CITY COUNCIL - January 28, 2025
1. CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 5:00 PM
Public Comments:
2. ROLL CALL
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Public Comments:
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
Public Comments:
4.a
MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on November 12, 2024 Public Comments:
4.b
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL:
Public Comments:
Existing Litigation—Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)—(2) Cases The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.
Name of Case: Jonathan Cruz v. City of Hermosa Beach
Case Number: EDCV 23-2593 JGB (DTBx)
Date of Filing: 12/20/2023
Name of Case: Jonathan Cruz v. City of Hermosa Beach
Case Number: 22STRCV01015
Date of Filing: 12/5/2022
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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Public Comments:
Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.6
Agency-designated representative: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager Employee Organizations: Police Officers Association, Teamsters, Local 911, Police Management Association, Professional and Administrative Employees, Management, and Unrepresented Employees
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
Public Comments:
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
Public Comments:
11.a
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNER OF THE 15TH ANNUAL PARKING PERMIT ART CONTEST Public Comments:
11.b
RECOGNIZING VIKI COPELAND ON HER RETIREMENT AND SERVICE TO THE CITY Public Comments:
11.c
HERMOSA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS REVIEW OF 2024 PROGRAMS AND VISION FOR 2025 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:
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
Public Comments:
14.a
UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES Public Comments:
15. CONSENT CALENDAR
Public Comments:
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
CHECK REGISTERS - 25-AS-009
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Public Comments
1. Check Register 1-28-2025 - 25-AS-009.pdf
2. 1. Check Register 1-9-25.pdf
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council ratify the check register for January 9, 2025. The Administrative Services Director certifies the accuracy of the attached demands.
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REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR DECEMBER 2024 - 25-AS-012 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. December 2024 Revenue, Expenditure, and CIPs By Project Reports - 25-AS-012.pdf
2. 1. December 2024 Revenue Report.pdf
3. 2. December 2024 Expenditure Report.pdf
4. 3. December 2024 CIP Report.pdf
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the December 2024 Financial Reports.
15.d
CASH BALANCE REPORT - 25-AS-011
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Public Comments
1. CASH BALANCE REPORT - 25-AS-011.pdf
2. 1. December 2024 Cash Balance Report.pdf
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the December 2024 Cash Balance Report.
15.e
CITY’S TREASURER’S REPORT - 25-AS-010
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Public Comments
1. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT - 25-AS-010.pdf
2. 1. December 2024 Treasurer's Report.pdf
(City Treasurer David Pedersen)
Recommended Action:
The City Treasurer recommends City Council receive and file the December 2024 City Treasurer’s Report.
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ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2025 - 25-CDD-021 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 21, 2025 - 25-CDD-021.pdf
2. Planning Commission Action Minutes Regular Meeting of January 21, 2025.pdf (Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of January 21, 2025.
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PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA - 25-CDD-022 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA - 25-CDD-022.pdf
2. Planning Commission Tentative Agenda for February 18, 2025.pdf (Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends Planning Commission receive and file the February 18, 2025 Planning Commission tentative future agenda.
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ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 24-03 AMENDING CHAPTER 17.21 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS. - 25-CDD-023 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. ZTA-ADUs and JADUs 3rd - 25-CDD-023.pdf
2. Draft Ordinance.pdf
3. Senate Bill 1211 (Chaptered).pdf
4. Assembly Bill 2533 (Chaptered).pdf
CEQA:
Determine the action is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code. (Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, amending Chapter 17.21 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code regarding accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units and determine the project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 21080.17 of the California Public Resources Code (Attachment 1);
and
Direct the City Clerk to print and publish a summary ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City’s bulletin for 30 days.
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ACTION MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION MEETING OF NOVEMBER 20, 2024 - 25-PW-006 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Action minutes of the Public Works Commission Meetings of November 20, 2024 - 25-PW-006.pdf
2. Action minutes of the Public Works Commission Meeting of November 20, 2024.pdf (Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of November 20, 2024.
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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT AS OF JANUARY 16, 2025 - 25-PW-007 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. CIP Status Report Jan 2024 - 25-PW-007.pdf
2. Capital Improvement Program Status Report as of January 16, 2025.pdf (Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program Status Report as of January 16, 2025.
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APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH AND BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP AND STAFFORD HR CONSULTING FOR LABOR RELATIONS SERVICES - 25-AS-014 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Approve contracts to conduct labor negotiations - 25-AS-014.pdf
2. 1. Draft Professional Services Agreement with Burke, Williams and Sorensen, LLP.pdf
3. 2. Draft Professional Services Agreement with Stafford HR Consulting.pdf CEQA:
Determine that approval of these professional services agreements are not projects under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Award a Professional Services Contract with Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP to provide labor relations services at a not-to-exceed amount of $50,000 and a one-year term ending January 31, 2026;
2. Award a Professional Services Contract with Stafford HR Consulting to provide labor relations services at a not-to-exceed amount of $50,000 and a one-year term ending January 31, 2026; and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the proposed agreements, subject to approval by the City Attorney.
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ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING H.B.M.C. SECTION 3.08.020., SETTING THE SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY MANAGER FOR GENERAL LIABILITY AND WORKERS COMPENSATION CLAIMS. - 25-AS-016 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Second Ordinance Reading-Settlement Authority for GL WC Claims - 25-AS-016.pdf
2. 1. Draft Ordinance.pdf
CEQA:
Determine the Ordinance is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Interim Human Resources Manager Cynthia Stafford)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, repealing Section 3.08.020 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code (Attachment 1)
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Direct the City Clerk to print and publish a summary ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City’s bulletin for 30 days.
