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Read the October 16 meeting.

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Daisy GomezItem —

I can do a quick roll call. Council Member Becerra? Council Member Becerra? Council Member Mendoza? Council Member Peñalosa? Council Member Mendoza. Thank you. Council Member Peñalosa?

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Daisy GomezItem —

Council Member Sarmiento? Council Member Salorio? Mayor Potem-Viegas?

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UnidentifiedItem —

Here.

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Daisy GomezItem —

And Mayor Pulido?

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Daisy GomezItem —

Okay, we have a quorum.

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UnidentifiedItem —

Okay, is the city manager or the assistant city manager present? Mayor Poston, this is Christine Ritz. I am on the call. Okay, thank you, Madam City Manager. Sure, go ahead and it's fine. I'll let you take over. Okay, so city clerk, just to verify, are there any public comments for the item?

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Daisy GomezItem —

There are no public comments.

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UnidentifiedItem —

Okay, so Mayor Pro Temp and Council Members, the item before you is we did have information that the Orange County Airport Land Use Commission has found that our proposed comprehensive update to the general plan is not consistent with the 2008 airport environment land use plan. So what we're recommending for you is to adopt a resolution putting on notice that we may intend to overrule their decision. We do have the planning director, Min Tye is available. We also have consultants who've worked on the project with us. If you want more details, I can turn it over

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UnidentifiedItem —

for executive director Min to walk through you real quickly if you would like me to do that Mayor Potem. Thank you very much Madam City Manager. Is there any questions or comments from the council or a motion?

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UnidentifiedItem —

I have a question or should we make a motion first? Go ahead, Madam Member. Okay. I'm wondering, so since we approved the project, this has nothing to do with the project that was previously approved where we didn't go with the recommendations of the commission is that correct that that is you're correct this has this has to do with a an action taken in regards to our comprehensive update to our general plan and

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not a specific project okay that answers my question thank you any other questions Yes, Council Member Becerra, just real quickly, staff, what was the vote, the result of the vote from the Airport Land Use Commission? This is Mintai and the vote were unanimous of the member presence, so it was five zero.

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UnidentifiedItem —

Okay, Mayor Pro Tem, with that, I'd like to go ahead and make a motion that we adopt the resolution presented to us today. Thank you, Council Member Becerra. and we have a second by who is that Mendoza Mendoza okay very good madam madam clerk can you call the roll yes mr. mayor pro tem just a quick question for yes or men or for the city manager thank you thank you mayor pro tem so so basically where is this coming from is this where was the can you give just a little bit of background on this so the update of the general plan is for the

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entire city and as part of that we have five focused land use areas the Airport Land Use Commission primarily focuses in on those land use areas that are within the Airport Environment Land Use Plan that was adopted in 2008 for the John Wayne Airport so based on the five land use area we have the 55 Dyer area that is entirely within the planning area of the airport we have the bristol also in the entire area and we have a portion of south maine and that those are very small portion of the entire general

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plan in addition those locations do not fall into any of the safety zone it does not fall into the noise uh uh cnl contour where would prohibit residential so therefore we have made findings in the draft staff report and resolution for you to consider to adopt so that it preserved the city's ability to overrule the action of the commission as a point of note the recommend the determination by the commission is only advisory and the city council has the ability

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to take an overrule action on that. Right. So, yeah, we've overruled them before, and we overruled them on the previous, I think, the development that Council Member Mendoza was talking about. And this isn't the first time we would be overruling them. I guess, is there a reason why this is coming to us now at a special meeting and not at next Tuesday's regular meeting? this will preserve the cities to take action as early as possible so that it would be in as soon as we're able to adopt the general plan which we anticipate to be on november 17th to

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present to the city council and this would preserve our ability to take the overall action as early as possible after that consideration

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UnidentifiedItem —

Got it. So it's just, this is more for timing. You're trying to get this before this council, before this council disbands, right? That is the goal, yes. Okay, so how many, is this a simple majority necessary for this or is this a two thirds majority required for this? This is a simple majority.

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UnidentifiedItem —

Got it. Okay. And, you know, look, I'm not real thrilled about having things that we're addressing and, you know, the public not having much notice on because I think these special meetings are more 24 hours notice. But I understand the premise and I'm not opposed to the premise. I just think the procedure leading up to it was something I'm, you know, having a little bit of heartburn with. But thank you for that explanation, Ben.

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thank you vince does anyone else have a comment before we take a roll call vote

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Daisy GomezItem —

madam clerk thank you and mayor i'm sorry mayor potent before um i do a roll call vote i do want to make mention that there was um a resolution that was revised and submitted to the full council so we will post it on the website. But I don't know if Lisa wants to speak to that item and indicate if it was non-substantial changes to the resolution.

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Daisy GomezItem —

Yes, yes.

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UnidentifiedItem —

We submitted updated findings based on the hearing that we had last night with ALUC. So we just added some non-substantive clarification language in the updated findings that were sent to you this afternoon. Excuse me, Mayor Proton. We do have Mayor Polito joining. Mayor Polito, do you want to address the council? Yes, I do. I'm sorry. I don't know what occurred, but my Zoom took me to the executive committee of the American Water District.

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UnidentifiedItem —

So that's why I'm going through a city manager's cell phone here. But do we already have a motion? and what are we doing there?

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UnidentifiedItem —

We have a motion and a second.

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UnidentifiedItem —

Are we ready to vote or do we have discussion?

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UnidentifiedItem —

I'm not hearing any other comments. Is there any other comments from council members or questions?

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UnidentifiedItem —

Okay, I hear none. So we're ready to do the vote. Mr. Mayor, you're on.

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Daisy GomezItem —

Roll call vote then. Roll call vote please. Councilmember Becerra? Yes. Councilmember Mendoza?

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Daisy GomezItem —

Yes. Councilmember Peñalosa?

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UnidentifiedItem —

Yes.

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Daisy GomezItem —

Councilmember Sarmiento?

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No.

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Daisy GomezItem —

Councilmember Solorio?

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UnidentifiedItem —

Yes.

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Daisy GomezItem —

Mayor Pro Temp-Viegas?

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UnidentifiedItem —

Yes.

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Daisy GomezItem —

Mayor Pulido?

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UnidentifiedItem —

Yes. Yes.

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Daisy GomezItem —

Motion carries 6-1 with Council Member Sarmiento dissenting.

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UnidentifiedItem —

Thank you. Do we have any other items on this agenda?

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Daisy GomezItem —

No, we do not, Mayor.

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UnidentifiedItem —

So, Madam City Manager, what DME is there? Can we adjourn the meeting? No further action for anything else, so you may adjourn the meeting, Mayor. All right. Thank you everybody.

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