Laguna Beach — 2026-04-28

1.\nLEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE: Pursuant to the Levine Act (Govt Code Section 84308),\nConference with Labor Negotiators\nany party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the City Council is\nPursuant to Government Code § 54957.6\nrequired to disclose on the record any campaign contribution, including aggregated\ncontributions, of more than $500 commencing on January 1, 2025 , made by the party or\n1a.       Agency-designated representative: Dave Kiff, City Manager\nthe party’s agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and\nEmployee Organization: Police Employee’s Association\nagents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure should be made when\nthe agenda item is called and must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and\n1b.       Agency-designated representative: Dave Kiff, City Manager\nany other person making the contribution, the name of the recipient, the amount of the\nEmployee Organization: Municipal Employee’s Association\ncontribution, and the date the contribution was made. Council Members are also required to\nmake such disclosures and recuse themselves.

10.\nAMENDMENT TO SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR GEOGRAPHICAL\nINFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) PROFESSIONAL SERVICES\nRecommendations:\n1. Amend Agreement No. 25-58 with Infinity Technologies for Geographic Information\nSystem (GIS) Professional Services to revise the scope of work and increase the\ncontract by $29,960 for a revised total not to exceed the amount of $149,960; and\n2. Find that the action does not constitute a project under the California Environmental\nQuality Act pursuant to Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and Section 15378 (b)(5).

11.\nAGREEMENT WITH PACKET FUSION (AUTHORIZED ZOOM PHONE\nRESELLER/ PARTNER) FOR VOIP TELEPHONE SYSTEM REPLACEMENT\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a five-year agreement with Packet\nFusion for the purchase, implementation, and support of a cloud-based Voice\nover Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone system using Zoom Phone services\nthrough Packet Fusion as an authorized reseller/implementation partner, to\nreplace the City’s existing telephone system, in an amount not to exceed\n$419,128.67;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to approve change orders and additional\nexpenditures in an amount not to exceed $55,000.00 during the initial five-year\nterm for potential increases in service needs and unforeseen conditions\nidentified during implementation, subject to available budget authority; and\n3. Find that the action does not constitute a project under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section\n15378(b)(4) and Section 15378(b)(5).

12.\nADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 18 AND SECTIONS\n6.16.020 AND 8.04.010 OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, AND\nADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CERTAIN SHADE\nCOVERING ZONES AT MAIN BEACH AND ALISO BEACH\nRecommendations:\n1. Adopt the Ordinance titled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 18 AND\nSECTIONS 6.16.020 AND 8.04.010 OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL\nCODE; AND FINDING SUCH ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION\n15304”; and\n2. Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING CERTAIN\nSHADE COVERING ZONES AT MAIN BEACH AND ALISO BEACH, AND\nFINDING SUCH ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION\n15304”; and\n3. Find the action exempt from the California Environmental Act under State CEQA\nGuidelines Section 15304.

13.\nSETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER PROPOSED MAXIMUM\nRATES FOR SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING COLLECTION SERVICES\nRecommendations:\n1. Receive a report on the proposed maximum solid waste service rates, including the\nproposed cart-based pricing structure for multi-family residential properties with\ntwo to eight units;\n2. Direct the City Manager, or  designee, to prepare and distribute all notices\nrequired for the proposed rate adjustments and set a public hearing for June 23,\n2026, at 5:00 p.m.; and\n3. Find the proposed action exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15061 (B)(3) and 15308 or,\nalternatively, determine that the proposed action is not a “project” under CEQA\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378.\nDOWNLOAD

14.\nTEMPORARY (2 WEEKS) BIKE PUMP TRACK AT THE COMMUNITY AND\nRECREATION CENTER (CRC)\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to participate in the temporary pump track program in\nsummer 2026 for a period of approximately two weeks at the Community and\nRecreation Center, to be located on a portion of the grass area near the lower\nparking lot, including submitting an application for a Temporary Use Permit and\nexecuting any necessary rental agreements, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney, for an amount not to exceed $16,000; and\n2. Find the recommended actions are exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15304.

15.\nAPRIL 20TH REMOVAL OF NINE TREES ON THE PROMENADE\nRecommendations:\n1. Receive and file.

16.\nCONTINUATION OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR ADOPTION OF THE MASTER\nFEE SCHEDULE\nRecommendations:\n1. Open the public hearing, take public testimony, and continue the public hearing to\nthe May 12,\n2026, City Council meeting; and\n2. Find that the action to continue the public hearing is exempt from the California\nEnvironmental\nQuality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense\nExemption).

