5:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION (CANCELLED)

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT

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Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 17, 2020. Members of the public may also

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RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

20-0458

20-0482

MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on July 14, 2020.

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 cases: One

ADJOURNMENT

6:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

City Hall will be closed to the public until further notice. Virtual Meetings are held pursuant to Executive

Order N-29-20 issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on March 17, 2020. Members of the public may

email comments to Esarmiento@hermosabeach.gov or submit eComments until 3:00 p.m. on the

meeting date. Members of the public may also participate by phone.

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Oral and Written Communication

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published on the City's website must submit the written materials to the City Manager's office by email

(esarmiento@hermosabeach.gov) or in person by noon of the Tuesday, one week before the meeting

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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

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CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CLOSED SESSION REPORT

ANNOUNCEMENTS

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

20-0459

COVID-19 HEALTH UPDATE FROM

BEACH CITIES HEALTH DISTRICT

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER

20-0460

COVID-19 UPDATE

20-0468

20-0461

INTRODUCTION OF FIRE STATION 100 B SHIFT CREW

UPDATE FROM CITY DELEGATE TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY

WEST VECTOR & VECTOR BORNE DISEASE CONTROL

DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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:

20-0487

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.

REPORT

20-0466

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following minutes:

Recommendation:

1. March 16, 2020 Regular Meeting

2. July 14, 2020 Adjourned Regular Meeting

REPORT

20-0453

CHECK REGISTERS

(Finance Director Viki Copeland)

Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0478

REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT,

AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR JUNE 2020

(Finance Director Viki Copeland)

Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the June 2020 Financial Reports.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0467

CITY TREASURER’S REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT

(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)

The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council receive and file the June 2020 City

Treasurer's Report and Cash Balance Report.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0479

CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS

(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)

The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council approve cancellation of certain

checks.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0471

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION

MEETING OF MAY 20, 2020

Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Public

Works Commission meeting of May 20, 2020.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0475

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT

AS OF JULY 21, 2020

(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)

Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program

Status Report as of July 21, 2020.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0456

ACTION SHEET OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION

MEETING OF JULY 21, 2020

Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action sheet of the Planning

Commission meeting of July 21, 2020.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0457

PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)

Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the August 18, 2020 Planning

Commission tentative future agenda items.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0481

APPROVE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF

HERMOSA BEACH AND STAR EDUCATION TO PROVIDE

CHILDCARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN

THE HERMOSA BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)

Staff recommends that the City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Approve a three-year lease agreement with STAR Education to provide childcare

services for children enrolled in the Hermosa Beach City School District; and

2. Add estimated lease revenue of $19,115 to the 2020-21 Budget.

REPORT

20-0486

EASY READER 50th ANNIVERSARY AD

(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)

Staff recommends that the City Council consider a request from Mayor Mary Campbell

and Mayor Pro Tem Massey funding a half- or full-page ad celebrating the Easy Reader's

50th anniversary and encouraging constituents and South Bay neighbors to support a

free and local press.

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 6:30 P.M.

REPORT

20-0480

C 42 #9- CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A

MURAL DISPLAY MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 3,376 SQUARE

FEET ON THE WEST FACING BUILDING WALL OF THE HISTORIC

BIJOU BUILDING LOCATED AT 1221 HERMOSA AVENUE AND

DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY

EXEMPT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 15301 AND 15061(B)(3)

UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL

QUALITY ACT (CEQA)

(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)

Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached resolution, thereby approving a

Certificate of Appropriateness (C 42 #9) for a mural display measuring approximately

3,376 square feet on the west facing building wall of the historic Bijou building located at

1221 Hermosa Avenue and determining that the project is Categorically Exempt pursuant

to Sections 15301 and 15061(b)(3) under the California Environmental Quality Act

(CEQA).

Recommendation:

6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS

REPORT

20-0484

ADOPTION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE

CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, THAT REQUIRES

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO WEAR FACE COVERINGS; AND

TO CONFIRM CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY

SERVICES EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 2020-09 REGARDING

SUSPENDING LOCAL ZONING REGULATIONS TO PERMIT

SPECIFIED BUSINESSES TO OPERATE OUTDOORS AND TO

PERMIT CERTAIN HOME OCCUPATIONS TO OPERATE

WITHOUT A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS LOCATION

DURING THE COVID-19 CRISIS

(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)

Staff recommends that the City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Confirm City Manager/Director of Emergency Services Executive Order No. 2020-09, to

temporarily permit: (1) gyms, fitness facilities, hair salons, barbershops and personal

care establishments to operate outdoors and (2) home occupations to operate without a

commercial business location during the COVID-19 crisis (Attachment 1); and

2. Adopt an Urgency Ordinance No. 20-1415U of the City of Hermosa Beach, to

implement the measures in Executive Order No. 2020-09 and to require members of the

public to wear face coverings whenever outside of their place of residence (Attachment 2).

The urgency ordinance requires four-fifths vote of the City Council and if approved, will

take effect immediately.

