City of Hermosa Beach

City Hall

1315 Valley Drive

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Special Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

5:00 PM

CALL AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING:

Closed 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:

*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 Tuesday, April 23, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

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

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.

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 for Closed Session Report)

24-0207

MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on April 9, 2024.

24-0208

CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL:

Existing 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. (3 cases)

a) Name of Case: Granite Re, Inc. DBA Granite Surety Insurance

Company v. City of Hermosa Beach

Case Number: 2:23-cv-1548

Date of Filing: 03/01/2023

b) Name of Case: Jonathan Cruz v. City of Hermosa Beach

Case Number: EDCV 23-2593 JGB (DTBx)

Date of Filing: 03/01/2023

c) Name of Case: Jonathan Cruz v. City of Hermosa Beach

Case Number: 22STRCV01015

FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:

May 15, 2024 - Wednesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,