17.\nFIRST PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION\n34458 REGARDING A POTENTIAL CITY CHARTER\nRecommendations:\n1. Open the public hearing and receive a report regarding a possible City Charter;\nand\n2. Provide direction to staff regarding next steps, including on whether to schedule a\nsecond public hearing on the draft City Charter, in compliance with Government\nCode § 34458.\nF.\nPUBLIC HEARINGS FOR APPEALS. This section is specifically for appeals of\ndeterminations of the Planning Commission, the Design Review Board, or other Boards\nor Commissions.  Public Hearings (Appeals) are different from other public hearings in\ntwo ways:  (1) In some cases, the City Council can only consider whether a lower body\nabused its discretion in granting or denying a project application.  In other cases, the\nCouncil can conduct the hearing “ de novo ,” meaning that it can consider old and new\ninformation and make a determination unbound by the lower body’s decision.  The item’s\nstaff report will clearly state which review standard applies to each appeal item; and (2)\npublic comment generally occurs this way:  Staff presents a report about the appeal,\nCouncil members ask questions about the report.  Then the presiding officer opens the\npublic hearing, inviting the person who filed the appeal (the appellant) to speak first,\nfollowed by persons supporting the appellant’s position.  Then the presiding officer\ninvites persons disagreeing with appeal to speak.  When all speakers have spoken, the\npresiding officer invites the appellant up a second time to address any comment and to\nconclude their argument.  Following that, the presiding officer closes the public hearing,\nand the Council deliberates further and ultimately votes on a motion.  The City Council\nconducts all Public Hearings in accordance with the provisions of applicable Laguna\nBeach procedure and State law. The Mayor shall have discretion to establish the time\nallocated for persons who wish to speak, often allowing more time for the appellant\nand/or the applicant.\nA.\n30801 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE: APPEAL OF DESIGN REVIEW BOARD\nAPPROVAL OF DESIGN REVIEW 25-1883, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT\nPERMIT 25-1884, AND REVOCABLE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT 25-1885 FOR\nDEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION OF A\nNEW SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, NEW TWO-CAR GARAGE, VEHICULAR\nACCESS, SKYLIGHTS, GRADING, LANDSCAPING, AND WALKWAY WITHIN\nTHE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IN THE R-1, RESIDENTIAL LOW-DENSITY\nZONE, AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15303 (CLASS 3)\nRecommendations:\n1. Continue to conduct the public hearing that was opened at the January 27, 2026\nCity Council meeting, including receiving an updated staff report and taking\npublic testimony and evidence relating to the consideration of Design Review 25\n1883, Coastal Development Permit 25-1884, and Revocable Encroachment Permit\n25-1885, and the California Environmental Quality Act exemption under Section\n15303 of the state CEQA Guidelines; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL AND\nSUSTAINING THE DESIGN REVIEW BOARD’S APPROVAL OF DESIGN\nREVIEW 25-1883 FOR DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND\nCONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING, NEW TWOCAR GARAGE, VEHICULAR ACCESS, SKYLIGHTS, GRADING, AND\nLANDSCAPING, COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT 25-1884 FOR NONEXEMPT DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE, AND\nREVOCABLE ENCROACHMENT PERMIT 25-1885 FOR A WALKWAY\nWITHIN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AT 30801 DRIFTWOOD DRIVE\nLOCATED IN THE R-1, RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY ZONE, AND\nCATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15303,”\nupholding the Design Review Board’s conditional approval of Design Review 251883, Coastal Development Permit 25-1884, and Revocable Encroachment Permit\n25-1885 and finding the project categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act.\nB.\n511 BROOKS STREET: APPEAL OF APPROVAL OF HEDGE HEIGHT CLAIM\n25-1254 FOR HEDGE HEIGHT VIOLATIONS IN THE R-1, RESIDENTIAL\nLOW-DENSITY ZONE, AND CATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION\n15304 (CLASS 4)\nRecommendations:\n1. Continue to conduct the public hearing that was opened at the March 24, 2026\nCity Council meeting, including receiving an updated staff report and taking\npublic testimony and evidence relating to the consideration of Hedge Height\nClaim 25-1254, and the California Environmental Quality Act exemption under\nSection 15304 of the state CEQA Guidelines; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DENYING THE APPEAL AND\nSUSTAINING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT\nDESIGNEE’S APPROVAL OF HEDGE HEIGHT CLAIM 25-1254 FOR HEDGE\nHEIGHT VIOLATIONS ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 511 BROOKS\nSTREET IN THE R-1, RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY ZONE, AND\nCATEGORICAL EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT GUIDELINES SECTION 15304,”\nupholding the Designee’s conditional approval of Hedge Height Claim 25-1254\nand finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act.\nG.\nCOUNCIL MEMBER ITEM(S). The City Council shall consider matters submitted by\nmembers of the City Council in accordance with Resolution No. 24.011, as it may be\namended.\nH.

