What Mission Viejo is about to decide

The council convenes at 5:00 PM for closed-session business and at 6:00 PM for general business in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 200 Civic Center, Mission Viejo. The body also sits as the Community Development Financing Authority, Successor Agency, Housing Authority, and Library Board of Trustees. The posted agenda lists a closed session but does not describe its subject. These are pending decisions from the posted agenda — not outcomes. Every item links to the official record.

Source: official agenda (PDF) · agenda portal · Adjournment to September 22, 2026, at 5:00 PM

💰 Contracts & capital projects

• Trabuco Wetlands Habitat Rehabilitation (CIP 26273): the recommended action is to (1) approve agreement A26-28 with Nieves Landscape, Inc. "in the amount of $280,000"; (2) approve agreement A26-29 with Bistline Engineering, Inc. "in the amount of $180,000"; and (3) adopt Resolution 26-45 "amending the General Fund Budget by $250,000 and Oso Creek Golf Course Fund Budget by $250,000 for Fiscal Year 2026/27 to provide additional funding of $500,000" for the project. Item 6
• Oso Creek Vision Plan — public-private partnership: Mayor Bucknum's item asks the council to (1) adopt Resolution 26-46 directing staff to advance the Oso Creek Vision Plan into the 4-6 Year Phase and initiate a public-private partnership (PPP) feasibility process; (2) "initiate a Public Private Partnership (PPP) feasibility study for a new golf course clubhouse, banquet/event venue, food and beverage operations, potential for hospitality, and additional parking that may be required"; and (3) return to council within 60 days with "a feasibility report, fiscal analysis, procurement strategy, and draft PPP term sheet." The agenda states no dollar figures for this item. Item 9

🪑 Personnel & policy

• Assistant City Manager contract: an oral report and summary, per Government Code Section 54953(c)(3), of a Third Amendment to the employment agreement with Jerry M. Hill, Assistant City Manager/Director of Public Services; adoption of Resolution 26-44 approving the amendment; and authorization for the Mayor to sign it. The agenda does not state the compensation terms. Item 5
• Integrated Pest Management guidelines: Mayor Pro Tem Goodell's item asks the council to "Direct staff to update the City's Integrated Pest Management Program Guidelines as outlined in this Agenda Report." Item 8
• Conflict of Interest Code: the biennial update, via Resolution 26-43 amending the city's Conflict of Interest Code. Item 4 · Consent

🗳️ Also on the agenda

• Consent calendar: approval of the August 25, 2026 regular meeting minutes; ratification of the general and golf check registers dated August 14 and August 21, 2026 (totals are not stated on the agenda). Items 1–3
• Presentations: proclamations recognizing mid-summer through early autumn as Wildfire Awareness & Prevention Season, September 2026 as Hunger Action Month, and Oso Creek Golf Course. P1–P3
• AB 1234 reports of events attended by Council Members Kelley, Ruesch, and Vasquez; reports from the Mayor, commissions and committees, the City Manager, and the City Attorney. Item 7
• Roll call lists Council Members Kelley, Ruesch, and Vasquez, Mayor Pro Tem Goodell, and Mayor Bucknum. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker.

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