CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Closed Session at 5:30 PM and Open Session at 6:00 PM
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
CITY COUNCIL
Mike Detoy, Mayor
Michael D. Keegan, Mayor Pro Tem
Ray Jackson, Councilmember
Dean Francois, Councilmember
Rob Saemann, Councilmember
David Pedersen, City Treasurer
APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Steve Napolitano, City Manager
Jason Baltimore, Interim City Attorney
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director
Martha Alvarez, City Clerk
Alison Becker, Community Development Director
Lisa Nichols, Parks and Recreation Director
Landon Phillips, Police Chief
Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director
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1. CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 5:30 PM
2. ROLL CALL
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
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
4.a MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on August 25, 2026
4.b CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (EXISTING LITIGATION) Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) Name of Case: George Brunn v. City of Hermosa Beach
Case Number: 23TRCV02212
5. OPEN SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
7. ROLL CALL
8. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS—UPCOMING CITY EVENTS
10. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
10.a RECOGNIZING CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE FOR 100 YEARS OF
SERVICE
10.b RECOGNIZING ENNIS JACKSON ON HIS RETIREMENT AND
SERVICE TO THE CITY
10.c RECOGNIZING COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HERMOSA BEACH 9/11 MEMORIAL
11. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND WAIVER OF FULL READING OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
This is the time for the City Council to:
1. Notify the public of any changes to the agenda;
Remove items from the Consent Calendar for individual consideration; or
2. 3. Rearrange the order of the agenda.
TO APPROVE AGENDA AND WAIVE FULL READING
12. PUBLIC COMMENT 7
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 discussion, and Future Agenda Items). If public comment is provided on a Public Hearing or Municipal Matter item, public comment on the same item will not be accepted when the item is heard at a later part of the meeting.
The public is invited to attend and provide public comment. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker from those present in City Council Chambers and via the remote participation options listed on the agenda. This time allotment may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council.
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 public 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.
13. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
14. UPDATES ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
This is the time for members of the City Council to report on their attendance at ad hoc subcommittees or standing committee meetings, conferences, or other official activities as City representatives.
15. CONSENT CALENDAR
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.
To approve the consent calendar.
15.a CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 22
(City Clerk Martha Alvarez)
APPROVE
15.b CHECK REGISTERS - 26-AS-093 36
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
RECEIVE AND FILE
15.c APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH
SAGECREST PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL, FOR ON-CALL
STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES - 26-CDD-079
56 (Community Development Director Alison Becker)
A) APPROVE FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
B) AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND CITY CLERK
TO ATTEST
15.d ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A FINAL PARCEL MAP - 26- CDD-026
117
CEQA: Ministerially Exempt
SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 84534 (Urban Lot Split 24-03)
LOCATION: 2040 Hillcrest Dr
APPLICANT: Ahmed Alkazaweeny and Moustapha Abidali
(Community Development Director Alison Becker)
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION BY TITLE
B) MINISTERIALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CEQA
15.e ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SHORT-TERM RENTAL
PROGRAM AND MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES - 26-AS-095
133
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker and Senior Management Analyst Ken Bales)
SECOND READING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-1502
15.f ADOPT AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND PURCHASING CHAPTER 3.12 AND 3.14 OF THE HBMC INCREASING CITY MANAGER
AUTHORITY, UPDATING PROCUREMENT THRESHOLDS,
EMERGENCY PURCHASING AND CLARIFYING REFERENCES TO
CA PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE; AND EXEMPT FROM CEQA - 26-AS094 155
(Finance Manager Henry Chao)
SECOND READING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-1503
15.g UPCOMING VACANCY—REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY WEST VECTOR AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE
CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD - 26-CCO-018
164
(City Clerk Martha Alvarez)
A) DECLARE VACANCY
B) DIRECT THE CITY CLERK TO CONDUCT PUBLIC OUTREACH
16. PUBLIC HEARINGS—TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M
16.a CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING HERMOSA
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1.10 TO MODERNIZE
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROCEDURES
(Community Development Director Alison Becker)
A) RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT
B) CONTINUE THE ITEM TO SEPTEMBER 22, 2026
17. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
17.a AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR ON-CALL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES - 26-CDD-081
167
(Community Development Director Alison Becker)
APPROVE
17.b ONE YEAR REVIEW OF THE CLARK BUILDING USAGE - 26-PR-052 420 (Recreation Supervisor Kambria Vint)
RECEIVE AND FILE
17.c CONSIDERATION OF INCREASE TO TENNIS MEMBERSHIP AND RESERVATION FEES - 26-PR-051
441
(Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Nichols)
APPROVE AN INCREASE OR MAINTAIN TENNIS MEMBERSHIP
AND RESERVATION FEES
17.d CONSIDERATION OF PARK RESERVATION FEE UPDATES - 26-PR064 453
CEQA: Determine that the fee changes are not a project under State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) and that the policy amendments are exempt from CEQA under Sections 15301 and 15061(b)(3), with none of the exceptions in Section 15300.2 applicable.
(Parks and Recreation Manager Brian Sousa)
APPROVE
18. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
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 - 26-CMO-050 467
Attached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s information.
19. CITY MANAGER REPORT
20. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
This is reserved for items that do not require City Council action. The City Council may request a future agenda item to discuss an informational item.
Otherwise, discussion of informational items will not be taken.
20.a PARKING CITATION AND METERED REVENUE REPORT - AUGUST 2026
479
(Senior Management Analyst Ken Bales)
20.b ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF AUGUST 4, 2026
484
(Parks and Recreation Director Lisa Nichols)
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City Council Regular Meeting - September 8, 2026
Ecomment Report
Agenda Item Name Comment Position Status Attachme
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PUBLIC COMMENT th Dear City Council,
I am writing to seek clarification regarding future of the open-play on the green field at Valley Park The Hermosa Beach Recreation Department has proposed anew open-play green field use policy that will be coming before you in a future meeting First, related to the ongoing negotiations with AYSO,discussed during the last Recreation Commission meeting, I have a direct question:
Is AYSO requesting, or is the city considering, the utilization of Valley Parks open-play green field for organized AYSO soccer activities moving forward? Second, the green-field policy proposed by Rec Department staff introduces a severe risk to the preservation of our communitys open-play spaces.
By establishing a flat, first-come, first-served booking system with absolutely no limitations on the number of reservations allowed, this policy strips Hermosa Beach residents of their historic priority.
It effectively places local families and casual resident use on equal footing with regional rugby clubs, softball leagues, out-of-town commercial organizations, and large sports entities from across the South Bay.
This vulnerability was made clear during the meeting exchange between Commissioner Worner and and Recreation Department Management:
Commissioner Worner:
"Do [or will] Hermosa Beach residents get priority over the commercial groups or non-resident [not-for-profit] groups when making [green field] reservations?" Brian Sousa:
So the inclusion of a resident rate would allow residents to get access to reserve the field.
Currently, the policy is not proposed to include a priority, period. So it would be first come, first serve booking." funded outside organizations and commercial entities have the administrative capacity to monopolize the calendar the moment bookings open.
Left unchecked, this proposal will systematically reduce or phase out organic, unstructured open playa core purpose of a community green spaceand outsource our "crown jewel" park to high-volume athletic groups bookings.
Could you please explain how a policy that actively diminishes open open-play, permits unlimited bookings, and exposes our limited open-play space to regional monopolization serves the public interest of Hermosa Beach residents?
Why would staff even propose this?
Thank you for your time and your direct response to these concerns.
Sincerely,
Tony Higgins
- Approved
ONE YEAR REVIEW OF
THE CLARK BUILDING
USAGE - 26-PR-052
th I hope its clear to everyone that even when excluding the initial multi-million dollar capital improvement project (CIP) costs from the math, The Clark Building will not become a significant revenue source for the Citys General Fund going forward.
The net operating surplus left over after covering direct and indirect staff time is far too small to serve as an impactful revenue-generator for the city.
It remains a cost-neutral community asset, not an enterprise profit center. - Approved
PUBLIC COMMENT th Please tap/click on the above pdf if interested in saving Valley Park's Open-Play green field.
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Ecomment Report
PUBLIC COMMENT Avin Das Short-term rentals are a cancer on communities like Hermosa Beach.
They take something that was built to be a home and turn it into a hotel room. They replace neighbors with customers.
But I also understand reality. The genie is out of the bottle. STRs are here. We arent going to wish them away. The question is whether Hermosa is going to regulate them aggressively enough to protect the people who actually live here. And waiting six months to do that is unacceptable.
Six months is an eternity if youre a renter wondering whether youre going to lose your home. Every month without meaningful regulation creates an opportunity for another long-term rental to become a short-term rental. Another landlord can look at the numbers and decide that tourists paying by the night are more profitable than a family paying by the month.
Thats why we should be operating with urgency. Housing policy determines who gets to remain part of this community.
A six-month regulatory vacuum doesnt preserve the status quo. It creates a six-month incentive to rush properties into the STR market before stronger rules arrive.
So regulate them now. Require registration. Require licenses. Establish meaningful caps. Prevent excessive concentration. Protect existing long-term tenants. Create serious penalties for violations. Give the city the enforcement tools and staffing necessary to make the rules mean something paid for by STR taxes. Then spend six months studying how to make those regulations better. But dont spend six months doing nothing while the market permanently changes underneath us.
- Approved
PUBLIC COMMENT th Retroactively implementing density caps or proximity buffer restrictions after short-term vacation rentals (STVRs) have already clustered is significantly harder both legally and practically.
1. Retroactive Density Caps and Proximity Restrictions
When a city introduces density caps (e.g., maximum percentage of units per block) or separation buffers (e.g., 200500 feet between rentals) after units have already proliferated, it faces severe implementation hurdles:
Grandfathering and Vested Rights: Operators who registered legally and secured permits can claim non-conforming use protections or argue they have vested property and economic expectations.
Revoking or denying renewal to one property while allowing its neighbor to operate often sparks equal protection and procedural due process challenges.
Selection Mechanics:
If two existing STVRs sit next to each other within a newly declared buffer, the city must decide which one shuts down. Using a lottery, seniority system, or performance ranking invites administrative appeals and lawsuits from excluded owners.
Amortization Schemes:
To phase out clustered rentals without immediate takings liability, cities often must implement multi-year amortization periods. This leaves residents dealing with the existing density for several years before restrictions take full effect.
2. Common-Sense Regulations to Mitigate STVR ImpactsMunicipalities across California frequently use several operational and structural rules to curb community friction:
Primary Residency & Hosted Stay Mandates:
Requiring the owner to live on-site as their primary residence (or rent only when hosting) prevents commercial investors from buying entire neighborhoods.
Annual Rental Night Caps:
Limiting unhosted stays (e.g., maximum 60 to 90 days per calendar year) maintains primary residential use and protects long-term rental stock.
Good Neighbor & Operational Standards:
Mandatory 24/7 local emergency contacts required to respond in-person within 30 to 45 minutes of a complaint.Quiet hours (typically 10:00 PM 7:00 AM) and strict exterior noise limits.Dedicated off-street parking minimums and maximum occupancy limits (e.g., two people per bedroom plus two).Prohibition of outdoor amplified sound or large commercial gatherings. "Three-Strikes" Permit Revocation: Strict graduated enforcement where multiple substantiated noise, parking, or trash violations result in mandatory permit suspension or permanent revocation.
Exclusion of Protected Housing: Outright bans on STVRs in Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), rent-stabilized properties, and deed-restricted affordable units.Platform Accountability: Requiring booking platforms to display valid municipal registration numbers on all listings and automatically remit transient occupancy taxes (TOT).
3. Legal Challenges: STVR Owners vs. the California Coastal CommissionDelaying regulations fundamentally changes the legal exposure, creating distinct risks with both groups:
Legal Exposure to STVR Owners:Delaying makes enforcement against owners much harder.
If a city allows an unregulated or loosely regulated market to expand, operators become entrenched, invest capital, and organize economically. When the city subsequently imposes harsh caps, owners are more likely to fund litigation alleging regulatory takings, improper amortization, and discriminatory enforcement.Legal Exposure to the Coastal Commission:In the Coastal Zone, any local ordinance altering the density or intensity of coastal access qualifies as "development" under the California Coastal Act and requires a Coastal Development Permit (CDP) or Local Coastal Program (LCP) amendment
As demonstrated in cases like Keen v. City of Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach's own court rulings, the California Coastal Commission prioritizes lower-cost visitor accommodations and public coastal access.Delaying does not necessarily increase a challenge from the Commissionthe Commission typically challenges or vetoes ordinances that create outright bans or overly restrictive caps that choke visitor access. However, delaying the submittal of a comprehensive, balanced regulatory framework to the Commission leaves the city operating in a legal vacuum where its local rules remain vulnerable to court challenges by operators until formal Coastal Commission certification is obtained.
I believe that some of the councilmen that supported delaying common sense SVTR regulation did so to lock in a more unregulated SVTR environment either for the personal gain of certain special interests or to maximize city coffers at the expense of coastal zone residents Against Approved
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Ecomment Report
ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE
ESTABLISHING SHORTTERM RENTAL
PROGRAM AND
MUNICIPAL CODE
UPDATES - 26-AS-095
tonyhiggins Dear Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council:
There is an uncomfortable reality that needs to be confronted before the City moves any further down the road of expanding Short-Term Vacation Rentals (STVRs):
If the City wants to generate approximately $2 million annually from STVRs while imposing a 2% density cap, it cannot accomplish that goal by concentrating STVRs primarily in the Coastal Zone. It would require about 5% of coastal zone living units be converted to SVTR Doing so would effectively indenture the Citys coastal residents and families to bear the brunt of Citys STVR revenue strategy.
That is neither equitable nor necessary.
The City Should Not Make Coastal Residents Alone Bear the STVR Burden Hermosa Beach is a small city. The Coastal Zone is an especially concentrated residential environment where homes, families, streets, parking, and neighborhood activity already coexist with the enormous visitor pressures generated by the beach, Pier, restaurants, hotels and other visitor-serving businesses. In addition, Special Event impacts routinely spill over into Coastal Zone residential neighborhoods If the City establishes a reasonable 2% citywide STVR density ceiling but then restricts STVRs primarily to the Coastal Zone, its mathematically impossible without allowinf SVTR throughout the city Coastal residents absorb the noise, parking impacts, trash, turnover, loss of neighborhood stability and potential housing displacementwhile inland residents are largely insulated from those impacts.
And yet the entire city receives the revenue.
If STVR revenue is truly a citywide fiscal objective, then the impacts associated with generating that revenue should not be concentrated on one portion of the city.
The fair solution is straightforward:
If the City wants the revenue, it should distribute both the opportunity and the responsibility citywide, subject to reasonable density and operational controls.
Opening STVR eligibility citywidewhile maintaining a strict 2% density capwould allow the City to reach its revenue objective without forcing the Coastal Zone to absorb a disproportionate concentration of vacation rentals.
That is not an argument for unlimited STVRs.
It is an argument for fairness.
Second point, 800-Pound Gorilla in the STVR Room
There is an even more important issue that the City should address now rather than later:
Once STVRs become concentrated in particular neighborhoods, retroactively imposing density caps or proximity restrictions becomes substantially more difficultboth practically and legally.
This is the 800-pound gorilla in the room.
Suppose the City allows STVRs to proliferate and several rentals become clustered on the same block.
Then, years later, the City decides that STVRs should be separated by 200, 300 or 500 feet.
What happens? Two existing, legally operating STVRs may suddenly be located inside the newly prohibited separation distance. Which one gets to stay? If the City chooses the first property to register, the second owner will understandably object.If the City chooses the property with the longest operating history, another owner will object. If the City conducts a lottery, an owner who loses may challenge the process. If the City uses enforcement history, the methodology becomes another potential source of dispute. And if the City simply refuses to renew an otherwise legally operating STVR, the affected owner may raise claims involving vested interests, nonconforming uses, due process, equal protection or regulatory takings. The City could attempt to solve the problem through amortizationallowing existing STVRs to continue operating for several years before being phased out.
But that creates another obvious problem: Residents continue living with the very concentration the new regulation was supposed to eliminate. In other words, waiting until STVRs are clustered before establishing meaningful density and separation rules is potentially the worst of both worlds.
The City either has to tolerate the concentration for years, or face a far more complicated regulatory and legal process to undo it. Prevention Is Far Easier Than Retroactive Correction This is precisely why the City should immediately begin establish its rules before the market becomes entrenched. It should not wait 6 months, a year or possibly longer to begin working on common sense SVTR rules including: Density limits. Proximity limits. Primary-residence requirements. Night limits.Parking standards. Occupancy limits. Noise restrictions. Enforcement mechanisms. Protected-housing exclusions.
Platform accountability. These rules are dramatically easier to establish prospectively than to impose after property owners have made investments and built businesses around an established regulatory regime.
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th The city seems to be focusing on increasing the size of its bureaucracy and not prioritizing developing meaningful long term AI plans to reduce the size of city services, the cost and optimize service delivery.
Staff augmentation" explicitly means bringing in external personnel to perform regular operational functions or project tasks that would otherwise require hiring in-house city employees The city needs to focus on new ways of doing things and not always defaulting to tired old staff augmentation solutions that do little more than icreease the size and cost of the bureaucracy.
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Jim Holtz I completely agree with Mr. Higgins assessment that caps on the total number of STRs and neighborhood density limits raise a difficult question: which existing STRs would be allowed to continue operating? But that issue already exists.
AirDNA estimates reported during the ban indicate that Hermosas STR market did not disappear after 2016.
Some owners, including me, stopped short-term renting during the ban and have since restarted. We are already dealing with established operators, not an entirely new market.
How would Hermosa Beach impose a cap on the total number of STRs or a neighborhood density limit? How would it choose the winners and losers?
By my estimate, even a 100-foot separation requirement could exclude at least nine neighboring STRs if my unit were selected and the requirement applied to existing operators without an exemption.
Based on my observations, all nine continued short-term renting while the ban was on the books.
If those operators were excluded by a density limit or a home-sharing-only requirement, what makes us confident they would stop? If a night cap made compliant operation financially unworkable, how would the City prevent operators from returning to operating outside the system? The City Staff had said numerous times that it doesn't not have the code enforcement staff to handle such regulations.
These are questions the City already faces. They will not suddenly arise because the Council chose to collect information for six months.
Based on what I have observed in Manhattan Beach since its Coastal Zone STR ban was ruled unenforceable more than four years ago, I have not seen evidence of the enormous rush to buy homes for STRs that Councilmember Jacksons warnings suggest.
Manhattan Beach has allowed coastal STRs to operate under business licensing, tax requirements, but no additional STR specific regulations.
Its experience provides a nearby comparison against which to evaluate predictions about what might happen here.
I would also expect Hermosas uncertain regulatory future for STRs to discourage at least some purchases made specifically for STR income.
Buyers cannot confidently assume that todays operating conditions will remain unchanged.
The Council has already scheduled a six-month review, and the question of additional restrictions remains unresolved.
Even one of Councilmember Jacksons hypothetical SpaceX tech bros would have to consider that risk.
Buying an expensive Hermosa Beach home in the Coastal Zone specifically to convert it into an STR could become a very poor investment if subsequent restrictions made that rental business financially unworkable.
Mr. Higgins is right to ask how future rules would treat existing operators.
His concern reinforces the need to examine the rentals and neighborhood conditions that already exist, along with the practical consequences of any proposed restrictions.
Was the purpose of the previous ban to make STRs cease to exist? If so, it did not achieve that result. The market continued.
I believe that the regulations we should examine, not listed with the Staff Recommendations last month, should be designed have STR guests behave and eliminate STR host bad actors.
We should learn from that experience.
A regulations success should be measured by whether it achieves its intended purpose, whether operators comply with it, and whether the City can enforce it.
The Councils six-month review gives us an opportunity to develop regulations that address actual neighborhood impacts and hold irresponsible operators accountable.
I have practical proposals for doing that
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tonyhiggins Dear City Council,
i hope you consider the implications of Mr. Holtz's ecomment below and ask yourself if STVRs that have operated illegally and without permits should be grandfathered in and not subject to future density caps or proximity restrictions designed to protect the quality of life in coastal zone residential neighborhoods.
Mr. Holtz's seeming expectation of density and proximity carvouts for STVRs owners who ignored the existing regulations is exactly why statt needs to get to work immediately on density caps and proximity safeguards and not wait 6 months.
Rewarding SVTR owners who knowingly broke the rules will only entrench the deliterious impacts.
And given the fiscal crisis we are facing where does the city stand on collecting past STVR TOT taxes? That seems to have fallen off the radar.
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Claudia Berman I'm 100% against moving forward with this ordinance as written. Regardless of whether this is adopted or not, I have attached data collection recommendations that are needed for any STR program. Against Approved https://pu bhermosab
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Scott Hayes I request that Item 15e be removed from the Consent Calendar and be reconsidered by Council.
While I am opposed to Short Term Rentals, I realize, based on the recent court decision, that we can no longer ban them in Hermosa Beach. I agree that we should immediately begin the process of requiring registration, business license, TOT tax, etc. on STRs. Where I disagree with Councils decision is that I believe that we should start talking about the regulations that are needed on STRs immediately and not 6 months from now when we have additional data.
We do not need additional data to determine what the cap on the number of STRs should be. We do not need additional data to determine what the maximum density of STRs should be. We do not need additional data to know that we want to restrict property owners from evicting tenants to convert units to short term rentals. We should go through all of these issues now so we can submit to the Coastal Commission as soon as possible.
I believe that Council should direct staff to start the community input process immediately. There should be a study session and this issue should be brought before the Planning Commission. The study session could happen as early as later this month and the issue could then be discussed at the October Planning Commission meeting. While this schedule may be aggressive, it would put our proposal in front of the Coastal Commission months before the proposed 6 month wait. Staff can collect data in parallel to this process but the process should start as soon as possible.
Additionally, I think that any STR permits issued to property owner between now and when we get approval from the Coastal Commission should be framed as a temporary, revocable privilege rather than a vested land-use right.
Just because they are issued a permit now does not guarantee that they will qualify for a permit once the final plan is approved by the Coastal Commission. The only properties that could be promised permits once the final plan is approved are the ones that had permitted STRs under the previous ordinance.
Please do not wait on this issue. We all realize that it will be the Wild West in the STR market for a period of time but we should do everything in our power to keep that period to a minimum and get our final plan submitted to the Coastal Commission as soon as possible.
Scott Hayes
Hermosa Beach Resident
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David Grethen I don't think a prospective STVR property owner outside the coastal zone would decide to convert to an STVR because they want STVRs to be distributed citywide. They would do it because they can. David Grethen - Resident No Position
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Matt McCool George Brunn v. City of Hermosa Beach This case continues to show a pattern and practice of retaliation within the police department by LeBaron and Phillips. George Brunn alleges retaliation against him for exercising his rights as a Police Officers Association board member by pursuing discipline over an April 2021 use-of-force incident that the Los Angeles County District Attorney reportedly found objectively reasonable. He contends the City waited 719 days to propose discipline far beyond the alleged statutory and departmental deadlines and withheld witness interviews and other potentially exculpatory evidence needed for his defense. Brunns position was strengthened at an early stage when the court issued a temporary restraining order preventing disciplinary action and later ordered it to remain in effect pending further proceedings. - Approved https://pu
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September 6, 2026
Dear City Council, Recreation Commission & Recreation Director Nichols.
Re: Saving Valley Park's Open-Play Field
The September 2 Recreation Commission meeting exposed a remarkable contradiction that deserves the City Council’s immediate attention.
During the discussion of the proposed field-use policy, multiple Recreation Commissioners clearly recognized that Valley Park is different from the City’s other recreational facilities and that its OPEN-PLAY green field should be protected for Hermosa Beach residents. They all said words to the effect that they recognized the need to protect the Valley Park's open-play field from overbooking by non-profits from outside the city and all over the south bay and then voted 5-0 to allow it.
Valley Park'sopen-play field is one of only two substantial open play fields in our city making this action especially egregious.
Here is what the Commissioners said.
Commissioner Moroney Valley Park is “one field” and “gets used all the time,” and questioned whether adding additional uses was a good idea.
Commissioner Ellman supported additional use of Clark Field for residents but specifically stated, “I don’t want to overuse Valley Park.”
Commissioner Worner went even further. "Hermosa should NOT have “commercial interests and non-residential” use of Clark Field and Valley Park. She specifically recognized the value of being able to walk down to Valley Park and simply throw or kick a ball around with your children or family."
Commissioner Horowitz expressed concern about recurring reservations and the possibility that someone could reserve the field every Monday and Tuesday night [or every weekend] for two months.
Commissioner Tullis raised perhaps the most important issue of all: "Organizations can call themselves nonprofits, charge substantial fees, and pay substantial compensation to their employees". In other words, the distinction between a traditional community nonprofit and a quasi-commercial youth sports organization is not necessarily meaningful when the issue is the amount of park space being consumed.
These were legitimate and important concerns.
But then came the 5-0 vote.
Despite all of these concerns, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend a policy allowing nonprofits, without the word “local,” to reserve the fields.
Commissioner Horowitz actually proposed the motion to ELIMINATE the “local” non-profit restriction, and when Commissioner Tullis asked whether she would accept a friendly amendment that restricted out-of-town non-profits from booking the open-play fields Commissioner Horowitz said "No".
