HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-14-2020 - Agenda Pkg - CC Regular MeetingTuesday, January 14, 2020
7:00 PM
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council
Mayor
Mary Campbell
Mayor Pro Tem
Justin Massey
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Michael Detoy
Stacey Armato
Regular Meeting Agenda
Location: Council Chambers
Executive Team
Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Marnell Gibson, Public Works Director
Michael McCrary, Interim Police Chief
Ken Robertson, Community Development Director
Vanessa Godinez, Human Resources Manager
Kelly Orta, Community Resources Manager
City Treasurer
Karen Nowicki
City Attorney
Michael Jenkins
Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
Nico De Anda-Scaia, Assistant to the City Manager
January 14, 2020City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
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CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
ANNOUNCEMENTS
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a)20-0019 LOCAL CONTEST WINNERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY 2019 CHILDREN’S BOOKMARK CONTEST
b)20-0018 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL
PARKING PERMIT ART CONTEST WINNER
c)20-0007 RECOGNIZING MIKE FLAHERTY AND STEVE CRECY FOR
THEIR SERVICE ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
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:
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1) during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar;
2) during Public Hearings; and,
3) during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters. Comments from the
public are limited to three minutes per speaker. The City Council acknowledges receipt
of the written communications listed below. No action will be taken on matters raised in
written communications. The Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral
and written communications for a future agenda. Citizens with comments regarding City
management or departmental operations are requested to submit those comments to the
City Manager.
a)20-0020 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written communication.
Email from Anthony Higgins regarding "No Parking" cones everywhereAttachments:
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)REPORT
20-0021
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following minutes:
1. September 24, 2019 Regular Meeting
2. October 2, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Study Session)
3. October 2, 2019 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
4. October 8, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
5. October 10, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
6. October 22, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Hermosa Unplugged Event)
7. October 22, 2019 Regular Meeting
8. November 12, 2019 Regular Meeting
9. November 18, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
10. November 21, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
11. November 26, 2019 (Cancelled)
12. December 4, 2019 Special Meeting
13. December 10, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
14. December 17, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
15. January 8, 2020 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
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1. 2019-09-24 Reg Min.pdf
2. 2019-10-02 Adj Reg Min.pdf
3. 2019-10-02 Spc Min.pdf
4. 2019-10-08 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf
5. 2019-10-10 Adj Reg Min.pdf
6. 2019-10-22 Adj Reg Min.pdf
7. 2019-10-22 Reg Min.pdf
8. 2019-11-12 Reg Min.pdf
9. 2019-11-18 Adj Reg Min.pdf
10. 2019-11-21 Adj Reg Min.pdf
11. 2019-11-26 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf
12. 2019-12-04 Spc Min.pdf
13. 2019-12-10 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf
14. 2019-12-17 Adj Reg Min.pdf
15. 2020-01-08 Spc Min.pdf
16. SUPPLEMENTAL Written Communication from Howard Longacre
(submitted 1-14-20 at 5:39am).pdf
17. SUPPLEMENTAL eComment from Bob Atkins (submitted 1-14-20 at
3:09pm).pdf
Attachments:
b)REPORT
20-0002
CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.
1. 12-03-19
2. 12-05-19
3. 12-17-19
4. 12-19-19
5. 12-26-19
6. 01-02-20
Attachments:
c)REPORT
20-0028
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION
MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,
Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of Tuesday,
December 3, 2019.
P&R Action_Minutes_of_December_3_2019.pdfAttachments:
d)REPORT
20-0001
PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the January 21, 2020 Planning
Commission tentative future agenda items.
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Planning Commission January 21, 2020 Tentative Future AgendaAttachments:
e)REPORT
20-0012
REQUEST TO APPROVE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SERVICES
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution approving a temporary employment agreement to
Michael McCrary for Interim Police Chief services; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the temporary employment agreement.
Temporary Employment Agreement for Interim Police Chief ServicesAttachments:
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
a)REPORT
20-0029
ORDINANCE NO. 20-1402
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF APPOINTED CITY CLERK
IN LIGHT OF THE PASSAGE OF CITY MEASURE CC AND
ESTABLISHING THE CITY MANAGER AS APPOINTING
AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY CLERK
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading and adopt by title Ordinance
No. 20-1402.
Appointed City Clerk Ordinance No. 20-1402Attachments:
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)REPORT
20-0006 CONSIDERATION OF A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT RELATED
TO REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU)
AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU), AS
MANDATED BY STATE LAW, AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
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Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and:
1. Adopt the attached urgency ordinance to amend the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code,
thereby immediately establishing regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) and
Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the urgency ordinance is exempt
from the California Environmental Quality Act; and
2. Introduce on first reading the attached identical non-urgency ordinance to amend the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, thereby establishing regulations for Accessory Dwelling
Units (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the ordinance is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
1. Draft Urgency Ordinance
2. Draft Ordinance
3. Planning Commission Resolution 19-30
4. Planning Commission Staff Report, dated December 19, 2019
5. Existing HBMC Chapter 17.21
6. SB 13 (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
7. AB 68 (Chapter 655, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
8. AB 881 (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
Attachments:
b)REPORT
20-0005
TEXT AMENDMENT 20-1, CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT
TO CHAPTER 5.78 “TOBACCO RETAILERS” OF TITLE 5 OF THE
HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE
OF NEW TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSES AND THE SALE OF
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council continue the public hearing to the January 28
meeting in order to provide staff additional time to reach out to all tobacco retailers and
discuss with them Council's direction.
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a)REPORT
20-0011
APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION’S
RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
POLICY FOR A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM; AND AFFIRM
THE COMMISSION’S REVIEW OF THE POLICY IN TWO YEARS
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
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Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission's
recommended Special Event Long-term Agreement Policy for a three-year pilot program;
and
2. Direct the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission to
review and provide an update to Council on the policy in two years' time, in advance of
entering into the Pilot Program's third and final year.
Long-term Agreement PolicyAttachments:
b)REPORT
20-0024
BROWN ACT DEMANDS FILED BY KEN HARTLEY AND
JUSTIN LEDDEN PERTAINING TO SELECTION OF
MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council consider allegations in the two attached letters
and take action as Council deems appropriate.
1. Ken Hartley Letter - December 18, 2019
2. Justin Ledden Letter - December 19, 2019
Attachments:
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY
COUNCIL
a)20-0030 COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REPORTS ON HIS
ATTENDANCE AT THE CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES
ASSOCIATION (CCCA) SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE
TOUR FROM JANUARY 6-8, 2020
1. SB 50 New Amendments January 2020.pdf
2. SUPPLEMENTAL Email and Attachment from Councilmember
Fangary (submitted 1-14-20 at 9:02am).pdf
Attachments:
b)20-0022 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
Requests from Councilmembers for possible future agenda items. No discussion or
debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the sole action is whether to schedule the
item for consideration on a future agenda. No public comment will be taken.
Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items.
a)20-0023 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative future agenda items.
Tentative Future Agenda.pdfAttachments:
ADJOURNMENT
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FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
January 28, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
February 11, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
February 25, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
March 4, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Revenue Study Session
March 10, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
March 24, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
April 4, 2020 - Saturday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
9:00 AM - City Council Retreat
April 14, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
April 22, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - FY 2020-2021 Capital Improvement Program
April 28, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
May 6, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
May 12, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
May 21, 2020 - Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Budget Study Session
May 26, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
June 3, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
June 9, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
June 23, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
July 1, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
July 14, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
July 23, 2020 - Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
7:00 PM - Joint Meeting with all Boards/Commissions
July 28, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
August 11, 2020 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)
August 25, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
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CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - CONTINUED:
September 2, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
September 8, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
September 22, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 7, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
October 13, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 27, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 4, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
November 10, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 12, 2020 - Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Appointment of Mayor & Mayor Pro Tem
November 24, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
December 2, 2020 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
December 8, 2020 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
December 22, 2020 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)
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BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS:
January 15, 2020 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
January 21, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
February 4, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
February 18, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
March 2, 2020 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
March 17, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
March 18, 2020 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
April 2, 2020 - Thursday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
April 21, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
May 5, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
May 19, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
May 20, 2020 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
June 2, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
June 16, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
July 7, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
July 15, 2020 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
July 21, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
August 4, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
August 18, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
September 1, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
September 15, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
September 16, 2020 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
October 6, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
October 20, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
November 5, 2020 - Thursday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
November 17, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
November 18, 2020 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
December 1, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
December 15, 2020 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:
January 20, 2020 - Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday
February 17, 2020 - Monday - President's Day
May 25, 2020 - Monday - Memorial Day
September 7, 2020 - Monday - Labor Day
November 11, 2020 - Wednesday - Veteran's Day
November 26, 2020 - Thursday - Thanksgiving Day
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Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
20-0019
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
LOCAL CONTEST WINNERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY 2019 CHILDREN’S BOOKMARK CONTEST
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL
PARKING PERMIT ART CONTEST WINNER
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20-0007
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
RECOGNIZING MIKE FLAHERTY AND STEVE CRECY FOR
THEIR SERVICE ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
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7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER I call to order the January 14th Regular Meeting of the City Council.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Will _____________ please lead us in the pledge of allegiance?
ROLL CALL Roll call please.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT Mr. City Attorney, will you deliver the closed session report (for 1/8 and 1/14)?
ANNOUNCEMENTS Do any of my colleagues have announcements?
Saturday, January 18:
• From 8am-1pm at the Hermosa Beach City Hall parking lot, Athens Services will
be providing document shredding services at No Cost to Hermosa Beach
residents. This is your opportunity to clean out old files and properly dispose of
papers without compromising your personal information. The paper shredding will
be done on-site and you will be able to witness the destruction of your documents.
After the documents are thoroughly shredded, the paper is recycled. There is no
limit on how much you can bring. Please remove all binder clips. You must bring
your I.D. with current address.
• Also, on Saturday, from 9am-3pm, a free household hazardous & electronic
waste collection event will be held at Clark Stadium (861 Valley Drive). Enter
from Valley Drive heading South from Pier Ave. Accepted waste includes:
chemicals, e-waste, paints & solvents and sharps. This event is open to Los
Angeles County residents.
Volunteer for our Annual Homeless Count
Friendly reminder to our community that the City’s Annual Homeless Count will be held
next week on Wednesday, January 22nd at 8pm here in Council Chambers. Accurate,
timely data on our homeless population and where they live is a critical tool for our local
governments, as we work to secure and direct resources where they are most needed.
Advance sign-up is necessary to participate, and we may be getting close to our
volunteer cap, but we will never turn down an eager volunteer! If you're interested in
participating, please visit our website and/or reach out to our Assistant to the City
Manager Nico De Anda-Scaia (ndeanda@hermosabeach.gov). Thank you in advance to
all our wonderful volunteers.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
A quick reminder that City Hall offices will be closed on Monday, January 20 in
observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Street sweeping restrictions city-wide
will not be enforced. All other parking restrictions remain in effect. Trash collection will
continue on its regular schedule.
Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale
The Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale is back! On Saturday January 25,
concurrent garage sales throughout the community will take place. Host a sale at your
house, building or block and the City will take care of the marketing! If interested, please
register by January 16 on the City’s website. It is highly encouraged to coordinate with
your neighbors and host a garage sale(s) as a group to attract potential buyers to larger
sales. To collect any unsold items that residents would like to donate, the City has
partnered with local and national non-profit organizations to create a donation center
where you can give a second life to items by dropping them off for donation.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA Is there a motion to approve the agenda?
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) 20-0019 LOCAL CONTEST WINNERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY 2019 CHILDREN’S BOOKMARK CONTEST
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Library Manager, Sarah Harper to podium to introduce the contest
winners
• Mayor presents certificates to local bookmark contest winners (Mayor may
wish to also ask each winner to describe their bookmark):
Grade Winner
K – 2 Ruby Mundell
3 – 5 Hugh Saetia
6 – 8 Isla Mundell
9 - 12 Kevin Bolsajian
• Photo Opportunity
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b) 20-0018 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL
PARKING PERMIT ART CONTEST WINNER
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Finance Director, Viki Copeland to the podium to announce the
winner and show the winning artwork
• Photo Opportunity with City Council
c) 20-0007 RECOGNIZING MIKE FLAHERTY AND STEVE CRECY FOR
THEIR SERVICE ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Lisa Nichols to podium to introduce Mike and Steve
• Mayor presents certificates to Mike Flaherty and Steve Crecy (they will be
retiring from the Veterans Memorial Committee)
List of original committee members:
o Steve Crecy
o Michael Flaherty
o Jim Antonius
o Joyce Flood
o Dave Garrett
o Judy Garland
o Anne Hulegard
o Thomas Moody
o Al Norris
o Dennis O’Dell
o J.R. Reviczky
o Mary C. Rooney
o Terri Slaven
o Peter Tucker
(Committee members that have passed on)
o R. Buzz Bozzi
o Terry Honeycutt
o Dallas Yost
o William Buchanan – passed away in October 2019
o Ken Marks (we will adjourn tonight’s meeting in memory of Ken who
passed away on November 5, 2019)
• Photo Opportunity
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
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. UNDER 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 Council on any items within the Council's jurisdiction not on this
agenda, OR items on this agenda as to which public comment will not be taken,
OR to request the removal of an item from the consent calendar. Public
comments on agenda items called Miscellaneous Items and Reports – City
Council and Other Matters, which are at the end of the agenda, 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:
1) during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar;
2) during Public Hearings; and,
3) during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters. Comments from the
public are limited to three minutes per speaker. The City Council acknowledges receipt
of the written communications listed below. No action will be taken on matters raised in
written communications. The Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral
and written communications for a future agenda. Citizens with comments regarding City
management or departmental operations are requested to submit those comments to
the City Manager.
a) 20-0020 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written communication.
Attachments: Email from Anthony Higgins regarding "No Parking" cones everywhere
2. CONSENT CALENDAR: Would Council like to pull any items from the
Consent Calendar? I’d like to note that we did receive written communication
from Howard Longacre and Bob Atkins for item 2a.
Motion to approve the consent calendar?
(Move to 5a)
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
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
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) REPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
20-0021
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following minutes:
1. September 24, 2019 Regular Meeting
2. October 2, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Study Session)
3. October 2, 2019 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
4. October 8, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
5. October 10, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
6. October 22, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Hermosa Unplugged Event)
7. October 22, 2019 Regular Meeting
8. November 12, 2019 Regular Meeting
9. November 18, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
10. November 21, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
11. November 26, 2019 (Cancelled)
12. December 4, 2019 Special Meeting
13. December 10, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
14. December 17, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
15. January 8, 2020 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
Attachments: 1. 2019-09-24 Reg Min.pdf 2. 2019-10-02 Adj Reg Min.pdf 3. 2019-10-02 Spc Min.pdf 4. 2019-10-08 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf 5. 2019-10-10 Adj Reg Min.pdf 6. 2019-10-22 Adj Reg Min.pdf 7. 2019-10-22 Reg Min.pdf 8. 2019-11-12 Reg Min.pdf 9. 2019-11-18 Adj Reg Min.pdf 10. 2019-11-21 Adj Reg Min.pdf 11. 2019-11-26 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf 12. 2019-12-04 Spc Min.pdf 13. 2019-12-10 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf 14. 2019-12-17 Adj Reg Min.pdf 15. 2020-01-08 Spc Min.pdf
b) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS
20-0002 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.
Attachments: 1. 12-03-19 2. 12-05-19
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
3. 12-17-19 4. 12-19-19 5. 12-26-19 6. 01-02-20
c) REPORT ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
20-0028 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION
MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,
Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of Tuesday,
December 3, 2019.
Attachments: P&R Action_Minutes_of_December_3_2019.pdf
d) REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
20-0001 (Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the January 21, 2020 Planning
Commission tentative future agenda items.
Attachments: Planning Commission January 21, 2020 Tentative Future Agenda
e) REPORT REQUEST TO APPROVE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
20-0012 AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SERVICES
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution approving a temporary employment agreement to
Michael McCrary for Interim Police Chief services; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the temporary employment agreement.
Attachments: Temporary Employment Agreement for Interim Police Chief Services
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
a) REPORT ORDINANCE NO. 20-1402
20-0029 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF APPOINTED CITY CLERK
IN LIGHT OF THE PASSAGE OF CITY MEASURE CC AND
ESTABLISHING THE CITY MANAGER AS APPOINTING
AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY CLERK
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading and adopt by title Ordinance
No. 20-1402.
Attachments: Appointed City Clerk Ordinance No. 20-1402
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
DISCUSSION * Public comments on items removed from the Consent Calendar.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M.
a) REPORT
20-0006 CONSIDERATION OF A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT RELATED
TO REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU)
AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU), AS
MANDATED BY STATE LAW, AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and:
1. Adopt the attached urgency ordinance to amend the Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code, thereby immediately establishing regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the urgency ordinance is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and
2. Introduce on first reading the attached identical non-urgency ordinance to amend the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, thereby establishing regulations for Accessory
Dwelling Units (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the
ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
Attachments: 1. Draft Urgency Ordinance 2. Draft Ordinance 3. Planning Commission Resolution 19-30 4. Planning Commission Staff Report, dated December 19, 2019 5. Existing HBMC Chapter 17.21 6. SB 13 (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2019) - External Website 7. AB 68 (Chapter 655, Statutes of 2019) - External Website 8. AB 881 (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
b) REPORT TEXT AMENDMENT 20-1, CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT
20-0005 TO CHAPTER 5.78 “TOBACCO RETAILERS” OF TITLE 5 OF THE
HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE
OF NEW TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSES AND THE SALE OF
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council continue the public hearing to the January 28
meeting in order to provide staff additional time to reach out to all tobacco retailers and
discuss with them Council's direction.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
(Move back to Consent Ordinance, 3a)
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) REPORT APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
20-0011 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION’S
RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
POLICY FOR A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM; AND AFFIRM
THE COMMISSION’S REVIEW OF THE POLICY IN TWO YEARS
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission's
recommended Special Event Long-term Agreement Policy for a three-year pilot
program; and
2. Direct the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission to
review and provide an update to Council on the policy in two years' time, in advance of
entering into the Pilot Program's third and final year.
Attachments: Long-term Agreement Policy
b) REPORT BROWN ACT DEMANDS FILED BY KEN HARTLEY AND
20-0024 JUSTIN LEDDEN PERTAINING TO SELECTION OF
MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council consider allegations in the two attached letters
and take action as Council deems appropriate.
Attachments: 1. Ken Hartley Letter - December 18, 2019 2. Justin Ledden Letter - December 19, 2019
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY
COUNCIL
a) 20-0030 COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REPORTS ON HIS
ATTENDANCE AT THE CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES
ASSOCIATION (CCCA) SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE
TOUR FROM JANUARY 6-8, 2020
I’d like to note that we received a supplemental email and attachment from
Councilmember Fangary today
Attachments: SB 50 New Amendments January 2020.pdf
b) 20-0022 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
Requests from Councilmembers for possible future agenda items. No discussion or
debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the sole action is whether to schedule the
item for consideration on a future agenda. No public comment will be taken.
Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items.
a) 20-0023 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative future agenda
items.
Attachments: Tentative Future Agenda.pdf
ADJOURNMENT
We adjourn tonight’s meeting in memory of Ken Marks (refer to certificate of
sympathy)
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER I call to order the January 14th Regular Meeting of the City Council.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Will _____________ please lead us in the pledge of allegiance?
ROLL CALL Roll call please.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT Mr. City Attorney, will you deliver the closed session report (for 1/8 and 1/14)?
ANNOUNCEMENTS Do any of my colleagues have announcements?
Saturday, January 18:
• From 8am-1pm at the Hermosa Beach City Hall parking lot, Athens Services will
be providing document shredding services at No Cost to Hermosa Beach
residents. This is your opportunity to clean out old files and properly dispose of
papers without compromising your personal information. The paper shredding will
be done on-site and you will be able to witness the destruction of your documents.
After the documents are thoroughly shredded, the paper is recycled. There is no
limit on how much you can bring. Please remove all binder clips. You must bring
your I.D. with current address.
• Also, on Saturday, from 9am-3pm, a free household hazardous & electronic
waste collection event will be held at Clark Stadium (861 Valley Drive). Enter
from Valley Drive heading South from Pier Ave. Accepted waste includes:
chemicals, e-waste, paints & solvents and sharps. This event is open to Los
Angeles County residents.
Volunteer for our Annual Homeless Count
Friendly reminder to our community that the City’s Annual Homeless Count will be held
next week on Wednesday, January 22nd at 8pm here in Council Chambers. Accurate,
timely data on our homeless population and where they live is a critical tool for our local
governments, as we work to secure and direct resources where they are most needed.
Advance sign-up is necessary to participate, and we may be getting close to our
volunteer cap, but we will never turn down an eager volunteer! If you're interested in
participating, please visit our website and/or reach out to our Assistant to the City
Manager Nico De Anda-Scaia (ndeanda@hermosabeach.gov). Thank you in advance to
all our wonderful volunteers.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
A quick reminder that City Hall offices will be closed on Monday, January 20 in
observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Street sweeping restrictions city-wide
will not be enforced. All other parking restrictions remain in effect. Trash collection will
continue on its regular schedule.
Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale
The Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale is back! On Saturday January 25,
concurrent garage sales throughout the community will take place. Host a sale at your
house, building or block and the City will take care of the marketing! If interested, please
register by January 16 on the City’s website. It is highly encouraged to coordinate with
your neighbors and host a garage sale(s) as a group to attract potential buyers to larger
sales. To collect any unsold items that residents would like to donate, the City has
partnered with local and national non-profit organizations to create a donation center
where you can give a second life to items by dropping them off for donation.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA Is there a motion to approve the agenda?
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) 20-0019 LOCAL CONTEST WINNERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY 2019 CHILDREN’S BOOKMARK CONTEST
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Library Manager, Sarah Harper to podium to introduce the contest
winners
• Mayor presents certificates to local bookmark contest winners (Mayor may
wish to also ask each winner to describe their bookmark):
Grade Winner
K – 2 Ruby Mundell
3 – 5 Hugh Saetia
6 – 8 Isla Mundell
9 - 12 Kevin Bolsajian
• Photo Opportunity
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
b) 20-0018 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL
PARKING PERMIT ART CONTEST WINNER
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Finance Director, Viki Copeland to the podium to announce the
winner and show the winning artwork
• Photo Opportunity with City Council
c) 20-0007 RECOGNIZING MIKE FLAHERTY AND STEVE CRECY FOR
THEIR SERVICE ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Lisa Nichols to podium to introduce Mike and Steve
• Mayor presents certificates to Mike Flaherty and Steve Crecy (they will be
retiring from the Veterans Memorial Committee)
List of original committee members:
o Steve Crecy
o Michael Flaherty
o Jim Antonius
o Joyce Flood
o Dave Garrett
o Judy Garland
o Anne Hulegard
o Thomas Moody
o Al Norris
o Dennis O’Dell
o J.R. Reviczky
o Mary C. Rooney
o Terri Slaven
o Peter Tucker
(Committee members that have passed on)
o R. Buzz Bozzi
o Terry Honeycutt
o Dallas Yost
o William Buchanan – passed away in October 2019
o Ken Marks (we will adjourn tonight’s meeting in memory of Ken who
passed away on November 5, 2019)
• Photo Opportunity
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
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:
1) during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar;
2) during Public Hearings; and,
3) during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters. Comments from the
public are limited to three minutes per speaker. The City Council acknowledges receipt
of the written communications listed below. No action will be taken on matters raised in
written communications. The Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral
and written communications for a future agenda. Citizens with comments regarding City
management or departmental operations are requested to submit those comments to
the City Manager.
a) 20-0020 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written communication.
Attachments: Email from Anthony Higgins regarding "No Parking" cones everywhere
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) REPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
20-0021
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following minutes:
1. September 24, 2019 Regular Meeting
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
2. October 2, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Study Session)
3. October 2, 2019 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
4. October 8, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
5. October 10, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
6. October 22, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Hermosa Unplugged Event)
7. October 22, 2019 Regular Meeting
8. November 12, 2019 Regular Meeting
9. November 18, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
10. November 21, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
11. November 26, 2019 (Cancelled)
12. December 4, 2019 Special Meeting
13. December 10, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
14. December 17, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
15. January 8, 2020 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
Attachments: 1. 2019-09-24 Reg Min.pdf 2. 2019-10-02 Adj Reg Min.pdf 3. 2019-10-02 Spc Min.pdf 4. 2019-10-08 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf 5. 2019-10-10 Adj Reg Min.pdf 6. 2019-10-22 Adj Reg Min.pdf 7. 2019-10-22 Reg Min.pdf 8. 2019-11-12 Reg Min.pdf 9. 2019-11-18 Adj Reg Min.pdf 10. 2019-11-21 Adj Reg Min.pdf 11. 2019-11-26 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf 12. 2019-12-04 Spc Min.pdf 13. 2019-12-10 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf
14. 2019-12-17 Adj Reg Min.pdf 15. 2020-01-08 Spc Min.pdf
b) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS
20-0002 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.
Attachments: 1. 12-03-19 2. 12-05-19 3. 12-17-19 4. 12-19-19 5. 12-26-19 6. 01-02-20
c) REPORT ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
20-0028 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION
MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,
Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of Tuesday,
December 3, 2019.
Attachments: P&R Action_Minutes_of_December_3_2019.pdf
d) REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
20-0001 (Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the January 21, 2020 Planning
Commission tentative future agenda items.
Attachments: Planning Commission January 21, 2020 Tentative Future Agenda
e) REPORT REQUEST TO APPROVE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
20-0012 AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SERVICES
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution approving a temporary employment agreement to
Michael McCrary for Interim Police Chief services; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the temporary employment agreement.
Attachments: Temporary Employment Agreement for Interim Police Chief Services
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
a) REPORT ORDINANCE NO. 20-1402
20-0029 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF APPOINTED CITY CLERK
IN LIGHT OF THE PASSAGE OF CITY MEASURE CC AND
ESTABLISHING THE CITY MANAGER AS APPOINTING
AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY CLERK
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading and adopt by title Ordinance
No. 20-1402.
Attachments: Appointed City Clerk Ordinance No. 20-1402
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) REPORT
20-0006 CONSIDERATION OF A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT RELATED
TO REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU)
AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU), AS
MANDATED BY STATE LAW, AND DETERMINATION THAT
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
THE AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and:
1. Adopt the attached urgency ordinance to amend the Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code, thereby immediately establishing regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the urgency ordinance is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and
2. Introduce on first reading the attached identical non-urgency ordinance to amend the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, thereby establishing regulations for Accessory
Dwelling Units (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the
ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
Attachments: 1. Draft Urgency Ordinance 2. Draft Ordinance 3. Planning Commission Resolution 19-30 4. Planning Commission Staff Report, dated December 19, 2019 5. Existing HBMC Chapter 17.21 6. SB 13 (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2019) - External Website 7. AB 68 (Chapter 655, Statutes of 2019) - External Website 8. AB 881 (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
b) REPORT TEXT AMENDMENT 20-1, CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT
20-0005 TO CHAPTER 5.78 “TOBACCO RETAILERS” OF TITLE 5 OF THE
HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE
OF NEW TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSES AND THE SALE OF
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council continue the public hearing to the January 28
meeting in order to provide staff additional time to reach out to all tobacco retailers and
discuss with them Council's direction.
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) REPORT APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
20-0011 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION’S
RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
POLICY FOR A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM; AND AFFIRM
THE COMMISSION’S REVIEW OF THE POLICY IN TWO YEARS
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission's
recommended Special Event Long-term Agreement Policy for a three-year pilot
program; and
2. Direct the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission to
review and provide an update to Council on the policy in two years' time, in advance of
entering into the Pilot Program's third and final year.
Attachments: Long-term Agreement Policy
b) REPORT BROWN ACT DEMANDS FILED BY KEN HARTLEY AND
20-0024 JUSTIN LEDDEN PERTAINING TO SELECTION OF
MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council consider allegations in the two attached letters
and take action as Council deems appropriate.
Attachments: 1. Ken Hartley Letter - December 18, 2019 2. Justin Ledden Letter - December 19, 2019
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY
COUNCIL
a) 20-0030 COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REPORTS ON HIS
ATTENDANCE AT THE CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES
ASSOCIATION (CCCA) SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE
TOUR FROM JANUARY 6-8, 2020
Attachments: SB 50 New Amendments January 2020.pdf
b) 20-0022 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
Requests from Councilmembers for possible future agenda items. No discussion or
debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the sole action is whether to schedule the
item for consideration on a future agenda. No public comment will be taken.
Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items.
a) 20-0023 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative future agenda
items.
Attachments: Tentative Future Agenda.pdf
ADJOURNMENT
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
We adjourn tonight’s meeting in memory of Ken Marks (refer to certificate of
sympathy)
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER I call to order the January 14th Regular Meeting of the City Council.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Will _____________ please lead us in the pledge of allegiance?
ROLL CALL Roll call please.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT Mr. City Attorney, will you deliver the closed session report (for 1/8 and 1/14)?
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Do any of my colleagues have announcements?
Saturday, January 18:
• From 8am-1pm at the Hermosa Beach City Hall parking lot, Athens Services will
be providing document shredding services at No Cost to Hermosa Beach
residents. This is your opportunity to clean out old files and properly dispose of
papers without compromising your personal information. The paper shredding will
be done on-site and you will be able to witness the destruction of your documents.
After the documents are thoroughly shredded, the paper is recycled. There is no
limit on how much you can bring. Please remove all binder clips. You must bring
your I.D. with current address.
• Also, on Saturday, from 9am-3pm, a free household hazardous & electronic
waste collection event will be held at Clark Stadium (861 Valley Drive). Enter
from Valley Drive heading South from Pier Ave. Accepted waste includes:
chemicals, e-waste, paints & solvents and sharps. This event is open to Los
Angeles County residents.
Volunteer for our Annual Homeless Count
Friendly reminder to our community that the City’s Annual Homeless Count will be held
next week on Wednesday, January 22nd at 8pm here in Council Chambers. Accurate,
timely data on our homeless population and where they live is a critical tool for our local
governments, as we work to secure and direct resources where they are most needed.
Advance sign-up is necessary to participate, and we may be getting close to our
volunteer cap, but we will never turn down an eager volunteer! If you're interested in
participating, please visit our website and/or reach out to our Assistant to the City
Manager Nico De Anda-Scaia (ndeanda@hermosabeach.gov). Thank you in advance to
all our wonderful volunteers.
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
A quick reminder that City Hall offices will be closed on Monday, January 20 in
observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Street sweeping restrictions city-wide
will not be enforced. All other parking restrictions remain in effect. Trash collection will
continue on its regular schedule.
Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale
The Hermosa Beach Community-Wide Garage Sale is back! On Saturday January 25,
concurrent garage sales throughout the community will take place. Host a sale at your
house, building or block and the City will take care of the marketing! If interested, please
register by January 16 on the City’s website. It is highly encouraged to coordinate with
your neighbors and host a garage sale(s) as a group to attract potential buyers to larger
sales. To collect any unsold items that residents would like to donate, the City has
partnered with local and national non-profit organizations to create a donation center
where you can give a second life to items by dropping them off for donation.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Is there a motion to approve the agenda?
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) 20-0019 LOCAL CONTEST WINNERS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PUBLIC LIBRARY 2019 CHILDREN’S BOOKMARK CONTEST
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Library Manager, Sarah Harper to podium to introduce the contest
winners
• Mayor presents certificates to local bookmark contest winners (Mayor may
wish to also ask each winner to describe their bookmark):
Grade Winner
K – 2 Ruby Mundell
3 – 5 Hugh Saetia
6 – 8 Isla Mundell
9 - 12 Kevin Bolsajian
• Photo Opportunity
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
b) 20-0018 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE 10TH ANNUAL
PARKING PERMIT ART CONTEST WINNER
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Finance Director, Viki Copeland to the podium to announce the
winner and show the winning artwork
• Photo Opportunity with City Council
c) 20-0007 RECOGNIZING MIKE FLAHERTY AND STEVE CRECY FOR
THEIR SERVICE ON THE VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
• City Clerk reads title
• Invite Lisa Nichols to podium to introduce Mike and Steve
• Mayor presents certificates to Mike Flaherty and Steve Crecy (they will be
retiring from the Veterans Memorial Committee)
List of original committee members:
o Steve Crecy
o Michael Flaherty
o Jim Antonius
o Joyce Flood
o Dave Garrett
o Judy Garland
o Anne Hulegard
o Thomas Moody
o Al Norris
o Dennis O’Dell
o J.R. Reviczky
o Mary C. Rooney
o Terri Slaven
o Peter Tucker
(Committee members that have passed on)
o R. Buzz Bozzi
o Terry Honeycutt
o Dallas Yost
o William Buchanan – passed away in October 2019
o Ken Marks (we will adjourn tonight’s meeting in memory of Ken who
passed away on November 5, 2019)
• Photo Opportunity
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
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:
1) during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar;
2) during Public Hearings; and,
3) during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters. Comments from the
public are limited to three minutes per speaker. The City Council acknowledges receipt
of the written communications listed below. No action will be taken on matters raised in
written communications. The Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral
and written communications for a future agenda. Citizens with comments regarding City
management or departmental operations are requested to submit those comments to
the City Manager.
a) 20-0020 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written communication.
Attachments: Email from Anthony Higgins regarding "No Parking" cones everywhere
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) REPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
20-0021
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following minutes:
1. September 24, 2019 Regular Meeting
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2. October 2, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Study Session)
3. October 2, 2019 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
4. October 8, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
5. October 10, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
6. October 22, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Hermosa Unplugged Event)
7. October 22, 2019 Regular Meeting
8. November 12, 2019 Regular Meeting
9. November 18, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
10. November 21, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
11. November 26, 2019 (Cancelled)
12. December 4, 2019 Special Meeting
13. December 10, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
14. December 17, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
15. January 8, 2020 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
Attachments: 1. 2019-09-24 Reg Min.pdf
2. 2019-10-02 Adj Reg Min.pdf
3. 2019-10-02 Spc Min.pdf
4. 2019-10-08 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf
5. 2019-10-10 Adj Reg Min.pdf
6. 2019-10-22 Adj Reg Min.pdf
7. 2019-10-22 Reg Min.pdf
8. 2019-11-12 Reg Min.pdf
9. 2019-11-18 Adj Reg Min.pdf
10. 2019-11-21 Adj Reg Min.pdf
11. 2019-11-26 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf
12. 2019-12-04 Spc Min.pdf
13. 2019-12-10 Reg Min Cancelled.pdf
14. 2019-12-17 Adj Reg Min.pdf
15. 2020-01-08 Spc Min.pdf
b) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS
20-0002 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.
Attachments: 1. 12-03-19
2. 12-05-19
3. 12-17-19
4. 12-19-19
5. 12-26-19
6. 01-02-20
c) REPORT ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
20-0028 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION
MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019
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Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,
Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of Tuesday,
December 3, 2019.
Attachments: P&R Action_Minutes_of_December_3_2019.pdf
d) REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
20-0001 (Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the January 21, 2020 Planning
Commission tentative future agenda items.
Attachments: Planning Commission January 21, 2020 Tentative Future Agenda
e) REPORT REQUEST TO APPROVE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
20-0012 AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SERVICES
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution approving a temporary employment agreement to
Michael McCrary for Interim Police Chief services; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the temporary employment agreement.
Attachments: Temporary Employment Agreement for Interim Police Chief Services
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
a) REPORT ORDINANCE NO. 20-1402
20-0029 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF APPOINTED CITY CLERK
IN LIGHT OF THE PASSAGE OF CITY MEASURE CC AND
ESTABLISHING THE CITY MANAGER AS APPOINTING
AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY CLERK
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading and adopt by title Ordinance
No. 20-1402.
Attachments: Appointed City Clerk Ordinance No. 20-1402
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) REPORT
20-0006 CONSIDERATION OF A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT RELATED
TO REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU)
AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU), AS
MANDATED BY STATE LAW, AND DETERMINATION THAT
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THE AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and:
1. Adopt the attached urgency ordinance to amend the Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code, thereby immediately establishing regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the urgency ordinance is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; and
2. Introduce on first reading the attached identical non-urgency ordinance to amend the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, thereby establishing regulations for Accessory
Dwelling Units (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU) and determine the
ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
Attachments: 1. Draft Urgency Ordinance
2. Draft Ordinance
3. Planning Commission Resolution 19-30
4. Planning Commission Staff Report, dated December 19, 2019
5. Existing HBMC Chapter 17.21
6. SB 13 (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
7. AB 68 (Chapter 655, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
8. AB 881 (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2019) - External Website
b) REPORT TEXT AMENDMENT 20-1, CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT
20-0005 TO CHAPTER 5.78 “TOBACCO RETAILERS” OF TITLE 5 OF THE
HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE
OF NEW TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSES AND THE SALE OF
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council continue the public hearing to the January 28
meeting in order to provide staff additional time to reach out to all tobacco retailers and
discuss with them Council's direction.
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) REPORT APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
20-0011 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION’S
RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
POLICY FOR A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM; AND AFFIRM
THE COMMISSION’S REVIEW OF THE POLICY IN TWO YEARS
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
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Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission's
recommended Special Event Long-term Agreement Policy for a three-year pilot
program; and
2. Direct the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission to
review and provide an update to Council on the policy in two years' time, in advance of
entering into the Pilot Program's third and final year.
Attachments: Long-term Agreement Policy
b) REPORT BROWN ACT DEMANDS FILED BY KEN HARTLEY AND
20-0024 JUSTIN LEDDEN PERTAINING TO SELECTION OF
MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council consider allegations in the two attached letters
and take action as Council deems appropriate.
Attachments: 1. Ken Hartley Letter - December 18, 2019
2. Justin Ledden Letter - December 19, 2019
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY
COUNCIL
a) 20-0030 COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REPORTS ON HIS
ATTENDANCE AT THE CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES
ASSOCIATION (CCCA) SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE
TOUR FROM JANUARY 6-8, 2020
Attachments: SB 50 New Amendments January 2020.pdf
b) 20-0022 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
Requests from Councilmembers for possible future agenda items. No discussion or
debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the sole action is whether to schedule the
item for consideration on a future agenda. No public comment will be taken.
Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items.
a) 20-0023 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative future agenda
items.
Attachments: Tentative Future Agenda.pdf
ADJOURNMENT
City Council Regular Meeting Agenda January 14, 2020
We adjourn tonight’s meeting in memory of Ken Marks (refer to certificate of
sympathy)
City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
20-0020
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written communication.
Attachments:
Letter from Anthony Higgins dated January 6, 2020
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From: tony higgins <tony.higgins123@gmail.com>
Date: January 6, 2020 at 5:06:42 PM PST
To: Suja Lowenthal <suja@hermosabeach.gov>
Cc: City Council <citycouncil@hermosabch.org>, Ann Yang <anny@hermosabch.org>, Andrew Nguyen
<anguyen@hermosabeach.gov>, Marnell Gibson <mgibson@hermosabeach.gov>
Subject: No Parking Cones Everywhere
Ms Lowenthal,
On the block in front of my house and one block north there were no parking cones for the sewer
project for a two week period starting today.
Here are the pictures.
Although the street sweeper came through Morningside at 945am these six parking spots sat empty and
unused all day.
I had to drag my groceries two blocks this morning making multiple trips.
To the south on Morningside for the past 2.5 months parking cones have periodically restricted parking
on 2-3 spaces to the south on Morningside for the North School project. Oversized trucks need a
turning lane.
Immediately to the west on 27th street parking cones restrict 4 spaces for a residential construction
project.
On top of this heavy trucks from about 10 construction sites in west Hermosa are being funneled
up/down our narrow steep residential street.
Commercial trucks continue to use 27th as an arterial truck route to access the downtown business
district in clear violation of direct route laws for overweight trucks and despite reassurances from our
former police Chief that trucks using this route were being followed and ticketed. My freedom of
information requests proved no tickets have been issued.
The ADA is being sidestepped. The city was required under the ADA to assess sidewalk safety and issue
waivers for the telephone poles that were providing less than 48 inches clearance or remove them when
they did the curb to curb resurfacing earlier this year.
The city ignored this requirement.
Most every time, dick and Harry contractor truck and gardening truck and residential delivery truck
serving the entire westside is using 27th as a service and delivery arterial route.
Every day for the past 20 years trucks SLAM over the poorly engineered drainage ditch AT 27th and
Morningside. THAT COULD BE EASILY FIXED.
Seems to me nothing is changing for the better and it’s has increasingly sucking quality of life from
residents of 27th to pay for the cities unsustainable growth.
Seems like nothing has changed.
You are turning 27th into a bedroom community.
Is that your vision for our neighborhood or have you set your sites on 27th for low income housing.
Anthony Higgins
City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 20-0021
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following minutes:
1.September 24, 2019 Regular Meeting
2.October 2, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Study Session)
3.October 2, 2019 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
4.October 8, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
5.October 10, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
6.October 22, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting (Hermosa Unplugged Event)
7.October 22, 2019 Regular Meeting
8.November 12, 2019 Regular Meeting
9.November 18, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
10.November 21, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
11.November 26, 2019 (Cancelled)
12.December 4, 2019 Special Meeting
13.December 10, 2019 Regular Meeting (Cancelled)
14.December 17, 2019 Adjourned Regular Meeting
15.January 8, 2020 Special Meeting (Closed Session)
Attachments:
The 15 sets of minutes listed above
Respectfully Submitted by: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jim Fasola.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
No report was delivered as no closed session was held prior to the regular meeting.
City of Hermosa Beach
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Massey announced he had attended the beginning of Start With Hello W eek held at
Valley School earlier in the day in partnership with representatives from the Los Angeles Kings and Sandy
Hook Promise, a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing gun violence.
Mayor Armato made the following announcements:
1) Today is National Voter Registration Day – visit vote.org for information.
2) A Mock Election will be held at the Clark Building from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on September 28th-29th to
test new Los Angeles County voting devices to be used during the upcoming March 3, 2020
Presidential Primary Election.
3) Hermosa Heroes Pancake Breakfast will be held at Lifeguard Headquarters on Pier Plaza from 8 a.m.
to noon on September 28th.
4) Three City Council candidate debates will be held in Council Chambers at 7 p.m. on September 30th,
October 7th and October 16th.
5) National Coffee with a Cop Day event will be held at Pier Plaza from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on October
2nd.
6) The Hermosa Beach Murals Project will unveil Mural #9 “Beatnik Alley” at Pier Plaza at 6 p.m. on
October 23rd followed by a fundraiser reception at Waterman’s starting at 6:30 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos, to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) RECOGNIZING BARRY WARNER AND E. THOMAS MORONEY FOR THEIR SERVICE ON
THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD AND ROBERT ROSENFELD FOR HIS SERVICE ON THE
PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION
The Mayor and City Council recognized Civil Service Board members Barry Warner and E. Thomas
Moroney; and outgoing Parks, Recreation & Community Resources Advisory Commission Chair Robert
Rosenfeld for their years of service to the City of Hermosa Beach.
b) PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 2, 2019 AS CLEAN AIR DAY IN THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH
The Mayor proclaimed October 2, 2019 as Clean Air Day in Hermosa Beach and presented a
proclamation to Angela Babcock from the Clean Air Coalition.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
a) UPDATE FROM JIM FASOLA - CITY DELEGATE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY WEST
VECTOR & VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Jim Fasola made a presentation to the City Council, noting that Hermosa Beach has twice the Los
Angeles County average of vector control calls primarily related to mosquitoes from storm drains running
through the beach and sump/drainage pits throughout the City. The City and County are working on next
City of Hermosa Beach
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steps to obtain Coastal Commission permits to clean out City and County-owned storm drains.
b) UPDATES FROM CITY MANAGER SUJA LOWENTHAL
The City Manager provided updates on the following items:
1) Cypress District – the Planning Commission will conduct a mid-October study session on the permit
process for Cypress District business openings and events. Staff will conduct an inventory of
businesses and a walking tour of the Cypress District.
2) New Greenbelt and Clark Field Water Fountains – the City will be installing four new bottle filler water
fountains at the Greenbelt and Clark Field funded in part by a West Basin Municipal Water District
grant.
3) Homeless Services – the City will be adding content to its website to assist residents and businesses
concerned with unsheltered individuals including answers to frequently asked questions. The Cities
of Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach and Redondo Beach have received a $330,000 grant from Los
Angeles County to implement homeless services in accordance with City plans with service provider
interviews taking place this week. To assist individuals in need of services or housing, contact People
Assisting The Homeless (PATH) at (562) 457-0205 or e-mail southbay@epath.org.
Councilmember Fangary noted resident complaints about City TV outages over the weekend. The City
Manager advised that the City Council audiovisual improvement project would be accelerated along with
staff working with the City’s provider to address transmission issues.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Anthony Higgins
2) Lauren Nakano
3) Sarah Harper
4) Seena Sharp
5) Jim Lissner (read a letter into the record regarding short term rentals)
6) Raymond Jackson
a) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written
communication.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Councilmember Duclos, to receive and file written
communications. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
The Mayor requested staff respond to Seena Sharp regarding street sweeping parking restrictions and
noted that park restroom and other maintenance issues could be reported to the Public Works
Department using the City’s Go Hermosa app. Councilmember Massey noted some upcoming funded
restroom renovation projects pend Coastal Commission approval and Valley Park restroom renovations
would commence in the next few weeks.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
City of Hermosa Beach
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Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos, to approve the Consent
Calendar consisting of Items (a) through (m). The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
a) CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(Interim Deputy City Clerk Carol Cowley)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following minutes:
1. Adjourned Regular meeting of September 4, 2019
2. Adjourned Regular meeting of September 10, 2019
3. Regular meeting of September 10, 2019
b) CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check
registers.
c) REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR
JULY 2019, UPDATED JUNE 2019 CIP REPORT BY PROJECT
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the July 2019
Financial Reports and updated June 2019 CIP Report by Project.
d) CITY TREASURER’S REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommendation: The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council receive and file the
July 2019 City Treasurer's Report and Cash Balance Report.
e) CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommendation: The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council approve
cancellation of certain checks.
f) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept the donations received by
the City to be used for the purpose noted.
g) PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT STATUS REPORT AS OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Public Works
Project Status Report as of September 18, 2019.
h) ACTION SHEET OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17,
City of Hermosa Beach
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2019
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action sheet
of the Planning Commission meeting of September 17, 2019.
i) PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the October 15,
2019 Planning Commission tentative future agenda items.
j) SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 76050 (C.U.P. CON NO. 18-6, PDP NO. 18-9)
LOCATION: 821 LOMA DRIVE
APPLICANT(S): HEIDI AND GREGORY ROTH
REQUEST: TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP FOR A
TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve Final Parcel Map No. 76050, which is consistent with the approved Vesting
Tentative Parcel Map; and
2. Request the City Clerk to endorse the certificate for said map.
k) SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 78251 (C.U.P. CON NO. 19-3, PDP NO. 18-7)
LOCATION: 945 15TH STREET
APPLICANT(S): BEACH CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC. C/O JASON MULLER
REQUEST: TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL PARCEL MAP FOR A
TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve Final Parcel Map No. 78251, which is consistent with the approved Vesting
Tentative Parcel Map; and
2. Request the City Clerk to endorse the certificate for said map.
l) ACTION MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION MEETING OF JULY 17,
2019
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action
minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of July 17, 2019.
m) REAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM FY 2018-19 TO FY 2019-20, APPROPRIATION
OF ITEMS NOT INCLUDED IN THE FY 2019-20 BUDGET, AND REVENUE REVISIONS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Reappropriate amounts in the attached Exhibit A to the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget. Totals
by fund are highlighted in the attachments. The General Fund amount is $699,213;
2. Appropriate amounts that were not included in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Budget as shown in
the attached Exhibit B in Fiscal Year 2019-20; and
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3. Approve revenue revisions related to the reappropriations and new appropriation requests
as shown in the attached Exhibit C.
Public Hearing Item 5(a) was considered and acted upon prior to Consent Ordinance Items 3(a) and
3(b)
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M
a) PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY
RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE
ADDITION OF THE FOLLOWING EVENTS TO THE 2019 SPECIAL EVENT CALENDAR:
“VOLLEY4SOUND” ON THE BEACH VOLLEYBALL COURTS NORTH OF THE PIER ON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19; THE “MIKE DOYLE CELEBRATION OF LIFE AND
PADDLEOUT” AT THE PIERHEAD AND ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE PIER ON
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20; AND THE “BURPEE MILE” ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE
PIER ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing to consider
the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission's recommendation to
approve the addition of the following events to the 2019 Special Event Calendar:
1. "Volley4Sound" on the beach volleyball courts north of the Pier on Saturday, October 19;
2. The "Mike Doyle Celebration of Life and Paddle-Out" at the pierhead and on the south side of
the Pier on Sunday, October 20; and
3. "The Burpee Mile" on the south side of the Pier on Saturday, December 7.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Nathan Lvczynski
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
a) ORDINANCE NO. 19-1395 - “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE HERMOSA BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO REGULATE
THE RENTAL OF EXISTING NONCONFORMING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT
ARE LOCATED IN COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY
DAYS”
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council waive full reading and
adopt by title Ordinance No. 19-1395.
