CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
Call and Notice of Special Meeting: The Mayor of the City of Hermosa Beach has called a Special Meeting of the City Council to consider and take action on only those matters set forth on the agenda.
Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 4:30 p.m.
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
CITY COUNCIL
Dean Francois, Mayor
Rob Saemann, Mayor Pro Tem
Mike Detoy, Councilmember
Ray Jackson, Councilmember
Justin Massey, Councilmember
Karen Nowicki, City Treasurer
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
Patrick Donegan, City Attorney
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Viki Copeland, Administrative Services Director
Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Director
Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager
Paul LeBaron, Police Chief
Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) are available for check out at the meeting. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0204 or at [email protected] at least 48 hours before the meeting.
PARTICIPATION AND VIEWING OPTIONS
Hermosa Beach City Council meetings are open to the public and are being held in person in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254. Public comment is only guaranteed to be taken in person at City Hall during the meeting or prior to the meeting by submitting an eComment for an item on the agenda. As a courtesy only, the public may view and participate on action items listed on the agenda via the following:
Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968207828?
pwd=bXZmWS83dmxHWDZLbWRTK2RVaUxaUT092
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• Phone: Toll Free: (833) 548 0276; Meeting ID: 899 6820 7828, then #; Passcode: 472825 • eComment: Submit an eComment by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.
Supplemental Email: Supplemental emails are available for agenda items only and must be sent to [email protected]. Supplemental emails should indicate the agenda item and meeting date in the subject line and must be received by 3:00 p.m. on the meeting date.
Emails received after the deadline but before the meeting ends will be posted to the agenda the next business day.
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Please be advised that while the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are available, the City does not guarantee that they will be technically feasible or work all the time.
Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these remote participation methods (subject to Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for whatever reason. Please attend in person or by submitting an eComment to ensure your public participation.
Similarly, as a courtesy, the City will also plan to broadcast the meeting via the following listed mediums. However, these are done as a courtesy only and not guaranteed to be technically feasible.
Thus, in order to guarantee live time viewing and/or public participation, members of the public shall attend in Council Chambers.
• Cable TV: Spectrum Channel 8 and Frontier Channel 31 in Hermosa Beach • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CityofHermosaBeach90254 • Live Stream: www.hermosabeach.gov/agenda
If you experience technical difficulties while viewing a meeting on any of our digital platforms, please try another viewing option. View City Council staff reports and attachments at www.hermosabeach.gov/agenda.
Pages
1. CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 4:30 PM
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council on any items listed on the agenda only. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker and limited to the items listed on this special meeting agenda only. This will be the only public comment taken.
4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation. (6 cases 4.b - 4.g)
4.a Closed Session Minutes
Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on May 28, 2024.
4.b Name of Case: Janis Wilson v. City of Hermosa Beach Case Number: 23TRCV00151
Date of Filing: 01/17/2023
4.c Name of Case: Gallego v. City of Hermosa Beach
Case Number: 23TRCV00382
Date of Filing: 2/9/2023
4.d Name of Case: Mutzako v. City of Hermosa Beach
Case Number: Civil Service Commission # 22-100
Date of Appeal Request: 4/1/2022
4.e Name of Case: Gertsberger v. City of Hermosa Beach
Case Number: 22STCV08392
Date of Filing: 3/08/2022
4.f Name of Case: George Brunn v. City of Hermosa Beach Case Number: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board #: ADJ16589404
4.g Name of Case: Jonathan Cruz v. City of Hermosa Beach Case Numbers: Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board #s:
ADJ15743325 (shoulder) & ADJ16566545 (cumulative trauma)
5. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting will adjourn to the City Council regular meeting on July 23, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.