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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05/26/09"When a man is no longer anxious to do better than well, he is done for." -B. R. Haydon AGENDA HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, May 26, 2009 -Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive MAYOR Patrick 'Kit' Bobko MAYOR PROTEM Michael DiVirgilio COUNCIL MEMBERS Michael Keegan J. R. Reviczky Peter Tucker 7:00p.m. 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 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. Your participation in this meeting is in the public domain. Meetings are both cablecast and streamed live over the Internet. Minutes of this meeting will reflect your participation in this meeting and are posted on the city's website I CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLLCALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS 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 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, or to request the removal of an item from the consent calendar. 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. 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 comment permitted at that time. (a) Recommendation to approve minutes of the regular meeting of the Citv Council held on Aprill4, 2009. 2 (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 April2009 financial reports: 1) Revenue and expenditure report; 2) City Treasurer's report; and, 3) Investment report. (e) Recommendation to accept donation of $6,060.00 from Friends of the Park to be used for replacement play equipment at Sea View Park. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated May 18, 2009. (f) Recommendation to receive and file Project Status Report. Memorandum from Public Works Director Richard Morgan dated February 17, 2009. (g) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of May 19,2009. (h) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of May 20,2009. (i) Recommendation to receive and file code enforcement report for 2424/2426 Silverstrand. Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated May 19, 2009. (j) Recommendation to adopt resolution approving final map #67594 for an 8-unit residential condominium project at 731 -745 21'' Street. Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated May 19, 2009. (k) Recommendation to authorize the Mayor to execute a contract with S & S Facilitv Management to provide janitorial services for the contract amount of $8,917 per month for the time period of May 1, 2009 to December 31, 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. NONE 3 6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS a. REQUEST TO RENEW EXCLUSIVE TAXICAB FRANCHISE AGREEMENT. Memorandum from Police Chief Greg Savelli dated May 19, 2009. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the City Manager to renew a Taxicab Franchise Agreement with South Bay Yell ow Cab of Gardena, Bell Cab Company of Hawthorne, United Independent Taxi Drivers, Inc. of Los Angeles, and All Yell ow Taxi of Los Angeles. b. REVIEW OF "ALCOHOL-RELATED" EVENTS. Memorandum from Community Resources Director Lisa Lynn and Police Chief Greg Savelli dated May 12, 2009. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file report, recommend action as deemed necessary. 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS-CITY MANAGER a. BUSINESS LICENSE TAX COMMITTEE. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated May 21, 2009. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council review the members of the sub- committee and appoint a second member to serve on the sub-committee. 8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS -CITY COUNCIL a. APPOINTMENTS TO THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COMMISSION. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated May 21, 2009. RECOMMENDATION: Appoint from three applicants to fill two expired terms on the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission. Each appointment is for a four-year term ending May 31, 2013. 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. NONE ADJOURNMENT 4