01-24-23_Action with Comments
ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL
ACTION AGENDA
JANUARY 24, 2023
ORDER OF BUSINESS: Public sessions of all regular meetings of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority/Public Financing Authority/Housing and Public
Improvements Authority begin at 5:00 P.M. Public hearings begin at 5:30 P.M. unless otherwise noted.
Closed sessions begin at 3:00 P.M. or such other time as noted. Closed sessions may be preceded by one or more public workshops. If a workshop is scheduled, the subject and time of the workshop will appear on
the agenda. Not all of the above agencies may be meeting on any given date. The agenda will specify
which agencies are meeting. All meetings are in the Anaheim City Hall, Council Chamber, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 or such other location as noted. Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(2), no action or discussion by the City Council shall be undertaken on any item not appearing
on the posted agenda, except to briefly provide information, ask for clarification, provide direction to staff, or
schedule a matter for a future meeting. REPORTS: All agenda items and reports are available for review in the City Clerk’s Office and
www.anaheim.net/councilagendas. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council
regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public disclosure) are available at the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor, Anaheim, CA 92805 and by
contacting the office by phone, 714-765-5166, or email to cityclerk@anaheim.net.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: There are two Public Comment periods with speakers having one opportunity to
address the City Council, except for scheduled public hearing items. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, unless a different time limit is announced. The City uses speaker cards that must
be submitted to the City Clerk in order to address the City Council. Prior to the business portion of the
agenda, the City Council and all other related agencies meeting on such date will convene in joint session for the first Public Comment period where speakers will be permitted to speak on specific agenda item(s). This first Public Comment period is limited to 90 minutes or until all agenda item speakers have been
heard, whichever is later. Any remaining time shall be provided to non-agenda item speakers until the 90 minute time limitation is exhausted. The second Public Comment period will be opened by the Mayor if any non-agenda item speakers were not called during the first Public Comment period. For public hearings, the
Mayor or Chairperson will separately call for testimony at the time of each public hearing. Testimony
during public hearings is subject to the following time limits: Project applicant or issue initiator: twenty minutes for initial presentation and ten minutes for rebuttal; Residents within the noticed area of the subject property: ten minutes; All other members of the public: three minutes. Public hearings regarding legislative
matters: five minutes. The Mayor or Chairperson may limit the length of comments during public hearings
due to the number of persons wishing to speak or if comments become repetitious or irrelevant. Speakers shall refrain from profane language and other disruptive remarks or behavior which disrupts or disturbs the
meeting, or risk being removed (AMC 1.12.017). Additionally, members of the public may correspond with
the City Council and all other related agencies, on any agenda items or matters within the jurisdiction of such governing bodies, by submitting comments electronically for City Council consideration by sending
them to publiccomment@anaheim.net. To ensure distribution to the City Council prior to
consideration of the agenda, please submit comments at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled start
time of the meeting. Those comments, as well as any comments received after that time, will be distributed to the City Council, posted on the City’s website, and will be made part of the official public
record of the meeting. Current and archived public comments are available at
www.anaheim.net/publiccomment. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at 714-765-5166 or cityclerk@anaheim.net with any questions.
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS: Items of business may be added to the agenda upon a motion adopted by a
minimum 2/3 vote finding that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the City or Agency subsequent to the agenda being posted. Items may be deleted from the agenda upon request of staff or upon action of the Council or Agency.
CONSENT CALENDAR: Consent Calendar items will be acted on by one roll call vote unless a
member(s) requests an item(s) be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION (TRANSLATION SERVICES: SEE LAST PAGE OF AGENDA FOR
DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH): La ciudad provee servicios de interpretación al español en las juntas del
Consejo. La interpretación simultánea al español se ofrece por medio del uso de audífonos y la interpretación consecutiva (español a inglés) también está disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse
al Ayuntamiento, declarando su petición en el podio. No tiene que usar los servicios de interpretación de la
Ciudad; las personas pueden proveer su propio intérprete, si lo desean. Debido a que existen muchos dialectos y regionalismos, la Ciudad no puede garantizar que los intérpretes puedan traducir a un dialecto o regionalismo en particular y rehúsa cualquier responsabilidad que surja de tales servicios. Para servicios
de interpretación en otros idiomas, comuníquese con la oficina de la Ciudad (City Clerk), cuando menos 48 horas antes de la junta programada.
Ashleigh E. Aitken
Mayor
Natalie Rubalcava
Mayor Pro Tem
District 3
Jose Diaz
Council Member
District 1
Carlos A. Leon
Council Member
District 2
VACANT
District 4
Stephen Faessel
Council Member
District 5
Natalie Meeks
Council Member
District 6
200 S. Anaheim Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92805
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ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 24, 2023
3:00 P.M.
Call to order the Anaheim City Council. 3:00 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Diaz, Leon, Faessel,
and Meeks [One City Council vacancy]
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION:
City Clerk Theresa Bass announced that Closed Session Item No. 05 was withdrawn from the agenda by
staff.
City Attorney Robert Fabela announced that Closed Session Item No. 02 pertained to claims by SRB
Management and Angels Baseball related to the Stadium sale, with copies of the claims made available
as part of the October 25, 2022 City Council agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS: 4 speakers; no electronically submitted
comments
Recess to closed session. 3:13 P.M.
3:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION 3:13 P.M.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
(Subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6 of the California Government Code)
Agency Designated Representative: Linda Andal, Human Resources Director
Name of Employee Organizations: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW),
Local 47; IBEW, Local 47 Part-Time Customer Service Employees; International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, Local 47, Professional Management Unit; and IBEW Local 47 and Part-Time
Management Unit
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of California
Government Code Section 54956.9 and/or initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4)
subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9:
Name of Case: Two potential cases
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(1) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code)
Name of Case: Peoples Homeless Task Force Orange County v. City of Anaheim, OCSC Case
No. 30-2020 01135406-CU-WM-CJC.
4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXISTING LITIGATION
(Subdivision (d)(1) of Section 54956.9 of the California Government Code)
Name of Case: Teresa Perkins, et al. v. City of Anaheim, et al., USDC Case No. 8:19-cv-00315-
JLS-JDE.
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5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Initiation of litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of California Government
Code Section 54956.9: One potential case.
Closed Session Item No. 05 removed by staff. No consideration or action taken.
Reconvene the Anaheim City Council. 4:40 P.M.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Diaz, Leon, Faessel,
and Meeks [One City Council vacancy]
4:00 P.M. – WORKSHOP 4:40 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON WORKSHOP: 7 speakers; no electronically submitted comments
WORKSHOP: Information on Anaheim's response to addressing homelessness
Presented by Housing and Community Development Director Grace Stepter,
Housing and Community Development Deputy Director Sandy Lozeau,
Police Chief Jorge Cisneros, Assistant City Attorney Mehtab Sandhu, and
Salvation Army Director of Operations Ben Hurst
5:00 P.M. 5:57 P.M.
INVOCATION: Pastor Moi Navarro, Sandals Church Anaheim
FLAG SALUTE: Council Member Carlos A. Leon
PRESENTATION: Presentation by Orange County Supervisor Doug Chaffee
ACCEPTANCE OF OTHER RECOGNITIONS (To be presented at a later date):
Recognizing January 2023, as National Mentoring Month
Accepted by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County/Inland Empire Vice
President of Marketing Christopher Erkelens
Recognizing February 2023, as Black History Month
Recognizing February 2023, as American Heart Month
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items): 26 speakers; City Clerk Theresa Bass reported 21 public
comments were received electronically (Total of 21 public comments received via email).
Public Comments Submitted – January 24, 2023 City Council Meeting
(limited to 90 minutes, or until all agenda item speakers have been heard; any time remaining shall be
provided to non-agenda item speakers)
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:
Council Member Faessel requested the meeting adjourn in memory of the innocent victims of recent
mass shootings including those in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, 39-year Anaheim Public Utilities
Substation Electrician Jack Johnson, and Rob Hunter, General Manager of Metropolitan Water District
Orange County.
Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava displayed photos of events she recently attended including a Coffee with the
Principal at Anaheim High School and a mural painting with the local Anaheim Elementary School
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District, thanking the Public Utilities Department for supporting the muralists with sustainability items. She
thanked Congressman Lou Correa for hosting his Young Congressional Leaders event at the Downtown
Community Center where area youth were able to learn about financial literacy. She also reported
hosting a Young LULAC event at the Downtown Community Center last Sunday where approximately
200 families were served. She thanked Community Services Director Sjany Larson-Cash for her
attendance and assistance with the event. She recognized USA Women’s Volleyball player Morgan
Hertz for her provision of skills training to local young athletes through Pro Play. She reported that a local
business, Clinica Mi Pueblo, was damaged by a car crash and eight people were injured. She thanked
the Anaheim Fire & Rescue Department and Anaheim Police Department for their quick response as well
as the Economic Development and Community Services Departments for offering services to the
business.
Council Member Leon reported his attendance at the Gilbert High School Hunger Drive and a food
distribution by Uplift Charities at the West Coast Islamic Center. He noted his participation in the Tet
Parade in Westminster with Congressman Lou Correa, thanking all those who put the parade together.
He wished all a Happy New Year. Council Member Leon looked forward to the future Council discussion
regarding Angel Stadium. He requested the meeting adjourn in memory of Jess Saenz, a 95-year-old
World War II veteran and Anaheim High School graduate.
Mayor Aitken appreciated the arts in schools. She thanked Congressman Correa for holding the Young
Leadership Conference in Anaheim. She announced that she provided an Irish Blessing at the swearing-
in ceremony for Orange County Supervisor Katrina Foley, reported that she attended her first U.S.
Conference of Mayors in Washington, DC, where she served as a panelist for women mayors and visited
the White House, and reported that she hosted a group of Girl Scouts in City Hall to learn about local
government.
Council Member Diaz showcased Habibi’s Hot Chicken at 2955 West Ball Road, which opened in
December 2022 and serves halal Louisiana hot chicken. He announced an upcoming District 1
Neighborhood Service meeting on Wednesday, February 8 at 7:00 P.M. at Dale Junior High School.
CITY MANAGER’S UPDATE:
City Manager Jim Vanderpool reported that the Anaheim Police Department continues to respond to a
number of calls regarding street racing. He reported that Anaheim Police Department officers have been
partnering with the Orange County Street Racer Task Force and thanked the Anaheim Police
Department for their effort and participation in the task force.
He announced that the Anaheim Public Library received an Association of Science and Technology
Centers “IF/THEN” grant to assist women innovators in the science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) fields. He reported that beginning January 2023, the Haskett and Ponderosa libraries would
provide in-person and online sessions for the next generation of young women to explore STEM fields.
He further announced that the Finance Department was awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation
Award from the Government Finance Officers Association for the 22nd consecutive year.
5:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL 7:44 P.M.
MOTION: SF/NM Waive reading of all ordinances and resolutions and adopt the consent calendar.
ROLL CALL VOTE: 6-0. Motion carried.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. Receive and file minutes of the Library Board meeting of December 12, 2022.
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2. Approve recognitions recognizing Kay Carpenter for her nomination as the Cypress College
Foundation’s Citizen of the Year for Anaheim and Liz Dunster as the Cypress College
Foundation’s Person of the Year.
3. Accept the bid from Bradley Lighting, Inc., in the amount of $355,650.00 plus applicable tax, for
the purchase of palm tree lighting fixtures for the Anaheim Resort Maintenance District in
accordance with Bid #9654.
4. Waive Council Policy 4.0 and authorize an increase of $485,661.41, from an amount of
$2,943,402.45 to $3,429,063.86, to the value of Purchase Order 521-399554 with Howard
Industries c/o Young & Co. for the acquisition of various size transformers for Anaheim Public
Utilities due to escalating prices for raw materials and production costs caused by supply chain
impacts for manufactured electric distribution system transformers.
5. Waive Council Policy 4.0 and approve an Agreement with Peregrine Technologies, Inc., in
substantial form, in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000, for an investigative analytical support
system for use by the Anaheim Police Department for a one year period with four optional one-
year renewal periods; authorize minimal changes that do not substantially modify the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, provided the changes are determined to be de minimis by the City
Attorney’s Office; and authorize the Chief of Police to execute the Agreement, exercise any
renewal options, and take the necessary actions to implement and administer the agreement.
6. Approve a Master Consultant Agreement (Master Agreement), in substantial form, with 32
consulting firms, each in an amount not to exceed $450,000 per work order, with a $1,000,000 per
year limit per consultant, for as-needed Community Services related capital projects throughout
the City each for a five year term with an optional six-month extension to complete outstanding
work orders; authorize the Director of Community Services, or designee, to execute and
administer each Master Agreement and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer
the agreements; and authorize minimal changes that do not substantially change the terms and
conditions of the Agreement, so long as such changes are determined to be de minimis by the City
Attorney's Office (Albus & Associates, Inc.; Alta Planning + Design, Inc.; Architerra Inc. dba
Architerra Design Group; BGB Design Group, Inc.; Black O’Dowd & Associates, Inc. dba BOA
Architecture; Blais & Associates, LLC; Community Works Design Group; David Volz Design
Landscape Architects, Inc.; Environmental Science Associates; Fuscoe Engineering, Inc.;
Geosyntec Consultants, Inc.; GeoTek, Inc.; Group Delta Consultants, Inc.; Harrington
Geotechnical Engineering, Inc.; KPFF Consulting Engineers; KTU&A; Leighton Consulting, Inc.;
LSA Associates, Inc.; Moore Iacofano Goltsman, Inc.; NUVIS; Perkins Eastman Architects, D.C.P.,
dba Perkins Eastman Architects; Petra Geosciences, Inc.; PlaceWorks, Inc.; PSOMAS; RHA
Landscape Architects-Planners, Inc.; RRM Design Group; Schmidt Design Group, Inc.; Shannon &
Wilson, Inc.; SWA Group, Inc.; Toal Engineering, Inc.; UltraSystems Environmental, Inc.; Verde
Design, Inc.).
7. Approve the First Amendment to Agreement with KUBRA America West, Inc. for electronic
payment processing services for Utilities customers to extend the Agreement term from three
years with two optional one year extensions to ten years with automatic one year extensions
thereafter until terminated; increase the annual transaction services amount from $110,000 to
$150,000; authorize $100,000 annually for as-needed software and services, and allow unused
amounts to carry over to the following year; maintain an annual authorization of $40,000 for
Change Orders; and authorize the Public Utilities General Manager, or designees, to execute the
First Amendment, order forms, work orders, change orders, and any related or associated
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documents for software licenses, subscriptions, maintenance, and related services for electronic
bill payment and customer service solutions, and to take the necessary actions to implement and
administer the Agreement as amended.
8. Approve the Special Package Transient Occupancy Tax Agreement with Walt Disney Travel Co.,
Inc., and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and any amendments thereto that
do not alter the amount of transient occupancy tax due and payable under the agreement.
9. ORDINANCE NO. 6551 (INTRODUCTION) AN (UN-CODIFIED) ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM establishing the campaign contribution limit for the election cycle commencing
January 1, 2023, pursuant to Anaheim Municipal Code Section 1.09.050 (campaign contribution
limit increasing from $2,200 to $2,500).
10. Approve minutes of the City Council meeting of August 23, 2022.
BUSINESS CALENDAR: 7:45 P.M.
11. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-007 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM for exception to the 180-day wait period in compliance with Government Codes
7522.56 and 21224 (Resolution to waive the 180-day waiting period for an APD retired annuitant
(appointment of Vincent Delgado, Police Investigation Technician, as a retired annuitant, effective
January 25, 2023).
Item No. 11 Discussion. MOTION: SF/JD ROLL CALL VOTE: 6-0. Motion carried.
12. Consider (re)appointments to certain city Boards and Commissions to serve terms ending
December 31, 2026.
Housing and Community Development Commission (1 appointment)
District 2 appointment: ______Robert Esparza_________ (December 31, 2026)
NOMINATION: Council Member Leon nominated Robert Esparza. ROLL CALL VOTE: 6-0.
Nomination approved.
Planning Commission (1 appointment)
District 3 appointment: ______Michelle Lieberman________ (December 31, 2026)
NOMINATION: Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava nominated Michelle Lieberman. ROLL CALL
VOTE: 6-0. Nomination approved.
Senior Citizen Commission (1 appointment)
District 3 appointment:_____Kandee Beas_________ (December 31, 2026)
NOMINATION: Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava nominated Kandee Beas. ROLL CALL VOTE: 6-0.
Nomination approved.
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13. Consider an appointment to fill the District 4 City Council vacancy.
I. Candidate Opening Statements
II. City Council Questions/Answers with Candidates
III. Public Comment
District 4 City Council Member appointment: ___Norma Campos Kurtz___ (November 2024)
Item No. 13 Candidate Opening Statements by 13 candidates. Following the opening
statements, City Council selected six candidates to participate in the Questions/Answers
portion of the meeting. Council Member Meeks selected Linda Newby, Council Member
Faessel selected Norma Campos Kurtz, Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava selected David Flores,
Council Member Leon selected Lisa Drake, Council Member Diaz selected Yudy Morales-
Salazar, and Mayor Aitken selected Annemarie Randle-Trejo. City Council conducted
questions/answers with the six candidates. Public Comments by 11 speakers. Discussion.
NOMINATION: Mayor Aitken nominated Annemarie Randle-Trejo. ROLL CALL VOTE: 2-3-1
(AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Member Leon; NOES: Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava and
Council Members Diaz and Meeks; ABSTAIN: Council Member Faessel). Nomination failed.
NOMINATION: Council Member Leon nominated Lisa Drake. ROLL CALL VOTE: 1-3-2
(AYES: Council Member Leon; NOES: Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava and Council Members
Diaz and Meeks; ABSTAIN: Mayor Aitken and Council Member Faessel). Nomination failed.
NOMINATION: Council Member Diaz nominated Yudy Morales-Salazar. ROLL CALL VOTE:
3-1-2 (AYES: Council Members Diaz, Leon, and Meeks; NOES: Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava;
ABSTAIN: Mayor Aitken and Council Member Faessel). Nomination failed.
NOMINATION: Council Member Faessel nominated Norma Campos Kurtz. ROLL CALL
VOTE: 5-0-1 (AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Rubalcava, Leon, Faessel, and
Meeks; ABSTAIN: Council Member Diaz). Nomination approved.
At 10:24 P.M., Mayor Aitken recessed to Closed Session and reconvened the Anaheim City
Council at 11:20 P.M.
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS (non-agenda items): None
(opened only if any remaining non-agenda speakers were not called to speak during the first Public
Comment period)
COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:
Council Member Diaz congratulated Assistant City Clerk Jennifer Hall.
Council Member Leon congratulated Assistant City Clerk Jennifer Hall on her new opportunity and
thanked all the residents, particularly from District 4, for participating in the Council appointment process.
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COUNCIL AGENDA SETTING:
Council Member Leon requested an agenda item at the next meeting regarding a Tech Scholars
Program.
Mayor Pro Tem Rubalcava requested an overview/update regarding the Police Review Board, an update
on the operational status of parks with potential action by Council, and consideration of the resolution
regarding Iran as noted by several public comment speakers and as approved by the City of Orange and
forwarded to the City Clerk for reference.
ADJOURNMENT: 11:24 P.M. in memory of the victims of recent mass shootings, Jack
Johnson, Rob Hunter, and Jess Saenz
Next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for February 7, 2023.
All agenda items and reports are available for review in the City Clerk’s Office and
www.anaheim.net/councilagendas, and the Central Library. Any writings or documents provided to a majority
of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public
disclosure) will be available at the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor,
Anaheim, CA 92805 during regular business hours and by contacting the office by phone, 714-765-5166, or
email to cityclerk@anaheim.net.
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persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C.
Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof.
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Boulevard, Anaheim, California, by telephone at (714) 765-5166, or via email to cityclerk@anaheim.net, no
later than 8:00 AM on the day of the scheduled meeting.
TRANSLATION SERVICES: Spanish interpreting services are provided at City Council meetings.
Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and consecutive interpretation
(Spanish-to-English) is also available to anyone addressing the Council by stating your request at the podium.
The use of city provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter.
Because many dialects and regionalisms exist, the City cannot guarantee that interpreters will be able to
interpret into a particular dialect or regionalism, and disclaims any liability alleged to arise from such services.
For translation services in other languages, contact the City Clerk’s office no later than 48 hours prior to the
scheduled meeting.
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