City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 1 of 7 December 5, 2023
AGENDA FOR THE
REGULAR MEETING OF
THE LAGUNA NIGUEL
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING OF
December 5, 2023 – 7:00 P.M.
WELCOME TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – 7:00 p.m.
INVOCATION – Emilia Rodd, Baha’i Community of Laguna Niguel
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Brownie Troop #1487
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Warrants of November 21, 2023 and December 5, 2023
Recommendation
Approve as written or amended.
2. Payroll Summary Register
Recommendation
Approve as written or amended.
3. Investment Report as of October 31, 2023
Recommendation
Approve as written or amended.
4. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on November 7, 2023
Recommendation
Approve as written or amended.
5. Approval of Professional Services Agreement for Temporary Professional Staffing Services with Robert Half
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Professional Services Agreement for Temporary Professional Staffing Services with Robert Half in the not-to-exceed amount of $150,000; and,
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement, subject to the City Attorney making non-substantive changes.
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6. Award of Construction Contract to Bonadiman Water, Inc. for the Pacific Island Drive Drainage and Wall Improvements, Cash Contract No. 21-27
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award the Construction Contract for the Pacific Island Drive Drainage and Wall Improvements, Cash Contract No. 21-27 to Bonadiman Water, Inc., in the amount of $248,950;
2. Authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer to process change orders in an amount not to exceed 10% of the contract for $24,895, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $273,845, if needed;
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Construction Contract for the Pacific Island Drive Drainage and Wall Improvements, Cash Contract No. 21-27 with Bonadiman Water, Inc., subject to the City Attorney making non- substantive changes; and,
4. Authorize the Public Works Director/City Engineer to execute the Notice of Completion at the conclusion of construction.
7. Adoption of Resolution No. 2023 -1452 and No. 2023- 1453, Approving the Submittal of Two Improvement Projects to the Orange County Transportation Authority for Funding Under the Competitive Measure M2 Regional Capacity and Traffic Signal Synchronization Programs
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 2023- 1452, approving the submittal of the Crown Valley Parkway Westbound Widening Project to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for funding under the competitive Measure M2 Regional Capacity Program (Project O); and,
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2023- 1453, approving the submittal of the Alicia Parkway Traffic Signal Synchronization Project to OCTA for funding under the competitive Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Project P).
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8. Extending the City’s Deadline to Establish and Online Permitting System for Post-Entitlement Phase Permits in Accordance with State Law
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Find that adoption of the resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-1456 extending the City’s deadline to establish an online permitting system for post -entitlement phase permits to January 1, 2026.
9. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2023 -225 Adopting Zoning Code Amendment ZCA 23 -02 Amending Laguna Niguel Municipal Code Section 9-1-95 to Establish Multifamily and Mixed-Use Residential Objective Development and Design Standards for Projects that Qualify for Streamlined Ministerial Review Under State Law
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a second reading, by title only, and adopt Ordinance No. 2023-225:
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-225
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA,
ADOPTING ZONING CODE AMENDMENT ZCA 23-02 AMENDING LAGUNA NIGUEL MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9-1-95 TO ESTABLISH MULTIFAMILY
AND MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN
STANDARDS FOR PROJECTS THAT QUALIFY FOR STREAMLINED
MINISTERIAL REVIEW UNDER STATE LAW, AND DETERMINING THE
ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3)
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PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. Fourth Public Hearing to Consider Composition of Districts for By -District Elections
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Conduct the fourth public hearing, receive and consider input from the public, and provide further direction to City staff;
2. Identify and select the preferred district map for formal adoption with Ordinance No. 2023-226;
3. Assign numerical designations to each of the five newly established geographical districts;
4. Determine the sequencing for elections under the by -district election system;
5. Waive full reading, make any amendments to, and Introduce Ordinance No. 2023-226 by title:
ORDINANCE NO. 2023-226
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA, ADDING DIVISION 9 OF TITLE 2 OF THE
LAGUNA NIGUEL MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING BY-DISTRICT
ELECTIONS, DEFINING DISTRICT BOUNDARIES, AND SCHEDULING
ELECTIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICTS
6. Direct that the proposed Ordinance, with any non-substantive changes deemed reasonably necessary by the City Clerk, be placed on the agenda for the January 16, 2024, City Council meeting and adopt the Ordinance at that meeting.
2. Public Hearing to Consider Approval of an Exchange of an Access Driveway Easement Over a Minor Portion of Crown Valley Park for an Easement Over Adjacent Private Property (The Village Shopping Center) for Overflow Parking for Park Users and Authorizing its Execution and Recordation
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council, open the public hearing, take public testimony, close the public hearing, and then:
1. Adopt Resolution 2023- 1455 to discontinue the use of a minor portion of Crown Valley Park that currently serves as a landscape border, in exchange
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for an easement over adjacent property at the Village shopping center for overflow parking for park users in accordance with Government Code Section 38440 et seq. and finding that such action is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities);
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the easement agreement and any other documents necessary for the easement exchange and recordation of the Resolution; and
3. Direct the City Clerk to cause a certified copy of the Resolution and easement agreement to be recorded in the Official Records of the Orange County Clerk-Recorder.
3. Public Hearing to Consider General Plan Amendment GPS 21 -01A02, Updating the Adopted 2021 -2029 Housing Element in Response to Comments Received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on May 22, 2023
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council , open the public hearing, take public testimony, close the public hearing, and then:
1. Find that adoption of General Plan Amendment GPA 21- 01A02 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), which provides that a project is exempt from CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 2023-1454 approving General Plan Amendment GPA 21-01A02 (2021- 2029 Updated Housing Element) and determining the action to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Additional Document
OTHER BUSINESS/COUNCIL REPORTS
1. Council Reports
2. City Manager/Department Reports
• Police Services Quarterly Report
ADJOURNMENT
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LAGUNA NIGUEL CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Kelly Jennings
Mayor Pro Tem Stephanie Oddo
Council Member Ray Gennawey
Council Member Gene Johns
Council Member Stephanie Winstead
E-mail address……………………………………………. [email protected]
Website address .................................................................... www.cityoflagunaniguel.org
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CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL )
I, Marissa J. Asistin, City Clerk for the City of Laguna Niguel, hereby certify, under penalty of perjury, that I caused the posting of this agenda at Laguna Niguel City Hall and on the City of Laguna Niguel website, not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. Dated this 30 th
day of November 2023.
POSTED BY:
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Marissa J. Asistin, CMC, City Clerk