Minutes for the City Council Regular Meeting
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, California 9282'l
November 4, 2025
Roll Call: (The foltowing members were in ottendonce)
o Blair Stewart Mayor
. Cecilia Hupp, Mayor Pro Tem
o Christine Marick, Council Member
o Marty Simonoff, Council Member
. Steve Vargas. Council Member
1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 5:30 P.M.
1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Stewart called the Closed Session to order at 5:30 p.m. All members were present.
1.B. Public Comment
None
1.C. Conference with Legal Counsel Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4) - Anticipated Litigation. lnitiation of Litigation: 1 potential case.
Mayor Stewa rt adjourned the Closed Session at 5:58 p.m.
2.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Stewart called the Study Session to order at 6:00 p.m. All members were present
2.8. Public Comment
None.
2.C. Clarify Regular Meeting Topics
None.
2.D. Appoint Proxy Holder and Nominee for the Office of Director at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Cal Domestic Water Company
2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 6:00 P.M. 1 Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hupp and seconded by Council Member Marick to authorize Christopher D. Blake, or in his absence, Michael O. Quinn, to vote all shares of the City of Brea in California Domestic Water Company at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Friday, November 21,2025; and nominate Thomas J. Prenovost, Jr. to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for a two-year term commencing in November 2025 and ending in November 2027, or until his successor is duly qualified and elected. Motion passed 5-0-0-0 (Ayes: Stewart, Hupp, Marick, Simonoff, Vargas).
2.E. Donation Distribution Discussion
Mayor Pro Tem Hupp indicated that the County Auditor's Office presented the City with a check for $5,835.29 in unclaimed funds and indicated the City is not obligated to use the funds for anything in particular. She suggested to donate the funds to the Brea Community Emergency Council (BCEC) for additional financial assistance over the holidays.
Council discussed how BCEC is funded by donations, the assistance they provide and other community organizations BCEC works with.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hupp and seconded by Council Member Marick to donate $5,835.29 in unclaimed funds from the City of Brea to the Erea Community Emergency Council.
Motion passed 5-0-0-0 (Ayes: Stewart, Hupp, Marick, Simonoff, Vargas).
2.F. Comprehensive User Fee Study Update
Budget Manager Brenner provided a presentation and spoke about the item's background, developer deposits, policy discussion, development examples, review of the proposed user fee list, development examples, next steps and Staff's recommendation.
Council discussed the fire assessment fees for non-residents, the difference between fire assessment and first responder fees and cost recovery rates. Council directed staff to increase the non-resident Fire Assessment Fee to $609 to represent a 507o cost recovery.
Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Killebrew spoke about Council directives in honoring online fees for residents applying for Overnight Parking Permits in-person and the increasing trend of number of Overnight Parking Permits issued.
Mayor Stewart and Council Member Marick expressed concerns with subsidizing Overnight Parking Permits.
Council directed staff to maintain the current rates for False Alarm Permits and revise the parking permit fees to one fee for both online and in-person at a subsidized rate of $25 at fee adoption and incrementally increase $5 dollar each fiscal year thereafter.
Council discussed the fees for skylights and directed staff to revise the fee to reflect that up to three (3) skylights non-structural to $61 1 and each additional to $194 and up to three (3) skylights 2 Council also discussed the fees for False Alarm Permits and Overnight Parking Permits.
structural, requiring structural plan review - up to three (3) at $940 and each additional structural skylight $2s3.
Clarification was made regarding Building Division's user fees as it relates to Grading Permit lnspection Fees, noting inspection fee is based upon tiers of cubic yards.
Budget Manager Brenner discussed timeline for next steps.
2.G. Council Member Reports/Requests
None.
2.H. Study Session Adjournment
Mayor Stewart adjourned the Study Session at 6:44 p.m.
3. GENERAL SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLAZA LEVEL - 7:00 P.M.
3.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
Mayor Stewart called the General Session to order at 7:01 p.m. All members were present.
3.B. Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop 707
Boy Scout Troop 707 led the Pledge of Allegiance.
3.C. lnvocation: Pastor Vaughn Jarrett, The Way Christian Community Churches Pastor Vaughn Jarrett, The Way Christian Community Churches, led the lnvocation.
3.D. Report - Prior Study Session
City Manager Griffith provided a report on the prior Study Session.
3.E. Community Announcements
Council Member Vargas invited the community to attend the Nutcracker Craft Boutique on Friday, November l4 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday November 15 from 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m.
