Hermosa Beach — 2025-03-11

11.a PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 2025 AS RED CROSS MONTH

11.b PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH 2025 AS WOMEN'S 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-016\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the February 25, 2025\nRegular Meeting and February 25, 2025 Special Meeting.

15.c CHECK REGISTERS - 25-AS-021\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers for the period\nFebruary 19, 2025 through February 26, 2025. The Administrative Services Director\ncertifies the accuracy of the attached demands.

15.d REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT\nFOR JANUARY 2025 - 25-AS-022\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the January 2025 Financial Reports.

15.e LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY REPORT FOR\nJANUARY 2025 - 25-CMO-018\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 January 2025 Fire and\nAmbulance monthly report.

15.f ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY\nRESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF FEBRUARY 4, 2025 - 25-\nCR-021\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 February\n4, 2025.

15.g APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED CLARK BUILDING USE POLICY AND\nRESERVATION RATES - 25-CR-023\nCEQA: Approval of the proposed Clark Building use policies and reservation rates\nwould be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nCEQA Guidelines section 15304. The proposed Clark Building use policies and\nreservation rates will have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve the amended new Clark Building use\npolicies (Attachment 1) and reservation rates (Attachment 2).

15.h ACTION MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEETING OF SEPTEMBER\n18, 2024 - 25-AS-024\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Civil\nService Board meeting of September 18, 2024.

15.i ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE REPEALING HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE\n(“HBMC”) SECTIONS 12.28.010(H) AND 12.20.240 AND ADDING CHAPTER 12.40\nTO THE HBMC REGULATING CAMPING IN PUBLIC AREAS - 25-CA-004\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. Waive the full second reading and adopt by title only Ordinance No. 25-1486 of\nthe City of Hermosa Beach, California, (Attachment 1) repealing Hermosa Beach\nMunicipal Code (“HBMC”) sections 12.28.010(H) and 12.20.240 and adding Chapter\n12.40 to the HBMC regulating camping in public areas and finding the ordinance is\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and\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 a copy on the City’s\nbulletin for 30 days.

17.a PURCHASE OF MOBILE DIGITAL COMPUTERS FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT\nREAL-TIME CRIME CENTER - 25-PD-002\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council authorize the purchase of 29 Mobile Digital\nComputers (MDCs), supporting hardware, and warranties from Code 3 Technology\nthrough a Cooperative Sourcewell Agreement, in an amount not to exceed\n$168,793.

17.b DISCUSSION ON DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT REGULATIONS INCLUDING THE\nEMPLOYEE PARKING PERMIT PROGRAM. - 25-AS-023\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.c REPORT ON THE CITY’S REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM VACATION RENTALS\n- 25-CA-005\nCEQA: This report is not a “project” under CEQA. In the alternative, this report falls\nwithin the “common sense” exemption set forth in State CEQA Guidelines section\n15061(b)(3).\n(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive a report on the City’s short-term vacation\nrental ordinance and provide direction, if so desired.

17.d REPORT ON THE CITY’S PARKING REGULATIONS FOR AREAS\nSURROUNDING CLARK FIELD, CITY YARD, SOUTH PARK, AND VALLEY PARK\n- 25-PD-004\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive an informational report on the parking\nregulations for areas surrounding Clark Field, City Yard, South Park, and Valley\nPark and provide direction, if so desired.

17.e REPORT ON THE ROLE OF THE MAYOR AND MAYORAL POWERS IN\nRUNNING COUNCIL MEETINGS AND REPORT ON VOTING OPTIONS FOR CITY\nOFFICIALS - 25-CA-003\nCEQA: This report is not a “project” subject to CEQA, In the alternative, the\ndiscussion falls within the “common sense” exemption set forth in State CEQA\nGuidelines.\n(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive a report on the role of the Mayor and Mayoral powers under\nRobert’s Rules of Order that govern City Council meetings; and\n2. Receive a report on the voting options for City officials and a discussion on\nabstentions.

18.a TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 25-CMO-019\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 February 25, 2025

4.b CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Work Comp Litigation\nExisting Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)\nThe City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in\nopen session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.\nName of Case: Jonathan Sibbald\nWCAB Case Number: ADJ17934866, ADJ16040822, ADJ9969378\nAdminSure Claim Number: 23-172878 (low back), 21-153317 (right knee), 15-122631\n(low back)\nD.O.I.: 06/30/2023, 12/03/2020, 05/05/2025

4.c 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\nopen session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.\nName of Case: James Karlock\nWCAB Case Number: N/A (non-litigated file)\nAdminSure Claim Number: 23-107452\nD.O.I.: 3/7/2023