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
May 27, 2025
6:00 PM Regular Session
City Council Chamber
300 E. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92866
Teleconference Location
First Floor Lobby
Seattle Marriott Bellevue
200 110th Avenue NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
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
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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
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shall observe civility, decorum, and good behavior.
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 3:00 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.
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REMINDER: Please silence all electronic devices while City Council is in session.
City Council Agenda May 27, 2025
6:00 PM REGULAR SESSION
1. OPENING/CALL TO ORDER
1.1 INVOCATION
Father Wadih Kaldawi, St. John Maron Maronite Catholic Church
1.2 PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember Jon Dumitru
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 Special Meeting and Regular Meeting held on May 13, 2025; Special Meeting held on May 17, 2025; Adjourned Special Meeting held on May 18, 2025; and Special Meeting held on May 19, 2025.
Approve minutes as presented.
Recommended Action:
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Staff Report
May 13, 2025, Special Meeting minutes
May 13, 2025, Regular Meeting minutes
May 17, 2025, Special Meeting minutes
May 18, 2025, Adjourned Special Meeting minutes
May 19, 2025, Special Meeting minutes
Attachments:
3.3. Third Extension of Tolling Agreements between the City and Milan REI, LLC to further evaluate non -residential uses for the “Brandman site” and the “Creekside Village site.”
Approve the extension of the Tolling Agreements with Milan REI X, LLC, for 90 days; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements on behalf of the City.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
Extension of Tolling Agreement 90 days (Brandman Site)
Extension of Tolling Agreement 90 days (Creekside Village) Attachments:
3.4. Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange amending Chapter 8.13.130 Subsection A of the Orange Municipal Code relating to the prohibition of Safe and Sane Fireworks in certain areas of the City .
Ordinance No. 04-25.
Adopt Ordinance No. 04-25.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
Ordinance No. 04-25
Attachments:
3.5. Second Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange adopting the recommended map for local responsibility areas provided by the office of the California state fire marshal and as required by Assembly Bill 211. Ordinance No. 07-25.
Adopt Ordinance No. 07-25.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
Ordinance No. 07-25
Attachments:
3.6. Authorize purchase of consulting services from 1903 Solutions LLC.
Approve the purchase of consulting services from 1903 Solutions LLC for $10,000.00.
Recommended Action:
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Staff Report
Microsoft Professional Services Quote
Attachments:
3.7. Fiscal Years 2025-2030 Citywide Strategic Plan Quarterly Update.
Receive and file an update on the Fiscal Years 2025-2030 Citywide Strategic Plan.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
May 27th Strategic Plan Update
Attachments:
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
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4. REPORTS FROM MAYOR SLATER
5. REPORTS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
An opportunity for Councilmembers to make a brief announcement, report, or request .
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(3), no action (s) or discussion (s) shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda.
6. 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.
7. REPORTS FROM CITY MANAGER
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.1. Continued Public Hearing to consider introduction and First Reading of an ordinance re-zoning certain properties in the historic Cypress Barrio neighborhood to establish consistency between the Low Density Residential General Plan Land Use Designation in accordance with state law; and finding that Zone Change No. 1267-12(B) is within the scope of the previously certified Final Program Environmental Impact Report No. 1815-09 for the Comprehensive General Plan Update certified on March 9, 2010. Ordinance No. 06-25. ( Continued from May 13, 2025)
Continue the Public Hearing to a date uncertain.
Recommended Action:
Staff ReportAttachments:
9. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
9.1. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 City of Orange Preliminary Budget and Five -Year Capital Improvement Program.
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1. Review and approve the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Preliminary Budget for General Fund, consisting of revenues totaling $147.0 million, and expenditures totaling $149.6 million, including transfers, with the following changes since the March 25, 2025 Budget Study Session:
a. $1.9 million decrease in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Revenues, including transfers.
b. $1 million decrease in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 General Fund Expenditures, including transfers.
c. Approve a one -time use of the General Fund undesignated /unrestricted fund balance to support the shortfall in Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
2. Review and approve the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Preliminary Citywide Budget consisting of total revenues of $253.5 million and total expenditures of $280.1 million for all funds, including transfers.
3. Review and approve the staffing changes for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
4. Review and approve the Five-Year Capital Improvement Program.
5. Direct staff to return on June 24, 2025, for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget adoption.
Recommended Action:
Staff Report
Attachment A - Schedule of Changes in Fund Balance
Attachment B - Historical Summary of Revenues and Expenditures by Fund
Attachment C - Schedule of Revenues by Fund and Category Attachment D - Schedule of Expenditures by Fund Type and Category
Attachment E - Recommended Staffing Changes
Attachment F - Schedule of Positions by Department
Attachment G - Budget Balancing Measures
Attachment H - Preliminary Five-Year CIP
Attachment I - March 25th Budget Study Session Staff Report Attachment J - April 22nd Budget Study Session Staff Report Attachments:
10. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular City Council meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber, with a Special Meeting for Closed Session beginning at 4:30 p.m.
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: May 22, 2025