Hermosa Beach — 2023-07-25

b) 23-0446 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\nCase Number: 2:23-cv-1548

a) 23-0436 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES\nAND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES

c) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS\n23-0417 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers.

d) REPORT REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT,\n23-0429 AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT\nFOR MARCH, APRIL, AND MAY 2023\n(Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the March, April, and May 2023 Financial\nReports.

e) REPORT 2021-22 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR)\n23-0410 (INCLUDING REPORT FROM INDEPENDENT AUDITOR)\n(Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the 2021-22 Annual Comprehensive\nFinancial Report (ACFR) (Attachment 1), which includes the report from Gruber and\nLopez, Inc., the City's independent auditors.

f) REPORT ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS\n23-0420 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council accept the donations received by the City to be used for\npurposes noted.

g) REPORT CITY TREASURER’S REPORTS AND CASH BALANCE REPORTS\n23-0426 (City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)\nRecommendation: The City Treasurer recommends City Council receive and file the March 2023, April 2023,\nand May 2023 City Treasurer's Reports and Cash Balance Reports.

h) REPORT CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS\n23-0419 (City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)\nRecommendation: The City Treasurer recommends City Council ratify cancellation of certain checks.

i) REPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT\n23-0443 AS OF JULY 17, 2023\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program Status\nReport as of July 17, 2023.

k) REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA\n23-0447 (Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the August 15, 2023 Planning\nCommission tentative future agenda.

l) REPORT APPOINTMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE\n23-0441 BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council review the application of Christopher J. Lombardi\n(Attachment 1) and appoint the applicant to the Building Board of Appeals for an\nundefined term.

m) REPORT VACANCIES-CIVIL SERVICE BOARD\n23-0444 UPCOMING EXPIRATION OF TERMS\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Direct staff to immediately advertise and request applications from interested parties\nfor two Civil Service Board vacancies for four-year terms ending July 15, 2027; and\n2. Schedule the presentation of applicants and applicant interviews on or before the\nregular meeting of September 12, 2023 with the option to make an appointment on the\nsame date.

n) REPORT SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 83370 (CUP 21-3, PDP 21-3);\n23-0422 LOCATION: 1022 17TH STREET;\nAPPLICANT(S): 1022 17TH STREET, LLC;\nREQUEST: TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL\nMAP FOR A TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution 23-XX (Attachment 1) approving Final Map No. 83370, which is\nconsistent with the approved Vesting Tentative Parcel Map; and\n2. Authorize the City Clerk to endorse the certificate for said map.

o) REPORT SUBJECT: FINAL MAP NO. 82660 (CUP 21-06, PDP 21-05);\n23-0424 LOCATION: 444 OCEAN VIEW AVENUE;\nAPPLICANT(S): TROTTER BUILDING DESIGNS, LLC;\nREQUEST: TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FINAL\nMAP FOR A TWO-UNIT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt Resolution 23-XX (Attachment 1) approving Final Map No. 82660, which is\nconsistent with the approved Vesting Tentative Parcel Map; and\n2. Authorize the City Clerk to endorse the certificate for said map.

p) REPORT APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A CLASS\n23-0430 SPECIFICATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS ASSISTANT\nSUPERINTENDENT, ESTABLISH THE POSITION IN THE\nPROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES GROUP,\nAND ESTABLISH A SALARY RANGE\n(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the establishment of a class specification for Public Works Assistant\nSuperintendent;\n2. Approve the establishment of the position in the Professional and Administrative\nEmployees Group; and\n3. Approve the establishment of the five-step salary range for this position as $7,772 to\n$9,447 per month as approved in the FY 2023-24 budget.

q) REPORT APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO REVISE THE CLASS\n23-0406 SPECIFICATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS SUPERINTENDENT AND TO\nAFFIRM THE BARGAINING UNIT AS PROFESSIONAL AND\nADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES GROUP\n(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the revised class specification for the position of Public Works Superintendent\n(Attachment 2); and\n2. Affirm the bargaining unit for the classification as Professional and Administrative\nEmployees Group.