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Raymond Jackson
2) Scott Hayes
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Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to adopt Ordinance No. 19-
1395. Councilmember Massey proposed two amendments to 1) change Section 17.40.230(A)(3)(c) to
require a property manager to be onsite within 30 minutes of a complaint in lieu of responding within 45
minutes; and 2) to require an onsite manager. With advice from the City Attorney, Councilmember Duclos
and Mayor Pro Tem Campbell withdrew the motion. Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to re-introduce Ordinance No. 19-1395 with an amendment to Section
17.40.230(A)(3)(c) requiring a 30 minute onsite response to resolve complaints. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell
NO: Mayor Armato
Councilmember Fangary requested a redline version of amended Ordinance 19-1395 for consideration
of adoption at the City Council meeting scheduled for October 10, 2019.
b) ORDINANCE NO. 19-1396 - “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ZONING MAP FROM GENERAL COMMERCIAL (C-3) TO
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-1) TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN HERMOSA
LAND USE DESIGNATION OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL (LD) FOR PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 820 9TH STREET, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 17 OF TRACT NO.
5650, IN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF
CALIFORNIA”
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council waive full reading and
adopt by title Ordinance No. 19-1396.
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, and second by Councilmember Massey. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
DISCUSSION
None.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
b) CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR A TENANT IMPROVEMENT WITHIN
SUITE 101 OF THE BIJOU BUILDING, A HISTORICAL LANDMARK, LOCATED AT 1221
HERMOSA AVENUE AND DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ACT (CEQA) (Continued from meeting of September 10, 2019)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Adopt the attached resolution, thereby approving a Certificate of Appropriateness (CA 42) to
allow a tenant improvement within Suite 101 of the Bijou Building, located at 1221 Hermosa
Avenue within the General Commercial (C-2) zone; and
2. Determine this action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
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(CEQA).
The Mayor opened the public hearing. No individuals addressed the City Council on this matter. The
Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Councilmember Duclos. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
c) ZONE VARIANCE 19-1- AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DENIAL OF A
VARIANCE FROM THE MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (R-3) OPEN SPACE ZONE
PROVISIONS AND PARKING STANDARDS FOR A NEW SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE
LOCATED AT 1515 MONTEREY BOULEVARD AND DETERMINATION THAT THE
PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL
QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached resolution, thereby
upholding the Planning Commission's denial of Variance 19-1, a request to allow a deviation in
the open space provisions and parking standards of the Multiple Family Residential (R-3) zone,
and determine this action is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA).
Councilmember Massey recused himself due to having a financial interest in real property within 500 feet
of the subject property.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. Brandon Strauss addressed the City Council on behalf of the
applicant. The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Fangary. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
ABSENT: Councilmember Massey
Councilmember Massey returned to the meeting.
d) CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S TREE ORDINANCE
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce on first reading an ordinance amending Chapter 12.36 of the Hermosa Beach
Municipal Code, the City's tree ordinance (Attachment 1); and
2. Adopt a resolution amending the City's master fee schedule to include administrative fines for
tree ordinance violations and application fees for tree removal permits (Attachment 2).
The Mayor opened the public hearing.
The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Scott Hayes
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The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to extend the meeting to
11 p.m. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
None.
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL
a) DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE & ALTERNATE FOR THE LEAGUE OF
CALIFORNIA CITIES 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND CONSIDERATION OF THE
LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE RESOLUTIONS
(Assistant to the City Manager Nico De Anda-Scaia)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Designate a Voting Delegate and an alternate for the League of California Cities Annual
Business Meeting scheduled for Friday, October 18, at the Long Beach Convention Center; and
2. Authorize the City Council's Voting Delegate to support the League of California Cities two
General Assembly Resolutions
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Councilmember Fangary, to designate Mayor Pro
Tem Campbell as a Voting Delegate and Mayor Armato as alternate for the League of California Cities
Annual Business Meeting scheduled for Friday, October 18, at the Long Beach Convention Center; and
to authorize the City Council's Voting Delegate to support the League of California Cities two General
Assembly Resolutions. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
b) APPOINTMENT OF COUNCILMEMBER TO SERVE AS DELEGATE TO THE
INDEPENDENT CITIES ASSOCIATION
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council appoint one of its
members to serve as the City's delegate to the Independent Cities Association (ICA).
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, and second by Councilmember Duclos, that the City Council appoint
Mayor Armato to serve as the City’s delegate and Mayor Pro Tem Campbell as alternate to the
Independent Cities Association (ICA). The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
c) UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING
COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
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Mayor Pro Tem Campbell and Councilmember Massey noted they will be meeting with Leadership
Hermosa representatives in the near future.
Councilmember Massey reported on behalf of the North School Subcommittee that a North School
construction project stakeholder group had been assembled to assist the City and School District in
developing the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan.
Councilmember Massey advised the Downtown Subcommittee is working on lighting for Upper Pier
Avenue and Hermosa Avenue and landscaping for Hermosa Avenue. Mayor Armato noted Public Works
will be installing dimmable lights on Pier Plaza.
Mayor Armato noted City airport noise complaints could be forwarded to her to pass along at upcoming
LAX and Hawthorne Airport roundtable meetings.
Councilmember Fangary noted progress on recent new bus stop and trash can installations and improved
landscaping on Hermosa Avenue.
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
Councilmember Duclos requested an update on re-establishing funding for beach storm drain cleaning
prior to major storms.
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell and Mayor Armato requested a future agenda item to consider design of the
City’s entry signage once the City’s logo is finalized.
Councilmember Fangary requested background on the October 2nd Study Session on the Coastal Zone
Parking Assessment and Public-Private Partnerships; and confirmation of the agenda date for
consideration of the future Holiday Parking Program (October 10 or October 22, 2019).
a) TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative
future agenda items.
The Tentative Future Agenda Items were received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Armato adjourned the meeting at 10:53 p.m. to Wednesday, October 2nd at 6:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers for a Study Session on the Coastal Zone Parking Assessment and Public Private Partnerships
(P3).
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Adjourned Regular Meeting - 6:00 P.M.
Study Session:
1. Draft Coastal Zone Parking Assessment & Recommendations
2. Public-Private Partnerships (P3)
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
6:00 P.M. – STUDY SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:08 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lori Ford.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Late: Councilmember Duclos
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Armato announced the Police Department would be hosting a free rabies vaccination clinic at
Clark Field from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on October 3rd.
OPENING REMARKS FROM CITY MANAGER SUJA LOWENTHAL
The City Manager welcomed everyone and advised the purpose of the meeting.
1. DRAFT COASTAL ZONE PARKING ASSESSMENT & RECOMMENDATIONS
(Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton)
Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton provided a presentation on the City’s draft Coastal Zone
Parking Management Study conducted by IBI Group and 12 associated recommendations, along with
background on how the City’s parking program could affect Coastal Commission approval of the City’s
Local Coastal Program and local control over future development projects.
Councilmember Duclos arrived at 6:25 p.m.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Anthony Higgins
2) Jon David
3) Robert Weitz
4) Lori Ford
5) Dave Davis
6) Jonathan Wicks
7) Laura Pena
The City Council provided feedback on the study and preferences for associated recommendations with
questions answered by staff.
Councilmember Fangary departed at 8:55 p.m.
2. PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS (P3)
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
City Manager Suja Lowenthal and Katherine Aguilar-Perez, Associate Principal for design and consulting
firm Arup, provided a presentation on the current condition and previous studies of City facilities; and
Public Private Partnerships (P3) with strategies and examples on how to finance public facility/asset
improvements.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) David Grethen
The City Council provided comments and asked questions of staff and Katherine Aguilar-Perez. The City
Council directed staff to return with a plan for a facilitated visioning process for City facility improvements
with realistic options on how they might be achieved.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Armato adjourned the meeting at 10:25 p.m. to a Special Closed Session Meeting to convene
immediately in Council Chambers and move to the Second Floor Conference Room after public
comment.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Closed Session Special Meeting
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 10:25 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Absent: Councilmember Fangary
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
None.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 10:25 p.m. to:
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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
ADJOURNMENT
The Closed Session was adjourned at 11:55 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting on Thursday,
October 10, 2019 for Closed Session at 6:00 p.m., followed by Open Session at 7:00 p.m. in the
Council Chambers.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
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7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: None
Absent: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
ADJOURNMENT
Due to the lack of a quorum, the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach,
California, was adjourned on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at the hour of 7:01 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular
Meeting on October 10, 2019 for Closed Session at 6:00 p.m., followed by Open Session at 7:00 p.m. in
the Council Chambers.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Closed Session - 6:00 P.M.
Adjourned Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
6:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Absent: Councilmember Massey
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Anthony Higgins
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 6:05 p.m. to:
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1. MINUTES: Approval of minutes of the following Closed Session meetings.
a) September 10, 2019
b) October 2, 2019
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager (annual review)
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION
The Closed Session adjourned at 7:10 p.m.
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:15 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Treasurer Karen Nowicki.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney provided the Closed Session report advising the Council heard public comment and
took no reportable action. Councilmember Fangary advised that he expressed to his colleagues as part
of the City Manager’s review that he currently lacks confide nce in the City Manager’s leadership. Mayor
Armato, on behalf of the four other Councilmembers, thanked the City Manager for her service over the
past year and expressed full confidence in her service.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Duclos announced he attended a luncheon hosted by the Kiwanis Club at the City Yard
recognizing Public Works Superintendent Ells Freeman and other Public Works staff.
Mayor Armato made the following announcements:
1) Athens Services will be offering free document shredding and compost at the Community Center from
8 a.m. to 1 p.m on October 12th.
2) Pumpkins in the Park! will be hosted by Friends of the Parks at Edith Rodaway Friendship Park from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 12th.
3) The Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach Pancake Breakfast will be held at the Kiwanis Building from 8
a.m. to noon on October 13th.
4) A Vaping Prevention Town Hall hosted by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi will be held at Manhattan
Beach Middle School (1501 North Redondo Avenue) from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 14th.
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5) The 3rd and final City Council candidate debate will take place in Council Chambers from 7 p.m. to 9
p.m. on October 16th.
6) The Great Shakeout earthquake drill will take place at 10:17 a.m. on October 17th. For more
information, please visit the City’s Emergency Preparedness webpage.
7) All are invited to meet with City Councilmembers for a Hermosa Unplugged coffee and conversation
event in the Courtyard of City Hall from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. on October 22nd to encourage unplugging
from social media for one day.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos, to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) PRESENTATION FROM SAM KUHR ON BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
Sam Kuhr provided a presentation to the City Council on being diagnosed with breast cancer and the
importance of scheduling preventative screenings. Mayor Armato noted that pink lights will be displayed
on Pier Plaza through October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
b) CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS DONATION CHECK TO HERMOSA BEACH
NON-PROFITS
Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau President/CEO Maureen Hunt presented a
$25,000 check to representatives from ten Hermosa Beach non-profit groups raised from Fiesta Hermosa
festivals:
1) Arts Group of Hermosa Beach
2) Beach Cities Toy Drive
3) Hermosa Arts Foundation
4) Hermosa Beach Kiwanis Club
5) Hermosa Beach Sister City Association
6) Hermosa Friends Foundation
7) Leadership Hermosa
8) Rotary Club of Hermosa Beach
9) Sandpipers
10) Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
The City Manager provided updates on the following items:
a) UPDATE ON STAFFING/RECRUITING
The City recently hired new staff members Assistant Engineer Michelle Licata (Public Works) and Police
Service Officer Maria Marquez-Villamontes. The City Manager provided updates on recruitments for the
following positions: Chief of Police, City Clerk, Deputy City Manager, Director of Public Works, Public
Works Administrative Assistant and Public Works Inspector.
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b) UPDATE ON POLICE DEPARTMENT DOWNTOWN SUBSTATION
The Police Downtown Substation near Parking Structure C is expected to be fully functional starting the
week of October 14th with final installation of equipment and telecommunications services.
c) ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION INSTALLATIONS AT PARKING LOT C AND
CITYWIDE UPDATE
Eight new charging stations have been installed on the roof of Parking Structure C increasing the number
of publicly available charging ports to 42 citywide. As directed by Council, staff will be evaluating electricity
costs to study a transition from free charging to a pay-for-access system.
d) INSB (INTEROPERABILITY NETWORK OF THE SOUTH BAY) DIGITAL RADIO SYSTEM
LAUNCH
On October 29th, the Hermosa Beach Police Department will transition to an encrypted digital radio
communications system along with six other INSB agencies (Cities of El Segundo, Gardena, Hawthorne,
Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance). The new system will allow the City to communicate
with every police and fire agency in Los Angeles County while also protecting the confidential information
of victims and witnesses.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Anthony Higgins
2) Scott Rusher
3) Sarah Harper
4) Liz Ramirez
5) Trent Larson
6) Nancy Wloch
7) Adam Malovani
8) Steve Izant
9) Barbara Ellman
Councilmember Massey requested confirmation of City plans to install sharrows on 27th Street. Mayor
Armato, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell and Councilmember Massey expressed interest in developing a new
street music permit.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos to approve the Consent
Calendar consisting of Items (a) through (c). The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
a) CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(Interim Deputy City Clerk Carol Cowley)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the minutes of the
Adjourned Regular meeting of September 24, 2019.
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b) CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check
registers.
c) ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETINGS OF SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 AND THE JOINT
STUDY SESSION OF SEPTEMBER 4, 2019
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action
minutes of the following Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission
meetings:
1. Regular meeting of September 3, 2019; and
2. Joint Study Session of September 4, 2019.
Public Hearing Item 5(a) was considered and acted upon prior to Consent Ordinance Items 3(a) and
3(b)
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M
a) CITY COUNCIL REVIEW AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
DECISION TO DENY A REQUEST FOR A PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND
PARKING PLAN FOR A SIX-UNIT MOTEL PROJECT BY CONSTRUCTING A NEW
THREE-STORY, DETACHED 2,744 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING
CONTAINING FIVE UNITS, TO BE CONSTRUCTED BEHIND THE EXISTING 1,841
SQUARE FOOT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WHICH WILL BE CONVERTED TO AN
ADDITIONAL UNIT AND A PARKING PLAN TO ALLOW THE 6-SPACE PARKING
REQUIREMENT TO BE MET WITH 4 ON-SITE SPACES (INCLUDING 1 TANDEM
SPACE) PLUS FEES IN-LIEU FOR 2 SPACES, ON A 4,023 SQUARE FOOT LOT IN THE
C-2 (RESTRICTED COMMERCIAL) ZONING DISTRICT AT 70 10TH STREET; AND
CONSIDERATION OF A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council continue the public hearing to the
October 22, 2019 City Council meeting after taking public comment for the project located at 70
10th Street.
Councilmember Fangary recused himself from this item.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Albro Lundy
2) Ira Ellman
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Councilmember Duclos. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
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ABSENT: Councilmember Fangary
Councilmember Fangary returned to the meeting.
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
a) ORDINANCE NO. 19-1395 - “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE HERMOSA BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO REGULATE
THE RENTAL OF EXISTING NONCONFORMING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT
ARE LOCATED IN COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS FOR FEWER THAN THIRTY
DAYS”
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council waive full reading and
adopt by title Ordinance No. 19-1395.
The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Trent Larson
Moved by Councilmember Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos. The motion
carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell
NO: Mayor Armato
b) ORDINANCE NO. 19-1397 - “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.36 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE AND AMENDING CHAPTER 1.10 TO SUBJECT VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER
12.36 TO ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY PROCEDURES”
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council waive full reading and
adopt by title Ordinance No. 19-1397.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
DISCUSSION
None.
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENT FEE WAIVER GRANT
POLICY; IMPLEMENTATION IN 2020; AND AFFIRMATION THAT NO ADDITIONAL FEE
WAIVERS WILL BE GRANTED FOR 2019
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
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Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council affirm the Parks, Recreation and
Community Resources Advisory Commission's recommendations on the proposed Special
Event Fee Waiver Policy, including:
1. Approval of the proposed policy;
2. Implementation of the proposed policy for events held in 2020; and
3. Affirmation that no additional fee waivers will be granted for 2019.
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Carol Kluthe
2) Janice Brittain
3) Michael Bell
4) Lisa Peterson
Moved by Councilmember Massey, second by Councilmember Duclos. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey
NOES: Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
b) LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT 2020 BALLOT MEASURE OPT-IN FOR
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the City of Hermosa Beach to opt into the Los Angeles County Fire Department
2020 ballot measure allowing City of Hermosa Beach residents to vote on the approval/denial of
the special tax to provide critical funding for fire protection and emerg ency medical services;
and
2. Approve Resolution XX-XXX approving the City of Hermosa Beach's opt into the Los Angeles
County Fire Department March or November 2020 special tax ballot measure.
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) David Grethen
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, second by Councilmember Duclos. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
NO: Councilmember Massey
c) RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT
FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES WITH PSOMAS
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the first Amendment to the existing on-call agreement with PSOMAS to complete
design of Capital Improvement Project (CIP) 421 Annual Sewer Improvements, increasing the
agreement by $75,000 to a new not-to-exceed amount of $375,000; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached amendment, subject
to approval by the City Attorney.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, second by Councilmember Duclos. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
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d) AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE ON-CALL
ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Professional Services Agreements to Adrian Gaus Architects, Inc., TAG The Albert
Group Architects, and West Group Designs to provide on-call architectural 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.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
NO: Councilmember Fangary
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL
a) UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING
COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
Councilmember Massey advised the Downtown Subcommittee is working on Pier Plaza lighting and
ensuring the Police Downtown Substation is opened.
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
a) TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative
future agenda items.
Councilmember Duclos requested, and Mayor Armato supported, a future agenda item to consider
prohibiting the retail sale of tobacco products and electronic smoking devices and paraphernalia similar
to the City of Manhattan Beach.
The Tentative Future Agenda Items were received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Armato adjourned the meeting at 10:20 p.m. to Tuesday, October 22nd at 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
in the City Hall Courtyard for the Hermosa Unplugged event. All are welcome to come and meet with
Councilmembers and staff to enjoy coffee and conversations as the City unplugs from social media on
that date.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
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City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Adjourned Regular Meeting
Hermosa Unplugged Event
8:00 A.M. – 9:30 A.M.
City Hall Courtyard and
Council Chambers Foyer
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
The “Hermosa Unplugged” event began at 8:00 a.m. in the City Hall Courtyard and Council Chambers
Foyer areas. The event was held as a social media free day to encourage positive community
engagement. Attendees were offered coffee and open conversation with City staff and Councilmembers.
Present: Councilmember Duclos, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Absent: Councilmembers Fangary, Massey
Others present: City staff, Beach Cities Health District staff and members of the community
The event concluded at 9:30 a.m.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
For Immediate Release
Oct. 10, 2019
HERMOSA BEACH TO HOST “HERMOSA UNPLUGGED,” A SOCIAL MEDIA FREE
DAY, ON OCT. 22 TO ENCOURAGE POSITIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Join Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmembers, City Staff and Others for
Coffee and Conversation in the Courtyard at 8 a.m.
Hermosa Beach, CA – To encourage more positive engagement in the community, the City of Hermosa
Beach will host “Hermosa Unplugged,” a social media free day, on Oct. 22 and is inviting the public to
join the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, Councilmembers, City staff and others in the courtyard at City Hall for
coffee and conversation from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. that day.
To celebrate Hermosa Unplugged, the City will refrain from using its social media channels and
encourages the public to join it in taking a one-day holiday from social media. City staff will be available
by phone and email to answer questions and ensure City services continue uninterrupted.
To encourage the community to engage in personal conversations, Mayor Stacey Armato, Mayor Pro
Tem Mary Campbell, other members of Council and City staff will be available from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
on Oct. 22 for coffee and conversations in the courtyard at City Hall to discuss items on the City Council’s
agenda that evening and any other matters that relate to City business.
“As a frequent user of social media, I appreciate its ability to educate and engage people,” said Mayor
Armato. “But I also see a growing trend to go to social media first with criticism and concerns, rather
than having a conversation with a neighbor, City official or other person who might have easily
addressed those concerns. Hermosa Unplugged challenges us all to unplug and connect with one
another and demonstrate how easily conversation can resolve matters.”
Researchers have found that too much time spent on social media can lead to depression, anxiety,
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), problems with mental functioning, social isolation and
loneliness. According to the research, comparing oneself with the favorable news others post on social
media can lead to jealousy and unhappiness for those who feel their life is somewhat less than the lives
depicted by others on social media sites. One study found that even a one-week break from social media
can improve a person’s sense of well-being.
“As a former Hermosa Beach School Board President and member, I’m especially concerned about the
potentially negative impacts of social media on our young people,” said Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. “We
have seen an effective national movement, launched in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shootings,
that encourages young people to reduce social isolation by starting with a hello. As members of this
wonderful small community of Hermosa Beach, we can start our own small movement by giving up
social media for a day and demonstrating to our young people that having a conversation can be
healthier, more effective and more personally rewarding than posting a photo or an update on a social
media platform.”
About Hermosa Beach
Founded in 1907, Hermosa Beach is a thriving community of some 20,000 residents. Located on the
southern end of the Santa Monica Bay in Los Angeles County, with beaches ranked among the best in
the world, Hermosa Beach has been recognized for its work to highlight Southern California beach
culture, foster a vibrant local economy and protect coastal and environmental resources.
To learn more about Hermosa Beach, please visit the City website: www.hermosabch.org.
Or keep up with Hermosa Beach news and events through social media channels:
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City Hall
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City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Closed Session - 6:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
6:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Late: Councilmember Massey
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
None.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 6:02 p.m. to:
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1. MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on October 10, 2019.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Workers Comp Litigation 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.
Name of Case: Todd Lewitt v. City of Hermosa Beach
WCAB Number: ADJ9858468, ADJ11019071, ADJ10177518
3. 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
4. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code Section 54957.6
City Designated Representative: Mayor Armato
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION
The Closed Session adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Kathleen Knoll.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney provided the Closed Session report advising the Council received no public comments
and took no reportable action.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Mayor Armato made the following announcements:
1) Thanks to all who participated in today’s Hermosa Unplugged event at City Hall to disconnect from
social media, including Beach Cities Health District, Lazy Acres and City staff.
2) The Hermosa Beach Murals Project will unveil Mural #9 “Beatnik Alley” at Pier Plaza at 6 p.m. on
October 23rd followed by a fundraiser reception at Waterman’s starting at 6:30 p.m.
3) The Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk from the Manhattan Beach Pier to the Hermosa Beach
Pier will take place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on October 27th.
4) Los Angeles County Public Works will host a West Coast Barrier Injection Wells Replacement Project
community meeting at Kiwanis Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. on October 28th.
5) The City in partnership with Beach Cities Health District will host a free mindfulness workshop in the
2nd Story Theatre at the Community Center starting at 6 p.m. on October 29th.
6) The City is hosting a community meeting to hear what you’d like to see in our ne xt Chief of Police at
the Hermosa Valley School multi-purpose room at 6:30 p.m. on October 29th.
7) City Parking Permit Art Contest design submittals are being accepted from current residents through
October 31st for permit year 2020-2021.
8) The Los Angeles Brain Freeze will be held at Pier Plaza from 9 a.m. to noon on November 2nd.
9) The upcoming Municipal Election will be held on November 5th with polling locations located at the
Kiwanis Building and Community Center.
10) The City will host the annual Veterans Day Commemoration and Candlelight Ceremony on the
Community Center East Lawn starting at 4:30 p.m. on November 11th.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos, to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
None.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
The City Manager provided updates on the following items:
a) INTRODUCTION OF NEW PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR MARNELL GIBSON
The City Manager introduced new Public Works Director Marnell Gibson, who will be starting work on
October 28th.
b) UPDATE ON STRAND & PIER HOTEL PROJECT
The developer of the Strand & Pier Hotel Project has notified the City that the environmental review
process has been placed on hold.
c) NEW CITY WEBSITE AND DOMAIN CHANGE ROLLOUT
Assistant to the City Manager Nico De Anda-Scaia provided a presentation on the City’s new website
and address, www.hermosabeach.gov, which replaced www.hermosabch.org effective today. All City e-
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mail addresses including the Police Department, which use @hermosabch.org and @hermosapolice.org
will change to @hermosabeach.gov effective the week of November 4th; however, all e-mails sent to old
addresses will continue to be forwarded to the correct person for the foreseeable future.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Jonathan Cvetko
2) Trent Larson
3) Kathleen Knoll
4) Sarah Harper
5) Lori Ford
6) Peter Tucker
7) Brian Cooley
a) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written
communication.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to receive and file written
communications. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell to approve the Consent
Calendar consisting of Items (a) through (m). The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
a) MEMORANDUM REGARDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council receive and file this
memorandum.
b) CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check
registers.
c) REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR
AUGUST 2019, UPDATED JUNE 2019 CIP REPORT BY PROJECT
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the August 2019
Financial Reports and updated June 2019 CIP Report by Project.
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d) CITY TREASURER’S REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommendation: The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council receive and file the
August 2019 City Treasurer's Report and Cash Balance Report.
e) CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommendation: The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council approve
cancellation of certain checks.
f) ACCEPTANCE OF DONATION OF VEHICLE FROM SIMONE DESIMONE
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council accept the donation received by
the City to be used for purpose noted.
g) PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT STATUS REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 10, 2019
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Public Works
Project Status Report as of October 10, 2019.
h) ACTION SHEET OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 15, 2019
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action sheet
of the Planning Commission meeting of October 15, 2019.
i) PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the November 19,
2019 Planning Commission tentative future agenda items.
j) POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY CRIME STATISTICS UPDATE
(Acting Chief of Police Milton McKinnon)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Police
Department Monthly Crime Statistics Update.
k) RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE RELATED TO FINES FOR
VIOLATING THE SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTAL ORDINANCE
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution,
thereby approving an amendment to the master fee schedule related to penalties for short-term
vacation rentals.
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l) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF REVISED CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION FOR
DEPUTY CITY CLERK AND CONTINUE TO ESTABLISH THE POSITION IN THE
PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEE GROUP
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the revised class specification for Deputy City Clerk; and
2. Affirm that the bargaining unit for this classification remains with the Professional and
Administrative Employee Group.
m) APPROVAL OF THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE ROTARY CLUB LEASE
AGREEMENT FOR USE OF THE ROTARY FACILITY (2521 VALLEY DRIVE) INCLUDING
A FOUR-MONTH EXTENSION
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the fifth amendment to
the Rotary Club lease agreement including a four-month extension, to expire February 29, 2020.
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
None.
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
DISCUSSION
None.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M
a) PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN 19-2 AND PARKING PLAN 19-2 CITY COUNCIL
REVIEW AND RECONSIDERATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO
DENY A REQUEST FOR A PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND PARKING PLAN FOR
A SIX-UNIT MOTEL PROJECT BY CONSTRUCTING A NEW THREE-STORY,
DETACHED 2,744 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING CONTAINING FIVE UNITS
AT 70 10TH STREET, TO BE CONSTRUCTED BEHIND THE EXISTING 1,841 SQUARE
FOOT SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE WHICH WOULD BE CONVERTED TO AN
ADDITIONAL UNIT AND A PARKING PLAN TO ALLOW THE SIX-SPACE PARKING
REQUIREMENT TO BE MET WITH FOUR ON-SITE SPACES (INCLUDING ONE
TANDEM SPACE) PLUS PAYMENT OF FEES IN-LIEU OF PROVIDING THE TWO
SPACES ON-SITE, ON A 4,023 SQUARE FOOT LOT IN THE C-2 (RESTRICTED
COMMERCIAL) ZONING DISTRICT AT 70 10th STREET; AND CONSIDERATION OF A
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (Continued from meeting of October 10, 2019)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the attached resolution, to
overturn the Planning Commission's denial of the project, and approve Precise Development
Plan 19-2 and Parking Plan 19-2 to allow a six-unit motel project by constructing a new three-
story, detached 2,744 square foot (sq. ft.) commercial building containing five units, to be
constructed behind the existing 1,841 square foot single-family residence which will be
converted to an additional unit, and Parking Plan 19-2 to allow the six-space parking
requirement to be met with four onsite spaces (including one tandem space) plus payment of
fees in-lieu of providing the two spaces onsite, on a 4,023 square foot lot in the C-2 (Restricted
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Commercial) zoning district at 70 10th Street; and adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
Councilmember Fangary recused himself as the subject property is within 1,000 feet of his residence.
The applicant, Dean Thomas, made a presentation to the City Council and responded to questions.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Erick Claudio
2) Lee Montgomery
3) Nicholas Spurgeon
4) Peter Tucker
5) Jeannie Penner-More
6) Shawn Sullivan
7) Carol James
8) William Hallett
9) Brian Cooley
10) Lori Ford
11) Arlette Lyons
12) Dylan Thomas
13) Chris (?)
14) Jonathon Webb
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The City Attorney
recommended adding an amendment to require the 24/7 property management contact to respond within
30 minutes to complaints from hotel guests in addition to City staff. Councilmember Duclos and Mayor
Pro Tem Campbell accepted the amendment. The motion to adopt the resolution, as amended, and adopt
the Mitigated Negative Declaration, carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell
ABSENT: Councilmember Fangary
NO: Mayor Armato
Councilmember Fangary returned to the meeting.
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) AWARD OF CONTRACT TO THE DLR GROUP FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE
COMMUNITY THEATRE NEEDS ASSESSMENT AND APPROVE THE APPROPRIATION
OF $49,295 TO CIP STUDY 693 TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award the contract to the DLR Group for the completion of the Community Theatre Needs
Assessment; and
2. Approve the appropriation of $49,295 to CIP Study 693 from the Capital Improvement Fund
to provide the additional funds necessary to complete the needs assessment.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as follows:
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AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
b) CONSIDERATION OF A HOLIDAY FREE PARKING PROGRAM
(Assistant to the City Manager Nico De Anda-Scaia)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on
alternatives for a holiday free parking program on citywide commercial zone silver-post meters.
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Brian Cooley
2) Peter Tucker
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, second by Councilmember Duclos to offer a four week holiday free
parking program on Citywide commercial zone silver-post meters from November 27th to December 25th,
2019. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
NO: Councilmember Massey
c) AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE ON-CALL PLAN
CHECKING SERVICES
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Professional Services Agreements to M6 Consulting Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed
$300,000 to provide on-call plan checking services to the City of Hermosa Beach for three years
with the option to extend up to two additional one-year terms;
2. Award Professional Services Agreements to Transtech Engineers, Inc. in an amount not-to-
exceed $150,000 to provide on-call plan checking services to the City of Hermosa Beach for
three years with the option to extend up to two additional one-year terms; and
3. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the Professional Services
Agreement(s) subject to approval by the City Attorney.
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Peter Tucker
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL
a) UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING
COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
Mayor Armato reported on attendance at the Hawthorne Airport noise roundtable and advised an
upcoming FAA study would be made available on or about November 2019.
Councilmember Fangary reported on his recent appointment to the South Santa Monica Bay Safe Clean
Water Program Watershed Area Steering Committee. The committee will provide input on regional
Measure W stormwater project funding.
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Councilmember Duclos reported on League of California Cities Coastal Cities Group and Los Angeles
County Beach Commission activities.
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
a) MAYOR ARMATO REQUESTS STAFF TO RETURN TO COUNCIL WITH A
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE CITY’S EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE GENDER EQUITY
THROUGH ITS WORKFORCE, OPERATIONS, AND SERVICES
Mayor Armato requested, and Councilmembers Duclos and Massey supported, a resolution to support
the City’s efforts to achieve gender equity through its workforce, operations, and servi ces, be placed on
a future Council agenda.
b) TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative
future agenda items.
The Tentative Future Agenda Items were received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Armato adjourned the meeting at 10:54 p.m.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Closed Session - 6:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
6:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Mayor Armato
Late: Councilmember Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
1) Anthony Higgins
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 6:05 p.m. to:
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1. MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on October 22, 2019.
2. 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
The Closed Session adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Andrea Valcourt.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney provided the Closed Session report advising the Council heard public comment and
took no reportable action.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Duclos made the following announcements:
1) He represented the City last week in Loreto, Mexico for the 20th anniversary of the Hermosa Beach
Sister City Association’s paramedic program and had a “whale” of a good time.
2) A ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the City’s Veterans Memorial took place on the
Community Center east lawn on November 11th.
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell made the following announcements:
1) She attended the Hermosa Beach Historical Society’s Annual Gala Fundraising Event last Saturday.
2) The Great Santa Stroll event benefitting Michael’s Learning Place which serves children with special
needs will take place at the Hermosa Beach Pier starting at 10 a.m. on December 14th.
Mayor Armato made the following announcements:
1) A community workshop on Hawthorne Airport noise will be held at the Hawthorne Memorial Center
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Polaris Room at 3901 West El Segundo Boulevard at 6 p.m. on November 14th.
2) Hermosa Beach Friends of the Parks and Leadership Hermosa Beach will be hosting a beach cleanup
at on the north side of Hermosa Beach Pier at 10 a.m. on November 17th.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
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
The City Council recognized Sharon Papa who served as Hermosa Beach’s Chief of Police from
September 2013 to October 2019. Chief Papa was also recognized by the Los Angeles County Police
Chief’s Association and representatives from the offices of Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn,
Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, State Senator Ben
Allen, and Congressman Ted Lieu.
Mayor Armato recessed the meeting at 7:46 p.m. for a reception in the lobby.
Mayor Armato reconvened the meeting at 8:00 p.m.
b) PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 12, 2019 AS SANDPIPERS FOUNDER’S DAY
AND CELEBRATING THEIR 88TH YEAR AS A SOUTH BAY COMMUNITY SERVICE
ORGANIZATION
Mayor Armato presented a proclamation to Sandpipers President Natalie Radtke declaring November
12, 2019 as Sandpipers Founder’s Day follwoing a presentation on Hermosa Beach-based Sandpipers’
philanthropic efforts benefitting families in need since 1931.
c) PROCLAMATION DECLARING NOVEMBER 16, 2019 AS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF
TOLERANCE
Mayor Armato presented a proclamation to Rabbi Yossi Mintz declaring November 16, 2019 as
International Day of Tolerance.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
The City Manager provided updates on the following items:
a) UPDATE ON VALLEY PARK RESTROOM RENOVATIONS
Valley Park restroom renovations started on November 7th with painting completed. New plumbing
fixtures, partitions and a drinking fountain will be installed with completion expected by November 14th.
b) LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MCCORMICK AMBULANCE
QUARTERLY UPDATE
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Emergency Management Coordinator Brandy Villanueva reported on Los Angeles County Fire
Department and McCormick Ambulance response time and statistics for Hermosa Beach from July to
September 2019. Fire Station 100 construction at 540 Pier Avenue is on track for completion by March
2020 with demolition of the 2nd floor completed and interior first floor work in progress.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Anthony Higgins
2) Sarah Harper
3) Liz Ramirez
4) Megg Sulzinger
5) Trent Larson
a) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written
communication.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos, to receive and file written
communications. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Councilmember Fangary requested Item 2(d) be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Councilmember Massey, to approve the balance of
the Consent Calendar consisting of Items (a) through (c), (e) and (f). The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
a) MEMORANDUM REGARDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council receive and file this
memorandum.
b) CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check
registers.
c) ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 2019
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
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Recommendation: 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.
e) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO MIRA COSTA HIGH
SCHOOL GRAD NITE 2020
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation: 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.
f) REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO THE BEACH CITIES
HEALTH DISTRICT’S 21st ANNUAL HOLIDAY GIFT BAG PROJECT
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve a donation of $660 to the
Beach Cities Health District's Holiday Gift Bag Project for 2019.
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
None.
Public Hearing Items 5(a) and 5(b) and Municipal Matters Item 6(a) were considered and acted upon
prior to Item 4 / 2(d) – Items Removed From the Consent Calendar for Separate Discussion.
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)
Recommendation: 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.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Craig Cadwallader
2) Carolyn Petty
3) Jose Bacallao
4) Ralph Spargo
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Councilmember Fangary proposed adding the word “certain” onto ordinance recital E to read, “A ban on
additional polystyrene products, certain single-use plastic products and single-use products will further
serve the City’s goal of reducing litter.” The City Attorney recommended moving “certain” prior to the word
“additional” to apply to all three types of items listed.
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Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Councilmember Massey, to introduce 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 with recital E amended to read,
“A ban on certain additional polystyrene products, single-use plastic products, and other single use
products will further serve the City’s goal of reducing litter.” The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
b) AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA BUILDING STANDARDS CODE
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: 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.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Anthony Higgins
The Mayor closed the public hearing and requested staff look at best practices for notifications of
permitted construction work to residents and other affected parties.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) CONSIDERATION OF PROHIBITION OF RETAIL SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on
whether to prohibit the retail sale of all tobacco products in Hermosa Beach.
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Craig Cadwallader
2) Alice Kuo
3) Mark Warshaw
4) Celina Douglas
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to direct staff to:
1) Bring back a proposed amendment to the Tobacco Retailer License Ordinance to bar any new
establishments from obtaining a tobacco retailer license;
2) Bring back for discussion a proposed ordinance or agenda item to prohibit the sale of all vaping
products in Hermosa Beach; and
3) Facilitate a discussion with all tobacco retailer licensees and Beach Cities Health District about a
process and time frame for getting Hermosa Beach tobacco free.
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The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
NO: Councilmember Fangary
Councilmember Duclos departed the meeting at 11:04 p.m.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Councilmember Fangary, to extend the meeting until
midnight. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Councilmember Duclos returned to the meeting at 11:09 p.m.
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
DISCUSSION
2(d) DESIGNATION OF CITY NEGOTIATOR
(City Attorney Mike Jenkins)
Recommendation: 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.
Councilmember Fangary noted a concern that the Closed Session item scheduled during the City
Council’s previous meeting on October 22, 2019 on designation of a City Negotiator regarding a
compensation adjustment for the City Manager was not consistent with the Brown Act, and advised he
has reached out to the Public Integrity Division and the California Attorney General’s Office for an opinion
which would be passed along to the City Council and staff when received. Councilmember Fangary
proposed designating Downtown Subcommittee members Mayor Armato and Councilmember Massey
as City negotiators.
The City Attorney advised that this Consent Calendar item was placed on tonight’s agenda at the direction
of the Mayor to be collegial to Councilmember Fangary, but is not required by the Brown Act. The City
Attorney advised that if Council wishes a subcommittee to serve as negotiators, a new temporary
subcommittee should be created instead of designating the Downtown Subcommittee.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Duclos, to designate Mayor 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. The
motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
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)
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Recommendation: 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.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Councilmember Duclos. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
b) 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
Mayor Armato and Councilmembers Duclos and Fangary reported on conference attendance including
sessions on affordable housing, civility, Coastal Commission, discrimination/harassment, drone
regulation and short term vacation rentals.
c) 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
Councilmember Duclos reported on his trip to Loreto, Mexico for the 20th anniversary of the Hermosa
Beach Sister City Association’s paramedic training program.
d) UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING
COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
Mayor Armato advised the Downtown Subcommittee may meet with the Parks & Recreation Commission
special events subcommittee on the City’s special event approval process with input from local
businesses and the Chamber of Commerce. Hermosa and Pier Avenues will have holiday lighting
installed by November 23rd.
Councilmember Fangary reported a meeting of the South Santa Monica Bay Watershed Area Steering
Committee would take place next week in Torrance. Los Angeles County’s deadline for submittal of Safe
Clean Water Program projects for Measure W funding is December 15th.
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
a) 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.
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Councilmember Fangary requested, and all Councilmembers supported, placing an urgency ordinance
to prohibit no-fault evictions through December 31, 2019 in Hermosa Beach for real property built prior
to January 1, 2005, for consideration on the November 18, 2019 City Council agenda.
b) TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative
future agenda items.
Councilmember Fangary requested the Municipal Lease Policy item be rescheduled from December 17th,
2019 to January 2020 and that staff provide notices to non-profit groups. Councilmember Fangary
requested the future Update on Strand Safety Initiatives and Enforcement also be provided in writing.
The Tentative Future Agenda Items were received and filed.
Councilmember Duclos announced this would be his last full Council meeting and played a farewell music
video.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Armato adjourned the meeting at 11:55 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting on Monday,
November 18, 2019 for Closed Session at 6:00 p.m., followed by Open Session at 7:00 p.m. in the Council
Chambers.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 18, 2019
Closed Session - 6:00 P.M.
Adjourned Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
6:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Armato
Late: Mayor Pro Tem Campbell
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
None.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 6:03 p.m. to:
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1. MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on November 12, 2019.
2. 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
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code Section 54957.6
City Designated Representative: Mayor Armato
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
RECESS TO OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Closed Session adjourned at 7:00 p.m.
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Christine Duclos.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Guitarist Joe Cipolla performed the National Anthem.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
The City Attorney provided the Closed Session report advising the Council received no public comments
and took no reportable action.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell made the following announcements:
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1) The Great Santa Stroll event benefitting Michael’s Learning Place which serves children with special
needs will take place at the Hermosa Beach Pier starting at 10 a.m. on December 14th.
2) She attended a Zonta International event, an organization which works to improve the lives of women
and girls, at the Bluewater Grill on Saturday, November 16th.
3) She attended a Neighborhood Watch block captain meeting hosted by the Police Department at the
Community Center’s 2nd Story Theatre on Thursday, November 14th.
Mayor Armato announced that residents may have received a Police Officers Association (POA) robocall
this past weekend. The City is negotiating with the POA to renew their contract. Negotiations have
historically been done in private; however, these calls violated longstanding tradition by attempting to
stoke fear in the community and harm the morale of current police staff. The City Council is committed to
protecting the safety of the entire community and values the Police Department and public safety staff.
The City is committed to meeting and conferring in good faith and asks that the POA does the same.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) RESOLUTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF
NOVEMBER 5, 2019, AND INSTALLATION OF ELECTED OFFICERS
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution (to
be made available prior to the meeting) declaring the results of the General Municipal Election
of November 5, 2019, as certified by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk after completing the
official canvass of votes.
The City Clerk noted minor differences (2 votes) in ballot counts provided on the staff report and advised
a revised resolution would be provided with corrected information.
Moved by Councilmember Duclos, and second by Councilmember Massey. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Duclos, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Outgoing City Councilmember Jeff Duclos and City Clerk Elaine Doerfling were recognized by the City
Council and received certificates, commendations and plaques from:
1) Representative Ted Lieu
2) Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
3) State Senator Ben Allen
4) Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn
5) Manhattan Beach Mayor Pro Tem Richard Montgomery
6) Redondo Beach Mayor Bill Brand
7) Lomita Councilmember Mark Waronek
8) Beach Cities Health District - Tom Bakaly and Lauren Nakano
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Councilmember Duclos received parting mementos from:
1) Beach Cities Health District – framed Pier Plaza photo
2) City Manager – musical carousel and photo album
3) Los Angeles County Fire Department – engraved axe
4) Police Department – challenge coin, ballcap and t-shirt
5) Public Works Department – 2000 block Ava Avenue street sign
The City Clerk administered the oaths of office to Councilmembers Justin Massey and Michael Detoy.
Councilmember Detoy replaced Councilmember Duclos on the dais.
Mayor Armato recessed the meeting at 8:50 p.m. and invited all to attend a reception in the lobby.
Mayor Armato reconvened the meeting at 9:10 p.m.
Ann Yang replaced Elaine Doerfling as City Clerk.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
City Manager Suja Lowenthal reported Valley Park restroom renovations had been delayed due to late
partition delivery but were anticipated to be installed this week.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Grant Currie
2) Quint Carroll
3) Sarah Harper
4) Michael Leahy
5) Dency Nelson
Mayor Armato requested staff work with Grant Currie and Quint Carroll to address a reported parking
issue on Ocean View Avenue.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell requested Item 2(f) be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to approve the balance of
the Consent Calendar consisting of Items (a) through (e), and (g) through (k). The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
a) MEMORANDUM REGARDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council receive and file this
memorandum.
b) CHECK REGISTERS
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(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check
registers.
c) REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR
SEPTEMBER 2019, UPDATED JUNE 2019 CIP REPORT BY PROJECT
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the September
2019 Financial Reports
d) CITY TREASURER’S REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommendation: The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council receive and file the
September 2019 City Treasurer's Report and Cash Balance Report
e) CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommendation: The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council approve
cancellation of certain checks.
g) SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD QUARTERLY SUMMARY
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Quarterly
Summary from the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB).
h) APPLICATION FOR SB 2 PLANNING GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution,
thereby approving an application for SB 2 Planning Grants Program Funds and authorizing the
City Manager to execute the grant agreement.
i) REQUEST TO RENEW A DIAL-A-TAXI SERVICE AGREEMENT
(Acting Chief of Police Milton McKinnon)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that Council authorize the City Manager to renew the
Dial-a-Taxi Service Agreement with South Bay Yellow Co-Op.
j) REJECT ALL BIDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF CATENARY LIGHTS FOR PIER PLAZA
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council reject all bids received for the
Purchase of Catenary Lights for Pier Plaza.
k) CONSENT TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST WAIVER REQUEST FROM PUBLIC COUNSEL
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council consent to waive potential conflict
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of interest as requested by the public interest law firm Public Counsel.
Public Hearing Items 5(a) and 5(b) were considered and acted upon prior to Consent Ordinance Items
3(a) and 3(b); and Item 4 / 2(f) – Items Removed From the Consent Calendar for Separate Discussion.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M
a) APPROVAL OF 2020 IMPACT LEVEL III EVENTS INCLUDING: “USAV COLLEGIATE
BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS” (5/4 - 5/10); “AAU SUMMER PACIFIC SUMMER SERIES”
(5/31, 6/30 AND 8/7 - 8/9); “HERMOSA BEACH TRIATHLON” (6/12 - 6/14); AAU JUNIOR
NATIONAL BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (7/6 - 7/11); “JVA AND BVCA
NATIONAL BEACH CHAMPIONSHIPS” (7/11 - 7/16); “HERMOSA BEACH OPEN AND
AVP FIRST NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP” (7/17 - 7/29); AND “CBVA SUMMER
TOURNAMENTS” (8/1 - 8/2 AND 8/22)
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s
recommendation to include the following Impact Level III Special Events on the 2020 Special
Event Calendar:
• “USAV Collegiate Beach Championships” on Monday, May 4 - Sunday, May 10 on the
beach tennis and volleyball courts north of the pier;
• “AAU Southern Pacific Summer Series” on Sunday, May 31, Tuesday, June 30, and
Friday, and August 7 - Sunday, August 9 on the volleyball courts north of the pier;
• “Hermosa Beach Triathlon” on Friday, June 12 - Sunday, June 14 on Pier Plaza, the
beach south of the pier, and various roads;
• “AAU Junior National Beach Volleyball Championships” on Monday, July 6 - Saturday,
July 11 on the volleyball courts north of the pier, the beach tennis courts, and the
volleyball courts south of the pier (weekdays only);
• “JVA and BVCA National Beach Championships” on Saturday July 11- Thursday, July
16 on the volleyball courts north of the pier, the beach tennis courts, and the volleyball
courts south of the pier (weekdays only);
• “Hermosa Beach Open and AVP First National Championship” on Friday, July 17 -
Wednesday, July 29 on the volleyball courts north of the pier, the beach tennis courts
and the volleyball courts south of the pier (weekdays only); and
• “CBVA Summer Tournaments” on Saturday, August 1 - Sunday, August 2, Saturday,
August 22 on the volleyball courts north of the pier.
2. Approve the designation of two Nothing Weekends on the 2020 Special Event Calendar on
Friday, June 26 to Sunday, June 28; and Friday, August 28 to Sunday, August 30.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The City Council received presentations and input from volleyball
group representatives:
1) Al Lau, AVP
2) Gino Grajeda, AAU
3) Jeff Smith, JVA / BVCA
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Scott Hayes
2) Mark Pollard
3) Danny Lennon
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The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Councilmember Detoy, and second by Councilmember Fangary with a friendly amendment to
include the two “Nothing Weekends” as noted in staff recommendation #2 for June 26-28 and August 28-
30, 2020. Councilmember Detoy accepted the amendment. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
The City Council continued Item 6(a) to the next Council Meeting.
6. a) COASTAL ZONE PARKING ASSESSMENT & RECOMMENDATIONS
(Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Accept the Coastal Zone Parking Assessment Study recommendations;
2. Direct staff to return to Council and the applicable City Commissions with the related
implementation actions for each of the near-term recommendations; and
3. Direct staff to incorporate the policy recommendations into the draft Local Coastal Program
and, if appropriate, draft an amendment to the City's Coastal Development Permit for the
Preferential Parking Program and Remote Beach Park and Ride System.
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, and second by Councilmember Detoy, to extend the meeting until
midnight. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato.
b) ORDINANCE NO. 19-1399 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH TO
TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT NO-FAULT EVICTIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2019
FOR RESIDENTIAL REAL PROPERTY BUILT PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 2005 AND
DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Urgency Ordinance No 19-
1399 enacting a temporary prohibition on no-fault evictions through December 31, 2019, for
residential real property built prior to January 1, 2005 to take effect immediately.
The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Scott Hayes
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
Municipal Matters Item 6(d) was considered and acted upon prior to Consent Ordinance Items 3(a) and
3(b); Item 4 / 2(f) – Items Removed From the Consent Calendar for Separate Discussion; and Items 6(b)
and 6(c).
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6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
d) REQUEST FOR ON-STREET DISABLED PARKING SPACE ON 29TH STREET
ADJACENT TO 254 29TH STREET
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve a request for the
installation of an on-street disabled parking space on 29th Street adjacent to 254 29th Street.
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, second by Councilmember Detoy. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
a) ORDINANCE NO. 19-1398 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 RODUCTS, 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
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council waive full reading and
adopt by title Ordinance No. 19-1398
The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Craig Cadwallader
Moved by Councilmember Massey, second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
b) ORDINANCE NO. 19-1400 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2019 EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE (CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 24),
INCLUDING THE 2019 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE; THE 2019 CALIFORNIA
RESIDENTIAL CODE; THE 2019 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2019
CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2019 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; THE
2019 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE; THE 2019 ENERGY CODE; THE 2019 CALIFORNIA
EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2019 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
CODE; MAKING AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES; AND FINDING THE ACTION
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(City Clerk Elaine Doerfling)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council waive full reading and
adopt by title Ordinance No. 19-1400.
