Buena Park — 2025-11-12

11.A. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE UPDATES

2.A. BUENA PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT LIFESAVING AWARD PRESENTED TO OFFICER JERAMIAH\nTURNER\n— Presented by Frank Nunes, Police Chief

2.B. CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION TO RAYMOND TEMPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 2025 NATIONAL\nCENTER FOR URBAN SCHOOL TRANSFORMATION AWARD WINNER

2.C. PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 HALLOWEEN HOME DECORATING CONTEST AWARDS\n— Presented by Mark Sauceda, Community Services Supervisor

4.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES\n— Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings\nof October 28, 2025.

4.B. RESOLUTIONS APPROVING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS\n— Recommended Action: Adopt Resolutions approving Claims and Demands.

4.C. RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH J&A\nENGINEERING DBA J&A FENCE FOR THE EHLERS CENTER SECURITY FENCE PROJECT\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution approving the plans and specifications for the\nEhlers Center Security Fence Project; 2) Award a contract to J&A Engineering dba J&A Fence in\nthe amount of $69,200; 3) Authorize contingency funds in the amount of $10,000 in the same\npurchase order; 4) Appropriate $79,200 from the undesignated General Fund balance for the\nproject; 5) Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary\nchanges to the contract; and, 6) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the\ncontract.

4.D. FINAL PAYMENT TO TRUELINE CONSTRUCTION & SURFACING, INC. FOR THE HEROES PARK\nPICKLEBALL COURT PROJECT\n— Recommended Action: 1) Accept the project as complete and approve a final payment to\nTrueline Construction & Surfacing, Inc. in the amount of $75,544.52; and 2) Direct the Public\nWorks Department to file a Notice of Completion.

4.E. RATIFY AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS)\nFOR THE SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP) GRANT\n— Recommended Action: 1) Ratify an agreement with the State of California Office of Traffic\nSafety (OTS) for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Grant (PT26219); 2)\nAuthorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary changes\nto the agreement; 3) Authorize the Finance Director, Police Sergeant and Police Lieutenant to\nexecute the agreement and all other necessary grant documents; and, 4) Approve a budgetary\nappropriation in the amount of $145,000 for this purpose.

4.F. AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WEST COAST ARBORISTS,\nINC. FOR CITYWIDE TREE TRIMMING\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Agreement\n(PSA) 21-40 with West Coast Arborists, Inc. for citywide tree trimming services in the amount of\n$348,500; 2) Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make any necessary, nonmonetary changes to the agreement; and, 3) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to\nexecute the agreement.

4.G. AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALLIED UNIVERSAL FOR\nJANITORIAL SERVICES\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to Professional Services Agreement\nwith Allied Universal ('Allied') of Santa Ana, California, to provide janitorial services at City\nfacilities for calendar year 2026 in the amount of $384,960; 2) Authorize the City Manager and\nCity Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary changes to the amendment; and, 3)\nAuthorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the amendment.

4.H. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH PSOMAS FOR THE PEAK\nPARK WATER WELL PROJECT\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement\nNo. 23-17 with Psomas in the amount of $14,500; 2) Authorize the City Manager and City\nAttorney to make any necessary, non-monetary changes to the amendment; and, 3) Authorize\nthe City Manager and City Clerk to execute the amendment.

5.A. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH BUREAU VERITAS TECHNICAL ASSESSMENTS, LLC\nFOR THE PREPARATION OF A BUILDING ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN\nPresented by Hysun Lee, Assistant Engineer\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Veritas\nTechnical Assessments, LLC in the amount of $202,121.24 for the preparation of a Building\nAsset Management Plan; 2) Appropriate $20,000 from the undesignated General Fund balance\nto the Building Asset Management Plan Project account; 3) Authorize the City Manager and City\nAttorney to make any necessary non-monetary changes to the agreement; and, 4) Authorize\nthe City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the agreement.

5.B. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ECONOMICS, INC. FOR ANNUAL SB 1383\nCONSULTING SERVICES\nPresented by Joe Hunt, Public Works Manager\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve a professional services agreement with EcoNomics, Inc. in\nthe amount of $124,989 for continued assistance in implementing the City's edible food\nrecovery program and related requirements of Senate Bill 1383; 2) Dispense with competitive\nbidding pursuant to Buena Park Municipal Code Section 3.28.080 (H), which allows the City\nCouncil to dispense with bidding when it is in the best interest of the City; 3) Authorize the City\nManager and City Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary changes to the agreement;\nand, 4) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the agreement.

