Laguna Hills City Council
June 24, 2025

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ESSEXREALTY
6/15/2025
4:59 PM
07/25 08/25 09/25 10/25 11/25 12/25 01/26 02/26 03/26 04/26 05/26 06/26 2025 - 742 - Fiscal
Accrual
USD
742 - STD_Rev - 742
For Year 2025
Unit of Measure:

None
GLA

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS
Square Feet
Total Rent For Lease 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 2,984.10 35,809.20 29.400 LC Leasing Commissions -12,358.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -12,358.00 0.000 Total Capital For Lease -12,358.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -12,358.00 0.000 742 330 CAROLYN BEHRENS 6/1/2017 5/31/2027
Effective -7/1/2025 800
CAM Common Area Maintenance 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 266.55 3,198.60 3.998 RNT Base Rent 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,024.76 2,105.75 24,378.11 30.473 Total Rent For Lease 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,291.31 2,372.30 27,576.71 34.471 742 ECA Available 905
Yearly Rent Recap
ABR Abated Rent -7,669.55 -6,981.20 -5,623.20 -5,623.20 -11,338.46 -5,623.20 -5,623.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -48,482.01 CAM Common Area Maintenance 16,351.59 16,351.59 16,351.59 16,351.59 15,159.96 15,159.96 15,159.96 15,159.96 15,159.96 15,159.96 15,159.96 15,159.96 186,686.04 CCA Contra CAM -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -12,578.98 -150,947.76 CON Contra Revenue -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -45,830.40 -549,964.80 RNT Base Rent 118,038.82 118,121.21 118,121.21 118,121.21 118,601.27 118,647.37 118,733.23 118,733.23 118,733.23 118,733.23 117,282.21 118,140.45 1,420,006.67 Total Rent For Year 68,311.48 69,082.22 70,440.22 70,440.22 64,013.39 69,774.75 69,860.61 75,483.81 75,483.81 75,483.81 74,032.79 74,891.03 857,298.14 Yearly Capital Recap
LC Leasing Commissions 20,526.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,157.00 0.00 0.00 31,033.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60,716.56 Total Capital For Year 20,526.45 0.00 0.00 0.00 9,157.00 0.00 0.00 31,033.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 60,716.56

THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS CIVIC CENTER
2025-2026 BUDGET

REVENUE ASSUMPTIONS

TENANT NAME SUITE SQ FT
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AMOUNT T.I.'S PSF T.I. $$ COMM % COMM $$

RENEWALS/EXPIRATIONS - CURRENT YEAR COST CARRY OVERS
1 $0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0 2.5% $0
TOTALS 0 $0 $0

TENANT NAME SUITE SQ FT LEASE TERM
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VACANT LEASE-UP ASSUMPTIONS - BUDGET YEAR
1 Kapri, Inc. 255 566 60 7/1/2025 6/30/2030 1 $1,358.40 $0.00 $2.40 $0.00 $0 5.0% $4,259 2 Signature America 320 1,218 60 7/1/2025 6/30/2030 0 $2,984.10 $0.00 $2.45 $2.45 $0.00 $0 6.5% $12,358 3 $0.00 $0.00 $0 0.0% $0
TOTALS 1,784 $0 $16,617

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TWO OR MORE YEAR RENEWALS/EXPIRATIONS - BUDGET YEAR Current Rate 1 Banc of California 130 2,394 $5,927.83 60 11/1/2025 10/31/2030 $6,104.70 $0.00 $2.55 $2.55 $0.00 $0 2.5% $9,157 $2.48 2 $0.00 $0.00 $0 2.5% $0
3 $0.00 $0.00 $0 2.5% $0
TOTALS 2,394 $0 $9,157
TENANT NAME 847 SQ FT
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PSF T.I. $$ COMM % COMM $$
ONE YEAR RENEWALS/EXPIRATIONS - BUDGET YEAR Current Rate 1 James R. Ferrara 250B 155 $637.00 12 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 $656.11 $0.00 $4.23 $4.23 $0.00 $0 2.5% $197 $4.11 2 Alan & Domarina 250C 140 $637.36 12 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 $656.48 $0.00 $4.69 $4.69 $0.00 $0 2.5% $197 $4.55 3 John A. Rosenbaum 250A 205 $740.00 12 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 $762.20 $0.00 $3.72 $3.72 $0.00 $0 2.5% $229 $3.61 4 Alan Pace 250E 295 $847.74 12 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 $873.17 $0.00 $2.96 $2.96 $0.00 $0 2.5% $262 $2.87 5 Social Counselling 250D 205 $700.00 12 8/1/2025 7/31/2026 $721.00 $0.00 $3.52 $3.52 $0.00 $0 2.5% $216 $3.41 6 Lewellen Accountant 220 1,855 $4,557.74 12 11/1/2025 10/31/2026 $4,694.47 $638.93 $2.53 $2.53 $0.00 $0 2.5% $1,408 $2.46 TOTALS 795 $0 $2,509
ONE YEAR TI & LC TOTALS $0 $2,509
TWO OR MORE YEAR TI & LC TOTAL $0 $25,774 $28,283
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CURRENT

CATEGORY VENDOR COMMENTS RECURRING ANNUAL

SECURITY
5121 Security - Fire Alarms SSD/Fire Safety First 1) Fire Alarm Monitoring $255/billed quarterly (Jul/Oct/Jan/Apr).
2) Annual Fire Alarm testing $1,275/May.
3) Portion of the SSD Security system monitoring
and Maintenance Contract $135/Mo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,915 Yr. $3,915 Total Security $3,915

CLEANING
$ /psf/mo Avg Occ
5130 Cleaning Contract Merchants July-December rate will be $0.110 per occupied sf. New amount per minimum wage increase in
January - June will be $0.111
$0.111 98.9% $66,663 Yr. $66,663
Hrly Rate Hrs/day Days/wk (52 weeks/12)
5150 Additional Cleaning Merchants 1) Contract amount for dayporter. Contract amount $4,355.65 per month from July 2025 to
December 2025. Starting January 2026, increase

2.1%, $4,447.11. Additional payment of $200 in
December for the holiday bonus.
$25.00 8.0 5.0 $53,017 Yr. $53,017
$ /psf/mo Avg Occ
5160 Cleaning Supply Merchants Contract to be billed based on usage. Estimate of $981/mo based on .020 psf for budget purposes.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.020 98.9% $11,772 Yr. $11,772 5180 Window Cleaning HSG 1) Annual Interior Window Cleaning $1,368/May 26'
2) Semi-Annual Exterior Window Cleaning w/
Boom Lift $2,622/November 25' and May 26'.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,612 Yr. $6,612 Total Cleaning $138,064

MANAGEMENT
Fee % Minimum
5305 Management Fee Essex Realty Mgmt 3.75% of gross rev. w/min. of $2,300/mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.75% 4,278 Yr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,768 Note: Fee calculated in Foresight ** $57,768
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CURRENT

CATEGORY VENDOR COMMENTS RECURRING ANNUAL
HVAC
5410 HVAC Contract Services Ontario Refrigeration/ Cox
Communications
1) Contract amount of $3,833 in August; $4,025
(Nov/Feb/June); including chemical treatments
and annual condenser coil cleaning.
2) DSL line for EMS systems $125/per mo
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,408 Yr $17,408 5415 HVAC Repairs & Maint. Ontario Refrigeration 1) 2,500 budgeted monthly as a contingency for repairs and addl. Maintenance.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000 Yr $30,000 Total HVAC . $47,408

ELEVATOR
5435 Elevator Contract Svcs. Amtech/AT&T 1) Contract amount of $1,915/qtr. for August, from September 24 to May 25, for $1,992
2) Permits $450 annually, October.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8,341 Yr. $8,341 5440 Elevator Repair/Maint. Amtech Contingency for repairs $550/bi-annual. for any incidental overtime calls. Annual testing on both
elevators, state#134183, $3,500, September.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,600 Yr. $4,600 Total Elevator $12,941

REPAIR & MAINTENANCE
5445 Waterproofing & Roofing Ramon Total Roofing 1) Contract amount of $2,200/Ann'l (November) for gutter & roof cleaning.
2) Contingency for roofing repairs. $9,000 (Dec.

Jan, and February).
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,200 Yr. $11,200 5448 Fire, Life, Safety - Fire
Extinguisher Service
Fire Safety First 1) Annual Fire extinguishers service $650, including 6-year maintenance service and
hydrostatic testing in September. 2) Contingency
for the fire extinguisher replacement, $450. 3)
quarterly Fire Sprinkler Maintenance ($300
July/October/Jan,/April). Plus, one annual fire
sprinkler test, $750. 4) Contingency for Sprinkler
Deficiency Repairs $3,500 in May after the
annual test (title 19, 5-year due date in 2028).
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,550 Yr. $6,550 5450 Painting - Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contingency for touch-up painting $150/Quarterly.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600 Yr. $600 5460 Plumbing Repairs/Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contingency for repairs $1,000/Mo. Due to sewer pipe leaks/blockages. Annual Hydro-Jetting
Mainlines, $1,100 in July.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,100 Yr. $13,100 5465 Electrical Repairs & Maint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contingency for electrical repairs: $1,500 per quarter (LED Upgrade | Replacement
Contingency).
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,500 Qtr $6,000 5475 Doors & Locks Paragons Building Services Contingency for repairs $200/Qtr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800 Yr. $800 NEW DRAFT LHC 2025-2026 Fiscal YR Budget.xlsx
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CURRENT

CATEGORY VENDOR COMMENTS RECURRING ANNUAL
5480 Signs Repair & Maint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contingency for building/parking signage $100/Qtrly
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400 Yr. $400 5485 Flooring Repairs & Maint. MasterCare 1) $6,525 Annual cleaning/sealing of stone flooring throughout the lobby, 1st-2nd FL, and
City Planning Dept. (6) restrooms including stair
polishing.
3) $1,255/4x's per year (Jul, Oct, Jan, Apr) for
corridor carpet cleaning.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,545 Yr. $11,545 5490 Pest Control Prestige Pest Management |
Western Ext.

Monthly contract amount of $95/mo.; termite spot
treatment contingency, $1,500
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,640 Yr. $2,640 5491 Misc. Repairs & Maint. Stoddard's Restoration |
Paragon Building Services
1) $1,291/qtr (Aug, Nov, Feb, May), for common
area wood restoration maintenance service.
2) $500/month budgeted as contingency.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $11,164 Yr. $11,164 5495 Onsite Maint. Paragon Building Services Monthly contract amount of $53.77/hr, $2,600 from 07/25-09/25; 5% increase in October 2025,
$56.45. $2,730; Plus, $150 per month mileage,
uniform, and cellular expense.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,880 Mo. $34,170 Total R & M $98,169

UTILITIES
5499 Electricity - General Southern California Edison Based on prior year averages. July - Oct $23,650 and Nov-June $9,952.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $174,216 Yr. $174,216 5500 Gas Southern Cal. Gas Co. Based on the prior year average. $15/mo. JulyNov, and $327/mo Dec-Jun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,364 Yr. $2,364 5502 Water & Sewer El Toro Water Dist. Budgeted decrease due to El Toro Water district adjusting our usage square footage.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,040 Yr. $31,040 5503 Refuse Removal N/A Building does not pay due to public entity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Mo $0 5504 Telephone AT&T 1) $150/mo for phone lines
(458-7292, 458-7929).
(583-7765).
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150 Mo. $1,800 Total Utilities $209,420

PARKING LOT
5510 Pkg Lot - Lighting Shine Illumination | RJ
Electric
1) Palm tree holiday décor lighting the remaining
half in Nov. $2,323 and the other half deposit in
Feb. $2,323.
2) Contingency for repairs $500/Qtr. (All LED)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,646 Yr. $6,646 5525 Pkg Lot - Sweeping TSCM Monthly contract amount of $315/mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,780 Mo. $3,780 Total Parking Lot $10,426
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CURRENT

CATEGORY VENDOR COMMENTS RECURRING ANNUAL

LANDSCAPING
5560 Landscaping - Exterior DMS Landscape Service being performed by the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,600 Mo. $31,200 5561 Landscaping - Other DMS Landscape Service being performed by the City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Yr. $0 5562 Landscaping - Interior Living Interior 1) Monthly contract amount of $360 2) Poinsettias for bldg. Dec. $225
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,545 Mo. $4,545 5565 Fountain Maintenance Aquatico 1) Monthly contract amount of $250/Mo. 2) Contingency for repairs $1,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 Yr. $4,000 Total Landscaping $39,745

INSURANCE
5805 Insurance - Property CJPIA Liability, Property, and Earthquake with Admin fee included; City will join California Joint
Powers Insurance Authority effective July 1,
2023, resulting in savings. Payment will be made
by November.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $130,000 Yr. $130,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0 Yr. $0 Total Insurance $130,000
TAXES
Parcel number Address of Parcel
Assessed
Value Tax Rate
Numerous Parcel #s Broken down by each suite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0.00% $0 Bi -Ann. $0 Based on prior year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0.00% $0 Bi -Ann. $0 Based on 24/25 Actuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 2.00% $12,110 Ann. $12,110 Began billing secured tax bills for each suite 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0.00% $0 Bi -Ann. $0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 0.00% $0 Bi -Ann. $0 6205 Real Estate Taxes 0 0.00% $12,110 Ann. $12,110
Total Taxes $12,110
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES $759,966
Estimate only
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EXPENSE ASSUMPTIONS
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CURRENT

CATEGORY VENDOR COMMENTS RECURRING ANNUAL

INDIRECT OPERATING EXPENSES
7300 Lease Commission Exp. City of Laguna Hills 1-Year Lease Renewal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,509 Yr. $2,509 7305 Advertising & Promotion Splendid Events 1) Holiday interior décor install in Nov. $4,750 with refresh and replacing lost ornaments.
2) Tenant Appreciation - Christmas Party
(including catering, music and entertainment)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,250 Yr. $7,250 7310 Legal Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contingency for legal council review $150/Quarterly.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150 Qtr. $600 7320 Admin & Professional Exp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1) Contingency amount $50/Mo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50 Yr. $600 7326 Environmental Expense County of Orange |
Environmental Save
Annual Env. Inspection, paid in September, $450;
annual utility compliance in March, $1,125
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,575 Yr. $1,575 7330 Tenant Space Refurb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Contingency for minor tenant suite repairs, $500/Quarterly.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 Qtr. $2,000 7333 Repairs & Maint. Indirect Dixie Diesel
SSD Alarm
Millenium Alarm Systems
Stoddards Restoration General
Contractor for the City
Contract for generator maintenance. The
generator only serves the City space.
1) Generator load bank test in Nov. $1,000.
2) Generator bi-annual service & inspection billed
annually in April, $1,630
3) Generator battery replacement contingency,
$1,475
4) SSD Access Control starting 07/25, $416
5) Annual Camera Maintenance Service, $3,600.
6) Wood restoration, city offices wood restoration
maintenance service (Aug/Nov/Feb/May)
$1,291/Qtr. 7) General R/M
Service for the City's office, $3,000 per quarter.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $29,861 Yr. $29,861 TOTAL INDIRECT EXPENSES $44,395

CAPITAL
1230 Capital Improvements Item Comments Month
1 Roof Repair Coating - Westside Section
Installing a 2-ply reinforced coating system over
the flat roof section (above City's office and
common areas).

September $36,000
Yr.
$36,000
2 (4) WHSP Unit Replacement 3-ton water heat source pump July | Oct | January | April $14,000
Qtr
$56,000
3 Termite Fumigation Termite Treatment fumigation November $110,000 Yr. $110,000 Total Capital Improvements $202,000
1240 Tenant Improvements * Amounts from Revenue Assumption Worksheet * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1260 Leasing Commissions * Amounts from Revenue Assumption Worksheet * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $0.00
$60,716.39
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000 Vacant 552 552 552 552 552 552 552 552 552 552 552 552 552 100 CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS 21,033 7/1/2004 12/31/2099 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 21,033 130 BANC OF CALIFORNIA 2,394 11/1/2015 10/31/2025 2,394 2,394 2,394 2,394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 BANC OF CALIFORNIA 2,394 11/1/2025 10/31/2030 0 0 0 0 2,394 2,394 2,394 2,394 2,394 2,394 2,394 2,394 150 THE COUNTY OF ORANGE 1,769 2/1/2006 5/31/2032 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 1,769 160 THE COUNTY OF ORANGE 2,697 6/1/2022 5/31/2032 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 2,697 200 BERGER HARRISON APC 1,568 6/1/2022 8/31/2027 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 1,568 201 SENATE RULES COMMITTEE 1,274 5/16/2015 2/28/2027 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 1,274 203 PREMIER GROUP INTERNATIONAL1,377 2/1/2019 6/30/2026 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 1,377 205 LAYLA FIJANY, DDS MS CORP., A CALIFORNIA 2,343 4/21/2025 CORPORATION 2/28/2036 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 2,343 210 NYA LLC 1,987 7/1/2019 6/30/2029 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987 220 LEWELLEN ACCOUNTANCY CORP.1,855 10/1/2013 10/31/2025 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 LEWELLEN ACCOUNTANCY CORP.1,855 11/1/2025 10/31/2026 0 0 0 0 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 1,855 230 DR. KOOROSH HOSN DDS 1,098 3/1/2000 7/31/2028 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 1,098 250A JOHN A ROSENBAUM 205 9/1/2022 12/31/2025 205 205 205 205 205 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 250A JOHN A ROSENBAUM 205 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 205 205 205 205 205 205 250B JAMES R. FERRARA 155 9/1/2022 12/31/2025 155 155 155 155 155 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 250B JAMES R. FERRARA 155 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 155 155 155 155 155 155 250C ALAN & DOMARINA PACE 140 9/1/2022 12/31/2025 140 140 140 140 140 140 0 0 0 0 0 0 250C ALAN & DOMARINA PACE 140 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 140 140 140 140 140 250D SOCAL COUNSELLING SERVICES 205 7/1/2024 7/31/2025 205 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 250D SOCAL COUNSELLING SERVICES 205 8/1/2025 7/31/2026 0 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 205 250E ALAN PACE 295 9/1/2022 12/31/2025 295 295 295 295 295 295 0 0 0 0 0 0 250E ALAN PACE 295 1/1/2026 12/31/2026 0 0 0 0 0 0 295 295 295 295 295 295 255 KAPRI, Inc. 566 7/1/2025 6/30/2030 566 566 566 566 566 566 566 566 566 566 566 566 260 CARNO LAW GROUP 3,028 3/1/2019 5/31/2027 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 3,028 300 Vacant 672 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 672 672
300 SERENITY ESCROW, INC. 672 5/1/2025 4/30/2026 672 672 672 672 672 672 672 672 672 672 0 0 301 FAY BLIX 2,312 9/1/2012 10/31/2029 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 2,312 304 AGATHA GLOBAL TECH 614 12/1/2017 11/30/2026 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 614 310 BERGER HARRISON APC 883 8/1/2023 8/31/2027 883 883 883 883 883 883 883 883 883 883 883 883 320 SIGNATURE AMERICA 1,218 7/1/2025 6/30/2030 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 1,218 330 CAROLYN BEHRENS 800 6/1/2017 5/31/2027 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 800 ECA Vacant 905 905 905 905 905 905 905 905 905 905 905 905 905

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Item No. 4.13
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 24, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Eric Hendrickson, Finance Director
Issue: Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Laguna Hills and the Laguna Hills City Employees Association
Recommendation: That the City Council:

1. Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Adopting a Memorandum of Understanding Between the City of Laguna Hills and the Laguna Hills City Employees Association (LHCEA), and Superseding All Previous LHCEA Memorandums of Understanding Effective July 1, 2025"; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Memorandum of Understanding.

Background:

The current two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Laguna Hills and the Laguna Hills City Employees Association (LHCEA) expires on June 30, 2025. In anticipation of the end of the term of the current MOU, the LHCEA initiated labor negotiations by submitting a proposal to Management Staff in April. Over the following months, staff and LHCEA negotiated items in the MOU for consideration.

After multiple counter-proposals between both parties, a final proposal was agreed upon; subsequently, the final proposal was presented to the City Council during closed session on June 10, 2025. The LHCEA members ratified the tentative agreement on June 16, 2025.

The following tentative agreement was reached between the City and the LHCEA:

Item No. 4.13

1. The City agrees to a four-year term for the MOU beginning on July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2029.

2. The City agrees to increase salary ranges by the following cost of living adjustments (COLA):
i. 3.5% COLA effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2025.
ii. 3.5% COLA effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2026.
iii. 2% - 4% COLA, based upon actual CPI, effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2027.
iv. 2% - 4% COLA, based upon actual CPI, effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2028.

3. The City agrees to conduct an in-house market study for compensation in March 2029 prior to the MOU expiration. The City and Association will review and agree on the comparator agencies to use in the market study.

4. The City agrees to standardization for call back pay for responding to work matters after hours.

5. The City agrees to maintain the status quo for language in the MOU related to health insurance.

6. The City agrees to implement constructive receipt rules, in regards to annual vacation and comp time cash out.

Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached resolution and authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU.

Fiscal Impact:

The estimated cost of the four-year agreement is listed below, and can be accommodated in the 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. The cost for Years 3 and 4 will be budgeted for in the following biennial budget.

Cost for Year 1 Cost for Year 2 Cost for Year 3 Cost for Year 4

3.5% COLA 2025 $81,942 $81,942 $81,942 $81,942

3.5% COLA 2026 - $84,810 $84,810 $84,810
2% - 4% COLA 2027 - - $50,159 - $100,318 $50,159 - $100,318 2% - 4% COLA 2028 - - - $51,162 - $104,331
Total $81,942 $166,752 $216,911 - $267,070 $268,073 - $371,401

Item No. 4.13
Attachments:

1. Proposed Resolution - LHCEA MOU

2. MOU with the LHCEA 2025-2029

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-06-24-X

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE

CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS AND THE LAGUNA HILLS CITY

EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (LHCEA), AND

SUPERSEDING ALL PREVIOUS LHCEA MEMORANDUMS
OF UNDERSTANDING EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025
The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, hereby finds, determines, declares, and resolves as follows:

WHEREAS, the City of Laguna Hills ("City") and the Laguna Hills City Employees Association ("LHCEA") have met and conferred in accordance with the requirements of the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act and the City Council Resolution No. 2012- 02-14-3; and
WHEREAS, the City and the LHCEA have reached agreement on wages, benefits, hours, and other conditions of employment for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029; and
WHEREAS, a previous Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") between the City of Laguna Hills and the LHCEA was approved and adopted by the City Council on July 11, 2023, which was effective between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2025.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. The Memorandum of Understanding, attached hereto as Exhibit A, between the City and LHCEA is hereby approved and adopted and made effective July 1, 2025. All previous resolutions pertaining to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and LHCEA are hereby superseded effective July 1, 2025.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of June 2025. ____________________________________

JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

Resolution No. 2025-06-24-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. 2025-06-24-X adopted by the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 24th day of June 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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Memorandum of Understanding
between the
City of Laguna Hills and the
Laguna Hills City Employees Association
I. This Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) shall be effective July 1, 2025 and shall remain in effect until June 30, 2029.

II. Recognition
A. The City of Laguna Hills recognizes the Laguna Hills City Employees Association (“LHCEA” or the “Association”) as the exclusive bargaining representative for all regular fulltime employees as those positions are defined in the Employer-Employee Relations Resolution adopted by the City. The terms of this MOU will only apply to those employees who are part of LHCEA.

III. Types of Employees
A. Full Time: 40 hours/week (80 hours/2 weeks)
B. Temporary: Of limited duration, not to exceed 12 months. With the exception of an absence due to disability, no work currently being performed by bargaining unit employees may be performed by temporary employees. Such employees are at-will.

IV. Salary and Pay
A. The Salary Schedule for those positions in the bargaining unit at the time of the signing of this MOU is as follows:

Full-time Positions Monthly Range
Accountant 7,258.44 8,822.68
Accounting Specialist 6,098.95 7,415.29
Administrative Assistant I 5,916.33 7,190.75
Administrative Assistant II 6,212.02 7,550.74
Assistant City Clerk 7,596.59 9,233.69
Assistant City Engineer 12,435.72 15,115.69
Assistant Engineer 7,807.24 9,489.75
Assistant Planner 6,761.30 8,218.40
Associate Engineer 9,346.08 11,360.21
Code Enforcement Officer 6,443.92 7,832.62
Community Services Manager 10,244.11 12,451.78
Deputy City Clerk 6,814.86 8,283.51
Finance Manager 11,497.90 13,975.77
Information Technology Administrator 8,458.34 10,282.27 Management Analyst I 7,037.29 8,553.87

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Management Analyst II 7,741.20 9,409.47
Parks Supervisor 8,566.11 10,412.14
Permit Technician I 5,081.09 6,176.09
Permit Technician II 5,606.84 6,815.78
Principal Civil Engineer 10,890.90 13,237.95
Public Works Inspector 6,684.85 8,125.48
Public Works Supervisor 8,566.11 10,412.14
Receptionist 4,813.54 5,850.89
Records Management Coordinator 6,231.21 7,573.42
Recreation Coordinator 5,855.31 7,118.42
Senior Management Analyst 8,922.47 10,845.32
Senior Permit Technician 6,151.19 7,476.95
Senior Planner 9,150.81 11,122.87
Senior Public Works Inspector 8,137.81 9,891.55
B. Salary Increases
Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2025, the City agrees to increase salary ranges by a cost of living adjustment of 3.5%.

Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2026, the City agrees to further increase salary ranges by a cost of living adjustment of 3.5%.

Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2027, the City agrees to further increase salary ranges by a cost of living adjustment equal to the percent increase in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U factor for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area (or succeeding index) for the preceding 12-month period ending April 2027, within the range of 2% to 4%. The increase shall not be below 2%, nor above 4%, regardless of CPI-U factor.

Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2028, the City agrees to further increase salary ranges by a cost of living adjustment equal to the percent increase in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U factor for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area (or succeeding index) for the preceding 12-month period ending April 2028, within the range of 2% to 4%. The increase shall not be below 2%, nor above 4%, regardless of CPI-U factor.

The City agrees to conduct an in-house market study for compensation in March 2029, prior to the MOU expiration. The City and the Association will review and agree on the agencies to be used in the Market Study.

C. Working Out of Class Pay
This section defines when an employee will receive compensation for performing duties in a higher position and classification on an interim or temporary basis.

Employees working out of class as defined herein will be paid an additional 5% of their current classification base salary or first step of the higher classification, whichever is higher.

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Compensation for working out of classification is provided as monetary recognition to an employee for assuming and performing the duties normally performed by an employee in a higher classification. Working out of one's position classification must be for an extended period of time wherein a need exists to fulfill the duties and responsibilities of the vacant position. Such an appointment must be approved in advance, in writing, by the City Manager. An extended period of time is generally considered five or more working days.

When the temporary assignment is completed, the employee's salary will be readjusted to its previous level. The employee's hire date and anniversary date will remain unchanged throughout the temporary assignment.

If an employee separates from service while on an acting assignment, the employee’s regular salary rate, not acting pay, will be used as the basis for any vacation payout.

D. Overtime / Compensatory Time
Full-time, non-management employees assigned duties beyond 40 hours for a regular work week will be compensated for overtime in one of two ways:

1. One and one-half payment of the employee’s regular rate of pay for each hour worked over 40 in a work week, or

2. One and one-half hours of compensatory time off for each hour worked over 40 in a work week.

E. Maximum Hours of Compensatory Time
Unless authorized by the City Manager or designee, employees may not accrue more than 120 hours of compensatory time. After an employee has accrued 120 hours of compensatory time, all subsequent overtime hours worked will be compensated for in cash. The Finance Department will provide a notice when a compensatory balance exceeds 90 hours.

F. Using Compensatory Time
Accrued compensatory time must be used prior to accessing accrued vacation time. When using compensatory time, employees must obtain prior approval from their supervisor.

G. Compensatory Time Payout
On or before December 15 of each calendar year, an employee may make an irrevocable election to cash out up to sixty (60) hours of accrued Compensatory Time. The cash out is limited to the amount of leave earned by the employee in the year of the payment. The cash out payment is paid the following December at the employee's base rate of pay. Elections will be made on forms provided by Finance and cannot be modified once elected. The employee's compensatory time balance cannot be reduced below 60 hours as a result of cashing out leave. Thus, if the employee's leave balance would fall below 60 hours as a result of cashing out leave, the employee will receive cash for their election only for the hours above 60.

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H. Compensatory Time at Termination
Any compensatory time balance will be paid at the employee’s most recent non-exempt rate of pay to the employee upon termination, retirement, or change of status from non-exempt to exempt.

V. Hours and Work Week
A. Hours

1. The Laguna Hills' City Hall operates on a defined 9/80 schedule from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on alternating Fridays.

2. Some full-time non-management employees work a 5 day, 40-hour work week; however, the City reserves the right to adjust work hours to meet changing needs and requirements.

3. Some full-time non-management employees work a 9/80 schedule which consists of working eight nine-hour days and one eight-hour day during a two-week period for a total of eighty hours.

B. Pay Periods and Work Weeks
The City’s pay period is a defined 14-day period, starting every other Monday and ending every other Sunday, in which the employees accumulate time worked. After each pay period, the City calculates time worked in that 14-day period, and processes payroll for the employees.

Each pay period includes two work weeks. Both work weeks shall be entirely encompassed within the 14-day pay period. As stated above in Section V, subsection A, some employees work a 5/40 schedule, and some employees work a 9/80 schedule. For those employees on a 5/40 schedule, the work week is defined as starting every Monday, and ending the following Sunday.

For those employees on the 9/80 schedule, the first work period is defined as starting the first Monday of the pay period, and ending mid-shift the first Friday of the pay period. This encompasses the first 40 hours of regularly scheduled time. The second work period is defined as starting mid-shift the first Friday of the pay period, and ending on the second Sunday of the pay period. This encompasses the second 40 hours of the regularly scheduled time worked. For the purpose of calculating overtime, all work weeks/periods shall be contained within the pay period.

