Agendas  

Agendas and related materials are available online at least 72-hour prior to the scheduled meeting. The materials also are available for public review at the Office of the City Clerk and at the El Toro and Foothill Ranch Libraries. 

Sign up for the Agenda notification mailing list to stay informed on when the latest agenda are available for upcoming City Council, Community Services Commission, Planning Commission, and Traffic Commission meetings.  


City Council Outside Agency Boards

Lake Forest City Council members represent residents' interests and the City on a variety of outside agencies and commissions. The City Council makes the appointments annually.  View list of boards and link to agendas here.



General Plan Action Committee Agendas

The City of Lake Forest is revising its General Plan. View General Plan Action Committee (GPAC) information and agendas.



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The City is now live-streaming City Council meetings on Facebook Live.

Visit the Lake Forest Facebook page and look for the Live stream in the newsfeed to get started.

The City no longer accepts comments to the City Council via Facebook Live. The City provides the Facebook Live stream as an additional opportunity for the public to view the meeting. To comment on an agenda item, or to participate in the public comments at the beginning of the meeting, please attend the meeting at 100 Civic Center Drive or submit written comments to CityCouncil@lakeforestca.gov by 2 p.m. on the day of the meeting. 

Successful Viewing Tips:

  • You may need to refresh your screen a few times to view the live meeting broadcast.
  • The supporting documents and Agenda can be found in the Agenda section below to allow you to see the scheduled presentations.
  • You can also find Video and Audio Recordings in the Agendas section.
  • Citizens are always encouraged to attend meetings and participate in person.

Web Browser Compatibility

Viewing Method Internet Explorer 9, 11
 Internet Explorer 10 Firefox Chrome Safari
Live Streaming           Yes             No (1)
    Yes      No (3)
  No (2)
On Demand Viewing           Yes             Yes    Yes      No (3)
  Yes

Note: This data is based on information from the agenda software publisher, Hyland Software.

  1. Hyland reports it "sometimes" works if Internet Explorer is run in compatibility mode.
  2. Hyland reports Live Streaming will not work on Apple products due to incompatibility with the Microsoft Silverlight viewer.
  3. Hyland reports On-Demand viewing to work if the "html 5 patch" is installed; however this patch is a beta release and not sanctioned by Microsoft.