CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
February 9, 2022
07:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Location:
Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall, Council Chambers
22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California 92688 Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter, whether or not it appears on this Agenda, is asked to complete a "Speaker Request Form" available at the side table. The completed form is to be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the calling to order of the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter.
Per Council Policy 4.4, the Public Comments Period on items not on the agenda but within the City Council's subject matter jurisdiction shall not exceed (30) thirty minutes, and shall be divided into two equal segments on the regular meeting agenda, not to exceed 15 minutes each. Members of the public shall have three (3) minutes to speak during this comment period, however, a member of the public addressing the City Council on an issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council during the first segment of the Public Comments Period is prohibited from addressing the City Council on the same issue during the second segment of the Public Comments period. Additionally, the City Council is prohibited by law from discussing or taking any action on any matter not on the Agenda.
If you are commenting on a scheduled agenda Item, your comments will be heard during the time that the item is scheduled on the Agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Figueroa, Anne D., Mayor
Holloway, Jerry, Mayor Pro Tempore
Beall, L. Anthony, Council Member
Gamble, Carol A., Council Member
McGirr, Bradley J., Council Member
1. PRESENTATIONS AND PROCLAMATIONS
1.1 STUDENT RECOGNITION PROGRAM – CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION 1)
CIELO VISTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – DAPHNE GONZALEZ
2)
LAS FLORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL – MEGHAN DOMERACKI AND JILLIAN HOGAN
1.2 PRESENTATION BY THIRD DISTRICT SUPERVISOR DONALD P. WAGNER
2. SCHEDULE OF FUTURE EVENTS
2.1 PRESIDENTS’ DAY HOLIDAY – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2022 – CITY HALL CLOSED
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the City Council on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person and a time limit of fifteen minutes for this segment of the Public Comments portion of the Agenda.
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
(All matters on the Consent Calendar are to be approved in one motion unless a Council Member, staff or a member of the public, requests a separate action on a specific item on the Consent Calendar.)
4.1 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA RECOMMENDATION:
Waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
4.2 APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the following Certificates of Recognition:
1)
Student Recognition Program:
a)
Cielo Vista Elementary School – Daphne Gonzalez;
b)
Las Flores Elementary School – Meghan Domeracki and Jillian Hogan.
Item No. 4.2
4.3 APPROVAL OF MINUTES (Diaz)
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the January 26, 2022 City Council Regular meeting minutes.
Item No. 4.3
4.4 APPROVAL OF WARRANT REGISTERS DATED JANUARY 24, 2022 AND JANUARY 31, 2022 (Turner) RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the warrant registers totaling $488,556.64.
Item No. 4.4
4.5 NOTICE OF COMPLETION FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENHANCEMENTS PROJECT (Dugan) 1)
Accept the improvements for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 Traffic Signal Enhancements Project; and 2)
Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County of Orange Recorder’s Office within fifteen (15) calendar days, as required by Section 9204 of the California Civil Code; and 3)
Authorize the retention monies to be released thirty-five (35) days after the Date of Recordation of the Notice of Completion, if all Stop Notices have been resolved and all potential claims are settled.
Item No. 4.5
4.6 CITY REPRESENTATIVE REPORT FOR THE ORANGE COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT (Cervantez) RECOMMENDATION:
Receive and file the report submitted by the City Council’s appointed representative to the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District.
Item No. 4.6
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
5. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
5.1 PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE (Kuta) 1)
Receive staff presentation and report.
2)
Council questions of staff.
3)
Open public hearing.
4)
Receive public testimony.
5)
Close the public hearing.
6)
Council discussion and deliberation.
7)
Adopt a Resolution entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING AN ADDENDUM TO THE GENERAL PLAN FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, AND ADOPTING THE UPDATE TO THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT FOR THE PLANNING PERIOD 2021-2029, AND ADOPTING THE UPDATE TO THE GENERAL PLAN SAFETY ELEMENT Item No. 5.1
6. CONTINUED ITEMS
7. NEW BUSINESS
8. PUBLIC COMMENTS
This is the time to address the City Council on any matter not listed on this Agenda that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public Comments are limited to three minutes per person and a time limit of fifteen minutes for this segment of the Public Comments portion of the Agenda.
9. CITY MANAGER REPORT
10. MATTERS PRESENTED BY MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS
10.1 COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT REPORTS
RECOMMENDATION:
Receive an Oral Report on the following City Council Committee Assignment:
1)
ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY (Council Member Gamble) – January 27, 2022 Meeting
10.2 COUNCIL MEMBER REPORTS/COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held Wednesday, February 23, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, located at 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
CERTIFICATION
I, AMY DIAZ, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Santa Margarita, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Agenda was posted at Rancho Santa Margarita City Hall, Fire Station No. 45, and Trabuco Canyon Water District on February 04, 2022, by 6:00 p.m.
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AMY DIAZ, CITY CLERK
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DATE
Disabilities Act
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Staff Reports
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 22112 El Paseo, Rancho Santa Margarita, California, during normal business hours.