By in large the other Commissioners said:
“Valley Park is heavily used. We don’t want to overuse it. Residents should have the ability to use it. We don’t want commercial and non-residential interests taking over the field. Recurring reservations are problematic. Some nonprofits operate much like commercial organizations.” And then it voted 5-0 for a policy that opens the floodgates allowing those very organizations to compete with Hermosa residents for the same open-play field.
How does that make sense?
The First-Come, First-Served Problem:
The problem becomes even more serious because Recreation Department staff confirmed that the proposed policy would provide no resident priority whatsoever. Nor did the Commission or staff discuss any limitations on Valley Park open-play field bookings. Staff said it would be first come first served, period.
That means a Hermosa family wanting to use the field for open-play or reserve Valley Park is potentially competing on equal terms with an organization serving children from Torrance, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach, Lawndale, Hawthorne or elsewhere in the South Bay.
This is not a minor policy change.
It changes the fundamental question from:
“How we protect a Hermosa Beach community resource for Hermosa Beach residents?” to:
“Whoever gets the reservation first gets the field.”
And organizations that operate organized athletic programs are obviously in a much better position to make recurring reservations than individual families who simply want to use an open field occasionally.
That is how a supposedly neutral first-come, first-served policy can produce a very predictable result: regional organizations with recurring schedules consume the field while individual residents lose access to it.
The AYSO Question Cannot Be Ignored
The staff discussion makes the policy change even more difficult to understand.
Staff explained that “local” would have to be interpreted as South Bay organizations because AYSO’s headquarters are in Torrance. Staff further explained that the City works with the South Bay district rather than a Hermosa Beach district.
Staff then stated that this was a reason for recommending that the policy simply say “nonprofit” rather than “local nonprofit.”
That raises an obvious question:
Are we changing Hermosa Beach’s park policy to accommodate the geographic structure of a regional organization?
If AYSO’s administrative headquarters happen to be in Torrance, why should that determine who gets access to one of Hermosa Beach’s most limited open-play resources? The City’s policy should be based on the needs of Hermosa Beach residents and Hermosa Beach parks, not on the administrative boundaries or organizational structure of a regional athletic organization.
If AYSO needs additional field space, that is a legitimate issue for the City to negotiate. But it should not automatically follow that Hermosa Beach must respond by opening its limited openplay field to every nonprofit organization throughout the South Bay.
That is backwards.
“Nonprofit” Does Not Automatically Mean “Community Use” There is another important inconsistency.
Commissioners themselves recognized that the nonprofit designation does not necessarily tell us how an organization actually operates.
Commissioner Tullis specifically raised the possibility that nonprofit sports organizations can charge substantial amounts and pay substantial compensation to their employees. Staff acknowledged that nonprofit leaders and executives can be paid.
This matters because the City’s real concern should not be whether an organization has obtained nonprofit status with the IRS.
The real question should be:
What is the impact of the organization’s use on the limited public resource? If a nonprofit soccer, rugby, softball, baseball, or other athletic organization wants to reserve Valley Park repeatedly for organized activities, the impact on residents is the same regardless of whether the organization is technically classified as nonprofit or for-profit.
A child who wants to kick a soccer ball around with his father does not care whether the organization that has reserved the field is a nonprofit corporation or a commercial corporation.
The field is still unavailable.
That is why using “nonprofit” as the dividing line risks becoming a distinction without a meaningful difference.
What Happens Next?
The consequences are predictable.
If this policy is adopted without meaningful restrictions:
1. Valley Park will become increasingly dominated by organized athletic reservations.
2. Recurring reservations will displace spontaneous resident use.
3. Hermosa residents will lose access to one of the City’s few remaining open play green spaces.
4. Regional organizations will establish recurring claims on Hermosa’s limited field inventory.
5. Organizations with sophisticated scheduling operations will have a substantial advantage over individual residents.
6. The City will gradually transform an open-play community park into a de facto regional athletic facility.
7. Once the policy is established, expanding similar reservation rights to other parks and recreational facilities including our residential neighborhood beaches becomes much easier.
Most importantly, open-play disappears incrementally.
There does not have to be a formal decision saying, “We are eliminating open-play at Valley Park.”
It can happen one reservation at a time.
Why Is Staff Pushing in This Direction?
The City Council should also ask a very basic question:
Why is Recreation Department staff recommending the removal of the “local” limitation in the first place?
The explanation offered—that AYSO’s headquarters are in Torrance and that the City works with the South Bay district—is not, by itself, a compelling public-policy reason to surrender resident priority at Valley Park.
In fact, it appears to invert the proper order of priorities.
The starting point should be:
1. What does Hermosa Beach need?
2. How much open-play space do Hermosa residents have?
3. How heavily is Valley Park already used?
4. How much additional organized use can the field absorb?
5. How do we preserve unstructured recreational access?
6. Only then should we ask what additional regional organizations can be accommodated.
Instead, the process appears to have started with the needs of organized groups and then worked backward to determine how broadly Hermosa’s fields should be opened.
That is precisely the concern the Commissioners themselves articulated.
I Am Asking the City Council to Correct This
The Recreation Commission’s 5-0 vote should not be treated as the end of the discussion.
I respectfully ask the City Council to reject any policy that eliminates Hermosa resident priority and opens Valley Park’s open-play green field to unrestricted regional nonprofit reservations.
At a minimum, the Council should require:
1. Hermosa Beach residents receive priority access.
2. Valley Park’s open-play field be protected from recurring reservations that effectively monopolize the field.
3. Out-of-town organizations be restricted from reserving Valley Park unless the City can demonstrate that adequate resident open-play capacity will remain available
4. “Nonprofit” status not be treated as an automatic exemption from restrictions designed to protect resident access.
5. Staff clearly identify the resident demand for this policy change.
Who are the Hermosa Beach residents asking the City to open Valley Park to regional nonprofit organizations?
Where is the evidence that residents want less open-play access? Who specifically requested that organizations from throughout the South Bay be allowed to compete with Hermosa residents for recurring use of this field? Those questions deserve answers before this policy moves forward.
The Commissioners Have Already Identified the Problem
The Commissioners identified the problem and then voted unanimously to remove the “local” restriction.
That is not a minor inconsistency.
It is a fundamental disconnect between what the Commission said it wanted to protect and what their vote actually permitted and your constituents deserve an explanation! The City Council now has an opportunity to resolve that contradiction.
Valley Park should remain a community park—not become a regional reservation for organized groups that can get to the reservation system before Hermosa residents can.
Please protect Valley Park’s open-play green field.
Sincerely,
tonyhiggins
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Dear City Council and Sta1,
Last city council meeting sta4, per their recommendation, and the council majority (Keegan, Saemann, Francois) made it abundantly clear that they view STRs as a financial opportunity, while disregarding STR impacts on land use and pleas from the community for an engagement process. We seem to be repeating history with our “kick the can down the road” mindset, but here we are again.
Hb vs MB: Apples to Oranges Comparison
The sta4 report neglected to mention that Hermosa Beach di4ers from MB in the following ways:
• Hb has greater population density.
• A larger share of Hb sits inside the coastal zone.
• Hb zoning supports tighter lots with less space between dwelling units. • Hb has a significantly higher rate of long-term renters. • Hb has over 9 times more events than MB.
• Hb has a greater density of alcohol establishments and a plaza in the coastal zone. Both can increase our draw of a rowdier group of visitors.
These di4erences will likely impact residents’ quality of life and our long-term rental housing supply in a way MB has not experienced.
Data Collection
The sta4 report listed these four metrics as the data collection plan:
• Total number of STR registrations;
• Total reported STR rental revenue;
• Total reported STR transient occupancy tax collected; and • Total number of reported complaints made to Community Development and Police Department.
I find these data points inadequate. I’m requesting that council direct sta1 to provide a comprehensive STR reporting program before the ordinance takes e1ect:
1) List of data metrics to be captured for better decision-making (see “Recommended Data Points” on page 2).
2) Create a new STR dashboard to be updated monthly. The council and the public should not have to wait for a report in six months.
3) Create a new STR GIS map highlighting each STR with a color/size overlay indicator showing complaint volume. Also map the unpermitted STRs.
For each data point listed below in “Recommended Data Points”, please let council and the public know what is or is not possible to collect. Specify:
• Currently collected: yes/no
• If no, is it a legal/authority limitation, a technical/systems limitation, a sta4ing/cost limitation, or a policy choice not to collect it
• What would be required to start collecting it (ordinance amendment, new registry, interagency data-sharing agreement, etc.)
• Timeline and cost estimate if the city chose to add it We should not be surprised by a lack of meaningful data in six months, or a year, or longer. Collecting longterm indicators now will establish a baseline early enough to measure any multi-year erosion patterns later, even if the political will to look at it returns after a crisis.
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Recommended Data Points
Compliance and Enforcement
• Code enforcement complaints by category (noise, parking, trash, occupancy) • Unpermitted STRs identified vs. licensed
• TOT collection and remittance compliance rate
• Platform compliance (listings without a displayed license number) City Cost and Revenue
• TOT revenue collected
• Sta4 and enforcement hours and cost allocated to STR administration • Net revenue after enforcement and administrative cost Neighborhood Quality-of-Life Indicators
• Police call volume tied to STVR addresses vs. citywide baseline • Parking citation or complaint density near STVR concentrations (GIS Mapped) • Resident survey or comment-log data by neighborhood after the first year Unit Inventory & Conversion Source
• Total STR licenses issued, with application date
• Prior use of each licensed unit: previously vacant, owner-occupied, previously an unpermitted STR, or previously a long-term rental (self-attestation at minimum, cross-checked where feasible)
• Property type per license (single-family, condo, ADU, duplex/multi-unit) Long-Term Rental Market Baseline and Trend
• Total long-term rental listings in the Coastal Zone, tracked monthly • Median long-term asking rent, Coastal Zone vs. non-Coastal Zone, tracked monthly • Rental vacancy rate, if obtainable
• Active residential leases via business license or rental registry data, if such a registry exists Tenant Displacement Signals
• Non-renewal or no-cause termination notices filed, if tracked by the City or County • Change-of-tenancy data tied to units that later obtain an STR license • Time gap between last known long-term tenancy and STR license issuance for the same unit Ownership Structure
• Owner name and mailing address for each licensed unit • LLC/corporate vs. individual ownership, cross-referenced against County Assessor records • Number of licenses held by the same owner or a4iliated entities (portfolio concentration) Sales Market / Structural Shift
• Home sale prices and days-on-market for STR-licensed vs. comparable non-licensed properties • Buyer type where identifiable (owner-occupant, investor, LLC) • Listings marketed with STR income potential as a factor As always, thank you for listening,
Claudia Berman, Hb Resident
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
August 25, 2026
5:00 p.m.
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Members Present: Councilmember Rob Saemann, Mayor Mike Detoy, Councilmember Ray Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Michael D.
Keegan, Councilmember Dean Francois
Staff Present: City Manager Steve Napolitano, Interim City Attorney Jason Baltimore, Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker, City Clerk Martha Alvarez, Community Development Director Alison Becker, Deputy City Clerk Ariana Rodriguez, Police Chief Landon Phillips, Public Works Director Joe SanClemente, Senior Management Analyst Kenneth Bales, Lead Special Events and Filming Coordinator Kalyn Kaemerle, Recreation Coordinator Kambria Vint, Finance Manager Henry Chao
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1. CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 5:00 PM
At 5:02 p.m., Mayor Detoy called the meeting to order.
2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Martha Alvarez led the roll call and announced a quorum.
Present: Mayor Detoy, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, Councilmember Jackson, Councilmember Francois, and Councilmember Saemann
3. PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
The City Council recessed to Closed Session at 5:04 p.m.
5. OPEN SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM
Mayor Detoy called the Open Session to order at 6:02 p.m.
2 6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by David Grethen.
7. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Martha Alvarez led the roll call and announced a quorum.
Present: Mayor Detoy, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, Councilmember Jackson, Councilmember Francois, and Councilmember Saemann
8. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Interim City Attorney Jason Baltimore announced that the City Council discussed all matters listed on the agenda and had no reportable action, except for the finalized settlement in Corner v. City of Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 25STCP00891.
Pursuant to authority granted by the City Council on July 28, 2026, the City Manager executed a settlement under which the City will withdraw its motion to tax costs and pay $54,777.53 in litigation costs. In exchange, the petitioner and his counsel waived all claims for attorney’s fees, additional costs, and interest.
The City Council authorized the settlement by a 5-0 vote.
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS—UPCOMING CITY EVENTS
Mayor Detoy announced a Back-to-School Picnic scheduled for Friday, August 28, 2026, at Hermosa Valley School.
10. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
10.a RECOGNIZING FORMER PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSIONER THOR
LEGVOLD FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE CITY
The City Council recognized former Public Works Commissioner Thor Legvold for four years of dedicated service to the community. Public Works Commission Chair David Grethen and Mayor Detoy thanked him for the valuable perspective he brought to discussions on the Capital Improvement Program, City infrastructure, and other public works matters.
Former Commissioner Legvold shared his appreciation for the opportunity to serve and looks forward to finding new ways to stay involved in the community.
10.b REMEMBERING GEORGE SCHMELTZER AND STEPHANIE CRANE
The City Council remembered George Schmeltzer and Stephanie Crane, honoring their lasting impact on Hermosa Beach. Mayor Detoy welcomed and acknowledged Stephanie Crane’s daughter, Stephanie Gilley, who was in attendance, and read tributes honoring former Hermosa Beach Mayor George Schmeltzer and his wife, Stephanie Crane.
Councilmembers Rob Saemann, Dean Francois, Ray Jackson, and Mayor Pro Tem Michael Keegan shared brief remarks.
3 The following individuals also shared remarks:
• Former Hermosa Beach Mayor George Barks
• Former Hermosa Beach Mayor Jim Rosenberger
• Former Hermosa Beach Mayor Chuck Sheldon
• Former Hermosa Beach Mayor Carolyn Petty
• Beach Cities Health District Chief Programs Officer Kerianne Lawson
• Hermosa Beach School Boardmember Maggie Bove-LaMonica • Police Chief Landon Phillips
• Steve Izant, who shared personal photographs
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• Dency Nelson
• Former Hermosa Beach Mayor Mary Campbell
Mayor Detoy invited Stephanie Gilley to the podium and presented her with Certificates of Sympathy and flowers.
11. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND WAIVER OF FULL READING OF
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Public Works Director Joe SanClemente provided updates on the Los Angeles County Sanitation District’s sewer project along Hermosa Avenue, the Kelly Court renovation, and playground improvements at Valley, Seaview, and South Parks.
He also discussed temporary parking and traffic changes related to the sewer work.
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, seconded by Councilmember Francois, to approve the agenda and waive full reading of ordinances and resolutions.
Ayes (5): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, Councilmember Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois
Motion Carried
12. PUBLIC COMMENT
4 Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
• Sarah Harper (In-Person)
• Hermosa Pool Initiative Speakers (In-Person)
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o Keaton
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• Ira Ellman (In-Person)
• Steve Izant (In-Person) will be speaking at item 16. a • Robert Reyes (In-Person)
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
13. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Jackson requested future consideration of moving the City Manager’s Report earlier in the meeting. Interim City Attorney Baltimore advised that a permanent change would require amending the resolution establishing the order of business.
Councilmember Saemann clarified that he has never operated a short-term rental and that his rental properties have been leased annually. He also confirmed that he would participate in the item’s discussion.
14. UPDATES ON CITY COUNCIL ACTIVITIES
Councilmember Francois reported attending meetings of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission and the Los Angeles County Sanitation District Board of Directors.
Mayor Detoy reported on his participation in a bipartisan delegation to Argentina, where he met with government officials and learned about renewable energy, financial technology, and public safety technology.
15. CONSENT CALENDAR
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, seconded by Councilmember Francois, to approve the Consent Calendar.
5 Ayes (5): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, Councilmember Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois
Motion Carried
15.a CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
(City Clerk Martha Alvarez)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
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(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
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(City Treasurer Dave Pedersen)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
15.d AMENDMENT TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR ONCALL ARBORIST CONSULTING SERVICES WITH GREG MINK ENTERPRISES, LLC DBA MINK TREE CONSULTING - 26-PW-052
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
6 The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
15.e RATIFY LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR SENATE BILL 799 - SOUTH BAY REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST - 26-CMO-044
(Senior Management Analyst Sara Russo)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
15.f RATIFY LETTER OF SUPPORT TO ENGAGE WITH TASK FORCE FOR MEASURE G - 26-CMO-045
(Senior Management Analyst Sara Russo)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
15.g REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO
GRADES OF GREEN VERTE 2026 GALA - 26-CMO-046
(City Manager Steve Napolitano)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
15.h APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE
HERMOSA BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PART OF A
FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATION FOR A SCHOOL VIOLENCE
PREVENTION PROGRAM - 26-PD-010
(Police Chief Landon Phillips)
7 Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
15.i CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT AS OF
AUGUST 17, 2026 - 26-PW-055
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Francois
The recommendation for this item was approved on the Consent Calendar.
Motion Carried
16. PUBLIC HEARINGS—TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M
16.a INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE REGARDING PROGRAM AND
MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES FOR SHORT-TERM RENTALS - 26-CMO042 (Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker and Senior Management Analyst Ken Bales)
Administrative Director Brandon Walker provided the PowerPoint Presentation.
Community Development Director Alison Becker, City Manager Steve Napolitano, and Interim City Attorney Jason Baltimore responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
• Elka Worner (In-Person)
• Jim Holtz (In-Person)
• Maggie Bove-LaMonica (In-Person)
• Eric Horne (In-Person)
• Karen (Virtual)
• Steve Izant (In-Person)
8 • Angelika Silverman (In-Person)
• Laura Pena (In-Person)
• Tony Higgins (Virtual)
• Wendy Weissman (Virtual)
• Ann Gotthoffer (Virtual)
• David Tume (Virtual)
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
Mayor Pro Tem Keegan and Councilmembers Saemann and Francois commented. Interim City Attorney Baltimore, City Manager Napolitano, and Community Development Director Becker responded to additional City Council questions.
Moved by: Councilmember Jackson
Seconded by: Mayor Detoy
A motion was made by Councilmember Jackson, seconded by Mayor Detoy, to adopt Option 2, direct staff to proceed with Option 2, and to adopt Option 1.
Substitute Motion
Moved by: Councilmember Saemann
Seconded by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
A friendly amendment was made by Councilmember Francois, to review in six months. The friendly amendment was accepted by the maker of the motion.
A substitute motion was made by Councilmember Saemann, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, to direct staff to proceed with Option 1, permitting short-term rentals within the Coastal Zone and prohibiting them outside the Coastal Zone, with a review after six months; introduce and conduct the first reading of an Ordinance No. 26-1502 (1) repealing Sections
17.08.025 and 17.42.180 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code; (2) amend Chapter 3.32 relating to transient occupancy tax; (3) add Chapter
5.84 relating to short-term rental registration and operating requirements; and (4) find the ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Ayes (3): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois
Noes (2): Mayor Detoy, and Councilmember Jackson
9 Motion Carried
16.b INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTERS 3.12 AND
CHAPTER 3.14 OF THE HBMC RELATING TO PURCHASING
INCREASING CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY, UPDATING
PROCUREMENT THRESHOLDS, EMERGENCY PURCHASING AND
CLARIFYING REFERENCES TO CA PUBLIC CONTRACT CODE. - 26- AS-060
(Finance Manager Henry Chao)
Finance Manager Henry Chao provided the PowerPoint Presentation.
Interim City Attorney Jason Baltimore, Finance Manager Chao, and City Manager Steve Napolitano responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comment.
Moved by: Mayor Detoy
Seconded by: Councilmember Saemann
A motion was made by Mayor Detoy, seconded by Councilmember Saemann, to introduce and conduct first reading of Ordinance No. 26- 1503, amending Chapters 3.12 and 3.14 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to increase the City Manager’s authority, establish emergency purchasing procedures, and clarify references to the California Public Contract Code; and authorize the City Manager to determine Consent Calendar placement for routine items to improve meeting efficiency, while preserving each Councilmember’s ability to pull an item for separate discussion under Municipal Matters.
Ayes (5): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, Councilmember Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois Motion Carried
17. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
17.a APPROVAL OF NEW IMPACT LEVEL III 2026 SPECIAL EVENT – AAU HERMOSA BEACH HOLIDAY CHAMPIONSHIPS - 26-PR-057
(Lead Special Events and Filming Coordinator Kalyn Kaemerle) Lead Special Events and Filming Coordinator Kalyn Kaemerle provided the PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
10 • Alain Jauffret (In-Person)
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
Lead Special Events and Filming Coordinator Kaemerle responded to City Council questions.
Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Saemann
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, seconded by
Councilmember Saemann, to approve the AAU Hermosa Beach Holiday Championships event as a new Impact Level III on the 2026 calendar and grant an exception to the Special Events Policy Guide to allow for simultaneous use of the North and South Pier Volleyball courts.
Ayes (5): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, Councilmember Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois Motion Carried
17.b REVIEW OF HERMOSA BEACH LAWN BOWLING CLUB OPERATIONS - 26-PR-058
(Recreation Supervisor Kambria Vint)
Recreation Coordinator Kambria Vint provided the PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
• Tony Crutchfield (In-Person)
• Karen Shore (In-Person)
• Linda (In-Person)
• Alain Jauffret (In-Person)
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
Moved by: Councilmember Jackson
Seconded by: Councilmember Saemann
A motion was made by Councilmember Jackson, seconded by Councilmember Saemann, to receive and file the report on the Hermosa Beach Lawn Bowling Club operations.
11 Ayes (5): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, Councilmember Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois Motion Carried
17.c AWARD OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR
REVENUE MEASURE INFORMATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS
CONSULTING SERVICES - 26-AS-089
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Continued from the July 28, 2026 City Council Meeting
Administrative Director Brandon Walker provided the PowerPoint Presentation.
City Manager Steve Napolitano responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
Moved by: Mayor Detoy
Seconded by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
A motion was made by Mayor Detoy, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, to award a Professional Services Agreement to Team CivicX for revenue measure informational communications consulting services, including two mailers and social media support, in an amount not-toexceed $50,000.
Ayes (3): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, and Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Noes (2): Councilmember Jackson, and Councilmember Francois Motion Carried
17.d DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE & ALTERNATE FOR THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND
VOTING DIRECTION ON PROPOSED RESOLUTION - 26-CMO-047
(City Manager Steve Napolitano)
City Manager Steve Napolitano provided the PowerPoint presentation.
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
12 Moved by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
Seconded by: Councilmember Saemann
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, seconded by
Councilmember Saemann, to designate Councilmember Francois as the voting delegate and Councilmember Saemann as the alternate for the League of California Cities 2026 Annual Conference, and to direct both to vote in support of the Murireta Resolution regarding the restoration of local authority over housing and land use decisions.
Ayes (5): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, Councilmember Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois Motion Carried
17.e INFORMATIONAL ITEM REGARDING A 12 TO 18-MONTH HIRING FREEZE- 26-AS-087
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Information items are for discussion only. No action will be taken. A City Council majority may request an action item to return at a future meeting.
Administrative Director Brandon Walker provided the PowerPoint Presentation.
Mayor Detoy opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Detoy closed the floor to public comments.
Moved by: Councilmember Saemann
Seconded by: Mayor Pro Tem Keegan
A motion was made by Councilmember Jackson, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, to receive and file the report on the 12- to 18-Month Hiring Freeze.
Ayes (5): Councilmember Saemann, Mayor Detoy, Councilmember Jackson, Mayor Pro Tem Keegan, and Councilmember Francois Motion Carried
18. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmember Jackson requested that staff return with options for moving the City Manager’s Report to the beginning of the meeting, including any necessary amendments to the resolution establishing the order of business. The City Council broadly supported presenting substantive City updates earlier in the meeting.
13 Councilmember Jackson requested consideration of extending commercial metered parking time limits after 6:00 p.m. from two to three hours. Mayor Pro Tem Keegan and Mayor Detoy concurred.
Councilmember Jackson requested for the Planning Commission to examine office-to-housing conversions and identify zoning and municipal code changes necessary to allow and encourage these conversions. Mayor Detoy and Councilmember Francois concurred.
Councilmember Jackson requested for the Planning Commission to consider a moratorium on new ground-floor office and service-industry uses in commercial zones to preserve retail and restaurant uses. Mayor Detoy and Councilmember Saemann concurred.
Councilmember Jackson requested consideration of low-cost process for Conditional Use Permits amendments. Mayor Pro Tem Keegan and Councilmember Saemann concurred.
Councilmember Francois requested that the Parks and Recreation Commission’s volleyball court use subcommittee item be narrowed in scope to focus on maintenance and stewardship policies for residential-area courts and exclude proposals related to tournament monitoring, fee collection, and accounting. The request did not receive sufficient Council support to move forward.
Mayor Pro Tem Keegan requested that staff return with a proposal to partially waive the Pier Plaza use fees for Hennessey’s Tavern’s 50th anniversary celebration while allowing the City to recover its direct costs. Councilmembers Saemann and Francois concurred. Council agreed for the item to return as soon as possible.
19. CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Steve Napolitano announced that City Hall and the Community Center will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026 for Labor Day. Public safety services will remain available, most parking regulations will remain in effect, and trash collection will be delayed by one day that week.
20. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
21. ADJOURNMENT
At 11:00 p.m., Mayor Detoy adjourned the meeting in memory of George Schmeltzer and Stephanie Crane.
