CITY OF COSTA MESA  
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE  
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*  
Agenda  
Tuesday, May 2, 2023  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
77 Fair Drive  
*Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member"  
4:00 P.M. Closed Session  
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CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 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 LEGAL COUNSEL  
ANTICIPATED LITIGATION - THREE CASES  
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2)  
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY  
TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY  
MAY 2, 2023 – 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:  
1.  
2.  
Presentation: Vanguard University Men’s Volleyball National Champion  
Presentation: Vanguard University Women's Beach Volleyball National Champion  
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 4 minutes. Additional comments will be heard at the  
end of the meeting.  
1.  
2.  
3.  
4.  
5.  
6.  
7.  
Council Member Chavez  
Council Member Gameros  
Council Member Harper  
Council Member Marr  
Council Member Reynolds  
Mayor Pro Tem Harlan  
Mayor Stephens  
REPORT – CITY MANAGER  
REPORT – CITY ATTORNEY  
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1-9)  
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.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council, Agency Board, and Housing Authority approve the reading by title  
only and waive full reading of Ordinances and Resolutions.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council receive and file Claims received by the City Clerk: Julie May, Britt  
Lisa Meyer, Robert Edmund Meyer, Suzanne Tarvin, Ken Zammit.  
3.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve Warrant Resolution No. 2698.  
Attachments:  
4.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve the Minutes of the Study Session meetings of March 14,  
2023 and April 11, 2023 and Regular meetings of March 21, 2023 and April 4,  
2023.  
Attachments:  
5.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Approve the 2022-2023 Annual Report for the Business Improvement Area  
(BIA) (Attachment 1).  
2. Receive and file the audited financial report for Fiscal Years Ended June 30,  
2021 and June 30, 2022 (Attachment 2).  
3. Adopt the Resolution declaring the City’s intention to levy an annual  
assessment for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for the Business Improvement Area  
covering certain Costa Mesa hotels and motels and setting the time and  
place for a Public Hearing on the proposal (Attachment 3).  
Attachments:  
6.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Authorize the use of National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance (NCPA)  
Contract #05-81 with IPS Group, Inc. for the purchase of a License Plate  
Reader Mobile System.  
2. Authorize the purchase of the License Plate Reader Mobile System, in the  
amount of $127,085.74 through National Cooperative Purchasing Alliance.  
Attachments:  
7.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-xx (Attachment  
1) authorizing the Public Works Director or designee(s) to execute all Master  
Agreements, Program Supplemental Agreements, Fund Exchange Agreements,  
and/or Fund Transfer Agreements, including Right-of-Way Certifications, and  
any other certifications, amendments, and documents to facilitate processes  
related to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and Federal  
Highway Administration (FHWA).  
Attachments:  
8.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the use of Sourcewell’s  
Cooperative Agreement No. 032119 with Caterpillar Inc. for the purchase of one  
(1) Caterpillar In. Model: 308 Excavator; and one (1) Caterpillar Inc. Model:  
262D3 Skid Steer Loader for $294,235.37 from Quinn Company.  
Attachments:  
9.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council approve the true-up of the Microsoft ®  
Enterprise Agreement with SoftwareONE in the amount of $279,050.60.  
Attachments:  
AT THIS TIME COUNCIL WILL ADDRESS ANY ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT  
CALENDAR  
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PUBLIC HEARINGS: (Next Page)  
(Pursuant to Resolution No. 05-55, Public Hearings begin at 7:00 p.m.)  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Hold a Public Hearing regarding the FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan.  
2. Approve the recommended allocation of $1,689,303 for FY 2023-2024  
Community Development Block Grant, which includes the annual  
allocation of $1,010,506, $78,797 in prior year(s) uncommitted program  
funds, and $600,000 in re-programmed CDBG funds.  
3. Approve the recommended allocation of $549,260 for the Fiscal Year  
2023-2024 HOME Investment Partnerships Grant, which includes the  
annual allocation of $509,260 and $40,000 in program income  
(lien/HOME loan repayments).  
4. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-XX in order to:  
a. Approve the FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan.  
b. Authorize the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, to  
submit the FY 2023-2024 Annual Action Plan to the U.S.  
Department of Housing and Urban Development.  
c. Designate the City Manager, or the City Manager’s designee, as  
the official representative of the City to administer the programs  
and to execute and submit all required agreements, certifications,  
and documents required by HUD, and execute all subrecipient  
agreements for the use of funds approved in the FY 2023-2024  
Annual Action Plan.  
5. Provide direction regarding potential changes to the City’s Tenant-Based  
Rental Assistance (TBRA) and Single-family Rehabilitation Grant and  
Loan Programs, as described in the staff report.  
Attachments:  
OLD BUSINESS:  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Award a Maintenance Services Agreement (MSA) for citywide street  
sweeping services to Sweeping Corp of America (SCA) for an initial  
two-year period with three one-year renewal periods for a not to exceed  
annual amount of $1,467,791.  
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency annually for emergency  
response, special events and other unforeseen costs and approval for  
Consumer Price Index (CPI) escalation and de-escalation.  
3. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the agreement and  
future amendments to this agreement within Council authorized limits.  
Attachments:  
2.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends that an environmental compatibility and biological resource  
assessment be completed by MIG Consulting LLC, as envisioned by the  
Fairview Park Master Plan Update, including the existing flying field location  
and/or other potential locations at Fairview Park, and that the temporary  
suspension of flying field activity be continued until such assessment is  
completed, due to current biological activity at the site.  
Attachments:  
NEW BUSINESS: NONE.  
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND  
SUGGESTIONS  
ADJOURNMENT