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Lake Forest, California

Lake Forest   California average (US Census ACS)
Population85,846
Per-capita income$58,506
Median home value$876,300
Typical home value $1,199,098 -0.7% yr/yr · +41.8% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)

Reuniones recientes

Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Housing Authority - Special Meeting

Housing Authority considers $213,615 contract for affordable housing consultant

The Lake Forest Housing Authority is meeting to award a professional services contract and approve amendments to loan management agreements. The body will also review minutes from the June 16, 2026, special meeting.

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City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST HOUSING AUTHORITY Special Meeting of the Lake Forest Housing Authority Tuesday, July 21, 2026 6:30 p.m. City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 8.12.010, the City Council shall serve as the Housing Authority of the City of Lake Forest and shall administer and enforce the provisions of the Code. The Public Session of the Housing Authority meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Housing Authority may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. Howev [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

Lake Forest Council to consider moratorium extension on massage establishments

The City Council will hold a public hearing on extending an urgency ordinance that prohibits the establishment of new massage businesses. The body will also vote on various infrastructure contracts, housing consultant services, and municipal code amendments regarding group homes.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, July 21, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will be uninterrupted. The C [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Thu Jul 9, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED - Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
Wed Jul 8, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED - Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 06:00 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

El Concejo decidirá sobre la apelación de un edificio industrial de 165,803 sq ft en Enterprise Way

El concejo llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre una apelación de la aprobación de la Comisión de Planificación para un edificio industrial de 165,803 pies cuadrados en 26200 Enterprise Way, incluyendo la certificación de un Informe de Impacto Ambiental. También considerarán la primera lectura de una ordenanza que modifica las regulaciones para hogares grupales, centros de cuidado residencial y casas de huéspedes. Otros puntos de acción incluyen la adjudicación de un contrato de $589,107 para mejoras en Cavanaugh Park, la discusión sobre los límites de mandato del concejo municipal con una posible medida electoral en noviembre de 2026, y la discusión sobre posibles aumentos de compensación para los miembros del concejo y comisionados.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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I'd like to call the July 7, 2026 city council meeting to order. Let the record reflect that all council members are present tonight. Votes this evening will be recorded using the city's electronic voting system. Madame city clerk, have there been have we received any requests to speak during >> I have not received any in-person comments for closed session? And we have not received any online uh comments for close session either. >> Thank you. At this time, the city council will recess to close session for the purpose of conducting regular city business. At this time, the city council will convene to consider public matters. If you wish to speak, please fill out a blue speaker card and it will be provided to and provided to the city clerk. If you wish to submit any written materials, please provide those to the city clerk. They will be distributed to the city council. As required by state law, when speaking on an item listed on the agenda, limit your comments to the subject of that item. If you wish to speak on a subject not listed on the agenda, you may speak under the public comment portion of the meeting. Please address your comments to the city council staff only. We'll respond to questions from the city council, not from the public speakers. Finally, tonight we have a very busy agenda with a number of items which we have dozens of requests to speak. These items include the appeal hearing which resulted from the planning commission hearing on the item running past uh midn [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, July 7, 2026 Closed Session 6:00 p.m. Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Jul 6, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED - Traffic and Parking Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 05:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

El Concejo considerará contrato de ingeniería de $3M y sesión cerrada sobre demanda

El Concejo Municipal llevará a cabo primero una sesión cerrada para discutir la demanda pendiente Brian McMillan v. City of Lake Forest. Durante la sesión pública, el concejo votará sobre un calendario de consentimiento que incluye un contrato de $3 millones con Ardurra Group para ingeniería municipal, la renovación del financiamiento de transporte de la Measure M y otros asuntos rutinarios como el registro de garantías y resoluciones electorales.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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I'd like to call the June 16th, 2026 regular city council and special housing authority meeting to order. Let the record reflect that all council members are present tonight. Votes this evening will be recorded using the city's electronic voting systems. We will now move on to close session public comment. Madam city clerk, have we received any request to speak during public comment? >> We have not, mayor. >> Okay. At this time, the city council will recess to close session for the purpose of conducting regular city business. At this time, the city council will convene to consider public matters. Let the record reflect that council member Voits will be absent tonight. If you wish to speak, please fill out a blue speaker card and provide it to the city clerk. If you wish to submit any written materials, please provide those to the city clerk. They will be distributed to the city council. As required by state law, when speaking on an item listed on the agenda, limit your comments to the subject on the item. If you wish to speak on a subject not listed on the agenda, you may speak under the public comment portion of the meeting. Finally, please address your comments to the city council. Staff will only respond to questions from the city council, not from public speakers. We will now move on to the invocation. The invocation will be provided by Pastor Tom Wheeler from Saddleback Church. Welcome. >> Well, thank you. It's been a uh Yeah, it's been a year. It's been a year. Um, than [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Closed Session 5:30 p.m. Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site wil [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Housing Authority - Special Meeting

La Autoridad de Vivienda adjudicará contrato de $110k para consultoría del programa de préstamos de rehabilitación

La Autoridad de Vivienda de Lake Forest considerará la aprobación de las actas de una reunión de marzo de 2026 y la adjudicación de un contrato de consultoría de $110,000 a GRC Associates, Inc. para servicios del programa de subvenciones de pintura y préstamos de rehabilitación de viviendas. La reunión es una sesión especial del Concejo Municipal actuando como Autoridad de Vivienda.

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City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST HOUSING AUTHORITY Special Meeting of the Lake Forest Housing Authority Tuesday, June 16, 2026 6:30p.m. City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 8.12.010, the City Council shall serve as the Housing Authority of the City of Lake Forest and shall administer and enforce the provisions of the Code. The Public Session of the Housing Authority meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Housing Authority may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. Howeve [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

La Comisión de Planificación considerará un nuevo edificio industrial de 165,803 sq ft en 26200 Enterprise Way

La Comisión llevará a cabo una audiencia pública y considerará aprobar un Permiso de Desarrollo del Sitio y certificar un Informe de Impacto Ambiental para la demolición de un edificio existente y la construcción de un nuevo edificio industrial de 165,803 square foot en 26200 Enterprise Way. El proyecto, propuesto por IPT Enterprise Business Center LLC, incluye la adopción de una declaración de consideraciones predominantes y un programa de monitoreo de mitigación. La agenda de consentimiento incluye la aprobación de las actas de la reunión del 7 de mayo de 2026.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
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Here we go. Good evening to everyone. Um, I'd like to officially call to order the planning commission meeting of June 4th, 2026 and let the record reflect that all commissioners are present. Vice Chair Greybel, will you please lead us in the pledge of allegiance? >> It would be my pleasure. So if everyone please uh rise and put their hands over their heart and join me with uh making a pledge to the greatest nation on in the history of this planet. So with that I pledge of allegiance >> to the flag of the United States of America and to the stands one. >> Thank you Vice Chair Greyel. At this time, members of the public may address the commission regarding matters not on the agenda and within the jurisdiction of the planning commission. Comments shall be limited to three minutes per person. If you would like to make a comment, please fill out a speaker card and submit it to the commission secretary. The speaker cards are available at the agenda review table by the entrance. Madame Commission and Secretary, have we received any speaker cards for non-aggendaized items? >> I have not received any for non-aggendaized items. >> All right, perfect. Thank you. This is the time for the commission to consider matters listed under the consent calendar. Have we received any comments from members of the public on the consent calendar? >> None received. >> All right. Do any commissioners wish to discuss this item or is there a motion to approve the consent calendar? >> Motion to approve th [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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June 4, 2026 LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Page 1 AGENDA LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission Thursday, June 4, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Resolution 2020-03, Regular Meetings of the Planning Commission are held the Thursday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the City website at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and available at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Planning Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING: Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected]. Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure all comments are received prior to the Planning Commission meeting, pl [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Wed Jun 3, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

