CITY OF FULLERTON
CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
CLOSED SESSION MINUTES
OCTOBER 15, 2024 – 5:00 P.M.
Council Chamber
303 West Commonwealth Avenue
Fullerton, California
5:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor / Chair Dunlap called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor / Chair Dunlap, Council / Agency Members Charles, Whitaker, Zahra
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem / Vice Chair Jung
Staff Present: City Manager Eric J. Levitt, City Attorney Richard D. Jones, City Clerk Lucinda Williams PUBLIC COMMENTS ‑ Closed Session
None.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor / Chair Dunlap recessed to Closed Session at 5:01 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ‑ EXISTING LITIGATION Per Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case: Gloria Govea v. City of Fullerton, et al.
Case Number: OCSC 30‑2023‑01360733
5:16 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor / Chair Dunlap adjourned the meeting at 5:16 p.m. _____________________________
Nicholas Dunlap
Mayor
_____________________________
Lucinda Williams, MMC
City Clerk
CITY OF FULLERTON
CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
REGULAR SESSION MINUTES
OCTOBER 15, 2024 – 5:30 P.M.
Council Chamber
303 West Commonwealth Avenue
Fullerton, California
5:30 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor / Chair Dunlap called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor / Chair Dunlap, Mayor Pro Tem / Vice Chair Jung (arrived 5:47 p.m.), Council / Agency Members Charles, Whitaker, Zahra
Absent: None
Staff Present: City Manager Eric J. Levitt, City Attorney Richard D. Jones, City Clerk Lucinda Williams, Police Captain Jose Arana, Deputy City Manager Daisy Perez INVOCATION given by Imam Azeem Syed, Islamic Center of Yorba Linda.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Council Member Whitaker.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
None.
EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS REPORT
None.
PRESENTATIONS
Presented
1. PROCLAMATION: Domestic Violence Awareness Month
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR ANNOUNCEMENT
Council Members pulled Item 9 from the Consent Calendar.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ‑ Regular Session
The following addressed City Council:
Craig Sheets spoke about drug issues at ports.
Todd Harrison, Fullerton, spoke about the Senior Advisory Committee and accessible housing.
Yolanda Harrison, Fullerton, spoke about traffic near Rancho La Paz.
Scott Hess spoke about the Housing Element.
Edgar Lenihan, Fullerton, called for a special election in District 4.
Z (no last name provided) spoke about sidewalks.
Curtis Gamble spoke about homeless issues.
MJ Noor, Parents Voice USA, spoke about an upcoming event.
The following addressed City Council remotely:
Gil Nelson spoke about Council Member relationships.
Sowmya Iyer, Fullerton, supported keeping Fullerton walkable for seniors.
Unidentified speaker spoke about Council Member relationships.
Unidentified speaker spoke about City expenditures.
Maureen Milton, Fullerton, spoke about City Hall on the Go and the Ad Hoc Fiscal Sustainability Committee.
Dee Bock, Irvine, spoke about the Orange County Power Authority.
Unidentified speaker spoke about District 4 candidates.
CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY / STAFF COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS (item taken out of agenda order) Council Member Charles and Mayor Dunlap made comments with no quorum present.
APPOINTMENTS (Item 1)
Appointed
1. COMMISSION / COMMITTEE / BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Council Member Zahra appointed Giulianna Nuncci to the Youth Advisory Committee for a term ending August 31, 2025.
Mayor Pro Tem Jung appointed Sharon Nelson to the Senior Advisory Committee for an initial partial term ending December 31, 2024.
Council Member Zahra appointed Derek Smith to the Ad Hoc Fiscal Sustainability Committee.
Jung moved, seconded by Zahra. to ratify all appointments.
Motion carried 5 – 0.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1 ‑ 10)
Jung moved, seconded by Zahra, to approve Consent Calendar Items 1 – 8 and 10.
Motion carried 4 – 0 – 1 (Absent: Whitaker).
Approved
1. OCTOBER 1, 2024 MEETING MINUTES
Proposed Motion:
Approve October 1, 2024 City Council / Successor Agency Meeting Minutes.
Received and filed
2. MONTHLY COMMITTEE ACTIVITY AND ATTENDANCE REPORT
Proposed Motion:
Receive and file.
Received and filed
3. SEPTEMBER 2024 CHECK REGISTER
Proposed Motion:
Receive and file.
Adopted
4. CLASSIFICATION PLAN UPDATE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST I, ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST II AND SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST POSITIONS Proposed Motion:
Adopt Resolution No. 2024‑049.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024‑049 ‑ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING AND DELETING CERTAIN CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS IN THE PERSONNEL CLASSIFICATION PLAN AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2023‑052 (FULLERTON MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES FEDERATION) APPENDIX A1 Approved
5. 2024‑25 OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY GRANT AGREEMENT
Proposed Motion:
1. Authorize Chief of Police, or designee, to accept and execute $285,000 2024‑25 Office of Traffic Safety “Selective Traffic Enforcement Program” agreement.