5.C. AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT WITH AXON ENTERPRISE, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF\nSIXTEEN (16) ADDITIONAL POLICE BODY-WORN CAMERAS AND ENHANCED SERVICES\nPresented by Nghia Nguyen, Police Captain\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement with Axon Enterprise,\nInc. for the purchase of 16 additional police body-worn cameras (BWC) with associated\nhardware, software, data, evidence storage, and enhanced two-way connectivity services for a\ntotal 19-month cost of $81,949.78; 2) Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make\nany necessary, non-monetary changes to the agreement; 3) Authorize the City Manager and\nCity Clerk to execute the agreement; and, 4) Approve a budget amendment in the amount of\n$82,000 from Measure R funds for this purpose.

5.D. AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY AND CITY\nMANAGER AARON FRANCE AND DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS (CITY\nCLERK) ADRIA M. JIMENEZ\nPresented by Eddie Fenton, Assistant City Manager/Director of Human Resources\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve an amended and restated employment agreement\nbetween the City of Buena Park and Aaron France; 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to\nsign the City Manager agreement; 3) Approve an amended and restated employment\nagreement for Director of Government and Community Relations (City Clerk) between the City\nof Buena Park and Adria M. Jimenez; and 4) Authorize the Mayor and Assistant City Clerk to\nexecute the Director of Government and Community Relations (City Clerk) agreement.

5.E. RESOLUTION OF EXEMPTION FROM CEQA REVIEW FOR THE POTENTIAL ACQUISITION OF\nCERTAIN REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 7891 WHITAKER STREET (APN 277-052-27) TO ABATE A\nPUBLIC NUISANCE\nPresented by Matt Foulkes, Director of Community and Economic Development\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt the attached Resolution making certain findings of fact and\ndetermining that the potential acquisition of that certain real property located in the City of\nBuena Park described below, including potential acquisition by eminent domain, to abate a\npublic nuisance, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Public\nResources Code Section 21000 et seq.), and direct staff to file the associated “Notice of\nExemption” with the County of Orange.

5.F. CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NITROUS\nOXIDE\nPresented by Christopher G. Cardinale, City Attorney\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt an Ordinance adding Chapter 8.54 to the Buena Park\nMunicipal Code regulating the retail sale and distribution of nitrous oxide for recreational use in\nthe City of Buena Park.

5.G. AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF KRATOM PRODUCTS IN THE\nCITY, AND A SUMMARY OF THE CITY'S EXISTING PROHIBITION ON THE SALE OF CANNABIS\nPRODUCTS IN THE CITY\nPresented by Christopher G. Cardinale, City Attorney\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt an Ordinance adding Chapter 8.58 to the Buena Park\nMunicipal Code prohibiting the sale or distribution of highly concentrated kratom products in\nthe City of Buena Park. Staff will also provide a summary of the Municipal Code's existing\nprohibition on cannabis sales in response to concerns raised by residents.

6.A. ORDINANCES ADOPTING AND AMENDING CODES COMPRISING THE 2025 CALIFORNIA\nBUILDING STANDARDS CODE, AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE,\nSETTING A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING ADOPTION, AND ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION MAKING\nFINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF LOCAL AMENDMENTS TO THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS\nCODE\nPresented by Alex Lester, Senior Building Inspector\n— Recommended Action: 1) Introduce Ordinances adopting by reference and amending the\n2025 Edition of the California Building Standards Code, including the California Building Code,\nCalifornia Fire Code, California Plumbing Code, California Mechanical Code, California Electrical\nCode, California Residential Code, California Green Building Standards Code, California\nHistorical Building Code, California Existing Building Code, California Wildland-Urban Interface\nCode, and California Referenced Standards Code, as adopted by the California Building\nStandards Commission, together with the local amendments outlined in the ordinances, and\nadopting the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code; 2) Set a public hearing and\nsecond reading for December 9, 2025; and, 3) Adopt a Resolution making the necessary\nfindings, as required by state law to support local amendments to the 2025 California Building,\nFire and related codes.

6.B. RESOLUTION REVISING THE FEES APPLICABLE TO COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT\nPROGRAMS AND FACILITY RENTALS\nPresented by Mark Sauceda, Community Services Supervisor\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution revising the fees and charges for Community\nServices Department programs and facility rentals.

7.A. COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS, CONFERENCE REPORTS AND CALENDAR REQUESTS

8.A. RECESS

9.A. DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION ON PROPOSED ENERGY CONSERVATION MEASURES (ECMs)\nFOR CITY FACILITIES\nPresented by Mina Mikhael, Director of Public Works/City Engineer

9.B. DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL'S CERTIFICATE POLICY\nPresented by Adria M. Jimenez, MMC, Director of Government and Community Relations/City Clerk

9.C. DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING THE NOVEMBER 13, 2025, CITY SELECTION\nCOMMITTEE MEETING APPOINTMENTS\nPresented by Adria M. Jimenez, MMC, Director of Government and Community Relations/City Clerk