City of Hermosa Beach  
City Hall  
1315 Valley Drive  
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254  
Special Meeting Agenda  
Thursday, April 18, 2024  
6:00 PM  
CALL AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING:  
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Study Session  
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:  
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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  
If you experience technical difficulties while viewing a meeting on any of our digital platforms, please try  
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, April 18, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.  
to consider and take action on only those matters set forth on the agenda below.  
6:00 PM – STUDY SESSION  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
3. ROLL CALL  
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS  
5. 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 8.  
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.  
a)  
SUPPLEMENTAL ECOMMENTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT  
6. OPENING REMARKS  
a)  
FISCAL YEAR 2024-25  
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STUDY SESSION  
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)  
Staff recommends City Council:  
Recommendation:  
1. Review and provide comment regarding the FY 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program  
(CIP); and  
2. Receive and file the FY 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program Study Session Report.  
7. COUNCIL QUESTIONS  
8. PUBLIC COMMENT  
9. COUNCIL DISCUSSION  
10. ADJOURNMENT  
FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS  
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:  
April 23, 2024 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)  
May 14, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
May 28, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
June 5, 2024 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Budget Study Session  
June 11, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Budget Adoption)  
June 25, 2024 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)  
July 9, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
July 15, 2024 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem Election  
July 23, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
August 13, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
August 27, 2023 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)  
September 10, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
September 24, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
October 8, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
October 22, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
November 12, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,  
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
November 26, 2024 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)  
December 5, 2024 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Certification of Election  
Results and Installation of Elected Officials  
December 10, 2024 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)  
December 24, 2024 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)  
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS:  
May 7, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
May 15, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
May 15, 2024 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting  
May 21, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
June 4, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
June 18, 2024 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
June 18, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
July 2, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
July 16, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
July 17, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
July 17, 2024 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting  
August 6, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
August 20, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
August 21, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
September 3, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
September 17, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
September 18, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
September 18, 2024 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting  
October 1, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
October 15, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
October 16, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
November 4, 2024 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
November 18, 2024 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
November 20, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
November 20, 2024 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting  
December 3, 2024 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
December 16, 2024 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
December 18, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Civil Service Board Meeting  
CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:  
May 27, 2024 - Monday - Memorial Day  
June 19, 2024 - Wednesday - Juneteenth  
July 4, 2024 - Thursday - Independence Day  
September 2, 2024 - Monday - Labor Day  
November 11, 2024 - Monday - Veterans Day  
November 28, 2024 - Thursday - Thanksgiving Day  
December 25, 2024 - Wednesday - Christmas Day  
January 1, 2025 - Wednesday - New Year's Day