AGENDA
LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting of the City Council
Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Public Session 6:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible.
Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda.
AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday.
AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action.
AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will be uninterrupted. The City is not responsible for any interrupted service.
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MEETING AND PUBLIC COMMENT:
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: In addition to attending in person, members of the public may access the meeting live on our website at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/ meeting-agendas.
PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING: Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected]. Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the City Council meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Members of the public may provide comments in-person at the meeting. Public comments will no longer be accepted remotely. Those wishing to provide comments in-person at the meeting will be asked to submit a request to speak to the City Clerk. To ensure prompt distribution to the City Council, members of the public wishing to provide written materials to the City Council should do so prior to the start of the meeting or as close thereto as possible, as time will not be taken during the public comment period to distribute written materials to the City Council.
July 18, 2023 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 1 CALL TO ORDER:
Council Members:
Mayor Pro Tem:
Mayor:
Assistant City Manager:
City Attorney:
City Clerk:
6:30 p.m.
Robert Pequeño
Scott Voigts
Benjamin Yu
Mark Tettemer
Doug Cirbo
Keith D. Neves
Matthew E. Richardson
Lisa Berglund
PUBLIC SESSION: 6:30 p.m.
PUBLIC SESSION: At this time, the City Council will convene to consider public matters. Those wishing to address the City Council must submit a completed “Request to Speak” form to the City Clerk prior to City Council action.
INVOCATION: The Invocation will be provided by Sheikh Tarik Ata, Orange County Islamic Foundation.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country to be led by Girl Scouts Daisy Troop #2519.
PRESENTATIONS (Item Nos. 1 – 2)
1. PRESENTATION ON I-5/EL TORO ROAD INTERCHANGE
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the presentation.
2. PROCLAMATION DECLARING JULY 2023 AS PARKS AND RECREATION MONTH
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Proclaim July as "Parks and Recreation Month."
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public can submit an e-comment to [email protected]. E-comments will not be read at the meeting.
Members of the public may also provide comments in-person at the meeting. Those wishing to provide comments at the meeting will be asked to submit a request to speak to the City Clerk.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Item Nos. 3 – 7)
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless Members of the City Council, the public, or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.
3. MOTION TO WAIVE READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES RECOMMENDED ACTION: Said Ordinances and Resolutions which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
4. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON JULY 5, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve as submitted.
5. CERTIFICATION OF WARRANT REGISTER
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the warrant register in the amount of $7,850,688.83
6. AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL
PATIO COVER AT LAKE FOREST CIVIC CENTER SENIOR CENTER (PW 2022-13)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Approve Contract Documents for Structural Steel Patio Cover at Lake Forest Civic Center Senior Center (PW 2022-13)
2. Award an Agreement for the Lake Forest Civic Center Senior Center Structural Steel Patio Cover in the amount of $428,413 to Zuma Construction Group, Inc. 3. Reject all other bids received and authorize July 18, 2023 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 3 return of the bid bonds upon receipt of the executed contract documents from Zuma Construction Group, Inc. 4. Authorize the Mayor to sign, and the City Clerk to attest the award of contract with Zuma Construction Group, Inc. 5. Authorize the City Manager to approve contract change orders up to a maximum of ten percent of the contract amount. 6. Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE 2023-2030 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PLAN; AMENDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2023-24
7. NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR NEIGHBORHOOD PARK
RENOVATIONS: BORREGO OVERLOOK, RANCHO SERRANO, AND
REGENCY PARKS PROJECT (PW 2017-17E)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Find that Elegant Construction Inc. has completed construction of the Neighborhood Park Renovations: Borrego Overlook, Rancho Serrano, and Regency Parks Project (PW 2017-17E). 2.
Approve the Notice of Completion and authorize the Mayor to execute the document on behalf of the City. 3. Authorize City Clerk to submit Notice of Completion for recordation to the Office of the County Recorder of Orange County within fifteen days of the City Council approval, as required by Section 9204 of the California Civil Code. 4. Authorize staff to release any unencumbered retention in accordance with California law.
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS (Item Nos. 8 – 9)
The following matters are for City Council consideration/discussion/action. Members of the public may have the opportunity to address these items if they wish to do so. Please complete the Request to Speak form and give to the City Clerk.
8. RESPONSE TO THE ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REGARDING
ORANGE COUNTY ANIMAL CARE OPERATIONS
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council review and approve the proposed response to the Orange County Grand Jury Report regarding Orange County Animal Care operations.
9. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE July 18, 2023 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 4 RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Appoint a Voting Delegate for the 2023 Annual Conference of the League of California Cities, to be held September 20-22, 2023 in Sacramento, CA. 2. Select an Alternate Delegate from the additional conference attendees.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
At this time, the Assistant City Manager may comment on agenda and non-agenda items; and report on items of interest to the City Council and community.
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
At this time, City Council Members may comment on agenda or non-agenda matters. No discussion may take place on any item not appearing on the posted agenda. Council Members may ask a question for clarification, respond to statements made or questions posed by the public, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his or her own activities. In addition, the City Council may refer to staff or other resources for factual information, request staff to report back at a subsequent meeting or direct staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda. No action may be taken on non-agenda matters unless authorized by law (Government Code Section 54954.2).
Council Member Pequeño:
Council Member Voigts:
Council Member Yu:
Mayor Pro Tem Tettemer:
Mayor Cirbo:
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ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this Meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, you should contact the Office of the City Clerk at (949) 461-3400.
Notification 48 hours prior to the Meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City Council agenda and agenda back-up materials can be obtained from the Office of the City Clerk on the Friday prior to the City Council meeting. Copies of all Agendas, Staff Reports and Supporting Materials can also be found on the City’s website – https://www.lakeforestca.gov/129/Agendas.
Agenda and agenda packets, if requested, will be made available in an appropriate alternative format to persons with a disability as required by the Americans With Disabilities Act. Copies of the agenda are provided at no cost and agenda back-up materials are available at the per page copy cost.
The City of Lake Forest mailing address is City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California.
Phone: (949) 461-3400. FAX (949) 461-3511
CERTIFICATION: I, Lisa Berglund, City Clerk of the City of Lake Forest, California, hereby certify that the foregoing agenda was posted for public review at City Hall on July 13, 2023.
Lisa Berglund
City Clerk
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