Laguna Beach council and school board direct staff to finalize pool MOU as renovation advances

Laguna Beach City Council and the Laguna Beach School District on Tuesday directed staff to finish a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will govern community and student access to the district’s rebuilt aquatics facility.

The joint meeting, held as an annual city/district session, produced a motion asking city and district staff to work together on the MOU and for city staff to review other existing joint-use agreements. Councilmembers and board members approved the direction by voice vote.

The MOU is intended to formalize times and responsibilities so “all of our city residents that are outside of our school still, get access to our pool,” said Jeff Dixon, district staff, describing the intent to align city recreation programs with district aquatics programming.

Why it matters: the pool sits on district property used by the broader community; the MOU is meant to protect student program needs while ensuring community access and clarifying cost-sharing…