City of Brea

City Council Regular Meeting

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 7:00 PM

COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1 Civic Center Circle, Brea,California 92821

 Blair Stewart, Mayor                                         Cecilia Hupp, Mayor Pro Tem

Christine Marick, Council Member     Marty Simonoff, Council Member     Steven Vargas, Council Member

This agenda contains a brief general description of each item Council will consider. The City Clerk has on file copies of written documentation relating to each item of business on this Agenda available for public inspection. Contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 990-7756 or view the Agenda and related materials on the City’s website at www.cityofbrea.gov. Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 1 Civic Center Circle, Brea, CA during normal business hours. Such documents may also be available on the City’s website subject to staff’s ability to post documents before the meeting.

Procedures for Addressing the Council

The Council encourages interested people to address this legislative body by making a brief presentation on a public hearing item when the Mayor calls the item or address other items under Matters from the Audience. State law generally prohibits the City Council from responding to or acting upon matters not listed on this agenda.

The Council encourages free expression of all points of view. To allow all persons the opportunity to speak, please keep your remarks brief. If others have already expressed your position, you may simply indicate that you agree with a previous speaker. If appropriate, a spokesperson may present the views of your entire group. Council rules prohibit clapping, booing or shouts of approval or disagreement from the audience. Please silence all cell phones and other electronic equipment while the Council is in session. Thank you.

Written comments may be submitted in advance of the meeting by emailing cityclerksgroup@cityofbrea.gov. Written comments received by 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting will be provided to the Council, will be made available to the public at the meeting, and will be included in the official record of the meeting.

Special Accommodations

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 990-7757. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable City staff to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. (28 CFR 35.102.35.104 ADA Title II)

Important Notice

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1. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 6:30 P.M.

1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call

1.B. Public Comment

1.C. Clarify Regular Meeting Topics

1.D. Commission/Committee Attendance

1.E. Policy Considerations for Short-Term Rental Properties

1.F. Council Member Reports/Requests

1.G. Study Session Adjournment

2. GENERAL SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLAZA LEVEL - 7:00 P.M.

2.A. Call to Order/Roll Call

2.B. Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop 707

2.C. Invocation: Pastor Julie Valenzuela, The Cause Church

2.D. Proclamation: Parks Make Life Better Month

2.E. Commendation: Brea's Art in Public Places 50th Anniversary

2.F. Report - Prior Study Session

2.G. Community Announcements

2.H. Matters from the Audience

2.I. Response to Public Inquiries

3. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM

This agenda category is for City Council consideration of a wide variety of topics related to the City's operations. Public comments regarding items in this section should be presented during "Matters from the Audience."

3.A. Update on E-Bike Marketing and Education

— 1. Receive and file.

4. CONSENT CALENDAR

The City Council/Successor Agency approves all Consent Calendar matters with one motion unless Council/Agency or Staff requests further discussion of a particular item. Items of concern regarding Consent Calendar matters should be presented during “Matters from the Audience."

4.A. June 17, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes

— 1. Approve.

4.B. Second Reading Public Possession of Alcoholic Beverages; Public Nudity; Civic and Cultural Center / Downtown Public Plaza Curfew Ordinance

— 1. Waive full reading and adopt Ordinance No. 1263, "An Ordinance of the City Council of The City of Brea approving a CEQA exemption determination and amending the Brea City Code to revise regulations for public possession of open alcoholic beverage containers, establish a public nudity ban, and establish a curfew for the Civic and Cultural Center and for Downtown Public Plazas," by title only.

4.C. Approval of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Property Tax Rate to Fund the City's Paramedic Program

— 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2025-053, fixing the rate of tax upon the taxable property within the City of Brea for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 necessary to maintain a mobile intensive care program known as paramedics within the area of the City of Brea and certifying said rate of taxation to the Orange County Auditor-Controller.

4.D. City of Brea Sewer System Management Plan Update 2025

— 1. Approve the City of Brea 2025 Sewer System Management Plan Update. There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.

4.E. Approve Amendment No. 1 with Trauma Intervention Programs

— 1. Accept an amendment to the current agreement with Trauma Intervention Programs, which allows for up to two additional one-year extensions, each with a fixed 3% annual increase. 

— 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment and any subsequent extensions. Funding for TIP services has already been included in the Police Department's budget for FY 2025/2026.

4.F. Microsoft O365 Annual Licenses Renewal

— 1. Authorize the Procurement & Contracts Administrator to issue a Purchase Order for renewing Microsoft O365 licenses in the amount of $108,280.39, through the Microsoft Government Pricing Enterprise Agreement (EA); and

— 2. Authorize the City Manager to approve future renewals until the end of the three year EA agreement, for the remaining cost of $216,560.78. The funds to purchase these licenses have already been appropriated in the current fiscal year budget. There is no additional impact on the budget.

4.G. Acceptance of Associated Road High Pressure Waterline, CIP No. 7476

— 1. Accept project as complete and authorize City Clerk to file and record Notice of Completion;

— 2. Authorize the City Clerk to release the Performance Bond upon acceptance of the Warranty Bond and release the Payment Bond upon further notification from the Public Works Department; and

— 3. Accept the Warranty Bond. The source of funds for this Project is from the Water Fund (Fund 420), and Gas Tax (Fund 220). Therefore, there is no impact on the General Fund.

4.H. Emergency Ambulance Contract Amendment

— 1. Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Ambulance Services Agreement with Emergency Ambulance Services, Inc. to provide Surge Ambulance Services (Primary) with a not-to-exceed contract amount of $80,000. The total contract amount is currently programmed in the adopted FY 2025-27 Operating Budget within the Paramedic Services Fund (174). 

4.I. Monthly Report of Investments for the City of Brea for Period Ended June 30, 2025

— 1. Receive and file.

4.J. June Outgoing Payment Log and City Disbursement Registers for June 13, 2025 , June 20, 2025, June 27, 2025, and July 3, 2025

— 1. Receive and file.

5. CITY/SUCCESSOR AGENCY - CONSENT

5.A. Monthly Report of Investments for the Successor Agency to the Brea Redevelopment Agency for Period Ended June 30, 2025

— 1. Receive and file.

6. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS

6.A. City Manager

6.B. City Attorney

6.C. Council Requests

7. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS

7.A. Council Announcements

8. ADJOURNMENT

8.A. Meeting Adjournment

Date Posted: July 10, 2025