City Hall  
1315 Valley Drive  
Hermosa Beach, CA  
90254  
City of Hermosa Beach  
Special Meeting Agenda - Final  
City Council  
Mayor  
Mary Campbell  
Mayor Pro Tem  
Justin Massey  
Councilmembers  
Hany S. Fangary  
Michael Detoy  
Stacey Armato  
Wednesday, December 4, 2019  
6:00 PM  
Council Chambers  
(Closed Session to be held following the Open Session)  
6:00 P.M. – SPECIAL MEETING 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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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.  
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND AGENDA  
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Mayor of the City of Hermosa Beach has called a Special Meeting of  
the City Council to take place on Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. to consider and take  
action on only those matters set forth on the agenda below.  
CALL TO ORDER  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
ROLL CALL  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
1. STUDY SESSION  
a) SEMS Executive Training Course (ICS 402), 1.5 hours  
(Area G Disaster Management Coordinator Jeff Robinson)  
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SEMS Components, Levels, Functions & Features  
Senior officials and executives’ roles in the incident command  
system structure  
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Senior officials and executives’ policy role during a disaster  
b) Overview of Hermosa Beach Emergency Management, 45 minutes  
(Emergency Management Coordinator Brandy Villanueva)  
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Emergency Operation Plan Update  
Status of Local Hazardous Mitigation Plan  
Alert South Bay: Hermosa Beach  
Updated Hermosa Beach Tsunami Maps  
Sea Level Rise Virtual Reality Project  
Other Project(s)  
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION  
2. CONSIDERATION OF NOVEMBER 27, 2019 BROWN ACT DEMAND TO "CURE  
AND CORRECT" SUBMITTED BY ANTHONY HIGGINS PERTAINING TO MAYOR  
PRO TEM APPOINTMENT OF NOVEMBER 21, 2019  
In response to the November 27, 2019 "Cure and Correct" Demand  
Letter from Anthony Higgins pertaining to the November 21, 2019  
Mayor Pro Tem selection:  
a) Consider whether or not to respond to the demand by:  
i. Rescinding the action taken on November 21, 2019 to select a  
Mayor Pro Tem;  
ii. Accepting public comment;  
iii. Accepting nominations for Mayor Pro Tem; and  
iv. Voting on selection of Mayor Pro Tem.  
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION  
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA  
(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.  
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR  
Government Code Section 54957.6  
City Negotiator:  
City Manager  
Employee  
Organizations:  
Hermosa Beach Police Officers’ Association  
Police Management Bargaining Group  
Hermosa Beach Management Association  
Unrepresented Employees  
2.  
19-0791  
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  
ADJOURNMENT  
FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS  
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:  
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:  
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 28, 2019 - Thursday, Thanksgiving Day  
December 25, 2019 - Wednesday - Christmas Day  
January 1, 2020 - Wednesday - New Year's Day (2020)