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CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
JULY 21, 2026
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 505 FOREST AVENUE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651 REGULAR MEETING – 5:00 P.M.

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
CLOSED SESSION
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A. ROLL CALL 4:00 p.m.

B. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
Public Comment can be provided on any item on the Closed Session agenda, in Council Chambers at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA 92651, after the City Council roll call, then the City Council will convene in Conference Room A for the Closed Session.

1. Conference with Labor Negotiators
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
1a.       Agencydesignated representative: Dave Kiff, City Manager Employee Organization: Police Employee’s Association
1b.       Agencydesignated representative: Dave Kiff, City Manager Employee Organization: Municipal Employee’s Association C. ADJOURN FROM CLOSED SESSION, RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
********************************************************** A. ROLL CALL – 5:00 PM
B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Councilmember Kempf
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 AND DELETIONS CITY MANAGER. The City Manager may, absent the objection of a majority of the Councilmembers present, remove items listed on the agenda, if the City Manager determines a need to do so. If, in the event the City Manager knows in advance of the meeting of his/her intention to remove an item from the posted agenda, he/she shall make every practical attempt to advise the public of such intention to minimize inconvenience to the public.

Additions to the agenda are limited by California Government Code Section 54954.2 (of the Brown Act).

E. PRESENTATIONS. The City Council shall from time to time recognize individuals and organizations and present awards, proclamations, or certificates of appreciation, or receive special presentations, as previously scheduled and described below.

1. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EMERGENCY & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE
Recommendations:

1. Approve the Proclamation recognizing the 15th Anniversary of the Emergency & Disaster Preparedness Committee.

2. LAGUNA BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Recommendations: 1. Accept Presentation.

A. PUBLIC COMMENTS NONAGENDA ITEMS (InPerson Participation). The City Council shall consider Public Comments, of up to 3 minutes each as determined by the Mayor and for a total of 45 minutes, from the members of the public in attendance in person at the meeting location listed on the agenda, concerning items not appearing on the agenda, but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. Public comments beyond 45 minutes shall be reconvened at the conclusion of all public hearings and heard with public comments from members of the public participating remotely. 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. At the direction of the City Council, 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.

B. 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.

C. 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 at the discretion of the presiding officer (the Mayor).

3. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Recommendations: Receive and file the minutes of the July 7, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting.

4. APPROVAL OF GENERAL WARRANTS AND PAYROLL DISTRIBUTIONS Recommendations:

1. Approve the general warrants and payroll distributions.

5. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
Recommendations:

1. Reject Claim #2608 filed by United Financial Casualty Company c/o Sierra Golding;

2. Reject Claim #2615 filed by Kim Gage; and

3. Reject Claim #2603 filed by MidCentury Insurance Company c/o Cynthia Koulax.

6. RESPONSE TO 2025–2026 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT: WILDFIRES HIT HOME
Recommendations:

1. Review and approve the City of Laguna Beach's response to the 2025–2026 Orange County Grand Jury report entitled Wildfires Hit Home; and

2. Authorize the Mayor to sign and transmit the response to the Presiding Judge of the Orange 3 of 883
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3. Reject Claim #2603 filed by MidCentury Insurance Company c/o Cynthia Koulax.

6. RESPONSE TO 2025–2026 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT: WILDFIRES HIT HOME
Recommendations:

1. Review and approve the City of Laguna Beach's response to the 2025–2026 Orange County Grand Jury report entitled Wildfires Hit Home; and

2. Authorize the Mayor to sign and transmit the response to the Presiding Judge of the Orange County Superior Court, with copies to the Orange County Grand Jury, the Orange County Clerk, and the City Clerk, as required by law.

7. RESPONSE TO 2025–2026 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT: CALIFORNIA HOUSING MANDATES, THE UNINTENDED RESHAPING OF ORANGE COUNTY

NEIGHBORHOODS
Recommendations:

1. Review and approve the City of Laguna Beach’s attached response to the 2025–2026 Orange County Grand Jury report entitled California Housing Mandates, The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods; and

2. Authorize the Mayor to sign and transmit the attached response to the Presiding Judge of the Orange County Superior Court, as required by law.

8. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR DOWNTOWN (ZONE 4) STREET OVERLAY AND WALKWAY IMPROVEMENTS
Recommendations:

1. Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., in the amount of $621,041.94 for the C2217 – Downtown (Zone 4) Street Overlay and Walkway Improvements;

2. Authorize the City Manager to approve projectrelated expenses and construction changeorders for unforeseen circumstances in an amount not to exceed $58,950; and

3. Find that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c).

9. APPROVE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATIVE PURCHASING AGREEMENT WITH THE LEAGUE OF OREGON CITIES AND A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH LIFEASSIST, INC. FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT Recommendations:

1. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement with the League of Oregon Cities, enabling the City to participate in the National Purchasing Partners Government (NPPGov) cooperative purchasing program;

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Master Purchase Agreement with LifeAssist, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $63,000 per fiscal year, commencing upon execution and continuing through January 19, 2030, with authority for the City Manager to approve up to one (1) additional oneyear extensions through January 19, 2031, provided the underlying League of Oregon Cities Master Price Agreement No. PS25830, or any renewal, extension, replacement, or successor cooperative purchasing contract, remains active and available for use by the City, and subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney; and 3FidthtlfthIttlCtiPhiAtitjt
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Purchasing Partners Government (NPPGov) cooperative purchasing program;

3. Find that approval of the Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement is not a project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 because it is an administrative activity that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

10. AWARD OF TASK ORDER FOR DESIGN OF PERMANENT LIFEGUARD TOWERS Recommendations:

1. Authorize the City Manager to award a task order with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. for design engineering services for the Permanent Lifeguard Tower Program in the amount of $280,791;

2. Authorize the City Manager to approve projectrelated expenses and change orders for additional designrelated services that may be required in an amount not to exceed $28,000; and

3. Find that the action consists of government activities, which do not result in a direct or indirect physical change in environment and therefore does not constitute a “Project” within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

11. RESOLUTION AMENDING THE APPENDIX OF DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES WITH FILING RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE CITY'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE Recommendations:

1. Adopt the Resolution titled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE APPENDIX OF DESIGNATED EMPLOYEES AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT” to update designated employee titles and positions of City personnel; and

2. Find that the proposed action does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(2) & (5) because the action involves administrative organizational activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable physical change in the environment.

12. AUTHORIZATION TO ACCEPT AND EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20262027 CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS
Recommendations:

1. Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER, OR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ALL RELATED
DOCUMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 20262027 CANNABIS TAX FUND GRANT PROGRAM”, thereby satisfying the governing body authorization required by California Code of Regulations, Title 13, Division 2, 5 of 883
FUND GRANT PROGRAM AND APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS
Recommendations:

2. Accept the California Highway Patrol Fiscal Year 20262027 Cannabis Tax Fund Grant Program award in the amount of $475,800;

3. Approve a budget adjustment to increase grant revenues and expenditures by $475,800 (133210245100G2701 and 133210279999G2701), respectively; and

4. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any subsequent grantrelated documents and amendments that do not increase the City's financial obligation or materially alter the approved scope of work.

D. 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.

13. STATUS UPDATE ON THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN PHASE II UPDATE, TENANT MIX AND ECONOMIC DIVERSITY, AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Recommendations:

1. Receive and file this status update on the Downtown Specific Plan Phase II Update, and direct staff to pause further processing of the Downtown Specific Plan Phase II Update pending the General Plan Update and Seventh Cycle Housing Element process;

2. Direct staff to work with the Ad Hoc Economic Development Committee to evaluate Downtown tenant mix and land use regulations and return with recommendations; and

3. Provide direction regarding legislative advocacy related to wildfire resilience, State housing policy, and grant opportunities.

14. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR MOBILE PARKING PAYMENT SYSTEM TO IPS GROUP, INC. AND RELATED ACTIONS
Recommendations:

1. Award a contract to IPS Group, Inc. to provide the City with a new mobile parking payment system (MPPS) for a fiveyear term, with the option of five, oneyear extensions upon mutual agreement of the parties, and implement a $.50 transaction fee to all parking transactions;

2. Cancel IPS Agreement Contract No. 2435 for parking meter device and repair services;

3. Incorporate new and amended terms of Contract No. 2435 with IPS for parking meter device andrepairservices,inanamountnottoexceed$1,000,000forafiveyeartermandauthorize 6 of 883
Recommendations:

2. Cancel IPS Agreement Contract No. 2435 for parking meter device and repair services;

3. Incorporate new and amended terms of Contract No. 2435 with IPS for parking meter device and repair services, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for a fiveyear term and authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute the agreement, in a form approved by the City Attorney;

4. Authorize the City Manager to execute the fourth amendment with Frog Parking, Inc., in a form approved by the City Attorney, to identify transaction cost in the amount of $0.25 per transaction in an amount estimated as $11,000.00 per month for six months from May 2026 through October 31, 2026; and

5. Find the action exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

E. PUBLIC HEARINGS (NONAPPEALS). The City Council shall conduct all Public Hearings for items that are not quasijudicial appeals to the City Council in accordance with the provisions of applicable Laguna Beach procedure and all applicable law. Any member of the public may address the City Council on any Public Hearing item during the public testimony portion of the item. Each speaker shall have up to three minutes for each agendized Public Hearing (NonAppeal) 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 Mayor.

15. SECOND READING OF DESIGN REVIEW EFFICIENCY ORDINANCE AND EFFICIENCY ORDINANCE, AND AN INTERIM LAND USE ORDINANCE/URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 20261339 STREAMLINING THE DESIGN REVIEW AND OTHER PERMIT PROCESSES
Recommendations:

1. Waive second full reading and adopt by title only an Ordinance titled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ITS LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY TITLE 25 (ZONING), TITLE 21 (SUBDIVISIONS), AND TITLE 22 (EXCAVATING, GRADING, AND FILLING) TO STREAMLINE THE DESIGN REVIEW AND OTHER PERMIT PROCESSES; AND FINDING SAID ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301;

2. Waive second full reading and adopt by title only an Ordinance titled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ITS MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY CHAPTER 7.25 (NOISE), 12.08 (PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE TREES), 12.16 (VIEW PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION), AND 17.50 (PRIVATE SEWER LATERALS) TO IMPROVE CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE CODE; AND FINDING SAID ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301”;

3. Adopt a Resolution titled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ITS LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM TO MODIFY THE DESIGN GUIDELINES – A GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL

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(PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE TREES), 12.16 (VIEW PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION), AND 17.50 (PRIVATE SEWER LATERALS) TO IMPROVE CONSISTENCY WITHIN THE CODE; AND FINDING SAID ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301”;

3. Adopt a Resolution titled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ITS LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM TO MODIFY THE DESIGN GUIDELINES – A GUIDE TO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FINDING SAID ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301”;

4. Conduct a public hearing, waive full reading and adopt by title only an Urgency Ordinance titled, “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING ITS LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM AND MUNICIPAL CODE TO MODIFY TITLE 25 (ZONING), TITLE 21 (SUBDIVISIONS), AND TITLE 22 (EXCAVATING, GRADING, AND FILLING) TO STREAMLINE THE DESIGN REVIEW AND OTHER PERMIT PROCESSES; AND FINDING SAID ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15301”; and

5. Find that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 and in the alternative is statutorily exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15265.

16. PUBLIC HEARING RELATIVE TO PLACING THE ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLL FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27
Recommendations:

1. City Council finds that this item is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15273 and Public Resources Code Section 21080(b)(8) because the sewer service fees are necessary and reasonable to fund the administration, operation, maintenance, and improvements of the City’s sewer system and will not result in the expansion of the sewer system;

2. Conduct a public hearing concerning the placement of the Annual Sewer Service Charge on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2026/27; and

3. Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING RATES FOR THE ANNUAL SEWER SERVICE CHARGE FOR SEWER SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026/27”.

17. LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT 20260960 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2026 0961 AT 647 SOUTH COAST HIGHWAY AND 610, 620, 636, AND 667 SLEEPY HOLLOW LANE
Recommendations:

1. Table the public hearing.

F. PUBLIC COMMENTS – NONAGENDA ITEMS (Remote Participation). The City Council shall consider Public Comments, of up to three minutes each as determined by the Mayor, from the members of the public attending the meeting remotely concerning items not appearing on the agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. In accordance with the provisions of the Brown Act, no action or discussion may take place by the Council on any item not on the posted agenda. Any inperson public comment on nonagenda items that was not completed pursuant to the section earlier in the meeting, shall be heard in conjunction with this item, with the members of the public attending the meeting in person commenting first.

G. COUNCIL MEMBER ITEM(S). The City Council shall consider matters submitted by members of the City Council in accordance with Resolution No. 26.014, as it may be amended.

H. ADJOURNMENT. The Laguna Beach City Council will adjourn to its next regular or other meeting, tentatively set for:

JULY 28, 2026 (APPEALSONLY MEETING) AT 3:00 P.M.

LAGUNA BEACH CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
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ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL
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TWOWAY TELEPHONIC SERVICE
Beginning July 1, 2026, pursuant to Senate Bill 707 and California Government Code sections 54953.4 and 54954.3, members of the public may also provide public comment in real time either in person or remotely through the twoway telephonic service identified below. Remote public commenters will receive the same time allotment as members of the public commenting in person; however, remote participation comments concerning items not on the agenda will be heard at the end of the meeting.

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Remote Access Disruption:

The City Council adopted the Policy for Disruption of Telephonic or Internet Service During Public Meetings (SB 707) on March 10, 2026. If a disruption of telephonic service prevents members of the public utilizing twoway telephonic services from being able to attend or observe the meeting remotely, the City Council will follow the adopted policy. The policy may require the open session to be recessed while the City makes goodfaith efforts to restore service. If service is not restored, the City Council may continue only after making the required rollcall findings, as applicable.

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STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date:

July 21, 2026

PRESENTATION
1 SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE 15TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE

EMERGENCY & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve the Proclamation recognizing the 15th Anniversary of the Emergency & Disaster Preparedness Committee.

SUMMARY OF THE MATTER
The Laguna Beach Emergency & Disaster Preparedness Committee (EDPC) is a volunteer advisory committee dedicated to promoting emergency preparedness and community resilience throughout Laguna Beach. Established to help residents, businesses, and visitors prepare for natural and human-caused emergencies, the Committee works closely with City staff, public safety agencies, and community organizations to educate the public on disaster readiness.

The Committee encourages individuals and neighborhoods to develop emergency plans, assemble disaster supply kits, stay informed during emergencies, and participate in preparedness programs such as Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training. Through public outreach, educational workshops, preparedness fairs, and community events, the EDPC helps foster a culture of readiness and self-reliance.

For 15 years, the Committee has served as a valuable partner in strengthening Laguna Beach's ability to respond to emergencies, including wildfires, earthquakes, severe storms, and other disasters. Their dedication has helped make the community safer, more informed, and better prepared to respond and recover when emergencies occur.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Proclamation (Pgs. 2-3)
Submitted By:

Approved: .David A Kiff
Niko King, Fire Chief Dave Kiff, City Manager
Report Prepared By: Coordinated With:

Sarah Limones, Emergency Operations
Coordinator
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Re. Modular Pump Track Rental
Dear esteemed Mayor, Councilmembers and City Manager,
Thank you for your support with the implementation of the pump track rental at the Community Recreation Center (CRC). We sincerely hope every one of you has had an opportunity to visit and experience* the wholesome goodness this temporary facility is bringing for the families, the very future of Laguna Beach. 1 of 19
We’re thrilled to see people out enjoying the track. We all understand that the modular is not the end state everyone would like, nor is CRC a particularly well-known venue, nonetheless people are making their way there to enjoy what you invested in for them.

Clearly the appetite for this amenity is that strong.

As evidence to this point, you will see below a sample of the social media insights for several posts on this subject. There are as many as 36K views and 13.5K accounts reached depending on the date, presenter, content and social media venue. Numbers like that are relevant in a city of less than 23k and especially when there are only a handful of negative comments. This also puts in perspective the quandary of how a vocal several hundred can defer and delay a project like this - a unique condition based on our experience across the county.

Laguna Beach is in some ways a birthplace of mountain biking; dare I say our sport has a lot to do with the origins of our greenbelt as well. We built many of the trails that became part of the parks. How can the place where it began not serve the very passion that is integrated into our origins? And we all know of the major issues with bikes in the streets. To date we have not responded to the need for a safe and sanctioned venue for our youth that choose to pursue this sport. We think it’s time! It should come as no surprise that the skateboard community also arose on recent posts and expressed their frustration over having been derailed historically. We will continue to advocate, Laguna Beach needs a place where our kids can ride – bike, roller skate, scooter, skateboard – we can do this together. Please recognize the real public opinion and let’s make it happen once and for all! Again, much gratitude for this investment in the process. And moreover, THANK YOU for your continued effort to locate and establish a permanent wheeled sports facility that reflects our deep roots in this coastal village, all while providing the very facilities our families desire to make it the place they continue to call home for generations to come.

Sincerely,
David W. Browning
President
*The pump track will be open at the CRC through this coming Friday! 2 of 19
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SCHMIDT MONICA M 12/19/2017
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Expand All Building Year Build Type Style Quality Impr Sq Ft  Expand 1 1960 Residential Single Family 101 Residential 1 Family Average 2,487

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Harris County Appraisal District
Information & Assistance Division
P.O. Box 922012
Houston TX 77292-2012
Form 11.13 (01/20)
Account Number:

Tax Year:
*NEWHS111*
Residence Homestead Exemption Application
Do you own and live in the property for which you are seeking this residence homestead exemption? Yes No
veterans, you must apply for the exemption no later than the first anniversary of the date you qualify for the exemption. Pursuant to Tax Code Section 11.431, you may file a late application for a residence homestead exemption after the deadline for filing has passed. The late application must be filed within two years after the delinquency date for the taxes on the homestead.

DUTY TO NOTIFY: If the chief appraiser grants the exemption(s), you do not need to reapply annually. You must reapply if the chief appraiser requires you to do so. You must notify the chief appraiser in writing before May 1 of the year after your right to this exemption ends.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION
After considering this application and all relevant information, the chief appraiser may request additional information from you, pursuant to Tax Code Section

11.45. You must provide the additional information within 30 days of the request or the application is denied. For good cause shown, the chief appraiser may extend the deadline for furnishing the additional information by written order for a single period not to exceed 15 days.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS Return the completed form to the address above. For questions, call 713-957-7800. This application is for use in claiming residence homestead exemptions pursuant to Tax Code Sections 11.13, 11.131, 11.132, 11.133, 11.134 and 11.432. The exemptions apply only to property that you own and occupy as your principal place of residence. You must file the completed application with all required documentation beginning Jan. 1 and no later than April 30 of the year for which you are requesting an exemption. If you qualify for the age 65 or older or disabled persons exemption, or the exemption for donated homesteads of partially disabled SECTION 1: Exemption(s) Requested
General Residence Homestead Exemption Disabled Person Person Age 65 or Older (or Surviving Spouse) 100 Percent Disabled Veteran (or Surviving Spouse) Is the disability a permanent total disability as determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs under 38 C.F.R. Section 4.15? ..................

Surviving Spouse of an Armed Services Member Killed in Action Surviving Spouse of a First Responder Killed in the Line of Duty Donated Residence of Partially Disabled Veteran (or Surviving Spouse) Percent Disability Rating
Name of Deceased Spouse
Surviving Spouse:

Date of Death
Cooperative Housing: Do you have an exclusive right to occupy this property because you own stock in a cooperative housing corporation? ......................................................

If yes, state name of cooperative housing corporation:

Were you receiving a homestead exemption on your previous residence? .................................................

Are you transferring an exemption from a previous residence? ....................................................................

Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Yes No
Are you transferring a tax limitation?..............................................................................................................

Previous Residence Address, City, State, Zip Code Previous County SECTION 2: Property Owner/Applicant (Provide information for additional property owners in Section 5.) Single Adult Married Couple Other (e.g., individual who owns the property with others) Name of Property Owner 1 Birth Date* (mm/dd/yyyy) Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate or Social Security Number**
Primary Phone Number (area code and number) Email Address*** Percent Ownership Interest Name of Property Owner 2 (e.g., Spouse, Co-Owner/Individual) Birth Date* (mm/dd/yyyy) Driver’s License, Personal ID Certificate or Social Security Number**
Primary Phone Number (area code and number) Email Address*** Percent Ownership Interest Applicant mailing address (if different from the physical address) D
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Monica M. Schmidt
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SECTION 3: Property Information
Date you acquired this property Date you began occupying this property as your principal residence Physical Address (i.e. street address, not P.O. Box), City, County, ZIP Code Legal Description (if known)
Is the applicant identified on deed or other recorded instrument? Yes
Court record/filing number on recorded deed or other recorded instrument No If no, required documentation must be provided. (see Important Information) Is the property for which this application is submitted an heir property (see Important Information)? Yes No Do other heir property owners occupy the property? Yes (affidavits required) No Manufactured Home Make Model ID Number
Is any portion of the property for which you are claiming a residence homestead exemption income producing?..................................... Yes No If yes, indicate the percentage of the property that is income producing: _________ percent Number of acres (or fraction of an acre, not to exceed 20 acres) you own and occupy as your principal residence: _________ acres Residence Homestead Exemption Application
SECTION 4: Waiver of Required Documentation
Indicate if you are exempt from the requirement to provide a copy of your driver’s license or state-issued personal identification certificate.

I am a resident of a facility that provides services related to health, infirmity or aging.

Facility Name and Address
I am certified for participation in the address confidentiality program administered by the Office of the Texas Attorney General under Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 58, Subchapter C.

Indicate if you request that the chief appraiser waive the requirement that the property address for exemption corresponds to your driver’s license or state-issued personal identification certificate address:

I hold a driver’s license issued under Transportation Code Section 521.121(c) or 521.1211. Attached is a copy of the application for that license.

I am an active duty U.S. armed services member or the spouse of an active duty member.

SECTION 5: Provide Additional Information Here (if any) If you own other residential property in Texas, please list the county(ies) of location.

SECTION 6: Affirmation and Signature
I understand if I make a false statement on this form, I could be found guilty of a Class A misdemeanor or a state jail felony under Penal Code Section 37.10.

I, ,
Property Owner/Authorized Representative Name
, swear or affirm the following:

Title/Authorization

1. that each fact contained in this application is true and correct;

2. that I/the property owner meet(s) the qualifications under Texas law for the residence homestead exemption for which I am applying; and

3. that I/the property owner do(es) not claim an exemption on another residence homestead or claim a residence homestead exemption on a residence homestead outside Texas.
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Signature of Property Owner/Applicant or Authorized Representative Date * May be used by appraisal district to determine eligibility for persons age 65 or older exemption or surviving spouse exemptions (Tax Code §11.43(m))
** Social security number disclosure may be required for tax administration and identification. (42 U.S.C. §405(c)(2)(C)(i); Tax Code §11.43(f)). A driver’s license number, personal identification number or social security number disclosed in an exemption application is confidential and not open to public inspection, except as authorized by Tax Code §11.48(b). *** May be confidential under Government Code §552.137; however, by including the email address on this form, you are affirmatively consenting to its release under the Public Information Act.
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**I had a residential exemption in 2017-2020. Suddenly it disappeared in 2021. Please reinstate and back date. 503 Oldcastle< Houston (Harris), Tx, 77013
Lot 78 Block 2 Songwood Section 2
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Residence Homestead Exemption Application
Important Information

APPLICATION DEADLINES
Generally, the completed application and required documentation is due no later than April 30 of the year for which the exemption is requested.

The due date for persons age 65 or older, disabled, or partially disabled veterans with donated homesteads to apply for the exemption is no later than the first anniversary of the qualification date.

A late application for a residence homestead exemption may be filed up to two years after the deadline for filing has passed. (Tax Code Section

11.431)
If the chief appraiser grants the exemption(s), property owner does not need to reapply annually, but must reapply if the chief appraiser requires it, unless seeking to apply the exemption to property not listed in this application.

Property owners already receiving a general residence homestead exemption who turn age 65 in that next year are not required to apply for age 65 or older exemption if accurate birthdate information is included in the appraisal district records or in the information the Texas Department of Public Safety provided to the appraisal district under Transportation Code Section 521.049. (Tax Code Section 11.43(m))

REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION
Attach a copy of property owner’s driver’s license or state-issued personal identification certificate. The address listed on the driver’s license or state-issued personal identification certificate must correspond to the property address for which the exemption is requested. Property owners who reside in certain facilities or participate in a certain address confidentiality program may be exempt from this requirement. The chief appraiser may waive the requirements for certain active duty U.S. armed services members or their spouses or holders of certain driver’s licenses.

Heir Property is property owned by one or more individuals, where at least one owner claims the property as a residence homestead, and the property was acquired by will, transfer on death deed, or intestacy. An heir property owner not specifically identified as the residence homestead owner on a deed or other recorded instrument in the county where the property is located must provide:

Ÿ an affidavit establishing ownership of interest in the property Ÿ a copy of the prior property owner's death certificate; Ÿ a copy of the property's most recent utility bill; and Ÿ a citation of any court record relating to the applicant's ownership of the property, if available.

Each heir property owner who occupies the property as a principal residence, other than the applicant, must provide and affidavit that authorizes the submission of this application.

Manufactured homeowners must provide:

Ÿ a copy of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs statement of ownership showing that the applicant is the owner of the manufactured home;
Ÿ a copy of the sales purchase agreement, other applicable contract or agreement or payment receipt showing that the applicant is the purchaser of the manufactured home; or
Ÿ a sworn affidavit by the applicant indicating that:

1. the applicant is the owner of the manufactured home;

2. the seller of the manufactured home did not provide the applicant with the applicable contract or agreement; and

3. the applicant could not locate the seller after making a good faith effort.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUEST
The chief appraiser may request additional information to evaluate this application. Property owner must comply within 30 days of the request or the application will be denied. The chief appraiser may extend this deadline for a single period not to exceed 15 days for good cause shown. (Tax Code Section 11.45)

DUTY TO NOTIFY
Property owner must notify the chief appraiser in writing before May 1 of the year after his or her right to this exemption ends.

EXEMPTION QUALIFICATIONS
General Residence Homestead Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(a) and (b))
Property was owned and occupied as owner’s principal residence on Jan. 1.

No residence homestead exemption can be claimed by the property owner on any other property.

Disabled Person Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(c) and (d)) Persons under a disability for purposes of payment of disability insurance benefits under Federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance. Documentation must be provided. Property owners not identified on a deed or other instrument recorded in the applicable real property records as an owner of the residence homestead must provide an affidavit or other compelling evidence establishing the applicant’s ownership interest in the homestead.

An eligible disabled person age 65 or older may receive both exemptions in the same year, but not from the same taxing units.

Age 65 or Older Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(c) and (d)) This exemption is effective Jan. 1 of the tax year in which the property owner becomes age 65. Property owners not identified on a deed or other instrument recorded in the applicable real property records as an owner of the residence homestead must provide an affidavit or other compelling evidence establishing the applicant’s ownership interest in the homestead.

An eligible disabled person age 65 or older may receive both exemptions in the same year, but not from the same taxing units.

Surviving Spouse of an Individual Who Qualified for Age 65 or Older Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.13(q)):

Surviving spouse of person who qualified for the age 65 or older exemption may receive this exemption if the surviving spouse was 55 years of age or older when the qualifying spouse died. The property must have been the surviving spouse’s residence homestead at the time of death and remain the surviving spouse’s residence homestead. This exemption cannot be combined with an exemption under 11.13(d).
100 Percent Disabled Veterans Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.131(b)) Property owner who receives a 100 percent disability compensation due to a service-connected disability and a rating of 100 percent disabled or individual unemployability from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor. Documentation from the Veterans Administration must be provided to support this exemption request.

Surviving Spouse of a Disabled Veteran Who Qualified or Would Have Qualified for the 100 Percent Disabled Veteran’s Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.131(c) and (d))
Surviving spouse of a disabled veteran (who qualified for an exemption under Tax Code Section 11.131(b) at the time of his or her death or would have qualified for the exemption if the exemption had been in effect on the date the disabled veteran died) who has not remarried since the death of the veteran. The property must have been the surviving spouse’s residence homestead at the time of the veteran’s death and remain the surviving spouse’s residence homestead.

Donated Residence Homestead of Partially Disabled Veteran (Tax Code Section 11.132(b))
A disabled veteran with a disability rating of less than 100 percent with a residence homestead donated by a charitable organization at no cost or at some cost that is not more than 50 percent of the good faith estimate of the market value of the residence homestead as of the date the donation is made. Documentation must be provided to support this exemption request.

Surviving Spouse of a Disabled Veteran Who Qualified for the Donated Residence Homestead Exemption (Tax Code Section 11.132(c) and (d)):

Surviving Spouse of a disabled veteran (who qualified for an exemption under Tax Code Section 11.132(b) at the time of his or her death) who has not remarried since the death of the disabled veteran and maintains the property as his or her residence homestead.

Surviving Spouse of a Member of Armed Services Killed in Action (Tax Code Section 11.133(b) and (c))
Surviving spouse of a U.S. armed services member who is killed in action who has not remarried since the death of the service member.

Documentation must be provided to support this exemption request.

Surviving Spouse of a First Responder Killed in the Line of Duty (Tax Code Section 11.134)
Surviving spouse of a first responder who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty who has not remarried since the death of the first responder.

Documentation must be provided to support this exemption request. 33153-01132022
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STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date:

July 21, 2026

CONSENT
3 SUBJECT: MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Receive and file the minutes of the July 7, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting.

SUMMARY OF THE MATTER
All components of minutes are for the primary purpose of memorializing decisions made by the legislative body during the meeting. Any minute component that does not serve this primary purpose is 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 records repository.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
The recommended action has no financial impact to the budget.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The recommended action has no environmental impact.

ATTACHMENT

1. 7/7/2026 City Council Regular Meeting DRAFT Minutes (Pgs. 2-11) Submitted By: Ann Marie McKay Approved: .David A Kiff
Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk Dave Kiff, City Manager
Report Prepared By: Coordinated With:

Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk
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MINUTES

LAGUNA BEACH CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
July 7, 2026
A Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Laguna Beach was called to order at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, in the City Hall, 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California, Mayor Mark Orgill presiding.

ROLL CALL
PRESENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kempf, Rounaghi, Whalen, Jones, Orgill PARTICIPATING REMOTELY: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Councilmember Alex Rounaghi led the Pledge of Allegiance.

CLOSED SESSION
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1. Conference with Labor Negotiators
Pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6
1a. Agency-designated representative: Dave Kiff, City Manager Employee Organization: Police Employee’s Association
1b. Agency-designated representative: Dave Kiff, City Manager Employee Organization: Municipal Employee’s Association

2. Conference with Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)
Number of Cases: Four (4)
2a. Edward Riahi, as Trustee for the EBR Trust v. City of Laguna Beach, Superior Court of California County of Orange, Case No. 30-2026-01555306-CU-WM-NJC 2b. Edward Riahi, as Trustee for the EBR Trust v. City of Laguna Beach, Superior Court of California County of Orange, Case No. 30-2026-01561419-CU-WM-CJC 2c. City of Laguna Beach v. Kelly Gwin, Superior Court of California County of Orange, Case No. 30-2026-01580240-CU-OR-CJC
2d. Robin Altig v. City of Laguna Beach, Superior Court of California County of Orange, Case No. 30-2025-01477485-CU-PO-NJC
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CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
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City Attorney Megan Garibaldi reported that all Councilmembers were present and there were no public comments prior to the City Council convening into the Closed Session, and that there was no reportable action on any of the items discussed. Garibaldi reported that items 2a and 2b were not reached by the Council for lack of time.

ADDITIONS and DELETIONS
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City Manager Dave Kiff noted the updated attachment for Consent Item #8.

PRESENTATIONS
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1. CONGRESSMAN DAVE MIN PRESENTATION OF CHECK FOR THE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR

THE SOUTH LAGUNA FIRE STATION AND LAGUNA CANYON ROAD IMPROVEMENTS

PROJECTS
Congressman Dave Min presented a ceremonial check for the $1.7 million of federal funding secured for the South Laguna Fire Station and Laguna Canyon Road improvements projects.

2. RECOGNITION OF MARINE SAFETY TEAM BY CONGRESSMAN DAVE MIN Congressman Dave Min recognized the Laguna Beach Marine Safety team for their service.

3. YEARS OF SERVICE RECOGNITION
Received and filed the report recognizing the following City employees with milestone years of service: Lisa Han, Eduardo Baca, Christian Sanford, Michelle Bannigan, Miguel De Dios, Kevin Belkowiche, Eric Bigani, Thomas Matossian, Megan Garibaldi, Jane Abzug, Pat Donegan, Ryan Christensen, and James Rose for 1 year; Trevor Brooks, Cynthia Christian, Catalina Ramirez, and Lina Nguyen for 5 years; Kai Bond for 20 years; and Andrew Hill for 30 years.

PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA ITEMS (In-Person Participation) ********************************************************** Michelle Highberg, Just Gather. Invited the public to their upcoming “Summer Wellness Series” event, and also stated that she has requested that the City provide space in the promenade for a screen-free “zen zone.”
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Mike Beanan, Laguna Bluebelt, presented the photo contest winners’ submissions, encouraged everyone to vote for their favorite on the Laguna Bluebelt Facebook page by July 10, and invited everyone to attend the artist reception on August 6.

Carrie Reynolds, Joe Moreno, and Christy Miller thanked the Council for their work, particularly on the promenade.

City Treasurer Laura Parisi advised that she is partnering with the Bank of America to provide a presentation on banking cyber security for the upcoming CSMFO (California Society of Municipal Finance Officers) annual conference.

Ruben Flores expressed concerns regarding the health of City trees, and the regular clean-up that may be required for the promenade. He also suggested cardboard trashcans on the beaches and portable toilets.

Greg Viviani asserted that the trees in the Aliso Beach parking lot would be disturbed if the estuary project moves forward. He also commended the City on the 4th of July efforts, and trash removal.

Glen Schrank advised that a new association has been created, the Laguna Neighborhood Association, to address neighborhood concerns, such as sound mitigation for concerts. He stated that complaint calls related to the June concert in Lot 10 were not logged; callers were advised that the concert had a permit. He also expressed concerns regarding proposals related to the shooting range.

MATTERS FROM THE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS AND CITY MANAGER **************************************************************** City Manager Dave Kiff provided an update on the sewer spill, and on the promenade project. He also provided the updated Police Department statistics, and he advised that the first Hospital Task Force meeting will be held on Thursday, July 16, 4:30 p.m. to 5:50 p.m. in the multi-purpose room in the Susi Q Senior & Community Center, and is open to the public to attend.

Councilmember Sue Kempf reported on beach cleanups, various events she attended, and meetings with members of the public.

Councilmember Alex Rounaghi thanked staff for their efforts on the 4th of July. He also reported on shadowing the dispatchers, and his ride along with the police. Councilmember Rounaghi also recognized the Laguna Beach Fire Department for receiving ACC-OC's 2026 Valor Award for their response to the Rancho Fire. Sewer system maintenance.
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Councilmember Bob Whalen reported on events and meetings he attended, and thanked CERT for their assistance with the 4th of July activities. He also thanked SOCWA for expediting water testing after the sewer spill. Councilmember Whalen reported on the presentation provided by the Orange County Fire Authority at the EDPC (Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Committee) meeting, noting the available mutual aid, and he recognized Police Captain Mike Peters for graduating from the FBI National Academy Program.

Mayor Mark Orgill reported on various meetings with members of the public and events he attended.

City Clerk Ann Marie McKay congratulated Mariann Tracy on her retirement.

CONSENT CALENDAR
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Moved by Councilmember Sue Kempf, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hallie Jones, and carried unanimously 5/0 to approve items 1 – 10 and 12 – 14.

4. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Received and filed the minutes of the June 23, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting.

5. APPROVAL OF GENERAL WARRANTS AND PAYROLL DISTRIBUTIONS Approved the general warrants and payroll disbursements.

6. MONTHLY TREASURER’S AND INVESTMENT REPORT (MAY 2026) Received and filed the May 2026 report.
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7. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
(a) Rejected Late Claim Application #26-22 filed by Ricardo Valenzuela; (b) Rejected Claim #26-20 filed by Melody Hargrove; and (c) Rejected Late Claim Application #26-14 filed by Gail Rodgers.

8. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH TO CONFIRM WEED

ABATEMENT ASSESSMENT ROLL
(a) Adopted Resolution #26.052 titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE AMOUNT OF THE ABATEMENT

COSTS FOR WEED, GRASS, RUBBISH AND REFUSE REMOVAL PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION NO. 26.036 AND DIRECTING THESE COSTS TO BE FILED WITH THE

ORANGE COUNTY ASSESSOR, AUDITOR AND TAX COLLECTOR FOR INCLUSION ON

COUNTY TAX ROLLS AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT,” with the updated Exhibit A provided just prior to the meeting, which, among other things, will direct the Fire Chief to file a copy of the Resolution with pertinent County officials on or before August 10, 2026 for inclusion on property tax rolls; and
(b) Found that the same is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

9. AMENDMENT TO CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO UTILIZE NASPO VALUEPOINT MASTER AGREEMENT NO. 23026 FOR THE PURCHASE OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, PERIPHERALS, AND RELATED SERVICES FROM DELL MARKETING L.P. (a) Amended the prior City Council authorization for use of NASPO ValuePoint Master Agreement No. 23026, led by the State of Minnesota and adopted by the State of California through its Participating Addendum, for the purchase of computer equipment, peripherals, and related services from Dell Marketing L.P., by increasing the total authorized amount from $300,000 to $600,000 to extend through June 30, 2027;
(b) Authorized the transfer of $74,075.00 from the Fire Department budget, account no. 1412401-72071, to the Information Technology budget, account no. 10101205C80010, to support the procurement of Emergency Operations Center (EOC) computers;
(c) Authorized the City Manager to execute any related purchase orders or documents necessary to implement this procurement, subject to review and approval as to form by the City Attorney; and
(d) Found that the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the “common sense” exemption, because it can be seen with certainty that the actions will not have a significant effect on the environment.
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10. AWARD OF AGREEMENT FOR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM DESIGN, SUPPLY, AND INSTALLATION PROJECT; BUDGET AMENDMENT AND TRANSFER OF FUNDS
(a) Awarded and authorized the City Manager to execute agreement #26-213 with Western AV, in the amount of $126,320.70, for the Emergency Operations Center Audio Visual System Design, Supply, and Installation Project; and (b) Authorized the transfer of $126,320.70 from the Fire Department budget, account no. 1412401-72071, to the Information Technology budget to fund the Emergency Operations Center Audio Visual System Design, Supply, and Installation Project.

11. AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR MOBILE PARKING PAYMENT SYSTEM TO IPS GROUP, INC This item was pulled from the Consent Calendar by Councilmembers Sue Kempf and Alex Rounaghi to continue the item and they explained. Staff responded.

Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Hallie Jones, seconded by Councilmember Bob Whalen, and carried unanimously 5/0 to continue the item to the July 21, 2026, City Council meeting, for staff to provide options on including technology solutions to address items in the Parking Management Plan.

12. AWARD OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO ALLSTAR FIRE EQUIPMENT FOR THE PURCHASE

OF FIREFIGHTER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
(a) Authorized the City Manager to execute purchase agreement #26-214 with AllStar Fire Equipment (AllStar) for the purchase of firefighter personal protective equipment in an amount not to exceed $250,000, with an initial term from July 1, 2026, through March 27, 2028, and the ability to extend the agreement through March 27, 2031, subject to the continued availability of Sourcewell Contract No. 010424, or any renewal, extension, replacement contract; and (b) Found that the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 because it does not constitute a project.

13. ACCEPT A DONATION TO FUND THE RESURFACING OF THE BLUEBIRD CANYON TENNIS COURT
(a) Accepted a donation of $13,000 from the Ashvin and Poonam Dhingra Foundation to fund the resurfacing of the Bluebird Canyon tennis court; (b) Authorized the City Manager to sign a letter of appreciation to the donor foundation; (c) Appropriated $13,000 in the FY 2026/27 budget for the resurfacing of the Bluebird Canyon tennis court and increase donation revenue in the General Fund by the same amount; and
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(d) Found the recommended action categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).

14. AMENDMENT SEVEN TO COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY OF ORANGE

AND CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING Authorized the City Manager to execute Amendment Seven to the Cooperative Agreement with the County of Orange for participation in the CDBG program for the upcoming grant cycle (July 1, 2028 – June 30, 2030).

REGULAR BUSINESS
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15. EFFICIENCY & FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AD HOC COMMITTEE BUDGET

RECOMMENDATIONS
Discussion: Councilmembers Alex Rounaghi and Sue Kempf introduced and commented on the Efficiency & Fiscal Sustainability Ad Hoc committee budget. Staff responded to Councilmembers’ questions regarding expenditures and revenues.

Public Testimony: Mary Locatelli and John Thomas weighed in on the staff recommendations.

Moved by Councilmember Bob Whalen, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hallie Jones, and carried unanimously 5/0 to adopt the recommendations presented on screen for this item during the meeting.

16. REVENUE MEASURE UPDATE – RECOMMENDATION FROM THE AD HOC COMMITTEE Presentation and Discussion: Staff gave a presentation and staff and the consultants responded to the Councilmembers’ questions regarding the revenue measure update on the November 3, 2026, ballot and the Ad Hoc committee’s recommendations.

Public Testimony: John Thomas, Deborah Laughton, City Treasurer Laura Parisi, Jim Danziger, Glen Schrank, Jacquie Schaefgen, and Anne Caenn commented and asked questions about the item.

Moved by Councilmember Bob Whalen, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hallie Jones , and carried unanimously 5/0 to:
(a) Not place a general tax revenue measure on the November 3, 2026, ballot; and instead
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(b) Direct staff to pursue the “deferral with a plan” strategy as described in the staff report, with a citizen committee, to work to reduce ongoing expenditures thoughtfully, while focusing outreach, education, and polling efforts on a potential ballot measure for placement on the November 2028, General Municipal Election ballot; and
(c) Find that the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, and alternatively, is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

PUBLIC HEARINGS – NON-APPEALS
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17. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 2026-0865 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2026-0954 AT 340 ST. ANNS DRIVE
Councilmember Alex Rounaghi recused himself from this item due to his prior employment with the applicant for the project, Related California, and City Manager Dave Kiff recused himself due to the proximity of his residence to the project site.

Presentation and Discussion: Staff gave a presentation and responded to Councilmembers’ questions.

Public Testimony: Craig Farmer, Related California, developer for the project, stated that the property owners and developer were present to answer any questions that City Council may have.

Dani Palamino voiced concerns about the impact to existing sewer infrastructure and staff responded.

Moved by Councilmember Bob Whalen, seconded by Councilmember Sue Kempf, and carried unanimously 4/0 to adopt Resolution #26.053 titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 2026-0865 AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 2026-0954 TO MERGE FOUR PARCELS LOCATED AT 340 ST. ANN’S DRIVE (APNS: 644-034-05, 644-034-09) INTO TWO

PARCELS IN THE LOCAL BUSINESS PROFESSIONAL (LBP) AND RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM DENSITY (R-2) ZONES; AND FINDING THAT NO FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED UNDER STATE CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15162 OR, ALTERNATIVELY, THAT THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IS NOT A “PROJECT” OR IS EXEMPT UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65913.16(C), (B)(12)(B), AND 65913.16(L)(7), RESPECTIVELY.” 9 9 of 11
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PUBLIC HEARINGS – APPEALS
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A. APPEAL OF APPROVAL OF DR 2026-0278, CDP 2026-0279, AND VAR 2026-0280 AT 855 LA

VISTA DRIVE
Presentation and Discussion: Staff gave a presentation regarding a proposed accessory dwelling unit (ADU) at 855 La Vista Drive.

Public Testimony in Support of the Appeal: Robin Williams, appellant, listed his concerns about the impact on the watercourse, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) categorical exemption, the cause of hazards to the site, the construction staging, and the mass, and visibility of the building. He urged the City Council to remand the project to the Design Review Board for further study.

Ben Simon, Linda Morgenlander, Lucy Martlin, and Craig and Elaine Brashier voiced their concerns with the project.

Public Testimony in Opposition of the Appeal: Warren Hutchinson, architect for the project, briefly addressed the neighbors’ concerns, and responded to Councilmember questions.

Rebuttal: Robin Williams, appellant, reiterated the reasons for his appeal of the project.

Staff addressed the public comments.

Councilmember Questions of Staff and Discussion: Councilmembers asked about the watercourse and confirmed with the applicant’s representative that the project could be moved to accommodate the neighbors.

Moved by Councilmember Bob Whalen, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Hallie Jones, and carried unanimously 5/0 to continue item for the applicant to obtain a hydrology study on the impact on the mapped watercourse, move the project not less than 5 feet in the northerly direction, and return with a landscape screening plan addressing the project’s southern exposure.

PUBLIC COMMENTS – NON-AGENDA ITEMS (Remote Participation) – None. **************************************************************** COUNCILMEMBER ITEM(S) – None.
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ADJOURNMENT
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There being no further business, Mayor Orgill at 9:18 p.m., Tuesday July 7, 2026, adjourned to the City Council Regular City Council Meeting at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at City Hall, 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach California.
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Approved: July 21, 2026
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Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk
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.
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STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date:

July 21, 2026

CONSENT
4 SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF GENERAL WARRANTS AND PAYROLL DISTRIBUTIONS RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Approve the general warrants and payroll distributions.

SUMMARY OF THE MATTER
The following provides a summary of all-general warrants and payroll disbursements issued between June 6, 2026, and June 19, 2026. Total disbursements issued during this period was $6,981,703.33.

DISCUSSION
• Check numbers 23013154, 23013177, 23013186, 23013207 and 23013215 were not issued. The City’s finance system assigns a check number when a “prenote” is processed. A “prenote” is a $0 payment to verify a bank account before crediting it. It is the City’s practice to process a “prenote” to verify banking information before the vendor receives their first payment from the City electronically.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
The recommended action has no financial impact to the budget.

Date Description Reference Nos. Amount
Payroll-Related Payments
06/08/26 Payroll Checks and Wires FY 2026 #24-3 6,818.28$ Pg.3 06/12/26 Payroll Checks and Wires FY 2026 #25 2,012,321.73$ Pg.4 06/15/26 Payroll Checks and Wires FY 2026 #25-1 635.28$ Pg.5 06/15/26 Payroll Checks and Wires FY 2026 #25-2 4,236.26$ Pg.6 06/17/26 Payroll Checks and Wires FY 2026 #25-3 3,144.69$ Pg.7 Total Payroll-Related Payments 2,027,156.24$
Payments to Vendors:
06/06/26-06/18/26 Wire Payments to Vendors 56-58 29,572.71$ Pg. 8 06/06/26-06/18/26 Check Payments to Vendors 23013110-23013400 4,924,974.38$ Pg. 8-46 Total Payments to Vendors 4,954,547.09$
TOTAL PAYMENTS 6,981,703.33$
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APPROVAL OF GENERAL WARRANTS AND PAYROLL DISTRIBUTIONS
July 21, 2026

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ALIGNMENT WITH CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND PRIORITIES
City fiscal sustainability and building a culture of excellence.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
The recommended action has no environmental impact.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Payroll Wires #24-3 (Pg. 3)

2. Payroll Wires #25 (Pg. 4)

3. Payroll Wires #25-1 (Pg. 5)

4. Payroll Wires #25-2 (Pg. 6)

5. Payroll Wires #25-3 (Pg. 7)

6. Check Register from June 6, 2026, to June 18, 2026 (Pgs. 8-46) Submitted By: .Michelle Bannigan Approved: .David A Kiff Michelle Bannigan, Director of
Finance
Dave Kiff, City Manager
Report Prepared By: Coordinated With:

Miguel De Dios, Accounting Technician Kacie Takata, Accounting Technician 2 of 57
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2-0202.301-052026ACH 6/8/2026 Water: 4/16/26 to 5/18/26 1,729.81 0.00 1,729.81 2-0039.301-052026ACH 6/8/2026 Water: 4/16/26 to 5/17/26 4,741.94 0.00 4,741.94 2-3655.300-052026ACH 6/8/2026 Water: 4/16/26 to 5/18/26 35.77 0.00 35.77 Check # 56 Total: 6,507.52
Check # 56 Date 6/8/2026 SOUTH COAST WATER DISTRICT
Settlement 6/09/26 6/9/2026 Settlement - Aaron Clefton 18,000.00 0.00 18,000.00 Check # 57 Total: 18,000.00
Check # 57 Date 6/9/2026 AARON CLEFTON
1-1469.300-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/20/26 1,883.51 0.00 1,883.51 1-3126.301-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/20/26 1,379.51 0.00 1,379.51 1-1432.301-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/20/26 1,370.58 0.00 1,370.58 1-1162.300-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/21/26 221.23 0.00 221.23 1-1139.300-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/21/26 70.17 0.00 70.17 2-0074.301-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/21/26 62.99 0.00 62.99 2-0062.301-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/21/26 41.43 0.00 41.43 1-1163.300-052726ACH 6/15/2026 Water: 4/23/26 to 5/21/26 35.77 0.00 35.77 Check # 58 Total: 5,065.19
Check # 58 Date 6/15/2026 SOUTH COAST WATER DISTRICT
Settlement - 060826 6/8/2026 Per Settlement Agreement 64,043.00 0.00 64,043.00 Check # 23013110 Total: 64,043.00
Check # 23013110 Date 6/8/2026 MATTHEW BARKER
26-0132 5/26/2026 2260362 RJ_ASL Restroom Floor Replacement 6,504.00 0.00 6,504.00 Check # 23013111 Total: 6,504.00
Check # 23013111 Date 6/11/2026 LAGUNA CONSTRUCTION & BUILDERS SFS L0750110256 4/29/2026 Unemployment Insurance Jan-March
2026 21,010.00 0.00 21,010.00
Check # 23013112 Total: 21,010.00
Check # 23013112 Date 6/11/2026 CA STATE EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT DEPT TF500788 4/10/2026 Negative Balance Liability -
CDTFA103752 43,292.18 0.00 43,292.18
Check # 23013113 Total: 43,292.18
Check # 23013113 Date 6/11/2026 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATIO 09888553891-060526 6/11/2026 Gas: 05/01/26 - 06/03/26 997.79 0.00 997.79 Check # 23013114 Total: 997.79
Check # 23013114 Date 6/11/2026 THE GAS COMPANY
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
8 Attachment 6
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SIN063410 6/1/2026 2260153 Sales Tax Services - April to June 2026 2,348.65 0.00 2,348.65 Check # 23013115 Total: 2,348.65
Check # 23013115 Date 6/11/2026 HINDERLITER DE LLAMAS AND ASSOCIATES 11743-051826 6/11/2026 Water: 03/10/26-05/09/26 2,598.11 0.00 2,598.11 Check # 23013116 Total: 2,598.11
Check # 23013116 Date 6/11/2026 LAGUNA BEACH COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 202640002626 5/22/2026 Fee to refile with SF County 28.00 0.00 28.00 Check # 23013117 Total: 28.00
Check # 23013117 Date 6/11/2026 OTP - REFUND
0058218239154-052726 6/11/2026 Electricity: Mutliple Periods 2,368.70 0.00 2,368.70 Check # 23013118 Total: 2,368.70
Check # 23013118 Date 6/11/2026 SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC 700220899760-051526 6/11/2026 Electricity: 04/15/26-05/13/26 11,270.01 0.00 11,270.01 700229071305-051826 6/11/2026 Electricity: 04/17/26-05/17/26 4,022.46 0.00 4,022.46 700203014273-060126 6/11/2026 Electricity: Multiple Periods 86.58 0.00 86.58 CM700435300779-05152 6/11/2026 Electricity: 04/16/26-05/14/26 (8.39) 0.00 (8.39) 700435300779-051526 6/11/2026 Electricity: 04/16/26-05/14/26 8.39 0.00 8.39 700616081703-060226 6/11/2026 Electricity: 05/01/26-06/01/26 48.61 0.00 48.61 700215399860-052626 6/11/2026 Electricity: Mulitiple Periods 18,679.42 0.00 18,679.42 700212442370-060126 6/11/2026 Electricity: Multiple Periods 3,898.77 0.00 3,898.77 700212442370-043026 6/11/2026 Electricity: Multiple Periods 2,877.46 0.00 2,877.46 Check # 23013119 Total: 40,883.31
Check # 23013119 Date 6/11/2026 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 24253FA-R 5/13/2026 NEW CHAIRS FOR RECORD AND
REPORT WRITING 5,477.59 0.00 5,477.59
24200FA-R 4/28/2026 OFFICE FURNITURE FOR LTS OFFICE 2,310.40 0.00 2,310.40 24218FA-R 4/28/2026 OFFICE FURNITURE FOR SGT NEW
OFFICE 8,287.76 0.00 8,287.76
23998AA-R 11/18/2025 AS - SYSTEMS FUNERATURE PER
PLAN WORKSTATIONS 6,178.39 0.00 6,178.39
Check # 23013120 Total: 22,254.14
Check # 23013120 Date 6/11/2026 TALIMAR SYSTEMS, INC.
6144550616-760813405 6/11/2026 Phone: 04/26/26 to 5/25/26 7,076.95 0.00 7,076.95 Check # 23013121 Total: 7,076.95
Check # 23013121 Date 6/11/2026 VERIZON WIRELESS
Check # 23013122 Date 6/11/2026 WAREHOUSE-LIGHTING.COM LLC City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
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INV5160584 4/3/2026 RJ - LED can lights for PD areas 1,377.54 0.00 1,377.54 Check # 23013122 Total: 1,377.54
NO.26.028 6/15/2026 Settlement Payment 35,500.00 0.00 35,500.00 Check # 23013123 Total: 35,500.00
Check # 23013123 Date 6/15/2026 MIKE BERGSTROM
4005759 6/5/2026 2260476 MS - (2) Replacement Watercrafts 31,496.32 0.00 31,496.32 Check # 23013124 Total: 31,496.32
Check # 23013124 Date 6/16/2026 SPD 6 LLC
3401 5/29/2026 2260150 (RJ) FY 25-26 HVAC Maintenance
Services 5,810.00 0.00 5,810.00
Check # 23013125 Total: 5,810.00
Check # 23013125 Date 6/18/2026 A & H REFRIGERATION INC INV9163 6/11/2026 Q-Flow SMS Services - May 2026 39.28 0.00 39.28 Check # 23013126 Total: 39.28
Check # 23013126 Date 6/18/2026 ACF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
13312 4/14/2026 Listing Services - Irvine Bowl Noise
Study 407.00 0.00 407.00
Check # 23013127 Total: 407.00
Check # 23013127 Date 6/18/2026 ADVANCED LISTING SERVICES, INC 20525 5/26/2026 MT - Cleo St pump station signage (21-
9525) 384.09 0.00 384.09
20526 5/26/2026 ENG-Cleo St state marine reserve
signage (21-9525) 375.51 0.00 375.51
20527 5/26/2026 Summer Breeze Banners 1,296.60 0.00 1,296.60 Check # 23013128 Total: 2,056.20
Check # 23013128 Date 6/18/2026 ALL KINDS OF SIGNS
272732 5/27/2026 Fire Recuit Boots (Ernst) 627.64 0.00 627.64 Check # 23013129 Total: 627.64
Check # 23013129 Date 6/18/2026 ALLSTAR FIRE EQUIPMENT, INC.

