District 6 Council Member· 2024-2028
Jeff Pettis
Costa Mesa
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 25
- Total speaking time
- 1:32:26
- Avg per meeting
- 3:42
- Segments
- 1525
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Top issues during term (20)
Comprehensive Housing Element Implementation and Zoning Overhaul
Costs associated with environmental review, planning implementation, and potential legal or administrative friction with regional aviation authorities.
Fairview Developmental Center redevelopment
Site remediation costs are estimated at $30 million for hazardous materials, with total infrastructure and pad-ready preparation reaching up to $300 million.
Shalimar Park Expansion and Community Center Design
Funded partially by existing park project allocations, with future community center construction costs estimated around $2 million.
Successor Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for City Labor Units
New pay provisions add to the city's personnel costs, drawn from the general fund.
Surveillance Technology & Data Privacy Concerns
Funded through the organized retail theft grant.
Municipal Facilities Master Plan & Deferred Maintenance
The plan could guide future capital spending on city buildings.
Permanent Supportive Housing and Community Services
State-driven mandates supported by developer construction and operational funding.
Existing Litigation and Legal Defense Strategy
Active litigation may result in significant legal defense costs or settlement expenses for the city.
Development Impact Fees and Traffic Impact Fee Renewal
Traffic impact fees affect what developers pay, which can influence housing and commercial project costs in the city.
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan and Safety Element Updates
Implementation will be integrated into ongoing city operations and leverage state grant opportunities.
Comprehensive user fee increases
Updated user fees could change the cost of city permits and services for residents and businesses.
Sober Living Home Regulation & Neighborhood Compatibility
None specified.
Sixth Cycle Housing Element Update
Involves staff resources and compliance with state housing mandates to avoid penalties and retain funding eligibility.
Kahlil Gibran Museum and Library Approval
The project is 100% privately funded by the applicant and their family.
21-Unit Residential Development at 396 East 21st Street
Private investment in a vacant infill parcel generating future property tax revenues.
Fire Station No. 2 Reconstruction and Financing
The project will cost approximately $19.34 million total, funded by capital improvement cash and $14 million in net bond proceeds with annual debt service of about $1.13 million.
Parks and Recreation User Fee Adjustments
Adjusts municipal fees and service charges across various city departments.
mayoral budget debate
Your wallet could feel the difference depending on who wins and how they plan to spend city cash.
Fairview Park Fly Field Operations and Costs
The new park master plan has cost millions in consultants and staff time, and Fairview Park runs about $640,000 a year with no fee revenue.
Park Ranger Operations and E-Bike Enforcement
Staff time and administrative correspondence costs.
Decisions during term (289)
Recorded while Pettis was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar (waiver of full reading, Final Parcel Map No. 2023-160, classification renaming resolution)
Fire association side letters and executive salary resolution
Surplus land declaration for senior housing parcel at 695 West 19th Street
Development impact fee annual report and citywide traffic impact fee
User fee study and consolidated master fee schedule
Facilities Master Plan for city-owned facilities
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Time Extension for Cannabis Storefront (PA-22-08)
Conditional Use Permit for Kahlil Gibran Museum (PCUP-26-0002)
Consent Calendar Approval
Continuation of Consolidated Master Fee Schedule
Conditional Use Permit Reconsideration for Ohio House
Award of Fire Station No. 2 Reconstruction Project
Authorization of Lease Revenue Bonds for Fire Station No. 2
Adoption of Safety Element, Climate Action Plan, and Environmental Justice Policies
Neighborhoods Where We All Belong Zoning Overhaul
PROCEDURAL WAIVER: WAIVE THE FULL READING OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
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ADOPTION OF WARRANT RESOLUTION 26-418
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Voting record (89)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Adoption of Safety Element, Climate Action Plan, and Environmental Justice Policies
Believes the city needs a clearer understanding of total implementation costs before committing to long-term policy initiatives.
Neighborhoods Where We All Belong Zoning Overhaul
Approve staff recommendation.
Approve staff recommendation with the following two additions: * Include wording in the ordinance to prohibit a road cutting through the Mesa Linda Golf Course. * Remove the conceptual drawing from th
Approve the Consent Calendar except for item number 9.
Approve staff recommendation.
Approve staff recommendation.
Approve staff recommendation with direction to staff to explore partnership opportunities for the design of the community center.
Pause the item, hold a townhall on modern policing technologies, develop a drone program policy, establish a data security and retention policy related to the new modern policing technologies, review
Approve staff recommendation, take pre/post data on the speed limits to demonstrate measurable impact, conduct target enforcement on Victoria Street and if speeds remain above 25 miles per hour, imple
Approve the staff recommendation, with the approval of the agreement contingent upon the City Attorney's review of provisions related to evidence retention, sharing data, and the right to terminate.
Purchase of Three Drone Docking Stations and One Skydio Drone
Adoption of Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan and EIR Certification
Consent Calendar Approval
Caltrans Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Award
Zoning Code Amendment PCTY-26-0001
Ohio House Reasonable Accommodation Appeal Continuation
General Plan Amendment for Sixth Cycle Housing Element (PCTY-26-0003)
Intent to Overrule Airport Land Use Commission Inconsistency Determination
Successor Memoranda of Understanding and Salary Resolutions
Response to Orange County Grand Jury Report on State Housing Mandate
Zoning Code Amendment for Non-Residential Uses (PCTY-26-0001)
Continuation Request of the Consolidated Master Fee Schedule
Parks and Community Services Commission Annual Report
Award of the On-Call Sidewalk Repair Project (City Project No. 25-20)
Signal Modernization for Systemic Safety Improvements (Federal Project No. HSIPL-5312(107), City Project No. 26-01)
Amendment to Professional Services Agreement for Adams Avenue Bicycle Facility Project (Federal Project No. STPL-5312(108), City Project No. 25-11)
Business License Reform Ballot Measure
The city currently has a balanced $200 million budget with growing revenues, and the projected shortfall is largely the result of expenditures growing rather than revenues.