CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED STUDY SESSION
January 24, 2023
2:30 p.m.*
Lili Bosse, Mayor
Julian A. Gold, M.D., Vice MayorJohn A. Mirisch, Councilmember Lester J. Friedman, Councilmember
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City Manager
Ryan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager
Laurence Wiener, City AttorneyHuma Ahmed, City Clerk
Cindy Owens, Municipal Affairs Program Manager
Laura Biery, Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Shana Epstein, Director of Public Works
Timothea Tway, Director of Community Development
Patty Betancourt, Special Events and Filming CoordinatorLauren Santillana, Public Information Manager Greg Barton, Fire Chief
Paul Kim, Police Sergeant
None
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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 54950et 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 iL5
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A -DIRECTION
1. Request by Vice Mayor Gold for the City Council to Consider Supporting Governor Newsom’s Proposal for a Price Gouging Penalty on Excess Oil Refiner Profits Request by Vice Mayor Gold for the City Council to Consider Supporting Governor Newsom’sProposal for a Price Gouging Penalty on Excess Oil Refiner Profits.
Mayor Bosse and Councilmember Friedman recused themselves from this item due to potential financial interests in the oil industry.
Municipal Affairs Program Manager Cindy Owens presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Municipal Affairs Program Manager Cindy Owens responded to Council questions.
Council agreed to support this legislation.
Mayor Bosse and Councilmember Friedman returned to the dais after this item concluded.
2. Recommendation ofthe Beverly Hills City Council Legislative! Lobby Liaison Committee for Updates to the City’s 2023 Legislative PlatformThis item provides an overview of the updates made to the City’s Legislative Platform for the 2023 Legislative Session.
Municipal Affairs Program Manager Cindy Owens presented information related to this item.Councilmember Mirisch and Vice Mayor Gold provided a Liaison report.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Municipal Affairs Program Manager Cindy Owens responded to Council questions.
Council provided direction and the item will return to Council at an upcoming formal meeting.
3. Recommendation of the Property Owners Task Force Requesting for City Council to Direct Staff to Study Possible Improvements for City-Owned Parking Garage Façades The Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce will present the recommendation from the Property Owners Task Force as reviewed by the Property Owners Task Force City Council Liaisons of Mayor Bosse and Councilmember Nazarian.Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery, Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Johnson and Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Manager Greg Sefain presented information related to this item.
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Councilmember Nazarian and Mayor Bosse provided a Liaison report.Council provided their questions and comments.
Telephone Public Comment:
1. David Mirharooni
Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Johnson, Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery, Director of Public Works Shana Epstein, City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, Assistant City Manager Ryan Gohlich responded to Council questions.
Council directed staff to further study this and return with an update at a later date.
4. Request from Los Angeles Marathon for Special Event Street Closures over the next 3 years (2023-2025)This report is submitted to City Council to consider approval of special event street closures for the 2023 Los Angeles Marathon (LA Marathon). Additionally, the LA Marathon organizers are requesting a commitment of support from the City of Beverly Hills for the 2024 and 2025 events conditioned upon date and route submissions to the City Council each year for street closureapproval.
Director of Community Development Timothea Tway introduced Special Events and Filming Coordinator Patty Betancourt who presented information related to this item.Councilmember Friedman and Mayor Bosse provided a Liaison report.Council provided their questions and comments.
Public Information Manager Lauren Santillana, Police Sergeant Paul Kim, Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce CEO Todd Johnson, Special Events and Filming Coordinator Patty Betancourt, Fire Chief Greg Barton, and a representative for the LA Marathon responded to Council questions.Council unanimously supported the request.
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
None
City Council Adjourned Study Session Minutes
January 24, 2023
this 1 7th day of October, 2023
7LIAN A. OLE, M.D., MAYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk