AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, August 22, 2023


6:30 PM


Community Meeting Center 11300 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove California 92840

Steve Jones

Mayor

George S. Brietigam

Mayor Pro Tem - District 1

John R. O'Neill

Council Member - District 2

Cindy Tran

Council Member - District 3

Joe DoVinh

Council Member - District 4

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. 

 

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

 

COUNCIL MEMBER O'NEILL, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, COUNCIL MEMBER DOVINH, COUNCIL MEMBER KLOPFENSTEIN, COUNCIL MEMBER K. NGUYEN, MAYOR PRO TEM BRIETIGAM, MAYOR JONES
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1.PRESENTATIONS
1.a.

Upcoming release of the City's new Mobile App as presented by Information Technology.

2.ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (to be held simultaneously with other legislative bodies)
3.WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
3.a.

Consideration of a written request from the Giac An Buddhist Monastery to host a two-day Buddha's Birthday Festival at Garden Grove Park.  (Action Item)

3.b.

Consideration of a written request from LFA to extend the operating hours and make an exemption to the City's Noise Ordinance on New Year's Eve 2023.  (Action Item)

RECESS
CONDUCT OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES' BUSINESS
RECONVENE
4.CONSENT ITEMS
(Consent Items will be acted on simultaneously with one motion unless separate discussion and/or action is requested by a Council Member.)
4.a.

Adoption of a Proclamation commemorating the 50th anniversary of Sister City Anyang, Korea.  (Action Item)

4.b.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring September as Hunger Action Month in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

4.c.

Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing October 19, 2023, as Arbor Day in the Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

4.d.

Consideration and Approval to submit a letter in response to the Grand Jury Report, "Historic Rain, Yet Drought Remains." (Action Item)

4.e.Consideration and approval to submit a response to the Grand Jury Report, School Shooting: "How Prepared are Orange County Public Schools"? (Action Item)
4.f.

Authorize issuance of a purchase order to National Auto Fleet Group for three (3) new Police Department vehicles.  (Cost: $143,779.53) (Action Item)

4.g.

Authorize issuance of purchase orders to Hilco Fastener Warehouse Inc., McFadden-Dale Industrial Hardware and Lawson Products for hardware parts for City vehicles. (Cost: $150,000 per year) (Action Item)

4.h.

Authorize issuance of purchase orders to Fleet Services Inc., Fleet Pride and Truck Parts Depot for auto parts for City vehicles. (Cost: $150,000 per year) (Action Item)

4.i.

Approval of an Agreement with Flock Safety Inc., for an ALPR camera system.  (Cost: $235,950) (Action Item)

4.j.

Receive and file warrants.  (Action Item)

5.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
5.a.

Authorize issuance of a purchase order to PB Loader Corporation for one (1) new Truck-Mounted Bulk Waste Loader.  (Cost: $369,610.54) (Action Item)

5.b.

Award a contract to California Landscape and Design Inc., for City Project No. S-1311, Magnolia Park improvements. (Cost: $703,780.) (Action Item)

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

Update on the status of the City's Housing Element as requested by City Manager Kim.

7.ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California 92840.