PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 28, 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
5:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Luna Gonzalez, 5th Grade Student from Wirtz
Elementary School and Brian Ortiz, 5th Grade Student,
from Mokler Elementary School 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: Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney
Lana Ditch, Finance Director
Adriana Figueroa, Public Works Director
Yecenia Guillen, Community Services Director
John King, Planning and Building Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Andres Gonzalez, Management Analyst
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO
Adaptive Recreation
Halloween Event and
Halloween
Hootenanny Fun
Recap
CF 39.7
A video sharing a recap of the Adaptive Recreation
Halloween event and Halloween Hootenanny events
was shared.
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
Student Mayor for the
Day
CF 39.6
Mayor Lemons, on behalf of the City Council, recognized Student Mayors Luna Gonzalez and Brian Ortiz.
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3. RECOGNITION
City of Paramount
Retirees
• Rick Baptista –
• 19 years
• Magda Garcia –
26 years
CF 39.6
Mayor Lemons, on behalf of the City Council, recognized recent retirees Rick Baptista and Magda Garcia for their dedicated service to the City of Paramount.
At 5:26 p.m., Mayor Lemons recessed the City Council
meeting for a brief break.
Mayor Lemons called the meeting back to order at
5:35 p.m.
CF 10.4 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
Assistant City Manager Chavez responded to public
comments made by the following individuals at the
October 14, 2025 meeting: Eugene Aguilar, III and
Lluvia Lastra.
CF 10.3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individuals addressed the City Council and provided public comments: Andrea Crow, Paramount
Library. Additionally, the following individuals submitted written public comments via email: Central Basin
Employee and Taelin Thibodeaux
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Aguayo to approve Consent Calendar
Items 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 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
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4. APPROVAL
Covenant and Lot-Tie
Agreement - Hay
Tree Property Line
Building Code
Requirement
CF 82:____ and
43.1311
Approved the Covenant and Lot-Tie Agreement to be
recorded on the Paramount Saw parcel (APN 7102-02-
021) to benefit the Hay Tree parcel (Assessor Parcel
Nos. 7102-027-019 & 7102-019-020).
5. ORDINANCE
1206
An Ordinance of the
City Council of the
City of Paramount
Approving Zone
Change No. 251, a
request by Go Store
It/Madison Capital
Holdings to change
the official Zoning
Map of the City of
Paramount From M-2
(Heavy
Manufacturing) to
PD-PS (Planned
Development with
Performance
Standards) to allow
for construction of a
154,550 Square Foot
Self-Storage Facility
at 7342 Petterson
Lane in the City of
Paramount and
finding the Project
Exempt from
California
Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA)
Pursuant to Section
15332 (Infill
Development
Projects) of the
CEQA Guidelines.
CF 109 ZC No. 251
Adopted Ordinance No. 1206.
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6. ORDINANCE
1207
An Ordinance of the
City Council of the
City of Paramount,
approving Zoning
Ordinance Text
Amendment No. 38
to amend Title 17 of
the Paramount
Municipal Code
regarding Facilities
for Nonorganic
Recyclable Materials,
Organic Waste, and
Solid Waste Citywide
and making a finding
of Exemption under
the California
Environmental
Quality Act.
CF 109 ZOTA 38
Adopted Ordinance No. 1207.
7. APPROVAL
Agreement with
Fairbank, Maslin,
Maulin, Metz &
Associates (FM3) to
conduct community
surveys for Proposed
Revenue
Enhancement
Measures on the
June and November
2026 Ballots
CF 43.1312
1) Approved the reallocation of savings from the Hay
Tree Acquisition project within CIP Fund 112 in the
amount of $60,500 to cover this project cost; and 2)
Approved the draft agreement with Fairbank, Maslin,
Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) in an amount not to
exceed $60,500 to conduct two community surveys for
the City’s exploration of revenue generating ballot
initiatives, and authorized the City Manager to make
additional minor edits to the draft agreement until it is finalized in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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8. RESOLUTION
25:036
Amending the
Authorized Position
Listing and Salary
Schedule for FullTime Employees and
approving New Class
Specifications for
Designated Full-Time
Position
CF 76.17
Adopted Resolution No. 25:036 amending the
authorized position listing and salary schedule for fulltime employees by adding the new Building and Housing Manager and approving the class specifications for that new position.
NEW BUSINESS
9. RESOLUTION
25:037
Approving City of
Paramount Public
Spaces Design
Standards
CF ______
Public Works Director Figueroa and consultant Kirk
Keller with Studio One Eleven gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Councilmember Delgadillo and
seconded by Councilmember Aguayo to read by title
only and adopt Resolution No. 25:037, “A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARAMOUNT APPROVING THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT PUBLIC SPACES DESIGN
STANDARDS.” 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
10. ORDINANCE
1208
An Ordinance of the
City Council of the
City of Paramount
adopting by
reference the 2025
Editions of the
California
Planning and Building Director King gave the report and presented a PowerPoint presentation.
It was moved by Vice Mayor Olmos and seconded by
Councilmember Delgadillo to introduce Ordinance No.
1208 and set a public hearing date of November 18,
2025 for consideration of adoption of Ordinance No.
1208. The motion was passed by the following roll call
vote:
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11. Administrative Code,
California Building
Code Including
Chapter 1, Division 2,
California Residential
Code, California
Green Building
Standards Code,
California Energy
Code, California
Electrical Code,
California Mechanical
Code, California
Plumbing Code,
California WildlandUrban Interface
Code, California
Existing Building
Code, California
Historical Code,
California
Referenced
Standards Code, and
California Fire Code;
2024 International
Property
Maintenance Code,
1998 California
Housing Code, 1997
Uniform Code for the
Abatement of
Dangerous Buildings,
and the 2017 Edition
of the County of Los
Angeles Grading
Code; together with
certain Amendments,
Deletions and
Additions; Amending
Title 15 of the
Paramount Municipal
Code, and Approving
a CEQA Exemption
Determination
CF 29
AYES: Councilmembers Aguayo, Delgadillo,
Cuellar Stallings; Vice Mayor Olmos;
and Mayor Lemons
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW
BUSINESS
None.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
City Council
Vice Mayor Olmos wished her husband a happy 33rd
wedding anniversary.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings reported on her
attendance at the Gateway Cities COG homelessness
committee meeting. She also thanked Emmanuel
Church and congratulated them on 100 years serving
the Paramount community.
Councilmember Delgadillo commented on her
attendance at several community events including the
Adaptive Recreation Halloween event, Gus’s Deli
farewell event, the Paramount High School college and
career day, and the Emmanuel Church 100th
anniversary worship service. Lastly, she remined
everyone to set their clocks back on Sunday.
Councilmember Aguayo reported on her attendance at
the City/PUSD/PTA roundtable event. She also
suggested that the City share information about the food bank resources available for residents that may be
affected by the US Government shutdown.
Mayor Lemons commented on her attendance at the
100th anniversary celebration for Emmanuel Church and
congratulated them on achieving this milestone. She
also commented on her attendance at the Historical
Society membership meeting and the Gus’s Deli
farewell event.
Staff
Assistant City Manager Chavez announced that
Management Analyst Sol Bejarano has been appointed
to serve as the Interim Building and Safety Director. She also commented that City Manager John Moreno
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received a 35-year service award at the ICMA
conference and congratulated him on achieving this
milestone.
CLOSED SESSION
There was no closed session.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Mayor Lemons adjourned the meeting in honor
of Lydia Wingrove at 5:58 p.m. to an adjourned meeting
on November 18, 2025 at 4:30 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: November 18, 2025