AGENDA
LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting of the City Council
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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.
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]
April 7, 2026 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 1 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]
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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 yā oqiú tígōng kǒuyì fúwù. Xūyào zài yùdìng shì yìhuì huìyì zhīqián de zhōuyī shàngwǔ 8:00 Zh īqián shōu dào fānyì qǐngqiú. Cǐ lèi qǐngqiú bìxū tòuguò diànzǐ yóujiàn shōu dào: translat [email protected]
CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m.
Council Members: Mark Tettemer
Scott Voigts
Benjamin Yu
Mayor Pro Tem: Doug Cirbo
Mayor: Robert Pequeño
City Manager: Debra Rose
City Attorney: Matthew E. Richardson
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 Pastor Kathleen Bratun, The Connection Church.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country to be led by Girl Scouts Troop #3616.
REPORT FROM STUDENT LIAISON: Report from Ethan Barro, Student Liaison from El Toro High School.
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1. COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM PROGRAM
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Present Certificates of Completion to the graduates of the Community Emergency Response Team Program and Certificates of Participation to the volunteers in the disaster simulation exercise.
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 – 8)
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 MARCH 17, 2026
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve as submitted.
4. THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH ECONOMICS, INC.
FOR SOLID WASTE CONSULTING SERVICES
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Approve the Third Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with EcoNomics, Inc., for Solid Waste Consulting Services. 2. Authorize the Mayor to sign, and the City Clerk to attest, the Third Amendment, substantially in the form attached.
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5. EARTH DAY PROCLAMATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the proclamation designating Tuesday, April 22, 2026, as Earth Day in the City of Lake Forest
6. PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 24, 2026, AS NATIONAL ARBOR DAY
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a proclamation designating April 24, 2026, as National Arbor Day in the City of Lake Forest
7. AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENTS
FOR ON-CALL BUILDING AND SAFETY SERVICES
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Award a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with 4LEAF, Inc. for On-Call Building and Safety Services over a three-year term in the amount of $500,000.00. 2. Authorize the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the agreement with 4LEAF, Inc. substantially in the form attached. 3. Award a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. for On-Call Building and Safety Services over a three-year term in the amount of $500,000.00. 4. Authorize the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the agreement with Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. substantially in the form attached. 5. Award a Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. for On-Call Building and Safety Services over a three-year term in the amount of $500,000.00. 6. Authorize the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the agreement with Interwest Consulting Group, Inc. substantially in the form attached.
8. NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR MUSCO LIGHT REPLACEMENT
PROJECT (23P04)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Approve Contract Change Order No. 1 in the amount of $87,085.87. 2. Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST, CALIFORNIA, April 7, 2026 LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL AGENDA Page 4 AMENDING 2025-2027 OPERATING BUDGET; AMENDING OPERATING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26. 3. Find that Horizon’s Construction Co., International, Inc. has completed construction of the MUSCO LED Light Replacement Project (23P04). 4. Approve the Notice of Completion and authorize the Mayor to execute the document on behalf of the City. 5. 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. 6. Authorize staff to release any unencumbered retention in accordance with California law.
DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS (Item Nos. 9 – 12)
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.
9. WASTE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM ENTERPRISE AGREEMENT WITH
THE COUNTY OF ORANGE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Approve the Waste Infrastructure System Enterprise Agreement (“WISE Agreement”) with the County of Orange for municipal solid waste disposal rates and services. 2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute the agreement on behalf of the City and make minor modifications as necessary.
10. POTENTIAL REUSE OF WHISPERING HILLS PARK SITE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1. Authorize Staff to move forward with the Municipal Park Abandonment Law (“MPAL”) and the Surplus Land Act (“SLA”) process to facilitate reuse of the Whispering Hills Park Site. 2. Receive and file.
11. PROTECTED-PERMISSIVE LEFT-TURN PHASING PROJECT PHASE 2 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Direct staff to remove the Phase 2 Protected- Permissive Left Turn Signal Improvements at the intersections of Alton Parkway/Catalina, Alton Parkway/Monarch, Bake Parkway/Towne Centre, and Lake Forest Drive/Towne Centre from the 2025-2032 Capital Improvement Plan
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12. STRATEGIC PLAN QUARTERLY UPDATE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
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.
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
Tettemer:
Council Member Voigts:
Council Member Yu:
Mayor Pro Tem Cirbo:
Mayor Pequeño:
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ADJOURNMENT
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CERTIFICATION: I, Thy Merritt, 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 2, 2026.
Thy Merritt
City Clerk
April 7, 2026
LAKE
FOREST CITY COUNCIL
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