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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
October 3, 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, pleaseemail or provide an in-person speaker card to the City Clerk prior to or during the meeting. Public comment via video conference or in-person will be no longer than three (3) minutes per each 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 ManagerRyan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager Laurence Wiener, City Attorney
Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Stephanie Harris, Community Services Director
Daren Grilley, Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Jessie Holzer Carpenter, Transportation Planner
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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 bearchived in full as part of the record.
A -DIRECTION
1. Potential Revision to the Third-Party Food Delivery Service Ordinance This item requests the City Council to consider potential modifications to the Beverly Hills Municipal Code regulations related to third-party food delivery service.
Mayor Gold asked that this item be pulled from the agenda.
2. Discussion Regarding the Joint Powers Agreement between the City of Beverly Hills and the Beverly Hills Unified School District for the Provision, Use and Maintenance of Educational, Recreational and Community Facilities and Programs for the Fiscal Years 2023-2024 through Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Staff recommends that the City Council review and discuss the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the City of Beverly Hills and the Beverly Hills Unified School District.
Community Services Director Stephanie Harris presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Community Services Director Stephanie Harris and BHUSD staff responded to Council questions.
Council supported the Joint Powers Agreement with BHUSD. The item is on the October 3, 2023 City Council meeting agenda for approval.
B -ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
3. Beverly Boulevard Bike Lanes
This report forwards a Traffic and Parking Commission recommendation for installation of bike lanes on Beverly Boulevard between North Santa Monica Boulevard and Doheny Drive. This project does not remove any travel lanes or on-street parking.
Transportation Planner Jessie Holzer Carpenter presented information related to this item.
Speaker:
1. Andrea Spatz
2. Sharon lgnaard
3. Kory KIem
4. Mark Elliot
5. Ron Shalowitz
6. Olga Ledell
7. Jacklyn Ma8. Eyton Elboz9. David Gingold
Written Public Comment Read into the Record:
City Clerk Huma Ahmed summarized 12 written comments, all of which were in support of theapproval of the bike lane on Beverly Blvd from the following: Brian Alpert, John Baierl, Jesse Budlong, Nathan Fan, Adam Faruqi, Brady Goodman-Williams, Jess Imme, Michael Karric, Olga Lexell, Riley McNair, Jon Mizrahi, Adam Remba
Assistant Public Works Director/City Engineer Daren Grilley answered Council questions.
4. Annual Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill
This report will provide information on the annual Great Shakeout earthquake drill and will detail the many ways the City will be participating.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
5. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended August 31, 2023 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended August 31, 2023, includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 7tL day of May, 2024
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.