CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, November 15, 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 November 15, 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 November 15, 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, November 15, 2022 Adjourned 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: Pastor Greg Munck of Crossline Community Church PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Caskey
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.
2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the 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.
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.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda
3 4.2 Approval of Minutes for October 25, 2022, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the October 25, 2022, Regular Meeting.
4.3 Ratification of November 15, 2022, Warrant Register Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from October 14, 2022, to November 3, 2022, in the amount of $462,874.87.
4.4 Resolution Reestablishing the Associate Engineer Classification Along with Salary Range and Benefits for Position Within the Bargaining Unit Covered by the Memorandum of Understanding with the Laguna Hills City Employees Association
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, reestablishing the Associate Engineer classification along with salary range and benefits within the Bargaining Unit covered by the Memorandum of Understanding with the Laguna Hills City Employees Association."
4.5 Proposed Professional Services Agreement with De Novo Planning Group for Consultant Services Related To: General Plan Housing Element Update Certification; Housing Site Inventory Rezoning and Related Environmental Review; and Objective Design Standards
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1) Waive formal competitive bidding and request for proposals procedure set forth in the Laguna Hills Municipal Code (“LHMC”) Section 3-08.150 pursuant to the exceptions set forth in LHMC Sections 3-08.110(C), (I) and (J) for approval of a proposed Professional Services Agreement with De Novo Planning Group for consultant services related to the following planning services: General Plan Housing Element Update certification; housing site inventory rezoning and related environmental review; and objective design standards; and 2) Approve and authorize the Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tempore to sign the proposed Professional Services Agreement with De Novo Planning Group, in the total maximum not-to-exceed contract amount of $281,292.
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4 4.6 Award of Public Works Construction Contract for the Civic Center Cooling Tower Replacement Project, CIP No. 505-A
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1) Award the Public Works Construction Contract for the Civic Center Cooling Tower Replacement Project, CIP No. 505-A, to the lowest responsive bidder, Allison Mechanical, Inc., in the amount of $146,600.00; 2) Find that the Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as a Class 1 Existing Facilities, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301; 3) reject all other bids; and 4) authorize the Mayor to sign the Public Works Construction Contract.
4.7 Consideration of Amendment No. 2 to Security Patrol Services Agreement with High Level Security Solutions, Inc.
Recommendation: That the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore to sign Amendment No. 2 to Security Patrol Services Agreement with High Level Security Solutions, Inc., in the total maximum contract amount of $140,000 and authorize the Interim Finance Director to amend the current budget.
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
6.1 Second Reading & Adoption of Proposed Ordinances Amending Title 10 (Buildings and Construction) and Chapter 5-16 (Fire Code) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code and Adopting by Reference the 2022 California Building Standards Code and the 2022 California Fire Code Recommendation: That the City Council:
1) Conduct a Public Hearing; and
2) Adopt 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 City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, November 15, 2022 Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda
5 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.”; and
3) Adopt 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."
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1. City Manager
7.2. Deputy City Manager/Community Services Director
7.2.1 2022 Heritage Day Post-Event Report
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.
7.2.2 Update on the Solid Waste and Recycling Franchise Procurement Ad-Hoc Committee Work Efforts.
Recommendation: That the City Council receive an update on the Solid Waste and Recycling Franchise Procurement Ad-Hoc Committee work efforts; and direct staff to proceed forward with Procurement phase of the Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Solid Waste Procurement Services by and between the City of Laguna Hills and the City of Lake Forest (“MOU”) as described in this staff report.
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:
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6 1. OC Public Libraries Library Advisory Board
(Mayor Wheeler)
October 27, 2022 Meeting.
2. Association of California Cities - Orange County Legislative and Regulatory Commission
(Mayor Wheeler)
October 27, 2022 Meeting.
3. OC Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees (Council Member Pezold)
November 10, 2022 Special Meeting.
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be December 13, 2022, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California.
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 November 10, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
November 10, 2022
Jennifer Lee, City Clerk Date
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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.