Agenda packet — Laguna Woods City Council, December 18, 2024

CITY of LAGUNA WOODS

CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, December 18, 2024
2:00 p.m.

Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road
Laguna Woods, California 92637
Annie McCary
Mayor Pro Tem
Cynthia Conners
Councilmember
Shari L. Horne
Mayor
Pearl Lee
Councilmember
Carol Moore
Councilmember
Welcome to a meeting of the Laguna Woods City Council!
This meeting may be recorded, televised, and made publicly available.

Public Comments/Testimony: The City accepts public comments/testimony in-person and in writing. For more information, please refer to page three of this agenda.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): It is the intention of the City to comply with the ADA. If you need assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact either the City Clerk’s Office at (949) 639-0500/TTY (949) 639-0535 or the California Relay Service at (800) 735-2929/TTY (800) 735-2922. The City requests at least two business days’ notice in order to effectively facilitate the provision of reasonable accommodations.

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REGULAR MEETING SCHEDULE
The Laguna Woods City Council meets regularly on the third Wednesday of each month at 2 p.m.

AGENDA POSTING AND AVAILABILITY
Regular and Adjourned Regular Meetings: Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.2 of the Ralph M. Brown Act, the City of Laguna Woods posts agendas at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, California 92637; on the City’s website (www.cityoflagunawoods.org); and, at other locations designated by Resolution No. 24-08, at least 72 hours in advance of regular and adjourned regular meetings. Agendas and agenda materials are available at Laguna Woods City Hall during normal business hours and on the City’s website. Printed copies of agendas and agenda materials are provided at no charge in advance of meetings. After meetings have occurred, a per page fee is charged for printed copies.

Special and Emergency Meetings: Agenda posting and availability for special and emergency meetings is conducted pursuant to all applicable provisions of California Government Code (Ralph M. Brown Act).

AGENDA DISTRIBUTION LISTS
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For additional information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (949) 639-0500/TTY (949) 639-0535, [email protected], or 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, California 92637.

AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.

CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS )
I, Yolie Trippy, City Clerk, City of Laguna Woods, hereby certify under penalty of perjury that this agenda was posted at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, California 92637; on the City’s website (www.cityoflagunawoods.org); and, at other locations designated by Resolution No. 24-08, pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.2 of the Ralph M. Brown Act. /s/ Yolie Trippy 12/13/24
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk Date
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OPTIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS/TESTIMONY

1. In Person
Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items appearing on this agenda are advised to indicate their interest in doing so by submitting a speaker card to City staff or proceeding to the podium, one-by-one, at the time an item is considered.

Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items not appearing on this agenda may do so during Item V.

Each speaker will have the opportunity to speak for up to three minutes once per agenda item, unless otherwise allowed by the City Council.

Speakers are requested, but not required, to identify themselves, either on speaker cards or in comments/testimony. Speakers are advised that their names and any information submitted on speaker cards or otherwise provided in writing to the City may be disclosed or become a matter of public record. No speaker should expect privacy of such information.

2. In Writing
Written public comments/testimony may be delivered to Laguna Woods City Hall (24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637) or sent via email ([email protected]) provided that they are received by the City prior to 2:00 p.m. on the day of this meeting.

Written public comments/testimony will be provided to the City Council and included in the City Clerk’s written record of this meeting.

Parties submitting written public comments/testimony are requested, but not required, to identify themselves. Parties are advised that their names, email addresses, and any information submitted in writing to the City may be disclosed or become a matter of public record. No party should expect privacy of such information.

REMOTE VIEWING AND/OR LISTENING

1. Zoom (on a computer)
The City plans to live stream this meeting on Zoom (audio and/or video). Please note that public comments/testimony will not be accepted via Zoom. • Visit www.zoom.us
• Click on “Join”
• Enter the following meeting ID: 862 5804 8480
• Open the Zoom application following the on-screen prompts • Enter the following meeting password: 551003
• Enter a name and email address as required by Zoom
Please note that information you enter into Zoom may be publicly visible and/or visible to other persons. No party should expect privacy of such information.

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2. Zoom (on a telephone)
The City plans to live stream this meeting on Zoom (audio and/or video). Please note that public comments/testimony will not be accepted via Zoom. • Call (669) 444-9171 or (253) 205-0468
• Follow the prompts and provide the information required by Zoom • When prompted for a webinar ID enter: 862 5804 8480
• When prompted for a passcode enter: 551003
Please note that your telephone number and information you enter into Zoom may be publicly visible and/or visible to other persons. No party should expect privacy of such information.

3. YouTube
The City plans to live stream this meeting on YouTube (audio and/or video). Please note that public comments/testimony will not be accepted via YouTube. • Visit www.youtube.com/@cityoflagunawoods
• Click on the “Live” button
• Click on the “Laguna Woods Channel 3” button
Please note that information you enter into YouTube may be publicly visible and/or visible to other persons. No party should expect privacy of such information.

4. Cable Television
The City plans to broadcast this meeting on cable television Channel 3 within Laguna Woods Village (audio and/or video). Please note that public comments/testimony will not be accepted via cable television Channel 3.

I. CALL TO ORDER
Introductory Notes:

Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items appearing on this agenda are advised to indicate their interest in doing so by submitting a speaker card to City staff or proceeding to the podium, one-by-one, at the time an item is considered.

Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on items not appearing on this agenda may do so during Item V.

Each speaker will have the opportunity to speak for up to three minutes once per agenda item, unless otherwise allowed by the City Council.

Speakers are requested, but not required, to identify themselves, both on any Laguna Woods City Council Agenda  12/18/2024 Regular Page 5 of 11 applicable speaker cards and in comments/testimony. Speakers are advised that their names and any information submitted on speaker cards or otherwise provided in writing to the City may be disclosed or become a matter of public record. No speaker should expect privacy of such information.

II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
About Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items: This is the time and place for members of the public to address the City Council on items not appearing on this agenda. Pursuant to state law, the City Council is unable to take action on such items, but may ask clarifying questions of the speaker, engage in brief discussion, refer items to City staff, and/or schedule items for consideration at future meetings.

VI. CITY TREASURER’S REPORT

6.1 City Treasurer’s Report
Recommendation: Receive and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of November 2024.

VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
About the Consent Calendar: All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council or City staff requests that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and consideration of action. Members of the public may address the City Council on items appearing on the Consent Calendar regardless of whether an item is removed for separate discussion and consideration of action.

7.1 City Council Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the City Council meeting minutes for the regular meeting on November 20, 2024.

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7.2 Payment Register
Recommendation: Approve the payment register dated December 18, 2024 in the amount of $966,515.10.

7.3 Fiscal Years 2023-25 Budget Adjustments
Recommendation:

1. Adopt a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND
ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEARS 2023-25 BUDGET AND
WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 COMMENCING
JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND FISCAL
YEAR 2024-25 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2024 AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, INCREASING GENERAL FUND

AND SENIOR MOBILITY FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR

THE SENIOR MOBILITY PROGRAM
AND

2. Adopt a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

MANAGER TO MODIFY ALLOCATIONS OF EXISTING

FEDERAL GRANTS FUND (AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

ACT (CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY

FUNDS)) APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN USES AND

TO PAY FOR THE COSTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
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7.4 Potential New Fire Station Project
Recommendation: Accept a grant of non-exclusive conditional easement from El Toro Water District for certain real property located in the city of Laguna Woods, more particularly described as a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 616-012-02, for purposes related to the proposed construction, operation and maintenance of a fire station and public safety/municipal services building, and authorize the Mayor to execute and accept the grant of non-exclusive conditional easement on behalf of the City, subject to approval of the grant of non-exclusive conditional easement as to form by the City Attorney.

VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS

8.1 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facilities & Improvements Project Proposal

3. Receive staff report.

AND

4. Open public hearing.

AND

5. Receive public testimony.

AND

6. Close public hearing.

AND

7. Ratify the City Manager’s submittal of a proposal to the County of Orange requesting $500,000 in Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) funds under the Fiscal Year 2025-26
Public Facilities & Improvements grant program (County of Orange RFA # 012-25010431-NC) to support the “Americans

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with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility
Improvement Project: Phase 9”, which generally consists of:
• A $250,000 primary project involving the reconstruction of two driveway crossings (one on El Toro Road adjacent to the Lutheran Church of the Cross and one on Santa
Maria Avenue adjacent to Polly’s Pies Restaurant &
Bakery); and
• A $250,000 waitlist/expanded scope project involving the installation of accessible pedestrian signals at six
intersections (El Toro Road/Calle Sonora, El Toro
Road/Home Depot & Town Centre, El Toro
Road/Moulton Parkway, Moulton Parkway/Laguna
Woods Village Gates 12 & 16, Moulton Parkway/Via
Campo Verde, and Santa Maria Avenue/Moulton
Parkway).

AND

8. Adopt a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE

SUBMITTAL OF A PROPOSAL TO THE COUNTY OF

ORANGE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK

GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS, PROSPECTIVELY ACCEPTING

THE AWARD OF SUCH CDBG FUNDS, MAKING

RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO THE
FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 PUBLIC FACILITIES &

IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM (COUNTY OF
ORANGE RFA # 012-25010431-NC), AND DETERMINING

AND CERTIFYING THAT THE SUBMITTAL OF A

PROPOSAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE AWARD OF

FUNDS IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
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9.1 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Various Fiscal Year 2023-24-related Reports and Statements from Independent Auditors/Accountants
Recommendation:

1. Receive and file the following documents, each dated November 20, 2024:
• Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal
Year Ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-24); and
• Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other
Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements
Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing
Standards; and
• Independent Auditor’s Statements on Auditing Standards 114 Letter: The Auditor’s Communication with Those
Charged with Governance; and
• Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon
Procedures Applied to Appropriations Limit Worksheet
No. 6 for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024
AND

2. Receive and file the Independent Accountants’ Report on the Alternative Compliance Examination Engagement for
Recipients That Would Otherwise be Required to Undergo a Single Audit or Program-Specific Audit as a Result of
Receiving Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024, dated December 9, 2024.

9.2 California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund Recommendation:

1. Approve a contribution of $104,490 to the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund (“CEPPT”) for

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investment in the CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio and authorize the City Manager and Administrative Services Director/City
Treasurer to cause such contribution to be made and to execute agreements, documents, and certifications necessary to do so.

AND

2. Adopt a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY

RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS
X. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
About City Council Reports and Comments: This is the time and place for members of the City Council to provide reports on meetings attended including, but not limited to, meetings of regional boards and entities to which they have been appointed to represent the City and meetings attended at the expense of the City pursuant to California Government Code Section 53232.3. Members of the City Council may also make other comments and announcements.

10.1 Coastal Greenbelt Authority
Mayor Pro Tem McCary, First Alternate: Councilmember Lee, Second Alternate: Councilmember Conners

10.2 Orange County Fire Authority
Mayor Horne

10.3 Orange County Library Advisory Board
Councilmember Moore; Alternate: Mayor Pro Tem McCary
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10.4 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Councilmember Lee

10.5 San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Councilmember Conners; Alternate: Councilmember Lee

10.6 South Orange County Watershed Management Area
Councilmember Moore; Alternate: Mayor Pro Tem McCary

10.7 Liaisons to Laguna Woods Community Bridge Builders Mayor Horne and Mayor Pro Tem McCary

10.8 Other Comments and Reports
XI. CLOSED SESSION
Closed Session Note: While members of the public are not permitted to attend closed session, prior to convening in closed session, the City Council will accept public comments on items appearing on the closed session agenda.

XII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 2 p.m.

Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, California 92637
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6.1 CITY TREASURER’S REPORT
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Notes: The City of Laguna Woods uses a modified accrual basis of accounting, which generally means that revenues are recognized when a transaction occurs, and expenditures are recognized when obligations are created. As such, this monthly financial snapshot reflects only revenue known and expenditures paid for the month referenced as of the date prepared. In some cases, financial statements from financial dealers, depositories, and institutions may not have been received as of the date prepared and, therefore, some revenue and expenditures may not be reflected. Certificates of deposit may also have accrued interest that is not reflected because it is not yet vested. For more information on the specific information included in this monthly financial snapshot, please refer to the full City Treasurer’s Report.

