CITY COUNCIL - October 08, 2024
1. CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 5:30 PM
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2. ROLL CALL
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
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This Public Comment period is limited to Closed Session agenda items only. Public Comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
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4.a
Closed Session Minutes
Public Comments:
Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on September 10, 2024.
4.b
Conference with Legal Counsel—Existing Litigation
Public Comments:
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. (1 case) Name of Case: EBS General Engineering v. City of Hermosa Beach LASC Case Number: 23TRCV02119
Date of Filing: 06/30/2023
5. OPEN SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
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6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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7. ROLL CALL
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8. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
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9. ANNOUNCEMENTS—UPCOMING CITY EVENTS
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10. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
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This is the time for the City Council to discuss any changes to the order of agenda items.
Recommended Action:
To approve the order of the agenda.
11. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
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11.a
WOMAN'S CLUB PANCAKE BREAKFAST PRESENTATION
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11.b
PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 2024 AS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH AND OCTOBER 13, 2024 AS METASTATIC BREAST CANCER AWARENESS DAY Public Comments:
12. CITY MANAGER REPORT
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12.a
PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR UPDATE
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12.b
POLICE CHIEF UPDATE
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13. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comments
Howard Lee
Click/Tap here, and then click/tap the attachment to read comment. This is not the public comment. anthony higgins
Dear City Council,
Please see the "above" PDF that describes the overreach of City Manager Lowenthal's edict that public participants are no longer allowed to speak about "staff performance" in City Council & Commission meetings and ask the City Attorney to publicly opine both the legal basis for this new restriction, its basis in existing city policy and exactly how these new draconian rules will be implemented. see above PDF for details.
thank you
anthony higgins
anthony higgins
Dear City Council,
The above "attached" pdf describes in detail how city staff and the council have tried to manipulate public opinion to support the the City's new sales tax ballot initiative, using $60,000 of your tax payer dollars to publish one sided PROMOTIONAL mailers and videos that the city has falsely characterized as "educational fact sheets. i hope you take time to read the above PDF and ensure the second sales tax educational sales tax mailer actually presents the PROs & CONs of the sales tax ballot initiative and is NOT just a tax payer funded sales tax promotional. anthony higgins
This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council on any items within the Council's jurisdiction and on items where public comment will not be taken (City Manager Reports, City Councilmember Comments, Consent Calendar items not pulled for separate consideration, and Future Agenda Items).
The public is invited to attend and provide public comment. Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker and shall only be taken from those present in City Council Chambers. No remote public comment will be taken during this time unless required by the Brown Act. A total of thirty minutes will be allocated to this initial public participation item. This time allotment may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council. Another period is also reserved for general comment later in the meeting for those who could not be heard at this time.
No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment, except that the Council may take action to schedule issues raised during public comment for a future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City management or departmental operations are encouraged to submit those comments directly to the City Manager. Members of the audience will have a future opportunity to speak on items pulled from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion, Public Hearings, and Municipal Matters when those items are heard.
14. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
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14.a
UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES Public Comments:
15. CONSENT CALENDAR
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The following matters will be acted upon collectively with a single motion and vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. Councilmembers may orally register a negative vote on any Consent Calendar item without pulling the item for separate consideration before the vote on the Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember removes an item from the Consent Calendar, either under Approval of the Agenda or under this item before the vote on the Consent Calendar. Items removed for separate discussion will be provided a separate public comment period.
Recommended Action:
To approve the consent calendar.
15.a
WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ON THE AGENDA Public Comments:
Recommendation:
Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
15.b
CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - 24-CCO-060
Attachments
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Public Comments
1. City Council Meeting Minutes from September 24, 2024 - 24-CCO-060.pdf
2. 1. September 24, 2024 Regular Meeting.pdf
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Regular Meeting.
15.c
CHECK REGISTERS - 24-AS-034
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Public Comments
1. Check Registers 10-8-2024 - 24-AS-034.pdf
2. 1. Check Register 9-19-24.pdf
3. 2. Check Register 9-23-24.pdf
4. 3. Check Register 9-25-24.pdf
Howard Lee
Click/Tap here, and then click/tap the attachment to read comment. This is not the public comment. (Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council ratify the check registers from September 19, 2024, September 23, 2024, and September 25, 2024.
15.d
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY REPORT FOR AUGUST 2024 - 24-CMO-045 Attachments
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1. LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY REPORT FOR August 2024 - 24-CMO-045.pdf
2. 1. Fire and Ambulance Monthly Report—August 2024.pdf (Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the August 2024 Fire and Ambulance monthly report .
15.e
CERTIFICATION THAT REPLACEMENT OF WINDOWS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY PURPOSES AT THE HERMOSA BEACH COMMUNITY CENTER, LOCATED AT 710 PIER AVENUE, IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS - 24-CDD-062 Attachments
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1. Historical Waiver - Comm Center Windows - 24-CDD-062.pdf
2. 1. Community Development Director Certification.pdf
3. 2. City Council Resolution 02-6216.pdf
CEQA: Determine the certification is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3), 15303 and 15378. (Community Development Director Carrie Tai)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Community Development Director’s certification (Attachment 1)
that the replacement of louvered windows with solid paned windows for public safety reasons at the Hermosa Beach Community Center located at 710 Pier Avenue is not subject to the Certification of Appropriateness and determine the certification to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, where “it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.”
