City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 10, 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 no later than 2 hours prior to the meeting on Tuesday, June 10, 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 the deadline 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 the deadline on Tuesday, June 10, 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.
City Council/Planning Agency Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
2 Closed Session - Convening at 5:00 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.
Roll Call of City Council Members
Announcement of Closed Session Item(s)
The City Council will convene into Closed Session, in the City Council Conference Room, City Hall, Laguna Hills Civic Center, to consider the following matter(s):
A. Conference with Labor Negotiators
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957.6(a) City Designated Representative: Eric Hendrickson, Finance Director Employee Organization: Laguna Hills City Employee Association, City Employee Organization
B. Public Employee Performance Evaluation
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) Public Employee Title: City Manager - Performance Review Public Comments
Members of the public may address the City Council only on closed session items listed on this Agenda. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person, as determined by the Mayor, and a total time limit of thirty minutes.
Adjourn to City Council Conference Room or City Council Chamber Convene into Closed Session
The City Council will convene into Closed Session to consider the matter(s) listed above.
Reconvene to City Council Chamber
Recess
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3 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
Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Pezold
Roll Call of City Council Members
Closed Session Report
1. Presentations and Proclamations
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 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.
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4 4.2 Approval of Minutes for May 27, 2025, Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the May 27, 2025, Special Meeting.
4.3 Approval of Minutes for May 27, 2025, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the May 27, 2025, Regular Meeting.
4.4 Ratification of June 10, 2025 Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from May 16, 2025, to May 29, 2025, in the amount of $630,542.72.
4.5 Second Reading and Adoption of Introduced Ordinance Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Amending Section 11-20.010 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive."
4.6 Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025/2026
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Establishing the Appropriations Limit (Gann Limit) for the City of Laguna Hills for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.”
4.7 Award of Public Works Construction Contract for the Street Name Signs Project, CIP 113
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1. Award the Public Works Construction Contract for the Street Name Signs Project, CIP 113 (changed from CIP 153), to the lowest responsive bidder, Cat Tracking, Inc., in the amount of $237,325.00; 2. Find that the Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1 Existing Facilities, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301;
3. Reject all other construction bids; and 4. Authorize the City Manager to sign the Public Works Construction Contract with Cat Tracking, Inc.
4.8 Award of Professional Services Agreement to AGA Engineers, Inc. for Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program for Paseo De Valencia – Moulton Parkway Confluence Bypass Corridor Project, CIP 168-L
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5 Recommendation: That the City Council: 1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to AGA Engineers, Inc. for Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program for Paseo De Valencia – Moulton Parkway Confluence Bypass Corridor Project, and 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement.
4.9 Renewed Measure M (M2) Compliance Reporting to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA)
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the Measure M (M2) Compliance Submittal to OCTA including, but not limited, to the Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program; and 2. Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Concerning the Status and Update of the Circulation Element, and Mitigation Fee Program for the Measure M (M2) Program."
Items Removed from the Consent Calendar
5. Planning Agency
5.1 Roll Call of Planning Agency Members
5.2 Public Comments
5.3 Approval of Minutes
5.4 Administrative Reports
5.4.1 Capital Improvement Program General Plan Conformity Report Recommendation: That the Planning Agency adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills, California, finding that the proposed 2025/2026 Fiscal Year Capital Improvement Program conforms with the General Plan of the City of Laguna Hills pursuant to California Government Code Section 65401.”
5.5 Planning Agency Public Hearings
5.5.1 Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. USE-0188-2024, a request by Property Owner Rahim Tofigh for Approval of a Proposed Roof Deck on a Detached Rear Yard Accessory Dwelling Unit Located at 25961 Glen Canyon Drive
Recommendation: That the Planning Agency:
1. Conduct a public hearing;
2. Find and determine that the proposed project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to
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6 Section 15303 (Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures); and
3. Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the Planning Agency of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Approving Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. USE-0188-2024, a Request by Property Owner Rahim Tofigh for Approval of a Roof Deck on a Detached Rear Yard Accessory Dwelling Unit Located at 25961 Glen Canyon Drive, Including an Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Article 19 Section 15303 (Class 3, New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures).”
5.6 Planning Agency Adjournment
6. City Council Public Hearings
6.1 Adoption of Solid Waste Collection and Recycling Rate Adjustments for Residential and Commercial Collection Services
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Receive staff presentation and report, and receive City Clerk report on written property owner protests;
2. Ask questions of staff;
3. Open the public hearing;
4. Receive public testimony;
5. Close the public hearing; and
6. If less than 6,634 written protests were received by the City, by motion, approve the rate adjustments in the approved Contract for the Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste and for the Collection and Transportation of Recyclable Materials to Processors for Diversion between the City of Laguna Hills and CR&R Incorporated.
7. Administrative Reports
7.1 City Manager
7.1.1 First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance adopting the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map as Required by California Government Code Section 51179
Recommendation: That the City Council
1. Receive staff presentation and report;
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7 2. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills adding Chapter 10-84 to the Laguna Hills Municipal Code Adopting the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map as Designated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection;” and
3. Direct staff to place the Ordinance on the June 24, 2025, meeting agenda for a Public Hearing and second reading, and to publish the hearing notice.
7.2 Finance Director
7.2.1 Budget Adoption for Fiscal Years 2025/2026 & 2026/2027 Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, adopting the operating budget, capital improvement program and other appropriations for the City of Laguna Hills for the 2025-2026 & 2026-2027 fiscal years."
7.3 City Manager
7.3.1 Approval of Fiscal Year 2025–26 Agreement with the County of Orange for the Provision of Law Enforcement Services
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the agreement with the County of Orange for the provision of law enforcement services for fiscal year 2025–26 and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
7.4 Chief of Police Services
7.4.1 Public Safety Update
Recommendation: That the City Council receive an update on public safety activities, including updates on crime statistics.
8. Matters Agendized and Presented by City Council Members
9. City Council Member Committee Reports
9.1 Committee Assignment Report
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
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8 Adjournment
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council/Planning Agency will be June 24, 2025, at 6:00p.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 6, 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.
Item No. 2.1
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 10, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Kayle McDonald, Deputy City Clerk
Issue: Schedule of Future Events
Recommendation: That the Deputy City Clerk announce the upcoming meetings and events.
Meetings:
City Council/Planning Agency Regular Meetings
Tuesday, June 24th, 6:00 p.m., Laguna Hills Civic Center Council Chamber Tuesday, July 8th, 6:00 p.m., Laguna Hills Civic Center Council Chamber Events:
Summer Kick-Off Event Movie in the Park
Friday, June 13th 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., meet at Laguna Hills Community Center/ Soccer Field Excursion to Walt Disney Concert Hall
Saturday June 14th, 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m., meet at Laguna Hills Community Center Excursion to San Diego Country Fair-Del Mar Fairgrounds Friday, June 27th, 2:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., meet at Laguna Hills Community Center 4 th of July Celebration with a Concert featuring Anthem Road and Fireworks Show Friday, July 4th, 4:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m., meet at Laguna Hills Community Center/ Soccer Field Excursion to Hilbert Museum
Sunday, July 6th, 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., meet at Laguna Hills Community Center Attachments:
1. Event Flyer(s)
Venture with us in the van to Los Angeles to partake in a 60-minute selfguided audio tour of Walt Disney Concert Hall that is home to LA Phil and the Los Angeles Master Chorale. Walt Disney Concert Hall is known to be one of the most acoustically sophisticated concert halls in the world and provides both visual and aural intimacy through its exterior and interior design. Please note: The use of any recording devices, including cameras, is not permitted in Walt Disney Concert Hall at any time.
Thereafter, a stop at Grand Central Market that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner at one of Downtown Los Angeles must visit spots. Be sure to bring water, some snacks/sack lunch or purchase from the food vendors on site. Participants meet at the Laguna Hills Community Center where City staff will provide transportation to the trailhead. No refunds or transfers for this event. Class# 1681
*Registration opens 5/13/2025 6/14 8:00AM-6:30PM Saturday Fee: Resident $25, Non-Resident $30
Like us on at www.facebook.com/lagunahillscc
To register or for more information, please call (949) 707-2680 or visit www.lagunahillsca.gov
San Diego County Fair is one of the main San Diego attractions in the summer in San Diego County. Centrally located in Del Mar at the Del Mar fairgrounds, it offers food, rides, shows, animals, concerts (in prior years) and lots of fun. Be sure to bring water, some snacks/sack lunch or purchase from the food vendors on site. Participants meet at the Laguna Hills Community Center where City staff will provide transportation. Call (949) 707-2680 for more information. No refunds or transfers for this event.
*Registration begins May 13, 2025 Class# 1682
6/27 2:00PM-10:00PM Friday
Fee: Resident $25, Non-Resident $30
Like us on at www.facebook.com/lagunahillscc
To register or for more information, please call (949) 707-2680 or visit www.lagunahillsca.gov
The Hilbert Museum of California Art at Chapman University opened in 2016 and is the home of one of the world's largest collections of California narrative art; the only museum in the world committed to tracing the rich, iconic history of the Golden State from the 1900s to the present. The museum has since undergone an ambitious three-year project to expand from 7,000 to 22,000 sq. ft. on the same site. The new two-building venue offers 26 galleries for rotating displays of more than 5,000 oils, watercolors and drawings depicting everyday California life. Be sure to bring water, some snacks/sack lunch or purchase from the food vendors on site or nearby in Old Towne Orange. On your own, explore the many surrounding shops and eateries. Participants meet at the Laguna Hills Community Center where City staff will provide transportation. Call (949) 707-2680 for more information. No refunds or transfers for this event.
*Registration begins May 13, 2025 Class# 1683
7/6 9:30AM-5:00PM Sunday
Fee: Resident $15, Non-Resident $20
To register or for more information, please call (949) 707-2680 or visit www.lagunahillsca.gov
City of Laguna Hills
City Council
Special Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 4:00 p.m. by Mayor Sweeney.
Roll Call of City Council Members
Present:
Mayor Joshua Sweeney
Mayor Pro Tempore Don Caskey
Council Member Erica Pezold
Council Member Jared Mathis
Council Member Dave Wheeler
Absent:
Public Comments
The following individual(s) submitted an electronic public comment on the special meeting item that was received, forwarded to the City Council prior to the meeting, posted on the City’s website, and announced into the record by City Clerk Lee:
Neel Patel, Traffic Commission Vice Chair
City Council Workshop Items
1 Budget Study Session
Recommendation: That the City Council review, discuss, and provide direction on the draft biennial budget.
Finance Director Hendrickson reviewed the information provided in the staff report and responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
City Manager Hildenbrand responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
The following individual(s) provided public comments on Item No. 1.:
Phyllis Roberts
Assistant City Manager Ames responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
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2 Mayor Sweeney recessed the meeting at 5:02 p.m. and reconvened the meeting at 5:09 p.m.
City Attorney Simonian responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
Chief of Police Services, Captain Burk responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
Adjournment
There being no further business before the City Council at this session, Mayor Sweeney declared the meeting adjourned at 5:49 p.m.
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Jennifer Lee, City Clerk
ATTEST:
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Joshua Sweeney, Mayor
Approved at meeting of June 10, 2025.
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Regular Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
General Business Convening at 6:00 PM
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Mayor Sweeney.
Invocation: Mayor Sweeney
Pledge of Allegiance: Council Member Mathis
Roll Call of City Council Members
Present:
Mayor Joshua Sweeney
Mayor Pro Tempore Don Caskey
Council Member Erica Pezold
Council Member Jared Mathis
Council Member Dave Wheeler
Absent:
1. Presentations and Proclamations
1.1 Presentation from Parentis Foundation
The City Council received a presentation from Janice Frechette, Executive Director, Parentis Foundation, on the foundation's contributions to the community.
1.2 Certificate of Recognition for Parentis Foundation
Mayor Sweeney presented a Certificate of Recognition to Janice Frechette, Executive Director of the Parentis Foundation, in acknowledgment of the Foundation's selection as the official Non-Profit Vendor for the Beer Garden at the Memorial Day Race 2025.
2. Schedule of Future Events
2.1 Schedule of Future Events
Deputy City Clerk McDonald announced the upcoming meetings and events.
3. Public Comments
There were no public comments on non-agendized items.
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2 Mayor Sweeney took Item No. 7.4.1 out of order on the Agenda.
7. Administrative Reports
7.4 Interim Community Services Director
7.4.1 Authorization for Use of Official City Seal
Recommendation: That the City Council authorize the use of the official city seal by the Laguna Terrace Beautification Team in advertisements for their 2025 Plein Air Painting Competition.
Council Member Mathis does not have a legal conflict of interest, but out of an abundance of caution, he recused himself from discussion/action on the item.
Interim Community Service Director Gannon reviewed the information provided in the staff report.
Laguna Terrace Beautification Team President Harry Huggins provided a video presentation and responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
City Attorney Simonian responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
A motion to approve staff's recommendation was moved by Council Member Pezold, seconded by Council Member Wheeler.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 5, No 0, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council
Member Pezold, Council Member Mathis, Council
Member Wheeler
Nays: None
Abstain: None
4. Consent Calendar
A motion to approve the Consent Calendar with Council Member Wheeler removing Item No. 4.7 and Item No. 4.10 and Council Member Pezold removing Item No. 4.7, Item No. 4.9, and Item No. 4.10 was moved by Council Member Pezold, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 5, No 0, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council Member Pezold, Council Member Mathis, Council Member Wheeler
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3 Nays: None
Abstain: None
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 13, 2025, Special Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the May 13, 2025, Special Meeting.
4.3 Approval of Minutes for May 13, 2025, Regular Meeting Recommendation: That the City Council approve the City Council Minutes for the May 13, 2025, Regular Meeting.
4.4 Ratification of May 27, 2025 Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from May 2, 2025, to May 15, 2025, in the amount of $1,911,598.89.
4.5 Treasurer's Investment Report for April 2025
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Treasurer's Investment Report for the month of April 2025.
4.6 Development Application Status Report
Recommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.
4.8 Resolution Adopting a List of Street Maintenance Projects for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2025-05-27-1: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Adopting a List of Street Maintenance Projects for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 Funded By SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017."
Items Removed from the Consent Calendar
4.7 Approval of Fiscal Year 2025–26 Agreement with the County of Orange for the Provision of Law Enforcement Services
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the agreement with the County of Orange for the provision of law enforcement services for fiscal year 2025–26, and authorize the Mayor to execute the contract on behalf of the City.
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4 Council Member Wheeler and Council Member Pezold removed Item No. 4.7 from the Consent Calendar to request additional information.
City Manager Hildenbrand responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
A motion to continue the item until the City's FY25-27 biennial budget is finalized was moved by Council Member Wheeler, seconded by Council Member Pezold.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 5, No 0, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council Member Pezold, Council Member Mathis, Council Member Wheeler
Nays: None
Abstain: None
4.9 Proposed Civic Center Office Lease with Signature America Financial and Insurance Services, Inc., a California corporation, for 24031 El Toro Road, Suite 320, Laguna Hills, California
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the lease agreement with Signature America Financial and Insurance Services, Inc., a California corporation, for 24031 El Toro Road, Suite 320, Laguna Hills, California; 2. Authorize the City Manager to make minor modifications to and negotiate the final terms of the lease agreement, as necessary; and 3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the lease agreement.
Council Member Pezold removed Item No. 4.9 from the Consent Calendar to oppose the item.
A motion to approve staff's recommendation was moved by Mayor Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Mathis.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 4, No 1, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council Member Mathis, Council Member Wheeler
Nays: Council Member Pezold
Abstain: None
4.10 Assignment and Assumption Agreement for Senior Transportation Mobility Services Agreement
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the proposed Assignment and Assumption Agreement relating to the 2021 Senior Transportation Mobility Services Agreement between the City of Laguna Hills and California Yellow Cab Inc.;
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5 and 2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
Council Member Wheeler and Council Member Pezold removed Item No. 4.10 from the Consent Calendar to request additional information.
City Attorney Simonian responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
A motion to approve staff's recommendation was moved by Council Member Wheeler, seconded by Council Member Mathis.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 5, No 0, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council Member Pezold, Council Member Mathis, Council Member Wheeler
Nays: None
Abstain: None
5. Planning Agency
There were no separate Planning Agency Business Items for this meeting.
6. City Council Public Hearings
6.1 Local Public Employee Vacant Positions
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing; and
2. Receive a presentation regarding local public employee vacant positions, pursuant to AB 2561 and Government Code section 3502.3.
Finance Director Hendrickson reviewed the information provided in the staff report and responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
Mayor Sweeney opened the public hearing and, upon seeing no public speakers, closed the public hearing.
A motion to approve staff's recommendation was moved by Council Member Pezold, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 5, No 0, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council Member Pezold, Council Member Mathis, Council Member Wheeler
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6 Nays: None
Abstain: None
7. Administrative Reports
7.1 City Manager
7.1.1 City of Laguna Hills Legislative Policy Platform
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Adopt a Resolution entitled, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Adopting a Legislative Policy Platform."
2. Approve City Council Policy No. 111, establishing the City’s Legislative Policy Platform for the 2025–2026 legislative cycle.
City Manager Hildenbrand reviewed the information provided in the staff report and responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
City Attorney Simonian responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
A motion to oppose the item was moved by Council Member Wheeler, seconded by Council Member Pezold.
A substitute motion to continue the Item to a future meeting was moved by Mayor Sweeney, seconded by Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 3, No 2, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council
Member Mathis
Nays: Council Member Pezold, Council Member Wheeler
Abstain: None
7.2 Assistant City Manager
7.2.1 First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Receive staff presentation and report; and
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7 2. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Amending Section 11-20.010 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive."
Assistant City Manager Ames reviewed the information provided in the staff report, provided a PowerPoint presentation, and responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
City Attorney Simonian responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
A motion to establish a speed limit of 25 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive was moved by Council Member Wheeler, seconded by Council Member Pezold.
A substitute motion to approve staff's recommendation was moved by Mayor Sweeney, seconded by Council Member Mathis.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 4, No 1, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council
Member Pezold, Council Member Mathis
Nays: Council Member Wheeler
Abstain: None
7.2.2 Six-Month Review of Established No Parking Overnight Zone on Mill Creek Drive
Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Find and determine that the proposed parking regulation is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections 15301 (the activity applies to the operation of existing streets, and will not expand the use of those existing streets) and 15061(b)(3) (the activity has no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment) of the CEQA Guidelines, Cal. Code of Regs, Title 14, Chapter 3; and
2. Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Re-Establishing a No Overnight Parking Zone from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on the entirety of Mill Creek Drive.”
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
8 Assistant City Manager Ames reviewed the information provided in the staff report, provided a PowerPoint presentation, and responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
The following individual(s) submitted an electronic public comment on Item No. 7.2.2 that was received, forwarded to the City Council prior to the meeting, posted on the City's website, and announced into the record by City Clerk Lee:
Van Erik Zachary McKinley
David Oslinker Przemyslaw Strzelczyk
Jennifer Oslinker Dee Dee Vellis
Shar Alikhani
The following individual(s) provided public comments on Item No. 7.2.2.:
Neel Patel, Traffic Commission Vice Chair
A motion to approve staff's recommendation was moved by Council Member Pezold, seconded by Council Member Mathis.
Roll Call Vote Result: Passed
Yes 5, No 0, Abstained 0
Ayes: Mayor Sweeney, Mayor Pro Tempore Caskey, Council
Member Pezold, Council Member Mathis, Council
Member Wheeler
Nays: None
Abstain: None
7.3 Community Development Director
7.3.1 Business Recognition Program
Recommendation: That the City Council review and discuss the proposed business recognition program and provide direction to staff regarding the adoption of a business recognition program.
Community Development Director Lowe reviewed the information provided in the staff report, provided a PowerPoint presentation, and responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
City Attorney Simonian responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
City Manager Hildenbrand responded to Council Member requests for additional information.
City Council/Planning Agency Regular Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
9 The City Council provided direction to staff regarding the adoption of a business recognition program.
8. Matters Agendized and Presented by City Council Members There were no matters agendized by City Council Members.
9. City Council Member Committee Reports
9.1 Committee Assignment Report
The City Council received reports from City Council Members on the City Council Committee Assignments listed in the staff report.
10. City Council Member Comments
Council Member Mathis
Council Member Mathis thanked everyone for administrating a successful Memorial Day Race event.
Council Member Pezold
Council Member Pezold requested an discussion on a community survey regarding City events be agendized for a future Events, Communication, and Beautification Committee.
Council Member Pezold requested a discussion on a security assessment of all businesses and neighborhoods in the City be agendized for a future meeting and received no second.
Council Member Pezold indicated she would like to see public safety updates to be provided to the City Council at future meetings.
Council Member Pezold expressed her appreciation of Assistant City Manager Ames' efforts to establish a no right turn restriction at La Paz Road.
Mayor Sweeney
Mayor Sweeney reported on the Memorial Day Race event, emphasizing the work of Interim Community Services Director Gannon, the Grand Marshall, Sgt. Jarrett Kraft and Team Darkhorse.
Mayor Sweeney provided a quote from Black Hawk Down:"It's what you do right now that makes a difference".
Adjournment
There being no further business before the City Council at this session, Mayor Sweeney declared the meeting adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
City Council/Planning Agency Regular Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
10 ____________________________________
Jennifer Lee, City Clerk
ATTEST:
____________________________________
Joshua Sweeney, Mayor
Approved at meeting of June 10, 2025.
Item No. 4.4
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 10, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Eric Hendrickson, Finance Director
Issue: Ratification of June 10, 2025 Warrant Register
Recommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register for the period from May 16, 2025, to May 29, 2025, in the amount of $630,542.72.
Background:
The City issues accounts payable disbursements on a regular basis and presents it to the City Council for ratification at its next regularly scheduled City Council Meeting. The attached Warrant Register containing checks and electronic funds transfers for the period from May 16, 2025, to May 29, 2025, is being presented for ratification by the City Council. Payments have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate departmental staff. The Finance Director certifies to the accuracy of the attached register and to the availability of monies for payment thereof.
Fiscal Impact:
Ratification of the accompanying Warrant Register includes disbursements totaling $630,542.72.
