SPECIAL AVALON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
THIS VIRTUAL MEETING WAS HELD PURSUANT TO AB 361
MINUTES
Due to social distancing recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and State of California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) and the County of Los Angeles, and pursuant to findings made under AB 361, the CITY OF AVALON'S CITY COUNCIL SHALL GENERALLY BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC REMOTELY. The general public may attend the meeting in the Council Chambers however must adhere to social distancing requirements. The public is encouraged to watch and participate from the safety of their homes while practicing social distancing.
Council Chambers are open to a maximum 30 members of the general public. Once the Council Chambers reach maximum occupancy, the general public may participate in Oral Communication and address the City Council on an agenda item in person by waiting in the City Hall Court Yard and entering the Chambers one at a time at the appropriate time.
No one will be admitted into the Council Chambers who is ill or exhibiting symptoms of COVID-19. Additionally, the general public may participate in Oral Communication and address the City Council on an agenda items by providing comments via Zoom or by sending comments to [email protected].
CALL TO ORDER - 10:03 a.m.
ROLL CALL - Present via Teleconference and In-Person: Mayor ProTem Michael Ponce, Councilmembers Lisa Lavelle, Mary Schickling and Yesenia De La Rosa. Also present:
City Manager David Maistros, City Attorney Scott Campbell and Management Analyst Devin Hart. Absent: Mayor Ann Marshall.
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS - Staff received one written communication regarding Item #2. Extension of Moratorium on the Issuance of Transient Rental Licenses for Transient Rental Use to New Applicants from Leslie Warner.
CONSENT CALENDAR - There was one item on the Consent Calendar. Motion to approve Item #1 made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Yesenia De La Rosa. (4 Ayes-De La Rosa, Lavelle, Ponce and Schickling; 1 Absent-Marshall).
Findings to Continue to Hold Remote Teleconference/Virtual City Council Reconsidered the circumstances of COVID-19 state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor and COVID-19's continued impact and determined that state or local cones in with -19, and as tech, at const no or see alerte is connection with COVID-19, and as such
of Assembly Bill 361 will protect the health and safely of attendees.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
PAGE 2
PUBLIC HEARING
Extension of Moratorium on the Issuance of Transient Rental Licenses for Transient Rental Use to New Applicants
Mayor Pro Tem Ponce opened the Public Hearing. Comments were heard. Mayor Pro Tem closed the Public Hearing. Approved by four-fifths vote Urgency Ordinance No. U-1213-23 of the City of Avalon Extending the Moratorium on the Issuance of Transient Rental Licenses for Transient Rental Use to New Applicants.
Motion to approve made by Lisa Lavelle, seconded by Mary Schickling. (4 Ayes-De La Rosa, Lavelle, Ponce and Schickling, 1 Absent-Marshall).
Mayor Marshall adjourned the meeting at 10:11 a.m.
1, Devin Elise Hart, Management Analyst, do hereby certify that the digital recording of the Special City Council Meeting on September 15, 2023 is the official record of the Council Meeting and is on file and maintained in City Hall.
Clise Haut
Devin Elise Hart, Management Analyst