AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, November 12, 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)
2.WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
2.a.

Consideration of a written request from the TTCS and VAFSC to organize a Tet Parade in Garden Grove on January 26, 2020. (Action Item)

2.b.Consideration of a written request to waive fees for the use of Atlantis Play Center for the OC Autism Christmas event on Saturday, December 14, 2019. (Cost: $874) (Action Item)
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 Proclamation declaring the week of November 10 through 17, 2019, as Nurse Practitioner Week in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

3.b.

Adoption of a Resolution approving the expansion of the Orange County Recycling Market Development Zone to include additional cities.  (Action Item)

3.c.

Approval to extend the Lease Agreement with the Credit Union of Southern California for office space located at 11390 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove.  (Amount:  $5,390.20 per month.) (Action Item)

3.d.

Approval to exonerate the improvement bonds for Parcel Map No. PM 2017-187 for the property located at 7901 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

3.e.

Acceptance of Project No. 7359 - West Haven Reservoirs Rehabilitation Project as complete. (Action Item)

3.f.

Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to John Deere and Co. for the purchase of one (1) new commercial riding mower for the Public Works Department. (Cost: $28,780.79) (Continued from the October 22, 2019, meeting.) (Action Item)

3.g.

Receive and file minutes from the meeting held on October 22, 2019.  (Action Item)

3.h.

Receive and file warrants.  (Action Item)

3.i.

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.

Conduct a public hearing and second reading of Ordinance No. 2910

Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY CODES WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, DELETIONS, AND ADDITIONS THERETO: CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE, 2019 EDITION; CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE, 2019 EDITION; AND CERTAIN SECONDARY CODES INCLUDING THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, 2018 EDITION, AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL; AND THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, 2018 EDITION, AS PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL. (Action Item)

5.COMMISSION/COMMITTEE MATTERS
5.a.

Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Traffic Commission.  (Action Item) 

6.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
6.a.

Award a contract to Los Angeles Engineering, Inc. for the construction of Project No. 7281, Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail on the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Right-of-Way from Stanford Avenue to Brookhurst Street. (Cost: $1,904,198) (Action Item)

6.b.

Introduction and first reading of an Ordinance amending Animal Control and various Fire Department related provisions, including Fireworks Regulations

Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO ANIMAL CONTROL AND SERVICES FORMERLY PERFORMED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE BEING TRANSFERRED TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND TO THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, INCLUDING REVISIONS TO FIREWORKS REGULATIONS.  (Action Item)

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

Discussion on the potential for a Community Workforce Agreement as requested by the City Council.  (Action Item)

7.b.

Discussion on establishing a two-person civilian parking enforcement unit, as requested by Council Member Brietigam. 

8.ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING

The next Regular City Council Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at 5:30 p.m., in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California.

 

Happy Birthday Council Member O'Neill