AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, September 12, 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.

Community Spotlight in recognition of Patti Widdicombe, owner and operator of Widdicombe Enterprises, Inc., for her valued service and support to the Garden Grove community through local McDonald's restaurants.

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 recognizing August as Muslim Appreciation and Awareness Month in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

3.b.

Adoption of a Proclamation celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

3.c.

Acceptance of the Acacia-Josephine Storm Drain Improvements, Project No. CP-1007000 as complete  (Action Item)

3.d.

Approval of the Delegated Maintenance Agreement between the City and Caltrans to identify certain maintenance functions.  (Action Item)

3.e.

Approval of an Amendment to the West Orange County Water Board Joint Powers Agreement for appointments of alternate members to the Board of Directors.  (Action Item)

3.f.

Approval of a 15-Year Bus Shelter License Agreement with Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC.  (Action Item)

3.g.

Approval of Amendment No. 2 of the agreement with 4LEAF, Inc., for on-call building contractual services. (Cost: $28,000)  (Action Item)

3.h.

Approval of an Agreement with the Children and Families Commission of Orange County for First 5 Orange County Program. (Grant Amount: $240,000) (Action Item)

3.i.

Adoption of a Resolution amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code pertaining to designated positions and disclosure categories. (Action Item)

3.j.

Adoption of a Resolution authorizing application submittals for the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) Rubberized Pavement Grant Program.  (Grant Amount: $91,600) (Action Item)

3.k.

Rejection of all construction bids and authorization to re-advertise for Project No. CP-1344023, Traffic Signal Modifications at Various Locations Fiscal Year 2023-24.  (Action Item)

3.l.

Rejection of all construction bids and authorization to re-advertise for Project No. CP-1345000/CP-1346000, Traffic Signal Modifications at Garden Grove Boulevard/Nelson Street-Century Boulevard and Garden Grove Boulevard/Newland Street.  (Action Item)

3.m.

Receive and file minutes from the meetings held on June 27, 2023, July 25, 2023, and August 8, 2023.  (Action Item)

3.n.

Receive and file warrants.  (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 the Garden Brook Senior Village Project located at 10080 and 10180 Garden Grove Boulevard, Garden Grove. (Action Item)

5.MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER
5.a.Discussion regarding naming the new Civic Center bridge in memory of Garden Grove Police Department Corporal Han Cho, as requested by Mayor Pro Tem George Brietigam.  
5.b.

Discussion on adopting a Proclamation recognizing September as National Service Dog Month as requested by Council Member Klopfenstein. 

6.ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California 92840.

 

Happy Birthday Mayor Pro Tem Brietigam