The specific workweek for each employee is fixed by the City Manager or designee and is maintained by the Finance Department.

C. Lunch Periods and Breaks
A department's Supervisor will coordinate daily lunches and breaks. Lunch breaks are unpaid. All full-time, non-management employees are entitled to one 1-hour lunch, and two 15- minute breaks.

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VI. Recruitment
The City Manager or designee will administer and coordinate the hiring process for all position vacancies to ensure compliance with contractual, legal, and equal employment opportunity requirements. All hiring efforts are conducted in the spirit of equal opportunity and non-discrimination.

All City appointments and promotions shall be based on merit and fitness, and will be determined by a competitive examination.

A. Closed-Promotional Recruitment
The City Manager or designee will first consider promotions from within the City.

Promoting from within the City is considered a closed-promotional recruitment. Promotions must be recommended by the Department Head and approved by the City Manager. Even if one qualified candidate within the City exists, the City Manager or designee will not be required to promote that individual and may use her discretion to go outside and conduct an open recruitment.

B. Open Recruitment
If a closed-promotional recruitment is not recommended or approved, the City Manager or designee will seek outside candidates through open recruitment. Job announcements will be distributed to City employees and locally advertised in appropriate publications.

No applications for a position will be accepted after the published closing date. If there are no sufficiently qualified candidates at the closing date, the position may be reopened and readvertised.

VII. Probation
A. The probation period is an integral part of the employment process and provides the opportunity to observe the employee's work and assist the employee's adjustment to the new position. During this period, the probationary employee will have no rights of tenure, and may be terminated with or without cause either during or at the end of the probation period.

B. Duration

1. All newly-hired, full-time, non-management employees are subject to a one-year probation period. A Department Director must specifically affirm that an employee has passed probation before he or she will have actually passed probation.

2. Employees reclassified to a position where they have assumed new duties and responsibilities shall be subject to a six-month probation period.

C. Extensions

1. Prior to the end of the probation period, the Department Head has discretion to extend the probation period by up to six months, with the City Manager's approval.

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2. The employee will be notified in writing of such an extension.

D. Promotional Probation Period

1. All promoted employees are subject to a six-month probation period. Prior to the end of the probation period, the Department Head has discretion to extend the probation period by up to six months, with the City Manager's approval.

2. The six-month probation period for promoted, full-time non-management employees will begin on the first day of the promotion or reclassification.

3. Prior to the end of this period, the Department Head may recommend that the employee return to the former position, range, and salary if the employee's performance and conduct does not meet the standards required for the new position or classification.

E. Action at the End of Probationary Period
Prior to the end of an employee's probationary period, the City Manager, or designee, shall take one of the following actions:

1. Affirm, in writing, the satisfactory performance and conduct of the employee and designate the employee for regular, full-time employment status.

2. Extend the employee's probationary period.

3. Return the employee to their former class and pay step before promotional probation. If no position is available in the same class and pay step, employee shall be placed in the next highest paid position. If regular, full-time status was not previously attained, the probation period must be completed.

4. Terminate the employee if the employee was newly hired for failing to pass probation.

VIII. Layoff
A. The City Manager may separate any employee from employment, eliminate a class of positions, or freeze vacant positions, because of financial necessity, reduction of work, or abandonment of activities. However, no regular, full-time employee shall be separated from any department while there are emergency, seasonal, probationary, or temporary employees serving in the same class of positions in the City.

If the City Manager eliminates a position, the employee holding such position may be laid off or demoted without disciplinary action and without the right of appeal.

B. Layoff Procedures
The procedure to reduce the work force shall be as follows:

1. 30-Day Notice to the Association and 14 days' notice to affected employees.

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Employees separated from the City through a reduction in force shall be given a 14-day advance notice of the separation explaining the reason for the separation.

2. Returning City Property
Prior to separation, keys, City identification cards, computer passwords, security codes, and other City-owned property shall be given or returned to the Deputy City Manager.

3. Compensation
When all City property has been returned, the employee shall receive a two-week severance pay based on his/her current pay scale. Additionally, the employee will receive compensation for his/her accrued vacation and sick leave, in accordance with current City policies.

Vacation and sick leave will be compensated in the following manner:

All accrued unused vacation leave shall be paid to the separated employee at his/her current pay scale. The separated employee may also convert unused personal sick leave in excess of 160 hours at a ratio of eight hours of vacation leave for every 24 hours of personal sick leave. If conversion occurs, the employee may increase their compensable vacation leave up to 320 hours.

4. Exit Interview
Prior to separation, the City Manager or designee may schedule an exit interview with the employee. Employees are encouraged to use the exit interview process.

C. Reemployment List
The names of regular employees who have been laid-off due to a reduction in the work force shall be placed on an appropriate layoff reemployment list according to the date and the order separated from City service. A reemployment list shall be established by placing the last employee laid-off on the top of the list as the first employee eligible for reemployment. All subsequent laidoff employees will be eligible for reemployment in the same manner.

Each employee on a layoff reemployment list shall remain on that list for six months, and laid-off employees will be considered for reemployment in the same class, or a lower classification within the same classification series, as they were laid-off. The City Manager may extend the active period of reemployment lists or an employee's eligibility if it is in the City's best interest.

D. Order of Layoff
Layoffs will be considered in the following order: temporary, part-time, extended part-time, probationary, and regular employees. Regular employees will be laid off in the inverse order of their seniority in their classification in the department. A layoff out of the inverse order of seniority may be made if, in the City Manager’s judgment, retention of special job skills is required.

In cases where there are two or more employees in the classification in the department from which the layoff is to be made who have the same seniority date, such employees will be laid off

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on the basis of the last evaluation rating in the class, providing such rating has been on file at least thirty (30) days and no more than twelve months prior to the layoff, as follows:

First, all employees having ratings of “improvement needed”; second, all employees having ratings of “competent”; third, all employees having ratings of “outstanding.” Employees who have been promoted into a higher paying classification within a different department shall have rights of reversion to his/ her previously occupied position if subject to layoff.

IX. Management Rights
The rights of management include but are not limited to:

A. Determine the mission of its constituent departments and boards; B. Set standards of service and hours of operation;
C. Determine the procedures and standards of selection for employment and promotion;
D. Determine the content of job descriptions;
E. Direct its employees;
F. Take disciplinary action;
G. Relieve its employees from duty because of lack of work or for other legitimate reasons;
H. Maintain the efficiency of governmental operations;
I. Determine the methods, means, and personnel by which governmental operations are to be conducted;
J. Take all necessary actions to carry out its mission in emergencies; K. Exercise control and discretion over its organization and the technology of performing its work.

L. To propose new classifications during the life of this MOU, and to utilize the procedures of this MOU in order to meet and confer on rates of pay and family of jobs for such new classifications, and to establish and determine thereby such new job classifications; and M. To promulgate, modify and enforce work and safety rules and regulations.

X. Employee Rights
The rights of employees include but are not limited to:

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A. The right to work in an environment free from harassment and discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, race, age, disability, national origin, and religion.

B. The right to not be retaliated against for complaining about harassment or discrimination in the workplace.

C. The right to work in a safe work environment.

D. The right to file grievances in accordance with the procedure set forth in this MOU.

XI. Association Rights
The Association shall have the following rights:

A. Deduction of Dues: Upon receipt of an authorized card, membership dues of LHCEA members shall be deducted by the City from the paycheck of the members.

B. Use of Bulletin Boards: The City will provide the Association access to two bulletin boards for the purpose of posting information relevant to the Association and its meetings.

C. Release Time For Meetings: Bargaining unit employees shall be provided with reasonable time off without loss of pay for purposes of meeting and conferring with management over wages, hours and working conditions and notifying its membership of such matters; processing grievances to be limited to meeting with management during the steps of the grievance process as outlined herein; and for representing employees in disciplinary meetings with management. In addition, bargaining unit employee shall be permitted to attend two annual meetings of the Association without loss of pay at a maximum of one hour for each meeting.

XII. Holidays
A. The City will observe 11 fixed holidays during which City Hall will be closed.

Holidays falling on Sunday shall be observed on the following Monday. Holidays falling on Saturday shall be observed on the preceding Friday unless this, too, is a holiday and then one day sooner. Holidays include:

New Year’s Day
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
B. Full-time employees shall receive 8 hours of holiday leave for the above-mentioned holidays. If a fixed holiday falls on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off, then they may use

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those holiday hours at a later date during the fiscal year. In order to receive holiday pay, an employee must have received pay for all of both the regularly scheduled assignment immediately prior to a holiday and the regularly scheduled assignment immediately after that holiday.

C. The City shall provide full-time employees 29 discretionary holiday hours per fiscal year to be used as discretionary holiday leave.

D. In addition to the holidays listed above, the City will observe a Holiday Closure by closing City facilities from December 26th through December 31st. The City shall provide paid leave time off during the Holiday Closure. Full-time employees shall receive 32 hours of personal time off per fiscal year to use during the holiday closure, or at a later time during the fiscal year.

Number of Hours
Fixed Holiday Hours 88
Discretionary Holiday Hours 29
Holiday Closure Hours 32
E. All holiday and discretionary hours will be prorated for employees beginning fulltime employment with the City after the start of the fiscal year based on the remaining holidays.

Discretionary holiday hours must be taken during each fiscal year and cannot be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year.

F. Fixed Holiday Hours and Holiday Closure Hours have no cash value upon termination or retirement from the City. Discretionary Holiday Hours will be paid out at the employee’s base rate of pay upon termination or retirement from the City.

G. On the anniversary of the 20th year of continuous full-time service, employees shall receive a one-time allotment of 40-hours of discretionary holiday leave which must be used in a twelve-month period after received. Such discretionary holiday leave hours do not have any cash value.

XIII. Leaves
A. Leaves With Pay
Full-time employees accrue vacation and sick leave, discretionary holiday leave hours annually, and may accumulate compensatory overtime hours. In the interest of fairly and consistently accommodating all employees and maintaining adequate coverage for City Hall operations, all requested time off shall be first approved by the employee’s immediate Supervisor and then approved by the Department Head with consideration to employee’s preference and City’s business needs.

All requests for leave will be considered based upon availability of employee’s leave hours, work load, work schedules, and coverage.

The following process is to be followed when requesting time off:

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• Employees desiring time off for planned vacation, discretionary holiday leave, compensatory time, or scheduled medical leave shall make such requests to their immediate Supervisor as soon as practicable.
• Final approval of time off rests with the Department Head.

1. Vacation
a. Full-time, non-management employees accrue vacation according to the following schedule:

Years of Service Rate
0-3 3.08 hours per pay period
3-10 4.62 hours per pay period
10+ 6.15 hours per pay period
b. Vacation Payout
Upon separation or retirement from City service, all employees shall be compensated at their current pay rate for their accrued vacation.

No employee shall be allowed to carry over more than 320 hours of vacation time from one fiscal year to the next. At the start of the fiscal year, if an employee has more than 320 hours accrued, the City will automatically cash out any hours in excess of 320.

On or before December 15 of each calendar year, an employee may make an irrevocable election to cash out accrued Vacation Time. The amount of hours that can be cashed out is limited to the amount of leave earned by the employee in the year of the payment. The cash out payment is paid the following December at the employee's base rate of pay. Elections will be made on forms provided by Finance and cannot be modified once elected. The employee's vacation time balance cannot be reduced below 60 hours as a result of cashing out vacation leave. Thus, if the employee's leave balance would fall below 60 hours as a result of cashing out leave, the employee will receive cash for their election only for the hours above 60.

2. Sick Leave
a. All full-time employees shall accrue sick leave at a rate of 3.69 hours per pay period.
b. All full-time employees prior to completing ten years of service as full- time employees, (hereafter, “ten—year anniversary”) shall be eligible, if they so desire, each quarter (October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1) to convert unused personal sick leave in excess of 160 hours at a rate of 8 hours of vacation for every 24 hours of personal sick leave. Upon honorable retirement or resignation from the City prior to their ten-year anniversary, a full-time employee who has personal sick leave in excess of 160 hours may convert the excess hours to

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vacation at a rate of eight hours of vacation for every 24 hours of personal sick leave. In this situation, the vacation accrual limits set forth above can be exceeded to a maximum of 480 hours. c. When ill or injured, employees are required to notify their Department Head/Supervisor prior to starting the workday but no later than within one hour after the workday begins. When absence is due to a work-related injury, the employee's Department Head/Supervisor must be notified immediately. Medical verifications will be required for insurance purposes.
d. All employees who know they will be absent from work shall receive their Department Head/Supervisor's permission in advance. Employees shall provide at least 30 days' notice for foreseeable leaves such as birth, adoption, or planned medical treatment. e. If an employee’s accrued sick leave hours have been exhausted, additional sick time will be either unpaid leave time or deducted from available vacation hours.

Use of sick leave hours is a privilege and not to be abused. Under such conditions, the City Manager may choose to identify the time off as an unpaid leave or as vacation time to be paid out of the employee’s available vacation hours.
f. Care for Ill Family Member. Employees may use half of their accrued sick leave for the care of an ill child, parent, spouse, grandparent, grand-child, sibling, registered domestic partner, or designated person. "Child" includes a biological, foster, or adopted child; a child of the employee's domestic partner; a stepchild; a legal ward; or a child to whom the employee acts as a parent. "Parent" includes a biological, foster, or adoptive parent; a step-parent; or a legal guardian. Sick leave to care for ill family members is subject to all policies that apply to sick leave.

3. School Activity Leave
Employees are entitled to take up to 40 hours of accrued leave annually to attend school related activities for their children. Such time off must be pre-approved by a supervisor and a supervisor may require proof of attendance.

4. Bereavement Leave
All full-time employees shall receive a maximum of 40 hours of bereavement leave, per instance, for absence necessitated by the death of immediate family members. This leave may be used up to three months after the death of the immediate family member. An immediate family member shall be defined as the spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, parentsin-law, or other individuals whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. Where such death has occurred and upon request of the City Manager, the employee shall furnish satisfactory evidence of such death.

5. Court Leave
Although the City is not required to grant employees paid leaves of absence for jury duty or court-mandated appearances pursuant to California Government Code Section 1230, the City has elected to grant full-time employees up to 80 hours of service annually with full pay while performing jury duty services or other court-mandated appearances. If an employee is required to

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serve more than 80 hours, then the City Manager may grant an extension of time off with or without pay.
a. If summoned to jury duty, employees should immediately notify their Department Head/Supervisor.
b. Compensation received from jury duty will be deducted from the employee's paycheck; travel, parking, and meal allowances granted by the court may be retained by the employee.

6. Military Leave
a. A full-time employee who is released from active duty with the United States armed forces will be entitled to reinstatement to their former position or one with similar compensation and duties with no loss of seniority rights and full reimbursement for up to 80 hours per fiscal year. However, military leave beyond 80 hours per year shall be without pay, unless the employee chooses to use vacation time while on leave. b. Prior to use of any military leave, an official copy of military orders must be submitted to the Finance Department.

7. Catastrophic Leave (See City’s Administrative Orders for details). Program will allow employees to donate sick time to individuals who qualify.

8. Administrative Leave with Pay Pending Investigation into Possible Misconduct.

The City, in its discretion, may place an employee on administrative leave with pay pending an investigation into possible misconduct by the employee.

9. After Hours Call Back Pay (See City’s Administrative Orders for details).

Program will define criteria and standardization for responding to work matters outside of normal business hours. There shall be a one hour minimum for responding to the initial issue. If the need for response exceeds one-hour, further time will be booked in 15-minute increments. The City Manager shall consult with the Association on the criteria to be used within the Administrative Order.

B. Leaves Without Pay

1. Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) (See City’s Personnel Policies and Procedures)

2. Time off for voting. The City will follow California Elections Code section 14000 and provide reasonable time off to vote. If an employee does not have sufficient time outside of normal working hours to vote, then the employee may take time off of up to 2 hours of working time to vote without a loss of pay.

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XIV. Benefits
A. Retirement
The City shall participate in the California Public Employees Retirement System’s (CalPERS). Effective January 1, 2013, the City shall have two tiers of benefits as follows:

1. Tier 1 (Employees hired before January 1, 2013 or individuals hired after January 1, 2013 who have participated in a public retirement system within the six months prior to being hired): 2% @ 60 Formula. Tier 1 employees shall pay the full 7% of the employee’s normal cost rate of the City’s pension program with CalPERS. Additional benefits provided through CalPERS shall include the following:

One-Year Final Compensation
Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance
Pre-Retirement Survivor Allowance
1959 Survivor Benefits, including Third Level Benefits
Extension of Reciprocity Rights for Elective Officers

2. Tier 2 (Employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 who have not been members of a public retirement in the six months prior to employment with the City): 2% @ 62 Formula, with 3-year Final Compensation. Tier 2 employees will pay 50% of the normal cost rate of the City's pension program, as dictated by the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA).

B. Medical Insurance

1. Employees are eligible to receive medical insurance the 1st of the month following the date of hire by the City.

Effective July 1, 2025, the City will contribute the following towards employees’ health insurance premium:

Employee Only $1,127.34
Employee + One $2,244.74
Employee + Family $2,913.19
During the term of this agreement, City contributions to medical insurance plan will increase to an amount not to exceed the percent equivalent of the annual increase of the BS Gold PPO premium. Employees will be responsible for paying any portion of their health insurance premium not covered by the City’s contribution amount.

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The City shall provide a medical insurance rebate program for full-time employees who are eligible for the City medical insurance program, and who are currently enrolled under an outside non-City sponsored medical insurance program through a spouse or other source. Any fulltime employee who demonstrates proof of insurance from such other source and who makes a request to opt-out of the City’s insurance program will receive five hundred dollars ($500.00) per month in lieu of City-sponsored medical insurance

2. Employees are responsible for notifying the Finance Department of changes in personal information including marital status, number or age of dependents, name, address, etc.

3. Changes to medical insurance is subject to an open enrollment generally in October of each year.

4. Upon separation or dismissal, the employee should contact the Finance Department to make the necessary changes concerning insurance coverage.

5. Under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), employees may continue health care coverage for themselves and their dependents under the City's group medical insurance program for a period not to exceed 18 months. The employee must pay the full insurance premium to receive coverage. Any dependent who loses coverage due to the death of the employee, divorce or legal separation from the employee, loss of dependent child status, or loss of Medicare eligibility, has the option to continue coverage for 36 months at the dependent's sole expense.

C. Dental
The City will provide and pay the full cost of a dental insurance plan for full-time employees and their dependents. Any changes must be made by mutual agreement.

D. Vision
The City will provide and pay for the full cost of a vision insurance plan for full-time employees and their dependents. Any changes must be made by mutual agreement.

E. Life Insurance

1. The City will provide and pay life insurance for full-time employees based on 150% of their base annual salary up to a maximum $250,000.

2. Coverage is subject to the terms and conditions of the insurance policy given to employees at the time of employment.

F. Deferred Compensation
The City shall make available to all full-time employees a Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. This is a voluntary program and is funded at the sole cost of each participating employee.

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G. Supplemental Retirement Program
The City shall provide a supplemental retirement program as set forth in Resolution No. 99-05-04-1.

H. Retiree Health Savings
The City shall provide a retiree health savings plan as set forth in Resolution No. 2001-12- 11-2.

I. Mileage Reimbursement
All employees not receiving an automobile allowance shall be compensated at the prevailing IRS rate.

J. Disability Insurance
The City will provide and pay for a short and long-term disability plan for all full-time employees.

1. The City provides disability insurance for full-time employees, and includes a short-term disability insurance policy that pays 60% of employees' weekly earnings to a maximum of $1,000 per week, less any other income benefits. Benefits begin after a 14-day elimination period and may continue for 24 weeks.

2. Employees may use their time available from vacation, discretionary holiday leave and sick time to receive compensation during the 14-day elimination period.

3. Long-term disability pays 60% of the full-time employee's basic monthly earnings to a maximum of $10,000 per month, less any other income benefits. Benefits begin after a 180-day elimination period.

4. Employees must provide a doctor's release prior to returning to work, and the City will pay the employee's insurance premiums during the six-month short-term disability period.

XV. Grievance Procedure
A. An employee may file a grievance regarding management's interpretation or application of any provisions of this MOU.

B. Disciplinary matters involving suspensions of five or more days and terminations (which are subject to the appeal procedure) in addition to matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation or safety violations are exempted from this process.

The following procedure shall be used:

1. If an employee has a conflict with his/her immediate Supervisor, and the employee believes further action is necessary to solve the problem, then the employee shall contact his/her immediate Supervisor to discuss the problem. If this discussion settles the matter, no further

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action is necessary. However, if the employee feels the meeting does not resolve the problem, then the employee shall contact the Department Head and the Deputy City Manager for a continuation of an information discussion.

2. If no satisfactory solution is reached, the employee has ten working days to begin the written proceedings.

3. The employee shall write a formal statement of grievance detailing the subject of the dispute and provide two copies to his/her immediate Supervisor. (One copy for the Deputy City Manager and the other for the employee's Department Head)

4. Within ten working days of receiving the written statement of grievance, the immediate Supervisor shall respond to the employee in writing.

5. If no response is received, or the response is unsatisfactory, the employee may:
a. Request a reply from the Deputy City Manager within 20 working days of filing the original statement of grievance.
b. The Deputy City Manager shall reply in writing within ten working days of receiving the employee's request for reply.

6. If no reply is received, or the reply is unsatisfactory, the employee may:
a. Send a copy of the original written grievance to the City Manager within 40 working days of filing the original statement of grievance. b. The City Manager will reply with a written decision within 30 calendar days of receiving a copy of the original statement of grievance. The City Manager's decision is final and not appealable.

C. Important Details

1. When filing a formal grievance, staying within the time limits is extremely important. A grievance will be forfeited if timelines are not adhered. Time limits may be extended by mutual agreement of the parties at any step of the process.

2. Be concise and factual. Cite dates and times verbally and in writing. In the written response, the employee should clearly state the specific problem being appealed, any actions to be taken, and the reasons for the actions.

3. Employees may request another person's assistance to write or present their response and explanation at any time.

XVI. Appeals Procedure for Suspensions of Five Days or More, Demotions, and Terminations A. Management will not impose a suspension of five or more days, demote, or terminate a non-probationary full-time employee without just cause. A written notice of such

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proposed action shall be served on the employee personally, or by certified mail, at least fourteen calendar days prior to the effective date of the proposed action. Such written notice shall contain:

1. a description of the proposed action and its effective date(s);

2. a statement of the reasons for such proposed action, including the acts or omissions on which the proposed action is based;

3. copies of all material on which the proposed action is based;

4. a statement of the employee's right to respond –either orally or in writing – prior to the effective date of such proposed action;

5. a statement of the employee's right to representation; and

6. a statement of the employee's right to appeal should such proposed action become final.

B. Prior to the effective date of such suspension, demotion or discharge, an employee will be given an opportunity to respond – either orally or in writing at the employee's option – to a designated City representative, who has the authority to make an effective recommendation on the proposed disciplinary action.

C. An employee may represent him or herself or may be represented by an Association representative in the disciplinary process.

D. An employee shall receive written notice either sustaining, modifying, or canceling a proposed action on or prior to the effective date of such action.

E. Upon receipt of a notice of intent to impose disciplinary action, an employee may, within fourteen calendar days of receipt of such notice, submit a request to the supervisor / manager proposing discipline for a meeting to address the charges in the notice. A meeting will be scheduled at which the employee and/or his representative can make a presentation regarding why discipline should not be imposed or reduced. Within 14 calendar days of such meeting, the supervisor/ manager initially proposing discipline will render a decision regarding the matter.

F. If the employee does not agree with the decision and wishes to further appeal the decision, he or she may file an appeal with the City Manager or his designee within fourteen calendar days of receipt of the decision from the supervisor/ manager. An appeal to the City Manager or his designee consists of a full trial-type evidentiary hearing where the employee may present witnesses and written evidence as well as have the opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and make opening and closing arguments (either in writing or orally). An employee may represent him or herself or may be represented by an Association representative. Such hearings are closed to the public but may be tape recorded or recorded through a court reporter. At the conclusion of the hearing, if a designated hearing officer is used, he or she will render a recommendation to the City Manager within the 30 days after the matter is submitted. The City Manager will consider the recommendation and either uphold or modify the recommendation. The City Manager's decision will be the final step in the appeal process.

XVII. Severability
In the event that any provision of this MOU is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not invalidate the entire MOU, it being the express intent of the City Council that all other provisions not declared invalid shall remain in full force and effect.

XVIII. No Strike
During the life of this MOU, no work stoppages, strikes, slowdowns, or other concerted employee actions that can be interpreted as job actions shall be caused or sanctioned by the Association- nor shall any lockouts be caused by the City. In the event any employees covered by this MOU, individually or collectively, violate the provisions of this section and the Association fails to make all reasonable efforts to halt the work interruption, the Association and the employees involved shall be deemed in violation of this section. The City shall be entitled to seek all remedies available to it under the applicable law.

XIX. City s Policies and Procedures
All rules of conduct set forth in the City's Policies and Procedures (as modified from time to time) pertaining to such matters as harassment, drug and alcohol testing, dress code, workplace violence, FMLA, pregnancy disability leave, court leave and other policies applicable to all employees of the City shall continue to apply to bargaining unit employees unless otherwise made expressly inapplicable to bargaining unit employees.

XX. Association Accessibility to Employees
The City and Association have met and conferred and reached agreement regarding the implementation of Assembly Bill 119.

XXI. Annual Labor / Management Committee Meetings
The City and Association agree to implement annual labor / management committee meetings. The Association may request additional meetings if needed.

JARAD HILDENBRAND

CITY MANAGER

JENNIFER LEE

CITY CLERK

ERIC HENDRICKSON

FINANCE DIRECTOR
Date
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Item No. 6.1
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 24, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Jennifer Lowe, Community Development Director
Issue: General Plan Amendment RZNE-0013-2024, a Minor Amendment to the Laguna Hills General Plan Mobility Element to Reflect Changes Made to the Orange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways to Modify Major and Secondary Arterials to Collector Arterials
Recommendation: That the City Council:

1. Conduct a public hearing;

2. Find and determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15378; and,

3. Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, Making a Determination that the Project is Exempt from CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15378, and Approving General Plan Amendment No. RZNE-0013-2024, a Minor Amendment to the General Plan Mobility Element to Modify Major and Secondary Arterials to Collector Arterials for Paseo de Valencia Between Alicia Parkway and Cabot Road, and Cabot Road Between Paseo de Valencia and El Paseo.” Background:

The Master Plan of Arterial Highways (“MPAH”) was adopted by the County of Orange in 1956 and is managed by the Orange County Transportation Authority (“OCTA”).

OCTA is responsible for coordinating the roadway system across Orange County

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through a collaborative effort with the County’s 34 cities. As a part of this effort, OCTA encourages cities to give consideration to the MPAH when establishing or updating long-term transportation goals in the Circulation or Mobility Elements of their General Plans. Consistency with the MPAH maintains the integrity of the MPAH system and allows Laguna Hills to be eligible for all Measure M2 Net Revenues as well as other transportation funding programs administered by OCTA. The Laguna Hills General Plan Mobility Element has maintained consistency with the MPAH by including the Laguna Hills portion of the MPAH map as Figure M-1, titled “Street Network” (included in Attachment 3).

On September 9, 2024, the OCTA approved the City of Laguna Hills request to amend the MPAH. The amendment is to reclassify Paseo De Valencia from a Major (six-lane, divided) Arterial to a Divided Collector (two-lane, divided) Arterial between Alicia Parkway and La Paz Road, reclassify Paseo De Valencia from a Secondary (four-lane, undivided) Arterial to a Divided Collector (two-lane, divided) Arterial between La Paz Road and Cabot Road, and reclassify Cabot Road from a Secondary (four-lane, undivided) Arterial to a Divided Collector (two-lane, divided) Arterial between Paseo de Valencia and El Paseo. The proposed amendment to the MPAH was included in the Orange County Complete Streets Program (“OCCSP”) approved by the OCTA Board of Directors on February 12, 2024. OCTA approval of the amended MPAH is contingent upon City approval of a General Plan Amendment to ensure that the City’s Mobility Element is made consistent with the MPAH change.

The request to OCTA to amend the MPAH was a necessary step for the City to receive up to $5,000,000 in federal funding earmarked for future improvements that include constructing a Class IV Bikeway on Paseo de Valencia between Alicia Parkway and Cabot Road, and on Cabot Road between Paseo de Valencia and El Paseo.

Proposal Amendments to the Mobility Element
Subsequent to the OCTA-approved amendments to the MPAH, the City is required to amend the Mobility Element of the City’s General Plan. General Plan Amendment RZNE0013-2024 includes minor text modifications to pages M-3, M-4, and M-6. Figure M-1 (page M-3) “Street Network” will be amended to outline the line drawn on the map designating the segment of Paseo De Valencia and Cabot Road as an undivided or divided Collector Arterial roadway (“General Plan Amendment" or "Project”).

These segments of Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road are not typical of most other Arterials in the City. The existing segments of Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road differ from other existing Major and Primary Arterials, which are typically 6-lane and 4-lane

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highways that have significantly higher volumes of vehicle trips per day and warrant signalized access and left-turn restrictions. Streets that meet these criteria include Alicia Parkway, El Toro Road, Lake Forest Drive, and Oso Parkway. In contrast, these segments of Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road have significantly lower volumes of vehicle trips per day, which does not require them to be classified as a Primary Arterial. The segments of Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road identified in the proposed amendment to the Mobility Element perform as a Collector (Commuter) Arterial, which have the characteristics of a lower tier arterial, serving as a collector or commuter roadway between major arterials.

