LBUSD School Board - March 20, 2025

March 20, 2025

Executive Summary

- The Laguna Beach Unified School District Board of Education held a special meeting on March 20, 2025, to complete the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) process for the Laguna Beach High School Pool Modernization Project. - The Board unanimously approved Resolution 25-06, which considered the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), adopted mitigation measures, and authorized staff to file the Notice of Determination. - A 30-day public comment period ran from January 17, 2025, through February 17, 2025, during which the district received and addressed public and agency comments. - The environmental study examined impacts on air quality, biological resources, traffic, noise, and public services. - The study determined that with mitigation measures in place, all potential environmental impacts would be reduced to less-than-significant levels.

Key Decisions

- Unanimously adopted the agenda for the special meeting - Unanimously approved Resolution 25-06 to adopt the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) for the LBHS Pool Modernization Project - Adopted the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) to ensure environmental mitigation measures are implemented - Authorized district staff to file the Notice of Determination (NOD), formally concluding the CEQA process - All votes were unanimous with five "yes" votes from board members Jim Kelly, Joan Malczewski, Dee Perry, Sheri Morgan, and Howard Hills