AGENDA
Location: City Council Chamber, 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 210, Dana Point, California 92629 Next City Council Ordinance No. 26-02
Public comment may be provided in-person, electronically, or by mail. Comments may be submitted via mail Attn: City Clerk, 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629; or via email at [email protected]. In order to be provided to the City Council prior to the meeting, comments must be received by 4:00 P.M. on the day of the meeting. All written comments should include the date of the meeting as well as reference to the Agenda Item number, if applicable. Written comments will not be read aloud during the meeting but will be included in the meeting record.
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS:
John Gabbard, Mayor
Mike Frost, Mayor Pro Tem
Jamey M. Federico, Council Member
Matthew Pagano, Council Member
Michael Villar, Council Member
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any person wishing to address the City Council during the Public Comments section or on an Agenda item is asked to complete a “Request to Speak” form available on the table at the side of the Council Chamber. The completed form is to be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the Agenda item being called by the Mayor and prior to the individual being heard by the City Council.
In order to conduct a timely meeting, there will be a three-minute time limit per person and an overall time limit of fifteen minutes for this Public Comments portion of the agenda. At the Mayor’s discretion, the balance of public comments will be heard after the New Business portion of the agenda. All comments are to be directed to the City Council and shall not consist of any personal attacks. Members of the public are expected to maintain a professional, courteous decorum during their comments. State law prohibits the City Council from taking action on a specific item unless it appears on the posted Agenda.
If anyone has handouts to distribute to the City Council, please follow proper procedure and hand them to the City Clerk. The City Clerk will see that they are distributed.
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL
MEETING
TUESDAY
February 24, 2026
5:00 P.M.
City of Dana Point
City Council Special Meeting Agenda February 24, 2026
2 CLOSED SESSION
A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION, SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION, Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(2), (1 case) 1) California Coastal Commission potential enforcement action.
ADJOURNMENT
The next Regular Meeting of the City Council will be March 3, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber located at 33282 Golden Lantern, Suite 210, Dana Point, California.
CERTIFICATION
I, Shayna Sharke, City Clerk of the City of Dana Point, do hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing Agenda was posted at Dana Point City Hall by February 23, 2026, by 5:00 p.m.; and, was noticed by email not less than twenty-four hours before the hour of 5:00 p.m. on the 23rd day of February, 2026 to:
John Gabbard, Mayor
Mike Frost, Mayor Pro Tem
Jamey M. Federico, Council Member
Matthew Pagano, Council Member
Michael Villar, Council Member
Dana Point Times
Dana Point Chamber of Commerce
Orange County Patch News
Orange County Register / DP News
KSBR / Saddleback Radio
City News Center
___________________________________ February 23, 2026 at 3:30 PM
SHAYNA SHARKE, CITY CLERK DATE
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