CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 – 4:00 PM
Dave Wheeler, Mayor
Joshua Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Don Caskey, Council Member Janine Heft, Council Member Erica Pezold, Council Member Location: Community Development Conference Room, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Any person wishing to address the City Council only on items listed on this Agenda, is asked to complete a pink “Request to Speak” form available on the table at the back of the room. The completed form is to be submitted to the City Clerk prior to an individual being heard by the City Council. Completion of the form is voluntary. All persons may attend the meeting regardless of whether this form is completed.
Members of the public wishing to address the City Council can do so only on items listed on this Special Meeting Agenda during the Public Comments portion of the Agenda with a time limitation of three minutes per person, an overall time limit of ten minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes for Public Comments.
Submission of Electronic Public Comments: While you may attend this meeting in person, those wishing to make electronic public may submit comments on items listed on this agenda only, by email to the City Clerk at [email protected], by 2:00 p.m. on February 27, 2024. In the subject line of the email, please state your name and the item number you are commenting on. Any public comment received that does not specify a particular agenda item number will be announced during the general public comment portion of the agenda. If you wish to submit a public comment on more than one agenda item, please send a separate email for each item you are commenting on. All comments received by 2:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting will be provided to the City Council in advance to allow time for the Council Members to read them.
Announcement of Electronic Public Comments: During the applicable agenda item, the City Clerk will announce the name of the sender and subject matter of all email comments received by 2:00 p.m. on February 27, 2024. Email comments will NOT be read by the City Clerk during the meeting. Electronic public comments may only be submitted via email and comments via text and social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) will not be accepted. The email comments, including your name, will become part of the record of the City Council meeting and will be public information.
City of Laguna Hills City Council Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Special Meeting Agenda
2 CALL TO ORDER
Resolution No. 96-04-09-1 established rules of decorum for public meetings held by the City of Laguna Hills. Resolution No. 96-04-09-1 is available on the table at the back of the City Council Chamber.
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public may address the City Council only on items listed on the Special Meeting Agenda. Public comments are limited to three minutes per person, an overall time limit of ten minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes.
INTERVIEWS OF APPLICANTS FOR PURPOSES OF APPOINTING A TRAFFIC
COMMISSIONER
Commission Interviews and Appointments
Recommendation: That the City Council interview applicants for the Traffic Commission and appoint a Commissioner to partial four-year term ending January 31, 2027, to fill one vacancy on the Traffic Commission.
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be February 27, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California.
CERTIFICATION
I, JENNIFER LEE, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Agenda was posted at Laguna Hills City Hall, Laguna Hills Community Center, and the Courtyard at La Paz Center by February 26, 2024, at 4:00 p.m.
February 22, 2024
Jennifer Lee, City Clerk Date
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City of Laguna Hills
City Council/Planning Agency
Staff Report
DATE: February 27, 2024
TO: Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Jennifer Lee
City Clerk
ISSUE: Commission Interviews and Appointments
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council interview applicants for the Traffic Commission and appoint a Commissioner to partial four-year term ending January 31, 2027, to fill one vacancy on the Traffic Commission.
SUMMARY:
Currently, the Traffic Commission has one vacancy. The application period opened on January 10,2024, and closed on February 9, 2024, resulting in a total of three applicants.
The City Council will conduct a brief interview of each applicant and can appoint a Commissioner to serve a partial four-year term on the Traffic Commission until the term expires on January 31, 2027.
BACKGROUND:
During the 2023 biennial recruitment there were two vacancies on the Traffic Commission for terms ending on January 31, 2027. During the recruitment process the City Council filled one vacancy on the Traffic Commission and left one vacant. At the meeting on January 9, 2024, the City Council directed staff to proceed with the recruitment process to fill the vacancy per Government Code § 54974 and Laguna Hills Municipal Code § 2-28.080. During the recruitment process, the City received three applications for the Traffic Commission vacancy.
The City Council will conduct a brief interview of each applicant in fifteen-minute intervals. A sheet of suggested questions for the applicants will be provided to the City 1 Packet Pg. 3
Commission Interviews and Appointments
February 27, 2024
Council in the Commission Interview Binder. Copies of the submitted applications forms are included in the Commission Interview Binder on file in the City Clerk’s department.
After the interviews the City Council can appoint a Commissioner to serve a partial fouryear term on the Traffic Commission until the term expires on January 31, 2027.
ATTACHMENTS:
• 2024 Applications Received
1 Packet Pg. 4
Applications Received
2024
Applicants to the Traffic Commission:
Patricio Barahona
Patric Barry
Scott Miller
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Packet Pg. 5
Attachment: 2024 Applications Received (3437 : Commission Interviews and Appointments)