Laguna Beach — 2025-10-14

1.\nYEARS OF SERVICE RECOGNITION\nRecommendation: Receive and file this report.

2.\nPROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING 70 YEARS OF THE BROOKS\nSTREET SURFING CLASSIC\nRecommendation: Adopt the Proclamation recognizing 70 Years of the Brooks\nStreet Surfing Classic.\nProclamation

3.\nPROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING 70 YEARS OF THE LAGUNA OPEN\nBEACH VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT\nRecommendation: Adopt the Proclamation recognizing 70 years of the Laguna\nOpen Beach Volleyball Tournament.\nProclamation\n3A. PROCLAMATION HONORING MARY KATE SAUNDERS ON THE\nOCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT\nRecommendation: Adopt the Proclamation honoring Mary Kate Saunders on her\nretirement.\nF.\nProclamation\nINTERVIEWS AND APPOINTMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT ADVISORY\nCOMMITTEE\nRecommendations: Interview the 12 applicants and appoint 3 residents to the\nInvestment Advisory Committee for a 20-month term effective immediately, through\nJune 30, 2027.

4.\nMINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS\nRecommendation: Approve the minutes of the Study Session of the City Council\nand the Regular Meeting of the City Council, of September 23, 2025.

5.\nMinutes\nAPPROVAL\nOF\nDISTRIBUTIONS\nGENERAL\nWARRANTS\nAND\nPAYROLL\nRecommendation: Approve the general warrants and payroll disbursements.

9.\nMODIFICATIONS TO CULTURAL ARTS PROGRAM APPLICATION\nREQUIREMENTS\nRecommendations:\n(1) Receive a report on the current application parameters for the various City\nart programs, grants, competitions, etc.;\n(2)Direct City staff to make any changes or updates regarding who is eligible to\napply for the various City programs, grants, and contests. Preliminarily, staff's\nsuggestion is to not disqualify an applicant if the applicant serves on an\nappointive board, committee, or commission, or if the applicant otherwise\nqualifies (including residency) but may be a City Employee who does not work\nfor Cultural Arts or is in a role that influences any decision by Cultural Arts; and\n(3) Find that the action is not a project subject to the California Environmental\nQuality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378.