AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, January 12, 2021


6:30 PM


City Council Meeting conducted Telephonically - submit comments to cityclerk@ggcity.org or attend at the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, CA, following strict COVID-19 Guidelines

Steven R. Jones

Mayor

Kim B. Nguyen

Mayor Pro Tem - District 6

George S. Brietigam

Council Member - District 1

John R. O'Neill

Council Member - District 2

Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen

Council Member - District 3

Patrick Phat Bui

Council Member - District 4

Stephanie Klopfenstein

Council Member - District 5


COVID-19 Information:  Masks are required to be worn and adherence to six foot distancing from others when attending public meetings.

 

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: 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 D. NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER BUI, COUNCIL MEMBER KLOPFENSTEIN, MAYOR PRO TEM K. NGUYEN, MAYOR JONES
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.

Resolution of Commendation recognizing Garden Grove's healthcare providers for their contributions as frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.  (Action Item)

2.b.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring January 13, 2021, as Korean American Day in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

2.c.

Award a contract to develop the Garden Grove Local Roadway Safety Plan to AGA Engineers, Inc. (Cost: $77,956.00) (Action Item)

2.d.Receive and file minutes from the meetings held on December 8, 2020, and December 22, 2020.  (Action Item)
2.e.Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)
3.PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Motion to approve will include adoption of each Resolution unless otherwise stated.)
3.a.

Adopt a Resolution to amend Land Development Plan Checking and Construction Inspection Fees; and award a contract for on-call Civil Engineering plan check and construction inspection services to Engineering Resources of Southern California, Inc.  (Cost:  $300,000) (Action Item)

4.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
4.a.Cooperative agreement with the City of Westminster for the rehabilitation of Ward Street from Margarita Avenue to Hazard Street.  (Cost: $1,662,116) (Action Item)
5.MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER
5.a.

Discussion of the Land Use Alternatives for the Housing Element Update. (Action Item)

5.b.

Discussion and approval of a letter to State legislators advocating legislation amending Government Code 36502 to establish a 30-day residency requirement for candidates for elective office, or authorizing general law cities to enact such a residency requirement as requested by the City Council.  (Action Item) 

5.c.Discussion of a Resolution of Commendation for CalOptima's PACE program delivering healthcare to homes of low income seniors as requested by Mayor Pro Tem Kim Nguyen. 
5.d.

Discussion regarding the City taking a position to condemn the attack on the nation's capitol as requested by Mayor Pro Tem Kim Nguyen and Council Member Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen.

5.e.COVID-19 vaccination update as provided by City Manager Stiles.
6.ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council Meeting is Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California.