MINUTES OF THE
CITY COUNCIL/ SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE FOUNTAIN
VALLEY AGENCY
FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/ FOUNTAIN VALLEY
HOUSING AUTHORITY
Closed Session 5:00 p.m.
Study Session 5:30 p.m.
Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
Council Chambers
CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER 5:00 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (Closed Session matters only)
There were no public comments
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6.
Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager, Maggie Le, Finance Director, Ryan Smith, Human Resources Director, Carrie Hanes, Community Development Director / Deputy City Manager, Omar Dadabhoy, Attorney for the City, Colin Burns Employee Organizations: Police Officers' Association (POA), Police Officers' Management Unit (POMU), Fire Association (FVFA), Fountain Valley Municipal Employees Association (Field Services unit), Fountain Valley General Employees Association (FVGEA), Fountain Valley Professional and Technical Employees (P&T), Individually Represented Battalion Chiefs and Individually Represented P&T (IRP&T)
No Reportable Action
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9: (1 case) By a 5-0 Vote, the City Council approved granting the City Attorney the authority to administer an abatement action at the property located at 16780 Silktree, Fountain valley, CA 92708.
STUDY SESSION
CALL TO ORDER 5:33 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENTS (Study Session matters only)
Katy Wright, Evan Jorgensen
1. Transient Occupancy Tax – Presentation by Colin Burns, Attorney for the City and Rick Miller, City Clerk
City Attorney Colin Burns and City Clerk Rick Miller presented the options for moving forward with a Transient Occupancy Tax. The majority of City Council opposed bringing this item before the voters at this time, but could revisit the idea in the future.
OPEN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER 6:00 p.m.
INVOCATION Pastor Brent Wagner
SALUTE TO THE FLAG Council Member Jim Cunneen
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/HOUSING AUTHORITY/ ROLL CALL Council Members Present: Constantine, Cunneen, Harper, Vice Mayor/Vice Chair Bui, Mayor/Chair Grandis
Council Members Absent: None
ANNOUNCEMENT OF SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
CITY MANAGER / MAYOR UPDATE
Deputy City Manager Omar Dadabhoy provided his update.
Mayor Grandis provided his update.
PRESENTATIONS
Presentation of a Certificate of Recognition to Jake Hopkins, for being appointed as California Parks & Recreation Society 2024-2025 District 10 Incoming President – Presentation by Mayor Grandis
Mayor Grandis presented Jake Hopkins with a Certificate of Recognition for being named the California Parks & Recreation Society 2024-2025 District 10 President. Presentation of a Certificate of Recognition to Ben Dieterle, for being appointed as California Parks & Recreation Society 2024-2025 Aging Section President – Presentation by Mayor Grandis
Mayor Grandis presented Ben Dieterle with a Certificate of Recognition for being named as the California Parks & Recreation Society 2024-2025 Aging Section President.
Presentation about Community Service Day – Presentation by Jynene Johnson Jynene Johnson made her presentation encouraging people to volunteer for the upcoming Community Service Day.
FIRST CITY COUNCIL/ SUCCESSOR AGENCY/ HOUSING AUTHORITY/ PUBLIC COMMENTS (Unscheduled Matters Only)
Katy Wright, Evan Jorgensen, Alexandra Fiallo, Jackie Givens, Terri orinion
CONSENT CALENDAR
Consent Calendar Items 1, 3 and 4 were approved simultaneously.
