Laguna Beach City Council Special Meeting - December 24, 2010

December 24, 2010

Executive Summary

- Mayor Iseman called a special meeting for Friday, December 24, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. to ratify an emergency declaration that was issued by the City Manager on December 22, 2010. - The emergency declaration was issued under the City Manager's authority as Director of Emergency Services pursuant to Government Code Section 8630 and Laguna Beach Municipal Code Section 2.16.060. - The special meeting was held to fulfill legal requirements under Government Code Section 54956 for ratifying emergency proclamations. - The meeting took place at City Hall Council Chambers, located at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California. - The agenda indicates this was a regular meeting scheduled for 5:00 p.m. with an extension of the emergency declaration as the sole purpose. - No specific details were provided in the agenda regarding the nature of the emergency that prompted the December 22, 2010 proclamation. - The procedural action required City Council ratification to validate the City Manager's emergency declaration.

Key Decisions

- City Council was scheduled to ratify the Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency that was issued on December 22, 2010 by the City Manager in his capacity as Director of Emergency Services. - The ratification was required pursuant to Government Code Section 8630 and Laguna Beach Municipal Code Section 2.16.060.