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APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH THE HERMOSA BEACH LITTLE LEAGUE TO PROVIDE ITS ANNUAL YOUTH BASEBALL LEAGUE - 25-CR-013 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Approval of Agreement with the Hermosa Beach Little League - 25-CR-013.pdf
2. 1. Proposed HBLL Agreement 2025–2027.pdf
3. 2. HBLL Agreement 2022–2024.pdf
CEQA:
Approval of the proposed agreement would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304. The agreement permits an annual youth baseball program with a minor, temporary use of land. This program will have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment. (Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Approve a three-year agreement with the Hermosa Beach Little League (HBLL) to continue operating its annual youth baseball league for the 2025–2027 season; and Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and the City Clerk to attest, subject to approval by the City Attorney.
16. PUBLIC HEARINGS—TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M
Public Comments:
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APPROVAL OF NEW 2025 SPECIAL EVENTS - 25-CR-008
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Public Comments
1. APPROVAL OF NEW 2025 SPECIAL EVENTS - 25-CR-008.pdf
2. 1. Special Events Policy Guide.pdf
3. 2. 2025 Special Events Calendar .pdf
4. 3. IBVL Tournament Series Event Overview.pdf
5. 4. The Hermosa Classic Event Overview.pdf
CEQA:
Approval of the new 2025 events would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304 (e). The events are a minor, temporary use of land in the form of a beach volleyball tournament and beach football activity. These types of temporary events will have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment. (Special Events and Film Coordinator Austin DeWeese)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council hold a public hearing to approve the Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s recommendation to include the following Impact Level II new special events on the 2025 Special Event Calendar:
Interscholastic Beach Volleyball League Tournament Series on the volleyball courts north of Pier on Sunday, March 2; Saturday, April 19; Wednesday, October 1; Sunday October 12; Sunday, November 2; Saturday November 15; Saturday December 21; and Tuesday, December 30, 2025 The Hermosa Classic south of the Pier on Friday, May 9 through Saturday, May 10, 2025
17. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
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17.a
DISCUSSION OF RESPONSE TO JANUARY 2025 FIRES AND ADOPTION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE TEMPORARILY AMENDING SECTION 17.42.180 OF THE HBMC DEALING WITH REGULATION AND PERMITTING OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND PROVIDING DIRECTION FOR EVICTION PROTECTIONS, 25-CMO-010 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. City Response to Los Angeles Area Fires - 25-CMO-010.pdf
2. Draft Urgency Ordinance.pdf
CEQA
: Determine the above is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (City Manager Suja Lowenthal and City Attorney Pat Donegan) Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Staff recommends City Council receive an update on the City’s responses to the January 2025 Los Angeles Area Fires; and Consider waiving reading in full of Urgency Ordinance; declare that said title, which appears on the public agenda, shall be determined to have been read by title; and adopt Urgency Ordinance (Attachment 1)
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DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE CITYWIDE RESIDENTIAL PARKING PROGRAM UPDATE., 25-AS-015 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Parking Permit Program Review - 25-AS-015.pdf
2. 1. City Council Resolution No. Res-24-7411.pdf
CEQA:
Determine that any modification to the Citywide Residential Parking Program is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker and Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi) Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Receive an update regarding the City’s Residential Parking Permit Program; and Consider any changes or modification to the City’s Residential Parking Permit Program.
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RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ADOPTION OF THE MULTIPLE EMPLOYER OPEB/PENSION 115 TRUST ADMINISTERED BY SHUSTER ADVISORY GROUP, LLC, 25-AS-013 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Resolution Approving the Adoption of the Multiple Employer OPEB-Pension 115 Trust - 25-AS-013.pdf
2. 1. Draft Resolution.pdf
3. 2. Resolution No. 07-6540.pdf
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution approving the adoption of the Multiple Employer OPEB/Pension 115 Trust administered by Shuster Advisory Group, LLC and discontinuing the City’s current participation in the PARS Post-Retirement Health Care Plan Trust administered by Public Agency Retirement Services (PARS) and U.S Bank (Attachment 1)
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STATUS OF THE 2025 ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND NOTIFICATION OF THE HERMOSA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND VISITOR’S BUREAU’S REQUEST FOR MONETARY SUPPORT FOR THE EVENT, 25-CR-012 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Status of the St. Patrick's Day Parade - 25-CR-012.pdf
2. 1. Chamber Events Agreement .pdf
3. 2. First Amendment to the Chamber Events Agreement.pdf
4. 3. Second Amendment to the Chamber Events Agreement.pdf
5. 4. Chamber’s Request Letter Regarding the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.pdf CEQA:
Determine that a discussion on the status of the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade and possible monetary support is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act. (Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
Receive and file the status report for the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade; and Receive and file a request for monetary support from the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce and Visitor’s Bureau (Chamber) for security and public safety needs for the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade; or Provide direction to staff regarding the request for monetary support from the Chamber for the 2025 St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
17.e
CITY COUNCIL REVIEW OF THE OPTIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE CIVIC FACILITES ADVISORY GROUP AND DISUSSION REGARDING THE POSSIBLE REMOVAL OF THE OPTION OF BUILDING A NEW CITY HALL ON THE EAST SIDE OF VALLEY DRIVE, 25-CMO-011 Attachments
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Public Comments
1. Consideration of Civic Facilities Options - 25-CMO-011.pdf (Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council review the options under consideration by the Civic Facilities Advisory Group and discuss whether to formally take a position in opposition to the option to build a new City Hall on the east side of Valley Drive.
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.
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TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 25-CMO-012
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Public Comments
1. 2025-01-28 Tentative Future Agenda - 25-CMO-012.pdf
2. 1. Tentative Future Agenda.pdf
Attached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s information.
19. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public Comments:
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
Public Comments: