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City Hall is located at 303 W. Commonwealth, Fullerton

Contact Council at (714) 738-6311 or council@cityoffullerton.com

Left to right: Councilmember Dr. Shana Charles, Mayor Nicholas Dunlap, Tim Kearns, the president of Mustache for Kids, Councilmember Bruce Whitaker, and Councilmember Dr. Ahmad Zahra.

Mustaches for kids

Tim Kearns, the president of Mustache for Kids in Orange County, said, “Mustache for Kids was started in 2018; about 18 guys met in the back of a bar at a restaurant and had no concept of what we signed up for.”

“Flash forward to today, seven years later, we have 108 guys registered. And we’ve raised over $750,000 for local kids in Orange County. This year, we’ve partnered with Beyond Blindness in Santa Ana, our beneficiary, with hopes of raising over $150,000, and we are currently at $112,000 in our final week here.”

“Mustaches for Kids is 100% volunteer-run and organized 501C3, fueled by a passion for change in our community. And while we’re proud of the work we’ve done for kids in our community, I think we’re most proud of the work we’re doing with men here changing how they perceive charity service and what it means to give back to our community.”

For more information, visit: https://www.moustaches4kids.com

Not in order: Abigail Im, Adeleine Choi, Alysa Sanchez, Angie Lee, Annete Lee, Annika Bapna, Apollo Meneses, Arjun Parikh,
Audrey Kwok (not in atendance), Audrey Lee, Audrey Ninofranco, Bijou Blay, Carlisle Arthurs, Christopher Kiker, Claire Yang, Claire Yoo, Dahun Lee, Diana Al-Farah, Ella Park, Hayul Viviana Kim, Jayden Brown, Jeah Kim, Jisoo Park (not in attendance), Jonah Kim (not in atendance), Kaitlyn Choi, Kaylin Choi, Lina Kim, Natalie Hong, Sabrina Samidon, Shea Kang, Shiloh Santos, Victoria Park,
Vivian Lee, Councilmember Dr. Shana Charles, Mayor Nicholas Dunlap, Councilmember Bruce Whitaker, and Councilmember Dr. Ahmad Zahra.

Fullerton School District National Speech & Debate Award Recognition

Audrey Togia, the director of our Fullerton Speech and Debate program, said, “We are in our sixth year of programming, and it has been a pleasure to get to work with the students. I’m a former Fullerton student and competed at Fullerton High School and Speech, so seeing our students excelling is amazing. We have multiple national champions, and these students are excellent.”

“Thank you for being a part of the community that supports them. We start in 4th grade or rising third graders, then go up through 8th grade,” said Ms. Togia, speaking to the city council on June 4th.

“They are small with powerful speakers. And then there are programs at the high school level too at all schools in the Fullerton district.”

Electric Vehicle and Hydrogen Fueling Station Permit Process

The city is implementing new regulations to streamline the permitting process for EV charging stations and hydrogen fuel systems. These changes are in response to recent state statutes. Specifically, the ordinance aims to simplify the approval process for EV charging systems by outlining the department’s review procedures based on the new laws.

Additionally, a state statute permits the use of hydrogen fuel at commercial and industrial sites, and the city is aligning its regulations with this mandate. To comply with state laws, the city will also need to ensure that new developments allocate at least 30% of parking for EV readiness by 2025. As a result, the staff recommends making amendments to Title 14 and adding Chapter 14.3.0 to facilitate the new permitting process for EV charging stations and hydrogen fuel systems.

Passed 3 to 1, Whitaker voted no, Mayor Pro Tem Jung was absent.
This is Ordinance number 3332, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fullerton, CA, adding Fullerton Municipal Code Chapter 14.3.0 titled Permit Process for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations and Hydrogen Fueling Stations.

Fox Block Development Project Amendment

This item requests that the Disposition and Development agreement between the city and Fox Block be extended. Due to some unforeseen delays as staff were recording the covenant conditions and restrictions documents needed, staff found that they needed to provide a contingency within the deadlines of the agreement.

The developers are moving forward as close to the timeline as possible. The proposed First Amendment to the DA updates the schedule performance so that a new timeline would extend to December 30, 2026. It is anticipated to break ground this year. The parking structure is first, and the plan should be approved shortly. The utility waiver was a part of that approval. This gives timeline flexibility to these processes.

