Ashleigh E. Aitken
Mayor
Natalie Meeks
Mayor Pro Tem
District 6
Ryan Balius
Council Member
District 1
Carlos A. Leon
Council Member
District 2
Natalie Rubalcava
Council Member
District 3
Norma Campos Kurtz
Council Member
District 4
Kristen M. Maahs
Council Member
District 5
200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
Tel: (714) 765-5166
Fax (714) 765-4105
www.anaheim.net
ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL
REVISED AGENDA
MARCH 4, 2025
CITY COUNCIL
HOUSING AUTHORITY
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ORDER OF BUSINESS:
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Public sessions of all regular meetings of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority/Public Financing Authority/Housing and Public Improvements Authority begin at 5:00 P.M. �
Public hearings begin at 5:30 P.M. unless
otherwise noted. Closed sessions begin at 3:00 P.M. or such other time as noted.
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Closed sessions may be preceded
by one or more public workshops.
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If a
workshop is scheduled, the subject and time of the workshop will appear on the agenda.
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Not all of the above agencies
may be meeting on any given date. The agenda will specify which agencies are meeting. All meetings are in the Anaheim City Hall, Council Chamber, 200 S.
Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 or such other location as noted. �
Pursuant to Government Code Section
54954.2(a)(2), no action or discussion by the City Council shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except to briefly provide information, ask for clarification, provide direction to staff, or schedule a matter for a future meeting.
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REPORTS:
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All agenda
items and reports are available for review in the City
Clerk�s Office and
www.anaheim.net/councilagendas.
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Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public disclosure) are available at the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2
nd
Floor, Anaheim, CA 92805 and by contacting
the office by phone, 714-765-5166, or email to
[email protected]
.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS:
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There are two Public Comment periods
with speakers having one opportunity to address the City Council, except for scheduled public hearing items.
Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, unless a different time limit is announced. The City uses speaker cards that must be submitted to the City Clerk in order to address the City Council. �
Prior
to the business portion of the agenda, the City Council and all other related agencies meeting on such date will convene in joint session for the first
Public Comment period where speakers will be permitted to speak on specific agenda item(s).
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This first Public
Comment period is limited to 90 minutes or until all agenda item speakers have been heard, whichever is later.
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Any
remaining time shall be provided to non-agenda item speakers until the 90 minute time limitation is exhausted.
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The
second Public Comment period will be opened by the Mayor if any non-agenda item speakers were not called during the first Public Comment period. �
For
public hearings, t
he Mayor or Chairperson will separately call for
testimony at the time of each public hearing.
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Testimony during public hearings is subject to the following time limits: Project applicant or issue initiator: twenty minutes for initial presentation and ten minutes for rebuttal; Residents within the noticed area of the subject property: ten minutes; All other members of the public: three minutes. Public hearings regarding legislative matters: five minutes. The Mayor or Chairperson may limit the length of comments during public hearings due to the number of persons wishing to speak or if comments become repetitious or irrelevant. Speakers shall refrain from profane language and other disruptive remarks or behavior which disrupts or disturbs the meeting, or risk being removed (AMC 1.12.017). Additionally, members of the public may correspond with the City Council and all other related agencies, on any agenda items or matters within the jurisdiction of such governing bodies, by submitting comments electronically for City Council consideration by sending them to [email protected]
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To ensure distribution to the City
Council prior to consideration of the agenda, please submit comments at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the meeting.
Those
comments, as well as any comments received after that time, will be distributed to the City Council, posted on the City�s website, and will be made part of the official public record of the meeting. Current and archived public comments are available at
www.anaheim.net/publiccomment
. Contact the City Clerk�s Office at
714-765-5166 or
[email protected]
with any questions.
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ADDITIONS/DELETIONS:
Items of
business may be added to the agenda upon
a motion adopted by a minimum 2/3 vote
finding that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the City or Agency subsequent to the agenda being posted. Items may be deleted from the agenda upon request of staff or upon action of the Council or Agency.
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
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Consent
Calendar items will be acted on by one roll
call vote unless a member(s) requests
an item(s) be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
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SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION
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(TRANSLATION SERVICES: SEE LAST PAGE OF AGENDA
FOR DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH)
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La ciudad
provee servicios de interpretaci�n al espa�ol en las juntas del Consejo. La interpretaci�n simult�nea al espa�ol se ofrece por medio del uso de aud�fonos y la interpretaci�n consecutiva (espa�ol a ingl�s) tambi�n est� disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse al Ayuntamiento, declarando su petici�n en el podio. No tiene que usar los servicios de interpretaci�n de la Ciudad; las personas pueden proveer su propio int�rprete, si lo desean. �
Debido a que existen muchos dialectos y
regionalismos, la Ciudad no puede garantizar que los int�rpretes puedan traducir a un dialecto o regionalismo en particular y reh�sa cualquier responsabilidad que surja de tales servicios.
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Para servicios de interpretaci�n en otros idiomas, comun�quese con la oficina de la Ciudad (City Clerk), cuando menos 48
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horas antes de la junta programada.
ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL
ANAHEIM,
CALIFORNIA
MARCH 4, 202
5 3:00 P.M.
Call to order the Anaheim City Council and
the Anaheim Housing Authority.
3:00 P.M.
- CLOSED SESSION
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION:
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:
Recess to closed session.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(1)
of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code)
Name
of Case:
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Jason Barr v. Eric Chavira,
City of Anaheim, et al. OCSC Case No. 30-2021 01220196
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING
LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(1)
of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code)
Name
of Case:
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Catalina Evans v. City of
Anaheim, et al. OCSC Case No. 30-2023-01330315 CU-PO-CJC
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED
LITIGATION
(Subdivision
(d)(2) of Section 54956.0 of the California Government Code) Name
of Case:
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One potential case.
4. AUDIT BY CALIFORNIA STATE AUDITOR�S OFFICE
California Government Code Section
54956.75
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
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(Subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6
of the California Government Code)
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Agency Designated
Representative:
Linda Andal, Human Resources Director
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Name of Employee
Organization:
Anaheim Police Management Association
Reconvene the Anaheim City Council.
5:00 P.M.
INVOCATION:
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Pastor Ethan Hedberg, Ambassador Church
FLAG SALUTE:
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Mayor Pro Tem Natalie Meeks
PRESENTATIONS:
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Recognizing Bharat Patel
as Citizen of the Year for Anaheim and A.C. Green as Person of the Year for the Cypress College Foundation�s Americana Awards.
Recognizing members of the Fire Watch Team
for volunteering 311 hours patrolling east Anaheim during the red flag warning of the region's recent fire and wind crisis, between January 7 and January 23, 2025.
Reconvene
the Anaheim Housing Authority (in joint session with the City Council).
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS
TO THE AGENDAS:
PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items):
(limited to 90 minutes, or until all
agenda item speakers have been heard; any time remaining shall be provided to non-agenda item speakers)
COUNCIL
COMMUNICATIONS:
CITY MANAGER�S UPDATE:
Recess the Anaheim City
Council
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5:00 P.M. - HOUSING
AUTHORITY
CONSENT
CALENDAR:
1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with CSG
Advisors, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $200,000, for on-call housing and financial advisory consulting services to support the Anaheim Housing Authority, for a two year term beginning March 4, 2025, with two one-year optional renewals, and authorize the Executive Director of the Anaheim Housing Authority, or designee, to execute and administer the agreement.
2. Approve minutes of the Housing Authority meeting of
December 17, 2024.
Adjourn the Anaheim Housing
Authority.
Reconvene the Anaheim City Council.
5:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL
MOTION:
__________ Waive of all ordinances and
adopt the consent calendar
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CONSENT CALENDAR:
3. Receive and file minutes of the Community Services Board meeting of January 16, 2025; Cultural and Heritage Commission meeting of December 19, 2024; Library Board meeting of January 13, 2025; and the Senior Citizen Commission meetings of September 19, 2024, October 17, 2024, November 21, 2024 and January 16, 2025.
4. Remove a member of the Sister City Commission, effective immediately, pursuant to Section 1.04.396.010 of the Anaheim Municipal Code, due to excessive absences (Juan Carlos Mendez).
5. Approve recognitions recognizing Joe Baldo as a 2025 Bishop�s Award Honoree at The Orange Catholic Foundation�s 22nd Annual Conference on Business & Ethics for his work with Juvenile Hall and Higher Ground; winners of the Cesar Chavez Day poster contest; Anaheim resident and hotel owner, Ernest Badalian, who will be turning 100 years old; and former Assistant City Attorney Mehtab Sandhu for his judicial appointment to the Orange County Superior Court.
6. Approve the Third Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Annual Action Plan allocating $367,398 in Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS funds to Facility-Based Housing Development activities; approve the First Substantial Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Annual Action Plan allocating $3,000,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding to Housing Development activities and $250,000 in Community Development Block Grant funding to a Multi-Family Garage Conversion Project; and designate the Director of Housing & Community Development as the Certifying Official authorized to execute all documents related to the administration, management, and implementation of the funding.
7. Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Big Ben Inc., in the amount of $4,995,512 for the Rio Vista Street Sanitary Sewer Improvements from Lincoln Avenue to South Street and the Sanitary Sewer Improvements at the Ball Road and Western Avenue Intersection; and the Rio Vista Street Rehabilitation from Lincoln Avenue to Wagner Avenue and Wagner Avenue from Rio Vista Street to Marjan Street Project; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the contract and related documents and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the contract; determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Class 2, Section 15302 (c) (Replacement or Reconstruction) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; and authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions.
8. Award the construction contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Asplundh Construction, LLC, in the amount of $18,389,710.09 plus a 10% contingency, for the Underground District No. 70 Wildfire Mitigation Undergrounding in Fire Threat Zones Project; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the contract and related documents and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the contract; authorize the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 22300; and increase the Anaheim Public Utilities Department�s Fiscal Year 2024/25 Electric Capital Improvement Program budget by $7,200,000.
9. Approve the Agreement with City of Garden Grove, in an amount not to exceed $105,000, for Anaheim�s pro-rata share for the construction and administration of Anaheim�s portion of the Chapman Avenue Rehabilitation from Harbor Boulevard to Somerset Place, and authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute the agreement and related documents and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the agreement.
10. Approve two Passthrough Agreements with the Anaheim Transportation Network, i) in an amount not to exceed $2,010,000, toward the purchase of battery-electric buses for the term expiring June 30, 2027; ii) in an amount not to exceed $305,120, toward the completion of a Needs and Opportunity Study focusing on three census tracts identified as areas of persistent poverty, for the term expiring June 30, 2027; authorize the Director of Public Works, or designee, to execute the agreements and related documents necessary to implement the agreements; and increase the Public Works revenue and expenditure budget in restricted transportation grant funds by $2,315,120 in the appropriate fiscal year.
11. Approve the Second Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Jason Addison Smith Consulting Services, Inc., dba JAS Pacific, to increase the contract amount by $500,000, increasing the maximum compensation amount to $2,500,000; approve the First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with The Code Group, Inc., dba VCA Code, to increase the contract amount by $500,000, increasing the maximum compensation amount to $1,750,000 for as-needed plan check, permit processing, and inspection consulting services for the Planning and Building Department, Building Services Division; and authorize the Director of Planning and Building to execute the amendments and related documents necessary to implement the amendments.
12. Ratify the Professional Services Agreement, dated
December 15, 2020, and First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement, dated February 24, 2022, with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. to prepare an update of the General Plan Housing Element, including amendments to related General Plan elements, Zoning Code and Zoning Map, and preparation of a Program Environmental Impact Report in the form of a Professional Services Agreement, in the amount of $1,175,980, effective October 1, 2023 with a term ending June 30, 2025; and authorize the Director of Planning and Building to execute the agreement and other related documents necessary to implement the agreement.
13. Approve an agreement with HeliStream, Inc., in an annual amount not to exceed $150,000, for a total contract amount not to exceed $600,000, for flight training services for a one year term with three one-year optional renewals; and authorize the Chief of Police to execute any related documents to implement and administer the agreement.
14. ORDINANCE NO.
(INTRODUCTION) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM amending a portion of Ordinance No. 6601, nunc pro tunc, to correct clerical drafting errors pertaining to the amendment of certain sections of the Anaheim Municipal Code [correct a clerical drafting error in Ordinance No. 6601, pertaining to the amendment of Chapter 18.04 (Single-Family Residential Zones) and Chapter 18.114 (Disneyland Resort Specific Plan No. 92-1(SP92-1) Zoning and Development Standards) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Anaheim Municipal Code].
15. Approve minutes of the City Council meetings of January 28, 2025, February 4, 2025, and February 11, 2025.
BUSINESS CALENDAR:
16. Consider appointments to certain city Boards and
Commissions to serve a term ending December 31, 2028.
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Public
Utilities Board
District 1 appointment:
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(December 31, 2028)
Senior
Citizen Commission
District 5 appointment:
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31, 2028)
17. Consider the recommendation by the Senior Citizen
Commission to change the name of the Senior Citizen Commission to Older Adults Commission, and if so desired direct staff to return with an Ordinance to codify the name change.
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MOTION:
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REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS:
PUBLIC
COMMENTS
(non-agenda
items):
(opened only if any remaining non-agenda speakers were not called to speak during the first Public Comment period)
cOUNCIL AGENDA SETTING:
Adjournment:
Next regular City Council
meeting is scheduled for March 25, 2025.
All agenda items and reports are
available for review in the City Clerk�s Office and
www.anaheim.net/councilagendas
, and the Central Library.
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Any
writings or
documents provided to a majority of the
City Council regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public disclosure) will be available at the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor, Anaheim, CA 92805 during regular business hours and by contacting the office by phone, 714-765-5166, or email to
[email protected]
.
If requested, the agenda and backup
materials will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof.
Any person
who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the public meeting may request such reasonable modification, accommodation, aid, or service by contacting the City Clerk�s Office either in person at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California, by telephone at (714) 765-5166, or via email to [email protected]
, no later than 8:00 A.M. on the day of the
scheduled meeting.
TRANSLATION
SERVICES:
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Spanish interpreting services are provided at
City Council meetings. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and consecutive interpretation (Spanish-to-English) is also available to anyone addressing the Council by stating your request at the podium. The use of city provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter. Because many dialects and regionalisms exist, the City cannot guarantee that interpreters will be able to interpret into a particular dialect or regionalism, and disclaims any liability alleged to arise from such services. For translation services in other languages, contact the City Clerk�s office no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
VIEW
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS LIVE AND ARCHIVED:
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Anaheim City Council meeting videos can be viewed live on the City�s website at
www.anaheim.net/councilvideos
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POSTING
STATEMENT:
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On February 28, 2025, a true
and correct copy of this agenda (revised) was posted on the kiosk outside City Hall, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA. Internet Access to City Council, Agency, and Authority agendas and related material is available prior to meetings at
www.anaheim.net
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