Moved by Councilmember Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, second by Councilmember Massey. The motion
carried as follows:
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AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
DISCUSSION
2(f) PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT STATUS REPORT AS OF NOVEMBER 13, 2019
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Public Works
Project Status Report as of November 13, 2019.
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell noted progress on a number of capital improvement program projects on the
Public Works status report. Councilmember Massey noted reports of sewer project construction
notification issues to residents which will be addressed by staff and City contractors. Councilmember
Fangary noted a resident complaint about parking taken up by contractor vehicles.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Fangary. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
b) APPROVE REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENT AND AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT & INSPECTION
SERVICES FOR THE SKECHERS PROJECT
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve a Reimbursable Agreement with Skechers Project in a not to exceed amount of
$150,000 to pay for construction management and inspection services for the construction of
new public sanitary sewer;
2. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Onward Engineering in a not-to-exceed amount
of $150,000 to provide construction management and inspection services for the construction of
the new public sanitary sewer for the Skechers Development Project; and
3. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest both agreements subject to
approval by the City Attorney.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and second by Councilmember Fangary. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
c) APPROPRIATION OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO CIP 416 SEWER IMPROVEMENTS
PHASE 2 FOR CUSTOM SEWER MAINTENANCE ACCESS HOLE COVERS
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve an additional appropriation of $250,000 in the Sewer Fund for CIP 416 Sewer
Improvement Phase 2, to be used for the removal and replacement of standard sewer
maintenance access hole covers and frames with custom sewer maintenance access hole
covers and frames displaying the City seal; and
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2. Authorize the Public Works Director to process a construction change order for an amount up
to $250,000 for this work.
Moved by Councilmember Detoy, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL
a) UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING
COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
Mayor Pro Tem Campbell reported on attendance at the Hawthorne Airport noise workshop on November
14, 2019 and provided a noise study binder to staff.
Mayor Armato reported on LAX roundtable attendance and provided updates on a Fly Quieter airline
incentive / recognition program and requests for noise monitors for Hermosa Beach and Manhattan
Beach which pend Federal Aviation Administration approval.
Councilmember Massey reported he voted in favor of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments’
regional broadband project which will be moving forward.
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
a) MAYOR ARMATO AND MAYOR PRO TEM CAMPBELL REQUEST THAT STAFF
RETURN TO CITY COUNCIL WITH AN ITEM TO CONSIDER DEDICATING THE
COMMUNITY GARDEN AT SOUTH PARK IN COUNCILMEMBER JEFF DUCLOS’ NAME
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LEADING VOICE AND STRONG ADVOCACY WHICH
SPEARHEADED THE MOVEMENT FOR A PERMANENT COMMUNITY GARDEN IN
HERMOSA BEACH.
Mayor Armato, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, and Councilmembers Fangary and Massey supported directing
staff to return to Council with an item to consider the creation of a Council subcommittee to work with a
Parks and Recreation Commission subcommittee on dedicating the Community Garden at South Park in
Councilmember Jeff Duclos’ name.
b) TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative
future agenda items.
Councilmember Fangary thanked the City Manager for continuing the Municipal Lease Policy item to
January 14, 2020 and noted that Coastal Zone Parking Study Item 6(a) from tonight’s meeting would be
moved to December 17, 2019.
The Tentative Future Agenda Items were received and filed.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Armato adjourned the meeting at 11:45 p.m. to an Adjourned Regular Meeting on Thursday,
November 21, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers for the Mayoral Transition Ceremony.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Monday, November 21, 2019
Adjourned Regular Meeting - 6:00 P.M.
Appointment of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Michael Detoy
6:00 P.M. – ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City of Manhattan Beach Mayor Nancy Hersman.
NATIONAL ANTHEM
Guitarist Joe Cipolla performed the National Anthem.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
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CLOSED SESSION REPORT
No report was delivered as no closed session was held prior to the adjourned regular meeting.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councilmember Massey, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, to approve the agenda as
presented. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Detoy, Fangary, Massey, Mayor Pro Tem Campbell, Mayor Armato
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE; COUNCIL COMMITTEE
REORGANIZATION; AND RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NOVEMBER 5, 2019 GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH OFFICIALLY CONCLUDED
AS DECLARED BY THE LOS ANGELES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON NOVEMBER 19,
2019
(City Clerk)
Recommendation: City Clerk recommends that the City Council make the following
appointments, consistent with the current rotation policy for Mayor and Mayor pro tempore and
adopt the resolution (to be made available prior to the meeting) declaring the November 5, 2019
General Municipal Election for the City of Hermosa Beach officially concluded as declared by
the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on November 19, 2019.
1. Mayor for a term ending Thursday, November 12, 2020; and
2. Mayor pro tempore for a term ending Thursday, November 12, 2020.
In conformance with State law, after appointing a new Mayor and Mayor pro tempore, the City
Council must make the following committee appointments:
1. Mayor to the Los Angeles County-City Selection Committee.
Authority in Government Code Section 50270. The committee shall consist of the mayor of each
city within the county. When the major is unable to attend a meeting, the mayor shall designate
another member of the city council to attend and vote at the meeting as the mayor's
representative {Government Code Section 50271}.
2. Mayor to the South Bay Cities Sanitation District Board of Directors and Mayor pro tempore
(or Councilmember) to serve as alternate director.
Authority in Health and Safety Code Section 4730. The presiding officer of the governing body
of each city within the district is a member of the Board of Directors, and another
councilmember shall be appointed as an alternate director to act as a member of the district
board in place of the presiding officer during such person's absence, inability, or refusal to act.
Mayor Armato made opening remarks, acknowledging the attendance of local government and agency
officials, and thanked the public and City staff.
Mayor Armato nominated Mayor Pro Tem Campbell as Mayor for a term ending Thursday, November
12, 2020. The nomination carried by unanimous vote.
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Mayor Campbell nominated Councilmember Massey as Mayor pro tempore, and second by
Councilmember Armato. The nomination carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Massey, Mayor Campbell
NO: Councilmember Fangary
Mayor Campbell recessed the meeting at 6:16 p.m. to take pictures.
Mayor Campbell reconvened the meeting at 6:20 p.m.
Councilmember Armato was recognized for her service as Mayor with certificates, commendations and
plaques from the offices of:
1) Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi
2) Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn
3) Representative Ted Lieu
4) State Senator Ben Allen
5) Manhattan Beach Mayor Nancy Hersman
Mayor Campbell was recognized with a certificate from Mayor Hersman.
Mayor Campbell made remarks on Councilmember Armato’s service as Mayor and presented her with
a pin, framed photo and t-shirt.
Mayor Campbell made remarks and noted four priorities for the upcoming term:
1) Strength and health of the Police Department
2) Supporting our small businesses and local economy
3) Championing our history
4) Community and civility
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, to:
1) Adopt resolution 19-7221 declaring the November 5, 2019 General Municipal Election for the City of
Hermosa Beach officially concluded as declared by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on
November 19, 2019;
2) Appoint Mayor Campbell to the Los Angeles County-City Selection Committee; and Mayor pro
tempore Massey to serve as alternate; and
3) Appoint Mayor Campbell to the South Bay Cities Sanitation District Board of Directors and Mayor
pro tempore Massey to serve as alternate director.
The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The following individual addressed the City Council:
1) Heather Longridge
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) Mayor Campbell invited all to a reception at the Hermosa Beach Historical Society & Museum to
immediately follow the adjournment of the City Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Campbell adjourned the meeting at 6:58 p.m.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Mary Campbell
Mayor Pro Tem
Justin Massey
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Michael Detoy
Stacey Armato
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7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: None
Absent: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
ADJOURNMENT
Due to the lack of a quorum, the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach,
California, was adjourned on Tuesday, November 26, 2019, at the hour of 7:01 p.m.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Special Meeting - 6:00 P.M.
Closed Session to be held following the Open Session
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Mary Campbell
Mayor Pro Tem
Justin Massey
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Michael Detoy
Stacey Armato
6:00 P.M. – SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Manhattan Beach City Councilmember Hildy Stern.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
1) City of Lawndale – City Councilmember Pat Kearney
2) City of Rolling Hills – City Councilmember Patrick Wilson
3) City of Manhattan Beach – City Councilmember Hildy Stern
4) City of Manhattan Beach – City Councilmember Suzanne Hadley
5) City of Manhattan Beach – City Councilmember Mayor Nancy Hersman
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Arrived Late:
1) City of Rancho Palos Verdes – City Councilmember David Bradley (arrived 6:15 p.m.)
Absent:
1) City of Rancho Palos Verdes – City Councilmember Barbara Ferraro
2) City of Palos Verdes Estates – City Councilmember Sanford Davidson
ANNOUNCEMENTS
None.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Councilmember Detoy. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
1. STUDY SESSION
a) SEMS Executive Training Course (ICS 402)
(Area G Disaster Management Coordinator Jeff Robinson)
Los Angeles County Area G Disaster Management Coordinator Jeff Robinson provided an ICS 402
training presentation and responded to questions from the City Council and other training attendees.
b) Overview of Hermosa Beach Emergency Management
(Emergency Management Coordinator Brandy Villanueva)
Emergency Management Coordinator Brandy Villanueva provided a presentation on the City’s
emergency management efforts including updates on the Emergency Operations Plan, South Bay Alerts,
tsunami maps, Beach Evacuation Emergency Light System (BEELS) implementation, Emergency
Preparedness Advisory Board, HbCERT, City staff training and grant applications. Environmental Analyst
Leeanne Singleton provided a presentation on Look Ahead Hermosa Beach related to projected sea rise
visualizations.
Mayor Campbell recessed the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
Mayor Campbell reconvened the meeting at 8:02 p.m.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
None.
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
(City Attorney Mike Jenkins)
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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.
City Attorney Mike Jenkins provided a summary of the Brown Act “Cure and Correct” demand, City
response and options; and recent litigation initiated by Dina Fangary and Fangary Law Group.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Bob Dunn
2) Anthony Higgins
3) Jeff Duclos
4) Jim Rosenberger
5) George Barks
6) Trent Larson
7) Kent Allen
8) Bob Atkins
9) Jessica Accamando
10) Mike Collins
11) Gila Katz
12) George Schmeltzer
13) Kathy Knoll
14) Dave Davis
15) Matt McCool
16) J.R. Reviczky
17) Kathleen Midstokke
18) Sandy Saemann
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, and second by Councilmember Armato, to rescind the action taken
on November 21, 2019 to appoint the Mayor pro tempore. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
Moved by Councilmember Fangary to nominate Councilmember Fangary to serve as Mayor pro tempore
for a term ending Thursday, November 12, 2020.
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Campbell to appoint Councilmember Massey
as Mayor pro tempore for a term ending Thursday, November 12, 2020. On the advice of the City
Attorney, Councilmember Armato withdrew her motion in order for the City Council to accept nominations
for Mayor pro tempore as listed on the agenda.
The Mayor opened the floor to nominations for Mayor pro tempore to serve for a term ending Thursday,
November 12, 2020. Councilmember Armato nominated Councilmember Massey. Councilmember
Fangary nominated Councilmember Fangary.
Councilmember Massey was appointed as Mayor pro tempore to serve for a term ending Thursday,
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November 12, 2020 by roll call vote:
Councilmember Armato: Councilmember Massey
Councilmember Detoy: Councilmember Fangary
Councilmember Fangary: Councilmember Fangary
Councilmember Massey: Councilmember Massey
Mayor Campbell: Councilmember Massey
ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Campbell adjourned the Open Session at 10:20 p.m. to a Closed Session.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The meeting was called to order at 10:21 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Bob Atkins
2) Kathleen Midstokke
3) Jane Davis
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 10:25 p.m. to:
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
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. 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
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ADJOURNMENT
The Closed Session was adjourned at 11:50 p.m. to Tuesday, December 17, 2019 for Closed Session at
6:00 p.m., followed by Open Session at 7:00 p.m.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Mary Campbell
Mayor Pro Tem
Justin Massey
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Michael Detoy
Stacey Armato
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7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: None
Absent: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
ADJOURNMENT
Due to the lack of a quorum, the Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach,
California, was adjourned on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at the hour of 7:01 p.m. to an Adjourned
Regular Meeting on December 17, 2019 for Closed Session at 6:00 p.m., followed by Open Session at
7:00 p.m.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Closed Session - 6:00 P.M.
Adjourned Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Mary Campbell
Mayor Pro Tem
Justin Massey
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Michael Detoy
Stacey Armato
6:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 6:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
None.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 6:02 p.m. to:
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1. MINUTES: Approval of the following Closed Session minutes:
• November 18, 2019
• December 4, 2019
2. 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.
a) Name of Case: Hermosa Fitness LLC v. City of Hermosa Beach, et al. United States District
Court, Case Number: 2:19-cv-08666
b) Name of Case: Dina Fangary v. City of Hermosa Beach, et al. Los Angeles County Superior
Court, Case Number: 19STCP05134
3. 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
4. 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
5. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code Section 54957.6
City Designated Representative: Councilmember Armato
Unrepresented Employee: City Manager
RECESS TO OPEN SESSION IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The Closed Session adjourned at 7:12 p.m.
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:17 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Jim Fasola.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Assistant City Attorney Lauren Langer provided the Closed Session report advising the Council heard no
public comment and took no reportable action.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mayor Campbell made the following announcements:
1) Check the City’s website for Santa’s sleigh route and stop locations in Hermosa Beach from 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. on December 18th.
2) Hermosa Five-O will be hosting their 2019 Holiday party at the Community Center from 4:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. on December 19th.
3) Community Movie Night featuring “Elf” will be held at the Community Theatre at 6 p.m. on December
20th.
4) The 27th Annual Beach Cities Toy Drive gift wrapping party will be held in the Community Center
Gymnasium at 11 a.m. on December 21st.
5) The Chanukah Menorah Kindling Ceremony will take place on the Hermosa Pier from 3 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. on December 22nd with Menorah Lighting at approximately 4:15 p.m.
6) The City’s Free Holiday Parking Program at downtown commercial areas is being offered through
December 25th.
7) The New Year’s Eve Celebration will be held at Pier Plaza from 8 p.m. to midnight on December 31st.
8) The 2019 Fiesta Hermosa community survey is available online on the City’s website.
9) The City’s Annual Homeless Count will be held in Council Chambers at 8 p.m. on January 22nd.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The City Council approved City Manager Lowenthal’s request to continue Item 6 c) to a future meeting,
likely January 14, 2020, for staff to address requests from businesses.
6. c) AUTHORIZE THE REMOVAL OF THE TRASH COMPACTOR IN PARKING LOT A AND
APPROVE INDIVIDUAL AND SHARED CONTAINER SERVICE FOR PIER PLAZA
BUSINESSES
(Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the removal of the trash compactor in Parking Lot A; and
2. Authorize Athens Services to implement individual and shared container service for Pier Plaza
businesses including the construction of temporary enclosures.
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, to approve the balance of
the agenda as presented. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
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PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) SWEARING-IN OF CITY TREASURER KAREN NOWICKI
City Treasurer Karen Nowicki was sworn in by City Manager Lowenthal. The City Treasurer made
remarks on the City’s investment fund and policy.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
a) UPDATE FROM JIM FASOLA - CITY DELEGATE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY WEST
VECTOR & VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
City Delegate Jim Fasola noted the need to clean out storm drains after winter rains to mitigate
mosquitoes; and that Vector Control had contacted City staff.
b) UPDATE ON STRAND SAFETY INITIATIVES AND ENFORCEMENT
Acting Police Chief Milton McKinnon and Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton provided an update
on Strand safety initiatives and enforcement actions over the past three months and responded to City
Council questions.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Mayor Campbell and City Manager Lowenthal made remarks on the status of contract negotiations with
the Hermosa Beach Police Officers Association and noted the availability of a Frequently Asked
Questions document on the City’s website.
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Matthew Lee
2) Mickey McCabe
3) Manuella Sperb
4) Ethan Ferrera
5) Cody Bennett
6) Sarah Harper
7) Albro Lundy
8) Patricia Zingheim
9) Jay Schuster
10) Joe Poelstra
11) Mick Gaglia
12) Richard Taylor
13) Bob Higgins
14) Brian Smyth
15) Eric Cahalan
16) Pam Sargent
17) Dorothy Scheid
18) Alan Meyer
19) Douglas Robbins
20) Susan Smyth
21) Jacqueline Easton
22) Kevin Averill
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23) Frank Wattles
24) Gila Katz
25) Marcelo Bedetti
26) Steve Endom
27) Raul Saldana
28) Matt Domyancic
29) Bill Hallett
30) Nate Flory
31) Margo Hershey
32) Jeff Smith
33) Mike Sribney
34) Lucas Commiso
35) Joe Talley
36) Jack Janken
37) Matthew Cortina
38) Geoff Hirsch
39) Gary Doane
40) Eric Sage
41) Linette Jensine
42) Trent Larson
43) Kathy Knoll
44) Gregory Kelly
45) Timothy Reid
46) Payton Cahalan
47) Chris Alkadis
48) Dino Capaldi
a) WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written
communication.
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, to receive and file written
communications. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
Mayor Campbell recessed the meeting at 9:51 p.m. for a short break.
Mayor Campbell reconvened the meeting at 10:01 p.m.
2. CONSENT CALENDAR:
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Councilmember Detoy, to approve the Consent
Calendar consisting of Items (a) through (k). The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
a) MEMORANDUM REGARDING CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(City Clerk)
Recommendation: The City Clerk recommends that the City Council receive and file this
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memorandum.
b) CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check
registers.
c) REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR
OCTOBER 2019
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the October 2019
Financial Reports
d) REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR
NOVEMBER 2019
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that City Council receive and file the November 2019
Financial Reports.
e) CITY TREASURER’S REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommendation: The City Treasurer recommends that the City Council receive and file the
October 2019 and November 2019 City Treasurer's Report and Cash Balance Report
f) ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING OF MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2019
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action
minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission special
meeting of Monday, November 4, 2019.
g) ACTION SHEETS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETINGS OF NOVEMBER 19,
2019 AND DECEMBER 9, 2019
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action sheets
of the Planning Commission meetings of November 19, 2019 and December 9, 2019.
h) ACTION MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION MEETING OF SEPTEMBER
18, 2019
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action
minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of September 18, 2019.
i) APPROVAL OF EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN CONSULTANT CONTRACT
(Emergency Management Coordinator Brandy Villanueva)
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Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize the Mayor to execute a professional services agreement with Constant &
Associates in the amount of $49,600 to develop the 2020 City of Hermosa Beach Emergency
Operations Plan and related annexes, and;
2. Approve an additional $7,740 to incorporate an Emergency Operations Plan validation
training and exercise to test the functionality of the updated 2020 Emergency Operations Plan.
j) LIST OF REGULAR AND ONGOING CITY BOARD AND COMMISSION APPOINTIVE
TERMS THAT WILL EXPIRE DURING THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR
(City Clerk)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the attached list,
prepared for posting pursuant to State law, of all regular and ongoing Hermosa Beach board,
commission and committee appointive terms, which will expire during the 2020 calendar year.
k) RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT CLAIMS
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that City Council reject the following claims and refer
them to the City's Liability Claims Administrator.
Claimant: Minor child
Date of Loss: September 16, 2019
Date Filed: October 21, 2019
Allegation: At South Park, another minor child dropped a rock from the top of the log
obstacle and the rock landed on the claimant's right hand causing bodily injury.
Claimant: Joe Leibfried
Date of Loss: April 10, 2019
Date Filed: August 21, 2019
Allegation: Claimant collided head first into the wall at the boundary of the pickle-ball court at
Clark Field.
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES
None.
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION
None.
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M
a) ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE CITY MANAGER AS THE APPOINTING AUTHORITY
FOR THE CITY CLERK IN LIGHT OF THE PASSAGE OF MEASURE CC AT THE
NOVEMBER 5, 2019 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an Ordinance establishing
the City Manager as the appointing authority for the appointed City Clerk in light of the passage
of Measure CC.
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The Mayor opened the public hearing. No individuals addressed the City Council.
The Mayor closed the public hearing.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, and second by Councilmember Armato, to introduce on first reading
an Ordinance establishing the City Manager as the appointing authority for the appointed City Clerk in
light of the passage of Measure CC. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) COASTAL ZONE PARKING ASSESSMENT & RECOMMENDATIONS
(Continued from meeting of November 18, 2019)
(Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Accept the Coastal Zone Parking Assessment Study recommendations;
2. Direct staff to return to Council and the applicable City Commissions with the related
implementation actions for each of the near-term recommendations; and
3. Direct staff to incorporate the policy recommendations into the draft Local Coastal Program
and, if appropriate, draft an amendment to the City's Coastal Development Permit for the
Preferential Parking Program and Remote Beach Park and Ride System.
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Massey. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
b) RE-AUTHORIZATION/UPDATE TO SUSTAINABILITY REBATES AND FEE WAIVERS
FOR GREEN BUILDING AND ZERO EMISSIONS VEHICLES INCENTIVES
(Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize staff to offer the following planning and building related fee waivers, reductions, and
incentives to be effective beginning January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022 to further
facilitate community investment in new and innovative technologies:
a. Zero Net Energy Buildings-Rebate 50% of building permit fees for Zero Net Energy buildings
as verified through participation in the Savings By Design or California Advanced Homes
programs (continued incentive offering).
b. Energy Efficiency Upgrades-Rebate 50% of building permit fees through Energy Upgrade
California or HERO program funding (continued incentive offering).
c. Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Upgrade-Rebate 50% of electrical permit fees for 100%
alternative fuel vehicles (continued incentive offering).
d. Photovoltaic Installation-Rebate 50% of planning and building permit fees for installation of
photovoltaic systems, including 50% of roofing permit fee when roofing permit includes solar tile
roofs or green roofs (continued incentive offering).
e. Battery Storage-Rebate 50% of electrical permit fees for battery storage units (continued
incentive offering).
f. Multiple Incentives Implemented-Rebate 100% of planning and building permit fees when
installation includes at least two of the following: photovoltaic solar or wind, electric vehicle
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charging, and battery storage (continued incentive offering).
g. Small Wind Energy Systems-Rebate 50% of Planning and Building permit fees associated
with installation of a small wind energy systems (continued incentive offering).
h. Demonstration of New Technology-Rebate 50% of fee for Unusual Architectural/Building
Review for demonstration of new technology, materials, or construction methods designed to
reduce water, waste, or energy use and agreement to share results and feedback (continued
incentive offering).
i. Tree Planting Incentive-Waive landscape plan review fee, or equivalent value waived from
planning permit fees when application is for a project that includes other planning permits, for
installation of trees beyond current code or replacement requirements (continued incentive
offering).
2. Provide direction to staff on next steps associated with rebates and incentives associated
with the City's zero emissions vehicle, electric vehicle (EV) charging, and parking policies within
the following program areas:
a. Residential parking permit
b. Free parking at silver post meters
c. Free charging at EV stations
d. Free parking at EV stations
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Massey to authorize staff to offer
planning and building related fee waivers, reductions, and incentives as noted in Staff Recommendation
item #1 a. through i. noted above, to be effective beginning January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022
to further facilitate community investment in new and innovative technologies. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
Moved by Councilmember Fangary, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Massey to maintain current City zero
emissions vehicle and electric vehicle charging incentives listed in Staff Recommendation item #2
including the free preferential residential parking permit program, free parking at silver post meters, free
charging at Level II EV charging stations and free parking at EV charging stations with the current
exceptions of City Parking Lot A and Structure C; and direct staff to return with options including:
1) Making parking at Lot A and Structure C free for electric vehicles; and/or replacing Pay By Space
machines at City parking structure/lots with pull ticket systems on entry;
2) Converting all City EV chargers to networked models to improve usage data collection;
3) Shifting EV charger maintenance from the City to a contractor to decrease downtime; and
4) Green incentive program changes including parking and converting City EV chargers from free to
pay-to-charge as informed by a study of incentives and programs offered by other municipalities.
The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Councilmember Detoy, to extend the meeting until
12:15 a.m. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
d) AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE ON-CALL CIVIL
ENGINEERING SERVICES
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(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award Professional Services Agreements to CWE, for an amount not to exceed $300,000, to
provide on-call Civil Engineering services to the City of Hermosa Beach for three years with the
option to extend for up to two additional one-year terms;
2. Award Professional Services Agreements to Onward Engineering, for an amount not to
exceed $300,000, to provide on-call Civil Engineering services to the City of Hermosa Beach for
three years with the option to extend for up to two additional one-year terms;
3. Award Professional Services Agreements to Quantum Quality Consulting Inc., for an amount
not to exceed $300,000, to provide on-call Civil Engineering services to the City of Hermosa
Beach for three years with the option to extend for up to two additional one-year terms; and
4. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the Professional Services
Agreement(s) subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Pro Tem Massey. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
e) AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS TO PROVIDE ON-CALL
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to Hirsch & Associates, Inc., in an amount not to
exceed $300,000, to provide on-call landscaping architectural services to the City of Hermosa
Beach for three years with the option to extend up to two additional one-year terms;
2. Award a Professional Services Agreement to NUVIS Landscape Architecture, in an amount
not to exceed $300,000, to provide on-call landscaping architectural services to the City of
Hermosa Beach for three years with the option to extend up to two additional one-year terms;
3. Award a Professional Services Agreement to SWA Group, Inc., in an amount not to exceed
$300,000, to provide on-call landscaping architectural services to the City of Hermosa Beach for
three years with the option to extend up to two additional one-year terms; and
4. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the Professional Services
Agreement(s) subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, and second by Councilmember Armato. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
f) RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT
FOR ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES WITH HARRIS
AND ASSOCIATES
(Public Works Director Marnell Gibson)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the first amendment to the existing on-call agreement with Harris and Associates to
increase the capacity of the agreement by $85,000 to a new not-to-exceed amount of $385,000;
and
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the first amendment to the
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agreement (Attachment 4), subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, and second by Councilmember Armato. The motion carried as
follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL
a) COUNCIL COMMITTEE REORGANIZATION - DECEMBER 2019
(City Clerk)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that City Council reorganize the Council Committee
assignments and take the following actions:
1. Re-assign committee delegates/alternates or re-affirm current appointments;
2. Adopt the attached resolution to reflect delegate/alternate changes (if any) to the South Bay
Cities Council of Government (SBCCOG); and
3. Add and/or delete any committees or temporary subcommittees, as appropriate.
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Mayor Campbell to
1) Re-assign committee delegates/alternates or re-affirm current appointments as proposed, with
Councilmember Detoy filling all assignments vacated by former Councilmember Duclos; and
replacing Mayor Pro Tem Massey as delegate to the Southern California Association of Governments;
2) Adopt a resolution to reflecting Mayor Pro Tem Massey continuing as delegate; and Councilmember
Armato replacing Mayor Campbell as alternate to the South Bay Cities Council of Governments
(SBCCOG);
3) Schedule the Downtown Task Force and Stormwater Infiltration Project Subcommittee, both
comprised of Mayor Pro Tem Massey and Councilmember Armato, to be decommissioned on March
31, 2021 upon completion of identified tasks; and
4) Appoint Mayor Campbell and Councilmember Armato, as nominated by Mayor Pro Tem Massey, to
a temporary Community Garden Dedication Subcommittee with a target decommissioning date of
June 30, 2020.
. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
b) CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2020
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Review and provide direction on the proposed Special Meeting dates; and
2. Approve the City Council meeting schedule for 2020.
Councilmembers noted scheduling conflicts with the 2020 meeting dates:
• Councilmember Armato – February 27 & July 1
• Councilmember Fangary – January 28 & April 4
• Councilmember Massey – July 1
The City Council noted that the November 24 meeting is on the same week as Thanksgiving, but to keep
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as scheduled for now.
Moved by Councilmember Armato, and second by Councilmember Detoy, to approve the City Council
meeting schedule for 2020 with the following exceptions:
1) The City Council selected February 3, 2020 for a joint City Council meeting with the Hermosa Beach
City School District pending School Board availability; and
2) The July 2020 study session will be scheduled at a future date pending topic selection and a poll of
Councilmembers for an acceptable date.
. The motion carried as follows:
AYES: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
c) UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING
COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
Councilmember Armato reported on attendance at an Independent Cities Association (ICA) board
meeting and noted this week’s registration deadline for an upcoming winter conference in Santa Barbara.
Mayor Pro Tem Massey and Councilmember Massey commended retiring Acting Police Chief McKinnon
for his work in supporting the Downtown Subcommittee
Mayor Campbell noted Councilmembers will meet informally with Leadership Hermosa moving forward
instead of via subcommittee.
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
a) TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative
future agenda items.
The Tentative Future Agenda Items were received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Campbell adjourned the meeting at 11:55 p.m.
___________________________
SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Special Meeting – Closed Session
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Mary Campbell
Mayor Pro Tem
Justin Massey
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Michael Detoy
Stacey Armato
5:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Armato, Detoy, Fangary, Mayor Pro Tem Massey, Mayor Campbell
PUBLIC COMMENT
The following individuals addressed the City Council:
1) Fred Nichols
2) Ashley Tull
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN THE SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 5:08 p.m. to:
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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
ADJOURNMENT
The Closed Session was adjourned at 9:30 p.m.
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SUJA LOWENTHAL
CITY MANAGER
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Supplemental to Consent Item 2-a, Hermosa City Council Regular Meeting 1/14/2020
To: Hermosa Beach City Council
From: Howard Longacre, Resident
January 14, 2020
Re: That the fifteen sets of MINUTES being submitted by the City Manager for
approval at this January 14, 2020 City Council meeting unfortunately neglect
significant basic information, even given the absolutely watered-down situation that
the MINUTES had become in Hermosa Beach during the past five years, prior to
these even-more watered-down MINUTES.
Att: As a sample for Council’s reference, the MINUTES followed by the respective
Agenda for the April 9, 2019 City Council meeting. I.e. an example of the already-watered-
down MINUTES having been accomplished previously nine months ago, under the
direction of former elected-City-Clerk Elaine Doerfling, by former Deputy City Clerk Linda
Abbott prior to Linda’s departure to another South Bay city, and clearly as far-better
accomplished.
Ref: Direct link to this 1/14/2020 City Council Agenda’s Item 2-a staff report with fifteen
MINUTES sets for approval.
https://hermosabeach.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=4300292&GUID=D7C99FF9 -AFAD-
42C5-BD92-CBF18E50AA6E
Councilmembers and others:
All in the following are of course my views, opinions, and suggestions. And please ignore
any grammatical or typo errors as this was prepared as quickly as possible. Be glad there
was not more time for me to include more information for Council’s benefit.
I have to apologize for myself (even though never-compensated a penny) not being able to
review the MINUTES of Council Meetings since the unfortunate departure of former
excellent Deputy City Clerk, Linda Abbott, who I personally believe, departed as a result of
the cascading negative effects of City Manager Suja Lowenthal’s incompetent city-
management style, as since her arrival a year or so ago.
Unfortunately after Linda Abbott’s departure, elected City Clerk Elaine Doerfling (perhaps
unwittingly) evidently permitted the City Council’s meeting MINUTES to be watered down
even further than multiple City Councils had permitted the City Clerk’s MINUTES to
become during her long reign as elected City Clerk. Good luck to Elaine in retirement.
Unfortunately the MINUTES now have become virtually meaningless, virtually useless, and
a reflection that a majority on the City Council could not care less. They’re just superficial
meaningless MINUTES to make it appear as if there are actual, useful MINUTES. They’re
a horrible, sick, disgusting joke. A disgrace! Compare them to Manhattan Beach’s or to
Redondo Beach’s MINUTES.
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Afterall, why would a City Council or its apparent No-Bid Contract-City-Attorney-For-Life
care about an accurate record being kept of City Council meetings? A record being
available for searching such that one would then know which video of the meetings to
delve further into for a given subject matter?
Transparency certainly has not been a hallmark of the present regime, elected and
appointed, without constant, needed-reminding, by the City’s stakeholders.
Have all councilmembers carefully reviewed the fifteen sets of MINUTES presented in item
2-A for the meetings you have participated in? Including those of the past MINUTES you
have approved? If not, then why not? And as such, would you not best abstain from
approval of those particular MINUTES you have not carefully reviewed, or for those
meetings which you did not participate?
Kindly do not blindly rubberstamp MINUTES that you have not personally, and carefully
reviewed. Such rubberstamp approval makes no sense whatever. Of course this
becomes a problem when you get bombarded with sets of MINUTES for fifteen prior
meetings at one time, with many of the meetings having occurred months ago. Who can
remember what actually occurred in those meetings without much time-consuming review
of the videos?
Please also note that Councilmember Michael Detoy would best abstain from approval of
MINUTES for meetings he did not participate in as a sworn Councilmember. There are
perhaps no less than nine such sets of MINUTES being presented for meetings which he
did not participate in as a sworn-in elected-Councilmember.
With respect to all the MINUTES presented for approval, I request, for your benefit, and
the City’s benefit, i.e. for those in the future to be needing to search these MINUTES, that
the following be accomplished:
Return to, at the minimum, to using the process that former Deputy City Clerk Linda Abbott
was utilizing to create MINUTES up to her departure about 8 months ago.
1- Start with the respective Agenda of the meeting as a base sheet.
2- Remove all non-necessary non-agenda-item boiler plate present in the agenda.
3- Add in any desired commentary of the Staff, Council, and others, names of people
giving oral testimony along with any directives of Council, during the meetings, required
legal statements entered for ordinances, motions, resulting votes by whom as you are
doing now.
This should be no more difficult than what has been occurring since May or June while
also retaining the actual agenda item’s wording, text-titles of attachments, listing
supplementals as from whom, etc. It’s all there in the Agendas for copying as a base
sheet. Why is it being removed and now making the MINUTES virtually useless?
As an example I have provided one of the last of Linda Abbott’s prepared MINUTES and
the corresponding AGENDA for the City Council meeting of April 8, 2019. Their two PDF’s
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are connected and embedded immediately at the end of this written supplemental PDF
communication.
In the sample MINUTES of the April 8 meeting, additionally note, that while each agenda
item, as appearing in the MINUTES, mirrors its item’s attachments too, they necessarily do
not need to have working links.
The viewer need only then go to the Agenda to view the actual attachment if interested.
However not seeing a list of supplementals, who from, or the attachments in such present
watered down MINUTES as these are and had already become due to the former elected
City Clerk Elaine Doerfling’s unconscionable and numerous absences from her elected
position, and lack of attention to her work prior to her retirement, is nonetheless completely
unnecessary and no additional time is needed in such preparation as was being
accomplished just last spring by Linda Abbott.
The way the MINUTES have been prepared since Linda’s departure has probably actually
been more time consuming. I regret again that I did not notice this during the last 8
months, however worse yet is why didn’t anyone on the City Council notice such even-
further watered-down useless MINUTES?
This now brings up some real issues that I believe are being, incompetently addressed by
present City Manager Suja Lowenthal and ignored by the City Council.
Why is there presently STILL no City Clerk or Deputy City Clerk maintaining
transparency and responsibility to the electorate, the residents and businesses?
The former City Clerk, City Attorney, and staff-reports re: the City Clerk election matter, as
I recall, concurred that even if and after the people voted to make the City Clerk’s position
non-elected, that the person filling the role of City Clerk was first and foremost by state law
to remain responsible first to the stakeholders of the City. Not to the City Manager, not to
the City Attorney, and not to the City Council, but to the electorate, even though non-
elected.
Now as I understand it, these particular MINUTES were prepared by former city analyst
Kevin Nagata who has recently resigned from the City to “take some time off”.
These MINUTES were additionally reviewed by perhaps two other of City Manager Suja
Lowenthal’s assistants, and then Suja Lowenthal placed her signature on them. None of
these individuals should be operating in the capacity of the City Clerk’s department in my
view.
The City Clerk’s department should have its own designated sworn City Clerk with a sworn
Deputy with City Clerk process expertise. That department has now been operating
without a sworn City Clerk since the November election, and worse yet, the department
has been operating without a Deputy City Clerk since the departure of former highly-
competent “Interim” Deputy City Clerk Carol Cowley, who I understand also departed prior
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to the time she needed to because of the overburdening Suja Lowenthal City management
operation. It’s amazing the feedback that members of the bureaucracy give out to city
stakeholders when they truly are unhappy about a City’s management and Hermosa’s
bureaucracy seems more than just unhappy these days. One can clearly see that also in
the employee churn. Is that also why the city directory no longer even lists few outside of
those in i.e. the City Manager’s extensive staff?
Nonetheless the City Council should be demanding answers in public, at its meetings, as
to why their hand-selected and appointed City Manager, Suja Lowenthal, cannot even hire,
at the minimum a permanent Deputy City Clerk. It’s now been I believe fully 9 months
since former Deputy City Clerk Linda Abbott gave notice that she would be leaving the City
and about 8 months since she left to take a similar position in another South Bay city. The
departure of Linda itself, in my view, was an unfortunate loss of yet another competent
employee since the installation of Suja Lowenthal as City Manager.
How long will it take the City Council to recognize they probably made a mistake hiring a
Long Beach trained-politician and likely over-compensated Santa Monica bureaucrat, one
who really was not qualified to, in the first place to be a City Manager, especially having
never been one before and with ZERO record of accomplishment in handling a significant
city bureaucracy of employees, and being easily accessible to the City’s residents and
businesses and employees.
Clearly Suja Lowenthal has been expert at only one thing. Patronizing the two ladies on
the City Council and the ultra-far-left environmentalist attorney on same, and who
outrageously cannot even understand how absolutely STUPID and wrong he is and
appears to everyone I’ve spoken with, in his sitting in Councilmember Fangary’s rightful
Mayor Pro Tem ceremonial seat.
Every meeting Councilman Massey continues to stupidly hold on to his little ceremonial
seat does he not realize how absolutely small and smug-selfish he comes across?
Especially being an attorney? He comes across as one spoiled, arrogant small-minded
brat. Most would simply say “jerk”. Councilmember Fangary’s wife is absolutely correct
with her lawsuit. He’s also correct in seeing the problems that Suja Lowenthal has brought
to the City.
It’s time for the City Council to see that the City is slowly falling apart and terminate Ms.
Lowenthal such that she can move on with her own career elsewhere and for the entire
City Council to put Hermosa Beach first. Clearly Ms. Lowenthal lives too far from the City
and apparently has no plans to move closer. The one hour (perhaps longer) each way
commute is obviously causing her to find excuses to apparently not show up at 7 AM and
leave at 6 PM with the entire city staff.
As it is I believe the City Council, and the stakeholders of this entire city are entitled to
have posted on the City’s website an actual daily accounting of the time Ms. Lowenthal is
putting in at City Hall, and with those other times that she is not at City Hall, being
accounted for. Granted people operate on flex time these days, but from what I constantly
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hear, City Manager Lowenthal is nowhere to be found at City Hall most of the time,
Monday through Thursday.
Nonetheless these MINUTES (as with the MINUTES since Linda’s departure) are most-
significantly missing the names of those people who submitted written testimony to various
Agenda items. The City made such a big deal of requiring “speaker cards” to record
names of those giving testimony on items, “FOR THE MINUTES”, and then throws out all
the names of those given written testimony. What kind of lame-brain logic is that? This
started to occur after Linda Abbot departed evidently under the perhaps unwitting-
acceptance of former elected City Clerk Elaine Doerfling. Who knows whether it was
intentional or otherwise? In any event it needs correction and my numbered suggestions
above will easily correct that.
And instead of ludicrously stating in the MINUTES that “a Written Communication was
received and filed”, without anything else indicated is unconscionable. It should state at
the minimum, i.e., “a Written Communication from Mary Smith was received and filed”,
however better would be to state in the MINUTES that “a Written Communication from
Mary Smith re: concerns with trash recycling was received and filed”.
When the public takes time from their lives to bother to testify at a meeting, their name
belongs in the MINUTES. It’s fine with me if you leave my name out, I don’t care, however
everyone else deserves their name being included, and if you desire for me to testify more
in the future on this matter then by all means continue doing things the way City Attorney
Jenkins may indicate is good enough for the City of Hermosa Beach while he chose to live
in Manhattan Beach. He’s there perhaps to help you all shoot yourself in your own foot
and keep Hermosa Beach downtrodden.
Also, you know it’s terrible enough that this City of Hermosa Beach, probably having close
to the most expensive real estate per land square foot in California (more expensive even
than that of Beverly Hills), cannot afford to have first class MINUTES of its own City
Council meetings.
During the last five years, and especially during the last year, I have noted as have others,
that the City of Hermosa Beach seems to be essentially going to Hell in a handbasket.
Why is that?
You probably won’t do anything re: these MINUTES, however the direction should be to
return at the minimum henceforth to doing them as former Deputy City Clerk Linda Abbott
did them, weak as water as they had been allowed to become by then, due again
apparently to elected City Clerk Elaine Doerfling having so little apparent interest in her
work in her final years as City Clerk.
Btw, go to the City Clerk’s office sometime. Ask to have someone bring out from the vault
a volume of MINUTES from perhaps 30 or more years ago. You can read them and know
virtually everything that went on in a meeting. Those volumes need to be optically
scanned, converted to digital text, and placed on the website for access by all.
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Granted there are videos and Agendas and associated staff reports now which the Council
should ensure are backed up five ways FOREVER digitally, however there are still many
good reasons for having good MINUTES. All of this represents an insignificant amount of
digital data if you know anything about digital data storage, and anyone who would ever
suggest destroying any of this City’s present digital data should be looked upon as a
pathetic moron.
Attachments: Following next as a Sample, i.e. the MINUTES of the additionally then-
following meeting AGENDA for last spring’s April 9, 2019 City Council Meeting.
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Meeting Minutes
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
6:00 PM
Closed Session - 6:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
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City of Hermosa Beach Approved on 4/23/2019
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 6:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Mayor Armato, Mayor Pro Tempore Campbell, Councilmember Fangary,
Councilmember Massey, and Councilmember Duclos
Absent: 0 PUBLIC COMMENT None
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION IN SECOND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM 6:01
p.m.
1. 19-0225 MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on March 26, 2019.
2. 19-0229 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager (Initial 6 month review per contract)
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION 7:15 p.m.
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7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER 7:20 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Jani Lange
ROLL CALL
Present: 5 - Mayor Armato, Mayor Pro Tempore Campbell, Councilmember Fangary,
Councilmember Massey, and Councilmember Duclos
Absent: 0 CLOSED SESSION REPORT
City Attorney Jenkins said there was no public comment prior to Closed Session, and there were
no reportable actions.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Fangary said there will be no Community First meeting this month and that he
will send out a newsletter as soon as possible.
Mayor Armato invited everyone to the following community events:
*Annual Wyland National Mayor’s Challenge for Water: The 8th Annual Wyland National
Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation, until the end of April. Do your part this Earth
Month by going to www.mywaterpledge.com to pledge to conserve water and energy on behalf of
Hermosa and to enter to win hundreds of prizes.
*Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.: Join the California School Boards Association, Moms
Demand Action and March for Our Lives for a town hall at Culver City High School’s Robert
Frost Auditorium to mark the 20th Anniversary of Columbine to discuss our youth, schools and
gun safety. School shootings often make the front pages but gun accidents and suicides by gun
are also heavily impacting our children. School Board members, teachers, parents, students,
safety experts, elected officials and medical community members will gather to share resources,
information and to network around creating a safer future for our children.
*Monday, April 22, 3:30-5:30 p.m.: Come out to the Hermosa Beach Skate Park to support the
annual community favorite fundraiser event, SK8 for Schools. You’ll see local kids and maybe
some skateboarding pros whizzing around the skate park, performing tricks. Donations and
pledges will be accepted, and all monies received will benefit the Hermosa Beach School
District. Everyone is welcome to skate. Be sure to bring elbow pads, knee pads and a helmet.
Free refreshments will be provided and EVERY person who makes a donation will receive a gift.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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City Manager Lowenthal said item 6c will be continued to the April 23, 2019 meeting.
Motion Duclos and seconded by Campbell to approve the agenda.
Aye: 5 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Fangary, Massey, and Duclos Absent: 0 PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) 19-0216 RECOGNIZING CITY VOLUNTEERS
DURING NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
APRIL 7-13, 2019
Emergency Management Coordinator Brandy Villanueva (Hermosa Beach CERT),
Environmental Analyst Kristy Morris (Community Garden) and Community Services Manager
Peter Ahlstrom (Volunteers in Policing) lauded City volunteers, including those with Hermosa
5-0.
b) 19-0217 PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING
BEACH CITIES TRANSIT GET ON BOARD DAY
IN HERMOSA BEACH ON APRIL 25, 2019
Mayor Armato presented the Proclamation to Leslie Scott of Beach Cities Transit.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER None
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION:
Coming forward:
Bill Hallett
Sarah Mae Harper, Hermosa Library Manager
Mark Warshaw
Celina Douglas
Trent Larson
Jim Rosenberger
Anthony Higgins
1. ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS:
a) REPORT WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
19-0219
Attachments: 1. Letter from Anthony Higgins regarding speaker-card.pdf
2. Letter from Anthony Higgins regarding right to ask questions.pdf
3. Letter from Anthony Higgins regarding cure & correct response.pdf
Motion Campbell and seconded by Massey to receive and file the written
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communications from Anthony Higgins. Aye: 5 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Fangary, Massey, and Duclos Absent: 0 2. CONSENT CALENDAR: Motion Duclos and seconded by Massey to approve the Consent Calendar.
Aye: 5 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Fangary, Massey, and Duclos Absent: 0
a) REPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
19-0222 (Deputy City Clerk Linda Abbott)
Attachments: 1. 031819 min draft.docx
2. 032619 draft min.docx
3. 112216 Reg mtg-redline deletion 5a.docx
b) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS
19-0211 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Attachments: 1. 03-14-19
2. 03-21-19
3. 03-25-19
c) REPORT
19-0218 APPROVAL OF ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY
ACT OF 2017 (SENATE BILL 1) PROJECT LIST FOR THE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-20
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Attachments: 1. City Council Resolution for SB 1 Project List 040319.docx
2. LSR project list.pdf
d) REPORT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
19-0223 FOR PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR; ESTABLISH THE POSITION IN
THE GENERAL AND SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES’ BARGAINING
UNIT CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS LOCAL 911, AND
ESTABLISH A SALARY RANGE
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Attachments: 1. June 12, 2018 City Council Meeting Video
2. Public Works Inspectro Class Specification
3. CONSENT ORDINANCES None
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City of Hermosa Beach Approved on 4/23/2019
4. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE
DISCUSSION None
5. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a) REPORT CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
19-0224 SIDEWALK VENDING IN COMPLIANCE WITH SB 946
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Attachments: 1. HB Sidewalk Vending Ordinance_4.3.19-c1 (1).DOCX
2. Sidewalk Vending administrative Fine Reso.pdf
3. Sidewalk vending Permit application and renewal fee reso.pdf
4. March 12, 2019 Staff Report.pdf
5. Sidewalk Vending-Map.pdf
6. SUPPLEMENTAL Memo and Revised Map from Community
Development Director Ken Robertson (submitted 4-9-19 at 10am).pdf
7. SUPPLEMENTAL Letter from Howard Longacre (submitted 4-9-19
at 1:17am).pdf
8. SUPPLEMENTAL Information from Councilmember Fangary
(submitted 4-9-19 at 2:37pm).pdf
The public hearing opened at 8:19 p.m. Coming forward:
Carolyn Petty, Hermosa Chamber of Commerce
Jim Rosenberger
The public hearing closed at 8:23 p.m.
Motion Duclos and seconded by Campbell to:
1. Introduce, upon first reading, an ordinance to regulate sidewalk vending
within the City of Hermosa Beach in compliance with Senate Bill No. 946, with
the following revision:
In section 12.38.030, add text prohibiting sidewalk vending on Loreto
Plaza;
2. Adopt a resolution amending the City's comprehensive fee schedule to include
administrative fines for sidewalk vending violations in compliance with Senate
Bill No. 946; and
3. Adopt a resolution amending the City's comprehensive fee schedule to include
a sidewalk vending permit application fee and annual renewal fee.
Aye: 5 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Fangary, Massey, and Duclos
Absent: 0
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) REPORT AWARD OF PRODUCTION AGREEMENT WITH
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City of Hermosa Beach Approved on 4/23/2019
19-0227 5B ARTISTS + MEDIA FOR PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
OF THE SUMMER BEACH CONCERT SERIES
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Attachments: 1. Summer Concert Series Request for Proposal
2. SUPPLEMENTAL Draft Production Agreement (submitted 4-9-19 at
1:37pm).pdf
3. 5B Artists + Media Proposal
Cory Brennan, Founder/CEO, and Josh Sribour, Artist Manager, of 5B Artists + Media,
responded to Council questions.
Motion Campbell and seconded by Fangary to:
1. Award a Production Agreement with 5B Artists + Media for the production and
management of the Summer Beach Concert Series; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and the City Clerk to
attest subject to approval by the City Attorney. Aye: 3 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, and Fangary No: 2 - Massey, and Duclos Absent: 0
b) REPORT CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL EVENT FEE WAIVER REQUESTS
19-0215 FOR SPYDER SURF FEST ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Attachments: 1. Spyder Surf Fest Special Event Application
2. Spyder Surf Fest Fee Waiver Application
3. Letter from Dennis Jarvis
Coming forward:
Jani Lange, Parks, Recreation & Community Resources Advisory Commission
Richard O'Reilly, co-owner, Spyder
Craig Cadwallader
Motion Duclos and seconded by Campbell to approve a special event fee waiver
request totaling $11,334 from Spyder Surfboards for 'Surf Fest' on Saturday, April
27. Spyder will be responsible for $378, which is 90% of impact fees. Aye: 3 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, and Duclos No: 2 - Fangary, and Massey Absent: 0
c) REPORT AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CIP 14-173,
19-0221 8TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
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Attachments: 1. BID opening log sheet
2. Low Bidder Documents
3. Draft Agreement
4. SUPPLEMENTAL Memo from Acting Public Works Director Lucho
Rodriguez (submitted 4-9-19 at 11am).pdf
This item was continued.
d) REPORT APPROVAL TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF
19-0230 NORTH FRANCISCA AVENUE FOR THE HERONDO DRAIN
STORM WATER INFILTRATION PROJECT
(Environmental Analyst Kristy Morris)
Attachments: 1. Approved MOU_Cost Sharing (Signed).pdf
2. 2019-03-29 Letter-from-HB-to-SWRCB.pdf
3. Hermosa Beach CO-3 Add'l Scope and Fee (002).pdf
4. Link to March 26, 2019 Staff Report and Attachments
5. SUPPLEMENTAL eComment from David Grethen (submitted 4-8-19
at 10:30pm).pdf
6. SUPPLEMENTAL Email from Peter Tucker (submitted 4-9-19 at
11:51am).pdf
Motion Massey and seconded by Campbell to direct staff and the Mayor as
appropriate to revise the proposed amended MOU to:
1. Provide that the City of Hermosa Beach will pay for the feasibility study (not to
exceed $157,719); and
2. Designate Redondo Beach as the lead agency for the project, with the rest of
the provisions of the proposed amended MOU to stay the same. Aye: 4 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Fangary, and Massey No: 1 - Duclos Absent: 0
Motion Fangary and seconded by Campbell to appoint Mayor Armato and
Councilmember Massey to a Council subcommittee on this project, to work with
staff and to address upcoming issues and negotiations with our MOU partners,
and to return to Council as needed for further direction and authorization.
Aye: 5 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Fangary, Massey, and Duclos
Absent: 0
Motion Duclos and seconded by Fangary to continue tonight’s meeting until
11:30 p.m.
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Aye: 5 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Fangary, Massey, and Duclos
Absent: 0
e) REPORT NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC
19-0209 MANAGEMENT PLAN DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Attachments: 1. City and School District Signed Memorandum of Understanding
2. MOU Timeline.pdf
3. Draft North School NTMP Scope of Work
4. SUPPLEMENTAL Letter from Scott Davey (submitted 4-8-19 at
12pm).pdf
Coming forward:
David Grethen
Motion Campbell and seconded by Duclos to direct staff to issue a Request for
Proposals for the development of the Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan
based on the Scope of Work and the terms identified in the Memorandum of
Understanding. Aye: 4 - Mayor Armato, Campbell, Massey, and Duclos No: 1 - Fangary Absent: 0
f) REPORT
19-0167 UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMPORARY BAN OF
DOCKLESS SCOOTER AND BIKESHARE IN HERMOSA BEACH
AND CONSIDERATION OF REGULATORY OPTIONS TO PERMIT
AND REGULATE THE OPERATION OF DOCKLESS SCOOTER
AND BIKESHARE OPERATIONS IN THE CITY
(Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton)
Attachments: 1. November 2017 Staff Report
2. August 2018 Staff Report
3. Hermosa Beach Education and Enforcement Efforts on Shared
Mobility Devices and Electric/Motorized Equipment
4. South Bay Shared Mobility Guidelines Draft.pdf
Coming forward:
Karla Owunwanne, Lime
Steve Collins
David Grethen
Tim Harter, Senior Manager, Government Relations, Lime
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Motion Duclos and seconded by Fangary to:
1. Continue participation in the South Bay Shared Mobility Pilot Program; and
2. Direct Staff to prepare municipal code changes, establish appropriate fees,
and other regulatory measures related to the operation of shared mobility
devices based on the direction and recommendations provided this evening*,
including returning at a future date with final guidelines and other plan elements
prior to implementation of opting in to the pilot program.
*Among other efforts, the City amended regulations for motorized equipment on
the Strand and Pier Plaza, adopted impound fees, implemented education and
enforcement by Police and Code Enforcement Officers, collected shared mobility
device community survey input, and added a new GO Hermosa app feature for the
public to report inappropriately parked or damaged scooters.
Aye: 4 - Campbell, Fangary, Massey, and Duclos No: 1 - Mayor Armato Absent: 0
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY
COUNCIL
a) 19-0213 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
None
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
a) 19-0220 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Attachments: Tentative Future Agenda.pdf
It was Council consensus to receive and file the Tentative Future Agenda Items.
ADJOURNMENT 11:54 p.m.
Elaine Doerfling Linda Abbott
City Clerk Deputy City Clerk
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
6:00 PM
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Council Chambers
City Council
Mayor
Stacey Armato
Mayor Pro Tem
Mary Campbell
Councilmembers
Hany S. Fangary
Justin Massey
Jeff Duclos
Regular Meeting Agenda
Closed Session - 6:00 P.M.
Regular Meeting - 7:00 P.M.
Executive Team
Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Lucho Rodriguez, Acting Public Works Director
Sharon Papa, Police Chief
Ken Robertson, Community Development Director
Vanessa Godinez, Human Resources Manager
Kelly Orta, Community Resources Manager
City Clerk
Elaine Doerfling
City Treasurer
Karen Nowicki
City Attorney
Mike Jenkins
Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
Nico De Anda-Scaia, Assistant to the City Manager
April 9, 2019City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
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
1.19-0225 MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on March 26, 2019.
2.19-0229 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager (Initial 6 month review per contract)
ADJOURNMENT OF CLOSED SESSION
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7:00 P.M. - REGULAR AGENDA
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item. City Council agenda packets are available for your review on the City's website located at
www.hermosabch.org. Complete agenda packets are also available for public inspection in the Police
Department, Hermosa Beach Public Library and the Office of the City Clerk.
During the meeting, a packet is also available in the Council Chambers foyer or you can access the
packet at our website, www.hermosabch.org, on your laptop, tablet or smartphone through the wireless
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available for check out at the meeting. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting,
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Persons who wish to have written materials included in the agenda packet at the time the agenda is
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Written materials pertaining to matters listed on the posted agenda received after the agenda has been
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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
a)19-0216 RECOGNIZING CITY VOLUNTEERS
DURING NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
APRIL 7-13, 2019
b)19-0217 PROCLAMATION ESTABLISHING
BEACH CITIES TRANSIT GET ON BOARD DAY
IN HERMOSA BEACH ON APRIL 25, 2019
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
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:
1) during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar;
2) during Public Hearings; and,
3) during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters. Comments from the
public are limited to three minutes per speaker. The City Council acknowledges receipt
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of the written communications listed below. No action will be taken on matters raised in
written communications. The Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral
and written communications for a future agenda. Citizens with comments regarding City
management or departmental operations are requested to submit those comments to the
City Manager.
a)REPORT
19-0219
WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the written communication.
1. Letter from Anthony Higgins regarding speaker-card.pdf
2. Letter from Anthony Higgins regarding right to ask questions.pdf
3. Letter from Anthony Higgins regarding cure & correct response.pdf
Attachments:
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)REPORT
19-0222
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(Deputy City Clerk Linda Abbott)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve meeting minutes from the following meetings:
a. Special meeting of March 18, 2019
b. Special meeting of March 26, 2019
2. Approve a revision on the November 22, 2016 meeting minutes, previously approved by
Council on October 9, 2018. Item 5a's ACTION contained an erroneous phrase, redlined
in the attachment.
1. 031819 min draft.docx
2. 032619 draft min.docx
3. 112216 Reg mtg-redline deletion 5a.docx
Attachments:
b)REPORT
19-0211
CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.
1. 03-14-19
2. 03-21-19
3. 03-25-19
Attachments:
c)REPORT
19-0218 APPROVAL OF ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY
ACT OF 2017 (SENATE BILL 1) PROJECT LIST FOR THE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-20
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
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Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve a resolution to adopt the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Project
List for FY 2019-2020; and
2. Direct staff to submit the Project List and supporting documentation to the California
Transportation Commission by May 1, 2019.
1. City Council Resolution for SB 1 Project List 040319.docx
2. LSR project list.pdf
Attachments:
d)REPORT
19-0223
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
FOR PUBLIC WORKS INSPECTOR; ESTABLISH THE POSITION IN
THE GENERAL AND SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES’ BARGAINING
UNIT CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS LOCAL 911, AND
ESTABLISH A SALARY RANGE
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve the class specification for Public Works Inspector;
2. Determine that the bargaining unit for this classification is the General and Supervisory
Employees Bargaining Unit, California Teamsters Local 911; and
3. Establish the five-step salary range for this position as $5,675 to $6,899 per month as
approved in the FY 2018-2019 budget.
1. June 12, 2018 City Council Meeting Video
2. Public Works Inspectro Class Specification
Attachments:
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)REPORT
19-0224
CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE REGULATING
SIDEWALK VENDING IN COMPLIANCE WITH SB 946
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Introduce, upon first reading, an ordinance to regulate sidewalk vending within the City
of Hermosa Beach in compliance with Senate Bill No. 946;
2. Adopt a resolution amending the City's comprehensive fee schedule to include
administrative fines for sidewalk vending violations in compliance with Senate Bill No.
946; and
3. Adopt a resolution amending the City's comprehensive fee schedule to include a
sidewalk vending permit application fee and annual renewal fee.
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1. HB Sidewalk Vending Ordinance_4.3.19-c1 (1).DOCX
2. Sidewalk Vending administrative Fine Reso.pdf
3. Sidewalk vending Permit application and renewal fee reso.pdf
4. March 12, 2019 Staff Report.pdf
5. Sidewalk Vending-Map.pdf
6. SUPPLEMENTAL Memo and Revised Map from Community
Development Director Ken Robertson (submitted 4-9-19 at 10am).pdf
7. SUPPLEMENTAL Letter from Howard Longacre (submitted 4-9-19 at
1:17am).pdf
8. SUPPLEMENTAL Information from Councilmember Fangary
(submitted 4-9-19 at 2:37pm).pdf
Attachments:
6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a)REPORT
19-0227
AWARD OF PRODUCTION AGREEMENT WITH
5B ARTISTS + MEDIA FOR PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
OF THE SUMMER BEACH CONCERT SERIES
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award a Production Agreement with 5B Artists + Media for the production and
management of the Summer Beach Concert Series; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement and the City Clerk to attest
subject to approval by the City Attorney.
1. Summer Concert Series Request for Proposal
2. SUPPLEMENTAL Draft Production Agreement (submitted 4-9-19 at
1:37pm).pdf
3. 5B Artists + Media Proposal
Attachments:
b)REPORT
19-0215
CONSIDERATION OF SPECIAL EVENT FEE WAIVER REQUESTS
FOR SPYDER SURF FEST ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council consider a special event fee waiver request
totaling $8,206 from Spyder Surfboards for 'Surf Fest' on Saturday, April 27.
1. Spyder Surf Fest Special Event Application
2. Spyder Surf Fest Fee Waiver Application
3. Letter from Dennis Jarvis
Attachments:
c)REPORT
19-0221
AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CIP 14-173,
8TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT
(Acting Public Works Director Lucho Rodriguez)
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Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award a construction contract to Concept Consultant, Inc. for CIP14-173 8th Street
Improvements Project in the amount of $561,950.50;
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the construction contract and the City Clerk to attest,
subject to approval by the City Attorney;
3. Authorize a 20% project contingency for a total construction budget of $674,340.60;
and
4. Authorize the Acting Director of Public Works to file a Notice of Completion following
final completion of the project.
1. BID opening log sheet
2. Low Bidder Documents
3. Draft Agreement
4. SUPPLEMENTAL Memo from Acting Public Works Director Lucho
Rodriguez (submitted 4-9-19 at 11am).pdf
Attachments:
d)REPORT
19-0230
APPROVAL TO INVESTIGATE THE FEASIBILITY OF
NORTH FRANCISCA AVENUE FOR THE HERONDO DRAIN
STORM WATER INFILTRATION PROJECT
(Environmental Analyst Kristy Morris)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Authorize Tetra Tech to explore the feasibility of North Francisca Avenue to further
develop an infiltration project at this location and appropriate funding from the Storm Drain
Fund for an amount not to exceed $157,719 for this analysis; and
2. Appoint an Infiltration Project Council subcommittee comprised of two
Councilmembers and provide direction as needed.
1. Approved MOU_Cost Sharing (Signed).pdf
2. 2019-03-29 Letter-from-HB-to-SWRCB.pdf
3. Hermosa Beach CO-3 Add'l Scope and Fee (002).pdf
4. Link to March 26, 2019 Staff Report and Attachments
5. SUPPLEMENTAL eComment from David Grethen (submitted 4-8-19 at
10:30pm).pdf
6. SUPPLEMENTAL Email from Peter Tucker (submitted 4-9-19 at
11:51am).pdf
Attachments:
e)REPORT
19-0209 NORTH SCHOOL PROJECT NEIGHBORHOOD TRAFFIC
MANAGEMENT PLAN DRAFT SCOPE OF WORK
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Review and provide input on the draft Scope of Work for the development of the
Neighborhood Traffic Management Plan (NTMP) for North School; and
2. Direct staff to issue a Request for Proposals for the development of the Neighborhood
Traffic Management Plan based on the Scope of Work and the terms identified in the
Memorandum of Understanding.
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April 9, 2019City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
1. City and School District Signed Memorandum of Understanding
2. MOU Timeline.pdf
3. Draft North School NTMP Scope of Work
4. SUPPLEMENTAL Letter from Scott Davey (submitted 4-8-19 at
12pm).pdf
Attachments:
f)REPORT
19-0167 UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF TEMPORARY BAN OF
DOCKLESS SCOOTER AND BIKESHARE IN HERMOSA BEACH
AND CONSIDERATION OF REGULATORY OPTIONS TO PERMIT
AND REGULATE THE OPERATION OF DOCKLESS SCOOTER
AND BIKESHARE OPERATIONS IN THE CITY
(Environmental Analyst Leeanne Singleton)
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive an update on the City's implementation efforts related to the temporary ban of
shared mobility devices;
2. Provide input on the South Bay Shared Mobility Guidelines;
3. Consider participation in a South Bay Shared Mobility Pilot Program; and
4. Direct Staff to prepare municipal code changes, establish appropriate fees, and other
regulatory measures related to the operation of shared mobility devices based on the
direction provided for Recommendations 2 and 3.
1. November 2017 Staff Report
2. August 2018 Staff Report
3. Hermosa Beach Education and Enforcement Efforts on Shared
Mobility Devices and Electric/Motorized Equipment
4. South Bay Shared Mobility Guidelines Draft.pdf
Attachments:
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL
a)19-0213 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL
Requests from Councilmembers for possible future agenda items. No discussion or
debate of these requests shall be undertaken; the sole action is whether to schedule the
item for consideration on a future agenda. No public comment will be taken.
Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items.
a)19-0220 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommendation:Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative future agenda items.
Tentative Future Agenda.pdfAttachments:
ADJOURNMENT
Page 9 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 4/9/2019
April 9, 2019City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
April 23, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
April 24, 2019 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - FY 2019-2020 Capital Improvement Program
April 30, 2019 - Tuesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Budget Revenue Strategy
May 14, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
May 22, 2019 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Budget Workshop
May 28, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
June 5, 2019 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
June 11, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
June 25, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
July 9, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
July 18, 2019 - Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Joint Meeting with All Boards and Commissions
July 23, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
August 13, 2019 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark)
August 27, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
September 4, 2019 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
September 10, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
September 24, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 2, 2019 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
October 8, 2019 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Re-scheduled to Oct. 10)
October 10, 2019 - Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Closed Session and 7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 22, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 6, 2019 - Wednesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Study Session
November 12, 2019 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Closed Session,
7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 18, 2019 - Monday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Closed Session and 7:00 PM - City Council Meeting
Page 10 City of Hermosa Beach Printed on 4/9/2019
April 9, 2019City Council Regular Meeting Agenda
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - CONTINUED:
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. 12)
December 12, 2019 - Thursday - 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:
April 16, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
May 6, 2019 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission Meeting
May 7, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
May 15, 2019 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
May 21, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
June 4, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
June 18, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
July 2, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
July 8, 2019 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission Meeting
July 16, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
July 17, 2019 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
August 6, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
August 20, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
September 3, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
September 9, 2019 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission Meeting
September 17, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
September 18, 2019 - Wednesday - 7:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting
October 1, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
October 15, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
November 4, 2019 - Monday - 7:00 PM - Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission Meeting
November 5, 2019 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting
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:
May 27, 2019 - Monday - Memorial Day
July 4, 2019 - Thursday - Independence Day
September 2, 2019 - Monday - Labor Day
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)
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From: noreply@granicusideas.com <noreply@granicusideas.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 3:09 PM
To: Ann Yang <anny@hermosabeach.gov>; City Council <citycouncil@hermosabeach.gov>; Suja
Lowenthal <suja@hermosabeach.gov>
Subject: New eComment for City Council Meeting
New eComment for City Council Meeting
Bob Atkins submitted a new eComment.
Meeting: City Council Meeting
Item: 2a) REPORT 20-0021 CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
eComment: I completely concur with all of Howard Longacre's comments (submitted earlier)
regarding the deplorable state of the council minutes resulting in a lack of transparency. It is also
clear that Suja Lowenthal is not able to perform the duties of City Manager and this is resulting in
the departure of key city staff as a result of overloading, lack of management and low morale.
Clearly, Ms. Lowenthal's part-time, telecommuting work schedule is proving to be inadequate to
be able to manage the city staff or hire replacement staff in a timely manner. Even if the perfect
candidate is found, it would take weeks if not months for a new hire to be brought up to speed so
it is vital not to lose key staff in the first place! Clearly, neither Stacey or Justin are willing to
recognize the inability of the city manager they hired to do the job. Then again, neither of them
nor any other council members have any experience running an organization of any size so, the
results we are witnessing are predictable. How much further down the drain are you willing to let
our city go?
City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 20-0002
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council ratify the following check registers.
Attachments:
1.Check Register 12/3/2019
2.Check Register 12/5/2019
3.Check Register 12/17/2019
4.Check Register 12/19/2019
5.Check Register 12/26/2019
6.Check Register 1/2/2020
Respectfully Submitted by: Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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12/03/2019
Check Register
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
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Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93491 12/3/2019 DECADENCE PO 34406 EMPLOYEE HOLIDAY PARTY21576
001-1101-4319 7,995.80
Total : 7,995.8021576
93492 12/3/2019 SPECTRUM BUSINESS 0088884111619 PW YARD/CABLE/DEC1920236
001-4202-4201 129.71
CITY HALL BACKUP INTERNET/DEC190241699111719
715-1206-4201 94.99
1301 HERMOSA/RCC CONNECTION/DEC190350359112119
001-2101-4304 149.99
PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/DEC190352413112219
001-2101-4304 272.81
1301 HERMOSA/540 PIER CONNECTION/NOV190402150111719
001-2101-4304 783.16
Total : 1,430.6620236
Bank total : 9,426.46 2 Vouchers for bank code :boa
9,426.46Total vouchers :Vouchers in this report 2
2b (1)
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"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the
checks listed on pages 1 to 2 inclusive, of the check
register for 12/3/2019 are accurate funds are available for
payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 1/8/2020
12/05/2019
Check Register
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
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Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93493 12/5/2019 ACCELA INC INV-ACC49010 UPGRADE/PROGRESS PMT/OCT1905817
715-4201-4201 16,709.33
Total : 16,709.3305817
93494 12/5/2019 ADOBE INC.1083520747 ACROBAT PRO CREATIVE CLOUD/12 MONTHS21471
715-1206-4201 667.02
Total : 667.0221471
93495 12/5/2019 ADOBE INC.1074870478 ACROBAT PRO CREATIVE CLOUD/12 MONTHS21471
715-1206-4201 177.10
Total : 177.1021471
93496 12/5/2019 ALKADIS, CHRISTOPHER TR 809 PER DIEM/SAFETY EVENT MANAGEMENT11359
001-2101-4317 150.00
Total : 150.0011359
93497 12/5/2019 AMERICAS TROPHY COMPANY PO 34330 MEMORIAL BENCH PLAQUE/MOLINARI12470
001-6101-5402 187.79
Total : 187.7912470
93498 12/5/2019 AQUA FLO SI1440720-SI1451461 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES/OCT1909366
001-6101-4309 874.25
Total : 874.2509366
93499 12/5/2019 ART TO GROW ON, INC PO 34298 INSTRUCTOR PAYMENT/CLASS NO. 839815002
001-4601-4221 504.00
Total : 504.0015002
93500 12/5/2019 AT&T 000013907293 PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS 10/13/19-11/12/1900321
001-2101-4304 137.79
Total : 137.7900321
93501 12/5/2019 BARROWS, PATRICK PO 34369 INSTRUCTOR PAYMENT/CLASSES 8424/42/5/7117271
001-4601-4221 1,956.50
INSTRUCTOR PAYMENT/CLASSES 8454/5PO 34380
001-4601-4221 661.50
Total : 2,618.0017271
93502 12/5/2019 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 862389 GENERAL CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/OCT1920942
2b (2)
12/05/2019
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Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93502 12/5/2019 (Continued)BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP20942
001-1131-4201 19,971.60
CITY ATTORNEY/NORTH SCHOOL MOU/OCT19862390
001-1131-4201 37.40
CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/INFILTRATION/OCT1862391
001-1131-4201 3,553.00
LEGAL/GREENWICH UNDERGROUNDING/OCT19862392
001-2133 243.10
LEGAL/PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS/OCT19862393
001-1131-4201 24,556.50
CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/LAND USE/OCT19862394
001-1131-4201 9,667.90
CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/CROSSFIT/OCT19862395
001-1133-4201 544.80
LEGAL/HERMOSA FITNESS/OCT19862396
001-1133-4201 7,843.10
CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/FANGARY/OCT19862397
001-1133-4201 3,214.40
CITY ATTORNEY/HUMAN RESOURCES/OCT19862398
001-1203-4201 4,989.74
Total : 74,621.5420942
93503 12/5/2019 BLUE DIAMOND MATERIALS 1720761 REQ 673784/ASPHALT/EMULSION BUCKETS06409
001-3104-4309 343.12
Total : 343.1206409
93504 12/5/2019 CA BEACH VOLLEYBALL ASSOC Receipt 2001261.003 THEATRE RENTAL OVERPAYMENT REFUND21572
001-3406 100.00
THEATRE DAMAGE DEPOSIT REFUNDReceipt 2001262.003
001-2111 500.00
Total : 600.0021572
93505 12/5/2019 CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC 4030948176 COPIER USAGE 7/10/19-10/9/1910838
715-1208-4201 3,201.67
715-2101-4201 54.31
715-1201-4201 168.69
Total : 3,424.6710838
93506 12/5/2019 CDWG VTS9106 REQ 773350/RECORDS/JAIL PRINTER TONER09632
12/05/2019
Check Register
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
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6:00:58PM
Page:
Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93506 12/5/2019 (Continued)CDWG09632
001-2101-4305 407.86
MAT REQ 649685/PRINTER TONER/INKVVS3503
715-1206-4305 190.67
Total : 598.5309632
93507 12/5/2019 CERTAPRO PAINTERS OF PV 2183 PAINT VALLEY PARK RESTROOMS18185
301-8699-4201 3,595.00
Total : 3,595.0018185
93508 12/5/2019 CONTINENTAL MAPPING SERVICE 111119 PUBLIC NOTICES/NOV1920398
001-4101-4201 3,000.00
Total : 3,000.0020398
93509 12/5/2019 COPELAND, VIKI TR 829 CA SOCIETY MUNI FINANCE OFFICERS CONF00041
001-1202-4317 425.00
Total : 425.0000041
93510 12/5/2019 COPWARE, INC.PO 34332 CA PEACE OFFICER LEGAL SOURCEBOOK/1 YR19593
001-2101-4305 85.00
Total : 85.0019593
93511 12/5/2019 DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES 80178182 (PO 12836)CITY SERVER REPLACEMENT/PMT 3 OF 320844
715-1206-5405 22,399.61
Total : 22,399.6120844
93512 12/5/2019 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 406679 MAT REQ 874654/FINGERPRINTING/SEP1900364
001-1203-4251 32.00
Total : 32.0000364
93513 12/5/2019 DEWEY PEST CONTROL Account 759408 PEST CONTROL/CITY BUILDINGS/NOV1911449
001-4204-4201 694.00
Total : 694.0011449
93514 12/5/2019 EASY READER 19-061 thru 19-080 MAT REQ 868997/LEGAL ADS/SEP19-OCT1900181
001-1121-4305 5,410.16
Total : 5,410.1600181
93515 12/5/2019 EVANS, MARLIN K.PO 34321 INSTRUCTOR PAYMENT/CLASSES 8490/115059
001-4601-4221 539.70
12/05/2019
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Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
(Continued)Total : 539.70 93515 12/5/2019 EVANS, MARLIN K.15059
93516 12/5/2019 FIRST CALL STAFFING, INC.00709-165877 PW MGMT ANALYST TEMP W/E 10/27/1906344
001-4202-4112 1,664.00
PW MGMT ANALYST TEMP W/E 11/3/1900709-165988
001-4202-4112 1,476.80
PW MGMT ANALYST TEMP W/E 11/10/1900709-166006
001-4202-4112 1,684.80
PW MGMT ANALYST TEMP W/E 11/17/1900709-166072
001-4202-4112 1,248.00
Total : 6,073.6006344
93517 12/5/2019 FISHER CONTRACTOR INC 19-03325 COMM CTR/ROOF VENTS FOR CLASSROOM HEAT18361
301-8650-4201 1,200.00
Total : 1,200.0018361
93518 12/5/2019 FJR PACIFIC, INC.21687 CITY HALL/1ST FLOOR A/C EMERGENCY REPAIR21217
001-4204-4201 420.00
Total : 420.0021217
93519 12/5/2019 FRONTIER 310-372-6186-0831895 2ND FLOOR CANON FAX 11/16/19-12/15/1919884
001-1121-4304 12.31
001-1141-4304 12.31
001-1201-4304 12.31
001-1202-4304 12.31
001-1203-4304 12.33
Total : 61.5719884
93520 12/5/2019 GOLDEN TOUCH CLEANING, INC.66004 (PO 14468)JANITORIAL/FEB19/SHORT PAY ERROR/REFUND20627
001-4204-4201 283.63
Total : 283.6320627
93521 12/5/2019 HARTZOG AND CRABILL INC 19-0513 TRAFFIC ENGINEERING/JUL1914204
001-3104-4201 6,277.50
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING/AUG1919-0609
001-3104-4201 6,284.77
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING/SEP1919-0691
001-3104-4201 7,350.00
Total : 19,912.2714204
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93522 12/5/2019 HERMOSA AUTOMOTIVE INC 45511 MAT REQ 874572/SMOG/VEHICLE 6309136
715-3104-4311 50.00
MAT REQ 874573/SMOG/VEHICLE 4645518
715-3302-4311 50.00
MAT REQ 874575/SMOG/VEHICLE 4545523
715-3302-4311 50.00
MAT REQ 874574/SMOG/VEHICLE 6045526
715-4206-4311 50.00
MAT REQ 874577/SMOG/VEHICLE HB745560
715-2101-4311 50.00
MAT REQ 874583/SMOG/VEHICLE HB445571
715-2101-4311 50.00
Total : 300.0009136
93523 12/5/2019 HUDSON, TANESHA PO 34373/TR 812 CITY CLERK ASSOC OF CA WORKSHOP/MILEAGE21548
001-1121-4317 30.51
Total : 30.5121548
93524 12/5/2019 LA CO METRO TRANSPORTATION 104527 BUS PASS SALES/SEP1915782
145-3403-4251 80.00
001-1204-4251 7.00
145-3403-4251 24.00
Total : 111.0015782
93525 12/5/2019 LAURA MECOY COMMUNICATIONS LLC 10-2019 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER SERVICES/OCT120347
001-1201-4201 6,000.00
Total : 6,000.0020347
93526 12/5/2019 LOOKOUT ROOFING CO.Receipt 001-00743132 DUPLICATE PERMIT B19-00450 REFUND21571
001-3204 205.31
715-6866 14.37
Total : 219.6821571
93527 12/5/2019 MARTIN CHEVROLET 783093 REQ 874582/WINDOW REGULATOR/VEHICLE 3515912
715-2101-4311 189.06
Total : 189.0615912
93528 12/5/2019 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES 55023 REFRESH VETERANS' MEMORIAL PLANTERS18071
125-8546-4201 450.00
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Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
(Continued)Total : 450.00 93528 12/5/2019 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES18071
93529 12/5/2019 MINUTEMAN PRESS 26171 COUNCILMEMBER DETOY/BUSINESS CARDS12055
001-1208-4305 83.50
001-1208-4305 7.93
Total : 91.4312055
93530 12/5/2019 OFFICE DEPOT 400491205001 MAT REQ 773784/POCKET FILES13114
001-1202-4305 55.80
Total : 55.8013114
93531 12/5/2019 PARS 44214 ALTERNATE RETIREMENT PLAN FEES/SEP1914693
001-1101-4185 15.08
001-1204-4185 1.42
001-3302-4185 6.99
001-4204-4185 13.09
001-4101-4185 14.61
001-4201-4185 14.61
001-4601-4185 234.20
Total : 300.0014693
93532 12/5/2019 PR DIAMOND PRODUCTS INC.0054372-IN ASPHALT SAW BLADE/HERMOSA AVE REPAIR11323
001-3104-4309 698.00
Total : 698.0011323
93533 12/5/2019 PROSUM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SIN023042 PD SUBSTATION NETWORK SETUP 10/1-10/6/1911539
001-8674-4201 75.00
IT SUPPORT SERVICES/DEC19SIN023057
715-1206-4201 15,046.00
Total : 15,121.0011539
93534 12/5/2019 REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF 568905 CITY PROSECUTOR SERVICES/OCT1903282
001-1132-4201 16,667.00
Total : 16,667.0003282
93535 12/5/2019 REGIONAL TAP SERVICE CENTER 6010814 CASH VALUE LOADED TO TAP CARDS/SEP1920061
001-1204-4251 87.50
Total : 87.5020061
93536 12/5/2019 RUSHTON, MATTHEW PO 34399 REIMBURSEMENT FOR K9 EQUIPMENT21542
12/05/2019
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Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93536 12/5/2019 (Continued)RUSHTON, MATTHEW21542
170-2105-5401 284.86
Total : 284.8621542
93537 12/5/2019 SCHEID, DOROTHY TR 808 PER DIEM/SAFETY EVENT MANAGEMENT01420
001-2101-4317 150.00
Total : 150.0001420
93538 12/5/2019 SIGNVERTISE 9059/Mat Req 549877 TOY DRIVE BANNER INSTALL/REMOVE09491
001-4202-4305 275.00
Total : 275.0009491
93539 12/5/2019 SMART & FINAL 3220630010332 MAT REQ 768482/JAIL COFFEE SUPPLIES00114
001-2101-4306 57.70
REQ 768478/JAIL/BRIEF RM COFFEE SUPPLY3220630016857
001-2101-4306 42.96
001-2101-4305 42.97
REQ 586859/MISSION EXCURSION GOODY BAGS3220630024227
001-4601-4308 53.84
MAT REQ 586857/SENIOR CTR COFEE SUPPLIES3220630050446
001-4601-4328 36.74
MAT REQ 586858/HAND SANITIZER, COCOA3220630050447
001-4601-4305 10.96
REQ 586853/SENIOR CTR COFFEE SUPPLY3220630057125
001-4601-4328 57.94
REQ 586852/LIBRARY EXCURSION GOODY BAGS3220630057126
001-4601-4308 51.04
MAT REQ 751584/KITCHEN/CLEAN SUPPLY3220630058124
001-3302-4309 113.60
Total : 467.7500114
93540 12/5/2019 SOUTH BAY FORD FOW637005 MAT REQ 874580/BLOWER MOTOR/VEHICLE HB410532
715-2101-4311 59.30
Total : 59.3010532
93541 12/5/2019 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO 2-01-414-1071 ELECTRICITY/NOV1900159
001-4204-4303 2,370.37
105-2601-4303 213.53
ELECTRICITY/OCT19-NOV192-01-414-2152
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93541 12/5/2019 (Continued)SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO00159
001-6101-4303 1,502.61
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-01-414-3747
105-2601-4303 18.62
ELECTRICITY/OCT19-NOV192-01-414-4281
105-2601-4303 237.09
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-01-414-5106
001-3104-4303 821.74
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-29-332-0750
105-2601-4303 109.25
Total : 5,273.2100159
93542 12/5/2019 SPARKLETTS 4472788 110719 COMM RES/DRINKING WATER/OCT1900146
001-4601-4305 241.85
Total : 241.8500146
93543 12/5/2019 SPECTRUM BUSINESS 0046247112419 CITY HALL/CABLE/DEC1920236
715-4204-4201 105.22
Total : 105.2220236
93544 12/5/2019 STAPLES ADVANTAGE 8056496198 MAT REQ 773344/CALENDARS FOR 202009532
001-2101-4305 97.93
Total : 97.9309532
93545 12/5/2019 STERICYCLE 3004860555 MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL/NOV1910412
001-2101-4201 85.00
Total : 85.0010412
93546 12/5/2019 SWERDFEGER, TRACY Receipt 001-00660716 BOND REFUND/ADJACENT PROPERTY DAMAGE21573
001-2110 7,000.00
Total : 7,000.0021573
93547 12/5/2019 T-MOBILE Account 946625962 PD/CELL PHONES/NOV1919082
001-2101-4304 196.65
001-3302-4304 39.33
YARD/CELL PHONES/HOTSPOTS/NOV19Account 954297746
001-4202-4304 284.17
Total : 520.1519082
93548 12/5/2019 TOOMEY, JAMES E Parcel 4187-004-020 STREET LIGHT & SEWER TAX REBATE06910
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93548 12/5/2019 (Continued)TOOMEY, JAMES E06910
001-6871 124.12
105-3105 24.61
Total : 148.7306910
93549 12/5/2019 UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT 1120190312 DIGGING ALERTS/NOV1908207
160-3102-4201 100.75
DIGGING ALERTS/STATE FEES/NOV1918dsbfe6325
160-3102-4201 38.69
Total : 139.4408207
93550 12/5/2019 UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, PARS #6746019200PO 34294 PARS/OPEB CONTRIBUTION/DEC1914528
001-1101-4190 120.42
001-1121-4190 285.83
001-1201-4190 1,766.25
001-1202-4190 1,784.66
001-1203-4190 679.75
001-1204-4190 1,010.91
001-2101-4190 13,329.30
001-3104-4190 933.00
001-3301-4190 96.08
001-3302-4190 2,963.74
001-4101-4190 1,254.58
001-4201-4190 1,315.91
001-4202-4190 1,364.00
001-4204-4190 630.00
001-4601-4190 889.08
001-6101-4190 867.83
105-2601-4190 268.92
160-3102-4190 162.08
161-3109-4190 172.25
715-4206-4190 508.41
Total : 30,403.0014528
93551 12/5/2019 UNITED NATURAL BODYBUILDING Receipt 2001258.003 THEATRE DAMAGE DEPOSIT REFUND13917
001-2111 470.20
Total : 470.2013917
93552 12/5/2019 US ARMOR 25681 RUSHTON/BULLETPROOF VEST09374
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93552 12/5/2019 (Continued)US ARMOR09374
150-2111-4350 349.56
001-2101-4350 349.55
Total : 699.1109374
93553 12/5/2019 VERIZON WIRELESS LA 9842289495 PD TRUNK MODEMS/NOV1903209
001-2101-4304 418.11
Total : 418.1103209
93554 12/5/2019 WITTMAN ENTERPRISES LLC 1909062 AMBULANCE TRANSPORT BILLING/SEP1913359
001-1202-4201 2,470.61
Total : 2,470.6113359
93555 12/5/2019 YEOMANS, MELITTA E.Parcel 4160-024-015 STREET LIGHT & SEWER TAX REBATE18368
001-6871 124.12
105-3105 24.61
Total : 148.7318368
93556 12/5/2019 YOUNGBLOOD AND ASSOCIATES, ERVIN L 4067A POLYGRAPH EXAM/NOV1919574
001-2101-4201 400.00
Total : 400.0019574
195600405 11/21/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 12/2/19 Check Run WORK COMP CLAIMS REIMB/NOV1914691
705-1217-4324 7,706.97
Total : 7,706.9714691
199951151 9/19/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 12/2/19 Check Run WORK COMP CLAIMS REIMB/SEP1914691
705-1217-4324 6,861.56
Total : 6,861.5614691
1914588064 11/21/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 12/2/19 Check Run WORK COMP CLAIMS REIMB/OCT19-NOV1914691
705-1217-4324 13,910.19
Total : 13,910.1914691
Bank total : 284,402.58 67 Vouchers for bank code :boa
284,402.58Total vouchers :Vouchers in this report 67
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"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the
checks listed on pages 1 to 11 inclusive, of the check
register for 12/5/2019 are accurate funds are available for
payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 1/8/2020
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93557 12/17/2019 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CO OP 191031 TAXI VOUCHER PROGRAM/OCT1911437
145-3404-4201 5,906.02
Total : 5,906.0211437
93558 12/17/2019 ADMINSURE, INC.12437 GEN/AUTO LIABILITY CLAIMS ADMIN/DEC1904715
705-1209-4201 1,400.00
GEN/AUTO LIABILITY CLAIMS ADMIN/JAN2012910
705-1209-4201 1,400.00
Total : 2,800.0004715
93559 12/17/2019 ALL AMERICAN ASPHALT Final Inv/PO 14189 HERMOSA AVE RESURFACING/FINAL PROG PMT16956
115-8186-4201 6,203.50
147-8186-4201 9,073.45
148-8186-4201 99,657.00
Total : 114,933.9516956
93560 12/17/2019 ARCHIVE SOCIAL, INC.9272 SOCIAL MEDIA ARCHIVING/DEC19-JUN2021568
001-2101-4201 2,394.00
Total : 2,394.0021568
93561 12/17/2019 AT&T 960 461-1985 555 7 PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/DEC1900321
001-2101-4304 108.64
Total : 108.6400321
93562 12/17/2019 ATHENS SERVICES 7457883 CITYWIDE PORTER SERVICES/OCT1916660
001-3104-4201 15,877.59
001-3301-4201 10,581.08
001-6101-4201 1,554.59
001-3304-4201 1,457.94
CITYWIDE STEAM CLEANING/OCT197457883A
001-3301-4201 3,416.27
001-3304-4201 213.85
001-3104-4201 570.97
CITYWIDE STEAM CLEANING/OCT197457883B
001-3301-4201 7,504.05
001-3104-4201 477.97
001-3304-4201 764.74
2b (3)
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(Continued)Total : 42,419.05 93562 12/17/2019 ATHENS SERVICES16660
93563 12/17/2019 AXON ENTERPRISES, INC.SI-1624688 BODY CAMS/MOBILE VIDEO/1 TB STORAGE21022
153-2106-4201 440.00
Total : 440.0021022
93564 12/17/2019 BISCORNET, THOMAS PO 34413 DISMISSED CITATION NO. 4300825321578
001-3302 38.00
Total : 38.0021578
93565 12/17/2019 BRAUN LINEN SERVICE 1579041 to 1583539 PRISONER LAUNDRY/NOV1900163
001-2101-4306 205.80
Total : 205.8000163
93566 12/17/2019 BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENESEN 247778 LEGAL/PERSONNEL/LABOR NEGOTIATIONS/OCT1920054
001-1203-4201 5,811.50
Total : 5,811.5020054
93567 12/17/2019 CA ASSOC CODE ENFORCE OFFICERS 300010840 ROLLINS/MEMBERSHIP/CALENDAR YEAR 202012504
001-4201-4315 95.00
STAFFORD/MEMBERSHIP/CALENDAR YEAR 2020300011437
001-4101-4315 95.00
PADILLA/MEMBERSHIP/CALENDAR YEAR 2020300012224
001-4201-4315 95.00
Total : 285.0012504
93568 12/17/2019 CALIFORNIA MARKING DEVICE 6468/Mat Req 549845 NAMEPLATES/KRAUSS/DETOY/ENVIRON MGR00262
001-1201-4305 55.85
K9 CAR DECALS AND KENNEL PLACARD6481/Mat Req 768486
170-2105-5401 66.80
Total : 122.6500262
93569 12/17/2019 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE Account 4286211111 WATER USAGE/OCT1900016
105-2601-4303 4,509.10
001-6101-4303 26,123.47
001-4204-4303 1,221.78
001-3304-4303 241.33
Total : 32,095.6800016
93570 12/17/2019 CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC 4031055714 PW ADMIN COPIER USAGE/AUG19-NOV1910838
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93570 12/17/2019 (Continued)CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC10838
715-1208-4201 291.08
Total : 291.0810838
93571 12/17/2019 CODE PUBLISHING INC 65436 MUNI CODE SITE UPDATE/MATCH NEW WEBSITE18570
715-1206-4201 56.25
Total : 56.2518570
93572 12/17/2019 COMPLETES PLUS 01ZR3386 WIPER BLADES/VEHICLES 47 & 48~09436
715-3302-4311 47.80
Total : 47.8009436
93573 12/17/2019 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES RE-PW-19111202339 ARTESIA BLVD TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINT/OCT1900879
001-3104-4251 119.87
Total : 119.8700879
93574 12/17/2019 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES Account ID AR0241676 BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES/ADMIN FEES12964
001-6101-4251 74.00
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES/ADMIN FEESAccount ID AR0262943
001-6101-4251 37.00
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES/ADMIN FEESAccount ID AR0262944
001-6101-4251 37.00
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES/ADMIN FEESAccount ID AR0262945
001-6101-4251 37.00
BACKFLOW PREVENTION DEVICES/ADMIN FEESAccount ID AR0262946
001-6101-4251 37.00
Total : 222.0012964
93575 12/17/2019 CPRS 18-043 SHATTUCK/FALL TRAINING REGISTRATION FEE07700
001-4601-4317 10.00
Total : 10.0007700
93576 12/17/2019 CSMFO 300003637 COPELAND/MEMBERSHIP/CALENDAR YEAR 202000590
001-1202-4315 110.00
NEWKIRK/MEMBERSHIP/CALENDAR YEAR 2020300003638
001-1202-4315 110.00
Total : 220.0000590
93577 12/17/2019 DUNCAN SOLUTIONS, INC.DS0000004377 PARKING CITATION PAYMENT FEES/OCT1920668
001-1204-4201 5,459.05
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(Continued)Total : 5,459.05 93577 12/17/2019 DUNCAN SOLUTIONS, INC.20668
93578 12/17/2019 EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING INC Daily Extra Work #1 PCH/ADA/ADDED LOCATIONS/APR1921337
150-8184-4201 2,157.99
PCH/ADA/EXTRA WORK/MAY19-JUN19Extra Work 2 thru 9
150-8185-4201 25,057.88
Total : 27,215.8721337
93579 12/17/2019 EGUCHI, KOHEI PO 34418 DISMISSED CITATION NO. 3001498121577
001-3302 338.00
Total : 338.0021577
93580 12/17/2019 EMBLEM ENTERPRISES 775453 50 MOTOR OFFICER BADGE PATCHES00193
001-2101-4314 144.00
001-2101-4314 27.07
Total : 171.0700193
93581 12/17/2019 EMERGENCY RESPONSE CRIME SCENE T2019-527 BIOHAZARD CLEANUP/BOOKING CELL/CELL 616922
001-2101-4201 650.00
Total : 650.0016922
93582 12/17/2019 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP 6-853-72777 SHIPPING SERVICES01962
001-1203-4305 28.15
001-4101-4305 27.35
Total : 55.5001962
93583 12/17/2019 FEHR & PEERS 134154A NORTH SCHOOL TRAFFIC PLAN/OCT1921539
001-1201-4201 10,198.21
Total : 10,198.2121539
93584 12/17/2019 FIRST CALL STAFFING, INC.00709-166132 PW MGMT ANALYST TEMP W/E 11/24/1906344
001-4202-4112 1,664.00
PW MGMT ANALYST TEMP W/E 12/1/1900709-166196
001-4202-4112 1,185.60
Total : 2,849.6006344
93585 12/17/2019 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY 1172683-02 REQ 987391/GREEN STREET MARKING PAINT15406
001-3104-4309 77.00
Total : 77.0015406
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93586 12/17/2019 GOLDEN TOUCH CLEANING, INC.66720 JANITORIAL/CITY-OWNED BLDGS/NOV1920627
001-4204-4201 9,111.00
Total : 9,111.0020627
93587 12/17/2019 GRANICUS INC 118766 CITY WEBSITE UPGRADE/FINAL PAYMENT14589
715-1206-4201 8,164.00
ENCODING APPLIANCE/PERFORMANCE ACCEL15713
715-1206-4201 -2,424.72
Total : 5,739.2814589
93588 12/17/2019 HARRIS & ASSOCIATES 42511 PCH/8TH CONSTRUCT MGMT/INSPECT/SEP1902102
150-8184-4201 36,504.40
SEWER/PHASE 2/CONSTRUCT MGMT/AUG-SEP1942512
160-8416-4201 820.00
CONSTRUCT MGMT/INSPECT/SEP19-OCT1942912
160-8416-4201 16,300.00
CONSTRUCT MGMT/INSPECT/OCT19-NOV1943129
160-8416-4201 32,830.00
Total : 86,454.4002102
93589 12/17/2019 HERMOSA ANIMAL HOSPITAL Mat Req 768490 EMERGENCY VET SERVICES/BIRD/NOV1900322
001-3302-4201 45.00
Total : 45.0000322
93590 12/17/2019 HUB INTERNATIONAL SERVICES PO 34395 THEATRE INSURANCE PAYMENT/OCT1919141
001-3897 232.32
THEATRE INSURANCE PAYMENT/NOV19PO 34396
001-3897 325.22
Total : 557.5419141
93591 12/17/2019 INDEPENDENT STATIONERS SI00377576 REQ 874101/PD ADMIN/2020 CALENDARS16742
001-2101-4305 93.50
MAT REQ 874102/OFFICE SUPPLIESSI00378048
001-2101-4305 99.73
Total : 193.2316742
93592 12/17/2019 JONES, SHARON ANN PO 34423 DISMISSED CITATION NO. 4400543421582
001-3302 83.00
Total : 83.0021582
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93593 12/17/2019 LAURA MECOY COMMUNICATIONS LLC 11-2019 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER/NOV1920347
001-1201-4201 6,000.00
Total : 6,000.0020347
93594 12/17/2019 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 1487761 LEGAL SERVICES/PERSONNEL/OCT1902175
001-1203-4201 190.00
Total : 190.0002175
93595 12/17/2019 LOS ANGELES HOME SERVICES LLC 487 CITYWIDE HOLIDAY DECOR INSTALL/BAL DUE21536
001-3301-4201 20,501.00
Total : 20,501.0021536
93596 12/17/2019 MASSEY, JUSTIN PO 34409 REIMB/CLEAN ENERGY SUMMIT/PARKING/MEAL19625
001-1101-4317 23.90
Total : 23.9019625
93597 12/17/2019 MC MASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO.21427004 MAT REQ 874593/END MILLS (3)00728
001-3301-4309 80.43
MAT REQ 874594/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES22505195
001-3301-4309 159.39
MAT REQ 874596/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES22638520
001-3301-4309 51.46
MAT REQ 874595/BARBED HOSE FITTING22751806
001-3301-4309 14.19
Total : 305.4700728
93598 12/17/2019 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES 55155 VALLEY PARK/EMERGENCY TREE REMOVAL18071
125-8546-4201 3,500.00
VETERAN MEMORIAL PLANTER/WOOD CHIPS55157
125-8546-4201 550.00
Total : 4,050.0018071
93599 12/17/2019 MINUTEMAN PRESS 26208 MAYOR CAMPBELL/250 BUSINESS CARDS12055
001-1208-4305 83.50
001-1208-4305 7.93
Total : 91.4312055
93600 12/17/2019 MONROY, AMADED Mat Req 874592 NISSAN LEAF VEHICLE 6 SEAT RE-UPHOLSTERY12250
715-4201-4311 120.00
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(Continued)Total : 120.00 93600 12/17/2019 MONROY, AMADED12250
93601 12/17/2019 MONTROSE AND ASSOCIATES INC 25862 CHAMBERS/LAPTOP TROUBLESHOOT13791
715-4204-4201 270.00
Total : 270.0013791
93602 12/17/2019 NASSAR, JUAN F PO 34424 CITATION NO. 36007997 DOUBLE PAY REFUND21580
001-3302 38.00
Total : 38.0021580
93603 12/17/2019 NATIONAL BUSINESS FURNITURE MK535793-TDQ REPLACEMENT CHAIR FOR RECORDS DESK 300294
001-2101-4305 418.10
001-2101-4305 39.72
Total : 457.8200294
93604 12/17/2019 OFFICE DEPOT 402442871001 MAT REQ 649782/OFFICE SUPPLIES13114
001-4101-4305 66.77
MAT REQ 649782/OFFICE SUPPLIES402442871002
001-4101-4305 5.46
MAT REQ 773347/OFFICE SUPPLIES403083578001
001-2101-4305 82.66
REQ 773348/BRIEFING RM/COFFEE MAKER404874467001
001-2101-4305 65.69
MAT REQ 773785/OFFICE SUPPLIES406664191001
001-1208-4305 75.74
MAT REQ 773785/CORRECTION TAPE406664533001
001-1208-4305 24.31
MAT REQ 773786/CALENDARS FOR 2020408562501001
001-1202-4305 73.64
MAT REQ 773786/CALENDARS FOR 2020408562714001
001-1202-4305 32.83
MAT REQ 773788/OFFICE SUPPLIES410551580001
001-1202-4305 29.65
001-1208-4305 123.65
MAT REQ 874105/OFFICE SUPPLIES411936846001
001-2101-4305 47.63
MAT REQ 773790/DESK CALENDAR412000390001
001-1204-4305 13.13
MAT REQ 773790/OFFICE SUPPLIES412000491001
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93604 12/17/2019 (Continued)OFFICE DEPOT13114
001-1204-4305 14.01
001-1202-4305 29.25
Total : 684.4213114
93605 12/17/2019 OLIVER, MICHELLE Y.PO 34425 DISMISSED CITATION NO. 3200997821584
001-3302 38.00
Total : 38.0021584
93606 12/17/2019 ORIENTAL TRADING CO 699632210-01 COMM MOVIE NIGHT/SAND SNOWMAN GOODY BAGS03417
001-4601-4308 118.11
001-4601-4308 5.93
Total : 124.0403417
93607 12/17/2019 ORTA, KELLY TR 830 PER DIEM/CA PARKS & REC SOCIETY CONF14878
001-4601-4317 65.00
Total : 65.0014878
93608 12/17/2019 PETTY CASH PO 34449 PETTY CASH/OCT19-DEC1918547
001-2120 142.24
001-1101-4319 175.10
001-1201-4315 40.00
001-1202-4305 55.95
001-1204-4317 49.41
001-2101-4305 131.97
001-2101-4306 9.86
001-4601-4308 57.13
001-6101-4309 82.13
170-2105-4201 166.00
715-3104-4311 19.70
715-3302-4311 15.59
715-4206-4309 35.01
715-4206-4311 13.52
Total : 993.6118547
93609 12/17/2019 PH AND S PRODUCTS LLC 0011942-IN 4 BOXES OF NITRILE EXAM GLOVES FOR JAIL17130
001-2101-4306 420.00
Total : 420.0017130
93610 12/17/2019 ROUND STAR WEST LLC PO 34327 INSTRUCTOR PAYMENT/CLASSES 8311-831916921
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93610 12/17/2019 (Continued)ROUND STAR WEST LLC16921
001-4601-4221 8,458.80
Total : 8,458.8016921
93611 12/17/2019 RYDIN DECAL 364684 3,000 MONTHLY DECAL PARKING LOT PERMITS09870
001-1204-4305 1,548.25
Total : 1,548.2509870
93612 12/17/2019 SAFEWAY INC VONS 437859-111119-2110 VETERAN MEMORIAL EVENT/LIGHTERS~16425
001-2120 33.99
VETERAN MEMORIAL EVENT/WATER/COOKIES665288-111119-2110
001-4601-4308 13.37
PART-TIME STAFF MEETING/COOKIES~720242-111319-2110
001-4601-4305 11.98
SAND SNOWMAN EVENT GIFT BASKET SUPPLIES802940-112519-2110
001-4601-4308 41.22
VETERAN MEMORIAL EVENT/WATER~808561-111119-2110
001-4601-4308 10.17
Total : 110.7316425
93613 12/17/2019 SAXE CLIFFORD PH D, SUSAN 19-1126-1 PRE-EMPLOY PSYCH EVAL/NOV1900839
001-2101-4201 450.00
Total : 450.0000839
93614 12/17/2019 SIKES, JONATHAN PO 34431 CASH KEY NO. 210234 REFUND21581
001-2117 21.00
001-3851 25.00
Total : 46.0021581
93615 12/17/2019 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, LLC 95734621-001 MAT REQ 987209/LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES19829
001-6101-4309 681.56
Total : 681.5619829
93616 12/17/2019 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO 2-00-989-7315 ELECTRICITY/OCT19/NOV19/PMT 19 OF 8500159
001-4204-4303 1,568.47
105-2601-4303 16,349.04
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-08-629-3669
001-4204-4303 59.40
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-20-128-4825
001-3304-4303 1,648.63
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93616 12/17/2019 (Continued)SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO00159
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-20-128-5475
001-4204-4303 206.13
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-20-984-6369
105-2601-4303 53.46
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-31-250-3303
001-4204-4303 11.12
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-36-722-1322
105-2601-4303 39.69
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-37-909-1838
001-4204-4303 465.56
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-41-090-1755
001-4204-4303 54.09
Total : 20,455.5900159
93617 12/17/2019 SRK PROMOTIONAL ADVERTISING 4368 CUSTOM PRINTER ROLLS FOR PARKING METERS15398
001-3302-4309 865.00
001-3302-4309 76.00
Total : 941.0015398
93618 12/17/2019 STAPLES ADVANTAGE 8056573175 MAT REQ 773349/BOXES/PLANNER09532
001-2101-4305 96.54
Total : 96.5409532
93619 12/17/2019 SWRCB SW-0179523 STORM WATER PERMIT OCT19-SEP2011908
161-3109-4251 8,539.00
SEWER PERMIT JUL19-JUN20WD-0161906
160-3102-4251 2,625.00
Total : 11,164.0011908
93620 12/17/2019 THOMSON, RICHARD R PO 34433 CITATION NO. 43009559 OVERPAYMENT21585
001-3302 38.00
Total : 38.0021585
93621 12/17/2019 TURBODATA SYSTEMS, INC.31413 CITATION WRITERS WIRELESS FEES/DEC1920670
001-3302-4201 1,250.00
Total : 1,250.0020670
93622 12/17/2019 U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL INC PO 34434 CITATION NO. 40007504 OVERPAYMENT21583
001-3302 30.00
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(Continued)Total : 30.00 93622 12/17/2019 U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL INC21583
93623 12/17/2019 VERIZON BUSINESS SERVICES 71297633 VOIP PHONES/BARD/OCT1918666
001-3302-4304 69.60
VOIP PHONES/COMM RES/OCT1971297639
001-4601-4304 141.88
VOIP PHONES/BASE 3/OCT1971297954
001-3302-4304 108.40
VOIP PHONES/EOC GYM/OCT1971297962
001-1201-4304 61.69
VOIP PHONES/YARD/OCT1971298467
001-4202-4304 144.52
Total : 526.0918666
93624 12/17/2019 WESTCHESTER MEDICAL GROUP CH026-8758 PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL/OCT1911219
001-1203-4320 350.00
Total : 350.0011219
93625 12/17/2019 WITTMAN ENTERPRISES LLC 1908062 AMBULANCE TRANSPORT BILLING/AUG1913359
001-1202-4201 3,342.50
Total : 3,342.5013359
93626 12/17/2019 WOOD ENVIRONMENT & INFRASTRUCT S49833167 LOCAL COASTAL PLANNING CONSULTING/OCT1919757
150-4107-4201 1,196.50
Total : 1,196.5019757
93627 12/17/2019 ZEIGLER, LIZ PO 34450/TR 807 REIMB/CA PUB PARK ASSOC CONF/AIRFARE17704
001-1204-4317 426.60
Total : 426.6017704
195330061 12/5/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 12/12/19 Check Run WORK COMP CLAIMS REIMB/NOV1914691
705-1217-4324 9,127.93
Total : 9,127.9314691
940239522 10/22/2019 SOCAL GAS Account 11540469001 GAS/734 PIER AVE/SEP1900170
001-4204-4303 56.12
Total : 56.1200170
Bank total : 452,393.94 73 Vouchers for bank code :boa
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452,393.94Total vouchers :Vouchers in this report 73
"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the
checks listed on pages 1 to 12 inclusive, of the check
register for 12/17/2019 are accurate funds are available for
payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 1/8/2020
12/19/2019
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93628 12/19/2019 ACCELA INC INV-ACC49336 UPGRADE/PROGRESS PMTS 8 & 9/NOV1905817
715-4201-4201 16,709.33
Total : 16,709.3305817
93629 12/19/2019 AT&T 310 796-6526 991 3 PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/DEC1900321
001-2101-4304 124.36
Total : 124.3600321
93630 12/19/2019 AT&T MOBILITY 287016141723X1214201 PUMP STATIONS/PW ADMIN CELL PHONES/NOV1913361
001-1101-4304 23.78
001-4202-4304 153.31
Total : 177.0913361
93631 12/19/2019 BARROWS, PATRICK PO 34390 INSTRUCTOR PMT/8416/8-22/35/9/46/51/736-17271
001-4601-4221 6,381.90
Total : 6,381.9017271
93632 12/19/2019 CLEAN ENERGY CE12254760 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS/VEHICLES/NOV1909694
715-4601-4310 28.58
Total : 28.5809694
93633 12/19/2019 ESA PCR 149081 1221 HERMOSA/APPROPRIATE CERT ASSES/AUG117096
001-2181 4,206.11
1221 HERMOSA/APPROPRIATE CERT ASSES/SEP1149811
001-2181 1,352.80
Total : 5,558.9117096
93634 12/19/2019 FONTIS VINV21312 20,000 CITATION POSTCARDS15573
001-1204-4305 69.73
001-1204-4305 734.00
001-1204-4305 102.66
Total : 906.3915573
93635 12/19/2019 FRONTIER 209-188-4669-0714985 LANDLINES/COMPUTER LINKS/DEC1919884
001-3302-4304 74.18
001-2101-4304 715.76
001-4204-4321 230.44
001-4202-4304 59.98
001-4201-4304 169.53
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93635 12/19/2019 (Continued)FRONTIER19884
001-3304-4304 62.53
001-1204-4304 57.81
PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/DEC19209-190-0013-1206175
001-2101-4304 893.02
EOC ANALOG LINES/DEC19310-318-0113-1203155
715-1206-4304 1,219.41
CASHIER TAPS LINE/DEC19310-318-8751-0128095
001-1204-4304 57.15
CHAMBERS EOC ANALOG LINES/DEC19310-318-9800-1204155
715-1206-4304 1,451.09
EOC CABLE/INTERNET/DEC19323-159-2268-0924145
001-1201-4304 291.20
Total : 5,282.1019884
93636 12/19/2019 GAGLIA, MICK TR 832 PER DIEM/SHERMAN BLOCK SUPERVIS 6 OF 810306
001-2101-4312 150.00
Total : 150.0010306
93637 12/19/2019 HARRIS & ASSOCIATES 41947 (PO 7144)8TH STREET IMPROVE/CONSTRUCT MGMT/JUL1902102
122-8173-4201 1,722.50
8TH STREET IMPROVE/ADD'L MEETINGS/AUG1942250 (PO 7144)
122-8173-4201 825.00
8TH STREET IMPROVE/ADD'L MEETINGS/SEP1942644 (PO 7144)
122-8173-4201 455.00
8TH STREET IMPROVE/ADD'L MEETINGS/OCT1942965 (PO 7144)
122-8173-4201 1,198.75
Total : 4,201.2502102
93638 12/19/2019 JOHN L HUNTER AND ASSOC INC HBNP0919 MUNI STORM WATER PROGRAM ADMIN/SEP1905356
161-3109-4201 260.00
MUNI STORM WATER PROGRAM ADMIN/OCT19HBNP1019
161-3109-4201 6,457.78
Total : 6,717.7805356
93639 12/19/2019 JOHNSON, VICTORIA TR 831 PER DIEM/PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TRAINING21587
001-2101-4317 100.00
Total : 100.0021587
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93640 12/19/2019 M6 CONSULTING INC 1193-19 ENCROACHMENT PERMIT REVIEW/AUG1919487
001-4202-4201 5,685.00
LAND DEVELOP REVIEW/SKECHERS/AUG191194-19
001-2031 4,972.50
ENCROACHMENT PERMIT REVIEW/SEP191201-19
001-4202-4201 5,640.00
ENCROACHMENT PERMIT REVIEW/OCT191250-19
001-4202-4201 6,840.00
LAND DEVELOP REVIEW/SKECHERS/OCT191251-19
001-4202-4201 5,647.50
Total : 28,785.0019487
93641 12/19/2019 MNR CONSTRUCTION, INC.Prog Pmt 1 SEWER PHASE 2 CONSTRUCTION/NOV1921588
160-8416-4201 651,952.70
Total : 651,952.7021588
93642 12/19/2019 NATIONAL RECREATION & PARK PO 34384 ORTA/ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP08764
001-4601-4315 110.00
NICHOLS/ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPPO 34410
001-4601-4315 110.00
Total : 220.0008764
93643 12/19/2019 RICHIE, JOHNATHAN PO 34378 INSTRUCTOR PMT/8353-4/7/62-4/5/841120932
001-4601-4221 5,355.00
Total : 5,355.0020932
93644 12/19/2019 SOCAL GAS 011 004 5767 8 GAS/YARD BUILDINGS/NOV1900170
001-4204-4303 25.10
YARD/COMP NAT GAS/VEHICLES/NOV19170-781-3287 9
715-3104-4310 38.02
715-4204-4310 38.02
715-6101-4310 38.04
Total : 139.1800170
93645 12/19/2019 SOUTH BAY REGIONAL PUBLIC COMM 03784 DISPATCH SERVICES/JAN19-MAR1908812
001-2101-4251 219,421.89
001-3302-4251 24,380.21
Total : 243,802.1008812
93646 12/19/2019 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO 2-00-989-6911 ELECTRICITY/NOV1900159
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93646 12/19/2019 (Continued)SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO00159
105-2601-4303 116.06
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-19-024-1604
001-4204-4303 2,074.78
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-23-687-8021
001-3104-4303 53.23
Total : 2,244.0700159
93647 12/19/2019 SPECTRUM BUSINESS 0049969121119 PD/CABLE/DEC1920236
001-2101-4201 72.09
Total : 72.0920236
93648 12/19/2019 THAYER'S DIST. & ELECTRICAL 7060 EMERGENCY GATE WHEEL REPAIR/BARD ST.21075
001-4204-4201 375.00
Total : 375.0021075
93649 12/19/2019 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON 252-2233674 INVESTMENT SAFEKEEPING/JUL19-SEP1913270
001-1141-4201 875.00
Total : 875.0013270
93650 12/19/2019 TUMBLEWEED TRANSPORTATION 0013034-IN AFTER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION/SEP1920749
145-3411-4201 3,400.00
AFTER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION/OCT190013100-IN
145-3411-4201 4,600.00
AFTER SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION/NOV190013201-IN
145-3411-4201 3,000.00
Total : 11,000.0020749
93651 12/19/2019 UPS 000023R146509 MAT REQ 768487/SHIP TO AXON (VENDOR)14148
001-2101-4305 13.35
Total : 13.3514148
93652 12/19/2019 VCA COAST ANIMAL HOSPITAL 401438906 K9 OFFICER VET CARE/NOV1909672
170-2105-4201 391.14
Total : 391.1409672
Bank total : 991,562.32 25 Vouchers for bank code :boa
991,562.32Total vouchers :Vouchers in this report 25
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"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the
checks listed on pages 1 to 5 inclusive, of the check
register for 12/19/2019 are accurate funds are available for
payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director.
Date 1/8/2020
12/26/2019
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93653 12/26/2019 ACOUSTICS GROUP, INC.2064 PICKLEBALL SOUND STUDY/PRESENT/MEET21386
001-4601-4201 1,650.00
Total : 1,650.0021386
93654 12/26/2019 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 865191 CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/GENERAL/NOV1920942
001-1131-4201 17,521.90
CITY ATTORNEY/NORTH SCHOOL MOU/NOV19865196
001-1131-4201 37.40
CITY ATTORNEY/INFILTRATION/NOV19865197
001-1131-4201 1,122.00
LEGAL/GREENWICH UNDERGROUND/NOV19865198
001-2133 916.30
LEGAL/PUBLIC RECORDS REQS/NOV19865199
001-1131-4201 13,156.30
CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/LAND USE/NOV19865200
001-1131-4201 6,536.67
CITY ATTORNEY SERVICES/ROTH V TRAN/NOV19865201
001-1133-4201 1,034.55
LEGAL/HERMOSA FITNESS V CITY/NOV19865202
001-1133-4201 14,933.44
CITY ATTORNEY/HUMAN RESOURCES/NOV19865203
001-1203-4201 9,946.40
Total : 65,204.9620942
93655 12/26/2019 CALIFORNIA MARKING DEVICE 6474/Mat Req 549846 COUNCILMEMBER DETOY/PHOTO NAMEPLATE00262
001-1101-4305 10.95
NAMEPLATE FOR JR SMITH6484/Mat Req 768485
001-2101-4305 21.90
FIVE NAME BADGES/1 SIGNATURE STAMP6500/Mat Req 549848
001-1101-4305 57.79
001-1121-4305 32.00
COUNCIL MEMBERS/THREE NAME BADGES6501/Mat Req 549849
001-1101-4305 72.27
Total : 194.9100262
93656 12/26/2019 CMRTA 1486 ZEIGLER/MCLEOD/COPELAND/MEMBERSHIP11980
001-1204-4317 100.00
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(Continued)Total : 100.00 93656 12/26/2019 CMRTA11980
93657 12/26/2019 CONTINENTAL MAPPING SERVICE 112519 PUBLIC NOTICES/402 PCH/645 10TH/NOV1920398
001-4101-4201 1,550.00
Total : 1,550.0020398
93658 12/26/2019 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES C0009283 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES/JAN2020781
001-2202-4251 448,689.00
180-2202-4251 3,589.00
001-2202-4111 10,630.00
001-2202-5601 30,306.00
Total : 493,214.0020781
93659 12/26/2019 CPRS PO 34456 ORTA/NICHOLS/SHATTUCK/CONFERENCE07700
001-4601-4317 1,565.00
Total : 1,565.0007700
93660 12/26/2019 DEWEY PEST CONTROL Account 759408 PEST CONTROL/CITY BLDGS/DEC1911449
001-4204-4201 694.00
Total : 694.0011449
93661 12/26/2019 DPN SYSTEMS 19-020-A CPR/AED CERTIFICATIONS16829
001-1201-4317 720.00
Total : 720.0016829
93662 12/26/2019 EASY READER HD19-081 to HD19-092 MAT REQ 868999/LEGAL ADS/NOV1900181
001-1121-4305 3,874.52
Total : 3,874.5200181
93663 12/26/2019 EMPIRE PIPE CLEANING AND EQUIP 11790 CLEAN/INSPECT SEWERS/NOV1907853
160-3102-4201 30,136.21
Total : 30,136.2107853
93664 12/26/2019 FAMILY THEATRE INC Receipt 2001275.003 THEATRE DAMAGE DEPOSIT REFUND16932
001-2111 500.00
Total : 500.0016932
93665 12/26/2019 FRONTIER 310-318-9210-0827185 DUI BREATHALYZER/DEC1919884
001-2101-4304 70.03
2ND FL CITY HALL CANON FAX 12/16-1/15/20310-372-6186-0831895
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93665 12/26/2019 (Continued)FRONTIER19884
001-1121-4304 12.31
001-1141-4304 12.31
001-1201-4304 12.31
001-1202-4304 12.31
001-1203-4304 12.33
PERSONNEL FAX LINE/DEC19310-372-6373-0311045
001-1203-4304 57.81
Total : 189.4119884
93666 12/26/2019 LA CO METRO TRANSPORTATION 104728 BUS PASS SALES/OCT1915782
145-3403-4251 64.00
001-1204-4251 7.00
Total : 71.0015782
93667 12/26/2019 LA CO SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT 201329BL MAT REQ 768481/PRISONER MEALS/OCT1900151
001-2101-4306 172.25
Total : 172.2500151
93668 12/26/2019 LIBERTY MFG. INC.1800 SHOOTING RANGE CLEANING21550
001-2101-4201 493.10
Total : 493.1021550
93669 12/26/2019 LIFELOC TECHNOLOGIES INC 331334 BREATHALYZER CALIBRATION GAS17862
001-2101-4306 192.42
Total : 192.4217862
93670 12/26/2019 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES 55101 CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING/PARKS/NOV1918071
001-6101-4201 21,200.00
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING/MEDIANS/NOV1955102
105-2601-4201 3,600.00
DEAD TREE REMOVE/REPLACE55156
125-8546-4201 1,520.00
Total : 26,320.0018071
93671 12/26/2019 PADILLA, ANTHONY PO 34468 REIMB/CODE ENFORCE OFFICER TRAINING21519
001-4101-4317 218.30
Total : 218.3021519
93672 12/26/2019 PATER, STEPHEN W Parcel 4161-030-003 STREET LIGHT TAX REBATE19489
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93672 12/26/2019 (Continued)PATER, STEPHEN W19489
105-3105 24.61
Total : 24.6119489
93673 12/26/2019 PRUDENTIAL OVERALL SUPPLY 42457416 to 42464063 YARD UNIFORMS, TOWELS, &/OR MATS/NOV1917676
001-2101-4309 66.16
001-3104-4309 48.36
001-3302-4309 59.56
001-4202-4314 433.30
001-4204-4309 159.92
715-4206-4309 39.36
Total : 806.6617676
93674 12/26/2019 SBCU VISA 09K0034513168 CC DRINKING WATER 10/13/19-11/12/1903353
001-2101-4305 383.33
FANGARY/SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE TOUR100103/TR 833 CC
001-1101-4317 475.00
GAVEL PLAQUE/OUTGOING MAYOR ARMATO43845 CC
001-1101-4319 75.00
001-1101-4319 5.98
SUPPLIESAmazon CC
001-4202-4305 188.33
COMM MOVIE NIGHT SANTA PERFORMERContract 20190617 CC
001-4601-4308 254.80
CONFERENCE LINE/OCT19IC30411-1019 CC
001-1201-4304 73.51
LOCKSMITH SERVICESInvoice CC
001-4204-4309 10.95
GAS WHILE EFRAM'S WAS DOWNMat Req 773342 CC
715-2101-4310 53.55
FEE TO READ RECRUITING ARTICLEMat Req 874106 CC
001-2101-4305 0.99
PERSONAL CHARGE TO BE REFUNDEDMemo CC
001-1201-4305 72.10
JOB AD/DEPUTY CITY CLERKOrder #R45591763 CC
001-1203-4201 349.00
SENIOR CENTER/MUSIC SUBSCRIPTION/NOV19Order ML053S33WZ CC
001-4601-4328 9.99
1,000 DEPT RECRUITMENT CARDS/REFUNDPO 33992 CC
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93674 12/26/2019 (Continued)SBCU VISA03353
001-2101-4305 -46.50
VETERAN MEMORIAL EVENT RECEPTION COFFEEPO 34249 CC
001-4601-4308 71.80
PD STAIR LIGHT COVERSPO 34283 CC
001-4204-4309 37.80
001-4204-4309 3.60
TWO SAFETY VESTS FOR CITY COUNCILPO 34289 CC
001-1201-4305 38.50
CASE FOR CALL OUT CELL PHONEPO 34317 CC
001-4202-4304 26.29
001-4202-4304 2.50
VETERAN MEMORIAL EVENT/AMAZON GIFTCARDSPO 34318 CC
001-2120 250.00
VETERANS MEMORIAL COMMITTEE GIFTSPO 34340 CC
001-4601-4308 54.72
LAMINATING POUCHES FOR DRIVEWAY PERMITSPO 34347 CC
001-1204-4305 17.65
001-1204-4305 0.73
PARKING FOR MEETING IN TORRANCEPO 34348 CC
001-2101-4317 3.00
SANTA SUIT FOR ANNUAL SANTA SLEIGH EVENTPO 34358 CC
001-2022 -20.20
001-3302-4305 201.98
001-3302-4305 19.19
001-2021 20.20
KENNEL WITH ATTACHED DOG HOUSEPO 34364 CC
153-2106-5405 1,499.00
FILE TRANSFER PROGRAM SUBSCRIP/1 YEARPO 34392 CC
001-2101-4201 720.00
COMM OUTREACH/HOLIDAY SUIT FOR K9 CHARLIPO 34397 CC
170-2105-4201 24.99
170-2105-4201 2.37
SIBBALD/TACTICAL LEADERSHIP TRAININGPO 34417 CC
001-2101-4317 189.00
COOKIES FOR CHIEF PAPA'S RECEPTIONPO 34464 CC
001-2101-4305 210.00
LOWENTHAL/CITY MANAGERS' SUMMITPO 34485 CC
001-1201-4317 65.00
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93674 12/26/2019 (Continued)SBCU VISA03353
3 GOLD PLATES FOR CITY TILESPO 34493 CC
001-1101-4319 39.75
001-1101-4319 3.78
PHOTOBOOK FOR COUNCILMEMBER DUCLOSPO 34496 CC
001-1101-4305 98.44
001-1101-4305 8.19
CITY-RELATED EVENT ADS 10/11-11/10/19PO 34499 CC
001-1201-4201 59.65
INFRASTRUCTURE WORKING GROUP LUNCH MEETSReceipt & Memo CC
001-4202-4201 60.00
COMM POLICE ADVISORY BOARD/PIZZA/SALADReceipt CC
001-3302-4201 67.24
SCHEID/TIPAN/PARKINGLEFTA TRAININGReceipt CC
001-2101-4305 30.00
EMPLOYEE HALLOWEEN LUNCHEONReceipt CC
001-1203-4201 211.38
ORAL BOARD LUNCHReceipt CC
001-1203-4201 63.02
BANANAS AND DANISHES FOR ORAL BOARDReceipt CC
001-1203-4201 8.09
ORAL BOARD LUNCHReceipt CC
001-1203-4201 138.70
ORAL BOARD LUNCHReceipt CC
001-1203-4201 15.10
ORAL BOARD BREAKFASTReceipt CC
001-1203-4201 28.57
STOPWATCH FOR APPLICANT TESTINGReceipt CC
001-1203-4305 9.69
COUNCIL DINNERReceipt CC
001-1101-4305 279.75
COUNCIL DINNER/OFFICER INSTALL/FOODReceipt CC
001-1101-4305 148.77
COUNCIL DINNER/OFFICER INSTALL/FOODReceipt CC
001-1101-4305 197.39
WEEKLY MEMBERSHIP RATE CHARGED IN ERRORRefund CC
001-4202-4305 -2.18
GAGLIA/SHERMAN BLOCK SUPERVISORY 4 OF 8TR 815 CC
001-2101-4312 437.61
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93674 12/26/2019 (Continued)SBCU VISA03353
RUSHTON/K9 EXPLOSIVE DETECTION TRAININGTR 823 CC
001-2101-4317 1,264.20
STARLA SMITH/TRAINING SEMINARTR 824 CC
001-2101-4317 375.00
ORTA/DIRECTOR'S ACADEMY REGISTRATIONTR 830 CC
001-4601-4317 120.00
JOHNSON/PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TRAININGTR 831 CC
001-2101-4317 250.00
SENIOR CENTER MOVIE RENTAL/NOV19TransID4565741148 CC
001-4601-4328 1.92
Total : 9,258.2103353
93675 12/26/2019 SCHULTE-EVERSUM, ROSWITHA Receipt 2000790.002 REFUND FOR CANCELLED EXCURSION21591
001-2111 90.00
Total : 90.0021591
93676 12/26/2019 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO 2-01-836-7458 ELECTRICITY/NOV1900159
105-2601-4303 13.37
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-02-274-0542
001-6101-4303 11.09
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-09-076-5850
105-2601-4303 127.19
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-21-400-7684
105-2601-4303 21.99
ELECTRICITY/NOV192-26-686-5930
105-2601-4303 325.83
ELECTRICITY/DEC192-29-332-0750
105-2601-4303 117.08
Total : 616.5500159
93677 12/26/2019 SPECTRUM BUSINESS 0088884121619 PW YARD/CABLE/JAN2020236
001-4202-4201 129.71
Total : 129.7120236
93678 12/26/2019 SPICERS PAPER INC 2338935 40 CASES OF COPIER PAPER10232
001-1208-4305 1,525.85
001-2022 -15.41
001-2021 15.41
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93678 12/26/2019 (Continued)SPICERS PAPER INC10232
001-1208-4305 146.42
Total : 1,672.2710232
93679 12/26/2019 SPRINT 269424317-216 TRUNK MODEM 11/NOV1910098
153-2106-4201 35.00
COMM RES/CELL PHONES/NOV19551834312-216
001-4601-4304 162.89
Total : 197.8910098
93680 12/26/2019 SUNRUN INSTALLATION SERVICES Receipt 001-00747381 PHOTOVOLTAIC/BATTERY PACK PERMIT REFUND21592
001-3204 483.98
001-3813 384.51
001-3205 210.00
715-6866 60.56
Total : 1,139.0521592
93681 12/26/2019 TRIANGLE HARDWARE 28784 thru 28841 MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES/DEC1900123
001-3104-4309 1,711.26
001-6101-4309 347.65
105-2601-4309 476.56
715-4206-4309 121.47
001-2021 57.98
001-2022 -57.98
Total : 2,656.9400123
93682 12/26/2019 UNITED SITE SERVICES 114-9504879 VALLEY PARK RESTROOM REPAINT/PORTAPOTTY18753
301-8699-4201 856.97
301-8699-4201 9.03
Total : 866.0018753
93683 12/26/2019 VERIZON WIRELESS LA 9844007961 COMM DEV/CELL PHONES/NOV1903209
001-4201-4304 157.17
EMERGENCY MANAGER/CELL PHONE/NOV199844057636
001-1201-4304 54.28
Total : 211.4503209
93684 12/26/2019 WARD, ANNA Receipt 2000771.002 VALLEY PARK PARTY PERMIT REFUND21590
001-2111 88.00
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(Continued)Total : 88.00 93684 12/26/2019 WARD, ANNA21590
93685 12/26/2019 WLANMALL.COM 183135 POINT TO POINT WIRELESS BRIDGE REPLACEME21472
715-1206-5402 5,489.00
715-1206-5402 521.46
WIRELESS/LICENSE MBPS INCREASE183136 (PO 34179)
715-1206-5402 200.00
Total : 6,210.4621472
93686 12/26/2019 ZEP MANUFACTURING COMPANY 9004766410 GRAFFITI REMOVAL/CLEANERS09234
001-3104-4309 743.41
001-3104-4309 70.62
Total : 814.0309234
Bank total : 651,841.91 34 Vouchers for bank code :boa
651,841.91Total vouchers :Vouchers in this report 34
"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the
checks listed on pages 1 to 9 inclusive, of the check
register for 12/26/2019 are accurate funds are available for
payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 1/8/2020
01/02/2020
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93687 1/2/2020 ABSOLUTE INTERNATIONAL SECURIT 2019054587 DOWNTOWN/PLAZA SECURITY/NOV1921086
001-2101-4201 10,931.60
Total : 10,931.6021086
93688 1/2/2020 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CO OP 7217 TAXI VOUCHER PROGRAM/NOV1911437
145-3404-4201 4,877.62
Total : 4,877.6211437
93689 1/2/2020 ALCOPRO INC 0231378-IN 100 BREATHALYZER MOUTHPIECES21557
001-2101-4305 52.00
Total : 52.0021557
93690 1/2/2020 ALLIANCE RESOURCE CONSULTING HERMOSA-01-05 PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR RECRUITMENT/SEP1921394
001-1203-4201 1,500.00
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER RECRUITING/OCT19HERMOSA-02-01/02
001-1203-4201 10,000.00
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER RECRUITING/NOV19HERMOSA-02-03
001-1203-4201 10,000.00
Total : 21,500.0021394
93691 1/2/2020 ARTIANO & ASSOCIATES, APC 43694 AUDIT RESPONSES19811
001-1203-4201 87.50
Total : 87.5019811
93692 1/2/2020 ATHENS SERVICES 7592145 CITYWIDE PORTER SERVICES/NOV1916660
001-3301-4201 10,581.08
001-3104-4201 15,877.59
001-6101-4201 1,554.59
001-3304-4201 1,457.94
CITYWIDE STEAM CLEANING/NOV197592145A
001-3301-4201 4,165.78
001-3104-4201 570.97
001-3304-4201 213.85
CITYWIDE STEAM CLEANING/NOV197592145B
001-3301-4201 7,360.66
001-3104-4201 477.97
001-3304-4201 764.74
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
(Continued)Total : 43,025.17 93692 1/2/2020 ATHENS SERVICES16660
93693 1/2/2020 ATHENS SERVICES 7605501 PD SHREDDING/DEC1916660
001-2101-4201 67.51
Total : 67.5116660
93694 1/2/2020 BARTEL ASSOCIATES LLC 19-1051 (PO 13559)GASB 75 FYE 6/30/19 - NOV1912387
001-1202-4201 2,250.00
Total : 2,250.0012387
93695 1/2/2020 BEACH REPORTER, THE Account 5102875 TWO SAND SNOWMAN 1/4 PAGE ADS12562
001-4601-4302 880.00
Total : 880.0012562
93696 1/2/2020 CA BEACH VOLLEYBALL ASSOC Receipt 2001261.003 THEATRE RENTAL OVERPAYMENT REFUND21572
001-3406 100.00
Total : 100.0021572
93697 1/2/2020 CALIFORNIA MARKING DEVICE 6490/Mat Req 586863 TWO NAME PLATES/CITY ATTORNEY/DONEGAN00262
001-4601-4305 37.23
Total : 37.2300262
93698 1/2/2020 CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC 4031199441 RECORDS COPIER/8/31/19-11/29/1910838
715-2101-4201 94.32
DETECTIVE COPIER 9/11/19-12/10/194031312020
715-2101-4201 569.07
Total : 663.3910838
93699 1/2/2020 CDWG WBF7196 HP LASERJET PRO PRINTER FOR COMM RES09632
715-1206-4305 229.00
715-1206-4305 21.76
Total : 250.7609632
93700 1/2/2020 CHARGEPOINT INC IN65918 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS/ANNUAL SUPPORT18400
715-4204-4201 560.00
Total : 560.0018400
93701 1/2/2020 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES RE-PW-19120902924 ARTESIA BLVD TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINT/NOV1900879
001-3104-4251 355.59
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
(Continued)Total : 355.59 93701 1/2/2020 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES00879
93702 1/2/2020 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 419289 MAT REQ 874663/FINGERPRINTING/NOV1900364
001-1203-4251 162.00
Total : 162.0000364
93703 1/2/2020 DEWEY PEST CONTROL Account 1233239 SEWER RAT ABATEMENT/DEC1911449
160-3102-4201 262.00
SEWER RAT ABATEMENT/SEP19Account 1233239
160-3102-4201 262.00
Total : 524.0011449
93704 1/2/2020 DONNOE & ASSOCIATES, INC 8194 POLICE OFFICER RECRUIT TEST RENTAL/NOV1917868
001-1203-4201 770.00
Total : 770.0017868
93705 1/2/2020 FAULK, EVERETT PO 34490/TR 804 REIMB/INTL ASSOC CHIEFS OF POLICE CONF14832
001-2101-4317 126.08
Total : 126.0814832
93706 1/2/2020 FEHR & PEERS 134639 NORTH SCHOOL TRAFFIC PLAN/NOV1921539
001-1201-4201 7,634.64
Total : 7,634.6421539
93707 1/2/2020 FRONTIER 310-379-0652-121619-EOC LANDLINE/JAN2019884
001-1201-4304 70.06
FIBER OPTIC LINE/JAN20323-155-6779-0822065
715-1206-4201 215.98
Total : 286.0419884
93708 1/2/2020 GALLS LLC BC0982857 REQ 773337/JR SMITH/MOTOR OFFICER GEAR01320
001-2101-4314 254.05
Total : 254.0501320
93709 1/2/2020 GIBSON, ALISON PO 34503 DISMISSED CITATIONS 30016889/3001689021595
001-3302 101.00
Total : 101.0021595
93710 1/2/2020 GRAINGER 9161638086 MAT REQ 686771/LABEL DECALS/REFUND10836
715-3104-5403 -107.83
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93710 1/2/2020 (Continued)GRAINGER10836
MAT REQ 773455/TIMER/REFUND9221246136
001-6101-4309 -3.66
MAT REQ 773406/FUSE/REFUND9221246144
715-4206-4309 -0.45
MAT REQ 773406/FUSE/REFUND9221246151
715-4206-4309 -0.45
MAT REQ 773456/TIMER/REFUND9221246169
105-2601-4309 -5.91
MAT REQ 773406/FUSE/REFUND9221246177
715-4206-4309 -0.52
MAT REQ 773406/FUSE/REFUND9221246185
715-4206-4309 -0.52
MAT REQ 673771/STAINLESS STEEL PARTITION9357929398
301-8699-4201 672.45
MAT REQ 673776/WATER FAUCETS9359749638
301-8699-4201 412.87
REQ 987328/LOCKER/YARD ADMIN ASSIST9363950941
001-4202-4305 213.97
Total : 1,179.9510836
93711 1/2/2020 GRUBER AND ASSOCIATES 4120 FINANCIAL STMT AUDIT FYE 6/30/1921478
001-1202-4201 27,000.00
Total : 27,000.0021478
93712 1/2/2020 HAJOCA CORPORATION S1556155697.001 MAT REQ 987028/WALL-MOUNT FAUCET13330
001-4204-4309 606.39
MAT REQ 987025/WALL-MOUNTED FAUCETS155615629.001
001-4204-4309 606.39
MAT REQ 987026/WALL-MOUNTED FAUCETS155615637.001
001-4204-4309 606.39
MAT REQ 987027/WALL-MOUNT FAUCETS155615687.001
001-4204-4309 606.39
REQ 987061/VALLEY PARK/PLUMBING SUPPLYS157298018.001
301-8699-4201 27.62
MAT REQ 987212/PLUMBING SUPPLIESS157375728.001
001-6101-4309 146.30
Total : 2,599.4813330
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93713 1/2/2020 HERCULES INDUSTRIES, INC.109022 LOCKS & KEYS FOR CITYWIDE USE11933
001-3104-4309 447.50
Total : 447.5011933
93714 1/2/2020 HERMOSA AUTOMOTIVE INC 45678 MAT REQ 874605/SMOG/VEHICLE 7009136
715-2601-4311 50.00
Total : 50.0009136
93715 1/2/2020 HUB INTERNATIONAL SERVICES PO 34445 THEATRE INSURANCE PAYMENT/DEC1919141
001-3897 328.32
Total : 328.3219141
93716 1/2/2020 INGLEWOOD WHOLESALE ELECTRIC 26107800 to 26129300 ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES/NOV1902458
105-2601-4309 4,223.75
MAT REQ 673789/LED SIGNAL MODULES261294-00
001-3104-4309 495.01
Total : 4,718.7602458
93717 1/2/2020 IPS GROUP INC 46939 PARKING METER WIRELESS/CC FEES/NOV1919314
001-3304-4201 887.22
001-3305-4201 795.83
001-3302-4201 9,665.00
Total : 11,348.0519314
93718 1/2/2020 JOHN L HUNTER AND ASSOC INC HBNP1119 MUNI STORM WATER PROGRAM ADMIN/NOV1905356
161-3109-4201 3,265.00
Total : 3,265.0005356
93719 1/2/2020 LA CO POLICE CHIEFS ASSOC PO 34447 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP02428
001-2101-4315 500.00
Total : 500.0002428
93720 1/2/2020 LA SUPERIOR COURT - TORRANCE PO 34457 CITATION PAYMENT SURCHARGES/NOV1900118
001-3302 58,423.90
Total : 58,423.9000118
93721 1/2/2020 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 1489422 LEGAL SERVICES/PERSONNEL/NOV1902175
001-1203-4201 2,317.00
Total : 2,317.0002175
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93722 1/2/2020 LITTLES, MATTHEW PO 34500 SIGNED-OFF CITATIONS 32012068 & 3201134121589
001-3302 56.00
Total : 56.0021589
93723 1/2/2020 MANIACI INSURANCE SERVICES 926 BENEFITS CONNECT/NOV19/OPEN ENROLL FEE18312
001-1203-4201 500.00
001-1203-4201 596.70
Total : 1,096.7018312
93724 1/2/2020 MARRS SERVICES, INC.17399-1 STORM DRAIN PLANS 8/19/19-9/27/1921569
301-8417-4201 13,769.35
STORM DRAIN PLANS 9/30/19-10/25/1917399-2
301-8417-4201 21,265.50
Total : 35,034.8521569
93725 1/2/2020 MC MASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO.20234776 to 21556971 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES/OCT19-NOV1900728
001-3301-4309 80.43
715-3102-4311 107.54
715-4206-4311 73.62
715-6101-4311 36.26
Total : 297.8500728
93726 1/2/2020 MCCORMICK AMBULANCE 238103 AMBULANCE TRANSPORTS/NOV1920898
001-1201-4201 29,565.00
Total : 29,565.0020898
93727 1/2/2020 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES 54610 CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING/PARKS/AUG1918071
001-6101-4201 21,200.00
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING/MEDIANS/AUG1954611
105-2601-4201 3,600.00
Total : 24,800.0018071
93728 1/2/2020 MUNISERVICES LLC IN06-007702 UUT AUDIT SERVICES/OCT19-DEC1910324
001-1202-4201 2,500.00
Total : 2,500.0010324
93729 1/2/2020 NITZSCHNER, CORNELIA Receipt 2001252.003 THEATRE DAMAGE DEPOSIT RETURN20118
001-2111 500.00
Total : 500.0020118
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93730 1/2/2020 OFFICE DEPOT 411939036001 MAT REQ 874105/BLACK 11"X14" FRAME13114
001-2101-4305 30.32
MAT REQ 549878/CALENDARS414421133001
001-4202-4305 90.89
MAT REQ 874108/DESK KEYBOARD TRAY414434779001
001-2101-4305 78.83
MAT REQ 874108/SCISSORS (4)414434969001
001-2101-4305 20.08
MAT REQ 874660/CALENDARS/FOLDERS415899211001
001-1203-4305 92.65
MAT REQ 549879/CALENDARS/MAGNIFIER415920358001
001-4202-4305 67.80
MAT REQ 549879/DESKPAD CALENDAR415946068001
001-4202-4305 10.49
MAT REQ 863485/OFFICE SUPPLIES417874613001
001-1204-4305 74.90
Total : 465.9613114
93731 1/2/2020 ONWARD ENGINEERING 5074 SEWER CONSTRUCT MGMT/INSPECT/NOV1921596
001-2131 3,170.00
Total : 3,170.0021596
93732 1/2/2020 PARS 44424 ALT RETIREMENT PLAN ADMIN FEES/OCT1914693
001-3302-4185 6.99
001-4204-4185 13.09
001-4101-4185 14.61
001-4201-4185 14.61
001-1204-4185 1.42
001-1101-4185 15.08
001-4601-4185 234.20
Total : 300.0014693
93733 1/2/2020 PEP BOYS 8141072765 to 3831 VEHICLE MAINT SUPPLIES 10/31/19-12/14/1900608
715-3302-4310 79.31
001-1201-4201 109.45
715-3302-4311 90.28
715-2101-4311 90.28
715-3102-4311 137.44
715-3104-4311 276.40
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93733 1/2/2020 (Continued)PEP BOYS00608
715-3104-4310 31.19
Total : 814.3500608
93734 1/2/2020 PITNEY BOWES INC 3103373740 POSTAGE METER/SCALE 6/30/19-9/29/1913838
715-1208-4201 644.18
POSTAGE METER/SCALE 9/30/19-12/29/193103567781
715-1208-4201 644.19
Total : 1,288.3713838
93735 1/2/2020 POSTMASTER PO 34469 CITATION POSTAGE/BULK PERMIT 46018447
001-1204-4305 5,000.00
Total : 5,000.0018447
93736 1/2/2020 PROSUM TECHNOLOGY SERVICES SIN023198 PD SUBSTATION NETWORK SETUP/NOV1911539
001-8674-4201 975.00
IT SUPPORT SERVICES/JAN20SIN023519
715-1206-4201 15,046.00
Total : 16,021.0011539
93737 1/2/2020 RED SECURITY GROUP, LLC 59826 MAT REQ 773335/KEY COPIES13255
001-2101-4305 101.29
Total : 101.2913255
93738 1/2/2020 REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF 569050 CITY PROSECUTOR SERVICES/NOV1903282
001-1132-4201 16,667.00
Total : 16,667.0003282
93739 1/2/2020 REDONDO GLASS INC PO 34312 GLASS FOR LIGHT FIXTURE ON 60 THE STRAND19479
105-2601-4309 36.00
Total : 36.0019479
93740 1/2/2020 ROBERTSON, KEN PO 34495/TR 834 REIMB/AMERICAN PLAN ASSOC CONFERENCE14934
001-4101-4317 988.19
Total : 988.1914934
93741 1/2/2020 ROWE, BEVERLY M.Parcel 4186-003-008 STREET LIGHT & SEWER TAX REBATE21102
001-6871 124.12
105-3105 24.61
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(Continued)Total : 148.73 93741 1/2/2020 ROWE, BEVERLY M.21102
93742 1/2/2020 SEAWRIGHT, ANNIE Receipt 2001262.003 THEATRE DAMAGE DEPOSIT REFUND19015
001-2111 500.00
Total : 500.0019015
93743 1/2/2020 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 21492 to 37597 PAINTING SUPPLIES/OCT19-NOV1917903
001-3104-4309 452.71
001-4202-4201 62.80
Total : 515.5117903
93744 1/2/2020 SPECTRUM BUSINESS 0046247122419 CITY HALL/CABLE/JAN2020236
715-4204-4201 105.22
CITY HALL BACKUP INTERNET/JAN200241699121719
715-1206-4201 94.99
1301 HERMOSA/RCC CONNECT/JAN200350359122119
001-2101-4304 149.99
PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/JAN200352413122219
001-2101-4304 272.81
1301 HERMOSA/540 PIER CONNECT/JAN200402150121719
001-2101-4304 783.16
Total : 1,406.1720236
93745 1/2/2020 STAPLES ADVANTAGE 8055013528 PO 33277/BINDER DIVIDERS/REFUND09532
001-1202-4201 -120.17
MAT REQS 773787/9/OFFICE SUPPLIES8056729911
001-1202-4305 74.66
001-1208-4305 103.31
MAT REQ 874109/OFFICE SUPPLIES8056805766
001-2101-4305 78.53
MAT REQ 773787/DAY TIMER REFILL/REFUND8056805766
001-1202-4305 -34.15
Total : 102.1809532
93746 1/2/2020 THOMSON REUTERS 6132151851 8 '20 CA PENAL CODE BOOKS09361
001-2101-4305 608.00
001-2101-4305 57.76
Total : 665.7609361
93747 1/2/2020 TIPAN, XOCHITL PO 34497/TR 822 REIMB/CALPAC QUARTERLY MEETING19988
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93747 1/2/2020 (Continued)TIPAN, XOCHITL19988
001-2101-4317 241.04
Total : 241.0419988
93748 1/2/2020 TORRANCE AUTO PARTS 235166 to 236955 AUTO REPAIR/MAINTENANCE PARTS/NOV1916735
715-2101-4311 323.08
715-3102-4311 52.56
715-3302-4311 221.01
Total : 596.6516735
93749 1/2/2020 TORRANCE WHOLESALE NURSERY 333225 MAT REQ 987211/SUCCULENTS11102
125-8546-4201 955.94
MAT REQ 987213/PLANTS672653
125-8546-4201 311.36
MAT REQ 987215/SUCCULENTS719346
125-8546-4201 991.99
MAT REQ 987216/SUCCULENTS719347
125-8546-4201 983.25
MAT REQ 987214/PLANTS719348
125-8546-4201 963.05
MAT REQ 987217/PLANTS/FERTILIZER719349
125-8546-4201 393.30
Total : 4,598.8911102
93750 1/2/2020 TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC 20192664 PROSPECT CURB/CONSTR MGMT/INSPECT/OCT1915901
140-8687-4201 602.25
140-8691-4201 602.25
PROSPECT CURBS/LABOR COMPLY/OCT1920192906
140-8687-4201 657.25
140-8691-4201 657.25
Total : 2,519.0015901
93751 1/2/2020 UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, PARS #6746019200PO 34294 PARS/OPEB CONTRIBUTION/JAN2014528
001-1101-4190 120.41
001-1121-4190 285.83
001-1201-4190 1,766.24
001-1202-4190 1,784.66
001-1203-4190 679.75
001-1204-4190 1,010.92
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
93751 1/2/2020 (Continued)UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, PARS #674601920014528
001-2101-4190 13,329.30
001-3104-4190 933.00
001-3301-4190 96.09
001-3302-4190 2,963.74
001-4101-4190 1,254.58
001-4201-4190 1,315.92
001-4202-4190 1,363.99
001-4204-4190 630.00
001-4601-4190 889.08
001-6101-4190 867.83
105-2601-4190 268.91
160-3102-4190 162.08
161-3109-4190 172.25
715-4206-4190 508.42
Total : 30,403.0014528
93752 1/2/2020 US ARMOR 25786 POELSTRA/BULLETPROOF VEST09374
150-2111-4350 356.68
001-2101-4350 356.68
SIBBALD/BULLETPROOF VEST25788
150-2111-4350 368.30
001-2101-4350 368.30
Total : 1,449.9609374
93753 1/2/2020 VERIZON WIRELESS LA 9844362299 PD TRUNK MODEMS/DEC1903209
001-2101-4304 418.11
Total : 418.1103209
93754 1/2/2020 VITAL MEDICAL SERVICES, LLC 2637 BLOOD DRAW/NOV1920944
001-2101-4201 168.00
Total : 168.0020944
93755 1/2/2020 WESTERN GRAPHIX 52791/Mat Req 874661 ID CARDS/GIBSON/FANGARY/DETOY02873
001-1203-4305 53.78
Total : 53.7802873
93756 1/2/2020 WESTERN PACKAGING INC 20398 SAND BAGS FOR RESIDENT AND STAFF USE19510
001-3104-4309 890.00
01/02/2020
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Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
(Continued)Total : 890.00 93756 1/2/2020 WESTERN PACKAGING INC19510
93757 1/2/2020 ZUMAR INDUSTRIES INC 86263 MAT REQ 987113/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE01206
001-3104-4309 839.75
MAT REQ 987114/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE86319
001-3104-4309 857.81
MAT REQ 987112/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE86367
001-3104-4309 737.78
Total : 2,435.3401206
190123377 11/18/2019 EXXON MOBIL BUSINESS FLEET 62299450 VEHICLE FUEL 10/11/19-11/10/1910668
715-3302-4310 1,530.80
715-4204-4310 113.01
715-4206-4310 362.83
715-6101-4310 296.49
001-1250 86.05
715-2101-4310 5,804.86
715-3104-4310 466.64
Total : 8,660.6810668
194016207 12/26/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 1/2/20 Check Run LIABILITY CLAIMS REIMB/SEP1914691
705-1209-4324 110.00
Total : 110.0014691
460111775 12/13/2019 EXXON MOBIL BUSINESS FLEET 62837622 VEHICLE FUEL 11/11/19-12/10/1910668
001-1250 83.93
715-2101-4310 5,906.56
715-2601-4310 170.22
715-3104-4310 491.50
715-3302-4310 1,213.98
715-4204-4310 93.36
715-4206-4310 252.86
715-6101-4310 204.02
Total : 8,416.4310668
520200793 12/19/2019 PITNEY BOWES INC 1/2/20 Check Run POSTAGE METER REFILL/DEC1913838
001-1208-4305 1,000.00
Total : 1,000.0013838
550058015 9/13/2019 EXXON MOBIL BUSINESS FLEET 61299897 VEHICLE FUEL 8/11/19-9/10/1910668
01/02/2020
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5:56:30PM
Page:
Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
550058015 9/13/2019 (Continued)EXXON MOBIL BUSINESS FLEET10668
001-1250 189.17
715-2101-4310 5,887.10
715-3104-4310 753.82
715-3302-4310 1,828.72
715-4204-4310 108.98
715-4206-4310 231.96
715-6101-4310 253.51
Total : 9,253.2610668
930052903 7/15/2019 EXXON MOBIL BUSINESS FLEET 60273734 VEHICLE FUEL 6/11/19-7/10/1910668
715-3302-4310 1,836.92
715-4204-4310 246.47
715-4206-4310 237.26
715-6101-4310 285.48
715-3104-4310 415.03
001-1250 78.53
715-2101-4310 5,825.98
Total : 8,925.6710668
980065441 10/28/2019 EXXON MOBIL BUSINESS FLEET 61811035 VEHICLE FUEL 9/11/19-10/10/1910668
001-1250 78.72
715-2101-4310 5,974.04
715-3104-4310 641.23
715-3302-4310 1,371.11
715-4204-4310 120.86
715-4206-4310 486.72
715-6101-4310 333.10
Total : 9,005.7810668
1938417179 12/26/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 1/2/20 Check Run LIABILITY CLAIMS REIMB/OCT1914691
705-1209-4324 5,671.85
Total : 5,671.8514691
1941179005 12/26/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 1/2/20 Check Run LIABILITY CLAIMS REIMB/NOV1914691
705-1209-4324 8,199.79
Total : 8,199.7914691
1942277801 12/26/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 1/2/20 Check Run WORK COMP CLAIMS REIMB/DEC1914691
01/02/2020
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5:56:30PM
Page:
Bank code :boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
1942277801 12/26/2019 (Continued)ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE14691
705-1217-4324 23,592.62
Total : 23,592.6214691
1954261149 12/26/2019 ADMINSURE AS AGENT FOR THE 1/2/20 Check Run WORK COMP CLAIMS REIMB/DEC1914691
705-1217-4324 11,785.53
Total : 11,785.5314691
Bank total : 488,110.43 82 Vouchers for bank code :boa
488,110.43Total vouchers :Vouchers in this report 82
"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the
checks listed on pages 1 to 14 inclusive, of the check
register for 1/2/2020 are accurate funds are available for
payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 1/8/2020
City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 20-0028
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION
MEETING OF TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks, Recreation
and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of Tuesday, December 3, 2019.
Attachments:
Minutes of Tuesday, December 3, 2019
Approved: Kelly Orta, Community Resources Manager
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MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING of the PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES
ADVISORY COMMISSION
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 – Council Chambers, City Hall
1315 Valley Drive – 7:00 P.M.
Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission
Jani Lange
Lauren Pizer Mains
Jessica Guheen
Barbara Ellman
Traci Horowitz
Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission agendas and staff
reports are available for review on the City’s web site at www.hermosabch.org
Written materials distributed to the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory
Commission within 72 hours of the meeting are available for public inspection immediately
upon distribution in the Community Resources Department during norm al business hours
from Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call
Present: Commissioners Lange, Pizer Mains, Guheen, Ellman, and Horowitz. Senior Recreation
Supervisor Lisa Nichols and Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta.
4. Announcements
5. Presentations
A. None
6. Miscellaneous Items and Reports – Community Resources Manager
A. Updates Regarding Items Previously on the Commission’s Agenda
B. Park Restrooms Update
C. April 2020 Commission Meeting Scheduling
7. Public Comment
Anyone wishing to address the Commission on items pertaining to parks and recreation
that are not listed on the agenda may do so at this time. The Brown Act generally
prohibits the Commission from taking action on any matter not listed on the posted
agenda. Comments from the public are limited to three minutes per speaker. Please sign
your name on the sign-in sheet at the conclusion of your comments.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (00:14:42)
Jan Brittain, Hermosa Beach resident
Tony Higgins, Hermosa Beach resident
Mark Paaluhi, Hermosa Beach resident
Patrick Tasto, Hermosa Beach resident
8. Correspondence
A. Letter from Tony Higgins dated November 4, 2019
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to receive and file the correspondence. Commissioner Ellman
seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
9. Consent Calendar
A. Approval of the October 2019 Activity Report
B. Approval of the Special Meeting Action Minutes of November 4, 2019
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to approve Items A and B on the Consent Calendar. Commissioner
Pizer Mains seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
10. Items Removed from the Consent Calendar for Separate Discussion
11. Public Hearings
A. None
12. Matters for Commission Consideration
A. Approval of 2020 Impact Level II Special Events
Recommendation: Staff recommends that:
1. The Commission approves the addition of the following Impact Level II
Special Events onto the 2020 Special Event calendar:
a. “AAU Southern Pacific Beach Volleyball Series” on the volleyball
courts north of the Pier on Monday, January 20; Saturday,
February 1; Sunday, February 23; Sunday, March 15; Sunday,
April 5; Sunday, April 26; Saturday, May 2; Sunday, May 17;
Saturday, October 10; Saturday, November 21; and Sunday,
December 6;
b. “Beach Tennis Tournaments” on the beach tennis courts on the
following Saturdays and Sundays: March 7-8; April 4-5;
September 19-20; October 17-18; and October 31-November 1;
c. “Beach Tennis Summer Tournaments” on the beach tennis
courts on the following Saturdays and Sundays: June 6-7 and
August 22-23;
d. “Best Day Foundation Beach Day” on the beach south of the Pier
on the following Saturday and Sundays: May 30-31 and
September 12-13;
e. “CBVA Tournaments” on the volleyball courts north of the Pier on
Saturday, January 11; Sunday, March 29; Saturday, April 18;
Saturday, May 23-Sunday, May 24; and Saturday, September 5-
Sunday, September 6;
f. “Community Menorah Lighting” on Pier Plaza Sunday, December
13;
g. “Easter Sunrise Mass” on the beach south of the Pier on
Sunday, April 12;
h. “Endless Summer Classic Car Show” on Pier Plaza on Saturday,
May 2;
i. “Fine Arts Festival” on the Community Center’s north and east
lawn from Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 14;
j. “GWPOP’s Mental Health in Teens” on the south side of the Pier
on Saturday, June 20;
k. “Hearts of Hermosa” at the Community Center parking lot from
Friday, March 20-Sunday, March 22;
l. “Hermosa Beach Little League’s Night at the Ballpark” at Clark
Field from Saturday, May 2-Sunday, May 3;
m. “Hope Chapel Church Picnic” at Valley Park on Sunday,
September 13;
n. “Hope Chapel Easter Egg Hunt” at Valley Park on Saturday, April
21;
o. “Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach Sunrise Service” on Pier Plaza
on Sunday, April 12;
p. “International Surf Festival” on the beach north and south of the
Pier from Friday, July 31-Sunday, August 2;
q. “P.O.R. Sandy Sauté” on the Strand north of the Pier on
Saturday, September 12;
r. “Richstone Pier to Pier Walk” (passthrough) on the Strand north
of the Pier on Saturday, April 25;
s. “Samburu Project Walk for Water” on Pier Plaza and the Strand
north of the Pier on Sunday, March 15;
t. “Sandpipers Stroll the Strand” on the Strand north of the Pier on
Sunday, March 22;
u. “Shakespeare by the Sea” at Valley Park from Tuesday, July 8-
Wednesday, July 9;
v. “Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk” (passthrough) on the
Strand north of the Pier on Sunday, October 25;
w. “Smackfest Coed 4’s Tournament” on the volleyball courts south
of the Pier on Saturday, July 11;
x. “South Bay Paddle” on the beach south of the Pier on Saturday,
June 6;
y. “South Bay Surf Series” on the beach south of the Pier on
Saturday, March 28;
z. “USAV BNQ and BNR Tournaments” on the volleyball courts and
beach tennis courts north of the Pier on Saturday, January 25;
Saturday, February 8; and Friday, March 20-Saturday, March 21;
aa. “Volley4Sound” on the volleyball courts north of the pier on
Saturday, October 17;
bb. “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on Pier Plaza and the Strand north of
the Pier on Saturday, September 26; and
2. Affirm staff’s administrative approval of “SK8 for Schools” at the
skatepark on Wednesday, April 1 as an Impact Level I event.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (02:55:20)
Sam Perrotti, “Fine Arts Festival” event representative
Doug Smith, “The Samburu Project’s Walk for Water” event representative
Matt Walls, “South Bay Paddle and South Bay Surf Series” event representative
Donny Young, “Beach Tennis Tournaments” event representative
Scott Rusher, “South Bay Paddle and South Bay Surf Series” event representative
Jill McCurry, “Sandpiper’s Stroll the Strand” event representative
Robert McGowan, “International Surf Festival” event representative
Shanden Brutsch, “Best Day Foundation Beach Day” event representative
Father Paul Gawlowski, “Easter Sunrise Mass” event representative
Marlee Rice, “AAU Southern Pacific Series” event representative
Marty Lambert, “Easter Sunrise Mass” event representative
Pat Amato, “P.O.R. Sandy Sauté” event representative
Mark Paaluhi, “USAV BNQ and BNR Tournaments” event representative
Anne Kelly, “Skecher’s Pier to Pier Friendship Walk” event representative
Alan Kisaka, Hope Chapel event representative
Motion by Commissioner Ellman to approves the addition of the following Impact Level II Special Events
onto the 2020 Special Event calendar:
• “AAU Southern Pacific Beach Volleyball Series” on the volleyball courts north of the Pier on
Monday, January 20; Saturday, February 1; Sunday, February 23; Sunday, March 15; Sunday,
April 5; Sunday, April 26; Saturday, May 2; Sunday, May 17; Saturday, October 10; Saturday,
November 21; and Sunday, December 6;
• “Beach Tennis Tournaments” on the beach tennis courts on the following Saturdays and
Sundays: March 7-8; April 4-5; September 19-20; October 17-18; and October 31-November 1;
• “Beach Tennis Summer Tournaments” on the beach tennis courts on the following Saturdays and
Sundays: June 6-7 and August 22-23;
• “Best Day Foundation Beach Day” on the beach south of the Pier on the following Saturday and
Sundays: May 30-31 and September 12-13;
• “CBVA Tournaments” on the volleyball courts north of the Pier on Saturday, January 11; Sunday,
March 29; Saturday, April 18; Saturday, May 23-Sunday, May 24; and Saturday, September 5-
Sunday, September 6;
• “Community Menorah Lighting” on Pier Plaza Sunday, December 13; “Easter Sunrise Mass” on
the beach south of the Pier on Sunday, April 12;
• “Endless Summer Classic Car Show” on Pier Plaza on Saturday, May 2; “Fine Arts Festival” on
the Community Center’s north and east lawn from Thursday, June 11-Sunday, June 14;
• “GWPOP’s Mental Health in Teens” on the south side of the Pier on Saturday, June 20;
• “International Surf Festival” on the beach north and south of the Pier from Friday, July 31-Sunday,
August 2;
• “P.O.R. Sandy Sauté” on the Strand north of the Pier on Saturday, September 12;
• “Samburu Project Walk for Water” on Pier Plaza and the Strand north of the Pier on Sunday,
March 15;
• “Sandpipers Stroll the Strand” on the Strand north of the Pier on Sunday, March 22;
• “Shakespeare by the Sea” at Valley Park from Tuesday, July 8-Wednesday, July 9;
• “South Bay Paddle” on the beach south of the Pier on Saturday, June 6;
• “South Bay Surf Series” on the beach south of the Pier on Saturday, March 28;
• “USAV BNQ and BNR Tournaments” on the volleyball courts and beach tennis courts north of the
Pier on Saturday, January 25; Saturday, February 8; and Friday, March 20-Saturday, March 21;
• “Volley4Sound” on the volleyball courts north of the pier on Saturday, October 17 and
• “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” on Pier Plaza and the Strand north of the Pier on Saturday, September
26.
Commissioner Guheen seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to approve the addition of “Hearts of Hermosa” at the Community
Center parking lot from Friday, March 20-Sunday, March 22 onto the 2020 Special Event calendar.
Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (03:13:00)
Damian Schantz, “Hermosa Beach Little League’s Night at the Ballpark” event representative
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to approve the addition of “Hermosa Beach Little League’s Night at the
Ballpark” at Clark Field from Saturday, May 2-Sunday, May 3 onto the 2020 Special Event calendar.
Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (03:19:00)
Joey Iside, Hope Chapel event representative
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to approve the addition of the “Hope Chapel Church Picnic” at Valley
Park on Sunday, September 13 onto the 2020 Special Event calendar. Commissioner Pizer Mains
seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (03:21:10)
Joey Iside, Hope Chapel event representative
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to approve the addition of the “Hope Chapel Easter Egg Hunt” at
Valley Park on Saturday, April 21 onto the 2020 Special Event calendar. Commissioner Horowitz
seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (03:25:22)
Joey Iside, Hope Chapel event representative
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to approve the addition of the “Hope Chapel Hermosa Beach Sunrise
Service” on Pier Plaza on Sunday, April 12 onto the 2020 Special Event calendar. Commissioner Pizer
Mains seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Motion by Commissioner Ellman to approve the addition of “Richstone Pier to Pier Walk” (passthrough)
on the Strand north of the Pier on Saturday, April 25 onto the 2020 Special Event calendar with traffic
control officers present at the meeting point in between Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.
Commissioner Guheen seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (03:38:00)
Anne Kelly, “Skecher’s Pier to Pier Friendship Walk” event representative
Motion by Commissioner Ellman to approve the addition of “Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk”
(passthrough) on the Strand north of the Pier on Sunday, October 25 onto the 2020 Special Event
calendar with traffic control officers present at the meeting point in between Manhattan Beach and
Hermosa Beach. Commissioner Guheen seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (03:41:09)
Bill Sigler, “Smackfest Coed 4’s Tournament” event representative
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to approve the addition of “Smackfest Coed 4’s Tournament” on the
volleyball courts south of the Pier on Saturday, July 11 onto the 2020 Special Event calendar.
Commissioner Ellman seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to affirm staff’s administrative approval of “SK8 for Schools” at the
skatepark on Wednesday, April 1 as an Impact Level I event onto the 2020 Special Event calendar.
Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
B. Review of the Pickleball Sound Study Conducted by Acoustics Groups, Inc., and
Review of the Commission’s Previous Recommendations Regarding the Pickleball
Courts and Existing Tennis Court Located at Clark Field (861 Valley Drive)
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation and Community
Resources Advisory Commission:
1. Review the Pickleball Sound Study provided by Acoustics Group Inc. for
the existing pickleball courts including anticipated noise from the
inclusion of the proposed additional pickleball courts on the existing
tennis court, located at Clark Field (861 Valley Drive);
2. Determine whether it should reconsider the restriping of the existing
tennis court to permanently become three (3) pickleball courts and one
(1) skinny court at a future meeting; and
3. Provide the City Council a final recommendation to:
a. Allocate funds for the installation of noise mitigation options as
proposed in the sound study;
b. Maintain the current pickleball and tennis court use times until
the installation of sound mitigation options, at which time the
Commission will reconsider whether the court hours should
remain limited.
Angelica Nguyen of Acoustics Group, Inc. presented the Sound Study results.
Coming forward to address the Commission at this time: (01:23:42)
Gail Rose, Hermosa Beach resident
David Brown, Hermosa Beach resident
Ryan Warren, Hermosa Beach resident
Ken Seaton, Hermosa Beach resident
Danny Kole, Hermosa Beach resident
Hans Geiger, Hermosa Beach resident
Curt Dommeyer, Hermosa Beach resident
Doug Freeman, Hermosa Beach resident
Dallas Poffenroth, Hermosa Beach resident
Brian Pettigrew, Hermosa Beach resident
Brian Zirbel, Hermosa Beach resident
Motion by Commissioner Guheen to not reconsider the restriping of the existing tennis court at Clark
Field to permanently become three (3) pickleball courts and one (1) skinny court at a future meeting.
Commissioner Ellman seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
Motion by Commissioner Guheen for the Department Use Policies Subcommittee to add the noise
mitigation options proposed in the sound study for the pickleball courts and the pickleball court hours to
its task list and provide a recommendation at a future meeting. Commissioner Horowitz seconded the
motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
C. Special Event Long-term Agreement Policy
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation and Community
Resource’s Advisory Commission recommend to City Council the approval of the
proposed Special Event Long-term Agreement Policy for a three-year pilot
program with the Commission’s review of its effectiveness in two years.
Motion by Commissioner Guheen approval to approve the proposed Special Event Long-term Agreement
Policy with the feedback and recommendations provided by the Commission for a three-year pilot
program with the Commission’s review of its effectiveness in two years . Commissioner Horowitz
seconded the motion. Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
13. Commissioner’s Reports
A. Subcommittees
i. Special Event (Lange and Ellman)
ii. Community Theatre (Lange and Pizer Mains)
iii. Municipal Leases (Pizer Mains and Horowitz)
iv. Community Resources Department Use Policies (Ellman and Guheen)
v. Clark Building Improvements Subcommittee (Ellm an and Pizer Mains)
B. Commission Liaison Roles
i. Surfers Walk of Fame
ii. Access Hermosa
iii. South Park
14. Items Requested by Commissioners
A. None
15. Other Matters
16. Adjournment
Motion by Commissioner Horowitz to adjourn the meeting. Commissioner Ellman seconded the motion.
Motion passed with a 5-0 vote.
City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 20-0001
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the January 21, 2020 Planning Commission
tentative future agenda items.
Attachments:
Planning Commission January 21, 2020 Tentative Future Agenda
Respectfully submitted by: Ken Robertson, Community Development Director
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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PLANNING COMMISSION
City of Hermosa Beach
January 21, 2020
Regular Meeting
7:00 P.M.
Project Title Public
Notice
Meeting
Date
847 Bard Street – Conditional Use Permit, Precise Development Plan,
& Vesting Tentative Parcel Map for a 2-unit condominium
1/9/20 1/21/20
828 Hermosa Avenue – Conditional Use Permit to establish a new use
1/9/20 1/21/20
1220 Hermosa Avenue (Laurel Tavern) – Conditional Use Permit
amendment to extend the hours of operation
1/9/20 1/21/20
Consideration of a potential Municipal Code text amendment to the
M-1 Light Manufacturing Zone to consider allowing Cypress District
businesses to host openings or events to showcase and offer products
for sale on a limited basis
1/9/20 1/21/20
City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 20-0012
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
REQUEST TO APPROVE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE CHIEF SERVICES
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1.Adopt the attached resolution approving a temporary employment agreement to Michael
McCrary for Interim Police Chief services; and
2.Authorize the Mayor to execute the temporary employment agreement.
Executive Summary:
Due to the vacancy in the Chief of Police position,an Interim Chief of Police has been selected to fill
the position as the City continues the recruitment process for a permanent replacement.
Background:
In September 2018,the current Chief of Police took a medical leave of absence.As a result,Captain
Milton McKinnon was appointed as Acting Chief of Police in September 2018.In December 2019,
Acting Chief of Police Milton McKinnon announced his retirement effective December 29, 2019.
The Chief of Police position is a critical position that must remain filled to ensure the smooth
operation of the Police Department and the health,welfare,and safety of the City’s residents.It is
anticipated that an Interim Police Chief will be needed for approximately four months to six months,
during which time the City will continue the recruitment process for a permanent Chief of Police.
Chief McCrary is a retired Chief of Police with over 30 years of experience,who has provided
executive management consulting,team building,organizational analysis,long-term planning,and
trouble-shooting for over 200 private and public agencies in addition to serving as Chief of Police or
Interim Chief of Police for the cities of La Palma,Wheatland,Los Alamitos,and Signal Hill.Chief
McCrary served as Interim Chief of Police for the City of Hermosa Beach in 2013 before the
appointment of Police Chief Sharon Papa.
As a retiree under the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS),Chief McCrary is
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As a retiree under the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS),Chief McCrary is
subject to Government Code Sections 7522.56 and 21221,which provide that a person receiving a
pension from a public retirement system may only be employed by a public employer in the same
retirement system either during an emergency to prevent stoppage of public business or because the
retired person has skills needed to perform work of a limited duration.Further,the retiree is limited to
working 960 hours in a fiscal year and the hourly salary can be no less than the minimum nor more
than the maximum monthly salary paid by the employer to other employees performing comparable
duties.The attached agreement states that Mr.McCrary will provide the City of Hermosa Beach with
Interim Police Chief services beginning on December 30, 2019.
General Plan Consistency:
This report and associated recommendation have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s
General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:
Governance Goal 1. A high degree of transparency and integrity in the decision-making process.
·Policy 1.2: Strategic planning. Regularly discuss and set priorities at the City Council and
management level to prioritize work programs and staffing needs.
Fiscal Impact:
Sufficient funds were allocated in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Budget for the Police Chief’s salary.
Funding for the agreement would come from existing salary savings in the police department.
The costs associated with the temporary employment services agreement would not exceed
$94,310.40, which is based on a not to exceed maximum of 960 hours per fiscal year at a pay rate of
$98.24 per hour. This is the same rate as the current top step for the existing Chief of Police position.
Agreement Request
Request Amount
FY 2019-20
Budget
Dept.
Account #
Total Contract
Amount
$94,310.40
001-2101-4102
$94,310.40
Attachments:
1. Resolution awarding a temporary employment agreement (supplemental item)
2. Temporary Employment Agreement for Interim Police Chief Services
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Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE CHIEF
SERVICES
THIS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE
CHIEF SERVICES (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the
30th day of December, 2019, by and between the CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, a California
general law city (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Michael McCrary, 410 Coastline Drive,
Seal Beach, CA 90740 (hereinafter referred to as "Employee").
RECITALS
A. City desires to employ on an interim basis pursuant to California Government Code
section 21221(h) the services of EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYEE desires to accept
temporary employment as Interim Police Chief of the City of Hermosa Beach during the
recruitment of a permanent Police Chief and until such time as a permanent Police Chief
is appointed and commences employment.
B. Employee is willing and fully qualified by virtue of his extensive experience in law
enforcement and his specialized skills to perform these services for the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. Duties. City hereby agrees to employ Employee on a temporary basis to serve
as Interim Police Chief to perform the functions and duties specified in California Government
Code sections 41601-41612 and to perform such other legally permissible and proper duties and
functions as the City Manager may from time to time assign or as may be necessary or desirable
in the opinion of Employee for the efficient management of the City’s Police Department.
Employee shall perform the services required under this Agreement on a fulltime basis during
normal City operating hours, although the precise hours that Employee is in City Hall is left to
his discretion; and further, Employee shall be available for attendance at City Council and other
meetings during other hours as may be necessary. Under no circumstance may Employee work
more than 960 hours during any City fiscal year.
2. Term.
A. The term of this Agreement shall commence December 30, 2019 and shall
continue on a month-to-month basis until terminated as provided herein.
B. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the
right of the Employee to terminate this Agreement at any time upon submitting thirty (30) days
written notice of termination to the City or the right of the City to terminate this Agreement, with
or without cause, at any time. Employee is employed “at-will” and will not acquire a property
interest in the position. Employee is a temporary employee employed to perform specialized
services in accordance with Government Code section 21221(h).
3. Compensation. City agrees to pay Employee for his services rendered
pursuant hereto compensation of seventeen thousand twenty-eight dollars and zero cents
($17,028.00) per month, which amount is in conformance with the requirements of Government
Code section 21221(h). City will provide a City-owned vehicle for Employee’s use in the
performance of his duties as specified by the City Manager. Employee is exempt from overtime
under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
4. Benefits. Employee is a retiree of the Public Employees’ Retirement System
and will thus, not be enrolled in CalPERS or have any CalPERS retirement contributions reduced
from his salary or made on his behalf by the City. It is the understanding of the parties that
Employee may not work more than 960 hours within the fiscal year occurring during the term of
this Agreement without impacting her retirement benefits and having to be enrolled in CalPERS
as an active employee. For that reason, Employee will be required to keep accurate time records
of his hours worked to ensure that he does not exceed 960 hours within the fiscal years that occur
during the term of this Agreement. Employee hereby waives all benefits provided to City
employees, including retirement contribution, health/medical insurance, dental insurance, life
and disability insurance, sick leave, vacation, unemployment insurance and similar benefits.
That notwithstanding, Employee shall be entitled to observe all City holidays in the same manner
as employees of the City.
5. General Expenses. City recognizes that certain expenses of a non-personal
and generally job affiliated nature may be incurred by Employee and hereby agrees to reimburse
Employee said necessary and reasonable expenses as are submitted to the City based upon
expense receipts, statements, or personal affidavits, and audit thereof in like manner as other
demands against the City. Out-of-town travel for which expense reimbursement will be sought
shall be subject to advance approval by the City Manager.
6. Service Related Injury Income Protection. City and Employee agree that
Employee is covered by the City's worker's compensation insurance policy.
7. Rules and Regulations. Employee is subject to the provisions of any
personnel rules, regulations and other policies and procedures governing terms and conditions of
employment whether now in existence or subsequently adopted by City. Such rules, regulations,
policies, or procedures are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and shall govern unless
there is a conflict with this Agreement.
8. Insurance. Employee shall at his own cost and expense procure and maintain
in effect a policy of automobile insurance for use of his private vehicle with not less than
$100,000/$300,000 coverage. This policy shall be considered primary insurance as regards the
City and its officers, agents and employees as and when Employee is using his private vehicle
for City business.
9. Liability. City agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend at its expense
Employee from any and all claims, actions, losses, damages, charges, expenses or attorneys fees
to which Employee may be subject to arising out of, or resulting from, the performance of this
Agreement and Employee's duties hereunder as Interim Police Chief. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the City’s obligation under this Section 9 shall not apply to any punitive or
exemplary damages which may be awarded by a court against Employee; nor shall this
paragraph apply to liability incurred by Employee for actions outside the scope of his services
or which result from wrongful or malicious conduct or gross negligence, or through the use of
any personal vehicle, all as to which Employee shall indemnify and hold City, its officers,
agents and employees harmless.
10. Conflict of Interest. Employee affirms and warrants that he has no financial,
contractual or other interest or obligation that conflicts with or is harmful to the performance of
his obligations under this Agreement. Employee shall not during the term of this Agreement
knowingly obtain such an interest or incur such an obligation.
11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements,
written or oral, between the parties, and contains all of the covenants and agreements between
the parties. Each party acknowledges that no promises, representations, inducements or
agreements, oral or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any
party that are not embodied herein. No modification to this Agreement shall be effective unless
reduced to writing and signed by both parties.
12. General Provisions.
A. The text herein shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties.
B. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs-at
law and executors of Employee.
C. If any provision or any portion hereof contained in this Agreement is held to
be unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable the remainder of this agreement or portion thereof
shall be deemed severable and shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect
provided that the principal purposes of this Agreement are not thereby frustrated.
D. The City is entering into this Agreement by virtue of the professional
reputation, experience and competence of Employee. Hence, the obligations of Employee under
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this Agreement shall not be assigned or subcontracted, nor shall the rights be delegated without
prior written approval of the City Council.
E. The Employee shall comply with and adhere to all City policies, rules and
regulations including but not limited to its policies regarding non-discrimination and sexual
harassment.
Executed as of the day and year first above-written.
MICHAEL MCCRARY (EMPLOYEE)
By ___________________________________
Michael McCrary
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
By___________________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________
CITY CLERK
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE CHIEF
SERVICES
THIS TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR INTERIM POLICE
CHIEF SERVICES (hereinafter referred to as “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the
30th day of December, 2019, by and between the CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, a California
general law city (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Michael McCrary,
(hereinafter referred to as "Employee").
RECITALS
A. City desires to employ on an interim basis pursuant to California Government Code
section 21221(h) the services of EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYEE desires to accept
temporary employment as Interim Police Chief of the City of Hermosa Beach during the
recruitment of a permanent Police Chief and until such time as a permanent Police Chief
is appointed and commences employment.
B. Employee is willing and fully qualified by virtue of his extensive experience in law
enforcement and his specialized skills to perform these services for the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
herein contained, the parties agree as follows:
1. Duties. City hereby agrees to employ Employee on a temporary basis to serve
as Interim Police Chief to perform the functions and duties specified in California Government
Code sections 41601-41612 and to perform such other legally permissible and proper duties and
functions as the City Manager may from time to time assign or as may be necessary or desirable
in the opinion of Employee for the efficient management of the City’s Police Department.
Employee shall perform the services required under this Agreement on a fulltime basis during
normal City operating hours, although the precise hours that Employee is in City Hall is left to
his discretion; and further, Employee shall be available for attendance at City Council and other
meetings during other hours as may be necessary. Under no circumstance may Employee work
more than 960 hours during any City fiscal year.
2. Term.
A. The term of this Agreement shall commence December 30, 2019 and shall
continue on a month-to-month basis until terminated as provided herein.
B. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent, limit or otherwise interfere with the
right of the Employee to terminate this Agreement at any time upon submitting thirty (30) days
written notice of termination to the City or the right of the City to terminate this Agreement, with
or without cause, at any time. Employee is employed “at-will” and will not acquire a property
interest in the position. Employee is a temporary employee employed to perform specialized
services in accordance with Government Code section 21221(h).
3. Compensation. City agrees to pay Employee for his services rendered
pursuant hereto compensation of seventeen thousand twenty-eight dollars and zero cents
($17,028.00) per month, which amount is in conformance with the requirements of Government
Code section 21221(h). City will provide a City-owned vehicle for Employee’s use in the
performance of his duties as specified by the City Manager. Employee is exempt from overtime
under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
4. Benefits. Employee is a retiree of the Public Employees’ Retirement System
and will thus, not be enrolled in CalPERS or have any CalPERS retirement contributions reduced
from his salary or made on his behalf by the City. It is the understanding of the parties that
Employee may not work more than 960 hours within the fiscal year occurring during the term of
this Agreement without impacting her retirement benefits and having to be enrolled in CalPERS
as an active employee. For that reason, Employee will be required to keep accurate time records
of his hours worked to ensure that he does not exceed 960 hours within the fiscal years that occur
during the term of this Agreement. Employee hereby waives all benefits provided to City
employees, including retirement contribution, health/medical insurance, dental insurance, life
and disability insurance, sick leave, vacation, unemployment insurance and similar benefits.
That notwithstanding, Employee shall be entitled to observe all City holidays in the same manner
as employees of the City.
5. General Expenses. City recognizes that certain expenses of a non-personal
and generally job affiliated nature may be incurred by Employee and hereby agrees to reimburse
Employee said necessary and reasonable expenses as are submitted to the City based upon
expense receipts, statements, or personal affidavits, and audit thereof in like manner as other
demands against the City. Out-of-town travel for which expense reimbursement will be sought
shall be subject to advance approval by the City Manager.
6. Service Related Injury Income Protection. City and Employee agree that
Employee is covered by the City's worker's compensation insurance policy.
7. Rules and Regulations. Employee is subject to the provisions of any
personnel rules, regulations and other policies and procedures governing terms and conditions of
employment whether now in existence or subsequently adopted by City. Such rules, regulations,
policies, or procedures are incorporated into this Agreement by reference and shall govern unless
there is a conflict with this Agreement.
8. Insurance. Employee shall at his own cost and expense procure and maintain
in effect a policy of automobile insurance for use of his private vehicle with not less than
$100,000/$300,000 coverage. This policy shall be considered primary insurance as regards the
City and its officers, agents and employees as and when Employee is using his private vehicle
for City business.
9. Liability. City agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend at its expense
Employee from any and all claims, actions, losses, damages, charges, expenses or attorneys fees
to which Employee may be subject to arising out of, or resulting from, the performance of this
Agreement and Employee's duties hereunder as Interim Police Chief. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the City’s obligation under this Section 9 shall not apply to any punitive or
exemplary damages which may be awarded by a court against Employee; nor shall this
paragraph apply to liability incurred by Employee for actions outside the scope of his services
or which result from wrongful or malicious conduct or gross negligence, or through the use of
any personal vehicle, all as to which Employee shall indemnify and hold City, its officers,
agents and employees harmless.
10. Conflict of Interest. Employee affirms and warrants that he has no financial,
contractual or other interest or obligation that conflicts with or is harmful to the performance of
his obligations under this Agreement. Employee shall not during the term of this Agreement
knowingly obtain such an interest or incur such an obligation.
11. Entire Agreement. This Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements,
written or oral, between the parties, and contains all of the covenants and agreements between
the parties. Each party acknowledges that no promises, representations, inducements or
agreements, oral or otherwise, have been made by any party, or anyone acting on behalf of any
party that are not embodied herein. No modification to this Agreement shall be effective unless
reduced to writing and signed by both parties.
12. General Provisions.
A. The text herein shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties.
B. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs-at
law and executors of Employee.
C. If any provision or any portion hereof contained in this Agreement is held to
be unconstitutional, invalid or unenforceable the remainder of this agreement or portion thereof
shall be deemed severable and shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect
provided that the principal purposes of this Agreement are not thereby frustrated.
D. The City is entering into this Agreement by virtue of the professional
reputation, experience and competence of Employee. Hence, the obligations of Employee under
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this Agreement shall not be assigned or subcontracted, nor shall the rights be delegated without
prior written approval of the City Council.
E. The Employee shall comply with and adhere to all City policies, rules and
regulations including but not limited to its policies regarding non-discrimination and sexual
harassment.
Executed as of the day and year first above-written.
MICHAEL MCCRARY (EMPLOYEE)
By ___________________________________
Michael McCrary
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
By___________________________________
MAYOR
ATTEST:
____________________________
CITY CLERK
City of Hermosa Beach
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
ORDINANCE NO. 20-1402
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF APPOINTED CITY CLERK
IN LIGHT OF THE PASSAGE OF CITY MEASURE CC AND
ESTABLISHING THE CITY MANAGER AS APPOINTING
AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY CLERK
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council waive full reading and adopt by title Ordinance No. 20-1402.
Background:
At the December 17,2019 City Council meeting,staff presented the draft ordinance for Council
consideration.Following public hearing,the City Council unanimously introduced the ordinance as
presented.
Attachments:
Ordinance No. 20-1402
Respectfully Submitted by: Ann Yang, Executive Assistant
Noted: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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ORDINANCE NO. 20-1402
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH ESTABLISHING
THE POSITION OF APPOINTED CITY CLERK IN LIGHT OF THE
PASSAGE OF CITY MEASURE CC AND ESTABLISHING THE CITY
MANAGER AS APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY CLERK
The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. The purpose of this Ordinance is to implement City Measure CC,
approved by the electorate at the November 5, 2019 election, changing the City
Clerk from an elected to an appointed position in the City government.
Section 2. Section 2.12.070, subparagraph C. of Title 2, Chapter 2.12 of the
Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
C. Power of Appointment. It shall be the duty of the city manager to, and he or she
shall appoint, remove, promote, and demote any and all employees of the city,
except the city attorney and city treasurer, in accordance with the City’s personnel
rules and regulations.
Section 3. Section 2.48.010 of Title 2, Chapter 2.48 of the Hermosa Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
2.48.010 Bond of city treasurer.
Pursuant to Section 36518 of the California Government Code, the city treasurer
shall execute a bond to the city prior to entering upon the duties of his/her office.
The penal sum of the bond shall be established by resolution of the city council.
Section 4. Section 2.72.050 of Title 2, Chapter 2.72 of the Hermosa Beach
Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
Section 5. A new Chapter 2.88 is added to Title 2 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code to read as follows:
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Chapter 2.88
CITY CLERK
Sections:
2.88.010
2.88.020
2.88.010 Office Created – Appointment.
The position of city clerk is established as an appointed management level position
of the City and shall be appointed by the City Manager.
2.88.020 Duties.
The City Clerk will perform the duties set forth in Government Code sections
40801 through 40814, except as provided in Chapter 2.16, and such other duties
and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him or her from time to time
by the City Manager.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of January, 2020.
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PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST:
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Acting City Clerk
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
CONSIDERATION OF A MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENT RELATED
TO REGULATIONS FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU)
AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU), AS
MANDATED BY STATE LAW, AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and:
1.Adopt the attached urgency ordinance to amend the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code,thereby
immediately establishing regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)and Junior Accessory
Dwelling Units (JADU)and determine the urgency ordinance is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act; and
2.Introduce on first reading the attached identical non-urgency ordinance to amend the Hermosa
Beach Municipal Code,thereby establishing regulations for Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU)
and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADU)and determine the ordinance is exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act.
Executive Summary:
In 2019,the California Legislature adopted another group of housing bills,aimed at addressing the
continued housing crisis,which included several significant changes to the ADU laws.Changes
include eliminating minimum lot sizes,reducing parking requirements,allowing ADUs in multi-family
zones,and providing for mandatory allowance of JADUs.Based on these recent changes to State
law,the City’s Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance (codified as Chapter 17.21)was deemed null and
void as of January 1,2020 and must be replaced with a new ordinance that conforms to the
requirements of state law.
The proposed amendment would amend various sections of Title 17 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal
Code to reestablish local rules regarding ADUs and JADUs.This includes deleting in its entirety and
introducing a new Chapter 17.21 (Accessory Dwelling Units),and amending Sections 17.04.040
(General Definitions)and 17.44.020 (Off-street parking-Residential uses).The most significant of
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(General Definitions)and 17.44.020 (Off-street parking-Residential uses).The most significant of
these changes is the elimination of the 4,000 square foot minimum lot size and the City no longer
being able to require replacement parking when a garage is converted to an ADU or JADU.
This proposal includes an urgency ordinance,which would take effect immediately and reestablish
the limited local control on ADUs and JADUs.The urgency ordinance requires at least four of the five
Councilmembers to approve.It is best practice to also adopt an identical ordinance through the
standard practice (first and second readings)so the urgency ordinance is replaced and the urgency
ordinance is only in place for approximately 30 days.Therefore,a standard ordinance is also
included for introduction.Should the City Council amend the code,and as required by State law,staff
would forward the final ordinance to the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) for review and comment.
Background:
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU)is an attached or detached residential dwelling unit,which provides
complete independent living facilities for one or more persons.ADUs include permanent provisions
for living,sleeping,eating,cooking,and sanitation on the same lot as the primary residence.Like
ADUs,junior accessory dwelling units (JADU)provide an independent living facility;however,JADUs
are limited to 500 square feet in size and can share bathrooms with the primary dwelling on the site.
In the City of Hermosa Beach,ADUs and JADUs are permitted in all residential zones,provided the
property is improved with a single-family residence and meets certain lot requirements.They are
regulated in the City of Hermosa Beach through Municipal Code Chapter 17.21.The existing rules
were adopted in 2018,as a result of new state legislation that required the City to adopt an ordinance
to implement the new state policy to create more housing opportunities through creation of ADUs.
This was one of many bills that year aimed at addressing the statewide housing crisis.
In 2019,the California Legislature adopted another group of housing bills,still aimed at addressing
the housing crisis.The legislature approved,and the Governor signed,SB 13 (Chapter 653,Statutes
of 2019),AB 68 (Chapter 655,Statutes of 2019),and AB 881 (Chapter 659,Statutes of 2019)into
law that,among other things,amended Government Code section 65852.2 and 65852.22 to impose
new limits on the City to regulate ADUs and JADUs.While three similar ADU bills were adopted,only
the bill with the highest chapter number goes into effect and thus,we look at AB 881 for the
governing language (“New ADU Law”).The State Legislature intends to reduce regulatory barriers
and costs,streamline approval,and expand the potential capacity for ADUs in response to
California's housing shortage.These changes would assist the City in meeting its allotment for the
upcoming RHNA cycle.
Failure to comply with Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 (as amended)as of
January 1,2020 renders the City’s ordinance regulating ADUs and JADUs null and void,thereby
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65852.2 and 65852.22 for the approval of ADUs and JADUs,unless and until a compliant ordinance
is adopted.
On December 9,2019,the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider
this request.There were no public speakers at this hearing.At the conclusion of the hearing,the
Planning Commission adopted Resolution No.19-30,by a 5-0 vote,thereby recommending the City
Council adopt an ordinance to amend the municipal code and implement the State mandated
changes to ADU law.
Paragraph (h)of Government Code Section 65852.2 requires the City submit the ordinance to HCD
within 60 days of adoption.If HCD finds the ordinance does not comply with the new ADU laws,HCD
will notify the City.Should this occur,the City would have 30-days to either amend the ordinance or
adopt additional findings that explain the reason the ordinance complies with the statute.
Discussion:
The “New ADU Law”eliminates minimum lot sizes,allows ADUs in multiple-family residential
projects,restricts parking limitations,increases the maximum allowable size of ADU’s,decreases
setbacks,eliminates replacement parking requirements when a garage is converted,and eliminates
owner-occupancy requirements. A summary of the major changes is as follows:
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Urgency Ordinance
The standard process for a new ordinance to take effect takes 45-days.However,the current City
ADU regulations do not comply with the new ADU laws;as such have been rendered null and void.
This limits the City to the application of the few default standards provided in Government Code
sections 65852.2 and 65852.22.The approval of ADUs and JADUs based solely on the default
statutory standards,without local regulations governing height,setback,landscape,architectural
review,among other things,would threaten the character of existing neighborhoods,and negatively
impact property values,personal privacy,and fire safety.As such,staff is recommending the City
Council adopt an urgency ordinance.Adoption of an urgency ordinance does require an affirmative
vote of at least four of the five Council Members, but it would take effect immediately.
Proposed Changes to Municipal Code
The following new definitions would be added to the alphabetical list of definitions in Section
17.04.040:
“Accessory structure”means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a dwelling located
on the same lot.
“Complete independent living facilities”means permanent provisions for living,sleeping,
eating,cooking,and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family or multifamily dwelling
is or will be situated.
“Nonconforming zoning condition”means a lawfully established physical improvement on a
property that does not conform to current zoning standards.
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“Passageway” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky.
“Proposed dwelling”means a dwelling that is the subject of a permit application and that
meets the requirements for permitting.
“Public transit”means a location,including,but not limited to,a bus stop or train station,where
the public may access buses,trains,subways,and other forms of transportation that charge
set fares,run on fixed routes,and are available to the public (applicable to Chapter 17.21
only).
The proposed text amendment would delete Chapter 17.21 in its entirety and provide a new Chapter
17.21 to read as follows:
Chapter 17.21 Accessory Dwelling Units
17.21.010 Purpose
The purpose of this section is to allow and regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs)and junior
accessory dwelling units (JADUs)in compliance with California Government Code sections 65852.2
and 65852.22.
17.21.020 Effect of Conforming.
An ADU or JADU that conforms to the standards in this chapter will not be:
A.Deemed to be inconsistent with the City’s general plan and zoning designation for the lot on
which the ADU or JADU is located.
B.Deemed to exceed the allowable density for the lot on which the ADU or JADU is located.
C.Considered in the application of any local ordinance,policy,or program to limit residential
growth.
17.21.020 Approvals
Provided an ADU and/or JADU complies with all of the requirements set forth in this chapter,
applications for ADUs and JADUs may submit directly to Planning and Building plan check,including
payment of all required plan check fees. No other administrative or discretionary permit is required.
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17.21.030 ADUs and JADUs
ADUs and JADUs shall be permitted in any zone that allows residential development,except the
Mobile home Park Development (MHP)District.The following is the maximum number of ADUs
and/or JADUs allowed on a residential property:
A.Converted on Single-Family Lot:Only one ADU or JADU on a lot with a proposed or existing
single-family dwelling on it. The ADU or JADU shall also comply with the following:
1.Is either:(a)within the space of a proposed single-family dwelling;(b)within the
existing space of an existing single-family dwelling;or (c)within the existing space of an
accessory structure,plus up to 150 additional square feet if the expansion is limited to
accommodating ingress and egress.
2.Has exterior access that is independent of that for the single-family dwelling.
3.Has side and rear setbacks sufficient for fire and safety,as dictated by applicable
building and fire codes.
B.Detached on Single-Family Lot:One detached,new-construction ADU on a lot with a
proposed or existing single-family dwelling (in addition to any JADU that might otherwise be
established on the lot pursuant to HBMC 17.21.030(A)),if the detached ADU satisfies the
following limitations:
1.There shall be no more than one ADU and one JADU located on the property.
2.The ADU complies with all applicable building and fire codes.
C.Converted on Multiple-Family Lot:Multiple ADUs may be permitted on lots with existing or
proposed multiple-family dwellings, subject to the following:
1.The number of ADUs allowed shall not exceed 25 percent of the existing multiple-family
dwellings on the property.For the purposes of calculating the number of allowable ADUs,
the following shall apply:
a.Previously approved ADUs shall not count towards the existing multiple-family
dwellings.
b.Fractions shall be rounded down to the next lower whole number of dwelling units,
except that a least one ADU shall be allowed.
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2.ADUs shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes.
D.Detached on Multiple-Family Lot:Up to two detached ADUs may be permitted on a lot that has
an existing multiple-family dwelling, subject to the following:
1.The total number of ADUs on the property,including the conversion of spaces as permitted
pursuant to HBMC 17.21.030(C)does not exceed two.For the purpose of this chapter,
multiple-family dwellings approved and built as a single complex shall be considered one
lot, regardless of the number of parcels.
2. ADU’s shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes.
17.21.040 Development Standards
Except as modified by this chapter,ADUs and/or JADUs shall conform to all requirements of the
underlying zoning district,any applicable overlay district,and all other applicable provisions of this
code.
A.Lot Area. There shall be no minimum lot area required in order establish an ADU or JADU.
B.Height.
1.Detached ADUs shall not exceed one-story and a height of sixteen (16) feet.
2.Attached ADUs shall not exceed the height, as permitted in the base zone.
C.Setbacks.ADUs and JADUs shall comply with all setback requirements applicable to the
zoning district, except as noted below:
1.For conversion of existing enclosed floor area,garage,or carport,no additional setback
is required beyond the existing provided setback.
2.For replacement of an existing enclosed structure,garage,or carport,no additional
setback is required beyond the existing provided setback.This provision shall only apply to
ADUs and JADUs that are replacing an existing structure in the exact same location,size
and height.
3.Newly constructed detached ADUs shall meet the minimum setback,as required by the
base zone or four (4) feet, whichever is less.
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D.Unit Size
1.The maximum size of an ADU is 850 square feet for a studio or one-bedroom unit,and
1,000 square feet for a unit with two bedrooms.No more than two bedrooms shall be
allowed.
2.An attached ADU that is created on a lot with an existing or proposed single-family
dwelling is further limited to 50 percent of the floor area of the existing primary dwelling.
3.Application of 17.21.040(D)(2)and other development standards,such as lot coverage
or open space,might further limit the size of the ADU,but in no case shall these
requirements limit the ADU to be less than 800 square feet.
4.The maximum size of a JADU shall be 500 square feet.
5.The minimum size of an ADU or JADU shall be at least that of an efficiency unit.
E.Fire Sprinklers.Fire sprinklers are required in an ADU only if sprinklers are required in the
primary residence.
F.Passageway.No passageway shall be required in conjunction with the construction of an ADU
and/or JADU.For the purposes of this chapter,“passageway”shall mean a pathway that is
unobstructed,clear to the sky,and extends from the right-of-way to one entrance of the ADU
and/or JADU.
G.Roof Deck. Roof decks shall not be permitted on an ADU or JADU.
H.Kitchens
1.ADU.ADUs shall have a kitchen,as required by the Building Code,which shall include
a kitchen sink,cooking device,refrigeration,food preparation counter,and storage
cabinets.
2.JADU.JADUs shall include an efficiency kitchen,as required by the Building Code,
which shall include all of the following:
a.A cooking facility with appliances; and
b.Food preparation counter(s) and storage cabinet(s).
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I.Parking.Parking shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 17.44 (Off-Street Parking)of
this code, except as modified below:
1.No parking shall be required for JADUs.
2. A minimum of one parking space shall be provided for each ADU.
a.The parking space(s)may be provided as part of two or more spaces lined up behind
one another
3.Exceptions. No parking for the ADU is required in the following situations:
a.The ADU is located within one-half mile walking distance of public transit.For purposes
of this chapter,“Public transit”means a location,including,but not limited to,a bus stop
or train station,where the public may access buses,trains,subways,and other forms of
transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.
b.The ADU is located within an architecturally or historically significant historic district.
c.The ADU is converted as part of a proposed or existing primary residence or an
accessory structure.
d.When on-street parking permits are required but not offered to the occupant of the
ADU.
e.When there is an established car share vehicle stop located within one block of the
ADU.For the purposes of this section,“car-share vehicle”shall mean part of an
established program intended to stay in a fixed location for at least ten (10)years and is
available to the public.
