CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
March 7, 2023
2:30 p.m.*
Lili Bosse, Mayor
Julian A. Gold, M.D., Vice Mayor
John 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 Attorney
Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Stephanie Harris, Interim Director of Community Services Timothea Tway, Director of Community Development
David Snow, Assistant City Attorney
Jeff Muir, Director of Finance
Shana Epstein, Director of Public Works,
Greg Barton, Fire Chief
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 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 E-3
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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.
Speakers:
1. Wendy Klenk re: Robertson Blvd trees
Written Comments Read into the Record:
1. Cathi and George Rimalower re: 250 N Clark Dr project
2. Jesse Sanford re: Robertson Blvd trees
3. Patricia Princess re: Robertson Blvd trees
4. Tiffany Paige re: Robertson Blvd trees
5. Adele Slaughter re: Robertson Blvd trees
6. Jorge Rios re: Robertson Blvd trees
Telephone Public Comment:
1. David Gingold re: Robertson Blvd trees
A -DIRECTION
1. Request by Mayor Lili Bosse and Councilmember John A. Mirisch to Discuss Educational Programming for Jewish American Heritage Month in May This item is at the request of Mayor Bosse and Councilmember Mirisch for the City Council to hear proposed educational programming for Jewish American Heritage Month.
Interim Director of Community Services Stephanie Harris presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Council unanimously supported the proposal.
2. Discussion on the City’s Current Practice Relating to the Implementation of Senate Bill (SB) 330 for Multi-Family Residential Development Projects and Required Replacement Units, and Potential Policy Changes that Could be Implemented This is a discussion regarding the City’s current practices implementing SB 330 in development projects, and potential changes to policy related to implementation.
Director of Community Development Timothea Tway presented information related to this item.
Written Comment Read into the Record:
1. Mark Elliot
Council provided their questions and comments.
Director of Community Development Timothea Tway, Assistant City Manager Ryan Gohlich, City Attorney Laurence Wiener, and Assistant City Attorney David Snow responded to Council questions.
Staff will return with additional information at a future meeting.
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3. Midyear Update on Fiscal Year 2022-23 General Fund Financial Results; Authorization to Add Two New Positions in the Public Works Department and Approval of $43,800 General Fund Appropriation Therefor; Approval of an Ongoing $324,000 General Fund Appropriation for Fire Department Contractual Services
This item will provide a midyear update of the City’s fiscal year 2022-23 financial results compared to the same period in fiscal year 2021-22. This report will also provide a General Fund forecast for the remainder of fiscal year 2022-23. Additionally, there is a request for the addition of two positions in the Public Works Department with an associated $43,800 General Fund appropriation request to fund salaries and benefit costs, as well as an ongoing $324,000 General Fund appropriation request to fund contractual services for Fire Department operations.
Director of Finance Jeff Muir presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Director of Finance Jeff Muir, Director of Public Works Shana Epstein, Fire Chief Greg Barton, and City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey responded to Council questions.
Council unanimously supported the requests.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
None
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 21st day of November, 2023
HUMA AHMED, City CIerk
JULIAN A. GOLD, M.D., MAYOR
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