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[0:32] The meeting please come to order. This is the March 24th, 2026 meeting, the regular meeting of the Irvine City Council.
[0:47] The time is 405 p.m. And at this time, I'm going to ask the City Clerk to first call the roll.
[0:57] Council Member Carol.
[1:00] Council Member Go.
[1:03] Council Member Lou.
[1:04] Council Member Martinez Franco.
[1:06] Council Member Trisider.
[1:07] Vice Mayor May.
[1:09] And Mayor Edigrin.
[1:10] Here.
[1:13] The role having been called.
[1:15] I'm going to now ask the city clerk to please tell our friends who are participating
[1:23] or wish to participate remotely.
[1:25] how they may take part in today's meeting and this will also be a value to those who are gathered here in person.
[1:35] Go right ahead.
[1:36] Thank you, Mayor.
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[3:24] Thank you, Mayor.
[3:24] Thank you, Mr. Peterson. With that, we'll move to the first item on our agenda, which is
[3:36] a closed session. At this time, I'd like to turn to our city attorney who can describe
[3:47] the items in closed session, which will be recessing to momentarily, I hope.
[3:58] Mr. Melchene, if you would, please identify items 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 for the benefit of those
[4:08] who are tuned in.
[4:09] Thank you, Mayor.
[4:10] As you noted, we have three items on for closed session consideration this afternoon.
[4:14] The first two items are both conferences with real property negotiators under government code section 54956.8.
[4:23] For the first, the property is 510 technology tribe and the agency negotiators are Sean Grumbi, the City Manager,
[4:29] Pete Carmichael, the Assistant City Manager, Jeff Melchin, the City Attorney,
[4:33] and negotiating parties are the City of Irvine and Jeff Shaw, vice president, of leasing at the Irvine company.
[4:40] Under negotiation, our price in terms of payment.
[4:42] The second of those two real property negotiations concerns 4-2-4-2 campus drive in Irvine.
[4:50] That set on zip code 9261 to the agency negotiators are Sean Crumbi, the City Manager, Michelle Grettenberg, the Assistant City.
[5:00] Community Manager in Jeff Melchink, the city attorney, the negotiating parties are the UC regents and under negotiation, our price in terms of payment.
[5:09] The third item is a conference with legal council concerning anticipated litigation. This is a matter regarding the initiation of litigation under government code section 54956.94 and there's one case in that category, and that's all.
[5:24] Thank you, Mr. Melchene.
[5:26] Mr. Peterson, are there any requests from citizens who wish to be heard?
[5:32] No, Mr. Mayor.
[5:33] There being no requests at this time will recess to close session.
[5:41] The time is 4.11.
[5:45] And we expect to,
[7:16] the meeting, please, once again, come to order.
[7:20] The time is 5, 20 p.m. the City Council has been in close session for a little bit more than an hour.
[7:32] This time I'll turn to our City Attorney, Mr. Jeff Melchine. Was there any reportable action?
[7:41] Mr. Melchine.
[7:42] Mayor, there was lots of good, hearty discussion, but no reportable action tonight.
[7:46] Excellent. Thank you.
[7:56] That takes us to the balance of our agenda. But before doing that, I think it might be useful to have the city clerk once again that those folks who may be tuning in remotely understand how they might participate in tonight's meeting. With that, I'll ask our city clerk to repeat that instruction if you could.
[8:22] Thank you, Mayor. Members of our audience who just speak me submit their name in one of the speaker
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[10:11] Thank you, Mr. Mayor.
[10:12] Thank you. At this time, I'd like to turn to Council member Betty Martinez-Frankle, who will lead us tonight in the Pledge of Allegiance. Please rise.
[10:25] I
[10:32] pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which
[10:39] stands one nation undergone, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.
[10:46] Please remain standing if you would.
[10:49] I'd like to at this time introduce our invocation, which is kind of a special one tonight.
[10:58] It's an interfaith invocation.
[11:03] I wish to welcome Rabbi Israel Seiner from Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine.
[11:14] Shake Mohammed Fakki from the Islamic Center of Irvine and Senior Pastor Reverend Dr. Sarah Halverson
[11:27] Kano from Irvine United Congregational Church.
[11:34] Please all of you come forward and we look forward to this invocation.
[11:40] Please go right ahead.
[11:41] I trust you all reversed a little bit.
[11:45] Beard of God is with us.
[11:47] All right.
[11:48] Go right ahead.
[11:49] Thank you very much.
[11:52] Master of the universe.
[11:54] We live in a world that is fractured and divided.
[11:58] Religious views, political affiliations,
[12:01] geopolitical events, multiple wars,
[12:04] personally being waged.
[12:06] These are issues that many of the Irvine residents
[12:08] feel passionately about, with many lining up on opposite sides.
[12:13] These passions often spill over into our day-to-day dealings on our streets, sometimes
[12:18] with pleasant encounters, and sometimes with curses and threats.
[12:23] We, the religious leaders and our city council carry a great responsibility, regardless of
[12:28] our own personal persuasions, our public discourse, forums, and meetings must spread unity,
[12:35] respect, tolerance, camaraderie, and love to all human beings
[12:40] were created in the image of God.
[12:43] May the Master of the Universe grant us all the wisdom and understanding
[12:47] to stay far away from national international issues that we can't impact
[12:52] and only bring out friction amongst urban residents
[12:55] and that focus on issues that pertain to our wonderful city
[12:59] and its wide and diverse range of residents.
[13:02] I'll paraphrase a prayer that we say every Sabbath at Beth Jacob.
[13:07] God Almighty graciously accept with mercy our prayer for our country, our state, and our
[13:13] city of Irvine.
[13:14] Pour out your blessing onto its leaders, officers, and officials who work faithfully
[13:19] for the public good.
[13:22] Sustain and protect them and put it to their heart and the hearts of all their councils
[13:25] compassion to do good.
[13:28] Teach them and enlighten them so that peace, tranquility, happiness and freedom will be the focus of our meetings and forums.
[13:36] God of all that lives please bestow your spirit on all the inhabitants of our land and plant love, fellowship, peace, respect and friendship
[13:46] between the different communities and faiths that comprise our great city.
[13:51] Uproot, hate, prejudice, animosity, jealousy and strife in order that only fellowship,
[13:58] friendship, and liberty will rest among us, and let us all say amen.
[14:08] This gathering of this evening occurs when Holy Seasons converge.
[14:15] We are in the season of Lance, our Christian tradition.
[14:18] We know that the holy month of Ramadan has just ended.
[14:23] We've experienced the spring equinox when earth traditions
[14:27] celebrate the turning of seasons.
[14:30] The druids observe alban alir
[14:33] and the highest new year, Nauruys.
[14:37] With Passover coming soon, and of course,
[14:41] today we gather being mindful of what it means to be in community.
[14:46] not in a intentionally holy way, but in a way that comes together with respect for the
[14:54] dignity of all humanity. In my tradition, during the season of Lens, we are...
[15:00] Invited into reflection, into reorientation, a recommitment, to love of neighbor calls that echo in each of our sacred observances.
[15:13] So as we enter into this time, may we be mindful of the many members of our community, those who live and work in the city of Irvine, may we speak a language of peace and protection.
[15:30] and that the intention of this gathering be for the good of community,
[15:34] as the hope of our city is held gently,
[15:38] the dignity of neighbor, respected,
[15:42] and safety upheld.
[15:45] May wisdom guide decisions, especially when the paths forward are complex,
[15:51] may courage rise when justice calls for clarity and conviction.
[15:57] may compassion, shape not only what is decided but how we listen to one another, and may
[16:04] all those who are impacted by these decisions, especially those whose voices are often
[16:10] unheard, be centered in your care, and the care of all of us as one community.
[16:19] Amen.
[16:27] Peace
[16:28] be upon you all, and the name of Allah, the most merciful, most compassionate, all praise
[16:34] do to Allah, the creator of the heavens and the earth, the one who is just in the most compassionate.
[16:45] I stand today here and I send peace and blessings upon Prophet of God and all of the
[16:52] prophets before Him who taught us to stand for justice, to serve humanity and to uphold dignity
[17:03] for all people.
[17:07] I pray and I ask the Lord to bless this gathering and those entrusted with
[17:15] leadership and service.
[17:22] I ask the Lord to grant them wisdom. In their decisions, as well as
[17:28] sincerity and their intentions and fairness in their actions, I pray that we are all guided to
[17:34] of our communities with integrity to uplift those who are in need and to protect the
[17:41] weak and to promote peace, justice and mutual respect that Mugal.
[17:47] O Allah bring our hearts together, upon what is good and allows us to be instruments of
[17:54] compassion, understanding and unity in our society.
[17:58] help us to speak truth with wisdom and act with humility and to work together for the
[18:06] betterment of all. I would like to conclude actually with a prophetic trader that was
[18:13] taught to us by Prophet Muhammad. Peace be upon him. That is especially relevant in time of
[18:23] Allah, Maraba Ziraw, Inawani Ka'iyino, Iiswrafil.
[18:27] THATERASMA, Waatu Al-Ahmal Ribyoshahed.
[18:29] And Tathkum Bainary Badi, Kafimair Khanu Fiyah.
[18:31] Tali Fuhun.
[18:33] Ihdin Ilam, Khipwifif, Ihmal Al-Hakib, Ibn Nika Tahdi, Ibn Tashari,
[18:36] Inawala, Tawat-Safim, Iisahed, which means all Allah, Lord of,
[18:40] Jabri, Gabriel, Michael, and Iiswrafil, a mighty angels.
[18:46] Creator of the heavens and the earth,
[18:49] knower of the unseen and the sea.
[18:52] You are the one who judges between people and their differences.
[18:58] Guide us to what is true, to what is just, and to what is right.
[19:06] Indeed, you are the source of peace and from you comes all goodness.
[19:11] We ask for your guidance, for mercy, and for the strength to fulfill our responsibilities
[19:19] with excellence, Amen.
[19:23] Thank you.
[19:24] Thank you so much, please be seated.
[19:39] This interfaith invocation is indeed uplifting and emblematic of what we've managed to do
[19:47] here in the City of Irvine through a lot of hard work with a lot of individuals participating
[19:54] building the City of Remarkable Diversity and...
[20:00] And integration, where we live in what is for most municipalities just remarkable harmony.
[20:10] And your
[20:11] underscoring of that this evening is deeply appreciated. Thank you so much for being here tonight.
[20:24] With that, we move on to presentations. This is item two on our City Council agenda item.
[20:34] 2.1. With the clerk, please identify this item by subject.
[20:41] Thank you, Mayor. Our presentation this evening is a proclamation recognizing April 12
[20:45] through the 18th of 2026's National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
[20:52] Thank you. Do we have any requests for public comments on this item?
[20:58] we do not hear. All right. At this time I'd like to actually call for a motion to approve the
[21:08] Proclamation. If we could and then we'll have an actual presentation. With that second council member
[21:17] Lou, did you move to approve the Proclamation? Yes, I moved to approve that. And that was seconded by Vice Mayor
[21:24] James May, would the clerk, please call the roll.
[21:30] Council member Carol.
[21:31] Council member Go.
[21:32] Yes.
[21:33] Council member Lou.
[21:34] Council member Martinez Franco.
[21:36] Council member Trisheeter.
[21:37] Yes.
[21:37] Vice Mayor May.
[21:39] And Mayor Egan.
[21:40] Yes.
[21:41] Sherry 70.
[21:42] Thank you all.
[21:43] This time, this calls for me to just step down to the podium, and we can enjoy the balance
[21:50] of the presentation.
[22:09] All right.
[22:10] At this time, it's my pleasure to invite forward the members of the Irvine Police Department
[22:22] and the Orange County Fire Authority, public safety communication bureaus.
[22:29] If you would all come forward at this time,
[22:44] welcome.
[22:45] All right, I have a little bit of a script here that I need to work through, and then we
[22:53] can close out the festivities.
[22:57] The Irvine Police Department and Orange County Fire Authorities dispatchers are the
[23:04] communities first point of contact when police, fire, and medical emergencies occur.
[23:12] This is an important point that you folks are among the first two have to handle a situation that's perhaps one of the worst moments in people's lives.
[23:29] And you are deeply dedicated, I know,
[23:36] to as highly trained professionals committed to being the vital link between the community and emergency services, people don't see your faces, but they hear your voices.
[23:50] The Irvine City Council as a whole, which is to command public safety dispatchers for their tireless efforts on behalf of the Irvine community, and with that I'm now going to read the proclamation,
[24:11] which is, I think, worth reading in its entirety because in this,
[24:19] What we proclaim is America's safest big city,
[24:28] the bonds of trust between our city council
[24:32] and our police department, our community at large individuals in our community and the police department,
[24:41] are essential to our success.
[24:46] In recognition of national public safety telecommunications week, whereas in 1994, President Clinton and the United States Congress established the second week.
[25:00] A week of April to be national public safety telecommunications week. And whereas the public safety dispatchers of the Irvine Police Department and Orange County Fire Authorities, communications bureaus, are the first point of contact for the public when police fire and medical emergencies occur, and public safety dispatchers play a crucial role within the department.
[25:30] to protect our diverse and dynamic community with professionalism, integrity, and respect.
[25:39] And we're as these frontline first responder dispatchers are dedicated highly trained professionals
[25:46] committed to being the vital link between the community and emergency services.
[25:53] And whereas Irvine police and Orange County Fire Authority public safety dispatchers through ongoing training,
[26:03] leveraging technological advances, and ongoing partnership with the community will support field personnel
[26:12] with timely and accurate information in order to uphold the law and protect the value of life and property.
[26:21] And whereas the Irvine City Council commends public safety dispatchers for their tireless
[26:29] efforts on behalf of the Irvine community now, therefore, the City Council of the City
[26:36] of Irvine does hereby proclaim April 12th through 18th of 2026 as National Public Safety
[26:48] telecommunicators week, and joins in honoring the women and men whose diligence and professionalism contribute to the safety of police and fire personnel and the community they serve.
[27:04] So, with that I'll present that to one of you, but first ask if there is an appointed person or a willing person to come forward and say a few words.
[27:17] Tell us about the work you do.
[27:20] No?
[27:22] Well, let me just say the entire city council the other evening was at the police annual awards and recognition event.
[27:33] And a big part of the film, the video there, was actually hearing and seen the response to a call for help.
[27:49] And I must say it was for me and I'm sure for my colleagues as well.
[27:55] Just very moving, very moving, you know, in a situation of emergency to be able to make
[28:08] that call and have somebody who's well-trained, knowledgeable and can shorten the time between
[28:18] the occurrence of the emergency and when help arrives, there were several awards given
[28:25] for lifesaving dispatches that were made and all we can say is, thank you, thank you for the wonderful work you do.
[28:39] One last chance, anybody can say a word. Otherwise I'm just going to invite my colleagues down and we'll hand this to one of you and take a picture.
[28:52] Okay? All right, big round of applause.
[30:16] Thank
[30:37] you all very, very much. All right,
[30:48] with that presentation now concluded, we turn to our city manager.
[30:55] I'm sorry, we turned to public comments for non-agendized items.
[31:02] This is an opportunity in our agenda for members of the public to come forward and speak
[31:12] to items not on the agenda.
[31:17] items that may be of general interest or specific interest and relate somehow to jurisdictional
[31:25] matters or the city.
[31:29] And with that we are happy to call upon folks and depending on how many we have by way
[31:38] of requests, give whatever time we can for those individuals to be heard.
[31:44] With that Mr. Peterson, how many requests do we have for public comments for non-agendized items?
[31:53] Thank you, Mayor.
[31:53] We have 12 requests to speak.
[31:55] We have 11 in person and one via Zoom.
[31:59] All right.
[31:59] I'll tell you what, why don't we give up to three minutes for all of them?
[32:06] But let's close the queue now so that we can limit this roughly to a half hour.
[32:13] Thank you, Mayor.
[32:14] If I could call forward John Elbritton, Susan Sair, Darrell Gail, Maxim E and Jamie Aklander,
[32:22] and we'll start with Mr. Elbritton.
[32:28] Welcome, sir. Mayor Council, pleasure to see you guys again,
[32:32] which we wouldn't have to keep meeting like this. So, I was at the planning commission meeting last week,
[32:37] talking about Oak Creek. Before that, I was at a Irvine Company discussion about this
[32:47] I have never seen a more dishonest discussion in my entire life about a subject.
[32:52] A year ago we were talking about the Oak Creek Village, and now we're talking about a 50 acre nature park.
[33:01] Nobody in the planning commission meeting even would discuss the Oak Creek Village, which is tied to the hip of this 50 acre park.
[33:10] The Irvine Company of the Week before was discussing the 50-acre park and the Oak Creek
[33:15] Village.
[33:16] Nobody, in the planning commission meeting, has a clue that if they approve a use change
[33:25] from a golf course to a 50-acre park, that that has a tacit approval for the Oak Creek
[33:30] Village.
[33:31] And that is completely dishonest, in my opinion.
[33:37] A change of use for this golf course to a nature park is fine,
[33:42] but it's not a 50 acre park.
[33:44] It would be almost 200 acre park.
[33:48] And if the Irvine company doesn't want to be in the golf course,
[33:50] business that's fine, turning into a park.
[33:53] And frankly, it wouldn't even take much to turn into a park.
[33:56] You already have fair ways that are medows.
[33:59] You just don't momma's often grass grows up.
[34:03] You already have walkways, which are cart paths.
[34:06] So those are nature paths through the park.
[34:09] You already have water features.
[34:11] You've got creeks, you've got lakes.
[34:14] You wouldn't have to do anything.
[34:16] It's already got work from irrigation.
[34:18] You'd mow it even less than you do now.
[34:20] So the effort to keep it as a park
[34:23] would be less than it is to a golf course
[34:24] because you're not in golf balls anymore.
[34:27] But the idea of a change of use from this golf course to a 50 acre park is completely dishonest.
[34:37] And to say in the meeting with all the planning commitments that it was not going to affect 88-1 is an absolute lie.
[34:45] Because it does.
[34:46] If you destroy the golf course to put a 50 acre park in place, then you are giving tasks to approval
[34:52] to build Oak Creek Village and then just time I'm multimiting other homes on this property and that violates idiot.
[35:00] 1. Less than a year ago, we were talking about putting that to a ballot initiative. And now we're talking about trying to
[35:06] rezone it. You guys dropped the ballot initiative in January. We were going to pick that up and
[35:10] got table. The citizens of Irvine have tried to put up a ballot initiative out there to solve
[35:17] this problem. And then we've got some bad information on accreditation for what newspaper we had to
[35:24] and this whole thing is to believe your son on us and I think you guys need to stop it.
