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Rebecca Gilad commendation: Council adopted a resolution honoring Rebecca Gilad as Assembly District 72's 2025 Woman of the Year. Assemblymember Diane Dixon presented a state assembly resolution on behalf of the district and the council then moved to adopt a city commendation and voted in favor (voice vote: aye).

Community College Awareness Month proclamation: Council adopted a proclamation designating April 2025 as Community College Awareness Month and recognized the South Orange County Community College District (Saddleback College, Irvine Valley College and the Advanced Technology and Education Park) for its programs serving older adults, including Emeritus offerings. Motion passed (voice vote: aye).

Donate Life Month proclamation: Council adopted a proclamation recognizing April 2025 as Donate Life Month and encouraged residents to consider organ, eye and tissue donation registration. Motion passed (voice vote: aye).

City treasurer's report (March 31, 2025): The council received and filed the treasurer's report. Staff summarized balances: total cash and investments reported at approximately $13.86 million, general fund operating cash about $6.67 million and general fund reserves about $3.7 million; other reported funds included special revenue and pension/other-post-employment trust fund balances. The council voted to receive and file the report (voice vote: aye).

Consent calendar: The council approved the consent calendar by single vote (voice vote: aye).

Animal registration ordinance: Following a second reading presented by staff, the council unanimously adopted an ordinance amending Laguna Woods Municipal Code section 5.02.010 and chapter 5.04 related to animal registration (second reading and adoption; motion and second recorded; unanimous voice vote).

These items were recorded as unanimous voice votes in the meeting minutes and did not include roll-call recorded tallies in the transcript beyond the verbal \"Aye\" responses.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Laguna Woods City Council Meeting - April 16, 2025, Regular","oneSentenceSummary","At the meeting the council adopted ceremonial proclamations, received the March 2025 treasurer's report, adopted an ordinance amending animal registration provisions and approved routine consent calendar items.","taxTitle","Laguna Woods City, Orange County, California","taxId",71912,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6267820,"Laguna Woods backs state reforms for sober living oversight, directs city to prepare supporting correspondence",895,9283000,10178000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3062351-cfc359bb1c7e0fd4fb684c796ca8ebb0&start=9283&end=10178","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3062351-cfc359bb1c7e0fd4fb684c796ca8ebb0/thumbnail_9283000.jpg","/articles/6267820/Laguna-Woods-City/Orange-County/California/Laguna-Woods-backs-state-reforms-for-sober-living-oversight-directs-city-to-prepare-supporting-correspondence","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267820-9c1b3818c77036271c01fc9b294ab393/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890008&Signature=L5M09Onhfv5RvYKSucan~rRRWz00gJADe-0slZZ-BrcorxbV~66Qv3dsLAqQhoKmzdcapsX5K6c1DC7o0DhkVBRzNxMPCaKRJKTjD4sK56WOCwz~ThOyGs-rUoCa1lCT0-BpjlbQtzNHhSGZ1yRIYZa8OBEv3K8B1emUgg6y8bLgx8i3NwYm3W29sMSuErF0tKms-LFSlVdDQe0jsX4ZIrVlnyoouArQ3SmJ4CklfYfWMFhGxRE43EzScm4Fca8cQPHliJv~o0vOsC7GFs063jeOm-FBJGClseo3ABad6SPfVZ3ZaAJwcuoQTSNjM9rMNvpqhSGsPeU3Xiy0uv7Mug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laguna Woods City Council on April 2025 voted to support a package of state-level reforms and local actions intended to improve oversight of sober living and recovery housing operators.

Connor Medina, regional public affairs manager for the League of California Cities (Orange County division), briefed the council on a set of bills and administrative reforms the League is sponsoring to address complaints about unregulated or poorly run recovery homes. Medina said cities have limited enforcement options under current federal and state frameworks, and that state action is needed to close enforcement gaps. He summarized four sponsored measures, including AB 424 (which would require the Department of Health Care Services to inform complainants of complaint status), AB 492 (notification to cities when a license is approved), SB 329 (shorter timelines for investigations and requirement to inform local leaders when investigations slip beyond set timeframes) and SB 35 (which would permit cities to enforce existing state law on the department's behalf where the department lacks capacity).

After discussion Councilmember Moore moved, and the council seconded, a motion to adopt the staff recommendations: to authorize the mayor to sign or for the city manager to sign correspondence supporting the task force's recommendations and relevant legislative proposals, to register the city's support for the listed bills and task-force recommendations, and to direct staff to prepare an ordinance for future consideration. The motion passed unanimously.

