CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
May 19, 2026
2:30 p.m.*
Members of the public may participate in the meeting by attending in-person or telephonically and may view the meeting through live webcast or BHTV Channel 10 on Spectrum Cable.
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The City Council may act on any item listed on the agenda.
PRESENT:
ABSENT:
Craig A. Corman, Mayor
Mary N. Wells, Vice Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Councilmember
Lester J. Friedman, Councilmember
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City Manager
Ryan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager
Keith Sterling, Deputy City ManagerLaurence Wiener, City AttorneyHuma Ahmed, City Clerk Matthew Brown, Recreation Services Manager
Chris Paulson, Assistant Director of Community Services Robert Welch, Utilities General Manager
Amanda Grossman, Sustainability Program Administrator
None
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Corman at 2:31 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 (GovernmentCode 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 and24 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 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 be archived in full as part of the record.
Speakers:
1. Rabbi Ruben Milikan re: 412 N Oakhurst Drive
2. Apostle Arnault re: Various topics
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 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 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 be archived in full as part of the record.A -DIRECTION
1. Update on the Regular Municipal Election for June 2, 2026 This report will provide the City Council with an update regarding the June 2, 2026 Regular Municipal Election.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed responded to Council questions.
No action taken, this report provided an update on the June 2, 2026 RegularMunicipal Election.
2. Commission Reappointment (Cultural Heritage Commission) The first term for Cultural Heritage Commissioner, Lori Greene Gordon, will end on June 30, 2026. She is eligible for reappointment to a second term of four years with City Councilapproval.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.
Council approved the reappointment.
3. Recommendations by the Arts and Culture Commission to Select the Winning Poster Submissions in the Adult and Student Artist Categories for the Summer 2026 Soccer Poster Contest.The Arts and Culture Commission reviewed the list of submissions in the adult artist and student artist categories for the Summer 2026 Soccer Poster Contest at its May 12, 2026 meeting, and submits its recommended finalist poster designs for City Council review and selection of the winning poster design in each category.
Recreation Services Manager Matthew Brown and Assistant Director of Community Services Chris Paulson presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Council selected Janice Moon’s “Golden Hour Kickoff” as the winning student poster design and Francisco Orellano “Global Motion: The Spirit of Beverly Hills” as the winning adult poster design for the Summer 2026 Soccer Poster Contest. Council discussed whether the designs should incorporate additional Beverly Hills specific elements, however, a majority of Council did not support modifying the artwork and proceeded with the selected designs.
4. Clean Power Alliance Reach Code Program for Building and Transportation Electrification
Staff seeks City Council’s direction on participating in the Clean Power Alliance’s Reach Code Program for Building and Transportation Electrification, which provides no-cost technical support to explore building reach code options tailored to Beverly Hills.
Utilities General Manager Robert Welch introduced Sustainability Program Administrator Amanda Grossman who presented information related to this item.
Council provided their questions and comments.
Utilities General Manager Robert Welch, Sustainability Program Administrator Amanda Grossman, City Attorney Laurence Wiener responded to Council questions.Council directed staff to enter into the Clean Power Alliance Reach Code Program participation agreement to evaluate reach code options and return with recommendations.
They also emphasized the importance of being mindful of the financial impact to the community. The agreement is solely for consulting services to evaluate existing building reach code options through the CPA assessment and does not constitute the adoption ofreach codes. The City may or may not implement the assessment’s recommendations.
Once the assessment is complete, the item will return to the Council for discussion and consideration.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
5. Westside Cities Council of Governments’ Westside Bus Connection Program This report provides details regarding the second round of community engagement eventsfor the Westside Bus Connection Program, which is a Westside Cities Council of Governments proposal to implement regional transit improvements on three key corridors, including the portion of La Cienega Boulevard through Beverly Hills.
Informational report only, no action taken.
6. Treasurer’s Report for the Month Ended April 30, 2026 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended April 30, 2026, includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, no action taken.
CLOSED SESSION
ROLL CALLS
Present: Councilmember/Director Nazarian, Councilmember/Director Friedman Councilmember/Director Mirisch, Vice MayorNice Chair Wells, Mayor/Chair Corman
Absent: None
Public Comment:
None
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 4th day of August, 2026
HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
CRAIG A. CORMAN, MAYOR
This meeting was broadcast on live television, on City of Beverly Hills municipal government television access Channel BHTVIO Spectrum Cable.