Laguna Beach City Council Public Hearing - June 16, 2015

June 16, 2015

Executive Summary

- Laguna Beach City Council conducted a regular meeting on June 16, 2015, addressing fiscal year budgets, emergency preparedness, water conservation, and development regulations - Council adopted the FY 2015-16 and FY 2016-17 budgets with direction to prioritize setting aside $300,000 annually for open space acquisition and maintenance - Council extended a 10.5-month moratorium on approval of short-term lodging units to May 19, 2016, through Interim Ordinance adoption - Multiple infrastructure contracts were approved including street maintenance ($60,000 each to Hardy and Harper, Inc. and Ruiz Concrete and Paving, Inc.), tree maintenance ($160,000 for FY 2015/16), and parking meter maintenance ($230,000 annually) - Council authorized purchase of three tax-defaulted parcels (APNs 644-456-08, 09, 10) for $6,000 from Orange County and accepted donation of parcel APN 496-141-01 from the Irvine Company - Council approved $121,548 bid from Frontier Ford for four Ford Interceptors for the Police Department - Sewer lateral ordinance amendments were introduced to reduce city liability for sewer spills through modifications to Title 17.00 - Downtown Specific Plan pilot demonstration projects

Key Decisions

- Approved consent calendar items including warrants totaling $1,274,188.44 (06/05/2015) and payroll of $973,380.20 (05/28/2015) - Rejected Claim #15-11 filed by Eric C. Bennett and Claim #15-12 filed by Howard Hills - Adopted resolution for filing applications with Orange County Transportation Authority for Measure M funds - Approved Fire Station One Kitchen Remodeling project budget increase to $43,200 with contract awarded to Laguna Construction and Builder - Authorized City Manager to purchase three tax-defaulted parcels (APNs 644-456-08, 644-456-09, 644-456-10) from Orange County for $6,0