Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting - November 16, 2010

November 16, 2010

Executive Summary

- Mayor Elizabeth Pearson was absent due to illness; Mayor Pro Tem Iseman presided over the meeting on November 16, 2010 - The City Council supported World AIDS Day activities and recognized the Laguna Beach HIV Advisory Committee's work addressing HIV/AIDS in a community with the highest per capita HIV incidence in the United States - The City Council acknowledged the Orange County Human Relations Commission's work in mediating conflicts, building community, and addressing hate crimes in Laguna Beach - The City Council approved several items to manage growth and preserve community character, including a temporary moratorium on Mills Act applications until December 15, 2010 (with a year-long moratorium beginning January 1, 2011), restrictions on decorative open flame fire pits and tiki torches in residential areas, and modifications to parking and zoning regulations - The City Council supported Louis Longhi's artist live-work rental housing project by waiving half of the $22,000 zoning and planning fees and postponing the other half until the project receives bank financing - The City Council approved a modified agreement with Mark Christie to purchase four of six city-owned lots a

Key Decisions

- Appointed Mayor Pro Tem Iseman to the Orange County Mosaic District Vector Control Board - Approved the 2011 Artist Design Bench Competition for a trolley stop near the inland corner of Mountain and South Coast Highway - Continued a lot line adjustment application to the first meeting in January at the applicant's request - Modified the sale agreement with Mark Christie for city-owned lots above the Festival of Arts, reducing the sale from six lots to four lots and retaining two lots on Olive Street - Approved a moratorium on Mills Act applications from January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2