Paramount — 2024-03-26

1. VIDEO KIDS ART NIGHT ON THE POND\nCITY COUNCIL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES\nPUBLIC COMMENTS

10. APPROVAL AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE PARAMOUNT PARK\nGYMNASIUM CURTAIN DIVIDER AND SPORTS BLEACHERS\nRecommended Action: Authorize the purchase of a motorized\ngym curtain divider in the amount of $29,292.06 and replacement\nsports bleachers in the amount of $54,952.03 from BSN Sports.

11. REPORT ANALYSIS AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CITY’S BUSINESS\nLICENSE TAX ORDINANCE\nRecommended Action: Provide direction to staff on modernizing\nthe City’s Business License Tax ordinance.\nAgenda March 26, 2024

12. ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 2.20 TO TITLE 2 OF THE PARAMOUNT\n1184 MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE OFFICIAL CITY SEAL,\nLOGOS, INSIGNIAS, AND OTHER IDENTIFIABLE MARKINGS\nRecommended Action: Read by title only, waiver further reading,\nintroduce Ordinance No. 1184, and place it on the April 9, 2024\nagenda for adoption.

13. RECEIVE AND GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT – CALENDAR\nFILE YEAR 2023\nRecommended Action: Receive and file the calendar year 2023\nGeneral Plan Annual Progress Report and direct Planning\nDepartment staff to file said report with the Governor’s Office of\nPlanning and Research and the California Department of Housing\nand Community Development (HCD).\nCOMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS\nCLOSED SESSION\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) – One (1) case\nCommunities for a Better Environment et al v. City of Paramount - Los Angeles Superior Court Case\nNo. 22STCP0187

2. APPROVAL DECLARATION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY\nRecommended Action: Declare the items listed as surplus\nproperty and authorize the Mayor or her designee to dispose of the\nproperty by appropriate means

3. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH CT&T\nCONCRETE PAVING, INC. FOR HARDSCAPE MAINTENANCE\nRecommended Action: Approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nagreement with CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc. for Hardscape\nMaintenance and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute\nthe amendment.

4. APPROVAL AMERICAN RED CROSS SHELTER OPERATIONS FACILITY\nUSE AGREEMENT\nRecommended Action: Authorize the City Manager to enter into\nan agreement with the American Red Cross Los Angeles Region for\nuse of City facilities for shelter operations at Paramount Park,\nParamount Park Gym, and Progress Plaza for use by the American\nRed Cross during area emergencies.

5. APPROVAL APPROPRIATION OF MEASURE A GRANT FUNDS AND\nCAPITAL PROJECT FUNDS BUDGETED TO PARK\nPLAYGROUND PROJECTS (CITY PROJECT NOS. 9254, 9350,\n9351, 9461) AND THE DILLS PARK RENOVATION PROJECT\n(CITY PROJECT NO. 9259)\nRecommended Action: Approve the revised funding allocation\namong the five CIP projects listed above and appropriate an\nadditional $2,500 from the Capital Project Fund and $7,050 from the\nMeasure A Fund to cover the total increase of $9,550.\nAgenda March 26, 2024

6. PUBLIC HEARING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN SUBSTANTIAL\nAMENDMENT\nRecommended Action: Conduct a public hearing; adopt the\namended One-Year Action Plan (FY 2023-2024); and authorize the\nCity Manager, or designee, to adjust the CDBG activity budget to\nconform with any change to the formula for grant allocations and\nexecute and submit all required documents and agreements to\namend the One-Year Action Plan in compliance with HUD\nregulations.

7. AWARD OF ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS (CITY PROJECT NO. 9434)\nCONTRACT Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $113,300\nfrom the available CDBG fund; and 2) Award the contract for Alley\nImprovements (City Project No. 9434) to Terra Pave, Inc., Whittier,\nCalifornia, in the amount of $375,710, and authorize the Mayor or\nher designee to execute the agreement.

8. AWARD OF ARTERIAL STREET RESURFACING (CITY PROJECT NO. 9430)\nCONTRACT Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $668,700\nfrom the City’s Prop C allocation; and 2) Award the contract for\nArterial Street Resurfacing (City Project No. 9430) to Sequel\nContractors, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, California, in the amount of\n$1,244,233, and authorize the Mayor or her designee to execute the\nagreement.

9. APPROVAL APPROPRIATION OF DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (DOE)\nGRANT REVENUE FOR PEP SCHOLARSHIPS\nRecommended Action: Increase the FY 2023-24 estimated grant\nrevenue from the Department of Education by $200,000 and\nappropriate the same amount in the FY 2023-24 Community\nPromotion budget to provide for PEP Scholarship Program support.