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Kent said the first incident occurred on Saturday, July 19 at approximately 7:45 a.m. in the area of Main Street and Executive Park, where a passerby reported a Border Patrol operation. Officers contacted a vehicle with a single occupant who reported she had been a passenger when Border Patrol arrested the driver and left her in the vehicle; at the time of the contact she was in the care of a family member, Kent said.

The second incident occurred July 20 and involved a separate Border Patrol operation in the Irvine Spectrum area, Kent said. Both incidents were recorded on cell phones and shared on social media; Kent said the U.S. Border Patrol confirmed to the Irvine Police Department that Border Patrol agents had been present and that the operations were targeted enforcement actions, but the agency provided no additional information to IPD.

“No additional information was provided to the Irvine Police Department,” Kent said in his council report. The chief’s briefing did not identify any arrests made by local officers or any formal local enforcement action beyond IPD’s initial responses and assistance to contacted individuals.

Why it matters

Members of the public raised concerns during the meeting about targeted federal enforcement near Irvine and about the treatment of people in those incidents. Council members and city staff did not announce any immediate policy changes; the chief’s report was informational.

What’s next

Chief Kent said IPD would continue to monitor the situation and that the department had confirmed Border Patrol involvement through the agency’s own contact; the Irvine Police Department did not report further details about the operations during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","REVISED AGENDA - CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING (5 P.M.)\tJul 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Irvine Public Safety Director and Police Chief Michael Kent reported two separate Border Patrol enforcement incidents in city limits in mid- to late July; the department confirmed the agency was present and said it received limited information from federal agents.","taxTitle","Irvine , Orange County, California","taxId",2924,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6148145,"City highlights 1 Irvine workforce program after $1.8 million award; summer youth, apprentices to expand",494,1175000,1669000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5518586-c51af33864b8ad0cd047d79353616339&start=1175&end=1669","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5518586-c51af33864b8ad0cd047d79353616339/thumbnail_1175000.jpg","/articles/6148145/Irvine/Orange-County/California/City-highlights-1-Irvine-workforce-program-after-18-million-award-summer-youth-apprentices-to-expand","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6148145-7d623d143ca83514d28913f28a3f040e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453135&Signature=RjFXfHaiDJX63D7yNVi9fHqqQ1COPuAi4VU4AVlLdxRGlPUCmqcOG9fuXdEShhf~OqtYs3Ycl74dO~8-dFDJ1RYDD9ZH~LZYwYJoOrIUCBrxrHabotuHqCv3sXAL3YDfAKimh5h4WH~6ej44v2G8p-uDo8UYGmpQWV283MN5L0o1uh2~iX5-JJAlbxta91J4nFK4iiUfMcA6Ad-egBnOE1pOmmXwKkvdsmqhH~RN59IkwFKYPa4cuOOpvVyLIrnsrZkNvU0SZGTjTA5FPsnDFaHt3xsE0cdzi3-F-1Hb93gLodjgcDOKnMQ2TeD3BMlVofLg9kf4a-pTrNAZkuKNCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Irvine — City staff on July 22 presented an update on the 1 Irvine workforce program, a California Volunteers Youth Service Corps initiative that places youth in summer roles and supports an adult apprenticeship program across city departments.

Jen Hale and Jennifer Warren, the staff leads identified during the council presentation, told the council the city received $1.7 million in grant funding in 2024 to develop the program. The 2025 summer employment component places 21 high school youth (ages 16 to 18) as Community Services Leader I positions at several community parks, nearly doubling the program’s size from 2024. The program also operates an adult apprenticeship initiative that currently provides 10 full-time apprentice positions — one in each department — and city staff said the full-time apprenticeship cohort will increase from 10 to 14 later this year, with apprenticeships extended to a 15-month term beginning this fall.

“We developed the 1 Irvine workforce program, which consists of an adult apprenticeship program that currently employs 10 full time staff, one in each department, as well as summer youth employment program for local high school youth,” Jen Hale said. Several youth who worked in the program addressed the council through a brief video and in-person remarks. Irene Lee described the job as preparation for future careers in government: “Working this job has helped me a lot being prepared for the future career that I want to pursue in the government agencies or even in the private sectors as a workforce for the future,” she said. Ryan Lu, a community services leader at Heritage Park Community Center, said the program increased his awareness of city career opportunities and helped his personal growth.

City staff reported that 100% of last year’s summer youth were subsequently hired as part-time community-leader staff at city parks. In April the city secured an additional $1.8 million in Youth Service Corps funding to continue programming through 2026; staff told the council the expanded funds will allow the summer program to grow to an expected 25 youth in 2026 and to add a program specialist position already hired in May.

City leaders and council members thanked staff and the youth participants. The city recognized the program’s goals: increasing youth employment, creating a pipeline for future government employees, and strengthening local capacity for parks and event staffing.

Why it matters

The program channels state grant funding into local workforce development, expands paid opportunities for high school students, and grows the city’s apprenticeship capacity inside departments that deliver municipal services.

