Laguna Hills — 2025-07-08

1.1 Certificates of Recognition - Little League District 55 Tournament of\nChampions 2025 Winners, Laguna Hills Major Division Dodgers\nRecommendation: That the City Council congratulate the Laguna Hills Little League\nMajor Division Dodgers for their victory in the 2025 Tournament of Champions for\nDistrict 55 and that Mayor Sweeney present Certificates of Recognition to the\nteam.

1.2 Certificate of Recognition-Eagle Scout Luke Friedl\nRecommendation: That the City Council congratulate Luke Friedl for earning the\nrank of Eagle Scout as a member of Troop 700, and that Mayor Sweeney present\nhim with a Certificate of Recognition in honor of this outstanding achievement.

4.4 Ratification of July 8, 2025 Warrant Register\nRecommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register\nfor the period from June 14, 2025, to June 26, 2025, in the amount of $513,284.96.

4.5 Authority to Advertise Laguna Hills Community Center Electrical\nImprovements Project, CIP 520\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the plans and specifications\nfor the Laguna Hills Community Center Electrical Improvements Project, CIP No.\n520; 2. Authorize the advertisement for bids for the Laguna Hills Community\nCenter Electrical Improvements Project, CIP No. 520; 3. Authorize the City Engineer\nto make minor edits to the plans and specifications as necessary; and 4. Find that\nenvironmental review is not required under the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3,\nSection 15301 as a Class 1 Categorical Exemption - “Existing Facilities.”

4.6 Opposition Letter to the Proposed Compass Battery Energy Storage System\n(BESS) Facility in San Juan Capistrano\nRecommendation: That the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign and submit\nthe attached letter expressing the City of Laguna Hills’ formal opposition to the\nproposed Compass Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility in the City of San\nJuan Capistrano.

6.1 Confirmation of 2025 Weed Abatement Cost Report\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing regarding the 2025 Weed Abatement Cost Report;\nand\n2. Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nLaguna Hills, California, Confirming the 2025 Weed Abatement Cost Report\nand Providing for the Collection of Weed Abatement Assessments on the\nNext Regular Tax Bill Levied Against the Subject Parcels for Municipal\nPurposes."

6.2 Proposed Update to City's False Alarm Fee\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution entitled: "A Resolution of the City of Laguna Hills,\nCalifornia, Updating the City’s False Alarm Fee, Repealing Resolution No.\n2021-10-12-4, and Finding that the Action is Statutorily Exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per Section 15273 of the CEQA\nGuidelines and Public Resources Code Section 21080(B)(8)”

7.1 City Manager

7.2 City Attorney\n7.2.1 Approval of Resolution to Appoint Joseph Ames as Interim City\nManager and Approval of Resolution to Appoint Joseph Ames as\nAssistant City Manager/Public Works Director/City Engineer After City\nCouncil Appoints A Permanent City Manager\n4\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Receive an oral report providing a summary of proposed changes to the\nannual base salary and benefits for Joseph Ames, Assistant City\nManager/Public Services Director/City Engineer, to serve as Interim City\nManager as set forth in the Proposed City Manager Employment\nAgreement;\n2. Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City\nof Laguna Hills, California, Appointing Joseph Ames as Interim City\nManager and Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an\nInterim City Manager Employment Agreement”;\n3. Receive an oral report providing a summary of the annual base salary\nand benefits for Joseph Ames, Assistant City Manager/Public Services\nDirector/City Engineer, provided to Joseph Ames upon conclusion of his\ntemporary appointment as Interim City Manager and continuing to\nserve as Assistant City Manager/Public Services Director/City Engineer\nas set forth in the Proposed City Manager Employment Agreement; and\n4. Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City\nof Laguna Hills, California, Appointing Joseph Ames as Assistant City\nManager and Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an\nAssistant City Manager Employment Agreement”.

7.3 Assistant City Manager\n7.3.1 Vegetation Management on City-Owned Parcels\nRecommendation: That the City Council discuss and provide direction to City\nstaff.

7.4 Community Services Director\n7.4.1 2025 Senior Mobility Program Update\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive an update on the Senior DialA-Taxi program.

7.5 Chief of Police Services\n7.5.1 Public Safety Update\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive an update on public safety\nactivities, including updates on crime trends.

9.1 Committee Assignment Report\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive reports from City Council\nMembers on the City Council Committee Assignments listed in the staff report.