Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - September 4, 2012

September 4, 2012

Executive Summary

- Mayor Jane Eggly presided over the Laguna Beach City Council meeting on September 4, 2012, with all five council members present (Mayor Eggly, Mayor Pro Tem Verna Rollinger, Councilmember Kelly Boyd, Councilmember Elizabeth Eisman, Councilmember Martha Pearson). - The Council celebrated Ario's 20th anniversary as a Laguna Beach retail destination, honoring owners Dave Thomas and Kevin Munt for their contributions to the community. - Community member Faith Zuziak thanked the city and staff for hosting a special celebration for Olympic gold medalist Anika Dries, who graduated from Laguna Beach in 2009 and won gold in water polo at the London Olympics. - The Council directed staff to return with an ordinance authorizing confiscation of skateboards for violations of helmet requirements, with a minimum one-week retrieval period. - The Council selected San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico as a sister city and St. Ives, Cornwall, England as a friendship city. - The Council awarded a $225,000 contract to Landscape Structures for replacement of play equipment at Main Beach Park, featuring an iconic lifeguard tower design. - The Council continued discussion of pedestrian ways on

Key Decisions

- Approved consent calendar items 2 through 8 and 10 through 14. - Approved minutes of the July 17, 2012 meeting with Councilmember Pearson's statement for the record regarding her intent on the SONGS motion (approved 4-0 with Mayor Eggly abstaining). - Approved increase of taxi voucher fee from $3 to $5 effective October 1, 2012, and authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute agreements with taxi companies (approved 5-0). - Approved award of contract to Landscape Structures for $225,000 for replacement of play equipment at Main Beach Park (approved 5-0). - Continued agenda item 16 (