City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 6:00 PM
(Closed Session at 5:00 p.m. when scheduled)
City Council Chamber
24035 El Toro Road
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Joshua Sweeney
Mayor
Don Caskey
Mayor Pro Tempore
Jared Mathis
Council Member
Erica Pezold
Council Member
Dave Wheeler
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, as determined by the Mayor, 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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. 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 4:00 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 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. 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.
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2 General Business Convening at 6:00 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: Bishop Scott McKeon of Laguna Hills Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Pledge of Allegiance: Ze’ev Davis
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 Student Liaison Kyden Brown.
1.2 Working Wardrobes 35th Anniversary
Recommendation: That Mayor Sweeney present the Certificate of Recognition to Bonni Pomush, CEO, Working Wardrobes for 35 years of community service and that the City Council receive a presentation on the services Working Wardrobes provides to the community.
2. Schedule of Future Events
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the Deputy 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 as determined by the Mayor 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 City Council/Planning Agency Regular Meeting Agenda
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3 Agenda. There will be no separate discussion unless Members of the City Council or City 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 March 11, 2025, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the March 11, 2025, Regular Meeting.
4.3 Ratification of March 25, 2025 Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from February 28, 2025, to March 13, 2025, in the amount of $1,894,038.44.
4.4 Treasurer's Investment Report for February 2025
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Treasurer's Investment Report for the month of February 2025.
4.5 Records Retention Management
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Authorizing and Directing the City Clerk to Dispose of Certain City Records in Accordance with the City's Record Retention Schedule.
4.6 AB448 Letter of Support
Recommendation: That the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to send a letter of support for Assembly Bill 448 (AB 448) seeking to enhance the quality of care and services provided in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs).
4.7 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for the Integration of the Fusus System
Recommendation: That the City Council approve and authorize the City Manager and City Attorney to make minor modifications as may be necessary to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Orange County Sheriff’s Department for the integration of the Fusus System and authorize the Mayor to execute the MOU.
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4 4.8 Agreement for Shared Community Outreach Program Management Services Recommendation: That the City Council approve the proposed Community Outreach and Engagement Services Agreement with the City of Mission Viejo for homelessness outreach services and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement.
4.9 2025 Arbor Day Recognition
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign the attached Arbor Day Proclamation as required by the Arbor Day Foundation for the Tree City USA Certification.
4.10 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report
Recommendation: That the City Council approve and direct Staff to forward the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report and Housing Element Annual Progress Report-Housing Implementation to the Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) and the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
4.11 Countywide Emergency Mass Notification System (AlertOC) Memorandum of Understanding Update with the County of Orange
Recommendation: That the City Council approve and authorize the Emergency Manager to execute and manage the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), between the City of Laguna Hills and the County of Orange, to allow the City to continue to utilize the County's Countywide Mass Notification System, referred to as AlertOC, under the terms and conditions set forth in the County's Countywide Mass Notification System Operating Guidelines and the applicable vendor-provider agreements, commencing on December 30, 2024, and concluding on December 30, 2029.
4.12 Development Application Status Report
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.
Items Removed from the Consent Calendar
5. Planning Agency
The Planning Agency is called to order only if there are items scheduled to be presented to the Planning Agency.
6. City Council Public Hearings
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5 7. Administrative Reports
7.1 City Manager
7.2 City Attorney
7.2.1 Resolution Adopting New City Council Policy No. 115 - Rules of Decorum and Procedure for the Conduct of City Council Meetings Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Adopting City Council Policy No. 115 Entitled, 'Rules of Decorum and Procedures for the Conduct of City Council Meetings', Which Update, Amend, and Restate the City Council's Established Rules of Decorum for Public Meetings Consistent with The Ralph M. Brown Act."
8. Matters Agendized and Presented by City Council Members
8.1 Mayor Sweeney
8.1.1 Membership in the United States Conference of Mayors Recommendation: Mayor Sweeney recommends that the City Council direct staff to submit an application for membership in the United States Conference of Mayors.
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 April 8, 2025, at 6:00p.m., in the City Council Chamber, located at 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California.
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6 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 21, 2025, at 5:00p.m.
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.