SP72026Motus 6/8/2026 70% June installment 558.60 0.00 558.60 Check # 23013130 Total: 558.60
Check # 23013130 Date 6/18/2026 RYAH ARTHUR
INV06-021396 7/31/2025 SUTA Services - Tax Quarter ending 3/31/25 280.10 0.00 280.10
Check # 23013131 Date 6/18/2026 MUNISERVICES AVENU INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS, LLC City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
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INV06-021910 10/24/2025 SUTA Services - Tax Quarter Ending 6/30/25 51,000.00 0.00 51,000.00
Check # 23013131 Total: 51,280.10
BT3668052 5/25/2026 2260291 Animal Shelter Organizational Assessment-ACTIVTY3 19,018.00 0.00 19,018.00
BT3572377 4/15/2026 2260291 Animal Shelter Organizational Assessment-ACTIVITY2 5,113.00 0.00 5,113.00
Check # 23013132 Total: 24,131.00
Check # 23013132 Date 6/18/2026 BAKER TILLY ADVISORY GROUP PARENT, LP 3240 5/31/2026 2260412 Forensic Phlebotomy Services - MAY 2026 1,225.14 0.00 1,225.14
Check # 23013133 Total: 1,225.14
Check # 23013133 Date 6/18/2026 CALIFORNIA FORENSIC PHLEBOTOMY, INC. 35411 5/12/2026 RJ - Plumbing stock 355.20 0.00 355.20
Check # 23013134 Total: 355.20
Check # 23013134 Date 6/18/2026 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING PARTS 759798 5/31/2026 2260122 RJ - Custodial Maintenance Services (MS May 2026) 885.00 0.00 885.00
Check # 23013135 Total: 885.00
Check # 23013135 Date 6/18/2026 CCS FACILITY SERVICES
5687 5/30/2026 MONTHLY PD CAR WASHES - MAY 4,133.00 0.00 4,133.00 5686 5/28/2026 2 Premium Washes 95.40 0.00 95.40
Check # 23013136 Total: 4,228.40
Check # 23013136 Date 6/18/2026 CAR FIRST HOME MOBILE DETAIL 4492 6/2/2026 2260029 EV Charging Station Service and Maint June, 2026 1,134.00 0.00 1,134.00
Check # 23013137 Total: 1,134.00
Check # 23013137 Date 6/18/2026 CHARGE HARBOR LLC
43021 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 530.77 0.00 530.77 Check # 23013138 Total: 530.77
Check # 23013138 Date 6/18/2026 JONI R. CHINTALA
43022 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 2,006.94 0.00 2,006.94 Check # 23013139 Total: 2,006.94
Check # 23013139 Date 6/18/2026 CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE 3718011 4/20/2026 Cigna May 2026 603,990.29 0.00 603,990.29 Check # 23013140 Date 6/18/2026 CIGNA HEALTH AND LIFE INSURANCE City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
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3733787 5/20/2026 Cigna for June 2026 358,103.64 0.00 358,103.64 Check # 23013140 Total: 962,093.93
375149 6/4/2026 June recreation software subscription 1,825.00 0.00 1,825.00 Check # 23013141 Total: 1,825.00
Check # 23013141 Date 6/18/2026 CIVICPLUS, LLC
34 5/31/2026 2260034 PS_CIP 21-9525 Cleo St Beach Access Improvements 660.00 0.00 660.00
Check # 23013142 Total: 660.00
Check # 23013142 Date 6/18/2026 CJ BIOMONITORING
7488 5/11/2026 Jamee Danihels Business Cards 59.26 0.00 59.26 7473 2/24/2026 Bus. Cards Pierce, Pickens, Habid,
Chegini, Fung, 433.16 0.00 433.16
7489 5/11/2026 Heritage Committee Trolley Tour
brochure 580.47 0.00 580.47
Check # 23013143 Total: 1,072.89
Check # 23013143 Date 6/18/2026 COPY & PRINT CENTER
Cortes.6.9.26 6/9/2026 SP 26 Remainder Payment 460.52 0.00 460.52 Check # 23013144 Total: 460.52
Check # 23013144 Date 6/18/2026 GLORIA JUDITH CORTES
40402601-2 5/31/2026 2260407 PS_CIP 2603 EOC Relocation & CRC Generator Project 5,567.50 0.00 5,567.50
Check # 23013145 Total: 5,567.50
Check # 23013145 Date 6/18/2026 CREDE CONSTRUCTION ADVISORY, LLC 66311 5/13/2026 2260096 Building Services - April 2026 3,840.00 0.00 3,840.00 Check # 23013146 Total: 3,840.00
Check # 23013146 Date 6/18/2026 CSG CONSULTANTS, INC.
10873406498 5/2/2026 2 VESA Mount Brackets 75.43 0.00 75.43 10872882017 4/29/2026 Hub Conferencing System 4,424.77 0.00 4,424.77 10877035673 5/30/2026 2260196 Dell Pro Micro Plus QBM1250 8,449.75 0.00 8,449.75 10876937411 5/29/2026 2260196 Pro Wired ANC Headset - WH5024 258.60 0.00 258.60 10877405302 6/2/2026 Dell 165W USB-C GaN AC Adapter with Power Cord 105.19 0.00 105.19
10877932660 6/5/2026 Dell 100W USB-C AC Adapter with
Power Cord 96.95 0.00 96.95
Check # 23013147 Total: 13,410.69
Check # 23013147 Date 6/18/2026 DELL MARKETING L.P.

Check # 23013148 Date 6/18/2026 DELTA DENTAL OF CALIFORNIA City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
12 12 of 57
BE007047921C 4/30/2026 DELTA DENTA- PPO WEEKLY
04/24/26-04/30/26 5,281.60 0.00 5,281.60
BE007038153C 4/23/2026 DELTA DENTA- WEEKLY PPO
04/17/26-04/23/26 4,276.80 0.00 4,276.80
BE007090728C 6/4/2026 Delta Dental Weekly PPO 05.29.26 -

06.04.26 6,846.50 0.00 6,846.50
Check # 23013148 Total: 16,404.90
SP26#2 6/11/2026 Spring private swim lesson audit 1,287.00 0.00 1,287.00 Check # 23013149 Total: 1,287.00
Check # 23013149 Date 6/18/2026 MARIANNE DILWORTH
5202 5/31/2026 2260383 Solicitation/Procurement Sup for MPPS Svcs May '26 4,275.00 0.00 4,275.00
Check # 23013150 Total: 4,275.00
Check # 23013150 Date 6/18/2026 DIXON RESOURCES UNLIMITED 202605098 5/29/2026 TP_ FY 25-26, Anita LS & Beach Access 2,800.00 0.00 2,800.00 Check # 23013151 Total: 2,800.00
Check # 23013151 Date 6/18/2026 DUDEK & ASSOCIATES
4895 5/7/2026 2260452 (RJ) Electrical outlet modifications for new copie 5,980.00 0.00 5,980.00
Check # 23013152 Total: 5,980.00
Check # 23013152 Date 6/18/2026 DAN MARRUFO
2026.4 6/10/2026 2260355 (AM) Solid Waste and Recycling Consulting Services 3,987.92 0.00 3,987.92
Check # 23013153 Total: 3,987.92
Check # 23013153 Date 6/18/2026 ECONOMICS, INC
SINV10033758 6/1/2026 H&W Ongoing 2,250.75 0.00 2,250.75 Check # 23013155 Total: 2,250.75
Check # 23013155 Date 6/18/2026 EMPYREAN BENEFIT SOLUTIONS, INC.

Erica.6.9.26 6/9/2026 SP 2026 Payment 113.75 0.00 113.75 Check # 23013156 Total: 113.75
Check # 23013156 Date 6/18/2026 ERICA IERARDI
INV-1115 2/28/2026 2260091 Mobile App Monthly Transactions Feb 2026 8,274.50 0.00 8,274.50
INV-1134 3/29/2026 2260091 Mobile App Monthly Transactions March 2026 12,435.25 0.00 12,435.25
INV-1165 4/29/2026 2260091 Mobile App Monthly Transactions April 2026 10,665.50 0.00 10,665.50
Check # 23013157 Date 6/18/2026 FROGPARKING INC
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
13 13 of 57
Check # 23013157 Total: 31,375.25
034971429 5/6/2026 Uniform Hemming 73.66 0.00 73.66
05160531202677 6/1/2026 2260380 Galls - PD uniform and duty gear 5/16- 5/31 2,962.48 0.00 2,962.48
Check # 23013158 Total: 3,036.14
Check # 23013158 Date 6/18/2026 GALLS, LLC
040664502 4/7/2026 5 ea - WB Marking Paint White 48.43 0.00 48.43 040672021 5/26/2026 RJ - Streets Division PPE 26.93 0.00 26.93 040671325 5/20/2026 RJ - Streets Division PPE 12.92 0.00 12.92 040671602 5/21/2026 RJ - Truck #90 misc repair supplies 37.99 0.00 37.99 040672597 5/29/2026 RJ - Corp Yard office remodel 106.16 0.00 106.16 040669456 5/8/2026 RJ - Boardwalk Prep 75.36 0.00 75.36 040669304 5/7/2026 RJ - Boardwalk repair 222.90 0.00 222.90 040669829 5/11/2026 RJ - Riddle Field water leak 104.40 0.00 104.40 040669822 5/11/2026 RJ - Riddle Field waterline repair 104.40 0.00 104.40 040672338 5/28/2026 RJ - Tools for Facility Maintenance 79.69 0.00 79.69 040672137 5/27/2026 RJ - Tools for Heisler Park grills 69.90 0.00 69.90 040672079 5/27/2026 RJ - Facility maintenance tools 51.68 0.00 51.68 040671869 5/26/2026 RJ - toilet removal at N.Main Beach restroom 94.46 0.00 94.46
040671329 5/26/2026 RJ - Park bench fasteners 83.61 0.00 83.61 040671899 5/26/2026 RJ - toilet replacement at N.Main Beach 72.17 0.00 72.17 040670053 5/12/2026 RJ - Water for field staff (Boardwalk Project) 14.38 0.00 14.38
040669379 5/12/2026 RJ - Boardwalk repair 110.86 0.00 110.86 040669949 5/12/2026 RJ - Boardwalk repair 115.26 0.00 115.26 040669963 5/12/2026 RJ - Boardwalk repair 213.52 0.00 213.52 040673533 6/8/2026 Chalk for softball 103.38 0.00 103.38 040673621 6/4/2026 RJ - Supplies for Green Benches 280.19 0.00 280.19 040672863 6/1/2026 RJ - Main Beach benches 424.65 0.00 424.65 040673190 6/2/2026 RJ - Main Beach bench staining 165.63 0.00 165.63 040668910 5/5/2026 Screws & Washes for bumpers/Saws -
blades to cut 36.97 0.00 36.97
Check # 23013159 Total: 2,655.84
Check # 23013159 Date 6/18/2026 GANAHL LUMBER COMPANY
12 6/8/2026 2250458 PS_CIP 21-107 Anita St Sewer LS &
Beach Access 426,097.85 0.00 426,097.85
Check # 23013160 Total: 426,097.85
Check # 23013160 Date 6/18/2026 GMZ ENGINEERING, INC
Check # 23013161 Date 6/18/2026 HAAKER EQUIPMENT COMPANY City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
14 14 of 57
INV36767 5/10/2026 MT - Unit 200 Repairs 3,715.15 0.00 3,715.15 INV38198 5/28/2026 RJ - Parts for sidewalk sweeper A9 454.55 0.00 454.55 Check # 23013161 Total: 4,169.70
1200831369 6/4/2026 2260136 PS_ FY26 CIP 285 Laguna Canyon Creek Erosion 2,353.25 0.00 2,353.25
Check # 23013162 Total: 2,353.25
Check # 23013162 Date 6/18/2026 HDR ENGINEERING INC.
26030280 4/29/2026 2250086 TP_CIP 24-9456 Zone 4 Street Overlay 18,243.00 0.00 18,243.00 26040276 5/20/2026 2250086 TP_ CIP 24-9456 Zone 4 Street Overlay FY25-26 2,921.48 0.00 2,921.48
26040277 5/20/2026 2250086 TP_CIP 24-9456 Zone 4 Street Overlay FY25-26 7.00 0.00 7.00
Check # 23013163 Total: 21,171.48
Check # 23013163 Date 6/18/2026 HUNSAKER AND ASSOCIATES IRVINE INC. 5558 6/4/2026 2260087 Professional Services - GIS for CAD May 2026 12,240.00 0.00 12,240.00
Check # 23013164 Total: 12,240.00
Check # 23013164 Date 6/18/2026 INFINITY TECHNOLOGIES
P260000335 5/29/2026 2260308 Hexagon OnCall & 9.3 Implementation FIRE 15,081.80 0.00 15,081.80
Check # 23013165 Total: 15,081.80
Check # 23013165 Date 6/18/2026 INTERGRAPH CORPORATION
20260195 5/31/2026 2260049 Desktop Support Services May 2026 21,367.92 0.00 21,367.92 Check # 23013166 Total: 21,367.92
Check # 23013166 Date 6/18/2026 INTRATEK COMPUTER INC.

INV126027 5/31/2026 2260202 Parking Meter & Data Mgmt May 2026 21,831.07 0.00 21,831.07 INV125741 5/31/2026 2260090 PTMS Monthly Fee May 2026 2,650.00 0.00 2,650.00 INV30029 6/10/2026 2260443 Purchase of 10 each Pay Stations 78,464.25 0.00 78,464.25 INV124463 4/30/2026 2260202 Parking Meter & Data Mgmt April 2026 22,190.50 0.00 22,190.50 INV124848 4/30/2026 2260090 IPS Permit Portal PTMS Fees April 2026 2,650.00 0.00 2,650.00 Check # 23013167 Total: 127,785.82
Check # 23013167 Date 6/18/2026 IPS GROUP, INC.

LB-113 5/10/2026 2260302 Video Production Services for all city meetings 2,504.23 0.00 2,504.23
Check # 23013168 Total: 2,504.23
Check # 23013168 Date 6/18/2026 ORLANDO RODRIGUEZ
Check # 23013169 Date 6/18/2026 MIDWEST MOTOR SUPPLY CO KIMBALL MIDWEST City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
15 15 of 57
104511454 5/29/2026 AB - Transit Supplies 424.96 0.00 424.96 Check # 23013169 Total: 424.96
810922904 4/24/2026 AS - VET TREATMENT SERVICES
BUBBA 362.08 0.00 362.08
794898484 3/2/2026 AS - VET MEDICAL SERVICE WILLIE 439.05 0.00 439.05 779520219 12/29/2025 AS - VET MEDICAL SERVICES JORDY 365.90 0.00 365.90 Check # 23013170 Total: 1,167.03
Check # 23013170 Date 6/18/2026 PATHWAY VET ALLIANCE HOLDING LLC 43024 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 4,569.02 0.00 4,569.02 Check # 23013171 Total: 4,569.02
Check # 23013171 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA BEACH FIRE ASSOCIATION 43025 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 1,443.84 0.00 1,443.84 43139 6/17/2026 Payroll Run 2 - Warrant 260617 45.05 0.00 45.05 Check # 23013172 Total: 1,488.89
Check # 23013172 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA BEACH MARINE SAFETY ASSN 43026 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 453.45 0.00 453.45 Check # 23013173 Total: 453.45
Check # 23013173 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES 43028 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 225.00 0.00 225.00 Check # 23013174 Total: 225.00
Check # 23013174 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA BEACH POLICE & FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION 43029 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 5,193.40 0.00 5,193.40 Check # 23013175 Total: 5,193.40
Check # 23013175 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA BEACH POLICE ASSOCIATION 92651FD-051526 5/15/2026 Epinephrine,SodiumBicard,Naloxone,Ba ndages 2,430.56 0.00 2,430.56
92651FD-053126 5/31/2026 Paramedic Syringes, Gloves , Gauzes 3,055.21 0.00 3,055.21 Check # 23013176 Total: 5,485.77
Check # 23013176 Date 6/18/2026 LIFE-ASSIST, INC.
2026-0004 5/24/2026 BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS 9,637.10 0.00 9,637.10 Check # 23013178 Total: 9,637.10
Check # 23013178 Date 6/18/2026 LISA MATTEROLI
124185760 6/2/2026 Retail Consulting Services (LoopLink)- June 2026 395.00 0.00 395.00
Check # 23013179 Date 6/18/2026 COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC LOOPNET City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
16 16 of 57
Check # 23013179 Total: 395.00
124217394 6/2/2026 Retail Consulting Svcs(CoStar Suite)- June 2026 988.93 0.00 988.93
Check # 23013180 Total: 988.93
Check # 23013180 Date 6/18/2026 COSTAR REALTY INFORMATION, INC 017614959 5/31/2026 Newspaper Publishing - May 2026 1,313.55 0.00 1,313.55 Check # 23013181 Total: 1,313.55
Check # 23013181 Date 6/18/2026 LOS ANGELES TIMES COMMUNICATIONS 019 6/9/2026 Softball umpire for 6 games 240.00 0.00 240.00 Check # 23013182 Total: 240.00
Check # 23013182 Date 6/18/2026 RICKY LOYA
SP62026AndrewM 6/10/2026 First June Payment 1,753.79 0.00 1,753.79 Check # 23013183 Total: 1,753.79
Check # 23013183 Date 6/18/2026 ANDREW MATELJAN
61914467 3/23/2026 MS - Bolts 95.10 0.00 95.10
Check # 23013184 Total: 95.10
Check # 23013184 Date 6/18/2026 MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO. 501499 4/29/2026 RJ - Shop lift repairs 480.00 0.00 480.00 501529 5/21/2026 RJ - Shop lift repairs 1,346.00 0.00 1,346.00 Check # 23013185 Total: 1,826.00
Check # 23013185 Date 6/18/2026 MISSION EQUIPMENT & LIFTS, INC. 882509 5/26/2026 (RJ) 1,447.9 gallons propane @
$1.57/gal 2,274.23 0.00 2,274.23
883735 6/2/2026 (RJ) 1,247.5 gallons propane @
$1.58/gal 1,970.33 0.00 1,970.33
Check # 23013187 Total: 4,244.56
Check # 23013187 Date 6/18/2026 MUTUAL PROPANE MUTUAL LIQUID GAS & EQUIPMENT CO 2670 6/4/2026 2260349 TP_CIP 21-9972 Promenade on Forest Conversion 71,615.00 0.00 71,615.00
Check # 23013188 Total: 71,615.00
Check # 23013188 Date 6/18/2026 NEXGEN DESIGN BUILDERS INC Ramirez.6.9.26 6/9/2026 SP26 Remainder Payment 379.27 0.00 379.27 Check # 23013189 Total: 379.27
Check # 23013189 Date 6/18/2026 NICOLAS RAMIREZ
Check # 23013190 Date 6/18/2026 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
17 17 of 57
469338938001 5/11/2026 RJ - Office Supplies (Toner) 303.55 4.23 299.32 465330809001 5/7/2026 RJ - Office Supplies (soap & notepads) 84.02 1.17 82.85 Check # 23013190 Total: 382.17
130968 5/28/2026 AS - Group Service Cremations 4/28 535.50 0.00 535.50 Check # 23013191 Total: 535.50
Check # 23013191 Date 6/18/2026 ONLY CREMATIONS FOR PETS, INC ESL-SP26-S4-2 6/8/2026 ESL Session 4 second payment 7,550.00 0.00 7,550.00 Check # 23013192 Total: 7,550.00
Check # 23013192 Date 6/18/2026 OUTSIDE ESL
17623 5/22/2026 7 ea - Lexan, Anti-Glare VS upgrade to
IM30 565.69 0.00 565.69
17640 6/4/2026 Battery Charger for Office 181.71 0.00 181.71 Check # 23013193 Total: 747.40
Check # 23013193 Date 6/18/2026 PACIFIC PARKING SYSTEM, INC.

PB17676 4/30/2026 2260426 Cloud Support Year 1 3,500.00 0.00 3,500.00 SLSI-1008515 5/29/2026 2 SHOREPHONE IP485G - BLACK 293.94 0.00 293.94 Check # 23013194 Total: 3,793.94
Check # 23013194 Date 6/18/2026 PACKET FUSION, INC
111280 5/31/2026 2260214 (RJ) FY 25-26 Landscape Maintenance (May 2026) 14,033.00 0.00 14,033.00
111281 5/31/2026 2260214 (RJ) FY 25-26 Landscape Maintenance (May 2026) 2,064.00 0.00 2,064.00
Check # 23013195 Total: 16,097.00
Check # 23013195 Date 6/18/2026 PARKWOOD LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE INC. 63097025 5/14/2026 Towel Cleaning Service 277.09 0.00 277.09 63100589 5/28/2026 Towel Cleaning Services 277.09 0.00 277.09 63098763 5/21/2026 Towel Cleaning Services 277.09 0.00 277.09 Check # 23013196 Total: 831.27
Check # 23013196 Date 6/18/2026 PRUDENTIAL OVERALL SUPPLY 902757 5/21/2026 PRE-EMPLOYMENT PSYCH EXAMS -
MAY 924.00 0.00 924.00
Check # 23013197 Total: 924.00
Check # 23013197 Date 6/18/2026 PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTING ASSOCIATES, INC 79000440813863220626 6/2/2026 Postage May 2026 2,500.00 0.00 2,500.00 Check # 23013198 Total: 2,500.00
Check # 23013198 Date 6/18/2026 QUADIENT FINANCE USA, INC City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
18 18 of 57
74288 5/12/2026 2260325 Aliso Estuary Restoration Project 1,197.75 0.00 1,197.75 Check # 23013199 Total: 1,197.75
Check # 23013199 Date 6/18/2026 RINCON CONSULTANTS, INC 380228 5/28/2026 RJ - FIre STock 70.53 0.00 70.53
380195 5/27/2026 AB - Transit Supplies 94.13 0.00 94.13 380183 5/27/2026 RJ - Fire OES1314 302.11 0.00 302.11
375175 5/13/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop supplies 36.76 0.00 36.76 CM379777 5/12/2026 RJ - CREDIT - Part Return (497.81) 0.00 (497.81) CM374529 3/12/2026 RJ - CREDIT - Part Return (25.86) 0.00 (25.86) 378325 3/18/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop Stock 172.80 0.00 172.80 378327 3/24/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop stock 96.95 0.00 96.95 Check # 23013200 Total: 249.61
Check # 23013200 Date 6/18/2026 RINCON TRUCK CENTER INC 22805 5/21/2026 2260433 RJ-Purchase of 1 parking lot striping machine 8,727.75 0.00 8,727.75
Check # 23013201 Total: 8,727.75
Check # 23013201 Date 6/18/2026 ROADLINE PRODUCTS INC. USA Daas.6.9.26 6/9/2026 SP 26 Remainder Payment 78.00 0.00 78.00 Check # 23013202 Total: 78.00
Check # 23013202 Date 6/18/2026 RUBA DAAS ZEITAWI
26427 4/29/2026 2260197 On-site Network and Cybersecurity Services 04/26 8,320.00 0.00 8,320.00
26722 5/31/2026 2260197 On-site Network and Cybersecurity 4/29 - 5/21/26 8,320.00 0.00 8,320.00
Check # 23013203 Total: 16,640.00
Check # 23013203 Date 6/18/2026 SIDEPATH
26-205 5/17/2026 2260248 Crime Analysis Consulting - month 5&6 2026 16,000.00 0.00 16,000.00
26-203 4/18/2026 2260248 Crime Analysis Consulting - MONTH 4 8,000.00 0.00 8,000.00 Check # 23013204 Total: 24,000.00
Check # 23013204 Date 6/18/2026 LORRAINE VELARDE
63151 5/31/2026 2260299 RJ - Steam clean Library parking lot (May 26) 650.00 0.00 650.00
63152 5/31/2026 2260299 RJ - Glenneyre stairs steam cleaning (May 26) 650.00 0.00 650.00
63150 5/31/2026 2260299 RJ - Day Porter (May 2026) 2,790.00 0.00 2,790.00 Check # 23013205 Date 6/18/2026 SPECTRUM FACILITY MAINTENANCE City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
19 19 of 57
63149 5/31/2026 2260299 RJ - South Laguna steam cleaning (May 26) 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00
63148 5/31/2026 2260299 RJ - Downtown Day Porter 11,656.00 0.00 11,656.00 63147 5/31/2026 2260299 RJ - Downtown sidewalk cleaning (May 26) 9,782.55 0.00 9,782.55
63144 5/31/2026 2260299 RJ - Trash pickup at South Laguna Beaches (May26) 51,272.00 0.00 51,272.00
63145 5/31/2026 2260089 RJ - Trash & Recycling Receptacle Services 22,657.50 0.00 22,657.50
63146 5/31/2026 2260089 RJ - Lot 4 Trash Facility (May 2026) 350.00 0.00 350.00 63322 5/31/2026 2260089 RJ - Weekend litter picker (May 2026) 7,015.00 0.00 7,015.00 63324 5/31/2026 2260089 RJ - Summer Trash 2nd/3rd (May 2026) 10,687.50 0.00 10,687.50 63035 4/30/2026 2260089 RJ - extra litter picker for 1000 Steps (April 26) 3,196.00 0.00 3,196.00
Check # 23013205 Total: 122,706.55
11962 4/29/2026 OIL CHANGE ON PSO UNIT 702 60.02 0.00 60.02 11956 4/28/2026 OIL CHANGE & TIRE CHANGE ON
JAIL VAN 876 1,303.21 0.00 1,303.21
12092 5/13/2026 OIL CHANGE AND TIRES ON UNIT 855 989.79 0.00 989.79 12079 5/12/2026 OIL CHANGE ON UNIT 810 57.34 0.00 57.34 12071 5/11/2026 OIL CHANGE ON UNIT 857 62.48 0.00 62.48 12076 5/12/2026 OIL CHANGE AND REAR ROTERS ON
UNIT 854 888.10 0.00 888.10
12156 5/20/2026 OIL CHANGE ON UNIT R1 61.65 0.00 61.65
12097 5/13/2026 OIL CHANGE ON DET UNIT 824 73.74 0.00 73.74 12135 5/18/2026 OIL CHANGE ON 859 61.65 0.00 61.65
12107 5/14/2026 OIL CHANGE ON UNIT 700 50.87 0.00 50.87 12176 5/21/2026 3 NEW TIRES FOR K2 UNIT 845.61 0.00 845.61 12175 5/21/2026 TPMS SENSORS FOR UNIT 851 172.56 0.00 172.56 12388 6/10/2026 OIL CHANGE ON R2 61.65 0.00 61.65
Check # 23013206 Total: 4,688.67
Check # 23013206 Date 6/18/2026 SUPREME AUTO REPAIRS INC.

