What Laguna Hills is about to decide

The Laguna Hills City Council meets Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 24035 El Toro Road, sitting also as the Planning Agency. The agenda notes a closed session at 5:00 p.m. “when scheduled” but lists none. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — nothing below has been approved yet. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda (PDF) · Laguna Hills agenda portal · Emailed comments to the City Clerk no later than two hours before the meeting; remote comments by phone at 669-444-9171 or 253-215-8782, meeting ID 858 5938 2799, passcode 92653

🏢 Administrative reports: building services and the Grand Jury

• Transtech Engineers building services contract: the item is titled “Award of Professional Services Agreement for Building Plan Check and Inspection Services.” Staff recommend the council “Adopt a resolution approving a Professional Services Agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for Building Consulting and Support Services for an initial three-year term from November 1, 2026, through October 31, 2029, with up to two additional one-year extensions, each subject to mutual written agreement,” and authorize the City Manager to execute it. The agenda states no contract amount, rate schedule or not-to-exceed figure; the staff report was not part of the posted agenda file. Item 5.2.1
• Grand Jury housing report response: staff recommend the council “Approve the City of Laguna Hills response to the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury Report, California Housing Mandates: The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods,” authorize the Mayor to execute the response on behalf of the council, and direct the City Manager “to submit the executed response to the Presiding Judge of the Orange County Superior Court as required by applicable law.” The posted agenda does not include the draft response or the report’s findings and recommendations, so what the city agrees or disagrees with is not stated in the record Council Brief has reviewed; the response itself would be an attachment to the staff report on the city’s agenda portal. Item 5.2.2
• Both items are brought under the Community Development Director’s report; the City Manager’s report carries no listed sub-items. Items 5.1, 5.2

💰 Consent calendar: traffic signals, fees and the warrant register

• La Paz Road signal synchronization: a cooperative agreement “by and between the City of Laguna Hills and the cities of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, and Mission Viejo for the La Paz Road Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project,” with the City Attorney authorized to make minor modifications and the City Manager to execute the agreement and future amendments. The agenda states no amount. Item 4.3
• Cabot Road signal synchronization: the same form of cooperative agreement with “the cities of Laguna Niguel and Mission Viejo for the Cabot Road Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program Project.” The agenda states no amount. Item 4.4
• Warrant register for September 14 through October 4, 2026: $1,923,594.41. Item 4.6
• Development Impact Fees report: approval of the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Development Impact Fees Annual Report “pursuant to California Government Code Section 66006.” Item 4.5
• Measure M2 expenditure report: approval of the M2 Expenditure Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2026, for submittal to the Orange County Transportation Authority, plus a resolution “Concerning the Measure M2 (M2) Expenditure Report for the City of Laguna Hills for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2026.” Item 4.7
• Waiving full reading of ordinances and resolutions, and approval of the minutes of the September 22, 2026 regular meeting. Items 4.1, 4.2

🎓 Also on the agenda

• Assemblymember Diane Dixon gives a “Legislative Update and City Council Recognition”; the recommendation is that the council receive the report. The agenda gives no further detail on the update’s contents. Item 1.1
• Laguna Hills High School student liaison report; schedule of future events; committee assignment reports; council member comments. Items 1.2, 2.1, 6.1, 7
• Invocation by Councilmember Pezold; Pledge of Allegiance by Mayor Pro Tem Mathis. Council as printed on the agenda: Mayor Don Caskey, Mayor Pro Tempore Jared Mathis, and Council Members Erica Pezold, Joshua Sweeney and Dave Wheeler.
• The next regular meeting is October 27, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, 24035 El Toro Road. Per the clerk’s certification, the agenda was posted by October 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.

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