AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, October 10, 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-Penaloza

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-PENALOZA, 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 Joe Hammer and Andrea Perez for being named the 2023-2024 Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce Man and Woman of the Year.

1.b.

Community Spotlight in recognition of Samantha Cabrera, from Be Well OC in Garden Grove, for receiving a First Responder Award from the Orange County Business Council.

1.c.Legislative Update from District 36 California State Senator Janet Nguyen.
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 Joe Hammer and Andrea Perez for being named the 2023-2024 Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce Man and Woman of the Year. (Action Item)

3.b.

Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing Red Ribbon week from October 23 to October 31, 2023.  (Action Item)

3.c.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

3.d.

Adoption of a Proclamation declaring October 22nd through October 28th as childhood lead poisoning prevention week in Garden Grove.  (Action Item) 

3.e.

Approval of Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement with Michael Baker International Inc. to provide professional grant administrative services.  (Cost: $50,173) (Action Item)

3.f.

Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to National Auto Fleet Group for one (1) new Public Works Department truck and two (2) new SUV's.  (Cost: $213,782.70) (Action Item)

3.g.

Receive and file minutes from the meetings held on August 22, 2023, and September 26, 2023.  (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.

Introduction and first reading to consider adopting an Ordinance approving Amendment No. A-037-2023; and adoption of a Resolution to consider approving General Plan Amendment No. GPA-002-2023 that includes updates to the Adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element. (Action Item)

5.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
5.a.

Approval of Amendment No. 6 to the Agreement with CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., for on-call concrete repair and replacement. (Cost: $984,000) (Action Item)

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

Update on the Comprehensive Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness (Fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-23) as requested by City Manager Kim.  

6.b.

A report of the recent Anyang Sister City 50th Anniversary Visit and Tourism Program Report that took place from September 17-23, 2023.

7.ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California 92840.

 

Happy Birthday Mayor Jones