City Council Budget Workshop - 5/12/2026 10:00:00 PM
 

CITY OF LAGUNA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION AGENDA		  

MAY 12, 2026
COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 505 FOREST AVENUE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651

MARK ORGILL, Mayor
HALLIE JONES, Mayor Pro Tem
SUE KEMPF, Councilmember 
ALEX ROUNAGHI, Councilmember
BOB WHALEN, Councilmember

DAVE KIFF, City Manager
MEGAN GARIBALDI, City Attorney 
LAURA PARISI, City Treasurer
ANN MARIE McKAY, City Clerk

LEVINE ACT DISCLOSURE:  Pursuant to the Levine Act (Govt Code Section 84308), any party to a permit, license, contract, or other entitlement before the City Council is required to disclose on the record any campaign contribution, including aggregated contributions, of more than $500 commencing on January 1, 2025, made by the party or the party’s agents within the preceding 12 months to any City official. Participants and agents are requested to make this disclosure as well. The disclosure should be made when the agenda item is called and must include the name of the party, participant, or agent, and any other person making the contribution, the name of the recipient, the amount of the contribution, and the date the contribution was made. Council Members are also required to make such disclosures and recuse themselves.

Public Participation: You may submit comments in person on any agenda item or any item not on the agenda. You may also submit written comments on any agenda item or on any item not on the agenda via mail to the City Clerk at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, CA. 92651 or by email to [email protected]. In order to allow sufficient time for members of the City Council and staff to review and consider your written comments, written comments will be accepted for consideration up until the close of business (i.e., 5:30 p.m.) on the business day before the date on which this public meeting is scheduled. Written comments WILL NOT be read aloud during the City Council Meeting. Please note that written comments are posted on the City’s website, so do not include any personal information you do not want posted on the web. Any comments received after the deadline for submittal may not become part of the public record for that meeting. For comments submitted on a topic not on the agenda, please indicate that you would like your comments included in the official record for this meeting.

Courtesy Virtual Broadcast:  Please take notice that the City also plans to broadcast the meeting via the below listed mediums. These virtual broadcast mediums are also provided as a courtesy only and are not guaranteed to be technically feasible or uninterrupted. Thus, in order to guarantee live-time viewing, members of the public are encouraged to attend in person.
1.    Online on the City of Laguna website: www.lagunabeachcity.net/meetings  
2.    Cox cable channel 852
3.    Online on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQsj8cEM7IvTH6p4uf3NUzQ 
 
STUDY SESSION - TITLE
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A.
ROLL CALL
 
 
B.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
 
 
C.
STUDY SESSION.  
1.

FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 BUDGET WORKSHOP
Recommendations:
  1. Receive a presentation regarding the Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and
  2. Provide feedback to the City Manager on the Proposed Budget or other direction as appropriate.
D.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - NON APPEALS.  This section is for matters (other than appeals) that are structured as Public Hearings.  Public hearings are different from regular business items in that there is a specific time period where a formal hearing is opened by the presiding officer, public comment is accepted from any member of the public, and the hearing is closed by the presiding officer.  Generally each public speaker has one opportunity to speak.  The City Council conducts all Public Hearings in accordance with the provisions of applicable Laguna Beach procedure and State law. The presiding officer shall have discretion to establish the time allocated for public comment.
2.

CITY STAFF VACANCIES AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION EFFORTS (COMPLIANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 2561/GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 3502.3)



Recommendations:
  1. Receive and file this report on the City’s workforce vacancies, and recruitment and retention efforts in compliance with Assembly Bill (“AB”) 2561. (Gov. Code § 3502.3.);
  2. Allow the recognized employee organizations for each bargaining unit to make presentations during the public hearing concerning vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts. (Gov. Code § 3502.3(b).); and
  3. Find that the recommended action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines because it does not constitute a project.
E.
ADJOURNMENT.  The Laguna Beach City Council will adjourn to its next regular or other meeting, tentatively set for:

No Meeting Scheduled
LAGUNA BEACH CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
505 FOREST AVENUE, LAGUNA BEACH, CA

CLOSED SESSION AT 4:00 P.M. AND
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT .



ADA ACCOMMODATIONS 

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Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons with a disability who require a disability-related modification or accommodation in order to participate in a meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, may request such modification or accommodation from the City Clerk at (949) 497-0705 (telephone) or (949) 497-0771 (facsimile). Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to the meeting. 

 

COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.5 

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Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda packets are available for public inspection in the City Clerk's Office at 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach, California, during normal business hours.