Hermosa Beach — 2023-04-25

b) 23-0235 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL:\nExisting Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nThe City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open\nsession will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.\nName of Case: Granite Re, Inc. DBA Granite Surety Insurance Company v. City\nof Hermosa Beach (Case No. 2:23-cv-1548)\n6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION

a) 23-0241 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES\nAND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES

b) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS\n23-0216 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers.

c) REPORT MEMORANDUM REGARDING\n23-0233 REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT,\nAND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT\nFOR MARCH 2023\n(Finance Director Viki Copeland)

d) REPORT MEMORANDUM REGARDING CITY TREASURER’S REPORT\n23-0224 AND CASH BALANCE REPORT FOR MARCH 2023\n(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)

e) REPORT CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS\n23-0223 (City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)\nRecommendation: The City Treasurer recommends City Council ratify cancellation of certain check.

f) REPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT\n23-0248 AS OF APRIL 13, 2023\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program Status\nReport as of April 13, 2023.

g) REPORT ADOPT RESOLUTION 23-XX EASEMENT DEDICATION\n23-0208 505 GOULD AVENUE\n(Director of Public Works Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution 23-XX (Attachment 2) accepting the easement deed for a sanitary\nsewer easement in connection with the redevelopment of 505 Gould Avenue; and\n2. Authorize City Manager to sign the Certificate of Acceptance (Attachment 4).

i) REPORT LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE\n23-0205 MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2023\n(Emergency Management Coordinator Israel Estrada)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the February 2023 Fire and Ambulance\nmonthly report.

j) REPORT RECEIVE AND FILE LEGISLATIVE POSITION LETTER\n23-0212 SUPPORTING\nSENATE BILL 381 (MIN) ELECTRIC BICYCLES: STUDY AND\nLETTER\nOPPOSING THE TAXPAYER PROTECTION AND GOVERNMENT\nACCOUNTABILITY ACT INITIATIVE NO. 21-0042A1 RESTRICTING\nVOTER’S INPUT AND LOCAL TAXING AUTHORITY\n(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive and file the letter of support for Senate Bill 381, which would direct the Mineta\nTransportation Institute at San Jose State University to conduct a study on electric\nbicycles to inform efforts to improve the safety of riders and pedestrians (Attachment 1);\nand\n2. Receive and file the letter in opposition of the Taxpayer Protection and Government\nAccountability Act Initiative No. 21-0042A1, which would make it more difficult for local\nvoters to pass measures needed to fund local services and infrastructure (Attachment 3).

k) REPORT RESOLUTION APPROVING CHANGES TO THE 2022-2025\n23-0213 MEMORANDUM\nOF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA\nBEACH\nAND THE GENERAL AND SUPERVISORY EMPLOYEES’\nBARGAINING UNIT, CALIFORNIA TEAMSTERS LOCAL 911\n(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) approving a Side Letter\nAgreement (Attachment 3) between the City of Hermosa Beach and General and\nSupervisory Employees' Bargaining Unit California Teamsters Local 911, modifying\nArticle 47, Section B.1. to move Chavez Day and Juneteenth from Section B.1.a to B.1.b.

l) REPORT RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT CLAIMS\n23-0211 (Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council reject the following claims and refer them to the City's\nLiability Claims Administrator.\nClaimant: Sarkis Kassardjian\nDate of Loss: February 15, 2023\nDate Filed: March 13, 2023\nAllegation: Claimant alleges property damage to a private parking lot due to an Athens\ntruck driving over it.\nClaimant: C. Lukert\nDate of Loss: September 7, 2021\nDate Filed: July 13, 2022\nAllegation: Claimant alleges property damage to a concrete block wall and top floor\nceiling cracks due to violent shaking created by sand compacting and/or paving\nmachines used by City of Hermosa Beach during street paving of 24th Street (just east of\nPark Avenue).

m) REPORT REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO\n23-0222 MIRA COSTA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD NITE 2023\n(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council approve a sponsorship donation of $1,000 to the Mira\nCosta High School G.R.A.D. Booster Club for 2023.

a) REPORT REQUEST FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES PRESERVATION\n23-0244 (HRR22-01) FOR DESIGNATION OF A LANDMARK FOR THE\nPROPERTY LOCATED AT 2204 MONTEREY BOULEVARD IN THE\nCITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) approving Historic\nResources Preservation No. 22-01 to designate the property located at 2204 Monterey\nBoulevard as a City of Hermosa Beach Landmark and make the determination that the\nproject is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).

