Laguna Hills — 2025-08-26

1.1 Appointment of Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison Ethan Keschner and\nAlternate Student Liaison Dylan Wu\nRecommendation: That Mayor Sweeney present Certificates of Appointment to\nLaguna Hills High School Student Liaison Ethan Keschner and Alternate Student\nLiaison Dylan Wu.

1.2 Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison Report\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive a report from Laguna Hills High\nSchool Student Liaison Ethan Keschner.

1.3 Certificate of Recognition- Congressional Gold Medalist Sawyer Ashland\nRecommendation: That the City Council congratulate Sawyer Ashland for earning\nthe Congressional Gold Medal Award at the U.S. Capitol, and that Mayor Joshua\nSweeney present him with a Certificate of Recognition in honor of this outstanding\nachievement.

1.4 Proclamation for Hunger Action Month\nRecommendation: That the City Council issue a Proclamation declaring September\n2025 as "Hunger Action Month" and that Mayor Sweeney present the\nProclamation to Second Harvest Director of Government Affairs and Community\nRelations Malia Carry and Policy & Advocacy Fellow Alejandro Aular.

1.5 Laguna Hills Team Darkhorse 3/5 Marine Support Committee\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive an update on recent activities of\nthe Laguna Hills Team Darkhorse Support Committee and the 3rd Battalion, 5th\nMarines Regiment, 1st Marine Division.

1.6 Laguna Terrace Beautification Team's 2025 Plein Air Painting Contest\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive a presentation from Commissioner\nHuggins on the Laguna Terrace Beautification Team's 2025 Plein Air Painting\nContest and that Mayor Sweeney present Certificates of Recognition to the\nwinners of the contest.

4.10 Proposed Lease Agreement with the County of Orange, a political\nsubdivision of the State of California, for the use of Room No. 102 as a\nLibrary within the Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555 Alicia Parkway,\nLaguna Hills, California\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the proposed lease agreement\nwith the County of Orange, a political subdivision of the State of California, for the\nuse of Room No. 102 as a Library within the Laguna Hills Community Center, 25555\nAlicia Parkway, Laguna Hills, California; and 2. Authorize the City Manager to make\nminor modifications, as necessary, to the lease agreement and to execute the lease\nagreement.

4.11 Notice of Completion and Final Payment for the Arterial Pavement\nRehabilitation Project – Paseo de Valencia & La Paz Road, CIP 104/109, and\nCurb Ramp Replacement Project – Alicia Parkway\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Certify the completion of and accept\nthe improvements for the subject project; 2. Authorize the Public Works Director to\nsign the Notice of Completion; 3. Authorize the recording of the Notice of\nCompletion with the County of Orange and to release the faithful performance and\npayment bonds one year and 35 days, respectively, after the date of recordation of\nthe Notice of Completion contingent upon no claims or liens being filed with the\nCity; and 4. Authorize payment of the final retention 35 days after the date of\nrecordation of the Notice of Completion in the net amount of $270,222.12, if no\nliens have been filed.

4.12 Informal Bidding Ordinance Use Quarterly Report for Public Works Projects\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.

4.13 2025 Memorial Day Race Post Event Report and a Resolution Authorizing\nCommunity Assistance Funding for the 3/5 Marine Support Committee\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Receive and file the report; and 2.\nAdopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Laguna\nHills, California, Authorizing Community Assistance Funding for the 3rd Battalion,\n5th Marines, 1st Division Support Committee, a California Nonprofit Corporation.”

4.14 2025 4th of July Post-Event Report\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the 2025 4th of July\nCelebration post-event report.

4.15 Development Application Status Report\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.\nItems Removed from the Consent Calendar

4.3 Ratification of August 26, 2025 Warrant Register\nRecommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register\nfor the period from June 27, 2025, to August 14, 2025, in the amount of\n$5,126,438.11.

4.4 Treasurer's Investment Report for June 2025\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Treasurer's Investment\nReport for the month of June 2025.

4.5 Treasurer's Investment Report for July 2025\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the Treasurer's Investment\nReport for the month of July 2025.

4.6 Excused Absence Request from Council Member Pezold for the June 24,\n2025, and July 8, 2025, City Council Regular Meetings\nRecommendation: That the City Council approve an excused absence request from\nCouncil Member Pezold for the June 24, 2025, City Council regular meeting due to\nan illness and the July 8, 2025, City Council regular meeting due to a family\nemergency.

4.7 Designation of Voting Delegate for League of California Cities Annual\nConference\nRecommendation: That the City Council appoint the Mayor as the Voting Delegate\nand appoint the Mayor Pro Tempore as the Voting Delegate Alternate for the\nLeague of California Cities Annual Conference.

