CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
Councilmember
July 25, 2022
5:30 p.m.
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The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
The City Council Regular Meeting was called to order by Mayor Bosse at 5:30 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE led by Rachelle Marcus
A. ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmember Nazarian,
Mirisch, Vice Mayor Gold, Mayor Bosse
Absent: None
Mayor Bosse announced that since this was a Special Meeting, all to address item C-I.
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
1. TELEPHONE CALL-IN: (310) 288-2288
Members of the public are invited to listen to the meeting telephonically or share oral communications on this phone line.
2. AUDIENCE COMMENTS. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter may do so through email or in-person. However, the State open meetingslaw (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) prohibits the City Council fromproviding a detailed response or acting upon any item not contained on the agendaposted 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 or provide an in person speaker card to the City Clerk prior to or during the meeting. Please limit Friedman, Councilmember
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your email remarks to three (3) minutes in length (350 words) that can be read, soothers may have the opportunity to participate as well.
C. CITY COUNCIL CONTINUED AND NEW BUSINESS
1. REQUEST BY MAYOR BOSSE TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED LOS ANGELES
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ORDER REGARDING INDOOR MASKING THAT MAY COMMENCE ON JULY 29, 2022.
Comment: Mayor Bosse requests that the City Council discuss and provide direction regarding the proposed health order issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Health about indoor masking that may commence on July 29, 2022.
Assistant City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey presented information related to this item.
Speakers:
1. Keith Previty
2. Todd Johnson
3. Shadi Behroozan
4. Shiva Bagheri
5. Nooshin Meshkaty
6. Greg Goodman
7. Julie Wagner8. Stanley Snegg
9. Donna Pearman
10. Miriam Foyler11. Vered Nisim
12. Joe Collins
13. Dr. Michal Amir
14. Miret Neman
15. Peter Fogler16. Shiva Shamooil
17. Felicia Novick18. Toshio Onaga19. Ken Behzadi
20. Ashley Jeffery21. George Orwell22. Shelley Azizi
23. Dr. Michelle Yasharpour
24. Jordan Kashfian
25. Preston J. Williams
26. Ellie Kadz27. Louise Salmon
28. Tony ElTelephone Public Comments:
1. Genevieve Morrill
2. Allison Rogers
3. Sigalie
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4. Piaman Pirian
5. Sunny Kutcher
6. Michael Newmann
7. Sean Tabiban
8. Kim Meginnis9. Dr. Steven Kamara
10. Dr. David Tahour
Written Public Comments Read into the Record:
1. Jasmine Kahen Rastegar
2. Nancy and Morad Zahabian and Family
3. Elena Yeshoua
4. Fiona Chalom
5. Frank Toobi
6. Jasmine Yadegar
7. Parisa Leviadin
8. Janel Lowrey
9. Ritu Ram
10. Natasha lmani
11. Jill Wilkerson
12. Suzie Farhadi13. Long Kaveh14. Sheldon and Karen Andrizzi15. Cathy Baker
16. Grace Tassa17. Nazy Maddahi18. Anne Lopez-Gallego
19. Laurel Moscatel
20. Azy Farahmand21. Farrah Mikail22. Candace Samadi
23. Aaron Newman24. Deborah Termeie25. Sharon Hakimfar26. Jasmine Haghani
27. Lora Cohanim28. Marjan Nehouray29. Michael Bilak
30. Candice Tahour31. Robin Hamilton32. Houman David Hemmati33. Afshine Emrani
34. Wade Major
35. Wendell Holloway36. Jennifer NorotskyCouncil provided their questions and comments.
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Nestor Otazu, and Director of Community Services Jenny Rogers responded to Council questions.
ITEM C-I: COUNCIL INDICATED THAT THE CITY WOULD NOT USE CITYRESOURCES TO ENFORCE A POTENTIAL MASK MANDATE IF IMPOSED BY LA COUNTY
D. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Bosse held a moment of silence in memory of Human Relations Chair, Rhoda J.
Sharp.
The next City Council meeting is scheduled for August 2, 2022.
There being no further business, Mayor Bosse, with the consent of the City Council, adjourned the meeting at 9:36 p.m.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 27th day of June, 2023
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
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This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.