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Home My WebLink About05/11/10"The worYis 6e{ore 3ou, anl3ou neel not take if or feave if as if was when 3ou came in. "-9ames 'BaYwin AGENDA HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, May 11, 2010 -Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 6:00p.m.-CLOSED SESSION: See attached Closed Session Agenda 7:00p.m.-REGULAR MEETING MAYOR Michael DiVirgilio MAYOR PROTEM Peter Tucker COUNCIL MEMBERS Patrick 'Kit' Bobko Jeff Duclos Howard Fishman 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. 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 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLLCALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESENTATIONS II NATIONAL PUBLIC WORKS WEEK MAY 16-22, 2010 II 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. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (a) Letter from Jim Lissner dated May 5, 2010 requesting that the City Council appeal the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's denial of the police chief's request to limit the alcohol serving hours to midnight at the former II Boccaccio site, 39 Pier Ave. 2 (b) Cards from various area residents requesting that the Citv Council appeal the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's denial of the police chief's request to limit the alcohol serving hours to midnight at the former II Boccaccio site, 39 Pier Ave. (c) Letter from Howard Longacre dated May 4, 2010 regarding the Pier Avenue median. 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 City Council held on April27, 2010. (b) Recommendation to ratify check register and to approve cancellation of certain checks as recommended by the City Treasurer. (c) Recommendation to receive and file (d) 1) Tentative Future Agenda Items; and, 2) City Council Directives Recommendation to Surveys/Complaints. MayS, 2010. receive and file Memorandum from report of Customer Service City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated (e) Recommendation to appropriate funds from JAG Recovery Grant and approve the purchase of a radar/message board for $18,931.87 and a used police motorcycle and equipment for $6,804.18. Memorandum from Police Chief Greg Savelli dated May4, 2010. (f) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission meeting of AprilS, 2010. (g) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of April21, 2010. (h) Recommendation to accept donations of $2,000 from the Woman's Club of Hermosa Beach to be used for vehicle decals and a Samsung 40" television ($800 value) from Best Buy Store #1011 in El Segundo, CA to be used in the Hermosa Beach Senior Center for fitness programs. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated May3, 2010. 3 (i) Recommendation to award a contract in the "not-to-exceed" amount of $10,000 to The Dardanelle Group, Inc. to prepare Safe Route to Schools Grant Application Packages for two sidewalk improvement projects; 161h Street between PCH to Prospect Ave., and 81h Street between Hermosa Avenue and Valley Drive; authorize the use of $10,000 in the Street Maintenance/Traffic Safety Division (001-3104-4201); and, direct staff to notify all residents on 81h Street and 161h Street who may be affected by the proposed sidewalk improvements. Memorandum from Public Works Director Richard Morgan dated May 5, 2010. (j) Recommendation to approve a new Capital Improvement Project entitled Traffic Signal Improvements on Valley Drive at Hermosa Valley School; award a contract in the amount of $38,840 to Hartzog & Crabill, Inc. for design and construction management services for constructing these traffic signal improvements; and, authorize the transfer of $38,840 of FY 2009-2010 Measure R (Fund 147) funding from CIP 08-127 (Citywide Street Improvements) to this traffic signal improvement project and appropriate FY 2010-2011 MeasureR (Fund 147) funds to CIP 08-127 Citywide Street Improvements. Memorandum from Public Works Director Richard Morgan dated May 4, 2010. 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. APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DENIAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW ON-SALE BEER AND WINE FROM ll:OOA.M. TO 12:00 MIDNIGHT DAILY IN CONNECTION WITH A RESTAURANT (SUSHI SED WITHIN A 2,479 SQUARE FOOT SPACE WITHIN THE "BIJOU BUILDING", AND DENIAL OF A PARKING PLAN TO DETERMINE THAT THE RESTAURANT USE IS NOT MORE INTENSIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS AUDITORIUM/PUBLIC ASSEMBLY USES (ART GALLERY AND THEATER) WITH RESPECT TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AT 1221-1227 HERMOSA AVENUE FOR SUSHI SEI (PROPOSED NEW LOCATION). Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated May 5, 2010 RECOMMENDATION: Continue Public Hearing to the meeting of May 25, 2010. 4 6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS a. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION OF THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CALPERS) AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH TO PROVIDE THE SECTION 20903 TWO YEARS ADDITIONAL SERVICE CREDIT FOR LOCAL MISCELLANEOUS MEMBERS AND LOCAL SAFETY MEMBERS AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AMENDMENT OF THE CALPERS CONTRACT. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated Aprill3, 2010. RECOMMENDATION: 1) Adopt the Resolution of Intention to Approve an Amendment to the Contract between the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System and the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach; 2) Introduce the Ordinance authorizing amendment of the CalPERS contract and waive full reading of the ordinance; 3) Authorize the City Clerk to sign the "Certification of Governing Body's Action"; 4) Authorize the City Clerk to sign the "Certification of Compliance with Govermnent Code Section 20903"; 5) Authorize the Mayor to sign the "Certification of Compliance with Govermnent Code Section 7507; and, 6) Designate the period July 12, 2010 through October 12, 2010 as the open period for eligibility for the 2 year service credit. 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS-CITY MANAGER a. REQUEST FROM HERMOSA BEACH ART WALK FOR CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL TO HAVE TWO MOBILE FOOD SERVICE TRUCKS AT THE ART WALK EVENT ON JUNE 12 & 13, 2010 FROM ll:OOAM TO 3:00PM. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated May 5, 2010. RECOMMENDATION: Consider granting approval under Section 10.32.180 to allow two mobile food service trucks to operation from ll:OOarn to 3:00pm on June 12 & 13,2010 as part of the Art Walk event at the Community Center. 8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS -CITY COUNCIL NONE 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 5 AGENDA CLOSED SESSION MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, May 11, 2010 -Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 6:00p.m. The City Council finds, based on advice fromlegal 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 April27, 2010. 3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR Government Code Section 54957.6 City Negotiator: Employee Organizations: Stephen Burrell Hermosa Beach Police Officers Association Hermosa Beach Firefighters' Association Teamsters Union, Local 911 Professional and Administrative Employee Group Hermosa Beach Management Association Hermosa Beach Police Management Association Hermosa Beach Professional Engineers Bargaining Group Umepresented employees 4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL The City Council finds, 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: Name of Case: Case Number: ADJOURNMENT Macpherson v. City of Hermosa Beach BC172546 Johnny Anderson v. City of Hermosa Beach CV06-5078 6