Laguna Hills Watch Dog - HEADLINES/ ITEMS OF POSSIBLE INTEREST for the Tuesday, May 14, 2013 LAGUNA HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7 PM at City Hall


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


** SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS - What's On Your Mind? Meet with your Mayor, Barbara Kogerman, and Share your Questions/Concerns over no-host baked goods, breakfast and deli fare at Solomon’s Bakery and Deli for the months of April and May. The Saturday, 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.


REVIEW THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS, MAY 7, 2013 BIENNIAL BUDGET SESSION - LEARN WHERE YOUR TAXPAYER MONEY GOES ** In a Special Edition blog that will appear just below the May 14, 2013 City Council Meeting blog. If you're interested in what the City of Laguna Hills plans to do with your money in 2013-2015 this is a must read. Tuesday, May 7 was the 2nd Study Session for incorporating the City Council's Favorite Major Plans into the City's Budget and Tuesday, June 25 will be the last meeting and the Only Public Hearing.


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!
Item 1.2 - Mayor Kogerman will recognize the AYSO Region 1422 as a Gold Award Winner for the Regional Assessment Program (RAP). A Certificate of Recognition will be presented to Laguna Hills AYSO Region 1422 and the following members will be present to accept the Certificate: Kevin Gramling (Regional Commissioner), Jennifer Miller (Division Manager Coordinator), Jeff Ricciardi (Referee Administrator), Van Hoang (Webmaster) and Joel Lautenschleger (Safety Director).
Item 1.3 - Update from the Laguna Hills 3/5 Marine Support Committee from Mike Bland

2. CONSENT CALENDAR

Item 4.3 - Approved proposed Lease for Suite 210 at City Hall and proposed Lease Termination for Suite 220
Item 4.4 - Amendment No. 1 to extend a road maintenance and operations contract with Orange County.
Item 4.5 - Authorization to Advertise for bids for the Ridge Route Dr. Pavement Rehab Project.
Item 4.6 - Progress payment No. 4 for Community Center Maintenance
Item 4.7 - Progress payment No. 1 for Civic Center Maintenance
Item 4.8 - Progress Payment No. 4 for Citywide Pavement Rehab. Project.
Item 4.9 - NO RIGHT TURN ON RED for Southbound Avenida de la Carlotta at Paseo de ValenciaItem 4.10 - Application for Measure M@ Environmental Cleanup Pgrm. Tier 1 Grant.
Item 4.11 - 3rd Quarter Finance and Treasurer's Report FY 2012-13

Items of special interest from the Consent Calendar

Item 4.9 - NO RIGHT TURN ON RED for Southbound Avenida de la Carlotta at Paseo de Valencia - Upon staff’s review, it has been determined that the location justifies the establishment of a “No Right Turn on Red”. ** Citizens who have been turning right on red at this intersection for so long need to know about this in advance and also need to note that No RIGHT TURN ON RED is already posted at Cabot Rd. and La Paz but widely ignored. The No Right Turn On Red Signs are small and often posted up high and at the far right on smaller sized signs that are not easily spotted unless one knows about them.

3. WARRANT REGISTER = $444,567.26
Items of Interest from the Warrant Register - None

4. CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
5. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS - None


6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS -

Item 7.2.1 - Presentation to City Council re. the 2013 City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day Race. - 1/2 Marathon, 10K and 5K Honoring the USMC Dark Horse Battalion.
Item 7.2.2 - Presentation to City Council re. the 2013 City of Laguna Hills July 4th Celebration.


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


** Information, Comments, Questions, Concerns from LH Watch Dog Readers from the previous blog post -
ABOUT: Mayor Pro-Tem Blount's support for Citizens, Support for Citizens or NO, and City Views, City Views - Relevant or just Political, The Animal Shelter Issue.
** 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 $68 if funds are received before 6/7/13. 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:

May 15 - La Rana Mexican - Special "Diez-Y-Cinco" de Mayo Event Moulton Pkwy. Laguna Hills
May 22 - King's Fish House - Laguna Hills Mall
May 29 - Whole Food's Market - Aliso Creek Rd. Laguna Niguel
June 5 - Pizza Store, Alicia Pkwy. Laguna Hills

**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.