Hermosa Beach — 2024-11-12

11.a RECOGNIZING SHARON STINE ON HER RETIREMENT AND SERVICE TO THE\nCITY

12.a PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR UPDATE

12.b POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

14.a UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND STANDING\nCOMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES

15.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ON THE\nAGENDA\nRecommendation:\nStaff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions\non the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall\nbe determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.

15.b CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - 24-CCO-076\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nPage 4 of 10\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the October 22, 2024,\nRegular Meeting.

15.c APPROVAL OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH PEGASUS\nSTUDIOS FOR PROVIDING VIDEO BROADCASTING SERVICES - 24-CCO-072\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the proposed first amendment to an agreement with Pegasus\nStudios for video broadcasting services to align the agreement with the\nfiscal year, extend the expiration term to June 30, 2028, increase the annual\nnot-to-exceed amount to $73,900 beginning July 1, 2025, and authorize the\nCity Manager to extend the agreement up to two additional years\n(Attachment 1); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the\nproposed first amendment subject to approval by the City Attorney.

15.d LIST OF REGULAR AND ONGOING CITY BOARD AND COMMISSION\nAPPOINTIVE TERMS THAT WILL EXPIRE DURING THE 2025 CALENDAR YEAR\n- 24-CCO-071\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the 2025 Local Appointments List\n(Attachment 1), prepared for posting pursuant to State law, of all regular and\nongoing Hermosa Beach board, commission, and committee appointive terms,\nwhich will expire during the 2025 calendar year.

15.e APPOINTMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nWEST VECTOR AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD -\n24-CCO-069\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Review the application of Jim Fasola (Attachment 1); and\n2. Consider appointing Jim Fasola as the Hermosa Beach representative to\nthe Los Angeles County West Vector-Borne Disease Control District Board\nfor a two-year term ending December 31, 2026.

15.f CHECK REGISTERS - 24-AS-045\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council ratify the check registers from October 16, 2024,\nOctober 23, 2024, October 29, 2024, and October 30, 2024. The Administrative\nServices Director hereby certifies to the accuracy of the attached demands.

15.g RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING OFFICERS TO ORDER DEPOSIT AND\nPage 5 of 10\nWITHDRAWAL OF MONIES IN THE LOCAL AGENCY INVESTMENT FUND (LAIF)\n- 24-AS-042\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) authorizing the\nCity Manager, Administrative Services Director, and Finance Manager to order\ndeposit and withdrawal of monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF).

15.h APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXAMINATION OF SALES AND\nUSE TAX RECORDS - 24-AS-040\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council adopt a resolution of the City Council of the City of\nHermosa Beach, California authorizing examination of sales and use tax records\n(Attachment 1).

15.i INTRODUCE AN ORDINANCE REPEALING H.B.M.C. SECTION 3.08.020., ADOPT\nA RESOLUTION SETTING THE SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY\nMANAGER FOR GENERAL LIABILITY AND WORKERS COMPENSATION\nCLAIMS, AND ADOPT A LITIGATION/CLAIMS MANAGEMENT POLICY - 24-AS-\n047\nCEQA: Determine the Ordinance is not a project under the California Environmental\nQuality Act.(Interim Human Resources Manager Cynthia Stafford)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Introduce by title only and waive first reading of an Ordinance of the City of\nHermosa Beach, California, repealing Section 3.08.020 of the Hermosa\nBeach Municipal Code (Attachment 1); and\n2. Adopt a resolution to increase the settlement authority of the City Manager\nfor General Liability and Workers’ Compensation Claims to meet statutory\nlimits set forth in Government Code §935.4 and to adopt a litigation/claims\nmanagement policy (Attachment 2).

15.j AN UPDATE FOR THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH TO ACHIEVE GENDER\nEQUITY THROUGH ITS WORKFORCE, OPERATIONS, AND SERVICES - 24-AS-\n024\n(Interim Human Resources Manager Cynthia Stafford)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file an update to Resolution No.19-7218\nto achieve gender equity through its workforce, operations and services.

15.k ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY\nRESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF OCTOBER 1, 2024 - 24-\nCR-031\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nPage 6 of 10\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,\nRecreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of October 1,\n2024.

15.l LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY REPORT FOR\nSEPTEMBER 2024 - 24-CMO-051\n(Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the September 2024 Fire and\nAmbulance monthly report.

15.m APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM WEST BASIN WATER DISTRICT WATER\nBOTTLE FILLING STATION GRANT - 24-CMO-050\n(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Accept $2,000 in grant funds from the West Basin Water District;\n2. Approve estimated revenue of $2,000 in the Grant Fund; and\n3. Appropriate $2,000 in the Grant Fund for the purchase of a water bottle\nfilling station.

15.n VEHICLE PURCHASE FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT - 24-PD-006\n(Public Works Director Joseph SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council authorize the sole-source purchase of one Tesla\nModel Y to replace a 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid S in an amount not to exceed\n$60,000.

15.o APPROVAL OF 2023 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY PROGRAM GRANT\nSUBRECIPIENT AGREEMENT - 24-PD-007\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Accept $65,000 in grants funds from the County of Los Angeles for the\n2023 State Homeland Security Program Grant;\n2. Authorize City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the\nSubrecipient Agreement subject to approval by the City Attorney; and\n3. Appropriate $65,000 and add estimated revenue of $65,000 in the Grants\nFund for the State Homeland Security Program grant.

15.p PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS AND\nPLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE 2025 MEETING SCHEDULE - 24-CDD-079\n(Planning Manager Director Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the December 16, 2024 Planning\nPage 7 of 10\nCommission tentative future agenda and the tentative Planning Commission\nmeeting schedule for 2025.