Passed 4/0; Mayor Pro Tem Jung was absent.

Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget, Fees and Appropriation Limit

The budget for the fiscal year 24/25 was a collaborative effort across all city departments, totaling $285.7 million in all-funds. This combined amount includes funds from different sources such as general and special revenue, self-supporting enterprise, internal service, and successor agency funds. Additionally, there’s a $49.2 million capital improvement budget. The funds are supported by citywide revenues, available fund balances, and funds designated for capital projects, making the total financial support $288.3 million.

The General Fund is the largest fund at 47%, amounting to $132.9 million. It supports public safety, general government services, human and leisure services, general public works services, and community and economic development. Moreover, the Capital Improvement Program budget is $49.2 million, and the Water Enterprise Fund is $40 million. Special revenue funds, which make up about 13% or $36.8 million of the budget, are earmarked for specific purposes by the revenue source. The enterprise funds, including sewer, airport, and the Brea Dam, make up 4% or $11.6 million, while the successor agency, a proprietary trust fund, accounts for 5% or $15.2 million.

During the budget study session, the City manager proposed changes to the previous year’s budget and presented alternative budget options. In response to the City Council’s directions, resources for part-time staffing to expand library hours and an economic development project manager were added to the general fund budget. The additions are outlined in Attachment 5 of the Agenda report. Furthermore, after the study session, the city secured state and federal earmarks for street and facility improvement projects, which were included in the proposed budget.
Total general fund revenue is projected at $127.7 million, with property tax making up about 45% and sales tax about 24%. Public safety represents 72% of the expenditure budget. The fund is expected to end the fiscal year with a balance of $27 million, $6.5 million above the 17% contingency reserve goal. Revenues are projected to be $7 million higher than the prior fiscal year, with a decrease in transfers in.

Expenditures are proposed to increase $12 million, or about 9.9% over prior adopted levels. Transfers out include transfers of 2.9 million to the infrastructure fund, which will support $900,000 of facility and $2,000,000 of St. improvements, an additional $1 million for street improvements and 1.7 million for information technology.

The general fund projected deficit of $9.4 million will be served will be supported by excess reserves. The ending fund balance is projected at $22.6 million and is estimated to meet that 17% contingency reserve goal.
The proposed general fund budget supports City Council priorities with enhanced service levels. However, street and infrastructure improvement expenditures are outpacing revenues due to the need for competitive salaries and inflation.

The fiscal year 24/25 Capital Improvements Program budget totals $49.2 million, including $15.6 million for streets, $20.2 million for water utility improvements, and $1.7 million for sewer and storm drain utility improvements. Additionally, the budget allocates $10.4 million for facility capital, including funds for the airport, city facilities, police facilities, and park improvements.

The city is in compliance with the annual appropriations limit and requests City Council approval of the resolution adopting the annual appropriations limit. Staff also presented the changes to the proposed fee schedule in May and requested City Council approval of the resolution adopting the master schedule of fees and charges.

It is recommended that the City Council adopt the fiscal year for fiscal year 24/25, the resolution to approve and adopt the budget, the resolution adopting the annual appropriations limit, and the resolution adopting the city’s master schedule of fees and charges.

The budget, fees, and appropriation limit passed 4 to 1, and Whitaker voted no.

Public Comments

City Over Charging Republic services

Jeff Potter, the treasurer of the Craig Park East Homeowners Association in District 3, raised concerns about the city overcharging for trash and recyclables disposal on behalf of Republic Services. He believes the city is unfairly charging all residences based on the single-family rate, even for multifamily residences. He estimates that Republic Services collects around 5 million dollars annually through this practice. Jeff urges the city to seek reimbursement of these fees on behalf of residents and to adjust the pricing for trash services to reflect the actual amount of waste generated.

Rancho La Paz Seniors

Todd Harrison: My dear wife Yolanda and I keep showing up before you for mostly the same reasons. It’s often difficult for us to be here, and for the most part, our visit made little difference in what happens here. Yet we feel it’s important that we be here each time. Engineer that I am, I was. I did the math. Together, we make up about 0.0014% of the city’s population. We are often neglected in counting our constituents. We show up every two weeks to repeat our concerns.

