CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
April 12, 2022
2:30 p.m.*
Lili Bosse, Mayor
Julian A. Gold, MD, Vice Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Councilmember
Lester J. Friedman, CouncilmemberRobert Wunderlich, Councilmember George Chavez, City Manager
Laurence Wiener, City Attorney
Lourdes Sy-Rodriguez, Assistant City ClerkHuma Ahmed, City Clerk Mark Stainbrook, Police Chief
Laura Biery, Marketing and Economic Sustainability ManagerMagdalena Davis, Special Events and Filming Coordinator Cynthia Owens, Policy and Management Analyst
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, Assistant City Manager
None
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The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bosse at 2:36 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. AUDIENCE COMMENTS. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter may do so through email. However, the State open meetings law (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) prohibits the City Council from providing a detailed response or acting uponany item not contained on the agenda posted 72 hours before a regular meeting and 24 hours before a special meeting. If you wish to address the City Council at this time, please email your comment or provide an in-person speaker card to the City Clerk prior to or during the meeting. Please limit your email remarks to three (3) minutes in length (350 words) that can be read, so others may have the opportunity to participate as well.
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Speakers:
1. Murray Fischer
2. Blake Pomeroy
Video Public Comment:
3. Al Avci, Nusr-Et
A -DIRECTION
1. Proposed City Council Meeting Dates from June 21, 2022 through July 19, 2022 This item schedules the City Council Meeting dates from June 21, 2022 through July 19, 2022.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented the item and reported that staff will return to City Council regarding the City Council meeting dates for the remainder of this year, after the June 7, 2022City Council election and once the newly elected City Councilmembers have been formallyseated.
City Council approved the proposed dates.
2. Beverly Hills Police Department’s Real Time Watch Center The Beverly Hills Police Department proposes the creation of a Real Time Watch Center (RTWC), which would integrate the cohesive use of technologies such as closed circuit television cameras (CCTV), Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), and Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) drones.
Police Chief Mark Stainbrook reported on the Beverly Hills Police Department’s (BHPD) proposed RTWC which is a central command and control hub for the organization of technological and staff support. He reviewed the RTWC’s elements: closed circuit television (COW) cameras, automated license plate readers (ALPR), unmanned aerial systems (drones), Live9l 1, and an intelligence unit.
Chief Stainbrook noted that an item is on the April 12, 2022 Formal Session agenda to request an appropriation to increase the RTWC funding and to request that all contracts necessary to implement it be authorized by and delegated to the City Manager.Mayor Bosse and Councilmember Wunderlich suggested adding additional funds for Artificial Intelligence.
3. Recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drivel Special Eventsl Holiday Program Liaison Committee Regarding the 2022 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance; and Approval of a Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Purchase Order for J. Ben Bourgeois Productions, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $228,970 for the 2022 RodeoDrive Concours d’Elegance This item provides the recommendations from the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drivel Special Events! Holiday Program Liaison Committee regarding the 2022 Rodeo DriveConcours dElegance. Additionally, this item seeks City Council approval of a Fiscal Year2021-2022 Purchase Order for the 2022 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Father’s Day Event in an amount not to exceed $228,970 to J. Ben Bourgeois Productions, Inc.
Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery introduced the item. Rodeo Drive President Kathy Gohari and Rodeo Drive Concours dElegance Chairman Mr. Bruce Meyer each spoke on the plan for the 2022 Rodeo Drive Concours cVElegance which is City Council Special Study Session Minutes
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scheduled for Sunday, June 19, 2022. Ms. Gohari briefly touched on the funding andadditional options for Council consideration.
Laura Biery discussed the street closures and the funding which includes a combination of sponsorship funds, exhibitor booth fees, and City funding and fee waivers Drive/ Special Events/ Holiday Program Liaison Committee (Mayor Bosse and Councilmember Wunderlich).
City Council Ad Hoc Liaisons Councilmember Wunderlich and Mayor Bosse each spoke in on the recommendations.
CEO of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Todd Johnson spoke on local restaurants.
City Council unanimously approved the 2022 Concours d’Elegance street closure requests, to delegate final approval of the street pole banner design to the City Council Liaisons, the total associated budget and a Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Purchase Order for the 2022 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Father’s Day Event in an amount not to exceed $228,970 to J.Ben Bourgeois Productions, Inc.
4. Request by Mayor Bosse for an Update on the Creation of a Public Health Department This item provides an update to the City Council on the creation of a public health department.
Policy and Management Analyst Cynthia Owens provided an update to the City Council on the creation of a public health department since it was last discussed at the December 8, 2020 City Council Study Session. She reported that staff is working on hiring a consultant to assist the City in exploring the various avenues for creating a public health department. Ms. Owens reported on the estimated financial impact and on the steps that will be taken prior to bringing the consultant’s results to City Council in September 2022.
Vice Mayor Gold suggested including in this conversation other health related services that the City could provide outside of the scope of a public health department Mayor Bosse spoke on her reason for adding the item to the agenda.
5. Recording and Providing Hybrid Capabilities for City Council Liaison and Ad Hoc Meetings
Staff recommends that the City Council provide direction on whether to record and broadcast City Council liaison and certain ad hoc meetings in a hybrid format.
Assistant City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey reported on the item which was first brought forward at the September 1, 2020 City Council study session as a recommendation by thethen Sunshine Taskforce liaisons (Vice Mayor Wunderlich and Councilmember Bosse). She reported that since in-person public meetings have resumed, additional efforts and funding will be required to coordinate the different modes of participating in a hybrid meetings if the City continues to include City Council liaison and certain ad hoc meetings.
David Schirmer and Jonathan Herndon responded to Council questions.
Telephone Comment:
1. David Gingold (phone)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council provide direction on whether to continue recordingand broadcasting City Council liaison and certain ad hoc meetings in a hybrid format. Should Council provide direction to proceed, staff will return to the City Council at a formal meeting to approve the positions and appropriate the funding.
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
6. Fire Service Day on May 7, 2022
The Beverly Hills Fire Department will be hosting Fire Service Day on May 7, 2022 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm in front of Fire Station I located at 445 North Rexford Drive.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
7. Economic Sustainability Plan Update
Status update of action items outlined in the finalized Economic Sustainability Plan for Fiscal Year 21-22.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
8. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended February 28, 2022 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended February 28, 2022 includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
The Study Session adjourned at 4:54 pm to the Closed Session to discuss items that are identified on the agenda.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 2nd day of May, 2023
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
ULIA A. G LD, M.D., MAYOR
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