Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Villa Park City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall located at 17855 Santiago Boulevard, Villa Park, California during normal business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition, such writings and documents will be posted on the City’s website at www.villapark.org.
Villa Park City Council Regular Meeting
September 23, 2025 Nicol Jones, Mayor
6:30 p.m. – General Session Jordan Wu, Mayor Pro Tem
Robert Frackelton, Councilmember
Kelly McBride, Councilmember
Crystal Miles, Councilmember
City of Villa Park, 17855 Santiago Boulevard, Villa Park, CA
GENERAL PROTOCOL
The City of Villa Park City Council welcomes you to this meeting and encourages your participation.
Regular City Council meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Agenda Information
This agenda contains a brief general description of each item to be considered. The Agenda and supporting documentation is available at 4:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the Council meeting at the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall, 17855 Santiago Blvd, Villa Park, during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as on the City’s Website www.villapark.org.
Any documents received after the agenda packet distribution, are available at the Council meeting, City Clerk Office counter, and are posted on the City’s Website. Information may be obtained by calling the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 998-1500.
Public Testimony
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.3, the public may comment on any agenda item before or during consideration by the City Council, and on any other matters under the Council’s jurisdiction.
Applicants making presentations to the Council on agenda items are given sufficient time to address the Council and are also provided an opportunity to address questions from the public. The public is then allowed up to five (5) minutes to speak on that specific agenda item. General public comments are agendized under Public Comments section at the beginning of the 6:30 p.m. Session. WHEN SPEAKING, please face the City Council and state your name and address for the record.
TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA, complete a speaker’s card located at the entrance to the Council Chambers. Enter the item’s Agenda number on your speaker card and give it to the City Clerk. WHEN SPEAKING, please face the City Council and state your name and address for the record. The Mayor will call on you to speak when that Agenda item is considered.
If you would like to provide general or specific input prior to the meeting, please send an email to [email protected] by 3:00pm on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
Televised Meeting Schedule
City Council meetings are televised live on Spectrum Channel 3 and AT&T U-verse Channel 99 and streamed live and on-demand on the City’s website.
September 23, 2025 City Council Agenda Page 2 of 4
GENERAL SESSION
6:30 p.m. – City Council Chambers
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
PRESENTATIONS / ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Presentation – Distinguished Citizen
• Proclamation – Hunger Action Month – Second Harvest Food Bank OC • Presentation – Association of California Cities Orange County - CASLAR • Orange County Sheriff’s Department
• Orange County Fire Authority
PUBLIC COMMENTS
At this time, members of the public may address the Council on any off-agenda items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council, provided that NO action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments are limited to five minutes per person and thirty minutes for all comments.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda.
RECOMMENDATION: Motion to waive the reading in full of all ordinances, resolutions and meeting minutes on the agenda, and direct the City Clerk to read by title only.
2. Ordinance No. 2025-638 – Amending Sec. 23-7.12. Property Development Standards: Commercial Mixed Use (C-MU) Zine of Chapter XXIII – Zoning of the Villa Park Municipal Code Related to Development Standards.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council:
1. Find the code amendments to Sec. 23-7.12 of Chapter XXIII – ZONING are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Title 14 California Code of Regulations, Section 15061 (b)(3).
2. Conduct public hearing.
3. Introduce Ordinance No. 2025-638 for first reading and motion forward to the second reading.
CONSENT CALENDAR (ITEMS # 3 - 6)
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 September 23, 2025 City Council Agenda Page 3 of 4
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. August’s Cash and Investment Transparency.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
4. Request approval of City Council Minutes of August 26, 2025.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve.
5. Consideration of 2026 City Council Meeting Schedule.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the schedule of 2026 City Council meetings as stated in this staff report.
6. Report of 2025 Safe and Sane Fireworks Sales.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council receive and file Report of 2025 Safe & Sane Fireworks Sales.
CITY MANAGER REPORT
7. Information from City Manager and/or City Staff.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council review the attached log and receive general comments and announcements from the City Manager and staff.
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER MATTERS
8. Discussion & Consideration of a Formal City Council Statement Condemning Political Violence and Affirming First Amendment Protections.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council discuss and consider adoption of a formal statement condemning political violence and affirming First Amendment protections.
9. Individual Councilmember Information Items.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive general comments and announcements from members of the City Council and Councilmember meeting attendance reports for the following:
o Law Enforcement Advisory
o Villa Park Community Services Foundation
o Orange Unified Schools District City Schools Committee o Bridges at Kraemer Place Advisory Committee
o Orange County Fire Authority
o Orange Library Advisory Board
o Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District
o Orange County Older Adults Advisory Commission
o Orange County Sanitation District
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Villa Park City Council regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at City Hall located at 17855 Santiago Boulevard, Villa Park, California during normal business hours, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. In addition, such writings and documents will be posted on the City’s website at www.villapark.org.
ADJOURNMENT
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Steve Franks, City Clerk of the City of Villa Park, California, do hereby certify that on the 19th day of September 2025, I did post a true and correct copy of Said Agenda in the designated area(s) at 2:00 PM:
17855 Santiago Boulevard, Villa Park, California
www.villapark.org
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 19th day of September 2025.
Steve Franks
City Clerk