CityCouncil October4, 2022
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MINUTESOF THECLOSEDSESSIONMEETINGOF THECITYCOUNCIL
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – #3027 at 5:31 p.m.
ATTENDANCE – City Clerk
Present: MayorAustin Lumbard, MayorPro Tem Barry W. Cooperand Council MembersRyanGallagherand RebeccaGomez
Absent: CouncilMemberLetitiaClark
City Clerk: EricaN. Yasuda, City Clerk
OthersPresent: DavidE. Kendig, City Attorney; MatthewS. West, City Manager PUBLICINPUT – None
CLOSEDSESSIONUPDATE – City Attorney David E. Kendig: The Council will discuss Items 1 and 3 as they appear on the agenda including discussionwith its real property negotiators City Manager Matthew S. West, Director of Economic Development Chris Kosterand DeputyDirectorof EconomicDevelopmentJerryCraig.
CLOSEDSESSIONITEMS - The Brown Act permits legislativebodies to discuss certain matters without membersof the public present. The City Council finds, based on advice fromtheCityAttorney, that discussionin opensessionof thefollowingmatterswillprejudice the positionof the City in existingand anticipatedlitigation:
1. CONFERENCEWITHLEGALCOUNSEL – ANTICIPATEDLITIGATION - Significant exposureto litigationpursuantto GovernmentCode § 54956.9(d)(2): (2 cases)
2. CONFERENCEWITH LEGALCOUNSEL – ANTICIPATEDLITIGATION - Initiation CITYOF TUSTINREGULAR OCTOBER4, 2022
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VIDEOCONFERENCE
BarryW. Cooper, MayorPro Tem
LetitiaClark, CouncilMember AustinLumbard, Mayor MatthewS. West, CityManager RyanGallagher, CouncilMember EricaN. Yasuda, CityClerk
RebeccaGomez, CouncilMember DavidE. Kendig, CityAttorney DocuSign Envelope ID: 9C16E696- 345B- 4CEE- 9A65- EC1AD66249DE CityCouncil October4, 2022
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of litigationpursuantto GovernmentCode § 54956.9(d)(4): (2 cases)
3. CONFERENCEWITHREALPROPERTYNEGOTIATORS - [GovernmentCode § 54956.8]: (1 case)
Recessedat 5:32 p.m.
CouncilMemberClarkarrivedat 5:40 p.m.
MINUTESOF THEREGULARMEETINGOF THECITYCOUNCILAND TUSTIN
HOUSINGAUTHORITY
7:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER – #3027at 7:06 p.m.
INVOCATION - PastorDaneCounts, KingsWay FoursquareChurch PLEDGEOF ALLEGIANCE – CouncilMemberGomez
PUBLICINPUT –
1. ClarissaSerpas, SoCalGas Company
PRESENTATION – Mayor Lumbard presented a Proclamation to Orange County Fire Authority Battalion Chief Michael Morganstern in recognition of Fire Prevention Week:
October9-15, 2022.
CLOSED SESSIONREPORT – City Attorney David E. Kendig: The Council took no A. Property
Address/Description
430-252-05
Agency City of Tustin
City Negotiators Matthew S. West, City Manager; Christopher Koster, Directorof EconomicDevelopment; Jerry Craig, Deputy
Directorof EconomicDevelopment
NegotiatingParties OUTFRONT Media, Collin Smith, Vice President – NationalRealEstateGroup
UnderNegotiation Priceand termsof payment
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reportableaction.
CONSENTCALENDARITEMS1-7 –
PublicInputfor ConsentCalendar – None
It was moved by Council Member Clark and seconded by Council Member Gomez to approvethe ConsentCalendaras recommendedby staff.
Motioncarried: 5-0
1. WAIVEREADINGIN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCESANDRESOLUTIONSON THE AGENDA
Motion: The City Councilwaivedreadingin full of all ordinancesand resolutionson the agendaand declaredthat said titles whichappearon the publicagendashall be determinedto havebeenread by title and furtherreadingwaived.
2. APPROVALOF MINUTES – THE REGULARMEETINGOF THE CITYCOUNCIL HELDON SEPTEMBER20, 2022ANDTHESPECIALMEETINGOF THETUSTIN HOUSINGAUTHORITYHELDON SEPTEMBER20, 2022.
Motion: The City Councilapprovedthe Action Minutesof the Regular Meetingof the City Councilheld on September20, 2022 and the SpecialMeetingof the Tustin HousingAuthorityheld on September20, 2022.
3. RATIFICATIONOF PAYROLLAND DEMANDS
The City Council has approved the use of Government Code Section 37208 to expedite the payment of City of Tustin obligationsthat are in accordancewith the approvedbudgetor continuedoperationsauthorizations.
Motion: The City Council approved Payroll in the amount of $918,314.95 and Demandsin the amountof $1,737,705.09.
4. FINDINGS REQUIRED BY AB 361 FOR THE CONTINUED USE OF
TELECONFERENCINGFOR MEETINGS
In order for the Council to continue to have the option to meet via teleconference duringthe pandemic, AB 361 requiresthe Councilto makespecifiedfindingsat least everythirty (30) days.
Motion: Madethe followingfindingsby majorityvote of the Council:
A. A state of emergencyhas been proclaimedby California’s Governor due to the COVID-19 pandemicand continuesin effect; and DocuSign Envelope ID: 9C16E696- 345B- 4CEE- 9A65- EC1AD66249DE CityCouncil October4, 2022
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B. The Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency; and
C. Local health officials continue to recommend measures to promote socialdistancing.
5. AWARD CONTRACTFOR THE BENETA WELL NO. 2 - PHASE II EQUIPPING PROJECT (CIPNO. 60151)
Bids for the BenetaWell No. 2 - Phase II EquippingProject (CIP No. 60151) have been received and a constructioncontract is ready to be awarded to the lowest responsive/responsiblebidder, ArnazEngineeringContractors, Inc. ("Arnaz").
Motion: The City Council:
1. Deniedthe bid protestsubmittedby EnvironmentalConstruction, Inc. ("ECI") as to Arnaz;
2. Awardeda constructioncontractto the lowestresponsive/responsiblebidder, Arnaz, in the amountof $3,096,800.00 for the BenetaWell No. 2 - Phase II EquippingProject (CIP No. 60151) and authorizedthe Mayor and the City Clerkto executethe contractdocumentson behalfof the City; and
3. Authorized the remaining project budgeted appropriationin excess of ten percent (10%) abovethe contractamountas additionalcontingency.
6. JOHNWAYNEAIRPORTNOISEABATEMENTQUARTERLYREPORT
This agenda report transmits the John Wayne Airport (JWA) Noise Abatement QuarterlyReportfor the first and secondquartersof 2022. The averagenoise level measured at Tustin’s monitoring station (NMS 10N), located at Columbus Tustin Middle School on Beneta Way (Figure 1), remainedconsistentwith prior quarters.
Averagedaily noise levels during the first and secondquarterscontinuedto remain well belowthe City, County, and Statecriteriaof 65 decibels (dB) CommunityNoise Equivalent Level (CNEL) for residential uses. Residential noise sensitive areas exposedto an averageCommunityNoise EquivalentLevel (CNEL) of more than 65 dB definethe "NoiseImpactArea".
Motion: The City Councilreceivedand filed this report.
7. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1528 ( CODE AMENDMENT2022-0004 – DENSITYBONUSUPDATE)
Adoption of OrdinanceNo. 1528 amends and restates in its entirety Chapter 1 of Article9 (Land Use) of the TustinCity Code (CodeAmendment2022-0004) relating to incentivesfor the developmentof affordablehousing.
As a follow up to CouncilmemberGomez’s questionrequestingthe definitionof the TransitionalFoster Youth. The draft Density Bonus Ordinancemakes referenceto DocuSign Envelope ID: 9C16E696- 345B- 4CEE- 9A65- EC1AD66249DE CityCouncil October4, 2022
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the definitionin Section66025.9 of the EducationCode, which definesthe term as follows:
Foster youth and former foster youth” means a person in California whose dependency was established or continued by a court of competent jurisdiction, includinga tribalcourt, on or afterthe youth’s 13th birthdayand who is no olderthan 25 yearsof age at the commencementof the academicyear.
