CITY OF FULLERTON
CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING MINUTES
MARCH 7, 2023 – 5:30 P.M.
Council Chamber
303 West Commonwealth Avenue
Fullerton, California
5:31 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Pro Tem / Vice-Chair Whitaker called the meeting to order at 5:31 p.m.
All present
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor / Chair Jung (arrived 6:00 p.m.), Mayor Pro Tem / Vice Chair Whitaker, Council / Agency Members Dunlap, Charles, Zahra
Absent: None
Staff Present: City Manager Eric J. Levitt, City Attorney Richard D. Jones, City Clerk Lucinda Williams INVOCATION given by Pastor Elliot Chung.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Council Member Zahra.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
None.
EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
None.
PRESENTATIONS
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ‑ Regular Session
The following addressed City Council:
Todd Harrison, Fullerton, spoke about City Council conduct.
Bernard Oh, Fullerton, spoke about City Council conduct and fire services.
Patty Tutor asked for later meeting times and spoke about City Council conduct.
Woudarek (no last name provided) spoke about church activities.
Eddie Carmona spoke about events sponsored by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva.
Maureen Milton spoke about maintenance issues and welcomed Council Member Charles.
Curtis Gamble spoke about homeless issues.
The following addressed City Council via Zoom:
Diane Vena spoke about public comments and City Council conduct.
CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY / STAFF COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS City Manager Levitt made personnel announcements and spoke about homeless encampments.
Council Member Charles reported on recent activities.
Council Member Dunlap reported on local baseball and softball events.
Council Member Zahra spoke about personnel changes, attendance at recent events, announced upcoming events and reported on the Fullerton Museum. Zahra requested, supported by Charles, to agendize a discussion of the Fullerton Museum.
Mayor Pro Tem Whitaker spoke about a recent remembrance event.
APPOINTMENTS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1 ‑ 4)
Whitaker moved, seconded by Dunlap, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 and 4.
Motion carried 5 – 0.
Approved
FEBRUARY 21, 2023 MEETING MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve February 21, 2023 City Council / Successor Agency Meeting Minutes.
Adopted
4. DISABLED PERSON PARKING AT 124 EAST BROOKDALE AVENUE Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2023‑017.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023‑017 ‑ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A DISABLED PERSON PARKING ZONE IN FRONT OF 124 EAST BROOKDALE AVENUE
PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
REGULAR BUSINESS (Items 5 ‑ 9)
Appointed
5. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY DELEGATES Zahra nominated Council Member Charles as the City’s Delegate Representative.
Whitaker nominated Mayor Jung as the City’s Delegate Representative.
City Council voted to appoint Mayor Jung as the City’s Delegate Representative at the Southern California Association of Governments 2023 General Assembly. (In favor of Jung: Dunlap, Whitaker, Jung. In favor of Charles: Charles, Zahra).
City Council appointed Council Member Charles at the Alternate Delegate at the Southern California Association of Governments 2023 General Assembly by acclamation.
Approved
6. MAPLE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER LEASE
Zahra requested, supported by Charles, to agendize a discussion regarding subsidized program fees at the Maple Center.
Charles moved, seconded by Zahra, to:
1. Approve lease agreement, in substantially the form as attached and in such final form as approved by the City Attorney, with the YMCA of Orange County for the Maple Neighborhood Center to provide neighborhood services to the surrounding communities as approved by the City.
2. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer the Maple Neighborhood Center lease agreement and all documents related to the lease agreement, including options to extend, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Motion carried 5 – 0.
Approved
7. MERCHANT AND GATEWAY PROVIDER AGREEMENTS AND CREDIT CARD FEE STRUCTURE (Item 7 Continued From February 21, 2023) Jung moved, seconded by Charles, to:
Approve Supplemental Option A but wait one year until passing on utility credit card fees:
Option A: Blended Structure
City absorbs eCheck fees for utility and non‑Public Works ‑ Engineering and non‑Community and Economic Development ‑ Building and Planning customers (estimated eCheck totals $1.25 flat fee) City passes on credit card fees to customers
City passes on eCheck fees to Public Works ‑ Engineering and Community and Economic Development ‑ Building and Planning customers City does not incur fees for cash, check or ACH / transfer payments initiated by customers.
City cannot currently accept payments via PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, etc.
2. Approve and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer amendments and/or agreements and related documents with Tyler Technologies, Inc. and with Global Payments Integrated including renewals and/or extensions and future amendments, in a form approved by City Attorney.
3. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to terminate agreements with current merchant services and gateway providers.
Motion carried 3 – 2 (No: Dunlap, Whitaker).
Approved
8. 2023 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
The following addressed City Council:
Todd Harrison, Fullerton, spoke about AB 1035.
Woudarek (no last name provided) spoke about police oversight.
Anjali Tapadia spoke about the process to approve the Legislative Platform.
Charles moved, seconded by Jung, to:
1. Ratify 2023 Legislative Platform adoption with reordered Guiding Principles.
2. Authorize Mayor (or Mayor Pro Tem in Mayor’s absence) to sign policy and position letters within platform guidelines.
Motion carried 4 – 0 – 1 (Abstain: Zahra).
Approved
9. PARTNERSHIP WITH DAROO KOREAN PERFORMING ARTS AND CULTURE TO HOST KOREAN CULTURE FESTIVAL IN CITY OF FULLERTON The following addressed City Council:
Woudarek (no last name provided) spoke in support of this item.
Charles moved, seconded by Dunlap, to support Daroo Korean Performing Arts and Culture request to partner with the City of Fullerton as an event project partner to host a Korean Culture Festival in Fullerton in fall 2023 and 2024 with a provision to include costs to reimburse any potential costs incurred by the City in the budget proposed to the National Endowment of the Arts .
Motion carried 5 – 0.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Adopted
2. UNCOLLECTIBLE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE WRITE‑OFF AUTHORITY The following addressed City Council:
Maureen Milton asked about the procedure to collect funds.
The following addressed City Council via Zoom:
Jane Reifer asked about the total amount to write-off.
Dunlap moved, seconded by Charles, to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2023‑017.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023‑017 ‑ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING AUTHORITY TO THE CITY MANAGER TO WRITE OFF CERTAIN ACCOUNTS DEEMED UNCOLLECTIBLE Approve amended Statement of Financial Policies, adding Section 10 Delinquent Accounts Receivable, to clarify the processing, collecting and disposing of delinquent accounts receivable balances and require City Manager approval to write‑off uncollectable accounts receivable balances under $50,000.
Motion carried 4 – 1 (No: Zahra).
Approved
3. ANNUAL HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2022 The following addressed City Council via Zoom:
Elizabeth Hansburg spoke about 1600 Commonwealth.
Jane Reifer spoke about housing on public land.
Dunlap moved, seconded by Zahra, to:
1. Authorize submittal of 2022 General Plan Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
2. Authorize City Manager or Community and Economic Development Director to make technical modifications to the Annual Report, as required.
Motion carried 5 – 0.
7:56 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor / Chair Jung adjourned the meeting at 7:56 p.m. in memory of former Mayor and City Council Member F. Richard Jones.