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October 28, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final ·5:00 PM Closed Session 6:00 PM Regular Session

City Council Chamber 300 E. Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92866 Teleconference Location Business Center Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Champion Circle 3300 Championship Pkwy Fort Worth, TX 76177

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Agenda — 60 items

  1. 1 The City of Orange City Council welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation. Regular City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
  2. 1 The City Council of the City of Orange, California convened on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(b), Councilmember Gyllenhammer participated in this meeting via teleconference from the Business Center, Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Champion Circle, 3300 Championship Pkwy, Fort Worth TX 76177. A copy of the agenda was posted at this location.
  3. 2 Agenda Information
  4. 3 The agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. The City Council may take legislative action deemed appropriate with respect to the item and is not limited to the recommended action indicated in staff reports or the agenda. The agenda and supporting documentation is available after 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the Council meeting on the City's website at www.cityoforange.org, at the City Clerk's Office located at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, and at the Main Public Library located at 407 E. Chapman Avenue. Written materials relating to an item on the agenda that are provided to the City Council after agenda packet distribution and within 72 hours before Council is to consider the item will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours; at the City Council meeting; and made available on the City's website.
  5. 4 Public Participation
  6. 5 Regular meetings are televised live on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99, and streamed live and on-demand on the City's website at www.cityoforange.org. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the City Council on any agenda item before or during Council’s consideration of the item, and on any other matters within the City Council’s jurisdiction by using any of the following methods:
  7. 6 1) In-Person
  8. 7 To speak on an item on the agenda, complete a speaker card indicating your name, address, and identify the agenda item number or subject matter you wish to address. The card should be given to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. General comments are received during the “Public Comments” section at the beginning of the Regular Session. No action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced. It is requested that you state your name for the record, then proceed to address the City Council. All speakers shall observe civility, decorum, and good behavior.
  9. 8 2) Written Public Comments via eComment
  10. 8 page break
  11. 9 Members of the public can submit their written comments electronically for City Council consideration by using the eComment feature on the Agenda page of the City's website at www.cityoforange.org. To ensure distribution to the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, we encourage the public to submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. All written comments will be provided to the Council for consideration and posted on the City’s website after the meeting.
  12. 10 3) Public Comments via recorded voicemail message
  13. 11 Finally, the public can record their comments by calling (714) 744-2234 no later than 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Recorded messages will not be played at the meeting, but will be provided to the Council.
  14. 12 In accordance with Ordinance No. 10-01, any person making personal, impertinent, slanderous or profane remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the Council shall be called to order by the Mayor. If such conduct continues, the Mayor may order the person barred from addressing the City Council further during that meeting, unless permission to continue is granted by a majority vote of the Council. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 744-5500 with any questions.
  15. 13 ADA Requirements: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's office at (714) 744-5500. Notification at least 48 hours in advance of meeting will enable the City to make arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
  16. 14 REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
  17. 15 page break
  18. 16 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
  19. 1. CALL TO ORDER
  20. 1.1 ROLL CALL
  21. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
  22. 3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
  23. a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
  24. b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
  25. 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  26. 5. ADJOURNMENT
  27. 25 page break
  28. 26 6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
  29. 1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:32
  30. 1.1 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 0:51
  31. 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 3:40
  32. 1.3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 4:04
  33. 30 Approval of the Consent Calendar Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  34. 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
  35. 32 Memorial Adjournment in honor of John Thomas Moore. 25-0605 ▶ jump to 4:55
  36. 1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS ▶ jump to 10:48
  37. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 10:58
  38. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 33:14
  39. 3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda. 25-0580 Approved Pass
  40. 3.2. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on October 14, 2025. 25-0588 Approved Pass
  41. 3.3. Agreement with Mark Thomas and Company, Inc. for transportation planning services to develop a Citywide Active Transportation Plan. 25-0570 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 38:51
  42. 3.4. Agreement with the State of California, Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control for the Alcoholic Beverage Control/Office of Traffic Safety Grant Program from October 1, 2025, through August 31, 2026. Resolution No. 11641. 25-0577 Approved Pass
  43. 3.5. Appropriation of $41,702 in designated grant funding received from California Library Literacy Services. 25-0593 Approved Pass
  44. 41 END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * * * * *
  45. 4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER ▶ jump to 39:22
  46. 8.1. Public Hearing to consider introduction and First Reading of an ordinance amending Title 12, Title 16, and Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code modifying the duties and responsibilities of the Design Review Committee. Ordinance No. 18-25. 25-0563 Approved as amended Pass ▶ jump to 174:09
  47. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS ▶ jump to 58:17
  48. 5.1. Highlight Local Business (Gutierrez) ▶ jump to 40:13
  49. 5.2. Additions/Reforms to OMC Chapter 2.10 (Campaign Reform) to increase transparency and accountability to the public (Dumitru) ▶ jump to 42:08
  50. 5.3. Historic Preservation Ordinance (Barrios & Gutierrez) 25-0612 ▶ jump to 60:08
  51. 6. AB 1234 REPORTS ▶ jump to 100:51
  52. 7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER ▶ jump to 101:02
  53. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  54. 8.1. Public Hearing to consider introduction and First Reading of an ordinance amending Title 12, Title 16, and Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code modifying the duties and responsibilities of the Design Review Committee. Ordinance No. 18-25. 25-0563 Failed Fail ▶ jump to 156:34
  55. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
  56. 9.1. Establishment of permit parking for the Downtown Commercial Core paid parking areas. Resolution No. 11642. 25-0560 Adopted as amended Pass ▶ jump to 194:02
  57. 9.2. Approval of an “Adopt a Box” Utility Box Art and Sponsorship Program in the City. 25-0558 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 197:57
  58. 10. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 198:29
  59. 57 I, Pamela Coleman, CMC, City Clerk for the City of Orange, do hereby declare, under penalty of perjury, that a full and correct copy of this agenda was posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54950 et. seq., at the following locations: Orange Civic Center kiosk and Orange City Clerk's Office at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange Main Public Library at 407 E. Chapman Avenue, Police facility at 1107 N. Batavia Street, and uploaded to the City's website www.cityoforange.org.
  60. 58 Date posted: October 23, 2025