Motion: TheCityCouncilhadsecondreadingby titleonlyandadoptionof Ordinance No. 1528.
ORDINANCENO. 1528
AN ORDINANCEOF THE CITYCOUNCILOF THE CITYOF TUSTIN, AMENDING AND RESTATINGIN ITS ENTIRETYCHAPTER1 OF ARTICLE9 (LANDUSE) OF THE TUSTIN CITY CODE ( CODE AMENDMENT 2022-0004) RELATING TO
INCENTIVESFORTHE DEVELOPMENTOF AFFORDABLEHOUSING
PUBLICHEARINGITEM8
8. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 2022-0002, 2021-2029 (SIXTH CYCLE)
HOUSINGELEMENTUPDATE
PublicHearingopenedat 7:15 p.m.
AssistantDirectorof CommunityDevelopmentIrma Huitronprovideda PowerPoint presentation.
On October5, 2021, the City Council adopted ResolutionNo. 21-86, certifyingthe NegativeDeclarationfor GPA 2021-0002and ResolutionNo. 21-87, approvingGPA 2021-0002, updating the City’s Housing Element of the General Plan. GPA 2022- 0002is an updateto the adoptedHousingElement (GPA2021-0002) in responseto the State Departmentof Housing and CommunityDevelopment (HCD) review to complywith StateHousingElementlaw. Per AB 215, updateshave been postedfor publicreviewand can be accessedonlineat www.tustinca.org/HousingElement.
The Planning Commission, at its September 13, 2022 meeting, recommended approvalof the HousingElementUpdateto the City Councilfor considerationduring its October4, 2022meeting. Citystaffwill subsequentlytransmitthe revisedadopted HousingElement to HCD by October15, 2022.
Public Input
1. MitchellTsai (submitteda lettervia e-mail)
2. Bev Laumann (In-person)
3. CharlesLaumann (In-person)
4. JoanneShelly (In-person)
5. AndrewMeling (Zoom)
6. JohnGaray (Zoom)
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PublicHearingclosedat 7:41p.m.
It was moved by Mayor Lumbardand secondedby Council MemberClark that the City Council adopt ResolutionNo. 22-47, approvingGPA 2022-0002, updatingthe HousingElementto complywith State HousingElementlaw.
Roll Call Vote – City Clerk
Motioncarried: 5-0
RESOLUTIONNO. 22-47
A RESOLUTIONOF THE CITYCOUNCILOF THE CITYOF TUSTINAPPROVING GENERALPLAN AMENDMENT2022-0002, UPDATINGTHE TUSTIN HOUSING ELEMENTPURSUANTTO GOVERNMENTCODESECTION65588.
OTHERBUSINESS/CITYMANAGERREPORT
City Manager, Matthew S. West
Mentionedthe DensityBonus Ordinance, Item No.7, was a City staff-initiateditem; stated the City is constantlylookingat the new bills and regulationsto determinewhat is best for the community, what is the best way to make changes, and protect the community; mentionedthere will be opportunitiesfor the public to commentwhen the City adjuststhe TustinCity Code.
Congratulatedeveryoneon the 65thAnnualTustinTiller Days event; this year’s event was the mostsuccessfuleventto-datein carnivalproceedsand beerand winesales; mentioned the paradewas a success; had over 100 entriesand 13 high schoolbands; thankedTustin Tiller Days CommitteeMember, Cherrill Cady, Recreation Coordinator, Stephanie Finn, Parks and RecreationServicesDirector, Chad Clantonand his departmentfor organizing theevent; thankedeveryonein thePublicWorksDepartment, PoliceDepartmentand Parks and RecreationDepartmentfor making the event seamless; thanked the title sponsors, VeteranAir and the TustinAuto Center; thankedTustin Tiller Days Chair, Amy Nakamoto, the Tustin Tiller Days Committee, and Recreation Coordinator, Christian Hernandez; announcedit wasAmy’s thirdandfinalyearas TustinTillerDaysCommitteeChair; thanked everyonefor puttingon a great event.
