Beverly Hills — 2024-09-17

1. CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Special\nMeeting of March 8, 2024.

10. RATIFICATION OF A LETTER SENT BY CITY MANAGER NANCY HUNT-\nCOFFEY REGARDING THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST LOS\nANGELES ARMORY.\nComment: This item requests the City Council to ratify the letter sent by City\nManager Nancy Hunt-Coffey at the direction of the Mayor to Los Angeles County\nSupervisor Lindsey Horvath which requests full funding for the redevelopment of the\nWest Los Angeles Armory.

11. AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND THE\nNECESSARY FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 PURCHASE ORDERS RELATED TO\nTHE ANNUAL COMBAT ANTISEMITISM MOVEMENT (“CAM”) ANNUAL\nMAYOR CONFERENCE IN THE NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL COMBINED\nAMOUNT OF $250,000.\nComment: The 2024 Mayor’s Summit Against Antisemitism will be hosted by the\nCombat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) and chaired by Mayor Lester Friedman\nDecember 11-13, 2024 in Beverly Hills. CAM funds the venue, activities, and travel\nfor Mayors from across the nation to attend this very important three-day conference\nwhich is aimed to unite leaders, policymakers, and advocates in a collective effort to\ncombat antisemitism and promote a society of tolerance and respect. As Chair for\nthis conference, the City will provide support for the event in an amount not to\nexceed $250,000 through the execution of various agreements.

6. REVIEW OF BUDGETED DEMANDS PAID, covering dates August 30, 2024\nTO September 9, 2024.

7. PAYROLL DISBURSEMENT REPORT, covering dates August 30, 2024 TO\nSeptember 9, 2024.\nOther Business\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS:

8. AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 4, OF THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL\nCODE ESTABLISHING APPEAL AND CITY COUNCIL REVIEW PROCESSES\nAND ADDING PROCESSES FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. –\nSecond Reading for Adoption\nComment: This Ordinance amends the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to add a\nprocedure for processing appeals of decisions on housing development projects as\ndefined in Government Code Section 65905.5(b)(3). The Council will also consider\nfinding the Ordinance exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.\nRESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS:

9. DESIGNATING THE CITY?S VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE VOTING\nDELEGATES FOR THE 2024 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL\nCONFERENCE.\nComment: This item proposes a Resolution of the Council of the City of Beverly Hills\nto designate the City's voting delegate and alternates for the 2024 League of\nCalifornia Cities Annual Conference.\nAPPROVAL OF:

1. REQUEST FOR DIRECTION ON LOS ANGELES COUNTY BALLOT\nMEASURE G - GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ETHICS AND\nACCOUNTABILITY CHARTER AMENDMENT.\nComment: This item requests the City Council to review a proposed ballot measure\nby Los Angeles County which is on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot.\nAs written, the measure proposes to amend Los Angeles County’s Charter to\nchange the governance structure to include establishing a directly elected County\nExecutive, expanding the number of County Supervisors from five to nine, and the\ncreation of other County positions including the Director of Budget and Management\nand County Legislative Analyst.

2. A. REQUEST FOR DIRECTION SUPPORTING, OPPOSING OR REMAINING\nNEUTRAL ON THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS\nSOLUTIONS & PREVENTION NOW INITIATIVE (MEASURE A) WHICH IS ON\nTHE LOS ANGELES COUNTY NOVEMBER 2024 GENERAL ELECTION\nBALLOT; AND

1. AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S JUNE 26, 2024 DECISION\nAPPROVING A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT TO ALLOW THE REMOVAL OF\nTHREE HERITAGE TREES LOCATED WITHIN FRONT SETBACK AREAS\nFOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1001 NORTH ROXBURY DRIVE AND\nFINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA\nENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT; AND\nA RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS\nCONDITIONALLY APPROVING A TREE REMOVAL PERMIT TO ALLOW THE\nREMOVAL OF THREE HERITAGE TREES LOCATED WITHIN FRONT\nSETBACK AREAS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1001 NORTH\nROXBURY DRIVE AND DENYING A RELATED APPEAL.\nComment: On July 9, 2024, Ellis Raskin of Hanson Bridgett LLP, on behalf of Maple\nLeaf Ventures, LLC (the "Appellant"), submitted a letter appealing Planning\nCommission's June 26, 2024 decision approving a Tree Removal Permit to remove\nthree heritage trees located within front setback areas at 1001 North Roxbury Drive\nand finding the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. On\nAugust 6, 2024, the City Council set the appeal hearing date for September 17,\n2024.

1. ARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of August 13, 2024\nARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of\nAugust 21, 2024\nHEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of August 26, 2024

1. CONSIDERATION BY THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE MINUTES of the\nMeeting of March 11, 2024.

2. CONSIDERATION BY THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE MINUTES of the\nMeeting of March 18, 2024.\nOther Business\nNone