Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - October 4, 2011

October 4, 2011

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach City Council met on October 4, 2011, addressing environmental concerns, homeless services, parking management, infrastructure repairs, and residential development appeals. - The Council postponed appointments to the Environmental Committee for two months to restructure the committee's objectives, with Councilmembers Jane Egly and Verna Rollinger and Planning Commissioner Norm Grossman tasked with developing recommendations. - Mayor Tony Eisman and the Council approved emergency design-build contract authorization (not to exceed $292,380) for slope stabilization and sewer protection at 1280 Bluebird Canyon Drive following December 2010 storm damage. - The Council ratified operational changes for the Alternative Sleeping Location (ASL), extending Friendship Shelter staffing by two hours daily and adding van transportation services at a cost of $31,535 for the remaining fiscal year. - The Council approved the burn dump debris mitigation project in Laguna Canyon, authorizing shotcrete stabilization to prevent further debris transport into residential areas and Laguna Creek. - Assessment District 2009-2 for Allview Terrace undergrounding was approved with 91% weighted

Key Decisions

- Environmental Committee appointments postponed for two months to allow restructuring, with Councilmembers Jane Egly and Verna Rollinger and Planning Commissioner Norm Grossman to develop recommendations for committee objectives and work plans. - Emergency design-build contract authorized for 1280 Bluebird Canyon Drive slope stabilization project (not to exceed $292,380), with $65,000 additional appropriation approved, bypassing normal bidding procedures due to immediate threat to sewer facilities. - Laguna Beach Resource Center released from contractual obligations for Alternative Sleeping L