Agenda packet — Laguna Hills City Council, October 24, 2023 (part 2 of 2)

Moreover, after a 15-day public review period, the City is required to review the Annual Report in a public meeting.

Reporting Requirements
The City imposes three types of development impact fees on development projects:

Public Art Fees, Traffic Mitigation Fees, and Quimby Act Fees. Accordingly, as required in the Mitigation Fee Act, the City must make available its Annual Report which includes:
1) A brief description of the type of fee in the account or fund; 2) The amount of the fee;
3) The beginning and ending balance of the account or fund; 4) The amount of the fees collected and interest earned; 5) Identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended and the total amount of the expenditures on each improvement, including the total percentage of the cost of the public improvement that was funded with fees; 6) An identification of an approximate date by which the construction of the public improvement will commence if the local agency determines that sufficient funds have been collected to complete financing on an incomplete public improvement, and the public improvement remains incomplete; 7) A description of each interfund transfer or loan made from the account or fund, including the public improvement on which the transferred or loaned fees will be expended, and, in the case of an interfund loan, the date on which the loan will be repaid, and the rate of interest that the account or fund will receive on the loan; and
8) The amount of any refunds made pursuant to Section 66001(e) and the amount of any allocations pursuant to Section 66001(f).

Furthermore, Section 66008 of the Mitigation Fee Act provides that a local agency shall expend a fee for public improvements solely and exclusively for the purpose for which it is collected. The fee may not be levied, collected, or imposed for general revenue purposes.

Summary of Mitigation Fee Activity
A total of $470,000 in Public Art Fees revenue was collected during FY22-23 for two

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projects approved in the City’s Urban Village Specific Plan area: $350,000 for the Village at Laguna Hills and $120,000 for Memorial Care’s Women’s Health Pavilion. Combined with previously collected Public Art Fees, and earned interest, the Public Art Fees fund had a peak balance of $556,687.44 during FY22-23.

On June 27, 2023, the City Council approved an Agreement with sculptor Brittany Ryan, for a large-scale bronze sculpture memorial monument, for a total amount not to exceed $150,000. The memorial monument project will be funded entirely with Public Art Fees funds. In FY22-23, a $15,000 expenditure was made toward the memorial monument project, leaving a balance of $541,687.44 in the Public Art Fee Fund at the end of FY22-23.

A total of $2 million in Quimby Act Fees revenue was collected during FY22-23 for the Village at Laguna Hills project. No expenditures were incurred from the Quimby Act Fees fund. With earned interest, the balance of the Quimby Act Fee fund at the end of FY22-23 was $2,053,640.48
The Traffic Mitigation Fees fund began and ended FY22-23 with a zero balance.

Public Review
The Annual Report (attached as “Exhibit A”) was made available for public review at the City Clerk’s Office on October 9, 2023, satisfying the 15-day public review period as required by the Mitigation Fee Act. In addition, the Building Industry Association received an advance copy of the Annual Report on the same date.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Development Impact Fees Annual Report

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FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023

DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES ANNUAL REPORT
The Laguna Hills City Council has adopted three types of development impact fees that it imposes on development projects: Public Art Fees, Traffic Mitigation Fees, and Quimby Act Fees. Pursuant to the Mitigation Fee Act, as provided in Section 66006 of the California Government Code, the City is required to make available for public review a summary of its development impact fees.

Type of Mitigation Fee
The City imposes three types of development impact fees:

• Public Art Fees: This fee provides funding for Public Art throughout the City’s Urban Village, thereby enhancing the cultural and aesthetic environment of the City and to encourage creativity, education, and appreciation of the arts. • Traffic Mitigation Fees: This fee provides funding for additional or improved traffic signal, operation, and infrastructure improvements for which the demand is generated by new development within the Urban Village.
• Quimby Act Fees: This fee provides funding for additional or improved park and/or recreation facilities improvements for which the demand is generated by new residential development within the City.

Amount of Fee
The amounts of the development impact fees are described below:
• Public Art Fee: The minimum amount for the public art component or in-lieu fee shall be required of all new development with a total project construction cost of $250,000 or more pursuant to the following formula:
o TCC X 0.005 = Value of Public Art component or in-lieu fee  TCC = Total Construction Cost (permit valuation)
 0.005 = Minimum value shall be 0.5% of TCC
• Traffic Mitigation Fee: The fee shall be three thousand nine hundred fourteen dollars ($3,914.00) per each new PM peak hour trip as determined by the City Engineer based upon an approved traffic study.

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• Quimby Act Fee: The amount of land or in-lieu fee to be dedicated shall be determined pursuant to the following formula:
o A = 5(DU X PPD) / 1,000
o In-lieu fee = A X FMV
 A = Acres required to be dedicated as parkland
 5.0 = City’s park acreage standard (for every 1,000 residents)  DU = Dwelling Units (number of)
 FMV = Fair Market Value (for one acre of parkland)
 PPD = Persons Per Dwelling (as applicable for the subdivision and type of dwelling units constructed)
Summary of Mitigation Fee Activity
A summary of each type of mitigation fee for fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, is described below in Table 1:

Table 1: Summary of Mitigation Fee Activity for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2023 Public Art Fees Traffic Mitigation
Fees Quimby Act Fees

REVENUES
Fees $ 470,000.00 $ - $ 2,000,000.00
Interest $ 14,507.86 $ - $ 53,640.48
Misc. Revenue $ - $ - $ -
Total Revenue $ 484,507.86 $ - $ 2,053,640.48
EXPENDITURES $ 15,000.00 $ - $ -
TRANSFERS IN/OUT $ - $ - $ -

CHANGE IN FUND
BALANCE $ 469,507.86 $ - $ 2,053,640.48

BEGINNING FUND
BALANCE $ 72,179.58 $ - $ -
ENDING FUND BALANCE $ 541,687.44 $ - $ 2,053,640.48
The ending balances were arrived at by adding the fees collected and interest earned to each account, and then subtracting the expenditures. The Public Art Fees fund collected $470,000.00 in new fees and $14,507.86 in interest earnings, with an expenditure of $15,000.00, for a total ending balance of $541,687.44. The Traffic Mitigation Fees fund had no activity during the fiscal

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year ending June 30, 2023, and has zero beginning and ending balances. The Quimby Act Fees fund collected $2,000,000 in new fees and $53,640.48 in interest earnings, with no expenditures, for a total ending balance of $2,053,640.48.

Expenditures
For this section, State law requires an identification of each public improvement on which fees were expended and the amount of expenditures on each improvement, including the total percentage of the costs of the public improvement that was funded with fees.

One expenditure from the Public Art Fees fund, in the amount of $15,000.00, was incurred during FY 2022-23. The expenditure was incurred as part of an Agreement between the City and sculptor Brittany Ryan, approved by the Laguna Hills City Council in June 2023, for design and fabrication of a large-scale bronze sculpture memorial monument. The monument will recognize the United States Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (3/5 Battalion) and recognize our Nation’s Armed Forces. The sculpture project will be displayed outdoors in the plaza area at the Laguna Hills Civic Center, within the City’s Urban Village Specific Plan area, where all three projects that contributed Public Art Fees are located.

The approved Agreement includes design, sculpting, molding and casting, and installation, for a total cost not to exceed $150,000. The entire $150,000 cost of the sculpture memorial project will be funded by the City’s Public Art Fees fund, including the $15,000 FY 2022-23 expenditure covering initiation of the design phase of the project, and the remaining $135,000 for the sculpture project.

There were no expenditures in FY 2022-23 from either the Traffic Mitigation Fees fund or the Quimby Act Fees fund.

Construction Commencement Date for Incomplete Improvements As stipulated in the Agreement between the City and sculptor Brittany Ryan, the sculpture memorial monument project is anticipated to be completed not later than September 2025, 27 months from the date the Agreement was executed. Construction of the full-scale sculpture is anticipated to commence in January 2024, allowing over 1.5 years for construction.

Interfund Transfers and Loans
No interfund transfers were made and no collected fees were loaned to another account in FY 2022-23.

Amount of Refunds
No refunds of any of these funds were made or required in FY 2022-23.

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Fifth Year Findings
Pursuant to Government Code Section 66001 (d) (1), Fifth year findings must be made with respect to that portion of the account or fund remaining unexpended after the fifth fiscal year following the first deposit into the account or fund, and every five years thereafter. fifth year findings were made as part of the City’s FY 2021-22 Annual Report, for Public Art Fee funds initially deposited during FY 2016-17. All funds deposited during FY 2016-17 are anticipated to be expended well prior to FY 2026-27, when fifth year findings would again be required.

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City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: October 24, 2023
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Matt Durham
Management Analyst
ISSUE: Purchase of Electric Cart with AB2766 Funds
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorize the Finance Director to amend the budget in the AQMD AB2766 fund in the amount of $15,500 to afford the purchase of a new electric cart.

SUMMARY:

The Community Services Department plans on purchasing a new electric cart (Columbia Four-Wheel Flatbed Burden Carrier) to replace an existing electric cart that is 20 years old and needs to be replaced. The electric cart is essential for Community Services staff to support our community events and day to day operations of recreation programs at the Community Center.

The proposed cart’s specifications and quote are attached to this staff report for reference. The cost for this purchase is $13,854 plus sales tax. Staff recommends the use of the City’s AQMD AB2766 funds for the purchase of this cart which requires a budget amendment. Since this is an electric vehicle, and thereby will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, AQMD funds can be used for this purchase. This purchase is recommended because it provides the Community Services Department with an environmentally friendly solution for transporting supplies, equipment, and individuals during community events and day to day operations.

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FISCAL IMPACT:

The estimated cost of the vehicle is $13,854. Upon execution of the sales agreement, additional items such as taxes and fees will be included. Therefore, a budget amendment of $15,500 for use of AQMD funds is requested to complete this purchase.

The AQMD AB2766 fund has approximately $138,000 in cash available to cover this budgetary appropriation.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Electric Cart Quote and Specifications

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To: City of Laguna Hills Date: September 25, 2023
24035 El Toro Road
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Attn: Tim Smyser
We respectfully submit this quotation for the following New Columbia Payloader 2XL (1 each):

Columbia Four-Wheel Flatbed Burden Carrier as follows:
***Omina Cooperative Contract# EV2671 Pricing***
Specifications:
• Model: Standard Duty 2XL
• Capacity: 2,400 lbs.
• Towing Capacity 6,500lbs
• Load Deck: 120.25" Overall Length, 65" Wheelbase,
• Deck Bed: 76"L x 45"W
• Power System: 48 Volt DC with Separately Excited,

15.3 HP, NEMA Class H Temperature Rated Motor
• Speed Control: Programmable, solid state, 400-amp
controller, regenerative and accelerator pedal
proportional motor braking control system with top
speed limiting, reduced speed reverse, diagnostic
calibrator interface, dash mounted system status light, fully integrated sealed pedal accelerator device
• Speed: 14 MPH Maximum Forward, 5 MPH Reverse
• Batteries: Standard Capacity Lead Acid Battery Pack – 232amp hour, 122-minute, six volt, 8 each • Single Point Watering System for Batteries
• Charger: Built-in Micro Processor Control, Fully Sealed, Anti Drive Away Interlock, 110-240 VAC • Drive System: Direct drive, oil bath, helical gears, Drive Ratio-12:62 :1 • Brakes: Dual, Front Discs & rear hydraulic drum, hand operated parking brake • Frame & Body: 12 Gauge Smooth Plate Steel Body with 10 Gauge Steel Support Sections • Color Available: Falcon Gray
• Seats: Adjustable Bucket, Self-Skinned, Water-Resistant Black • Tires: 5.70 x 8" Pneumatic, 8 Ply, Load Range D
• Hour Meter
Standard Features: Dash mounted key switch, forward & reverse selector, battery discharge indicator, horn, reverse warning alarm, dual recessed head, tail and brake lights, driver seat power interlock switch.

Photo may portray optional equipment not
included in your quotation.

Warranty 1-year complete vehicle parts and labor, 2 years Prorated Batteries Investment Price-Columbia Model BC2-2 as specified above plus tax: $ 13,853.92 each plus tax. (Includes Factory Freight, Prep, and Delivery)
***Pricing good till 10/25/23***

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September 25, 2023
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Finance and
Maintenance
Terms and
Conditions
Leasing Options Available upon request
Payment: Net 10 days / Cash or Financed
Delivery: 42-45 Weeks (could be shorter but won’t know till order is submitted to factory) ****** Delivery lead times are estimates and are subject to change. No lead time estimate is determined until the order is processed and the machine is added to the production schedule. Global supplies and logistics delay issues is a known challenge and often outside our control. We do everything possible to expedite production and delivery of all orders. *** Prices are exclusive of any sales or use taxes now in force or which may be made effective in the future by any federal, state, or local governments.

Lease offerings subject to credit approval
Performance and specifications stated are based on specific testing and operating conditions.

Actual performance and specifications may vary based on application, option configuration, operating conditions, and environmental factors.

Some options and configurations may void UL.

Conditions subject to change to those in effect at time of delivery.

Your signature on this proposal constitutes an order.

Cancellation will result in a restocking charge of 20% of the sale price.

Any additional costs associated with cancellation will be charged to the customer Please contact your Toyota sales representative for additional information Sincerely, Accepted:

Southwest Material Handling, Inc.

Cash Price $___________
Financed Payment $___________ Per Month ______Months

By: ____________________________________ By: ______________________________________ Name: Benjamin Rodriguez Name: ______________________________________ Title: Product Specialist Title: ______________________________________ Date: ______________________________________

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City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: October 24, 2023
TO: Chair and Agency Members
FROM: Jennifer Lee
City Clerk
ISSUE: Site Development Permit/Master Sign Program (SDP/MSP) No. USE0140-2023, a Request by Diana Nagel, Project Manager with Promotional Signs, on Behalf of Property Owner Milan Capital Management for Approval of a Master Sign Program for Laguna Hills Plaza Located at 24901 Alicia Parkway
RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Agency:
1) Resume the public hearing continued from September 26, 2023; 2) Find and determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15311(a) (Class 11, Accessory Structures); and
3) Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AGENCY OF THE

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT/MASTER SIGN PROGRAM (SDP/MSP) NO. USE-0140-2023, A REQUEST BY

DIANA NAGEL, PROJECT MANAGER WITH PROMOTIONAL SIGNS ON BEHALF OF

PROPERTY OWNER MILAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FOR APPROVAL OF A MASTER SIGN PROGRAM FOR LAGUNA HILLS PLAZA LOCATED AT 24901 ALICIA PARKWAY.” SUMMARY:

Project Overview
The public hearing for this item was continued from the Planning Agency’s meeting of September 26, 2023. Diana Nagel, Project Manager on behalf of property owner Milan

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Capital Management (the “Applicant”) has filed an application for a Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program (SDP/MSP No. USE-0140-2023) for a Master Sign Program for Laguna Hills Plaza located at 24901 Alicia Parkway. The proposed MSP (Attachment C) includes building signage for one anchor tenant, one major tenant, 19 in-line shop tenants, and one freestanding pad building. The MSP also includes three new monuments signs which will replace the Center’s three existing monument signs.

Certain deviations are requested from the standards set forth in Laguna Hills Municipal Code Chapter 9-42 (the “Sign Ordinance”), including the maximum total wall sign area allowed for a single business and maximum allowed height and sign area for monument signs. The Sign Ordinance limits total wall signage per business to a maximum of 150 square feet per business. The Applicant proposes exceeding this standard for the anchor tenant and major tenant signs. Additionally, the Sign Ordinance limits monument signs to a maximum height of 4 feet and maximum sign area of 40 square feet. The Applicant proposes to exceed both of these standards for the two proposed monument signs, with each sign proposed at 12 feet tall with 120 square feet of sign area.

The Project was presented to the Planning Agency at a public hearing on September 26, 2023. The staff report, including Project details and exhibits, are included in its entirety as Attachment A.

September 26, 2023 Planning Agency Public Hearing
The Project was presented to the Planning Agency at a public hearing on September 26, 2023 (Attachment A). As part of the presentation, staff informed the Planning Agency that the Applicant had requested deviations from development code in order to accommodate the proposed signs.

The Planning Agency expressed the importance of signage for the businesses within the shopping center and suggested to increase the signage along Alicia Parkway in order to allow more business names to be displayed. A motion was made to continue the public hearing to October 24, 2023, in order to give the applicant an opportunity to work with the Community Development Director to revise the proposed MSP and allow for additional signage.

REVISED MSP:

Since the September 26, 2023 meeting, the Applicant has revised the proposed MSP to address the recommendation made at the meeting. The proposed MSP (Attachment C) includes building signage for one anchor tenant, one major tenant, 19 in-line shop

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tenants, and one freestanding pad building. The MSP also includes three new monument signs to replace the Center’s three existing monument signs. In order to address the recommendations made by the Planning Agency, as stated above, the Applicant proposes to increase the height and sign area of the two monument signs along Alicia parkway. The monument sign along Hon Avenue will remain as originally proposed.

The proposed MSP that was presented to the Planning Agency on September 26, 2023, requested deviations from the Sign Ordinance including to exceed from the 4 foot maximum height and the 40 square feet maximum sign area for monument signs.

Originally, the Applicant proposed to exceed both of these standards for the two proposed monument signs along Alicia Parkway, with each sign proposed at 12 feet tall with 120 square feet of sign area. However, in order to address the Planning Agency’s recommendation to increase signage, the requested deviation has been increased.

When revising the MSP to increase the signage along Alicia Parkway, the Applicant looked for possible locations to place a third monument sign. A third sign could not be located near the Hon Avenue and Alicia Parkway intersection by the Chase Bank because this property is under separate ownership and is not part of the Center. The Applicant determined that the additional monument sign could not be placed above the retaining wall by the existing Carl’s Jr. restaurant. Due to the downslope, the sign would be located 12 to 15 feet above the roadway and would not be easily seen by the drivers below. The final location a third monument sign could be located would be between the two monument signs that are proposed. However, it was determined that there would not be enough separation distance between all three signs and the third sign would have low visible recognition.

Therefore, the Applicant has determined that the best option would be to increase the height and sign area of the two proposed monument signs along Alicia Parkway. The Applicant now proposes the two monument signs at 15 feet tall and 150 square feet of sign area.

CONCLUSION:

Staff has reviewed and supports the revisions made by the Applicant to the proposed MSP. The proposed monument signs will replace existing monuments signs and be located outside of required sight-distance areas required by the Zoning Code. With the increased height and sign area of the two monument signs along Alicia Parkway, the proposed MSP and the requested the deviations from the Sign Ordinance maintain

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compatibility with the building’s architecture. The increase of height and sign area allowed for monument signs has addressed the Planning Agency’s suggestion to add signage. The proposed signs comply with all other requirements of the Code, Community Commercial Zoning District, and General Plan. Therefore, Staff recommends approval of SDP/MSP No. USE-0140-2023.

CEQA FINDINGS:

Staff has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined that this project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15311 (Class 11, Accessory Structures) of Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations. The Class 11(a) exemption consists of construction or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities, including but not limited to on-premises signs.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A - September 26, 2023, Staff Report Including Attachments • Attachment B - Proposed Resolution of Approval
• Attachment C - Proposed Master Sign Program

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City of Laguna Hills
City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: September 26, 2023
TO: Chair and Agency Members
FROM: Larry Longenecker
Community Development Director
ISSUE: Site Development Permit/Master Sign Program (SDP/MSP) No. USE0140-2023, a Request by Diana Nagel, Project Manager with Promotional Signs on Behalf of Property Owner Milan Capital Management for Approval of a Master Sign Program for Laguna Hills Plaza Located at 24901 Alicia Parkway
RECOMMENDATION: That the Planning Agency:
1) Conduct a public hearing;
2) Find and determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15311(a) (Class 11, Accessory Structures); and
3) Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AGENCY OF THE

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT/MASTER SIGN PROGRAM (SDP/MSP) NO. USE-0140-2023, A REQUEST BY

DIANA NAGEL, PROJECT MANAGER WITH PROMOTIONAL SIGNS ON BEHALF OF

PROPERTY OWNER MILAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FOR APPROVAL OF A MASTER SIGN PROGRAM FOR LAGUNA HILLS PLAZA LOCATED AT 24901 ALICIA PARKWAY.” SUMMARY:

Diana Nagel, Project Manager with Promotional Signs, on behalf of the property owner Milan Capital Management (“Applicant”), requests approval of a Master Sign Program (MSP, Attachment B) for Laguna Hills Plaza (“Center”) located at 24901 Alicia Parkway

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(“Project Site”). The proposed MSP includes building signage for one anchor tenant, one major tenant, 19 in-line shop tenants, and one freestanding pad building. The MSP also includes three new monuments signs which will replace the Center’s three existing monument signs.

Deviations are requested from the standards set forth in Laguna Hills Municipal Code Chapter 9-42 (the “Sign Ordinance”), including the maximum total wall sign area allowed for a single business and maximum allowed height and sign area for monument signs. The Sign Ordinance limits total wall signage per business to a maximum of 150 square feet per business. The Applicant proposes exceeding this standard for the anchor tenant and major tenant signs. Additionally, the Sign Ordinance limits monument signs to a maximum height of 4 feet and maximum sign area of 40 square feet. The Applicant proposes to exceed both of these standards for the two proposed monument signs, with each sign proposed at 12 feet tall with 120 square feet of sign area.

The Planning Agency may grant deviations from the Sign Ordinance standards based on design quality, creativity, and compatibility of the signage with the building architecture and surrounding land uses. As detailed herein, the proposed signs are high quality, creative, and are compatible with building’s architecture.

The proposed MSP is consistent with the General Plan’s goals and strategies.

Furthermore, the proposed MSP complies with the City of Laguna Hills Development Code, subject to approval of the requested deviations. Therefore, Staff recommends approval of Site Development Permit/Master Sign Program (SDP/MSP) No. USE-0140-2023.

AUTHORITY:

Title 9 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code (LHMC) contains the City of Laguna Hills Development Code (also commonly referred to as the “Zoning Code” or “Code”). The Code provides the requirements for signs and advertising devices in Chapter 9-42, including thresholds for when an MSP is required (LHMC 9-42.160(A)). The process the City must follow in reviewing MSPs is found in Chapter 9-42 and Chapter 9-92 of the Code. The Planning Agency has review authority over the proposed MSP through the City’s SDP/MSP process in accordance with Table 9-92.030 of the Code. The findings for an MSP are found in Sections 9-92.080 (G) and (H) of the Code. If a sign in a proposed MSP deviates from the standards contained in the Sign Standards Matrix located in Table 9-42.090, the Planning Agency may grant a deviation based on design quality, creativity, and compatibility of the signage with the building architecture and

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surrounding land uses (LHMC 9-42.180). Moreover, the Project Site is located within the Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) zoning district. Staff has prepared findings demonstrating that the proposed MSP complies with the Zoning Code, NMU zoning district, and the General Plan as stated in the Proposed Resolution (Attachment “A”), and based on these findings recommends approval of the MSP.

BACKGROUND:

The Project Site was approved as a ‘commercial/retail’ center by the Orange County Planning Commission in the late-1970’s/early-1980’s (SP-79-5P). The Center is comprised of two anchor tenants (previously Big Lots and Dick’s Sporting Goods), a variety of in-line shops and restaurants, and two pad buildings (multi-tenant and a Carl’s Jr. drive-thru restaurant), with a combined total of 106,285 square feet of retail space divided between 24 tenant spaces.

In 2022, the City of Laguna Hills Planning Agency approved SDP/TPM/PUP No. USE-0105-2022, which was for the redevelopment of the existing Laguna Hills Plaza shopping center. This approval consisted of a subdivision of the site from two parcels to three, comprehensive building façade upgrade, a redesigned parking lot, renovated landscaping and a joint use parking permit to establish shared parking. Building permits have been issued and the project is currently under construction. In conjunction with this approval, the Applicant has submitted the proposed project for new signage that is compatible with the upgraded exterior façade.

PROPOSAL & ANALYSIS:

The Applicant requests approval of a Master Sign Program (MSP) for signage related to the Center. The City’s Sign Ordinance (LHMC Chapter 9-42) requires an MSP for any new or remodeled single enterprise which proposes any combination of signs upon the site equaling three or more signs.

The proposed MSP (Attachment B) includes building signage for one anchor tenant, one major tenant, 19 in-line shop tenants, and one freestanding pad building. The MSP also includes three new monument signs to replace the Center’s three existing monument signs. As part of the proposal, deviations are requested from the standards set forth in Sign Ordinance, including the maximum total wall sign area allowed for a single business and maximum allowed height and sign area for monument signs.

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Anchor Tenant Wall Signs
The Anchor Tenant (Sign Type A) is identified as the building located to the north west corner of the Center and is directly adjacent to Hon Avenue. The anchor tenant signs will be will for a single tenant. The proposed MSP (as shown on Page 5 of Attachment B), includes one internally-illuminated channel-letter primary sign with a logo along the eastern elevation (front, facing Alicia Parkway), one secondary internally illuminated channel letter sign along the eastern elevation (front, facing Alicia Parkway) and one secondary internally-illuminated channel letter sign along the northern elevation (side, facing Hon Avenue) of the building. The anchor tenant’s primary sign will be located on upper left corner of the tenant frontage above the main entrance elevation. One secondary sign will be located on the upper right corner of the tenant frontage (east elevation) and the other secondary sign will be located on the side of the building (north elevation) towards the upper left corner. The proposed anchor tenant signs comply with the maximum allowed one square-foot of sign area for each lineal foot of tenant frontage. Additionally, the proposed wall signs will not exceed 50% of the facia height or 70% of the facia length.

Major Tenant Wall Sign
The Major Tenant (Sign Type B) is identified as the building located to the west side of the Center, between the anchor tenant and shop tenants. The major tenant signs will be for a single tenant. The proposed MSP (as shown on Page 6 of Attachment B) includes one internally-illuminated channel-letter primary sign along the eastern elevation (front, facing Alicia Parkway) of the building. The major tenant’s primary sign will be located in the middle of the tenant frontage above the main entrance. The proposed sign complies with the maximum allowed one square-foot of sign area per lineal foot of tenant frontage. Additionally, the proposed major tenant wall signs will not exceed 50% of the facia height or 70% of the facia length.

Shop Tenant Wall Signs
The Shop Tenants (Sign Type C) are identified as the tenant spaces located in the south and southwest portions of the Center, and between the anchor tenant and major tenant facing Alicia Parkway. The proposed MSP (as shown on Pages 7 and 8 of Attachment B) includes one internally-illuminated channel-letter sign per in-line shop tenant, and two signs for the east corner tenant space. All the shop tenant signs comply with the maximum allowed one square-foot of sign area for each lineal foot of tenant frontage.

Additionally, the proposed shop tenant signs shall not exceed 36 inches in letter height and 48 inches in logo height, and may not exceed 70% of the facia length. Proposed

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shop tenant signs must maintain a 12-inch border along the top and bottom edges of the fascia, ensuring the sign is adequately framed within the sign background area.

Multi-Pad Tenant Wall Signs
The Multi-Pad Tenant (Sign Type D) is identified as the building located to the eastern side of the Center, directly adjacent to Alicia Parkway. The Multi-Pad building may accommodate up to three tenants, with one sign per elevation proposed for each tenant. (See Page 9 of Attachment B.)
Multi-Tenant Monument Signs
The proposed multi-tenant monument signs will replace the three existing monument signs: two signs along Alicia Parkway and one sign along Hon Avenue. The location of the monument signs will be the same as previously approved. As shown on page 10 of Attachment B, the three multi-tenant monument signs will be double-sided and each side will include the Center’s name, address, and three tenants, and will be internally illuminated. The two monument signs along Alicia will each be 120 square feet, 12 feet tall and 10 feet wide and the monument sign along Hon Avenue will be 63 square feet, 6 feet 3 inches tall and 10 feet wide. (See Page 10 of Attachment B.) Requested Deviations from Sign Code
The Applicant proposes deviations from applicable Zoning Code standards (provided in Table 9-42.090), which the Planning Agency has authority to allow based on design quality, creativity, and compatibility of the signage with the building architecture and surrounding land uses (LHMC 9-42.180). The table below breaks down the requested deviations:

Sign Type Code Maximum Allowed Proposed Deviations
Anchor Tenant
Wall Signs
150 s.f. max wall sign area
per business
Three wall signs
totaling 325 s.f.

Exceeds max by 175 s.f.

Major Tenant
Wall Signs
150 s.f. max wall sign area
per business
One wall sign
totaling 158 s.f.

Exceeds max by 8 s.f.

Alicia Pkwy.

Monument Signs
Max 4’ tall and max 40 s.f.
sign area each
2 signs, each 12’ tall,
120 s.f. sign area
Exceeds max by 8’ in height
and 80 sq.ft. sign area each
Hon Ave.

Monument Sign
Max 4’ tall and max 40 s.f.
sign area each
1 sign, 6’-3” tall, 63
s.f. sign area
Exceeds max by 8’ in height
and 80 sq.ft. sign area each

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CONCLUSION:

Staff supports approval of the SDP/MSP for the proposed Master Sign Program, as conditioned, including the deviations from the Sign Ordinance’s standards for maximum wall sign area per business and monument sign height and sign area.

The Zoning Code allows a maximum of 150 square feet of wall signage per business. The signage proposed for the anchor tenant totals 325 square-feet and the signage proposed for the major tenant totals 158 square-feet. The sign program complies with the Zoning Code required maximum of one square-foot of wall signage per lineal foot of building frontage.

The Code’s objectives in limiting wall signage per business is to ensure that signs are designed and constructed proportionally with the wall area and building façade. The anchor tenant building comprises a front elevation of 300 lineal feet and a side elevation of 185 lineal feet. The major tenant building comprises a frontage of 158 lineal feet. Due to the large scale of the tenant frontage, the proposed signs that deviate from Sign Code maintain compatibility with the Center’s architecture and are oriented to be proportional to the wall area and overall scale of the buildings.

The proposed monument signs will replace existing monuments signs and be located outside of required sight-distance areas required by the Zoning Code. The three existing monument signs are 12-feet tall, 9-feet 6-inches tall, and 6-feet 3-inches tall, respectively.

The proposed signs are designed with a modern appeal that complements the Center’s architecture through the application of colors and materials compatible with building architecture. The proposed MSP complies with all other requirements of the Zoning Code, NMU Zoning District, and General Plan. Therefore, Staff recommends approval of Site Development Permit/Master Sign Program (SDP/MSP) No. USE-0140-2023.

PUBLIC NOTICE:

The public hearing notice for this project was advertised in an adjudicated newspaper of general circulation on September 14, 2023. A total of 93 public hearing notices were mailed, including all property owners within a 300-foot radius of the subject property.

To date, no comments have been received by Staff.

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CEQA FINDINGS:

ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment A- Proposed Resolution of Approval
• Attachment B- Proposed Master Sign Program

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RESOLUTION NO. PA2023-09-26-X

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AGENCY OF THE

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT/MASTER SIGN PROGRAM
(SDP/MSP) NO. USE-0140-2023, A REQUEST BY DIANA

NAGEL, PROJECT MANAGER WITH PROMOTIONAL

SIGNS ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER, MILAN

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FOR APPROVAL OF A MASTER

SIGN PROGRAM FOR LAGUNA HILLS PLAZA LOCATED
AT 24901 ALICIA PARKWAY
The Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills, California, hereby finds, determines, declares, and resolves as follows:

WHEREAS, Diana Nagel, Project Manager with Promotional Signs on behalf of the Property Owner, Milan Capital Management, (the “Applicant”) has filed an application for Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program (SDP/MSP) No. USE-0140-2023 to establish a Master Sign Program for Laguna Hills Plaza located at 24901 Alicia Parkway (“Project Site”), in the Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) zoning district; and
WHEREAS, SDP/MSP NO. USE-0140-2023 is hereby found to be categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15311(a) (Class 11, Accessory Structures) of Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations. The Class 11(a) exemption consists of construction or placement of minor structures accessory to (appurtenant to) existing commercial, industrial, or institutional facilities, including but not limited to on-premise signs; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Agency held a duly noticed public hearing and considered public comments and written and oral information and testimony presented by City staff, community residents, and other interested parties at a duly noticed public hearing held on September 26, 2023.

WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING AGENCY OF THE CITY OF

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

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

SECTION 2. The Planning Agency hereby determines that the required findings by the City for approval of SDP/MSP No. USE-0140-2023 have been met and made as follows:

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Site Development Permit

1. The site design complies with standards of the Development Code.

On April 12, 2022, the Planning Agency approved the redevelopment of the existing shopping center Laguna Hills Plaza and related site improvements on the Project Site (USE-0105-2022). The design of the site, as approved by the Planning Agency, complies with the Development Code, and will not be affected by the proposed Master Sign Program.

2. The site is suitable for the proposed development.

The proposed Master Sign Program is for the existing shopping center Laguna Hills Plaza which was in the Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) zoning district. The proposal is compatible with the recently approved redevelopment of the center.

The site’s approved layout appropriately accounts for the location and size of signage needed to serve approved redevelopment. Therefore, the subject site is suitable for the proposed project.

3. The project is consistent with the General Plan and applicable design guidelines.

The site is located within the Neighborhood Mixed Use (NMU) zoning district and has the General Plan land use designation of Neighborhood Mixed Use. The Master Sign Program is consistent with the standards found in LHMC Chapter 9-42, although the Applicant is requesting to deviate from, the Development Code’s maximum total sign area allowed and monument sign size.

This request is made pursuant to Section 9-42.180 of the Development Code, which allows Planning Agency consideration of sign standard deviations through approval of a Master Sign Program. In light of this provision, the proposed Master Sign Program is consistent with the General Plan and applicable design guidelines.

4. The site design and structural components are appropriate for the site and function of the proposed uses.

Building permits are required for all signage, with details on how each sign will be safely and securely attached to the building in accordance with the requirements of the California Building Code. Inspections will be conducted as part of the permitting process to ensure that each sign is attached in accordance with the approved plans and permits. Furthermore, the proposed Master Sign Program will enhance the approved site design by allowing tenants, within Laguna Hills Plaza, the opportunity to advertise their presence at the site and direct traffic safely in and around the site.

Master Sign Program

1. The design and application of the sign criteria required by the Development Code are satisfied by the proposed sign program:

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made pursuant to Section 9-42.180 of the Development Code, which allows deviations approved by the Planning Agency based on design quality, creativity, and compatibility of the signage with the building architecture and surrounding land uses. The proposed signs are designed with a modern appeal that compliments the building’s architecture, all while contrasting in a unique, creative way through the application of attractive colors and materials compatible with building architecture. The scale of the signs is appropriate for, and in proportion with, the tenant frontages. Therefore, the proposed Master Sign Program’s deviation from the Development Code is warranted and appropriate.

2. The sign program provides a compatible and harmonious design between advertising, landscaping, and building design:

The proposed Master Sign Program establishes a clear differentiation between the approved building exterior façade upgrades, while ensuring the signs will be proportionate to the building elevation they are installed on. Finally, the proposed Master Sign Program will allow for a variety of creative sign types that are unique to Laguna Hills Plaza. Therefore, the proposed Master Sign Program will provide a compatible and harmonious design between advertising and building design.

NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings, the Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills does hereby approve SDP/MSP NO. USE-0140-2023 subject to the following conditions of approval:

General

1. The following Conditions of Approval shall be binding and enforceable against, and, whenever used herein, the term “Applicant” shall mean and refer to, each of the following: The Project Applicant, Milan Capital Management, the owner(s) and tenant(s) of the property, and each of their respective successors and assigns.

2. Unless the context dictates otherwise, whenever the term “this Permit” is used in the following Conditions of Approval, it shall collectively refer to Change Plan Major No. USE-0140-2023 approved pursuant to this Resolution, as well as the plans, studies, and exhibits submitted to the City by the Applicant to describe and depict the improvements to be constructed as a part of the Project, and as otherwise modified by these Conditions of Approval.

3. Unless the context dictates otherwise, whenever the term “Project” is used in the following Conditions of Approval, it shall collectively refer to the plans and exhibits submitted to the City by the Applicant to depict the Project, as modified by these Conditions of Approval, including but not limited to the following:
application form (submitted March 31, 2023) and Sign Plans (dated September 5, 2023).

4. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Applicant shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its elected

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and appointed officers and officials, employees, agents, departments, agencies, authorized volunteers, consultants, attorneys, boards, commissions, and committees, and instrumentalities thereof ("Indemnitees"), from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, fines, demands, penalties, lawsuits, writs of mandamus, and any other claims or actions or proceedings of any kind whatsoever (whether legal, equitable, declaratory, administrative or adjudicatory in nature), and alternative dispute resolution procedures (including, but not limited to, arbitrations, mediations, and other such procedures), judgments, orders and decisions (collectively "Claims" and “Actions”), brought against the Indemnitees, which seek to attack, challenge, modify, set aside, void, or annul any action of or any permit or approval issued by the Indemnitees (including actions approved by the voters of the City) for, in connection with, or concerning the approval of this Permit. It is expressly understood and agreed that the City shall have the right to approve, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, the legal counsel providing the defense of the Indemnitees for the Claims and Actions, and that the Applicant shall promptly reimburse the City for all costs and expenses directly and necessarily incurred by the City in the course of the defense, including reasonable attorneys' fees. The City shall promptly notify the Applicant of any Claims and Actions brought against the Indemnitees and shall cooperate in the defense of any such Claims and Actions. If the Applicant fails to so defend the Claims and Actions, the City shall have the right but not the obligation to do so and, if it does, the Applicant shall promptly pay the City's full cost thereof.

5. Approval of this Permit constitutes approval of the proposed Project only to the extent that it complies with the City’s Development Code and any other applicable zoning regulations. Approval does not include any action or findings as to compliance or approval of the Project regarding any other applicable ordinance, regulation, or requirement.

6. Failure to abide by and faithfully comply with any and all conditions of approval shall constitute grounds for revocation of this Permit by the Laguna Hills Planning Agency.

7. The Applicant shall agree in writing to these conditions of approval within 30 days of the Planning Agency’s approval.

8. The conditions of Project approval set forth herein include certain development impact fees and other exactions. Pursuant to Government Code §66020(d), these conditions constitute written notice of the amount of such fees, and/or exactions. The Applicant is hereby notified that the 90-day protest period in which the Applicant may protest the fees, dedications, reservation, or exactions imposed on this Project through the Conditions of Approval, commencing from the date of approval of the Project, has begun.

9. Pursuant to City Council Resolution No. 2022-01-25-2-, the Applicant shall reimburse the City for any outstanding staff time spent on the processing of this Permit within 60 days of the Planning Agency’s approval.

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10.This Permit shall expire and be of no further force or effect if the Permit is not implemented within two years from September 26, 2023.

Planning Division

11.Except as provided by this Permit, all signs shall comply with Chapter 9-42 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code and shall be maintained to prevent deterioration and disrepair.

12.All signs shall comply with the lighting requirements in Chapter 9-42.060 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code.

13.Prior to final sign-off of building permits for any signs with exposed neon or LED, a final Planning inspection must be conducted to ensure installed signs adhere to approved plans and lighting requirements.

Building Division & Orange County Fire Authority

14.The Applicant shall be responsible for ensuring all applicable building permits are obtained from the City of Laguna Hills, as required by Section 103 of the 2022 California Building Code prior to commencement of any work for which a permit is required.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 26th day of September 2023. ________________________________

JANINE HEFT, CHAIR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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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. PA2023-09-26-X adopted by the Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 26th day of September 2023, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
_____________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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Comprehensive Sign Program
Prepared By:

Laguna Hill s plaza

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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
a. All work is to be performed by a professional sign company. Said sign company must be in posses sion of a current state contractor’s license and a City business license to perform such work. Said company must maintain a minimum of $1,000,000 insurance to be working on property. b. Each tenant shall submit or cause to be submitted to the landlord and the City of Laguna Hills for approval before fabrication four (4) copies of detailed drawings, to scale, indication the location, size, layout, design and color of the proposed signs, including all lettering and or graphics. These drawings should be submitted along with a site plan indicating the location of the lease space on the site, and elevation showing sign placement and lease space width. All sign layouts shall include a digital image of the building frontage with proposed sign in a scaled format to include adjacent tenant signage, if applicable.
c. All signs shall be reviewed and approved in writing by the landlord for conformance with this sign program and overall design quality as well as tenant’s lease agreement. d. All signs must comply with current City of Laguna Hills planning, zoning, building and electrical codes. e. City Approval and Permits: Upon approval by the landlord, tenant shall secure a sign permit from the City of Laguna Hills by bringing four (4) color copies of the proposed drawings (as approved by the landlord) to the Planning Division. All permits required by the City of Laguna Hills for signs and their installation must be obtained and paid for by the tenant prior to installation. f. All building signs shall be constructed and installed at tenant’s expense. Tenant is also responsible for maintenance of building signs.
g. In the event a tenant vacates the leased premises, tenant shall be responsible for the removal of any wall and/or logo sign, with all holes being repaired and repainted to match the building exterior. h. Tenant’s sign contractor shall repair any damage to any work caused during installation of sign.

Incomplete repairs are the ultimate responsibility of the tenant.

I. Upon notice by the City of Laguna Hills or landlord, tenant shall be required to repair or refurbish their sign structure, sign face and/or sign illumination within seven (7) working days. j. Tenant is responsible for maintenance and cost of electricity for their own signage. The tenant or landlord shall be responsible to provide a designated electrical circuit from electrical panel for their signage. Tenant shall provide primary wiring from electrical sub-panel to J-box at sign location. k. Tenant shall be fully responsible for the operations of its contractor and shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the landlord and his/her agents from damages or liabilities resulting from its contractor’s work.
l. Registered trademarks, herein referred to as Registered Corporate Identity, pertains to corporate logos and logo types that have been registered and are on file with the UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE in Washington, D.C.
m. Signs not covered by this sign program are not allowed. n. All signs must have the sign manufacturers name, address, and telephone number conspicuously and permanently attached on the rear exterior of the sign. o. Leasing signs shall be restricted to the window of the available suite. These signs shall follow the same criteria as window signs.

INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this program is to establish sign design standards and general guidelines that assure consistency in quality and necessary to balance maximum identification within an overall harmony of design for the project.

Conformance to this sign program criteria will be strictly enforced. Any installed non-conforming or unapproved signs shall be brought into conformance at the expense of the tenant and/or sign contractor.

APPROVAL PROCEDURE
All signs installed or displayed on the premises of Laguna Hills Plaza must have written approval of the Landlord and the City of Laguna Hills. The aesthetic characteristics of the signs (i.e., placement, size, proportion, color, textures, method of fabrication, etc.) are subject to the discretionary approval of the landlord and the City of Laguna Hills within the context of this sign program.

Prior to submission to the City of Laguna Hills for permits, and prior to construction and installation of any sign covered by this sign program, the tenant must submit four (4) sets of professionally prepared drawings of their proposed signage meeting this sign program for review and approval by the landlord and the Planning Division.
p. For businesses without a registered corporate logo/typeface, the Helvetica Neue is permitted.

Approved color(s) are black or white depending on the color of the fascia upon which the sign is placed.

Internal white LED face illumination.
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Contractors License No. 636512
NOTE: This is an original drawing, created by
Promotional Signs. It is submitted for your
personal use in connection with a project being
planned for you by Promotional Signs. It is not to
be shown to anyone outside your organization,
nor is it to be used, reproduced, copied or
exhibited in any fashion. Any printed colors on
drawing are approximate.
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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

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05/05/22
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ROHIBITEDSIGNS
a. No sign is permitted that is listed in LHMC 9-42.260 including any sign that:

I. Is dangerous or confusing to motorists on the public right-of-way, including any sign which by its color, wording design, location or illumination resembles or conflicts with any official traffic-control device or which impedes the safe and efficient flow of traffic.
ii. Is in a condition which presents a danger of injury to the public. iii. Incorporates mechanical movement or in any way gives the illusion of motion, moving parts, rotation or any flashing, moving or intermittent lighting, other than a sign providing a time-and temperature or similar public s ervice display. iv. Impedes free ingress and egress from any door, window or exit way required by building or fire regulations. v. Emits sound, smoke, visible particles or odors, except that of speakers on drive-through facilities shall be permitted vi. Is attached to or maintained upon any public utility pole or structure, or tree. vii. Is an A-frame, sandwich board or other portable, temporary advertising display. viii. Is temporary or special event flags, banners, festoons, flag canopies or other displays, except as permitted by a special event sign permit by the Planning Division.
ix. Is a sculptured, molded or otherwise fabricated representational object used for the purpose of visually conveying business identification or product advertising. x. Is an aerial or balloon type of sign.
xi. Duplicates or repeats copy on the same sign.
xii. Is a graphic of paint or other material on a building for the purpose of amplifying or directing attention to a sign, unless approved by the planning director. OTHER RESTRICTIONS a. Illegal Signs
Any sign that is deemed not to be in conformance with this Sign Program or erected without approval by the City of Laguna Hills is considered an illegal sign. The landlord, at its sole discretion and at occupant’s expense may correct, replace or remove any illegal sign. b. Abandonment of Signs
A sign is considered abandoned when its use is discontinued because the premises upon which it is located becomes vacated and unoccupied for a period of more than 90 days. WINDOW SIGNAGE No permanent sign affixed to or incorporated into an exterior window shall exceed twenty (20) percent of each window area. Maximum of 20 square feet.

CONTACTINFO:

Architect:

AO Architects
Mark Lausier
190 North Orange Street, Orange, CA 92866
714.639.9860, ext. 173
Developer:

Milan Capital Managment
Bret B. Bernard, AICP
701 South Parker Street, Suite 5200
Orange, California 92868
[email protected]
714.687.0000, ext. 119
Sign Contractor:

Promotional Signs, Inc.
3301 S. Susan St.

Santa Ana, CA 92806
T 714 | 540.5454
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LORD APPROVAL

SIGNATURE
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ANCHORTENANT

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5.5.1.a
Packet Pg. 187 Attachment: Attachment A - September 26, 2023, Staff Report Including Attachments (3343 : Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program No.

Anchor Tenant Wall Signs - Sign Type
Quantity: (2) primary signs per tenant street or parking lot facing elevation.

Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease frontage.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers A
BUILDING A - EAST ELEVATION SCALE: 1” = 25’-0”
Height: Not to exceed 50% of fascia height.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.
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Address:

City:

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Drawing Number: Option:

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Revision:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
(2) secondary signs per tenant street or parking lot facing elevation.

Maximum of (4) signs per tenant leasehold.

BUILDING A - NORTH ELEVATION SCALE: 1” = 25’-0”

FUTURE TENANT

SUB-COPY
TENANT

SUB-COPY
300’-0”
TENANT

SUB-COPY
88’-0”
70% Max
50% Max 18'-0”
30'-0”
70% Max
50% Max 15’-0”
25’-0”
70%
Max
50% Max 8’-0”

PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 96”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 72”
MAX. SUB-COPY HEIGHT = 24”

STACKED HEIGHT NOT TO
EXCEED 9’
A

SECONDARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 54”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 30”
MAX. SUB-COPY HEIGHT = 15”

STACKED HEIGHT NOT TO
EXCEED 6’
A

SECONDARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 54”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 30”
MAX. SUB-COPY HEIGHT = 15”

STACKED HEIGHT NOT TO
EXCEED 6’
A
When architectural element is present,
minimum of 12” border required on all sides.

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Major Tenant Wall Signs - Sign Type B
BUILDING B - EAST ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16” = 1’-0”
Quantity: (1) primary sign per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease frontage.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers Height: Not to exceed 50% of fascia height.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.
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Address:

City:

Drawn By:

Drawing Number: Option:

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Revision:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
158’-0”
70'-0”
FUTURE

SIGN TYPE C (SIGN BAND HEIGHT VARIES)
FUTURE

TENANT TENANT
Sign Tenant
LO
GO

SEE NEXT PAGE FOR DETAILS
17’-0” 50% Max
70% Max
1'-0"
1'-0"

SIGN TYPE B

PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 69”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 60”
When architectural element is present,
minimum of 12” border required on all sides.

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Packet Pg. 189 Attachment: Attachment A - September 26, 2023, Staff Report Including Attachments (3343 : Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program No.

Shop Tenant Wall Signs - Sign Type C
Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease space per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers.

Quantity: (1) primary sign per street or parking lot facing elevation. Maximum of (2) signs per leasehold. 12 Client:

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City:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
Height: Sign must remain 12” clear from top & bottom edges where architectural sign band occurs.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.

NOTE: IN CERTAIN CASES TENANT LEASE SPACE IS OFFSET FROM TENANT’S SIGN BAND

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PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 48”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 36”

STACKED COPY IS PERMITTED PROVIDING IT ADHERES TO THE ABOVE

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Shop Tenant Wall Signs (cont.) - Sign Type C
Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease space per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers.

Quantity: (1) primary sign per street or parking lot facing elevation. Maximum of 2 for end cap tenant. 12 Client:

Address:

City:

Drawn By:

Drawing Number: Option:

Drawing Date:

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Salesperson:

SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
Height: Sign must remain 12” clear from top & bottom edges where architectural sign band occurs.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.

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PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 48”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 36”

STACKED COPY IS PERMITTED PROVIDING IT ADHERES TO THE ABOVE

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East Elevation SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0” South Elevation
SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0”
West Elevation
SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0” North ElevationSCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0” Multi-Pad Tenant Wall Signs - Sign Type
Quantity: Maximum of (4) wall signs per leasehold.

Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease space per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers. D Height Max: Logos: 60” | Letters: 36”
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Address:

City:

Drawn By:

Drawing Number: Option:

Drawing Date:

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Revision:

Salesperson:

LORD APPROVAL

SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza Lag
una
Hill s
plaza
When architectural element is present,
minimum of 12” border required on all sides.

MAXLOGOHEIGHT = 60”
MAX. LETTERHEIGHT = 36”
MAX STACKED HEIGHT: 6’

SIGN AREA
MAX 70%

SIGN AREA
MAX 70%
(Final Elevations Pending)

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TENANT
Sign
TENANT
Sign

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TENANT Sign

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TENANT TENANT TENANT

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Multi-Tenant Monument - Sign Type
Quantity: (2) double-sided signs on Alicia Parkway.

Sign Type: Internally illuminated multi-tenant signs to replace existing. 12 Client:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
DOUBLE-SIDED MONUMENT SIGN SCALE: 1/4” = 1’-0”
EXISTING 1 EXISTING 2

EXISTING CONDITIONS - SIGNS TO BE REPLACED
1 FABRICATED ALUMINUM PAINTED TO MATCH PROJECT COLORS (TBD) 2 INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ALUMINUM PANELS PAINTED BLACK AND ROUTED-OUT FOR WHITE ACRYLIC PUSH-THRU COPY.
3 INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ALUMINUM PANELS PAINTED BLACK AND ROUTED-OUT FOR WHITE ACRYLIC PUSH-THRU COPY.
4 5

FLAT CUT OUT ALUMINUM ADDRESS NUMBERS PAINTED WHITE

EXISTING FOOTING TO BE RE-USED
12'-0"
10'-0"
8’-0"
2’-0"
(typ)
3 4
5 1
2 12'-0”
9’-6”

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Multi-Tenant Monument - Sign Type
Quantity: (1) double-sided sign on Hon Ave.

Sign Type: Internally illuminated multi-tenant signs to replace existing. 12 Client:

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City:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
DOUBLE-SIDED MONUMENT SIGN SCALE: 1/2” = 1’-0”
1 FABRICATED ALUMINUM PAINTED TO MATCH PROJECT COLORS (TBD) 2 INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ALUMINUM PANELS PAINTED BLACK AND ROUTED-OUT FOR WHITE ACRYLIC PUSH-THRU COPY.
3 INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED ALUMINUM PANELS PAINTED BLACK AND ROUTED-OUT FOR WHITE ACRYLIC PUSH-THRU COPY.
4 5

FLAT CUT OUT ALUMINUM ADDRESS NUMBERS PAINTED WHITE

EXISTING FOOTING TO BE RE-USED
6'-3”
5’-0"
4’-0"
1’-0"
(typ)
3 4
5 1
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Hon Ave.

EXISTING 3

EXISTING CONDITIONS - HON AVENUE

SIGN TO BE REPLACED
6'-3”

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Typical Wall Sign Section Detail

ALUMINUM

PAINT INTERIOR OF

LETTER WHITE

LED ILLUMINATION

DRAIN HOLE
3"
AC INPUT: 100-240VAC
DC OUTPUT: 60 WATTS - 12V / 5A
POWER UNIT: SLOAN LED

PRIMARY

ELECTRICAL
SOURCE
½" CONDUIT
½" CONDUIT
1½” SPACER

ACRYLIC FACE
3/16“ CLEAR LEXAN

PAINT INTERIOR OF

LETTER WHITE
1/2” RIGID PASS THROUGH COUPLER
16 GAUGE COATED LED LOW VOLTAGE WIRE
5/16”x2” #10 METAL SCREWS, MIN. 1” EMBEDMENT
MIN (4) PER LETTER
1/4” HILTI ANCHOR

ALUMINUM

PAINT INTERIOR OF

LETTER WHITE

LED ILLUMINATION

ACRYLIC FACE

TRIM CAP

DRAIN HOLE
5"

METAL SCREW
AC INPUT: 100-240VAC
DC OUTPUT: 60 WATTS - 12V / 5A
POWER UNIT: SLOAN LED

PRIMARY

ELECTRICAL
SOURCE
½" CONDUIT
½" CONDUIT
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City:

Drawn By:

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Drawing Date:

Page: Of:

Revision:

Salesperson:

SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza Lag
una
Hill s
plaza

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RESOLUTION NO. PA2023-10-24-X

A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING AGENCY OF THE

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING SITE

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT/MASTER SIGN PROGRAM
(SDP/MSP) NO. USE-0140-2023, A REQUEST BY DIANA

NAGEL, PROJECT MANAGER WITH PROMOTIONAL

SIGNS ON BEHALF OF PROPERTY OWNER, MILAN

CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FOR APPROVAL OF A MASTER

SIGN PROGRAM FOR LAGUNA HILLS PLAZA LOCATED
AT 24901 ALICIA PARKWAY
The Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills, California, hereby finds, determines, declares, and resolves as follows:

WHEREAS, at the September 26, 2023 public hearing the Planning Agency continued the hearing to its regularly scheduled October 24, 2023, meeting to allow the applicant opportunity to revise the proposed MSP to address Planning Agency recommendations made at the meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Agency resumed the public hearing at its meeting of October 24, 2023, and considered public comments and written and oral information and testimony presented by City staff, community residents, and other interested parties with respect to the subject application; and

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WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING AGENCY OF THE CITY OF

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

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

SECTION 2. The Planning Agency hereby determines that the required findings by the City for approval of SDP/MSP No. USE-0140-2023 have been met and made as follows:

Site Development Permit

1. The site design complies with standards of the Development Code.

2. The site is suitable for the proposed development.

The site’s approved layout appropriately accounts for the location and size of signage needed to serve approved redevelopment. Therefore, the subject site is suitable for the proposed project.

