CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
September 25, 2025
3:00 P.M.
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road
Laguna Woods, California 92637
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Horne called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Laguna Woods to order at 3:01 p.m.
Il. 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, City Clerk Trippy All staff participated in-person at the meeting location.
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor Pro Tem McCary led the pledge of allegiance.
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
4.1 Fire Prevention Week - October 5-11, 2025
City Clerk Trippy read the proclamation.
Matt Leveque, Captain, Orange County Fire Authority, made comments.
Councilmembers discussed the item and Captain Leveque responded to questions..
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem McCary, seconded by Councilmember Conners, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to approve and present the proclamation.
Mayor Horne called for a brief recess at 3:23 p.m. The meeting resumed shortly thereafter.
V. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS - None
September 25, 2025 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes VI. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT - None; the monthly City Treasurer's Report was provided at the regular meeting on September 17, 2025
VIl. CONSENT CALENDAR - None
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
9.1 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project:
Phase 9
City Manager Macon made a presentation and noted that staff's recommendation for #3 is revised, for clarity, to add "plans and" before "specifications." Mayor Horne briefly left the meeting and returned thereafter.
Councilmembers discussed the item and staff responded to questions.
Moved by Councilmember Conners, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem McCary, and carried unanimously on a 5-0 vote, to:
1. Approve a grant of easement (temporary construction easement) with Church, Lutheran of the Cross of Laguna Hills for certain real property located in the city of Laguna Woods, more particularly described as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 616-041-01, to enable the City to complete the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9, and authorize the Mayor to execute the grant of easement and accept the grant of easement on behalf of the City, subject to approval of the grant of easement as to form by the City Attorney.
AND
2. Approve a grant of easement (temporary construction easement) with Vision Star II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Laguna Woods Pavilion Center SPE, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Vision Star III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Vision Star, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, for certain real property located in the city of Laguna Woods, more particularly described as Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) 616-221-06, to enable the City to complete the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9, and authorize the Mayor to execute the grant of easement and accept the grant of easement on behalf of the City, subject to approval of the grant of easement as to form by the City Attorney.
AND
3. Approve the "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility September 25, 2025 2 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes Improvement Project: Phase 9" plans and specifications as prepared by the project engineer.
AND
4. Approve a notice of exemption for the "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9" finding that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and authorize the City Manager to cause the notice of exemption to be filed pursuant to applicable law.
AND
5. Award a contract agreement to CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc. for the construction of the "Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9", including all four alternative bid items included in the bid solicitation, in the amount of $104,418.00, plus authorized change orders not to exceed 20% ($20,883.60) of the base amount; and authorize 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.
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.
Councilmember Lee provided a report, including a PowerPoint presentation, and responded to a question from Councilmember Moore.
Councilmember Moore and Mayor Pro Tem McCary made comments.
10.5 San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
No report
September 25, 2025 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes
10.6 South Orange County Watershed Management Area
No report
10.7 Liaisons to Community Bridge Builders
No report
10.8 Other Comments and Reports - None
X. CLOSED SESSION - None
XI. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - None
XII. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 3:48 p.m. The next regular meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637.
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YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC,
Approved: October 15, 2025
SHARIL. HORNE, Mayor
September 25, 2025 4 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes