What Yorba Linda decided
The council met jointly as the City Council, Successor Agency to the Yorba Linda Redevelopment Agency, Yorba Linda Housing Authority, and Yorba Linda Municipal Financing Authority on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Council Chambers, 4845 Casa Loma Avenue. The items below are described as they appeared on the posted agenda. The results from the city's posted minutes are summarised above. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda · posted minutes · Next meeting: August 4
✅ What actually passed (per the city’s posted minutes): Every recorded vote carried 4 to 0, with Councilmember Singh absent (ayes: Rodriguez, Campbell, Huang and Lim). Housing Element zoning: on a motion by Huang, seconded by Lim, the council voted to “Approve Ordinance No. 2026-1132 amending the Zoning Code to implement the policies of the 2021–2029 Housing Element and comply with State law.” One resident spoke at the hearing. Emergency declarations: on a motion by Campbell, seconded by Lim, it voted to “Approve Ordinance No. 2026-1131 amending Municipal Code Section 2.32.060(A)(1).” Staff described this as the ordinance’s introduction and first reading, returning “for a second reading and adoption at the next regular City Council meeting.” No one spoke. Weed-abatement liens: on a motion by Campbell, seconded by Lim, it adopted Resolution No. 2026-6004, confirming abatement costs and ordering them collected as a special assessment lien on the five listed properties. Consent calendar: approved on a motion by Campbell, seconded by Lim. That includes both Rockey Murata landscape extensions: Package C (Amendment No. 10) “in an amount of $890,421 and a 15% contingency of $133,563” and Package E (Amendment No. 11) “in an amount of $1,533,003 and a 15% contingency of $229,951.” It also includes the check register “in the amount of $3,718,915.93,” Resolution 2026-6005 creating the Director of Human Resources & Innovation classification, and the demolition permit for 5151 Lakeview Avenue. Small Business University: on a motion by Huang, seconded by Rodriguez, the council approved the program, appropriated $32,500 from the General Fund, and authorized the City Manager to execute agreements with the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC. The minutes add that the council gave “unanimous direction that the program be limited to small businesses that generate sales tax,” with staff to return if fewer than 25 eligible sales-tax-generating businesses apply. Closed session: the City Attorney said there was “no reportable action.” Posted minutes
The headline: the council considered a zoning code overhaul required to implement the state-mandated 2021–2029 Housing Element, alongside two multi-year landscape-maintenance contract extensions and liens against five private properties for unpaid weed-abatement costs.
⚖️ Public hearings
- Zoning code amendment for the Housing Element: the council was asked to consider Ordinance No. 2026-1132, amending the Zoning Code "to implement the policies of the 2021–2029 Housing Element and comply with State law." Item 13
- Emergency-declaration procedures: the council was asked to consider Ordinance No. 2026-1131, amending Municipal Code Section 2.32.060(A)(1) to align the city's local emergency declaration procedures with state law. Item 12
- Weed abatement liens: the council was asked to consider Resolution No. 2026-6004, confirming costs to abate a public nuisance and ordering collection as a special assessment lien on five private properties (APNs 323-011-85, 323-011-86, 348-271-20, 348-191-37, and 343-641-01). Item 14
🏗️ Contracts & big-ticket spending
- Landscape Maintenance Assessment District — Package E: the council was asked to consider a 23-month extension (Amendment No. 11) with Rockey Murata Landscape Maintenance Services, Inc., "in an amount of $1,533,003 and a 15% contingency of $229,951." Item 7
- Landscape Maintenance Assessment District — Package C: the council was asked to consider a parallel 23-month extension (Amendment No. 10) with the same contractor, "in an amount of $890,421 and a 15% contingency of $133,563." Item 6
- The accounts payable check register for July 21, 2026 is up for receive-and-file, totaling $3,718,915.93 in checks and wire transfers. Item 2
🪑 Also on the agenda
- Yorba Linda Small Business University: the council was asked to consider approving a small-business support program and appropriating $32,500 from the General Fund for training grants and Small Business Development Center administration costs, and authorizing the City Manager to execute agreements with the Orange County Inland Empire SBDC. Item 15
- Routine consent items: waiving full reading of ordinances/resolutions, minutes from the June 16 and June 30 meetings, the Treasurer's Report for April 2026, a new Director of Human Resources & Innovation classification (Resolution No. 2026-6005), a demolition permit for 5151 Lakeview Avenue, and receive-and-file reports from the Planning Commission and council committees/agencies. Items 1, 3–5, 8–11
- Closed session: legal counsel on anticipated litigation with significant exposure (2 cases) and on existing litigation — Yorba Canyon, LLC v. City of Yorba Linda, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2025-01497724-CU-WM-CXC. Closed A–B
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