3. The project is consistent with the General Plan and applicable design guidelines.

4. The site design and structural components are appropriate for the site and function of the proposed uses.

Building permits are required for all signage, with details on how each sign will be safely and securely attached to the building in accordance with the requirements

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of the California Building Code. Inspections will be conducted as part of the permitting process to ensure that each sign is attached in accordance with the approved plans and permits. Furthermore, the proposed Master Sign Program will enhance the approved site design by allowing tenants, within Laguna Hills Plaza, the opportunity to advertise their presence at the site and direct traffic safely in and around the site.

Master Sign Program

1. The design and application of the sign criteria required by the Development Code are satisfied by the proposed sign program:

The proposed Master Sign Program complies with the Development Code, including the Applicant’s request to deviate from the Development Code’s for total maximum sign area per business and monument sign size. These requests are made pursuant to Section 9-42.180 of the Development Code, which allows deviations approved by the Planning Agency based on design quality, creativity, and compatibility of the signage with the building architecture and surrounding land uses. The proposed signs are designed with a modern appeal that compliments the building’s architecture, all while contrasting in a unique, creative way through the application of attractive colors and materials compatible with building architecture. The scale of the signs is appropriate for, and in proportion with, the tenant frontages. Therefore, the proposed Master Sign Program’s deviation from the Development Code is warranted and appropriate.

2. The sign program provides a compatible and harmonious design between advertising, landscaping, and building design:

NOW, THEREFORE, based upon the above findings, the Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills does hereby approve SDP/MSP NO. USE-0140-2023 subject to the following conditions of approval:

General

2. Unless the context dictates otherwise, whenever the term “this Permit” is used in the following Conditions of Approval, it shall collectively refer to Change Plan

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Major No. USE-0140-2023 approved pursuant to this Resolution, as well as the plans, studies, and exhibits submitted to the City by the Applicant to describe and depict the improvements to be constructed as a part of the Project, and as otherwise modified by these Conditions of Approval.

4. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Applicant shall, at its sole cost and expense, protect, defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City, its elected and appointed officers and officials, employees, agents, departments, agencies, authorized volunteers, consultants, attorneys, boards, commissions, and committees, and instrumentalities thereof ("Indemnitees"), from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, fines, demands, penalties, lawsuits, writs of mandamus, and any other claims or actions or proceedings of any kind whatsoever (whether legal, equitable, declaratory, administrative or adjudicatory in nature), and alternative dispute resolution procedures (including, but not limited to, arbitrations, mediations, and other such procedures), judgments, orders and decisions (collectively "Claims" and “Actions”), brought against the Indemnitees, which seek to attack, challenge, modify, set aside, void, or annul any action of or any permit or approval issued by the Indemnitees (including actions approved by the voters of the City) for, in connection with, or concerning the approval of this Permit. It is expressly understood and agreed that the City shall have the right to approve, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld, the legal counsel providing the defense of the Indemnitees for the Claims and Actions, and that the Applicant shall promptly reimburse the City for all costs and expenses directly and necessarily incurred by the City in the course of the defense, including reasonable attorneys' fees. The City shall promptly notify the Applicant of any Claims and Actions brought against the Indemnitees and shall cooperate in the defense of any such Claims and Actions. If the Applicant fails to so defend the Claims and Actions, the City shall have the right but not the obligation to do so and, if it does, the Applicant shall promptly pay the City's full cost thereof.

6. Failure to abide by and faithfully comply with any and all conditions of approval shall constitute grounds for revocation of this Permit by the Laguna Hills Planning Agency.

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7. The Applicant shall agree in writing to these conditions of approval within 30 days of the Planning Agency’s approval.

10.This Permit shall expire and be of no further force or effect if the Permit is not implemented within two years from October 24, 2023.

Planning Division

11.Except as provided by this Permit, all signs shall comply with Chapter 9-42 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code and shall be maintained to prevent deterioration and disrepair.

12.All signs shall comply with the lighting requirements in Chapter 9-42.060 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code.

Building Division & Orange County Fire Authority

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24
th day of October 2023.
________________________________

JANINE HEFT, CHAIR
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. PA2023-10-24-X adopted by the Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 24 th day of October 2023, by the
following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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Comprehensive Sign Program
Prepared By:

Laguna Hill s plaza

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Incomplete repairs are the ultimate responsibility of the tenant.

Approved color(s) are black or white depending on the color of the fascia upon which the sign is placed.

Internal white LED face illumination.
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Address:

City:

Drawn By:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza

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ROHIBITEDSIGNS
a. No sign is permitted that is listed in LHMC 9-42.260 including any sign that:

CONTACTINFO:

Architect:

AO Architects
Mark Lausier
190 North Orange Street, Orange, CA 92866
714.639.9860, ext. 173
Developer:

Milan Capital Managment
Bret B. Bernard, AICP
701 South Parker Street, Suite 5200
Orange, California 92868
[email protected]
714.687.0000, ext. 119
Sign Contractor:

Promotional Signs, Inc.
3301 S. Susan St.

Santa Ana, CA 92806
T 714 | 540.5454
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City:

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LORD APPROVAL

SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza Lag
una
Hill s
plaza

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ANCHORTENANT

BMAJOR TENANT
LEGEND MULTIT

ENANT MONUMENT
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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
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CM

SHOP TENANT
D

NEWPAD TENANT
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CCCC
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CCCCCCCCCCC

NOTA PART
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Packet Pg. 205 Attachment: Attachment C - Proposed Master Sign Program (3343 : Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program No. USE-0140-2023) Anchor Tenant Wall Signs - Sign Type
Quantity: (2) primary signs per tenant street or parking lot facing elevation.

Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease frontage.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers A
BUILDING A - EAST ELEVATION SCALE: 1” = 25’-0”
Height: Not to exceed 50% of fascia height.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.
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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
(2) secondary signs per tenant street or parking lot facing elevation.

Maximum of (4) signs per tenant leasehold.

BUILDING A - NORTH ELEVATION SCALE: 1” = 25’-0”

FUTURE TENANT

SUB-COPY
TENANT

SUB-COPY
300’-0”
TENANT

SUB-COPY
88’-0”
70% Max
50% Max 18'-0”
30'-0”
70% Max
50% Max 15’-0”
25’-0”
70%
Max
50% Max 8’-0”

PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 96”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 72”
MAX. SUB-COPY HEIGHT = 24”

STACKED HEIGHT NOT TO
EXCEED 9’
A

SECONDARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 54”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 30”
MAX. SUB-COPY HEIGHT = 15”

STACKED HEIGHT NOT TO
EXCEED 6’
A

SECONDARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 54”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 30”
MAX. SUB-COPY HEIGHT = 15”

STACKED HEIGHT NOT TO
EXCEED 6’
A
When architectural element is present,
minimum of 12” border required on all sides.

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Packet Pg. 206 Attachment: Attachment C - Proposed Master Sign Program (3343 : Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program No. USE-0140-2023) Major Tenant Wall Signs - Sign Type B
BUILDING B - EAST ELEVATION SCALE: 1/16” = 1’-0”
Quantity: (1) primary sign per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease frontage.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers Height: Not to exceed 50% of fascia height.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.
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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
158’-0”
70'-0”
FUTURE

SIGN TYPE C (SIGN BAND HEIGHT VARIES)
FUTURE

TENANT TENANT
Sign Tenant
LO
GO

SEE NEXT PAGE FOR DETAILS
17’-0” 50% Max
70% Max
1'-0"
1'-0"

SIGN TYPE B

PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 69”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 60”
When architectural element is present,
minimum of 12” border required on all sides.

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Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease space per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers.

Quantity: (1) primary sign per street or parking lot facing elevation. Maximum of (2) signs per leasehold. 12 Client:

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City:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
Height: Sign must remain 12” clear from top & bottom edges where architectural sign band occurs.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.

NOTE: IN CERTAIN CASES TENANT LEASE SPACE IS OFFSET FROM TENANT’S SIGN BAND

PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 48”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 36”

STACKED COPY IS PERMITTED PROVIDING IT ADHERES TO THE ABOVE

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Packet Pg. 208 Attachment: Attachment C - Proposed Master Sign Program (3343 : Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program No. USE-0140-2023) Shop Tenant Wall Signs (cont.) - Sign Type C
Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease space per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers.

Quantity: (1) primary sign per street or parking lot facing elevation. Maximum of 2 for end cap tenant. 12 Client:

Address:

City:

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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
Height: Sign must remain 12” clear from top & bottom edges where architectural sign band occurs.

Length: Not to exceed 70% of fascia length.

PRIMARY SIGN
MAX LOGO HEIGHT = 48”
MAX. LETTER HEIGHT = 36”

STACKED COPY IS PERMITTED PROVIDING IT ADHERES TO THE ABOVE NOTE: IN CERTAIN CASES TENANT LEASE SPACE IS OFFSET FROM TENANT’S SIGN BAND

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Packet Pg. 209 Attachment: Attachment C - Proposed Master Sign Program (3343 : Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program No. USE-0140-2023) East Elevation SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0” South Elevation
SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0”
West Elevation
SCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0” North ElevationSCALE: 3/32” = 1’-0” Multi-Pad Tenant Wall Signs - Sign Type
Quantity: Maximum of (4) wall signs per leasehold.

Area: 1 square foot per linear foot of lease space per street or parking lot facing elevation.

Sign Type: Standard internally-illuminated pan channel letters and/or logos facelit and/or halo lit.

Attachment: Flush mounted or pin mounted to fascia with 1.5” spacers. D Height Max: Logos: 60” | Letters: 36”
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SIGNATURE
DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

JM
05/05/22
DC
SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza Lag
una
Hill s
plaza
When architectural element is present,
minimum of 12” border required on all sides.

MAXLOGOHEIGHT = 60”
MAX. LETTERHEIGHT = 36”
MAX STACKED HEIGHT: 6’

SIGN AREA
MAX 70%

SIGN AREA
MAX 70%
(Final Elevations Pending)
TENANT
Sign
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TENANT TENANT TENANT

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Multi-Tenant Monument - Sign Type
Quantity: (2) double-sided signs on Alicia Parkway.

Sign Type: Internally illuminated multi-tenant signs to replace existing. 12 Client:

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DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

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05/05/22
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SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza
Lag u na
Hi l l s
plaza
DOUBLE-SIDED MONUMENT SIGN SCALE: 1/4” = 1’-0”
EXISTING 1 EXISTING 2

FLAT CUT OUT ALUMINUM ADDRESS NUMBERS PAINTED WHITE

EXISTING FOOTING TO BE RE-USED (STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING PENDING) 15’-0"
10'-0"
8’-0"
3 4
5 12'-0”
9’-6”

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Multi-Tenant Monument - Sign Type
Quantity: (1) double-sided sign on Hon Ave.

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DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

FLAT CUT OUT ALUMINUM ADDRESS NUMBERS PAINTED WHITE

EXISTING FOOTING TO BE RE-USED
6'-3”
5’-0"
4’-0"
1’-0"
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5 1
2 Hon Ave.

EXISTING 3

EXISTING CONDITIONS - HON AVENUE

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ALUMINUM

PAINT INTERIOR OF

LETTER WHITE

LED ILLUMINATION

DRAIN HOLE
3"
AC INPUT: 100-240VAC
DC OUTPUT: 60 WATTS - 12V / 5A
POWER UNIT: SLOAN LED

PRIMARY

ELECTRICAL
SOURCE
½" CONDUIT
½" CONDUIT
1½” SPACER

ACRYLIC FACE
3/16“ CLEAR LEXAN

PAINT INTERIOR OF

LETTER WHITE
1/2” RIGID PASS THROUGH COUPLER
16 GAUGE COATED LED LOW VOLTAGE WIRE
5/16”x2” #10 METAL SCREWS, MIN. 1” EMBEDMENT
MIN (4) PER LETTER
1/4” HILTI ANCHOR

ALUMINUM

PAINT INTERIOR OF

LETTER WHITE

LED ILLUMINATION

ACRYLIC FACE

TRIM CAP

DRAIN HOLE
5"

METAL SCREW
AC INPUT: 100-240VAC
DC OUTPUT: 60 WATTS - 12V / 5A
POWER UNIT: SLOAN LED

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ELECTRICAL
SOURCE
½" CONDUIT
½" CONDUIT
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DATE
24901 Alicia Parkway
Laguna Hills, CA.

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05/05/22
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SP - Milan Laguna Hills Plaza Lag
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Packet Pg. 213 Attachment: Attachment C - Proposed Master Sign Program (3343 : Site Development Permit/ Master Sign Program No. USE-0140-2023) City of Laguna Hills
City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: October 24, 2023
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: David Reynolds
Deputy City Manager/Community Services Director
ISSUE: The City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day Race Event and the 3/5 Marine Battalion
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council discuss and provide direction to Staff on the City's Memorial Day Race event and the event's support of the 3/5 Marine Battalion.

SUMMARY:

At the August 22, 2023, City Council meeting, Council Member Pezold requested that City Council continue discussions on the City’s Memorial Day Race event and the event’s support of the City’s adopted 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (commonly known as “3/5” or “Darkhorse”). Council Member Pezold’s request for continued discussion was supported by Mayor Heft and Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler. Comments were made to prompt further discussion such as: the event should honor all Marines that have lost their lives in service including Laguna Hills residents, a more consistent funding mechanism for the 3/5 should be established such as recent community assistance funding support for the Moulton Museum and other organizations, and parents of fallen Laguna Hills Marines should be included in the race event.

Currently, the City’s race event is named “The City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon, 5K, and 10K Honoring the USMC Dark Horse Battalion,” and a portion of race registration fees in the amount of $3.00 per race registrant is provided annually to 3/5 Marine Support Committee (“Team Darkhorse”) as community assistance funding to support the 3/5. Race registration for the 2024 race event is planned to open later this

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month; therefore, any direction provided by the City Council in regards to modifications to the race related to the 3/5 is timely and should occur prior to the opening of race registration.