La Comisión de Servicios Comunitarios revisará la actualización del Plan de Mejoras de Capital

La Comisión de Servicios Comunitarios de Lake Forest recibirá y archivará varios informes informativos, incluyendo una actualización del Plan de Mejoras de Capital, una actualización de los servicios de guardias de seguridad para los parques de la ciudad y una actualización sobre la Celebración America 250. La reunión también incluye la aprobación de actas anteriores e informes rutinarios sobre boletos de recreación y la participación en los programas de mayo. No hay elementos de acción ni audiencias públicas programadas.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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Good evening. I am Margie Mattson, Community Community Service Commission Chair, and I hereby call the June 3rd Community Service Commission meeting to order. Please rise. I will now lead us in the Pledge of Allegiance to our country. >> And now let the heart begin. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> You may be seated. Thank you, colleagues. We'll now proceed with presentation items. Deputy City Manager McGovern, will you please introduce the presentation? >> Thank you, Chair Lancaster. I'm going to turn it over to Ravi Shah, our new principal engineer here at the city, for a presentation on the Capital Improvement Program. >> Welcome, Ravi. >> Thank you. Um I'm going to step back there a little bit. Can you hear me okay? Okay. Uh good evening, Chair and Commissioners. Again, I'm Ravi Shah, principal engineer with uh the Public Works Department. As Shawn mentioned, I've been here a month. So, um really excited to be here to present our CIP update for the first quarter of 2026. There you go. Our current program includes 60 projects with a total budget of $55 million. You may notice this number is a little different than the last fourth quarter update for 2025. The council did approve two additional CIP projects during the mid-year review. We have completed four projects since the last quarterly update. Those projects are the Vintage Par [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Regular Meeting of th e Community Services Commission Wednesday, June 3, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Community Services Commission are held the Wednesday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Wednesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Community Services Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Community Services Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the pub [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Jun 2, 2026 · 05:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

El Concejo votará sobre la apropiación presupuestaria del año fiscal 2026-27 y el límite de $187M

El Concejo Municipal discutirá y considerará la adopción de la apropiación presupuestaria del año fiscal 2026-27 y el establecimiento del límite de apropiaciones en $187,447,617. Los puntos de consentimiento incluyen la adjudicación de un contrato de $628,266.99 para el mantenimiento del paisaje del Civic Center y la aprobación de cierres de carreteras para el desfile del 4 de julio. El concejo también considerará una posición política sobre el Assembly Bill 1795 y adoptará un programa revisado de clasificación y compensación.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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Ready. I'd like to call the June 2nd, 2026 city council meeting to order. Let the record reflect that all council members are present with the exception of council member Tedmer. Votes this evening will be recorded using the city's electronic voting system. Now we'll uh close session public comment. Madam city clerk, have we received any request to speak during close session public comment? We have mayor we received um public comment for both close session item number one and number two. So for the first item is Brian McMillan. >> Hello. My name is Brian McMillan. I'm a business owner, a property owner, uh and advocate for small businesses in Lake Forest. Um the city manager, this is regarding the performance evaluation for the city manager. The city manager authorized and encouraged a novel approach to eliminating businesses that she and the city council found unpleasant or inconvenient. She said or thought, "Let's let's make one of the landlords personally responsible for business license code violations of his tenants." The city manager through her code enforcement department then intentionally misinterpreted and misapplied the city's own laws as well as longstanding state and federal laws to punish a landlord. Obviously, to make an example, the city went on to intentionally ignore its it their own policies and existing laws to serve unlawful citations on this landlord. After considerable expense by the landlord, the State of California Administrative Appeals Court reverse [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, June 2, 2026 Closed Session 5:30 p.m. Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Jun 1, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED: Traffic and Parking Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Tue May 26, 2026 · 05:00 PM

Audit Committee - Special Meeting

El Comité de Auditoría revisa los estados financieros del tercer trimestre y la estrategia de ingresos extraordinarios

El Comité de Auditoría de Lake Forest recibirá y archivará varios informes financieros, incluido el Informe de Estado Presupuestario y Cumplimiento al 31 de marzo de 2026, y el informe financiero del tercer trimestre para el año fiscal 2025-26. También discutirán una estrategia para el uso de ingresos extraordinarios. Todos los puntos son solo para discusión; no hay votos programados sobre acciones sustantivas.

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Multi-Purpose Room Community Center, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA LAKE FOREST AUDIT COMMITTEE Lake Forest Civic Center Multi Purpose Room 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 Tuesday, May 26, 2026, 5:00 p.m. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the City’s website at www.lakeforestca.gov and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Audit Committee may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING: Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected]. Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Audit Committee meeting, please submit email comments no later than 3:30 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING: Members of the public who wish to provide in-person, verbal comments will be asked to fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Clerk. Speaker cards will be available at the agenda public review table, near the entrance. CALL TO ORDER: ATTENDANCE: Committee Members: Finance Director: Assis [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Thu May 21, 2026 · 05:30 PM

City Council - Special Meeting

El Concejo votará sobre el contrato de aplicación de la ley con el Condado de Orange para el año fiscal 2026-27

