Hermosa Beach — 2024-02-27

City Council

#a Closed Session
a) 24-0094 MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on January 23, 2024.\n\nb) 24-0093 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Existing Litigation\n Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\n The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open\n session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation. (2 cases)\n 1. Name of Case: Michael Frilot v. City of Hermosa Beach\n WCAB No. ADJ15551402;\n\n 2. Name of Case: Debra Lynn Faris v. City of Hermosa Beach\n Case No. 22STCV26754
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a) 24-0079 UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES\nAND STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES\n11. CONSENT CALENDAR\nThe following matters will be acted upon collectively with a single motion and vote to approve with the\nmajority consent of the City Council. Councilmembers may orally register a negative vote on any\nConsent Calendar item without pulling the item for separate consideration before the vote on the\nConsent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember\nremoves an item from the Consent Calendar, either under Approval of the Agenda or under this item\nbefore the vote on the Consent Calendar. Items removed for separate discussion will be considered\nunder Agenda Item XII (12), with public comment permitted at that time.
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a) 24-0100 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and\ndeclare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have\nbeen read by title and further reading waived.
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b) REPORT CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES\n24-0080 (City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the Tuesday, January 23, 2024\nregular meeting and the Thursday, February 15, 2024 special meeting.
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c) REPORT CHECK REGISTERS\n24-0072 (Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers.
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d) REPORT REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT\n24-0091 BY PROJECT FOR DECEMBER 2023\n(Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the December 2023 Financial Reports.
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e) REPORT 2022-23 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT (ACFR)\n24-0062 (INCLUDING REPORT FROM INDEPENDENT AUDITOR)\n(Finance Director Viki Copeland)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the 2022-23 Annual Comprehensive\nFinancial Report (ACFR) (Attachment 1), which includes the report from Gruber and\nLopez, Inc., the City's independent auditors.
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f) REPORT CITY TREASURER’S REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT\n24-0073 (City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)\nRecommendation: The City Treasurer recommends City Council receive and file the December 2023 City\nTreasurer's Report and Cash Balance Report.
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g) REPORT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT\n24-0069 AS OF FEBRUARY 14, 2024\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program Status\nReport as of February 14, 2024.
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h) REPORT ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND\n24-0089 COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF\nJANUARY 8, 2024\n(Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,\nRecreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of January 8,\n2024.
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i) REPORT ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION\n24-0088 REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 20, 2024\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Planning\nCommission regular meeting of February 20, 2024.
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j) REPORT PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA\n24-0087 (Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the March 19, 2024 Planning Commission\ntentative future agenda.
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k) REPORT LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE\n24-0059 MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2023\n(Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the December 2023 Fire and Ambulance\nmonthly report.
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l) REPORT SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD\n24-0090 QUARTERLY SUMMARY\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Quarterly Summary from the South\nBay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB).\n12. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE\nDISCUSSION\nItems pulled from the Consent Calendar will be handled separately. Public comment will be taken\nbefore Council deliberation, and action on each item pulled from the Consent Calendar.\n13. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M.
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a) REPORT CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A NEW IMPACT LEVEL III\n24-0071 SPECIAL EVENT\n(Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council hold a Public Hearing to consider approval of the Parks,\nRecreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission's recommendation to\ninclude a new Impact Level III Special Event, the Rams Draft Experience, Proposal B, on\nSchumacher Plaza, Pier Plaza, and the beach south of the Pier on Monday, April 22\nthrough Friday, May 3, including load-in and load-out, on the 2024 Special Events\nCalendar.\n14. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
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a) Transfer $137,905 of unspent funds from 2023-24 Midyear to the assigned fund\nbalance for Contingencies in order to maintain the City's target of 20 percent of\nappropriations for this fund (Attachment 3);
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b) Transfer $6,374 of unspent funds from 2022-23 to the Lighting/Landscaping District\nFund to cover the deficit balance;
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c) REPORT ADOPT RESOLUTIONS ESTABLISHING\n24-0074 OPERATIONAL AND DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR\nON-STREET COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT\nAREAS CITYWIDE AND ESTABLISHING\nFEES FOR COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT\nPERMITS AND ANNUAL PERMIT REAPPLICATION\n(Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt a resolution establishing operational and design guidelines for on-street\ncommercial encroachment areas citywide and the determination that the project is\nCategorically Exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\n(Attachment 1);\n2. Adopt a resolution establishing fees for commercial encroachment permits and annual\npermit reapplication (Attachment 2); and\n3. Approve an appropriation of $5,000 from the General Fund for on-street dining deck\nbicycle rack installation.
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d) REPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PROGRESS REPORT\n24-0092 (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 #3.
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e) REPORT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA,\n24-0084 AMENDING HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION\n1.10.040 PARAGRAPH (A) TO INCLUDE VIOLATIONS PERTAINING\nTO PARTIES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY, SOLID WASTE\nCOLLECTION, SPECIAL EVENTS, OUTDOOR FITNESS CLASSES\nFOR CITY PARKS AND BEACH, AND USE OF CITY SEAL, LOGO,\nAND INSIGNIA, IN THE LIST OF VIOLATIONS SUBJECT TO\nADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PROCEDURES AND FINDING THE\nSAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT\n(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends City Council introduce on first reading an ordinance (Attachment 1)\nentitled, "An Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, Amending Hermosa\nBeach Municipal Code Section 1.10.040 Paragraph (A) to Include Violations Pertaining to\nParties on Private Property, Solid Waste Collection, Special Events, Outdoor Fitness\nClasses for City Parks and Beach, and Use of City Seal, Logo and Insignia, in the List of\nViolations Subject to Administrative Citation Procedures"\nCity of Hermosa Beach Page 9 Printed on 2/22/2024\nCity Council Regular Meeting Agenda - Final February 27, 2024\n15. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS\nThis is the time for Councilmembers to schedule future agenda items and to ask questions about the\nstatus of previously approved future agenda items. No discussion, debate, or public comment will be\ntaken. Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items. The\ntentative future agenda items document is provided for information only.
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f) Transfer $729,769 of unspent funds from the Midyear Budget Review 2023-24 from the\nunassigned fund balance category to the assigned fund balance category.\n3. Receive and file the City Council Travel Summary (Attachment 6).
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a) 24-0077 PROCLAMATION DECLARING FEBRUARY\nAS BLACK HISTORY MONTH\n8. CITY MANAGER REPORT
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a) 24-0078 POLICE CHIEF UPDATE\n9. PUBLIC COMMENT\n10. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS