Westminster — 2023-01-25

City Council

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1. Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): Potential Litigation\nNumber of Cases: One (1)
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3.10 City of Westminster Crime Statistics - A Quarterly and Yearly Comparison for\n2021 and 2022.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council receive and\nfile this report.\nEND OF CONSENT CALENDAR\n4. PUBLIC HEARINGS - NONE.\n5. REGULAR BUSINESS
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3.2 City Council and Successor Agency Warrant Registers dated January 5,\n2023 through January 18, 2023.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council receive and\nfile the report.\nROUTINE MATTERS
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3.3 Acceptance of Easement Deed for 7652 Wyoming Street.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council accept the\nsubject document and authorize the City Clerk to record the deed with the County\nRecorder’s Office.\nAGREEMENTS/PURCHASE ORDERS (UNDER $500,000)
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3.4 Amendment No. 1 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-7-1828 Between Orange\nCounty Transportation Authority; the Cities of Westminster, Fullerton,\nAnaheim, Stanton, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, and Huntington Beach for\nthe Magnolia Avenue Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Program\n(Project P).\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council approve\nAmendment No. 1, extending the terms of Cooperative Agreement No. C-7-1828\nbetween Orange County Transportation Authority; the Cities of Westminster, Fullerton,\nAnaheim, Stanton, Garden Grove, Fountain Valley, and Huntington Beach for the\nMagnolia Avenue Corridor Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Project P), and\nauthorize the City Manager to execute the amendment on behalf of the City .\nORDINANCES (SECOND READING)
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3.5 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2595, Amending Section\n2.04.130 Regarding Public Official and Employee Interactions to Amend the\nLocation of the Mayor’s Office.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council adopt\nOrdinance No. 2595 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN ORDINANCE\nAMENDING SECTION 2.04.130 (PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND EMPLOYEE\nINTERACTIONS), OF CHAPTER 2.04 (CITY COUNCIL), OF TITLE 2\n(ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL) OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE,”\nto amend the location of the Mayor’s office, conduct second reading, read by title only,\nand waive further reading.\nCity Council\nRegular Meeting Page 12\nAGENDA\nJANUARY 25, 2023
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3.6 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2596, Amending Time for\nCity Council Meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council adopt\nOrdinance No. 2596 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING\nSECTION 2.04.010 OF TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL) OF THE\nWESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE TIME FOR CITY\nCOUNCIL MEETINGS,” conduct second reading, read by title only and waive\nfurther reading.
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3.7 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2597, Amending Various\nCity Commissions, Boards, and Committees; and Ordinance No. 2598,\nAmending Title 2, Adding Commission on Aging.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council:\nA. Adopt Ordinance No. 2597 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR\nAND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER\n2.42 (GENERAL RULES FOR COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE\nAPPOINTMENTS), AMENDING CHAPTERS 2.44 (PLANNING\nCOMMISSION), 2.56 (PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION), AND\nDELETING CHAPTER 2.69, TO UPDATE RULES GOVERNING CITY\nCOMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES,” conduct second reading, read by\ntitle only and waive further reading; and\nB. Adopt Ordinance No. 2598 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR\nAND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL) OF THE\nWESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD CHAPTER 2.62\n(COMMISSION ON AGING),” conduct second reading, read by title only and\nwaive further reading.\n[INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]\nCity Council\nRegular Meeting Page 13\nAGENDA\nJANUARY 25, 2023
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3.8 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2599, Amending Oral\nCommunications Time at City Council Meetings.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council adopt\nOrdinance No. 2599 entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING\nSECTION 2.04.040 (MEETINGS- DISCUSSION- REFERRAL TO\nDEPARTMENTS) OF THE WESTINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE RELATIVE TO\nORAL COMMUNICATIONS AT COUNCIL MEETINGS,” conduct second reading,\nread by title only and waive further reading.\nREPORTS
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3.9 Treasurer’s Report for December 2022.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council receive and\nfile the report.
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5.1 Consider Adoption of a Resolution to Rescind Resolution No. 5103\nDenouncing Fake News.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council\nconsider the request to rescind Resolution No. 5103 regarding the denouncing of\nfake news, and provide direction regarding the adoption of a Resolution entitled,\n“A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWESTMINSTER, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 5103 REGARDING THE\nDENOUNCING OF FAKE NEWS.”\n[INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]\nCity Council\nRegular Meeting Page 14\nAGENDA\nJANUARY 25, 2023\n6. LEGISLATIVE ITEMS
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6.1 Appointment of Council Members to Represent the City on Various\nGovernment Agency Boards for 2023-2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council:\nA. Appoint members to represent the City of Westminster on outside\nGovernment Agency Boards; and\nB. Appoint a delegate to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and adopt a\nResolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA,\nDESIGNATING AND APPOINTING ITS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE\nORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY’S BOARDS OF DIRECTORS.”\n7. COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE ITEMS
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7.1 Request to Consider Disbanding and Dissolving the Quang Tri Monument\nCommittee and Terminate the Quang Tri Monument Project.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council:\nA. Consider the request to disband and dissolve the Quang Tri Monument\nCommittee and provide direction on adopting a Resolution entitled, “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWESTMINSTER, DISBANDING AND DISSOLVING THE QUANG TRI\nMONUMENT COMMITTEE”; and\nB. Consider termination of the City’s Quang Tri Monument project.
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7.2 Consideration of Ordinance Repealing Chapter 2.57, Terminating the\nCultural Arts Commission.\nRECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council consider the\nadoption of an Ordinance entitled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, DELETING CHAPTER\n2.57 (CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION), OF TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION AND\nPERSONNEL), OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE, AND TERMINATING THE\nCULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION,” read by title only and waive further reading.\n[INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]\nCity Council\nRegular Meeting Page 15\nAGENDA\nJANUARY 25, 2023\n8. COMMENTS FROM CITY COUNCIL/AGENCY MEMBERS\n(Including AB 1234 Report when required)\n9. COUNCIL ADJOURNMENT\nNext Regular Meeting will be held Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.\nDECLARATION: This agenda was posted on the Bulletin Board outside of the Council\nChambers, where completely accessible to the public, at least 72 hours in advance of\nthe City Council meeting.\n/s/Lucie Colombo, CMC, CPMC, Interim City Clerk\nCity Council\nRegular Meeting Page 16