GARDEN GROVE MAYOR Steve Jones speaking in 2017 at the “State of the City” luncheon at the Great Wolf Lodge (OC Tribune photo).

Garden Grove Mayor Steve Jones will deliver his second “State of the City” address on Wednesday at the Embassy Suites Hotel before a sold-out crowd.

Jones will talk on the “key challenges and opportunities” facing the city in 2018.

The speech is the highlight of a luncheon co-hosted by the City of Garden Grove and the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce. The event starts at 11 a.m. and runs to 1:30 p.m..

A transcript of the mayor’s remarks will be posted on the city website – https://www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us – after the event.

At the 2017 event, Jones announced plans to build a 35-story hotel in Garden Grove, as well as a 70-unit single family housing project on what is now the site for the Shepherd’s Grove church.

The Embassy Suites is located at 11767 Harbor Blvd., just north of Chapman Avenue.