CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
August 2, 2022
2:30 p.m.*
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The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
PRESENT: Lili Bosse, Mayor
Julian A. Gold M.D., Vice MayorJohn A. Mirisch, Councilmember Lester J. Friedman, Councilmember
Sharona Nazarian, PsyD, CouncilmemberGeorge Chavez, City Manager Laurence Wiener, City Attorney
Michelle Ramos-Vergara, Management AnalystNancy Hunt-Coffey, Assistant City ManagerMark Stainbrook, Chief of Police ABSENT: None
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Bosse at 2:30 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 canbe read, so others may have the opportunity to participate as well.
Public Comment:
Steve Mayer re: recent Planning Commission decision
City Council Special Study Session Minutes
August 2, 2022
Telephone Call-In Comment:
David Gingold re: climate action committee
A -DIRECTION
1. Regional Housing Needs Assessment Reform Comment Letter This item provides the City Council with an update on the reform effort for the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) and an opportunity for the Council to provide input into a draft letter that will be submitted to the State regarding this reform.
Assistant Director of Community Development/City Planner Timothea Tway and MunicipalAffairs Program Manager Cynthia Owens provided a staff report.
Mayor Bosse requested Councilmember Mirisch and Vice Mayor Gold work with staff to include Council recommendations in the letter to the State.
2. Parking Operations Update.
City Engineer Daren Grilley introduced Parking Services Manager Genevieve Row who provided a staff report.
Mayor Bosse provided direction to staff.
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
3. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended June 30, 2022 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended June 30, 2022, includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
4. Treasurer’s Report for Quarter Ended June 30, 2022
This City Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2022, includes a summary of investment balances and a listing of the portfolio value by each City fund.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
5. Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting Highlights — June 13, 2022
This report provides monthly highlights from the Mayor’s meeting with Commission Chairs.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
The Study Session adjourned at 4:33 pm to the Closed Session to discuss items that are identified on the agenda.
City Council Special Study Session Minutes
August 2, 2022
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 27th day of June, 2023
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTV1O Spectrum Cable.
A. GOLD, M.D., MAYOR