Westminster — 2026-01-14

City Council

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1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nName of Case: City of Westminster v. Amy Phan West, et al.\n(OC Superior Court Case# 30-2024-01443472-CU-MC-CJC).
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2. Public Employee Employment/Appointment\nTitle: City Attorney
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3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\nCity Designated Representatives: Christine Cordon, City Manager and Jodie Griner,\nDirector of Human Resources\nEmployee Organizations: Westminster Police Officers’ Association (WPOA); Westminster\nMunicipal Employees’ Association (WMEA); Management, Administrative and Confidential\nEmployees; and Executive Employees
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3.1 Minutes of the City Council and the Successor Agency to the Westminster\nRedevelopment Agency.\nRECOMMENDATION: Approve the minutes as presented for the dates listed below:\nA. October 15, 2025 (Special Meeting) Amended; and\nB. October 15, 2025 (Special Meeting – Study Session) Amended; and\nC. November 26, 2025 (Regular Meeting Cancelation); and\nD. December 24, 2025 (Regular Meeting Cancelation).\nWARRANT REGISTER
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3.2 City Council and Successor Agency Warrant Register dated December 4, 2025\nthrough January 7, 2026.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.\nREPORTS
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3.3 Treasurer’s Report for November 2025.\nRECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.\nORDINANCES
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3.4 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2630, Repealing and Readopting\nChapter 17.640 Appeals of the Westminster Municipal Code to Provide for a Call for\nReview Procedure for the City Council and Planning Commission and Making Other\nMinor Amendments.\nRECOMMENDATION: Conduct a second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2630 entitled,\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND READOPTING CHAPTER 17.640 OF\nTHE WESMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE (APPEALS) TO PROVIDE FOR A CALL FOR\nREVIEW PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND\nMAKING OTHER MINOR AMENDMENTS,” read by title only and waive further reading.
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3.5 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2631, Repealing and Readopting\nChapter 17.570 Affordable Housing Density Bonuses and Amend Section 17.500.010\nAuthority for Land Use and Zoning Decisions relating to Density Bonus Law\n(Government Code Section 65915 et seq.), and Amend Section 17.700.010 Definitions\nof Specialized Terms and Phrases of the Westminster Municipal Code.\nRECOMMENDATION: Conduct a second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2631 entitled,\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS (CASE NO.\n2025-0223) TO REPEAL AND READOPT CHAPTER 17.570 AFFORDABLE HOUSING\nDENSITY BONUSES AND AMEND SECTION 17.500.010 AUTHORITY FOR LAND USE\nAND ZONING DECISIONS RELATING TO DENSITY BONUS LAW (GOVERNMENT\nCODE SECTION 65915 ET SEQ.), AND AMEND SECTION 17.700.010 DEFINITIONS OF\nSPECIALIZED TERMS AND PHRASES OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE,”\nread by title only and waive further reading.
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3.6 Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2632, an Ordinance to Update\nSections of the Municipal Code Related to Personnel and the Dissolution of the\nPersonnel Board.\nRECOMMENDATION: Conduct a second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2632 entitled,\n“AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nWESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, DISSOLVING THE PERSONNEL BOARD AND\nREPEALING SECTIONS 2.68.060 (PERSONNEL BOARD - APPOINTMENT -\nMEMBERSHIP - TERM - VACANCY FILING) AND 2.68.070 (PERSONNEL BOARD -\nPOWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY), AND AMENDING SECTIONS 2.68.090\n(PERSONNEL OFFICER - POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY) AND 2.68.120\n(UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE - RESIGNATION) OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL\nCODE,” read by title only and waive further reading.\nROUTINE MATTERS
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3.7 Notice of Completion of the Work Performed by Western State Builders, Inc. for the\nPlayground Renovation Project for Bolsa Chica, Westminster Village, Bowling\nGreen, College, and Russell C. Paris Parks – Project Plan No. P-2617.\nRECOMMENDATION: Accept the subject project and authorize the City Clerk to file a\nNotice of Completion with the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.\nPROCLAMATIONS
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3.8 Approval of Proclamations.\nRECOMMENDATION: Consider and approve the following proclamations:\nA. Human Trafficking Awareness Month – January; and\nB. International Holocaust Remembrance Day – January 27, 2026.\n[END OF CONSENT CALENDAR]
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5.1\nUpdate of the Travel and Expense Policy for Elected Officials and Appointed Officials,\nand City Employees.\nRECOMMENDATION:\nA. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE\nTRAVEL AND EXPENSE POLICY FOR CITY OFFICIALS; and\nB. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE\nTRAVEL AND EXPENSE POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES.
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7.1\nConsideration of a Request to Install a Plaque at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park.\nRECOMMENDATON: Consider the Parks and Recreation Commission’s recommendation\nto install a plaque at Sid Goldstein Freedom Park to honor the late Lieutenant Ton That\nNguyen.