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“He turns not back who is bound to a star.” - Leonardo da Vinci
AGENDA
HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive
6:00 p.m. - CLOSED SESSION: See attached Closed Session Agenda 7:00 p.m. - REGULAR MEETING
MAYOR Howard Fishman CITY CLERK Elaine Doerfling MAYOR PRO TEM Jeff Duclos CITY TREASURER David Cohn
COUNCIL MEMBERS
Patrick ‘Kit’ Bobko Michael DiVirgilio Peter Tucker
CITY MANAGER
Stephen R. Burrell CITY ATTORNEY Michael Jenkins
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CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS
PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS 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 City Council held on March 13, 2012.
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(b) Recommendation to ratify check register. (c) Recommendation to receive and file 1. Tentative Future Agenda Items; and, 2. City Council Directives (d) Recommendation to receive and file the February 2012 financial reports:
1. Revenue and expenditure report; 2. City Treasurer's report; and, 3. Investment report.
(e) Recommendation to accept donation of $500 from the Woman’s Club of Hermosa Beach to be used for the Hermosa Beach Senior Center. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated March 19, 2012. (f) Recommendation to authorize the appropriation of COPS funds to purchase
upgrades to in-car camera system, Tasers, and traffic education and enforcement equipment in the amount of $51,124.93. Memorandum from Interim Police Chief Steve Johnson dated March 6, 2012. (g) Recommendation to receive and file Project Status Report. Memorandum from
Public Works Director Frank Senteno dated March 19, 2012. (h) Recommendation to approve an agreement with Project Partners of Laguna Hills, CA to perform CIP project management services for various Capital Improvement Projects on an interim basis, to a not-to-exceed amount of $62,410. Memorandum
from Public Works Director Frank Senteno dated March 20, 2012. (i) Recommendation to approve bid submitted by Adamson Police Products to purchase police body armor for the Police Department of $9,524.54. Memorandum from Interim Police Chief Steve Johnson dated March 8, 2012.
(j) Recommendation to receive and file report regarding the State Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) license notice of intent to modify conditions on the hours for sales, service and consumption of beer and wine at 1040 Hermosa
Avenue (“Umami Burger”). Memorandum from Community Development Director
Ken Robertson dated March 20, 2012. (k) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of March 20, 2012.
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(l) Recommendation to adopt resolution ordering the preparation of a report for the annual levy of assessments within the Hermosa Beach Landscaping and Street Lighting District during fiscal year 2012-2013. Memorandum from Public Works Director Frank Senteno dated March 20, 2012.
(m) Recommendation to calendar the following revised dates for the 2012-13 Budget: Budget/CIP Workshop - Monday, June 11, 2012, 7 P.M. and Budget Adoption - Tuesday, June 26, 2012, 7 P.M. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated March 21, 2012.
(n) Recommendation to approve engagement letter with Discovery Economics for Independent Economic Pension Liability Review in an amount not to exceed $15,000 and approve appropriation from Prospective Expenditures. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated March 21, 2012.
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 7:30 P.M. a. TEXT AMENDMENT TO BAN POLYSTYRENE FOOD SERVICE WARE AND ASSOCIATED AMENDMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY AND
ADOPTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL NEGATIVE DECLARATION.
Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated March 20, 2012. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council, by resolution, adopt a Negative Declaration; and, waive full reading and introduce an ordinance to amend the
Municipal Code to ban polystyrene food service ware. b. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS FOR TENANT IMPROVEMENT TO BIJOU
BUILDING, A HISTORICAL LANDMARK (“CHASE BANK”, FORMERLY COLD STONE CREAMERY AND GALLERY C), AT 1221-1225 HERMOSA AVENUE. Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated March 19, 2012.
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution approving the Certificate of
Appropriateness for alterations to the Bijou Building to accommodate tenant improvements at 1221-1225 Hermosa Avenue.
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6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS a. MARINELAND MOBILEHOME PARK – REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO PRE-DEVELOPMENT LOAN AGREEMENT AS PART OF THE
RESIDENT PURCHASE OF THE PARK
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the Third Amendment to the Pre-Development Loan Agreement, increasing the amount and reallocating the budgeted expense payments.
7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER NONE
8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL a. CONSIDERATION OF SUPPORT FOR HR 2677 – LOS ANGELES HELICOPTER NOISE RELIEF ACT OF 2011. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated March 21, 2012.
RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council consider supporting HR 2677, the Los Angeles Helicopter Noise Relief Act of 2011. 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 Councilmember Bobko that staff return with a proposal for on-going legislative advocacy services from Rice/Englander & Associates. ADJOURNMENT
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AGENDA CLOSED SESSION MEETING
HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 - Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 6:00 p.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 March 13, 2012. 3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code Section 54957.6 City Negotiator: Stephen Burrell Employee Organizations: 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
Unrepresented 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)
a) Name of Case: Sines v. Hermosa Beach Case Number: BS131311 b) Name of Case: Webb v. Hermosa Beach Case Number: YC064411 Anticipated Litigation: Government Code Section 54956.9(b)
Number of potential cases: 1
ADJOURNMENT