CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda

Closed Session at 5:00 PM and Open Session at 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

CITY COUNCIL
Rob Saemann, Mayor  
Mike Detoy, Mayor Pro Tem
Ray Jackson, Councilmember 
Michael D. Keegan, Councilmember
Dean Francois, Councilmember

David Pedersen, City Treasurer


APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Steve Napolitano, City Manager
Jason Baltimore, Interim City Attorney 

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director
Reanna Guzman, Interim City Clerk
Alison Becker, Community Development Director
Lisa Nichols, Parks and Recreation Director
Landon Phillips, Police Chief 
Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 - To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) are available for check out at the meeting. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0204 or at [email protected] at least 48 hours before the meeting. 

 

PARTICIPATION AND VIEWING OPTIONS  

Hermosa Beach City Council meetings are open to the public and are being held in person in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Public comment is only guaranteed to be taken in person at City Hall during the meeting or prior to the meeting by submitting an eComment for an item on the agenda. As a courtesy only, the public may view and participate via the following: 

 

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Please be advised that while the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are available, the City does not guarantee that they will be technically feasible or work all the time. Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these remote participation methods (subject to Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for whatever reason. Please attend in person or by submitting an eComment to ensure your public participation.  

 

Similarly, as a courtesy, the City will also plan to broadcast the meeting via the following listed mediums. However, these are done as a courtesy only and not guaranteed to be technically feasible. Thus, in order to guarantee live time viewing and/or public participation, members of the public shall attend in Council Chambers. 

 


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This Public Comment period is limited to Closed Session agenda items only. Public Comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

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Pursuant To California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case:
Rachel Muzatko v. City of Hermosa Beach et al 19-145623
Case Number: 20TRCV0048

Pursuant To California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: Everett Faulk v. Los Angeles County Civil Service Commission, et al
Case Number: 24STCP04022

Pursuant To California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Name of Case: City of Hermosa Beach v. Independent Cities Risk Management Authority
Case Number: 22TRCV00700

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This is the time for the City Council to discuss any changes to the order of agenda items.

  • Recommended Action:

    To move 17. c to future meeting.

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve the remainder of the agenda. 

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The following matters will be acted upon collectively with a single motion and vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. Councilmembers may orally register a negative vote on any Consent Calendar item without pulling the item for separate consideration before the vote on the Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember removes an item from the Consent Calendar, either under Approval of the Agenda or under this item before the vote on the Consent Calendar. Items removed for separate discussion will be provided a separate public comment period.

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve the consent calendar.

Recommended Action: 
Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.

(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To receive and file the check register for January 21, 2026. The Administrative Services Director certifies the accuracy of the demands.

(City Treasurer David Pedersen)

  • Recommended Action:

    To receive and file the December 2025 City Treasurer’s Report.

Continued from January 27, 2026
CEQA: The project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption per Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines
(Community Development Director Alison Becker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code pertaining to appeals and transmission of Planning Commission decisions for City Council review; find that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines; and introduce by title only and waive first reading of Ordinance No. ORD-26-1496 of the City of Hermosa Beach approving Zone Text Amendment (TA 25-03)

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(Interim Human Resources Manager Tyler Cashman)

  • Recommended Action:

    To adopt Resolution No. RES-26-7536 to adopt a Side Letter to the MOU between the City of Hermosa Beach and the General and Supervisory Employees’ Bargaining Unit (Teamsters Local 986) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028; and adopt Resolution No. RES-26-7537 to adopt a Side Letter to the MOU between the City of Hermosa Beach and the Professional and Administrative Employee Group (PAE) for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028.

17.c

This item has attachments.  

(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)

Continued from January 27, 2026
(Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Nichols)

  • Recommended Action:

    Substitute motion to include a pilot program to allow alcohol sales for the Hermosa Beach Open and LA Galaxy Watch Party Events; to approve the Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s recommendation to consider amendments to Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Chapter 12.20 Beach and Strand Regulations, 12.20.300 Solicitation to allow for the, sale of prepared food, nonalcoholic beverages, and merchandise on the beach by vendors associated with an approved special event; and to establish a per-vendor daily fee with a discounted rate for Hermosa Beach–based businesses holding a valid City business license.

  • Recommended Action:
    Amendment:

    To approve the Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s recommendation to consider amendments to Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Chapter 12.20 Beach and Strand Regulations, 12.20.300 Solicitation to allow for the, sale of prepared food, nonalcoholic beverages, and merchandise on the beach by vendors associated with an approved special event; and to establish a per-vendor daily fee with a discounted rate for Hermosa Beach–based businesses holding a valid City business license.

17.e

This item has attachments.  

Continued from January 27, 2026
CEQA:
The action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.
(Community Development Director Alison Becker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To wave master fee schedule for 1 to 4 unit and keep pricing for anything above 4 units; to find that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; adopt Resolution No. 25-7539 amending the City Master Fee Schedule to amend fees for the Land Value Recapture Program; and direct staff to explore zoning regulations that encourage development of residential units on “small lots” on the Housing Inventory List and include as a part of the City’s Zoning Code Update.

  • Recommended Action:

    To find that the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines; adopt Resolution No. 25-7539 amending the City Master Fee Schedule to amend fees for the Land Value Recapture Program; and direct staff to explore zoning regulations that encourage development of residential units on “small lots” on the Housing Inventory List and include as a part of the City’s Zoning Code Update.

     

(Police Chief Landon Phillips)

  • Recommended Action:

    To review and renew Ordinance No. 22-1446, an ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach adopting Military Use Equipment, in accordance with Assembly Bill 481; and receive and file the Annual Military Equipment Report.

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This is the time for Councilmembers to schedule future agenda items and to ask questions about the status of previously approved future agenda items. No discussion, debate, or public comment will be taken. Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items. The tentative future agenda items document is provided for information only. 

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This is reserved for items that do not require City Council action. The City Council may request a future agenda item to discuss an informational item. Otherwise, discussion of informational items, including public comment, will not be taken.

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