Hermosa Beach — 2025-02-25

11.a RECOGNIZING HERMOSA BEACH 2024 CERTIFIED GREEN BUSINESSES

11.b RECOGNIZING BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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 - 25-CCO-015\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the January 14, 2025\nRegular Meeting and the January 28, 2025 Regular Meeting.

15.c CHECK REGISTERS - 25-AS-020\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers for the period\nJanuary 15, 2025 through February 12, 2025. The Administrative Services Director\ncertifies the accuracy of the attached demands.

15.d CASH BALANCE REPORT - 25-AS-019\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the January 2025 Cash Balance\nReport.

15.e CITY TREASURER’S REPORT - 25-AS-018\n(City Treasurer David Pedersen)\nRecommended Action:\nThe City Treasurer recommends City Council receive and file the January 2025 City\nTreasurer’s Report.

15.f ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING OF\nFEBRUARY 18, 2025 - 25-CDD-030\n(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Planning\nCommission regular meeting of February 18, 2025.

15.g PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 25-CDD-027\n(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the March 18, 2025 Planning\nCommission tentative future agenda.

15.h APPROVAL OF THE FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH WILLDAN\nENGINEERING FOR STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES FOR COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT - 25-CDD-031\nCEQA: Determine the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct.\n(Building and Code Enforcement Official Guillermo Hobelman)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the proposed fifth amendment to an agreement with Willdan\nEngineering for plan review and staff augmentation services to increase the\nnot-to-exceed amount by $100,000, resulting in a total not-to-exceed\namount of $495,000 and a term ending June 30, 2025 (Attachment 1); and\n2. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached fifth\namendment subject to approval by the City Attorney.

15.i LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY REPORT FOR\nDECEMBER 2024 - 25-CMO-013\nCEQA: Determine that this report is not a project under the California Environmental\nQuality Act (“CEQA”) or, in the alternative that the project is exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act\n(Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the December 2024 Fire and\nAmbulance monthly report.

15.j ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PROGRESS REPORT - 25-CDD-025\n(Contract Planner Kaneca Pompey and Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive a staff presentation; and\n2. Receive and file Economic Development Strategy Progress Report #5.

15.k RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,\nCALIFORNIA APPROVING CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF\nEMERGENCY SERVICES FORM 130 DESIGNATION OF SUBRECIPIENT’S\nAGENTS - 25-CMO-015\n(Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt a resolution of the City of Hermosa Beach approving California\nGovernor’s Office of Emergency Services Form 130 Designation of\nSubrecipient’s Agents (Attachment 1); and\n2. Approve submittal of Cal OES Form 130 (Attachment 2), designating the\nCity Manager, Deputy City Manager, and Administrative Services Director\nas the City’s authorized agents.

15.l ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY\nRESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF JANUARY 7, 2025 - 25-\nCR-015\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Parks,\nRecreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of January 7,\n2025.

15.m APPROVAL OF SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH FRIENDS OF\nTHE PARKS FOR MOVIES AT THE BEACH - 25-CR-016\nCEQA: Approval of the proposed long-term agreement would be exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section\n15304. The long-term agreement permits an event which is a minor, temporary use\nof land in the form of a movie screening on the beach. This type of temporary event\nwill have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.\n(Community Resources Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve a long-term agreement (LTA) with Hermosa Beach Friends of the\nParks (FOP) for Movies at the Beach for 2025 through 2027; and\n2. Authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to\nattest the long-term agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney\n(Attachment 3).

15.n APPROVAL OF SPECIAL EVENT LONG-TERM AGREEMENT WITH DAY AT THE\nBEACH EVENTS FOR THE HERMOSA BEACH OPEN IN 2025 THROUGH 2027 -\n25-CR-019\nCEQA: Approval of the proposed long-term agreement would be exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section\n15304. The long-term agreement permits an event which is a minor, temporary use\nof land in the form of a professional adult beach volleyball tournament. This type of\ntemporary event will have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.\n(Lead Special Events and Filming Coordinator Madison Schrock)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve a long-term agreement (LTA) with Day at the Beach Events\n(DATBE) for the Hermosa Beach Open from 2025 through 2027;\n2. Approve an exemption to the Special Events Policy Guide to allow 17\nevents in September; and\n3. Authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to\nattest to the long-term agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney\n(Attachment 3).

15.o ACTION MINUTES OF THE JOINT PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY\nRESOURCES ADVISORY AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION MEETING OF\nOCTOBER 29, 2024 - 25-CR-017\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols and Public Works Director Joe\nSanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Joint Parks,\nRecreation, and Community Resources Advisory and Public Works Commission\nmeeting of October 29, 2024.

