Orange — 2025-09-23

City Council

#1 Closed Session
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION\na.\nPUBLIC EMPLOYMENT\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b)1\nTitle: City Attorney\nb.\nTHREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54957\nConsultation with: Adam Jevec, Police Chief\n4.
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1.4\nPRESENTATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS\nProclamation honoring September 28 as National Good Neighbor Day\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nDraft Proclamation
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3.2.\nStaff Report\nMemorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and The Regents of\nthe University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography for Fire Camera\nNetwork Expansion.\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and The\nRegents of the University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography concerning\nthe installation, operation, and maintenance of fire cameras effective upon execution;\nand authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\n• Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Orange and\nThe Regents of the University of California, Scripps Institution of\nOceanography
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3.3.\nFinding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption for Hazardous\nFuels Removal Project.\nRecommended Action:\nFind the Hazardous Fuels Removal Project Categorically Exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act per Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15304.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nHazard Mitigation Grant Project Map (2-mile)\nProject Grant Parcels
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3.4.\nRevise the adopted budget\nfor the Fiscal Year\n2025-2026 Community\nDevelopment Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Program from the\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development and appropriate to respective\nexpenditure accounts for each program.\nRecommended Action:\n1. Reduce the City’s adopted Fiscal Year 2025-2026 revenue budget for the\nCommunity Development Block Grant funds by 23,556, to a revised budget of\n$1,010,888.\n2. Reduce the City’s adopted Fiscal Year 2025-2026 revenue budget for the HOME\nInvestment Partnerships Program funds by $93,864.50, to a revised budget of\n$338,366.50.\n3. Reduce adopted budget for 2025-2026 ADA Ramps Project (CIP 266003) by\n$2,277.\n4. Reduce adopted budget for 2025-2026 CDBG Street Improvements (CIP 255086) by\n$83,774.\n5. Appropriate an additional $346,135 in Community Development Block Grant funds to\nthe following expenditure accounts:\na. $53,747 in salaries and benefits\nb. $183,625 in contract services\nc. $90,463 in other professional and contract services\nd. $1,500 in publicity and advertising\ne. $800 in dues and memberships\nf. $10,000 in software capitalization\ng. $6,000 in travel and conferences\n6. Appropriate an additional $319,177.50 in HOME Investment Partnerships funds to\nthe following expenditure accounts:\na. $3,000 in other professional/technical services\nb. $2,000 in contract services\nc. $2,880 to software capitalization\nd. $800 in dues and memberships\ne. $5,966.65 in travel and conferences\nf. $50,754.98 in CHDO set-aside\ng. $253,775.87 in HOME Developer Projects\n7. Authorize the City Manager or their designee to make any non-substantial changes,\nif needed, and execute all forms and agreements, and any other documents required\nby the Department of Housing and Urban Development for receipt of the funds.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nAttachment 1 - Final 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan\nAttachment 2 - Award Letter
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3.5.\nSecond Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nOrange amending Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to comply with the\nEmployee\nHousing\nAct\n(Health\nand\nSafety\nCode\nSections\n17000-17062.5)\nregarding farmworker and employee housing. Ordinance No. 14-25.\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Ordinance No. 14-25.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nOrdinance No. 14-25
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3.6.\nSecond Reading and adoption of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nOrange amending Section 12.48.105 of the Orange Municipal Code. Ordinance\nNo. 15-25.\nRecommended Action:\nAdopt Ordinance No. 15-25.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nOrdinance No. 15-25
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3.7.\nAuthorize purchase of mobile routers for Orange Police Department patrol cars\nfrom CDCE, Inc.\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the\n$65,481.49.\nAttachments:\npurchase\nof\nCradlepoint\nrouters\nand\nantennas\nfrom\nCDCE,\nInc.\nfor\nStaff Report\nCDCE quote\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR\n********
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8.1.\nAgreement for Employment with City Attorney Nathalie Adourian.\nRecommended Action:\nApprove the Agreement for Employment with City Attorney, Nathalie Adourian; and\nauthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute on behalf of the City.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nAgreement for Employment
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8.2.\nDiscussion of\nOrange Plaza\npotential\ntraffic\nmodifications\nand\nsafety\nenhancements\nto\nthe\nRecommended Action:\nProvide staff with direction on any combination of potential modifications that the City\nCouncil wishes to pursue.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nAttachment 1 - Existing Bollard Configuration\nAttachment 2 - Enhance Bollard Configuration\nAttachment 3 - Street Closure Schematic Meridian Barrier\nAttachment 4 - Splitter Island Concept
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8.3.\nRe-organization of positions within the Public Works Department.\nRecommended Action:\n1. Approve the reclassification of the Assistant Public Works Director position to a\nDeputy Public Works Director position effective October 5, 2025.\n2. Approve the reclassification of the Manager of Transportation Services /City\nTraffic Engineer to a Deputy Public Works Director position effective October 5,\n2025.\nAttachments:\nStaff Report\nExisting and Proposed Public Works Organizational Structure