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Laguna Woods reviews 11-year capital improvement plan and flags rising sheriff contract costs for budget planning
Summary
Council members reviewed an 11-year capital improvement program (CIP), discussed near-term projects including water-quality work, City Hall upgrades and street safety lights, and heard staff warn of ongoing increases in the county sheriff contract that will affect future budgets.
Laguna Woods City Council reviewed a draft 11-year Capital Improvement Program and received updates on projects currently underway and planned for the next two fiscal years. Staff also briefed the council on the city's contract for law enforcement with the Orange County Sheriff's Department and noted that personnel-related increases remain the primary driver of contract cost growth.
Capital projects discussed included the recently completed second phase of a water-quality treatment facility, near-complete City Hall carpet and interior work, an elevator replacement project scheduled for summer closure, two roadway projects scheduled to begin the week of May 19 (a circulation improvement with a new pedestrian button at Gate 1 and a pavement management resurfacing on westbound El Toro Boulevard) and plans to solicit bids for the…
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