CITY COUNCIL - December 21, 2021

City Hall

1315 Valley Drive

Hermosa Beach, CA

90254

City of Hermosa Beach

Adjourned Meeting Agenda - Final

City Council

Mayor

Michael Detoy

Mayor Pro Tem

Raymond Jackson

Councilmembers

Stacey Armato

Mary Campbell

Justin Massey

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

6:00 PM

Adjourned from December 14, 2021 Special Meeting

Face masks required for all in-person attendance

Duly Posted on December 16, 2021 at 2:15 p.m. by S.M.

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I. CALL TO ORDER

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

III. ROLL CALL

IV. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - NONE

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS - UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

VI. APPROVAL OF AGENDA:This is the time for the City Council to change the order

in which it takes up items on this agenda, remove and/or continue agenda items and

pull items from the consent calendar for separate consideration.

VII. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS - NONE

VIII. CITY MANAGER REPORT - The City Manager and staff may provide brief reports

on pending City business. Longer oral reports to be provided are as follows:

IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION -- ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE

PUBLIC: This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council on

any items within the Council's jurisdiction not on this agenda, on items on this

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Councilmember Reports Consent Calendar items that are not pulled for separate

consideration and Future Agenda Items), on written communications, and to request

the removal of an item from the consent calendar. Public comments on the agenda

items called City Manager Reports, City Councilmembers Reports, Consent Calendar

items that are not pulled for separate consideration and Future Agenda Items will

only be heard at this time. Further, comments on public hearing items are heard only

during the public hearing. Members of the audience may also speak during

discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration;

during Public Hearings; and, during discussion of items appearing under Municipal

Matters.

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speaker, but this time allotment may be reduced due to time constraints. The City

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XI. CONSENT CALENDAR - NONE

XII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR - NONE

XIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS

REPORT

21-0785

CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF A

COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF

THE HERMOSA BEACH GENERAL PLAN FOR THE 2021-2029

PLANNING PERIOD, AND A DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS

EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

THE HOUSING ELEMENT INCLUDES ANALYSIS OF THE

COMMUNITY’S HOUSING NEEDS, OPPORTUNITIES AND

CONSTRAINTS, AS WELL AS POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO

FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, AND

PRESERVATION OF HOUSING FOR ALL ECONOMIC SEGMENTS OF

THE COMMUNITY. ALL CITIES IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS REGION ARE REQUIRED TO

PREPARE AN UPDATED HOUSING ELEMENT FOR THE 2021-2029

PLANNING PERIOD

(Continued from December 14, 2021)

(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)

Staff recommends, and Planning Commission concurs, City Council:

1. Receive a staff presentation;

Recommendation:

2. Hold a public hearing and solicit public comments; and

3. Adopt resolution to adopt the comprehensive Amendment to the Housing Element for

the 2021-2029 Planning Period and authorize submission to the California Department of

Housing and Community Development (HCD) for certification.

REPORT

21-0786

CONSIDERATION OF TEXT AMENDMENT, VIA REGULAR

ORDINANCE AND URGENCY ORDINANCE, TO IMPLEMENT STATE

OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 9, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF

AMENDMENTS TO HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 16

ADDING CHAPTER 16.24 URBAN LOT SPLITS AND SECTIONS

16.24.10 THROUGH 16.24.70 AND ALSO AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17

OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 17.08 R-1

SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE TO INCLUDE TWO-UNIT

PROJECTS AS PERMITTED USES IN SECTION 17.08.020 AND ADD A

NEW SECTION 17.08.050 TWO-UNIT PROJECTS PERMITTING THEM

SUBJECT TO OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IN THE R-1 ZONE AS

ALLOWED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 9 AND A

DETERMINATION THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT PURSUANT TO

SECTION 15061(B)(3) OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY ACT

(Continued from December 14, 2021)

(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Hold a public hearing to consider amendments to Hermosa Beach Municipal Code,

Title 16 and Title 17 implementing State of California Senate Bill 9 standards;

2. Introduce, on first reading, the proposed ordinance approving text amendments;

3. Adopt via urgency ordinance the proposed ordinance approving the proposed text

amendments; and

4. Determine the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.

XIV. MUNICIPAL MATTERS

REPORT

21-0787

CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE REORGANIZATION

DECEMBER 2021

(Continued from December 14, 2021)

(Interim City Clerk Susan Morrow)

Staff recommends City Council reorganize the City Council Committee assignments and

take the following actions:

Recommendation:

1. Re-assign committee delegates/alternates or re-affirm current appointments;

2. Adopt a resolution to reflect delegate/alternate changes (if any) to the South Bay

Cities Council of Government (SBCCOG); and

3. Add and/or delete any committees or temporary subcommittees, as appropriate.

REPORT

21-0788

CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2022

(Continued from December 14, 2021)

(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Review and provide direction on the proposed dates for Study Sessions and Special

Meetings; and

2. Approve the City Council meeting schedule for 2022 (Attachment 1).

XV. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - Requests from Councilmembers for possible future

agenda items and questions from Councilmembers regarding the status of future

agenda items. No discussion or debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the

sole action is whether to schedule the item for consideration on a future agenda. No

public comment will be taken. Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan

when considering new items. The existing list of future agenda items below is for

information only.

TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

REPORT

21-0789

XVI. ADJOURNMENT

FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:

January 11, 2022 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,