Esta reunión especial incluye una sesión cerrada para litigios (Brian McMillan v. City of Lake Forest) y una evaluación de desempeño del administrador de la ciudad. La sesión pública presenta reconocimientos a negocios locales y al evento Taste of Lake Forest, un calendario de consentimiento con contratos y proclamas rutinarias, una audiencia pública sobre vacantes laborales bajo AB 2561, y puntos de acción que incluyen un acuerdo de servicios de aplicación de la ley para el año fiscal 2026-27 y la adopción de posiciones políticas sobre legislación estatal.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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At this time, the city council will convene to consider public matters. If you wish to speak, please fill out a blue speaker card and provide it to the city clerk. If you wish to submit any written materials, please provide those to the city clerk. They will be distributed to the city council. As required by state law, when speaking on an item listed on the agenda, limit your comments to the subject of that item. If you wish to speak on a subject not listed on the agenda, you may speak under public comment portion of the meeting. Finally, please address your comments to the city council. staff will not respond to any questions from s from the city council, not from speakers. We will now move on to the invocation. The invocation tonight will be provided by Michael Hong of the Church of Leader uh Jesus Christ and Latter-day Saints. Okay. Our dear kind, gracious heavenly father, we come we come before thee with uh gratitude in our hearts. We're grateful for this wonderful city and we're grateful for all those who uh serve and dedicate their lives to to improving this uh wonderful city that we live in. Um Lord, we ask uh we we're thank thankful for for the the police officers and the firefighters who who u dedicate their lives to making this city better. Uh Lord uh we ask thee to bless the leaders here that they may have wisdom uh patience and clarity as they uh make decisions during this meeting today. Um Lord, we ask thee to we ask thee to uh bless us that we may have a spirit [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Special Meeting of the City Council Thursday, May 21, 2026 Closed Session 5:30 p.m. Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, t [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue May 19, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED City Council - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Tue May 12, 2026 · 05:30 PM

CANCELLED Audit Committee - Special Meeting

Senior Clubhouse - Wellness Room, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Thu May 7, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

La Comisión de Planificación considerará una enmienda de zonificación para hogares grupales

La Comisión de Planificación llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre una enmienda al código de zonificación iniciada por la ciudad para permitir hogares grupales para personas con discapacidad, instalaciones de cuidado residencial y casas de huéspedes, y recomendará que el Concejo Municipal adopte la ordenanza. La comisión también recibirá presentaciones sobre la Prevención del Delito a través del Diseño Ambiental (CPTED) y una actualización del Plan de Mejoras de Capital, y aprobará las actas de la reunión anterior.

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✓ Decidido: Commission recommends zoning changes for group homes and residential care

The Planning Commission approved the March 5, 2026, meeting minutes and recommended a city-initiated zoning code amendment to the City Council. The amendment addresses various sections of Title 9 regarding group homes, residential care facilities, and boarding houses. The Commission also found the action exempt from CEQA requirements.

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
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May 7, 2026 LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Page 1 AGENDA LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission Thursday, May 7, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Resolution 2020-03, Regular Meetings of the Planning Commission are held the Thursday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the City website at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and available at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Planning Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING: Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected]. Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure all comments are received prior to the Planning Commission meeting, [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Wed May 6, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

La Comisión recibirá una actualización sobre el Desfile del 4 de julio

La Comisión considerará puntos de consentimiento que incluyen la aprobación de las actas de la reunión de abril, una actualización sobre los boletos de Recreation Ask Lake Forest, un informe de participación de programas y una actualización de los servicios de guardias de seguridad para los parques de la ciudad. El punto principal de discusión es un informe del personal sobre el Desfile del 4 de julio de la City of Lake Forest. No hay ordenanzas, rezonificaciones ni contratos con montos en dólares en la agenda.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Regular Meeting of th e Community Services Commission Wednesday, May 6, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Community Services Commission are held the Wednesday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Wednesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Community Services Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Community Services Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the publ [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue May 5, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

El Concejo considerará abandonar Whispering Hills Park y aprobar el diseño del skatepark

El Concejo Municipal de Lake Forest votará una resolución para iniciar el proceso de abandonar Whispering Hills Park como sitio de parque, con una audiencia pública programada para el 9 de junio de 2026. El concejo también llevará a cabo una audiencia pública sobre el Plan de Acción Anual de la Subvención en Bloque para el Desarrollo Comunitario del año fiscal 2026-27 y considerará aprobar el diseño conceptual final para el Etnies Skatepark. Los artículos de consentimiento incluyen un registro de garantías de $10.48 millones, un contrato de gestión de señales de tráfico de $985,292 y varias enmiendas contractuales para la eliminación de grafitis, auditoría, banca y servicios de transporte para personas mayores.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will be uninterrupted. The Cit [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon May 4, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Traffic and Parking Commission - Regular Meeting

La Comisión revisará el borrador del Estudio de Mejoras Operativas del Tráfico

La Comisión de Tráfico y Estacionamiento de Lake Forest revisará y proporcionará comentarios sobre el borrador del Estudio de Mejoras Operativas del Tráfico, incluyendo las prioridades de implementación y consideraciones futuras de capital. También recibirán y archivarán una actualización sobre el Plan de Mejoras de Capital y considerarán artículos de consentimiento rutinarios, como las actas de la reunión y un informe resumido de Ask Lake Forest.

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AGENDA LAKE FOREST TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission Monday, May 4, 2026 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Traffic and Parking Commission are held the Monday before the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/129/Agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Monday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Traffic and Parking Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Traffic and Parking Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the publ [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Apr 21, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

El Concejo Municipal de Lake Forest considerará diversos contratos e informes municipales

El Concejo Municipal revisará varios elementos rutinarios del calendario de consentimiento, incluyendo cambios y adjudicaciones de contratos. Los temas de discusión incluyen un análisis del inventario del parque industrial y una actualización del plan de mejoras de capital.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cannot guarantee that its network and/or the site will be uninterrupted. The [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Thu Apr 9, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED - Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
Wed Apr 8, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

El diseño conceptual preliminar del Etnies Skatepark está sujeto a discusión

La Comisión de Servicios Comunitarios recibirá actualizaciones sobre los programas del Lake Forest Sports Park y el Performing Arts Center, aprobará los elementos del calendario de consentimiento, incluyendo las actas de las reuniones y un informe de boletos de recreación, y discutirá un informe sobre los servicios de guardias de seguridad en los parques de la ciudad. El elemento principal de discusión es el diseño conceptual preliminar para el Etnies Skatepark basado en los comentarios de la participación comunitaria, donde la Comisión proporcionará retroalimentación al personal y a la firma de diseño.

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✓ Decidido: Commission reviews $2.1M conceptual design for Etnies Skatepark renovation

The Commission approved the March 4, 2026 meeting minutes and the March program participation report. Staff presented a conceptual redesign for the Etnies Skatepark to better accommodate beginner and intermediate users, which will move to City Council for potential approval in May 2026.

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Regular Meeting of th e Community Services Commission Wednesday, April 8, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Community Services Commission are held the Wednesday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Wednesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Community Services Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Community Services Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the pu [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Apr 7, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

El Concejo Municipal de Lake Forest considerará la reutilización de un parque y acuerdos de infraestructura

El Concejo Municipal revisará varios acuerdos de servicios profesionales, incluyendo servicios de edificación y seguridad. Los temas de discusión incluyen la posible reutilización de Whispering Hills Park y un acuerdo de infraestructura de residuos con Orange County.

