AGENDA
TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2022
REGULAR MEETING - 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 505 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, CA
1. You may submit comments on any agenda item on the agenda in writing via mail to the City Clerk at: 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA. 92651 or by email [email protected] or by using this comment form: Comment Form. Please send your comments to the City Clerk no later than 3:00 p.m. on June 6, 2022 (the day before the City Council meeting) in order for your comments to be submitted to the members of the City Council with sufficient time to review the comments. You may continue to provide written comments up to 12:00 p.m. on June 7, 2022 (the day of the meeting). Please note that while these comments will be provided to the City Council at 2:00 p.m. on June 7, 2022, the Councilmembers may not have sufficient time to review them prior to the meeting. Written comments WILL NOT be read aloud during the City Council Meeting. Please note that written comments are posted on the City’s website, so do not include any personal information you do not want posted on the web. Any comments received after the deadline for submittal may not become part of the public record for that meeting.
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4. You may speak in person in Council Chambers. Please note that a face covering is highly recommended while in Council Chambers.
INTERVIEWS & APPOINTMENTS 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
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1. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE CITIZENS’ AUDIT REVIEW COMMITTEE Recommendations: Interview the three applicants and appoint them to the Citizens’ Audit Review Committee for two-year terms, beginning July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024, and reduce the size of the committee to three members.
Staff Report
2. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE Recommendations: Interview the three applicants and appoint one resident to the Environmental Sustainability Committee for a two-year term effective immediately, through March 31, 2024.
Staff Report
THERE WILL BE A 60-MINUTE BREAK WHILE THE CITY COUNCIL HOLDS THEIR CLOSED SESSION MEETING 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Closed Session
CITY COUNCIL MEETING 5:00 pm
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EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS
3. ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING FINANCE TRUST UPDATE
Recommendation: Receive and file an update from the Orange County Housing Finance Trust.
Staff Report
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS
At this time, members of the Public may address the City Council regarding any items not on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. No action may be taken on off-agenda items unless authorized by law. Comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes each and thirty (30) minutes for all comments, unless extended for good cause by the City Council.
Public Comments (received after Agenda posted)
Additional Public Comments
COUNCIL AND STAFF REPORTS
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar encompasses items that require no separate discussion; they may be enacted by one motion approving the various minute orders and resolutions. Second reading / adoption of Ordinances will be placed on the Consent Calendar. The Mayor will determine whether any items on the Regular Order of Business should be transferred to the Consent Calendar. The Mayor will also determine whether any items should be removed from the Consent Calendar so that it may be discussed separately. A Councilmember, the City staff, or the public may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar. Once any additions or removals are made, the Council will vote to approve all items remaining on the Consent Calendar, any item that was removed will be considered immediately following the action on the Consent Calendar.
4. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Recommendation: It is recommended by the City Clerk that the City Council approve the Minutes of the Budget Workshop and Regular Meeting of the City Council of May 24, 2022.
Minutes
5. WARRANT LISTING
Warrants: $1,613,889.78 05/13/2022
$ 6,688.64 05/19/2022
$1,620,578.42
Payroll #24: $1,362,556.19 05/20/2022
Total $2,983,134.61
Recommendation: Approve the General Warrants and payroll disbursements.
Staff Report
6. CITY TREASURER’S MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT FOR APRIL 2022 Recommendation: Receive and file the Monthly Investment Report for April 2022.
Staff Report
7. APPROVAL OF 2022-2024 LAGUNA OPEN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS Recommendation: Approve the annual Laguna Open Volleyball Tournaments for 2022, 2023, and 2024.
Staff Report
8. PROCLAMATION CONGRATULATING DEE PERRY BEING RECOGNIZED BY THE WOMAN’S CLUB OF LAGUNA BEACH AS 2022 WOMAN OF THE YEAR Recommendation: Approve the Proclamation to congratulate Dee Perry being recognized by the Laguna Beach Woman’s Club of Laguna Beach as 2022 Woman of the Year.
Proclamation
9. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR ZONES 3 (PARK AVE TO THALIA ST) AND 1A (HOBO CANYON) SLURRY SEAL & REHABILITATION Recommendations:
(1) Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Excel Paving Company, in the amount of $2,018,725 for the Zones 3 and 1A Street Slurry Seal and Rehabilitation, subject to adoption of the budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23; (2) Award and authorize the City Manager to issue a task order to Dudek, in the amount of $129,200, to provide construction management and inspection services; and (3) Authorize the City Manager to approve project related expenses and construction change orders for unforeseen circumstances in an amount not-to-exceed $200,000.
Staff Report
10. CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH 95TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Recommendations: Approve the use of the Main Beach Cobblestone area with a stage for the City’s 95th Anniversary event on June 29, 2022, including use of amplified sound and the bagging of five parking meters for unloading of equipment with no fees applied.
Staff Report
11. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD), to operate an Adult Education Program for the period of June 1, 2022, through May 31, 2025.
Staff Report
12. UPDATE REGARDING EMERGENCY CONCRETE REPAIRS TO THE SOUTH MAIN BEACH COBBLESTONE AREA Recommendation: Receive and file the update on emergency repair to the South Main Beach Cobblestones.
Staff Report
REGULAR ORDER
The Regular Order of Business section of the Agenda is designed for items that will require separate discussion and citizen input before the City Council makes a determination of the items.
13. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE POLICY PER CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 481 Recommendation: Introduce the Ordinance that amends Title 2 of the Laguna Beach Municipal Code by adding Chapter 2.37 pertaining to the adoption of a military equipment policy, by: 1) asking the City Clerk to read the title of the Ordinance; and 2) approving a motion to waive further reading of the Ordinance and pass it to a second reading.
Staff Report
14. APPROVAL OF PROMENADE ON FOREST PROGRAM PLAN AS A GUIDE TO DEVELOP TWO DISTINCT CONCEPT PLANS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION Recommendations: Approve the Promenade on Forest Program Plan.
Staff Report
Public Comments (received after Agenda posted)
Additional Public Comments
15. PARKING MASTER PLAN SUBCOMMITTEE UPDATE
Recommendation: Receive and file the Parking Master Plan Subcommittee’s update.
Staff Report
COUNCILMEMBER ITEMS
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16. BUSINESS LICENSE FEES (WEISS) A request by Councilmember George Weiss for the Council to discuss changes in the business license fees that reflect today’s economic circumstances.
Councilmember Item
Public Comments (received after Agenda posted)
17. TI AMO PROPERTY (ISEMAN) A request by Councilmember Toni Iseman for the Council to consider placing this property up for sale.
Councilmember Item
ADJOURNMENT TO THE TO THE CLOSED SESSION AT 4:00 P.M., AND THE HYBRID VIRTUAL/IN-PERSON REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:00 P.M., TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022
ADA ACCOMMODATIONS
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COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.5
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packets are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California, during normal business hours.