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January 14, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final ·Joint Meeting with the Successor Agency to the Orange Redevelopment Agency 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 — 74 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, January 14, 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. 5 Councilmember Gutierrez joined Closed Session at 5:05 p.m. Mayor pro tem Bilodeau joined Closed Session at 5:06 p.m.
  8. 6 1) In-Person
  9. 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.
  10. 8 2) Written Public Comments via eComment
  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.
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  13. 10 3) Public Comments via recorded voicemail message
  14. 11 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.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 14 REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
  18. 15 page break
  19. 16 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. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
  25. b. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
  26. c. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
  27. 23 RECESS: The City Council recessed at 6:46 p.m. and reconvened at 6:53 p.m. with all Members present.
  28. 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
  29. 5. ADJOURNMENT
  30. 26 page break
  31. 27 6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
  32. 1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 1:48
  33. 1.1 INVOCATION ▶ jump to 2:14
  34. 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 4:36
  35. 1.3 ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 4:53
  36. 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS ▶ jump to 5:29
  37. 1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS ▶ jump to 13:56
  38. 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ▶ jump to 14:13
  39. 3. CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 50:05
  40. 3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda. 25-0030 Approved Pass
  41. 36 Approval of the Consent Calendar Approved the Consent Calendar Pass
  42. 3.2. Confirmation of accounts payable warrant registers dated December 5, 12, and 19, 2024 and payroll check warrants dated December 6, and 20, 2024. 24-0684 Approved Pass
  43. 3.3. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meeting held on December 10, 2024. 25-0012 Approved Pass
  44. 3.4. First Amendment to Attorney Services Agreement with Law Offices of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore to provide legal services relating to personnel matters. 25-0010 Approved Pass
  45. 3.5. Participate in a one-time Public Provider Ground Emergency Medical Transportation Intergovernmental Transfer Program with the California Department of Health Care Services. 25-0016 Approved Pass
  46. 3.6. Approval of the submittal of a project funding application to Orange County Transportation Authority for competitive Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program. Resolution No. 11590. 24-0702 Adopted Pass
  47. 3.7. Authorization for the Director of Public Works to sign and file a financial assistance application for a financing agreement with the California State Water Resources Control Board for the City of Orange Wells 25 and 27 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances Treatment Systems. Resolution No. 11591. 24-0704 Adopted Pass
  48. 3.8. Authorization for designated City personnel to execute documents for federal financial assistance for the Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Management Performance Grant program for Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, and 2025. Resolution No. 11592. 25-0005 Adopted Pass
  49. 3.9. Appointment of City Councilmembers to Regional Boards and Committees. 24-0690 Approved Pass
  50. 45 SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE ORANGE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
  51. 45 RECESS: The City Council recessed at 8:22 p.m. and reconvened at 8:32 p.m. with all Members present.
  52. 3.10. Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule for the fiscal period covering July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026. Resolution No. SAORA-038. 25-0003 Approved Pass
  53. 47 END OF CONSENT CALENDAR * * * * * * * *
  54. 4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER ▶ jump to 50:21
  55. 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
  56. 5.1. Citywide Audit (Gutierrez) ▶ jump to 82:50
  57. 5.2. Annexation of County Islands (Gutierrez) ▶ jump to 110:53
  58. 5.3. Council Committee Reports (Gutierrez) ▶ jump to 129:42
  59. 5.4. Highlight Local Business (Barrios & Gutierrez) ▶ jump to 131:52
  60. 6. AB 1234 REPORTS ▶ jump to 137:33
  61. 54 Councilmember Barrios returned to the dais at 9:00 p.m.
  62. 7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER ▶ jump to 147:58
  63. 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
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  65. 8.1. A Public Hearing to consider an amendment to the Orange General Plan including substantive updates to the Safety Element to comply with new State law, minor non- substantive text and graphic updates to additional Elements of the General Plan, and finding of CEQA exemption (General Plan Amendment No. 2024-0002). Resolution No. 11589. 24-0693 Approved as amended Pass ▶ jump to 154:10
  66. 9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
  67. 9.1. Agreement with the Orange International Street Fair, Inc. to produce the annual Orange Street Fair. 24-0680 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 175:51
  68. 59 page break
  69. 9.2. Employment Agreement with a retired annuitant for the vacant position of Interim Police Chief, pursuant to Government Code Sections 21221(h) and 7522.56(f). Resolution No. 11594. 25-0009 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 178:01
  70. 10. LEGAL AFFAIRS
  71. 10.1. Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance No. 01-25 amending the Orange Municipal Code as it relates to safe and sane fireworks; and adoption of a resolution establishing a fee, application process, lottery process, and number of permits to sell safe and sane fireworks. Resolution No. 11593. 24-0698 Approved Pass ▶ jump to 216:58
  72. 11. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 217:34
  73. 64 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.
  74. 65 Date posted: January 9, 2025