PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 24, 2026
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
5:01 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400
Colorado Avenue, Paramount, California.
PLEDGE OF
ALLEGIANCE:
Student Mayors Avery Lindsey and Abiggail Perez 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: Nicholas R. Ghirelli, City Attorney
Grissel Chavez, Assistant City Manager
Lana Dich, Finance Director
Yecenia Guillen, Community Services Director
John King, Planning and Building Director
Margarita Matson, Public Safety Director
Michelle Tse, Assistant Public Works Director
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
Leslie Corrales, Assistant Planner
Magnolia Sandoval, Management Analyst
PRESENTATIONS
1. VIDEO
Paramount Youth
Baseball Opening
Day Ceremony
CF 39.7
A video highlighting the recent Paramount Youth
Baseball Opening Day Ceremony was shared.
2. CERTIFICATE OF
RECOGNITION
Student Mayors for
the day
CF 39.6
Mayor Lemons, on behalf of the City Council, recognized Student Mayors Avery Lindsey from Gaines Elementary
School and Abiggail Perez from Los Cerritos Elementary
School.
At 5:15 p.m., Mayor Lemons recessed the meeting for a
brief break. The meeting was called back to order at
5:26 p.m.
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 24, 2026; Page 2
CF 10.4 CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES
There were no public comment updates.
CF 10.3 PUBLIC COMMENTS
The following individuals addressed the City Council and provided public comments: Andrea Crow, Paramount
Library; David Meza, Southern California Edison; and
Tracie Ragland.
CONSENT CALENDAR
It was moved by Councilmember Cuellar Stallings and
seconded by Vice Mayor Olmos to approve Consent
Calendar Items 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
3. APPROVAL
Amendment No. 3 to
the agreement with
RDC-S111, Inc. for
professional design
services related to
the Civic Center
Fountain Upgrade
Project (City Project
No. 9276)
CF 43.1227
1) Approved a budget adjustment in the amount of
$7,000 in Capital Project Funds for the Civic Center
Fountain Upgrade (City Project No. 9276); and 2)
Approved Amendment No.3 to the agreement with
Studio One Eleven for a revised not-to-exceed total
contract amount of $103,878 for specified design
services (City Project No. 9276); and authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute the Amendment.
4. APPROVAL
Agreements with
Craftwater
Engineering, Inc. for
design of the
Progress Park
Stormwater Capture
Project and John L.
1) Approved a budget adjustment in the amount of
$470,000 in Regional Measure W Funds for the
Progress Park Stormwater Capture Project; 2) Approved
an agreement with Craftwater Engineering, Inc. in the
amount of $1,735,471 for design services; 3) Approved
an agreement with John L. Hunter Associates (JLHA) in
the amount of $50,000 for specified project
management services; and 4) Authorized the Mayor, or
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 24, 2026; Page 3
Hunter Associates
(JLHA) for Project
Management
Services - funded by
the Safe, Clean
Water (SCW)
Program (City Project
No. 9692)
CF 43.1326 and
43.1327
designee, to execute the agreements and any related
documents necessary to implement the project. (City
Project No. 9692)
NEW BUSINESS
5. PRESENTATION
League of California
Cities Legislative
Update
CF 62.2
League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Regional Public Affairs Manager Nicholas Cabeza presented a
PowerPoint presentation providing a detailed legislative update including Cal Cities’ 2025-26 advocacy priorities and an update on the State budget.
6. RECEIVE AND FILE
General Plan Annual
Progress Report –
Calendar Year 2025
CF 102
Assistant Planner Leslie Corrales gave the report and
presented a PowerPoint presentation providing an
overview of the 2025 General Plan Annual Progress
Report. The report was received and filed.
Mayor Lemons left the dais at 6:09 p.m. and handed the
gavel to Vice Mayor Olmos.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY NEW
BUSINESS
None.
COMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS
City Council
Councilmember Aguayo commented on her attendance
at Paramount Youth Baseball opening day. She also
reported on that she attended the recent SELACO ad
hoc committee meeting noting that Hub Cities may be
joining SELACO.
Councilmember Delgadillo reported that she and
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings participated in a
homeless outreach ride-a-long with Community
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PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 24, 2026; Page 4
Preservation Manager Steve Coumparoules and
expressed appreciation to him for all he does to support the City’s unhoused individuals. She also reported on
her attendance at several community events including
Paramount Youth Baseball opening day, the Senior St.
Patrick’s Day dance, and Congress Woman Barragan’s
check presentation at the Community Center.
Councilmember Cuellar Stallings commented that she
also attended Paramount Youth Baseball opening day,
the ride-a-long with Community Preservation Manager
Coumparoules and the Senior St. Patrick’s Day dance.
She also reported on her attendance at the recent reopening of Leland R. Weaver library in South Gate as a Los Angeles County Library Commission member. She
encouraged the community to attend the Dia de Los
Niños event this Saturday featuring a performance of the Wizard of Oz by the City Council. She wished everyone
a Happy Easter. Lastly, she thanked Los Angeles
County Sheriffs and Fire personnel for all they do to
protect the community.
Vice Mayor Olmos reminded the community that Pride
of Paramount home and business beautification
program nominations are due April 3, 2026. She also
reminded the community that the City offers several
resources for the business community and encouraged
businesses to visit the City’s website to learn more about the programs offered.
Staff
There were no comments from staff.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the City Council, Vice Mayor Olmos adjourned the meeting at
6:16 p.m. to a meeting on April 14, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 16400 Colorado Ave.,
Paramount, CA.
/s/ Peggy Lemons
Peggy Lemons, Mayor
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the
PARAMOUNT CITY COUNCIL
March 24, 2026; Page 5
ATTEST:
/s/ Heidi Luce
Heidi Luce, City Clerk
APPROVED: April 14, 2026