Alternatively, and as recommended by Staff, any changes to the race event associated with the 3/5 Marines can wait until after the current five-year Spirit of Valor medal series is complete, which is after the 2024 event (or for the 2025 event). The last finishers medal in this series is the “2024 - Honoring Purple Heart Recipients” medal; and printed on the medals’ ribbon for all of the last four-years of this five-year series is “Honoring the USMC Dark Horse Battalion.” In addition to the 2024 finishers medal, participants who have raced in all five years of the medal series will receive the Spirit of Valor medal. An image of this medal series is attached to this report.

BACKGROUND:

On August 28, 2007, per City Council Resolution No. 2007-08-28-2, the City of Laguna Hills formerly adopted the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. This resolution served as the catalyst for the formation of a Laguna Hills community based non-profit organization to provide ongoing support to the 3/5. In 2008, Team Darkhorse was formed to serve as this community organization. The City of Laguna Hills took over the management and sponsorship of the Memorial Day Half Marathon and 5K Race event from Saddleback Memorial Hospital in 2008. For over a decade, Team Darkhorse and the 3/5 Marines have been involved in the race.

On November 8, 2011, the City Council directed Staff to rename the race to the “Laguna Hills Memorial Half Marathon 10K & 5K Honoring the United States Marine Corps Dark Horse Battalion.” Shortly thereafter, on November 22, 2011, the City Council selected a pledge formula based on the number of race registrants for the purpose of providing future financial support to Team Darkhorse and the 3/5. Attached to this report for the Council’s reference, is the staff report presented to the City Council on November 22, 2011. This report provided three options for the City Council to consider on funding options for Team Darkhorse, and as stated above, the City Council selected the pledge formula option (or option 3). The amounts of community assistance funding provided each year to Team Darkhorse since the inception of the pledge formula is provided in the table below.

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Community Assistance Funding for
Team Darkhorse
2023 $7,107
2022 $7,797
2021 $3,675
2020 RACE CANCELLED
2019 $9,051
2018 $9,264
2017 $8,838
2016 $9,858
2015 $10,572
2014 $10,425
2013 $9,456
2012 $7,767
Beginning in 2014, the City Council approved the inclusion of Team Darkhorse banners honoring the 25 fallen 3/5 Marines into the City’s patriotic banner display. These banners were displayed on the street median light poles along the race course streets of Paseo de Valencia and Alicia Parkway. At the request of the Gardner family, Marine Lance Corporal Derek Gardner, a resident and Laguna Hills High School alumnus who lost his life in Afghanistan, was included in this banner program beginning in 2016. In 2017, another Laguna Hills residents and alumnus of Laguna Hills High School who lost his life in service, Marine Lance Corporal Scott Oldroyd, was also included in the banner program.

All 27 of these tribute banners (including the tribute banners for both Gardner and Oldroyd) were displayed each year since 2017, along the race route, from the intersection of Paseo de Valencia and El Toro to Alicia Parkway, and then from Alicia Parkway to Moulton Parkway. The banners were installed on light poles just before Memorial Day and removed shortly after Fourth of July. However, the banner display was modified in 2019, because the trees in the center medians matured and prevented the banners from being clearly visible. Staff designed a new method for the banners to be displayed by constructing frames made from PVC pipes. The 27 banners each year from 20191, with their respective stands, have been placed on the sidewalk along the race route during race day, clearly visible to race participants. Both the tribute banners

1 No banner program was displayed during calendar year 2020 as the race event was cancelled because of the Covid Pandemic.

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of Gardner and Oldroyd have been placed on the race course at Hawk’s Highway, close to the Laguna Hills High School, as a place of honor for them as former alumni.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The City of Laguna Hills has provided community assistance funding to Team Darkhorse to support the 3/5 annually since 2012 based on a pledge formula based on the number of race participants. The average annual amount of funding is $8,528 and a table within this staff report provides the actual annual amounts provided to Team Darkhorse.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Attachment 1 - Legacy Medal Series
• Attachment 2 - November 22, 2011 Staff Report

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ATTACHMENT 1
Legacy Medal Series: The Spirit of Valor Medal (2019 – 2024)

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Packet Pg. 218 Attachment: Attachment 1 - Legacy Medal Series (3337 : Memorial Day Race and the 3/5 Marines) RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SELECT OPTION 1 REGARDING

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE PROVISION OF

PROVIDING FUTURE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS / SERVICES.

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS

CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA REPORT

COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
ISSUE: REQUEST TO UTILIZE THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS MEMORIAL DAY

RACE FOR PROVIDING LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE
3 RD BATTALION, 5TH MARINES, 1ST DIVISION 501(C)(3) SUPPORT

COMMITTEE
SUMMARY:

At the meeting of November 8, 2011, the City Council directed staff to bring back a report at its November 22, 2011, meeting, regarding potential options for providing continued financial support to the 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Division Support Committee (“3/5 Support Committee”). Several options are provided in this staff report for the City Council’s consideration.

BACKGROUND:

At the November 8, 2011 meeting, the City Council directed staff to change the name of the City’s Memorial Day race event to the “Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K, Honoring the United States Marine Corps Dark Horse Battalion” (“Memorial Day Race”). The City Council also directed staff to bring back a report to the City Council on options for providing additional financial assistance to the 3/5 Support Committee. As the City Council is aware, an initial grant of $10,000 was provided to the 3/5 Support Committee during the prior budget cycle to assist with their creation of a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and related costs associated with their initial battalion support activities. The 3/5 Support Committee utilized $7,758 of the initial grant funds.

Listed below are options that the City Council could pursue for providing continued financial assistance to the 3/5 Support Committee.
11/22/2011, ITEM 7.5.2

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Option 1: Budget for Funding
As part of the City’s Biennial Budget process, the City Council would allocate a sum of money to a newly created “Community Organization Financial Assistance Account.” All organizations desiring to receive a financial contribution from the City or to contract with the City for the delivery of a free service to the community would be expected to submit a request to the City Council, prior to the final budget being adopted. Under this scenario, the City Council would then allocate some or all of the budgeted funds to the organizations of their choice and memorialize their action with the adoption of a Community Assistance Funding Resolution.

Under this scenario, a decision to provide a donation to the 3/5 Battalion would not necessarily be tied to the number of race participants in the Memorial Day Race.

Additionally, if the City Council desires to make a direct donation to the 3/5 Support Committee during the current 2-year budget cycle, a budget amendment may be necessary and a Community Assistance Funding Resolution will be required.

Option 2: Voluntary Memorial Day Race Registration Donations For the 2011 Memorial Day Race event, the City Council directed staff to add an option for race participants to voluntarily donate $5 to support the 3/5 Marine Battalion. This voluntary contribution was not tied to the actual race registration fee or to the City’s operating cost for the race. Two hundred and eighty-one (281) participants donated a total amount of $1,405 to the 3/5 Support Committee through this mechanism.

Under this option, race participants would be given the opportunity to donate any amount they wish to the 3/5 Support Committee and staff could work with Renegade Racing to add more donation options such as a $1, $10, or a fill-in-the blank amount.

Option 3: Establish a Pledge Formula based on the Memorial Day Race To cover the overall costs of the event, including direct and indirect expenses, the City could increase the race registration fee as long as the fee “does not exceed the reasonable costs to the local government of providing the service or product” (Proposition 26). At the last City Council meeting, the City Council discussed increasing the registration fee by $3. This increase could be applied to the race registration fee at the discretion of the City. Race participants would be notified on the race registration website as well as the registration form that the “City intends to donate $3 per race participant to the 3/5 Support Committee.” In essence, this method is establishing a formula, or pledge, for a future donation amount to the 3/5 Support Committee.

After the race event, staff would present a report to the City Council of the overall costs of the event and the revenue and sponsorship intake. In addition, staff would present the number of paid race registrations. This number would be multiplied by $3 to derive the intended donation amount for the 3/5 Support Committee. The donation to the 3/5

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Support Committee would still need to be formalized with a Community Assistance Funding Resolution as a post event action by the City Council.

As was discussed at the November 8, 2011, meeting, the race fee increase would be applied to the Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K races only.

RECOMMENDATION: THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SELECT OPTION 1 REGARDING

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR THE PROVISION OF

PROVIDING FUTURE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS / SERVICES.

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Packet Pg. 221 Attachment: Attachment 2 - November 22, 2011 Staff Report (3337 : Memorial Day Race and the 3/5 Marines) City of Laguna Hills
City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: October 24, 2023
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Janine Heft
Mayor
ISSUE: Opposition to Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 1 and Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) 13.

RECOMMENDATION: Mayor Heft recommends that the City Council direct staff to prepare a resolution supporting the Taxpayer Protection Act and letters of opposition to Assembly Constitutional Amendment (ACA) Nos. 1 and 13, and return to at a future meeting for City Council approval.

SUMMARY:

A constitutional amendment can be initiated by the Legislature if it passes both houses by a two-thirds vote. A constitutional amendment does not need the Governor’s signature, but becomes part of the constitution only if the electorate approves it at the next general election. The Assembly approved two constitutional amendments September 6 that would impact taxpayer protections and the vote requirements needed to approve new taxes.

ACA 1 (Aguiar-Curry) Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure: voter approval
Under the California Constitution, special taxes proposed by local governments require approval from two-thirds of the electorate to become active, a requirement approved by voters in 1978 under Proposition 13.

A constitutional amendment passed by the state Legislature during the 2023-24 legislative session seeks to change this to make it easier to pass tax increases that fund specified activities.

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ACA 1 would lower the vote threshold for general obligation bonds and specified local special taxes – including parcel taxes and transactions and use taxes – to 55 percent if those measures finance affordable housing or public infrastructure.

ACA 13 (Ward) Voting thresholds
The California Constitution provides that a proposed constitutional amendment and a statewide initiative measure each take effect only if approved by a majority of the votes cast on the amendment or measure. This measure would further provide that an initiative measure that includes one or more provisions that would amend the Constitution to increase the voter approval requirement to adopt any state or local measure would be approved by the voters only if the proportion of votes cast in favor of the initiative measure is equal to or greater than the highest voter approval requirement that the initiative measure would impose. The measure would specify that this voter approval requirement would apply to statewide initiative measures that appear on the ballot on or after January 1, 2024, which includes the Taxpayer Protect Act.

ATTACHMENTS:
• Taxpayer Protection Act Fact Sheet
• California Tax Payer’s Association – “Weakening Proposition 13: How ACA 1 Would Make California a More Expensive Place to Live
• Southern California News Group - “ACA 13 Attacks both Proposition 13 and direct democracy in California”
• ACA 1 – Bill Text
• ACA 13 – Bill Text

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Packet Pg. 224 Attachment: Taxpayer Protection Act Fact Sheet (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13)

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Packet Pg. 225 Attachment: Taxpayer Protection Act Fact Sheet (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13)

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Packet Pg. 226 Attachment: Taxpayer Protection Act Fact Sheet (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13)

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Packet Pg. 227 Attachment: Taxpayer Protection Act Fact Sheet (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) California Taxpayers Association
1215 K Street, Suite 1250, Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916.441.0490 |www.caltax.org WEAKENING PROPOSITION 13:

HOW ACA 1 WOULD MAKE CALIFORNIA

A MORE EXPENSIVE PLACE TO LIVE
WHAT WOULD ACA 1 DO?
ACA 1 would make it easier for local governments to raise taxes. ACA 1 would lower the number of votes necessary to raise local parcel and sales and use taxes. It also would make it easier for local governments to issue new debt that would be repaid by higher property taxes.

Under ACA 1, the vote requirement for sales and parcel taxes and local bonds would be reduced to 55 percent from the current two-thirds (66.6 percent) for taxes that fund down-market housing and related infrastructure.

WOULD ACA 1 CHANGE PROPOSITION 13?
Yes, ACA 1 would directly amend Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, which is Proposition 13.

Proposition 13 requires a two-thirds vote for every local special tax. ACA 1 would erode Proposition 13 by weakening this protection.

WHY DO PROPONENTS SUPPORT ACA 1?
Proponents claim that it is too difficult for local governments to increase taxes to fund low-cost housing and related infrastructure. However, records show that since January 1, 2018, voters have approved more than 70 percent of local tax and bond measures placed on the ballot, costing taxpayers billions of dollars annually in new taxes. Local governments have had little trouble passing tax increases.

HOW WOULD THIS AFFECT MY PROPERTY TAX BILL?
ACA 1 would lead to higher property tax bills. Local governments can add substantial new costs to your property tax bill when they place tax measures on the ballot, including parcel taxes and property taxes that repay bonds. In some parts of California, these add-on taxes cost the average homeowner thousands of dollars each year. ACA 1 would lower the vote threshold necessary to approve these costly taxes, leading to more taxes on your property tax bill.

October 17, 2023

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Packet Pg. 228 Attachment: California Tax Payer’s Association – “Weakening Proposition 13: How ACA 1 Would Make California a More Expensive Place to California Taxpayers Association
1215 K Street, Suite 1250, Sacramento, CA 95814 | 916.441.0490 |www.caltax.org I DON’T OWN PROPERTY – HOW WOULD ACA 1 IMPACT RENTERS AND BUSINESSES THAT LEASE PROPERTY?
ACA 1 would increase the cost of rental housing and business leases. ACA 1 would lead to higher rental costs by making it easier for local governments to pass new parcel taxes and bonds repaid by higher property taxes. For businesses that don’t own property, this will result in higher lease costs, as most commercial leases include provisions to increase rent when higher property-related expenses are incurred.

HOW WOULD THIS AFFECT SALES TAXES?
ACA 1 would result in higher sales taxes, increasing the cost of everyday necessities and making it more difficult to run a business. California’s state-imposed sales tax rate is the highest in the United States, and local add-on rates push the combined sales tax rate to 10.75 percent in some parts of the state. Sales taxes, which ACA 1 would make easier to increase, substantially increase the cost of living in California by making it more expensive to buy things like school supplies, gasoline, household goods, and new homes.

IF ACA 1 IS DEFEATED, DOES THIS MEAN MY LOCAL GOVERNMENT WON’T BE ABLE TO GET NEW FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS?
No, local governments still will be able to ask voters to raise taxes with a two-thirds vote. They can ask voters to approve new taxes using the same process that has been in place for more than 40 years.

