1 AGENDA
ALISO VIEJO CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 2024
7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
City Hall
Council Chambers
12 Journey
Aliso Viejo, CA
Mayor Mike Munzing
Mayor Pro Tem Tiffany Ackley
Councilmember Ross Chun
Councilmember Max Duncan
Councilmember Richard W. Hurt
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Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month at the City Hall Council Chambers, 12 Journey, Aliso Viejo. Copies of the agenda are available in the lobby at City Hall on the Thursday preceding a regularly scheduled City Council meeting. All communications received by the City regarding an agenda item have been included in the agenda materials. Supplemental documents relating to specific agenda items, including communications received after agenda delivery, are presented at the dais and in the Public Copy agenda binder at the time of the meeting. Supplemental documents are also available for review in the City Clerk’s office, 12 Journey, Aliso Viejo. For more information, please contact City Hall at (949) 425- 2505.
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DAVID A. DOYLE SCOTT C. SMITH MITZI ORTIZ
CITY MANAGER CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
2 PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES AND OTHER
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WHILE CITY COUNCIL IS IN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: CONVENE REGULAR MEETING
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
1. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
1.1. RECOGNITION OF 2023 MAYOR RICHARD HURT
2. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, REORDERING TO THE AGENDA:
3. COMMUNITY INPUT:
Members of the public wishing to address the City Council are requested to complete and submit to the City Clerk a “Request to Address City Council” form available at the entrance to the City Council Chambers. In compliance with the Brown Act, no discussion or action may be taken on comments received at this time, except the City Council may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
All matters listed on the Consent Calendar will be acted upon by one vote unless members of the City Council, or staff request a matter to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be discussed and voted upon immediately following City Council action on the remainder of the Consent Calendar.
4.1. WAIVE THE READING OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Recommended Action: Approve the reading by title only of all ordinances and resolutions wherein the titles appear on the public agenda; said titles shall be determined to have been read by title, and further reading is waived.
4.2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Recommended Action: Approve the Minutes as submitted for the December 6, 2023 Special Meeting and the December 6, 2023 Regular Meeting.
Draft Minutes - December 6, 2023 Special Meeting
Draft Minutes - December 6, 2023 Regular Meeting
3 4.3. ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Recommended Action: Ratify accounts payable checks and electronic funds transfers issued between November 9, 2023 and January 4, 2024, in the amount of $3,008,470.40.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Accounts Payable Report
4.4. TREASURER'S STATEMENT - NOVEMBER 2023
Recommended Action: Receive and file the November 2023 Treasurer’s Statement.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Nov. 2023 Treasurer’s Statement
4.5. FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT Recommended Action: Receive and file the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the year ended June 30, 2023.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - FY 2022-23 ACFR
Attachment 2 - Statement on Auditing Standards 114 Letter Attachment 3 - Management Representation Letter
Attachment 4 - Report on Appropriations Limit
Attachment 5 - Report on Treasurer's Monthly Statement
4.6. RELEASE OF BONDS FOR THE GRADING AND LANDSCAPING IMPROVEMENTS
FOR THE GLAUKOS SITEWORK PROJECT
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution exonerating Grading Surety Bond Nos. 0240003 and 0240004 and Landscaping Surety Bond Nos. 0244630 and 0244631 for the Glaukos Sitework Project.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
4.7. APPROVAL OF THE SUBMITTAL OF THE ALICIA PARKWAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL
SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the submittal of the Alicia Parkway Traffic Signal Synchronization Project to OCTA for funding under the competitive Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Project P).
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
4.8. COMMITMENT TO IMPLEMENT ALL PROJECTS IN THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY) 2024 -25 THROUGH 2029 -30 FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (FTIP)
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution certifying that the City has the resources to fund the projects in the FFY 2024- 25 through 2029- 30 Transportation Improvement Program and affirms its commitment to implement all projects in the program.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
4 4.9. APPROVE AUTHORIZED AGENTS TO SIGN FOR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
PERFORMANCE GRANTS (EMPG)
Recommended Action: Adopt the California Office of Emergency Services’ Governing Body Resolution designating the City Manager, Director of Financial Services, and Chief of Police Services as authorized agents to execute for and on behalf of the City of Aliso Viejo for the purposes of obtaining federal financial assistance provided by the Department of Homeland Security and subgranted through the State of California for the Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) for three grant cycles.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
5.1. TIME EXTENSION REQUEST FOR A SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND TEMPORARY USE PERMIT AT 800 FREEDOM LANE
Recommended Action: Approve, via minute order, a time extension request to extend the validity of a Site Development Permit and Temporary Use Permit to construct a 42,657 square foot medical office building and establish a temporary construction yard at 800 Freedom Lane (SDP-2023-0001).
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Applicant Letter
Attachment 2 - Project Plans
5.2. CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AT&T MOBILITY TO INSTALL ANTENNAS ON AN
EXISTING SCE TRANSMISSION TOWER AND CONSTRUCT AN EQUIPMENT ENCLOSURE AT GROUND LEVEL AT 4 LARKMEAD (CASE NO. USE-2023-00023) Recommended Action: Adopt the Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit for AT&T Mobility to install antennas and remote radio units on an existing SCE transmission tower and place associated equipment within 8’ tall enclosures at ground level at 4 Larkmead (Case No. USE-2023-00023).
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Proposed Plans
5.3. CODE AMENDMENT TO ALLOW POLE SIGNS IN COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTERS LOCATED ALONG STATE ROUTE 73; AND MASTER SIGN PROGRAM
AND EXCEPTION PERMIT FOR A POLE SIGN WITH A REDUCED NUMBER OF PARKING STALLS AT 26852-27072 LA PAZ ROAD (PA22 -005) (APPLICANT:
TARGET)
Recommended Action:
1. Find that the request is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15304 (Class 4: Minor Alterations to Land) and 15311 (Class 11: Accessory Structures);
2. Introduce and give first reading to an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALISO VIEJO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 15.34.120 OF THE ALISO VIEJO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW POLE
5 SIGNS IN COMMERCIAL SHOPPING CENTERS LOCATED ALONG STATE ROUTE 73; and
3. Adopt a Resolution approving a Master Sign Program and an Exception Permit for a pole sign with reduced number of parking stalls at 26852- 27072 La Paz Road (Applicant: Target).
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance
Attachment 2 - Resolution
Attachment 3 - Master Sign Program
Attachment 4 - Presentation
6. DISCUSSION:
6.1. BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
Recommended Action: Receive and file.
Staff Report
7. CITY MANAGER' S REPORT:
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS / COUNCIL COMMENTS / COMMITTEE UPDATES:
9. ADJOURNMENT:
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is February 7, 2023.