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Council reviews proposed 2025 legislative platform, tables education-inclusion language for clarification
Summary
City Clerk presented a proposed 2025 legislative platform; the council approved the platform generally but voted to continue (table) a newly added bullet on 'inclusion and equality to obtaining public education' for staff clarification. A conditional-use-permit hearing (AT&T Mobility) was continued to March 18.
City Clerk Rick Miller presented the proposed 2025 legislative platform to the Fountain Valley City Council on March 4, describing the document as an annually updated guide for staff to monitor and respond to state and federal legislation that may affect the city. The legislative committee — Vice Mayor Achit Kuneen and Councilmember Constantine — recommended the platform after individual committee meetings, and staff recommended adoption to allow responsive action during the year.
Vice Mayor Kuneen flagged a housing-related item of note in the platform: language supporting legislation to allow local counting of congregate housing for the elderly toward a locality’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) share. Council debated a separately added bullet in the recreation/community services section that read, "support legislation that promotes inclusion and equality to obtaining public education." Several council members said the phrasing was general and lacked context; some suggested the item may relate to prior discussion about accessible playgrounds but could also be broader than staff intended. The council voted to continue that specific bullet to the March 18 meeting for additional clarification from the community services director; the motion to continue passed 5–0.
Separately, a public commenter raised concern about an appeal of a conditional-use permit for an AT&T Mobility site at 8620 Talbert Avenue; staff confirmed the item was on the agenda but would be continued and re-noticed for a March 18 public hearing.
What happens next: the legislative platform otherwise remains recommended by staff; the council asked staff to return with clarifying language on the education-related bullet at the next meeting. The AT&T Mobility permit item will receive a noticed public hearing on March 18.
