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City Council Agenda – August 17, 2005

City Council Agenda – August 17, 2005

AGENDA

of

THE LAGUNA WOODS CITY COUNCIL

Regular Meeting

August 17, 2005

2:00 P.M.

Council Chambers

Laguna Woods City Hall

24264 El Toro Road

Laguna Woods, CA 92637

 

AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice, to members of the public, of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff or a particular Committee’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action, which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter, whether or not it appears on this agenda, is requested to complete a “Request to Speak” form available at the door. The completed form is to be submitted to the City Clerk prior to an individual being heard by the City Council. Whenever possible, lengthy testimony should be presented to the City Council in writing (8 copies) and only pertinent points presented orally. Requests to speak to items on the agenda shall be heard at the appropriate point on the agenda; requests to speak about subjects not on the agenda will be heard during the Public Comment section of the meeting.

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER

 

  1. FLAG SALUTE

 

III.  ROLL CALL

 

COUNCILMEMBERS:   _ Hack _ Ring _ Robbins

_ Bouer, Mayor Pro Tem, _ Ross, Mayor

 

  1. PRESENTATIONS

 

  1. CITY PROCLAMATIONS

 

All proclamations listed under this section will be enacted by one vote, unless Members of the City Council request specific items be removed for separate action. Proclamations will then be read and presented.

 

5.1 Commendation – Esther Hay -102nd Birthday

 

5.2 Commendation – Betty Flowers – 104th Birthday

 

5.3 Commendation – Temple Judea of Laguna Woods – 40th Anniversary

 

5.4 Proclamation – National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month – September 2005

 

5.5 Proclamation – Inner-Coastal Watershed Cleanup Day – September 17, 2005 (agendized by the Water Quality Committee)

 

  1. CONSENT CALENDAR

 

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless Members of the City Council, the public, or staff request specific items be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate action.

 

6.1   City Council minutes from the special and regular meetings of July 20, 2005.

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes as submitted.

 

6.2   Approve the reading by title of all ordinances and resolutions. Said ordinances and resolutions that appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title only and further reading waived.

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Waive reading of ordinances and resolutions.

 

6.3   Treasurer’s Report

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the July 2005 monthly and Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year 2004-05 quarterly Treasurer’s Reports.

 

6.4   Warrant Register

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the August 17, 2005 Warrant Register in the amount of $440,629.25.

 

6.5 Traffic Officer Motorcycle Replacement

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appropriate $25,000 in Supplemental Law Enforcement Funds (SLEF) for the purchase of a replacement police motorcycle for use by the Orange County Sheriff’s deputy shared with the City of Aliso Viejo.

 

6.6 El Toro Road Community Landscape Screening Project Supplemental

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve an agreement with Belaire-West Landscape, Inc. for $29,150, plus authorized change orders not to exceed 15% of the base amount; and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract and approve change orders, subject to approval of the contract as to form by the City Attorney.

 

6.7   Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a resolution entitled:

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FINAL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (DBE) PROGRAM AND ESTABLISHING AN ANNUAL GOAL OF 10% FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR 2005/2006, FOR ADOPTION AND SUBMISSION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS)

 

VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS

 

Public Hearings are scheduled for a time certain of 2:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. City Council, when considering the matter scheduled for hearing, will take the following actions: A. Receive staff report; B. Open the Public Hearing; C. Receive Public Comment; D. Close Public Hearing; E. Council comment and questions and take appropriate actions. Those wishing to address the City Council during the Public Hearing must complete a Request to Speak Form and provide it to the City Clerk prior to the Public Hearing.

 

7.1 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): Prioritization of Proposed FY 2006-07 Projects

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

 

  1. Receive Staff Report

 

  1. Open Public Hearing

 

  1. Receive Public Comment

 

  1. Close Public Hearing

 

  1. Prioritize the following project proposals and authorize staff to submit applications for funding consideration under the Federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program:

 

  1. Request for $150,000 to continue the Energy Efficient Improvement Project that assists low income seniors to improve the energy efficiency of their homes through additional insulation, new dual pane windows, doors, heat pumps, ceiling fans and other similar improvements.

 

  1. Request for $175,000 to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Santa Marie and Moulton Parkway to facilitate development of low income senior housing.

 

  1. Request for $75,000 to remove accessibility barriers to provide an ADA compliant pathway from the bus stop on El Toro Road to the entrance of City Hall.

 

  1. Request for $300,000 to install ADA compliant curb cuts and remove accessibility barriers along both sides of Moulton Parkway from the southerly city limits to Via Campo Verde.

 

  1. Other projects suggested and approved at the August 17, 2005 City Council meeting.

 

7.2   Acquisition of Property for El Toro Road/Paseo de Valencia Intersection Improvements

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

 

  1. Receive Staff Report

 

  1. Continue Public Hearing to September 14, 2005.

 

7.3   Clubhouse 7-Conditional Use Permit for the Sale of Alcoholic Beverages (CUP-247)

 

  1. Receive Staff Report

 

  1. Open Public Hearing

 

  1. Receive Public Comment

 

  1. Close Public Hearing

 

  1. Adopt a resolution entitled:

 

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP-247 FOR THE SALE OF ALCOHOL (TYPE 51 LICENSE) AT THE CLUBHOUSE 7 RECREATIONAL FACILITY LOCATED AT 24111 MOULTON PARKWAY.

 

VIII. CITY COUNCIL

 

8.1   League of California Cities: Appointment of Voting Delegates

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint Mayor Brenda Ross as primary voting delegate and Councilmember Bert Hack as alternate voting delegate for the purpose of voting on business at the annual League of California Cities meeting.

 

8.2   Unfunded Pension Liability (Agendized by Councilmember Robbins)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the allocation of $31,000 from the unbudgeted General Fund Balance to pay the City’s California Public Employees Retirement System unfunded pension liability.

 

8.3 El Toro Road Pedestrian Improvements (Agendizied by Mayor Pro Tem Bouer)

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Reconsider landscape plan for sidewalk and give direction to staff.

 

  1. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

 

9.1 Laguna Woods Police Services

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and give direction to staff.

 

9.2 Leisure World Streetlights

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Appropriate $34,500 from the City Council Contingency reserve to defray increased costs related to the assumption of ownership and improvements to 42 Leisure World streetlights.

 

9.3   Leisure World Private Street Dedications

 

RECOMMENDED ACTION:   Re-consider direction to staff to accept the dedication of three private Leisure World streets outside the gated community.

 

  1. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT

 

  1. COMMITTEE REPORTS

 

11.1  El Toro Reuse Planning Authority (Councilmember Hack)

 

11.2  San Joaquin Corridor Authority (Councilmember Hack)

 

11.3  Vector Control District (Mayor Pro Tem Bouer)

11.4  Library Board (Councilmember Robbins)

 

11.5  Orange County Fire Authority (Mayor Ross)

 

11.6  Laguna Canyon Foundation (Councilmember Ring)

 

11.7  Coastal Greenbelt Authority (Councilmember Ring)

 

XII.  PUBLIC COMMENTS

 

XIII. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

XIV. CLOSED SESSION

 

14.1 The City Council will meet in closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding one matter of potential litigation, pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 54956.9.

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting is adjourned to a regular meeting at 2:00 p.m. on September 14, 2005 at the Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA 92637.

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (949) 639-0500 (Voice) or, TDD (949) 639-0535 or the California Relay Service at (800) 735-2929 if you have a TDD or (800) 735-2922 if you do not have a TDD. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting should enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.

 

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