Costa Mesa
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| January 20, 2026 | Item | 1 | 1. PROCEDURAL WAIVER: WAIVE THE FULL READING OF ALL 26-103 ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS RECOMMENDATION: City Council and Housing Authority approve the reading by title only and waive further reading of Ordinances and Resolutions. | January 20, 2026 Item # 1 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c74 |
| January 20, 2026 | Item | 2 | 2. READING FOLDER 26-104 RECOMMENDATION: City Council receive and file Claims received by the City Clerk and authorize staff to reject any and all Claims: Thomas Devlin, Magdy Elias, Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Silvestra Rojas Lara, Rose Michelson, Elizabeth Nelson, Jeffrey Standel, Melody Waterman. | January 20, 2026 Item # 2 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c73 |
| January 20, 2026 | Item | 3 | 3. ADOPTION OF WARRANT RESOLUTION 25-614 RECOMMENDATION: City Council approve Warrant Resolution No. 2746. Attachments: 1. Summary Check Registration 11-20-2025 2. Summary Check Registration 11-24-2025 3. Summary Check Registration 12-2-2025 4. Summary Check Registration 12-11-2025 | January 20, 2026 Item # 3 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c72 |
| January 20, 2026 | Item | 4 | 4. MINUTES 26-105 RECOMMENDATION: City Council approve the minutes of the regular meetings of November 4, 2025, November 18, 2025, and December 2, 2025. Attachments: 1. 11-04-2025 Draft Minutes 2. 11-18-2025 Draft Minutes 3. 12-02-2025 Draft Minutes | January 20, 2026 Item # 4 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c71 |
| January 20, 2026 | Item | 5 | 5. ACCEPTANCE OF THE COSTA MESA POLICE DEPARTMENT 25-622 FLOOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 24-05 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1. Accept the work performed by Interior Resources, Inc., dba Commercial Interior Resources, Inc. (CIR) for the Costa Mesa Police Department Floor Replacement Project, City Project No. 24-05, and authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion. 2. Authorize the City Manager to release the retention monies thirty-five (35) days after the Notice of Completion filing date; release the Labor and Material Bond seven (7) months after the filing date; and release the Faithful Performance Bond one (1) year after the filing date. Attachments: 1. Final Cost AT THIS TIME COUNCIL WILL ADDRESS ANY ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR ------------------------------END OF CONSENT CALENDAR------------------------------- | January 20, 2026 Item # 5 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c70 |
| January 20, 2026 | New Business | 1 | 1. AWARD OF THE SHALIMAR PARK IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, CITY 25-626 PROJECT NO. 25-06, AND FINDING OF CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1. Make a finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301. 2. Adopt plans, specifications, and working details for the Shalimar Park Improvement Project, City Project No. 25-06. 3. Reject the apparent low bid submitted by ACC & Engineering, LLC (ACC), 1130 North Kraemer Boulevard # I, Anaheim, California 92806 as non-responsive. 4. Reject the bid submitted by Earthscapes Landscape, Inc., 603 South Milliken Avenue, Unit J, Ontario, California 91761 as non-responsive. 5. Award a Public Works Agreement (PWA) for construction to the second lowest bidder, Micon Construction, Inc., 1616 Sierra Madre Circle, Placentia, California 92870 in the amount of $1,296,650 and authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $129,665 for unforeseen costs related to this project. 6. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the PWA with Micon Construction, Inc., and future amendments to the agreement within Council authorized limits. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the environment. In addition, the proposed action is exempt under section 15301 relating to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, and/or minor alteration of existing public facilities. Attachments: 1. ACC's Bid Rejection 2. Bid Summary 3. PWA | January 20, 2026 New Business # 1 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c77 |
| January 20, 2026 | New Business | 2 | 2. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF IRVINE 25-620 FOR USE OF BEDS AT THE COSTA MESA BRIDGE SHELTER RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Irvine for access to beds, as available, at the Costa Mesa Bridge Shelter. Attachments: 1. Draft MOU | January 20, 2026 New Business # 2 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c75 |
| January 20, 2026 | New Business | 3 | 3. APPROPRIATION OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS 25-618 RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the appropriation of past and future Opioid Settlement Funds to subsidize eligible expenses including legal fees and opioid remediation services for people experiencing homelessness. | January 20, 2026 New Business # 3 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c76 |
| January 20, 2026 | New Business | 4 | 4. URBAN PLAN MASTER PLAN SCREENING REQUEST 25-606 (PSCR-25-0001) FOR A PROPOSED 34 UNIT LIVE/WORK AND RESIDENTIAL LOFT DEVELOPMENT ON A 1.4 ACRE SITE WITHIN THE MESA WEST BLUFFS URBAN PLAN LOCATED AT 1626 PLACENTIA AVENUE RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends City Council discuss the screening application and provide preliminary feedback to the staff and the applicant. Attachments: Agenda Report 1. Application Summary Sheet 2. Applicant Letter 3. Project Plans 4. Tentative Tract Map | January 20, 2026 New Business # 4 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c78 |
