Tustin — 2025-04-01

City Council

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1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION -\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code §\n54956.9(d)(2): (2 cases)
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10. POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE PURCHASE On December 28, 2024,\npatrol unit #3417 was involved in a traffic collision (Report #24-08526).\nThe vehicle was inspected by the City’s insurance adjuster and deemed to\nbe a total loss and needs to be replaced. Staff is recommending the\npurchase of one (1) new 2023 Dodge Charger pursuit-rated vehicle, which\nwill be a more cost effective replacement then a 2025 Dodge Durango.\nRecommendation: It is recommended the City Council authorize: 1. The\npurchase of one (1) 2023 Dodge Charger pursuit-rated vehicle from Jake\nSweeney Automotive in the City of Cincinnati, OH. in the amount of\n$37,744.00 assigned to patrol. This vehicle is being purchased from out of\nstate because of its price and includes delivery. 2. Use Tax associated\nwith out of state purchase of 2023 Dodge Charger in the amount of\n$2,925.16. 3. Labor costs associated with Bill's Body Works painting one\n(1) black 2023 Dodge Charger pursuit-rated vehicle in the amount of\n$2,140.25. 4. Labor costs associated with Hi-Standard installing police\nequipment from a previously decommissioned patrol vehicle into one (1)\n2023 Dodge Charger pursuit-rated vehicle in the amount of $3,150.00. 5.\nThe purchase of graphic designs from Digital Magic Signs for one (1)\n2023 Dodge Charger pursuit-rated vehicle in the amount of $771.99. 6.\nThe purchase of one (1) CradlePoint and one (1) antenna from CDCE,\nIncorporated fora total amount of $5,034.60. 7. Labor costs associated\nwith CDCE, Incorporated to install one (1) CradlePoint and one (1)\nantenna in the vehicle in the amount of $912.00. 8. Authorize an increase\nto the General Fund revenues in the amount of $14,762.03 for the receipt\nof the insurance reimbursement for patrol unit #3417. 9. Authorize a\nsupplemental appropriation in the amount of $52,678.00 to be transferred\nfrom the General Fund (100) fund balance to the Equipment Replacement\nFund (184) for the funding of the 2023 Dodge Charger. 10. Authorize a\nsupplemental appropriation from the Equipment Replacement Fund (184)\nfor the purchase and outfitting of the 2023 Dodge Charger in the amount\nof $52,678.00. Fiscal Impact: The purchase of this 2023 Dodge Charger\nwas unexpected and requires a supplemental appropriation of $52,678.00\nfrom the General Fund (100) to be transferred to the Equipment\nReplacement Fund (184). Hanover Insurance Group deemed the value of\npatrol unit #3417 at $24,762.03. The City's deductible is $10,000.00. This\nmeans the total owed to the City will be $14,762.03, which is to be\ndeposited into the General Fund (100) to offset this unexpected cost. The\npurchasing and outfitting of the vehicle will be funded from the Equipment\nReplacement Fund (184).
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11. CODE AMENDMENT 2024-0007: RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE DESIGN\nSTANDARDS The Community and Economic Development Department has\nprepared Objective Design Standards for multi-family and mixed-use residential\nprojects. Objective Design Standards are prescriptive regulations that are\nintended to shape the design of residential development projects. The creation\nand adoption of Objective Design Standards implements Program 1.2a of the\nHousing Element Implementation Program and aligns with recent State laws\nthat require cities to approve certain affordable housing projects without\ndiscretionary review. Objective Design Standards also provide housing projects\nan opportunity for a streamlined review process. From July to October 2024,\nCity staff and the City’s consultant, Placeworks Inc., developed draft Objective\nDesign Standards, held stakeholder and Planning Commission workshops to\ndiscuss such standards, and worked to solicit feedback from local developers.\nOn February 25, 2025, the Planning Commission reviewed the Final Draft\nObjective Design Standards and recommended City Council approval.\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Have first reading by title only of\nOrdinance 1562, amending sections of Article 9 (Land Use) Chapter 2 (Zoning)\nof the Tustin City Code establishing Residential Objective Design Standards\nand set the second reading for the next available meeting. 2. Adopt City Council\nResolution 25-03, approving the Objective Design Standards, to establish clear,\nmeasurable criteria for the design of qualifying residential developments.\nORDINANCE NO. 1562 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF\nTUSTIN CITY CODE ARTICLE NINE (LAND USE) CHAPTER 2 (ZONING) TO\nESTABLISH THE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTIFAMILY\nAND MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS (CODE AMENDMENT (CA)\n2024-0007) CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 25-03 A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING\nTHE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS MANUAL TO ESTABLISH CLEAR\nAND MEASURABLE CRITERIA FOR THE DESIGN OF MULTIFAMILY AND\nMIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal\nimpact associated with this item.
