What Placentia is about to decide

The Placentia City Council meets Tuesday, October 6, 2026 — closed session at 5:00 p.m., regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. — in the City Council Chambers, 401 E. Chapman Avenue. The council sits also as Successor to the Placentia Redevelopment Agency, the Industrial Commercial Development Authority and the Public Financing Authority. The agenda lists no public hearings. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda · Written comments: cityclerk@placentia.org by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting · Posted October 1, 2026 · Next regular meeting: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

🏛 Regular agenda

• Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD). A “discussion and/or action regarding the Placentia Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District.” The recommended action is to “provide direction to staff as appropriate” — the agenda does not say what direction staff is seeking. The fiscal impact statement reads, in full: “Per 2025 Staff report, the estimated range of $17 to $24 million in property tax increment over approximately 40 years. Up to $59 million in net fiscal impact revenue to the City over approximately 50 years. Potential expense of $9,978,105 for the construction of the Old Town Streetscape Improvement Project.” Item 3.a

🛣 Roads and sidewalks (consent calendar)

• Residential road rehabilitation, FY 2026-2027 (City Project No. 27-104). The council is asked to approve the plans and specifications and a Public Works Agreement with Hardy & Harper, Inc. in the amount of $1,936,000.00; reject all other bids; and authorize change orders up to ten percent of the contract amount, or $193,600.00, for a total construction contract not-to-exceed amount of $2,129,600.00. Also in the item: an agreement with the City of Anaheim for “Placentia’s fair share of Anaheim’s roadway improvement project that is estimated to be $18,560, with the final cost to be based on actual construction completion.” The agenda lists a total construction cost of $2,148,160.00 against a total project budget of $2,300,000.00 — $1,787,009.00 from Measure U and $512,991.00 from State Gas Tax/RMRA. The agenda does not name the streets. Item 1.g
• Arterial road rehabilitation, FY 2026-2027 (City Project No. 27-102). The council is asked to approve the plans and specifications and a Public Works Agreement with All American Asphalt in the amount of $1,291,412.00; reject all other bids; authorize change orders up to ten percent, or $129,141.20, for a total construction contract not-to-exceed amount of $1,420,553.20; and approve a purchase order with Berg & Associates, Inc for construction inspection and construction management services, not to exceed $80,319.36. The same item would approve a Master Reimbursement Agreement with the Orange County Sanitation District “for costs associated with manhole adjustments on street rehabilitation projects” and adopt Resolution No. R-2026-63, authorizing a Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget amendment. The agenda lists a total construction cost of $1,500,872.56 against a total project budget of $2,293,700.00: $1,001,664.00 State Gas Tax/RMRA, $1,198,336.00 Measure M2, $42,000.00 OC San reimbursement and a $51,700.00 CalRecycle Pavement Grant. The agenda does not name the streets. Item 1.f
• Golden Avenue Bridge Replacement Project — contract amendment. The council is asked to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Public Works Agreement with CT&T Concrete Paving “for an additional $528,505.87, for an updated contract amount of $5,215,516.37,” and to authorize change orders “up to 10%, or $51,494.13, of the Amendment amount for a not-to-exceed amount of $5,267,010.50.” The agenda lists a total project budget of $6,875,873.55: $2,200,000.00 in Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending, $2,647,046.00 from the Highway Bridge Program, a $215,682.00 County of Orange OC Loop Segment D contribution, $1,313,145.55 in Measure U (including the required City federal match) and a $500,000.00 Brandywine Developer Agreement contribution. Note: the item’s fiscal impact statement lists the “Additional Expense” as $111,298.95 (“Construction Cost”), while the recommended action beneath it is for “an additional $528,505.87.” Both figures appear in the posted agenda, which does not explain the difference; Council Brief does not resolve it. Item 1.d
• CDBG Sidewalk and Curb Ramp ADA Improvement Project (City Project No. 27-101). The council is asked to approve the plans and specifications and a Public Works Agreement with Kalban, Inc. in the amount of $155,000.00; reject all other bids; authorize change orders up to ten percent, or $15,500.00, for a total construction contract not-to-exceed amount of $170,500; and approve a purchase order with Berg and Associates for construction management and inspection services, not to exceed $43,625.56. The agenda lists a total construction cost and total project budget of $214,125.56 — $176,679.00 from the Fiscal Year 2026-27 CIP budget (CDBG) and $37,446.56 from Measure U. The agenda does not list the locations. Item 1.e

👮 Police

• Firing range training and qualifications. On consent, a Professional Services Agreement with TRICELL USA to provide firing range training and qualification services to the Placentia Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $40,000 per fiscal year for a five-year term, with two additional one-year optional terms. The agenda says Rangemaster costs “are calculated based on actual usage, specifically the number of officers attending and number of hours needed for each live-fire qualification day,” and that “the actual amount billed could be lower.” Available budget is listed as $86,129. Item 1.c

🔒 Closed session, 5:00 p.m.

• Anticipated litigation. A conference with legal counsel under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2): 1 case. The agenda gives no further detail. A closed session report is listed at the start of the 6:00 p.m. meeting. Closed Session Item 1

🪑 Also on the agenda

• A proclamation recognizing October 4-10, 2026, as Fire Prevention Week, presented by Mayor Wanke and the City Council to Placentia Fire Marshal Amanda Horner. Presentation A
• Waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions. Item 1.a
• Approve minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council/Successor Agency/ICDA/PPFA on September 22, 2026. Item 1.b
• The agenda lists no public hearings (“2. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None”). The council adjourns to its next regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

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