CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
May 2, 2023
2:30 p.m.*
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The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
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ABSENT:
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gold 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 oracting 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, Julian A. Gold, M.D., Mayor
Lester J. Friedman, Vice Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Councilmember
Liii Bosse, Councilmember
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City ManagerRyan Gohlich, Assistant City ManagerLaurence Wiener, City Attorney Huma Ahmed, City ClerkLaura Biery, Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Mark Stainbrook, Police Chief
Gabrielia Yap, Senior Policy and Management Administrator, Public Safety Keith Sterling, Deputy City Manager
Stephanie Harris, Director of Community Services
Timothea Tway, Director of Community Development
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please email or provide an in-person speaker card to the City Clerk prior to or during themeeting. 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.Speaker:
1. Wendy Kienk re: Robertson Blvd Trees
A -DIRECTION
1. Recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drive/ Special Events! Holiday Program Liaison Committee Regarding the 2023 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Including All Applicable Street Closures; and Approval of a Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Purchase Order for J. Ben Bourgeois Productions, Inc. in an Amount Not to Exceed $254,540 for the 2023 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance
This item provides the recommendations from the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drivel Special Events! Holiday Program Liaison Committee regarding the 2023 Rodeo DriveConcours d’Elegance as well as the applicable street closures starting on Saturday, June 17at 9pm through Sunday, June 18 at 10pm. Additionally, this item seeks City Councilapproval of a Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Purchase Order for the 2023 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Father’s Day Event in an amount not to exceed $254,540 to J. Ben Bourgeois Productions, Inc.
Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery presented information related to this item. Rodeo Drive Committee President Kathy Gohari presented additional information.
Councilmember Bosse and Vice Mayor Friedman provided a liaison report.
Community Services Manager Magdalena Davis, Police Chief Mark Stainbrook, Concours d’Elegance representative Bruce Meyer, Rodeo Drive Committee President Kathy Gohari responded to council questions.
Council unanimously supported the recommendations.
2. Approval of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison / Next Beverly Hills Committee Recommendations for the Next Beverly Hills Work Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24; and
Approval of a Street Closure on South Beverly Drive for Next Night on Saturday, September 9, 2023, and Waiving Soft Costs Associated with Next NightStaff is requesting City Council approval of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison / Next Beverly Hills Committee (“Next BH”) recommendation to: 1) Approve the Next BH Work Plan and Budget for Fiscal Year 23-24; and 2) Approve the Street Closure of S. Beverly Drive from 6 p.m. the evening of Friday, September 8, 2023, through 4 a.m. the morning of Sunday, September 10, 2023, for Next Night on Saturday, September 9, 2023, and waiving soft costs associated with Next Night.
Senior Policy and Management Administrator, Public Safety Gabriella Yap presented City Council Study Session Minutes
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information related to this item. Next Beverly Hills representatives presented additionalinformation.
Telephone Public Comment:
1. Tiffany Davis
Council provided their questions and comments.Senior Policy and Management Administrator, Public Safety Gabriella Yap and Next Beverly Hills representatives responded to Council questions.
Council unanimously supported the recommendations.
3. Discussion of the City’s Process for Approval of Murals and a Request by the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills to Create a Legacy Mural Honoring the Community Staff will review a request by the Rotary Club of Beverly Hills to create a mural celebrating the community.
Deputy City Manager Keith Sterling presented information related to this item. City AttorneyLaurence Wiener, Rotary Club representatives, and Warren Brand of Branded Arts provided additional information.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Deputy City Manager Keith Sterling, Director of Community Services Stephanie Harris,Director of Community Development Timothea Tway, City Attorney Laurence Wiener, Assistant City Manager Ryan Gohlich, and Rotary Club representatives responded to council questions.
Staff will schedule a meeting to discuss this item further.
4. Request by Mayor Gold to Discuss Whether to Order Review of the Cultural Heritage Commission Issuance and Conditional Approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for the Property Located At 910 North Bedford Drive
Request by Mayor Gold to discuss whether to order review of the issuance and conditional approval of a Certificate of Appropriateness for Beverly Hills Local landmark no. 14 — Anthony Kerry house at 910 North Bedford Drive.
Director of Community Development Timothea Tway presented information related to this item.
Speaker:
1. Noah Furie
Council provided their questions and comments.
Director of Community Development Timothea Tway and City Attorney Laurence Wiener responded to council questions.
The Mayor, absent objection, set the date for the item to be heard on June 6, 2023.
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5. Recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drivel Special Events/ Holiday Program Liaison Committee Regarding Direction to City Staff to Bid and Determine Costing for New Sidewalk Security Barriers (Bollards) for Rodeo Drive toReplace the Existing Sidewalk Security Barriers (Dark Green Concrete K-Rails) andReturn to City Council with a Project Cost and Mapping This item provides the recommendations from the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drivel Special Events! Holiday Program Liaison Committee regarding the direction to have CityStaff bid and determine costing for new sidewalk security barriers on Rodeo Drive.Marketing and Economic Sustainability Manager Laura Biery introduced Assistant CityManager Ryan Gohlich who presented information related to this item.
Speakers:
1. Kathy Gohari, Rodeo Drive Committee President
2. Dar Mahboubi
Council provided their questions and comments.
Rodeo Drive Committee President Kathy Gohari responded to council questions.
The council majority supported the recommendation.
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION6. Update to the City Council Regarding the Special Election on Measures B and C (Cheval Blanc Project)
This is an informational report regarding a City voter guide and other logistical details for the upcoming Special Election on Ballot Measures B and C (Cheval Blanc Project).
Informational report only, item not discussed.
7. Update on Beverly Hills Fire Department’s Community Risk Reduction, Emergency Response Services, and Resilience and Recovery Efforts
An update on the Fire Department’s efforts in terms of prevention, response, and resilience and recovery as fire season approaches.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
8. Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting Highlights -April 10, 2023
This report provides monthly highlights from the Mayor’s meeting with Commission Chairs.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
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PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 23rd day of January, 2024
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.