AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, October 8, 2019


6:30 PM


Community Meeting Center 11300 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove California 92840

Steven R. Jones

Mayor

Stephanie Klopfenstein

Mayor Pro Tem - District 5

George S. Brietigam

Council Member - District 1

John R. O'Neill

Council Member - District 2

Thu-Ha Nguyen

Council Member - District 3

Patrick Phat Bui

Council Member - District 4

Kim B. Nguyen

Council Member - District 6


Meeting Assistance:  Any person requiring auxiliary aids and services, due to a disability, to address the City Council, should contact the City Clerk's Office 72 hours prior to the meeting to arrange for accommodations.  Phone:  (714) 741-5040.

 

Agenda Item Descriptions: Are intended to give a brief, general description of the item.  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. 

 

Documents/Writings:  Any revised or additional documents/writings related to an item on the agenda distributed to all or a majority of the Council Members within 72 hours of a meeting, are made available for public inspection at the same time (1) in the City Clerk's Office at 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, CA  92840, during normal business hours; (2) on the City's website as an attachment to the City Council meeting agenda; and (3) at the Council Chamber at the time of the meeting. 

 

Public Comments:  Members of the public desiring to address the City Council are requested to complete a pink speaker card indicating their name and address, and identifying the subject matter they wish to address.  This card should be given to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting.  General comments are made during "Oral Communications" and should be limited to matters under consideration and/or what the City Council has jurisdiction over.  Persons wishing to address the City Council regarding a Public Hearing matter will be called to the podium at the time the matter is being considered.

 

Manner of Addressing the City Council: After being called by the Mayor, you may approach the podium, it is requested that you state your name for the record, and proceed to address the City Council. All remarks and questions should be addressed to the City Council as a whole and not to individual Council Members or staff members. Any person making impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City 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 any further during that meeting.

 

Time Limitation: Speakers must limit remarks for a total of (5) five minutes. When any group of persons wishes to address the City Council on the same subject matter, the Mayor may request a spokesperson be chosen to represent the group, so as to avoid unnecessary repetition.At the City Council's discretion, a limit on the total amount of time for public comments during Oral Communications and/or a further limit on the time allotted to each speaker during Oral Communications may be set.

 

PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING.

 

AGENDA

 

ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBER BRIETIGAM, COUNCIL MEMBER O'NEILL, COUNCIL MEMBER T. NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER BUI, COUNCIL MEMBER K. NGUYEN, MAYOR PRO TEM KLOPFENSTEIN, MAYOR JONES
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (to be held simultaneously with other legislative bodies)
RECESS
CONDUCT OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES' BUSINESS
RECONVENE
2.CONSENT ITEMS
(Consent Items will be acted on simultaneously with one motion unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Council Member.)
2.a.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring September 15, 2019 through October 15, 2019, as "National Hispanic Heritage Month" in Garden Grove.  (Action Item) 

2.b.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring October 6th through October 12th, 2019, as "Fire Prevention Week" in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

2.c.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring October 20th to October 26th, 2019, as "Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week" in Garden Grove.  (Action Item) 

2.d.

Approval of amendments to Site License and Use Agreements extending the terms with Arena Soccer Parks, Inc., and SoCal Street Hockey. (Action Item)

2.e.

Approval of additional funds to complete emergency repairs to Well 31.  (Cost:  $34,700) (Action Item)

2.f.

Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to National Auto Fleet Group for two (2) new Public Works Department vans.  (Cost:  $54,281.58) (Action Item) 

2.g.

Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with Siemens Mobility Inc., for on-call traffic signal and street lighting maintenance and repair services.  (Cost:  $100,000) (Action Item)

2.h.

Approval of a cost sharing agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County for implementing compliance with the 2019 America’s Water Infrastructure Act.  (Cost:  $145,405) (Action Item)

2.i.

Receive and file minutes from the meeting held on September 24, 2019.  (Action Item)

2.j.

Receive and file warrants.  (Action Item)

2.k.

Approval to waive full reading of ordinances listed.  (Action Item)

3.PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Motion to approve will include adoption of each Resolution unless otherwise stated.)
3.a.

Adoption of a Resolution to approve a recommendation from the Traffic Commission to modify existing street diverters on Flower Street and Bowen Street, at Trask Avenue, Garden Grove.  (Continued from September 24, 2019.) (Action Item)

3.b.

Approval of Substantial Amendment No. 2 to the 2019-20 Annual Action Plan for the use of funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development.  (Action Item)

3.c.

Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance approving Amendment No. A-025-2019 to amend Section 9.04.060 of Title 9 of the Municipal Code

Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. A-025-2019, A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO SECTION 9.04.060 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR TERMS USED IN EXISTING PORTIONS OF TITLE 9 PERTAINING TO THE FLOOD HAZARD OVERLAY ZONE TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.  (Action Item)

4.COMMISSION/COMMITTEE MATTERS
4.a.

Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Administrative Board of Appeals.  (Continued from September 10 and September 24, 2019.) (Action Item)

4.b.

Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Planning Commission.  (Continued from the meeting held on September 10, 2019, and September 24, 2019.) (Action Item)

5.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
5.a.

Adoption of a Resolution authorizing an application for, and receipt of, SB2 Planning Grant Program funds.  (Grant amount estimate:  $310,000) (Action Item)

6.MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER
6.a.

Discussion regarding proposed Tet parade and festival in Garden Grove as requested by Council Member Bui.

7.ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING

The next Regular City Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at 5:30 p.m., in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California.

 

Happy Birthday to Mayor Jones