City of Downey
Downey City Council Meeting
January 14, 2025
0:00 Intro
8:10 CALL TO ORDER - CLOSED SESSION
9:14 PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
10:30 RECESS TO A CLOSED SESSION
1:00:00 CALL TO ORDER - OPEN SESSION
1:13:20 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS, COMMENTS, REQUESTS AND REPORTS
1:39:00 CITY MANAGER/STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS
1:40:23 PUBLIC HEARING NO. 1 TO CONSIDER AND DISCUSS THE TRANSITION TO EITHER A FIVE
DISTRICT ELECTION SYSTEM OR A FOUR DISTRICT ELECTION SYSTEM WITH AN AT-LARGE
ELECTED MAYOR
2:06:40 PUBLIC COMMENT ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 1
2:23:25 PUBLIC HEARING NO. 2 RANCHO LOS AMIGOS SOUTH CAMPUS SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THE
CONTINUATION OF INDUSTRIAL USES WITHIN EXISTING BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE FLEX
TECH/BIO-MEDICAL SUB-DISTRICT AND A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO ADD A
DEFINITION FOR “EXISTING FTBM BUILDING” WITHIN DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9130
2:37:54 PUBLIC COMMENT ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 2
2:40:40 PUBLIC HEARING NO. 3 IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS 1.1, 1.3, AND 3.3 OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY HOUSING ELEMENT
(2021 – 2029) BY ESTABLISHING TWO NEW HOUSING OVERLAY ZONES, REZONING ONE
PARCEL (APN: 6232-020-004) FROM SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) TO MULTIFAMILY
RESIDENTIAL (R-3), MODIFYING AND ADDING NEW SECTIONS TO ARTICLE IX (LAND USE)
OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE, ADOPTING OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND CERTIFYING A CEQA NEGATIVE DECLARATION
3:25:00 PUBLIC COMMENT ON PUBLIC HEARING ITEM NO. 3
3:31:55 PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA, CONSENT CALENDAR AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS
3:49:29 CONSENT CALENDAR
3:54:00 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
3:54:10 UPDATE REGARDING THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE REPORT (ACFR) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024
4:07:03 DISCUSSION REGARDING POTENTIAL BUFFER ZONES FOR REGULATING LOCATION OF BARS, NIGHTCLUBS, AND LIVE ENTERTAINMNET ESTABLISHMENTS
4:43:15 ADJOURNMENT
