Laguna Hills City Council
October 10, 2023

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safe and efficient evacuations, if necessary, providing or participating in public education and preparedness activities that support mitigation of risks, reducing wildfire risks and enforcing fire-related requirements.

Public Works Department The Public Works Department is responsible for the design, construction, and maintenance of public facilities including public streets, traffic signals, storm drains, parks, and landscaping. The Public Works Department deals with
mitigation actions pertaining to public facilities, maintenance of transportation systems, maintenance of storm drain systems, maintenance and removal of tree limbs or debris.

General Government
Department; Finance Division
The Finance Division of the General Government Department manages the financial operation of the City in conformity with generally accepted accounting standards and principles, and in compliance with federal and state laws. Finance is
committed to developing and maintaining a proficient
financial planning and reporting system, in order to provide the City Council, City Manager and other City officials with financial information on a timely and meaningful manner. The division dutifully establishes and maintains efficient and effective internal control policies and procedures to safeguard the City's assets and manage its resources.

Community Development
Department; Building & Safety
Division
The Building and Safety Division is responsible for the building and safety standards for the design, construction, use, and occupancy, of all buildings and structures within the City of Laguna Hills. The Building & Safety Division works closely with Planning, Engineering Services of Public Works, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) and other related departments to offer you the best care and services. The division issues permits and performs plan reviews and inspections for building, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, solar, and Certificate of Use and Occupancy. Our permit process helps ensure the safety of the general public and tenant occupants.

Public Safety Department;
Emergency Management
Division
The Emergency Management division works closely with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Emergency
Management Division, Orange County Fire Authority, Orange County Health Care Agency, American Red Cross, other
county departments and agencies, and surrounding cities in order to provide the highest possible level of preparedness and coordination when disaster strikes.

Community Emergency
Preparedness Academy
The City of Laguna Hills hosts a Community Emergency
Preparedness Academy once per year. This academy teaches participants basic emergency and disaster preparedness skills, so they will be able to take care of themselves and their families and also be able to help others in the event of an emergency or in the hours and days following a community7.3.1.a Packet Pg. 267 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update) Laguna Hills Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
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wide disaster. The academy is available for Laguna Hills residents and is free of charge.

Emergency Response Team Laguna Hills staff are on-call as part of their employment agreement and are trained through FEMA, along with OCFA and OCSD. Any mitigation pertaining to training, education, and communication will likely involve staff.

Moulton Niguel Water District
&
El Toro Water District
Moulton Niguel Water District (MNWD) & El Toro Water District (ETWD) provide water and wastewater service to the City.

MNWD and ETWD are part of the Orange County Regional
Water and Wastewater Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) which identifies district-specific mitigation actions pertaining to hardening and protecting water and wastewater infrastructure and service reliability and resiliency.

Mitigation actions related to water conservation and
hardening of critical facilities specific to water and wastewater will be implemented in coordination with MNWD and ETWD.

California Department of
Transportation
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has jurisdiction, owns, operates, and maintains several of the roadways/bridges within Laguna Hills. Mitigation actions related to ensuring emergency transportation routes are maintained, repaired, and strengthened will require
coordination and implementation by Caltrans.

Southern California Edison
and San Diego Gas & Electric
SCE and SDG&E provide electrical service to Laguna Hills.

These providers own and maintain electrical conveyance
infrastructure. Mitigation actions specific to the provision of these services will be implemented in coordination with SCE and SDG&E.

Southern California Gas
Company
Southern California Gas Company (Gas Company) provides
natural gas service to Laguna Hills. The Gas Company owns and maintains natural gas conveyance infrastructure.

Mitigation actions specific to the provision of these services will be implemented in coordination with the Gas Company.

Wireless Facilities A variety of service providers provide communication services within Laguna Hills. Mitigation actions specific to the provision of these services will be implemented in coordination with these service providers.

Partnering Arrangements or
Intergovernmental
Agreements
The OCFA and OCSD have memoranda of understandings
with other fire and law enforcement agencies to provide services in emergency events.

American Red Cross The City of Laguna Hills has relationship with the local Red Cross office in Santa Ana. The Red Cross provides both technical and education/outreach support in the implementation of
mitigation actions.

Nellie Gail Emergency
Preparedness Committee
(EPC)
The Nellie Gail Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC)
works on behalf of the Nellie Gail community to organize and prepare for a disaster. The EPC has established a functional Emergency Command Center that provides primary

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responsibility for acquiring a neighborhood overview or “big picture” status of the disaster. The Emergency Command
Center communicates the needs of the Nellie Gail
community to first responders in order to obtain the most rapid and efficient deployment of any available emergency
services such a fire, police, rescue services, during the earliest stages of a disaster or emergency. The EPC is working
continuously to form teams of residents and identify specific skills and capabilities so that Nellie Gail Ranch residents can help each other. Volunteers are sought to support emergency communications, basic first aid needs, as well as the unique needs of the equestrian community safeguarding both large and small animals. Nellie Gail’s EPC serves as an example to other homeowners associations (HOAs) within Laguna Hills.

Financial
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
FEMA is the federal agency responsible for hazard mitigation, emergency preparedness, and emergency response and
recovery activities. It provides guidance to State and local governments on hazard mitigation activities, including best practices and how to comply with federal requirements. FEMA also provides funding for hazard mitigation actions through three grant programs: Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
(HMGP), Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Grant, and Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC). The HMGP requires a presidential hazard declaration before funding is available; after a hazard is declared, grant applications can be submitted on a rotating basis. Both BRIC and FMA
applications typically open during the fall. Outside of the Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants, FEMA also administers Preparedness Grants and Resilience Grants that may be
applicable to future City projects.

California Governor’s Office
of Emergency Services
Cal OES is responsible for overseeing and coordinating
emergency preparedness, response, recovery and homeland security activities within California. Cal OES regularly dispatches team members to join first responders, emergency leaders and those affected by disasters that threaten public safety, to provide information essential to the public. Cal OES can assist in obtaining funding for mitigation actions identified in the plan and providing guidance on future plan updates.

Additionally, Cal OES is responsible for administration and distribution of federal grant funding for the FEMA grant programs listed above.

Emergency Reserve Fund The City maintains an emergency reserve fund for emergency needs: “The City will strive to achieve and maintain a minimum Assigned and Unassigned Fund Balance Reserve of 40% of the annual operating budget for operating contingencies,

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emergencies caused by calamitous events, and economic
uncertainty.”
EOC Activation When the City’s EOC is activated, costs are tracked for eligible reimbursement.

Education & Outreach
AlertOC AlertOC is a mass notification system designed to keep Orange County residents and businesses informed of emergencies and certain community events. By registering with AlertOC, timesensitive voice messages from the County or City in which someone lives or works may be sent to their home, cell, or business phone. This system can be used to implement
mitigation actions pertaining to public outreach and
dissemination of accurate and timely information during a hazard event.

Orange County Crime
Stoppers
This service allows citizens to anonymously report potential criminal activity and/or supply information regarding suspects of crimes. It allows people to report non-emergency
information either by phone call, web or text. This program can be critical to mitigate a potential terrorist event.

Sherriff Explorer Program The Explorer Program provides young adults (age 14-20) with the opportunity to assist the OCSD in Laguna Hills. Through weekly meetings, Explorers can broaden their knowledge and learn firsthand about the challenges and rewards of a career in law enforcement. Explorers receive training in a variety of topics including leadership, patrol procedures, first-aid, and laws of arrest.

Neighborhood Watch
Program
Neighborhood Watch is a crime prevention program which
enlists the active participation of residents in cooperation with law enforcement to reduce crime in their communities. It involves neighbors getting to know each other and working together in a program of mutual assistance. Residents become trained to recognize and report suspicious activities, and can then implement crime prevention techniques such as
residential and vehicle security, and personal safety into their neighborhoods.

Emergency Preparedness
Outreach
Disasters cannot be prevented; however, the community can reduce the effects of disasters before they occur, prepare for what could happen, and improve response and recovery.

Several mitigation actions pertain to outreach and information to the community and can be implemented through a variety of programs and events in coordination with the City and other partner agencies and stakeholders.

Police/Fire Community
Awareness Events
Events provide an opportunity to implement mitigation actions specific to educating and informing the community regarding hazards and ways to reduce impacts from the hazards and what to do during an emergency.

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Homeowner Associations The City of Laguna Hills is comprised of several Homeowner’s Associations. The associations can help to implement
mitigation actions through the distribution of information to their residents.

City Website, E-Newsletter,
Social Media, Brochures and
Pamphlets
These various forms of communication provide an opportunity to convey information and implement mitigation actions
specific to educating and informing the community regarding all hazards and ways to reduce impacts from the hazards.

How can these capabilities be expanded upon and improved to reduce risk? Several mitigation actions provide opportunities to expand upon the City’s capabilities to reduce risk. Examples of these opportunities include:

Planning/Regulatory: Laguna Hills General Plan (Mitigation Action #1); Emergency-Related Planning Documents (Mitigation Action #2)
Administrative/Technical: Coordination with Saddleback Medical Center (Mitigation Action #7); Work with partner agencies to identify causes of localized flooding and potential improvements (Mitigation Actions #16 and #18); Identify changes/updates to building codes and seismic regulations (Mitigation Action #21); Provide assistance with small project-based seismic retrofits, structural retrofits and water conservation retrofit projects (Mitigation Actions #24, #29, and #31); Improve communication of Nellie Gail Ranch HOA/Emergency Preparedness Committee (Mitigation Action #26); Potential for HOAs to create emergency preparedness committee (Mitigation Action #27); Emergency response exercises to minimize community risks (Mitigation Action #35); Update cyber secure software (Mitigation Action #32) Financial: Funding to establish a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program (Mitigation Action #11); Funding for a generator (Mitigation Action #12) Education/Outreach: Education materials and dissemination of information with partner agencies (Mitigation Action #4); Public outreach campaign (Mitigation Action #6); Partner with local community and service providers specific to vulnerable populations (Mitigation Action #10); Inundation area education (Mitigation Action #14); Educate residents regarding flood conditions and associated hazards (Mitigation Action #19); Educate property owners of opportunities to take actions to reduce hazards in home (Mitigation Action #24); Drought education (Mitigation Action #30); Hazardous materials handling, disposal and storage education (Mitigation Action #34)

5.2 HAZARD MITIGATION OVERVIEW

5.2.1 FEMA’S NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM
The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides affordable insurance to property owners, renters and businesses by encouraging communities to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations. Participation in the NFIP is optional; however, property owners who live in a non-participating community with flood-prone areas are not able to buy flood insurance through the program. Communities with mapped

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The City of Laguna Hills is a participant in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

The City plans to continue its participation in the NFIP and comply with the requirements.

Laguna Hills Municipal Code Chapter 9-66, Flood Management Regulations, effective December 8, 2009, adopted legally enforceable regulations applied uniformly throughout the City to all publicly and privately owned land within flood prone, mudslide (i.e, mudflow) or flood related erosion areas. Pursuance to Section 9-66.080, Compliance, no structure or land are allowed to be constructed, located, extended, converted, or altered without full compliance with the terms of this chapter and other applicable regulations. The City’s Public Works Director/City Engineer is appointed as the Floodplain Administrator and is responsible for implementing the commitments and requirements of the NFIP, including administering, implementing, and enforcing Municipal Code Chapter 9-66. Municipal Code Section 9-66.150, Standards of Construction, identifies the required standards of construction in all areas of special flood hazards, including for all new construction, substantial improvements of structures, and substantial damage of structures. Certification of compliance is required to be provided to the City Engineer by a registered civil engineer or architect, depending upon the requirements. More specific standards are identified in Section 9-66.160, Standards for Utilities, Section 9-66.170, Standards for Subdivisions and Other Proposed Development, Section 9-66.180, Standards for Manufactured Homes, and Section 9-66-190, Standards for Recreational Vehicles.

Implementation of LHMP Mitigation Action 1 would assist with continued compliance with the NFIP. Mitigation Action 1 addresses future updates to the City’s General Plan to ensure that current floodplain information is incorporated, and that goals and policies adequately respond to floodplain conditions within the City in order to reduce vulnerability to flood hazards.

Additionally, it should be noted that the City’s General Plan Land Use map identifies where specific land uses are allowed within the City. The City’s Open Space designation is applied to creek corridors, utility corridors, publicly maintained open space, and open space reserves and preserves. The City will continue to use its General Plan land use designations to control development within these areas. Development within Laguna Hills has been planned and constructed in conformance with the NFIP, and the existing flood control and stormwater drainage systems have both been designed and created to accommodate the anticipated growth and future land development within Laguna Hills.

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5-14 | P a g e H a z a r d M i t i g a t i o n S t r a t e g y The City intends to optimize the existing system and maintain the community’s drainage features in their natural condition. The City works closely with OC Flood to construct and maintain flood control facilities for the community. In addition, the City requires adequate flood control facilities to protect all structures and major roadways from hazards associated with being near a 100-year floodplain and will require new development and redevelopment to be located to either avoid flood hazards or incorporate them into the overall design.

5.2.2 HAZARD MITIGATION GOALS
The mitigation goals, presented in Section 1.5, Mitigation Goals, serve as the basis for direction to promote sound public policy designed to protect citizens, critical facilities, infrastructure, private property, and the environment from hazards. The plan goals guide the direction of future activities aimed at reducing risk and preventing loss from hazards.

The goals also serve as checkpoints as agencies and organizations begin implementing mitigation action items.

The hazard mitigation actions identified below list those activities that the City will use to reduce their risk of potential hazards. These mitigation actions were identified through discussions and collaboration with the LHMP Planning Team. All of the mitigation actions that were discussed have been included within the plan. Some of these actions may be eligible for funding through federal and State grant programs and other funding sources as made available to the City. The mitigation actions are intended to address the comprehensive range of identified hazards. Some actions may address risk reduction from multiple hazards.

5.2.3 HAZARD MITIGATION PRIORITIZATION
The Planning Team discussed each mitigation action to identify the priority, using the following as guidance:
▪ High Priority: Top organizational priority and is generally a well-detailed project idea. Protects population, resource or property at high risk. Uses feasible methods, techniques or technology.
▪ Medium Priority: A good idea that needs more information or is an action that addresses a moderate hazard.
▪ Low Priority: An idea that needs a lot more information or will take a lot of preliminary action to build support.

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For example, some actions although possibly in need of more information, were identified as a high priority due to current conditions, the risk of the hazard, and the probability of its occurrence. The Planning Team considered the frequency and severity of the hazard; the vulnerability of the community; the impacts the mitigation action would avoid or reduce; the benefits of the action on the community; the critical facilities that would benefit; the environmental benefits of the action; and the capability of the City and its partner agencies to implement the action.

The Planning Team reviewed the STAPLE/E (Social, Technical, Administrative, Political, Legal, Economic, and Environmental) criteria, as described in Table 5-2, STAPLE/E Review and Selection Criteria, when considering and prioritizing the mitigation actions. This methodology, as endorsed by FEMA, requires that social, technical, administrative, political, legal, economic, and environmental factors are considered when reviewing potential actions.

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STAPLE/E Review Selection Criteria
Social - Is the proposed action socially acceptable to the jurisdiction and surrounding community?
- Are there equity issues involved that would mean that one segment of the jurisdiction and/or community is treated unfairly?
- Will the action cause social disruption?
Technical - Will the proposed action work?
- Will it create more problems than it solves?
- Does it solve a problem or only a symptom?
- Is it the most useful action in light of other jurisdiction goals? Administrative - Can the jurisdiction implement the action? - Is there someone to coordinate and lead the effort?
- Is there sufficient funding, staff, and technical support available? - Are there ongoing administrative requirements that need to be met? Political - Is the action politically acceptable?
- Is there public support both to implement and to maintain the project? Legal - Is the jurisdiction authorized to implement the proposed action? - Are there legal side effects? Could the activity be construed as a taking?
- Will the jurisdiction be liable for action or lack of action? - Will the activity be challenged?
Economic - What are the costs and benefits of this action? - Do the benefits exceed the costs?
- Are initial, maintenance, and administrative costs considered? - Has funding been secured for the proposed action? If not, what are the potential funding sources (public, nonprofit, and private)? - How will this action affect the fiscal capability of the jurisdiction? - What burden will this action place on the tax base or local economy? - What are the budget and revenue effects of this activity? - Does the action contribute to other jurisdiction goals? - What benefits will the action provide?
Environmental - How will the action affect the environment? - Will the action need environmental regulatory approvals? - Will it meet local and State regulatory requirements? - Are endangered or threatened species likely to be affected?

5.2.4 HAZARD MITIGATION BENEFIT-COST REVIEW
FEMA requires local governments to analyze the benefits and costs of a range of mitigation actions that can reduce the effects of each hazard within their communities.

Benefit-cost analysis is used in hazard mitigation to show if the benefits to life and property protected through mitigation efforts exceed the cost of the mitigation activity.

Conducting benefit-cost analysis for a mitigation activity can assist communities in determining whether a project is worth undertaking now in order to avoid disaster-related

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A hazard mitigation plan must demonstrate that a process was employed which emphasized a review of benefits and costs when prioritizing the mitigation actions. The benefit-cost review must be comprehensive to the extent that it can evaluate the monetary as well as the nonmonetary benefits and costs associated with each action.

The benefit-cost review should at least consider the following questions:
▪ How many people will benefit from the action?
▪ How large an area is impacted?
▪ How critical are the facilities that benefit from the action (e.g., which is more beneficial to protect, the fire station or the administrative building)? ▪ Environmentally, does it make sense to do this project for the overall community? These questions were considered to help determine the appropriateness of mitigation actions. Those actions that did not have adequate benefits were excluded from the list of mitigation actions.

5.3 HAZARD MITIGATION ACTIONS
The process used by the Planning Team to identify hazard mitigation actions for this plan included the following:
▪ Review of the vulnerability and risk assessment presented in Section 4.0; ▪ Review of the capabilities assessment presented in Subsection 5.1; ▪ Review of the results of the community survey and feedback received as part of the commission meetings; and
▪ The Planning Team’s discussion of concerns/issues that need to be addressed to reduce hazards to critical facilities and the community.

Table 5-3, Hazard Mitigation Actions, identifies the mitigation action, hazard(s) it addresses, City Department and/or partner agency/stakeholder responsible for implementation, potential funding sources, priority, and the timeline for implementation.

The timeline for implementation is defined as follows:
▪ Ongoing: 1-2 years and ongoing thereafter
▪ Short-Term: 1 to 2 years
▪ Medium-Term: 3 years

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# Mitigation Action Hazard(s)
Addressed
Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
1 When updating the City’s
General Plan, review hazards
information and mapping (e.g.,
dam/reservoir inundation,
floodplains, liquefaction,
landslide, fire hazard zones) to
ensure the most current
information is reflected and
updated as necessary.

Incorporate new and/or
revised goals and policies
specific to reducing
vulnerability to hazards. The City
will continue to formally adopt
the approved City of Laguna
Hills Local Hazard Mitigation
Plan into its General Plan Safety
Element to ensure compliance
with AB 2140, making the City
eligible for additional funding
under the California Disaster
Assistance Act (CDAA).

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Drought;
Flood; HumanInduced Hazards;
Seismic and
Geologic (ground
shaking,
liquefaction,
landslides,
mudflows, slope
instability); Severe
Weather; Wildfire
and Urban Fire
Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund
Low Long-Term
2 Continue to update
emergency-related planning
documents every five years to
ensure consistency with state
and federal law, best practices,
local conditions, and recent
information and advances.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Drought;
Flood; HumanInduced Hazards;
Seismic and
Geologic (ground
shaking,
liquefaction,
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium On-going

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Addressed
Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
landslides,
mudflows, slope
instability); Severe
Weather; Wildfire
and Urban Fire
3 Explore the opportunity to
establish a Public Works
Corporation Yard, outside of a
hazard area, in order to
adequately stage equipment
and respond to disasters.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Drought;
Flood; HumanInduced Hazards;
Seismic and
Geologic (ground
shaking,
liquefaction,
landslides,
mudflows, slope
instability); Severe
Weather; Wildfire
and Urban Fire
Public Works Staff
Time/General
Fund
4 Coordinate with partner
agencies, such as Orange
County Sheriff’s Department
(OCSD), Orange County Fire
Authority (OCFA), American
Red Cross, ETWD, MNWD, Age
Well, HOAs, and schools to
create and disseminate
educational materials for
residents/business owners to
identify their risk to multihazards; identify mitigation Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Drought;
Flood; HumanInduced Hazards;
Seismic and
Geologic (ground
shaking,
liquefaction,
landslides,
mudflows, slope
instability); Severe
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Development,
Community Services
Staff
Time/General
Fund; Federal,
State, and
Local Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Ongoing

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Addressed
Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
actions they can implement;
provide additional sources and
resources for information; and
provide classes/seminars, etc.

