Costa Mesa — 2026-04-21

City Council

#1 Closed Session
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:\n1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\nPursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)\nNational Opioids Settlements: Associated Pharmacies, Inc (and American Associated\nPharmacies); J M Smith Corporation; Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; Morris\nand Dickson Co.; North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, Inc.; and United\nNatural Foods, Inc. (Remnant Defendants)\nUnited States District Courts, Northern District of Ohio, MDL No. 2804\nRubris Reference Number: CL-1763034\n2.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\nPursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)\nName of Case: RDK Group Holdings, LLC v. City of Costa Mesa,\nOrange County Superior Court Case No. 30 2025 0149581 CU WM WJC\n3.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATION OF LITIGATION - ONE\nCASE\nPursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2), Potential Litigation.\n4.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – INITIATION OF LITIGATION – ONE CASE\nPursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(4), Potential Litigation.
#1 Item
1. PROCEDURAL WAIVER: WAIVE THE FULL READING OF ALL\nORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS\n26-212\nRECOMMENDATION:\nCity Council and Housing Authority approve the reading by title only and waive\nfurther reading of Ordinances and Resolutions.
#2 Item
2. READING FOLDER 26-241\nRECOMMENDATION:\nCity Council receive and file Claims received by the City Clerk and authorize\nstaff to reject any and all Claims: Kafshi Bennett, Kerry Brennan, Nicholas\nWood-Perales, Christopher Riley, Josefina Rodriguez.\nAUTHORITY*\nAgenda April 21, 2026
#5 Item
5. ACCEPTANCE OF THE CITY HALL BASEMENT I.T. OFFICES AND\nTRAINING ROOM REMODEL PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 24-11\n26-225\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\n1. Accept the work performed by American Construction Company, LLC, dba\nACC, 1130 North Kraemer Boulevard, No. 1, Anaheim, California 92806, for\nthe City Hall Basement Information Technology (I.T.) Offices and Training\nRoom Remodel Project, City Project No. 24-11, and authorize the City Clerk\nto file the Notice of Completion.\n2. Authorize the City Manager to release the Labor and Material Bond seven (7)\nmonths after the filing date and release the Faithful Performance Bond at the\nconclusion of the one-year warranty period. The retention has been released\nper Public Contract Code section 7107(c).\nAttachments: 1. Final Costs
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6. APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE REHABILITATION OF\nRENTAL UNITS AT THE JAMES/18TH STREET APARTMENTS\n26-231\nRECOMMENDATION:\nAppropriate and transfer $200,000 from the Housing Trust Fund (Fund 226) to\nthe Costa Mesa Housing Authority James/18th Street Property Fund (Fund 223)\nto rehabilitate four (4) rental housing units at the James/18th Street apartments.\nAUTHORITY*\nAgenda April 21, 2026
#7 Item
7. TWO YEAR EXTENSION OF THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES\nAGREEMENT WITH WITTMAN ENTERPRISES, LLC FOR\nAMBULANCE BILLING AND COST RECOVERY SERVICES RFP\n18-03\n26-218\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\n1. Approve Amendment Number Three to extend the term of the\nProfessional Services Agreement for Ambulance Billing and Cost\nRecovery Services between Wittman Enterprises, LLC and the City of\nCosta Mesa for two (2) additional years to July 31, 2028, and to increase\nthe per call cost by $1.00 from $23.00 to $24.00. (Attachment 1).\n2. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the Amendment\nNumber Three to Professional Services Agreement and future\namendments to the agreement within the City Council’s authorized limits.\n1. Amendment No. Three Wittman Enterprises\n2. Wittman proposal for Amendment No. 3\n3. Wittman Enterprises LLC - Amendment No. 1\n4. Professional Services Agreement with Wittman Enterprises\nLLC\n5. Wittman Enterprises LLC. - Amendment No. 2\nAttachments:\nAT THIS TIME COUNCIL WILL ADDRESS ANY ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT\nCALENDAR
#1 New Business
1. AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE\nPROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH FALCK MOBILE\nHEALTH CORPORATION FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES\n26-223\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\n1. Approve Amendment Number Three to the Professional Services\nAgreement with Falck Mobile Health Corp (Previously known as Care\nAmbulance) to extend the term for the continuation of emergency\nambulance operator and support services for two additional years from\nAugust 1, 2026 through July 31, 2028 for an amount not to exceed (NTE)\n$5,020,000, with all other terms and conditions to remain the same as\noutlined in Amendment Number Two.
#2 New Business
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency in the amount of $502,000 for\nunforeseen costs.
#3 New Business
3. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute Amendment\nNumber Three to the Professional Services Agreement (Attachment 1)\nand future amendments to the agreement within City Council authorized\nlimits.\n1. Falck Contract Extension 2026 Amendment No. 3\n2. PSA Care Ambulance\n3. Falck Operating budget Compensation Schedule
#4 New Business
4. Falck Additional Expenses - Surge Unit
#5 New Business
5. Falck Amendment No. 1
#6 New Business
6. Falck Amendment No. 2\nAttachments:\nAUTHORITY*\nAgenda April 21, 2026\n2. AWARD OF THE 2025-26 CITYWIDE ALLEY REHABILITATION\nPROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 25-17\n26-224\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends the City Council:\n1. Make a finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) categorical\nexemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301.\n2. Adopt plans, specifications, and working details for the 2025-26 Citywide\nAlley Rehabilitation Project, City Project No. 25-17.\n3. Reject the apparent low bid submitted by Diamond Construction & Design,\n638 Camino De Los Mares, #H130-513, San Clemente, California 92673, as\nnon-responsive.\n4. Award a Public Works Agreement (PWA) for construction to the second\nlowest bidder to Kalban, Inc., 26450 Ruether Avenue #201, Santa Clarita,\nCalifornia 91350 in the amount of $1,131,951 and authorize an additional ten\npercent (10%) contingency in the amount of $113,195 as needed for any\nunforeseen costs related to this project.\n5. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the PWA and future\namendments to the agreement within Council authorized limits.\nENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:\nThe proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA). The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of\ngovernment that will not result in direct or indirect physical change in the\nenvironment. In addition, the proposed action is exempt under section 15301\nrelating to the operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, and/or minor alteration\nof existing public facilities.\n1. Citywide Alley Project Locations Map\n2. Z&K Proposal (Construction Services)\n3. Bid Rejection (Diamond Construction)\n4. Bid Summary\n5. PWA\nAttachments:
#1 Old Business
1. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER III OF TITLE 15\nOF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PUBLIC\nWORKS - DRAINAGE\n26-228\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends the City Council give second reading and adopt Ordinance\nNo. 2026-05, to be read by title only, approving revisions to Chapter III of Title\n15 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Public Works-Drainage) to incorporate\nupdated drainage impact fees, revise administrative provisions for fee collection,\nand align City code language with current state law and the City’s adopted\nStorm Drainage Impact Fee Nexus Study.\nAttachments: 1. Proposed Ordinance No. 2026-05\nAUTHORITY*\nAgenda April 21, 2026\nNEW BUSINESS:
#1 Presentation
PRESENTATIONS: NONE.
#1 Public Hearing
1. CONTINUATION REQUEST OF AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING\nCOMMISSION’S DECISION TO UPHOLD THE ECONOMIC AND\nDEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR’S DECISION TO DENY A\nREASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUEST TO DEVIATE FROM\nCERTAIN REQUIREMENTS OF THE ZONING CODE TO OPERATE A\nSOBER LIVING HOME OPERATED BY THE OHIO HOUSE AT 115\nEAST WILSON STREET, UNITS A THROUGH E\n26-229\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends the City Council continue the open public hearing item to the\nJune 16, 2026, meeting, pursuant to applicant’s request.\nAttachments: 1. Continuance Request
#2 Public Hearing
2. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF THE CITY OF COSTA\nM E S A, C AL I F O R N I A AD D I N G C H AP T E R I V ,\nTRAP-NEUTER-RETURN, TO TITLE 3 OF THE COSTA MESA\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN\nPROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY CATS\n26-162\nRECOMMENDATION:\nStaff recommends the City Council introduce for first reading Ordinance No.\n2026-XX adding Title 3 Animal Regulations of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code\n3-171 to establish and regulate a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) program for\ncommunity cats within the City of Costa Mesa.\n1. TNR Ordinance\n2. Community Cat Colony Tracking System\nAttachments:\nAUTHORITY*\nAgenda April 21, 2026\nOLD BUSINESS: