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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED STUDY SESSION
April 22, 2025
2:30 p.m.*
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Vice Mayor
Lester J. Friedman, Councilmember
Craig A. Corman, Councilmember
Mary N. Wells, CouncilmemberNancy Hunt-Coffey, City Manager Ryan Gohlich, Assistant City ManagerKeith Sterling, Deputy City ManagerLaurence Wiener, City AttorneyHuma Ahmed, City Clerk Michelle Ramos-Vergara, Deputy City Clerk
Magdalena Davis Jones, Community Outreach Manager
Mark Stainbrook, Police Chief
None
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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 Nazarian 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 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.
Speaker:
1. Stephanie Johnson re: Parking enforcement issues
Mayor Nazarian announced that public comments going forward will be 3 minutes. If there are more than 20 people commenting, then comments will be taken at the end of the meeting. There will also be a summarization by the City Clerk on written public comments.A -DIRECTION
1. Proclamation: Recognizing “End Jew Hatred Day”
Proclamation for End Jew Hatred Day on April 29.
Mayor Nazarian, along with the entire City Council, presented a proclamation to Foujan Sakhai from End Jew Hatred in recognition of End Jew Hatred Day on April 29.
2. Proposed City Council Meeting Dates from May 2025 through January 2026.
This item seeks City Council feedback on the proposed schedule for City Council Meeting dates from May 2025 through January 2026.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.Council discussed and agreed upon the City Council meeting dates for May 2025 — January 2026.
3. Traffic and Parking Commission Update
This item provides the City Council with an update regarding a recent Traffic and Parking Commission recruitment. The previously approved applicant withdrew from the process; a second applicant as recommended by the interview panel is now presented for Council consideration.City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.Council provided their comments and supported the recommendation.
4. Recommendation of the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drive/ Special Events/ Holiday Program Liaison Committee Regarding the Request for Funding and Street Closures for the 2025 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Father’s Day Car Show onSunday, June 15, 2025 This item provides the recommendations from the Beverly Hills City Council Rodeo Drivel Special Events! Holiday Program Liaison Committee regarding the 2025 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Father’s Day Car Show on Sunday, June 15, 2025, including theapplicable street closures starting on Saturday, June 14 at 9pm through Sunday, June 15 at 11pm.
Community Outreach Manager Magdalena Davis Jones and Rodeo Drive Committee President Kay Monica Rose presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.Community Outreach Manager Magdalena Davis, Rodeo Drive Committee President Kay Monica Rose, Police Chief Mark Stainbrook responded to Council questions.
Council supported the recommendation and the associated item will be on the April 22, 2025 Formal Meeting agenda for approval.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
5. Earthquake Preparedness Month — April
This report will serve to provide information to the community on how to prepare before/during/after an earthquake. This report will also provide information on the various outreach efforts conducted by the City throughout the month of April.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 20th day of May, 2025
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
SHARONA R. NAZARIAN, PSYD, AYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.