Laguna Niguel — 2025-10-21

1.\nApprove the Community Preferred Alternative for the La Paz Road Mobility\nEnhancements and Permanent Repair Project, Direct Staff to Proceed with\nFinal Engineering Design, and Find the Project Categorically Exempt from\nCEQA\nRecommendation\nStaff recommends the City Council:\n1. Approve the Community Preferred Alternative for the improvements to La\nPaz Road from Aliso Creek Road to Crown Valley Parkway, consisting of\ntwo vehicular travel lanes, Class IV bikeways, pedestrian improvements,\nlandscape improvements, roundabouts at the intersections of La Paz Road\nat Rancho Niguel Road and La Paz Road at Yosemite Road, and earth\nmovement repair;\n2. Direct staff to proceed with final engineering design of Plans, Specifications,\nand Estimates (PS&E) for the project;\n3. Find the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines, Section 15301, Class 1\n(Existing Facilities), and Section 15304, Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land);\nand,\n4. Direct staff to prepare, execute, and file with the County Clerk and State\nClearinghouse a Notice of Exemption documenting this categorically\nexempt finding within five working days of its approval.

1.\nWaive the Reading of all Ordinances\nRecommendation\nApprove the reading by title only of all ordinances wherein the titles appear on the\npublic agenda; said titles shall be determined to have been read by title, and\nfurther reading is waived.

2.\nWarrants of October 21, 2025\nRecommendation\nApprove as written or amended.

3.\nPayroll Summary Register\nRecommendation\nApprove as written or amended.

4.\nMinutes of the Regular City Council Meeting on October 7, 2025\nRecommendation\nApproved as written or amended.

5.\nIntroduce Ordinances to Adopt, by Reference, Codes Contained in the 2025\nCalifornia Building Standards Code, including Local Amendments, and\nRelated International Codes\nRecommendation\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Waive the full reading and introduce by title only Ordinance Nos. 2025-237\nand 2025-238, entitled:\nORDINANCE NO. 2025-237\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE;\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE;\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE;\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE;\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE;\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE;\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE;\nTHE 2025 CALIFORNIA WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE CODE;\nTHE 2025 ENERGY CODE,\nTHE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE;\nAND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMIG POOL AND SPA CODE;\nTOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, ADDITIONS,\nDELETIONS, AND PENALTIES; AND AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE\nLAGUNA NIGUEL MUNICIPAL CODE\nORDINANCE NO. 2025-238\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE;\nTOGETHER WITH CERTAIN AMENDMENTS, DELETIONS, ADDITIONS\nAND PENALTIES; AND AMENDING TITLE 11 OF\nTHE LAGUNA NIGUEL MUNICIPAL CODE\n2. Direct that the proposed Ordinances be placed on the December 2, 2025,\nAgenda for adoption at the regular meeting of the City Council\nimmediately following the required public hearing.

6.\nCity Grant Funding for Community Services/Cultural Arts Programs, Special\nEvents and School-Based Activity Sponsorships\nRecommendation\nStaff recommends that the City Council approve $75,000 in City grant funding for\nCommunity Services/Cultural Arts Programs and Special Events/School-Based\nActivity Sponsorships, as recommended by the Grants Ad Hoc Committee.

7.\nSecond Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 2025-236, Prohibiting the\nSale and Distribution of Kratom and Nitrous Oxide Products\nRecommendation\nMayor Gennawey and Mayor Pro Tem Johns recommend that the City Council\nconduct a second reading, by title only, and adopt Ordinance No. 2025-236:\nORDINANCE NO. 2025-236\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING DIVISION 3 OF TITLE 5 OF THE LAGUNA NIGUEL MUNICIPAL\nCODE, PROHIBITING THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF KRATOM\nPRODUCTS AND NITROUS OXIDE PRODUCTS, AND MAKING A\nDETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA IN CONNECTION\nTHEREWITH

8.\nAward of Professional Services Agreement for Defensible Space and\nVegetation Management Study to Dudek\nRecommendation\nStaff recommends that the City Council:\n1. Award the Professional Services Agreement for Defensible Space and\nVegetation Management Study to Dudek in the not-to-exceed amount of\n$72,762;\n2. Approve a not-to-exceed 20% contingency of the total contract in the\namount of $14,552 for unforeseen conditions or extra work and authorize\nthe City Manager to approve additional work for a total not-to-exceed\namount of $87,314, if needed; and,\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Professional Services\nAgreement with Dudek, subject to the City Attorney making non-substantive\nchanges.