City Hall  
1315 Valley Drive  
Hermosa Beach, CA  
90254  
City of Hermosa Beach  
Regular Meeting Agenda - Final  
City Council  
Mayor  
Stacey Armato  
Mayor Pro Tem  
Mary Campbell  
Councilmembers  
Hany S. Fangary  
Justin Massey  
Jeff Duclos  
Tuesday, November 12, 2019  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
Closed Session - 6:00 PM  
Regular Meeting - 7:00 PM  
6:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION  
(LOCATION: Meetings convene in the Council Chambers and move to the Second Floor Conference  
Room after Public Comment)  
CALL TO ORDER IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS  
ROLL CALL  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM  
1.  
19-0716  
MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on October 22, 2019.  
2.  
19-0717  
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: Hermosa Fitness LLC v. City of Hermosa Beach, et al.  
United States District Court, Case Number: 2:19-cv-08666  
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION  
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA  
All council meetings are open to the public. PLEASE ATTEND.  
The Council receives a packet with detailed information and recommendations on nearly every agenda  
item. City Council agenda packets are available for your review on the City's website located at  
Clerk's office.  
During the meeting, a packet is also available in the Council Chambers foyer or you can access the  
signal available in the City Council chambers - Network ID: CHB-Guest, Password: chbguest  
To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be  
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) 318-0203 at least  
48 hours prior to the meeting.  
Oral and Written Communication  
Persons who wish to have written materials included in the agenda packet at the time the agenda is  
published on the City's website must submit the written materials to the City Manager's office by email  
(anny@hermosabch.org) or in person by noon of the Tuesday, one week before the meeting date.  
Written materials pertaining to matters listed on the posted agenda received after the agenda has been  
posted will be added as supplemental materials under the relevant agenda item on the City's website at  
the same time as they are distributed to the City Council by email. Supplemental materials may be  
submitted via eComment (instructions below) or emailed to anny@hermosabch.org. Supplemental  
materials must be received before 4:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting to ensure Council and staff  
have the ability to review materials prior to the meeting. Supplemental materials submitted after 4:00  
p.m. on the date of the meeting or submitted during the meeting will be posted online the next day.  
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Note: Your comments will become part of the official meeting record. You must provide your full name,  
but please do not provide any other personal information (i.e. phone numbers, addresses, etc) that you  
do not want to be published.  
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Public Participation Speaker Cards:  
If you wish to speak during Public Participation, please fill out a speaker card at the meeting. The  
purpose of the speaker card is to streamline and better organize our public comment process to  
ensure names of speakers are correctly recorded in the minutes and where appropriate, to provide  
contact information for staff follow-up.  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ROLL CALL  
CLOSED SESSION REPORT  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS  
a)  
RECOGNIZING CHIEF SHARON PAPA FOR HER SERVICE  
TO THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH AS CHIEF OF POLICE  
FROM 2013-2019 AND FOR HER 40 YEARS AS  
A LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN  
b)  
c)  
19-0730  
19-0731  
PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 12, 2019 AS  
SANDPIPERS FOUNDER’S DAY AND CELEBRATING THEIR 88TH  
YEAR AS A SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANIZATION  
PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 16, 2019  
AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF TOLERANCE  
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER  
a)  
19-0732  
UPDATE ON VALLEY PARK RESTROOM RENOVATIONS  
b)  
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND  
MCCORMICK AMBULANCE QUARTERLY UPDATE  
(Emergency Management Coordinator Brandy Villanueva)  
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Los Angeles County Fire  
Department and McCormick Ambulance services third quarter update review for the July  
1, 2019-September 30, 2019 period.  
Recommendation:  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Although the City Council values your comments, the  
Brown Act generally prohibits the Council from taking action on any matter not  
listed on the posted agenda as a business item.  
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: If you wish to provide public  
comment, please fill out a speaker card to ensure names of speakers are correctly  
recorded in the minutes and where appropriate, to provide contact information for  
staff follow-up. This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council  
on any items within the Council's jurisdiction not on this agenda, on items on this  
agenda as to which public comment will not be taken (Miscellaneous Items and  
Reports – City Council and Other Matters), or to request the removal of an item from  
the consent calendar. Public comments on the agenda items called Miscellaneous  
Reports and Other Matters will only be heard at this time. Comments on public  
hearing items are heard only during the public hearing. Members of the audience  
may also speak:  
a)  
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION  
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written communication.  
Recommendation:  
2. CONSENT CALENDAR: The following more routine matters will be acted upon by  
one vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. There will be no  
separate discussion of these items unless a Council member removes an item from  
the Consent Calendar. Items removed will be considered under Agenda Item 4, with  
public comment permitted at that time.  
a)  
MEMORANDUM REGARDING  
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES  
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)  
The City Clerk recommends that the City Council receive and file this memorandum.  
Recommendation:  
b)  
c)  
CHECK REGISTERS  
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)  
Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.  
Recommendation:  
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND  
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION  
MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 2019  
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,  
Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of October 1,  
2019.  
Recommendation:  
d)  
DESIGNATION OF CITY NEGOTIATOR  
(City Attorney Mike Jenkins)  
City Attorney recommends that the City Council designate Stacey Armato as the City's  
negotiator for purposes of conducting a closed session under Government Code section  
54957.6 relative to negotiations with the City Manager concerning a compensation  
adjustment.  
Recommendation:  
e)  
f)  
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO  
MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD NITE 2020  
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)  
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a donation of $1,000 to the Mira Costa  
High School G.R.A.D. Booster Club for 2020.  
Recommendation:  
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO  
THE BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT’S 21st ANNUAL  
HOLIDAY GIFT BAG PROJECT  
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)  
Staff recommends that the City Council approve a donation of $660 to the Beach Cities  
Health District's Holiday Gift Bag Project for 2019.  
Recommendation:  
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES  
NONE  
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE  
DISCUSSION * Public comments on items removed from the Consent Calendar.  
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M.  
a)  
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,  
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 8.64 OF THE HERMOSA  
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXPAND THE BAN ON  
POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE WARE TO INCLUDE A BAN  
ON CERTAIN POLYSTYRENE PRODUCTS, SINGLE-USE PLASTIC  
PRODUCTS, AND SINGLE-USE PRODUCTS AND AMENDING  
CHAPTER 1.10 TO MAKE VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 8.64  
AS AMENDED SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE  
PENALTY PROCEDURES  
(Continued from meeting of August 27, 2019)  
(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)  
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce an ordinance amending the Municipal  
Code to expand the ban on polystyrene food service ware to include a ban on certain  
polystyrene products, single-use plastic products, and single-use products.  
Recommendation:  
b)  
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2019  
CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE  
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)  
Staff recommends that the City Council introduce on first reading an ordinance amending  
Title 15 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to adopt the 2019 Edition of the California  
Building Standards Code.  
Recommendation:  
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS  
a)  
CONSIDERATION OF PROHIBITION OF  
RETAIL SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS  
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)  
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on whether to  
prohibit the retail sale of all tobacco products in Hermosa Beach.  
Recommendation:  
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY  
COUNCIL  
a)  
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF HERMOSA  
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH  
TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUITY THROUGH ITS WORKFORCE,  
OPERATIONS AND SERVICES  
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)  
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution for the City of Hermosa Beach  
to achieve gender equity through its workforce, operations and services.  
Recommendation:  
b)  
c)  
d)  
19-0736  
MAYOR ARMATO, COUNCILMEMBER DUCLOS AND  
COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REPORT ON THEIR ATTENDANCE  
AT THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE  
IN LONG BEACH FROM OCTOBER 16-18, 2019  
19-0737  
COUNCILMEMBER DUCLOS REPORTS ON HIS  
ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION  
TRIP TO THE CITY OF LORETO IN BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR,  
MEXICO FROM OCTOBER 24-28, 2019  
19-0738  
UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES  
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES  
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL  
a)  
19-0749  
COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REQUESTS PLACING ON THE  
AGENDA FOR THE CITY COUNCIL’S NOVEMBER 18, 2019  
MEETING AN AGENDA ITEM FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE  
DIRECTION REGARDING DRAFTING AN URGENCY ORDINANCE  
TO PROHIBIT NO-FAULT EVICTIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 31,  
2019 IN HERMOSA BEACH FOR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY  
BUILT PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2005. COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY  
REQUESTS THAT STAFF EVALUATE AND PROVIDE INPUT  
REGARDING THE POSSIBILITY OF HAVING THE ORDINANCE  
BECOME EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY IF VOTED ON BY COUNCIL AT  
THE NOVEMBER 18, 2019 MEETING, OR MAKING THE ORDINANCE  
RETROACTIVE TO OCTOBER 8, 2019, IF POSSIBLE. THIS ITEM  
RELATES TO THE RECENT PASSAGE OF AB 1482, THE TENANT  
PROTECTIONS ACT OF 2019, BY THE CALIFORNIA STATE  
LEGISLATURE ON OCTOBER 8, 2019.  
b)  
TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative future agenda items.  
Recommendation:  
ADJOURNMENT  
FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS  
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:  
November 18, 2019 - Monday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:  
6:00 PM - Closed Session and 7:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
November 21, 2019 - Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:  
6:00 PM - Mayor Rotation  
November 26, 2019 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Re-scheduled to Nov. 18)  
December 4, 2019 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:  
6:00 PM - Study Session  
December 10, 2019 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Re-scheduled to Dec. 17)  
December 17, 2019 - Tuesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:  
6:00 PM - Closed Session and 7:00 PM - City Council Meeting  
December 24, 2019 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)  
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS:  
November 19, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
November 20, 2019 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting  
December 3, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting  
December 9, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting  
CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:  
November 11, 2019 - Monday - Veteran's Day  
November 28, 2019 - Thursday, Thanksgiving Day  
December 25, 2019 - Wednesday - Christmas Day  
January 1, 2020 - Wednesday - New Year's Day (2020)