What Lake Forest is about to decide

The council convenes Tuesday at 5:30 PM in closed session, with the public session beginning at 6:30 PM, City Council Chambers, 100 Civic Center Drive. Public hearings are set for 6:30 PM or as soon thereafter as possible. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda (PDF) · meeting page · Regular meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month

💰 Public hearing: user & regulatory fees

• A noticed public hearing on the city's user and regulatory fees update, followed by a resolution "establishing updated fees, and charges for various municipal services." The agenda does not list the individual fee amounts; the fee schedule is in the staff report. Item 13

🏘️ Public hearing: development agreements

• The annual review of development agreements between the city and USA Portola Properties, LLC ("Baldwin"), Lennar Homes, and Toll Brothers West, Inc. Staff recommends the council find each developer in good-faith compliance with its respective agreement. Item 12

🏗️ For contractors & vendors

• A first amendment to the professional consultant services agreement with ClientFirst Consulting Group LLC for citywide Technology Master Plan consulting services. The agenda does not state a dollar change. Item 11
• Two notices of completion: Musco Sports Lighting, LLC for the Energy Efficient LED Lighting Project at Etnies Skate Park (26P05), and Oppenheimer National for the Foothill Ranch Community Park Box Lacrosse Conversion Project (24P04). Each would be recorded with the Orange County Clerk-Recorder within 15 days, with staff authorized to release any unencumbered retention. Items 8–9
• Amendments No. 1 to two Orange County Transportation Authority cooperative agreements for Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program projects: Agreement No. C-1-3597 (with Irvine), extended through December 31, 2028, and Agreement No. C-1-3599 (with Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita), extended through December 31, 2027 — both with no change to the maximum obligation. Item 10

🔒 Closed session (5:30 PM)

• Conference with legal counsel on two existing cases: Brian McMillan v. City of Lake Forest, et al. (USDC Central District No. 8:25-CV-00245-SRM (JDEx)) and We the Meadows v. City of Lake Forest and IPT Enterprise Business Center, LLC (OCSC No. 30-2026-01589125-CU-WM-CXC). The City Attorney will report out after the session. Item 1

🪑 Also on the agenda

• Proclamations designating September 2026 as Service Clubs Month, Hunger Action Month, World Alzheimer's Awareness Month, and National Preparedness Month. Items 2–4, 7
• Approval of the August 18, 2026 regular meeting minutes and the standard motion to waive full reading of resolutions and ordinances. Items 5–6
• The invocation will be given by Chaplain Jon Fosburg of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, and the Pledge of Allegiance led by Junior Troop #5482. The meeting streams on Facebook Live; remote public comment is available at publiccomment.lakeforestca.gov or (949) 776-5172, meeting code 4516.

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