| Date | County | City | Meeting Type | Item Type | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20251028 | Orange County | Laguna Beach | City Council | Item | 24. CITY CONTRIBUTION, RESOLUTION OF INTENTION AND RESOLUTION PRELIMINARILY APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR PROPOSED UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT 2021-3 (FAIRVIEW/LA BREA) Recommendations: (a) Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS AND TO FORM UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2021-3 (FAIRVIEW/LA BREA) AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT”; (b) Adopt the Resolution titled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, PRELIMINARILY ADOPTING, CONFIRMING, AND APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND APPOINTING THE TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING PROTESTS TO IMPROVEMENTS IN PROPOSED UNDERGROUND UTILITY ASSESSMENT DISTRICT NO. 2021-3 (FAIRVIEW/LA BREA) AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT”; (c) Appoint the January 13, 2026, City Council Meeting for a public hearing regarding proposed Underground Utility Assessment District 2021-3; (d) Acknowledge the intent to contribute $474,580 for the General Benefit cost, if the district is approved, and prior to bonds being sold; (e) Consider the request from the Fairview/La Brea proponents for the additional City Contribution toward a public safety benefit of undergrounding the neighborhood located near open space; (f) Direct staff to return with a funding strategy if an additional contribution is approved above the General Benefit; and (g) Determine that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA guidelines sections 15301(b), 15302(c) & (d), and 15303(d); and further that this action implements the December 4, 2024 Planning Commission action, wherein the City previously conducted environmental review of the proposed undergrounding project and determined that the project was exempt and there are no changes to the project, no changed circumstances, and no new information that could not previously have been known, that would trigger the need for subsequent CEQA review. | October 28, 2025 Orange County Laguna Beach City Council Item #24 |