Based on the preceding information, proposed changes to the Mobility Element are outlined below:
• Figure M-1 Street Network – Map updated to reflect changes below (Page M-3) • Paseo De Valencia (Alicia Pkwy – La Paz Rd) from a Major Six-Lane Divided Arterial to a Two-Lane Collector
o Adjustment under Major Arterials: Paseo de Valencia (El Toro Road to La Paz Road Alicia Parkway) (Page M-4)
• Paseo De Valencia (La Paz Rd – Cabot Rd) from a Secondary Four-Lane Undivided Arterial to a Two-Lane Collector
o Add Paseo de Valencia (La Paz Road Alicia Parkway to Cabot Road) as Collector Arterial (Page M-6)
• Cabot Road (Paseo De Valencia – El Paseo) from a Secondary Four-Lane Undivided Arterial to a Two-Lane Collector
o Adjust Primary Arterials: Cabot Road (La Paz to Oso Parkway Paseo de Valencia) (Page M-4)
o Add Collector Arterial: Cabot Road (Paseo de Valencia to El Paseo) (Page M-6)
Public Outreach:

Information about the proposed General Plan Amendment was posted on the City website. The City conducted a public workshop on May 14, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Laguna Hills Council Chambers. To notify the community of the GPA Project and the workshop, staff posted information on the City website, in the City newsletter, and on social media outlets. Mailers were sent to all properties within 300 feet of the Project. Staff provided the community with an opportunity to learn more about the General Plan Amendment, options for a potential future roadway project that could be constructed using the grant funding, clarify the process, and provide comments. A total of 42 individuals signed the attendance sheet.

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Additionally, pursuant to California Senate Bill (SB) 18, the City of Laguna Hills provided notification to all tribes identified by the Native American Heritage Commission (“NAHC”) as being traditionally and culturally affiliated with the area. In compliance with California Government Code Section 65352.3, the identified tribes were invited to consult with City staff about the Project. As detailed in SB 18, the request for consultation window was open for 90 days and ended on June 8, 2025. Staff received no request for consultation.

Public Notice:

The notice of public hearing for the proposed Project was advertised in an adjudicated newspaper of general circulation on June 12, 2025. The public notice mailing radius line was extended beyond the standard 300-foot requirement and notices were mailed to all property owners within a 1,000-foot radius from affected public rights-of-way.

Additional notices were mailed to all residential property owners located within the area bounded by Paseo de Valencia to the south, Interstate 5 freeway to the north, Alicia Parkway to the west, and Cabot Road to the east. A total of 2,551 public hearing notices were mailed. To date, no comments have been received. Any written comments received will be distributed at the City Council Public Hearing.

Next Steps:

Approval of the amendment to the Mobility Element does not include approval of any particular project nor physical changes to Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road. However, the reclassification of the streets would allow the City access up to $5,000,000 of federal grant funding to contemplate a potential future construction project that must include a Class IV bike lane. Should the City Council approve the amendment to the Mobility Element, City staff will continue to refine the scope of work that incorporates a Class IV bike lane along Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road. Additionally, Staff will continue to engage the community to solicit feedback on a final design that addresses community needs and mitigates impacts to the furthest extent feasible. Staff anticipates scheduling a second public workshop in July.

Conclusion:

Approval of this Minor General Plan Amendment will fulfill the City’s obligation to OCTA ensuring that the Mobility Element is consistent with the proposed changes to the MPAH. Also, amending the Mobility Element to maintain consistency to the MPAH is an important requirement for qualifying the City for Measure M2 revenue and other

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funding programs offered by the County. Staff recommends approval of Minor General Plan Amendment RZNE-0013-2024.

CEQA Findings:

Staff reviewed the proposed Project for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) and determined that the proposed Project is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as there is no possibility that it may have a significant effect upon the environment; and under Section 15378, as the amendment is not a project under CEQA. The minor amendment to the Mobility Element of the General Plan includes text amendments to roadway classifications and the Street Network Map to ensure consistency with the Orange County Transportation Authority Master Plan of Arterial Highways. The amendment to the Mobility Element does not involve physical changes to the public rights-of-way nor cause a direct physical change in the environment because it does not authorize or otherwise approve any development, grading, ground disturbance, construction project, or other change to the physical environment.

Fiscal Impact:

Approval of this Minor General Plan Amendment preserves the City's ability to access up to $5,000,000 of federal grant funding for a potential future construction project.

Attachments:

1. Proposed Resolution of Approval

2. Proposed Amended Street Network Map

3. Proposed Amended Mobility Element Pages (clean)

4. Proposed Amended Mobility Element Pages (redline)

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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-06-24-X

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, MAKING A

DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM

CEQA UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION
15061(B)(3) AND 15378, AND APPROVING GENERAL
PLAN AMENDMENT NO. RZNE-0013-2024, A MINOR

AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN MOBILITY

ELEMENT TO MODIFY MAJOR AND SECONDARY

ARTERIALS TO COLLECTOR ARTERIALS FOR PASEO DE

VALENCIA BETWEEN ALICIA PARKWAY AND CABOT

ROAD, AND CABOT ROAD BETWEEN PASEO DE

VALENCIA AND EL PASEO
The City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, hereby finds, determines, declares, and resolves as follows:

WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 65300 et seq., cities and counties in California are required to adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan for development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the 2009 Comprehensive General Plan Update for the City of Laguna Hills on July 14, 2009; and WHEREAS, the City submitted a request to the Orange County Transportation Authority (“OCTA”) in 2024 to amend the Master Plan for Arterial Highways (“MPAH”) to reclassify Paseo de Valencia between Alicia Parkway and La Paz Road from a Major (six-lane, divided) Arterial to a Divided Collector (two-lane, divided) Arterial, reclassify Paseo De Valencia between La Paz Road and Cabot Road from a Secondary (four-lane, undivided) Arterial to a Divided Collector (two-lane, divided) Arterial, and reclassify Cabot Road between Paseo de Valencia and El Paseo from a Secondary (four-lane, undivided) Arterial to a Divided Collector (two-lane, divided) Arterial; and
WHEREAS, on September 9, 2024, OCTA approved the proposed MPAH amendments requested by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes to amend the Mobility Element of the City’s General Plan, incorporating minor text modifications to pages M-3, M-4, and M-6. Figure M-1 (page M-3) “Street Network” will be amended to designate the segment of Paseo De Valencia and Cabot Road as an undivided or divided “Collector” roadway; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments do not constitute a “substantial amendment” to the City’s existing General Plan triggering “Referral of Plans” as described by Section 65352 of the Government Code; and

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WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code 65352.3 and 65352.4 (Senate Bill 18) on March 10, 2025, the City sent letters to California Native American tribes that are on the contact list maintained by the Native American Heritage Commission for the purpose of informing these tribes about the Project, and the providing a 90-day period for the representative of the tribe to request formal consultation; and WHEREAS, information about the proposed General Plan Amendment was posted on the City website, in the City newsletter, on social media outlets, and mailers were sent to all properties within 300 feet of the project. Staff also conducted a community workshop on May 14, 2025, which provided the community with an opportunity to learn more about the project, clarify the process, and provide comments; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2025, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing and considered public comments and written and oral information and testimony presented by City staff, community residents, and other interested parties; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The above recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein.

SECTION 2. No further environmental documentation is required because the proposed General Plan Amendment is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) as there is no possibility that it may have a significant effect upon the environment; and under Section 15378, as the amendment is not a project under CEQA.

This project, RZNE-0013-2024, is an amendment to the City’s General Plan Mobility Element, which includes amendments to roadway classifications and the Street Network Map to ensure consistency with the Orange County Transportation Authority Master Plan of Arterial Highways. The revisions include the downgrade of the roadway classification from Primary Arterial to Collector (Commuter) Arterial to portions of Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road, consistent with the current build configurations and traffic volumes for both roadways. The amendment to the Mobility Element of the General Plan does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, because it involves an amendment to the City’s General Plan Mobility Element to ensure consistency with the Orange County Transportation Authority Master Plan of Arterial Highways; and therefore, there is no possibility that RZNE-0013-2024 may have a significant effect on the environment because it does not does not entitle or otherwise approve any development, grading, ground disturbance, construction project, or other change to the physical environment.

SECTION 3. The following findings for approving General Plan Amendment No.

RZNE-0013-2024 are hereby made in accordance with Section 9-92.080(A) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code:

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1. That the amendment or plan is consistent with the intent of the goals and policies of the general plan as a whole, and is not inconsistent with any element thereof; The proposed General Plan Amendment is consistent with the intent of the goals and policies of the General Plan, particularly as they pertain to the General Plan Mobility Element. Goals and policies are contained within the Mobility Element that promote the concepts of traffic calming, pedestrian safety, and beautiful streets. The proposed changes to the Mobility Element allow the City to contemplate a potential future project along Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road that could facilitate the addition of bicycle lanes, expansion of parkways, planting of street trees, and other beautification elements that promote pedestrian/cycling safety, walkability, and linkages between existing residential neighborhoods.

2. That the amendment or plan is necessary to prescribe reasonable controls and standards for affected land uses to ensure compatibility and integrity of those uses with other established uses;
The proposed General Plan Amendment will strengthen the compatibility and integrity of adjoining uses, creating a pedestrian link between residential communities as contemplated in the Mobility Element. The existing physical design of the affected areas of Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road differs from the standard design for Major and Primary Arterials, which can accommodate higher volumes of vehicle trips per day (over 20,000) and warrant signalized access and left-turn restrictions. Streets that meet these criteria include El Toro Alicia Parkway, El Toro Road, Lake Forest Drive, and Oso Parkway. The segments of Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road identified in the proposed amendment Mobility Element perform as a Collector (Commuter) Arterial, which have the characteristics of a lower tier arterial, serving as a collector or commuter roadway between major arterials. The identified road segments will be appropriately classified based on the street design and operational characteristics. The Amendment would provide for maximum flexibility for the City to consider potentially implementing enhanced bicycle facilities and strengthening pedestrian linkage in the future, as identified in the Mobility Element for Paseo de Valencia and Cabot Road.

3. That the amendment or plan is necessary to provide reasonable property development rights while protecting environmentally sensitive land uses and species;
The proposed General Plan Amendment will not materially affect the development rights of adjoining properties. The subject road segments currently exist as Major and Secondary Arterials, and the proposed amendment is meant to appropriately classify the affected street segments, providing opportunities to enhance pedestrian/bicycle travel and increase landscaping along the roadway.

The roadways currently exist and the proposed reclassification will not impact vehicular capacity and have no environmental effect on sensitive land uses or species.

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4. That the plan or amendment is necessary to correct discrepancies in standards or policies within the plan area or land use category;
The proposed General Plan Amendment is not intended to correct any discrepancies within the Mobility Element. The proposed reclassification on the Mobility Element street network map will facilitate consistency with the MPAH amendment that has been conditionally approved by OCTA. However, the Amendment does allow the City to appropriately reclassify two roadway segments based on the current street design and operation levels.

5. That the plan or amendment is necessary to protect the general health, safety, or general welfare of the community as a whole.

The intent of this General Plan Amendment is to reclassify segments of two roadways to facilitate consistency with the MPAH. In doing so, the City continues to help maintain the integrity of the MPAH system and allows the City to be eligible for funding programs that assist with promoting a transportation network that protects general health, safety, and general welfare of the community.

SECTION 4. Based on the findings set forth herein, the City Council hereby approves and adopts General Plan Amendment No. RZNE-0013-2024, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and is incorporated herein by reference, amending the Laguna Hills General Plan Mobility Element. General Plan Amendment No. RZNE-0013- 2024 is to be depicted in both graphic and text form within the Laguna Hills Mobility Element. Changes are shown in “underline/strikeout” format. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to update the appropriate sections of the Laguna Hills General Plan Mobility Element in accordance with Exhibit “A” attached hereto.

SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect on the 31st day following the adoption by the City Council.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of June 2025. ____________________________________

JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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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. 2025-06-24-X adopted by the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 24th day of June 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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Miles
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Major
Primary
Secondary
Smart Arterial
Augmented Primary
Augmented Secondary
Major Streets
Freeway
Local Streets
Proposed Deletion by MPAH
Proposed Amendment to Collector (Commuter) Arterial

City of Laguna Hills General Plan Mobility
M-4
Smart Arterials
The smart street is a specialized arterial highway implemented by OCTA.

The purpose of these roads is to smooth traffic flow and improve street capacity through measures such as synchronizing traffic signals, providing bus turn-outs, improving intersections, minimizing access points, and adding travel lanes by removing on-street parking and roadway widening.

Smart street arterials are typically 6 to 8 lane roadways with enhanced capacity to a standard arterial street. Moulton Parkway is classified as a 6 lane smart street as it runs through the City.

Major Arterials
Major arterials are 6 lane divided roadways, with a typical right-of-way of 120 feet and raised landscaped median islands. The function of major arterials is to carry a large volume of regional traffic not handled by the freeway system. Unsignalized minor street and driveway access may be allowed, but signalized access is preferred, and left-turn restrictions are typically placed at unsignalized access locations. Curbside parking is not allowed. Major arterials can accommodate between 30,000 and 45,000 vehicle trips per day at level of service (LOS) C.

Major arterials in the City include:
• Alicia Parkway
• El Toro Road
• Lake Forest Drive
• Los Alisos Boulevard
• Moulton Parkway
• Oso Parkway
• Paseo de Valencia (El Toro Road to
Primary Arterials
Primary arterials are 4 lane divided roadways, with a typical right-ofway of 100 feet, with painted or raised landscaped medians. Like major arterials, primary arterials are designed to carry a large volume of traffic but at reduced capacities. Left-turn restrictions will generally be placed at minor unsignalized driveways. Curbside parking may not be appropriate in more heavily traveled segments, especially in segments with class II onstreet marked bikeways. A primary arterial is designed to accommodate between 20,000 and 30,000 vehicle trips per day at LOS C.

Primary arterials in the City include:
• Laguna Hills Drive
• La Paz Road
• Cabot Road (La Paz to
• Ridge Route Drive

City of Laguna Hills General Plan Mobility
M-6
Secondary Arterials
Secondary arterials are 4 lane undivided (no median) roadways, with a typical right-of-way of 80 feet. A secondary arterial serves as a collector, distributing traffic between local streets and major and primary arterials.

Although some secondary arterials serve as through routes, most provide more direct access to surrounding land uses than major or primary arterials. A secondary arterial is designed to accommodate approximately 10,000 to 20,000 vehicle trips per day at LOS C.

Secondary arterials in the City include:

Avenida de la Carlota Note: For the section of Avenida de la Carlota between El Toro Road and Los Alisos Blvd, the typical right-of-way can vary between 72 to 88 feet. The right-of-way will include a total of 4 traffic lanes (including a left turn lane) with up to 64 feet of roadway along with either two 12 foot landscape parkway/sidewalk or a single 12 foot landscape parkway/sidewalk. The single 12 foot landscape parkway/sidewalk will adjoin the westerly side of the street. •
• Cabot Road (south of El Paseo)
Collector (Commuter) Arterials

City of Laguna Hills General Plan Mobility
M-7
Augmented Arterials
The Mobility Element applies Augmented Arterials to certain roadway locations as a capacity enhancement strategy. The intent is to customize such streets for Laguna Hills, while retaining the essential characteristics for consistency with the MPAH. Two roadway segments that are designated with the Augmented classification are as follows:
• La Paz Road between I-5 and McIntyre Street is designated as an Augmented Primary. The augmentation is in the form of auxiliary lanes on each side of the four-lane road. Such lanes provide space for weaving, merging and queuing, thereby enhancing the roadway to a representative ADT capacity of around 45,000 (compared to 20,000-30,00 for a standard Primary at LOS C).
• Cabot Road from La Paz Road to Paseo de Valencia is classified as an Augmented Secondary. The augmentation is in the form of a raised median complementing the four-lane road. The median provides an aesthetic and functional treatment, essentially allowing the arterial to function somewhat like a Primary Arterial, but retaining the Secondary classification. As a result, a representative ADT volume of 32,000 can be achieved
(compared to 10,000 to 20,000 for a standard Secondary at LOS C).