It’s too easy to be marginalized, forgotten about, and ignored when choosing what pressing issues a portion of politicians, notably short resources, go to. We and many like us who come before you are easy to ignore. We are seniors, housing endangered, or disadvantaged. Is that the right label for the homeless, or is it likely to be so? Income disadvantage? That’s the correct label for poor health, compromised health care, and living on the wrong side of the tracks.

If we don’t keep showing up here, the politics of money, influence, and greed will not see us as more than a problem. A quick bit of lip service, noble speeches, serious efforts to ignore an issue, and assistance designed to keep us fenced into those parts of town. We are damn lucky to live in our representative democracy, where the collective votes of so many like us matter, and we can have our representatives speak for us where decisions are to be made. The pushback from the powers that drive politics is even shown symbolically.

We, the most marginalized, are represented by those at the margins of council seating. We will fix that in the coming elections, so don’t get too comfortable in the middle seats. Ignore our needs at your peril. Thank you for your legally required attention.

Day of Music on June 21st

Todd Huffman: I’m one of the volunteer committee members working on the Day of Music. Thank you to the city for their support with the fees this year and for working with the staff early on. They’ve been great to work with. Our new Parks and Rec manager, Christians, have been very accommodating.

The event is on June 21st. Of all the Make Music Days in Southern California, we were larger than the cities of Orange, Anaheim, Long Beach, and Los Angeles combined last year in terms of participating artists and venues. As of last night, we did a count, and we have 37 venues this year, with one hundred thirty musical acts performing in Fullerton.

Targeting Truslow with parking tickets

Eric: Once again, the cries from District 5 fall on deaf ears from the city. The city believes that they should create a law allowing law enforcement to bully and steal and create financial hardship for District 5. I’ve lived here for seven years. I have seven years’ worth of tickets from this, no parking from 2 to 5am. I spent my Memorial Day weekend observing parking enforcement. And what did I find? They drove down my block. Truslow. They hit every car but two cars related to the same address, 336 W Truslow. They were immune from tickets. Why?

Why is this block being targeted? When they drove down the street after hitting the cars, they turned around and left. They did nothing to any of the other blocks with cars in the same violation. They were all breaking the same law. I want to know why you created this law, stand by it, and allow this bullying, this stealing of money from the residents of District 5.
You do nothing about it. Every time it comes up for approval, you approve it. Please fix this law, change it. It creates financial hardship for District 5 residents, not for residents of other districts.

Demanding justice for victims of police brutality

Dare to Struggle representatives: Two weeks ago, we spoke for the second time to demand justice for Alejandro Campos Rios. He was a 50-year-old homeless man who was not doing anything outside of McDonald’s on Orangethorpe and Brookhurst at 3am when six officers showed up. They tased him, and then they shot him many times with less-lethal rounds.

The second time we came to demand justice, we were approached by members of the City Council and the police chief to have a meeting as if this was like a negotiation. What is there to negotiate? Why should we compromise our calls for justice by meeting with the most important people within the city? As if they cannot just fire these officers or prosecute those responsible. Obviously, there’s some stuff with the DA, but they can at least fire them all, right? There should be no reason why we have to draw this out.

The people have the power to get justice for Alejandro Rios and all other victims of Fullerton Police brutality. Hector Hernandez was another victim. He had his hands up in the sky when a dog was sicked on him. He defends himself against this dog, and that’s when he was shot twice in the back. This case isn’t under litigation anymore, so there should be a public statement released by the officer who shot him in the back twice. He was not fired.

We demand justice for all victims. Also, there should be fully funded 24-hour mental health services everywhere. In OC, there are only daytime mental health services. These cops need to get off our streets. As an option, they should take funding away from the police and put those funds into 24-hour mental health services. Hector Hernandez, Kelly Thomas, and Alejandro Rios need real justice by firing and prosecuting these killer cops.

Dare to Struggle Protest

Dare to Struggle led a protest with the family of Alejandro Campos Rios, the homeless, and the masses of Fullerton on July 5th at 5pm. Rally at the Kelly Thomas memorial to make demands for justice and speak out against the brutal oppression and murder that Fullerton cops perpetrate on residents.

Fullerton Police Chief Jon Radus stated, “We put out a press release after the incident and a subsequent critical incident community briefing and released the videos. We contacted the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, and they are investigating the use of force.”