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Home My WebLink About02/24/09"IT IS NEvE~ TOO ~ATE TO SE WHAT YOU MIO,HT HAvE SEEN.' -~EO~O,E E~tOT AGENDA HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, February 24, 2009-Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 6:30p.m.-CLOSED SESSION: See attached Closed Session Agenda 7:00p.m. -REGULAR MEETING MAYOR Patrick 'Kit' Bobko MAYOR PROTEM Michael DiVirgilio COUNCIL MEMBERS Michael Keegan J. R. Reviczky Peter Tucker CITY CLERK Elaine Doerfling CITY TREASURER John M. Workman CITY MANAGER Stephen R. Burrell CITY ATTORNEY Michael Jenkins All council meetings are open to the public. PLEASE ATTEND. The Council receives a packet with detailed information and recommendations on nearly every agenda item. City Council agendas and staff reports are available for your review on the City's web site located at www.hermosabch.org. Complete agenda packets are also available for public inspection in the Police Department, Fire Department, Public Library and the Office of the City Clerk. During the meeting, a packet is also available in the Council Chambers foyer. Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are available for public inspection immediately upon distribution in the City Clerk's office at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California, during normal business hours. All written communications from the public included in the agenda will be posted with the agenda on the City's website To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) will be available for check out at the meeting. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0203 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. I CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLLCALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS PROCLAMATIONS I PRESENTATIONS PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: Although the City Council values your connnents, 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 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 connnent will not be taken, or to request the removal of an item from the consent calendar. Connnents 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. Connnents from the public are limited to three minutes per speaker. The City Council acknowledges receipt of the written connnunications listed below. No action will be taken on matters raised in written connnunications. The Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral and written connnunications for a future agenda. Citizens with connnents regarding City management or departmental operations are requested to submit those connnents to the City Manager. NO WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS 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 connnent permitted at that time. 2 (a) Recommendation to approve the following minutes: 1) Minutes of the Special meeting held on February 2, 2009; and, 2) Minutes of the Regular meeting held on February 10,2009 (b) Recommendation to ratify check register and to approve cancellation of certain checks as recommended by the Citv Treasurer. (c) Recommendation to receive and file Tentative Future Agenda Items. (d) Recommendation to receive and file the January 2009 financial reports: 1) Revenue and expenditure report; 2) City Treasurer's report; and, 3) Investment report. (e) Recommendation to approve extension of towing contract awarded March 1, 2008 to Frank Scotto Towing for the first of two potential one-year extensions and authorize increase in fees charged by company to owners of vehicles towed. Memorandum from Police Chief Greg Savelli. (t) Recommendation to accept a donation of $1,600.00 from Nancy and Graham Amato to be used for a memorial bench for Kimberly White O'Brien. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated February 17, 2009. (g) Recommendation to receive and file Project Status Report. Memorandum from Public Works Director Richard Morgan dated February 17, 2009. (h) Recommendation to authorize the Citv Manager or Police Chief to sign on behalf of the City the Hold Harmless Agreement which allows the Police Department to continue use of the Pistol Range at the Citv of Los Angeles Airport (LAX) Facility located at 7171 West Imperial Highway, Los Angeles. Memorandum from Police Chief Greg Savelli. (i) Recommendation to adopt resolution that approves the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System Joint Powers Agreement thus authorizing the City's membership in the LA-RICS Authority and authorizes the City Manager to execute the JPA; and, direct staff to report back on the status of the LA-RICS Authority prior to adoption of the funding plan with a recommendation on whether to continue the City's membership in the JP A at that time. Memorandum from Police Chief Greg Savelli. (j) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of Februarv 17, 2009. 3 (k) Recommendation to award construction contract for CIP No. 07-649 Community Center General Improvements to Action 1 Construction of Lawndale, California in the amount of $450,000; authorize the Mayor to execute and the Citv Clerk to attest the Contract subject to approval of the Citv Attorney; authorize an appropriation of $47,384 from the 301 Capital Improvement Fund; and, authorize the Director of Public Works to make changes as necessarv within the approved budget. Memorandum from Public Works Director Richard Morgan dated February 19, 2009. 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 7:30P.M. a. TEXT AMENDMENT TO CONSIDER AMENDING DEFINITIONS, TERMS, AND STANDARDS RELATING TO ON-SALE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ESTABLISHMENTS, RESTAURANTS, LIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND CUSTOMER DANCING. Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated February 16, 2009. RECOMMENDATION: Waive full reading and introduce ordinance amending defmitions, terms, uses, and standards relating to on-sale alcoholic beverage establishments, restaurants, live entertaimnent, customer dancing, and instructional dancing, and uses and conditional uses pertaining thereto, in the Zoning Ordinance, including allowing wine and beer as a permitted use at restaurants that close by 10:00 p.m. as recommended by the Planning Commission; and (2) amend the business license requirements for consistency with allowance of beer and wine by right in conjunction with restaurants that close by 10:00 p.m. 6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS NONE 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS -CITY MANAGER a. JOINT CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING - PROPOSED DATE TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 2009. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated February 19, 2009. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approved Tuesday, March 31, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. as the joint meeting with the Planning Commission. 4 8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS-CITY COUNCIL a. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated February 19, 2009. RECOMMENDATION: Appoint delegates and alternates to the various committees consistent with the policy of maintaining permanent representation whenever possible, and delete any obsolete temporary subcommittees as appropriate. 9. OTHER MATTERS-CITY COUNCIL Requests from Council members 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. a. Request from Mayor Bobko to direct staff to arrange to have a future City Council meeting at View School. ADJOURNMENT TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2009 AT 7:00PM FOR DISCUSSION OF BUDGET POLICIES OF PRIORITIES. 5 AGENDA CLOSED SESSION MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, February 24, 2009 -Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 6:30p.m. The City Council finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in existing and anticipated litigation. CALL TO ORDER 1. PUBLIC COMMENT: This time has been set aside for members of the public to address the City Council on Closed Session items. 2. MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on February 10,2009. 3. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Government Code Section 54956.8 Property: 51 Pier Avenue Negotiating Parties: Stephen Burrell & Fat Face Fenner's Fishack Under Negotiation: Price & Terms of Payment 4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL The City Council fmds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation. Existing Litigation: Government Code Section 54956.9(a) Name of Case: Case Number: Jaime Ramirez v. City of Hermosa Beach; et. a!. YC052333 Name of Claimant: Barry Wills Claim Number: 1005A00016 ADJOURNMENT 6