CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
May 17, 2022
2:30 p.m.*
Liii Bosse, Mayor
Julian A. Gold, M.D., Vice Mayor (via Zoom)John A. Mirisch, Councilmember Lester J. Friedman, CouncilmemberRobert Wunderlich, Councilmember George Chavez, City Manager
Laurence Wiener, City Attorney
Michelle Ramos-Vergara, Management Analyst
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, Assistant City Manager
Mark Stainbrook, Chief of Police
Jeff S. Muir, Director of FinanceTatiana Szerwinski, Assistant Director of Finance Brandy Gros, Budget Manager
Jenny Rogers, Director of Community Services
Benjamin Johnson, Arts and Culture 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 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 canbe read, so others may have the opportunity to participate as well.
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A -DIRECTION
1. Resolution of the Council of the City of Beverly Hills Continuing to Authorize Public Meetings to be Held via Teleconferencing Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e) and Making Findings and Determinations Regarding the Same This resolution implements the necessary requirements to allow the City Council to continue virtual meetings during the COVID-19 declared emergency.
MOVED by Councilmember Mirisch, seconded by Councilmember Wunderlich, to approve Item A-I as follows:
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
CONTINUING TO AUTHORIZE PUBLIC MEETINGS TO BE HELD VIA
TELECONFERENCING PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 54953(e) AND MAKING FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS
REGARDING THE SAME
Ayes: Councilmember Wunderlich, Councilmember Friedman, Councilmember Mirisch, and Mayor Bosse.
Noes: None.Recused: Vice Mayor Gold.
CARRIED
ITEM A-I: APPROVED, RES# 22-R-13409
2. Request by Mayor Bosse to Discuss City Services and Support for Those Experiencing Mental Illness, in Addition to Those Who are Unhoused
Staff recommends that the City Council members accept the report regarding City servicesand support for those experiencing mental illness in addition to those who are unhoused and provide direction on any additional steps they would like staff to take to address the issues ofmental illness or the unhoused.
Assistant City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey spoke on the mental health crisis and on the resources and programs offered by the City. Chief of Police Mark Stainbrook spoke on thePolice Department’s collaboration with the City Manager’s Office and the Community ServicesDepartment to implement a Mental Health Evaluation Team (MET Team).
Speaker:
1. Austin Sahere
Council unanimously approved the recommendation, directed staff to submit a letter of support of legislation SB 1338 and to bring this item back in one month with an update.
3. Fiscal Year 2022-23 Proposed Capital Improvement Budget This report includes the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Proposed Five-Year Capital Improvement Projects Plan (CIP) Budget, which details capital projects completed throughout the year and a proposed appropriation for Fiscal Year 2022-23 capital projects.
Director of Finance Jeff Muir provided a staff report.
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City Council unanimously approved the report.
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - IN FORMATION
4. Beverly Hills Pride 2022, as Part of the City’s Embrace & Celebrate Culture Initiative, a Collaboration of the City of Beverly Hills’ Arts and Culture and Human Relations Commissions, Next Beverly Hills Committee and Community Services Department Recommendation by the City Council Arts and Culture Liaisons to accept the proposed Beverly Hills Pride 2022 proposal as part of the City’s Embrace & Celebrate Culture Initiative, a collaboration of the City’s Arts and Culture and Human Relations Commissions,Next Beverly Hills Committee and Community Services Department. Beverly Hills Pride events and activities will include festive decorative lighting of City Hall (gobo and tree lighting),and two live performances — a Pride Night Concert outside at the Wallis and Pride atGreystone with women performers in the theatre.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
The Study Session adjourned at 4:37 pm to the Closed Session to discuss items that are identified on the agenda.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 16th day of May, 2023
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
JULIAN A. GOLD, M.D., MAYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.