Financial Assets IN THE BANK as of November 30, 2024

BY INVESTMENT TYPE
Cash and
Cash Equivalents
$
610,724

4.49% of portfolio
Pooled Money
Investment Accounts
$
6,571,582

48.33% of portfolio
This includes investments in state and county
(local) government investment pools.

Investments -
Earning
$
6,415,095

47.18% of portfolio
This includes certificates of deposit.

BY FUND
General Fund (Operating) $
6,429,480
General Fund (Reserves) $
3,753,700
The General Fund is the City of Laguna Woods’ primary operating fund and is used to account for the proceeds of revenue sources that are not legally restricted or committed to expenditures for specified purposes. Reserves for paid leave, self-insurance, and general contingencies are also included in the General Fund.

Special Revenue Funds $
3,412,601
These funds are used to account for the proceeds of revenue sources that are legally restricted or committed to expenditures for specified purposes.

Most of these funds are legally restricted for public street purposes.

Financial Assets HELD IN TRUST FUNDS as of November 30, 2024

C I T Y O F L A G U N A W O O D S
City Treasurer’s Report
Monthly Financial Snapshot
November 2024
(prepared 12/11/24)
California Employers’
Pension Prefunding Trust Fund
(CEPPT)
$
180,498
• New Contributions $
0 • Gain/(Loss) from
Month Prior
$
4,063
The CEPPT is used to prefund employee pension obligations.

California Employers’
Retiree Benefit Trust Fund
(CERBT)
• New Contributions
• Gain/(Loss) from
Month Prior
The CERBT is used to prefund statutorily required retiree medical benefits. $
147,174
$
0 $
3,020
Total (All Funds) $
13,597,401 Total (All Funds) $
13,597,401
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7.0 CONSENT CALENDAR SUMMARY
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ITEM 7.0
CC  12-18-2024 RM Consent Calendar Summary – AR Page 1 of 3 City of Laguna Woods
Agenda Report
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Christopher Macon, City Manager
FOR: December 18, 2024 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Consent Calendar Summary
Recommendation
Approve all proposed actions on the December 18, 2024 Consent Calendar by single motion and City Council action.

Background
All items listed on the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member of the City Council, staff, or the public requests that specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and consideration of action.

Summary
The December 18, 2024 Consent Calendar contains the following items:

7.1 Approval of the City Council meeting minutes for the regular meeting on November 20, 2024.

7.2 Approval of the payment register dated December 18, 2024 in the amount of $966,515.10. A list of payments is included in the agenda packet; detailed information about individual payments is available at or from City Hall.

7.3 [1] Adoption of a resolution amending and adopting the Fiscal Years 2023- 25 Budget and Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-24 commencing July 1, 2023 ITEM 7.0
Consent Calendar Summary – AR Page 2 of 3 CC  12-18-2024 RM and ending June 30, 2024, and Fiscal Year 2024-25 commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, increasing General Fund and Senior Mobility Fund appropriations for the Senior Mobility Program. The proposed resolution would increase appropriations for the Senior Mobility Fund by $130,000 to meet demand and provide sufficient cash flow for the Senior Mobility Program’s direct costs through March 2025. Staff is continuing to assess the Senior Mobility Program’s future financial needs.

While the Orange County Transportation Authority’s Board of Directors has awarded the City a $325,000 grant from OCTA’s 2024 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program to support the Senior Mobility Program, City staff does not anticipate that funding being available to spend until March 2025.

AND
[2] Adoption of a resolution amending and adopting the Fiscal Years 2023- 25 Budget and Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-24 commencing July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2024, and Fiscal Year 2024-25 commencing July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025, authorizing the City Manager to modify allocations of existing Federal Grants Fund (American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds)) appropriations for certain uses and to pay for the costs of law enforcement services provided by the County of Orange. The proposed resolution would authorize the City Manager to take actions necessary to ensure that all American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds are spent or obligated by the December 31, 2024 deadline to do so. The City Manager would be authorized to allocate and unallocate existing appropriations to any use(s) for which American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds have already been allocated by the City Council, as well as to pay for the costs of Orange County Sheriff’s Department services.

7.4 Acceptance of a grant of non-exclusive conditional easement from El Toro Water District for certain real property located in the city of Laguna Woods, more particularly described as a portion of Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 616-012-02, for purposes related to the proposed construction, operation and maintenance of a fire station and public safety/municipal services building, and authorization for the Mayor to execute and accept the grant of nonexclusive conditional easement on behalf of the City, subject to approval of the grant of non-exclusive conditional easement as to form by the City ITEM 7.0
CC  12-18-2024 RM Consent Calendar Summary – AR Page 3 of 3 Attorney. The proposed easement would provide for use of the El Toro Water District’s existing utility roadway and driveway leading to its P-1 Pump Station in connection with the City’s Potential New Fire Station Project. The proposed easement contemplates that future improvements to the El Toro Water District’s property may be necessary and establishes a deadline for the City and El Toro Water District to enter into a separate agreement for such improvements prior to any construction and no later than December 31, 2026. The El Toro Water District’s Board of Directors is scheduled to consider the proposed easement on December 19, 2024.

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7.1 CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
For additional information on this item,
please refer to Item 7.0 (Consent Calendar Summary).

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ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 1 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes

CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS CALIFORNIA

CITY COUNCIL MINUTES

REGULAR MEETING
November 20, 2024
2:00 P.M.

Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road
Laguna Woods, California 92637

I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Hatch called the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Laguna Woods to order at 2:01 p.m.

II. ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBER: PRESENT: Conners, McCary, Moore, Hatch
ABSENT: Horne
All councilmembers participated in-person at the meeting location.

STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Macon, City Attorney Patterson, Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer Torres, City Clerk Trippy All staff participated in-person at the meeting location.

III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Councilmember McCary led the pledge of allegiance.

IV. PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS

4.1 Legislative Update – Assemblymember Diane Dixon
Assemblymember Diane Dixon made a presentation
Councilmembers made comments and Assemblymember Dixon and City Manager Macon responded to questions.

4.2 Legislative Update – John Pointer, California Senior Legislature (agendized by Mayor Pro Tem Horne)
This item was not heard. City Manager Macon indicated that it may appear on a future meeting agenda.

ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 2 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Jeri Miller, resident, commented on concerns regarding the City’s landscaping near her home.

George Gregory, member of the public, commented on a variance requested for his mother’s residence in Laguna Woods Village.

City Manager Macon briefly responded to Mr. Gregory’s comments.

Carolyn Maxwell, resident, inquired if the City is removing coyotes from the City.

City Manager Macon briefly responded to Ms. Maxwell’s comments.

VI. CITY TREASURER’S REPORT

6.1 City Treasurer’s Report
Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer Torres made a presentation.

Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Councilmember Moore, and carried unanimously on a 4-0 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Horne absent, to receive and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of October 2024.

6.2 Quarterly Financial Report
Councilmember McCary left the meeting at 3:04 p.m.

Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer Torres made a presentation.

Councilmember McCary returned to the meeting at 3:05 p.m.

City Manager Macon responded to a question from Councilmember Moore.

Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Councilmember Moore, and carried unanimously on a 4-0 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Horne absent, to receive and file the Quarterly Financial Report for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2024-25.

VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by Councilmember Moore, seconded by Councilmember McCary, and carried unanimously on a 4-0 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Horne absent, to approve Consent Calendar items

7.1-7.8.

7.1 City Council Minutes
Approved the City Council meeting minutes for the adjourned regular meeting on October ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 3 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 14, 2024.

7.2 Payment Register
Approved the warrant register dated November 20, 2024, in the amount of $724,283.85.

7.3 Fiscal Years 2023-25 Budget Adjustments
Adopted a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

GRANTS FUND (AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (CORONAVIRUS

LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS)) APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
“CITY HALL/PUBLIC LIBRARY PROECT” AND THE “EL TORO

ROAD MEDIANS IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (WESTBOUND EL

TORO ROAD BETWEEN MOULTON PARKWAY TO CALLE
SONORA)”

7.4 League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Events

1. Authorized expenditures from the City’s existing City Council Department budget for registration ($675 per person) and hotel self-parking fees (approximately $29 per day) for any newly elected, first-time councilmember(s) to participate in the League of California Cities’ Mayors and Council Members Academy from January 29-31, 2025 at the Delta Hotels Anaheim Garden Grove in Garden Grove, CA.

AND

2. Authorized expenditures from the City’s existing City Council Department budget for airfare to and from Johny Wayne Airport and Sacramento International Airport, and taxi or other ground transportation to and from Sacramento International Airport and the Sacramento Convention Center, for Councilmember McCary to participate in the League of California Cities’ Community Services Policy Committee meeting on January 24, 2024, in a total amount not to exceed $600.

7.5 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project:

Phase 8

1. Approved the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 8” design plans and specifications as prepared by the project engineer.

ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 4 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes AND

2. Approved a notice of exemption for the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 8” finding that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and authorized the City Manager to cause the notice of exemption to be filed pursuant to applicable law.

AND

3. Adopted a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

WOODS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL
YEARS 2023-25 BUDGET AND WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023-24 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND FISCAL 2024-25 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING
JUNE 30, 2025, ALLOCATING EXISTING FEDERAL GRANTS FUND
(AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL
RECOVERY FUNDS)) APPROPRIATIONS TO THE “AMERICANS

WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) PEDESTRIAN ACCESSIBILITY
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT: PHASE 8”
AND

4. Awarded a contract agreement to Carter Enterprises Group, Inc. DBA Pavement Rehab Company for the construction of the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 8”, in the amount of $169,000, plus authorized change orders not to exceed 10% ($16,900) of the base amount; and authorized the City Manager to execute a contract agreement and approve change orders, subject to approval of the contract agreement as to form by the City Attorney.

7.6 Circulation Improvement Project – Fiscal Year 2024-25

1. Approved the addition of the “Circulation Improvement Project – Fiscal Year 2024- 25” to the Fiscal Years 2023-34 Capital Improvement Program.

AND

2. Adopted a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

WOODS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL
YEARS 2023-25 BUDGET AND WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS
2023-24 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2024 AND
ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 5 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, ALLOCATING EXISTING FEDERAL

GRANTS FUND (AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (CORONAVIRUS

LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUNDS)) APPROPRIATIONS TO THE
“CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT – FISCAL YEAR 2024-
25)
AND

3. Approved the “Circulation Improvement Project – Fiscal Year 2024-25” design plans and specifications as prepared by the project engineer.

AND

4. Approved a notice of exemption for the “Circulation Improvement Project – Fiscal Year 2024-25” finding that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and authorized the City Manger to cause the notice of exemption to be filed pursuant to applicable law.

AND

5. Awarded a contract agreement to Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC for the construction of the “Circulation Improvement Project – Fiscal Year 2024-25”, in the amount of $116,040, plus authorized change orders not to exceed 10% ($11, 604) of the base amount, and authorized the City Manager to execute a contract agreement and approve change orders, subject to approval of the contract agreement as to form by the City Attorney.

7.7 Paseo De Valencia – Moulton Parkway Confluence Bypass Corridor Project Approved a cooperative agreement for the Paseo De Valencia – Moulton Parkway Confluence Bypass Corridor Project with the City of Laguna Hills, and authorized the City Manager to execute the cooperative agreement, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

7.8 Ridge Route Drive Drainage Repair Project
Approved a cooperative agreement for the Ridge Route Drive Drainage Repair Project with the City of Laguna Hills, and authorized the City Manager to execute the cooperative agreement, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.

VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS

8.1 Laguna Woods General Plan and Zoning Code Update, State Clearinghouse Number 2022080022
City Manager Macon made a presentation.

ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 6 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Mayor Hatch opened the public hearing.

With no requests to speak, the public hearing was closed.

Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Councilmember McCary, and carried unanimously on a 4-0 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Horne absent, to adopt a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

WOODS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE

GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT, AND DETERMINING AND

CERTIFYING THAT SUCH ACTION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE

PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR

THE LAGUNA WOODS GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING CODE
UPDATE, STATE CLEARINGHOUSE NUMBER 2022080022
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS

9.1 Speed Limits on City Roadways
City Manager Macon made a presentation.

Councilmembers discussed the item and staff responded to related questions.

A member of the public commented on speeding near Laguna Woods Village Gate 9.

City Manager Macon briefly responded to the public comments.

Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Councilmember McCary, and carried unanimously on a 4-0 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Horne absent, to approve second reading and adopt an ordinance – read by title with further reading waived – titled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIO 8.06.010 OF

THE LAGUNA WOODS MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT AND

ESTABLISH SPEED LIMITS FOR EL TORO ROAD, MOULTON

PARKWAY, RIDGE ROUTE DRIVE, AND SANTA MARIA AVENUE,

INCLUDING REDUCED SPEED LIMITS ON EL TORO ROAD
BETWEEN ALISO CREEK ROAD AND CALLE SONORA, AND REESTABLISHMENT OF ALL OTHER EXISTING SPPED LIMITS, AND

DETERMINING AND CERTIIFYING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS

EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT

9.2 City Council Meeting Schedule
City Manager Macon introduced the item.

ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 7 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Moved by Councilmember McCary, seconded by Councilmember Conners, and carried unanimously on a 4-0 vote with Mayor Pro Tem Horne absent, to schedule an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council for December 11, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
X. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS

10.1 Coastal Greenbelt Authority
Councilmember McCary provided a report.

10.2 Orange County Fire Authority
Mayor Hatch provided a report and shared a video of an injured firefighter’s return home.

Mike Summers, Division Chief, Orange County Fire Authority, provided context for the video.

10.3 Orange County Library Advisory Board
Councilmember Moore provided a report.

Mayor Hatch and Councilmember Conners briefly responded to the report.

Councilmember Moore made comments.

10.4 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District No report.

10.5 San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Councilmember Conners provided a report.

Item 10.7 was heard before Item 10.6.

10.7 Liaisons to Community Bridge Builders
Councilmember McCary provided a report.

10.6 South Orange County Watershed Management Area
Councilmember Moore provided a report.

10.8 Other Comments and Reports
ITEM 7.1
November 20, 2024 8 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes • League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Annual Conference and Expo – October 16-18, 2024; and Cal Cities Orange County Division Reception – October 17, 2024
Councilmember McCary provided a report, announced her appointment to serve on the League of California Cities’ Community Services Policy Committee, and responded to questions from councilmembers.

Councilmembers briefly commented on the report.
• Other Comments and Reports
Councilmember Moore reported on, and shared a PowerPoint presentation regarding, the October 16-18, 2024 California Association of Local Agency Formation Commissions (CALAFCO) conference. Councilmember Moore also responded to a question from Mayor Hatch.

Councilmember Conners commented on Mayor Hatch’s service to the City.

Mayor Hatch made comments reflecting on his time on the City Council.

Councilmember Conners requested that the meeting be adjourned in honor of Mayor Hatch and his years of dedicated service.

XI. CLOSED SESSION – None
XII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT – None
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned in honor of Mayor Hatch’s years of dedicated service at 4:16 p.m.

The next adjourned regular meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637. The next regular meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637.
__________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk
Approved: December 18, 2024
__________________________________
SHARI L. HORNE, Mayor

7.2 PAYMENT REGISTER
For additional information on this item,
please refer to Item 7.0 (Consent Calendar Summary).

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7.3 FISCAL YEARS 2023-25 BUDGET

ADJUSTMENTS
For additional information on this item,
please refer to Item 7.0 (Consent Calendar Summary).

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ITEM 7.3 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 1 XX-XX-2024
RESOLUTION NO. 24-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

SENIOR MOBILITY FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SENIOR

MOBILITY PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Years 2023-25 Budget (“Budget”) was adopted by the City Council on June 28, 2023; and
WHEREAS, per City Administrative Policy 2.9, increases in adopted fundlevel Budget appropriations require City Council approval; and Senior Mobility Program
WHEREAS, transportation and other direct costs for the Senior Mobility Program are presently funded using Measure M2 (OC Go) Senior Mobility monies, which are received from the Orange County Transportation Authority (“OCTA”) every two months, and General Fund monies; and
WHEREAS, on November 25, 2024, OCTA’s Board of Directors awarded the City a $325,000 grant from OCTA’s 2024 Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program to support the Senior Mobility Program; however, City staff does not anticipate that funding being available to spend until March 2025; and
WHEREAS, demand for the Senior Mobility Program has increased such that additional appropriations are necessary to meet demand and provide sufficient cash flow for the Senior Mobility Program’s direct costs through March 2025, including between the every two month payments from OCTA; and WHEREAS, on October 14, 2024, the City Council increased Fiscal Year 2024-25 appropriations for the Senior Mobility Fund in the amount of $150,000 with funding for the increased appropriations transferred from the General Fund; and
ITEM 7.3 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 2 XX-XX-2024
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to additionally increase Fiscal Year 2024-25 appropriations for the Senior Mobility Fund in the amount of $130,000; and
WHEREAS, the unassigned General Fund balance has sufficient funds to accommodate the increased appropriations; and
WHEREAS, increased appropriations in the General Fund would be used to transfer that same amount to the Senior Mobility Fund.

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

WOODS, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Resolution No. 23-16, as previously amended by Resolution Nos. 23-25, 23-33, 24-02, 24-07, 24-10, 24-11, 24-14, 24-19, 24-34, 24-35, and 24-36, is hereby amended, in its entirety, to read as follows:

The budget revenue projections are:

Fiscal Year
2023-24
Fiscal Year
2024-25
General Fund
Property Tax $3,297,700 $3,405,200
Property Transfer Tax $112,000 $114,900
Sales Tax $1,196,000 $1,233,000
Franchise Fees $751,800 $753,100
Transient Occupancy Tax $604,000 $620,000
Developing Processing Fees $814,400 $827,400
Interest $352,000 $340,000
Miscellaneous $207,700 $213,800
SUBTOTAL $7,335,600 $7,507,400
Capital Projects Fund
Intergovernmental $0 $0
Interest $0 $0
SUBTOTAL $0 $0
Fuel Tax $492,800 $503,700
Road Maintenance &
Rehabilitation Program $435,300 $465,600
Measure M2 (OC Go) $336,000 $348,600
Service Authority for
Abandoned Vehicles $0 $0
ITEM 7.3 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 3 XX-XX-2024
Supplemental Law Enforcement
Services $167,800 $169,600
Mobile Source Reduction $72,000 $22,000
PEG/Cable Television $18,400 $18,800
Senior Mobility $140,700 $145,700
Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) $500,000 $150,000
Federal Grants $1,618,278 $782,869
State of California Grants $239,800 $0
Miscellaneous Special Revenue $0 $0
Laguna Woods Civic
Support Fund $0 $0
The budget appropriations authorized, on a fund level, are:

Fiscal Year
2023-24
Adopted
Budget
Fiscal Year
2023-24
Carryover
Appropriations
Fiscal Year
2023-24
Budget
Amendments
Fiscal Year
2023-24
Amended
Budget
General Fund $7,730,079A
(includes
transfers to
Capital
Projects Fund
of $608,250)
$8,544 $470,480A,B
$8,209,103
(includes
transfers to
Capital
Projects Fund
of $608,250)
Capital Projects Fund $608,250 $130,535 - $738,785
Fuel Tax $395,000 - $34,570D $429,570
Road Maintenance &
Rehabilitation Program $325,821 - - $325,821
Measure M2 (OC Go) $285,700 - - $285,700
Service Authority for
Abandoned Vehicles $0 - - $0
Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services $176,100 - - $176,100
Mobile Source
Reduction $0 $10,711 - $10,711
PEG/Cable Television $15,000 - - $15,000
Senior Mobility $207,000 - $170,600E $377,600
Community
Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
$150,000 $307,528 - $457,528
Federal Grants $719,145 $1,006,869 - $1,726,014
State of California
Grants $0 $221,898 $100,580C, F $322,478
ITEM 7.3 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 4 XX-XX-2024
Miscellaneous Special
Revenue $0 - - $0
Laguna Woods Civic
Support Fund $48,810 - - $48,810
TOTAL $10,052,655 $1,686,085 $776,230 $12,514,970
A Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-01: CalPERS Lump Sum Payments, +$306,925 (R 23-33) B Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-02: CEPPT Contribution, +$163,555 (R 24-02) C Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-03: State HHW Grant, +$25,580 (R 24-07) D Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-04: Transportation System, +$34,570 (R 24-10) E Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-05: Senior Mobility Program, +$170,600 (R 24-11) F
Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-06: State SB 1383 Grant, +$75,000 (R 24-14) Fiscal Year
2024-25
Adopted
Budget
Fiscal Year
2024-25
Carryover
Appropriations
Fiscal Year
2024-25
Budget
Amendments
Fiscal Year
2024-25
Amended
Budget
General Fund $7,287,511
(includes
transfers to
Capital
Projects Fund
of $0)
$56,947 $837,394A,E, F,
H,I,J
$8,181,852
(includes
transfers to
other funds
totaling
$740,946)
Capital Projects Fund $0 $548,816 $460,946A,E,I $1,009,762 Fuel Tax $425,000 - - $425,000
Road Maintenance &
Rehabilitation Program $195,795B - ($131,795)D $64,000
Measure M2 (OC Go) $290,700 - - $290,700
Service Authority for
Abandoned Vehicles $0 - - $0
Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services $176,100 - - $176,100
Mobile Source
Reduction $0 - - $0
PEG/Cable Television $15,000 - - $15,000
Senior Mobility $227,000 - $280,000H,J $507,000
Community
Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
$150,000 - - $150,000
Federal Grants $782,869 $77,746 - $860,615
State of California
Grants $0 $300,273 $200,710C,G $500,983
Miscellaneous Special
Revenue $0 - - $0
Laguna Woods Civic
Support Fund $300 - - $300
ITEM 7.3 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 5 XX-XX-2024
Less: Transfers to
Other Funds $0 - ($740,946) ($740,946)
TOTAL $9,550,275 $983,782 $906,309 $11,440,366
A Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-01: City Hall Project: Phase 4, +$350,000 (R 24-19) B Non-Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-02: Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation Program Fund appropriations allocated to the “Pavement Management Plan Project (Westbound El Toro Road between Tanager and Calle Corta)” are formally reallocated to the “Pavement Management Plan Project (Westbound El Toro Road between Calle Corta and City Limits)” in the amount of $195,795. This non-fund budget adjustment is made in the interest of transparency and does not affect appropriations on a fund level. (R 24-19)
C Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-03: Pavement Project FY 2024-25, +$200,000 (R 24-19) D Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-04: Pavement Project FY 2024-25, -$131,795 (R 24-19) E Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-05: Confluence Bypass Project, +$109,946 (R 24-19) F Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-06: CalPERS Lump Sum Payments, +$96,448 (R 24-34) G Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-07: Interest on State SB 1383 Grant, +$710 (R 24-35) H Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-08: Senior Mobility Program, +$150,000 (R 24-35) I Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-09: ADA Phase 8, +$1,000 (R 24-36) J Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-10: Senior Mobility Program, +$130,000 (R 24-XX) The budget appropriations authorized by this section reflect the Fiscal Years 2023- 25 adopted budgets, plus authorized budget adjustments approved between July 1, 2023 and the date of this amendment. The budget appropriations authorized by this section also include carryovers of approved, but unspent, budget appropriations from prior fiscal years. Such carryovers were approved by the City Council with the adoption of the current budget and/or pursuant to Administrative Policy 2.9.

SECTION 2. The Mayor shall sign this resolution and the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption thereof.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this XX day of XX 2024. _______________________________
SHARI L. HORNE, Mayor
ATTEST:
________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk
ITEM 7.3 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 6 XX-XX-2024

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.

CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS )
I, YOLIE TRIPPY, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Woods, do HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 24-XX was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Laguna Woods at a regular meeting thereof, held on the XX day of XX 2024, by the following vote:

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
_________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk
ITEM 7.3 – Attachment B
R 24-XX 1 XX-XX-2024
RESOLUTION NO. 24-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

MODIFY ALLOCATIONS OF EXISTING FEDERAL GRANTS FUND
(AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL

RECOVERY FUNDS)) APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN USES AND

TO PAY FOR THE COSTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES

PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Years 2023-25 Budget (“Budget”) was adopted by the City Council on June 28, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the City received a one-time allocation of $3,791,656 in American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds, which must be spent or obligated no later than December 31, 2024; and WHEREAS, as of December 18, 2024, American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds have been spent on and/or are allocated to the following uses including, but not limited to, applicable associated agreements for design, construction, purchase, and implementation:
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 8
• Circulation Improvement Project – Fiscal Year 2024-25 • City Hall Complex Parking Lot Improvement Project
• City Hall/Public Library Project
• El Toro Road and Moulton Parkway Water Quality Treatment Project • El Toro Road Medians Improvement Project (Westbound El Toro Road between Moulton Parkway to Calle Sonora)
• Purchase of Electronic Message Board Signs and Speed Awareness Monitor • Ridge Route Drive Drainage Repair Project
• Ridge Route Drive Landscape Project
• Woods End Wilderness Preserve Trail Drainage and Improvement Project ITEM 7.3 – Attachment B
R 24-XX 2 XX-XX-2024
; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports spending American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds for any of the uses set forth in the third recital of this resolution and to pay for the costs of law enforcement services provided by the County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to authorize the City Manager to take actions necessary to ensure that all American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds are spent or obligated by December 31, 2024, and such authorization is necessary because the City Council is not scheduled to meet between December 19, 2024 and December 31, 2024.

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

WOODS, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Manager is authorized to modify the allocations of the American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds budgeted in the Federal Grants Fund by allocating and unallocating appropriations to any use(s) specified in the third recital of this resolution. The City Manager may also allocate and unallocate American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds budgeted in the Federal Grants Fund to pay for the costs of law enforcement services provided by the County of Orange. The City Manager has existing authority to approve expenditures of allocated American Rescue Plan Act (Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds) funds budgeted in the Federal Grants Fund, subject to City policy.

SECTION 2. The Mayor shall sign this resolution and the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption thereof.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this XX day of XX 2024. _______________________________
SHARI L. HORNE, Mayor
ITEM 7.3 – Attachment B
R 24-XX 3 XX-XX-2024
ATTEST:
________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
_________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk
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7.4 POTENTIAL NEW FIRE STATION PROJECT
For additional information on this item,
please refer to Item 7.0 (Consent Calendar Summary).

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ITEM 7.4

RECORDING REQUESTED BY
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:

City of Laguna Woods
24264 El Toro Road
Laguna Woods, CA 92637
Attention: City Clerk
(949) 639-0500
Exempt from Recording Fee
Pursuant to Government Code Section 6103
Exempt from Documentary Transfer Tax
Pursuant to R&T Code § 11922
(Space above this line for Recorder’s use)
APN: [616-012-02]
FULL [ ] PORTION [X]

GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE CONDITIONAL EASEMENT
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, EL TORO WATER DISTRICT, a public agency of the State of California (“Grantor”), hereby grants to the CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, a municipal corporation (“Grantee”) a Non-Exclusive Conditional Easement (“Easement”) in, on, over, along, through, upon, under, and across Grantors’ existing utility roadway and driveway leading to Grantor’s P-1 Pump Station site described on Exhibit “A” and depicted on Exhibit “B” (“Easement Area”) attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference, and subject to the following purposes, terms and conditions:

SECTION 1 - PURPOSE
The sole purpose of this Easement is to provide for road and driveway passage to the site of the proposed construction, operation and maintenance of a fire station and public safety/municipal services building (“Fire Station & Ancillary Building”) to be located on the lower portion of Grantee’s “City Centre Park” property; and for construction, maintenance, relocation, and removal of improvements within the Easement Area subject to approval of the Grantor’s Board of Directors or duly authorized representative thereof. For purposes of this Easement, “road and driveway passage” does not include parking, but does allow for reasonable vehicle and pedestrian passage, drainage, and utility purposes, including all uses of the Easement Area for purposes incident to the stated purposes herein, including but not limited to underground and above ground utilities and appurtenances, cable communication and telecommunication facilities, curbs, gutters, drainage, water and sewage facilities, and access control; provided, however, Grantee shall not obstruct Grantor’s vehicular and Grantor’s invitees’ access from Moulton Parkway through the Easement Area to the balance of APN 616-012-02 (Grantor’s property). Any and all stated and anticipated modifications to the Easement Area are subject to Grantor’s written consent as set forth in Section 5 of this Easement and shall be at Grantee’s sole cost and expense.

ITEM 7.4
SECTION 2 - LICENSING, PERMITTING AND ALLOWABLE PEDESTRIAN PASSAGE Conditional and subject to Grantor and Grantee entering into the Agreement contemplated as set forth in Section 5 of this Easement, Grantee may thereafter allow access to Easement Area as follows:
(a) Licensing – Grantee may grant a license for road and driveway passage over the Easement Area to the City of Laguna Beach, the County of Orange, and/or the Orange County Fire Authority inclusive of their employees, agents, vendors, and contractors.

Other licenses contemplated by Grantee shall require the Grantor’s written consent. (b) Permitted Passage – Grantee may permit reasonable road and driveway passage over the Easement Area to Grantee’s employees, agents, vendors and contractors without Grantor’s consent.
(c) Pedestrian Passage – Grantee may allow reasonable pedestrian passage over the Easement Area without Grantor’s consent.

Grantee agrees that any such Licensing, Permitting or Allowable Pedestrian Usage shall subject and bind Grantee to the indemnification provisions in Section 4 of this Easement.

SECTION 3 - NONASSIGNABILITY
This Easement shall not be assigned. Any purported assignment of this Easement shall be void and of no effect.

SECTION 4 - INDEMNIFICATION
Grantee agrees to the fullest extent permitted by law, to indemnify and hold Grantor, Grantor’s directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against damages, liability, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of defense) to the extent caused by Grantee’s licensees’, permittees’, and/or pedestrians’ usage of the Easement Area.

Grantee’s obligation to hold harmless and indemnify Grantor as set forth above shall not be restricted by any insurance proceeds.

SECTION 5 - CONDITIONS SUBSEQUENT
Prior to the initiation of construction of the proposed Fire Station & Ancillary Building, Grantor and Grantee agree to negotiate in good faith and fair dealing, all of the specific terms and conditions of an agreement (“Agreement”) which shall include for the benefit of Grantor at Grantee’s sole cost and expense, provisions for insurance, indemnification, and construction and maintenance of the Easement Area and Fire Station & Ancillary Building. In the event Grantor and Grantee do not mutually agree on the terms and conditions of such an Agreement on or before December 31, 2026, this Easement shall terminate and be null and void. -12-
ITEM 7.4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Grantor and Grantee hereto have caused this GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE CONDITIONAL EASEMENT to be effective as of the date of the last signature below.

GRANTOR:

EL TORO WATER DISTRICT, a public
agency of the State of California
By:___________________________________
President
Date:__________________________________
GRANTEE:

CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, a municipal
corporation
By:___________________________________
Mayor
Date:__________________________________
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ITEM 7.4
“EL TORO WATER DISTRICT” NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

COUNTY OF ORANGE )
On , , before me, _______________________________________ (here insert name and title of the officer)
personally appeared ,
who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature of Notary

A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document.

ITEM 7.4

CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE

GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE CONDITIONAL EASEMENT
This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the GRANT OF NON-EXCLUSIVE CONDITIONAL EASEMENT dated _______________________, 2024 from El Toro Water District, to the City of Laguna Woods, a municipal corporation, is hereby accepted by order of the City of Laguna Woods City Council on _______________________, 2024, and the grantee consents to recordation thereof by its duly authorized officer.

GRANTEE:

CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS,
a municipal corporation
Dated ____________________
Mayor
Approved as to Form:

Alisha Patterson
City Attorney
ITEM 7.4
“CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS” NOTARY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )

I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature of Notary

ITEM 7.4
EXHIBIT “A”
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8.1 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
(CDBG) PUBLIC FACILITIES & IMPROVEMENTS

PROJECT PROPOSAL
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ITEM 8.1
CC  12-18-2024 RM ITEM 8.1 – AR Page 1 of 5
City of Laguna Woods
Agenda Report
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Christopher Macon, City Manager
FOR: December 18, 2024 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Public Facilities & Improvements Project Proposal
Recommendation

1. Receive staff report.

AND

2. Open public hearing.

AND

3. Receive public testimony.

AND

4. Close public hearing.

AND

5. Ratify the City Manager’s submittal of a proposal to the County of Orange requesting $500,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds under the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Public Facilities & Improvements grant program (County of Orange RFA # 012-25010431-NC) to support the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9”, which generally consists of:

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• A $250,000 primary project involving the reconstruction of two driveway crossings (one on El Toro Road adjacent to the Lutheran Church of the Cross and one on Santa Maria Avenue adjacent to Polly’s Pies Restaurant & Bakery); and
• A $250,000 waitlist/expanded scope project involving the installation of accessible pedestrian signals at six intersections (El Toro Road/Calle Sonora, El Toro Road/Home Depot & Town Centre, El Toro
Road/Moulton Parkway, Moulton Parkway/Laguna Woods Village Gates 12 & 16, Moulton Parkway/Via Campo Verde, and Santa Maria Avenue/Moulton Parkway).

AND

6. Adopt a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

WOODS, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE SUBMITTAL OF A

PROPOSAL TO THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS, PROSPECTIVELY

ACCEPTING THE AWARD OF SUCH CDBG FUNDS, MAKING

RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO THE FISCAL YEAR
2025-26 PUBLIC FACILITIES & IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM
(COUNTY OF ORANGE RFA # 012-25010431-NC), AND DETERMINING

AND CERTIFYING THAT THE SUBMITTAL OF A PROPOSAL AND

ACCEPTANCE OF THE AWARD OF FUNDS IS EXEMPT FROM THE

CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Background
As allowed by federal law, Orange County cities with populations less than 50,000 may choose to compete for Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funds through programs administered by the State of California or the County of Orange.

Laguna Woods and the cities of Brea, Cypress, Dana Point, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Stanton, and Villa Park compete for CDBG funds through the Orange County Urban County CDBG Program administered by the County of Orange.

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accepts proposals for Public Facilities and Improvements (“PF&I”) grants, annually.

A public hearing is required as part of the proposal process.

For the Orange County Urban County CDBG Program’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 PF&I application cycle, the City is able to submit one proposal requesting funding for one primary project and one waitlist/expanded scope project. Projects must address one or more of the County of Orange’s high priorities: senior centers, homeless facilities, neighborhood facilities, water/sewer improvements, street improvements, sidewalk improvements, and urgent need.

All proposals must be submitted for public facilities. Previously, the City of Seal Beach submitted a proposal for street, sidewalk, and solar improvements located within Leisure World Seal Beach. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) staff ultimately determined that the proposal was ineligible as the work would have occurred within a gated community.

