CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 – 7:00 PM
(Closed Session at 6:00 PM when scheduled)
Janine Heft, Mayor
Dave Wheeler, Mayor Pro Tempore Don Caskey, Council Member Erica Pezold, Council Member Joshua Sweeney, 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 January 24, 2023. 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 January 24, 2023. 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, January 24, 2023 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:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Pezold
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison Report
Recommendation: That the City Council receive an oral report from Laguna Hills High School 2022 Fall Student Liaison Ella Carnahan.
1.2 Certificate of Recognition - Richard Fiore, 45 Years of Public Service Recommendation: That Mayor Heft present a Certificate of Recognition to Richard Fiore for 45 Years of Public Service on the Moulton Niguel Water District Board of Directors.
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.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, January 24, 2023 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 January 10, 2023, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the January 10, 2023, Regular Meeting.
4.3 Ratification of January 24, 2023, Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from December 30, 2022, to January 12, 2023, in the amount of $1,288,724.35.
4.4 Treasurer's Investment Report for November 2022
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Treasurer's Investment Report for the month of November 2022.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5. PLANNING AGENCY
5.1. ROLL CALL OF PLANNING AGENCY MEMBERS
5.2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the Planning Agency on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Planning Agency.
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, January 24, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
4 5.3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
5.5. PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.5.1 Site Development Permit/Tentative Parcel Map/Parking Use Permit (SDP/TPM/PUP) No. USE-0105-2022, a Request by Laguna Hills Plaza, LLC for Approval of a Site Development Permit, Tentative Parcel Map, and Joint Use of Parking Facilities to Redevelop the Existing Shopping Center Known as the Laguna Hills Plaza Located at 24791-24881 Alicia Parkway
Recommendation: That the Planning Agency:
1) Conduct a public hearing;
2) Find and determine that the proposed Project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15301 and 15302 of Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (Class 1, Existing Facilities; Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction);
3) Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Approving Site Development Permit (SDP)/Tentative Parcel Map (TPM)/Parking Use Permit (PUP) No. USE0105-2022, a Request by Bret Bernard, Director of Planning and Development, Milan Capital Management, on Behalf of Laguna Hills Plaza, LLC for Approval of a Site Development Permit, Tentative Parcel Map, and Joint Use of Parking Facilities in Order to Redevelop the Existing Shopping Center Known as the Laguna Hills Plaza Located at 24791-24881 Alicia Parkway, Including an Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 and 15302 of Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (Class 1, Existing Facilities; Class 2, Replacement or Reconstruction).”
PLANNING AGENCY ADJOURNMENT
6. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
5 7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1. City Manager
7.1.1 Discussion on Laguna Hills Civic Center Suite 255 for Use by the Laguna Hills Chamber of Commerce
Recommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide direction to staff.
7.1.2 Discussion of City Council Policy No. 120 Regarding Procedures for Council Members to Place Items on Future City Council Agendas Recommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide input to staff.
7.2. Deputy City Manager/Community Services Director
7.2.1 2022 Post Holiday Events Report
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the 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:
1. San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency Board of Directors (Mayor Heft)
November 17, 2022 Annual Workshop.
2. OC Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees (Council Member Pezold)
January 12, 2023, Special Meeting and January 19, 2023, Regular Meeting.
3. Association of California Cities - Orange County
(Mayor Heft)
January 12, 2023, Newly Elected Officials Orientation and Training.
4. Orange County Transportation Authority Citizens Advisory Committee (Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler)
January 17, 2023, Meeting.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
6 10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be February 14, 2023, 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 January 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
January 20, 2023
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.