City of Tustin, CA

Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council/ Closed Session at 5:30 pm/Regular Meeting at 7:00 pm

Meeting Time: September 20, 2022 at 5:30pm PDT

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B. The Council has reconsidered the circumstances of the state of emergency; and

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C. Local health officials continue to recommend measures to promote social distancing.

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5. AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL A CUSTOM PLAYGROUND FOR PIONEER PARK PLAYGROUND RENOVATION PROJECT (CIP NO. 20092) Staff is requesting authorization to contract with Pacific Play Systems, Inc. for the purchase and installation of a custom playground at Pioneer Road Park (CIP No. 20092) utilizing the California Multiple Award Schedules (CMAS) through the State of California Department of General Services.

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6. RESPONSE TO ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT ENTITLED “HOW IS ORANGE COUNTY ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS?” Response to the June 23, 2022 Orange County Grand Jury Report entitled “How is Orange County Addressing Homelessness?”

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7. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1526 Adoption of Ordinance No. 1526 amends Section 9277 of Chapter 2 of Article 9 (Land Use) relating to outdoor dining to provide increased flexibility for restaurants to establish and offer outdoor dining and seating areas to customers.

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8. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1525 Adoption of Ordinance No. 1525 amends the Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan (DCCSP/SP-12) to list live/work units as an allowable residential use in DA-6C subarea, generally bordered on the northeast by El Camino Real, on the northwest by Newport Avenue, and on the south by Interstate 5 (I-5).

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9. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE Staff and the City's consultant Townsend Public Affairs (TPA) have prepared a summary of state legislative activity.

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10. RESPONSE TO ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT ENTITLED “WHERE HAVE ALL THE CRVS GONE?” Response to the June 28, 2022 Orange County Grand Jury Report entitled “Where Have All the CRVs Gone?”

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11. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-44 TO ACCEPT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE RED HILL AVENUE MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT CIP NO. 70252 AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY ENGINEER TO FILE A NOTICE OF COMPLETION Construction of the Red Hill Avenue Median Improvements Project, (CIP No. 70252), has been completed to the satisfaction of the City Engineer and is now ready for City Council acceptance.

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12. 2022 BIENNIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE REVIEW (DESIGNATED POSITIONS) Biennially the City is required to review the list of designated positions in the Conflict of Interest Code. City staff recommends the following changes to the list of designated filers as follow: Additions: Senior Code Enforcement Officer (Community Development) Plan Check Supervisor (Community Development) IT Supervisor (Finance) Senior Management Analyst (Finance) Behavioral Health Bureau Commander (Police) Assistant Director of Public Works (Public Works) Deputy Director of Public Works - Operations (Public Works) Deletions: Principal Plan Check Engineer (Community Development) Management Analyst I and II (Economic Development) Finance Manager (Finance) Police Civilian Commander (Police)

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13. DECLARATION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT The City has accumulated obsolete and/or damaged equipment that include but are not limited to desktop and laptop computers, monitors/TV's, network switches, servers, and phone equipment that are no longer useable or required for public use.

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14. POLICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE PURCHASE Four marked Police Department patrol vehicles have been identified as needing to be replaced due to excessive mileage and/or age. There is also a need to purchase an additional administrative vehicle to replace an aging fleet asset.

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PUBLIC HEARING ITEM 15

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15. CODE AMENDMENT 2022-0004 (ORDINANCE NO. 1528) – DENSITY BONUS UPDATE (INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING) This Project is a City-initiated request to amend Chapter 1 (Incentives for the Development of Affordable Housing) of Article 9 (Land Use) to bring the Tustin City Code (TCC) into conformance with current State Density Bonus Law (Government Code Section 65915-65918). The State Density Bonus Law provides developers with tools to encourage the development of affordable housing by providing additional density above and beyond the Zoning and General Plan density. State Density Bonus Law also provides developers with incentives intended to help make the development of affordable housing economically feasible. Other tools include reduced parking requirements, and incentives/concessions and waivers of development standards such as reduced setbacks and minimum square footage requirements. On August 9, 2022, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution 4455 (Attachment A), recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1528, approving, CA 2022-0004. The Planning Commission Minutes from August 9, 2022, are provided as Attachment B for additional reference.

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REGULAR BUSINESS ITEM 16

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