Larry Agran
Mayor

James Mai
Vice Mayor
District 3

Melinda Liu
Councilmember
District 1

William Go
Councilmember
District 2

Mike Carroll
Councilmember
District 4

Betty Martinez Franco
Councilmember
District 5

Kathleen Treseder, PhD
Councilmember
At-Large

AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

August 12, 2025
3:00 PM

City Council Chamber
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606

PARTICIPATION VIA ZOOM MEETING ID: 848-4853-1263 PASSCODE: 272906
WEBSITE: zoom.us/join TELEPHONE: 669-900-6833 or 346-248-7799

To participate virtually, visit zoom.us/join using any web browser, or the Zoom app on smartphones or tablets, and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode noted above. To participate by telephone, dial one of the two numbers listed above and enter the same Meeting ID and Passcode. For technical assistance before or during the meeting, call 949-724-6078.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION

1.1 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION: Significant Exposure to Litigation (Gov. Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) or (3)): One Case - Soo Jung Na v. City of Irvine, et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No.: 30-2023-01349503-CU-PA-CJC

1.2 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION: Initiation of litigation (Government Code section 54956.9(d)(4)): Two cases

1.2

1.2 eComments

ADJOURNMENT

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

PARTICIPATION AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS

Meetings are broadcast live on ICTV, Cox Communications Local Access Channel 30, and AT&T U-Verse Channel 99, and livestreamed online at cityofirvine.org/ictv. You may submit comments on any agenda item or on any item not on the agenda, in writing via mail to “Attn: City Council, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, CA 92606; by email to clerk@cityofirvine.org; or through e-Comment at cityofirvine.org/ictv. E-Comments submitted at least two hours prior to the commencement of the meeting will be distributed to City Councilmembers at the meeting. You may also provide live comments via “Zoom.” For more information, visit cityofirvine.org/ictv and select “City Council Meetings.”

REQUESTS TO SPEAK IN PERSON: If you would like to address the City Council on a scheduled agenda item, non-agenda item, or public hearing, please register by completing the electronic form available on the kiosk at the entrance to the City Council Chamber. We respectfully ask that you identify on the form your name and the item(s) on which you would like to speak. The Request to Speak Form on the kiosk assists the Mayor in ensuring that all persons wishing to address the City Council are recognized. It also ensures the accurate identification of meeting participants in the City Council minutes. Your name will be called at the time public comments and public hearings are heard by the City Council. City policy is to limit public testimony to up to three minutes per speaker depending on relevant circumstances, which includes the presentation of electronic or audio/visual information. Speakers may not yield their time to other persons.

Please take notice that the order of scheduled agenda items and/or the time they are actually heard, considered, and decided may be modified by the Mayor or the City Council during the course of the meeting, so please stay alert.

PLEASE NOTE: The City Council is making every effort to follow the spirit and intent of the Brown Act and other applicable laws regulating the conduct of public meetings, in order to maximize transparency and public access. For questions or assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 949-724-6205, or via email at clerk@cityofirvine.org. It would be greatly appreciated if written communications of public comments related to items on the agenda, or items not on the agenda, are provided prior to the commencement of the meeting.

LIVE BROADCASTING AND REBROADCASTING
Regular City Council meetings are broadcast live every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 4 p.m. and are replayed on Tuesdays at 4 p.m. (in weeks in which there is not a live City Council or a Commission meeting), Sundays at 11 a.m., Wednesdays at 7 p.m., and Thursdays at 10 a.m. (unless a live Commission meeting is being televised) until the next City Council meeting. All broadcasts can be viewed on Cox Communications Local Access Channel 30 and U-Verse Channel 99. City Council meetings are also available via live webcast and at any time for replaying through the City's ICTV webpage at cityofirvine.org/ictv. For more information, please contact the City Clerk's office at 949-724-6205.

ADJOURNMENT
At 11 p.m., the City Council will determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon prior to 12 midnight and will continue all other items on which additional time is required until a future City Council meeting. All meetings are scheduled to terminate at 12 midnight.

STAFF REPORTS
As a general rule, staff reports or other written documentation have been prepared or organized with respect to each item of business listed on the agenda. Copies of these materials are on file with the City Clerk and are available for public inspection and copying once the agenda is publicly posted, (at least 7 days prior to a regular City Council meeting). Staff reports can also be downloaded from the City's website at cityofirvine.org/ictv at least 7 days prior to the scheduled City Council meeting on Tuesday.

