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	*The City of Laguna Woods is located in the Saddleback Valley area of South Orange County, ten miles from the Pacific Ocean.* *...with respect for the past, looking to the future*

Committee Agendas

Public Safety Committee - February 8, 2012
Click here for a copy of the agenda packet for the February 8, 2012 Public Safety Committee meeting.

Land Use and Design Review Committee - February 9, 2012
Click here for a copy of the agenda packet for the February 9, 2012 Land Use and Design Review Committee meeting.

City Council Advisory Committees
The City Council has established three advisory committees - Community Services, Land Use/ Design Review and Public Safety. Each committee has eleven members and meets once per month.

Public Works Projects

Invitation to Bid on City Hall HVAC Improvements

The City is re-soliciting bids for the installation of energy efficiency improvements to the City Hall HVAC system. The project has been divided into two separate components - installation of electric connections and installation of HVAC equipment. Pre-bid conferences are scheduled for February 14^th (11 a.m. for the HVAC component and 3 p.m. for the electrical component); attendance at these meetings are not mandatory. Click below for bid instructions, forms, due dates and specifications for each project.

HVAC Improvements Bid Packet Electrical Connections Bid Packet

Current News

Fire Zone Map
The state and the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) have released a map identifying fire severity zones - very high, high and moderate - in the City of Laguna Woods. The City is considering action related to construction activities in these zones.

Get Library Books on Your Kindle

If you have a kindle with wireless capability, a library card and pin number, a computer and a wireless connection, you can download free library books to your Kindle. For more information, click on www.ocpl.org. The digital bookmobile will be at city hall on Saturday 4, 2011 (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.) to provide training and demonstrations about how to download books on a variety of electric devices. For more information, call 949-639-0500.

Trauma Intervention Program (TIP)
TIP is looking for caring people willing to be part of a team of citizen volunteers trained to provide emotional and practical support to the victims of traumatic events. Click here for a program flyer.

Urban Activity Center Specific Plan

UAC Application Update #1

The City is in the process of reviewing the UAC application submitted by the Golden Rain Foundation. The contents of the plan and required planning documents are governed by state law and the City’s General Plan (land use element) and Municipal Code (zoning regulations). The City has deemed the UAC application to be incomplete at this point – some of the required components have not yet been submitted. Click here for a chart that identifies the required components and whether or not they have been submitted (addressed). The chart does not provide an evaluation about whether or not the components have deficiencies, just whether or not they have been included in the initial submittal.

Urban Activity Center Specific Plan Application
Laguna Woods Village has submitted a specific plan application for the Urban Activity Center (UAC). The UAC consists of appxomiately 70 acres in three non-contigous areas off Moulton Parkway.

GRF Specific Plan Proposal
Click here for a copy of the specific plan powerpoint presented by GRF at an August 17, 2011 joint meeting of the City Council and the Land Use and Design Review Committee.

Specific Plan Review Process
Click here for a copy of power point presentation which discusses the City's planning process with respect to the Urban Activity Center specific plan.

Urban Activity Center Background
The Laguna Woods General Plan designates approximately 69 acres in the city owned by Laguna Woods Village as Urban Activity Center (UAC). This designation requires the City to approve a specific plan before any new development can occur on the property.

Local Government Transparency

City Reports Online
Accountability and financial transparency are hallmarks of a well run government. For the convenience of our readers, current financial and staffing reports included in other sections of the website and in various agenda packets, will also be located in this section:

January 18, 2012 Warrant Register
Click here for a list of payments approved by the City Council at its January 18, 2012 meeting.

FY 11-12 First Quarter Budget Status Report
Click here for a copy of the Fiscal Year 2011-12 1st quarter budget (revenues and expenditures)status report.

Fiscal Year 2011-12 Budget
Click her for a copy of the current year budget.

Councilmember and Employee Compensation

Click on this story for a report on actual 2011 compensation for Laguna Woods councilmembers and employees.

Fiscal Year 2009-10 Audit
Click here for a copy of the City's audited fiscal year 2009-10 comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR).

All About City Council Meetings
Click here to learn how City Council meeting agenda are prepared and distributed and how meetings are conducted and action taken and how you can participate.

Historical Society of Laguna Woods

Pictures On Line

The Historical Society of Laguna Woods has archived more than 150 of its pictures. Click on this story for information about how to access them online.

Planning and Development Issues

Local Environmental Quality Procedures
Laguna Woods recently amended its Local CEQA Procedures to include consideration of greenhouse gas emissions. Click here for a copy of our local procedures.

Green Home Certification Program
The purpose of the Laguna Woods Green Homes program is to encourage and reward residents who incorporate sustainable practices in their homes, thereby improving the environmental health of the City. There are three levels of certification.
Click here for information about the program, a certification application packet and a checklist of improvements you can make.

Citizen Involvement in the Code Enforcement Process
Neighborhoods are the environment in which we live. Blight and nuisances can devalue, detract and degrade the quality of the city and your neighborhood. The City depends on the eyes and ears of its residents to assure that it rules and regulations are followed. Be a part of that process by reporting City Code violations to city hall.

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
REGULATORY PERMIT APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE
The City of Laguna Woods has adopted a regulatory process that will allow medical marijuana dispensaries (non-profits) to operate in certain areas of the city under certain conditions. Application packets are available at City Hall and on the website.

Newsletters

Wood Works - Fall 2011
Click here for a copy of the City's Fall 2011 newsletter.



Laguna Woods City Map	^{The Historian January-February 2012}	WaterWords Volume 9, Issue 2 October 2011