Buena Park — 2026-06-23

City Council

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11.A. COMMISSION & COMMITTEE UPDATES
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2.A. INTRODUCTION OF POLICE K-9 OFFICER PHALANN BLACKWOOD AND POLICE K-9 MAGGIE
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2.B. RECOGNITION OF MEMBERS OF THE BUENA PARK HIGH SCHOOL AQUATICS TEAM FOR\nADVANCING TO THE CIF DIVISION-4 SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS
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4.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES\n— Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes of the Special and Regular City Council Meetings of June 9,\n2026.
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4.B. RESOLUTIONS APPROVING CLAIMS AND DEMANDS\n— Recommended Action: Adopt Resolutions approving Claims and Demands.
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4.C. TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2026\n— Recommended Action: Receive and file the reports.
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4.D. RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING ERNESTINE ZAPIEN UPON HER RETIREMENT\n— Recommended Action: Adopt the resolution.
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4.E. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WORKCARE, INC. (WELLNESS SOLUTIONS) FOR A\nCITY EMPLOYEE COMPREHENSIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve an agreement with Workcare, Inc. in the amount of $189,610 to provide\na comprehensive wellness program for all Buena Park Police Department and City employees; 2) Authorize\nthe City Manager and City Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary changes to the agreement; 3)\nAuthorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the agreement.
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4.F. ADDENDUM NO. 14 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC. (TPA) FOR\nLEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS CONSULTING SERVICES AND AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO\nCONTRACT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES WITH TPA FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCY AND\nSUSTAINABILITY GRANT WRITING SERVICES\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve Addendum No. 14 to the agreement with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.\n(TPA) for legislative advocacy and public affairs consulting services in the amount of $96,900; 2) Approve\nAmendment No. 2 to the agreement with TPA for climate resiliency and sustainability grant writing services in\nthe amount of $60,000; 3) Authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary\nchanges to the agreements; and 4) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the agreements.
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4.G. APPROVE TRACT MAP NO. 19225 AT 8150 LA PALMA AVENUE\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve Tract Map No. 19225 at 8150 La Palma Avenue; and 2) Authorize the\nCity Engineer and City Clerk to execute the tract map.
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4.H. RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AN AMENDED BUENA PARK JOB CLASSIFICATION PLAN TO UPDATE\nSPECIFIED CLASSIFICATIONS IN THE WATER SERVICES DIVISION\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve the revised job classification specifications in the Water Services Utilities\nDivision; and, 2) Adopt a Resolution to revise the job classification specifications for specified jobs in the Water\nServices Division.
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4.I. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution approving the annual appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2026-\n27.
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4.J. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF DIFFERENCE IN CONDITIONS COVERAGE (I.E.\nEARTHQUAKE INSURANCE) FOR ESSENTIAL CITY FACILITIES\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase of difference in conditions coverage\n(i.e. earthquake insurance) for essential City facilities; 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute any necessary\ndocuments to bind coverage; and, 3) Allocate funds in the amount of $239,908 for this purpose.
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4.K. REJECT ALL BIDS AND RE-ADVERTISE FOR THE BELLIS YARD IMPROVEMENTS AND CITY YARD\nPARKING LOT REHABILITATION PROJECT\n— Recommended Action: 1) Reject all bids; and 2) Authorize the City Clerk to re-advertise the project for bids.
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4.L. RESOLUTION TERMINATING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL\nRELEASE IN GARDEN GROVE, CALIFORNIA\nto the hazardous chemical release in Garden Grove, California.
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5.A. APPROVE AND APPROPRIATE REVISIONS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 ADOPTED BUDGET\nPresented by Sung Hyun, Director of Finance\n— Recommended Action: 1) Approve and appropriate revisions to the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Adopted Budget.