[35:29] Thank you.
[35:30] Thank you.
[35:32] Susan.
[35:34] Welcome.
[35:36] Hi.
[35:36] Good evening.
[35:37] My name is Susan Sayer and I'm a long time Irvine residents.
[35:42] I have zero tolerance for dishonesty and Irvine decision making process, including for
[35:49] the City Council member decisions that are dictated by special interest, be they by
[35:54] personal business connections, financial donors,
[35:58] or by other elected office holders.
[36:01] All council member decisions should be based
[36:03] on what the council member believes
[36:05] to be in the best interest of their constituents.
[36:09] That is the duty they swore to uphold upon being elected.
[36:13] When council members find themselves
[36:14] in the position of having a conflict of interest,
[36:17] they should recuse themselves from discussing and voting
[36:20] on the agenda item.
[36:22] The consequences of voting for against agenda items based on the will of outside influence,
[36:29] rather than upon the best interest of Irvine residents, should include remove,
[36:34] removing their vote from the record and requiring that the council member
[36:38] recuse themselves from discussing and voting on the issue and related issues.
[36:43] Should they appear on future meeting agendas?
[36:46] It's important to note that council members who vote based on special interest influence rather than on the best interest of their constituents.
[36:55] We'll likely lose the trust, confidence, and support of their constituent voters for future election cycles.
[37:03] Thank you.
[37:04] Thank you for your comments.
[37:06] There will be
[37:10] a welcome.
[37:11] Thank you.
[37:13] It may be too late to stop the inevitable apocalypse, but maybe we can temporarily delay it.
[37:22] First I want to speak about MPP make polluters pay.
[37:27] This is upcoming state legislation where we hold multi-billion dollar big polluters like Exxon Mobile,
[37:35] Shell, BP and Chevron accountable for big oil spills, massive air and water pollution
[37:41] and the ever-wersening climate crisis.
[37:45] Smaller cities and rural areas are planning on using
[37:48] the California Superfund for air conditioning
[37:52] and public schools, upgrading public transit,
[37:55] including up local water supplies or filters
[37:58] for advanced pollution, advanced pollution controls,
[38:03] smelly toxic local industries.
[38:05] This legislation will not drop before August
[38:09] and is slated for 2027, but you might want to start thinking about it.
[38:15] How maybe you could use it to include various aspects of Irvine.
[38:19] My other topic is, because of your location.
[38:25] You are way too close to the Edison Radio Active Beach Dump.
[38:32] That's the next step.
[38:33] you're looking at a perfect storm of sea level rise. Hydrogen explosions, corroded metal
[38:41] canisters, tsunamis, earthquakes, and in the news lately we have really been discussing
[38:47] terrorist drone attacks. Edison and PG&E are the next step in accountability legislation. I will
[38:58] Come back in May and talk more about make polluters pay, we will have more information.
[39:04] We are doing town halls, petition drives all over the state because the polluters need
[39:11] to pay, and we all need to get behind it.
[39:14] Thank you.
[39:15] Thank you for your comments.
[39:18] Maxim E, and if I could also go for a rejoin Slobodian,
[39:21] Judith Gas, Heidi, Jason Garschfield, Hall in Davenport,
[39:27] and Riemann Nase Chibi.
[39:30] Welcome, sir.
[39:32] First, I want to say many good things and inspiring things
[39:36] who are said during the state of the city address on March 10.
[39:39] I was here in the audience.
[39:42] However, I want to share my deep disappointment
[39:45] content with plain commission vote about the nature park in the center city open space.
[39:51] At first, a nature park sounds like a good idea, but everyone in this room knows the
[39:57] The Divine Company blends to build her.
[40:00] What are the consequences on this land? That land was decided to protect forever in 1988.
[40:09] Another concern is that many residents spent a lot of time working hard collecting thousands of signatures for a ballot initiative, so waters could decide the future of this land.
[40:21] Today, me and all those people feel sad and disappointed, because the initiative process was challenged.
[40:30] And everyone here in this room knows why the urban company send that legal letter.
[40:36] People simply want to want the opportunity to vote.
[40:41] I have followed this issue since May, 2025.
[40:45] And I noticed it's something interesting.
[40:48] Some people who previously spoke in favor of housing
[40:51] on this protected land are now speaking in favor of nature park.
[40:57] I think this is something worse to think about.
[41:01] And if I remember correctly, this city council voted 720
[41:07] to bring this issue back to the ballot, so people can vote on this.
[41:12] So, maybe it's time to keep that promise, thank you.
[41:17] Thank you for your comments.
[41:19] You're very welcome.
[41:21] Can you answer the podium?
[41:23] Welcome.
[41:25] Thank you so much.
[41:25] Appreciate it.
[41:26] I'm Joanne with Protect Irvine Open Space.
[41:29] We represent residents who want to protect Oak Creek
[41:31] and our goal is simple.
[41:33] Let the voters decide.
[41:35] You already agreed with that.
[41:37] In July, you voted 7-0 to bring this to the people.
[41:40] and August ballots options were created, then it was tabled with a decision to bring it back in early
[41:47] 2026. You guys, it's March, where's the ballot? Instead, you're preparing to vote on rezoning on April
[41:54] 14.
[41:59] And between now and then, you need to fully understand what this actually does, because it's already
[42:04] moved forward once based on incomplete information. At the planning commission, a brand new
[42:11] commission first meeting ever, relied on staff and legal, and the answers they received were
[42:17] not complete. I hope you guys have a chance to watch it. It was actually disgraceful.
[42:23] That led to a 7-0 vote. Please do not repeat that. These issues happened because they did not fully
[42:29] understand what they were voting on, and you have the opportunity to make sure that does not happen again.
[42:35] The option to continue the item was not presented. Questions about the easement were not clearly
[42:40] answered. They were told, resolution 88-1 would not be affected. Your city staff told them
[42:47] it would not be affected. That is not accurate. This rezoning strips Oak Creek of its protections,
[42:54] opening it up for development. Council Member Melinda Liu, you know how I appreciate you so much.
[43:00] You explained agendas and recap meetings so the public can understand them and I really love that.
[43:05] So, I ask you, and I ask all of you, can you clearly explain this after the April 14th vote?
[43:12] If you can't explain it simply, you should not be voting on it.
[43:16] Keep your promise. Bring this back. Put it on the November ballot. Let the voters decide.
[43:22] And to everyone here, go to protect Irvine OpenSpace.com. Join us.
[43:27] Don't need to support our legal effort. Show up on April 14th.
[43:30] So, this is not your decision to make. It belongs to the people of Irvine.
[43:34] Send it to the ballot and let them decide this is how we take Irvine back by putting this decision where belongs with the people.
[43:41] Thank you so much.
[43:44] Thank you.
[43:45] Thank you.
[43:47] Hi, everyone.
[43:48] Hi, Mayor.
[43:50] Good evening.
[43:51] Council member Carol.
[43:52] It's nice to see you tonight.
[43:54] Our total rock representation here.
[43:57] As well as Oak Creek representation.
[44:00] My name is Judith gas.
[44:01] I'm a long-term resident.
[44:02] I have not spoken at this podium since probably 2017 where I was helping and the similar
[44:12] initiative, but maybe a little bit different, called the Irvine for Responsible Growth Initiative,
[44:18] where we were focused on managing growth within the city of Irvine, managing development,
[44:25] helping to manage our open space. I am here tonight because I too was at the planning commission meeting
[44:31] and saw the vote and the debacle that went through with that.
[44:38] So I am here tonight to reemphasize to you guys when you're
[44:44] considering this zone change.
[44:45] This is peace-mealing this parcel of land.
[44:49] There was a vote in 1988.
[44:54] The people talked about it, the people voted on it.
[44:57] You promised to put it on the ballot.
[45:00] Again, it needs to go to a vote. The people need to speak. This cannot be another veteran cemetery,
[45:11] kerfuffle. The people voted on that and the local residents spoke and said, we don't want
[45:18] a cemetery here. That's what's going on here now. You have residents living in the community,
[45:25] surrounding Oak Creek golf course, who say, we want those promises kept, you need to support
[45:32] the communities and the voters in the initiative. So please, when you're considering this
[45:39] zone amendment, deny it when it comes up on the ballot on your agenda for the 14th and
[45:46] and re-initiate the agenda item to put, protecting our open space on the agenda.
[45:55] Thank you.
[46:00] Thank you.
[46:02] Welcome.
[46:05] Thank you.
[46:07] City members of the council.
[46:09] I wanted to speak about the planning commission meeting last Thursday and the deceitful messaging
[46:16] of the nature park.
[46:18] First of all, I want to talk about Jeff Pearson, who is Mike Carroll's appointee, who was the biggest proponent of the nature park, and Mike Carroll was also the council member that introduced the nature park, so that was an interesting coincidence there.
[46:38] I also want to mention Jenny Jennifer Rigby.
[46:42] She's been hired to do the planning for the Nature Park.
[46:46] And she doesn't have any background in construction or EIRs.
[46:51] She is an interpretive marketing specialist.
[46:55] And there's just a lot of talk about the landscaping.
[46:58] And you've reduced our open space down to just landscaping.
[47:03] We should be talking about easements.
[47:05] We should be talking about EIRs.
[47:07] environmental impact reports,
[47:12] and also on the nature park website, they talk about, well
[47:16] first of all, Jenny Rigby, she claims to be a tenure naturalist, but on the website, one
[47:22] of her renderings, she speaks of a Reparian woodlands that will be lining this nature park.
[47:28] When you're alongside traffic and you're under power lines, the SEC's power lines, there's
[47:35] way that pollinators, there's no way
[47:38] repairing woodland is going to survive.
[47:40] So this is more deceitful messaging.
[47:43] It's a mess.
[47:44] The whole, you should go watch the meeting.
[47:46] It was a mess, just the amateur hour.
[47:49] And then let's see here.
[47:53] That nature park website, there's a lot of talk
[47:55] about community feedback.
[47:59] And I think we should question the credibility of this feedback.
[48:05] We've already confirmed that Payton Shim who has spoken several times in support of the development
[48:11] is a tick employee and met her in person at an Irvine company sponsored Oak Creek Infosession.
[48:22] So I highly recommend that you audit these surveys, these online feedback that they're claiming
[48:28] that they're having, it's probably just as false as patient.
[48:35] And last but not least, the flyer that I've handed out.
[48:39] So I checked out the website before the planning commission meeting and for a company that's
[48:45] talking about and bragging about community feedback, orange tree and the ranch was not included
[48:51] on their list of communities that they were inviting.
[48:55] So those are screenshots that I've submitted to you and in the first one March 19th before the planning commission meeting you can see that
[49:05] They were not there and then after the meeting after I complained about it magically it reappeared. So there you have it. Thank you very much. Thank you
[49:23] At the state of the city of speech two years, two weeks ago, the mayor used the term vehicular
[49:30] violence to refer to traffic fatalities. This is a turn of phrase that's been used in
[49:35] this council before, and while it may seem trivial, I'd like to issue something of an objection
[49:40] to it. Traffic fatalities are a serious problem, and we should be doing everything we can to prevent
[49:45] them, including fixing the line of side issue across creek apartments that I've mentioned
[49:49] multiple times for a year but the term violence is generally understood to imply a degree of malicious intent which is absent in the vast majority of motor vehicle
[50:00] Exitents, which are caused by driver negligence. I believe that framing traffic accidents as violence is
[50:08] available to salt on the concept of the motor vehicle, the so-called mechanical jackal bin, which, for
[50:14] all, it's drawbacks, has allowed the modern American, an unprecedented degree, a freedom, and self-determination.
[50:21] However, while we are on the topic, I would like to discuss the issue of auditory violence. For the past five years,
[50:28] waste management has been taking the garbage out in my apartment complex cross-creak apartments
[50:32] at 8 a.m. Saturday mornings. This involves 10 or 15 minutes of large dumpsters being repeatedly
[50:38] smashed against the curb. Your plugs and other reasonable attempts to block the noise have
[50:44] made no difference. I believe that it is inappropriate for early mornings on the weekends.
[50:49] Week days are fine, but people should be permitted to sleep in on a Saturday. So I'd like to see
[50:54] whether there should there could be some kind of amendment to the city noise ordinance to prevent
[50:59] this early trash pick up.
[51:01] While we're on the topic of sleeping and on Saturday, I think it's time Irvine loosened
[51:05] its restrictions on bars and alcohol serving establishments.
[51:08] I am familiar with the many dark sides of alcohol, but it is also true that when it is
[51:13] exposed from a society, some valuable social element is lost.
[51:16] Now since I got a more one minute more than I expected, I will talk about the O.C.
[51:22] golf course, this postage stamp of land, which has preoccupied us for a year. I certainly understand
[51:30] the concerns about green space, but I don't know whether a golf course is the best use
[51:37] of that green space, so if we're going to preserve it as much, maybe we should knock down all
[51:43] the fill in all the holes in the golf course and turn it into an actual park, which is open
[51:48] the people. As far as affordability, you know, as somewhat younger, Irvine resident, I think
[51:58] it's a bit irritating to hear older people who made their lives in this city just completely
[52:05] dismissed the issue of affordability. The American Dream of Homeownership should not
[52:09] are vying be relegated to a dream of retirement.
[52:14] Thank you.
[52:16] Holland, have been forward.
[52:19] Welcome.
[52:20] Thank you.
[52:21] Good evening, Mayor and Council members.
[52:23] My name is Holland Davenport, and I am a resident
[52:26] and proud community member of Irvine.
[52:29] I'm here this evening because my husband and I recently received
[52:33] a violation notice under the city's loud or unruly party notice.
[52:38] This occurred at approximately 8 p.m. while we were hosting a small family gathering.
[52:44] We had six guests all family in our backyard.
[52:48] When officers responded, we asked a simple question.
[52:51] What are the specific noise ordinances for this city?
[52:55] What time restrictions apply and what measurable standards define a violation?
[53:01] The officer told us there are no clearly defined thresholds, no specific quiet hours and
[53:07] no objective decibel limits.
[53:10] I'm actually here today because the officer was really nice,
[53:12] and he said if he was in my position that this is where he would be.
[53:17] I understand that the ordinance is rooted in California Penal Code 415,
[53:21] which uses the phrase, willful and unreasonable noise.
[53:25] But when there are no defined quiet hours or measurable standards at the city level,
[53:30] that determination is left entirely to subjective interpretation.
[53:34] That raises an important question, who decides what is unreasonable and how can residents
[53:41] confidently comply with a standard that isn't clearly defined?
[53:46] That lack of clarity is deeply concerning.
[53:49] As residents, we want to follow the law, but it is difficult to do so when expectations are not clearly defined
[53:56] and enforcement appears to rely on subjective interpretation.
[53:59] It also creates a situation where a single neighbor complaint can carry significant weight
[54:06] without clear objective standards to guide enforcement.
[54:10] Our notice states that based on the loud unruly party ordinance,
[54:14] a second complaint can result in a citation, a thousand dollar fine,
[54:19] and even arrest, which means for the next 30 days,
[54:22] we are not inviting anybody including family over to our home.
[54:26] Without clear guidelines, there are limited safeguards to prevent this process from being misused
[54:32] or applied unevenly. I want to be thoughtful in how I say this, but I would be remiss to
[54:37] not share that we're concerned we may be being targeted. My husband is Middle Eastern, and this
[54:42] experience has left us feeling uncomfortable in our own home, and uncertain about whether we can
[54:48] safely host even small family gatherings without the risk of escalation and no resident should
[54:52] that way.
[54:55] This is not about opposing noise regulations. It's a problem.
[55:00] Ensuring these regulations are clear, fair, and applied consistently to all residents.
[55:06] I respectfully ask that the council take these specific actions to improve clarity and fairness,
[55:11] by establishing defined quiet hours, providing objective measurable standards, and implementing
[55:18] safeguards to ensure consistent and unbiased enforcement.
[55:21] Thank you, your time is up.
[55:22] Thank you.
[55:23] Thank you for your comments.
[55:31] Thank you, Mayor Egrin, Vice Mayor Mai, Mike Carroll, Melinda Lubebitty, Martinez, Franco, and Kathleen
[55:40] Trisider, and Chief Chief Scott.
[55:44] My name is Egrin and as she be, but I'm not here as the founder and president of Global
[55:48] Hope 365.
[55:50] I'm here as a commissioner on the Orange County Commission, on the status of women and
[55:55] and we just issued an inaugural report and which we have provided a copy for each one of you so I'm an ambassador from that commission and I wanted to share some statistics with you about the status of women and girls in Orange County.
[56:16] So unemployment rates for OC women are 4.1% and they're lower than California women, which are 5.5%.
[56:26] For household income, Orange County homes have a lower percentage of low income under $75,000
[56:34] compared to California, and a higher percentage of high income above $150,000 versus California.
[56:43] Women.
[56:43] OC women make more on average per year, 3,492 compared to California women, although there
[56:52] a slightly wider gap, 1% difference between women and men reported earnings.
[56:59] OC women have a slightly lower poverty rate, 10% compared to California women, which is 13%.
[57:08] As far as healthcare, the highest rate, age, category, 1 in short, orange county, women
[57:14] is between 26 to 34 years old with almost one in 10 women not having health insurance.
[57:23] As far as O.C. girls mental health, among 9th and 11th-grade students, rates of girls reporting
[57:31] that they seriously considered suicide and rates of girls reporting chronic sadness and hopelessness
[57:38] are both slightly higher than boys.
[57:42] However, these rates have decreased compared to previous years,
[57:46] but those still need to be addressed.
[57:49] As far as violence and domestic abuse, women
[57:53] weapon-related domestic abuse increased over the years in Orange County,
[57:59] with approximately 80% involving a personal weapon.
[58:02] and House Victims of Domestic Abuse has increased since 2019, among all juvenile arrest categories,
[58:11] violent properties, sexual drug and others, the number of arrests involving females are much
[58:18] lower than males. Female are most females are most involved with violent and property crimes.
[58:25] So, in conclusion, women and girls are central to Orange County's economic vitality, workforce
[58:32] strength and family stability.
[58:34] Thank you.
[58:35] Did you finish?
[58:37] Yes.
[58:38] That's fine.
[58:39] Thank you.
[58:40] And I was looking at this publication as you were speaking.
[58:46] This is a remarkable publication.
[58:48] Thank you so much for all the work that went into it.
[58:52] And I'm sure I and my colleagues will have a chance to delve into it further in the various
[59:01] trends and so forth.
[59:02] And I want to just take this opportunity to thank you personally for all of your work
[59:08] in this important vital field.