1. Waive the reading in full of all ordinances under consideration and direct the Mayor to read by titles only.
ACTION: Move to waive the reading in full of all ordinances under consideration and direct the Mayor to read by titles only
MOTION: Constantine SECOND: Cunneen
AYES: Constantine, Cunneen, Harper, Bui, Grandis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
2. Item Pulled by Council Member Constantine
Receive and File the Draft Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting ACTION: Move to Receive and File the Draft Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting
MOTION: Constantine SECOND: Harper
AYES: Constantine, Cunneen, Harper, Bui, Grandis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
3. Approve the City of Fountain Valley Register of Demands for the period of 3/9/2024 to 3/22/2024
ACTION: Move to Approve the City of Fountain Valley Register of Demands for the period of 3/9/2024 to 3/22/2024
MOTION: Constantine SECOND: Cunneen
AYES: Constantine, Cunneen, Harper, Bui, Grandis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
4. Award of Contract to Placeworks to Provide Environmental Services for Proposed Euclid & Heil Project located at 16300 Euclid Street (Northeast Corner of Euclid Street and Heil Avenue)
ACTION: Move to Approve and Award a Contract to Placeworks to Provide Environmental Services for Proposed Euclid & Heil Project located at 16300 Euclid Street (Northeast Corner of Euclid Street and Heil Avenue)
MOTION: Constantine SECOND: Cunneen
AYES: Constantine, Cunneen, Harper, Bui, Grandis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
COUNCIL MEMBER ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
None
CITY COUNCIL/ SUCCESSOR AGENCY/ HOUSING AUTHORITY/ PUBLIC COMMENTS (Unscheduled Matters Only)
None
CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/HOUSING AUTHORITY AB 1234/GENERAL COMMENTS Vice Mayor Bui
March 20 Attended the PCTA Board Meeting
March 21 Attended the OC mayoral Roundtable and the District 10 CPRS Awards March 23 Attended the International Martial Arts
March 24 Attended the Welcoming of the 32nd Congress of the General Association for the Development of War Martial Arts
March 27 Attended the UCI Health and Ribbon Cutting Event March 28 Attended the 2024 OCCOG Annual Conference
Council Member Cunneen
March 13 Attended the Annual Career Technical Education Advisory meeting March 18 Attended the meeting with Agape Tennis Center, where he was shown the Tennis and Pickleball Expansion plans
March 19 Attended the Rotary Club’s Every Student Succeeding Awards March 27 Attended the City of Ontario State of the City Event
March 30 Attended the Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Recreation Center with Mayor Grandis and Council Member Constantine
Mayor Grandis
March 20 Attended the PCTA Board Meeting
March 21 Attended the Fountain Valley Chamber FV Connect event, the ACCOC Mayoral Roundatable, the CPRS District 10 Awards and Installation banquet, the FV Chamber Network at Night Meeting, the Fountain Valley Community Foundation Board Meeting
March 26 Attended the Boys and Girls Club of Huntington Valley Board Meeting March 27 Attended the UCI Health Welcome and Ribbon Cutting, the OC Sanitation District Steering Committee and Board Meeting and the Small Business Diversity Network March 30 Attended the Fountain Valley Easter Egg Hunt
Council Member Constantine
March 20 Attended the “Stay Safe, Stay Sharp: Senior Fraud Presentation Workshop” presented by a local Girl Scout at Founders Village Senior and Community Center.
March 21 Participated in the monthly Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Board Meeting. That evening, I attended the Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce Mixer at Ozzies in Fountain Bowl, the Fountain Valley Community Foundation Board Meeting at the Fountain Valley Recreation Center, the 15-year Anniversary Celebration of Reptile Zoo, then the Fountain Valley Community Foundation Volunteer Meeting at the FV Recreation Center.
March 22 Met with Amy Pazahanick of the Fountain Valley Agape Tennis Center about a possible expansion of the tennis/pickleball area, then stopped by the senior citizens movie “Boys in the Boat” at Founders Village Senior and Community Center.
March 23 Stopped in at the “Make a Wish Walk Out Poverty” event at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, then the annual ESPN LA Pickleball at the FV Agape Tennis Center.
Later, I listened to the “Livable California” Workshop on Zoom in which various this Sessions’s Legislative Bills were discussed: SB 951, AB 2560, SB 1092, and SB 1077.
March 25 Listened in on the Amazon Web Services “Generative AI in Action: Common Government Use Cases” webinar on Zoom, then the League of California Cities:
Organics Waste Recycling and Food Recovery Roundtable on Zoom. In the evening, I attended the Fountain Valley Republican Assembly Meeting at IHOP in Huntington Beach.
March 26 Watched the Orange County Board of Supervisors Board Meeting on the County’s website, then attended the Fountain Valley Police Department RSVP Graduation (our Retired Senior Volunteer Program) in which we celebrated 6 new graduates.
