AGENDA
Garden Grove City Council
Tuesday, October 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 25th Anniversary of the Magnolia Park Family Resource Center.
[Item 374/2025]
2. Community Spotlight in recognition of Thomas House Family Shelter, which has provided a safe, supportive environment for families experiencing homelessness and at-risk families for over 40 years.
[Item 376/2025]
3. Community Spotlight in recognition of the 2025 Foods of Garden Grove Live participating eateries.
[Item 375/2025]
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (TO BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH OTHER
LEGISLATIVE BODIES)
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
4. Consideration of a request from King Shocks Technology, Inc., for temporary street closures to host the 3rd annual Christmas Toy Drive on Saturday, December 20, 2025. (Action Item)
[Item 363/2025]
5. Consideration of a request from LFA Group, LLC to extend the operating hours and make an exemption to the City’s Noise Ordinance on Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the Garden Amp. (Action Item)
[Item 373/2025]
RECESS
CONDUCT OTHER LEGISLATIVE BODIES' BUSINESS
RECONVENE
CONSENT ITEMS (WILL BE ACTED ON SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH ONE MOTION
UNLESS SEPARATE DISCUSSION AND/OR ACTION IS REQUESTED BY A COUNCIL
MEMBER)
6. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing Magnolia Park Family Resource Center on its 25th Anniversary for 25 years of dedicated service, programs, and contributions to the Garden Grove community. (Action Item)
[Item 382/2025]
7. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing Red Ribbon Week from October 23 to October 31, 2025. (Action Item)
[Item 331/2025]
8. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Action Item)
[Item 377/2025]
9. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing October 19 through October 25, 2025, as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. (Action Item)
[Item 384/2025]
10. Approval of Amendment No. 8 to the agreement with Fazekas & Associates, Inc. to provide on-call Building Plan Review Services. (Cost: $250,000) (Action Item)
[Item 356/2025]
11. Approval of the Third Amendment to the Lease Agreement with Investel Development, LLC for office space located at 12966 Euclid Street, Garden Grove. (Action Item)
[Item 348/2025]
12. Approval of a cost sharing agreement with the Municipal Water District of Orange County to develop the City’s 2025 Urban Water Management Plan. (Shared Cost: $65,910)(Action Item)
[Item 364/2025]
13. Approval of two cost sharing agreements with the Municipal Water District of Orange County for Water Conservation Framework compliance planning and technical assistance. (Shared Cost: $101,890.55)(Action Item)
[Item 365/2025]
14. Approval to participate in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP). (Action Item)
[Item 370/2025]
15. Approval of a sole source agreement with Hydrologic, Inc. to provide zero-discharge flushing services for the City’s water distribution system. (Cost: $224,742.08) (Action Item)
[Item 378/2025]
16. Award a contract to GA Technical Services, Inc. for electrical system upgrades at City Hall to facilitate a secure connection for a portable emergency generator. (Cost: $142,006)(Action Item)
[Item 371/2025]
17. Award contracts to Crown Castle Fiber LLC (Cost: $90,000) and AT&T/Nobilite Communications, LLC (Cost: $136,410.63), to provide direct internet access services. (Action Item)
[Item 340/2025]
18. Authorization for the issuance of a purchase order to Motorola Solutions for portable radios for the Public Works Department. (Cost: $240,037.82)(Action Item)
[Item 379/2025]
19. Receive and file the minutes from the meetings held on September 9, 2025 and September 23, 2025. (Action Item)
[Item 383/2025]
20. Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)
[Item 380/2025]
21. Approval to waive full reading of ordinances listed. (Action Item)
[Item 367/2025]
ORDINANCES PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
22. Second reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2970, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE AMENDING
PROVISIONS OF THE LAND USE CODE RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS. (Action Item)
[Item 368/2025]
MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California, 92840.