Laguna Beach City Council Public Hearing - September 20, 2011

September 20, 2011

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach City Council held a regular meeting on September 20, 2011, with the meeting commencing at 5:00 PM for public communications and 6:00 PM for the regular session - Council appointed three residents to the Personnel Board for two-year terms from October 1, 2011 to September 30, 2013 - Council ratified a new Memorandum of Understanding with the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 3631, covering the period July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013, establishing a second-tier retirement system for new fire safety employees - Council approved citywide bicycle infrastructure improvements including 25 shared roadway pavement markings and 10 bicycle route direction signs along routes shown on a Bicycle Route Map - Council directed staff to initiate an underground utility assessment district for the Ruby/Catalina area, requiring property owners to submit $2,000 contributions and advisory ballots within 90 days, with a 60% favorable threshold to proceed - Council increased the Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Committee membership from seven to nine members and appointed Ann Quilter for a four-year term - Council approved a tentative parcel map and permits

Key Decisions

- Approved the minutes of the September 6, 2011 Adjourned and Regular Meeting - Denied Claim No. 11-23 by Ursula Adams - Approved general warrants totaling $1,365,005.71 and payroll #5 totaling $1,064,107.12 - Awarded a contract to Lucity, Inc. for $21,000 for sewer computerized maintenance management system database upgrades - Approved the 2012 Laguna Craft Guild schedule for fourteen shows at Main Beach Park cobblestone area and El Paseo - Awarded a contract to Veterans Communications Services, Inc. for $59,740 for City Hall network cabling installation - Appointed three residents to the Per