Stated Brookfield Residential is currently completing The Landing project at the Tustin Legacy; reported, Brookfield Residential took home several awards for Tustin’s, The Landing project at the SouthernCaliforniaBuildingIndustry Awardsceremony, including:
Best ArchitecturalDesignof a DetachedHomefor Cira at The Landing, Best Architectural Designof Multi-FamilyCommunityfor the Terra Collectionat The Landingand Community of the Year – Hybridfor The Landing; thankedthe BrookfieldResidentialteam for being a great partner with Economic Development, CommunityDevelopment, and Public Works Departments; the City looksforwardto addingThe Landingcommunityto Tustin.
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Announced the City of Tustin has been ranked 1stin the state and 12thnationwide in Fortune’s 25 Best Places to Live for Families; based on 2,000 cities and towns across all 50 states for cities that best address the need of multigenerationalhouseholds; Fortune collected and considered more than 200,000 data points on education quality, aging resources, generalwellnessfactors, affordability, livabilityissues, crimeratesand diversity; stated Tustin is unique by being centrally located, the inner connectedness, access to a range of jobs, school, entertainment opportunities and Michelin-starred restaurants; congratulatedeveryoneon theserankings; thankedthecurrentCityCouncilMembers, prior City CouncilMembers, currentand past City staff, and the communityas a whole; thanked the Tustin Unified School District (TUSD) for their amazing job and success rate with graduates; statedit is a holisticapproach; congratulatedthe communityfor the ranking.
COUNCILMEMBERCOMMENTSANDREPORTS
Council Member Gomez
September22
AttendedTustinChamberof CommerceMixereventat Rock & Brews.
September27
Attendedthe TustinSeniorCenterVolunteerAppreciationevent.
September28
Attendedthe OrangeCountyTransportationAuthorityRoundtableevent; discussedfuture transportationplans for the communityand what elected leaders want to see; reported current projects, challengeswith changingtransit patterns, revenueforecasts; stated with the statemandateto movetowardmoreelectricvehiclestherewill not be as muchgas tax; was a robustdiscussion.
September29
Attendedthe TustinTiller Days Kick-Off event; was well attendedby many volunteersand commissioners.
October1
Attendedthe TustinTillerDaysParadeevent; reportedquitea few entertainingparticipants and 13 high schoolbands; reportedthe layoutof TustinTillerDaysallowedfor a betterflow of people and a variety of entertainment; was a safe event; thanked the Tustin Police Departmentfor patrollingnear ColumbusTustinPark.
October4
Attendedthe Tustin SeniorAdvisoryBoard retreat; discussedthe Senior Center’s mission and vision; announcedthe retreatwill continueon Thursday, October6, 2022.
Thankedthecitizensof theTustincommunityforpromotingvolunteerism, creatingactivities, safe streetsand cleanparks; mentionedtheseall contributeto the communitysupportand resources.
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awareness of the impact of breast cancer and need for more research to combat the disease.
Announcedon Thursday, October6, 2022 at 7:00 P.M. at the TustinLibrarythe Leagueof WomenVotersalong with the Tustin Santa Ana OrangeAssociationof UniversityWomen will presenta programon the upcomingpropositionsin the 2022GeneralElection; reported it is a nonpartisanevent; will be a veryinformativediscussion.
Council Member Gallagher
September28
Attendedthe OrangeCountySanitationDistrict (OCSD) Boardmeeting; reportedthe Board is completinglabornegotiations; mentionedone laborunit rejectedthe offer, all otherunits accepted; however, the Boardis able to resolvethe issue.
October1
Attendedthe TustinTiller DaysParadeevent.
AppreciatedCity Manager, MatthewS. West’s report; requestedthe BrookfieldResidential awardfor theCommunityof the Year - Hybridfor TheLandingprojectto be sharedon social media.
