Garden Grove — 2026-02-10

11300 Stanford Avenue\nGarden Grove, California 92840\nStephanie Klopfenstein\nMayor\nGeorge S. Brietigam\nMayor Pro Tem – District 1\nPhillip Nguyen\nCouncil Member – District 2\nCindy Tran\nCouncil Member – District 3\nJoe DoVinh\nCouncil Member – District 4\nYesenia Muñeton\nCouncil Member – District 5\nAriana Arestegui\nCouncil Member – District 6\nMeeting Assistance: Any person requiring auxiliary aids and services, due to a disability, to address\nthe City Council, should contact the City Clerk's Office 72 hours prior to the meeting to arrange for\naccommodations. Phone: (714) 741-5040.\nAgenda Item Descriptions: Are intended to give a brief, general description of the item. The City\nCouncil may take legislative action deemed appropriate with respect to the item and is not limited to\nthe recommended action indicated in staff reports or the agenda.\nDocuments/Writings: Any revised or additional documents/writings related to an item on the\nagenda distributed to all or a majority of the Council Members within 72 hours of a meeting, are\nmade available for public inspection at the same time (1) in the City Clerk's Office at 11222 Acacia\nParkway, Garden Grove, CA 92840, during normal business hours; (2) on the City's website as an\nattachment to the City Council meeting agenda; and (3) at the Council Chamber at the time of the\nmeeting.\nPublic Comments: Members of the public who attend the meeting in-person and would like to\naddress the City Council are requested to complete a pink speaker card indicating their name and\naddress, and identifying the subject matter they wish to address. This card should be given to the\nCity Clerk before the meeting begins. General comments are made during "Oral Communications"\nand should be limited to matters under consideration and/or what the City Council has jurisdiction\nover. Persons wishing to address the City Council regarding a Public Hearing matter will be called to\nthe podium at the time the matter is being considered.\nManner of Addressing the City Council: After being called by the Mayor, you may approach the\npodium, it is requested that you state your name for the record, and proceed to address the City\nCouncil. All remarks and questions should be addressed to the City Council as a whole and not to\nindividual Council Members or staff members. Any person making impertinent, slanderous, or profane\nremarks or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City Council shall be called to order by the\nMayor. If such conduct continues, the Mayor may order the person barred from addressing the City\nCouncil any further during that meeting.\nTime Limitation: When any group of persons wishes to address the City Council on the same\nsubject matter, the Mayor may request a spokesperson be chosen to represent the group, so as to\navoid unnecessary repetition. At the City Council's discretion, a limit on the total amount of time for\npublic comments during Oral Communications and/or a further limit on the time allotted to each\nspeaker during Oral Communications may be set.\nPLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING.\nAGENDA\nROLL CALL:\nCOUNCIL MEMBER NGUYEN, COUNCIL MEMBER TRAN, COUNCIL MEMBER\nDOVINH, COUNCIL MEMBER MUÑETON, COUNCIL MEMBER ARESTEGUI, MAYOR\nPRO TEM BRIETIGAM, MAYOR KLOPFENSTEIN\nINVOCATION\nPLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nPRESENTATIONS\n1.\nCommunity Spotlight in recognition of employees celebrating 25-plus years of\nservice with the City of Garden Grove.\n[Item 44/2026]

10.\nUpdate on the Civic Center Revitalization Project as requested by City Manager Kim.\n[Item 50/2026]

2.\nOrange County Fire Authority 2025 Year End Report as presented by Divison Chief\nCovey.

3.\nAdoption of a Proclamation celebrating February as Black History Month in Garden\nGrove. (Action Item)\n[Item 41/2026]

4.\nAdoption of a Proclamation in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year\ncommencing Tuesday, February 17, 2026. (Action Item)\n[Item 2/2026]

5.\nReceive and file warrants. (Action Item)\n[Item 40/2026]

6.\nApproval to waive full reading of ordinances listed. (Action Item)\n[Item 47/2026]\nCOMMISSION/COMMITTEE MATTERS

7.\nAppointment to fill a vacancy on the Downtown Commission. (Action Item)\n[Item 48/2026]\nITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

8.\nIntroduction and First Reading of an Ordinance adding Chapters 6.48 and 6.50 to\nTitle 6 of the Garden Grove Municipal Code prohibiting the sale and distribution of\nkratom products and restricting the sale and distribution of nitrous oxide products,\nentitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE ADDING\nCHAPTERS 6.48 AND 6.50 TO TITLE 6 OF THE GARDEN GROVE MUNICIPAL CODE\nPROHIBITING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF KRATOM PRODUCTS AND\nRESTRICTING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCTS.\n(Action Item)\n[Item 38/2026]

9.\nReceive and file the annual financial reports and related audit items for Fiscal Year\n2024–25, and approve additional appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025–26.\n(Action Item)\n[Item 4/2026]\nMATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER