RESOLUTION NO. 26.XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE
FILING OF ALL APPLICATIONS WITH THE ORANGE
COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR LOCAL
TRANSPORTATION FUNDS
WHEREAS, the City of Laguna Beach (“City”) is eligible to apply for Local Transportation Funds (“LTF”) in coordination with the Orange County Transportation Authority (“OCTA”) to assist with financing capital and operating expenditures related to the City’s trolley and on-demand transit services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit the necessary application on behalf of the City of Laguna Beach to OCTA for said assistance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH DOES RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct and are incorporated into this Resolution by this reference.
SECTION 2. The proposed actions do not constitute a project subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15060(c)(3).
Section 15378 defines a project as an activity that “has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.” (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378(a).) Here, the proposed actions are administrative in nature and merely authorize the City Manager to submit an application and claim form to receive LTF funding for the 2025-26 Fiscal Year. These actions do not involve physical alterations. Nor will such actions result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the Attachment 1
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environment. Section 15378 excludes from its definition of “project” organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.” (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15378(b)(5).) Here, the proposed actions are administrative in nature and will not result in a physical change in the environment, and it therefore is not subject to CEQA. (Ibid.) Accordingly, the recommended actions are not a “project” subject to CEQA. (State CEQA Guidelines, § 15060(c)(3).)
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute and file all applications, in the form prescribed by OCTA, on behalf of the City of Laguna Beach with OCTA for purposes of filing a claim for the City's FY 26/27 apportionment of LTF, in the amount of $1,480,411.10, as such amount may be adjusted depending upon a change in the City's apportionment of LTF or in response to budget adjustments to aid in the financing of the City's transit system and related services.
SECTION 4. The City Council further authorizes the City Manager to furnish any and all additional information, and to file application adjustments or amendments, as necessary, that OCTA might require in connection with the application referenced in Section 3.
SECTION 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
ADOPTED this 24th day of March, 2026.
Mark Orgill, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk
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I, Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Beach, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 26.XXX was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on March 24, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
City Clerk, City of Laguna Beach, California
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