CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, July 23, 2024

6:00 P.m. - 7:00 P.m.

Council Chambers

1315 Valley Drive

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

CITY COUNCIL
Dean Francois, Mayor  
Rob Saemann, Mayor Pro Tem
Mike Detoy, Councilmember 
Ray Jackson, Councilmember
Justin Massey, Councilmember

Karen Nowicki, City Treasurer

APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Suja Lowenthal, City Manager 
Patrick Donegan, City Attorney 

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Viki Copeland, Administrative Services Director
Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
 Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Director
Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager 
Paul LeBaron, 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 [phone] or at 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 on action items listed on the agenda via the following: 

 

• Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968207828? pwd=bXZmWS83dmxHWDZLbWRTK2RVaUxaUT092 
• Phone: Toll Free: [phone]; Meeting ID: 899 6820 7828, then #; Passcode: 472825 
• eComment: Submit an eComment by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.  
• Supplemental Email: Supplemental emails are available for agenda items only and must be sent to . Supplemental emails should indicate the agenda item and meeting date in the subject line and must be received by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Emails received after the deadline but before the meeting ends will be posted to the agenda the next business day. 

 

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. 

 

• Cable TV: Spectrum Channel 8 and Frontier Channel 31 in Hermosa Beach 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofHermosaBeach90254 
• Live Stream: www.hermosabeach.gov/agenda 

 

If you experience technical difficulties while viewing a meeting on any of our digital platforms, please try another viewing option. View City Council staff reports and attachments at www.hermosabeach.gov/agenda.  

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1.

OPEN SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM

2.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.

ROLL CALL

4.

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

5.

ANNOUNCEMENTS—UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

6.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

• Recommended Action:

  To approve the order of the agenda.

7.

PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

8.

CITY MANAGER REPORT

8.a

PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR UPDATE

8.b

POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

9.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Howard Lee

Important notice: If you have clicked/tapped on the Item's title, YOU WILL NOT SEE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS. You must click on the little empty square icon to the right of the Item's title first. Otherwise you must reload the entire agenda and start over. This is the latest broken feature to the eComments fiasco of eScribe. Do they test this stuff back east in Canada?

Howard Lee

Please be sure to click on this message and then on the attachement link. Posting at 8:09 AM PDT.

This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council on any items within the Council's jurisdiction and on items where public comment will not be taken (City Manager Reports, City Councilmember Comments, Consent Calendar items not pulled for separate consideration, and Future Agenda Items).

The public is invited to attend and provide public comment. Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker and shall only be taken from those present in City Council Chambers. No remote public comment will be taken during this time unless required by the Brown Act. A total of thirty minutes will be allocated to this initial public participation item. This time allotment may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council. Another period is also reserved for general comment later in the meeting for those who could not be heard at this time.

No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment, except that the Council may take action to schedule issues raised during public comment for a future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City management or departmental operations are encouraged to submit those comments directly to the City Manager. Members of the audience will have a future opportunity to speak on items pulled from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion, Public Hearings, and Municipal Matters when those items are heard.

10.

CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS

10.a

UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES

11.

CONSENT CALENDAR

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.

11.a

WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA

Howard Lee

Council, if you click on an item, like the "Public Comments" item itself, Item 9, you will not see the Public Comments, and then have no way to see them. You must click on the little empty unlabled square esoteric square to the right to see the comments. Again if you mistakenly click on the item itself, you don't see the comments from the public. It seems that with each week going by eScribe is working on something and they break something else unfortunately. It should clearly give a link for the public comments and it should never disappear because you clicked another link of the same item. Only the programmer likely knows how this entire eComments thing works. But then perhaps even he/she has no idea.

(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances 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.

11.b

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - 24-CCO-052

(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the June 25, 2024 and July 9, 2024 regular meetings.

11.c

CHECK REGISTERS - 24-AS-006

(Administrative Services Director Viki Copeland)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers.

11.d

REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR MAY AND JUNE 2024 - 24-AS-015

(Administrative Services Director Viki Copeland)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council receive and file the May and June 2024 Financial Reports.

11.e

CITY’S TREASURER’S REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT - 24-AS-009

(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)

• Recommended Action:

  The City Treasurer recommends City Council receive and file the May 2024 and June 2024 City Treasurer’s Reports and Cash Balance Reports.

11.f

CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS - 24-AS-008

(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)

• Recommended Action:

  The City Treasurer recommends City Council ratify cancellation of certain checks.

11.g

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT AS OF JULY 10, 2024 - 24-PW-032

(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program Status Report as of July 10, 2024.

11.h

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 14, 2024 - 24-PW-029

(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of May 14, 2024.

11.i

ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HERMOSA BEACH AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATION(S) FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT FOR MEASURE A FUNDING FOR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS - 24-PW-028

(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach authorizing blanket authority to file application(s) for grant funds from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for Measure A funding for projects and programs.

11.j

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF JUNE 17, 2024 - 24-CR-010

(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of June 17, 2024.

11.k

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF JULY 16, 2024 - 24-CDD-031

(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of July 16, 2024.

11.l

PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 24-CDD-026

(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council receive and file the August 20, 2024 Planning Commission tentative future agenda.

11.m

ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT 24-02 TO AMEND TITLE 17 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE (HBMC) FOR HOUSING ELEMENT-RELATED STANDARDS - 24-CDD-024

CEQA: Determine that the amendment is consistent with the Plan Hermosa Environmental Impact Report in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council:

  1. Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, approving Zone Text Amendment 24-02, amending Hermosa Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) related to standards for mixed-use developments, review processes, minimum density for Housing Element sites, and reducing multi-family residential parking requirements, and determine that the amendment is consistent with the PLAN Hermosa Environmental Impact Report in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Attachment 1); and
  2. Direct the City Clerk to print and publish the summary ordinances in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City’s bulletin for 30 days.

11.n

APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO REVISE THE CLASS SPECIFICATION FOR ASSOCIATE PLANNER AND TO AFFIRM THE BARGAINING UNIT AS PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE GROUP - 24-AS-013

(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council:

  1. Approve the revised class specification for the position of Associate Planner (Attachment 2); and
  2. Affirm the bargaining unit for the classification as Professional and Administrative Employee Group (PAE).

11.o

APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO REVISE THE CLASS SPECIFICATION FOR SENIOR RECREATION SUPERVISOR AND AFFIRM THE BARGAINING UNIT AS PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE GROUP - 24-AS-014

(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council:

  1. Approve the revised class specification for the position of Senior Recreation Supervisor (Attachment 2); and
  2. Affirm the bargaining unit for the classification as Professional and Administrative Employee Group (PAE).

11.p

RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT CLAIMS - 24-AS-010

(Risk Management Analyst Marco Ponce)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council reject the following claims and refer them to the City’s Liability Claims Administrator:

12.

PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M

13.

MUNICIPAL MATTERS

13.a

REPORT ON WHETHER THE BLUE STAR MARKER PROGRAM WOULD BE APPLICABLE IN HERMOSA BEACH - 24-CR-009

(Senior Recreation Supervisor Brian Sousa)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council:

  1. Receive and file a report regarding the Blue Star Memorial Program; and
  2. Consider participation in the Blue Star Memorial Program and, if approved, select one of five location options presented (Attachments 1 through 5).

13.b

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A NEW IMPACT LEVEL III SPECIAL EVENT - 24-CR-008

Angela

Test

CEQA: Approval of the new Impact Level III event would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304 (e). This event is a minor, temporary use of land in the form of a temporary sport court rink for ball hockey, hockey, and fitness drills and games, and accompanying brand activations and booths. This type of temporary event will have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.

(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council consider approval of a new Impact Level III Special Event, the Los Angeles Kings Smartwater Hydration Zone and Sprite Chill Zone south of the Pier on Tuesday, September 16, 2024 through Wednesday, September 25, 2024, on the 2024 Special Events Calendar.

13.c

PURCHASE OF TRASH RECEPTACLES FOR USE ON CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY - 24-CMO-024

(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council:

  1. Authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order to Victor Stanley, LLC under a qualified cooperative purchase agreement through Equalis Group, LLC in the amount of $249,326 to purchase 130 trash receptacles (Attachments 1 and 2); and
  2. Appropriate additional funds from the AB 939 Solid Waste fund in the amount of $118,326 to cover the purchase.

13.d

RENEWAL OF AXON ENTERPRISE INC. CONTRACT FOR BODY-WORN CAMERAS AND IN-CAR (FLEET) CAMERAS - 24-PD-002

Police Chief Paul LeBaron

• Recommended Action:

  Staff recommends City Council:

  1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a sole source five-year contract with Axon Enterprises, Inc. to purchase equipment for the Mobile Video System and Body Worn Camera System, with initial payment of $120,199 and annual payments of $87,412 for years two through five, for a total contract amount of $469,847; and
  2. Approve an additional appropriation of $12,800 from the Equipment Replacement Fund to acquire an additional Mobile Video System for the expanding police fleet.

14.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

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. 

14.a

TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 24-CMO-026

Attached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s information.

15.

PUBLIC COMMENT

This time is set aside for the public to address the Council on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that could not be heard under Item 9 during the first public participation item because there were too many prior public speakers and the thirty-minute maximum time limit was exhausted. 

16.

ADJOURNMENT