Council approves sewer rehab contract, updates cross‑connection rule, expands merchant online‑payment fees and extends Christ Cathedral event hours

The Garden Grove City Council, Sanitary District and related bodies approved a package of operational items during the meeting, including a sewer system rehabilitation planning contract, the introduction of an updated cross‑connection control ordinance, increases to geotechnical on‑call contracts, adoption of a merchant fee approach for online payments and an extension of event hours for Christ Cathedral.

Sewer system rehabilitation plan: The Sanitary District board awarded a professional services contract to Somas (staff used the name Sumas in the report) to prepare the 2025 Sewer System Rehabilitation Plan — Phase 3. Deputy director Sam Kim said the Phase 3 area lies south of Orange Avenue, west of Ninth Street, north of Lamson Avenue and east of Beach Boulevard and that the negotiated professional services agreement totals $1,908,747. Staff said the work is included in the adopted fiscal year sewer capital improvement budget and that there is no general‑fund impact. The district board voted to award the contract; the transcript records a 7‑yes vote.

Cross‑connection control ordinance and cost share: The council introduced and passed first reading on an ordinance updating the city’s cross‑connection control program. Deputy Director Sam Kim said the update would replace a reference to Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations with the Cross…