Weather; Wildfire
and Urban Fire
5 Partner with the American Red
Cross, the County, neighboring
cities, schools, and HOAs to
provide evacuation and
reunification locations and
shelters in an emergency.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Flood;
Human-Induced
Hazards; Seismic
and Geologic;
Severe Weather;
Wildfire and Urban
Fire
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Development,
Community Services
Staff
Time/General
Fund
High Ongoing
6 In coordination with OCSD’s
current program, develop and
implement a public outreach
campaign to inform the public
on warning expectations,
including emergency sheltering
and evacuation procedures,
including pre-planned maps for
distribution to employers and
residents, and what alert
systems and information
sources are available to reduce
conveyance of misinformation.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Flood;
Human-Induced
Hazards; Seismic
and Geologic;
Severe Weather;
Wildfire and Urban
Fire
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Development,
Community Services
Staff
Time/General
Fund; Federal,
State, and
Local Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Ongoing
7 Coordinate with Saddleback
Medical Center to understand
their capabilities and
opportunities to partner in
hazard mitigation activities.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Flood;
Human-Induced
Hazards; Seismic
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Services
Staff Time/
General Fund
Medium Short-Term

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Addressed
Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
and Geologic;
Severe Weather;
Wildfire and Urban
Fire
8 Work with Caltrans and
neighboring jurisdictions to
ensure emergency
transportation routes are
maintained, repaired, and
strengthened, as necessary.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Flood;
Human-Induced
Hazards; Seismic
and Geologic;
Severe Weather;
Wildfire and Urban
Fire
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund
High Ongoing
9 Work with SCE, SDG&E, ETWD,
MNWD, telecommunication
providers, and OCTA to ensure
that services remain fully active,
as much as safely possible,
during emergency events and
that full service is restored as
quickly as possible following an
emergency.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Flood;
Human-Induced
Hazards; Seismic
and Geologic;
Severe Weather;
Wildfire and Urban
Fire
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund
High Ongoing
10 Partner with the local
community and other
organizations, such as the
American Red Cross, religious
organizations, non-profits, and
partner agencies (So Cal Gas,
SCE, SDG&E, ETWD, MNWD) to
work directly with vulnerable
populations (elderly, homeless,
Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Flood;
Human-Induced
Hazards; Seismic
and Geologic;
Severe Weather;
Wildfire and Urban
Fire
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Development,
Community Services
Staff
Time/General
Fund; Federal,
State, and
Local Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Ongoing

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Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
low income, special needs,
etc.) to identify opportunities to
mitigate impacts in the event of
a natural disaster, including the
identification of available
resources and how to access
and implement those
resources.
11 Explore the opportunity
(including funding and staff
resources) to establish a
Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT)
program.

Multiple Hazards –
Dam/Reservoir
Failure; Flood;
Human-Induced
Hazards; Seismic
and Geologic;
Severe Weather;
Wildfire and Urban
Fire
Public Safety Staff Time/
General Fund;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium Medium- to
Long-Term
12 Seek funding to purchase a
generator for the Laguna Hills
Community Center & Sports
Complex.

Multiple Hazard –
Seismic
(earthquake);
Wildland and
Urban Fire; Severe
Weather (heavy
rains, Santa Ana
winds, extreme
heat)
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Short-Term
13 Conduct a feasibility
assessment of installation of
backup energy systems (solar,
battery, fuel cell, natural gas
Multiple Hazard –
Seismic
(earthquake);
Wildland and
Urban Fire; Severe
Public Works Staff
Time/General
Fund; Federal,
State, and
Local Funding
Low Medium-Term

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Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
generator) at key critical
facilities within the City.

Weather (heavy
rains, Santa Ana
winds, extreme
heat)
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
14 Coordinate with dam and
reservoir owners to notify
property owners if located
within an inundation area and
provide education information
and resources in the event of
an emergency.

Dam/Reservoir
Failure
Public Works Staff
Time/General
Fund; Federal,
State, and
Local Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium Medium- to
Long-Term
15 Coordinate with the owners of
Veeh Reservoir and Rossmoor
No. 1 Dam to implement a siren
warning system to alert people
quickly of a failure or the
imminent threat of a failure.

Dam/Reservoir
Failure
Public Works Staff
Time/Federal
and State
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium Medium-to LongTerm
16 Continue to monitor and review
the results of the annual dam
inspections conducted by the
Division of Safety of Dams and if
the inspections determine
physical improvements are
required, coordinate with the
owners to identify opportunities
Dam/Reservoir
Failure
Public Works Staff
Time/Federal
and State
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Ongoing

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
for funding to implement the
necessary improvements.
17 Continue to proactively monitor
and perform regular drainage
system maintenance including
removal of debris prior to storm
events and similarly encourage
HOAs and other property
owners to proactively remove
debris from their drainage
systems.

Multiple Hazards –
Flooding, Severe
Weather (Heavy
Rains), Mudflow
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund
High Ongoing
18 Working with partner agencies,
as needed, identify causes of
localized flooding and
potential improvements in
areas of Canada Channel (F23); El Toro Road/Avenida de la Carlota; Beckenham Street
downdrain; and Largo Drive.

Seek funding for improvements
to address existing deficiencies
and prevent future flooding.

Prioritize repairs of facilities that
result in flooding to roadways
that serve as emergency
access and evacuation routes.

Multiple Hazards –
Flooding, Severe
Weather (Heavy
Rains)
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium/
High
Ongoing
19 Continue to identify localized
areas of flooding associated
with City-owned facilities and
seek funding for improvements
to prevent future flooding
Multiple Hazards –
Flooding, Severe
Weather (Heavy
Rains)
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Medium/
High
Ongoing

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
associated with the drainage
facility. Prioritize repairs of
facilities that result in flooding to
roadways that serve as
emergency access and
evacuation routes.

Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
20 Coordinate with County of
Orange and neighboring cities
to identify areas of flooding
during heavy rain events to
ensure the responsible
agency(ies) can take
corrective action to prevent
future flooding associated with
the drainage facility. Request
prioritization of repairs of
facilities that result in flooding to
roadways that serve as
emergency access and
evacuation routes.

Multiple Hazards –
Flooding, Severe
Weather (Heavy
Rains)
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium/
High
Ongoing
21 Educate citizens about safety
during flood conditions,
including the dangers of driving
on flooded roads.

Multiple Hazards –
Flooding, Severe
Weather (Heavy
Rains)
Public Safety, Public
Works, Community
Development,
Community Services
Staff Time/
General Fund
High Ongoing
22 Retrofit roadway medians to
capture storm water during rain
events.

Multiple Hazards –
Flooding, Drought,
Severe Weather
(Heavy Rains)
Public Works General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
Low Long-Term

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
FEMA Grant
Funding
23 Monitor changes/updates to
building codes and seismic
regulations to determine if Cityowned critical facilities may need seismic retrofits as they
age and building codes are
updated.

Seismic and
Geologic
Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund
Medium Long-Term
24 If any City-owned critical facility
is determined to be seismically
vulnerable, identify a plan to
conduct structural retrofitting,
including funding sources.

Seismic and
Geologic
Public Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium Long-Term
25 Work with owners of critical
facilities to ensure facilities are
evaluated for seismic safety. If
any critical facilities are
determined to be seismically
vulnerable, work with the owner
to identify potential funding
sources to implement seismic
retrofits.

Seismic and
Geologic
Public Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium Long-Term
26 Coordinate with HOAs,
property owners, and other
community partners to identify
funding and in-kind resources
Seismic and
Geologic
Public Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
High Short-Term

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Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
and develop a small projectbased seismic retrofit program to educate and directly assist
property owners and renters
with simple earthquake
mitigation activities to reduce
the potential for injury and
damage and the strain on City
resources during an event.

Examples include anchoring
bookcases, dressers, and file
cabinets, installing latches on
drawers and cabinet doors,
securing desktop computers
and appliances, using flexible
connections on gas water lines,
and securely mounting framed
pictures and mirrors.

Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
27 Identify and seek funding
opportunities for low- to
moderate-income
homeowners to identify the
need for and to implement
seismic retrofit projects.

Seismic and
Geologic
Public Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Short- to Medium
Term
28 Partner with Nellie Gail Ranch
HOA/Emergency Preparedness
Committee to obtain
authorization from MNWD for
Multiple Hazard –
Seismic
(earthquake);
Public Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund
High Short-Term

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
the HOA to install an antenna at
MNWD’s water tank for
improved communication
during emergencies.

Wildland and
Urban Fire; Severe
Weather (heavy
rains, Santa Ana
winds, extreme
heat)
29 Coordinate with HOAs for the
potential to create an
emergency preparedness
committee, similar to Nellie Gail
Ranch.

Multiple Hazard –
Seismic
(earthquake);
Wildland and
Urban Fire; Severe
Weather (heavy
rains, Santa Ana
winds, extreme
heat)
Public Works, Community
Development,
Community Services
Staff Time/
General Fund
Medium Medium-Term
30 As landscaping is installed or
replaced within City-owned
facilities, prioritize the
installation of drought-tolerant
and fire-resistant landscaping,
specifically within the wildlandurban interface, where feasible.

Multiple Hazards –
Drought and
Wildland and
Urban Fire
Public Works General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium/
High
Ongoing
31 Identify and seek funding
opportunities for low- to
moderate-income
homeowners to implement
structural improvements to
mitigate potential damage
associated with heavy rains or
Santa Ana wind events.

Severe Weather
(heavy rains,
Santa Ana winds)
Public Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
High Short- to
Medium- Term

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
Examples include roof
repair/replacement, rain gutter
repair/cleanout, tree trimming/
removal, downspouts, rain
barrels, or other drainage
improvements.

FEMA Grant
Funding
32 Coordinate with the City’s
water providers to make
available drought education
materials and educate
residents and business owners
on the availability of financial
incentives and programs to
conserve water.

Drought Community
Development, Public
Works
Staff Time/
General Fund,
Staff Time;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium/
High
Ongoing
33 Coordinate with the City’s
water providers, HOAs, property
owners, and other community
partners to identify funding and
in-kind resources and develop
a small project-based water
conservation retrofit program to
directly assist property owners
and renters with simple
modifications such as the repair
or replacement of water-using
fixtures and appliances,
integration of drought-tolerant
landscaping, replacement of
Drought Public Works, Community
Development
Staff Time/
General Fund;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Short-Term

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
broken sprinklers, etc., that
prioritize water conservation
and cost-savings.
34 Identify funding opportunities to
assist multi-family property
owners to conduct a water
audit. The focus of the water
audit will be to determine
where and how much water is
being used and to identify
opportunities for water savings
and associated
implementation strategies.

Prioritize implementation
strategies that reduce water
usage, are cost-effective, and
provide cost savings for both
the property owner and
tenants.

Drought Community
Development, Public
Works
Staff Time/
General Fund,
Staff Time;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium/
High
Medium-Term
35 Require State-mandated water
conservation measures during
drought emergencies.

Drought Community
Development, Public
Works
Staff Time/
General Fund
Medium Ongoing
36 Provide information to the
community regarding the
proper handling, storage and
disposal of hazardous materials
and publicize County locations
and events for disposal of
household hazardous waste
items.

Human-Induced
Hazards
(Hazardous
Materials)
Community
Development, Public
Works, Community
Services
Staff Time/
General Fund
Low/
Medium
Ongoing

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
37 Participate in programs and
emergency response exercises
with federal and state agencies
and Southern California Edison
to minimize community risks
related to nuclear power
production at SONGS.

Human-Induced
Hazards
(Hazardous
Materials)
Community
Development, Public
Works, Public Safety, in
coordination with SCE
Staff Time/
General Fund,
Staff Time;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium/
High
Ongoing
38 Coordinate with the Southern
California Regional Rail
Authority (SCRRA) regarding
notifications in the event of a
train incident involving release
of hazardous materials and for
opportunities to participate in
emergency response exercises.

Human-Induced
Hazards
(Hazardous
Materials)
Community
Development, Public
Works, Public Safety, in
coordination with SCRRA
Staff Time/
General Fund,
Staff Time;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium/
High
Ongoing
39 Regularly update cyber security
software and educate City
employees on current threats.

Human-Induced
Hazards (CyberThreat)
Public Safety, IT Division Staff Time/
General Fund,
Staff Time;
FEMA Grant
Funding
Medium Ongoing
40 Monitor the timing of the City’s
annual Weed Abatement
Program and adjust as
necessary to account for fire
hazard conditions and
Wildland and
Urban Fire
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund
Medium/
High
Ongoing

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Responsible
Department/Agency
Potential
Funding
Sources
Priority Timeline
potential changes to the timing
of the fire season.
41 Continue to regularly conduct
brush clearing and weed
abatement programs within the
wildland urban interface,
particularly around critical
facilities. Coordinate and
partner with external agencies
where appropriate. Maintain
buffer areas as permitted.

Wildland and
Urban Fire
Public Works Staff Time/
General Fund,
Staff Time;
Federal, State,
and Local
Funding
Sources as
Available;
FEMA Grant
Funding
High Ongoing
Ongoing: 1-2 years and ongoing thereafter
Short-Term: 1 to 2 years
Medium-Term: 3 years
Long-Term: 4 to 5 years

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Section 6.0 | Plan Maintenance
This section identifies the formal process that will ensure that the LHMP remains an active and relevant document. The plan maintenance process includes a schedule for monitoring and evaluating the plan annually and producing an update every five years, so the City can maintain eligibility for federal and State hazard mitigation funding.

This section describes how the City will integrate public participation throughout the plan maintenance and implementation process. It also describes how the City intends to incorporate the mitigation actions outlined in this plan into existing planning mechanisms and programs. The plan’s format allows the City to readily update sections when new data becomes available, ensuring the plan remains current and relevant.

6.1 METHOD AND SCHEDULE FOR MAINTAINING AND

UPDATING THE PLAN

6.1.1 PURPOSE AND AUTHORITY
Section 201.6.(d)(3) of Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations requires that local hazard mitigation plans be reviewed, revised if appropriate, and resubmitted for approval in order to remain eligible for benefits awarded under the DMA. As described below, monitoring the progress of the mitigation actions will be on-going throughout the five-year period between the adoption of the LHMP and the next update effort. The LHMP Planning Team will meet on an annual basis to monitor the status of the implementation of mitigation actions and develop updates as necessary.

The City intends to update the plan on a five-year cycle from the date of initial plan adoption. It is anticipated that this update process will be initiated at least one year prior to expiration of the existing plan. The cycle may be accelerated to less than five years based on the following triggers:
▪ A presidential disaster declaration that impacts the City. ▪ A hazard event that causes loss of life.

Under the direction of the Public Works Director, the LHMP Planning Team (identified in Section 2.0, Planning Process) will be responsible for the on-going maintenance and fiveyear update of this LHMP. The Public Works Director will take the primary lead in the LHMP

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maintenance by coordinating maintenance of this plan with the Planning Team, including undertaking the formal review process and updating the plan. Key City departments who should have an active role in maintenance and future updates are identified below.
▪ General Government
▪ Community Development
▪ Community Services
▪ Public Safety
▪ Public Works
In addition to City staff, the following partner agencies, organization, and stakeholders who were invited to and/or participated on the Planning Team during preparation of the plan should be included in the maintenance and future update activities:
▪ City of Aliso Viejo
▪ City of Irvine
▪ City of Laguna Niguel
▪ City of Laguna Woods
▪ City of Lake Forest
▪ City of Mission Viejo
▪ City of Rancho Santa Margarita
▪ Orange County Fire Authority
▪ Orange County Sheriff’s Department
▪ Orange County Public Works
▪ El Toro Water District
▪ Moulton Niguel Water District
▪ SDG&E
▪ Southern California Edison
▪ Southern California Gas Company
▪ Saddleback Hospital
▪ Orange County Health Care Agency
▪ Irvine Unified School District
▪ Saddleback Unified School District
Although specific Planning Team members may change, the City staff positions and departments and other partner agencies and organizations should continue to be included in the plan implementation and maintenance process.

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The Project Management Team, under the direction of the Public Works Director, will facilitate the Planning Team meetings and will assign tasks such as updating and presenting the plan to other departments, stakeholder groups, and/or elected officials.

The Planning Team will be responsible for maintaining and updating the plan and will coordinate implementation of the plan through their respective positions and agencies.

Plan implementation and evaluation will be a shared responsibility among all Planning Team Members.

6.1.2 ANNUAL PLAN MONITORING AND MAINTENANCE
It will be important to monitor the progress of the mitigation actions throughout the fiveyear period between adoption and the next required update. At a minimum, the Public Works Director, representatives from each City Department, and Planning Team members should meet annually to monitor implementation of the LHMP. However, in the event a significant disaster occurs within Laguna Hills, the Public Works Director and City Department representatives will convene within 30 days of the disaster to review and update the LHMP as needed. In addition to City staff, partner agencies, organizations, and stakeholders, may be identified for participation, as appropriate.

The Public Works Director and designees will coordinate with responsible City departments and agencies/organizations identified for each mitigation action. These responsible departments and agencies/organizations will monitor and evaluate the progress made on the implementation of mitigation actions and report to the LHMP Planning Team on an annual basis. Working with the LHMP Planning Team, these responsible departments and agencies/organizations will be asked to assess the effectiveness of the mitigation actions and modify the mitigation actions as appropriate.

A LHMP Mitigation Action Progress Report worksheet or tracking mechanism will assist departments and agencies/organization responsible for implementing mitigation actions in reporting on the status and assessing the effectiveness of the mitigation actions.

Information from the departments and agencies/organizations will be used to monitor mitigation actions and inform the annual evaluation of the LHMP. The following questions will be considered as criteria for evaluating the plan’s effectiveness:
▪ Has the nature or magnitude of hazards affecting the City changed? ▪ Are there new hazards that have the potential to impact the City? ▪ Do the identified goals and actions address current and expected conditions? ▪ Have mitigation actions been implemented or completed?

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▪ Has the implementation of identified mitigation actions resulted in expected outcomes?
▪ Are current resources adequate to implement the LHMP? ▪ Should additional local resources be committed to address identified hazards? As part of the annual meeting, the progress of implementing the mitigation actions will be documented and opportunities to incorporate the actions into other planning documents will be identified. This review will include the following:
▪ Summary of any hazard events that occurred during the prior year and their impacts on the community.
▪ Review of successful mitigation initiatives identified in the plan. ▪ Discussion about why targeted mitigation actions were not completed. ▪ Reevaluation of the mitigation actions to determine if the timeline for identified projects needs to be amended (such as changing a long-term project to a shortterm project due to funding availability). ▪ Recommendations for new mitigation actions.
▪ Changes in, or potential for, new funding options/grant opportunities. ▪ Integration of new data and maps that can be used to inform the plan. ▪ Evaluation of any other planning programs or initiatives within the City that involve hazard mitigation.

The purpose of the annual evaluation will be to ensure consideration and implementation of the LHMP and document progress in order to inform future LHMP updates. Future updates to the LHMP will account for any new hazard vulnerabilities, special circumstances, or new information that becomes available. Issues that arise during the annual LHMP evaluation that require changes to the risk assessment, mitigation strategy, and other components of the plan, will be incorporated into the next update of the LHMP in 2028. The questions identified above would remain valid during the preparation of the 2028 plan update.

6.1.3 FIVE-YEAR UPDATE
The intent of the five-year update process will be to add new planning process methods, community profile data, hazard data and events, vulnerability analyses, mitigation actions, and goals to the adopted plan so that the LHMP will always be current and up

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to date. Based on the needs identified by the Planning Team and incorporating information from the annual monitoring and maintenance activities, the update will, at a minimum, include the elements below:
▪ The update process will be convened through a Planning Team identified by the Public Works Director.
▪ The hazard risk assessment will be reviewed and updated using best available information and technologies.
▪ Based on new/updated information provided by facility owners and available funding, the evaluation of critical facilities and mapping will be updated and improved.
▪ The mitigation actions will be reviewed and revised to account for any actions completed, deferred, or changed to account for changes in the risk assessment or new City policies identified under other planning mechanisms, as appropriate (such as the City’s General Plan).
▪ The draft update will be sent to appropriate agencies for comment. ▪ The public will be given an opportunity to comment prior to adoption. ▪ The City Council will adopt the updated LHMP.

