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Mayor Stewart adjourned the Closed Session at 5:58 p.m. 

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Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hupp and seconded by Council Member Marick to authorize Christopher D. Blake, or in his absence, Michael O. Quinn, to vote all shares of the City of Brea in California Domestic Water Company at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Friday, November 21, 2025; and nominate Thomas J. Prenovost, Jr. to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for a two-year term commencing in November 2025 and ending in November 2027, or until his successor is duly qualified and elected.  Motion passed 5-0-0-0 (Ayes: Stewart, Hupp, Marick, Simonoff, Vargas). 

Mayor Pro Tem Hupp indicated that the County Auditor's Office presented the City with a check for $5,835.29 in unclaimed funds and indicated the City is not obligated to use the funds for anything in particular.  She suggested to donate the funds to the Brea Community Emergency Council (BCEC) for additional financial assistance over the holidays. 

Council discussed how BCEC is funded by donations, the assistance they provide and other community organizations BCEC works with. 

Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hupp and seconded by Council Member Marick to donate $5,835.29 in unclaimed funds from the City of Brea to the Brea Community Emergency Council. Motion passed 5-0-0-0 (Ayes: Stewart, Hupp, Marick, Simonoff, Vargas). 

Budget Manager Brenner provided a presentation and spoke about the item's background, developer deposits, policy discussion, development examples, review of the proposed user fee list, development examples, next steps and Staff's recommendation. 

Council discussed the fire assessment fees for non-residents, the difference between fire assessment and first responder fees and cost recovery rates.  Council directed staff to increase the non-resident Fire Assessment Fee to $609 to represent a 50% cost recovery.  

Council also discussed the fees for False Alarm Permits and Overnight Parking Permits.  

Assistant City Manager/Community Development Director Killebrew spoke about Council directives in honoring online fees for residents applying for Overnight Parking Permits in-person and the increasing trend of number of Overnight Parking Permits issued.

Mayor Stewart and Council Member Marick expressed concerns with subsidizing Overnight Parking Permits. 

Council directed staff to maintain the current rates for False Alarm Permits and revise the parking permit fees to one fee for both online and in-person at a subsidized rate of $25 at fee adoption and incrementally increase $5 dollar each fiscal year thereafter. 

Council discussed the fees for skylights and directed staff to revise the fee to reflect that up to three (3) skylights non-structural to $611 and each additional to $194 and up to three (3) skylights structural, requiring structural plan review – up to three (3) at  $940 and each additional structural skylight $253.

Clarification was made regarding Building Division’s user fees as it relates to Grading Permit Inspection Fees, noting inspection fee is based upon tiers of cubic yards.

Budget Manager Brenner discussed timeline for next steps. 

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Mayor Stewart adjourned the Study Session at 6:44 p.m.

Boy Scout Troop 707 led the Pledge of Allegiance. 

Pastor Vaughn Jarrett, The Way Christian Community Churches, led the Invocation.

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

Council Member Vargas invited the community to attend the Nutcracker Craft Boutique on Friday, November 14 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday November 15 from 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m. He indicated there will be 280 vendors on site and noted admission is $3 and parking is free. Additional information can be found on the the City website. 

Council Member Marick announced the City has reinstated parking enforcement for the Street Sweeping Program. She asked residents to to keep their vehicles off the streets during designated street sweeping days, and to visit the City website for additional information. 

Mayor Pro Tem Hupp announced the City's first ever Dine Brea event is currently going on now until November 9. She indicated that participating restaurants are offering exclusive menus, discounts, and special promotions. She encouraged residents to participate in the event and to support local restaurants. She stated additional information can be found on the City's website.

Council Member Simonoff announced that the Winter Brea Line Newsletter is now available and residents can view and subscribe to the Brea Line by visiting the City's website. 

Mayor Stewart invited the community to attend the City's annual Veterans Day Ceremony on November 11 at 10:00 a.m. at the Brea Veterans Memorial. He stated additional information can be found on the City's website.

Gill Reallon, Brea Community Emergency Council, expressed appreciation for the Brea Resource Center and provided a summary on their 2024 accomplishments. He also thanked the City Council for their continued support. 

Scott Hupp, Brea Community Emergency Council, spoke about the importance of the organization and thanked everyone for their support.

Celine Berenguer, Alzheimer's Orange County, spoke regarding the organization and resources available to the community. 

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The City Council approved the October 21, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes as written. 

The City Council approved an agreement with AT&T for the 9-1-1 Phone System Maintenance Contract for a six-month term; authorized the Chief of Police or their designee to execute the agreement; and amended the Fiscal Year 2025-27 General Fund (110) Operating Budget to appropriate $38,316.25 for the six-month agreement with reimbursement from Cal OES.

The City Council received and filed the October 17 and 24 City Disbursement Registers. 

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