AGENDA


Garden Grove City Council


Tuesday, March 12, 2024


6:30 PM


Community Meeting Center 11300 Stanford Avenue Garden Grove California 92840

Steve Jones

Mayor

Cindy Tran

Mayor Pro Tem - District 3

George S. Brietigam

Council Member - District 1

John R. O'Neill

Council Member - District 2

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 BRIETIGAM, COUNCIL MEMBER O'NEILL, COUNCIL MEMBER DOVINH, COUNCIL MEMBER KLOPFENSTEIN, COUNCIL MEMBER K. NGUYEN-PENALOZA, MAYOR PRO TEM TRAN, MAYOR JONES
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1.PRESENTATIONS
1.a.Community Spotlight in recognition of the SCS TechnaColts for their FIRST LEGO League Challenge accomplishments.
1.b.Community Spotlight in recognition of the Sister City Association of Garden Grove Exchange Student Ambassadors visiting Anyang, Republic of Korea.
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 March as Women's History Month. (Action Item)

3.b.

Receive and File the 2023 Annual Progress Report on the Status of the General Plan.  (Action Item) 

3.c.

Acceptance of Project Completion for Various Residential Streets Reconstruction 2023. (Acacia-Josephine Neighborhood) Project No. CP-1259000. (Action Item)

3.d.

Approval of out-of-state travel to attend the Innovating Commerce Serving Communities (ICSC) 2024 Conference from May 19, through May 21, 2024. (Cost:  $8,000) (Action Item)

3.e.

Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to The Charles Machine Works for one (1) new Ditch Witch Ride on Trencher/Root pruner.  (Cost: $74,304.48) (Action Item)

3.f.

Authorization for the issuance of a purchase order with Harbor Pointe to replace four (4) Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Package Units at Fire Station 81.  (Cost: $83,184) (Action Item)

3.g.

Receive and file minutes from the meetings held on February 13, 2024, and February 16, 2024.  (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.Introduce an ordinance approving an amendment to the Garden Grove Police Department Military Equipment Use Policy; and authorize the issuance of a purchase order for 22 Geissele Super Duty AR-15 rifles

Entitled:  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO ATTACHMENT 706.5 OF THE GARDEN GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 7071

(Action Item)

5.ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
5.a.

Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to National Auto Fleet Group for two (2) new Public Works Department trucks.  (Cost: $306,984.66) (Action Item)

5.b.

Award a contract to International Line Builders, Inc. for Traffic Signal Modifications at Garden Grove Blvd./Nelson St.-Century Blvd. and Garden Grove Blvd./Newland St. (City Projects: CP-1345000 and CP-1346000).  (Cost: $983,817) (Action Item) 

5.c.

Award a contract to Comet Electric, Inc., for Project No. CP-1344023, Traffic Signal Modifications at Various Locations FY 23-24.  (Cost: $1,385,087) (Action Item)

5.d.Award a contract to bkm Office Environments to procure and install Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E) for the Central Cities Navigation Center Project No. CP1350000-1. (Cost: $425,089.34) (Action Item)
6.MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER
7.ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular City Council Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California 92840.