Attachments:
1. Warrant Register - June 10, 2025
2. Payables Detail Report - June 10, 2025
5/29/2025 4:33:59 PM Page 1 of 4
5205 Z-CD-0513 TERI PEREA 05/29/2025 600.00
5203 Z-CD-0512 ROYALTY ROOFING 05/29/2025 840.00
5204 S-2323 SOUTH COAST FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER, INC. 05/29/2025 170.00 5201 P-1614 PLANNING DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION OF OC 05/29/2025 175.00 5202 R-1977 RJ ELECTRIC 05/29/2025 740.00
5199 O-1546 OFFICE SOLUTIONS 05/29/2025 260.63
5200 O-1615 ORANGE COUNTY HAULING 05/29/2025 250.00
5197 L-1397 LYONS SECURITY SERVICE, INC. 05/29/2025 262.50 5198 M-1388 MOBILE MINI, INC. 05/29/2025 526.48
5195 F-0725 FASTSIGNS OF LAKE FOREST 05/29/2025 143.19
5196 S-2314 JOSHUA SWEENEY 05/29/2025 1,649.89
5193 W-2452 WSP USA ENVIRONMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE INC 05/22/2025 16,316.00 5194 Z-CD-0097 BUILDRITE, INC 05/29/2025 1,448.50
5191 V-2224 VERIZON WIRELESS 05/22/2025 934.86
5192 W-2451 W.G. ZIMMERMAN ENGINEERING, INC. 05/22/2025 8,034.00 5189 B-0304 THE BEE MAN 05/22/2025 550.00
5190 U-2171 URBAN MARIGOLD LLC 05/22/2025 1,296.49
5187 S-2331 SKYLINE PEST CONTROL 05/22/2025 360.00
5188 S-2330 SOCALGAS 05/22/2025 213.26
5185 S-1902 SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 05/22/2025 30,872.65 5186 S-1935 SAN JOAQUIN HILLS TRANSPORT CORRIDOR AGENCY 05/22/2025 7,998.97 5183 O-1613 ONTARIO REFRIGERATION SERVICE, INC. 05/22/2025 36,051.00 5184 R-1806 RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. 05/22/2025 33,436.65 5181 N-1464 NEXTECH SYSTEMS, INC. 05/22/2025 4,727.72
5182 N-1495 NICHOLS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONSULTING, LLC 05/22/2025 3,200.00 5179 M-1614 MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP RENTALS LLC 05/22/2025 8,296.75 5180 A-0317 MICHAEL ABRAHAM 05/22/2025 4,050.00
5177 J-1057 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 05/22/2025 25,116.37
5178 L-1395 LIVING INTERIORS 05/22/2025 242.88
5175 G-0847 GMU GEOTECHNICAL, INC. 05/22/2025 13,809.50 5176 G-0799 GRAHAM COMPANY 05/22/2025 520.00
5173 F-0721 FLOCK SAFETY 05/22/2025 112,200.00
5174 G-0821 G2 CONSTRUCTION INC. 05/22/2025 8,424.00
5171 E-0504 EL TORO WATER DISTRICT 05/22/2025 2,000.00
5172 E-0600 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC 05/22/2025 316.34 5169 D-0575 DOG WASTE DEPOT 05/22/2025 708.67
5170 E-0554 ECONOMICS, INC. 05/22/2025 16,729.15
5167 D-0423 DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT STATE OF CALIFORNIA 05/22/2025 42.00 5168 D-0583 DMS FACILITY SERVICES, LLC 05/22/2025 4,517.85 5165 C-1122 CROSSTOWN ELECTRICAL AND DATA, INC. 05/22/2025 19,864.15 5166 D-0453 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 05/22/2025 160.98 5163 C-1075 CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS 05/22/2025 110,930.00
5164 C-0060 COUNTY OF ORANGE PF RD FINANCIAL SERVICES 05/22/2025 5,954.58 5161 C-1177 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 05/22/2025 1,486.65 5162 C-1144 CHARLES ABBOTT ASSOCIATES, INC 05/22/2025 43,577.99 5159 B-0440 BUCKNAM INFRASTRUCTURE GROUP, INC. 05/22/2025 7,283.61 5160 C-1102 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION 05/22/2025 585.90 5157 A-0360 ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC 05/22/2025 1,529.78 5158 A-0365 AT&T 05/22/2025 400.07
5155 A-0138 ALL CITY MANAGEMENT, INC. 05/22/2025 8,934.92 5156 A-0383 ALVARON ENTERTAINMENT & EVENTS, INC. 05/22/2025 3,400.00 Payment Type: Regular
5153 A-0389 AAMES LOCK 05/22/2025 493.88
5154 A-0388 ABTECH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 05/22/2025 19,682.50 Warrant Register - June 10, 2025
City of Laguna Hills, CA By Check Number
Date Range: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025
Check Number Vendor Number Vendor Name Payment Date Payment Amount
5/29/2025 4:33:59 PM Page 2 of 4
Total Regular: 572,576.08
Check Number Vendor Number Vendor Name Payment Date Payment Amount 5206 T-2712 TOTAL SOURCE OFFICEWORKS 05/29/2025 259.77
Warrant Register - June 10, 2025 Date Range: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025
5/29/2025 4:33:59 PM Page 3 of 4
EFT's 0 0 0.00 0.00
100 57 0.00 630,542.72
Voided Checks 0 0 0.00 0.00
Bank Drafts 20 3 0.00 57,966.64
Regular Checks 80 54 0.00 572,576.08
Manual Checks 0 0 0.00 0.00
DFT0003123 U-2170 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT SYSTEMS 05/20/2025 42,445.89 Total Bank Draft: 57,966.64
Bank Code 1 - General Summary
Payable
Count
Payment
Payment Type Count Discount Payment
Payment Type: Bank Draft
DFT0003115 H-0966 HIGH LEVEL SECURITY SOLUTIONS, INC. 05/22/2025 7,224.00 DFT0003116 M-1614 MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP RENTALS LLC 05/20/2025 8,296.75 Warrant Register - June 10, 2025 Date Range: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Check Number Vendor Number Vendor Name Payment Date Payment Amount
630,542.72
5/29/2025 4:33:59 PM Page 4 of 4
Fund Summary
Fund Name Period Amount
998 Pooled Cash & Investments 5/2025 630,542.72
EFT's 0 0 0.00 0.00
100 57 0.00 630,542.72
Voided Checks 0 0 0.00 0.00
Bank Drafts 20 3 0.00 57,966.64
Regular Checks 80 54 0.00 572,576.08
Manual Checks 0 0 0.00 0.00
Warrant Register - June 10, 2025 Date Range: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 All Bank Codes Check Summary
Payable
Count
Payment
Payment Type Count Discount Payment
Amount
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 1 of 10
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Smartlink 100-355-720700 360.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Siteone Landscape Supply 100-355-720700 1,098.75 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-355-720701 52.66
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 International Society of Arboriculture 100-355-611000 39.95 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Chevron 100-355-613100 139.74
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Doggie Walk Bags 100-355-622000 1,159.39 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104, Refund 100-000-790600 (24.57) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot 100-310-695511 129.13 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Devil Mountain Wholesale Nursery 100-310-695511 2,347.76 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2837) 05.06.25 Exxon Circle K 100-310-646100 18.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104, Deposit 100-000-790600 100.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104 100-000-790600 21.53 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2837) 05.06.25 eBay 100-310-645500 145.46
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2837) 05.06.25 Home Depot 100-310-645500 15.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2837) 05.06.25 Tuttle Click Ford 100-310-646100 215.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2829) 05.06.25 ChatGPT Subscription, 5/3/25 - 100-155-626000 20.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2829) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-195-621000 140.06
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2837) 05.06.25 Exxon Circle K 100-310-613100 73.18 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2811) 05.06.25 76 - APRO LLC 100-225-613100 141.50 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2811) 05.06.25 Intelius 100-225-626000 24.86
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (2811) 05.06.25 Intelius 100-225-626000 4.99
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (0629) 05.06.25 JC Donut, Inc 100-310-695507 22.49 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (0629) 05.06.25 Contemporary Services 100-310-695507 1,054.13 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (0629) 05.06.25 Dunkin' 100-310-695511 60.27
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (0629) 05.06.25 Smart & Final 100-310-695500 39.98 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (0629) 05.06.25 Orange County Fire Authority 100-310-695507 617.40 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (0629) 05.06.25 OC Parks 100-310-695507 375.00
Payables Detail Report
City of Laguna Hills, CA By Fund
Payment Dates 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025
Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number Fund: 100 - General Fund
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (0629) 05.06.25 Juuno.co, 5/14/25 - 6/14/25 100-310-626000 5.00
Amount
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 2 of 10
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5166) 05.06.25 CEAOC, 5/5/2025 100-355-611000 177.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5166) 05.06.25 Ephonamation.com, Inc., 4/3/25 - 5/28/25
100-355-630000 457.37
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5958) 05.06.25 Michaels 100-310-622500 6.98
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5166) 05.06.25 Greek Bistro 100-155-611001 67.91 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5166) 05.06.25 Microsoft 365, 4/16/25 - 6/30/25 100-195-940000 (254.05) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5166) 05.06.25 Microsoft 365, 4/16/25 - 6/30/25 100-195-940000 3,153.49 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-355-622000 29.44
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5166) 05.06.25 Microsoft 365, 7/1/25 - 3/25/26 100-000-140000 (990.00) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5166) 05.06.25 Microsoft 365, 7/1/25 - 3/25/26 100-000-140000 11,630.31 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-355-622000 123.80
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-355-622000 260.65
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-355-622000 213.98
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 ChatGPT, 5/23/25 - 6/23/25 100-155-626000 20.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 OC Register Digital Access, 4/18/25 - 5/15/25
100-155-626000 364.00
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Home Depot, Cabinet 100-155-910000 214.42 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Second Reef Deli 100-155-622000 258.03 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Greek Bistro 100-155-622000 304.93 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Smart & Final 100-155-622000 310.81 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 City of Brea Finance, OCCMA 100-155-622000 70.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Balvina's Mexican Kitchen 100-155-622000 214.69 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Smart & Final 100-155-622000 216.85 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-155-620000 10.55
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-155-620000 10.76
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Alicia Cleaners 100-155-622000 84.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Tacoman.com 100-155-611001 931.11 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Tacoman.com 100-155-611001 120.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4849) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-155-620000 13.29
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3405) 05.06.25 ChatGPT, 5/18/25 - 6/18/25 100-155-626000 20.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4243) 05.06.25 Chevron 100-355-613100 83.23
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (4243) 05.06.25 Chevron 100-355-646100 354.99
Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Global Industrial, Picnic Tables 100-355-910000 4,534.11 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3405) 05.06.25 Adolfo's Mexican Food 100-155-622000 29.41
Amount
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 3 of 10
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-420-622000 13.46
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 In-n-Out 100-420-622000 273.15
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Michaels 100-420-622000 31.99
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-310-620500 80.80
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-310-622005 24.77
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Angels Flight Development Company LLC
100-310-695505 3.00
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Exxon Circle K 100-310-613100 53.82 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Exxon Circle K 100-310-613100 61.81 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Exxon Circle K 100-310-613100 69.69 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Vizual Symphony, 5/1/25 - 5/31/25 100-195-720050 1,040.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Flowcode Pro, 4/22/25 - 6/30/25 100-195-940000 31.27 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Exxon Circle K 100-310-613100 44.24 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7941) 05.06.25 Home Depot 100-155-620000 20.66 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7941) 05.06.25 Home Depot 100-420-622000 18.26 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8097) 05.06.25 Flowcode Pro, 7/1/25 - 4/22/26 100-000-140000 250.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Shell 100-355-646100 8.00
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot 100-355-720401 831.56 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot 100-355-720401 7.73
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Signarama, CIP #104 100-000-790600 650.04 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #505 100-000-790600 63.42 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Shell 100-355-613100 151.59
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (6615) 05.06.25 Ralphs 100-310-622005 42.48
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (6976) 05.06.25 Radius Maps, USE-0147-2023 100-000-223000 537.05 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104 100-000-790600 129.04 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5958) 05.06.25 Starbucks 100-310-695500 269.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (6171) 05.06.25 Fairfield Inn & Suites 100-155-612000 1,184.59 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (6615) 05.06.25 Ralphs 100-155-611001 58.95
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5958) 05.06.25 Hobby Lobby 100-310-695500 11.73 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5958) 05.06.25 Michaels 100-310-695500 30.14
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5958) 05.06.25 Stater Bros 100-310-695500 37.93 Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5958) 05.06.25 Trader Joe's 100-310-622500 31.18 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (5958) 05.06.25 Pure Imagination 100-310-695500 436.53
Amount
05/22/2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS
COMMISSION
033125 Building Standard Fund, Jan-Mar '25 100-000-442000 (65.10) 5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 4 of 10
05/22/2025 SAN JOAQUIN HILLS TRANSPORT
CORRIDOR AGENCY
033125 Remit, Transportation Corridor Fees,
Jan-Mar '25
100-000-221006 7,998.97
05/22/2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS
COMMISSION
033125 Building Standard Fund, Jan-Mar '25 100-000-221011 651.00 05/22/2025 DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
033125 Disability Access Fees, Jan-Mar '25 100-000-221012 420.00 05/22/2025 AT&T 000023440200 Alarm, Com Ctr & City Hall Lines, 4/7/25 - 5/6/25
100-310-630100 155.93
05/22/2025 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 033125 Remittance, SMIP Fees, Jan-Mar '25 100-000-221001 111.98 05/22/2025 DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 033125 Remittance, SMIP Fees, Jan-Mar '25 100-000-221002 49.00 05/20/2025 MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP
RENTALS LLC
INV-R-5858 Barrier Rental, 1/2 Marathon, 50%
Deposit
100-310-695507 8,296.75
05/22/2025 AT&T 000023434623 Traffic Signal, 4/6/25 - 5/5/25 100-356-630000 31.91 05/22/2025 AT&T 000023440200 Alarm, Com Ctr & City Hall Lines, 4/7/25 - 5/6/25
100-195-630000 212.23
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 Cox, WiFi City Hall, 4/19/25 - 5/18/25 100-195-630000 182.62 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 Open-Xchange Inc 100-195-720050 42.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 GoDaddy, Tyler SSL Renewals 100-195-720050 299.97 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 Cox, T-1 Line Comm Ctr, 4/17/25 - 5/16/25
100-195-630000 584.27
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 Cox, WiFi Comm Ctr, 3/28/25 -
4/27/25
100-195-630000 654.77
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 Cox, T-1 City Hall, 4/5/25 - 5/4/25 100-195-630000 845.31 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Board & Brew 100-420-695000 215.50 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 Cox, Traffic Signal, 4/7/25 - 5/6/25 100-195-630000 84.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8740) 05.06.25 Cox, Cable City Hall, 4/10/25 - 5/9/25 100-195-630000 361.73 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 OC Wine Mart & Deli 100-420-695000 209.95 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Ralphs 100-420-695000 28.28
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 The Pizza Store 100-420-695000 78.51 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 www.MADD.org 100-420-695000 110.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Smart & Final 100-420-695000 83.56 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Chick-fil-A 100-420-695000 229.10 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-420-626000 16.15
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Toll Roads of OC 100-420-646100 3.16 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Toll Roads of OC 100-420-646100 3.88 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 CVS 100-420-622000 81.85
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Walmart 100-420-622000 95.25
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-420-622000 83.69
Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Amazon 100-420-622000 62.28
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (8151) 05.06.25 Target 100-420-622000 153.46
Amount
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 5 of 10
05/22/2025 CHARLES ABBOTT ASSOCIATES, INC 68837 - A (CIP 104 Project)Barricades & Signs, CIP #104, Apr '25 100-000-790600 2,026.07 05/22/2025 DOG WASTE DEPOT 762585 Operating Supplies, Apr '25 100-355-622000 708.67 05/22/2025 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 76262 Play Equipment Repairs, Apr '25 100-355-720701 18,275.00 05/22/2025 VERIZON WIRELESS 6111938225 Communications Expense, 3/26/25 - 4/25/25
100-195-630000 934.86
05/22/2025 GMU GEOTECHNICAL, INC. 67697 Material Testing Svcs, CIP #104, 2/1/25 - 2/28/25
100-000-790600 13,809.50
05/22/2025 CHARLES ABBOTT ASSOCIATES, INC 68837 Road Maintenance, Apr '25 100-356-720400 41,551.92 05/22/2025 ABTECH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 503017S-IN Microsoft 365 Migration Project, May '25
100-195-700090 15,507.50
05/22/2025 CROSSTOWN ELECTRICAL AND DATA,
INC.
5603 - 5664 Traffic Signal Maintenance, Apr '25 100-356-720420 19,864.15 05/22/2025 HIGH LEVEL SECURITY SOLUTIONS,
INC.
5933 Private Security Patrol, 5/5/25 -
5/18/25
100-420-720850 7,224.00
05/22/2025 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 40533113 Lease & Usage 2XK05658, 4/1/25 - 4/30/25
100-195-641200 115.12
05/22/2025 GRAHAM COMPANY 40851 Emergency Battery System Maintenance, May '25
100-310-645500 520.00
05/22/2025 ABTECH TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 501064S-IN Workstation Refresh Project, Mar '25 100-195-700090 4,175.00 05/22/2025 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 40532093 Lease & Usage 2XD05688 2XD05811, 4/1/25 - 4/30/25
100-195-641200 434.17
05/22/2025 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 40532093 Lease & Usage 2XD05688 2XD05811, 5/1/25 - 5/31/25
100-195-641200 596.94
05/22/2025 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 40533113 Lease & Usage 2XK05658, 5/1/25 - 5/31/25
100-195-641200 303.86
05/22/2025 BUCKNAM INFRASTRUCTURE
GROUP, INC.
361-04.02 City Engineer Services, Apr '25 100-355-700250 7,283.61 05/22/2025 WSP USA ENVIRONMENT AND
INFRASTRUCTURE INC
40195740 Professional Services, NPDES Support,
Apr '25
100-355-700000 16,316.00
05/22/2025 CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 40529864 Paperdeck Attachment 2XD05811A, 5/1/25 - 5/31/25
100-195-641200 36.56
05/22/2025 MICHAEL ABRAHAM 25101 CRIS Fees v2 Calculator, Apr '25 100-195-700090 4,050.00 05/22/2025 EWING IRRIGATION PRODUCTS, INC 25732726 Rooted Campaign, Apr '25 100-310-695511 316.34 05/22/2025 SKYLINE PEST CONTROL 346080 Pest and Rodent Control, May '25 100-310-645500 360.00 05/22/2025 ALVARON ENTERTAINMENT &
EVENTS, INC.
2025-008 Marathon DJ, May '25 100-310-695507 3,400.00
05/22/2025 NICHOLS LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CONSULTING, LLC
2025-9830403-01 State Mandated Cost Consulting
Services, FY 24/25
100-155-700050 3,200.00
05/22/2025 W.G. ZIMMERMAN ENGINEERING, 25-04-743 On-Call Engineer Services, Apr '25 100-355-700100 4,612.50 05/22/2025 ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC 12809886 Printing Services, Public Works, May '25
100-355-623000 719.82
05/22/2025 THE BEE MAN 134094 Bee Removal, Apr '25 100-355-720701 355.00 05/22/2025 THE BEE MAN 134274 Bee Removal, May '25 100-355-720701 195.00 05/22/2025 URBAN MARIGOLD LLC 1012 Mother's Day Workshop, May '25 100-310-695500 1,296.49 05/22/2025 ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC 12806191 Printing Services, Public Works, May '25
100-355-623000 637.88
05/22/2025 ARC DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS, LLC 12808863 Printing Services, Public Works, May '25
100-355-623000 172.08
05/22/2025 SOCALGAS 051925 Utilities - Gas, Comm Ctr, 4/16/25 - 5/15/25
100-310-632500 213.26
05/22/2025 EL TORO WATER DISTRICT 052125 Deposit, Construction Meter, May '25 100-000-145000 2,000.00 05/22/2025 ALL CITY MANAGEMENT, INC. 101057 Crossing Guard Services, 4/27/25 - 5/10/25
100-420-720822 8,934.92
05/22/2025 SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 051525 Utilities - Electric, 3/11/25 - 4/30/25 100-355-631000 5,479.06 05/22/2025 SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 051525 Utilities - Electric, 3/11/25 - 4/30/25 100-356-631400 13,767.20 05/22/2025 SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 051525 Utilities - Electric, 4/1/25 - 4/30/25 100-356-631900 738.23 05/22/2025 COUNTY OF ORANGE PF RD
FINANCIAL SERVICES
033125 - #RF25-00030 Remittance, CARITS, Moulton Fees,
Jan-Mar '25
100-000-221004 4,435.64
05/22/2025 G2 CONSTRUCTION INC. 042425 Wedge Curb Removal & Replacement, May '25
100-356-720400 8,424.00
05/22/2025 SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC 051525 Utilities - Electric, 3/11/25 - 4/30/25 100-310-631100 10,888.16 Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number 05/22/2025 COUNTY OF ORANGE PF RD
FINANCIAL SERVICES
033125 - #RF25-00030 Remittance, CARITS, Moulton Fees,
Jan-Mar '25
100-000-221003 1,518.94
Amount
Fund 301 - CARITS Road Fee Program Fund Total: 3,421.50 Fund: 306 - Waste & Recycling Fee Fund
05/22/2025 ECONOMICS, INC. 2024.10 Professional Services, Recycling Program, Apr '25
306-355-700000 3,375.84
Fund 306 - Waste & Recycling Fee Fund Total: 3,375.84
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 6 of 10
05/29/2025 TERI PEREA BLDR-0343-2024 BLDR-0343-2024, C&D Refund, REC013645-2024100-000-227001 600.00 05/29/2025 OFFICE SOLUTIONS I-02315806 Operating Supplies, May '25 100-195-622000 260.63 Fund 100 - General Fund Total: 466,403.42
Fund: 301 - CARITS Road Fee Program Fund
05/22/2025 W.G. ZIMMERMAN ENGINEERING, 25-04-742 Engineer Services, CIP #168, Apr '25 301-000-790600 3,421.50 05/29/2025 MOBILE MINI, INC. 9023724978 Storage Rental, Community Center, 5/14/25-6/10/25
100-310-641000 217.80
05/29/2025 BUILDRITE, INC BLDC-0012-2025 BLDC-0012-2025, C&D Refund, REC014485-2025100-000-227001 1,448.50 05/29/2025 ROYALTY ROOFING BLDR-0127-2025 BLDR-0127-2025, C&D Refund, REC014753-2025100-000-227001 840.00 05/29/2025 RJ ELECTRIC 63873 Electric Repairs, Heritage Room & Gazebo, May '25
100-310-645500 740.00
05/29/2025 MOBILE MINI, INC. 9023678352 Storage Rental, Community Center, 5/7/25-6/3/25
100-310-641000 225.71
05/29/2025 MOBILE MINI, INC. 9023716068 Storage Rental, Community Center, 5/13/25-6/9/25
100-310-641000 82.97
05/29/2025 TOTAL SOURCE OFFICEWORKS 39082 Operating Supplies, Com Dev, May 100-225-622000 55.95 05/29/2025 TOTAL SOURCE OFFICEWORKS 39130 Operating Supplies, May '25 100-195-622000 95.27 05/29/2025 TOTAL SOURCE OFFICEWORKS 39131 Office Supplies, May '25 100-155-620000 108.55 05/29/2025 FASTSIGNS OF LAKE FOREST 2016-20983 Shredding Event Signs, May '25 100-310-624500 143.19 05/29/2025 SOUTH COAST FAMILY MEDICAL
CENTER, INC.
2700 Recruitment, May '25 100-195-617000 170.00
05/29/2025 LYONS SECURITY SERVICE, INC. 38878 Event Security, Permit #3906, 6/7/25 100-310-690501 262.50 05/29/2025 ORANGE COUNTY HAULING 0003340 Junk Removal, 5/21/25 100-225-700000 250.00 05/29/2025 JOSHUA SWEENEY 052225 Travel Reimbursement, SCAG Palm Desert
100-155-612000 1,649.89
05/29/2025 PLANNING DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
OF OC
052825 Membership Dues, FY 25/26 100-000-140000 175.00
05/22/2025 DMS FACILITY SERVICES, LLC STL-002656 Landscape Services, Apr '25 100-355-720700 3,330.00 05/22/2025 DMS FACILITY SERVICES, LLC STL-002657 Landscape Services, Apr '25 100-355-720700 365.52 05/22/2025 LIVING INTERIORS T88592 Interior Plantscape Services, Jun '25 100-310-645500 242.88 05/22/2025 DMS FACILITY SERVICES, LLC STL-002646 Landscape Services, Apr '25 100-355-720700 180.71 05/22/2025 DMS FACILITY SERVICES, LLC STL-002648 Landscape Services, Apr '25 100-355-720700 279.91 05/22/2025 DMS FACILITY SERVICES, LLC STL-002652 Landscape Services, Apr '25 100-355-720700 182.20 05/22/2025 FLOCK SAFETY INV-64688 Cameras & Data Retention, 5/14/25 - 6/30/25
100-420-720000 14,025.00
05/22/2025 MERIDIAN RAPID DEFENSE GROUP
RENTALS LLC
INV-R-5858 (2) Barrier Rental, 1/2 Marathon, Final 100-310-695507 8,296.75 05/22/2025 DMS FACILITY SERVICES, LLC STL-002642 Landscape Services, Apr '25 100-355-720700 179.51 05/22/2025 ONTARIO REFRIGERATION SERVICE,
INC.
CMJ25001-01 New HVAC Unit, Suite 100, CIP #505,
Apr '25
100-000-790600 23,120.00
05/22/2025 NEXTECH SYSTEMS, INC. INV3320 LED No Right Turn Symbolic Sign, May '25
100-356-720420 4,727.72
05/22/2025 FLOCK SAFETY INV-64688 Cameras & Data Retention, 7/1/25 - 5/13/26
100-000-140000 98,175.00
05/22/2025 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 76344 Graffiti Removal, Public Works, May '25
100-355-720500 744.00
05/22/2025 AAMES LOCK 90466 Lock Face Plate, May '25 100-310-645500 493.88 05/22/2025 ONTARIO REFRIGERATION SERVICE,
INC.
C11645 Integrate Router to HVAC, Suite 205,
CIP #505
100-000-790600 12,931.00
05/22/2025 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 76313 Park Repairs, Public Works, Apr '25 100-355-720701 1,487.36 05/22/2025 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 76325 Graffiti Removal, Public Works, Apr 100-355-720500 585.00 05/22/2025 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 76326 Janitorial Services, Apr '25 100-310-721505 3,450.00 Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number 05/22/2025 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 76281 Park Repairs, Public Works, Apr '25 100-355-720701 336.26 05/22/2025 JAMEY CLARK, INC. 76282 Park Repairs, Public Works, Apr '25 100-355-720701 238.75
Amount
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 7 of 10
05/22/2025 CHARLES ABBOTT ASSOCIATES, INC 68837 - A (CIP 104 Project)Barricades & Signs, CIP #104, Apr '25 600-251-950104 2,026.07 05/22/2025 CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS 80 Cost Share, Ridge Route Drainage Repair, CIP #403
600-000-490456 (110,930.00)
05/22/2025 CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS 80 Cost Share, Ridge Route Drainage Repair, CIP #403
600-254-950403 110,930.00
05/22/2025 GMU GEOTECHNICAL, INC. 67697 Material Testing Svcs, CIP #104, 2/1/25 - 2/28/25
600-000-490100 (13,809.50)
05/22/2025 GMU GEOTECHNICAL, INC. 67697 Material Testing Svcs, CIP #104, 2/1/25 - 2/28/25
600-251-950104 13,809.50
05/22/2025 CHARLES ABBOTT ASSOCIATES, INC 68837 - A (CIP 104 Project)Barricades & Signs, CIP #104, Apr '25 600-000-490100 (2,026.07) 05/22/2025 RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. 37071 Cabot Park Rehabilitation, CIP #241, Apr '25
600-252-950241 12,471.73
05/22/2025 RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. 37072 Veeh Ranch & San Remo Rehab, CIP #241, Apr '25
600-000-490311 (20,964.92)
05/22/2025 RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. 37072 Veeh Ranch & San Remo Rehab, CIP #241, Apr '25
600-252-950241 20,964.92
05/22/2025 W.G. ZIMMERMAN ENGINEERING, 25-04-742 Engineer Services, CIP #168, Apr '25 600-000-490301 (3,421.50) 05/22/2025 W.G. ZIMMERMAN ENGINEERING, 25-04-742 Engineer Services, CIP #168, Apr '25 600-251-950168 3,421.50 05/22/2025 RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. 37071 Cabot Park Rehabilitation, CIP #241, Apr '25
600-000-490311 (12,471.73)
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104 600-251-950104 129.04 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Signarama, CIP #104 600-251-950104 650.04 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #505 600-255-950505 63.42 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104 600-000-490100 (129.04) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Signarama, CIP #104 600-000-490100 (650.04) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (7241) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #505 600-000-490100 (63.42) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104, Deposit 600-251-950104 100.00 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104, Refund 600-251-950104 (24.57) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104 600-251-950104 21.53 Fund 456 - Storm Drain / Slope Repair Reserve Fund Total: 110,930.00 Fund: 600 - Capital Improvement Projects Fund
05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104, Refund 600-000-490100 24.57 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104, Deposit 600-000-490100 (100.00) 05/20/2025 US BANK CORPORATE PAYMENT
SYSTEMS
CalCard (3165) 05.06.25 Home Depot, CIP #104 600-000-490100 (21.53) Fund 311 - Quimby Act Park In-Lieu Fee (VALH) Fund Total: 33,436.65 Fund: 312 - CASp Fee Fund
05/22/2025 DIVISION OF THE STATE ARCHITECT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
033125 Disability Access Fees, Jan-Mar '25 312-000-442000 (378.00) Fund 312 - CASp Fee Fund Total: (378.00)
Fund: 456 - Storm Drain / Slope Repair Reserve Fund
05/22/2025 CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS 80 Cost Share, Ridge Route Drainage Repair, CIP #403
456-000-790600 110,930.00
Fund: 309 - SB 1383 Grant Fund
05/22/2025 ECONOMICS, INC. 2024.10 CalRecycle Support, Apr '25 309-355-700000 13,353.31 Fund 309 - SB 1383 Grant Fund Total: 13,353.31
Fund: 311 - Quimby Act Park In-Lieu Fee (VALH) Fund
05/22/2025 RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. 37071 Cabot Park Rehabilitation, CIP #241, Apr '25
311-000-790600 12,471.73
05/22/2025 RJM DESIGN GROUP, INC. 37072 Veeh Ranch & San Remo Rehab, CIP #241, Apr '25
311-000-790600 20,964.92
Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number
Amount
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 8 of 10
05/22/2025 ONTARIO REFRIGERATION SERVICE,
INC.
CMJ25001-01 New HVAC Unit, Suite 100, CIP #505,
Apr '25
600-000-490100 (23,120.00)
05/22/2025 ONTARIO REFRIGERATION SERVICE,
INC.
CMJ25001-01 New HVAC Unit, Suite 100, CIP #505,
Apr '25
600-255-950505 23,120.00
Fund 600 - Capital Improvement Projects Fund Total: -
Grand Total: 630,542.72
Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Payment Date Vendor Name Payable Number Description (Item) Account Number 05/22/2025 ONTARIO REFRIGERATION SERVICE,
INC.
C11645 Integrate Router to HVAC, Suite 205,
CIP #505
600-000-490100 (12,931.00)
05/22/2025 ONTARIO REFRIGERATION SERVICE,
INC.
C11645 Integrate Router to HVAC, Suite 205,
CIP #505
600-255-950505 12,931.00
100-310-690501 Facility Rentals - 262.50
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 9 of 10
100-310-630100 Telephone & Communications - 155.93
100-310-631100 Utilities - Electric (Community 10,888.16 100-310-632500 Utilities - Gas (Community 213.26
100-310-641000 Equipment Rentals & Leases 526.48
100-310-645500 Facility Maintenance & Repairs 2,517.22
100-310-646100 Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs 233.00
100-310-613100 Vehicle Fuel 302.74
100-310-620500 Office Supplies - Community 80.80
100-310-622005 Operating Supplies - Community 67.25
100-310-622500 Supplies - Program Services 38.16
100-310-624500 Advertising - Program Services 143.19
100-310-626000 Subscriptions & Books 5.00
100-195-720050 Contract Services - Software 1,381.97
100-195-940000 Computer Hardware & Software 2,930.71
100-225-613100 Vehicle Fuel 141.50
100-225-622000 Operating Supplies 55.95
100-225-626000 Subscriptions & Books 29.85
100-225-700000 Professional Services - Building & 250.00 100-195-617000 Recruitment 170.00
100-195-621000 Computer Supplies 140.06
100-195-622000 Operating Supplies 355.90
100-195-630000 Telephone & Communications 3,859.79
100-195-641200 Copier Leases 1,486.65
100-195-700090 Computer Consulting Services 23,732.50
100-155-612000 Travel, Conferences & Meetings 2,834.48
100-155-620000 Office Supplies 163.81
100-155-622000 Operating Supplies 1,488.72
100-155-626000 Subscriptions & Books 424.00
100-155-700050 Professional Services - Financial 3,200.00 100-155-910000 Furniture & Equipment 214.42
100-000-221012 SB1186 ADA CASp Fees 420.00
100-000-223000 Plan Application Deposit 537.05
100-000-227001 Security Deposit - Waste 2,888.50
100-000-442000 Building Related Permits (65.10)
100-000-790600 Transfers Out to Capital 52,826.03
100-155-611001 Staff Development & Team 1,177.97
100-000-221001 SMIP - Residential 111.98
100-000-221002 SMIP - Commercial 49.00
100-000-221003 Moulton Fees 1,518.94
100-000-221004 CARITS Road Fees 4,435.64
100-000-221006 SJHTC B Fees 7,998.97
100-000-221011 Building Standards Fee 651.00
312 - CASp Fee Fund (378.00)
456 - Storm Drain / Slope Repair Reserve Fund 110,930.00 600 - Capital Improvement Projects Fund -
Grand Total: 630,542.72
Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-000-140000 Prepaid Items 109,240.31
100-000-145000 Deposits 2,000.00
Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Report Summary
Fund Summary
Fund Payment Amount
100 - General Fund 466,403.42
301 - CARITS Road Fee Program Fund 3,421.50
306 - Waste & Recycling Fee Fund 3,375.84
309 - SB 1383 Grant Fund 13,353.31
311 - Quimby Act Park In-Lieu Fee (VALH) Fund 33,436.65
5/29/2025 4:41:13 PM Page 10 of 10
600-252-950241 General Park Renovations 33,436.65
600-254-950403 Storm Drains / Slope Repairs 110,930.00
600-255-950505 Civic Center Improvements 36,114.42
Grand Total: 630,542.72
Project Account Summary
Project Account Key Payment Amount
**None** 630,542.72
Grand Total: 630,542.72
600-000-490100 Transfers In from General Fund (52,826.03) 600-000-490301 Transfers In from CARITS Road (3,421.50) 600-000-490311 Transfers In from Quimby Act (33,436.65) 600-000-490456 Transfers In from Storm Drains / (110,930.00) 600-251-950104 Paseo De Valencia Pavement 16,711.61
600-251-950168 Traffic Signal Improvements 3,421.50
301-000-790600 Transfers Out to Capital 3,421.50
306-355-700000 Professional Services 3,375.84
309-355-700000 Professional Services 13,353.31
311-000-790600 Transfers Out to Capital 33,436.65
312-000-442000 Building Related Permits (378.00)
456-000-790600 Transfers Out to Capital 110,930.00
100-420-626000 Subscriptions & Books 16.15
100-420-646100 Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs 7.04
100-420-695000 Community Assistance & Public 954.90
100-420-720000 Contract Services 14,025.00
100-420-720822 Crossing Guard Services 8,934.92
100-420-720850 Private Security Patrol 7,224.00
100-356-630000 MOE - Telephone & 31.91
100-356-631400 MOE - Electric (Streetlights & 13,767.20 100-356-631900 MOE - Electric (On-Bill Financing) 738.23 100-356-720400 MOE - Street Maintenance 49,975.92
100-356-720420 MOE - Traffic Signal Maintenance 24,591.87 100-420-622000 Operating Supplies 813.39
100-355-700250 On-Call Engineer Services 7,283.61
100-355-720401 Other Public Works Maintenance 839.29
100-355-720500 Graffiti Removal 1,329.00
100-355-720700 Landscape Maintenance 5,976.60
100-355-720701 Parks Contract Repair 20,940.03
100-355-910000 Furniture & Equipment 4,534.11
100-355-623000 Printing 1,529.78
100-355-630000 Telephone & Communications 457.37
100-355-631000 Utilities - Electric 5,479.06
100-355-646100 Vehicle Maintenance & Repairs 362.99
100-355-700000 Professional Services 16,316.00
100-355-700100 City Engineer Services 4,612.50
100-310-695507 Marathon 5k 22,062.52
100-310-695511 Rooted Volunteer Campaign 2,853.50
100-310-721505 Contract Services - Janitorial & 3,450.00 100-355-611000 Training & Education 216.95
100-355-613100 Vehicle Fuel 374.56
100-355-622000 Operating Supplies 2,495.93
Payables Detail Report Payment Dates: 05/16/2025 - 05/29/2025 Account Summary
Account Number Account Name Payment Amount
100-310-695500 Special Events - Program Services 2,121.80 100-310-695505 Cultural Excursions 3.00
Item No. 4.5
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 10, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Jennifer Lee, City Clerk
Issue: Second Reading and Adoption of Introduced Ordinance Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Amending Section 11-20.010 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive."
Background:
The Ordinance, introduced at the May 27, 2025, regular meeting, will amend Section 11-20.010 (Speed Limits Established) to Chapter 11-20 (Speed Limits) of Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code to establish a speed limit of 30 mph for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive.
Fiscal Impact:
The cost of installing the speed limit signs on Del Lago Drive is expected to cost less than $1,000. There is sufficient funding available in the Public Works operating budget (Fund No. 100-355-720401).
Attachments:
1. Proposed Ordinance
2. May 27, 2025, Ordinance Introduction Staff Report Including Attachments
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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-X
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
11-20.010 OF THE LAGUNA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH FOR DEL
LAGO DRIVE BETWEEN LAKE FOREST DRIVE AND LA
CADENA DRIVE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena is a 4-lane roadway and for a distance of 300 feet has more than 50% of the contiguous property fronting thereon occupied by buildings in use for business; and WHEREAS, Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena meets the definition of a “business district” in Section 235 of the California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 22352 of the California Vehicle Code establishes that the “prime facia” speed limit of 25 MPH may be enforced in a “business district;” and WHEREAS, Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena being part of a “business district” does not require a speed limit posting of 25 MPH; and WHEREAS, after receiving a complaint about the lack of speed limit signs on Del Lago Drive, El Pacifico Drive, Peralta Drive, and Plaza Point Drive entering the North Laguna Hills commercial/industrial district, the City engaged the traffic engineering firm of Hartzog & Crabill, Inc. (“H&C”) to review the issue; and WHEREAS, H&C reviewed the issue and recommended an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits report be prepared in compliance with Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code for the segment of Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena; and
WHEREAS, H&C prepared an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits recommending the segment of Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena have a speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour; and WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission reviewed the Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits and recommended the City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a speed limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive, and the posting of 25 MPH speed limit signs on El Pacifico, Peralta Drive, and Plaza Pointe Drive at the entry points to the North Laguna Hills commercial/industrial area; and
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WHEREAS, the 25 MPH speed limits for El Pacifico Drive, Peralta Drive, Plaza Pointe Drive are already established by California Vehicle Code Section 22352 and do not require an ordinance to post these signs.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows:
A. California Vehicle Code Section 40803(b) provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
“In any prosecution under this Code of a charge involving the speed of a vehicle where enforcement involves the use of radar or other electronic devices which measure the speed of moving objects the prosecution shall establish, as part of its prima-facie case, that evidence or testimony presented is not based upon a speed trap as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 40802.”
B. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 40802 vehicle speed limit enforcement involving the use of radar or other electronic device is permissible and does not constitute a “speed trap” where the prima facie speed limit is justified by an engineering and traffic survey conducted within five to seven years prior to the date of the alleged violation.
C. The City desires to continue to use radar and other electronic devises to measure the speed of moving objects to protect the lives and property of motorists traveling on City streets and to improve the enforcement of speed limits within the City of Laguna Hills.
D. The City has caused an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits to be prepared in compliance with California Vehicle Code § 40802 establishing and justifying prima-facie speed limits on certain City streets within the City of Laguna Hills, which is incorporated herein by reference.
E. Amendments to Laguna Hills Municipal Code Section 11-20.010 (Speed Limits) are necessary to ensure continued enforcement of vehicle speed limits in accordance with the California Vehicle Code.
F. The amendments are also necessary to protect the general health, safety, or general welfare of the community as a whole through the establishment and maintenance of speed limits on certain streets within the City of Laguna Hills.
SECTION 2. Section 11-20.010 (Speed Limits Established) of Chapter 11 (Speed Limits) of Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the establishment of the following speed limit for the roadway segment on Del Lago Drive as follows:
Del Lago Drive Lake Forest Drive to La Cadena Drive 30
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SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills hereby finds and determines that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the Class 1, Existing Facilities exemption. (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15301). This exemption applies to the operation of public facilities, including streets and highways, that involve no or negligible expansion of such facilities. In this case, the City is merely adjusting the speed limit on existing streets within the City. The City is not contemplating any actual physical improvements to widen or otherwise increase the capacity of these facilities.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be posted at the duly designated posting places within the City and published once within fifteen days after passage and adoption as may be required by law; or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk five days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance; and, within fifteen days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be published, the aforementioned summary and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June 2025 _____________________________________
JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
_________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 2025-X
4905-3855-5461, v. 1
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 Ordinance No. 2025-X was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of May 2025, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council held on the 10th day of June 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 2025-X
4905-3855-5461, v. 1
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS ) AND PUBLICATION
JENNIFER LEE, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills;
That in compliance with State Laws of the State of California, ORDINANCE NO. 2025-X, being:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 11-20.010
OF THE LAGUNA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING A
SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH FOR DEL LAGO DRIVE BETWEEN
LAKE FOREST DRIVE AND LA CADENA DRIVE
on the 5th day of June 2025, and on the X day of June 2025, was published in summary in the Saddleback Valley News; and was, in compliance with City Resolution No. 2004-05-25-2, by the 29th day of May 2025, and the X day of June 2025, caused to be posted in three places in the City of Laguna Hills, to wit:
Laguna Hills City Hall
Laguna Hills Community Center
La Paz Center
_________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Laguna Hills, California
Item No. 7.2.1
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: May 27, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Joe Ames, Assistant City Manager
Issue: First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive Recommendation: That the City Council:
1. Receive staff presentation and report; and
2. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Amending Section 11-20.010 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive."
Background:
A representative of a business owner in the North Laguna Hills commercial/industrial area requested that speed limit signs be posted on every street in the area due to motorists potentially speeding on these streets and being unaware of CVC Section 22352, which sets the prima facie speed limit of 25 MPH on streets within business and residential areas. See attached map.
City staff contacted its traffic engineering consultant, Hartzog & Crabill, Inc. (HCI), to provide an evaluation and analysis regarding posting of 25 MPH speed limits on public streets within the industrial/commercial area (hereinafter “business district area”).
The four (4) entry points to this business district area and the ten (10) roadways within
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this business district area are as follows:
1. Alcalde Drive
2. Del Lago Drive (entry point)
3. El Pacifico Drive (entry point)
4. La Cadena Drive
5. Peralta Drive (entry point)
6. Plaza Pointe Drive (entry point)
7. South Pointe Drive
8. Terra Drive
9. Verdugo Drive
10. Vista Grande
The above roadways meet the definition of a “business district” per California Vehicle Code Section 235 because they have “property contiguous thereto (a) upon one side of which highway, for a distance of 600 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by buildings in use for business, or (b) upon both sides of which highway, collectively, for a distance of 300 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is so occupied.” Below is an excerpt from page 13 of the California Department of Transportation California Manual for Setting Speed Limits, Revised February 2020, explaining ‘prima facie’ speed limits:
“Prima Facie Speed Limits by Statute:
CVC Section 22352 sets the prima facie speed limits in California. The term “prima facie”, as used in the CVC, is a speed limit that applies when no other specific speed limit is posted. It is a Latin term meaning “at first face” or “at first appearance”. It sets two speed limits covering six classes of location. The first speed limit is 15 mph; and it is applicable to uncontrolled railway crossings; blind, uncontrolled intersections; and alleyways. The second speed limit is 25 mph; and it is applicable to business and residential areas without other posted speed limits; school zones, and areas immediately around senior centers.”
Per the above excerpt, because roadways within the business district are not posted with any other specific speed limit signs, the prima facie speed limit of 25 MPH is applicable to these roadways. As such, speed limit sign postings are not required.
However, as a first step in a speed limit review, HCI prepared the attached 5-Year Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) data to show collisions reported on any of the above business district roadways. During the past five (5) years there have
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been only two (2) collisions categorized as ‘Unsafe Speed’ reported on any of these (10) roadways. Both of these collisions occurred along La Cadena Drive. One of the collisions occurred very close to the intersection with Del Lago Drive (entry point), while the other collision occurred near Peralta Drive.
After reviewing the collision data, HCI concluded the City may consider installing 25 MPH speed limit signs at/near the business district entry point of Del Lago Drive at La Cadena Drive (i.e., applicable for the segments east of, west of, and south of the intersection). In addition, HCI concluded the City may consider installing 25 MPH speed limit signs at the other three (3) entry points to the business neighborhood to serve as a reminder to drivers that the speed limit is 25 MPH (see attached). • Del Lago Drive (entry point)
• El Pacifico Drive (entry point)
• Peralta Drive (entry point)
• Plaza Pointe Drive (entry point)
Regarding the segment of Del Lago Drive, north of La Cadena Drive, HCI recommended an E&T survey be completed to establish the speed limit for this section of roadway.
Although this segment is a business district, the prima facie 25 MPH speed limit did not seem reasonable in HCI’s opinion because the roadway characteristics suggested a higher speed limit. This segment of Del Lago Drive has four (4) lanes with a painted median, serves as a primary entry point to the business neighborhood, and has a 50 MPH speed limit in the adjacent segment to the north (in the City of Irvine). The California Manual of Traffic Control Devices (CA MUTCD) advises against abrupt speed limit changes from one segment to another. HCI advised an E&T survey would allow the City to post an applicable “step down” speed limit from the 50 MPH speed limit to the 25 MPH speed limit south of La Cadena Drive.
Based upon Hartzog & Crabill’s recommendation to complete an E&T, City staff authorized the completion of the E&T. The analysis, attached, shows that the speed limit of Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena should be set at 30 MPH.
City staff recommended at the March 19, 2025, Traffic Commission meeting that the Traffic Commission recommend the City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a speed limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive, and the posting of 25 MPH speed limit signs on El Pacifico Drive, Peralta Drive, and Plaza Pointe Drive at the entry points to the North Laguna Hills commercial/industrial area. The Traffic Commission approved the recommendation.
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Therefore, the City staff recommends that the City Council introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Amending Section 11-20.010 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code Establishing a Speed Limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive."
If the proposed Ordinance is adopted by the City Council, it will establish the new 30 MPH speed limit for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive in conformance with Chapter 11.20 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code. The 25 MPH speed limits for El Pacifico Drive, Peralta Drive, Plaza Pointe Drive are already established by CVC Section 22352 and do not require an ordinance to post these signs.
Fiscal Impact:
The cost of installing the speed limit signs on Del Lago Drive is expected to cost less than $1,000. There is sufficient funding available in the Public Works operating budget (Fund No. 100-355-720401).
Attachments:
1. Map of the North Laguna Hills Commercial/Industrial Area
2. 5-Year Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) Report
3. HCI Report Recommending the Establishment of a 30 MPH Speed Limit for Del Lago between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive
4. Proposed Ordinance
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
NORTH LAGUNA HILLS BUSINESS DISTRICT ROADWAYS
5-YEAR SWITRS COLLISION DATABASE
JAN. 1, 2019 - JUN. 30, 2024
CASE ID
COLL.
DATE
COLL.
TIME PRIMARY ROAD SECONDARY ROAD DIST. DIR. INTERS.
WEATH.
1 COLL.
SEVERITY
PRIM.
COLL.
FACT.
PCF
VIOL
CAT.
PCF
VIOL.
HIT
AND
RUN
TYPE
OF
COLL.
MOTOR
VEHICLE
INVOLVED
WITH
ROAD
SURF.
8845554 20190412 745 VERDUGO DR EL PACIFICO DR 125 N A 0 A 1 23152 N C C A9054525 20191211 1422 DEL LAGO DR LAKE FOREST DR 166 S N A 4 A 9 21804 N D C A9155306 20200801 233 LA CADENA DR PERALTA DR 56 W N A 0 A 3 22350 M E I A9264551 20210420 1452 VERDUGO DR LA CADENA DR 255 S N A 0 A 21 22106 N H I - 9291489 20210630 1510 PLAZA POINTE DR AVENIDA DE LA CARLOTA0 Y A 3 A 9 21802 N D C A9542925 20221213 811 PLAZA POINTE DR SOUTH POINTE DR 324 E N A 0 - - N D C A9616918 20230922 1230 DEL LAGO DR LA CADENA DR 24 N N A 4 A 3 22350 N F A A9617194 20230926 1058 DEL LAGO DR ALCALDE DR 354 N N A 0 A 1 23152 N C C A9618918 20231119 2055 VERDUGO DR EL PACIFICO DR 250 N N A 3 A 8 22107 N C E A9704895 20240514 532 SOUTH POINTE DR PLAZA POINTE DR 506 S N B 0 A 21 22106 N E I A NOTES:
Weather 1 Collision Severity Primary Collision Factor PCF Violation Category Hit and Run Type of CollisionA - Clear 1 - Fatal A - (Vehicle) Code Violation 01 - Driving or Bicycling Under Influence F - Felony A - Head-OnB - Cloudy 2 - Injury (Severe) B - Other Improper Driving 02 - Impeding Traffic M - Misdemeanor B - SideswipeC - Raining 3 - Injury (Other Visible) C - Other Than Driver 03 - Unsafe Speed N - Not Hit & Run C - Rear-EndD - Snowing 4 - Injury (Complaint of Pain) D - Unknown 04 - Following Too Closely D - BroadsideE - Fog 0 - PDO (Property Damage Only) E - Fell Asleep 05 - Wrong Side of Road E - Hit ObjectF - Other - - Not Stated 06 - Improper Passing F - OverturnedG - Wind 07 - Unsafe Lane Change G - Vehicle/Pedestrian - - Not Stated 08 - Improper Turning H - Other
09 - Automobile ROW - - Not Stated
Motor Vehicle Involved With: 10 - Pedestrian ROWA - Non-Collision 11 - Pedestrian Violation Road SurfaceB - Pedestrian 12 - Traffic Signals and Signs A - DryC - Other Motor Vehicle 13 - Hazardous Parking B - WetD - Motor Vehicle on Other Roadway 14 - Lights C - Snowy or IcyE - Parked Motor Vehicle 15 - Brakes D - Slippery F - Train 16 - Other Equipment - - Not StatedG - Bicycle 17 - Other Hazardous ViolationH - Animal 18 - Other Than Driver (or Ped)I - Fixed Object 19 - J - Other Object 20 - - - Not Stated 21 - Unsafe Starting or Backing 22 - Other Improper Driving23 - Pedestrian or "Other" Under the Influence24 - Fell Asleep00 - Unknown - - Not Stated
Consulting Traffic Engineers to Government Agencies
March 10, 2025
Mr. Joe Ames, P.E., T.E. Public Works Director/City Engineer City of Laguna Hills
24035 El Toro Road
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Subject: Supplemental Engineering & Traffic Survey for Del Lago Drive Between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive
Dear Mr. Ames:
As requested by the City of Laguna Hills, we have prepared this Supplemental Engineering and Traffic Survey (E&TS) to determine the recommended speed limit for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Street. It followed the procedures and guidelines prescribed in the California Vehicle Code (CVC) and California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device (CA MUTCD) for determining speed limits. These are described in detail in the Citywide Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits (Hartzog & Crabill, Inc., April 2020).
SPEED SURVEY EVALUATION:
Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Street is a four-lane road with a painted median. It has business and offices on both sides of the street. On-street parking is prohibited on both sides; and there is no posted speed limit.
As shown in the attached Speed Survey for Del Lago Drive, the 85th percentile speed was 32.5 miles per hour (mph). Therefore, the recommended speed limit for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Street is 30 mph.
We look forward to your review and acceptance of our recommendations. If you may have any questions or need further information, please feel free to call our office at (714) 731-9455. Thank you again for the opportunity to serve your community.
Sincerely,
Hartzog & Crabill, Inc.
Scott Ma, P.E., T.E.
Senior Engineer
Attachment: Speed Survey Summary Sheets
Gerald J. Stock, PE, TE, Executive Vice President
17821 E. 17th Street
Suite 245
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: (714) 731-9455
FAX: (714) 731-9498
www.hartzog-crabill.com
C I T Y O F L A G U N A H I L L S
DEL LAGO DRIVE LAKE FOREST DR TO LA CADENA DR
DATE: 2/20/2025 SURVEY BY: C. BUENDIA
TIME: 12:30 PM - 1:10 PM CHECKED BY: SCOTT MA
PREVAILING SPEED DATA
LOCATION OF SURVEY SOUTH OF LAKE FOREST
DATE OF SURVEY
85th PERCENTILE 32.5 MPH
10 MPH PACE 25 - 34 MPH
PERCENT IN PACE 81.9 %
POSTED SPEED LIMIT NOT POSTED
ACCIDENT HISTORY
NO. OF MONTHS OBSERVED 24
SPEED-RELATED ACCIDENTS 0
TOTAL ACCIDENTS 2
ANNUAL ACCIDENT RATE 0.00 ACCIDENTS PER YEAR (SPEED RELATED ONLY) ACC./MILLION VEH. MILES 0.00 ACCIDENTS PER MVM (SPEED RELATED ONLY)
TRAFFIC FACTORS
AVERAGE DAILY TRAFFIC
LANE CONFIGURATION 2 LANES PER DIRECTION
TRAFFIC CONTROLS SIGNAL -LAKE FOREST, STOP - LA CADENA
CROSSWALKS AT LAKE FOREST
PEDESTRIAN/BICYCLES YES / NO
TRUCK TRAFFIC NO
ON-STREET PARKING NO STOPPING ANYTIME
OTHER NO SHOULDERS
ROADWAY FACTORS
LENGTH OF SEGMENT (MILES)
VERTICAL CURVE NONE
HORIZONTAL CURVE CONSTANT GRADUAL "S" CURVES
LATERAL VISIBILITY GOOD
ROAD CONDITIONS GOOD
SIDEWALKS/DRIVEWAYS YES / YES
STREET LIGHTING YES
OTHER TWO WAY LEFT TURN LANE
ADJACENT LAND USE COMMERCIAL / BUSINESS / INDUSTRIAL
RECOMMENDED SPEED LIMIT 30 MPH
SPEED LIMIT CHANGE POST
JUSTIFICATION:
File: Del Lago 2025-01
This portion of Del Lago Drive is a four lane roadway. Currently, this section does not have a speed limit sign posted for this segment.
The adjacent land uses are commercial, business, and industrial. The roadway has graudual "S" curves. The speed data revealed an 85th percentile speed of Based upon the 85th percentile speed of 32.5 mph and a median speed of 28.9 mph. With that, it is recommended that a 30 mph speed limit be posted for this area.
0.18 6,300
ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY
2/20/2025
HCI
C I T Y O F L A G U N A H I L L S
DEL LAGO DRIVE LAKE FOREST DR TO LA CADENA DR
DATE: 2/20/2025 SURVEY BY: C. BUENDIA
TIME: 12:30 PM - 1:10 PM CHECKED BY: SCOTT MA
NUMBER OF VEHICLES CUM.
SPEED 5 10 15 20 25 VEH. PCT. PCT.
60 100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
55 100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
50 100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
100.0%
45 100.0%
100.0%
X 1 0.6% 100.0%
X X 2 1.3% 99.4%
X 1 0.6% 98.1%
40 0 0.0% 97.4%
0 0.0% 97.4%
X X 2 1.3% 97.4%
X X X X 4 2.6% 96.1%
X 1 0.6% 93.5%
35 X X X 3 1.9% 92.9%
X X X X X 5 3.2% 91.0%
X X X X X X X X 8 5.2% 87.7%
X X X X X X X X X X X 11 7.1% 82.6%
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18 11.6% 75.5%
30 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20 12.9% 63.9% X X X X X X X X X X X 11 7.1% 51.0%
X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22 14.2% 43.9% X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 16 10.3% 29.7%
X X X X X X X 7 4.5% 19.4%
25 X X X X X X X X X 9 5.8% 14.8%
X X X 3 1.9% 9.0%
0 0.0% 7.1%
X X X 3 1.9% 7.1%
X X X X X 5 3.2% 5.2%
20 X X 2 1.3% 1.9%
X 1 0.6% 0.6%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
15 0.0%
TOTAL VEHICLES 155
UPPER LIMIT 10 MPH PACE: 34 MPH
LOWER LIMIT 10 MPH PACE: 25 MPH 85th PERCENTILE SPEED: 32.5 MPH PERCENT OVER PACE: 9.0 % MEDIAN SPEED: 28.9 MPH
PERCENT IN PACE: 81.9 % 15th PERCENTILE SPEED: 25.0 MPH PERCENT UNDER PACE: 9.0 %
RADAR SPEED DISTRIBUTION SHEET
HCI
RADAR SPEED DISTRIBUTION SHEET
C I T Y O F L A G U N A H I L L S
DEL LAGO DRIVE LAKE FOREST DR TO LA CADENA DR
DATE: 2/20/2025 SURVEY BY: C. BUENDIA
TIME: 12:30 PM - 1:10 PM CHECKED BY: SCOTT MA
CUMMULATIVE PERCENT
SPEED 20 40 60 80 100
60 X 100.0%
59 X 100.0%
58 X 100.0%
57 X 100.0%
56 X 100.0%
55 X 100.0%
54 X 100.0%
53 X 100.0%
52 X 100.0%
51 X 100.0%
50 X 100.0%
49 X 100.0%
48 X 100.0%
47 X 100.0%
46 X 100.0%
45 X 100.0%
44 X 100.0%
43 X 100.0%
42 X 99.4%
41 X 98.1%
40 X 97.4%
39 X 97.4%
38 X 97.4%
37 X 96.1%
36 X 93.5%
35 X 92.9%
34 X 91.0% }PACE
33 X 87.7% }PACE
32 X 82.6% - - - - - - - - -85PCT }PACE
31 X 75.5% }PACE
30 X 63.9% }PACE
29 X 51.0% }PACE
28 X 43.9% }PACE- - - - - -MEAN
27 X 29.7% }PACE
26 X 19.4% }PACE
25 X 14.8% }PACE- - - - - -15PCT
24 X 9.0%
23 X 7.1%
22 X 7.1%
21 X 5.2%
20 X 1.9%
19 X 0.6%
18 X 0.0%
17 X 0.0%
16 X 0.0%
15 X 0.0%
UPPER LIMIT 10 MPH PACE: 34 MPH
LOWER LIMIT 10 MPH PACE: 25 MPH 85th PERCENTILE SPEED: 32.5 MPH PERCENT OVER PACE: 9.0 % MEDIAN SPEED: 28.9 MPH
PERCENT IN PACE: 81.9 % 15th PERCENTILE SPEED: 25.0 MPH PERCENT UNDER PACE: 9.0 %
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C I T Y O F L A G U N A H I L L S
SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS
STREET LOCATION
EXISTING
SPEED
LIMIT
RECOMMENDED
SPEED
LIMIT
85TH PERCENTILE
SPEED
AVERAGE
SPEED
10 MPH
PACE
RANGE
PERCENT
OF VEHICLES
IN PACE RECOMMENDATION - JUSTIFICATION
DEL LAGO DRIVE
LAKE FOREST DR TO
LA CADENA DR NP 30 32.5 28.9 25-34 81.9 POST SPEED LIMIT – 85TH PERCENTILE _______________________________________________________ NP = Not Posted
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ORDINANCE NO. 2025-X
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 11-
20.010 OF THE LAGUNA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH FOR DEL
LAGO DRIVE BETWEEN LAKE FOREST DRIVE AND LA
CADENA DRIVE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND AND DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena is a 4-lane roadway and for a distance of 300 feet has more than 50% of the contiguous property fronting thereon occupied by buildings in use for business; and WHEREAS, Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena meets the definition of a “business district” in Section 235 of the California Vehicle Code; and
WHEREAS, Section 22352 of the California Vehicle Code establishes that the “prime facia” speed limit of 25 MPH may be enforced in a “business district;” and WHEREAS, Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena being part of a “business district” does not require a speed limit posting of 25 MPH; and WHEREAS, after receiving a complaint about the lack of speed limit signs on Del Lago Drive, El Pacifico Drive, Peralta Drive, and Plaza Point Drive entering the North Laguna Hills commercial/industrial district, the City engaged the traffic engineering firm of Hartzog & Crabill, Inc. (“H&C”) to review the issue; and WHEREAS, H&C reviewed the issue and recommended an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits report be prepared in compliance with Section 40802 of the California Vehicle Code for the segment of Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena; and
WHEREAS, H&C prepared an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits recommending the segment of Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena have a speed limit of thirty (30) miles per hour; and WHEREAS, the Traffic Commission reviewed the Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits and recommended the City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a speed limit of 30 MPH for Del Lago Drive between Lake Forest Drive and La Cadena Drive, and the posting of 25 MPH speed limit signs on El Pacifico, Peralta Drive, and Plaza Pointe Drive at the entry points to the North Laguna Hills commercial/industrial area; and
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WHEREAS, the 25 MPH speed limits for El Pacifico Drive, Peralta Drive, Plaza Pointe Drive are already established by California Vehicle Code Section 22352 and do not require an ordinance to post these signs.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows:
A. California Vehicle Code Section 40803(b) provides, in pertinent part, as follows:
“In any prosecution under this Code of a charge involving the speed of a vehicle where enforcement involves the use of radar or other electronic devices which measure the speed of moving objects the prosecution shall establish, as part of its prima-facie case, that evidence or testimony presented is not based upon a speed trap as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 40802.”
B. Pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 40802 vehicle speed limit enforcement involving the use of radar or other electronic device is permissible and does not constitute a “speed trap” where the prima facie speed limit is justified by an engineering and traffic survey conducted within five to seven years prior to the date of the alleged violation.
C. The City desires to continue to use radar and other electronic devises to measure the speed of moving objects to protect the lives and property of motorists traveling on City streets and to improve the enforcement of speed limits within the City of Laguna Hills.
D. The City has caused an Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed Limits to be prepared in compliance with California Vehicle Code § 40802 establishing and justifying prima-facie speed limits on certain City streets within the City of Laguna Hills, which is incorporated herein by reference.
E. Amendments to Laguna Hills Municipal Code Section 11-20.010 (Speed Limits) are necessary to ensure continued enforcement of vehicle speed limits in accordance with the California Vehicle Code.
F. The amendments are also necessary to protect the general health, safety, or general welfare of the community as a whole through the establishment and maintenance of speed limits on certain streets within the City of Laguna Hills.
SECTION 2. Section 11-20.010 (Speed Limits Established) of Chapter 11 (Speed Limits) of Title 11 (Vehicles and Traffic) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended to include the establishment of the following speed limit for the roadway segment on Del Lago Drive as follows:
Del Lago Drive Lake Forest Drive to La Cadena Drive 30
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SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills hereby finds and determines that this Ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the Class 1, Existing Facilities exemption. (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15301). This exemption applies to the operation of public facilities, including streets and highways, that involve no or negligible expansion of such facilities. In this case, the City is merely adjusting the speed limit on existing streets within the City. The City is not contemplating any actual physical improvements to widen or otherwise increase the capacity of these facilities.
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be posted at the duly designated posting places within the City and published once within fifteen days after passage and adoption as may be required by law; or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk five days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance; and, within fifteen days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be published, the aforementioned summary and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 27th day of May 2025 _____________________________________
JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
_________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 2025-X
4905-3855-5461, v. 1
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 Ordinance No. 2025-X was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of May 2025, and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a Regular Meeting of the City Council held on the X day of X 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 2025-X
4905-3855-5461, v. 1
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS ) AND PUBLICATION
JENNIFER LEE, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed and qualified City Clerk of the City of Laguna Hills;
That in compliance with State Laws of the State of California, ORDINANCE NO. 2025-X, being:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 11-20.010
OF THE LAGUNA HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING A
SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH FOR DEL LAGO DRIVE BETWEEN
LAKE FOREST DRIVE AND LA CADENA DRIVE
on the X day of X 2025, and on the X day of X 2025, was published in summary in the Saddleback Valley News; and was, in compliance with City Resolution No. 2004-05-25-2, by the X day of X 2024, and the X day of X 2025, caused to be posted in three places in the City of Laguna Hills, to wit:
Laguna Hills City Hall
Laguna Hills Community Center
La Paz Center
_________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Laguna Hills, California
Item No. 4.6
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 10, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Eric Hendrickson, Finance Director
Issue: Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025/2026
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Establishing the Appropriations Limit (Gann Limit) for the City of Laguna Hills for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.” Background:
Article XIIIB of the California Constitution requires that all cities establish a Gann Limit at the beginning of each fiscal year. The Gann Limit was approved by the California voters in 1979, and it limits the amount of tax revenue a government can legally spend.
The limit is allowed to increase annually based on inflation factors. This limit is calculated by multiplying the preceding year’s appropriations limit by the City’s percentage population growth and the percentage change in the California Per Capita Personal Income.
As provided by the State of California Department of Finance, the City’s growth rate was -0.41% and the California Per Capita Personal Income growth rate was 6.44%.
Based upon these factors, the fiscal year 2025/2026 appropriations limit for the City of Laguna Hills is $54,541,412. The resolution to adopt this limit and the Department of Finance information is attached to this staff report.
The City’s proceeds from tax revenue applicable to this limit are estimated to be $23,014,446, which leaves the City well below the limit.
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Fiscal Impact:
There is no direct cost to adopt an appropriations limit. However, there is a limitation on the amount of tax revenue the City can legally spend. As previously mentioned, the City is well below this limit.
Attachments:
1. CA Dept. of Finance Price Factor and Population Information
2. Proposed Resolution - FY25-26 Appropriations Limit
May 2025
Dear Fiscal Officer:
Subject: Price Factor and Population Information
Appropriations Limit
California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 2227 requires the Department of Finance to transmit an estimate of the percentage change in population to local governments. Each local jurisdiction must use their percentage change in population factor for January 1, 2025, in conjunction with a change in the cost of living, or price factor, to calculate their appropriations limit for fiscal year 2025-26. Attachment A provides the change in California’s per capita personal income and an example for utilizing the price factor and population percentage change factor to calculate the 2025-26 appropriations limit. Attachment B provides the city and unincorporated county population percentage change along with the population percentage change for counties and their summed incorporated areas. The population percentage change data excludes federal and state institutionalized populations and military populations.
Population Percent Change for Special Districts
Some special districts must establish an annual appropriations limit. California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 2228 provides additional information regarding the appropriations limit.
Article XIII B, Section 9(C) of the California Constitution exempts certain special districts from the appropriations limit calculation mandate. The code section and the California Constitution can be accessed at the following website: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes.xhtml.
Special districts required by law to calculate their appropriations limit must present the calculation as part of their annual audit. Any questions special districts have on this requirement should be directed to their county, district legal counsel, or the law itself. No state agency reviews the local appropriations limits.
Population Certification
The population certification program applies only to cities and counties. California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 11005.6 mandates Finance to automatically certify any population estimate that exceeds the current certified population with the State Controller’s Office. Finance will certify the higher estimate to the State Controller by June 1, 2025.
Please Note: The prior year’s city population estimates may be revised. The per capita personal income change is based on historical data.
If you have any questions regarding this data, please contact the Demographic Research Unit at (916) 323-4086.
JOE STEPHENSHAW
Director
By:
ERIKA LI
Chief Deputy Director
Attachment
May 2025
Attachment A
A. Price Factor: Article XIII B specifies that local jurisdictions select their cost of living factor to compute their appropriation limit by a vote of their governing body. The cost of living factor provided here is per capita personal income. If the percentage change in per capita personal income is selected, the percentage change to be used in setting the fiscal year 2025-26 appropriation limit is:
Per Capita Personal Income
Fiscal Year Percentage change
(FY) over prior year
2025-26 6.44
B. Following is an example using sample population change and the change in California per capita personal income as growth factors in computing a 2025-26 appropriation limit.
2025-26:
Per Capita Cost of Living Change = 6.44 percent
Population Change = 0.28 percent
Per Capita Cost of Living converted to a ratio: 6.44 + 100 = 1.0644 100
Population converted to a ratio: 0.28 + 100 = 1.0028
100
Calculation of factor for FY 2025-26: 1.0644 x 1.0028 = 1.0674
FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
Attachment B
Annual Percent Change in Population Minus Exclusions*
January 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025 and Total Population January 1, 2025 City County Percent Change 24-25
Population Minus
Exclusions 1-1-24
Population Minus
Exclusions 1-1-25 Total Population 1-1-25
Aliso Viejo City Orange -0.45 50,442 50,213 50,213
Anaheim City Orange -0.08 341,967 341,686 341,773
Brea City Orange -0.42 48,101 47,900 47,900
Buena Park City Orange -0.13 82,772 82,667 82,667
Costa Mesa City Orange 0.25 110,048 110,321 110,321
Cypress City Orange -0.13 49,563 49,499 49,499
Dana Point City Orange -0.37 32,850 32,730 32,730
Fountain Valley City Orange -0.09 56,612 56,560 56,560
Fullerton City Orange -0.31 141,909 141,469 141,469
Garden Grove City Orange 0.12 171,260 171,470 171,492
Huntington Beach City Orange -0.19 193,510 193,134 193,134 Irvine City Orange 0.79 316,119 318,629 318,629
Laguna Beach City Orange 0.02 22,759 22,763 22,763
Laguna Hills City Orange -0.41 30,435 30,309 30,309
Laguna Niguel City Orange 0.65 64,834 65,257 65,257
Laguna Woods City Orange -0.46 17,262 17,183 17,183
La Habra City Orange -0.06 61,236 61,202 61,202
Lake Forest City Orange 0.10 87,553 87,639 87,639
La Palma City Orange -0.44 15,177 15,110 15,110
Los Alamitos City Orange -0.32 12,044 12,006 12,006
Mission Viejo City Orange -0.28 91,993 91,740 91,740
Newport Beach City Orange -0.41 82,995 82,654 82,654
Orange City Orange 0.95 138,403 139,724 139,724
Placentia City Orange 2.52 52,653 53,982 53,982
Rancho Santa Margarita City Orange -0.46 46,553 46,341 46,341 San Clemente City Orange -0.35 63,085 62,865 62,865
San Juan Capistrano City Orange 0.23 35,247 35,329 35,329 Santa Ana City Orange 0.68 313,210 315,325 315,325
Seal Beach City Orange -0.47 24,439 24,325 24,400
Stanton City Orange -0.06 40,576 40,552 40,552
Tustin City Orange -0.15 79,449 79,326 79,326
Villa Park City Orange -0.21 5,750 5,738 5,738
Westminster City Orange 0.13 90,181 90,295 90,295
Yorba Linda City Orange -0.46 66,573 66,267 66,267
Balance of County Orange 0.54 132,313 133,023 133,033
Incorporated Orange 0.15 3,037,560 3,042,210 3,042,394
County Total Orange 0.17 3,169,873 3,175,233 3,175,427
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-06-10-X
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING THE
APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT (GANN LIMIT) FOR THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026
The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, hereby finds, determines, declares, and resolves as follows:
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 7900 provides for the
implementation of Article XIIIB of the California Constitution; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 7901 through 7913 provides that each year the City Council shall, by resolution, establish its appropriations limit at a regularly scheduled meeting; and
WHEREAS, all documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit has been available to the public since May 23, 2025, and will continue to be available from the Finance Director of the City of Laguna Hills as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the appropriations limit for the fiscal year 2025/2026 is calculated by adjusting the fiscal year 2024/2025 appropriations limit by the change in the City's population growth and the percentage change in California Per Capita Personal Income as provided by the State of California Department of Finance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The appropriations limit for the City of Laguna Hills for fiscal year 2025/2026 is hereby established at $54,541,412, as shown in Exhibit 1, attached hereto.
Documentation used in the determination of the appropriations limit is available to the public at the City of Laguna Hills Finance Department, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, CA 92653.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June 2025. ____________________________________
JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Resolution No. 2025-06-10-X
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. 2025-06-10-X adopted by the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 10th day of June 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________
JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK
Resolution No. 2025-06-10-X
EXHIBIT 1
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
COMPUTATION OF THE GANN LIMIT
FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026
Gann Limit for Fiscal Year 2024/2025:
City of Laguna Hills $51,452,417
Adjustment factors:
City’s population growth 0.9959
Growth in California Per Capita Personal Income 1.0644
Composite factor 1.06003596
Gann Limit for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 $54,541,412
Appropriations Subject to Limitation
Proceeds of Taxes
Property Tax $14,427,518
Sales Tax 6,457,928
Transient Occupancy Tax 1,467,000
Motor Vehicle In-Lieu Tax 40,000
Interest Earned from Net Invested Taxes 622,000
Total Proceeds of Taxes $23,014,446
Amount Under Appropriations Limit $31,526,966
Item No. 4.7
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 10, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Joe Ames, Assistant City Manager
Issue: Award of Public Works Construction Contract for the Street Name Signs Project, CIP 113
Recommendation: That the City Council: 1. Award the Public Works Construction Contract for the Street Name Signs Project, CIP 113 (changed from CIP 153), to the lowest responsive bidder, Cat Tracking, Inc., in the amount of $237,325.00; 2. Find that the Project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1 Existing Facilities, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301; 3. Reject all other construction bids; and 4. Authorize the City Manager to sign the Public Works Construction Contract with Cat Tracking, Inc.
Background:
At the January 31, 2024, Events, Communications, and Beautification Committee (ECBC) meeting, Councilmembers Heft and Pezold requested that City staff work on designing new street name signs to replace the existing white text with green background street name signs currently used City-wide. Subsequently, at the February 14th ECBC meeting, City staff presented their first conceptual designs. After further input at the February 14 meeting, City staff continued to present refined conceptual designs at the March 22, April 10, and May 15 meetings for additional input to arrive at two final, refined conceptual designs.
At the August 14 meeting, City staff presented physical samples of the two final, refined conceptual designs:
Option 1: White lettering on a black background adorned with a “blade sign” containing the words “LAGUNA HILLS” and the City’s logo on a black background; and
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Option 2: Black lettering on a white background adorned with a “blade sign” containing the words “LAGUNA HILLS” and the City’s logo on a white background.
A photograph of the street name sign options installed in the Civic Center parking lot, and mock-ups of both the street name signs and the traffic signal mast arms signs are attached to this agenda report.
Councilmembers Heft and Pezold indicated both final, refined designs were acceptable, but expressed a preference for Option 1. They further directed City staff to develop mock-ups for matching street name signs for the traffic signal mast arms and that this combined project be brought before City Council as soon as possible for approval.
At the September 10, 2024, City Council meeting, City staff presented the conceptual street name sign designs for review. The City Council reviewed the conceptual street name sign designs, and concurred with the recommendation from the Events, Communication, and Beautification Committee that Option 1 was preferred choice. In reviewing video of the meeting, a motion to approve Option 1 was approved 5-0, and City staff committed to bidding out the street name project to get firm pricing for review by City Council at a future meeting.
In the intervening six months, City staff inventoried all street name signs Citywide in a Geographic Information System (GIS) database, finalized the design of the street name signs in AutoCAD, and developed specifications and bid documents for bidding. On April 1, 2025, the bid opportunity was advertised.
On May 12, 2025, bids for the project were opened with the following results:
Bidder Bid Amount
Cat Tracking, Inc. $237,325.00
BC Traffic $253,655.00 (non-responsive bid as the
bid did not include Addendum No. 1)
WGJ Enterprises, Inc. dba PCI $285,850.00
Chrisp Company $322,750.00
Superior Pavement Markings, Inc. $363,700.00
Formal bidding procedures were followed, including advertisement for the project in all trade journals, in conformance with the State of California Public Contract Code and the City of Laguna Hills Municipal Code.
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Cat Tracking, Inc., which was the lowest responsive bidder, submitted a bid in the amount of $237,325.00 for the base bid. Cat Tracking, Inc. provided three (3) public agency job references. All references were satisfactory, although the jobs were smaller than this project. City staff verified the contractor is licensed for the contemplated work and is registered with the State Department of Industrial Relations. Therefore, City staff recommends award of the Public Works Construction Contract to Cat Tracking, Inc. in the amount of $237,325.00.
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 15301 of Title 14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).
Fiscal Impact:
Construction Contract Amount: $237,325.00
Construction Contingencies: $22,675.00
Total Estimated Project Expenses: $260,000.00
Budget Available (CIP 113), Proposed FY 25-27 Biennial
Capital Improvement Program:
$260,000.00
CIP 153, Internally Illuminated Street Name Sign Replacements (for traffic signal mast arms), has a proposed carryover budget of $125,000 in the proposed FY25-27 biennial capital improvement budget. However, City staff recommend this budget be preserved to allow for the future installation of matching traffic signal mast arm internally illuminated street name sign replacements. Accordingly, City staff included $260,000 in General Fund Reserves for a new capital improvement project, Citywide Street Name Signs, CIP 113. With the approval of the proposed FY25-27 biennial capital improvement budget, funds will be available for this project.
Attachments:
1. Street Name Sign Design
2. Photograph of Street Name Signs
3. Proposed Contract Agreement with CAT Tracking, Inc.
Chosen Design by City
SANTAVITTORIA
SANTAVITTORIADR
LAGUNA HILLS DR
POST CAP MOUNT
(ROUND OR
SQUARE MOUNT)
CROSS SADDLE
BRACKET
CITY LOGO BLADE
CITY LOGO
VARIOUS SIZES
STREET NAME
SIGNS HIP
EXHIBIT C
ISOMETRIC VIEW
Photograph of sample street name signs installed in the Civic Center parking lot. “Option 1” is on the left. “Option 2” is on the right.
Photo taken August 21, 2024.
LH Public Works 6909-0006-0000-2023
Master Template Public Works Contract
1774061.2
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
CALIFORNIA
PUBLIC WORKS PLANS
AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT
PROJECT NO. CIP 153
PREPARED FOR
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
24035 EL TORO ROAD
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
PREPARED BY
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
24035 EL TORO ROAD
LAGUNA HILLS, CA 92653
April 2025
LH 6909-01/2023
1774061.2
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
SPECIFICATIONS FOR
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
Prepared Under the Supervision of:
_____________________________ ___________________________ Raul O. Rodriguez, P.E., Principal Civil Engineer Date
R.C.E. No. 95104
Expiration Date 9/30/2025
Approved By:
Joseph J. Ames, P.E., T.E., City Engineer Date
R.C.E. No. 66999
Expiration Date 9/30/2026
04/01/2025
04/01/2025
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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOR
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
NOTICE INVITING SEALED BIDS ........................................................................................ NB-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS ............................................................................................. IB-1
PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS
Proposal.................................................................................................................................. P-1 Bidders Information ................................................................................................................. P-3 List of Subcontractors ............................................................................................................. P-4 References ............................................................................................................................. P-5 Contractor’s Licensing Statement............................................................................................ P-6 Bid Bond ................................................................................................................................. P-7 Non-Collusion Affidavit ............................................................................................................ P-9 Proposal Bid Sheets ............................................................................................................. P-10 Bidder’s Certification of Acknowledgement of Compliance With Insurance ........................... P-13
CONTRACT DOCUMENTS
Contract Agreement .............................................................................................................. CA-1 Faithful Performance Bond.................................................................................................... CA-4 Material and Labor Bond ....................................................................................................... CA-6 Compensation Insurance Certificate ..................................................................................... CA-8
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Scope of Work ..................................................................................................................... GS-1 Location of Work .................................................................................................................. GS-1 Time of Completion .............................................................................................................. GS-1 Traffic Requirements ............................................................................................................ GS-1 Utility Requirements ............................................................................................................. GS-1 Flow and Acceptance of Water ............................................................................................ GS-3 Removal of Water ................................................................................................................ GS-3 Standard Specifications ....................................................................................................... GS-3 Resolution of Construction Claims ....................................................................................... GS-6
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS ...................................................................................... SP-1 PART 2 – CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS .......................................................................... SP-28 PART 3 - CONSTRUCTION METHODS ............................................................................ SP-30 PART 4 - EXISTING IMPROVEMENTS ............................................................................. SP-32
APPENDICES
S.C. Signs & Supplies LLC Street Signs Invoice ......................................................... Appendix A Proprietary Street Name Sign Design ......................................................................... Appendix B Isometric View of Street Sign Mount .......................................................................... Appendix C List of Street Name Signs .......................................................................................... Appendix D Encroachment Permit Application ............................................................................... Appendix E County of Orange Standard Plan 1407 & 1417 ........................................................... Appendix F
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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
NOTICE INVITING BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that sealed bids for the Street Name Signs (“Project”) in the City of Laguna Hills will be received at the Office of the City Engineer of the 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, until 2:00 p.m. on May 12, 2025, at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.
PRE-BID MEETING: A pre-bid meeting will be held at the Laguna Hills Civic Center on Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Meeting Address: 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California 92653. The meeting is not mandatory but attendance is highly encouraged.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WORK: In general, the work is comprised of public works construction including citywide replacement of existing street name signs at non-signalized intersections with new street name signs and other miscellaneous improvements as shown on the plans and as required to complete the work.
