Council Member· District 1; won Nov 2024 with 51 percent (Growling Wolverine); month-level start: December 2024; month-level end: December 2028 per GoodParty 2025-2028 listing
Tim Zandbergen
Aliso Viejo
No biography on file yet.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 54:05
- Avg per meeting
- 4:30
- Segments
- 956
Want every word Zandbergen has said?
The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Zandbergen said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.
Top issues during term (20)
E-Bike Safety
Any enforcement or infrastructure changes would cost city staff time and potentially money — no figure given.
Shea Homes property negotiations at 27081 Aliso Creek Road
The developer will pay about $3.6 million in community benefits before any building permits are issued.
Road Repairs and Capital Projects
An additional $86,133.76 in Measure M2 funds was appropriated.
Housing Development Pipeline
The developer pays a one-time $2.06 million public impact fee before building permits are issued.
Automated License Plate Readers (Flock Cameras)
New Businesses and Economic Vitality
No city cost; loans of up to $2 million at 4% available to affected businesses.
City Finances and FY26-27 Budget
About $3.35 more per month for single-family homes and $3.03 for multifamily cart service; roughly $640,000 citywide per year by one resident's math.
Objective Design Standards for Housing Projects
City's 25th Anniversary and Historical Preservation
Staff time only for now; Founders Day costs will be reported back before any reinstatement decision.
Public Tree-Care Ordinance and Tree City USA Recognition
No new costs beyond about $1,200 for eight Tree City USA signs at city entry points.
Citywide speed limit reductions on 33 street segments
Four signs at roughly $8,000–$10,000 each, potentially funded by gas tax or future impact fees rather than the general fund.
Pump Track and Park Improvements
Roughly $825,000 in park in-lieu fees for construction and an estimated $12,000 per year for maintenance.
Street parking and flea infestation at Iglesia Park
Synthetic pesticide use on city property
Going fully organic would roughly double the ~$16,000/month landscape pest-control cost; an AVCA-style IPM adds only about $700/month.
Uncontested District 4 council seat
About $17,000 in avoided election costs for the November 3, 2026 election.
Citizen Recognition Program Reinstatement
Minimal cost, absorbed in the existing Recreation & Community Services budget.
West Nile virus mosquito activity
Medical office and parking waiver at 27412 Aliso Creek Road
No fiscal impact to the city per the staff report.
Senior Mobility Program service hours
The city pays only about 20% of the program cost thanks to Measure M2 funding.
Fiber broadband expansion
The project would be privately funded, with no cost to city taxpayers.
Decisions during term (65)
Recorded while Zandbergen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar (Items 4.1–4.8)
27081 Aliso Creek Road — Shea Homes 137-Unit Townhome Community
Public Tree-Care Ordinance (Chapter 11.14) and Tree City USA
WAIVE THE READING OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Consent Calendar Items 4.1–4.5
Amendment to Objective Design Standards Manual (Resolution No. 2026-25)
Conditional Use Permit — Aliso CrossFit Expansion (Resolution No. 2026-26)
15 Argonaut Townhome Project — 58 Units (Resolutions 2026-27, 2026-28, 2026-29; Ordinances 2026-255, 2026-256)
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DAVIS FARR LLP FOR AUDITING SERVICES
Fiscal Year 2025-26 Year-End Results and Five-Year Financial Forecast
Consent Calendar Items 4.1 through 4.7
Lease Renewal with Family Assistance Ministries for 35 Playa Circle
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
RESOLUTION REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUND BALANCES AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND EXCEPTION PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A LARGE OUTPATIENT MEDICAL OFFICE WITH A REDUCED NUMBER OF REQUIRED PARKING SPACES AT 27412 ALISO CREEK ROAD (USE-2026-01005 AND EXP-2026-01001)
ADOPTION OF THE 2025-2026 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION REPORT (CAPER) FOR EXPENDITURES OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS
Consent Calendar Items 4.1-4.3 (Waive Reading, Minutes, Accounts Payable)
Voting record (15)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
1. Find that the amendment to the ODS is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061( b)( 3) of the State CEQA Guidelines. 2. Adopt Resolution No. 2026- 25 en
Amendment to Objective Design Standards Manual (Resolution No. 2026-25)
CUP for RYSK Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu martial arts studio (USE-2026-01006)
Appoint Tiffany Ackley to District 4 seat and cancel election
180-day synthetic pesticide moratorium and IPM policy direction
Speed-feedback signs direction; marquee sign not pursued
Public Hearing 5.1 — Conditional Use and Exception Permits at 27412 Aliso Creek Road
Consent Calendar (Items 4.1, 4.2, 4.4–4.9)
Ordinance No. 2026-254 — Objective Design Standards for Housing Projects
Wanted the design standards manual reviewed in more detail, particularly architectural styles.
Proposition 218 Solid Waste Rate Increase (Resolution 2026-18)
Pump Track Project — Direction to Proceed
Believes the city's small size makes a local pump track geographically ideal; pursuing maintenance sponsorships.