6.2 ADOPTION
The City Council is responsible for adopting the LHMP. This formal adoption should take place every five years. Once the plan has received FEMA Approval Pending Adoption, the City Council will need to adopt the plan. Upon adoption, the City will transmit the adopted plan to FEMA.

6.3 INCORPORATION INTO EXISTING PROGRAMS AND

PLANNING MECHANISMS
The effectiveness of the nonregulatory LHMP depends on the implementation of the plan and incorporation of the mitigation action items into City plans, policies, and programs.

The City’s General Plan is considered to be an integral part of this plan. The City, through the recent update and adoption of its General Plan Safety Element, has planned for the impact of hazards. The LHMP process has allowed the City to review the goals and policies contained in the General Plan Safety Element and identified mitigation actions that will further implement these policies. The City views the General Plan and the LHMP

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as complementary planning documents that work together to achieve the ultimate goal of the reduction of risk exposure to Laguna Hills citizens and property. Many of the ongoing recommendations identified in the mitigation strategy further the goals and policies of the General Plan and other adopted plans. Further, the City has acknowledged as part of the Safety Element the development of this LHMP and has incorporated it by reference.

The plan includes a range of action items that, if implemented, would reduce loss from hazard events in the City. Together, the mitigation action items in the LHMP provide the framework for activities that the City may choose to implement over the next five years.

The City has prioritized the plan’s goals and identified actions that will be implemented (resources permitting) through existing plans, policies, and programs. In addition to the General Plan, the City will coordinate the recommendations of the LHMP with other existing plans and programs, which include, but are not limited to:
▪ Capital Improvement Program Planning
▪ Annual Budget
▪ Laguna Hills General Plan Updates and Annual Report
▪ Laguna Hills Municipal Code
▪ Development Project Review
▪ California Environmental Quality Act Review
Additional opportunities to integrate the mitigation actions include the following:
▪ Integration of mitigation actions in emergency response and post-disaster recovery planning.
▪ Ongoing education and outreach programs to increase staff, resident, business owner, employees, and overall community awareness of the risks and opportunities to implement mitigation actions associated with natural hazards. ▪ Continued coordination with the City and other partner agencies and organizations on emergency operations and training opportunities. ▪ Continued consideration of hazard implications and opportunities to implement hazard mitigation as City plans, policies, procedures, and practices are prepared and updated.

Although the Public Works Department will have primary responsibility for review, coordination, and promotion, plan implementation and evaluation will be a shared responsibility among all departments identified as lead departments in the mitigation action plan.

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6.4 CONTINUED PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT
The public will continue to be informed on LHMP actions through the City websites and through the annual progress report to the City Council. The adopted LHMP will be made available on the City’s website. Upon initiation of the LHMP update, a new public involvement strategy will be developed based on guidance from the Planning Team. This strategy will be based on the needs and capabilities of the City at the time of the update.

At a minimum, this strategy will include the use of the City website, email distribution lists, and social media, as well as coordination with partner agencies and organizations.

6.5 POINT OF CONTACT
Primary point of contact for the LHMP:

Joe Ames, P.E., T.E.

Public Works Director/City Engineer
City of Laguna Hills
24035 El Toro Road
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
949-707-2655
[email protected]

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https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/ninonina.html.

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Appendices
PREPARED BY:

City of Laguna Hills
24035 El Toro Road
Laguna Hills, California 92653
Contact: Joe Ames, P.E., T.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer WITH ASSISTANCE FROM:

De Novo Planning Group
180 E. Main Street, Suite 108
Tustin, California 92780
Contact: Starla Barker, AICP
September 2023

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APPENDIX A
City Adoption Resolution

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APPENDIX B
Planning Process Documentation

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LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING TEAM MEETING #1
Thursday, November 18, 2021
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
AGENDA

1. Introductions

2. Project Goals, Objectives, and Expectations
a. Project goals
b. Roles and responsibilities
i. Data needs
ii. Hazard Mitigation Planning (HMP) Team Meetings

3. Purpose and Requirements of the LHMP
a. What is Hazard Mitigation and a Hazard Mitigation Plan? b. Plan requirements
c. LHMP development

4. Hazard Identification and Prioritization
a. Identification of hazards
b. Prioritization exercise

5. Critical Facilities

6. Next Steps
a. Planning Team
b. Plan Development

7. Questions/Additional Discussion
Planning Team Meetings:
• December 16, 2021; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• January 20, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• February 17, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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1 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Ken Rosenfield Interim City Manager/Director
of Public Services City of Laguna Hills X
Amber Shah Associate Civil Engineer City of Laguna Hills X Amy Stonich Assistant Director of Community
Development City of Lake Forest X
April Baumbgarten Management Analyst City of Laguna Woods Cheryl Kuta Director of Development Services City of Rancho Santa Margarita X Dan Meehan Community Services
Superintendent City of Laguna Hills X
Dennis Breckner Sergeant
Orange County Sheriff’s
Department Emergency
Management Division
Duane Cave External Relations Manager SDG&E X
James Tyler Manager - Flood Programs OCPW X
Jason Gray Executive Director Saddleback Hospital X
Jason Lopez Division 5 Captain OCFA X
Jennifer Pezda Environmental Policy Advisor Southern California Gas Company
Jennifer Denmark Facilities Planner Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Joe Hoffman Director of Maintenance,
Operations, and Transportation Irvine Unified School District John McCulloch Lieutenant/Chief of Police
Services
Orange County Sheriff’s
Department Emergency
Management Division

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2 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Jonathan Orduna Community Development
Director City of Laguna Niguel
Juan Gonzalez Public Affairs Manager Southern California Gas Company
Kelley Lee Government Relations Manager Southern California Edison Kevin Onuma County Engineer Orange County Public Works
Len Barton Safety & Compliance Coordinator Moulton Niguel Water District X Matthew Stiverson Captain OCSD X
Michelle Anderson Emergency Management Division
Director
OCSD/ Emergency
Management Division X
Michelle Claud-Clemente Animal Services Manager City of Mission Viejo X Miguel Padilla Maintenance Orange County Department of
Education X
Nardy Khan Deputy Director OCPW X
Nick Pivaroff Assistant Fire Marshal OCFA X
Omar Dadabhoy Community Development
Director City of Aliso Viejo
Paul Catsimanes Emergency Services Manager City of Mission Viejo X Penny Lew Senior Civil Engineer OCPW X
Pete Carmichael Community Development City of Irvine

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3 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Robert Craven Assistant Superintendent SVUSD X
Scott Steinle Sergeant Orange County Sheriff’s
Department
Sharlyn de la Paz Senior Public Safety
Management Analyst City of Lake Forest
Sherri Seitz Public Relations Administrator El Toro Water District X Tammi McConnell EMS Director Orange County Health Care
Agency
TJ McGovern Division 5 Chief OCFA X
Todd Novacek Director of Operations Moulton Niguel Water District X Tony Garcia Facilities Manager Saddleback Hospital X
Starla Barker Principal Planner De Novo X
Kelly Hickler Senior Planner De Novo X

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 Introductions  Project goals, objectives & expectations  Purpose and requirements of the LHMP  Hazard identification and prioritization  Critical Facilities  Next Steps  Questions/Additional Discussion City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 2 7.3.1.a
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Objectives &
Expectations
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and Objectives
 Identify and address hazards
specific to Laguna Hills
 Mitigation actions to reduce the
severity/impact of the hazard
 Achieve certification by FEMA
for mitigation funding
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LHMP Goals
 What is the City’s goal of the LHMP?  What do you want to accomplish?  What will make a successful plan?  Other community planning goals? City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 5 7.3.1.a
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Responsibilities
 Our Job
 Facilitate the process
 Provide hazard
mitigation technical
expertise
 Maintain schedule
 Do the heavy work
 Ensure FEMA-compliant
plan
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 6  What We Ask of You
 Participate
 Provide agency-specific
information, local insight
and expertise
 Meet internal deadlines
 Ensure plan is feasible
and meets needs

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Team
 Four Planning Team Meetings
 Meeting #1 – November 18: process, hazard
identification/prioritization; critical facilities
 Meeting #2 – December 16: hazard profiles & mapping;
capabilities assessment
 Meeting #3 – January 20: risk assessment and loss
estimates; mitigation goals
 Meeting #4 – February 17: identify and prioritize mitigation actions; implementation strategy
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 8

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LHMP
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eliminate long-term risk to life and property
from hazards
What is Hazard Mitigation? • A plan based on a community’s values and needs
• Results from a process-oriented approach
• Focuses on mitigation strategies (making the
future safer)
What is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?
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Mitigation

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Requirements
 Provide and document opportunities for stakeholder
and public involvement
 Review and incorporate existing plans, studies,
reports, and technical information
 Document how the plan was prepared and who was
involved
 Identify how the plan will be monitored, evaluated, and updated within a five-year cycle
 Provide for continued public participation in plan maintenance City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 11

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Development
Hazard Profiles
• Type,
location,
extent
• Previous
occurrences
• Probability of
future events
Vulnerability
Assessment
• Impacts of
hazard
• Vulnerability
to each
hazard
• Repetitive
loss
• Potential
dollar losses
Mitigation
Strategies
• Overarching
goals
• Specific
actions
• Prioritize
actions
• Who, what,
when, how
much
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 12

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 Comprehensive range of mitigation actions and projects  Emphasize existing and new buildings and infrastructure  Types of mitigation actions
 Local plans and regulations
 Structure and infrastructure projects
 Natural systems protection
 Education and awareness programs
 Action Plan
 Incorporate into existing plans and policies
 Identify who responsible, funding mechanisms, other resources, when completed and how prioritized
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 Plan submitted to Cal OES/FEMA
 Receive “Approvable Pending Adoption”
 City adopts the LHMP
 Must be adopted within one calendar year
 Documentation of adoption (resolution) provided to FEMA  FEMA issues approval letter
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and Prioritization
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Hazards
16 Avalanche Flood Sea level rise
Climate change Geological hazards Seismic hazards
Coastal erosion Hailstorm Severe winter storm
Coastal storm Hazardous materials Tornado
Dam/reservoir failure Human-caused hazards Tsunami
Disease/pest
management Hurricane Volcano
Drought Land subsidence wildfire
Earthquake fault
rupture Landslide and mudflow Wind
Expansive soils Lightning Windstorm
Extreme heat Liquefaction

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Hazards
17 Avalanche Flood Sea level rise
Climate change Geological hazards Seismic hazards
Coastal erosion Hailstorm Severe winter storm
Coastal storm Hazardous materials Tornado
Dam/reservoir failure Human-caused hazards Tsunami
Disease/pest
management Hurricane Volcano
Drought Land subsidence Wildfire
Earthquake fault
rupture Landslide and mudflow Wind
Expansive soils Lightning Windstorm
Extreme heat Liquefaction

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Hazard List
 Climate Change –
integrated into each hazard
 Dam/reservoir failure
 Drought
 Flood
 Human-caused hazards
(hazardous materials
spills/release, terrorism)
 Landslides and mudflow
 Seismic hazards – ground
shaking, liquefaction
 Severe weather – heavy
rains, windstorm (Santa
Ana wind events)
 Wildfire and urban fire
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Prioritization
 Four criteria
 Probability (likelihood of
occurrence)
 Location (size of potentially
affected area)
 Maximum probable extent
(intensity of damage)
 Secondary impacts (severity
of impacts to the
community)
 A value of 1-4 is assigned
for each criteria
 Every criteria has an
importance score
 Can be used to weigh
the influence of an
individual criterion
 Criteria and importance
values are combined to
calculate a Total Score
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Windstorm
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 20 Unlikely
(1)
Occasional
(2)
Likely
(3)
Highly Likely
(4)
Probability
Importance score:

2.0 Probability score: 2.0 x 3 = 6
Negligible
(1)
Limited
(2)
Significant
(3)
Extensive
(4)
Location
Importance score:

0.8 Affected Area score: 0.8 x 4 = 3.2

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Windstorm
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 21 Weak
(1)
Moderate
(2)
Severe
(3)
Extreme
(4)
Maximum
Probable
Extent
Importance score:

0.7 Primary Impact score: 0.7 x 2 = 1.4
Negligible
(1)
Limited
(2)
Moderate
(3)
High
(4)
Secondary
Impacts
Importance score:

0.5 Secondary Impacts score: 0.5 x 4 = 0.5

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Windstorm
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 22 Affected Area Score
(3.2)
Impact
Impact score: 3.2 + 1.4 + 0.5 = 5.1
Primary Impact Score
(1.4)
Secondary Impact Score
(0.5)
Impact Score
(5.1)
Probability Score
(6)
Total Score
Total Score: 5.1 x 6 = 30.6
Low:
0-12
Medium:

12.1-42
High:

42.1 and up

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Facilities
 Risk assessment will look at what facilities are in hazard zones
 Considers their replacement cost and value to the
community
 Mitigation strategies reflect vulnerabilities of critical facilities
 Strengthen existing vulnerable facilities
 Avoid building new ones in at-risk areas
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 Provide any information or resources to
Ken Rosenfield by December 3
 Plans/studies
 Policies/programs
 Technical data
 Intrinsic/historic knowledge
 Photos
 Asset inventory for loss estimations
 Attend Meeting #2 – December 16, 2021
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Development
 Initiate community outreach
 Community Survey
 Website and Social Media
 Identify/schedule focused outreach meetings (2)
 Preparation of hazard profiles/mapping
 Initiate risk assessment
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Discussion
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HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING TEAM MEETING #1
Thursday, November 18, 2021
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

MEETING SUMMARY
Attendees: Refer to Attendee Log
Presentation/Discussion:
• Introductions
o City Project Manager, consultant team, and participant introductions • Project Goals, Objectives, and Expectations
o Project goals
i. Ken R., City of Laguna Hills:
• Get plan done, plan has to be actionable and useful
• OCFCD has helped mitigate and take proactive actions
• City has experienced flood events that have exceeded capacity of facilities • Have a lot to plan for
• Enhance working relationship with OCFCD, help with obligations • Notify public if cannot mitigate hazards
• Make sure cars not stranded in street to avoid rescue ii. TJ M., OCFA:
• City has SRA and wildland areas
• Islands of canyons
• Continuity of business operations/how to keep city up and running in event of disaster
iii. Amy S., City of Lake Forest
• Mirror comments from Ken and TJ
• Lake Forest is looking to get first plan in place
• Community concerned about emergency exits in city
• Lake Forest has VHFHSZ
iv. Todd N., MNWD
• Concrete plan to provide emergency water to customers in case system down and have to make repairs
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o Roles and responsibilities
i. Consultant Team
ii. Planning Team
o Data needs
i. Send any information you think may be helpful to Ken R. and he can forward to Starla B. o Hazard Mitigation Planning (HMP) Team Meetings
i. Meetings build on each other so we have draft plan at end of process • Purpose and Requirements of the LHMP
o What is Hazard Mitigation and a Hazard Mitigation Plan? o Plan requirements
o LHMP development
o Mitigation Strategy
o Plan Adoption
• Hazard Identification and Prioritization
o Identification of hazards/discussion
i. Starla B. – Are there any hazards that should be removed, or any that should be added? Wind and windstorm similar? Yes
ii. Ken R. – expansive soils in city, but don’t anticipate it being a particular hazard iii. Starla B. – will incorporate into geologic soils hazard and can note that not an issue iv. Ken R. – how are disease and pest management related to pandemic response? Do we need to address?
v. Starla B. – as conditions come up, some agencies choose to add to HMP, can definitely address issue because has come to forefront, depends on city’s preference, don’t have to make official decision right now, will have later discussion where we prioritize hazards o Hazards/Discussion
i. Dam/reservoir failure
- Ken R. – only one dam, but private, northerly of Ridge Route, permitted and monitored under state, but not county facility (Veeh reservoir) - Penny L. – will need to verify status of Gallivan Basin (in Laguna Niguel) - Sherri S. – Rossmoor dam in Laguna Woods would slightly affect Laguna Hills if failed, would go into Veeh reservoir. Just completed inundation studies, will provide to team.
- Matt S. – El Toro Inundation Study and Rossmoor Dam study - Ken R. – above ground reservoirs by Moulton Niguel Water District, some located southerly of Alicia Pkwy east of Moulton Pkwy, off of Gallup in southern portion of city. Alicia Pkwy – single tank Nellie Gail – one potable and 2 recycled - Len B. – have good detail on those reservoirs
ii. Drought
- Ken R. – For city, primary impact has been on landscaping (from drought), not really a hazard, just looks ugly. Does suggest that we should be pursuing more drought tolerant landscaping

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iii. Flood
- Flood control can give list of facilities
- Ken R. – F-23 Canada channel feeds San Diego creek and ultimately ocean. Has there been any determination that under certain circumstances the San Diego creek could back up or reverse flow into Laguna Hills?
- Penny L. – not aware of any potential issues of that situation occurring, city should ID any problem areas due to OCFCD facilities. Will work with O&M group to ID any trouble spots.
- Ken R. – 2005 storm caused overflows of F-23 where crosses Del Lago Dr and Moulton Pkwy, both street segments under water and some stranded vehicles.

Flooding elsewhere in city not related to OCFCD facilities. During same storm event, get a lot of water off freeway; EL Toro Rd underpass was completely flooded, stranded vehicles and OCFA responded. Localized events, but small and rare, related to heavy rains; some locations do not have secondary outlet, infrastructure can’t handle flow. City has identified locations and has plans to repair them.
iv. Human-caused Hazards/Haz Mat
- Ken R. – does human caused hazards include transport of typical materials (like gasoline)? Starla B. – Yes
- Ken R. - No generation of haz mat as industry in city. All arterial highways are designated truck routes. Are there overlays that limit certain materials on certain routes? Not aware that any exist.
v. Landslide
- Ken R. – Landslide – southern portion of city is area of material subject to landslides. Have been isolated superficial landslides, no gross landslides. There is hillside creeping in certain southern area of city, slow movement, not immediate hazard. Responsibility of individual homeowner. Some covered in General Plan already.
vi. Liquefaction
- Ken R. – follow former canyons and creek beds; no public or private buildings in liquefaction zones.
vii. Heavy Rain
- How is heavy rain different than flood? There is some overlap of hazards, heavy rain can cause flooding, but also other damage besides flooding, like mudflows taking out roadways, will discuss overlaps in plan.
- Ken R. – City has a list of drain locations susceptible to blockage from debris flows. Also Nellie Gail Ranch HOA have a series of private equestrian trails that erode into public drain, do sandbagging every year.
viii. Windstorm/Santa Ana Winds
- Starla B. – has the city experienced significant damage from Santa Ana windstorms? Tree branches, power loss, blockage of roadways, drainage, etc.? - Ken R. – majority of power lines underground, no damage that I am aware of.

SCE has 225kV and series of 66 kV lines running through city. Occasional tree failure but City has a robust tree maintenance program, anything that has occurred in last 30 years has been minor tree branches etc.

