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Home My WebLink About10/09/12 1 “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” - James Baldwin AGENDA HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, October 9, 2012 - Council Chambers, City Hall 1315 Valley Drive 7:00 p.m. 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 CITY MANAGER Tom Bakaly 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 THE HERMOSA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO HERMOSA ARTS FOUNDATION HERMOSA BEACH ART GROUP HERMOSA BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION HERMOSA BEACH WOMEN'S CLUB HERMOSA BEACH KIWANIS CLUB FOR THEIR VOLUNTEER SERVICE AT THE LABOR DAY FIESTA 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 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 receive and file memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling regarding the minutes of Regular meetings of September 11, 2012 and September 25, 2012 and the Adjourned Regular meeting of September 27, 2012. (b) Recommendation to ratify check register. (c) Recommendation to receive and file Tentative Future Agenda Items. (d) Recommendation to deny the following claims and refer them to the City’s Liability Claims Administrator. Memorandum from City Manager Tom Bakaly dated September 27, 2012. Claimant: Chinchilla, Nathan Date of Loss: 03-31-12 Date Filed: 09-20-12 Allegation: Personal injury Claimant: Conant, Danielle Date of Loss: 09-21-12 Date Filed: 09-26-12 Allegation: Property Damage (e) Recommendation to reappropriate funds from 2011-12 to 2012-13 and approve revenue revisions related to the reappropriations. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated October 2, 2012. (f) Recommendation to receive and file the following dates for the 2012-13 Midyear Budget Review and the 2013-14 Budget: Midyear Budget Review on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 7:00pm, Pre-Budget Meeting with City Council on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 7:00pm and Budget/CIP Workshop on Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 7:00pm. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated September 25, 2012. (g) Recommendation to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) between the City of Hermosa Beach and the City of Redondo Beach for conducting shoreline monitoring from 11/1/12 to 10/31/14 as required by the Santa Monica Bay Beach Bacteria Total Maximum Daily Load (SMBBB TMDL); approve payment to the City of Redondo Beach for retaining the service of Michelson Laboratory to perform stormwater quality monitoring services required by the SMBBB TMDL Memoranda of Agreement for 11/1/12 to 10/31/14 in the amount of $5,830 per year; and, authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the Amendment #1 to MOA subject to approval by the City Attorney. Memorandum from Public Works Frank Senteno dated October 2, 2012. 4 (h) Recommendation to adopt a resolution which would retroactively extend the previously approved salary adjustment for the City Clerk (from part-time to full-time) through the Deputy City Clerk’s basic training and transition period ending August 31, 2012. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated October 1, 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. NONE 6. MUNICIPAL MATTERS a. FIRE PERMITS INSPECTION FEES. (Continued from meeting of September 27, 2012.) Memorandum from Fire Chief David Lantzer dated September 19, 2012. RECOMMENDATION: Authorize a credit of $146 for FY 2009-10 and a credit of $146 for FY 2010-11 to those auto repair businesses listed as eligible; and, adopt a resolution approving the addition of all operational fire permits listed in the California Fire Code, Section 105.6, as subject to the annual operational fire permit inspection fee. b. AUTHORIZE PROCEEDING WITH A BANKING SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH BANK OF AMERICA. Memorandum from City Treasurer David Cohn dated September 24, 2012. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council authorize proceeding with Bank of America based on the Banking Service Agreement for five (5) years, with an option to extend for two (2) additional years; and, authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute any necessary documents. c. REPORT REQUESTED BY CITY COUNCIL REGARDING HAVING CITY COUNCIL PAY THE EMPLOYEE SHARE OF RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS (EPMC). RECOMMENDATION: Review the information provided and determine whether to adopt a resolution to require City Councilmembers to pay the employee share of retirement contributions. 5 7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER a. CITY COUNCIL MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2013. Memorandum from City Manager Tom Bakaly dated October 4, 2012. RECOMMENDATION: Review and provide direction on the proposed City Council meeting date changes and direct staff to prepare a City Council meeting schedule for 2013. 8. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL a. VACANCIES – BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION: UPCOMING TERM EXPIRATIONS AND ONE UNEXPIRED TERM. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated October 2, 2012. RECOMMENDATION: That City Council: 1) Appoint three of the four applicants to four-year terms expiring October 31, 2016 and the fourth applicant to the unexpired term ending October 31, 2014; or, 2) Schedule applicant interviews prior to the meeting of October 23, 2012, with the appointments to follow at the regular meeting; or, 3) Direct the City Clerk to re-advertise for additional applications and postpone interviews and appointments until November. 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 October 4, 2012 Honorable Mayor and Members Regular Meeting of of the Hermosa Beach City Council October 9, 2012 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS OCTOBER 23, 2012OCTOBER 23, 2012OCTOBER 23, 2012OCTOBER 23, 2012 Presentation on the grant to update the General Plan Community Development Director Holiday Parking Regulations City Manager Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of September 19, 2012 Public Works Director Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of October 2, 2012 Community Resources Consideration of event: Snowfest City Manager Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of October 16, 2012 Community Development Director Activity Reports for September 2012 All Departments NOVEMBER 13, 2012NOVEMBER 13, 2012NOVEMBER 13, 2012NOVEMBER 13, 2012 Consideration of reduction of business license fee request from Carol G. Weiss, Ph.D.. Finance Director Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Emergency Preparedness Advisory Commission meeting of October 1, 2012 City Manager Fiesta Permit for May & September 2013 City Manager NOVEMBER 27, 2012NOVEMBER 27, 2012NOVEMBER 27, 2012NOVEMBER 27, 2012 Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of November 20, 2012 Community Development Director Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of November 21, 2012 Public Works Director Activity Reports for October 2012 All Departments PENDING ITEMSPENDING ITEMSPENDING ITEMSPENDING ITEMS Beach Restrooms final Acceptance Public Works Director Lots A and B Trash Enclosures (Continued from meeting of March 13, 2012) Public Works Director Street Improvement Matrix Update Public Works Director PCH/Aviation Bike Lane Public Works Director Trash Contract Community Development Director Pension Bonds Finance Director 2c