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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City canno [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Apr 6, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Cancelled - Traffic and Parking Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Tue Mar 17, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

City Council to consider Costco project and approve contracts

The Lake Forest City Council will consider a resolution to approve the Costco Wholesale project at Towne Centre Drive, including site development and use permits. The council will also approve routine consent calendar items, including the warrant register and amendments to landscape and animal care service contracts.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City cann [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Mar 10, 2026 · 05:30 PM

Audit Committee - Special Meeting

Lake Forest Audit Committee to review financial reports and revenue updates

The Lake Forest Audit Committee will meet to receive and file several financial reports, including the 2026 oversight calendar, budgetary status, and quarterly financial updates. The committee will also review sales tax and property tax figures, as well as actuarial valuation reports for pension and benefits.

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Senior Clubhouse - Wellness Room, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA LAKE FOREST AUDIT COMMITTEE Lake Forest Senior Clubhouse Wellness Room 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California 92630 Tuesday, March 10, 2026, 5:30 p.m. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the City’s website at www.lakeforestca.gov and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, CA 92630. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Audit Committee may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Audit Committee meeting, please submit email comments no later than 3:30 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the public who wish to provide in-person, verbal comments will be asked to fill out a speaker card and give it to the City Clerk. Speaker cards will be available at the agenda public review table, near the entrance. CALL TO ORDER: 5:30 p.m. ATTENDANCE: Committee M [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Thu Mar 5, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Planning Commission approves two use permits for a dance center and a golf venue

The Commission will receive and file the Community Preservation Division activity report for the second half of 2025 and the year‑end review. A presentation on the California Environmental Quality Act will be given by the City Attorney’s office. The minutes of the February 5, 2026 Planning Commission meeting will be approved. Resolutions will be adopted to approve Use Permit 02‑25‑5776 for a dance training facility at 27142 Burbank and Use Permit 12‑25‑5847 for Type 40 alcohol sales at Yoyo Golf, 26834 Vista Terrace, each under a CEQA categorical exemption.

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✓ Decidido: Commission approves dance facility and YoYo Golf permits, adopts minutes

The Planning Commission unanimously approved the February 5, 2026 meeting minutes. It approved Use Permit 02-25-5776 to establish a dance training facility at 27142 Burbank, with a 4‑1 vote. It also approved Use Permit 12-25-5847 for type‑40 alcohol sales at YoYo Golf, 26834 Vista Terrace, by unanimous vote.

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
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March 5, 2026 LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Page 1 AGENDA LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission Thursday, March 5, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Resolution 2020-03, Regular Meetings of the Planning Commission are held the Thursday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the City website at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting- agendas and available at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Planning Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING: Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected]. Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure all comments are received prior to the Planning Commission mee [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION The regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Forest held Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 PM Commissioners: Jolene Fuentes Thomas Ludden Jordan Villwock Vice Chair: Tom Grable Chair: Michael Stannard Director of Community Development: Gayle Ackerman, AICP Assistant Director of Community Amy Stonich, AICP Development: Commission Secretary: Jennifer Weiss PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Commissioner Villwock. PRESENTATION ITEM: (Item No. 1 - 2) 1. COMMUNITY PRESERVATION DIVISION ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2025, AND END-OF-YEAR REVIEW Code Enforcement Supervisor Winston Karuga provided an overview of the activity report and end-of-year review. Omar Tellez from Trellis, a non-profit organization, provided a presentation on the Community Preservation Volunteer Program, specifically the Love Lake Forest project. Commission and staff discussion ensued regarding upcoming neighborhood improvement events. There were no public comments offered. March 5, 2026 LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Page 1 OVERVIEW PRESENTATION OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT Alisha Winterswyk from the City Attorney’s Office, provided a presentation and responded to Commission inquiry regarding criteria that needs to be met f [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Wed Mar 4, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

Commission will select its Chair and Vice Chair

The Lake Forest Community Services Commission will consider a presentation on senior center programs and will approve routine items on the consent calendar, including meeting minutes and a recreation ticket request. The commission will also discuss and vote on the selection and reorganization of its officers, naming a Chair and Vice Chair. All items are listed on the agenda for the March 4, 2026 meeting.

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✓ Decidido: Commission appoints new Chair and Vice Chair, approves consent items

The Community Services Commission unanimously approved the consent calendar items, including the February 4 minutes, recreation tickets request, and program participation report. The Commission also unanimously appointed Vice Chair Lancaster as the new Chair and Commissioner Fuentes as the new Vice Chair. No other substantive actions were taken.

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Regular Meeting of th e Community Services Commission Wednesday, March 4, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Community Services Commission are held the Wednesday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Wednesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Community Services Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Community Services Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the pu [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION The regular meeting of the Community Services Commission of the City of Lake Forest was held Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. ATTENDANCE: Commissioners: Justo Fuentes Loretta Herrin Zia Jones Vice Chair: Margie Lancaster Chair: Timothy Bruton Deputy City Manager: Sean McGovern Recreation Manager: Vicky Blethen Recreation Manager: Laura Hunter (Absent) Commission Secretary: Yvette Zavaleta PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Commissioner Fuentes. PRESENTATIONS: (Item No. 1) 1. OVERVIEW OF EVENTS AND PROGRAMS AT THE CLUBHOUSE SENIOR CENTER Deputy City Manager McGovern introduced the item and invited Senior Recreation Supervisor Courtney Wysocki to provide an overview of the programs, services, and unique events offered at The Clubhouse Senior Center for the 50-and-better community. Ms. Wysocki presented to the Commission the Clubhouse calendar that outlines all the programming offered at the Clubhouse on a quarterly basis. She reported that the monthly catered luncheons are among the Clubhouse’s most popular events and highlighted the Holly Jolly Holiday Luncheon as a special event at which all participants received donated gifts through partnerships with local businesses. Additional programs at the Clubhouse include bunco, bingo, themed da [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Mar 3, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Housing Authority - Special Meeting

Lake Forest Housing Authority to consider loan agreement amendment

The Lake Forest Housing Authority will meet to approve a first amendment to an affordable housing loan agreement with National Community Renaissance for the Aspan Court project. The meeting will also include the approval of the December 16, 2025, special meeting minutes.

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AGENDA LAKE FOREST HOUSING AUTHORITY Special Meeting of th e Lake Forest Housing Authority Tuesday, March 3, 2026 City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 8.12.010, the City Council shall serve as the Housing Authority of the City of Lake Forest and shall administer and enforce the provisions of the Code. The Public Session of the Housing Authority meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Housing Authority may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Mar 3, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

Council to award $55,000 retail consulting contract and review key city matters

The Lake Forest City Council will consider routine consent‑calendar items, including waiving readings, approving February minutes, and adopting a revised classification plan. It will vote on a $55,000 contract for retail recruitment consulting services with The Retail Coach. Additional discussion items include appointing a planning commissioner, approving a lease with the Lake Forest Equestrian Center, and amending an affordable housing loan agreement for the Aspan Court project. The meeting will conclude with a mid‑year budget review for fiscal year 2025‑26.