L2605280334 5/28/2026 VEHICLE TRACKING PING REQUEST 115.00 0.00 115.00 Check # 23013208 Total: 115.00
Check # 23013208 Date 6/18/2026 T-MOBILE USA INC.
26-2524 6/5/2026 2260322 IT Master Plan June 2026 13,718.00 0.00 13,718.00 Check # 23013209 Total: 13,718.00
Check # 23013209 Date 6/18/2026 THIRDWAVE CORPORATION
25423 6/1/2026 2260242 State and Federal Legislative Advocacy Services 7,000.00 0.00 7,000.00
Check # 23013210 Date 6/18/2026 TOWNSEND PUBLIC AFFAIRS, INC City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
20 20 of 57
Check # 23013210 Total: 7,000.00
2026-37 5/28/2026 2260408 PS_CIP 2603 EOC Relocation-CRC Generator Construct 463,600.00 0.00 463,600.00
Check # 23013211 Total: 463,600.00
Check # 23013211 Date 6/18/2026 TRIANGLE DECON SERVICES, INC. 371685033 5/7/2026 RJ - HVAC repairs for Larry's garage 1,765.46 0.00 1,765.46 370702727 4/21/2026 RJ - PD Garage 2,339.00 0.00 2,339.00 Check # 23013212 Total: 4,104.46
Check # 23013212 Date 6/18/2026 TRITON AIR, INC
045-562723 5/6/2026 Tyler Payroll Module Training 2,400.00 0.00 2,400.00 Check # 23013213 Total: 2,400.00
Check # 23013213 Date 6/18/2026 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC 154552 6/1/2026 2260021 Parking Lot Transaction Processing May 2026 3,640.55 0.00 3,640.55
Check # 23013214 Total: 3,640.55
Check # 23013214 Date 6/18/2026 CARACAL ENTERPRISES LLC 202604-C1808 5/15/2026 2260148 Billing Svcs for Ambulance Prog-FY 2026 (April) 6,879.81 0.00 6,879.81
Check # 23013216 Total: 6,879.81
Check # 23013216 Date 6/18/2026 WITTMAN ENTERPRISES, LLC 10-Final 6/2/2026 2260036 PS_CIP 21-9525 Cleo St Beach Access Improvements 330,828.08 0.00 330,828.08
Check # 23013217 Total: 330,828.08
Check # 23013217 Date 6/18/2026 WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING CORP 260301418 4/10/2026 NARCOTICS DESTRUCTION 2,681.45 0.00 2,681.45 Check # 23013218 Total: 2,681.45
Check # 23013218 Date 6/18/2026 AFTERMATH SERVICES LLC
1476 6/1/2026 RJ - HOA gate & road dues 775.00 0.00 775.00 Check # 23013219 Total: 775.00
Check # 23013219 Date 6/18/2026 ALLVIEW TERRACE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 1XCX-DNHM-6LQT 6/2/2026 2260306 Chlorox wipes and papertowels for Dispatch 44.22 0.00 44.22
1D4W-7FP1-XH64 5/26/2026 2260318 Toner (Bldg Division) 235.85 0.00 235.85 1DL4-6H4H-9CXQ 5/26/2026 2260318 Standing Desk Mat 80.87 0.00 80.87 Check # 23013220 Date 6/18/2026 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
21 21 of 57
1V33-WQ3F-69VY 5/26/2026 2260318 Steno Books, Legal Pads & Almonds (PC & DRB) 50.92 0.00 50.92
1769-W41R-TLP9 6/3/2026 2260318 Scanner, anti-fatigue mat, pens, clips, note pads 787.18 0.00 787.18
1MQX-RRCH-D74X 6/4/2026 2260318 Pens, tape, Cubicle Clips, Sharpies, file folders 208.30 0.00 208.30
1QRQ-CKVH-HLGT 5/28/2026 2260309 RJ - Furniture/Office Supplies for 479 Admins 851.95 0.00 851.95
19GN-PD9G-96LD 5/28/2026 2260309 RJ - conduit box covers for facility maintenance 99.10 0.00 99.10
1WKV-PQJM-R3WD 5/27/2026 2260309 RJ - Office Supplies (easels & hand sanitizer) 104.33 0.00 104.33
1VXR-MVQC-KHHK 5/26/2026 2260309 RJ - Plumbing Supplies 476.52 0.00 476.52 1NX6-16WX-KT7G 5/26/2026 2260309 RJ - Replacement park grills 3,312.90 0.00 3,312.90 1CWW-C3K6-G7WP 5/12/2026 2260309 RJ - Tools for Street Maintenance Division 210.14 0.00 210.14
1KH9-XWNQ-JWCH 5/12/2026 2260309 RJ - Tools for Streets Maintenance Division 229.50 0.00 229.50
1GRD-MHNV-VD7Q 6/5/2026 2260309 RJ - Replacement park grill 389.65 0.00 389.65 1VM3-RPWJ-MVKG 6/8/2026 2260309 RJ - Facility Maintenance Supplies (Door Stoppers) 65.48 0.00 65.48
1G9D-4PW7-WN4L 6/3/2026 2260318 Return of Scanner (1,077.49) 0.00 (1,077.49) 1QTG-KDCQ-C7NT 6/5/2026 2260318 Toner, Labels and Letter Openers 592.36 0.00 592.36 1QDV-TPQN-XR4Q 6/9/2026 2260309 RJ - PPE for Streets Division 132.21 0.00 132.21 1FHK-FYKN-DR6J 6/4/2026 2260282 MS - Department Supplies 44.01 0.00 44.01 19GN-PD9G-HD3R 5/28/2026 2260282 MS - Radio Suppplies 35.50 0.00 35.50 1H94-VQGD-PJ3Q 6/1/2026 2260282 MS - Radio Supplies 58.17 0.00 58.17 1H3W-9LX6-N6L6 6/3/2026 2260282 MS - Department Storage 59.36 0.00 59.36 1LYC-FRV9-CLTC 5/31/2026 2260282 MS - Department Supplies 102.75 0.00 102.75 19D1-V7FC-HC47 6/1/2026 2260310 City Clerk Amazon - City Council Supplies 105.95 0.00 105.95
1H94-VQGD-TJLH 6/1/2026 2260316 Community pool party supplies 196.54 0.00 196.54 13TQ-HP7V-NDTR 6/3/2026 2260306 VP racing fuels small engine 244.08 0.00 244.08 14P1-3VYG-CWRG 6/2/2026 2260306 July 4 decorations for city wide bbq 93.43 0.00 93.43 1JDV-LRTJ-QRTF 6/5/2026 2260306 Toner cartridges for Dispatch's two printers 955.54 0.00 955.54
1VM3-RPWJ-MNQ7 6/8/2026 2260306 Supplies for social media team 56.29 0.00 56.29 1XV9-PPXX-LV1G 6/10/2026 2260306 Magnetic glass whiteboard for Sergeant's office 129.29 0.00 129.29
1PRV-F3GH-VMT7 6/7/2026 2260306 toner cartridges for animal shelter 402.82 0.00 402.82 1C1Q-NV66-HMNV 6/10/2026 2260306 Returned men's uniform pants (42.01) 0.00 (42.01) Check # 23013220 Total: 9,235.71
1K77-RLF6-13NT 5/26/2026 2260318 6x9 Clasp Envelopes and Mouse Pads 24.71 0.00 24.71 Check # 23013221 Date 6/18/2026 AMAZON CAPITAL SERVICES City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
22 22 of 57
1HPP-Y3R6-YFXQ 5/27/2026 2260309 RJ - office supplies (label tape) 18.31 0.00 18.31 1QDV-TPQN-MMNH 6/8/2026 2260309 RJ - PPE for Streets Division 24.80 0.00 24.80 1XJW-WLXT-PCT3 6/1/2026 2260282 MS - Department Supplies 16.47 0.00 16.47 1KNC-VWRC-NM1Q 6/3/2026 2260306 AA batteries 30.51 0.00 30.51 1PX1-H3QH-HQXD 6/7/2026 2260306 Misc. items for animal shelter 31.33 0.00 31.33 1RRF-GRMY-XR14 6/10/2026 2260306 heavy duty garage door locking slide latch 7.74 0.00 7.74
1YRV-QRDR-LKP6 5/15/2026 2260306 return men's uniform pants (32.31) 0.00 (32.31) Check # 23013221 Total: 121.56
ShelterJan-May2026 6/1/2026 RJ - Animal Shelter landscaping (JanMay 2026) 1,975.00 0.00 1,975.00 Check # 23013222 Total: 1,975.00
Check # 23013222 Date 6/18/2026 LOURDES VILLACORTA
OF-80393 5/11/2026 RJ - pinhole leak repair at Riddle Field 294.82 0.00 294.82 Check # 23013223 Total: 294.82
Check # 23013223 Date 6/18/2026 AMERICAN PLUMBING INC.
3612.002-07 5/21/2026 2260430 Bluebird Cyn FMZ 17-18 CAGN Bio Studies (Apr1-30) 3,010.50 0.00 3,010.50
3603.003-24 5/21/2026 Professional Personnel Svcs (Jan 1-Apr 30, 2026) 510.00 0.00 510.00
Check # 23013224 Total: 3,520.50
Check # 23013224 Date 6/18/2026 ASPEN ENVIRONMENTAL GROUP 625789 5/26/2026 Investigations - telephone # tracking 750.00 0.00 750.00 Check # 23013225 Total: 750.00
Check # 23013225 Date 6/18/2026 AT&T
776167 6/1/2026 Organization chart names: Printed and
laminated 46.00 0.00 46.00
Check # 23013226 Total: 46.00
Check # 23013226 Date 6/18/2026 BADGE FRAME, INC
00252-26-0133287 6/3/2026 Fiscal Agent Fee 6 1 26 to 5 31 27 1,500.00 0.00 1,500.00 Check # 23013227 Total: 1,500.00
Check # 23013227 Date 6/18/2026 CORPORATE TRUST DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 26060226 6/4/2026 2260296 PS_CIP C2607 Fisherman's Cove Beach Access Improv. 4,196.00 0.00 4,196.00
26040754 4/17/2026 2260295 PS_CIP C2408 Diver's Cove Beach Access Improvement 499.50 0.00 499.50
Check # 23013228 Date 6/18/2026 BKF ENGINEERS
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
23 23 of 57
26030492 3/9/2026 2260295 PS_CIP C2408 Diver's Cove Beach Access Improvement 12,525.75 0.00 12,525.75
Check # 23013228 Total: 17,221.25
24-3113-4 5/28/2026 2250038 PS_CIP 24-9839 Hagan Place Stairway Design 800.00 0.00 800.00
Check # 23013229 Total: 800.00
Check # 23013229 Date 6/18/2026 BLACK ODOWD AND ASSOCIATES INC SU12026EBlanton 6/9/2026 Installment for week 1 volleyball camp 1,983.91 0.00 1,983.91 Check # 23013230 Total: 1,983.91
Check # 23013230 Date 6/18/2026 EVERETT BLANTON
8618871 5/31/2026 Armored Transport May 2026 Partial 1,491.96 0.00 1,491.96 Check # 23013231 Total: 1,491.96
Check # 23013231 Date 6/18/2026 BRINK'S INCORPORATED
054923 6/3/2026 FINGERPRINT APPS - MARCH 2026 32.00 0.00 32.00 049414 6/3/2026 MAY 2026 FEES - FP, ABUSE, PEACE
OFFICER, ETC 1,370.00 0.00 1,370.00
Check # 23013232 Total: 1,402.00
Check # 23013232 Date 6/18/2026 CASHIER CA STATE DEPT OF JUSTICE 43027 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 1,510.82 0.00 1,510.82 Check # 23013233 Total: 1,510.82
Check # 23013233 Date 6/18/2026 CA STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT 2026 - Q1 6/10/2026 01/1/26-03/31/26 Building Permit Fees (BSASRF) 1,044.00 0.00 1,044.00
Check # 23013234 Total: 1,044.00
Check # 23013234 Date 6/18/2026 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION 180041464 6/1/2026 CAR BATTERIES 811.14 0.00 811.14
Check # 23013235 Total: 811.14
Check # 23013235 Date 6/18/2026 INTERSTATE BATTERIES OF CALIFORNIA COAST INC. 011-LAGUNA 6/8/2026 2260273 (AM) HD43 Grant Administration Services 3,873.53 0.00 3,873.53
Check # 23013236 Total: 3,873.53
Check # 23013236 Date 6/18/2026 CALIFORNIA PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL 18666 6/17/2026 (AM) CRRA Annual Conference
Registration - A.Moran 775.00 0.00 775.00
Check # 23013237 Date 6/18/2026 CALIFORNIA RESOURCE RECOVERY ASSOCIATION City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
24 24 of 57
18667 6/17/2026 (AM) CRRA Conference Registration -
J.Agtang 775.00 0.00 775.00
Check # 23013237 Total: 1,550.00
26915 5/31/2026 2260040 RJ_ Pool Maintenance Services (May 2026) 1,100.00 0.00 1,100.00
Check # 23013238 Total: 1,100.00
Check # 23013238 Date 6/18/2026 CALIFORNIA WATERS DEVELOPMENT INC. 09381025 5/31/2026 RJ - Welding gas for Fleet Shop 226.38 0.00 226.38 Check # 23013239 Total: 226.38
Check # 23013239 Date 6/18/2026 CAMERON WELDING SUPPLY
38624 5/20/2026 2260435 DT-000281PL-EIR SVCS-2400 Juanita Way Rd Ext. 1,653.20 0.00 1,653.20
Check # 23013240 Total: 1,653.20
Check # 23013240 Date 6/18/2026 CHAMBERS GROUP
9594717 4/21/2026 MT - Mystic Air Program 445.36 0.00 445.36 9633640 5/21/2026 MT - Mystic Air Program 445.36 0.00 445.36 Check # 23013241 Total: 890.72
Check # 23013241 Date 6/18/2026 CHEMSEARCH
260524 5/24/2026 2260377 Circus Bella - 2026 Performance (2 of 2) 13,125.00 0.00 13,125.00 Check # 23013242 Total: 13,125.00
Check # 23013242 Date 6/18/2026 CIRCUS BELLA
8515050 5/28/2026 RJ - Tools for Facility Maintenance 189.45 0.00 189.45 514706 5/26/2026 RJ - replacement tools for Facility
Maintenance 2,077.42 0.00 2,077.42
5624228 5/21/2026 RJ - "Laguna Like a Local" banners 31.15 0.00 31.15 5545328 5/21/2026 RJ - Tools for Facility Maintenance 3,376.97 0.00 3,376.97 1524020 6/4/2026 RJ - Pro Press plumbing fittings 365.57 0.00 365.57 Check # 23013243 Total: 6,040.56
Check # 23013243 Date 6/18/2026 CITIBANK N.A.
24313 5/31/2026 2260219 New EOC Design (Carryover from FY25 PO 2250473) 2,313.50 0.00 2,313.50
Check # 23013244 Total: 2,313.50
Check # 23013244 Date 6/18/2026 COAR DESIGN GROUP
61887 5/8/2026 RJ - Hose for Crescent Bay 53.86 0.00 53.86 61936 5/28/2026 RJ - Susi Q maintenance 63.85 0.00 63.85 Check # 23013245 Date 6/18/2026 COAST HARDWARE
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
25 25 of 57
61937 5/28/2026 RJ - Riddle Field fence 39.84 0.00 39.84 61932 5/27/2026 RJ - toilet install at N.Main Beach mens restroom 97.06 0.00 97.06
61926 5/26/2026 RJ - restroom maintenance at Main
Beach 39.80 0.00 39.80
61895 5/12/2026 RJ - Boardwalk project 39.86 0.00 39.86 61934 5/28/2026 MS - Maintenance Supplies 43.92 0.00 43.92 61942 6/1/2026 MS - Maintenance Supplies 14.61 0.00 14.61 61939 5/29/2026 MS - Department Supplies 8.61 0.00 8.61 61958 6/4/2026 RJ - Tools for Facility Maintenance staff 71.88 0.00 71.88 61956 6/4/2026 RJ - Main Beach benches 18.06 0.00 18.06 61945 6/1/2026 RJ - PD Dispatch sink cleaning 11.83 0.00 11.83 61967 6/9/2026 RJ - Paint for green benches 41.55 0.00 41.55 61970 6/10/2026 MS - Batteries 43.08 4.00 39.08
Check # 23013245 Total: 583.81
292530 5/11/2026 AS - MEDICAL SERVICE FOR
SHELTER PETS 1,463.67 0.00 1,463.67
Check # 23013246 Total: 1,463.67
Check # 23013246 Date 6/18/2026 COSTA MESA ANIMAL HOSPITAL STTM004044 5/28/2026 MS - Radio Repairs 462.50 0.00 462.50 SH74250 6/1/2026 COUNTY OF ORANGE AFIS - MAY
2026 673.00 0.00 673.00
Check # 23013247 Total: 1,135.50
Check # 23013247 Date 6/18/2026 COUNTY OF ORANGE - TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR I202600001221 5/31/2026 May Recordings 24.00 0.00 24.00 Check # 23013248 Total: 24.00
Check # 23013248 Date 6/18/2026 COUNTY OF ORANGE
00176010648565010526 5/14/2026 MS - DSL Line for Pride Tower 116.53 0.00 116.53 00176010529400030526 5/19/2026 MS - Trailer Monthly Service Fee 407.44 0.00 407.44 00176010440029010626 6/17/2026 Cox: 06/01/26-06/30/26 4,604.02 0.00 4,604.02 00176010530293010526 6/18/2026 Cox: 05/30/26-06/29/26 86.50 0.00 86.50 00176010652905010626 6/18/2026 Cox: 06/06/26-07/05/26 578.97 0.00 578.97 Check # 23013249 Total: 5,793.46
Check # 23013249 Date 6/18/2026 COX COMMUNICATIONS
000063798 5/1/2026 RJ - Container Services for Aliso Arundo Project 727.36 0.00 727.36
000066478 6/1/2026 (AM) Compost Bin for Arbor Day Event Giveaway 97.43 0.00 97.43
Check # 23013250 Date 6/18/2026 CR&R INCORPORATED
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
26 26 of 57
Check # 23013250 Total: 824.79
2052740 5/31/2026 Water Tank Corp Yard 06/01 to 06/30/26 75.86 0.00 75.86 Check # 23013251 Total: 75.86
Check # 23013251 Date 6/18/2026 CULLIGAN OF SANTA ANA
X9-260433233 4/14/2026 MT - Top of the World equipment
maintenance 457.12 0.00 457.12
X9-260433285 4/23/2026 RJ - Corp Yard generator service & load test 3,699.43 0.00 3,699.43
X9-260533421 5/7/2026 RJ - City Hall generator service & load test 3,877.30 0.00 3,877.30
X9-260533450 5/12/2026 RJ - Fire Station 4 generator service & load test 1,748.25 0.00 1,748.25
Check # 23013252 Total: 9,782.10
Check # 23013252 Date 6/18/2026 CUMMINS INC CUMMINS SALES AND SERVICE 14708 5/20/2026 Lifeguard Telephone Cabling 5,823.75 0.00 5,823.75 Check # 23013253 Total: 5,823.75
Check # 23013253 Date 6/18/2026 DATA SPECIALTIES, INC
193512 5/31/2026 CE Citation Processing - April 2026 360.00 0.00 360.00 Check # 23013254 Total: 360.00
Check # 23013254 Date 6/18/2026 DATA TICKET, INC
INV724793 6/2/2026 RJ - plants at various sites in the City 1,399.64 0.00 1,399.64 INV719627 5/26/2026 2260113 TP_Final payment Devil Mountain Promenade 3,053.99 0.00 3,053.99
Check # 23013255 Total: 4,453.63
Check # 23013255 Date 6/18/2026 DEVIL MOUNTAIN WHOLESALE NURSERY 7155 6/2/2026 RJ - Riddle Field maintenance 1,500.00 0.00 1,500.00 Check # 23013256 Total: 1,500.00
Check # 23013256 Date 6/18/2026 JEREMY WOOLSTON DIAMONDS SPORT FIELD MAINTENANCE INV-21026 5/27/2026 AS - RATTLESNAKE WARNING
DECALS FOR BUCKETS 103.44 0.00 103.44
Check # 23013257 Total: 103.44
Check # 23013257 Date 6/18/2026 DIGITAL MAGIC SIGNS INC 23395 4/8/2026 MT - TrainingLink Subscription 4,838.00 0.00 4,838.00 Check # 23013258 Total: 4,838.00
Check # 23013258 Date 6/18/2026 DKF SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC Check # 23013259 Date 6/18/2026 DMC ENGINEERING
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
27 27 of 57
04-26-014 5/31/2026 2260180 TP_FY26 On-Call Services - Staff Augmentation 900.00 0.00 900.00
04-26-015 5/31/2026 2260180 TP_FY26 On-Call Services - Staff Augmentation 650.00 0.00 650.00
Check # 23013259 Total: 1,550.00
0526 6/1/2026 2260260 Nurse Educator (May 2026) 2,560.00 0.00 2,560.00 Check # 23013260 Total: 2,560.00
Check # 23013260 Date 6/18/2026 DONNA M. CLOE
71884 5/29/2026 AMMO FOR PD 4,883.77 0.00 4,883.77
71885 5/29/2026 AMMO FOR PD 425.61 0.00 425.61
Check # 23013261 Total: 5,309.38
Check # 23013261 Date 6/18/2026 DOOLEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 185721 4/30/2026 2260108 (MT) Lift Station Maintenance Services 7,778.00 0.00 7,778.00 Check # 23013262 Total: 7,778.00
Check # 23013262 Date 6/18/2026 DOWNSTREAM SERVICE, INC. 9966S 4/22/2026 2260409 City Property Weed Abatement Services 3,800.00 0.00 3,800.00 Check # 23013263 Total: 3,800.00
Check # 23013263 Date 6/18/2026 E. STEWART & ASSOCIATES, INC. 110508 5/15/2026 2250387 TP_(FL/MM) Aliso Creek Outlet
Maintenance FY 25-26 4,487.81 0.00 4,487.81
110304 4/24/2026 2250387 TP_(FL/MM) Aliso Creek Outlet
Maintenance FY 25-26 8,020.31 0.00 8,020.31
Check # 23013264 Total: 12,508.12
Check # 23013264 Date 6/18/2026 ECORP CONSULTING, INC
5519 6/1/2026 2260411 RJ-Replace metal plate at Heisler Park 7,510.00 0.00 7,510.00 Check # 23013265 Total: 7,510.00
Check # 23013265 Date 6/18/2026 ED'S FENCING, INC
437268 5/14/2026 Biohazardous Waste 65.00 0.00 65.00
Check # 23013266 Total: 65.00
Check # 23013266 Date 6/18/2026 EFFICIENT X-RAY, INC
0195231-IN 5/21/2026 Captains Badge Wallet 78.65 0.00 78.65 Check # 23013267 Total: 78.65
Check # 23013267 Date 6/18/2026 ENTENMANN-ROVIN CO
12-7183756 5/28/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop stock 20.30 0.00 20.30 Check # 23013268 Date 6/18/2026 BIN 139107 FACTORY MOTOR PARTS City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
28 28 of 57
164-480396 5/28/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop Stock 9.59 0.00 9.59 166-201711 5/27/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop Stock (oil filters) 4.74 0.00 4.74 166-201722 5/28/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop stock 32.17 0.00 32.17 166-201693 5/27/2026 AB - Transit Stock 27.02 0.00 27.02 12-7181987 5/27/2026 AB - Transit Stock 106.74 0.00 106.74 12-7182234 5/27/2026 AB - Transit Stock 154.03 0.00 154.03 12-7180425 5/26/2026 AB - Transit Stock 131.37 0.00 131.37 166-201336 5/21/2026 RJ - Landscape #135 110.31 0.00 110.31 166-200713 5/12/2026 RJ - CD #12 vehicle repairs 5.58 0.00 5.58 101-562255 5/12/2026 AB - Transit Stock 230.59 0.00 230.59 12-U34408 5/12/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop stock 159.42 0.00 159.42 Check # 23013268 Total: 991.86
AR1143-IN 5/11/2026 Temp Install - Indian Chess Set (1 of 2) 3,250.00 0.00 3,250.00 Check # 23013269 Total: 3,250.00
Check # 23013269 Date 6/18/2026 FESTIVAL OF ARTS OF LAGUNA BEACH 03P6409 3/5/2026 RJ - Parts for Fire Engine repairs 240.87 0.00 240.87 03P6632 4/6/2026 RJ - Parts for Fire Engine repairs 249.24 0.00 249.24 Check # 23013270 Total: 490.11
Check # 23013270 Date 6/18/2026 KALMIKOV ENTERPRISES, INC. 2026-182054 5/15/2026 (AM) Recycling Event Ads- HHW Event 567.00 0.00 567.00 Check # 23013271 Total: 567.00
Check # 23013271 Date 6/18/2026 STRICKBINE PUBLISHING, INC 80215 6/1/2026 Customized Nameplates (2 Planners & 1
DRB Member) 175.97 0.00 175.97
Check # 23013272 Total: 175.97
Check # 23013272 Date 6/18/2026 FIVESTAR RUBBER STAMP ETC., INC INV0183578 1/29/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Hats 2,070.90 390.00 1,680.90 INV0188881 2/26/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms 957.00 0.00 957.00 INV0194353 3/31/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Junior Guards 39,557.72 0.00 39,557.72
INV0194352 3/31/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Wht Shrts_Rashguards 19,181.12 0.00 19,181.12
INV0194351 3/31/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Wht_Gry Shirts 4,429.06 0.00 4,429.06
INV0194949 4/2/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - JG Rashguards 14,519.31 0.00 14,519.31
INV0196875 4/14/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Reds 6,356.71 0.00 6,356.71 INV0196874 4/14/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms 61.42 0.00 61.42 Check # 23013273 Date 6/18/2026 FLORENCE MARINE X, LLC
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
29 29 of 57
INV0196815 4/14/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - JG 2,262.75 0.00 2,262.75 INV0197065 4/15/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - JG 10,707.66 0.00 10,707.66 INV0200193 4/28/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Tower 13,766.79 0.00 13,766.79 INV0202762 5/13/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms 646.50 0.00 646.50 INV0206634 5/27/2026 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Embellishment 53.88 0.00 53.88
INV0154051 8/28/2025 2260277 MS - 2026 Florence Uniforms - Expedition Embellish 957.00 0.00 957.00
Check # 23013273 Total: 115,137.82
43023 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 905.54 0.00 905.54 Check # 23013274 Total: 905.54
Check # 23013274 Date 6/18/2026 FRANCHISE TAX BOARD
21305315580726150526 5/16/2026 MS - iPhone Charges (Special Access Line) 147.86 0.00 147.86
20918826871011900526 5/28/2026 MS - Tower Phone Charges 1,788.77 0.00 1,788.77 Check # 23013275 Total: 1,936.63
Check # 23013275 Date 6/18/2026 FRONTIER CALIFORNIA INC 06763349252-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 16.27 0.00 16.27 13080735007-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 40.00 0.00 40.00 13710736003-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 24.18 0.00 24.18 16430758009-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 24.18 0.00 24.18 18709645974-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 24.18 0.00 24.18 19370757007-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 152.71 0.00 152.71 05720777001-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 79.55 0.00 79.55 07830742008-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 182.38 0.00 182.38 09290776005-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 20.22 0.00 20.22 10140729004-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 3,924.02 0.00 3,924.02 02980819003-060426 6/18/2026 Gas: 04/30/26-06/02/26 18.25 0.00 18.25 13310720001-060526 6/18/2026 Gas: 05/01/26-06/03/26 113.33 0.00 113.33 17037692161-060526 6/18/2026 Gas: 05/01/26-06/03/26 93.52 0.00 93.52 05200762002-060526 6/18/2026 Gas: 05/01/26-06/03/26 44.00 0.00 44.00 Check # 23013276 Total: 4,756.79
Check # 23013276 Date 6/18/2026 THE GAS COMPANY
24044 5/25/2026 Public Art Maintenance - May 2026 2,150.00 0.00 2,150.00 24043 5/20/2026 TP_Move art sculptures to city yard 600.00 0.00 600.00 Check # 23013277 Total: 2,750.00
Check # 23013277 Date 6/18/2026 GERARD BASIL STUDIO, INC.

Check # 23013278 Date 6/18/2026 GMU GEOTECHNICAL, INC
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
30 30 of 57
13749 5/13/2026 Professional Svcs - Hydrology (340 St.

Ann's) 892.50 0.00 892.50
Check # 23013278 Total: 892.50
26-00460 5/15/2026 2260117 Mills Act Services (385 Hawthorne Rd.) 2,118.14 0.00 2,118.14 26-00459 5/15/2026 2260117 Mills Act Services (330 Jasmine St.) 1,943.14 0.00 1,943.14 Check # 23013279 Total: 4,061.28
Check # 23013279 Date 6/18/2026 GPA CONSULTING
9878709360 4/14/2026 RJ - Corp Yard exhaust fan replacement motor 454.02 0.00 454.02
9889698933 4/22/2026 RJ - Litter pickers for Landscape Division 788.48 0.00 788.48 9923424882 5/20/2026 RJ - Fleet Shop tools (flashlight) 247.57 0.00 247.57 9945920115 6/9/2026 MT - Gloves for WW staff 960.48 0.00 960.48 Check # 23013280 Total: 2,450.55
Check # 23013280 Date 6/18/2026 GRAINGER
30683 5/20/2026 Deputy Light Upgrade 2,457.90 0.00 2,457.90 Check # 23013281 Total: 2,457.90
Check # 23013281 Date 6/18/2026 HI STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE, LLC INV13152851 4/24/2026 MT - Chemical Delivery 04/22/26 1,822.69 0.00 1,822.69 INV13153329 4/30/2026 MT - Chemical Delivery 4/29/26 1,800.69 0.00 1,800.69 Check # 23013282 Total: 3,623.38
Check # 23013282 Date 6/18/2026 HILL BROTHERS CHEMICAL COMPANY 2068 4/30/2026 2260093 Historic Consulting Services (1199 SCH) 1,568.16 0.00 1,568.16 2090 5/5/2026 2260093 DT-000387PL-Historic Consult Svcs (1779-1793 SCH) 3,500.00 0.00 3,500.00
Check # 23013283 Total: 5,068.16
Check # 23013283 Date 6/18/2026 HISTORIC RESOURCES GROUP, LLC 3162630506 3/24/2026 2260133 PS_ CIP C2301 Village Green Playground Renovation 347.50 0.00 347.50
3162630507 4/21/2026 2260133 PS_ CIP C2301 Village Green Playground Renovation 359.82 0.00 359.82
Check # 23013284 Total: 707.32
Check # 23013284 Date 6/18/2026 HUITT-ZOLLARS, INC
135 5/18/2026 Cleo Street Stairs - Ribbon Cutting 195.00 0.00 195.00 136 5/26/2026 2026 Memorial Day Ceremony Photos 350.00 0.00 350.00 Check # 23013285 Total: 545.00
Check # 23013285 Date 6/18/2026 MARY A. HURLBUT
Check # 23013286 Date 6/18/2026 IDEXX DISTRIBUTION, INC City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
31 31 of 57
042649273 4/30/2026 AS - LAB SERVICES FOR ANIMAL
SHELTER 163.24 0.00 163.24
Check # 23013286 Total: 163.24
2580529D19 5/20/2026 FirePreventionBusinessCards
(Gort&Caisip) 181.55 0.00 181.55
Check # 23013287 Total: 181.55
Check # 23013287 Date 6/18/2026 IPROMOTEU
2026-009 5/26/2026 RJ - Backflow testing 1,690.00 0.00 1,690.00 Check # 23013288 Total: 1,690.00
Check # 23013288 Date 6/18/2026 ITZEL OCAMPO
2 5/12/2026 AS - PAINTING FOR ANIMAL
SHELTER 8,900.00 0.00 8,900.00
Check # 23013289 Total: 8,900.00
Check # 23013289 Date 6/18/2026 JAIME GAMINO
BST-012-26 5/12/2026 Brooks St contest trophies 1,600.00 0.00 1,600.00 Check # 23013290 Total: 1,600.00
Check # 23013290 Date 6/18/2026 JMILLER ART
9999 6/15/2026 John Molavi Judgement - 30-2025-
01527710-SC-SC-CJC 753.44 0.00 753.44
Check # 23013291 Total: 753.44
Check # 23013291 Date 6/18/2026 JOHN MOLAVI
11825-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 11861-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 12139-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 13158-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 05/01/26-05/21/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 24995-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 05/01/26-05/25/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 11758-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 11761-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 59.68 0.00 59.68 14220-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 59.68 0.00 59.68 26234-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 61.76 0.00 61.76 12063-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 68.13 0.00 68.13 13869-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 70.21 0.00 70.21 14057-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 85.03 0.00 85.03 21112-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 104.01 0.00 104.01 12595-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/17/26-05/17/26 106.84 0.00 106.84 22024-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 177.78 0.00 177.78 13737-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 188.51 0.00 188.51 Check # 23013292 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA BEACH COUNTY WATER DISTRICT City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
32 32 of 57
11789-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 299.22 0.00 299.22 14058-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 530.91 0.00 530.91 11840-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 1,122.41 0.00 1,122.41 12076-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 1,821.74 0.00 1,821.74 14059-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 10,651.85 0.00 10,651.85 11874-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 11853-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 59.68 0.00 59.68 11870-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 51.23 0.00 51.23 11793-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 250.49 0.00 250.49 11768-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 191.14 0.00 191.14 12405-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 61.76 0.00 61.76 12528-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/17/26-05/17/26 1,051.15 0.00 1,051.15 12785-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/17/26-05/17/26 117.26 0.00 117.26 13735-060126 6/18/2026 Water: 03/27/26-05/25/26 1,942.40 0.00 1,942.40 Check # 23013292 Total: 19,491.48
11792-060126 6/17/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 663.85 0.00 663.85 11795-060126 6/17/2026 Water: 03/15/26-05/15/26 849.48 0.00 849.48 Check # 23013293 Total: 1,513.33
Check # 23013293 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA BEACH COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 685 4/30/2026 2260203 Bluebird Canyon FMZ 16 & 19 (04.01.26 -04.30.26) 345.00 0.00 345.00
Check # 23013294 Total: 345.00
Check # 23013294 Date 6/18/2026 LAGUNA CANYON FOUNDATION LB-64331 5/12/2026 RJ - Riddle Field leak repair 195.03 0.00 195.03 LB-64330 5/12/2026 RJ - Riddle Field water leak 48.76 0.00 48.76 Check # 23013295 Total: 243.79
Check # 23013295 Date 6/18/2026 LARRY'S BUILDING MATERIALS INVPM11271697 6/1/2026 ANNUAL LEFTA FTO SUBSCRIPTION -
JULY 26/JUNE 27 1,147.37 0.00 1,147.37
Check # 23013296 Total: 1,147.37
Check # 23013296 Date 6/18/2026 LEXIPOL, LLC
316033 1/31/2026 2260432 LA008-00053 1,455.50 0.00 1,455.50 316032 1/31/2026 2260432 LA008-00058 263.50 0.00 263.50 316031 1/31/2026 2260432 LA008-00001 206.00 0.00 206.00 316035 1/31/2026 2260432 LA008-00060 142.50 0.00 142.50 316036 1/31/2026 2260432 LA008-00057 1,092.50 0.00 1,092.50 316034 1/31/2026 2260432 LA008-00061 47.50 0.00 47.50
Check # 23013297 Date 6/18/2026 LIEBERT, CASSIDY & WHITMORE City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
33 33 of 57
320802 3/31/2026 2260432 Fire Association Negotiations 2024 95.00 0.00 95.00 320801 3/31/2026 2260432 MEA Negotiations 2025 95.00 0.00 95.00 320797 3/31/2026 2260432 Legal Services-Labor Relations Issues 2,841.00 0.00 2,841.00 Check # 23013297 Total: 6,238.50
2175 6/6/2026 TP_Repainting of Cleo Pump Station Fy
25-26 3,225.00 0.00 3,225.00
Check # 23013298 Total: 3,225.00
Check # 23013298 Date 6/18/2026 LIKE-NU CONCRETE, INC
3981 5/29/2026 RJ - dog waste removal 860.00 0.00 860.00 Check # 23013299 Total: 860.00
Check # 23013299 Date 6/18/2026 LSQ GROUP HOLDINGS LLC
41037 5/31/2026 2260215 NORTH Lyons Security for Beach Patrol - MAY 2026 15,011.60 0.00 15,011.60
41038 5/31/2026 2260215 SOUTH Lyons Security for Beach Patrol - MAY 2026 16,413.20 0.00 16,413.20
Check # 23013300 Total: 31,424.80
Check # 23013300 Date 6/18/2026 LYONS SECURITY SERVICE INC SP22026MagicSteps 6/8/2026 Final Spring Payment 1,114.75 0.00 1,114.75 Check # 23013301 Total: 1,114.75
Check # 23013301 Date 6/18/2026 MAGIC STEPS STUDIOS
40 4/3/2026 AS - RVT VET TECH SERVICES 50.00 0.00 50.00 Check # 23013302 Total: 50.00
Check # 23013302 Date 6/18/2026 MALLORY DICKINSON
27954933 5/28/2026 2260154 (RJ) 2,000 gallons diesel @$5.87/gal 11,732.07 0.00 11,732.07 27970844 6/2/2026 2260154 (RJ) 600.4 gallons diesel @ $5.94/gal 3,563.91 0.00 3,563.91 Check # 23013303 Total: 15,295.98
Check # 23013303 Date 6/18/2026 MANSFIELD OIL COMPANY OF GAINESVILLE, INC 258 5/14/2026 Sunset Serenades - 6/5/26 - Caro
Pierotto 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00
Check # 23013304 Total: 2,000.00
Check # 23013304 Date 6/18/2026 MARIAN LIEBOWITZ ARTIST MANAGEMENT IN2497758 4/30/2026 SCBA Flow Test & Regular Repairs 2,008.44 0.00 2,008.44 Check # 23013305 Total: 2,008.44
Check # 23013305 Date 6/18/2026 MES I Acquisition Inc.

