CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
December 18, 2024
2:00 P.M.
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road
Laguna Woods, California 92637
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Home 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, Lee, Moore, McCary, Horne ABSENT:
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 Lee led the pledge of allegiance.
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS - None
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Jeri Miller, resident, commented on concerns regarding the City's landscaping near her home.
Councilmember Conners briefly responded to Ms. Miller's comments.
Ms. Miller briefly responded to Councilmember Conners' comments.
VI. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
6.1 City Treasurer Report
Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer Torres made a presentation.
December 18, 2024 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Councilmember Moore, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to receive and file the City Treasurer's Report for the month ofNovember 2024.
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Councilmember Moore, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to approve Consent Calendar items 7.1-7.4. 7 .1 City Council Minutes
Approved the City Council meeting minutes for the regular meeting on November 20, 2024.
7 .2 Payment Register
Approved the warrant register dated December 18, 2024, in the amount of $966,515.10.
7.3 Fiscal Years 2023-25 Budget Adjustments
1. 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 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. 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 WORI( 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 ALOCATIONS OF EXISTING FEDERAL GRANTS FUND
(AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (CORONA VIRUS 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
Accepted 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 authorized 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
City Manager Macon made a presentation.
Mayor Home opened the public hearing.
With no requests to speak, the public hearing was closed.
Councilmembers discussed the item and staff responded to questions.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tern McCary, seconded by Councilmember Conners, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to:
1. 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 RF A# 012-25010431-NC) to support the "Americans 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 A venue 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 ParkwayNia Campo Verde, and Santa Maria Avenue/Moulton Parkway).
AND
2. Adopt a resolution titled:
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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 AW ARD 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 CERTIYFING THAT THE
SUBMITTAL OF A PROPOSAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE
AW ARD OF FUNDS IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
9.1 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Various Fiscal Year 2023-24-related Reports and Statements from Independent Auditors/ Accountants Administrative Services Director/City Treasurer Torres and Tiffany Fung, CliftonLarsonAllen, made a presentation.
Councilmembers discussed the item and staff responded to questions.
Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern McCary, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to:
1. Receive and file the following documents, each dated November 20, 2024:
• Annual Comprehensive Financial Repmi 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 December 18, 2024 4 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes 30, 2024, dated December 9, 2024.
9 .2 California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust Fund City Manager Macon made a presentation.
Councilmember Lee made comments.
Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern McCary, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to:
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 EYAR 2024-25 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2024 AND
ENDING JUNE 30, 2025, RELATED TO A CONTRIBUTION TO THE
CALIFORNIA EMPLOYER'S PENSION PREFUNDING TRUST
("CEPPT"), AND MAKING RELATED AUTHORIZATIONS
X. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
10.1 Coastal Greenbelt Authority
No report.
10.2 Orange County Fire Authority
No report.
10.3 Orange County Library Advisory Board
No report.
10.4 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District December 18, 2024 5 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes No report.
10.5 San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Councilmember Conners provided a report.
Councilmember Moore and Mayor Home briefly responded to the report. Councilmember Conners responded to questions.
10.6 South Orange County Watershed Management Area
No report.
10.7 Liaisons to Laguna Woods Community Bridge Builders No report.
10. 8 Other Comments and Reports - None
XI. CLOSED SESSION - None XII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None XIII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:55 p.m. The next regular meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637.
YOLI
Approved: January 15, 2025
:} SHARI HORNE, Mayor
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