[59:11] Thank you.
[59:11] Thank you so much.
[59:13] It's on inaugural report and we're very proud of it.
[59:18] We're working on another project at this time and you'll see me again soon.
[59:22] Thank you so much.
[59:23] Thank you.
[59:25] Thank you.
[59:25] Do you need an act winner?
[59:30] Welcome, sir.
[59:31] Thank you.
[59:33] Thanks for giving this time to tackle you.
[59:38] Mr. Larry Argonne.
[59:40] I saw you many times in the emails.
[59:42] That's the first time I see you in person.
[59:44] And I kind of, you know.
[59:47] But I will move on.
[59:50] Do I measure up?
[59:53] Well, I don't think I'm going to fade out right now, but, well, you know, thank you.
[59:59] When I was...
[1:00:00] We're working on this building. I saw this irreverent rank at number two in the screen, Park System in the nation, by
[1:00:09] trust for public land, which is great. You know, that's another reason that we move and the school system, another
[1:00:17] reason that we move with my family about 20 years ago. But I want to tell you that I was a little bit disappointed.
[1:00:28] It's not like I'm going to, I don't want to bring Gaussy, but for the others meeting, right?
[1:00:32] But it's related to the point that I want to mention here.
[1:00:37] We have a discussion with the Planning Commission last week.
[1:00:42] And it was about the rezoning of the Oak Creek.
[1:00:46] Yes, it's the Gulf area, we know about that.
[1:00:50] And I got this, the sent by email from the Irban company.
[1:00:55] And they talk about this park and they say also the other outcome it's a plan for approximately
[1:01:03] 5,000 high density apartment approved today under the city general plan.
[1:01:10] I, you know, I like the parts.
[1:01:14] I think it's a great idea.
[1:01:16] We are number two.
[1:01:17] We should be number one.
[1:01:18] but not at expense of bringing high density stuff to the city and I want to quickly
[1:01:28] just mention a few points just for the racers. That is this. Number one,
[1:01:40] the urban company plans to build 5,000 units in the rural square area is a site
[1:01:45] did the study with some legal guys, it's illegal according to some agreement that we have
[1:01:52] is called 881, and that's point number two, why the city of Irvine is even considering such
[1:02:02] proposal as a risk of legal consequence. The other thing is not housing that they are
[1:02:10] going to be for low income, TIC doesn't do anything that is low income, trying to rent
[1:02:15] department in one of the multiple, you know, Iran company, thank. And the most important
[1:02:20] thing in my, is that the Iran company did they do a study of, to with the police, with
[1:02:27] the far-right department, schools, or industry doesn't have schools, you know, so even doesn't have
[1:02:35] schools, it's, it's just, it's your thought. Are you done? Yeah, that was the point that I wanted
[1:02:42] to bring here, if it's understood.
[1:02:46] Thank you very much for your comments.
[1:02:48] Thank you.
[1:02:49] Our next speaker is Eric Nishonian.
[1:02:53] Mr. Nishonian, you may unmute your mic.
[1:02:55] Thank you very much.
[1:02:56] I have an image or a material that we'd like to need
[1:02:59] to have put up, thank you.
[1:03:00] Thank you, it's up.
[1:03:04] Um, sorry, Mayor James, my, your slogan about people
[1:03:09] over politics is very naive.
[1:03:12] When we have one of the two people, you have politics.
[1:03:15] So you don't have politics with the people.
[1:03:18] If I try to get rid of the people,
[1:03:21] I think this article here is one of the three
[1:03:23] bodies that are by Washington,
[1:03:25] an outfit by a planning commissioner,
[1:03:27] Brando Wins, a news outfit.
[1:03:29] She's on the commissioner that's up in front of you.
[1:03:33] And it goes, it suggests that William Rose Wins
[1:03:37] runs from mayor.
[1:03:38] Well, it also talks about how certain council members appointing people that are running
[1:03:44] for office to condition their right before the last election.
[1:03:47] Now, my problem with William Goes is that he is operating as a principal or employee
[1:03:53] at that, by businesses operating here at Irvine, without business licenses, why is the
[1:03:58] council member?
[1:03:59] Are you what?
[1:04:00] Are you currently here?
[1:04:01] And I hope he doesn't follow the same route as Mayor for our Congress.
[1:04:05] She easily ran a business, executive search for accountants you're in a line,
[1:04:11] analyzing a consulting I believe, briefly, and then was exposed as a subject
[1:04:16] that showed her that business.
[1:04:19] So, you know, if you're going to plan to Mr. Brando Land, she used to be, she's up to
[1:04:24] a serial commissioner.
[1:04:26] I mean, she's been doing this like 2018, so it's like the commissioner for a fair
[1:04:30] time.
[1:04:31] And then, what did you have to do?
[1:04:33] I'm not at least you ran from there.
[1:04:35] And she called me, you're a con.
[1:04:37] Corrupt.
[1:04:38] This does act in the blood of your own means.
[1:04:41] And then, what happened?
[1:04:42] Well, she lost.
[1:04:44] And then, the different go one for the district.
[1:04:46] And guess what?
[1:04:47] Nashes, the different goes commissioner.
[1:04:49] And then, the different go up to this commission.
[1:04:51] Adonation from Corrupt, fair con.
[1:04:55] How much more political nonsense is going on around here?
[1:05:00] Yeah, many commissioners with newspapers going after council members for political purposes, and you guys are talking that you're not doing politics, that you're for the people.
[1:05:12] I'm for putting the initiatives for the people to vote out was why I've been there for three years. It's not all right. You guys are talking to you. You're really speaking to your own company and a great part in the other, the other, the other, the other.
[1:05:29] to the people, you know what all this was about that, stop it, it's we're going to
[1:05:35] out of the open, we all see it, I didn't go to that party commission, but in other
[1:05:40] commissions that are just ridiculous, there's shows, nobody's going anything from the people,
[1:05:47] you guys are going to be completely there, you're going to be confused.
[1:05:59] Mr. Mary, I know you asked me to close the queue, I'll defer to you, but there were three,
[1:06:03] very late requests. So in the in the Zoom queue,
[1:06:06] it's all deferred to you on that.
[1:06:08] What's
[1:06:11] in the interest of inclusion?
[1:06:13] Let's give them each 90 seconds.
[1:06:15] All right.
[1:06:16] Thank you, Mayor.
[1:06:18] Our next speaker is Joe Silverstein.
[1:06:21] Joe, you may, I'm your mic.
[1:06:30] You can hear you.
[1:06:32] Yeah, so I think there's some.
[1:06:33] When we're going to focus on reporting,
[1:06:35] these just in cigarettes,
[1:06:36] because they've absolutely
[1:06:38] different, beautiful country.
[1:06:39] I mean, these negative and veners and bad guys.
[1:06:42] Mayor, Mayor, could you mute that Carl?
[1:06:45] Carl, this is not within the jurisdiction of the city of
[1:06:48] Irvine.
[1:06:48] It's not appropriate.
[1:06:56] Our next speaker is Dylan Roof.
[1:06:58] Dylan, you may, I'm your mic.
[1:07:07] Hello.
[1:07:08] Mayor.
[1:07:09] Yes, I understand.
[1:07:11] Move on to the last one, please.
[1:07:13] Thank you.
[1:07:13] The last one is Alice McMalley.
[1:07:15] Alice, you may, I'm your mic.
[1:07:25] The floor of Mayor, ignorance proposal.
[1:07:27] To move in a clear way.
[1:07:29] to set a no free to hire or not.
[1:07:32] It is the responsibility of every level of government
[1:07:36] including local jurisdiction to protect
[1:07:40] its citizens.
[1:07:42] That means the City Council.
[1:07:44] Explore your options, take action,
[1:07:46] and list others, and develop a plan to move
[1:07:49] and declare a wage to a safer storage configuration
[1:07:53] on higher ground until the federal government
[1:07:55] can take possession of it.
[1:07:57] Don't leave this to other established groups.
[1:08:01] Don't ignore the mayor's call to action.
[1:08:03] Don't let it be forgotten.
[1:08:05] No health is coming.
[1:08:07] Thank you.
[1:08:10] And that is all, Mayor.
[1:08:11] Thank you.
[1:08:12] That concludes the public comment on non-agendized items.
[1:08:17] For this evening, we thank the various commenters.
[1:08:22] At this time, we'll move on to the city manager's report,
[1:08:27] Mr. Sean Krumbe, our city manager, do you have a report for us this evening?
[1:08:32] Just one update for tonight Mayor, our esteemed police chief, Mike Kent, is going to provide a brief update on immigration.
[1:08:40] Thank you, City Manager, Krumbe, good evening Mayor, City Council, just a quick update on immigration but a patrol enforcement.
[1:08:48] We have not had any incidents since the last incident that was reported, which occurred back in February 18th.
[1:08:56] that we have not done.
[1:08:59] Thank you.
[1:09:00] That concludes your report.
[1:09:02] Mr. Comments.
[1:09:02] Thank you, Mayor.
[1:09:03] All right.
[1:09:04] With that, we'll move on to announcements.
[1:09:08] This is an opportunity for council members.
[1:09:12] For me as well to make announcements or committee reports or individual council reports.
[1:09:22] These are intended to be very brief.
[1:09:24] I've been
[1:09:28] privileged to be in touch with some students and want to take this opportunity
[1:09:38] before turning to my colleagues to congratulate three students, Caitlin, Newar,
[1:09:51] and
[1:09:56] C-SPAN, student-cam, documentary, comfort.
[1:10:00] In addition, for the video titled, The Key to a Healthy Democracy, about how the legacy of the Declaration of Independence inspires youth community service and how that service in turn strengthens our communities in a uniquely American way through civic engagement.
[1:10:22] To view the complete list of all 150 winning entries, and again, they won third prize out of 150 entries in the student cam, 2026 competition, visit student cam,
[1:10:45] C.A.M. StudentCam.org. These are fine young people. They allow me to say a few words about the
[1:10:59] declaration of independence and integrated that into their documentary and his bright, wonderful
[1:11:10] young students give me and should give others a lot of hope for the future.
[1:11:17] With that, I'll turn to my colleagues now and then I have some further announcements
[1:11:22] after we've heard from others.
[1:11:25] Turning first now to Betty, council member, Betty Martinez Franco, please go right ahead, council
[1:11:35] member.
[1:11:36] Thank you.
[1:11:37] Good evening, everyone.
[1:11:39] Before I share my updates, I want to take a moment to acknowledge the deeply painful news reported
[1:11:44] by the New York Times regarding the sexual abuse allegations tied to Cesar Chavez.
[1:11:50] For many of us, this is the devastating.
[1:11:52] You shake something we have long held with pride in our community, but we cannot look away
[1:11:58] from the truth, especially when it comes to women who suffer in silence for years.
[1:12:03] their voices deserve to be heard, their experiences deserve to be a knowledge and I
[1:12:09] stand with including courageous leaders like Dolores Guerta. We can still honor the
[1:12:15] farm worker movement, the resilience, the sacrifice, the fight for dignity while also
[1:12:20] being honest about its history. That is why I will be supporting a city proclamation
[1:12:25] to rename Caesar Chavez to farm workers' aid, because this moment calls on us to center
[1:12:31] the workers, the families, and especially the women whose stories must never again be overlooked.
[1:12:38] So stay tuned for that. Next slide.
[1:12:43] Earlier this month, my office welcomed nearly 140 urban residents to our town hall to discuss
[1:12:49] concerns about university park library and thereby public library master plan. I want to thank you
[1:12:56] for city-liberarian, Julie, C.O.E. and C.D. staff and the mayor for coming and sharing their
[1:13:02] time and expertise with the community. We are planning another meeting in the near future
[1:13:08] to continue providing updates and we will share more details next slide.
[1:13:14] On March 13, I was proud to be part of the city's Irvine's First Women's Conference.
[1:13:20] Thank you to every woman that who came ready to connect and
[1:13:25] I believe to one another.
[1:13:26] I also want to thank City staff for their tremendous work
[1:13:30] behind the scenes to make this event such a success.
[1:13:33] Next slide.
[1:13:35] Yesterday, my office partner with three of
[1:13:37] New America to distribute free food for our community.
[1:13:41] One hundred and twelve, it is their or CBA sorry, can you do next slide, maybe?
[1:13:51] Just to then my office partner with Tree of New America to distribute free food to our community,
[1:13:57] one hundred and twelve individuals attending in person and collectively represented
[1:14:02] two hundred and eighty household members with one hundred percent of those impacted
[1:14:07] of being urban residents.
[1:14:09] 48% of these individuals are seniors and 43 are children.
[1:14:14] Showing us that the importance of supporting the multi-member families,
[1:14:19] older adults and youth members of our community.
[1:14:22] We also found that nine of these use urban connect to access the event.
[1:14:27] I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all of our
[1:14:30] incredible partners of all new tiers for their hard work and
[1:14:33] education to make in this event a success and supporting our community and can you go back to the OCFA.
[1:14:44] Last week we have a really cool event that they will see fire annual open house and I want to thank
[1:14:52] also where Ours County Fire Authority for coming and saving 2.
[1:15:00] Family Households from fire. And we know that one was into fortinet, but the wrapping response is always
[1:15:10] helpful. On this event, it was, don't remember your time is up. Go right ahead, just finish up, go ahead.
[1:15:22] Yes, and Texas, I hope you can skip the all the slide.
[1:15:28] Last, I would like you to stay connected by following me on social media, next slide.
[1:15:36] And you can also stay up to date by subscribing to our monthly newsletter where I'm sharing
[1:15:41] updates about what is going on in district five and the city of Berbervine.
[1:15:45] Please reach out if you have any questions, of course, there's thank you.
[1:15:48] Thank you Councilmember Martinez Franco, I'll turn now to Councilmember William Go.
[1:15:58] Thank you, Mayor.
[1:16:00] Hello everyone.
[1:16:01] Thank you for joining us tonight and have a good evening.
[1:16:04] I have updates on our recent community engagement events and board updates for OCTA
[1:16:10] and transportation corridor agencies.
[1:16:12] Next slide please.
[1:16:15] Last week we held our monthly district to a virtual town hall series.
[1:16:18] this month, we featured director Louise S. The Vest from Public Works and Sustainability Department.
[1:16:24] Director S. The Vest discuss projects update on Jeffrey Open Space Trail,
[1:16:28] pedestrian footbridge, Irvine Fieldhouse, and the Great Park Fieldhouse.
[1:16:31] District 2 residents were able to ask questions and raise concerns regarding ongoing
[1:16:35] projects across the city. Next slide, please.
[1:16:39] Yesterday, I also attended the Great Park Library Planning Community Meeting
[1:16:42] where the community was able to ask questions and receive an update timeline for the
[1:16:47] Thank you all, District 2 residents who attended the meeting.
[1:16:50] If you missed this meeting and want to share thoughts, you can join us at our next meeting,
[1:16:55] April 7th from 6 to 7 p.m. at Civic Center West.
[1:16:58] Next slide, please. For our board updates, I want to share about OCT and TCA,
[1:17:05] OCTA, we strengthen accountability by directing staff to recover
[1:17:08] consulted over billings and hence allowance reviews and time sheet requirements.
[1:17:12] Additionally, at OCTA, we approved the 2020-26 long-range transportation plan.
[1:17:16] This new plan will expand multi-modal capacity, including operations, enhancing accessibility
[1:17:22] and adding system resilience.
[1:17:26] At TCA, we send it our partnership with Cal State University Fullerton Center of Demographic
[1:17:31] Research.
[1:17:31] The Center will provide data on building footprints that each traveling modeling 2030 census
[1:17:37] demographic data and more.
[1:17:39] TCA also authorized a contract to provide pre-construction baseline traffic construction analysis
[1:17:44] for the 241-91 Express connector that concludes my public comments. Thank you. Thank you council member
[1:17:52] go council member Lou.
[1:17:58] Good evening. I have the following report. I'm March 19th. So first
[1:18:03] first slide please. I'm March 19th. A vector, well for, well, for a vector and mosquito board.
[1:18:14] we have the inspectors have been diligently checking standing water sources to prevent the spread
[1:18:19] of a deez, a dip tie, a K-A-A-A-K, an encoled biders, mosquito.
[1:18:25] So we will count for any standing waters around you.
[1:18:28] In the next one, please.
[1:18:31] On March 17th, we had our hotel improvement district meeting.
[1:18:34] We discussed FIFA World Cup hotel readiness, following the United States, Man's National
[1:18:40] Soccer team base camp announcement.
[1:18:42] Next slide, please.
[1:18:44] I'm March 11th at OCC committee meeting.
[1:18:49] We reviewed the cost of service rate study,
[1:18:52] fleet equipment replacement, and the disposal
[1:18:54] agreement with OCWase and Recycling.
[1:18:58] Next one, please.
[1:19:00] I'm March 21st.
[1:19:01] I was invited to university high school model UN
[1:19:05] as a guest speaker and provided some advice
[1:19:07] and words of encouragement to the students attending.
[1:19:10] Next one, please.
[1:19:11] And upcoming event, we are hosting a DV Awareness Town Hall.
[1:19:16] My office will be hosting a discussion on recognizing the signs and reflects of the
[1:19:21] Microsoft violence and give relationship education, visit our social media for more information
[1:19:26] please.
[1:19:28] Next one, please.
[1:19:30] And thank you.
[1:19:30] And I would like to say that I'd appreciate if we keep this discussion cordial and really
[1:19:36] not use any racial slurs, and I think that I appreciate that Mayor has been keeping this
[1:19:43] and maintain the decor. Thank you.
[1:19:48] Thank you.
[1:19:52] Vice Mayor James My. Yes, thank you, Mayor. And I have a quick and short update here on its
[1:20:00] We've committed ourselves to providing transparency to OCPA. And I wanted to update everyone, including the board here, members of the council and the public, rates are higher. Of course, they're locked in now, but they may not be higher in the future. We may opt out now, if you can, you just go to the website and make sure to opt out there.
[1:20:25] Last week, OCPA successfully completed its first renewable energy pre-payment bond transaction which is expected to deliver an estimated 12.45% discount in wholesale energy costs generating approximately 25.3 million in total savings over the initial five year period.
[1:20:45] As a result, OCPA customers can expect to benefit from greater long-term rates stability and longer and lower electricity costs.
[1:20:53] And that is in the future.
[1:20:56] OCPA also launched its Renter Energy Efficiency Program.
[1:21:01] And that is basically two pieces of equipment for anyone
[1:21:05] in Irvine.