HOW MUCH WOULD ACA 1 COST TAXPAYERS?
According to an analysis by the California Tax Foundation, using data from prior elections, ACA 1 would have cost taxpayers more than $272 million in the last election cycle alone.

WHEN CAN I VOTE ON ACA 1?
ACA 1 will appear before voters on November 5, 2024.

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Packet Pg. 229 Attachment: California Tax Payer’s Association – “Weakening Proposition 13: How ACA 1 Would Make California a More Expensive Place to By JON COUPAL | |
PUBLISHED: August 25, 2023 at 2:01 p.m. | UPDATED: August 25, 2023 at 2:02 p.m.

Paul Gann, left, and Howard Jarvis hold up their hands as their co-authored initiative Propsition 13 takes a commanding lead in the California primary, in Los Angeles, June 7, 1978. (AP Photo)
Less than two weeks ago, radical progressives in the California Legislature launched the most brazen sneak attack on California’s iconic Proposition 13 in its 45-year history. Assemblyman Christopher Ward, backed by the new Speaker of the Assembly, Robert Rivas, introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 13 (ACA 13). It would amend the constitution to make it easier to raise taxes, by making it harder to pass citizens’ initiatives that seek to enforce Proposition 13’s two-thirds vote requirement for local special tax increases.

The specific target of ACA 13 is a citizens’ initiative backed both by taxpayer organizations and the business community. The Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act (TPA) has already qualified for the November 2024 ballot, and polling shows it to be popular with voters. The TPA closes several loopholes created by the courts that have allowed special interests to work with local governments to raise taxes with a simple majority vote instead of the two-thirds vote required by Proposition 13.

OPINION
ACA 13 attacks both Proposition 13 and direct
democracy in California
• Opinion Columnist

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Packet Pg. 230 Attachment: Southern California News Group - “ACA 13 Attacks both Proposition 13 and direct democracy in California” (3342 :

Notably, California’s current Constitution (the California Constitution of 1879), as ratified by the voters on May 7, 1879, by a simple majority vote, contained at least two provisions requiring two-thirds voter approval including the requirement that local bonds be approved by “the assent of two thirds of the qualified electors.”
For example, the California Supreme Court’s infamous Upland decision in 2017 turned 40 years of Prop. 13 jurisprudence on its head by suggesting that a citizens’ initiative could raise taxes without a two-thirds vote. The TPA ends that game.

The TPA would also provide unprecedented transparency when tax-hike measures are on the ballot, allowing voters to know what these propositions will cost them. In other words, TPA is a threat to the status quo by effectively restoring taxpayer rights.

This column has repeatedly exposed the legislature’s hostility to the tools of direct democracy. Weakening the recall power, increasing the cost to initiate a statute, changing the meaning of a referendum vote so that a “no” vote means “yes,” are all proposals to deprive citizens of political power. But these direct democracy powers remain popular with the voting public – for good reason.

Since 1911, Californians have possessed powerful tools to control indolent or corrupt politicians. The rights of direct democracy – initiative, referendum, and recall – are enshrined in the California Constitution for reasons that are just as compelling in 2023 as they were more than a century ago.

There are two ways to amend the constitution in California. The legislature can put a proposed amendment on the ballot, or citizens can collect signatures for an initiative constitutional amendment. Either way, once on the ballot, constitutional amendments pass with a simple majority vote, and always have in California, since 1849.

But ACA 13 would change that. Legislative constitutional amendments would still pass with a simple majority, but a citizens’ initiative constitutional amendment that requires a two-thirds vote for tax increases, such as Proposition 13 in 1978, would require a two-thirds vote to pass. Even Prop. 13 itself narrowly missed that threshold.

As noted above, the real target of ACA 13 is the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act. If approved by voters in November 2024, TPA will restore the original intent of several voter-approved taxpayer protection initiatives including Prop. 13, Prop. 218, and Prop. 26, all of which have been weakened by a tax-hungry legislature and a hostile judiciary.

Because the TPA initiative restores the two-thirds vote protection of Proposition 13, under ACA 13, it would have to be approved by a twothirds vote of the statewide electorate. That is obviously more difficult to achieve and may leave taxpayers stuck paying the price for courts eroding Proposition 13.

In fact, if the proposed ACA 13 standard were applied when the current California Constitution of 1879 was put before the voters, California would not have a constitution at all! So, it is perfectly consistent with California’s constitution and history to have new constitutional amendments pass with a simple majority, even if those amendments require a super-majority vote to raise taxes.

ACA 13 is a cynical attempt to accomplish what “progressives” know they cannot do directly – repeal Prop. 13’s protections. Voters are tired of being tricked and abused in California by politicians who want to keep raising taxes. That’s why polls show the Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act is likely to pass, and why politicians are desperate to stop it.

Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

The Opinionist

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Packet Pg. 231 Attachment: Southern California News Group - “ACA 13 Attacks both Proposition 13 and direct democracy in California” (3342 :

ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 1
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY JULY 13, 2023
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MAY 30, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced by Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Berman, and Haney Haney, Lee, and Wicks (Principal coauthor: Senator Wiener)
(Coauthors: Assembly Members Addis, Arambula, Bennett, Boerner, Bryan, Juan Carrillo, Friedman, Garcia, Grayson, Hart, Holden, Jackson, Kalra, Lowenthal, McCarty, Stephanie Nguyen, Ortega, Luz Rivas, Robert Rivas, Blanca Rubio, Santiago, Ting, Villapudua, Ward, and Wood) Weber, Wilson, Wood, and Zbur)
December 05, 2022
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Sections 1 and 4 of Article XIII A thereof, by amending Section 2 of, and by adding Section 2.5 to, Article XIII C thereof, by amending Section 3 of Article XIII D thereof, and by amending Section 18 of Article XVI thereof, relating to local finance.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACA 1, as amended, Aguiar-Curry. Local government financing: affordable housing and public infrastructure:
voter approval.
(1) The California Constitution prohibits the ad valorem tax rate on real property from exceeding 1% of the full cash value of the property, subject to certain exceptions.

This measure would create an additional exception to the 1% limit that would authorize a city, county, city and county, or special district to levy an ad valorem tax to service bonded indebtedness incurred to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by 55% of the voters of the city, county, or city and county, or special district, as applicable, and the proposition includes specified accountability requirements. The measure would specify that these provisions apply to any city, county, city and county, or special district measure imposing an ad valorem tax to pay the interest and redemption charges on bonded indebtedness for these purposes that is submitted at the same election as this measure.
(2) The California Constitution conditions the imposition of a special tax by a local government upon the approval of 2
/3
of the voters of the local government voting on that tax.

This measure would authorize a local government to impose, extend, or increase a sales and use tax or transactions and use tax imposed in accordance with specified law or a parcel tax, as defined, for the purposes of funding the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing housing, or the acquisition or lease of real property for those purposes, if the proposition proposing that tax is approved by a majority vote of the membership of the governing board of the local government and by 55% of its voters voting on the proposition and the proposition

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Packet Pg. 232 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) includes specified accountability requirements. This measure would also make conforming changes to related provisions. The measure would specify that these provisions apply to any local measure imposing, extending, or increasing a sales and use tax, transactions and use tax, or parcel tax for these purposes that is submitted at the same election as this measure.
(3) The California Constitution prohibits specified local government agencies from incurring any indebtedness exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided in that year, without the assent of 2 /3 of the voters and
subject to other conditions. In the case of a school district, community college district, or county office of education, the California Constitution permits a proposition for the incurrence of indebtedness in the form of general obligation bonds for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, or the acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities, to be adopted upon the approval of 55% of the voters of the district or county, as appropriate, voting on the proposition at an election.

This measure would expressly prohibit a special district, other than a board of education or school district, from incurring any indebtedness or liability exceeding any applicable statutory limit, as prescribed by the statutes governing the special district. The measure would also similarly require the approval of 55% of the voters of the city, county, city and county, or special district, as applicable, to incur bonded indebtedness, exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided in that year, that is in the form of general obligation bonds issued to fund the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing projects, if the proposition proposing that bond includes specified accountability requirements. The measure would specify that this 55% threshold applies to any proposition for the incurrence of indebtedness by a city, county, city and county, or special district for these purposes that is submitted at the same election as this measure.

Digest Key
Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: no Local Program: no Bill Text
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 2023–24 Regular Session commencing on the fifth day of December 2022, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California, that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows:

First— That Section 1 of Article XIII A thereof is amended to read:

SECTION 1. (a) The maximum amount of any ad valorem tax on real property shall not exceed 1 percent of the full cash value of that property. The 1 percent tax shall be collected by the counties and apportioned according to law to the districts within the counties.
(b) The limitation provided for in subdivision (a) shall not apply to ad valorem taxes or special assessments to pay the interest and redemption charges on any of the following:
(1) Indebtedness approved by the voters before July 1, 1978. (2) Bonded indebtedness to fund the acquisition or improvement of real property approved on or after July 1, 1978, by two-thirds of the votes cast by the voters voting on the proposition. (3) Bonded indebtedness incurred by a school district, community college district, or county office of education for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of school facilities, including the furnishing and equipping of school facilities, or the acquisition or lease of real property for school facilities,

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Packet Pg. 233 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) approved by 55 percent of the voters of the district or county, as appropriate, voting on the proposition on or after November 8, 2000. This paragraph shall apply only if the proposition approved by the voters and resulting in the bonded indebtedness includes all of the following accountability requirements:
(A) A requirement that the proceeds from the sale of the bonds be used only for the purposes specified in this paragraph, and not for any other purpose, including teacher and administrator salaries and other school operating expenses.
(B) A list of the specific school facilities projects to be funded and certification that the school district board, community college board, or county office of education has evaluated safety, class size reduction, and information technology needs in developing that list. (C) A requirement that the school district board, community college board, or county office of education conduct an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the funds have been expended only on the specific projects listed.
(D) A requirement that the school district board, community college board, or county office of education conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds until all of those proceeds have been expended for the school facilities projects. (4) (A) Bonded indebtedness incurred by a city, county, city and county, or special district for the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing for persons at risk of chronic homelessness, including persons with mental illness, or the acquisition or lease of real property for public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing for persons at risk of chronic homelessness, including persons with mental illness, approved by 55 percent of the voters of the city, county, city and county, or special district, as appropriate, voting on the proposition on or after the effective date of the measure adding this paragraph. This paragraph shall apply only if the proposition approved by the voters and resulting in the bonded indebtedness includes all of the following accountability requirements:
(i) A requirement that the proceeds from the sale of the bonds be used only for the purposes specified in this paragraph, and not for any other purpose, including city, county, city and county, or special district employee salaries and other operating expenses. (ii) The specific local program or ordinance through which projects will be funded and a certification that the city, county, city and county, or special district has evaluated alternative funding sources. (iii) A requirement that the city, county, city and county, or special district conduct an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the funds have been expended pursuant to the local program or ordinance specified in clause (ii).
(iv) A requirement that the city, county, city and county, or special district conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds until all of those proceeds have been expended for the public infrastructure or affordable housing projects, as applicable. (v) A requirement that the city, county, city and county, or special district post the audits required by clauses (iii) and (iv) in a manner that is easily accessible to the public. (vi) A requirement that the city, county, city and county, or special district appoint a citizens’ oversight committee to ensure that bond proceeds are expended only for the purposes described in the measure approved by the voters.
(B) For purposes of this paragraph:

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Packet Pg. 234 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) (i) “Affordable housing” shall include housing developments, or portions of housing developments, that provide workforce housing affordable to households earning up to 150 percent of countywide median income, and housing developments, or portions of housing developments, that provide housing affordable to lower, low-, or very low income households, as those terms are defined in state law. (ii) “At risk of chronic homelessness” includes, but is not limited to, persons who are at high risk of long-term or intermittent homelessness, including persons with mental illness exiting institutionalized settings, including, but not limited to, jail and mental health facilities, who were homeless prior to admission, transition age youth experiencing homelessness or with significant barriers to housing stability, and others, as defined in program guidelines. (iii) “Permanent supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist residents in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. “Permanent supportive housing” includes associated facilities, if those facilities are used to provide services to housing residents. (iv) “Public infrastructure” shall include, but is not limited to, projects that provide any of the following:
(I) Water or protect protection of water quality.
(II) Sanitary sewer.
(III) Treatment of wastewater or reduction of pollution from stormwater runoff. (IV) Protection of property from impacts of sea level rise. (V) Parks and recreation facilities.
(VI) Open space.
(VII) Improvements to transit and streets and highways. (VIII) Flood control.
(IX) Broadband internet access service expansion in underserved areas. (X) Local hospital construction.
(XI) Public safety buildings or facilities, equipment related to fire suppression, emergency response equipment, or interoperable communications equipment for direct and exclusive use by fire, emergency response, policy, police, or sheriff personnel. (XII) Public library facilities.
(v) “Special district” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 1 of Article XIII C and specifically includes a transit district, a regional transportation commission, and an association of governments, except that “special district” does not include a school district, redevelopment agency, or successor agency to a dissolved redevelopment agency.
(C) This paragraph shall apply to any city, county, city and county, or special district measure imposing an ad valorem tax to pay the interest and redemption charges on bonded indebtedness for those purposes described in this paragraph that is submitted at the same election as the measure adding this paragraph.

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Packet Pg. 235 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) (c) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or of this Constitution, a school district, community college district, or county office of education may levy a 55-percent vote ad valorem tax pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (b).
(2) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law or this Constitution, a city, county, city and county, or special district may levy a 55-percent vote ad valorem tax pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (b).

Second— That Section 4 of Article XIII A thereof is amended to read:

SEC. 4. Except as provided by Section 2.5 of Article XIII C, a city, county, or special district, by a two-thirds vote of its voters voting on the proposition, may impose a special tax within that city, county, or special district, except an ad valorem tax on real property or a transactions tax or sales tax on the sale of real property within that city, county, or special district.

