BUDGET WORKSHOP AGENDA
LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL
City Council - Budget Workshop Meeting
of the City Council
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
5:30 PM
Community Center Multi-Purpose Room, 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.
SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE MEETING AND PUBLIC COMMENT:
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 workshop, 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.
April 29, 2025
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m.
ATTENDANCE:
Council Members:
Doug Cirbo
Mark Tettemer
Benjamin Yu
Mayor Pro Tem:
Robert Pequeño
Mayor:
Scott Voigts
City Manager:
Debra Rose
City Attorney:
Matthew E. Richardson
Acting City Clerk:
Thy Merritt
CLOSED SESSION: (Item Nos. 1 – 3)
1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(B)(1)
TITLE: CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct closed session.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
AGENCY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE: MAYOR AND DOUG
JOHNSON OF RALPH ANDERSEN AND ASSOCIATES
UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE(S): CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct closed session.
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6
AGENCY DESIGNATED REPRESENTATIVE: MAYOR AND CITY
MANAGER
UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEE(S): ALL EMPLOYEES
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct closed session.
RECESS: City Council will recess to Closed Session for the purpose of conducting regular City business.
RECONVENE: City Council will reconvene to continue regular City business.
April 29, 2025
CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
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 may submit a completed “Request to Speak” form to the City Clerk prior to City Council action.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country will be led by Council Member Tettemer.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT: City Attorney will report on Closed Session.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: Only on matters listed on the agenda.
No action may be taken on items not listed on the agenda unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three minutes per person and an overall time limit of thirty minutes for the Public Comments portion of the agenda. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter listed on the agenda is requested to complete a "Request to Speak" form available at the door. The completed form is to be submitted to the City Clerk prior to an individual being heard by the City Council.
WORKSHOP ITEMS: (Item Nos. 4 – 7)
4. TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT CENTER UPDATE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide comment on the potential expansion of the City’s Traffic Management Center.
5. 2025 STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Receive and file a report from staff summarizing proposed updates to the City's Strategic Business Plan. 2. Provide comment and direction on staff’s proposed updates to the Strategic Business Plan.
6. DRAFT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR YEARS 2025-2032
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Provide comment on the Draft Capital Improvement Projects Plan for years 2025-2032.
7. PROPOSED 2025-2027 OPERATING BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2025- 2032 FINANCIAL FORECAST
April 29, 2025 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Receive a presentation on Proposed 2025-2027 Operating Budget and Proposed 2025-2032 Financial Forecast. 2. Review, revise or provide direction to finalize the proposed financial planning documents.
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 Community Center Multi-Purpose Room, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California.
Phone: (949) 461-3400. FAX (949) 461-3511
CERTIFICATION: I, Thy Merritt, Acting City Clerk of the City of Lake Forest, California, hereby certify that the foregoing agenda was posted for public review at City Hall on April 24, 2025.
Thy Merritt
Acting City Clerk
April 29, 2025 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLANNING WORKSHOP
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA