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Votes at a glance: Anaheim council adopts housing amendments, approves salary adjustments and makes League appointment
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the Anaheim City Council approved technical housing amendments, adopted salary adjustments for top city executives, confirmed League of California Cities delegates and approved housing authority consent items. The meeting record shows unanimous votes on several items with one recorded absence on each tally as noted in the
The Anaheim City Council on Sept. 9 recorded several unanimous approvals during consent and public‑hearing business. Key actions recorded in the meeting minutes include:
1) Housing element technical amendments (Item 13) — Approved Motion: Councilmember Maaz moved, Councilmember Kurtz seconded. The council approved a resolution amending the General Plan Land Use Element (LU2) and introduced related zoning ordinance language to implement clarifying, technical changes requested by HCD. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays; recorded absence (transcript): Councillor Malone. Action: Resolution adopted and ordinance introduced to implement by‑right entitlements for qualifying affordable projects, a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre on qualifying sites and a 50% residential floor‑area requirement for qualifying mixed‑use projects. CEQA: staff cited State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3).
2) Merit salary adjustments for city executives (Consent / Item 5) — Approved Summary: Pursuant to Government Code section 54953, staff provided an oral summary before the vote. The consent item approved merit salary increases and other recommended adjustments for city‑appointed officials: a 3% salary adjustment for the City Clerk (annual salary stated in the record as $254,600); a lump‑sum payment of $11,022 for the City Attorney and an annual salary in the record of $367,439; and a vacation credit of 70 hours for the City Manager (effective 07/04/2025). Vote: recorded as 6 ayes, 0 nays with a recorded absence in the transcript (recorded as Councillor Leal for that vote).
3) Housing Authority consent calendar (Items 1 & 2 in joint session) — Approved Motion: Motion by Councilmember Bayless; second recorded. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays; recorded absence by Councillor Leon (as noted in the meeting record for that vote).
4) Appointment of League of California Cities voting delegate and alternate (Item 12) — Approved Action: Council appointed Councilmember Maaz as voting delegate and Councilmember Bayless as alternate to the League of California Cities annual conference. Vote: 6 ayes, 0 nays; recorded absence by Councillor Malone (as recorded in the transcript).
Procedural note: The meeting record contains multiple recorded absences with varying surname spellings in different vote calls (transcript entries record absences as "Leon," "Leal," and "Malone" in separate votes). The article lists each vote with the language shown in the official meeting transcript for that specific vote.
All motions above were recorded during the Sept. 9 meeting. Where the transcript gives dollar amounts, salary figures or statutory citations, this article reproduces those figures as they appear in the meeting record. If the council subsequently amends any of the introduced ordinances or directs staff to modify financial actions, those changes will appear in later agenda minutes and staff reports.
