What Orange is about to decide
The council meets Tuesday at 6:00 PM (closed session 5:00 PM), Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Ave. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda (PDF) · Full documents: cityoforange.legistar.com · Next meeting: August 11
✅ What actually passed (per the adopted minutes): The council’s final minutes for July 28 record Councilmembers Dumitru and Gutierrez absent for the whole meeting, so every vote that night was taken by five members. The proposal to rename the Orange Public Library and History Center after Mayor Mark and Vikki Murphy was removed from the agenda and not considered; Mayor Slater said it may return if the council requests it. Four residents submitted written comments opposing the renaming and several more spoke against it. A park smoking and vaping ban took two tries: the first motion to introduce Ordinance No. 13-26 failed 3-2 (Bilodeau, Gyllenhammer and Slater in favor; Barrios and Tavoularis opposed); the council then voted 4-1 to reconsider and introduced the ordinance 4-1, with Barrios the lone no. The council voted 4-1 (Barrios opposed) to remove Adrienne Gladson from the Design Review Committee effective immediately and post a Maddy Act vacancy notice. Item 3.7, the second amendment to the Milan REI X, LLC memorandum of understanding, was pulled after speaker cards were submitted and passed 4-1, Barrios opposed, over two speakers in opposition and one in support. The balance of the consent calendar carried 5-0, approving $150,000 to Sagecrest Planning and Environmental for environmental review services; $89,718 to Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. for a water and sewer rate study; a $330,997.68 California Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund grant agreement, appropriated mostly to police overtime ($288,650.18); $71,286 to Golden Coast Construction for ten ADA wheelchair access ramps; $526,221 to R.J. Noble Company, Inc. for Almond and Collins Avenue street improvements; a five-year $432,446 steam-cleaning contract with Hydroblast; up to $1,100,000 for diesel and gasoline from Southern Counties Oil Co. dba SC Fuels; up to $520,000 in Fire Department rescue equipment from Allstar Fire Equipment Inc.; and $95,000 in library materials from Ingram Content Group. Second reading adopted Ordinance No. 12-26, the zone change for the 11-home planned unit development at 647 N. Rancho Santiago Boulevard. Staff also delivered a Fourth of July enforcement update covering drone operations against illegal fireworks and administrative citations. Public comment was dominated by residents urging the city to help prevent the closure of the Holiday Skate Center. Adjourned 7:53 p.m.
The headline: Mayor Slater has placed a proposal on the agenda to remove Adrienne Gladson from the Design Review Committee — if the council goes forward, it would also direct the City Clerk to post a Notice of Vacancy under the Maddy Act. Separately, the council will consider renaming the Orange Public Library and History Center as the "Mayor Mark and Vikki Murphy Library and History Center."
🏗️ For contractors & vendors
- Fuel supply: purchase and delivery of diesel and gasoline from Southern Counties Oil Co. dba SC Fuels, a cooperative purchasing agreement in an amount not to exceed $1,100,000. Item 3.14
- Street rehabilitation on Almond Avenue and Collins Avenue: contract to R.J. Noble Company, Inc., $526,221 total ($457,583 original bid plus $68,638 contingency), funded by Community Development Block Grant dollars. Item 3.9
- Fire Department rescue equipment and safety gear from Allstar Fire Equipment Inc., not to exceed $520,000 for FY 2026-2027. Item 3.15
- Steam cleaning services at various locations: five-year contract with Hydroblast, $432,446 total ($86,489.20 per year). Item 3.10
- Environmental review services: agreement with Sagecrest Planning and Environmental, $150,000. Item 3.3
- Library materials: purchase order to Ingram Content Group for print and audiovisual materials, $95,000, with the City Manager authorized to approve increases if the Library receives donations designated for additional purchases. Item 3.13
- Water and Sewer Rate Study: agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc., $89,718. Item 3.4
- ADA wheelchair access ramps (10 locations, CDBG-funded): contract to Golden Coast Construction, $71,286 total ($61,988 bid plus $9,298 contingency). Item 3.8
- Second amendment to the on-call traffic-signal and communication-system maintenance agreement with Crosstown Electrical & Data, Inc.; no dollar figure is stated in the agenda. Item 3.6
- Second amendment to a Memorandum of Understanding with Milan REI X, LLC; no dollar figure or subject detail is stated in the agenda. Item 3.7
🏘️ Development & real estate
- 647 N. Rancho Santiago Blvd: second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 12-26, approving Zone Change No. 1318 from Single Family Residential (R1-10) to Single Family Residential PUD No. 3203 on the 2.02-acre site — the follow-up vote to the rezoning heard at the July 14 meeting. Item 3.12
- Hart Park Pickleball and Fitness Circuit Site Project: council will consider accepting the project as complete and filing a Notice of Completion with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder. Item 3.11
🪑 Also on the agenda
- Library renaming: Resolution No. 11713 would rename the Orange Public Library and History Center as the Mayor Mark and Vikki Murphy Library and History Center. Item 8.1
- Design Review Committee: council will consider removing Adrienne Gladson from the committee and, if so, directing the City Clerk to post a Notice of Vacancy under the Maddy Act. Item 4.1
- Smoking and vaping in parks: introduction and first reading of Ordinance No. 13-26, amending Orange Municipal Code Chapter 12.48 "pertaining to parks to update sections related to smoking and vaping." Item 9.1
- Cannabis Tax Fund grant: agreement with the California Highway Patrol accepting $330,997.68 in Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program dollars (Resolution No. 11712), to be appropriated to safety salaries, overtime, and training. Item 3.5
- Request to close the Orange Public Libraries to the public on various dates during Fiscal Year 2026-2027. Item 3.16
- Closed session: a performance evaluation of the City Manager, and a real-property negotiation over price and terms of payment for a parcel on N. Batavia St. (APN 374-621-03) with V & E Tree Service, Inc. Closed 3a–3b
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