CITY of LAGUNA WOODS
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
2:00 p.m.
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road
Laguna Woods, CA 92637
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Mayor Pro Tem
Cynthia Conners
Councilmember
Annie McCary
Mayor
Shari L. Horne
Councilmember
Carol Moore
Councilmember
Welcome to a meeting of the Laguna Woods City Council!
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (“ADA”) NOTICE
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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.
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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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, CA 92637; on the City’s website (www.lagunawoods.gov); and, at other locations designated by Resolution No. 24- 08, pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.2. /s/ Yolie Trippy 7/10/26
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk Date
Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 07/15/2026 Regular Page 3 of 9 I. CALL TO ORDER
Introductory Notes: Members of the public may provide public comments and testimony during this meeting in person, in writing, or remotely using Zoom. The Laguna Woods City Council Guide to Public Participation – which is included in the agenda packet for this meeting immediately following the agenda – contains additional information on how to provide public comments and testimony.
Each speaker will have the opportunity to speak for up to three minutes once per agenda item, unless otherwise stipulated by the City Council. Speakers may not yield their time, or any portion thereof, to any other speaker.
Speakers are requested, but not required, to identify themselves.
To ensure each speaker is provided with an uninterrupted opportunity to speak for the full time allotted, the City Council and City staff are asked to reserve any responses they wish to make to public comments until after each speaker has completed their comments. For public hearings, the City Council and City staff are asked to reserve any responses they wish to make to public testimony until after the public hearing is closed.
II. ROLL CALL
III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
IV. PRESENTATIONS AND CEREMONIAL MATTERS
4.1 Wildfire Awareness and Prevention Season – Mid-Summer-Early Fall 2026 Recommendation: Approve and present the proclamation.
4.2 15 Years of Measure M – Orange County Transportation Authority Recommendation: Receive and file.
4.3 2026 Women & Girls of Orange County Report – Rima Nashashibi, Orange County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls
(agendized by Councilmember Moore)
Recommendation: Receive and file.
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. As a reminder, each speaker will have the opportunity to speak once for up to three minutes, unless otherwise stipulated by the City Council.
Please note that, pursuant to state law, the City Council is unable to take action on or discuss items not appearing on this agenda, but may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by speakers. The City Council may also refer items to City staff for follow up or response, request that City staff report back to the City Council at a subsequent meeting concerning items, or direct City staff to place items on a future agenda.
VI. CITY TREASURER’S REPORT
6.1 City Treasurer’s Report
Recommendation: Receive and file the City Treasurer’s Report for the month of June 2026.
VII. CONSENT CALENDAR
About the Consent Calendar: All items appearing on the consent calendar are considered by the City Manager to be 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 any item appearing on the consent calendar at the time the item is considered, regardless of whether or not the item has been removed from the consent calendar.
Items that are removed from the consent calendar will be considered after the items remaining on the consent calendar.
7.1 City Council Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the City Council meeting minutes for the regular meeting on June 17, 2026.
7.2 Payment Register
Recommendation: Approve the payment register dated July 15, 2026 in Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 07/15/2026 Regular Page 5 of 9 the amount of $718,983.77.
7.3 City Fleet Vehicles
Recommendation:
1. Adopt a resolution titled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
WOODS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING AND ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, INCREASING MOBILE SOURCE
REDUCTION FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWO
NEW ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES
AND
2. As permitted by Laguna Woods Municipal Code Section 3.06.100(b), waive the competitive bidding requirements set forth in Laguna Woods Municipal Code Section 3.06.080(c) for the purchase of two new 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute purchase agreements and other documentation to purchase two new 2027 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicles for the City’s fleet in an amount not to exceed $60,000.
7.4 Purchase Authorization
Recommendation: Authorize expenditures from the existing Information Technology & Cyber Security Account budget to purchase 25 new computers and 25 new docking stations for the new computers in the amount of $51,625.11, plus any additional tax, using the Dell NASPO Computer Equipment PA – California cooperative purchasing agreement.
7.5 Traffic Signal, Street Light, and City Hall Lighting Maintenance Services Recommendation: Ratify the City Manager’s execution of an assignment and assumption consent agreement with Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC, related to their existing agreement with the City for traffic signal, street light, and City Hall lighting maintenance services.
7.6 Urban County Community Development Block Grant and Other Programs Cooperation Agreement
Recommendation: Approve amendment seven to the cooperation agreement with the County of Orange related to participation in the Urban County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and other United States Department of Housing and Urban Development programs, and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
7.7 City Council Travel Reimbursement
Recommendation:
1. Authorize expenditures from the existing City Council Department budget to reimburse Mayor McCary for mileage to and from her home and the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, and for selfparking at the Anaheim Convention Center, to participate in the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Annual Conference and Expo, September 23-25, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed $200;
2. Authorize expenditures from the existing City Council Department budget to reimburse Councilmember Moore for mileage to and from her home and the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, and for self-parking at the Anaheim Convention Center, to participate in the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Annual Conference and Expo, September 23-25, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed $200; and
3. Authorize expenditures from the existing City Council Department budget to reimburse Mayor Pro Tem Lee for mileage to and from her home and the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, and for self-parking at the Anaheim Convention Center, to participate in the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Annual Conference and Expo, September 23-25, 2026, in a total amount not to exceed $200.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
9.1 City-Owned Streetlights Within United Laguna Hills Mutual Recommendation:
1. Approve a first amendment to the streetlight maintenance and operation agreement with United Laguna Hills Mutual and authorize the Mayor to execute the first amendment, subject to approval as to Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 07/15/2026 Regular Page 7 of 9 form by the City Attorney; and
2. Direct the City Manager to include funding in the proposed Fiscal Years 2027-29 Budget for the retrofit of 188 City-owned streetlights within United Laguna Hills Mutual with light-emitting diode (“LED”) lamps, as contemplated by the first amendment to the streetlight maintenance and operation agreement with United Laguna Hills Mutual.
9.2 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury Report, “Wildfires Hit Home” Recommendation: Approve a response to the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury Report, “Wildfires Hit Home,” authorize the Mayor to execute the response, and direct the City Manager to submit the response as required by applicable law.
9.3 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury Report, “California Housing Mandates: The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods” Recommendation: Approve a response to the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury Report, “California Housing Mandates: The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods,” authorize the Mayor to execute the response, and direct the City Manager to submit the response as required by applicable law.
9.4 Transit Shelter and Street Furniture Project
Recommendation: Provide direction to the City Manager on the design and construction of new transit shelters and street furniture.
9.5 City Council Meeting Schedule
Recommendation: Schedule an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council for a date and time between this meeting and the next regular meeting of the City Council on August 19, 2026. The adjourned regular meeting will be held at Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637.
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 of Laguna Woods and meetings attended
at the expense of the City of Laguna Woods 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 McCary, First Alternate: Mayor Pro Tem Lee, Second Alternate:
Councilmember Conners
10.2 Orange County Fire Authority
Councilmember Horne
10.3 Orange County Library Advisory Board
Councilmember Moore; Alternate: Mayor McCary
10.4 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Mayor Pro Tem Lee
10.5 San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Agency
Councilmember Conners; Alternate: Mayor Pro Tem Lee
10.6 South Orange County Watershed Management Area
Councilmember Moore; Alternate: Mayor McCary
10.7 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.
11.1 The City Council will meet in closed session under the authority of California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1) to consider the following: Public Employee Performance Evaluation – City Manager.
11.2 The City Council will meet in closed session under the authority of California Government Code Section 54957.6 to conference with its labor negotiator.
City designated representative: Alisha Patterson, City Attorney Unrepresented employee: City Manager
Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 07/15/2026 Regular Page 9 of 9 XII. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
Next Regular Meeting: Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637