City of Laguna Niguel City Council*

probable their unregulated use will pose significant threats to public safety and privacy in Orange County cities and unincorporated areas. The City agrees in part and disagrees in part. The City agrees that the use of City Response: recreational drones is increasing. However, the City of Laguna Niguel disagrees with the Grand Jury's characterization that such increased use poses a significant threat to public safety. Only one (1) drone-related complaint was logged with the City in the past 24 months. The Orange County Sheriff's Department, who provides law enforcement services to the City of Laguna Niguel, received an estimated six (6) calls for service within the past 12 months related to drones. With the exception of the recent Federal Aviation Administration registration rule,

recreational drone owners are largely self-policed, which leads to a wide range of behavior. The City agrees with this finding. City Response: Laguna Niguel Response to the 2015-2016 OC Grand Jury Report - Drones: Know before You Fly August 16, 2016 Page

Most of the cities and unincorporated areas of the County of Orange do not have a drone ordinance, nor do they have any immediate plans to enact an ordinance in the near future. City Response: The City agrees in part and disagrees in part. Based on the information presented in the report, the City agrees that most Orange County cities do not have a drone ordinance. However, the City disagrees to the second part of the Finding as the City of Laguna Niguel cannot speak to the future plans of other jurisdictions to consider such an ordinance.

Most of the cities provide no educational programs for public awareness of the safety issues connected to recreational drones. City Response: The City agrees with this finding.

Some Orange County cities, despite recognizing potential issues with drones, are awaiting drone-related legislative action or other guidance by the State of California or FAA before enacting local ordinances. City Response: The City disagrees with this finding. The City of Laguna Niguel cannot speak to potential drone issues in other cities, or whether other cities are awaiting state or federal regulations. The City also disagrees with the assumption that drone issues have been ignored. As stated in City Response to Finding F.1. drone use does not pose a significant threat to public safety at this time.

The FAA-required registration of recreational drones provides a useful tool for local enforcement of drone ordinances. City Response: The City agrees with this finding.

Orange County cities have not established a procedure for reporting drone incidents, which results in under-reporting of drone safety and privacy events. City Response: The City disagrees with this finding. The OC Sheriff's Department who provides law enforcement services to the City has established a division to report and respond to complaints regarding the use of drones.