Laguna Beach — 2025-02-11

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -\nANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nSignificant exposure to litigation pursuant to\nGovernment Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) & (e)(3)\nOne (1) potential case: There is significant exposure to\nlitigation against the City based on a Government\nClaims Act claim filed by Cedric Owens against the City\non November 4, 2024. The claim is available from the\nCity Clerk's Office upon request.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -\nEXISTING LITIGATION\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nFive (5) cases:\n(1) Dornin v. City of Laguna Beach, Orange County\nSuperior Court, Case No. 30-2021-01183025-CU-WM-\nCJC\n(2) Temple Hills Land Company v. City of Laguna\nBeach, et al., United States District Court, Case No.\n8:24-cv-00605-JLS-ADS\n(3) Reinecke v. City of Laguna Beach, Orange County\nSuperior Court, Case No. 30-2025-01453838-CU-WM-\nWJC\n(4) Carolyn Chaney v. City of Laguna Beach, Orange\nCounty Superior Court, Case No. 30-2023-01305382-\nCU-PO-CJC\n(5) Laguna Beach Coalition for Environmental\nProtection v. City of Laguna Beach (Park), Orange\nCounty Superior Court, Case No. 30-2023-01349628

3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE\nEVALUATION\nPursuant to Government Code section 54957(b)(2)\nTitle: City Attorney

1. MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS\nRecommendation: It is recommended by the City Clerk\nthat the City Council approve the minutes of the Regular\nMeeting of the City Council of January 28, 2025.

2. APPROVAL OF GENERAL WARRANTS AND\nPAYROLL DISTRIBUTIONS\nWarrant #15: $4,736,667.77 01/17/2025\nPayroll # 15: $1,882,937.77 01/24/2025\nTotal: $6,619,605.54\nRecommendation: Approve the general warrants and\npayroll disbursements.

3. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY\nRecommendations:\n(1) Reject Claim #24-64 filed by Dennis Lockwood;\n(2) Reject Claim #24-57 filed by Enich Harris; and\n(3) Reject Claim #24-68 filed by John Jenal.

4. CLEO STREET BEACH ACCESS RENOVATION –\nART IN PUBLIC PLACES\nRecommendations:\n(1) Approve the installation of a tile mural titled\n“What Lies Beneath” by artist Mike Tauber to fulfill\nthe Art in Public Places requirement for the Cleo\nStreet beach access renovation;\n(2) Appropriate $26,500 for the artist honorarium for\nthe creation and installation of the mural, with\nfunding allocations of $14,000 from the Art in Public\nPlaces and $12,500 from the Art in Lieu Fund;\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to enter into a\ncontract with the artist, in a final form as approved by\nthe City Attorney, in an amount not to exceed $26,500;\n(4) Find that the proposed actions do not qualify as a\nproject subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines\nSection 15060(c)(3), and are otherwise exempt\npursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)\n(3); and\n(5) Direct staff to file and post a Notice of Exemption\nconsistent with the above-stated CEQA finding within\nfive days of this approval.

5. ANNUAL UPDATE OF THE CITY’S RECORDS\nRETENTION SCHEDULE\nRecommendation: It is recommended by the City Clerk\nthat the City Council adopt the Resolution titled, “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,\nUPDATING THE CITY’S RECORDS RETENTION\nSCHEDULE.”

6. PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT BACKUP\nSERVER SYSTEM\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager to\npurchase Cohesity backup system from Nth Generation\nfor a cost not to exceed $274,513.

7. PROGRESS UPDATE – FLEET\nELECTRIFICATION AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE\nCHARGING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN\nRecommendations:\n(1) Receive and file this update on the Fleet\nElectrification and Electric Vehicle Charging\nImplementation Plan;\n(2) Direct staff to release a competitive Request for\nProposals to select a vendor for the deployment of\ncharging infrastructure at City Hall and the\nCorporation Yard;\n(3) Direct staff to continue collaborating with\nSouthern California Edison (SCE) to finalize the\nCity’s application for the SCE Charge Ready\nTransport Program; and\n(4) Find that said actions are statutorily exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),\npursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 –\nFeasibility and Planning Study.

8. AFFIRMING DIRECTION FROM THE JANUARY\n31, 2025, STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION\nRecommendations:\n(1) Affirm direction given at the January 31, 2025,\nStrategic Planning session, including regarding the\ncommunity pool, ad hoc committees, and more (as\nlisted in the discussion section of the agenda report);\n(2) Adopt preliminary timelines for the five key\ninitiatives discussed at the 2025 Strategic Planning\nSession; and\n(3) Consider the proposed disposition of the 2024\nCouncil Priority List and revise if appropriate.