Laguna Hills — 2025-09-09

1.1 Appointment of Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison Sophia Kim\nRecommendation: That Mayor Sweeney present a Certificate of Appointment to\nLaguna Hills High School Student Liaison Sophia Kim.

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

4.5 Ratification of September 9, 2025 Warrant Register\nRecommendation: That the City Council ratify the accompanying Warrant Register\nfor the period from August 15, 2025, to August 28, 2025, in the amount of\n$365,373.14.

4.6 Award of Public Works Construction Contract to GA Technical Services, Inc.\nfor CIP 520, Community Center Electrical Improvements\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Award the Public Works Construction\nContract for the Laguna Hills Community Center Electrical Upgrades Project, CIP\nNo. 520, to the lowest responsive bidder, GA Technical Services, Inc., in the\namount of $293,059.26; 2. Find that the Project is Categorically Exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Class 1 Existing Facilities, pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines, Section 15301; 3. Reject all other construction bids; 4. Reject the\nbid protest; and 5. Authorize the Interim City Manager to sign the Public Works\nConstruction Contract with GA Technical Services, Inc.

4.7 Authority to Advertise FY25/26 Community Development Block Grant Curb\nRamp Replacement Project, CIP 170\nRecommendation: That the City Council: 1. Approve the plans and specifications\nfor the FY25/26 Community Development Block Grant Curb Ramp Replacement\nProject, CIP 170; 2. Authorize the advertisement for bids for the FY25/26\nCommunity Development Block Grant Curb Ramp Replacement Project, CIP 170;\n3. Authorize the City Engineer to make edits to the plans and specifications as\nnecessary; and 4. Find that environmental review is not required under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the California Code of\nRegulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, Section 15301 as a Class 1 Categorical Exemption “Existing Facilities.”

4.8 2025 Summer Event Series Post-Event Report\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.

4.9 2025 Holiday Event Series Pre-Event Report\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive and file the report.\nItems Removed from the Consent Calendar

6.1 General Plan Amendment RZNE-0013-2024, a Minor Amendment to the\nLaguna Hills General Plan Mobility Element to Reflect Changes Made to the\nOrange County Master Plan of Arterial Highways to Modify Major and\nSecondary Arterials to Collector Arterials\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing;\n2. Find and determine that the project is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section\n15061(b)(3) and 15378; and\n3. Adopt a Resolution entitled: “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of\nLaguna Hills, California, Making a Determination that the Project is Exempt\nfrom CEQA under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) and 15378,\nand Approving General Plan Amendment No. RZNE-0013-2024, a Minor\nAmendment to the General Plan Mobility Element to Modify Major and\nSecondary Arterials to Collector Arterials for Paseo de Valencia Between\nAlicia Parkway and Cabot Road, and Cabot Road Between Paseo de Valencia\nand El Paseo.”

6.2 Second 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 Building\nStandards Code (California Code of Regulations, Title 24) Consisting of the\nCalifornia Building Code, Residential Code, Electrical Code, Mechanical Code,\nPlumbing Code, Energy Code, Historical Building Code, Fire Code, Existing\nBuilding Code, Green Building Standards Code, and Referenced Standards\nCode, and the Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Together with Certain\nAmendments, Additions, and Deletions Thereto, and Adopting By Reference\nthe 2025 International Property Maintenance Code\nRecommendation: That the City Council:\n1. Conduct a Public Hearing;\n2. Adopt 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 24),\nConsisting 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 California\nPlumbing Code, the 2025 California Energy Code, the 2025 California\nHistorical Building Code, the 2025 California Existing Building Code, the 2025\nCalifornia Green Building Standards Code, the 2025 California Referenced\nStandards Code, and the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code\nIncluding Appendices F and G, Together with Certain Amendments,\nAdditions, and Deletions Thereto; and Adopting by Reference the 2024\nInternational Property Maintenance Code.”\n3. Adopt 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 Reference\nthe 2025 Edition of the California Fire Code Including Appendices B, BB, C,\nCC, and H together with certain amendments, additions, and deletions\nthereto.”

7.1 Interim City Manager

7.2 Chief of Police Services\n7.2.1 Public Safety Update\nRecommendation: That the City Council receive an update on public safety\nactivities.

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.