August 4, 2026 | 1
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LA PALMA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2026
Nitesh P. Patel
Mayor
Debbie S. Baker
Mayor Pro Tem
Janet Keo Conklin
Council Member
Vikesh P. Patel
Council Member
Mark I. Waldman
Council Member
6:00 PM Closed Session
6:30 PM Open Session
La Palma City Hall
Council Chambers
7822 Walker Street, La Palma
MEETING PARTICIPATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT:
ZOOM CONFERENCE CALL:
PHONE NUMBER: 213-338-8477 or 206-337-9723
MEETING ID: 848 8444 8176
PASSCODE: 302171
To request to speak, press *9 on your phone after the Mayor opens public comment.
When your name is called, and you are prompted, press *6 to unmute your line and begin speaking. You may choose to share your name and city of residence.
Closed captioning will be turned on. Each user will need to enable the closed captioning on their own device.
IN-PERSON: Fill out a “Speaker Card” located at the entrance to the Council Chamber and provide it to the City Clerk.
**On June 2, 2026, the La Palma City Council approved a video streaming system for the Council Chambers. Due to equipment delays, the City anticipates video streaming of Council Meetings to begin at the October 6, 2026 Council Meeting.
August 4, 2026 | 2
CALL TO ORDER
CLOSED SESSION
CS-1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9)
Name of Case: Misty Torres v. City of La Palma
Case No. OCSC 30-2026-01561451-CU-OE-NJC
CS-2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION,
INITIATION OF LITIGATION
(Pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9)
Number of potential cases: 1
OPEN SESSION TO BEGIN AT 6:30 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Council Member Waldman
INVOCATION
Saint Irenaeus Catholic Church Father Mark Cruz
Mayor Pro Tem Baker
ROLL CALL
PRESENTATIONS
● Presentation from Community Activities and Beautification Committee to the Home Spotlight Award Winners Michael and LaTanya Darensburg ● Recognition of American Red Cross Volunteers at the JFK High School Shelter during the Garden Grove Incident
August 4, 2026 | 3
● Recognition of 2026 Summer Camp Volunteens
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Time Limit: 5 Minutes Each)
Time has been reserved at this point in the Agenda for persons wishing to speak on any item that is not listed on the Agenda. By law, the City Council is prohibited from taking action on such oral comments. The matter will be automatically referred to staff for appropriate response or action or will be placed on the Agenda of a future meeting.
Matters listed on the Agenda may be addressed either at this time or at the time they are before the City Council for discussion.
RECESS CITY COUNCIL AND CONVENE AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE
DISSOLVED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PALMA
The City Council will now recess and convene as the Successor Agency to the Dissolved Community Development Commission of the City of La Palma. Members of the La Palma City Council receive no compensation or stipend as a result of convening or participating in either the Successor Agency or otherwise as serving as members of the Successor Agency.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUCCESSOR AGENCY CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under Consent Calendar will be acted upon by one motion affirming the action recommended on the Agenda. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to voting unless members of the Successor Agency, Staff, or the public request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
Any member of the public who wishes to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to the microphone and, upon recognition by the Chair, state his or her name, address, and the item number.
A. Approval of Successor Agency Minutes
It is recommended that the Successor Agency approve the Minutes of the August 5, 2025, Regular Meeting of the Successor Agency.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY REGULAR ITEMS
B. Update on Successor Agency
Receive and file the Update on the Successor Agency.
ADJOURN THE SUCCESSOR AGENCY
August 4, 2026 | 4
CITY COUNCIL
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under Consent Calendar will be acted upon by one motion affirming the action recommended on the Agenda. There will be no separate discussion on these items prior to voting unless members of the City Council, Staff, or the public request that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Any member of the public who wishes to discuss a Consent Calendar item should come forward to the microphone and, upon recognition by the Mayor, state their name, address, and the item number.
1. Waive the Reading of All Ordinances
Waive the reading of all Ordinances in their entirety and read by title only.
2. Approval of Council Minutes
Approve the June 2, 2026, City Council Meeting Minutes.
3. Approval of Register of Demands
Adopt a Resolution approving the Register of Demands for June 16, July 7, and July 21, 2026.
4. Fourth Quarter Cash and Investment Report, Fiscal Year 2025-26, as of June 30, 2026
Receive and file the Cash and Investment Report for the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2025-26.
5. Response to the 2025-26 Orange County Grand Jury Report: Wildfires Hit Home
Authorize the Mayor to sign a response letter to the 2025-2026 Grand Jury Report, Wildfires Hit Home, and authorize submittal to the Orange County Grand Jury.
6. Response to the 2025-26 Orange County Grand Jury Report: California Housing Mandates, The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods
Authorize the Mayor to sign a response letter to the 2025-26 Grand Jury Report, California Housing Mandates, The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods, and authorize submittal to the Orange County Grand Jury.
August 4, 2026 | 5
7. Cooperation Agreement with the County of Orange for the Community Development Block Grant Program
Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Cooperation Agreement with the County of Orange related to the Community Development Block Grant Program.
8. Second Amendment to the Agreement with City Advisors, LLC, for Professional Planning and Community Development Staff Augmentation Services
Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the second amendment to the agreement with City Advisors, LLC, to increase the not-to-exceed amount from $50,000 to $58,000 for the period from November 4, 2025 to June 30, 2026.
9. Award of Contract Tree Maintenance Services
Authorize the City Manager to award a contract in the amount of $377,479.57 to West Coast Arborists, Inc. (WCA) of Anaheim, California, for Tree Maintenance Services for three years, with an option to extend the contract for two additional one-year terms with a maximum contract length of five years.
10. Report of an Emergency Purchase Order
Receive and file the Emergency Purchase Order Report.
11. Appointment to the Community Activities and Beautification (CAB) Citizen Committee
Appoint Laura Franz to a term commencing on September 1, 2026, and expiring on December 31, 2028, to fill a position vacated due to the resignation of Irene Hesse, as recommended by Mayor N. Patel and Mayor Pro Tem Baker.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
REGULAR ITEMS
12. League of California Cities Voting Delegates and Resolutions
1. Designate Mayor Pro Tem Debbie Baker as the City of La Palma’s Voting Delegate at the League of California Cities’ Annual Conference;
2. Designate Council Member Vikesh Patel as the City of La Palma’s Alternate Voting Delegate at the League of California Cities’ Annual August 4, 2026 | 6
Conference; and
3. Authorize the City of La Palma delegation the discretion to vote on any resolutions taking into consideration the information they receive at the conference.
COUNCIL MEMBER AB1234 REPORTS, REPORTS FROM CITY-AFFILIATED
COMMITTEES, AND COUNCIL REMARKS
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
CITY ATTORNEY REMARKS
ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: As a general rule, staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared or organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda. Copies of these materials and other disclosable public records distributed to all or a majority of the members of the City Council in connection with an open session item on the agenda are on file and available for inspection with the Office of the City Clerk, City Hall, 7822 Walker Street, during regular business hours 7:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M., Monday through Thursday. If such writings are distributed to members of the Council on the day of a City Council meeting, the writings will be available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. If you have any questions regarding any item of business on the agenda for this meeting, any of the staff reports, or other documentation relating to any agenda item, please contact the City Clerk at (714) 690-3334.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the City Clerk at (714) 690-3334. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable accommodations to ensure accessibility to this meeting.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING: City Clerk of the City of La Palma does hereby declare, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing agenda has been posted at the City Hall and on the City website in compliance with the Brown Act.