| January 20, 2026 | New Business | 5 | 5. COMPENSATION, CLASSIFICATION AND STAFFING UPDATES AND 25-602 ADOPTION OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AND SALARY RESOLUTIONS BETWEEN THE CITY OF COSTA MESA (CITY) AND THE COSTA MESA CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CMCEA), COSTA MESA DIVISION MANAGERS ASSOCIATION (CMDMA), CONFIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT UNIT, CONFIDENTIAL UNIT, EXECUTIVE EMPLOYEES, PART TIME EMPLOYEES AND POLICE RECRUITS RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1. Approve and adopt the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Costa Mesa and CMCEA (Attachment 1); and 2. Approve and adopt Resolutions Number 2026-xx establishing the Senior Community Services Specialist, Lead Community Services Specialist, Senior Property and Evidence Specialist, Senior Civilian Investigator and Fairview Park Senior Maintenance Technician classifications and revising pay ranges for Community Outreach Supervisor (Attachment 2); and 3. Approve and adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising pay ranges for Neighborhood Improvement Manager, Recreation Manager, Public Affairs Manager, Assistant Development Services Director and renaming the Community Improvement Manager, Planning and Sustainable Development Manager and Telecommunications Manager classifications and updating benefits information for the CMDMA (Attachment 3); and 4. Approve and adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX updating benefits information for the Confidential Management Unit (Attachment 4); and 5. Approve and adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising benefits information for the Confidential Unit (Attachment 5); and 6. Approve and adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising pay ranges for City Manager, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Deputy Police Chief and Assistant Fire Chief and benefits information for Executive Employees (Attachment 6); and 7. Approve and adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising pay ranges for Video Production Aide and Reserve Public Safety Dispatcher and updating benefits information for Part Time employees (Attachment 7); and 8. Approve and adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising pay ranges for Police Recruits (Attachment 8); and 9. Authorize and approve staffing for following full-time position: Office Specialist II (Confidential) in the City Clerk’s Division of the City Manager’s Department; and 10.Authorize the City Manager and members of the City’s Negotiation Team to execute the MOU. Attachments: 1. CMCEA MOU 2. CMCEA Resolution 3. CMDMA Resolution 4. CMU Resolution 5. CONF Salary Resolution 6. Exec Resolution 7. PT Resolution 8. Police Recruit Resolution ADDITIONAL COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS | January 20, 2026 New Business # 5 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c79 |
| January 20, 2026 | Presentation | 1 | 1. Recognition of AYSO 40-Year Volunteer Anne McEligot | January 20, 2026 Presentation # 1 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c6f |
| January 20, 2026 | Public Hearing | 1 | 1. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING BY TITLE ONLY OF AN 25-613 ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF TWO-UNIT SMALL LOT ORDINANCE PROJECTS (PCTY-25-0007) AND ADOPTION OF ASSOCIATED FEES RECOMMENDATION: 1. Find that the project is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Section 15061(b)(3) (“General Rule”) based on the findings and conclusions in the staff report. 2. The Planning Commission recommends the City Council adopt the revisions to Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to allow for ministerial approval of two-unit Small Lot Ordinance (SLO) projects. Therefore, staff recommends the City Council introduce for first reading, by title only, Ordinance No. 2026-XX approving Code Amendment PCTY-25-0007, amending the Zoning Code sections pertaining to two-unit SLO projects; and 3. Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution establishing a fee for two-unit ministerial SLO projects and reaffirming the same fee for Urban Lot Split projects. Attachments: Agenda Report 1. Draft Ordinance 2. Ordinance strikethrough version 3. Checklist 4. Draft Fee Resolution | January 20, 2026 Public Hearing # 1 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c7a |
| January 20, 2026 | Public Hearing | 2 | 2. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA 25-621 MESA, REQUIRING STAFFING AT SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT STATIONS RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council: 1. Receive public comment and consider the provisions of the draft ordinance. 2. Introduce and give first reading, waiving further reading, to Ordinance No. 2026-XX Adding Article 7 of Chapter II of Title 9 to the Costa Mesa Municipal Code relating to Grocery and Drug Store Staffing Standards for Self-Service Checkout Stations. Attachments: 1. Draft Ordinance on Staffing of Self Checkout Stations | January 20, 2026 Public Hearing # 2 | Orange County | Costa Mesa | City Council | 6ac4377e878302ed9bef5c7b |