Check # 23013306 Date 6/18/2026 MIDWEST VETERINARY SUPPLY, INC.

City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
34 34 of 57
28859169-000 6/8/2026 AS - VET SUPPLIES FOR SHELTER 2,702.17 0.00 2,702.17 28905037-000 6/10/2026 AS - NUMELVI TABS FOR VET
SUPPLIES 146.21 0.00 146.21
Check # 23013306 Total: 2,848.38
22-6085 6/1/2026 DOOR CARD READER INSTALLATION
FOR INV 7,698.86 0.00 7,698.86
Check # 23013307 Total: 7,698.86
Check # 23013307 Date 6/18/2026 MONARCH INFORMATION SYSTEMS LLC 6944-465-1 11/21/2025 2260259 (RJ) Kentia Palm for Rivian Theater 5,387.50 0.00 5,387.50 Check # 23013308 Total: 5,387.50
Check # 23013308 Date 6/18/2026 MOON VALLEY NURSERY OF CA INC SU12026KirkM 6/10/2026 70% SU Installment 2,058.00 0.00 2,058.00 Check # 23013309 Total: 2,058.00
Check # 23013309 Date 6/18/2026 KIRK MORGAN INCORPORATED 7217017 11/14/2025 TP_H20 for HOA Support FY25-26 564.09 0.00 564.09 7550650 5/14/2026 (MT) - MNWD FY 2025-26 Q3 RTP
O&M, capital costs 179,245.39 0.00 179,245.39
Check # 23013310 Total: 179,809.48
Check # 23013310 Date 6/18/2026 MOULTON NIGUEL WATER DISTRICT 14642 5/4/2026 2260402 (RJ) Planter rebuild at Fernando Street Park 5,710.00 0.00 5,710.00
Check # 23013311 Total: 5,710.00
Check # 23013311 Date 6/18/2026 MY BOTANICA, INC
002920 6/9/2026 2260330 Fuel Modification Svcs (Non-Herbicide) (May2026) 164,840.94 0.00 164,840.94
Check # 23013312 Total: 164,840.94
Check # 23013312 Date 6/18/2026 NATURES IMAGE, INC.
320474 5/14/2026 2260357 TP_CIP 21-9972 Promenade on Forest Testing Materia 9,372.75 0.00 9,372.75
Check # 23013313 Total: 9,372.75
Check # 23013313 Date 6/18/2026 NINYO & MOORE
645549 4/28/2026 RJ - Parts for CD vehicle #13 494.39 0.00 494.39 Check # 23013314 Total: 494.39
Check # 23013314 Date 6/18/2026 IRVINE AUTO RETAIL, INC 42753 6/8/2026 Payroll Run 2 - Warrant 260608 14.25 0.00 14.25 Check # 23013315 Date 6/18/2026 ORANGE COUNTY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
35 35 of 57
43030 6/12/2026 Payroll Run 1 - Warrant 260612 1,667.25 0.00 1,667.25 Check # 23013315 Total: 1,681.50
05192026-1000 5/19/2026 2260198 (AM) Recycling Event Staff Augmentation 1,500.00 0.00 1,500.00
Check # 23013316 Total: 1,500.00
Check # 23013316 Date 6/18/2026 ORANGE COUNTY CONSERVATION CORPS R25-2092 6/8/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 28812
Shady Pl 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013317 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013317 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R25-2281 6/1/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 795 St Ann's
Dr 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013318 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013318 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R25-0810 6/3/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 490 Shadow
Lane 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013319 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013319 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R26-0327 6/10/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 2070 Del
Mar Ave 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013320 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013320 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R24-1090 5/28/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 3105
Mountain View Dr 750.00 0.00 750.00
Check # 23013321 Total: 750.00
Check # 23013321 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
C26-0921 5/27/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 448 S Coast
Hwy 250.00 0.00 250.00
Check # 23013322 Total: 250.00
Check # 23013322 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R24-2124 6/3/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 230/232
Fairview St 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013323 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013323 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R24-2057 6/3/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 977 Noria St 750.00 0.00 750.00 Check # 23013324 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
36 36 of 57
Check # 23013324 Total: 750.00
R25-0917 5/21/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 1475
Regatta Road 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013325 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013325 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R24-2033 6/3/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 1006 Oro St 500.00 0.00 500.00 Check # 23013326 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013326 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R23-0919 5/28/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 560
Graceland Dr 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013327 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013327 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R26-0764 5/13/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 567 Through
St 250.00 0.00 250.00
Check # 23013328 Total: 250.00
Check # 23013328 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
C25-1372 6/8/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 244 S Coast
Hwy 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013329 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013329 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R25-0821 6/3/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 1960
Glenneyre St 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013330 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013330 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R26-0957 5/28/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 135
Crescent Bay Dr 250.00 0.00 250.00
Check # 23013331 Total: 250.00
Check # 23013331 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R26-0653 6/1/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 315 High Dr 250.00 0.00 250.00 Check # 23013332 Total: 250.00
Check # 23013332 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R24-2100 6/8/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 452 Ashton
Dr 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013333 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013333 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
37 37 of 57
R26-0289 5/27/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 444 Flora St 750.00 0.00 750.00 Check # 23013334 Total: 750.00
Check # 23013334 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R24-1744 6/4/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 1478
Glenneyre St 750.00 0.00 750.00
Check # 23013335 Total: 750.00
Check # 23013335 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT
R26-0487 6/10/2026 AM C&D Sec Dep Refund - 166 Sunset
Terr 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013336 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013336 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - DEPOSIT

5.15.26 Wickham Reim 5/15/2026 MS - Reimbursement for BCO TrainingWickham 376.79 0.00 376.79 Check # 23013337 Total: 376.79
Check # 23013337 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
060426CR 6/4/2026 TP_Mileage Reimbursement for Catalina FY 25/26 157.91 0.00 157.91
Check # 23013338 Total: 157.91
Check # 23013338 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
2026.06.02 LMG 6/2/2026 Mileage Reimbursement - PWI Module 1 130.07 0.00 130.07 Check # 23013339 Total: 130.07
Check # 23013339 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
JDeckerBoot051526 6/8/2026 MT - James Decker workboot
reimbursement F25-26 300.00 0.00 300.00
Check # 23013340 Total: 300.00
Check # 23013340 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
FARRIS 061026 5/13/2026 POLICE WEEK IN DC 130.38 0.00 130.38 Check # 23013341 Total: 130.38
Check # 23013341 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
JMaciasBoot042026 6/5/2026 RJ - Julio Macias F25-26 workboot reimbursement 300.00 0.00 300.00
Check # 23013342 Total: 300.00
Check # 23013342 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
GRONINGER 06112026 6/11/2026 DRE FIELD CERTIFICATION AND EXAM 179.80 0.00 179.80
Check # 23013343 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
38 38 of 57
Check # 23013343 Total: 179.80
ANGELONI 06102026 5/26/2026 HIGH RISK VEHICLE STOP COURSE 29.13 0.00 29.13 Check # 23013344 Total: 29.13
Check # 23013344 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
RNietoBoot032326 6/3/2026 RJ - Ray Nieto F25-26 workboot reimbursement 288.16 0.00 288.16
Check # 23013345 Total: 288.16
Check # 23013345 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
WChintalaBoot051726 6/3/2026 RJ - Wayne Chintala F25-26 workboot reimbursement 41.45 0.00 41.45
Check # 23013346 Total: 41.45
Check # 23013346 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - EMPLOYEES
5/20/26 Lot 22 5/20/2026 Parking Meter Refund - Lot 22 20.00 0.00 20.00 Check # 23013347 Total: 20.00
Check # 23013347 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - PARKING REFUND
May 20, 2026 Lot 22 5/20/2026 Parking Meter Refund Lot 22 20.00 0.00 20.00 Check # 23013348 Total: 20.00
Check # 23013348 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - PARKING REFUND
CalOptima_F2402481 4/9/2026 RefundAmbulanceTransport_Vysotskay a#F2402481 648.97 0.00 648.97
Check # 23013349 Total: 648.97
Check # 23013349 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - REFUND
050726JamesHenry 5/7/2026 Heritage Committee Kick-Off Event Reimb (J. Henry) 500.78 0.00 500.78
Check # 23013350 Total: 500.78
Check # 23013350 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - REFUND
042225Miller 4/22/2026 Refund ZPC Fees (506 Forest Ave.)- Tiffany Miller 567.00 0.00 567.00
Check # 23013351 Total: 567.00
Check # 23013351 Date 6/18/2026 OTP - REFUND
103824 6/4/2026 RJ - Tools for Landscape Maintenance 767.71 0.00 767.71 Check # 23013352 Total: 767.71
Check # 23013352 Date 6/18/2026 PARKWAY LAWNMOWER SHOP
934 6/9/2026 Softball umpire for 6 games 240.00 0.00 240.00 Check # 23013353 Date 6/18/2026 ROSS PARSONS
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
39 39 of 57
Check # 23013353 Total: 240.00
20 5/31/2026 2250066 TP_CIP 22-9875 Fire Station 4
Replacement FY25-26 16,250.00 0.00 16,250.00
Check # 23013354 Total: 16,250.00
Check # 23013354 Date 6/18/2026 PBK ARCHITECTS, INC.

PD-61347 5/14/2026 MT - Tubes for Unit 200 2,683.62 0.00 2,683.62 Check # 23013355 Total: 2,683.62
Check # 23013355 Date 6/18/2026 PLUMBERS DEPOT, INC.
3339 5/26/2026 POLICE LEGAL DEFENSE FUND FEE 67.50 0.00 67.50 Check # 23013356 Total: 67.50
Check # 23013356 Date 6/18/2026 LEGAL DEFENSE FUND OF THE PEACE OFFICERS RESEARCH 2032 6/2/2026 FIRST RESPONDER PYCH SERVICES 150.00 0.00 150.00 Check # 23013357 Total: 150.00
Check # 23013357 Date 6/18/2026 PREMIER FIRST RESPONDER PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES 26-3008 5/30/2026 2260297 Community Survey - Voter Poll 22,900.00 0.00 22,900.00 Check # 23013358 Total: 22,900.00
Check # 23013358 Date 6/18/2026 PROBOLSKY RESEARCH LLC
4-2605ULB 5/29/2026 Utility Savings 1/16/26-4/16/26 152.28 0.00 152.28 Check # 23013359 Total: 152.28
Check # 23013359 Date 6/18/2026 PROCURE AMERICA LLC
4107444 5/13/2026 RJ - Urinal cartridges 1,706.76 0.00 1,706.76 Check # 23013360 Total: 1,706.76
Check # 23013360 Date 6/18/2026 R TURNER ASSOCIATES, LLC MAY2026 5/26/2026 Instruction RAD Training-3 Shift Training 8,000.00 0.00 8,000.00 Check # 23013361 Total: 8,000.00
Check # 23013361 Date 6/18/2026 RAD TRAINING AND CONSULTING LLC 1902-107 6/1/2026 2260094 Landscape Consulting Services - May 2026 2,231.25 0.00 2,231.25
Check # 23013362 Total: 2,231.25
Check # 23013362 Date 6/18/2026 RICHARD RAMSEY
26-3977-3 5/27/2026 AM_SB1383OrganicsCampaign_2026 1,000.00 0.00 1,000.00 Check # 23013363 Total: 1,000.00
Check # 23013363 Date 6/18/2026 ROSS-CAMPBELL, INC
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
40 40 of 57
CI-1011606 6/5/2026 2260454 (AM) Recyclist Software and Data Importations 28,350.00 0.00 28,350.00
Check # 23013364 Total: 28,350.00
Check # 23013364 Date 6/18/2026 ROUTEWARE, INC
50348 4/22/2026 2260335 RJ-Rodent Control Services at City Parks (April26) 1,350.00 0.00 1,350.00
50921 5/20/2026 2260335 RJ-Rodent Control Services at City Parks (May26) 1,350.00 0.00 1,350.00
Check # 23013365 Total: 2,700.00
Check # 23013365 Date 6/18/2026 RPW SERVICES INC.
73934 5/26/2026 BASIC TRAINING FOR RECRUITS 2,714.00 0.00 2,714.00 73933 5/26/2026 PRE ACADEMY TRAINING FOR
RECRUITS 230.00 0.00 230.00
Check # 23013366 Total: 2,944.00
Check # 23013366 Date 6/18/2026 SANTA ANA COLLEGE
742824-1 5/4/2026 AB - Transit #221 1,385.54 0.00 1,385.54 742824-2 5/5/2026 AB - Transit Stock 642.62 0.00 642.62 743891 5/29/2026 AB - Transit #228 254.72 0.00 254.72
Check # 23013367 Total: 2,282.88
Check # 23013367 Date 6/18/2026 SANTA MARGARITA FORD
33071 5/19/2026 RJ - Floor tile for Corp Yard 376.63 0.00 376.63 Check # 23013368 Total: 376.63
Check # 23013368 Date 6/18/2026 SAWDUST FLOORING & KITCHEN 001 3/29/2026 Banner Competition - Watters (1 of 2) 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00 Check # 23013369 Total: 2,000.00
Check # 23013369 Date 6/18/2026 SHANEY WATTERS
167026928-001 6/2/2026 RJ - For tool & irrigation stock 658.71 0.00 658.71 163929422-001 5/27/2026 RJ - pump rebuild 812.50 0.00 812.50 166548720-002 5/27/2026 RJ - drip line for El Toro median 471.32 0.00 471.32 166730342-001 5/27/2026 RJ-master valve & flow meter installation @ Cleo 314.09 0.00 314.09
167358826-001 6/9/2026 RJ - Irrigation repair for El Toro 345.75 0.00 345.75 Check # 23013370 Total: 2,602.37
Check # 23013370 Date 6/18/2026 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, LLC 67711 5/30/2026 2260388 2026 Toyota Grand Highlander XLE - investigations 53,976.66 0.00 53,976.66
Check # 23013371 Date 6/18/2026 SMT AUTOMOTIVE LLC
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
41 41 of 57
Check # 23013371 Total: 53,976.66
541 5/12/2026 MT - WW Laundry 155.00 0.00 155.00
Check # 23013372 Total: 155.00
Check # 23013372 Date 6/18/2026 SNYDER'S CLEANERS
700458136296-060826 6/17/2026 Electricity: 05/07/26-06/07/26 85.11 0.00 85.11 700275020508-060226 6/18/2026 Electricity: 05/01/26-06/01/26 10.50 0.00 10.50 700009082678-060226 6/18/2026 Electricity: 04/16/26-05/14/26 1,179.07 0.00 1,179.07 700403867729-060326 6/18/2026 Electricity: 05/04/26-06/02/26 26.71 0.00 26.71 700067093530-060126 6/18/2026 Electricity: 05/01/26-05/31/26 1,016.74 0.00 1,016.74 700857296249-060126 6/18/2026 Electricity: Mulitple Periods 266.91 0.00 266.91 700263409810-060926 6/18/2026 Electricity: 05/08/26-06/08/26 85.53 0.00 85.53 700140653983-061126 6/18/2026 Electricity: 05/12/26-06/10/26 32.97 0.00 32.97 Check # 23013373 Total: 2,703.54
Check # 23013373 Date 6/18/2026 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON 5619 5/26/2026 2250437 PS_ North Coast Interceptor Intertie 14,979.00 0.00 14,979.00 Check # 23013374 Total: 14,979.00
Check # 23013374 Date 6/18/2026 SOUTH COAST WATER DISTRICT May26-Jun26 Remit 6/8/2026 Property Taxes due to SCWD Period 5/12/26-6/8/26 96,420.93 0.00 96,420.93
Check # 23013375 Total: 96,420.93
Check # 23013375 Date 6/18/2026 SOUTH COAST WATER DISTRICT 7090067601 5/22/2026 RJ - Wastewater #196 235.03 0.00 235.03 7090068045 6/1/2026 AB - Transit Stock 353.42 0.00 353.42 7090067934 5/29/2026 RJ - Tire stock for Fleet Shop 720.57 0.00 720.57 7090067936 5/29/2026 RJ - Wastewater #194 690.57 0.00 690.57 7090066805 5/9/2026 AB - Transit Tires 1,197.07 0.00 1,197.07 7090067391 5/19/2026 AB - Transit #224 1,172.70 0.00 1,172.70 Check # 23013376 Total: 4,369.36
Check # 23013376 Date 6/18/2026 SOUTHERN TIRE MART #709 0000689121 5/20/2026 Oxygen Medical Fill 95.20 0.00 95.20 0000894217 5/31/2026 Medical Cylinder Rental 38.70 0.00 38.70 Check # 23013377 Total: 133.90
Check # 23013377 Date 6/18/2026 SPECTRUM GAS PRODUCTS, INC.

SO-30189755 6/16/2026 New Pickleball net for Lang 2,370.45 0.00 2,370.45 Check # 23013378 Total: 2,370.45
Check # 23013378 Date 6/18/2026 SPORTSSQUADINC
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
42 42 of 57
2565403 5/21/2026 2260056 PS_CIP 581 Storm Drain Improv. Bolsa Way-St. Ann's 1,208.00 0.00 1,208.00
Check # 23013379 Total: 1,208.00
Check # 23013379 Date 6/18/2026 STANTEC CONSULTING SERVICES, INC. 208798 5/13/2026 2260181 PS_CIP C2606 Coast Hwy Median
Landscaping 706.48 0.00 706.48
208797 5/13/2026 2260084 TP_ Promenade on Forest Schematic Design FY25-26 24,922.15 0.00 24,922.15
Check # 23013380 Total: 25,628.63
Check # 23013380 Date 6/18/2026 SWA GROUP INC
B08571 6/8/2026 MT - Main Beach pump repair 7,989.15 0.00 7,989.15 Check # 23013381 Total: 7,989.15
Check # 23013381 Date 6/18/2026 SWAINS ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE 974174805-051726 5/17/2026 MONTHLY CELL PHONE FEE -
APR/MAY 7,589.93 0.00 7,589.93
Check # 23013382 Total: 7,589.93
Check # 23013382 Date 6/18/2026 T-MOBILE
002578 6/1/2026 2260444 T. Nguyen- WE 05/25-26-05/31/26 1,055.03 0.00 1,055.03 002448 5/4/2026 2260456 Temp. Employee Services (4/27/26- 5/3/26) 1,440.00 0.00 1,440.00
002417 4/27/2026 2260456 Temp. Staffing Services (4/20/26- 4/26/26) 1,800.00 0.00 1,800.00
002606 6/8/2026 2260444 Temp T.Nguyen WE 06.01.26-06.07.26 1,406.70 0.00 1,406.70 002605 6/8/2026 2260440 R. Bory 6/1/26-6/7/26 1,875.60 0.00 1,875.60 002633 6/15/2026 2260444 Temp Staff T.Nguyen 06.08.26-06.14.26 1,406.70 0.00 1,406.70 002632 6/15/2026 2260440 R. Bory 6/8/26-6/14/26 1,312.92 0.00 1,312.92 002520 5/18/2026 2260334 Temp Emp Svcs-Erik Diaz T&CS WE 5/11 to 5/17/26 1,500.48 0.00 1,500.48
002549 5/26/2026 2260334 Temp Emp Svcs-Erik Diaz T&CS WE 5/18 to 5/24/26 1,500.48 0.00 1,500.48
002577 6/1/2026 2260334 Temp Emp Svcs-Erik Diaz T&CS WE 5/25/26 to 5/31/26 1,125.36 0.00 1,125.36
002607 6/8/2026 2260334 Temp Emp Svcs-Erik Diaz T&CS WE 6/01/26 to 6/07/26 1,500.48 0.00 1,500.48
002634 6/15/2026 2260334 Temp Emp Svcs-Erik Diaz T&CS WE 6/8/26 to 6/14/26 1,500.48 0.00 1,500.48
Check # 23013383 Total: 17,424.23
Check # 23013383 Date 6/18/2026 TEMPORARY STAFFING PROFESSIONALS INC US90722069 5/19/2026 RJ - Sidewalk sweeper parts 918.74 0.00 918.74 Check # 23013384 Date 6/18/2026 TENNANT SALES AND SERVICE CO.

City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
43 43 of 57
US90634967 5/7/2026 RJ - Sidewalk sweeper parts 117.34 0.00 117.34 Check # 23013384 Total: 1,036.08
110567 5/28/2026 2260449 (MM) - Replacement Streetsweeper Purchase (#163) 493,517.63 0.00 493,517.63
Check # 23013385 Total: 493,517.63
Check # 23013385 Date 6/18/2026 TERRY EQUIPMENT INC
05122026 5/12/2026 RJ - E.Baca CDL Class B training 1,895.00 0.00 1,895.00 05052026 5/5/2026 RJ - J.Saldivar CDL Class B training 1,905.00 0.00 1,905.00 Check # 23013386 Total: 3,800.00
Check # 23013386 Date 6/18/2026 TORO TRANSPORTS INC
17309 5/31/2026 MS - Community Outreach and
Education Corresponden 2,847.54 0.00 2,847.54
17357 5/31/2026 2260467 Social Media Contract for PD - MAY FILMING 2,845.51 0.00 2,845.51
Check # 23013387 Total: 5,693.05
Check # 23013387 Date 6/18/2026 TRIPEPI, SMITH & ASSOCIATES, INC.

SO-00080211 2/12/2026 TYR Tactical GEAR FOR SWAT TEAM 2,245.01 0.00 2,245.01 Check # 23013388 Total: 2,245.01
Check # 23013388 Date 6/18/2026 TYR TACTICAL, LLC
15292345 5/22/2026 2 1 26 to 4 30 26 Custodian Fee 3,000.00 0.00 3,000.00 Check # 23013389 Total: 3,000.00
Check # 23013389 Date 6/18/2026 CM-9703 U.S. BANK
520260398 6/1/2026 MT - Dig Alerts 192.75 0.00 192.75
Check # 23013390 Total: 192.75
Check # 23013390 Date 6/18/2026 UNDERGROUND SERV ALERT OF SO CAL 2190514344 5/20/2026 MT - Uniform Rental 65.21 0.00 65.21 2190507981 5/6/2026 MT - Uniform Rental 68.43 0.00 68.43 2190510859 5/13/2026 MT - Uniform Rental 67.40 0.00 67.40 2190517768 5/27/2026 MT - Uniform Rental 63.99 0.00 63.99 2190507980 5/6/2026 (AB-RJ) Uniform & Towel Rental 85.58 0.00 85.58 2190510857 5/13/2026 (AB-RJ) Uniform & Towel Rental 104.09 0.00 104.09 2190517763 5/27/2026 (AB-RJ) Uniform & Towel Rental 85.42 0.00 85.42 2190508072 5/6/2026 RJ - Uniform Rental 316.11 0.00 316.11 2190510856 5/13/2026 RJ - Uniform Rental 210.97 0.00 210.97 2190517843 5/27/2026 RJ - Uniform Rental 261.57 0.00 261.57 2190521062 6/3/2026 RJ - Uniform Rental 319.66 0.00 319.66 Check # 23013391 Date 6/18/2026 UNIFIRST CORPORATION
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
44 44 of 57
2190521065 6/3/2026 MT - Uniform Rental 63.99 0.00 63.99 2190521064 6/3/2026 (RJ-AB) Uniform & Towel Rental 85.42 0.00 85.42 Check # 23013391 Total: 1,797.84
INV01010956 4/6/2026 MT - Wastewater PPE supplies 511.78 0.00 511.78 Check # 23013392 Total: 511.78
Check # 23013392 Date 6/18/2026 USA BLUE BOOK
069-50289285 4/28/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies 56.89 0.00 56.89 069-50314340 6/2/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies (Towels, Sponges, Etc) 3,274.59 0.00 3,274.59
069-50314315 6/2/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies (trash bags) 3,111.13 0.00 3,111.13 069-50310235 5/27/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies (Towels) 3,266.45 0.00 3,266.45 069-50310250 5/27/2026 RJ - Janitorial supplies (trash bags) 1,495.68 0.00 1,495.68 069-50317940 6/5/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies (soap & paper products) 3,554.35 0.00 3,554.35
069-50317935 6/5/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies (trash bags) 3,111.13 0.00 3,111.13 069-50314341 6/9/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies (sponges) 42.39 0.00 42.39 069-50294111 6/9/2026 RJ - Janitorial Supplies (hand sanitizer) 198.60 0.00 198.60 Check # 23013393 Total: 18,111.21
Check # 23013393 Date 6/18/2026 VERITIV OPERATING COMPANY 131000014937 6/1/2026 VEHICLE TRACKING SERVICES - MAY 197.40 0.00 197.40 Check # 23013394 Total: 197.40
Check # 23013394 Date 6/18/2026 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

INV11463 3/12/2026 2260361 RJ-Data import services for facilities asset mgmt 25,056.00 0.00 25,056.00
Check # 23013395 Total: 25,056.00
Check # 23013395 Date 6/18/2026 VERTOSOFT LLC
221039 5/26/2026 RJ - Street Sweepers 716.54 0.00 716.54 Check # 23013396 Total: 716.54
Check # 23013396 Date 6/18/2026 WAYNE HARRMEIER INC.
001 5/20/2026 Banner repair 500.00 0.00 500.00
Check # 23013397 Total: 500.00
Check # 23013397 Date 6/18/2026 WENDY DUONG
002-37922 6/1/2026 Fire Prevention Engineering Svcs (May 2026) 1,290.00 0.00 1,290.00
Check # 23013398 Total: 1,290.00
Check # 23013398 Date 6/18/2026 WILLDAN ENGINEERING
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
45 45 of 57
39 5/16/2026 2260261 Medical Director Svcs - May 2026 2,000.00 0.00 2,000.00 Check # 23013399 Total: 2,000.00
Check # 23013399 Date 6/18/2026 WILLIAM DODGE MD
40379408 6/2/2026 2260041 TP_(TP) NPDES Technical Support FY25-26 4,635.00 0.00 4,635.00
Check # 23013400 Total: 4,635.00
Check # 23013400 Date 6/18/2026 WSP USA INC
TOTAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECKS 4,954,547.09
I hereby certify and attest that the above listed demands are in accordance with the City's Budget, and, in accordance with Section 37202 of the Government Code, I certify and attest to the accuracy and availability of funds for the payment thereof. ___________________________________________
Michelle Bannigan
Director of Administrative Services
GRAND TOTAL $4,954,547.09
City of Laguna Beach
Check Register
Week Ending 6/18/2026
Invoice # Inv Date PO # Description Gross Discount Net
46 46 of 57

STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date:

July 21, 2026

CONSENT
5 SUBJECT: CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Reject Claim #26-08 filed by United Financial Casualty Company c/o Sierra Golding;

2. Reject Claim #26-15 filed by Kim Gage; and

3. Reject Claim #26-03 filed by Mid-Century Insurance Company c/o Cynthia Koulax.

SUMMARY OF THE MATTER
City Staff and the City’s Claims Administrator, George Hills Company, recommend the City Council reject the following claims:
• Claim #26-08 filed by United Financial Casualty Company c/o Sierra Golding on January 30, 2026, is alleging property damage.
• Claim #26-15 filed by Kim Gage, on March 13, 2026, is alleging property damage. • Claim #26-03 filed by Mid-Century Insurance Company c/o Cynthia Koulax on January 14, 2026, is alleging property damage.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
The recommended action has no financial impact on the budget.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), a "project" means an action which has the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (See CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).) А "project" specifically does not include organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).) The proposed action is administrative in nature because the processing of claims is governed by the Government Claims Act as a prerequisite to filing suit against a public entity. Accordingly, rejection of the foregoing claims is not a “project” subject to CEQA.

Submitted By: Megan Garibaldi Approved: .David A Kiff
Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney Dave Kiff, City Manager
Report Prepared By: Coordinated With:

Katelyn Breaux, Paralegal Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney 1 of 58

STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date:

July 21, 2026

CONSENT
6 SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO 2025–2026 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT:

WILDFIRES HIT HOME
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

1. Review and approve the City of Laguna Beach's response to the 2025–2026 Orange County Grand Jury report entitled Wildfires Hit Home; and

SUMMARY OF THE MATTER
In May 2026, the Orange County Grand Jury issued a report entitled Wildfires Hit Home ("Report"). The Report examines the increasing wildfire risk throughout Orange County, the relationship between wildfire mitigation and homeowners' insurance availability and affordability, and the shared responsibilities of state agencies, local governments, fire service agencies, communities, and homeowners in reducing wildfire risk.

The Report also discusses recent changes to California wildfire regulations, including home hardening standards, defensible space requirements, and grant opportunities intended to improve community resilience.

Pursuant to California Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05, the Grand Jury requires a written response from the City within 90 days addressing specified findings and recommendations. The City of Laguna Beach is required to respond to Findings F1 through F6 and Recommendations R2 through R4. Staff has prepared the attached proposed response for City Council consideration.

The proposed response generally agrees with the Grand Jury's findings regarding the increasing wildfire threat, the importance of home hardening and defensible space, community education, and the value of regional collaboration to improve wildfire resilience. The response further highlights Laguna Beach's longstanding commitment to wildfire preparedness through its vegetation management programs, community outreach initiatives, evacuation planning efforts, and ongoing investments in wildfire mitigation infrastructure.

DISCUSSION
Legal Background
California Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 require any public agency that is the subject of a civil grand jury report to provide a written response to the applicable findings and recommendations. For each finding, the responding agency must indicate whether it agrees or disagrees, in whole or in part. For each recommendation, the agency must indicate whether the recommendation has been implemented, will be implemented, requires further analysis, or will not be implemented because it is not warranted or reasonable.

The Wildfires Hit Home Report identifies the City of Laguna Beach as one of the responding agencies required to address Findings F1 through F6 and Recommendations R2 through R4. 1 of 141
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Wildfire Preparedness in Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach has long recognized wildfire as one of the City's most significant public safety risks. Much of the community is located adjacent to or within wildland-urban interface areas characterized by steep terrain, coastal canyons, native vegetation, and seasonal Santa Ana wind conditions that can contribute to rapid fire growth. As demonstrated by numerous historic wildfires throughout Southern California and recent fires within Orange County and Los Angeles County, proactive wildfire mitigation remains essential to protecting life, property, and the environment.

The Laguna Beach Fire Department has implemented a wildfire risk reduction program that includes defensible space inspections, fuel modification zone maintenance, vegetation management requirements, evacuation planning, community preparedness education, and emergency notification systems. The Department also continues to invest in wildfire mitigation initiatives, including expansion of the City's Outdoor Warning System and ongoing fuel modification projects designed to reduce wildfire intensity and improve firefighter access and community safety.

Community outreach remains a critical component of the City's wildfire preparedness efforts. The Fire Department provides educational workshops and public information regarding home hardening, defensible space, wildfire preparedness, evacuation planning, and emergency notifications. The City also promotes Firewise USA principles and encourages neighborhood participation in community-level wildfire risk reduction initiatives.

Proposed Response
The proposed response acknowledges the Grand Jury's findings regarding the increasing wildfire threat facing Orange County communities and the importance of proactive wildfire mitigation measures. The City agrees that reducing home ignition potential through home hardening, defensible space, and public education can reduce wildfire risk while improving community resilience.

The proposed response further commits the City to participating in the countywide wildfire prevention fair recommended by the Grand Jury and confirms that Laguna Beach has already initiated and continues planning activities consistent with community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations. These efforts include the City's Fuel Modification Zone Program, defensible space ordinance, evacuation planning and mapping, public education programs, outdoor warning system, and continued promotion of Firewise Communities principles.

The proposed response also notes that Laguna Beach already maintains a comprehensive wildfire outreach program through the Fire Department and remains committed to expanding public education and collaboration with regional partners to improve wildfire preparedness and community resilience.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
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Approval and submission of the proposed Grand Jury response will have no immediate fiscal impact. The City funds wildfire mitigation, vegetation management, defensible space inspections, community education, emergency preparedness, and related wildfire resilience initiatives through existing operating and capital improvement budgets. While implementation of future wildfire resilience initiatives or grant opportunities may have fiscal implications, any additional funding requests or appropriations would be presented to the City Council through the annual budget process or separate future Council actions, as appropriate.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"), a "project" means an activity that has the potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a)). Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes to the environment are not considered projects under CEQA (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5)). The proposed action consists solely of the City's consideration and approval of its required response to an Orange County Grand Jury report. Approval of the response is an administrative action required by California Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 and does not authorize any physical improvements, development activity, or discretionary action that could result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change to the environment.

Accordingly, the proposed action is not a project subject to CEQA.

ATTACHMENTS

1. Proposed City of Laguna Beach Response to Orange County Grand Jury Report: Wildfires Hit Home (2025–2026) (Pgs. 4-9)

2. Orange County Grand Jury Report: Wildfires Hit Home (2025–2026) (Pgs. 10-83) Submitted By:
. Approved: .David A Kiff
Niko King, Fire Chief Dave Kiff, City Manager
Report Prepared By: Coordinated With:

Kirsten Gallacher, Senior Administrative
Analyst
Niko King, Fire Chief
Patrick Donegan, Assistant City Attorney
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1 July __, 2026
Honorable Sheila F. Hanson, Presiding Judge
Superior Court of California, County of Orange
700 Civic Center Drive West
Santa Ana, California 92701
Re: City of Laguna Beach Response to Response to Orange County Grand Jury Report:
"Wildfires Hit Home" (2025-2026)
Dear Judge Hanson,
At the July 21, 2026 Laguna Beach City Council meeting, the City Council reviewed the 2025– 2026 Orange County Grand Jury report entitled California Housing Mandates, The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods (“Report”). In the Report, the Grand Jury required the City of Laguna Beach to respond to Findings F1, F2, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, and F12 (“Findings”), and to Recommendations R7, R8, R9, R11, R12, R14, R15, and R16 (“Recommendations”). (See Report, p. 44.)
Pursuant to California Penal Code sections 933(c) and 933.05 (a) and (b), I hereby submit the attached responses to the Findings and Recommendations on behalf of myself and my City Council colleagues.

If you or any members of the Grand Jury have questions about our response, please contact Kisten Gallacher, Senior Administrative Analyst, at 949-464-6683 or [email protected].

Respectfully submitted,
Mark Orgill
Mayor, City of Laguna Beach
Attachment 1
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2 CC: Orange County Grand Jury
700 Civic Center West
Santa Ana, California
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3 Responses to Findings
Finding F1: More frequent and severe wildfires driven by increasingly hotter, drier, and windier conditions in the Orange County wildland-urban interface are escalating impacts on financial and non-financial resources. Among the financial costs are dramatic increases in homeowners’ insurance premiums, nonrenewals, and inabilities to obtain insurance.

Response: The City of Laguna Beach agrees that frequent and severe wildfires driven by increasingly hotter, drier, and windier conditions in the Orange County wildland-urban interface are escalating impacts of financial and non-financial resources. Wildfire mitigation and measure to remediate the impacts of wildfires continues to take up a larger and larger portion of the City’s budget as well as its operational mindset. Further, the City has heard from constituents about issues in the insurance market such as increases in premiums, nonrenewals, and inability to obtain insurance.

Finding F2: Actions that address conditions in the home ignition zone to significantly reduce ignition potential can prevent a community wildland-urban interface fire disaster or suburban conflagration.

Response: The City of Laguna Beach generally agrees with this finding. Conditions in the home ignition zones play a major role in preventing a community wildland-urban interface disaster or suburban conflagration. However, depending on the weather conditions and severity of the fire, these actions may not be enough to totally prevent a community wildland-urban interface fire disaster or suburban conflagration.

Finding F3: Expanded engagement with the community to raise awareness and provide support regarding home hardening and defensible space will increase eƯectiveness of wildfire risk mitigation and insurance risk reduction eƯorts.

Response: The City of Laguna Beach generally agrees with this finding. Having individuals throughout the community take ownership of their home hardening and defensible spaces (with City support) increases the eƯectiveness of wildfire risk mitigation.

Further, the City is hopeful that these eƯorts would also lead to fewer instances of policy nonrenewals and minimal premium increases (if not decreases); however, that is the purview of the various insurance entities responsible for these decisions. 6 6 of 141
4 Finding F4: Achievement of community-level and property-level wildfire risk mitigation designations (such as Firewise USA Site, Fire Risk Reduction Community or Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety certification) lessens wildfire risk and helps reduce insurance premium costs.

Response: The City of Laguna Beach generally agrees with this finding. Achievement of community-level and property-level wildfire risk mitigation designations lessens wildfire risk. As explained above, having community buy-in via these types of programs is critical as local municipalities like the City simply do not have the resources to address every single property in its jurisdiction alone. Regarding the reduction in insurance premiums costs, the City is hopeful that this would be the case after the achievement of certain community-level and property-level wildfire risk mitigation designations but the City cannot guarantee this at it is beyond the purview of the City.
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Finding F5: All county residents should be made aware that Safer from Wildfire regulation requires insurers to provide discounts to homeowners and communities that implement home hardening and defensible space measures regardless of whether a property is located within a Fire Hazard Severity Zone
Response: The City of Laguna Beach agrees with this finding. This financial benefit in the form of insurance discounts may increase the overall number of properties in the City that implement certain home hardening and defensible space measures in the City. This is nothing but a positive eƯect that could contribute to the City’s overall wildfire mitigation plan.

Finding F6: AB888, California Safe Homes Grant Program, provides financial assistance to eligible homeowners, cities, counties, and special districts for home hardening and defensible space measures. Applying for and using these grant funds will reduce wildfire losses and improve insurability and resilience of vulnerable communities.

Response: The City of Laguna Beach agrees with this finding.

Responses to Recommendations
Recommendation R2: By December 31, 2026, cities and fire service agencies, including Orange County Fire Authority should commit to participation in a county-wide annual wildfire prevention fair planned by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to showcase wildfire prevention outreach programs.
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5 Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented by December 31, 2026. The City of Laguna Beach will commit to participation in a county-wide a county-wide annual wildfire prevention fair planned by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to showcase wildfire prevention outreach programs and will take any required action necessary to participate (i.e., City Council approval, etc.) Recommendation R3: By December 31, 2026, cities, unincorporated areas, special districts, and fire service agencies in High and Very-High Fire Hazard Severity Zones should initiate planning activities to achieve community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations and/or establish a local Fire Safe Council within one year.

Response: The recommendation has been implemented. The City has initiated and continues planning activities toward community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations.

This includes our ongoing Fuel Modification Zone (FMZ) program and defensible space ordinance, which require property owners in high-risk areas to maintain compliant defensible space and vegetation management zones around structures. We also maintain robust evacuation zone planning, featuring clearly defined zones, publicly accessible mapping tools, and regular updates integrated with our citywide emergency management systems.

The Laguna Beach Fire Department conducts community preparedness workshops on home hardening, defensible space, wildfire safety, and evacuation preparedness. We actively promote and support Firewise Communities principles and designations for neighborhoods. Additionally, we have implemented an outdoor warning system to enhance public alerts during emergencies along with other alerting technologies. These eƯorts align with and exceed the intent of achieving community-level mitigation designations, and the City will continue to evaluate and expand its eƯorts to be most eƯective.

Recommendation R4: By December 31, 2026, to ensure city residents are engaged and aware of wildfire risk reduction resources, OCFA member and non-member cities should provide information, develop their own outreach program, and establish a direct contact person(s) for their residents. This is in addition to whatever referrals or references made to OCFA outreach programs.

Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The residents of the Cit have been provided information about the wildfire risk reduction resources and the City continues to provide this information. The City has its own outreach program that is always being evaluated and adjusted for eƯectiveness. The City does not have a singular contact person for their residents as it really is a team approach with multiple City staƯ members responding to resident inquiries and 8 8 of 141
6 providing outreach and guidance. This holistic approach demonstrates the City’s commitment to proactive wildfire risk reduction, community education, and collaboration with regional partners to enhance public safety and resilience, The City will look into the possibility of a dedicated direct contact person(s) or perhaps a dedicated email address that is managed and checked by various City staƯ to ensure the most appropriate and time sensitive response.

The City appreciates the Grand Jury's thorough analysis, findings, and recommendations.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... 5 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 6 REASON FOR STUDY ................................................................................................... 9 METHOD OF STUDY ...................................................................................................... 9 INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS ................................................................................ 10 FINDINGS ..................................................................................................................... 31 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................................................................................. 32 COMMENDATIONS ...................................................................................................... 33 REQUIRED RESPONSES ............................................................................................ 34 Acronyms ...................................................................................................................... 41 Glossary ........................................................................................................................ 43 Bibliography .................................................................................................................. 45 Appendix A .................................................................................................................... 50 Appendix B .................................................................................................................... 53 Appendix C .................................................................................................................... 55 Appendix D .................................................................................................................... 56 Appendix E .................................................................................................................... 58 Appendix F .................................................................................................................... 61 Appendix G ................................................................................................................... 63

FIGURES
Figure 1 Map of Eaton and Palisades Fires in January 2025 ......................................... 7 Figure 2 Shared responsibility for risk reduction in wildland-urban interface areas ...... 11 Figure 3 WUI and suburban conflagration fire disaster chain of events. ...................... 13 Figure 4 Example of an Orange County City LRA Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map ..... 16 Figure 5 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Defensible Zones 0, 1, and 2 .............. 18 Figure 6 Total FAIR Plan Dwelling and Commercial Policies Have Increased, September 2023 to September 2025 ............................................................. 20 Figure 7 City Area Reported in Fire Hazard Severity Zones ......................................... 26 Figure 8 Cities Reporting Achieved, Applied for, or Plan to Apply for a CommunityLevel Wildfire Risk Mitigation Designation ..................................................... 27 12 12 of 141
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Figure 9 Cities Reporting Outreach Program to Provide Information and Guidance to Property Owners on Wildfire Risk Mitigation Measures and/or Grants .......... 28 Figure 10 Cities Reporting Their Outreach Program Refers to Orange County Fire Authority Outreach Programs and Resources ............................................. 29 Figure 11 Top 20 Deadliest California Wildfires ............................................................ 50 Figure 12 Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires ................................................ 51 Figure 13 Large Fires 300 Acres and Greater - State and Contract Counties Direct Protection Area ............................................................................................ 52 Figure 14 Orange County Wildfires by Size ................................................................. 52 Figure 15 Safer from Wildfires Flyer, Page 1 ................................................................ 53 Figure 16 Safer from Wildfires Flyer, Page 2 ................................................................ 54 Figure 17 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map of Orange County ...................................... 55 Figure 18 Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure, Page 1 .......................... 56 Figure 19 Fire Hardening and Defensible Space Disclosure, Page 2 .......................... 57 Figure 20 California Property and Casualty Insurance Company Homeowners Premium and Loss ....................................................................................... 58 Figure 21 FAIR Plan Data for Orange County Zip Codes 90620 - 92679 ..................... 59 Figure 22 FAIR Plan Data for Orange County Zip Codes 92680 – 92899 .................... 60 Figure 23 Orange County Fire Authority Covered Cities .............................................. 61 Figure 24 Orange County Fire Jurisdictions ................................................................. 62 Figure 25 Ready, Set Go! Flyer for Immediate Zone .................................................... 63 Figure 26 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer on Defensible Space ................................................. 64 Figure 27 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer for Home Hardening, Page 1 .................................... 65 Figure 28 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer for Home Hardening, Page 2 .................................... 66 Figure 29 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer on Vegetation Management ...................................... 67 Figure 30 Ready, Set, Go! On Be Ember Aware .......................................................... 68 Figure 31 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer on Home Assessment ............................................... 69 Figure 32 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer on Wildfire Home Risk Assessment, Page 1 ............. 70 Figure 33 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer on Wildfire Home Risk Assessment, Page 2 ............. 71 Figure 34 Zone 0 At-A-Glance, Page 1 ........................................................................ 72 Figure 35 Zone 0 At-A-Glance, Page 2 ........................................................................ 73 13 13 of 141
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SUMMARY
Wildfires have become a fact of life in California. Persistent drought conditions and accelerated warming have led to an increase in wildfires throughout the state. Of the twenty most destructive wildfires in California history, fifteen have occurred in the last ten years (see Appendix A). From the Camp Fire, also referred to as the Paradise Fire, in Northern California to the Palisades and Eaton Fires in Los Angeles and the Airport Fire in Orange County, the tragic loss of life and the destruction of thousands of homes and structures have upended homeowners’ lives and rocked the insurance industry with billions of dollars in claims just in the last few years. These conditions have made home insurance unaffordable or unavailable for many Orange County residents. The State of California has attempted over recent years to mitigate the impact on ratepayers and insurers and has provided tougher regulations for hardening homes and property. Both the California legislature and the California Department of Insurance have issued recent laws and regulations to address these issues. Significant for this report are Safer from Wildfires (2022), California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements (FAIR) Plan (1968, revised 2025), Assembly Bill 888 (2025) and California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (2025).

The California FAIR Plan was established in 1968 to provide basic insurance for property owners who could not obtain fire coverage through the traditional insurance market due to being in high-risk fire areas. The FAIR Plan is not a state agency, and it receives no taxpayer funding. It is a syndicated fire insurance pool made up of all insurers licensed to write property/casualty insurance in the state. The FAIR Plan is intended to be the insurer of last resort and is meant to be a temporary safety net helping property owners until they can transition back to the traditional insurance market. The numerous fires over the last few years coupled with private insurers leaving the California market or no longer insuring homes in high-risk areas, have resulted in the FAIR Plan being financially strained with the number of policies more than doubling since September 2023.1 The State Legislature and Department of Insurance both responded with strategies to rebalance this problem requiring insurers to increase the number of policies issued in high-risk areas and to change the way rates are established, however, insurance companies, using loopholes in the legislation, have so far largely avoided meeting the goals set for them.2
The Safer from Wildfires regulation was issued by the Insurance Commissioner after development in partnership with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) and the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. The regulation mandates 1 Key Statistics & Data. The California FAIR Plan. https://www.cfpnet.com/key-statistics-data/ 2 The New York Times, California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes, Nov. 2, 2025. 14 14 of 141
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that insurance companies provide rate discounts for various actions that property owners take to create defensible space and harden their homes against wildfires (see Appendix B).

AB888, the California Safe Homes Grant Program, aims to reduce wildfire losses, improve insurability and resilience of vulnerable communities, and support home hardening efforts to help residents qualify for insurance premium incentives. It provides grants to aid qualifying residents and communities to complete wildfire risk mitigation measures.

The California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC) refers to the California Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 7. Effective in January 2026, the CWUIC requires fireresistant and ignition-resistant construction in Fire Hazard Severity Zones or the wildland-urban interface. Requirements were also established for vegetation and hazard mitigation in the same areas. Studies have definitively shown that implementing these home hardening and defensible space requirements, including retrofitting existing homes, will greatly reduce ignition and fire spread, thereby reducing damage and resulting claims. Compliance with the 2015 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) could save $4 for every $1 invested and retrofitting structures to the IWUIC could provide from $2 to as much as $8 in benefits for each $1 invested.3 Home hardening and defensible space measures that align with wildland-urban interface codes and Safer from Wildfires regulations will help save homeowners and insurance companies from catastrophic loss.

The 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury found evidence that clearly shows Safer from Wildfires home hardening and defensible space measures protect homes and communities, saving homeowners, local governments, and fire authorities as well as insurance companies from catastrophic loss while also providing discounts for homeowners’ insurance premiums.

BACKGROUND
California’s Wildfire Crisis and Insurance Impact
California faces an escalating wildfire crisis fueled by accelerated warming, prolonged droughts, increasingly windy conditions, and expanded development into fire-prone areas. Between 2015 and 2025, 15 of the 20 most destructive wildfires in state history 3 National Institute of Building Science, Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves. 2019. https://nibs.org/wpcontent/uploads/2025/04/NIBS_MMC_MitigationSaves_2019-1.pdf. Accessed March 3, 2026. 15 15 of 141
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occurred, including the Palisades and Eaton Fires in 2025. These events have caused loss of life, devastated communities, destroyed thousands of homes, and resulted in billions in insured losses (see Appendix A).

The Eaton Fire in January 2025, spread through the suburbs of Pasadena destroying 9,413 structures and burning 14,021 acres. It became Los Angeles County’s most destructive and second deadliest fire with 19 fatalities (see Appendix A).

On the same day in January 2025, the Palisades Fires swept through Pacific Palisades, Topanga, and Malibu, consuming 6,833 homes and 23,707 acres. It became Los Angeles County’s third-most destructive fire and third deadliest with 12 fatalities (see Appendix A). Both fires were fueled by strong Santa Ana winds of between 80-100 mph, extremely dry conditions, and dense vegetation, creating what officials called a "perfect storm" for wildfire spread.4,5
Figure 1 Map of Eaton and Palisades Fires in January 2025 The most destructive California wildfire listed by CAL FIRE is the November 2018 Camp Fire in Butte County which burned 153,336 acres, destroyed 18,804 structures, and resulted in 85 deaths. The CAL FIRE list of the Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires can be viewed in detail in Appendix A. Data for Orange County wildfires for the period 2008 through 2024 can be viewed in Appendix A.

Orange County’s 2024 Airport Fire that started in Trabuco Canyon burned 23,500 acres and destroyed 160 structures. The fire raged for nearly a month, prompting a state of 4 Andrea Thompson, How the Ferocious Santa Ana Winds are Fueling the Palisades Fire, Scientific American, Accessed January,8, 2026, http://www.scientificamerican.com 5 Julia Jacobo and Ginger Zee, A perfect storm of weather and climate conditions led to the severity of the California fires, ABC News, Accessed January 8, 2026, http://www.abcnews.com/US/perfect-stormweather-climate-conditions-severity-california-fires/story?id=117468072 16 16 of 141
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emergency and millions of dollars in claims. This fire and others not only caused property loss, but also damaged ecosystems, water resources, and impacted air quality.

Post-fire soil degradation and the expansion of invasive, non-native plants has further hindered recovery.6
In California, wildfires have strained the private insurance market. Many insurers, facing frequent and unsustainable financial exposure and constraints on rate hikes caused by Proposition 103 have withdrawn from high-risk areas, or stopped issuing new policies altogether. Some insurers have even withdrawn from the state completely.

California homeowners in high-risk wildfire areas report premiums ranging from $5,000 to $12,000 annually.7 Orange County, California’s fifth most expensive housing market as of the 4th quarter 2025,8 faces challenges that are different than the statewide market. With an average home price of $1.2 million,9 rising insurance costs further threaten housing affordability. A recent survey found that 43% of Orange County seniors worry most about housing costs and financial security.10 Among the hardest hit by insurance premium increases and policy nonrenewal are retirees, renters, and owners of condominiums, townhomes, and mobile homes.

The Safer from Wildfires regulation requires insurers to offer discounts to homeowners who take proactive steps to reduce wildfire risk. Discounts are based on both achieving community-level designations, which assess the collective mitigation efforts of neighborhoods, and property-level improvements such as installing fire-resistant roofing, ember-resistant vents, and clearing defensible space.11 Reducing wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface helps ensure that insurance coverage remains accessible. California’s wildfire and insurance crisis demands coordinated action from local governments and fire authorities, communities, and homeowners to reduce risk of wildfire.
6 Mashall A. Hayrikian, Engineering and Environmental Implications of the LA wildfires: Eaton and Palisades Fire, Marshall Geoscience – Geotechnical Engineering, Laboratory Services, http://www.marshallgeo.com/geotechnical-engineering/engineering-and-environmental-implications-of-lawildfires-eaton-palisades-fires/ 7 Merlin Law Group. Fire Insurance in California: A Complete Guide. https://www.merlinlawgroup.com/fireinsurance-california-guide/. Accessed March 6, 2026. 8 California Association of Realtors®, Median Prices of Existing Single Family Homes. Accessed March 8, 2026. https://www.car.org/marketdata/data/housingdata
9 O.C. CA Real Estate and Property Data, ATTOM, October 2025 10 Gabriel San Roman, New report on aging in Orange County outlines key concerns among seniors, Los Angeles Times, June 21, 2024, https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/story/2024-06- 21/aging-in-orange-county-report
11 California Code of Regulations, Title 10, Section 2644.9, Consideration of Mitigation Factors; Wildfire Risk Models. https://regulations.justia.com/states/california/title-10/chapter-5/subchapter-4-8/article4/section-2644-9/ 17 17 of 141
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REASON FOR STUDY
Wildfires have become an increasingly severe threat to residential communities in Orange County, particularly those in high-risk fire zones. The frequency and intensity of wildfires has escalated due to prolonged droughts, rising temperatures, and development encroachment into wildland-urban interface areas. Catastrophic losses from these wildfires have resulted in a continuing insurance crisis.

This study aims to (1) identify the shared responsibilities of local governments and fire service agencies, communities and homeowners to reduce the risk of wildfire in the wildland-urban interface, (2) investigate the status of actions taken by the California legislature and Department of Insurance to provide relief to policyholders, and (3) inform communities and homeowners on home hardening, defensible space, insurance risk reduction, and wildfire safety awareness.

