Laguna Beach — 2025-08-12

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\nPursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) Number of Cases:\nOne (1)\na.\nTemple Hills Land Company v. City of Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach\nCounty Water District, et al. United States District Court, Case No.\n8:24-cv-00605-JLS-ADS\nResume the Regular City Council Closed Session Agenda for the following closed\nsession items:

1.\nLAGUNA HISTORY PRESENTATION-LAGUNA BEACH HISTORICAL\nSOCIETY

2.\nPROCLAMATION DECLARING SEPTEMBER 2025 AS HUNGER\nACTION MONTH IN LAGUNA BEACH\nRecommendation: Adopt the Proclamation declaring September 2025 as Hunger\nAction Month in the City of Laguna Beach.

3.\nF.\nProclamation\nRECOGNITION\nRETIREMENT\nOF\nPARKS\nGARDENER,\nSERGIO\nLOPEZ’S

4.\nMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS\nRecommendation: It is recommended by the City Clerk that the City Council\napprove the minutes of the Special Meeting of the City Council of June 24,\n2025, and Study Session of July 22, 2025, and the Regular Meetings of the City\nCouncil of July 8 and 22, 2025.

5.\nMinutes\nAPPROVAL\nOF\nGENERAL\nWARRANTS\nAND\nPAYROLL\nDISTRIBUTIONS Warrant #2: $ 1,982,898.64 07/18/2025\nWarrant #21: $ 2,644,936.77 07/24/2025\nCalPERS 23: $ 389,522.12 06/10/2025\nCalPERS 25: $ 396,071.48 07/08/2025 $ 5,413,429.01\nPayroll #1:\n$\n2,486,235.79 07/11/2025\nPayroll #2:\n$ 2,198,375.97 07/25/2025 $\n4,684,611.76\nTotal:\n$10,098,040.77

6.\nMONTHLY INVESTMENT REPORT (JUNE 2025)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the June 2025 monthly investment report,\nwith submissions from the City Treasurer, Laura Parisi, and the City’s surplus\nfunds investment manager, Meeder Investments.

8.\nUPDATE ON COMMUNITY SURVEY TO ASSESS RESIDENT\nSATISFACTION WITH CITY SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR\nPOTENTIAL REVENUE ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES\nRecommendations:\n(1) Direct staff to proceed with administering a community survey; and\n(2) Find that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct pursuant to Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines.

9.\nART IN PUBLIC PLACES APPLICATION FOR INSTALLATION OF\nSCULPTURE AT 288 CRESS STREET\nRecommendations:\n(1) Approve the application to install a sculpture entitled, “Ascension” by\nLouis Longi to satisfy the Art in Public Places requirement in Chapter 1.09\nof the Laguna Beach Municipal Code for the development at 288 Cress\nStreet; and\n(2) Find that the recommended action is categorically exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15303 of the State\nCEQA Guidelines.