AGENDA
ALISO VIEJO CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025
7:00 PM REGULAR MEETING
CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
12 JOURNEY
ALISO VIEJO, CA
Mayor Tiffany Ackley
Mayor Pro Tem Max Duncan
Councilmember Richard Hurt
Councilmember Mike Munzing
Councilmember Tim Zandbergen
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MITZI ORTIZ SCOTT C. SMITH JANET MARTINEZ
CITY MANAGER CITY ATTORNEY CITY CLERK
1 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 BUSINESS OF THE MONTH - PHILZ COFFEE
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 wi ll 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 ready by title, and further reading is waived.
4.2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Recommended Action: Approve the minutes as submitted for the June 4, 2025 Regular Meeting.
Draft Minutes - June 4, 2025 Regular Meeting
4.3 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
Recommended Action: Ratify accounts payable checks and electronic funds transfers issued between May 23, 2025, and June 5, 2025, in the amount of $189,143.47.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Accounts Payable Report
2 4.4 INVESTMENT POLICY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution approving the Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and rescinding Resolution No. 2024-23 in its entirety.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - FY 2025-26 Investment Policy
Attachment 3 - FY 2025-26 Investment Policy - Redline
Attachment 4 - Resolution No. 2024-23
4.5 APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT – FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution setting the Proposition 4 (GANN) Appropriations limit for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 at $62,243,329.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - GANN Limit Calculation
4.6 FISCAL YEAR 2025 -26 PROJECT LIST FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT FUNDING (SB 1)
Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Aliso Viejo which adopts a list of projects for fiscal year 2025-26 funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
4.7 RENEWED MEASURE M ELIGIBILITY
Recommended Action:
1. Adopt a 7-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP) for Street Projects; and
2. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Aliso Viejo concerning the status of the Circulation Element and Mitigation Fee Program.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - 7-Year CIP for Street Projects
Attachment 2 - Resolution
4.8 AGREEMENTS WITH RK ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. AND ADVANTEC CONSULTING ENGINEERS, INC. FOR ON -CALL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
SERVICES
Recommended Action:
1. Approve an agreement with RK Engineering Group, Inc. to perform on-call traffic engineering services;
2. Approve an agreement with Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc. to perform on- call traffic engineering services;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with RK Engineering Group, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $225,000; and
4. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $50,000.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement with RK Engineering Group, Inc.
Attachment 2 - Agreement with Advantec Consulting Engineers, Inc.
3 4.9 AGREEMENT WITH ITERIS, INC. ON -CALL TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES
FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL OPERATIONS
Recommended Action:
1. Approve an agreement with Iteris, Inc. to perform on- call traffic engineering services for traffic signal operations; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Iteris, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $200,000.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement
4.10 AGREEMENT WITH GMU ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS FOR PAVEMENT
MANAGEMENT PLAN UPDATE SERVICES
Recommended Action:
1. Approve an agreement with GMU Engineers and Geologists to perform pavement management plan update services; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with GMU Engineers and Geologists for an amount not to exceed $74,970.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement
4.11 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH NIEVES LANDCSAPE, INC.
FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES
Recommended Action:
1. Approve a second amendment to the agreement with Nieves Landscape, Inc. to perform landscape maintenance services that renews the agreement for an additional one -year term and increases the total compensation under the agreement by $200,000 for a total amount of $1,090,000; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the second amendment to the agreement.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement Amendment
4.12 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH GMU ENGINEERS AND
GEOLOGISTS FOR ON -CALL GEOTECHNICAL AND MATERIAL TESTING
SERVICES
Recommended Action:
1. Approve a second amendment to the agreement with GMU Engineers and Geologists to perform geotechnical and materials testing services that renews the agreement for an additional one-year term and increases the total compensation under the agreement by $50,000 for a total agreement amount of $300,000; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the first amendment to the agreement.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement Amendment
4.13 SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH MIKE LINARES FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (“CDBG”)
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the professional services agreement with Mike Linares, Inc. for CDBG Consultant
4 Services to increase the compensation amount by $31,500 for a total of $144,000, and extending the term to June 30, 2026.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement Amendment
4.14 FIRST AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ATLAS
PLANNING SOLUTIONS TO PROVIDE UPDATE THE SAFETY ELEMENT Recommended Action: Approve and authorize the City Manager to execute the First Amendment to the professional services agreement with Atlas Planning Solutions for the Safety Element update, increasing compensation by $28,515 for a total of $69,350, and extending the agreement term to June 30, 2026.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement Amendment
Attachment 2 - Original Agreement
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS: None
6. DISCUSSION: None
7. CITY MANAGER' S REPORT:
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS / COUNCIL COMMENTS / COMMITTEE UPDATES:
9. ADJOURNMENT:
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is July 2, 2025.
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