# City Council Regular Meeting October 6, 2026

The City of Lake Forest City Council held its regular meeting on October 6, 2026. Procurement and capital-project discussion included a staff update on the Capital Improvement Program: nine additional projects are in design, including Kavanagh Park, for which Council approved a design contract in July. Geotechnical work is complete and environmental studies and Caltrans coordination are underway. Staff also reported that skate park improvements are in planning, with a request for proposals anticipated to be advertised this quarter. Three intersection projects funded through developer fees and one street project are also in design. The Council considered the notice of completion for the Bake Parkway and Trabuco Road/Irvine Boulevard street improvements, project 22T04; a public commenter raised concerns about the bike-lane markings. The transcript does not clearly capture the final votes on the separately discussed consent items.

During public comment, a resident clarified that roughly $280,000 in camera-system charges covered two years of maintenance paid at once, with a credit of nearly the same amount, and said these were the first two years of a five-year contract. The resident urged careful review of the number of cameras, costs, privacy implications, and data-retention terms before renewal; no Council action on the contract was recorded. Another commenter requested a traffic study and evaluation of a signal at El Toro Road and Cornelius/Jutewood, and the mayor asked staff to connect the commenter with the traffic engineer. No other clear procurement award or spending decision is captured in the transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 06, 2026

### Sources
- [City Council Regular Meeting October 6, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGhxWlJnV1I) - City of Lake Forest, CA