15.p CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT AS OF FEBRUARY 13,\n2025 - 25-PW-012\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program\nStatus Report as of February 13, 2025.

15.q APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PREPARATION OF A\nREPORT FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESMENTS WITHIN THE HERMOSA\nBEACH LANDSCAPING AND STREET LIGHTING DISTRICT DURING FY\n2025–2026 - 25-PW-009\nCEQA: Determine the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct.\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) authorizing the\npreparation of a report for the annual levy of assessments within the Hermosa\nBeach Landscaping and Street Lighting District during Fiscal Year 2025–2026.

15.r APPROVAL OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT USE BY THE HERMOSA BEACH POLICE\nDEPARTMENT PURSUANT TO ASSSEMBLY BILL 418 - 25-PD-001\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Review and renew Ordinance No. 22-1446 (Attachment 1), an ordinance of\nthe City of Hermosa Beach adopting Military Use Equipment Policy, in\naccordance with Assembly Bill 481;\n2. Receive and file the Hermosa Beach Police Department (HBPD) Annual\nMilitary Equipment Report (Attachment 2), in compliance with Assembly Bill\n481, governing the use of military equipment by HBPD; and\n3. Receive and file the Hermosa Beach Police Department Policy\n706—Military Equipment (Attachment 3).

15.s APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH LOS ANGELES\nSOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - 25-PD-003\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve the proposed first amendment to an agreement with Los Angeles\nSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (spcaLA) to provide animal\ncare services at a not-to-exceed amount of $46,000 and a term ending April\n30, 2025 (Attachment 2); and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the\nproposed amendment, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

15.t REPEAL OF THE CITY’S COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY - 25-CA-001\n(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council repeal the existing COVID-19 vaccination policy for\nCity staff members, officials, contractors and volunteers (Attachment 1).

16.a A RESOLUTION APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN\nCOUNTY PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM (PLHA)\nFUNDING AND DESIGNATING PROGRAMS TO ASSIST FAMILIES AND\nINDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING OR AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS - 25-CDD-019\nCEQA: Determine the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct.\n(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) approving participation in the Permanent\nLocal Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program and designating the programs to\nreceive the funding;\n2. Appropriate $36,253 and approve estimated revenue of $36,253 in the\nGrants Fund for the PLHA program; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary contracts and\nagreements for participation in the PLHA program, subject to approval by\nthe City Attorney.

17.a ONE APPOINTMENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION - 25-CCO-013\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council appoint one member to the Planning Commission to\nfill the remainder of a term ending June 30, 2028.

17.b APPROVAL OF THE CLARK BUILDING USE POLICY AND RESERVATION\nRATES - 25-CR-018\nCEQA: Approval of the proposed agreement would be exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304.\nThe proposed Clark Building use policies and reservation rates will have negligible\nor no permanent effect on the environment.\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve the Parks, Recreation, and Community\nResources Advisory Commission’s recommendation to approve the new Clark\nBuilding use policies (Attachment 4) and reservation rates (Attachment 5).

17.c DISCUSSION ON DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT REGULATIONS INCLUDING THE\nEMPLOYEE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM - 25-AS-017\nCEQA: Determine that any modifications to the Employee Parking Permit Program\nand Downtown Parking Lot regulations is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act.\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive an update regarding the City’s Employee Parking Permit Program;\n2. Receive an update on Downtown Parking Lot regulations; and\n3. Provide direction regarding modifications to the programs, if so desired.

17.d INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING HERMOSA BEACH\nMUNICIPAL CODE (“HBMC”) SECTIONS 12.28.010 AND 12.20.240 AND ADDING\nCHAPTER 12.40 TO THE HBMC REGULATING CAMPING IN PUBLIC AREAS -\n25-CA-002\nCEQA: Determine the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act.\n(City Attorney Patrick Donegan and Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)\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, (Attachment 1) repealing Hermosa Beach\nMunicipal Code (“HBMC”) sections 12.28.010 and 12.20.240 and adding\nChapter 12.40 to the HBMC regulating camping in public areas and finding\nthe ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”); and\n2. Direct the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance.