Our next one will be in 2016, I’m told. Later, I enjoyed a takeout lunch order from BJ’s Pizza, Huntington Beach for the benefit of our Friends of the Fountain Valley Library, then listened to the Amazon Web Services “Fireside Chat: Starting and Accelerating your AI Journey” on Zoom. That evening, I attended the Fountain Valley Friends of the Library Bookstore Volunteer Meeting at the Fountain Valley Library, then the monthly Green Valley Homeowners Association Meeting in the Green Valley Community Room.
March 27 Attended the “Welcome Ceremony” in celebration of Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Los Alamitos Medical Center, and Placentia-Linda Hospital joining UCI Health at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital.
And Fountain Valley Regional Hospital is UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY.
Later, I listened to the Amazon Web Services “Using AI Responsibly with Data Protection and Risk Mitigation” Workshop on Zoom, then stopped in at “Easy Acryclic Painting” at the Fountain Valley Library.
March 28 Stopped in at the “Food is Medicine” by Memorial Care Orange Coast Medical Center at Founders Village Senior and Community Center.
March 30 Participated in the annual Fountain Valley Egg Hunt City event at the Fountain Valley Sports Park, then stopped in at the annual Easter Egg-Citement Green Valley event at the Green Valley Family Clubhouse. This event is presented by the Green Valley Homeowners Recreation Association. Later, I stopped in at the “How to Bento” workshop at the Fountain Valley Library.
April 1 Attended the Black Angus 60th Anniversary event.
April 2 Distributed the Centerpiece Founders Village Senior and Community Center Newsletters to Richard’s Cookie Jar, Lamppost Pizza, Palm Island, Parkview Estates, Carmel Village, Yong’s Donuts, Qargo Coffee, and Dunkin’ Donuts.
Council Member Harper
March 20 Attended the ACCOC Board Meeting
March 22 Attended a meeting with Agape Tennis Center
March 25 Attended the OCTA Board Meeting
March 27 Attended the OCTA Finance Committee Meeting
April 1 Attended the OCTA Regional Transportation Planning Committee Meeting
ADJOURN THE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY/HOUSING
AUTHORITY
Mayor Grandis adjourned the meeting at 6:45 pm to the next Meeting of the Fountain Valley City Council on April 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., in the Fountain Valley Council Chambers, 10200 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Glenn Grandis, Mayor
Attest:
___________________________
Rick Miller, City Clerk
CITY OF FOUNTAIN VALLEY
CITY COUNCIL
COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST
To: Honorable Mayor and Agenda Date: April 16, 2024
Members of the City Council
SUBJECT: City of Fountain Valley Six Month Strategic Objectives Update for November 16, 2023 through May 23, 2024.
Three-Year Strategic Goals
☒ Enhance the culture and environment of “A Nice Place to Live” ☒ Achieve fiscal stability by evaluating processes, and attract and retain revenue producing businesses/opportunities
☒ Attract and retain quality staff through best practices and trends ☒ Maintain, build, and modernize infrastructure to support growth and future needs of the City
☐ Not applicable
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On November 16, 2023 the City Council held a strategic planning session with executive management team and department managers. The Strategic Plan was then presented to City Council at the December 19, 2023 City Council Meeting for adoption. Those that were in attendance collaborated to establish the City’s six-month strategic planning objectives for November 16, 2023 through May 23, 2024. The strategic plan has and will continue to serve as a guideline for both the Council and City staff as we work to achieve our goals over the next few years. The Strategic Plan goals on the attached spreadsheet have been updated so that the City Council can see the progress that has been made on the action items.
DISCUSSION:
During the City’s Strategic Planning session on November 16, 2023, City Council, executive management team including department managers discussed achievements and missed opportunities.
There were group discussions that led to the creation of the City’s six-month strategic planning objectives. As adopted the vision and mission statements are:
The City of Fountain Valley vision statement is:
Fountain Valley is a safe, inclusive, and desirable community where you can live your best life! The City of Fountain Valley mission statement is:
The City of Fountain Valley is a team driven organization committed to providing excellent service to our community through our Core Values: Fiscal Stability, Honesty, Integrity and Ethical Behavior, Teamwork, Innovation, Quality of Life, and Excellent Customer Service.