Laguna Beach — 2025-06-10

1.\nTHE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS (VFW) WILL PRESENT\nOFFICER MARTINEZ THE VFW LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD\nD. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THE COUNCIL AGENDA.\nAs may be deemed necessary by the City Manager, agenda items may from time to\ntime be deleted from the agenda; in such event, the City Manager shall endeavor to\nprovide as much advance notice to the community as reasonably possible about the\nremoval of such items. Agenda items may only be added in accordance with\nGovernment Code Section 54950 et seq.

10. PLAYGROUND MASTER PLAN – ADOPTION\nRecommendations:\n(1) Adopt the Playground Master Plan as a strategic guide for future planning\nand investment in City playgrounds; and\n(2) Find that the adoption of the Playground Master Plan is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the\n"Common Sense" exemption, Section 15262 (Feasibility and Planning\nStudies), and Section 15308 (Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of\nthe Environment).

11. AWARD CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR NORTH COAST\nINTERCEPTOR\nREACH\n5\nREPLACEMENT RIGHT-OF-WAY\nACQUISITION SERVICES\nRecommendations:\n(1) Authorize the City Manager to execute a consultant services agreement\nwith Clark Land Resources, Inc., for $140,100, to perform right of way\nacquisition services for the North Coast Interceptor Reach 5 Replacement\nproject;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to approve future project-related expenses\nand change orders for unforeseen circumstances for an amount not-to-exceed\n$14,000; and\n(3) Approve the transfer of $24,200 from the South Orange County\nWastewater Authority Coastal Treatment Plant Projects account to the NCI\nReach 5 Project account to fully fund the right-of-way acquisition services for\nthe project.

12. ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND\nAUDIT COMMITTEES\nRecommendations:\n(1) Adopt the Resolution titled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN\nINVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE,” establishing a three-member\nInvestment Advisory Committee;\n(2) Adopt the Resolution titled “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AN\nAUDIT COMMITTEE AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 22.074”\nestablishing a two-member Audit Committee; and\n(3) Appoint Councilmembers Kempf and Whalen to the Audit Committee,\nwith future appointments to occur during the City Council’s annual review of\nCouncil appointments in December.

13. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 10.06.090 OF\nCHAPTER 10.06 OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO\nUPDATE THE CITY’S STREET PARKING RESTRICTIONS\nRecommendations: Adopt the Ordinance titled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING SECTION 10.06.090 (OBEDIENCE TO SIGNS AND CURB\nMARKINGS) OF CHAPTER 10.06 (PARKING) OF TITLE 10 (TRAFFIC) OF\nTHE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE THE CITY’S\nSTREET PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND FINDING THE ACTION IS NOT\nA PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT.”

14. ADDING PARK BENCHES AND OTHER SMALL AMENITIES WITH AN\nIDENTIFIABLE LIFE SPAN TO THE DONATION AND NAMING\nPOLICY\nRecommendations:\n(1) Approve the proposed amendment to the “NAMING OF PUBLIC\nPROPERTY AND FACILITIES” (“Naming Policy”) to include provisions for\npark benches, trees, picnic tables, and other small amenities with identifiable\nlifespans;\n(2) Approve the amendment to the Donation Policy; and\n(3) Provide any additional direction or amendments as deemed necessary.

15. APPROVAL OF 7-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR\nTRANSIT\nRELATED\nEXPENDITURES\nAND\nRESOLUTION\nCONFIRMING MASTER PLAN OF ARTERIAL HIGHWAYS\nCONSISTENCY FOR MEASURE M FUNDING ELIGIBILITY\nRecommendations:\n(1) Approve the attached 7-Year Capital Improvement Program for\ntransportation and transit improvement projects required for Measure M\neligibility; and;\n(2) Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CONCERNING THE\nSTATUS AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND\nMITIGATION FEE PROGRAM FOR THE MEASURE M (M2) PROGRAM\nFOR THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH AND FINDING THE SAME\nEXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY\nACT.”

16. FEE WAIVER FOR CERTAIN ART-A-FAIR PARKING PERMITS\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager to waive up to $850.00 in parking\nfees for 34 "Premier" summer festival parking permits (2025 only).

17. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE AMENDING THE FIRE CODE BY\nADDING CHAPTER 15.01 TO THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL\nCODE ADOPTING CAL FIRE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 2025 FIRE\nHAZARD SEVERITY ZONES FOR LOCAL RESPONSIBILITY AREAS\nRecommendations: Adopt the Ordinance titled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 15.01.045 TO\nADOPT THE 2025 FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS DESIGNATED BY\nTHE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE\nPROTECTION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE\nSECTION 51178 AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT."

18. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE OUTDOOR DINING AND\nPARKLET PROGRAM (NOT INCLUDING THE PROMENADE ON\nFOREST)\nRecommendations: Provide direction to staff on policy questions related to the\nCity's Outdoor Dining and Parklet Program (not the Promenade on Forest),\nincluding:\n(a) Whether to let the current program expire on January 1, 2026, or extend\nit-conditionally or as-is if AB 592 is enacted, or by amending the City’s\nMunicipal Code and Local Coastal Program;\n(b) Whether to impose a moratorium on new parklet approvals until the\noutcome of AB 592 is known;\n(c) Whether to phase out parklets in favor of sidewalk-based outdoor dining;\nand\n(d) Whether to revise the fee structure to apply equitably across all forms of\noutdoor dining, including private parking and sidewalk use

19. PUBLIC HEARING TO RENEW THE LAGUNA BEACH TOURISM\nMARKETING DISTRICT\nRecommendations:\n(1) Conduct a Public Hearing, including receiving a staff report and taking\npublic testimony and evidence for this item;\n(2) Approve the Laguna Beach Tourism Marketing District Plan;\n(3) Adopt the Resolution titled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING\nRESULTS OF MAJORITY PROTEST PROCEEDINGS AND RENEWING\nTHE LAGUNA BEACH TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT"; and\nseparately\n(4) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement between the City of Laguna\nBeach and Visit Laguna Beach.

2.\nMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS\nRecommendation: It is recommended by the City Clerk that the City Council\napprove the minutes of the Regular Meeting of the City Council of May 20,\n2025.\nDraft Minutes

3. APPROVAL\nOF\nGENERAL\nWARRANTS\nAND\nPAYROLL\nDISTRIBUTIONS Warrant #27: $3,349,089.66 05/09/2025\nWarrant #28:\n$2,462,283.72 05/23/2025\nCalPERS #21: $ 384,205.78 05/12/2025\n$6,195,579.16\nPayroll #23:\n$1,747,463.48 05/16/2025\nTotal:\n$7,943,042.64

4.\nCLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY\nRecommendations:\n(1) Reject Claim #25-21 filed by Sean Loh;\n(2) Reject Claim #25-19 filed by Dune Drifter;\n(3) Reject Claim #25-23 filed by David Koning;\n(4) Reject Claim #25-20 filed by Michael Vicker; and\n(5) Reject Claim #25-17 filed by Sandra Escalona.

5. MONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT (APRIL 2025)\nRecommendations: Receive and file the April 2025 monthly investment report,\nwith submissions from the City Treasurer, Laura Parisi, and the City?s surplus\nfunds investment manager, Meeder Investments.

6. AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CLEO STREET\nBEACH ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS\nRecommendations:\n(1) Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Wright\nConstruction Engineering Corp. in the amount of $1,766,631, for construction\nof the Cleo Street Beach Access Improvements project;\n(2) Award and authorize the City Manager to execute a contract with Anser\nAdvisory Management, LLC, in the amount of $196,190, to provide\nconstruction management and inspection services;\n(3) Authorize the City Manager to approve project-related expenses and\ncontract change orders for unforeseen circumstances in an amount not to\nexceed $216,000; and\n(4) Approve the transfer of $361,551 in savings from the Sleepy Hollow Beach\nAccess Improvements Project ($250,000) and the Sunset Avenue Slope\nRepairs Project ($111,551) to fully fund the Cleo Street Beach Access\nImprovements Project.

7. STORMWATER MASTER PLAN ? AWARD OF CONTRACT\nRecommendations:\n(1) Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement\nwith Ardurra Group, Inc. for $330,000, to develop a Stormwater Master\nPlan;\n(2) Authorize the City Manager to approve future project-related expenses\nand change orders for unforeseen circumstances for an amount not-to-exceed\n$40,000;\n(3) Approve the transfer of $20,000 in project savings from the Bluebird\nCanyon Storm Drain Repair project to the Stormwater Master Plan, to bring\nthe total budget for the project to $370,000; and\n(4) Find that said actions are not projects pursuant to California\nEnvironmental Quality Act Guidelines section 15378(b)(4). Further, these\nactions are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15060(c)(2) and 15262.

8. RESOLUTION APPROVING SENATE BILL 1 ROAD MAINTENANCE,\nSTREET MAINTENANCE, REHABILITATION, AND SAFETY\nPROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26\nRecommendation: Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUNDED\nBY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF\n2017 AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT”.

9. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 5.84 TO\nTHE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE\nLICENSING SCHEME FOR SHORT-TERM RENTAL UNITS\nRecommendation: Adopt the Ordinance titled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,\nADDING CHAPTER 5.84 TO TITLE 5 OF THE LAGUNA BEACH\nMUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING LICENSING OF SHORT-TERM\nLODGING UNITS AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE IS NOT SUBJECT TO\nTHE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.”