15.q CONSIDERATION TO REMOVE THE UPDATE OF TEMPORARY MINOR\nSPECIAL EVENT REGULATIONS FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE\nUPDATE - 24-CDD-071\n(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommend City Council direct staff to update the temporary minor special\nevent regulations separate and apart from the comprehensive zoning code update.

16.a APPROVAL OF NEW 2025 SPECIAL EVENTS AND FIND THE SAME EXEMPT\nFROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT - 24-CR-035\n(Senior Recreation Supervisor Brian Sousa)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council hold a public hearing to approve the Parks,\nRecreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s recommendation to\ninclude the following new special events on the 2025 Special Event Calendar:\n1. Winter Challenge on the volleyball courts north of Pier on Friday, February\n7 through Saturday, February 8, 2025; and\n2. “Maya and the Wave” at the Community Theatre and courtyard on\nThursday, May 22, 2025.

16.b CONSIDERATION OF ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 24-03, VIA REGULAR\nORDINANCE AND URGENCY ORDINANCE, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.21 OF\nTHE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS - 24-CDD-072\nCEQA: Determine the action is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act under Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code.\n(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to Hermosa Beach\nMunicipal Code, Title 17, pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior\nAccessory Dwelling Units;\n2. Determine whether the project is categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act;\n3. Introduce, on first reading, the proposed ordinance approving zone text\namendment 24-03 (Attachment 1); and\n4. Adopt via urgency ordinance the proposed ordinance approved the\nproposed zone text amendments (Attachment 2).

16.c RESOLUTION APPROVING THE USE OF FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT AMERICANS\nPage 8 of 10\nWITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) COMPLIANT SIDEWALK PANELS AND CURB\nRAMPS - 24-PW-039\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council adopt a resolution approving the Fiscal Year\n2024–25 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program allocating and\nauthorizing the use of $69,398 of funds and acknowledging that an estimated\n$69,000 in Fiscal Year 2025-26 CDBG funds may be added, after July 1, 2025, to\nconstruct Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant sidewalk panels and curb\nramps (Attachment 1).\n17. MUNICIPAL MATTERS

17.a THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION - 24-CCO-073\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council appoint three members to the Public Works\nCommission for terms ending October 31, 2028.

17.b REVIEW AND ADOPT THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH PARKS MASTER PLAN\nAND FIND THE SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT (CEQA) - 24-CR-034\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve and adopt the 2024 Parks Master Plan; and\n2. Provide feedback on the priorities supported by the Community Resources\nand Public Works Commissions.\n3. Direct staff to advance the goals outlined in the 2024 Parks Master Plan as\nfuture funding and staff resources allow.

17.c REJECT BID RECEIVED FROM CSI SERVICES AND PROVIDE DIRECTION TO\nSTAFF FOR CIP 682 PARKING LOT D IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT - 24-PW-041\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Reject the bid received from CSI Services for CIP 682 Parking Lot D\nImprovements Project; and\n2. Direct staff on how to proceed with the project based on the available\noptions as outlined in this report.

17.d APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE\nCITIES OF TORRANCE, HERMOSA BEACH, MANHATTAN BEACH, AND\nREDONDO BEACH FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE BEACH CITIES GREEN\nSTREETS PROJECT FOR THE BEACH CITIES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT\nGROUP - 24-CMO-054\nPage 9 of 10\n(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt a resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding between\nthe City of Torrance, the City of Hermosa Beach, the City of Manhattan\nBeach, and the City of Redondo Beach for Implementation of the Beach\nCities Green Streets Project for the Beach Cities Watershed Management\nGroup (Attachment 1);\n2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement (Attachment 2); and\n3. Adopt a resolution approving construction of the Hermosa Avenue Green\nStreet project pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6 and establishing\na project payment account (Attachment 5).

17.e CITY MANAGER CONTRACT AMENDMENT - 24-CA-008\n(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve a resolution (Attachment 1) approving the\nfifth amendment to the City Manager’s employment agreement increasing her\ncompensation for her seventh year of employment and awarding her a one-time\nbonus pursuant to the terms of her employment agreement.

18.a TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 24-CMO-055\nAttached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s information.\n19. PUBLIC COMMENT\nThis time is set aside for the public to address the Council on any item of interest within the\nsubject matter jurisdiction of the Council that could not be heard under the first public\ncomment opportunity because there were too many prior public speakers and the thirty-\nminute maximum time limit was exhausted.\n20. ADJOURNMENT\nPage 10 of 10

4.a Closed Session Minutes\nApproval of minutes of Closed Session held on October 22, 2024.

4.b Conference with Legal Counsel: Workers Comp Litigation\nExisting Litigation—Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)—(2) Cases\nThe City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session\nwill prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.\nName of Case: Robert Higgins vs City of Hermosa Beach, administered by\nAdminsure\nWCAB Case Number(s): ADJ11093995, ADJ15309858, ADJ Unassigned AdminSure\nClaim Number(s): 17-1323861, 21-157252, 17-132278\nDOI: 9/18/07 – 9/18/17, 07/04/2021, 07/04/2017\nName of Case: Jonathan Sibbald v. City of Hermosa Beach\nWCAB Case Number: ADJ17934866\nCLAIM Number: 23-172878\nDOI: 06/30/23

4.c Conference with Labor Negotiator\nGovernment Code Section 54957.6\nCity Negotiator(s): Mayor Dean Francois and City Attorney Patrick Donegan\nUnrepresented Employee: City Manager