EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS Laguna Beach raised more than...

EXTRAORDINARY BUSINESS

Laguna Beach raised more than $250,000 in the 2004 Relay for Life

fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society -- the third most in its

population category.

Chairs Michelle Struss and Penny Svenson, who will chair the event

again this year, presented Laguna Beach with an award for its

outstanding contribution.

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Last year the City Hall Team raised $4,000.

The council agreed to a request $1,040 for bus service from

off-site parking for the Sept. 16 opening night.

Early bird team registration is $100 and can be done on line at

web site https://www.acsevents.org/relay/ca/ lagunabeach or by calling

(949) 567-0636.

THE PUBLIC SPEAKS

*Flatlanders Neighborhood Assn. President Tom Girvin asked the

City Council to specify that employees, as well as tenants and

patrons, park in the 41 spaces provided on-site at the proposed

Pottery Shack renovations. He also asked the council to delay the

hearing on the project scheduled for the Design Review Board meeting

Feb. 17. The council took no action because no public notice had been

printed or posted.

STAFF CHAT

* Cheryl Kinsman, the city’s representative to the El Toro Reuse

Planning Authority, which coordinated the successful ballot

box-defeat of a commercial airport on the abandoned U.S. Marine Corp

Air Base, warned again of Los Angeles’ designs on the property.

“LA is very powerful in Sacramento,” Kinsman said. “Almost by

themselves they have a majority of legislators.”

*Dicterow announced that he and Councilwoman Jane Egly had met

with the Open Space Committee, which did not unanimously endorse his

plan to morph the committee into an environmental committee.

“We left it with them to come back to us with recommendations,”

Dicterow said.

FESTIVAL LEASE CLARIFIED 5-0

The council approved an Irvine Bowl Committee recommendation to

revise Section 6(d) of the Festival of Arts lease for the grounds at

650 Laguna Canyon Road.

WHAT IT MEANS

It brings the lease into conformance with the festival’s recently

amended by-laws that make it abundantly clear that the Pageant of the

Masters is to be a Laguna Beach-only event, not to be franchised or

licensed or even performed elsewhere except for occasional

demonstrations, which have the written approval of the committee.

CITY CONTRACTS 5-0

*The council awarded a $53,890 contract to Kabbara Engineering to

survey and design a sidewalk on Park Avenue from Wendt Terrace to

Hidden Valley Canyon Road.

The city will pay Daniel Boyle Engineering $51,231 for

construction staking and support services, and $58,970 to Lowney

Associates for geotechnical support services.

WHAT IT MEANS

The new sidewalk along Park Avenue will close gaps and provide a

walkway from Coast Highway to Alta Laguna Boulevard.

CITY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

*Mollie Bing, Bonnie Hano and Linda Morgenlander were appointed to

serve two-year terms on the Heritage Committee.

*David Peck was the only applicant for the four open seats on the

Housing and Human Affairs Committee.

*Darrylin Girvin, Victor Opincar and Frank Tully were appointed to

the Parking, Traffic and Circulation Committee.

*James D. Howard, Timothy Zevnik and Thasa Zuziak were appointed

to the Recreation Committee.

*The council filled the Telecommunications Committee membership by

appointing Diane Leemon, David Mitchell and Tim Templeton.

WHAT IT MEANS

Seats are still open on the Housing and Human Affairs and

Recreation committees. Council votes on appointments are available in

the city clerk’s office in City Hall. For more information, call

(949) 497-0705.

PAINTED CURB LIMITS 5-0

The council approved a revision of the municipal code to allow

30-minite parking at green-painted curbs, established blue parking

zones for disabled people consistent with the Vehicle Code and made

other minor changes to bring common practice into conformance with

the codes.

WHAT IT MEANS

The policy will be reflected in the codes. The ordinance changes

will go into effect 30 days from the date approved.

MOUNTAIN ROAD APPEAL 4-1

The council approved a proposed remodel at 550 Mountain Road.

WHAT IT MEANS

The council reversed the Design Review Board, which had twice

approved proposals by property owner Steve Shenk, originally about

100 square feet larger. Shenk will be permitted to add 626 square

feet to the house.

TRUCKS ON THIRD STREET 5-0

The council gave preliminary approval to establishing a five-ton

weight limit for vehicles traveling on the 3rd Street hill.

WHAT IT MEANS

New regulatory signs will be posted at the upper and lower ends of

the hill. The limitation will have no effect on traffic in the rest

of town.

TREASURER’S PAY UPPED 5-0

The council raised the hourly rate paid to City Treasure Laura

Parisi for auditing hotel bed taxes.

The job was not put out to bid.

WHAT IT MEANS

Starting immediately, Parisi will be paid $66.14 an hour for the

audits, with a maximum of $7,800 a year, up from $50.46 an hour,

topping out at $6,000 a year.

TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP

The council continued a hearing on a proposed three-condominium

project at 575 N. Coast Highway, which was recommended on a split

vote by the Planning Commission.

Rental units required to replace the ones lost in the condo

project were proposed for another site.

Councilwoman Cheryl Kinsman said the proposal at best violates the

spirit of the city’s Housing Element of the general plan.

The swap was suggested by a staff member.

WHAT IT MEANS

The council wants a clarification of the Planning Commission

decision and the law that governs it. Staff will report back.