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Hermosa Beach, CA
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City of Hermosa Beach
Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
Mayor
Justin Massey
Mayor Pro Tem
Dean Francois
Councilmembers
Rob Saemann
Mike Detoy
Ray Jackson
7:00 PMTuesday, June 4, 2024
THIS SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE HELD TO DISCUSS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE
REGARDING E-BIKE REGULATIONS AND WILL BEGIN AFTER THE BUDGET STUDY
SESSION CONCLUDES
7:00 PM - SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Massey called the special meeting to order at 7:55 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Myra Maravilla announced a quorum.
Mayor Massey, Mayor Pro Tempore Francois, Councilmember Saemann,
Councilmember Detoy, and Councilmember Jackson
Present:5 -
Absent:0
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
A motion was made by Councilmember Detoy, seconded by Councilmember
Jackson, to approve the Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Mayor Massey, Francois, Saemann, Detoy, and Jackson5 -
Absent:0
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
Time for Public Comment: 12 minutes, and 37 seconds.
In-Person Public Comment:
Xavier Haas
Clint Hough
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Willard Westin
Steve Collins
Virtual Public Comment:
Anthony Higgins
24-0298 SUPPLEMENTAL ECOMMENTS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
5. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
REPORT
24-0296
ADOPTION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADDING SECTION 10.12.175 TO
THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING SAFETY
AND OPERATIONAL REGULATIONS RELATED TO
ELECTRIC/MOTORIZED BICYCLES IN THE CITY, AMENDING
SECTION 1.10.040 TO MAKE VIOLATIONS OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL
CODE REGULATIONS RELATED TO ELECTRIC/MOTORIZED
BICYCLES SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS, ADDING
CHAPTER 5.82 DEALING WITH THE RENTAL OF ELECTRIC
BICYCLES IN THE CITY AND DETERMINE THE URGENCY
ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)
Time for Presentation: 9 minutes, and 50 seconds.
Time for Deliberation: 1 hour, 30 minutes, and 10 seconds.
City Attorney Patrick Donegan provided a presentation.
Mayor Massey provided comments about Council making findings required
to approve an urgency ordinance and discussed additive rather than
duplicative language, and provided other comments.
Councilmember Jackson provided comments.
Councilmember Detoy provided comments.
Steve Collins spoke.
Mayor Massey asked various questions.
Mayor Pro Tem Francois provided comments.
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Councilmember Saemann spoke.
Steve Collins spoke.
Mayor Pro Tem Francois spoke.
Mayor Massey spoke.
Mayor Pro Tem Francois provided comments.
Councilmember Saemann provided comments.
Councilmember Detoy provided comments.
Councilmember Jackson provided comments.
The City Council continued to deliberate.
Officer Dadigan provided information about Biking Under the Influence.
The City Council continued to deliberate.
A motion was made by Councilmember Saemann, seconded by Mayor Massey, to
Waive in full of an Urgency Ordinance and declare that said title, which appears
on the public agenda, shall be determined to have been read by title; adopt
Urgency Ordinance No. ORD-24-1478U regulating electric bicycles in the City; and
adopt Resolution No. RES-24-7433 specifying fines for violations of the Urgency
Ordinance with the following changes:
- The sentence shall be deleted in section 10-12-175 A.1. beginning with "unsafe
manner" and ending with "other existing law."
-The subsection, 5 shall be added to that same section, saying, "no person riding
or operating an electric bicycle motor-driven cycle, pocket bike, or any other
electric or motorized conveyance shall transport another person upon the
electric bicycle motor, driven cycle, pocket bike, or any other electric or
motorized conveyance, unless such passenger is seated upon a separate seat
attached to the vehicle."
-The last sentence shall be deleted its entirety in Section C. 2.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye:Mayor Massey, Francois, Saemann, Detoy, and Jackson5 -
Absent:0
6. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Massey adjourned the meeting at 9:49 p.m.
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