CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda

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Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Councilmember Jackson Teleconference Location:
Island Palms Best Western
2051 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106

 

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, Interim City Manager
Todd Leishman, Interim City Attorney 

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director
Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Alison Becker, Community Development Director
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources 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 and via teleconference/Zoom at the Businesses Center at the Island Palms Best Western at 2051 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. 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: 

 

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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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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 and pull item 11.i to a future date.

7.
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

  

8.
CITY MANAGER REPORT

This item has attachments.  

8.a
POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

  

9.
PUBLIC COMMENT

  

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). If public comment is provided on Public Hearing or Municipal Matter items, public comment on the same item(s) will not be accepted when the item(s) are heard at a later part of the meeting.

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

  

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, tabling item 11.i. 

11.a
WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA

  

Recommendation: 
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.

  • Recommended Action:

    To 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.

11.b
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - 25-CCO-028

This item has attachments.  

(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve the minutes for the May 13, 2025 Special Meeting and the May 27, 2025 Regular Meeting.

11.c
CHECK REGISTERS - 25-AS-045

This item has attachments.  

(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To receive and file the check registers for the period of May 15, 2025, through May 29, 2025. The Administrative Services Director certifies the accuracy of the demands.

11.d
ADOPT RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY’S INVESTMENT POLICY - 25-AS-046

This item has attachments.  

CEQA: Determine the (i.e. project, ordinance, etc.) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To adopt Resolution  No. RES-25-XXXX to amend the City’s Investment Policy.

11.e
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD AND THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH FOR THE EXCHANGE OF PROPOSITION A LOCAL RETURN FUNDS - 25-AS-047

This item has attachments.  

CEQA: Determine the (i.e. project, ordinance, etc.) is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve an Assignment Agreement for a Proposition A (Prop A) Local Return Fund Exchange with the City of West Hollywood receiving $800,000 of City of Hermosa Beach Prop A Funds in exchange for $560,000 of unrestricted funds from the City of West Hollywood; and add estimated revenue of $560,000 in Prop A Exchange Funds in the General Fund; and appropriate $800,000 for the fund exchange and release Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 102 Bus Stop Improvement Project Budget of $500,000 in the Prop A Fund to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Budget; and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute documents incidental to the Agreement.

11.f
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL 2025 - 25-CMO-043

This item has attachments.  

CEQA: Determine that the recommended action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) or, in the alternative that the project is exempt from CEQA.
(Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)

  • Recommended Action:

    To receive and file the April 2025 Fire and Ambulance monthly report.

11.g
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF MAY 6, 2025 - 25-CR-045

This item has attachments.  

(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)

  • Recommended Action:

    To receive and file the action minutes of the Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of May 6, 2025.

11.h
APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE ROTARY CLUB OF HERMOSA BEACH, PROVIDING ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AGREEMENT FOR THE FRIDAY FARMERS MARKET - 25-CR-043

This item has attachments.  

CEQA: Approval of the first amendment to the Agreement between the City and the Rotary Club for the Friday Farmer’s Market would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304. This would have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment
(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve the proposed first amendment to an agreement with the Rotary Club of Hermosa Beach for use of the corner of 11th Street and Valley Drive for the Friday Farmers Market to extend the agreement an additional year; and authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the proposed first amendment, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

11.j
ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (TA 25-01), PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF TEMPORARY USES AND EVENTS - 25-CDD-099

This item has attachments.  

ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AMENDING HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE (HBMC): 1) CHAPTER 17.04 REGARDING DEFINITIONS; 2) CHAPTER 17.28 REGARDING M-1 LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE; AND 3) CHAPTER 17.42 REGARDING GENERAL PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS, AND EXCEPTIONAL USES.
CEQA: Determine 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 waive full second reading and adopt by title only Ordinance No. ORD-25-XXXX of the City of Hermosa Beach, California approving Zone Text Amendment (25-01) pertaining to temporary uses and temporary events; and direct the City Clerk to print and publish a summary ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City’s bulletin for 30 days.

11.k
APPROVAL OF ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SENATE BILL 1) PROJECT LIST FOR THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025–26. - 25-PW-037

This item has attachments.  

CEQA: Determine the projects are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve Resolution No. RES-25-XXXX adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2025–26 funded by Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017; and direct staff to submit the project list and supporting documentation to the California Transportation Commission by July 1, 2025.

11.i
PARTICIPATION IN BEACH CITIES TRANSIT (BCT) LINE 109 AGREEMENT WITH FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTION FROM OTHER CITIES, FUNDED PARTIALLY FROM PROPOSITION A FUNDS - 25-CDD-083

This item has attachments.  

(Community Development Director Alison Becker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve participation in the Beach Cities Transit (BCT) Line 109 along with the other beach cities, with required financial contribution from the City for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and authorize the City of Hermosa Beach contribution of $17,183 for FY 2025–26 paid from Proposition A funds for the BCT Line 109; and authorize the Mayor to sign and the City Clerk to attest to the Transit Service Operation Agreement subject to approval by the Interim City Attorney.

12.
PUBLIC HEARINGS—TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M

  

13.
MUNICIPAL MATTERS

  

13.a
UPDATE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW OF ON-SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS. - 25-CDD-056

This item has attachments.  

(Community Development Director Alison Becker)

  • Recommended Action:

    To affirm the attached revisions to the on-sale alcoholic beverage Conditional Use Permit review process as recommended by the Planning Commission, as amended to adopt the alternative.

    Councilmember Detoy provided a friendly amendment to move the overcrowding citation to two, to match the other criteria. Seconded by Councilmember Keegan.

13.b
PURCHASE OF PEREGRINE TECHNOLOGIES FOR REAL TIME CRIME CENTER - 25-PD-008

This item has attachments.  

(Police Chief Landon Phillips)

  • Recommended Action:

    To approve a Professional Services Agreement with Peregrine Technologies Inc, for a multi-platform integration software for a one-year subscription term, with an option to pay for a second-year subscription, at a not-to-exceed total amount of $122,815; and authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the proposed agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

13.c
PURCHASE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS FOR REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER AND PARKING ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS - 25-CMO-042

This item has attachments.  

(Police Chief Landon Phillips)

  • Recommended Action:

    To receive an update regarding the City’s proposed Automated License Plate Reader program for the Real-Time Crime Center and Parking Enforcement Operations; and authorize the Interim City Manager to execute, and the City Clerk to attest to the proposed Agreement for Genetec, Inc. ALPR equipment procurement, installation, and configuration services with EyeP Solutions, Inc for a three-year term ending on May 21, 2028, with a not-to-exceed amount of $210,000, subject to approval by the Interim City Attorney.

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 - 25-CMO-044

This item has attachments.  

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 the first public comment opportunity because there were too many prior public speakers and the thirty-minute maximum time limit was exhausted. 

16.
ADJOURNMENT

  
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