In Episode 3, Mayor Mark Orgill discusses several issues that residents have recently raised in the community. The episode includes an overview of the Environmental Impact Report process for the Downtown Specific Plan and explains how environmental review informs decision making before any policy direction is considered.

The conversation also addresses questions about the appraisal values associated with the artist live work properties recently acquired by the Laguna Beach Community Land Trust. Mayor Orgill explains the appraisal process and the City’s role in supporting the preservation of these properties.

The episode concludes with a brief discussion about hillside development and how the City’s General Plan and zoning laws guide where and how development may occur.