Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting – June 11, 2025

The City Council approved the Forest Avenue promenade project, including a permanent slow street designation and denial of design review appeals, and heard extensive public testimony on the street closure.

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Laguna Beach City Council Regular Meeting – June 11, 2025

DateJune 11, 2025
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 Resolution #25.039 sustaining the Design Review Board's decision to approve Design Review 25-0583 for modifications and additions at 482 Aster Street.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.039 sustaining the Design Review Board's decision to approve Design Review 25-0583 for modifications and additions at 482 Aster Street.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.039 sustaining the Design Review Board's decision to approve Design Review 25-0583 for modifications and additions at 482 Aster Street.Sue KempfYESOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.040 designating the lower portion of Forest Avenue as a "Slow Street" and authorizing the City Manager to close the street to vehicular traffic.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.040 designating the lower portion of Forest Avenue as a "Slow Street" and authorizing the City Manager to close the street to vehicular traffic.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.040 designating the lower portion of Forest Avenue as a "Slow Street" and authorizing the City Manager to close the street to vehicular traffic.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.041 denying appeals and sustaining the Planning Commission's approval of Design Review 25-0319 and Coastal Development Permits 25-0318 and 25-0587 for the pedestrian plaza and street closure at Lower Forest Avenue.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.041 denying appeals and sustaining the Planning Commission's approval of Design Review 25-0319 and Coastal Development Permits 25-0318 and 25-0587 for the pedestrian plaza and street closure at Lower Forest Avenue.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.041 denying appeals and sustaining the Planning Commission's approval of Design Review 25-0319 and Coastal Development Permits 25-0318 and 25-0587 for the pedestrian plaza and street closure at Lower Forest Avenue.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.042 upholding the Planning Commission's approval of Temporary Use Permit 25-0650 and Coastal Development Permit 25-0652 to construct an outdoor dining parklet operated by Oto Sushi at 370 Glenneyre Street.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.042 upholding the Planning Commission's approval of Temporary Use Permit 25-0650 and Coastal Development Permit 25-0652 to construct an outdoor dining parklet operated by Oto Sushi at 370 Glenneyre Street.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.042 upholding the Planning Commission's approval of Temporary Use Permit 25-0650 and Coastal Development Permit 25-0652 to construct an outdoor dining parklet operated by Oto Sushi at 370 Glenneyre Street.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.043 upholding the Planning Commission's approval of Design Review 25-0261 for Fire Station #4 at 31796 Coast Highway and finding no subsequent environmental review required.Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.043 upholding the Planning Commission's approval of Design Review 25-0261 for Fire Station #4 at 31796 Coast Highway and finding no subsequent environmental review required.Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Adoption of Resolution #25.043 upholding the Planning Commission's approval of Design Review 25-0261 for Fire Station #4 at 31796 Coast Highway and finding no subsequent environmental review required.Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Finding that the proposed action is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code section 21080.25(b).Alex RounaghiPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Finding that the proposed action is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code section 21080.25(b).Mark OrgillPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record
Finding that the proposed action is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code section 21080.25(b).Sue KempfPosition not individually recordedOfficial City meeting record

Primary records

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