Paramount — 2024-07-09

1. VIDEO RALPH C. DILLS PARK PLAYGROUND GRAND OPENING

10. APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH COLE HUBER LLP FOR INTERIM CITY\nATTORNEY SERVICES\nRecommended Action: Approve the retainer agreement with Cole\nHuber LLP for interim City Attorney services provided by Elizabeth\nMartyn, for an initial 3-month term from August 1, 2024 to October\n31, 2024; with an option to extend on a month-to-month basis as\nneeded.

11. RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE FUND BALANCE POLICY\n24:027 Recommended Action: Read by title only and adopt Resolution\nNo. 24:027.

12. APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH TRIPEPI SMITH FOR CITY ATTORNEY\nRECRUITMENT SERVICES\nRecommended Action: 1.) Appropriate $22,360 from General\nFund surplus in FY 2024-25; and 2.) Authorize the City Manager to\nenter into a Professional Services Agreement with Tripepi Smith for\nprofessional executive recruitment support for City Attorney\nservices, in an amount not to exceed $22,360.

13. APPROVAL FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH TRIPEPI SMITH\nFOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTING\nSERVICES\nRecommended Action: 1.) Appropriate an additional $42,000 from\nthe FY 2024-25 General Fund Budget surplus; and 2.) Approve the\nFirst Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with\nTripepi Smith for additional communications consulting services in\nthe amount of $42,000.

14. PUBLIC HEARING TAX ASSESSMENT OF CHARGES FOR DELINQUENT REFUSE\nCOLLECTION\nRecommended Action: Notwithstanding any testimony received\nduring the public hearing, it is recommended that the City Council\nauthorize the City Manager to submit the updated Calendar Year\n2023 delinquent refuse collection charge list to the Los Angeles\nCounty Auditor-Controller after July 31st for processing.\nAgenda July 9, 2024

15. PUBLIC HEARING HOST FEE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF PARAMOUNT\nAND ARAKELIAN ENTERPRISES, INC. DBA ATHENS SERVICES\nRecommended Action: Approve the Host Fee Agreement with\nArakelian Enterprises, Inc. dba Athens Services.

16. AWARD OF DOWNTOWN HOLIDAY LIGHTING AND DECORATIONS\nCONTRACT Recommended Action: 1) Appropriate an additional $36,775 from\nthe available General Fund ARPA Reserve balance; and 2) Award\nthe contract for Downtown Holiday Lighting and Decorations to\nChristmas Brothers, Hawthorne, California in the amount of\n$211,775, and authorize the Mayor of her designee to execute the\nagreement.

17. ORAL REPORT COMMERCIAL DESIGN GUIDELINES

18. APPROVAL AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL\nBAKER INTERNATIONAL FOR LANDSCAPE DESIGN SERVICES\nFOR MEDIAN ENHANCEMENTS ON DOWNEY AVENUE (CITY\nPROJECT NO. 9435)\nRecommended Action: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the\nagreement with Michael Baker International for landscape design\nservices to include the preparation of construction drawings,\nspecifications, and bid support for the construction for Median\nEnhancements on Downey Avenue (City Project No. 9435) in the\namount of $79,750 and authorize the Mayor or her designee to\nexecute the agreement.

19. APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH STUDIO ONE ELEVEN TO PROVIDE\nPROFESSIONAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CENTURY\nGREENWAY PROJECT\nRecommended Action: Approve the agreement with Studio One\nEleven in the amount of $45,000 for the concept design of the\nCentury Greenway project and authorize the Mayor or her designee\nto execute the agreement.

2. PROCLAMATION PARK AND RECREATION MONTH

20. APPROVAL APPOINTMENT OF CITY COMMISSIONERS\nRecommended Action: Review and confirm the appointment of\nCity Commissioners.

21. APPROVAL MAYOR’S APPOINTMENTS\nRecommended Action: Review and confirm the 2024 Mayor’s\nappointments.

22. ORAL REPORT UPDATE ON AIR MONITORING PROGRAM\nAgenda July 9, 2024\nCOMMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS\nSUCCESSOR AGENCY FOR THE PARAMOUNT REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY - CONSENT\nCALENDAR\nSA1. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – JUNE 2024 (SUCCESSOR AGENCY)\nRecommended Action: Approve the Successor Agency Register\nof Demands for June 2024.\nCLOSED SESSION

3. PRESENTATION MAYOR’S GOLD KEY AWARD

4. RECOGNITION CITY OF PARAMOUNT RETIREES\n• NORMAN MAMEA – 35 YEARS OF SERVICE\n• JORGE GARCIA – 34 YEARS OF SERVICE\n• MARK DORSEY – 21 YEARS OF SERVICE\n• DAVID JOHNSON – 32 YEARS OF SERVICE

6. APPROVAL REGISTER OF DEMANDS – JUNE 2024 (CITY)

7. REPORT HOME-ARP PROGRAM SUBRECIPIENT CONTRACT WITH\nFAMILY PROMISE OF SOUTH BAY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-\n2025\nRecommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager\nto enter into the HOME-ARP program subrecipient contract with\nFamily Promise of South Bay in the amount of $150,000.

8. APPROVAL AMENDMENT TO RENEW SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN\nTHE CITY OF PARAMOUNT AND CARE SOLACE, INC. FOR\nFISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024-25\nRecommended Action: Approve the amendment to renew the\nservice agreement with Care Solace, Inc., for FY 2024-25 in the\namount of $80,250 and authorize the City Manager to execute the\nagreement.\nAgenda July 9, 2024

9. APPROVAL AGREEMENT WITH BARON & BUDD, P.C. AND COSSICH,\nSUMICH, PARSIOLA & TAYLOR LLC FOR SPECIAL LEGAL\nSERVICES\nRecommended Action: Approve a contingency agreement with\nBaron & Budd, P.C. and Cossich, Sumich, Parsiola & Taylor LLC for\nSpecial Legal Services and authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe agreement.