AGENDA
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025
REGULAR MEETING - 5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, 505 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, CA
LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE: Pursuant to the Levine Act (Govt Code Section 84308), any party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the City Council is required to disclose on the record any campaign contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $250 through December 31, 2024, and $500 commencing on January 1, 2025, made by the party or the party’s agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure should be made when the agenda item is called and must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and any other person making the contribution, the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made. Council Members are also required to make such disclosures and recuse themselves Courtesy Virtual Broadcast: Please take notice that the City also plans to broadcast the meeting via the below listed mediums. These virtual broadcast mediums are also provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be technically feasible or uninterrupted. Thus, in order to guarantee live-time viewing, members of the public are encouraged to attend in person.
1. Online on the City of Laguna website: www.lagunabeachcity.net/meetings
2. Cox cable channel 852
3. Online on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQsj8cEM7IvTH6p4uf3NUzQ Public Participation: You may submit comments in person on any agenda item or any item not on the agenda. You may also submit written comments on any agenda item or on any item not on the agenda via mail to the City Clerk at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA. 92651 or by email to [email protected] or by using this comment form: Comment Form. In order to allow sufficient time for members of the City Council and staff to review and consider your written comments, written comments will be accepted for consideration up until the close of business (i.e., 5:30 p.m.) on the business day before the date on which this public meeting is scheduled. 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. For comments submitted on a topic not on the agenda, please indicate that you would like your comments included in the official record for this meeting.
ALEX ROUNAGHI, Mayor
MARK ORGILL, Mayor Pro Tem
HALLIE JONES, Councilmember
SUE KEMPF, Councilmember
BOB WHALEN, Councilmember
DAVE KIFF, City Manager
MEGAN GARIBALDI, City Attorney
ANN MARIE McKAY, City Clerk
***CLOSED SESSION - 4:00 P.M.***
A.
ROLL CALL – 4:00 p.m.
B.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS:
Public Comment can be provided at 4:00 p.m. on any item on the Closed Session agenda, in Council Chambers at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, then the City Council will convene in Conference Room A for the Closed Session.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(3) One (1) potential case: There is significant exposure to litigation against the City based on a Government Claims Act claim filed by Cedric Owens against the City on November 4, 2024. The claim is available from the City Clerk's Office upon request.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Five (5) cases:
(1) Dornin v. City of Laguna Beach, Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2021-01183025-CU-WM-CJC (2) Temple Hills Land Company v. City of Laguna Beach, et al., United States District Court, Case No. 8:24-cv-00605-JLS-ADS (3) Reinecke v. City of Laguna Beach, Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2025-01453838-CU-WM-WJC (4) Carolyn Chaney v. City of Laguna Beach, Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2023-01305382-CU-PO-CJC (5) Laguna Beach Coalition for Environmental Protection v. City of Laguna Beach (Park), Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 30-2023-01349628
3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(2)
Title: City Attorney
C.
RECESS FROM CLOSED SESSION, RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
***REGULAR MEETING***
A.
ROLL CALL - 5:00 P.M.
B.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Rounaghi
C.
CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT(S).
A Closed Session report shall be provided, as required pursuant to California Government Code Section 54950 et seq.
D.
ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE COUNCIL AGENDA.
As may be deemed necessary by the City Manager, agenda items may from time to time be deleted from the agenda; in such event, the City Manager shall endeavor to provide as much advance notice to the community as reasonably possible about the removal of such items. Agenda items may only be added in accordance with Government Code Section 54950 et seq.
E.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDIZED ITEMS.
The City Council shall consider Public Comments, of up to three minutes each as determined by the Mayor and for a total of 45 minutes, from the audience concerning items not appearing on the agenda. Public comments beyond 45 minutes shall be reconvened at the conclusion of public hearings. In accordance with the provisions of the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.), no action or discussion may take place by the Council on any item not on the posted agenda. Speaker cards may be used by the City Clerk's Office for the orderly conduct of the meeting; those not completing speaker cards may speak after those who completed speaker cards. Pursuant to California Government Code section 54953(b)(3), any member of the public wishing to address the legislative body directly pursuant to California Government Code section 54954.3 may do so at each teleconference location at the time the item is considered.
F.
MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER.
This is a time for brief updates to the public from the City Council and the City Manager on various City matters.
G.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECESS AND RECONVENE AS THE LAGUNA BEACH FINANCING AUTHORITY *** LAGUNA BEACH FINANCING AUTHORITY MEETING ***
Laguna Beach Financing Authority Meeting Agenda
Agenda Report
*** REGULAR MEETING (RECONVENED)***
H.
ROLL CALL.
I.
CONSENT CALENDAR.
