The city of Laguna Woods has officially breached triple-digit territory in positive COVID-19 cases, with 105, Jeffrey Parker, Village Management Services CEO, announced during a regular meeting of the Golden Rain Foundation on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The triple-digit tally comes amid a nationwide surge of the coronavirus, bringing a possible statewide lockdown.
Still, the city’s count remains relatively low, among the bottom five — tied with Rancho Mission Viejo — of COVID-19 case counts in Orange County, according to the Orange County Health Care Agency.
Here are the cities that follow: Villa Park at 92 cases, Rossmoor at 76 cases, Coto de Caza at 70 cases and Silverado at 45 cases.
Parker noted that the rate of hospitalizations and the testing rates mirror the rise.
“If there is a spike due to Thanksgiving, we won’t see that for another two or three weeks,” he said. “It won’t be seen immediately.”
Overall, the case count to date in Orange County is 78,553, with 59,783 recovered and 1,577 dead, the Health Care Agency reported.
Destination Shopping program
GRF passed a resolution that would charge riders $10 to take part in the Destination Shopping program — a weekly Easy Rider excursion — to offset operational costs, once the program resumes.
VMS estimated a cost of $246.49 per trip, inclusive of marketing, staffing and fuel cost, according to a staff report.
Currently there is no fee to participate in the program.
Staff estimated that the fee would cover more than half the costs at $160, given that each vehicle seats 16 prebooked riders.
The Destination Shopping program allows attendees two hours of shopping at a preset destination, which changes from week to week.
“It was a very popular program,” said Chris Laugenour, director of General Services. “We’re looking forward to bringing it back once (COVID-19) restrictions are lifted.”
GRF approved the resolution by majority vote upon first reading. It must now satisfy a 28-day notification requirement.
President Bunny Carpenter noted that the program would have to hold out for state regulations to allow operation.
Energy solutions ad hoc committee
As a result of the board’s collective interest, six directors will be forming an energy solutions ad hoc committee with a primary mission “to monitor energy industry developments and research,” according to a VMS staff report.
The committee, acting as a liaison between GRF and VMS, aims to identify, inform and recommend energy solutions in the interest of improving safety, efficiency, cost and conservation of Village property.
The committee will be chaired by Sue Stephens and advised by Steve Leonard and Bill Walsh.
Stephens will be joined by Directors Bert Moldow and Egon Garthoffner, representing GRF.
Per a mission statement, the committee will form relationships with energy services organizations and seek out funding opportunities, such as grants and incentives, for energy-related projects.
Director James Hopkins said the group has hired a consultant to conduct a feasibility study pro bono.
“(The consultant is) looking at what best suits our needs and our financial status, as well as the categorization of those needs based on priority,” Hopkins said, noting his role as a financial conscience for the group, precommittee-level.
By majority vote, the board approved the formation of the committee upon first reading.
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