Regional Roads
The roadway network in Laguna Hills is connected to an efficient regional circulation system. I‑5 is the major north-south transportation facility that defines the eastern boundary of the City of Laguna Hills.

I-5 provides access to destinations throughout southern California and beyond. Within the City, access to I-5 is provided from Lake Forest Drive, El Toro Road, Alicia Parkway, and La Paz Road. Access to I‑5 is also provided by Oso Parkway, just east of the City limits.

The San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (SR-73) forms a portion of the City’s western and southern border and is another north-south facility. SR-73 is a toll road, which extends between the Interstate 405 interchange in Costa Mesa to the north, and an I-5 interchange in Laguna Niguel to the south. SR-73 on‑ and off-ramps are located adjacent to the City limits at La Paz Road, Moulton Parkway, and Greenfield Drive.

The City will continue to coordinate with regional and State transportation planning efforts to provide and maintain safe and convenient access to the regional circulation system.

Smart Arterials
The smart street is a specialized arterial highway implemented by OCTA. The purpose of these roads is to smooth traffic flow and improve street capacity through measures such as synchronizing traffic signals, providing bus turn-outs, improving intersections, minimizing access points, and adding travel lanes by removing on-street parking and consolidating driveways. Smart street arterials are typically 6 to 8 lane roadways with enhanced capacity to a standard arterial street. Moulton Parkway is classified as a 6 lane smart street as it runs through the City.

Major Arterials
Primary Arterials

Secondary Arterials
Collector (Commuter) Arterials

Augmented Arterials
La Paz Road between I-5 and McIntyre Street is designated as an Augmented Primary. The augmentation is in the form of auxiliary lanes on each side of the four-lane road. Such lanes provide space for weaving, merging and queuing, thereby enhancing the roadway to a representative ADT capacity of around 45,000 (compared to 36,000 for a standard Primary).

Cabot Road from La Paz Road to
is classified as an Augmented Secondary. The
augmentation is in the form of a raised median
complementing the four-lane road. The median provides an aesthetic and functional treatment, essentially allowing the arterial to function somewhat like a Primary Arterial, but retaining the Secondary classification.As a result, a
representative ADT volume of 32,000 can be achieved
(compared to 28,000 for a standard Secondary).

Regional Roads
The roadway network in Laguna Hills is connected to an efficient regional circulation system. I-5 is the major north-south transportation facility that defines the eastern boundary of the City of Laguna Hills.

I-5 provides access to destinations throughout southern California and beyond. Within the City, access to I-5 is provided from Lake Forest Drive, El Toro Road, Alicia Parkway, and La Paz Road. Access to I-5 is also provided by Oso Parkway, just east of the City limits.

The San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (SR-73) forms a portion of the City’s western and southern border and is another north-south facility. SR-73 is a toll road, which extends between the Interstate 405 interchange in Costa Mesa to the north, and an I-5 interchange in Laguna Niguel to the south. SR-73 on- and offramps are located adjacent to the City limits at La Paz Road, Moulton Parkway, and Greenfield Drive.

The City will continue to coordinate with regional and State transportation planning efforts to provide and maintain safe and convenient access to the regional circulation system.

Item No. 6.2
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 24, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
Issue: Public Hearing and Second Reading and Adoption of Introduced Ordinance Adopting the Local Area Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map as Required by California Government Code Section 51179 Recommendation: That the City Council:

1. Conduct a public hearing; and

2. Adopt an Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, 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;” Background:

In March 2025, the California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) released its 2025 Recommended Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the state, encompassing Laguna Hills.

These maps classify areas into Moderate, High, or Very High fire hazard zones using current climate data, historical fire occurrences, topography, and wildfire modeling, as developed by Cal Fire.

Under California law, specifically Assembly Bill 211 and Senate Bill 63, Laguna Hills is mandated to adopt these maps via ordinance and ensure public accessibility within 30 days of receipt. The city complied with this requirement on March 25, 2025, by posting

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relevant information and instructions for public review on our website.

While local governments like Laguna Hills do not determine the content of these maps, California Government Code Section 51179 (b)(3) specifies that cities cannot lower designated hazard levels but can increase them or expand areas based on local conditions. Following an evaluation, no changes to hazard levels or expanded areas are proposed currently.

To meet California Government Code Section 51179, Laguna Hills must adopt these maps via ordinance within 120 days of their release. Accordingly, city staff drafted the proposed ordinance which was introduced and had a first reading at the June 10, 2025, regular meeting. This staff report is the second reading and adoption of the ordinance, with the ordinance taking effect on July 24, 2025, 30 days post-adoption.

Once enacted, properties within the Fire Hazard Severity Zones must comply with specific requirements aimed at reducing wildfire risks:

For properties in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone:
• New buildings require a 100-foot buffer of defensible space. • Construction must meet Chapter 7A of the California Building Code for exterior wildfire exposure, requiring ignition-resistant materials. • Natural Hazard Real Estate Disclosures are mandatory at property sale.

For properties in the High Fire Hazard Severity Zone:
• Construction must meet Chapter 7A of the California Building Code for exterior wildfire exposure.
• Natural Hazard Real Estate Disclosures are mandatory at property sale. • Defensible space requirements are not currently applicable.

For properties in the Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zone:
• No specific requirements are mandated at this time for the moderate hazard severity zone.

Fiscal Impact:

Adoption of this ordinance has no financial implications for the City at this time.

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Attachments:

1. Proposed Ordinance

2. June 10, 2025, Ordinance Introduction Staff Report Including Attachments

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-X

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, 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
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51178 requires the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), through the Office of the State Fire Marshal, to identify areas in the state as Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZs) within Local Responsibility Areas using consistent, sciencebased criteria; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51178 requires the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), through the Office of the State Fire Marshal, to identify areas in the state as Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZs) within Local Responsibility Areas using consistent, sciencebased criteria; and WHEREAS, on March 24, 2025, Cal Fire published revised FHSZ maps affecting properties in the City of Laguna Hills, and Government Code Section 51179 requires the City to adopt these designations by ordinance and transmit the adopted map to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection within 30 days.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
HILLS, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City of Laguna Hills hereby adopts the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map as designated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and shown on the official map titled “City of Laguna Hills – Fire Hazard Severity Zones (2025),” which is incorporated herein by reference and on file with the City Clerk.

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to its passage, publish as required by law, and transmit the adopted map and ordinance to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, as required by Government Code Section 51179.

SECTION 3. The Laguna Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Chapter 10-84 – Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones, to read as follows:

Ordinance No. 2025-X

Chapter 10-84

LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
Sections:
10-84.010 Adoption of the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map
The City of Laguna Hills hereby adopts the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as designated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. These zones, identified as Moderate, High, and Very High, are shown on the official map titled “City of Laguna Hills – Fire Hazard Severity Zones (2025),” which is incorporated by reference. A copy of the map shall be maintained on file with the City Clerk and made available to the public. 10-84.020 Multiple Designations.

In the event that a parcel is subject to more than one fire hazard severity zone on the Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map, the more strict designation shall apply to the entire parcel.

In order to effectively administer fire protection within the border areas between differing fire hazard severity zones, it is necessary that, when a parcel is subject to more than one fire hazard severity zone on a single lot, the requirements that apply to the more strict designation on that parcel shall be administered and enforced for the entire lot.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this X day of X 2025.
________________________________

JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

Ordinance No. 2025-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 Ordinance No. 2025-X was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on the X day of X 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

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, 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
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 2025, 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. 7.1.1
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 10, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
Issue: 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;

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.

Background:

In March 2025, the California Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM) released its 2025 Recommended Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for the state, encompassing Laguna Hills.

These maps classify areas into Moderate, High, or Very High fire hazard zones using current climate data, historical fire occurrences, topography, and wildfire modeling, as developed by Cal Fire.

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Under California law, specifically Assembly Bill 211 and Senate Bill 63, Laguna Hills is mandated to adopt these maps via ordinance and ensure public accessibility within 30 days of receipt. The city complied with this requirement on March 25, 2025, by posting relevant information and instructions for public review on our website.

While local governments like Laguna Hills do not determine the content of these maps, California Government Code Section 51179 (b)(3) specifies that cities cannot lower designated hazard levels but can increase them or expand areas based on local conditions. Following an evaluation, no changes to hazard levels or expanded areas are proposed currently.

To meet California Government Code Section 51179, Laguna Hills must adopt these maps via ordinance within 120 days of their release. Accordingly, city staff have drafted the proposed ordinance, scheduled for introduction and a first reading. The second reading and adoption are slated for June 24, 2025, with the ordinance taking effect on July 24, 2025, 30 days post-adoption.

Once enacted, properties within the Fire Hazard Severity Zones must comply with specific requirements aimed at reducing wildfire risks:

For properties in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone:
• New buildings require a 100-foot buffer of defensible space. • Construction must meet Chapter 7A of the California Building Code for exterior wildfire exposure, requiring ignition-resistant materials. • Natural Hazard Real Estate Disclosures are mandatory at property sale.

For properties in the High Fire Hazard Severity Zone:
• Construction must meet Chapter 7A of the California Building Code for exterior wildfire exposure.
• Natural Hazard Real Estate Disclosures are mandatory at property sale. • Defensible space requirements are not currently applicable.

For properties in the Moderate Fire Hazard Severity Zone:
• No specific requirements are mandated at this time for the moderate hazard severity zone.

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Fiscal Impact:

Adoption of this ordinance has no financial implications for the City at this time.

Attachments:

1. Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map

2. CAL FIRE March 2025 Letter

3. Proposed Ordinance 2025-X

4. FAQs on Insurance and CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map

5. FAQs on 2024 Fire Hazard Severity Zones

ORDINANCE NO. 2025-X

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 10-84
T0 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
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51178 requires the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), through the Office of the State Fire Marshal, to identify areas in the state as Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZs) within Local Responsibility Areas using consistent, sciencebased criteria; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 51178 requires the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), through the Office of the State Fire Marshal, to identify areas in the state as Moderate, High, and Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZs) within Local Responsibility Areas using consistent, sciencebased criteria; and WHEREAS, on March 24, 2025, Cal Fire published revised FHSZ maps affecting properties in the City of Laguna Hills, and Government Code Section 51179 requires the City to adopt these designations by ordinance and transmit the adopted map to the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection within 30 days.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
HILLS, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City of Laguna Hills hereby adopts the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map as designated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and shown on the official map titled “City of Laguna Hills – Fire Hazard Severity Zones (2025),” which is incorporated herein by reference and on file with the City Clerk.

SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to its passage, publish as required by law, and transmit the adopted map and ordinance to the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, as required by Government Code Section 51179.

SECTION 3. The Laguna Hills Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Chapter 10-84 – Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones, to read as follows:

Ordinance No. 2025-X

Chapter 10-84

LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREA FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES
Sections:
10-84.010 Adoption of the Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map
The City of Laguna Hills hereby adopts the Fire Hazard Severity Zones as designated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. These zones, identified as Moderate, High, and Very High, are shown on the official map titled “City of Laguna Hills – Fire Hazard Severity Zones (2025),” which is incorporated by reference. A copy of the map shall be maintained on file with the City Clerk and made available to the public. 10-84.020 Multiple Designations.

In the event that a parcel is subject to more than one fire hazard severity zone on the Fire Hazard Severity Zones Map, the more strict designation shall apply to the entire parcel.

In order to effectively administer fire protection within the border areas between differing fire hazard severity zones, it is necessary that, when a parcel is subject to more than one fire hazard severity zone on a single lot, the requirements that apply to the more strict designation on that parcel shall be administered and enforced for the entire lot.

PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this X day of X 2025.
________________________________

JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

Ordinance No. 2025-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 Ordinance No. 2025-X was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a Regular Meeting of the City Council on the X day of X 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

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, ADOPTING THE LOCAL

RESPONSIBILITY AREA FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES MAP

AS DESIGNATED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION
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 2025, 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

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Q&A – Insurance and CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps

1. How will the updated CAL FIRE maps affect insurance availability and affordability? CAL FIRE’s maps are intended to drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions. Under Commissioner Lara’s new regulation finalized in October 2022, insurance companies must provide discounts for wildfire safety actions such as community mitigation and home-hardening, which CAL FIRE’s maps do not assess. In addition, insurance companies are already using risk analysis tools and models that go beyond CAL FIRE’s proposed maps in determining what properties they will underwrite.

Commissioner Lara’s new wildfire safety regulation will help increase access to insurance by promoting wildfire safety across the state. Reducing wildfire risks throughout the state is the primary way we can make insurance more available and affordable, and our regulation is a major step towards that goal. CAL FIRE’s maps support that goal through improving public education about hazard and the need for safety preparation.

2. How will these maps benefit the public?
Public education about where current wildfire hazards exist is essential to reducing the threat to local communities and maintaining access to available and affordable insurance. When communities know and understand their risks, they can plan and prepare.

In addition, the Department’s first-ever report on climate insurance recommended updated wildfire hazard mapping to improve public safety.

3. If you are a homeowner and your zone changed from High Hazard to Very High Hazard, will this impact your insurance premiums or renewal ability? For many years, insurance companies have been using alternate wildfire risk tools for determining where they will write and renew policies, and how much premium to charge a policyholder, not the Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps. Therefore, a change in designation on the maps for a single homeowner is unlikely to affect their insurance. The reality is that more accurate risk information enables homeowners and communities to reduce their wildfire risks, and Commissioner Lara’s new wildfire mitigation regulation clarifies what actions you should take to reduce wildfire risks. Once that regulation is fully implemented, if a homeowner or business owner takes those risk mitigation actions, they will be able to see a discount in their insurance premium.

