REVISED AGENDA - CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

MINUTES

CITY COUNCIL

# SPECIAL MEETING

June 23, 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 12:10 p.m. on June 23, 2026, in the City Council Chamber, Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California; Mayor Agran presiding.

## ROLL CALL

Present: 7 Councilmember: Mike Carroll Councilmember: William Go Councilmember: Melinda Liu Councilmember: Betty Martinez Franco\* Councilmember: Kathleen Treseder Vice Mayor: James Mai Mayor: Larry Agran

\*Councilmember Martinez Franco arrived at 12:40 p.m.

## 1\. CLOSED SESSION

## 1.1 THIS ITEM WAS MOVED AND CONSIDERED UNDER CLOSED SESSION ITEM NO. 4.1

## 2\. CONSENT CALENDAR

Moved by Vice Mayor Mai, seconded by Councilmember Carroll, and unanimously carried by those members present (Councilmember Martinez Franco absent), to approve Consent Calendar Item Nos. 2.1 through 2.4.

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## 2.1 PROCLAMATIONS

## ACTION:

Proclaimed July 2026 as "Park and Recreation Month."

## 2.2 WARRANT AND WIRE TRANSFER RESOLUTION

## ACTION:

Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 26-64 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING THE FUNDS OUT OF WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID

## 2.3 TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2026

## ACTION:

Received and filed the Treasurer's Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

## 2.4 RESPONSE TO 2025-2026 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT TITLED “WILDFIRES HIT HOME”

## ACTION:

Approved and authorized the Mayor to sign a response to the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury report titled “Wildfires Hit Home.”

## 3\. COUNCIL BUSINESS

## 3.1 ADOPTION OF A POLICY ADDRESSING DISRUPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR INTERNET SERVICE DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS (SENATE BILL 707)

Carl Petersen, City Clerk, presented the staff report and responded to questions.

City Council discussion included: noting a previous service disruption and remedy; and inquired about timing requirements for recessing and reconvening a meeting in the event of a disruption.

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ACTION: Moved by Mayor Agran, seconded by Councilmember Treseder, and unanimously carried by those members present (Councilmember Martinez Franco absent), to:

Adopt RESOLUTION NO. 26-65 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRVINE, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A POLICY ADDRESSING DISRUPTION OF TELEPHONIC OR INTERNET SERVICE DURING PUBLIC MEETINGS

## 3.2 CONSIDERATION OF A REQUEST BY COUNCILMEMBER LIU TO DISCUSS LOCAL CHEMICAL INCIDENT PREPAREDNESS

This item was agendized at the request of Councilmember Liu, who asked for City Council consideration to discuss local chemical incident preparedness.

Nick Freeman, Orange County Fire Authority Division Chief, provided an overview of current hazardous materials storage and utilization practices and responded to questions.

City Council discussion included: expressing appreciation for the response to the recent chemical incident in Garden Grove; inquired about collaboration and information sharing with the Irvine Police Department; discussed pertinent information in the City’s emergency preparedness plan; inquired about accessibility of information on the City’s website; provided historical background on the City’s response to previous hazardous materials incidents; discussed lessons learned from the Garden Grove incident; and suggested that the requested report include a description of roles and responsibilities for City Councilmembers and other City personnel.

ACTION: Moved by Councilmember Liu, seconded by Mayor Agran, and unanimously carried by those members present (Councilmember Martinez Franco absent), to:

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

REVISED AGENDA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

June 23, 2026

12:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION

1.1

THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED TO CLOSED SESSION ITEM NO. 4.1

CONSENT CALENDAR (12 P.M.)

All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered by the City Manager to be routine and will be enacted by one roll call vote. There will be no discussion of these items unless members of the City Council request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion.

Any member of the public may address the City Council on items on the Consent Calendar. Public comments on Consent Calendar items will be heard at the time the Consent Calendar is considered. If 10 or fewer requests to speak on Consent Calendar items 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.

2.1

PROCLAMATIONS

ACTION: Proclaim July 2026, as "Park and Recreation Month."