2a.       Property: 30622 Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, California, 92651\nfor members of the City Council and staff to review and consider your written comments,\nAgency Negotiator: Dave Kiff, City Manager\nwritten comments will be accepted for consideration up until the close of business (i.e.,\nNegotiating Parties: Kenneth J. Cummins Trust\n5:30 p.m.) on the business day before the date on which this public meeting is scheduled.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment\nWritten comments WILL NOT be read aloud during the City Council Meeting. Please note\nthat written comments are posted on the City’s website, so do not include any\n2b. Property: 30802 Coast Highway, City of Laguna Beach, California, 92651\npersonal information you do not want posted on the web. Any comments received after\nAgency Negotiator: Dave Kiff, City Manager\nthe deadline for submittal may not become part of the public record for that meeting. For\nNegotiating Parties: Hometown Laguna Terrace, LLC\ncomments submitted on a topic not on the agenda, please indicate that you would like\nUnder Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment\nyour comments included in the official record for this meeting.

3.\nAPPROVAL OF GENERAL WARRANTS AND PAYROLL DISTRIBUTIONS\nRecommendations: 1. Approve the general warrants and payroll distributions.

4.\nPLANNING DIVISION UPDATE AND WORKLOAD SUMMARY THROUGH\nAPRIL 6, 2026\nRecommendations: Receive and file the Planning Division Update and Workload\nSummary, which covers the period from August 2024 through April 6, 2026.

5.\nADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3.24 OF THE\nLAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE CITY’S FINANCIAL\nGUIDELINES AND BUDGETING PROCEDURES AND APPROVAL OF BUDGET\nCHANGE PROCESS ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY\nRecommendations: Adopt the Ordinance titled, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.24 OF\nTHE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE CITY’S FINANCIAL\nGUIDELINES AND BUDGETING PROCEDURES, DELETING SECTION 3.01.060\nDEALING WITH A BOND REQUIREMENT FOR THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND\nFINDING THE ORDINANCE IS NOT A PROJECT SUBJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.”

6.\nADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL\nCODE SECTION 6.24.030 AND ADDING SECTION 6.24.070 TO PROHIBIT THE\nSALE AND USE OF GLUE TRAPS WITHIN THE CITY\nRecommendations: Adopt the Ordinance titled, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING\nSECTION 6.24.030 OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING\nSECTION 6.24.070 TO CHAPTER 6.24 OF THE LAGUNA BEACH MUNICIPAL\nCODE RELATING TO THE SALE AND USE OF GLUE TRAPS AND FINDING THE\nSAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT”.

7.\nAPPROVE AMENDMENT TO SEWER LINE MARKETING LICENSE\nAGREEMENT\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an amendment to the existing agreement\nwith Service Line Warranties of America, Inc. to offer service line warranty\npolicies to residential property owners within the City of Laguna Beach; and\n2. Find the recommended action is not a “project” under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378\nand alternatively exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).

8.\nUPDATE AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING APPROVAL FOR CLEAN LAGUNA\nSTEWARDSHIP INITIATIVE\nRecommendations:\n1. Approve an additional appropriation of $66,845 from the Cultural and\nEnvironmental Stewardship Special Revenue Fund to complete the\nimplementation of the Clean Laguna Campaign;\n2. Authorize reimbursement to Visit Laguna Beach for eligible program costs, in an\namount not to exceed $66,845, subject to submission of itemized invoices,\nsupporting documentation, and review and approval by the City; and\n3. Find the recommended action is not a project subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15378 of the CEQA\nGuidelines.

9.\nCOOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH INTELINET INC., FOR NETWORK\nREPAIR (RACK, STACK, PORTS, TONING), CAMERAS (REPAIR,\nINSTALLATION, AND CONFIGURATION) FIBER (REPAIRS AND CABLING)\nRecommendations:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a 5-year cooperative purchasing agreement\nwith Intelinet Inc. a C-10 contractor for project and on-call Cabling, Fiber, and\nCamera products and services utilizing City of Long Beach contract numbers\n37614, 37626, and 37627, in an amount not to exceed $120,000 annually and\n$840,000 over the full seven-year term, subject to approval as to form by the City\nAttorney;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to approve up to two (2) additional one-year renewal\nterms, subject to the continued availability of the City of Long Beach contracts\nand annual budget approval; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to issue On-Call task orders, on an as-needed basis\nfor projects with fees of $100,000 or below; and\nFind that the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental\n4.\nQuality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, as it involves\nadministrative procurement activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably\nforeseeable physical change in the environment.