What Placentia is about to decide
The council meets Tuesday, closed session 5:00 PM, regular meeting 6:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 401 E. Chapman Avenue. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda · Full documents: placentia.granicus.com
✅ What actually passed (per the adopted minutes): Per the city’s signed minutes of the meeting, all five members were present (Hummer, Kirwin, Smith, Yamaguchi, Wanke) and every vote was 5-0. The entire consent calendar passed 5-0 on one motion (Yamaguchi/Smith), “as recommended” — including Amendment No. 2 with Metasource for records scanning, “a total amount not to exceed $475,000 with a term ending June 30, 2028” (with Resolution No. R-2026-52); second reading and adoption of the e-bike and motorized mobility device ordinance, adding Chapter 13.77 to the Municipal Code; the St. Jude grant extension; the investment policy (Resolution No. R-2026-58); and the Historical Committee vacancies. The minutes also record consent items that were not in our pre-meeting brief: a construction contract with Vincor Construction for the Tynes Gymnasium renovation, not to exceed $571,370.47, with the council accepting $250,000 in Orange County Fourth District discretionary funds toward it (Resolution No. R-2026-59); Vincor contracts for the Whitten Center kitchen ($133,051.63 with contingency) and the Aguirre Building ($134,078.27 with contingency); a five-year police background-investigation agreement with HALO Confidential Investigations LLC not to exceed $300,000; firing-range maintenance with TMC Shooting Range Specialists, Inc. not to exceed $125,000; three on-call planning agreements (CSG Consultants, Interwest Consulting Group, Michael Baker International) at $100,000 a year each; $35,426 more for Biggs Cardosa and Associates on the Golden Avenue Bridge project; and rejection of the single proposal received for police firearms training, with the request for proposals to be reissued. The citywide fee and rate schedule was adopted 5-0 (Resolution No. R-2026-51, Kirwin/Yamaguchi), “with an effective date of September 21, 2026”; the hearing ran from 6:46 to 6:50 p.m. with no public comments. All three district annexations passed 5-0, none drawing a speaker: Street Lighting District No. 81-1 (R-2026-53, Kirwin/Yamaguchi) “with the described revision” — Mayor Pro Tem Yamaguchi noted the Engineer’s Report needed a correction to a table on page 10; Landscape Maintenance District No. 92-1 (R-2026-54, Kirwin/Yamaguchi); and Community Facilities District No. 2014-01 (R-2026-55, Hummer/Yamaguchi). Closed session: the City Attorney reported the council discussed six anticipated-litigation items and gave direction, deferred Chung v. Placentia and one other item to the end of the meeting, then “took no reportable action.” There was no regular-agenda business. Seven residents spoke during oral communications, several of them about deteriorated streets and sidewalks. The meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
The headline: on consent, the council will consider a $475,000 records-scanning contract amendment and a citywide fee-and-rate schedule update, plus public hearings on three special-district annexations. Separately, closed session covers existing litigation and seven anticipated-litigation matters.
💰 Contracts & money
- Records-scanning contract grows to $475,000: the council will consider Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Metasource for on-call digital scanning of public records — a previously approved $285,000 agreement plus a $150,000 amendment and a staff-recommended $40,000 contingency, for a total not to exceed $475,000, with the term extended to June 30, 2028. Item 1.h
- A grant extension for senior recreation equipment: the council will consider Amendment No. 1 to a Community Services Agreement with St. Jude Hospital, extending the grant agreement period to allow the city to spend the funds on senior exercise equipment and adaptive games/equipment for its adaptive recreation program, through June 31, 2026 as written in the agenda. No fiscal impact is listed. Item 1.g
- Routine check and disbursement registers: the council will receive and file registers totaling $236,668.99 (FY2025/26 check register) and $1,974,148.22 (FY2025/26 electronic disbursements), plus $149,702.02 (FY2026/27 check register) and $2,070,667.90 (FY2026/27 electronic disbursements). Item 1.c
- The council will consider adopting Resolution No. R-2026-58, the annual Statement of Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2026-27. No fiscal impact is listed. Item 1.e
🏘️ Public hearings: fees & district annexations
- Citywide fee schedule update: a public hearing on Resolution No. R-2026-51, adopting a revised Comprehensive Fee Schedule for various city services, with the fee changes taking effect September 21, 2026 for Fiscal Year 2026-27. The staff report frames the changes as intended to recover the cost of providing existing fee-related services. Item 2.a
- Three special-district annexations — each a public hearing with no fiscal impact listed: annexing territory into Street Lighting District No. 81-1 (Resolution No. R-2026-53) Item 2.b; into Landscape Maintenance District No. 92-1 (Resolution No. R-2026-54) Item 2.c; and into Community Facilities District No. 2014-01, Public Services (Resolution No. R-2026-55) Item 2.d.
🚴 Ordinances
- E-bike and motorized mobility device rules: second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. O-2026-07, adding Chapter 13.77 (Electric Bicycles and Other Motorized Mobility Devices) to Title 13 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Placentia Municipal Code. No fiscal impact is listed. Item 1.d
⚖️ Closed session & legal matters
- The council will discuss existing litigation in Chung v. Placentia, Case #24-181801. Closed Session Item 1
- The council will also confer with legal counsel on seven anticipated-litigation cases; the agenda gives no further detail on the matters. Closed Session Item 2
🪑 Also on the agenda
- Historical Committee vacancies: the council will accept the resignation of Cassie Queen and acknowledge a second vacancy resulting from the passing of Committee Member Janice Henderson, then direct staff to update the city's master vacancy list. Item 1.f
- A presentation is scheduled to recognize the winners of the 2026 Centennial Art Contest. Presentation A
- Routine approval of minutes from the June 30, 2026 Special Meeting of the City Council/Successor Agency/ICDA/PPFA. Item 1.b
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