Agenda
City Council
February 10, 2026
Regular 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: Jessica Emmerson, Paramount High School Black Student Union
INVOCATION: Pastor Peter Howell, Reach 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 CLUTTER-FREE PARAMOUNT EVENT AND PAWS & PRESENT
2. PROCLAMATION PROCLAMATIONS – JANUARY 2026
• National Black History Month
• National Children’s Dental Health Month
3. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
DR. ESTHER CALDWELL – 100TH BIRTHDAY
4. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
MAX B. MARTINEZ, DDS – RETIREMENT
5. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
WINTER 2025 SPECIAL EVENT VOLUNTEERS
6. PRESENTATION GATEWAY CITIES GOLD ENERGY ACTION AWARD
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.
7. APPROVAL MINUTES OF JANUARY 13, JANUARY 27 (GOAL SETTING WORKSHOP), AND JANUARY 27, 2026
Recommended Action: Approve the City Council meeting minutes of January 13, January 27 (Goal Setting Workshop), and January 27, 2026.
8. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – JANUARY 2026 (CITY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Register of Demands for January 2026.
9. RECEIVE AND FILE TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2025
Recommended Action: Receive and file the Treasurer’s Report.
10. ACCEPTANCE OF
WORK
MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS ON ALONDRA BOULEVARD AND
ROSECRANS AVENUE (CITY PROJECT NO. 9435)
Recommended Action: Accept the work performed by Marina Landscape, Inc., Orange, CA for the Median Enhancements project, and authorize payment for the retention.
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OLD BUSINESS
11. CONTINUED
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE
1212 AND
RESOLUTION
26:008
CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE
DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE PROGRAM BY AMENDING THE
EXISTING PARKS FACILITIES, WATER CAPACITY, AND STORM
DRAIN FACILITIES FEES AND TO ESTABLISH THE PUBLIC
SAFETY, GENERAL FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING/COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEES; A
RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES
NEXUS STUDY FOR THE NON-AFFORDABLE HOUSING FEES,
THE NEXUS STUDY FOR THE COMMERCIAL LINKAGE FEE,
ESTABLISHING THE AMOUNT OF THE FEES AND AMENDING
THE FEE SCHEDULE, AND ADOPTING A CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN; AND MAKING A FINDING OF
EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
Recommended Action: Conduct a public hearing and:
A) Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1212, amending Subsections 13.04.470(d) and (e), deleting Section 16.24.060 of the Paramount Municipal Code, and
adding Chapter 3.40, establishing the Development Impact Fees Program that includes a Commercial Linkage Fee
applicable to certain new activities and developments within the City and making a finding of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and place it on the February 24, 2026 agenda for adoption.
B) Adopt Resolution No. 26:008, adopting the Development Impact Fees Nexus Study for the public safety facilities, parks facilities, general government facilities, storm drain, transportation, and water capacity impact fees and the Nexus Study for the
Commercial Linkage Fee Study, adopting a capital
improvement program as part of the nexus studies, establishing the fee amounts and amending the fee schedule; and making a finding of exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
NEW BUSINESS
12. ORAL REPORT 2025 ANNUAL UNIFORM CRIME REPORT
13. RESOLUTION
26:007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT APPROVING THE MIDYEAR BUDGET
ADJUSTMENTS AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
ADOPTED OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
BUDGET
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 26:007.
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14. APPROVAL CONSIDERATION OF A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT
BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT AND CLPF GSI
PARAMOUNT OWNER LP IN RELATION TO THE MADISON
CAPITAL HOLDINGS/GO STORE IT PROJECT AT 7342
PETTERSON LANE
Recommended Action: 1) Approve the Community Benefits
Agreement with CLPF GSI Paramount Owner LP in relation to the Madison Capital Holdings/Go Store It Project at 7342 Petterson Lane and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement; and 2) Approve the proposed uses of this funding source as outlined in this report.
15. RECEIVE AND
FILE
TRAFFIC ANALYSIS FOR THE INTERSECTION OF DOWNEY
AVENUE AT JACKSON STREET
Recommended Action: Receive and file.
16. ORAL REPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) QUARTERLY UPDATE
17. ORAL REPORT UPDATE ON HAY TREE PROPERTY PROJECT (CITY PROJECT NO. 9654)
18. RESOLUTION
26:005
2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution No. 26:005 approving the 2026 Legislative Platform.
19. ORDINANCE
1216
CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT ADOPTING THE UNIFORM
PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT
PROCEDURES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC
WORKS PROJECTS, AMENDING TITLE 3 OF THE PARAMOUNT
MUNICIPAL CODE, AND APPROVING A CEQA EXEMPTION
DETERMINATION, AND A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT ELECTING TO BE SUBJECT TO
THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH IN THE UNIFORM PUBLIC
CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT
Recommended Action:
A) Read by title only, waive further reading, introduce Ordinance No. 1216, and place it on the March 10, 2026, agenda for adoption.
B) Adopt Resolution No. 26:006
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY OLD BUSINESS
20. ORAL REPORT AIR MONITORING PROGRAM UPDATE
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SUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE PARAMOUNT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - CONSENT
CALENDAR
SA1. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – JANUARY 2026 (SUCCESSOR
AGENCY)
Recommended Action: Approve the Successor Agency Register of Demands for January 2026.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code § 54957(b)(1)
Employee: City Manager
ADJOURNMENT
To a meeting on February 24, 2026 at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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