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September 9, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final ·6:00 PM Regular Session

City Council Chamber 300 E. Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92866

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Agenda — 68 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 9, 2025, at 6:00 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. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 16 REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
  18. 17 page break
  19. 18 6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
  20. 1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:40
  21. 1.1 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 1:04
  22. 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 2:15
  23. 1.3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 2:32
  24. 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
  25. 24 Proclamation recognizing September 15–October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage Month. 25-0515 ▶ jump to 3:16
  26. 24 Approval of the Consent Calendar Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  27. 25 Presentation by Young Life Orange. ▶ jump to 31:02
  28. 1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS ▶ jump to 39:39
  29. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 39:45
  30. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 61:30
  31. 3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda. 25-0484 Approved Pass
  32. 30 page break
  33. 5.1. Consideration of a resolution adopting a position of opposition to Proposition 50 on the November 2025 Special Election ballot. (Bilodeau) 25-0512 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 109:34
  34. 3.2. Confirmation of accounts payable warrant registers dated August 7, 12, 14, 21, and 26, 2025 and payroll check warrants dated August 1, 15, and 29, 2025. 25-0505 Approved Pass
  35. 3.3. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on August 26, 2025. 25-0514 Approved Pass
  36. 32 RECESS: The City Council recessed at 8:03 p.m. and reconvened at 8:18 p.m. with all Members present.
  37. 3.4. Agreement with The Jungle Nursery, Inc. for weed abatement services for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. 25-0451 Approved Pass
  38. 33 page break
  39. 3.5. Agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County to share consultant costs for completion of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan. 25-0478 Approved Pass
  40. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
  41. 3.6. Third Amendment to Agreement with OpenGov, Inc. for the City’s budgeting and financial planning program, extending services for two years in the amount of $187,000. 25-0499 Approved Pass
  42. 3.7. Approval of plans and specifications for Annual Pipeline Renewal project and authorization to advertise for bids; and finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption. 25-0495 Approved Pass
  43. 3.8. Notice of Completion and Acceptance for Chapman Avenue and Batavia Street Left-Turn Signal Modification; Bid No. 22-23.18 (SP-4036). 24-0583 Approved Pass
  44. 38 page break
  45. 3.9. Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Orange Municipal Code to allow the sale and service of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with the operation of a bona fide restaurant as a permitted use in certain zoning districts subject to special use regulations. Ordinance No. 13-25. 25-0510 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 64:29
  46. 3.10. A Pledge to Become a Clean California Community. Resolution No. 11631. 25-0488 Adopted Pass ▶ jump to 68:09
  47. 41 END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * * * * *
  48. 4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER ▶ jump to 68:35
  49. 42 RECESS: The City Council recessed at 10:12 p.m. and reconvened at 10:30 p.m. with all Members present.
  50. 4.1. Discussion on implementation of Grant Thornton recommendations. ▶ jump to 68:44
  51. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS ▶ jump to 128:05
  52. 5.1. Consideration of a resolution adopting a position of opposition to Proposition 50 on the November 2025 Special Election ballot. (Bilodeau) 25-0512 Tabled Fail ▶ jump to 108:06
  53. 9.3. Results of the Cost Allocation and Draft Fee Study. 25-0504
  54. 6. AB 1234 REPORTS ▶ jump to 132:23
  55. 7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER ▶ jump to 132:28
  56. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  57. 8.1. Public Hearing to consider a proposal to construct a new warehouse facility at 534 E. Struck Avenue. Applicant: Prologis, Nicole Torstvet. 25-0480 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 145:31
  58. 8.2. Public Hearing to consider Introduction and First Reading of an ordinance establishing farmworker/employee housing as a permitted land use for certain qualifying properties and finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption. Ordinance No. 14-25. 25-0479 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 261:05
  59. 55 page break
  60. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
  61. 9.1. Approve a three-year professional services agreement with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc. for legislative advocacy and grant writing services. 25-0429 ▶ jump to 261:30
  62. 9.2. Re-organization of positions within the Community Development Department and Information Technology Department. 25-0404 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 262:23
  63. 9.3. Results of the Cost Allocation and Draft Fee Study. 25-0504 ▶ jump to 146:13
  64. 10. LEGAL AFFAIRS
  65. 10.1. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 15-25 amending Section 12.48.105 of the Orange Municipal Code, Park Ordinance – Permits Required. 25-0511 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 263:49
  66. 11. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 264:04
  67. 63 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.
  68. 64 Date posted: September 4, 2025