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- Duane C. (SDG&E) – yes, most lines underground, no SDG&E transmission lines going through city or substations.
ix. Fire Hazards
- TJ M. Looking at map, all LRA, but some wildland elements/islands that could potentially cause problems. Alicia Creek greenbelt, some others, ID for wildland mitigation; however, no major wildland event likely to occur in city. Fire Prevention – TJ and Jason L. will be able to help with this component. Need to address interior islands.
- Ken R. No fires stations in city boundaries. Station 22 across street and served by other stations. Station 39 not in city. Any problem with fire protection because no fire stations in city boundaries?
- TJ M. – So many stations surrounding on perimeter; response is sufficient. - Jason L. WUI plan – fire forecast and fire progression maps; identifies evacuation zones. Will send info on weather conditions based on wind and rain. - Ken R. – how to convey to public where to go in case of fire emergency? - Jason L. – evacuation zones put in place to help city so not moving a ton of people not in threat area; made easier for law enforcement to only evacuate impacted people.
- Ken R. – how to communicate this to public? Shelter locations, Community Center, City Hall
- Dan M. – Red Cross can help. High school designated shelter - Robert C. – Typically work with Red Cross. Don’t use elementary schools because small and parking issues. Usually high schools, sometimes middle schools - Ken R. – doesn’t want to add new locations, just understand existing - Matt S. – will send map of temporary shelters
- Water infrastructure – any loss of tanks; would still be able to serve community. • Critical Facilities
o Overview of critical facilities
o Will be identifying critical facilities for inclusion in the plan • Next Steps
o Planning Team
i. Provide plans/studies, resources, data to Ken by December 3 ii. Attend Meeting #2 – December 16, 2021
o Plan Development
i. Community outreach
ii. Preparation of hazard profiles/mapping
iii. Initiate risk assessment
• Questions/Additional Discussion
o Planning Team Meetings:
i. December 16, 2021; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
ii. January 20, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
iii. February 17, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

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HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING TEAM MEETING #2
Thursday, December 16, 2021
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
AGENDA

1. Data Needs

2. Summary of Hazards/Hazard Profiles

3. Risk Assessment Methodology

4. Critical Facilities and Facilities of Concern

5. Capabilities Assessment

6. Next Steps
a. Planning Team
b. Plan Development

7. Questions/Additional Discussion

Planning Team Meetings:
• January 20, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
• February 24, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (NOTE: Change in date)

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Planning Team Meeting #2
December 16, 2021
1 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Ken Rosenfield Interim City Manager/Director
of Public Services City of Laguna Hills X
Amber Shah Associate Civil Engineer City of Laguna Hills X Amy Stonich Assistant Director of Community
Development City of Lake Forest X
April Baumbgarten Management Analyst City of Laguna Woods Cheryl Kuta Director of Development Services City of Rancho Santa Margarita X Dan Meehan Community Services
Superintendent City of Laguna Hills X
Dennis Breckner Sergeant
Orange County Sheriff’s
Department Emergency
Management Division
Duane Cave External Relations Manager SDG&E X
James Tyler Manager - Flood Programs OCPW
Jason Gray Executive Director Saddleback Hospital
Jason Lopez Division 5 Captain OCFA X
Jennifer Pezda Environmental Policy Advisor Southern California Gas Company
Jennifer Denmark Facilities Planner Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Joe Hoffman Director of Maintenance,
Operations, and Transportation Irvine Unified School District John McCulloch Lieutenant/Chief of Police
Services
Orange County Sheriff’s
Department Emergency
Management Division

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Planning Team Meeting #2
December 16, 2021
2 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Jonathan Orduna Community Development
Director City of Laguna Niguel
Juan Gonzalez Public Affairs Manager Southern California Gas Company
Kelley Lee Government Relations Manager Southern California Edison Kevin Onuma County Engineer Orange County Public Works
Len Barton Safety & Compliance Coordinator Moulton Niguel Water District Matthew Stiverson Captain OCSD
Michelle Anderson Emergency Management Division
Director
OCSD/ Emergency
Management Division
Michelle Claud-Clemente Animal Services Manager City of Mission Viejo Miguel Padilla Maintenance Orange County Department of
Education
Nardy Khan Deputy Director OCPW X
Nick Pivaroff Assistant Fire Marshal OCFA
Omar Dadabhoy Community Development
Director City of Aliso Viejo
Paul Catsimanes Emergency Services Manager City of Mission Viejo Penny Lew Senior Civil Engineer OCPW X
Pete Carmichael Community Development City of Irvine

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Planning Team Meeting #2
December 16, 2021
3 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Robert Craven Assistant Superintendent SVUSD
Scott Steinle Sergeant Orange County Sheriff’s
Department
Sharlyn de la Paz Senior Public Safety
Management Analyst City of Lake Forest
Sherri Seitz Public Relations Administrator El Toro Water District X Tammi McConnell EMS Director Orange County Health Care
Agency
TJ McGovern Division 5 Chief OCFA
Todd Novacek Director of Operations Moulton Niguel Water District Tony Garcia Facilities Manager Saddleback Hospital
Starla Barker Principal Planner De Novo X
Kelly Hickler Senior Planner De Novo X

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Planning Team Meeting #3
March 10, 2022

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 Plans/studies  Policies/programs  Technical data  Intrinsic/historic knowledge  Photos  Asset inventory for loss estimates  Any additional relevant information City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 3 7.3.1.a
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Hazards/Hazard Profiles
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Profiled
 Climate Change –
integrated into each hazard
 Dam/reservoir failure
 Drought
 Flood
 Human-caused hazards
 hazardous materials
spills/release
 Landslides and mudflow
 Seismic hazards
 ground shaking
 liquefaction
 Severe weather
 heavy rains
 Santa Ana winds
 Wildfire and urban fires
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 Description of the hazard  Location/geographic extent  Previous occurrences  Probability of future occurrences  Climate change considerations City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 6 7.3.1.a
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failure
 Description
 Catastrophic type of failure characterized by the sudden, rapid, and uncontrolled release of impounded water
 Location/geographic extent
 Veeh Reservoir, Gallivan Basin, Rossmoor Dam, MNWD
above-ground reservoirs (southerly of Alicia Pkwy east of Moulton Pkwy)
 Need studies referenced in Meeting #1
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failure
 Previous occurrences
 No major dam failure experienced by Orange County
 Water tank failure in Westminster (1998)
 5 million gallon water storage tank ruptured – corrosion and construction defects
 Probability of future occurrences – low?
 Need studies referenced in Meeting #1
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 Description
 Period of drier-than-normal conditions resulting in waterrelated issues  Agricultural – soil moisture deficiencies
 Hydrological – precipitation shortfalls on stream flows, reservoir, lake, and groundwater levels
 Meteorological – defined on degree of dryness compared to expected average
 Socioeconomic – demand for water exceeds supply as a result of weather-related shortfall
 Location/geographic extent
 Citywide
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 Previous occurrences
 FEMA declared drought emergency – January 1977
 State declared drought emergency – 8x between 1972 and 2009  January 17, 2014 – Governor proclaimed State of Emergency  April 1, 2015 – imposed restrictions to achieve a 25% reduction in potable water usage by February 28, 2016
 October 19, 2021 – Governor proclaimed State of Emergency, calling for a voluntary reduction of water use by 15 percent across California, including Orange County
 Probability of future occurrences – high
 Function of precipitation and intensity of current drought conditions
 Higher probability based on drought history
 Forecasts – rainfall 60% of average this winter
 Changing weather patterns
 Higher temperatures and prolonged durations – reduced precipitation and reduced water supplies
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 10

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 Description  Water level exceeds capacity of waterway or failure of drainage infrastructure
 Location/geographic extent  FEMA Flood Maps  Areas around creeks/drainages – Aliso Creek
 100-year; 1% chance of a flood event in any given year  500-year; .02% chance of a flood event in any given year  Localized flooding  Areas of City identified for improvements City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 12

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 Previous occurrences  2021?  2005 – overflows Del Lago Dr and Moulton Pkwy; El Toro Road underpass
 Localized flooding in locations with no secondary outlets  Probability of future occurrences – medium
 FEMA 100
-year; 1% chance of a flood event in any given year
 500-year; .02% chance of a flood event in any given year  Potential for localized flooding associated with infrastructure constraints or significant debris/blockage
 Changing weather patterns  Extreme wet and dry seasons; increased and prolonged rain events
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hazards
 Description
 Hazard Materials – release, spill or contamination of materials posing a hazard to human health
 Location/geographic extent
 Hazard Materials – commercial facilities; transportation routes  Previous occurrences
 Any previous occurrences?
 Probability of future occurrences - medium
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mudflow
 Description
 Landslide – down slope movement of soil and rock under direct influence of gravity
 Mudflow – river of rock, earth, and other materials, including vegetation that is saturated with water
 Location/geographic extent
 Landslides
 Earthquake-induced – defined area (mapped by California Geological Survey)
 Adjacent to ridgelines/steep hillsides
 Mudflows
 Burn scar areas
 Canyon areas/creeks
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mudflow
 Previous occurrences
 No major landslides
 Localized hillside creeping (slow movement) southern area of the City (private property)
 Any mudflow events?
 Probability of future occurrence – low to medium
 El Nino and La Nina events projected to increase
 Increase in erosion and flooding
 Increase in magnitude and severity of mudflow events
 Previous occurrences
 Changing weather patterns conditions
 Increased precipitation
 Drought followed by period of increased precipitation City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 19

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 Description
 Primary = earthquakes/ground shaking
 Secondary = liquefaction – results from ground shaking causing soils to act like liquid
 Location/geographic extent
 Ground shaking – citywide
 Liquefaction – within defined area (mapped by California Geological Survey)
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 Previous occurrences
 Northridge; 1994 – 6.7
 Chino Hills; 2008 – 5.4
 La Habra; 2014 – 5.1
 Borrego Springs; 2016 – 5.2
 Southwest Santa Cruz Island; 2018 – 5.3
 Ridgecrest Sequence; 2019 – 6.4 and 7.1
 Probability of future occurrences – high

City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 23 Magnitude Elsinore Fault Newport-Inglewood
Fault
Southern San
Andreas Fault San Jacinto Fault San Joaquin
M ≥ 6.7 3.66% 0.70% 19.21% 5.41% 0.42%
M ≥ 7.0 1.82% 0.63% 12.86% 5.39% 0.40%
M ≥ 7.5 0.90% 0.20% 10.21% 5.28% 0.24%
M ≥ 8.0 <0.01% -- 3.24% 2.75% --
Notes:

1. M≥6.7 means magnitude greater than or equal to 6.7, and likewise for the other magnitude thresholds.

2. The 30-year period measured by this report is 2014 to 2044; a 30-year period is the typical duration of a homeowner mortgage.

3. Percentages for fault sections closest to IRWD jurisdiction.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior and U.S. Geological Survey, The Third California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF3), Google Earth file with fault probabilities, March 2015.

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 Description
 Heavy rains
 Precipitation with an intensity in excess of .30 inches per hour  Santa Ana winds
 Horizontal flows of air that blow from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
 Location/geographic extent
 Citywide
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 Previous occurrences
 Heavy rains
 December 14, 2021
 2018/2019 (heavy rains over consecutive days)
 Santa Ana winds
 September to May
 Probability of future occurrences
 Santa Ana winds – high
 Heavy rain – high
 Changing weather patterns
 More extreme wet and dry seasons
 Santa Ana winds and dry vegetation – fuel and exacerbate wildfires
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Packet Pg. 380 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Wildfire and
urban fire
 Description
 Uncontrolled fire spreading through vegetative fuels
 Wildland urban interface – urban and suburban development adjacent to wildland areas
 Mixed wildland urban interface – isolated
communities/structures in wildland settings
 Occluded wildand urban interface – island of wildland vegetation in urbanized area
 Location/geographic extent
 No portions of City are located within or immediately adjacent to a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ) City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 26

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Packet Pg. 382 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Wildfire and
urban fire
 Previous occurrences
 Aliso Viejo Canyon Fire – June 2, 2018
 Holy Fire (Trabuco Canyon) – August 6, 2018
 Silverado Fire (Loma Ridge) – October 26, 2020
 Blue Ridge Fire (Chino Hills) – October 26, 202
 Bond Fire (Loma Ridge) – December 2, 2020
 Probability of future occurrences – low (in City)
 No portions of City are located within or immediately adjacent to a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ)  Changing weather patterns
 Increased temperatures and drought can increase frequency, extent, and severity
 Drier conditions, more vegetative fuel, longer fire season City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 28

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Facilities and
Facilities of
Concern
 Critical: Properties serve important function in
operations of municipal government and in serving the
community
 City administration buildings
 Water tanks and pumps
 Public safety buildings
 Bases of operations for maintenance
activities/equipment
 Concern: Less vital to safety and well-being
 Assembly points
 Temporary shelters
 Assist in evacuations
 Supportive role in preparing for and recovering from
hazard events
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Facilities and
Facilities of
Concern
 Risk assessment will look at what facilities are in hazard zones
 Considers their replacement cost and value to the community  Mitigation strategies reflect vulnerabilities of critical facilities
 Strengthen existing vulnerable facilities
 Avoid building new ones in at-risk areas
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Assessment
Methodology
 Geographic area (hazard location)  Population  Critical facilities  Potential damage  Loss estimations City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 31

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Assessment
Example -
Liquefaction
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Assessment
Example -
Liquefaction
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Assessment
 Two components
 Existing resources and tools to accomplish mitigation and reduce long-term vulnerability
 Identification of gaps, conflicts, and/or weaknesses that may need to be addressed through mitigation
 Types of capabilities
 Planning and regulatory
 Administrative and technical
 Financial
 Education and outreach
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 Planning and regulatory
 Ordinances
 Policies
 Local laws and state statutes
 Plans and program that guide and manage growth
 Questions to consider:
 Does the plan address hazards?
 Does the plan identify projects to include in the mitigation strategy?
 Can the plan be used to implement mitigation actions?  How can the capabilities be expanded and improved to reduce risk?
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 Administrative and technical
 City staff – skills/tools and capacity
 Public and private resources
 Ability to access and coordinate resources effectively  Questions to consider:
 Is coordination effective?
 Is staffing adequate to enforce regulations?
 Is staff trained on hazards and mitigation?
 Is coordination between agencies and staff effective?  Has the capability been used to assess/mitigate risk in the past?
 How can the capabilities be expanded and improved to reduce risk?
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 Financial
 Resources have or eligible to use to fund mitigation
 Staff time, existing operating budgets, impact fees
 Local, state and federal funding sources
 Questions to consider:
 Has the funding resource been used in the past and for what types of activities?
 Could the resource be used to fund future mitigation actions?  How can the capabilities be expanded and improved to reduce risk?
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 Education and Outreach
 Programs and methods in place to implement mitigation actions and communicate hazard-related information
 Fire safety programs, education programs
 Public information or communication activities
 Questions to consider:
 Has the funding resource been used in the past and for what types of activities?
 Could the resource be used to fund future mitigation actions?  How can the capabilities be expanded and improved to reduce risk?
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 Provide any information or resources to
Ken Rosenfield and/or Starla Barker
 Plans/studies
 Policies/programs
 Technical data
 Intrinsic/historic knowledge
 Photos
 Asset inventory for loss estimations
 Advertise Survey
 Provide critical facilities values – facility replacement and contents
 Attend Meeting #3 – January 20, 2022
 Note change in date for Meeting #4 – February 24,
2022
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Development
 Initiate community outreach
 Community survey
 Website and social media
 Prepare for focused meetings
 Traffic Commission – January 19, 2022
 Parks and Recreation Commission – February 2, 2022
 Finalize hazard profiles
 Map critical facilities and hazards
 Prepare vulnerability/risk assessment
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Discussion
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LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING TEAM MEETING #2
Thursday, December 16, 2021
10:00 am – 12:00 pm

MEETING SUMMARY
Attendees: Refer to Attendee Log
Abbreviations
AS = Amy Stonich (City of Lake Forest) PL = Penny Lew (OCPW) CK = Cheryl Kuta (City of RSM) NK = Nardy Khan (OCPW)
DM = Dan Meehan (City of Laguna Hills) SB = Starla Barker (De Novo) JL = Jason Lopez (OCFA) SS = Sherri Seitz (El Toro Water District) KR = Ken Rosenfield (City of Laguna Hills)
Presentation/Discussion:
• Data Needs
o SB: Remember to forward data to KR and/or SB
o KR: WUI plans received from OCFA, KR will forward to SB o SS: secure site to submit plans instead of email?
• SB will set up
• Summary of Hazards/Hazard Profiles
o DAM/RESERVOIR FAILURE
• SS: El Toro Water District facilities are covered on slide. Confirmed Rossmoor Dam is located at Moulton & Ridge Route
• SB: Will reference Annexes prepared for El Toro and Moulton Niguel Water Districts and coordinate with each individually, as needed.
• SB: Any other failures or infrastructure concerns?
- KR: 2009(?) there was a worry about Prado Dam failing; City was notified although unlikely to be impacted.
• NK: safety assessment done by Army Corp of Engineers (ACOE), do have plans for improvement and to raise spillway, 1-2 year construction start date; will send to SB • PL: inundation studies prepared by ACOE; not sure if ACOE shared any studies related to facilities. Dam and inundation studies prepared and approved by Division of Safety of Dams (DSOD) for all dam facilities within jurisdiction; will send to SB • KR: localized flooding off Moulton during recent rain event (F23 overtopped; Del Lago and Moulton). Santa Victoria, less than 1’ of freeboard under bridge, KR has photos

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December 16, 2021

o DROUGHT
• NK: County is required to prepare a plan; CEO office initiating the plan, will forward details to SB
• SS: ETWD has a water shortage contingency plan, new one will become effective in Feb 2022, will forward current to SB
• KR: fire exposure occurs earlier in year, weed abatement fire reduction program late spring early summer, concerned might be out of sequence b/c all weeds cut down in June b/c of legal process, may have to shift timing of operations o FLOOD
• PL: along Aliso Creek, OCFCD has pieces of ownership, but ownership and maintenance not consistent, no studies in progress, some areas have been ID’d for improvement, PL will get back to group
• KR: I-5 to Paseo De Valencia is under OC Parks, then private, then flood control; horizontal portion in NW portion of city was being surveyed – Penny have any info? • PL: not aware of any studies, but will check and let group know • KR: County reinforced channel at Moulton Parkway (overtopped at Moulton & Del Lago) issues with flooding in same area, further east to Del Lago, 15 years ago - Recent flooding on El Toro underpass on I-5, specifically result of BMPs from construction plugging drains
• CK: RSM; no issues besides downed trees
• KR: heard issues in Lake Forest, but not sure
• AS: Lake Forest; several intersections impacted, dealing with lack of BMPs at construction sites
• KR: wind events, lost trees, no property damage, but reason to include in LHMP – regular tree maintenance program needs to continue and always be in place o HUMAN-CAUSED HAZARDS
• SB: Any previous occurrences of spill events to be aware of? • No comments
o LANDSLIDE AND MUDFLOW
• SB: Any concerns?
• KR: nothing came to our attention, has storm control list can send, probably do not rise to level of having to be reported in the LHMP
o SEISMIC HAZARDS
• SB: any significant damage?
• KR: no, nothing aware of
- Civic center and community center refurbished in early 2000s and meet current seismic standards, no concerns about those
- City has about a dozen short span bridges, have not been evaluated for current earthquake standards and recommended retrofits, should be listed in plan as future action for city to take. KR to send list of bridges/Caltrans report

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Hazard Mitigation Planning Team Meeting #2
December 16, 2021

o SEVERE WEATHER
• No comments
o WILDFIRE AND URBAN FIRE
• SB: No mapped or designated VHFHSZs areas. Any concerns? • KR: recently issued new evacuation routes for city (and county?) - What is protocol for choice of shelter in place vs evacuate? - Asking b/c community center ID’d as shelter in place – when is that triggered?
• JL: Goal is to evacuate the least amount of people possible, focus on area most impacted
- Fire most likely in Laguna Canyon away from city, but if Laguna Hills impacted, OCFA and OCSD will coordinate with city’s EOC on evacuations and/or shelter in place (Incident Commander)
- JL to send evacuation maps
• Risk Assessment Methodology
o No comments
• Critical Facilities and Facilities of Concern
o SS: ETWD has 2 lift stations in Laguna Hills, will send SB info o JL: pre-identified evacuation zones if fire near city, nothing else ID’d as shelter in city besides high school, threat doesn’t have to be inside city, could be outside boundaries, shelters must be large enough and central to get info to – how to get info to residents so they understand what’s going on. Will see if can ID any other sites within city and/or near city. o JL: combine EOC with any other cities?
o DM: have own and have not combined in past
o JL: would be rep from OCFA to come to EOC so can disseminate info to residents • Capabilities Assessment
o SB: Anything to be looking at further/aware of?
o No comments
o SB: OCFA interaction with cities in doing emergency planning? o JL: community risk reduction section disseminates info on earthquake prep, any messages cities want to get out, evacuation plans for families, fire prep, also 24/7 PIO at station 27 in Irvine makes announcements via twitter, website, etc.
• Brandy N. – community risk reduction
• Will put in contact with Brandy N. and send info on programs o SB: OCFDC education programs? How does it work at county? o PL: on community scale, have meetings or opportunities for community to provide feedback on projects, have literature to distribute at public events re: community rating systems – example:
encouraging kids not to swim in flood channels
• Also provide to public libraries
• Haven’t had actual event, but do attend fairs, etc.