2. Authorize staff to appropriate receipt and use grant award in Grand Fund (Fund 32).
Approved
6. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH HOPE CENTER OF ORANGE COUNTY FOR POLICE PERSONNEL SALARY REIMBURSEMENT Proposed Motion:
1. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to enter and administer a three‑year Professional Services Agreement with HOPE Center of Orange County for police services, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
2. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer related documents, in a form approved by City Attorney.
Approved
7. PURCHASE ORDERS FOR IT CAPITAL PROJECTS PHONE SYSTEM UPGRADE AND PC / LAPTOP / MDT REFRESH Proposed Motion:
1. Approve a Purchase Order with Dell Financial Services to add 81 PCs for the PC Refresh Project and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute related documents, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
2. Approve a Purchase Order with CDCE, Inc. to purchase 78 MDTs for the PC Refresh Project and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute related documents, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
3. Approve a Purchase Order with Glass Box Technology, Inc. as an equipment reseller to purchase equipment for the Phone System Upgrade Project and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute related documents, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
4. Approve Purchase Orders with Glass Box Technology, Inc. for professional services to migrate the City on‑premise phone system to the Cisco Webex Calling cloud‑based phone system (Phone System Upgrade Project) and the PC Refresh Project.
Approved
8. PURCHASE ORDER WITH GLASS BOX TECHNOLOGY, INC. FOR TYLER MUNIS IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT CUSTOM UTILITY REPORTS Proposed Motion:
1. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute documents and issue $33,000 purchase order with Glass Box Technology, Inc. for continued Tyler Munis implementation support services to develop custom utility SQL Server Reporting Services reports.
2. Authorize $38,000 budget transfer and appropriation from Water Enterprise Fund (Fund 44) to Project 6381 Tyler ERP Project in the Information Technology Fund (Fund 68).
3. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve change orders for professional consultant services within the approved budget.
Approved
10. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AIRPORT SOUTHEAST HANGARS ROOF REHABILITATION GRANT Proposed Motion:
1. Apply for and accept a $1,173,000 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grant and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents related to the grant, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
2. Authorize receipt and appropriation of $1,173,000 FAA BIL AIP grant funds to CIP Project 49018 Airport Southeast Hangars Roof Rehabilitation Project within the Airport Enterprise Fund (Fund 40).
3. Authorize Administrative Services Director, or designee, to execute $37,221 purchase order with C & S Companies, Inc. for professional engineering design services and authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve design change orders within the approved project budget.
PUBLIC HEARINGS (Items 11 ‑ 12)
Continued
11. ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS PERTAINING TO TATTOO PARLORS ‑ CONTINUE PUBLIC HEARING TO NOVEMBER 19, 2024 CITY COUNCIL MEETING (item taken out of agenda order) Dunlap moved, seconded by Jung, to continue this item to the November 19, 2024 City Council meeting.
Motion carried 5 – 0.
Introduced
12. UPPER GOLDEN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ZONE CHANGE REQUEST
Mayor Dunlap opened the Public Hearing at 6:17 p.m.
The following addressed City Council:
Sharon Keyser spoke in support of this item.
Unidentified speaker spoke in support of this item.
The following addressed City Council remotely:
Maureen Milton spoke in support of this item.
Mayor Dunlap closed the public hearing 6:28 p.m.
Jung moved, seconded by Zahra to introduce Ordinance No. 3333 for first reading by title only and waive further reading of the ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 3333 ‑ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A ZONE CLASSIFICATION CHANGE FROM “R‑1‑7.2” TO “R‑1‑7.2P” ON PROPERTIES LOCATED IN THE UPPER GOLDEN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD, GENERALLY DESCRIBED AS THE PROPERTIES BOUNDED BY WEST VALLEY VIEW DRIVE, WOODS AVENUE AND RICHMAN AVENUE AND INCLUDING PROPERTIES ON GRANDVIEW AVENUE, FERN DRIVE AND LOIS LANE Motion carried 5 – 0.
City Clerk Williams read the ordinance title.
REGULAR BUSINESS (Item 13)
13. WALK ON WILSHIRE PILOT PROGRAM DIRECTION
Mayor Dunlap recessed the meeting at 6:31 p.m.
Mayor Dunlap reconvened the meeting at 6:40 p.m.
Mayor Dunlap recused himself at 6:41 and left the Council Chambers.
Council Member Charles moved, seconded by Zahra, to allow two minutes per speaker during this public hearing.
Council Member Whitaker made a friendly amendment to reduce the time to 90 seconds. No second provided.
The following addressed City Council:
Z (no last name provided) opposed reducing the speaker time.
Yolanda Harrison opposed reducing the speaker time.
Todd Harrison opposed reducing the speaker time.