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4. How is the state addressing wildfire mitigation?
By design, CAL FIRE’s maps are focused on long-range wildfire hazard, which includes only certain variables, like wind, vegetation, ember production and movement, climate, topography, and fire history. CAL FIRE’s maps will give up to date information to communities about the level of wildfire hazard they face, which could help target resources at the state and local level. Expanded state grant programs and Commissioner Lara’s new wildfire safety regulation are aimed at reducing wildfire risks to communities through programs such as Firewise USA and the new Fire Risk Reduction Community designation from the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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• What is a “Fire Hazard Severity Zone,” or FHSZ?
o Answer: Public Resource Code 4202; The State Fire Marshal shall classify lands within state responsibility areas into fire hazard severity zones. Each zone shall embrace relatively homogeneous lands and shall be based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors present, including areas where winds have been identified by the department as a major cause of wildfire spread. Government Code 51178; The State Fire Marshal shall identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. Moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones shall be based on fuel loading, slope, fire weather, and other relevant factors including areas where winds have been identified by the Office of the State Fire Marshal as a major cause of wildfire spread.
• Why are fire hazard severity maps being updated?
o Answer: The hazard maps are being updated to more accurately reflect the zones in California that are susceptible to wildfire. The hazard mapping process will incorporate new science in local climate data and improved fire assessment modeling in determining hazard ratings.
• What do Fire Hazard Severity Zones measure?
o Answer: The Fire Hazard Severity Zone map evaluates “hazard,” not “risk”. The map is like flood zone maps, where lands are described in terms of the probability level of a particular area being inundated by floodwaters, and not specifically prescriptive of impacts. “Hazard” is based on the physical conditions that create a likelihood and expected fire behavior over a 30 to 50-year period without considering mitigation measures such as home hardening, recent wildfire, or fuel reduction efforts. “Risk” is the potential damage a fire can do to the area under existing conditions, accounting for any modifications such as fuel reduction projects, defensible space, and ignition resistant building construction.
• Where do Fire Hazard Severity Zones apply?
o Answer: Fire Hazard Severity Zones are found in areas where the state has financial responsibility for wildfire protection and prevention, called the State Responsibility Area.

More than 31 million acres are in this area. Under Senate Bill 63 (Stern, 2021) Government Code 51178 was amended to add the Moderate and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones with the Very High in local jurisdictions.
• What are the uses of Fire Hazard Severity Zones?
o Answer: The zones are used for several purposes including to designate areas where California’s defensible space standards and wildland urban interface building codes are FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT:
2024 Fire Hazard Severity Zones
Fire Hazard Severity Zones Explained

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required. They can be a factor in real estate disclosure, and local governments may consider them in their general plan.
• Is there an easy way to determine the Fire Hazard Severity Zone of my property? o Answer: You can search by address to find your current designation on the web at:
osfm.fire.ca.gov/FHSZ
• What are the key elements of the Fire Hazard Severity Zone model? o Answer: The fire hazard severity model for wildland fire has two key elements: probability of an area burning and expected fire behavior under extreme fuel and weather conditions.

The zones reflect areas that have similar burn probabilities and fire behavior characteristics. The factors considered in determining fire hazard within wildland areas are fire history, flame length, terrain, local weather, and potential fuel over a 50-year period.

Outside of wildlands, the model considers factors that might lead to buildings being threatened, including terrain, weather, urban vegetation cover, blowing embers, proximity to wildland, fire history, and fire hazard in nearby wildlands. FHSZs are not a structure loss model, as key information regarding structure ignition (such as roof type, etc.) is not included.
• How do the Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps differ from California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) High Fire Threat District Maps?
o Answer: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) sponsored map, known as "CPUC High Fire Threat District Map” (HFTD), includes similar factors as those in the FHSZ maps, however the CPUC HFTD Map is designed specifically for identifying areas where there is an increased risk for utility associated wildfires. As such, the CPUC map includes fire hazards associated with historical powerline-caused wildfires, current fuel conditions, and scores areas based on where fires start, as opposed to where potential fires may cause impacts.
• Why is my property in a different zone than the adjacent area, which looks similar? o Answer: In non-wildland areas, zone edges occur based on distance to the wildland edge.

Because hazard in these areas is largely determined by incoming embers from adjacent wildland, urban areas that are similar in vegetation type and housing density may have a change in FHSZ class as the distance to the wildland edge increases. Areas immediately adjacent to wildland receive the same FHSZ score as that wildland where fire originates, and the model then produces lower scores as the distance to wildland edge increases.

In wildland areas, zone edges are a result of the way zones are delineated. Specifically, zones represent areas of similar slope and fuel potential. Zone boundaries divide zones based on geographic and vegetation features that align with fire hazard potential; although, at a local scale, it may appear that the immediate area is similar on both sides of the edge. The class value within a zone is based on the average hazard score across the whole zone, so areas that are in the same zone but not immediately adjacent to a local area can have an influence on the final zone classification.

Data Related Questions
• How are Fire Hazard Severity Zones determined?
o Answer: CAL FIRE used the best available science and data to develop, and field test a model that served as the basis of zone assignments. The model evaluated the probability of

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the area burning and potential fire behavior in the area. Many factors were included such as fire history, vegetation, flame length, blowing embers, proximity to wildland, terrain, and weather.
• What new data will be included in the new model, and how does this differ from the previous model?
o Answer: A 2 km grid of climate data covering the years 2003-2018 is being used in the update. The previous model used stock weather inputs across the state to calculate wildland fire intensity scores. The updated model will adjust fire intensity scores based on the most extreme fire weather at a given location, considering temperature, humidity, and wind speed. In addition, ember transport is being modeled based on local distributions of observed wind speed and direction values instead of using a generic buffer distance for urban areas adjacent to wildlands.
• What is the difference between the various Fire Hazard Severity Zones? o Answer: Classification of a wildland zone as Moderate, High or Very High fire hazard is based on the average hazard across the area included in the zone, which have a minimum size of 200 acres. In wildlands, hazard is a function of modeled flame length under the worst conditions and annual burn probability. Both these factors generally increase with increasing hazard level, but there may be instances where one value is Very High and the other is low, pushing the overall hazard into a more intermediate ranking. On average, both modeled flame length and burn probability increase by roughly 40-60% between hazard classes. Classification outside of wildland areas is based on the fire hazard of the adjacent wildland and the probability of flames and embers threatening buildings. • Why does the model place an emphasis on the spread of embers? o Answer: Embers spread wildfire because they can travel long distances in the wind and ignite vegetation, roofs, attics (by getting into vents), and decks.

State Regulated Area Questions
• When were the maps last updated?
o Answer: The Office of the State Fire Marshal began the regulatory process for the State Responsibility Area (SRA) in December 2022, the final maps were adopted on January 31, 2024, and became effective April 1, 2024.
• What is “State Responsibility Area," or SRA?
o Answer: SRA is a legal term defining the area where the state has financial responsibility for wildland fire protection and prevention. Incorporated cities and federal ownership are not included. Within the SRA, CAL FIRE is responsible for fire prevention and suppression.

There are more than 31 million acres in SRA, with an estimated 1.7 million people and 800,000 existing homes.
• How is state responsibility area determined?
o Answer: The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) classifies land as State Responsibility Area. The legal definition of SRA is found in the Public Resources Code Section 4125. The Board has developed detailed procedures to classify lands as State Responsibility Area. Lands are removed from SRA when they become incorporated by a city, change in ownership to the federal government, become more densely populated, or are converted to intensive agriculture that minimizes the risk of wildfire. While some lands are removed from SRA automatically, the Board typically reviews changes every five years.

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• What Fire Hazard Severity Zones are in State Responsibility Area? o Answer: All of the State Responsibility Area is in a Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Lands are either ranked as Moderate, High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. • What are the wildland urban interface (WUI) building codes in State Responsibility Area? o Answer: The WUI building codes (California Building Code (CBC) Chapter 7A) reduce the risk of embers fanned by wind-blown wildfires from igniting buildings. The codes for roofing, siding, decking, windows, and vents apply throughout all state responsibility area regardless of the fire hazard severity ranking. Ember-resistant building materials can be found at: https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/divisions/fire-engineering-andinvestigations/buildingmaterials-listing/ • Is the GIS data for Fire Hazard Severity Zones available for download? o Answer: The data inputs used to develop the Fire Hazard Severity Zones are identified in the Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) Title 19 Development (ca.gov). CAL FIRE has developed an additional data package which consists of sequential modeling steps, including any data inputs that were not already publicly available and referenced in the ISOR. The data package encompasses 34 spatial datasets and 8 tables, provided in raster, polygon, and table format. These datasets are formatted for Esri ArcGIS software, except for four tables provided in Excel. Ten of the datasets are updated versions used to produce an edited SRA FHSZ map following the public comment period that ended April 4, 2023.

Upon formal adoption of the FHSZ map, the final SRA FHSZ geospatial data file will become available. The data package is available on the FHSZ website Fire Hazard Severity Zones (ca.gov) under the science and methods banner.
• Why do waterbodies have a Fire Hazard Severity Zone Classification? o Answer: All areas in State Responsibility Area, including water bodies, require a fire hazard severity zone designation. The 2007 FHSZ maps zoned all water as moderate by default. In the 2023 FHSZ model we added a buffer of FHSZ from the surrounding wildland into water bodies to account for potential threat of embers to buildings on docks and house boats, as well as variation in reservoir height that occurs with drought.

Local Regulated Area Questions
• What is “Local Responsibility Area”, or LRA?
o Answer: Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) are incorporated cities, urban regions, agriculture lands, and portions of the desert where the local government is responsible for wildfire protection. This is typically provided by city fire departments, fire protection districts, counties, and by CAL FIRE under contract.
• When did Fire Hazard Severity Zones start in Local Responsibility Area? o Answer: The “Bates Bill” (AB 337), Government Code Section 51175, was prompted by the devastating Oakland Hills Fire of 1991. This mid-1990s legislation calls for CAL FIRE to evaluate fire hazard severity in local responsibility area and to make a recommendation to the local jurisdiction where very high FHSZs exist. The Government Code then provides direction for the local jurisdiction to take appropriate action. • How are Fire Hazard Severity Zones determined in local responsibility areas? o Answer: CAL FIRE uses an extension of the state responsibility area Fire Hazard Severity

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Zone model as the basis for evaluating fire hazard in Local Responsibility Area. The Local Responsibility Area hazard rating reflects flame and ember intrusion from adjacent wildlands and from flammable vegetation in the urban area. • What are the requirements for landowners in FHSZs in local responsibility areas? o Answer: California’s WUI building codes (CBC Chapter 7A) apply to the design and construction of new buildings located in High and Very High FHSZs in Local Responsibility Areas. Local ordinances may require ignition resistant construction for remodel projects.

Check with your local building department to determine which ignition resistant building codes apply to your project. In addition, Government Code Section 51182 calls for defensible space clearance and other wildland fire safety practices for buildings. Owners are also required to make a natural hazard disclosure as part of a real estate transfer. For information regarding “home hardening” and defensible space clearance, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
• Does the designation of Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area trigger the 100-foot clearance requirement?
o Answer: Yes, per Government Code 51182 unless a local government has passed a more stringent requirement, the 100-foot defensible space clearance applies. For information regarding “home hardening” and defensible space clearance, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
• How does CAL FIRE assist Local Governments in Fire Hazard Severity Zones? o Answer: CAL FIRE’s Land Use Planning Program is a specialized unit that provides support to local governments by providing fire safety expertise on the State’s wildland urban interface building codes, wildfire safety codes, as well as helping in the development of the safety elements in general plans.
• What is the process for developing Fire Hazard Severity Zones in the Local Responsibility Area? o Answer: CAL FIRE uses the same modeling data that is used to map the State Responsibility Area. The map, along with a model ordinance, are then sent to the governing body for adoption.
• How are the new Fire Hazard Severity Zones impacting development? o Answer: Many of the changes expanding fire hazard severity zones in local responsibility areas (LRA) have been supported by the building industry. CAL FIRE works closely with the building industry when setting various building codes and defensible space requirements, so we are working together to not affect development itself but to make sure development matches the hazards of that area.
• When will the Local Responsibility Area Map be released? o Answer: The Local Responsibility Area Map Process will happen after the State Responsibility Area process has been completed, which is estimated to occur in the winter of 2025.
• Why haven’t Moderate and High Fire Hazard Severity Zone classes been classified before in the Local Responsibility Area?
o Answer: New legislation, Senate Bill 63 (Stern, 2021), now requires the adoption of all three Fire Hazard Severity Zone classes in the Local Responsibility Area. Previously only Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones were required for adoption in Local Responsibility Areas.

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Insurance Related Questions
• Will the new Fire Hazard Severity Zones affect my ability to get or maintain insurance? o Answer: Insurance companies use risk models, which differ from hazard models, because they consider the susceptibility of a structure to damage from fire and other short-term factors that are not included in hazard modeling. It is unlikely that insurance risk models specifically call out CAL FIRE Fire Hazard Severity Zones as a factor, but much of the same data that is used in the fire hazard severity zone model are likely included in the insurance companies’ risk models. However, insurance risk models incorporate many additional factors and factors that change more frequently than those that CAL FIRE includes in its hazard mapping, which is built to remain steady for the next 10+ years.

Resources, Additional Information, and Contact Information • To find the current FHSZ designation for a property, visit FHSZ Map Viewer (ca.gov). • Helpful links:
o FHSZ Website:
▪ osfm.fire.ca.gov/FHSZ
o FHSZ Map Viewer:
▪ FHSZ Map Viewer (ca.gov)
• Contacts for FHSZ for Public Questions:
o (916) 633-7655
o [email protected]

Item No. 7.2.1
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 24, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Eric Hendrickson, Finance Director
Issue: Employment Classifications, Salary Ranges, and Benefits for Management, Confidential, and Part-Time Classes of Employment with the City Recommendation: That the City Council:

1. Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, regarding employment and establishing salary ranges and benefits for Management, Confidential, and Part-time classes of employment with the City and rescinding Resolution No. 2023-07-11-4"; and

2. Approve the City's Employee Position Allocation.

Background:

The proposed Salary and Benefits Resolution (Resolution) covers Management, Confidential, and Part-time classes of employment. All other employees are covered by the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the Laguna Hills City Employees Association (LHCEA). As is routine with the approval and adoption of the LHCEA MOU, staff has prepared an update to the unrepresented Management, Confidential, and Part-time Resolution.

Staff is proposing a Resolution that essentially mirrors the terms of the negotiated MOU between the City and the LHCEA. Salary ranges for Management and Confidential employees will be adjusted by a 3.5% cost of living adjustment effective the first pay period that includes July 1, 2025. Effective the first pay period that includes July 1, 2026, the City shall increase salary ranges by a cost of living adjustment of 3.5%.

Item No. 7.2.1
Effective the first pay period that includes July 1, 2027, the City shall increase salary ranges by a cost of living adjustment between 2% - 4%, based upon actual CPI. Effective the first pay period that includes July 1, 2028, the City shall increase salary ranges by a cost of living adjustment between 2% - 4%, based upon actual CPI.

The term of this proposed Resolution coincides with the 4-year duration of the MOU between the City and the LHCEA. Also, it should be noted that while the City Manager’s salary is listed in the proposed Resolution, pursuant to the Employment Agreement with the City, the City Manager will not receive any cost of living adjustments authorized in the Resolution for other positions. Part-time employees are not included in the above-mentioned adjustments, since their classification and pay rates were recently upgraded in March 2025.

It is recommended the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution establishing salary ranges and benefits for Management, Confidential and Part-Time employees, and approve the City's employee position allocation.

Fiscal Impact:

The estimated cost of the resolution is listed below, and can be accommodated in the Fiscal Year 2025-2027 Biennial Budget. Years 3 and 4 will be budgeted for in the following biennial budget.

