Tom Kisela
City Manager
Wayne Winthers
Interim City Attorney
Pamela Coleman
City Clerk
DAN SLATER
Mayor
DENIS BILODEAU
Mayor pro tem, District 4
ARIANNA BARRIOS
Councilmember, District 1
JON DUMITRU
Councilmember, District 2
KATHY TAVOULARIS
Councilmember, District 3
ANA GUTIERREZ
Councilmember, District 5
JOHN GYLLENHAMMER
Councilmember, District 6
AGENDA
City Council
March 25, 2025
5:00 PM Closed Session
6:00 PM Regular Session
City Council Chamber
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
The City of Orange City Council welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation. Regular City Council meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Agenda Information
The agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. 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. The agenda and supporting documentation is available after 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the Council meeting on the City's website at www .cityoforange.org, at the City Clerk's Office located at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, and at the Main Public Library located at 407 E. Chapman Avenue. Written materials relating to an item on the agenda that are provided to the City Council after agenda packet distribution and within 72 hours before Council is to consider the item will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office during normal business hours; at the City Council meeting; and made available on the City's website.
Public Participation
Regular meetings are televised live on Spectrum Cable Channel 3 and AT&T U -verse Channel 99, and streamed live and on-demand on the City's website at www.cityoforange.org.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3, members of the public may address the City Council on any agenda item before or during Council ’s consideration of the item, and on any other matters within the City Council’s jurisdiction by using any of the following methods:
1) In-Person
To speak on an item on the agenda, complete a speaker card indicating your name, address, and identify the agenda item number or subject matter you wish to address. The card should be given to the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting. General comments are received during the “Public Comments” section at the beginning of the Regular Session. No action may be taken on off -agenda items unless authorized by law .
Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced. It is requested that you state your name for the record, then proceed to address the City Council. All speakers shall observe civility, decorum, and good behavior.
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City Council Agenda March 25, 2025
2) Written Public Comments via eComment
Members of the public can submit their written comments electronically for City Council consideration by using the eComment feature on the Agenda page of the City's website at www .cityoforange.org. To ensure distribution to the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, we encourage the public to submit written comments by 3:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. All written comments will be provided to the Council for consideration and posted on the City’s website after the meeting. 3) Public Comments via recorded voicemail message
Finally, the public can record their comments by calling (714) 744-2234 no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Recorded messages will not be played at the meeting, but will be provided to the Council.
In accordance with Ordinance No. 10-01, any person making personal, impertinent, slanderous or profane remarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the 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 further during that meeting, unless permission to continue is granted by a majority vote of the Council.
Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 744-5500 with any questions.
ADA Requirements: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need accommodations to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's office at (714) 744-5500. Notification at least 48 hours in advance of meeting will enable the City to make arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
City Council Agenda March 25, 2025
5:00 PM CLOSED SESSION
1. CALL TO ORDER
1.1 ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
At this time, members of the public may address the Council on Closed Session items only. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
3. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
a. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9. (One potential case)
b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(a) & (d)(1) – One case Name of Case: Mark Blickhahn v. Ana Cadman, et al.
Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01441466
c. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)1.
Title: City Manager
d. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiators: Tom Kisela, City Manager; Monica Espinoza, Human Resources Director
Employee Organizations: Orange Management Association, Orange Municipal Employees’ Association, Orange Maintenance and Crafts Employees’ Association, and International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 47
4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
5. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council will adjourn to the 6:00 p.m. Regular Session in the Council Chamber.
City Council Agenda March 25, 2025
6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
1.1 INVOCATION
Reverend Nicky Stade, Refuge OC
1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember John Gyllenhammer
1.3 ROLL CALL
1.4 ANNOUNCEMENTS
1.5 REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
At this time, members of the public may address the Council on matters not listed on the agenda within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, provided that NO action may be taken on off -agenda items unless authorized by law. Public Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker unless a different time limit is announced.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and are enacted by one motion approving the recommended action listed on the Agenda. Any member of the City Council, staff, or the public may request an item be removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion or separate action. Unless otherwise specified in the request to remove an item from the Consent Calendar, all items removed shall be considered immediately following action on the remaining items on the Consent Calendar.
3.1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the Agenda.
Approve.
Recommended Action:
Staff ReportAttachments:
3.2. Approval of minutes of the City of Orange City Council Regular Meetings held on February 25 and March 11, 2025.
Approve minutes as presented.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
February 25, 2025, Regular Meeting minutes
March 11, 2025, Regular Meeting minutes
Attachments:
City Council Agenda March 25, 2025
3.3. First Amendment to Agreement with Willdan Engineering for on -call building services.
Approve amendment to the agreement with Willdan Engineering in the amount of $305,000, for a total not -to-exceed amount of $ 405,000, for on -call building services; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
First Amendment to Agreement with Willdan Engineering
Attachments:
3.4. Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange repealing and replacing Chapter 10.10 of the Orange Municipal Code pertaining to bicycles. Ordinance No. 05-25 .
Adopt Ordinance No. 05-25.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
Ordinance No. 05-25
Attachments:
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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4. AB 1234 REPORTS
This is the time for all AB 1234 reports required pursuant to Government Code Section 53232.3(d) on meetings and conferences attended at the City's expense.
5. REPORTS FROM BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS
5.1. Appointments to the Investment Advisory Committee. (Continued from February 25, 2025)
Confirm Mayor Slater ’s recommendation to appoint: Brian Beelner, Mark Mittmann, Paul Mittmann, Jordan Prell, and Richard Madrigal to the Investment Advisory Committee for two-year terms respectively ending June 30, 2027.
Recommended Action:
Staff ReportAttachments:
6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
6.1. Orange Police Department 2024 Crime Report/General Overview.
Receive and file.
Recommended Action:
City Council Agenda March 25, 2025
Staff Report
2024 Crime Report
2024 Police Annual Report
2024 Homeless and HEART Report
Attachments:
6.2. First Amendment to Agreement for Employment with City Manager Thomas C .
Kisela to revise the termination and severance.
Approve the First Amendment to Agreement for Employment with City Manager Thomas C. Kisela; and authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
First Amendment to Agreement for Employment of City Manager Attachments:
6.3. Status of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 budget.
1. Receive and file report.
2. Authorize the continuing appropriation of $119,433.27 to the following accounts:
a. 100.3023.51840.20234 Local-Training Santa Ana College $113,468.02 b. 220.5022.53001.20536 Materials and Supplies-Bev FY23 $4,365.25 c. 100.2016.53340.19322 Craft Supplies - Patron Donations $250 d. 100.2016.53340.19986 Craft Supplies - Patron Donations $1,350
3. Authorize the transfer of $176,328 from the unreserved fund balance of the Major Building Improvements Fund (725) to the General Fund (100) unreserved fund balance.
Recommended Action:
Staff ReportAttachments:
7. STUDY SESSION
7.1. First Budget Study Session for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 General Fund Budget.
Provide direction to staff to prepare the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Preliminary General Fund Budget.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
First Budget Study Session
Attachments:
8. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, with Closed Session beginning at 5:00 p.m., if necessary.
City Council Agenda March 25, 2025
I, Pamela Coleman, CMC, City Clerk for the City of Orange, do hereby declare, under penalty of perjury, that a full and correct copy of this agenda was posted pursuant to Government Code Section 54950 et. seq., at the following locations: Orange Civic Center kiosk and Orange City Clerk's Office at 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange Main Public Library at 407 E. Chapman Avenue, Police facility at 1107 N. Batavia Street, and uploaded to the City's website www.cityoforange.org.
Date posted: March 20, 2025