ThirdWave Paves the Way for Laguna Beach’s Next Decade of Technology

  

September 24, 2026

 

Laguna Beach, CA. ThirdWave developed a 10-year, $28 million Information Technology Master Plan (ITMP) and IT Governance Model for the City of Laguna Beach. The plan will provide a strategic framework to guide the City in assessing, planning, procuring, implementing, and managing current and future investments in Information Technology.

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Additional key components of the engagement included an assessment of emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) opportunities, a comprehensive cybersecurity assessment, a Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity Plan, and best-practice benchmarking against comparable municipalities.

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This engagement marks ThirdWave’s 181st government IT Master Plan in the United States and its 17th IT Master Plan for a California beach city, further demonstrating ThirdWave’s extensive experience supporting municipalities throughout California and across the nation.

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Jerry Soto, IT Manager, shared the following regarding the project:

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The success of this project was due to the strong leadership of Dave Kiff, the City Manager, Jeremy Frimond, Assistant City Manager, and Jerry Soto, IT Manager, Mandy Low, IT Project Manager, the City’s progressive leadership team, and the highly professional staff at the City of Laguna Beach.
 

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