Minutes – July 18, 2007
Minutes – July 18, 2007
CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
July 18, 2007
2:00 P.M.
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Robbins called the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Laguna Woods to order at 2:00 p.m.
II. FLAG SALUTE
Mayor Pro Tem Hack led the flag salute.
III. ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS: PRESENT: Bouer, Ring, Hack, Robbins
ABSENT: Ross
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Keane; City Attorney McEwen; City Clerk Condon; Assistant City Manager Reilly, City Engineer Nelson, Community Services Manager Foley
IV. PRESENTATIONS
4.1 Grant from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health on Behalf of Lee Kobin
City Manager Keane introduced Lee Kobin who reported that 26 seniors in the State of California were provided grants for their contributions to healthy aging and she was honored to be selected.
Moved by Councilmember Ring, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hack and carried unanimously to accept a grant of $500 from the University of California, on behalf of Lee Kobin, a Community Leadership Fellow, to be used to purchase human relations reference material and offset the cost for Human Relations Committee members to attend local meetings and conferences.
V. CITY PROCLAMATIONS
Moved by Councilmember Ring, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hack and carried unanimously to approve City Proclamation 5.1.
5.1 Commendation – Saddleback Kiwanis 40th Anniversary
VI. CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Hack, seconded by Councilmember Ring, and carried unanimously to approve Consent Calendar items 6.1 through 6.7.
6.1 Approved City Council minutes from the regular meeting of June 27, 2007.
6.2 Approved the reading by title of all ordinances and resolutions. Said ordinances and resolutions that appeared on the public agenda were determined to have been read by title only and further reading waived.
6.3 Received and filed June 2007 monthly Treasurer’s Report.
6.4 Approved the July 18, 2007 Warrant Register in the amount of $529,635.19
6.5 Senior Mobility Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority
Approved Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. C-2-0665 with the Orange County Transportation Authority for the Senior Mobility Program, and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, subject to review as to form by the City Attorney.
6.6 Go Local Agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority
Authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority, facilitating participation in the Go Local program, subject to review as to form by the City Attorney.
6.7 Moulton Smart Street Widening
Authorized the City Manager to execute an amendment extending the contract with Overland, Pacific and Cutler, Inc. for professional services related to the acquisition of public right of way for the Moulton Smart Street Widening project to June 30, 2008.
VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS
7.1 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
City Manager Keane advised that the City has chosen to participate in Orange County’s Urban County CDBG Program for fiscal years (2006-07 through 2008-09). The City is in the second year of a three year energy efficiency program preliminarily approved by the County. A public hearing is required for the continuation of that project and for the submission of any additional projects.
Mayor Pro Tem Hack asked how many people filed applications and are on the waiting list for the energy efficiency program. Community Services Manager Foley advised that over 300 applications had been received and there were still 175 to 190 applications on the waiting list.
City Manager Keane advised that staff was finalizing a proposal for a public facilities and improvements project associated with City Hall. Continuation of the public hearing would allow staff and members of the public the opportunity to submit additional projects that could be discussed and then prioritized by the City Council.
The Public Hearing was opened.
There were no requests to speak.
The Public Hearing was continued until August 29, 2007
VIII. CITY COUNCIL
8.1 League of California Cities: Appointment of Voting Delegates
City Manager Keane advised that each year the City must authorize two of its members to vote on their behalf at the League of California Cities meeting.
Moved by Councilmember Ring, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hack and carried unanimously to appoint Councilwoman Ross as primary voting delegate and City Manager Leslie Keane as alternate voting delegate for the purpose of voting on business at the annual League of California Cities meeting.
IX. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
City Manager Keane introduced Dustin Emery, who is working as an intern for the City and is attending Cal Poly.
City Manager Keane also introduced Sam Rake, from Hogle Ireland, who is filling in for Community Development Director Lauren Barr.
9.1 Laguna Laurel Annexation (ZC07-01): Pre-zoning of Affected Property
City Manager Keane discussed the proposed Laguna Laurel Annexation. The City and Irvine Company reached an agreement to pursue annexation of three parcels, totaling 171.6 acres, to the City. The proposed ordinance would pre-zone ten parcels in the vicinity of the northwest boundary of the City of Laguna Woods as passive open space. The ten parcels consist of three parcels which are covered by the Laguna Laurel conservation easement and seven “minor” parcels. The “minor” parcels may be affected by the Laguna Canyon Road widening and realignment project and are not included in the current annexation effort. The seven parcels are included in the proposed pre-zoning and the City’s proposed Sphere of Influence modification so they may be annexed into the City once the roadway construction is complete.
A public hearing on this matter has been scheduled for the August 29, 2007 meeting.
Moved by Councilmember Ring, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hack and carried unanimously to introduce and approve the first reading of an ordinance pre-zoning ten parcels abutting the City boundary, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA WOODS, CALIFORNIA, TO PRE-ZONE TEN PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 178.55 ACRES UNDER THE CITY’S “OPEN SPACE – PASSIVE” ZONING DESIGNATION
X. CITY ATTORNEY’S REPORT
No report.
XI. COMMITTEE REPORTS
11.1 Transportation Corridor Agencies (Mayor Pro Tem Hack)
Mayor Pro Tem Hack advised that the TCA agencies are discussing a merger.
11.2 Southern California Water Committee (Mayor Pro Tem Hack)
Mayor Pro Tem Hack discussed his conversation with representatives from the governor’s office regarding water issues and urged residents to conserve water.
11.3 Vector Control District (Councilmember Bouer)
Councilmember Bouer reported that West Nile Virus seems to be under control and that there would be a Board meeting on Thursday.
11.4 Library Board (Mayor Robbins)
Mayor Robbins advised that there had not been a meeting.
11.5 Orange County Fire Authority (Councilmember Ross)
There was no report.
11.6 Laguna Canyon Foundation (Councilmember Ring)
Councilmember Ring reported there was a meeting the prior week at which the new executive director, Meg Jones, was introduced. He briefly discussed the education program for 4th graders and requested council’s concurrence for a brief presentation at a later date and councilmembers concurred.
11.6 Coastal Greenbelt Authority (Councilmember Ring)
Councilmember Ring advised there was a meeting schedule for the next day.
XII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
XIII. CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
City Manager Keane announced that blue ribbon artwork from the Laguna Woods Art Association Watercolor Show was on display in the Council Chamber.
Mayor Pro Tem Hack announced that Council meetings are now being shown on Channel 31.
XIV. CLOSED SESSION
None.
XV. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 2:43 p.m. The next meeting will be at 2:00 p.m. on August 29, 2007 at the Laguna Woods City Hall, 24264 El Toro Road, Laguna Woods, CA
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SUSAN M. CONDON, City Clerk
Adopted: August 29, 2007
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BERT HACK, Mayor Pro Tem