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Ariana Rodriguez
Recording Secretary
14 _________________________
Mike Detoy
Mayor
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Martha Alvarez
City Clerk
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Meeting Date: September 8, 2026
Staff Report No. 26-AS-093
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
CHECK REGISTERS
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
RECEIVE AND FILE
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council receive and file the check registers for August 12, 2026 through August 19, 2026. The Administrative Services Director certifies the accuracy of the demands.
Attachments:
1. Check Register 8/12/2026
2. Check Register 8/19/2026
Respectfully Submitted by: Liz Perez, Administrative Assistant Noted for Fiscal Impact: Henry Chao, Finance Manager
Concur: Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director Approved: Steve Napolitano, City Manager
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
112989 8/12/2026 13500 ALLDATA ACCT 101557750 VEHICLE SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION 26/27 715-1206-4201 1,500.00
13500 Total : 1,500.00
112990 8/12/2026 24027 ANTHONY'S AUTO DETAILING JUL26 CAR WASHES FOR PATROL VEHICLES/JUL26 715-2101-4311 575.00
24027 Total : 575.00
112991 8/12/2026 09366 AQUA FLO SD1918885 MR# 553322 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 001-6101-4309 876.12
SD1918900 MR# 553324 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES
001-6101-4309 388.36
SD1924155 MR# 726508 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES
001-6101-4309 775.55
09366 Total : 2,040.03
112992 8/12/2026 00321 AT&T 960 461-1985 555 7 PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/AUG26 001-2101-4304 250.82
00321 Total : 250.82
112993 8/12/2026 16660 ATHENS SERVICES 22311986 PD SHREDDING SERVICE/AUG26 001-2101-4309 91.00
16660 Total : 91.00
112994 8/12/2026 24182 BADGER METER INC 1823421 ANNUAL MONITORING SYSTEM 26/27 160-3102-4201 4,788.00
24182 Total : 4,788.00
112995 8/12/2026 20705 BEECASSO LIVE BEE REMOVAL INC 5831 BEE REMOVAL AT CLARK FIELD 001-6101-4201 225.00
20705 Total : 225.00
112996 8/12/2026 20942 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP 1069408 CITY ATTNY SVS/GENERAL/JUL26 001-1131-4201 893.66
1069409 CITY ATTNY SVS/CITY COUNCIL/JUL26
001-1131-4201 12,295.40
1069410 CITY ATTNY SVS/CITY MANAGER/JUL26
001-1131-4201 499.40
1069411 CITY ATTNY SVS/CITY CLERK/JUL26
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112996 8/12/2026 20942 BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP (Continued) 001-1131-4201 1,338.00
1069412 CITY ATTNY SVS/COMM DEV/JUL26
001-1131-4201 8,126.60
1069413 CITY ATTNY SVS/COMM RES/JUL26
001-1131-4201 1,789.40
1069414 CITY ATTNY SVS/PUBLIC WORKS/JUL26
001-1131-4201 5,062.10
1069415 CITY ATTNY SVS/POLICE SVS/JUL26
001-1131-4201 559.50
1069416 CITY ATTNY SVS/ADMIN SVS/JUL26
001-1131-4201 3,654.70
1069417 CITY ATTNY SVS/ICRMA V CITY HB/JUL26
705-1133-4201 125.60
1069418 CITY ATTNY SVS/KOERNER V CITY HB/JUL26
705-1133-4201 2,531.60
1069419 ATTNY SVS/KRASNEGOR V CITY HB/JUL26
705-1133-4201 1,483.10
1069420 CITY ATTNY SVS/TELECOMMUNICATIONS/JUL26
001-1131-4201 501.80
1069421 CITY ATTNY SVS/PUBLIC WORKS/JUL26
001-1131-4201 121.60
1069422 CITY ATTNY SVS/CEQA ADVICE/JUL26
001-1131-4201 540.40
1069423 CITY ATTNY SVS/PRA BY ARC/JUL26
001-1131-4201 9,532.10
20942 Total : 49,054.96
112997 8/12/2026 00163 BRAUN LINEN SERVICE ACCT 70664 INMATE LAUNDRY SERVICE/JUL26 001-2101-4306 341.61
00163 Total : 341.61
112998 8/12/2026 13157 CAHALAN, ERIC PO 46031 WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT FY25/26 001-1203-4320 500.00
13157 Total : 500.00
112999 8/12/2026 00480 CALIFORNIA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOC 16131 CPCA MEMBERSHIP FY27 001-2101-4315 883.00
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112999 8/12/2026 00480 CALIFORNIA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOC (Continued) Total : 883.00 113000 8/12/2026 10838 CANON SOLUTIONS AMERICA, INC 6016731226 COPIER MAINT/BASE 3/APR-JUL26 001-3302-4305 18.53
6016731227 COPIER MAINT/PW ADMIN/APR-JUL26
001-1208-4305 353.48
6016731228 COPIER MAINT/PARKS&REC/APR-JUL26
001-4601-4305 344.80
6016731229 COPIER MAINT/POLICE DEPT/APR-JUL26
001-2101-4305 331.17
6016731230 COPIER MAINT/PD RECORDS/APR-JUL26
001-2101-4305 170.99
6016731232 COPIER MAINT/2ND FL ADMIN/APR-JUL26
001-1208-4305 482.62
6016731233 COPIER MAINT/COMM DEV/APR-JUL26
001-1208-4305 20.73
10838 Total : 1,722.32
113001 8/12/2026 20236 CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 241350501080126 HD PEG CHANNEL/AUG26 715-1206-4201 636.00
20236 Total : 636.00
113002 8/12/2026 13840 CONSULTANTS INC., JOHN M CRUIKSHANK 20159 CIP 623 BIO & ENVIRON ASSESSMENT/JUL26 122-8623-4201 136.17
13840 Total : 136.17
113003 8/12/2026 20781 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES C0014544 FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES/SEP26 001-2202-4251 555,779.00
20781 Total : 555,779.00
113004 8/12/2026 23930 DECKARD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2267 RENTALSCAPE SVS/6.1.26-5.31.27 001-4201-4201 20,000.00
INV-0817 EVIDENCE REPORT/4.10.26-4.09.26
001-4201-4201 7,500.00
23930 Total : 27,500.00
113005 8/12/2026 00267 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SL261024 SIGNAL&LIGHTING MAINT/APR-JUN26 105-2601-4251 7,563.05
00267 Total : 7,563.05
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113006 8/12/2026 14909 DEPT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, STATE OF CA E 2304561 SN CITY HALL ELEVATOR INSPECTION FEE 001-4204-4201 225.00
14909 Total : 225.00
113007 8/12/2026 23629 DTA PUBLIC FINANCE, INC. 26066292 ENGINEERS REP SEWER LEVY/JUL26 160-3102-4201 798.25
23629 Total : 798.25
113008 8/12/2026 14033 EMERGENCY SPEC PHYS GTR69437322 DETAINEE ER EVALUATION 6.23.26 001-2101-4201 1,436.00
14033 Total : 1,436.00
113009 8/12/2026 13075 ESRI 900285364 ESRI ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FY27 715-1206-4201 10,000.00
13075 Total : 10,000.00
113010 8/12/2026 22926 FACTORY MOTOR PARTS 106-654044 MR#726409 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS 715-2601-4311 127.72
109-1146997 MR#726406 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-4206-4309 320.80
109-1147046 MR#726407 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-3109-4201 112.84
109-1147619 MR#726405 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-3104-4311 145.45
109-1147813 MR#726403 REFUND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PAR
715-2101-4311 -49.28
109-1147839 MR#926414 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-3302-4311 113.96
109-1148405 MR#926413 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-4204-4311 113.11
109-1148426 MR#926411 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-4204-4311 352.59
12-7291839 MR#726408 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-3104-4311 506.26
12-7295723 MR#726404 REFUND VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
715-2101-4311 -35.32
12-7302275 MR#926412 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE PARTS
715-4204-4311 125.18
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113010 8/12/2026 22926 FACTORY MOTOR PARTS (Continued) Total : 1,833.31 113011 8/12/2026 01962 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP 9-413-04663 MR#472859 SHIPPING SERVICES 001-1121-4251 95.41
01962 Total : 95.41
113012 8/12/2026 24085 FIJALKA ENGINEERING, PC 112 CIP114 ENGINEERING SERVICES/JUN26 313-8114-4201 175.00
24085 Total : 175.00
113013 8/12/2026 21217 FJR PACIFIC, INC. 32432 AC MAINTENANCE SERVICE/JUN26 001-4204-4201 1,855.00
21217 Total : 1,855.00
113014 8/12/2026 10306 GAGLIA, MICK PO 46032 WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT FY25/26 001-1203-4320 500.00
10306 Total : 500.00
113015 8/12/2026 22871 GALL, TINA KATCHEN 028-072026 CDBG ADMIN & LABOR COMPLIANCE/JUL26 001-4202-4201 780.00
22871 Total : 780.00
113016 8/12/2026 00427 GFOA 00028931 CERT OF ACHIEVEMENT BUDGET REVIEW FY25 001-1202-4201 1,170.00
00427 Total : 1,170.00
113017 8/12/2026 13330 HAJOCA CORPORATION S181149316.001 MR#553329 PLUMBING SUPPLIES 001-6101-4309 490.20
13330 Total : 490.20
113018 8/12/2026 22725 HERC RENTALS 36773931-001 LIGHT TOWER RENTAL FOR 4TH OF JULY 001-3301-4201 1,474.12
001-3301-4201 143.75
22725 Total : 1,617.87
113019 8/12/2026 15141 HONDA MD INC, STEPHAN T 00199037 DETAINEE BLOOD DRAWS 001-2101-4201 375.00
15141 Total : 375.00
113020 8/12/2026 24075 IDS GROUP, INC. 25x098.01-3 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES/JUN26
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113020 8/12/2026 24075 IDS GROUP, INC. (Continued)
301-8615-4201 23,250.80
24075 Total : 23,250.80
113021 8/12/2026 05356 JOHN L HUNTER AND ASSOC INC HB1MS412606 MUNI STORMWATER MGMT PROGRAM/JUN26 161-3109-4201 6,471.25
05356 Total : 6,471.25
113022 8/12/2026 00151 LA CO SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT 263502BL MAT REQ 472470/PRISONER MEALS/JUN26 001-2101-4306 360.58
00151 Total : 360.58
113023 8/12/2026 20347 LAURA MECOY COMMUNICATIONS LLC 2522 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER SVS/JUL26 001-1201-4201 7,200.00
20347 Total : 7,200.00
113024 8/12/2026 12739 LONG BEACH BMW MOTORCYCLE 57501 MOTORCYCLE REPAIR 2019 BMW VIN G34437 715-2101-4311 1,458.55
715-2101-4311 40.69
57502 MOTORCYCLE REPAIR 2017 BMW VIN 399969
715-2101-4311 1,372.50
715-2101-4311 62.53
12739 Total : 2,934.27
113025 8/12/2026 00728 MCMASTER-CARR SUPPLY CO. 69318673 MAT REQ 926404/INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES 715-3104-4311 38.79
69575199 MAT REQ 726413/INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
715-4206-4309 467.96
69593585 MAT REQ 726411/INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES
715-2101-4311 186.35
00728 Total : 693.10
113026 8/12/2026 24186 MIRBAGHERI, MOHAMMAD ALI DR26-1506 REFUND TOWING FEES 001-3841 636.24
24186 Total : 636.24
113027 8/12/2026 19509 NICHOLS, LISA PO 46033 WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT FY25/26 001-1203-4320 500.00
19509 Total : 500.00
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113028 8/12/2026 21033 NV5, INC 523960 CONST MGMT&INSPECTION SVS/MAY26 313-8114-4201 33,407.00
21033 Total : 33,407.00
113029 8/12/2026 13114 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC 477051553001 OFFICE CHAIRS - REVENUE SERVICES 001-1204-4305 512.08
001-1204-4305 49.93
13114 Total : 562.01
113030 8/12/2026 23226 PEGASUS STUDIOS 1220 VIDEO BROADCASTING SERVICES/JUL26 001-1121-4201 5,741.57
23226 Total : 5,741.57
113031 8/12/2026 11574 PHILLIPS, LANDON PO 46034 WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT FY25/26 001-1203-4320 173.00
11574 Total : 173.00
113032 8/12/2026 17676 PRUDENTIAL OVERALL SUPPLY CUST 1275405 YARD UNIFORMS, TOWELS, & MATS/JUL26 001-2101-4309 77.06
001-3104-4309 86.92
001-3302-4309 69.36
001-4202-4314 438.61
001-4204-4309 156.20
715-4206-4309 54.00
17676 Total : 882.15
113033 8/12/2026 08364 PVP COMMUNICATIONS INC 138815 PD HELMET CONTROL ASSEMBLY KIT 715-2101-4311 89.00
715-2101-4311 8.68
08364 Total : 97.68
113034 8/12/2026 13255 RED SECURITY GROUP, LLC 110962 MR# 726402 LOCKSMITH SERVICES 715-3102-4311 17.56
13255 KNOX BOX
001-4204-4309 782.03
13255 Total : 799.59
113035 8/12/2026 03282 REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF 58527 CITY PROSECUTOR SERVICES/JUL26 001-1132-4201 20,412.00
585272 QUALITY OF LIFE SERVICES/JUL26
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113035 8/12/2026 03282 REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF (Continued) 001-1132-4201 87.50
03282 Total : 20,499.50
113036 8/12/2026 20061 REGIONAL TAP SERVICE CENTER 6027917 METRO TAP CARDS - REVENUE SERVICES 001-4201-4305 100.00
20061 Total : 100.00
113037 8/12/2026 21153 RJ PRINTING & PROMOTIONAL 1376 OFFICERS BUSINESS CARDS 001-2101-4201 115.47
001-2101-4201 27.82
1378 OFFICER BUSINESS CARDS
001-2101-4201 50.52
001-2101-4201 16.52
21153 Total : 210.33
113038 8/12/2026 02500 S AND J SALES 14157 UPS SYSTEM RETROFIT 715-2101-4311 850.00
715-2101-4311 219.50
02500 Total : 1,069.50
113039 8/12/2026 16425 SAFEWAY INC VONS ACCT 150882 REFRESHMENTS&CLEANING SUPPLIES/JUL26 001-4601-4308 121.25
16425 Total : 121.25
113040 8/12/2026 23657 SANCLEMENTE, JOSEPH PO 46035 WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT FY25/26 001-1203-4320 109.00
23657 Total : 109.00
113041 8/12/2026 17817 SANTA MONICA UCLA MED CENTER ACCT 28677761 SART EXAM 5.04.26 001-2101-4201 1,029.00
17817 Total : 1,029.00
113042 8/12/2026 03353 SBCU VISA PO 46052 J CORDOVA CC STATETMENT/JUL26 001-4202-4305 44.22
001-4204-4309 89.65
001-3104-4201 1,217.76
715-4206-4309 2,053.87
160-3102-4201 1,671.15
715-4204-4201 1,264.26
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113042 8/12/2026 03353 SBCU VISA (Continued)
001-6101-4201 1,143.90
105-2601-4309 144.31
715-3109-4201 22.82
715-2101-4311 867.13
001-3104-4309 787.38
PO 46079 A YANG CC STATEMENT - JUL26
001-1101-4305 563.32
001-1101-4317 4,169.35
001-1101-4319 360.00
001-1101-4315 75.00
001-1201-4304 154.50
001-1201-4315 325.00
001-1201-4305 444.82
001-1201-4317 675.00
001-2101-4305 362.13
715-1206-4201 239.98
PO 46087 L PHILLIPS CC STATEMENT- JUL26
001-2101-4317 350.00
001-2101-4305 88.42
715-2101-4310 7.87
001-2101-4305 358.94
001-2101-4201 65.00
715-2101-4310 8.92
001-2101-4305 191.31
PO 46088 M GAGLIA CC STATEMENT - JUL26
001-2101-4329 2,500.23
03353 Total : 20,246.24
113043 8/12/2026 19937 SBPTC 080626-3 SBPTC ANNUAL DUES 001-2101-4315 444.00
19937 Total : 444.00
113044 8/12/2026 17903 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CUST 4251-1921-1 PAINTING SUPPLIES/JUL26 001-3104-4309 150.73
001-4204-4309 52.24
001-6101-4201 61.20
715-4204-4201 197.98
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113044 8/12/2026 17903 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS (Continued) Total : 462.15 113045 8/12/2026 23730 SIERRA CREATIVE SYSTEM INC 131293 MAILING SVS - DRY WELLS ASSESSMENT 161-3109-4201 1,946.68
23730 Total : 1,946.68
113046 8/12/2026 19829 SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY, LLC 169571910-001 MR# 526452/LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES 001-6101-4309 548.65
19829 Total : 548.65
113047 8/12/2026 23561 SMARTRISE ELEVATOR SERVICE INC 50981 LOT C EMERGENCY ELEVATOR REPAIR 301-8699-4201 3,705.00
23561 Total : 3,705.00
113048 8/12/2026 10532 SOUTH BAY FORD 600051 MR# 926415 VEHICLE REPAIR PARTS 715-4204-4311 378.35
10532 Total : 378.35
113049 8/12/2026 19623 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA NEWS GROUP STMT 646556 MR# 472860 LEGAL NOTICES/JUL26 001-1121-4323 705.23
19623 Total : 705.23
113050 8/12/2026 21538 SPECIALIZED ELEVATOR CORP 513094 CITY HALL ELEVATOR MAINT/AUG26 001-3304-4201 222.64
513095 PARKING STRUCTURE ELEVATOR MAINT/AUG26
001-4204-4201 230.84
21538 Total : 453.48
113051 8/12/2026 16997 SYMBOL ARTS, LLC 0573992 DEPARTMENT CHALLENGE COINS 001-2101-4305 1,780.00
001-2101-4305 289.05
16997 Total : 2,069.05
113052 8/12/2026 20670 TURBODATA SYSTEMS, INC. 49293 ADMIN CITES EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE 715-4206-5402 1,346.16
715-4206-5402 1,875.00
20670 Total : 3,221.16
113053 8/12/2026 05626 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC 045-570625 MUNIS ANNUAL MAINT & SUPPORT FY26/27 715-1206-4201 81,132.00
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113053 8/12/2026 05626 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC (Continued) 045-571031 ERP SOFTWARE CONVERSION 7.1.26
715-1206-4201 1,304.00
045-572477 MUNIS ERP - CASHIER DRAWER & PRINTER
715-1206-4201 1,935.00
715-1206-4201 188.67
045-573504 ERP SOFTWARE CONVERSION 7.21-7.23.26
715-1206-4201 3,912.00
045-573854 AP STANDARD MASTER CONVERSION
715-1206-4201 800.00
045-574462 ERP SOFTWARE CONVERSION 7.26-7.28.26
715-1206-4201 4,564.00
045-574463 ERP SOFTWARE CONVERSION 7.29-7.30.26
715-1206-4201 2,608.00
05626 Total : 96,443.67
113054 8/12/2026 08207 UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT 720260344 UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERTS/JUL26 160-3102-4201 167.10
08207 Total : 167.10
113055 8/12/2026 24065 WALKER, BRANDON PO 46036 WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT FY25/26 001-1203-4320 359.88
24065 Total : 359.88
113056 8/12/2026 22612 WESTGROUP DESIGNS INC 24652-13 COMM CTR GAS RENO DESIGN/JUL26 001-4202-4201 752.00
22612 Total : 752.00
113057 8/12/2026 10703 WILLDAN ENGINEERING 111642.00 CDD PLAN REVIEW & SUPPORT SVS/JUN26 001-4201-4201 38,752.05
115113.001 PLANNING SVS - JUN26
001-4101-4201 24,990.00
10703 Total : 63,742.05
69 Vouchers for bank code : boa Bank total : 977,429.51 69 Vouchers in this report Total vouchers : 977,429.51
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113058 8/19/2026 04715 ADMINSURE, INC. 18924 GENERAL&WORKERS COMP CLAIMS/MAY26 705-1209-4201 854.00
705-1217-4201 4,617.00
19006 GENERAL&WORKERS COMP CLAIMS/JUN26
705-1209-4201 854.00
705-1217-4201 4,536.00
04715 Total : 10,861.00
113059 8/19/2026 17291 ARTHUR J GALLAGHER & CO INS 6216343 FY27 EARTHQUAKE/FLOOD INS. PREMIUM 001-3304-4201 39,156.81
17291 Total : 39,156.81
113060 8/19/2026 13361 AT&T MOBILITY 287298411168X0810202 PD&CSO CELL PHONES/LPR CAMERAS/JUL26 001-2101-4201 119.60
001-2101-4304 1,065.31
001-3302-4304 91.28
13361 Total : 1,276.19
113061 8/19/2026 23101 ATHENS ADMINISTRATORS REQ 52 WORKERS COMP CLAIMS/JUL26A 705-1217-4324 22,837.78
REQ 53 WORKERS COMP CLAIMS/JUL26B
705-1217-4324 15,053.71
REQ 54 WORKERS COMP CLAIMS/AUG26A
705-1217-4324 18,745.39
23101 Total : 56,636.88
113062 8/19/2026 17271 BARROWS, PATRICK PO 46115 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.8.26 001-4601-4221 7,704.20
PO 46116 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.14.26
001-4601-4221 1,184.40
PO46104 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.7.26
001-4601-4221 658.00
17271 Total : 9,546.60
113063 8/19/2026 18036 BEACHSPORTS PO 46117 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.14.26 001-4601-4221 43,441.36
PO46105 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 7.31.26
001-4601-4221 16,675.91
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113063 8/19/2026 18036 BEACHSPORTS (Continued)
PO46106 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.7.26
001-4601-4221 25,200.00
18036 Total : 85,317.27
113064 8/19/2026 14513 BEACHVOLLEYBALLCAMPS.COM PO 46118 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.14.26 001-4601-4221 4,454.55
PO46107 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.7.26
001-4601-4221 2,672.73
14513 Total : 7,127.28
113065 8/19/2026 08904 CA JOINT POWERS INSURANCE AUTH PRIM-00246 FY27 MEMBER CONTRIBUTION (LIAB & WC) 705-1209-4201 1,518,781.00
705-1217-4201 633,753.00
08904 Total : 2,152,534.00
113066 8/19/2026 00016 CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE ACCT 4286211111 WATER USAGE - JUN26 105-2601-4303 6,834.69
001-6101-4303 40,321.18
001-4204-4303 2,430.77
001-3304-4303 541.45
00016 Total : 50,128.09
113067 8/19/2026 23873 CEM CONSTRUCTION CORP 26-023 GREENWICH UUAD CONS SVS/JUN26 313-8114-4201 345,826.48
23873 Total : 345,826.48
113068 8/19/2026 23578 CENTERS OF CA, A MEDICAL CORP, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 91797578 PRE-EMPLOYMENT EVAL 7.17.26 001-1203-4320 446.00
91880725 PRE-EMPLOYMENT EVAL 7.23.26
001-1203-4320 218.00
23578 Total : 664.00
113069 8/19/2026 17920 CWE CORPORATION F26103 LOT C ENGINEERING SVS/11.17.25-1.31.26 301-8699-4201 2,124.75
F26210 LOT C ENGINEERING SVS/2.1-2.26.26
301-8699-4201 538.00
F26362 LOT C ENGINEERING SVS/2.27-5.31.26
301-8699-4201 1,001.50
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113069 8/19/2026 17920 CWE CORPORATION (Continued) Total : 3,664.25 113070 8/19/2026 22389 DAVIS, CHRISTINA PO 46119 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.15.26 001-4601-4221 8,438.18
22389 Total : 8,438.18
113071 8/19/2026 17868 DONNOE & ASSOCIATES, INC 11388 HR/APPLICANT TEST RENTALS 001-1203-4201 880.00
17868 Total : 880.00
113072 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 209-188-4669-0714985 LANDLINES/COMPUTER LINKS/AUG26 001-3302-4304 156.69
001-2101-4304 2,140.96
001-4204-4321 529.47
001-4202-4304 164.19
001-3304-4304 107.67
001-1204-4304 162.77
715-1206-4304 1,995.23
19884 Total : 5,256.98
113073 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 209-190-0013-1206175 PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/AUG26 001-2101-4304 3,188.16
19884 Total : 3,188.16
113074 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 310-318-0113-1203155 EOC ANALOG LINES/AUG26 715-1206-4304 1,585.66
19884 Total : 1,585.66
113075 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 323-155-6779-0822065 FIBER OPTIC LINE/AUG26 715-1206-4201 254.72
19884 Total : 254.72
113076 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 310-379-0652-1216195 EOC LANDLINES/AUG26 001-1201-4304 180.83
19884 Total : 180.83
113077 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 310-372-6186-0831895 2ND FL CITY HALL FAX LINE/AUG26 001-1121-4304 33.37
001-1141-4304 33.37
001-1201-4304 33.37
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113077 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER (Continued)
001-1202-4304 33.37
001-1203-4304 33.36
19884 Total : 166.84
113078 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 310-318-9210-0827185 PD JAIL BREATHALYZER/AUG26 001-2101-4304 146.88
19884 Total : 146.88
113079 8/19/2026 19884 FRONTIER 310-318-8751-0128095 CASHIER TAP LINE/AUG26 001-1204-4304 102.58
19884 Total : 102.58
113080 8/19/2026 24191 HACKENBERG, KEN PO 46109 CITATION# 43033788 REFUND 001-3302 63.00
24191 Total : 63.00
113081 8/19/2026 12190 LANDSCAPE STRUCTURES, INC. INV-182868 BUCKET SWING SEAT 001-6101-4201 80.85
001-6101-4201 47.78
001-6101-4201 490.00
12190 Total : 618.63
113082 8/19/2026 21033 NV5, INC 534951 ENG REPORT-LIGHTING&LANDSCAPE/JUL26 105-2601-4201 847.50
21033 Total : 847.50
113083 8/19/2026 24162 PAVEMENT COATINGS CO. PCI000013968 CIP 107 CITYWIDE SLURRY SEAL/JUL26 301-8107-4201 149,185.00
24162 Total : 149,185.00
113084 8/19/2026 19853 POMERANITZ, EFRAT G. PO 46122 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.15.26 001-4601-4221 3,495.08
19853 Total : 3,495.08
113085 8/19/2026 13608 PSOMAS 237865 BEACH DR STORM DRAIN SYS INVESTIGATION 161-3109-4201 1,150.00
238035 CIP 107 CITYWIDE SLURRY SEAL/JUL26
301-8107-4201 13,696.00
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113085 8/19/2026 13608 PSOMAS (Continued) Total : 14,846.00 113086 8/19/2026 03282 REDONDO BEACH, CITY OF 585275 BCT LINE 109 SERVICE/APR-JUN26 145-3412-4251 4,295.75
03282 Total : 4,295.75
113087 8/19/2026 24190 ROMAN, JASMIN PO 46110 CITATION# 32036720 REFUND 001-3302 63.00
24190 Total : 63.00
113088 8/19/2026 11386 SAEMANN, ROB PCI000013968 TR1312 - MILEAGE REIMB 2026 ICA SEMINAR 001-1101-4317 191.52
11386 Total : 191.52
113089 8/19/2026 24192 SAYWELL, MICHELE PO 46111 CITATION# 40035217 REFUND 001-3302 63.00
24192 Total : 63.00
113090 8/19/2026 03353 SBCU VISA PO 46099 A BECKER CC STATEMENT - JUL26 001-4101-4315 300.00
001-4101-4317 1,115.00
001-4101-4305 38.94
715-4201-4311 20.00
001-4201-4317 700.00
001-4101-4317 700.00
001-4101-4305 38.38
715-4201-4311 20.00
PO 46100 J POELSTRA CC STATEMENT - JUL26
001-2101-4305 69.81
001-3302-4305 79.61
001-2101-4329 574.40
001-2101-4305 8.69
001-3302-4305 148.96
715-2101-4311 1,303.08
001-2101-4317 175.00
001-2101-4312 1,046.34
001-2101-4317 1,500.00
001-2101-4305 41.04
PO 46123 B WALKER CC STATEMENT - JUL26
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113090 8/19/2026 03353 SBCU VISA (Continued)
001-1203-5401 3,874.54
001-1203-4201 35.09
001-1203-4317 1,700.65
001-1202-4305 407.55
PO 46124 L NICHOLS CC STATEMENT - JUL26
001-4601-4305 57.26
001-4601-4308 560.45
001-4601-4305 165.47
001-4601-4308 20.94
001-4601-4305 64.17
001-4601-4308 126.79
001-4601-4201 10.40
03353 Total : 14,902.56
113091 8/19/2026 23382 SLATER WATERPROOFING, INC. 4823 LOT C IMPROVENTS - 5% RETENTION 122-8699-4201 45,606.80
149-8699-4201 3,468.50
161-8699-4201 6,240.00
190-8699-4201 47,802.06
301-8699-4201 7,597.85
23382 Total : 110,715.21
113092 8/19/2026 10532 SOUTH BAY FORD 534142 TRANSMISSION REPAIR UNIT #84 715-4206-4201 3,436.78
715-4206-4201 360.86
10532 Total : 3,797.64
113093 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700313445137 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 105-2601-4303 20,680.64
00159 Total : 20,680.64
113094 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700156101336 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 001-4204-4303 19,531.78
001-6101-4303 243.78
00159 Total : 19,775.56
113095 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700234897163 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 001-3304-4303 6,999.17
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113095 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO (Continued) Total : 6,999.17 113096 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700222378305 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 001-6101-4303 3,563.16
00159 Total : 3,563.16
113097 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700915693380 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 001-4204-4303 2,855.67
00159 Total : 2,855.67
113098 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO Acct 700338055956 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 001-4204-4303 1,027.22
00159 Total : 1,027.22
113099 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700382668983 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 001-3104-4303 889.61
00159 Total : 889.61
113100 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700371314327 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 105-2601-4303 250.44
00159 Total : 250.44
113101 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700304673105 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 160-3102-4201 149.23
00159 Total : 149.23
113102 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700057262780 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 105-2601-4303 114.94
00159 Total : 114.94
113103 8/19/2026 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO ACCT 700296306651 ELECTRICITY/JUL26 105-2601-4303 14.95
00159 Total : 14.95
113104 8/19/2026 16921 SUPER SOCCER STARS PO 46125 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.15.26 001-4601-4221 3,441.45
16921 Total : 3,441.45
113105 8/19/2026 23957 SWISH ACADEMY INC. PO 46112 INSTRUCTOR PYMT CLASSES THRU 8.16.26 001-4601-4221 749.63
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113105 8/19/2026 23957 SWISH ACADEMY INC. (Continued) Total : 749.63 113106 8/19/2026 24189 TAITANO, NOAH PO 46113 CITATION # 30027332 REFUND 001-3302 63.00
24189 Total : 63.00
113107 8/19/2026 23822 THE HABIT RESTAURANTS LLC PO 46089 EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT EVENT 9.16.26 001-1203-4201 1,965.81
23822 Total : 1,965.81
113108 8/19/2026 15901 TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC 20264111 CIVIL PLAN CHECKS/MAY26 001-4202-4201 4,382.00
15901 Total : 4,382.00
113109 8/19/2026 24112 TVR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING PO45594 CIP 626 RETENTION PAYMENT 140-8626-4201 5,340.00
24112 Total : 5,340.00
113110 8/19/2026 10703 WILLDAN ENGINEERING 00424531 LABOR COMPLIANCE SERVICES/JUL26 313-8114-4201 1,457.00
10703 Total : 1,457.00
53 Vouchers for bank code : boa Bank total : 3,159,743.05 53 Vouchers in this report Total vouchers : 3,159,743.05
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Meeting Date: September 8, 2026
Staff Report No. 26-CDD-079
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH SAGECREST
PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL, FOR ON-CALL STAFF AUGMENTATION
SERVICES
(Community Development Director Alison Becker)
A) APPROVE FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT
B) AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND CITY CLERK TO ATTEST Recommended Action:
Staff recommend City Council:
1. Approve a first amendment to the agreement with Sagecrest Planning and Environmental to increase the not-to-exceed limit by $60,000 (Attachment 1) to $86,500; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached first amendment subject to approval by the City Attorney.
Executive Summary:
On January 15, 2026, the City of Hermosa Beach entered into a professional services agreement with Sagecrest Planning and Environmental to provide technical planning support for its efforts to update the City’s Zoning Code (Attachment 2). The initial contract amount was set at $26,500 with an 18-month term, to expire on June 30, 2027.
With the firm’s assistance, City staff successfully completed the process to adopt the new administrative procedures section of the Zoning Code in May 2026.
Staff request approval of a first amendment to add funding in the amount of $60,000 (Attachment 1). The proposed first amendment would allow the department to continue the Zoning Code update process with technical support from Sagecrest Planning and Environmental.
Background:
The Planning Division of the Community Development Department is comprised of three staff planners and a planning manager. This team is largely dedicated to current planning activities, such as answering questions at the counter, preparing zoning clearances for business licenses, conducting plan checks, and research and preparing review materials for entitlement cases presented to the Planning Commission. To advance policy projects such as the Zoning Code update, the Division relies on technical consultants to augment
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the Divisions capacity to undertake policy projects without compromising the delivery of current planning services.
Discussion:
City staff followed the established administrative procedure outlined for small contracts securing professional services. The Division’s qualified list was developed using information from city records identifying past and present consultants with the requisite experience and demonstrated experience working with the City. Staff solicited and received several proposals; interviews were conducted and Sagecrest Planning and Environmental was selected.
There are specific continuity and efficiency benefits achieved by retaining Sagecrest Planning and Environmental, including its existing project knowledge, satisfactory performance, and ability to continue the Zoning Code update without delay or duplicative transition costs. The supplemental services are the same as the services covered by the original procurement and a new solicitation would not reasonably be expected to produce a materially different result.
Staff request approval of increased funding for the agreement to maintain the Department’s existing and contract staff advancing the Zoning Code update project.
Sagecrest Planning and Environmental has assigned a senior planner level staff person to this project. This individual has more than 20 years of experience in the field, and prior experience working with the City of Hermosa Beach. A description of services and fee schedule is included in (Attachment 1).
Maintaining this professional services agreement helps avoid delays in delivering this long-awaited policy project. Efficiencies and proficiencies are achieved when policy projects are staffed by a stable team. In addition, adding funds to an existing contract with a consultant that has demonstrated capacity and met performance goals helps to streamline the procurement process.
Fiscal Impact:
The proposed first amendment would increase the not-to-exceed amount of the Sagecrest agreement from $26,500 to $86,500 for technical planning services. Available FY 2026-2027 Zoning Ordinance Update budget will be used to fund the contract amendment.
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Agreement Modification Request
Agreement
Amendment
Current
Authorized
Amount
Modified
Request
Amount
FY 2026-27
Budget
Dept.
Account #
Total Revised
Contract
Amount
Sagecrest
Planning $26,500 $60,000 001-4105-4201 $86,500
Attachments:
1. Proposed First Amendment with Sagecrest Planning and Environmental
2. Professional Services Agreement with Sagecrest Planning and Environmental Respectfully Submitted by: Alison Becker, Community Development Director Noted for Fiscal Impact: Henry Chao, Finance Manager
Reviewed by: Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director Legal Review: Jason Baltimore, Interim City Attorney
Approved: Steve Napolitano, City Manager
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
AND
SAGECREST PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
This First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (“First Amendment”) is made and entered into as of September 8, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Hermosa Beach (a municipal corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of California with its principal place of business at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California 90254) (“City”) and Sagecrest Planning and Environmental (a corporation with its principal place of business at 27128 Paseo Espada, Suite 1524, San Juan Capistrano, California 92675) (“Consultant”). City and Consultant are hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
RECITALS
A. The Parties entered a professional services agreement dated January 15, 2026 (“Agreement”), for Consultant to provide technical planning services (“Services”); and B. Consultant submitted a supplemental scope of services and fee schedule dated July 28, 2026; and
C. The Parties now desire to amend the Agreement in order to expand the scope of Services and increase the not-to-exceed (“NTE”) limit for the continued performance of the Services.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties mutually agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals listed above are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
2. Amendment. The Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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a. Services. Section 2 is amended by deleting the second sentence and inserting the following language: “In addition to the Services set forth in Exhibit A, Consultant shall provide the Supplemental Scope of Services as set forth in Exhibit B (attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference) (“Supplemental Scope”). Consultant shall perform the Supplemental Scope only as requested and authorized in writing by the City. All reimbursable expenses require the City’s prior written approval and are included within, and may not cause compensation to exceed, the Agreement’s not-to-exceed amount. The City will not pay additional fees for printing or reprographic expenses. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of Exhibits A and B and the Agreement as amended, the Agreement shall govern.”
b. Compensation. Section 4a is amended by replacing “Exhibit A” with “Exhibits A and B”. Section 4b is amended by replacing the NTE sum of “twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($26,500)” with the NTE sum of “eighty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($86,500)”.
3. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by this First Amendment, all provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect; and shall govern the actions of the Parties under this First Amendment. Whenever the term “Agreement” appears in the original Agreement from and after the date of this First Amendment, it shall mean the Agreement as amended by this First Amendment.
4. Electronic Transmission. A manually signed copy of this First Amendment which is transmitted by facsimile, electronic mail, or other means of electronic transmission shall be deemed to have the same legal effect as delivery of an original executed copy of this First Amendment for all purposes. This First Amendment may be signed using an electronic signature.
5. Counterparts. This First Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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SIGNATURE PAGE
FOR
First AMENDMENT
TO
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
AND
SAGECREST PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the Effective Date.
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
APPROVED BY:
Steve Napolitano
City Manager
ATTESTED BY:
Martha Alvarez
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jason Baltimore
Interim City Attorney
SAGECREST PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
Amy Vazquez
President
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Exhibit B
Exhibit B
Sagecrest Planning and Environmental
Supplemental Scope of Services
Exhibit B
SCOPE OF WORK
Sagecrest understands that the City is seeking a technical planning consultant to update sections of the zoning code.
Task 1. Project Management and Coordination
Sagecrest’s Project Manager will meet with the City’s Project Manager bi-monthly for the duration of the project to review status and to ensure objectives and milestones are achieved.
Sagecrest will coordinate an online meeting portal (Zoom, MS Teams, etc.) for these meetings.
Sagecrest will prepare a meeting summary, including action items, for each meeting. In addition to these meetings, the entire project team will be available via phone and email.
Work Product(s): Meeting Summaries
Task 2. Zoning Code Updates
Task 2.1 Zoning Code Redlined Amendments
Sagecrest will prepare the necessary amendments to the municipal code. This will include Sagecrest providing redlined code text for the City to review, which will identify proposed code language.
Deliverables(s):
Redline text with code amendments
Task 2.2 Code Amendment Ordinances
Once the City accepts the proposed changes identified in Task 2.1, Sagecrest will prepare up to two administrative draft ordinances, one screencheck draft ordinance and finally a public review draft ordinance. The ordinance will be in the City’s format and include all of the necessary findings for adoption.
Deliverable(s):
Two (2) Administrative, One (1) Screencheck, and One (1) Public Draft Ordinance in word format
Task 3. Public Hearings
Exhibit B
Task 3.1: Staff Report(s)
Sagecrest will prepare the staff reports and resolutions for adoption of the ordinances using the City’s standard format. This will include up to two (2) staff reports for the Planning Commission public hearing and up to two (2) staff reports for the City Council hearing. This task assumes two rounds of review for each staff report.
Work Product(s): Planning Commission and City Council staff reports and resolutions in Word format.
Task 3.2: Presentation
Sagecrest will prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the code amendments and rezones to be used in the public hearings. After the Planning Commission hearing, the presentation will be updated to reflect changes to the amendments made by the Planning Commission in preparation for the City Council hearing. The presentations will focus on the use of graphics and language that communicate well to the general public.
Work Product(s): Planning Commission and City Council PowerPoint presentation.
Task 3.3: Public Hearing(s)
Sagecrest’s Project Manager will attend up to four (4) public hearings before the City’s Planning Commission and/or City Council.
Work Product(s): Public Hearing Attendance
Planning Services Hourly Rates
Position Hourly Rate
President $250.00
3. Vice President/Planning Director $230.00
4. Principal/Planning Manager $220.00
5. Senior Project Manager/Principal Planner $180.00
6. Senior Planner $160.00
7. Project Manager/Associate Planner $140.00
8. Assistant Planner $120.00
9. Planning Aide $100.00
Minutes 10. Clerk/Planning Administration $80.00
11.
Exhibit B
Reimbursable Expenses
Expenses incurred will be billed at actual costs plus hourly rate, if applicable. Reimbursable expenses include, but are not limited to, reprographics, postage, certified mailings, office supplies such as flash drives, and application filing fees. Approval for necessary expenditures will be requested in advance from the City’s designated Contract Officer.
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PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
AND
SAGECREST PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
This professional services agreement (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 15, 2026 (“Effective Date”), by and between the City of Hermosa Beach (a municipal corporation organized and operating under the laws of the State of California with its principal place of business at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California 90254) (“City”) and Sagecrest Planning and Environmental (a corporation with its principal place of business at 27128 Paseo Espada, Suite 1524, San Juan Capistrano, California 92675) (“Consultant”). City and Consultant are hereinafter sometimes referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as the “Parties”.
RECITALS
A. City is a public agency of the State of California and is in need of Consultant’s technical support for its efforts to update the Zoning Code (“Services”); and
B. Consultant is duly licensed and has the necessary qualifications to provide such Services; and
C. The Parties desire by this Agreement to establish the terms for City to retain Consultant to provide the Services described herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
AGREEMENT
1. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals above are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
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2. Services. Consultant shall provide the City with the Services as set forth in in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms of Exhibit A and this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall govern.
3. Professional Practices. All professional services to be provided by Consultant pursuant to this Agreement shall be provided by personnel identified in their proposal. Consultant warrants that Consultant is familiar with all laws that may affect its performance of this Agreement and shall advise City of any changes in any laws that may affect Consultant’s performance of this Agreement. Consultant further represents that no City employee will provide any services under this Agreement.
4. Compensation
a. Subject to paragraph 4b below, the City shall pay for the Services listed in Exhibit A.
b. In no event shall the total amount paid for services rendered by Consultant under this Agreement exceed the sum of twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars ($26,500). This amount is to cover all related costs for the duration of the term, and the City will not pay any additional fees for printing expenses.
Consultant may submit invoices to City for approval. Said invoice shall be based on the total of all Consultant’s services which have been completed to City’s sole satisfaction. City shall pay Consultant’s invoice within forty-five (45) days from the date City receives said invoice. The invoice shall describe in detail the services performed and the associated time for completion. Any additional services approved and performed pursuant to this Agreement shall be designated as “Additional Services” and shall identify the number of the authorized change order, where applicable, on all invoices.
5. Additional Work. If changes in the work seem merited by the Parties and informal consultations with the other Party indicate that a change is warranted, it shall be processed by the Consultant forwarding a letter to the City outlining the changes with a statement of estimated changes in fee or time
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schedule. An amendment to this Agreement shall be prepared by the City and executed by both Parties before performance of such services, or the City will not be required to pay for the changes in the scope of work. Such amendment shall not render ineffective or invalidate unaffected portions of this Agreement.
6. Term. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date and continue until June 30, 2027, unless the Agreement is previously terminated as provided for herein (“Term”).
7. Maintenance of Records; Audits
a. Records of Consultant’s services relating to this Agreement shall be maintained in accordance with generally recognized accounting principles and shall be made available to City for inspection and/or audit at mutually convenient times for a period of four (4) years from the Effective Date. b. Books, documents, papers, accounting records, and other evidence pertaining to costs incurred shall be maintained by Consultant and made available at all reasonable times during the contract period and for four (4) years from the date of final payment under the contract for inspection by City.
8. Time of Performance. Consultant shall perform its services in a prompt and timely manner and shall commence performance upon receipt of written notice from the City to proceed. Consultant shall complete the services required hereunder within Term.
9. Delays in Performance
a. Neither Party shall be considered in default of this Agreement for delays in performance caused by circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the non-performing Party. For purposes of this Agreement, such circumstances include a Force Majeure Event. A Force Majeure Event shall mean an event that materially affects the Consultant’s performance and is one or more of the following: (1) Acts of God or other natural disasters occurring at the project site; (2) terrorism or other acts of a public enemy; (3) orders of governmental authorities (including, without limitation, unreasonable and unforeseeable delay in the issuance of permits or approvals by governmental authorities that are required for the services); and (4) pandemics, epidemics, or quarantine restrictions. “Orders of governmental authorities” includes ordinances; emergency proclamations and orders; and rules to protect the public health,
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welfare, and safety.
b. Should a Force Majeure Event occur, the non-performing Party shall (within a reasonable time of being prevented from performing) give written notice to the other Party describing the circumstances preventing continued performance and the efforts being made to resume performance. Delays shall not entitle Consultant to any additional compensation regardless of the Party responsible for the delay.
10. Compliance with Law
a. Consultant shall comply with all applicable laws, ordinances, codes, and regulations of the Federal, state, and local government (including California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements).
b. Consultant shall assist the City as requested in obtaining and maintaining all permits required of Consultant by Federal, state, and local regulatory agencies.
c. If applicable, Consultant is responsible for all costs of clean up and / or removal of hazardous and toxic substances spilled as a result of his or her services or operations performed under this Agreement.
11. Standard of Care. Consultant’s services will be performed in accordance with generally accepted professional practices and principles; and in a manner consistent with the level of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the profession currently practicing under similar conditions.
Consultant’s performance shall conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Scope of Services.
12. Conflicts of Interest. During the term of this Agreement, Consultant shall at all times maintain a duty of loyalty and a fiduciary duty to the City; and shall not accept payment from or employment with any person or entity which will constitute a conflict of interest with the City.
13. Assignment and Subconsultant. Consultant shall not assign, sublet, or transfer this Agreement or any rights under or interest in this Agreement without the written consent of the City (which may be withheld for any reason). Any
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attempt to so assign or so transfer without such consent shall be void and without legal effect and shall constitute grounds for termination. Subcontracts, if any, shall contain a provision making them subject to all provisions stipulated in this Agreement. Nothing contained herein shall prevent Consultant from employing independent associates and subconsultants as Consultant may deem appropriate to assist in the performance of services hereunder.
14. Independent Consultant. Consultant is retained as an independent contractor and is not an employee of City. No employee or agent of Consultant shall become an employee of City. The work to be performed shall be in accordance with the work described in this Agreement, subject to such directions and amendments from City as herein provided. Any personnel performing the work governed by this Agreement on behalf of Consultant shall at all times be under Consultant’s exclusive direction and control. Consultant shall pay all wages, salaries, and other amounts due such personnel in connection with their performance under this Agreement and as required by law. Consultant shall be responsible for all reports and obligations respecting such personnel (including but not limited to social security taxes, income tax withholding, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation insurance).
15. Insurance. Consultant shall not commence work for the City until it has provided evidence satisfactory to the City it has secured all insurance required under this section. In addition, Consultant shall not allow any subcontractor to commence work on any subcontract until it has secured all insurance required under this section.
a. Additional Insured. The City (its officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers) shall be named as additional insureds on Consultant’s and its subconsultants’ policies of commercial general liability and automobile liability insurance using the endorsements and forms specified herein or exact equivalents.
b. Commercial General Liability
(i) The Consultant shall take out and maintain (during the performance of all work under this Agreement, in amounts not less than specified herein) Commercial General (“CG”) Liability Insurance in a form and with insurance companies acceptable to the City.
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broad as Insurance Services Office (“ISO”) CG Liability coverage (Occurrence Form CG 00 01) or exact equivalent.
(iii) Commercial General Liability Insurance must include coverage for the following:
(1) Bodily Injury and Property Damage
(2) Personal Injury/Advertising Injury
(3) Premises/Operations Liability
(4) Products/Completed Operations Liability
(5) Aggregate Limits that Apply per Project
(6) Explosion, Collapse, and Underground (UCX)
exclusion deleted
(7) Contractual Liability with respect to this
Agreement
(8) Property Damage
(9) Independent Consultants Coverage
(iv) The policy shall contain no endorsements or provisions limiting coverage for (1) contractual liability; (2) cross liability exclusion for claims or suits by one insured against another; (3) products/completed operations liability; or (4) contain any other exclusion contrary to the Agreement. (v) The policy shall give City (its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and City-designated volunteers) additional insured status using ISO endorsement forms CG 20 10 10 01 and 20 37 10 01, or endorsements providing the exact same coverage.
(vi) The general liability program may utilize either
deductibles or provide coverage excess of a self-insured retention, subject to written approval by the City; and provided that such deductibles shall not apply to the City as an additional insured.
c. Automobile Liability
(i) At all times during the performance of the work under this Agreement, the Consultant shall maintain Automobile Liability Insurance for bodily injury and property damage (including coverage for owned, non-owned, and hired vehicles in a form and with insurance companies acceptable to the City).
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(ii) Coverage for automobile liability insurance shall be at least as broad as Insurance Services Office Form Number CA 00 01 covering automobile liability (Coverage Symbol 1, any auto).
(iii) The policy shall give City (its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and City-designated volunteers) additional insured status.
(iv) Subject to written approval by the City, the automobile liability program may utilize deductibles; provided that such deductibles shall not apply to the City as an additional insured, but not a self-insured retention. d. Workers’ Compensation/Employer’s Liability
(i) Consultant certifies that he/she is aware of the provisions of Section 3700 of the California Labor Code which requires every employer to be insured against liability for workers’ compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of that code; and he/she will comply with such provisions before commencing work under this Agreement. (ii) To the extent Consultant has employees at any time during the term of this Agreement (at all times during the performance of the work under this Agreement), the Consultant shall maintain full compensation insurance for all persons employed directly by him/her to carry out the work contemplated under this Agreement (all in accordance with the “Workers’ Compensation and Insurance Act”, Division IV of the Labor Code of the State of California and any acts amendatory thereof, and Employer’s Liability Coverage in amounts indicated herein). Consultant shall require all subconsultants to obtain and maintain (for the period required by this Agreement) workers’ compensation coverage of the same type and limits as specified in this section. e. Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions). At all times during the performance of the work under this Agreement, the Consultant shall maintain professional liability or Errors and Omissions insurance appropriate to its profession in a form and with insurance companies acceptable to the City and in an amount indicated herein. This insurance shall be endorsed to include contractual liability applicable to this Agreement and shall be written on a policy form coverage specifically designed to protect against acts, errors, or omissions of the Consultant. “Covered Professional Services” as designated in the policy must specifically include work performed under this Agreement. The policy must “pay
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on behalf of” the insured and must include a provision establishing the insurer's duty to defend.
f. Privacy/Network Security (Cyber). At all times during the performance of the work under this Agreement, the Consultant shall maintain privacy/network security insurance for: (1) privacy breaches; (2) system breaches; (3) denial or loss of service; and (4) the introduction, implantation, or spread of malicious software code in a form and with insurance companies acceptable to the City.
g. Minimum Policy Limits Required
(i) The following insurance limits are required:
Combined Single Limit
Commercial General Liability $2,000,000 per
occurrence/$4,000,000 aggregate
for bodily injury, personal injury, and
property damage
Automobile Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage
Employer’s Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence
Professional Liability $1,000,000 per claim and aggregate (errors and omissions)
Cyber Liability $1,000,000 per occurrence and
aggregate
(ii) Defense costs shall be payable in addition to the limits. (iii) Requirements of specific coverage or limits contained in this section are not intended as a limitation on coverage, limits, or other requirement; or a waiver of any coverage normally provided by any insurance.