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✓ Decidido: Council approved 2025‑26 mid‑year budget amendments and related resolutions (5‑0)

The council approved the consent calendar and adopted the FY 2025‑26 classification plan and compensation schedule, both by 5‑0 votes. It also appointed Jolene Fuentes to the Planning Commission, approved a lease with the Lake Forest Equestrian Center, and awarded a $55,000 retail recruitment consulting contract, each by unanimous vote. The council adopted an amendment to the affordable housing loan agreement and a resolution amending the 2025‑27 operating budget, 2025‑32 capital improvement plan, and FY 2025‑26 appropriations, also by 5‑0 votes.

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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City canno [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Forest held Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with all members present. ROLL CALL: Council Members: Mayor Pro Tem: Mayor: City Manager: City Attorney: City Clerk: Mark Tettemer Scott Voigts Benjamin Yu Doug Cirbo Robert Pequeno Debra Rose Matthew E. Richardson Thy Merritt INVOCATION: The Invocation was provided by Associate Pastor Beth Webb, Foothill Family Church. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Scout Troop # 818. REPORT FROM STUDENT LIAISON: Ethan Barro, Student Liaison from EI Toro High School, provided a report. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Walter Nobrega expressed concerns with current immigration, shared he supports the United Stated Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and requested a resolution in support of the agency. Connor Hurn provided information on the Young Marines program. Mark Hermanson expressed concerns with the small pay for elected and appointed officials and reminded everyone to be respectful at council meetings. Bob Holtzclaw expressed concern with a homeless individual and shared he supports the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Andrew O'Connor expressed his concerns with the Council's response to the Student Liaison's public comment on [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Mar 2, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Traffic and Parking Commission - Regular Meeting

Commission will recommend City Council approve updated Local Signal Synchronization Plan

The Traffic and Parking Commission will receive and file the Orange County Sheriff’s Department report. It will approve the amended minutes from the January 5 meeting and the minutes from the February 2 meeting. Staff will present a summary of Ask Lake Forest traffic and parking service requests received between January 23 and February 20, 2026. Commissioners will discuss and recommend that the City Council approve the FY 2025/26‑2028/29 Local Signal Synchronization Plan and adopt a related resolution.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission Monday, March 2, 2026 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Traffic and Parking Commission are held the Monday before the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/129/Agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Monday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Traffic and Parking Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Traffic and Parking Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the pu [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Feb 17, 2026 · 05:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

City Council to review pickleball court striping outreach results

The City Council will discuss outreach results regarding pickleball court striping at El Toro and Mountain View Parks. The body will also consider several contracts, a municipal code update, and a warrant register for approval.

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✓ Decidido: City Council adopts municipal code updates and approves major contracts

The council adopted an ordinance amending several titles of the Lake Forest Municipal Code, adding a fireworks chapter and exempting it from CEQA. It approved a cooperative master agreement with Amazon Business Marketplace Services and a maintenance services agreement with Dekra‑Lite Industries for city banner printing. The warrant register for $5,590,055.39 and a first amendment to a federal lobbying services agreement were also approved. Proclamations for National Engineers Week and a waiver of reading for listed items were adopted.

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Closed Session 5:30 p.m. Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the pu [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Forest held Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, was called to order at 5:30 p.m. with Council Member Tettemer absent. ROLL CALL: Council Members: Mayor Pro Tem: Mayor: City Manager: City Attorney: City Clerk: CLOSED SESSION Mark Tettemer ( absent) Scott Voigts ( arrived at 5:31 p.m.) Benjamin Yu Doug Cirbo Robert Pequeno Debra Rose Matthew E. Richardson Thy Merritt 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(1) NUMBER OF CASES: 1 Case Name: Brian McMillan v. City of Lake Forest, et al. USDC Central District Case No.: 8:25-cv-00245-SRM ( JDEx) ACTION: Closed session was conducted. 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(2) NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES: 1 ACTION: Closed session was conducted PUBLIC SESSION: 6:30 p.m. INVOCATION: The Invocation was provided by Pastor Walmer Landaverde, Saddleback Church. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Cub Scout Pack # 623. CLOSED SESSION REPORT: City Attorney Richardson had no action to report. PRESENTATIONS: ( Item No. 3) MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Voigts, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cirbo, to approve Presentation It [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Feb 10, 2026 · 05:30 PM

Audit Committee - Special Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Thu Feb 5, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

Planning Commission considers Costco wholesale development at 26602 Towne Centre Dr

The Lake Forest Planning Commission will receive a staff presentation of the 2025 Year‑in‑Review and an update to the Capital Improvement Plan. It will approve the minutes from the December 4, 2025 meeting and consider a public hearing for a pet daycare, grooming, training and boarding facility at 26741 Rancho Pkwy #103. The commission will review and potentially adopt several resolutions related to the demolition of an existing theater and construction of a new 165,068‑sq‑ft Costco wholesale retail building at 26602 Towne Centre Drive, including related use permits and sign program changes. Finally, the commission will conduct the selection and reorganization of its officers.

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✓ Decidido: Planning Commission approves Costco store and pet daycare permits

The commission unanimously approved the minutes from the December 4, 2025 meeting and granted a categorical exemption and use permit for a pet daycare at 26741 Rancho Pkwy #103. It also approved a site‑development permit and several related use permits for a new Costco wholesale store at 26602 Towne Centre Dr, including demolition of the existing theater, construction of a 165,068‑sq‑ft building, alcohol sales, automotive repair, and a modified sign program. Michael Stannard was appointed Chair (3‑0‑1 vote, abstaining) and Tom Grable was appointed Vice Chair (3‑0‑1 vote, abstaining).

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
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February 5, 2026 LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Page 1 AGENDA LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Planning Commission Thursday, February 5, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Resolution 2020-03, Regular Meetings of the Planning Commission are held the Thursday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the City website at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/city_government/agendas_and_minutes/index.php and available at City Hall, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Planning Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING: Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected]. Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure all comments are received prior to the Planning Commission meeting, p [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION The regular meeting of the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Forest held Thursday, February 5 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 PM Commissioners: Vacant Tom Grable Jordan Villwock Vice Chair: Michael Stannard Chair: Thomas Ludden Director of Community Development: Gayle Ackerman, AICP Assistant Director of Community Amy Stonich, AICP Development: Commission Secretary: Jennifer Weiss PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Vice Chair Stannard. PRESENTATION ITEM: (Item No. 1 - 2) 1. 2025 YEAR-IN-REVIEW Planning Aide Tammy Nguyen provided a presentation. There were no public comments offered. 2: CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATE Principal Civil Engineer Jo Claudio provided a presentation. There were no public comments offered. PUBLIC COMMENTS: There were no public comments offered. February 5, 2026 LAKE FOREST PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES Page 1 CONSENT CALENDAR: (Item No. 3 - 4) 3. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF DECEMBER 4, 2025 REVISED MINUTES OF THE 2025 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS There were no public comments offered for items on the Consent Calendar. MOTION: It was moved by Commissioner Villwock, seconded by Vice Chair Stannard to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion was carried unanimously. PUBLIC HEARING(S): (Item No. 5 - 6 [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Wed Feb 4, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

Commission will select new Chair and Vice Chair

The Lake Forest Community Services Commission will receive and file updates on the Capital Improvement Plan, a Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design presentation, and a Security Guard Services report. It will approve the minutes from the December 3, 2025 meeting and receive a recreation ticket request and program participation report. The commission will discuss and vote on the selection and reorganization of officers, including nominating and choosing a Chair and Vice Chair.

