Beverly Hills — 2025-06-17

MOMENT OF UNITY – Pride Month

RECOGNITION – Just in Case BH

CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Parking Authority Meeting of\nMay 20, 2025.

CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Study\nSession Meeting of May 20, 2025.

AGREEMENTS AND AMENDMENTS WITH VARIOUS VENDORS FOR\nPROVISION OF ANNUAL SERVICES;\nAPPROVAL OF BLANKET PURCHASE ORDERS FOR SUPPLIES AND\nSERVICES FOR THE CITY'S DEPARTMENTS IN THE TOTAL NOT-TOEXCEED AMOUNT OF $86,538,374.98 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26; AND\nAPPROVAL OF A CHANGE PURCHASE ORDER TO ARAKELIAN\nENTERPRISES, INC. DBA ATHENS SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF\n$350,000 FOR A NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $12,879,130 FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2024-25; AND\nAPPROVAL OF A CHANGE PURCHASE ORDER TO MERIDIAN RAPID\nDEFENSE GROUP, LLC IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 FOR A NOT-TOEXCEED AMOUNT OF $150,000 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25.\nComment: Staff requests City Council approval of Fiscal Year 2025-26 Citywide\nBlanket Purchase Orders, Agreements, and Amendments.

AN AGREEMENT WITH BBB-CA, INC. DBA BLOCK BY BLOCK, CALIFORNIA\nFOR SAFETY AND HOSPITALITY AMBASSADOR SERVICES; AND\nAPPROVAL OF A PURCHASE ORDER FOR BBB-CA, INC. DBA BLOCK BY\nBLOCK, CALIFORNIA IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,409,795.90 FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2025-2026.\nComment: Staff seeks City Council approval of an agreement and purchase order\nfor BBB-CA, Inc. DBA Block by Block, California for a total not to exceed amount of\n$1,409,795.90 to provide safety and hospitality Ambassador services.

TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD\nCONTROL DISTRICT AND BEVERLY HILLS AGREEMENT NO. 2024MP10\nSAFE, CLEAN WATER PROGRAM – MUNICIPAL PROGRAM.\nComment: The Los Angeles County Flood Control District (“District”) administers the\nSafe, Clean Water Program for the purpose of funding cities within the District for\nprojects and programs to increase stormwater and urban runoff capture and reduce\nstormwater and urban runoff pollution in the District. This agreement will provide an\nannual estimated revenue of $550,000 to the City for stormwater operations and\nproject expenditures.

AUTHORIZE THE LITIGATION COMMITTEE TO MAKE INSURANCE\nPROCUREMENT RECOMMENDATIONS; AND\nAUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO BIND INSURANCE COVERAGE IN\nTHE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $15,960,000; AND\nAUTHORIZE A PURCHASE ORDER TO ALLIANT INSURANCE SERVICES\nFOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS AND BROKER FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2025/26 IN THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $15,960,000.\nComment: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Litigation\nCommittee to make insurance procurement recommendations and authorize the\nCity Manager to bind insurance coverage in the not-to-exceed amount of\n$15,960,000. Additionally, staff recommends the City Council authorize a purchase\norder to Alliant Insurance services for insurance premiums and broker fees for Fiscal\nYear 2025/2026.

CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Regular\nMeeting of May 20, 2025.

REVIEW OF BUDGETED DEMANDS PAID, covering dates May 23, 2025 to\nJune 5, 2025.

PAYROLL DISBURSEMENT REPORT, covering dates May 23, 2025 to June 5,\n2025.

AMENDING ARTICLE 5 (STORMWATER AND URBAN RUNOFF POLLUTION\nCONTROL) OF CHAPTER 4 OF TITLE 9 OF THE BEVERLY HILLS\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT\nREQUIREMENTS AND INCLUDE ADDITIONAL REVISIONS PURSUANT TO\nTHE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM PERMIT\nREQUIREMENTS FOR THE MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER\nSYSTEM, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA). First Reading - For\nIntroduction\nComment: Staff recommends the City Council amend the Stormwater and Urban\nRunoff Pollution Control Ordinance to revise the Low Impact Development\nrequirements and to provide additional language to be consistent with the National\nPollutant Discharge Elimination Permit issued by the State Water Resources Control\nBoard.

AMENDING ARTICLE 3 (WASTEWATER SYSTEM) OF CHAPTER 1 (CITY\nUTILITY SERVICES) OF TITLE 6 (UTILITIES AND FRANCHISES) OF THE\nBEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE, AND MAKING A DETERMINATION OF\nEXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\n(CEQA). First Reading - For Introduction\nComment: Staff recommends City Council amend the City's Wastewater Ordinance\nto strengthen the City's controls to reduce public sewer overflows caused by private\nsewer lateral systems and require notifications to prevent sewer overflows.

PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION APPOINTMENT (AMIR DAR, WILLIAM\nHEYER AND ELLIOT ZARABI).\nComment: Appoints Amir Dar, William Heyer and Elliot Zarabi to the Public Works\nCommission for an initial two-year term.

