CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
August 23, 2022
2:30 p.m.*
Liii Bosse, Mayor
Julian A. Gold M.D., Vice MayorJohn A. Mirisch, Councilmember Lester J. Friedman, Councilmember
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Councilmember
Laurence Wiener, City AttorneyHuma Ahmed, City ClerkNancy 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 2:30 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.
Telephone Call-In Comment:
David Gingold re: City Ambassadors
City Council Study Session Minutes
August 23, 2022
A -DIRECTION
1. Request by Mayor Lili Bosse for an Overview of the Beverly Hills Police Department’s Technology (CCTV Cameras, Drones, ALPRs, Body Worn Cameras) and Privacy PoliciesPer the request of Mayor Lili Bosse, BHPD will provide an educational update to City Council and the community about the privacy safeguards which are in place regarding the technology being used by the Department.
Police Chief Mark Stainbrook provided a status update on various technologies to enhance public safety.
City Council expressed unanimous support for all of the current and future technologyenhancements.
2. Per the Request of Mayor Lili Bosse and the Public Works Commission, the City Council is Requested to Address the Service Levels of Southern California Edison; in Addition, the Mayor Has Requested to Discuss the Service Levels of Spectrum Cable TV.
Per the request of Mayor Bosse and the Public Works Commission, Southern CaliforniaEdison (SCE) will present to the City Council their service levels and customer approach in response to residents and businesses’ concerns over the reliability of SCE. At the July 21, 2022, Public Works Commission meeting, the Commission formally recommended to the City Council to make a complaint to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) regardingSCE’s service. In addition, the Mayor requested a similar presentation form Spectrum Cable TV (Spectrum).
Public Works Director Shana Epstein introduced representatives Diane Forte and Luis Ortiz with Southern California Edison (SCE) who presented capital improvement projects for the City.
Public Works Director Shana Epstein introduced Spectrum Representative Steven Sawyer, who provided an update on Spectrum outages.
Mayor Bosse requested that both SCE and Spectrum representatives return in November with a progress update on the scheduled improvements and a specific number of Spectrum outages in the City.
3. Recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison Rodeo Drive I Special Events I Holiday Program Committee Regarding the 2022 Rodeo Drive Holiday Decor and Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration Proposal
This item provides a recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison Rodeo Drive I Special Events I Holiday Program Committee, Mayor Bosse and Councilmember Friedman (Liaisons), regarding the Rodeo Drive Holiday Decor and Rodeo Drive Holiday LightingCelebration; and Approval of a Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Purchase Order in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,353,372 to J. Ben Bourgeois Productions, Inc. for the Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration and median decor on Rodeo Drive.
Marketing and Sustainability Manager Laura Biery introduced Rodeo Drive Holiday Program Committee member Kathy Gohari who outlined the decor and holiday lighting proposed for the event.
Council expressed unanimous support of the proposed celebration recommendations.
City Council Study Session Minutes
August23, 2022
4. Recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison Rodeo Drivel Special Events I Holiday Program Committee Regarding the Citywide Holiday Decor and Community Services Holiday Programming for Winter 2022
This item provides a recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison Rodeo Drive I Special Events / Holiday Program Committee Regarding the Citywide Holiday Decor and Community Services Holiday Programming for Winter 2022.
Council expressed unanimous support for the proposed Holiday Decor and Holiday Programming for Winter 2022
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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 5:31 pm to the Closed Session to discuss items that are identified on the agenda.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 27th day of June, 2023
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HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
J/JLIAN A. GOLD, M.D., MAYOR
/This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTV1O Spectrum Cable.