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La Mirada council introduces ordinance to defer $153,000 billboard development fee
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Summary
The council introduced Ordinance No. 750 to approve an amendment delaying a developer's $153,000 second annual development-fee payment for an electronic billboard project at 14655 Firestone Boulevard; the payment would be split into six monthly installments beginning September 2026. The measure passed introduction by unanimous roll call.
The La Mirada City Council on April 14 introduced for first reading Ordinance No. 750, approving Amendment No. 1 to a development agreement for an electronic billboard at 14655 Firestone Boulevard that would defer the developer's second annual development fee payment of $153,000 from March 2026 to September 2026.
Senior administrative analyst George Orozco told the council the amendment only changes the timing of a payment and does not alter land use or project scope. "The proposed amendment would defer the second annual development fee payment originally due in March 2026 in the amount of a $153,000 to September 2026," Orozco said, adding the deferred payment would be paid in six equal monthly installments from September 2026 through February 2027.
Developer representative Mark Kudler, president of Bolton Displays, urged council consideration and explained permitting delays that affected the project's revenue start-up. "All electrical is put in. The inspection has been made. We're waiting for the county," Kudler said, describing a county inspection issue that has delayed final connections.
Councilmembers moved and seconded the ordinance introduction (moved by the Mayor Pro Tem, seconded by Councilmember Lewis); the item passed on a unanimous roll-call vote with Councilmember Bean, Councilmember DeRouse, Councilmember Lewis, Mayor Pro Tematero and Mayor Ed Ng voting aye.
The amendment was presented as a timing adjustment intended to address a temporary cash-flow issue reported by the developer. Council members asked no substantive land-use questions and staff reiterated that all other terms of the development agreement would remain unchanged.
The ordinance was introduced for first reading at the meeting; the first-reading introduction passed and no further action on second reading was taken that evening.
