Laguna Beach City Council - October 29, 2019

October 29, 2019

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach City Council held a regular meeting on October 29, 2019, preceded by a closed session from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - The Council approved the sale of bonds totaling $667,813 for Underground Utility Assessment District 2014-1 (Crestview Drive) and directed City Treasurer to purchase the bonds as an investment. - The Council assumed law enforcement responsibilities for El Morro Elementary School, expanded the School Resource Officer program to include two officers with costs shared equally with Laguna Beach Unified School District, and directed staff to explore options for directing 9-1-1 calls from cellular towers near El Morro to Laguna Beach dispatch and to continue exploring annexation of the school. - The Council adopted guidelines for street lighting and directed staff to propose street lighting for Coast Highway projects that closely match the design used at traffic signals at Montage Resort Drive and Wesley Drive. - The Council was presented with two options for neighborhood weekday and Saturday trolley services: cancellation of regular weekday and Saturday services effective January 1, 2020, or modification of neighborhood services with new weekday coastal

Key Decisions

- Approved minutes of the Adjourned and Regular Meeting of October 15, 2019. - Approved General Warrants of $2,121,651.74 dated 10/18/2019 and Payroll #8 of $1,250,593.93 dated 10/11/2019, totaling $3,372,245.67. - Received and filed City Treasurer's monthly investment report for September 2019. - Approved and authorized City Manager to execute agreement with the Sawdust for use of Act V parking lot and trolley service for Winter Fantasy Festival for $6,300, and approved free metered parking along Laguna Canyon Frontage Road for Thanksgiving holiday weekend from November 29 to December 1, 2019