City of Dana Point Office of the City Manager August 16, 2024 Maria Hernandez Presiding Judge of the Superior Court

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August 14, 2025 • 6 pages • 1 response • Score: +1 (+1, 0, 0) View Details ▾

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1 response to findings and recommendations

R7

By December 31, 2024, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and all Orange County cities should lobby appropriate members of the State Legislature and/or CalRecycle to revise the organic waste diversion targets to better reflect Orange County's waste amounts, revise the jurisdiction's' procurement requirements to better represent the jurisdiction's varying populations, population densities, and geographic size, and to delay associated enforcement actions by the State. Response: The City appreci...

Response: Will Implement

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: Cities that allow STRs should consider allocating resources to update their Short Term Rental TOT tracking systems by September 30, 2026. (Fl, FB, F10). The recommendation will be implemented. The City currently uses GovOS for tracking Short-Term Rental Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT), but is exploring alternative systems that may provide improved functionality and integration. Recently, the City's Code Enforcement Division implemented new technology that monitors online STR marketing and also offers TOT collection and tracking capabilities. The City's goal is to consolidate both enforcement a...

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September 16, 2022 • 3 pages • 3 responses • Score: 0 (+0, 3, 0) View Details ▾

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3 responses to findings and recommendations

F1

The majority of Orange County jurisdictions have not yet required their haulers to distribute residential containers that meet the CalRecycle standardized colors, leaving legacy and often incorrect or illegible labeling and embossing in place. Response: The City wholly disagrees with the Grand Jury's finding. Though the City is not in a position to opine as to what other cities are doing, the City requires our hauler, CR&R, Inc. to replace existing solid waste carts (Trash, Recycle and Organics)...

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point AGREES with the response that the South Orange County SPA lacks low threshold emergency shelters and also acknowledges that homeless numbers in south Orange County, per the Point-In-Time (PIT) count, have been decreasing, likely as a direct result of successful outreach and diversion activities. F3. The County of Orange and cities within Orange County have been inconsistent in collaboration for support of shelters and services which has resulted in missed opportunities to end homelessness. Response: The City of Dana Point PARTIALLY AGREES with the finding. South SPA citi...

F3

All jurisdictions will eventually start collecting fines from residents for non- compliance, but some have not yet determined whether the revenues will go into a waste and recycling enterprise fund or into the jurisdiction's general fund. Response: The City wholly disagrees with the Grand Jury's finding. The City is not in a position to opine as to what other cities are doing. Should the City ever collect fines for non-compliance, such funds will be used in accordance with well-established laws ...

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point PARTIALLY AGREES with the finding. South SPA cities had been consistently meeting with the County on potential shelter locations prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The City continues to successfully provide fulltime outreach and diversion services. F4. There are an insufficient number of rental units available to those exiting Emergency Shelters, resulting in the majority returning to homelessness when leaving the shelters. Response: The City of Dana Point PARTIALLY AGREES with the finding. The City is not aware of data that supports this conclusion, but does believe there ...

F4

In most jurisdictions, education and outreach is a joint effort between jurisdiction, hauler and sometimes consultants, with jurisdictions reviewing the materials before publication. The methods of dissemination vary by jurisdiction and hauler but frequently rely on a resident actively seeking the information, which requires the resident to have some awareness of the new mandates in the first place. Most efforts primarily revolve around intermittent hard-copy paper mailings. Response: The City w...

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point PARTIALLY AGREES with the finding. The City is not aware of data that supports this conclusion, but does believe there is a lack of affordable housing units in south Orange County, not just applicable to homeless individuals and families. The City also believes a greater allocation of qualified Mental Health resources are needed to facilitate successful shelter exits from homelessness into housing. Harboring the Good Life 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 • (949) 248-3500 • FAX (949) 248-9920 • www.danapoint.org Recommendations by the Orange County Grand Jury R...

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August 23, 2018 • 4 pages • 8 responses • Score: +1 (+1, 7, 0) View Details ▾

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8 responses to findings and recommendations

F1

The majority of Orange County jurisdictions have not yet required their haulers to distribute residential containers that meet the CalRecycle standardized colors, leaving legacy and often incorrect or illegible labeling and embossing in place. Response: The City wholly disagrees with the Grand Jury's finding. Though the City is not in a position to opine as to what other cities are doing, the City requires our hauler, CR&R, Inc. to replace existing solid waste carts (Trash, Recycle and Organics)...

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point agrees with the above finding. F2. The lack of a regional plan designating specific development goals for Permanent Supportive Housing contributes to an insufficient number of available units to house the chronically homeless. Response: The City of Dana Point agrees with the above finding. F4. Cities' reluctance to provide sites for Permanent Supportive Housing development has contributed to overcrowded emergency shelters and an increased unsheltered homeless population. Response: The City of Dana Point disagrees with the above finding. Many Orange County cities have dev...

F2

While a jurisdiction may not delegate its overall responsibility for compliance with State requirements to a hauler, some jurisdictions have designated the task of imposing and collecting fines from residents to the hauler in accordance with State law. However, not all jurisdictions are clear on who ultimately receives and retains the collected fines. Response: The City wholly disagrees with the Grand Jury's finding. The City is not in a position to opine as to what other cities are doing, but n...

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point agrees with the above finding. F4. Cities' reluctance to provide sites for Permanent Supportive Housing development has contributed to overcrowded emergency shelters and an increased unsheltered homeless population. Response: The City of Dana Point disagrees with the above finding. Many Orange County cities have developed or converted existing units into Permanent Supportive Housing, even some by-right, requiring no discretionary approvals. Insufficient funding, especially in the areas of the County with higher real estate acquisitions costs have slowed the development p...

F4

In most jurisdictions, education and outreach is a joint effort between jurisdiction, hauler and sometimes consultants, with jurisdictions reviewing the materials before publication. The methods of dissemination vary by jurisdiction and hauler but frequently rely on a resident actively seeking the information, which requires the resident to have some awareness of the new mandates in the first place. Most efforts primarily revolve around intermittent hard-copy paper mailings. Response: The City w...

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point disagrees with the above finding. Many Orange County cities have developed or converted existing units into Permanent Supportive Housing, even some by-right, requiring no discretionary approvals. Insufficient funding, especially in the areas of the County with higher real estate acquisitions costs have slowed the development pipeline of units. The City of Dana Point is a member of the Association of California Cities - Orange County (ACCOC) and, as such, is a member of the ACCOC's Homelessness Task Force. 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 • (949) 248-3500 • FAX ...

F6

There is some concern that there is not enough composting facilities in Orange County to process all organic waste, forcing some jurisdictions/haulers to transport it long distances for processing. Response: The City agrees with the Grand Jury's findings.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point partially disagrees with the above finding. The meetings have successfully brought together stakeholders to share information and create a dialogue that did not previously exist. However, no specific decisions or actions have been agenized to date. F7. NIMBYism has impeded the creation of housing for the homeless, including Permanent Supportive Housing, in the County of Orange. Response: The City of Dana Point partially disagrees with the above finding. Many Orange County cities have developed or converted existing units into Permanent Supportive Housing, even some byrig...

F7

There is currently no infrastructure in the county that is a State-approved source of Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) and energy from organic waste. Jurisdictions that use vehicles running on RNG procured from non-approved sources cannot count that RNG towards fulfillment of their procurement requirement. Response: The City agrees with the Grand Jury's findings.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point partially disagrees with the above finding. Many Orange County cities have developed or converted existing units into Permanent Supportive Housing, even some byright, requiring no discretionary approvals. Insufficient funding and high real estate acquisitions costs have been other factors that have slowed the development of units. F8. Orange County cities and the County have engaged in blaming and finger-pointing, hampering the collaborative efforts needed to site, finance, and maintain Permanent Supportive Housing. Response: The City of Dana Point disagrees with the abo...

F8

The formula used by the State to calculate a jurisdiction's procurement target does not account for a jurisdiction's population density or geographic size (square miles). As such, meeting the annual procurement target presents a significant challenge for most jurisdictions. Response: The City agrees with the Grand Jury's findings.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point disagrees with the above finding. Many Orange County cities have developed or converted existing units into Permanent Supportive Housing, even some by-right, requiring no discretionary approvals. Insufficient funding and high real estate acquisitions costs have slowed the development pipeline of units. F9. Cities have taken a silo approach to developing Permanent Supportive Housing, resulting in inefficient leveraging and pooling of funds across municipal borders. Response: The City of Dana Point partially disagrees with the above finding. Only recently has State law all...

F9

Many Orange County jurisdictions were unable to meet the requirement in SB1383 to reduce organic waste sent to landfills by the 2020 deadline. It is unlikely the required 75% reduction will be achieved by the 2025 deadline. Response: The City agrees with the Grand Jury's finding.

Response: Disagree Partially Score: 0

The City of Dana Point partially disagrees with the above finding. Only recently has State law allowed for the pooling of successor agency housing funds to be used across city borders. Other federal funds that can be used for housing projects are typically applied in the specific jurisdiction to which they are allocated to benefit the residents of that jurisdiction, as specified by HUD. F10. There is no established, independent leadership body in the County empowered to address regional homeless issues in an effective manner. Response: The City of Dana Point agrees with the above finding. Ass...

F10

The current procurement requirements mandated by SB1383 are unrealistic and likely unachievable by most jurisdictions. Response: The City agrees with the Grand Jury's findings.

Response: Agree Score: +1

The City of Dana Point agrees with the above finding. Association of California Cities - Orange County, that proportionally allocates sites among the cities. (F1, F2, F4, F7, F8) Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The County has recently published its "Affordable Housing Strategic Plan". AB 448 has been introduced and is making its way through the legislature to allow for the creation of an Affordable Housing Trust that will be an implementing mechanism for the Plan. AB 448, if passed and signed by the Governor will take effect Ja...

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September 29, 2015 • 13 pages • 1 response • Score: +1 (+1, 0, 0) View Details ▾

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1 response to findings and recommendations

F1

The majority of Orange County jurisdictions have not yet required their haulers to distribute residential containers that meet the CalRecycle standardized colors, leaving legacy and often incorrect or illegible labeling and embossing in place. Response: The City wholly disagrees with the Grand Jury's finding. Though the City is not in a position to opine as to what other cities are doing, the City requires our hauler, CR&R, Inc. to replace existing solid waste carts (Trash, Recycle and Organics)...

Response: Agree Score: +1

SYNTHESIS OF PROCEEDINGS The Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act ("Act") of 1982 came about as a response to the lack of adequate financing for public capital facilities and services in the post-Proposition 13 era. State Legislators Mello and Roos sponsored this Bill, which was enacted into law by the California Legislature and is now Sections 53311 through 53363 of the California Government Code. The Act authorizes a local governmental agency, such as a school district or city, to form a Community Facilities District ("CFD") within a defined set of boundaries for the purposes of providing pub...

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September 23, 2014 • 4 pages • 6 responses • Score: -1 (+0, 0, -1) View Details ▾

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6 responses to findings and recommendations

R1

All jurisdictions should expedite the acquisition and distribution of residential containers that meet the CalRecycle standardized colors. Additionally, until the compliant containers can be distributed, all jurisdictions should ensure the distribution of labeling for non-compliant containers that explain the current SB1383 requirements applicable to their jurisdiction by June 30, 2025 Response: The recommendation has been implemented. Per the terms of the City's franchise agreement, the City's ...

Response: Unknown

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The City agrees with Recommendation #1. A search field is already conveniently located on the City of Dana Point web-site at www.danapoint.org in the upper right corner. A simple search using the word "budget" links to the City's web page where a link to the current two-year budget is located, along with links to three prior two-year budgets. Together this provides eight years of budget information. In addition, and because this recommendation also references Finding #1, the City will include information in its next two-year budget that reports the absolute dollar value of any unfunded pension...