Any available coverage shall be provided to the Parties required to be named as Additional Insured pursuant to this Agreement.
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h. Evidence Required. Prior to execution of the Agreement, the Consultant shall file with the City evidence of insurance from an insurer or insurers certifying to the coverage of all insurance required herein. Such evidence shall include original copies of the ISO CG 00 01 (or insurer’s equivalent) signed by the insurer’s representative and Certificate of Insurance (Acord Form 25-S or equivalent), together with required endorsements. All evidence of insurance shall be signed by a properly authorized officer, agent, or qualified representative of the insurer and shall certify the names of the insured, any additional insureds (where appropriate) the type and amount of the insurance, the location and operations to which the insurance applies, and the expiration date of such insurance.
i. Policy Provisions Required
(i) Consultant shall provide the City at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation of any policy required by this Agreement; except that the Consultant shall provide at least ten (10) days prior written notice of cancellation of any such policy due to non-payment of the premium. If any of the required coverage is cancelled or expires during the term of this Agreement, the Consultant shall deliver renewal certificate(s) including the General Liability Additional Insured Endorsement to the City at least ten (10) days prior to the effective date of cancellation or expiration.
(ii) The Commercial General Liability Policy and Automobile Policy shall each contain a provision stating that Consultant’s policy is primary insurance and that any insurance, self-insurance, or other coverage maintained by the City or any named insureds shall not be called upon to contribute to any loss.
(iii) The retroactive date (if any) of each policy is to be no later than the effective date of this Agreement. Consultant shall maintain such coverage continuously for a period of at least three (3) years after the completion of the work under this Agreement. Consultant shall purchase a one (1) year extended reporting period (a) if the retroactive date is advanced past the effective date of this Agreement; (b) if the policy is cancelled or not renewed; or (c) if the policy is replaced by another claims-made policy with a retroactive date subsequent to the effective date of this Agreement. (iv) All required insurance coverages (except for the
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subrogation in favor of the City (its officials, officers, employees, agents, and volunteers) or shall specifically allow Consultant or others providing insurance evidence in compliance with these specifications to waive their right of recovery prior to a loss. Consultant hereby waives its own right of recovery against City; and shall require similar written express waivers and insurance clauses from each of its subconsultants.
(v) The limits set forth herein shall apply separately to each insured against whom claims are made or suits are brought, except with respect to the limits of liability. Further the limits set forth herein shall not be construed to relieve the Consultant from liability in excess of such coverage, nor shall it limit the Consultant’s indemnification obligations to the City and shall not preclude the City from taking such other actions available to the City under other provisions of the Agreement or law.
j. Qualifying Insurers. All policies required shall be issued by acceptable insurance companies (as determined by the City) which satisfy the following minimum requirements: Each such policy shall be from a company or companies with a current A.M. Best's rating of no less than A:VII and admitted to transact in the business of insurance in the State of California, or otherwise allowed to place insurance through surplus line brokers under applicable provisions of the California Insurance Code or any Federal law. k. Additional Insurance Provisions
(i) The foregoing requirements as to the types and limits of insurance coverage to be maintained by Consultant; and any approval of said insurance by the City is not intended to and shall not in any manner limit or qualify the liabilities and obligations otherwise assumed by the Consultant pursuant to this Agreement (including but not limited to the provisions concerning indemnification).
(ii) If at any time during the life of the Agreement, any policy of insurance required under this Agreement does not comply with these specifications or is canceled and not replaced, the City has the right but not the duty to obtain the insurance it deems necessary and any premium paid by City will be promptly reimbursed by Consultant or City will withhold amounts sufficient to pay premium from Consultant payments. In the alternative, City may cancel this Agreement.
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(iii) The City may require the Consultant to provide
complete copies of all insurance policies in effect for the duration of the Project. (iv) The City (City Council, any member of the City Council, officials, officers, employees, agents, or volunteers) shall not be personally responsible for any liability arising under or by virtue of this Agreement. l. Subconsultant Insurance Requirements. Consultant shall not allow any subcontractors or subconsultants to commence work on any subcontract until they have provided evidence satisfactory to the City that they have secured all insurance required under this section. Policies of commercial general liability insurance provided by such subcontractors or subconsultants shall be endorsed to name the City as an additional insured using ISO form CG 20 38 04 13 or an endorsement providing the exact same coverage. If requested by Consultant, the City may approve different scopes or minimum limits of insurance for particular subcontractors or subconsultants.
16. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Consultant shall defend (with counsel reasonably approved by the City), indemnify, and hold the City (its elected and appointed officials, officers, employees, agents, and authorized volunteers) free and harmless from any and all claims (demands, causes of action, suits, actions, proceedings, costs, expenses, liability, judgments, awards, decrees, settlements, loss, damage or injury of any kind in law or equity to property or persons including wrongful death (“Claims”)) in any manner arising out of, pertaining to, or incident to any alleged acts (errors, omissions, or willful misconduct) of Consultant (its officials, officers, employees, subcontractors, consultants, or agents) in connection with the performance of the Consultant’s services, the Project, or this Agreement (including without limitation the payment of all damages, expert witness fees, attorneys’ fees, and other related costs and expenses). This indemnification clause excludes Claims arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the City. Consultant's obligation to indemnify shall not be restricted to insurance proceeds, if any, received by the City (the City Council, members of the City Council, its employees, or authorized volunteers).
Consultant’s indemnification obligation shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.
17. California Labor Code Requirements
a. Consultant is aware of the requirements of California Labor Code Sections 1720 et seq. and 1770 et seq. (as well as California Code of
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Regulations, Title 8, Section 16000, et seq.) ("Prevailing Wage Laws"), which require the payment of prevailing wage rates and the performance of other requirements on certain “public works” and “maintenance” projects. If the Services are being performed as part of an applicable “public works” or “maintenance” project as defined by the Prevailing Wage Laws, Consultant agrees to fully comply with such Prevailing Wage Laws if applicable. Consultant shall defend, indemnify, and hold the City (its elected officials, officers, employees, and agents) free and harmless from any claims (liabilities, costs, penalties, or interest) arising out of any failure or alleged failure to comply with the Prevailing Wage Laws. It shall be mandatory upon the Consultant and all subcontractors to comply with all California Labor Code provisions which include but are not limited to prevailing wages (Labor Code Sections 1771, 1774 and 1775), employment of apprentices (Labor Code Section 1777.5), certified payroll records (Labor Code Sections 1771.4 and 1776), hours of labor (Labor Code Sections 1813 and 1815), and debarment of contractors and subcontractors (Labor Code Section 1777.1). The requirement to submit certified payroll records directly to the Labor Commissioner under Labor Code section 1771.4 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Section 1771.4. b. If the Services are being performed as part of an applicable “public works” or “maintenance” project, then pursuant to Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, the Consultant and all subconsultants performing such Services must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations. Consultant shall maintain registration for the duration of the Project and require the same of any subconsultants, as applicable. This Project may also be subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the Department of Industrial Relations. It shall be Consultant’s sole responsibility to comply with all applicable registration and labor compliance requirements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the contractor registration requirements mandated by Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 shall not apply to work performed on a public works project that is exempt pursuant to the small project exemption specified in Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1.
18. Verification of Employment Eligibility. By executing this Agreement, Consultant verifies that it fully complies with all requirements and restrictions of state and Federal law respecting the employment of undocumented aliens (including but not limited to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 as
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may be amended from time to time), and shall require all subconsultants and subsubconsultants to comply with the same.
19. Laws and Venue. This Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California. If any action is brought to interpret or enforce any term of this Agreement, the action shall be brought in a state or Federal court situated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California.
20. Termination or Abandonment
a. The City has the right to terminate or abandon any portion or all of the work under this Agreement by giving ten (10) calendar days’ written notice to Consultant. In such event, City shall be immediately given title and possession to all original field notes, drawings and specifications, written reports, and other documents produced or developed for that portion of the work completed and/or being abandoned. The City shall pay Consultant the reasonable value of services rendered for any portion of the work completed prior to termination. If said termination occurs prior to completion of any task for the Project for which a payment request has not been received, the charge for services performed during such task shall be the reasonable value of such services (based on an amount mutually agreed to by the Parties of the portion of such task completed but not paid prior to said termination). The City shall not be liable for any costs other than the charges or portions thereof which are specified herein. Consultant shall not be entitled to payment for unperformed services, and shall not be entitled to damages or compensation for termination of work. b. Consultant may terminate its obligation to provide further services under this Agreement upon thirty (30) calendar days’ written notice to City only in the event of substantial failure by City to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement through no fault of Consultant. c. If the Agreement is terminated prior to its completion for any reason, Consultant shall refund the monthly prorated cost of the incomplete term.
21. Responsibility for Errors. Consultant shall be responsible for its work and results under this Agreement. Consultant (when requested) shall furnish clarification and/or explanation as may be required by the City’s representative, regarding any services rendered under this Agreement at no additional cost to City. In the event that an error or omission attributable to Consultant’s professional services occurs, Consultant shall (at no cost to City) provide all other services
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necessary to rectify and correct the matter to the sole satisfaction of the City and to participate in any meeting required with regard to the correction.
22. Prohibited Employment. Consultant shall not employ any current employee of City to perform the work under this Agreement while this Agreement is in effect.
23. Costs. Each Party shall bear its own costs and fees incurred in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement; and in the performance of its obligations hereunder except as expressly provided herein.
24. Ownership of Documents and Confidential Information a. All deliverables and other documents generated by
Consultant in the performance of the Services (including all work papers, work-inprogress, designs, drawings, documents, data, computations, specifications, studies and reports prepared by Consultant as a part of the Services or authorized Additional Services (“Consultant Work Product”)) shall belong to and be subject to the sole ownership and use of City.
b. Consultant may receive written or verbal information from City (its representatives or agents) not in the public domain during the course of the performance of this Agreement. Such information may include City’s know how, trade secrets, and other proprietary and confidential information; and Consultant agrees to treat such information as confidential information belonging to City.
Consultant agrees that neither it (nor its officers, employees, representatives, agents, successors, or assigns) will disclose such information to any third party or use the same in any manner without the prior written consent of City. Consultant further agrees to safeguard such proprietary and confidential information from unauthorized disclosure and/or use using the same degree of care it uses to protect its own proprietary and confidential information, but not less than a reasonable standard of care. In the event that disclosure of such information is sought pursuant to any law or regulation, Consultant shall promptly notify City of such fact to allow City to assert whatever exclusions or exemptions may be available to it under applicable law or regulation.
25. Organization. Consultant shall assign [______] as Project Manager.
Consultant shall provide City fifteen (15) days written notice before removing or reassigning the Project Manager from the Project.
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26. Limitation of Agreement. This Agreement is limited to and includes only the work included in the Project described above.
27. Notice. Any notice or instrument required to be given or delivered by this Agreement may be given or delivered by depositing the same in any United States Post Office (certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, and addressed to the following addresses) and shall be effective upon receipt thereof:
CITY
City of Hermosa Beach
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, California
90254
Attn: Reanna Guzman
Interim City Clerk
CONSULTANT
Sagecrest Planning and
Environmental
27128 Paseo Espada, Suite 1524
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Attn: Amy Vazquez
President
28. Third Party Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to give any rights or benefits to anyone other than the City and the Consultant.
29. Equal Opportunity Employment. Consultant represents that it is an equal opportunity employer and that it shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, or other interests protected by the State or Federal Constitutions. Such non-discrimination shall include but not be limited to all activities related to initial employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff, or termination.
30. City’s Right to Employ Other Consultants. City reserves its right to employ other consultants, including engineers, in connection with this Project or other projects.
31. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors in interest, executors, administrators, and assigns of each Party to this Agreement. However, Consultant shall not assign or transfer by operation of law or otherwise any or all of its rights, burdens, duties,
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or obligations without the prior written consent of City. Any attempted assignment without such consent shall be invalid and void.
32. Prohibited Interests. Consultant maintains and warrants that it has neither employed nor retained any company or person (other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant) to solicit or secure this Agreement.
Further, Consultant warrants that it has not paid nor has it agreed to pay any company or person (other than a bona fide employee working solely for Consultant) any fee, commission, percentage, brokerage fee, gift, or other consideration contingent upon or resulting from the award or making of this Agreement. For breach or violation of this warranty, City shall have the right to rescind this Agreement without liability. No official, officer, or employee of City (during the term of his or her service with City) shall have any direct interest in this Agreement; or obtain any present or anticipated material benefit arising therefrom for the term of this Agreement.
33. Non-Waiver. The delay or failure of either Party at any time to require performance or compliance by the other Party of any of its obligations or agreements shall in no way be deemed a waiver of those rights to require such performance or compliance. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing and signed by a duly authorized representative of the Party against whom enforcement of a waiver is sought. The waiver of any right or remedy with respect to any occurrence or event shall not be deemed a waiver of any right or remedy with respect to any other occurrence or event, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.
34. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such determination shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or of the offending provision in any other circumstance; and the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
35. Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for each and every provision of this Agreement.
36. Headings. Paragraphs and subparagraph headings contained in this Agreement are included solely for convenience and are not intended to modify, explain, or to be a full or accurate description of the content thereof; and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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37. Amendments. Only a writing executed by all of the Parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns may amend this Agreement.
38. Authority. The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the Parties hereto warrant that they are duly authorized to execute this Agreement on behalf of said Parties; and that by doing so, the Parties hereto are formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement.
39. Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Exhibits) represents the entire understanding of the Parties as to those matters contained herein; and supersedes and cancels any prior or contemporaneous oral or written understanding, promises, or representations with respect to those matters covered hereunder. Each Party acknowledges that no representations, inducements, promises, or agreements have been made by any person which are not incorporated herein, and that any other agreements shall be void. This is an integrated Agreement.
40. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original. All counterparts shall be construed together and shall constitute one single Agreement.
41. Electronic Signature. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that this Agreement may be executed by electronic or digital signature, which shall be considered as an original signature for all purposes and shall have the same force and effect as an original signature.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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SIGNATURE PAGE
FOR
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
AND
SAGECREST PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
APPROVED BY:
Steve Napolitano
City Manager
ATTESTED BY:
Reanna Guzman
Interim City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Jason Baltimore
Interim City Attorney
SAGECREST PLANNING AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
Amy Vazquez
President
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
PROPOSAL FOR PLANNING SERVICES
PREPARED BY
Amy Vazquez, President
[email protected]
949.996.SAGE (7243)
www.sagecrestplanning.com
27128 Paseo Espada, Suite 1524, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAGECREST BACKGROUND..........................................................................................3 SCOPE OF WORK...........................................................................................................4 Task 1. Project Management and Coordination ................................................4 Task 2. Zoning Code Updates ...............................................................................5 Task 3. Public Hearings...........................................................................................6 RELEVANT EXPERIENCE ..................................................................................................6 PROJECT TEAM...............................................................................................................8 COST ESTIMATE/FEE SCHEDULE ...................................................................................12 ATTACHMENT A – RESUMES
January 6, 2026
City of Hermosa Beach via email: [email protected] Alison Becker, AICP
Community Development Director
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
SUBJECT: PLANNING SERVICES
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental (Sagecrest) is pleased to submit this proposal to the City of Hermosa Beach (City) to provide planning consultant services to support City staff on zoning code updates.
Sagecrest is an award winning, full service, and professional planning firm founded in 2017.
Our team provides long range and current planning, land use, and environmental consulting to public agencies throughout California. The Sagecrest team has extensive experience in discretionary case processing; preparation and review of zoning codes, specific plans, general plans, and other planning documents; code compliance; project management; and environmental analysis, documentation, and review. Our planners have all worked in various positions for local jurisdictions. We have the experience needed to provide the as-needed professional planning services desired by the City, including but not limited to current and long-range planning, special project services, planning staff augmentation, entitlement processing, and environmental document preparation.
Sagecrest looks forward to your favorable review of our team’s qualifications and scope of work. If you require additional information or would like to further discuss our qualifications, please contact me at 714.914.5605 or via email at [email protected].
Respectfully,
Amy Vazquez, President
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3 SAGECREST BACKGROUND
Sagecrest is an award winning, full service, professional planning firm providing planning, land use, and environmental consulting to public agencies, developers, and project applicants throughout California. With considerable experience in Southern California, the Sagecrest team has strong working relationships with city staff, applicants, and public officials. Our mission is to provide outstanding service at competitive rates to the clients and communities we serve while adding value and making a positive impression with each assignment.
Our team is recognized for the collaborative and insightful approach that results in high quality work and proven results. We take pride in the acknowledgments and recognition earned by the American Planning Association (APA) for the following:
x 2018 Emerging Planning & Design Firm by the Orange Section x 2019 Grassroots Initiative Award by the APA California Chapter and the Orange Section
x 2024 Award of Excellence for Urban Design by the Orange Section for Sagecrest’s work with the OCVIBE project
x 2025 Award of Merit in Planning Excellence by the Inland Empire Section for the creation of Density Bonus Guidelines for the City of Perris x 2025 Award of Merit in Communications Initiative and Outreach for the City of La Mirada Housing For All project
The Sagecrest management team has extensive experience in a broad range of land use planning, development activities, and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance. The Sagecrest team not only has experience as municipal agency staff but as environmental planners, which gives us insight into the interdisciplinary coordination required to deliver projects that other private consulting firms may not have.
The Sagecrest team includes highly qualified and experienced professionals whose skills, qualifications and previous responsibilities are a strong match for the needs of our clients. We ensure this high level of quality by implementing the following practices:
x Our planners have experience working for public agencies prior to working with us, allowing them to integrate seamlessly into department operations.
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4 x We know our reputation is our most valuable asset. With that in mind, we do not overcommit our team and only accept work that we have the qualifications to perform.
x Our team maintains ongoing professional development and we provide extensive training in project management, land use law, CEQA, writing and public presentation skills.
x We are based in San Juan Capistrano, maintain regular office hours, and are accessible as needed.
x We ensure we have a clear understanding of expectations and maintain consistent communication with our clients.
x We are committed to providing services that are cost effective while maintaining high standards of quality and productivity.
SCOPE OF WORK
Sagecrest understands that the City is seeking a technical planning consultant to update sections of the zoning code. Sagecrest will provide a Project Manager and supporting staff to implement the following scope of work.
Task 1. Project Management and Coordination
Task 1.1: Request for Information
Upon Notice to Proceed, the Sagecrest Project Manager will submit a Request for Information (RFI) worksheet to the City Project Manager in advance of the kick-off meeting. The information provided by City staff will help the Sagerest Project Manager set the agenda for the kick-off meeting. The RFI also will assist the Sagecrest Project Manager’s understanding of the project, missing information, and identify any additional research needed.
Work Product(s): Request for Information (RFI) Worksheet Task 1.2: Project Kick-off Meeting
To initiate the project, Sagecrest will schedule an in-person kick-off meeting with City staff to establish a mutual understanding of the key issues and discuss the scope of work, roles and responsibilities, key stakeholders, project expectations and project timeline. Additionally, the team will use the meeting to finalize the master project schedule. The kick-off meeting will also provide an opportunity to establish significant
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5 project milestones, lines of communication, reporting, meeting times and deliverable targets.
Work Product(s): Meeting Agenda and Action Minutes
Task 1.3: Project Management and Coordination
Sagecrest’s Project Manager will meet with the City’s Project Manager bi-monthly for the duration of the project to review status and to ensure objectives and milestones are achieved. Sagecrest will coordinate an online meeting portal (Zoom, MS Teams, etc.) for these meetings. Sagecrest will prepare a meeting summary, including action items, for each meeting. In addition to these meetings, the entire project team will be available via phone and email.
Work Product(s): Meeting Summaries
Task 2. Zoning Code Updates
Task 2.1 Zoning Code Redlined Amendments
Sagecrest will prepare the necessary amendments to the municipal code. This will include Sagecrest providing redlined code text for the City to review, which will identify proposed code language.
Deliverables(s):
x Redline text with code amendments
Task 2.2 Code Amendment Ordinances
Once the City accepts the proposed changes identified in Task 2.1, Sagecrest will prepare up to two administrative draft ordinances, one screencheck draft ordinance and finally a public review draft ordinance. The ordinance will be in the City’s format and include all of the necessary findings for adoption.
Deliverable(s):
x Two (2) Administrative, One (1) Screencheck, and One (1) Public Draft Ordinance in word format
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6 Task 3. Public Hearings
Task 3.1: Staff Report(s)
Sagecrest will prepare the staff reports and resolutions for adoption of the ordinances using the City’s standard format. This will include up to two (2) staff reports for the Planning Commission public hearing and up to two (2) staff reports for the City Council hearing. This task assumes two rounds of review for each staff report.
Work Product(s): Planning Commission and City Council staff reports and resolutions in Word format.
Task 3.2: Presentation
Sagecrest will prepare a PowerPoint presentation for the code amendments and rezones to be used in the public hearings. After the Planning Commission hearing, the presentation will be updated to reflect changes to the amendments made by the Planning Commission in preparation for the City Council hearing. The presentations will focus on the use of graphics and language that communicate well to the general public.
Work Product(s): Planning Commission and City Council PowerPoint presentation.
Task 3.3: Public Hearing(s)
Sagecrest’s Project Manager will attend up to four (4) public hearings before the City’s Planning Commission and/or City Council to support staff and respond to questions.
Work Product(s): Public Hearing Attendance
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
The team at Sagecrest has experience in performing work of a similar nature to local jurisdictions. Relevant examples highlighting our experience are listed below.
City of Avalon – Comprehensive Planning Services
Sagecrest provides comprehensive planning services to the City of Avalon, as the City has no in-house planning staff. Sagecrest’s contract includes a dedicated on-call staff planner for staff support services, review and processing of administrative and discretionary development applications, and preparation of advance planning
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7 documents. Ongoing advance planning projects include updates to the municipal code to implement the City’s certified Housing Element Implementation Plan, processing comprehensive amendments to the Avalon Local Coastal Program, and participating in the ongoing municipal service review with Los Angeles County LAFCO.
City of Perris – Housing Element Implementation
As part of an overall code update to implement the goals and policies of the 6th Cycle Housing Element, Sagecrest updated the Downtown Perris and Green Valley Specific Plans in the City of Perris. This focused update implemented a newly adopted housing overlay zone and brought both specific plans into compliance with State housing law.
Sagecrest was responsible for creating all specific plan text and graphics for the portions of the specific plan being updated.
City of La Mirada – Imperial Highway Specific Plan
Sagecrest prepared a focused update to the Imperial Highway Specific Plan in the City of La Mirada to implement the goals and policies of the 6th Cycle Housing Element. The updated added a newly adopted housing overlay zone and brought the specific plan into compliance with State housing law. Sagecrest was responsible for creating all specific plan text and graphics for the portions of the specific plan being updated.
City of Monrovia – Housing Element Implementation
Sagecrest prepared multiple studies and ordinances related to implementing policies of the Housing Element. This includes density bonus ordinance and guidelines, inclusionary housing study and ordinance, and ADU Guidelines.
City of Riverside – Housing Related Code Amendments
Sagecrest’s team prepared multiple zoning code updates to bring the City of Riverside into compliance with State housing laws, including two-unit developments and urban lot splits to comply with Senate Bill 9, and updating the City’s density bonus ordinance to meet State standards. Our team prepared a Housing Strategy Options Report that detailed six (6) strategies to increase housing production and address the infill development policy goals and objectives outlined in the General Plan. In addition, prepared an infill housing ordinance and small lot subdivision ordinance to introduce new housing types within the Zoning Code. Sagecrest also provided the City with a streamlining report, code amendment, and RFP to illicit proposals for permit-ready ADU plans.
City of Santa Fe Springs – General Plan and Targeted Zoning Code Update
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8 Sagecrest managed the Comprehensive General Plan Update and Targeted Zoning Code Update including a Housing Element Update and Public Engagement Program on behalf of the City.
PROJECT TEAM
The following is a list of key personnel to provide planning services for the City. Detailed resumes of team members including relevant education, licenses, certifications and experience, are provided as Attachment A.
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Amy Vazquez, President February 2017
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Analysis and Design University of California, Irvine Amy has been a professional planner since 1999 and is the Owner and President of Sagecrest Planning +
Environmental. She is an experienced city planner who has successfully managed several large controversial projects throughout California.
Amy will serve as the dedicated point of contact and
contract officer for the services.
Lindsay Ortega, AICP, Vice President November 2017
Master of Urban and Regional Planning University of California, Irvine Bachelor of Arts, Political Science University of California, Los Angeles Minor in Public Affairs
Lindsay is a certified planner and has worked in the areas of planning, development, marketing, and community
outreach since 2006. Lindsay has extensive project
management experience and leads a team of
experienced project planners responsible for managing
and processing a variety of advanced planning projects, environmental documents, and project entitlements.
Lindsay will serve as the alternate responsible representative for all contract-related matters.
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9 David Blumenthal, AICP, Principal May 2019
Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Analysis and Design University of California, Irvine David has worked as a professional planner since 1998, with experience in cities throughout California. He has managed complex projects including Specific Plans, Comprehensive Zoning Code updates, General Plan updates, and
ordinance preparation required to comply with State law changes. Prior to joining Sagecrest, he served as the Project Manager for the City of Downey’s 4th and 5th cycles Housing Element updates; as well as prepared multiple
amendments to the Land Use Elements. He is skilled at
analysis and ensuring projects meet the needs of the
agency.
David will serve as the Project Manager and subject matter expert.
Laurel Reimer, AICP, Principal July 2017
Master of Urban and Regional Planning University of California, Irvine Bachelor of Arts, Geography University of California, Los Angeles Laurel has worked in the public and private sector since 2008 focusing on entitlements, compliance, and meeting
client needs through creative problem solving. She has
worked with several jurisdictions throughout the West Coast and has a keen understanding of government procedures,
laws, ordinances, and zoning.
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10 Kelly Ribuffo, Senior Project Manager June 2022
Master of Historic Preservation University of Oregon
Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Asian Studies University of Florida Kelly has worked in the areas of current planning and
historic preservation since 2011. As a public sector planner in Florida and California she has extensive experience
processing a variety of complex entitlement and
environmental projects. Kelly also specializes in historic preservation design review for 19th and 20th century historic resources. She has a Master of Science in Historic
Preservation from the University of Oregon. She also meets the Secretary of Interior’s Professional Qualification
Standards in the disciplines of History and Architectural History.
Kelly provides services related to environmental document writing and historic preservation expertise.
Jackie Tran, Project Manager June 2024
Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies University of California, Irvine
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11 Jackie is a Project Manager who brings both private and public sector experience, specializing in data analysis, technical writing, and environmental compliance. Her work focuses on existing conditions analysis, statutory/regulatory compliance, and CEQA documentation and peer review.
She has also worked on long-range comprehensive
planning projects, including General Plan Element updates, specific plans, and development code amendments.
Jackie specializes in technical writing of planning
documents and reviewing technical studies and CEQA
documents.
Lexie Abrahamian, AICP, Project Manager July 2024
Master of Urban and Planning University of Southern California Bachelor of Arts, Community, Environment and Planning University of Washington Lexie is a professional planner working with our Planning Services team. Her experience includes advanced
planning, regional planning, policy research, GIS,
community engagement and outreach. Lexie has prepared
General Plan updates, development code updates,
specific plans, policy reports, and implementation
deliverables such as guidelines/handouts for City Staff.
Lexie has a strong background in policy analysis, data
analysis and visualization, graphics, and communicating planning topics to a wide range of audiences.
Kaden Likins, Assistant Planner April 2024
Bachelor of Arts, Urban Studies and Planning University of California, San Diego Minor, Climate Change Studies
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12 Kaden is a dedicated planner working with our Planning, Development, and Environmental Services teams. His
passion for climate adaptivity led him to the City of San Diego’s Bioregional Center where he was responsible for coordinating policy decisions, planning improvements, and sustainability across multiple departments within the
jurisdiction. As an Assistant Planner, Kaden supports clients with staff planning services, environmental document
writing, and community outreach events.
Kaden is a talented analyst and technical writer, and
supports the team with research, document preparation,
GIS, and graphic creation.
Emily Tragos, Operations Manager July 2022
Bachelor of Arts, Communications California State University, Fullerton Minor, Public Relations
Emily has worked in marketing, creative services, event planning, and account management since 1995. She
supports the management team with administrative duties, quality, and editorial control reviews, and manages all aspects of electronic and print deliverables.
Emily supports the consultant team through quality control review and copy editing of draft documents to ensure
accuracy and consistency across all documents.
COST ESTIMATE/FEE SCHEDULE
This work will be performed on an hourly fee basis based on the fee schedule below with a not-to-exceed of $26,500 without prior authorization from the city.
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13 Billing for planning services will be based on the time and materials needed to perform specific services requested by the City. Sagecrest will perform planning services with a not to exceed of $30,000, based on the following breakdown of classification of hourly rates for key personnel as identified below:
Planning Services Hourly Rates
Position Hourly Rate
President $250.00
Vice President/Planning Director $230.00
Principal/Planning Manager $220.00
Senior Project Manager/Principal Planner $180.00
Senior Planner $160.00
Project Manager/Associate Planner $140.00
Assistant Planner $120.00
Planning Aide $100.00
Minutes Clerk/Planning Administration $80.00
Reimbursable Expenses
Expenses incurred will be billed at actual costs plus hourly rate, if applicable.
Reimbursable expenses include, but are not limited to, reprographics, postage, certified mailings, office supplies such as flash drives, and application filing fees. Approval for necessary expenditures will be requested in advance from the City’s designated Contract Officer.
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14 ATTACHMENT A – RESUMES
x American Planning
Associate (APA) Member
x Section Director of
Orange Section APA
x 2018 Emerging Planning
and Design Firm
x 2019 Award of Excellence
for Grassroots Initiative
x Adobe Acrobat
x Microsoft Office
x Communication
x Public Speaking
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
President | February 2017 – Present
x Manages a team of approximately 30 professionals including professional planners, code enforcement officers, building and safety personnel, contractors and other staff who provide services to client cities throughout Southern California. x Preparation and oversight of multiple professional planning contracts throughout Southern California.
x Business development, diversification, client relations and staff recruitment, retention and discipline.
x Maintains successful relationships with current clients and employees/contractors.
City of San Clemente
Principal Planner | March 2017 – June 2018
x Primarily conducted high level current and advance planning projects through project management implementing the goals, objectives, policies and priorities of the City.
x Contract planner responsible for the Marblehead Coastal Specific plan.
x Managed the entitlements for the Outlets at San Clemente and the construction activities of the Sea Summit residential development.
City of Anaheim
Contract Planner| May 2014 – March 2017
x Responsible for project management of expedited entitlements and complex development applications.
x Reviewed and processed general plan amendments,
re-classifications, subdivisions, annexations, conditional use permits and variances.
x Performed field inspections to gather data relevant to the development review process and/or to verify that development projects comply with approved plans.
x Scheduled and conducted meetings with other city
departments and elected officials.
x Presented reports and other findings to staff, Planning Commission, and City Council.
Lilley Planning Group
Principal | January 2015 – April 2017
x Managed a team of over a dozen planners assigned
throughout Southern California.
x Principal in charge of marketing and networking, client relations and staff retention.
Amy Vazquez
President
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
B.A. Environmental
Analysis and
Design | Minor, Urban
and Regional Planning
University of California,
Irvine
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
City of Anaheim
Associate Planner | June 2001 – November 2006
x Reviewed and processed complex general plan amendments, zoning code amendments, reclassifications, subdivisions, conditional use permits and variances. x Processed entitlement requests and development agreements for mixed-use projects within the Platinum Triangle that included various planning studies and development applications. x Prepared and reviewed proposal requests for consultant contracts for environmental studies and managed the entire CEQA review process.
x Performed field inspections to gather data relevant to the development review process and/or to verify that development projects comply with approved plans. x Scheduled and conducted meetings with other city departments, applicants and consultants. x Prepared and presented staff reports that included project analysis, project findings, and project recommendations for the City Council and Planning Commission x Practiced excellent customer service at the public zoning counter. x Supervised and mentored several Planning Aides, Assistant Planners and Planning Interns.
City of Huntington Beach
Planning Technician | June 1998 – June 2001
x Provided customer service to residents, business owners and developers at the public counter with new development projects residential, commercial and industrial alterations. x Analyzed, evaluated, and performed technical review of site and architectural plans to verify conformance with appropriate zoning and building regulations. x Conducted records requests for residents, business owner and developers.
x American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP)
x Adobe Acrobat
x Adobe Photoshop
x ArcGIS Pro
x Bluebeam
x Microsoft Office
x Public Speaking
x Spanish – fluent
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Vice President | 2017 – Present
x Manages team of land use and environmental planners.
x Coordinates CEQA review for the land use entitlement process between Lead Agencies, developers, and technical experts. x Prepares CEQA documents to analyze and disclose the
potential environmental impacts of development projects in compliance with the CEQA Statute and Guidelines.
x Manages the preparation of technical studies by a team of sub-consultants.
x Performs peer reviews of CEQA documents and associated technical studies.
x Provides technical assistance to contract staff placed in jurisdictions.
x Responsible for marketing and outreach to existing and prospective clients.
x Responds to RFPs and prepares written proposals.
Lilley Planning Group
Consultant Planner| 2016 – 2017
Planning Services: Cities of Anaheim & San Juan Capistrano x Responsible for managing and processing a variety of project entitlement applications for compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Such projects include comprehensive sign programs, Conditional Use Permits, infill residential projects, industrial and commercial developments, Architectural Control reviews, Grading Plan Modifications, Historical Structure Modifications/Reviews, and environmental reviews as needed. x Presented projects to Planning Commission, as well as other necessary reviewing bodies; prepare staff reports and Planning Commission meeting packets, including preparation of
resolutions, conditions of approval, ad public hearing notices. x Assisted at Planning Counter to review plan checks, sign permits, regulatory and special event permits, and any other over-the-counter requests, as needed.
City of Brea
Planning Specialist | 2016
x Assisted customer at public counter and over the telephone; answered questions; explained procedures, assisted the public in completing forms and applications; received forms and applications; handled complaints and resolved problems. x Reviewed plan checks, sign permits, temporary sign permits, and any other over-the-counter requests.
x Prepared staff reports and Planning Commission meeting packets, including preparation of resolutions, conditions of approval, and public hearing notices.
Lindsay Ortega, AICP
Vice President
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
Master of Urban and
Regional Planning
University of California,
Irvine
B.A. Political Science |
Minor Public Affairs
University of California,
Los Angeles
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
Core Development Services
Zoning Manager | 2014 – 2016
x Responsible for securing all necessary governmental zoning approvals and entitlements for existing and new wireless facility modifications and renewals throughout Southern California, with an average project load of 100 sites from various carriers and tower companies. x Extensive review of jurisdiction-specific zoning code and regulatory land use policies to make necessary findings for approval, troubleshoot design to ensure speed to market approval. x Gathered necessary third-party services for permit submittals, represent the client at public hearings, follow the project to completion ensuring all jurisdictional Conditions of Approval are met.
x Conduct all necessary due diligence research and project milestone forecasts to meet client expectations.
Community Action Partnership
Planner | 2011 – 2014
x Researched and prepared grant proposals for the development of programs in high-need areas of Orange County.
x Responsible for the management of all grant funding programs to ensure compliance and parameters of funding received through the collection and tracking of programmatic performance indicators and outcomes.
x Oversaw and ensured private and public contract compliance, including CSBG, CDBG, USDA, County of Orange, OC United Way Funding, and other private, corporate, and foundation contracts.
x Prepared and completed contract reports, private and public requests for proposals, and strategic project implementation plans.
City of Fountain Valley
Graduate Intern | 2011
x Worked with City Manager Department to spearhead economic development in City by implementing shop local programs, green initiatives, city branding. x Assisted Planning Department in assessing current zoning and permitting processes, to encourage economic development and business friendly environment. x Tracked legislation affecting Orange County municipalities, as well as draft letters of support/opposition to governmental officials regarding current legislation.
Davies Public Affairs
Project Assistant | 2006-2009
x Assisted with day-to-day implementation of project tasks for large scale land-use and entitlement campaigns.
x Coordinated production of direct mail outreach efforts to inform communities of local projects, identify supporters.
x Researched relevant markets to assess temperature of opposition, potential obstacles/advantages for a project.
x Supported project team in effectively implementing client strategies, executed tasks related to that implementation.
x American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP)
x American Planning
Associate (APA) Member
x Adobe Acrobat
x Adobe Photoshop
x ArcGIS Pro
x Microsoft Office
x Certificate in
Environmental
Compliance
x Communication
x Public Speaking
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Principal | 2019 – Present
x Prepares General Plan amendments, Zoning Code
amendments, and specific plans to facilitate site development and ensure compliance with State regulations.
x Manages complex current planning project entitlement on behalf of jurisdictions. This includes analyzing projects for compliance with current code and State housing law,
coordinates interdepartmental review, ensure compliance with CEQA, prepares and presents staff reports to Planning
Commission and City Council.
x Coordinates multidisciplinary team for residential, commercial, and industrial entitlement application submittal and processing. x Monitors changes to State Planning and Housing law and provides training to internal team and jurisdictional staff.
City of Downey
City Planner – Principal Planner – Senior Planner – Building and Safety Supervisor | 2006 – 2019
x Managed Planning Division within Community Development Department. The division has an annual budget of $1.5 million. x Responsibilities included supervising and distributing workload to the planners, monitoring changes to State law to ensure City remains in compliance, reviewing staff reports, prepare annual budget, ensuring Planning Commission agenda and packet are prepared, working with developers and property owners to ensure projects meet the quality standards expected by the City, ensure planners are coordinating their projects among the various departments, responding to customer and community complaints, and conducting performance evaluations.
x Managed complex projects, such as Specific Plans, Zoning Code rewrites, General Plan updates, Site Plan Reviews, Conditional Use Permits, and similar applications.
x Prepared public notices, CEQA documentation, and staff reports.
x Responded to public and media inquiries and presented projects to the Planning Commission and City Council.
x Implemented new technology for use by Staff.
x Prepared and submitted applications for grant funding for various projects.
x Managed Building and Safety Division (includes Building Official, Inspectors, Permit Technicians, and Clerical Staff), set division policies, conducted staff performance reviews, reviewed invoices for payment, preparation of division budget, respond to customer inquiries and complaints at the building counters, and oversaw updates to the building code.
David Blumenthal, AICP
Principal
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
B.A. Environmental
Analysis and Design
University of California,
Irvine
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Associate Planner | 2002 – 2006
x Reviewed and processed current planning applications for residential and commercial projects.
x Performed analysis for compliance with city codes and potential view impacts. x Reviewed projects for compliance with CEQA, prepared and presented staff reports to Planning Commission and City Council.
x Served as staff liaison to City’s Equestrian Committee.
City of Garden Grove
Associate Planner – Assistant Planner | 1999 – 2002
x Reviewed and processed current planning applications for residential commercial and industrial projects.
x Performed analysis for compliance with city codes.
x Reviewed projects for compliance with CEQA.
x Prepared and presented staff reports to Planning Commission.
City of Fountain Valley
Planning Intern | 1998 – 1999
x Assisted planning, housing, and code enforcement staff with project research, filing and preparation of correspondence.
x Adobe Acrobat
x American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP)
x American Planning
Association, Former
Orange Section Board
Member
x Association of
Environmental
Professionals
x Orange County
Transportation Authority,
Citizens Advisory
Committee
x Microsoft Office
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Principal – Senior Project Manager – Senior Planner | 2017 – Present Current Planning Services for Cities of Santa Fe Springs, Newport Beach and San Juan Capistrano
x Provide information and assistance to developers, property owners and the public regarding laws, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures related to the submission of plans, processing of applications and implementation requirements; investigate and answer complex questions from the public regarding planning, zoning, and environmental issues.
x Review formal applications, development proposals, CEQA documents, and construction plans to ensure compliance with city policies, ordinances, and codes.
x Facilitate interdepartmental coordination of planning projects and confer with personnel from other departments and
agencies in coordinating work activities.
x Prepare and present reports to the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, City Council, and community groups; prepare public notices.
x Supervise staff involved in compiling, researching, analyzing, and evaluating planning and zoning data. Supervisory duties include interviewing, selecting, training, assigning and reviewing work, evaluating and disciplining subordinate staff, and communicating department policies and objectives to staff. x Prepare RFPs/RFQs and serve on review committees.
Advance Planning Services for Cities of Avalon, Monrovia, Perris, Riverside and Santa Fe Springs
x Prepare code amendments to facilitate development and ensure compliance with State regulations.
x Singlehandedly wrote the wireless telecommunications facilities chapter of the City of Santa Fe Springs municipal code. x City of Santa Fe Springs Comprehensive General Plan and Targeted Zoning Code Update project team member.
x Staff lead for the Santa Fe Springs Active Transportation Plan and First-Last Mile Plan for the Metro L Line extension Norwalk Boulevard station.
x Drafted and coordinated adoption of the City of Santa Fe Springs 605 Freeway Billboards ordinance.
x Prepared the City of Riverside Density Bonus, SB 9, and Infill Housing ordinances; prepared memo with housing strategies for small lot subdivisions.
x City of Perris Housing Element implementation team member. x City of Monrovia inclusionary housing ordinance, density bonus ordinance, and design guidelines project team member.
x Prepare various code amendments to implement the City of Avalon Housing Element.
Laurel Reimer, AICP
Principal
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
Master of Urban and
Regional Planning
University of California,
Irvine
B.A.
Geography/Environmental
Studies | Minor, Urban and
Regional Studies
University of California,
Los Angeles
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Principal – Senior Project Manager – Senior Planner | 2017 – Present Development Services
x Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to help property owners and developers navigate the entitlement and permitting processes for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. x Research agency ordinances, processes, timelines, and fees to develop due diligence reports, entitlement schedules, and budgets.
x Manage preparation of technical studies for entitlement and CEQA review; draft legally defensible CEQA documents.
x Work with architects, engineers, and other allied professionals to prepare entitlement packages that meet the requirements of the general plan, zoning code, and development standards of the local agency.
x Obtain all entitlements, plan approvals, permits, and releases.
Core Development Services
Senior Project Manager – Project Manager – Zoning Manager | 2012 – 2016 x Managed the entitlement processes for telecommunications facilities by researching, interpreting, and applying government laws, codes, ordinances, and regulations. x Independently launched the Portland, Oregon office and oversaw all Pacific Northwest entitlements and lease negotiations.
x Went from zero market presence to securing 40 new projects within six months of office opening by leading business development, client relations, and sales. x Managed over 300 West Coast projects and four staff members while simultaneously overseeing all aspects of project life cycle.
x Delivered shovel ready projects by obtaining permit approvals and fully executed leases. x Creatively solved problems stemming from changes in codes, public opinion and site violations while considering budgets, scheduling, and client needs. x Presented client projects and persuaded decision makers at various public meetings. x Achieved fastest promotion to Senior Project Manager in company history.
Clackamas County Emergency Management
Hazard Mitigation Specialist | 2008 – 2009
x Proposed mitigation strategies to meet community resiliency and sustainability goals by writing FEMA-approved Natural Hazards Mitigation Plans for 10 cities in Clackamas County, Oregon. x Identified stakeholders, organized steering committees, and facilitated community meetings to evaluate the adequacy of community facilities and infrastructure. x Developed comprehensive natural hazard risk assessments. x Reached consensus by collaborating with the community to prioritize projects.
x Associate of
Environmental
Professional (AEP)
Member
x Adobe Acrobat
x Microsoft Office
x Granicus/Legistar
x Superion TrackIt
x Architectural Plan Review
x Archeological and
Environmental Technical
Review
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Senior Project Manager | 2022 – Present
x Provides staff support services to the cities of Avalon and Newport Beach, including review of entitlement applications and long-range planning services.
x Prepares California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
documents for private and public sector clients, including Initial Studies, Mitigation Negative Declarations (MNDs), and
Appendix N and Class 32 streamlining checklists.
x Manages preparation of technical studies to support CEQA review, including Air Quality, Biological, Cultural, Geotechnical, Greenhouse Gas, Historic, Hydrology, Noise, Phase I/II, Traffic, and WQMP.
x Coordinates with clients, City staff, subconsultant teams to facilitate processing of complex development projects.
x Provides peer review of CEQA documents and associated technical studies.
x Manages complex entitlement applications for private sector clients.
City of Orange
Associate Planner, Historic Preservation | 2014 – 2022
x Reviewed development applications throughout the city, including multifamily residential, commercial infill, conditional use permits, variances, zone changes, site plan reviews, and administrative design reviews.
x Provided specialized design review of historically designated properties for compliance with the City’s historic preservation design standards, with properties ranging from the late 19th to mid-20th century period.
x Coordinated development project review with other City departments through the internal staff review committee. x Prepared staff reports, including recommendations and resolutions/ordinances, for presentation before the Design Review Committee, Planning Commission, and City Council. x Reviewed historic, archaeological, and environmental
technical reports and performed cultural resources survey work as needed.
x Designated staff planner responsible for processing all development applications related to Chapman University, located within the Old Towne National Historic District. x Administered the City’s Mills Act Tax Exemption program for qualified historic properties.
Kelly Ribuffo
Senior Project Manager
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
Master of Historic
Preservation
University of Oregon
B.A. Anthropology
B.A. Asian Studies
University of Florida
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
City of Lake Worth Beach (formerly Lake Worth)
Preservation Planning Coordinator | 2012 – 2014
x Designated zoning reviewer and project manager for all planning and zoning actions involving local historic properties throughout the City, including site plans, variances, conditional use permits, and certificates of appropriateness for residential and commercial properties.
x Prepared and presented staff reports to the Historic Resources Preservation Board and City Commission.
x Provided customer service at the public counter answering phone calls, emails and in-person questions concerning zoning, entitlements, and historic preservation. x Certified Local Government coordinator and administrator of the City's Historic Ad Valorem Tax Exemption program.
x Participated in preparation of amendments to the City's Land Development Regulations (LDRs) and Comprehensive Plan.
National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office
Historian | 2011 – 2011
x Hired by the Alaska Regional Office as part of the National Register Initiative program. x Conducted on-site field visits and recordation, as well as in-office report writing in a professional office setting.
x Projects completed:
o Determination of Eligibility (DOE) for the Mission 66 employee residences at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
o Complete draft for a National Register nomination to expand the headquarters historic district at Denali National Park and Preserve.
Southarc, Inc.
Archaeological Technician | 2007 – 2009
x Performed Phase I shovel test surveys, Phase II and III archaeological excavations and conducted research utilizing library and internet resources, artifact cataloging and analysis. x Completed compliance paperwork for the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). x Conducted historic architectural surveys and made determinations of eligibility for the National Register.
x Adobe Acrobat
x Adobe Photoshop
x Adobe InDesign
x ArcGIS Pro
x Bluebeam
x CalEEMod
x Microsoft Office
x Vietnamese –
Conversational
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Project Manager | 2024 – Present
x Project manage and prepare CEQA documents for private and public sector clients, including Mitigated Negative Declarations (MNDs), Categorical Exemptions, and Statutory Exemptions. x Conduct CEQA Peer Review of prepared environmental
documents for residential, industrial, and commercial projects. x Prepare and recommend mitigation measures as part of
Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs (MMRPs) for biological, air quality, greenhouse gas, noise, energy, cultural, and other environmental issues.
x Conduct environmental due diligence on properties, including reviewing hazardous records from the Department of Toxic Control Substances (DTSC) and agency long-range documents to anticipate potential environmental impacts and CEQA path. x Work with environmental or land use attorneys to draft legal defense memorandums for CEQA challenges.
x Coordinates the preparation of specializes in environmental technical documents, including Categorical Exemptions, Phase I ESAs, Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, Noise, and Energy, under CEQA/NEPA for a variety of planning projects involving
residential, redevelopment, infrastructure, and commercial uses.
Kimley-Horn – Planning Team
Planning Analyst | 2021 – 2024
x Project managed and drafted Phase I ESAs for industrial, commercial, and residential projects.
x Drafted CEQA technical studies for Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas, Noise, and Energy and calculated emissions via CalEEMod. x Conduct site reconnaissance and interview property owners for Phase I ESAs and Noise technical studies.
x Drafted long-range planning documents (Specific Plans, General Plan Updates: Housing Element, Safety Element/Climate
Vulnerability Assessment) in collaboration with team members. x Drafted baseline conditions reports for universities and airports. x Collected and analyzed data from stakeholder meetings, public outreach, and agencies (ex: Census data).
x Project managed due diligence & entitlements (Planning Approval to Building Permit issuance) for 40+ stores for big-box retail clients (Target, Walmart, Amazon, Costco) in multiple states. x Presented at stakeholder meetings, community workshops, and City Council/Planning Commission meetings.
x Collaborate closely between clients, agencies, and different disciplines for project facilitation.
x Researched local ordinances, municipal codes, and state laws for projects.
Jackie Tran
Project Manager
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
B.A. Urban Studies |
Minor, Conflict Resolution
University of California,
Irvine
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
TAIT & Associates – Land Development Team
Development Project Coordinator/Consultant for Orange County Public Works | 2020 – 2021 x Submitted in-person and online programmatic entitlements with AHJ staff for 7-Eleven. x Plan check, approve, and issue permits/clearances for commercial and residential submittals and coordinating with County staff on permit intake/distribution.
OC Habitats
Environmental Research Intern | 2020 – 2021
x Monitor and survey habitats of Western Snowy Plover in Orange County. x Conducted qualitative and quantitative data research and analysis through surveys, monitoring, and interviews of government agencies and environmental organizations. x Writing and research for grants, sponsorships, and funding applications.
x American Institute of
Certified Planners (AICP)
x Adobe Acrobat
x Adobe Illustrator
x Adobe InDesign
x Adobe Photoshop
x ArcGIS Pro
x Microsoft Office
x Python
x Spanish – fluent
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Associate Planner | 2024 – Present
x Conducts research on existing zoning codes, identifies potential updates to comply with State law, City General Plan, and City Policies.
x Drafts code revisions that are easy to understand and implement. x Prepares advanced planning studies and analyses.
x Creates graphics that explain zoning code provisions to be used in municipal codes, handouts, and websites.
x Prepares GIS maps to analyze options for zoning code updates. x Processes entitlements including variances, CUPs, design review, and wireless telecommunications facilities. Prepares and presents reports to the Planning Commission and City Council.
x Manages plan checks for ADUs, single and multi-family residential developments, and tenant improvements.
x Coordinates with architects and civil engineers for the development of plans to be submitted for entitlements.