4.No Replacement.When a garage,carport,or covered parking structure is demolished
in conjunction with the construction of,or converted,to an ADU or JADU,those off-street
parking spaces are not required to be replaced.
J.Storage facilities shall include an area sufficient to accommodate refuse containers (trash,
recycle,and green waste)for all units on the site.Such storage containers shall be provided in
any one (1) of the following ways:
1.Attached to the outside of the structure on privately owned property,enclosed on all
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sides by suitable screening of not less than four (4)feet in height or similar type of
structure so that the same shall not be open to public view,one (1)side of which may be
opened as a gate.Such storage facilities shall have a concrete,asphalt or similar base and
shall be adequately ventilated; or
2.Constructed within the building structure; or
3.A separate structure enclosed on all sides by suitable screening of not less than four (4)
feet in height or similar type of structure so that the same shall not be open to public view,
one (1)side of which may be opened as a gate.Such storage facilities shall have a
concrete, asphalt or similar base and shall be adequately ventilated; or
4.Within an accessory building such as a garage or storage shed,or within a primary
structure in a service porch-type area.
K.Design.Exterior finished materials on the ADU or JADU shall match the exterior finished
material for the primary dwelling unit.
L.Utility Connection.
1.Converted single-family dwellings.An ADU or JADU permitted pursuant to Section
17.21.030(A)of this chapter shall not be required to provide a separate utility connection
(water, sewer, natural gas, electric) between the ADU or JADU and the utility.
2.All others.ADUs or JADUs,except those permitted pursuant to Section 17.21.030(A)of
this chapter,shall provide a separate utility connection (water,sewer,natural gas,electric)
between the ADU or JADU and the utility.
M.Open Space.Unless restricted pursuant to Section 17.21.040(D)(3),the property in which the
ADU or JADU is located upon,shall comply with the open space requirements of the base
zone.
17.21.050 Historic Resource Preservation
Based on state law,ADUs shall be approved ministerially.Therefore,the applicable provisions of
Chapter 17.53 (Historic Resources Preservation)do not apply.However,ADUs or JADUs located on
a property that is listed on the California Register of Historic Resources shall meet all Secretary of
the Interior Standards, as applicable.
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17.21.060 Short-Term Rentals
Short-term rentals shall be prohibited in all ADUs and JADUs,as set forth in Sections 17.08.025,
17.10.015, 17.12.015, 17.14.015, 17.16.015, 17.18.025 and 17.20.015.
17.21.070 Owner-Occupancy
A.For all ADUs create before January 1,2020,a natural person with legal or equitable title to
the property must reside on the property,in either the primary dwelling or ADU,as the person’s
legal domicile and permanent residence.
B.For any ADU that is created on or after January 1,2020,but before January 1,2025,there
shall be no owner-occupancy requirement.
C.For all ADUs create on or after January 1,2025,a natural person with legal or equitable title
to the property must reside on the property,in either the primary dwelling or ADU,as the
person’s legal domicile and permanent residence.
D.For all JADUs,a natural person with legal or equitable title to the property must reside on the
property,in the primary dwelling unit,as the person’s legal domicile and permanent residence.
However,the owner-occupancy requirement of this paragraph does not apply if the property is
entirely owned by another governmental agency, land trust, or housing organization.
17.21.080 No Separate Conveyance
An ADU or JADU may be rented,but no ADU or JADU may be sold or otherwise conveyed
separately from the lot and the primary dwelling (in the case of a single-family lot)or from the lot and
all of the dwellings (in the case of a multiple-family lot).
17.21.090 Deed restriction and Recordation Required
Prior to issuance of a building permit for an ADU or JADU,a deed restriction shall be recorded
against the title of the property in the County Recorder’s office and a copy filed with the Community
Development Director.The deed restriction shall run with the land and bind all future owners.The
form of the deed restriction will be provided by the City and shall include the following:
A.The ADU or JADU may not be sold separately from the primary dwelling.
B.The ADU or JADU is restricted to the approved size and to other attributes allowed by this
chapter, including the prohibition on short-term rentals.
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C.The deed restriction runs with the land and may be enforced against future property owners.
D.The deed restriction may be removed if the owner eliminates the ADU or JADU,as evidenced
by,for example,removal of the kitchen facilities.To remove the deed restriction,an owner may
make a written request of the Community Development Director,providing evidence that the
ADU or JADU has in fact been eliminated.The Community Development Director may then
determine whether the evidence supports the claim that the ADU or JADU has been
eliminated.Appeal may be taken from the Community Development Director’s determination
consistent with other provisions of this Code.
E.The deed restriction is enforceable by the Community Development Director or his or her
designee for the benefit of the City.Failure of the property owner to comply with the deed
restriction may result in legal action against the property owner,and the City is authorized to
obtain any remedy available to it at law or equity,including,but not limited to,obtaining an
injunction enjoining the use of the ADU or JADU in violation of the recorded restrictions or
abatement of the illegal unit.
17.21.100 Fees
F.Impact Fees.
1.No impact fee is required for an ADU that is less than 750 square feet in size.
2.Any impact fee that is required for an ADU that is 750 square feet or larger in size must
be charged proportionately in relation to the square footage of the primary dwelling unit.
(E.g.,the floor area of the primary dwelling,divided by the floor area of the ADU,times the
typical fee amount charged for a new dwelling.)“Impact fee”here does not include any
connection fee or capacity charge for water or sewer service.
G.Utility Fees.
1.Converted ADUs and JADUs on a single-family lot are not required to have a new or
separate utility connection directly between the ADU or JADU and the utility.Nor is a
connection fee or capacity charge required unless the ADU or JADU is constructed with a
new single-family home.
a.Should the owner determine to provide a separate utility connection,the connection is
subject to a connection fee or capacity charge that is proportionate to the burden
created by the ADU or JADU,based on either the floor area or the number of drainage-
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fixture units (DFU)values,as defined by the Uniform Plumbing Code,upon the water or
sewer system.The fee or charge may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing this
service.
2.All other ADUs and JADUs require a new,separate utility connection directly between
the ADU or JADU and the utility.The connection is subject to a connection fee or capacity
charge that is proportionate to the burden created by the ADU or JADU,based on either
the floor area or the number of drainage-fixture units (DFU)values,as defined by the
Uniform Plumbing Code,upon the water or sewer system.The fee or charge may not
exceed the reasonable cost of providing this service.
The proposed text amendment would also amend Section 17.44.020(F) to read as follows:
F.Junior accessory dwelling unit and accessory
dwelling unit
Refer to Section 17.21.040(I)
Planning Commission
On December 9,2019,the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to consider the request.
There were no public speakers on the item.At the conclusion of the public hearing,the Planning
Commission adopted Resolution 19-30 by a 5-0 vote,thereby recommending the City Council adopt
an ordinance to amend the municipal code and implement the State mandated changes to ADU law.
Since the public hearing,staff has made two additional changes to the proposed language to ensure
the municipal code is compliant with State law.These changes include the kitchen requirements for
JADUs and applicability of historic resources.
Environmental Determination
Under California Public Resources Code section 21080.17,the California Environmental Quality Act
(“CEQA”)does not apply to the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the
provisions of section 65852.2 of the Government Code,which is California’s ADU law and which
regulates JADUs,as defined by section 65852.22.Therefore,the proposed ordinance is statutorily
exempt from CEQA in that the proposed ordinance implements the State’s ADU law.
In addition to being statutorily exempt from CEQA,the proposed ordinance is also categorically
exempt from CEQA under the Class 3 exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section 15303.
The Class 3 exemption categorically exempts from CEQA,among other things,the construction and
location of new,small structures and the conversion of existing small structures from one use to
another.Section 15303 specifically lists the construction of appurtenant accessory structures and
garages as examples of activity that expressly falls within this exemption.Here,the ordinance is
categorically exempt under the Class 3 exemption because the ordinance regulates the conversion of
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categorically exempt under the Class 3 exemption because the ordinance regulates the conversion of
existing structures into,and the new construction of,ADUs and JADUs,which are,by definition,
structures that are accessory to a primary dwelling on the lot.
General Plan Consistency:
The City’s General Plan Housing Element,adopted on September 10,2013,covers the 2013-2021
planning period.While a standalone document,the Housing Element is considered integral with
PLAN Hermosa.The proposed text amendment has been evaluated for consistency with the City’s
General Plan. Relevant Goals and Policies are listed below:
·Policy 2.1 The City will continue to promote the development of a variety of housing types and
styles to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all segments of the community
·Policy 2.2 The City will continue to encourage the development of safe,sound,and decent
housing to meet the needs of varying income groups
·Policy 4.4 The City will continue to evaluate its Zoning Ordinance and General Plan and
remove governmental constraints related to development standards.These may include,but
not be limited to,parking requirements,allowing affordable housing on commercial sites,new
standards for mixed-use development,lot consolidation incentives,and senior housing
requirements.
The proposed text Amendment would promote the development of ADUs and JADUs,which provide
an additional housing type in the City and are designed to meet the needs of a variety of residents
and income groups.Furthermore,the Text Amendment would remove the Administrative Permit
requirement for new ADUs and JADUs,thus removing a governmental constraint.The state law
declares that these units are consistent with the densities set out in the general plan and are merely
accessory to the already permitted residential uses on the site.This amendment promotes the state
housing goals,responds to the state housing crisis and would assist the City in meeting its allotment
for the upcoming RHNA cycle.Thus,there is nothing in this ordinance that would impede the City’s
ability to meet its general plan and housing element goals.
Fiscal Impact:
The proposed action has no immediate fiscal impact.Any long-term fiscal impacts are speculative,
but should this action result in the investment and construction of Accessory Dwelling Units,it may
result in positive fiscal impacts both from permit and property tax revenue.
Attachments:
1.Draft Urgency Ordinance
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2.Draft Ordinance
3.Planning Commission Resolution 19-30
4.Planning Commission Staff Report, dated December 19, 2019
5.Existing HBMC Chapter 17.21
6.SB 13 (Chapter 653, Statutes of 2019)
7.AB 68 (Chapter 655, Statutes of 2019)
8.AB 881 (Chapter 659, Statutes of 2019)
Respectfully Submitted by: David Blumenthal, AICP, Senior Planner
Concur: Ken Robertson, Community Development Director
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH AMENDING SECTION 17.04.040,
CHAPTER 17.21, AND SECTION 17.44.020 OF THE HERMOSA
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY
DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS
AND DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM
CEQA
The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City of Hermosa Beach, California (“City”) is a municipal
corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California.
Section 2. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes cities to act by ordinance to
provide for the creation and regulation of accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) and junior
accessory dwelling units (“JADUs”).
Section 3. In 2019, the California Legislature approved, and the Governor signed
into law a number of bills (“New ADU Laws”) that, among other things, amended
Government Code section 65852.2 and 65852.22 to impose new limits on local
authority to regulate ADUs and JADUs.
Section 4. The New ADU Laws take effect January 1, 2020, and since the City’s
existing ADU ordinance does not comply with the New ADU Laws, the City’s ordinance
has been deemed null and void on that date.
Section 5. The City desires to amend its local regulatory scheme for the
construction of ADUs and JADUs to comply with the amended provisions of
Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22.
Section 6. There is a current and immediate threat to the public health, safety, or
welfare based on the passage the New ADU Laws because the City’s ordinance does
not comply with Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 (as amended) and
as of January 1, 2020 the City’s ordinance regulating ADUs and JADUs became null
and void, the City thereafter is limited to applying the few default standards that are
provided in Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 for the approval of ADUs
and JADUs.
Section 7. The approval of ADUs and JADUs based solely on the default
statutory standards, without local regulations governing height, setback, landscape,
architectural review, among other things, would threaten the character of existing
neighborhoods, and negatively impact property values, personal privacy, and fire safety.
These threats to public safety, health, and welfare justify adoption of this ordinance as
an urgency ordinance to be effective immediately upon adoption by a four-fifths vote of
the City Council.
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Section 8. To protect the public safety, health, and welfare, the City Council may
adopt this ordinance as an urgency measure in accordance with Government Code
section 36937, subdivision (b), after consideration and recommendation by the City’s
Planning Commission.
Section 9. The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby finds,
determines, and declares the recitals and findings above are true and correct and are
each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council.
Section 10. The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby further finds,
determines, and declares Under California Public Resources Code section 21080.17,
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") does not apply to the adoption of an
ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of section 65852.2 of the
Government Code, which is California's ADU law and which also regulates JADUs, as
defined by section 65852.22. Therefore, the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt
from CEQA in that the proposed ordinance implements the State's ADU law.
In addition to being statutorily exempt from CEQA, the proposed ordinance is
also categorically exempt from CEQA under the Class 3 exemption set forth in State
CEQA Guidelines section 15303. The Class 3 exemption categorically exempts from
CEQA, among other things, the construction and location of new, small structures and
the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another. Section 15303
specifically lists the construction of appurtenant accessory structures and garages as
examples of activity that expressly falls within this exemption. Here, the ordinance is
categorically exempt under the Class 3 exemption because the ordinance regulates the
conversion of existing structures into, and the new construction of, ADUs and JADUs,
which are, by definition, structures that are accessory to a primary dwelling on the lot.)
Section 11. The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby further finds,
determines, and declares the Text Amendment is consistent with the goals and policies
of the General Plan. Specifically, the Text Amendment will implement, in part, the
following policies in the Housing Element of the General Plan:
• Policy 2.1 The City will continue to promote the development of a variety of
housing types and styles to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all
segments of the community;
• Policy 2.2 The City will continue to encourage the development of safe, sound,
and decent housing to meet the needs of varying income groups;
• Policy 4.4 The City will continue to evaluate its Zoning Ordinance and General
Plan and remove governmental constraints related to development standards.
These may include, but not be limited to, parking requirements, allowing
affordable housing on commercial sites, new standards for mixed-use
development, lot consolidation incentives, and senior housing requirements.
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The proposed text Amendment will promote the development of ADUs and JADUs,
which provide an additional housing type in the City and are designed to meet the
needs of a variety of residents and income groups. Furthermore, the Text Amendment
will remove the Administrative Permit requirement for new ADUs and JADUs, thus
removing a governmental constraint. The state law declares that these units are
consistent with the densities set out in the general plan and are merely accessory to the
already permitted residential uses on the site. This amendment promotes the state
housing goals, responds to the state housing crisis and will assist the City in meeting its
allotment for the upcoming RHNA cycle. Thus, there is nothing in this amendment that
will impede the city’s ability to meet its general plan (and housing element) goals.
Section 12. Section 17.04.040 of Chapter 17.04 of Title 17 of the Hermosa
Beach Municipal Code is amended to add the following definitions to the alphabetical
list of definitions to read as follows:
“Accessory structure” means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a
dwelling located on the same lot.
“Complete independent living facilities” means permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family
or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.
“Nonconforming zoning condition” means a lawfully established physical
improvement on a property that does not conform to current zoning standards.
“Passageway” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky.
“Proposed dwelling” means a dwelling that is the subject of a permit application
and that meets the requirements for permitting.
“Public transit” means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train
station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of
transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the
public (applicable to Chapter 17.21 only).
Section 13. Chapter 17.21 of Title 17 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Chapter 17.21 Accessory Dwelling Units
17.21.010 Purpose
The purpose of this section is to allow and regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) in compliance with California Government
Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22.
17.21.020 Effect of Conforming.
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An ADU or JADU that conforms to the standards in this chapter will not be:
A. Deemed to be inconsistent with the city’s general plan and zoning designation
for the lot on which the ADU or JADU is located.
B. Deemed to exceed the allowable density for the lot on which the ADU or
JADU is located.
C. Considered in the application of any local ordinance, policy, or program to
limit residential growth.
17.21.020 Approvals
Provided an ADU and/or JADU complies with all of the requirements set forth in this
chapter, applications for ADUs and JADUs may submit directly to Planning and Building
plan check, including payment of all required plan check fees. No other administrative or
discretionary permit is required.
17.21.030 ADUs and JADUs
ADUs and JADUs shall be permitted in any zone that allows residential development,
except the Mobilehome Park Development (MHP) District. The following is the
maximum number of ADUs and/or JADUs allowed on a residential property:
A. Converted on Single-Family Lot: Only one ADU or JADU on a lot with a
proposed or existing single-family dwelling on it. The ADU or JADU shall also
comply with the following:
1. Is either: (a) within the space of a proposed single-family dwelling; (b)
within the existing space of an existing single-family dwelling; or (c)
within the existing space of an accessory structure, plus up to 150
additional square feet if the expansion is limited to accommodating
ingress and egress.
2. Has exterior access that is independent of that for the single-family
dwelling.
3. Has side and rear setbacks sufficient for fire and safety, as dictated by
applicable building and fire codes.
B. Detached on Single-Family Lot: One detached, new-construction ADU on a
lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling (in addition to any JADU
that might otherwise be established on the lot pursuant to HBMC
17.21.030(A)), if the detached ADU satisfies the following limitations:
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1. There shall be no more than one ADU and one JADU located on the
property.
2. The ADU complies with all applicable building and fire codes.
C. Converted on Multiple-Family Lot: Multiple ADUs may be permitted on lots
with existing or proposed multiple-family dwellings, subject to the following:
1. The number of ADUs allowed shall not exceed 25 percent of the
existing multiple-family dwellings on the property. For the purposes of
calculating the number of allowable ADUs, the following shall apply:
a. Previously approved ADUs shall not count towards the existing
multiple-family dwellings.
b. Fractions shall be rounded down to the next lower whole
number of dwelling units, except that a least one ADU shall be
allowed.
2. ADU’s shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes.
D. Detached on Multiple-Family Lot: Up to two detached ADUs may be permitted
on a lot that has an existing multiple-family dwelling, subject to the following:
1. The total number of ADUs on the property, including the conversion of
spaces as permitted pursuant to HBMC 17.21.030(C) does not exceed
two. For the purpose of this chapter, multiple-family dwellings
approved and built as a single complex shall be considered one lot,
regardless of the number of parcels.
2. ADU’s shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes.
17.21.040 Development Standards
Except as modified by this chapter, ADUs and/or JADUs shall conform to all
requirements of the underlying zoning district, any applicable overlay district, and all
other applicable provisions of this code.
A. Lot Area. There shall be no minimum lot area required in order establish an
ADU or JADU.
B. Height.
1. Detached ADUs shall not exceed one-story and a height of sixteen
(16) feet.
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2. Attached ADUs shall not exceed the height, as permitted in the base
zone.
C. Setbacks. ADUs and JADUs shall comply with all setback requirements
applicable to the zoning district, except as noted below:
1. For conversion of existing enclosed floor area, garage, or carport, no
additional setback is required beyond the existing provided setback.
2. For replacement of an existing enclosed structure, garage, or carport,
no additional setback is required beyond the existing provided setback.
This provision shall only apply to ADUs and JADUs that are replacing
an existing structure in the exact same location, size and height.
3. Newly constructed detached ADUs shall meet the minimum setback,
as required by the base zone or four (4) feet, whichever is less.
D. Unit Size
1. The maximum size of an ADU is 850 square feet for a studio or one-
bedroom unit, and 1,000 square feet for a unit with two bedrooms. No
more than two bedrooms shall be allowed.
2. An attached ADU that is created on a lot with an existing or proposed
single-family dwelling is further limited to 50 percent of the floor area of
the existing primary dwelling.
3. Application of 17.21.040(D)(2) and other development standards, such
as lot coverage or open space, might further limit the size of the ADU,
but in no case shall these requirements limit the ADU to be less than
800 square feet.
4. The maximum size of a JADU shall be 500 square feet.
5. The minimum size of an ADU or JADU shall be at least that of an
efficiency unit.
E. Fire Sprinklers. Fire sprinklers are required in an ADU only if sprinklers are
required in the primary residence.
F. Passageway. No passageway shall be required in conjunction with the
construction of an ADU and/or JADU. For the purposes of this chapter,
“passageway” shall mean a pathway that is unobstructed, clear to the sky,
and extends from the right-of-way to one entrance of the ADU and/or JADU.
G. Roof Deck. Roof decks shall not be permitted on an ADU or JADU.
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H. Kitchens
1. ADU. ADUs shall have a kitchen, as required by the Building Code, which
shall include a kitchen sink, cooking device, refrigeration, food preparation
counter, and storage cabinets.
2. JADU. JADUs shall include an efficiency kitchen, as required by the
Building Code, which shall include all of the following:
a. A cooking facility with appliances; and
b. Food preparation counter(s) and storage cabinet(s).
I. Parking. Parking shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 17.44 (Off-
Street Parking) of this code, except as modified below:
1. No parking shall be required for JADUs.
2. A minimum of one parking space shall be provided for each ADU.
a. The parking space(s) may be provided as part of two or more
spaces lined up behind one another
3. Exceptions. No parking for the ADU is required in the following
situations:
a. The ADU is located within one-half mile walking distance of
public transit. For purposes of this chapter, “Public transit”
means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or
train station, where the public may access buses, trains,
subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set
fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.
b. The ADU is located within an architecturally or historically
significant historic district.
c. The ADU is converted as part of a proposed or existing primary
residence or an accessory structure.
d. When on-street parking permits are required but not offered to
the occupant of the ADU.
e. When there is an established car share vehicle stop located
within one block of the ADU. For the purposes of this section,
“car-share vehicle” shall mean part of an established program
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intended to stay in a fixed location for at least ten (10) years and
is available to the public.
4. No Replacement. When a garage, carport, or covered parking
structure is demolished in conjunction with the construction of, or
converted, to an ADU or JADU, those off-street parking spaces are not
required to be replaced.
J. Storage facilities shall include an area sufficient to accommodate refuse
containers (trash, recycle, and green waste) for all units on the site. Such
storage containers shall be provided in any one (1) of the following ways:
1. Attached to the outside of the structure on privately owned property,
enclosed on all sides by suitable screening of not less than four (4) feet
in height or similar type of structure so that the same shall not be open
to public view, one (1) side of which may be opened as a gate. Such
storage facilities shall have a concrete, asphalt or similar base and
shall be adequately ventilated; or
2. Constructed within the building structure; or
3. A separate structure enclosed on all sides by suitable screening of not
less than four (4) feet in height or similar type of structure so that the
same shall not be open to public view, one (1) side of which may be
opened as a gate. Such storage facilities shall have a concrete,
asphalt or similar base and shall be adequately ventilated; or
4. Within an accessory building such as a garage or storage shed, or
within a primary structure in a service porch-type area.
K. Design. Exterior finished materials on the ADU or JADU shall match the
exterior finished material for the primary dwelling unit.
L. Utility Connection.
1. Converted single-family dwellings. An ADU or JADU permitted
pursuant to Section 17.21.030(A) of this chapter shall not be required
to provide a separate utility connection (water, sewer, natural gas,
electric) between the ADU or JADU and the utility.
2. All others. ADUs or JADUs, except those permitted pursuant to Section
17.21.030(A) of this chapter, shall provide a separate utility connection
(water, sewer, natural gas, electric) between the ADU or JADU and the
utility.
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M. Open Space. Unless restricted pursuant to Section 17.21.040(D)(3), the
property in which the ADU or JADU is located upon, shall comply with the
open space requirements of the base zone.
17.21.050 Historic Resource Preservation
Based on state law, ADUs shall be approved ministerially. Therefore, the applicable
provisions of Chapter 17.53 (Historic Resources Preservation) do not apply. However,
ADUs or JADUs located on a property that is listed on the California Register of Historic
Resources shall meet all Secretary of the Interior Standards, as applicable.
17.21.060 Short-Term Rentals
Short-term rentals shall be prohibited in all ADUs and JADUs, as set forth in Sections
17.08.025, 17.10.015, 17.12.015, 17.14.015, 17.16.015, 17.18.025 and 17.20.015.
17.21.070 Owner-Occupancy
A. For all ADUs create before January 1, 2020, a natural person with legal or
equitable title to the property must reside on the property, in either the primary
dwelling or ADU, as the person’s legal domicile and permanent residence.
B. For any ADU that is created on or after January 1, 2020, but before January
1, 2025, there shall be no owner-occupancy requirement.
C. For all ADUs create on or after January 1, 2025, a natural person with legal or
equitable title to the property must reside on the property, in either the primary
dwelling or ADU, as the person’s legal domicile and permanent residence.
D. For all JADUs, a natural person with legal or equitable title to the property
must reside on the property, in the primary dwelling unit, as the person’s legal
domicile and permanent residence. However, the owner-occupancy
requirement of this paragraph does not apply if the property is entirely owned
by another governmental agency, land trust, or housing organization.
17.21.080 No Separate Conveyance
An ADU or JADU may be rented, but no ADU or JADU may be sold or otherwise
conveyed separately from the lot and the primary dwelling (in the case of a single-family
lot) or from the lot and all of the dwellings (in the case of a multiple-family lot).
17.21.090 Deed restriction and Recordation Required
Prior to issuance of a building permit for an ADU or JADU, a deed restriction shall be
recorded against the title of the property in the County Recorder’s office and a copy filed
with the Community Development Director. The deed restriction shall run with the land
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and bind all future owners. The form of the deed restriction will be provided by the City
and shall include the following:
A. The ADU or JADU may not be sold separately from the primary dwelling.
B. The ADU or JADU is restricted to the approved size and to other attributes
allowed by this chapter, including the prohibition on short-term rentals.
C. The deed restriction runs with the land and may be enforced against future
property owners.
D. The deed restriction may be removed if the owner eliminates the ADU or
JADU, as evidenced by, for example, removal of the kitchen facilities. To
remove the deed restriction, an owner may make a written request of the
Community Development Director, providing evidence that the ADU or JADU
has in fact been eliminated. The Community Development Director may then
determine whether the evidence supports the claim that the ADU or JADU
has been eliminated. Appeal may be taken from the Community Development
Director’s determination consistent with other provisions of this Code.
E. The deed restriction is enforceable by the Community Development Director
or his or her designee for the benefit of the City. Failure of the property owner
to comply with the deed restriction may result in legal action against the
property owner, and the City is authorized to obtain any remedy available to it
at law or equity, including, but not limited to, obtaining an injunction enjoining
the use of the ADU or JADU in violation of the recorded restrictions or
abatement of the illegal unit.
17.21.100 Fees
F. Impact Fees.
1. No impact fee is required for an ADU that is less than 750 square feet
in size.
2. Any impact fee that is required for an ADU that is 750 square feet or
larger in size must be charged proportionately in relation to the square
footage of the primary dwelling unit. (E.g., the floor area of the primary
dwelling, divided by the floor area of the ADU, times the typical fee
amount charged for a new dwelling.) “Impact fee” here does not
include any connection fee or capacity charge for water or sewer
service.
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G. Utility Fees.
1. Converted ADUs and JADUs on a single-family lot are not required to
have a new or separate utility connection directly between the ADU or
JADU and the utility. Nor is a connection fee or capacity charge
required unless the ADU or JADU is constructed with a new single-
family home.
a. Should the owner determine to provide a separate utility
connection, the connection is subject to a connection fee or
capacity charge that is proportionate to the burden created by
the ADU or JADU, based on either the floor area or the number
of drainage-fixture units (DFU) values, as defined by the
Uniform Plumbing Code, upon the water or sewer system. The
fee or charge may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing
this service.
2. All other ADUs and JADUs require a new, separate utility connection
directly between the ADU or JADU and the utility. The connection is
subject to a connection fee or capacity charge that is proportionate to
the burden created by the ADU or JADU, based on either the floor area
or the number of drainage-fixture units (DFU) values, as defined by the
Uniform Plumbing Code, upon the water or sewer system. The fee or
charge may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing this service.
Section 14. Subsection (F) of Section 17.44.020 of Chapter 17.44 of Title 17 of
the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
F. Junior accessory dwelling unit and accessory
dwelling unit
Refer to Section 17.21.040(I)
Section 15. This ordinance takes effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 16. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City’s book of original ordinances; make a
note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and, within fifteen (15)
days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be published or
posted in accordance with California law. The City Clerk is further directed to fill in the
appropriate dates as indicated in the ordinance above.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 14th day of January, 2020
_______________________________________
MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
__________________________ _________________________
City Clerk City Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. ________
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH AMENDING SECTION 17.04.040, CHAPTER
17.21, AND SECTION 17.44.020 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND
DETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA
The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach does ordain as follows:
Section 1. The City of Hermosa Beach, California (“City”) is a municipal
corporation, duly organized under the constitution and laws of the State of California.
Section 2. The Planning and Zoning Law authorizes cities to act by ordinance to
provide for the creation and regulation of accessory dwelling units (“ADUs”) and junior
accessory dwelling units (“JADUs”).
Section 3. In 2019, the California Legislature approved, and the Governor signed
into law a number of bills (“New ADU Laws”) that, among other things, amended
Government Code section 65852.2 and 65852.22 to impose new limits on local
authority to regulate ADUs and JADUs.
Section 4. The New ADU Laws take effect January 1, 2020, and since the City’s
existing ADU ordinance does not comply with the New ADU Laws, the City’s ordinance
has been deemed null and void on that date.
Section 5. The City desires to amend its local regulatory scheme for the
construction of ADUs and JADUs to comply with the amended provisions of
Government Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22.
Section 6. The City’s ordinance does not comply with Government Code
sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 (as amended) and as of January 1, 2020 the City’s
ordinance regulating ADUs and JADUs became null and void, the City thereafter is
limited to applying the few default standards that are provided in Government Code
sections 65852.2 and 65852.22 for the approval of ADUs and JADUs.
Section 7. The approval of ADUs and JADUs based solely on the default
statutory standards, without local regulations governing height, setback, landscape,
architectural review, among other things, would threaten the character of existing
neighborhoods, and negatively impact property values, personal privacy, and fire safety.
Section 8. The City Council has reviewed and considered the public testimony
and agenda reports prepared in connection with this ordinance, including the policy
considerations discussed therein, and the consideration and recommendation by the
City’s Planning Commission.
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Section 9. The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby finds,
determines, and declares the recitals and findings above are true and correct and are
each incorporated by reference and adopted as findings by the City Council.
Section 10. The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby further finds,
determines, and declares Under California Public Resources Code section 21080.17,
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") does not apply to the adoption of an
ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of section 65852.2 of the
Government Code, which is California's ADU law and which also regulates JADUs, as
defined by section 65852.22. Therefore, the proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt
from CEQA in that the proposed ordinance implements the State's ADU law.
In addition to being statutorily exempt from CEQA, the proposed ordinance is
also categorically exempt from CEQA under the Class 3 exemption set forth in State
CEQA Guidelines section 15303. The Class 3 exemption categorically exempts from
CEQA, among other things, the construction and location of new, small structures and
the conversion of existing small structures from one use to another. Section 15303
specifically lists the construction of appurtenant accessory structures and garages as
examples of activity that expressly falls within this exemption. Here, the ordinance is
categorically exempt under the Class 3 exemption because the ordinance regulates the
conversion of existing structures into, and the new construction of, ADUs and JADUs,
which are, by definition, structures that are accessory to a primary dwelling on the lot.)
Section 11. The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach hereby further finds,
determines, and declares the Text Amendment is consistent with the goals and policies
of the General Plan. Specifically, the Text Amendment will implement, in part, the
following policies in the Housing Element of the General Plan:
• Policy 2.1 The City will continue to promote the development of a variety of
housing types and styles to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all
segments of the community;
• Policy 2.2 The City will continue to encourage the development of safe, sound,
and decent housing to meet the needs of varying income groups;
• Policy 4.4 The City will continue to evaluate its Zoning Ordinance and General
Plan and remove governmental constraints related to development standards.
These may include, but not be limited to, parking requirements, allowing
affordable housing on commercial sites, new standards for mixed-use
development, lot consolidation incentives, and senior housing requirements.
The proposed text Amendment will promote the development of ADUs and JADUs,
which provide an additional housing type in the City and are designed to meet the
needs of a variety of residents and income groups. Furthermore, the Text Amendment
will remove the Administrative Permit requirement for new ADUs and JADUs, thus
removing a governmental constraint. The state law declares that these units are
consistent with the densities set out in the general plan and are merely accessory to the
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already permitted residential uses on the site. This amendment promotes the state
housing goals, responds to the state housing crisis and will assist the City in meeting its
allotment for the upcoming RHNA cycle. Thus, there is nothing in this amendment that
will impede the city’s ability to meet its general plan (and housing element) goals.
Section 12. Section 17.04.040 of Chapter 17.04 of Title 17 of the Hermosa
Beach Municipal Code is amended to add the following definitions to the alphabetical
list of definitions to read as follows:
“Accessory structure” means a structure that is accessory and incidental to a
dwelling located on the same lot.
“Complete independent living facilities” means permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation on the same parcel as the single-family
or multifamily dwelling is or will be situated.
“Nonconforming zoning condition” means a lawfully established physical
improvement on a property that does not conform to current zoning standards.
“Passageway” means a pathway that is unobstructed clear to the sky.
“Proposed dwelling” means a dwelling that is the subject of a permit application
and that meets the requirements for permitting.
“Public transit” means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or train
station, where the public may access buses, trains, subways, and other forms of
transportation that charge set fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the
public (applicable to Chapter 17.21 only).
Section 13. Chapter 17.21 of Title 17 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is
amended in its entirety to read as follows:
Chapter 17.21 Accessory Dwelling Units
17.21.010 Purpose
The purpose of this section is to allow and regulate accessory dwelling units (ADUs)
and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) in compliance with California Government
Code sections 65852.2 and 65852.22.
17.21.020 Effect of Conforming.
An ADU or JADU that conforms to the standards in this chapter will not be:
A. Deemed to be inconsistent with the city’s general plan and zoning designation
for the lot on which the ADU or JADU is located.
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B. Deemed to exceed the allowable density for the lot on which the ADU or
JADU is located.
C. Considered in the application of any local ordinance, policy, or program to
limit residential growth.
17.21.020 Approvals
Provided an ADU and/or JADU complies with all of the requirements set forth in this
chapter, applications for ADUs and JADUs may submit directly to Planning and Building
plan check, including payment of all required plan check fees. No other administrative or
discretionary permit is required.
17.21.030 ADUs and JADUs
ADUs and JADUs shall be permitted in any zone that allows residential development,
except the Mobilehome Park Development (MHP) District. The following is the
maximum number of ADUs and/or JADUs allowed on a residential property:
A. Converted on Single-Family Lot: Only one ADU or JADU on a lot with a
proposed or existing single-family dwelling on it. The ADU or JADU shall also
comply with the following:
1. Is either: (a) within the space of a proposed single-family dwelling; (b)
within the existing space of an existing single-family dwelling; or (c)
within the existing space of an accessory structure, plus up to 150
additional square feet if the expansion is limited to accommodating
ingress and egress.
2. Has exterior access that is independent of that for the single-family
dwelling.
3. Has side and rear setbacks sufficient for fire and safety, as dictated by
applicable building and fire codes.
B. Detached on Single-Family Lot: One detached, new-construction ADU on a
lot with a proposed or existing single-family dwelling (in addition to any JADU
that might otherwise be established on the lot pursuant to HBMC
17.21.030(A)), if the detached ADU satisfies the following limitations:
1. There shall be no more than one ADU and one JADU located on the
property.
2. The ADU complies with all applicable building and fire codes.
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C. Converted on Multiple-Family Lot: Multiple ADUs may be permitted on lots
with existing or proposed multiple-family dwellings, subject to the following:
1. The number of ADUs allowed shall not exceed 25 percent of the
existing multiple-family dwellings on the property. For the purposes of
calculating the number of allowable ADUs, the following shall apply:
a. Previously approved ADUs shall not count towards the existing
multiple-family dwellings.
b. Fractions shall be rounded down to the next lower whole
number of dwelling units, except that a least one ADU shall be
allowed.
2. ADU’s shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes.
D. Detached on Multiple-Family Lot: Up to two detached ADUs may be permitted
on a lot that has an existing multiple-family dwelling, subject to the following:
1. The total number of ADUs on the property, including the conversion of
spaces as permitted pursuant to HBMC 17.21.030(C) does not exceed
two. For the purpose of this chapter, multiple-family dwellings
approved and built as a single complex shall be considered one lot,
regardless of the number of parcels.
2. ADU’s shall comply with all applicable building and fire codes.
17.21.040 Development Standards
Except as modified by this chapter, ADUs and/or JADUs shall conform to all
requirements of the underlying zoning district, any applicable overlay district, and all
other applicable provisions of this code.
A. Lot Area. There shall be no minimum lot area required in order establish an
ADU or JADU.
B. Height.
1. Detached ADUs shall not exceed one-story and a height of sixteen
(16) feet.
2. Attached ADUs shall not exceed the height, as permitted in the base
zone.
C. Setbacks. ADUs and JADUs shall comply with all setback requirements
applicable to the zoning district, except as noted below:
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1. For conversion of existing enclosed floor area, garage, or carport, no
additional setback is required beyond the existing provided setback.
2. For replacement of an existing enclosed structure, garage, or carport,
no additional setback is required beyond the existing provided setback.
This provision shall only apply to ADUs and JADUs that are replacing
an existing structure in the exact same location, size and height.
3. Newly constructed detached ADUs shall meet the minimum setback,
as required by the base zone or four (4) feet, whichever is less.
D. Unit Size
1. The maximum size of an ADU is 850 square feet for a studio or one-
bedroom unit, and 1,000 square feet for a unit with two bedrooms. No
more than two bedrooms shall be allowed.
2. An attached ADU that is created on a lot with an existing or proposed
single-family dwelling is further limited to 50 percent of the floor area of
the existing primary dwelling.
3. Application of 17.21.040(D)(2) and other development standards, such
as lot coverage or open space, might further limit the size of the ADU,
but in no case shall these requirements limit the ADU to be less than
800 square feet.
4. The maximum size of a JADU shall be 500 square feet.
5. The minimum size of an ADU or JADU shall be at least that of an
efficiency unit.
E. Fire Sprinklers. Fire sprinklers are required in an ADU only if sprinklers are
required in the primary residence.
F. Passageway. No passageway shall be required in conjunction with the
construction of an ADU and/or JADU. For the purposes of this chapter,
“passageway” shall mean a pathway that is unobstructed, clear to the sky,
and extends from the right-of-way to one entrance of the ADU and/or JADU.
G. Roof Deck. Roof decks shall not be permitted on an ADU or JADU.
H. Kitchens
1. ADU. ADUs shall have a kitchen, as required by the Building Code, which
shall include a kitchen sink, cooking device, refrigeration, food preparation
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counter, and storage cabinets.
2. JADU. JADUs shall include an efficiency kitchen, as required by the
Building Code, which shall include all of the following:
a. A cooking facility with appliances; and
b. Food preparation counter(s) and storage cabinet(s).
I. Parking. Parking shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 17.44 (Off-
Street Parking) of this code, except as modified below:
1. No parking shall be required for JADUs.
2. A minimum of one parking space shall be provided for each ADU.
a. The parking space(s) may be provided as part of two or more
spaces lined up behind one another
3. Exceptions. No parking for the ADU is required in the following
situations:
a. The ADU is located within one-half mile walking distance of
public transit. For purposes of this chapter, “Public transit”
means a location, including, but not limited to, a bus stop or
train station, where the public may access buses, trains,
subways, and other forms of transportation that charge set
fares, run on fixed routes, and are available to the public.
b. The ADU is located within an architecturally or historically
significant historic district.
c. The ADU is converted as part of a proposed or existing primary
residence or an accessory structure.
d. When on-street parking permits are required but not offered to
the occupant of the ADU.
e. When there is an established car share vehicle stop located
within one block of the ADU. For the purposes of this section,
“car-share vehicle” shall mean part of an established program
intended to stay in a fixed location for at least ten (10) years and
is available to the public.
4. No Replacement. When a garage, carport, or covered parking
structure is demolished in conjunction with the construction of, or
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converted, to an ADU or JADU, those off-street parking spaces are not
required to be replaced.
J. Storage facilities shall include an area sufficient to accommodate refuse
containers (trash, recycle, and green waste) for all units on the site. Such
storage containers shall be provided in any one (1) of the following ways:
1. Attached to the outside of the structure on privately owned property,
enclosed on all sides by suitable screening of not less than four (4) feet
in height or similar type of structure so that the same shall not be open
to public view, one (1) side of which may be opened as a gate. Such
storage facilities shall have a concrete, asphalt or similar base and
shall be adequately ventilated; or
2. Constructed within the building structure; or
3. A separate structure enclosed on all sides by suitable screening of not
less than four (4) feet in height or similar type of structure so that the
same shall not be open to public view, one (1) side of which may be
opened as a gate. Such storage facilities shall have a concrete,
asphalt or similar base and shall be adequately ventilated; or
4. Within an accessory building such as a garage or storage shed, or
within a primary structure in a service porch-type area.
K. Design. Exterior finished materials on the ADU or JADU shall match the
exterior finished material for the primary dwelling unit.
L. Utility Connection.
1. Converted single-family dwellings. An ADU or JADU permitted
pursuant to Section 17.21.030(A) of this chapter shall not be required
to provide a separate utility connection (water, sewer, natural gas,
electric) between the ADU or JADU and the utility.
2. All others. ADUs or JADUs, except those permitted pursuant to Section
17.21.030(A) of this chapter, shall provide a separate utility connection
(water, sewer, natural gas, electric) between the ADU or JADU and the
utility.
M. Open Space. Unless restricted pursuant to Section 17.21.040(D)(3), the
property in which the ADU or JADU is located upon, shall comply with the
open space requirements of the base zone.
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17.21.050 Historic Resource Preservation
Based on state law, ADUs shall be approved ministerially. Therefore, the applicable
provisions of Chapter 17.53 (Historic Resources Preservation) do not apply. However,
ADUs or JADUs located on a property that is listed on the California Register of Historic
Resources shall meet all Secretary of the Interior Standards, as applicable.
17.21.060 Short-Term Rentals
Short-term rentals shall be prohibited in all ADUs and JADUs, as set forth in Sections
17.08.025, 17.10.015, 17.12.015, 17.14.015, 17.16.015, 17.18.025 and 17.20.015.
17.21.070 Owner-Occupancy
A. For all ADUs create before January 1, 2020, a natural person with legal or
equitable title to the property must reside on the property, in either the primary
dwelling or ADU, as the person’s legal domicile and permanent residence.
B. For any ADU that is created on or after January 1, 2020, but before January
1, 2025, there shall be no owner-occupancy requirement.
C. For all ADUs create on or after January 1, 2025, a natural person with legal or
equitable title to the property must reside on the property, in either the primary
dwelling or ADU, as the person’s legal domicile and permanent residence.
D. For all JADUs, a natural person with legal or equitable title to the property
must reside on the property, in the primary dwelling unit, as the person’s legal
domicile and permanent residence. However, the owner-occupancy
requirement of this paragraph does not apply if the property is entirely owned
by another governmental agency, land trust, or housing organization.
17.21.080 No Separate Conveyance
An ADU or JADU may be rented, but no ADU or JADU may be sold or otherwise
conveyed separately from the lot and the primary dwelling (in the case of a single-family
lot) or from the lot and all of the dwellings (in the case of a multiple-family lot).
17.21.090 Deed restriction and Recordation Required
Prior to issuance of a building permit for an ADU or JADU, a deed restriction shall be
recorded against the title of the property in the County Recorder’s office and a copy filed
with the Community Development Director. The deed restriction shall run with the land
and bind all future owners. The form of the deed restriction will be provided by the City
and shall include the following:
A. The ADU or JADU may not be sold separately from the primary dwelling.
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B. The ADU or JADU is restricted to the approved size and to other attributes
allowed by this chapter, including the prohibition on short-term rentals.
C. The deed restriction runs with the land and may be enforced against future
property owners.
D. The deed restriction may be removed if the owner eliminates the ADU or
JADU, as evidenced by, for example, removal of the kitchen facilities. To
remove the deed restriction, an owner may make a written request of the
Community Development Director, providing evidence that the ADU or JADU
has in fact been eliminated. The Community Development Director may then
determine whether the evidence supports the claim that the ADU or JADU
has been eliminated. Appeal may be taken from the Community Development
Director’s determination consistent with other provisions of this Code.
E. The deed restriction is enforceable by the Community Development Director
or his or her designee for the benefit of the City. Failure of the property owner
to comply with the deed restriction may result in legal action against the
property owner, and the City is authorized to obtain any remedy available to it
at law or equity, including, but not limited to, obtaining an injunction enjoining
the use of the ADU or JADU in violation of the recorded restrictions or
abatement of the illegal unit.
17.21.100 Fees
F. Impact Fees.
1. No impact fee is required for an ADU that is less than 750 square feet
in size.
2. Any impact fee that is required for an ADU that is 750 square feet or
larger in size must be charged proportionately in relation to the square
footage of the primary dwelling unit. (E.g., the floor area of the primary
dwelling, divided by the floor area of the ADU, times the typical fee
amount charged for a new dwelling.) “Impact fee” here does not
include any connection fee or capacity charge for water or sewer
service.
G. Utility Fees.
1. Converted ADUs and JADUs on a single-family lot are not required to
have a new or separate utility connection directly between the ADU or
JADU and the utility. Nor is a connection fee or capacity charge
required unless the ADU or JADU is constructed with a new single-
family home.
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a. Should the owner determine to provide a separate utility
connection, the connection is subject to a connection fee or
capacity charge that is proportionate to the burden created by
the ADU or JADU, based on either the floor area or the number
of drainage-fixture units (DFU) values, as defined by the
Uniform Plumbing Code, upon the water or sewer system. The
fee or charge may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing
this service.
2. All other ADUs and JADUs require a new, separate utility connection
directly between the ADU or JADU and the utility. The connection is
subject to a connection fee or capacity charge that is proportionate to
the burden created by the ADU or JADU, based on either the floor area
or the number of drainage-fixture units (DFU) values, as defined by the
Uniform Plumbing Code, upon the water or sewer system. The fee or
charge may not exceed the reasonable cost of providing this service.
Section 14. Subsection (F) of Section 17.44.020 of Chapter 17.44 or Title 17 of
the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
F. Junior accessory dwelling unit and accessory
dwelling unit
Refer to Section 17.21.040(I)
Section 15. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its passage and
adoption pursuant to California Government Code section 36937.
Section 16. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City’s book of original ordinances; make a
note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and, within fifteen (15)
days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be published or
posted in accordance with California law. The City Clerk is further directed to fill in the
appropriate dates as indicated in the ordinance above.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this ____ day of _____________, 2020
_______________________________________
MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, California
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk City Attorney
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
TEXT AMENDMENT 20-1, CONSIDERATION OF AN AMENDMENT
TO CHAPTER 5.78 “TOBACCO RETAILERS” OF TITLE 5 OF THE
HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT ISSUANCE
OF NEW TOBACCO RETAILER LICENSES AND THE SALE OF
ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES AND DETERMINATION THAT
THE AMENDMENT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM
THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(Community Development Director Ken Robertson)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council continue the public hearing to the January 28 meeting in
order to provide staff additional time to reach out to all tobacco retailers and discuss with them
Council’s direction.
Background:
On November 12,2019,the City Council directed staff to return with an ordinance to ban any new
tobacco retailer licenses and to ban the sale of electronic smoking devices in existing business.The
Council also requested staff,with the assistance of BCHD,to reach out to tobacco retailers in taking
further steps to make the City completely tobacco-free.
Analysis:
Staff has engaged with the Beach Cities Health District and initiated outreach to local businesses.
However,staff needs additional time to reach out to all businesses individually as part of an overall
strategy on making the City tobacco-free.
Respectfully Submitted by: Ken Robertson, Community Development Director
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION’S
RECOMMENDED SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
POLICY FOR A THREE-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM; AND AFFIRM
THE COMMISSION’S REVIEW OF THE POLICY IN TWO YEARS
(Community Resources Manager Kelly Orta)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1.Approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s
recommended Special Event Long-term Agreement Policy for a three-year pilot program; and
2.Direct the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission to review and
provide an update to Council on the policy in two years’ time, in advance of entering into the
Pilot Program’s third and final year.
Executive Summary:
The City Council,at its October 10,2019 meeting,approved the Special Event Fee Waiver Policy,
which the Parks,Recreation and Community Resource Advisory Commission recommended for
approval at its October 1 regular meeting.As a result,several annual events that had recently
received fee waivers,awarded by the Council,were no longer eligible for fee waiver consideration.To
continue the City’s support of these events,the City Council expressed a desire to expedite the
Special Event Subcommittee’s creation of a Long-term Agreement Policy dedicated for special
events.
The Special Event Subcommittee presented draft versions of the Long-term Agreement Policy to the
Commission at its special meeting on November 4 and regular meeting on December 3.As a result
of the Commission’s review and deliberations,it recommends approval of the proposed policy which
outlines an event’s qualifications for eligibility,term limits,procedures for consideration,and
obligations of the organization.Additionally,the Commission recommends the implementation of the
policy as a three-year pilot program with the Commission’s review of it in two years.
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Background:
The City Council at its October 10,2019 meeting,approved the Special Event Fee Waiver Policy,
which the Parks,Recreation and Community Resource Advisory Commission recommended for
approval at its October 1 regular meeting.As a result of this policy,several annual events were no
longer eligible for fee waiver consideration that had recently been the recipient of fee waivers
awarded by the City Council.To continue the City’s support of these events,which are further
outlined below,the City Council expressed a desire to expedite the Special Event Subcommittee’s
creation of a Long-term Agreement Policy dedicated for special events.Through this process,there
would be an opportunity for event fees to be decreased or eliminated depending on the outcome of
negotiations between the City and representatives from each event’s producing organization.
The Special Event Subcommittee,currently consisting of Chairperson Jani Lange and Commissioner
Barbara Ellman,worked with Staff and presented a draft version of the Long-term Agreement Policy
to the Commission at its special meeting on November 4.The Commission provided its input and
requested to have the policy return at a future meeting for final review.This secondary review was
held at the Commission’s regular meeting on December 3.The proposed Special Event Long-term
Agreement (LTA) Policy (Attachment 1) includes comments and input received from both meetings.