Third— That Section 2 of Article XIII C thereof is amended to read:

SEC. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution:
(a) Any tax imposed by a local government is either a general tax or a special tax. A special district or agency, including a school district, has no authority to levy a general tax. (b) A local government may not impose, extend, or increase any general tax unless and until that tax is submitted to the electorate and approved by a majority vote. A general tax is not deemed to have been increased if it is imposed at a rate not higher than the maximum rate so approved. The election required by this subdivision shall be consolidated with a regularly scheduled general election for members of the governing body of the local government, except in cases of emergency declared by a unanimous vote of the governing body. (c) Any general tax imposed, extended, or increased, without voter approval, by any local government on or after January 1, 1995, and before the effective date of this article, may continue to be imposed only if that general tax is approved by a majority vote of the voters voting in an election on the issue of the imposition, which election shall be held no later than November 6, 1996, and in compliance with subdivision (b). (d) Except as provided by Section 2.5, a local government may not impose, extend, or increase any special tax unless and until that tax is submitted to the electorate and approved by a two-thirds vote. A special tax is not deemed to have been increased if it is imposed at a rate not higher than the maximum rate so approved.

Fourth— That Section 2.5 is added to Article XIII C thereof, to read:

SEC. 2.5. (a) The imposition, extension, or increase of a sales and use tax imposed in accordance with the BradleyBurns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or a successor law, a transactions and use tax imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or a successor law, or a parcel tax imposed by a local government for the purpose of funding the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or replacement of public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing for persons at risk of chronic homelessness, including persons with mental illness, or the acquisition or lease of real property for public infrastructure, affordable housing, or permanent supportive housing for persons at risk of chronic homelessness, including persons with mental illness, is subject to approval by 55 percent of the voters in the local government voting on the proposition, if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) The proposition is approved by a majority vote of the membership of the governing board of the local government.
(2) The proposition contains all of the following accountability requirements:

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Packet Pg. 236 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) (A) A requirement that the proceeds of the tax only be used for the purposes specified in the proposition, and not for any other purpose, including general employee salaries and other operating expenses of the local government.
(B) The specific local program or ordinance through which projects will be funded and a certification that the city, county, city and county, or special district has evaluated alternative funding sources. (C) A requirement that the local government conduct an annual, independent performance audit to ensure that the proceeds of the special tax have been expended pursuant to the local program or ordinance specified in subparagraph (B).
(D) A requirement that the local government conduct an annual, independent financial audit of the proceeds from the tax during the lifetime of that tax.
(E) A requirement that the local government post the audits required by subparagraphs (C) and (D) in a manner that is easily accessible to the public.
(F) A requirement that the local government appoint a citizens’ oversight committee to ensure the proceeds of the special tax are expended only for the purposes described in the measure approved by the voters. (b) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
(1) “Affordable housing” shall include housing developments, or portions of housing developments, that provide workforce housing affordable to households earning up to 150 percent of countywide median income, and housing developments, or portions of housing developments, that provide housing affordable to lower, low-, or very low income households, as those terms are defined in state law. (2) “At risk of chronic homelessness” includes, but is not limited to, persons who are at high risk of long-term or intermittent homelessness, including persons with mental illness exiting institutionalized settings, including, but not limited to, jail and mental health facilities, who were homeless prior to admission, transition age youth experiencing homelessness or with significant barriers to housing stability, and others, as defined in program guidelines.
(3) “Permanent supportive housing” means housing with no limit on length of stay, that is occupied by the target population, and that is linked to onsite or offsite services that assist residents in retaining the housing, improving their health status, and maximizing their ability to live and, when possible, work in the community. “Permanent supportive housing” includes associated facilities, if those facilities are used to provide services to housing residents.
(4) “Local government” has the same meaning as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 1 of this article and specifically includes a transit district, a regional transportation commission, and an association of governments.
(5) “Public infrastructure” shall include, but is not limited to, the projects that provide any of the following:
(A) Water or protect protection of water quality.
(B) Sanitary sewer.
(C) Treatment of wastewater or reduction of pollution from stormwater runoff. (D) Protection of property from impacts of sea level rise. (E) Parks and recreation facilities.
(F) Open space.

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Packet Pg. 237 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) (G) Improvements to transit and streets and highways.
(H) Flood control.
(I) Broadband internet access service expansion in underserved areas. (J) Local hospital construction.
(K) Public safety buildings or facilities, equipment related to fire suppression, emergency response equipment, or interoperable communications equipment for direct and exclusive use by fire, emergency response, policy, police, or sheriff personnel.
(L) Public library facilities.
(c) This section shall apply to any local measure imposing, extending, or increasing a sales and use tax imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law, a transactions and use tax imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law, or a parcel tax imposed by a local government for those purposes described in subdivision (a) that is submitted at the same election as the measure adding this section.

Fifth— That Section 3 of Article XIII D thereof is amended to read:

SEC. 3. (a) An agency shall not assess a tax, assessment, fee, or charge upon any parcel of property or upon any person as an incident of property ownership except:
(1) The ad valorem property tax imposed pursuant to Article XIII and Article XIII A. (2) Any special tax receiving a two-thirds vote pursuant to Section 4 of Article XIII A or receiving a 55- percent approval pursuant to Section 2.5 of Article XIII C. (3) Assessments as provided by this article.
(4) Fees or charges for property-related services as provided by this article. (b) For purposes of this article, fees for the provision of electrical or gas service are not deemed charges or fees imposed as an incident of property ownership.

Sixth— That Section 18 of Article XVI thereof is amended to read:

SEC. 18. (a) A county, city, town, township, board of education, or school district, shall not incur any indebtedness or liability in any manner or for any purpose exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for that year, without the assent of two-thirds of the voters of the public entity voting at an election to be held for that purpose, except that with respect to any such public entity that is authorized to incur indebtedness for public school purposes, any proposition for the incurrence of indebtedness in the form of general obligation bonds for the purpose of repairing, reconstructing, or replacing public school buildings determined, in the manner prescribed by law, to be structurally unsafe for school use, shall be adopted upon the approval of a majority of the voters of the public entity voting on the proposition at the election; nor unless before or at the time of incurring such indebtedness provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due, and to provide for a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof, on or before maturity, which shall not exceed forty 40 years from the time of contracting the indebtedness. A special district, other than a board of education or school district, shall not incur any indebtedness or liability exceeding any applicable statutory limit, as prescribed by the statutes governing the special district as they currently read or may thereafter be amended by the Legislature. (b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), any proposition for the incurrence of indebtedness in the form of general obligation bonds for the purposes described in paragraph (3) or (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIII A shall be adopted upon the approval of 55 percent of the voters of the school district, community college

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Packet Pg. 238 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) district, county office of education, city, county, city and county, or other special district, as appropriate, voting on the proposition at an election. This subdivision shall apply to a proposition for the incurrence of indebtedness in the form of general obligation bonds for the purposes specified in this subdivision only if the proposition meets all of the accountability requirements of paragraph (3) or (4) of subdivision (b), as appropriate, of Section 1 of Article XIII A.
(2) The amendments made to this subdivision by the measure adding this paragraph shall apply to any proposition for the incurrence of indebtedness in the form of general obligation bonds pursuant to this subdivision for the purposes described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIII A that is submitted at the same election as the measure adding this paragraph. (c) When two or more propositions for incurring any indebtedness or liability are submitted at the same election, the votes cast for and against each proposition shall be counted separately, and if two-thirds or a majority or 55 percent of the voters, as the case may be, voting on any one of those propositions, vote in favor thereof, the proposition shall be deemed adopted.

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Packet Pg. 239 Attachment: ACA 1 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT NO. 13
AMENDED IN SENATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 01, 2023
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY AUGUST 17, 2023
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced by Assembly Member Ward
(Principal coauthors: Assembly Members Aguiar-Curry, Berman, and Lee) (Coauthors: Assembly Members Robert Rivas, Haney, Jackson, Ortega, and Rendon) (Coauthors: Senators Durazo, Gonzalez, Skinner, Smallwood-Cuevas, and Wiener) July 13, 2023
A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Constitution of the State, by amending Section 10 of, and adding Section 10.5 to, Article II thereof, and adding Section 7.8 to Article XI thereof, relating to voting.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
ACA 13, as amended, Ward. Voting thresholds.

The California Constitution provides that a proposed constitutional amendment and a statewide initiative measure each take effect only if approved by a majority of the votes cast on the amendment or measure.

This measure would further provide that an initiative measure that includes one or more provisions that would amend the Constitution to increase the voter approval requirement to adopt any state or local measure would be approved by the voters only if the proportion of votes cast in favor of the initiative measure is equal to or greater than the highest voter approval requirement that the initiative measure would impose. The measure would specify that this voter approval requirement would apply to statewide initiative measures that appear on the ballot on or after January 1, 2024.

The California Constitution also permits initiative and referendum powers to be exercised by the voters of each city or county under procedures provided by the Legislature.

This measure would expressly authorize a local governing body to hold an advisory vote concerning any issue of governance for the purpose of allowing voters within the jurisdiction to voice their opinions on the issue. The measure would specify that an advisory question is approved only if a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor.

This measure would further declare that its provisions are severable and that if any provision is held invalid, the other provisions of the act remain valid, as specified.

Digest Key
Vote: 2/3 Appropriation: no Fiscal Committee: yes Local Program: no

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Packet Pg. 240 Attachment: ACA 13 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) Bill Text
WHEREAS, In an era of special interests and others attempting to manipulate the electoral process, it is important to preserve the fundamental right of California citizens to approve statewide initiative statutes and referenda by a majority vote; and
WHEREAS, Initiative measures proposing to amend the Constitution to increase the vote requirement above a majority vote to pass other state and local measures violate the principle of majority rule; and WHEREAS, Citizens have a substantial interest in voicing their opinions on issues of local governance and must be allowed to approve local advisory measures by majority vote; and WHEREAS, The provisions of this measure are not intended to reverse or invalidate provisions of the Constitution in effect before January 1, 2024, including the provisions of Proposition 13 of 1978; and WHEREAS, The purpose of this measure is to do all of the following:
(a) Retain the majority vote requirement to pass statewide initiative statutes and referenda; (b) Provide that any proposed initiative measure that would amend the Constitution to increase the voter approval requirement to pass other state or local measures is effective only if the initiative is approved by the highest vote requirement it imposes on other measures;
(c) Constitutionally authorize local governments to submit questions to voters asking for their opinion on issues of governance; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That this measure shall be known, and may be cited, as the Protect and Retain the Majority Vote Act; and be it further
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That the Legislature of the State of California at its 2023–24 Regular Session, commencing on the fifth day of December 2022, two-thirds of the membership of each house concurring, hereby proposes to the people of the State of California, California that the Constitution of the State be amended as follows:

First— That Section 10 of Article II thereof is amended to read:

SEC. 10. (a) An initiative statute or referendum approved by the electors pursuant to Section 10.5 takes effect on the fifth day after the Secretary of State files the statement of the vote for the election at which the measure is voted on, but the measure may provide that it becomes operative after its effective date. If a referendum petition is filed against a part of a statute, the remainder of the statute shall not be delayed from going into effect. (b) If provisions of two or more measures approved at the same election conflict, the provisions of the measure receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall prevail. (c) The Legislature may amend or repeal a referendum statute. The Legislature may amend or repeal an initiative statute by another statute that becomes effective only when approved by the electors unless the initiative statute permits amendment or repeal without the electors’ approval. (d) Before circulation of an initiative or referendum petition for signatures, a copy shall be submitted to the Attorney General who shall prepare a title and summary of the measure as provided by law. (e) The Legislature shall provide for the manner in which a petition shall be circulated, presented, and certified, and the manner in which a measure shall be submitted to the electors.

Second— That Section 10.5 is added to Article II thereof, to read:

8.1.e
Packet Pg. 241 Attachment: ACA 13 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) SEC. 10.5. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a statewide initiative statute or referendum is approved if a majority of the votes cast on the measure are in favor. (b) Notwithstanding Section 4 of Article XVIII or any other provision of the Constitution, an initiative measure that includes one or more provisions that amend the Constitution to increase the voter approval requirement to adopt any state or local measure is approved by the voters only if the proportion of votes cast in favor of the initiative measure is equal to or greater than the highest voter approval requirement that the initiative measure would impose for the adoption of any state or local measure. (c) This section applies to all statewide initiative measures submitted to the electors on or after January 1, 2024, including measures that appear on the ballot at the same election at which the measure adding this section is approved by the electors.

Third— That Section 7.8 is added to Article XI thereof, to read:

SEC. 7.8. At any election, pursuant to procedures that the Legislature shall provide, a local governing body may hold an advisory vote concerning any issue of governance for the purpose of allowing voters within the jurisdiction to voice their opinions on the issue. An advisory question is approved only if a majority of the votes cast on the question are in favor. The results of the advisory vote shall in no manner be controlling on the sponsoring local governing body.

Fourth— The provisions of this measure are severable. If any portion, section, subdivision, paragraph, clause, sentence, phrase, word, or application of this measure is for any reason held to be invalid by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, that decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this measure. The people of the State of California hereby declare that they would have adopted this measure and each and every portion, section, subdivision, paragraph, clause, sentence, phrase, word, and application not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of this measure or application thereof would be subsequently declared invalid.

8.1.e
Packet Pg. 242 Attachment: ACA 13 – Bill Text (3342 : Opposition to ACA 1 and ACA 13) City of Laguna Hills
City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: October 24, 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 Senior Citizen Advisory Council (SCAC)
Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler
October 13 Full Council Regular Meeting
2 Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
Citizens Advisory Committee
Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler
October 17 Regular Meeting
3 Orange County Senior Citizen Advisory Council (SCAC)
Wellbeing Reimagined Committee
Mayor Pro Tempore Wheeler
October 18 Regular Meeting
4 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (OCMVCD) Board of Trustees
Council Member Pezold
October 19 Regular Meeting

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Laguna Hills City CouncilOctober 24, 2023

Laguna Hills City Council
October 24, 2023