CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING (3 P.M.)

MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

March 10,2026 City Council Chamber 1 Civic Center Plaza Irvine, CA 92606

CALL TO ORDER

The special meeting of the Irvine City Council was called to order at 3:05 p.m. on March 10,2026, in the City Council Chamber, Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine California; Mayor Agran presiding.

ROLL CALL

Mike Carroll

Councilmember:

Councilmember:

Councilmember:

William Go

Councilmember:

Melinda Liu

Betty Martinez Franco

Mayor:

Kathleen Treseder

James Mai

This item was agendized by Mayor Agran at the request of Councilmember Carroll, who asked for City Council consideration to discuss support for the immediate opening and inclusive operation of the Be Well Irvine Campus.

Larry Agran

1. COUNCIL BUSINESS

1.1 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST BY MAYOR AGRAN TO DISCUSSSUPPORT FOR THE IMMEDIATE OPENING AND INCLUSIVE OPERATION OF THE BE WELL IRVINE CAMPUS

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The following individuals spoke in support of the proposed resolution requesting the immediate opening and inclusive operation of the Be Well Irvine campus:

- Susan Sayre, Irvine resident

- Margie Wakeham, Irvine resident; and former Chief Executive Officer of Families Forward, Irvine Unified School District Board Member, and probation officer

- Dr. Lauren Brand, Irvine resident, clinical psychologist, and health care business leader

- Rabbi Rick Steinberg

- Kayla Sotelo

- Dave Coffaro, on behalf of the Greater Irvine Chamber

Eric Neshanian, Irvine resident, spoke in opposition to Rabbi Steinberg's position as a Be Well Orange County (OC) Board Member due to certain conflicts-of-interest; and in opposition to the City Council adopting the proposed resolution while Rabbi Steinberg is serving on the Be Well OC Board of Directors.

At the request of Mayor Agran, City Clerk Petersen read into the record correspondence from the County of Orange notifying the City that the County intended to file a cross-complaint against Mind OC.

City Council discussion included: referencing existing litigation between the County and Mind OC; reiterated the importance of mental health services, associated impacts on family and friends, and lack of access for many individuals; noted the County's responsibility for Medicaid fulfillment of mental health services for uninsured individuals; inquired about the intent of the resolution and corresponding impacts, if any; and inquired about any potential impacts on the Irvine campus based on existing litigation related to the Orange campus.

ACTION: Moved by Councilmember Councilmember Martinez Franco, to:

arroll, seconded by

Adopt - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE OPENING OF THE BE WELL IRVINE CAMPUS TO SERVE ALL RESIDENTS AND SUPPORTING ITS OPERATION BY MIND OC

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ACTION: A substitute motion was made by Councilmember Liu to:

Table the item pending resolution of the cross-complaint filed by the County of Orange against Mind OC.

The motion failed for lack of second.

Following discussion, a vote was taken on the main motion.

Larry Agran

Mayor

James Mai

Vice Mayor

District 3

Melinda Liu

Councilmember

District 1

William Go

Councilmember

District 2

Mike Carroll

Councilmember

District 4

Betty Martinez Franco

Councilmember

District 5

Kathleen Treseder, PhD

Councilmember

At-Large

AGENDA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

March 10, 2026

3:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

COUNCIL BUSINESS

Public comments on Council Business items will be heard at the time the matters are considered. If 10 or fewer requests to speak are submitted, each speaker shall be limited to three (3) minutes per item. If between 11 and 15 speakers submit requests to speak, each speaker shall be limited to two (2) minutes per item. If 16 or more requests to speak are submitted, each speaker shall be limited to 90 seconds per item. The time limit per speaker shall be established based on the number of requests to speak submitted to the City Clerk before the first speaker is called. Requests to speak submitted after the first speaker is called shall receive 90 seconds. These time limits may be shortened or extended, or a cumulative limit on the time for all public speakers may be imposed, at the discretion of the Mayor or by a majority vote of the City Council.

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CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST BY MAYOR AGRAN TO DISCUSS SUPPORT FOR THE IMMEDIATE OPENING AND INCLUSIVE OPERATION OF THE BE WELL IRVINE CAMPUS

ACTION: Council discussion and direction.

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1.1 Correspondence

1.1 eComments

ADJOURNMENT