The Mission Viejo City Council meeting on 2026-05-26 covered a high-volume public comment period focused on unsafe, hoarded properties near schools, a mid-cycle budget revision with $3.3M in revenue reductions and proposed reallocations (including a controversial $4M shift from the core-area vision fund toward a surface parking expansion), multiple community recognitions, and public-safety updates including arrests tied to catalytic-converter thefts.