CITY OF COSTA MESA  
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*  
Agenda  
Tuesday, September 1, 2026  
6:00 PM  
City Council Chambers  
77 Fair Drive  
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY  
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 – 6:00 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  
CECILIA GALLARDO-DALY  
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.  
Recognition of Newport-Mesa Girls Softball 12U Silver All-Star Team  
Hunger Action Month 2026 Proclamation  
PUBLIC COMMENTS – MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA  
Comments on Presentations and 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 Pettis  
Council Member Buley  
Council Member Gameros  
Council Member Marr  
Council Member Reynolds  
Mayor Pro Tem Chavez  
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.  
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: Paul Beckett, Kathleen DeVine, Trinh Pham  
Kiem, Gustavo Ortiz, Raymundo Ortiz, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance  
Company (Teresa Rescalvo De Ortiz), State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance  
Company (Ellie Savee).  
3.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve Warrant Resolution No. 2759.  
Attachments:  
4.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve the minutes of the special closed session and study  
session of May 13, 2025, townhall meeting of October 15, 2025, and the regular  
meetings of June 16, 2026, July 21, 2026, and August 4, 2026.  
Attachments:  
5.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Authorize the use of Sourcewell, Cooperative Agreement No. 041525-FNR  
with Fonroche Lighting America, valid until July 22, 2029, for the purchase of  
solar lighting equipment for the Joann and Cornerstone Bike Trails.  
2. Authorize the purchase of lighting equipment for the Joann and Cornerstone  
Bike Trails for $116,152 through Fonroche Lighting America.  
3. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the necessary  
agreement and future authorized amendments to the agreement.  
Attachments:  
6.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Adopt the proposed Resolution No. 2026-XX, accepting the Caltrans  
Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant.  
2. Authorize an appropriation increase to both the revenue and expenditure in  
the amount of $297,500 for the grant in the State Grant Fund (Fund 231).  
Attachments:  
7.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Approve the proposed Resolution No. 2026-XX, which ratifies and accepts a  
grant award from the State of California - California Highway Patrol (CHP) for  
the Cannabis Tax Fund Program (CTFGP) and authorizes the City Manager  
or designee to execute the grant documents, including the Grant Agreement,  
and accept and administer the grant.  
2. Approve revenue and expense appropriations in the amount of $92,160  
respectively, for the 2026-27 CHP CTFGP Grant in the State Grant Fund  
(Fund 231).  
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 continue the open public hearing to the  
October 20, 2026, meeting, pursuant to the applicant’s request.  
2.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
The Planning Commission recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No.  
2026-XX to approve a General Plan Amendment to amend the City of Costa  
Mesa Sixth Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element of the City’s General Plan to  
add additional Housing Element Opportunity Sites needed to maintain Regional  
Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) capacity, remove certain Housing Element  
Opportunity Sites, adopt associated revisions (including environmental justice  
policies) and the associated Environmental Quality Act environmental  
determination (Attachment 1).  
Attachments:  
3.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Conduct a public hearing and adopt a Resolution regarding the City’s  
intent to overrule the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission’s  
inconsistency determination for the City of Costa Mesa Neighborhoods  
Where We All Belong Zoning Updates and Housing Element  
Implementation.  
2. Direct City staff to forward the Resolution to the Airport Land Use  
Commission (ALUC), and after 45 days, schedule a City Council public  
hearing to consider overruling ALUC’s determination.  
Attachments:  
OLD BUSINESS:  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2026-XX, approving  
revisions to Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Zoning Code) to update  
land use classifications for various non-residential uses including but not limited  
to, personal services, artisan studio, active entertainment uses, event centers  
and assembly uses, fitness uses, and other non-residential uses and standards.  
Attachments:  
NEW BUSINESS: (Next Page)  
1.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Approve and Adopt Agreement for Successor MOU between the City of  
Costa Mesa and CMPA (Attachment 1).  
2. Approve and Adopt Agreement for Successor MOU between the City of  
Costa Mesa and CMPMA (Attachment 2).  
3. Approve and Adopt Agreement for Successor MOU between the City of  
Costa Mesa and CMCEA (Attachment 3).  
4. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising the pay ranges  
for CMPA (Attachment 4).  
5. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising the pay ranges  
for CMPMA (Attachment 5).  
6. Approve and Adopt Resolutions Number 2026-XX and 2026-XX revising  
the pay ranges for CMCEA (Attachments 6 and 7).  
7. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising the pay ranges  
for the Confidential Unit (Attachment 8).  
8. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising the pay ranges  
for Deputy Police Chief (Attachment 9)  
9. Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising the pay ranges  
for Police Recruit (Attachment 10).  
10.Approve and Adopt Resolution Number 2026-XX revising the pay range  
for Reserve Senior Public Safety Dispatcher (Attachment 11).  
11.Authorize the City Manager and members of the City’s Negotiation Team  
to execute the Memoranda of Agreement documents.