Cost for Year 1 Cost for Year 2 Cost for Year 3 Cost for Year 4

3.5% COLA 2025 $46,119 $46,119 $46,119 $46,119

3.5% COLA 2026 - $47,734 $47,734 $47,734
2% - 4% COLA 2027 - - $28,231 - $56,462 $28,231 - $56,462 2% - 4% COLA 2028 - - - $28,796 - $58,721
Total $46,119 $93,853 $122,084 - $150,315 $150,880 - $209,036 Attachments:

1. Proposed Resolution - Management and Part Time Salary and Benefits

2. Employee Position Allocation

RESOLUTION NO. 2025-06-24-X

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF

LAGUNA HILLS, CALIFORNIA, REGARDING

EMPLOYMENT AND ESTABLISHING SALARY RANGES

AND BENEFITS FOR MANAGEMENT, CONFIDENTIAL,

AND PART-TIME CLASSES OF EMPLOYMENT WITH THE
CITY AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2023-07-11-4

NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. This Resolution establishes the official plan of compensation for the City for positions defined as management, confidential, and part-time in the EmployerEmployee Relations Resolution No. 2012-02-14-3. The plan of compensation for all other employees is set forth in the current Memorandum of Understanding between the City and the Laguna Hills City Employees Association. In addition, insurance benefits for elected officials are established in Section 3, Subsection II of this Resolution.

SECTION 2. The current Salary Schedule for those positions designated as management, confidential, and part-time is as follows:

FULL-TIME POSITIONS – CONFIDENTIAL MONTHLY RANGE
Executive Assistant to the City Manager $ 6,992.91 $ 8,499.93 FULL-TIME POSITIONS – MANAGEMENT
Assistant City Manager $ 17,167.01 $ 20,866.60
City Clerk $ 11,315.58 $ 13,754.16
City Manager $ 24,229.83 Per Contract
Community Development Director $ 15,606.37 $ 18,968.73
Community Services Director $ 15,145.27 $ 18,409.17
Finance Director $ 15,145.27 $ 18,409.17

PART-TIME POSITIONS
Community Services Leader $ 18.00 $25.00
Except for the positions of City Manager and Community Services Leader, the City shall increase the full-time positions listed above by the following cost of living adjustments:
1) Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2025, the City shall increase the above salary ranges by a cost-of-living adjustment of 3.5%. 2) Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2026, the City shall increase salary ranges by a cost-of-living adjustment of 3.5%.

Resolution No. 2025-06-24-X

3) Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2027, the City shall increase salary ranges by the percent increase in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U factor for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area (or succeeding index) for the preceding 12-month period ending April 2027, within the range of 2% - 4%. The increase shall not be below 2%, nor above 4%, regardless of CPI-U factor.
4) Effective the beginning of the pay period that includes July 1, 2028, the City shall increase salary ranges by the percent increase in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI-U factor for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area (or succeeding index) for the preceding 12-month period ending April 2028, within the range of 2% - 4%. The increase shall not be below 2%, nor above 4%, regardless of CPI-U factor.

The above-stated cost of living adjustments do not apply to the position of City Manager, nor part-time Community Services Leader.

SECTION 3. The City shall provide the following benefits to the categories of employees specified herein:

I. RETIREMENT
A. The City shall participate in the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). The City provides the following two tiers of benefits:

1. Tier 1 (Employees hired before July 1, 2013 or individuals hired after July 1, 2013 who have participated in a public retirement system within the six months prior to being hired): 2% @ 60 formula. Management employees shall pay 7.00% toward the City’s normal cost rate of its pension program with CalPERS (as determined by CalPERS). Additional benefits provided through Cal PERS shall include the following:

One-Year Final Compensation
Post-Retirement Survivor Allowance
Pre-Retirement Survivor Allowance
1959 Survivor Benefits, including Third Level Benefits

2. Tier 2 (Employees hired on or after January 1, 2013 who have not been members of a public retirement system within the six months prior to employment with the City): 2% @ 62 formula with 3-year Final Compensation and with employee paying 100% of the employees’ contribution to CalPERS.

B. The City shall provide a supplemental retirement program as established in Resolution No. 99-05-04-1, which affords management employees a defined

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contribution equal to 6.5% of base salary upon employment with the City and confidential employees a defined contribution equal to 3.0% of base salary after ten years of service with the City.

C. The City shall provide a retiree health savings plan as established in Resolution No. 2001-12-11-2.

D. The City shall make available to all management and confidential employees a Section 457 Deferred Compensation Plan. This is a voluntary program and will be funded at the sole cost of each participating employee. This provision does not apply to the Deferred Compensation provisions found in the Employment Agreement between the City and the City Manager which provide for the terms and conditions of their participation in the Plan.

II. INSURANCE
A. Effective July 1, 2025, the City will contribute the following towards all full-time management, confidential employees, and elected members’ health insurance premium:

Employee Only $1,127.34
Employee + One $2,244.74
Employee + Family $2,913.19
City contributions to medical insurance plan will increase to an amount not to exceed the equivalent of the annual increase of the BS Gold PPO premium.

Employees will be responsible for paying any portion of their health insurance premium not covered by the City’s contribution amount.

B. The City shall provide a medical insurance rebate program for full-time Confidential and Management employees who are eligible for the City medical insurance program, and who are currently enrolled under an outside non-City sponsored medical insurance program through a spouse or other source. Any full-time employee who demonstrates proof of insurance from such other source and who makes a request to opt-out of the City’s insurance program will receive five hundred dollars ($500.00) per month in lieu of City-sponsored medical insurance.

C. The City shall provide and pay for a dental insurance plan for all full-time management, confidential employees, and elected members, including their dependents.

D. The City shall provide and pay for a vision insurance plan for all full-time management, confidential employees, and elected members, including their dependents.

E. The City shall provide and pay for a group life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan for all full-time management and confidential

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employees on the basis of 150% of the employee’s annual salary, to the next highest $1,000.00 increment, up to a maximum of $250,000.

F. The City shall provide and pay for a short and long-term disability plan for all full-time management and confidential employees.

G. Elected members may opt not to participate in the City’s medical, dental, and vision insurance plans, but are not eligible to receive the medical insurance rebate.

III. VACATION
A. Full-time non-management, confidential employees accrue vacation leave per pay period, according to the following schedule:

Years of Service Rate
0-3 3.08 hours per pay period
3-10 4.62 hours per pay period
10+ 6.15 hours per pay period
B. Full-time management employees accrue vacation leave at 6.15 hours per pay period.

C. Upon termination or retirement, all employees shall be compensated at their current pay scale for their accrued vacation leave balance. No employee shall be allowed to carryover more than 320 hours of vacation leave from one fiscal year to the next.

D. On or before December 15 of each calendar year, an employee may make an irrevocable election to cash out accrued Vacation Time. The amount of hours that can be cashed out is limited to the amount of leave earned by the employee in the year of the payment. The cash out payment is paid the following December at the employee's base rate of pay. Elections will be made on forms provided by Finance and cannot be modified once elected. The employee's vacation time balance cannot be reduced below 60 hours as a result of cashing out vacation leave. Thus, if the employee's leave balance would fall below 60 hours as a result of cashing out leave, the employee will receive cash for their election only for the hours above 60.

E. For management employees, upon completion of ten years of full-time, continuous management employment with the City, the City shall make a onetime allotment of 40 hours of vacation leave to the employee’s vacation leave balance.

IV. HOLIDAYS
A. The City shall observe 11 fixed holidays during which City Hall will be closed.

Holidays falling on Sunday shall be observed on the following Monday.

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Holidays falling on Saturday shall be observed on the preceding Friday unless this, too, is a holiday and then one day sooner. Holidays include:

New Year’s Day
Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr
Presidents Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
B. Full-time employees shall receive 8 hours of holiday leave for the abovementioned holidays. If a fixed holiday falls on an employee’s regularly scheduled day off, then they may use those holiday hours at a later date during the fiscal year. In order to receive holiday pay, an employee must have received pay for all of both the regularly scheduled assignment immediately prior to a holiday and the regularly scheduled assignment immediately after that holiday.

C. The City shall provide full-time management and confidential employees 29 discretionary holiday hours per fiscal year to be used as discretionary holiday leave.

D. In addition to the holidays listed above, the City will observe a Holiday Closure by closing City facilities from December 26th through December 31st. Full-time employees shall receive 32 hours of personal time off per fiscal year to use during the holiday closure, or at a later time during the fiscal year.

Number of Hours
Fixed Holiday Hours 88
Discretionary Holiday Hours 29
Holiday Closure Hours 32
E. All holiday and discretionary hours will be prorated for employees beginning full-time employment with the City after the start of the fiscal year based on the remaining holidays. Discretionary holiday hours must be taken during each fiscal year and cannot be carried over to the succeeding fiscal year.

F. Fixed Holiday Hours and Holiday Closure Hours have no cash value upon termination or retirement from the City. Discretionary Holiday Hours are cashed out upon termination or retirement at the employee’s base rate of pay.

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V. LEAVES OF ABSENCE
A. All full-time employees shall accrue annual sick leave at a rate of 3.69 hours per pay period.

B. All full-time management and confidential employees prior to completing ten years of service as full- time employees, (hereafter, “ten—year anniversary”) shall be eligible, if they so desire, each quarter (October 1, January 1, April 1, and July 1) to convert unused personal sick leave in excess of 160 hours at a rate of 8 hours of vacation for every 24 hours of personal sick leave. Upon retirement or resignation from the City prior to their ten-year anniversary, a fulltime employee who has personal sick leave in excess of 160 hours may convert the excess hours to vacation at a rate of eight hours of vacation for every 24 hours of personal sick leave. In this situation, the vacation accrual limits under Section 3, Paragraph lll.C above can be exceeded to a maximum of 480 hours.

C. For all full-time management and confidential employees who have completed their ten-year anniversary, sick leave accumulation and balances will be governed by Resolution No. 2001-12-11-2. As part of the Retirement Health Services (RHS) plan, employees upon ten years of service may convert any vacation hours over 80 hours to sick leave on a 1 to 1 basis.

D. All full-time management and confidential employees shall receive up to 40 hours of bereavement leave, per instance, for absence necessitated by the death of immediate family members. An immediate family member shall be defined as the spouse, children, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents, parents-in-law, or other individuals whose relationship to the employee is that of a dependent or near dependent. Where such death has occurred and upon request of the City Manager, the employee shall furnish satisfactory evidence of such death.

E. All full-time management and confidential employees shall receive up to 80 hours of court leave annually to satisfy jury duty service or other court mandated appearances. The employee must furnish sufficient proof of summons or required appearance to the City Manager to be granted such leave. The City Manager may grant, at his or her discretion, extended leave, with or without pay, if the situation warrants the need.

VI. AUTOMOBILE ALLOWANCE
A. At the discretion of the City Manager, Management classifications may be eligible for a monthly automobile allowance in lieu of mileage reimbursement up to $400.00 per month. All other employees shall be reimbursed at the prevailing standard mileage rates established by the IRS.

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VII. UNREPRESENTED PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT
A. The City shall provide part-time employees an alternative retirement plan as established in Resolution No. 2000-06-27-5. Under provisions of this plan, parttime, temporary, and seasonal employees shall make required contributions of at least 3.75% of gross pay and the City shall also make contributions of 3.75% of gross pay. This alternative retirement plan is in-lieu of contributing to Social Security or CalPERS. Upon eligibility in CalPERS, contributions into this plan cease.

B. Part-time employees shall begin to accrue paid sick leave at the rate of one (1) hour of paid sick leave for every thirty (30) regular hours worked beginning on the first day of employment. A part-time employee can only accrue paid sick leave up to a cap of eighty (80) hours. Sick leave does not accrue once the cap is reached, but accrual begins again when accrued sick leave drops below the cap. Any unused accrued paid sick leave carries over year to year while the part-time employee is continuously employed. There is no cash value to this sick leave upon termination or retirement.

C. Part-time employees shall be entitled to meal and break periods. The City shall provide one 15-minute paid break for shifts lasting 4-5 hours. The City shall provide one 30-minute unpaid break, and two 15-minute paid breaks for shifts lasting 6-7 hours. The City shall provide one 1-hour unpaid break, and two 15- minute paid breaks for shifts lasting 8 hours or more.

SECTION 4. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
I. The City Manager may authorize special adjustments to avoid or eliminate inequities resulting from the strict application of any provision of this Resolution.

II. The City Manager is authorized to issue written administrative personnel regulations designed to augment or clarify the provisions of this Resolution.

III. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the City Manager’s Employment Agreement and this Resolution, the Agreement prevails.

SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE
I. Except as otherwise specified to the contrary in this Resolution, all provisions set forth herein shall be effective July 1, 2025.

SECTION 6. Resolution No. 2023-07-11-4 is hereby rescinded and replaced with this Resolution.

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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 24th day of June 2025. ___________________________________________

JOSHUA SWEENEY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

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. 2025-06-24-X adopted by the City Council of the City of Laguna Hills, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held on the 24th day of June 2025, by the following vote:

AYES:

NOES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAIN:
(SEAL)
_____________________________________

JENNIFER LEE, CITY CLERK

City of Laguna Hills
Employee Position Allocation
For Fiscal Years 2025/2026 & 2026/2027
General Government (Dept 155)
1 City Manager
2 Executive Assistant to the City Manager
3 Management Analyst I
4 City Clerk
5 Deputy City Clerk
6 Finance Director
7 Finance Manager
8 Accounting Specialist
9 Accounting Specialist
Non-Departmental (Dept 195)
10 Information Technology Administrator
Community Development (Dept 225)
11 Community Development Director
12 Senior Planner
13 Assistant Planner
14 Management Analyst I
15 Receptionist
16 Senior Permit Technician
17 Code Enforcement Officer
Community Services (Dept 310)
18 Community Services Director
19 Administrative Assistant I
20 Recreation Coordinator
21 Recreation Coordinator
Part-Time Community Services Leaders
Public Works (Dept 355)
22 Assistant City Manager
23 Administrative Assistant II
24 Principal Civil Engineer
25 Assistant Engineer
26 Parks Supervisor
27 Public Works Supervisor

Item No. 7.3.1
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 24, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Bill Burk, Chief of Police Services
Issue: Public Safety Update
Recommendation: That the City Council receive an update on public safety activities, including updates on crime statistics.

Background:

Chief of Police Services, Captain Burk, will provide a report to the City Council on recent public safety activities in Laguna Hills.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact associated with receiving this report.

Attachments:

None

Item No. 9.1
City of Laguna Hills
City Council / Planning Agency
Staff Report
Date: June 24, 2025
To: Mayor and Council Members
From: Kayle McDonald, Deputy City Clerk
Issue: 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.

Background:

Transportation Corridor Agency (TCA)
San Joaquin TCA Board of Directors
Joint Board Meeting
Council Member Pezold
June 12, Regular Meeting
Orange County Mosquito & Vector Control District (OCMVCD) Board of Trustees
Council Member Pezold
June 19, Regular Meeting
Orange County Older Adults Advisory Commission (OCOAAC) Council Member Wheeler
June 12, Executive Committee Meeting
Fiscal Impact:

The City does not provide any additional compensation to City Council members for serving on outside agency boards or committees.

Item No. 9.1
Attachments:

None