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December 16, 2021

• Group coordinates with strategic communications groups, will tweet certain messages at beginning of flood season and anything to look out for, messages that are predetermined, some go out on regular basis, every 3-4 months o SB: Water district?
• SS: newsletter, bill inserts, social media, direct mail postcards • Next Steps
o Planning Team
o Plan Development
• Questions/Additional Discussion
• Planning Team Meetings:
o January 20, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
o February 24, 2022; 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (NOTE: Change in date)

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LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING TEAM MEETING #3
Thursday, March 10, 2022
10:00 am – 11:00 am
AGENDA

1. Risk Assessment/Vulnerability Overview

2. Mitigation Strategy Discussion

3. Survey Summary

4. Next Steps

5. Questions/Additional Discussion

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Planning Team Meeting #3
March 10, 2022
1 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Ken Rosenfield Interim City Manager/Director
of Public Services City of Laguna Hills X
Amber Shah Associate Civil Engineer City of Laguna Hills X Amy Stonich Assistant Director of Community
Development City of Lake Forest
April Baumbgarten Management Analyst City of Laguna Woods Ashley Melchor Management Assistant City of Lake Forest X Cheryl Kuta Director of Development Services City of Rancho Santa Margarita X Dagian Kokesch Coordinator of Plant Operations
and Safety
MemorialCare Saddleback
Medical Center X
Dan Meehan Community Services
Superintendent City of Laguna Hills X
Dennis Breckner Sergeant
Orange County Sheriff’s
Department Emergency
Management Division
Doug Monfils Director of Facilities,
Maintenance and Construction
Saddleback Valley Unified
School District
Duane Cave External Relations Manager SDG&E
James Tyler Manager - Flood Programs OCPW
Jason Gray Executive Director Saddleback Hospital
Jason Lopez Division 5 Captain OCFA X
Jennifer Pezda Environmental Policy Advisor Southern California Gas Company

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Planning Team Meeting #3
March 10, 2022
2 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Jennifer Denmark Facilities Planner Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Joe Hoffman Director of Maintenance,
Operations, and Transportation Irvine Unified School District John McCulloch Lieutenant/Chief of Police
Services
Orange County Sheriff’s
Department Emergency
Management Division
Jonathan Orduna Community Development
Director City of Laguna Niguel
Juan Gonzalez Public Affairs Manager Southern California Gas Company
Kelley Lee Government Relations Manager Southern California Edison Kevin Onuma County Engineer Orange County Public Works
Len Barton Safety & Compliance Coordinator Moulton Niguel Water District Matthew Stiverson Captain OCSD X
Michelle Anderson Emergency Management Division
Director
OCSD/ Emergency
Management Division
Michelle Claud-Clemente Animal Services Manager City of Mission Viejo X Miguel Padilla Maintenance Orange County Department of
Education X
Nardy Khan Deputy Director OCPW
Nick Pivaroff Assistant Fire Marshal OCFA
Omar Dadabhoy Community Development
Director City of Aliso Viejo

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Planning Team Meeting #3
March 10, 2022
3 First and Last Name Title Organization/Department Present? Paul Catsimanes Emergency Services Manager City of Mission Viejo Penny Lew Senior Civil Engineer OCPW
Pete Carmichael Community Development City of Irvine
Robert Craven Assistant Superintendent SVUSD X
Scott Steinle Sergeant Orange County Sheriff’s
Department
Sharlyn de la Paz Senior Public Safety
Management Analyst City of Lake Forest
Sherri Seitz Public Relations Administrator El Toro Water District Tammi McConnell EMS Director Orange County Health Care
Agency
TJ McGovern Division 5 Chief OCFA
Todd Novacek Director of Operations Moulton Niguel Water District Tony Garcia Facilities Manager Saddleback Hospital
Starla Barker Principal Planner De Novo X
Kelly Hickler Senior Planner De Novo X
There were also two unidentified callers in the meeting.

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Planning Team Meeting #3
March 10, 2022

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 Risk Assessment/Vulnerability Overview  Mitigation Strategy Discussion  Survey Summary  Next Steps City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 2 7.3.1.a
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Vulnerability Overview
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 3

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Profiled
 Climate Change –
integrated into each hazard
 Dam/reservoir failure  Drought  Flood  Human-caused hazards  hazardous materials spills/release
 Cyber attack
 Seismic and geologic
hazards  Ground shaking  Liquefaction  Landslide  Slope instability  Mudflows  Severe weather  heavy rains  Santa Ana winds  Wildfire and urban fires City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 4 7.3.1.a
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Facilities &
Facilities of
Concern
City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 5  Critical Facilities – Properties serve an important function in operations of municipal government and in serving the community  City administration buildings
 water tanks and pumps
 public safety buildings
 bases of operations for maintenance activities/equipment)  Facilities of Concern – Properties that are less vital to safety and well-being, but serve a role during hazard events
 assembly points
 temporary shelters
 assist in evacuations
 supportive role in preparing for and recovering from hazard events

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Facilities &
Facilities of
Concern
City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 6 Map ID Name Type Owner/ Responsible Agency Location Critical Facility
Facility of
Concern
Buildings 1
Laguna Hills City Hall/Civic Center (City Hall, Police) Government City 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna HillsX 2 Laguna Hills Community Center & Sports Complex Community City 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna HillsX 3 Florence Sylvester Memorial Senior Center Community Age Well Senior Services Inc. 23721 Moulton Parkway, Laguna HillsX 4 Laguna Hills Technology Library Government County of Orange 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills X
5 OCFA Station 22 Fire Station OCFA 24001 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna WoodsX 6 Memorial Care Saddleback Medical Center Hospital Private Memorial Care 24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna HillsX 7 Laguna Hills Transportation Center Transportation OCTA 24282 Calle de Los Caballeros, Laguna HillsX 8 Laguna Hills High School Public School SVUSD 25401 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna HillsX 9 MNWD Headquarters Water/ Wastewater
Headquarters
MNWD 26161 Gordon Road, Laguna HillsX
Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
10 Mathis Lift Station Sewer ETWD 24853 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna Hills X
11 Veeh Lift Station Sewer ETWD 22988 Santa Vittoria Drive, Laguna Hills X
12 Aliso Hills Reservoir Water MNWD 24773 Mendocino Court X
13 Casa De Oso Pump Station Water MNWD 26593 Meadow Crest Drive X
14 La Paz Underground Pump Station Water MNWD 25322 ½ Cabot Road X
15 Mathis Pump Station Water MNWD 25655 Nellie Gail Lane X
16 Mathis Reservoir 1 & 2 Water MNWD 25655 Nellie Gail Lane X
17 Moulton Lift Station 1 & 2 Sewer MNWD 26112 Moulton Parkway X
18 Nellie Gail Reservoir Water MNWD 25655 Nellie Gail Lane X
19 Valencia Lift Station Sewer MNWD 25659 Cabot Road
X
20 Valencia Pump Station 1 & 2 Water MNWD 25480 La Paz Road X
Transportation Infrastructure
21 Aliso Creek Bridge (55C0221L) Transportation City S/B Moulton Parkway; 1.5 mile south of El Toro Road
X
22 Aliso Creek Bridge (55C0529R) Transportation City E/B Laguna Hills Drive; 400 feet east of Moulton Parkway
X
23 Aliso Creek (55C0221R) Transportation City N/B Moulton Parkway; 1.5 mile south of El Toro Road
X
24 Narco Channel (55C0495) Transportation City Nellie Gail Road; 0.1 mile south of Oso ParkwayX 25 Alicia Creek (55C0237) Transportation City Moulton Parkway; 200 feet northwest of Alicia Parkway
X
26 Aliso Hills Creek Equestrian (55C0238) Transportation City Moulton Parkway; 200 feet north of La Paz RoadX 27 La Paz Equestrian (55C0239) Transportation City La Paz Road; 0.2 mile northeast of Moulton Parkway
X
28 Via Lomas (55C0662) Transportation City Via Lomas; 100 feet west of Alicia ParkwayX 29 Oso Parkway (55C0056) Transportation Caltrans Oso Parkway; 0.1 mile west of Route I-5X 30 Aliso Creek (55C0220) Transportation City Paseo De Valencia; 0.8 mile north of Alicia Parkway
X
31 Canada Channel (55C0191) Transportation City Santa Vittoria Drive; 0.2 mile south of Lake Forest Drive
X
32 Canada Channel (55C0549) Transportation City Mill Creek Drive; 0.2 mile south of Lake Forest Drive
X
33 Aliso Creek (55C0529L) Transportation City W/B Laguna Hills Drive; 400 feet east of Moulton Parkway
X

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Facilities &
Facilities of
Concern
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Facility of
Concern
Buildings
1 Laguna Hills City Hall/Civic Center (City Hall, Police) Government City 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills X 2 Laguna Hills Community Center & Sports Complex Community City 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills X 3 Florence Sylvester Memorial Senior Center Community Age Well Senior Services Inc. 23721 Moulton Parkway, Laguna Hills X 4 Laguna Hills Technology Library Government County of Orange 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills X 5 OCFA Station 22 Fire Station OCFA 24001 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna Woods X 6 Memorial Care Saddleback Medical Center Hospital Private Memorial Care 24451 Health Center Drive, Laguna Hills X 7 Laguna Hills Transportation Center Transportation OCTA 24282 Calle de Los Caballeros, Laguna Hills X 8 Laguna Hills High School Public School SVUSD 25401 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna Hills X 9 MNWD Headquarters Water/ Wastewater
Headquarters
MNWD 26161 Gordon Road, Laguna Hills X
Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
10 Mathis Lift Station Sewer ETWD 24853 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna Hills X 11 Veeh Lift Station Sewer ETWD 22988 Santa Vittoria Drive, Laguna Hills X 12 Aliso Hills Reservoir Water MNWD 24773 Mendocino Court X 13 Casa De Oso Pump Station Water MNWD 26593 Meadow Crest Drive X 14 La Paz Underground Pump Station Water MNWD 25322 ½ Cabot Road X 15 Mathis Pump Station Water MNWD 25655 Nellie Gail Lane X 16 Mathis Reservoir 1 & 2 Water MNWD 25655 Nellie Gail Lane X 17 Moulton Lift Station 1 & 2 Sewer MNWD 26112 Moulton Parkway X 18 Nellie Gail Reservoir Water MNWD 25655 Nellie Gail Lane X 19 Valencia Lift Station Sewer MNWD 25659 Cabot Road X
20 Valencia Pump Station 1 & 2 Water MNWD 25480 La Paz Road X Transportation Infrastructure
21 Aliso Creek Bridge (55C0221L) Transportation City S/B Moulton Parkway; 1.5 mile south of El Toro Road
X
22 Aliso Creek Bridge (55C0529R) Transportation City E/B Laguna Hills Drive; 400 feet east of Moulton Parkway
X
23 Aliso Creek (55C0221R) Transportation City N/B Moulton Parkway; 1.5 mile south of El Toro Road
X
24 Narco Channel (55C0495) Transportation City Nellie Gail Road; 0.1 mile south of Oso Parkway
X
25 Alicia Creek (55C0237) Transportation City Moulton Parkway; 200 feet northwest of Alicia Parkway
X
26 Aliso Hills Creek Equestrian (55C0238) Transportation City Moulton Parkway; 200 feet north of La Paz Road
X
27 La Paz Equestrian (55C0239) Transportation City La Paz Road; 0.2 mile northeast of Moulton Parkway
X
28 Via Lomas (55C0662) Transportation City Via Lomas; 100 feet west of Alicia Parkway X 29 Oso Parkway (55C0056) Transportation Caltrans Oso Parkway; 0.1 mile west of Route I-5 X 30 Aliso Creek (55C0220) Transportation City Paseo De Valencia; 0.8 mile north of Alicia Parkway
X
31 Canada Channel (55C0191) Transportation City Santa Vittoria Drive; 0.2 mile south of Lake Forest Drive
X
32 Canada Channel (55C0549) Transportation City Mill Creek Drive; 0.2 mile south of Lake Forest Drive
X
33 Aliso Creek (55C0529L) Transportation City W/B Laguna Hills Drive; 400 feet east of Moulton Parkway
X

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failure
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 9 19 –Valencia Lift Station
31 – Canada Channel (55C0191)
32 – Canada Channel (55C0549)

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City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 10 10 – Mathis Lift Station
17 – Moulton Lift Station 1&2
21 – Aliso Creek Bridge
(55C0221L0)
22 – Aliso Creek Bridge
(55C0221R)
25 – Alicia Creek (55C010237)
28 –Via Lomas (55C0662)
30 – Aliso Creek (55C0220)
31 – Canada Channel (55C0191)
32 – Canada Channel (55C0549)
33 – Aliso Creek (55C0529L)

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Geologic
Hazards -
Earthquake
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 11

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Geologic
Hazards -
Landslide
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 12 29 – Oso Parkway (55C0056)

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Geologic
Hazards -
Landslide
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 13 Areas of highest susceptibility
13 – Case De Oso Pump Station
30 – Aliso Creek (55C0220)
32 – Canada Channel (55C0549)
Areas of medium to high
susceptibility
2 & 4 – Laguna Hills Community
Center & Sports Complex/Library
17 – Moulton Lift Station
21 – Aliso Creek Bridge
(55C0221L0)
22 – Aliso Creek Bridge
(55C0221R)
23 – Aliso Creek (55C0221L)
24 – Narco Channel (55C0495)
27 – La Paz Equestrian (55C0239)
33 – Aliso Creek (55C0529L)

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Geologic
Hazards
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 14 7 – Laguna Hills Transportation
Center
9 – MNWD Headquarters
11 –Veeh Lift Station
17 – Moulton Lift Station 1&2
21 – Aliso Creek Bridge
(55C0221L0)
22 – Aliso Creek Bridge
(55C0221R)
23 – Aliso Creek (55C0221L)
25 – Alicia Creek (55C010237)
26 – Aliso Hills Equestrian
(55C0238)
27 – La Paz Equestrian (55C0239)
28 –Via Lomas (55C0662)
30 – Aliso Creek (55C0220)
31 – Canada Channel (55C0191)
32 – Canada Channel (55C0549)
33 – Aliso Creek (55C0529L)

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urban fire
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 15

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urban fire
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 16 3 – Florence Sylvester Memorial
Senior Center
11 –Veeh Lift Station
31 – Canada Channel (55C0191)

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Profiled
 Climate Change –
integrated into each hazard
 Dam/reservoir failure  Drought  Flood  Human-i`aused hazards  Hazardous materials spills/release
 Cyber attack
 Seismic and geologic
hazards  Ground shaking  Liquefaction  Landslide  Slope instability  Mudflows  Severe weather  Heavy rains  Santa Ana winds  Wildfire and urban fires City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 17

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Vulnerability
MapID Facility Dam Inundation Flood Fire Hazard
Earthquake
Potential Landslide
Landslide
Susceptibility Liquefaction WUI Drought
HumanInduced Severe
Weather
1 Laguna Hills City Hall/Civic Center (City Hall, Police) No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 2 Laguna Hills Community Center & Sports Complex No No No Yes No Med-High No No Yes Yes Yes 3 Florence Sylvester Memorial Senior Center No No No Yes No Med No Yes Yes Yes Yes 4 Laguna Hills Technology Library No No No Yes No Med-High No No Yes Yes Yes 5 OCFA Station 22 No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes
6 Memorial Care Saddleback Medical Center No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 7 Laguna Hills Transportation Center No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 8 Laguna Hills High School No No No Yes No Med No No Yes Yes Yes 9 MNWD Headquarters No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 10 Mathis Lift Station No Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 11 Veeh Lift Station No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12 Aliso Hills Reservoir No No No Yes No Med No No Yes Yes Yes 13 Casa De Oso Pump Station No No No Yes No High No No Yes Yes Yes 14 La Paz Underground Pump Station No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 15 Mathis Pump Station No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 16 Mathis Reservoir 1 & 2 No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 17 Moulton Lift Station 1 & 2 No Yes No Yes No Med-High Yes No Yes Yes Yes 18 Nellie Gail Reservoir No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 19 Valencia Lift Station Yes No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes 20 Valencia Pump Station 1 & 2 No No No Yes No Med No No Yes Yes Yes 21 Aliso Creek Bridge (55C0221L) No Yes No Yes No Med-High Yes No Yes Yes Yes 22 Aliso Creek Bridge (55C0529R) No Yes No Yes No Med-High Yes No Yes Yes Yes 23 Aliso Creek (55C0221R) No No No Yes No Med-High Yes No Yes Yes Yes 24 Narco Channel (55C0495) No No No Yes No Med-High No No Yes Yes Yes 25 Alicia Creek (55C0237) No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 26 Aliso Hills Creek Equestrian (55C0238) No No No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 27 La Paz Equestrian (55C0239) No No No Yes No Med-High Yes No Yes Yes Yes 28 Via Lomas (55C0662) No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 29 Oso Parkway (55C0056) No No No Yes Yes High No No Yes Yes Yes 30 Aliso Creek (55C0220) No Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 31 Canada Channel (55C0191) Yes Yes No Yes No High Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 32 Canada Channel (55C0549) Yes Yes No Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 33 Aliso Creek (55C0529L) No Yes No Yes No Med-High Yes No Yes Yes Yes

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Mitigation Strategy
Discussion

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Strategies
 Mitigation actions – reduce or eliminate long-term risk  Different from actions to prepare or respond to an
event
 Mitigation activities lessen or eliminate the need for preparedness or response resources
 Emphasis on the impact or vulnerabilities – not on the hazard itself
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Actions
 Identify issues or concerns specific to each hazard  Identify potential mitigation actions to address the issue/concern
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STAPLE/E
Review and
Selection
Criteria
City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 22 Social
• Is the proposed action socially acceptable to the jurisdiction and surrounding community? • Are there equity issues involved that would mean that one segment of the jurisdiction and/or community is treated unfairly?
• Will the action cause social disruption?
Technical
• Will the proposed action work?
• Will it create more problems than it solves?
• Does it solve a problem or only a symptom?
• Is it the most useful action in light of other jurisdiction goals? Administrative
• Can the jurisdiction implement the action?
• Is there someone to coordinate and lead the effort?
• Is there sufficient funding, staff, and technical support available? • Are there ongoing administrative requirements that need to be met? Political
• Is the action politically acceptable?
• Is there public support both to implement and to maintain the project?

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STAPLE/E
Review and
Selection
Criteria
City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 23 Legal
• Is the jurisdiction authorized to implement the proposed action? • Are there legal side effects? Could the activity be construed as a taking? • Will the jurisdiction be liable for action or lack of action? • Will the activity be challenged?
Economic
• What are the costs and benefits of this action?
• Do the benefits exceed the costs?
• Are initial, maintenance, and administrative costs taken into account? • Has funding been secured for the proposed action? If not, what are the potential funding sources (public, nonprofit, and private)?
• How will this action affect the fiscal capability of the jurisdiction? • What burden will this action place on the tax base or local economy? • What are the budget and revenue effects of this activity? • Does the action contribute to other jurisdiction goals? • What benefits will the action provide?
Environmental
• How will the action affect the environment?
• Will the action need environmental regulatory approvals? • Will it meet local and state regulatory requirements? • Are endangered or threatened species likely to be affected?

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Prioritization &
Timeframe
City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 24 Category Comments
High
Top organizational priority and is generally a well-detailed project idea. Protects population, resource or property at high risk. Uses feasible methods, techniques or technology.

Medium A good idea that needs more information or is an action that addresses a moderate hazard.

Low An idea that needs a lot more information or will take a lot of preliminary action to build support.

