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Home My WebLink About07/10/12 1 “There is nothing lost by discarding your faults.” - Sophia Bedford-Price AGENDA HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, July 10, 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 Jeff Duclos CITY CLERK Elaine Doerfling MAYOR PRO TEM Patrick ‘Kit’ Bobko CITY TREASURER David Cohn COUNCIL MEMBERS Michael DiVirgilio Howard Fishman Peter Tucker INTERIM CITY MANAGER John Jalili 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 2 CALL TO ORDER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL CLOSED SESSION REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS PRESENTATIONS PRESENTATION BY BEACH CITY HEALTH DISTRICT REGARDING THE CITY’S CERTIFICATION AS A BLUE ZONES PROJECT CITY 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. (a) Letter from Howard Longacre dated July 1, 2012 regarding several matters in Council’s jurisdiction. 3 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 the following minutes: 1) Minutes of the Regular meeting held on June 12, 2012; 2) Minutes of the Adjourned Regular meeting held on June 16, 2012; 3) Minutes of the Adjourned Regular meeting held on June 22, 2012; and, 4) Minutes of the Adjourned Regular meeting held on June 23, 2012. (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 Tentative Future Agenda Items. (d) Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission meeting of May 7, 2012. (e) Recommendation to deny the application for leave to present a late claim based on the findings that no evidence was presented in the application that would explain or justify that the claim was not presented through mistake, inadvertence, surprise or excusable neglect and the public entity was not prejudiced in its defense of the claim by “the failure to present the claim within the time specified in Section 911.2”. [Government Code, Section 911.6] Memorandum from Interim City Manager John Jalili dated June 27, 2012. (f) Recommendation to authorize contract award for fire apparatus preventative maintenance not to exceed $30,000 to Valley Power Systems, Inc. of City of Industry. Memorandum from Fire Chief David Lantzer dated July 2, 2012. (g) Recommendation to approve events and fee waivers as requested by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Business Committee for the 2nd Annual Summer Sidewalk Festival on August 11 and 12, 2012 from 12:00pm to 6:00pm and the 3rd Annual Holiday Sidewalk Festival on November 17, 2012 from 12:00pm to 8:00pm. Memorandum from Interim City Manager John Jalili dated July 3, 2012. (h) Recommendation to accept work by CT & F, Inc. of Bell Garden, California for Project No. CIP 10-137 Valley School Traffic Signal Improvement Project; authorize the Mayor to sign the Notice of Completion; and, authorize staff to release retention payment to CT & F, Inc. (10% of the total contract amount is retained for release 35 days following filing of Notice of Completion). Memorandum from Public Works Director Frank Senteno dated July 3, 2012. 4 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. ADOPTION OF METROPOLITAN TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MTA) LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT AND SELF CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (CMP) PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65089. Memorandum from Community Development Director Ken Robertson dated July 2, 2012. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt resolution adopting Local Development Plan and certifying conformance with the 2010 Congestion Management Program for Los Angeles County. 6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS a. PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION (PAD) PROGRAM. Memorandum from Fire Chief David Lantzer dated July 3, 2012. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize City Manager to sign the Agreement of Responsibilities for Public Access Defibrillation Program with Torrance Memorial Medical Center. 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER NONE 8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL NONE 5 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 Councilman DiVirgilio to rescind City Council's June 26, 2012 direction to withhold Prop A funds for Fiesta buses as the City is in the middle of a five year contract that specifically commits to using Prop A funds. ADJOURNMENT to an Adjourned Regular Meeting to be held on July 11, 2012 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers for the purpose of conducting a study session for review and discussion of proposals to provide Integrated Solid Waste Management Services (trash and recycling services) in the City of Hermosa Beach. 6 AGENDA CLOSED SESSION HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, July 10, 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: a. Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on June 26, 2012 at 5:30pm; b. Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on June 26, 2012 at 6:00pm; and, c. Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on July 3, 2012. 3. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE APPOINTMENT Government Code Section 54957 Title: City Manager ADJOURNMENT July 5, 2012 Honorable Mayor and Members Regular Meeting of of the Hermosa Beach City Council July 10, 2012 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS JULY 11, 2012 @ 6:00PMJULY 11, 2012 @ 6:00PMJULY 11, 2012 @ 6:00PMJULY 11, 2012 @ 6:00PM STUDY SESSION FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION OF PROPOSALS TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT SERVICES (TRASH AND RECYCLING SERVICES) IN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH JULY 24, 2012 @ 5:30PMJULY 24, 2012 @ 5:30PMJULY 24, 2012 @ 5:30PMJULY 24, 2012 @ 5:30PM INTERVIEW PLANNING COMMISSION APPLICANTS JULY 24, 2012JULY 24, 2012JULY 24, 2012JULY 24, 2012 Beach Restrooms final Acceptance Public Works Director Fire Permits Inspection Fees Fire Chief Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of June 25, 2012 Community Resources Consideration of reduction of business license fee request from Carol G. Weiss, Ph.D.. Finance Director Review of documents relating to the solicitation of banking services and financial institutions or brokers for investment services Finance Director Surf Memorial Public Works Director Public Hearing: Adoption of Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Local Development Report and Self Certification Resolution certifying compliance with the Congestion Management Program (CMP) pursuant to Government Code Section 65019 Community Development Director Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of July 17, 2012 Community Development Director Activity Reports for June 2012 All Departments AUGUST 14, 2012AUGUST 14, 2012AUGUST 14, 2012AUGUST 14, 2012 Polystyrene (No. 6 Recycle Code) Food Service Take-Out Containers Community Development Director Lots A and B Trash Enclosures (Continued from meeting of March 13, 2012) Public Works Director Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of July 18, 2012 Public Works Director AUGUST 28, 2012AUGUST 28, 2012AUGUST 28, 2012AUGUST 28, 2012 NO MEETING 2c