Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - February 3, 2015

February 3, 2015

Executive Summary

- Mayor Bob Whalen presided over the February 3, 2015 City Council meeting with all five council members present (Council Members Laura Parisi, Lisette Flanigan, Steve Dicterow, Kelly Boyd, Rob Zur Schmiede, and Tony Eisman) - The City Council conducted interviews and appointments to the Recreation Committee and the Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee, appointing Chris Costley, Alan Dobie, Kathleen Greiner, Michelle Hall, and James Howard to the Recreation Committee - The Council appointed Lawrence Seston, David Friedly, Darilyn Gurvin, Ernest Hackman, Jennifer Welch-Zeider, and Alexander Renagi to the Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee, expanding the committee to include a student voting member position - The Council approved a 5% salary increase for City Manager Mark Orgill effective February 2015 (converting his prior 5% exceptional performance pay to salary), an additional 5% increase effective January 2016, and extended his contract term to June 30, 2018 (amended from the originally proposed June 30, 2020 term) - The mid-year budget update reported a $4.3 million general fund surplus for fiscal year 2013-14, driven by stronger-than-expected property tax ($750,

Key Decisions

- Appointed five members to the Recreation Committee: Chris Costley, Alan Dobie, Kathleen Greiner, Michelle Hall, and James Howard (unanimous) - Appointed six members to the Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee: Lawrence Seston, David Friedly, Darilyn Gurvin, Ernest Hackman, Jennifer Welch-Zeider, and Alexander Renagi (unanimous) - Expanded the Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee from 9 to 10 members by creating a student voting member position (unanimous) - Directed staff to amend Administrative Policy Manual Section 5-15 to transfer authority for approving extraordinary absenc