Orange City Council
City Council Chamber 300 E. Chapman Avenue Orange, CA 92866
Agenda — 70 items
- 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.
- 1 The City Council of the City of Orange, California convened on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. in a Regular Meeting in the Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange, California.
- 2 Agenda Information
- 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.
- 4 Public Participation
- 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:
- 6 1) In-Person
- 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 2) Written Public Comments via eComment
- 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.
- 12 3) Public Comments via recorded voicemail message
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 16 REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
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- 18 5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
- 1. CALL TO ORDER
- 1.1 ROLL CALL
- 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
- 3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
- a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
- b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
- 4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
- 5. ADJOURNMENT
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- 28 6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
- 1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
- 1.1 INVOCATION
- 1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- 1.3 ROLL CALL
- 1.4 PRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
- 33 Approval of the Consent Calendar
- 1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
- 2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
- 3. CONSENT CALENDAR
- 3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda.
- 3.2. Agreement with Chapman University for production and broadcasting of local cable programming.
- 3.3. Agreement with Kosmont & Associates, Inc. for economic development advisory services.
- 3.4. Sewer Facility Transfer Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and Orange County Sanitation District in conjunction with the District’s 2-49 Taft Branch Improvements.
- 5.2. Other Councilmember Reports
- 3.5. Rejection of all bids received for the Landscape Renovation at White Oak Ridge Between Newport Blvd. and Trails End Ln.; and authorization to re-advertise for bids.
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- 3.6. Award of Contract to CEM Construction Corporation for the Annual Pipeline Renewal Project; Bid No. 23-24.25.
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- 3.7. Final Acceptance of Annual Slurry Seal at Various Locations, Fiscal Year 2023-2024; and authorization to file Notice of Completion.
- 3.8. Final Acceptance of Chapman and Hewes Intersection Signing and Striping Modifications; and authorization to file Notice of Completion.
- 3.9. Final Acceptance of Sourcewell Contract #CA-R8-GB01-123021-HCC, Gas Line Replacement at El Modena Library; and authorization to file Notice of Completion.
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- 3.10. Final Acceptance of Annual Concrete Replacement at Various Locations, Fiscal Year 2022-2023; and authorization to file Notice of Completion.
- 3.11. Declare the unimproved right-of-way located at 515 Fletcher Avenue, east of Glassell Street, as surplus to the City’s needs and authorize the disposal of the property. Resolution No. 11526.
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- 4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER
- 4.1. Ficus Trees on Chapman Avenue Discussion
- 5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
- 5.1. Sale of Taft Branch Library (Tavoularis)
- 6. AB 1234 REPORTS
- 7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
- 7.1. Agreement with Tyler Technologies Inc. for the upgrade of the City’s enterprise resource planning system.
- 7.2. Approval of plans and specifications for the demolition of the Old Fire Station Headquarters as part of the Grand Street Parking Lot Project; authorization to advertise for bids; and finding of CEQA exemption.
- 63 RECESS: The City Council recessed at 7:53 p.m. and reconvened at 8:07 p.m. with all Members present, except Councilmember Gyllenhammer who was absent.
- 7.3. Presentation from Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates on the results from a citywide survey that studied the feasibility of potential revenue measures and identified budget/service priorities.
- 8. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER
- 9. LEGAL AFFAIRS
- 9.1. Investment and Audit Committee’s separation and related changes to Orange Municipal Code Title 2. Resolution No. 11522 and Ordinance Nos. 01-24, 02-24, and 03-24.
- 10. ADJOURNMENT
- 70 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.
- 71 Date posted: February 22, 2024