CITY of LAGUNA WOODS
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Regular Meeting
Wednesday, September 16, 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
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.
The Council Chambers is equipped with a hearing loop that can be used by individuals with t-coil or telecoil-enabled hearing aids or cochlear implants. No request for disability-related modification or accommodation is required to use the hearing loop.
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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.
AGENDA POSTING AND AVAILABILITY
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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 9/11/26
YOLIE TRIPPY, CMC, City Clerk Date
Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 09/16/2026 Regular Page 3 of 8 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 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day – September 17, 2026; Constitution Week – September 17-23, 2026
Recommendation: Approve and present the proclamation.
4.2 Hunger Action Month – September 2026
Recommendation: Approve and present the proclamation.
4.3 Fire Prevention Week – October 4-10, 2026
(agendized one month earlier than regularly scheduled by Administrative Policy 1.1 due to the timing of Fire Prevention Week)
Recommendation: Approve and present the proclamation.
4.4 Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Presentation (agendized by Mayor Pro Tem Lee)
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 August 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.
Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 09/16/2026 Regular Page 5 of 8
7.1 City Council Minutes
Recommendation: Approve the City Council meeting minutes for the adjourned regular meeting on August 12, 2026 and the regular meeting on August 19, 2026.
7.2 Payment Register
Recommendation: Approve the payment register dated September 16, 2026 in the amount of $841,565.55.
7.3 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9 – Expanded Scope
Recommendation:
1. Approve the final record plans and specifications reflecting completion of the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9 – Expanded Scope” as prepared by the project engineer;
2. Accept project completion of the contract agreement with Bear Electrical Solutions, LLC for the construction of the “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project:
Phase 9 – Expanded Scope” 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 “Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Pedestrian Accessibility Improvement Project: Phase 9 – Expanded Scope,” 35 days following recordation of the notice of completion with the County of Orange, to the extent allowed by state law.
VIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
8.1 Orange County Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (EMSD) Grant Program
Recommendation:
1. Receive staff report;
2. Open public hearing;
3. Receive public testimony;
4. Close public hearing;
5. Ratify and approve the City Manager’s submission of an application to the Orange County Transportation Authority for funding from the 2026 Orange County Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities (“EMSD”) Grant Program to support the City’s Senior Mobility Program;
6. Determine and certify that the public hearing and submittal of an application for funding from the EMSD Grant Program are not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3; and
7. Adopt a resolution titled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
WOODS, CALIFORNIA, DETERMINING AND CERTIFYING THAT THERE
ARE NO NON-PROFIT AGENCIES READILY AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICE PROPOSED IN THE CITY’S APPLICATION TO THE
ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING
FROM THE 2026 ORANGE COUNTY ENHANCED MOBILITY FOR
SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (“EMSD”) GRANT PROGRAM; AND DETERMINING AND CERTIFYING THAT THE
RESOLUTION IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO TITLE 14 OF THE
CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS
IX. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
9.1 Building, Planning, Encroachment, and Grading Permit Fees Recommendation: Approve second reading and adopt an ordinance – read by title with further reading waived – titled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA
WOODS, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 10.02.050 TO CHAPTER
10.02 OF TITLE 10 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE
LAGUNA WOODS MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE WAIVER OR
REDUCTION OF CITY-ENACTED BUILDING FEES FOR SPECIFIED
PURPOSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PURPOSES
CONSISTENT WITH CALIFORNIA HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTIONS 17951.5 AND 17951.7 AND LAGUNA WOODS GENERAL
PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS H-1.2.5. AND H-2.2.2.; AND
DETERMINING AND CERTIFYING THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Laguna Woods City Council Agenda 09/16/2026 Regular Page 7 of 8
9.2 Wildfire Detection Cameras
Recommendation:
1. Approve a site access and use memorandum of understanding with The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the University of California, San Diego for the benefit of its Scripps Institution of Oceanography for the purposes of installing, monitoring, and maintaining a network of cameras and related equipment to be used by the ALERTCalifornia public safety program, and authorize the Mayor to execute the site access and use memorandum of
understanding, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and
2. Approve a memorandum of understanding with Laguna Woods Mutual No. 50 to allow the City to install, operate, and maintain wildfire detection cameras at The Towers located at 24055 Paseo Del Lago W, Laguna Woods, CA 92637, and authorize the Mayor to execute the memorandum of understanding, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
9.3 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.
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
• League of California Cities (Cal Cities) Orange County Division Meeting & Board of Directors Election, August 27, 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, October 21, 2026 at 2 p.m.
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637