Recent CDBG funding awards for the City have included:
• Fiscal Year 2017-18: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 1” – $145,700
• Fiscal Year 2018-19: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 2” – $145,700
• Fiscal Year 2019-20: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 3” – $145,700
• Fiscal Year 2020-21: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 4” – $150,000
• Fiscal Year 2021-22: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 5” – $150,000 [subsequent to the award, an additional $200,000 was awarded for a total of $350,000; as with all previous ADA Project awards, no match by City funds was required] • Fiscal Year 2022-23: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 6” – $150,000 [subsequent to the award, an additional $200,000 was awarded for a total of $350,000; as with all previous ADA Project awards, no match by City funds was required] • Fiscal Year 2023-24: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 7” – $150,000
• Fiscal Year 2024-25: “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 8” – $150,000
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TOTAL FUNDING AWARDED TO THE CITY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE ANNUAL ADA PROJECT: $1,587,100
Discussion
At today’s meeting, the City Council will conduct a public hearing regarding CDBG funding, as such funding is authorized under Title 1 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended. During the public hearing, residents and members of the public are encouraged to provide input on community needs and project priorities related to public facilities and improvements, including on the City’s potential projects and the City’s submittal of a proposal for CDBG funding to the County of Orange for consideration as part of the Orange County Urban County CDBG Program. Following the public hearing, the City Council will consider taking action regarding the submittal of such proposal.

Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the City Manager’s submission of a proposal requesting $500,000 in CDBG funds to support the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9” (“Project”). The Project includes a primary project that involves the reconstruction of two driveway crossings ($250,000) and a waitlist/expanded scope project that involves the installation of accessible pedestrian signals at six intersections ($250,000). The City may receive funding for only the primary project or both the primary project and the waitlist/expanded scope project.

Accessible pedestrian signals assist individuals with hearing and vision loss navigate crosswalks by providing audible and vibrotactile walk indications1 . Information on
a representative accessible pedestrian signal is attached as Attachment B.

The Project is included in the Fiscal Years 2023-34 Capital Improvement Program as a planned project for Fiscal Year 2025-26, contingent on the receipt of external funding. The Capital Improvement Program anticipates that the City will apply for 1 Section 4E.11 of Revision 8 to the 2014 California Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices establishes standards that when accessible pedestrian signals are used, they must include both audible and vibrotactile walk indications. Audible indications must include a repetitive percussive tone and, on corners where two accessible pedestrian signals are not separated by a distance of at least 10 feet, a repetitive speech walk message. The volume of audible indications generally must automatically adjust to a maximum of five A-weighted decibels (“dBA”) louder than ambient traffic sound level. Vibrotactile indications must include a tactile arrow on the pushbutton that vibrates during the walk interval.

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CDBG funding for the Project.

The County of Orange anticipates awarding funding in spring 2025 with grant terms beginning and ending in Fiscal Year 2025-26. The County of Orange may award funding for waitlist/expanded scope projects in spring 2025 or early 2026.

Environmental Review
The City Council is asked to find that this action has no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment. The proposed action relates only to the submittal of a funding proposal and prospective acceptance of the award of funds.

The proposed action would not authorize any construction nor physical change or improvement. The environmental review of potential future projects, were funding to be received, would occur during those project design and development processes.

Therefore, the proposed submittal of a funding proposal and prospective acceptance of the award of funds is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

Fiscal Impact
Beginning with the Orange County Urban County CDBG Program’s Fiscal Year 2025-26 PF&I application cycle, funds received under the Orange County Urban County CDBG Program in amounts of $250,000 or less per fiscal year, per project, are not required to be matched by City funds. The amount not requiring a match was $150,000 in prior cycles. For the match requirement, the primary project and the waitlist/expanded scope project are considered separate projects.

Grant funds would be received on a reimbursement basis, meaning that the City would be required to make expenditures in advance of receiving offsetting revenue from the County of Orange. Sufficient funds are available within the unassigned General Fund balance for such temporary “loans,” which are explicitly permitted by Administrative Policy 2.9 (Budgeting, Reserves, and Reporting).

Grant funds would be administered by existing staff.

Report Prepared With: April Baumgarten, Public Works Administrator Attachments: A – Proposed Resolution
B – Polara iDS2/iNS2 Information
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ITEM 8.1 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 1 XX-XX-2024
RESOLUTION NO. 24-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

WOODS, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE SUBMITTAL OF A

PROPOSAL TO THE COUNTY OF ORANGE FOR COMMUNITY

DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS, PROSPECTIVELY

ACCEPTING THE AWARD OF SUCH CDBG FUNDS, MAKING

RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO THE FISCAL YEAR
2025-26 PUBLIC FACILITIES & IMPROVEMENTS GRANT PROGRAM
(COUNTY OF ORANGE RFA # 012-25010431-NC), AND

DETERMINING AND CERTIFYING THAT THE SUBMITTAL OF A

PROPOSAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE AWARD OF FUNDS IS

EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT
WHEREAS, the City participates in the Urban County Program administered by the County of Orange, which allows the City to compete for Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”) funds; and
WHEREAS, the City has submitted a proposal for CDBG funds under the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Public Facilities & Improvements grant program (County of Orange RFA # 012-25010431-NC) to support the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9”; and WHEREAS, the City desires to prospectively accept the award of CDBG funds described in this resolution and authorize the execution of the agreements, contracts, amendments, and other documentation necessary to do so.

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

WOODS, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. The City Council ratifies the City Manager’s submission of a proposal for CDBG funds under the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Public Facilities & Improvements grant program (County of Orange RFA # 012-25010431-NC) to support the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9.”
SECTION 2. The City prospectively accepts the award of up to $500,000 in CDBG funds through the County of Orange’s Urban County CDBG Program ITEM 8.1 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 2 XX-XX-2024
under County of Orange RFA # 012-25010431-NC, which will be used to support the City’s Public Facilities & Improvements Project titled “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9.” SECTION 3. The City Manager or his/her/their designee is authorized to execute, for and on behalf of the City, the necessary agreement(s) and/or any other documents or instruments required by the County or Orange and/or the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for participation in the Urban County CDBG Program and/or for acceptance and administration of CDBG funds awarded under County of Orange RFA # 012-25010431-NC.

SECTION 4. After reviewing the entire project record, the City Council hereby determines and certifies that this action has no possibility of having a significant effect on the environment. The action relates only to the submittal of a funding proposal and prospective acceptance of the award of funds. The action would not authorize any construction nor physical change or improvement. The environmental review of potential future projects, were funding to be received, would occur during those project design and development processes. Therefore, the submittal of a funding proposal and prospective acceptance of the award of funds is not a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15378(b)(4) and 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations.

SECTION 5. The Mayor shall sign this resolution and the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption thereof.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
_________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk
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iDS2 / iNS2

CABINET CONTROLLED ACCESSIBLE

PEDESTRIAN SIGNAL (APS)
Transportation networks should be safe and accessible to everyone. With Polara’s industry-leading APS, they can be. • Communicates information about the signal
phases at intersections in non-visual formats
for pedestrians with vision and hearing loss
• Touchless activation with accurate,
customizable radar (iDS)
• Ultra-durable Hall-effect button rated to 20
million+ operations
• Operates over existing button wires
• Easy SDLC connection in most cabinets for
safer installation
• Program wirelessly from your
phone without costly devices or
software

HYGIENIC TOUCHLESS

ACTIVATION
Accurate and inconspicuous, our iDS
(iDetect) model provides contactless
activation within an adjustable detection
range of 1-20 inches. Unlike other
detection methods, Polara’s radar unit is
vandal-resistant and unimpeded by fog,
ice, dust, paint, and more.

DURABLE DESIGN
& TECHNOLOGY
With a rugged cast aluminum cover and
back plate, wide temperature tolerance, and abuse-resistant low profile, the iDS/iNS shrugs off weather and vandalism.

With no mechanical switches to fail, the ultra-reliable Halleffect button has been tested to 20,000,000+ operations.

SIMPLE WIRELESS PROGRAMMING
The iDS/iNS is easily programmed using our industry-leading Field Service App for iOS® & Android® – no expensive
software or proprietary devices required. The app not only allows technicians to configure system settings and sounds, but to access actionable data on walk intervals, activations, and more.

ENERGY EFFICIENT
& COST-EFFECTIVE
Low power requirements make the iDS/
iNS ideal for solar- and battery-powered
installations. Combined with secure
button-to-button Bluetooth® sync,
this can eliminate the need for costly
trenching and external radios.

PEDAPP PEDESTRIAN

MOBILITY APP
PedApp allows users to interact with iDS/
iNS push buttons from their smartphone.

Designed for pedestrians with vision loss
but usable by anyone, the app helps users
identify and actuate nearby signals, as
well as listen to audible messages through
their phone.

TAKE THE NEXT STEP!
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2-WIRE
Compliances: ADA, MUTCD, Buy America, ISO 9001:2015 certified 20230824 Source: Polara_iNS2_A-25224_01
ITEM 8.1 - Attachment B
Operating Specifications
Parameter Rating
Operating Temp. Range -34°C to +74°C (-30°F to +165°F)† Storage Temp. Range -45°C to +85°C (-50°F to +185°F)
Operating Force 3.0 lbs max, option of 3 adjustable programmed forces Switch Operating Life Greater than 20 million operations Max. Volume 100 dB @ 1 meter
Design Compliance
Functionality Test Type Compliance
Temperature and Humidity MUTCD 2009-4E
Transient Voltage Protection NEMA TS2
Transient Suppression NEMA TS2
Mechanical Shock and Vibration NEMA TS2
iNS3 PBS Enclosure NEMA 250 Type 4X
Electrical Reliability NEMA TS2
Notes: Lab tested to applicable sections of referenced standards. All specifications are subject to change without notice. All specifications are typical unless otherwise specified.
†iDetect touchless actuation will work as specified in the range of -20°C to -60°C (-4°F to +140°F). Detection could fluctuate and be reduced/less responsive outside of the specified range. All normal PBS functions will work through the extended NEMA temperature ranges. iDetect is an additional feature/supplement to the PBS iNS/iDS SPECIFICATIONS
POLARA.COM 903-366-0300 Made in USA
Copyright © 2023 Polara Enterprises, LLC. All rights reserved. Compliances: ADA, MUTCD, Buy America, ISO 9001:2015 certified 20230824 Source: Polara_iNS2_A-25224_01
Operating Specifications
Parameter Rating
Ped Walk/ Don’t Walk Inputs: 0-24 VDC (active low)
Ped Call Outputs: Optically isolated 36 Volts AC/DC peak 300 mA Solid State Fused Contact Closure
PBS Power Output: Up to 16 buttons can be driven under default conditions.

Environmental:

Operating: -34 C (-30 F) to +74 C (+165 F)
LCD temperature range is limited to -20 C to +70 C
Storage: -45 C (-50 F) to +85 C (+185 F)
Warranty: 3 year limited
Notes: The iCCU-C2 is compatible with Cal-Trans TEES and 300 series cabinets with a standard C4 connection to the output file. Preemption messaging through the APS system is not available on this unit.
iCCU-C2 SPECIFICATIONS
Operating Specifications
Parameter Rating
Ped Walk/ Don’t Walk Inputs: Optically isolated 80-150 Volts AC/DC, 5 mA max.

