AGENDA
Garden Grove City Council
Tuesday, September 22, 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.
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Public Comments:
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 have an opportunity to do so at the time the matter is being considered. The City Clerk will announce participation instructions for designated public comment periods.
In-person
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Remote
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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 requested that you state your name for the record, and proceed to address the City Council. Remote speakers are asked to state their name for the record and identify the subject matter they wish to address. 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 H. Louis Lake Senior Center's 50th Anniversary.
[Item 373/2026]
2. Community Spotlight honoring Orange County Fire Authority Captain Greg Williams and Crew for delivering a baby in a moving ambulance. [Item 402/2026]
3. A presentation by Oxford Economics on the Potential Fiscal and Economic Impacts of a proposed Hotel Worker Benefits and Protection Initiative Ordinance.
[Item 397/2026]
4. Hazardous Materials Incident Update.
[Item 413/2026]
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)
5. Adoption of a Proclamation celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the H. Louis Lake Senior Center. (Action Item)
[Item 403/2026]
6. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing October as Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. (Action Item)
[Item 314/2026]
7. Adoption of a Proclamation designating October 4th through October 10th, 2026, as Fire Prevention Week. (Action Item)
[Item 313/2026]
8. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing October 12, 2026 as Columbus Day in Garden Grove. (Action Item)
[Item 21/2026]
9. Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing October 12, 2026 as Indigenous Peoples' Day in Garden Grove. (Action Item)
[Item 390/2026]
10. Adoption of a Resolution amending the City's Conflict of Interest Code pertaining to designated positions and disclosure categories. (Action Item) [Item 371/2026]
11. Adoption of a Resolution accepting the certification by the Registrar of Voters of the verification of signatures for the referendum against Ordinance No. 2977. (Action Item)
[Item 391/2026]
12. Adoption of a Resolution extending the proclamation of a local emergency concerning the expected failure of chemical tanks on property located 12122 Western Avenue. (Action Item)
[Item 357/2026]
13. Approval to exonerate the Improvement Bonds for Tract Map No. 19336 for the property located at 5802 Santa Catalina Avenue, Garden Grove. (Action Item) [Item 376/2026]
14. Adoption of a Resolution implementing the terms and conditions of employment for Police Recruits. (Action Item)
[Item 393/2026]
15. Approval of overnight travel for one City staff to attend an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Action Planning training in Santa Barbara from September 29-30, 2026. (Cost: $326)(Action Item)
[Item 417/2026]
16. Acceptance of Project No. CP1378000 – Woodbury Road, Bowen Street to Taft Street Water Improvements Project, as complete. (Action Item) [Item 396/2026]
17. Receive and file a report prepared by Oxford Economics regarding the potential fiscal and economic impacts of the proposed Hotel Worker Benefits and Protection Initiative Ordinance. (Action Item)
[Item 395/2026]
18. Receive and file warrants. (Action Item)
[Item 410/2026]
PUBLIC HEARINGS (MOTION TO APPROVE WILL INCLUDE ADOPTION OF
EACH RESOLUTION UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)
19. Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report. (Action Item)
[Item 398/2026]
ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION
20. Discussion and consideration of possible action to repeal Ordinance No. 2977, or submit the Ordinance to the voters pursuant to Elections Code sections 9237 and 9241. (Action Item)
[Item 392/2026]
MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER
21. Discussion regarding the formation of a Charter City committee as requested by Mayor Pro Tem Brietigam.
[Item 399/2026]
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue, Garden Grove, California, 92840.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY MAYOR PRO TEM BRIETIGAM!