CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, March 12, 2024 – 7:00 PM
(Closed Session at 6:00 PM when scheduled)
Dave Wheeler, Mayor
Joshua Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Don Caskey, Council Member Janine Heft, Council Member Erica Pezold, Council Member Location: City Council Chamber, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 In Person Public Comments: Any person wishing to address the City Council/Planning Agency on any matter, whether or not it appears on this Agenda, is asked to complete a pink “Request to Speak” form available on the table at the back of the Chamber and submit the form to the City Clerk. The Request to Speak form assists the Mayor in ensuring that all persons wishing to address the City Council are recognized and ensures accurate identification of meeting participants in the City Council/Planning Agency Minutes. Completion of the form is voluntary.
It is City policy to limit public testimony to up to three minutes per person, an overall time limit of ten minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes for Public Comments.
If you are commenting on an Agenda item, your comments will be heard at the time that item is scheduled on the Agenda. If you are addressing the City Council on an item not listed on the Agenda, the City Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking any action on that item.
Submission of Electronic Public Comments: Those wishing to make electronic public comments may submit their comments by email to the City Clerk at [email protected], by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 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. All comments received by 5:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting will be provided to the City Council and will be provided for public inspection at the meeting. During the applicable agenda item, the City Clerk will announce the name of the sender and subject matter of all electronic comments received by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, 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, X (formerly Twitter), etc.) will not be accepted.
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City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda
2 GENERAL BUSINESS - CONVENING AT 7:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Resolution No. 96-04-09-1 established rules of decorum for public meetings held by the City of Laguna Hills. Resolution No. 96-04-09-1 is available on the table at the back of the City Council Chamber.
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Council Member Caskey
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison Report
Recommendation: That the City Council receive a report from Laguna Hills High School 2024 Spring Student Liaison Ava Kornegay.
1.2 Oath of Office and Certificate of Appointment for One Traffic Commissioner
Recommendation: That Mayor Wheeler administer the Oath of Office and present a Certificate of Appointment to Traffic Commissioner Scott Miller.
2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the City Clerk announce the upcoming meetings and events.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the City Council on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person, an overall time limit of ten minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under “CONSENT CALENDAR” are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion approving the recommendation listed on the Agenda. There will be no separate discussion unless Members of the City Council or Staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda
3 4.1 Waive Reading in Full of all Ordinances and Resolutions on the Agenda Recommendation: That the City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
4.2 Approval of Minutes for February 27, 2024, 4:00PM Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the February 27, 2024, 4:00pm Special Meeting.
4.3 Approval of Minutes for February 27, 2024, 5:00PM Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the February 27, 2024, 5:00pm Special Meeting.
4.4 Approval of Minutes for February 27, 2024, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council/Planning Agency Minutes for the February 27, 2024, Regular Meeting.
4.5 Ratification of March 12, 2024, Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from February 16, 2024, to February 29, 2024, in the amount of $256,614.31.
4.6 Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement with De Novo Planning Group Regarding Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Recommendation: That the City Council approve proposed Amendment No. 1 to the Current Professional Services Agreement with De Novo Planning Group to provide for continued uninterrupted consulting services regarding preparation of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, and authorize the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore to execute the Amendment.
4.7 Reserve Study for the Laguna Hills Civic Center
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.
4.8 Reserve Study for the Community Center
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda
4 ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5. PLANNING AGENCY
6. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS
7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
7.1. City Manager
7.1.1 Update on Comprehensive Review of City Council Policies and Administrative Orders
Recommendation: That the City Council review the City Council Policies and Administrative Orders and provide direction to staff.
7.2. Public Works Director/City Engineer
7.2.1 Studying No Overnight Parking in North Laguna Hills and the Urban Village Specific Area
Recommendation: That the City Council provide direction to the City Attorney and City staff on this issue.
7.2.2 Studying a Change to the Residential Permit Parking Program that Would Reduce Guest Permit Parking Passes from Four Permits to One Permit Per Household
Recommendation: That the City Council provide direction to the City Attorney and City staff on this issue.
8. MATTERS AGENDIZED AND PRESENTED BY CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
9. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMITTEE REPORTS
9.1 Committee Assignment Reports
Recommendation: That the City Council receive reports from City Council Members on the City Council Committee Assignments listed in the staff report.
10. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be March 26, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California.
City of Laguna Hills City Council/Planning Agency Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Regular Meeting Agenda
5 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 March 7, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.
March 7, 2024
Jennifer Lee, City Clerk Date
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Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California, during normal business hours. In addition, such writings or documents will be made available for public review on the City’s website at: https://www.lagunahillsca.gov/supplementalagenda and at the respective public meeting.
City Council Members receive no additional compensation or stipend as a result of simultaneously convening meetings of the Laguna Hills Planning Agency.