What’s next

Staff said the full-time apprenticeship increase and extended 15-month terms will begin in the fall; the city will continue to administer the Youth Service Corps grant and return with program updates.","City staff presented the 1 Irvine workforce summer program, reporting initial $1.7 million grant and a 2025 expansion after a $1.8 million award for programming through 2026; 2025 summer program employed 21 youth and the city operates a 10-person full-time apprenticeship program that is slated to grow.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6148149,"Irvine council adopts library fee schedule as city prepares to reopen branches under municipal control",4184,1922000,6106000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5518586-c51af33864b8ad0cd047d79353616339&start=1922&end=6106","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5518586-c51af33864b8ad0cd047d79353616339/thumbnail_1922000.jpg","/articles/6148149/Irvine/Orange-County/California/Irvine-council-adopts-library-fee-schedule-as-city-prepares-to-reopen-branches-under-municipal-control","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6148149-aa1319071dc5912a90f60adc76a23db3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453135&Signature=o~efD3OppA~1~Stz8iZuZ3BtHb~oIaLwVwnBsvzrV0iqJhqkh4sjQxAKX-jgnurlGs-IHB4XlbpLSbN6LmfPKYGXOkdTN54P7oAlUydWouxHu8Vv8wtEFSNyB2kGdit~2LlJ8ZoKGV~6UT0QgGRyLNfvebgzRtzoSmX4iY89TDRZPWB6GowbRtzo6j8HnSd3SiT8y99JWvl4h2esYNUQJQYuP8cXm~3y-sMtlsbQ5MvRT9mBEygqbODcfOYvbP6btN8-vn3zgo5Wft5veTBAO6VbhxGl2jdgyjQMjmbBH8WBD3Omi3UPKxtuW0PQ4foxRBiVwtzMl7IyOhValLiDYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Irvine — The City Council on July 22 adopted a resolution establishing new community and library services fees and amended the city's master fee schedule as the city prepares to operate three library branches directly beginning in August and into 2026.

The council voted 7-0 to approve the resolution after a brief presentation from library leadership. The adopted fee changes set replacement charges at the retail cost of items, a $5 processing fee for lost or damaged materials, 15¢ per black-and-white page and 50¢ per color page for public printing and photocopying, and interlibrary loans priced to match the lending institution’s charges (including shipping). Consistent with trends in public libraries, the council also approved a policy not to charge overdue fines.

City officials said the fees are intended to support service continuity and modest cost recovery for items like materials replacement and processing while preserving broad public access. Chris Grama, identified in the staff presentation as director of community and library services, and Julie Zioli, the city librarian, told the council the city will begin full operations at Heritage Park and University Park branches in early August and plans to take over Katie Wheeler Library on Jan. 1, 2026. The presentation noted recent facility upgrades at Heritage Park and University Park — new carpet, fresh paint and updated furniture — and described staff work on barcoding and integrating collections into a new library database.

Grama said the city had applied a five-tier cost-recovery model and classified most library services in Tier 1 (community benefit) with recommended cost recovery ranging from 0–15 percent; that classification supported keeping fines off the schedule. Julie Zioli described pop-up library programs that have maintained service during the transition.

Councilmember Martinez Franco asked whether University Park would remain in the city's portfolio; staff answered that a five-year lease signed in July 2024 allows city operation while the county retains ownership. The council also heard that staff will return Oct. 14 with a master plan and preliminary site options and cost estimates for potential new branches, including a concept studied for Bill Barber Community Park of about 40,000 square feet.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution to establish new community and library services fees and amend the master fee schedule: Approved 7-0.

Why it matters

The vote prepares the city to manage the Irvine Public Library system after a transition from County of Orange management. Fees clarify expectations for patrons and secure modest cost-recovery for replacement and service processing at city-operated branches as staff ready facilities for reopening.

What’s next

Heritage Park and University Park libraries were scheduled to open to full operations on Aug. 4; the Katie Wheeler Library will transfer to city operation Jan. 1, 2026. Staff will present the library master plan and site study on Oct. 14.
","The City Council approved a resolution establishing replacement and processing fees, printing rates, and interlibrary-loan charges and confirmed the city will not charge overdue fines as it transitions the three libraries from county to city operation.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6148152,"Irvine council directs city attorney to draft ballot options after weeks of debate over Oak Creek Golf Course",9271,6167000,15438000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5518586-c51af33864b8ad0cd047d79353616339&start=6167&end=15438","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5518586-c51af33864b8ad0cd047d79353616339/thumbnail_6167000.jpg","/articles/6148152/Irvine/Orange-County/California/Irvine-council-directs-city-attorney-to-draft-ballot-options-after-weeks-of-debate-over-Oak-Creek-Golf-Course","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6148152-bdfbf1ae29c617ed426799aa7cab1c34/orig.mp4?Expires=1770453135&Signature=C3tGZLUqtfGmb7q2F31vxGC01W9DsfM8Cb7vsWl2Fn0o-mHMRjIt7dqkyULkl3de-9Saqaf3O~yEO7jJwM4iBhc5vJP-PYwQjLCXgJL~AUAeePxnFvAxDH~KUX-wUmD5Tfx8ds7anNcEA0r41buakv5QD69v9nbcyMJ9RjpFNVYHq22clmPH0iQ7PK7WI9HJUNJ02sxkso5lbqLY3arxyeLaoA2D3ZW3LYUJMjUcN5er-2q0JpQmj-ggwSr3VewHfax-xiZyKZcaj803klOb4i9E~QHkWuMRN5jNhZGeoUaf2TAN-iEwbEto4f99gDCHZDt59NwKJnXeZyjbBJnifA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Irvine — The City Council voted 7-0 on July 22 to ask the city attorney to prepare ballot language to settle whether preserved open space in Irvine can be changed without direct voter approval and to draft an alternative two-measure approach that would separately put the future of the Oak Creek Golf Course before voters.

