CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
August 15, 2023
2:30 p.m*
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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 Gold at 2:30 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
AUDIENCE COMMENTS. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter may do so in writing, through email or in-person. 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 or provide an in-person speaker card to the City Clerk prior to or during the meeting. Public Julian A. Gold, M.D., Mayor
Lester J. Friedman, Vice Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Councilmember
Lili Bosse, Councilmember
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City Manager
Ryan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager
Stephanie Cao, Assistant City Attorney
Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Magdalena Davis, Community Outreach Manager
Robert Welch, Utilities General Manager
Josette Descalzo, Environmental Compliance
Manager
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& Sustainability Programs
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comment via video conference or in-person will be no longer than three (3) minutes per each individual comment, subject to City Council discretion based on the anticipated length in the meeting. The City Clerk will read only the first three minutes (approximately 350 words) of a written comment. In the event of a large number of written comments on one item, written comments may be summarized by the City Clerk’s Office. The entire written comment shall be archived in full as part of the record.
Speakers:
1. Wendy Klenk re: Public comments
2. David Gingold re: Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting
A -DIRECTION
1. Planning Commission Interview Panel Update
This item provides the City Council with the interview panel’s appointment recommendation to the Planning Commission.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.
Council unanimously supported the panel’s recommendation to appoint Mr. Lou Milkowski to the Planning Commission for an initial two-year term from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2025.
2. Recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison Rodeo Drive! Special Events I Holiday Program Committee Regarding the 2023 Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration Proposal and Additional Seasonal Programming This item provides a recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Liaison Rodeo Drive I Special Events I Holiday Program Committee, Vice Mayor Friedman and Councilmember Bosse (Liaisons), regarding the Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration and its associated street closures, extended holiday programming, and banner design; and Approval of a Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Purchase Order in a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $958,493 to J. Ben Bourgeois Productions, Inc. for the Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration on Rodeo Drive.
Community Outreach Manager Magdalena Davis and Rodeo Drive Committee President Kay Monica Rose presented information related to this item.
Speakers:
1. David Gingold re: Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration Proposal
2. Wendy Klenk re: Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration Proposal City Council provided their questions and comments.
City Council expressed their support for the 2023 Rodeo Drive Holiday Lighting Celebration proposal and additional seasonal programming.
3. Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Update
Staff will provide an update on the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP). Staff will present on the City’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and forecast. Based on the GHG City Council Study Session Minutes
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emissions and forecast, staff will seek Council direction on moving forward with key reduction measures. Staff will also present on the City’s vulnerabilities on climate change and seek City Council direction on moving forward with key resiliency measures.
Utilities General Manager Robert Welch presented information related to this item.
Speakers:
1. Wendy Klenk
2. David Gingold
3. Wendy Nystrom
4. Peter Ostroff
5. Steve Mayer
Council provided their questions and comments.
Environmental Compliance & Sustainability Programs Manager Josette Descalzo and Rincon Consultants, Inc. staff answered Council questions.
Council supported the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan Update.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
4 State and Federal Legislative Update
This item will provide an update to the City Council on legislation.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
5. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended June 30, 2023 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended June 30, 2023, includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
6. Treasurer’s Report for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2023 This City Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, includes a summary of investment balances and a listing of the portfolio value by each City fund.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
7. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended July 31, 2023 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended July 31, 2023, includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
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8. Mayor’s Cabinet Meeting Highlights — July 17, 2023
This report provides monthly highlights from the Mayor’s meeting with Commission Chairs.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 16th day of April, 2024
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HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
LESTER J. FRIEDMAN, MAYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.