Agenda
City Council
November 18, 2025
Adjourned Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 6:00 PM 16400 Colorado Avenue Paramount, CA 90723 (562) 220-2000 www.paramountcity.gov
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CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Peggy Lemons
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Hershell Hardimon, Director of Crew Services for the Battleship USS Iowa
INVOCATION: Pastor Larry Jameson, Lifegate Church
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Annette C. Delgadillo
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Brenda Olmos
Mayor Peggy Lemons
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PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO 2025 HALLOWEEN FESTIVAL AND HAUNTED HOUSE AND
PAWS & PRESENT
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
2025 HALLOWEEN HOME DECORATING CONTEST WINNERS
3. PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATIONS – NOVEMBER 2025
• National Home Care & Hospice Month
• National Family Literacy Month
4. PRESENTATION RECOGNITION OF GUS’S DELI BBQ AND GRILL
5. PRESENTATION MILITARY BANNER RECIPIENTS
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar may be enacted by one motion. Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar and acted upon separately by the City Council.
6. APPROVAL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 14 (WORKSHOP), OCTOBER 14, AND OCTOBER 28, 2025
Recommended Action: Approve the City Council meeting minutes of October 14 (Workshop), October 14, and October 28, 2025.
7. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – OCTOBER 2025 (CITY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands for October 2025.
8. APPROVAL TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025
Recommended Action: Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report.
9. REPORT HOME-ARP PROGRAM SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH
KINGDOM CAUSES BELLFLOWER FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-
2026
Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager to enter into the nonprofit operating assistance contract with Kingdom Causes Bellflower in the amount of $54,367.
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10. APPROVAL CONSIDERATION OF REVISED TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN FOR
HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING EVENT
Recommended Action: Approve the revised traffic control plan for the holiday tree lighting event.
11. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
NEIGHBORHOOD STREET RESURFACING (CITY PROJECT
NO. 9431)
Recommended Action: Accept the work performed by Sequel Contractors, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California, for the neighborhood street resurfacing project and authorize payment for the remaining retention.
12. APPROVAL CARRYOVER OF UNSPENT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT (CIP) BUDGET APPROPRIATION FROM FY 2024-25
TO FY 2025-26
Recommended Action: Approve the carryover of $35,514,916 in unspent CIP budget appropriations from FY 2024-25 to FY 2025-26 as detailed by fund and project shown in Attachment A.
13. APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH INVOICECLOUD, INC. FOR ONLINE
PAYMENT PORTAL SERVICES
Recommended Action: Approve the draft Agreement with
InvoiceCloud, Inc. for online payment portal services and authorize the City Manager to make final changes to the Agreement that do not change the rate of 2.95% payment transaction fee, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
14. APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH PLAYCORE WISCONSIN, INC. (DBA
GAMETIME) FOR THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF THE
DILLS PARK PLAYGROUND SHADE SAIL (CITY CIP PROJECT
NO. 9651)
Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute an agreement with PlayCore Wisconsin Inc. d.b.a GameTime in the amount of $122,154.45 for the purchase and installation of the Dills Park Playground Shade Sail, completing City Project No. 9651.
15. APPROVAL 2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE
Recommended Action: Approve the 2026 City Council meeting schedule.
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16. RESOLUTION
25:039
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT AMENDING THE AUTHORIZED POSITION
LISTING AND SALARY SCHEDULE FOR FULL-TIME
EMPLOYEES AND APPROVING NEW CLASS SPECIFICATIONS
FOR DESIGNATED FULL-TIME POSITION
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:039 amending the authorized position listing and salary schedule for full-time employees by adding the new Accounting Manager, and approving the class specifications for that new position.
17. RESOLUTION
25:040
CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT
OF THE LOWER LA RIVER PARA TODOS CAMPAIGN
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 25:040 supporting the Lower Los Angeles River Para Todos Campaign.
OLD BUSINESS
18. APPROVAL STATUS UPDATE ON THE MADISON STREET AND ORIZABA
AVENUE TRAFFIC CIRCLE PILOT PROJECT AND
RECOMMENDATION FOR ITS REMOVAL
Recommended Action: Staff is recommending the removal of the pilot traffic circle at the intersection of Madison Street and Orizaba Avenue.
NEW BUSINESS
19. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1209
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT ADDING CHAPTER 8.37 (VACANT PROPERTIES
AND BUILDINGS, FORECLOSED PROPERTIES, AND
ABANDONED PROPERTIES REGISTRY PROGRAM) TO TITLE 8
(HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL
CODE, ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR BOARDING,
FENCING, MAINTAINING, AND REPORTING VACANT
PROPERTIES AND/OR TENANT SPACES, BUILDINGS,
FORECLOSED PROPERTIES, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES
IN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT
Recommended Action: Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1209, and place it on the December 16, 2025 agenda for adoption.
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20. PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1208
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 EDITIONS
OF THE CALIFORNIA 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
WILDLAND-URBAN 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
Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing, read by title only, waive further reading, and adopt Ordinance No. 1208.
21. APPROVAL CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH WILLDAN
ENGINEERING FOR CITY ENGINEERING AND PROJECT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND RESOLUTION NO. 25:038
APPOINTING WILLDAN ENGINEERING AS CITY ENGINEER
Recommended Action: 1) Approve the agreement with Willdan Engineering for city engineering and project management services and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement; and 2) Adopt Resolution 25:038 appointing Willdan Engineering as City Engineer.
22. ORAL REPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
23. ORAL REPORT UPDATE ON CITY COUNCIL GOALS
24. APPROVAL APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE PUBLIC ART ADVISORY
COMMITTEE
Recommended Action: Approve the Mayor’s appointments to the Public Art Advisory Committee.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OLD BUSINESS
25. ORAL REPORT AIR MONITORING PROGRAM UPDATE
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW BUSINESS
NONE.
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COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on December 16, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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