AGENDA
LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting of the City Council
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
Public Session 6:30 p.m.
City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California Teleconference Location:
Mayor Pro Tem Pequeño will be teleconferencing from the following location:
23521 Swallow Lane, Lake Forest, CA 92630
Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953(b)(3), any member of the public wishing to address the City Council directly pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3 may do so at each teleconference location, as listed above, at the time the item is considered.
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 September 16, 2025 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 1 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.
TRANSLATION SERVICE: Interpreters are available by request to members of the public that prefer to make their public comments in Spanish or Chinese. Requests for a translator need to be received by 8:00 a.m. the Monday before the scheduled City Council meeting. Such requests must be received via email at [email protected]
Los intérpretes están disponibles previa solicitud para el público que prefiera hacer sus comentarios públicos en español o chino. Las solicitudes de traductor deben recibirse antes de las 8:00 a. m. del lunes anterior a la reunión programada del Concejo Municipal. Dichas solicitudes deben recibirse por correo electrónico a [email protected]
如果大眾願意用西班牙語或中文發表公開評論，我們可應要求提供口譯服務。需要在預定市議會會議之前的周一
上午 8:00 之前收到翻譯請求。此類請求必須透過電子郵件收到：[email protected] Rúguǒ dàzhòng yuànyì yòng xībānyá yǔ huò zhōngwén fābiǎo gōngkāi pínglùn, wǒmen kě yīng yāoqiú tígōng k ǒuyì fúwù. Xūyào zài yùdìng shì yìhuì huìyì zhīqián de zhōuyī shàngwǔ 8:00 Zhīqián shōu dào fānyì qǐngqiú. Cǐ lèi qǐngqiú bìxū tòuguò diànzǐ yóujiàn shōu dào: [email protected] CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
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
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.
INVOCATION: The Invocation will be provided by Dave Evans, Grace Community Church.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country to be led by Daisy Troop #4457.
September 16, 2025 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 2 PRESENTATIONS (Item No. 1)
1. LAKE FOREST MAIN STREET DIGITAL PROGRAM GRANT AWARDEES RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recognize the grant awardees of the Lake Forest Main Street Digital program.
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 in-person at the meeting will be asked to submit a request to speak to the City Clerk.
CONSENT CALENDAR (Item Nos. 2 – 6)
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.
2. 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.
3. MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2025
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve as submitted.
4. CERTIFICATION OF WARRANT REGISTER
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the warrant register in the amount of $ 8,073,633.40.
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5. ORDINANCE REGARDING SOLID WASTE CONTINUATION RIGHTS
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a second reading of and adopt an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 16.03 OF TITLE 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING CONTINUATION RIGHTS.
6. NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR CITYWIDE STREET NAME SIGNS
PROJECT (22S02)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Find that Bear Electrical Solutions has completed construction of the Citywide Street Name Signs Project (22S02).
2. Approve the Notice of Completion and authorize the Mayor to execute the document on behalf of the City. 3. Authorize the City Clerk to submit the 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.
PUBLIC HEARING(S) (Item Nos. 7 – 9)
Public Hearings are scheduled for a time certain of 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. City Council, when considering the matter scheduled for hearing, will take the following actions: 1. Open the Public Hearing. 2. Receive staff report. 3. Accept public testimony. 4. City Council comments and questions. 5. Close the Public Hearing and take appropriate action.
7. FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
REPORT (CAPER)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FY 2024-25 CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REPORT FOR THE CITY'S COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
8. ANNUAL REVIEW OF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS
September 16, 2025 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 4 RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Conduct the annual review of Development Agreements between the City and the following parties: a. USA Portola Properties, LLC (“Baldwin”); b. Lennar Homes (“Lennar”); c. Toll Brothers West, Inc. (“Toll Brothers”; 2. Find that Baldwin, Lennar, and Toll Brothers are each in good faith compliance with its respective Development Agreements.
9. RESOLUTION UPDATING A CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a Resolution Entitled: A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA,
UPDATING A CREDIT CARD TRANSACTION FEE
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS (Item No. 10)
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.
10. EXTENSION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE REGARDING A
TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt an Urgency Ordinance entitled: AN
EXTENSION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST REGARDING A TEMPORARY
MORATORIUM ON MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS FOR 10 MONTHS
AND 15 DAYS PENDING STUDY AND ADOPTION OF REGULATORY
AND ZONING STANDARDS AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO
BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA.
CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
At this time, the City Manager may comment on agenda and non-agenda items; and report on items of interest to the City Council and community.
September 16, 2025 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 5 Council Member Cirbo:
Council Member Tettemer:
Council Member Yu:
Mayor Pro Tem Pequeño:
Mayor Voigts:
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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).
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, 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 September 11, 2025.
Thy Merritt
Acting City Clerk
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