Hermosa Beach — 2023-07-11

b) 23-0397 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Workers Comp Litigation\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.

i) Name of Case: Robert Higgins v. City of Hermosa Beach PSI, administered\nby ADMINSURE\nWCAB Number: ADJ15309858; ADJ15278733\nClaim Number: 21-157252; 21-158867\nD.O.I.: 07/04/21; 04/12/10-04/12/19\nii) Name of Case: Granite Re, Inc. DBA Granite Surety Insurance Company v.\nCase Number: 2:23-cv-1548\n6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION

a) 23-0395 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES\nAND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES

c) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS\n23-0381 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers.

e) REPORT LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE\n23-0387 MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2023\n(Emergency Management Coordinator Israel Estrada)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the May 2023 Fire and Ambulance\nmonthly report.

g) REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA\n23-0390 (Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the July 18, 2023 Planning Commission\ntentative future agenda.

h) REPORT ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.21 OF\n23-0379 THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING\nACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Waive the full second reading and adopt by title only an Ordinance of the City of\nHermosa Beach, California, amending Chapter 17.21 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal\nCode regarding accessory dwelling units and junior accessory dwelling units and\ndetermine the project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Section 21080.17 of the California Public Resources Code (Attachment 1);\nand\n2. Direct the City clerk to print and publish a summary ordinance in a newspaper of\ngeneral circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City's bulletin for\n30 days.

i) REPORT APPROVAL OF SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS\n23-0372 (Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve nine three-year long-term agreements with each of the following\norganizations for the following events from 2024 through 2026:\n* Mychal's Learning Place for the California Great Santa Stroll;\n* Great Autos of Yesteryear for the Classic Car Show;\n* The Jewish Community Center for the Community Chanukah Celebration;\n* Fine Arts Group of Hermosa Beach for the Fine Arts Festival;\n* Hermosa Beach Education Foundation for the Hearts of Hermosa;\n* International Surf Festival Organization for the International Surf Festival;\n* Skechers Foundation for the Skechers Pier to Pier Friendship Walk;\n* Spyder Surf Shops for Spyder Surf Fest;\n* MESP Inc. for the Hermosa Beach Triathlon; and\n2. Authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to\neach long-term agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney (Attachments 1-9).

j) REPORT PURCHASE OF CROSSROADS ELECTRONIC CITATION TICKET\n23-0378 SOFTWARE\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the purchase of electronic citation ticket software from Crossroads Software\nInc. as a sole provider at a not-to-exceed amount of $27,900;\n2. Authorize an appropriation of $30,800 from the Citizen's Option for Public Safety\n(COPS) program funds to cover the software purchase and to purchase five printers\nand an additional appropriation of $3,900 for annual software maintenance and support;\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached\nagreement (Attachment 1) subject to approval by the City Attorney.

k) REPORT ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\n23-0374 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,\nCALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 12.16 OF THE\nHERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING\nAN OUTDOOR DINING PROGRAM AND MAKING\nPROCEDURAL CHANGES TO THE ISSUANCE AND\nRENEWAL OF ENCROACHMENTS IN THE CITY AND\nDETERMINING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT\nFROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\n(“CEQA”)\n(Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Waive second reading and adopt by title only an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa\nBeach, California, amending Chapter 12.16 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code\nestablishing an outdoor dining program and making procedural changes to the\nissuance and renewal of encroachments in the City and determining the ordinance to\nbe exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") (Attachment 1); and\n2. Direct the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance.

l) REPORT APPROVAL OF THIRD AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR\n23-0376 ON-CALL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING WITH FEHR & PEERS\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the proposed third amendment to an agreement with Fehr & Peers for\non-call transportation planning services to extend the contract through October 1, 2024,\nand to increase the total amount of the agreement by $90,000 resulting in a total\namended not-to-exceed amount of $340,000; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached third\namendment subject to approval by the City Attorney (Attachment 3).

m) REPORT APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT\n23-0405 BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH\nAND BUCHALTER, APC\n(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council approve a professional services agreement with the law\nfirm Buchalter, ACP to provide legal services to the City in the area of labor relations for\na not-to-exceed amount of $100,000 for a three-year term ending January 31, 2026.

n) REPORT ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 2.76 TO THE\n23-0407 HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RE-ESTABLISHING A CIVIL\nSERVICE BOARD\n(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Waive full second reading and adopt by title only an ordinance of the City Council of\nthe City of Hermosa Beach, California adding Chapter 2.76 to the Hermosa Beach\nMunicipal Code Re-Establishing a Civil Service Board and determining the ordinance is\nnot a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (Attachment 1); and\n2. Direct City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance.

