AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, September 26, 2017


6:30 PM


Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92840

Steven R. Jones

Mayor

Phat Bui

Mayor Pro Tem - District 4

Kris Beard

Council Member - District 1

John R. O'Neill

Council Member - District 2

Thu-Ha Nguyen

Council Member - District 3

Stephanie Klopfenstein

Council Member - District 5

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. 

 

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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 BEARD, COUNCIL MEMBER O'NEILL, COUNCIL MEMBER T.NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER KLOPFENSTEIN, COUNCIL MEMBER K.NGUYEN, MAYOR PRO TEM BUI, MAYOR JONES
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1.PRESENTATIONS
1.a.

Community Spotlight:  In recognition of Pacifica High School's Dance Team for their national title at the 2017 USA Nationals Competition.

1.b.Community Spotlight:  In recognition of Kim Huy, Community Services Director, for her 35-year career with the City of Garden Grove.
1.c.
Presentation on the Hazard Avenue Bikeway Improvement Project and a Go Human Pop-Up Demonstration Project as provided by the County of Orange and the Southern California Association of Governments.
2.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (to be held simultaneously with other legislative bodies)
RECESS
CONDUCT OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES' BUSINESS
RECONVENE
3.CONSENT ITEMS
(Consent Items will be acted on simultaneously with one motion unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Council Member.)
3.a.Adoption of a Resolution commending Kim Huy, Community Services Director, for her 35 years of service to the City of Garden Grove.  (Action Item)
3.b.

Adoption of a Proclamation celebrating the 2017 Mid-Autumn Children's Festival Day. (Action Item)

3.c.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring October 20-22, 2017, International Festival of Orange County. (Action Item)

3.d.

Adoption of a Resolution authorizing application submittals for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Rubberized Pavement Grant Program.  (Action Item)

3.e.

Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Santa Ana related to the Willowick Golf Course located at 3017 W. 5th Street, Santa Ana. (Action Item)

3.f.

Approval of expenses for City Council travel to Denver, Colorado.  (Cost:  $3,000) (Action Item)

3.g.

Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to National Auto Fleet Group for one (1) new police administration utility vehicle. (Cost: $30,667.94) (Action Item)

3.h.

Receive and file minutes from the meeting held on September 12, 2017.  (Action Item)

3.i.Approval of warrants.  (Action Item)
3.j.Approval to waive full reading of Ordinances listed.  (Action Item)
4.PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Motion to approve will include adoption of each Resolution unless otherwise stated.)
4.a.

Adoption of a Resolution approving the issuance of Bonds by the California Municipal Finance Authority as conduit financing for Caritas Corporation, Caritas Acquisitions I, LLC and Caritas Silver Lantern, LLC.  (Action Item)

4.b.

Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2016/17 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER).  (Action Item)

5.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
5.a.

Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance renaming the Main Street Commission to Downtown Commission and discussion of Board organization as requested by the City Council

Ordinance Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE REVISING CHAPTER 2.32 OF TITLE 2 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE RENAMING THE MAIN STREET COMMISSION TO DOWNTOWN COMMISSION.  (Action Item)

6.ORDINANCES PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
6.a.Ordinance No. 2886 presented for second reading and adoption

Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. A-020-2017 AMENDING AND RESTATING PORTIONS OF TITLE 9 (ZONING CODE) OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING LANDSCAPE WATER EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS.  (Action Item) 

 
7.MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER
7.a.Discussion on seeking a Sister City Association within the country of Mexico as requested by Council Member Kim Nguyen.
8.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California.