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City of La Habra Heights
Regular Meeting of the La Habra Heights City Council
July 11, 2022
Closed Session Opening Ceremonies
Call Meeting to Order - At 6:01 p.m., Mayor Pro Tempore Zezula called the Closed Session meeting to order.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Pro Tempore Norm Zezula, Council Members Brian Bergman and Dennis Laherty
Absent: Mayor Roy Francis and Council Member Carey Klingfus Also Present: City Manager Fabiola Huerta, City Attorney Michael Maurer and Assistant City Manager Rafferty Wooldridge.
Also Present via Phone: John Douglas, JHD Planning Inc.
3. Public Comment on Closed Session
4. Adjourned to Closed Session
At 6:04 p.m., the City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, and Assistant City Manager adjourned to Closed Session to discuss the following:
A. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation
Pursuant to G.C. § 54956.9(d)(1)
Case: Californians for Homeownership, Inc. v. City of La Habra Heights, Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, Case No. 22STCP01394
At 6:09 p.m., Mayor Roy Francis join the Closed Session.
At 6:35 p.m., Closed Session ended.
5. Reconvene and Statement from Closed Session
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- END OF CLOSED SESSION.................
Regular Business at 6:30 P.M.
Call Meeting to Order - At 6:42 p.m., Mayor Francis called the Regular City Council Meeting to order.
Closed Session Announcement: City Attorney Michael Maurer reported there was no reportable action.
Roll Call
Present: Mayor Roy Francis, Mayor Pro Tempore Norm Zezula, Council Members Brian Bergman and Dennis Laherty
Absent: Council Member Carey Klingfus
Also Present: City Manager Fabiola Huerta, City Attorney Michael Maurer, Assistant City Manager Rafferty Wooldridge, Fire Chief Doug Graft, Finance Manager Angie Martinez, Public Works Specialist Grace Andres, and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Joseph Valencia.
3. Flag Salute
4. Presentations, Commendations and Proclamations
5. Public Comments
Action: Mayor Francis moved Agenda Item No. 21 up for item discussion.
21. Discussion of Animal Noise Complaints and Code Enforcement Process Action: By consensus of the City Council, a moratorium of one (1) month of no video recording by residents at 1340 Mayapan Road; staff was directed to listen for animal noise in the neighborhoods with noise complaints, and staff was directed to report back to the City Council at the August 8, 2022 meeting.
6. Committee Comments
7. City Council Comments
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8. Administrative Reports
A. City Manager's Report
B. City Attorney's Report
C. Community Development Report
D. Fire Chief's Report
E. Sheriff's Department Report
Consent Calendar
Action: Moved (Francis), seconded (Laherty) and voted 4-0 to approve consent items 9,10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16.
9. Waive Reading in Full of All Ordinances, Resolutions and Meeting Minutes on the Agenda
10. Warrant Report June 2022
11. Treasurer's Report for May 2022
12. Minutes: June 13, 2022 - Regular City Council Meeting
13. AB 361 Open Meetings: State and Local Agencies: Teleconferences Resolution No. 2021-25: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, making findings and determinations under AB 361 for continued virtual meetings
14. City Updates and Discussion Regarding COVID-19
15. Pavement Management Plan - Award of Contract to Bucknam Infrastructure Group, Inc.
16. Design of Fiscal Year 2022-23 Street Improvement Project - Zone 4 Hacienda Road/East Road
Pulled for Review
17. Engineering Services for Fire Department Apparatus Bay Action: Moved (Laherty), seconded (Francis) and voted 4-0 to approve consent item 17. • End of Consent Calend...
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Public Hearing
18. Amendments to the La Habra Heights General Plan Land Use Element, Zoning Ordinance, and Zoning Map to Create a New Multi-Family Residential Designation and Redesignate Eight Parcels on the East Side of Harbor Boulevard Between Fullerton Road and Bella Vista Drive from Residential- Agriculture/Specific Plan Overlay to Multi-Family Residential (GPA 2022-033, ZCA 2022-034, and ZC 2022-035)
Resolution No. 2022-21: A Resolution of the City Council of the City Of La Habra Heights, California, Approving GPA 2022-33 Amending the Land Use Element of the General Plan to Create a Multi-Family Residential Designation, and Making Findings Under CEQA
Ordinance No. 2022-04: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, Amending Article 7 (Development Code and Zoning Ordinance) of the La Habra Heights Municipal Code to Establish Regulations for Multi-Family Residential Development (ZCA 2022-034), and Making Findings Under CEQA
Ordinance No. 2022-05: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, Amending the Official Zoning Map (ZC 2022-035), and Making Findings Under CEQA
At 8:25 p.m., Mayor Francis opened the Public Hearing.
At 8:25 p.m., Mayor Francis closed the Public Hearing.
Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Laherty) and voted 4-0 to introduce Resolution No. 2022-21, a Resolution of the City Council of the City Of La Habra Heights, California, Approving GPA 2022-33 Amending the Land Use Element of the General Plan to Create a Multi-Family Residential Designation, and Making Findings Under CEQA; Introduce Ordinance No. 2022-04, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, Amending Article 7 (Development Code and Zoning Ordinance) of the La Habra Heights Municipal Code to Establish Regulations for Multi-Family Residential Development (ZCA 2022-034), and Making Findings Under CEQA; Introduce Ordinance No. 2022-05, an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, Amending the Official Zoning Map (ZC 2022-035), and Making Findings Under CEQA and schedule a second reading and adoption for the August 8, 2022 regular City Council meeting.
- End of Public Hearing....
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Administrative Items
19. Amend Gann Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and Fiscal Year 2022-23
Resolution No. 2022-22: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, Amending the Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2021-22 for the City of La Habra Heights in Accordance with Provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the California Government Code
Resolution No. 2022-23: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, Amending the Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2022-23 for the City of La Habra Heights in Accordance with Provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the California Government Code
Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Francis) and voted 4-0 to adopt Resolution No. 2022-22 amending the appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2021-22 in accordance with provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the California Government Code, and adopt Resolution No. 2022-23 amending the appropriations limit for Fiscal Year 2022-23 in accordance with provisions of Division 9 of Title 1 of the California Government Code.
20. Urgency Ordinance and Ordinance to Implement a Two-Year Time Extension for Planning and Building Permits Approved from 2020 through 2022 Ordinance No. 2022-06U; An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, to Implement a Two-Year Time Extension for Planning and Building Permits Approved from 2020 through 2022 Ordinance No. 2022-06: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of La Habra Heights, California, to Implement a Two-Year Time Extension for Planning and Building Permits Approved from 2020 through 2022
Action: Moved (Bergman), seconded (Francis), and voted 4-0 to make urgency findings and adopt Ordinance No. 2022-06U, an urgency ordinance implementing a two-year time extension for planning and building permits approved from 2020 through 2022; and introduce Ordinance No. 2022-06 to implement a two-year time extension for planning and building permits approved from 2020 through 2022, and schedule a second reading and adoption for the August 8, 2022 City Council meeting.
22. Discussion of on street parking violations (Continued from June 13, 2022) Action: By consensus of the City Council, item was tabled. -- End of Administrative Items -..
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23. Individual Council Member Information Items and/or Required Meeting Attendance Reports
Action: No action taken.
24. Public Comments on Items not on the Agenda (One Minute) Adjourn Meeting - At 9:10 p.m., Mayor Francis adjourned the meeting in memory of Judy Hathaway Francis commemorating what would have been her 84 birthday.
Submitted for Council Approval:
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