4.8 Assignment and Assumption of Lease and Third Amendment to Lease\nAgreement with Banc of California, a California State-Chartered Bank, for\n24033 El Toro Road, Suite 130, Laguna Hills, California\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the proposed assignment and\nassumption agreement for 24033 El Toro Road, Suite 130, Laguna Hills, California;\n2. Approve the third amendment to the lease agreement with Banc of California, a\nCalifornia state-chartered bank, for 24033 El Toro Road, Suite 130, Laguna Hills,\nCalifornia; and 3. Authorize the Interim City Manager to make minor modifications,\nas necessary, to the assignment and assumption agreement and to the third\namendment to the lease agreement and to execute both agreements.

4.9 Proposed License Agreement with SOCAL Counseling Services, a Licensed\nMarriage and Family Therapy Corporation, for 24031 El Toro Road, Suite\n250D, Laguna Hills, California\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the proposed license\nagreement for 24031 El Toro Road, Suite 250D, Laguna Hills, California; and 2.\nAuthorize the Interim City Manager to make minor modifications, as necessary, to\nthe license agreement and to execute the agreement.

6.1 Resolution Approving a Correction in Property Tax Allocation for Certain\nParcels Between the Cities of Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel and Approval of\na Proposed Property Tax Transfer Agreement\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing to consider the effect of the proposed correction\nand transfer of property tax revenue on fees, charges, assessments, taxes,\nor other revenues;\n2. Approve a proposed Property Tax Transfer Agreement and authorize the\nInterim City Manager to sign the Agreement; and\n3. Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nLaguna Hills, California, Approving a Correction in Property Tax Allocation\nfor Certain Parcels Between the Cities of Laguna Hills and Laguna Niguel.”

7.1 Interim City Manager

7.2 Community Development Director\n7.2.1 First Reading of Proposed Ordinances Amending Title 10 (Buildings and\nConstruction) and Chapter 5-16 (Fire Code) of the Laguna Hills Municipal\nCode and Adopting by Reference the 2025 Edition of the California\nBuilding Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24)\nConsisting of the California Building Code, Residential Code, Electrical\nCode, Mechanical Code, Plumbing Code, Energy Code, Historical Building\nCode, Fire Code, Existing Building Code, Green Building Standards Code,\nand Referenced Standards Code, and the Wildland-Urban Interface\nCode, Together with Certain Amendments, Additions, and Deletions\nThereto, and Adopting By Reference the 2025 International Property\nMaintenance Code\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading\nof an Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Laguna Hills,\nCalifornia, Amending Title 10 (Buildings and Construction) of the Laguna\nHills Municipal Code and Adopting by Reference the 2025 Edition of the\nCalifornia Building Standards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title\n24), Consisting of the 2025 California Building Code, the 2025 California\nResidential Code Including Appendices BF and CI, the 2025 California\nElectrical Code, the 2025 California Mechanical Code, the 2025\nCalifornia Plumbing Code, the 2025 California Energy Code, the 2025\nCalifornia Historical Building Code, the 2025 California Existing Building\nCode, the 2025 California Green Building Standards Code, the 2025\nCalifornia Referenced Standards Code, and the 2025 California WildlandUrban Interface Code Including Appendices F and G, Together with\nCertain Amendments, Additions, and Deletions Thereto; and Adopting\nby Reference the 2024 International Property Maintenance Code.”\n2. Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading\nof an Ordinance entitled: “An Ordinance of the City of Laguna Hills,\nCalifornia, amending Chapter 5-16 (Fire Code) of Title 5 (Health and\nSanitation) of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code and adopting by\nreference the 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code including\nAppendices B, BB, C, CC, and H together with certain amendments,\nadditions, and deletions thereto.”\n3. Direct staff to place the Ordinances on the September 9, 2026, meeting\nagenda for a public hearing and second reading, and prepare and\npublish the appropriate hearing notices.

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.

9.2 Village at Laguna Hills Ad Hoc Committee Update\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Receive a status report and recommendations from the Village at Laguna\nHills Ad Hoc Committee;\n2. Direct City staff to begin reviewing and working on Merlone Geier Fund X\nLaguna Hills, LLC’s (MGP) recently filed application requesting Major Project\nModifications to the previously approved entitlements and requesting\nchanges to the Development Agreement for the Village at Laguna Hills\nMixed-Use Development Project; and\n3. Approve a Retainer Agreement with Stradling Yocca Carson & Rauth to reengage the City’s special land use, entitlement, and development\nagreement counsel for the purpose of representing the City in connection\nwith processing MGP’s application requesting Major Project Modifications\nto the previously approved land use entitlements, negotiating modifications\nto the Development Agreement, and providing the City with other related\nspecial counsel services.