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Council Member Vargas requested that Item 4F, Approve a Contract with Baker Tilly to Develop a New Five-Year Strategic Plan for the Police Department, be postponed to a later date.

Communications and Marketing Manager Pharis provided a brief background on the item and introduced the City's legislative advocates, Townsend Public Affairs, Inc.

Carly Shelby, Senior Associate, Townsend Public Affairs, Inc., provided a presentation and spoke about legislative trends, provided a recap of the 2024 key state issues, 2025 legislative session key dynamics, the Governor's January budget proposal, special session budget items, looking ahead to key issues for 2025, 2025 key federal issues, and advocacy program.

Council discussed the Safe Routes to School program; challenges in the current vehicle code regulations with regards to e-bikes; street vending regulations; and grant opportunities for home hardening for Brea residents.

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Mayor Stewart adjourned the Study Session at 6:51 p.m.

Boy Scout Troop 707 led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Pastor Doug Green, North Hills Church, led the Invocation.

Mayor Stewart presented commendations to the delegation from the City's Friendship City of Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do Republic of Korea.

Community Services Supervisor Steyerman spoke about the Friendship City exchanged and thanked the Brea host families for making stays possible for the delegation. She also thanked the Brea Korea Sister City Organization for their partnership.

Nam Moon Woo, Namyangju delegate, thanked the City Council for welcoming the delegation and for their hospitality. He delivered a message from the Mayor of Namyangju city and sent his condolences to the victims impacted by the recent California fires. He also presented the City Council Members with gifts.

Mayor Stewart presented Brea Olinda High School Football Coach Justin Villaseñor a Commendation in honor of the team's undefeated record in the 2024 season.

Coach Justin Villaseñor thanked the City Council for the recognition.

Mayor Stewart presented the Brea Olinda High School Football Seniors with Certificates of Recognition.

Mayor Stewart presented outgoing Planning Commissioner Joseph Covey with a Commendation honoring his service to the Brea Community.

Joseph Covey thanked the City Council for their support.

Mayor Stewart presented outgoing Traffic Committee Member Fahad Jamil with a Commendation honoring his service to the Brea Community.

Interim City Manager Griffith provided a report on the prior Study Session.

Council Member Vargas announced that the City of Brea’s Housing Rehabilitation Program manages federal funds, allocated through the County of Orange, to help Brea families finance home repairs and that Brea homeowners can receive assistance to finance their home’s repairs, such as roof leaks, cracks, termite damage, plumbing leaks, water damage, or electrical problems. He noted that program funds are based on availability and applicants must meet income and other general criteria, and directed interested residents to the City website for more information.

Mayor Pro Tem Hupp announced, Go. Serve. Brea. a community-wide service day, which will take place on Saturday, April 26. She noted that the event will be modeled after, and will replace, Love Brea; and that volunteers will work on a variety of city-wide service projects to show their love for Brea. She also announced that Go. Serve. Brea. is seeking donations to help cover the cost of supplies and equipment needed for the event and directed the community to the City website for more information.

Council Member Marick announced that Engage Brea, Understanding Your City will be offered again this spring. She explained that the eight-week community engagement program provides an overview of Brea’s local government operations, departments, and external agencies that partner with our community. It’s also an opportunity for residents to have one-on-one experiences with City staff and local elected officials. She added that the program is ideal for those interested in further engaging with their local government and learning about how City government is organized and managed; and directed interest members of the public to visit the City's website to submit an application.

Council Member Simonoff spoke about the Brea Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) and announced that the next series of classes will take place on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, starting February 25 through March 15. He noted that the CERT program trains basic disaster response skills such as fire safety, light search and rescue, disaster psychology, and disaster medical operations and that training is provided to Brea residents free of charge, but indicated that pre-registration is required.

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The City Council approved the January 14, 2025 Special City Council Meeting Minutes as written.

The City Council approved the January 28, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes as written.

The City Council adopted the 2025 City of Brea Legislative Platform to coincide with the current legislative session.

The City Council waived further reading of and adopted, Ordinance No. 1253, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea amending the Brea City Code to Update Camping and Property Storage Regulations and Approving a CEQA Exemption Determination".

The City Council approved Resolution No. 2025-012 amending Resolution No. 2018-011 to add an at-large member appointed by City Council to and remove One Staff Member from the Investment Advisory Committee; and directed staff to update the City's Statement of Investment Policy regarding the composition of the Investment Advisory Committee at the next annual review.

The City Council removed this item for discussion at a later date.

The City Council accepted Public Improvements associated with the site located at 285 North Berry Street & 711 West Imperial Highway; accepted Final Parcel Map No. 2021-140; accepted Subdivision Bond for the Setting of Final Monuments and authorize City Clerk to release the Subdivision Bond upon further notification from the Public Works Department; approved the Landscape Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans for improvements located within the State highway right-of-way of Imperial Highway State Route 90 (SR-90); and authorized the Mayor to execute the Landscape Maintenance Agreement with Caltrans and authorize the City Manager to execute any non-monetary amendments and ancillary documents subsequently required for implementation of the Landscape Maintenance Agreement.

The City Council approved a Cooperative Agreement with the Cities of Santa Ana, Placentia, Anaheim, and Orange for the Kraemer Boulevard Corridor Project Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (RTSSP); and authorized the City Manager to execute the Cooperative Agreement and any non-monetary contract amendments and ancillary documents subsequently required to implement the Cooperative agreement.

The City Council received and filed the December Outgoing Payment Log and City Disbursement Registers for January 10, 17 and 24, 2025.

The City Council received and filed the Successor Agency Disbursement Register for January 24, 2025.

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