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AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING HERMOSA BEACH CITY COUNCIL

Tuesday, February 11, 1997 - Council Chambers, City Hall

Regular Session - 7:10 p.m.

Closed Session - Immediately following Regular Session

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, the Office of the City Clerk, and the Chamber of Commerce. During the meeting, a packet is also available in the Council foyer.{Graphic stripped}

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRESENTATIONS:

CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION TO

BILL DOUGHERTY

&

DONNA LOVE

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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 one minute. Citizens also may speak:

1. during discussion of items removed from the Consent Calendar;
2. during Public Hearings;
3. with the Mayor's consent, during discussion of items appearing under Municipal Matters; and,
4. before the close of the meeting during "Citizen Comments".

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

(b) COUNCIL COMMENTS

(c) WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS

1. Letters from Candice Younger of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, representing Patricia Turner, dated January 17, 1997 and January 27, 1997, requesting a fee waiver for Conditional Use Permit Application fees.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve recommended action in staff report which will be provided prior to meeting.

2. Letter from Savitri Carlson and letters from Daniel Coffey dated January 28, 1997 and February 5, 1997 requesting reconsideration of action taken on January 14, 1997 regarding Eastside Beach Drive parking.

RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to respond.

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 January 28, 1997.

(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 action minutes from the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission meeting of January 15, 1997.

(e) Recommendation to deny the following claim and refer it to the City's Liability Claims Administrator. Memorandum from Personnel Director Robert Blackwood dated January 30, 1997.

Claimant: Sea Sprite Hotel

Date of Loss: 10/26/96

Date Filed: 1/27/97

(f) Recommendation to receive and file report on review of conditional use permit amendment 96-4 - Bottle Inn Restaurant . Memorandum from Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld dated January 30, 1997.

(g) Recommendation to receive and file the December 1996 Revenue and expenditure report.Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated February 6, 1997.

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. '97 - '98 LOS ANGELES COUNTY URBAN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (C.D.B.G.) PROGRAM . Memorandum from Community Development Director Sol Blumenfeld dated February 3, 1997.

RECOMMENDATION: 1) Approve staffs proposal to fund retrofitting parks, community services building to remove architectural barriers to the disabled and identify any obstructions on street and sidewalks with the third year's C.D.B.G. estimated grant allocation; 2) Satisfy the public hearing/public participation requirement of the C.D.B.G. program; and, 3) Approve the cost summary submittal to Los Angeles County Community Development Commission.

MUNICIPAL MATTERS

5. MID-YEAR BUDGET REVIEW 1996-97 . Memorandum from Finance Director Viki Copeland dated February 6, 1997.

RECOMMENDATION: Approve the revisions to estimated revenue, appropriations, budget transfers and fund balances.

6. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY MANAGER

NONE

7. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS AND REPORTS - CITY COUNCIL

NONE

8. OTHER MATTERS - CITY COUNCIL

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.

a. Request by Mayor Reviczky to direct staff to draft a resolution requesting that the current Post Office policy which allows only the United States flag and the Postal Service flag to be displayed be modified to allow local post offices to display, at the discretion of each local post office, the nationally recognized POW/MIA flag. Letter from City of Lomita dated February 5, 1997

CITIZEN COMMENTS

Citizens wishing to address the Council on items within the Council's jurisdiction may do so at this time. Please limit comments to three minutes.

ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION AS FOLLOWS:

1. MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session meeting held on January 28, 1997.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL

The City Council finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.

a. Existing Litigation: Government Code Section 54956.9(a)

Name of Case: Lissner v. City of Hermosa Beach

Case Number: BS041936

ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION

RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION

ORAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

ADJOURNMENT