CITY OF COSTA MESA  
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*  
Agenda  
Tuesday, January 28, 2025  
5:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
77 Fair Drive  
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS  
*Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member"  
4:00 P.M. Special Closed Session  
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ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II].  
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horas de anticipación para garantizar accesibilidad razonable a la junta. [28 CFR  
35.102.35.104 ADA Title II].  
SPECIAL 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 Special Closed Session agenda. Each member of the public  
will be given a total of three minutes to speak on all items on the Special Closed  
Session agenda.  
SPECIAL CLOSED SESSION ITEMS:  
1.  
THREAT TO SECURITY  
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957(a)  
Consultation with: Costa Mesa Director of Emergency Services/City Manager, Police  
Chief.  
2.  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATION OF LITIGATION - ONE  
CASE  
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(2), Potential Litigation.  
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL  
JANUARY 28, 2025 – 5:00 P.M.  
JOHN STEPHENS  
Mayor  
MANUEL CHAVEZ  
ANDREA MARR  
Mayor Pro Tem - District 4  
Council Member - District 3  
ARLIS REYNOLDS  
LOREN GAMEROS  
Council Member - District 5  
Council Member - District 2  
JEFF PETTIS  
MIKE BULEY  
Council Member - District 6  
Council Member - District 1  
KIMBERLY HALL BARLOW  
City Attorney  
LORI ANN FARRELL HARRISON  
City Manager  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENTS – ONLY MATTERS LISTED ON THE AGENDA  
Comments are limited to 3 minutes, or as otherwise directed.  
SPECIAL ITEMS:  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Mayor John Stephens has requested this item be brought forward for City  
Council consideration. Should the City Council wish to proceed it should adopt  
the attached resolution.  
Attachments:  
2.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff Recommends the City Council receive and file the staff presentation on the  
status of the Fairview Park Master Plan Update and provide feedback.  
Due to the breadth and volume of information involved with the Fairview Park  
site and the various technical reports entailed in the Fairview Park Master Plan  
Update project, the City Council study session presentations on the project will  
occur in two (2) parts. In part one, the project team will provide an overview on  
the status of the update overview, including:  
· Community outreach.  
· Current ecological conditions.  
· Summary of historical documentation and completed restoration efforts.  
· Highlights of resource assessments, technical investigations and field  
surveys.  
In part two, the project team will present the Master Plan Update Findings and  
Recommendations for the Draft Fairview Park Master Plan Update.  
Attachments:  
ADJOURNMENT