MINUTES
LAGUNA BEACH CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
January 27, 2026
A Study Session of the City Council of the City of Laguna Beach was called to order on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., in the City Hall, 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California, Mayor Orgill presiding.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kempf, Rounaghi, Whalen, Jones, Orgill PARTICIPATING REMOTELY: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
[Councilmember Rounaghi arrived during the presentation for Item #1.]
STUDY SESSION
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1. OC POWER AUTHORITY PRESENTATION
Presentation and Discussion: Joe Mosca and Jacquie Henderson of Orange County Power Authority (OCPA) provided a presentation on OCPA and Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), and responded to Councilmember questions.
Public Testimony: Steve Chadima, Environmental Sustainability Committee, encouraged the City to move forward with the feasibility study. Danny Grey, Climate Reality Project, Cathy Jurca, Gary Stewart, and Tom Osborne spoke in support of moving forward.
Nick Aronoff asked where the power comes from during weather events. Mayor Pro Tem Hallie Jones explained that the power is provided through the existing utility companies.
City Council Direction: The City Council directed that staff move forward with further analysis of the program.
2. UPDATE ON CITY'S PENSION PLANS AND UNFUNDED ACTUARIAL LIABILITY Presentation and Discussion: CalPERS representative Kerry Morgan provided a presentation on the City's unfunded liability, and responded to Councilmembers' questions.
Laguna Beach City Council Study Session Minutes January 27, 2026
3. MISSION HOSPITAL LAGUNA BEACH UPDATE
Presentation and Discussion: Seth Teigen, Chief Executive, Providence Mission Hospital Laguna Beach, provided a brief history and the hospital's path forward, which would not include acute and emergency care, and responded to Councilmember questions.
Public Testimony: A speaker who identified herself as an ER nurse explained her concerns with the closest emergency care 30 minutes away.
Joe Hanauer, Board member of the Mission Hospital Foundation, encouraged the City to continue to work with the hospital on a long-range plan to replace the acute care with methods that would serve the community well.
ADJOURNMENT
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There being no further business, Mayor Orgill at 4:35 p.m., Tuesday, January 27, 2026, adjourned to the Closed Session, then to the Regular City Council Meeting at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at City Hall, 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach California. ****************
Approved: February 10, 2026
Note: All components of minutes shall be for the primary purpose of memorializing decisions made by the legislative body. Any minute component that does not serve this primary purpose will be minimized or eliminated; this includes comments made by individual body members and members of the public. Discussions that occurred during the meeting can be viewed in archived video recordings on the city's website. Public submittals on items received prior to adjournment of the meeting are retained in the administrative record and can be viewed in the city clerk's repository. -2-