Ped Call Outputs: Optically isolated 36 Volts AC/DC peak 300 mA Solid State Fused Contact Closure
PBS Power Output: Nominal 24 VDC, Short Circuit Protected Auto Recovering
General Purpose Inputs: 10-36 Volt AC/DC peak, 10 mA max, Optically Isolated
Environmental:

Operating: -34°C (-30°F) to +74°C (+165°F)
LCD temperature range is limited to -20°C to +70°C
Storage: -45°C (-50°F) to +85°C (+185°F)
Regulatory: The iCCU-S2 uses a UL 62368-1 certified power supply, Certificate Number: UL-US-2135910-0
Warranty: 3 year limited
iCCU-S2 SPECIFICATIONS
▲ iCCU-S2 ▲ iCCU-C2
iNS FEATURES - ALL MODELS
• 4 Locate Tone selectable options
• 13 Walk Sound selectable options, including 3 custom options • 7 Clearance Sound selectable options
• Walk, Clearance, and Don’t Walk sounds automatically adjust to ambient • Separate ambient response settings for Locate Tone
• Independently set maximum and minimum volume on most sounds • Button push confirmed by latching LED, tactile bounce, and audible “wait” • Button vibrates during Walk
• Extended Push: optional volume boost for next Walk and Clearance • Extended Push: optional direction of travel message
• Extended Push: activation adjustable 0-6 seconds, 0.5 second increments
• PedApp®: free mobility app allows touch-free activation via Bluetooth™, provides intersection information. Available for iOS and Android devices • Wireless programming, custom audio, and firmware updates with the free Polara Field Service App, available for iOS and Android devices • Built in health/event logging feature, up to 1000 events • External speaker option at time of order
• Warranty: 3 year limited
iDETECT FEATURES
• iDetect: inconspicuous radar switch, detects movement within 20” Default setting is 1”-4”; adjustable
• iDetect: hygenic and accessible activation option
• iDetect: vandal resistant; unimpeded by fog, ice, paint, paper, smoke • iDetect: wave time sensitivity adjustment - 0ms, 50ms, 250ms, 500ms iNS2 / 2-WIRE FEATURES
• Operates over a single pair of wires - uses existing button wires • All PBS wired in parallel, individually assignable to any phase • 16 buttons can operate on a single iCCU (dependent on power requirements and wire runs)
• Central & Remote Communication via Ethernet or Wireless (Wi-Fi & Bluetooth). SNMP (email alerts) & SNTP
• Preemption message broadcasting
• All sounds are synchronized
• Extended Push Priority: mutes all but selected crosswalk, capable • False walk detection: four independent checks
Note: An iNS2 button will automatically function as an iNS3 button when connected to an iPHCU3S. iNS3 will not operate as a 2-wire unit. See iNS3 product page for 3-wire features.

ITEM 8.1 - Attachment B

9.1 FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 ANNUAL

COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT AND
VARIOUS FISCAL YEAR 2023-24-RELATED

REPORTS AND STATEMENTS FROM

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS/ACCOUNTANTS
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City of Laguna Woods
Agenda Report
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Christopher Macon, City Manager
Elizabeth Torres, Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer FOR: December 18, 2024 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Various Fiscal Year 2023-24-related Reports and Statements from Independent Auditors/Accountants
Recommendation

The Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance; and
• Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriations Limit Worksheet No. 6 for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024
AND

2. Receive and file the Independent Accountants’ Report on the Alternative Compliance Examination Engagement for Recipients That Would Otherwise be Required to Undergo a Single Audit or Program-Specific Audit as a ITEM 9.1
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Result of Receiving Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024, dated December 9, 2024.

Background
CliftonLarsonAllen LLP (“CLA”) has served as the City’s independent auditor since April 1, 2024 (for Fiscal Year 2023-24) and principally provides services to the City from its Irvine office. CLA’s Irvine office provides or has provided similar services for cities, special districts, and other local governments, including:

Table 1: CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Partial Government Client List CliftonLarsonAllen LLP Partial Government Client List
City of Alhambra City of Santa Fe Springs
City of Burbank City of Temple City
City of Camarillo City of Victorville
City of Cerritos City of Westminster
City of Chino Camrosa Water District
City of Colton Casitas Municipal Water District
City of Covina Coachella Valley Water District
City of Del Mar El Toro Water District
City of El Monte Encina Wastewater Authority
City of El Segundo Fallbrook Public Utility District
City of Escondido Granada Community Services District
City of Fillmore Inland Empire Utilities Agency
City of Glendale La Habra Heights County Water District City of Hesperia Metro Wastewater Joint Powers Authority City of Irvine Midway City Sanitary District
City of La Cañada Flintridge Monterey Peninsula Regional Park District City of La Habra Moulton Niguel Water District
City of Lake Forest Orange County Mosquito & Vector Control District
City of Lancaster Orange County Superintendent of Schools City of Norco Placentia Library District
City of Palos Verdes Estates Public Agency Retirement Services City of Pico Rivera South Coast Water District
City of Placentia Valley-Wide Recreation & Park District City of Rancho Palos Verdes Ventura Port District
City of San Buenaventura Western Municipal Water District ITEM 9.1
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City of Santa Ana Western Riverside County Regional Wastewater City of Santa Barbara Authority
Additional information on CLA is available on their website www.claconnect.com and www.claconnect.com/en/locations/california/offices/cla-irvine.

On April 29, 2024, the City Council appointed then-Councilmember McCary and Councilmember Moore to an Ad Hoc Audit Committee to work with the City’s independent auditors on matters related to the Fiscal Year 2023-24 audit.

Discussion
Today’s meeting is an opportunity for City Council discussion, as well as public input, regarding the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (“ACFR”) (Attachment A) and various Fiscal Year 2023-24-related reports and statements from independent auditors/accountants (attachments B, C, D, and E).

Fiscal Year 2023-24 is the 10th year for which an ACFR has been prepared with each of the sections prescribed by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (“GASB”). Preparation of an ACFR includes a broader presentation of financial statements than required by law and is optional, but encouraged, by GASB.

CLA concluded, based on their independent audit, that there was a reasonable basis for rendering an unmodified opinion that the financial statements for Fiscal Year 2023-24 were fairly presented in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. No material weaknesses or significant deficiencies were identified in the City’s internal control structure. A representative from CLA will make a presentation and be available to answer questions at the meeting.

Fiscal Impact
Sufficient funds to support this work are included in the City’s budget.

Attachments: A – Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-24)
B – Independent Auditor’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards C – Independent Auditor’s Statements on Auditing Standards 114 Letter: The Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance
D – Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to ITEM 9.1
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Appropriations Limit Worksheet No. 6 for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 E – Independent Accountants’ Report on the Alternative Compliance Examination Engagement for Recipients That Would Otherwise be Required to Undergo a Single Audit or Program-Specific Audit as a Result of Receiving Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 ITEM 9.1 – Attachment A
Attachment A
Annual Comprehensive Financial Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024 (Fiscal Year 2023-24)

TO VIEW THIS DOCUMENT ONLINE, PLEASE VISIT
https://www.cityoflagunawoods.org/audit-reports/

THIS DOCUMENT CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING
THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT (949) 639-0500 OR
[email protected]
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ITEM 9.1 – Attachment B
Attachment B
Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards

TO VIEW THIS DOCUMENT ONLINE, PLEASE VISIT
https://www.cityoflagunawoods.org/audit-reports/

THIS DOCUMENT CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING
THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT (949) 639-0500 OR
[email protected]
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ITEM 9.1 – Attachment C
Attachment C
Independent Auditor’s Statements on Auditing Standards 114 Letter: The Auditor’s Communication with Those Charged with Governance

TO VIEW THIS DOCUMENT ONLINE, PLEASE VISIT
https://www.cityoflagunawoods.org/audit-reports/

THIS DOCUMENT CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING
THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT (949) 639-0500 OR
[email protected]
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ITEM 9.1 – Attachment D
Attachment D
Independent Accountants’ Report on Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to Appropriations Limit Worksheet No. 6 for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024

TO VIEW THIS DOCUMENT ONLINE, PLEASE VISIT
https://www.cityoflagunawoods.org/audit-reports/

THIS DOCUMENT CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING
THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT (949) 639-0500 OR
[email protected]
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ITEM 9.1 – Attachment E
Attachment E
Independent Accountants’ Report on the Alternative Compliance Examination Engagement for Recipients That Would Otherwise be Required to Undergo a Single Audit or Program-Specific Audit as a Result of Receiving Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024

TO VIEW THIS DOCUMENT ONLINE, PLEASE VISIT
https://www.cityoflagunawoods.org/audit-reports/

THIS DOCUMENT CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING
THE CITY CLERK’S OFFICE AT (949) 639-0500 OR
[email protected]
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9.2 CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS’ PENSION

PREFUNDING TRUST FUND
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ITEM 9.2
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City of Laguna Woods
Agenda Report
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Christopher Macon, City Manager
FOR: December 18, 2024 Regular Meeting
SUBJECT: California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund Recommendation

1. Approve a contribution of $104,490 to the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Fund (“CEPPT”) for investment in the CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio and authorize the City Manager and Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer to cause such contribution to be made and to execute agreements, documents, and certifications necessary to do so.

AND

2. Adopt a resolution titled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

WOODS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL
YEARS 2023-25 BUDGET AND WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023-24 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2024 AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, RELATED TO A CONTRIBUTION TO THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS’ PENSION PREFUNDING TRUST
(“CEPPT”), AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS
Background
Like many local governments in California, the City contracts with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) to provide pension benefits ITEM 9.2
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for employees. The City is required to make annual contributions to CalPERS that are based on a variety of assumptions including, but not limited to, rates of return on pooled investments managed by CalPERS. The difference between the sum of the City’s accumulated plan assets and the total projected cost of earned pension benefits is referred to as “unfunded accrued liability.” City Administrative Policy 2.9 (Budgeting, Reserves, and Reporting) contains the following provision related to unfunded accrued liabilities:
“2.9.07. Unfunded Accrued Liability for Retirement Plans. The City shall consider making lump sum payments to reduce unfunded accrued liability for California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) pension plans at least as frequently as each biennial budget development process. The City shall strive to maintain an at least 80% funded level for all CalPERS pension plans.” Since May 2017, the City Council has approved lump sum payments to reduce unfunded accrued liability for CalPERS pension plans totaling $1,155,108.

Table 1: History of Lump Sum Payments to CalPERS
Date of City Council Approval
of Lump Sum Payments
Total Lump Sum Payments
(all CalPERS pension plans)
May 17, 2017 $483,218
September 26, 2018 $137,455
October 16, 2019 $101,092
October 21, 2020 $29,970
October 18, 2023 $306,925
September 18, 2024 $96,448
Note: No lump sum payments were necessary between the lump sum payments approved on October 21, 2020 and October 18, 2023, due to the City’s total liability being more than fully funded as a result of investment performance and prior contributions.

In accordance with California Government Code Section 21711(a), the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust (“CEPPT”) is established in the State of California’s Treasury for the purpose of allowing eligible public agencies to prefund required pension contributions. The CEPPT is an Internal Revenue Code Section 115 Irrevocable Trust similar to the California Employers’ Retiree Benefit Trust (“CERBT”) that the City has participated in since 2016 to prefund statutorily required retiree medical benefits. The CalPERS Board of Directors is responsible ITEM 9.2
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for the administration and investment of both the CEPPT and CERBT.

The CEPPT offers two investment portfolios that are concurrently available for investment by public agencies – a more aggressive and historically higher-yielding CEPPT Strategy 1 (Attachment C) and a more conservative and historically loweryielding CEPPT Strategy 2 (Attachment D). As of October 31, 2024, the expected rates of return range from 5.4% in Strategy 1 to 4.9% in Strategy 2.

At the adjourned regular meeting on April 7, 2021, the City Council adopted two resolutions (Resolution Nos. 21-13 and 23-14) that enabled the City’s participation in the CEPPT. Thereafter, an agreement to participate was entered into by the City and CalPERS with an effective date of April 20, 2021.

Since January 2024, the City Council has approved contributions to the CEPPT to prefund required pension contributions totaling $163,555.

Table 1: History of Contributions to CEPPT
Date of City Council Approval
of Contributions
Total Contributions CEPPT Strategy
Invested In
January 31, 2024 $163,555 Strategy 1
As of November 30, 2024, the City’s CEPPT investments totaled $180,497.77, a net gain of approximately 10.3% ($16,942.77) since inception.

Discussion
Today’s meeting is an opportunity for City Council action, as well as public input, on a proposed contribution to the CEPPT. Staff recommends making a contribution in order to diversify the City’s investment portfolio and pursue investment earnings to offset the City Council’s regular practice of making lump sum payments to reduce unfunded accrued liability for CalPERS pension plans.

Approval of the proposed resolution (Attachment A) would result in a contribution of $104,490 to the CEPPT, which would be invested in the CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio detailed in Attachment C. The proposed contribution is equal to 50% of the $208,980 increase in the General Fund balance at the end of the previous fiscal year (i.e., 50% of Fiscal Year 2023-24’s General Fund revenue over expenditures).

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than CEPPT Strategy 2, based on historical performance and the strength of the City’s current financial position to accept greater investment risk.

Staff monitors and reports on the performance of CEPPT investments in each monthly City Treasurer’s report. Based on budget and economic conditions, as well as future actuarial valuations for CalPERS pension plans and investment earnings, staff may recommend making additional contributions to the CEPPT and/or using investment earnings and CEPPT assets to fund future lump sum payments to reduce unfunded accrued liability for CalPERS pension plans.

While City Administrative Policy 2.2 (Investment of Financial Assets) does not apply to funds invested separately with independent fiduciaries, investing in the CEPPT would nevertheless further diversify the City’s overall investment portfolio which would help avoid incurring unreasonable and avoidable risk associated with concentrating investments in unvaried investment types, maturity segments, or financial depositories and institutions.

Staff anticipates recommending that the City Council establish standing policies related to CEPPT contributions as part of a broader review of City Administrative Policy 2.9 (Budgeting, Reserves, and Reporting), in advance of the upcoming Fiscal Years 2025-27 Budget & Work Plan development process.

Fiscal Impact
Sufficient funds to make the proposed contribution to the CEPPT are available within the unassigned General Fund balance, which currently totals approximately $6.6 million. The proposed resolution (Attachment A) would increase General Fund appropriations in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget by $104,490.

Once funds are contributed to the CEPPT, disbursements can only be taken for pension contribution costs, subject to the terms of the City’s CEPPT participation agreement. In addition to future lump sum payments to reduce unfunded accrued liability, disbursements could be taken to pay annual employer contributions. (The values in the proposed resolution assume approval of staff’s recommendation for Item 7.3 (Resolution #1).)
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Attachments: A – Proposed Resolution
B – CEPPT Program Informational Flyer
C – CEPPT Fund Facts – Strategy 1 dated October 31, 2024 D – CEPPT Fund Facts – Strategy 2 dated October 31, 2024 This page is intentionally blank.

ITEM 9.2 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 1 XX-XX-2024
RESOLUTION NO. 24-XX

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA

WOODS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL
YEARS 2023-25 BUDGET AND WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR
2023-24 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2023 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2024, AND FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2024 AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, RELATED TO A CONTRIBUTION TO THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYERS’ PENSION PREFUNDING TRUST
(“CEPPT”), AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS
WHEREAS, the Fiscal Years 2023-25 Budget (“Budget”) was adopted by the City Council on June 28, 2023; and
WHEREAS, City Council action is required to increase fund-level budget appropriations adopted as a part of the Budget; and
California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust Contribution WHEREAS, the City contracts with the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (“CalPERS”) to provide pension benefits for employees; and WHEREAS, in accordance with California Government Code Section 21711(a), the California Employers’ Pension Prefunding Trust (“CEPPT”) is established in the State of California’s Treasury for the purpose of allowing eligible public agencies to prefund required pension contributions; and WHEREAS, at the adjourned regular meeting on April 7, 2021, the City Council adopted two resolutions (Resolution Nos. 21-13 and 23-14) that enabled the City’s participation in the CEPPT; and
WHEREAS, an agreement to for the City to participate in CEPPT was entered into by the City and CalPERS with an effective date of April 20, 2021; and WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City contribute $104,490 to the CEPPT for investment in the CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio; and WHEREAS, contributing to the CEPPT would diversify the City’s investment portfolio and pursue investment earnings to offset the City Council’s regular practice of making lump sum payments to reduce unfunded accrued ITEM 9.2 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 2 XX-XX-2024
liability for CalPERS pension plans; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the City Council to increase Fiscal Year 2024-25 appropriations for the General Fund in the amount of $104,490, with the appropriation drawn from the unassigned General Fund balance, to allow for the contribution to the CEPPT; and
WHEREAS, the unassigned General Fund balance has sufficient funds to accommodate the increased appropriations.

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

WOODS, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1. Section 2 of Resolution No. 23-16, as previously amended by Resolution Nos. 23-25, 23-33, 24-02, 24-07, 24-10, 24-11, 24-14, 24-19, 24-34, 24-35, 24-36, and 24-XX, is hereby amended, in its entirety, to read as follows:

The budget revenue projections are:

Fiscal Year
2023-24
Fiscal Year
2024-25
General Fund
Property Tax $3,297,700 $3,405,200
Property Transfer Tax $112,000 $114,900
Sales Tax $1,196,000 $1,233,000
Franchise Fees $751,800 $753,100
Transient Occupancy Tax $604,000 $620,000
Developing Processing Fees $814,400 $827,400
Interest $352,000 $340,000
Miscellaneous $207,700 $213,800
SUBTOTAL $7,335,600 $7,507,400
Capital Projects Fund
Intergovernmental $0 $0
Interest $0 $0
SUBTOTAL $0 $0
Fuel Tax $492,800 $503,700
Road Maintenance &
Rehabilitation Program $435,300 $465,600
Measure M2 (OC Go) $336,000 $348,600
Service Authority for
Abandoned Vehicles $0 $0
ITEM 9.2 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 3 XX-XX-2024
Supplemental Law Enforcement
Services $167,800 $169,600
Mobile Source Reduction $72,000 $22,000
PEG/Cable Television $18,400 $18,800
Senior Mobility $140,700 $145,700
Community Development
Block Grant (CDBG) $500,000 $150,000
Federal Grants $1,618,278 $782,869
State of California Grants $239,800 $0
Miscellaneous Special Revenue $0 $0
Laguna Woods Civic
Support Fund $0 $0
The budget appropriations authorized, on a fund level, are:

Fiscal Year
2023-24
Adopted
Budget
Fiscal Year
2023-24
Carryover
Appropriations
Fiscal Year
2023-24
Budget
Amendments
Fiscal Year
2023-24
Amended
Budget
General Fund $7,730,079A
(includes
transfers to
Capital
Projects Fund
of $608,250)
$8,544 $470,480A,B
$8,209,103
(includes
transfers to
Capital
Projects Fund
of $608,250)
Capital Projects Fund $608,250 $130,535 - $738,785
Fuel Tax $395,000 - $34,570D $429,570
Road Maintenance &
Rehabilitation Program $325,821 - - $325,821
Measure M2 (OC Go) $285,700 - - $285,700
Service Authority for
Abandoned Vehicles $0 - - $0
Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services $176,100 - - $176,100
Mobile Source
Reduction $0 $10,711 - $10,711
PEG/Cable Television $15,000 - - $15,000
Senior Mobility $207,000 - $170,600E $377,600
Community
Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
$150,000 $307,528 - $457,528
Federal Grants $719,145 $1,006,869 - $1,726,014
State of California
Grants $0 $221,898 $100,580C, F $322,478
ITEM 9.2 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 4 XX-XX-2024
Miscellaneous Special
Revenue $0 - - $0
Laguna Woods Civic
Support Fund $48,810 - - $48,810
TOTAL $10,052,655 $1,686,085 $776,230 $12,514,970
A Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-01: CalPERS Lump Sum Payments, +$306,925 (R 23-33) B Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-02: CEPPT Contribution, +$163,555 (R 24-02) C Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-03: State HHW Grant, +$25,580 (R 24-07) D Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-04: Transportation System, +$34,570 (R 24-10) E Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-05: Senior Mobility Program, +$170,600 (R 24-11) F
Fund Budget Adjustment CC-23/24-06: State SB 1383 Grant, +$75,000 (R 24-14) Fiscal Year
2024-25
Adopted
Budget
Fiscal Year
2024-25
Carryover
Appropriations
Fiscal Year
2024-25
Budget
Amendments
Fiscal Year
2024-25
Amended
Budget
General Fund $7,287,511
(includes
transfers to
Capital
Projects Fund
of $0)
$56,947 $941,884A,E,F,H,
I,J,K
$8,286,342
(includes
transfers to
other funds
totaling
$740,946)
Capital Projects Fund $0 $548,816 $460,946A,E,I $1,009,762 Fuel Tax $425,000 - - $425,000
Road Maintenance &
Rehabilitation Program $195,795B - ($131,795)D $64,000
Measure M2 (OC Go) $290,700 - - $290,700
Service Authority for
Abandoned Vehicles $0 - - $0
Supplemental Law
Enforcement Services $176,100 - - $176,100
Mobile Source
Reduction $0 - - $0
PEG/Cable Television $15,000 - - $15,000
Senior Mobility $227,000 - $280,000H,J $507,000
Community
Development
Block Grant (CDBG)
$150,000 - - $150,000
Federal Grants $782,869 $77,746 - $860,615
State of California
Grants $0 $300,273 $200,710C,G $500,983
Miscellaneous Special
Revenue $0 - - $0
Laguna Woods Civic
Support Fund $300 - - $300
ITEM 9.2 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 5 XX-XX-2024
Less: Transfer to Other
Funds $0 - ($740,946) ($740,946)
TOTAL $9,550,275 $983,782 $1,010,799 $11,544,856
A Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-01: City Hall Project: Phase 4, +$350,000 (R 24-19) B Non-Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-02: Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation Program Fund appropriations allocated to the “Pavement Management Plan Project (Westbound El Toro Road between Tanager and Calle Corta)” are formally reallocated to the “Pavement Management Plan Project (Westbound El Toro Road between Calle Corta and City Limits)” in the amount of $195,795. This non-fund budget adjustment is made in the interest of transparency and does not affect appropriations on a fund level. (R 24-19)
C Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-03: Pavement Project FY 2024-25, +$200,000 (R 24-19) D Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-04: Pavement Project FY 2024-25, -$131,795 (R 24-19) E Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-05: Confluence Bypass Project, +$109,946 (R 24-19) F Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-06: CalPERS Lump Sum Payments, +$96,448 (R 24-34) G Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-07: Interest on State SB 1383 Grant, +$710 (R 24-35) H Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-08: Senior Mobility Program, +$150,000 (R 24-35) I Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-09: ADA Phase 8, +$1,000 (R 24-36) J Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-10: Senior Mobility Program, +$130,000 (R 24-XX) K Fund Budget Adjustment CC-24/25-10: CEPPT Contribution, +$104,490 (R 24-XX) The budget appropriations authorized by this section reflect the Fiscal Years 2023- 25 adopted budgets, plus authorized budget adjustments approved between July 1, 2023 and the date of this amendment. The budget appropriations authorized by this section also include carryovers of approved, but unspent, budget appropriations from prior fiscal years. Such carryovers were approved by the City Council with the adoption of the current budget and/or pursuant to Administrative Policy 2.9.

SECTION 2. The increased General Fund appropriations adopted as part of this resolution shall be considered “non-operating” and shall be used to make a $104,490 to the CEPPT for investment in the CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio. The City Manager and Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer are hereby authorized to cause such contribution to be made and to execute agreements, documents, and certifications necessary to do so.

SECTION 3. The Mayor shall sign this resolution and the City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption thereof.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this XX day of XX 2024. _______________________________
SHARI L. HORNE, Mayor
ITEM 9.2 – Attachment A
R 24-XX 6 XX-XX-2024
ATTEST:
________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk

STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.

AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:

ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
_________________________________
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk
540% Growth
In Employer Participation From
Inception to FY 2023-24
The California Employers’
Pension Prefunding Trust
Prefund future pension costs with a CalPERS trust fund
The CEPPT is designed to give public agencies who offer defined benefit pensions the opportunity to save money by investing now for their future pension contributions.
96 Participating Employers
262.7 million
Assets Under Management
Choice of Asset Allocation Strategies
- Expected Rate
of Return | Standard Deviation | Risk LevelLess Conservative g More Conservative Strategy 1 5.4% | 8.4% |
Strategy 2 4.9% | 5.9% |
Figures as of June 30, 2024
The CEPPT program gives us
a powerful tool to help ensure the
stabilization and sustainability of our
long-term retirement benefits. With its
low fees, flexibility, risk diversification, and
professional staff, it is the perfect program
to save money for our agency and the
ratepayers we serve.
– Robert Housley, General Manager
Midway City Sanitary District, Orange
“
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ITEM 9.2 - Attachment B

Consistent Growth of CEPPT Fund Assets Since Inception
Portfolio Managed by CalPERS
• Fiduciary responsibility assumed
by the CalPERS Board
• Investment management by experts at
CalPERS and internationally renowned
consultants
• Two investment strategy options with
varying risk levels
• All public market securities
Learn more at www.calpers.ca.gov/ceppt
Contact us at [email protected]
Figures as of June 30, 2024

How can you use the CEPPT?
• Prefund normal cost contributions and
unfunded liability payments
• Make additional discretionary payments
• As a contingency fund for future volatility
Advantages of Participating in CEPPT
The CEPPT is designed to save you money and stabilize
your budget by offering:
• CalPERS investment management
• Low total participation costs
• Efficient and effective customer outreach and support • Simple and streamlined account transactions

ITEM 9.2 - Attachment B
California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT)
CEPPT Strategy 1
October 31, 2024
Asset Class Target
Allocation
Target
Range Benchmark
Global Equity 37% ± 5% MSCI All Country World
Index IMI (Net)
Fixed Income 44% ± 5% Bloomberg US Aggregate
Bond Index
Treasury Inflation-Protected
Securities ("TIPS") 5% ± 3% Bloomberg US TIPS Index,
Series L
Real Estate Investment
Trusts ("REITs") 14% ± 5% FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed Index (Net)
Cash - + 2% ICE BofA US 3-Month
Treasury Bill Index
Assets Under Management
As of the specified reporting month-end:

CEPPT Strategy 1 Annual Expense Ratio
$205,512,511 0.25%
CEPPT Strategy 1 Performance as of October 31, 2024
SKHD Since Inception*
1 Month 3 Months Fiscal YTD 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years* (October 1, 2019) Gross Return 1,3 -2.71% 1.62% 4.35% 20.86% 0.83% 4.73% - 4.94% Net Return 2,3 -2.73% 1.56% 4.27% 20.58% 0.60% 4.49% - 4.70% Benchmark Return -2.75% 1.56% 4.33% 20.79% 0.65% 4.62% - 4.83% Standard Deviation 4 - - - - 11.76% 11.06% - 10.97%
* Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. 1 Gross returns are net of SSGA operating expenses.
2 Net returns are net of SSGA operating expenses, investment management, administrative and recordkeeping fees. 3 Expenses are described in more detail on page 2 of this document. 4 Standard deviation is based on gross returns and is reported for periods greater than 3 years.

Objective
The CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its strategic asset allocation. There is no guarantee that the portfolio will achieve its investment objective.

Strategy
The CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio is invested in various asset classes that are passively managed to an index. CalPERS periodically adjusts the composition of the portfolio in order to match the target allocations. Generally, equities are intended to help build the value of the employer's portfolio over the long term while bonds are intended to help provide income and stability of principal. Also, strategies invested in a higher percentage of equities seek higher investment returns (but assume more risk) compared with strategies invested in a higher percentage of bonds.

Compared with CEPPT Strategy 2, this portfolio has a higher allocation to equities than bonds. Historically, equities have displayed greater price volatility and, therefore, this portfolio may experience greater fluctuation of value. Employers that seek higher investment returns, and are able to accept greater risk and tolerate more fluctuation in returns, may wish to consider this portfolio.

CalPERS Board may change the list of approved asset
classes in composition as well as targeted allocation
percentages and ranges at any time.

Composition
Asset Class Allocations and Benchmarks
The CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio consists of the following asset classes and corresponding benchmarks:

Portfolio Benchmark
The CEPPT Strategy 1 benchmark is a composite of underlying asset class market indices, each assigned the target weight for the asset class it represents.

Target vs. Actual Asset Class Allocations
The following chart shows policy target allocations compared with actual asset allocations as of the specified reporting month-end. CalPERS may temporarily deviate from the target allocation for a particular asset class based on market, economic, or other considerations.

ITEM 9.2 - Attachment C
California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT)
CEPPT Strategy 1
October 31, 2024
Asset Class Target Allocations Strategy 1 Strategy 2
Global Equity 37% 21%
Fixed Income 44% 61%
Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities 5% 9%
Real Estate Investment Trusts 14% 9%
General Information
Information Accessibility
The CEPPT Strategy 1 portfolio consists of assets managed internally by CalPERS and/or by external managers. Since it is not a mutual fund, a prospectus is not available and daily holdings are not published. CalPERS provides a quarterly statement of the employer's account and other information about the CEPPT. For total market value, detailed asset allocation, investment policy and performance information, please visit our website at www.calpers.ca.gov.

Portfolio Manager Information
The CalPERS Board, through its Investment Committee, directs the CEPPT investment strategy based on policies approved by the Board of Administration. State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) manages all underlying investments for CEPPT, which include: Global Equity, Fixed Income, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities.

Custodian and Record Keeper
State Street Bank serves as custodian for the CEPPT. Northeast Retirement Services serves as recordkeeper.

Expenses
CEPPT is a self-funded trust in which participating employers pay for all administrative and investment expenses. Expenses reduce the gross investment return by the fee amount. The larger the expenses, the greater reduction of investment return. Currently, CEPPT expense ratios are 0.25%.

This equates to $2.50 per $1,000 invested. The expenses consist of administrative expenses borne by CalPERS to administer and oversee the Trust assets, investment management and administrative fees paid to SSGA to manage all asset classes, and recordkeeping fees paid to Northeast Retirement Services to administer individual employer accounts.

The expenses described herein are reflected in the net asset value per unit.

The expense ratio is subject to change at any time and without prior notification due to factors such as changes to average fund assets or market conditions. CalPERS reviews the operating expenses annually and changes may be made as appropriate. Even if the portfolio loses money during a period, the expenses will still be charged.

What Employers Own
Each employer invested in CEPPT Strategy 1 owns units of this portfolio, which invests in pooled asset classes managed by CalPERS and/or external advisors. Employers do not have direct ownership of the securities in the portfolio.

Price
The value of the portfolio changes daily based upon the market value of the underlying securities. Just as prices of individual securities fluctuate, the portfolio's value also changes with market conditions.

Principal Risks of the Portfolio
The CEPPT fund is a trust fund dedicated to prefunding employer contributions to defined benefit pension plans for eligible state and local agencies. CEPPT is not, however, a defined benefit plan. There is no guarantee that the portfolio will achieve its investment objectives or provide sufficient funding to meet employer obligations.

An investment in the portfolio is not a bank deposit, nor is it insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), CalPERS, the State of California or any other government agency.

There are risks associated with investing, including possible loss of principal. The portfolio's risk depends in part on the portfolio's asset class allocations and the selection, weighting and risks of the underlying investments. For more information about investment risks, please see the document entitled "CEPPT Principal Investment Risks" located at www.calpers.ca.gov.

Fund Performance
Performance data shown on page 1 represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an employer's units, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be higher or lower than historical performance data shown. For current performance information, please visit www.calpers.ca.gov and follow the links to California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust.

CEPPT Strategy Risk Levels
CalPERS offers employers the choice of one of two investment strategies. Projected risk levels among risk strategies vary, depending upon the target asset class allocations. Generally, equities carry more risk than fixed income securities.

ITEM 9.2 - Attachment C
California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT)
CEPPT Strategy 2
October 31, 2024
Asset Class Target
Allocation
Target
Range Benchmark
Global Equity 21% ± 5% MSCI All Country World
Index IMI (Net)
Fixed Income 61% ± 5% Bloomberg US Aggregate
Bond Index
Treasury Inflation-Protected
Securities ("TIPS") 9% ± 3% Bloomberg US TIPS Index,
Series L
Real Estate Investment
Trusts ("REITs") 9% ± 5% FTSE EPRA/NAREIT
Developed Index (Net)
Cash - + 2% ICE BofA US 3-Month
Treasury Bill Index
Assets Under Management
As of the specified reporting month-end:

CEPPT Strategy 2 Annual Expense Ratio
$63,635,785 0.25%
CEPPT Strategy 2 Performance as of October 31, 2024
SKHE
1 Month 3 Months Fiscal YTD 1 Year 3 Years* 5 Years* 10 Years* Since Inception*
(January 1, 2020)
Gross Return 1,3 -2.59% 1.09% 3.69% 16.41% -0.23% - - 2.26% Net Return 2,3 -2.61% 1.03% 3.61% 16.15% -0.46% - - 2.02% Benchmark Return -2.62% 1.05% 3.64% 16.34% -0.31% - - 2.15% Standard Deviation 4 - - - - 9.64% - - 8.37%
* Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. 1 Gross returns are net of SSGA operating expenses.
2 Net returns are net of SSGA operating expenses, investment management, administrative and recordkeeping fees. 3 Expenses are described in more detail on page 2 of this document. 4 Standard deviation is based on gross returns and is reported for periods greater than 3 years.

Objective
The CEPPT Strategy 2 portfolio seeks to provide capital appreciation and income consistent with its strategic asset allocation. There is no guarantee that the portfolio will achieve its investment objective.

Strategy
The CEPPT Strategy 2 portfolio is invested in various asset classes that are passively managed to an index. CalPERS periodically adjusts the composition of the portfolio in order to match the target allocations. Generally, equities are intended to help build the value of the employer's portfolio over the long term while bonds are intended to help provide income and stability of principal. Also, strategies invested in a higher percentage of equities seek higher investment returns (but assume more risk) compared with strategies invested in a higher percentage of bonds.

Compared with CEPPT Strategy 1, this portfolio has a lower allocation to equities and a higher allocation to bonds. Historically, funds with a lower percentage of equities have displayed less price volatility and, therefore, this portfolio may experience comparatively less fluctuation of value. Employers that seek greater stability of value, in exchange for possible lower investment returns, may wish to consider this portfolio.

CalPERS Board may change the list of approved asset classes in composition as well as targeted allocation percentages and ranges at any time.

Composition
Asset Class Allocations and Benchmarks
The CEPPT Strategy 2 portfolio consists of the following asset classes and corresponding benchmarks:

Portfolio Benchmark
The CEPPT Strategy 2 benchmark is a composite of underlying asset class market indices, each assigned the target weight for the asset class it represents.

ITEM 9.2 - Attachment D
California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT)
CEPPT Strategy 2
October 31, 2024
Asset Class Target Allocations Strategy 1 Strategy 2
Global Equity 37% 21%
Fixed Income 44% 61%
Treasury-Inflation Protected Securities 5% 9%
Real Estate Investment Trusts 14% 9%
General Information
Information Accessibility
The CEPPT Strategy 2 portfolio consists of assets managed internally by CalPERS and/or by external managers. Since it is not a mutual fund, a prospectus is not available and daily holdings are not published. CalPERS provides a quarterly statement of the employer's account and other information about the CEPPT. For total market value, detailed asset allocation, investment policy and performance information, please visit our website at www.calpers.ca.gov.

Custodian and Record Keeper
State Street Bank serves as custodian for the CEPPT. Northeast Retirement Services serves as recordkeeper.

0.25%. This equates to $2.50 per $1,000 invested. The expenses consist of administrative expenses borne by CalPERS to administer and oversee the Trust assets, investment management and administrative fees paid to SSGA to manage all asset classes, and recordkeeping fees paid to Northeast Retirement Services to administer individual employer accounts.

The expenses described herein are reflected in the net asset value per unit. The expense ratio is subject to change at any time and without prior notification due to factors such as changes to average fund assets or market conditions. CalPERS reviews the operating expenses annually and changes may be made as appropriate. Even if the portfolio loses money during a period, the expenses will still be charged.

What Employers Own
Each employer invested in CEPPT Strategy 2 owns units of this portfolio, which invests in pooled asset classes managed by CalPERS and/or external advisors. Employers do not have direct ownership of the securities in the portfolio.

ITEM 9.2 - Attachment D

Laguna Woods City CouncilDecember 18, 2024

Laguna Woods City Council
December 18, 2024