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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, November 23, 1999 - Council Chambers, City Hall

Regular Session - 7:10 p.m.

All council meetings are open to the public. PLEASE ATTEND.

The Council receives a packet with detailed information and recommendations on nearly every agenda item. Complete agenda packets are available for public inspection in the Police Department, Fire Department, Public Library, Office of the City Clerk, and the Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting, a packet is also available in the Council foyer.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

CANVASS OF VOTES AND INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS

PRESENTATION BY SUPERVISOR DON KNABE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION : Although the City Council values your comments, the Brown Act generally prohibits the Council from taking action on any matter not listed on the posted agenda.

(a) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

Members of the public wishing to address the City Council on any items within the Council's jurisdiction may do so at this time. (Exception: Comments on public hearing items must be heard during the public hearings.) Members of the public wishing to request the removal of an item from the Consent Calendar may do so at this time. Please limit comments to three minutes. Citizens also may speak:

1. during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar;
2. during Public Hearings; and,
3. with the Mayor's consent, during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters;

Citizens with comments regarding City management or departmental operations are requested to submit those comments to the City Manager.

(b) WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

1. Letter from Jim Lissner requesting a rehearing of Item #10 of the November 9, 1999 City Council meeting regarding Sales Tax Reporting.

RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

2. Letter from Donley Falkenstien regarding potential illegal Landscape and Street Lighting District Assessment.

RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

3. Letter from Jim Lissner regarding runoff elections, second parking structure status, funding for library, spending and revenue adjustments, zero cutoff street lighting, and PCH/Artesia crosswalk.

RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.

1. CONSENT CALENDAR : The following more routine matters will be acted upon by one vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Council member removes an item from the Consent Calendar. Items removed will be considered under Agenda Item 3, with public comment permitted at that time.

(a) Recommendation to approve minutes of the regular meeting of the City Council held on November 9, 1999.

(b) Recommendation to ratify check register and to approve cancellation of certain checks as recommended by the City Treasurer.

(c) Recommendation to receive and file Tentative Future Agenda Items.

(d) Recommendation to receive and file the October 1999 financial reports:

1. Revenue and expenditure report;
2. City Treasurer's report; and,
3. Investment report.

(e) Recommendation to approve the City Council meeting schedule for 2000. Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated November 3, 1999.

(f) Recommendation to receive and file Notice of Closed Claim . Memorandum from Personnel Director/Risk Manager Michael Earl dated November 10, 1999.

(g) Recommendation to accept and appropriate to the Community Resources Department a $250.00 donation from the Woman's Club of Hermosa Beach to be used for the annual Halloween Howl activity. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated November 15, 1999.

(h) Recommendation that the City Council waive parking fees and time limits for the meters along Pier Avenue (from Manhattan Avenue to Hermosa Avenue) and Hermosa Avenue between 8th and 16th Streets, during the Sand and Strand Run on Sunday, February 13, 2000 from 7:00am to 1:00pm . Memorandum from Community Resources Director Mary Rooney dated November 4, 1999.

(i) Recommendation to receive and file list of regular and ongoing City Board, Commission and Committee appointive terms which will expire during the 2000 calendar year. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated November 16, 1999.

(j) Recommendation to adopt resolution approving Final Map #25162 for a 2-unit condominium project at 515 - 8th Street. Memorandum from Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld dated November 16, 1999.

(k) Recommendation to receive and file action minutes from the Planning Commission meeting of November 16, 1999 .

(l) Recommendation to approve request from the Jazz Alumni Club Members to use the Plaza on Wednesdays from 4:00pm to 8:00pm for jazz concerts. Memorandum from Community Resources Director Mary Rooney dated November 15, 1999.

(m) Recommendation to approve request from Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce and Conte Productions to use Hermosa Avenue at 8th Street south to City limits for approximately 30 minutes on Sunday, January 30, 2000 for the Super Bowl Elite Mile Race; waive special event and film permit fees; and approve event subject to the conditions listed in the staff report. Memorandum from Community Resources Director Mary Rooney dated November 15, 1999.

(n) Recommendation to award the purchase of a new fire engine in the amount of $290,639.00 (includes applicable tax) to Pierce Fire Apparatus and approve the trade-in of the Crown fire engine, to Pierce Fire Apparatus, for the amount of $15,000.00. Memorandum from Interim Fire Chief Julian Ysais dated November 9, 1999.

(o) Recommendation to waive the automatic vacancy requirement for absences of Planning Commissioner Chris Ketz. Memorandum from Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld dated November 18, 1999.

(p) Recommendation to approve request from Beach Cities Christian Fellowship for waiver of building permit fees in exchange for public use of the parking lot west of Arco Station, 702 11th Place . Memorandum from City Manager Stephen Burrell dated November 18, 1999.

2. CONSENT ORDINANCES - NONE

3. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION.

• Public comments on items removed from the Consent Calendar.

PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 7:30 P.M.

4. A GROUND LEASE OF CITY OWNED PROPERTY BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH AND 1301 HERMOSA AVENUE LLC TO DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE A RETAIL BUILDING LOCATED AT 1303 HERMOSA AVENUE AND APPEAL OF ENCROACHMENT PERMITS OVER CITY PROPERTY. (Continued from meetings of October 12, 1999, October 26, 1999 and November 9, 1999) Memorandum from Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld dated November 16, 1999.

RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council approve the ground lease with the following conditions: 1) Initial ground lease rate at $21,000 per year; 2) CPI lease adjustments assessed every five years (maximum 15%, minimum 5% each assessment); 3) Ground lease escalator assessed every five years at 12.5% of the total gross rent receipts collected every five years but not less than the CPI adjusted ground lease; 4) Share of profits from sale of lease (if leasehold interest is transferred during the first five years of the term of the lease) assessed at $21,000 (first year ground lease payment); 5) Transaction fee of $1,000 to ten percent of the monthly minimum annual rent applicable to the portion of the property subject to subletting, to cover administrative and legal costs; 6) Off-site improvements consistent with plan in staff report; 7) Exterior building finish consistent with the abutting City parking structure interior; 8) Quality of construction shown on materials call outs on approved project plans; 9) Reimbursements to the City for site work (electrical and telephone conduit and sewer lateral); and, 10) Approve an appeal to an encroachment permits for a 2' 6" encroachment at the second floor level of the project and related ground level encroachments shown on plan in staff report.

MUNICIPAL MATTERS

5. ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE BUSINESS LICENSE SECTION OF THE CODE TO EXEMPT CERTAIN DELIVERY CATEGORIES. Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated November 16, 1999.

RECOMMENDATION: Introduce ordinance amending the Business License section of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to exempt certain delivery categories that are licensed by other agencies.

6. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER

a. DISCUSS FUTURE MEETINGS DATES FOR DOWNTOWN PLAN AND GOAL SESSION.

7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL

a. VACANCIES - BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

PARKS, RECREATION & COMMUNITY RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION - UNEXPIRED TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 2001. Memorandum from City Clerk Elaine Doerfling dated November 15, 1999.

RECOMMENDATION: Direct City Clerk to advertise the vacancy with a newspaper publication and normal posting procedures, as has been standard practice in the past, inviting applications from persons interested in being appointed to fill the unexpired term ending June 30, 2001 and schedule a meeting prior to the regular meeting of January 11, 2000 to interview applicants.

8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL - NONE

Requests from Council members for possible future agenda items:

Recommended Action: 1) Vote by Council whether to discuss this item; 2) refer to staff for a report back on a future agenda; or, 3) resolution of matter by Council action tonight.

ADJOURNMENT