AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, October 11, 2022


6:30 PM


Community Meeting Center 11300 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove California 92840

Steve Jones

Mayor

Diedre Thu-Ha Nguyen

Mayor Pro Tem - District 3

George S. Brietigam

Council Member - District 1

John R. O'Neill

Council Member - District 2

Patrick Phat Bui

Council Member - District 4

Stephanie Klopfenstein

Council Member - District 5

Kim B. Nguyen

Council Member - District 6


COVID-19 Information:  Members of the public can address the City Council during the public comment portion of the meeting in person or via e-mail.  If you plan to attend the meeting in person, masks or face coverings are required to be worn if you are not vaccinated.  If you feel ill or are showing symptoms of COVID-19, please consider submitting comments by e-mail.  Instructions are available on the City's website at  https://ggcity.org/city-council/meetings-participation

 

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 who attend the meeting in-person and would like 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 before the meeting begins. 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 BUI, COUNCIL MEMBER KLOPFENSTEIN, COUNCIL MEMBER K. NGUYEN, MAYOR PRO TEM D. NGUYEN , MAYOR JONES
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1.PRESENTATIONS
1.a.

Community Spotlight celebrating Truc Ho, founder and CEO of Saigon Broadcasting Television Network, in recognition for his lifetime achievement of 40 years as a well known songwriter and composer.  

1.b.

Update on the Measure M2 Streets and Roads Milestone and on the Rails to Trails in Garden Grove as presented by the Orange County Transportation Authority.

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 Proclamation celebrating National Red Ribbon Week from October 23rd through 31st in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

3.b.

Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.  (Action Item)

3.c.

Adoption of a Proclamation in recognition of October 23, 2022 through October 29, 2022, as Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Week.  (Action Item)

3.d.

Approval of an Amendment to the Agreement with the Strawberry Festival Association for the annual Strawberry Festival.  (Action Item)

3.e.

Approval of an Assignment and Assumption Agreement between the City of Garden Grove, Garden Grove Housing Authority,  Tamerlane Associates, LLC, and New Tamerlane, LLC , and an Amendment to the Tamerlane Affordable Housing Loan Agreements and Regulatory Agreements between the City of Garden Grove, Garden Grove Housing Authority and the New Tamerlane, LLC. (Joint Action Item with the Housing Authority)

3.f.

Receive and file minutes from the meetings held on August 9, 2022, August 23, 2022, and September 13, 2022.  (Action Item)

3.g.

Receive and file warrants.  (Action Item)

3.h.

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

4.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
4.a.

Approval of a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding with the Cities of Fountain Valley and Westminster for development of the future Central Cities Navigation Center at 13871 West Street; and approve an interim Lease Agreement with West St Investments LLC. (Action Item)

4.b.

Award a contract to R.J. Noble Company for City Project No. CP1316000, Garden Grove Boulevard Rehabilitation. (Cost: $2,049,175) (Action Item)

5.ORDINANCES PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
5.a.Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2939

Entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. A-035-2022 TO AMEND TITLE 9 (LAND USE) OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE FOCUSED ZONING AMENDMENTS TO IMPLEMENT VARIOUS POLICIES AND PROGRAMS SET FORTH IN THE GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT AND LAND USE ELEMENT AND TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE STATE HOUSING LAWS.  (Action Item)

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

Financial update on the preliminary Fiscal Year 2021-22 financial position and results of operations as requested by City Manager Stiles.

7.ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California 92840.

 

Happy Birthday to Mayor Jones