City of Hermosa Beach

City Hall

1315 Valley Drive

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Regular Meeting Agenda - Final

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

5:30 PM

Closed Session at 5:30 p.m. and Open Session at 6:00 p.m.

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?

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*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.

5:30 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.

1. IN PERSON - Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

2. ZOOM - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968207828?

pwd=bXZmWS83dmxHWDZLbWRTK2RVaUxaUT09 and use 'Raise Hand' feature.

3. PHONE - Toll Free: (833) 548-0276; Meeting ID: 899 6820 7828, then #; Passcode: 472825

Press *9 to 'Raise Hand' and then *6 to unmute yourself line when prompted.

4. EMAIL - Email comments to cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.

5. ECOMMENT - Submit an eComment via Speak Up Hermosa at hermosabeach.granicusideas.com

by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.

RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (Meeting will reconvene in the Council Chambers

after Closed Session and recess to Open Session)

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MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on March 26, 2024.

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL:

Initiation of Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4)

The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open

session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation. Number of

Potential Cases: 1

6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION

1. CALL TO ORDER

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.

7. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

8. CITY MANAGER REPORT

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PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR UPDATE

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 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.

REPORT

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SUPPLEMENTAL ECOMMENTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

10. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS

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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 considered

under Agenda Item XII (12), with public comment permitted at that time.

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WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA

(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)

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.

Recommendation:

REPORT

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)

Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the Tuesday, March 26, 2024

regular meeting.

Recommendation:

REPORT

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CHECK REGISTERS

(Finance Director Viki Copeland)

Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check register.

Recommendation:

REPORT

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APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO REVISE THE CLASS

SPECIFICATION FOR POLICE LIEUTENANT AND AFFIRMATION OF

THE BARGAINING GROUP AS POLICE MANAGEMENT GROUP

(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Approve the revised class specification for the position of Police Lieutenant

(Attachment 2); and

2. Affirm the bargaining unit for the classification as Police Management Group.

REPORT

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APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO REVISE THE CLASS

SPECIFICATION FOR POLICE CAPTAIN AND AFFIRMATION OF

THE BARGAINING UNIT AS POLICE MANAGEMENT GROUP

(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Approve the revised class specification for the position of Police Captain (Attachment

2); and

2. Affirm the bargaining unit for the classification as Police Management Group.

REPORT

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APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH

VAN LINGEN TOWING TO PROVIDE TOWING AND STORAGE

SERVICES

(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (Attachment 3) with Van Lingen Towing to

provide non-exclusive towing and storage services for a four-year term ending March 31,

2028, with an option to allow the City Manager to extend up to two one-year terms; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the proposed

agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

REPORT

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LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE

MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2024

(Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the February 2024 Fire and Ambulance

monthly report.

Recommendation:

REPORT

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REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO

MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD NITE 2024

(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)

Staff recommends City Council approve a sponsorship donation of $1,000 to the Mira

Costa High School G.R.A.D. Booster Club for 2024.

Recommendation:

12. 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.

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

14. MUNICIPAL MATTERS

REPORT

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CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ADDITIONAL EVENT DAYS

TO THE LOS ANGELES RAMS NFL DRAFT EXPERIENCE

(Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)

Staff recommends City Council provide direction on the request for additional event days,

as outlined in the discussion section of the following staff report, to the Los Angeles

Rams National Football League Draft Experience.

Recommendation:

REPORT

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DISCUSSION OF ADMINISTRATION CITATION FINES FOR

CANNABIS DELIVERY AND SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS

AND A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,

CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION FINE

SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE RECENTLY ADDED VIOLATIONS

SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROVISIONS AND

FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1) Discuss and provide direction on the cannabis delivery administrative citation fines;

2) Discuss and provide direction on the short-term vacation rental administrative citation

fines; and

3) Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) amending the City's administrative fine schedule

and finding the action to be exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.

REPORT

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DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF INTERIM ORDINANCE TO

PROHIBIT OFFICES AND OTHER NON-PEDESTRIAN-ORIENTED

USES ON THE GROUND-FLOOR IN THE DOWNTOWN

COMMERCIAL ZONE (C-2)

(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Conduct a discussion regarding the potential prohibition of offices and other

non-pedestrian uses on the ground floor in commercial areas; and

2. Consider an interim ordinance to protect ground-floor pedestrian-oriented uses in the

City's Downtown Commercial Zone (C-2).

REPORT

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PURCHASE OF VEHICLES FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT

(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)

Staff recommends City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Authorize the purchase of two patrol pursuit vehicles in an amount not to exceed

$146,266 from National Auto Fleet Group, the State of California's General Services

Department Statewide Contract for Fleet Vehicles, or sole source from a dealership as

the vehicles become available;

2. Authorize outfitting, at an amount not to exceed $54,000 total for the two vehicles,

through National Auto Fleet Group; and

3. Approve an additional appropriation of $200,266 from the Equipment Replacement

Fund balance to fund the purchase and outfitting of the two patrol pursuit vehicles.

REPORT

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CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING

OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL 2560 (ALVAREZ),

SENATE BILL 1077 (BLAKESPEAR),

SENATE BILL 1092 (BLAKESPEAR),

AND SENATE BILL 951 (ALLEN)

(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)

Staff recommends City Council consider adopting by title a Resolution of the City Council

of the City of Hermosa Beach, California expressing opposition to Assembly Bill 2560,

Senate Bill 1077, Senate Bill 1092, and Senate Bill 951 (Attachment 1).

Recommendation:

REPORT

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ADOPT A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONTINUED OPPOSITION

TO TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT

ACCOUNTABILITY ACT INITIATIVE NO. 21-0042A1 RESTRICTING

VOTER'S INPUT AND LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITY

(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)

Staff recommends City Council adopt by title a Resolution of the City Council of the City

of Hermosa Beach, California, expressing continued opposition to the Taxpayer

Protection and Government Accountability Act Initiative No. 21-0042A1 (Attachment 1).

Recommendation:

15. 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.

REPORT

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TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:

April 18, 2024 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - CIP Study Session

April 23, 2024 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)

May 14, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,