AWARD OF CONTRACT: The City reserves the right after opening bids to reject any or all bids, to waive any informality (non-responsiveness) in a bid, or to make award to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, and reject all other bids, as it may best serve the interest of the City. Within three (3) business days of bid opening, contractor must submit a revised bid bond with numerical dollar values, both in words and with digits of bid amount. Within five (5) working days after the date of the Notice of Apparent Low Bidder, the successful bidder will be required to submit required Contract Agreement and Insurance.
Within ten (10) working days after the date of the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will be required to submit Bonds (Faithful Performance and Material and Labor) and Construction Schedule.
CONTRACTOR’S LICENSE CLASSIFICATION: The Contractor shall possess a valid Class A Contractor’s License, or a combination of Class C Contractor's Licenses as necessary to perform the work, at the time of submitting bids, in accordance with provisions of Chapter 9, Division III of the California Business and Professions Code.
WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS: The wage rates applicable to this Project are the State of California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing rates of per diem wages. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1773.2 of the California Labor Code, copies of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations are available at City Hall, which shall be made available to any interested party upon request, or on the Internet at the State Department of Industrial Relations website (www.dir.ca.gov) under Statistics and Research. It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor to pay not less than said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the contract. A copy of said rates shall be posted at each job site during the course of construction. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with all provisions of the California Labor Code relating to prevailing wage rates, including Sections 1770–1781.
This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The Department of Industrial Relations shall monitor and enforce compliance with applicable prevailing wage requirements for the contract. The reporting requirements may be found at https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractors.html. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all requirements of the Department of Industrial Relations, including filing electronic payroll reports.
A contractor or subcontractor will not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of Labor Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and
Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded.
RETAINAGE FROM PAYMENTS: The Contractor may elect to receive 100 percent of payments due under the Contract Documents from time to time, without retention of any portion of the payments by the City, by depositing securities of equivalent value with the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 22300 of the Public Contract Code. If the Contractor chooses not to exercise its rights under Public Contract Code Section 22300, the full five percent (5%) retention will be deducted from all payments.
The final retention will be authorized for payment thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion, if no stop notices have been filed. The City may withhold from release of the final retention amounts authorized under Public Contracts Code Section 7107 and/or 125% of amounts identified in any Stop Notices received by the City.
OBTAINING OR INSPECTING CONTRACT DOCUMENTS: Contract Documents may be inspected without charge at the Public Works Department, City Hall, 24035 El Toro Road, Laguna Hills, California 92653. Contract Documents are available in portable document form (PDF) on the City's website https://lagunahillsca.gov/bids.aspx. It is the contractor's responsibility to ensure they are on the City's Plan Holder's List and they obtain any addendums or clarifications that are issued by the City on the City's website prior to submitting a bid. For any questions regarding acquisition of Contract Documents, contact Julie Comella at [email protected].
Dated this 1st day of April 2025.
Published: Saddleback Valley News
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R LEE, CMC, CITY CLERK
I Toro Road
Hills, CA 92653
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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS
FOR
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
1. PROPOSAL FORMS
Bids shall be submitted in writing on the Proposal forms provided by the City of Laguna Hills (hereinafter “CITY” or “City”). All blank spaces in the bid forms must be correctly filled in and all information requested therein must be clearly and legibly set forth in the manner and form indicated. All spaces for bid prices and lump sum price for which the bid is made, must be filled in, in both words and figures. All prices and notations must be in ink or typewritten. No erasures will be permitted. Mistakes may be crossed out and corrections typed or written in ink adjacent thereto and must be initialed by the person or persons signing the bid. Bidder acknowledges and agrees that by failing to complete the bid forms in their entirety, as set forth above, the CITY may find the bidder’s entire bid non-responsive and may cause the rejection of the bidder’s proposal at the discretion of the CITY.
2. PROPOSAL GUARANTEE (BID BOND)
In accordance with Public Contract Code Section 20170, proposals must be accompanied by a proposal guarantee consisting of either cash, a cashier’s check, a certified check or bid bond payable to the CITY in the minimum amount of ten percent (10%) of the total amount bid. Any proposal not accompanied by such a guarantee will not be considered. IF A BIDDER TO
WHOM A CONTRACT IS AWARDED FAILS OR REFUSES TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT
DOCUMENTS OR FURNISH THE REQUIRED INSURANCE POLICIES AND BONDS AS
SET FORTH IN THOSE DOCUMENTS, THE PROPOSAL GUARANTEE SHALL BE FORFEITED TO THE CITY. The proposal guarantees of all bidders will be held until the successful bidder has properly executed all Contract Documents.
3. NON-COLLUSION AFFIDAVIT
Bidder shall declare that the only persons or parties interested in the proposal as principals are those named therein; that no officer, agent, or employee of the CITY is personally interested, directly or indirectly, in the proposal; that the proposal is made without connection to any other individual, firm, or corporation making a bid for the same work; and that the proposal is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud. The Non-Collusion Affidavit shall be executed and submitted with the proposal.
4. PROPOSAL BID SHEET
Bidders shall give unit prices for each and all of the items set forth. No aggregate bids will be considered. The bidder shall set forth for each item of work, in clearly legible figures, a unit item price and a total for the item in the respective spaces provided for this purpose. The quantities listed in the Bid sheets are supplied to give an indication of the general scope of work, but the accuracy of figures is not guaranteed and the bidder shall make his own estimates from the drawings. In case of a variation between the unit price and the totals shown by the bidder, the unit price will be considered to be the bid.
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5. DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL
Proposals may be mailed or delivered by messenger. However, it is the bidder's responsibility alone to ensure delivery of the proposal to the hands of the CITY's designated official prior to the bid opening time deadline set forth in the "Notice Inviting Sealed Bids." Late proposals will not be considered and will be returned to the bidder unopened. Proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope plainly marked on the outside, "STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153 - DO NOT OPEN WITH REGULAR MAIL."
6. WITHDRAWAL OF PROPOSALS
A proposal may be withdrawn by a written request signed by the bidder. Such requests must be delivered to the CITY's designated official prior to the bid-opening time deadline set forth in the "Notice Inviting Sealed Bids". The withdrawal of a proposal will not prejudice the right of the bidder to submit a new proposal, provided there is time remaining to do so. Proposals may not be withdrawn after the bid opening without forfeiture of the proposal guarantee, except as authorized by state law. .
7. NONRESPONSIVE PROPOSALS
Unauthorized conditions, limitations, or provisions attached to a proposal will render it nonresponsive and may cause its rejection. The completed proposal forms shall be without inter-lineation, alterations, or erasures. Alternative proposals will not be considered unless specifically requested. No oral, telegraphic, or telephonic proposal, modification, or withdrawal will be considered.
8. TAXES
No mention shall be made in the proposal of Sales Tax, Use Tax, or any other tax, as all amounts bid will be deemed and held to include any such taxes that may be applicable. Bidder acknowledges and agrees that CITY shall not be responsible for the payment of any increase in Sales Tax, Use Tax, or any other tax that takes effect after award.
9. DISQUALIFICATION OF BIDDERS
In the event that any bidder acting as a prime contractor has an interest in more than one proposal, all such proposals will be rejected, and the bidder will be disqualified. This restriction does not apply to subcontractors or suppliers who may submit quotations to more than one bidder.
No contract will be executed unless the bidder is licensed in accordance with the provisions of the Business and Professions Code.
10. INTERPRETATION OF PLANS AND DOCUMENTS
If any person contemplates submission of a bid for the proposed contract and is in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the plans, specifications or other proposed contract documents, or finds discrepancies in, or omissions from, the drawings or specifications, he or she may submit to the City Engineer a written request for an interpretation or correction thereof five (5) working days prior to the scheduled bid opening. The person submitting the request will be responsible for its prompt delivery. Any interpretation or correction of the proposed
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documents shall be made only by addendum duly issued and copy of such addendum will be mailed or delivered to each person receiving a set of such documents. The City Engineer will not be responsible for any other explanation or interpretations of the proposed documents.
11. ADDENDA OR BULLETINS
The effect of all addenda to the Contract Documents shall be considered in the bid, and said addenda shall be made a part of the Contract Documents and shall be returned with them.
Before submitting a bid, each bidder shall confirm as to whether or not any addenda have been issued, and failure to cover in this bid any such addenda issued, may render bid nonresponsive and may result in its rejection by the CITY.
12. LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES
All proposals must be submitted, filed, made, and executed in accordance with State and Federal laws relating to bids for contracts of this nature whether the same are expressly referred to herein or not.
Any bidder submitting a proposal shall by such action thereby agree to each and all of the terms, conditions, provisions, and requirements set forth, contemplated, and referred to in the Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents, and to full compliance therewith.
13. AWARD OF CONTRACT
Following a review of the bids, the CITY shall determine whether to award the contract or to reject all bids. The award of contract, if made, will be to the lowest responsive-responsible bidder as determined solely by the CITY. At the time of contract award, the successful bidder shall hold a Class A Contractor's License, or a combination of Class C Contractor’s License(s), as required to perform the work, issued by the State of California. Additionally, the CITY reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to accept any bid or portion thereof, to waive any irregularity, and to take the bids under advisement for the period of time stated in the "Notice Inviting Sealed Bids", all as may be required to provide for the best interests of the CITY. In no event will an award be made until all necessary investigations are made as to the responsibility and qualifications of the bidder to whom the award is contemplated.
Within three (3) days of bid opening contractor must submit a revised bid bond with numerical dollar values, both in words and with digits of bid amount. Within five (5) working days after the date of the Notice of Apparent Low Bidder, the successful bidder will be required to submit required Contract Agreement and Insurance. Within ten (10) working days after the date of the Notice of Award, the successful bidder will be required to submit Bonds (Faithful Performance and Material and Labor). Submission of these documents shall be at the Low Bidder’s sole cost and expense and shall not be made reimbursable by City. Award of Contract, if made, shall be solely the determination of the City Council.
No bidder may withdraw its proposal for a period of forty-five (45) days after the time set for opening thereof. However, the CITY will return all proposal guarantees within ten (10) days after the award of the contract or rejection of the bids, as the case may be, to the respective bidders whose proposals they accompany.
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14. PREVAILING WAGE RATES
The wage rates applicable to this Project are the State of California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing rates of per diem wages. In accordance with the provisions of Sections 1773.2 of the California Labor Code, copies of the general prevailing rate of per diem wages as determined by the State Director of Industrial Relations are available at City Hall, which shall be made available to any interested party upon request, or on the Internet at the State Department of Industrial Relations website (www.dir.ca.gov) under Statistics and Research.
It shall be mandatory upon the Contractor to whom the Contract is awarded and upon any subcontractor to pay not less than said specified rates to all workers employed by them in the execution of the Contract. A copy of said rates shall be posted at each job site during the course of construction. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall comply with all provisions of the California Labor Code relating to prevailing wage rates, including Sections 1770–1781.
This Project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. The Department of Industrial Relations shall monitor and enforce compliance with applicable prevailing wage requirements for this Agreement. The reporting requirements may be found at https://www.dir.ca.gov/Public-Works/Contractors.html. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all requirements of the Department of Industrial Relations, including filing electronic payroll reports.
A contractor or subcontractor will not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the Department of Industrial Relations pursuant to Labor Code Section 1725.5. It is not a violation of Labor Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by Section 7029.1 of the Business and Professions Code or by Section 10164 or 20103.5 of the Public Contract Code, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. Contractor and its subcontractors shall maintain active registration with the Department of Industrial Relations for the duration of the Project.
A contractor or subcontractor will not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to Section 6109 of the public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work on a public works project if the contractor or subcontractor is ineligible to perform work pursuant to Section 1777.1 or 1777.7 of the Labor Code.
The CITY will not recognize any claim for additional compensation because of the payment by the Contractor of any wage rate in excess of the prevailing wage rate or the Federal Minimum Wage Rate (whichever is greater) as set forth in the contract. The possibility of wage increases is one of the elements to be considered by the bidder in determining his bid, and will not under any circumstances be considered as the basis of a claim against the CITY on the Contract.
The Contractor and subcontractors shall comply with Section 1777.6 of the Labor Code which stipulates that it shall be unlawful to refuse to accept otherwise qualified employees as registered apprentices on any public works on any basis listed in Government Code Section
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12940(a), as those bases are defined in Government Code Sections 12926 and 12926.1, except as provided in Labor Code Section 3077 and Government Code Section 12940.
15. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CERTIFICATE
Section 3700 of the Labor Code requires that every employer shall secure the payment compensation by either being insured against liability to pay compensation with one or more insurers or by securing a certificate of consent to self-insure from the State Director of Industrial Relations.
In accordance with this section and with Section 1861 of the Labor Code, the Contractor shall sign a Compensation Insurance Certificate which is included with the Contract Agreement, and submit same to CITY along with the other required Contract Documents, prior to performing any work. Reimbursement for this requirement shall be considered as included in the various items of work.
16. CLAYTON ACT AND CARTWRIGHT ACT
In accordance with Section 7103.5 of the Public Contract Code, in entering into a public works contract or a subcontract to supply goods, services or materials pursuant to a public works contract, the Contractor or subcontractor offers and agrees to assign to CITY all rights, and interest in and all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C.
Sec. 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials pursuant to the public works contract or the subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the Contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties.
17. SUBLETTING AND SUBCONTRACTING.
Pursuant to the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (commencing with Section 4100 of the Public Contract Code), bidders are required to list in their proposal the name business address, California contractor license number, and public works contractor registration number issued pursuant to Section 1725.5 of the Labor Code of each subcontractor who will perform work or labor or render services in or about the construction of the work or improvement or a subcontractor who specially fabricates and installs a portion of the work or improvement according to detailed drawings contained in the Plans and Specifications in excess of 1/2 of 1% of this prime Contractor's total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater. If a subcontractor’s California contractor license number or public works contractor registration number are submitted incorrectly in the bid, it will not be grounds for filing a bid protest or grounds for considering the bid nonresponsive if the corrected subcontractor’s California contractor license number is submitted to CITY within 24 hours after the bid opening If the bidder fails to list a subcontractor for a portion of work or if the bidder lists more than one subcontractor of the same portion of work in excess of 1/2 of 1% of the total bid or $10,000, whichever is greater, the bidder agrees that it is fully qualified to perform that portion of work itself, and that the bidder shall perform that portion of work itself. If after award of the contract, the bidder actually subcontracts that portion of work, except as provided in Public Contract Code Section 4107 or 4109, the bidder shall be subject to the penalties listed in
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Section 4111 of the Public Contract Code. It is the CITY's intent for the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act to apply to all phases of the work. /
18. SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES
In conformance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, which is incorporated herein by this reference, the Contractor may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the CITY to ensure performance under the Contract or, in the alternative, may request payment of retention earned directly to an escrow agent.
At the request and expense of the Contractor, the Contractor has the option to deposit securities, which have been approved by the CITY, with a State or Federally chartered bank as the escrow agent or require the City to deposit 5% of each progress payment with the escrow agent. Said securities will be used as a substitute for retention earnings required to be withheld by the CITY, pursuant to the construction contract. Said securities shall have no obligation to any other construction contract for substitution of securities in lieu of retention.
When the Contractor deposits the CITY approved securities with the escrow agent, the escrow agent shall notify the CITY within 10 calendar days of the deposit. Said securities shall be evaluated quarterly by the escrow agent to verify the current market value. If the current market value of said securities falls below the required amount, the escrow agent shall notify the Contractor and require additional securities and/or cash to be submitted for CITY approval, and be held in the escrow account to meet the Contractor's obligations. The escrow agent shall hold said securities until such time as the escrow agent receives written notification from the CITY that the Contractor has satisfactorily completed his Contract obligations.
The type of securities deposited and the method of release shall be approved by the City Attorney's office.
If the Contractor chooses not to exercise its rights under Public Contract Code Section 22300, the full five percent (5%) retention will be deducted from all payments. The final retention will be authorized for payment thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion, if no stop notices have been filed. The CITY may withhold from release of the final retention amounts authorized under Public Contracts Code Section 7107 and/or 125% of amounts identified in any Stop Notices received by the CITY.
19. BID DOCUMENT/PROPOSAL EDITS
No Proposer shall modify, edit, interlineate or change any portion of the Bid Proposal pages without the Agency’s written issuance of a formal Addenda. Any Proposer that modifies, edits, interlineates or changes the Bid Proposal sheets with unauthorized changes shall be deemed to be a non-responsive Bidder.
BIDDER'S NAME: CAT TRACKING INC.
CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
PROPOSAL
FOR
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
TO CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, as CITY:
In accordance with CITY's "Notice Inviting Sealed Bids", the undersigned BIDDER hereby proposes to furnish all materials, equipment, tools, labor, and incidentals required for the above stated project as set forth in the Plans, Specifications, and Contract Documents therefore, and to perform all work in the manner and time prescribed therein.
BIDDER declares that this proposal is based upon careful examination of the work site, Plans, Standard Specifications, Notice Inviting Sealed Bids, Instructions to Bidders, Proposal Documents, General Specifications, Special Provisions and Contract Documents. If this proposal is accepted for award, BIDDER agrees to enter into a contract with CITY at the unit and/or lump sum prices set forth in the following Proposal Bid Sheet. BIDDER understands that failure to enter into a contract in the manner and time prescribed will result in forfeiture to CITY of the Bid Security accompanying this proposal.
BIDDER understands that a bid is required for the entire work, that the estimated quantities set forth in the Proposal Bid Sheet are solely for the purpose of comparing bids, and that final compensation under the contract will be based upon the actual quantities of work satisfactorily completed. It is agreed that the unit and/or lump sum prices bid include all appurtenant expenses, taxes, royalties, and fees. In the case of discrepancies in the amounts bid, unit prices shall govern over extended amounts.
BIDDER agrees and acknowledges that it is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code, which requires every employer to be insured against liability for workers' compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code, and that the BIDDER will comply with such provisions of that code before the commencement of any work under this Contract, if awarded.
BIDDER certifies that in all previous contracts or subcontracts, all reports which may have been due under the requirements of any CITY, State, or Federal equal employment opportunity orders have been satisfactorily filed, and that no such reports are currently outstanding.
BIDDER declares that the only persons or parties interested in this proposal as principals are those named herein; that no officer, agent, or employee of the CITY is personally interested, directly or indirectly, in this proposal; that this proposal is made without connection to any other individual, firm, or corporation making a bid for the same work; and that this proposal is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud.
BIDDER certifies that affirmative action has been taken to seek out and consider disadvantaged business enterprises for those portions of the work to be subcontracted, and that such affirmative actions have been carefully documented, that said documentation is open to inspection, and that said affirmative action will remain in effect for the life of any contract awarded hereunder. 1774061.2 P-1 LH 6909-0 I /2023
Furthermore, BIDDER certifies that affirmative action will be taken to meet all equal employment opportunity requirements of the contract documents.
BIDDER'S NAME: CAT TRACKING INC. DATE: May 12th I 2025
BIDDER'S ADDRESS: _
17 COMMERCIAL AVE RIVERSIDE, CA 92507
BY: Pam Follmer
(Print Name)
PHONE: (951 )_6~82_-_14_9_4 _
Note: See Attached Jurat
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this __ day of , 20
(Signature)
TITLE: ____ CE.......,c... O _
(Signature of Notary Public)
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BY: Pam Follmer
(Print Name)
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(Signature)
TITLE:_ President
(SEAL)
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A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate
is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
State of California
County of _R_iv_e_rs_id_e _
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this 12th day of May , 20 25 , by _P_am_F_o_llm_er _
(Seal)
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appeared before me.
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BIDDER'S INFORMATION
BIDDER certifies that the following information is true and correct:
Bidder's Name: CAT TRACKING INC.
Business Address: 17 COMMERCIAL AVE RIVERSIDE, CA 92507 Email: ESTIMATING@CA TTRACKINGINC. COM Telephone:( 951 )_6;;..;;8=2---1--4..;;.. 94-'------- State Contractor's License No. and Class: 9_9_1 _12_2_(_A_, _B_, _c_-8_, _c_-1_2_, _c_-3_1_, _c_-3_2_) _ Original Date Issued: 3/10/2014 Expiration Date: 3/31/2026 The following are the names, titles, addresses, and phone numbers of all individuals, firm members, partners, joint ventures, and/or corporate officers having a principal interest in this proposal:
Pam Follmer I CEO/ 17 COMMERCIAL AVE RIVERSIDE CA, 92507 / (951) 682-1494 The dates of any voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy judgments against any principal having an interest in this proposal are as follows:
NOT APPLICABLE
All current and prior DBA's, alias, and/or fictitious business names for any principal having an interest in this proposal are as follows:
NOT APPLICABLE
Note: See Attached Jurat
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this __ day of , 20
BY: Pam Follmer
(Print Name)
(Signature of Notary Public) (Signature)
TITLE:_ President
(SEAL)
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A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate
is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
. valid it of that document.
State of California
County of _R_iv_e_r_si_d_e _
Subscribed and sworn to (or affirmed) before me on this 12th day of May , 20 25 , by _P_am_F_o_llm_er _
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) who appeared before me.
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BIDDER'S NAME: CAT TRACKING INC.
NOT APPLICABLE / NO SUBS FOR THIS PROJECT
LIST OF SUBCONTRACTORS (4100 PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE)
BIDDER proposes to subcontract certain portions of the work, and to procure materials and equipment from suppliers and vendors in excess of ½ of 1 % of the total bid amount or ten thousand dollars ($10,000), whichever is greater as follows (add additional pages as necessary) (Bidder must include all requested information):
Subcontractor Name: -------------------------- Address: _ License No. and Class: _
DIR Registration No.: _
Phone No.: _
Percent of Total Contract:
Specific Scope of Work: ----------------------- _
Email: _
Address:
License No. an
DIR Registration N
Phone No.: _
Specific Scope of Work:
Subcontractor Name: _
Address:
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License No. and Class: ---
DIR Registration No.:
Phone No.: _
Specific Scope of
Subcontracto
Address:
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License No. and Class:
DIR Registration No.: ------------------------ _
Phone No.: _
Percent of Total Contract:
Specific Scope of Work: ----------------------- _
Email: _
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BIDDER'S NAME: CAT TRACKING INC.
REFERENCES
The BIDDER shall provide the names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses of three (3) references for which BIDDER has performed similar work within the past three years, with at least two (2) references being public agencies. Failure of the BIDDER to list the required references in the bid proposal, or the subsequent inability of the CITY to verify any provided references, shall result in the BIDDER being deemed non-responsive.
Agency Name: State of California - Department of Transportation Address: 1727 30TH STREET SACRAMENTO CA, 95816
Phone No.: (949) 392-9229 Contact: Theo Pham ---------------- Des c rip ti on of Work: Wrong Way Delineation and sign installation Agency Name: City Of Laguna Beach
Address: 479 Ocean Ave, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Phone No.: (949) 497-0728 Contact: Josh McDonald, P.E. ---------------- Des c rip ti on of Work: Park Avenue Bike Lane Striping & Signage Agency Name: State of California - Department of Transportation Address: 1727 30TH STREET SACRAMENTO CA, 95816
Phone No.: (949) 279-8491 Contact: Nabil Ruda
Des c rip ti on of Work: Remove & Upgrade Existing St-ripi-ng --------------
DESIGNATION OF SURETIES
The following are the names, addresses, and phone numbers for all brokers and sureties from whom BIDDER intends to procure insurance and bonds:
Name: Developers Surety and Indemnity Company
Address: 17771 Cowan, Ste100, Irvine, CA 92614
Phone No.: (949) 263-3300 Contact: Stephanie Shear
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Name: _
Address: _
Phone No.: _ Contact: _
Name: _
Address: _
Phone No.: _ Contact: _
Name: _
Address: _
Phone No.: _ Contact: _
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CONTRACTOR'S LICENSING STATEMENT
BIDDER certifies that the following is true and correct. The undersigned is licensed in accordance with the laws of the State of California providing for the registration of Contractors.
Contractor's License Number: 991122 ---------------
DIR Registration No.:_1_0_00_0_1_1_1_so _
Name of Individual Contractor (Print or type):
CAT TRACKING INC.
Signature of Owner(s): _
Business Address: 17 COMMERCIAL AVE, RIVERSIDE, CA
or
Name of Company: CAT TRACKING INC.
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A notary public or other officer completing this
certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate
is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or
validity of that document.
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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
24035 El Toro Road •Laguna Hills, California 92653 • (949) 707-2600 • FAX (949) 707-2633 Website: www.lagunahillsCA.gov
April 29, 2025
SUBJECT: Addendum No. 1 to CIP 153, Street Name Signs Project To All Bidders:
This Addendum No. 1 is being issued for the subject bid documents. The following changes have been made to the bid documents:
Section 3-8 SUBMITTALS hereby replaced in its entirety with:
Submittals shall be provided for all signage. Materials shall neither be furnished nor fabricated, nor shall any work for which submittals are required be performed before the required submittals have been reviewed and accepted by the City Engineer. The Contractor is hereby advised that this project requires the special fabrication of a decorative, custom, City logo blade in Appendix B and Appendix C, and as shown in the specifications. The decorative street name blade sign shall be identical to previously fabricated, sample, decorative street name blade sign, which is available for inspection by contacting the City of Laguna Hills (Raul Rodriguez, tel: 949-707-2659 or email: [email protected]). All sign layouts must be approved by the City prior to final production. The Contractor shall be responsible for providing a total of six (6) samples of the street name signs and decorative City logo blade to the City. The city will review and approve the samples for implementation prior to commencement of work. The specifications identified in Section 314-1 apply to all sign submittals.
Requests for Information:
1. Can a subcontractor’s license be accepted in place of the primary one? Can C45 sign contractor license be added to the eligible licenses for this bid? A C-45 sign contractor may be a prime contractor as this is a Public Works project. Section 7059(b)(1) of the Business and Professions Code states: “In public works contracts, as defined in Section 1101 of the Public Contract Code, the awarding authority shall determine the license classification necessary to bid and perform the project, in accordance with the classifications prescribed by this article and as set forth in Division 8 of Title 16 of the California Code of Regulations. In no case shall the awarding authority award a prime contract to a specialty contractor whose classification constitutes less than a majority of the project. When a specialty contractor is authorized to bid a project, all work to be performed outside of their license specialty, except work authorized by subdivision (a), shall be performed by a licensed subcontractor in compliance with the Subletting and Subcontracting Fair Practices Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code).”
2. What are the exceptions for licenses concerning an out-of-state bidder? There are no exceptions. This is a Public Works project as defined by the Public Contract Code, and as such all licensees must be licensed by the California State Licensing Board.
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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
FOR
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
SCOPE OF WORK
The work to be performed and completed by Contractor consists of the city-wide replacement of existing street name signs at non-signalized intersections with new street name signs and all other incidental work in this specification document.
LOCATION OF WORK
The Project is city-wide at all non-signalized intersections, as shown on the plans.
TIME OF COMPLETION
The Contractor shall complete all work in every detail within ninety (90) working days after the date of the Notice to Proceed.
TRAFFIC REQUIREMENTS
The Contractor shall provide delineation in accordance with the latest updated version of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The Contractor shall schedule the order of his work such that no travel lanes are closed before 8:30 A.M. or after 4:30 P.M. daily.
A minimum of one through travel lane and all turning lanes in all directions shall be maintained during construction between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. The same number of travel lanes currently in use (at the time of bid) shall be opened to traffic each and every day between 4:30 P.M. and 8:30 A.M. No work that interferes with public traffic shall be performed after 4:30 P.M. or before 8:30 A.M. No street closures shall be made. The traffic signal and traffic signal detectors shall remain operational during the construction until their replacement is scheduled within 5 days of disruption. Night work shall only be allowed with approved, written approval by the City Engineer, at the contractor’s request, and shall be completed at no additional cost if approved.
Separation between travel lanes shall be accomplished by the use of delineators placed at a maximum of 15' on center. Traffic channelization at intersections shall be accomplished by the use of delineators placed at a maximum of 10' on center.
UTILITY REQUIREMENTS
The Contractor is advised of the existence of the utility notification service provided by UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT (USA). USA member utilities will provide the Contractor with the precise locations of their substructures in the construction area when the Contractor gives at least 48 hours notice to the Underground Service Alert by calling 1(800) 422-4133. Contractor shall provide the City with proof of contact with USA upon request.
The Contractor shall notify the following agencies at least 48 hours in advance of excavating around any of their structures. The utility companies listed below can be contacted as indicated.
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NAME ADDRESS ATTENTION Phone
Number
AT&T 3939 E. Coronado St.
Anaheim, CA 92807
Robert Fleisher 714/618-9129
OCTA 550 S. Main Street
Orange, CA 92613-1584
Kyle Poff 714/560-5816
Southern California
Edison
14155 Bake Parkway
Irvine, CA 92718
Chris Schafer 949/458-4413
El Toro Water District 24251 Los Alisos Blvd.
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Brian Miller 949/837-7050
Ext. 224
Gas Company 1919 South State College
Anaheim, CA 92806
Andrew Alday 714/385-3377
Gas Company Southern
Region Transmission
P. O. Box 1100
Chatsworth, CA 91313
Rosalyn
Squires
818/701-4546
CR&R P.O. Box 1100
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92693-1100
Mike
Campuzano
949/254-1779
Saddleback Unified
School District
25631 Diseno Drive
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Frank Manzo 949/580-3335
Moulton Niguel Water
District
27500 La Paz Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
Steve Merk 949/425-3538
Cox Communication 27121 Towne Centre Drive
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Reynaldo
Castro
949/563-8889
Santa Margarita Water
District
P. O. Box 7005
Mission Viejo, CA 92690-7005
Jaime Aguilar 949/459-6582
San Diego Gas & Electric 662 Camino de los Mares
San Clemente, CA 92673
Attn: Dolphus
D. Davis
949/369-4721
The California Public Utilities Commission mandates that, in the interest of public safety, main line gas valves be maintained in a manner to be readily accessible and in good operating condition.
The Contractor shall notify the Southern California Gas Company (714) 634-3185 at least 2 working days prior to the start of construction.
The Contractor shall exercise extreme care to protect all existing utilities in place whether shown on the plans or not, and shall assume full responsibility for all damage resulting from his operations. The Contractor shall coordinate with each utility company as to the requirements and methods for protection of their facilities during the construction period, and shall be responsible for preparation and processing of any required plans or permits. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility to maintain uninterrupted service for all utilities.
By submitting a bid, the Contractor acknowledges the above referenced utility work to be done in conjunction with this Project. The Contractor shall schedule his work and conduct his operations so as to permit access and time for the required utility work to be accomplished during the progress of the work.
The Contractor shall coordinate with each utility company as to the extent of required work and the time required to do so. The Contractor shall include this time in his schedule. Payment for the above, if any, shall be deemed as included in the items of work as shown on the proposal bid sheet and no additional compensation will be allowed.
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FLOW AND ACCEPTANCE OF WATER
It is anticipated that storm, surface or other waters will be encountered at various times and locations during the work herein contemplated. The Contractor, by submitting a bid, acknowledges that he has investigated the risk arising from such waters and has prepared his bid accordingly, and Contractor, by submitting a bid, assumes all of said risk.
REMOVAL OF WATER
The Contractor shall provide and maintain at all times during construction ample means and devices to promptly remove and properly dispose of all water entering the excavations or other parts of the work. No concrete footing or floor shall be laid in water nor shall water be allowed to rise over them until the concrete or mortar has set at least two (2) hours. Water shall not be allowed to rise unequally against any walls for a period of twenty-eight (28) days. Dewatering for the structures and pipelines shall commence when ground water is first encountered, and shall be continuous until such time as water can be allowed to rise in accordance with the above statement. Dewatering shall be accomplished by well points or some other method which will insure a dry hold and preservation of final lines and grade of the bottoms of excavation, all subject to the approval of the City Engineer.
Dewatering methods and disposal of water from dewatering operations shall be the sole responsibility of the Contractor and shall conform to the requirements of the State Regional Water Quality Control Board, the requirements of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), and the Federal Clean Water Act. Full compensation for dewatering shall be considered as included in the contract prices paid for the related items of work, and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore.
STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS
The Standard Specifications of the City are contained in the 2018 edition of the STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION, also known as the “Greenbook”, including all supplements, as written and promulgated by the Joint Cooperative Committee of the Southern California Chapter of the American Public Works Association and the Southern California District of the Associated General Contractors of California, which is incorporated herein by this reference. Copies of these Standard Specifications are available from the publisher:
BNi Building News
Division of BNi Publications, Inc.
990 Park Center Drive, Suite E
Vista, California 92801
(760) 734-1113
The Standard Specifications set forth above will control the general provisions for this Contract except as amended by the Plans, General Specifications, Special Provisions, or other Contract Documents.
The section numbers of the following Special Provisions coincide with those of the said Standard Specifications. Only those sections requiring amendment, elaboration, addition, or that are specifying options are stated in the Special Provisions.
In case of conflict between the Standard Specifications and the General Specifications or Special Provisions, the General Specifications and Special Provisions shall take precedence over and be used in lieu of such conflicting portions of the Standard Specifications.
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References in the Special Provisions to "CALTRANS Standard Specifications" shall mean the latest edition of the Standard Specifications of the State of California, Department of Transportation. Copies of these specifications and standard drawings may be obtained from:
California Department of Transportation
Publications Distribution Unit
1900 Royal Oaks Drive
Sacramento, California 95815-3800
Telephone (916) 263-0822
Fax (916) 263-0470
References in the Special Provisions to Standard Plans shall mean the Standard Plans for Public Works Construction, latest edition (written and promulgated by the Public Works Standards, Inc.), and, where applicable and as determined and selected by the City Engineer, those specific standard plans of the City of Laguna Hills, the County of Orange and/or the State Department of Transportation, latest editions.
Where the Plans or Specifications describe portions of the work in general terms, but not in complete detail, it is understood that the item is to be furnished and installed complete and in place and that only the best general practice is to prevail and that only materials and workmanship of the first quality are to be used. Unless otherwise specified, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals, and do all the work involved in executing the contract.
WAGE RATES AND LABOR CODE REQUIREMENTS
The City has determined that the work on this Project requires work of labor categories which are subject to the State of California Department of Industrial Relations prevailing rates of per diem wages.
Contractor is aware of the requirements of California Labor Code Section 1720, et seq., and 1770, et seq., as well as California Code of Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000, et seq., (“Prevailing Wage Laws”), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the performance of other requirements on “public works” and “maintenance” projects. Contractor agrees to fully comply with all applicable federal and state labor laws (including, without limitation, if applicable, the Prevailing Wage Laws). It is agreed by the parties that, in connection with the work provided pursuant to the Agreement, Contractor shall bear all risks of payment or non-payment of prevailing wages under California law, and Contractor hereby agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the City, its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents free and harmless from any claim or liability arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws. The foregoing indemnity shall survive termination of the Agreement.
Contractor understands and agrees to comply with the following California Labor Code compliance conditions [Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq., 1813, 1860, 1861, 3700]:
a) The Agreement is subject to the provisions of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of the California Labor Code relating to public works and the awarding public agency (“City”) and Contractor agree to be bound by all the provisions thereof as though set forth in full herein.
b) Contractor shall be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”) in accordance with California Labor Code Section 1725.5 and has provided proof of registration to City prior to the effective date of this Agreement.
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c) Contractor agrees to comply with the provisions of California Labor Code Sections 1771, 1774 and 1775 concerning the payment of prevailing rates of wages to workers and the penalties for failure to pay prevailing wages. The applicable prevailing wage determination(s) may be obtained at (http://www.dir.ca.qov/OPRUDPreWaqeDetermination.htm), are on file with City, and are available to any interested party upon request. A copy of said rates shall be posted at each job site during the term of this Agreement.
d) Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, Contractor’s services are subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. Contractor shall post job site notices as prescribed by DIR regulations and furnish the records specified in California Labor Code Section 1776 directly to the Labor Commissioner in the manner prescribed by California Labor Code Section 1771.4(a)(3) and (c)(2). e) Eight (8) hours of labor shall constitute a legal day’s work for all workmen employed in the execution of this Agreement, and the Contractor and any subcontractor shall comply with and be governed by the laws of the State of California having to do with working hours set forth in Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the California Labor Code. Contractor shall comply with the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1813 concerning penalties for workers who work excess hours. Contractor shall, as a penalty to the City, forfeit twenty-five dollars ($25) for each worker employed in the execution of this Agreement by the Contractor or by any subcontractor for each calendar day during which such worker is required or permitted to work more than eight (8) hours in any one calendar day and forty (40) hours in any one calendar week in violation of the provisions of Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, Article 3 of the California Labor Code. (See, e.g., Cal. Labor Code §1815.)
f) Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.1, Contractor and any subcontractor shall not be qualified to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, subject to the requirements of Section 4104 of the California Public Contract Code, or engage in the performance of any contract for public work on a public works project unless registered with the DIR and qualified to perform public work pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1725.2. It is not a violation of California Labor Code Section 1771.1 for an unregistered contractor to submit a bid that is authorized by California Business and Professions Code Section 7029.1 or by California Public Contract Code Section 10164 or 20103.5, provided the contractor is registered to perform public work pursuant to Section 1725.5 at the time the contract is awarded. Contractor shall not perform any work under this Agreement with any subcontractor who is ineligible to perform work on the public works project pursuant to Section 1777.1 or 1777.7 of the California Labor Code.
Apprentices
Section 1777.5 requires the Contractor or Subcontractor employing tradesmen in any apprenticeable occupation to apply to an applicable apprenticeship committee that can supply apprentices to the site of the public works project and which administers the apprenticeship program in that trade for a certificate of approval. The certificate will also fix the ratio of apprentices to journeymen to be used in the performance of the Contract.
The Contractor is required to make contributions to funds established for the administration of apprenticeship programs if he employs registered apprentices or journeymen in any apprenticeable trade and if other Contractors on the public works site are making such contributions.
Information relative to apprenticeship standards, contributions, wage schedules and other requirements may be obtained from the State Director of Industrial Relations or from the Division of Apprenticeship Standards.
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RESOLUTION OF CONSTRUCTION CLAIMS
California Public Contract Code (PCC) section 9204 as adopted by Assembly Bill 626 prescribes a process to present, confer, and mediate all construction claims relating to the City’s public works project.
“Public works project” means the erection, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement of any public structure, building, road, or another public improvement of any kind. “Claim” means a separate demand by the Contractor sent by registered mail or certified mail with return receipt requested for (A) a time extension, including, without limitation for relief from damages or penalties for delay assessed by a public entity under a contract for a public works project (B) payment of money or damages arising from work done by or on behalf of the Contractor pursuant to the contract for a public works project and payment for which is not otherwise expressly provided or to which the claimant is not otherwise entitled, or the amount the payment of which is disputed by the local agency. (PCC 9204(c)(1)) For any claim subject to this article, PCC section 9204 requires the following:
a) The claim shall be submitted by the Contractor in writing, sent by registered mail or certified mail with return receipt requested and must include the documents necessary to substantiate the claim. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to extend the time limit or supersede notice requirements otherwise provided by contract for the filing of claims. However, upon receipt of a claim, the City, and the Contractor may, by mutual agreement, extend the time period provided by statute.
b) For claims of all amounts, the City shall respond within 45 days of receipt of the claim, and provide the claimant a written statement identifying which portion of the claim is disputed and which portion of the claim is undisputed. If the City requires approval from the City Council, and the City Council does not meet within the 45-day period to respond, the City shall have up to three days to issue its response following the City Council meeting. c) For all portions of a claim determined to be undisputed, the City must process payment to the claimant within 60 days of issuing the City’s written determination. d) If the claimant disputes the City’s response, or if the City fails to respond within the time limits provided, the claimant may demand an informal conference to meet and confer for settlement of the issues in dispute. The demand must be sent in writing by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. Upon receipt of a demand, the City must schedule a meet and confer conference within 30 days for settlement of the disputed claim. e) Within 10 business days following the conclusion of the meet and confer conference, if any portion of the claim remains in dispute, the City shall provide the claimant an addition written statement identifying the portion of the claim that is undisputed and the portion that remains in dispute.
f) For all portions of a claim determined to be undisputed, the City must process payment to the claimant within 60 days of issuing the City’s written determination. g) Any remaining undisputed portion of the claim, as identified by the Contractor in writing, shall be submitted to nonbinding mediation in which the parties share the cost evenly. The City and the claimant shall mutually agree on a mediator within 10 business days after the disputed portion of the claim has been identified in writing. If the parties cannot agree, each party shall select a mediator and those mediators shall jointly select a qualified, neutral third party to mediate the remaining undisputed claim. Each party shall bear the respective costs charged by its respective mediator in connection with the selection of the neutral mediator. If mediation is
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unsuccessful, the parts of the claim remaining in dispute shall be subject to applicable procedures outside of PCC section 9204.
Unless otherwise agreed to by the City and the Contractor in writing, the mediation conducted pursuant to this section shall excuse any further obligation under PCC Section 20104.4 to mediate after litigation has been commenced.
PCC Section 9204 does not preclude the City from requiring arbitration of disputes under private arbitration or the Public Works Contract Arbitration Program if mediation under this section does not resolve the parties’ dispute.
Should the City fail to respond to a claim, or fail to issue written statements as required, the Contractor’s claim is deemed denied. A claim denied by reason of the City’s failure to respond shall not constitute an adverse finding with regard to the merits of the claim or the responsibility or qualifications of the claimant.
Amounts not paid in a timely manner as required by PCC 9204 shall bear interest at seven percent per annum.
NOTICE OF THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS
In accordance with PCC Section 9201, the City will provide timely notification to Contractor of the receipt of any third-party claim relating to the Agreement. The Contractor agrees to reimburse the City for its reasonable costs incurred in providing such notice.
CLAYTON ACT AND CARTWRIGHT ACT
In accordance with Section 7103.5 of the Public Contract Code, in entering into a public works contract or a subcontract to supply goods, services or materials pursuant to a public works contract, the contractor or subcontractor offers and agrees to assign to the awarding body all rights, and interest in and all causes of action it may have under Section 4 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 15) or under the Cartwright Act (Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 16700) of Part 2 of Division 7 of the Business and Professions Code), arising from purchases of goods, services, or materials pursuant to the public works contract or the subcontract. This assignment shall be made and become effective at the time the awarding body tenders final payment to the contractor, without further acknowledgment by the parties.
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CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
FOR
STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
PART 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 1 - TERMS, DEFINITIONS, ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS. 1-2 DEFINITIONS.
City City of Laguna Hills
Board City Council
Caltrans California Department of Transportation
County County of Orange
Engineer City Engineer
Federal United States of America
State State of California
Contractor Contractor, its workers, employees and agents Project STREET NAME SIGNS PROJECT, CIP 153
1-3 ABBREVIATIONS.
1-3.2 Common Usage. [Add the following to this section]:
MUTCD Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices, including the California Supplement
OCPW Orange County Public Works Department
SPPWC Standard Plans for Public Works Construction
SSPWC Standard Specifications for Public Works Construction FHWA Federal Highway Administration
HUD Housing and Urban Development
1-7 AWARD AND EXECUTION OF CONTRACT.
Within three (3) days of bid opening contractor must submit:
• If a bid bond is submitted with a 10% of Bid designation for the amount as noted in the City Approved Bid Bond form, a revised Bid Bond with numerical dollar values, both in words and with digits, shall be submitted to the City within three (3) days of bid opening.
Within five (5) working days after the date of the Notice of Apparent Low Bidder, the Contractor shall execute and return the following documents to the City:
• All Insurance Requirements set forth herein
• Two (2) Original Signed Contract Agreements
Within ten (10) working days after the date of the Notice of Award, the Contractor shall execute and return the following documents to the City:
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• Faithful Performance Bond
• Material and Labor Bond
• Construction Schedule
• Form W-9
• Encroachment Permit Application
• Construction Materials Submittals
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF THE ABOVE WILL RESULT IN ANNULMENT OF THE
AWARD AND FORFEITURE OF THE PROPOSAL GUARANTEE AT THE SOLE DISCRETION OF City.
The Contract Agreement shall not be considered binding upon the City until executed by the authorized City officials. A corporation to which an award is made may be required, before the Contract Agreement is executed by the City, to furnish evidence of its corporate existence, of its right to enter into contracts in the State of California, and that the officers signing the Contract and bonds for the corporation have the authority to do so. 1-7.2 Contract Bonds. [Replace section with the following]:
Both the Faithful Performance Bond and the Material and Labor Bond shall each be for not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the total Contract amount. The Material and Labor Bond shall remain in force until thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion. The Faithful Performance Bond will be held for one year after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion.
Prior to the acceptance of any bond, the City shall verify that the surety is an admitted surety in the State of California. If requested by the City, the Contractor shall provide other information specified in the Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.660 to enable the City to verify the sufficiency of the bond.
Should any bond become insufficient, the Contractor shall correct the insufficiency within ten (10) calendar days after receiving notice from the City. The Contractor shall provide the City with evidence of the correction within ten (10) calendar days of said correction. Should any surety at any time be unsatisfactory to the City, written notice will be given to the Contractor to that effect.
No further payments shall be deemed due or will be payable under the Contract until Contractor submits an acceptable bond from a surety accepted by the City. Changes to the work or extensions of time made pursuant to the Contract Agreement shall in no way release the Contractor or the surety from its obligations. Notice of such changes or extensions shall be waived by the surety.
SECTION 2 – SCOPE OF WORK.
2-1.1 Contract Documents. [Add the following to this section]:
The Contractor shall maintain a control set of Contract Documents on the Project site at all times.
All final locations determined in the field, and any deviations from the Contract Documents, shall be marked in red on this control set to show the as-constructed conditions. Upon completion of all work, the Contractor shall return the control set to the Engineer. Final payment will not be made until this requirement has been met.
2-2 PERMITS. [Add the following to this section]:
Prior to the start of any work, the Contractor shall take out the applicable City and State permits and make arrangements for City and State inspections. Requests for inspections shall be made
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to the City at least 24 hours in advance of need. The Contractor and all subcontractors shall each obtain any and all other permits, licenses, inspections, certificates, or authorizations required by any governing body or public utility. Payment for this work shall be included in the bid items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed. The City will waive the usual City encroachment permit fees.
Further, Contractor shall ensure that its employees, agents, contractors, and subcontractors conduct themselves in compliance with such laws and licensure requirements including, without limitation, compliance with laws applicable to nondiscrimination, sexual harassment, and ethical behavior throughout the duration of the Contract. Contractor shall not retain or employ an unlicensed subcontractor to perform work pursuant to this Contract. Contractor shall notify the City immediately and in writing of its employees’, agents’, contractors’ or subcontractors’ inability to obtain or maintain, irrespective of the pendency of any appeal, any such licenses, permits, approvals, certificate, waivers, and exemptions that may be required. Such inability shall be cause for termination of this Contract
2-3 RIGHT-OF-WAY. [Add the following to this section]:
The City will acquire all rights of way, easements and rights of entry as required for this Project.
The Contractor shall verify that the acquisition(s) is completed prior to beginning any work outside of the public right of way. All cost for re-mobilization, downtime, etc. due to delays in obtaining the required rights of way, easements and rights of entry shall be included in all other items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed. In the event the required easements have not yet been acquired by the City, the Contractor shall conduct its operation so as to confine its work to the limits of the existing right-of-way.
2-4 COOPERATION AND COLLATERAL WORK. [Add the following]:
The Contractor is advised as to the possibility of other construction projects within the proposed construction zone by the City of Laguna Hills, other governing agencies or private enterprises. In the event of such projects, the Contractor shall coordinate with the applicable parties as to the extent of any time required to complete their work and shall schedule his work and conduct his operations so as to permit access and time as required for the concurrent work. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Engineer in the event of a delay in scheduling caused solely by this concurrent work. Payment for the above, if any, shall be deemed as included in various items of work, including any delay impacts, as shown on the proposal bid sheet and no additional compensation will be allowed.
2-8 EXTRA WORK.
2-8.2 Payment.
2-8.3 Markup.
(a) Work by Contractor. [Add the following to this section]: The following percentages shall be the maximum added to the Contractor's costs and shall constitute the markup for all overhead and profits:
1) Labor 20%
2) Materials 15%
3) Equipment Rental 15%
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4) Other Items and Expenditures 15%
To the sum of the costs and markups provided for in this subsection, 1 percent shall be added as compensation for bonding.
(b) Work by Subcontractor. [Add the following to this section]: When all or any part of the extra work is performed by a Subcontractor, the markup established in 3-3.2.3(a) shall be applied to the Subcontractor's actual cost of such work. A markup of 10 percent on the first $5,000 of the subcontracted portion of the extra work and a markup of five (5) percent on work added in excess of $5,000 of the subcontracted portion of the extra work may be added by the Contractor.
The markups mentioned hereinafter shall include, but are not limited to, all costs for the services of superintendents, project managers, timekeepers and other personnel not working directly on the change order and pickup or yard trucks used by the above personnel. These costs shall be reported as labor or equipment elsewhere except when actually performing work directly on the change order and then shall only be reported at the labor classification of the work performed.
The costs of rental equipment shall not exceed the equipment rental rates in the surcharge and Equipment Rental Rates, as published by the State of California Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency and the California Department of Transportation, Division of Construction for the current fiscal year.
2-10 DISPUTED WORK. [Add the following to this section]:
If the Contractor and the City are unable to reach an agreement on disputed work, the City may direct the Contractor to proceed as directed. The City shall have the option, at its own discretion, to pay for said work through unilateral change order executed by the City after conducting its own analysis of the reasonable costs thereof. Although not to be construed as proceeding under extra work provisions in Section 3-3, the Contractor shall keep and furnish records of disputed work in accordance with Section 3-3.
In any case where the Contractor believes extra compensation is due the Contractor for work or materials not clearly covered in the Contract, or not ordered by the City as “extra work”, the Contractor shall notify the City in writing of the Contractor's intention to make claim for such extra compensation before the Contractor begins the work on which Contractor bases the claim. If such notification is not given, or the City is not afforded proper supporting documentation by the Contractor for keeping strict account of actual cost, then the Contractor shall be deemed to have waived the claims for such extra compensation. Such notice by the Contractor, and the fact that the City has kept account of the cost as aforesaid, shall not in any way be construed as proving the validity of the claim. The validity of the claim must be determined by the City. If the City determines that the claim is well founded, it shall be allowed and paid for as “extra work”; if the City determines that the claim is not well founded, it shall be disallowed and not paid.
SECTION 3 – CONTROL OF THE WORK.
3-10 SURVEYING.
3-10.3 Survey Services. [Add sub-section]:
The Contractor will provide the initial surveying and the initial construction staking, if required for the construction of this Project. The cost of any additional surveying and/or construction staking
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primarily for the convenience of the Contractor and for replacement of stakes lost for any reason will be the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor shall make all requests in writing for construction stakes at least 48 hours in advance of the day required.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the finished work's conforming to the lines, grades and benchmarks given by the Engineer. The Contractor shall establish supplementary benchmarks, elevations, lines and grades and any other necessary controls which are not established by the Engineer and which are necessary to complete the work. Compensation for above work by the Contractor shall be included within the various items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed.
SECTION 4 - CONTROL OF MATERIALS
4-3 INSPECTIONS.
4-3.1 General. [Add the following to this section]:
The City will pay for inspection and materials testing. The Contractor shall pay for retests and reinspections due to failure to meet Specifications. If the Contractor elects to work under this Contract more than 8 hours/day or more than 40 hours/week, Saturday, Sunday, or City holidays, it shall arrange with the Engineer for the required inspection service and pay the Special Inspection Fees as provided by the Material Inspector and City Engineer. When Special Inspection is required, the Contractor shall notify the City and pay inspection fees 24 hours in advance. A 24 hour advance notice will be given during working hours, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday or City holidays for the purpose of permitting the Engineer to make necessary assignments of his representatives. If the Contractor is directed by the City to work under this Contract more than 8 hours/day or more than 40 hours/week, the Special Inspection Fee requirements will be waived.
SECTION 5 – LEGAL RELATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
5-1 LAWS AND REGULATIONS. [Add the following to this section]:
The Contractor, and all subcontractors, suppliers and vendors, shall comply with all City, State, and Federal orders regarding affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunities and fair employment practices. Failure to file any report due under said orders will result in suspension of periodic progress payments.
