City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Richard Montgomery
Mayor Pro Tem Joe Franklin
Councilmember Amy Howorth
Councilmember David Lesser
Councilmember Steve Napolitano
Meeting Minutes - Final
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
5:00 PM
City Council Chambers and Zoom
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
October 17, 2023City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Final
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www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/city-clerk/city-council-meetings-agendas-and-minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDERA.
Mayor Montgomery called the meeting to order.
PLEDGE TO THE FLAGB.
Risk Manager Briza Morales led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALLC.
Roll Call by City Clerk Liza Tamura.
Present 5 - Mayor Montgomery, Mayor Pro Tem Franklin, Councilmember Howorth, Councilmember Lesser and Councilmember Napolitano APPROVAL OF THE AGENDAD.
A motion was made by Councilmember Lesser, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Franklin, to approve the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: Montgomery, Franklin, Howorth, Lesser and Napolitano5 - Nay: 0
October 17, 2023City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Final
PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON)E.
Mayor Montgomery announced that other cities had recently had their meetings disrupted by anti-Semitic or racially based comments through Zoom. Such comments are disruptive, interfere with the people's business and are not within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. He instructed the City Clerk's Office to mute any speakers who attempt to disrupt the meeting with anti-Semitic or derogatory comments based upon race, gender, or other protected categories.
Mayor Montgomery opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Montgomery closed the floor to public comments.
October 17, 2023City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Final
CLOSED SESSIONF.
City Attorney Quinn Barrow announced the following Closed Session:
ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN
CLOSED SESSION
I.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (EXISTING LITIGATION)
(Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Alma Delia Hernandez v. City of Manhattan Beach Los Angeles Superior Court
Case No: 20STCV10863
Name of Case: David Shenbaum and Timothy O'Brien V. City Of Manhattan Beach
United States District Court Central District Of California, Western Division
Case No: 2:22-cv-8062-SB (PDx)
Number of Cases: 2
a.
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Negotiators:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
Employee Groups:
Manhattan Beach Firefighters' Association
Manhattan Beach Police Officers Association
Manhattan Beach Police Management Association
Manhattan Beach Mid-Management Employee Association
California Teamsters Local 911
Unrepresented Full Time Employees
b.
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSIONII.
At 5:02 PM, the City Council recessed into Closed Session.