HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-04-08 | Regular Meeting
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
Post-Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Closed Session - 5:00 PM and Open Session - 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
CITY COUNCIL
Dean Francois, Mayor
Rob Saemann, Mayor Pro Tem
Mike Detoy, Councilmember
Ray Jackson, Councilmember
Michael D. Keegan, Councilmember
David Pedersen, City Treasurer
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
Patrick Donegan, City Attorney
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director
Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Director
Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager
Paul LeBaron, Police Chief
Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
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1.CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 5:00 PM
2.ROLL CALL
3.PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
This Public Comment period is limited to Closed Session agenda items only.
Public Comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
4.RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
4.a MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on March 25,
2025
4.b PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957
Title: City Attorney
5.OPEN SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
6.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
7.ROLL CALL
8.CLOSED SESSION REPORT
9.ANNOUNCEMENTS—UPCOMING CITY EVENTS
10.APPROVAL OF AGENDA
This is the time for the City Council to discuss any changes to the order of
agenda items.
Recommended Action:
To approve the order of the agenda.
11.PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
12.CITY MANAGER REPORT 10
12.a PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR UPDATE
12.b POLICE CHIEF UPDATE
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13.PUBLIC COMMENT 13
This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council on any
items within the Council's jurisdiction and on items where public comment will
not be taken (City Manager Reports, City Councilmember Comments, Consent
Calendar items not pulled for separate consideration, and Future Agenda
Items).
The public is invited to attend and provide public comment. Public comments
are limited to two minutes per speaker and shall only be taken from those
present in City Council Chambers. No remote public comment will be taken
during this time unless required by the Brown Act. A total of thirty minutes will be
allocated to this initial public participation item. This time allotment may be
modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council.
Another period is also reserved for general comment later in the meeting for
those who could not be heard at this time.
No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment, except that the
Council may take action to schedule issues raised during public comment for a
future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City management or
departmental operations are encouraged to submit those comments directly to
the City Manager. Members of the audience will have a future opportunity to
speak on items pulled from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion,
Public Hearings, and Municipal Matters when those items are heard.
14.CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
14.a UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND
STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES
15.CONSENT CALENDAR
The following matters will be acted upon collectively with a single motion and
vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. Councilmembers
may orally register a negative vote on any Consent Calendar item without
pulling the item for separate consideration before the vote on the Consent
Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a
Councilmember removes an item from the Consent Calendar, either under
Approval of the Agenda or under this item before the vote on the Consent
Calendar. Items removed for separate discussion will be provided a separate
public comment period.
Recommended Action:
To approve the Consent Calendar.
15.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND
RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA
Recommendation:
Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances
and resolutions on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear
on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and
further reading waived.
Recommended Action:
To approve the Consent Calendar.
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15.b CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - 25-CCO-021 46
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:
To approve the minutes for the March 25, 2025 Regular Meeting.
15.c VACANCY ON THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS—AUTHORIZE
ADVERTISEMENT AND SCHEDULE APPLICANT INTERIVEWS - 25-
CCO-018
58
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:
To direct staff to advertise and solicit applications for one vacancy on
the Building Board of Appeals for an undefined term, to serve at the
pleasure of the City Council; and schedule applicant interviews to be
held prior to the regular City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 27,
2025, with the option to make an appointment at the same meeting.
15.d RENEWAL OF GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY - 25-
CMO-028
62
CEQA: Determine the renewal of the General Services Agreement is
exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)
Recommended Action:
To adopt Resolution No. RES-25-7479 authorizing the Mayor to execute
a five-year General Services Agreement between the City of Hermosa
Beach and Los Angeles County.
15.e CHECK REGISTERS - 25-AS-031 85
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
To ratify the check registers for the period March 19, 2025 through
March 26, 2025. The Administrative Services Director certifies the
accuracy of the demands.
15.f FISCAL YEAR 2023–2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL
REPORT (INCLUDING REPORT FROM INDEPENDENT AUDITOR) -
25-AS-033
110
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
To receive and file the FY 2023–24 Annual Comprehensive Financial
Report (ACFR), which includes the report from Gruber and Lopez, Inc.,
the City’s independent auditors.
15.g SIDE LETTER TO THE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES’
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - 25-AS-032
310
(Human Resources Manager Tiffany Nguyen)
Recommended Action:
To approve Resolution No. RES-25-7480 and Side Letter to the
Management Employees’ Memorandum of Understanding.
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15.h ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND
COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF
MARCH 4, 2025 - 25-CR-033
317
(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)
Recommended Action:
To receive and file the action minutes of the Parks, Recreation, and
Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of March 4, 2025.
15.i APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE BEACH CITIES WATERSHED
MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
COORDINATED INTEGRATED MONITORING PROGRAM (CIMP) -
25-CMO-026
321
(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)
Recommended Action:
To approve an amendment to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
regarding the Administration and Cost Sharing for Coordination and
Implementation of the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program
(CIMP) for the Beach Cities Watershed Management Group (WMG) to
extend the term of the agreement through December 31, 2026, with the
option to further extend the term in increments of one calendar year at a
time, up to two additional years; and authorize the Mayor to execute and
the City Clerk to attest to the proposed amendment, subject to approval
by the City Attorney.
