Youth & education

Planning Commission’s Adoption of a Resolution Renaming Rosita Park, Located at 706 N. Newhope Street, as Frank and Irene Palomino Park

• Councilmember Hernandez moved to rename Rosita Park as Frank and Irene Palomino Park.3:03:59
• The Palominos were among the plaintiffs in the 1947 case Mendez v Westminster, which desegregated California schools.3:03:59

Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. NS-3097 Dissolving the Arts and Culture Commission; Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission; Historic Resources Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and Youth Commission First reading at the June 16, 2026 City Council Meeting and approved by a vote of 5-2. Published in the OC Reporter on June 19, 2026

• This was the final adoption of the ordinance dissolving the arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth commissions.2:58:22
• It carried with the consent calendar, but Councilmember Lopez and Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza both had no votes recorded against it, as they had at first reading.2:58:25

Dissolve the Arts and Culture Commission; Environmental and Transportation Advisory Commission; Historic Resources Commission; Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Commission; and Youth Commission as Part of the Fiscal Year 2026/27 Budget Adoption

• The council voted to abolish five citizen commissions as a budget saving: arts and culture, environment and transport, historic resources, parks and recreation, and youth.3:08:21
• Mayor Pro Tem Penaloza said he had thought about it for weeks and would vote no, placing it in a long pattern of the city narrowing how the public takes part.3:08:38

Resolution and Appropriation Adjustment to Accept the State of California Volunteers Youth Service Corps Award Agreement JP2017-Y2526 (Non-General Fund)

• The council accepted a state grant for a youth service corps and adjusted the budget to receive it.3:08:15

Award $600,000 of Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Formula Youth Funds for Program Year 2026-2027 (Non-General Fund)

• The council awarded $600,000 of federal youth employment money for the coming programme year.3:08:15

Reappoint Members to the Workforce Development Board for Four-Year Terms

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Public Hearing - Ordinance to Adopt the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget, Resolution for Changes to the City’s Basic Classification and Compensation Plan, Uniform Schedule of Miscellaneous Fees, Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program, and the City’s Annual Update to Comply with AB2561 Legal notice published in the OC Reporter on May 20 and May 27, 2026

• This was the first reading of the budget for the year beginning 1 July 2026, taken together with changes to staff job classifications.2:18:24
• Councilmember Lopez said the council can bring back the programmes being cut if the city's finances improve, and that this does not have to be permanent.2:18:32

Public Hearing – Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act Hearing for Orange County School of the Arts and The Legacy Fund Legal Notice published in the OC Register on May 22, 2026

• This was a formal hearing the law requires before tax-exempt bonds can be issued, here for the Orange County School of the Arts and the Legacy Fund.1:33:18
• Nobody from the public spoke and no emails were received, and the council approved it seven votes to nothing.1:34:21