City of Brea
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 7:00 PM
1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - TIME 5:30 P.M.
2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - TIME 6:00 P.M.
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
3.D. Presentation: Carbon Incident Update
3.E. Report - Prior Study Session
3.F. Community Announcements
3.G. Matters from the Audience
3.H. Response to Public Inquiries
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4.A. April 21, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
4.B. Sourcewell Maintenance Agreement with TK Elevator Corporation
4.C. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1273 to Amend Chapter 1.04: “Penalties, Administrative and Civil Remedies, and General Provisions”
4.D. Professional Services Agreement for City's Housing Rehabilitation Program
4.E. City Disbursement Register for April 24, 2026
5. PUBLIC HEARING
5.A. Annual Public Hearing to Review Full-Time Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts in Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561
6. ADMINISTRATIVE ITEM
6.A. Budget Adjustments to the City Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets for FY 2025-27
7. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
7.A. City Manager
7.B. City Attorney
7.C. Council Requests
8. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
8.A. Council Announcements
9. ADJOURNMENT
9.A. Meeting Adjournment
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 7:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1 Civic Center Circle, Brea,California 92821
Cecilia Hupp, Mayor Marty Simonoff, Mayor Pro Tem
Christine Marick, Council Member Blair Stewart, 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.
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1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - TIME 5:30 P.M.
Call to Order/Roll Call
Public Comment
Conference with City's Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Regarding the Brea Management Association (BMA), Brea City Employees' Association (BCEA), Administrative and Professional Employees' Association (APEA), Brea Police Management Association (BPMA), Brea Fire Association (BFA) and the Brea Fire Management Association (BFMA) - Kristin Griffith, Negotiator, Laura Drottz Kalty, LCW Attorney and Alexander Volberding, LCW Attorney
2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - TIME 6:00 P.M.
Call to Order/Roll Call
Public Comment
Clarify Regular Meeting Topics
Continued Review of Existing General Municipal Tax in the City of Brea
Council Member Reports/Requests
Study Session Adjournment
3. GENERAL SESSION - COUNCIL CHAMBERS PLAZA LEVEL - 7:00 P.M.
Call to Order/Roll Call
Pledge of Allegiance: Boy Scout Troop 707
Invocation
Presentation: Carbon Incident Update
Report - Prior Study Session
Community Announcements
Matters from the Audience
Response to Public Inquiries
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."
April 21, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
— 1. Approve.
Sourcewell Maintenance Agreement with TK Elevator Corporation
— 1. Approve a Cooperative Purchase Agreement with TK Elevator Corporation for citywide elevator preventative maintenance service for a three (3) year term for $33,600 per year, for a total of $100,800. The Public Works Building Division has identified sufficient funds in Fund 490 in the FY 2025-26 budget. No additional appropriation is needed.
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1273 to Amend Chapter 1.04: “Penalties, Administrative and Civil Remedies, and General Provisions”
— 1. Waive full reading of and adopt Ordinance No. 1273 titled “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Brea Revising Penalties and Remedies for Violations of the Brea City Code, and Amending Title 1 (General Provisions) of the Brea City Code.”
Professional Services Agreement for City's Housing Rehabilitation Program
— 1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement between the City of Brea and GRC Associates to implement the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Program in an amount not-to exceed $34,000 per year, for up to five years ($170,000 total over five years);
— 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with GRC Associates; and
— 3. Authorize the City Manager to approve non-substantive changes, as well as amend and extend the term of the Professional Services Agreement, for up to four additional one-year terms. This PSA will be funded by CDBG Program funds (Fund 290) with no fiscal impact to the General Fund (110).
City Disbursement Register for April 24, 2026
— 1. Receive and file.
5. 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.
Annual Public Hearing to Review Full-Time Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts in Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561
— 1. Open the public hearing and continue the item to the June 16, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting.
6. 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."
Budget Adjustments to the City Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets for FY 2025-27
— 1. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-025, amending the City Operating Budget for FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27;
— 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-026, amending the FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27 of the Capital Improvement Program Budget; and
— 3. Adopt Resolution No. 2026-027, amending the City's Position Allocation List to change the status of an existing Code Enforcement Officer position from part-time to full-time within the Community Development Department.
7. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager
City Attorney
Council Requests
8. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
Council Announcements
9. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting Adjournment
Date Posted: April 30, 2026
City of Brea
City Council Regular Meeting
Tuesday, May 5, 2026, 7:00 PM
1. CLOSED SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - TIME 5:30 P.M.
1.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
1.B. Public Comment
1.C. Conference with City's Labor Negotiator Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6 Regarding the Brea Management Association (BMA), Brea City Employees' Association (BCEA), Administrative and Professional Employees' Association (APEA), Brea Police Management Association (BPMA), Brea Fire Association (BFA) and the Brea Fire Management Association (BFMA) - Kristin Griffith, Negotiator, Laura Drottz Kalty, LCW Attorney and Alexander Volberding, LCW Attorney
2. STUDY SESSION - EXECUTIVE CONFERENCE ROOM 3RD FLOOR - TIME 6:00 P.M.
2.A. Call to Order/Roll Call
2.B. Public Comment
2.C. Clarify Regular Meeting Topics
2.D. Continued Review of Existing General Municipal Tax in the City of Brea
2.E. Council Member Reports/Requests
2.F. 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
3.D. Presentation: Carbon Incident Update
3.E. Report - Prior Study Session
3.F. Community Announcements
3.G. Matters from the Audience
3.H. Response to Public Inquiries
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. April 21, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes
4.B. Sourcewell Maintenance Agreement with TK Elevator Corporation
4.C. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 1273 to Amend Chapter 1.04: “Penalties, Administrative and Civil Remedies, and General Provisions”
4.D. Professional Services Agreement for City's Housing Rehabilitation Program
4.E. City Disbursement Register for April 24, 2026
5. 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.
5.A. Annual Public Hearing to Review Full-Time Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts in Compliance with Assembly Bill 2561
6. 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."
6.A. Budget Adjustments to the City Operating and Capital Improvement Program Budgets for FY 2025-27
7. ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS
7.A. City Manager
7.B. City Attorney
7.C. Council Requests
8. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS
8.A. Council Announcements
9. ADJOURNMENT
9.A. Meeting Adjournment