[1:21:06] One is a portable air conditioning unit,
[1:21:09] and the other is a portable bearer battery
[1:21:10] that can be used to charge other utilities as well.
[1:21:15] Those pieces are approximately $1,500,
[1:21:17] but are free to program recipients.
[1:21:20] All at no cost and without having landlord approval
[1:21:23] or home modifications. Priority to people enrolled in care of fairer and medical baseline programs.
[1:21:30] That program is open now to April 5th, 2026. So please apply there.
[1:21:37] Also, lastly, actually, lastly to mention is OCPA also initiated a $325,000 loan repayment.
[1:21:45] It's second payment to the city of Irvine. So we are on the process of collecting back the money that we
[1:21:50] initially loan to the agency and that is the update. Thank you.
[1:21:55] Thank you.
[1:21:57] If there are no others, I'll conclude this segment with just a few citywide
[1:22:09] announcements here.
[1:22:11] Our city is fortunate to be home to one of the nation's top universities, University of California and Irvine.
[1:22:20] and we are proud of the longstanding partnership that we share.
[1:22:26] Last week, City Manager Sean Krumby and I had the pleasure of meeting with UCI,
[1:22:32] Assistant Vice Chancellor Sherry Main to discuss our partnership
[1:22:36] and accept a check from UCI for City Provided Services.
[1:22:42] This marks the fourth year of UC Irvine's voluntary support for City Services,
[1:22:48] an investment that helps strengthen our community.
[1:22:55] In addition to this annual contribution, UC Irvine has supported a range of city programs
[1:23:00] and initiatives over the past year bringing its overall contribution to $1.6 million.
[1:23:09] This ongoing investment reflects the university's commitment to the shared success and
[1:23:15] well-being of our community.
[1:23:17] I'm grateful for UCI's continued partnership and the vital role that plays and enriching
[1:23:24] the lives of our residents, supporting economic growth and helping Irvine thrive.
[1:23:30] We all look forward to continuing our collaborative efforts to create lasting benefits
[1:23:36] for our entire Irvine community.
[1:23:39] The next announcement is regarding the Ventus spur trail crossings.
[1:23:46] We're working to improve safety and accessibility along the Ventus spur trail and invite
[1:23:53] our community to participate in the process.
[1:23:56] The Ventus spur trail crossings improvement project will evaluate street crossings along
[1:24:04] the trail that do not currently have traffic signals. Share your experiences and feedback
[1:24:10] by attending a public meeting and completing a brief survey. Join us tomorrow, March 25th from
[1:24:20] 6 to 8 p.m. at the Northwood Community Center to learn about the improvement project. You can
[1:24:28] questions and connect with the project team.
[1:24:33] The Venta spur trail serves as a vital part of Irvine's vast trail network.
[1:24:39] I hope you'll participate in this community engagement phase and help shape this important
[1:24:47] project.
[1:24:48] To learn more and take the survey visit cityof Irvine.org slash transportation studies.
[1:24:57] Next, we've got a baby gift.
[1:25:00] We have to drive in the works here. Beginning March 29th, you can help support Irvine's adopted 211 Marine Battalion by donating new and unopened baby care items. The Irvine 211 Marine Adoption Committee is holding a baby gift drive through Tuesday, April 21st. You can drop off donations such as new baby clothes, swaddle blankets,
[1:25:30] and newborn toiletries here at City Hall at the Irvine Police Department, right here at the Civic Center as well,
[1:25:39] and at the Great Park Visitors Center. All donations go to families in the 2011 Marine Battalion at Camp Pendleton,
[1:25:50] making this a meaningful opportunity to show our gratitude for our military heroes and their families.
[1:25:57] For more information, visit Irvine2111marines.org, that's Irvine211marines.org.
[1:26:11] And finally,
[1:26:13] we have an Irvine Police Department open house coming up.
[1:26:17] The Irvine Police Department will host an open house Saturday, April 11th from 10am to
[1:26:26] in the Irvine Civic Center, Piazza right here at City Hall in the Piazza and the adjacent parking lot.
[1:26:39] Meet police officers and view police and fire vehicles on with skilled demonstrations from Canine and motorcycle officers.
[1:26:49] There will also be games, opportunities to take photos, and special giveaways while
[1:26:56] supplies last.
[1:26:58] Food will be available for purchase.
[1:27:01] Parking will be available off-site and free shuttles will be provided from
[1:27:07] Crescent High School, Kernelville Barber, Marine Corps, Memorial Park, and Free Chapel.
[1:27:14] To learn more, visit IrvinePD.org, that's Irvine, the letters pd.org.
[1:27:26] And that concludes our announcements this evening.
[1:27:30] Thank you all, and we move on to additions or deletions to the agenda tonight.
[1:27:38] Mr. Crumbi, are there any additions or deletions we should be aware of?
[1:27:43] to name here. Without any additions or deletions, we can move right on to the consent calendar.
[1:27:50] The consent calendar, which is item 3 on our agenda and includes items 3.1 to 3.12.
[1:28:00] These consent calendar items are considered by the city manager to be routine and will be enacted by
[1:28:10] one roll call vote, there'll be no discussion of these items, unless members of the City Council
[1:28:18] request specific items to be removed from the consent calendar for separate consideration.
[1:28:29] I guess we could take any requests for removal right now, but we want to turn to the public
[1:28:36] in any event.
[1:28:37] Are there any requests that items be removed from the consent calendar tonight?
[1:28:42] You request Councilmember Martinez Franco?
[1:28:47] Yeah, I would like to request to Paul 3.7.
[1:28:51] Re-point 7.
[1:28:53] Thank you.
[1:28:54] That will be removed.
[1:28:55] And now we'll turn to our city clerk to ask if there are any requests for members of the public
[1:29:03] to comment on consent calendar items.
[1:29:08] Thank you, Mayor.
[1:29:09] We do have requests.
[1:29:10] We have eight requests.
[1:29:12] This week on consent calendar items.
[1:29:14] What items are those?
[1:29:15] Am I asked?
[1:29:16] For the in person, we have five speakers.
[1:29:19] Three on 3.7, one on 3.8, and one on 3.9,
[1:29:23] and then there's three individuals on Zoom.
[1:29:28] All right.
[1:29:28] Let's take those individual commenters
[1:29:34] in the order they requested to be heard.
[1:29:37] All right.
[1:29:38] Thank you.
[1:29:38] Mayor, if I could call forward Pamela,
[1:29:40] God-a-a, e-brem, a,
[1:29:44] Joanne Slobotian, and Doug Elliott,
[1:29:47] and we'll start with Pamela.
[1:29:55] And let's leave the queue open, another.
[1:30:00] Two or three minutes, and then we'll be concluded. All right.
[1:30:13] Welcome.
[1:30:13] Okay. My ready to start?
[1:30:15] And please identify the item or items you're addressing by number.
[1:30:26] It's all start by introducing myself. My name is Pamela.
[1:30:30] I'm an Irvine resident and have been for ten years.
[1:30:35] Thank you and good evening. Mayor and council members.
[1:30:37] I'm speaking regarding consent calendar item 3.7, the updated 2025 housing element annual progress
[1:30:47] report or APR. I have two critical concerns related to housing.
[1:30:55] First, table 1 on page 3
[1:30:58] shows a significant gap. There are zero acutely low income units and no extremely low income
[1:31:05] units that have progressed to completion since 2022.
[1:31:12] While the city has an inclusionary housing framework, it is not effectively delivering housing
[1:31:17] for the lowest income residents.
[1:31:22] Even as substantial development occurs for moderate and above moderate income categories,
[1:31:32] page 4 table C notes that the city adopted a residential and residential mixed use overlay,
[1:31:42] which is capable of 57,656 new units.
[1:31:51] Providing additional residential capacity,
[1:31:54] however, table C includes a misleading statement,
[1:31:58] claiming that, quote,
[1:32:00] as the close of the 2025 reporting period,
[1:32:04] the city has not identified a shortfall in site capacity,
[1:32:07] and has not resumed any additional sites pursuant to state housing law and
[1:32:14] quote.
[1:32:19] This misrepresent's the ongoing lack of extremely low and
[1:32:24] acutely low income units since 2022.
[1:32:30] I respectfully urge the council to
[1:32:32] prioritize inclusionary housing funds for extremely low and very low
[1:32:38] come households before allocating resources to hire income tiers.
[1:32:51] This policy refinement
[1:32:53] does not require new funding.
[1:33:01] But ensures existing resources are dedicated where they are
[1:33:05] most critically needed.
[1:33:12] Second, the city has a long-standing housing shortfall for deaf communities.
[1:33:18] There are only two deaf housing properties in Los Angeles, one deaf senior housing property
[1:33:26] at the Northern California, one in Riverside, and zero in Orange County.
[1:33:34] Irvine hosts the largest deaf educational program in Orange County.
[1:33:42] Many members of the deaf community live with their parents for much of their lives and
[1:33:49] face homelessness when they're elderly parents pass away.
[1:33:59] Without dedicated housing, they often
[1:34:01] have no opportunity to live independently,
[1:34:09] particularly as they reach senior years.
[1:34:16] A potential
[1:34:16] solution is to implement deaf housing to break the pipeline from school to homelessness,
[1:34:27] which
[1:34:27] ensures essential communication access between management and tenants.
[1:34:35] This is a critical moment
[1:34:36] to address these inequities and taking these steps will align city policy with documented housing
[1:34:42] needs and ensure resources reach those who need them the most.
[1:34:48] Thank you for your time and consideration.
[1:34:56] Thank you.
[1:34:57] God.
[1:35:06] Aye, aye, live and work, or I work in the city of Irvine and I clean homes here. And I have been looking forward to see if I can get some support. I've been looking for housing for about six years and it's been really difficult to find housing because it's just very challenging to find it, something that I can afford.
[1:35:30] and nothing is really affordable for me.
[1:35:33] In the end, though, I did apply and get approved for something,
[1:35:36] but the rent was too high and at that point,
[1:35:38] I don't make enough income to be able to afford that rent.
[1:35:41] So unfortunately, I was not able to take it.
[1:35:43] And so I'm hoping that you guys will consider
[1:35:45] what it's been spoken on and I look forward to that.
[1:35:47] Thank you.
[1:35:51] Thank you.
[1:35:52] Thank
[1:35:58] you so much for having the time for me.
[1:36:01] Yes, I have the same situation, if there's like an chance to get the chance to live in
[1:36:11] Erwin, so for six years we try to get any smaller partner for me and my wife, but there
[1:36:21] is no one in chance, and also I'm low income, and this is my question, thank you so much.
[1:36:31] Thank you.
[1:36:32] Do you want to slow about him?
[1:36:36] Hi, everyone.
[1:36:37] Hi, welcome.
[1:36:38] Thank you so much.
[1:36:39] Tonight you're viewing the general plan.
[1:36:41] The general plan is a city's rule book for land.
[1:36:44] In that plan, O Creek is protected open space.
[1:36:47] That protection comes from resolution 88-1, which voters approved.
[1:36:51] So it's simple.
[1:36:52] If you want to change protected open space in the general plan,
[1:36:55] you have to go to the voters.
[1:36:57] You already agreed with that.
[1:36:58] In July, you voted 7-0 to bring it back to the people.
[1:37:01] you were supposed to bring back a ballot. Again, you did.
[1:37:04] Which consent calendar item are you speaking to?
[1:37:08] 3.8, General Plan.
[1:37:13] All right, this is continue.
[1:37:16] Yes, the 3.8 is the annual progress report for the General Plan.
[1:37:21] It's not anything about the General Plan.
[1:37:27] Oh, you did.
[1:37:27] I apologize. I thought it was General Plan.
[1:37:29] Go ahead.
[1:37:30] I'm learning. Thank you for having some grace.
[1:37:32] We did our part.
[1:37:34] We created a Citizens Initiative.
[1:37:35] we collected many signatures, now we need you to do yours, use our initiative, put it on the November ballot, and there's something else in the great plan that needs to be fixed.
[1:37:46] There is an unknown scrivener's error from November 2024 involving the driving range overlay. The city knows it, the urban company knows it, but it hasn't been corrected.
[1:37:56] Instead, it's being used to suggest higher density and pressure the public into choosing between that options.
[1:38:01] Please fix the arrow follow your general plan if it's protected in the general plan
[1:38:06] It stays protected unless the people vote to change it that decision belongs to the people of Irvine and to everybody here
[1:38:13] Go to protect Irvine openspace.com
[1:38:15] Join us donate to support our legal fight because together we can bring Irvine back to the people
[1:38:21] Follow your general plan, put this on the ballot and let the people decide. Thank you if you're grace. Have a good night. Thank you
[1:38:27] Doug, have you
[1:38:29] Welcome
[1:38:31] Thank you mayor and good evening council members.
[1:38:34] I'm Doug Elliott.
[1:38:35] I'm a member of the community services and community and library services commission.
[1:38:42] Speaking only for myself.
[1:38:45] I'd like to request that item 3.9 wall of recognition nominations.
[1:38:49] Be pulled for brief discussion.
[1:38:52] I'm not opposed to any of the nominees.
[1:38:54] Those that I know personally, I think are entirely worthy.
[1:38:58] But I do want to talk about the process a bit.
[1:39:03] As you can see from attachment one, the bottom, it was last updated 15 years ago, approximately.
[1:39:12] After this process was completed two years ago, our commission had a look and we thought it would be appropriate to update those procedures.
[1:39:22] So we pointed a subcommittee, which I served on.
[1:39:26] We worked diligently to get a proposed update before the Commission
[1:39:32] last August.
[1:39:34] It was approved unanimously, and with the recommendation that the council
[1:39:40] go ahead and approve that update.
[1:39:43] I'd hope that the council would expeditiously act on the recommendations.
[1:39:48] But so they could be implemented in time for this process.
[1:39:53] But for reasons unclear to me, the matters never even made it to the agenda.
[1:40:00] Section 3.3-3-104 of the Municipal Code prescribes the duties of our commission and day until advising the council on a broad range of topics, including park recreational, cultural human services library, youth and other related facilities and programs.
[1:40:21] Certainly the wall of recognition falls within those parameters and I think the commission's
[1:40:29] ability to properly discharge its duties of advising the council depends on having our
[1:40:38] recommendations timely considered by the council.
[1:40:41] So my ask is that before approving these nominees that you take a moment to discuss the situation
[1:40:50] that we're in and how we might proceed with the update or at least consideration of it prior
[1:40:57] to the next cycle going underway.
[1:41:01] So thank you for that and good evening.
[1:41:06] Thank you.
[1:41:07] Our next speaker is Harvey Liss.
[1:41:09] Harvey, you may unmute your mic.
[1:41:19] Harvey, can you hear us?
[1:41:20] Yes.
[1:41:21] I'd like to be talking about that.
[1:41:23] I'm making it for the world recognition, I'm 3.9.
[1:41:29] And there was a history book who became fascinated
[1:41:31] with Donald Jose, on the west of Poland,
[1:41:35] a leader of the criminal there was Sondos,
[1:41:38] who spent his summer as on Rancho Sinbachini,
[1:41:41] which was a 50,000 major range that supported the soul
[1:41:44] to change Urbine in 1864,
[1:41:47] and became the southern portion of what is now the city Urbine.
[1:41:51] It's interesting, none of the support of Richard is dressing up in custom and supported in historical presentations for urban and elementary school children at the Human and Historical Museum.
[1:42:03] Also, thanks to Ed's unrelenting efforts, the city under its support of its ties to urban by constructing and meditating in 2005.
[1:42:13] a small but beautiful park, the highest point in Urbine, with many innocent beings all the
[1:42:19] way to the Catalina, for the San Diego Mountains, and the city's landmarks in between.
[1:42:25] I strongly encourage everyone to visit support of this appointment, which is a little
[1:42:29] known, and for a better iteration way, and drive up a meet new trail to the nine space
[1:42:36] parking lot, then walk the 400 feet up to the park and take in the incredible view. Unfortunately,
[1:42:45] it died in April two years ago at the age of 91. If the complications following the fall
[1:42:52] and occurring in trade with it and Ironically while I'm walking up, we can entrain them.
[1:42:59] Thank you.
[1:43:02] Our next speaker is telephone number three four seven three four seven you may
[1:43:06] your mic.
[1:43:16] My issue is about ENQ, about 8
[1:43:25] -month urban council member, K&M,
[1:43:27] here at the Eucritic Teals, with electric vehicle chargers in the gray park, a task
[1:43:32] over construction and supplier notice. Then in the first week of October 2023, Jennifer
[1:43:38] Chan, no GVDL and ENQ, no public relations officer, posted a K&M fundraiser for K&M
[1:43:47] campaign. It was then discovered that those who had no manufacturing operations in North America.
[1:43:54] Instead, it's equipment, including the Chargers' Bounce of Irvine, were based overseas
[1:43:58] and assembled in Taiwan, where it's purchased
[1:44:06] a key clear that major misrepresentation
[1:44:29] for six months of 2024 was about $6,000. A bar cry from what he and he used, and he and
[1:44:37] trauma, which was $2 million a year in revenue. This was a fraudulent deal
[1:44:46] where
[1:44:47] hands really talk and pay it. But Linda lives on
[1:44:52] any of these individuals being dead.
[1:44:54] I think this was what she said,
[1:44:58] because we don't have people like Anne Hugh.
[1:45:00] On our wall of recognition, we should have a set of standards for people on this wall. Otherwise, people that are truly deserving will be thus eerily minimized. Thank you.
[1:45:12] And that is all, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Thank you for the public comments on the consent calendar items.
[1:45:24] Mr. Peterson, council member Martinez Franco withdrew which item, leave it was 3.7, it was 3.7.
[1:45:38] All right. Why don't further any other request to withdraw items for individual discussion here?
[1:45:49] Why don't we then we can we can move the balance of the consent calendar right now. Why don't we do that then
[1:45:57] having remove 3.7
[1:46:01] would the
[1:46:04] Let's see I'll I'll move I'll move the balance of the consent calendar second 3.1 through 3.12 with the exception
[1:46:13] item 3.7
[1:46:16] The motion made by me was seconded by council member
[1:46:22] I'm sorry, Council Member Carroll.
[1:46:27] With that properly before us with the clerk, please call me.
[1:46:31] Mr. Mayor, before I do, for clarity, the record.
[1:46:34] There's an aratimemble before you on item 3.9,
[1:46:36] with respect to the wall of recognition.
[1:46:38] There's a notation that there were a couple of very minor
[1:46:40] scripner errors.
[1:46:42] But what's more important is that there's a change in nomination
[1:46:44] at the request of Vice Mayor May.
[1:46:47] So I want to make sure that the motion includes that change.