Category Timeframe
Short-term 1-2 years
Mid-term 3 years
Long-term 4-5 years
Ongoing 1-2 years and ongoing thereafter

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Summary
 Survey
 38 responses
 Survey Respondents
 71% live in Laguna Hills; 29% work in Laguna Hills, 18.5% visit Laguna Hills, but live and work elsewhere
 Majority of respondents 35 years of age and above with largest group 35-44 years of age
City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 26

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Summary
 Most common hazards
experienced:  High winds  Heavy rain  Extreme heat  Earthquake  Power outage  Hazards most concerned
about:  Drought  Extreme heat  Earthquake  Wildfire  Power outage  Likelihood of potential threat
to Laguna Hills:  Earthquake  Extreme heat  High winds  Wildfire  Hazard not listed above that
you think is a wide scale
threat to Laguna Hills:  Pandemic  Cyber threats  Alien attack City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 27

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Summary
 Most households said they are somewhat prepared to deal with a hazard event
 Actions have been taken to make their homes, business or neighborhood more resistant to hazards
 Email is the top choice for method to receive information  Majority said best thing the City, County, or Agencies can do to help them become better prepared is to provide effective emergency notifications and communications in a disaster City of Laguna Hills | Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Team 28

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 Complete Draft LHMP for Planning Team Review  Planning Team Review of LHMP  Anticipated April  Revise LHMP for Public Review  Public Review  Anticipated May  Submit to Cal OES  Anticipated June City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Hazard Mitigation Plan Team Meeting 30

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Discussion
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LAGUNA HILLS

LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING TEAM MEETING #2
Thursday, March 10, 2022
10:00 am – 11:00 pm

MEETING SUMMARY
Attendees: Refer to Attendee Log
Abbreviations
AS = Amber Shah (City of Laguna Hills)
JL = Jason Lopez (OCFA)
KR = Ken Rosenfield (City of Laguna Hills)
MS = Matt Stiverson (OCSD)
SB = Starla Barker (De Novo)
SB – Any comments on evacuation procedures?
• JL:
o OCFA will rely on staff at evacuation facility
o Sometimes it’s better to leave people in place
o Will determine best course of action based on event
o Wind will move smoke away from city towards laguna wilderness o Ready Set Go – having a plan before event happens
SB – Any comments on fire prevention?
• JL:
o ocfa.org shows how to prepare structure, clearance around structure o 100 ft of clearance recommended
o Enforcement through prevention services and city code enforcement working hand in hand o Make sure to enforce state regulations re: fire prevention SB – Does fire have input on bridge facilities?
• JL:
o Earthquake – what are key areas to look at first
o ID potential problems and what do we need to mitigate those problems o Target areas, windshield survey – unit will drive around and ID high risk structures o Structural specialists available, more often will shut down bridge until someone can evaluate it o First thing they do is evaluate
SB – Access limitations in wildland interface?
• JL:
o Wildland interface a bit more dynamic

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Hazard Mitigation Planning Team Meeting #3
March 10, 2022

o Most of time fire is moving away from wildland areas, nothing ID’d as problem for getting people out because small and not as populated
o Emerald Fire was quite a ways away from city
o Law enforcement has a lot more resources, we will help them with evacuations SB – Anything else to be aware of?
• KR – has not received any other input
• JL – did City utilize Alert OC for survey?
o AS not familiar with how those alerts go out
o MS – facilitates alert system for city
o Have never used system for something like this before, but can talk it over with KR o If acceptable use of alert OC, then ok
o Traditional use has only been for emergency messaging, other versions of system, in which other cities have used to make non-emergency announcements o Would be unusual use of system
o Another opportunity through Nixel, etc.?
o MS can use Emergency Services social media to push notifications o MS and AS will work together on additional survey notifications. Will take screenshots of social media posts, and share any other analytics

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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS

TRAFFIC COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Anna Lisa Lukes - Chair
Chris Bieber - Vice Chair Susan Caskey - Commissioner
Manuel Hernandez - Commissioner Mark Schaff - Commissioner Location: City Council Chamber, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Any person wishing to address the Traffic Commission on any matter, whether or not it appears on this Agenda, is asked to complete a “Request to Speak” form available on the table at the back of the Chamber. The completed form is to be submitted to the Recording Secretary prior to an individual being heard by the Traffic Commission. 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 Traffic Commission 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 Commission on an item not listed on the Agenda, the Traffic Commission is prohibited by law from discussing or taking any action on that item.

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.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the Traffic Commission on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. 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.

2. MINUTES

2.1 Approval of Minutes
Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission approve the Minutes for the September 15, 2021, Traffic Commission Meeting.

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2 3. PRESENTATIONS

4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

4.1 Nellie Gail Road Equestrian Crossing Update of Improvements and Consideration of a Raised Intersection
Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission review the status of improvements made and pending at the Nellie Gail Road Equestrian Crossing at the Nellie Gail Ranch Owners Association Equestrian Center Driveway and discuss the merits of a Raised Intersection or Split Raised Intersection at this location.

4.2 Development of a Citywide Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission discuss the development of the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and provide input on any hazards of concern in the community to be evaluated and mitigated.

4.3 Residential Parking Permit Program on Streets in the Lomas Laguna Residential Neighborhood South of Alicia Parkway
Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission recommend to the City Council the establishment of a Permit Parking Program in the Lomas Laguna Neighborhood.

4.4 FHWA Traffic Signal Backplates with Retroreflective Borders Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission receive and file the report.

5. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

5.1. Sheriff's Department Verbal Report

5.2 Radar Trailer Calendar
Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission receive and file the report.

6. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

7. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Traffic Commission will be March 16, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills California.

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3 CERTIFICATION
I, KENNETH H. ROSENFIELD, Interim City Manager/Director of Public Services 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 14, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.

January 13, 2022
Interim City Manager/Director of Public Services 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 Director of Public Services at (949) 707-2650. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure access.

Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Commission after distribution of the Agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Public Services Department at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California, during normal business hours.

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Transportation Commission
January 19, 2022

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 Introductions  What is hazard mitigation planning?  Why is the City preparing a LHMP?  What is the LHMP planning process?  Hazard discussion  Community outreach/input  Next steps City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission
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Mitigation Planning?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 3

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Packet Pg. 446 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan • Sustained actions taken to reduce or
eliminate long-term risk to life and property
from hazards
What is Hazard Mitigation? • A plan based on a community’s values and needs
• Results from a process-oriented approach
• Focuses on mitigation strategies (making the
future safer)
What is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission
4 Hazard
Mitigation

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Preparing a Hazard
Mitigation Plan?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 5

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LHMP?
 To reduce losses from natural/human-induced hazards
 To make our community more “disaster resistant”
 Speed disaster recovery and redevelopment
 Support other City programs/initiatives
 Reduce burden on local governments and tax payers
 Maintain eligibility for federal funds for pre-disaster mitigation planning
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 6 A Hazard Mitigation Plan demonstrates the jurisdiction’s commitment to reducing risks from natural hazards and serves as a guide for decision-makers as they commit resources to minimize the effects of natural hazards.

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LHMP provides
 A comprehensive assessment of risk to support
proposed mitigation strategies
 Detailed action plan the City, in coordination with its partners, will implement to reduce risk to natural
hazards
 Access to Federal mitigation funding
 Support of other City programs and initiatives
 Coordination of mitigation efforts
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 7

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Planning Process?
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Process
Organize
Resources
Assess
Risks
Develop a
Mitigation
Plan
Implement
Plan and
Monitor
Progress
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission
9 We are here

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Packet Pg. 452 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan LHMP
Development
Describe
Hazards
• Type,
location,
extent
• Previous
occurrences
• Probability of
future events
Identify
Community
Assets
• People
• Economy
• Built
environment
• Natural
environment
Analyze Risk
• Evaluate
vulnerable
assets
• Describe
potential
impacts
• Estimate
losses
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 10 Summarize and Document Risk Assessment

7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 453 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazards
Identified for
Evaluation
 Dam/reservoir failure  Drought  Flood  Human-caused hazards  hazardous materials spills/release
 Landslides and mudflow
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 11

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Packet Pg. 454 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazards
Identified for
Evaluation
 Seismic hazards  ground shaking  liquefaction  Severe weather  heavy rains  Santa Ana winds  Wildfire and urban fires City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 12

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Packet Pg. 455 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Mitigation
Strategy
 Evaluate and prioritize
goals and mitigation
actions to reduce or avoid
long-term vulnerabilities
associated with each
hazard
Goals: What long
term outcomes do
you want to
achieve?
Actions:What specific actions
will local government, community
organizations, and others take to
reduce risks to hazards?
Action Plan: How
will the actions be
prioritized and
implemented?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 13

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Packet Pg. 456 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Mitigation
Examples
 Local plans and regulations  General Plan  Zoning ordinances  Subdivision regulations  Building codes  Capital improvement programs  Structure and infrastructure projects  Acquisition, relocation, elevation of flood -
prone structures
 Levees and floodwalls  Seismic retrofitting  Strengthening critical facilities  Burying utility lines  Stormwater diversion, retention, or detention
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 14

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Packet Pg. 457 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Mitigation
Examples
 Natural Systems Protection  Floodplain protection  Wetlands preservation  Coastal or riverine setbacks  Sediment and erosion control  Forest and vegetative management  Education and Awareness Programs  Risk communication  Community events  Brochures/written materials  Website with maps/information  Educational programs City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 15

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City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 16

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Packet Pg. 459 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazard
Discussion
 Any missing hazards that should be addressed?
 Any experience with specific listed hazards?
 What was the impact of the hazard?
 Were preventative measures implemented to
address future events?
 What is your biggest concern in the event of a
hazard event?
 Any recommended mitigation actions/ideas that
should be considered to reduce the
risk/vulnerability of the hazard and improve
recovery time?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 17

7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 460 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazards
Identified for
Evaluation
 Climate Change –
integrated into each hazard
 Dam/reservoir failure  Drought  Flood  Human-caused hazards  hazardous materials spills/release
 Landslides and mudflow
 Seismic hazards  ground shaking  liquefaction  Severe weather  heavy rains  Santa Ana winds  Wildfire and urban fires City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 18

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Outreach/Input
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 19

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Packet Pg. 462 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Community
Outreach/Input
 Webpage
 News Flash • Laguna Hills, CA • CivicEngage (laguna-hills.ca.us)  Meetings
 Transportation Commission – January 19
 Parks and Recreation Commission – February 2
 Survey – Please complete the survey!
 City of Laguna Hills Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Survey (surveymonkey.com)
 Public Review Draft LHMP
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 20

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Packet Pg. 463 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Next Steps
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 21

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Packet Pg. 464 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Plan
Development
 Draft LHMP for Public Review
 Estimated April 2022
 Revise Draft LHMP and submit to Cal OES/FEMA
 June 2022
 City Council Adoption
 Fall 2022
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 22 Continued Opportunities
for Community Input
On-going website updates

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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS

PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 – 7:00 PM
Dan Cooper - Chair
Julie Nassif - Vice Chair Patricia Thee - Commissioner
Sanjay Mathur - Commissioner Neel Patel - Commissioner
Location: City Council Chamber, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Any person wishing to address the Parks and Recreation Commission on any matter, whether or not it appears on this Agenda, is asked to complete a “Request to Speak” form available on the table at the back of the Chamber. The completed form is to be submitted to the Recording Secretary prior to an individual being heard by the Parks and Recreation Commission.

Members of the public wishing to address the Parks and Recreation Commission 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 Commission on an item not listed on the Agenda, the Parks and Recreation Commission is prohibited by law from discussing or taking any action on that item.

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.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL OF COMMISSIONER MEMBERS

ELECTION OF CHAIR
Recommendation: That the Parks and Recreation Commission elect a new Chair.

ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR
Recommendation: That the Parks and Recreation Commission elect a new Vice Chair.

1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the Parks and Recreation Commission on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person, an

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Packet Pg. 467 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update) City of Laguna Hills Parks & Recreation Commission Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Regular Meeting Agenda
2 overall time limit of ten minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes.

2. MINUTES APPROVAL

2.1 Approval of Minutes for the December 1, 2021
Recommendation: That the Parks and Recreation Commission approve the minutes for the December 1, 2021, regular meeting.

3. PRESENTATIONS

3.1 Monument to the 3/5 and 2/4 Marines KIA During the Vietnam War Recommendation: That the Parks and Recreation Commission receive a presentation from Team Dark Horse founder Mike Bland regarding a recommendation to place a marine monument at the Laguna Hills Community Center.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

4.1 Park Quality Control Program Update
Recommendation: That the Parks and Recreation Commission receive an update from Parks Supervisor Ryan Hanley.

4.2 Development of Citywide Local Hazard Mitigation
Recommendation: That the Parks and Recreation Commission discuss the development of the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and provide input on any hazards of concern in the community to be evaluated and mitigated.

4.3 2021 Community Services Department Year End Report
Recommendation: That the Parks and Recreation Commission receive and file the report.

5. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

6. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

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3 7. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Parks & Recreation Commission will be April 6, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills California

CERTIFICATION
I, DAVID T. REYNOLDS, Deputy City Manager 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 27, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.

David T. Reynolds; Deputy City Manager January 27, 2022 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 Deputy City Manager at (949) 707-2680. 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 Commission after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Community Center at 25555 Alicia Parkway, Laguna Hills, California, during normal business hours.

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Packet Pg. 469 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update) City of Laguna Hills
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Parks and Recreation Commission
February 2, 2022

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 Introductions  What is hazard mitigation planning?  Why is the City preparing a LHMP?  What is the LHMP planning process?  Hazard discussion  Community outreach/input  Next steps City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 2 7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 471 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan What is Hazard
Mitigation Planning?
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Packet Pg. 472 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan • Sustained actions taken to reduce or
eliminate long-term risk to life and property
from hazards
What is Hazard Mitigation? • A plan based on a community’s values and needs
• Results from a process-oriented approach
• Focuses on mitigation strategies (making the
future safer)
What is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 4 Hazard
Mitigation

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Packet Pg. 473 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Why is the City
Preparing a Hazard
Mitigation Plan?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 5

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Packet Pg. 474 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Why Prepare a
LHMP?
 To reduce losses from natural/human-induced hazards
 To make our community more “disaster resistant”
 Speed disaster recovery and redevelopment
 Support other City programs/initiatives
 Reduce burden on local governments and tax payers
 Maintain eligibility for federal funds for pre-disaster mitigation planning
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 6 A Hazard Mitigation Plan demonstrates the jurisdiction’s commitment to reducing risks from natural hazards and serves as a guide for decision-makers as they commit resources to minimize the effects of natural hazards.

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Packet Pg. 475 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan What the
LHMP provides
 A comprehensive assessment of risk to support
proposed mitigation strategies
 Detailed action plan the City, in coordination with its partners, will implement to reduce risk to natural
hazards
 Access to Federal mitigation funding
 Support of other City programs and initiatives
 Coordination of mitigation efforts
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 7

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Packet Pg. 476 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan What is the LHMP
Planning Process?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 8

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Packet Pg. 477 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Planning
Process
Organize
Resources
Assess
Risks
Develop a
Mitigation
Plan
Implement
Plan and
Monitor
Progress
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 9 We are here

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Packet Pg. 478 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan LHMP
Development
Describe
Hazards
• Type,
location,
extent
• Previous
occurrences
• Probability of
future events
Identify
Community
Assets
• People
• Economy
• Built
environment
• Natural
environment
Analyze Risk
• Evaluate
vulnerable
assets
• Describe
potential
impacts
• Estimate
losses
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 10 Summarize and Document Risk Assessment

7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 479 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazards
Identified for
Evaluation
 Dam/reservoir failure  Drought  Flood  Human-caused hazards  hazardous materials spills/release
 Landslides and mudflow
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 11

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Packet Pg. 480 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazards
Identified for
Evaluation
 Seismic hazards  ground shaking  liquefaction  Severe weather  heavy rains  Santa Ana winds  Wildfire and urban fires City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 12

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Packet Pg. 481 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Mitigation
Strategy
 Evaluate and prioritize
goals and mitigation
actions to reduce or avoid
long-term vulnerabilities
associated with each
hazard
Goals: What long
term outcomes do
you want to
achieve?
Actions:What specific actions
will local government, community
organizations, and others take to
reduce risks to hazards?
Action Plan: How
will the actions be
prioritized and
implemented?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 13

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Packet Pg. 482 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Mitigation
Examples
 Local plans and regulations  General Plan  Zoning ordinances  Subdivision regulations  Building codes  Capital improvement programs  Structure and infrastructure projects  Acquisition, relocation, elevation of flood -
prone structures
 Levees and floodwalls  Seismic retrofitting  Strengthening critical facilities  Burying utility lines  Stormwater diversion, retention, or detention
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 14

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Packet Pg. 483 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Mitigation
Examples
 Natural Systems Protection  Floodplain protection  Wetlands preservation  Coastal or riverine setbacks  Sediment and erosion control  Forest and vegetative management  Education and Awareness Programs  Risk communication  Community events  Brochures/written materials  Website with maps/information  Educational programs City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 15

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Packet Pg. 484 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazard Discussion
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 16

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Packet Pg. 485 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazard
Discussion
 Any missing hazards that should be addressed?
 Any experience with specific listed hazards?
 What was the impact of the hazard?
 Were preventative measures implemented to
address future events?
 What is your biggest concern in the event of a
hazard event?
 Any recommended mitigation actions/ideas that
should be considered to reduce the
risk/vulnerability of the hazard and improve
recovery time?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 17

7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 486 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazards
Identified for
Evaluation
 Climate Change –
integrated into each hazard
 Dam/reservoir failure
 Drought
 Flood
 Human-caused hazards
 hazardous materials
spills/release
 Landslides and mudflow
 Seismic hazards
 ground shaking
 liquefaction
 Severe weather
 heavy rains
 Santa Ana winds
 Wildfire and urban fires
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 18

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Packet Pg. 487 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Community
Outreach/Input
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 19

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Packet Pg. 488 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Community
Outreach/Input
 Webpage
 News Flash • Laguna Hills, CA • CivicEngage (laguna-hills.ca.us)  Meetings
 Transportation Commission – January 19
 Parks and Recreation Commission – February 2
 Survey – Please complete the survey!
 City of Laguna Hills Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) Survey (surveymonkey.com)
 Public Review Draft LHMP
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 20

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Packet Pg. 489 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Next Steps
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 21

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Packet Pg. 490 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Plan
Development
 Draft LHMP for Public Review
 Estimated April 2022
 Revise Draft LHMP and submit to Cal OES/FEMA
 June 2022
 City Council Adoption
 Fall 2022
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 22 Continued Opportunities
for Community Input
On-going website updates

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Packet Pg. 491 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Questions
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Parks and Recreation Commission 23

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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS

TRAFFIC COMMISSION

REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 – 7:00 PM
Chris Bieber - Vice Chair
Michael Caputo - Commissioner Manuel Hernandez - Commissioner Mark Schaff - Commissioner
Location: City Council Chamber, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Any person wishing to address the Traffic Commission on any matter, whether or not it appears on this Agenda, is asked to complete a “Request to Speak” form available on the table at the back of the Chamber. The completed form is to be submitted to the Recording Secretary prior to an individual being heard by the Traffic Commission. 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 Traffic Commission 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 Commission on an item not listed on the Agenda, the Traffic Commission is prohibited by law from discussing or taking any action on that item.

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.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the Traffic Commission on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. 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.

2. MINUTES

2.1 Minutes

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2 Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission approve the Minutes of November 16, 2022.

3. PRESENTATIONS

3.1 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission: 1) Receive a presentation from De Novo Planning Group on the draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; 2) Allow public comments on the draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and 3) Provide comments on the draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, if any.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

4.1 Electric Bicycle, Bicycle, and Motorized Mobility Device Safety Recommendation: That the Traffic Commission: 1) Receive and file the report; and 2) Provide comments, if any, on the City staff written report presented at the November 16, 2022, meeting.

5. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

5.1. Sheriff's Department Verbal Report

6. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

7. ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the Traffic Commission will be May 17, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills California.

CERTIFICATION
I, JOE AMES. P.E., T.E., Public Works Director/City Engineer 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 March 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

March 9, 2023
Joe Ames, P.E., T.E, Public Works Director/City Engineer Date

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Packet Pg. 494 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update) City of Laguna Hills Traffic Commission Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Regular Meeting Agenda
3 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 Public Works Director/City Engineer at (949) 707-2650. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure access.

Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Commission after distribution of the Agenda packet are available for public inspection in the Public Services Department at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California, during normal business hours.

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Packet Pg. 495 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update) City of Laguna Hills
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Transportation Commission
March 15, 2023

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 What is Hazard Mitigation Planning?  Why is the City Preparing a LHMP?  Laguna Hills LHMP  Risk and Vulnerability Assessment  Mitigation Strategy and Actions  Next Steps City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission
2 7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 497 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan What is Hazard
Mitigation Planning?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 3

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Packet Pg. 498 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan • Sustained actions taken to reduce or
eliminate long-term risk to life and property
from hazards
What is Hazard Mitigation? • A plan based on a community’s values and needs
• Results from a process-oriented approach
• Focuses on mitigation strategies (making the
future safer)
What is a Hazard Mitigation Plan?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission
4 Hazard
Mitigation

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Packet Pg. 499 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Why is the City
Preparing a Hazard
Mitigation Plan?
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 5

7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 500 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Why Prepare a
LHMP?
 To reduce losses from natural/human-induced hazards
 To make our community more “disaster resistant”
 Speed disaster recovery and redevelopment
 Support other City programs/initiatives
 Reduce burden on local governments and tax payers
 Maintain eligibility for federal funds for pre-disaster mitigation planning
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 6 A Hazard Mitigation Plan demonstrates the jurisdiction’s commitment to reducing risks from natural hazards and serves as a guide for decision-makers as they commit resources to minimize the effects of natural hazards.