R2

By December 31, 2024, all jurisdictions should ensure their waste hauling agreements are in compliance with State statute so that haulers may be designated to perform certain required tasks but are not improperly delegated overall responsibility for compliance. Additionally, all jurisdictions should ensure that any fines collected by a hauler are forwarded to the jurisdiction. Response: The recommendation has been implemented. The City's Exclusive Franchise Agreement was amended on December 3, 2...

Response: Unknown

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The City partially agrees with Recommendation #2. At the Dana Point City Council's June 17, 2014 public meeting, City staff was directed to develop a five-year financial model. The City's current budget stands at 250 pages in length, and providing five-years of projections at the same level of detail and line item structure as the current budget would result in an incredibly lengthy document that we believe would degrade the usefulness of it as a decision-making tool. When presenting information, consideration needs to be given to the complexity of the format and readability for the public. Th...

R3

The OCGJ recommends that all jurisdictions utilize a dedicated waste and recycling enterprise fund for collection of fines for non-compliance with SB1383 by December 31, 2024. Response: The recommendation will not be implemented by the City because it is not necessary. Existing laws govern the proper use of fines collected in connection with compliance efforts, and the City can account for them separately.

Response: Unknown

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The City agrees with Recommendation #3. The City will detail the City's contribution for the Employer-portion of pension costs in the next two-year budget, and will do so separate from any Employee-portion of pension costs paid by the City. Recommendation #4: Each city's budget should provide trend data on the accumulation/drawdown of reserves and provide details on the city's policy for the size of its reserves and on the intended uses of such reserves. In particular any discussion of reserves should address possible use of reserves to accelerate amortization of unfunded pension liabilities....

R4

By December 31, 2024, all jurisdictions should diversify the methods and media used for education and outreach to include, among others, various social media platforms, emails to residents, newspaper, television, flyer mailings, community events and appearances at other public gatherings. Response: The recommendation has been implemented. The City currently utilizes various means of education and outreach to its residents such as social media platforms, flyer mailings and newspaper advertisement...

Response: Unknown

Score: 0

The City agrees with Recommendation #4. The City has reported in the footnotes to its audited CAFR the detailed amounts in its reserve accounts, along with explanations on how their respective amounts are derived. The City has also previously included a discussion in its prior two-year budgets regarding its reserve accounts, including their intended use and how the their amounts are established. In response to this Recommendation #4, the City will add a table to the new five-year financial model section of the upcoming budget to show the history and projection for its reserve accounts. A discu...

R6

By June 30, 2025, the OCGJ recommends that all jurisdictions participate in the OCWR-led efforts to develop a coordinated county-wide approach to the organics recycling infrastructure and programs as well as procurement requirements associated with SB1383, working towards creating a circular economy as a long term goal. Response: The recommendation has not yet been implemented, but will be implemented in the future, with a timeframe for implementation. The potential will be addressed using the u...

Response: Will Not Implement

Score: -1

The City partially agrees with Recommendation #6. Due to the complexity of the recommendation and the City's relationship with the various entities involved, this recommendation can best be addressed by dealing with OCSD and OCFA separately. Pertaining to OCSD, Recommendation #6 will be partially implemented. The OCSD has provided projections of future costs of service five years out, including costs related to the amortization of its unfunded liability. This information will be incorporated into the City's next two-year budget, and further into the five-year financial model currently being H...

R7

By December 31, 2024, the Orange County Board of Supervisors and all Orange County cities should lobby appropriate members of the State Legislature and/or CalRecycle to revise the organic waste diversion targets to better reflect Orange County's waste amounts, revise the jurisdiction's' procurement requirements to better represent the jurisdiction's varying populations, population densities, and geographic size, and to delay associated enforcement actions by the State. Response: The City appreci...