[1:46:49] All right, it includes those, I did review those before the meeting, they are minor and with that,
[1:46:59] we'll deem the motion to include those minor corrections.
[1:47:04] Okay, and if I may to, through you, as Council Member Carroll, I'll be concur as the seconder.
[1:47:09] I'll so member Carroll.
[1:47:10] Thank you.
[1:47:11] Very well.
[1:47:12] The motion being properly before us, with the clerk, please call the roll.
[1:47:18] Council member Carol. Yes. Council member go. Yes. Council member Lou. Yes. Council member Martinez Franco. Yes. Council member Traceter. Yes. Vice Mayor Mike. Yes. And Mayor Egrin. Yes.
[1:47:29] Carrie seven zero. Thank you. With that, I'll turn to Council member Martinez Franco at this time item 3.7.
[1:47:40] Yeah, thank you so much.
[1:47:43] Yeah, I'm very curious about these topics.
[1:47:46] One of the issues that I had to actually run
[1:47:50] in for City Council is a portable housing.
[1:47:54] I hear what some of the audience came to tell us.
[1:48:00] I went through the same thing.
[1:48:03] I struggled to get affordable housing.
[1:48:06] I know it is a struggle.
[1:48:08] I know I also also see.
[1:48:09] We do one of the best number of housing opportunities.
[1:48:16] However, the demand is greater than we can provide.
[1:48:22] It is hard to get a housing with sexual in what sectionate,
[1:48:26] because the rents are so high here in Urbide.
[1:48:30] In Podasku doesn't know what sectionate is about here
[1:48:33] that allows you to pay partial rent
[1:48:37] with the income, depending on the income, qualifying and that least probably even close and that comes from federal funds.
[1:48:49] But my curiosity is to see how many units we have affordable housing is there a goal that we need to meet for the random numbers in the future and if there's an solution that we can provide for to that.
[1:49:07] Thank you.
[1:49:08] Sure, thank you.
[1:49:10] So I will jump ahead in my presentation
[1:49:15] to get specifically to your question.
[1:49:18] I'll start with our current housing stock
[1:49:21] that we have.
[1:49:23] This is the city's current affordable housing units
[1:49:27] divided by affordability levels.
[1:49:31] We divide into four categories currently.
[1:49:34] extremely low, very low, low, and moderate.
[1:49:38] Overall, we have a total of 5,517 on the books right now.
[1:49:43] Our highest count is in the very low income category,
[1:49:47] and you can see the division here between the various levels.
[1:49:53] As far as the city's regional housing needs allocation,
[1:49:56] for we're in the sixth cycle of the house.
[1:50:00] Diving element right now, table B in your staff report tonight shows our allocation and how we are doing.
[1:50:10] It divides it per column by year. So you'll see the second column to the left is the city's allocation and it shows it by income level.
[1:50:21] You'll notice that we have four categories.
[1:50:25] Currently, the state does not require extremely low or a cutely low.
[1:50:29] You may have heard one of the public commenters mention those two levels.
[1:50:33] Those are not income levels identified in six cycle,
[1:50:37] but we do anticipate them in the upcoming seventh cycle.
[1:50:40] So we will have to address those as well.
[1:50:43] We have very low, low moderate and above market or above moderate,
[1:50:47] which is market rate.
[1:50:48] adding those four categories together comes up with our
[1:50:52] Rina, which is 23,610.
[1:50:56] As you move across the table to the right,
[1:50:59] you can see how we've done each year per income level.
[1:51:05] And then you get to the column at the bottom right.
[1:51:09] That's our remaining Rina allocation that we have not met to date.
[1:51:13] So we still have quite a bit to go.
[1:51:16] these cycle ends in 2029. I want to be clear that we don't control the market, so all
[1:51:24] we can do is make capacity for developers to develop these units, but we can't control
[1:51:32] when these developers develop the units.
[1:51:39] Thank you. Let me just say something on this
[1:51:45] item 3.7, what we will be approving tonight, of course, is a report on the status of our
[1:51:57] efforts. And I thank you for your presentation right now.
[1:52:07] We are a high performing city
[1:52:12] and the provision of affordable housing.
[1:52:16] This is a statewide problem of enormous proportions.
[1:52:23] Things are so out of whack in the housing market,
[1:52:28] but we, of course, want to do our fair share and more.
[1:52:33] And we're doing a lot more.
[1:52:36] One of the things I want to point out,
[1:52:37] because it's not included in your report,
[1:52:39] First of all, I appreciate the public comments that were made about shortcomings in our efforts, we wish we could take care of those shortcomings immediately.
[1:52:55] We're trying to do various things that I regard as very creative.
[1:53:02] There was comment made about extremely low and a cutely low
[1:53:15] income households.
[1:53:19] And one of the things we did recently, again, not reported here, but I think in subsequent
[1:53:26] reports there will be inclusion of these items is the so-called instant affordability that I spoke
[1:53:37] about in my state of the city remarks. There are school children in Irvine who are from certainly
[1:53:51] the acutely
[1:53:56] low-income households,
[1:54:00] or extremely low-income households, and in fact,
[1:54:05] our home was under the McKinney Act, school districts have to make a list of those students
[1:54:13] that they know to be basically homeless.
[1:54:19] And of course those students are typically in family situations where the entire family is
[1:54:28] homeless and we have entered into an agreement with the Irvine company for them to make
[1:54:38] available apartment units on what amounts to a two-year grant system where those households
[1:54:48] will basically provide 30% of their household income in the way of rent.
[1:55:00] We'll be able to be in an urban company apartment, urban company owns 40,000 apartment units in the city of Irvine at any one time, 500 to 1,000 of them are not occupied.
[1:55:18] And we have initiated this program so that any school child identified as coming from
[1:55:29] a family situation of essentially homelessness
[1:55:35] will be eligible to get enrolled in this program,
[1:55:41] So that homeless families can be properly housed here in the city of Irvine.
[1:55:51] There's a small program to begin with.
[1:55:55] We're working off of this of 88 school children.
[1:55:59] We've actually whittled that down to less than half of that number,
[1:56:06] who are still homeless.
[1:56:08] And I think it's a program we'll want to build on.
[1:56:11] Now we don't get credit for that under existing ridiculous state rules and the renal rules
[1:56:19] and all the rest, but over time we will, in fact, I'm headed up to Sacramento to lobby for
[1:56:27] precisely that, getting credit for when we're providing affordable housing through creative
[1:56:32] programs that may not fit into one of the boxes that they have coming out of Sacramento.
[1:56:38] So I think the people who commented tonight on 3.7, we look at what we're doing from time to time.
[1:56:53] We do a lot of self-criticism.
[1:56:56] I'd try to identify ways.
[1:56:58] We can do more.
[1:56:59] We're trying to do more.
[1:57:01] And we appreciate our staff for all its work as well in this regard.
[1:57:10] And to those who find the affordability with respect to housing so extremely difficult in Irvine,
[1:57:22] we just ask you to get on, get on the list, do be in touch with us,
[1:57:29] get on the list,
[1:57:34] we hope your number will come up but be assured we're continuing to work
[1:57:40] very hard on this item. A little long-winded but this subject is pretty important with that
[1:57:47] I'll move adoption of item 3.7. Is there a second?
[1:57:54] Seconded by council member Liu and council member Betty Martinez Franco, which is to be her go ahead please.
[1:58:06] I just wanted to thank you for this report and one to ask also does these reporting includes homeowner ships like affordable homeowner ship or no.
[1:58:17] It does include any for for sale units that we have, yes, and for rent.
[1:58:24] So all these units are combining to rentals and commoner ships.
[1:58:29] So we can decide whether it can be rentals or homeowner ships?
[1:58:33] No, it just includes our stock of units, whether they are for sale or for rent.
[1:58:40] We can't decide which is which.
[1:58:43] We cannot decide.
[1:58:44] No.
[1:58:48] Thank you so much.
[1:58:51] Thank you.
[1:58:53] Motion to adopt this item is before us.
[1:59:00] Would the court please call the roll.
[1:59:01] Council member Carol.
[1:59:03] Council member go.
[1:59:04] Council member Lou.
[1:59:05] Council member Martinez Franco.
[1:59:08] Council member Trisider.
[1:59:09] Yes.
[1:59:09] Vice Mayor Mike.
[1:59:11] Yes.
[1:59:12] Thank you.
[1:59:14] That concludes the consent calendar for tonight, allowing us to move on to public hearings.
[1:59:28] Item 4.1, would the clerk please identify this item by title and subject?
[1:59:38] Thank you, Mayor.
[1:59:39] Item 4.1 is a public hearing city vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts and compliance with Assembly Bill 2561.
[1:59:47] This is a public hearing, which I'll now declare open.
[1:59:53] With that, we'll turn to our city staff and please have them.
[2:00:00] Introduce themselves and this item, which is a receive and file item I might add. Go right ahead.
[2:00:10] Good evening, Mayor and Vice Mayor, my and members of City Council. I'm Wendy Brown, Deputy Director of Human Resources.
[2:00:17] And joining me is Gladys Chavez, the senior human resources analyst of recruiting, and we are here this evening to present the report of our city's vacancies recruitment and retention efforts and compliance with Assembly Bill 256 Fund.
[2:00:35] On September 22, 2024, Governor Newsome signed Assembly Bill 2561 into law.
[2:00:44] The bill took effect in January 1, 2025.
[2:00:48] Fiscal year 2025-26 serves as its first year of compliance.
[2:00:54] The legislation added into government code requiring public agencies to conduct at least one
[2:01:02] Once for fiscal year, during a public hearing a report on workforce vacancy rates, recruitment
[2:01:09] and retention efforts and barriers to hiring.
[2:01:13] This public hearing is in formal and nature and does not propose changes to compensation,
[2:01:18] classifications, or staffing levels.
[2:01:21] This evening's presentation provides a city council with an overview of current staffing conditions
[2:01:26] across the organization.
[2:01:28] Any future policy changes, budget adjustments or labor-related actions identified through this process would be brought forward separately for city council consideration.
[2:01:43] Assembly Bill 2561 requires that a public hearing be conducted annually prior to adoption of the final budget.
[2:01:51] Our report this evening provides an overview of 20, 25 vacancy rates, recruitment processes and retention efforts.
[2:01:59] In addition, the legislation also requires additional reporting when vacancies within any bargaining unit meets or exceeds 20% of the total authorized full-time positions for that bargaining unit.
[2:02:16] As of December 31, 2025, the city had 1,113 vegetative full-time positions across 276 job classifications.
[2:02:27] Human Resources conducted review of our average vacancy rates in 2025.
[2:02:33] The review confirms that none of the seven recognized bargaining units, or the one nonrepresented employee group had a vacancy rate at or above the 20% recording threshold based on our authorized positions.
[2:02:48] The city also employs represented part-time positions and staffing levels for part-time positions
[2:02:55] fluctuate throughout the year and the city budgets these positions based on total allocated
[2:03:01] funding rather than a fixed number of authorized positions.
[2:03:07] Position vacancies arise for a variety of reasons including newly approved budgeted positions,
[2:03:13] internal promotions and transfers, retirements, resignations and separations.
[2:03:19] When vacancies occur, timely recruitment becomes a priority for the human resource department and our city's hiring managers.
[2:03:28] Timely recruitment helps to ensure continuity of services, maintaining operational efficiencies,
[2:03:34] reducing overtime and minimizing disruptions to city projects and initiatives.
[2:03:39] In 2025, the city conducted 139 full-time recruitment and onboarded 199 full-time employees.
[2:03:51] At this time, staff have not identified any classifications experiencing reoccurring or consistent vacancies.
[2:04:00] Staff are not recommending changes in policies, procedures or recruitment practices.
[2:04:05] My colleague, Gladys, will now share our team's recruiting efforts.
[2:04:18] Well, her might not work in, so I'll read her part, too.
[2:04:22] The Human Resources Department is committed to identifying and attracting and hiring candidates
[2:04:26] who are the best and right fit for our organization.
[2:04:31] To build strong candidate pools, the city utilizes diverse recruiting channels, including online
[2:04:37] platforms such as government jobs, LinkedIn, diversity jobs, the city social media and city
[2:04:45] website portals are used.
[2:04:48] Inches cards are also available to notify prospective candidates a future vacancies once
[2:04:54] they become available.
[2:04:55] We also do targeted advertising to treat
[2:05:02] Specialized Recruitments for example, we brought in our libraries. We did a lot of very targeted marketing to recruit high quality candidates to staff our library positions.
[2:05:16] Our team also attends a variety of job fairs and outreaches consistently to our local high schools and colleges such as UCI, IVC and Japan University.
[2:05:27] Our team strives to maintain a flexible and service oriented recruitment approach that aligns with our hiring managers needs.
[2:05:37] This flexibility enables us to quickly adapt, refine strategies, and apply the right outreach methods to the right roles that we are recruiting for.
[2:05:49] Employee retention remains a central priority for our city to enhance engagement and promote longevity and support professional growth.
[2:05:59] The city has implemented the following initiatives.
[2:06:03] We have negotiated labor agreements to maintain competitive and competitive compensation and benefits for our employees.
[2:06:10] We conduct market equity studies that can result in salary adjustments when needed.
[2:06:18] We have added longevity pay, providing base salary increases after 10, 15, and 20 years
[2:06:25] of service.
[2:06:27] Irvine offers a variety of flexible work schedule options.
[2:06:32] We've made significant investments in our workplace renovations to improve our physical
[2:06:36] work environment. We've made upgrades to our equipment and technology to ensure employees
[2:06:41] have modern safe and efficient tools to perform their work and we partner with management
[2:06:47] to identify opportunities to expand employee development engagement and career development
[2:06:54] opportunities.
[2:06:57] The city remains committed to reducing vacancy rates, strengthening workforce
[2:07:03] and maintaining competitive hiring practices.
[2:07:07] By continuing to offer competitive compensation and benefits,
[2:07:11] along with investments in employee engagement, wellness,
[2:07:14] professional development and recognition,
[2:07:16] the city fosters a workplace environment
[2:07:18] where employees can thrive and build long-term careers.
[2:07:23] The city will continue to evaluate recruitment and retention strategies
[2:07:26] and refine them as needed.
[2:07:28] In accordance to Assembly Bill 2561, annual updates will be made and provided to City Council.
[2:07:39] This concludes our presentation with the request for the report to be received in files
[2:07:44] and we thank you for your time.
[2:07:48] Thank you for the report.
[2:07:50] This is the first annual report under this legislation, right?
[2:07:54] It is.
[2:07:55] was a new bill that was passed, so this is our first report and we'll be coming back annually.
[2:08:00] Well, I was going to suggest when you do come back next year, make sure we compare next year
[2:08:10] where we were this year, begin to identify trends and see how we're performing, but it sounds from your report as
[2:08:20] This is what we measure up very, very well by the prescribed standards, right?
[2:08:27] Yes, we agree.
[2:08:30] With that, I'll turn to my colleagues if they have any questions or comments of staff.
[2:08:38] Otherwise I'll entertain a motion to, do we have any requests from citizens to be here?
[2:08:45] We need to not be here.
[2:08:46] All right,
[2:08:50] I'll be happy to entertain a motion to close the public hearing at this time.
[2:08:55] I'll so move, is there a second?
[2:08:58] Seconded.
[2:08:59] Seconded by Council Member Liu.
[2:09:03] With a clerk, please call the roll.
[2:09:05] Council Member Carol.
[2:09:07] Yes.
[2:09:07] Council Member Go.
[2:09:09] Council Member Liu.
[2:09:09] Yes.
[2:09:10] Council Member Martinez Franco.
[2:09:11] Yes.
[2:09:11] Council Member Traceter.
[2:09:12] Yes.
[2:09:13] Vice Mayor May.
[2:09:14] Yes.
[2:09:14] Thank you.
[2:09:16] Carried 7-0.
[2:09:17] With the hearing now closed, I'll move that we formally receive and file of what was an
[2:09:27] interesting and good report.
[2:09:31] Thank you.
[2:09:32] Is there a second?
[2:09:35] Come on folks.
[2:09:37] All right.
[2:09:39] Wake up.
[2:09:40] There we go.
[2:09:41] All right.
[2:09:42] There's a motion and a second before us to receive and files of
[2:09:46] normal matter this report with a clerk please call the council member
[2:09:52] Carol yes council member go yes council member Lou yes council member Martinez
[2:09:56] Franco council member Triseter vice mayor mine yes
[2:10:00] Yes, thank you very much. Thank you. All right. We move now to council business item 5 on our agenda, there are three specific items of council business item 5.1. Let's begin there with the clerk, please identify this item by title and subject.
[2:10:24] Consideration of a request by Vice Mayor Mike to discuss the establishment of an annual or by non-profit week program
[2:10:31] Thank you with that. I'll turn to Vice Mayor. I
[2:10:36] to
[2:10:39] Begin the discussion here on this item and introduce
[2:10:44] Council member Mike. Great. Thank you, Mayor, and thank you to my fellow council members
[2:10:49] and the mayor for the support last year when we proposed the
[2:10:53] inaugural Irvine non-profit week.
[2:10:57] The event exceeded expectations.
[2:10:59] We had hundreds of attendees, which were non-profit leaders
[2:11:02] over 75 organizations were represented during the week there
[2:11:06] for meaningful networking, resource sharing,
[2:11:09] and fellowship that strengthened the entire community ecosystem.
[2:11:13] Feedback has been overwhelmingly positive
[2:11:16] with even more organizations eager to participate this year
[2:11:19] and to bring it back.
[2:11:20] This proves that the concept works one of the things and when I ever when I bring up items here for discussion
[2:11:29] Things I ask are does it help Irvine those the community need it and those the community want it and this is one of the things that has been discussed over the since we had it last year
[2:11:43] and people wanted it to
[2:11:50] more than any other city in Orange County.
[2:11:53] And this event proved that we do have the resources, and they just seem to be a little
[2:12:00] bit fragmented.
[2:12:02] Having this brings everyone together, brings the nonprofit community together.
[2:12:07] We combined it with the health expo that ended the week, and we had 700 community members
[2:12:14] come out to receive resources from these nonprofits.
[2:12:19] with that. I'm going to ask my colleagues to support this item. Let's build on last year's
[2:12:26] success and make this a lasting tradition in annual tradition. So I'm going to, well, if we
[2:12:34] have any discussion, we can have any discussion before I make a motion, but I'm going to leave
[2:12:39] it to my council colleagues also to have any discussion if we'd like to. All right. I think, do we
[2:12:46] have any public comments requested?
[2:12:51] You know Mr. Mayor?
