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August 26, 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 — 73 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, August 26, 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. 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 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
  20. 1. CALL TO ORDER
  21. 1.1 ROLL CALL
  22. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
  23. 3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
  24. a. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
  25. b. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
  26. c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
  27. 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  28. 5. ADJOURNMENT
  29. 28 page break
  30. 29 6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
  31. 1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:35
  32. 1.1 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 1:02
  33. 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 3:26
  34. 1.3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 3:50
  35. 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS ▶ jump to 4:19
  36. 35 Proclamation honoring K-9 Wyatt for seven and a half years of service to the City of Orange. 25-0423 ▶ jump to 6:01
  37. 35 page break
  38. 36 Proclamation recognizing September as Hunger Action Month. 25-0486 ▶ jump to 8:19
  39. 37 Proclamation recognizing Polly’s Pies Banberry Pie as the official pie of the City of Orange. 25-0500 ▶ jump to 11:40
  40. 37 Approval of the Consent Calendar Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  41. 1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS ▶ jump to 16:22
  42. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 16:28
  43. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 48:36
  44. 3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda. 25-0473 Approved Pass
  45. 3.2. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on August 12, 2025. 25-0496 Approved Pass
  46. 4.3. Other Mayor Reports
  47. 3.3. Agreement with Officer Michael Osborn for the transfer of ownership of police service dog, Wyatt, assigned to the Police Department’s Canine Team. 25-0321 Approved Pass
  48. 43 page break
  49. 3.4. Agreement with Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC for on-call signal, lighting, and electrical services. 25-0325 Approved Pass
  50. 3.5. Cooperative Agreement between the City of Anaheim and the City of Orange for the Ball Road-Taft Avenue Corridor Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Project. 25-0481 Approved Pass
  51. 3.6. Approval of plans and specifications for the Main Street and Providence Avenue Sewer Improvements and Tustin Street Storm Drain Rehabilitation Project; authorization to advertise for bids; and finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption. 25-0489 Approved Pass
  52. 3.7. Award of Contract to Peterson-Chase General Engineering Construction Inc. for Bridge Preventive Maintenance/Repair; Bid No. 24-25.23 (SP-3880). 25-0469 Approved Pass
  53. 48 page break
  54. 3.8. Approval of Final Tract Map No. 19253 for the Viewpoint Homes Project located at 901 E. Katella Avenue (formerly known as Intracorp Homes Project). 25-0476 Approved Pass
  55. 3.9. Quitclaim of Storm Drain Easement at 2013 North Batavia Street. 25-0467 Approved Pass
  56. 3.10. Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and the Orange Management Association. Resolution No. 11632. 25-0447 Adopted Pass
  57. 52 END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * * * * *
  58. 4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER ▶ jump to 56:43
  59. 4.1. Discussion on implementation of Grant Thornton recommendations. ▶ jump to 49:20
  60. 9.2. Fiscal Years 2025-2030 Citywide Strategic Plan Quarterly Update. 25-0472 Received and filed ▶ jump to 93:18
  61. 4.2. Chapman University Liaison Committee. Approved Pass ▶ jump to 56:26
  62. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS ▶ jump to 62:23
  63. 57 page break
  64. 6. AB 1234 REPORTS ▶ jump to 65:46
  65. 7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER ▶ jump to 65:58
  66. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
  67. 8.1. Public Hearing to consider Introduction and First Reading of an ordinance amending provisions in Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code relating to the sale and service of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with the operation of a bona fide restaurant, subject to special use regulations; and finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption. Ordinance No. 13-25. 25-0271 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 82:29
  68. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
  69. 9.1. Establishment of Permit Parking Area “AD” to be compromised of the east side of S. Swidler Place from E. Chapman Avenue to E. Almond Avenue and E. Almond Avenue from S. Swidler Place to S. Olympia Way. Resolution No. 11630. 25-0482 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 89:41
  70. 9.2. Fiscal Years 2025-2030 Citywide Strategic Plan Quarterly Update. 25-0472
  71. 10. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 101:13
  72. 68 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.
  73. 69 Date posted: August 21, 2025