City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 11, 2024 - 7:00 PM
(Closed Session at 6:00 PM when scheduled)
City Council Chamber
24035 El Toro Road
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Dave Wheeler
Mayor
Joshua Sweeney
Mayor Pro Tempore
Janine Heft
Council Member
Don Caskey
Council Member
Erica Pezold
Council Member
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 twelve 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 by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 11, 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, June 11, 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.
For questions or assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (949) 707-2635 or via email.
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 Pezold
Roll Call of City Council Members
1. Presentations and Proclamations
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 twelve minutes for any one subject, and a total time limit of thirty minutes. Clarification questions from the City Council will not count against time limits. Speaker’s responses are limited to one minute.
4. Consent Calendar
All matters listed under “CONSENT CALENDAR” are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion approving the recommendation listed on the Agenda. There will be no separate discussion unless Members of the City Council or Staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar.
4.1 Waive Reading in Full of all Ordinances and Resolutions on the Agenda Recommendation: That the City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
4.2 Approval of Minutes for May 28, 2024, Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the May 28, 2024, Special Meeting
4.3 Approval of Minutes for May 28, 2024, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the May 28, 2024, Regular Meeting.
4.4 Ratification of June 11, 2024 Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from May 17, 2024, to May 30, 2024, in the amount of $745,052.75.
4.5 Budget Adjustment for Fiscal Year 2024/2025
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the Finance Director to amend the Fiscal Year 2024/2025 budget, as presented in the attachment to this staff report.
4.6 Letter of Opposition to Assembly Bill 3093 (Ward)
Recommendation: That the City Council direct Staff to send a letter of opposition to Assembly Bill 3093 (Ward).
Items Removed from the Consent Calendar
5. Planning Agency
The Planning Agency will be called to order only if there are items scheduled to be presented to the Planning Agency.
6. City Council Public Hearings
7. Administrative Reports
7.1 City Manager
7.2 Award of Citywide Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement to DMS Facility Services, LLC
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1) Award the Citywide Landscape Maintenance Services Agreement to DMS Facility Services, LLC, in the amount of $1,590,000 for FY2024/25, $1,590,000 for FY2025/26, $1,669,500 for FY2026/27, $1,752,975 for FY2027/28, and $1,840,624 for FY2028/29;
2) Reject all other bids, and
3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
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 June 25, 2024, at 7:00p.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 June 7, 2024, at 5:00p.m.
Date: June 7, 2024
It is the intention of the City of Laguna Hills to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act in all respects. If as an attendee or a participant at this meeting you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City of Laguna Hills will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the office of the City Clerk at (949) 707 2635. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the 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.