District 3 Council Member· 2024-2028
Jeremy B. Yamaguchi
Placentia
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 52:19
- Avg per meeting
- 4:45
- Segments
- 759
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Top issues during term (20)
Police Uniform Allowance CalPERS Reporting Compliance
Stated to have no budget impact.
Senior facility living conditions and tenant rights
Residents face disputed shared utility charges and potential legal costs to enforce lease terms.
Measure L / transient occupancy tax information
Would raise about $715,000 in new annual revenue from visitors, not residents.
Portable basketball hoop code enforcement
$300 in disputed late fees plus a $200 payment the resident says the city lost.
Mayoral election
No direct cost, but the outcome could shape city leadership for years.
Infill housing on vacant Oak Street lot
A new home on a vacant lot means new property tax revenue for the city.
Community Services program updates
Prior updates referenced projects like the Tynes Gym renovation (over $500,000) and a CalOptima grant of nearly $200,000, though no new funding decisions are scheduled for this meeting.
Mold remediation at Aguirre and Whitten Center buildings
$20,357.59 plus $23,606.82 in added costs for the two projects.
Emergency sewer line repairs
Contract amount not stated in the agenda excerpt.
Sidewalk repair program
$209,584.65 total, paid from park and recreation impact fees rather than general funds.
Military equipment use policy renewal
Residential street rehabilitation project amendment
Street repaving costs are unknown, but the council is redirecting operating budget cuts into capital repair and eyeing TOT tax revenue from the November ballot.
city administrator appointment
Not stated.
Mayor's Office Responsiveness to Residents
Flock Cameras Discussion
Old Town EIFD Study Session Request
Unknown — the study session is meant to answer exactly those debt and financing questions.
Storm Water Pump Station Maintenance Contract Extension
Adds $100,737.12 over two years, with $49,140 in annual expenses funded from a $160,400 budget.
Golden Avenue Bridge project cost increase
Adds $302,848 to the construction management contract, raising it to $1,015,939.
Trash receptacle replacement at Champions Sports Complex
$80,034.12, mostly covered by parks impact fees.
Downtown Streetscape Master Plan funding and construction readiness
About $820,000 raised so far with $604,000 on hand; the district should hit the roughly $1 million threshold needed to issue bonds by December 2026.
Decisions during term (138)
Recorded while Yamaguchi was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent calendar (Items 1.a, 1.c–1.k) approved; Item 1.b continued
Approval of minutes (Item 1.b) continued to next meeting
CONSIDERATION TO WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
REGISTERS FOR OCTOBER 20, 2026
ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION FROM THE PLACENTIA VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
ANNUAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT REPORT PER CA ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 481
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WITH VINCOR CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE AGUIRRE BUILDING RENOVATION PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 26-503
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO VINCOR CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR THE WHITTEN CENTER KITCHEN RENOVATION PROJECT, CITY PROJECT NO. 26-502
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE CITY BIKEWAYS AND TRAILS ON COUNTY-OWNED PROPERTY AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO RUIZ CONCRETE AND PAVING INC. FOR THE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM
AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT TO BIG BEN ENGINEERING, INC. FOR EMERGENCY SEWER LINE REPAIRS
GRANT OF EASEMENT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON FOR ELECTRIC UTILITY SYSTEMS LOCATED AT 321 S MAIN ST., MAIN STREET PARKING LOT NO. 6
Consent Calendar (Items 1.a–1.d)
CDBG Sidewalk and Curb Ramp ADA Improvement Project — Contract to Kalban, Inc. (1.e)
FY 2026-27 Arterial Roadway Rehabilitation — Contract to All American Asphalt (1.f)
Adoption of Resolution PFA 2026-01 — EIFD Fiscal Year 2025-26 Annual Report
Consent Calendar (Items 1.a–1.g)
Resolutions R-2026-60 and R-2026-61 — Uniform Allowance Reporting (Items 1.e, 1.f)
Constitution Week and Star-Spangled Banner Day Proclamation
Recognition of Placentia Pony Punishers 13U Team
Voting record (33)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Consent calendar (Items 1.a, 1.c–1.k) approved; Item 1.b continued
CDBG Sidewalk and Curb Ramp ADA Improvement Project — Contract to Kalban, Inc. (1.e)
FY 2026-27 Arterial Roadway Rehabilitation — Contract to All American Asphalt (1.f)
Questioned awarding the inspection contract to the second-ranked, higher-cost proposal rather than the lowest bidder.