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✓ Decidido: Commission approved the December 2025 minutes and program reports (3‑0)

The Community Services Commission approved the items on the consent calendar—including the December 3, 2025 meeting minutes, the Recreation Ask Lake Forest tickets report, and the 2025‑December/2026‑January program participation report—by a 3‑0 vote. The commission also voted to defer the selection and reorganization of officers to the next meeting in March 2026. No other substantive actions were taken.

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AGENDA LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Regular Meeting of th e Community Services Commission Wednesday, February 4, 2026 6:30 PM City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Community Services Commission are held the Wednesday after the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Wednesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Community Services Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Community Services Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE LAKE FOREST COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION The regular meeting of the Community Services Commission of the City of Lake Forest was held Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California. CALL TO ORDER: 6:30 p.m. ATTENDANCE: Commissioners: Justo Fuentes (Absent) Loretta Herrin Zia Jones (Absent) Vice Chair: Margie Lancaster Chair: Timothy Bruton Deputy City Manager: Sean McGovern Recreation Manager: Vicky Blethen (Absent) Recreation Manager: Laura Hunter Commission Secretary: Yvette Zavaleta PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Chair Bruton. PRESENTATIONS: (Item Nos. 1 - 3) 1. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN UPDATE Deputy City Manager McGovern introduced the item and invited Director of Public Works / City Engineer Douglas Erdman to provide an update on the Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) for the fourth quarter of 2025. Director Erdman reported the City has completed 13 projects, representing an investment of more than $10 million back into the community. Notable project completions include lighting upgrades at Heroes Park and improvements on various City roads and intersections. He noted that 12 projects are under construction, six are in pre-construction, seven are in design, and five are in pre-design. Director Erdman concluded his report by emphasizing the City’s progress and ongoing commitment to infrastructure an [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Feb 3, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

City Council to award $500,710 security contract to Lyons Security Service

The Lake Forest City Council will consider several routine items, including waiving readings of resolutions and approving the January 20 meeting minutes. It will award a $500,710 contract to Lyons Security Service for unarmed guard services and approve an amendment to the environmental consulting agreement with LSA Associates. The council will also receive a presentation and vote on the Cavanaugh Park Concept Plan and introduce an ordinance updating multiple sections of the municipal code.

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✓ Decidido: Council approved $500,710 security guard contract and Cavanaugh Park plan

The City Council approved a $500,710 contract with Lyons Security Service for unarmed guard services. It also approved the Cavanaugh Park Concept Plan and directed staff to incorporate phased construction. A fourth amendment to the LSA Associates environmental consulting agreement was adopted, and a municipal‑code amendment ordinance was introduced for its first reading.

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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City ca [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Forest held Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with all members present. ROLL CALL: Council Members: Mayor Pro Tem: Mayor: City Manager: City Attorney: City Clerk: Mark Tettemer Scott Voigts Benjamin Yu Doug Cirbo Robert Pequeno Debra Rose Matthew E. Richardson Thy Merritt PUBLIC SESSION: 6:30 p.m. INVOCATION: The Invocation was provided by Pastor Aaron Hale, Calvary Chapel Foothill Ranch. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Daisy Scouts Troop # 4462. REPORT FROM STUDENT LIAISON: Ethan Barro, Student Liaison from El Toro High School, provided a report. PRESENTATIONS: ( Item No. 1) MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Voigts, seconded by Council Member Yu, to approve Presentation Item No. 1. The motion was carried by a vote of 5-0. 1. 2025 HOLIDAY LIGHTS COMPETITION City Manager Rose introduced this item and invited Community and Marketing Manager Rodriguez to provide a presentation. Andrew O'Connor offered public comment. ACTION: The 2025 Holiday Lights Competition Winner was recognized. PUBLIC COMMENTS: Jay Cost expressed concern for his safety and that of others in Lake Forest and shared comments made by members of the King County Council regarding the activities of the United [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Feb 2, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Traffic and Parking Commission - Regular Meeting

Commission to review draft Traffic Operational Improvement Study

The Lake Forest Traffic and Parking Commission will meet on February 2, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The commission will receive and file the Capital Improvement Plan update and the Ask Lake Forest summary report, and approve the minutes from the January 5, 2026 meeting. Commissioners will review the draft Traffic Operational Improvement Study and provide feedback for future City Council consideration. Routine items on the consent calendar will be enacted by a single vote.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission Monday, February 2, 2026 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Traffic and Parking Commission are held the Monday before the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/129/Agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Monday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Traffic and Parking Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Traffic and Parking Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Jan 20, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

City Council discusses potential special election for council term limits

The City Council will discuss revising term limits and potentially calling a June 2, 2026, special election. The body is also considering a concept plan for Cavanaugh Park and updates to accessory dwelling unit ordinances.

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✓ Decidido: Council approved a $376,740 GIS contract and adopted several ordinances

The Lake Forest City Council approved Presentation Items 1‑2 (5‑0) and adopted Consent Calendar Items 3 and 6‑10 (5‑0), which included waiving readings, completing Heroes Park fields, releasing Lennar Homes bonds, adopting a revised classification plan, amending the ADU ordinance, and approving a $376,740 GIS services agreement. The Council also approved Consent Calendar Items 4‑5 (5‑0), adopted changes to Council policies (5‑0), tabled the Cavanaugh Park concept plan, and moved the term‑limits measure to be filed for future agenda consideration (5‑0).

