Hermosa Beach

City Council

June 25, 2024 Item #14

Agenda Item 14

14. MUNICIPAL MATTERS\n\n REPORT ADOPTION OF AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\n 24-0313 HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA ADDING CHAPTER 8.42 TO THE\n HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING THE USE OF\n FIREWORKS IN THE CITY AND AMENDING SECTION 1.10.040 OF\n THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO MAKE VIOLATIONS\n OF CHAPTER 8.42 SUBJECT TO ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS,\n CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS SETTING THE FINE\n AMOUNTS FOR THE CITY’S LOCAL REGULATIONS ON\n FIREWORKS AND DETERMINE THE ABOVE IS EXEMPT FROM THE\n CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)\n (City Attorney Patrick Donegan)\n Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council:\n 1. Consider waiving reading in full of Urgency Ordinance; declare that said title, which\n appears on the public agenda, shall be determined to have been read by title; and adopt\n Urgency Ordinance (Attachment 1); and\n 2. Adopt Resolution specifying fines for violations of Urgency Ordinance (Attachment 2)\n or alternatively adopt Resolution increasing the fine amount for existing violations of the\n City's Fire Code related to fireworks (Attachment 3).