Bellflower — 2026-04-27

City Council

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A\nCity Council Announcements
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B\nPresentation: Public Safety and Sheriff Update
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C\nPresentation: Foster Road Traffic Signal Upgrades and Lane Striping Project
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A\nConsideration and possible action to conduct a Public Hearing to consider\na Tentative Map, a Development Review, and a Conditional Use Permit, and\nto adopt Resolution No. 26-14 – A Resolution approving Tentative Map\nNo. TM 83476 to reconfigure eight lots into five lots; Development Review\nCase No. DR 9-25-16688 to allow for the construction of four commercial\nbuildings ranging from 1,025 square feet to 5,728 square feet; and\nConditional Use Permit Case No. CU 25-07 to allow for three drive-through\nfacilities, a fuel station with accessory off-site alcohol sales, and for\ndeveloping on lots that will measure less than 1.5 acres within the Design for\nDevelopment for the South Bellflower Commercial Area (“DFD”) on real\nproperty commonly known as 17617 – 17639 Bellflower Boulevard;\nApplicant: Steven Pollock, representing OnPoint Development Management.\nCEQA: This Project was reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental\nQuality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and\nCEQA regulations (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.; the\n“CEQA Guidelines”). The proposed Project is categorically exempt per CEQA\nGuidelines § 15332 (Class 32 – In-Fill Development Projects), because the site is\nless than five acres, surrounded by urban uses and has no value as habitat for\nendangered, rare or threatened species. The Project would not result in significant\neffects related to traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality and it can be adequately\nserved by all required utilities and public services. Furthermore, it can be seen with\ncertainty that no special circumstances exist that would create a reasonable\npossibility that the proposed Project will have a significant adverse effect on the\nenvironment.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take testimonial and\ndocumentary evidence; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution\nNo. 26-14; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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B\nConsideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing to receive\ncomments on the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan (AAP) and adopt\nResolution No. 26-15 – A Resolution approving the Fiscal Year 2026-2027\nAnnual Action Plan (AAP); authorizing the City Manager to submit the AAP\nto the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and\nauthorizing the City Manager to take all actions necessary to implement the\nprograms identified in the AAP.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Open the public hearing; take testimonial and\ndocumentary evidence; and after considering the evidence, adopt Resolution\nNo. 26-15 approving the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 AAP and authorizing any\nnecessary budgetary adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Operating Budget\nin accordance with the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 AAP; or 2) Alternatively, discuss\nand take other action related to this item.
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A\nConsideration and possible action to adopt the Urban Forest Master Plan\n(“UFMP”) and provide the City Manager with direction regarding the City’s\nurban forest regulations.\nCEQA: The UFMP is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3). Here, the UFMP is\nintended to ameliorate the impacts of climate change and human activity upon the\nenvironment. It is plain, therefore, from any reasonable viewpoint that there is no\nsignificant impact upon the environment arising solely from adopting the UFMP.\nIndividual projects that implement the UFMP will be independently evaluated in\naccordance with CEQA.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Adopt the Urban Forest Master Plan; and\n2) Provide the City Manager with direction regarding the City’s urban forest\nregulations; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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A\nConsideration and possible action to receive and file Warrant Register\nNo. 26-102, dated April 27, 2026.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Warrant Register\nNo. 26-102; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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B\nConsideration and possible action to receive and file Investments Report for\nthe Month of March 2026.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Receive and file Investments Report; or\n2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to
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C\nConsideration and possible action to award a contract to Thermal Concepts,\nInc., for the HVAC Building Automation Systems at City Hall and Simms Park\nand authorize the City Manager to execute Agreement File No. 777.4 in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.______________________________________\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute\nAgreement File No. 777.4 with Thermal Concepts, Inc., in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.\n15
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D\nConsideration and possible action to waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 1456 – An Ordinance approving 1) Zone Change Case\nNo. ZC 25-02 to amend the zoning map from Transit Oriented Development\nSpecific Plan (“TODSP”) to Flower Street Specific Plan (“FSSP”) on real\nproperty commonly known as 9855, 9903, and 9915 Flower Street; 2) Specific\nPlan Case No. SP 25-01 for Flower Street Specific Plan (“FSSP”) which\nprovides the development and design standards for the three parcels; and\n3) Development Agreement File No. 1125.1 between Bellflower 5 Inv, LLC and\nthe City to facilitate development of 9903 Flower Street and potential future\ndevelopment of 9855 Flower Street; Applicant: Eric Miller Representing\nCity Ventures Homebuilding, LLC and City of Bellflower.\nCEQA: This Project was reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental\nQuality Act (California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and\nCEQA regulations (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.; the\n“CEQA Guidelines”). An Initial Study (“IS”) and MND 25-01 were prepared. These\nfound that the proposed project will not have a significant adverse effect on the\nenvironment with implementation of proposed mitigation measures. The 30-day\npublic review period for the IS and MND began on January 9, 2026 and closed on\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance\nNo. 1456; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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E\nConsideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute\nExclusive Negotiation Agreement File No. 1137 with Coast to Coast LLC for\nthe development of a Sonic drive through at 9818 Artesia Boulevard, in a\nform approved by the City Attorney.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to Execute\nExclusive Negotiation Agreement File No. 1137, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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F\nConsideration and possible action to waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 1454 – An Ordinance granting to Bellflower-Somerset Mutual\nWater Company a franchise agreement to transmit and distribute potable\nwater in, under, along, across, or upon City’s public streets, ways, alleys and\nplaces [Agreement File No. 320.9].\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance\nNo. 1454 granting a Water Franchise to Bellflower-Somerset Mutual Water\nCompany; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.\n15
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G\nConsideration and possible action to waive further reading and adopt\nOrdinance No. 1455 – An Ordinance amending Chapter 8.16 (Regulating\nFireworks) of the Bellflower Municipal Code to extend the time for selling\nsafe and sane fireworks within the City and to allow certain fireworks stands\nto be located along secondary arterial streets.\nQEQA: The Ordinance is exempt from additional review under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et sea., “CEQA”)\nand regulations promulgated thereunder (14 California Code of Regulations\n§§ 15000, et sea., the “CEQA Guidelines”) because under CEQA Guidelines\n§§ 15061 (b) (3) and 15378(b)(5), the Ordinance establishes internal\ngovernmental procedures that have no potential to cause a significant effect on the\nenvironment.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Ordinance\nNo. 1455; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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H\nConsideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute\nAmendment No. 7 to Agreement File No. 923, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney, with Craftwater Engineering, Inc., for additional work required for\nthe Simms Park Stormwater Capture Project.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute\nAmendment No. 7 to Agreement File No. 923, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.
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I\nConsideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to approve\nAgreement File No. 51.97 – Change Order No. 14-1137-2.01 issued by the\nCounty of Los Angeles Public Works for design modifications to the\nWoodruff Avenue Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (TSSP) project.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to approve\nAFN 51.97 – Change Order No. 14-1137-2.01, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney; and 2) Approve a budget amendment to increase the budget in Account\nNo. 115-51608-9000 to $550,000; or 3) Alternatively, discuss and take other action\nrelated to this item.
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J\nConsideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute\nAmendment No. 6 to Agreement File No. 917, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney, with BOA Architecture for additional design services and\nconstruction support services.\nRecommendation to City Council: 1) Authorize the City Manager to execute\nAmendment No. 6 to Agreement File No. 917, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney; or 2) Alternatively, discuss and take other action related to this item.