AGENDA
Garden Grove City Council
Closed Session
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
5:30 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:
Public comments made during Closed Session "Oral Communications" should be limited to matters under consideration. The City Clerk will announce participation instructions for designated public comment periods.
In-person
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.
Remote
Members of the public may participate remotely and address the City Council via Zoom Webinar or telephone. To join by Zoom, cl ick the link or past e the link into your internet browser:
https://gg.city/council-meeting. You may request to speak by virtually raising your hand from Zoom and unmute when it is your turn to speak. To join by telephone dial (669) 900-6833 and enter Meeting ID 820 6630 0665#. You may request to speak by dialing *9 from your phone. You must dial *6 to unmute when it is your turn to speak.
Any person requesting interpretation services to assist during Oral Communications and/or a Public Hearing, should contact the City Clerk's Office 72 hours prior to the meeting. Phone: (714) 741-5040.
The City will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the request. Speakers with interpreters are allowed twice the allotted speaking time.
Manner of Addressing the City Council: After being called by the Mayor, you may approach the podium, it is requ ested 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.
For more information on meeting participation, visit https://ggcity.org/city-council/meetings- participation.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING.
CLOSED SESSION
ROLL CALL: COUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, COUNCIL MEMBER DOVINH, COUNCIL MEMBER MUÑETON, COUNCIL MEMBER ARESTEGUI , MAYOR PRO TEM
BRIETIGAM, MAYOR KLOPFENSTEIN
1. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
2. CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)
2.a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): One potential case pertaining to facts/circumstances not yet known to a potential plaintiff.
[Item 348/2026]
2.b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4):
One potential case.
[Item 347/2026]
2.c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Anton Vu v. City of Garden Grove, USCD Case No.: 8:25-cv-00624-FWS(KES)
[Item 345/2026]
2.d. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1):
Unite Here Local 11 v. City of Garden Grove, et al., OCSC Case No. 30-2026- 01586028-CU-WM-CXC
[Item 346/2026]
3. ADJOURNMENT