City Council Meeting Wrap-Up

•Mayor Pro Tem Verna Rollinger added that the apps mentioned by May could also be used for restaurants and to find other useful information. She thanked the Visitors Bureau and staff. Rollinger said it was her pleasure to cut the ribbon for the huge John Wayne Airport exhibit that depicts Laguna's past and present, as well as featuring its major arts organizations.

•Mayor Jane Egly reminded locals that the Music in the Park concert series has started, with about a month to go.

Egly congratulated Lester Sabet, the new president of the Laguna North community association, which is becoming more active.

Among her activities since the last council meeting, Egly attended the opening of refurbished Inn at Laguna; the dedication of the new pocket park on Laguna Canyon Road; No Square Theatre's performance of George and Ira Gershwin's music at the Veterans Memorial Building; the Board of Realtors' Taste for Charity at which funds were distributed to non-profits including No Square Theatre, First Thursday Art Walk, Sally's Fund, Friendship Shelter, Laguna Beach Community Clinic, Glenwood Housing Foundation and Laguna Beach Live!.

Egly also expressed appreciation for the survey that highlighted the importance of the arts to Laguna's economy.

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CONSENT CALENDAR

Consent calendar items are approved unanimously in one motion unless a member of the City Council, staff or public "pulls" the item, which then requires opening it for public comment and a separate vote.

Among the items approved unanimously:

•Denial of claims filed by Mark Landon, Emil Treeson and Dale Ira Haviland Jr.

Landon alleged that a police officer deprived him of his livelihood by ordering him to turn off his amplified music. No amount was claimed.

Treesom claimed he tripped on a broken sidewalk at Treasure Island Park and chipped two front teeth, requiring crowns, and fracturing a third tooth that had to be pulled and replaced with an implant. He filed a claim for $3,465.

Haviland estimated his claim at millions of dollars for injuries he said he suffered when a tree fell on him at Main Beach.

•Approval of a request to remove 459 High Drive from the city's Historic Register.

The owner applied to have the house put on the register in November 2011, but in April requested the house be removed because she had not realized the extent of involvement and believes the process infringes on her privacy.