Laguna Beach City Council Public Hearing - January 25, 2022

January 25, 2022

Executive Summary

- Laguna Beach City Council held a regular meeting on January 25, 2022, conducted virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions with public participation available via Zoom, phone, email, and cable television. - Council approved the launch of a city-operated in-house ambulance transport service, establishing a new Ambulance Program Division with 13 new positions and authorizing equipment purchases totaling approximately $97,000 and billing services at 4.5% of fee revenue. - Council advanced Local Coastal Program Amendments related to the Downtown Specific Plan, including updated business permitting and parking standards, artists' work/live provisions, and formula-based eating and drinking establishment regulations, as modified by the California Coastal Commission. - Council considered a resolution establishing policy for City Council meeting agenda items, addressing procedures for how items are placed on agendas. - Council heard an appeal of the Design Review Board's approval of a new single-family residence at 1587 Atlantic Way, involving Design Review 21-2929, Coastal Development Permit 21-9293, and an addendum to a Mitigated Negative Declaration. - Consent calendar items included routi

Key Decisions

- Approved warrants totaling $7,771,672.65 including general warrants of $3,784,744.07 and payroll disbursements of $1,327,129.01. - Extended COVID-19 emergency declaration for an additional 60-day cycle. - Approved temporary installation of sculpture titled "Anastatis" by Gerard Stripling outside City Hall from February 1-28, 2022, to recognize Ethnic Diversity and Black History Month. - Authorized amendment to Agreement #21-08 with Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce adding $18,100 for Downtown Tree Lighting Program enhancements, bringing total program cost to $130,100 for FY 2021-22. - Authori