CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
January 15, 2025
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 2:031 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBER: PRESENT: Conners, Lee, Moore, McCary, Home ABSENT:
All councilmembers participated in-person at the meeting location.
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Macon, City Attorney Patterson, City Clerk Trippy All staff participated in-person at the meeting location.
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pro Tern McCary led the pledge of allegiance.
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
Councilmember Moore called for a moment of silence for the fire victims in Los Angeles County.
A moment of silence was observed.
4.1 International Holocaust Remembrance Day - January 27, 2025 Mayor Home called for a moment of silence.
A moment of silence was observed.
Councilmembers made comments.
At Mayor Home's request, Mike Summers, Division Chief, Orange County Fire Authority, provided an update on the recent fires in Los Angeles County, including assistance provided by January 15, 2025 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
the Orange County Fire Authority.
Councilmembers briefly commented on the update.
Division Chief Summers briefly responded to questions from councilmembers.
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Mike Raugh, resident, commented on City Council decorum and former Mayor Hatch' s apology to Vicki Johnson. He requested that previous meeting minutes be revised to include the text of former Mayor Hatch' s apology.
Vicki Johnson, resident, commented on the Orange County Power Authority and thanked fire fighters for their efforts responding to recent fires.
Kate Van Camp, resident, commented on the City's emergency preparedness.
Councilmembers briefly responded to Ms. Van Camp's comments.
Morgan Goldstein, District Representative, Supervisor Katrina Foley's Office, commented on Supervisor Foley's recent activities and accomplishments.
Pat Micone, resident, commented on the readiness of fire hydrants in the event of a fire.
Mike Raugh, resident, thanked fire fighters for their efforts responding to recent fires and commented on the dangers of using fire hoses.
Division Chief Summers briefly responded to Mr. Raugh' s comments.
VI. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
6.1 City Treasurer Report
City Manager Macon made a presentation.
Councilmember Conners left the meeting at 2:45 p.m. and rejoined the meeting at 2:46 p.m.
Moved by Councilmember Moore, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern McCary, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to receive and file the City Treasurer's Report for the month of December 2024.
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by Councilmember Moore, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern McCary, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to approve Consent Calendar items 7.1-7.3.
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Approved the City Council meeting minutes for the adjourned regular meeting on December 11, 2024 and the regular meeting on December 18, 2024. 7 .2 Payment Register
Approved the payment register dated January 15, 2025, in the amount of $990,360.77.
7.3 Fiscal Years 2023-25 Budget Adjustments
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
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE "EL TORO
ROAD AND MOULTON PARKWAY WATER TREATMENT
PROJECT" AND THE "CIRCULATION IMPROVEMENT PROJECTFISCAL YEAR 2024-25" VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
9 .1 Administrative Policies
City Manager Macon made a presentation.
Vicki Johnson, resident, expressed concern with the City's investments in the California Employers' Pension Prefunding Trust (CEPPT).
City Manager Macon briefly responded to Ms. Johnson's comments.
Councilmembers discussed the item and staff answered related questions.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tern McCary, seconded by Councilmember Conners, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to:
1. Adopt a resolution titled:
January 15, 2025
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
WOODS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO
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ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 1.1 PERTAINING TO
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PROVIDED TO MEMBERS OF THE
CITY COUNCIL
AND
2. Adopt a resolution titled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
WOODS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY 2.9 PERTAINING TO BUDGETING,
RESERVES, AND REPORTING
9.2 Fisal Years 2023-34 Capital Improvement Program
City Manager Macon made a presentation and responded to questions from Councilmember Moore.
An unidentified member of the public asked questions regarding the need for a public works storage facility and indicated he would raise the matter with the Golden Rain Foundation of Laguna Woods' Revenue Committee.
Councilmember Moore asked for information regarding what the City could do to harden City Hall against the threat of wildfires.
City Manager Macon stated that he would follow up on Councilmember Moore's request. 9 .3 Southern California Association of Governments 2025 General Assembly Delegate Mayor Home introduced the item.
Councilmembers discussed the item.
Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Mayor Pro Tern McCary, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to appoint Councilmember Moore to serve as the delegate at the Southern California Association of Governments' 2025 General Assembly.
X. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMENTS
10.1 Coastal Greenbelt Authority
Mayor Pro Tern McCary provided a report.
10.2 Orange County Fire Authority
Mayor Home provided a report and indicated that Division Chief Summers provided a January 15, 2025 4 City Council Regular Meeting Minutes portion of the report earlier in the meeting.
10.3 Orange County Library Advisory Board
Councilmember Moore stated that the Orange County Library Advisory Board 1s scheduled to meet next week.
10 .4 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Councilmember Lee stated that the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet tomorrow and reported on a recent orientation meeting that she participated in.
10.5 San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Councilmember Conners provided a report and briefly responded to comments from Councilmember Moore.
10.6 South Orange County Watershed Management Area
No report.
Councilmember Moore provided a report on a recent Southern California Association of Governments Transportation Committee meeting and responded to a question from Mayor Home.
10.7 Liaisons to Laguna Woods Community Bridge Builders Mayor Home provided a report.
10 .8 Other Comments and Reports - None
XI. CLOSED SESSION - None
XII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None XIII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:46 p.m. The next regular meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 9263 7.
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