Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - March 20, 2012

March 20, 2012

Executive Summary

- Mayor Jane Egli presided over the Laguna Beach City Council meeting on March 20, 2012, recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Girl Scouts with a proclamation honoring local Girl Scout troops. - The council reappointed five incumbents to the Heritage Committee: Tamara Campbell, Ann Frank, Rick Gold, Carl Iverson, and John Madison. - The Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee presented their annual report, and the council honored longtime committee member Carolyn Woods with a proclamation for her decades of conservation and public service work. - The council adopted a resolution supporting protection of the wildlife corridor connecting Laguna Coast Wilderness Park to the Santa Ana Mountains in response to a proposed federal land transfer at the former El Toro Marine base. - The council established fees for electric car charging stations to encourage turnover and adopted an update to the wastewater capital improvement program with direction to postpone sewer rate increases for one year. - The council awarded a professional services contract for $94,000 to Psomas for design of the Loma Terrace sewer system relocation project to eliminate aging pipelines and potential sewer spi

Key Decisions

- Reappointed five members to the Heritage Committee: Tamara Campbell, Ann Frank, Rick Gold, Carl Iverson, and John Madison (all incumbents). - Adopted a resolution supporting protection of the wildlife corridor and authorizing the Mayor and City Manager to submit comments to the FBI requesting an environmental impact statement for the proposed federal land transfer at the former El Toro Marine base. - Approved items 1 through 3 and 5 through 13 on the consent calendar. - Approved item 4 regarding Broadway beautification, arts, and public places, including sculpture handrail installation at th