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Votes at a glance: Tustin council passes consent calendar, approves cross-connection agreement and records closed-session settlement authorization
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Summary
The council approved routine consent business and several project actions: consent calendar (items 1–11) passed 5-0; the engineer's report (Item 4) was approved 4-0 with a recusal; the cross-connection control agreement with Irvine Ranch Water District passed 5-0; council authorized a closed-session settlement agreement to be disclosed upon finalization.
Tustin — At its meeting the Tustin City Council approved routine business and several specific items summarized below.
Consent calendar: Items 1 through 11 were presented as routine and approved together by a 5-0 roll call vote.
Item 4 (LLAD 2025 engineer’s report): Councilmember Schnell recused from this item because she lives in the affected area; the council approved the preparation of the engineer’s report for the Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District 2025 by a 4-0 vote (one recusal recorded).
Item 6 (Turf renovation): The council awarded the turf renovation contract for Tustin Sports Park Field Number 3 and directed staff to develop a bidder‑tracking process; that vote was recorded 4-1 (see separate article).
Item 7 (Cross-connection control agreement): Mayor Pro Tem Nielsen asked whether statewide mandates carry funding. Staff (Mike Grissow) confirmed no specific statewide funding had been identified for the increased costs tied to the mandate. The council approved the cross-connection control agreement with Irvine Ranch Water District by a 5-0 vote.
Closed session report (Item 5): The City Attorney reported the council had unanimously authorized a settlement agreement in closed session; the specifics will be disclosed publicly upon request after the settlement is finalized by the parties. No other reportable action was taken.
Next meeting: The council announced the next closed-session meeting for 2025-08-05 at 4:30 p.m. and the regular business meeting at 6:00 p.m.