15.j ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL MAP NO. 83937
FOR AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING CONDOMINIUM LOCATED AT
705 2ND STREET - 25-CDD-055
458
CEQA: Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the
California Environmental Quality Act
(Associate Planner Jake Whitney)
Recommended Action:
To determine that the project is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act; adopt Resolution No. RES-25-7481
approving Final Parcel Map No. 83937, which is consistent with the
approved Vesting Tentative Parcel Map; and authorize the City Clerk to
endorse the certificate for said map.
16.PUBLIC HEARINGS—TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M
16.a REQUEST FOR A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (TA 25-01),
PERTAINING TO THE REGULATION OF TEMPORARY USES AND
EVENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, AMENDING HERMOSA BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE (HBMC): 1) CHAPTER 17.04 - 25-CDD-054
466
REGARDING DEFINITIONS; 2) CHAPTER 17.28 REGARDING M-1
LIGHT MANUFACTURING ZONE; AND 3) CHAPTER 17.42
REGARDING GENERAL PROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND
EXCEPTIONAL USES.
CEQA: The project qualified for a Categorical Exemption per Section
15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.
(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)
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Recommended Action:
To conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to Hermosa
Beach Municipal Code pertaining to temporary use and temporary
events; determine whether the project is exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act; and introduce by title only and waive first
reading of an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California,
approving Zoning Text Amendment (25-01), with the following changes:
allowing moving lights with the exception of lasers or strobe lights,
change temporary minor events to 24 events over 72 days and limited
events to 6 per month over 72 days, and remove the M-1 zone from
section C.2.b. and section C.4.b. should be once annually for 45 days.
Recommended Action:
As amended to allow temporary minor special events in the M-1 zone
with a maximum of 50% of the event taking place indoors.
17.MUNICIPAL MATTERS
17.a REVIEW OF DAY AT THE BEACH EVENTS’ REQUEST FOR A NEW
AGREEMENT FOR THE HERMOSA BEACH OPEN IN 2025
THROUGH 2027 - 25-CR-034
541
CEQA: Review of Day at the Beach Events’ request for a new
agreement would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304. This would
have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.
(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)
Recommended Action:
To receive and file the informational report of the comparing the terms
of the approved Long-term Agreement (LTA) with Day at the Beach
Events (DATBE) for the Hermosa Beach Open (HBO) from 2025
through 2027 with those of an alternative agreement structure
requested by DATBE, in which the City would serve as the event owner
and waive indirect costs.
17.b RENAMING THE GREENBELT PEDESTRIAN TRAIL WITH A BENCH
DEDICATED TO THE ACCESS HERMOSA WORKING GROUP AND
IN MEMORIAM OF GEOFF HIRSCH AND CASEY ROHRER, AND
RENAMING THE SOUTH PARK ACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND IN
HONOR OF CASEY ROHRER - 25-CR-035
567
CEQA: Approval of the renaming of the Greenbelt Pedestrian Trail and
South Park Accessible Playground would be exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines
section 15304. The proposed renaming of each facility will have
negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.
(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)
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Recommended Action:
To receive and file the Greenbelt Pedestrian Trail and South Park
Accessible Playground Renaming Joint Subcommittee (Subcommittee)
Report; adopt Resolution No. RES-25-7482 renaming the Greenbelt
Pedestrian Trail from Pier Avenue to 8th Street to the Greenbelt
Accessible Trail; approve the installation of a bench and plaque on the
Greenbelt Pedestrian Trail dedicated to the Access Hermosa Working
Group and in memoriam of Geoff Hirsch and Casey Rohrer; and per the
Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission
(Commission) recommendation:
a.Adopt Resolution No. RES-25-7483 renaming the South
Park accessible playground in honor of Casey Rohrer; and
b.Approve the installation of a commemorative plaque on an
existing bench near the South Park accessible playground.
17.c APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH
ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., TO PROVIDE CROSSING
GUARD SERVICES - 25-PD-005
601
(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)
Recommended Action:
To approve a Professional Services Agreement with All City
Management Services, Inc., to provide crossing guard services at an
annual not-to-exceed amount of $315,315 for year one and a three-year
term, beginning July 1, 2025 and ending July 1, 2028; authorize the City
Manager to extend up to two one-year terms; and authorize the City
Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the proposed
agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney.
17.d CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OPPOSITION
FOR SENATE BILL 79 (WIENER) - 25-CMO-029
702
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)
Recommended Action:
To consider adopting by title Resolution No. RES-25-7484 expressing
opposition to Senate Bill 79; and authorize the Mayor to send a letter
expressing the City’s position.
18.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This is the time for Councilmembers to schedule future agenda items and to ask
questions about the status of previously approved future agenda items. No
discussion, debate, or public comment will be taken. Councilmembers should
consider the city's work plan when considering new items. The tentative future
agenda items document is provided for information only.
18.a TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 25-CMO-030 744
Attached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s
information.
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19.PUBLIC COMMENT
This time is set aside for the public to address the Council on any item of
interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that could not be
heard under the first public comment opportunity because there were too many
prior public speakers and the thirty-minute maximum time limit was exhausted.
20.ADJOURNMENT
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