CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 26, 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 April 26, 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 April 26, 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, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
2 CLOSED SESSION - CONVENING AT 6:00 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.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)
The City Council will convene into Closed Session, in the City Council Conference Room or City Council Chamber, City Hall, Laguna Hills Civic Center, to consider the following matter(s):
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of California Government Code Section 54956.9
Name of Case: Californians for Homeownership, Inc., a California nonprofit public benefit corporation, vs. City of Laguna Hills; Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2022-01255365-CU-WM-CJC; Verified Petition for Writ of Mandate.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S)
ADJOURN TO CITY COUNCIL CONFERENCE ROOM OR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
CONVENE INTO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
RECESS
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
3 CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, April 26, 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 April 26, 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 April 26, 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, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
4 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: Pastor Brian Dagen of Calvary Chapel Mission Viejo PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Pezold
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Lomerena Elementary School Student Liaison
Recommendation: That the City Council present a Certificate of Appointment and receive an oral report from Lomarena Elementary School Student Liaison Rudolph Karnes.
1.2 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.
1.3 Presentation of Proclamation for "Drowning Prevention Awareness" Recommendation: That the City Council issue a Proclamation encouraging participation in the "Always Watch the Water" and “Never Swim Alone” campaigns by highlighting May through August as a "Drowning Prevention Awareness" period and that Mayor Wheeler present the Proclamation to Michael Contreras, Division Chief, Orange County Fire Authority.
1.4 Proclamation of "Lewis F. Moulton Arrival Day"
Recommendation: That the City Council issue a Proclamation declaring May 6 as "Lewis F. Moulton Arrival Day" and that Mayor Wheeler present the Proclamation to Jared Mathis, Scott Barnes, and other individuals from the Moulton Museum.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
5 2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the Assistant City Clerk announce the upcoming City events in the months of April and May 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.
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 April 12, 2022 Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council/Planning Agency Minutes for the April 12, 2022, Regular Meeting.
4.3 Ratification of April 26, 2022, Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from April 1, 2022, to April 14, 2022, in the amount of $979,661.18.
4.4 Proposed Office Lease for Suite 200 with Berger Harrison, APC, for 24031 El Toro Road, Suite 200, Laguna Hills, California
Recommendation: That the City Council approve an office lease with Berger Harrison, APC, a California professional corporation, for 24031 El Toro Road, Suite City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
6 200, Laguna Hills, California, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Lease.
4.5 Direction Regarding Unscheduled Vacancy for Traffic Commission Recommendation: That the City Council: 1) Accept the resignation of Susan Caskey, Traffic Commissioner, effective April 12, 2022; and 2) Direct Staff to proceed with the appointment process to fill the unscheduled vacancy on the Traffic Commission, per Government Code Section 54974, and Laguna Hills Municipal Code Section 2-28.080.
4.6 2022 Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K Event, and Aliso Viejo Community Association (AVCA) License to Enter and Indemnity Agreement to Access AVCA’s Private Street During the Race Event
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1) Receive and file the pre-event planning report; and 2) Approve the AVCA License to Enter and Indemnity Agreement and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
4.7 Proposed Business Attraction and Retention Contractual Services Agreement with the Laguna Hills Chamber of Commerce for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and a Related Budget Amendment
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1) Approve the proposed “Business Attraction and Retention Contractual Services Agreement" between the City of Laguna Hills and the Laguna Hills Chamber of Commerce; 2) 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 Business Attraction and Retention Services"; and 3) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5. PLANNING AGENCY
There are no separate Planning Agency Business Items for this meeting.
6. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
7 7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1. City Manager
7.2. City Attorney
7.2.1 Appointment of New City Manager and Approval of City Manager Employment Agreement
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1) Receive and file an oral report providing a summary of the Councildesignated labor representatives' recommendations concerning proposed salary, benefits, and terms and conditions of employment for Jarad L.
Hildenbrand, a local agency executive, to serve as the City's next City Manager;
2) Appoint Jarad L. Hildenbrand as City Manager of the City of Laguna Hills, effective May 16, 2022, to serve at the direction and pleasure of the City Council, pursuant to Laguna Hills Municipal Code Chapter 2-08; 3) Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, appointing Jarad L. Hildenbrand as City Manager of the City of Laguna Hills, and approving and authorizing the Mayor / Mayor Pro Tempore to execute a City Manager Employment Agreement";
4) Direct the City Clerk to administer the Oath of Office; and 5) Direct the City Clerk to provide written notice of contract termination to Interim City Manager Kenneth H. Rosenfield, P.E., pursuant to Section 2.0 of the April 2, 2022, Retired Annuitant Employment Agreement, effective May 16, 2022.
7.3. Deputy City Manager/Community Services Director
7.3.1 Authorization to Initiate a Proposition 218 Notification Process to Address State Mandated (SB 1383) Organic Waste Recycling Programs Resulting in a Modification to Solid Waste and Recycling Rates and to Review Proposed Draft Amendment No. 2 to CR&R Franchise Agreement
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
8 Recommendation: That the City Council 1) Direct Staff to proceed with Proposition 218 compliance to establish the requisite new rate schedule for all residential and commercial customers in order to implement a residential food waste recycling program in accordance with SB 1383, setting a public hearing for consideration on June 14, 2022; and 2) Review the draft Amendment No. 2 to the Contract for the Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste and for the Collection and Transportation of Recyclable Materials to Processors for Diversion between the City of Laguna Hills and CR&R Incorporated.
7.3.2 Establishment of City Council Ad-Hoc Committee for Preparation of the Upcoming 10-Year Solid Waste and Recycling Franchise Procurement
Recommendation: That the City Council appoint two Council Members to serve on a Solid Waste and Recycling Franchise Procurement Ad-Hoc Committee to assist in the work efforts of establishing procurement documents for the upcoming 10-Year Franchise Agreement effective July 1, 2024.
7.4. Chief of Police Services
7.4.1 Laguna Hills Police Services Public Safety Quarterly Report Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Laguna Hills Police Services Public Safety Quarterly Report for the First Quarter 2022.
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. Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees (Council Member Pezold) - April 21, 2022 meeting.
2. Orange County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee (Mayor Wheeler) - April 19, 2022 meeting.
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, April 26, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
9 ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be May 10, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California.
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 April 22, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
April 21, 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.