CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
August 12, 2004
3:00 P.M.
Mayor Ring called the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Laguna Woods to order at 3:00 p.m.
Councilmember McLaughlin led the Flag salute.
III. ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT: Bouer, Hack, McLaughlin, Ross, Ring
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Keane; City Attorney Biggs; City Clerk Condon; Assistant City Manager Riley
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Ross, seconded by Councilmember McLaughlin, and carried unanimously to approve the City Proclamations 4.1 and 4.2.
4.1 Commendation – Willard O. Miller – 100th Birthday
4.2 Proclamation – National Clown Week – August 1-7, 2004 (Ratify)
Mayor Ring announced Consent Calendar Item 5.2 would be removed from the Consent Calendar at the request of Perry King. Moved by Councilmember Hack, seconded by Councilmember Bouer and carried unanimously to approve the Consent Calendar excluding item 5.2.
5.1 Approved 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.
5.2 City Manager Keane provide background on the drafting of the proposed smoking ordinance and the procedure ordinances must go through before they are adopted. She advised the adoption of the ordinance allows the City to issue administrative citations for smoking in the workplace and in enclosed places open to and used by members of the public. City Manager Keane advised the ordinance will not prohibit smoking in a private home or on a private balcony or patio. However, if a walkway/balcony is used by more than one owner to access their door, smoking is not allowed. Smoking is also not prohibited on the golf course or tennis courts unless within 20 fees of a doorway. The definition of a crack was explained as a crack large enough for smoke to go through, not a surface crack or small crack.
Perry King, Linda Allenstein, Joyce Hilton, and Joseph Bocchino spoke in opposition to the proposed ordinance.
Sidney Klein, Francis Petroskie, Regina Smearcheck and Lee Lunde smoke in favor of the proposed ordinance.
Councilmembers McLaughlin, Hack and Bouer, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance.
City Manager Keane read the title into record.
Moved by Councilmember Hack, seconded by Councilmember McLaughlin, and carried unanimously to adopt Ordinance No. 04-06 entitled
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, PROHBITING SMOKING IN OR AROUND WORKPLACES AND OTHER PLACES OPEN TO AND USED BY THE PUBLIC
City Manager Keane reported the City has approved plans for the slop stabilization at the Home Depot center and is waiting for Home Depot to pull a permit. Staff understands they are in negotiations with private property owners to protect all rights.
6.1 El Toro Road Sidewalk Widening from Moulton Parkway to Paseo De Valencia.
Assistant City Manager Reilly reported that on July 21, 2004 the City County rejected the apparent low bid for the El Toro Road Sidewalk Widening and Landscape Improvement project and authorized staff to rebid the project. Staff proposed to bid roadway, traffic signal, interconnect and landscaping work separately to obtain the lowest potential cost in each specialty area. Bids were let for the reconstruction of El Toro Road to accommodate the widened sidewalk and for modifications to traffic signals at the intersections of El Toro Road and St. Nicholas Church and El Toro Road and Avenida Sevilla.
Assistant City Manager Reilly advised there was additional conduit work required that would increase a contract awarded on March 17, 2004 to Y&M Construction. The additional work was discussed with the Deputy City attorney and the addition does comply with state law under the public contract code.
Assistant City Manager Reilly read the amended recommendations and answered questions from Council.
Moved by Councilmember McLaughlin, seconded by Councilmember Bouer, and carried unanimously to approve the following:
VII. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
City Attorney Biggs reported everything was fine with the City.
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
No comments.
No comments.
Mayor Ring announced the meeting would be adjourned in honor of Gloria Marienthal who passed away on August 7, 2004. Gloria was a member of several City committees. She recommended and implemented several programs within the City and she will be missed.
The meeting was adjourned at 3:45 p.m. A Regular Meeting of the City Council will be held at 2:00 p.m.September 15, 2004 at LagunaWoodsCity Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA
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SUSAN M. CONDON, City Clerk
Adopted: September 15, 2004
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ROBERT B. RING, Mayor
