CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 11, 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 In Person Public Comments: 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 and submit the form to the City Clerk. The Request to Speak form assists the Mayor in ensuring that all persons wishing to address the City Council are recognized and ensures accurate identification of meeting participants in the City Council/Planning Agency Minutes. Completion of the form is voluntary.
It is City policy to limit public testimony to up to 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.
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City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, July 11, 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 Caskey
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Laguna Hills Team Darkhorse 3/5 Marine Support Committee Recommendation: That the City Council receive an update from Karen Robbins on recent activities of the Laguna Hills Team Darkhorse Support Committee and the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Regiment, 1st Marine Division.
1.2 Laguna Hills Chamber of Commerce
Recommendation: That the City Council receive a fiscal year end update from the Laguna Hills Chamber of Commerce on business attraction and retention contractual services provided to the City.
1.3 Presentation by Mercy House on Homeless Outreach
Recommendation: That the City Council receive an update from Chief Program Officer, Timothy Huynh on Mercy House’s homeless outreach efforts in the City of Laguna Hills.
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, July 11, 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 June 27, 2023, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the June 27, 2023, Regular Meeting.
4.3 Approval of Minutes for June 27, 2023, Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the June 27, 2023, Special Meeting.
4.4 Ratification of July 11, 2023, Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from June 16, 2023, to June 29, 2023, in the amount of $316,203.10.
4.5 Resolution of Support for Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 12, Alexandra's Law
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (ACA) 12, ALEXANDRA'S LAW, RELATED TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES INCLUDING FENTANYL."
4.6 First Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Law Enforcement Services Agreement with the County of Orange
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the First Amendment to the fiscal year 2023/2024 Law Enforcement Services Agreement with the County of Orange and authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
4 4.7 Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Laguna Hills and the Laguna Hills City Employees Association
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1) Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS AND
THE LAGUNA HILLS CITY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (LHCEA), AND SUPERSEDING
ALL PREVIOUS LHCEA MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023"; and 2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding.
4.8 Proposed Consulting Services Agreement with Mercy House Living Centers to Provide Continued Homeless Outreach Services Within the City of Laguna Hills
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the proposed Consulting Services Agreement with Mercy House Living Centers to provide continued, uninterrupted homeless outreach services for the next two fiscal years in the total, not to exceed, contract amount of $123,215 and authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement.
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.
5.3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
5.3.1 Approval of Minutes for June 27, 2023, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the Planning Agency approve the Planning Agency Minutes for the June 27, 2023, Regular Meeting.
5.4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
5 5.5. PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS
5.5.1 Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. USE-0142-2023, a Request by Aaron Hardy to Establish a Local Area Network Gaming Center in an Existing 1,600 Square-Foot Tenant Space Located at 26548 Moulton Parkway, Suite 48-L (Continued)
Recommendation: That the Planning Agency
1) Conduct a public hearing;
2) Find and determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 of Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (Class 1, Existing Facilities); and
3) Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
AGENCY OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (CUP) NO. USE-0142-2023, A REQUEST BY
AARON HARDY TO ESTABLISH A LOCAL AREA NETWORK GAMING CENTER IN AN EXISTING 1,600 SQUARE-FOOT TENANT SPACE LOCATED AT 26548 MOULTON PARKWAY, SUITE 48-L, INCLUDING AN EXEMPTION FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PER CEQA
GUIDELINES SECTION 15301 OF TITLE 14, CHAPTER 3 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS (CLASS 1, EXISTING FACILITIES).”
PLANNING AGENCY ADJOURNMENT
6. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
6.1 Confirmation of 2023 Weed Abatement Cost Report
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1) Conduct a public hearing regarding the 2023 Weed Abatement Cost Report; and
2) Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING THE 2023 WEED ABATEMENT
COST REPORT AND PROVIDING FOR THE COLLECTION OF WEED ABATEMENT
ASSESSMENTS ON THE NEXT REGULAR TAX BILL LEVIED AGAINST THE SUBJECT PARCELS FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES."
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
6 7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1. City Manager
7.1.1 Employment Classifications, Salary Ranges, and Benefits for Management, Confidential, and Part-Time Classes of Employment with the City
Recommendation: That the City Council 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 PARTTIME CLASSES OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2022-10-11-3.”
7.1.2 Consideration of an Amended and Restated Security Patrol Services Agreement with High Level Security Solutions, Inc.
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1) Approve and authorize the Mayor to sign an Amended and Restated Security Patrol Services Agreement with High Level Security Solutions, Inc., for a new three-year term in the total maximum contract amount of $600,000; and
2) Authorize and direct the City Manager to terminate the previously approved July 1, 2023, Agreement, pursuant to Section 8.3 of the Agreement.
7.2. City Clerk
7.2.1 Designation of Voting Delegate for League of California Cities Annual Conference
Recommendation: That the City Council appoint the Mayor as the Voting Delegate and appoint the Mayor Pro Tempore as the Voting Delegate Alternate for the League of California Cities Annual Conference.
8. MATTERS AGENDIZED AND PRESENTED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, July 11, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
7 9. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
9.1 Committee Assignment Reports
Recommendation: That the City Council receive reports from City Council Members on the City Council Committee Assignments listed in the staff report.
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be August 22, 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 July 7, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.
July 7, 2023
Jennifer Lee, City Clerk Date
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