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Redondo Beach City Council
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
Open Session — Regular Meeting 6: 00 p. m.
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6: 00 PM - OPEN SESSION - REGULAR MEETING
4: 30 PM — CLOSED SESSION MEETING ( CANCELLED)
A. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Redondo Beach City Council was called to order at 6: 00 p. m. by Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein in the City Hall Council Chambers, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California.
B. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Behrendt, Kaluderovic, Nehrenheim, Obagi, Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein
Councilmembers Absent: Mayor Brand
Officials Present: Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk
Mike Webb, City Attorney
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Melissa Villa, Analyst
C. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION
Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein led in the salute to the flag followed by a moment of silence.
D. PRESENTATIONS/ PROCLAMATIONS/ ANNOUNCEMENTS
Councilmember Nehrenheim announced the cancellation of the District 1 community meeting on January 13, 2024 and that L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell will be a special guest at the February District 1 community meeting.
Councilmember Kaluderovic reported she was appointed to the Cal Cities Environmental Policy Committee; announced the District 3 community meeting will be held on January 27, 2024, location to be determined.
Councilmember Obagi announced the District 4 community meeting on Wednesday, January 17th at 6: 00 p. m. at Perry Park Senior Center and thanked City staff for the recent AES Powerplant shutdown event.
Councilmember Behrendt commented favorably on the recent District 5 community meeting and announced he was appointed to the Cal Cities Housing, Community and Economic Development Committee.
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Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein announced the District 2 community meeting will be held on January 22nd, 6: 00 p. m. on Zoom; reported attending the closing ceremony for the AES Powerplant and thanked City staff for the launching of the new Redondo Beach City website.
E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Kaluderovic, to approve the order of the agenda by voice vote, as presented.
Motion carried, 5- 0.
F. AGENCY RECESS — 6: 13 p.m.
The City Council recessed the City Council meeting to the Community Financing Authority at 6: 13 p. m.
F. 1. REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY CONTACT: WENDY COLLAZO, FINANCE DIRECTOR
F. 2. PARKING AUTHORITY - REGULAR MEETING - CANCELLED
CONTACT: GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING - 6: 16 p. m.
The City Council reconvened the meeting at 6: 16 p. m.
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Nehrenheim, and approved by voice vote to reconvene to the Regular Meeting at 6: 16 p. m.
Motion carried, 5- 0.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Behrendt, Kaluderovic, Nehrenheim, Obagi, Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein
Councilmembers Absent: Mayor Brand
G. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS — ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS
G. 1. For Blue Folder Documents Approved at the City Council Meeting Analyst Villa reported one Blue Folder Item was received for Item No. J. 1.
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Motion by Councilmember Nehrenheim, seconded by Councilmember Kaluderovic, and approved by voice vote to receive and file Blue Folder Items.
Motion carried, 5- 0.
H. CONSENT CALENDAR
H. 1. APPROVE AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF JANUARY 9, 2024.
CONTACT: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
H. 2. APPROVE MOTION TO READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER READING OF ALL
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS LISTED ON THE AGENDA
CONTACT: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
H. 3. APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES: NONE
CONTACT: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
HA PAYROLL DEMANDS
CHECKS 29512- 29537 IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 27, 118. 08, PD. 12/ 22/ 23 DIRECT DEPOSIT 272328- 272997 IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 2, 411, 286. 74, PD. 12/ 22/ 23 CHECKS 29538- 29550 IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 13, 089. 17, PD. 1/ 5/ 24 DIRECT DEPOSIT 272998- 273544 IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 2, 065,941. 60, PD. 1/ 5/24
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DEMANDS
CHECKS 112096- 112224 IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 1, 833, 022. 71 EFT CALPERS MEDICAL INSURANCE $ 462, 036. 46
DIRECT DEPOSIT 100007896- 100007988 IN THE AMOUNT OF $ 96, 777. 03, PD. 1 / 2/ 24
REPLACEMENT DEMAND 112095
CONTACT: WENDY COLLAZO, FINANCE DIRECTOR
H. 5. APPROVE CONTRACTS UNDER $ 35, 000:
1. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH FLOCK GROUP, INC. DBA FLOCK SAFETY FOR AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READERS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $ 34, 300, FOR AN INITIAL TERM OF JANUARY 9, 2024 THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2025, WITH AN OPTION TO RENEW FOR 24 MONTHS.
