CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH
JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING
COMMISSION/DESIGN REVIEW BOARD
STUDY SESSION AGENDA
MAY 26, 2026
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 505 FOREST AVENUE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651 MARK ORGILL, Mayor Steven Kellenberg, PC Chair Imer Bauta, DRB Chair HALLIE JONES, Mayor Pro Tem Steven Goldman, PC Chair Pro Tem Debbie Neev, DRB Chair Pro Tem SUE KEMPF, Councilmember Jorg Dubin, Commissioner Mary Jo "MJ" Coveny, DRB member
ALEX ROUNAGHI, Councilmember Ken Sadler, Commissioner Tom Gibbs, DRB member BOB WHALEN, Councilmember Susan McLintock Whitin, Commissioner Louis Weil, DRB member DAVE KIFF, City Manager
MEGAN GARIBALDI, City Attorney
LAURA PARISI, City Treasurer
ANN MARIE McKAY, City Clerk
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 $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.
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]. 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.
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 livetime 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 1 of 2
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 JOINT CITY COUNCIL / PLANNING COMMISSION / DESIGN REVIEW BOARD STUDY SESSION ************************************************
A. ROLL CALL 3:00 p.m.
B. STUDY SESSION.
1. JOINT STUDY SESSION OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SINGLE AND TWOFAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS
Recommendations: Receive a presentation and recommendations from City consultant JKA regarding the first public review draft of the proposed “phase two” single and twofamily residential objective design standards, receive public input, and provide direction as appropriate.
C. ADJOURNMENT. The Laguna Beach City Council will adjourn to its 5:00 p.m. regular meeting.
ADA ACCOMMODATIONS
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Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disabilityrelated modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (949) 4970705 (telephone) or (949) 4970771 (facsimile). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting.
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. 2 of 2