Laguna Beach 4:00 p.m. Closed Session; 5:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting – July 21, 2026

The City Council received presentations on emergency preparedness and local art history, directed changes to the Downtown Specific Plan process, and addressed beach infrastructure and parking technology matters.

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Laguna Beach 4:00 p.m. Closed Session; 5:00 p.m. Regular City Council Meeting – July 21, 2026

DateJuly 21, 2026
Governing bodyCity Council
Record statusSource-linked · not manually reviewed

Meeting summary

An editorially verified summary has not yet been published. Use the primary records below for the official meeting materials.

Recorded votes

Motion / decisionMemberVoteOfficial record
Adoption of urgency ordinance for Design Review Efficiency Ordinance with amended language regarding 15 working days for notice period.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of urgency ordinance for Design Review Efficiency Ordinance with amended language regarding 15 working days for notice period.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of urgency ordinance for Design Review Efficiency Ordinance with amended language regarding 15 working days for notice period.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of amended contract with IPS for mobile parking services with direction to staff to develop parking technology integration roadmap.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of amended contract with IPS for mobile parking services with direction to staff to develop parking technology integration roadmap.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of amended contract with IPS for mobile parking services with direction to staff to develop parking technology integration roadmap.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of balance of consent calendar items excluding items 7 and 10.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of balance of consent calendar items excluding items 7 and 10.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of balance of consent calendar items excluding items 7 and 10.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of task order for lifeguard tower design engineering studies and coastal hazards assessment.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of task order for lifeguard tower design engineering studies and coastal hazards assessment.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Approval of task order for lifeguard tower design engineering studies and coastal hazards assessment.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Downtown Specific Plan Phase Two direction to staff to pause EIR and refocus DSP update on Arts District housing and adaptive reuse with legislative advocacy efforts.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Downtown Specific Plan Phase Two direction to staff to pause EIR and refocus DSP update on Arts District housing and adaptive reuse with legislative advocacy efforts.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Downtown Specific Plan Phase Two direction to staff to pause EIR and refocus DSP update on Arts District housing and adaptive reuse with legislative advocacy efforts.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Motion to add recommendation six directing staff to come back with a framework of options and timelines for integrating and leveraging technology solutions to achieve parking and enforcement goals.Alex RounaghiYESOfficial City meeting record
Motion to add recommendation six directing staff to come back with a framework of options and timelines for integrating and leveraging technology solutions to achieve parking and enforcement goals.Mark OrgillYESOfficial City meeting record
Motion to add recommendation six directing staff to come back with a framework of options and timelines for integrating and leveraging technology solutions to achieve parking and enforcement goals.Sue KempfYESOfficial City meeting record
Public hearing tabled: Lot Line Adjustment 2026-0960 and Coastal Development Permit 2026-0961 (to be superseded by a parcel map; staff will re-notice)Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Public hearing tabled: Lot Line Adjustment 2026-0960 and Coastal Development Permit 2026-0961 (to be superseded by a parcel map; staff will re-notice)Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Public hearing tabled: Lot Line Adjustment 2026-0960 and Coastal Development Permit 2026-0961 (to be superseded by a parcel map; staff will re-notice)Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Response to Grand Jury Report on Housing Mandates with direction to staff to incorporate discussion themes.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Response to Grand Jury Report on Housing Mandates with direction to staff to incorporate discussion themes.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Response to Grand Jury Report on Housing Mandates with direction to staff to incorporate discussion themes.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Second reading and adoption of Design Review Efficiency Ordinance and Efficiency Ordinance (excluding urgency ordinance).Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Second reading and adoption of Design Review Efficiency Ordinance and Efficiency Ordinance (excluding urgency ordinance).Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Second reading and adoption of Design Review Efficiency Ordinance and Efficiency Ordinance (excluding urgency ordinance).Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record

Primary records

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