CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL STUDY SESSION
October 10, 2024
2:30 p.m.*
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The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
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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 oracting upon any item not contained on the agenda posted 72 hours before a regular meeting and24 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 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 Lester J. Friedman, Mayor
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Vice Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Councilmember
Craig Corman, Councilmember
Mary Wells, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City ManagerRyan Gohlich, Assistant City ManagerLaurence Wiener, City Attorney Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Stephanie Harris, Director of Community Services
Mark Stainbrook, Police Chief
Patty Betancourt, Special Events and Filming Coordinator None
may be summarized by the City Clerks Office. The entire written comment shall be archived in full as part of the record.A -DIRECTION
1. City of Beverly Hills Community Security Ad Hoc Recommendation for Safety and Hospitality Services
Community Security Ad Hoc recommendations for safety and hospitality services andissuance of a request for proposal for the City of Beverly Hills.
Director of Community Services Stephanie Harris presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Director of Community Services Stephanie Harris, Police Chief Mark Stainbrook, City AttorneyLaurence Wiener, Human Services Administrator Chris Paulson responded to Council questions.
2. Golden Globes Award Ceremony 2025 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, January 5, 2025
Request for City Council Approval for Street and Sidewalk Closure Associated with the 82nd Annual Golden Globes Award Ceremony on Sunday, January 5, 2025.
Special Events and Filming Coordinator Patty Betancourt presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Dick Clark Productions Executive Vice President of Television Barry Edelman, Dick Clark Productions Senior Vice President Richard Pizante, Special Events and Filming CoordinatorPatty Betancourt, City Engineer Daren Grilley, City Manager Nancy Hunt-Coffey, PoliceLieutenant Renato Moreno, Dick Clark Productions Executive Director of Production PrestonNorthrop, and Beverly Hilton Director of Sales and Marketing Ryan Paterson responded to Council questions.
Speaker:
1. Julie Wagner, Beverly Hills Conference and Visitors Bureau CEO B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
3. Innovations Day 2024
This item is submitted for City Council information. Since 2006, the City has held an annual all employee training and development day, which is observed on Columbus Day which isalso known as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This year, the Innovation’s Day event will be held on Monday, October 14, 2024.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
4. Great California ShakeOut + Outdoor Warning System Test This report will provide information on how to participate in the nationwide annual Great ShakeOut preparedness day. This report will also provide information on the upcoming fullscale test of the City’s Outdoor Warning System.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 28 day of January, 2025
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
LESTER J. FRIEDMAN, MAYOR
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