What Yorba Linda is about to decide
The City Council convenes in closed session at 5:30 p.m. and reconvenes in open session at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers, 4845 Casa Loma Avenue — and, the agenda states, by teleconference from the Kimpton George Hotel, 15 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20001. It is a joint meeting of the council with the Successor Agency to the Yorba Linda Redevelopment Agency, the Housing Authority and the Municipal Financing Authority. All ten open-session items are on the consent calendar — no public hearings, no separate discussion unless a council member or staff pulls an item. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.
Source: official agenda · Yorba Linda meeting portal · Next regular joint meeting: October 6, 2026
✅ What actually passed (per the draft minutes): The city’s post-meeting minutes of September 15 — on the October 6 agenda for approval, not yet adopted — record all five members present, with Councilwoman Lim joining by teleconference. The consent calendar was approved 5 to 0 on a motion by Campbell, seconded by Huang (Ayes: Campbell, Huang, Lim, Singh and Rodriguez); the minutes record no item pulled. That single vote received and filed the $22,968,167.25 accounts payable check register and wire transfer report, adopted Resolution No. 2026-6007 finding the five city-owned parcels exempt surplus land, adopted Resolution No. 2026-6006 amending the Conflict of Interest Code, and approved the stormwater maintenance agreement with Friendship Baptist Church and the side letter with the employees’ association on holiday hours for permanent part-time employees. Closed session: the City Attorney “said there was no reportable action on the items discussed.” In the law enforcement update, the minutes record the Chief of Police Services giving “an overview of the City’s 36 Flock cameras,” stating that access is limited to authorized law enforcement personnel and that “images are retained for six months.” One resident spoke during public comment. The meeting adjourned at 8:20 p.m. We will update this page if the council amends the minutes before approving them.
The headline: a single motion would approve $22,968,167.25 in accounts payable checks and wire transfers and declare five city-owned parcels on West Bastanchury “exempt surplus land.” Both sit on the consent calendar. Separately, the closed session lists price-and-terms negotiations on seven more city parcels and three litigation matters, including a pending case brought against the city by Yorba Canyon, LLC.
💰 $22,968,167.25 in checks and wires
- The council would receive and file the accounts payable check register and wire transfer report dated September 15, 2026, in the amount of $22,968,167.25. The agenda does not itemize the register on its face; the detail is in the attached check register (CC-FIN-26-033). Item 2
- The Treasurer’s Report for June 2026 would be received and filed. No figures appear on the agenda itself. Item 4
🌱 Five parcels declared surplus — and seven more in closed session
- The council would adopt Resolution No. 2026-6007, “finding that City-owned property APN’s 322-41-201, 323-15-102, 323-16-105, 323-16-107, and 323-16-109 is exempt surplus land.” The supporting report is titled “Reso No. 2026-6007 for West Bastanchury Property Exempt Surplus Land.” An exempt-surplus finding is a step the state’s Surplus Land Act requires before a city disposes of land; the agenda lists no buyer, price or proposed use. Item 7
- In closed session, the council will hold a conference with its real property negotiator over APNs 352-112-03, 352-112-04, 352-113-01, 352-113-02 and 352-117-01, 02, 03. City Manager Grant is listed as the city’s negotiator; the property negotiators are “Parties To Be Determined,” and what is under negotiation is “Price and Terms of Payment.” These are different parcels from the surplus-land item. Closed Session C
⚖ Three litigation matters behind closed doors
- Anticipated litigation — two cases, under Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2). No further detail is given. Closed Session A
- Existing litigation — one case: Yorba Canyon, LLC v. City of Yorba Linda, Case No. 30-2025-01497724-CU-WM-CXC, Orange County Superior Court. Closed Session B
- Labor negotiations with the Yorba Linda Chapter of the Orange County Employees Association and the Yorba Linda Mid-Management Association, with City Manager Grant as the agency’s designated representative. Closed Session D
🪑 Also on the consent calendar
- A side letter with the Yorba Linda Chapter of the Orange County Employees’ Association on holiday hours assigned to permanent part-time employees — an amendment to Article XXI of the agreement. The agenda states no cost. Item 8
- A stormwater maintenance agreement with Friendship Baptist Church — a Water Quality Management Plan and Stormwater Best Management Practice Maintenance and Right-of-Way Agreement for properties at APNs 322-173-04 and 322-173-07. Item 6
- Resolution No. 2026-6006 amending the city’s Conflict of Interest Code, with a legislative version of the 2026 appendix attached. Item 5
- Approval of the August 18, 2026 joint meeting minutes; receipt of the Planning Commission recap of August 26, 2026; council committee and agency reports; and the standard motion waiving reading in full. Items 1, 3, 9, 10
- Before the consent calendar: proclamations recognizing September as Service Club Month and Hunger Action Month, recognition of the Junior United Soccer Association, introductions of new Deputy City Manager Mike Garcia and Management Analyst Rafael Cadena, and a law enforcement services update from Chief of Police Services Captain De Anne Wigginton. No action is listed on any of them. Presentations
💬 How to be heard
- Public comment is limited to five minutes per speaker. Residents may speak in the Council Chambers, or telephonically by submitting a “Remote Public Comment Request” on the city’s website in advance; the meeting is also on Zoom (Webinar ID 833 2629 8627) and airs on cable channel 3 and AT&T U-verse channel 99.
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