r) REPORT APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO REVISE THE CLASS\n23-0404 SPECIFICATION FOR CREW SUPERVISOR AND\nAFFIRMATION OF THE BARGAINING UNIT\nAS TEAMSTERS UNION LOCAL 911\n(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the revised class specification for the position of Crew Supervisor (Attachment\n2); and\n2. Affirm the bargaining unit for the classification as Teamsters Union Local 911.

s) REPORT APPROVAL OF A REQUEST TO RECLASSIFY THE\n23-0438 ACCOUNTING MANAGER POSITION IN THE\nFINANCE DEPARTMENT TO FINANCE MANAGER AND\nREVISE THE CLASS SPECIFICATION\n(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve a request to reclassify the Accounting Manager position in the Finance\nDepartment to Finance Manager; and\n2. Approve the revised class specification for the position of Finance Manager\n(Attachment 2).\n.

a) 23-0454 PUBLIC HEARING FOR GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA 23-01)\nTO REVISE THE CITY’S 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (ADOPTED\nDECEMBER 2021) AND ASSOCIATED GENERAL PLAN SECTIONS\nIS BEING CONTINUED TO THE AUGUST 8, 2023\nCITY COUNCIL MEETING\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)

b) REPORT APPROVAL OF NEW IMPACT LEVEL III SPECIAL EVENT\n23-0431 (Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Hold a Public Hearing to approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources\nAdvisory Commission's recommendation to include a new Impact Level III Special Event,\nthe Last Days of Summer Beach Concerts, south of the Pier from Saturday, September 2\nto Monday, September 11, including load-in and load-out, on the 2023 Special Events\nCalendar; and\n2. Approve staff recommendation for the City to serve as a supporting partner for the\nevent, resulting in a fee-waiver of $8,774 in indirect costs.

a) REPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PROGRESS REPORT\n23-0445 (Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive a staff presentation; and\n2. Receive and file Economic Development Strategy Progress Report #2.\nExecutive Summary:\nThe Economic Development Strategy was approved in 2022, with one of the action items\nbeing progress reports presented to the City Council biannually in January and July of\neach year. This is the second progress report required by the Economic Development\nStrategy. The last update was presented to City Council at its January 24, 2023 meeting.

b) REPORT LEASE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS\n23-0375 FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Authorize the sole source selection of Flock Safety to lease ten stationary automatic\nlicense plate readers for an initial price of $31,500 for year one and $30,000 for year two;\nand\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with Flock Safety to lease ten\nautomatic license plate readers and to secure and maintain full access to the Flock\nSafety Data Platform (Attachment 3).

c) REPORT ENGINEERING AND TRAFFIC SURVEY FOR SPEED LIMITS\n23-0421 EXTENSION, NEW SPEED LIMITS, AND REPORT ON\nCALIFORNIA AB43\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive and file the letter to extend the 2016 Engineering and Traffic Survey for Speed\nLimits until 2030 for enforcement of posted speed limits (Attachment 2);\n2. Introduce by title only and waive full reading an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa\nBeach to amend Chapter 10.40 of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to establish\nspeed limits for Business Activity Districts and School Zones, reduce speed limits on\nHermosa Avenue as permitted by the California Vehicle Code, and determine the\nordinance to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. (Attachment 1);\nand\n3. Direct staff to conduct a Citywide Engineering and Traffic Survey in 2024 based on\nprovisions in California Assembly Bill 43 that are anticipated to become effective on or\nabout June 30, 2024.

d) REPORT CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT\n23-0442 FOR ACTIONS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN LOCAL DEMOCRACY,\nAUTHORITY, AND CONTROL AS RELATED TO LOCAL\nZONING AND HOUSING ISSUES\n(Deputy City Manager and Angela Crespi)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council consider adopting by title a Resolution of the City Council\nof the City of Hermosa Beach, California expressing support for actions to further\nstrengthen local democracy, authority, and control as related to local zoning and housing\nissues (Attachment 1).

a) 23-0448 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

a) 23-0433 RECOGNIZING HERMOSA BEACH KIWANIS CLUB\nFOR THEIR 5,000TH MEETING ON JULY 26, 2023

a) 23-0435 POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

a) 23-0439 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the written communication.