16. PUBLIC HEARINGS—TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M
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16.a
REVIEW OF PRECISE DEVELOPMENT PLAN (PDP 24-10) APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON AUGUST 20, 2024, TO RECONSTRUCT A CITY-OWNED SURFACE PARKING LOT LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF 14TH ST AND MANHATTAN AVE IN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL (C-2) ZONE Attachments
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1. Lot D Improvement Program - de novo Public Hearing- 24-CDD-056.pdf
2. 1. Draft CC Resolution No. 24-XX.pdf
3. 2. Supplemental Application Materials.pdf
4. 3. Project Plans .pdf
5. 4. Zoning Map.pdf
6. 5. PC Resolution No. 24-16.pdf
7. 6. Public Notification Package_Lot D.pdf
CEQA:
Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Community Development Director Carrie Tai)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Conduct a Public Hearing;
Determine that the project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and Adopt a resolution approving the Precise Development Plan (PDP 24-10) for the reconstruction of an existing city-owned surface parking lot located at the southwest corner of 14th Street and Manhattan Avenue, subject to conditions (Attachment 1).
17. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
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17.a
SIDE LETTER TO THE GENERAL AND SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES’ MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - 24-AS-033 Attachments
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1. Side Letter to the Teamsters 2022 - 2025 MOU - 24-AS-033.pdf
2. 1. Resolution to the General and Supervisory Employees’ Memorandum of Understanding.pdf
3. 2. Side Letter to the General and Supervisory Employees’ Memorandum of Understanding.pdf (Interim Human Resources Manager Cynthia Stafford)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council approve the Resolution and Side Letter to the General and Supervisory Employees’ Memorandum of Understanding (Attachment
s
1 and 2
)
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17.b
SIDE LETTER TO THE HERMOSA BEACH POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING - 24-AS-032 Attachments
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1. Side Letter to the Hermosa Beach Police Officers' Association 2022 - 2025 MOU - 24-AS-032.pdf
2. 1. Resolution to the Hermosa Beach Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding .pdf
3. 2. Side Letter to the Hermosa Beach Police Officers' Association Memorandum of Understanding.pdf anthony higgins
Dear City Council.
I acknowledge and appreciat the hard work of the HBPD but see the above pdf attachment that asks how can this new agreement with the Police Officers Association, that calls for the following now programs have NO FISCAL IMPACT?
1. Task Force Special Assignment: The City shall pay 9% of base salary per month to each officer assigned
2. Detective Division Pay: The City shall pay 9% of base salary per month to each officer assigned to a Detective Special Assignment. This pay shall also be included in total compensation calculations for retirement purposes.
3. Police Liaison Premium: The City shall pay 7% of base salary per month to each employee assigned as Community Lead Officer.
4. Field Training Officer Training Premium: The City shall pay 7% of base salary per month to each officer assigned to serve as a as Field Training Officer. There can be no more than six (6) Field Training Officer assignments at any given time.
5. Traffic Officer Premium: The City shall pay 7% of base salary per month to each officer assigned to Traffic Officer. This sum shall be payable when on duty, during hazardous duty disability leaves, and during absences from work of less than one month. This pay shall be included in total compensation calculations (Interim Human Resources Manager Cynthia Stafford)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council approve the Resolution and Side Letter to the Hermosa Beach Police Officers’ Association Memorandum of Understanding (Attachment
s
1 and 2
)
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17.c
CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY’S POSITION ON HERMOSA BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT MEASURE HV AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY MEASURE A, WHICH WILL APPEAR ON THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT - 24-CMO-046 Attachments
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1. Consideration of a Resolution Expressing a Position on Measure HV and Measure A - 24-CMO-046.pdf
2. 1. Measure HV General Obligation Bond Presentation.pdf
3. 2. Measure A Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax Presentation.pdf
4. 3. Measure A Text.pdf
5. 4. Assembly Bill No. 1679.pdf
anthony higgins
The above pdf raises issues surrounding a somewhat misleading Measure A (Homelessness) staff report that have yet to be addressed by the city council. Hopefully they will confront the staff-report inaccuracies and misleading statements squarely in tonights council meeting anthony higgins
anthony higgins
Dear City Council,
First, the staff report for this agenda item says on page 4 of of Attachment 1:
The City of Hermosa Beach does not currently have any approved sales tax measures to support general City services, so the total effective tax rate in Hermosa Beach is currently 9.5 percent....
But the city has a 1% local sales tax already in place; correct? So if the above statement is true and the city doesn't have any sales tax measures that support GENERAL CITY SERVICES then what the heck is the existing 1% sales tax being spent on? Second, the staff report says that Measure A will have no Fiscal impact on the City.
The question I have is if Measure A passes how much money will be returned to the city for Homeless programs? Isnt this a Fiscal Impact?
It should be fairly easy to come up with a budgetary estimate since Measure A is basically a replacement for Measure H, just at 0.5% instead of 0.25%, and we should know how much money was returned to the city under Measure H... no? Shouldnt the Council have this information as it considers Measure A ? Thank you
anthony higgins
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Consider taking a support, oppose, or neutral position, on Measure HV: Hermosa Beach City School District’s general obligation (G.O.) bond program, which will appear on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot; Consider taking a support, oppose, or neutral position, on Measure A: The Citizens’ Initiated Los Angeles County Affordable Housing, Homelessness Services and Affordable Housing Transactions and Use Tax (sales tax) Ordinance, which will appear on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot; and Provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
18. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Public Comments:
This is the time for Councilmembers to schedule future agenda items and to ask questions about the status of previously approved future agenda items. No discussion, debate, or public comment will be taken. Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items. The tentative future agenda items document is provided for information only.
18.a
TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 24-CMO-047
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1. 2024-10-08 Tentative Future Agenda - 24-CMO-047.pdf
2. 1. Tentative Future Agenda.pdf
Attached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s information.
19. PUBLIC COMMENT
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This time is set aside for the public to address the Council on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that could not be heard under the first public comment opportunity because there were too many prior public speakers and the thirty-minute maximum time limit was exhausted.
20. ADJOURNMENT
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