City Hall  
1315 Valley Drive  
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254  
City of Hermosa Beach  
Adjourned Meeting Agenda - Final  
City Council  
Mayor  
Michael Detoy  
Mayor Pro Tem  
Raymond Jackson  
Councilmembers  
Stacey Armato  
Mary Campbell  
Justin Massey  
Thursday, November 3, 2022  
5:00 PM  
Hybrid virtual/in-person meeting are held pursuant to AB361  
Closed Session - 5:00 PM  
Open Session - 6:00 PM  
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5:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION  
CALL TO ORDER  
ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA  
The public is invited to attend and provide public comment. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes  
per speaker. This Public Comment period is limited to Closed Session agenda items only.  
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RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION  
a)  
22-0710  
MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on October 25, 2022.  
b)  
22-0708  
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Pending Litigation  
Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)  
The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in  
open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.  
Name of Case: Amber Webster v. City of Hermosa Beach  
Case Number: 21STCV26516  
6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION  
I. CALL TO ORDER  
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
III. ROLL CALL  
IV. CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS - UPCOMING CITY EVENTS  
VI. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
This is the time for the City Council to discuss any changes to the order of agenda items.  
VII. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS  
a)  
22-0707  
PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 13-19, 2022  
AS UNITED AGAINST HATE WEEK IN HERMOSA BEACH  
VIII. CITY MANAGER REPORT  
a)  
22-0700  
POLICE CHIEF UPDATE  
IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION  
The public is invited to attend and provide public comment. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes  
per speaker.  
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5. ECOMMENT - Submit an eComment via Speak Up Hermosa at hermosabeach.granicusideas.com  
by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.  
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, Written  
Communication, City Councilmember Comments, Consent Calendar items not pulled for separate  
consideration, and Future Agenda Items).  
Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. This time allotment may be reduced due to  
time constraints at the discretion of the City Council. No action will be taken on matters raised in oral  
and written communications, except that the Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral  
and written communications 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.  
22-0699  
SUPPLEMENTAL OPEN SESSION COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE  
PUBLIC  
X. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS  
XI. 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 considered  
under Agenda Item XII (12), with public comment permitted at that time.  
a)  
REPORT  
22-0705  
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)  
Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the Regular City Council  
Meeting of Tuesday, October 25, 2022.  
Recommendation:  
b)  
c)  
REPORT  
22-0695  
CHECK REGISTER  
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)  
Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check register.  
Recommendation:  
REPORT  
22-0691  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY  
REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2022  
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)  
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the September 2022 Fire and  
Ambulance monthly report.  
Recommendation:  
d)  
REPORT  
22-0706  
FINDINGS TO HOLD REMOTE TELECONFERENCE/MEETINGS,  
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361  
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)  
Staff recommends City Council authorize remote teleconference/virtual meetings of all  
City of Hermosa Beach legislative bodies in accordance with Assembly Bill 361 ("AB  
361"), by finding that: (1) a statewide state of emergency is currently in place; and (2)  
state and local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social  
distancing in connection with COVID-19; and meeting in person would present  
imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.  
Recommendation:  
e)  
REPORT  
22-0699  
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2022-2025 TERMS AND  
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR THE UNREPRESENTED  
EMPLOYEE GROUP  
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)  
Staff recommends City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) approving the terms  
and conditions of employment outlined in Exhibit A (Attachment 2) for the  
Unrepresented classifications for the 2022-2025 fiscal years.  
Recommendation:  
XII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE  
DISCUSSION  
Items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be handled separately. Public comment will be taken  
before Council deliberation, and action on each item pulled from the Consent Calendar.  
XIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M.  
XIV. MUNICIPAL MATTERS  
a)  
REPORT  
22-0679  
DESIGNATION OF A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF FEE WAIVERS  
FOR SPECIAL EVENTS HELD IN 2023  
(Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)  
Staff recommends City Council designate a maximum amount of $20,000 in fee  
waivers for special events held in 2023, as per the City's Special Event Fee Waiver  
Grant Policy.  
Recommendation:  
b)  
REPORT  
22-0694  
FORMAL ADOPTION OF THE SPECIAL EVENT  
LONG-TERM AGREEMENT PROGRAM  
(Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)  
Staff recommends City Council approve the Parks, Recreation and Community  
Resources Advisory Commission's recommendation to formally adopt the Special  
Event Long-term Agreement Program.  
Recommendation:  
c)  
REPORT  
22-0697  
EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OUTDOOR  
PERMIT PROGRAMS AND DOWNTOWN LANE  
RECONFIGURATION AND UPDATE ON  
DEVELOPMENT OF PERMANENT PROGRAMS  
(Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)  
Staff recommends City Council:  
Recommendation:  
1. Receive an update on the development of permanent versions of the outdoor dining  
and downtown lane reconfiguration programs;  
2. Provide input on staff recommendations for certain elements of the permanent  
program; and  
3. Consider waiving full reading, introducing by title only, and adopting by four-fifths vote  
an Urgency Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, extending by six  
months a Temporary Permit Program for Outdoor Dining/Seating and Outdoor Retail  
Display to Assist Restaurants, Food, and Retail Establishments During Covid-19; and  
Extending Temporary Lane Closures to Accommodate Outdoor Permits; and Setting  
Forth the Facts Constituting Such Urgency (Attachment 1).  
d)  
REPORT  
22-0640  
AWARD A CONTRACT FOR MOBILE PARKING PAYMENT  
SYSTEMS (PAY-BY-APP) SERVICES TO PARKMOBILE, LLC  
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)  
Staff recommends City Council:  
Recommendation:  
1. Award a contract for mobile parking payment systems (pay-by-app) services to  
ParkMobile, LLC, for a term of three years beginning November 4, 2022, and ending  
November 3, 2025 (Attachment 1); and  
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the proposed agreement  
subject to approval by the City Attorney.  
e)  
REPORT  
22-0713  
INFORMATION REGARDING ALLOWABLE FLOOR AREA RATIOS  
ON PROPERTIES WITH COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATIONS  
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)  
Staff recommends City Council:  
Recommendation:  
1. Receive a staff presentation regarding allowable floor area ratios on properties with  
commercial land use designations; and  
2. Provide staff and the Planning Commission direction, as desired.  
f)  
REPORT  
22-0715  
CONSIDER WHETHER THE CITY SHOULD ESTABLISH A  
COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE TRANSACTIONS  
AND USE TAX SHOULD MEASURE B BE ENACTED BY THE  
VOTERS  
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)  
Staff recommends City Council:  
Recommendation:  
1. Discuss whether the City should consider the establishment of a community advisory  
committee for the Transactions and Use Tax revenue should Measure B be enacted by  
the voters in the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election; and  
2. If so desired, direct the City Manager to return to City Council with details regarding a  
Transactions and Use Tax committee should Measure B be passed by the electorate.  
g)  
REPORT  
22-0690  
AWARD A CONTRACT FOR DESIGN SERVICES FOR GREENBELT  
ACCESSIBLE TRAIL AND OTHER ACCESSIBILITY  
ENHANCEMENTS TO SWA GROUP, INC.  
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)  
Staff recommends City Council:  
Recommendation:  
1. Award a contract for design services for Greenbelt Accessible Trail and other  
accessibility improvements to SWA Group, Inc. at a not-to-exceed amount of $129,980,  
for a term of two years ending November 3, 2024 (Attachment 4);  
2. Authorize the Public Works Director to establish a $35,000 project contingency;  
3. Authorize the City Manager to approve contract amendments up to the amount of the  
approved project contingency; and  
4. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the proposed agreement  
subject to approval by the City Attorney.  
XV. 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.  
a)  
22-0717  
TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
XVI. ADJOURNMENT  
FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS  
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:  
November 8, 2022 - No meeting due to lack of quorum (General Election)  
November 22, 2022 - No meeting due to lack of quorum (Thanksgiving week)  
November 29, 2022 -Tuesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:  
5:00 PM - Closed Session, 6:00 PM - Open Session  
December 12, 2022 -Monday - Special Meeting:  
6:00 PM - Installation of New Officers & Mayor Transition Ceremony & Reception  
December 13, 2022 - Tuesday - Regular Meeting:  
5:00 PM - Closed Session, 6:00 PM - Open Session  
December 27, 2022 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark for WInter Break)  
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS:  
November 15, 2022 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
November 16 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting  
December 1, 2022 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Special Meeting  
December 5, 2022 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Special Meeting  
December 6, 2022 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:  
November 24, 2022 - Thursday - Thanksgiving Day  
December 26, 2022 - Monday - Christmas Day (observed)  
January 2, 2023 - Monday - New Year's Day (observed)