The Contractor shall ensure unlimited access to the job site for all equal employment opportunity compliance officers.
5-3 LABOR.
5-3.3 Payroll Records. [Add the following to this section]:
Contractor shall comply with the provisions of California Labor Code Section 1776 which, among other things, require Contractor and each subcontractor to (1) keep accurate payroll records, (2) certify and make such payroll records available for inspection as provided by Section 1776, and (3) inform the City of the location of the records. The Contractor is responsible for compliance with Section 1776 by itself and all of its subcontractors. Verified payroll records shall be submitted to the City by the tenth day of each month. Progress payments will be withheld pending receipt of any outstanding reports.
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5-4 INSURANCE.
5-4.5 Compliance with Insurance Requirements. [Add the following to this section]:
Contractor shall obtain, maintain, and keep in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, at its sole cost and expense, and in a form and content satisfactory to City, all insurance required under this section. Contractor shall not commence any work or services under this Agreement unless and until it has provided evidence satisfactory to City that it has secured all insurance required under this section. If Contractor’s existing insurance policies do not meet the insurance requirements set forth herein, Contractor agrees to amend, supplement or endorse the policies to do so.
5-4.5.1 Types of Insurance Required. [Add the following to this section]:
As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement, and without limiting the indemnity provisions set forth in this Agreement, Contractor shall obtain and maintain in full force and effect during the term of this Agreement, including any extension thereof, the following policies of insurance:
A. Commercial General Liability Insurance. Contractor shall obtain and maintain, in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a policy of Commercial General Liability Insurance (Insurance Services Office form CG 00 01) written on an occurrence basis with limits of at least two million dollars ($2,000,000.00) per occurrence, four million dollars ($4,000,000.00) in the general aggregate, and four million dollars ($4,000,000.00) for completed operations aggregate. Defense costs shall be paid in addition to the limits. The policy shall contain no endorsements or provisions limiting coverage for (1) contractual liability; (2) cross liability exclusion for claims or suits by one insured against another; or (3) contain any other exclusion contrary to the Agreement.
B. Automobile Liability Insurance. Contractor shall obtain and maintain, in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a policy of Automobile Liability Insurance (Insurance Services Office form CA 001) written on a per occurrence basis with limits of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) combined limit for each occurrence covering bodily injury and property damage. The policy shall specifically include coverage for owned, non-owned, leased, and hired automobiles.
C. Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Contractor shall obtain and maintain, in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a policy of Workers’ Compensation Insurance in at least the minimum statutory amounts, and in compliance with all other statutory requirements, as required by the State of California. Contractor agrees to waive and obtain endorsements from its workers’ compensation insurer waiving all subrogation rights under its workers’ compensation insurance policy against the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, and to require each of its subcontractors, if any, to do likewise under their workers’ compensation insurance policies. Contractor shall obtain and maintain, in full force and effect throughout the term of this Agreement, a policy of Employer’s Liability Insurance written on a per occurrence basis with limits of at least one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) per accident for bodily injury or disease.
5-4.5.2 Acceptability of Insurers. [Add the following to this section]:
Insurance required by this section shall be issued by a licensed company authorized to transact business in the state by the Department of Insurance for the State of California with a current rating of A-:VII or better (if an admitted carrier), or a current rating of A:X or better (if offered by a
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non-admitted insurer listed on the State of California List of Approved Surplus Line Insurers (LASLI), by the latest edition of A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide, except that the City will accept workers’ compensation insurance from the State Compensation Fund. In the event the City determines that the work or services to be performed under this Agreement creates an increased or decreased risk of loss to the City, the Contractor agrees that the minimum limits of the insurance policies may be changed accordingly upon receipt of written notice from the City.
Contractor shall immediately substitute any insurer whose A.M. Best rating drops below the levels specified herein.
5-4.5.3 Insurance Endorsements. [Add the following to this section]:
Required insurance policies shall not be in compliance if they include any limiting provision or endorsement that has not been submitted to the City for written approval. Required insurance policies shall contain the following provisions, or Contractor shall provide endorsements on forms approved by the City to add the following provisions to the insurance policies:
A. The policy or policies of insurance required by this section for Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability Insurance shall be endorsed to provide the following:
(1) Additional Insured: The City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, shall be additional insureds with regard to liability and defense of suits or claims arising out of the performance of the Agreement; and
(2) Additional Insured Endorsements: Additional insured endorsements shall not (1) be restricted to “ongoing operations”, (2) exclude “contractual liability”, (3) restrict coverage to “sole” liability of Contractor, or (4) contain any other exclusions contrary to the Agreement; and, the coverage shall contain no special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to additional insureds.
(3) Notice: The policy or policies of insurance required by this section for Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability Insurance shall be endorsed to state that coverage shall not be suspended, voided, cancelled, or modified, or reduced in coverage or in limits, except after thirty (30) days prior written notice by First Class U.S. Mail, postage-prepaid, has been provided to the City. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if coverage is to be suspended, voided, or cancelled because of Contractor’s failure to pay the insurance premium, the notice provided to City shall be by ten (10) days prior written notice.
B. For all policies of Commercial General Liability Insurance, Contractor shall provide endorsements for completed operations to effectuate this requirement. 5-4.5.4 Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions.
Any deductible or self-insured retention must be approved in writing by the City in advance and shall protect the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, in the same manner and to the same extent as they would have been protected had the policy or policies not contained a deductible or self-insured retention.
5-4.5.6 Primary and Non-Contributing Insurance.
All policies of Commercial General Liability Insurance and Automobile Liability Insurance shall be primary and any other insurance, deductible, or self-insurance maintained by the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents or volunteers, shall not contribute with this primary insurance. Policies shall contain or be endorsed to contain such provisions.
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5-4.5.7 Waiver of Subrogation.
All policies of Commercial General Liability and Automobile Liability Insurance shall contain or be endorsed to waive subrogation against the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, or shall specifically allow Contractor or others providing insurance evidence in compliance with the requirements set forth in this section to waive their right to recovery prior to a loss. Contractor hereby agrees to waive its own right of recovery against the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, and Contractor hereby agrees to require similar written express waivers and insurance clauses from each of its subcontractors. 5-4.5.8 Evidence of Coverage.
Concurrently with the execution of the Agreement, Contractor shall deliver certificates of insurance together with original endorsements affecting each of the insurance policies required by this section. Required insurance policies shall not be in compliance if they include any limiting provision or endorsement that has not been submitted to the City for written approval. The certificates of insurance and original endorsements for each insurance policy shall be signed by a person authorized by that insurer to bind coverage on its behalf. At least fifteen (15) days prior to the expiration of any such policy, evidence of insurance showing that such insurance coverage has been renewed or extended shall be filed with the City. If such coverage is cancelled or reduced and not replaced immediately so as to avoid a lapse in the required coverage, Contractor shall, within ten (10) days after receipt of written notice of such cancellation or reduction of coverage, file with the City evidence of insurance showing that the required insurance has been reinstated or has been provided through another insurance company or companies. Contractor shall promptly furnish, at City’s request, copies of actual policies including all declaration pages, endorsements, exclusions and any other policy documents City requires to verify coverage. 5-4.5.9 Requirements Not Limiting.
Requirement of specific coverage or minimum limits contained in this section are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits, or other requirements, or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance. Nothing in this section shall be construed as limiting in any way the indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, or the extent to which Contractor may be held responsible for payments of damages to persons or property. 5-4.5.10 Enforcement of Agreement (Non-Estoppel).
Contractor acknowledges and agrees that actual or alleged failure on the part of the City to inform Contractor of any non-compliance with any of the insurance requirements set forth in this section imposes no additional obligation on the City nor does it waive any rights hereunder.
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5-4.5.11 Insurance for Subcontractors.
Contractor shall either: (1) include all subcontractors engaged in any work or services for Contractor relating to this Agreement as additional named insureds under the Contractor’s insurance policies; or (2) Contractor shall be responsible for causing its subcontractors to procure and maintain the appropriate insurance in compliance with the terms of the insurance requirements set forth in this section, including adding the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, as additional insureds to their respective policies. All policies of Commercial General Liability Insurance provided by Contractor’s subcontractors performing any work or services related to this Agreement shall be endorsed to name the City, its officials, officers, employees, agents and volunteers, as additional insureds. Contractor shall not allow any subcontractor to commence any work or services relating to this Agreement unless and until it has provided evidence satisfactory to City that the subcontractor has secured all insurance required under this section.
5-4.5.12 Other Insurance Requirements.
The following terms and conditions shall apply to the insurance policies required of Contractor pursuant to this Agreement:
A. Contractor shall provide immediate written notice to City if (1) any of the insurance policies required herein are terminated, cancelled or suspended, (2) the limits of any of the insurance coverages required herein are reduced, or (3) the deductible or self-insured retention is increased.
B. All insurance coverage and limits provided by Contractor and available or applicable to this Agreement are intended to apply to each insured, including additional insureds, against whom a claim is made or suit is brought to the full extent of the policies. Nothing contained in this Agreement or any other agreement relating to the City or its operations shall limit the application of such insurance coverage.
C. None of the insurance coverages required herein will be in compliance with the requirements of this section if they include any limiting endorsement which substantially impairs the coverages set forth herein (e.g., elimination of contractual liability or reduction of discovery period), unless the endorsement has first been submitted to the City and approved in writing.
D. Certificates of insurance will not be accepted in lieu of required endorsements, and submittal of certificates without required endorsements may delay commencement of the Project.
It is Contractor’s obligation to ensure timely compliance with all insurance submittal requirements as provided herein.
E. Contractor agrees to ensure that subcontractors, if any, and any other parties involved with the Project who are brought onto or involved in the Project by Contractor, provide the same minimum insurance coverage required of Contractor. Contractor agrees to monitor and review all such coverage and assumes all responsibility for ensuring that such coverage is provided in conformity with the requirements of this section. Contractor agrees that upon request, all agreements with subcontractors and others engaged in the Project will be submitted to the City for review.
F. Contractor agrees to provide immediate written notice to City of any claim, demand or loss against Contractor arising out of the work or services performed under this Agreement and for any other claim, demand or loss which may reduce the insurance available to pay claims, demands or losses arising out of this Agreement.
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5-4.5.13 Contractor's Liability; City Not Liable; Claims Resolution A. Contractor’s liability. The Contractor shall be responsible for any loss or damage that may occur to:
• The work or any part thereof;
• Any of the materials or other things used or employed in performing the work; • Any injury to any person or persons, either workers or the public; • Any damage to property resulting from any cause which might have been prevented by the Contractor, including defects or obstructions at any time before completion of the work and its final acceptance.
B. City ordered precautions. If, in the opinion of the City Engineer, the precautions taken by Contractor are not safe or adequate at any time during the term of the Contract, the City Engineer may order the Contractor to take further precautions, and if the Contactor shall fail to do so, the City Engineer may order the work done by others and charge the Contractor for the cost thereof, such cost to be deducted from any moneys due or becoming due the Contractor. Failure of the City Engineer to order such additional precautions, however, shall not relieve the Contractor from his full responsibility for public safety.
C. City not liable. The City shall not be answerable or accountable in any manner, for any loss or damage that may occur to any of the following from any cause which might have been prevented by the Contractor:
• The work or any part thereof;
• Any of the materials or other things used or employed in performing the work; • Any injury to any person or persons, either workers or the public; • Any damage to property.
D. Claims Resolution. From time to time during the period of this contract, the City and/or the Contractor may be served with third-party claims, as a result of alleged conduct by Contractor. The following procedures shall be followed by City and Contractor:
For claims received by Contractor:
(1) Contractor shall provide City on a monthly basis details regarding any claim for damages to persons or property, including, date claim made, date of alleged damages, type of damages, alleged cause of damages and, as claims are resolved, details regarding Contractor’s denial or payment of such claim and the reasons for denial or payment. (2) Contractor shall resolve or deny any claim received within thirty (30) days of receipt. If Contractor is unable to resolve a claim within the thirty (30) days set forth above, it shall, prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) days request and extension in writing from the City.
For claims received by City:
(1) City shall process any claims received pursuant to Chapter 3-12 (Claims Against the City) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code.
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(2) If after investigation of the claim, the City determines the Contractor is liable under this Contract, City shall tender the claim to the Contractor for proper handling and resolution.
E. Retention of Claimed Damages by City. The City may retain so much of the money due the Contractor under and by virtue of the Contract as shall be considered necessary by the City until disposition has been made of such suits or claims for damages aforesaid. 5-7 SAFETY.
5-7.1.3 Traffic and Access. [Add the following to section]:
When entering or leaving roadways carrying public traffic, the Contractor's equipment, whether empty or loaded, shall in all cases yield to public traffic.
The Contractor shall notify in writing all affected property owners of the proposed construction schedule a minimum of forty-eight (48) hours, but not more than seventy-two (72) hours, in advance of any limitation or closure of access to their property. Form of said notice shall be as approved by the Engineer and shall contain the date and time of the closure. In the event of delay, whether beyond the control of the Contractor or not, the Contractor shall notify all affected property owners as to the extent of the delay and his revised schedule. In the event of delay over 72 hours, the Contractor shall re-notify the property owners as described above. Payment for notification and coordination as per Section 7-10 as modified herein shall be included in the compensation paid for the various items of work and no additional compensation will be allowed. The "Notices" will be furnished by the Contractor.
Pedestrian access shall be maintained at all times during construction and shall be in accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
5.7.2 Safety Orders.
5.7.2.1 General. [Add the following to this section]:
The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of any City ordinances or regulations regarding requirements for the protection of excavations and the nature of such protection.
In accordance with Section 6500 of the Labor Code, the Contractor is required to obtain a permit from the Division of Industrial Safety for any trench or excavation which if five feet or more in depth and into which a person is required to descent.
In accordance with Section 6705 of the Labor Code, prior to any excavation involving an expenditure in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for the excavation of any trench or trenches five (5) feet or more in depth, Contractor shall submit to Engineer a written detailed plan showing the design of shoring, bracing, sloping, or other provisions to be made for worker protection from the hazard of caving ground during the excavation of such trench or trenches.
Prior to beginning of excavations requiring shoring, the Contractor shall designate in writing to the Engineer someone whose responsibility it is to supervise the Project safety measures and someone whose responsibility it is to supervise the installation and removal of sheeting, shoring and bracing.
In addition to shoring the excavations in accordance with the minimum requirements of Industrial Safety Orders, it shall be the Contractor's responsibility to provide any and all additional shoring
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required to support the sides of the excavation against the effects of load which may exceed those desired by using the criteria set forth in the Industrial Safety Orders. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for any damages which may result from his failure to provide adequate shoring of the excavation under any and all of the conditions of loading which may exist or which may arise during construction of the Project.
In accordance with Section 7104 of the Public Contract Code, any public works contract which involves excavations that extend deeper than four feet below the surface shall provide as follows:
(a) That the Contractor shall promptly, and before the following conditions are disturbed, notify the City, in writing, of any:
(1) Material that the Contractor believes may be material that is hazardous waste, as defined in Section 25117 of the Health and Safety Code, which is required to be removed to a Class I, Class II, or Class III disposal site in accordance with provisions of existing law. (2) Subsurface or latent physical conditions at the site differing from those indicated by information about the site made available to bidders prior to the deadline for submitting bids.
(3) Unknown physical conditions at the site of any unusual nature, different materially from those ordinarily encountered and generally as inherent in work of the character provided for in the contract.
(b) The local public entity shall promptly investigate the conditions, and if it finds that the conditions do materially so differ, or do involve hazardous waste, and cause a decrease or increase in the Contractor's cost of, or the time required for, performance of any part of the work shall issue a change order under the procedures described in the contract. (c) That, in the event that a dispute arises between City and the Contractor whether the conditions materially differ, or involve hazardous waste, or cause a decrease or increase in the Contractor's cost of, or time required for, performance of any part of the work, the Contractor shall not be excused from any scheduled completion date provided for by the contract, but shall proceed with all work to be performed under the contract. The Contractor shall retain any and all rights provided either by contract or by law which pertain to the resolution of disputes and protests between the contracting parties.
5-7.2.2.1 Storage of Equipment and Materials in Public Streets. [Add the following section]:
The Contractor is required to, at his own expense, maintain and operate a work and storage area outside of the public right-of-way. In such case the Contractor shall submit to City written authorization from the owners of the subject property prior to occupation. Occupation of site without written authorization shall be grounds for immediate suspension of work. Location of site to be approved by City. Condition and operation of yard shall conform to these specifications. The Contractor shall assume full responsibility for all damage to the site resulting from his operations and shall repair and/or replace same, at his own expense, to the satisfaction of the owner of the subject property. The Contractor shall vacate site and return it to pre-Project condition within five (5) working days following application for Notice of Completion. The Contractor shall obtain a written release from the property owner accepting the condition of the vacated site and releasing the Contractor from any further clean-up or restoration work and shall submit a copy of such release to City. The Notice of Completion will not be issued until said release is submitted. 5-7.2.2.2 Street Closures, Detours, Barricades. [Add the following section]:
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The Contractor shall perform lane closures and all traffic control operations in accordance with the applicable details in the California MUTCD, latest edition. No work shall be performed until the required lane closure traffic control has been installed and approved by the City. If the City does not feel that the Contractor is properly and safely implementing the MUTCD details, then work shall be stopped until such time as the Contractor can successfully remedy the deficiencies.
Portable delineators (traffic cones are not allowed), which conform to the California MUTCD, latest edition, shall be spaced as necessary for proper delineation of the travel way. The spacing between delineators shall not exceed 25 feet. The minimum lane transitions shall be a 50 to 1 taper. Double base delineators will be required.
The Contractor shall schedule the order of his work such that no travel lanes are closed before 8:30 A.M. or after 4:30 P.M. daily. A minimum of one through travel lane and all turning lanes in all directions with flaggers will be required at all times. The same number of travel lanes currently in use shall be opened to traffic during non-working hours. No street closures shall be made unless indicated on the approved traffic control plans. The traffic signal and traffic signal detectors shall remain operational continuously during the construction, and traffic loops that require replacement shall be disrupted no more than 5 calendar days before their replacement.
No weekend work (day or night) will be allowed, unless otherwise specified on the Plans or as approved by the City.
The Contractor shall provide, at his expense, advanced warning signs advising the public of the impending major construction project and his proposed schedule. Said signs shall be posted at all major approaches to the construction zones a minimum of one week prior to the start of construction.
The Contractor shall designate at least one worker solely for the provision and maintenance of traffic control.
The Contractor shall be responsible for providing temporary access to all intersecting streets and driveways throughout the workday and at the end of each workday. A minimum of one access point shall be maintained for each commercial business during their normal business hours.
Pedestrian access shall be maintained at all times and temporary and permanent pedestrian access shall be in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The Contractor shall provide and maintain all other signs, barricades, pedestals, flashers, delineators and other necessary facilities for the protection of the public within the limits of the construction area and shall be maintained in a new or like new condition, free of damage and graffiti.
If the traffic delineators are damaged, displaced or not in an upright position, from any cause, said delineators shall immediately be replaced or restored to their original location, in an upright position, by the Contractor.
The Contractor shall furnish competent flagmen to give adequate warning to traffic or to the public of any dangerous conditions to be encountered. Flagmen, while on duty and assigned to give warnings to the public that the highway is under construction and of any dangerous conditions to be encountered as a result thereof, shall perform their duties and shall be provided with the necessary equipment in accordance with the California MUTCD. The equipment shall be furnished and kept clean and in good repair by the Contractor, at Contractor’s expense.
Should the Contractor appear to be neglectful or negligent in furnishing warning and protective measures as provided, the Engineer may direct attention to the existence of a hazard and the
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necessary warning and protective measures shall be furnished and installed by the Contractor at its own expense. Should the Engineer point out the inadequacy of warning and protective measures, such action on the part of the Engineer shall not relieve the Contractor from responsibility for public safety or abrogate his obligation to furnish and pay for these devices.
Where on-street parking is allowed, the Contractor shall be required to post "Temporary No Parking" signs 48 hours prior to start of work. The Contractor will furnish the notification to property owners as mentioned in Section 7-10.1 and the “Temporary No Parking” signs.
No construction activities will be allowed on streets that are receiving trash pick-up services on the same day. A copy of the CR&R Waste Collection Map is available on the City’s website. The Contractor shall coordinate with the trash hauler in preparing the construction schedule. The Contractor shall provide a map showing the schedule of the work, which should coordinate with the trash and mail schedule, to the City at the preconstruction meeting.
Contractor shall notify the following entities at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance of any street closure or restriction to access.
1. Fire Department: Orange County Fire Authority, (714) 573-6000
2. Police Department: Orange County Sheriff’s Department, (714) 647-7000
3. School Districts: Saddleback Valley Unified: (949) 586-1234, Capistrano Unified: (949) 489-7000
4. Trash Collection: CR&R, (877) 728-0446
5. Street Sweeping: Sweeping Corp of America, (949) 413-0165
6. Transit Operations: Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), (714) 560-6282
7. Fire Department: Station 22, (949) 770-6016
8. Mail Service: US Postal Service
The City Engineer may add additional entities to this list at his discretion.
All existing stop signs, street name signs and regulatory signs shall be maintained in visible locations during construction. Where construction detours and signing conflict with existing signing, the Contractor shall cover existing signs in a manner approved by the City. The Contractor shall also provide temporary traffic restriping, or reflective white or yellow plastic tabs, at the conclusion of each working day, if not sooner, as directed by the City, for any centerline, painted median or lane line that is obliterated by construction.
The Contractor shall also be responsible for notifying adjacent businesses, residents (of affected residential tracts), and entities listed above, in writing seven (7) days in advance of any work that involves limited access. Said notice shall be reviewed and approved by the City in advance of its circulation. Contractor shall provide verification to the City that proper circulation of the notice has been accomplished.
The Contractor shall maintain a 24-hour emergency service to remove, install, relocate, and maintain warning devices. No later than 10 days after the award of the Contract, the Contractor shall furnish to the City, names, and telephone numbers of three persons responsible for this emergency service. In the event these persons do not promptly respond when notified, or it becomes necessary to call other forces to accomplish emergency service, the Contractor will be responsible for any cost incurred.
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Prior to the start of each work day, the Contractor shall perform all necessary work incidental to and commensurate with the proper signing, detouring, barricading, etc., heretofore and hereinafter specified that is required for that particular day’s schedule of operations. No construction shall be permitted until such signing and detouring operations have been completed and approved by the City.
Personal vehicles of the Contractor's employees shall only be parked in an allowed area as delineated by the City, and shall not be parked on the traveled way at any time, including any section closed to public traffic.
Flashing Arrow Signs:
Each flashing arrow sign shall be solar powered, mounted on a truck or on a trailer and shall be capable of operating while the vehicle is moving or as directed by the City.
Signs mounted on the cab of a truck shall be mounted to provide a minimum of 7 feet between the bottom of the sign and the roadway. Signs mounted on a trailer, or on anything other than the cab of a truck, shall be mounted to provide a minimum of 8 feet between the bottom of the sign and the roadway.
The total weight of trailer mounted flashing arrow sign including the trailer, sign, power source and other components shall not exceed 1,500 pounds and the height of the level trailer bed shall be no higher than 21 inches above the roadway. The trailer shall be equipped with a minimum of 3 leveling jacks.
Alternative types of lamps may be used in flashing arrow signs if visibility is equal to the specified lamps. Each type AX flashing arrow sign shall be a minimum of 2 feet high and 4 feet wide, and shall be finished with flat black enamel. A minimum of 13 No.4414AX 12-volt, yellow or amber lamps shall be installed in the panel. The lamp configuration shall be for 3 arrowheads or an arrow shaft with 2 arrowheads, one pointing in each direction on the face of the sign with a minimum of 5 lamps forming each arrowhead. Each lamp shall be provided with a visor.
The lamp shall be activated by a switch on a control panel and shall be controlled by electronic circuitry to provide a minimum of 4 selectable modes of operation as follows:
1. Pass Left Mode, - Sequencing of lighted arrowheads or sequencing the lamps forming the arrow shaft and arrowhead to the left or a flashing left arrow with the lamps in the arrow shaft and arrowhead flashing on and off simultaneously.
2. Pass Right Mode, - Sequencing of lighted arrowheads or sequencing the lamps forming the arrow shaft and arrowhead to the right or a flashing right arrow with the lamps in the arrow shaft and arrowhead flashing on and off simultaneously.
3. Simultaneous Mode, - Either the outside arrowheads pointing in opposite directions are continuously illuminated, except for the center lamp forming each arrowhead, while the arrow shaft lamps flash on and off simultaneously or the outside arrowhead pointing in opposite directions and the arrow shaft lamps all flash simultaneously to indicate passing on either side.
4. Travel Mode, - Travel or caution mode shall flash in a manner not resembling any other mode.
Lane Requirements:
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There shall be a minimum of 5’ clearance from open excavations and two feet from other obstructions (curbs, k-rail, etc). All lanes shall be open to traffic during non-working hours.
The Contractor shall be required to use flashing arrow signs at all lane closures to direct travel and appropriate detour signing to control traffic through and/or around the construction area.
The Contractor shall also ensure that access to all side streets and driveways are maintained at all times. Work in front of or within driveways and side streets shall be conducted in a manner where at no time is access to property denied. Portions of driveway approaches that are not ready to be opened for traffic at the end of the workday shall be steel plated per the requirements noted in the previous paragraph. The Contractor shall use temporary AC surfacing at his own expense for traffic control as required to maintain traffic in a safe non-disruptive manner.
SECTION 6 - PROSECUTION AND PROGRESS OF WORK
6-1 CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE AND COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.
6-1.0 General. [Add the following section]:
The Contractor's proposed Construction Schedule shall be submitted to the Engineer within ten (10) working days after the date of the Notice of Award of Contract. The schedule shall be supported by written statements from each supplier of materials or equipment indicating that all orders have been placed and acknowledged, and setting forth the dates that each item will be delivered. The schedule shall establish the order of work which minimizes disruption of existing travel lanes.
Prior to issuing the Notice to Proceed, the Engineer will schedule a preconstruction meeting with the respective Contractor to review the proposed Construction Schedule and delivery dates, arrange the utility coordination, discuss construction methods, and clarify inspection procedures.
