Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - March 31, 2010

March 31, 2010

Executive Summary

- Mayor Pro Tem Toni Iseman, Councilmember Kelly Boyd, and city staff recommended relocating the Alternative Sleeping Location from the ACT V parking lot to 20652 Laguna Canyon Road by mid-June with a $153,000 appropriation from the General Fund for utilities, relocation, and a 15-person van purchase. - The proposal includes a $65,000 contribution from the Resource Coalition to add restrooms, showers, kitchen, and office facilities to the new Alternative Sleeping Location, with a reimbursement provision if the facility closes within four years. - The City Manager would execute agreements with Mercy House, the Friendship Shelter, and the Laguna Beach Relief and Resource Coalition to continue operating the Alternative Sleeping Location under contract with the City. - The Laguna Relief and Resource Coalition would lease the existing steel building at 20652 Laguna Canyon Road for $1,000 per month as a food and clothing distribution site for low-income families and office uses. - An ordinance prohibiting smoking at 20652 Laguna Canyon Road, except in City Manager-approved areas, would be passed to a second reading. - Local criteria implementation would allow one-third of people not meet

Key Decisions

- Recommendation to appropriate $153,000 from the General Fund available balance for installation of utilities, relocation expenses, and purchase of a 15-person van for the Resource Coalition - Recommendation to modify the budget to reflect $65,000 in revenue and appropriations for a contribution from the Resource Coalition for facility improvements - Recommendation to authorize the City Manager to issue emergency purchase orders and enter into leases to acquire equipment and services in an expedited manner - Recommendation to authorize relocation of the Alternative Sleeping Location under Gov