Interwest Consulting Group
Assistant Planner – Planning Technician | 2022 – 2024
x Collaborated with project managers to create specific plans, general plans updates, and other advance planning documents. x Updated a specific plan to accommodate 1400 housing units, a 50-acre regional park, new community/civic spaces, and a mixed-use town center.
x Created a GIS analysis methodology to advise jurisdictions on the siting of emergency shelters in an overlay zone to maintain compliance with State law.
x Wrote policies, development standards, and design guidelines to encourage and streamline development of multi-family
residential and mixed-use projects in downtown area specific plans.
x Developed over 20 maps and diagrams and author policies for a comprehensive general plan update.
x Drafted zoning code language for a downtown specific plan to implement the city’s housing element and create a transitoriented development district around a new light rail station. x Facilitated and prepared graphic materials for 8 community workshops over 3 advance planning efforts.
x Calculated existing and buildout conditions to assist the preparation of cities’ general plans and specific plans.
Lexie Abrahamian, AICP
Project Manager
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
B.A. Community,
Environment and
Planning | Spanish
Summa Cum Laude
University of Washington
Master of Urban and
Regional Planning
University of Southern
California
EDUCATION
EXPERIENCE CONTINUED
USC Equity Research Institute
Research Assistant | 2021 – 2022
x Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis to drive research efforts focused on racial and social equity.
x Managed a qualitative research project assessing the effectiveness of public outreach strategies and funding networks in 23 states toward creating more equitable outcomes in the redistricting process.
x Produced GIS and statistical analysis and drafted technical writing to support development of the California 100 Report: The Future of Immigrant Integration.
Puget Sound Regional Council
Data and Planning Intern | 2021
x Supported development of 4 regional long-range planning documents, adopted by more than 100 member jurisdictions.
x Conducted policy research and facilitated interviews with 15 housing stakeholder groups to understand and implement their recommendations for the Regional Housing Strategy. x Designed and led 6 youth engagement events to learn young people’s experiences with and visions for the regional transportation system.
x Recommended equitable economic development policies to provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions.
x Adobe Acrobat
x ArcGIS
x Canva
x Microsoft Office
x Public Speaking
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Assistant Planner |2024 – Present
Planning Services: Cities of Avalon, Huntington Beach, Lake Forest, and Villa Park
ŏ Reviews formal applications, development proposals, CEQA documents, and construction plans to ensure compliance with city policies, ordinances, and codes.
ŏ Processes entitlements including variances, CUPs, design review and wireless telecommunications facilities.
ŏ Prepares and presents reports to the Planning Commission and City Council.
ŏ Manages plan checks for ADUs, single and multi-family residential developments, and tenant improvements.
ŏ Conducts research on existing zoning codes, prepares updates to comply with State law and City Policies.
ŏ Prepares GIS maps to analyze options for zoning code updates.
Development Services:
ŏ Coordinates with architects and civil engineers for the development of plans to be submitted for entitlements.
ŏ Reviews plans to ensure compliance with zoning codes. ŏ Conducts research on ordinances, processes, timelines, and fees to develop due diligence reports.
Environmental Services:
ŏ Reviews projects for compliance with CEQA and makes determination on appropriate CEQA path.
ŏ Prepares project descriptions and additional sections for CEQA documents.
ŏ Writes initial studies based on information contained in project description and technical studies.
ŏ Prepares Notice of Intent (NOI), Notice of Preparation (NOP), Notice of Determinations (NOD), and Notice of Exemptions (NOE).
ŏ Prepares Tribal Consultation Letters (AB 52 and SB 18).
Bioregional Center – University of California, San Diego Student Research Intern | 2023
x Conducted research on sustainable agriculture in San Diego to collect data on local farms, converting the data into ArcGIS and compiling findings into excel spreadsheets.
x Managed the weekly presentations of all data, findings, and maps to the research team.
City of San Diego
Planning Intern | 2023
x Coordinated policy decisions, planning improvements, and sustainability across multiple departments within the jurisdiction.
x Presented improvement strategies to City Departments.
Kaden Likins
Assistant Planner
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
B.A. Urban Studies
and Planning |
Minor, Climate Change
Studies
University of California,
San Diego
EDUCATION
x Quality Control
x Creative Services
x Copywriting/Editing
x Promotional Marketing
x Midas Award Honoring
Excellence in Financial
Services Communications
x AME International Award
Honoring Advertising and
Marketing Effectiveness
x Adobe Acrobat
x Adobe Illustrator
x Microsoft Office
EXPERIENCE
Sagecrest Planning + Environmental
Operations Manager| July 2022 – Present
x Manages and prepares all print mailings, including but not limited to public notices, notices of preparation, notices of determination, etc.
x Responsible for ensuring that technical documents, reports, and deliverables, are accurate, clear, and concise.
x Provides administrative support to the Project Team to include editing and formatting correspondence and finalizing print deliverables.
x Responsible for quality review functions including editorial review for structure, grammar, general clarity, and common rules of technical writing.
Tajima Creative Services
Senior Account Manager | January 2004 – October 2008
x Effectively managed workflow from creative conception to execution while delivering projects within budget and timelines. x Responsible for securing and managing a team of designers, copywriters, contractors, print and fulfillment resources on a project-by-project basis.
x Responsible for quality review, editing, proofreading, and on-site press checks for print deliverables.
Washington Mutual Bank (WaMu)
Senior Marketing Manager, AVP| February 2000 – October 2004 x Managed all creative marketing initiatives for the retail home loans division, including the creation, brand messaging, quality control and production of all printed and electronic
deliverables.
x Managed all aspects of direct mail marketing campaigns for both business to business and business to consumer clients. x Managed multiple teams to deliver on brand marketing
deliverables that aligned with corporate goals.
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
Senior Sales Event Manager | September 1996 – January 2000 x Created, managed, and executed multi-million-dollar events and incentive plans to increase revenue and secure employee retention.
x Developed the tracking and results analysis for quarterly and annual sales incentive programs.
x Responsible for developing the creative, promotions, site location, talent selection, and on-site management for national sales meetings and international incentive trips.
Emily Tragos
Operations Manager
CERTIFICATIONS
+ SKILLS
B.A. Communications |
Minor, Public Relations
California State University,
Fullerton
EDUCATION
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City of Hermosa Beach | Page 1 of 2
Meeting Date: September 8, 2026
Staff Report No. 26-CDD-026
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE A FINAL PARCEL MAP
CEQA: Ministerially Exempt
SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 84534 (Urban Lot Split 24-03)
LOCATION: 2040 Hillcrest Dr
APPLICANT: Ahmed Alkazaweeny and Moustapha Abidali
(Community Development Director Alison Becker)
A) ADOPT RESOLUTION BY TITLE
B) MINISTERIALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT TO CEQA
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Determine that the project is Ministerially Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15268 ;
2. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) approve the Final Parcel Map No.84534 (Urban Lot Split 24-03) subject to Conditions of Approval.
Executive Summary:
The underlying urban lot split at 2040 Hillcrest Drive was approved ministerially by the Community Development Director on September 19, 2024, pursuant to Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Chapter 16.24. The applicants, Ahmed Alkazaweeny and Moustapha Abidali, filed a request for a final map within two years of the tentative map approval.
Upon review of Final Map No.84534 (Attachment 2), staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution to approve the final map.
Background:
The Director approved an Urban Lot Split for a Tentative Parcel Map No. 84534 for the purposes to divide an existing 3,992-square-foot lot into two lots consisting of Lot 33 that would be 1,996 square feet in size and Lot 34 that would be 1,996 square feet in size on September 19, 2024 (Attachment 3).
Past Actions
Date Description
September 19, 2024 The Community Development Director approved the Urban Lot Split 24-03
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Discussion:
Once a map has been tentatively approved by the Director, copies of the tentatively approved map must be submitted to the Los Angeles County Engineer, who is contracted by the City, to review the map for its technical correctness, pursuant to Section 66442(a)(4) of the State Subdivision Map Act. The parcel map was reviewed and approved by the Los Angeles County Engineer on January 14, 2026 (Attachment 4).
An applicant had two years from the date of tentative map approval to submit for final map approval. However, the applicant was unable to meet the deadline and requested a time extension of 18-months from the expiration date of September 19, 2024. The applicant filed a timely request for a final map on January 19, 2026.
Final maps must be submitted to the City Council and must be approved by the City Council, “...if it conforms to all the requirements of [Subdivision Map Act] and any local subdivision ordinance applicable at the time of approval or conditional approval of the tentative map and any rulings made thereunder....” pursuant to Section 66458(a) of the State Subdivision Map Act. (Cal. Gov. Code § 66410 et seq.).
Staff reviewed the Final Parcel Map and found it substantially consistent with the Vesting Tentative Parcel Map approved by the Planning Commission and in conformance with the State Subdivision Map Act.
Environmental Determination
Senate Bill 9 requires qualifying two-unit housing developments and urban lot splits to be approved through a ministerial (non-discretionary) review process. The proposed project is exempt, as a ministerial action, from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15268.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended actions.
Attachments:
1. Draft Resolution
2. Final Map No. 845834
3. Urban Lot Split Director’s Findings
4. Los Angeles County Engineer Review
Respectfully Submitted by: Angelique Chavez, Assistant Planner Concur: Alexis Oropeza, Planning Manager
Legal Review: Sarah Locklin Interim City Attorney
Approved: Alison Becker, AICP, Community Development Director
CITY OF HERMOS BEACH
RESOLUTION NO. 26-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING FINAL MAP NO. 84534 FOR
URBAN LOT SPLIT 24-03 AT 2040 HILLCREST DRIVE AND
DETERMINING THAT THE APPROVAL IS MINISTERIALLY EXEMPT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Community Development Director of the City of Hermosa Beach (“City”) approved an Urban Lot Split 24-03 (including Tentative Parcel Map No. 84534) on September 19, 2024, submitted by Ahmed Alkzaweeny and Moustapha Abidali (“Applicant”) to divide an existing 3,992-square-foot parcel at 2040 Hillcrest Drive into two approximately 1,996-square-foot parcels pursuant to Government Code section 66411.7 and Hermosa Beach Municipal Code (“HBMC”) Chapter 16.24; and WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works advised by letter dated January 14, 2026, that: (1) it had reviewed Final Parcel Map No. 84534 for mathematical accuracy, survey analysis, title information, and compliance in accordance with the State Subdivision Map Act codified at California Government Code section 66410 et. seq. (“Map Act”); and (2) the final map was ready for the City’s examination and certification as to compliance with the conditions of approval and applicable City ordinances; and
WHEREAS, following the County’s technical review, the City Engineer has independently examined Final Parcel Map No. 84534 and determined that it substantially conforms to Tentative Parcel Map No. 84543 and all approved alterations; and that the applicable requirements of the Map Act and City ordinances have been satisfied; and WHEREAS, City staff has confirmed that the conditions of the September 19, 2024, administrative approval that must be satisfied before final-map approval have been completed; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant timely submitted Final Parcel Map No. 84534 for City Council approval pursuant to Section 66458(a) of the Map Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The recitals above are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Findings and Approval. Based on the City Engineer’s independent examination and certification, the City Council finds that Final Map No. 84534 substantially conforms to approved Tentative Parcel Map No. 84543 and all approved alterations; and complies with the Map Act and applicable City subdivision ordinances. The City Council hereby approves Final Map No. 84534.
SECTION 3. California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). Approval of Final Map No. 84534 is a ministerial action implementing the previously approved Senate Bill 9 urban lot split. Accordingly, the approval is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15268.
SECTION 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; cause the same to be entered among the original resolutions of the City; and make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council in the minutes of the meeting at which time same is passed and adopted.
SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Resolution is effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on the 8
th day of September 2026.
Mayor Mike Detoy
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________ ________________________________ Martha Alvarez Jason Baltimore
City Clerk Interim City Attorney
PARCEL MAP NO. 84534
BEING A SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 33 AND 34 OF TRACT NO. 1965, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 21, PAGE 80 OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY.
FOR SB-9 PURPOSES
IN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
2 PARCELS
4021 SQ.FT.
SHEET 1 OF 2 SHEETS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL CERTIFICATES HAVE BEEN FILED AND DEPOSITS
HAVE BEEN MADE THAT ARE REQUIRED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 66492 AND 66493 OF THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT.
THE BEARINGS SHOWN HEREON ARE BASED ON THE BEARING NORTH 62°30'40" EAST OF THE CENTERLINE OF 21TH STREET AS SHOWN ON RECORD OF SURVEY FILED IN BOOK 262, PAGE 19 OF MAPS.
BASIS OF BEARINGS :
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS LEVIED UNDER THE
JURISDICTION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, TO WHICH THE LAND
INCLUDED IN THE WITHIN SUBDIVISION OR ANY PART THEREOF IS SUBJECT, AND WHICH MAY BE PAID IN FULL, HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT'S CERTIFICATE :
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH BY MOTION ADOPTED AT ITS SESSION ON 202 . APPROVED THE ANNEXED MAP.
CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATE :
CITY CLERK, CITY OF THE HERMOSA BEACH DATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ANNEXED MAP CONFORMS SUBSTANTIALLY TO
THE TENTATIVE MAP APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2024.
CITY PLANNER'S CERTIFICATE :
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DATE
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE EXAMINED THIS MAP; THAT IT CONFORMS
SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE TENTATIVE MAP AND ALL APPROVED ALTERATIONS THEREOF; THAT ALL PROVISIONS OF LOCAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
HERMOSA BEACH APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL OF THE TENTATIVE MAP HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH; AND THAT ALL PROVISIONS OF THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT SECTION 66450 (a)(1)(2) AND (3) HAVE BEEN COMPLIED WITH.
CITY ENGINEER'S CERTIFICATE:
CITY ENGINEER, CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DATE
BY
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT I HAVE EXAMINED THIS MAP; THAT IT COMPLIES WITH
ALL PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW APPLICABLE AT THE TIME OF APPROVAL OF THE TENTATIVE MAP; AND THAT I AM SATISFIED THAT THIS MAP IS TECHNICALLY
CORRECT IN ALL RESPECTS NOT CERTIFIED BY THE CITY
ENGINEER.
COUNTY SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE:
BY
DATE
DATE
A NOTARY PUBLIC OR OTHER OFFICER COMPLETING THIS CERTIFICATE VERIFIES ONLY
THE IDENTITY OF THE INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED THE DOCUMENT TO WHICH THIS
CERTIFICATE IS ATTACHED, AND NOT THE TRUTHFULNESS, ACCURACY, OR VALIDITY OF THAT DOCUMENT.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF _____________)
ON BEFORE ME, , A NOTARY PUBLIC,
PERSONALLY APPEARED . WHO PROVED TO ME ON THE BASIS OF
SATISFACTORY EVIDENCE TO BE THE PERSON(S) WHOSE NAME(S) IS/ARE SUBSCRIBED TO THE
WITHIN INSTRUMENT AND ACKNOWLEDGED TO ME THAT HE/SHE/THEY EXECUTED THE SAME IN
HIS/HER/THEIR AUTHORIZED CAPACITY(IES) AND THAT BY HIS/HER/THEIR SIGNATURE(S) ON THE
INSTRUMENT, THE PERSON(S) OR THE ENTITY UPON BEHALF OF WHICH THE PERSON(S) ACTED, EXECUTED THE INSTRUMENT.
I CERTIFY UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA THAT THE FOREGOING PARAGRAPH IS TRUE AND CORRECT.
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL.
SIGNATURE:
PRINTED NAME:
MY PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS IS IN _________________ COUNTY MY COMMISSION NO.
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES:
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DATE
BY
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT SECURITY IN THE AMOUNT OF $_________________
HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AS SECURITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF TAXES
AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS COLLECTED AS TAXES ON THE LAND SHOWN ON MAP OF PARCEL MAP NO. 84534 AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DATE
BY
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH.
CITY TREASURER,
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH.
HERMOSA BEACH LAND AND WATER COMPANY, HOLDER OF AN EASEMENT FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES RECORDED IN BOOK 1617, PAGE 47, DEEDS. THE EASEMENT IS INDETERMINATE.
L.S. 9742
MICHAEL PROFET, LS 9806
SURVEYOR'S STATEMENT:
DATE
THIS MAP WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECTION AND IS BASED UPON A TRUE AND COMPLETE FIELD SURVEY BY ME OR UNDER MY DIRECTION IN MAY 2024, IN
CONFORMANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SUBDIVISION MAP ACT AND LOCAL
ORDINANCE AT THE REQUEST OF AHMED ALKAZWEENY AND MOUSTAPHA ABIDALI , ON THE 8TH OF MAY 2024. I HEREBY STATE THAT THIS PARCEL MAP SUBSTANTIALLY CONFORMS TO THE CONDITIONALLY APPROVED TENTATIVE MAP, IF ANY: THAT ALL THE MONUMENTS ARE OF THE CHARACTER AND OCCUPY THE POSITIONS INDICATED; AND THAT THE MONUMENTS ARE SUFFICIENT TO ENABLE THE SURVEY TO BE RETRACED; AND THAT TIE NOTES FOR ALL CENTERLINE MONUMENTS NOTED AS 'SET" ARE ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OF SAID COUNTY.
I HEREBY STATE THAT I AM THE SUBDIVIDER OF THE LANDS INCLUDED WITHIN
THE SUBDIVISION SHOWN ON THIS MAP WITHIN THE DISTINCTIVE BORDER LINES, AND I CONSENT TO THE PREPARATION AND FILING OF SAID MAP AND SUBDIVISION.
BY:
DATE
SUBDIVIDER'S STATEMENT:
RECORD OWNERS ARE : AHMED AL-KAZWEENY, A SINGLE MAN, AND MOUSTAPHA ABIDALI, A SINGLE MAN, AS JOINT TENANTS.
AHMED AL-KAZWEENY(SUBDIVIDER)
EASEMENT NOTES:
COUNTY TAX CERTIFICATES:
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PARCEL MAP NO. 84534
SHEET 2 OF 2 SHEETS
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
“To Enrich Lives Through Effective and Caring Service”
900 SOUTH FREMONT AVENUE
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA 91803-1331
Telephone: (626) 458-5100
http://dpw.lacounty.gov
January 14, 2026
Mr. Lucho Rodriguez
City Engineer
City of Hermosa Beach
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254-3884
Dear Mr. Rodriguez:
PARCEL MAP 84534
Parcel Map 84534 has been reviewed and approved by Public Works for mathematical accuracy, survey analysis, title information, and for compliance with the California Subdivision Map Act. It is ready for your examination and certification as to compliance with the conditions of approval and applicable City ordinances.
The City Council or Advisory Agency should make the findings required by the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Subdivision Map Act.
After your approval and the approval of the City Council or Advisory Agency, the final map should be returned to Los Angeles County Public Works, Land Development Division, for filing with the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk's office.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Edmond Ghadimi of Public Works, Land Development Division, at (626) 458-4915 or [email protected].
Very truly yours,
MARK PESTRELLA, PE
Director of Public Works
YONAH HALPERN, PE
Assistant Division Engineer
Land Development Division
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ADDRESS ALL CORRESPONDENCE TO:
P.O. BOX 1460
ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA 91802-1460
IN REPLY PLEASE
REFER TO FILE: LD-2
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Meeting Date: September 8, 2026
Staff Report No. 26-AS-095
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council
ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROGRAM AND
MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATES
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker and Senior Management Analyst Ken Bales)
SECOND READING AND ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-1502
Recommended Action:
Staff recommends City Council:
1. Find that adoption of the proposed ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption);
2. Adopt by title only and waive further reading of an ordinance amending Chapter
3.32 of Title 3 and adding Chapter 5.84 to Title 5 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, and repealing Sections 17.08.025 and 17.42.180 in their entirety, to establish registration and operating requirements for short-term rentals (STRs) within the Coastal Zone and prohibit STRs outside the Coastal Zone; Executive Summary:
At its August 25, 2026 meeting, City Council conducted a public hearing regarding proposed updates to the City's short-term rental (STR) program. Council selected Option #1, which permits STRs within the Coastal Zone, prohibits STRs outside the Coastal Zone, and implements the registration, business license, transient occupancy tax (TOT), safety, nuisance, local-contact, and information-reporting framework contained in the proposed ordinance. Council modified the staff-recommended one-year evaluation period and directed that the program return to Council for review after six months.
The proposed ordinance is now presented for second reading and adoption. If adopted, the City will proceed with implementation of the STR registration and compliance framework and staff will report back following the six-month review period.
Background:
On April 23, 2026, the Los Angeles County Superior Court entered judgment in Koerner v. City of Hermosa Beach concerning the City's regulation of STRs within the Coastal Zone. The practical effect of the judgment is that STRs may operate within the Coastal
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Zone unless and until the City adopts additional Coastal Zone STR regulations and obtains any required California Coastal Commission approval.
The August 25, 2026 staff report recommended updating the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to recognize that STRs may operate within the Coastal Zone consistent with the judgment; repealing the existing Title 17 STR provisions that were not approved by the Coastal Commission; and establishing registration, business license, TOT, safety, nuisance, local-contact, and information-reporting requirements.
Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
October 10, 2019 City Council adopted an ordinance establishing an STR pilot program in Title 17 of the HBMC.
March 24, 2026 City Council adopted an ordinance amending Title 3 of the HBMC.
April 23, 2026 Los Angeles County Superior Court Judgment entered in Koerner v City of Hermosa Beach litigation.
August 25, 2026
City Council conducted a public hearing, selected Option #1 to permit STRs within the Coastal Zone and prohibit STRs
outside the Coastal Zone, introduced the proposed ordinance by title, and directed a six-month program review.
California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”):
Staff recommends that the City Council find that adoption of the proposed ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment. Although the ordinance recognizes that STRs may operate within the Coastal Zone consistent with the Judgment, it does not authorize any specific development, construction, or physical alteration of property; and primarily establishes tax, registration, business license, nuisance, safety, and information-reporting requirements. Accordingly, no further environmental review is required.
Fiscal Impact:
There is a significant opportunity for revenue generation by the City through TOT and business license tax enforcement. The majority of STRs in the City are located within the Coastal Zone and generate substantial amounts of TOT from visitors. Based on past STR rental information, Staff estimate ongoing TOT revenue up to approximately $1,000,000 with an additional $25,000 in business license revenue for a total of up to $1,025,000 in
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additional General Fund revenue annually. Enforcement costs may be partially offset by administrative fines and City Staff will review the TOT revenue on a periodic basis.
Attachments:
1. Draft Ordinance No. 26-1502
Respectfully Submitted by: Ken Bales, Senior Management Analyst Concur: Alison Becker, Community Development Director
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Henry Chao, Finance Manager
Reviewed by: Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director Legal Review: Jason Baltimore, Interim City Attorney
Approved: Steve Napolitano, City Manager
ORDINANCE NO. 26-XXXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA: (1) REPEALING SECTIONS 17.08.025 AND
17.42.180 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE; (2) AMENDING CHAPTER 3.32 RELATING TO TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX; (3) ADDING CHAPTER 5.84 RELATING TO SHORT-TERM RENTAL REGISTRATION AND OPERATING REQUIREMENTS; AND (4) FINDING THE ACTION EXEMPT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
WHEREAS, the City of Hermosa Beach ("City") is authorized by the California Constitution (Section 7 of Article XI) to make and enforce within its limits local, police, sanitary, and other ordinances and regulations not in conflict with general law; and
WHEREAS, the City established a short-term rental (“STR”) pilot program under Title 17 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code ("HBMC") on October 10, 2019, which authorized STRs in specified commercial and specific plan areas subject to an administrative permit; and
WHEREAS, on April 23, 2026, the Los Angeles County Superior Court entered judgment in the Todd and Thomas Koerner v. City of Hermosa Beach (Case No. 25STCP0089) lawsuit concerning the City's regulation of STRs within the Coastal Zone (“Judgment”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council (“Council”) desires to update the HBMC in response to the Judgment by: (1) repealing the existing STR provisions in HBMC Title 17; (2) recognizing that STRs may operate within the Coastal Zone consistent with the Judgment; and (3) continuing to prohibit STRs outside the Coastal Zone; and
WHEREAS, the Council further desires to establish registration, business license, transient occupancy tax (“TOT”), safety, nuisance, and hosting-platform requirements for STRs; and
WHEREAS, the Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing on August 25, 2026, at which time it received and considered all testimony and evidence concerning this Ordinance.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 2. Repeal of Existing STR Provisions. HBMC sections 17.08.025 and
17.42.180 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
SECTION 3. Amendment of HBMC Chapter 3.32 (Transient Occupancy Tax). Chapter 3.32 is hereby amended in its entirety as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 4. Addition of HBMC Chapter 5.84 (Short-Term Rental Registration and Operating Requirements). Chapter 5.84 is hereby added as set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.
