CITY OF COSTA MESA

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Agenda - Final Amended

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

6:00 PM

City Council Chambers

77 Fair Drive

*Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member"

POTENTIAL REALLOCATION OF LIONS PARK CAFÉ GRANT FUNDS TO OTHER PARKS

PROJECT(S) HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY

TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, AND HOUSING AUTHORITY

AUGUST 1, 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

PRESENTATIONS:

Recognition of the Costa Mesa Little League (CMLL) Teams

Commendation to Costa Mesa Little League President Brian Rottschafer

SoCal Gas Check Presentation

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.

Council Member Reynolds

Council Member Chavez

Council Member Gameros

Council Member Harper

Council Member Marr

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.

PROCEDURAL WAIVER: WAIVE THE FULL READING OF AL L 2 3-1330

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

RECOMMENDATION:

City Council, Agency Board, and Housing Authority approve the reading by title

only and waive full reading of Ordinances and Resolutions.

READING FOLDER

23-1331

RECOMMENDATION:

City Council receive and file Claims received by the City Clerk: Jenette Martinez,

Chelsea Nava, Tyler Tessmann.

ADOPTION OF WARRANT RESOLUTION

23-1333

RECOMMENDATION:

City Council approve Warrant Resolution No. 2702.

1. Summary Check Register 7.13.23

2. Summary Check Register 7.20.23

Attachments:

DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR TH E 2 3-1309

2023 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

Designate City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison as Costa Mesa’s voting

delegate and Deputy City Manager Alma Reyes as the alternate for the 2023

League of California Cities Annual Conference.

1. 2023 Annual Conference Voting Delegate/Alternate Form

Attachments:

VACATION OF A PORTION OF A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT A T 2 3-1302

1940 WALLACE AVENUE

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Adopt Resolution 2023-xx to vacate a portion of a City public utility easement

at 1940 Wallace Avenue.

2. Authorize the execution of the Quitclaim Deed by the Mayor and the City

Clerk.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:

The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) because it is not a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA

Guidelines. The action involves an organizational or administrative activity of

government that will not result in the direct or indirect physical change in the

environment. Even if considered a project, it would be categorically exempt

under Class 1, section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Class 3, section 15307 (New

Construction or Conversion of Small Structures) and/or Class 32, section 15332

(Infill Development).

1. Resolution

Attachments:

2. Quitclaim Deed

3. Plat and Legal

4. PC Resolution 2023-18

VACATION OF A PORTION OF A PUBLIC UTILITY EASEMENT A T 2 3-1303

2156 MYRAN DRIVE

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Adopt Resolution 2023-xx for the vacation of a portion of a City public utility

easement at 2156 Myran Drive.

2. Authorize the execution of the Quitclaim Deed by the Mayor and the City

Clerk.

ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:

The proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA) because it is not a “project” under Section 15378(b)(5) of CEQA

Guidelines. Even if considered a project, it would be categorically exempt under

Class 1, section 15301 (Existing Facilities), and/or Class 32, section 15332 (Infill

Development).

1. Resolution

Attachments:

2. Quitclaim Deed

3. Plat and Legal

4. PC Resolution 2023-19

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 - POTENTIAL USE OF JACK HAMMET T 2 3-1308

SPORTS COMPLEX

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff requests City Council direction on:

1. Use of Jack Hammett Sports Complex as a Team Base Camp for a national

soccer team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament.

2. Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute necessary agreements

in accordance with City Council direction.

1. Costa Mesa Training Site - Rental Fee

2. FIFA World Cup 2026 Training Site Photos

Attachments:

SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD SERVICES

23-1310

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with All City Management

Services (ACMS) to provide school crossing guard services for the 2023-

2024 and 2024-2025 school years for an initial two-year period, for a total

not-to-exceed amount of $328,569 annually and an option to extend for up to

three (3) additional terms of one (1) year each.

2. Approve the Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase for each extension period.

3. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the PSA and any

future authorized amendments to the agreement.

1. Proposed PSA with ACMS

Attachments:

2. Exhibit 2 - Crossing Guards Map

3. Previous PSA with ACMS 8/1/2019

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.)

APPEAL OF PLANNING APPLICATION 22-04 FOR A RETAI L 2 3-1326

CANNABIS STOREFRONT BUSINESS LOCATED AT 2790 HARBOR

BOULEVARD, SUITES 107, 109, AND 115 (FROM THE EARTH)

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Uphold the Planning Commission’s decision and adopt a Resolution to deny

Planning Application 22-04; or

2. Overturn the Planning Commission’s decision and adopt a Resolution to

approve Planning Application 22-04, subject to City Council findings and

conditions of approval.

Agenda Report

Attachments:

1. Resolution for Denial

2. Resolution for Approval

3. Filed Appeal Application & Supplemental Information

4. Planning Commission Resolution

5. Planning Commission Minutes

6. Planning Commission Public Comments

OLD BUSINESS:

1. RECOMMENDATIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE LIAISON S 2 3-1313

REGARDING CITY COMMITTEES

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council approve the recommendations of the

City Council Committee Liaisons as follows:

1. Review and approve the City Council Liaisons recommendations on the

Committees’ Scopes of Work (Attachment 1).

2. Streamline all Committees to seven (7) members, through attrition as

terms expire, except for the Active Transportation Committee, Mobile

Home Park Advisory Committee and the Traffic Impact Fee Committee.

3. Consent to the formation of an Ad Hoc Committee (e.g. standing

committees, subcommittees, working groups) upon approval of the City

Council Liaison and City Attorney.

4. Request staff to meet with the Costa Mesa Historical Society on a

potential merger of the Society and the Historical Preservation

Committee.

5. Approve revised Council Policy 000.2, with City Council’s

recommendations to be incorporated (Attachment 2).

1. Committees

Attachments:

2. Draft Council Policy 000-2

NEW BUSINESS:

APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION

RECOMMENDATION:

23-1292

Staff recommends Council Member Marr make one (1) member appointment to

the Planning Commission (term expiration of January 2027), with approval by

the City Council.

1. Planning Commission Applications

Attachments:

GENERAL PLAN SCREENING REQUEST (GPS-23-03) FOR A 2 3-1327

PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON A 14.25 ACRE SITE

LOCATED AT 3333 SUSAN AVENUE (“Hive Live”)

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council provide direction to staff as to whether to

process a General Plan Amendment request and other associated entitlements

for the development of a 14.25-acre parcel located at 3333 Susan Street with

1,050 residential units, 2,500 square feet of retail space, and 5.05 acres of open

space (“Hive Live”).

Agenda Report

Attachments:

1. Applicant Letter

2. Applicant Letter 2

3. Trip Generation

4. Preliminary Plans

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA

POTENTIAL REALLOCATION OF LIONS PARK CAFÉ GRANT FUNDS TO OTHER

PARKS PROJECT(S)

AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT A JOINT APPLICATION WIT H 2 3-1336

THE COUNTY TO THE STATE FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

BRIDGE HOUSING FUNDS TO INCREASE CAPACITY AND

IMPLEMENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AT THE BRIDGE

SHELTER

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Authorize submission of an application with the Orange County Health

Care Agency to the California Department of Health Care Services for

Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program funds to increase capacity

at the Bridge Shelter by adding 15 behavior health beds and

associated services for individuals with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) or

Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and appropriate all awarded funds to

the Housing Authority’s Shelter Budget.

2. Authorize the City Manager or her designee to execute agreements

and amendments to agreements to bring the Bridge Shelter

Behavioral Health Project to fruition.

1. CIP Attachment

Attachments:

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR COMMUNIT Y 2 3-1329

VISIONING AND LAND USE PLANNING SERVICES FOR THE

FAIRVIEW DEVELOPMENTAL CENTER

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to appropriate and execute

a Professional Services Agreement with PlaceWorks for a

not-to-exceed amount of $2,236,253 (including contingencies to cover

any unforeseen costs and/or additional services that may be needed

upon City staff’s approval) for a two-year period with up to three

one-year extensions, in substantially the same form as attached and

in such final form as approved by the City Attorney.

2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the agreement and

any future amendments to the agreement including increases to the

not-to-exceed amount, up to the $3.5 million authorized by the State

for this project, as and if needed.

Agenda Report

Attachments:

1. FDC Oct. 4, 2022 Agenda Report

2. FDC Agreement

3. PSA Placeworks FDC 8-1-23

AUTHORIZATION OF AN ADDITIONAL PARK RANGER FO R 2 3-1335

HARPER PARK SCHOOL FIELD ACCESS AND UPDATE

REGARDING ENHANCED SECURITY AT FOUR NEWPORT

MESA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT FIELDS ON THE

WESTSIDE

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council:

1. Authorize an increase to the City’s Table of Organization by one

full-time Park Ranger position in the Police Department and increase

the Fiscal Year 2023-34 Adopted Budget accordingly.

2. Receive and file an update on upcoming amendments to the existing

Lyons Security Services agreement to increase access to open space

at up to four elementary school sites on the Westside (Rae, Wilson,

Whittier and potentially Pomona) for open space during off school

hours, as previously approved by the City Council.

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING TH E 2 3-1328

RESEARCH FOR AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF

AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S CANNABIS ORDINANCES

RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends the City Council provide direction regarding

researching and exploring with the Planning Commission options and

amendments to the City’s cannabis regulations to address concerns

regarding potential unanticipated business displacement and

overconcentration of retail cannabis businesses.

Agenda Report

Attachments:

REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION REGARDING TH E 2 3-1334

RESEARCH FOR AND POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF AN

EVICTION ORDINANCE

RECOMMENDATION:

Consider whether to direct staff to prepare a report on a possible

ordinance requiring just cause for termination of residential tenancies.

1. Long Beach Ordinance No. 22-0006

2. Buena Park Ordinance No.1721

Attachments:

ADDITIONAL COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND

SUGGESTIONS

ADJOURNMENT