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August 8, 2013
Honorable Mayor and Members Regular Meeting of
of the Hermosa Beach City Council August 13, 2013
TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
AUGUST 27, 2013
NO MEETING
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 @ 6:00pm
STUDY SESSION- PCH/ AVIATION BLVD. CORRIDOR BEAUTIFICATION
CONCEPT AND IMPROVEMENT PLAN
SEPTEMBER 10, 2013
PRESENTATIONS
LEADERSHIP HERMOSA BEACH CLASS OF 2013
CONSENT CALENDAR
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of
July 17, 2013
Public Works Director
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of
August 20, 2013.
Community Development Director
Safe Route to School – Project Acceptance Public Works Director
1627 Golden Avenue—Final Map #71937 for a 2-unit condo. Community Development Director
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
Quiet Nights Initiative - Analysis Community Development Director
Downtown Trash Enclosure – Status Report Public Works Director
SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
PRESENTATIONS
OIL PROJECT STATUS REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of
September 17, 2013.
Community Development Director
Recommendation to receive and file the action minutes of the Emergency Preparedness Advisory
Commission meeting of July 1, 2013
Fire Chief
Reappropriations Finance Director
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER
Implement Energy Reduction and Cost Savings Measures, including (1) City Building Lighting and
City-Owned Street Lights energy reduction projects pursuant to a Southern California Edison (SCE)
On-Bill Financing Agreement for reimbursement of project costs, determine the project is
Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and amend CIP 13-656
Citywide Energy Conservation Upgrade to include these projects and appropriate $471,583.20 from
Prospective Revenues; (2) provide direction to evaluate a strategy for reducing energy use and costs
associated with SCE-Owned Street Lights; and (3) adopt a Municipal High-Efficiency Product
Procurement Policy.
Public Works
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PENDING ITEMS
Discussion and Direction Concerning New Revenue Sources:
Demand pricing for parking meters
Convenience Fee
Finance Director
South Park Design Contract Public Works Director & Assistant to
the City Manager
Fire District Fire Chief
Parking Green Zones - Inventory Police Chief
Consideration of reduction of business license fee request from Carol G. Weiss, Ph.D.. Finance Director
Procurement Policies - RFP City Manager
Building Code Amendments – Adjacent Property Owner Protection Community Development Director
Short-term Rentals Community Development Director
Ethics Policy City Manager & Finance Director
Carbon Neutrality Goals Community Development Director
ACTION MINUTES
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
PCH/AVIATION IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE
Thursday, August 1, 2013 – 7:00 p.m.
Council Chambers, City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
CALL TO ORDER 7:00 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL:
PRESENT: CHAIRPERSON HOWARD FISHMAN, VICE-CHAIR JEFF DUCLOS, GEORGE BARKS,
PETER BARKS, JENNIFER BUCHSBAUM, CRAIG EVANS, GEOFF HIRSCH, ANDREA JACOBSSON,
GILA KATZ, SHERYL MAIN, GEORGE MARDIKIAN, RON NEWMAN, DEAN NOTA, JEREME PITTS,
HAKAN WIBERG, PLANNING COMMISSIONER MIKE FLAHERTY, AND PUBLIC WORKS
COMMISSIONERS RICHARD STAPP AND ROB SAEMANN.
ALSO PRESENT: SHARN URE, PRINCIPAL, KATHERINE SPITZ AND ASSOCIATES AND STEVE
LANCE, SOUTH BAY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
STAFF PRESENT: TOM BAKALY, CITY MANAGER; HOMAYOUN BEHBOODI, ASSOCIATE
ENGINEER; KEN ROBERTSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
ABSENT: STEVE FRANCIS AND SAM PERROTTI
1. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS RELATING TO THE WORK OF THE COMMITTEE.
NONE.
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE MEETING OF JUNE 5, 2013.
ACTION: A MOTION WAS MADE, SECONDED AND RECEIVED UNANIMOUS APPROVAL TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JUNE 5, 2013.
3. UPDATE ON FUNDING
THIS ITEM WAS MOVED TO ITEM 5
4. PCH/AVIATION BOULEVARD IMPROVEMENTS CONCEPT PLAN – KSA ASSOCIATES AND
AESTHETICS SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
COMMITTEE MEMBERS MADE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS:
KEEP SIGNAGE WORDING TO A MINIMUM
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF UNREGULATED CROSSWALKS
CONSIDER ELECTRICAL LINES ON PCH AND AVIATION WHEN SELECTING TREES
INCORPORATE THE ‘BEST LITTLE BEACH CITY’ SLOGAN INTO BANNERS
INCLUDE PCH BETWEEN LONGFELLOW AND ARTESIA INTO THE PROJECT
ACTION: MOTION WAS MADE, SECONDED, AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY TO APPROVE THE
FINAL IDENTITY PLACE MAKING ELEMENTS AS PRESENTED BY THE DESIGN TEAM AND
APPROVED BY THE AESTHETICS SUBCOMMITTEE.
5. UPDATE ON FUNDING
TOM BAKALY REPORTED THAT THE CITY DID NOT RECEIVE GRANT FUNDING FROM THE
MTA, BUT THE CITY DOES HAVE $600,000 IN FUNDING AVAILABLE.
STEVE LANCE REPORTED THAT CALTRANS AND MTA HAVE CHANGED IN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS AND ARE INTERESTED IN MORE WALKABLE STREETS, SUSTAINABILITY, AND SAFETY.
MR. LANCE SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY LEARN WHY THE GRANT WAS DENIED, ADDRESS
THE MEDIAN AND LIGHTING ISSUES, AND SPEAK WITH CALTRANS ABOUT THE LENGTH OF
THE APPROVAL PROCESS. IN ADDITION, STEVE LANCE NOTED THAT SBCOG HAS FUNDING
FOR REGIONAL MOBILITY PROJECTS AND THAT MEANS THAT THE MEDIANS ARE
IMPORTANT TO MEET THE SAFETY ELEMENTS OF THAT FUNDING.
NO ACTION
6. COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP UPDATE , NEW APPOINTMENTS, SUB-COMMITTEE
ASSIGNMENTS
ACTION: MOTION WAS MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED TO APPOINT LISA PEÑA TO THE
PCH/AVIATION COMMITTEE AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SUBCOMMITTEE.
7. SUB-COMMITTEES REPORTS
a. AESTHETICS – GEORGE BARKS, CHAIR
b. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS: GILA KATZ, CHAIR
NO ACTION
8. PCH AND AVIATION COMINGS AND GOINGS – KEN ROBERTSON
NO ACTION
9. NEXT STEPS – DISCUSSION OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS
ACTION: MOTION WAS MADE, SECONDED, AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY TO CONTINUE THE
COMMITTEE BUT TO DISCUSS THE COMMITTEE AND SUB-COMMITTEES ROLES MOVING
FORWARD AT THE NEXT MEETING
10. NEXT MEETING DATE
NEXT MEETING SET FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 AT 7 PM
ADJOURNMENT - 9:36 PM