CITY of LAGUNA WOODS
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Adjourned Regular Meeting
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
11:00 a.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
The City of Laguna Woods (“City”) intends to comply with the ADA.
The public portions of this meeting will be held in the Council Chambers at Laguna Woods City Hall.
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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
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, 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 8/7/26
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk Date
Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 08/12/2026 Adjourned Regular Page 3 of 7 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 – None
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 – None. The City Treasurer’s Report for
the month of July 2026 will be provided at the regular meeting on August 19, 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 Hall Refurbishment and Safety Project: Phase 4 (Elevator) Recommendation:
1. Approve the final record plans and specifications reflecting completion of the “City Hall Refurbishment and Safety Project: Phase 4 (Elevator)” as prepared by the project engineer;
2. Accept project completion of the contract agreement with Liftech Elevator Services, Inc. for the construction of the “City Hall Refurbishment and Safety Project: Phase 4 (Elevator)” and authorize the City Manager to execute and record, or cause to be executed and recorded, a notice of completion with the County of Orange; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to release the contract retention payment withheld per state law, and exonerate project posted bonds, for the “City Hall Refurbishment and Safety Project: Phase 4 (Elevator),” 35 days following recordation of the notice of completion with the County of Orange, to the extent allowed by state law.
7.2 City Hall Refurbishment and Safety Project: Phase 5 Recommendation:
1. Authorize expenditures from the existing City Hall Refurbishment and Safety Project: Phase 5 budget to purchase furnishings for City Hall Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 08/12/2026 Adjourned Regular Page 5 of 7 from Interior Office Solutions, Inc. doing business as PeopleSpace, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $200,000.00, including design, purchase, installation, shipping, and tax, and authorize the City Manager to execute related agreements; and
2. Authorize expenditures from the existing City Hall Refurbishment and Safety Project: Phase 5 budget to lease modular office space for the temporary relocation of City Hall employees and services from Mobile Modular Management Corporation a Division of McGrath RentCorp in an amount not to exceed $76,000.00, using the Sourcewell Contract ID# 120822-MMR cooperative purchasing agreement, and authorize the City Manager to execute related agreements, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS – None
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
9.1 Commercial Objective Design Standards Project
Recommendation: Provide direction to the City Manager on the preparation and adoption of design standards for new development and redevelopment projects in commercial zoning districts including, but not limited to, objective design and development regulations.
9.2 Area 5 Flood Control Basin
Recommendation:
1. Approve a memorandum of understanding with the Golden Rain Foundation of Laguna Woods to allow the City to operate, maintain, and construct certain improvements at the Area 5 Flood Control Basin (Orange County Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 621-131-35 and 621-131-36) and authorize the Mayor to execute the memorandum of understanding, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and
2. Determine and certify that the memorandum of understanding is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 (“State CEQA Guidelines”), and that even if it were subject to CEQA, it would be exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
9.3 “A Place for Paws” Dog Park
Recommendation:
1. Add the “A Place for Paws” Dog Park Expansion Project to the Fiscal Years 2025-36 Capital Improvement Program with funding for design in the amount of $90,000.00 and a scope of work substantially consisting of the construction of a separate small dog area and four on-street parking spaces generally west of the existing dog park at 23190 Ridge Route Drive, Laguna Woods, CA 92637, as well as targeted refurbishments within the existing dog park; and
2. 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 GENERAL FUND
AND CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE “A PLACE FOR PAWS” DOG PARK EXPANSION PROJECT
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
Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 08/12/2026 Adjourned Regular Page 7 of 7
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
• California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (CJPIA) Annual Board of Directors Meeting, July 22, 2026 – Mayor McCary and Councilmember Moore
• 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, August 19, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637