What was on Stanton’s agenda

Stanton’s council held a 5:30 PM closed session and a 6:30 PM joint regular meeting of the City Council, Successor Agency and Housing Authority on Tuesday, September 8, at City Hall. This brief describes the posted agenda, not the results. The city has not yet published adopted minutes for this meeting, so no outcome is reported here; Council Brief will add a “What actually passed” section once the official action document is available.

Source: City Council agenda, September 8, 2026 (PDF) · City agendas & minutes page · Agenda certified posted September 3, 2026 by City Clerk Patricia A. Vazquez · Second reading of Ordinance No. 1175 set for September 22, 2026

🏠 Cloud House: a pause on developer fees

• First reading of Ordinance No. 1175, amending the development agreement between the city and Stanton 2.0 LLC for the property at 12331–12435 Beach Boulevard. The agenda explains that the city entered a development agreement for the 321-unit “Cloud House” apartment building; a first amendment set a payment plan and interest schedule for developer impact fees; and “the developer was following the agreed upon payment plan but recently experienced an unexpected financial impact as a result of the GKN evacuation incident and state laws regarding landlord responsibilities for evacuated tenants. As a result, the developer requested a temporary pause of payments to provide financial relief.” The agenda states the Planning Commission unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2591 recommending approval. Second reading was set for September 22, 2026. The agenda does not state the dollar value of the deferred payments or the length of the pause. Item 10A · public hearing

🛠 Contracts and construction

• $1,034,420.00 sewer rehabilitation. Award of the FY 25/26 Sewer Rehabilitation Project (Task Code No. 2026-301) to PALP, Inc. dba Excel Paving Company as lowest responsible and responsive bidder, rejecting all other bids, with change-order authority not to exceed $103,500. Item 9I
• $42,300 citywide sidewalk repair. Award of the FY 26/27 Citywide Sidewalk Repair Project (Task Code No. 2027-103) to CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. as lowest responsive and responsible bidder, with the bid from MJ Jurado, Inc. deemed non-responsive and all other bids rejected, plus change-order authority not to exceed $32,700. Item 9H
• More money for the 8941 Pacific Avenue demolition. A first amendment to the construction contract with Integrated Demolition and Remediation, Inc., awarded June 9, 2026, for the 8941 Pacific Avenue Demolition and Abatement Project. The agenda states the City Manager, in her capacity as the city’s Director of Emergency Services and acting under the city’s Homelessness State of Emergency, requested the increase: an additional $37,000 from the Housing Authority Fund (#285) fund balance for an amended total budget of $112,000, plus change orders up to 15% of the contract amount. Item 9G
• A five-year trail license renewed. Southern California Edison License Agreement No. 9.4612 for continued use of the bike path and hiking trail north of Lola Avenue (Assessor’s Parcel Number 126-332-02), for a term of December 1, 2026 to November 30, 2031. The existing agreement expires November 30, 2026. Item 9F

🛣 Orangewood Complete Streets

• The council reviewed and was asked to approve the final conceptual plans for the Orangewood Complete Streets Project. The agenda states the project’s goals are “to implement traffic-calming measures, improve safety, add bike lanes, and enhance ADA accessibility,” and asks the council to find the project exempt from CEQA as repair and minor alteration of existing streets. No construction cost is printed on the agenda. Item 12A · new business

🔒 Closed session, 5:30 PM

• Anticipated litigation under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) — number of potential cases: 1. Item 4A
• Existing litigation: Tina-Pacific Residents Association et al. v. City of Stanton et al., Case No. G065384, California Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three. Closed-session litigation matters are confidential by law; any reportable action is announced when the public session opens. Item 4B

🪑 Also on the agenda

• $2,987,644.81 in demand warrants dated August 1, 2026 through August 26, 2026. Item 9B
• Minutes of the August 11 special and joint regular meeting and the August 18 special meeting; the preliminary June 2026 investment reports for both the city and the Successor Agency, each noted as preliminary pending year-end audit adjustments. Items 9C–9E
• Presentations: a proclamation declaring September 2026 Hunger Action Month; a Townsend Public Affairs state and federal legislative report; an update on the city’s homeless outreach activities; and an Orange County Fire Authority operations update. Presentations & Item 17A
• No unfinished business and no written communications were scheduled; both sections are listed as “None.” Items 11 & 14
• Council roster as printed on the agenda’s roll call: Mayor/Chairman Shawver; Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chairman Taylor; and Council/Agency/Authority Members Barrios, Torres and Warren. Roll call

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