Robert S. McKinnell
City Clerk
Kevin A. Larson
City Treasurer
Jennifer Lampman
City Administrator
Christian L. Bettenhausen
City Attorney
Placentia City Council
Placentia City Council as Successor to the
Placentia Redevelopment Agency
Placentia Industrial Commercial
Development Authority
Placentia Public Financing Authority
AGENDA
February 18, 2025
Council Chambers
401 E Chapman Ave.
Placentia, CA 92870
Phone: (714) 993-8117
Email: [email protected]
www.placentia.org
KEVIN KIRWIN
Mayor
District 2
CHAD P. WANKE
Mayor Pro Tem
District 4
THOMAS HUMMER
Councilmember
District 1
WARD L. SMITH
Councilmember
District 5
JEREMY B. YAMAGUCHI
Councilmember
District 3
Mission Statement
The City Council is committed to keeping Placentia a pleasant place by providing a safe family atmosphere, superior public services and policies that promote the highest standards of community life.
Vision Statement
The City of Placentia will maintain an open, honest, responsive and innovative government that delivers quality services in a fair and equitable manner while optimizing available resources.
Copies of all agenda materials are available for public review in the Office of the City Clerk, online at www.placentia.org , and at Placentia Library Reference Desk. Persons who have questions concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk's Office, (714) 993-8231, to make inquiry concerning the nature of the item described on the agenda.
Procedures for Addressing the Council/Board Members
Any person who wishes to speak regarding an item on the agenda or on a subject within the City's jurisdiction during the "Oral Communications" portion of the agenda should fill out a "Speaker Request Form" and give it to the City Clerk BEFORE that portion of the agenda is called. Testimony for Public Hearings will only be taken at the time of the hearing. Any person who wishes to speak on a Public Hearing item should fill out a "Speaker Request Form" and give it to the City Clerk BEFORE the item is called.
The Council and Board members encourage free expression of all points of view. To allow all persons the opportunity to speak, please keep your remarks brief. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of an entire group. To encourage all views, the Council and Board discourage clapping, booing or shouts of approval or disagreement from the audience.
PLEASE SILENCE ALL PAGERS, CELL PHONES, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WHILE COUNCIL AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE IN SESSION.
Special Accommodations
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (714) 993-8231. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will generally enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. (28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II) In compliance with California Government Code § 54957.5, any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda that are not exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk's Office at City Hall, 401 East Chapman Avenue, Placentia, during normal business hours.
Study Sessions are open to the public and held in the City Council Chambers or City Hall Community Room. Closed Sessions are held in the Council Caucus Room. While the public may be in attendance during oral announcements preceding Closed Sessions, Closed Sessions are not open to the public.
1 NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
PLACENTIA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA - CLOSED SESSION February 17, 2025
8:00 a.m. - City Council Chambers
401 E. Chapman Avenue, Placentia, CA
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
Councilmember/Board Member Hummer
Councilmember/Board Member Smith
Councilmember/Board Member Yamaguchi
Mayor Pro Tem/Board Vice Chair Wanke
Mayor/Board Chair Kirwin
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
At this time the public may address the City Council and Boards of Directors concerning any items on the Closed Session Agenda only. There is a five (5) minute time limit for each individual addressing the City Council and Boards of Directors. The City Council and Boards of Directors will recess to the City Council Caucus Room for the purpose of conducting their Closed Session proceedings.
CLOSED SESSION PROCEEDINGS:
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS – The Brown Act permits legislative bodies to discuss certain matters without members of the public present. The City Council finds, based on advice from the City Attorney, that discussion in open session of the following matters will prejudice the position of the City in existing and anticipated litigation:
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT/APPOINTMENT pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
Title: City Administrator
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Reportable action is not anticipated so there will not be a report out of Closed Session.
CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS:
CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS REQUESTS:
Council Members may make requests or ask questions of Staff. If a Council Member would like to have formal action taken on a requested matter, it will be placed on a future Council or Board Agenda.
ADJOURNMENT
The City Clerk will adjourn the Special City Council meeting to a regular City Council meeting 2 on Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 5:00 p.m.
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
I, Nancy Albitre-Seely, Interim Deputy City Clerk for the City of Placentia and Acting Assistant Secretary of the Industrial Commercial Development Authority, the Successor Agency, and the Placentia Financing Authority hereby certify that the Agenda for the February 18, 2025, Special meeting of the City Council was posted on February 17, 2025. ______________________________________________________
Nancy Albitre-Seely, Interim Deputy City Clerk
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