CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING

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CITY COUNCIL # ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING

# December 12, 2023 City Council Chamber 1 Civic Center Plaza Irvine, CA 92606

## CALL TO ORDER

The adjourned regular meeting of the Irvine City Council was called to order at 5:07 p.m. on December 12, 2023, in the City Council Chamber, Irvine Civic Center, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California; Mayor Khan presiding.

## ROLL CALL

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

## PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

Councilmember Agran led the Pledge of Allegiance.

## INVOCATION

Rabbi Richard Steinberg from Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot provided the invocation.

## MOMENT OF SILENCE

Mayor Khan asked for a moment of silence in memory of Sandra Day O’Connor, former Supreme Court justice, who passed away earlier in the month.

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## 1. PRESENTATIONS

Mayor Khan noted that the following presentations would not be taking place and would be considered at a future City Council meeting:

1.1 Commend Irvine Barclay Theatre President Jerry Mandel, Ph.D. 1.2 Employee Recognition: 20 and 35 Years of Service 1.3 Irvine Valley College Presentation

In addition, and at the request of City Manager Chi, Mayor Khan reordered the agenda to consider the City Manager’s Report, Council Business Item No. 3.1, and Announcements/Committee Reports/Council Reports prior to general public comments on non-agendized items.

## CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

There was no report.

## 3. COUNCIL BUSINESS

3.1 CITY COUNCIL REORGANIZATION – SELECTION OF VICE MAYOR AND INTERIM MAYOR

Mayor Khan opened the floor for nominations for the selection of Vice Mayor for the ensuing year.

Mayor Khan nominated Councilmember Agran to serve as Vice Mayor for the ensuing year.

There were no other nominations.

ACTION: Moved by Councilmember Carroll, seconded by Mayor Khan, and unanimously carried to close the nomination period and select Councilmember Agran to serve as Vice Mayor for the ensuing year.

Mayor Khan opened the floor for nominations for the selection of Interim Mayor for the ensuing year.

Councilmember Treseder nominated Councilmember Kim, and Vice Mayor Agran nominated Councilmember Carroll to serve as Interim Mayor.

There were no other nominations.

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ACTION: Moved by Councilmember Kim, seconded by Councilmember Carroll, and unanimously carried to close the nomination period.

By roll call vote, each member stated their preference as follows:

| Councilmember | Nominee | | --- | --- | | Carroll | Carroll | | Kim | Kim | | Treseder | Kim | | Agran | Carroll | | Khan | Carroll |

ACTION: Following the roll call vote, Councilmember Carroll was selected to serve as Interim Mayor for the ensuing year.

Following selection of the Interim Mayor, Vice Mayor Agran and Interim Mayor Carroll expressed appreciation to their colleagues for their respective appointments.

## ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCIL REPORTS

## Mayor Khan

- The City has partnered with Southern California Edison to provide access to XeroHome, an online tool that develops personalized plans for residents who want to make their homes more energy efficient, lower their home energy bills, and identify local, state, and federal rebates to help make energy upgrades possible. XeroHome is available to single-family homeowners in Irvine through November 2024. To learn more, visit xerohome.com.

- For the second consecutive year, the City of Irvine earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index, which looks at how inclusive municipal laws, policies, and services are for LGBTQ+ people who live and work in communities nationwide. In addition, the City scored bonus points for: nondiscrimination laws; municipal services, including services for LGBTQ+ youth and people living with HIV or AIDS; and inclusiveness of employment policies. Receiving a perfect score for two years in a row is a testament to the work being done within the organization and in collaboration with the community to serve the City's diverse residents in inclusive and equitable ways. For more information, visit cityofirvine.org.

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Farrah N. Khan

Mayor

Tammy Kim

Vice Mayor

Larry Agran

Councilmember

Mike Carroll

Councilmember

Kathleen Treseder, PhD

Councilmember

AGENDA CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING

December 12, 2023

5:00 PM

City Council Chamber

1 Civic Center Plaza

Irvine, CA 92606

PARTICIPATION AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE ON ICTV, COX COMMUNICATIONS LOCAL ACCESS CHANNEL 30, AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99, AND LIVESTREAMED ONLINE AT CITYOFIRVINE.ORG/ICTV. YOU MAY SUBMIT COMMENTS ON ANY AGENDA ITEM OR ON ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA, IN WRITING VIA MAIL TO “ATTN: CITY COUNCIL,” 1 CIVIC CENTER PLAZA, IRVINE, CA 92606; BY EMAIL TO CLERK@CITYOFIRVINE.ORG; OR THROUGH E-COMMENT AT CITYOFIRVINE.ORG/ICTV. E-COMMENTS SUBMITTED AT LEAST TWO HOURS PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AT THE MEETING. YOU MAY ALSO PROVIDE LIVE COMMENTS VIA “ZOOM.” FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT CITYOFIRVINE.ORG/ICTV AND SELECT “CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.”

REQUEST TO SPEAK IN PERSON: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON A SCHEDULED AGENDA ITEM, NON-AGENDA ITEM, OR PUBLIC HEARING, PLEASE REGISTER BY COMPLETING THE ELECTRONIC FORM AVAILABLE ON THE KIOSK AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU IDENTIFY ON THE FORM YOUR NAME AND THE ITEM(S) ON WHICH YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. THE REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM ON THE KIOSK ASSISTS THE MAYOR IN ENSURING THAT ALL PERSONS WISHING TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ARE RECOGNIZED. IT ALSO ENSURES THE ACCURATE IDENTIFICATION OF MEETING PARTICIPANTS IN THE CITY COUNCIL MINUTES. YOUR NAME WILL BE CALLED AT THE TIME PUBLIC COMMENTS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ARE HEARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL. CITY POLICY IS TO LIMIT PUBLIC TESTIMONY TO UP TO THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER DEPENDING ON RELEVANT CIRCUMSTANCES, WHICH INCLUDES THE PRESENTATION OF ELECTRONIC OR AUDIO VISUAL INFORMATION. SPEAKERS MAY NOT YIELD THEIR TIME TO OTHER PERSONS.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT: THE ORDER OF SCHEDULED AGENDA ITEMS BELOW AND/OR THE TIME THEY ARE ACTUALLY HEARD, CONSIDERED AND DECIDED MAY BE MODIFIED BY THE MAYOR OR THE CITY COUNCIL DURING THE COURSE OF THE MEETING, SO PLEASE STAY ALERT.

PLEASE NOTE: THE CITY COUNCIL IS MAKING EVERY EFFORT TO FOLLOW THE SPIRIT AND INTENT OF THE BROWN ACT AND OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS REGULATING THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC ACCESS. FOR QUESTIONS OR ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT 949-724-6205, OR VIA EMAIL AT CLERK@CITYOFIRVINE.ORG. IT WOULD BE APPRECIATED IF WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS OF PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATED TO ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, OR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA, ARE PROVIDED PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE MEETING.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

INVOCATION

MOMENT OF SILENCE

PRESENTATIONS

1.1

Commend Irvine Barclay Theatre President Jerry Mandel, Ph.D.

1.1-1.3

1.2

Employee Recognition: 20 and 35 Years of Service

1.3

Irvine Valley College Presentation

PUBLIC COMMENTS - 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

Non-Agendized - eComments

CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMITTEE REPORTS/COUNCIL REPORTS