CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING—STUDY SESSION AGENDA

Call and Notice of Special Meeting:
LIVING STREETS STUDY SESSION

Closed Session at 5:00 PM—Study Session at 7:00 PM
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
Brandon Walker, 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 (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 on action items listed on the agenda via the following: 

 

  • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968207828? pwd=bXZmWS83dmxHWDZLbWRTK2RVaUxaUT092 
  • Phone: Toll Free: (833) 548 0276; Meeting ID: 899 6820 7828, then #; Passcode: 472825 
  • eComment: Submit an eComment no later than three (3) hours before the meeting start time.
  • Supplemental Email: Supplemental emails are available for agenda items only and must be sent to [email protected]. Supplemental emails should indicate the agenda item and meeting date in the subject line and must be received no later than three (3) hours before the meeting start time. 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. 

 

 

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.  

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Mayor of the City of Hermosa Beach has called a Special Meeting of the City Council to take place at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 14, 2024, to consider and take action on only those matters set forth on the agenda below.

1.
CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 5:00 PM

  

2.
ROLL CALL

  

3.
CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT

  

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

4.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

  

4.a
Closed Session Minutes

  

Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on October 8, 2024.

4.b
Public Employee Performance Evaluation

  

Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager

5.
STUDY SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 7:00 PM

  

6.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  

7.
ROLL CALL

  

8.
ANNOUNCEMENTS—UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

  

9.
STUDY SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT

  

The public is invited to attend and provide public comment on the Study Session topic only. No general public comment will be taken during the Study Session. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per speaker may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council. Another period is reserved for public comment on the Study Session topic only during item 9.

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.

10.
OPENING REMARKS

  

11.
STUDY SESSION TOPIC

  

11.a
LIVING STREETS STUDY SESSION - 24-PW-037

This item has attachments.  

(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)

  • Recommended Action:

    Staff recommends City Council:

    1. Receive and provide comment on the Living Streets Study Session; and
    2. Provide direction to staff regarding Living Streets as future funding and staff resources allow.

12.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS

  

13.
STUDY SESSION PUBLIC COMMENT

  

The public is invited to attend and provide public comment on the Study Session topic only. No general public comment will be taken during the Study Session. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per speaker may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council. Another period is reserved for public comment on the Study Session topic only.

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.

14.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION

  

15.
ADJOURNMENT

  
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