REPORT

20-0462

RECEIVE REPORT ON EMERGENCY

ENFORCEMENT MEASURES TO ENSURE

COMPLIANCE WITH PANDEMIC-RELATED HEALTH

ORDERS FROM BOTH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY

OF LOS ANGELES HEALTH DEPARTMENT

(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)

(This report was published as a supplemental report

in order to deliver the most current information available)

Staff recommends that the City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Receive the update on current enforcement efforts; and

2. Authorize the City Manager/Director of Emergency Services to contract with additional

Code Enforcement and/or security personnel to supplement current efforts to ensure

compliance with Los Angeles County Public Health Officer Orders, including the face

covering mandate and limits on sporting activities on the beach and in parks.

REPORT

20-0483

ADOPTION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING

AND EXTENDING THE DURATION THE OF TEMPORARY

MORATORIUM ON FORECLOSURES AND RESIDENTIAL

AND COMMERCIAL EVICTIONS FOR NONPAYMENT

OF RENT DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

(City Attorney Michael Jenkins and

Assistant City Attorney Lauren Langer)

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an Urgency Ordinance No 20-1414U of the

City of Hermosa Beach extending and amending the temporary moratorium on evictions

during the COVID-19 pandemic and setting forth the facts constituting such urgency.

Recommendation:

The Urgency Ordinance requires four-fifths vote of the City Council and if approved, will

take effect immediately.

REPORT

20-0472

REVIEW OF CITY’S PARKING ASSET RESTRICTIONS

IN LIGHT OF ONGOING CHANGES TO THE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH ORDER

(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)

Staff recommends that the City Council evaluate the current restrictions of the City's

downtown parking lots, and consider temporarily permitting individuals that have

purchased annual business owner/employee permits the opportunity to park in the City's

downtown 'Lot C' parking structure.

Recommendation:

REPORT

20-0426

APPROVE CONTRACT WITH UNITED STORM WATER INC.

TO PURCHASE AND INSTALL STORM DRAIN CATCH BASIN

SCREEN DEVICES ON CITY AND COUNTY-OWNED

STORM DRAINS FOR CIP 419

(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)

Staff recommends that the City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Find, based on the information contained in this report, that competitive bidding would

not produce any advantage and waive the competitive bidding requirement otherwise

required;

2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute a contract with United Storm

Water, Inc. for installation of connector pipe screens on 192 catch basins for an amount

not to exceed $88,563.00;

3. Authorize a 10% construction contingency of $8,856 for a total project budget of

$97,419;

4. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the Professional Services

Agreement(s) subject to approval by the City Attorney; and

5. Authorize the Director of Public Works to file a Notice of Completion following final

completion of the project.

REPORT

20-0409

AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS

TO PROVIDE ON-CALL GEOTECHNICAL SERVICES

(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)

Staff recommends that the City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Koury Engineering & Testing Inc., MTGL

Inc. and to Smith Emery Laboratories Inc., for an amount not to exceed $300,000 each,

to provide on-call Geotechnical services to the City of Hermosa Beach for three years

with the option to extend for up to two additional one-year terms; and

2. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the Professional Services

Agreement(s) subject to approval by the City Attorney.

REPORT

20-0463

DISSOLUTION OF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, THE CITY OF

MANHATTAN BEACH, THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, THE

CITY OF TORRANCE, AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD

CONTROL DISTRICT RELATED TO DESIGN OF JOINT REGIONAL

PROJECTS WITHIN THE SMB 6-01 ANALYSIS REGION OF THE

ENHANCED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (EWMP)

FOR THE BEACH CITIES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP

(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)

Staff recommends that City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Approve the dissolution of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of

Hermosa Beach, the City of Manhattan Beach, the City of Redondo Beach, the City of

Torrance, and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District related to design of joint

regional projects within the SMB 6-01 analysis region of the Enhanced Watershed

Management Program (EWMP) for the Beach Cities Watershed Management Group; and

2. Reappropriate $160,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for Capital Improvement

Project (CIP) 542 in the 2019-20 Budget to the 2020-21 Budget to fund a feasibility study

as outlined in the dissolution of the MOU.

7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY

COUNCIL

REPORT

20-0474

VACANCIES - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS -

EXPIRATION OF TERMS

CIVIL SERVICE BOARD APPOINTMENTS

(City Clerk Eduardo Sarmiento)

The City Clerk recommends that the City Council:

Recommendation:

1. Appoint two Civil Service Board applicants to four-year terms ending July 15, 2024; OR

2. Direct the City Clerk to immediately re-advertise and invite applications from all

interested parties.

REPORT

20-0477

UPCOMING VACANCIES:

THREE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION

TERMS EXPIRE OCTOBER 31, 2020

(City Clerk Eduardo Sarmiento)

Staff recommends that the City Council direct the City Clerk's office to immediately

advertise the three upcoming board/commission term expirations and invite applications

from all interested parties.

Recommendation:

FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:

August 11, 2020 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,