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September 23, 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

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Agenda — 66 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, September 23, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.
  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.
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  10. 9 page break
  11. 10 2) Written Public Comments via eComment
  12. 11 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.
  13. 12 3) Public Comments via recorded voicemail message
  14. 12 page break
  15. 13 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.
  16. 14 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.
  17. 15 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.
  18. 16 REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
  19. 17 page break
  20. 18 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
  21. 1. CALL TO ORDER
  22. 1.1 ROLL CALL
  23. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
  24. 3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
  25. 22 page break
  26. a. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
  27. b. THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES
  28. 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  29. 5. ADJOURNMENT
  30. 27 page break
  31. 28 6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
  32. 1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
  33. 29 page break
  34. 1.1 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 0:17
  35. 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 1:47
  36. 1.3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 2:08
  37. 32 page break
  38. 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
  39. 34 Proclamation honoring September 28 as National Good Neighbor Day 25-0546 ▶ jump to 2:40
  40. 1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS ▶ jump to 6:22
  41. 35 Approval of the Consent Calendar Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  42. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 6:31
  43. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 32:45
  44. 3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda. 25-0485 Approved Pass
  45. 3.2. Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and The Regents of the University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography for Fire Camera Network Expansion. 25-0407 Approved Pass
  46. 40 page break
  47. 3.3. Finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for Hazardous Fuels Removal Project. 25-0541 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 35:46
  48. 3.4. Revise the adopted budget for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and appropriate to respective expenditure accounts for each program. 25-0518 Approved Pass
  49. 8.1. Agreement for Employment with City Attorney Nathalie Adourian. 25-0538 ▶ jump to 25:52
  50. 43 page break
  51. 3.5. Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to comply with the Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000-17062.5) regarding farmworker and employee housing. Ordinance No. 14-25. 25-0526 Adopted Pass
  52. 8.2. Discussion of potential traffic modifications and safety enhancements to the Orange Plaza 25-0517 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 126:40
  53. 3.6. Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Section 12.48.105 of the Orange Municipal Code. Ordinance No. 15-25. 25-0527 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 53:55
  54. 3.7. Authorize purchase of mobile routers for Orange Police Department patrol cars from CDCE, Inc. 25-0501
  55. 47 END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * * * * *
  56. 4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER ▶ jump to 54:10
  57. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS ▶ jump to 54:53
  58. 6. AB 1234 REPORTS ▶ jump to 66:13
  59. 7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER ▶ jump to 66:16
  60. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
  61. 8.1. Agreement for Employment with City Attorney Nathalie Adourian. 25-0538 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 25:52
  62. 8.2. Discussion of potential traffic modifications and safety enhancements to the Orange Plaza 25-0517 ▶ jump to 124:08
  63. 8.3. Re-organization of positions within the Public Works Department. 25-0525 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 127:24
  64. 9. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 128:19
  65. 57 I, Jennifer Connally, CMC, Deputy 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.
  66. 58 Date posted: September 18, 2025