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Packet Pg. 501 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Laguna Hills LHMP
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission
7 7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 502 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of
Contents
 Introduction  Planning Process  Community Profile  Risk and Vulnerability Assessment  Hazard Mitigation Strategy  Plan Maintenance  References  Appendices City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission
8 7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 503 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Risk and Vulnerability
Assessment
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 9

7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 504 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazards
Identified for
Evaluation
 Climate change –
integrated into each hazard
 Dam/reservoir failure  Drought  Flood  Human-caused hazards  Hazardous materials spills/release
 Cyber attack
 Landslides and mudflow
City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 10  Seismic and geologic hazards  Ground shaking  Liquefaction  Landslide  Slope instability  Mudflows  Severe weather  Heavy rains  Santa Ana winds  Wildfire and urban fires

7.3.1.a
Packet Pg. 505 Attachment: Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (3304 : Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Critical
Facilities/
Facilities of
Concern
 Critical Facilities – Properties serve an important function in operations of municipal government and in serving the community  City administration buildings
 water tanks and pumps
 public safety buildings
 bases of operations for maintenance activities/equipment  Facilities of Concern – Properties that are less vital to safety and well-being, but serve a role during hazard events
 assembly points
 temporary shelters
 assist in evacuations
 supportive role in preparing for and recovering from hazard events City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 11

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 Buildings  City Hall/Civic Center  Community Center & Sports Complex
 Florence Sylvester
Memorial Senior Center
 Laguna Hills Technology
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 Transportation Center  Laguna Hills H.S.  OCFA Station 22  Water/Wastewater
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 Capabilities Assessment
 Planning and Regulatory
 Administrative and Technical
 Financial
 Education and Outreach
 Mitigation actions – reduce or eliminate long-term risk  Different from actions to prepare or respond to an
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 Mitigation activities lessen or eliminate the need for preparedness or response resources
 Emphasis on the impact or vulnerabilities – not on the hazard itself
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 Hazard Mitigation Actions  Mitigation Action  Hazards Addressed  Responsible Department/Agency  Potential Funding Sources  Priority - low, medium, high  Timeline  On-going: 1-2 years and ongoing thereafter  Short-Term: 1 to 2 years  Medium-Term: 3 years  Long-Term: 4-5 years City of Laguna Hills LHMP | Transportation Commission 17

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 Draft LHMP for Public Review
 Revise Draft LHMP and submit to Cal OES/FEMA
 April 2023
 City Council Adoption
 Late Summer/Early Fall 2023
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INTRODUCTION
On online survey was available from January 4, 2022 through March 31, 2022. The survey was 13 questions long and had 38 total respondents. Pages 1 and 2 include a high-level summary of the responses, and the full text of the survey and responses is provided on the following pages. The survey was promoted through the City’s social media channels, including Facebook, as seen in the photo below.

OVERVIEW
▪ Most respondents live in Laguna Hills, some work in Laguna Hills, and a few are visitors. ▪ The largest percentage of respondents are in the 35-44 age group.

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o High winds
o Earthquake
o Heavy rain
o Power outage
o Extreme heat
▪ The hazards respondents reported feeling the most concerned about include:
o Drought o Extreme heat o Earthquake
o Wildfire o Power outage o High winds
▪ Hazards that respondents believe have a high likelihood of occurring or impacting Laguna Hills include:
o High winds o Extreme heat o Earthquake
o Drought o Power outage o Wildfire
▪ Hazards that respondents ranked as having the highest likelihood of potential threat to Laguna Hills:
o Earthquake o Extreme heat o High winds
o Wildfire o Drought o Power outage
▪ Additional hazards that respondents think is a wide scale threat to Laguna Hills:
o Viruses, alien attack o Pedestrian safety o Pandemic
o Pollution o Cyber threats
▪ Most households said they are somewhat prepared to deal with a hazard event and have taken actions to make their home, business, or neighborhood more resistant to hazards.
▪ Email is the preferred method for respondents to receive information about hazards, followed by City/agency newsletters and social media.
▪ The majority of respondents said the best thing the City, County or other agencies can do to help them become better prepared is to provide effective emergency notifications and communications in a disaster.

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City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE:

TO:

FROM:

ISSUE:

October 10, 2023
Mayor and Council Members
Joe Ames, P.E., T.E.

Public Works Director/City Engineer
California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council 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, ADDING CHAPTER 3-36 (INFORMAL BIDDING - PUBLIC PROJECTS) TO TITLE 3 (REVENUE AND FINANCE) OF THE LAGUNA HILLS

MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE INFORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT." SUMMARY:

Currently, any City public project over $5,000 requires formal bidding. The Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (the “Act”) provides cities with an alternative bidding procedure for public projects exceeding $5,000. (Public Contract Code Sections 22030 to 22045). In order to implement this alternative procedure, the City must 1) adopt a resolution electing to become subject to the Act, and 2) adopt an informal bidding ordinance defining the process and procedures for compliance with the Act. The City previously adopted Resolution Nos. 92-04-28-6 and 92-04-28-7 on April 28, 1992, opting into the Act; however, a subsequent informal bidding ordinance was never adopted.

BACKGROUND:

California law requires general law cities to advertise public projects for competitive bidding if the project costs exceed $5,000. Public projects are defined to include:
construction, reconstruction, erection, alteration, renovation, improvement, demolition,

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and repair work involving any publicly owned, leased, or operated facility. This definition also includes painting or repainting of any publicly owned, leased, or operated facility. (Public Contract Code Section 22002).

The Act became law in 1983 and is set forth in the California Public Contract Code, Sections 22000 through 22045. The Act was enacted to help promote “uniformity of the cost accounting standards and bidding procedures on construction work performed or contracted by public entities in the State.” (Public Contract Code Section 22001). The Act allows public projects of up to a specified dollar amount to be performed by public agency employees by force account, via negotiated contract, or by purchase order, and provides alternative bidding procedures for higher public project contract amounts.

The Act established the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission (the “Commission”) to develop and update policies and procedures for administering the Act. The Commission periodically updates the dollar thresholds at which a participating public agency may use the public agency’s force account, a negotiated contract, or a purchase order to contract for public project work or at which a participating public agency may contract for public project work using informal bidding procedures.

Alternative Bidding Procedures
The Act provides for alternative bidding procedures which allow for more flexibility in the execution of public projects. When used, the alternative bidding procedures can reduce the award process time, improve the timeliness of project completion, reduce paperwork, and simplify the overall project administration. It also provides governments the right to perform work with its own staff, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order, rather than contracting out the work, per the thresholds set by the Act.

In cities that have not opted into the Act, public projects over $5,000 must be let following a formal bidding process, which requires advertising in the newspapers, construction trade journals, and a 30-day lead time.

Thresholds of the Alternative Bidding Procedures
Currently, the Commission has set the following thresholds for alternative bidding procedures:
• Projects of $60,000 or less may be performed by the agency’s own workforce, negotiated contract or purchase order;

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• Projects of $200,000 or less may be contracted by informal bidding procedures; and • Projects over $200,000 require formal bidding procedures.

These thresholds may change over time, as determined by the Commission. The proposed implementation ordinance mirrors the current thresholds, and delegates contracting authority for projects of $60,000 or less to the City Manager. For projects over $60,000, those projects would still require contract award by the City Council.

Summary of Benefits of the Act
• Greater flexibility
• Prequalified list of contractors
• Anticipated lower costs
• Same approval process
• Significantly faster award times
Most of the benefits of the Act apply to public projects up to $200,000. The Act streamlines the administration and contracting for public projects up to $200,000; currently, all public projects over $5,000 must follow formal bidding procedures that include creating plans and specifications, and advertising in the local newspaper and trade journals for a minimum of 30 days. If the proposed implementation ordinance is adopted, public projects of $60,000 or less could be performed by negotiated contract or purchase order, typically let within a matter of a day or two. Public projects between $60,000 and $200,000 could be solely advertised to the City’s qualified list of contractors or to the construction trade journals for a minimum of 10 days, thereby lessening the lead time for doing the work.

The Commission has published a Frequently Asked Questions document that answers many common questions about the Act, which is attached to this report.

Implementation Requirements
The City already has most of the framework in place. The following items would need to be done in order to implement the Act:

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Ordinance: On April 28, 1992, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 92-04-28-6 and 92-04-28-7 adopting the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act procedures. The Resolution was forwarded to the State Controller, and the City is listed among the cities on the Commission’s website as a city implementing the Act.

Therefore, the next step is to adopt an ordinance implementing the provisions of the Act. Upon adoption of the proposed implementing ordinance, the City Clerk would cause a certified copy of Resolution Nos. 92-04-28-6 and 92-04-28-7 and a certified copy of the ordinance, along with a cover letter, to be filed with the Commission.

Qualified List of Contractors: After adoption of the ordinance, the City would need to establish a new list of qualified contracts by mailing, faxing, or e-mailing written notice to a pre-determined list of construction trade journals inviting all contractors to submit their business information to City to be listed on the qualified bidders list for informal bidding purposes only (projects between $60,000 and $200,000). The Commission publishes a Cost Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual to assist public agencies in implementing the Act. The Manual specifies which local trade journals are required to be notified at no charge to the City. The list would be maintained in-house and updated annually.

CEQA FINDINGS:

The proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. Public Resources Code § 21065 defines “project” as “an activity which may cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.” The proposed implementing ordinance does not have the potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as the ordinance does not call for any change in the existing environmental conditions within the City. The proposed ordinance merely provides informal bidding procedures under the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. Accordingly, the ordinance is not a "project" subject to CEQA. (Public Resources Code § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c)(3) and 15378(a).) Even if the ordinance could be construed to be a project subject to CEQA, the proposed ordinance is exempt because there is no possibility that this ordinance or its implementation would have a significant negative effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3)).

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FISCAL IMPACT:

There are no ongoing direct costs in implementing the Act. There are no membership fees or dues to be paid.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Frequently Asked Questions About the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act
• Proposed Informal Bidding Ordinance - Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act

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CALIFORNIA UNIFORM PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION

COST ACCOUNTING ACT
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
These FAQs have been compiled to assist agencies that are participating in the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (the Act), as contained in Public Contract Code (PCC) Section 22000, et seq. All references are to PCC, unless otherwise stated.

1. What is the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act? The Act is legislation that was enacted in 1983 to help promote “uniformity of the cost accounting standards and bidding procedures on construction work performed or contracted by public entities in the state” (Section 22001). The Act is a voluntary program available to all public entities in the State, but it applies only to those public agencies that have “opted in” to the provisions set forth by the Act using the processes outlined in the Act. The entirety of the Act is found at Sections 22000-22045.

2. What are some of the key provisions of the Act?
The Act allows for public project work in the amount of $60,000 or less to be performed by a public agency’s force account using the public agency’s own resources, or by negotiated contract, or by purchase order (Section 22032(a)). Public projects in the amount of $200,000 or less may use the informal or formal bidding procedures set forth in Section 22032(b) or (c) of the Act. Public projects at a cost of more than $200,000 must use formal bidding procedures to let the contract pursuant PCC Section 22032(c).

3. What are the benefits of the program?
 Increased force account limit for public agencies;
 Simplified bidding for projects that are $200,000 or less;  Reduced number of formal bids based on project size; and  Expedited contracting for projects under $200,000.

Many participating agencies appreciate the program because it has given them more leeway in the execution of public works projects under a certain dollar amount; sped up the award process; expedited project delivery; reduced the time, effort, and expense associated with bidding projects under $200,000; and simplified administration for those projects. Few agencies have experienced challenges with the accounting requirements and overhead provisions. Moreover, adjustments, when required, have been relatively simple; most required procedures were already in place, so there were few, if any, major changes to existing operations. The current Standard Accounting Codes Structure satisfies reporting requirements when used properly.

4. Is the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act mandatory for public agencies? No. The Act is a voluntary program requiring a public agency to “opt in” using the process outlined in the Act.

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5. How does a public agency become subject to the Act?
The governing body must elect by resolution to become subject to the Act and must file a copy of the approved resolution with the State Controller’s Office (Section 22030). Sample documents are available at: http://www.sco.ca.gov/ard_cuccac.html. Once an agency has opted into the Act, it will remain a part of the program.

6. May a public agency withdraw from the Act?
Yes. An agency may withdraw from the Act by filing with the State Controller’s Office an approved resolution of the agency’s election to withdraw that was made during a public meeting of the agency’s governing body.

7. Must a participating agency “opt in” to the Act annually? No. Once a participating agency “opts in” to the Act, the agency remains subject to the Act until it “opts out” of the Act.

8. What is the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission? The Commission was created to administer the Act, per Section 22010. It consists of 14 members: 13 members appointed by the State Controller and the License “A” member of the Contractors’ State License Board. Seven members represent the public sector (counties, cities, school districts, and special districts). Six members represent the private sector (public works contractors and unions). The Commission members receive no salary, but are eligible for reimbursement of their direct expenses related to the Commission.

9. What are the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Procedures? These procedures are to be used for tracking costs for work performed by an Agency’s own forces on a “project” as defined by the Act (Section 22002(c)). The procedures do not apply to operations or maintenance work, or any work that meets the criteria listed in Section 22002(d).

These procedures are intended to capture and record all direct and indirect labor, materials, equipment, subcontractors, and supervision costs, as well as the appropriate overhead costs for the public agency associated with each “project” it performs with its own forces. The procedures follow industry-standard accounting methods, and in many cases are not much different from those already in place at most agencies. Sample forms are available in the CUCCAC Cost Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual at http://www.sco.ca.gov/Files-ARD-Local/CUCCAC_Manual.pdf School districts may use the Standard Accounting Code Structure to comply with tracking requirements.

10. Are the cost accounting procedures applicable for agencies whose work forces perform only maintenance tasks as defined in the Act and that contract all of their public projects to third parties?
No. The cost accounting procedures are applicable only for agencies that perform public project work such as construction and alteration by force account or otherwise. As maintenance does not constitute a “project” under the Act, the cost accounting procedures do not apply.

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11. When are participating agencies required to advertise if they choose to maintain a list of qualified contractors?
At least once per calendar year, each Public Agency that has elected to become subject to the Act and intends to use the notice provisions outlined in Section 22034(a) must establish a new list or update its existing list of qualified contractors by mailing, faxing, or emailing written notice to all construction trade journals designated for that Agency under Section 22036. The notice must invite all licensed contractors to submit the name of their firms to the Agency for inclusion on the Agency’s list of qualified bidders for the following twelve (12) months. Effective January 1, 2016, a participating agency can choose a specific date of their choice in which to renew its list of qualified contractors.

12. May an agency that chooses to maintain a list add a contractor to the list at any time during the year?
Yes.

13. What is meant by the term “qualified contractors” as used in section 22034(a)(1) of the Act?
Qualified contractors are contractors licensed by the State to perform the subject work.

The Commission has determined that nothing in the Act prohibits a participating agency from using additional objective pre-qualification standards in the formation and maintenance of their Qualified Contractors Lists if they so desire.

14. How can a contractor get on an agency’s list of contractors? The California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Commission’s webpage has a list of agencies that are participating in the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (CUPCCAA). Please contact each agency directly to let them know you would like to be on their list of contractors. For a list of participating agencies, please see the “Participating Agency Lists” header at the following link:
https://www.sco.ca.gov/ard_cuccac.html
More detailed instructions for contractors can be found in Section 1.04.01 of the Cost Accounting Policies and Procedures Manual

15. Can a public agency disqualify or exclude certain contractors from the Qualified Contractors List required in Section 22034(a)(1)?
Agencies may disqualify contractors from Qualified Contractors Lists when the contractors fail to furnish information to meet the minimum criteria as established by the Commission.

16. For agencies that do not maintain an informal bidders list, are they allowed to choose who would get notifications of projects?
No. Section 22034(a)(2) provides for notifications to construction trade journals and exchanges in lieu of sending notifications to contractors on an informal bidders list. An agency may send notices to selected contractors provided it has also met the advertisement requirements of Section 22034(a).

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17. What is the difference between “qualifying contractors” under the Act and “prequalification of contractors” by school districts under Section 20101? Qualifying contractors is a process that allows contractors to register with a public agency for notification of public works opportunities. The prequalification process under Section 20101 is a more complex process that requires a standardized questionnaire and evaluation of contractors using standard scoring criteria. The prequalification process is applicable under the Local Agency Public Construction Act, and does not apply to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.

18. Does a contractor have to be on an agency’s contactor list in order to perform projects less than $60,000?
No, any public project less than the $60,000 informal bidding threshold can be performed by employees of the public agency, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order. An agency’s list of contractors is only required to be alerted of projects that surpass the informal bidding threshold.

19. Must a public agency a) notify contractors about public projects if the contractors are believed to not have the skills, credentials, or experience to perform the work required for the public project; and b) consider bids submitted by contractors that the public agency believes do not have the skills, credentials, or experience to perform the work? a) Yes. If a contractor is on the Qualified Contractors List, the contractor must be notified by the agency of public projects for which he or she is licensed to perform (Section 22034(a)(1)).
b) All bids received must be considered, unless an agency makes appropriate legal findings that a contractor is not legally responsible or his or her bid is not responsive.

20. Does the Act allow flexibility in cases of emergency and when repair or replacements are necessary to permit the continued conduct of a public agency’s operations or services? Yes. For the purposes of the Public Contract Code, an “emergency” is defined at Section 1102 as “a sudden, unexpected occurrence that poses a clear and imminent danger, requiring immediate action to prevent or mitigate the loss or impairment of life, health, property, or essential public services.”
The Act sets forth in Section 22035(a) how a governing body should proceed in case of emergency repairs or replacements. This section states:

In cases of emergency when repair or replacements are necessary, the governing body may proceed at once to replace or repair any public facility without adopting plans, specifications, strain sheets, or working details, or giving notice for bids to let contracts. The work may be done by day labor under the direction of the governing body, by contractor, or by a combination of the two. Section 22050 et seq., provides the emergency contract procedures to be followed in these cases.

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21. Do the alternative bidding procedures apply only to public projects as defined in Section 22002(c)?
The alternative bidding procedures apply only to work that constitutes a “public project” as defined in Section 22002(c) and has a construction cost within the limits described in Section 22032. The alternative bidding procedures are not required for the purchase of goods or materials that are not part of a “public project.” However, as outlined in Section 22003, a participating agency may also use the alternative bidding procedures when contracting for maintenance or other work that does not fall within the definition of a “public project” if it so chooses.

22. What will membership in the Act cost my agency?
Nothing. There are no membership fees or dues. However, the Commission does accept grants to assist it in carrying out its duties (Section 22015(c)).

23. What are the most common concerns addressed by the Act? These are:
 Cost accounting policies and procedures;
 Informal bidding procedures; and
 Accounting procedures review.

Cost accounting requirements for the Act follow those common to the construction industry. The informal bidding on public projects up to $200,000 is seen by agencies as an effective tool to expedite completion of small projects. While an accounting procedures review could potentially hold up a project for a minimum of 45 days pursuant to Section 22043(c)(1), these types of reviews have been rare in the Commission’s history.

24. Must an agency calculate an overhead rate to apply the accounting procedures? No. Cities with populations of less than 75,000 must assume an overhead rate equal to 20% of the total costs of the public project, including the costs of material, equipment, and labor (Section 22017(b)(1)). Cities with a population of more than 75,000 may either calculate an actual overhead rate or assume an overhead rate of 30% of the total costs of a public project including the costs of materials, equipment, and labor (Section 22017(b)(2)).

25. When a public entity opts into the Act, does the Act supersede other contracting legal requirements such as statutory requirements for performance bonds, prevailing wages, and certificates of insurance, etc.?
No. The Act supersedes only the bidding procedures used once a public agency has opted into the Act and has notified the Controller. All other contracting requirements of the PCC remain applicable.

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26. Can a public agency claim to be to be exempt from following all of the requirements in Public Contract Code by claiming it only has to follow the language and procedures within the Act?
No. The Act is part of the Public Contract Code; therefore, if the Act is silent on a particular matter, then the Public Contract Code applies on that matter.

27. If public agencies are not following the advertising requirements in the Act, will the Commission address those agencies? Can a complaint be brought to the Commission? Yes. Recent legislative changes have expanded the Commission’s authority to enforce provisions of the Act. The Commission may review complaints filed by interested parties when evidence is provided that:
 The participating agency performed work after rejecting all bids, claiming it could do the work less expensively (Section 22042(a)).
 The work performed exceeded the force account limits (Section 22042(b)).  The work was improperly classified as maintenance (Section 22042(c)).  A public agency did not comply with the informal bidding procedures set forth at Section 22034 (Section 22042.5).

28. Section 20112 specifically requires school districts to advertise twice for a two-week period, while Section 22037 requires advertising once, 14 days in advance of the date of opening of bids. How do participating school districts reconcile this conflict? When the Act is in conflict with any other section in the Public Contract Code, the Act shall supersede. The Act requires advertising once, 14 days in advance of the date of opening of bids. Districts participating in the Act may choose to maximize their outreach by advertising twice.

