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Votes at a glance: key actions from Costa Mesa City Council, April 1, 2025
Summary
A compact list of formal votes and outcomes from the Costa Mesa City Council meeting on April 1, 2025, including contract awards, ordinance adoption, funding amendments and appointments.
Below are the formal actions taken by the Costa Mesa City Council on April 1, 2025. All results reflect the vote recorded at the meeting unless otherwise noted.
1) Consent calendar (balance of items; two items — No. 5 and No. 10 — were pulled for separate discussion): Motion to approve the consent calendar (excluding pulled items). Outcome: Approved, motion carry recorded as 7–0.
2) Designation of city negotiators for labor negotiations (consent item pulled for discussion): Motion to designate the city manager with legal counsel Peter Brown to lead negotiations with CMPMA, CMPA and CMCA and to proceed with financial analysis of current memoranda of understanding. Outcome: Approved, 7–0.
3) Amendment to Families Forward Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (consent item No. 10): Motion to increase TBRA funding by $50,000 for FY 2024–25 and to authorize up to three additional yearly renewals of up to $200,000 each if federal HOME grant funding is available. Outcome: Approved, 7–0. Staff noted program metrics: 92 people served (29 households) since 2021; total rent subsidies paid $327,000; average assistance duration about 5.4 months.
4) Second reading and adoption of ADU ordinance (old business): Motion to adopt ordinance approving code amendment PCTY I 24002 to align Title 13 with recent state law changes (Accessory Dwelling Unit code amendments). Outcome: Ordinance adopted on second reading; effective 30 days after adoption. Vote: 7–0.
5) Professional services agreement for construction management of Fire Station No. 2 (new business): Motion to award PSA to Accenture Infrastructure in the amount of $1,770,000 with a 10% contingency; initial allocation of $225,000 from current budget with remaining allocation after bond issuance; authorize city manager and city clerk to execute agreement and amendments. Outcome: Approved, 7–0. Staff presented an estimated total project cost of about $15.1 million and indicated bond financing as part of the plan.
6) Committee and board appointments: Council completed recruitment-based appointments to several advisory bodies (Bridal/Arts-related committees; Active Transportation Committee; Fairview Park Steering Committee; Finance & Pension Advisory Committee; Housing and Public Service Grants Committee; Traffic Impact Fee Ad Hoc Committee). Multiple appointments were made by council motion; each appointment vote was recorded as carried by majority and in most cases 7–0 on the dais.
For more details on each item (movers, seconders, vote tallies where recorded, and staff notes), see the individual agenda staff reports and the council minutes.