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City ca [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Forest held Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with all members present. ROLL CALL: Council Members: Mayor Pro Tem: Mayor: City Manager: City Attorney: City Clerk: Mark Tettemer Scott Voigts Benjamin Yu Doug Cirbo Robert Pequeno Debra Rose Matthew E. Richardson Thy Merritt INVOCATION: The Invocation was provided by Pastor Dave Evans, Grace Community Church. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Scouting America Troop # 639. PRESENTATIONS: ( Item Nos. 1 — 2) MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Voigts, seconded by Council Member Yu, to approve Presentation Item Nos. 1 — 2. The motion was carried by a vote of 5-0. 1. RECOGNITION OF EL TORO HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM City Manager Rose introduced this item and invited City Clerk Merritt to provide a presentation. No public comment was offered. ACTION: Certificates of recognition were presented to the El Toro High School Girls Cross Country Team. 2. INTRODUCTION OF ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY DIVISION CHIEF RYAN BISHOP City Manager Rose provided a presentation on this item. Andrew O'Connor offered public comment and expressed concern with fire mitigation strategies. ACTION: Division Chief Bishop was welcomed to the City of L [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Thu Jan 8, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED - Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
Wed Jan 7, 2026 · 06:30 PM

CANCELLED - Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
Tue Jan 6, 2026 · 06:30 PM

City Council - Regular Meeting

Council to consider ordinance amending accessory dwelling unit rules

The Lake Forest City Council will hold the ceremonial oath for the new mayor and hear comments from Mayor Pequeño. Council members will vote on a consent calendar that includes waiving readings of resolutions, approving the December 16, 2025 meeting minutes, and authorizing a $173,994.45 purchase of Cisco Meraki network switches from Abtech Technologies. A public hearing will be held on an ordinance amending Municipal Code §9.146.050 to update accessory and junior accessory dwelling unit regulations, which staff recommends as CEQA‑exempt. The council will also review its policies and receive a quarterly strategic plan update.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting of the City Council Tuesday, January 6, 2026 Public Session 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the City Council are held the First and Third Tuesday of each month at the hour of 5:30 p.m. for Closed Session matters, if required. The Public Session of the meeting shall commence at 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as possible. Special Meeting times may be held at a different time and date as listed on the Agenda. AGENDA DOCUMENT REVIEW: The Agenda and staff reports are available on the Internet at https://www.lakeforestca.gov/en/government/meeting-agendas-and-minutes/meeting-agendas and at the City Clerk’s Office, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, on the Friday before the meeting on Tuesday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The City Council may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. AGENDA ON SOCIAL MEDIA: This meeting will be streamed through Facebook Live. Comments will not be taken via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional service to the public. However, the City can [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE FOREST The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Forest held Tuesday, January 6, 2026, at the Lake Forest City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California, was called to order at 6:30 p.m. with Council Member Voigts absent. ROLL CALL: Council Members: Mayor Pro Tem: Mayor: City Manager: City Attorney: City Clerk: Mark Tettemer Scott Voigts ( Absent) Benjamin Yu Doug Cirbo Robert Pequeno Debra Rose Matthew E. Richardson Thy Merritt INVOCATION: The Invocation was provided by Vanessa Howard, South County Outreach. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of our Country was led by Scout Troop # 4321. REPORT FROM STUDENT LIAISON: Ethan Barro, Student Liaison from El Toro High School, provided a report. PRESENTATIONS: ( Item Nos. 1 — 2) MOTION: It was moved by Council Member Yu, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cirbo, to approve Presentation Item Nos. 1 — 2. The motion was carried by a vote of 4-0 with Council Member Voigts absent. 1. INSTALLATION OF MAYOR FOR 2026 City Manager Rose introduced this item and invited Mayor Pequeno's family and colleague to hold the ceremonial oath of office. Andrew O'Connor offered public comment and expressed concerns with Mayor Pequeno. Mayor Pequeno called for a brief reception. ACTION: Hold the ceremonial oath of office. 2. COMMENTS BY INCOMING MAYOR Mayor Pequeno continued the meeting after a brief reception and provided commen [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Mon Jan 5, 2026 · 06:30 PM

Traffic and Parking Commission - Regular Meeting

Commission will select new Chair and Vice Chair and approve prior meeting minutes

The Traffic and Parking Commission will hold a selection and reorganization of its officers, including nominations and election of a Chair and Vice Chair. It will also consider routine consent‑calendar items, such as approving the minutes from the November 3, 2025 meeting. The Commission will receive and file the Ask Lake Forest summary report and discuss its own roles and responsibilities.

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City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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AGENDA LAKE FOREST TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION Regular Meeting of the Traffic and Parking Commission Monday, January 5, 2026 6:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California NOTICE: Pursuant to Lake Forest Municipal Code Section 2.04.010, Regular Meetings of the Traffic and Parking Commission are held the Monday before the first City Council meeting of each month at the hour of 6:30 p.m. AGENDA ON THE INTERNET: The Agenda is available through the Internet at https://lakeforestca.gov/129/Agendas . You can access the document on the Friday before the meeting on Monday. AGENDA DESCRIPTION: The Agenda descriptions are intended to give notice to members of the public of a general summary of items of business to be transacted or discussed. The listed Recommended Action represents staff’s recommendation. The Traffic and Parking Commission may take any action which it deems to be appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the recommended action. PUBLIC COMMENT PRIOR TO THE MEETING : Members of the public may submit email comments to [email protected] . Email comments will be uploaded to the agenda packet and made part of the official public record of the meeting and will not be read at the meeting. To ensure staff reviews all comments prior to the Traffic and Parking Commission meeting, please submit email comments no later than 5:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE MEETING : Members of the [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue May 11, 2021 · 04:00 PM

City Council Budget Workshop

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[Music] foreign okay i'd like to call the special budget workshop on tuesday may 11th to order let the record reflect member motasity will be absent tonight's meeting votes received tonight will be electronic voting system pledge of allegiance will be led by councilman peteno mayor pro 10 pettino my honor ready to begin i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and i don't see anybody our citizens safe and i thank you for the closure of this plague this virus has hit the world we thank you and praise you and give you all the glory in your name we pray amen okay public comments as the public made israel to hold public meetings via teleconferencing the executive order also allows a legislative body to make public meetings electronically accessible to members of the public seeking to observe and address the legislative body it will not be read at the meeting members of the public may provide public comments for each item during the consideration during tonight's special meeting comments are limited to only those matters listed on the agenda as a reminder if you would like to provide a comment in person please fill out the blue speaker form in the back of the chamber turn it into our city clerk and your name will be called comments are limited to three minutes per person and when you are called to speak there will be three lights the first being green then 30 seconds left w [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Apr 20, 2021 · 06:30 PM

City Council Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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okay good evening i'd like to call the order the april 20th 2021 regular lake forest city council meeting to order let the record reflect that council members doug serbo is absent tonight councilwoman motasity will be teleconferencing from home votes this evening will be recorded using the city's electric voting system and with council member mutasity voting by roll call closed session madam crook do we have anything for closed session no i've received none okay then at this time i'm going to close this recess this lake for city council meeting for a closed session for the purpose of conducting the regular business in a few thank you just checking audio mayor voights council member tedimer here councilmember motasity council here hi okay and uh council member serbo is not going to be here this evening so we have four members present matters the invocation will be provided by mayor pro tem um botanio thank you mayor thank you god of justice and mercy thank you for the gift of life and the opportunity to serve the people of our city help us to act with character and conviction help us to listen with understanding and goodwill help us to speak with charity and restraint give us a spirit of service remind us that we remind us that we are stewards of your authority guide us to be the leaders your people need help us to see the humanity and dignity of those who disagree with us and treat all persons no matter who how weak or poor with the reverence your creation deserves and finall [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Feb 16, 2021 · 05:30 PM

