City of Costa Mesa  
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE  
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY  
Agenda  
Tuesday, November 1, 2022  
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  
The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and  
virtually via Zoom Webinar. Pursuant to the State of California Assembly Bill 361(Gov. Code  
§54953(b)(3)) the City Council Members and staff may choose to participate in person or by  
video conference.  
You may participate via the following options:  
1. Attending in person: Attendees are encouraged to wear masks at their discretion. If you are  
feeling ill, or if you've been exposed to someone with COVID-19, you may still participate in  
the meeting via Zoom.  
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agenda item, may submit a written comment via email to the City Clerk at  
cityclerk@costamesaca.gov. Comments received by 12:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting  
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you are unable to participate in the meeting via the processes set forth above, please contact  
the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 or cityclerk@costamesaca.gov and staff will attempt to  
accommodate you. While the City does not expect there to be any changes to the above  
process for participating in this meeting, if there is a change, the City will post the information  
as soon as possible to the City’s website.  
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at 714-754-5225.  
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distribution of the City Council agenda packet (GC §54957.5): Any related documents  
provided to a majority of the City Council after distribution of the City Council Agenda Packets  
will be made available for public inspection. Such documents will be posted on the city’s  
website and will be available at the City Clerk's office, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.  
All cell phones and other electronic devices are to be turned off or set to vibrate. Members of  
the audience are requested to step outside the Council Chambers to conduct a phone  
conversation.  
Free Wi-Fi is available in the Council Chambers during the meetings. The network username  
available is: CM_Council. The password is: cmcouncil1953.  
As a LEED Gold Certified City, Costa Mesa is fully committed to environmental sustainability.  
A minimum number of hard copies of the agenda will be available in the Council Chambers.  
For your convenience, a binder of the entire agenda packet will be at the table in the foyer of  
the Council Chambers for viewing.  
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available and can be checked out from the City Clerk. If you need special assistance to  
participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225. Notification at  
least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to  
ensure accessibility to this meeting. [28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II]. Language  
translation services are available for this meeting by calling (714) 754-5225 at least 48 hours  
in advance.  
En conformidad con la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA), aparatos de  
asistencia están disponibles y podrán ser prestados notificando a la Secretaria Municipal. Si  
necesita asistencia especial para participar en esta junta, comuníquese con la oficina de la  
Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225. Se pide dar notificación a la Ciudad por lo mínimo 48  
horas de anticipación para garantizar accesibilidad razonable a la junta. [28 CFR  
35.102.35.104 ADA Title II]. Servicios de traducción de idioma están disponibles para esta  
junta llamando al (714) 754-5225 por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación.  
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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6, (a)  
Agency Designated Representative: Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, City Manager  
Name of Employee Organization: Costa Mesa City Employees Association  
(CMCEA).  
2.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS  
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6 (a)  
Agency Designated Representative: Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, City Manager  
Name of Employee Organization: Costa Mesa Police Association (CMPA).  
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY  
TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND HOUSING AUTHORITY  
NOVEMBER 1, 2022 – 6:00 P.M.  
JOHN STEPHENS  
Mayor  
MANUEL CHAVEZ  
ANDREA MARR  
Council Member - District 4  
Mayor Pro Tem - District 3  
JEFFREY HARLAN  
LOREN GAMEROS  
Council Member - District 6  
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  
Mr. Jimmy Vivar  
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.]  
Pastor Phil Eyskens, Lighthouse Church  
ROLL CALL  
CITY ATTORNEY CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
PRESENTATIONS:  
1.  
Attachments:  
2.  
Attachments:  
PUBLIC COMMENTS – MATTERS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA  
Comments are limited to 3 minutes, or as otherwise directed.  
Comments on Consent Calendar items may also be heard at this time.  
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 Gameros  
Council Member Harlan  
Council Member Harper  
Council Member Reynolds  
Council Member Chavez  
Mayor Pro Tem Marr  
Mayor Stephens  
REPORT – CITY MANAGER  
REPORT – CITY ATTORNEY  
CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 1-7)  
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: Mercury  
Insurance Company, Abel Cirio Diaz, Fernanda Gomes Da Silva, Keith Riggert.  
3.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve Warrant Resolution No. 2689.  
Attachments:  
4.  
5.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
City Council approve the Minutes of the Regular meeting of October 18, 2022.  
Attachments:  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council extend Resolution 2022-62 to allow the  
members of the City Council, Commission, and Committees to participate in the  
meetings remotely, as needed, via Zoom due to:  
1. The current State of Emergency and global pandemic, which continues to  
directly impact the ability of the members of the City’s legislative bodies to  
meet safely in person; and  
2. Federal, State and/or local officials continue to impose or recommend  
measures to promote social distancing.  
Attachments:  
6.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council:  
1. Accept the work performed by PTM General Engineering Services, Inc.  
(PTM) for the New Traffic Signal at Baker Street and Randolph Avenue  
Project, City Project No. 21-01, 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 one (1) year after the filing date.  
Attachments:  
7.  
RECOMMENDATION:  
Staff recommends the City Council give second reading to and adopt Ordinance  
2022-XX, which amends Title 5, Buildings and Construction, and Title 7, Fire  
Protection and Prevention, of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to adopt the 2022  
Edition of the California Building Standards Code, as locally amended, and the  
current edition of the Orange County Grading and Excavation Code.  
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:  
1. Extend Urgency Ordinance 2020-15 for six months to expire on June 30,  
2023.  
2. Provide direction to prepare a Code amendment to modify development  
standards and streamline the approval process for outdoor dining in Costa  
Mesa.  
Attachments:  
OLD BUSINESS: NONE.  
NEW BUSINESS: NONE.  
ADDITIONAL COUNCIL/BOARD MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS, COMMENTS, AND  
SUGGESTIONS  
ADJOURNMENT