Laguna Beach City Council - May 7, 2019

May 7, 2019

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach City Council held a regular meeting on May 7, 2019, focused primarily on conducting interviews and making appointments to five city committees, commissions, and boards for two-year terms beginning July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2021. - The Council interviewed 44 total applicants across five bodies: Personnel Board (5 applicants for 3 positions plus 1 alternate), Arts Commission (10 applicants for 4 positions), Housing and Human Services Committee (8 applicants for 6 positions), Planning Commission (12 applicants for 2 positions), and Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Committee (9 applicants for 5 positions). - The meeting included a Closed Session prior to the public session, followed by interviews and appointments, public communications, and a telecommunications presentation. - The Council directed the City Manager to process a Municipal Code amendment adding conditions for below-grade non-discretionary permits related to fiber optic cable installations and small cell telecommunications infrastructure. - The Council directed staff to review right-of-way work permit applications for fiber optic cable installations serving proposed small cell locations with applicat

Key Decisions

- Directed the City Manager to process a Municipal Code amendment to add conditions for individual below-grade non-discretionary permits for fiber optic cable installations. - Directed the City Manager to review right-of-way work permit applications for all fiber optic cable installations that service proposed small cell locations with applications under Planning Commission review. - Instructed that right-of-way work permit applications for fiber optic installations not serving a small cell location with an associated Planning Commission application should not be issued until Planning Commissi