All matters listed under Consent Calendar are considered by the City Manager to be routine and will be enacted by one roll call vote. There will be no discussion of these items unless a Councilmember, the City staff, or a member of the public requests removal of an item (please identify the item by its number) from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion, and that person shall be identified and noted in the minutes for the item. Once any additions or removals are made, the City Council will vote to approve all items remaining on the Consent Calendar. Any item that was removed will be considered following the action on the Consent Calendar; each speaker shall have up to three minutes, and may be shortened or extended, or a cumulative limit on the time for all public speakers may be imposed, at the discretion of the presiding officer (the Mayor).
1. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Recommendation: It is recommended by the City Clerk that the City Council approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council of January 28, 2025.
Agenda Report
2. APPROVAL OF GENERAL WARRANTS AND PAYROLL DISTRIBUTIONS Warrant #15: $4,736,667.77 01/17/2025
Payroll # 15: $1,882,937.77 01/24/2025
Total: $6,619,605.54
Recommendation: Approve the general warrants and payroll disbursements.
Agenda Report
3. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
Recommendations:
(1) Reject Claim #24-64 filed by Dennis Lockwood;
(2) Reject Claim #24-57 filed by Enich Harris; and
(3) Reject Claim #24-68 filed by John Jenal.
Agenda Report
4. CLEO STREET BEACH ACCESS RENOVATION – ART IN PUBLIC PLACES Recommendations:
(1) Approve the installation of a tile mural titled “What Lies Beneath” by artist Mike Tauber to fulfill the Art in Public Places requirement for the Cleo Street beach access renovation; (2) Appropriate $26,500 for the artist honorarium for the creation and installation of the mural, with funding allocations of $14,000 from the Art in Public Places and $12,500 from the Art in Lieu Fund; (3) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with the artist, in a final form as approved by the City Attorney, in an amount not to exceed $26,500; (4) Find that the proposed actions do not qualify as a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15060(c)(3), and are otherwise exempt pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3); and (5) Direct staff to file and post a Notice of Exemption consistent with the above-stated CEQA finding within five days of this approval.
Agenda Report
5. ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE CITY’S RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE Recommendation: It is recommended by the City Clerk that the City Council adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, UPDATING THE CITY’S RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULE.” Agenda Report
6. PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT BACKUP SERVER SYSTEM
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to purchase Cohesity backup system from Nth Generation for a cost not to exceed $274,513.
Agenda Report
J.
REGULAR BUSINESS.
This section is for a wide variety of matters generally worthy of separate discussion such as the consideration of ordinances for introduction, resolutions, extraordinary policy and business matters, staff reports and recommendations. The presiding officer will take public comment on each Regular Business item. Each speaker shall have up to three minutes for each agendized Regular Business item, as may be shortened or extended, or a cumulative limit on the time for all public speakers may be imposed, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer. Pursuant to California Government Code section 54953(b)(3), any member of the public wishing to address the legislative body directly pursuant to California Government Code section 54954.3 may do so at each teleconference location at the time the item is considered.
7. PROGRESS UPDATE – FLEET ELECTRIFICATION AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Recommendations:
(1) Receive and file this update on the Fleet Electrification and Electric Vehicle Charging Implementation Plan; (2) Direct staff to release a competitive Request for Proposals to select a vendor for the deployment of charging infrastructure at City Hall and the Corporation Yard; (3) Direct staff to continue collaborating with Southern California Edison (SCE) to finalize the City’s application for the SCE Charge Ready Transport Program; and (4) Find that said actions are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 – Feasibility and Planning Study.
Agenda Report
8. AFFIRMING DIRECTION FROM THE JANUARY 31, 2025, STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION Recommendations:
(1) Affirm direction given at the January 31, 2025, Strategic Planning session, including regarding the community pool, ad hoc committees, and more (as listed in the discussion section of the agenda report); (2) Adopt preliminary timelines for the five key initiatives discussed at the 2025 Strategic Planning Session; and (3) Consider the proposed disposition of the 2024 Council Priority List and revise if appropriate.
Agenda Report
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COUNCILMEMBER ITEM(S).
The City Council shall consider matters submitted by members of the City Council in accordance with Resolution No. 24.011, as it may be amended.
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ADJOURNMENT.
The Laguna Beach City Council will adjourn from the Open Session to continue its Closed Session, then adjourn from its Closed Session to its next regular or other meeting, tentatively set for:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
LAGUNA BEACH CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
505 FOREST AVENUE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA
CLOSED SESSION AT 3:00 P.M
CLOSED SESSION AT 4:00 P.M. AND
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT 5:00 P.M.
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.
Testimony given before the City Council is recorded.
The timer light at the podium will turn yellow and beep once when the speaker has 30 seconds remaining. The timer light will turn red and buzz when the speaker's time has expired.
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Laguna Beach Regular City Council Meeting Agenda February 11, 2025
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