Laguna Beach City Council Public Hearing - May 29, 2014

May 29, 2014

Executive Summary

- Laguna Beach City Council held a regular meeting on May 29, 2014, at 5:00 PM in Council Chambers - Council considered options for an interim urgency ordinance establishing a temporary development moratorium in the Laguna Canyon area - Council introduced an ordinance rewriting the View Preservation Ordinance (Chapter 12.16) to simplify the view preservation process for property owners and adopted Negative Declaration 13-1690 - Council reviewed a financial strategy to address CalPERS pension unfunded liability and rate increases for the Miscellaneous pension plan - Staff recommended programming at least $1 million in FY 2014-15 budget toward pension costs, increasing to $1.4 million annually by FY 2015-16 - Council was asked to authorize advance payments to CalPERS and annual pre-payment analysis to reduce pension costs - The meeting agenda included consent calendar items, closed session matters, regular order of business, and public hearings - Councilmembers Boyd and Dicterow were involved in the view preservation ordinance item

Key Decisions

- Council reviewed three options for an interim urgency ordinance for temporary development moratorium in Laguna Canyon area (direction to be provided) - Council introduced Ordinance amending Chapter 12.16 (View Preservation and Restoration) and adopted Negative Declaration 13-1690, passing it to second reading - Council provided direction on augmenting the City's financial plan to address pension unfunded liability and CalPERS rate increases