Laguna Hills Watch Dog - HEADLINES/ ITEMS OF INTEREST for the Tuesday, November 26, 2013 LAGUNA HILLS CITY COUNCIL MEETING - 7 PM at City Hall

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

*** PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES
** You should be able to find all  PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES  on the City web site face page at http://www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us/ under "Quick Links" - "Public Notices"

For the next City Council Meeting on Tuesday, November 26, 2013 - Item 5.1 Amendment to Title 9 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code to Prohibit Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in All Zoning Districts and Revise the Development Code Compliance Policy.

For the last meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 10, 2013  - A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA HILLS ADOPTING THE CA. BUILDING STANDARDS CODE AND THE INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE AS WELL AS THE CA. FIRE CODE - at the City Council Meeting 7 pm at City Hall - 24035 El Toro Rd. Laguna Hills.

** Interested persons will be given the opportunity to comment on these item at the public hearing and written comments may be submitted to the City Council prior to the hearing.


** NEW ABC - TV SERIES FEATURING THE HOME OF OUR MAYOR PRO-TEM ANDREW BLOUNT IN AN EXTREME COMPETITION FOR THE BEST CHRISTMAS DECORATED HOME IN THE COUNTRY.  SERIES PREMIERES MONDAY DECEMBER 9, 2013 on ABC - TV  9:00|8:00c

The Great Christmas Light Fight is a new competition series in which 20 families from across America will decorate their homes to the extreme for Christmas – in ways that would certainly make even Clark Griswold envious – with a total of $250,000 in prizing ($50,000 won each week). The Great Christmas Light Fight will air on MONDAYS, DECEMBER 9 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET/PT), DECEMBER 16 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) and DECEMBER 23 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET/PT) with back-to-back episodes on those two nights. Michael Moloney & Sabrina Soto (both from Extreme Makeover: Home Edition) will serve as judges for the series. 4 families will compete each week to transform their homes for the holidays. 20 families were chosen through an extensive nationwide search based on their previous elaborate Christmas light displays, incredible choreography and over-the-top designs.


GET FIT and ENJOY the TRAILS OF LAGUNA HILLS with Mayor Kogerman -  “Walk with the Mayor” program meeting every Saturday Morning.  Check the City of Laguna Hills web site at www.ci.laguna-hills.ca.us  and look under "Featured Links" and Calendar of Events for the Community Bulletin Board to find locations and any instructions for each Sat. Morning Walk.

** YOU CAN LISTEN TO OUR MAYOR, Barbara Kogerman. ON FM RADIO- KSBR (88.50).  Interviews  with Mayor Kogerman by Dawn Kamber of Saddleback Community College's FM radio station 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 each council meeting. The regular programming is easy-listening jazz.

** WIN-WIN-EVERYDAY!  See LHHS "WWW Everyday Partners - Alpha Cleaners, Golden Baked Hams, ToGO's, Subway, Supercuts, Latte Da Bagelry & Grill on our web site at: http://www.winwinwednesdays.com/   Bring the flyers from our web site for these everyday partners and Support the businesses that support LHHS!
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LAGUNA HILLS' CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEATURES DIRECTORY for Tuesday, November 26,  2013

1.  CLOSED SESSION:  The Laguna Hills' City Manager's Annual Performance Evaluation Continues

2. PRESENTATIONS and PROCLAMATIONS: 
Item 1.1 -  Report from Laguna Hills High School Student Liaison Kerstyn Gonzales + Win-Win Everyday Partners                                                         
Item 1.2 - Certificate of Recognition for Laguna Hills Resident Janell Keider and her Therapy Dog Jenna - Pet Therapy Program

Item 1.3 - Presentation from the Transportation Corridor agencies regarding the Toll Road Express Accounts

3. CONSENT CALENDAR and WARRANT REGISTER:
Warrant Register = $1,024,171.17
Items of Interest from the Warrant Register - None

Items of interest from the Consent Calendar:
Item 3.4 - Progress Payment No. 28/Final for La Paz Rd. Widening at I-5 $8,811.37 to Sema Construction                                                                                         
Item 3.5 - Participation in the Countywide Public Mass Notification System - "ALERTOC"  Emergency Warning System.

4. CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING AGENCY PUBLIC HEARINGS: None

5. CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARINGS:  Item 5.1 Amendment to Title 9 of the Laguna Hills Municipal Code to Prohibit Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in All Zoning Districts and Revise the Development Code Compliance Policy.

6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS:                                                                       
Item 6.1.1 - AMBULANCE CONTRACT AWARD AUTHORITY - but with no mention of cost to residents from the ambulance service chosen for our City by OCFA.

Item 6.2.1 - INFORMATION RE. HIRING A NOISE CONSULTANT TO PROVIDE PEER REVIEW SERVICES FOR THE APRIL 2013 NOISE STUDY REPORT Re: CONCERN ABOUT SOUND WALLS for THE I-5 WIDENING PROJECT FROM STATE ROUTE 73 TO EL TORO RD.

7. MATTERS AGENDIZED and PRESENTED by COUNCIL MEMBERS and MAYOR - None

** Information, Comments, Questions, Concerns from LH Watch Dog Readers from the previous blog post - ABOUT: Public Art Fund Deficit and suggestion for the City to cooperate with local artists, Council Member Melody Carruth nitpicking businesses, screening construction waste, chronic complaints, policing or planning?

8. ** 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

*** Team Dark Horse is Collecting Toys and Gifts for the 3/5 Marines families and children for their Christmas Holiday Party that will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Unwrapped toys and gifts will be collected through Dec 5.  Generic gifts of any amount on VISA or other similar cards are always needed for the older children.
Toy Collection Boxes can be found around town at the following locations:
Laguna Hills City Hall on El Toro Rd.,
Laguna Hills Community Center on Alicia Pkwy.,
Nellie Gail Ranch HOA Club House and Equestrian Center,
Laguna Hills Mall
Players Sports Grill (24401 Ridge Route, Laguna Hills)
Farmers and Merchants Bank (in Laguna Hills next to the Post Office),
Florence Sylvester Senior Center (Laguna Hills in the Center where the DMV is located.)
Heidelberg Pastry Shop (25260 La Paz Rd. Laguna Hills)
Baker, Knapp and Tubbs Furniture (Aliso Creek Rd. Laguna Niguel)


*** Team Dark Horse has also just launched it's First Newsletter so please watch for it in your e-mail boxes!!!

**Thank you so much for your donations that express appreciation for the services and sacrifices of the 3/5 Marines and their families.