Response: Unknown

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The City agrees with Recommendation #7. In fact, CalPERS currently provides the reports at: http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/forms-pubs/calpersreports/actuarial-reports/home.xml In addition, the City will load the most recent reports on its website and make them searchable using the word "pension". Louglas C. Chotkevys Michael A. Killebrew Assistant City Manager/ City Mahager Director of Administrative Services Cc: Dana Point City Council Dana Point City Attorney

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May 27, 2008 • 3 pages • 5 responses • Score: +5 (+5, 0, 0) View Details ▾

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5 responses to findings and recommendations

F1

The majority of Orange County jurisdictions have not yet required their haulers to distribute residential containers that meet the CalRecycle standardized colors, leaving legacy and often incorrect or illegible labeling and embossing in place. Response: The City wholly disagrees with the Grand Jury's finding. Though the City is not in a position to opine as to what other cities are doing, the City requires our hauler, CR&R, Inc. to replace existing solid waste carts (Trash, Recycle and Organics)...

Response: Agree Score: +1

The City of Dana Point agrees with the facts identified in Finding No. 1.

R1

All jurisdictions should expedite the acquisition and distribution of residential containers that meet the CalRecycle standardized colors. Additionally, until the compliant containers can be distributed, all jurisdictions should ensure the distribution of labeling for non-compliant containers that explain the current SB1383 requirements applicable to their jurisdiction by June 30, 2025 Response: The recommendation has been implemented. Per the terms of the City's franchise agreement, the City's ...

Response: Will Implement

Score: +1

The Sheriff Department's Emergency Management Bureau: Develop a plan in coordination with beach cities to standardize tsunami maps for the entire Orange County coast. Response This recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. This plan will require additional analysis, preparation, and collaboration with affected jurisdictions due to the complexities of aligning inundation maps with differentiated city, county and state jurisdictional responsibilities and 33282 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, CA 92629 • (949) 248-3500 • FAX (949) 248-9920 Internet: www.danapoint....

F2

While a jurisdiction may not delegate its overall responsibility for compliance with State requirements to a hauler, some jurisdictions have designated the task of imposing and collecting fines from residents to the hauler in accordance with State law. However, not all jurisdictions are clear on who ultimately receives and retains the collected fines. Response: The City wholly disagrees with the Grand Jury's finding. The City is not in a position to opine as to what other cities are doing, but n...

Response: Agree Score: +1

the tsunami hazard zone. Response The City of Dana Point agrees with the facts identified in Finding No. 2.

F4

In most jurisdictions, education and outreach is a joint effort between jurisdiction, hauler and sometimes consultants, with jurisdictions reviewing the materials before publication. The methods of dissemination vary by jurisdiction and hauler but frequently rely on a resident actively seeking the information, which requires the resident to have some awareness of the new mandates in the first place. Most efforts primarily revolve around intermittent hard-copy paper mailings. Response: The City w...

Response: Agree Score: +1

the event of a tsunami. Response The City of Dana Point agrees with the facts identified in Finding No. 4.

R4

By December 31, 2024, all jurisdictions should diversify the methods and media used for education and outreach to include, among others, various social media platforms, emails to residents, newspaper, television, flyer mailings, community events and appearances at other public gatherings. Response: The recommendation has been implemented. The City currently utilizes various means of education and outreach to its residents such as social media platforms, flyer mailings and newspaper advertisement...

Response: Will Implement

Score: +1

All beach cities and the Sheriff Department's Emergency Management Bureau: Develop methods to communicate tsunami public education messages to beach visitors. Response. This recommendation has not been implemented, but will be implemented in the future. The City of Dana Point currently has tsunami related public education materials available in print at City Hall and at our Visitor Center kiosk located in the Harbor. The same information is also available on our website. We have identified several additional opportunities to reach out to the "transient" visitor population by partnering with th...

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City of Dana Point Office of the City Manager August 16, 2024 Maria Hernandez Presiding Judge of the Superior Court*

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