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City Council Agenda September 18, 2002

City Council Agenda September 18, 2002

AGENDA

of

THE LAGUNA WOODS CITY COUNCIL

Regular Meeting
September 18, 2002
2:00 P.M.

Council Chambers
Laguna Woods City Hall
24264 El Toro Road
Laguna Woods, CA 92653

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
  2. FLAG SALUTE

III.  ROLL COUNCILMEMBERS:   _ Bouer _ Ross _ Ring

_ Hack, Mayor Pro Tem, _ McLaughlin, Mayor

  1. PRESENTATIONS

4.1   Kay Kearney, Director of Business Development for Doctor’s Ambulance – donation to the City of an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED)

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the donation of equipment and training from Doctor’s Ambulance.

  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      Certificate of Commendation – Jerry Lederer – 100th Birthday

5.2      Certificate of Commendation – David Ast – 100th Birthday

5.3      Certificate of Commendation – Aquadettes

5.4      Proclamation – Race Equality Week – September 23-29, 2002

5.5      Proclamation – Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October 2002

  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 regular meeting of July 17, 2002 and the adjourned regular meeting of September 4, 2002.

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 Reports

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and File August 2002 monthly Treasurer’s Reports

6.4      Warrant Register

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the September 18, 2002 Warrant Register in the amount of $956,211.78.

6.5   Orange County Sheriff’s Contract

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Third Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Laguna Woods and the County of Orange for law enforcement services, continuing the existing contract through December 2002.

6.6      Community Services Grant Funding Policy

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the following modifications to the Grant Funding Policy:

  1. Dispense grant funds on a quarterly basis, unless otherwise required for program operation.
  2. Require quarterly progress reports showing grant expenditures and the status of the funded project or program.

6.7      Conflict of Interest

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution entitled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE

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. Council comment and questions; 8. 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   Golden Rain Foundation Development Agreement 02-01

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  1. Receive Staff Report.
  2. Open Public Hearing
  3. Receive Public Comment.
  4. Close Public Hearing.
  5. Adopt an ordinance entitled:

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, ENACTING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE GOLDEN RAIN FOUNDATION OF LAGUNA WOODS

7.2 Conditional Use Permit Application CUP-53 – Activities Building within the Gate 12 West Development

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  1. Receive Staff Report.
  2. Open Public Hearing
  3. Receive Public Comment.
  4. Close Public Hearing.
  5. Adopt a resolution entitled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT CUP 53 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN APPROXIMATELY 19,975 SQUARE FOOT ACTIVITIES BUILDING WITHIN THE GATE 12 WEST DEVELOPMENT

7.3 Laguna Woods General Plan

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  1. Receive Staff Report.
  2. Open Public Hearing
  3. Receive Public Comment.
  4. Provide direction on proposed EIR revisions.
  5. Provide direction on proposed General Plan revisions.
  6. Close Public Hearing.
  7. Adopt three resolution entitled:

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA CERTIFYING THE FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE GENERAL PLAN DATED SEPTEMBER 2002

AND

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA   WOODS, CALIFORNIA,   OVERRIDING THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION’S DETERMINATION OF INCONSISTENCY WITH THE AIRPORT ENVIRONS LAND USE PLAN REGARDING THE PROPOSED LAGUNA WOODS GENERAL PLAN

AND

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS GENERAL PLAN

VIII.      COUNCIL BUSINESS

8.1 Rossmoor Partners Property

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Select a name for the Rossmoor Partners property recently acquired by the City.

  1. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

9.1      Proposed Fiscal Year 2002-2003 Budget for the City of Laguna Woods’ Mini-Branch Library

RECOMMENDED ACTION:

  1. Approve the attached Fiscal Year 2002-2003 budget for the City of Laguna Woods’ mini-branch library.
  2. Authorize the City Manager to submit the Fiscal Year 2002-2003 budget for the City of Laguna Woods’ Mini-Branch Library to the Orange County Public Library, and to request that the remaining library funds available to the City in FY 02-03 be set aside and carried over into the next fiscal year for the construction of the proposed library expansion.

9.2      Community Development Block Grant Funds

RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss potential projects and give direction to staff.

  1. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
  2. COMMITTEE REPORTS

11.1  Laguna Canyon Foundation (Councilmember Ring)

11.2  El Toro Reuse Planning Authority (Mayor Pro Tem Hack)

11.3  San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor Authority (Mayor Pro Tem Hack)

11.4  Vector Control District (Councilmember Bouer)

11.5      Library Board (Councilmember Ross)

11.6  Orange County Fire Authority (Councilmember Ross)

XII.  PUBLIC COMMENTS

At this time members of the public may address the City Council regarding any items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. NO action may be taken on items not listed on the agenda unless authorized by law.

XIII. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

XIV.  CLOSED SESSION

The City Council will meet in closed session to give direction to its employee compensation negotiator pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 54957.6

  1. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting is adjourned to a special meeting to be held at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, September 27, 2002, at the corner of El Toro Road and Aliso Creek Road in Laguna Woods, CA.

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