Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - August 5, 2014

August 5, 2014

Executive Summary

- Mayor Pearson presided over the August 5th City Council meeting, recognizing Damon Berryhill's baseball career and welcoming exchange student Esmeralda Jacobo from San Jose del Cabo. - The Council voted 5-0 to roll back parking meter hours from 9 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Sawdust Festival frontage road for the remainder of the summer season after hearing concerns about declining evening attendance. - Council approved stop signs at Short Street and Los Robles intersections, a raised crosswalk on Los Robles, and directed staff to implement safety measures to protect a wheelchair-bound student attending Laguna Beach High School. - The Council unanimously approved a construction staging plan to address neighborhood complaints about construction trucks, parking, and equipment blocking narrow streets. - A Red Flag Fire Safe pilot parking restriction program for the Diamond Crestview neighborhood was approved 4-1, establishing 35 restricted parking spaces during red flag days to ensure emergency vehicle access. - Council approved a conditional use permit allowing the Festival of Arts to exceed the 12-foot height limit with a new 26-foot 6-inch facade and entrance improvements, replacing a 1

Key Decisions

- Approved emergency agenda item to roll back parking meter hours from 9 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sawdust Festival frontage road for remainder of 2014 summer season (vote: 5-0). - Approved stop signs at Short Street and Los Robles intersections with El Camino Del Mar, plus a raised crosswalk on Los Robles (vote: unanimous). - Approved construction staging plan with revised implementation addressing contractor notification and resident contact procedures (vote: unanimous). - Approved Red Flag Fire Safe pilot parking restriction program for Diamond Crestview neighborhood, establishing 35 restricted par