Supporters at the meeting and council members emphasized two points: that recovery housing provides vital services to people in need, and that some operators are alleged to have provided inadequate services while collecting public or private funds with little oversight. Council discussion and public comment noted the need for both stronger enforcement of existing law and assurance that licensed facilities provide appropriate medical or therapeutic supports; speakers urged reforms that increase transparency and accountability without blocking legitimate treatment providers.

The action does not itself change city code; staff will prepare the correspondence and a draft ordinance for later council consideration.","Council voted unanimously to support recommendations from the California Sober Living and Recovery Task Force and to back related bills aimed at improving state oversight of recovery housing, and directed staff to prepare corresponding mayoral or city-manager correspondence and consider ordinance drafting.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6267825,"Laguna Woods reviews 11-year capital improvement plan and flags rising sheriff contract costs for budget planning",844,7653000,8497000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3062351-cfc359bb1c7e0fd4fb684c796ca8ebb0&start=7653&end=8497","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3062351-cfc359bb1c7e0fd4fb684c796ca8ebb0/thumbnail_7653000.jpg","/articles/6267825/Laguna-Woods-City/Orange-County/California/Laguna-Woods-reviews-11-year-capital-improvement-plan-and-flags-rising-sheriff-contract-costs-for-budget-planning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267825-c063ed96ec3fca0dfd42d46df3f06bf9/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890008&Signature=bSLUYucZ4TjS1FcQvuRbDFR2KLadbScJ-CAcjYwCmEPC2dGA2ZFfv-5x05RjGVYf9ZHmvXJD3zAA6qO838tP0SgsI3DYnKWMQD1F-pqCW7ADa~UqaZ6Deb3i~Ld1KnUr5cbySFB-g7e6xBSgpfFv0XltEixdTrMo-Xq-uj8VC~9BsvBGylOM3J9AmFKYy1tqIVU5P0174c2QUo0v3N-7R3FWZfm2NiwiWdXFySrZ74A-9DYyxz~zxpy06IALbCTHtz1vpstJCnfwxVSZ5uoDunUwHUYtADeJuzS8CF6oBYsWfz93Cabd8XBt-fWPxFiooBv5Qo-hC7WGKc2tqHV5rg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laguna Woods City Council reviewed a draft 11-year Capital Improvement Program and received updates on projects currently underway and planned for the next two fiscal years. Staff also briefed the council on the city's contract for law enforcement with the Orange County Sheriff's Department and noted that personnel-related increases remain the primary driver of contract cost growth.

Capital projects discussed included the recently completed second phase of a water-quality treatment facility, near-complete City Hall carpet and interior work, an elevator replacement project scheduled for summer closure, two roadway projects scheduled to begin the week of May 19 (a circulation improvement with a new pedestrian button at Gate 1 and a pavement management resurfacing on westbound El Toro Boulevard) and plans to solicit bids for the Woods End trailhead improvements. Staff described a multi-year program to add safety lights to both ends of crosswalks at signalized intersections, to replace worn traffic-signal back plates and visors with retroreflective versions and to replace illuminated street-name signs when it makes sense during intersection work. Staff proposed a downtown parking-lot design allocation, pre-design funds for a public works warehouse, and a multi-year plan to replace or redesign transit shelters and street furniture ahead of the likely end of the current advertising franchise in December 2027.

Staff noted that the largest single new capital placeholder for the two-year cycle is phase five of the City Hall refurbishment and safety project (a downstairs office and lobby remodel) with a preliminary estimate the staff listed as approximately $1.3 million; staff said some figures remain placeholders and will be refined before final budget adoption.

Law enforcement contract: staff reviewed the city's contract with the Orange County Sheriff's Department. The budget table in staff materials showed the city's contract cost proposed at just under $3.6 million for the 2025'26 fiscal year, an increase of about 6% from the prior year and roughly a 24% rise compared with five years prior; staff said approximately 75% of the contract amount is salaries and benefits. Staff reminded the council that labor agreements affecting deputy salaries and benefits are negotiated by the Orange County Board of Supervisors and not the city, creating limited local control over the principal cost drivers. Because most public safety memorandums of understanding (MOUs) expire June 2026, staff said the second year of the two-year budget will incorporate prudent assumptions about possible additional increases.

Council members asked about service levels and how shared positions (for example shared sergeants and investigators with neighboring cities) work. Staff said the contract model includes direct-purchase positions assigned to Laguna Woods and a percentage share of regional positions; staff also noted that year-end credits sometimes occur when position vacancies offset overtime and department costs. Council members emphasized the importance of public safety and acknowledged the limited ability of cities to alter the sheriff's negotiated labor costs.

