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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
December 6, 2022
2:30 p.m.*
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
Huma Ahmed, City ClerkLaura Biery, Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager In the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, members of the public can access City Council meetings telephonically, through live webcast, and BHTV Channel 10 on Spectrum Cable.City Council meetings are broadcast on local Beverly Hills television and on other media platforms.
Anyone who participates at the meeting and/or enters the City Council Chamber is subject to havingtheir image displayed. These recordings will remain publicly accessible in perpetuity.
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 upon any 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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December 6, 2022
A -DIRECTION
1. Proposed City Council Meeting Dates From January 2023 through April 2023 Provided for your review and approval are a list of proposed City Council meeting dates from January 2023 through April 2023.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed responded to Council questions.Council provided feedback on the proposed dates and approved the schedule for January 2023 to April 2023.
2. Design Review Commission Interview Panel Update
This item provides the City Council with the interview panel’s appointment recommendation for the Design Review Commission.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.
Councilmember Friedman and Councilmember Mirisch provided a Liaison report.
Council provided their questions and comments.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed responded to Council questions.Council unanimously agreed to temporarily extend the Commissioners’ terms up to six months until their positions can be filled.
3. Recreation and Parks Commission and Community Charitable Foundation Interview Panel Reports
This item provides the City Council with appointment recommendations for both the Recreation and Parks Commission and the Community Charitable Foundation.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.
Councilmember Friedman and Councilmember Nazarian provided a Liaison report for the Recreation and Parks Commission. The CCF Liaison report was provided by Councilmember Nazarian and Vice Mayor Gold.
Council unanimously supported the appointment recommendations for the Recreation and Parks Commission and the CCF.
4. Request for City Council to Extend the Temporary No-Fee OpenBH Program for an Additional 9 Months through September 30, 2023
This item requests the City Council to discuss extending the no-fee temporary OpenBH program used by businesses to operate outside temporary parklets, temporary outdoor dining, and temporary outdoor operations for an additional 9 months through September 30, 2023.
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December 6, 2022
Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery presented information related to this item.Video Public Comment:
1. David Mirharooni
Speaker:
1. Todd Johnson
Council provided their questions and comments.
Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery responded to Council questions.Council unanimously supported the 9 month extension and discussed the possibility of adding a fee in the future.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
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C - INFORMATION
5. Request from Vice Mayor Gold for an Update on the Nurse Practitioner Program and the City’s Participation in the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Program This report provides an update from the Fire Department regarding the Nurse Practitioner Program and progress in the Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Program.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
6. Budget Amendments and Transfers between Funds Under the Authority of the City Manager and the Director of Finance for Fiscal Year 2021-22; Citywide Level 2 and Level3 Awarded Purchases and Contracts for Fiscal Year 2021-22 In accordance with the annually adopted budget resolution and Beverly Hills Municipal Code, this report provides the annual required reporting of fund transfers and appropriations approved during Fiscal Year 2021-22 by the City Manager and Director of Finance and Citywide level 2 and level 3 awarded purchases and contracts.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
7. City Treasurer’s Report for Month Ended October 31, 2022 This report provides a summary of investment balances and a listing of the portfolio value by each City fund.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this I 2th day of September, 2023
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This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.