Laguna Beach 3:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting - June 23, 2026

June 23, 2026

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach City Council held its June 23, 2026 regular meeting, recognizing Gavin Curran for 22 years of service as Finance Officer and multiple acting City Manager roles, introducing Oro, the Fire Department's first peer support canine, and receiving a presentation on Laguna Beach homesteading history from the Historical Society. - The Council unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget totaling $101.9 million in general fund revenues and $101.8 million in expenditures, with an ending fund balance of $252,895, while reducing seven net full-time positions and appropriating $1.6 million for wildfire mitigation and fire safety programs. - The Council conducted a Proposition 218 public hearing on maximum solid waste and recycling collection service rates, approved the Fourth Amendment to Agreement No. 23-132 with CR&R Incorporated, and introduced two efficiency ordinances for first reading to streamline design review and permitting processes. - The Council continued the appeal of Design Review Board approval for 855 La Vista Drive to the July 7, 2026 meeting, established an Ad Hoc Committee for the Neighborhood Congregational Church affordable housing project funding re

Key Decisions

- Unanimously adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget with $101.9 million in general fund revenues and $101.8 million in expenditures, including a $2.3 million transfer from the Capital Improvement Fund to maintain the 20% contingency reserve requirement of $19 million. - Approved transferring $300,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund to the Housing Fund for future affordable housing initiatives. - Adopted Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding with the Laguna Beach Police and Fire Management Association (Police Unit) for July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. - Approved the Fou