b) REPORT ADOPT ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING\n23-0247 PERMANENT OUTDOOR PERMIT PROGRAMS AND\nDOWNTOWN LANE RECONFIGURATIONS AND\nACCOMPANYING RESOLUTIONS\n(Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance 23-XXXX amending various sections of\nChapter 12.16 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code establishing a permanent outdoor\ndining program and the determination that the project is Categorically Exempt under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (Attachment 1);\n2. Adopt a resolution approving revised guidelines for encroachments on Pier Plaza and\noff-Plaza public rights-of-way (Attachment 2);\n3. Adopt a resolution approving lane reconfigurations and bike lanes in the downtown area\n(Attachment 3);\n4. Adopt a resolution establishing a fee schedule for encroachments citywide\n(Attachment 4); and\n5. Consider staff recommendations for the remaining elements of the outdoor dining\nprogram with a plan for staff to return to Council for formal action at a future meeting.

a) REPORT ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF WEST\n23-0217 HOLLYWOOD AND THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH FOR THE\nEXCHANGE OF PROPOSITION A LOCAL RETURN FUNDS\n(Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve an Assignment Agreement for a Proposition A (Prop A) Local Return Fund\nExchange (Attachment 1) with the City of West Hollywood for $700,000 in City of\nHermosa Beach Proposition A Funds in exchange for $490,000 of unrestricted funds from\nthe City of West Hollywood;\n2. Add estimated revenue of $490,000 in Prop A Exchange Funds in the General Fund\nand an appropriation of $700,000 for the fund exchange in the Prop A Fund to the\n2022-23 Budget;\n3. Add an assigned fund balance of $490,000 in the General Fund in 2022-23 to reserve\nthe Prop A Exchange Fund revenue for future use as recommended in the upcoming\n2023-24 Budget; and\n4. Authorize the City Manager to execute documents incident to the Agreement.

b) REPORT AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO CREATE\n23-0225 A RESIDENT AND BUSINESS MITIGATION EDUCATION PROGRAM\nTO SIREN CREATIVE LLC (DBA SIREN SF)\n(Emergency Management Coordinator Israel Estrada)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Award a contract to SIREN Creative LLC (DBA SIREN SF) to create a resident and\nbusiness mitigation education program at a not-to-exceed amount $180,000 for a term of\none year ending April 25, 2024 (Attachment 3);\n2. Add estimated revenue of $187,500 in the Grant Fund and appropriate $187,500 in the\nGrant Fund for the federal share of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Grant and\n$62,500 in the General Fund from the Prospective Expenditures account to cover the\nnon-federal match; and\n3. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the proposed\nagreement subject to approval by the City Attorney.

c) REPORT AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CIP 195 CITY\n23-0209 SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS AND CIP 760 TREE WELL GRATES\nTO GENTRY GENERAL ENGINEERING, INC.\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Award a construction contract for sidewalk, curb ramps, ADA improvements, and tree\nwell grates to Gentry General Engineering, Inc. in the amount of $194,031 (Attachment\n4);\n2. Appropriate additional funds from the Capital Improvement Fund in the amount of\n$45,580 to CIP 195 City Sidewalk Improvements;\n3. Authorize the Director of Public Works to establish a project contingency amount of\n$40,000 and approve contract change orders up to the amount of the approved contract\ncontingency;\n4. Adopt the attached resolution entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of the City of\nHermosa Beach Approving the Construction of CIP 195 City Sidewalk Improvements &\nCIP 760 Tree Well Grates Pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6 and Establishing\na Project Payment Account" (Attachment 3);\n5. Authorize the Mayor to execute the construction contract and the City Clerk to attest,\nsubject to approval by the City Attorney; and\n6. Authorize the Director of Public Works to file a Notice of Completion following final\ncompletion of the project.

d) REPORT CONSIDERATION OF REQUESTS FOR NAMING OF\n23-0218 PUBLIC FACILITIES AND PUBLIC SPACE IN HONOR OF\nJEFF DUCLOS AND JULIAN KATZ\n(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council consider designating a subcommittee to review two\nrequests for the naming of specified public facilities and outdoor space as follows:\n1) Naming a bike corral located on Hermosa Avenue and 10th Street in honor of late\nPublic Works Commissioner and bicycling advocate Julian Katz; and\n2) Renaming the Hermosa Beach Community Garden in honor of former Mayor and\nCouncilmember Jeff Duclos.

a) 23-0249 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

a) 23-0236 RECOGNIZING MIKE LUDWIG FOR HIS SERVICE\nON THE BOARD OF APPEALS

b) 23-0238 PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 30 - MAY 6\nAS MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK

a) 23-0239 POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

a) 23-0240 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the written communication.