Beverly Hills — 2025-08-19

MOMENT OF UNITY - Social Media Safety

CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT - Michael Karric, Traffic and Parking\nCommission

CONSIDERATION BY THE PARKING AUTHORITY OF THE MINUTES of the\nSpecial Meeting of August 5, 2025.

CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Study\nSession Meeting of August 5, 2025.

CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Regular\nMeeting of August 5, 2025.

REVIEW OF BUDGETED DEMANDS PAID, covering dates July 29, 2025 to\nAugust 11, 2025

PAYROLL DISBURSEMENT REPORT, covering dates July 29, 2025 to August\n11, 2025

AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO SUNSET THE\nCHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS COMMISSION AND FINDING THE\nORDINANCE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT (CEQA). – First Reading – For Introduction\nComment: Requesting approval to introduce an Ordinance to sunset the Charitable\nSolicitations Commission and find the Ordinance exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA).

DESIGNATING FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES, AMENDING THE 2022\nCALIFORNIA FIRE CODE, AND AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE BEVERLY\nHILLS MUNICIPAL CODE. - Second Reading - For Adoption\nComment: California Government Code Section 51179(a) mandates that a local\nagency within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal,\nmust designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity\nzones within its jurisdiction.

AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT\nUNDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 URBAN AREA SECURITY INITIATIVE (UASI\n24) AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR EQUIPMENT PURCHASE AND\nRESPONSE ACTIVITIES TRAINING.\nComment: As administered by the City of Los Angeles, via the United States\nDepartment of Homeland Security's program,the Fire Department has been\nawarded $117,000 for Urban Search and Rescue Training. The Police Department\nbeen awarded $22,991 towards an equipment purchase of the FLIR SCION\nPTM466 (Thermal Surveillance).

FIXING THE RATE OF TAXES TO PAY THE BONDED AND OTHER VOTERAPPROVED INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 202526.\nComment: This resolution establishes the annual property tax override rate\nnecessary to fund voter-approved pension obligations for the City’s public safety\nemployees. Staff recommends adopting the proposed rate of $0.043230 per $100 of\nassessed valuation for Fiscal Year 2025-26.

AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A CONDITIONAL\nENFORCEABLE FUNDING COMMITMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000,\nAUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SIGN\nA FORMAL LETTER OF SUPPORT, BOTH OF WHICH ARE RELATED TO A\nPROPOSED 100% AFFORDABLE SENIOR HOUSING PROJECT ON\nPRIVATELY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 214-216 SOUTH HAMILTON DRIVE,\nAND APPROVING AN EARMARK FROM THE GENERAL FUND AVAILABLE\nBALANCE IN THE AMOUNT OF $500,000.\nComment: Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution memorializing the\nCity's support for a developer's grant application to the State department of Housing\nand Community Development (HCD) to develop a 100% affordable housing project\nat 214-216 South Hamilton Drive, which is an existing builder's remedy site. The\nHCD grant awards five points if the City provides a funding commitment of $500,000\nand an additional five points if the City provides a letter of support for the project.\nGrant funds are awarded on a competitive basis and the City's support helps the\ndeveloper to maximize their score.

PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS TO FORM COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 2025-1 OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS (ONE BEVERLY\nHILLS), TO DESIGNATE IMPROVEMENT AREAS NO. 1 AND 2 THEREIN, TO\nLEVY SPECIAL TAXES THEREIN AND TO AUTHORIZE BONDED\nINDEBTEDNESS\nFOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY PROPOSES TO CONDUCT\nAN ELECTION OF THE LANDOWNERS IN THE COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT TO APPROVE THE SPECIAL TAXES AND AUTHORIZE THE\nBONDED INDEBTEDNESS\nRESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS\nESTABLISHING COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2025-1 OF THE\nCITY OF BEVERLY HILLS (ONE BEVERLY HILLS) AND IMPROVEMENT\nAREAS THEREIN, AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES AND\nCALLING A SPECIAL MAILED BALLOT ELECTION WITHIN EACH\nIMPROVEMENT AREA AND APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING CERTAIN\nACTIONS RELATED THERETO\nRESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS ACTING\nAS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES DISTRICT NO.\n2025-1 OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS (ONE BEVERLY HILLS)\nDETERMINING THE NECESSITY TO INCUR BONDED INDEBTEDNESS\nWITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NOS. 1 AND 2 OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 2025-1 OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS (ONE BEVERLY\nHILLS) AND CALLING SPECIAL MAILED BALLOT ELECTIONS THEREIN;\nRESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS,\nACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY\nFACILITIES DISTRICT NO. 2025-1 OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS (ONE\nBEVERLY HILLS) CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF ELECTIONS HELD\nWITHIN IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 1 AND IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 2;\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA ACTING IN\nITS CAPACITY AS THE LEGISLATIVE BODY OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES\nDISTRICT NO. 2025-1 (ONE BEVERLY HILLS) OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY\nHILLS AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF SPECIAL TAXES WITHIN\nIMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 1 AND IMPROVEMENT AREA NO. 2.\nComment: The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed formation\nof a Community Facilities District (CFD) for the One Beverly Hills project. The CFD\nis a financing tool that would use special taxes levied only on the properties in the\nCFD to pay for public improvements like the botanical gardens. Following the\nhearing, the Council will consider forming the district. The City will also consider\nlevying the special taxes and declaring the necessity to incur bonded indebtedness,\nsubject to the landowner election. and finding the actions exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act.

CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND COMMITTEE REPORTS AND COMMENTS\nCOMMISSION SYNOPSIS\n1.\nARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of\nJuly 16, 2025\nTRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION - Special Meeting of July 16, 2025\nPLANNING COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of July 24, 2025