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CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
AGENDA
JUNE 9, 2026
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 505 FOREST AVENUE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651 MARK ORGILL, Mayor
HALLIE JONES, Mayor Pro Tem
SUE KEMPF, Councilmember
BOB WHALEN, Councilmember
ALEX ROUNAGHI, Councilmember
DAVE KIFF, City Manager
MEGAN GARIBALDI, City Attorney
LAURA PARISI, City Treasurer
ANN MARIE McKAY, City Clerk
LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE: 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.
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 1 of 4
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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 STUDY SESSION
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A. ROLL CALL 3:00 p.m.
B. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS.
1. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION Recommendations:
1. Reappoint the three incumbents to the Planning Commission for twoyear terms, beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
2. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE EMERGENCY/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE (EDPC)
Recommendations: Appoint the three applicants to the Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Committee for twoyear terms, beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
3. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING & HUMAN SERVICES
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Recommendations:
1. Reappoint the two incumbents to the Housing and Human Services Committee for twoyear terms, beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028; and
2. Direct the City Clerk to enact a rolling application deadline until enough applications are received to fill all vacant positions and return at a future City Council meeting for the remaining appointments.
4. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE ARTS COMMISSION
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1. Reappoint the two incumbents to the Housing and Human Services Committee for twoyear terms, beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028; and
2. Direct the City Clerk to enact a rolling application deadline until enough applications are received to fill all vacant positions and return at a future City Council meeting for the remaining appointments.
4. INTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE ARTS COMMISSION
Recommendations: Interview the six applicants and appoint five residents (one as an alternate) to the Arts Commission for twoyear terms, beginning July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
C. REVENUE BALLOT MEASURE DISCUSSION.
5. 2026 SURVEY RESULTS, COMMUNITY OUTREACH UPDATE, AND CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL NOVEMBER 2026 REVENUE BALLOT MEASURE
Recommendations:
1. Receive a presentation on the results of the 2026 community survey from Probolsky Research;
2. Receive an update on the community outreach efforts conducted from February through May 2026, including four Community Town Hall meetings;
3. Discuss the three potential revenue measures evaluated in the survey: (1) a Transient Occupancy Tax increase, (2) a Sales Tax increase, and (3) a Business License Tax measure for bars and restaurants;
4. Provide direction to staff regarding whether to return to the City Council on June 23, 2026 with an agenda item to consider placing one or more revenue measures on the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election ballot; and
5. If direction is given to bring any measure(s) forward, continue the Council Survey Ad Hoc Committee to work with staff and consultants on public education and outreach, assist in drafting final ballot measure language, and assist in preparing any resolutions and ordinances necessary to place the measure(s) on the November 3, 2026, ballot.
D. 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
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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.
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COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.5
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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.
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