17.e AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CIP 105–ANNUAL STREET\nIMPROVEMENTS AND CIP 695–PARKING LOT A IMPROVEMENTS AND\nAPPROPRIATION OF RUBBERIZED PAVEMENT GRANT FUNDS FROM\nCALRECYCLE FOR PROJECT REIMBURSEMENT - 25-PW-008\nCEQA: Determine the CIP 105–Annual Street Improvements and CIP 695–Parking\nLot A Improvements project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\npursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities). The proposed\nwork is surface improvements of an existing public roadway.\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Award a construction contract for CIP 105–Annual Street Improvements\nand CIP 695–Parking Lot A Improvements to Hardy & Harper, Inc. in the\namount of $3,200,000 (Attachment 1);\n2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to establish a construction cost\ncontingency in the amount of $500,000 and approve contract change orders\nup to the amount of the approved construction cost;\n3. Adopt the attached resolution entitled "A Resolution of The City Council of\nthe City of Hermosa Beach Approving the Construction of CIP 105–Annual\nStreet Improvements and CIP 695–Parking Lot A Improvements Pursuant\nto Government Code Section 830.6 and Establishing a Project Payment\nAccount” (Attachment 2);\n4. Authorize the Mayor to execute the construction contract and the City Clerk\nto attest, subject to approval by the City Attorney;\n5. Accept $50,000 in grant funds from CalRecycle for CIP 105 project\nreimbursement;\n6. Appropriate $50,000 and add estimated revenue of $50,000 in the Grants\nFund for the Rubberized Pavement Grant Program;\n7. Release $50,000 of CIP 105 project budget back to the Capital\nImprovement Fund due to Cal Recycle grant funding source; and\n8. Authorize the Director of Public Works to file a Notice of Completion\nfollowing final completion of the project.

17.f AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR CIP 603–SOUTH PARK SLOPE,\nIRRIGATION, AND LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS AND APPROPRIATE\nMETROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT (MWD) TURF REMOVAL GRANT FOR CIP\n603 PROJECT REIMBURSEMENT - 25-PW-010\nCEQA: Determine that CIP 603–South Park Slope, Irrigation, and Landscape\nImprovements, is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines Section 15301(Existing Facilities). The proposed are sustainable\nand functional improvements of an existing park.\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommend City Council:\n1. Award a construction contract for Capital Improvement Program Project\n603–South Park Slope, Irrigation, and Landscape Improvements to Superb\nEngineering, Inc. in the amount of $393,273.20 (Attachment 1);\n2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to establish a contract contingency in\nthe amount of $60,000 (approximately fifteen percent) and approve contract\nchange orders up to the amount of the approved contract contingency;\n3. Adopt the attached resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of\nthe City Council of Hermosa Beach Approving the Construction of CIP\n603–South Park Slope, Irrigation, and Landscape Improvements Project\nPursuant to Government Code Section 830.6 and Establishing a Project\nPayment Account” (Attachment 2);\n4. Authorize the Mayor to execute the construction contract and the City Clerk\nto attest, subject to approval by the City Attorney;\n5. Accept $96,242 in grant funds from the Metropolitan Water District of\nSouthern California (MWD) Turf Removal Grant for CIP 603 project\nreimbursement;\n6. Appropriate $96,242 and add estimated revenue of $96,242 in the Grants\nFund for the MWD Turf Removal Grant for CIP 603 project reimbursement;\n7. Release $96,242 of CIP 603 project budget back to the Capital\nImprovement Fund fund balance; and\n8. Authorize the Director of Public Works to file a Notice of Completion\nfollowing final completion of the project.

17.g AWARD OF CONSTRUCTION FOR CIP 619–KELLY COURTS IMPROVEMENTS -\n25-PW-011\nCEQA: The Project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act\n(“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and\nsection 15302 (Replacement and Reconstruction). The proposed work is an\nalteration of existing public structures or facilities involving negligible or no\nexpansion of existing use. Further the proposed work consists of reconstruction of\nexisting court structures where the new courts will be located on the same site as\nthe structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as\nthe structure replaced. No exceptions to the CEQA exemption apply.\n(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Award a construction contract for Capital Improvement Program (CIP)\nProject 619–Kelly Courts Improvements to KYA Services, LLC. in the\namount of $797,766 (Attachment 1), ratifying City staff determination that\nlower bids were non-responsive (lowest-bid) and non-responsible (second\nlowest-bid) as applicable;\n2. Authorize the Director of Public Works to establish a project contingency\namount of $160,000 and to approve contract change orders up to the\namount of the approved project contingency;\n3. Adopt the attached resolution entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of\nthe City of Hermosa Beach Approving the Construction of CIP 619 Kelly\nCourts Improvements Pursuant to Government Code Section 830.6 and\nEstablishing a Project Payment Account” (Attachment 2);\n4. Authorize the Mayor to execute the construction contract and the City Clerk\nto attest, subject to approval by the City Attorney; and\n5. Authorize the Director of Public Works to file a Notice of Completion\nfollowing final completion of the project.

18.a TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 25-CMO-016\nAttached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s information.

4.a MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on January 28, 2025

4.b CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\nGovernment Code Section 54957.6\nCity Negotiator: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager\nEmployee Organizations: Police Officers Association, Teamsters, Local 911, Police\nManagement Association, Professional and Administrative Employees, Management,\nand Unrepresented Employees