METHOD OF STUDY
The investigation reviewed the efforts of Orange County local governments, local fire departments, and homeowner associations to better understand and provide an independent look at the above concerns and possible solutions. To achieve a clear picture of the wildfire problem in the Orange County wildland-urban interface and its impact on insurance rates, the 2025-2026 Grand Jury has done the following:
 Reviewed studies and academic papers
 Issued a Fire Hazard Severity Zone survey to all Orange County cities  Examined the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code  Observed a demonstration at a Yorba Linda Water District Heli-Hydrant™  Visited Firewise USA Site designated communities
 Conducted literature review of previous statewide Grand Jury reports  Interviewed California Department of Insurance staff, reviewed Department website and pertinent regulations
 Visited Orange County Fire Authority facilities to better understand their training, procedures, and preparedness
 Conducted multiple interviews with city, county, and fire officials, as well as homeowners association staff and residents regarding wildland-urban interface wildfire risk reduction
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Orange County Fire Authority helicopter approaching Yorba Linda Water District Heli-HydrantTM Source: Orange County Grand Jury 2025-2026

INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS
The 2025-2026 Grand Jury investigated the risk of wildfire in Orange County wildlandurban interface areas, the insurance industry’s response to this risk, actions taken by fire prevention authorities to reduce the risk of damage and destruction of homes by wildfire, and the state legislature and California Department of Insurance (CDI) response to the insurance crisis. The Grand Jury also investigated actions homeowners should take to share the responsibility to reduce community wildfire risk, and by doing so, potentially reduce their insurance costs.

The Grand Jury investigation included evaluation of CDI initiatives, the Safer from Wildfires insurance regulation,12 and other regulations related to wildfire and insurance risk reduction. The investigation also included examination of recent changes to Fire Hazard Severity Zone mapping, the 2025 CWUIC, and pending amendments to the ember-resistant Zone 0 regulations that comprise defensible space requirements.

Shared Responsibility for Reduction of Wildfire and
Insurance Risk
There is a broad scope of shared responsibility for risk reduction in wildland-urban interface areas. State legislators, CDI, state and local fire prevention authorities, counties and cities, community-level organizations, and homeowners all share responsibility for taking actions necessary to prevent wildfires in wildland-urban interface areas and thereby reduce insurance risk and policy rates. Figure 2 below illustrates the shared responsibility.
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Figure 2 Shared responsibility for risk reduction in wildland-urban interface areas The conclusion of this report focuses on the responsibilities of local governments and fire prevention authorities to provide homeowners the information and guidance needed to reduce property-level wildfire and insurance risk and thereby reduce these risks across entire communities.

Wildland-Urban Interface
Wildland-urban interface (WUI) is where urban development meets or intermixes with undeveloped natural areas. The term
“wildland-urban interface” refers most often
to areas where houses are located within or
adjacent to relatively larger areas of natural
vegetation. The U.S. Forest Service refers to
WUI simply as “areas where human
development meets natural landscapes.13
WUI is at greatest risk of wildfire in
13 Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wildland-Urban Interface. https://research.fs.usda.gov/nrs/fire/wui. Accessed January 12, 2026.

Source: RanchoMissionViejo.com
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California, where we have led the nation in both WUI growth and wildfires for 30 years.14 The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Problem
The current National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Firewise USA program was developed out of the 1986 Wildfire Strikes Home conference principally organized by the U.S. Forest Service and the NFPA. This initiative was the initial fire management response to the home destruction problem related to wildfires nationally recognized in 1985 which has since become known as the WUI fire problem.15 By the middle of this century, many Orange County residents may have a dramatic experience with wildfire due to increasingly drier, hotter conditions. Research that examined wildfires during the period from 1959 through 2009 predicts that in the next 25 years Southern California will see increased wildfires during months when fall winds occur and also during the warmer, summer months. It is estimated that by the mid-21st century there will be a 64% increase in acreage burned during higher intensity fall winds, and a 77% increase during summer winds due to warmer and drier climate. A greater concern is the estimated 20% increase in structures destroyed due to fires during fall winds and estimated 74% increase in structures destroyed due to fires during summer winds in warmer, drier conditions.16
Orange County development that continues into the WUI should expect to face these predictions. This Orange County Grand Jury report focuses on the implications for increased wildfire and insurance risk and our concern that most homes in WUI areas are not prepared to resist ignition and destruction by wildfire.

Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Disaster and Suburban Conflagration WUI fire disasters and suburban conflagrations occur during extreme fire conditions when numerous houses ignite and burn simultaneously, overwhelming the capabilities of firefighting resources.17 If enough homes are ignition-resistant, many homes do not ignite during extreme fire conditions and fire protection is not overwhelmed by the 14 Center for Critical Urban and Environmental Studies. University of California, Santa Cruz. Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Research for Resilience: Addressing California’s Climate, Conservation & Housing Crises. https://criticalurbanenvironments.ucsc.edu/projects/wildland-urban-interface-wui-research-forresilience/ 15 Jack Cohen. The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Problem: A Consequence of the Fire Exclusion Paradigm. Forest History Today. Fall 2008: 20-26.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/rm/pubs_other/rmrs_2008_cohen_j002.pdf. Accessed March 25, 2026. 16 Yufang Jin, et al. Identification of two distinct fire regimes in Southern California; implications for economic impact and future change. Environmental Research Letters, Volume 1, Number 9. IOP Science, September 8, 2015. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/10/9/094005.

Accessed January 9, 2026.
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homes that do ignite; the ignition-resistant homes can survive without firefighter protection, and an extreme wildfire can occur without becoming a WUI fire disaster18 or suburban conflagration.

Suburban conflagrations occur when fire spreads from the wildlands into the WUI and suburban environment. Suburban conflagration follows the conceptual WUI fire chain of events in Figure 3.19 Once a structure in a community ignites, the probability of its complete destruction is high and the risk to the rest of the community increases as the burning structure produces significant heat and embers.20 Effective prevention of structure ignitions through home hardening and defensible space measures can break the WUI fire chain of events.

Figure 3 WUI and suburban conflagration fire disaster chain of events.21 Home Ignition Zone and Home Ignition Potential
The home ignition zone refers to a home and its immediate surroundings within 100 to 200 feet. The home ignition zone principally determines the potential for WUI fire disasters. Research shows that a home’s ignition potential during extreme wildfires is determined by the characteristics of its exterior materials and design, their response to 18 Cohen, The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Problem, 23. 19 Ian M. Gammanco, et al. The Return of Conflagration in Our Built Environment. Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. September 2023. https://ibhs.org/wpcontent/uploads/Suburban_Wildfire_Conflagration_WhitePaper.pdf. Accessed March 20, 2026. 20 Gammanco, The Return of Conflagration, 22.
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burning objects within 100 feet, and their response to embers. Most destroyed homes in residential areas ignite from smaller flames and firebrands (lofted embers), not surrounding vegetation.22 Reducing home ignition potential is the key to preventing WUI fire disaster.

Reducing Home Ignition Potential Can Prevent Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Disaster and Suburban Conflagration
During extreme WUI fires, homes ignite and burn and sustain the requirements for combustion both indirectly and directly: Indirectly from radiation and convection heating from flames, and directly from ember spot ignitions on a house. Computational modeling and laboratory and field experiments show that large flames of burning shrubs and tree canopies must be within 100 feet to ignite a home’s wood exterior, while most destroyed homes ignite from smaller flames and directly from burning embers.23 These research results suggest that addressing the conditions in the home ignition zone to significantly reduce home ignition potential can prevent WUI fire disaster. Reducing home ignition potential means addressing the ignitability of the structure rather than the immediate surroundings.

Source: Patrick T. Fallon / Agence France-Presse / Getty Images An analysis of CAL FIRE data and Butte County property records shows that about 51% of the 350 single-family homes built after 2008 in the path of the Camp Fire were undamaged. By contrast, only 18% of the 12,100 homes built prior to 2008 escaped damage.24 The homes built after 2008 were required to conform to 2008 Title 24, Chapter 7A of the California Building Standards Code which focused on construction of new buildings located within WUI and Fire Hazard Severity Zones. These 2008 wildfire risk mitigation requirements for new homes included materials such as fire-resistant 22 Cohen, The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Problem, 23. 23 Cohen, The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Problem, 24. 24 Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese. In Camp Fire, Newer Houses Were Much Less Damaged. The Sacramento Bee. April 11, 2019, updated January 9, 2024. https://www.kqed.org/science/1940012/newer- %D8%8Cuses-much-less-damaged-in-camp-fire. Accessed March 4, 2026. 23 23 of 141
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roofs and siding, and construction methods for exterior wildfire protection. These wildfire risk mitigation requirements for new construction directly reduce home ignition potential and help homes constructed to the new standards survive undamaged.

Benefits of Reducing Home Ignition Potential Can Exceed Costs The benefits of reducing home ignition potential through compliance with new construction requirements can exceed costs, with 90% of the benefits estimated from reduced property losses and insurance costs. The benefit-cost ratio (BCR) for complying with the 2015 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code (IWUIC) has been calculated by the National Institute of Building Science for a number of representative counties with moderate to extreme fire risk. Total benefits were calculated at $3 billion and total costs at $800 million, suggesting a BCR of approximately 4:1 or $4 saved for every $1 of additional construction and maintenance cost.25 A national average BCR for retrofitting typical 2,000 square-foot existing homes plus nearby non-residential buildings (stores, schools, etc.) to 2018 IWUIC ignition-resistant construction and defensible space was also calculated. Benefits of retrofit exceed costs, with 93% of the benefits estimated from reduced property losses. Total benefits were calculated at $430 billion and total costs at $240 billion, equivalent to a national average BCR of 2:1 or $2 saved for every $1 of retrofit and maintenance costs.26 The per-house retrofit cost is highly uncertain. The lowest average per-house retrofit cost would imply a much higher benefit-cost ratio, perhaps as high as 8:1, equivalent to an average of $8 saved for every $1 of retrofit cost.27
Office of the State Fire Marshal Fire Hazard Severity
Zone Mapping
California laws now require Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) mapping.28,29,30 The need for FHSZ mapping arose from repeated occurrence of major destructive fires. The FHSZ maps are developed using a science-based and field-tested model that assigns a hazard score based on the factors that influence fire likelihood and fire behavior. There are three levels of hazard score: Moderate, High, and Very High. Many factors are 25 National Institute of Building Science, Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves. 63 26 National Institute of Building Science, Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves, 114. 27 National Institute of Building Science, Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves, 115. 28 California Public Resources Code 4201-4204. https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-prc/division4/part-2/chapter-1/article-9/ 29 California Government Code 51175-89. https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-gov/title-5/division1/part-1/chapter-6-8/section-51175/ 30 California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 1280. https://regulations.justia.com/states/california/title-14/division-1-5/chapter-7/subchapter-3/article-1/section1280/ 24 24 of 141
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considered such as fire history, existing and potential fuel (natural vegetation), predicted flame length, blowing embers, terrain, and typical fire weather for the area. FHSZ maps evaluate hazard, not risk. “Hazard” is based on the physical conditions that create a likelihood and expected fire behavior over a 30- to 50-year period without considering mitigation measures such as home hardening, recent wildfire, or fuel reduction efforts. “Risk” is the potential damage that a fire can do to the area under existing conditions, accounting for any modifications such as fuel reduction projects, defensible space, and ignition resistant building construction.31
FHSZ mapping began with the State
Responsibility Area (SRA), defined as a
designated area in California where the
state has primary responsibility for fire
prevention and suppression. The SRA
FHSZ mapping went into effect in April
2024. Since then, the Office has also been
mapping Local Responsibility Areas (LRA),
defined as a portion of land where local
agencies, such as city or county fire
departments, are responsible for wildfire
protection. All Orange County FHSZ maps
are accessible at the CAL FIRE website.32
Figure 4 shows an example of an Orange
County city FHSZ map. Appendix C shows
a screenshot of Orange County FHSZs
using the CAL FIRE Find Your Fire Hazard
Severity Zone viewer accessible at this
CAL FIRE web address:33
31 CAL FIRE. Office of the State Fire Marshal. Fire Hazard Severity Zones. Explore Fire Hazard Severity Zones. . https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/what-we-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazardseverity-zones. Accessed March 20, 2026. 32 CAL FIRE. Office of the State Fire Marshal. Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Local Responsibility Area.

Phase 4. Orange County.
https://calfire.app.box.com/s/wahuw9ny7cgn89xpxh7092ur50r1pwvj/folder/312669458215. Accessed March 12, 2026.
33 CAL FIRE. Office of the State Fire Marshal. Fire Hazard Severity Zones. https://osfm.fire.ca.gov/whatwe-do/community-wildfire-preparedness-and-mitigation/fire-hazard-severity-zones. Accessed March 12, 2026.

Figure 4 Example of an Orange County City LRA
Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map
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https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5065c998b4b0462f9ec3c6c226c610a9.

Homeowners can enter their address in this viewer to find whether their property is located within a specific FHSZ.

How Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps Impact Homeowners
FHSZ maps have no direct impact on insurance coverage. The CDI states that the FHSZ maps are intended to drive local planning decisions, not insurance decisions, and that FHSZ maps have nothing to do with insurance rating.34 Though not used directly for insurance rating, FHSZ mapping does have significant indirect impacts. Properties located in High or Very High FHSZs are subject to certain legal requirements. New state building code requirements effective January 2026 for homes within a FHSZ or a WUI area include fire-resistant materials and construction methods. Buildings in these areas are subject to defensible space requirements. If you sell a home located in these areas, you are required to disclose fire risk and compliance to potential buyers using a specific form.

These regulations are in place to increase fire-resistance of communities and ensure property owners are aware of the risks involved in living in a wildfire-prone area.

California Wildland-Urban Interface Code Effective January 1, 2026 Title 24, Part 7 of the California Building Standards Code, also referred to as the 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code (CWUIC),35 became effective January 1, 2026.

Title 24, Part 7, Chapter 5, Special Building Construction Regulations establishes minimum standards to locate, design and construct buildings and structures or portions thereof for the protection of life and property, to resist damage from wildfires, and to mitigate building and structure fires from spreading to wildland fuels.36 Chapter 5 requirements for construction within a FHSZ or a WUI area include:
 Specifications for fire-resistance-rated construction and non-combustible materials
 Ignition-resistant construction and material
 Replacement or repair of roof coverings
34 California Department of Insurance. CAL FIRE Hazard Maps Do Not Affect Insurance Rates or Availability. https://www.insurance.ca.gov/0400-news/0102-alerts/2025/CAL-FIRE-hazard-maps-do-notaffect-insu.cfm. Accessed March 6, 2026. 35 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Title 24, Part 7, 2024 IWUIC Amended, Effective Date:

Jan 01, 2026. https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/CAWUIC2025P2. Accessed January 22, 2026. 36 2025 California Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Title 24, Part 7, 2024 IWUIC Amended, Effective Date:

Jan 01, 2026. https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/CAWUIC2025P2. Accessed January 22, 2026. 26 26 of 141
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Defensible Space Requirements and the New Ember-Resistant Zone 0 The State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection is responsible for the existing defensible space regulations37 for buildings or structures located in the SRA or in Very High FHSZ in the LRA. If you have a home or building in the SRA or in the Very High FHSZ in the LRA, you are responsible for ensuring that your property complies with defensible space requirements to protect structures from wildfire. The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection webpages include an illustration of existing Defensible Space Zones 0, 1, and 2 (Figure 5), and links to Zones 0, 1, and 2 resources.38 Figure 5 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection Defensible Zones 0, 1, and 2 It is important to note that “ember-resistant Zone 0” does not mean all vegetation, including trees, within 0-5 feet must be removed. New ember-resistant Zone 0 37 California Public Resources Code Division 4 - Forests, Forestry and Range and Forage Lands Part 2 - Protection of Forest, Range and Forage Lands Chapter 3 - Mountainous, Forest-, Brush- and GrassCovered Lands Section 4291. https://law.justia.com/codes/california/code-prc/division-4/part-2/chapter3/section-4291/. Accessed January 14, 2026. 38 State of California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. https://bof.fire.ca.gov/projects-andprograms/defensible-space-zones-0-1-and-2. Accessed January 14, 2026. 27 27 of 141
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vegetation options will be finalized later in 2026. The next public workshop meeting is scheduled for April 23, 2026. New ember-resistant Zone 0 requirements enhance existing defensible space requirements in High and Very High FHSZs in the LRA to create an ember-resistant zone within 0 to 5 feet of a building. 39 Compliance with existing or enhanced defensible space requirements addresses home ignition potential and reduces home ignitability. Reducing the ignitability of enough homes can break the WUI fire chain of events and help more homes escape destruction or survive undamaged.

AB38 Defensible Space Compliance Documentation and Disclosure AB38 became effective in 2021, requiring sellers of property located in a High or Very High FHSZ to provide buyers with documentation stating the property complies with state defensible space requirements or local vegetation management ordinances, as applicable. The law provides that if documentation demonstrating compliance cannot be obtained by the close of escrow, a written agreement may be executed showing that the buyer agrees to obtain documentation of compliance within one year of the close of escrow. 40
The law also requires a Defensible Space Disclosure be provided by sellers of property located in a High or Very High FHSZ to buyers of homes constructed before January 1, 2010. The Disclosure must include specified information and a copy of a final inspection report, or information on where the report may be obtained. A sample Defensible Space Disclosure notice is reproduced at Appendix D.

California Homeowners Insurance Crisis
Devastating property losses and casualties resulting from numerous wildfires in California WUI areas and other natural disasters beginning in 2018 have precipitated a continuing homeowners insurance crisis. Beginning in 2022 and 2023, insurers began dramatically raising California homeowners fire insurance premiums in what were considered wildfire risk areas, and some insurers began to stop issuing policies in highrisk areas or withdraw from the California homeowners’ insurance market altogether.

Like many homeowners throughout the state that are severely impacted by the insurance crisis, many Orange County homeowners are also impacted. 39 Board of Forestry and Fire Protection. Summary of October 2025 Draft Zone 0 Regulation Language. https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/-/media/bof-website/projectsand-programs/defensible-space-zones-0-1-2/october-zone-0-summary-and-ruleplead.pdf?rev=927f9551dc7b4f15b8263671cca15ef2&hash=F80F2C5451370BB3C855E38CCCC516D4.

Accessed February 17, 2025.
40 Assembly Bill 38, Wood. Fire safety: low-cost retrofits: regional capacity review: wildfire mitigation.

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Actions have been taken by the state legislature and the CDI during the last three years to strengthen the property insurance market, increase insurer commitments to write more policies in wildfire-distressed areas, and provide a framework to support homeowners in securing premium reductions from insurers when they take specific actions to reduce their community- and property-level wildfire risk.41 Despite these actions, many homeowners remain vulnerable to dramatic policy premium increases, nonrenewal, or the inability to secure traditional insurance coverage.

A recent New York Times article42 cites a 2023 California Association of Realtors survey wherein “nearly 7 percent of realtors surveyed…said that they had deals fall out of escrow that year because buyers couldn’t find adequate, affordable coverage.” As further cited in the article: “The percentage of realtors reporting that they had deals fall through for lack of insurance has more than doubled since 2023, to 16.6 percent.” Unabated Growth of the California FAIR Plan
The continuing statewide insurance crisis is further demonstrated by the unabated growth in California FAIR Plan residential insurance policies. The FAIR Plan provides basic fire insurance coverage for
eligible high-risk properties when
such coverage is demonstrated by
the applicant to be unavailable in
the traditional insurance market.43
FAIR Plan coverage is limited,
relatively expensive, and is the
insurer of last resort for these
properties. During the period from
September 2023 to September
2025, the number of FAIR Plan
residential dwelling policies in
force (PIF) increased from
320,581 to 625,033 as shown at
41 California Department of Insurance. Sustainable Insurance Strategy. https://ains.assembly.ca.gov/system/files/2023-12/insurance-commissioner-ricardo-lara-californiasustainable-insurance-strategy-presentation-to-assembly-insurance-committee-12-13-2023.pdf. Accessed January 29, 2026.
42 New York Times.California Promised Insurance Relief, But Delivered Loopholes. November 1, 2025. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/us/los-angeles-california-fire-insurance-regulations.html. Accessed March 25, 2026.
43 The California FAIR Plan. https://www.cfpnet.com/. Accessed March 25, 2026.

Figure 6 Total FAIR Plan Dwelling and Commercial Policies Have Increased, September 2023 to September 2025
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Figure 6.44 FAIR Plan data for Orange County residential policies in 2022 is shown in Appendix E.

The FAIR Plan is a syndicated fire insurance pool comprised of all insurers licensed to conduct property and casualty business in California. The FAIR Plan was established by statute45 in August 1968 as an insurance placement facility and all licensed property/casualty insurers that write basic property insurance are required to be members of the FAIR Plan. The FAIR Plan issues policies on behalf of its member companies, and each member company participates in the profits, losses, and expenses of the FAIR Plan in direct proportion to its market share of business written in the state. The FAIR Plan is not a state agency or public entity; it does not receive public or taxpayer funding. As the total number of FAIR Plan policies continues to grow unabated, so does the financial strain on the overall FAIR Plan fire insurance pool.

Insurance Relief for Homeowners: Safer from Wildfires
Insurance Regulation
The first of the wildfire safety regulatory incentives was the Safer from Wildfires regulation enacted in fall 2022.46 Safer from Wildfires requires insurers to offer premium discounts based, in part, on mandatory factors including community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations and property-level wildfire risk mitigation efforts. Every action taken under Safer from Wildfires qualifies applicants and policyholders for insurance discounts.

Safer from Wildfires: Community-Level Wildfire Risk Mitigation There are two examples of community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations listed in the Safer from Wildfire regulation: 1) Fire Risk Reduction Community Listing47 approved by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, and 2) Firewise USA Site Designation48 approved by the National Fire Protection Association. Other examples of communitylevel wildfire risk mitigation designations include local Fire Safe Council supported by the California Fire Safe Council, Community Wildfire Protection Plan supported by the 44 Key Statistics & Data. The California FAIR Plan. https://www.cfpnet.com/key-statistics-data/. Accessed March 25, 2026.
45 California Insurance Code sections 10090 et seq. https://law.justia.com/codes/california/codeins/division-2/part-1/chapter-9/section-10090/. Accessed April 21, 2026. 46 California Code of Regulations, Title 10, Section 2644.9 47 Fire Risk Reduction Community listed by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 4290.1. https://bof.fire.ca.gov/projects-and-programs/fire-risk-reductioncommunity-list. Accessed February 10, 2026. 48 Firewise USA program managed by National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). https://www.nfpa.org/Education-and-Research/Wildfire/Firewise-USA. Accessed April 21, 2026. 30 30 of 141
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U.S. Fire Administration, and the Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood™ Pilot Program49 being launched by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS).

Safer from Wildfires: Property-Level Wildfire Risk Mitigation Safer from Wildfires also requires insurers to offer premium discounts based, in part, on the reduced wildfire risk resulting from each and every property-level wildfire risk mitigation action. These individual property-level wildfire risk mitigation efforts include measures addressing the immediate surroundings of a building and building hardening.

The IBHS offers homeowner guidance based on its research,50 and a property-level Wildfire Prepared Home™ designation51 that recognizes mitigation measures addressing both immediate surroundings and home hardening.

Safer from Wildfires: Property-Level Measures Addressing Immediate Surroundings - Defensible Space
The following measures are specified in Safer from Wildfires to address the immediate surroundings of a building. Each of these actions qualifies for insurance discount:
a. Clearing of vegetation and debris from under decks
b. Clearing of vegetation, debris, mulch, stored combustible materials, and any and all movable combustible objects from the area within five (5) feet of the building c. Use of only noncombustible materials in any improvements to the property, including fences and gates situated within five (5) feet of the building d. Removal or absence of combustible structures, including sheds and other outbuildings, from the area within thirty (30) feet of the building or as much of such area as is under the control of the applicant or policyholder e. Whether the property upon which the building is situated complies with state or local defensible space requirements, as applicable
Safer from Wildfires: Property-Level Building Hardening Measures The following building hardening measures are specified in Safer from Wildfires. Each of these actions qualifies for insurance discount:
a. Class-A fire rated roof
b. Enclosed eaves
49 Institute for Business & Home Safety. Wildfire Prepared Neighborhood Pilot Program. https://wildfireprepared.org/wildfire-prepared-neighborhood-pilot-program/. Accessed March 19, 2026. 50 IBHS Research. Wildland Fire Embers and Flames: Home Mitigations That Matter. April 2023. https://ibhs1.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/Home-Mitigations-that-Matter-FINAL.pdf.

Accessed February 10, 2026.
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c. Fire-resistant vents
d. Multipane windows, including dual pane windows, or functional shutters, which when closed, cover the entire window and do not have openings e. At least six (6) inches of noncombustible vertical clearance at the bottom of the exterior surface of the building, measured from the ground up Safer from Wildfires: Optional Factors
The Safer from Wildfires regulation also incorporates other optional factors that are substantially related to risk of wildfire loss. These optional factors may include, but are not limited to: fuel, slope, access, aspect, structural characteristics, wind, and other community-level or property-level mitigation efforts, or designations as recommended by a state or local fire safety agency or organization as reducing wildfire risk.

Reducing Wildfire and Insurance Risk: AB888 The
California Safe Homes Grant Program
AB888 established the California Safe Homes Grant Program in October 2025 to be developed and administered by the Department of Insurance for the purpose of achieving the following goals:
(1) Reducing local and statewide wildfire losses
(2) Improving insurability and resilience of vulnerable communities (3) Home hardening of insurable properties to mitigate wildfire risk and enable consumers to get access to insurance premium incentives offered by insurance companies and in alignment with the department’s rules.

Eligible California Safe Home Grant Program applicants include qualifying individuals and qualifying cities, counties, and special districts. For individuals, grant funds may be awarded if the following criteria are met:
(1) The property of the applicant is covered by an admitted insurer or the California FAIR Plan
(2) The property of the applicant is in a ZIP Code that overlaps with a High or Very High FHSZ.
(3) The income of the applicant is no higher than the low-income limit for the county in which they reside
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As of January 1, 2026, the Department of Insurance was developing the grant application portal and planned to begin accepting California Safe Homes Grant applications in spring 2026.52
Our Shared Responsibilities
Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA)
OCFA serves all unincorporated areas of Orange County and its 23 Orange County member cities. The OCFA Board of Directors is made up of elected officials from the County and its member cities. The 11 Orange County cities that are not served by OCFA have their own city fire departments, i.e., their own fire service agencies having jurisdiction. The list of OCFA member cities and other Orange County fire service agencies is included at Appendix F.

OCFA education and outreach programs are comprehensive. Online materials and event scheduling is accessible at their website. and a staff of seven community education specialists and a community education supervisor are available to coordinate and attend events. The Wildfire Preparedness53 webpages cover multiple topic areas including:
 Ready, Set, Go!
 Home Assessment
 Defensible Space Disclosure
Inspection
 Pest Control (tree pests
management)
 Immediate Zone
 FHSZ Maps
 Insurance
 Contractors (specializing in
wildfire preparedness)
OCFA takes a systematic approach to mitigating risk through its Community Risk Reduction Department (formerly Fire Prevention). OCFA Community Risk Reduction (CRR) staff identifies community risks, collaborates with developers, agencies, and residents to build and maintain safe communities.54 In addition to the extensive Wildland Preparedness webpages, the CRR department webpages include a section on Wildland & Vegetation with specific information for homeowners in wildland interface areas. The CRR department supports homeowners’ risk reduction efforts by providing an online 52 CalMatters. California homeowners could qualify for grants for new roofs and fire safety. January 1, 2026. https://calmatters.org/economy/2026/01/california-safe-homes-grants/. Accessed February 17, 2026.
53 Orange County Fire Authority. Wildfire Preparedness. https://ocfa.org/ready-set-go/. Accessed February 24, 2026.
54 Orange County Fire Authority. About Us. Departments. https://ocfa.org/aboutus/departments/community-risk-reduction/. Accessed February 24, 2026. 33 33 of 141
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home assessment tool55 that covers the basics of both home hardening and defensible space principles. The online assessment tool guides the homeowner through a series of questions and ends with the opportunity to receive an emailed report providing recommendations for fire mitigation strategies. Before beginning the online questionnaire, homeowners are given the option to request an in-person home assessment with an OCFA Fire Prevention Specialist.

Fire Hazard Severity Zone Survey Results - Local Governments and Fire Service Agencies
This investigation included a survey of Orange County cities to gather information about their efforts to reduce risk of wildfire in WUI areas and their outreach programs for homeowners. The Grand Jury invited 34 Orange County cities to respond to the survey and received 28 responses. Of these 28 responses, 20 were from various city departments, and eight were from city fire departments.

The Orange County cities that responded to the survey reported having from zero to 100% of their city land area within Moderate, High, or Very-High FHSZs. Reported land areas may not match each individual city’s FHSZ map. A summary of the survey results for city area reported in FHSZs are shown at Figure 7:
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City Area Reported in
Fire Hazard Severity Zones
% of
Responding
Cities
# of
Responding
Cities
No area in FHSZ 21% 6
Some area in FHSZ (not quantified) 14% 4
2% to 25% in FHSZ 25% 7
26% to 50% in FHSZ 18% 5
51% to 75% in FHSZ 11% 3
76% to 100% in FHSZ 11% 3
Figure 7 City Area Reported in Fire Hazard Severity Zones 11 of 28 responding cities reported having achieved or have applications pending approval for community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations. Achievement of community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations is a significant way local governments, local fire departments, unincorporated areas, and special districts can reduce wildfire and insurance risk for their residents. A summary of the survey results for cities that have achieved or applied for community-level wildfire risk mitigation designation are shown at Figure 8.
21%
14%
25%
18%
11%
11%
City Area Reported in Fire Hazard Severity Zones
No area in FHSZ Some area in FHSZ (not quantified)
2% to 25% in FHSZ 26% to 50% in FHSZ
51% to 75% in FHSZ 76% to 100% in FHSZ
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Achieved, Applied for, or Plan to Apply
for a Community-Level Wildfire Risk
Mitigation Designations
% of
Responding
Cities
# of
Responding
Cities
Yes 39% 11
No 61% 17
In progress 0% 0
Figure 8 Cities Reporting Achieved, Applied for, or Plan to Apply for a Community-Level Wildfire Risk Mitigation Designation
16 of 28 responding cities reported having an outreach program that provides information and guidance to property owners on wildfire risk mitigation measures and grant programs. A summary of the survey results on cities reporting whether they have these outreach programs in place are shown at Figure 9. These outreach programs are needed to help homeowners achieve awareness and ability to plan and take actions required to reduce individual and community wildfire and insurance risk. 39%
61%
0%
Cities That Have Achieved, Applied for, or Plan to
Apply for a Community-level Wildfire Risk
Mitigation Designation
Yes No In progress
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Outreach Program to Provide Information
and Guidance to Property Owners on
Wildfire Risk Mitigation Measures and
Grants
% of
Responding
Cities
# of
Responding
Cities
Yes 57% 16
No 29% 8
In progress 14% 4
Figure 9 Cities Reporting Outreach Program to Provide Information and Guidance to Property Owners on Wildfire Risk Mitigation Measures and/or Grants
11 of the 16 cities reported having their own outreach programs, are Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) member cities, and referred to one or more of OCFA’s comprehensive programs and resources (see Figure 10). While OCFA member cities’ use of OCFA outreach programs and resources is efficient and beneficial to their residents, the availability of a direct local contact at the city who is knowledgeable and can provide even a minimum of information and guidance on wildfire mitigation resources would help remove barriers to homeowners’ actions to reduce wildfire risk. 29% 57%
14%
Cities That Have an Outreach Program to Provide
Information and Guidance to Property Owners on
Wildfire Risk Mitigation Measures and/or Grants
Yes No In progress
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Outreach Program Refers to Orange
County Fire Authority Programs and
Resources
% of
Responding
Cities
# of
Responding
Cities
Yes 55% 11
No 45% 9
Figure 10 Cities Reporting Their Outreach Program Refers to Orange County Fire Authority Outreach Programs and Resources
Orange County Homeowners Associations Play an Important Role According to the California Community Managers Association, there are 4,927 homeowners associations (HOA) in Orange County, and 82% of Orange County residents live in HOAs.56 These HOAs communicate directly with their residents, and thus have the ability to mobilize people and resources to effectively achieve and maintain community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations and reduce their residents’ homeowner insurance premiums.

HOAs are the local contact for their residents, and through their architectural and landscape standards can effectively communicate information on home hardening and defensible space requirements. HOAs often host community leaders and local fire service agencies for fire prevention workshops and other outreach events for HOA residents. Their local contact function can also provide information and organize opportunities to volunteer and support local fire prevention overall through activities such as Citizens Brigade57 and Bike Brigade.58 These HOA-hosted workshops, outreach 56 California Association of Community Managers. Estimated number of residents living in HOAs based on average of 2010-2014 Census reports of 3.04 persons per household. www.cacm.org. 57 Weathered: After the LA Firestorm. PBS, KCET, 2026.
58Ellis, Rebecca. Los Angeles Times. January 10, 2026. Topanga Canyon felt abandoned. So residents are banding together to fight fire. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-10/topanga-canyonfelt-abandoned-so-residents-are-banding-together-to-fight-fire. Accessed March 6, 2026. 55%
45%
Cities With an Outreach Program That Refers
To OCFA Programs and Resources
Yes No
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events, and local contact functions are effective means to help homeowners achieve awareness and ability to plan and take actions necessary to reduce wildfire and insurance risk.

HOAs often have significant responsibility for large open space areas of Orange County that can total hundreds of acres of fuel modification zones. The HOAs’ collaborative role with local fire service agencies in managing these fuel modification zones is as important as their role with HOA residents in the shared responsibilities for wildfire and insurance risk reduction.

Homeowners are Responsible for Reducing Home Ignition Potential Fire science research has demonstrated that ignition-resistant homes can survive wildfire without firefighter protection.59 Where there are enough ignition-resistant homes, the WUI fire chain of events can be broken to prevent fire disasters, and these homes can escape destruction or survive undamaged. Taking the actions necessary to make homes ignition resistant to windborne embers is the responsibility of homeowners. The role of the homeowner is critical in the shared responsibilities for reducing wildfire and insurance risk in WUI areas.

Homeowners need support from local governments and fire service agencies to achieve the awareness and ability to plan and take actions necessary to make homes ignition resistant. This support is most effectively delivered through local outreach programs; effective communications in outreach programs have been found to be the more local, personalized efforts such as one-on-one consultation with fire experts, townhall events, small workshops, tours, and demonstrations.60 For example, provision of in-person or online home assessments that result in written recommendations to homeowners for specific wildfire risk mitigation actions. Documentation of the recommended actions taken can then be presented to homeowners’ insurers for the insurance discounts required by Safer from Wildfires.

Safer from Wildfires home hardening and defensible space measures protect homes and communities, save homeowners, local governments, and fire authorities as well as insurance companies from catastrophic loss while also providing discounts for homeowners’ insurance premiums.

Reducing wildfire risk in the wildland-urban interface helps ensure that insurance coverage remains accessible. California’s wildfire and insurance crisis demands coordinated action from local governments and fire authorities, communities, and homeowners to reduce risk of wildfire.
59 Cohen, The Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Problem, 23. 60 Gammanco, The Return of Conflagration, 34.
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FINDINGS
In accordance with California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05, the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury requires (or, as noted, requests) responses from each agency affected by the findings presented in this section. The responses are to be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court.

Based on its investigation “Wildfires Hit Home” the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury has arrived at the following six findings:

F1 More frequent and severe wildfires driven by increasingly hotter, drier, and windier conditions in the Orange County wildland-urban interface are escalating impacts on financial and non-financial resources. Among the financial costs are dramatic increases in homeowners’ insurance premiums, nonrenewals, and inabilities to obtain insurance.

F2 Actions that address conditions in the home ignition zone to significantly reduce ignition potential can prevent a community wildland-urban interface fire disaster or suburban conflagration.

F3 Expanded engagement with the community to raise awareness and provide support regarding home hardening and defensible space will increase effectiveness of wildfire risk mitigation and insurance risk reduction efforts.

F4 Achievement of community-level and property-level wildfire risk mitigation designations (such as Firewise USA Site, Fire Risk Reduction Community or Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety certification) lessens wildfire risk and helps reduce insurance premium costs.

F5 All county residents should be made aware that Safer from Wildfire regulation requires insurers to provide discounts to homeowners and communities that implement home hardening and defensible space measures regardless of whether a property is located within a Fire Hazard Severity Zone.

F6 AB888, California Safe Homes Grant Program, provides financial assistance to eligible homeowners, cities, counties, and special districts for home hardening and defensible space measures. Applying for and using these grant funds will reduce wildfire losses and improve insurability and resilience of vulnerable communities.
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RECOMMENDATIONS
In accordance with California Penal Code Sections 933 and 933.05, the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury requires (or, as noted, requests) responses from each agency affected by the recommendations presented in this section. The responses are to be submitted to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court.

Based on its investigation described herein, the 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury makes the following recommendations:

R1 By December 31, 2026, the Orange County Board of Supervisors should plan to host a county-wide annual wildfire prevention fair for the County and all cities and fire service agencies, including Orange County Fire Authority, to showcase respective wildfire outreach programs, and for the first annual wildfire prevention fair to be scheduled no later than December 31, 2027. [F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6]
R2 By December 31, 2026, cities and fire service agencies, including Orange County Fire Authority should commit to participation in a county-wide annual wildfire prevention fair planned by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to showcase wildfire prevention outreach programs. [F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6]
R3 By December 31, 2026, cities, unincorporated areas, special districts, and fire service agencies in High and Very-High Fire Hazard Severity Zones should initiate planning activities to achieve community-level wildfire risk mitigation designations and/or establish a local Fire Safe Council within one year. [F4, F5, F6]
R4 By December 31, 2026, to ensure city residents are engaged and aware of wildfire risk reduction resources, OCFA member and non-member cities should provide information, develop their own outreach program, and establish a direct contact person(s) for their residents. This is in addition to whatever referrals or references made to OCFA outreach programs. [F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6]

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COMMENDATIONS
Yorba Linda Water District
The 2025-26 Orange County Grand Jury extends its special thanks to the Yorba Linda Water District (YLWD) for providing two tours of its facilities, including their non-portable Heli-Hydrants™. The YLWD with foresight and planning installed three Heli-Hydrant™ facilities. One of the tanks was the first
to be installed in Southern California.

These innovative tanks enable fire
department helicopters to access water
more quickly and efficiently, improving
helicopter firefighting capabilities in
areas where wildland vegetation and
human development intersect, such as
in the Yorba Linda service area.

Newport Beach Fire Department
The 2025-2026 Orange County Grand Jury acknowledges and recognizes the Newport Beach Fire Department for their outstanding and continuing efforts to lead the Southern California region in dedication and adherence to the highest level of fire protection and safety. They are a role model for other cities in Orange County and elsewhere. In 2024, the Insurance Services Office honored Newport Beach Fire Department as a Top Tier Class 1 fire agency through its Public Protection Classification Program Newport Beach Fire Department shares the Top Tier Class 1 designation with only about 1% of the top fire departments nationwide.

The Grand Jury particularly commends Newport Beach Fire Prevention leadership, who generously dedicated time and expertise to share insights from their extensive knowledge of fire science.

Source: 2025-2026 Grand Jury
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REQUIRED RESPONSES
California Penal Code Section 933 requires the governing body of any public agency which the Grand Jury has reviewed, and about which it has issued a final report, to comment to the Presiding Judge of the Superior Court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body. Such comment shall be made no later than 90 days after the Grand Jury publishes its report (filed with the Clerk of the Court). Additionally, in the case of a report containing findings and recommendations pertaining to a department or agency headed by an elected County official (e.g., District Attorney, Sheriff, etc.), such elected County official shall comment on the findings and recommendations pertaining to the matters under that elected official’s control within 60 days to the Presiding Judge with an information copy sent to the Board of Supervisors.

The following excerpts from the California Penal Code provide the requirements for public agencies to respond to the Findings and Recommendations of this Grand Jury report:
§933
(c) No later than 90 days after the grand jury submits a final report on the operations of any public agency subject to its reviewing authority, the governing body of the public agency shall comment to the presiding judge of the superior court on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of the governing body, and every elected county officer or agency head for which the grand jury has responsibility pursuant to Section 914.1 shall comment within 60 days to the presiding judge of the superior court, with an information copy sent to the board of supervisors, on the findings and recommendations pertaining to matters under the control of that county officer or agency head and any agency or agencies which that officer or agency head supervises or controls. In any city and county, the mayor shall also comment on the findings and recommendations. All of these comments and reports shall forthwith be submitted to the presiding judge of the superior court who impaneled the grand jury. A copy of all responses to grand jury reports shall be placed on file with the clerk of the public agency and the office of the county clerk, or the mayor when applicable, and shall remain on file in those offices. One copy shall be placed on file with the applicable grand jury final report by, and in the control of the currently impaneled grand jury, where it shall be maintained for a minimum of five years.
§933.05.
(a) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 933, as to each grand jury finding, the responding person or entity shall indicate one of the following:
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(1) The respondent agrees with the finding.
(2) The respondent disagrees wholly or partially with the finding, in which case the response shall specify the portion of the finding that is disputed and shall include an explanation of the reasons, therefore.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (b) of Section 933, as to each grand jury recommendation, the responding person or entity shall report one of the following actions:
(1) The recommendation has been implemented, with a summary regarding the implemented action.
(2) The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a timeframe for implementation.
(3) The recommendation requires further analysis, with an explanation and the scope and parameters of an analysis or study, and a timeframe for the matter to be prepared for discussion by the officer or head of the agency or department being investigated or reviewed, including the governing body of the public agency when applicable. This timeframe shall not exceed six months from the date of publication of the grand jury report.
(4) The recommendation will not be implemented because it is not warranted or is not reasonable, with an explanation, therefore.
(c) However, if a finding or recommendation of the grand jury addresses budgetary or personnel matters of a county agency or department headed by an elected officer, both the agency or department head and the board of supervisors shall respond if requested by the grand jury, but the response of the board of supervisors shall address only those budgetary or personnel matters over which it has some decision-making authority. The response of the elected agency or department head shall address all aspects of the findings or recommendations affecting his or her agency or department.

The Orange County Grand Jury requires the following responses:

Orange County Board of Supervisors 90 Day Response Required Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R1, R2, R3
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Orange County Fire Authority Board of Directors 90 Day Response Required Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3
City of Aliso Viejo 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Anaheim 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Brea 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Buena Park 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Costa Mesa 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Cypress 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
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City of Dana Point 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Fountain Valley 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Fullerton 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Garden Grove 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Huntington Beach 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Irvine 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of La Habra 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
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City of La Palma 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Laguna Beach 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Laguna Hills 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Laguna Niguel 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Laguna Woods 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Lake Forest 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Los Alamitos 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
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City of Mission Viejo 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Newport Beach 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Orange 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Placentia 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Rancho Santa Margarita 90 Day Response Required Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of San Clemente 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of San Juan Capistrano 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
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City of Santa Ana 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Seal Beach 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Stanton 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Tustin 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Villa Park 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4
City of Westminster 90 Day Response Requested
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R4
City of Yorba Linda 90 Day Response Required
Findings: F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6
Recommendations: R2, R3, R4

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Acronyms
AB Assembly Bill
B Brush
BCR Benefit Cost Ratio
CAL FIRE California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection CAL OES California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services CC Contract Counties
CDI California Department of Insurance
CRR Community Risk Reduction
CWUIC California Wildland-Urban Interface Code
FAIR Fair Access to Insurance Requirement
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency
FHDS Fire Hardening and Defensible Space
FHSZ Fire Hazard Severity Zone
G Grass
HOA Homeowners Association
IBHS Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety®
IWUIC International Wildland-Urban Interface Code
LRA Local Responsibility Area
NFPA National Fire Protection Association
OCFA Orange County Fire Authority
P&C Property and Casualty
PIF Policies in Force
SB Senate Bill
SRA State Responsibility Area
USDA United States Department of Agriculture
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USFS United States Forest Service
WRAP Wildfire Risk Reduction and Asset Protection
WUI Wildland-Urban Interface
YLWD Yorba Linda Water District

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Glossary
Aspect Compass direction that a slope or terrain surface faces, influencing sunlight exposure, temperature, and vegetation.

Catastrophic loss A sudden, severe, and often, widespread event resulting in extreme financial, loss of life, or permanent injury.

Class-A roof Highest fire resistance classification for a roof assembly, signifying its effectiveness against severe fire exposure.

Conflagration A particularly large and destructive fire; in the built environment, this may describe a fire that spreads via structure to structure.

Defensible space Buffer zone created and managed between buildings and surrounding wildland area to protect buildings from embers, flames, or heat, slow or stop wildfire spread, and help ensure safety of firefighters.

Ember Small piece of burning or glowing fragment from a fire.

Ember-resistant Refers to features that reduce the risk of ignition from embers.

Ember spot ignition Refers to one of the principal ways homes can ignite during extreme WUI fires, by embers directly on a house.

Firebrands Refers to airborne embers; pieces of burning wood.

Firewise USA Program administered by NFPA® and co-sponsored by the USDA Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.

Fuel modification zone Designated area where vegetation is managed to reduce wildfire risk for protection of homes and communities.

Fuel reduction Management of vegetation to reduce risk of wildfires.

Heli-Hydrant™ Patented rapid-fill water tank system for helicopter firefighting operations.

Home hardening Utilizing building materials, construction methods and maintenance practices to increase resistance to ignition from fire exposure.

Home ignition potential Susceptibility of a home and its immediate surroundings within 100 feet (thirty meters) to ignite during a wildfire.

Home ignition zone A home and its immediate surroundings within 100 feet (thirty meters).
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Ignition Process leading to the onset of a sustained combustion reaction; “start of a fire.”
Ignition-resistant Refers to materials and construction methods designed to resist ignition or sustained flaming combustion; difficult to catch fire when exposed to direct flame or heat.

Wildland fuels Burnable plant materials that can act as fuel during wildfires, including grasses, shrubs, trees, dead leaves, and fallen pine needles.

Zone 0 Ember-resistant defensible space within the first five feet around a structure, required for properties in State Responsibility Area or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone in the Local Responsibility Area.

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Appendix A
CAL FIRE Wildfire Data

Source: CalFire Redbook Data
Figure 11 Top 20 Deadliest California Wildfires
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Figure 12 Top 20 Most Destructive California Wildfires
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Figure 13 Large Fires 300 Acres and Greater - State and Contract Counties Direct Protection Area Figure 14 Orange County Wildfires by Size

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Safer from Wildfires Flyer
Figure 15 Safer from Wildfires Flyer, Page 1
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Figure 16 Safer from Wildfires Flyer, Page 2
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Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map of Orange County
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California Department of Insurance Data
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Note: P. O. Boxes are excluded from this list. Data is for calendar year 2022 and includes homeowners (excluding condominium), mobile home, dwelling fire owner- and tenant-occupied insuring structures with four or less units.

Source: California Department of Insurance
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Source: California Department of Insurance
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OCFA and Covered Cities
Figure 23 Orange County Fire Authority Covered Cities
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Figure 24 Orange County Fire Jurisdictions
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Ready, Set, Go!, Zone 0 At-A-Glance and Links
Figure 25 Ready, Set Go! Flyer for Immediate Zone
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Figure 26 Ready, Set, Go! Flyer on Defensible Space
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Links
Immediate Zone
https://storageocfaprod001.blob.core.windows.net/blobocfaprod01/2025/12/ImmediateZone-2025.pdf Defensible Space
https://storageocfaprod001.blob.core.windows.net/blobocfaprod01/2025/03/OCFA-RSGDefensible-Space-1-1.pdf Home Hardening
https://storageocfaprod001.blob.core.windows.net/blobocfaprod01/2025/12/HomeHardening-2025.pdf Vegetation Management
https://storageocfaprod001.blob.core.windows.net/blobocfaprod01/2026/01/OCFA-RSGVegetation-Management.pdf Be Amber Aware
https://storageocfaprod001.blob.core.windows.net/blobocfaprod01/2025/07/OCFA-RSGBe-Ember-Aware-688b04d7e4fb9.pdf Home Assessment
https://storageocfaprod001.blob.core.windows.net/blobocfaprod01/2025/12/HomeAssessment-2025.pdf Wildfire Home Risk Assessment
https://storageocfaprod001.blob.core.windows.net/blobocfaprod01/2025/07/OCFA-RSGHome-Assessment-Form-688b05b09d57e.pdf Zone 0 At-A-Glance
https://34c031f8-c9fd-4018-8c5a-4159cdff6b0d-cdn-endpoint.azureedge.net/- /media/calfire-website/prepare/zone-0-at-a-glance.pdf
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STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date:

July 21, 2026

CONSENT
7 SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO 2025–2026 ORANGE COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT:

CALIFORNIA HOUSING MANDATES, THE UNINTENDED RESHAPING OF

ORANGE COUNTY NEIGHBORHOODS
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:

2. Authorize the Mayor to sign and transmit the attached response to the Presiding Judge of the Orange County Superior Court, as required by law.

SUMMARY OF THE MATTER
In May of this year, the 2025–2026 Orange County Grand Jury issued a report entitled California Housing Mandates, The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods (“Report”). The Report addresses State of California (“State”) housing laws, the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (“RHNA”) process, the Southern California Association of Governments (“SCAG”), the Orange County Council of Governments (“OCCOG”), housing affordability, infrastructure capacity, public participation, and the feasibility of meeting State housing mandates.

Pursuant to Penal Code Section 933(c), the Grand Jury requires a response from the City within 90 days as to the applicable “Findings” and “Recommendations” in the Report (the “Response”).

Staff has prepared the attached proposed Response for City Council consideration. In general, the draft Response agrees with the Grand Jury’s Findings and Recommendations regarding the complexity of State housing mandates, the importance of regional participation, the need for transparency in the RHNA process, and the continuing challenges created by limited affordable housing funding and infrastructure constraints.

However, the Response offers further clarifications to, and at times partially disagrees with, certain Findings and Recommendations based on Laguna Beach’s unique experience as a city in a largely built-out environment that is almost entirely within the coastal zone, mostly within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone or High Fire Hazard Severity Zone, and bound by many environmental and topographical constraints.

DISCUSSION
Legal Background
California Penal Code sections 933 and 933.05 require a public agency that is the subject of a civil grand jury report to provide written responses to applicable findings and recommendations. For each finding, the responding agency must state whether it agrees or disagrees, wholly or partially. For each recommendation, the responding agency must indicate whether the recommendation has been implemented, has not yet been implemented but will be implemented, requires further analysis, or will not be implemented because it is not warranted or reasonable.
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Here, the Report concerns State housing mandates, the RHNA process, and production of affordable units.

The Report identifies Laguna Beach as one of the Orange County cities required to respond to certain Findings and Recommendations. In particular, the City of Laguna Beach is required to respond to Findings F1, F2, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, and F12, and to Recommendations R7, R8, R9, R11, R12, R14, R15, and R16. (See Report, p. 44, which is attached hereto as Attachment 1.) State Housing Law Mandates and Compliance in Laguna Beach The City of Laguna Beach’s current 6th Cycle Housing Element covers the 2021–2029 planning period.

The City’s assigned RHNA allocation for the cycle is 394 units, which includes:
• 118 very low income units,
• 80 low income units,
• 79 moderate income units, and
• 117 above moderate income units.

The City’s role under Housing Element Law is to plan for and accommodate its assigned RHNA numbers through land use policies, zoning, programs, and related implementation measures; the City generally does not itself construct private housing units (although it may be involved in providing funding to help with affordable housing, in certain scenarios).

Laguna Beach also faces unique local conditions relevant to the Report and its Response. Most notably, almost the entire City sits within the Coastal Zone of the California Coastal Act, creating a unique and challenging intersection of laws—i.e., State housing laws and the California Coastal Act—that at times create competing obligations and purposes, most notably through the City’s duty to protect coastal resources. Additional conditions that impact the City’s development of housing include, but are not limited to, a largely built-out development landscape, significant topographic constraints, wildfire and evacuation considerations (including that a significant portion of the City is in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone or High Fire Hazard Severity Zone), public safety needs, and infrastructure and transit limitations.

Discussion
The proposed Response is attached as Attachment 2. In compliance with the Penal Code, for each of the respective Findings for which the City must respond, the proposed Response either (i) agrees, or (2) disagrees, in whole or in part, with the Finding; in the event of the latter, the Response must specify for what part it disagrees and why. For each of the respective Recommendations for which the City must respond, the Proposed response must indicate that the Recommendation (i) has been implemented; (ii) will be implemented in the future and when; (iii) requires further analysis, what such analysis is, and when its study will be complete (not longer than 6 months); or (iv) will not be implemented as it is not warranted or reasonable, and why.

Generally speaking, the proposed Response acknowledges the City’s legal obligation to comply with the State housing laws, while also recognizing that those laws—and the RHNA process—can create significant local implementation challenges and demand on City resources. The Response further emphasizes that successful housing planning requires transparent data, early participation in SCAG and OCCOG processes 2 of 230
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for RHNA allocation, consideration of local constraints, meaningful public education, realistic infrastructure planning, adequate affordable housing funding from other (non-City) sources, and continued collaboration with nonprofit and affordable housing partners.

FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Approval and submission of the Grand Jury response has no immediate fiscal impact.

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), a "project" means an action which has the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (See CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(a).) А "project" specifically does not include organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).) The proposed action is administrative in nature because responding to a Grand Jury Report is a statutory obligation of the City that does not involve the approval of any physical development, land use change, or discretionary decision that could result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Accordingly, approval of the proposed response to the Orange County Grand Jury is not a “project” subject to CEQA.
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ATTACHMENTS

1. 2025–2026 Orange County Grand Jury Report, California Housing Mandates, The Unintended Reshaping of Orange County Neighborhoods (Pgs. 4-70)

2. Proposed City of Laguna Beach Response to Orange County Grand Jury Report (Pgs. 71-84) Submitted By: Megan Garibaldi Approved: .David A Kiff
Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney Dave Kiff, City Manager
Report Prepared By: Coordinated With:

Megan Garibaldi, City Attorney
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY.................................................................................................................................................... 5 BACKGROUND ............................................................................................................................................ 6 REASON FOR STUDY .................................................................................................................................. 9 METHOD OF STUDY................................................................................................................................. 10 RESEARCH........................................................................................................................................... 10 INTERVIEWS ......................................................................................................................................... 10 OBSERVATIONS AND SITE VISITS ............................................................................................................... 10 PUBLIC FORUMS AND EVENTS .................................................................................................................. 11 GOVERNMENT MEETINGS ........................................................................................................................ 11 DOCUMENT REVIEW............................................................................................................................... 11 CITY SURVEY........................................................................................................................................ 11 INVESTIGATION AND ANALYSIS............................................................................................................ 11 STATE HOUSING MANDATES AND LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION ............................................................................. 11 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT AND CEQA...................................................................................................... 13 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS..................................................................................... 15 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ANALYSIS CHALLENGES .................................................................................... 17 PENALTIES FOR NOT HAVING AN HCD-APPROVED HOUSING ELEMENT ............................................................. 19 PENALTIES FOR NOT MEETING HOUSING-PLAN CONSTRUCTION GOALS ............................................................ 20 FEASIBILITY OF HOUSING MANDATE IN ORANGE COUNTY............................................................................... 20 ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL.................................................................................................................... 22 CALIFORNIA AND ORANGE COUNTY POPULATION TRENDS.............................................................................. 23 6TH CYCLE (2021–2029) HOUSING ALLOCATIONS IN OC ............................................................................... 25 CITY CHALLENGES................................................................................................................................. 27 7TH CYCLE (2029-2037) CONCERNS ......................................................................................................... 31 CONCLUSION ............................................................................................................................................32 FINDINGS...................................................................................................................................................34 RECOMMENDATIONS ..............................................................................................................................36 RESPONSES CODE.....................................................................................................................................40 RESPONSES ................................................................................................................................................41 GLOSSARY AND ACRONYMS ...................................................................................................................45 BIBLIOGRAPHY.........................................................................................................................................49 APPENDIX..................................................................................................................................................55 APPENDIX A: MAJOR HOUSING LAWS & WHAT THEY TRIED TO DO................................................................. 55 APPENDIX B: ORANGE COUNTY HOUSING MANDATE SURVEY QUESTIONS...................................................... 65 APPENDIX C: RESPONSIBILITIES............................................................................................................ 65 Responsibilities of OCCOG........................................................................................................... 65 6 6 of 230
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SUMMARY
California’s perceived housing shortage has prompted the California Legislature to impose increasingly bureaucratic prescriptive State Housing Mandates (Housing Mandates) on local governments, with the stated goal of accelerating production across all income levels. Core frameworks such as the Housing Element and the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process require cities and counties to plan for significant increases in housing capacity. Many additional statutes have contributed to a streamlined development approval process and weakened local discretion with severe penalties for noncompliance. These measures are intended to overcome decades of the perceived underbuilding and restrictive zoning within cities, yet their cumulative effect has been to create unnecessary local government costs, confusion, inequity, and growing tension between state directives and local realities. All of these efforts have led to minimal housing being built.

In Orange County, a region defined by diverse cities, established neighborhoods, and distinct infrastructure constraints, as well as environmentally sensitive areas, these Housing Mandates operate as a one-size-fits-all system poorly suited to local conditions. Housing targets are derived from opaque formulas, that fail to account for land costs, land availability, funding limitations, labor shortages, construction costs, infrastructure capacity and accurate population projections. Without corresponding investments in transit, utilities, schools, parks, public safety, and affordable housing subsidies, the Housing Mandates themselves are largely impractical and difficult to achieve. In addition, because of the financial infeasibility of building low-income housing without subsidies, cities must approve developments with higher density to pay for and meet the affordable housing requirements. As a result, local cities face mounting pressure to comply with requirements that often lack economic and logistical feasibility.

The dissolution of local redevelopment agencies in 2012 eliminated a primary mechanism for financing and managing affordable housing at the local level. In response, the State layered new housing requirements through the Housing Mandates onto cities and counties without restoring comparable funding tools or infrastructure support. Although these laws are framed as solutions to homelessness and affordability, they have in fact caused unintended consequences that have not produced incremental housing production. This is primarily due to regulatory complexity, limited subsidies, and heavy reliance on private market forces. Over time, repeated legislative interventions to solve these challenges have only expanded state authority. This leaves local governments with fewer resources and diminished control.

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