[2:12:53] Let me keep the cue open and the event somebody wants to be heard.
[2:13:01] I'll perhaps help with the discussion.
[2:13:05] I thought about this a little bit.
[2:13:08] Appreciate it.
[2:13:08] You're putting this on the agenda.
[2:13:11] Vice Mayor, my.
[2:13:12] I
[2:13:16] thought about this actually even before you put it on the agenda where you had a women's conference here.
[2:13:26] I think had in the past tech week, didn't we have a recent tech week here at City Hall?
[2:13:36] We have historically held the tech week.
[2:13:39] I think all of these initiatives are outstanding and some of them absolutely are worthy of being presented on an annual basis.
[2:13:56] What I'd like to do though is rather than commit tonight, because I do support the idea of a nonprofit week.
[2:14:11] I'm persuaded that there's so many non-profit organizations that so enrich our community that
[2:14:20] it's worthy of focus in an organized way.
[2:14:26] However, what I'd like to do is kind of put this in the context of our upcoming budget.
[2:14:33] We do multiple festivals here, a number of those who have been introduced here at the
[2:14:38] Dias, for the most part adopted, we go forward with them.
[2:14:46] And what we fail to do though is kind of figure out what portion of our budget do we want
[2:14:54] devoted to festivals, these.
[2:15:02] Annualized weeks that are emphasizing non-profit organizations, health fairs, this, that, or the other.
[2:15:13] And figure out what we want to do on a one-time basis on an annualized basis in the context of an overall budget,
[2:15:23] whether that's a $1 million budget or a $2 million budget.
[2:15:29] I think it's something worthy of considering holistically.
[2:15:34] And seeing how many of these things we can fit in
[2:15:38] and still not blow out our budget.
[2:15:42] That's my thinking.
[2:15:46] Vice Mayor Mayan, happy to open it to others as well.
[2:15:50] I'll turn now to Council Member Tracetor.
[2:15:56] Thank you.
[2:15:57] I really appreciate this suggestion from the Vice Mayor.
[2:16:01] Glad to hear that the event last year went well.
[2:16:05] I am wondering about how much did this cost the city last year, do you know?
[2:16:23] Good evening.
[2:16:24] Heather Dion, Director of Health and Wellness.
[2:16:27] We did have a very successful event last year and it cost us approximately $30,000.
[2:16:33] Thank you.
[2:16:33] Yeah, to me that doesn't seem like a lot in terms of our annual budget and then also other council member directed items that have come up here.
[2:16:44] I don't, for my part, I don't see any reason to delay this by trying to fold it into other proposals.
[2:16:54] I would advocate for that if it were a large sum for sure, but this is not that big of a sum.
[2:17:05] So I am supportive of it just moving forward now.
[2:17:09] Thank you.
[2:17:12] Thank you Councilmember Liu.
[2:17:17] I would kind of like to follow up.
[2:17:19] I was going to ask the same question.
[2:17:20] And I guess the other question is, will we be able to get some kind of sponsorship if we're
[2:17:28] looking to continue this annually?
[2:17:32] We certainly can.
[2:17:33] We can include that in our planning process.
[2:17:35] Absolutely.
[2:17:36] I've heard great things about this event.
[2:17:38] So I'm really hoping that we can continue without losing the momentum.
[2:17:47] Thank you, Council Member Blue.
[2:17:50] Vice Mayor May.
[2:17:52] Yes, thank you Mayor. Thanks for being here Heather. On the 30,000 also, when we had that health care
[2:18:00] expo also, how much does that cost a city as well? Because I know it was a separate event but it was kind
[2:18:05] of like combined. Did that cost a city anything? And can we do something to combine the two to mitigate the
[2:18:12] cost and staff time? So we did a collaboration with community services community services. It has
[2:18:21] the host of the health expo for years and what we did is to try to create efficiencies and to keep
[2:18:28] cost down is we health and wellness tagged into that. We do charge for that event for the
[2:18:34] exhibitors. So if they're a nonprofit it's a pretty nominal fee of $250 that helps us cover
[2:18:41] just rental equipment and then if they are a for profit entity at the cost is like $600.
[2:18:50] So that covers our costs there, that doesn't include staff time, you know, there is staff resources and it's quite a bit of planning and work, but the overall cost for the Expo are covered through those charges.
[2:19:04] Okay, all right, I'm kind of putting on my business hat here and thinking about it, I mean, if we can get sponsorships, we can probably offset the cost for that event if we combine the two as well.
[2:19:15] If there's enough sponsorships, I mean $30,000 is very minimal in terms of what is required.
[2:19:22] I've already had non-profits that wanted to reach out to sponsor, be a headline sponsor,
[2:19:27] a platinum sponsor, or they've committed verbally quite a larger sum than $30,000, but thank
[2:19:36] you for the details on that, and I'm sure, in my motion, it's going to direct you as well to
[2:19:42] figure out the programming.
[2:19:45] thank you council member my anything further well let me let me just add a word or two and
[2:20:00] Then we'll move forward. I don't, not only do I not have a problem with this, I think this is a good proposal.
[2:20:11] What I want to do, though, is, and I'll be voting for it. But I want to, at least avert Mr. Chrombe that as we prepare, the budget for the next fiscal year.
[2:20:26] I'd like us to have a list of all these annual events,
[2:20:32] what we expect they will cost,
[2:20:36] how much we would expect those costs would be offset by sponsorships,
[2:20:42] what would be the net cost to the city.
[2:20:46] I'd suggest we, in that context,
[2:20:49] But also at a couple hundred thousand dollars or whatever it might be for new proposals that
[2:20:57] come along, but gets some organized idea of what we're doing, what's priority, what's
[2:21:05] annualized, and so forth.
[2:21:08] So while when would this nonprofit week be by the way?
[2:21:14] Last year, it was late September, and the last week of September into the first part of October, and we would probably aim for the same timeframe.
[2:21:25] Well, then we can actually put this into the budget.
[2:21:30] Make sure we have a line item for important gatherings like this that the city puts together.
[2:21:42] Also, are any of these events, or any of these events, including an allocation from individual
[2:21:56] council members, budgets, or is it just the in-kind contribution of the budgeted personnel
[2:22:06] within that office?
[2:22:07] There's no separate dollar donation, all right, I think we all need to learn a little bit more about this and going forward with the approval of this tonight
[2:22:19] I just hope Mr. Crumbi that as you put together the budget that we we
[2:22:30] have a holistic budget figure as well and a procedure that I think will serve as well in the future for the question mayor
[2:22:38] And yes, when the budget is presented,
[2:22:42] we'll have a whole accounting of special events and costs
[2:22:45] and some of the fundraising that's happened.
[2:22:50] Thank you.
[2:22:51] All right, which you'd like to offer a motion.
[2:22:57] Council member, my.
[2:22:58] Yes, absolutely.
[2:23:00] For one, sorry,
[2:23:03] do you want to be heard
[2:23:04] before the motion?
[2:23:06] All right.
[2:23:06] Yeah, I'm ready to support these.
[2:23:09] However, I do want to see, I ask you, I know that September there is a lot of stuff.
[2:23:18] There is, no, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know if it's possible.
[2:23:24] There is also Fiesta Latina and there is global village.
[2:23:31] Can we move, not perfect week to November, maybe?
[2:23:35] We can, we work with our communications and engagement team to help identify where there's gaps in the schedule so that we are never competing against another event.
[2:23:46] So we are quite mindful of the scheduling and it's very busy you are correct.
[2:23:53] Thank you. That was it.
[2:23:55] All right. Thank you for that comment. Councilmember Mai.
[2:23:59] All right, I respectfully request that the City Council formally established
[2:24:04] Urban Nonprofit Week as an annual event.
[2:24:08] This would ensure ongoing recognition of our nonprofit community, provide a consistent
[2:24:13] forum for collaboration and capacity building, and reinforce provides commitment to a more
[2:24:19] equitable and thriving city.
[2:24:21] I further request that the City Council direct the city manager to develop plans for the
[2:24:37] The motion by Vice Mayor, Council Member May, has been seconded by Council Member Tracetor in the absence of further discussion with the clerk, please call the roll.
[2:24:56] Yes.
[2:24:57] Councilmember Go.
[2:24:59] Yes.
[2:24:59] Councilmember.
[2:25:09] Thank you, thank you, council member, council members, my intercedor.
[2:25:18] It takes us to item 5.2 with the correct please identify this item by title and subject.
[2:25:32] Consideration of a request by council members go and procedure to discuss utilizing the former
[2:25:37] spectrum motion facility at the Irvine Transportation Center for a temporary pop
[2:25:44] -up
[2:25:54] or they're introduced to this item, Council Member Tracetor as well.
[2:26:02] Thank you, Mayor.
[2:26:03] A lot of you guys have been familiarized with the
[2:26:08] translation around there.
[2:26:09] This proposal would use the underutilized space currently,
[2:26:16] that the spectrum motion space allowing the operating entity
[2:26:20] that eventually will be operating ability to interact with the community early
[2:26:25] and get to know the needs and what people are looking for.
[2:26:29] And there's advantages as far as having community
[2:26:33] education classes and just having outreach
[2:26:38] and that we, the request and council member to see her,
[2:26:42] can speak to it as well.
[2:26:44] Council member to see her go right ahead.
[2:26:48] Thank you.
[2:26:50] Yeah, I appreciate council member go asking if I'd like to sign on to this
[2:26:54] It was an easy answer.
[2:26:58] This space is not being used right now.
[2:27:01] I want to be sure that the train station is being fully utilized.
[2:27:07] It's helping some vitality to the area.
[2:27:10] I'm also very happy to promote Irvine as a biking mecca.
[2:27:16] The only thing that I would ask as part of this is that whatever pop-up group
[2:27:24] that we bring in that we have an RFP for it.
[2:27:32] Thank you.
[2:27:34] Council member Martinez Franco.
[2:27:37] Hi, thank you.
[2:27:39] First, I want to understand why are we doing this?
[2:27:45] When we are already a council member go,
[2:27:49] brought up the same kind of memo.
[2:27:54] We're a little bit more of things that end,
[2:27:56] but we voted to approve a study back in July in 2025.
[2:28:02] I wanna hear back about what an analysis said.
[2:28:07] Do we know when does this come in back, Mr. Kirby?
[2:28:12] That an analysis from July 2025 to do what temporary workspace
[2:28:20] and include these kind of things?
[2:28:23] So, thank you for the question, Councilman Martinez Franco.
[2:28:29] The direction from council was to develop the urban mobility station and so our public
[2:28:37] work director Luis Sesteviz is here, but him and his team have procured a designer and are
[2:28:44] in design from improvements to the station.
[2:28:47] And we also have in motion plans to issue an RFP to find the appropriate operator for that
[2:28:56] station.
[2:28:57] And so the plans were to bring all of that back to the city council for approval as we go
[2:29:03] forward with executing those plans.
[2:29:06] I think there's a few differences between what council member GO is asking for here and maybe
[2:29:13] I might defer to council member GO, that's okay.
[2:29:15] Thank you.
[2:29:17] Thank you, Sean.
[2:29:19] So, the project, it would complete some time into the year of not early next year, I believe.
[2:29:27] And in the meantime, it would be great to get the interaction for whoever this future operator
[2:29:33] to start to get to know the community and provide the early services and community benefit, as well as
[2:29:41] making use of the space that's empty, and as you guys know, we do need visibility there
[2:29:46] at the train station and having it populated with an operator would be a welcome change
[2:29:51] for a lot of people.
[2:29:53] So what I want to understand also, I mean, we already approve it again in July. Why are we doing a pop-up?
[2:30:00] Now, is that going to take money away from what we have planned here, because then we are going
[2:30:08] to delay what we already approved, right? So, I don't know Mr. Crumbi, Mr. Ms. Williams, to explain
[2:30:18] how is the process going, or just being a limit?
[2:30:22] So I think that the previous item directed the city manager and staff to develop a permanent use
[2:30:29] for the site, and what I think, feel free to correct me if I'm incorrect, Councilor Go, but I think what we're talking about here is a pop-up or a temporary use to come into the site that wouldn't require a capital investment from the city.
[2:30:45] So we're happy to run both of these in parallel, that's the desire of the council.
[2:30:50] However, my request is that for even the temporary use, we have a competitive process and we bring back some sort of an agreement based on recommendations from the city attorney's office with all of the standard provisions that go into the typical agreement that we would do.
[2:31:15] Okay. Well, I don't know if you want to add anything else. I would like to hear that.
[2:31:21] Thank you, Council member Martinez Franco. If Council recalls, I think it might have been in January or February, perhaps when
[2:31:30] at Belize Council member Go who provided the memo asking Council's approval to allocate $1.5 million.
[2:31:37] And so in OCPA rebate funds or the return of the initial investment and so staff took that
[2:31:47] direction and we are in the process of finalizing the RFP and the agreement and to put that out to the street to find
[2:31:57] an operator to come in and operate the permanent mobility hub in terms of a pop-up mobility hub.
[2:32:04] There's no funding for it at this point.
[2:32:06] So what we could do is just simply provide an RFP for that space and offer it up as is
[2:32:14] condition.
[2:32:15] So if somebody wants to come in and operate a pop-up there, they would be responsible for remodeling
[2:32:19] the space, however they want to use it in that fashion.
[2:32:23] As an option.
[2:32:23] I think that that operator would be notified of the time that the site was going to be
[2:32:34] that they have in terms of taking this place?
[2:32:37] So would you come back and recommend this for how long?
[2:32:42] This is why I am trying to come in trouble supporting these,
[2:32:47] because I want to share about their analysis
[2:32:49] that was approved last year to see how we can do these
[2:32:56] and all the things that we are going to do.
[2:32:59] So we don't derail for the regional plan that we already approved.
[2:33:03] But also we need to be making sure that there is a term like two months, I don't know, that's where I pop up sounds two months, one month.
[2:33:16] We need to be very clear about how long this operator is going to have.
[2:33:21] Great question.
[2:33:23] If the question is would we come back with a follow-up from both directions from the Council, the answer is yes.
[2:33:31] I think when we came back with details for the pop-up, I think we would also encompass a plan for the permanent project that we're doing, including our Public Works Director mentioned budgetary updates, timelines, and all of the details, the analysis that you mentioned, all of the details that we've been working on.
[2:33:58] Thank
[2:34:02] you.
[2:34:02] Thank you.
[2:34:04] Councilmember Martinez Franco.
[2:34:07] Councilmember Mai.
[2:34:08] Thank you Mayor.
[2:34:09] A couple of questions.
[2:34:10] I guess we're there.
[2:34:12] Is there a vendor in mind or you mentioned there's going to be there could be an RFP process.
[2:34:18] Our our intention would be to issue an RFP.
[2:34:20] We don't have an operator in mind or who might be able to do that.
[2:34:24] Great.
[2:34:25] That for the six of transparency that would be great.
[2:34:27] Also, so is the city looking to generate revenue from this operation or is it just the service that we're looking to provide?
[2:34:35] From the staff's perspective, this isn't something that we're proposing.
[2:34:39] It sounds like this is mostly, I think, as Councillor Mugon, if I'm understanding it correctly,
[2:34:47] a benefit to provide for the community and to help activate the space to the extent that we could generate some least revenue
[2:34:55] from offering that space in a pop-up scenario, I think that's about what.
[2:35:00] What we would expect, or could expect?
[2:35:02] Okay, great. I'll be supporting this. I believe that needs to be revitalized, and this would be a benefit to the community, as well.
[2:35:09] Thank you.
[2:35:12] Thank you, Council Member May. Let me ask a few questions, because I'm kind of lost here.
[2:35:21] I appreciate what Council Member Martinez Franco asked by my questions, and how this relates to earlier action.
[2:35:33] This makes me very uncomfortable trying to basically design and execute this whole thing on the fly right here trying to interpret what this is and how it relates to something else and so forth.
[2:35:49] Isn't this the kind of thing that ought to go to our staff to bring it back in some coherent form?
[2:36:00] form so that we understand what precisely is being proposed with the implications are, does
[2:36:08] a pop-up operate itself or does it require some staff oversight?
[2:36:16] I'm kind of unfamiliar with the ins and outs here and the RFP and so forth.
[2:36:21] I mean, shouldn't we be taking this as a kind of regular order?
[2:36:25] And by the way, it might actually be wise to have the planning commission, take a look at this.
[2:36:33] And maybe offers some insights that would be helpful in moving the project forward in some coherent fashion.
[2:36:42] It's things down right now, I don't know what we'd actually be voting on.
[2:36:48] other than to tell staff to go out and do some stuff and make this happen, which is not the
[2:36:56] Irvine way to tell you the truth.
[2:37:00] Mayor, yes.
[2:37:01] Great point.
[2:37:02] I would say that since January 12th, our staff has been focused on executing the direction
[2:37:07] of Council.
[2:37:09] And so, yes, we're in the middle of design and we're ready to issue an RFP for the permanent
[2:37:14] use.
[2:37:14] If it's beneficial to the community to open up a pop-up, we will undertake that as well.
[2:37:20] And you would recommend that to us.
[2:37:23] We're prepared to look into it and come back to you, yes.
[2:37:26] All right.
[2:37:27] Okay.
[2:37:31] Let me turn now to Council Member Gold, then Council Member Traceter,
[2:37:37] then Council Member Martinez Franco.
[2:37:40] Council Member Gold.
[2:37:41] Thank you.
[2:37:41] I just want to simplify this.
[2:37:43] This would be similar to a previous center, if you were to buy a house, you'd have a model
[2:37:50] home and you'd look to it, and that would be your end products.
[2:37:54] And that's the idea behind it to be able to utilize this space that's currently not being
[2:37:58] utilized.
[2:37:59] Giving the community options in terms of benefits for education, feedback, maybe some safety
[2:38:07] courses for e-bikes and whatnot, so that the city would not be involved in the operator
[2:38:13] as we are if he would be doing the work.
[2:38:19] Thank you, Councilmember Tracetor.
[2:38:22] Thank you.
[2:38:24] Yeah, I've heard at various times commissioners and other folks advocate for Councilmember directed items to go to the commissions.
[2:38:34] And I just want to kind of give a bit of context for why I think often they don't.
[2:38:41] It's because we are not able to agendaist things for the commissions as Council members.
[2:38:48] We can agendaist things for the council, and it makes a lot of sense for the staff and the staff have things that they need the commissions to weigh in on.
[2:38:58] Then, absolutely, they should go to the commissions first, but when it's Council directed, it's a bit of a different situation.
[2:39:07] I, that being said, I, I wouldn't object necessarily to having a commission look at it.
[2:39:14] It's just, I, I'm not sure that renting out as a bit of space and the train station is a good use of the planning commissions time.
[2:39:25] They're, often asked to weigh in on developments and zoning and questions like that.
[2:39:31] So, thank you.
[2:39:33] Thank you Councilmember Martinez Franco, and then we will turn to the public for comments.
[2:39:39] Yeah, I'm going to adjust the analogy that Councilmember Go mentioned about model home or when you're building a home, right?
[2:39:47] You don't invite people when you're building a house because it's just going to disturb the entire construction.
[2:39:53] So you're going to have to build around and then it's going to delay the construction that is planned.
[2:39:58] So, I...
[2:40:00] I want to wait for that analysis, and then I will have a better sense of if I want to move forward with a pop-up, but as for now, I'm going to vote no.
[2:40:11] Thank you.
[2:40:13] One moment. Thank you, council member, Martin and Franco.
[2:40:18] Before we turn to the public, council member go as to be recognized briefly.
[2:40:23] It's not in the same space, the space that we are building is under the parking garage, and this space is already standing.
[2:40:31] And so you wouldn't be disturbing anything.
[2:40:36] So I just want to clarify that.
[2:40:37] Thank you, Council Member Go.
[2:40:39] Let's turn to the public.
[2:40:41] How many requests are there?
[2:40:42] Thank you, Mayor.
[2:40:43] We have three requests to speak.
[2:40:44] One in person and two on Zoom.
[2:40:47] All right.
[2:40:47] If you would please call those in the order they were submitted.
[2:40:51] Thank you, Mayor.
[2:40:52] If I could call forward, Jay Bruce.
[2:41:00] Welcome, Mr. Bruce.
[2:41:03] Let's see, Council members.
[2:41:04] I just want to say, it seems like a good idea.
[2:41:06] And we've already approved the project the mobility hub, so in a sense that we want to
[2:41:13] just to actually happening early.
[2:41:16] So I appreciate the intent behind the motion and the agenda item, but I just think we're
[2:41:23] jumping the gun a little bit, where we don't know who's going to operate the permanent
[2:41:28] mobility hub.
[2:41:31] We've, I think we've issued the RFP, but we haven't approved anything.
[2:41:34] So if we're going to be also going for this temporary pop-up, it'd be issuing two RFPs and that would have the chance that the person that's running the temporary pop-up isn't going to be the one that's running the permanent mobility hub, which is kind of the key things I feel like.
[2:41:52] It's also the question of, you know, to operate a bicycle maintenance facility, you're
[2:41:58] going to need probably a pretty significant and perhaps a long-term specialized equipment
[2:42:04] and staffing and renovations to the facility as well as an additional cost which would
[2:42:11] be out of the bicycle repair and maintenance is supposed to be free to the public, but if it
[2:42:18] for the cost of repair, and depending on how temporary the pop-up is, it might require continuous
[2:42:25] staffing funding, which could drain the OCPA fund or require us to draw these continuous
[2:42:32] funding from some other source like the general fund, where that just depends on how
[2:42:38] temporary the facility is, because once you implement these facility renovations and add the
[2:42:45] by school repair facilities a lot of times,
[2:42:47] these temporary things become pretty permanent.
[2:42:50] And we end up with more of a bicycle repair facility
[2:42:52] rather than a mobility hub.
[2:42:55] So I do think, it's a good idea to have this early,
[2:43:00] just an early preview of what the mobility
[2:43:04] has gonna look like.
[2:43:05] But I do think it's good to decide
[2:43:08] who the operator is gonna be first,
[2:43:10] even with like Swift Cities.
[2:43:13] There's controversial opinions about that, but we only did the demo after we engaged in negotiations and discussions with societies.
[2:43:21] I mean, it's not a third part of contractor, but we also, for urban public libraries, we held the pop of libraries after we hired library staff.
[2:43:30] I think it would make more sense if we decide who is going to run the mobility hub and what
[2:43:37] that is actually going to look like before we give people a preview and start running
[2:43:42] this second project at the same location.
[2:43:46] Thank you.
[2:43:47] Thank you for your comments.
[2:43:49] Our next speaker is Bill Salin.
[2:43:51] Bill, you may unmute your mic.
[2:43:52] Maybe
[2:43:55] Council Member, Council Member Zemeir, I'm Bill Salon, I'm a founder of the current
[2:44:01] right-winger in the Bicycle of a Verbi.
[2:44:03] And I just wanted to thank the Council of the City of Verbi, and especially the public
[2:44:08] work staff, the team that's been working to keep our streets safe, a bit repairs are quickly
[2:44:15] addressed.
[2:44:17] I'm proud to have been a former employee, and enjoy writing to your point a few days a week.
[2:44:23] Part one is excited about having the mobility help happen.
[2:44:29] It's a way is off and anything that can be done to get access and utilization of that vacant space.
[2:44:37] The Bicycle Barrowing actually sponsored a cycle of seven in bicycle education program last August
[2:44:43] and we're able to utilize the old office space and it's been a bit of a squeeze
[2:44:47] and we're hoping to get more people to change those programs in the future
[2:44:50] But we'd like to strongly consider moving forward with whatever we can do to get access to that public space and to bring more.
[2:45:25] Members of the Council, I'm James from Woodrange, I'm in support of this maintenance facility.
[2:45:30] pop-up idea.
[2:45:33] Since we have a permanent facility coming up, but further in the future, a pop-up
[2:45:38] is a good way to get the ball roll and give the public access, give them a free view, get
[2:45:42] feedback, in a way that's kind of fast and low-cost lots of cities across the world, do these
[2:45:48] kind of little pop-ups or like temporary street takeovers, that type of thing, to give people
[2:45:54] take of what would be like and get a feedback for very good cost, temporary periods of time.
[2:46:02] And yes, so on the favor of this, any data we get terming can only be helped, used to help the
[2:46:08] future permanent bike facility and get people excited about what's coming. As a side note,
[2:46:13] I would also suggest that since the bike facility is going to be in the parking garage office,
[2:46:19] There is one office remaining that's like the former spectrum motion office is next to the Amtrak to get food that one is also unused and I think it would be a great spot for a small library branch. They're a great park
[2:46:35] And that area doesn't really have a library and a small library there could also be a way to activate the station. Thank you
[2:46:46] Our next speaker is Tai Chuan. Tai you may unmute your mic. You have 90 seconds
[2:46:53] I also remember as on my name is T-Trong, I currently serve on Urban Transportation Commission, and I'm speaking on my own behalf.
[2:47:01] I strongly support using this facility as a temporary pop-up bicycle.
[2:47:05] Make a top, and it's a great idea. To be education is so important,
[2:47:10] to get people comfortable writing their bikes, so I grew in this dirt, so I'm moving that comment.
[2:47:15] And I live in my support. I really only buy for them a few miles where I live,
[2:47:19] Because I don't feel like comfortable a further, not that prepared to handle minor repairs or any maintenance
[2:47:26] I might come up for a long ride.
[2:47:28] So this kind of public facility would really support people like me to challenge this also a little bit further.
[2:47:36] And actually, it's like my core.
[2:47:38] So again, I really support this facility.
[2:47:40] So moving forward.
[2:47:41] Thank you.
[2:47:43] And that is all, Mayor.
[2:47:44] Thank you, that concludes the public comment council member Liu.
[2:47:55] I know there's not a formal motion made quite yet, but can I suggest that if we are going
[2:48:03] to move forward, I heard council member when she's a Martinez Franco's concern and also
[2:48:10] mayors concerned about this being something in some of the speakers, about how this being
[2:48:17] possibly delaying the project, the permanent project, and also taking some of the funding
[2:48:23] out of it, is it if you are unmanable to it?
[2:48:29] Can I suggest that maybe we'll limit this to something that is temporary and not changing any of
[2:48:36] character of the current, as director, as well as as suggested, that it's going to be an
[2:48:43] ask is situation and also obviously we're going to have to go through an RFP process.
[2:48:52] We'll be for Council Member Gold responds to that.
[2:48:56] Let me ask, when is the report or the analysis that Council Member Martinez Franco
[2:49:06] referred to. What is that coming back to us?
[2:49:09] It's coming very soon. Maybe you, you can elaborate, Luis.
[2:49:15] Thank you, Mayor and Council. You know, the plan is to get the RFP out next month, and
[2:49:22] so what we would return to the Council then is with a potential contract, or we would
[2:49:27] report out what the results of the proposal process was. And so, assuming worst case in
[2:49:34] and nobody decided to propose on this, we'd come back to the council, report that and get
[2:49:38] additional direction from council, or we get several good proposals to choose from their
[2:49:43] reviewed. We select the best qualified firm, and then we present that to the city council
[2:49:48] for its consideration and approval. Luis, can I provide one quick clarification? The RFP
[2:49:53] you're mentioning is related to operator, finding an operator.
[2:49:56] Graduates also the capital component of the project.
[2:50:00] Can you discuss when the plans we've finished and ready?
[2:50:04] So we've got 30% complete design so far.
[2:50:08] And so what we would do is we would complete the design once we have an operator on board.
[2:50:12] That would give the operator some ability to weigh in on the design of the building shell,
[2:50:19] make sure that we get their input in terms of the final package that we designed and deliver.
[2:50:24] we would construct and provide a building shell and then the operator would come in and build
[2:50:30] out their improvement, the tentative improvements in size.
[2:50:32] So we didn't want to get too far ahead in the process without having an operator on board
[2:50:36] to weigh in on what the building shell, how should that should function, and especially start
[2:50:42] building something if we don't end up with an operator later on.
[2:50:45] So we wanted to move that in tandem with that project.
[2:50:47] Let me just ask you, wouldn't it make sense to in connection with the RFP include in that request for proposals include the idea of a preview facility operation pop-up as it's referred to here to get some professional response to that.
[2:51:20] that as a way of moving it forward?
[2:51:24] Yes, it's definitely an option.
[2:51:26] So we basically go out together at the same time.
[2:51:29] Not necessarily separate RFP,
[2:51:31] but it could be a portion of the RFP's dedicated
[2:51:34] to this pop-up concept.
[2:51:36] In the previous presentation,
[2:51:38] we gave to the Council, the Spectre Motion Office
[2:51:40] was identified as a potential work share kind of space
[2:51:45] that we would lease that to an operator to lease it
[2:51:49] as a shared workspace, for instance.
[2:51:52] But if the Council's direction is to use that as a pop-up function,
[2:51:56] or feature initially, then we would take that direction,
[2:51:59] said, but yes, we could bundle both of those together,
[2:52:03] identify who the operator will be,
[2:52:05] allow the operator to start doing a pop-up event,
[2:52:09] or a pop-up facility in the spectrum motion building,
[2:52:12] while we design and build out the permanent mobility homes.
[2:52:17] Well, that would make me feel more comfortable with this and how long would it take to produce the RFP?
[2:52:26] We're hoping to get it on the street by next month within the next month.
[2:52:29] But then, how quickly would it come back?
[2:52:32] Typically, we provide 30 days for respondents to review the proposal and submit their own proposals.
[2:52:38] and then probably three weeks to review the proposals that come in and grade them and sit
[2:52:43] down and discuss it with the team and identify who the best qualified composer is and then
[2:52:49] enter into negotiations with that top ranked firm on the potential deal points for the
[2:52:55] lease agreement and the use and then we would come back to the council separately with the
[2:53:00] recommendation. All right.
[2:53:05] That sounds to me like a useful order of things in a way of allowing
[2:53:10] this to move forward pretty quickly. All right. Council member Go. Thank you. I definitely
[2:53:21] think Council member lose requests. The idea is to accelerate this and this enhances. It allows
[2:53:30] us to utilize the space now which does not cost us any more significant amount to get the process
[2:53:38] started. And so with that I just want to make a motion to move that we direct city manager
[2:53:45] to create an RV to allow the utilization of the former spectrum motion office for temporary
[2:53:51] pop-up use for maintenance facility. Second.
[2:53:55] Alright, there's a motion in a second, I'm just going to ask straight out to this would
[2:54:03] be a separate RFP as opposed to the one that's going to be going forward right away.
[2:54:11] This would be a separate RFP, it would be shorter and duration so that we could turn around
[2:54:17] as quickly as possible and open up a pop-up while we go through the longer, more formal
[2:54:23] process for the permanent operator and capital improvements.
[2:54:30] All right, there's a motion in a second before us, any further any discussion on it?
[2:54:38] With the clerk, please call the roll.
[2:54:40] Council member Carol.
[2:54:41] Council member Go.
[2:54:42] Yes.
[2:54:43] Council member Lou.
[2:54:44] Yes.
[2:54:45] Council member Martinez Franco.
[2:54:47] Council member Trisider.
[2:54:48] Yes.
[2:54:48] Vice Mayor Mike.
[2:54:49] Mayor Egrin.
[2:54:51] Kerry's five to two.
[2:54:52] With Council member Martinez Franco and Mayor Egrin.
[2:54:54] Thank you.
[2:55:00] Council member go, and this allows us now having dealt with item 5.2 to move on to our final item on the agenda item 5.3, would the clerk please identify this item of business by title and subject.
[2:55:21] consideration of a request by Councilmember Liu to discuss a city tourism readiness and competitiveness assessment.
[2:55:30] Thank you.
[2:55:31] And now I'll turn to Councilmember Liu to further introduce this item.
[2:55:39] Thank you, Mayor.
[2:55:41] And Council Gali.
[2:55:44] So over the next three years foreseeable future we are going to have a series of large events in Southern California, including the FIFA World Cup.
[2:55:53] in the Olympics and the Super Bowl, and we had just announced that the City of Irvine
[2:56:01] will be hosting the USA Men's Team for FIFA, which is exciting and a lot of community
[2:56:07] excitement has come out of that announcement. In last March, I introduce a memo asking the
[2:56:14] City Manager in the City staff to provide a comprehensive coordination plan in anticipation
[2:56:19] of these events, and I appreciate that the staff has since returned with a report to help guide our preparations.
[2:56:26] For the World Cup, we are officially picked as I said, and we're looking forward to community events open to the public.
[2:56:34] And in turn, the city of Irvine will see an increasing lodging transit business demands, meaning it is important that Irvine is prepared as a tourist hub.
[2:56:44] Additionally, as a tourist hub, we need to provide tourists in Irvine residents with accessible
[2:56:50] local and statewide public transportation.
[2:56:52] As Ms. Seier had just shared earlier in her summative comment, this requires working with
[2:57:00] both Amtrak and MetroLink on transportation accessibility in Irvine in the surrounding areas.
[2:57:06] So we have a lot of planning to do.
[2:57:08] The opportunity for our city to promote its tourism efforts has never been better, which is
[2:57:13] Why I'm requesting a comprehensive coordination plan from the City Manager to accommodate the
[2:57:19] anticipated increase in visitors in March 2025.
[2:57:24] To build on that effort and ensure our city is positioned to maximize the economic
[2:57:29] benefits while safeguarding the quality of life for our residents.
[2:57:33] I'm now bringing forward this city tourism readiness and competitiveness assessment.
[2:57:39] And this will be done in partnership with the University of California, Irvine the Greater
[2:57:42] or Vine Chamber, and other stakeholders
[2:57:45] and it's necessary to ensure our community and businesses
[2:57:48] are fully prepared.
[2:57:51] And I'm ready for any questions or comments.
[2:57:54] All right, thank you for that introduction.
[2:57:57] Councilmember Martinez, Franco?
[2:58:00] Yeah, I think it's a wonderful idea.
[2:58:03] Councilmember Liu, I just want to make sure
[2:58:06] that I know that you mentioned the analysis will include
[2:58:11] as they hold theirs, but I wanted the language to be more specific to unions, and so they
[2:58:18] can receive, to receive her page, page, page, and CWA's, so they can hire training and
[2:58:27] skill workers that get paid fairly, and provide better life to their families and what are
[2:58:33] we doing as a city to protect them, because as we receive more tourism, there's going to
[2:58:38] more influx of money and these people deserve to get pay better.
[2:58:45] But I hope that there is an inclusion, specifically, that these unions get asked.
[2:58:54] Thank you.
[2:58:56] Thank you, Councilmember Martinez Franco, Councilmember Trisider.
[2:59:02] Thank you.
[2:59:02] I really appreciate this item.
[2:59:04] I think it makes a ton of sense to plan ahead.
[2:59:08] We will have a lot of events happening in short succession.
[2:59:14] So I do agree with Councilmember Martinez Franco and that I'm hoping that in addition to
[2:59:21] the stakeholders who are named here that we can also have the unions that are relevant for
[2:59:27] this area.
[2:59:28] Thank you.
[2:59:30] Thank you.
[2:59:31] Councilmember Triseter, Councilmember Carroll?
[2:59:34] Thank you, Mayor.
[2:59:36] Yeah, I just want to just also just thank my colleague for bringing this forward as my successor on the hotel improvement district committee.
[2:59:45] I really appreciate her bringing this forward.
[2:59:48] I think it's really important that we take a look at these metrics from a data point of view.
[2:59:56] And just for the public benefit, we have the second Lord.
[3:00:00] Just hotel community. After I'm California, the home of Disneyland, and we really do have a thriving, amazing economic backbone in the businesses.
[3:00:13] The businesses that use our hotel community, the people that visit Irvine, our destination Irvine platform that we've developed at Councilmember Lewis now leading the committee on.
[3:00:24] just really are our banner programs to just advertise our city.
[3:00:29] And if there's any sort of peace that's a component of the economic
[3:00:34] juggernaut of our city, it's the businesses and the tech companies and the
[3:00:39] startups and the big companies everywhere from the Edwards down to the
[3:00:43] incubator company and every mid-device manufacturing company in the IBC and
[3:00:49] the spectrum in between that need thousands of corporate apartments and
[3:00:53] Councilmen will use by these hotels and in addition to that, it's also an incredible
[3:01:01] footprint for economic activity, which will only be borne out by the data when you consider
[3:01:06] the tens of thousands of families that we have at the Great Park every summer that's programmed
[3:01:10] amazingly by our community services staff.
[3:01:13] I have just totally support Councilmember Liu and supporting our hotel community and our businesses
[3:01:22] is an urban because no great city is without a thriving hotel or a community that's willing
[3:01:32] to get back to the community like ours does.
[3:01:34] Thank you very much, Mayor.
[3:01:37] Thank you, Council Member Carroll,
[3:01:41] Mr. Peterson, how many public commenters have requested
[3:01:46] to be heard?
[3:01:47] Thank you, Mayor.
[3:01:48] We have five requests to speak.
[3:01:50] On it, we hear from them at this time.
