AGENDA
Garden Grove City Council
Tuesday, February 10, 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
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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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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.
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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 employees celebrating 25-plus years of service with the City of Garden Grove.
[Item 44/2026]
2. Orange County Fire Authority 2025 Year End Report as presented by Divison Chief Covey.
[Item 49/2026]
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (TO BE HELD SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH OTHER
LEGISLATIVE BODIES)
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)
3. Adoption of a Proclamation celebrating February as Black History Month in Garden Grove. (Action Item)
[Item 41/2026]
4. Adoption of a Proclamation in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year commencing Tuesday, February 17, 2026. (Action Item)
[Item 2/2026]
5. Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)
[Item 40/2026]
6. Approval to waive full reading of ordinances listed. (Action Item)
[Item 47/2026]
COMMISSION/COMMITTEE MATTERS
7. Appointment to fill a vacancy on the Downtown Commission. (Action Item)
[Item 48/2026]
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
8. Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance adding Chapters 6.48 and 6.50 to Title 6 of the Garden Grove Municipal Code prohibiting the sale and distribution of kratom products and restricting the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide products, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE ADDING CHAPTERS 6.48 AND 6.50 TO TITLE 6 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE
PROHIBITING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF KRATOM PRODUCTS AND RESTRICTING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCTS. (Action Item)
[Item 38/2026]
9. Receive and file the annual financial reports and related audit items for Fiscal Year 2024–25, and approve additional appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025–26. (Action Item)
[Item 4/2026]
MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER
10. Update on the Civic Center Revitalization Project as requested by City Manager Kim.
[Item 50/2026]
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California, 92840.