CITY OF COSTA MESA  
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*  
Agenda  
Tuesday, July 16, 2024  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
77 Fair Drive  
*Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member"  
5:00 P.M. Closed Session  
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CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 P.M.  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENTS Members of the public are welcome to address the City Council  
only on those items on the Closed Session agenda. Each member of the public will be  
given a total of three minutes to speak on all items on the Closed Session agenda.  
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:  
1.  
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR  
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.8  
APN: 424-051-23; Property: 778 Shalimar Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92627  
Agency Negotiators: Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, City Manager  
Negotiating Parties: Dominic Bulone  
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment  
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY  
JULY 16, 2024 – 6:00 P.M.  
JOHN STEPHENS  
Mayor  
JEFFREY HARLAN  
ANDREA MARR  
Mayor Pro Tem - District 6  
Council Member - District 3  
MANUEL CHAVEZ  
LOREN GAMEROS  
Council Member - District 4  
Council Member - District 2  
ARLIS REYNOLDS  
DON HARPER  
Council Member - District 5  
Council Member - District 1  
KIMBERLY HALL BARLOW  
City Attorney  
LORI ANN FARRELL HARRISON  
City Manager  
CALL TO ORDER  
NATIONAL ANTHEM AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
MOMENT OF SOLEMN EXPRESSION  
[Per Council Policy 000-12, these presentations are made by community volunteers  
stating their own views. The City Council disclaims any intent to endorse or sponsor the  
views of any speaker.]  
ROLL CALL  
CITY ATTORNEY CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
PRESENTATIONS: NONE.  
PUBLIC COMMENTS – MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA  
Comments on Consent Calendar items may also be heard at this time.  
Comments are limited to 3 minutes, or as otherwise directed.  
COUNCIL MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND SUGGESTIONS  
Each council member is limited to 3 minutes. Additional comments will be heard at the  
end of the meeting.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Council Member Gameros  
Council Member Harper  
Council Member Marr  
Council Member Reynolds  
Council Member Chavez  
Mayor Pro Tem Harlan  
Mayor Stephens  
REPORT – CITY MANAGER  
REPORT – CITY ATTORNEY  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be  
acted upon in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless  
members of the City Council, staff, or the public request specific items to be discussed  
and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for discussion.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council and Housing Authority approve the reading by title only and waive  
further reading of Ordinances and Resolutions.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council receive and file Claims received by the City Clerk and authorize  
staff to reject any and all Claims: Joyce Jie Luo, Christopher Pizarro, Adolfo  
Rodriguez, Augustine Ume-Ezeoke.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve Warrant Resolution No. 2720.  
Attachments:  
4.  
5.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 18, 2024.  
Attachments:  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Approve a 3-year renewal of the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement through  
Dell Technologies in the amount not-to-exceed $924,625.83 (payable in  
three equal annual payments of $308,208.61).  
2. Authorize the City Manager to sign the agreement and any documents  
necessary to continue the City’s participation in the program during the 3  
-year term.  
Attachments:  
6.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Approve the 2024 agreement between the City and the 32nd District  
Agricultural Association for traffic management services for the Orange  
County Fair.  
2. Approve the 2024 agreement between the City and the 32nd District  
Agricultural Association for traffic management services for all designated  
year-round events at the Orange County Fair and Event Center  
(“OCFEC”).  
3. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute the agreements.  
4. Authorize the City Manager, or her designee, to execute any amendments  
to the agreements, including but not limited to, amendments increasing the  
maximum compensation to be paid to the City.  
Attachments:  
7.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Approve the Services Agreement for public safety helicopter support services  
between the City of Huntington Beach and the City of Costa Mesa for three  
years in an amount not to exceed $300,000 annually.  
2. Approve the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annually and adjust the contract  
accordingly.  
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Services Agreement, in  
substantially the form as attached and in such final form as approved by the  
City Attorney, and future amendments to the Agreement.  
Attachments:  
8.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Accept the work performed by Builtall, 4712 East 2nd Street, #520, Long  
Beach, California 90803, for the Information Technology Department  
Remodeling Project, City Project No. 22-09, and authorize the City Clerk to  
file the Notice of Completion.  
2. Authorize the City Manager to release the retention monies thirty-five (35)  
days after the Notice of Completion filing date, release the Labor and  
Material Bond seven (7) months after the filing date, and release the Faithful  
Performance Bond at the conclusion of the one-year warranty period.  
Attachments:  
AT THIS TIME COUNCIL WILL ADDRESS ANY ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT  
CALENDAR  
------------------------------END OF CONSENT CALENDAR-------------------------------  
PUBLIC HEARINGS:  
(Pursuant to Resolution No. 05-55, Public Hearings begin at 7:00 p.m.)  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council conduct the public hearing to meet Orange  
County Transportation Authority (OCTA) grant fund application (Attachment 1)  
requirements to establish coordination with non-profits and ensure services are  
not being duplicated.  
Attachments:  
OLD BUSINESS:  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Adopt Ordinance No. 2024-08, to amend Chapters 2 and 3 of Title 4  
(Bicycles) of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to be in compliance with  
current California laws related to bicycles and current practices and  
procedures.  
2. Adopt Ordinance No. 2024-09, to amend Chapters 1 through 21 of Title 10  
(Motor Vehicle Traffic) of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to be in  
compliance with current California laws and related to bicycles and current  
practices and procedures.  
Attachments:  
NEW BUSINESS:  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the City Manager and City Attorney  
to issue a non-disclosure agreement to release City of Costa Mesa load data  
from Southern California Edison (SCE) to the Orange County Power Authority  
(OCPA) to conduct a feasibility study to determine whether joining OCPA is  
mutually beneficial.  
2.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council review and approve the proposed “Option to  
Lease Agreement” for a term that will expire on October 31, 2024, with one  
possible 120 day extension. The purpose of the agreement is for Jamboree  
Housing to apply for Project-Based Vouchers issued by the County of Orange.  
Attachments:  
3.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council approve the conceptual design plan, park  
theme, and park components for the proposed improvements at Ketchum-Libolt  
Park, 2150 Maple Street, Costa Mesa.  
Attachments:  
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND  
SUGGESTIONS  
ADJOURNMENT