He indicated there will be 280 vendors on site and noted admission is $3 and parking is free.
Additional information can be found on the the City website.
Council Member Marick announced the City has reinstated parking enforcement for the Street Sweeping Program. She asked residents to to keep their vehicles off the streets during designated street sweeping days, and to visit the City website for additional information.
Mayor Pro Tem Hupp announced the City's first ever Dine Brea event is currently going on now until November 9. She indicated that participating restaurants are offering exclusive menus, 3 discounts, and special promotions. She encouraged residents to participate in the event and to support local restaurants. She stated additional information can be found on the City's website.
Council Member Simonoff announced that the Winter Brea Line Newsletter is now available and residents can view and subscribe to the Brea Line by visiting the City's website.
Mayor Stewa rt invited the community to attend the City's annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11 at 10:00 a.m. at the Brea Veterans Memorial. He stated additional information can be found on the City's website.
3.F. Matters from the Audience
Gill Reallon, Brea Community Emergency Council, expressed appreciation for the Brea Resource Center and provided a summary on their 2024 accom plish ments. He also thanked the City Council for their continued support.
Scott Hupp, Brea Community Emergency Council, spoke about the importance of the organization and thanked everyone for their support.
Celine Berenguer, Alzheimer's Orange County, spoke regarding the organization and resources available to the community.
3.G. Response to Public lnquiries
None-
4. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
4.A. Waive Full Reading of and lntroduce Ordinance No. 1268, an Ordinance of the City of Brea Extending the Term of a Pipeline Franchise Granted to Cardinal California Pipeline, 1.P., and Approve a CEQA Exemption Determination
Senior Management Analyst Cuevas provided a presentation on the Pipeline Franchise and spoke regarding the California Public Utilities Code and Brea City Code requirements, the renewed franchise time frame, estimated franchise fees and Staff's. ln response to Council Member Vargas' questions regarding Hydro Testing of the line, Senior Management Analyst Cuevas stated the line has been placed under a deferred maintenance program and is inspected annually by the Office of the State Fire Marshall. 4 Council Member Simonoff stated the item was reviewed by the Finance Committee and recommended to the City Council.
A motion was made by Council Member Simonoff and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hupp to introduce by title only and waive further reading of Ordinance t268, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea extending the term of a Pipeline Franchise granted to Cardinal California Pipeline, L.P.," and approve a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption determination; and appropriate any revenues received as part of this
franchise in the Fiscal Yeat 2O25-2O26 Operating Budget and authorize the City Clerk to accept a new faithful performance bond upon final adoption of the Ordinance. Motion passed 5-0-0-0 (Ayes: Stewart. HuPP, Marick, Simonoff, Vargas).
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion was made by Council Member Simonoff and seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hupp to approve Citlr Consent Calendar ltems 5A - 5C. Motion passed 5-0-0-0 (Aye: Stewart, Hupp.
Marick, Simonoff, Vargas).
5.A. October 21,2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes The City Council approved the October 21,2025 City Council Meeting Minutes as written.
5.B. Approval ofthe 9-1-1 Phone System Maintenance Contract The City Council approved an agreement with AT&T for the 9-1-1 Phone System Maintenance Contract for a six-month term; authorized the Chief of Police or their designee to execute the agreement and amended the Fiscal Year 2025-27 General Fund (1 10) Operating Budget to appropriate $38,316.25 for the six-month agreement with reimbursement from Cal OES.
5.C. City Disbursement Registers for October 17 and October 24,2025 The City Council received and filed the October 17 and 24 City Disbursement Registers.
5. BREA ARTS CORPORATION - CONSENT
6.4. Brea Arts Corporation Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024-25 The City Council received and filed the Brea Arts Corporation Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024-
25. Motion was made by Council Member Simonoff and seconded by Council Member Vargas to approve Brea Arts Corporation Consent Calendar ltem 6A. Motion passed 5-0-0-0 (Ayes:
Stewart, Hupp, Marick, Simonoff, Vargas).
7. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
5 7.A. City Manager
None.
7.8. City Attorney
None.
7.C. Council Requests
None.
8. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
8.A. Council Announcements
None.
9. ADJOURNMENT
9.A. Meeting Adjournment
Mayor Stewa rt adjourned the General Session at 7:19 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
ria Popescu, City Clerk
The foregoing minutes are hereby approved
this 18th day of November,2025.
Cecil ra Hupp, Mayor Pro Tem
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