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5.B. RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT WITH\nENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE PEAK PARK WATER WELL EQUIPPING AND SITE\nIMPROVEMENT PROJECT\nPresented by Jason Tran, Associate Engineer\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution approving the plans and specifications for the Peak Park Water\nWell Equipping and Site Improvements Project; 2) Award a contract to Environmental Construction, Inc. in the\namount of $6,905,512; 3) Authorize contingency funds in the amount of $690,970; 4) Authorize construction\nengineering funds in the amount of $345,485; 5) Authorize a purchase order for the Solis Group in the amount\nof $29,380 for administration of the Community Workforce Agreement (CWA); 6) Authorize contingency funds\nin the amount of $4,520 for CWA administration; 7) Authorize a budget transfer of $1,000,000 from the Pipeline\nReplacement Account; 8) Authorize a budget transfer of $1,650,764 from the Undesignated Water Funds; 9)\nAuthorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary changes to the contract;\nand, 10) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the contract.
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5.C. RESOLUTION APPROVING PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT WITH R.J.\nNOBLE COMPANY FOR THE KNOTT AVENUE (LINCOLN AVENUE TO ARTESIA BOULEVARD) AND 8TH\nSTREET REHABILITATION PROJECT\nPresented by Jaden Miller, Principal Engineer\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt a resolution approving the plans and specifications for the Knott Avenue\n(Lincoln Avenue to Artesia Boulevard) and 8th Street Rehabilitation Project; 2) Award a contract to R.J. Noble\nCompany in the amount of $4,779,240; 3) Authorize contingency funds in the amount of $480,000 in the same\npurchase order; 4) Authorize construction engineering in the amount of $150,000; 5) Authorize a purchase\norder for the Solis Group in the amount of $11,760 for administration of the Community Workforce Agreement\n(CWA); 6) Authorize contingency funds in the amount of $1,500 for CWA administration; 7) Authorize the City\nManager and City Attorney to make any necessary, non-monetary changes to the contract; and, 8) Authorize\nthe City Manager and City Clerk to execute the contract.
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5.D. RESOLUTIONS PERTAINING TO THE BUENA PARK GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THREE\nCOUNCIL MEMBER SEATS FOR DISTRICTS 1, 2, AND 5, FOR TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026\nPresented by Adria M. Vicuna, Director of Government and Community Relations/City Clerk\n— Recommended Action: Adopt Resolutions: 1) Calling for the holding of a General Municipal Election to be\nheld on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the election of one Council Member in District 1, one Council Member\nin District 2, and one Council Member in District 5, for a full term of four years each; 2) Requesting the Orange\nCounty Registrar of Voters to consolidate a General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026, with\nthe Statewide General Election to be held on the date pursuant to Section 10403 of the California Elections\nCode; 3) Adopting regulations pertaining to candidates statements; and, 4) Determining a tie-vote shall be\nresolved by a runoff election.
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6.A. ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. GP-25-1, ZONE\nCHANGE NO. Z-25-1, TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. TT-25-2, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. CU-25-5,\nAND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION NO. MND-25-1 FOR 5600 BEACH BOULEVARD\nPresented by Ian McAleese, Senior Planner\n— Recommended Action: 1) Adopt an Ordinance (Zone Change No. Z-25-1) amending the zoning district from\nML (Light Industrial) to RM-20 (Medium Density Multi-Family Residential); and 2) Adopt Resolutions amending\nthe General Plan Land Use Designation from Light Industrial to High Density Residential (General Plan\nAmendment No. GP-25-1); a Tentative Tract Map (TT-25-2) to subdivide three existing parcels into two lots for\ncondominium purposes; a Conditional Use Permit (CU-25-1) to permit the proposed 281-unit three and four-\nstory semi-attached residential development, and to allow building heights up to 37 feet 7 inches; and\ncertifying the associated Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND-25-1) with Mitigated Monitoring and\nReporting Program (MMRP) prepared for the project in compliance with the California Environmental Quality\n066-572-08, 066-163-26, and 066-164-24).
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7.A. COUNCIL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS, CONFERENCE REPORTS AND CALENDAR REQUESTS
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8.A. RECESS
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9.A. DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING A NEW CITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM\nPresented by Jessica Fewer, Senior Management Analyst
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9.B. DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION REGARDING IMPROVING ELECTRIC BICYCLE (E-BIKE) SAFETY\nAND THE POTENTIAL OF A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT ESTABLISHING A 10 MPH SPEED LIMIT\nFOR ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES ON CITY TRAILS AND/OR PUBLIC SIDEWALKS\nPresented by Roger Plumlee, Police Lieutenant