Supporters and opponents packed the council chambers for the discussion, which followed several scoping sessions earlier this summer about a proposed 3,100-unit residential project on the Oak Creek Golf Course submitted by the Irvine Company. The council’s motion directs staff to return with formal ballot language and related election resolutions at the council’s Aug. 12 meeting; staff said any council-initiated ballot measure that would change land use designations likely would trigger environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

The vote came after hours of public comment, with dozens of residents urging the council either to protect Oak Creek as part of Irvine’s preservation system or to allow a public vote on whether that parcel may be redesigned for housing. City Attorney Jeff Melching framed the legal background: a 1988 voter initiative (often referenced in staff materials as Initiative Resolution 88-1) and a subsequent 1988 open space memorandum of understanding between the city and the Irvine Company set out a phased program for clustering development and dedicating open space. Melching told the council those historic agreements and later Measure C (1991) shaped the current preservation framework but that the practical effect and reach of those documents can be clarified by a new ballot measure.

“Voters endorsed a program for the preservation of open space resulting in the clustering of development,” Melching said during a presentation that reviewed the 1988 initiative, the implementing MOU and the general-plan amendments that followed. He told the council a measure could (a) prohibit council amendments to preservation designations without another public vote, (b) extend voter protections to other city-owned or city-designated preservation lands, and (c) — if included — permit a redesignation of the Oak Creek Golf Course only upon a public commitment to convey 315 acres of compensating publicly owned open space noted in the MOU. Melching cautioned the council that a council-placed measure to redesignate Oak Creek itself may require CEQA review and therefore a longer schedule.

Many speakers urged a single, clear ballot question limited to Oak Creek. Others said a broader measure that updates and codifies protections for the city’s preserved lands was appropriate. The outreach and comments included homeowner association leaders, longtime Irvine residents, and representatives of groups organized as Save Irvine Open Space. Several speakers and legal counsel for community groups asserted the Irvine Company has not recorded a required open-space easement for Oak Creek and urged the city to enforce existing agreements before considering changes.

After discussion the council asked the city attorney to prepare: (1) ballot language substantially in the form described in staff materials that would confirm, expand and update voter protections for lands currently designated for preservation; and (2) an alternative two-measure option that would present voters with a standalone yes/no question about whether to remove preservation protections from the Oak Creek Golf Course and a separate measure to confirm expanded protections for other open-space parcels. The council asked staff to return with the draft language and the associated election resolutions for the Aug. 12 meeting and to note the likely CEQA implications for any council-initiated redesignation measure.

Council members and speakers also discussed logistics and timing: staff advised that, if the council calls a special municipal election, legal windows require a call by Aug. 12 for a possible Nov. 18, 2025 election date, but Melching said an initiative that attempts to change a general-plan land use may require environmental analysis that would push any implementation timeline into 2026.

With the city attorney directed to prepare the proposed language and an alternative two-measure approach, council members said they expected multiple drafts and legal review before final action at the Aug. 12 meeting.

Votes at a glance

- Motion directing the city attorney to prepare ballot language for (a) a citywide open-space confirmation/expansion measure and (b) an alternative two-measure approach (including a standalone Oak Creek question): Motion moved by the mayor (mover not stated on the record), seconded from the dais; roll-call approval 7-0 (yes: Carroll; Goh; Liu; Martinez Franco; Tresider; Vice Mayor Mei; Mayor Larry Agran). The council instructed staff to return Aug. 12 with draft language and related resolutions. (Source: council action during the July 22 meeting.)

Why it matters

The council’s direction puts the question of Oak Creek and of broader preservation policy before voters and opens a legal and political path that intersects decades-old agreements between the city and the Irvine Company. The outcome will determine whether the council, by majority vote, can change preservation designations in the future or whether such changes must return to the electorate.

What’s next

Staff will prepare draft ballot language and any supporting resolutions and return to the City Council’s Aug. 12 meeting. Melching warned that a council-placed redesignation question would likely require CEQA review and related technical work prior to final council or ballot action.","After hours of public comment, the Irvine City Council voted unanimously to ask the city attorney to prepare ballot language that would (a) confirm and expand voter protection for open space across the city and (b) provide an alternative two-measure approach including an up-or-down vote specifically on the Oak Creek Golf Course redesignation.","actionData","errors"]

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