The Contractor shall submit periodic Progress Reports to the Engineer by the tenth day of each month. The report shall include an updated Construction Schedule. Any deviations from the original schedule shall be explained. Liquidated damages will be assessed pending receipt of any outstanding reports, as set forth in Section 6-9.1 below. 6-1.3 Construction Schedule (Critical Path Method) [Add the following section]:
The Contractor shall submit to the Engineer practicable critical path method (CPM) progress schedules in conformance with these Special Provisions. Whenever the term “schedule” is used in this section it shall mean CPM progress schedule illustrated by the Gantt Bar method. The schedule shall be prepared by qualified and experienced scheduling staff.
Schedules shall show the order in which the Contractor proposes to carry out the work with logical links between time-scaled work activities, and calculations made using the critical path method to determine the controlling operation or operations. The Contractor is responsible for assuring that all activity sequences are logical and that each schedule shows a coordinated plan for complete performance of the work.
The Contractor shall produce schedules using computer software and shall furnish compatible software for the Engineer’s exclusive possession and use. The Contractor shall furnish network diagrams, narrative reports, tabular reports and schedule data as parts of each schedule submittal.
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The number of activities shall be sufficient to assure adequate planning of the Project, to permit monitoring and evaluation of progress, and to do an analysis of time impacts.
Schedule activities shall include the following:
A. A clear legible description.
B. Start and finish dates.
C. A duration of not less than one working day, except for event activities, and not more than 20 working days, unless otherwise authorized by the Engineer.
D. At least one predecessor and one successor activity, except for Project start and finish milestones.
E. Required constraints.
F. Codes for responsibility, stage, work shifts, location and contract pay item numbers.
The Contractor may show a scheduled completion date that is later than the Contract completion date on an update schedule, after the baseline schedule is accepted. The Contractor shall provide an explanation for a late scheduled completion date in the narrative report that is included with the schedule.
The Engineer’s review and acceptance of schedules shall not waive any Contract requirements and shall not relieve the Contractor of any obligation thereunder or responsibility for submitting complete and accurate information. Schedules that are rejected shall be correct by the Contract and resubmitted to the Engineer within five (5) working days of notification by the Engineer, at which time a new review period of one week will begin.
Errors or omissions on schedules shall not relieve the contractor from finishing all work within the time limit specified for completion of the Contract. If, after, a schedule has been accepted by the Engineer, either the Contractor or the Engineer discovers that any aspect of the schedule has an error or omission, it shall be corrected by the Contractor on the next schedule.
Payment for the Project schedule and revisions/updates to the schedule shall be made under other items of work and no additional payment shall be made therefore. 6-1.4 Acceleration. [Add the following section]:
The City reserves the right to accelerate the work of the Contract at any time during its performance. In the event the City directs acceleration, such directive will be given to the Contractor in writing. The Contractor shall keep cost and other Project records related to the acceleration directive separately from the normal Project cost records and shall provide a written record of acceleration costs to the City on a daily basis.
In the event the Contractor believes that some action or inaction on the part of the City constitutes an acceleration directive, the Contractor shall immediately notify the City in writing that the Contractor considers the actions or inactions an acceleration directive. The Contractor shall not accelerate their work efforts until the City responds to the written notification. If acceleration is then directed or required by the City, all cost records referred to in the previous paragraph shall be maintained by the Contractor and provided to the City on a daily basis.
In order to recover additional costs due to acceleration, the Contractor must document that additional expenses were incurred and paid by the Contractor. Labor costs recoverable will only
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be overtime or shift premium costs or the cost of additional laborers brought to the site to accomplish the accelerated work effort. Equipment costs recoverable will only be the cost of added equipment mobilized to the site to accomplish the accelerated work effort. 6-2 PROSECUTION OF THE WORK [Replace the first sentence the following:] To minimize public inconvenience and possible hazard and to restore street and other work areas to their original condition and state of usefulness as soon as practicable, the Contractor shall diligent prosecute the Work to completion.
[Add to this section]
Construction Phasing/Scheduling Limitations:
• Construction Phasing:
o Contractor shall submit a construction phasing plan to the City for review and approval prior to starting work. Phasing plans shall be prepared in accordance with the phasing requirements and the conditions included in the project specifications. • Traffic Control:
o Traffic Control setup at each location shall confirm to CA-MUTCD (Latest Edition) requirements and typical applications and shall be maintained on a daily basis by the contractor.
• Resident Access:
o Contractor shall ensure that access is maintained in the morning and open by the end of each working day for each resident within the project limits. Working hours, as stated in Section 6-3, shall be maintained, and the contractor’s operations shall be phased in such a manner to allow full access to residents during non-working hours.
6-3 TIME OF COMPLETION.
6-3.1 General. [Add the following to this section]:
The time for completion shall be as set forth in the General Specifications. “The Contractor shall complete all work under the Contract within ninety (90) consecutive working days after the date on the Notice to Proceed.
The Contractor shall ensure the availability of all material prior to the start of work. Unavailability of material will not be sufficient reason to grant the Contractor an extension of time for 100 percent completion of work.”
Working Days. “Any City holiday, defined as January 1st, the third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Day), the third Monday in February (President's Day), the last Monday in May (Memorial Day), July 4th, the first Monday in September (Labor Day), November 11th (Veterans Day), the fourth Thursday and Friday in November (Thanksgiving and Friday after), December 24th through December 31st.”
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Working Hours. Normal working hours are limited to 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The Contractor, subcontractors, suppliers, etc., shall not generate any noise at the work site, storage sites, staging areas, etc., before or after the normal working hours prescribed above.
Should the Contractor elect to work outside normal working hours, Contractor must first obtain special permission from the Engineer. The request may be for 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on weekdays or 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday only. A request for working during any of these hours must be made at least 72 hours in advance of the desired time period. A separate request must be made for each work shift. The Engineer reserves the right to deny any or all such requests. Additionally, the Contractor shall pay for supplemental inspection costs of $205.00 per hour when such time periods are approved.
6-3.2 Contract Time Accounting. [Add the following to this section]:
The Contractor's activities shall be confined to the hours between 7:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, unless otherwise specified. Slurry seal application operations, if any shall terminate no later than 1:30 PM of each working day or at the determination of the Engineer. Slurry seal application operations shall occur within two (2) days after scheduled trash pickup days. Work shall be prohibited any time on Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holidays except as provided herein. Deviation from these hours will not be permitted without the prior consent of the Engineer, except in emergencies involving immediate hazard to persons or property.
In the event of either a requested or emergency deviation, inspection service fees will be charged against the Contractor. The service fees will be calculated at overtime rates (premium time) including benefits, overhead, and travel time and are established based on the City’s current fee schedule or professional services agreement for construction inspection services. The service fees will be deducted from any amounts due the Contractor.
Construction activities during City Special Events may be restricted by City to exclude all or part of the work on primary arterial or access roads to the Special Events as determined by Engineer.
The Contractor shall be responsible to ascertain the exact times of any such events within his proposed construction schedule which may restrict his operation and shall adjust his schedule accordingly. The construction restrictions shall only be for the actual days the events occur. All costs for maintaining traffic control, protection of work site and re-mobilization shall be deemed as included in the lump sum contract for their respective items and no additional compensation will be allowed.
6-3.3 Completion, Acceptance, and Warranty. [Add the following section]:
Work will be deemed completed on the same date when the Notice of Completion is recorded with the County of Orange.
6-4 DELAYS AND EXTENSIONS OF TIME
6-4.1 General [Add the following to the end of this section:] No time extension shall be granted unless the claimed delay meets each and every of the following conditions:
(a) The delay was caused by unforeseen events and was beyond the control of Contractor and its subcontractors and material suppliers;
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(b) The delay was caused by events of which Contractor was not advised at or before the time of bidding;
(c) The delay impacted and delayed (i) the controlling items of Work (i.e., the as-built critical path, as determined from the as-planned schedule and the actual progress of the Work), or (ii) the Completion of the whole Work within the Contract time; (d) The delay was not caused by Contractor or its subcontractors or suppliers, including but not limited to their breaches of contract or the standard of care; (e) The delay was not associated with loss of time resulting from the necessity of submittals to CITY for approval, or from necessary CITY surveys, measurements, inspections and testing; (f) The delay was not caused by usual or common weather for the time of year, including usual or common severe weather; and
(g) The delay could not have been prevented by the exercise of care, prudence, foresight, and diligence by Contractor.
Excusable delays may include acts of God, acts of public enemy, acts of the Owner or anyone employed by it, acts of another contractor in performance of a contract (other than this Contract) with the CITY, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, labor disputes, unusually and uncommonly severe weather for the time of year, unforeseen site conditions, or delays of subcontractors due to such causes. CITY shall take into consideration other relevant factors such as concurrent delays.
Contractor has the burden of proving that any delay was excusable, including but not limited to an analysis that establishes no concurrency.
No extension of time will be granted for an excusable delay caused by a shortage of materials unless the Contractor furnishes to the Engineer documentary proof that the Contractor has made every effort to obtain the materials from all known sources within reasonable reach of the Work in a diligent and timely manner, and further proof in the form of supplementary progress schedules that the inability to obtain the materials when originally planned did in fact cause a delay in final Completion of the entire Work which could not be compensated for by revising the sequence of the Contractor's operations. The term "shortage of materials" shall apply only to materials, articles, parts or equipment which are standard items and are to be incorporated in the Work. The term "shortage of materials" shall not apply to materials, parts, articles or equipment which are processed, made, constructed, fabricated or manufactured to meet the specific requirements of the contract. Only the physical shortage of material will be considered under these provisions as a cause for extension of time. Delays in obtaining materials due to priority in filling orders will not constitute a shortage of materials. 6-4.3 Payment for Delays [Replace paragraph with the following:] To be compensable, an excusable delay must be one for which the CITY is responsible, where the delay was unreasonable under the circumstances involved, and where the delay was not within the contemplation of the parties; however, Contractor shall not be entitled to monetary compensation when (a) Contractor could have reasonably anticipated the delay and avoided or minimized the cost impacts of it, such as judicious handling of forces, equipment, or plant, (b) there was a concurrent delay which does not qualify for monetary compensation under this paragraph, (c) the cause of the delay was reasonably unforeseen by the CITY or the delay was caused by factors beyond the control of the CITY, including but not limited to a delay under
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Section 2.2.8 above or a delay caused by a utility company’s failure to perform despite CITY’s reasonable arrangements for such performance; or (d) any other defense available to CITY under law or equity applies. Contractor has the burden of proving that any delay was excusable and compensable, including an analysis that establishes non-concurrency.
The Contractor may not seek damages for delay of a planned Completion of the Work before the contractual deadline for Completion of the Work.
6-9 LIQUIDATED DAMAGES. [Add the following to this section]:
It is agreed by the parties to the Contract that time is of the essence and that in the case that all the work is not complete before or upon the expiration of the time limit set forth, damage will be sustained by the City. For each consecutive calendar day in excess of the time specified for the completion of the work, the Contractor shall pay to the City $2,500.00. In addition, the City shall have the right to charge to the Contractor and to deduct from payments for the work the actual cost to the City of engineering, inspection, superintendence, and other overhead expenses, which are directly chargeable to the Contract and which accrue during the period of such delay. The expenses and damages described above shall be deducted from any money due the Contractor under this contract. The Contractor and his sureties shall be liable for any excess cost. 6-9.1 Additional Liquidated Damages. [Add the following section]:
Additional liquidated damages will also be assessed in the amount of $500.00 per calendar day for failure to follow a construction schedule or timely submit periodic progress reports as described in Section 6 of these Special Provisions.
Additional liquidated damages will also be assessed in the amount of $500.00 per calendar day for failure to mobilize to the Project site within 10 working days of the date of the Notice of Proceed as specified in these Special Provisions.
Additional liquidated damages shall be assessed in the amount of $1,000.00 per day for failure to restore damaged utilities within three (3) working days as specified in Section 5 of these Special Provisions.
SECTION 7 - MEASUREMENT AND PAYMENT
7-3 PAYMENT.
7-3.2 Partial and Final Payment. [Add the following to this section]:
The closure date for periodic progress payments will be five (5) working days prior to the first Monday of each month. The final progress payment will not be released until the Contractor returns the control set of Plans and Specifications showing the as-constructed conditions. The City shall withhold from the final payment $15,000 in the event that the Contractor fails to return the control set of Plans and Specifications showing the as-constructed conditions.
SUBSTITUTION OF SECURITIES
In conformance with Public Contract Code Section 22300, the Contractor may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the City to ensure performance under the Contract Agreement.
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At the request and expense of the Contractor, the Contractor has the option to deposit securities, which have been approved by the City, and deposited with a State or Federally chartered bank as the escrow agent. Said securities will be used as a substitute for retention earnings required to be withheld by the City, pursuant to the construction contract. The Contractor shall be the beneficial owner of any securities substituted for moneys withheld and shall receive interest thereon. Said securities shall have no obligation to any other construction contract for substitution of securities in lieu of retention. When the Contractor deposits the City approved securities with the escrow agent, the escrow agent shall notify the City within 10 calendar days of the deposit.
Said securities shall be evaluated quarterly by the escrow agent to verify the current market value.
If the current market value of said securities falls below the required amount, the escrow agent shall notify the Contractor and require additional securities and/or cash to be submitted for City approval, and be held in the escrow account to meet the Contractor's obligations. Said securities shall be held by the escrow agent until such time as the escrow agent receives written notification from the City that the Contractor has satisfactorily completed his contract obligations.
Alternatively, the Contractor may request and the City shall make payment of retention earned directly to the escrow agent at the expense of the Contractor. The Contractor may direct the investment of the payment into securities and the Contractor shall receive the interest earned on the investments upon the same terms provided for securities deposited by the Contractor.
The type of securities deposited and the method of release shall be approved by the City Attorney's office.
The full five percent (5%) retention will be deducted from all payments. The City shall hold retainage from the Contractor and shall make prompt and regular incremental acceptances of portions, as determined by the City, of the Contract work, and pay retainage to the Contractor based on these acceptances. The Contractor, or subcontractor, shall return all monies withheld in retention from a subcontractor within 30 days after receiving payment for work satisfactorily completed and accepted including incremental acceptances of portions of the Contract work by the City. Federal law (49 CFR Section 26.29) requires that any delay or postponement of payment over 30 days may take place only for good cause and with the City’s prior written approval. Any violation of this provision shall subject the violating Contractor or subcontractor to the penalties, sanctions and other remedies specified in Section 7108.5 of the Business and Professions Code.
These requirements shall not be construed to limit or impair any contractual, administrative, or judicial remedies otherwise available to the Contractor or subcontractor in the event of a dispute involving late payment or nonpayment by the Contractor, deficient subcontract performance, or noncompliance by a subcontractor.
The final retention will be authorized for payment thirty-five (35) days after the date of recordation of the Notice of Completion. . The City may withhold from release of the final retention amounts authorized under Public Contracts Code Section 7107 and/or 125% of amounts identified in any Stop Notices received by the City.
7-3.3 Delivered Materials. [Add the following to this section]:
Materials and equipment delivered but not incorporated into the work shall not be included in the estimate for progress payment.
7-3.4 Mobilization. [Add the following to this section]:
Mobilization shall consist of preparatory work and operations, including but not limited to those necessary for the movement of personnel, equipment, supplies, and incidentals to the Project site; for the establishment of all offices, buildings and other facilities necessary for the work on
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this Project; and for all other work and operations which must be performed or cost incurred prior to beginning work on the various contract items on the Project site. Mobilization is deemed to include all aspects of mobilization and de-mobilization work occurring during the life of the Project for any reason.
Full compensation for mobilization shall be included in the Contract LUMP SUM price bid for Mobilization and shall include full compensation for all costs incurred by the Contractor for doing all the work involved in mobilization as specified herein, and no additional compensation will be allowed. Mobilization shall not exceed 5% of the entire bid, excluding mobilization and as shown in the Proposal Bid Sheet.
7-3.5 Contract Unit Prices.
7-3.5.1 General. [Replace with the following]:
If a change is ordered in an item of work covered by a Contract Unit Price, and such change does not involve substantial change in character of the work from that shown on the Plans or specified in the Specifications, then no adjustment in payment will be made regardless of the quantity of work performed.
If a change is ordered in an item of work covered by a Contract Unit Price, and such change does involve a substantial change in the character of the work from that shown on the Plans or specified in the Specifications, an adjustment in payment will be made per 7-3.7. 7-3.5.2 [Delete entire section]
7-3.5.3 [Delete entire Section]
7-3.7 Agreed Prices. [Replace with the following]:
Agreed Prices are prices for new or unforeseen work established by mutual agreement between the Contractor and the Agency. If mutual agreement cannot be reached, the Engineer may direct the Contractor to proceed on the basis of Extra Work in accordance with Section 7-4. 7-4 PAYMENT FOR EXTRA WORK.
7-4.2 Basis for Establishing Costs.
7-4.2.1 Labor. [Amend as follows]:
Delete “Workers Compensation Insurance and Liability Insurance” from the “employer payments” in the first paragraph.
7-4.3 Markup.
7-4.3.1 Work by the Contractor. [Replace with the following]:
The following percentages shall be the maximum added to the Contractor’s costs and shall constitute the markup for all overhead, profits, Workers Compensation Insurance & Liability Insurance;
1) Labor 20
2) Materials 15
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3) Equipment Rental 15
4) Other Items and Expenditures 15
To the sum of the Costs and markups provided for this subsection, one percent shall be added as compensation for bonding. In any event, notwithstanding the above markups, the total labor mark-up shall not exceed 33% of the base labor hourly pay rate. No additional compensation shall be allowed.
7-4.3.2 Work by a Subcontractor. [Replace with the following]:
When all or any part of the extra work is performed by a Subcontractor, the markup established in 7-4.3.1 shall be applied to the Subcontractor’s actual cost of work. A markup of ten percent (10%) on the first $5,000 of the subcontracted portion of the extra work and a markup of five percent (5%) on work added in excess of $5,000 of the subcontracted portion of the extra work may be added by the Contractor.
The markups mentioned hereinafter shall include, but are not limited to, all costs for all forms of insurance and the services of superintendents, project managers, timekeepers and other personnel not working directly on the change order and pickup or yard trucks used by the above personnel. These costs shall be reported as labor or equipment elsewhere except when actually performing work directly on the change order and then shall only be reported at the labor classification of the work performed.
SECTION 9 – FACILITIES FOR CONTRACT PERSONNEL [Add this section]:
9-1 EXTENDED FIELD OFFICE OVERHEAD COST.
Within fourteen (14) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed, the Contractor shall submit written statement to the City detailing its field office overhead costs which are time related.
The City will review this first cost submittal and reach a written agreement with the Contractor on a daily field office overhead cost rate which shall be memorialized in a no cost change order. The daily rate agreed to in this change order will be applicable throughout the duration of the Contract.
No field office costs will be paid until such an agreement is reached between the City and the Contractor and the change order concerning this daily rate is executed by both parties. Progress payments will be withheld pending receipt of the above-referenced cost submittal and executed change order.
The individual cost components of the daily field office overhead rate shall represent costs which increase as a direct result of any time extension caused solely and exclusively by an act or omission of the City. This listing may include such cost items as on-site project management, supervision, Engineering and clerical salaries; on-site utilities and rent; on-site company vehicles and their operating expenses; and site maintenance and security expenses. Field office overhead costs which are unaffected by increased time shall not be allowable cost in calculating the daily field office overhead rate. These non-time related costs include, but are not limited to, acquisition and installation of stationary equipment; temporary construction facilities; utilities and office furnishings (unless such items are rented or leased); the preparation of the site including clearing, grubbing, grading, fencing, mobilizations and demobilization costs; and the costs of permits, bonds and insurance coverage for the Project.
The individual wage cost components used to calculate the daily field office rate shall be supported by actual employee payroll records, not salary ranges or estimates. Hourly rates for
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management, supervisory, engineering, and clerical employees shall be based upon 2080 work hours per year and shall not include allowances for holidays, vacations, or sick time.
When applicable, the daily field office overhead rate shall be multiplied by the number of days the Contract is delayed or extended by change order and shall be added to the agreed upon change order cost. The days of delay shall be those caused solely by the acts or omissions of the City and documented by a time impact analysis prepared and submitted by the Contractor. In the event a deductive change order is issued which reduces time under the Contract, the daily field office overhead rate shall be used to calculate the deductive amount. No allowance for overhead costs and no profit allowance shall be added to the extended field office overhead cost.
SECTION 10 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CONTRACTOR [Add this section]:
10-1 CONTRACTOR'S EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.
10-1.1 General.
Conduct of the Work. The Contractor shall behave, at all times, in a courteous, professional manner. While on site, or entering or exiting the site, there shall be no extraneous activity that might cause disruption to the Project site, surrounding areas, or residents. Failure to comply may result in the suspension of work, or removal of contractor’s staff from the Project.
Noise Levels. A noise level limit of 86 dbA at a distance of fifty feet (50') shall apply to all construction equipment on or related to the job whether owned by the Contractor or not. The use of excessively loud warning signals shall be avoided except in those cases required for the protection of personnel.
10-2 COOPERATION AND COLLATERAL WORK.
The Contractor is advised as to the possibility of other construction projects within the proposed construction zone by the City, other governing agencies or private enterprises. In the event of such projects, the Contractor shall coordinate with the applicable parties as to the extent of any time required to complete their work and shall schedule its work and conduct its operations so as to permit access and time as required for the concurrent work. The Contractor shall immediately notify the City Engineer in the event of a delay in scheduling caused solely by this concurrent work. Payment for the above, if any, shall be deemed as included in the items of work as shown on the proposal bid sheet and no additional compensation will be allowed. 10-3 PROJECT SITE MAINTENANCE.
10-3.1 Cleanup and Dust Control.
The Contractor shall keep adjacent properties clean and free of rubbish and debris in a timely manner as necessary and/or as directed by the Engineer.
The Contractor shall implement effective handling, storage, usage, and disposal practices to control material pollution and manage waste and nonstormwater at the job site before they come in contact with storm drain systems and receiving waters. 10-3.1.1 Construction Cleaning. [Add the following section]:
The Contractor shall:
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(a) Initiate and maintain a daily program to prevent accumulation of debris on-site and along access roads and haul routes. Maintain areas under Contractor’s control free of waste materials, debris, weeds 6” high, and rubbish. Maintain site in a clean and orderly condition. (b) Provide suitable covered containers for deposit of debris and rubbish. Dispose of accumulation of extraneous materials, prohibit overloading of trucks to prevent spillages on access and haul routes and provide daily inspection of haul routes to enforce requirements. (c) The Contractor shall supply self-loading motorized street sweepers equipped with a functional water spray system as part of his daily program. (d) Schedule at a minimum, weekly collection and disposal of debris. Provide additional collections and disposals of debris whenever the weekly schedule is inadequate to prevent accumulation.
The Contractor shall remove debris from closed or remote spaces prior to closing the space, control cleaning operations to minimize dust and other particulates and immediately remove clay and earth which adhere to the paved surface of the roadway. Remove by hand scraping, washing, sweeping, and/or other method(s) which will leave a clean non-skid surface without impairing, injuring or loosening the surface.
The Contractor is required to control dust throughout the life of the Contract. The control may be required by job conditions or City Engineer. In any case, the Contractor shall use water or other means to control the dust. No chemical agents may be used without written authorization from the Agency. The Contractor shall be solely responsible for safety problems, accidents or any other complications or claims arising from inadequate dust control.
No separate payment will be made for any work performed or material used to control dust resulting from the Contractor’s performance of the work, or by public traffic, either inside or outside the right-of-way. Full compensation for such dust control will be considered as included in the price paid for the various items of work involved.
No separate payment will be made for any work performed or material used in cleaning the Project. Full compensation for such cleaning shall be considered as included in the price paid for the various items of work involved and no additional compensation will be allowed therefore. 10-4 TRAFFIC CONTROL PLAN (TCP).
The Contractor shall perform lane closures and all traffic control operations in accordance with the applicable details in the California MUTCD, latest edition. The work site must be flagged and barricaded to the satisfaction of the field inspector and shall be in compliance with the latest edition of the Work Area Traffic Control Handbook (WATCH) or the Work Area Protection and Traffic Control Manual.
10-4.1 Payment.
The Contract LUMP SUM price bid for the Traffic Control bid item shall include full compensation for furnishing all labor, materials, tools, equipment and incidentals and for doing all the traffic control related work involving placing, removing, storing, maintaining, moving to new locations, replacing and disposing of the components of traffic control system as specified in the Standard Specifications and these specifications and as directed by the City. The lump sum price shall also include steel plates and temporary AC including installation and removal; all associated temporary signing and striping; flashing arrow signs; flagging and/or flagmen costs; night work; Project
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notifications; and changeable message signs at the Project site, and no additional compensation will be made therefore.
10-5 CONTRACTORS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR WORK
Until Acceptance of the Work, the Contractor shall have the responsibility, charge and care of the Work and of the materials to be used therein (including materials for which it has received partial payment or materials which have been furnished by the City) and shall bear the risk of injury, loss or damage to any part thereof by the action of the elements or from any other cause, whether arising from the execution or from the non-execution of the Work.
The Contractor shall rebuild, repair, restore, and make good all injuries, losses, or damages to any portion of the work or the material occasioned by any cause before its completion and acceptance and shall bear the expense thereof. Where necessary to protect the work or materials from damage, the Contractor shall at his expense provide suitable drainage and erect such temporary structures as are necessary to protect the work or materials from damage. The suspension of the work from any cause whatever shall not relieve the Contractor of his responsibility for the work and materials as herein specified. If ordered by the City Engineer, the Contractor shall at his expense properly store materials which have been partially paid for by the City or which have been furnished by the City.
Such storage by the Contractor shall be on behalf of the City, the City shall at all times be entitled to the possession of such materials, and the Contractor shall promptly return the same to the site of the work when requested. The Contractor shall not dispose of any of the materials so stored, except on written authorization from the City.
In an emergency affecting the safety of life or property, including adjoining property, the Contractor, without special instructions or authorizations, is authorized to act at his discretion to prevent such threatened loss or injury, and he shall so act as though instructed to do so by the City.