CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, October 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 25, 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 Kai Chur of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scout Troop 12
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison
Recommendation: That the City Council receive a report from Laguna Hills High School 2022 Fall Student Liaison Ella Carnahan.
1.2 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines
Recommendation: That the City Council receive an update from Maj. Matthew Alvis on the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines activities.
1.3 Presentation on Proposed Improvements to the Fossil Exhibits Located at the Laguna Hills Community Center
Recommendation: That the City Council receive a presentation on proposed improvements to the Community Center's fossil exhibits.
1.4 Recognition of Janice Reyes
Recommendation: That the City Council recognize Janice Reyes for 28 years of service to the City and that Mayor Wheeler present a City Tile and a Certificate of Recognition to Ms. Reyes.
2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the City Clerk announce the upcoming meetings and events.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
3 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 City 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 October 11, 2022, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the October 11, 2022, Regular Meeting.
4.3 Ratification of October 25, 2022, Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from September 30, 2022, to October 13, 2022, in the amount of $1,079,064.51.
4.4 Proposed Amendment No. 3 to the Consulting Services Agreement with Eco/Nomics, Inc., for Continued Solid Waste and Recycling Consulting Services
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1) Waive formal competitive bidding requirements and procedures set forth in the City of Laguna Hills Municipal Code (LHMC) Section 3-08.150 pursuant to the exceptions set forth in LHMC Sections 3-08.110(I) and (J), for approval of the proposed Amendment No. 3 to the Consulting Services Agreement for Solid Waste and Recycling Consulting Services with Eco/Nomics, Inc.; 2) Approve proposed Amendment No. 3 to the Consulting Services Agreement with Eco/Nomics, Inc., increasing the maximum contract amount by $150,000 from $578,000 to $728,000; and 3) Authorize the Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tempore to sign the proposed Amendment No. 3.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
4 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
7.2. Deputy City Manager/Community Services Director
7.2.1 2022 Holiday Season Events Schedule
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.
7.3. Community Development Director
7.3.1 2022 Building and Fire Codes Adoption
Recommendation: That the City Council take the following actions:
1) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Laguna Hills, California, amending Title 10 (Buildings And Construction) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24), consisting of the 2022 California Building Code, the 2022 California Residential Code, the 2022 California Electrical Code, the 2022 California Mechanical Code, the 2022 California Plumbing Code, the 2022 California Energy Code, the 2022 California Historical Building Code, the 2022 California Existing Building Code, the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, and the 2022 California Referenced Standards Code, together with certain amendments, additions, and deletions thereto; and adopting by reference the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code.”
2) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Laguna Hills, California, amending Chapter 5-16 (Fire Code) of Title 5 (Health and Sanitation) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code and adopting by reference the 2022 Edition of the California Fire Code including Appendices B, BB, C, and CC, together with certain amendments, additions, and deletions thereto."
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
5 3) Direct staff to place the Ordinances on the November 15, 2022, meeting agenda for a Public Hearing and second reading, and to publish the hearing notice.
8. MATTERS AGENDIZED AND PRESENTED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
8.1. Mayor Wheeler
8.1.1 Notification Letter to Existing Short Term Rentals Recommendation: Mayor Wheeler recommends that the City Council direct staff to draft and distribute a notification letter to the owners of existing short term rentals located in the City, advising that short term rentals are not a permitted use in the City of Laguna Hills because they are not enumerated in the City’s Development Code listings of permitted uses, and any use not specifically enumerated is considered prohibited.
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)
October 20, 2022 Meeting
2. Orange County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee (Mayor Wheeler)
October 18, 2022 Meeting
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
Adjourned to November 15, 2022 at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California. The regular meetings scheduled for November 8, 2022 and November 22, 2022 have been cancelled.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
6 CERTIFICATION
I, JENNIFER LEE, 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 21, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
October 21, 2022
Jennifer Lee, 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.