[3:01:53] Thank you, Mayor, if I could call forward Susan Sayer and Marina.
[3:01:57] And we'll start with Ms. Sayer.
[3:02:09] Hi, fifth being again, my name's Susan Sayer,
[3:02:12] and I'm a long time, Irvine resident.
[3:02:15] You're asking for tourism, readiness for future national
[3:02:21] and world sports events.
[3:02:23] Many of which will make Irvine an ongoing tourist hub.
[3:02:27] Tourist hubs need to provide national international tourists and local residents with both the local and statewide public transportation.
[3:02:36] This will require access to both local public transportation and statewide public transportation.
[3:02:43] This will necessitate an increase in Irvine clinic services throughout the entire city of Irvine, including giving access to UCI neighborhood venues.
[3:02:53] It will also require access to MetroLink and Amtrak train transportation to tourist destinations located in Los Angeles down to San Diego.
[3:03:04] Access to destinations via MetroLink and Amtrak trains have a serious problem.
[3:03:10] And then in the in person ticket sales and passenger support services at Irvine stations and many other Orange County stations have been eliminated.
[3:03:19] I recently tried to purchase an Amtrak around Pticket from Irvine, to San Diego, but was unable to do so.
[3:03:28] I found the Irvine train station ticked off the start and the office perfectly closed with only security personnel in attendance.
[3:03:38] There was a posted metropolitan schedule, but no posted Amtrak schedule.
[3:03:42] There was a posted QR code for the Amtrak schedule and a chaos to use for the purchase of the tickets.
[3:03:50] The security guard was assisting a potential metrolink passenger with purchasing a metrolink
[3:03:57] ground for ticket, but they were unable undergoing considerable difficulties with the keyouts.
[3:04:05] No Amtrak or metrolink personnel were available to provide information or assistance with accessing tickets.
[3:04:12] assisting with assessing, accessing airline public transportation resources or accessing
[3:04:19] tourist-related venues and hotel accommodations. There were no printed schedules or any tourist
[3:04:26] destination related flyers. I tried calling Amtrak for assistance but was on hold for
[3:04:33] over 20 minutes before I gave up. If Irvine wants to create a tourist tab, it will necessitate
[3:04:40] working with Amtrak, which is federally funded,
[3:04:43] and Metrolink, which is state-funded,
[3:04:45] to reopen Irvine's train station
[3:04:47] and provide in-person public assistance
[3:04:50] with accessing public transportation options
[3:04:53] and tourist accommodations and venues.
[3:04:56] The automated chaos clearly is insufficient.
[3:05:00] And on-line ticket purchasing will not be sufficient to meet the needs of tourists. Thank you.
[3:05:09] Thank you. Marina?
[3:05:14] Welcome.
[3:05:15] Hi. Good evening. Council members. I'm Marina. I represent the Irvine Mariet. And I do want to say, first of all, I'm really excited about the global events that are coming up. This is great for Irvine to elevate this position in the world stage.
[3:05:29] However, that opportunity is very fragile.
[3:05:33] I do want to say that specifically talk about one critical factor
[3:05:38] about all of this is the cost of doing business, especially labor.
[3:05:44] Today we're competitive because we're allowed we are aligned with the surrounding markets
[3:05:48] like Josemeza, Anaheim, Sanana, operating the same minimum wage.
[3:05:54] So basically, if we increase minimum wage just for these markets, you're talking about increasing
[3:05:59] minimum wage in perpetuity, so after these events are over, hotel businesses are sustaining
[3:06:06] a high minimum wage, which is not sustainable.
[3:06:09] While these are unintended consequences, hotels, restaurants will be forced to reduce
[3:06:15] staffing and services entry-level opportunities will shrink, and ultimately we risk becoming
[3:06:22] a higher cost market with reduced service level.
[3:06:26] most importantly, this is not just a hotel issue, when the business shifts, it impacts
[3:06:31] restaurant traffic, retail spending, and the city tax revenue will go down.
[3:06:37] And while the intention is to support our workers, the outcome is going to be reduced hours,
[3:06:43] reduced opportunities, and shift jobs out of Irvine entirely.
[3:06:48] So I just want to tell you that I oppose the minimum wage increase just around these events,
[3:06:54] because it is in perpetuity and we need to seriously consider how this affect the city and the long term.
[3:07:02] So I do encourage having an competitive and cost impact analysis done for not just surrounding these events,
[3:07:10] but for what happened after the events are over and I'm speaking on behalf of one of the largest hotel in Irvine
[3:07:16] and I'm opposing the minimum wage increase to 30.
[3:07:21] Thank you so much for listening to me tonight.
[3:07:24] I appreciate it.
[3:07:25] Thank you for your comments.
[3:07:27] Mr. Mayor, our last the in person speaker does have a material.
[3:07:30] So if I may all transition to zoom and then come back to that individual.
[3:07:33] And this will then be our last.
[3:07:36] Correct.
[3:07:37] So there's one more in person which will come.
[3:07:39] We'll come back to that individual and we have two on zoom.
[3:07:41] All right.
[3:07:42] So close the queue now, please.
[3:07:44] Thank you, Mayor.
[3:07:45] Our next speaker is Sid Romani.
[3:07:47] Sid, you may unmute your mic.
[3:07:51] Good evening, Mayor and council members. My name is Sir Romani. I serve as Vice Chair for the
[3:07:57] Telegroup and District of the need for the Estimation of BIME, and I'm also a local
[3:08:01] hotel operator. I'm here to speak and support of the proposed tourist awareness and competitive
[3:08:06] assessment. As stated, all the next several years of BIME will be on global states, but
[3:08:12] the world doubts the bubble of the fix, all driving, police, and the sedation and
[3:08:17] This is a significant opportunity, but it is also highly intended.
[3:08:23] Studies across Southern California are already preparing a position themselves to capture this event.
[3:08:29] Visitors and event organizers will ultimately choose destinations that fill other right balance of accessibility, experience, and value.
[3:08:38] This assessment breaks clarity in that equation.
[3:08:42] In a balanced infrastructure, workforce readiness,
[3:08:46] cost-to-doing business, and our overall hospitality capacity,
[3:08:50] all of which will determine whether a Christmas station
[3:08:52] translates into well-economic benefit for our city.
[3:08:56] From an operator's perspective,
[3:08:59] maintaining a vines competitiveness is critical.
[3:09:02] As operating costs increase,
[3:09:04] these costs flow through the pricing
[3:09:06] and pricing directly impacts demand, especially in a region with multiple nearby options.
[3:09:13] That's why the data from the approach matters.
[3:09:15] This assessment will help the city understand where we stand today
[3:09:19] and how different factors impact our ability to attract and retain the situation.
[3:09:24] It also supports more balance, decision-making, ensuring that it continues to hold our workforce
[3:09:30] while sustaining a healthy business environment and protecting tourism as an economic priority.
[3:09:35] I also appreciate that this includes quality of life considerations, such as traffic, public safety, and community impact.
[3:09:43] It has long-distance success requires getting the balance right.
[3:09:46] I strongly support you in this form.
[3:09:48] Thank you.
[3:09:51] Our next speaker is telephone number 608.
[3:09:54] 608, you may unmute your mic.
[3:10:02] Hello, can you hear us?
[3:10:35] And for the adult writer, we see this a major opportunity not just for the child, but for the broader local community, and it's an unbelievable perspective.
[3:10:47] But coordination is not just important, coordination is more important, actually.
[3:10:54] that this is supposed to be, who talks like us and can have clarity and see why strategy
[3:11:01] helps us better to care if anybody is still in the room, because it's about being strong
[3:11:08] and finding a visitor experience that challenges entire city of Urbine. Otherwise, there are
[3:11:14] neighbouring cities nearby, looking to get business from us. This is just a memory of how
[3:11:24] We need to help local businesses and transportation.
[3:11:28] But in short, in our first line, we will prepare
[3:11:31] in competitive supporting local jobs and driving and phenomenal growth.
[3:11:37] So, I also want to recognize that I'm going to have
[3:11:40] first with HIV disease and disease staff.
[3:11:44] We've already seen strong collaboration in providing
[3:11:47] So, for example, in a position or a bind to be a competitive compared to our neighbouring
[3:11:54] CD.
[3:11:56] So, ultimately, this is a being proactive, and data driven, making sure our bindings
[3:12:01] being well prepared, or the opportunity to have.
[3:12:05] It's about giving all of the opportunities, but constant doing the necessary, extremely important
[3:12:12] to ensure to keep our living in our bindings.
[3:12:16] So I'm important assessment to be a clarity of a data.
[3:12:23] Thank you.
[3:12:26] In our last speakers and on.
[3:12:31] Welcome.
[3:12:34] Good evening.
[3:12:34] May your background and members of the council.
[3:12:38] So my name is Sinan Bayer and I serve as a director of the studies partnership at Wersand University here in Urway.
[3:12:46] So, I'm expert in the tourism planning and destination development and next slide, please.
[3:12:54] So, I have contributed to the World Economic Forum, travel and tourism development index.
[3:12:59] Worked on the destination development initiative in the U.N. tourism form of the World Tourism Organization
[3:13:04] and the European Union's smart and sustainable tourism program. Next slide, please.
[3:13:11] So, building on this experience, I have been conducting research on the Irvine's tourism potential since last September.
[3:13:20] So, I truly value Irvine and believe the city has unique opportunity for strategic tourism development.
[3:13:28] I would like to thank Council Member Melinda Liu for bringing this important topic this agenda.
[3:13:34] So, coming years will be a unique moments, our region, a major global events are approaching,
[3:13:44] including FIFA, our Cup, and upcoming Olympic Games, in addition, around being selected
[3:13:50] as the training-based U.S.-man National Soccer team as a great undercut, these opportunities
[3:13:56] also bring new responsibilities rather than focusing only on single assignment or report.
[3:14:05] I believe Irvine will benefit from developing a comprehensive five-year tourism master plan.
[3:14:11] As showing the framework, Irvine has already a strong tourism ecosystem, including business and innovation
[3:14:18] sports and events, outdoor recreation, academic institution, culinary diversity, and regional
[3:14:26] connectivity. However, next slide, please,
[3:14:31] unlock this potential strategic coordination
[3:14:34] is essential. A successfully tourism strategy requires collaboration among all stakeholders.
[3:14:40] This includes this local government, destination organization, DMOs, hotels, transportation
[3:14:46] partners, universities, park and recreation entities, and broader business community.
[3:14:53] So for this reason, organizing a tourism master plan conferences that bring these stakeholders
[3:14:59] together.
[3:15:13] Thank you.
[3:15:24] Thank you.
[3:15:28] Thank you. Thank you.
[3:15:29] So having concluded the public comment, I'll turn to my colleagues for comment for discussion
[3:15:42] and council member, let me just say you're welcome at any time to present a motion if
[3:15:52] you'd prefer to have your colleagues speak to a motion specifically, council member Carol.
[3:16:00] Thank you, Mayor.
[3:16:01] Again, I'll be brief and council member, I'll get happy to second your motion when you'd like to make it.
[3:16:06] I just want to point out, I want to thank two of the members of the hotel and
[3:16:10] Peru, the district that had a chance to serve with Marina.
[3:16:12] Thank you for being here tonight and for calling in as well as whether the other
[3:16:16] speakers, I think this is a great opportunity to go ahead and put together a
[3:16:23] comprehensive review.
[3:16:25] So I fully support this happy to second the motion and to bring it forward as a really important study to take a look at and for a city of our size and our greatness this is truly appropriate.
[3:16:40] I want to actually, I guess the, I guess the, the, the, the, the, the modern term is top side.
[3:16:45] Something that, um, my favorite, um, comment, well, one of my favorite commenters and perhaps the,
[3:16:53] the Ambaisman of the city of Irvine, California, Susan Sayer set up here and thank you, Susan.
[3:16:59] I had the opportunity to tour for a few hours at length, the Irvine Transportation Center, the Amtrak station with Council Member
[3:17:06] ago, some months ago, and I would have to agree with you wholeheartedly, and I would hope
[3:17:13] the maker would be okay with this.
[3:17:14] It seems to incorporate it because it talks about the current infrastructure of Irvine
[3:17:19] and the economics that that would include that lobby, because that lobby isn't ice or
[3:17:25] the fact that there is no human being taking tickets, or real problem.
[3:17:30] I'm not even sure what was going on in there, and I understand how to deal with our esteemed
[3:17:35] federal government in some manner, but if that's our facility and we own it, if there's
[3:17:40] something that could be done in this study with regard to, and not just because I'm a
[3:17:44] trained person, which I am, but we have to do something to ignite. And I think some of
[3:17:51] that we looked at earlier thanks to Council Member Go and has supported that Irvine Transportation
[3:17:57] Center, which is truly just a genuine way to be activated. But I would just absolutely support
[3:18:04] everything Miss Sarah said about making sure that that transportation center is just sort of reinvigorated.
[3:18:12] When you walk in there, it's got this, this cludgy machine and it's impossible.
[3:18:16] I mean, if we have to hire somebody to stand there and help people dice to decipher that and get tickets and get them to proper track.
[3:18:24] And whatever we have to do, city manager.
[3:18:29] signage, way-finding, some kind of translation device, if they have to buy off that federal
[3:18:34] machine to get on the Amtrak fair enough, but if we have to do something, and I want
[3:18:40] to thank our, you know, sits a number one for bringing that forward, and I just wanted
[3:18:46] to really, really push it on.
[3:18:48] And if it's okay with the maker of the motion, to focus also on that transition, and particularly
[3:18:54] that lobby.
[3:18:55] Thank you.
[3:18:55] Thank you.
[3:18:56] Thank you, I'm just going to suggest, did you want to make a motion at this time and then I'll call on Vice Mayor Mide of.
[3:19:07] Yes, definitely.
[3:19:09] All right.
[3:19:09] Why don't you go ahead council member, will you make a motion?
[3:19:12] I'll make the motion now.
[3:19:13] I request that the city manager begin formal discussions with the University of California Irvine to conduct a comprehensive tourism readiness and competitiveness assessment, which will include
[3:19:24] would not be limited to the following assessed
[3:19:27] Irvine's current infrastructure, public transportation,
[3:19:30] economics, workforce readiness, marketing, and hospitality
[3:19:35] capacity in preparation for the influx of tourism.
[3:19:40] Collaborate with regional partners to ensure relevant
[3:19:42] industry data is integrated into the assessment,
[3:19:46] conduct a cost benefit analysis detailing
[3:19:48] expected tax and business revenue during DC events,
[3:19:52] including economic analysis of local businesses competitiveness,
[3:19:57] identify potential impact on residential quality.
[3:20:00] Of life, including traffic congestion, public safety string and other relevant aspects that affect our community, and, finally, additionally, return to the city council with a proposed scope of work timeline in an estimated budget source for the assessment within 90 days.
[3:20:16] Second.
[3:20:18] Thank you, the motion is,
[3:20:25] motion is before us with a second by, was it council member go?
[3:20:36] The motion being offered by council member Lou.
[3:20:41] Let me just ask a question and connection with the motion, which I think is clear.
[3:20:49] And it did include the returning to the Council within 90 days, which I think is important.
[3:20:58] But as part of that return, the final person who testified, synone,
[3:21:10] IR, is that my pronounce you name correctly?
[3:21:13] Yeah. Thank you for that substantive offering. That's in connection with Versanne University. Is that right?
[3:21:26] All right.
[3:21:29] That wins itself to my question. When you come back in 90 days, assuming this passes,
[3:21:40] I hope you can answer the question of what the specific roles and responsibilities would be assigned to UCI, and perhaps, perhaps,
[3:21:57] to our friend from Versend University as well, and how will these academic, how will this kind
[3:22:08] of academic expertise really be anticipated to translate into practical actionable recommendations
[3:22:18] for the city?
[3:22:21] That's just a request in connection with the adoption of the motion.
[3:22:26] Anybody have anything further, we'll take last comments here from council member Mai, then council member Tracetor and council member Martinez Franco.
[3:22:40] Thank you, Mayor.
[3:22:40] Yeah, I'm very supportive of this.
[3:22:42] I want to thank my colleague Melinda Lou for bringing this forward.
[3:22:46] I think it's very important for us to support the economic development of our partners in the hospitality industry, the hotel industry,
[3:22:53] and preparing a strategic analysis.
[3:22:57] It just shows that Irvine operates at a different level.
[3:23:01] I mean, we're basically forming a SWAT analysis on this.
[3:23:05] And it just goes to prove that we really value the relationship
[3:23:09] between public private sector as well.
[3:23:11] So thank you for bringing this forward.
[3:23:12] I will be in full support of it.
[3:23:14] Thank you.
[3:23:16] Thank you, Councilmember.
[3:23:17] My Councilmember Tracetor.
[3:23:20] Thank you.
[3:23:21] Yeah, I think that this is really important.
[3:23:23] And I just want to ask Councilmember Lou a question through the chair.
[3:23:28] And that is with this include also including the Union's stakeholders,
[3:23:35] like the Southwest Carpenters and you know here.
[3:23:38] Absolutely, it's a comprehensive study.
[3:23:40] So we're going to talk to anybody who is involved,
[3:23:44] including restaurant business and like you can see that we got a support letter from the building union.
[3:23:51] So far, people who have been paying attention and also ethnic chambers, there's a joint letter
[3:23:58] from several of them.
[3:24:00] So, yeah.
[3:24:00] Thank you.
[3:24:02] Thank you, Council Member Trecedor.
[3:24:05] I see no further requests.
[3:24:10] There is a motion properly seconded before us,
[3:24:19] I didn't pass you by, did I Council Member
[3:24:21] Martina's Franco.
[3:24:25] Okay.
[3:24:28] That being the case with the clerk, please call the roll.
[3:24:31] Council member Carol. Yes. Council member Gole. Yes. Council member Lou. Yes. Council member
[3:24:36] Martina's Franco. Yes. Council member Trisheter. Yes. Vice Mayor May. Yes. And Mary
[3:24:40] Grin. Yes. Carrie 7.0. Thank you. Having concluded our agenda for the evening. Is there a
[3:24:49] motion to adjourn.
[3:24:51] So moved.
[3:24:53] Second.
[3:24:54] The motion in a second before us.
[3:25:00] The court will call the roll, council member Carol. Yes.
[3:25:02] Council member go on. Yes. Council member Lou. Yes. Council member Martinez Franco. Yes.
[3:25:07] Council member Trisider. Yes. Vice Mayor Moni. Yes. Mayor Agren. Yes.
[3:25:11] Carrie 7-0. Thank you. We are Deanna Journe.