AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, November 28, 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 Colonial Carpet Company for being named the Best Place to Buy Carpet or Flooring in the Orange County Register's 30th Annual Best of Orange County Reader's Choice poll.

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

Consideration of a written request from the Sister City Association of Garden Grove for co-sponsorship of the 2024 Strawberry Stomp 5K. (Estimated Sponsorship Cost: $13,000) (Action Item)

3.b.

Consideration of a written request from AYSO Region 59 to waive the City's showmobile stage rental fees for the 2023 Jingle Jam event.  (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 declaring December 10, 2023, as Human Rights Day in Garden Grove.  (Action Item)

4.b.

Acceptance of Project No. 02-2023 - 11277 Garden Grove Silicone Roofing as complete. (Action Item)

4.c.Adoption of a Resolution for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant Program and rescinding Resolution No. 9654-20. (Action Item)  
4.d.

Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)

4.e.

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

5.PUBLIC HEARINGS
(Motion to approve will include adoption of each Resolution unless otherwise stated.)
5.a.

Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance Enacting Adjustments in Water Rates and Charges and Authorizing Future Automatic Adjustments in Water Rates to Account for Adopted Increases or Decreases in Wholesale Charges the City Pays to Other Agencies for Water

Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE AMENDING SECTIONS 14.12.010, 14.12.030, AND 14.12.050 OF CHAPTER 14.12 OF TITLE 14 (“WATER”) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO WATER RATES AND CHARGES, AND METER FAILURES (Action Item)

6.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
7.ORDINANCES PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
7.a.

Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2945

Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE AMENDING CHAPTER 6.44 OF TITLE 6 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO REGULATION OF THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (Action Item)

7.b.

Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2946

Entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE APPROVING A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9.52 OF TITLE 9 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO RETAIL SALE BY DELIVERY OF MEDICINAL CANNABIS. (Action Item)

7.c.

Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2947

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. A-038-2023(B), A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT TO PORTIONS OF CHAPTERS 9.08, 9.12, 9.16, AND 9.18 OF TITLE 9 OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING ENHANCED STANDARDS FOR THE SCREENING OF MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT WITHIN AN EXTERIOR EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES; CLARIFYING HOW THE MAXIMUM PERMITTED HARDSCAPE COVERAGE IN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK IN RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, AND OPEN SPACE ZONES IS CALCULATED; AND UPDATING THE STANDARDS FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF IN ALL ZONES. (Action Item)

8.MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER
9.ADJOURNMENT

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