City Council Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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Council for close session thank you and Mr Mayor yes I just want to let the council know that we have not received any comments on any of the items listed on close session okay okay do you want me to read that no I think we're okay now we're covered council member moaz can you hear us council member yes I can thank you council meeting here February 16 2021 um do we have any um thing from the Clos session room uh there's no action to report tonight Mr Mayor Madam clerk we still have we never received any comments for the closed session no we did not okay at this time the city council convene its public session invocation tonight will be led by mayor protm Robert Peno thank you let us pray Holy Father we ask your blessing on this city council who has been called to lead this community in which we live work and play help us as Leaders not to first ask how do we fix this but what do we need to learn how might we need to change and to whom do we need to listen remind us because we all forget from time to time especially in the noisiness of what passes for political debate today that we are not only leaders but also servants and that it is our responsibility and ours to serve all the common good of all grant us the wisdom and the courage to know what to do what is right and good true may we speak out when it is time to speak out and listen patiently and receptively when it is time to listen may we always be guided in the spirit of community by the spirit of justice and the spirit o [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Thu Feb 4, 2021 · 06:30 PM

Planning Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive Lake Forest, California
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okay it is uh 6 34. i would like to officially call the order the regularly scheduled planning commission meeting of february 4th let the record reflect that all commissioners are present due to the pandemic and pursuant to the governor's executive order there are no members of the public present in our council chamber we encourage residents to remain engaged and watch our proceeding from home or through the city website and now commissioner ludden will lead us in the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all all right thank you so much this is the time for presentation items and director of community development gail ackerman will introduce this item thank you and good evening commissioners uh the presentation item is the public works uh quarterly report um in the in the interest of keeping as few people as possible in the council chambers we've decided not to have a representative of public works here however if you have any questions um please let me know and i can contact either doug erdmann and we can get you any answers that you may need or any further updates on any of these projects okay thank you so much do any commissioners have any questions okay excellent thank you so much we have reached the public comments section of the agenda until further notice we encourage members of the public to submit their comments via email to planning commis [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Wed Feb 3, 2021 · 06:30 PM

Community Services Commission - Regular Meeting

City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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the third let the record reflect that commissioner porter and commissioner rosenberg are teleconferencing along with loretta herron will also be teleconferencing as well pursuit to the governor's executive order there are no members of the public present in our council chamber yet we encourage residents to remain engaged and watch our proceeding from home through the city website oh no what can i do okay at this time commissioner matsell will lead us in the pledge of allegiance okay okay i'll let him know thanks bye yes well not really psyched but i'm sound of the united yes of america 2020 all right yvette this is the time for presentation of items and deputy city manager brett channing will introduce those items items one and two thank you very much uh commissioner scheer our first item for tonight is a presentation from the public works department on their quarterly update through december 2020 and we have here with us today taylor abernathy he is our senior civil engineer i think i got that right close hello good evening uh chairman and commissioners appreciate being here again my name is taylor abernathy i'm the principal civil engineer here for the city of lake forest i'm here to provide the public works quarterly update this is for the fourth quarter of 2020 which ran from october through december hopefully everybody had a chance to look at the report i'm just going to go over a couple of the park highlights and let you guys know i'm here to answer any questions after [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Feb 2, 2021 · 05:30 PM

City Council Regular Meeting

City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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2021 council meeting here at the city of lake forest at this time the city council will convene to consider public matters invocation will be led by councilman doug serbo thank you sir thank you let's bow our heads real quick morning lord as we pause for a moment i just want to express gratitude for you know the collective team of people we have here to be good stewards of managing our city and of course that includes our council members our dedicated city staff and all the departments third-party resources and our incredible residents and us all coming together in a way in the best interest of lake forest to discuss and debate and decide on matters before us our astonite is for a civil and respectful discourse with your guidance and wisdom and we pray this in your name amen amen and our pledge of allegiance will be led by councilman mark tedemour thank you thank you mayor we please rise and join me in the pledge of allegiance freddie begin i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you colleagues um at this time in closed session do we have anything to report mr city attorney there is no action report tonight mr mayor great thank you so much okay public comments as the public may know march 4th 2020 mayor governor newsom proclaimed a california state emergency as a result of the threat of coven 19 on march 17 2020 governor newsome issued execut [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Jan 19, 2021 · 05:30 PM

City Council Regular Meeting

City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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session and mayor we've received no uh interested parties that want to comment on those items for tonight just so you know adjourn the city council meeting to close good evening this is scott boytz and i'd like to reconvene the regular meeting of the lake forest city council and call it to order january 19th 2021 i'd like to call this meeting to order january 21 regular meeting of the city council let the record reflect that city council member motasity will be will be absent from this meeting votes this evening will be recorded using the city's electronic voting system invocation will be led tonight by council member mark tenemer if you may please thank you very much mayor i thought given the importance of yesterday's date and martin luther king i would take some inspirational words from him not everybody can be famous but everyone can be great because greatness is determined by service you only need a heart full of grace and a soul generated by love thank you thank you and our pledge of allegiance will be led by um my city mayor pro tem robert patino i pledge allegiance to you united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god the end of israel with liberty and justice for all mr city attorney do we have anything for closed session tonight there's no action resource tonight mr mayor okay we have item number three and um i'll have this item number three celebrate of the city's 30th anniversary do i have a motion for this consideration our 3 [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]
Tue Jan 5, 2021 · 06:30 PM

City Council Regular Meeting

City Council Chamber, 100 Civic Center Drive, Lake Forest, California
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e e good evening everybody I'd like to welcome everybody to the regular meeting January 5th 2021 of the City of Lake fors I'd like to call this meeting to order let the recor reflected council member moazi will be teleconferencing from home tonight votes this evening will be recorded using the city's electronic voting system with mayor mataz voting by roll call invocation will be by me and I want I welcome everybody and wish everybody a Happy New Year let us pray Lord God we just thank you and praise you God for this nation that we live in Father God that we have the ability father God to choose our leaders father God we ask father God that you bless our nation and bless our nation with a in this world father God with a end to this pandemic father God your word says that you will protect us from the virus and the plague father God we ask that you protect us keep us well father God and we thank you for G continuing to give the doctors wisdom father God and knowledge father God to how to best treat this father God we thank you Father God for the businesses that are struggling and we ask father God that you bless our businesses father God for they are the life streams for us as a city thank you Father God for those First Responders father God whether they be on the street as our Law Enforcement Officers father God or those that are working in our hospitals and health care agencies father God we ask you to bless them and keep them sound and well thank you Father God for blessing [Excerpt truncated on this listing page; use the official record for the full text.]