City Council

13.\nADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION UPDATING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE\nRecommendations:\n1. Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ITS MASTER\nFEE SCHEDULE AND FINDING SUCH ACTIONS EXEMPT FROM THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT”; and\n2. Find the action exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4), 15273(a)(1), and 15273(a)(2).\nK.\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.\nL.\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.\nM.