AGENDA
Garden Grove City Council
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
6:30 PM
Community Meeting Center
11300 Stanford Avenue
Garden Grove, California 92840
Stephanie Klopfenstein
Mayor
Joe DoVinh
Mayor Pro Tem – District 4
George S. Brietigam
Council Member – District 1
Phillip Nguyen
Council Member – District 2
Cindy Tran
Council Member – District 3
Yesenia Muñeton
Council Member – District 5
Ariana Arestegui
Council Member – District 6
Meeting Assistance: Any person requiring auxiliary aids and services, due to a disability, to address the City Council, should contact the City Clerk's Office 72 hours prior to the meeting to arrange for accommodations. Phone: (714) 741-5040.
Agenda Item Descriptions: Are intended to give a brief, general description of the item. The City Council may take legislative action deemed appropriate with respect to the item and is not limited to the recommended action indicated in staff reports or the agenda.
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Public Comments: Members of the public who attend the meeting in -person and would like to address the City Council are requested to complete a pink speaker card indicating their name and address, and identifying the subject matter they wish to address. This card should be given to the City Clerk before the meeting begins. General comments are made during "Oral Communications" and should be limited to matters under consideration and/or what the City Council has jurisdiction over. Persons wishing to address the City Council regarding a Public Hearing matter will be called to the podium at the time the matter is being considered.
Manner of Addressing the City Council: After being called by the Mayor, you may approach the podium, it is requested that you state your name for t he record, and proceed to address the City Council. All remarks and questions should be addressed to the City Council as a whole and not to individual Council Members or staff members. Any person making impertinent, slanderous, or profane remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City Council shall be called to order by the Mayor. If such conduct continues, the Mayor may order the person barred from addressing the City Council any further during that meeting.
Time Limitation: When any group of persons wishes to address the City Council on the same subject matter, the Mayor may request a spokesperson be chosen to represent the group, so as to avoid unnecessary repetition. At the City Council's discretion, a limit on the total amount of time for public comments during Oral Communications and/or a further limit on the time allotted to each speaker during Oral Communications may be set.
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AGENDA
ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBER BRIETIGAM, COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, COUNCIL MEMBER MUÑETON, COUNCIL MEMBER ARESTEGUI, MAYOR PRO
TEM DOVINH, MAYOR KLOPFENSTEIN
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PRESENTATIONS
1. Community Spotlight in recognition of the goodwill ambassadors representing Anyang, Republic of Korea, as part of the 36th annual Garden Grove Sister City Exchange Program.
[Item 3/2025]
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (TO BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH OTHER
LEGISLATIVE BODIES)
RECESS
CONDUCT OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES' BUSINESS
RECONVENE
CONSENT ITEMS (CONSENT ITEMS WILL BE ACTED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY
WITH ONE MOTION UNLESS SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION IS
REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER)
2. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing January 13, 2025, as Korean American Day in Garden Grove. (Action Item)
[Item 500/2024]
3. Adoption of a Resolution designating Authorized Agents of the City for the Emergency Management Performance Grant for grant cycles 2024-2025, 2025- 2026, and 2026-2027. (Action Item)
[Item 9/2025]
4. Approval of the Third Amendment to the Agreement with the County of Orange for Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Grant Program Funding for the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center. (Action Item)
[Item 521/2024]
5. Authorize the issuance of a purchase order to Advexure, LLC to purchase Unmanned Aerial Systems and supporting equipment for the Police Department’s UAS Program. (Cost: $74,851.63) (Action Item) [Item 520/2024]
6. Receive and file the annual financial reports and auditor’s communication related to Fiscal Year 2023-24 annual audit. (Action Item)
[Item 522/2024]
7. Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)
[Item 10/2025]
PUBLIC HEARINGS (MOTION TO APPROVE WILL INCLUDE ADOPTION OF EACH RESOLUTION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.)
8. Adoption of a Resolution denying an appeal filed by Supporters Alliance for Environmental Responsibility (SAFER) and upholding the Planning Commission’s Decision to approve Site Plan No. SP-145-2024 and Lot Line Adjustment No. LLA-033-2024. (Continued from the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting) (Action Item)
[Item 497/2024 - 1]
COMMISSION/COMMITTEE MATTERS
9. Consideration of Appointments to the Audit Committee and outside Committees. (Continued from the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting) (Action Item)
[Item 457/2024 - 1]
10. Adoption of a Resolution appointing a City Council Member to the Orange County Fire Authority Board of Directors. (Continued from the December 10, 2024 City Council meeting) (Action Item)
[Item 458/2024 - 1]
MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND CITY MANAGER
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California, 92840.
Happy Birthday Mayor Pro Tem DoVinh!