Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - January 19, 2016

January 19, 2016

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach City Council met on January 19, 2016, primarily to conduct interviews and make appointments to various city boards, commissions, and committees. - The meeting agenda focused exclusively on filling vacancies on six advisory bodies: Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment/Design Review Board, Environmental Sustainability Committee, Heritage Committee, Parking Traffic and Circulation Committee, and Recreation Committee. - For the Recreation Committee, the Council chose to reopen the application period and extend Committee member Byron Nelson's term to April 19, 2016. - A new application deadline of April 5, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. was established for Recreation Committee applicants. - Several committees had multiple openings requiring appointments with terms beginning April 1, 2016 and running through March 31, 2018. - The Council had the option to accept or reject the application of Kristine Thalman for the Board of Adjustment/Design Review Board. - For the Environmental Sustainability Committee, the Council could choose to reduce the committee size and defer all appointments. - All appointments were intended to fill current vacancies and ensure continued operation of the c

Key Decisions

- The Council chose to reopen the application period for the Recreation Committee rather than making appointments from the current applicant pool. - The Council extended Recreation Committee member Byron Nelson's term to April 19, 2016, at which time he will need to resubmit his application. - The Council set April 19, 2016 as the date to interview and appoint two residents to the Recreation Committee for terms beginning immediately through March 31, 2018. - A new application deadline of Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. was established for Recreation Committee positions. - The City Clerk wa