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MINUTES
MAY 21, 2024
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
BUSINESS SESSION:
Mayor Farias called the Regular meeting of May 21, 2024, of the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano to order at 5:02 p.m. Council Member Taylor led the Pledge of Allegiance and Council Member Campbell gave the invocation.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Sergio Farias, Mayor Pro Tem Troy Bourne and Council Members Howard Hart, John Taylor, and John Campbell.
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None.
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of the minutes’ reader but were not necessarily heard in that order.
INTRODUCTIONS:
B1. COMMISSIONER INTRODUCTION: – MAYOR PRO TEM BOURNE
INTRODUCED: Stan Braden, Planning Commissioner; and Shelly Barker, Parks, Equestrian and Community Services Commissioner.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
• Steve Behmerwohld, City resident; Shelly Barker, City resident; Diane Harkey, Dana Point resident; Michael Ahumada, City resident; Gila Jones, City resident; Frank Larkin, City resident; and Tommy Vance, Laguna Niguel resident.
PUBLIC HEARINGS: None.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Council Action: Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Bourne seconded by Council Member Taylor and carried unanimously to approve consent calendar items E1 through E9, as recommended by staff.
E1. MOTION TO READ ORDINANCE BY TITLE ONLY, APPROVED.
E2. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – SPECIAL MEETING (EXECUTIVE SESSION) OF MAY 7, 2024, APPROVED
E3. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES – REGULAR MEETING OF MAY 7, 2024,
APPROVED
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E4. CHECK REGISTERS FOR THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 5, 2024, THROUGH APRIL 18, 2024, RECEIVED AND FILED (300.30)
E5. CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDED FEBRUARY 29, 2024, RECEIVED AND FILED (350.30)
E6. NEW DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION STATUS REPORT, RECEIVED AND FILED (440.10)
E7. RESOLUTION 24-05-21-01 ADOPTED ENTITLED, “A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017;” AND
PROPOSED ACTION FOUND EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO SECTION 15061 (b)(3) (820.25)
E8. CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO EXECUTED AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO THE
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH INFINITY TECHNOLOGIES,
INCREASING THE ANNUAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FOR GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) SUPPORT SERVICES FROM $14,000 TO $60,000, APPROVED (600.30)
E9. CITY MANAGER AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE REPLACMENT DELL
STORAGE AREA NETWORK (SAN) INFOMRATION TECHNOLOGY
INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE AMOUNT OF $128,677.73 FROM SIDEPATH, INC., APPROVED (370.30)
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS:
F1a. STAFF DIRECTED TO PRESENT THE OPERTATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 AND PROPOSED SEVEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-25 THROUGH 2030-31,
INCORPORATING STAFF’S RECOMMENDATIONS PRESENTED AT THE
MEETING; DIRECTION RECEIVED WITH RESPECT TO CHANGES; AND
STAFF DIRECTED TO PRESENT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE
OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 AND THE SEVEN YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEARS 2024-25
THROUGH 2030-31 TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION ON JUNE 18, 2024 (330.20/330.40)
• Public Correspondence: Miriam Zuniga, Community Leader Coalition – Capistrano Villas; Gloria Rodriguez, Community Leader Coalition – Capistrano Villas
Ben Siegel, City Manager and Ken Al-Imam, Chief Financial Officer, provided a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions.
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Council Action: Moved by Council Member Campbell seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bourne, and carried unanimously to receive staff’s presentation on the proposed Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and proposed Seven Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2030-31, incorporating staff’s recommendations presented at the meeting; direction received with respect to changes, including increasing contract Code Enforcement services to $150,000 and adding $50,000 to study potential lighting enhancements in the downtown; and staff directed to present a resolution adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and the Seven Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2024-25 through 2030-31 to the City Council for consideration on June 18, 2024.
SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO COMMUNITY
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY: (Refer to Successor Agency Minutes) COUNCIL ACTION ITEMS:
H1. TIME CAPSULE AT THE NEW CITY HALL, DISCUSSED; AND CULTURAL
HERITAGE COMMISSION DIRECTED TO PROVIDE INPUT AND REFINE THE
DETAILS FOR THE TIME CAPSULE FOR CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION (200.10)
Council Member Hart provided an agenda report and responded to questions.
Council Action: Moved by Council Member Taylor, seconded by Council Member Campbell, and carried unanimously to discuss a time capsule at the new City Hall and directing the Cultural Heritage Commission to provide input and refine the details for the time capsule such as location, contents, and date of opening for City Council consideration.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
• Council Member Campbell attended the California Sober Living and Recovery Task Force meeting and the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society Walking Tour.
• Mayor Pro Tem Bourne attended the Orange County Fire Authority’s Fire Academy.
• Mayor Farias wished his wife happy anniversary.
CITY MANAGER REPORT: None.
ADJOURNMENT:
There being no further business Mayor Farias adjourned the meeting at 7:41 p.m. to Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. for an Executive Session, and 5:00 p.m. for the public Business Session, in the City Council Chamber at the Community Center – 25925 Camino Del Avion.
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Respectfully submitted,
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CHRISTY JAKL, CITY CLERK
Approved: June 4, 2024
ATTEST:
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SERGIO FARIAS, MAYOR