MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Forest held Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with Council Member Yu and Mayor Pro Tem Pequerio absent.
ROLL CALL: Council Members:
Mayor Pro Tem:
Mayor:
City Manager:
City Attorney:
Acting City Clerk:
Doug Cirbo
Mark Tettemer
Benjamin Yu ( Absent)
Robert Pequeno ( Absent)
Scott Voigts
Debra Rose
Matthew E. Richardson
Thy Merritt
INVOCATION: The Invocation was provided by Chaplain Serena Cummins, Orange County Sheriff's Department.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Boy Scout Troop # 628.
PRESENTATIONS: ( Item Nos. 1 — 4)
MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Tettemer, seconded by Council Member Cirbo, to approve Presentation Item Nos. 1 — 4. The motion was carried by a vote of 3-0 with Council Member Yu and Mayor Pro Tem Pequeno absent.
1. PROCLAMATION SUPPORTING WILDFIRE AWARENESS AND
PREVENTION SEASON
City Manager Rose introduced this item and invited Division Chief Summers to provide a presentation. Dana Silva offered public comment in support of the proclamation.
ACTION: A Proclamation designating Mid - Summer - Early Autumn 2025 as Wildfire Awareness and Prevention Season was approved.
2. NEW EMPLOYEE INTRODUCTIONS
CityManagerRoseprovidedapresentationforthisitem. Nopubliccomment wasoffered.
ACTION: Thepresentationwasreceivedandfiled.
3. CITYWIDEBRANDINGPROJECT
CityManagerRoseintroducedthisitemandinvitedAssistanttotheCity ManagerRuelastoprovideapresentation. JPWCommunicationsSenior MarketingandCommunicationsManagerBayleeAkinsandChiefExecutive OfficerJennyWindlealsoprovidedapresentation . Nopubliccommentwas offered.
ACTION: Thepresentationwasreceivedandfiled.
4. TASTEOFLAKEFOREST
City
M
anagerRoseintroducedthisitemandinvitedEconomic
Development/HousingManagerGrijalvatoprovid
e
apresentation . Nopublic
commentwasoffered.
ACTION: Thepresentationwasreceived.
PUBLIC
CO
MMENTS:
ShirishShahexpressed
conce
rnsabouthisbusinesspropertyonEIToroRoadin
SilveradoCanyon.
SandyShahexpressedconcernsaboutherbusinesspropertyonEIToroRoadin SilveradoCanyon.
Brian
M
cMillan
e
xpressedconcernswiththeCod
e
EnforcementDivisionand
reference
d
litigatio
nwiththeCity.
CONSENTCALENDAR: (ItemNos. 5 — 9)
M
OTION: ItwasmovedbyCouncilMemberTettemer, secondedbyCouncil Member
Cirbo, toapproveConsentCalendarItemNos. 5 —
9. Th
e
moti
on
wascarriedbyavote
of3-0withCouncilMemberYuandMayorProTemPequenoabsent.
5. MOTIONTOWAIVEREADINGOFRESOLUTIONSANDORDINANCES
ACTION: SaidOrdinancesand
Re
solutionswhichappearedonthepublic
agendaweredeterminedtohavebeenreadbytitleandfurtherreadingwas waived.
6. MINUTESOFTHEREGULARMEETINGOFTHECITYCOUNCILHELDON
July1, 2025LAKEFORESTCITYCOUNCILMEETINGMINUTESPage2of5
JUNE 17, 2025
ACTION: The minutes were approved as submitted.
7. Approval of Contract for Printing and Mailing Services ACTION: 1. The proposed Printing & Mailing Services Agreement with Print Project Managers for a not - to - exceed amount of $ 433,910 for printing and mailing services was approved. 2. The Mayor was authorized to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the Printing & Mailing Services Agreement, substantially in the form attached.
8. SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH ECS IMAGING, INC
FOR ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE AND
SERVICES
ACTION: 1. A second amendment to the agreement with ECS Imaging, Inc. for electronic document management software and services for a one-year term extension with an increase in compensation of $ 50,000, bringing the total not - to - exceed amount to $ 187,820 was approved. 2. The Mayor was authorized to sign, and the City Clerk to attest, the Second Amendment to the Agreement with ECS Imaging, Inc., substantially in the form attached.
9. THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH VONAGE FOR THE
CITY'S VOICE OVER IP TELEPHONE SYSTEM
ACTION: 1. The Third Amendment to the Agreement with Vonage, Inc. for the City's Voice Over IP telephone system was approved. 2. The Mayor was authorized to execute, and the City Clerk to attest, the Third Amendment to the Agreement with Vonage Inc., substantially in the form attached.
PUBLIC HEARING(S): ( Item Nos. 10)
10. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO REFLECT CHANGES TO THE ORANGE
COUNTY MASTER PLAN OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS
Mayor Voigts opened the public hearing. City Manager Rose introduced this item and invited Senior Planner Mansur to provide a presentation. No public comment was offered. Council questions were asked and answered. Mayor Voigts closed the public hearing.
MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Tettemer, seconded by Council Member Cirbo, to: 1. Find that General Plan Amendment 10-24-5745 is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ( CEQA) pursuant to the following sections of the State CEQA Guidelines: Section 15060 ( c)(2) ( the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical July 1, 2025 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Page 3 of 5 changeinthe
e
nvironment), andSection15061(b)(3) (theactivityiscoveredby thecommonsenseexemptionthatCEQAappliesonlytoprojectswhichhave thepotentialforcausingasignificanteffectontheenvironment). 2. Adopta Resolutionentitled: ARESOLUTIONOFTHECITYCOUNCILOFTHECITYOF
LAKEFOREST, CALIFORNIA, APPROVINGGENERALPLANAMENDMENT
10-24-5745, AMENDINGTHEGENERALPLANMOBILITYNETWORKMAP
FIGUREM-1) TOREFLECTCHANGESTOTHEORANGECOUNTYMASTER
PLANOFARTERIALHIGHWAYS. Themotionwascarriedbyavoteof3-0with Council
M
emberYuandMayorProTemPequenoabsent.
DISCUSSION/ACTIONITEMS: (ItemNos. 11 — 12)
11. STRATEGICPLANQUARTERLYUPDATE
CityManagerRoseintroducedthisitemandinvitedAssistanttotheCity ManagerRuelastoprovideapresentation. Nopubliccommentwasoffered.
Councilquestionswereaskedandanswered.
ACTION: The updatewasreceivedandfiled .
12. LEGISLATIVEANDREGULATORYMATTERS
CityManagerRoseintroducedthisitemandinvitedAssistanttotheCity ManagerRuelastoprovideapresentation . Nopubliccommentwasoffered.
Council
questio
nswereaskedandanswered . MayorTettemerrequestedthat
AB874andSB16bebroughtbackfordiscussion.
MOTION: ItwasmovedbyMayor
Voigts,
secondedbyCouncilMember
Tettemer, to: 1. Receiveand
file
areportsummarizinglegislativeandregulatory
matterswiththepotentialtoimpacttheCityofLakeForest. 2. Adoptpolicy po
sitions
recomme
ndedbystaffonvariouslegislati
on
withthepotentialto
impacttheCityofLakeForest, andhaveAB874andSB16bebroughtbackfor discussion. Themotionwascarriedbyavoteof3-0withC
ouncilMember
Yu
andMayorProTemPequefioabsent.
CITY
M
ANAGER'SREPORT: City
M
anagerRosehadn
othing
furthertorep
ort.
CITYCOUNCILCOMMENTS:
CouncilMemberCirbo:CouncilMemberCirboreportedonhisattendanceat the2ndAnnualMulticulturalF
estival
andth
e
C
oncert
in
theParkfeaturingSwiftNation. Hereminded
e
veryoneaboutthe4thofJulyparade.
CouncilMemberTettemer: CouncilMemberTettemerreportedonhisattend ance
July12025LAKEFORESTCITYCOUNCILMEETINGMINUTESPage4of5
at the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival, the Concert in the Park featuring Swift Nation, the Orange County
Fire Authority Academy 61 Graduation and Fallen
Heroes Ceremony.
Mayor Voigts: Mayor Voigts reported on his attendance at the 2nd Annual Multicultural Festival and the Concert in the
Park featuring Swift Nation. He thanked staff for all
their hard work. He reminded everyone about the 4'"
of July parade.
ADJOURNMENT: The Regular Meeting of the City Council was adjourned at 7:48 p.m.
Respectfully submitted: APPROVED:
THY MERRITT
ACTING CITY CLERK
19) 1 -
SCOT VOIGTS
MAYO
k4 -
July 1 2025 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Page 5 of 5