CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
December 11, 2023
2:30 p.m.*
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PRESENT: 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
Laurence Wiener, City AttorneyHuma Ahmed, City Clerk
Patricia Betancourt, Special Events Film Coordinator
Renato Moreno, Police Lieutenant
Keith Sterling, Deputy City Manager
ABSENT: None
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gold at 2:30 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephone Public Comment:
1 David Gingold re: Health and Safety Commission
A — DIRECTION
1. Golden Globe Awards Ceremony 2024 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 7, 2024 Request for City Council Approval for Street and Sidewalk Closure Associated with 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards Ceremony on Sunday, January 7, 2024.
Special Events Film Coordinator Patricia Betancourt presented information related to this item. Representatives from Dick Clark Productions provided additional information.
Councilmember Bosse and Vice Mayor Friedman provided a liaison report.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Special Events Film Coordinator Patricia Betancourt, Dick Clark Productions representatives, Lieutenant Renato Moreno, and Deputy City Manager Keith Sterling responded to Council questions.
Council unanimously supported the request.
2. Requests to Use the Council Chamber to Conduct Candidate Forums from the Municipal League of Beverly Hills and the Southwest Beverly Hills Homeowners Association and to Waive the Fees for Use of City facilities, Waive Staff Costs, and Televise the Forums
The Municipal League of Beverly Hills and the Southwest Beverly Hills Homeowners Association are requesting that the City Council waive the fees for use of City facilities and staff costs for two candidate forums.
Deputy City Manager Keith Sterling presented information related to this item.
Written Public Comment Read into the Record:
1. Mark Elliot
Speaker:
1. Thomas White
Council provided their questions and comments.
Deputy City Manager Keith Sterling and Thomas White of the Municipal League responded to Council questions.
Council spoke about the need for neutral moderators. They approved the request from the Southwest Beverly Hills Homeowners Association but did not approve the request from the Municipal League of Beverly Hills.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
3. 2022 Charitable Solicitations Commission Annual Report An information only report generated to familiarize the City and the community with all of the significant accomplishments of the Charitable Solicitations Commission throughout the 2022 calendar year.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
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PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this l7 day of July, 2024
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
LESTER J. FRIEDMAN, MAYOR
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