1 00:01:38,290 --> 00:02:08,090 We'll open the percentage of council, city council meeting of September 8th, 2026. Mr. Clerk, would you please call? Council member board member Hummer. Here, council member board member Kerwin. Here. Council member board member Smith. Here. There are pro-10 board vice chair Yamaguchi. Here. Mayor board chair Ivanka. Here. Quorum exists. At this time, the public may address the city council board directors concerning any items on the closest and agenda only. Seeing no members of the public and having received no electronic communications relative to that subject. We'll close oral communications. 2 00:02:08,090 --> 00:02:18,570 at this time the city council will adjourn into closed session where there are three items on the agenda which are as follows number one a conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation. 3 00:02:19,570 --> 00:02:28,430 Under section five nine five four nine five six point nine D to three cases number two conference with legal counsel regarding the existing litigation. 4 00:02:28,430 --> 00:02:34,550 under five nine four five six point nine D1 two cases in three a conference with 5 00:02:34,550 --> 00:02:38,570 real property negotiators under section five four nine five six point eight 6 00:02:38,570 --> 00:02:44,290 regarding the right away of two oh seven west crowd there this time city council 7 00:02:44,290 --> 00:02:48,270 returning to closed session and returned for open session at six p.m. 8 00:12:06,380 --> 00:12:27,640 Okay, the two-way telephonic or audiovisual access to this meeting has now been restored and I shall reconvene the regular meeting of the city council at 632. Mr. Clerk, will you please call the roll again? This is the roll call for the reconvening of the meeting. Councilmember board member Hummer. Here. Councilmember board member Kerwin. Yeah. Councilmember board member Smith. Here. 9 00:12:29,620 --> 00:12:30,020 Here. 10 00:12:30,800 --> 00:12:30,940 Here. 11 00:12:31,140 --> 00:12:31,440 Here. 12 00:12:32,800 --> 00:12:33,500 Well, that makes this. 13 00:12:34,580 --> 00:12:34,780 Okay. 14 00:12:35,360 --> 00:12:36,720 Do we need to do the prayer and 15 00:12:36,720 --> 00:12:37,540 you like to do it again? 16 00:12:37,700 --> 00:12:38,760 You can pick it up where you live. 17 00:12:41,380 --> 00:12:41,780 Okay. 18 00:12:41,940 --> 00:12:43,320 We'll move on to public comment. 19 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:46,660 Is there a closed session report? 20 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,180 Well, Christian, closed session report. 21 00:12:50,840 --> 00:12:51,240 Yes. 22 00:12:51,440 --> 00:12:52,820 Thank you, Mayor and Council. 23 00:12:53,020 --> 00:12:57,620 We had we've discussed the first five issues on closed 24 00:12:57,620 --> 00:13:04,260 session and there was a discussion and there's direction given and there's nothing to report further on that we still have two more 25 00:13:04,260 --> 00:13:09,740 items which will be discussed after the Council meeting ends. Thank you. City Administrator report. Nothing Mr. 26 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:16,000 Williams. Right thank you. Or communications. At this time the public may address the City Council and 27 00:13:16,000 --> 00:13:21,160 Board of Directors concerning any agenda item which is not a public hearing item or matters within the 28 00:13:21,160 --> 00:13:27,140 jurisdiction of the City Council and Board of Directors. Are there any men? Oh I have one member. 29 00:13:50,340 --> 00:13:58,240 I think you probably guys don't know me, but I'm santo-sabness. I'm a resident in Kevin's 30 00:13:58,240 --> 00:14:05,240 district and I'm running for city council in district two. So in tonight's my question 31 00:14:05,240 --> 00:14:12,780 and tonight's agenda, I saw Rosanna Ramirez has been acting as a city 32 00:14:12,780 --> 00:14:18,020 administrator, so thanks for stepping up. But I also saw on the website that the 33 00:14:18,020 --> 00:14:25,700 city administration position is vacant, right. So I wouldn't know in the 34 00:14:25,700 --> 00:14:32,060 purpose of district and otherwise when and why this change happened and when and 35 00:14:32,060 --> 00:14:35,080 how this will be communicated to the public. 36 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,480 And I understand that some of these matters, 37 00:14:37,520 --> 00:14:41,900 are personal matters and cannot be disclosed publicly, 38 00:14:42,400 --> 00:14:47,920 but whatever legally can be explained or communicated 39 00:14:47,920 --> 00:14:49,960 to the public, I would really appreciate that. 40 00:14:50,560 --> 00:14:51,020 Thank you. 41 00:14:53,090 --> 00:14:54,750 Are there any other members of the public 42 00:14:54,750 --> 00:14:56,010 wishing to address the council? 43 00:14:57,650 --> 00:14:59,970 Seeing none and having no members. 44 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:29,980 Participating via Zoom will now proceed to electronic communications that have been submitted to the city clerk. At this point, I will summarize those electronic communications. Alex Brown submitted two written comments expressing concerns about the reported management and data issues at the Orange County Animal Care and asked that the city council to at city council review its contract with the shelter. Michael Maverick denied us submitted a written comment regarding questions about the OC Animal Care Director's 45 00:15:29,980 --> 00:15:33,660 residents, he said, and requested the City Council review that information. 46 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:39,480 Jane Doe submitted two written comments requesting guidance from the City Attorney on Potential 47 00:15:39,480 --> 00:15:46,220 Conflict of Interest Questions, involving Mayor Proto-Miyama-Gucci, including the July 21st, 48 00:15:46,360 --> 00:15:50,160 2026 Landscaping Agreement and his Interactions with Mr. Ganesh. 49 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:56,480 Finally, a Concerned OC citizen submitted a written comment regarding the due diligence 50 00:15:56,480 --> 00:16:00,600 that was conductive regarding the City of Acting City and Administrator's appointment. 51 00:16:01,220 --> 00:16:02,920 That closes the oral communications. 52 00:16:04,940 --> 00:16:09,580 All right, thank you. We'll move on to City Council Member comments. Mayor Perten, would you like to start tonight? 53 00:16:10,580 --> 00:16:15,580 Sure, just a couple of things. I was able to attend the Symphony in the park over at the Bradford House. 54 00:16:16,180 --> 00:16:21,220 And I want to thank the Pacific Symphony and the Community Services Department collaboration 55 00:16:21,780 --> 00:16:31,380 to bring that opportunity to the neighborhood is a great opportunity and is really not much representation from a live public classical music. 56 00:16:32,100 --> 00:16:37,400 So I'm glad placenta was chosen as part of the partnership and hope we continue that moving forward. 57 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:44,520 I also want to share there's another opportunity for symphony at the park coming up on September 12th, this time at Parkie Del Royal Verde. 58 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:49,940 That's Saturday, September 12th, from 430 to 8. That's all I have to share. Thank you. 59 00:16:49,940 --> 00:16:51,600 Thank you. Council member Kerwin. 60 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:53,280 None for me tonight. 61 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:55,020 Council member Hummer. 62 00:16:56,700 --> 00:16:57,500 None for me. 63 00:16:58,160 --> 00:16:59,140 Council member Smith. 64 00:17:00,060 --> 00:17:01,020 No comments at this time. 65 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:01,880 All right. 66 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,900 I just want to thank everybody for your patience tonight. 67 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:09,640 We appreciate it. There's a new protocol that we've got to follow 68 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:12,660 that it involves online access so when there's no 69 00:17:13,340 --> 00:17:17,160 ability for people to hear us or communicate even though you may hear us here in the audience. 70 00:17:17,160 --> 00:17:21,800 people online can't hear us when the microphones aren't working, so it'll take 71 00:17:21,800 --> 00:17:24,620 us a while to get things figured out. This is kind of the first time with the 72 00:17:24,620 --> 00:17:31,500 protocol. So we appreciate your patience. We'll move on to the consent calendar. 73 00:17:31,680 --> 00:17:34,740 All items on the consent calendar are considered routine and are enacted by one 74 00:17:34,740 --> 00:17:38,260 motion approving the recommended action listed on the agenda. Any member of the 75 00:17:38,260 --> 00:17:42,060 council, board of directors or city administrative administrator may request an 76 00:17:42,060 --> 00:17:45,700 item be removed from the consent calendar for discussion. Anybody like to pull 77 00:17:46,700 --> 00:18:03,440 I would like to pull items 1F and 1G, they both have to do with uniform allowance and due to the need to report out, I'd like to wait till the director of human resources is here to she's not in today, so okay, so we'll continue those to the next agenda, correct, right? 78 00:18:04,460 --> 00:18:06,020 Christian, do we need a motion to continue those? 79 00:18:06,380 --> 00:18:08,820 Yes, motion to move to the next. 80 00:18:08,820 --> 00:18:14,120 All right, Mr. Clerk, the motion to continue items 1FM1G Council Member Hummer. 81 00:18:14,580 --> 00:18:22,460 Yes, Council Member Kerwin. Yes, Council Member Smith. Yes, Mayor Protein Yamaguchi. Yes, Mayor Vanka. Yes, 82 00:18:22,860 --> 00:18:27,860 items continued by a vote of five yes. Okay, do we have a motion on the remainder? Motion to approve the 83 00:18:27,860 --> 00:18:35,920 balance. Second, Mr. Clerk. Council Member Hummer. Yes, Council Member Kerwin. Yes, Council Member Smith. 84 00:18:35,920 --> 00:18:40,040 Yes. Mayor Protein Yamaguchi. Yes. Mayor Ivanka. Yes. 85 00:18:40,360 --> 00:18:43,680 consent calendar less than two items pulled as approved by a vote of five yes. 86 00:18:44,260 --> 00:18:50,140 All right. Thank you. We'll move on to anybody have any requests? Any council members? 87 00:18:50,660 --> 00:18:55,780 I'd like to agenda as a conversation to review our contract with flock security camera systems. 88 00:18:56,460 --> 00:19:04,260 Okay. Put that on a forthcoming agenda. We are going to recess back into closed session. 89 00:19:04,260 --> 00:19:09,660 So, y'all are welcome to wait. I don't have any idea how long it'll take us, but we'll 90 00:19:09,660 --> 00:19:13,940 come back and do another report out of closed session at that time. Otherwise, thank you 91 00:19:13,940 --> 00:19:14,340 for being here. 92 00:46:45,300 --> 00:46:48,800 agenda, closed session, report, Mr. Sien, city attorney. 93 00:46:52,130 --> 00:47:17,650 Yes, thank you there. We completed the closed session. The remaining items and there's nothing to report on those items. I did have one item to report, which is that there is a there's been a vacancy in the city administrator position and pursuant to the city rules, the acting, or deputy city administrator steps into that position as acting while that occur while there's a vacancy. Nothing further to report. Thank you. We will 94 00:47:17,650 --> 00:47:24,450 So, close to the residential city council meeting, tell our next council meeting which 95 00:47:24,450 --> 00:47:30,810 will be September 15th, 22nd, 22nd, 26th. 96 00:47:30,810 --> 00:47:31,150 Thank you.