Discussion:
The proposed LTA Policy outlines an event’s qualifications for eligibility,term limits,procedures for
consideration,and obligations of the organization.Throughout policy development,the
Subcommittee and Staff analyzed characteristics of existing events to determine various thresholds
that would make an event eligible for an LTA to be sure the policy was clear,defining,and not too
broad in its scope.While there are many benefits to enter into an LTA,the desired focus was not to
allow all events to be eligible,but rather dedicated to those that the City would like to partner with or
for larger-scale events that pose the biggest impact to the City where the pre-planning and
consistency that an LTA provides would be highly beneficial.
Policy Overview
The proposed policy outlines a number of qualifiers that are required for consideration of each
event’s eligibility for an LTA, including:
·An Impact Level of II or III;
·Greater than an estimated 5,000 people in attendance;
·Include at least two consecutive event days;
·Have been an approved event held in Hermosa Beach for at least three consecutive years;
·Produced by an organization that serves and supports Hermosa Beach in some way; and
·The producing organization must be able to demonstrate programs that provide a
demonstrable positive impact to the City.
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If these qualifications are not met,but an event is deemed a benefit to the community and is one that
the City is unable to provide itself,the City Council also has the ability to authorize an LTA.The
proposed term limits are for no less than two years and for no longer than three,unless otherwise
determined by the City Council.
The procedures for obtaining an LTA require the organization to submit a completed LTA application
and corresponding letter to the Community Resources Department.The letter must contain
information demonstrating how the producing organization serves,involves,and/or promotes
Hermosa Beach’s coastal lifestyle,its residents,schools,and/or businesses;how its programs
provide a positive impact to the Hermosa Beach community;or how it offers recreational,cultural,
social,and/or educational activities for the community.Once deemed complete,the Commission
would review the request to determine if all the qualifications are satisfactorily met and consider
making a recommendation to the City Council to begin negotiations for an LTA.The City Council
would then review the request to formally determine whether staff should begin negotiating with the
organization.If approved,and once the terms are negotiated,the City Council would have final
authority to approve the negotiated terms of the LTA.
Lastly,as part of the requirements for an LTA,the organization must provide a presentation to the
Commission at least 60 days prior to and following its event that outlines a general overview of the
upcoming event followed by actual event details.This would provide an opportunity for biannual
check-ins with the Commission where it can receive information about the event,while also allowing
the community an opportunity to hear of upcoming event details.
Qualifying Organizations
Under the proposed LTA policy, the following returning events would be eligible:
·Hearts of Hermosa
·Spyder Surf Fest
·Fine Arts Festival
·HB Triathlon
·AVP
·International Surf Festival
·Movies at the Beach
As previously stated,the City Council expressed a desire at its October 10 regular meeting to
consider the implementation of an LTA with several events that were no longer eligible for fee waiver
consideration under the newly adopted Special Event Fee Waiver Policy. These events included:
·Best Day Beach Day
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·Fine Arts Festival
·Pets in the Park
·AVP
·Pumpkins in the Park
·Hearts of Hermosa
The Fine Arts Festival,AVP,and Hearts of Hermosa would already be eligible for an LTA,as
previously noted.Although the events produced by Friends of the Parks (FOP),which include Pets in
the Park and Pumpkins in the Park,would not be eligible under the proposed policy,the Commission
recommends the inclusion of these events in future LTA negotiations consistent with the Council’s
discussion at its October 10 meeting.
Although staff and the Subcommittee considered the inclusion of the Best Day Beach Day event
while creating the LTA policy,it is not deemed to be similar in scale to the events that the proposed
LTA policy currently allows,and,therefore,not recommended for this consideration.It was
determined that including provisions in the policy that would deem this event eligible for an LTA
allows a large number of events to also be eligible,which minimizes the effectiveness of the policy.
Without the City Council’s authorization to enter into an agreement with each event’s organization,
the Best Day Beach Day event would not qualify for an LTA.
The Commission recommends implementation of the policy for a three-year pilot program with
program evaluation by the Commission in two years.This would provide ample time to determine if
the policy is fair,comprehensive,and responsive to concerns addressed during policy development.
This recommendation was presented and affirmed by the Commission in response to several
Commissioners expressing concern over the policy possibly being too restrictive at its November 4
meeting.
General Plan Consistency:
This report and associated recommendation have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s
General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:
Governance Element
Goal 1. A high degree of transparency and integrity in the decision-making process.
Policies:
·1.6 Long-term considerations.Prioritize decisions that provide long-term community benefit
and discourage decisions that provide short-term community benefit but reduce long-term
opportunities.
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Parks and Open Space Element
Goal 3. Community parks and facilities encourage social activity and interaction.
Policies:
·3.1 Community-friendly events.Encourage,permit,and support community group,nonprofit,
or business organized events on City property that support physical activity,beach culture,and
family-friendly social interactions.
·3.2 Social and cultural events.Design and program parks and open space to accommodate
unique social and cultural events to foster connectedness and interaction.
·3.3 Commercial use of facilities.Regulate and enforce commercial use of City parks and
open spaces to ensure activities do not impact general use and enjoyment.
Goal 8.Special events at the beach are balanced to support community recreation and
economic development without restricting coastal access or impacting the community.
Policies:
·8.3 Community-focused events.Prioritize the approval of special events that enhance the
sense of community,improve economic vitality,and foster a healthy environment and active
lifestyles.
·8.4 Family-focused events.Prioritize events that appeal to a wide segment of community
members.
Fiscal Impact:
The fiscal impact is unknown at this time as event fees collected for each event under its LTA would
be contingent on negotiated terms.
Attachments:
1.Proposed Long-term Agreement Policy
Respectfully Submitted by: Kelly Orta, Community Resources Manager
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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Special Event Long-term Agreement
The City of Hermosa Beach recognizes the value in hosting a variety of beloved community events that
help create a balanced and enjoyable events calendar for its residents. To support and develop a long-
term approach to the scheduling of events, eligible events can qualify for a long-term agreement (LTA)
with the City.
ELIGIBILITY
In order for an organization to be eligible for consideration of a long-term agreement, its event(s) must
satisfactorily meet at least three of the following:
□ The event(s) must qualify as an Impact Level II or III (per the Impact Worksheet), and at least one
of the following:
o Have a combined estimated total of 5,000 people in attendance; or
o The event must be at least two (2) consecutive days (including setup and teardown).
□ Have held its event in Hermosa Beach for at least three consecutive years and can demonstrate
a positive and differentiated impact to the city including substantive and measurable economic
and community benefits;
□ The event must be produced by an organization that serves, involves, and/or promotes
Hermosa Beach’s coastal lifestyle, its residents, schools, and/or businesses; and
□ The organization or event producer must be able to demonstrate how its programs (outside of
those provided at the event) provide a positive impact to the City including enhancements to
quality of life to the Hermosa Beach community; or the offering of recreational, cultural, social,
and/or educational activities of interest to the community.
Upon request of an organization whose event does not satisfy one or more of the above eligibility
criteria, the City Council may at a regular Council meeting authorize such organization to apply for an
LTA where its event provides a demonstrable or differentiated benefit to the community or a service
that the City would otherwise be unable to provide.
TERM LIMITS
LTA’s shall be for no less than two (2) years but shall not exceed a maximum of three (3) years unless
otherwise determined by the City Council.
PROCEDURES
The following steps are required to guide the development and implementation of an LTA:
1. Submittal of an LTA Application and corresponding letter to the Community Resources
Department explaining the organization’s qualifications (as outlined above).
2. Review and recommendation for City Council approval by the Parks, Recreation and Community
Resources Advisory Commission (Commission).
3. Review and approval by the City Council to begin LTA negotiations with Staff.
4. LTA negotiations and development.
5. Presentation of the final LTA to the City Council for approval.
AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS
Organizations whose event(s) are approved through an LTA are required to provide a formal presentation
to the Commission at one of its regular monthly meetings no more than 60-days prior AND 60-days
following its event(s). The pre-event presentation shall include a general event overview including
anticipated number of attendees; an overview of the event footprint and individualized setup; and its
anticipated impact(s) to the community, etc. The post-event presentation shall include a general overview
including the actual number of attendees; actual impact(s) to the community; and any event struggles and
successes, etc.
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
BROWN ACT DEMANDS FILED BY KEN HARTLEY AND
JUSTIN LEDDEN PERTAINING TO SELECTION OF
MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE
(City Attorney Michael Jenkins)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider allegations in the two attached letters and take
action as Council deems appropriate.
Background:
To promote transparency and comply with the Brown Act,City Council meetings are open and public.
All items of business taken up by the City Council generally must be included on a posted agenda,
which provides the public advance notice and promotes public participation.To promote the statute’s
overarching value of accountable government,the Brown Act allows interested persons to challenge
the City’s compliance by making directly to the City a “demand”to cure or correct an action alleged
not to have been taken in compliance with the Brown Act.A written demand must be filed within a
certain time period.
This procedure creates an opportunity for the City to account for its actions and reinforce the
community’s confidence that the Council is governing in an open and transparent manner.Within 30
days of receiving a timely demand,the Brown Act requires that the City Council determine whether it
will cure or correct the challenged action.Note that the Brown Act is designed to discourage litigation
by providing that the City may take action to address the concern raised,regardless whether an
actual violation occurred and without admitting any violation.Essentially,the Act provides an
opportunity for a “do-over”to avert litigation;the Council may reconsider an action and effectuate a
“cure”without conceding that a violation of the Act occurred.If the City Council does not act within 30
days,it is deemed to have determined not to take any corrective action.Hence,the Council has 30
days within which to determine whether to take corrective action.(Government Code Section
54960.1(b)).
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On December 4,2019,the City Council considered such a Brown Act cure and correct demand letter
from Tony Higgins,alleging violations of the Brown Act in connection with the Council’s selection of a
Mayor Pro Tem at its November 21,2019 meeting.At that meeting,after considering public comment,
the Council chose to rescind its action of November 21,2019 electing Justin Massey Mayor Pro Tem.
Thereafter,nominations for Mayor Pro Tem were solicited and Justin Massey and Hany Fangary
were nominated for Mayor Pro Tem.Justin Massey was elected Mayor Pro Tem by a vote of 3-2.As
stated in the staff report presented at the December 4,2019 meeting,the Council’s rescission of the
November 21 vote and its new vote on the selection of Mayor Pro Tem constituted a “cure and
correct” within the meaning of Government Code section 54960.1.
Subsequently,in a letter received December 18,2019,Kenneth A.Hartley alleges violations of the
Brown Act in both the November 21,2019,Council meeting and the subsequent December 4,2019,
Council meeting,arising from the Council’s selection of a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.Similarly,in a
letter dated December 19,2019,Justin Ledden,representing Dina Fangary,1 alleges violations
arising from,among other things,the actions that appointed someone other than Hany Fangary as
Mayor Pro Tem.2 It is these latter two demand letters that require the City Council’s attention tonight.
Discussion:
To assist the Council in evaluating the claims and determining a course of action,this report first
analyzes the allegations and legal contentions set forth in each letter and then suggests potential
actions the Council may take.
The demand letters from Mr.Hartley and Mr.Ledden are attached (Attachments 1 and 2).Both
letters rely in large part on these three fundamental misconceptions:
1)Misconception:That the City Council’s November 21,2019 action selecting Justin Massey as
Mayor Pro Tem was improper because it did not follow an informal rotation policy.
Fact:Government Code section 36801 provides that the city council of a general law city shall select
one of its members as mayor and another of its members as mayor pro tempore.Any member of the
Council is eligible for selection to either position.While the City may informally follow a rotation
procedure, no member is entitled to be selected. The Council is not bound by tradition.
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1 Councilmember Fangary is married to the Petitioner and serves as co-counsel in the lawsuit referenced in Mr.
Ledden’s letter,Fangary v.City of Hermosa Beach,et al,LACSC Case No.19STCP05134.Consequently,
Councilmember Fangary has a conflict of interest that precludes him from participating in this agenda item.
2 Fangary’s lawsuit against the City claims that the City Council had to select Hany Fangary as Mayor Pro Tem.
2)Misconception:That the Brown Act requires that the public be given notice of the Council’s
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2)Misconception:That the Brown Act requires that the public be given notice of the Council’s
intention to deviate from the informal rotation policy.
Fact:California Government Code section 54954.2 sets forth the agenda requirements for items of
business on the agenda of a legislative body:
“(a)(1)At least 72 hours before a regular meeting,the legislative body of the local agency,or
its designee,shall post an agenda containing a brief general description of each item of
business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting,including items to be discussed in
closed session. A brief general description of an item generally need not exceed 20 words.”
The posted agenda for the November 21,2019 City Council meeting included the following
description:
APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE;COUNCIL COMMITTEE
REORGANIZATION;AND RESOLUTION DECLARING THE NOVEMBER 5,2019
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH OFFICIALLY
CONCLUDED AS DECLARED BY THE LOS ANGELES BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
(City Clerk)
Recommendation:City Clerk recommends that the City Council make the following
appointments,consistent with the current rotation policy for Mayor and Mayor pro tempore and
adopt the resolution (to be made available prior to the meeting)declaring the November 5,
2019 General Municipal Election for the City of Hermosa Beach officially concluded as
declared by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors on November 19, 2019.
1. Mayor for a term ending Thursday, November 12, 2020; and
2. Mayor pro tempore for a term ending Thursday, November 12, 2020.
The agenda description for the item provides a brief general description of the fact that the City
Council,among other things,will select a Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.This description provides
sufficient notice to the public that the Council will be considering those appointments and thus
satisfies the requirements of Section 54954.2.The Brown Act does not include any requirement for
notice beyond that contained in section 54954.2.
The purpose of the requirement that the agenda contain “a brief general description of each item of
business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting,”is to inform the public of the business to be
taken up by the Council at the meeting.This gives members of the public interested in the business
items notice of the Council’s intention to consider them and an opportunity to attend.The agenda is
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not intended to,nor could it,predict the outcome of the votes to be taken during the meeting.Matters
of business are routinely identified in the agenda where the Council has the discretion to take any
number of alternative actions at the meeting.The decision as to who to select for the Mayor Pro Tem
decision was no different;the Council had absolute discretion to select any one of its members as
Mayor Pro Tem,regardless of whatever expectations members of the body or of the public may have
had going in to the meeting.It would not be possible without violating the Act to determine in advance
that the Council would deviate from the informal rotation practice.
The “demand”letters assert that members of the public would have offered comment had they known
of the Council’s action before the fact.Whether or not true,this is not an argument related to
compliance with the Brown Act.This is the same lament as “had I known the Council would approve
the development project,I would have attended the meeting and argued against it.”Unpredictable
things happen at city council meetings;the Brown Act provides no remedy for disappointment over
outcomes.What the Brown Act requires is public notice of the general item to be discussed and an
opportunity for public comment.Both of those criteria were satisfied at the November 21,2019,
meeting.Moreover,in response both to Tony Higgin’s letter and some public social media
commentary,the Council chose to notice an item on a public agenda to revisit the selection of the
Mayor Pro Tem on December 4.At that meeting the Council heard public comment and considered
the item anew.
3)Misconception:That the November 21,2019 actions to select the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem
were improper because they were not preceded by public comment.
Fact:No member of the public requested an opportunity to comment on the item at the November 21
meeting.Indeed,no member of the public was denied an opportunity to address the Council and no
one alleges otherwise.Section 54954.3 of the Brown Act provides that the public must be afforded an
opportunity to address the Council on each item of business.As a matter of longstanding practice,
and consistent with Section 54954.3,the City Council takes public comment on each item of
business listed on the agenda.The agenda,including the agenda for the November 21 adjourned
regular meeting, includes this instruction:
“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.”
Council meetings are relatively informal,and it is commonplace for people in the audience to stand
and ask to be heard.The mayor routinely accepts public comment from people who do not fill out a
speaker card.
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The selection of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem was listed on the November 21 agenda under the
heading “Presentations.”No speaker cards were submitted for public participation for that item.No
member of the public rose and asked to speak prior to or during consideration of the item.
Following submittal of nominations for Mayor Pro Tem,the newly elected Mayor Campbell asked for
comment.Neither Councilmember Fangary nor anyone else in the chambers requested the
opportunity to comment.
In short,the absence of public comment may have been attributable to the expectations people had
going in to the meeting, but it was not because anyone was denied the opportunity to speak.
The remaining assertions specific to each letter are now addressed in turn below.The allegation is
summarized in italics followed by the response.
The Hartley letter:
1.The nomination of Mayor Campbell did not receive a second.This is a question of
parliamentary procedure,which is not governed by the Brown Act.In any event,under the applicable
rules of parliamentary procedure, nominations do not require a second.
2.There was no opportunity for public comment.This assertion is addressed in full above.There
was an opportunity;there simply was no one seeking to address the Council on this item.This
agenda item was handled in the same manner as every agenda item on every Council meeting
agenda.No member of the public indicated a desire to speak,either by submitting a speaker card or
otherwise.
3.Council committed a serial meeting violation.The Hartley letter speculates that more than two
Councilmembers discussed this matter privately before the meeting.There is no evidence of this
having occurred.The concern,however,was rendered moot because the Council subsequently
noticed a public discussion of the selection of the Mayor Pro Tem,heard public comment,and took
action.In this way,the Council engaged in public deliberations,including lengthy individual
explanations of their positions.Also,the vote tally changed the second time the item was addressed.
Together,this demonstrates the December 4 meeting was a sincere effort to allay any concerns
about the transparency of the decision-making process,effectively curing any possible alleged
violation.
4.The Brown Act creates specific agenda obligations for notifying the public with a “brief
description”of each item to be discussed or acted upon.As discussed above,the agenda for the
November 21, 2019 meeting fully satisfied these agenda requirements.
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Finally,as noted above,on December 4,2019,the Council took action to cure and correct the
November 21 action as regards selection of the Mayor Pro Tem.To the extent Mr.Hartley’s letter is
directed at that action, its allegations are moot.
The Ledden letter:
Mr.Ledden is co-counsel with Councilmember Fangary in a lawsuit filed against the City by
Councilmember Fangary’s wife,Dina Fangary,which seeks to invalidate the Council’s November 21,
2019 decision to select Justin Massey as Mayor Pro Tem.The lawsuit was filed on the morning of
December 4,prior to the Council’s meeting of December 4 and its decision to cure and correct its
November 21 decision.Most of the issues raised by Mr.Ledden in his December 19,2019 letter were
raised earlier in correspondence dated December 3 and 4,2019 from Councilmember Fangary and
in the lawsuit itself.In light of the Council’s December 4 action,described with more particularity
above, these allegations are moot.
The remaining assertions are as follows:
1.“It appears that the City Council agreed with the concerns raised by Mr.Higgins and Ms.
Fangary regarding Brown Act violations as it took steps to rescind Mr.Massey’s November 21,2019
nomination at its December 4,2019 meeting.”As noted in the December 4,2019 staff report,the City
Council may take action to address the concerns raised,regardless whether an actual violation
occurred and without admitting any violation. Indeed, the staff report stated as follows:
Nevertheless,Council may choose to reconsider the November 21 action.Such action
in response to the demand for a cure of alleged Brown Act violations may alleviate the
concerns raised in Mr.Higgins’letter and will avert the need to litigate these issues.Should
Council choose to rescind the November 21 vote and take a new vote on the selection of
Mayor pro Tem,that action would constitute a “cure and correct”within the meaning of
Government Code section 54960.1.Further,such an action would not be deemed a
concession that a violation occurred as per subparagraph (f) of Section 54960.1:
(f)The fact that a legislative body takes a subsequent action to cure or correct an action
taken pursuant to this section shall not be construed or admissible as evidence of a violation
of this chapter.
Further, subsection (e) of Section 54960.1 provides as follows:
(e)During any action seeking a judicial determination pursuant to subdivision (a)if the
court determines,pursuant to a showing by the legislative body that an action alleged to have
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been taken in violation of Section 54953,54954.2,54954.5,54954.6,54956,or 54956.5 has
been cured or corrected by a subsequent action of the legislative body,the action filed
pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be dismissed with prejudice.
Accordingly, Mr. Ledden’s observation is inaccurate.
2.“The City Council must then also concur that the nomination and appointment of Mary
Campbell as Mayor of the City during the November 21,2019 City Council meeting was similarly in
violation of the Act,for the same reasons,and for other reasons pointed out below.”As explained
immediately above,the action on December 4 was not an admission of a violation of the Act.Instead,
it was a good faith effort to provide those concerned with the Council’s decision an opportunity to
express those concerns to the Council and an opportunity for the Councilmembers to explain their
various reasons for the position they were taking.No such genuine issues have been raised with
respect to the selection of the mayor.
3.“The November 21,2019 meeting was scheduled to be a Ceremonial meeting,not a regularly
scheduled public meeting.”In accordance with Sections 54954 and 54955 of the Brown Act,the
November 21 meeting was an “adjourned regular meeting”of the City Council,a specific type of
meeting contemplated by the Brown Act.The business conducted at the November 21st meeting
included adopting the resolution declaring the election results.From the agenda description,
Councilmember Fangary and the public were aware that the agenda included items of business that
could only be done by the Council (and therefore only at a properly noticed open and public Council
meeting).There is no such thing as a “Ceremonial meeting”in the laws that govern general law
cities. Mr. Ledden’s description of the meeting is inaccurate.
4.“As it was understood prior to that meeting,nominations and appointments would take place
pursuant to the City’s current rotation schedule for Mayor and Mayor pro tempore appointments.”
Notwithstanding Mr.Ledden’s expectations,or those of his co-counsel Councilmember Fangary or
his client Dina Fangary,as discussed more fully above in this report,people’s expectations do not
govern the Council’s actions.The outcome of some items is unexpected;unanticipated result does
not constitute a Brown Act violation.Moreover,the Brown Act does not govern which councilmember
is selected to serve as Mayor Pro Tem.
5.“As such,no public participation was expected or required.However,based on the conduct of
the Council,it is clear that the current rotation schedule was not followed and appropriate notice and
public participation was required for the appointment of,not only the Mayor pro tempore,but the
Mayor as well.No such notice or public participation occurred in connection with Campbell’s
November 21,2019 appointment as Mayor of the City.”As noted earlier in this report,the agenda for
the November 21,2019 meeting satisfied the notice requirements of the Brown Act in all respects.As
further discussed above,opportunity for public comment was provided as it is for all scheduled
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agenda items. No public participation was denied.
6.“Specifically,the conduct of Mary Campbell,Stacey Armato,and Justin Massey at and after
the November 21,2019 meeting provide evidence,or at least give the perception,that these council
members met prior to the November 21,2019 meeting to discuss the plan to circumvent the current
rotation schedule and nominate and vote for Massey over Fangary.”This assertion is speculation,
nothing more.Mr.Ledden offers no facts and nothing more than inferences to support his allegation.
Mr.Ledden’s letter was written well after the Council’s December 4 meeting,yet fails to address the
lengthy and detailed explanations offered by Councilmembers Armato,Campbell and Massey at that
meeting,as to why each of them had independently come to the view that Councilmember Fangary
was not a suitable candidate for Mayor Pro Tem at this time.Each councilmember detailed their
respective observations of how Councilmember Fangary had over the course of many months
engaged in behavior that rendered him unsuited for the Mayor Pro Tem position at this time.The
record of that meeting demonstrates that each member had his or her own experiences to rely on in
coming to this conclusion,and that the November 21 vote was merely the culmination of many
months of observation and frustration.
7.“The above statement [social media quote from former Councilmember Duclos]evidences,or
at least strongly implies,that City Council made that choice while Councilmember Duclos was
serving on the Council prior to November 18,2019.”Former Councilmember Duclos’comments
appear to reflect a similar experience as his colleagues;but he did not participate in the selection of
the current Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem having not run for re-election.
Conclusion:
Based on the foregoing,I conclude that the demands from Mr.Hartley and Mr.Ledden are without
merit,that no violation of the Brown Act occurred at the November 21,2019 City Council meeting,
and that no cure is legally required.
As noted above,on December 4,2019,the City Council rescinded its November 21 action as regards
selection of the Mayor Pro Tem,and did the process over again.This constituted a “cure and correct”
within the meaning of Government Code section 54960.1.The allegations that the selection of the
Mayor was done in violation of the Brown Act have not been addressed by the Council.
Options:
1.Receive and file this report.Direct the City Attorney to send a letter to Mr.Ledden and to Mr.
Hartley indicating that the Council considered their letters and will not take further action with
respect to the selection of the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem at this time.
2.Reconsider the selection of the mayor similar to the reconsideration of the Mayor Pro Tem at
the December 4 meeting:
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a.Rescind the action taken on November 21, 2019, to select the Mayor
b.Accept public comment
c.Take nominations for Mayor
d.Vote on selection of Mayor
3. The same as Option 2 but include the selection of Mayor Pro Tem
Attachments:
1. Letter from Ken Hartley
2. Letter from Justin Ledden
Respectfully Submitted by: Michael Jenkins, City Attorney
Noted: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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City of Hermosa Beach
Dear City Council,
This letter is to call your attention to what I believe was a substantial violation of a central provision of
the Ralph M. Brown Act, one which may jeopardize the finality of the action taken by the City Council of
Hermosa Beach. I bring this to your attention, as there has been a repeated pattern of lack of
transparency in our City. Through City Council’s private communications, deliberations, and the
expansion of sub-committees, actions are often predetermined and the public’s right to participate in a
meaningful and informed manner is curtailed.
The nature of the violation is as follows: At its meeting on November 21, 2019, the Hermosa Beach City
Council took action to appoint Councilmember Campbell as the new Mayor of Hermosa Beach. The
item, listed on the agenda as “Appointment of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem”, was opened by Mayor
Stacey Armato with her quickly nominating Councilmember Campbell, and without a second, her calling
for a formal vote.
The action taken was not in compliance with the Brown Act because it did not allow for public
participation. The rights of the public were intentionally curtailed because there was no opportunity to
publicly comment. Now that the City’s position that the mayoral rotation is not mandatory, the public
may wish to comment on who is best equipped to be Mayor given the significant challenges the
City faces at this time. Either way, the public should be provided this opportunity and proper steps
should be taken to ensure we have a properly appointed Mayor.
In addition, at the December 4th meeting in which the City Council attempted to correct the violations
related to the appointment of the Mayor Pro Tem, there are also unresolved inconsistencies concerning
Councilmember Campbell and Councilmember Armato’s statements on that matter.
Councilmember Campbell addressed why she had not communicated with Councilmember Fangary on
the matter beforehand: “There are a number of concerns expressed about the lack of Councilmember
Fangary’s lack of notice ahead of time about the break in tradition, I understand these sentiments, I had
the same ones myself, but the California Brown Act prevents us as colleagues any matter that could
produce a decision”. She continued, “I did make the motion, and while I felt it was completely the right
thing to do, I was completely prepared for the motion to die without a second.” And finally, in closing she
stated in frustration referring her decision “you cannot speak to your colleagues before a public
meeting”. Based on what she said, Campbell did not discuss the matter with her colleagues.
In Councilmember Armato’s statements, however, she stated “I was prepared at that meeting to defend
the Mayor’s nomination of Justin Massey as Mayor Pro Tem, I had my list of reasons that I wasn’t going
to dig into unless we had questions or comments from our colleagues.” Clearly, Councilmember Armato
was aware of the plan to appoint Justin Massey as Mayor Pro-Tem before the hearing. Based on
Councilmember Campbell statements that she did not discuss the matter with her colleagues,
Councilmember Armato must have found this information out from someone else. This certainly raises
concern about a serial meeting and exactly who was involved in sharing this information to
Councilmember Armato and if she shared it with Councilmember Massey or others.
As you are aware, the Brown Act creates specific agenda obligations for notifying the public with a “brief
description” of each item to be discussed or acted upon, and also creates a legal remedy for illegally
taken actions—namely, the judicial invalidation of them upon proper findings of fact and conclusions of
law.
Pursuant to that provision (Government Code Section 54960.1), I demand that the Hermosa Beach City
Council cure and correct the illegally taken action as follows: Hold a properly noticed hearing and
provide the public the awareness and opportunity to comment of which it was deprived. Provide a
formal and explicit withdrawal from any commitment made, coupled with a disclosure at a subsequent
meeting of why individual members of the legislative body took the positions — by vote or otherwise —
that they did, accompanied by the full opportunity for informed comment by members of the public at
the same meeting, notice of which is properly included on the posted agenda. Informed comment might
in certain circumstances include the provision of any and all documents in the possession of the local
agency related to the action taken, with copies available to the public on request at the offices of the
agency and also at the meeting at which reconsideration of the matter is to occur.
As provided by Section 54960.1, you have 30 days from the receipt of this demand to either cure or
correct the challenged action or inform me of your decision not to do so. If you fail to cure or correct as
demanded, such inaction may leave me no recourse but to seek a judicial invalidation of the challenged
action pursuant to Section 54960.1, in which case I would also ask the court to order you to pay my
court costs and reasonable attorney fees in this matter, pursuant to Section 54960.5.
Respectfully yours,
Kenneth A. Hartley
LEDDEN LAW OFFICE
US Bank Tower
633 W 5th St, 57h Floor, Suite 5710
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: (213) 700 2063 Email: justin@leddenlaw.com
_______________________________________________________________________________
December 19, 2019
VIA Electronic Mail
mcampbell@hermosabch.org
Mayor Mary Campbell
City of Hermosa Beach
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Michael.Jenkins@bbklaw.com
Michael Jenkins
Best, Best & Kreiger
1230 Rosecrans Avenue, Suite 110
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Re: Notice of Demand to Cure and Correct
Dear Mayor Campbell,
This letter is a follow-up to previous correspondence regarding alleged
violations of the Ralph M. Brown Act (“Act” or “Brown Act”) by the City of Hermosa
Beach (“City”), certain city council members of the City, and the City Attorney Michael
Jenkins (“Jenkins”), previously sent to the City by Anthony Higgins, and by City council
member Hany Fangary via email and letter.
These violations, and the City’s failure to properly cure, has led to the
filing of the Los Angeles Superior Court action Fangary v. City of Hermosa Beach, et al.,
LASC Case No. 19STCP05134 (the “Action). At this time, we provide notice of further
allegations of multiple additional violations of the Act and demand that the City take
action to cure and correct said violations as required by the Act.
As you are aware, our client, Dina Fangary, has alleged in the Action that
the City violated the Act by failing to properly notice and allow the public to provide
comments in connection with the November 21, 2019 nomination and appointment of
Justin Massey as the Mayor pro tempore of the City. Mr. Higgins raised similar
concerns in his correspondence to the City regarding the November 21, 2019 meeting. In
response, it appears that the City Council agreed with the concerns raised by Mr. Higgins,
and Ms. Fangary regarding Brown Act violations, as it took steps to rescind Mr.
Massey’s November 21, 2019 nomination at its December 4, 2019 meeting. The City
Council must then also concur that the nomination and appointment of Mary Campbell as
Mayor of the City during the November 21, 2019 City Council meeting was similarly in
violation of the Act, for the same reasons, and for other reasons pointed out below.
The November 21, 2019 meeting was scheduled to be a Ceremonial
meeting, not a regularly scheduled public meeting. As it was understood prior to that
meeting, nominations and appointments would take place pursuant to the City’s current
rotation schedule for Mayor and Mayor pro tempore appointments, which were
previously announced by the City Clerk during the December 7, 2017 City Council
meeting. As previously noted, the agenda confirmed that appointments would take place
pursuant to the current rotation schedule, which is laid out in an attachment to the City’s
Staff Report 17-0730, entitled “Mayoral Terms of Office (Worksheet).” As such, no
public participation was expected or required. However, based on the conduct of the
Council, it is clear that the current rotation schedule was not followed and appropriate
notice and public participation was required for the appointment of, not only the Mayor
pro tempore, but the Mayor as well. No such notice or public participation occurred in
connection with Campbell’s November 21, 2019 appointment as Mayor of the City. As
such, the City council’s failure to properly notice a public meeting and allow public
participation prior to the nomination and appointment of the Mayor is a violation of both
the Act’s notice requirements and public participation requirements included in
Government Code section 54954.3(a).
Additional concerns regarding the City’s violations of the Act have
already been communicated to you in correspondence from Hany Fangary dated
December 3, 2019 and December 4, 2019, and are incorporated herein by reference. If
you do not have these letters and would like me to forward copies to you, please let me
know.
In addition to the notice and public participation violations listed above, it
is clear from the conduct of certain City council members that further violations of the
Brown Act occurred. Specifically, the conduct of Mary Campbell, Stacey Armato, and
Justin Massey at and after the November 21, 2019, meeting provide evidence, or at least
give the perception, that these council members met prior to the November 21, 2019
meeting to discuss the plan to circumvent the current rotation schedule and nominate and
vote for Massey over Fangary. There had been no discussion at any prior public or
closed meetings on this course of action, yet at the November 21, 2019, meeting,
Campbell, Armato and Massey acted in unison to nominate and appoint Massey as Mayor
pro tempore without any discussion, in literally less than 15 seconds. A City tradition of
more than 40 years simply erased in less than 15 seconds, without a single comment from
any of the three councilmembers listed above. It simply defies logic, and common sense,
that all three councilmembers were in unison to overrule the City’s tradition of 40 years,
and all acted to do so in less than 15 seconds, yet they have never once discussed it
before the November 21, 2019 meeting.
Further, at the December 4, 2019, meeting, Council member Armato
stated that she was prepared to support Campbell’s motion to appoint Massey at the
November 21, 2019 meeting, implying that she had forehand knowledge that the
nomination was to occur. As no discussions had ever been held in public or closed
sessions, this knowledge must have come from a communication not at a public meeting.
If such communications took place between more than two members of the City Council,
that is clearly a violation of the Brown Act.
Evidence, or at least strong perception, of the fact that more than two
councilmembers discussed this issue in violation of the Act is further provided by
information former Councilmember Jeff Duclos posted on social media after the
November 21, 2019 meeting. In response to concerns raised by the community about the
Council’s actions during the November 21, 2019 meeting, which as you know took place
after Councilmember Duclos’ term ended a few days earlier on November 18, 2019, he
posted the following:
It is an unfortunate situation to be sure and I feel bad for Hany, but is a
situation entirely of his making. . . . he left the City Council with little
choice.
The above statement evidences, or at least strongly implies, that the City
Council made that choice while Councilmember Duclos was serving on the Council prior
to November 18, 2019.
The Brown Act allows the legal remedy of judicial invalidation of illegally
taken action, pursuant to Government Code Section 54960.1. We demand on behalf of
our client that the City cure or correct the illegally taken actions as follows: The
appointment of Mary Campbell as Mayor must be rescinded and a properly noticed
public meeting with appropriate public participation must take place prior to the
nomination and appointment of a new Mayor.
As for the asserted violation relating to council members communicating
in private to discuss the issue of the Mayor Pro Tem appointment, we demand that
Councilmembers Mary Campbell, Stacey Armato, Justin Massey and Jeff Duclos,
provide signed affidavits swearing under penalty of perjury that they did not participate
in any outside communications in connection with the November 21, 2019 appointment
of the Mayor Pro Tem, through serial meetings or otherwise, or any plan to ignore and
circumvent the City’s Mayor and Mayor pro tempore rotation schedule.
As provided by Section 54960.1, you have 30 days from the receipt of this
demand to either cure or correct the challenged violations listed above, or inform me of
your decision not to do so. If you fail to cure or correct as demanded, my client will take
appropriate action.
Very truly yours,
Justin Ledden
City of Hermosa Beach
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REPORTS ON HIS
ATTENDANCE AT THE CALIFORNIA CONTRACT CITIES
ASSOCIATION (CCCA) SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE
TOUR FROM JANUARY 6-8, 2020
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From: Councilmember Hany Fangary <hfangary@hermosabeach.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:02 AM
To: Ann Yang <anny@hermosabeach.gov>
Subject: CCCA Legislative Tour Summary
Ann, please add this email and the attachment as a supplemental to the CCCA Sacramento Legislative
Tour update.
At the Sacramento Legislative Tour:
-Over 100 city members attended the conference.
-On Monday, Jan 6th, CCCA met with 65 Legislative Offices. Discussed our 2020 Legislative
Platform.
-On Tuesday, Jan 7th, CCCA held 9 briefings with legislators, including
1.Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis
2.Sen. Ben Allen
3.Sen. Anthony Portantino
4.Sen. Shannon Grove
5.Sen. Mike McGuire
6.Sen. Steven Bradford
7.Asm. Blanca Rubio
8.Asm. Jim Cooper
-Biggest bill discussion items during the conference:
1.SB 732 (Allen) – bill authorizing SCAQMD the authority to place an tax measure in its
jurisdiction to support clean air programs. Bill would directly address the regions mobile
air issues.
2.SB 54 (Allen) – increase standards and requirements for plastic products in California
and improve recycling rates in local governments. Bill is to improve the circular economy
of recyclable products and reduce plastics in landfills.
3.SB 50 (Wiener) – Housing bill by Sen. Wiener has been amended to include a local
flexibility program—allows local government to submit plans that would allow local
governments to determine its zoning plans for higher density in areas deemed transit-
rich and or job-rich.
▪Focus on reducing vehicle miles traveled.
▪Plan must zone for the same amount of density as identified in SB 50.
▪Comply with Fair Housing Act.
1/14/20 AGENDA, ITEM 7a - COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY REPORTS ON HIS ATTENDANCE AT THE
CCCA SACRAMENTO LEGISLATIVE TOUR FROM JANUARY 6-8, 2020
SUPPLEMENTAL EMAIL AND ATTACHMENT SUBMITTED BY COUNCILMEMBER FANGARY TO THE
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE ON 1/14/20 AT 9:02 A.M.
Housing/Land Use Development:
Supports legislation and other collaborative solutions in housing
that allows innovation and exibility.
Supports legislation that provides exibility for cities to exercise
local control to best address the needs of its community and
expand opportunities to meet unfunded mandates, including
aordable housing and transit-oriented development.
Supports legislation that reduces costs and spurs housing
development, such as the expansion of tax incentives, and other
cost reduction policies to encourage new residential construction.
Homelessness:
Supports legislation that creates streamlined protocols and
metrics to be used by homeless service providers, local agencies,
and other non-governmental partners to capture and share
accurate statistics of individuals experiencing homelessness,
including vacancy rates, in-ow and out-ow information,
cost-reporting of services provided and rendered, and individuals
successfully housed.
Supports incentives for cities to create regional and collaborative
solutions to address homelessness while holding others
accountable for lack of action to address the homeless crisis.
Supports the expansion of conservatorship laws allowing for
increased guardianship control and health supervision of those
suering from mental illness, and recognizes mental illness and
addiction as a contributor to chronic homelessness.
Supports additional funding that encourages uniquely
multi-departmental and inter-governmental collaboration to
assist individuals experiencing homelessness, such as homeless
outreach teams and mental evaluation teams used by LASD, local
police departments, and mental health providers.
Community Choice Aggregation (CCA):
CCA’s provide a competitive alternative over investor-owned
utility sources for cities, businesses, and residents to purchase
renewable energy.
California Contract Cities Association (CCCA) opposes unfair cost
shifts to cities, including cities with CCA programs. CCCA opposes
any attempts to limit cost-eective energy sources.
Supports standardize state regulatory policy of CCA‘s that are
consistent to municipal utility oversight.
Public Safety:
Supports practical and needed reforms to AB 109, Proposition 47,
and Proposition 57 that reduces serial theft, rm sentencing for
repeat oenses, and overall impact of crime in cities.
Supports equitable tort reform that reduces liability costs for cities
when reasonable actions were taken by a peace ocer, in order to
protect the solvency and scal responsibility of a city.
Water:
Supports the preservation, protection, and access of clean water
from polluted dry-weather and urban runo, pursuant to each
cities’ responsibility for the capture and inltration of stormwater
into local aquifers; and
Supports practical, feasible, and aordable solutions to meet
mandatory compliance of water quality and treatment standards,
notwithstanding prior agreements that otherwise limit cities’
ability to undertake such activities.
Specically, CCCA supports funding to address growing statewide
concerns for “forever chemicals”, specically exposure to PFAS (Per
and Poly Fluoroalkyl substances) and microplastics.
The California Contract Cities Association represents 73 cities throughout California. For more than 62 years, CCCA’s mission has
been to advance the benets of the contracting model and strengthen local control. With collaborative governance as a focal point,
CCCA has advanced its mission through education, advocacy, networking, and access to protect and enhance the quality of life for
more than 7.5 million residents.
City Contracting Model Statement
Cities and city ocials are directly accountable to their communities. The contracting model allows cities to have a direct role in
providing programs and services in the most cost-eective manner. As a matter of policy, CCCA supports and defends the rights of
cities to protect their ability to contract for key services and advocate on policy issues pertinent to cities, which include, but are not
limited to pension reform, transportation, ambient air quality, taxation, and right-of-way agreements. Furthermore, the 2020
Legislative Platform are issues that are a priority for CCCA and its membership for 2020.
Legislative Committee
CCCA OFFICERS
Sandra Armenta
President
Rosemead
Mark Waronek
Vice President
Lomita
Lindsey Horvath
Secretary Treasurer
West Hollywood
Gustavo Camacho
Chair / Pico Rivera
Steve Hofbauer
Palmdale
Hany Fangary
Hermosa Beach
Dana Reed
Indian Wells
Nanette Fish
Temple City
Gary Boyer
Glendora
Diana Mahmud
South Pasadena
Juan Garza
Bellower
Josué Alvarado
Whittier
Jennifer Perez
Norwalk
Bea Dieringer
Rolling Hills
City of Hermosa Beach
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES
AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
Regular Meeting of January 14, 2020
TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the tentative future agenda items.
Attachments:
Tentative Future Agenda
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TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
JANUARY 28, 2020 @ 6:00 PM INITIAL
DATE CLOSED SESSION: QUARTERLY LITIGATION UPDATE
JANUARY 28, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
PRESENTATIONS
INTRODUCTION OF NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT K9, CHARLIE
AND HIS HANDLER, OFFICER RUSHTON
PRESENTATION FROM CITY TREASURER KAREN NOWICKI
HERMOSA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTATION ON 2019 PROGRAMS
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council Minutes City Clerk Ongoing
Check Registers Finance Director Ongoing
Revenue Report, Expenditure Report and CIP Report by Project Finance Director Ongoing
City Treasurer’s Report and Cash Balance Report City Treasurer Ongoing
Cancellation of Certain Checks City Treasurer Ongoing
Public Works Project Status Report Public Works Director Ongoing
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works
Commission meeting of November 20, 2019.
Public Works Director Ongoing
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning
Commission meeting of January 21, 2020.
Community Development Director Ongoing
Planning Commission Tentative Future Agenda Items Community Development Director Ongoing
Amendment to Wireless Communications Site License Agreement between
Sprint and City to expand existing site
Community Development Director Staff Request
Dec. 17, 2019
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR) (Including Report from
Independent Auditor)
Finance Director Annual
CONSENT ORDINANCES
Second Reading - Update to Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance City Clerk Council Direction
Dec. 17, 2019
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Authorize the removal of the Trash Compactor in Parking Lot A and approve
individual and shared container service for Pier Plaza businesses
(Continued from meeting of December 17, 2019)
Environmental Programs Manager Staff Request
Nov. 19, 2019
Memorandum of Understanding with Beach Cities Group for Green Street
Funding
Environmental Programs Manager Staff Request
Nov. 20, 2019
Review of Refined Hermosa Beach Logo Concepts Environmental Analyst / Assistant to
the City Manager
Staff Request
Sept. 6, 2019
Measure H Grant Acceptance/Beach Cities Memorandum of Understanding Assistant to the City Manager Staff Request
Approval of Systemic Safety Analysis Report Program (SSARP) Agreement Public Works Director Staff Request
Dec. 24, 2019
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS – CITY COUNCIL
Updates from City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Standing Committee
Delegates/Alternates
Councilmembers Ongoing
OTHER MATTERS – CITY COUNCIL
Tentative Future Agenda City Manager Ongoing
2
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
JOINT MEETING WITH HBCSD
FEBRUARY 11, 2020 @ 6:00 PM INITIAL
DATE CLOSED SESSION
FEBRUARY 11, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
PRESENTATIONS
RECOGNIZING HERMOSA BEACH CVS PHARMACY BRANCH MANAGER, JUN PARK
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE 4TH QUARTER AND ANNUAL REVIEW
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council Minutes City Clerk Ongoing
Check Registers Finance Director Ongoing
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,
Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of
January 7, 2020
Community Resources Manager Ongoing
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Approval of the Municipal Lease Policy Community Resources Manager Staff Request
Jun. 12, 2018
Public Records Request Guidelines City Clerk/Assistant to the City
Manager
Staff Request
Oct. 14, 2019
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS – CITY COUNCIL
Updates from City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Standing Committee
Delegates/Alternates
Councilmembers Ongoing
OTHER MATTERS – CITY COUNCIL
Tentative Future Agenda City Manager Ongoing
FEBRUARY 25, 2020 @ 6:00 PM INITIAL
DATE CLOSED SESSION
FEBRUARY 25, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council Minutes City Clerk Ongoing
Check Registers Finance Director Ongoing
Revenue Report, Expenditure Report and CIP Report by Project Finance Director Ongoing
City Treasurer’s Report and Cash Balance Report City Treasurer Ongoing
Cancellation of Certain Checks City Treasurer Ongoing
Public Works Project Status Report Public Works Director Ongoing
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning
Commission meeting of February 18, 2020.
Community Development Director Ongoing
Planning Commission Tentative Future Agenda Items Community Development Director Ongoing
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Midyear Budget Review 2019-20 Finance Director Annual
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS – CITY COUNCIL
Updates from City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Standing Committee
Delegates/Alternates
Councilmembers Ongoing
OTHER MATTERS – CITY COUNCIL
Tentative Future Agenda City Manager Ongoing
3
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 2020
REVENUE STUDY SESSION
MARCH 10, 2020 @ 6:00 PM INITIAL
DATE CLOSED SESSION
MARCH 10, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council Minutes City Clerk Ongoing
Check Registers Finance Director Ongoing
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,
Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of
February 4, 2020
Community Resources Manager Ongoing
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS – CITY COUNCIL
Updates from City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Standing Committee
Delegates/Alternates
Councilmembers Ongoing
OTHER MATTERS – CITY COUNCIL
Tentative Future Agenda City Manager Ongoing
MARCH 24, 2020 @ 6:00 PM INITIAL
DATE CLOSED SESSION
MARCH 24, 2020 @ 7:00 PM
CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council Minutes City Clerk Ongoing
Check Registers Finance Director Ongoing
Revenue Report, Expenditure Report and CIP Report by Project Finance Director Ongoing
City Treasurer’s Report and Cash Balance Report City Treasurer Ongoing
Cancellation of Certain Checks City Treasurer Ongoing
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works
Commission meeting of January 15, 2020.
Public Works Director Ongoing
Public Works Project Status Report Public Works Director Ongoing
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning
Commission meeting of March 17, 2020.
Community Development Director Ongoing
Planning Commission Tentative Future Agenda Items Community Development Director Ongoing
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS – CITY COUNCIL
Updates from City Council Ad Hoc Subcommittees and Standing Committee
Delegates/Alternates
Councilmembers Ongoing
OTHER MATTERS – CITY COUNCIL
Tentative Future Agenda City Manager Ongoing
4
PENDING STRATEGIC PLAN ITEMS STATUS /
TENTATIVE MEETING DATE
Update Personnel Policies Human Resources
Manager
Beach Policy/Regulations (Continued from meeting of October 27, 2016) Community Resources
Manager On hold by Council
Alternative Fuel Transportation Report, Nov. 2016 Environmental Analyst
CCA Direction, Dec. 2016 Environmental Analyst
PENDING NEW ITEMS STATUS /
TENTATIVE MEETING DATE
Consideration of re-establishing, on an as needed basis, both funding and
discretion for the director of Public Works to contract services to pump major
beach storm outfalls drains prior to anticipated major storm events (supported
by Duclos, Armato and Petty)
Initiated by: Other Matters Feb. 14, 2017
Public Works Director
Policy discussion regarding city responsibilities and expectations when
donations are made to city
Initiated by: Council Direction May 24, 2017
Finance Director Will be discussed at the
Revenue Strategy Study
Session
Document Retention Policy
Initiated by: Staff Request Nov. 28, 2018
City Clerk Pending City Clerk
Appointment
Consent for use of “Lot B” for construction staging area for Pier/Strand
project
Initiated by: Staff Request Dec. 17, 2018
Community
Development Director On hold per developer
Introduction of Ordinance delegating City Clerk appointment to the City
Manager
Initiated by: Staff Request Jun. 7, 2019
City Attorney
Cypress District code amendment for required special event permitting /
gatherings – similar to Limited Live Entertainment permit
Initiated by: Council Direction Jul. 9, 2019
Community
Development Director
Pursuant to Planning
Commission direction, this
item is scheduled for the
Planning Commission Study
Session in November 7, 2019
Landscape and Street Lighting District Assessment Adjustment (mail-in
election authorization)
Initiated by: Council Direction Jul. 9, 2019
Public Works Director Add to Revenue Strategy
Study Session
Removal of the Joint Trash Compactor in Parking Lot A and requirement of
individual containers and enclosures for Pier Plaza businesses
Initiated by: Staff Request Jun. 12, 2019
Public Works Director Staff is engaging impacted
businesses and will bring item
to City Council in Dec./Jan.
Hermosa Beach Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding
Initiated by: Staff Request Sept. 9, 2019
Human Resources
Manager
Final Parcel Map No. 82295 for a two-unit residential condominium project at
1602 Loma Drive.
Initiated by: Staff Request Oct. 10, 2019
Community
Development Director Pending Coastal Development
Permit