Laguna Beach Environmental Sustainability Committee - January 22, 2024

January 22, 2024

Executive Summary

- The Environmental Sustainability Committee (ESC) met on January 22, 2024, at the Laguna Beach Community & Susi Q Center to review minutes, receive committee and staff reports, and discuss subcommittee updates. - The meeting agenda included approval of draft minutes from December 18, 2023, and November 20, 2023, regular meetings. - Committee members discussed reports from Council Liaisons Weiss and Rounaghi, Staff Liaison Frimond, and general committee announcements. - The Ocean Health Subcommittee received a presentation from the Blue Water Station Program, led by Subcommittee member Reed Mutter. - Updates were provided from five subcommittees: Wildlife Protection, Ocean Health, Waste (led by Ehlers), Public Communications (led by Girtz), and Climate Change (led by Chadima). - Chair Bennecke and Brown discussed the student liaison program. - The committee planned to adjourn until the next meeting on February 26, 2024, at 6:00 PM. - Public participation options included in-person attendance, email submissions, and remote participation via Zoom. - The meeting provided opportunities for public communications on items not on the agenda within the committee's subject matter jurisdicti

Key Decisions

- Approval sought for Draft Minutes from December 18, 2023, Regular Meeting. - Approval sought for Meeting Minutes from November 20, 2023, Regular Meeting.