City of Brea
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 7:00 PM
1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
2.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
2.D. Comprehensive User Fee Study Update
2.E. Laurel Elementary School Circulation & Safety Assessment
3.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
3.B. Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop 707
3.C. Invocation: Pastor Dan Crane, Formation Church
3.D. Presentation: OC Gun Buyback Program
3.E. Report - Prior Study Session
3.F. Community Announcements
3.G. Matters from the Audience
3.H. Response to Public Inquiries
4.A. Ordinance Establishing Standards and Procedures for Creating Economic Development Programs and Incentives, and Adding Title 17 “Economic Development” to the Brea City Code
5.A. September 16, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
5.B. Accept a $65,000 Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Award for Traffic Safety Operations
5.C. September 12, 19, and 26 City Disbursement Registers
6.A. City Manager
6.B. City Attorney
6.C. Council Requests
7.A. Council Announcements
8.A. Meeting Adjournment
1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 5:30 P.M.
2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 6:00 P.M.
3. GENERAL SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLAZA LEVEL - 7:00 P.M.
4. PUBLIC HEARING
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
6. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
7. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
8. ADJOURNMENT
City Council and Successor Agency
to the Brea Redevelopment
Agency Agenda
Closed Session - 5:30 p.m.
Study Session - 6:00 p.m.
General Session - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 7, 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.
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Special Accommodations
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1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 5:30 P.M.
1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
1.B. Public Comment
1.C. Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b). Title: City Attorney
1.D. Conference with City's Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 Regarding the Brea Management Association (Non -Safety); Brea City Employees' Association (BCEA); Administrative and Professional Employees' Association (APEA); Brea Fire Association (BFA); Brea Fire Management Association (BFMA); Brea Police Association (BPA); and the Brea Police Management Association (BPMA); Executive and Part-Time Employees - Kristin Griffith, Negotiator.
2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 6:00 P.M.
2.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
2.B. Public Comment
2.C. Clarify Regular Meeting Topics
2.D. Comprehensive User Fee Study Update
2.E. Laurel Elementary School Circulation & Safety Assessment
2.F. Council Member Reports/Requests
2.G. Study Session Adjournment
3. GENERAL SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLAZA LEVEL - 7:00 P.M.
3.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
3.B. Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop 707
3.C. Invocation: Pastor Dan Crane, Formation Church
3.D. Presentation: OC Gun Buyback Program
3.E. Report - Prior Study Session
3.F. Community Announcements
3.G. Matters from the Audience
3.H. Response to Public Inquiries
4. PUBLIC HEARING
This portion of the meeting is for matters that legally require an opportunity for public input. Audience participation is encouraged and is limited to 5 minutes per speaker.
4.A. Ordinance Establishing Standards and Procedures for Creating Economic Development Programs and Incentives, and Adding Title 17 “Economic Development” to the Brea City Code
— 1. Waive full reading of and introduce Ordinance No. 1266 titled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea Establishing Standards and Procedures for Creating Economic Development Programs and Incentives, and Adding Title 17 “Economic Development” to the Brea City Code;
— 2. Approve a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption Determination; and
— 3. Schedule adoption of the aforementioned Ordinance at the October 21, 2025 City Council meeting. There is no impact to the General Fund.
5. 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."
5.A. September 16, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— 1. Approve.
5.B. Accept a $65,000 Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Award for Traffic Safety Operations
— 1. Accept an Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (OTSSTEP) Grant Award which funds best practice strategies to be conducted to reduce the number of persons killed and injured in crashes involving alcohol and other primary crash factors, in the amount of $65,000, for the one-year grant period which begins October 1, 2025, and ends September 30, 2026. There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
5.C. September 12, 19, and 26 City Disbursement Registers
— 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: October 2, 2025
City of Brea
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 7:00 PM
1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 5:30 P.M.
1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
1.B. Public Comment
1.C. Public Employee Performance Evaluation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957(b). Title: City Attorney
1.D. Conference with City's Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 Regarding the Brea Management Association (Non -Safety); Brea City Employees' Association (BCEA); Administrative and Professional Employees' Association (APEA); Brea Fire Association (BFA); Brea Fire Management Association (BFMA); Brea Police Association (BPA); and the Brea Police Management Association (BPMA); Executive and Part-Time Employees - Kristin Griffith, Negotiator.
2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - 6:00 P.M.
2.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
2.B. Public Comment
2.C. Clarify Regular Meeting Topics
2.D. Comprehensive User Fee Study Update
2.E. Laurel Elementary School Circulation & Safety Assessment
2.F. Council Member Reports/Requests
2.G. Study Session Adjournment
3. GENERAL SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLAZA LEVEL - 7:00 P.M.
3.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
3.B. Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop 707
3.C. Invocation: Pastor Dan Crane, Formation Church
3.D. Presentation: OC Gun Buyback Program
3.E. Report - Prior Study Session
3.F. Community Announcements
3.G. Matters from the Audience
3.H. Response to Public Inquiries
4. PUBLIC HEARING
This portion of the meeting is for matters that legally require an opportunity for public input. Audience participation is encouraged and is limited to 5 minutes per speaker.
4.A. Ordinance Establishing Standards and Procedures for Creating Economic Development Programs and Incentives, and Adding Title 17 “Economic Development” to the Brea City Code
5. 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."
5.A. September 16, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
5.B. Accept a $65,000 Office of Traffic Safety Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Award for Traffic Safety Operations
5.C. September 12, 19, and 26 City Disbursement Registers
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