REAPPOINTING MEMBERS TO THE RECREATION AND PARKS\nCOMMISSION (JOHN "JR" DZUBAK, JR), COMMUNITY CHARITABLE\nFOUNDATION (LISA GREER) AND AN EXTENSION OF TERM FOR\nRECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION (AMIE SHERRY).\nComment: The first terms for Recreation and Parks Commission (JR Dzubak) and\nthe Community Charitable Foundation (Lisa Greer) are scheduled to conclude on\nJune 30, 2025. They are both eligible for reappointment to a second term of fouryears with City Council approval. The report also includes an extension of term for\nRecreation and Parks Commission (Amie Sherry).

FINAL CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION PRIORITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2025-26.\nComment: Staff has incorporated the feedback and direction from the City Council\non the City Council and Commission Priorities for Fiscal Year 2025-26. City Council\nis asked to approve the final priorities for the upcoming fiscal year.

AN APPEAL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECEMBER 12, 2024\nDECISION APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW AND DENSITY\nBONUS PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EIGHTSTORY, 52-UNIT MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ON A DUAL\nJURISDICTIONAL PROPERTY LOCATED IN BOTH BEVERLY HILLS AND\nLOS ANGELES WHERE 12 UNITS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN BEVERLY\nHILLS AND 40 UNITS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN LOS ANGELES, AND A\nR-4 PERMIT TO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL WALKWAY AT 412 NORTH\nOAKHURST DRIVE; AND\nA RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS\nCONDITIONALLY APPROVING A DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW AND\nDENSITY BONUS PERMIT TO ALLOW FOR A NEW EIGHT-STORY, 52-UNIT\nMULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ON A DUAL JURISDICTIONAL\nPROPERTY LOCATED IN BOTH BEVERLY HILLS AND LOS ANGELES\nWHERE 12 UNITS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN BEVERLY HILLS AND 40\nUNITS WOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN LOS ANGELES AND A R-4 PERMIT\nTO ALLOW AN ADDITIONAL WALKWAY, AT 412 NORTH OAKHURST DRIVE\nAND DENYING A RELATED APPEAL.\nComment: On December 12, 2024, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution\napproving the construction of a new eight-story, 52-unit multi-family residential\nbuilding at 412 North Oakhurst Drive. Subsequently, a timely appeal of the Planning\nCommission's decision was filed on December 26, 2024, by Rabbi Ruben Milikan. It\nis recommended that the City Council hold a de novo public hearing to consider the\nappeal.

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS EXTENDING INTERIM\nURGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 25-O-2913 AMENDING SINGLE-FAMILY\nRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AND OBJECTIVE\nSTANDARDS FOR TWO-PRIMARY UNIT PROJECTS AND URBAN LOT\nSPLITS AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF.\nComment: This ordinance would extend the effective period of the interim urgency\nordinance (Ordinance No. 25-O-2913) for another ten (10) months and fifteen (15)\ndays beyond its original expiration date of June 20, 2025.

PUBLIC HEARING OF THE 2025 DRINKING WATER PUBLIC HEALTH\nGOALS REPORT.\nComment: California Health and Safety Code §§116470 (b) and (c) require a water\nsystem serving more than 10,000 service connections prepare a Public Health Goal\n(PHG) report once every three years. In addition to generating the PHG report, it\nrequires the public water systems to hold a public hearing for the purpose of\naccepting and responding to public comment on the report.

CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION AND ADOPTION OF THE FISCAL YEAR\n2025-26 BUDGET; AND\nRESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS\nADOPTING THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2025-26; AND\nRESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS\nAPPROVING THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2025-26 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR; AND\nRESOLUTION OF THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY\nHILLS APPROVING THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL POLICIES FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2025-26 AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR.\nComment: This item requests that City Council adopt the resolutions for the Fiscal\nYear 2025-26 appropriations limit, operating and capital improvement program\nbudget and financial policies, and that the Board of Directors adopt the resolution\napproving the Fiscal Year 2025-26 operating budget and financial policies for the\nParking Authority. The City's financial policies include the delegation of authority to\nthe City Treasurer for a one-year period to invest or reinvest funds, and to sell or\nexchange securities purchased for and on behalf of the City.

RECOMMENDATION OF THE BEVERLY HILLS CITY COUNCIL LIAISON /\nCHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR\n2025/2026 WORK PLAN AND FUNDING REQUEST BY THE BEVERLY HILLS\nCHAMBER OF COMMERCE; AND\nRECOMMENDATION TO WAIVE SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT FEES, PLACE OF\nASSEMBLY PERMIT FEES, AND SET FLAT RATE REDUCED PARKING\nRATES FOR SPECIFIC EVENTS HOSTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE\nBEVERLY HILLS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.\nComment: The City Council will consider approval of the recommendation of the\nCity Council Chamber of Commerce Committee Liaisons to support the Beverly Hills\nChamber of Commerce proposed annual work plan, and corresponding funding\nrequest in the amount of $533,730 for Fiscal Year 2025/2026, waivers of certain\npermit fees and setting a reduced parking flat rate for specific events.

REPORT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS

REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER

CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND COMMITTEE REPORTS AND COMMENTS\nCOMMISSION SYNOPSIS

PLANNING COMMISSION - Special Meeting of May 5, 2025\nARTS AND CULTURE COMMISSION - Special Meeting of May 6, 2025\nRECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of May 27, 2025