CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, February 22, 2022 – 7:00 PM
(Closed Session at 6:00 PM when scheduled)
Dave Wheeler, Mayor
Janine Heft, Mayor Pro Tempore Don Caskey, Council Member Erica Pezold, Council Member Don Sedgwick, Council Member Location: City Council Chamber, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Any person wishing to address the City Council/Planning Agency on any matter, whether or not it appears on this Agenda, is asked to complete a pink “Request to Speak” form available on the table at the back of the Chamber. The completed form is to be submitted to the City Clerk prior to an individual being heard by the City Council/Planning Agency. Completion of the form is voluntary. All persons may attend the meeting regardless of whether this form is completed.
Members of the public wishing to address the City Council can do so during the Public Comments portion of the Agenda with a time limitation of three minutes per person, an overall time limit of ten minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes for Public Comments. If you are commenting on an Agenda item, your comments will be heard at the time that item is scheduled on the Agenda. If you are addressing the City Council on an item not listed on the Agenda, the City Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking any action on that item
Submission of Electronic Public Comments: While you may attend this meeting in person, those wishing to make electronic public comments may submit their comments by email to the City Clerk at [email protected], by 5:00 p.m. on February 22, 2022. In the subject line of the email, please state your name and the item number you are commenting on.
Any public comment received that does not specify a particular agenda item number will be announced during the general public comment portion of the agenda. If you wish to submit a public comment on more than one agenda item, please send a separate email for each item you are commenting on. All comments received by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting will be provided to the City Council in advance to allow time for the Council Members to read them.
Announcement of Electronic Public Comments: During the applicable agenda item, the City Clerk will announce the name of the sender and subject matter of all email comments received by 5:00 p.m. on February 22, 2022. Email comments will NOT be read by the City Clerk during the meeting. Electronic public comments may only be submitted via email and comments via text and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be accepted. The email comments, including your name, will become part of the record of the City Council meeting and will be public information.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
2 GENERAL BUSINESS - CONVENING AT 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Resolution No. 96-04-09-1 established rules of decorum for public meetings held by the City of Laguna Hills. Resolution No. 96-04-09-1 is available on the table at the back of the City Council Chamber.
INVOCATION: Rev Pat McCaughan of St. George Episcopal
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Pezold
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison
Recommendation: That the City Council receive an oral report from Laguna Hills High School 2022 Spring Student Liaison Kaitlyn Heinecke.
1.2 Presentation of Proclamation for Red Cross Month
Recommendation: That the City Council issue a Proclamation declaring March as "Red Cross Month" and that Mayor Wheeler present the Proclamation to American Red Cross Southern California Region Executive Director, Becky Firey.
1.3 2021 Laguna Hills Deputy of the Year
Recommendation: That Mayor Dave Wheeler present a Certificate of Recognition to Deputy Colton Walsh, 2021 Laguna Hills Deputy of the Year.
2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the Assistant City Clerk announce the upcoming City events for the month of March 2022.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the City Council on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person, an overall time limit of ten minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
3 4. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under “CONSENT CALENDAR” are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion approving the recommendation listed on the Agenda. There will be no separate discussion unless Members of the City Council or Staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar.
4.1 Waive Reading in Full of all Ordinances and Resolutions on the Agenda Recommendation: That the City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
4.2 Approval of Minutes for February 8, 2022, Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Minutes for the February 8, 2022, Special Meeting.
4.3 Approval of Minutes for February 8, 2022, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Minutes for the February 8, 2022, Regular Meeting.
4.4 Ratification of February 22, 2022, Warrant Register Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from January 28, 2022, to February 10, 2022, in the amount of $995,216.64.
4.5 Second Quarter Financial & Treasurer's Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Second Quarter Financial and Treasurer's Report for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
4.6 Amendment to Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Operating Budget for 30TH Anniversary Activities
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, amending the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget by increasing the General Government Department Operating Budget for 30th Anniversary activities."
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
4 4.7 Support for the Brand-Huang-Mendoza Tripartisan Land Use Initiative Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Supporting the Brand-Huang-Mendoza Tripartisan Land Use Initiative to Amend Article XI of the Constitution of the State of California to make Zoning and Land Use Community Affairs, and Not of State Interest.”
4.8 30TH Anniversary Ad Hoc Committee Update on Banners Recommendation: That the City Council review and approve the installation of 30th Anniversary banners, including a limited number of Moulton Museum banners.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5. PLANNING AGENCY
There are no Planning Agency Business Items for this meeting.
6. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1. City Manager
7.2. Community Development Director
7.2.1 Housing Element Update Workshop Date Options
Recommendation: That the City Council select one or more dates and times for the Housing Element Update Workshop and schedule a Special Meeting of the City Council for that purpose.
7.3. Public Services
7.3.1 Nellie Gail Road Equestrian Crossing Update of Improvements and Consideration of a Raised Intersection
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize Staff to survey Nellie Gail Ranch area residents to determine if there is support for constructing a Split Raised Intersection at the Nellie Gail Road Equestrian Crossing at the Nellie Gail Ranch Owners Association Equestrian Center Driveway.
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5 7.4. Deputy City Manager/Community Services Director
7.4.1 Updated Community Center and Sports Complex Security Camera and Lighting Plan
Recommendation: That the City Council review the Updated Community Center and Sports Complex Security Camera and Lighting Plan and direct Staff to prepare a Budget Amendment to increase camera installations and lighting improvements at the Community Center and Sports Complex as described in the report.
7.5. Finance Director
7.5.1 Review of American Rescue Plan Act and Proposed Projects List Recommendation: That the City Council appropriate the City's entire allocation of Coronavirus-related State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), as authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), for the provision of government services for projects as defined herein to the full extent of the "standard allowance", through the period of performance, and direct Staff to provide Budget Amendments as necessary to implement said projects.
8. MATTERS AGENDIZED AND PRESENTED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
9. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
9.1. Committee Assignment Reports
Recommendation: That the City Council receive oral reports on the following City Council Committee Assignments:
1. OC Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees (Council Member Pezold) - February 17, 2022 Meeting.
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be March 8, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California.
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6 CERTIFICATION
I, Melissa Au-Yeung, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Agenda was posted at Laguna Hills City Hall, Laguna Hills Community Center, and the Courtyard at La Paz Center by February 17, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
February 17, 2022
City Clerk Date
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the office of the City Clerk at (949) 707-2635. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California, during normal business hours.
City Council Members receive no additional compensation or stipend as a result of simultaneously convening meetings of the Laguna Hills Planning Agency.