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12. FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 2022-0002 – THE\nJESSUP AT 17802 – 17842 IRVINE BOULEVARD A request for the first\namendment to Development Agreement 2022-0002, an agreement between the\nCity of Tustin and Tustin 40 Development LLC (Property Owner) for “The\nJessup” residential project. The proposed amendment is a request to eliminate\nthe Property Owner’s requirement to pay the Voluntary Workforce Housing\nIncentive Program In-Lieu Fee (“In-Lieu Fee”). On July 9, 2024, the City of\nTustin Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed request and\nadopted Resolution No. 4492, recommending that the City Council adopt\nOrdinance No. 1544, approving the first amendment to Development\nAgreement 2022-0002. On September 17, 2024, the City Council held a public\nhearing to consider the Property Owner’s requested amendment to\nDevelopment Agreement 2022-0002. The City Council’s motion failed due to a\n2-2-1 vote (Attachment 3). The Property Owner is now requesting that the City\nCouncil reconsider the matter and adopt Ordinance 1564, approving first\namendment to Development Agreement 2022-0002 (Attachment 4).\nRecommendation: That the City Council conduct first reading of Ordinance No.\n1564, by title only, for the first amendment to Development Agreement 2022-\n0002, and set second reading to the next available Council meeting.\nORDINANCE NO. 1564 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF TUSTIN, APPROVING FIRST AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT\nAGREEMENT (DA) 2022-0002, TO ELIMINATE OWNER’S REQUIREMENT\nTO PAY FOR THE VOLUNTARY WORKFORCE HOUSING INCENTIVE\nPROGRAM IN-LIEU FEE FOR THE “THE JESSUP” RESIDENTIAL PROJECT\nLOCATED AT 17802 AND 17842 IRVINE BOULEVARD. Fiscal Impact: The\nremoval of the In-Lieu Fee will reduce anticipated contributions to the City’s\nHousing Fund by approximately $289,560; however, the reduction is consistent\nwith the Council’s action to temporarily waive the In-Lieu fee where it applies\nelsewhere, pursuant to the Municipal Code, which includes properties within the\nDowntown Commercial Core Specific Plan and Red Hill Avenue Specific Plan.
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13. 2024 YEAR IN REVIEW – COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT\nThe 2024 Year in Review summarizes Community and Economic\nDevelopment’s programs and activities conducted from January through\nDecember 2024.\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the\nreport.Fiscal Impact: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.\nMATTERS WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE ASKED TO BE PLACED ON A\nFUTURE AGENDA No agenda report has been prepared by staff Pursuant to\nResolution No. 21-105, if any three (3) members of the Council approve a\nmotion to agendize any of the following items for a future meeting, the City\nManager will initiate preparation of an appropriate agenda report and evaluate\nthe tentative dates for the requested item to be placed on the agenda for\ndiscussion and consideration by the City Council. An aye vote will direct staff to\nprepare an agenda report for Council discussion and consideration at a future\nmeeting date to be determined by the City Manager. A nay vote will result in no\nfurther action taken and the item may not be requested by either of the\nrequesting members of the Council again earlier than six months after the\nCouncil last considered the request.
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14. UPDATE OF TUSTIN CITY CODE, ARTICLE 5, SECTION 4: BIKE\nREGISTRATION Submitted By Council Member Fink, Co-Signed By Mayor\nLumbard. Proposed Motion: Direct staff to prepare an agenda report for Council\ndiscussion and consideration at a future meeting date to be determined by the\nCity Manager.\nRecommendation: Pleasure of the City Council.
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2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION -\nInitiation of litigation pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4): (2\ncases)
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3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION –\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code §\n54956.9(d)(2): (1 case) – related to the fire at the North Hangar owned by\nthe Navy and the release of hazardous materials therefrom
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4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS - [Government\nCode § 54956.8] (1 case)\nA. Property Address/Description: APN 430-481-13, 430-481-14, 430-\n481-15 Agency: City of Tustin City Negotiators: Aldo E. Schindler,\n3/28/25, 12:12 PM Regular Meeting of the City Council/Closed Session-4:30 pm/Regular Meeting-6:00 pm\nCity Manager; Nicole Bernard, Assistant City Manager; Brian\nMoncrief, Deputy City Manager/Real Property; Ryan Swiontek,\nDeputy Director of Real Property; Kenneth Piguee, Real Property\nManager Negotiating Parties: Mariners Church Under Negotiation:\nPrice and Terms of Payment
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5. LABOR NEGOTIATIONS - [Government Code § 54957.6]: Agency\nNegotiators: Derick Yasuda, Director of Human Resources and Peter\nBrown, Liebert Cassidy Whitmore Employee Organization: Tustin Police\nOfficers Association (TPOA) Employee Organization: Tustin Police\nManagement Association (TPMA)
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6. LIABILITY CLAIM - [Government Code § 54956.95] Claimant: The Center\nfor Toxicology and Environmental Health, L.L.C Agency claimed against:\nCity of Tustin
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7. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COMMENCEMENT OF\nPROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED\nREFUNDING OF THE OUTSTANDING CITY OF TUSTIN COMMUNITY\nFACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2014-1 (TUSTIN LEGACY/STANDARD\nPACIFIC) SPECIAL TAX BONDS, SERIES 2015A; CITY OF TUSTIN\nCOMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 06-1 (TUSTIN\nLEGACY/COLUMBUS VILLAGES) SPECIAL TAX REFUNDING BONDS,\nSERIES 2015A; AND CITY OF TUSTIN COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 06-1 (TUSTIN LEGACY/COLUMBUS VILLAGES)\nSPECIAL TAX BONDS, SERIES 2015B, CONFIRMING THE\nAPPOINTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND AUTHORIZING\nCERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Staff is\nseeking City Council approval to authorize the initiation of proceedings to\nissue bonds (the “2025 Refunding Bonds”) to refund the outstanding City\nof Tustin Community Facilities District No. 2014-1 (Tustin\nLegacy/Standard Pacific) Special Tax Bonds, Series 2015A; City of Tustin\nCommunity Facilities District No. 06-1 (Tustin Legacy/Columbus Villages)\nSpecial Tax Refunding Bonds, Series 2015A; and City of Tustin\nCommunity Facilities District No. 06-1 (Tustin Legacy/Columbus Village)\nSpecial Tax Bonds, Series 2015B (collectively, the “2015 CFD Bonds”), to\ntake advantage of lower interest rates to reduce the annual debt service\npayments and lower property owners’ special tax payments starting in\nFiscal Year 2025-2026.\nRecommendation: It is recommended that: THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT\nCITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 25-17 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION\nAUTHORIZING THE COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS IN\nCONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED REFUNDING OF THE\nOUTSTANDING CITY OF TUSTIN COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT\nNO. 2014-1 (TUSTIN LEGACY/STANDARD PACIFIC) SPECIAL TAX\nBONDS, SERIES 2015A; CITY OF TUSTIN COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 06-1 (TUSTIN LEGACY/COLUMBUS VILLAGES)\nSPECIAL TAX REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 2015A; AND CITY OF\nTUSTIN COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 06-1 (TUSTIN\nLEGACY/COLUMBUS VILLAGES) SPECIAL TAX BONDS, SERIES\n2015B, CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL\nSERVICES AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS IN\nCONNECTION THEREWITH Fiscal Impact: The issuance of the 2025\nRefunding Bonds to refinance the 2015 CFD Bonds will have no financial\nimpact on the City, as all payments of principal and interest on the Bonds\nwill be paid solely from special tax assessments levied and collected from\nproperties located in the affected community facilities districts. The debt\nservice savings generated by the refinancing will benefit the districts’\nproperty owners. It is estimated that the refinancing of the 2015 CFD\nBonds will reduce annual debt service payments by approximately\n$575,000 per year, totaling over $5.1 million in net present value saving\nover the remaining term of the Bonds based on market conditions as of\nMarch 14, 2025.
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8. DECLARATION OF SURPLUS COMPUTER EQUIPMENT The City has\naccumulated a collection of obsolete and/or damaged equipment\nincluding, but not limited to, desktop and laptop computers, access points,\nservers network equipment, camera equipment, printers, scanners,\ntablets, and phone devices that are no longer functional or needed for\npublic use.\nRecommendation: 1. Declare the listed equipment as surplus and not\nrequired for public use; and 2. Authorize staff to sell serviceable\nequipment and dispose of assets beyond repair. Fiscal Impact: Surplus\nproperty with salvage value will be sent to auction, and the proceeds from\nthe sale will be deposited into the Information Technology Fund.
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9. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL TO RELEASE A\nCOMPETITIVE OFFERING FOR CITY-OWNED REAL PROPERTY AT\n150 E. FIRST STREET Staff is requesting City Council consideration and\napproval to release a competitive offering for 0.4 acres of City-owned real\nproperty at 150 E. First Street within Development Area 2 of the\nDowntown Commercial Core Specific Plan pursuant to the procedures\nrecently approved by the City Council in Resolution 25-10.\nRecommendation: It is recommended that the City Council take the\n3/28/25, 12:12 PM Regular Meeting of the City Council/Closed Session-4:30 pm/Regular Meeting-6:00 pm\nfollowing actions: 1. Authorize staff to release a competitive offering for 0.4\nacres of City-owned real property at 150 E. First Street within\nDevelopment Area 2 of the Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan\npursuant to the procedures recently approved by the City Council in\nResolution 25-10; and 2. Authorize the City Manager to continue and/or\nenter into temporary leases and licenses prior to final disposition Fiscal\nImpact: There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.