CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, October 11, 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 October 11, 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 October 11, 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, October 11, 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: Chaplain Serena Cummins of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department 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 Fall Student Liaison Kia Arfania.
1.2 Orange County Transportation Agency's (OCTA) Making Better Connections Study
Recommendation: That the City Council receive a presentation from OCTA Director of Strategic Planning, Kurt Brotcke on OCTA's bus restructuring study.
1.3 Transportation Corridor Agency's (TCA) Strategic Plan Recommendation: That the City Council receive a presentation from TCA Deputy CEO, Valarie McFall on TCA's seven-year Strategic Plan.
2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the Interim City Clerk announce the upcoming meetings and events.
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, October 11, 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 Consideration to Cancel the Regular Meetings of the City Council/Planning Agency on November 8, 2022, and November 22, 2022, and Notice an Adjourned Regular Meeting for November 15, 2022 Recommendation: That the City Council cancel the November 8, 2022, and November 22, 2022, Regular Meetings and Notice an Adjourned Regular Meeting for November 15, 2022.
4.3 Approval of Minutes for April 20, 2021, Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the April 20, 2021, Special Meeting.
4.4 Approval of Minutes for September 27, 2022, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the September 27, 2022, Regular Meeting.
4.5 Ratification of October 11, 2022, Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from September 16, 2022, to September 29, 2022, in the amount of $1,100,040.69.
4.6 Amendments to the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 City Budget 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 2022/2023 Operating Budget."
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
4 4.7 Proposed Contract Services Agreement with Millennium Alarm Systems, Inc. for the Purchase and Installation of Additional Security Cameras at the Laguna Hills Community Center and Sports Complex
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1) Waive formal competitive bidding requirements and procedures set forth in the Laguna Hills Municipal Code (“LHMC”) Section 3-08.090 pursuant to the exceptions set forth in LHMC Sections 3-08.110(F), (I) and (J), for approval of a proposed Contract Services Agreement with Millennium Alarm Systems, Inc., for the purchase and installation of additional security cameras at the Community Center and Sports Complex; and 2) Approve and authorize the Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tempore to sign the proposed Contract Services Agreement with Millennium Alarm Systems, Inc., in the total maximum not-to-exceed contract amount of $165,711.64.
4.8 Resolution Approving Adjustments to City Attorney Service Rates Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, approving amended Exhibit “A” to the Retainer Agreement for City Attorney Service Rates.”
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
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1. City Manager
7.1.1 Adoption of Amended Confidential, Management, and Part-Time Salary and Benefits Resolution and Appointment of City Clerk Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1) Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, regarding employment and establishing salary ranges and benefits for Management, Confidential, and Part-time classes of employment with the City and rescinding Resolution No. 2021-07-13-4.”
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
5 2) Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, appointing Jennifer Lee as City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills in accordance with the procedures established by Laguna Hills Municipal Code Chapter 2-12.”
3) Authorize the Mayor to administer the Oath of Office to the City Clerk.
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. Association of California Cities - Orange County (Mayor Pro Tempore Heft and Council Member Caskey)
September 30, 2022 Leadership Conference
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be October 25, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
6 CERTIFICATION
I, JENNIFER LEE, Assistant 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 October 7, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
October 6, 2022
Jennifer Lee, Interim 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.