Hermosa Beach — 2025-04-08

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-021\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the March 25, 2025 Regular\nMeeting.

15.c VACANCY ON THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS—AUTHORIZE\nADVERTISEMENT AND SCHEDULE APPLICANT INTERIVEWS - 25-CCO-018\n(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Direct staff to advertise and solicit applications for one vacancy on the\nBuilding Board of Appeals for an undefined term, to serve at the pleasure of\nthe City Council; and\n2. Schedule applicant interviews to be held prior to the regular City Council\nmeeting on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, with the option to make an\nappointment at the same meeting.

15.d RENEWAL OF GENERAL SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF\nHERMOSA BEACH AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY - 25-CMO-028\nCEQA: Determine the renewal of the General Services Agreement is exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act.\n(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) authorizing the\nMayor to execute a five-year General Services Agreement between the City of\nHermosa Beach and Los Angeles County (Attachment 2).

15.e CHECK REGISTERS - 25-AS-031\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers for the period\nMarch 19, 2025 through March 26, 2025. The Administrative Services Director\ncertifies the accuracy of the attached demands.

15.f FISCAL YEAR 2023–2024 ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT\n(INCLUDING REPORT FROM INDEPENDENT AUDITOR) - 25-AS-033\n(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council receive and file the FY 2023–24 Annual\nComprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) (Attachment 1), which includes the report\nfrom Gruber and Lopez, Inc., the City’s independent auditors.

15.g SIDE LETTER TO THE MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES’ MEMORANDUM OF\nUNDERSTANDING - 25-AS-032\n(Human Resources Manager Tiffany Nguyen)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council approve the Resolution and Side Letter to the\nManagement Employees’ Memorandum of Understanding (Attachment 1).

15.h ACTION MINUTES OF THE PARKS, RECREATION, AND COMMUNITY\nRESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING OF MARCH 4, 2025 - 25-CR-\n033\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 March 4,\n2025.

15.i APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING\nBETWEEN THE BEACH CITIES WATERSHED MANAGEMENT GROUP FOR\nIMPLEMENTATION OF THE COORDINATED INTEGRATED MONITORING\nPROGRAM (CIMP) - 25-CMO-026\n(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve an amendment to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\nregarding the Administration and Cost Sharing for Coordination and\nImplementation of the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP)\nfor the Beach Cities Watershed Management Group (WMG) (Attachment 1)\nto extend the term of the agreement through December 31, 2026, with the\noption to further extend the term in increments of one calendar year at a\ntime, up to two additional years; and\n2. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the proposed\namendment, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

15.j ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION APPROVING FINAL MAP NO. 83937 FOR AN\nADDITION TO AN EXISTING CONDOMINIUM LOCATED AT 705 2ND STREET -\n25-CDD-055\nCEQA: Determine that the project is categorically exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act\n(Associate Planner Jake Whitney)\nRecommended Action:\n1. Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act;\n2. Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) approving Final Parcel Map No. 83937\n(Attachment 2), which is consistent with the approved Vesting Tentative\nParcel Map; and\n3. Authorize the City Clerk to endorse the certificate for said map.

16.a REQUEST FOR A ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (TA 25-01), PERTAINING TO\nTHE REGULATION OF TEMPORARY USES AND EVENTS ON PRIVATE\nPROPERTY, AMENDING HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE (HBMC): 1)\nCHAPTER 17.04 - 25-CDD-054\nREGARDING DEFINITIONS; 2) CHAPTER 17.28 REGARDING M-1 LIGHT\nMANUFACTURING ZONE; AND 3) CHAPTER 17.42 REGARDING GENERAL\nPROVISIONS, CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONAL USES.\nCEQA: The project qualified for a Categorical Exemption per Section 15061(b)(3) of\nthe California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines.\n(Planning Manager Alexis Oropeza)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing to consider amendments to Hermosa Beach\nMunicipal Code pertaining to temporary use and temporary events;\n2. Determine whether the project is exempt from the California Environmental\nQuality Act; and\n3. Introduce by title only and waive first reading of an Ordinance of the City of\nHermosa Beach, California, approving Zoning Text Amendment (25-01)\n(Attachment 1).

17.a REVIEW OF DAY AT THE BEACH EVENTS’ REQUEST FOR A NEW\nAGREEMENT FOR THE HERMOSA BEACH OPEN IN 2025 THROUGH 2027 - 25-\nCR-034\nCEQA: Review of Day at the Beach Events’ request for a new agreement would be\nexempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA\nGuidelines section 15304. This would have negligible or no permanent effect on the\nenvironment.\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive and file the informational report of the comparing the terms of the\napproved Long-term Agreement (LTA) with Day at the Beach Events\n(DATBE) for the Hermosa Beach Open (HBO) from 2025 through 2027 with\nthose of an alternative agreement structure requested by DATBE, in which\nthe City would serve as the event owner; and\n2. Provide direction to staff on next steps.

17.b RENAMING THE GREENBELT PEDESTRIAN TRAIL WITH A BENCH DEDICATED\nTO THE ACCESS HERMOSA WORKING GROUP AND IN MEMORIAM OF\nGEOFF HIRSCH AND CASEY ROHRER, AND RENAMING THE SOUTH PARK\nACCESSIBLE PLAYGROUND IN HONOR OF CASEY ROHRER - 25-CR-035\nCEQA: Approval of the renaming of the Greenbelt Pedestrian Trail and South Park\nAccessible Playground would be exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15304. The proposed renaming of\neach facility will have negligible or no permanent effect on the environment.\n(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Receive and file the Greenbelt Pedestrian Trail and South Park Accessible\nPlayground Renaming Joint Subcommittee (Subcommittee) Report\n(Attachment 1);\n2. Adopt a resolution renaming the Greenbelt Pedestrian Trail from Pier\nAvenue to 8th Street to the Greenbelt Accessible Trail (Attachment 2);\n3. Approve the installation of a bench and plaque on the Greenbelt Pedestrian\nTrail dedicated to the Access Hermosa Working Group and in memoriam of\nGeoff Hirsch and Casey Rohrer; and\n4. Per the Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Advisory\nCommission (Commission) recommendation:\na. Adopt a resolution renaming the South Park accessible playground in\nhonor of Casey Rohrer (Attachment 3); and\nb. Approve the installation of a commemorative plaque on an existing\nbench near the South Park accessible playground.

17.c APPROVAL OF A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALL CITY\nMANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC., TO PROVIDE CROSSING GUARD SERVICES -\n25-PD-005\n(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Approve a Professional Services Agreement (Attachment 3) with All City\nManagement Services, Inc., to provide crossing guard services at an annual\nnot-to-exceed amount of $315,315 for year one and a three-year term,\nbeginning July 1, 2025 and ending July 1, 2028;\n2. Authorize the City Manager to extend up to two one-year terms; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest to the\nproposed agreement, subject to approval by the City Attorney.

17.d CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OPPOSITION FOR\nSENATE BILL 79 (WIENER) - 25-CMO-029\n(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends City Council:\n1. Consider adopting by title a resolution expressing opposition to Senate Bill\n79 (Attachment 1); and\n2. Authorize the Mayor to send a letter (Attachment 2) expressing the City’s\nposition.

18.a TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 25-CMO-030\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 March 25, 2025

4.b PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nPursuant to Government Code section 54957\nTitle: City Attorney