o) REPORT APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO RECLASSIFY AN ASSOCIATE\n23-0401 ENGINEER POSITION IN THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO\nSENIOR ENGINEER\n(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council approve a request to reclassify an Associate Engineer\nposition in the Public Works Department to Senior Engineer.

p) REPORT APPROVAL OF A LICENSE AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THE\n23-0377 HERMOSA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND\nVISITORS BUREAU AUTHORIZATION\nTO USE THE CITY LOGO\n(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve a two-year license agreement to allow the Hermosa Beach Chamber of\nCommerce and Visitors Bureau authorization to use the City logo for the manufacture\nand sale of souvenir and decorative items; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached\nlicense agreement subject to approval by the City Attorney (Attachment 1).

a) REPORT PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW DELINQUENT SOLID WASTE\n23-0373 COLLECTION (REFUSE) CHARGES FOR CONSIDERATION OF\nPLACING SAID CHARGES ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLLS AS\nA SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AFFECTING ONLY THOSE PROPERTIES\nWITH REFUSE BILLS DELINQUENT AS OF MARCH 31, 2023\n(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive testimony from affected property owners regarding delinquent refuse bills;\nand\n2. Adopt the attached Resolution authorizing and requesting the County Assessor to\nplace delinquent refuse charges for Athens Services as a special assessment for\ncollection through the County tax collection process.

b) REPORT PUBLIC HEARING-HERMOSA BEACH LANDSCAPING\n23-0250 AND STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing in connection with the levy of assessments for Hermosa\nBeach Landscaping and Street Lighting District 2023-24; and\n2. Adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) confirming the diagram and assessment found in\nthe Engineer's Report for Hermosa Beach Landscaping and Street Lighting District\n2023-2024 and levying an assessment for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 and\nending June 30, 2024.

c) REPORT PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL LEVY OF\n23-0279 SEWER CHARGES ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLL\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing to receive public comment related to the collection of sewer\nservice charges on the property tax roll for Fiscal Year 2023-2024;\n2. If there is no majority protest, make a finding that there is no majority protest by\nproperty owners within the City of Hermosa Beach; and\n3. Adopt a resolution, including an Engineer's Report, approving the new rates and\nplacing the sewer service charges on the annual County of Los Angeles Tax Roll\n(Attachment 2).

d) REPORT PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE\n23-0382 TO AMEND HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 15,\nCHAPTER 15.20 TO ADOPT THE 2023 LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nFIRE CODE WITH LOCAL AMENDMENTS\n(Building and Code Enforcement Official Guillermo Hobelman and\nCommunity Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing on the proposed ordinance;\n2. Waive the full second reading and adopt by title only an ordinance of the City of\nHermosa Beach, California, adopting by reference Title 32, Fire Code, of the Los\nAngeles County Code, incorporating the California Fire Code, 2022 edition, with certain\nchanges and amendments; making amendments to said codes; amending Title 15 of\nthe Hermosa Beach Municipal Code; and finding the action exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (Attachment 1);\n3. Direct the City Clerk to staff to print and publish the summary ordinance in a\nnewspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the\nCity's bulletin for 30 days.

a) REPORT\n23-0398\nDISCUSSION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA 23-01) TO\nREVISE THE CITY’S 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (ADOPTED\nDECEMBER 2021) AND ASSOCIATED GENERAL PLAN\nSECTIONS, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (TA 23-02) TO\nEFFECTUATE PROGRAMS IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT, AND\nZONE CHANGE (ZC 23-01) TO DESIGNATE HOUSING ELEMENT\nSITES, CHANGE ZONING FOR SITES TO ALLOW REALIZATION\nOF CAPACITY, AND ALIGN ZONING ON SITES WITH PLAN\nHERMOSA (GENERAL PLAN)\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive a staff presentation, provide opportunity for\npublic input, and discuss:\n1. Revisions to the previously adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element and associated\nchanges to the Land Use Element of the General Plan; and\n2. Draft Zoning Text Amendment (TA) 23-02 and Zone Change (ZC) 23-01 to change\nzoning for certain sites to allow realization of housing capacity, align zoning on certain\nsites with the General Plan, and designate Housing Element sites on the Zoning Map.

a) 23-0414 MAYOR JACKSON REQUESTS STAFF TO RETURN TO\nCOUNCIL WITH A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR\nACTIONS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY,\nAUTHORITY, AND CONTROL AS RELATED TO LOCAL\nZONING AND HOUSING ISSUES

b) 23-0411 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

a) 23-0393 HERMOSA BEACH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE\nPROVIDES FIESTA HERMOSA RECAP

a) 23-0392 POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

a) 23-0396 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the written communication.