29. May a public agency contract separately for like work at the same site at the same time using the under $60,000 Force Account method?
No. Section 22033 states:

It shall be unlawful to split or separate into smaller work orders or projects any project for the purpose of evading the provisions of this article requiring work to be done by contract after competitive bidding.

Separating “like work” would be permitted only if the total of all the “like work” is less than $60,000. If the work is more than $60,000, it must be advertised and bid according to the provisions of the Act (i.e. bid informally if the total amount is less than $200,000; bid formally if the total amount exceeds $200,000).

30. May a public agency bid out two separate projects that occur at the same time and site, but are different types of work?
Yes. There is no violation if the work is competitively bid. If an agency wishes to use the negotiated or informal bidding processes, it must apply the appropriate limits to each of the projects. Each project must be separate in scope. Projects may not be separated by trade to avoid bidding. If the total of all jobs is greater than $60,000 then the informal or formal bid limits apply.

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31. Can an agency separately bid out for the materials and supplies on a project to avoid contractor markup and then bid out for the installation labor or perform installation with its own forces?
An agency may separately procure the materials and supplies for a project; however, all costs (materials, supplies, labor) of a project must be included in the project cost estimate to determine whether the project falls within the force account, informal bid, or formal bid thresholds.

In addition, if installation is performed by force account, an overhead rate must be applied to all direct costs of the project and included in the cost estimate. For example, if materials/supplies cost $50,000 to procure separately and the estimated labor cost to install is $25,000, the project could not be performed with force account, but would fall within the informal bid threshold because the total cost estimate is $75,000.

32. Must a value be assigned to the volunteer labor when the California Conservation Corps or another volunteer organization provides labor on a public project? No. Volunteer labor from volunteer organizations does not need to be included as a cost of a public project for bid limit purposes as long as no costs are associated with the volunteer labor.

33. By opting into the Act, does a public agency automatically bring all of its component divisions or departments into the Act?
Yes. When a public agency elects to become subject to the uniform construction cost accounting procedures, the entire legal entity is considered subject to the Act and no divisions or departments are exempt.

34. When a public agency opts into the Act, does it automatically bring all districts under control of its governing Board into the Act?
No. Special Districts, which are governed by a board of supervisors or city council, are subject only if a separate election is made for each special district.

35. PCC 22034 requires that participating agencies adopt an Informal Bidding Ordinance.

What do schools and special districts that cannot adopt Ordinances do to comply? Agencies that do not have the ability to adopt Ordinances should discuss Section 22034 compliance with their legal counsel.

36. Are change orders allowed by the Act, and if so what is allowable? What if a change order goes over one of the allowed thresholds?
The Act does not address change orders. Please consult with your agency’s legal counsel regarding any limitation on change orders that may apply to your agency.

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37. Is there any training related to the Act? If so, where can I find a list of where the training is offered?
SCO has information regarding the Act on the SCO/CUCCAC website, including the current Cost Accounting and Procedures Manual. Often, commissioners are willing to provide training, answer questions, and/or give a presentation in order to assist agencies in getting the full benefits of participating in the Act.

38. The Act states that public projects of sixty thousand dollars ($60,000) or less may be performed by the employees of a public agency by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order. However, the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) states any project over $1,000 has to pay prevailing wages. How do the Act and DIR guidance work together?
The Act and DIR are completely separate and govern different aspects of public projects.

The Act focuses on bidding related to public projects and DIR deals with wages paid by contractors on public projects. However, they may relate in that if prevailing wages are not paid on a public project, that could potentially impact the total cost of a project which would require a different bidding process utilized under the Act.

Additional inquiries and questions may be directed by email to [email protected], or by regular mail to:

State Controller's Office
Local Government Programs and Services Division
Local Government Policy Section
P.O. Box 942850
Sacramento, CA 94250

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ORDINANCE NO. 2023-X

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 3-36 (INFORMAL
BIDDING – PUBLIC PROJECTS) TO TITLE 3 (REVENUE

AND FINANCE) OF THE LAGUNA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE

TO PROVIDE INFORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM PUBLIC

CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:

WHEREAS, Chapter 3-08 (Purchasing) of Title 3 (Revenue and Finance) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code does not apply to public projects; and WHEREAS, the Local Agency Public Construction Act (California Public Contract Code sections 20100 to 20929) sets forth regulations, policies, and procedures for the solicitation and award of contracts for public projects; and WHEREAS, the Local Agency Public Construction Act requires any public project valued at more than $5,000 to be contracted for and let to the lowest responsible bidder utilizing a formal process including a publication of a notice inviting bids and the award of contract by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act (California Public Contract Code section 22000 to 22045); however, provides an alternative procurement method for certain public projects, which public entities may elect to become subject to; and
WHEREAS, on April 28, 1992, the City Council previously adopted Resolution 92-04-28-6 electing to become subject to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, but did not adopt the required informal bidding ordinance governing the selection of contractors to perform public projects pursuant to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act; and
WHEREAS, the City now desires to adopt an informal bidding ordinance governing the selection of contractors to perform public projects pursuant to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act pursuant to Section 22034 of the California Public Contract Code.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

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SECTION 2. Chapter 3-36 (Informal Bidding – Public Projects) is hereby added to Title 3 (Revenue and Finance) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code to read as follows:

Chapter 3-36
INFORMAL BIDDING – PUBLIC PROJECTS
Sections:
3-36.010 Public project defined.
3-36.020 Contracting procedures, dollar amount limitations, and authority. 3-36.030 Contractors list.
3-36.040 Notice inviting informal bids.
3-36.050 Execution of change orders.
3-36.060 Emergencies.
3-36.070 Informal bids received in excess of $200,000.
3-36.010 Public project defined.

A. For purposes of this chapter, the term “public project” shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act ("Act") (Public Contract Code § 22000 et seq.), as may be amended from time to time, which is defined in relevant part as follows:

1. Construction, reconstruction, erection, alteration, renovation, improvement, demolition, and repair work involving any publicly owned, leased, or operated facility; and,

2. Painting or repainting of any publicly owned, leased, or operated facility; B. The term “public project" does not include maintenance work. "Maintenance work" includes all of the following:

1. Routine, recurring, and usual work for the preservation or protection of any publicly owned or publicly operated facility for its intended purposes;

2. Minor repainting;

3. Resurfacing of streets and highways at less than one inch; and,

4. Landscape, maintenance, including mowing, watering, trimming, pruning, planting, replacement of plants, and servicing of irrigation and sprinkler systems.

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3-36.020 Contracting procedures, dollar amount limitations, and authority.

A. A public project of $60,000 or less (or the current amount specified in Section 22032(a) of the Public Contract Code, if different) may be performed by the employees of the City by force account, by negotiated contract, or by purchase order.

B. A public project of $200,000 or less (or the current amount specified in Section 22032(b) of the Public Contract Code, if different) may be let to contract by informal bidding procedures in accordance with Public Contract Code sections 22030 et seq. and as set forth in this chapter. A public project of more than $200,000 (or the current amount specified in Section 22032(b) of the Public Contract Code if different) shall be let to contract by formal bidding procedure in accordance with Public Contract Code sections 20160 to 20174 and 22037 to 22039.

C. The City Manager is authorized to award and execute contracts for public projects of $60,000 or less pursuant to the informal bidding procedures set forth in this chapter, provided there exists an unencumbered appropriation in the approved budget against which such procurement may be charged. City Council approval is required for the award and execution of all contracts for public projects pursuant to this chapter of more than $60,000.
3-36.030 Contractors list.

The City Manager or the City Manager’s designee may develop and maintain a list of qualified contractors, identified according to categories of work in accordance with the minimum criteria determined by the California Uniform Construction Cost Accounting Commission ("Commission").
3-36.040 Notice inviting informal bids.

A. Where a public project is subject to the informal bidding procedures of this chapter, a notice inviting informal bids shall be provided to contractors in accordance with either paragraph (1) and/or (2) below. If th City does not maintain a list of qualified contractors pursuant to Section 3-36.030, the notice inviting informal bids shall only be provided to contractors in accordance with paragraph (2) below.

1. A notice inviting informal bids may be mailed, faxed, or emailed not less than ten (10) calendar days before bids are due to all contractors for the category of work to be bid, as shown on the list developed in accordance with Section 3-36.030.

2. A notice inviting informal bids may be mailed, faxed, or emailed not less than ten (10) calendar days before bids are due to all appropriate construction trade journals as specified by the Commission. Additional contractors and/or construction trade journals may be notified at the discretion of the City Manager or the City Manager’s designee.

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B. The notice inviting informal bids shall: (1) describe the project in general terms; (2) explain how to obtain more detailed information about the proposed public project; and (3) state the time, date and location for the submission of bids.

C. If the product or service required to be performed is, at the discretion of the City Manager, determined to be proprietary in nature such that it can be obtained only from a certain contractor or contractors, the notice inviting informal bids may be sent exclusively to such contractor or contractors. (Public Contract Code Section 22034(a)(1)).
3-36.050 Execution of change orders.

The City Manager shall have the authority to approve change orders to contracts for public projects awarded pursuant to the informal bidding procedures of this chapter in accordance Chapter 3-28 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code. 3-36.060 Emergencies.

A. In cases of emergency when repair or replacements are necessary, the City Council may proceed at once to replace or repair any public facility without adopting plans, specifications, strain sheets, or working details, or giving notice for bids to let contracts.

The work may be done by day labor under the direction of the City Council, by contractor, or by a combination of the two. (Public Contract Code Section 22035).

B. In case of an emergency, if notice for bids to let contracts will not be given, the City shall comply with Chapter 2.5, Part 3, Division 2 of the Public Contract Code (commencing with Section 22050), as may be amended from time to time. 3-36.070 Informal bids received in excess of $200,000.

If all informal bids received are in excess of $200,000, the City Council may, by adoption of a resolution by a 4/5ths vote, award the contract, at $212,500 or less (or the current amount specified in Section 22034(d) of the Public Contract Code, if different) to the lowest responsible bidder, if the City Council determines that the City’s cost estimate was reasonable.

SECTION 3. This Ordinance shall take effect on ____________, 2023, the 31st day following the adoption of this Ordinance by the City Council.

SECTION 4. Public Resources Code § 21065 defines “project” as “an activity which may cause either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.” The proposed Ordinance does not have the potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, as the Ordinance does not call for any change in the existing environmental conditions within the City. The proposed Ordinance merely provides informal bidding procedures under the Uniform

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Public Construction Cost Accounting Act. Accordingly, the Ordinance is not a "project" subject to CEQA. (Public Resources Code § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15060(c)(3) and 15378(a).) Even if the Ordinance could be construed to be a project subject to CEQA, the proposed Ordinance is exempt because there is no possibility that this Ordinance or its implementation would have a significant negative effect on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3)). The City Clerk shall cause a Notice of Exemption to be filed as authorized by CEQA and the State CEQA Guidelines.

SECTION 5. Upon the effective date of this Ordinance, the provisions hereof shall supersede any inconsistent or conflicting provisions of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code and any City Council Resolutions or Ordinances, or portions thereof or in conflict therewith.

SECTION 6. In order to opt-in to the Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act, upon adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall cause a certified copy of Resolution No. 92-04-28-6 and a certified copy of this Ordinance, along with a cover letter, to be filed with the Commission.

SECTION 7. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be posted at the duly designated posting places within the City and published once within fifteen days after passage and adoption as may be required by law; or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk five days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance; and, within fifteen days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be published, the aforementioned summary and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk.

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this X day of X 2023.
____________________________________

JANINE HEFT, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS )
I, Jennifer Lee, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2023-X was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on the X day of X 2023, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council held on the X day of X 2023, by the following vote, to wit:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS ) AND PUBLICATION
JENNIFER LEE, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

That she is the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills;
That in compliance with State Laws of the State of California, ORDINANCE NO. 2023-X, being:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS,
CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 3-36 (INFORMAL
BIDDING – PUBLIC PROJECTS) TO TITLE 3 (REVENUE

AND FINANCE) OF THE LAGUNA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE

TO PROVIDE INFORMAL BIDDING PROCEDURES IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM PUBLIC

CONSTRUCTION COST ACCOUNTING ACT
on the X day of X 2023, and on the X day of X 2023, was published in summary in the Saddleback Valley News; and was, in compliance with City Resolution No. 2004-05-25-2, by the X day of X 2023, and the X day of X 2023, caused to be posted in three places in the City of Laguna Hills, to wit:

Laguna Hills City Hall
Laguna Hills Community Center
La Paz Center
_________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Laguna Hills, California

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City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: October 10, 2023
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Dave Wheeler
Mayor Pro Tempore
ISSUE: Resolution Amending and Restating City Council Policy No. 120 Regarding Procedures for Placing Items on Future City Council Agendas RECOMMENDATION: Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler and Mayor Heft recommend that the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF

THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND RESTATING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 120 REGARDING PROCEDURES FOR PLACING ITEMS ON A FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA."
SUMMARY:

At its September 26, 2023, City Council regular meeting, the City Council directed Staff to amend City Council Policy No. 120 regarding procedures for placing items on a future City Council agenda. Staff has revised the Policy consistent with City Council Member direction provided at the meeting.

BACKGROUND:

There are several routine business practices and City Council protocols that the City Council has established over the years. These policies are outlined and compiled in the City Council Policy Manual. At the September 26, 2023, City Council regular meeting, Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler and Mayor Heft agendized a staff report requesting the City Council to direct Staff to revise City Council Policy No. 120 with two specific changes: 1) Remove “by City Council Members” from the sentence under the Policy header; and 2) Remove “and City Manager” from the last sentence in No. 4 of the Procedure.

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CC Policy 120 Amendment
October 10, 2023

Based on the direction provided by the City Council at the September 26, 2023, meeting, Staff drafted the proposed Resolution amending and restating City Council Policy No. 120 regarding procedures for placing items on a future City Council agenda. For reference, a redlined version of City Council Policy No. 120 has been included as an attachment to this staff report.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Action by the City Council on this matter has no fiscal impact to the City.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Proposed Resolution Amending and Restating CC Policy No. 120 • Redlined City Council Policy No. 120

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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-10-10-X

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND
RESTATING CITY COUNCIL POLICY NO. 120

REGARDING PROCEDURES FOR PLACING ITEMS ON A

FUTURE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, hereby finds, determines, declares, and resolves as follows:

WHEREAS, the City Council may establish City Council Policies for providing procedures and guidelines to the City Manager for the administration, operation, and general health, safety, and welfare of the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted City Council Policy No. 120 on April 14, 2015, to specify a procedure for City Council Members to place items on a future City Council agenda; and
WHEREAS, City Council Policy No. 120 was amended and reinstated by City Council action at the regular meeting of May 8, 2018; and WHEREAS, City Council Policy No. 120 was amended and reinstated by City Council action at the regular meeting of March 28, 2023; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to make changes to the current procedures as outlined in City Council Policy No. 120.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated by reference herein.

SECTION 2: City Council Policy No. 120, currently entitled “Procedures for Council Members to Place Items on a Future City Council Agenda” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit “A,” which is attached hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 10th day of October 2023. ____________________________________

JANINE HEFT, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS )
I, Jennifer Lee, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 2023-10-10-X adopted by the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 10th day of October 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
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JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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Packet Pg. 567 Attachment: Proposed Resolution Amending and Restating CC Policy No. 120 (3313 : CC Policy 120 Amendment) 1 CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
City Council Policy
Subject: Procedures for Placing Items
on a Future City Council
Agenda
Policy No. 120
Effective Date: April 14, 2015
Last Revision: October 10, 2023
PURPOSE:

To establish requirements to place items on a future City Council Agenda.

POLICY:

It shall be a policy of the City of Laguna Hills to follow a prescribed procedure regarding the placement of items on a City Council Agenda.

PROCEDURE:
1) The City Clerk shall assemble a preliminary agenda based on input received from the City Council, the Mayor, Department Heads and the City Manager regarding reports they are preparing for the meeting. 2) All reports and agenda item requests are due to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, one week in advance of the scheduled meeting. 3) The City Manager and the Mayor shall determine which items are placed on the agenda and the timing for scheduling such items. In the Mayor’s absence, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall act in the Mayor’s place. If there is no agreement on an agenda item between the Mayor, the City Manager, and the initiator (synonymous with author), placement and timing shall be at the discretion of the initiator. Council Members may place items on a future agenda, provided at least one other Council Member concurs with the request. All such requests shall be made in writing to the City Manager. If two Council Members request to have an item placed on a future agenda, such item shall be placed under the “Matters Agendized and Presented by City Council Members” portion of the City Council agenda on a future agenda for discussion.
4) At a minimum, the report shall: (1) set forth a subject matter that reasonably describes the issue to be presented for consideration by the City Council; and (2) the report must contain a recommendation if the Council Member desires a specific action to be taken by the City Council at the meeting. Reports may provide background information and attachments or exhibits that they believe will be helpful. Council Members may coordinate with the City Manager for assistance from staff Resolution No. 2023-10-10-X
Exhibit A

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No. 120
Council Member Agenda Item Placement Policy
2 with obtaining copies of existing materials and/or data related to their agenda report. If the staff time request is large, the City Council shall determine the staff time to be allocated as an agenda item. 5) If the ultimate action desired includes adoption of an Ordinance or Resolution, then the recommended action in the Agenda Report should include direction to City staff to prepare said Ordinance or Resolution for consideration by the City Council at a future meeting.
6) The City Clerk and the City Manager shall review all reports for grammar, spelling, appearance, and format, ensuring that all supporting materials or documents are attached and complete. All changes shall be approved by the initiator and the initiator shall have the final say.

ATTACHMENTS:
● NONE

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City Council Policy
Subject: Procedures for Placing Items
on a Future City Council
Agenda
Policy No. 120
Effective Date: April 14, 2015
Last Revision: March 28, 2023
PURPOSE:

To establish requirements to place items on a future City Council Agenda.

POLICY:

It shall be a policy of the City of Laguna Hills to follow a prescribed procedure regarding the placement of items on a City Council Agenda by City Council Members.

PROCEDURE:
1) The City Clerk shall assemble a preliminary agenda based on input received from the City Council, the Mayor, Department Heads and the City Manager regarding reports they are preparing for the meeting. 2) All reports and agenda item requests are due to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, one week in advance of the scheduled meeting. 3) The City Manager and the Mayor shall determine which items are placed on the agenda and the timing for scheduling such items. In the Mayor’s absence, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall act in the Mayor’s place. If there is no agreement on an agenda item between the Mayor, the City Manager, and the initiator (synonymous with author), placement and timing shall be at the discretion of the initiator. Council Members may place items on a future agenda, provided at least one other Council Member concurs with the request. All such requests shall be made in writing to the City Manager. If two Council Members request to have an item placed on a future agenda, such item shall be placed under the “Matters Agendized and Presented by City Council Members” portion of the City Council agenda on a future agenda for discussion.
4) At a minimum, the report shall: (1) set forth a subject matter that reasonably describes the issue to be presented for consideration by the City Council; and (2) the report must contain a recommendation if the Council Member desires a specific action to be taken by the City Council at the meeting. Reports may provide background information and attachments or exhibits that they believe will be helpful. Council

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No. 120
Council Member Agenda Item Placement Policy
2 Members may coordinate with the City Manager for assistance from staff with obtaining copies of existing materials and/or data related to their agenda report. If the staff time request is large, the City Council and City Manager shall determine the staff time to be allocated as an agenda item. 5) If the ultimate action desired includes adoption of an Ordinance or Resolution, then the recommended action in the Agenda Report should include direction to City staff to prepare said Ordinance or Resolution for consideration by the City Council at a future meeting.
6) The City Clerk and the City Manager shall review all reports for grammar, spelling, appearance, and format, ensuring that all supporting materials or documents are attached and complete. All changes shall be approved by the initiator and the initiator shall have the final say.

ATTACHMENTS:
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8.1.b
Packet Pg. 571 Attachment: Redlined City Council Policy No. 120 (3313 : CC Policy 120 Amendment) City of Laguna Hills
City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: October 10, 2023
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Jennifer Lee
City Clerk
ISSUE: 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.

SUMMARY:

The following are recent meetings and events attended by the City Council for their City Council Committee Assignments. It is order to receive a report from the Council Members listed below on their Committee Assignment(s).
1 Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA)
Board of Directors
Council Member Sweeney
September 28 Regular Meeting
2 Association of California Cities – Orange County (ACC-OC) Legislative and Regulatory Committee
Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler
September 28 Regular Meeting
3 Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Community, Economic & Human Development Committee
Council Member Caskey
October 5 Regular Meeting

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