Unidentified speaker supported reducing comments to 90 seconds per speaker.
Unidentified speaker opposed reducing the speaker time.
Unidentified speaker opposed reducing the speaker time.
Unidentified speaker opposed reducing the speaker time.
Motion failed 0 – 4 – 1 (Recused: Dunlap).
The following addressed City Council:
Nathan Bass, representing Senator Josh Newman, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
James Kim supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Gabriel Corral, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Allison Ritto supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Elmer Bautista, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Jason Makanbali, Buena Park, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Todd Harrison, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Yolanda Harrison, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Katherine Heaton, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Justin (no last name provided) supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Dalton and Amelia Murray supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Andrew Galusha, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Karen Loreda, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire open while studying a permanent program.
Mark Barron supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Garret Dias, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Linda Gardner, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Matt Truxaw, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Nicholas Sumabat supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Alyssa Matus, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Geneva Wilhelm, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Lir Cook, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
David Brown, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Megan Fleaner, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Diane Vena supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Helen Higgins supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Sonia Steinke supported closing the street for special events only.
Hoag Ho supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Karen Stocker supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Elizabeth McMillan, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Bryan Yanity supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Andrew Penn supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
River Brown supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Jack Dean, Fullerton, supported terminating the Walk on Wilshire.
Unidentified speaker supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Z (no last name provided), Fullerton, supported focusing on sidewalks for Fullerton children rather than the Wilshire closure.
Mike (no last name provided) supported terminating the Walk on Wilshire.
George Bushala, Fullerton, opposed permanent closure of Wilshire Avenue.
Tony Bushala, Fullerton, supported reopening Wilshire Avenue.
Chris Presta supported parklets but not permanently closing Wilshire Avenue.
Veronica Moran supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Andrew (no last name provided), Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Anjali Tapadia supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Unidentified speaker, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Egleth Nuncci supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
The following addressed City Council remotely:
Unidentified speaker supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Kent Morris, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Isabel Poon, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Diego Garcia, Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Matthew Leslie, Fullerton, supported reopening Wilshire Avenue.
Megan (no last name provided), Fullerton, supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Dominic Moonheart supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Maureen Milton supported keeping Walk on Wilshire.
Zahra moved, seconded by Charles, to adopt a resolution to extend the Walk on Wilshire for 90 days, bring the item back to City Council to consider options to make closure permanent and consider extending Walk on Wilshire for the entire block.
Jung made a substitute motion, seconded by Charles, to adopt a resolution to reopen Wilshire Avenue to traffic on January 31, 2025 and direct staff to present a comprehensive plan to City Council to close the entire street, along with cost breakdown and architectural renderings.
Substitute motion failed 2 – 2 – 1 (Opposed: Whitaker, Zahra; Recused: Dunlap).
Original motion failed 2 – 2 – 1 (Opposed: Whitaker, Jung; Recused: Dunlap).
Charles moved, seconded by Jung, to:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2024‑050.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024‑050 ‑ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF A 200‑FOOT SEGMENT OF WILSHIRE AVENUE, WEST OF HARBOR BOULEVARD FOR A WALK‑ON‑WILSHIRE (WOW) PARKLET PILOT PROGRAM
2. Direct staff to present a plan for permanent closure of the full block on Wilshire Avenue at the January 21, 2025 City Council meeting.
Motion carried 3 – 1 – 1 (Opposed: Whitaker; Recused: Dunlap).
Mayor Pro Tem Jung and Council Member Zahra left the meeting at 9:03 p.m.
Mayor Dunlap returned to Council Chambers at 9:05 p.m.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR
Approved
9. CONTRACT WITH AGUILAR & CALDERON CORP. FOR SIDEWALK RECONSTRUCTION FISCAL YEAR 2023‑24 The following addressed City Council:
Z (no last name provided) spoke about county funding for sidewalk projects Charles moved, seconded by Dunlap, to:
1. Approve Sidewalk Reconstruction Fiscal Year (FY) 2023‑24 Project plans and specifications.
2. Approve $22,000 budget transfer and Drainage Capital Outlay Funds (Fund 36) appropriation from Project 44794 Curb, Gutter and Sidewalk FY 2023‑24 to Project 44795 Sidewalk Reconstruction FY 2023‑24 within Capital Projects (Fund 74).
3. Award $223,568 construction contract for Sidewalk Reconstruction FY 2023‑24 Project to Aguilar & Calderon Corp. and authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute and administer the contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
4. Authorize City Manager, or designee, to approve future change orders for construction and professional engineering construction support services within the approved project budget.
Motion carried 3 – 0 – 2 (Absent: Zahra, Jung).
9:08 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor / Chair Dunlap adjourned the meeting at 9:08 p.m. _____________________________
Nicholas Dunlap
Mayor
_____________________________
Lucinda Williams, MMC
City Clerk