Laguna Beach Parking, Traffic and Circulation Committee - April 27, 2023

April 27, 2023

Executive Summary

- The Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee met on April 27, 2023, to elect officers and consider two parking-related requests for businesses on North Coast Highway and South Coast Highway. - The Committee elected Joshua McDonald as Chair during the officer election process for the year. - The Committee reviewed a request from Jedidiah Coffee at 397 North Coast Highway to establish a 10-minute loading zone and one golf cart parking space on Jasmine Street by removing 34 feet of existing parking restrictions. - The Committee considered a new request from Red Dragon restaurant at 680 South Coast Highway to convert two three-hour metered parking spaces on Cleo Street to three-minute passenger loading zones for valet parking. - The meeting included approval of minutes from the March 23, 2023 meeting. - Committee members present included Chair James Danziger, Brendan Gagain, Gary Kramer, Lauriann Meyer, Brandon Rippeon, Jeffrey Roedersheimer, and Michael Schneider, with Council Member Alex Rounaghi serving as Council Liaison. - Staff provided updates on recent City Council actions and prior PTC Committee actions. - The meeting was held at the Community and Susi Q Center at 380 3rd

Key Decisions

- Joshua McDonald was elected as Chair of the Parking, Traffic, and Circulation Committee. - The newly elected Chair was designated to serve as Vice Chair. - The newly elected Chair was designated to serve as Chair Pro Tem. - The Committee approved the minutes from the March 23, 2023 meeting.