CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
August 18, 2026
7:00 P.M.
City Hall - Council Chambers
30111 Crown Valley Parkway
Laguna Niguel, California 92677
cityoflagunaniguel.org
LAGUNA NIGUEL CITY COUNCIL
Mayor Gene Johns
Mayor Pro Tem Kelly Jennings
Council Member Ray Gennawey
Council Member Stephanie Oddo
Council Member Stephanie Winstead
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 2 of 6 August 18, 2026 Welcome to the Regular City Council Meeting
Regular City Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Meetings are open to the public, with limited in-person seating.
Any person wishing to address the City Council are asked to complete a gold- colored “Request to Speak” form and submit it to the City Clerk. Members of the public may participate by telephone. However, the City cannot guarantee uninterrupted access.
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Americans with Disabilities Act
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The Council Chambers is wheelchair accessible, and disabled parking is available in the City Hall parking lot.
How to Watch
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 3 of 6 August 18, 2026 CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL – 7:00 P.M.
INVOCATION: Chaplain Serena Cummins, Orange County Sheriff’s Department
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: Boy Scout Troop #774 and Pack #702
PUBLIC COMMENTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
1. WARRANTS OF AUGUST 18, 2026
Approve as written or amended.
2. PAYROLL SUMMARY REGISTER
Approve as written or amended.
3. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING ON AUGUST 4, 2026
Approve as written or amended.
4. AMENDMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026- 1538, approving the Sixth Amendment to the City Manager Employment Agreement with Tamara S.
Letourneau.
5. RATE ADJUSTMENT FOLLOWING EVALUATION OF LEGAL COUNSEL
Staff recommends that the City Council affirm that a positive annual evaluation of the City Attorney occurred as required for the rate adjustments specified in the City’s Legal Services Agreement with Best Best & Krieger, LLP, effective September 1, 2026.
6. ANNUAL INVESTMENT REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the City’s Annual Investment Report for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
7. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE ON-CALL AGREEMENT WITH GMU GEOTECHNICAL, INC. AMENDING THE SCOPE OF SERVICES
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve Amendment No. 5 to the On- Call Professional Services Agreement with GMU Geotechnical, Inc., Amending the Scope of Services to include Engineering, Architecture, and Landscape Architecture Design, Environmental
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 4 of 6 August 18, 2026 Program Assistance, Construction Management and Inspection, and Geotechnical Services; and,
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 5 to the On- Call Professional Services Agreement with GMU Geotechnical, Inc., amending the Scope of Services, and future amendments to the agreement, subject to the City Attorney making non-substantive changes.
8. APPROVE THE SOUTH FORBES ROAD/OSO CREEK TRAIL ACTIVE
TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT APPROVAL &
ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION PHASE, INCLUDING THE SELECTION OF
THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVES AND ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve Project Approval and Environmental Document Phase and the Preferred Alternative selections for the South Forbes Road/Oso Creek Trail Active Transportation Enhancements Project;
2. Direct staff to proceed with final engineering design of Plans, Specifications, and Estimates Phase for the Project;
3. Find the project statutory exempt from environmental review under the Public Resources Code § 21080.25 and is further categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1 (Existing Facilities), Section 15302, Class 2 (Replacement or Reconstruction), Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), and Section 15304, Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land);
4. Certify the Project will be constructed by a skilled and trained workforce; and
5. Direct staff to prepare, execute, and file with the County Clerk and State Clearinghouse, a division of the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, a Notice of Exemption documenting the Public Resources Code statutory exemption and categorical exemptions findings within five working days of its approval.
9. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH GHD, INC. FOR THE SOUTH FORBES ROAD/OSO CREEK TRAIL ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENTS, CASH CONTRACT NO. 24-12
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with GHD, Inc., to provide final engineering design services for the Plans, Specifications,
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 5 of 6 August 18, 2026 and Estimates Phase of the South Forbes Road/Oso Creek Trail Active Transportation Enhancements, Cash Contract No. 24- 12, with a base fee of $426,044;
2. Approve a not-to-exceed 10% contingency to the base fee for Amendment No. 2 in the amount of $42,604 for unforeseen conditions or extra work, and authorize the Public Works Director to approve additional work, for a total not- to-exceed Amendment No. 2 amount of $468,648, if needed; and,
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with GHD, Inc., subject to the City Attorney making non- substantive changes.
10. AWARD OF AMENDMENT NO. 8 TO THE ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ARDURRA GROUP, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE ANNUAL RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY PROGRAM FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Amendment No. 8 to the On-Call Professional Services Agreement with Ardurra Group, Inc. to provide construction management and inspection services for the Annual Residential Overlay Program Fiscal Year 2025-26 for a not-to-exceed amount of $95,146;
2. Approve a not -to-exceed 15% contingency in the amount of $ 14,272 for unforeseen conditions or extra work, and authorize the Public Works Director to approve additional work, for a total not -to-exceed amount of $109,418, if needed; and,
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 8 to the On- Call Professional Services Agreement with Ardurra Group, Inc., subject to the City Attorney making non-substantive changes.
11. AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INTERWEST CONSULTING GROUP, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND
INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE CROWN VALLEY PARKWAY WESTBOUND WIDENING PROJECT, CC 24-02
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award the Professional Services Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. to provide construction management and inspection services for the Crown Valley Parkway Westbound Widening Project, CC 24- 02 for a not -to-exceed amount of $1,340,355;
2. Approve a not-to-exceed 10% contingency in the amount of $ 134,035 for
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda Page 6 of 6 August 18, 2026 unforeseen conditions or extra work, and authorize the Public Works Director to approve additional work, for a total not -to-exceed amount of $ 1,474,390, if needed; and,
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc., subject to the City Attorney making non- substantive changes.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION FOR PROPERTY TAX CORRECTION BETWEEN
CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL AND MISSION VIEJO
Staff recommends that the City Counc il hold a public hearing and adopt Resolution No. 2026-1537, approving a correction in property tax allocation pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code sections 99(b)(6) and 99.02.
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION
1. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2026 -1539, PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT TO THE OFFICE S OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBER IN DISTRICT 2 AND 4 THOSE THAT WERE NOMINATED AND CANCELING THE NOVEMER 3, 2026 ELECTION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026- 1539, providing for the appointment to the offices of City Council Member in District 2 and 4, those that were nominated to be elected at the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election and canceling the election.
OTHER BUSINESS/COUNCIL REPORTS
1. COUNCIL REPORTS
2. CITY MANAGER & DEPARTMENT REPORTS
• Orange County Sheriff's Department
ADJOURNMENT