Laguna Hills Watch Dog - HEADLINES/ ITEMS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST for the Tuesday, April 9, 2013 LAGUNA HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7 PM at City Hall


LHHS HAWK HAPPENINGS
Special Announcement
Monday, April 8, 2013

Parents are invited to a FREE seminar and discussion on understanding teen psychology and behaviors with Dr. Jorge Galindo this Wednesday, April 10th at 6:30pm in the LHHS MPR.  Dr. Galindo is a licensed Psychotherapist and Psychoanalyst specializing in the treatment and evaluation of adolescents and families.  He will discuss parenting styles and provide skills for understanding, communicating and disciplining your teen.  This presentation is part of a series of free educational lectures at LHHS to help parents stay informed and affective.  For more information about this presentation or future presentations, please contact Deputy Brian Gunsolley (School Resource Officer) at 949-283-0271 or email at bdgunsolley@ocsd.org .  For more information on Dr. Galindo and what he has planned for the evening see the Teen Psychology Flyer .


** Consider Attending a Council Meeting to express your opinion on items of interest to you or just to observe.


** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS - What's On You're Mind?  MEET WITH YOUR MAYOR, Barbara Kogerman over a no-host coffee, bagel or breakfast at Solomon’s Bakery and Deli for the months of April and May. The 9 to 11 am. sessions are open to all who have questions or concerns about the city or simply want to stop and chat. “We enjoy a lively, wide-open format with no question or comment off-limits.” “We never know what will come up.” Kogerman reports. Past mornings have seen topics ranging from gun control to Girl Scouts. She will have information on city services. She will also invite individual Council Members or others to drop by. The move to Solomon’s Bakery is part of Kogerman’s plan to rotate the meeting places every few months to different parts of the city to showcase Laguna Hills’ friendly neighborhood hang-outs. Solomon’s Bakery and Deli is located at 23020 Lake Forest Drive, Ste 170, in Laguna Hills, between Avenida De La Carlota and Del Lago Drive. (949-586-4717) For over 20 years this traditional and kosher-style bakery has prepared everything fresh and by hand.


** YOU CAN ALSO LISTEN TO YOUR MAYOR, Barbara Kogerman. ON FM RADIO- KSBR (88.50). She is being interviewed the day before and the day after each City Council Meeting by Dawn Kamber of Saddleback Community College's FM radio station. The interviews will be played in 30-second spots, every hour and half-hour from 6 am through 9 am on the day of and two days after the council meetings. Their regular programming throughout this time is easy-listening jazz.


LEARN HOW YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS RATE THEIR FAVORITE MAJOR PLANS FOR THE CITY and fit them into the City Budget at 2 workshops. April 16, and May 7, 2013 are the tentative dates for the 2 study sessions for the 2013-15 Biennial Budget and Six-year Capital Improvement Plan. The rating of proposed Favorite Major Plans by Council Members is slated for the 1st session that will begin at 6 pm. The 2nd Session focuses on the Six-Year Capital Improvement Plans and the proposed operating budget and is slated to begin at 5 pm. Although these are City Council Study Sessions, both Sessions are Open To The Public **Please Note the number of sessions and the dates and times have changed since they were originally announced and we will do our best to keep you updated if additional changes occur.


The 2nd and Last LAGUNA HILLS GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE WORKSHOP will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2013. It will establish the City’s housing goals and policies covering the period between 2014 and 2021. Residents and other stakeholders interested in housing-related matters affecting the city are invited to attend the public workshop hosted by the City of Laguna Hills Community Development Department. For more information, contact Julie Molloy, Senior Planner at 949-707-2671 or emailjmolloy@ci.laguna-hills.ca.us


CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEATURES DIRECTORY

1. PRESENTATIONS and PROCLAMATIONS -
Item 1.1 - LHHS Student Liaison Report from Amanda Jafee - alternate Kerstyn Gonzales - WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW AT LHHS, SPORTS, FUNDRAISING, ARTS, GO-HAWKS!

2. CONSENT CALENDAR Items of interest - None
3. WARRANT REGISTER = $137,830.78
4. CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
5. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS - None

6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS -

Item 7.2.1 - EXPANSION OF THE USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY THE CITY - City Considers using facebook for special events, and proposing a redesign of the City web site for about $25,000.  Also considering an application for REPORT AN ISSUE for citizens using smartphone's GPS function.

Item 7.3.1 - ESTIMATE OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FORMATION OF AN INDEPENDENT CITIZEN BASED PLANNING COMMISSION - City staff estimates Worst Case Secnario.

Item 7.4.1 - 2013 MEMORIAL DAY HALF MARATHON, 10K AND 5 K EVENT HONORING THE USMC DARK HORSE BATTALION on MONDAY, MAY 27, 2013 with a GRAND  MARSHALL who is a Wounded Warrier from the City's adopted 3/5 Marines.

7. MATTERS AGENDIZED and PRESENTED by COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR - None
8. CLOSED SESSION - None

** Information, Comments, Questions, Concerns from LH Watch Dog Readers from the previous blog post - ABOUT: Independent Citizen Based Planning Commission, City Views, and Nuclear Power Plant at San Onofre ** PLUS - WIN-WIN-WEDNESDAY'S SCHEDULE OF RESTAURANTS

**The 3/5 Marines adopted by the City of Laguna Hills
Team Dark Horse says THANK YOU, **BE SURE TO GO TO THE TEAM DARK HORSE web site at http://teamdarkhorse.org/  to SEE HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE HELPING, Team Dark Horse now has PayPal online, in addition to its mailing address, and see the Laguna Hills 3/5 Adopted Marines Face book page by clicking on this link - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Laguna-Hills-Team-Darkhorse/132765660119128?ref=ts&fref=ts

*** Attend and/or run with heroes in the City of Laguna Hills' Memorial Day Event on May 27, 2013 and on the Team Dark Horse web site at http://teamdarkhorse.org/ YOU CAN SPONSOR A MARINE IN THE LAGUNA HILLS 2013 MEMORIAL DAY RACE by clicking on the donate button on the Home Page or by sending a check to the address on the Home Page. The full race Fees are $63 if funds are received before 6/7/13 and $68 if funds are received before 5/7/13. A donation in any amount will be gratefully appreciated and all donations are tax deductible.

** Win-Win-Wednesday Schedule - Please Check the Win-Win-Wednesday web site at www.winwinwednesdays.com/  to find current hosts and to download flyers to take to the designated eating establishments that will then donate a portion of the proceeds from your meals to your schools when you participate in Win-Win-Wednesdays. The current Win-Win-Wednesday hosts are:

April 10 - Mangia Bene Cuchina (LN) - all day
April 17 - Deemer's American Grill (LN) - all day
April 24 - Fuddrucker's (LF) - all day
May 1 - Habit Burger - May Day (both LF and AV)
May 8 - Mimi's Cafe (LH)

**Don't forget to see the "WWW Everyday Partners - Alpha Cleaners, Golden Baked Hams and ToGo's on our web site. Bring the flyers for these everyday partners and Support the businesses that support us.