Agenda
City Council
February 24, 2026
Regular Meeting - City Hall Council Chamber - 5:00 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: Ramiro Lupercio Aquino, 5th Grade Student Jefferson Elementary School
Alina Belloso, 5th Grade Student
Hollydale Elementary School
ROLL CALL OF
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Councilmember Isabel Aguayo
Councilmember Annette C. Delgadillo
Councilmember Vilma Cuellar Stallings
Vice Mayor Brenda Olmos
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Mayor Peggy Lemons
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO NEW DEVELOPMENT GROUNDBREAKINGS
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
STUDENT MAYORS FOR THE DAY
CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
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.
3. APPROVAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH RDC-S111 (DBA STUDIO ONE ELEVEN) FOR THE DESIGN OF
ADDITIONAL BUS SHELTERS AT VARIOUS CITY LOCATIONS
(CITY PROJECT NO. 9672)
Recommended Action: Approve an agreement with RDC-S111
DBA Studio One Eleven in the amount of $78,500 for architectural design services related to bus shelter renovations (City Project No. 9672) and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the agreement.
4. AUTHORIZATION FIRE FLOW INSTALLATION FOR THE HAY TREE PUBLIC MARKET LOCATED AT 16493 PARAMOUNT BOULEVARD
Recommended Action: Authorize the installation of a 4-inch fire flow service by Doreck Construction for the Hay Tree Public Market, located at 16493 Paramount Boulevard.
5. ORDINANCE
1212
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT 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)”
Recommended Action: Adopt Ordinance No. 1212.
6. ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Agenda February 24, 2026
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1214 PARAMOUNT AMENDING CHAPTERS 8.04.010 AND 8.04.040
OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
INCORPORATION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH
AND SAFETY CODE
Recommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. 1214 and set a public hearing date of March 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. for consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 1214.
7. ORDINANCE
1215
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARAMOUNT AMENDING CHAPTERS 10.04.010 AND 10.04.020
OF THE PARAMOUNT MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
INCORPORATION OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRAFFIC
CODE
Recommended Action: Introduce Ordinance No. 1215 and set a public hearing date of March 10, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. for consideration of adoption of Ordinance No. 1215.
NEW BUSINESS
8. ORAL REPORT YOUTH ACTIVITIES LEAGUE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Recommended Action: N/A
9. REPORT SIX MONTH REVIEW OF DRONE SERVICES WITH FLYING LION, INC. FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SPEED CONTESTS OR
EXHIBITIONS OF SPEED
Recommended Action: Provide feedback to staff on the future use of drone services for motor vehicle speed contests and exhibitions of speed and receive and file this report.
10. APPROVAL FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026-30
Recommended Action: Approve the Five-Year Capital
Improvement Program Plan for Fiscal Years 2026-30.
11. APPROVAL FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER’S EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
Recommended Action: 1) Approve a budget adjustment for FY 2025-26 in the amount of $8,000 to cover this expense; and 2) Approve the Fifth Amendment to the Amended and Restated City Manager Employment Agreement between the City of Paramount and John Moreno.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW BUSINESS
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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To a meeting on March 10, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave., Paramount, CA
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