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March 25, 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 — 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, March 25, 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.
  9. 7 Items 3(a) and (b) were removed from the agenda and not discussed.
  10. 8 (Continued on page 2)
  11. 9 page break
  12. 10 2) Written Public Comments via eComment
  13. 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.
  14. 11 page break
  15. 12 3) Public Comments via recorded voicemail message
  16. 13 Finally, the public can record their comments by calling (714) 744-2234 no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Recorded messages will not be played at the meeting, but will be provided to the Council.
  17. 13 RECESS TO REGULAR MEETING: At 6:00 p.m., the City Council recessed from Closed Session to a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber. The Council reconvened in Closed Session at 8:23 p.m. with all Members present, except Councilmember Dumitru who was absent.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 16 REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
  21. 17 page break
  22. 18 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
  23. 1. CALL TO ORDER
  24. 1.1 ROLL CALL
  25. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
  26. 3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
  27. a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
  28. b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
  29. c. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
  30. d. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
  31. 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  32. 5. ADJOURNMENT
  33. 30 6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
  34. 30 Approval of the Consent Calendar Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  35. 1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
  36. 1.1 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 0:18
  37. 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 1:04
  38. 1.3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 1:23
  39. 1.4 ANNOUNCEMENTS
  40. 1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS ▶ jump to 1:58
  41. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 2:13
  42. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 7:55
  43. 3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda. 25-0174 Approved Pass
  44. 3.2. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meetings held on February 25 and March 11, 2025. 25-0132 Approved Pass
  45. 3.3. First Amendment to Agreement with Willdan Engineering for on-call building services. 25-0166 Approved Pass
  46. 3.4. Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange repealing and replacing Chapter 10.10 of the Orange Municipal Code pertaining to bicycles. Ordinance No. 05-25 . 25-0152 Adopted Pass
  47. 42 Council recessed at 8:23 p.m. and reconvened in Closed Session at 8:25 p.m. with all Members present, except Councilmember Dumitru who was absent. Council reconvened in Open Session at 9:23 p.m. with nothing to report.
  48. 43 END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * * * * *
  49. 4. AB 1234 REPORTS ▶ jump to 8:15
  50. 5. REPORTS FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS
  51. 5.1. Appointments to the Investment Advisory Committee. (Continued from February 25, 2025) 25-0128 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 9:41
  52. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
  53. 6.1. Orange Police Department 2024 Crime Report/General Overview. 25-0062 Received and filed ▶ jump to 10:15
  54. 6.2. First Amendment to Agreement for Employment with City Manager Thomas C. Kisela to revise the termination and severance. 25-0175 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 54:55
  55. 6.3. Status of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget. 25-0124 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 73:16
  56. 7. STUDY SESSION
  57. 7.1. First Budget Study Session for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 General Fund Budget. 25-0121 ▶ jump to 73:36
  58. 8. ADJOURNMENT
  59. 54 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. 55 Date posted: March 20, 2025