RESOLUTION NO. 26.XXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING MARK
TRESTIK AS INTERIM DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC
WORKS AND UTILITIES AND FINDING THE SAME IS NOT A
PROJECT UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 21221(h) permits the City Council to appoint, by resolution, a California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) retiree to a vacant position requiring specialized skills during recruitment for a permanent appointment and provides that such appointment will not subject the retired person to reinstatement from retirement or loss of benefits so long as the requirements of 21221(h) are complied with; and WHEREAS, the position of Deputy Director of Public Works and Utilities is vacant and all of the requirements of Government Code section 21221 (h) are satisfied in that the City is actively refining its job posting/recruitment after a previous recruitment was not successful, the rate of pay for this interim role does not exceed the maximum monthly salary paid to other employees performing comparable duties as listed the City’s salary schedule for the vacant position divided by 173.333 to equal an hourly rate, this hourly rate is the only compensation paid, and Mark Trestik will not work more than 960 hours during any fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to ensure the efficient operations of the City by appointing Mark Trestik as Interim Deputy Director of Public Works and Utilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH DOES RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporated herein by this reference.
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SECTION 2. Mark Trestik has the specialized skills needed to perform the work required of the vacant positions.
SECTION 3. Mark Trestik is hereby appointed as Interim Deputy Director of Public Works and Utilities effective October 1, 2025. This appointment shall expire upon the hiring of a permanent Director of Human Resources and Risk Management or June 30, 2027, whatever occurs sooner.
SECTION 4. This resolution does not constitute a “project” under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the CEQA Guidelines because this is a continuing personnel-related action and, constitutes an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. Accordingly, this action does not constitute a "project" that requires environmental review (CEQA Guidelines § 15378(b)(2)&(5).) SECTION 5. If any action, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution that can be given effect without the invalid provisions.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of September, 2026.
Mark Orgill, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk
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I, Ann Marie McKay, City Clerk of the City of Laguna Beach, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 26.XXX was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on September 22, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
City Clerk, City of Laguna Beach, CA