CONTACT: WENDY COLLAZO, FINANCE DIRECTOR
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H. 6. APPROVE A SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH CJ CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. FOR SIDEWALK REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT SERVICES TO INCREASE THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT FROM $ 575, 000 TO $858, 750 ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC- 2401- 001 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING SIDEWALK
REPLACEMENT WORK AT MCBAIN AVENUE AND SPEYER LANE, VAIL AVENUE AND MATHEWS AVENUE, AND THE CITY PUBLIC WORKS YARD AS " REPAIR" AND EXEMPTING IT FROM BIDDING REQUIREMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 19 AND
19. 1( A) OF THE CITY CHARTER OF REDONDO BEACH
CONTACT: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
H. 7. This Item was excluded from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein pulled Agenda Item No. H. 7. from the Consent Calendar, for separate consideration.
There were no public comments on the Consent Calendar.
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Kaluderovic, to approve by voice vote, Agenda Items No. H. 1 through H. 6 of the Consent Calendar, as presented.
Motion carried, 5- 0.
There were no comments regarding this Agenda Item.
Analyst Villa read title to Resolution No. CC- 2401- 001.
I. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
H. 7. APPROVE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOARDWALK SURFACE REPAIR PROJECT, JOB NO. 70810, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO
ADVERTISE THE PROJECT FOR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONTACT: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
City Engineer Winje provided an update of the International Boardwalk Surface Repair Project.
Discussion followed regarding the construction timeline and the color selection of the pavers.
There were no public comments on this item.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein, seconded by Councilmember Obagi, to approve Agenda Item No. H. 7, by voice vote, as presented.
Motion carried, 5- 0.
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J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON -AGENDA ITEMS
J. 1. For eComments and Emails Received from the Public Don Albrecht reported he was visited by Code Enforcement for using an electric leaf blower on his property and questioned the prohibition noting that there are no pollutants related to the use of electric leaf blowers and asked that Council place a revision of the code for consideration on the next meeting agenda.
Councilmember Nehrenheim shared his contact information and asked Mr. Albrecht to email him.
Holly Osborne, District 5, spoke about derailment of fuel tank rail cars and specifically, one that occurred in El Segundo seven years ago, immediately under the Green Line track.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein, seconded by Councilmember Nehrenheim, to extend Holly Osborne' s time for by one minute. There being no objections, Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein so ordered.
Holly Osborne discussed Metro' s plan to build along the ROW near residential neighborhoods and the risks to public safety by doing so.
Niki Negrete Mitchell, District 3, referenced Metro' s Multi -modal objectives; talked about the Metro Board seeking to repair eroded trust and communities and announced an upcoming Town Hall hosted by County Supervisor Holly Mitchell on January 18th, at 5: 00 p. m. at Spring Haven Housing, 11815 Wilmington Avenue, Los Angeles.
Ron Maroko, District 3, spoke about wanting to find out what happened to a historical display case at the museum; discussed making public records requests and conversations with staff regarding the matter; claimed it was removed/ destroyed on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday; mentioned other items that are missing from the museum and felt there should be processes in place to address the issue.
Ray Agelson, District 1, asked about the status of the Historical Library Building at Veterans Park and stated he would love to hold his wedding at the site.
Maddie Lujan, Metro user, spoke about the need to improve the system and spoke about allowing City workers to use leaf blowers.
Joan Irvine, District 1, via Zoom, spoke about a recent clean up event by Keep the Esplanade Beautiful and addressed their goals for the new year.
Nancy Skiba, District 4, via Zoom, reported attending the Run, Hide, Fight seminar hosted by the Redondo Beach Police Department and encouraged the public to attend future events.
Analyst Villa reported receiving two eComments.
There were no other public comments.
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K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS - None
There were no Ex Parte Communications.
L. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
There were no Public Hearings.
M. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS — None
N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION
N. 1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO APPROVE THE DESIGN, LOCATION, AND COST FOR THE PUBLIC ARTWORK, " GATE WAVE" BY ARTIST VOLKAN ALKANOGLU
DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARTIST FOR INSTALLATION OF THE " GATE WAVE" PUBLIC ART PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL
AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING
CONTACT: CAMERON HARDING, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Community Services Director Harding introduced the item and deferred to staff for a report.
Cultural Arts Manager Margolis narrated a PowerPoint presentation with details of the Administrative Report.
Artist Volkan Alkanoglu, via Zoom, narrated a PowerPoint presentation with details of his background and the proposed artwork.
Discussion followed regarding materials and weathering.
Juan Melendez, District 4, Member of the Public Arts Commission, speaking as an individual, spoke about challenges with the location of the artwork and commented positively about the proposed piece, noted the City is experiencing growing pains.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein, seconded by Councilmember Nehrenheim, to extend Juan Melendez' s time for by thirty seconds. There being no objections, Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein so ordered.
Juan Melendez spoke about the need to refine mechanizations in the City relative to moving projects forward.
Byron Story, Torrance, spoke about a chocolate factory and tent city.
Paul Moses, District 2, via Zoom, stated he is excited this project is moving forward; commented on the artist and the artwork and suggested nearby electrical access boxes and manholes may need to be moved.
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Mara Lamg, via Zoom, spoke about the amount of money in the John Parsons Public Art Fund and suggested it could be used in other areas of the City such as updating City park equipment.
Mayor Pro Tern Lowenstein noted that money in the John Parsons Public Art Fund cannot be used for other purposes within the City.
There were no other public comments on this item.
Councilmember Obagi commented on the item; thanked Commission Melendez for his work and agreed with the proposed location for the art piece.
Amended Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Behrendt, to APPROVE THE DESIGN, LOCATION, AND BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC ARTWORK, " GATE WAVE" BY ARTIST VOLKAN ALKANOGLU and DIRECT STAFF TO PREPARE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE ARTIST FOR INSTALLATION OF THE " GATE WAVE" PUBLIC ART PROJECT FOR CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL AT A SUBSEQUENT MEETING.
The amended motion carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES: Behrendt, Kaluderovic, Nehrenheim, Obagi, Mayor Pro Tern Lowenstein NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
N. 2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE ACQUISITION AND
INSTALLATION OF PUBLIC ART ALONG ARTESIA BOULEVARD
CONTACT: CAMERON HARDING, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Cultural Arts Manager Margolis narrated a PowerPoint presentation with details of the Administrative Report.
City Manager Witzansky addressed the funding needed, over time, the current available funding, typical yearly deposits into the fund and expected growth.
Mayor Pro Tern Lowenstein commented on the use of gateways and spoke favorably about having thematic public art along the medians on the Artesia corridor and funding the project as much as possible.
Councilmember Obagi thanked Cultural Arts Manager Margolis for his work on this item; spoke about the $ 150,000 for the Transit Center; highlighted the need for this project to be the priority; favored public art installations versus gateways or archways; talked about finding opportunities for installations; agreed with reallocating funds for the Big Lots mural and stated he would like to have at least $ 500,000 towards this project over the next eighteen months.
City Manager Witzansky confirmed it is reasonable to project that over the next two years, the John Parsons Public Art Fund would accrue $ 500, 000 and noted availability of additional money through a CIP redirect.
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Cultural Arts Manager Margolis discussed the status of the various pending projects and provided an update on the Skate Park mural.
Councilmember Obagi suggested the possibility of obtaining funds from Metro for art for the Transit Center and commented on having an art piece on Artesia by the artist of the Skate Park mural.
Councilmember Nehrenheim spoke about moving the various projects forward, throughout the City, provisions for funding public art in the Transit Center and calculation of building valuations determining the amount of in -lieu fees; liked having Artesia Boulevard as a gateway to the different areas of City and creating a sense of space; addressed keeping and reallocating funds within the various projects under the John Parsons Public Art Fund and stated he does not see a need to defund other projects to fund this project.
City Manager Witzansky agreed, as long as the installation of art along Artesia Boulevard is phased and stated he does not see the City struggling with resources for it.
Councilmember Nehrenheim spoke about being shovel -ready for the various art projects once funding is allocated.
Councilmember Behrendt spoke in opposition to a big archway as a gateway and suggested getting more feedback from residents and discussed use of a consultant and the related budget.
City Manager Witzansky added the timing would depend on how fast Council would like staff to work on this; addressed the process and noted the need for a consultant to expedite the process.
Cultural Arts Manager Margolis spoke about wanting Artesia Boulevard to be a unified art concept and discussed figuring out ways to integrate existing art with new art and the community engagement process.
Councilmember Behrendt suggested exploring other options noting 10% of the budget seems high.
City Manager Witzansky felt the City has the capacity to continue to advance art projects, in partnership with the Public Arts Commission.
Discussion followed regarding the possibility of Southern California Edison funding art on their rightsof-way/transmission corridors and moving forward as funds become available.
Councilmember Kaluderovic agreed with the need to keep projects moving forward as funds become available; commented on the Big Lots project and suggested setting the intentions prior to funding becoming available.
City Manager Witzansky spoke about the possibility of receiving another $ 50, 000 to $ 75, 000 over the balance of this fiscal year; believed it is reasonable to forecast another $200, 000 of John Parsons Fund revenues in the subsequent fiscal year and stated per Council direction, staff can take budget action without having to anything other than the Big Lots mural project funds to cover that forecast.
Should Council decide to be more aggressive, he suggested either advancing funds or allocating a portion of other projects currently on the list.
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Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein invited public comments.
Juan Melendez, District 4, Member of the Public Arts Commission, speaking as an individual, spoke about possible materials for walls and screens in the Transit Center; discussed the use of gateways; mentioned art projects versus Public Works projects and opined a consultant is necessary for the Artesia Art corridor in order to have an integrated, unified and cohesive look.
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein, seconded by Councilmember Nehrenheim, to extend Juan Melendez's time for by thirty seconds. There being no objections, Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein so ordered.
Juan Melendez felt people should be able to distinguish between Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach when in those cities.
Georgette Gantner spoke about the Public Works yard mural; stated she does not believe that archways are needed to establish a sense of space and agreed with the need for a consultant to guide this project.
Councilmember Obagi reported that he polled his neighbors and there was no a lot of interest in an archway; spoke about the SCE rights -of -way; addressed the various scenarios and noted he favors Scenario 3.
In reply to Councilmember Behrendt' s question, Cultural Arts Manager Margolis addressed the City' s agreements with artists giving the City the ability to remove the art permanently or temporarily.
Paul Moses, District 2, via Zoom, spoke about the possibility of installing temporary/ rotating art installations as is done in the Palm Desert El Paseo and felt that if the Public Art Commission is doing its job, additional community input is unnecessary.
Joan Irvine, District 1, via Zoom, objected to taking funds away from the Esplanade to use in other art projects and asked that the City keep the $ 100, 000 in funds for the Esplanade.
There were no other public comments on this item.
Amended Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Behrendt, to approve the Public Art procurement process described in the report, direct staff to allocate $ 500, 000 initially, for Artesia Boulevard art, using Scenario 3, with modifications to remove the gateway arch signage and conceptually approve the utilization of a public art consultant to support the Artesia Boulevard art effort, not to exceed 10% of the total project budget and ensuring the consultant is not incentivized to provide very expensive art and to declare that Public Art is non- competitive per RBMC 2- 6. 9.
Councilmember Nehrenheim stated he is not in favor of the motion; mentioned there will be $ 2 million for Artesia Boulevard art from the South Bay Social District and felt that with the motion, money is being taken away from other parts of the City that need beautification and help and spoke about the Esplanade art concept.
Amended motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Behrendt, to keep 100, 000 for the Esplanade art concept and reduce the allocation to the Artesia Boulevard art to 400,000 and using Scenario 3, with modifications to remove the gateway arch signage and
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conceptually approve the utilization of a public art consultant to support the Artesia Boulevard art effort, not to exceed 10% of the total project budget and ensuring the consultant is not incentivized to provide very expensive art and to declare that Public Art is non- competitive per RBMC 2- 6. 9.
Councilmember Nehrenheim noted his objection to taking away from other parts of the City that need beautification.
Councilmember Obagi noted it is time to move Artesia Boulevard art forward and Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein, agreed.
Discussion followed regarding the El Paseo model, exploring a hybrid model in terms of permanent and temporary installations.
The amended motion carried with the following roll call vote:
AYES: Behrendt, Kaluderovic, Obagi, Mayor Pro Tern Lowenstein NOES: Nehrenheim
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
O. CITY MANAGER ITEM
City Manager Witzanky expressed his wishes for a Happy New Year; spoke about City staff' s increased productivity; stated 2024 is expected to be busy and listed upcoming City Council agenda items.
P. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS - None
Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF
Councilmember Nehrenhiem referenced a HAPLA ( Redondo Beach Harbor and Redondo Pier Lessee' s Association) change in the Harbor Commission and asked about the status and amending the ordinance.
City Attorney Webb responded that the work is done and stated staff is waiting for a meeting to place the item on the Harbor Commission' s agenda.
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Behrendt, and approved by voice vote to place on the next City Council agenda, a change of the Mayor' s designation of the South Bay COG alternate.
Motion carried, 5- 0.
Councilmember Obagi referred, for discussion during Closed Session, a review of the City Manager and on open session, a discussion of any changes of pay to the City Manager.
City Attorney Webb responded that the review will be on the next meeting agenda and the discussion regarding pay, will be scheduled for a subsequent open session.
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In addition, Councilmember Obagi requested a discussion of the Builders Remedy lawsuit on the powerplant site and considering placing on the ballot, an amendment to Article 27 for clarification.
City Attorney Webb responded the ruling will be discussed in Closed Session.
Mayor Pro Tern Loewenstein asked that City staff add Councilmember biographies to the website; asked about the electronic sign ordinance in the harbor and reported the lighting in that parking lot near Mole D, needs to be replaced.
R. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION - None
There was no Closed Session at this time.
S. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION ADJOURNMENT — None
T. ADJOURNMENT — 9: 37 p. m.
There being no further business to come before the City Council, motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Nehrenheim, and approved by voice vote to adjourn the meeting at 9: 37 p. m., to an Adjourned Regular meeting to be held at 4: 30 p. m. ( Closed Session) and a Regular meeting to be held at 6: 00 p. m. on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, in the Redondo Beach City Hall Council Chambers, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California.
Motion carried, 5- 0.
All written comments submitted via eComment are included in the record and available for public review on the City website.
Respectfully submitted,
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk
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