AGENDA
Garden Grove City Council
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
6:30 PM
Community Meeting Center
11300 Stanford Avenue
Garden Grove, California 92840
Stephanie Klopfenstein
Mayor
George S. Brietigam
Mayor Pro Tem – District 1
Phillip Nguyen
Council Member – District 2
Cindy Tran
Council Member – District 3
Joe DoVinh
Council Member – District 4
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.
Documents/Writings: Any revised or additional documents/writings related to an item on the agenda distributed to all or a majority of the Council Members within 72 hours of a meeting, are made available for public inspection at the same time (1) in the City Clerk's Office at 11222 Acacia Parkway, Garden Grove, CA 92840, during normal business hours; (2) on the City's website as an attachment to the City Council meeting agenda; and (3) at the Council Chamber at the time of the meeting.
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 the 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.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING.
AGENDA
ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, COUNCIL MEMBER DOVINH, COUNCIL MEMBER MUÑETON, COUNCIL MEMBER ARESTEGUI, MAYOR
PRO TEM BRIETIGAM, MAYOR KLOPFENSTEIN
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PRESENTATIONS
1. Community Spotlight in recognition of Harold Yoak, 100-Year-Old Centenarian, for a lifetime of craftsmanship and service.
[Item 483/2025]
2. Community Spotlight in recognition of the Goodwill ambassadors representing Anyang, Republic of Korea, as part of the 37th annual Garden Grove Sister City Exchange Program.
[Item 479/2025]
3. Information on the 51st Annual Americana Awards as presented by Howard Kimmerman, Executive Director of the Cypress College Foundation and Introduction of the Citizen of the Year for Garden Grove.
[Item 20/2026]
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (TO BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH OTHER
LEGISLATIVE BODIES)
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
4. Consideration of a written request to waive rental fees for the Courtyard Center Activity Room for the Flower Street on Historic Main Street event. (Cost: $5,915)(Action Item)
[Item 24/2026]
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)
5. Acceptance of Project No. CP-1180000 Bolsa Chica Street-Valley View Street Traffic Signal Synchronization Project, as complete. (Action Item)
[Item 18/2026]
6. Acceptance of Project No. CP-1422000 2024 Various Streets Micro-Surfacing Project, as complete. (Action Item)
[Item 19/2026]
7. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with Z&K Consultants, Inc. for construction management services for the Woodbury Park Revitalization and Expansion Project. (Cost: $208,608)(Action Item)
[Item 22/2026]
8. Award a contract to Lyons Security Services, Inc. for the Park Security Pilot Program. (Not to exceed $185,000 for six months)(Action Item)
[Item 13/2026]
9. Authorization for the issuance of a purchase order to GovernmentJobs, Inc. to provide cloud-based human resources software. (Cost: Not to exceed $55,000) (Action Item)
[Item 29/2026]
10. Authorization for the issuance of a purchase order to Olathe Ford Inc. for one new Public Works truck for the Vehicle Maintenance Section. (Cost: $134,062.23) (Action Item)
[Item 17/2026]
11. Receive and file the Housing Authority Annual Report as Housing Authority and as Housing Successor for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. (Joint Action Item with the Housing Authority)
[Item 429/2025]
12. Receive and file the minutes from the meetings held on January 13, 2026. (Action Item)
[Item 37/2026]
13. Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)
[Item 23/2026]
14. Approval to waive full reading of ordinances listed. (Action Item)
[Item 30/2026]
PUBLIC HEARINGS (MOTION TO APPROVE WILL INCLUDE ADOPTION OF EACH
RESOLUTION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)
15. Adoption of a Resolution amending User Fees for Engineering and Grading Plan Check services. (Action Item) [Item 5/2026]
16. Public Hearing for approval of an Updated Military Equipment Use Policy, and Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2972, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE
ADOPTING AN UPDATED GARDEN GROVE POLICE DEPARTMENT MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE 7071 AND RESCINDING ORDINANCE NO. 2960. (Action Item)
[Item 31/2026]
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
17. Award a contract to Siemens Industries, Inc. for maintenance services of Seimens HVAC systems in City owned buildings. (Cost: $209,710)(Action Item)
[Item 16/2026]
18. Approval of an Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement and adoption of a Resolution amending the Salary Schedule. (Action Item)
[Item 28/2026]
19. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance adding Section 8.40.035 to Chapter 8.40 of Title 8 of the Garden Grove Municipal Code to prohibit smoking in City parks, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE ADDING SECTION 8.40.035 TO CHAPTER 8.40 OF TITLE 8 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN CITY PARKS. (Action Item)
[Item 33/2026]
ORDINANCES PRESENTED FOR SECOND READING AND ADOPTION
20. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2973 adding Chapter 2.65 to the Municipal Code to enact standards for public hearing notices and other City communications, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE ADDING CHAPTER 2.65 TO TITLE 2 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE ENACTING
STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES AND OTHER CITY
COMMUNICATIONS. (Action Item)
[Item 32/2026]
MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California, 92840.