What Orange considered
The council's regular session was posted for 6:00 PM in the City Council Chamber, 300 E. Chapman Avenue, Orange. Items below are described as posted on the agenda; where the city's Legistar record shows a recorded vote, the result is noted in the confirmed-outcomes box. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda (PDF) · meeting page · Next meeting: September 8, 2026, 6:00 PM (closed session at 5:00 PM if needed)
✅ What actually passed (confirmed from the Legistar record): Per the city's meeting record, the Consent Calendar (Items 3.1–3.15) was approved 7-0 on a motion by Councilmember Dumitru, seconded by Councilmember Gyllenhammer; four consent items were also voted separately, each 7-0 — the Operation Stonegarden grant (3.3), the CalOptima intergovernmental transfer (3.5), the Siemens camera-maintenance amendment (3.8), and the Ultimate Maintenance custodial contract (3.10). The Sully-Miller property agreements (9.1) were approved 7-0. The county-island annexation item (9.2) was approved as amended 5-2, with Councilmembers Barrios and Dumitru voting no: the council directed the City Manager to pursue annexation of the El Modena, North El Modena, Olive Heights, and Santiago Creek (Bond Pits) county islands and return no later than February 2027 with an update and recommended terms. The payroll agreed-upon-procedures report (9.3) was received and filed 6-0, Councilmember Tavoularis absent. James Kushon's appointment to the CDBG Program Committee (7.1) was approved 7-0.
The headline: the council took the first formal step toward absorbing four unincorporated county islands inside Orange's sphere of influence — a policy-direction item continued from August 11 that ended in a 5-2 vote to pursue annexation of El Modena, North El Modena, Olive Heights, and Santiago Creek (Bond Pits), with staff due back by February 2027. The same night, the council unanimously approved agreements setting up the future transfer of the approximately 67.7-acre former Sully-Miller property at 6145 E. Santiago Canyon Road to the city for permanent public open space.
🏘️ Annexation & open space
- County islands (continued from August 11): staff presented a study of the remaining unincorporated county islands within the city's Sphere of Influence and asked the council for policy direction on whether to pursue annexation of all, some, or none of them, and what additional analysis to require before formal proceedings begin. Attachments included OC LAFCO's county-island profiles and the 1980 property tax agreement. Per the Legistar record, the council voted 5-2 (Barrios, Dumitru no) to pursue annexation of four islands — El Modena, North El Modena, Olive Heights, and Santiago Creek (Bond Pits) — and to evaluate fiscal, infrastructure, service-delivery, property-tax, land-use, environmental, legal, and transition issues, with a report back no later than February 2027. Item 9.2
- Former Sully-Miller property, 6145 E. Santiago Canyon Road: a Real Property Transfer Agreement with Landify ECT Construction Corporation for the future conveyance of the approximately 67.7-acre site to the city, subject to the agreement's terms and conditions, plus a Multiparty Indemnification and Release Agreement among the city, Landify, and Milan REI X, LLC covering environmental liabilities associated with the property. The City Manager is authorized to execute related documents and non-substantive modifications, provided they do not materially increase the city's financial obligations or environmental liability. The council found the approvals exempt from CEQA under Guidelines Sections 15060(c) and 15061(b)(3). Approved 7-0 per the record. Item 9.1
🏗️ For contractors & vendors
- $1,681,774.68 to Ultimate Maintenance Services, Inc. for custodial services at city facilities — an original proposal of $1,462,412.76 plus a 15% contingency of $219,361.91 — with appropriations of $204,353.95 from the General Fund and $19,482.61 from the Water Fund. Voted separately, 7-0. Item 3.10
- $818,732.98 to Intratek Computer, Inc. for desktop support services ($756,652 for three years and $62,080.98 for three months). Item 3.7
- $363,293 first amendment with All Cities Engineering, Inc. on the Annual Pipeline Renewal Project, with a $363,294 appropriation from the Water Fund; the project was accepted as complete and a Notice of Completion authorized for filing. Item 3.11
- $122,061.00 first amendment with Siemens Industry, Inc. for maintenance of surveillance cameras, hardware infrastructure, and the city's Genetec security platform license. Voted separately, 7-0. Item 3.8
- $105,100 first amendment with CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. for Annual Concrete Replacement at Various Locations, Fiscal Year 2025-2026, plus a continuing appropriation of $161,604.93 from the FY2026 CIP budget into FY2027 for the Pavement Management Program. Item 3.12
💰 Grants & budget
- $600,000 in Orange County Transportation Authority Tier 1 Environmental Cleanup Program (Project X) grant funds, plus $183,000 in matching funds from the Sewer Fund, for the White Oak Ridge & Palmyra Ave Water Quality Storm Drain Project; the project is added to the Measure M2 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program for FY2026-27 through FY2032-33. Item 3.9
- CalOptima / Department of Health Care Services: agreements for the city's participation in a one-time Medi-Cal Intergovernmental Transfer, with an advance from the EMT Fund not to exceed $826,000 — covering the city's estimated non-federal share of $655,139, a required 20% assessment fee, and a 5% contingency. Voted separately, 7-0. Item 3.5
- $306,450 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant (Agreement No. PT27117) from the California Office of Traffic Safety, appropriated mostly to safety overtime ($267,391). Item 3.6
- $97,983 Alcohol Policing Partnership grant from the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Resolution No. 11716), and $87,182 in Fiscal Year 2025 Operation Stonegarden funds passed through the Riverside County Sheriff's Department (Resolution No. 11715), both appropriated largely to police overtime. Items 3.3–3.4
🪑 Also on the agenda
- The city's response to the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury report, "PFAS and Public Awareness: A Closer Look at Orange County Drinking Water." Item 3.13
- Resolution No. 11714 adopting an amended Conflict of Interest Code following the 2026 biennial review, and Resolution No. 11717 setting the Winter Holiday Closure for 2026, 2027, and 2028. Items 3.14–3.15
- Appointment of James Kushon to the Community Development Block Grant Program Committee to fill an unexpired term ending June 30, 2027, on Mayor Slater's recommendation. Item 7.1
- Receipt of the Independent Accountants' Report on the Agreed Upon Procedures for Payroll. Item 9.3
- A proclamation recognizing September 2026 as Hunger Action Month; approval of minutes for the July 28 and August 11, 2026 meetings; and the routine waiver of full reading of ordinances. Items 1.4, 3.1–3.2
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