CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AND REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF IRVINE AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE DISSOLVED IRVINE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

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CITY COUNCIL

# REGULAR MEETING

AND REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF IRVINE AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE DISSOLVED IRVINE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

February 27, 2024 City Council Chamber 1 Civic Center Plaza Irvine, CA 92606

## CALL TO ORDER

The regular meeting of the Irvine City Council and regular joint meeting with the City of Irvine as Successor Agency to the dissolved Irvine Redevelopment Agency was called to order at 4:07 p.m. on February 27, 2024, in the City Council Chamber, Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California; Mayor/Chairwoman Khan presiding.

## ROLL CALL

Present: 5 Councilmember/Boardmember: Mike Carroll Councilmember/Boardmember: Tammy Kim Councilmember/Boardmember: Kathleen Treseder Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman: Larry Agran Mayor/Chairwoman: Farrah N. Khan

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## 1\. CLOSED SESSION

City Attorney Melching announced the following Closed Session item:

1.1 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code § 54956.8) - Property: 8000 Great Park Blvd, Irvine, CA 92618; Agency Negotiators: Oliver Chi, City Manager; Pete Carmichael, Assistant City Manager; Jeffrey Melching, City Attorney; Negotiating Parties: City of Irvine, Heritage Fields El Toro, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Dan Hedigan, representative: Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

There were no requests to speak.

## RECESS

Mayor Khan recessed the City Council meeting to Closed Session at 4:11 p.m.

## RECONVENE TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

Mayor Khan reconvened the City Council meeting at 5:04 p.m. City Attorney Melching, on behalf of the City Council, announced that no reportable action was taken in Closed Session.

## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Councilmember Carroll led the Pledge of Allegiance.

## INVOCATION

Malti Maheta, Founding Member of the Indian Community of Irvine, provided the invocation.

## 2\. PRESENTATIONS

## 2.1 Economic Development Road Map

Oliver Chi, City Manager, and Dan Han, Economic Development Manager, provided an overview of City’s Economic Development Road Map. Pete Carmichael, Assistant City Manager, was also available for questions.

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City Council discussion included: noting the importance of public-private partnerships; suggested the inclusion all mobility-related industries; and noted impacts from pending changes to the General Plan and Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).

## By consensus, received and filed.

## 2.2 Office of Health and Wellness Update

George Searcy, Chief Health & Wellness Officer, provided an update on the City’s health and wellness efforts. Brian King, Assistant City Manager, was also available for questions.

Doug Elliott, Irvine resident, spoke in favor of the inclusion of housing affordability as a public health issue and addressing housing accessibility issues for the disabled.

City Council discussion included: noting the growth of the City’s aging population; discussed the increase in homelessness and addressing mental health; noted challenges of acquiring health insurance for some; inquired about anticipated results over the next two years; requested regular updates and reports; and inquired about a potential City Council subcommittee to help oversee the matter.

By consensus, received and filed.

Following presentations, Mayor Khan reordered the agenda to consider the City Manager’s Report, Announcements/Committee Reports/County Reports, and Additions and Deletions prior to public comments on non-agendized items, and noted the following:

• Thirty minutes of public comments on non-agendized items would be taken initially, with comments not related to the situation in the Middle East heard first. • The remainder of public comments for non-agendized items would be taken following consideration of all agendized items. • Council Business items would be considered in the order listed on the agenda until approximately 9:30 p.m., at which time the City Council would begin considering Council Business Item No. 6.8, and defer any remaining Council Business items to a future meeting.

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## CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

City Manager Chi noted calls he had received during the holidays from Councilmember Carroll, with subsequent calls from other members of the City Council, related to a dog named Petey, who bit a participant at a pet adoption event in December, and noted that the family of the child who was bitten requested that Petey not be euthanized as a result. He further noted that an organization named I.C.A.R.E. assumed the responsibility of determining whether Petey could be rescued and fostered at an alternative family location. After a few months, Petey was recently released and adopted into a new family.

## ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCIL REPORTS

## Mayor Khan

Farrah N. Khan

Mayor/Chairwoman

Larry Agran

Vice Mayor/Vice Chairman

Mike Carroll

Councilmember/Boardmember

Tammy Kim

Councilmember/Boardmember

Kathleen Treseder, PhD

Councilmember/Boardmember

AGENDA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AND REGULAR JOINT MEETING WITH THE CITY OF IRVINE AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE DISSOLVED IRVINE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY

February 27, 2024

4:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606

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CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION

1.1

CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Government Code § 54956.8) - Property: 8000 Great Park Blvd, Irvine, CA 92618; Agency Negotiators: Oliver Chi, City Manager; Pete Carmichael, Assistant City Manager; Jeffrey Melching, City Attorney; Negotiating Parties: City of Irvine, Heritage Fields El Toro, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Dan Hedigan, representative: Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment

RECONVENE TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

PRESENTATIONS

2.1

Economic Development Road Map

2.2

Office of Health and Wellness Update

2.1-2.2

2.1 PowerPoint

2.2 PowerPoint

PUBLIC COMMENTS - CITY COUNCIL - NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS

Public comments on non-agendized items will be heard no sooner than 5 p.m. Any member of the public may address the City Council on items within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction but which are not listed on this agenda. If 20 or fewer requests to provide public comments are submitted, each speaker shall be limited to three minutes. If between 21 and 30 speakers submit public comments, each speaker shall be limited to two minutes. If more than 30 speakers submit public comments, each speaker shall be limited to 90 seconds. 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.

Non-Agendized - Correspondence