SECTION 5. Findings. The City Council finds that this Ordinance: (a) updates the City's STR regulations following the Judgment; (b) preserves the prohibition on STRs outside the Coastal Zone; (c) establishes generally applicable tax, registration, business license, safety, nuisance, and information-reporting requirements; and (d) separates STR operating regulations from the City's TOT provisions and thereby improves administration, clarity, and enforcement.
SECTION 6. California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”). The Council finds that adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that the Ordinance will not have a significant effect on the environment. The Ordinance primarily: (a) reorganizes and updates existing municipal regulations; (b) formalizes the post-Judgment status of STRs within the Coastal Zone; (c) establishes administrative registration and reporting requirements; and (d) does not authorize any specific development project.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the Council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications; and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 8. Certification. The City Clerk is directed to: (a) certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance; (b) cause it to be entered into the City’s book of original ordinances; (c) make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; (d) and, within fifteen (15) days after the Ordinance’s passage and adoption, cause it to be published or posted in accordance with California law.
SECTION 9. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective and be in full force and effect from and after thirty (30) days of its final passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED on this 25th day of August 2026.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
Mayor Mike Detoy
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
________________________________ ________________________________ Martha Alvarez Jason Baltimore
City Clerk Interim City Attorney
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Exhibit A
Chapter 3.32, “Transient Occupancy Tax,” of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
Chapter 3.32 Transient Occupancy Tax
3.32.010 Title for citation.
This chapter shall be known as the uniform transient occupancy tax law of the City.
3.32.020 Definitions.
Except where the context otherwise requires, the definitions given in this section govern the construction of this chapter:
Hotel means any structure which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes; and includes any hotel, inn, tourist home or house, hostel, short-term rental, motel, studio hotel, bachelor hotel, lodging house, rooming house, apartment house, dormitory, public or private club, mobile home or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure or portion thereof.
Occupancy means the use or possession or the right to the use or possession of any room or portion thereof in any hotel for dwelling, lodging, or sleeping purposes.
Operator means the person who is the proprietor of the hotel or short-term rental; whether in the capacity of owner, lessee, sublessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee, and includes companies that arrange for reservations online. Though the operator performs their functions through a managing agent of any type or character other than an employee, the managing agent shall also be deemed an operator for the purposes of this chapter; and shall have the same duties and liabilities as their principal. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter by either the principal or the managing agent shall, however, be considered to be compliance by both.
Person means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, or any other group or combination acting as a unit.
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Rent means the consideration charged, whether or not received, for the occupancy of space in a hotel or short-term rental valued in money; whether to be received in money, goods, labor, or otherwise (including all receipts, cash, credits and property and services of any kind or nature without any deduction therefrom whatsoever).
Short-Term Rental means any single-family dwelling unit or multi-family dwelling unit (or portion thereof) that is rented, leased, licensed, or made available and occupied for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less.
Tax Administrator means the administrative services department director or designee of the City.
Transient means:
1. Any person as defined in this section who exercises for any period of time occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of payment, concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement; or
2. Any individual who personally exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of payment, concession, permit, right of access, license, or other agreement for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less.
Any such person or individual so occupying space in a hotel or Short-Term Rental shall be deemed to be a transient.
Transient Occupancy Facility means a hotel or short-term rental.
3.32.030 Tax imposed.
For occupancy of any hotel or short-term rental as defined, each transient is subject to and shall pay a tax in the amount of fourteen (14) percent of the rent or bill charged by the operator. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transient to the City which is extinguished only by payment to the operator of the hotel or short-term rental at the time the rent or bill is paid. If the rent or bill is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient’s ceasing to occupy space in the hotel or short-term rental. If for any reason the tax due is not paid to the operator, the transient shall pay tax directly to the Tax Administrator.
3.32.40 Exemptions from tax.
No tax shall be imposed upon:
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A. Any person as to whom, or any occupancy as to which, it is beyond the power of the City to impose the tax herein provided;
B. Any federal or state of California officer or employee when on official business; C. Any officer or employee of a foreign government who is exempt by reason of express provision of federal law or international treaty.
No exemption shall be granted except upon a claim made at the time rent or payment is collected and under penalty of perjury upon a form prescribed by the Tax Administrator.
3.32.050 Operator’s duties.
Each operator shall collect the tax imposed by this chapter to the same extent and at the same time as the payment or rent is collected from every transient. The amount of tax shall be separately stated from the amount of the rent charged, and each transient shall receive a receipt for payment from the operator. No operator of a hotel or short-term rental shall advertise or state in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, that the tax or any part thereof will be assumed or absorbed by the operator; or that it will not be added to the rent; or that, if added, any part will be refunded except in the manner hereinafter provided.
3.32.060 Registration of hotel.
Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of this chapter, or within thirty (30) days after commencing business, whichever is later, each operator of any hotel or short-term rental renting occupancy to transients shall register said hotel or short-term rental with the Tax Administrator and obtain from them a transient occupancy registration certificate to be at all times posted in a conspicuous place on the premises. Said certificate shall, among other things, state the following:
A. The name of the operator;
B. The address of the hotel or short-term rental;
C. The date upon which the certificate was issued;
D. "This Transient Occupancy Registration Certificate signifies that the person named on the face hereof has fulfilled the requirements of the Uniform Transient Occupancy Tax Law by registering with the Tax Administrator for the purpose of collecting from transients the Transient Occupancy Tax and remitting said tax to the Tax Administrator. This certificate does not authorize any person to conduct any unlawful business, conduct any lawful business in an unlawful manner, or operate a hotel or short-term rental without
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strictly complying with all applicable local laws (including but not limited to those requiring a permit from any Board, Commission, Department, or Office of this City). This certificate evidences registration for transient occupancy tax purposes only and does not constitute a land-use permit or other regulatory authorization."
3.32.070 Reporting and remitting.
Each operator shall (on or before the last day of the month following the close of each calendar quarter, or at the close of any shorter reporting period which may be established by the Tax Administrator) make a return to the Tax Administrator, on forms provided by them, of the total rents charged and received and the amount of tax collected for transient occupancies. At the time the return is filed, the full amount of the tax collected shall be remitted to the Tax Administrator. The Tax Administrator may establish shorter reporting periods for any certificate holder if they deem it necessary in order to ensure collection of the tax, and they may require further information in the return.
Returns and payments are due immediately upon cessation of business for any reason.
All taxes collected by operators pursuant to this chapter shall be held in trust for the account of the City until payment thereof is made to the Tax Administrator.
3.32.80 Penalties and interest.
A. Original Delinquency. Any operator who fails to remit any tax imposed by this chapter within the time required shall pay a penalty of ten percent of the amount of the tax in addition to the amount of the tax.
B. Continued Delinquency. Any operator who fails to remit any delinquent remittance on or before a period of thirty (30) days following the date on which the remittance first became delinquent shall pay a second delinquency penalty of ten percent of the amount of the tax in addition to the amount of the tax and the ten percent penalty first imposed and an additional penalty of ten percent (10%) will accrue for each thirty (30) days thereafter until payment of all remittance due plus penalties is paid.
C. Fraud. If the Tax Administrator determines that the nonpayment of any remittance due under this chapter is due to fraud, a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount of the tax shall be added thereto in addition to the penalties stated in subsections A and B of this section.
D. Interest. In addition to the penalties imposed, any operator who fails to remit any tax imposed by this chapter shall pay interest at the rate of one-half of one percent (0.5%)
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per month or fraction thereof on the amount of the tax (exclusive of penalties) from the date on which the remittance first became delinquent until paid.
E. Penalties Merged with Tax. Every penalty imposed and such interest as accrues under the provisions of this section shall become a part of the tax herein required to be paid.
3.32.090 Failure to collect and report tax–determination by Tax Administrator.
If any operator shall fail or refuse to collect said tax and to make within the time provided in this chapter any report and remittance of said tax or any portion thereof required by this chapter, the Tax Administrator shall proceed in such manner as they may deem best to obtain facts and information on which to base their estimate of the tax due. As soon as the Tax Administrator shall procure such facts and information as they are able to obtain upon which to base the assessment of any tax imposed by this chapter and payable by any operator who has failed or refused to collect the same and to make such report and remittance, they shall proceed to determine and assess against such operator the tax, interest and penalties provided for by this chapter. In case such determination is made, the Tax Administrator shall give a notice of the amount so assessed by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the operator so assessed at their last known place of address. Such operator may, within ten (10) days after the serving or mailing of such notice, make application in writing to the Tax Administrator for a hearing on the amount assessed.
If application by the operator for a hearing is not made within the time prescribed, the tax, interest, and penalties if any determined by the Tax Administrator shall become final and conclusive and immediately due and payable. If such application is made, the Tax Administrator shall give not less than five (5) days’ written notice in the manner prescribed herein to the operator to show cause at a time and place fixed in said notice why said amount specified therein should not be fixed for such tax, interest and penalties. At such hearing, the operator may appear and offer evidence why such specified tax, interest, and penalties should not be so fixed. After such hearing, the Tax Administrator shall determine the proper tax to be remitted and shall thereafter give written notice to the person in the manner prescribed herein of such determination and the amount of such tax, interest, and penalties. The amount determined to be due shall be payable after fifteen (15) days unless an appeal is taken as provided in Section 3.32.100.
3.32.100 Appeal.
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Any operator aggrieved by any decision of the Tax Administrator with respect to the amount of such tax, interest, and penalties if any may appeal to the City Manager or their designee by filing a notice of appeal with the City Manager or their designee within fifteen (15) days of the serving or mailing of the determination of the tax due. The City Manager or their designee shall fix a time and place for hearing such appeal, and give notice in writing to such operator at their last known place of address.
3.32.110 Records.
It shall be the duty of every operator liable for the collection and payment to the City of any tax imposed by this chapter to keep and preserve for a period of four (4) years all records as may be necessary to determine the amount of such tax as the operator may have been liable for the collection and payment of to the City, which records the Tax Administrator shall have the right to inspect at all reasonable times.
3.32.120 Refunds.
A. Whenever the amount of any tax, interest or penalty has been overpaid or paid more than once or has been erroneously or illegally collected or received by the City, it may be refunded as provided in this section; provided that a written claim is timely filed in accordance with the requirements of section 3.08.010.
B. An operator may claim a refund or take as credit against taxes collected and remitted the amount overpaid, paid more than once, or erroneously or illegally collected or received when it is established in a manner prescribed by the Tax Administrator that the person from whom the tax has been collected was not a transient; provided however, that neither a refund nor a credit shall be allowed unless the amount of the tax so collected has either been refunded to the transient or credited to rent subsequently payable by the transient to the operator.
C. A transient may obtain a refund of taxes overpaid or paid more than once or erroneously or illegally collected or received by the City by filing a claim in the manner provided in subsection A of this section; but only when the tax was paid by the transient directly to the Tax Administrator, or when the transient having paid the tax to the operator, establishes to the satisfaction of the Tax Administrator that the transient has been unable to obtain a refund from the operator who collected the tax.
D. No refund shall be paid under the provisions of this section unless the claimant establishes their right thereto by written records showing entitlement thereto.
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3.32.125 Change of ownership—tax clearance certificate.
A. Pursuant to Revenue and Taxation Code Section 7283.5 (and as that section may from time to time be amended), a purchaser, transferee, or other person attempting to obtain ownership of a transient occupancy facility may request in writing from the Tax Administrator the issuance of a tax clearance certificate stating the amount of tax and any accrued penalties and interest due and owing, if any.
B. The Tax Administrator shall, within ninety (90) days of the receipt of the written request for a tax clearance certificate issue the tax clearance certificate, or may conduct an audit of the subject transient occupancy facility. Any such audit must be completed within ninety (90) days after the date the records of the subject transient occupancy facility have been made available to the Tax Administrator, and a tax clearance certificate must be issued within thirty (30) days of the completion of the audit.
C. If following an audit the Tax Administrator determines that the current operator’s records are insufficient to assess the amount of tax due and owing, the Tax Administrator shall (within thirty (30) days of making that determination) notify the prospective purchaser, transferee, or other person that a tax clearance certificate will not be issued.
D. If the Tax Administrator does not comply with the request for a tax clearance certificate, the purchaser, transferee, or other person that obtains ownership of the transient occupancy facility shall not be liable for any transient occupancy tax obligation incurred prior to the date of the purchase or transfer of the property.
E. The tax clearance certificate shall state the following:
1. The amount of tax, interest, and penalties then due and owing;
2. The period of time for which the tax clearance certificate is valid; and
3. That the purchaser, transferee, or other person may rely upon the tax clearance certificate as conclusive evidence of the tax liability associated with the property as of the date specified on the certificate.
F. Any purchaser, transferee, or other person who does not obtain a tax clearance certificate under this section (or who obtains a tax clearance certificate that indicates that tax is due and owing and fails to withhold for the benefit of the City sufficient funds in the escrow account for the purchase of the property to satisfy the transient tax liability) shall be held liable for the amount of tax due and owing.
G. The fee for issuance of a tax clearance certificate shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
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3.32.130 Actions to collect.
Any tax required to be paid by any transient under the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed a debt owed by the transient to the City. Any such tax collected by an operator which has not been paid to the City shall be deemed a debt owed by the operator to the City. Any person owing money to the City under the provisions of this chapter shall be liable to an action brought in the name of the City for the recovery of such amount.
3.32.140 Tax lien.
A. Any delinquent transient occupancy tax, penalties for delinquency, and costs of collection shall become a lien on the service user’s property upon the recording of such with the Los Angeles County recorder’s office.
B. The City shall serve upon the person or persons against whom the lien is recorded, a copy of the document evidencing the lien in one of the following ways:
1. By personal delivery with proof of service.
a. Proof of service shall be shown by the affidavit of the person making the service showing the time, place, and manner of service; the name and address of the person served; and any other facts necessary to show that service was made.
b. If there is no address for a person to be served known to the City, the City shall append to the lien an affidavit to that effect;
2. By leaving the document of the lien at the person’s residence or place of business in the care of the person in charge.
Proof of service shall be shown by the affidavit of the person making the service showing the time, place, and manner of service;the name and address of the person served, together with the title or capacity of the person accepting service; and any other facts necessary to show that service was made;
3. By registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person’s residence or place of business.
a. This service is complete at the time of mailing.
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b. Proof of service shall be shown by an affidavit setting forth the fact of service; the name and residence or business address of the person making this service; showing that they are over the age of eighteen years; the date and place of deposit in the mail; the name and address of the person served as shown on the envelope; and the fact that the envelope was sealed and deposited in the mail, with the postage thereon fully prepaid, and sent by registered or certified mail.
C. The City may add the actual cost of service to the lien to the extent that such costs do not exceed the costs of such notice provided by the county recorder’s office.
D. The lien shall not be removed until the delinquent taxes, penalties for delinquency, and costs of collection are fully paid or the property is sold for payment of the delinquent taxes, penalties for delinquency, and costs of collection.
E. The tax lien shall cease to exist for all purposes after thirty (30) years from the time the tax became a lien.
F. Property sold for delinquent taxes, penalties for delinquency, and costs of collection is subject to redemption within a redemption period of five (5) years.
3.32.150 Violations–misdemeanor.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable therefor by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) or by imprisonment in the City jail for a period of not more than six (6) months or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Any operator or other person who fails or refuses to register as required herein, or to furnish any return required to be made, or who fails or refuses to furnish a supplemental return or other data required by the Tax Administrator, or who renders a false or fraudulent return or claim, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as aforesaid. Any person required to make, render, sign, or verify any report or claim who makes any false or fraudulent report or claim with intent to defeat or evade the determination of any amount due required by this chapter to be made, is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable as aforesaid.
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Exhibit B
Chapter 5.84 “Short-Term Rental Registration and Operating Requirements” is hereby added to the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to read as follows:
Chapter 5.84 Short-Term Rental Registration and Operating Requirements
5.84.010 Definitions
Hotel has the same definition as provided in Chapter 3.32.
Operator has the same definition as provided in Chapter 3.32.
Person has the same definition as provided in Chapter 3.32.
Short-Term Rental Facilitator means any operator or person that facilitates for consideration the occupancy of a short-term rental, which is not owned by the operator or person, for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days or less, and does both of the following:
1) Directly or indirectly, through one or more related persons, engages in any of the following:
a. Transmits or otherwise communicates the offer or acceptance between the purchaser and the operator.
b. Owns or operates the infrastructure, electronic or physical, or technology that brings purchasers and operators together.
c. Provides a virtual currency that purchasers are allowed or required to use to facilitate the occupancy of a short-term rental from the operator. d. Software development or research and development activities related to any of the activities described in paragraph (2), if such activities are directly related to facilitating short-term rentals.
2) Directly or indirectly, through one or more related persons, engages in any of the following activities with respect to facilitating short-term rentals:
a. Payment processing services.
b. Listing homes, houses, or rooms in homes or houses, or other lodgings that are not a hotel or motel, and that are not owned by that person or a related person, for rental on a short-term basis.
c. Setting prices.
d. Branding short-term rentals as those of the short-term rental facilitator. e. Taking orders or reservations.
Short-Term Rental has the same definition as provided in Chapter 3.32.
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5.84.020 Short-Term Rentals Generally.
It shall be unlawful for any person to offer, advertise, or make available for rent or to rent (by way of a rental agreement, lease, license or any other means, whether oral or written) for compensation or consideration a short-term rental for a period of thirty (30) consecutivor less.
5.84.030 Short-Term Rentals in Coastal Zone.
Each person or operator of a short-term rental located within the Coastal Zone shall:
A. Register the short-term rental with the City through the City’s online registration platform and provide the information required by the City, including but not limited to:
1. Property owner contact information;
2. Local emergency contact who is available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week; and can respond to complaints, nuisances, and Police Department requests;
3. Affirm that all safety equipment identified by the City on the short-term rental registration portal is present in the unit or dwelling and is readily available as identified by the City on the short-term rental registration portal.
B. Obtain and maintain a Business License through the Administrative Services Department in accordance with HBMC Section 5.04.
C. Comply with and pay all applicable transient occupancy taxes in accordance with Chapter 3.32.
5.84.040 Nuisances.
Any nuisances arising from the operation of a short-term rental shall be subject to enforcement in accordance with HBMC Chapter 8.28 and any other applicable provision of this Code.
5.84.050 Short-Term Rental Facilitator Responsibilities.
Pursuant to Government Code section 50990(b), the City hereby makes the provisions of the Short-Term Rental Facilitator Act of 2025 (Government Code sections 50990 through 50996) applicable within the City. Short-term rental facilitators shall comply with the following requirements:
A. Physical Address: Upon request by the City, short-term rental facilitators shall report in the form and manner prescribed by the City, the physical address, including the nine-digit zone improvement plan (“ZIP”) code, of each short-term rental during the reporting period.
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B. Additional Identifying Information: If the information provided under subsection A is insufficient for the City to identify a specific short-term rental at the provided address, the City may request: (1) the assessor parcel number (“APN”) of the short-term rental; (2) the uniform resource locator (“URL”) associated with the specific short-term rental listing; and (3) information exclusively related to identifying an accessory dwelling unit, guest house, or single unit of a timeshare or multifamily housing project located at the requested address or assessor parcel number.
C. Frequency of Data: Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the City may require reporting under subsection A no more frequently than in intervals of every three (3) months within a twelve (12)-month period. The City may require monthly reporting if the City requires monthly remittance of transient occupancy tax.
D. Audits: The City may conduct an audit or otherwise examine records of a short-term rental facilitator documenting the receipt of transient occupancy tax due and payable to the City if the facilitator is responsible for collecting and remitting the transient occupancy tax to the City pursuant to a local ordinance or collection agreement. Any costs associated with the audit or examination shall be paid by the City.
E. Listing Requirements: A short-term rental facilitator shall include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number associated with the short-term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by the City.
5.84.060 Violations.
Except as specifically provided otherwise, violations of this chapter are punishable in accordance with Chapter 1.10, Administrative Citations.
250 East 1st Street, Suite 1201; Los Angeles, California 90012 213.336.5900 betterneighborsla.org
September 8, 2026
Hermosa Beach City Council
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Via E-mail: [email protected]
RE: Comment Letter – Item 15e: Adopt An Ordinance Establishing Short-Term rental Program and Municipal Code Updates (26-AS-095)
Dear Mayor Detoy and Councilmembers,
Better Neighbors LA (BNLA) is a coalition of tenants, housing advocates, and community members committed to protecting long-term housing by curbing illegal short-term rental (STR) activity. Through research and data analysis, we assess the STR industry’s impact on affordable housing and neighborhood stability.
We urge the Council to stand by the STR regulations Hermosa Beach passed to protect housing and neighborhoods. Rather than passing a new Ordinance that weakens protections, the Council should bring its Ordinance to the Coastal Commission for approval. Koerner v. City of Hermosa Beach finds that Hermosa Beach’s Ordinance is not legal because it was never approved by the Coastal Commission. The Judgment does not rule on the substance of Ordinance itself; therefore, the City could still pass its Ordinance through a formal Coastal Commission process, such as a Coastal Development Permit. STR regulations in the City’s Coastal Zone, which accounts for 43% of Hermosa Beach’s land area, will impact housing. By working with the Coastal Commission to pass the existing STR Ordinance, Hermosa Beach can avoid legalizing noncompliant STRs that will become more difficult to regulate as a result.
The Council can even consider instituting stronger housing protections and greater coastal access through a hosted-only home-sharing program in the Coastal Zone, which balances affordable access to the coast for visitors and long-term residents. Hosted STRs do not displace residents, and they tend to be more affordable for visitors.1 Cities like Santa Monica and West Hollywood allow hosted-only rentals.
2 1https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc9845732f65217775cb3a5/t/6995fd4c129fbf0727982d0a/1771437388130/A+Balancing +Act_Low-Cost+Lodging+and+Affordable+Housing+Along+the+California+Coast_pdf.pdf 2 https://ecode360.com/42735096#42735096; https://www.weho.org/city-government/city-departments/communitysafety/neighborhood-and-business-safety/business-licensing-and-permits/home-sharing-license
Better Neighbors LA
September 8, 2026
250 East 1st Street, Suite 1201; Los Angeles, California 90012 213.336.5900 betterneighborsla.org
If the Council does choose to move forward with the staff recommendations for regulating STRs, we believe Option 2 is best given its interim nature and the fact that it continues to prohibit STRs outside the Coastal Zone. We urge the Council to consider that this option, along with the other two options, will create an incentive to displace renters and formalize a process for legalizing STRs that were noncompliant with the initial Ordinance. We believe a better path forward lies in approving your Ordinance with the Coastal Commission and defending your right to protect housing in Hermosa Beach.
In enacting any STR ordinance that will go before the Coastal Commission, the City must provide detailed findings about the City’s existing overnight accommodations and public visitor serving amenities like bike paths, beach lots, transit access; as well as the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) obligations, housing shortage, and the number of housing units that could be taken off the market by unhosted STRs.
As it pertains to matter at hand, it is worth nothing that Better Neighbors is concerned that the Coastal Commission oversteps its authority when it prevents cities from using tough STR regulation to preserve housing in the Coastal Zone. There is no vested right under the Coastal Act or local zoning to operate a STR or to convert residential units into high-priced visitor-serving uses. Cities retain broad authority to regulate land use to protect housing and prevent displacement. Indeed, this obligation is mandated through the Housing Element and RHNA processes.
California Coastal Act Section 30213 requires the Commission to provide overnight accommodations only “where feasible.” This language is particularly important when considering the City’s legal mandate to preserve and provide housing under Government Code Sections 65580, 65583, 65584, 65913.5, etc. These laws require the City to implement a Housing Element that addresses the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. The Legislature has repeatedly declared that addressing California’s housing shortage is a matter of statewide concern. The City’s STR ordinance is an implementation measure of that statemandated housing policy: it preserves residential units for residential occupancy rather than permitting their conversion to transient lodging. Coastal Act Section 30213 must therefore be harmonized with the later and more specific Housing Element mandates of Government Code Sections 65583 and 65584.
Moreover, the Coastal Act requires lower cost visitor facilities to be protected and provided only “where feasible.” It does not establish an absolute right to maintain every transient use of residential property. Indeed, the limit of feasibility is the point at which the preservation of lower cost visitor facilities prevents the City from accomplishing its mandate under Sections 65583 and 65584. This says nothing of the fact that most unhosted STRs are not lower cost. 3 The Commission cannot transform Section 30213 into general authority to determine the City’s 3https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fc9845732f65217775cb3a5/t/6995fd4c129fbf0727982d0a/1771437388130/A+Balancing +Act_Low-Cost+Lodging+and+Affordable+Housing+Along+the+California+Coast_pdf.pdf
Better Neighbors LA
September 8, 2026
250 East 1st Street, Suite 1201; Los Angeles, California 90012 213.336.5900 betterneighborsla.org
housing policy or to require the City to sacrifice housing preservation for additional transient accommodation, especially when STRs are not lower cost.
BNLA urges the Council to pursue passing its STR Ordinance through the Coastal Commission. The Ordinance protects residents from displacement and housing from conversion into hotels as required by state housing law. If the City feels that the Coastal Commission is indicating it will not approve such an ordinance, we encourage you to contact your state legislators and the Attorney General’s office to discuss how the Coastal Commission is preventing it from undertaking “all necessary actions to encourage, promote, and facilitate the development of housing to accommodate the entire regional housing need” even though it is taking “reasonable actions … to ensure that future housing production meets, at a minimum, the regional housing need established for planning purposes. Government Code Section 65584(a)(2).
Should you have any questions, please contact Maura O’Neill at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Better Neighbors LA
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