What Tustin is about to decide
The council holds a closed session at 4:30 PM, followed by the regular meeting at 6:00 PM, at 300 Centennial Way, Tustin. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda
✅ What actually passed (per the adopted minutes): The city’s minutes for July 21 record Mayor Lumbard absent for the whole meeting, so every roll-call vote that night was 4-0. The 4:30 p.m. closed session was cancelled — City Clerk Erica N. Yasuda announced the cancellation and City Attorney David E. Kendig reported nothing from it, so none of the four listed legal matters, including the North Hangar fire litigation, was taken up. Council Member Fink pulled Items 4 and 7 and Council Member Nielsen pulled Item 6; the balance of the consent calendar was approved 4-0. The pulled items all carried unanimously as well: the council authorized staff to prepare and release a competitive offering for the South Hangar and portions of the surrounding leased property under Resolution No. 25-10 (Item 4, 4-0); approved the second amendment with All City Management Services, Inc. for 25 school crossing guards in the 2026-2027 school year, with adjustments of up to ten percent (10%) of the contract amount (Item 6, 4-0); and adopted Resolution No. 26-39 approving plans and specifications for the Armstrong Avenue Pedestrian Bridge (CIP No. 70257) and Neighborhood D South Phase 2 – Package 2 (CIP No. 70256) and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids (Item 7, 4-0). Within the approved consent calendar, the council authorized the $938,865 agreement with Sun Ridge Systems, Inc. for the police Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System (Item 5); the $541,390.00 consultant agreement with Michael Baker International for Jamboree Road Rehabilitation design, with Irvine reimbursing $77,000 and Tustin’s share at $464,390 (Item 8); Resolution No. 26-38 accepting the Columbus Tustin Gym Patio Cover project and filing a Notice of Completion, with final construction costs of $265,291.33 against the $282,700 authorized — a savings of $17,408.67 (Item 9); and both 360S2G IT agreements — raising End User Support from $210,000 to $630,000 per year and adding a $832,000 Implementation Services agreement, plus subsequent amendments up to a 10% contingency (Item 10). Payroll of $1,252,216.59 and $1,237,652.59 and demands of $13,121,559.42 were ratified (Item 3). After a public hearing that opened at 6:50 p.m. and closed at 6:53 p.m. with one speaker, the council introduced Ordinance No. 1578 on a first reading by title only — the accessory dwelling unit and junior ADU code amendment bringing Article 9 of the Tustin City Code into compliance with 2024 and 2025 state law — and set the second reading for the next regular meeting (Item 11, 4-0). The meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
Also notable: the closed-session agenda names four legal matters, including litigation tied to "the fire at the North Hangar owned by the Navy and the release of hazardous materials therefrom." Separately, in open session, the council will consider releasing a competitive offering for the city's South Hangar and surrounding leased property.
🏗️ Capital projects & contracts
- Armstrong Avenue Pedestrian Bridge & Tustin Legacy Neighborhood D South Phase 2 – Package 2: the council will consider adopting Resolution No. 26-39 approving plans and specifications and authorizing the City Clerk to advertise for bids, with both projects bid as one package. The engineer's estimates are $5,522,000 for the bridge and $4,242,000 for the Neighborhood D project; the FY2026-2027 budget includes $6,207,489 for the bridge and $5,000,000 for the Neighborhood D project. Construction is anticipated to begin October 2026, with completion estimated in the first quarter of 2028. Item 7
- Jamboree Road Rehabilitation Parkway Project: a Consultant Services Agreement with Michael Baker International for engineering design, not to exceed $541,390, plus a Cooperative Agreement with the City of Irvine on cost-sharing. Irvine would reimburse Tustin $77,000 for its share, leaving $464,390 as Tustin's share; $1,050,000 from Measure M2 Fair Share is budgeted for the design phase. The City Manager could approve change orders up to 10% of the negotiated fee. Item 8
- Columbus Tustin Gym Patio Cover Project: the council will consider accepting the completed improvements (Resolution No. 26-38) and filing a Notice of Completion. The construction contract was originally authorized at $282,700; final costs totaled $265,291.33, a savings of $17,408.67. Item 9
- South Hangar: the council will consider authorizing staff to prepare and release a competitive offering for the South Hangar and portions of the surrounding leased property, per Resolution No. 25-10. The agenda states no fiscal impact. Item 4
💻 Public safety, IT & vendor contracts
- Police CAD/RMS replacement: following a formal RFP process, Sun Ridge Systems, Inc. was identified to supply a new Computer Aided Dispatch and Records Management System. The council will consider authorizing an agreement not to exceed $938,865; a total of $1,300,000 is budgeted for the project, with the remaining $361,135 covering technical-assistance professional services. Subsequent annual support is estimated at $90,000. Item 5
- 360S2G IT support agreements: the council will consider two actions — amending the existing End User Support Services Agreement from $210,000 per year to $630,000 per year (three dedicated end-user consultants), and a new Implementation Services Agreement for $832,000 covering two IT System Administrators and two IT Network Engineers for six months. Subsequent amendments up to a 10% contingency could also be authorized. Item 10
- School crossing guards: a Second Amendment to the contract with All City Management Services, Inc. would continue 25 crossing guards at 25 locations serving 10 school campuses for the 2026-2027 Tustin Unified School District year, at a total not-to-exceed cost of approximately $600,000, with adjustments of up to 10% allowed. Item 6
🏠 Housing & land use
- Public hearing — ADU/JADU code amendment: Code Amendment 2026-0001 (Ordinance No. 1578) would amend Article 9 (Land Use) of the Tustin City Code covering accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units — updating development standards, parking requirements, and statutory references to align with state legislation enacted in the 2024 and 2025 sessions. The council would introduce and hold a first reading, then set a second reading for the next regular meeting. The agenda states no fiscal impact. Item 11
🔒 Closed session & also on the agenda
- Closed session (4:30 PM), four matters: two anticipated-litigation items citing Government Code §54956.9(d)(2), (e)(2), (e)(3), (e)(5) and §54956.9(d)(4), each described as "(1 case)"; a third anticipated-litigation item under §54956.9(d)(2) described as "related to the fire at the North Hangar owned by the Navy and the release of hazardous materials therefrom"; and existing litigation named as Onterris Response and Recovery, LLC, et al. v. City of Tustin et al., O.C.S.C. Case No. 30-2026-01572066-CU-BC-CJC. Closed 1–4
- Payroll and demands: the council will consider ratifying Payroll in the amount of $1,252,216.59 and $1,237,652.59, and Demands in the amount of $13,121,559.42. Item 3
- Procedural items: waiving full reading of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda Item 1, and approving the Action Minutes of the June 16, 2026 regular meeting Item 2.
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