City of Hermosa Beach

City Hall

1315 Valley Drive

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Special Meeting Agenda - Final

Thursday, February 15, 2024

6:00 PM

Call and Notice of Special Meeting:

The Mayor of the City of Hermosa Beach has called a Special

Meeting of the City Council to consider and take action on only

those matters set forth on the agenda.

City Council

Mayor

Justin Massey

Mayor Pro Tem

Dean Francois

Councilmembers

Rob Saemann

Mike Detoy

Ray Jackson

City Treasurer

Karen Nowicki

City Attorney

Patrick Donegan

Executive Team

Suja Lowenthal, City Manager

Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager

Viki Copeland, Finance Director

Myra Maravilla, City Clerk

Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director

Carrie Tai, Community Development Director

Vanessa Godinez, Human Resources Manager

Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Manager

Paul LeBaron, Chief of Police

PUBLIC MEETING 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

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 are 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 and visit the Agendas/Minutes/Videos page

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

and visit the Agendas/Minutes/Video page.

Council Chambers WiFi

Network ID: CHB Guest

Password: chbguest

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

cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov at least 48 hours before the meeting.

SUBMIT SUPPLEMENTAL ECOMMENTS

Submit an eComment via Speak Up Hermosa at hermosabeach.granicusideas.com by 3:00 p.m. on

the meeting date. For items on the agenda, supplemental communications may be submitted via

eComment or emailed to cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov. Supplemental emails should indicate the

agenda item and meeting date in the subject line. Supplemental communications must be received by

3:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting to be posted to the corresponding agenda item before the meeting

begins. Supplemental communications submitted after 3:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting but before

the meeting ends will be posted to the agenda packet the next business day.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND AGENDA

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Mayor of the City of Hermosa Beach has called a

Special Meeting of the City Council to take place on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 6:00

p.m. to consider and take action on only those matters set forth on the agenda below.

6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. ANNOUNCEMENTS - UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

6. CITY MANAGER REPORT

7. 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 Report, City

Councilmember Comments, 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 that 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.

8. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS

9. MUNICIPAL MATTERS

REPORT

24-0063

CIVIC FACILITIES COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLAN

(Continued from January 23, 2024)

(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Receive and provide comment on a recommended community engagement plan for

civic facilities (Attachment 1);

2. Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Fullerton Consulting Partners, LLC to

provide technical support services for the community engagement phase and

development services to the City for a term ending December 31, 2025 at a not-to-exceed

amount of $43,750 (Attachment 2) and authorize the City Manager to execute and the

City Clerk to attest to the proposed agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney;

and

3. If so desired, provide direction regarding the creation of an informal civic facilities

community advisory group.

REPORT

24-0064

CONSIDERATION OF PLACING A LOCAL CONTROL CITY

SERVICES MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL

MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT ASKING THE VOTERS TO

APPROVE A GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX (SALES

TAX or TUT) AT THE RATE OF THREE-QUARTER CENT (3/4¢)

(Continued from January 23, 2024)

(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Consider adding a measure to approve a general Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax

or TUT) at the rate of three-quarter cent (3/4 ) to the November 5, 2024 General

Municipal Election ballot and select one or more argument writer(s) in favor of this

measure should a determination be made to submit this measure to the voters;

2. Adopt Resolution for the placement of a locally controlled general tax measure on the

ballot for the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election for the submission to the

qualified voters of an ordinance to enact a General Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax

or TUT) at the rate of three quarter cent (3/4 ) (Attachment 1);

3. Adopt Resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors render the election consolidation

services for this measure (Attachment 2); and

4. Adopt Resolution setting priorities for filing a written Argument and Rebuttal Argument

regarding an ordinance to enact a general Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax or TUT)

at the rate of three-quarter cent (3/4 ) to be submitted to voters at the General Municipal

Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and directing the City Attorney to

prepare the impartial analysis (Attachment 3).

The Resolution to place the general Transactions and Use Tax (Sales Tax or TUT)

measure on the ballot must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the membership of

the City Council (4 affirmative votes) to pass.

REPORT

24-0067

DISCUSSION REGARDING THE FEES FOR CONDITIONAL USE

PERMITS (CUP) AND AMENDMENTS TO ENTITLEMENTS FOR

OUTDOOR DINING

(Continued from January 23, 2024)

(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)

Staff recommends City Council discuss and provide direction regarding whether the

current Conditional Use Permit (CUP) fees should be maintained or updated.

Recommendation:

REPORT

24-0065

DISCUSSION REGARDING THE REGULATION OF

BICYCLES AND ELECTRIC BICYCLES IN THE CITY

(Continued from January 23, 2024)

(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Receive and file information regarding the City's existing electric bicycle regulations,

as well as additional regulations implemented by other jurisdictions; and

2. Provide direction on whether additional bicycle and electric bicycle1 ("e-bike")

regulations are desired.

REPORT

24-0066

CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE

RULES OF CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND

SUBSIDIARY CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

(Continued from January 23, 2024)

(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)

Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution amending the rules of conduct at City

Council meetings and making these rules, where feasible, applicable to all subsidiary

Boards and Commissions in the City (Attachment 1).

Recommendation:

10. 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.

24-0070

TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

11. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION FROM THE PUBLIC

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 7 during the first public participation

item because there were too many prior public speakers and the thirty minute maximum time limit was

exhausted.

12. ADJOURNMENT

FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:

February 27, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,