In addition, meetings can be viewed live at the time posted on the agenda and related staff reports can be opened and viewed simultaneously along with the streaming of the meeting. To view the meeting, go to cityofirvine.org/ictv.

If you have any questions regarding any item of business on the agenda for this meeting, or any of the staff reports or other documentation relating to any agenda item, please contact the City Clerk's office at 949-724-6205.

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL RECEIVED AFTER THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA

Any supplemental writings or documents distributed to a majority of the City Council regarding any item on this agenda after the posting of the agenda will be available for public review in the City Clerk's Office, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California, during normal business hours. In addition, such writings or documents will be made available for public review on the City's website and at the respective public meeting.

If you have any questions regarding any item of business on the agenda for this meeting, or any of the staff reports or other documentation relating to any agenda item, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 949-724-6205.

SUBMITTAL OF INFORMATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR DISSEMINATION OR PRESENTATION AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Media Types and Guidelines

1. Written Materials/Handouts:

Any member of the public who desires to submit documentation in hard copy form may do so prior to the meeting or at the time he/she addresses the City Council. Please provide 15 copies of the information to be submitted and file with the City Clerk at the time of arrival to the meeting. This information will be disseminated to the City Council at the time testimony is given.

2. Large Displays/Maps/Renderings:

Any member of the public who desires to display freestanding large displays or renderings in conjunction with their public testimony is asked to notify the City Clerk’s Office at 949-724-6205 no later than 12 noon on the day of the scheduled meeting so that an easel can be made available, if necessary.

3. Electronic Documents/Audio-Visuals:

Any member of the public who desires to display information electronically in conjunction with their public testimony is asked to submit the information to the Public Information Office (PIO) no later than 12 noon on the day of the scheduled meeting. To facilitate your request contact the PIO Office at 949-724-6253 or the City Clerk's Office at 949-724-6205.

Information must be emailed by 12 noon on the day of the scheduled meeting to pio@cityofirvine.org. However, we encourage submission as early as possible to allow adequate time to navigate any potential technical issues. Members of the public will be asked to provide their name, identify the meeting and the agenda item to be addressed, and a day time phone number.

Still image formats must be submitted via PowerPoint (ppt) or JPEG. PDF files (i.e. Adobe) are not acceptable. Videos must be submitted as .mp4 or .mov files. Multi-media presentations shall not include testimony from another person providing comments. In addition, a single multi-media presentation shall not be divided among multiple multi-media presenters. Unless otherwise directed by the Mayor or a majority vote of the City Council, all multi-media public comments shall be taken last in order.

The PIO office will notify the person submitting the information as soon as possible prior to the meeting if the information cannot be accessed or if the version provided is incompatible with the City's system. Every effort will be made by City staff to facilitate the presentation.

CITY SERVICES TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
It is the intention of the City of Irvine to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant at this meeting, you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of Irvine will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City Clerk's Office at 949-724-6205.

Assisted listening devices are available at the meeting for individuals with hearing impairments. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35. 102-35. 104 ADA Title II)

CHALLENGING CITY DECISIONS
The time limit within which to commence any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City is governed by Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure, unless a shorter limitations period is specified by any other provision. Under Section 1094.6, any lawsuit or legal challenge to any quasi-adjudicative decision made by the City must be filed no later than the 90th day following the date on which such decision becomes final. Any lawsuit or legal challenge that is not filed within this 90-day period will be barred.

If a person wishes to challenge the nature of the above actions in court, they may be limited to raising only those issues they or someone else raised at the meeting described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Irvine, at or prior to the meeting. In addition, judicial challenge may be limited or barred where the interested party has not sought and exhausted all available administrative remedies.

COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES

To minimize distractions, please be sure all personal communication and electronic devices are turned off or on silent mode.

MEETING SCHEDULE
Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 4 p.m. Study Sessions and/or Closed Sessions are generally held at the start of the regular meeting. Agendas are available at the following locations:

• City Clerk's Office
• Irvine Police Department
• Main Entrance of City Hall
• Lakeview Senior Center, 20 Lake Rd
• Northwood Community Center, 4521 Bryan Ave
• Rancho Senior Center, 3 Ethel Coplen Way
• William Woollett Jr. Aquatics Center, 4601 Walnut Ave
• City's web page at cityofirvine.org

I hereby certify that the agenda for the City Council meeting was posted in accordance with law at the main entrance of City Hall, 1 Civic Center Plaza, Irvine, California on ________________ by __________ as well as on the City's web page.

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Carl Petersen, MPA, CMC
City Clerk