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Ashleigh E. Aitken

Mayor

 

Carlos A. Leon

Mayor Pro Tem

District 2

 

Ryan Balius

Council Member

District 1

 

Natalie Rubalcava

Council Member

District 3

 

Norma Campos Kurtz

Council Member

District 4

 

Kristen M. Maahs

Council Member
District 5

 

Natalie Meeks

Council Member

District 6

 

200 S. Anaheim Blvd.

Anaheim, CA 92805

Tel: (714) 765-5166

Fax (714) 765-4105

www.anaheim.net

ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA

MAY 5, 2026

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS:Public sessions of all regular meetings of the City Council/Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency/Housing Authority/Public Financing Authority/Housing and Public Improvements Authority begin at 5:00 P.M.Public hearings begin at 5:30 P.M. unless otherwise noted. Closed sessions begin at 3:00 P.M. or such other time as noted.Closed sessions may be preceded by one or more public workshops.If a workshop is scheduled, the subject and time of the workshop will appear on the agenda.Not all of the above agencies may be meeting on any given date. The agenda will specify which agencies are meeting. All meetings are in the Anaheim City Hall, Council Chamber, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA 92805 or such other location as noted.Pursuant to Government Code Section 54954.2(a)(2), no action or discussion by the City Council shall be undertaken on any item not appearing on the posted agenda, except to briefly provide information, ask for clarification, provide direction to staff, or schedule a matter for a future meeting.

REPORTS:All agenda items and reports are available for review in the City Clerk�s Office and www.anaheim.net/councilagendas.Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public disclosure) are available at the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor, Anaheim, CA 92805 and by contacting the office by phone, 714-765-5166, or email to cityclerk@anaheim.net.

PUBLIC COMMENTS:There are two Public Comment periods with speakers having one opportunity to address the City Council, except for scheduled public hearing items. Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker, unless a different time limit is announced. The City uses speaker cards that must be submitted to the City Clerk in order to address the City Council.Prior to the business portion of the agenda, the City Council and all other related agencies meeting on such date will convene in joint session for the first Public Comment period where speakers will be permitted to speak on specific agenda item(s).This first Public Comment period is limited to 90 minutes or until all agenda item speakers have been heard, whichever is later.Any remaining time shall be provided to non-agenda item speakers until the 90 minute time limitation is exhausted.The second Public Comment period will be opened by the Mayor if any non-agenda item speakers were not called during the first Public Comment period. For public hearings, the Mayor or Chairperson will separately call for testimony at the time of each public hearing.Testimony during public hearings is subject to the following time limits: Project applicant or issue initiator: twenty minutes for initial presentation and ten minutes for rebuttal; Residents within the noticed area of the subject property: ten minutes; All other members of the public: three minutes. Public hearings regarding legislative matters: five minutes. The Mayor or Chairperson may limit the length of comments during public hearings due to the number of persons wishing to speak or if comments become repetitious or irrelevant. Speakers shall refrain from profane language and other disruptive remarks or behavior which disrupts or disturbs the meeting, or risk being removed (AMC 1.12.017). Additionally, members of the public may correspond with the City Council and all other related agencies, on any agenda items or matters within the jurisdiction of such governing bodies, by submitting comments electronically for City Council consideration by sending them to publiccomment@anaheim.net. To ensure distribution to the City Council prior to consideration of the agenda, please submit comments at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled start time of the meeting.  Those comments, as well as any comments received after that time, will be distributed to the City Council, posted on the City�s website, and will be made part of the official public record of the meeting.  Current and archived public comments are available at www.anaheim.net/publiccomment. Contact the City Clerk�s Office at 714-765-5166 or cityclerk@anaheim.net with any questions.

ADDITIONS/DELETIONS: Items of business may be added to the agenda upon a motion adopted by a minimum 2/3 vote finding that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the City or Agency subsequent to the agenda being posted. Items may be deleted from the agenda upon request of staff or upon action of the Council or Agency.��

CONSENT CALENDAR:Consent Calendar items will be acted on by one roll call vote unless a member(s) requests an item(s) be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.

SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCION (TRANSLATION SERVICES: SEE LAST PAGE OF AGENDA FOR DESCRIPTION IN ENGLISH): La ciudad provee servicios de interpretaci�n al espa�ol en las juntas del Consejo. La interpretaci�n simult�nea al espa�ol se ofrece por medio del uso de aud�fonos y la interpretaci�n consecutiva (espa�ol a ingl�s) tambi�n est� disponible para cualquiera que desee dirigirse al Ayuntamiento, declarando su petici�n en el podio. No tiene que usar los servicios de interpretaci�n de la Ciudad; las personas pueden proveer su propio int�rprete, si lo desean.Debido a que existen muchos dialectos y regionalismos, la Ciudad no puede garantizar que los int�rpretes puedan traducir a un dialecto o regionalismo en particular y reh�sa cualquier responsabilidad que surja de tales servicios.Para servicios de interpretaci�n en otros idiomas, comun�quese con la oficina de la Ciudad (City Clerk), cuando menos 48 horas antes de la junta programada.

ANAHEIM CITY COUNCIL

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA

MAY 5, 2026

3:30 P.M.

Call to order the Anaheim City Council.

3:30 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION

ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO CLOSED SESSION:

PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM:

Recess to closed session.

1.            CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS

(Subdivision (a) of Section 54957.6 of the California Government Code)

Agency Designated Representative:Linda Andal, Human Resources Director

Name of Employee Organizations:Anaheim Police Association

Reconvene the Anaheim City Council.

5:00 P.M.

INVOCATION: �������� Senior Pastor Luiz Gustavo Assis, Anaheim Seventh-Day Adventist Church

FLAG SALUTE: ������� Council Member Norma Campos Kurtz

PRESENTATIONS: Recognizing Holly Hagler's retirement from Meals on Wheels Orange County after 14 years as president and CEO

Recognizing Public Works employee Jose Sanchez for his role in stopping an assault on a mother and her daughter

ACCEPTANCE OF OTHER RECOGNITIONS (To be presented at a later date):

Recognizing May 3 � 9, 2026, as Municipal Clerks Week

Recognizing May 3 � 9, 2026, as National Travel and Tourism Week

Recognizing May 2026, as Jewish American Heritage Month

Recognizing May 2026, as Older Americans Month

Recognizing May 2026, as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA:

PUBLIC COMMENTS (all agenda items):
(limited to 90 minutes, or until all agenda item speakers have been heard; any time remaining shall be provided to non-agenda item speakers)

COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS:

CITY MANAGER�S UPDATE:

5:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL

MOTION: __________ Waive reading of all ordinances and resolutions and adopt the consent calendar.

CONSENT CALENDAR:

1.               Receive and file minutes of the Anaheim Tourism Improvement District special meeting of February 26, 2026; the Cultural and Heritage Commission meeting of March 19, 2026; the Library Board meeting of February 9, 2026; the Older Adults Commission meeting of March 19, 2026; the Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of March 25, 2026; and the Public Utilities Board meeting of March 25, 2026.

2.               Approve Master Agreement Contract No. 106-499104 with Hasa, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $123,765.50 for a one year term with up to four one-year optional renewals for a cumulative amount not to exceed $618,827.50 plus applicable CPI increases and a 15% contingency, for maintenance and repair of City park water features; and authorize the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute all necessary contractual documents related to the agreement in accordance with Invitation For Bids #9872.

3.               Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Ramona, Inc., in the amount of $216,276, for the Broadway and Elder Street Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project; authorize the Director of Public Works, to execute the contract and related documents and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the contract; determine the Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Class 3, Section 15303 (d) (New Construction) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; and authorize and direct the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions.

4.               Award the contract to the lowest responsible bidder, Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC, in the amount of $23,743,815, for the Orangewood Avenue Bridge Widening over the Santa Ana River Project; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the contract and related documents and to take the necessary actions to implement and administer the contract; and authorize and direct the Finance Director to execute the Escrow Agreement pertaining to contract retentions.

5.               Approve the Professional Services Agreement, in substantial form, with NCB Incorporated, in an amount not to exceed $250,000 per Work Order Package with a total contract amount not to exceed $500,000 per contract year (cumulative amount not to exceed $2,500,000) plus a 15% contingency for as needed extra services, for a term ending September 3, 2027 with two one-year optional renewals for as-needed grant writing services to support the Design Services Section of the Department of Public Works; authorize the Director of Public Works to execute the agreement and to take any and all actions as are necessary, required, or advisable to implement and administer the agreement; and authorize de minimis changes that do not substantially change the terms and conditions of the Agreement, so long as such changes are determined to be de minimis by the City Attorney�s Office.

6.               Approve the Agreement for Sale of Property and Joint Escrow Instructions, in substantial form, with ATN Asset Holding Company, LLC, for the City�s acquisition and use of real property located at 1354 South Anaheim Boulevard, in the acquisition amount of $9,500,000, and authorize the Public Works Director to sign the Certificate of Acceptance of Interest in Real Property attached to the Grant Deed and authorize the City Clerk, in accordance with the aforementioned Agreement, to cause said Certificate of Acceptance of Interest in Real Property to be released to the authorized escrow agent for the recording of the Grant Deed in the Office of the County Recorder of Orange County; approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), in substantial form, with the Anaheim Tourism Improvement District Transportation Committee providing that the Property will be maintained for eligible transportation purposes and requires that, if the Property is not used for such purposes or is sold, the net proceeds from any disposition will be returned to the ATID Transportation Component Fund; authorize and direct the Public Works Director to execute the Agreement, the MOU, and all other related documents and to take such actions as are necessary to implement and administer the Agreement and the MOU, and authorize de minimis changes that do not substantially change the terms and conditions of the Agreement and MOU, so long as the changes are determined to be de minimis by the City Attorney�s Office; find that the above actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (�CEQA�) pursuant to Sections 15004(b)(2)(A) and 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines; and amend the Public Works FY 2025/26 budget by $9,500,000, funded from the ATID Transportation Component Fund.

7.               Approve an agreement with The Vitality Group, LLC, in the estimated annual amount of $124,105 with additional administrative fees, for an employee wellness program, for a three year term, with two one-year optional renewals, and authorize the Human Resources Director, or designee, to execute renewal options, and any other related actions and documents necessary to implement and administer the agreement (services will be fully funded by the City�s health insurance partner, Blue Shield, through a wellness stipend).

8.               RESOLUTION NO. ��������������������������� A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM approving a Labor Management Workers' Compensation Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreement between the Anaheim Police Association and the City of Anaheim.

Authorize the Director of Human Resources to execute the Agreement and take any and all actions necessary to implement and administer the Agreement.

9.               RESOLUTION NO. ��������������������������� A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM adopting a Memorandum of Understanding establishing terms and conditions of employment for employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 - General Unit.

RESOLUTION NO. �������������������������� A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM adopting a Memorandum of Understanding establishing terms and conditions of employment for employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 47 � Professional Management Unit & Part-Time Management Unit [continued from the Council meeting of April 21, 2026, Item No. 23].

Amend the Fiscal Year 2025/26 budget accordingly by $2,602,560.

10.           Approve a proclamation recognizing April 28, 2026 as Workers� Memorial Day.

11.           Approve minutes of the City Council meeting of February 3, 2026.


REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS:


PUBLIC COMMENTS (non-agenda items):
(opened only if any remaining non-agenda speakers were not called to speak during the first Public Comment period)

 

cOUNCIL AGENDA SETTING:

Adjournment:

Next regular City Council meeting is scheduled for May 12, 2026.


All agenda items and reports are available for review in the City Clerk�s Office and www.anaheim.net/councilagendas, and the Central Library.Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda (other than writings legally exempt from public disclosure) will be available at the Office of the City Clerk, located at 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., 2nd Floor, Anaheim, CA 92805 during regular business hours and by contacting the office by phone, 714-765-5166, or email to cityclerk@anaheim.net.

 

If requested, the agenda and backup materials will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132), and the federal rules and regulations adopted in implementation thereof.

 

Any person who requires a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, in order to participate in the public meeting may request such reasonable modification, accommodation, aid, or service by contacting the City Clerk�s Office either in person at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, California, by telephone at (714) 765-5166, or via email to cityclerk@anaheim.net, no later than 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

 

TRANSLATION SERVICES:Spanish interpreting services are provided at City Council meetings. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation is provided through the use of headsets and consecutive interpretation (Spanish-to-English) is also available to anyone addressing the Council by stating your request at the podium. The use of city provided interpreters is not required and persons are welcome to use their own interpreter. Because many dialects and regionalisms exist, the City cannot guarantee that interpreters will be able to interpret into a particular dialect or regionalism, and disclaims any liability alleged to arise from such services. For translation services in other languages, contact the City Clerk�s office no later than 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.

 

 

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POSTING STATEMENT: On April 30, 2026, a true and correct copy of this agenda was posted on the kiosk outside City Hall, 200 S. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, CA. Internet Access to City Council, Agency, and Authority agendas and related material is available prior to meetings at www.anaheim.net.