Council Member Clark
ThankedCity staff and volunteersfor puttingon the Tustin Tiller Days event; is one of her favoriteevents; recognizedTustinTillerDaysCommitteeMember, CherrillCady, for running the Tustin Tiller Days Paradeevent; recognizedCommunityServicesCommissioner, Amy Nakamoto, for her passion to continueto coordinatethe event and more; thanked Parks and RecreationServices Director, Chad Clanton, Parks and RecreationSuperintendent, Marilyn Buescher, Recreation Supervisor, Christian Hernandez, and the Parks and RecreationDepartmentfor thewonderfulworkon theevent; thankedeveryonefor engaging the volunteersand helpingthemfeel valuedto continueservingyear after year.
October4
Attended the Orange County Business Council’s 2022-23 Orange County Community Indicators Report and Rollout event; the report can be downloaded on their website, mentionedthe report is worth a read; reported96% of businessesin Orange County are consideredsmallbusinesses, OrangeCountycontinuesto be an agingCountywith the 65 and older age group growing; mentionedthe City Councilneeds to ensuretheir quality of life is great in Tustin and beyond; reportedthe Chairmanof BrookfieldResidentialwas on the panel; statedhe was complementaryof Tustin.
Announcedwas not surprisedTustinis rankednumberone in Californiafor families.
Mayor Pro Tem Cooper
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involvedduringthe City Councilmeetings; is glad they continueto be involved.
September20
Attendedthe Tustin Public Schools Foundation’s State of Schools event; thanked Tustin Unified School District’s (TUSD) Superintendent, Dr. Mark Johnson, for his captivating speechand all of the TUSDemployeesfor their hard work.
Statedthe TustinTiller DaysParadeis alwaysa greatevent; honoredto be a City Council Memberto representthe City.
Reportedthe TustinTiller DaysParadeand Kick-Off weregreatevents.
Excitedfor all the eventsand wonderfulaccoladesTustinis havingthis month.
Mayor Lumbard
September21
Attendedthe NewportBayWatershedExecutiveCommitteemeetingat IrvineRanchWater District.
September22
Attendedthe OrangeCountyFire Authority (OCFA) Boardof Directorsmeeting.
September23
Held Mayoral Office Hours; was a great opportunityto talk with residentsand hear their concerns.
September24
Attendedthe Tustin HistoricalSocietyKick-Off for the Old Town TustinHome and Garden Showevent; wasa fun showcaseof the beautifulpropertiesin Old TownTustin; thankedall the volunteersfor puttingon the event.
September28
Attended the Tustin CommunityFoundationbi-monthly nonprofit and inner faith meeting with Dr. Mark Johnson; Dr. Mark Johnsonshared all the great things that are happening with the TustinUnifiedSchoolDistrict (TUSD).
September29
Attendedthe Kick-Off party for the 65thAnnualTustin Tiller Days event; thankedParks and RecreationServicesDirector, Chad Clantonand his staff for a great job; looks forwardto next year’s event.
October1
Attendedthe Tustin Tiller Days Parade with his 3 sons; thanked Pat Mahoneyfor driving them aroundin his beautiful1939 Lincoln; thankedParks and RecreationSuperintendent, MarilynBuescher, for announcingeach paradeattendant.
Announcedthe followingupcomingevents:
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October5th & 14th
OC One Stop MobileUnit
Time: 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
Location: TustinLibrary
Visit oconestop.com/mobile-unit for moreinformation.
October12th
TustinTownhallwith SenatorDaveMin
Time: 5:30 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. – doorsopenat 5:00 P.M.
Location: TustinLibrary
RSVPonlineat https://bit.ly/3DS4flF
October15th
Old TownTustinArt Walk
Time: 11:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.
Visit tustinca.org/artwalkfor moreinformation.
Announcedhis daughter, RileySophiaLumbardis turningone on October9, 2022; wished her a HappyBirthday.
ADJOURNEDat 8:12 p.m. The nextmeetingis scheduledon Tuesday, October18, 2022for the ClosedSessionMeetingat 5:30 p.m. and the RegularBusinessMeetingat 7:00 p.m.
AUSTINLUMBARD, ERICAN. YASUDA,
Mayor City Clerk
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