MITZI ORTIZ
CITY MANAGER
SCOTT C. SMITH
CITY ATTORNEY
JANET MARTINEZ
CITY CLERK
AGENDA
ALISO VIEJO CITY COUNCIL
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
3, 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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SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS:
2. ADDITIONS, DELETIONS, REORDERING TO THE AGENDA:
3. COMMUNITY INPUT:
4. CONSENT CALENDAR:
4.1 WAIVE THE READING OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
4.2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES
PLEASE SILENCE ALL CELL PHONES AND OTHER
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WHILE CITY COUNCIL IS IN SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Convene Special Meeting
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
CLOSED SESSION:
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Designated Representatives: City Manager and City Attorney Unrepresented Employees: All Employees
CALL TO ORDER:
Convene Regular Meeting
ROLL CALL
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION:
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.
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.
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.
Recommended Action:
Approve the minutes as submitted for the August 20, 2025 Special and Regular Meetings.
Draft Minutes - August 20, 2025 Special Meeting
Draft Minutes - August 20, 2025 Regular Meeting 2
4.3 ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
4.4 AGREEMENT WITH
PRECISION CONCRETE CUTTING FOR SIDEWALK
ASSESSMENT AND TRIP HAZARD REMOVAL SERVICES
4.5 SECOND AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH KOSMONT & ASSOCIATES, INC. TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CONSULTING SERVICES
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
6. DISCUSSION:
6.1 HUMMINGBIRD
LANE
AD HOC FOLLOW UP
REPORT
6.2 ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTIONS 9.02.030 and 9.04.090 OF THE ALISO
VIEJO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING AND
DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA
Recommended Action:
Ratify accounts payable checks and electronic funds
transfers issued between August 1, 2025, and August 14, 2025, in the amount of $1,574,069.68.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Accounts Payable Report
Recommended Action:
1 .
Approve an agreement with Precision Concrete Cutting to perform sidewalk assessment and trip hazard removal services for a term of 3 years and total compensation amount of $150,000; and
2 .
Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement
Recommended Action:
Authorize the City Manager to execute a second amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Kosmont & Associates, Inc., to increase the total compensation by $50,000 for continued economic development consulting services.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Second Amendment
Attachment 2 - Original Contract
Recommended Action:
Direct
Staff
how to
proceed
with Hummingbird Lane traffic
improvements.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Presentation
Recommended Action:
Introduce for first reading an ordinance, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALISO VIEJO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS
9.02.030 and 9.04.090 OF THE ALISO VIEJO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO OVERSIZED VEHICLE PARKING; AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT 3
6.3 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR AN INTERIM APPOINTMENT TO THE
POSITION OF HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER
6.4 APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
7. CITY MANAGER' S REPORT:
8. ANNOUNCEMENTS / COUNCIL COMMENTS / COMMITTEE UPDATES:
9. ADJOURNMENT:
FROM CEQA UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTIONS 15060 AND 15061.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Ordinance
Recommended Action:
Adopt a Resolution approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with retired annuitant Laura Stover for the interim appointment to the position of Human Resources Manager in compliance with Government Code Section 21221(h).
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Resolution
Attachment 2 - Agreement
Recommended Action:
That the Council approve the First Amendment to City
Manager Employment Agreement between the City of Aliso Viejo and Mitzi Ortiz memorializing the terms of her continued employment in the position of City Manager.
Staff Report
Attachment 1 - Agreement Amendment
The next regularly scheduled City Council meeting is September 17, 2025. 4