PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 26, 2025
City of Paramount, 16400 Colorado Avenue, Paramount, CA 90723 CALL TO ORDER: The regular meeting of the Paramount City Council was called to order by Mayor Peggy Lemons at
5:04 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Mayor Lemons led the pledge of allegiance.
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Present: Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Annette C. Delgadillo
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Brenda Olmos
Mayor Peggy Lemons
STAFF PRESENT: John Moreno, City Manager
Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney
Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Lana Ditch, Finance Director
Michelle Tse, Assistant Public Works Director
John King, Planning and Building Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Veronica Ortiz, Assistant Community Services Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Magnolia Sandoval, Management Analyst
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO
End of Summer Events
Recap
CF 39.7
A video providing a recap of the End of Summer events
was shared.
CF 10.4 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
City Manager Moreno responded to public comments
made by the following individuals at the August 12, 2025 meeting: Todd Barber and Sobeida Filippi.
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
August 26, 2025; Page 2
CF 10.3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individual addressed the City Council and provided public comments: Andrea Crow, Paramount
Library. Additionally, the following individuals submitted written public comments via e-mail: Michael Wauschek
and Alfredo Banuelos.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings and
seconded by Councilmember Delgadillo to approve
Consent Calendar Items 2, 3, and 4 as shown below. The
motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos and
Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
2. APPROVAL
Encroachment
Agreement with
Chevron Pipeline
Related to the West
Santa Ana Branch
(WSAB) Bikeway Trail
(City Project No. 9932)
CF 43.1308
Authorized the City Manager to execute the
encroachment agreement between the City and Chevron
Pipeline for the West Santa Ana Branch (WSAB)
bikeway trail project in a form approved by the City
Attorney.
3. APPROVAL
Additional
appropriation for repair
and replacement of the
Art Statues at
Paramount Pond and
City Hall Memorial
Plaza
CF 28.1 and 39.20
Appropriated an additional $28,305 from the Art Fund for the necessary repairs and recasting of the
damaged/stolen bronze statues by National Sculptors'
Guild, for a total amount not to exceed $105,195.
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August 26, 2025; Page 3
4. APPROVAL
Amendment No. 3 to
the agreement With
Psomas for
Professional
Environmental and
Engineering Design
Services for the West
Santa Ana Branch
(WSAB) Bikeway Trail -
Phase II Project0
(City Project No. 9932)
CF 43.1279
Approved Amendment No. 3 to the agreement with
Psomas for an additional amount not to exceed $212,460
for engineering design services and authorized the
Mayor to execute the Amendment.
NEW BUSINESS
5. ORAL REPORT
Virtual Deputy Coming
soon to Lakewood
Station
CF 61.14
Captain Dan Holguin from the LASD Lakewood Station
presented a PowerPoint presentation introducing the
Lakewood Sheriff’s Station’s new Virtual Deputy program which allows citizens to schedule virtual meetings with a deputy sheriff to report specific crimes or ask law
enforcement-related questions.
6. ORAL REPORT
2025 Paramount
Homeless Census
CF 69.14
Matt Bates, Executive Vice President with City Net
presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the results from City of Paramount’s 2025
Homeless Census conducted between June 24-26,
2025.
7. ORAL REPORT
Presentation on the
new Aquahawk System
for Water Customers
CF 43.1231
Assistant Public Works Director Tse provided an
overview of the new water meter project and introduced
Chris Gaddy, Program Director with Willdan Energy who
presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the new Aquahawk water meter system and
how it benefit water customers.
8. APPROVAL
Purchase and Sale
agreement for
Acquisition of Hay Tree
Property (APNS 7102-
027-019 & 020) and
Conveyance of Access
Assistant City Manager Chavez gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings to approve the
attached purchase and sale agreement for the Hay Tree
Property, including the access easement; and authorize
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Easement to
Paramount General
Hospital
CF 43.1309
the City Manager to make additional minor edits to the
draft easement that do not increase the purchase price
until it is finalized. The motion was passed by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos; and
Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
City Council
Councilmember Delgadillo commented that she
attended the City employee appreciation lunch and
thanked staff for a job well done. She commented that
she also attended the Annual Commissioner’s dinner
and expressed appreciation to staff for all they do.
Councilmember Aguayo commented that she attended
the employee appreciation lunch and expressed
appreciation to staff. She reported on her attendance at the SELACO Workforce Development Board Policy
Development Board meeting commenting that SELACO
is facing the possibility of a severe shortage of Federal funding and asked staff to explore options for lobbying at the federal level to help.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings commented that she
also attended the employee appreciation lunch and
Annual Commissioners dinner. She expressed sincere
appreciation for the work the Commissioner do to for the City.
Vice Mayor Olmos commented that Athens delivered
new trash containers to residents that include images of the type of items that go in each bin and thanked Athens.
She reported that she also attended the Commissioner’s
dinner and thanked them for all they do. She also
provided an update on the recent Homeless Ad Hoc
committee meeting. Lasty, she announced that the City
of Paramount won the table decorating contest at the
recent CCCA Board meeting hosted by the Los Angeles
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County Sheriff’s Department and presented the trophy.
She expressed sincere appreciation to Maria Deed and
Public Safety staff for all they did.
Mayor Lemons commented that she enjoyed attending
the same events as her colleagues. She also reported
that she and Vice Mayor Olmos attended a meeting with
Congresswoman Barragan to discuss the impact the
immigration enforcement activity is having on the
business community and to request her assistance.
Staff
There were no reports from staff.
At 6:06 p.m. Mayor Lemons recessed the meeting to
closed session to discuss the matters listed below under the Closed Session Agenda.
CLOSED SESSION
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (D) of Government Code
Section 54956.9
Name Of Case: In Re: National Prescription Opiate
Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Case No. 1:17-MD-2804.
Authorized the execution of settlement agreements with
eight manufacturers or distributors of opiates.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING
LITIGATION
Paragraph (1) of Subdivision (D) of Government Code
Section 54956.9
Name Of Case: In Re: Purdue Pharma, L.P., Et al. U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, Case No. 19-23649 (SHL).
Authorized the execution of a settlement agreement with Purdue Pharma, L.P.
Mayor Lemons called the meeting back to order in open
session at 6:29 p.m.
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City Attorney Ghirelli provided a report on the action as shown above under each item.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Lemons adjourned the meeting at
6:30 p.m. to a meeting on September 9, 2025 at
6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA.
/s/ Peggy Lemons
Peggy Lemons, Mayor
ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
APPROVED: September 9, 2025