June 23, 2026
City Council Meeting
PowerPoint Presentations
CHARTER CITY DISCUSSION
SECOND PUBLIC HEARING
SIX ITEMS OF INTEREST
1. Sully-Miller Site
2. Resetting Term Limits
3. Removing the City’s ability to control real estate costs or rent
4. If charter cities can sell its public utility absent voter approval
5. Clarifications Regarding Article VII (Temporary Vacancies due to misconduct)
6. Specific benefits of adopting a city charter
Item 1: Section 204 - Open Reserve Protection
Section 204. Open Reserve Protection
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Charter, any real property commonly known as the Sully- Miller Property, or any portion thereof, acquired by the City of Orange for open space preservation purposes, shall be held in trust by the City as a permanent Open Space Reserve.
The Open Space Reserve shall be maintained and used exclusively for open space preservation, passive recreation, habitat restoration, conservation, trails, equestrian uses, educational uses, and other similar non-intensive recreational and environmental purposes consistent with the Orange Park Acres Specific Plan and the rural character of the surrounding community.
The City shall not approve, construct, permit, lease, sell, transfer, or otherwise allow any residential development, including single-family, multifamily, mixed-use residential, affordable housing, supportive housing, transitional housing, or any other form of residential use on the Open Space Reserve.
This restriction shall run with the land and may only be amended or repealed by a vote of the electors of the City of Orange at a regularly scheduled municipal election.
Item 2: Section 503 – Term Limits
Section 503. Commencement of Term Limits
The term limits established by this Article shall commence upon the effective date of this Charter. Service as Mayor or Council Member completed prior to the effective date of this Charter shall not be counted for purposes of calculating term limits under this Article, nor shall the remaining unexpired term be counted if the existing term commenced prior to the effective date of this Charter.
For purposes of this Article, only terms of office commencing after the effective date of this Charter shall apply toward the limitations set forth herein.
Item 3 : Section 603 – Property Rights
Protection Measure
Section 603. Property Rights Protection Measure
The City shall not enact or enforce any measure which mandates the price or other consideration payable to the owner in connection with the sale, lease, rent, exchange or other transfer by the owner of real property. Any such measure is hereby repealed.
The word "mandates" as used in this section includes any measure taken by ordinance, resolution, administrative regulation or other action of the City to establish, continue, implement or enforce any control or system of controls on the price or other terms on which real property in the city may be offered, sold, leased, rented, exchanged or otherwise transferred by its owner. The words "real property" as used in this section refers to any parcel of land or site, either improved or unimproved, on which a dwelling unit or residential accommodation is or may be situated for use as a home, residence or sleeping place.
Item 4 : Sections 604 & 605 – Public Utilities and
Sales of City Assets
Section 604. Sales of City Assets
Pursuant to Government Code Section 37350, the City may purchase, lease, receive, hold, and dispose of real and personal property for the common benefit consistent with all notice, hearing, and voter approval requirements required by law.
Section 605. Public Utilities
Pursuant to applicable law, the City Council may sell and dispose of any public utility owned by the City, subject to all requirements of state law and voter approval where required.
Item 5 : Sections 701 – Temporary Vacancy,
Suspension, and Ethical Misconduct
Section 701. Temporary Vacancy, Suspension, and Ethical Misconduct ……Nothing in this section shall authorize removal from office except where disqualification occurs by operation of law, including conviction of specified crimes, judicial findings of official misconduct, or violations of ethics and conflict-of-interest laws where removal is authorized by applicable law.
The City Council may adopt by ordinance additional procedures consistent with due process, applicable law, and this Charter.
Any action taken pursuant to this section shall be subject to review by the City Attorney and shall be consistent with all applicable provisions of state law.
Item 6: Charter City Benefits
The two areas of governance where adopting a city charter my render the greatest benefit include:
Government Structure and Self-Governance:
Local Government Design
Elections
Public Contracting and Prevailing Wage Benefits:
Prevailing Wage Exemption on Locally-Funded Projects
Public Contracting Flexibility
LOOKING FORWARD
StatusDateStep
CompletedMay 12, 2026First Public Hearing
ScheduledJune 23, 2026Second Public Hearing
Not CompletedJuly 14, 2026Conduct Vote to Place on
November 2026 Ballot
Design Review
Ordinance
Update
City Council
June 23, 2026
Ordinance No. 18-25
2 Adopted October 28, 2025, Effective December 12, 2025 Design Review Committee
Projects in Historic Districts
Historic structures outside of a district
Outcomes
Reduction in entitlement processing time
Streamlined design review process
Reduced staff time and cost to applicants
Streamlined Projects
3 Fletcher 15 Small Lot Subdivision (Approved) Melia Homes Small Lot Subdivision (Approved) Rancho Ridge Planned Unit Development (Pending)
Milan Residential Project (Pending)