No formal action was requested at the meeting; staff asked for council input on sequencing and priorities for the CIP before the planned budget adoption on June 25, 2025.","Council members reviewed an 11-year capital improvement program (CIP), discussed near-term projects including water-quality work, City Hall upgrades and street safety lights, and heard staff warn of ongoing increases in the county sheriff contract that will affect future budgets.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6267829,"Laguna Woods council approves new fare structure and extension with Yellow Cab for senior mobility program",4922,2769000,7691000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3062351-cfc359bb1c7e0fd4fb684c796ca8ebb0&start=2769&end=7691","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3062351-cfc359bb1c7e0fd4fb684c796ca8ebb0/thumbnail_2769000.jpg","/articles/6267829/Laguna-Woods-City/Orange-County/California/Laguna-Woods-council-approves-new-fare-structure-and-extension-with-Yellow-Cab-for-senior-mobility-program","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6267829-af6f1107f5a924c4e2ab816fd215e692/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890008&Signature=iLxCKUqcENilR6ALJjzKk31UoPNjNBnQ688KFW0EuB-Kwtj6kifL5Adf4n5TQ7SvBC~Ioj05BWEFEHZrEw2UNmpXO7p62gThHSlV~I3BqjYHFTb~D1rnJkQksYqr9GHwpJOzzJKKgZc0vwqA9Kao-Y9slT79RdKg8tsJtb9rqBj4LJ7UpBmkL4Fk2epmSefeZMzBENkkZwnogQHnfuRCoPYFHqxq~brVCcev-IMkmbbNd995KHWMn3XuO3joqnlTSMu64K7q4JrDX9FlNpKje3Sl~khliMTT43JtRVFt39XXs-6CIfnr6-RHkjoWyA8e2~nfEs9Sn3Obk7ws9ZQ1cg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laguna Woods City Council on April 2025 approved changes to its Senior Mobility Program, increasing most rider co-pays, extending and amending the city's agreement with Cabco Yellow Inc. (dba California Yellow Cab) and allocating general-fund support for the two-year budget cycle beginning July 1, 2025.

City staff described the program as a countywide-style taxi subsidy open to Laguna Woods residents age 60 and older that allows trips anywhere in Orange County (and to the VA in Long Beach) so long as a trip starts or ends in Laguna Woods. Staff said enrollment has grown far beyond expectations: about 5,500 residents enrolled by Dec. 31, 2024 and staff reported enrollment just under 6,300 at the meeting. In the program's first 18 months participants took almost 30,000 trips totaling more than 250,000 miles and the city spent just under $786,000 over that period, staff said.

Because short trips (0'to'10 miles) account for roughly 60% of trips, staff said it prioritized maintaining deep affordability for those rides. Under the council-approved structure most short trips will move from the current $5 rider co-pay to $8; the city's share for a 0'to'10 mile trip was described in the staff presentation as $10.50. Other mileage tiers and destination fares were revised as shown in staff materials; John Wayne Airport fares were changed from a $25 fixed one-way rate to a proposed $40 one-way rider co-pay, with the city's portion of that trip described in staff remarks as $12. The proposal also creates $0 fares to three regional transportation centers (Irvine Station, Laguna Hills Transportation Center and Santa Ana Regional Transportation Center) tied to a $325,000 Orange County Transportation Authority EMSD grant the city received.

Staff recommended and council approved an extension and amendment to the city's existing contract with Cabco Yellow Inc. (doing business as California Yellow Cab) that implements the new co-pay schedule and extends the current agreement through the 2025'27 budget cycle; staff said the amended agreement will be re-competed after that period. Council and staff emphasized the city's continued use of a taxi provider (rather than ride-hailing platforms) is driven in part by Measure M2 grant rules and other program funding constraints, though staff said they are monitoring technology and app-based options for future iterations.

Funding and implementation: staff recommended the council anticipate transferring roughly $812,000 from the general fund over the two-year cycle to support the program, roughly split as $406,000 per fiscal year, with the OCTA grant and the city's regular OCTA senior mobility monies covering additional costs. Staff said monthly invoices already have been large (one March invoice exceeded $83,000), and that the city does not limit trip counts per participant.

Public comment: speakers at the meeting generally supported the program and asked about scheduling, on-demand apps, and comparisons with other jurisdictions. Staff said Yellow Cab operates a demand-response service and maintains a dedicated telephone booking line for the program; it does not currently provide an app-based map-tracking interface for this program. Staff added they will run outreach to re-enroll the 6,000+ participants ahead of the July 1 changes and that future renewals should include public-facing online enrollment.

The council approved the extension and amendment to the California Yellow Cab agreement and the proposed co-pay schedule effective July 1, 2025. The motion passed unanimously.","The council approved revised co-pays, a two-year funding plan and an extension/amendment to the city's contract with California Yellow Cab to continue the senior mobility taxi subsidy program beginning July 1, 2025.","actionData","errors"]

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