cLLS CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
May 7, 2024
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 Friedman 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 Lester J. Friedman, Mayor
Sharona R. Nazarian, Vice MayorJohn A. Mirisch, Councilmember Craig Corman, Councilmember
Mary Wells, CouncilmemberNancy Hunt-Coffey, City Manager Ryan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager
Keith Sterling, Deputy City ManagerLaurence Wiener, City Attorney Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Anthony Rodstein, Purchasing Services Manager
Patty Betancourt, Special Events and Film Coordinator
Jesse Perez, Police Lieutenant
Max Subin, Police Captain
Phil Arriaga, Police Officer
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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 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 themeeting. 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.
Written Public Comment Read into the Record:
1. Oliver Libaw re: DuPont Clinic
A -DIRECTION
1. Commission Reappointments (Architectural Commission, Planning Commission, Rent Stabilization Commission, Traffic and Parking Commission and Arts and Culture Commission)
The first terms for Architectural Commission (Rebecca Pynoos), Planning Commission (JeffWolfe and Theresa “Tern” Kaplan), Rent Stabilization Commission (Ryan Gunman and Frances Miller), Traffic and Parking Commission (Hadar Geller) and Arts and Culture Commission (Pamela Beck) will end on June 30, 2024. They are eligible for reappointment to a second term of four-years with City Council approval.City Clerk HumaAhmed presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed, City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City Attorney Laurence Wiener, and Assistant City Manager Ryan Gohlich responded to Council questions.Council provided their direction.
2. Request for City Council Direction to Award the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Newspaper Legal Notices and Display Advertising Services Bid
Staff seeks City Council direction to award Fiscal Year 2024-25 contract(s) to locally adjudicated newspapers eligible to publish legal notices and advertisements.City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.Speakers:
1. Lisa Bloch, Beverly Hills Courier
2. Josh Gross, Beverly Hills Weekly
3. Michael and Karen Villalpando, Beverly Press
Council provided their questions and comments.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed, Purchasing Services Manager Anthony Rodstein, Deputy City Manager Keith Sterling, Director of Finance Jeff Muir responded to Council questions.
Council provided their direction.
3. Request from Netflix for Approval to Close Beverly Gardens Park in Front of the Lily Pond and to Use Branded Netflix Logos in Order to Host Beverly Hills Cop Event on Thursday, June 20, 2024
Netflix requests approval of closure of Beverly Gardens Park at the Lily Pond and use of branded logos to host a Beverly Hills Cop event on Thursday, June 20, 2024.
Special Events and Film Coordinator Patty Betancourt and Netflix Lead Event Planner Katie Crawley presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Special Events and Film Coordinator Patty Betancourt, Netflix Lead Event Planner Katie Crawley, and City Attorney Laurence Wiener responded to Council questions.
Council supported the event.
4. Community Engagement Meeting Regarding Beverly Hills Police Department’s Military Equipment Use Annual Report, Policy 706, Current Inventory, and Proposed List of Additional Equipment
Staff is recommending the City Council review the new Military Equipment Use Annual Report, Policy, and inventory listing new items requested to be purchased by the Police Department. Staff notes that members of the public must be permitted to discuss concerns or inquire into the Department’s use of military equipment during this Study Sessiondesignated as the “Community Engagement Meeting” under Government Code § 7072(b).
Police Lieutenant Jesse Perez presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Police Lieutenant Jesse Perez, Captain Max Subin, and Police Officer Phil Arriaga responded to Council questions.
Council supported the item.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - IN FORMATION
5. Decorative Crosswalk Installation
A one-month test installation of decorative crosswalks is planned for the month of June at two locations to serve as a test to determine if decorative crosswalks can increase motorist yielding to pedestrians. This information will be useful in designing future crosswalk enhancements.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
6. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended March 31, 2024 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended March 31, 2024, includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
7. Treasurer’s Report for Quarter Ended March 31, 2024
This City Treasurer’s Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, includes a summary of investment balances and a listing of the portfolio value by each City fund.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 1 day of October, 2024
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
LESTER J. FRIEDMAN, MAYOR
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