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City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting

Regular Meeting

Manhattan Beach, CA · April 7, 2016

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City of Manhattan Beach 1400 Highland Avenue Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 Meeting Minutes - Final Thursday, April 7, 2016 10:00 AM City Council Retreat Police/Fire Conference Room 400/420 15th Street Manhattan Beach, California 90266 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Mayor Mark Burton Mayor Pro Tem Tony D’Errico Councilmember David Lesser Councilmember Amy Howorth Councilmember Wayne Powell City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes - Final April 7, 2016 Meeting A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER At 10:00 AM, Mayor Burton called the meeting to order. B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG Assistant City Manager Nadine Nader led the Pledge of Allegiance. E. PUBLIC COMMENTS (2 MINUTES PER PERSON FOR ONE ITEM, A MAXIMUM OF 5 MINUTES IF A SPEAKER WANTS TO COMMENT ON MORE THAN ONE ITEM) Per Mayor Burton's request, Public Comments was moved to earlier in the agenda. Bill Victor expressed concerns for the voting process regarding the Downtown Specific Plan. Stating that names were not given when voting took place so people may have voted twice. At 10:05 AM City Council recessed and reconvened at 10:08 AM. C. ROLL CALL Present: 5 - Mayor Burton, Mayor Pro Tem D'Errico, Councilmember Lesser, Councilmember Howorth and Councilmember Powell D. CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING City Clerk Liza Tamura confirmed that the meeting was properly posted. F. COUNCIL ITEMS Board and Commissions Appointment Process The City Council directed staff to draft an ordinance repealing the codified voting procedure contained in Municipal Code for City Boards, Commissions and Committees, and replace it with a process adopted by resolution. The City Council also directed staff to incorporate a process for interviewing and appointing commissioners as part of the resolution. At 11:17 AM City Council recessed and reconvened at 11:25 AM. City of Manhattan Beach Page 1 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes - Final April 7, 2016 Meeting Meeting Management At the request of Councilmember Powell, the City Council directed staff to post ecomments to the website. The City Council discussed meeting management and the following actions were taken: A motion was made to continue witth the 10:30 PM hard stop for all City Council meetings. Aye: 3 - Burton, D'Errico and Howorth Nay: 2 - Lesser and Powell A motion was made to continue with Public Comments with two minutes per item with a maximum of five minutes at the beginning of the meeting with no additional comments allowed for business items. Aye: 3 - Burton, D'Errico and Howorth Nay: 2 - Lesser and Powell In addition, the City Council discussed City Council and staff behaviors for a high performing City Council and other matters. No action was taken. G. ADJOURNMENT At 1:56 PM Mayor Burton adjourned the meeting. City of Manhattan Beach Page 2 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes - Final April 7, 2016 Meeting _____________________________ Liza Tamura Recording Secretary _____________________________ Mark Burton Mayor ATTEST: _____________________________ Liza Tamura City Clerk City of Manhattan Beach Page 3

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City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting City Council Retreat Thursday, April 7, 2016 10:00 AM Police/Fire Conference Room 400/420 15th Street Manhattan Beach, California 90266 Mayor Mark Burton Mayor Pro Tem Tony D’Errico Councilmember David Lesser Councilmember Amy Howorth Councilmember Wayne Powell Executive Team Mark Danaj, City Manager Quinn Barrow, City Attorney Robert Espinosa, Fire Chief Nadine Nader, Assistant City Manager Teresia Zadroga-Haase, Human Resources Director Tony Olmos, Public Works Director Eve R. Irvine, Police Chief Liza Tamura, City Clerk Mark Leyman, Parks & Recreation Director Marisa Lundstedt, Community Bruce Moe, Finance Director Development Director Sanford Taylor, Information Technology Director MISSION STATEMENT: The City of Manhattan Beach is recognized for providing exemplary municipal services and contributing to the exceptional quality of life afforded to residents, businesses and visitors who enjoy living in and visiting California’s safest beach community City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda Final April 7, 2016 MANHATTAN BEACH’S CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU! Your presence and participation contribute to good city government. By your presence in the Police/Fire Conference Room, you are participating in the process of representative government. To encourage that participation, this agenda provides an early opportunity for public comments under "Public Comments," at which time speakers may comment on any item of interest to the public that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, including items on the agenda. In addition, speakers may comment during any public hearing after the public hearing on that item has been opened. Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on this agenda are available for review on the City's website at www.citymb.info, the Police Department located at 420 15th Street, and are also on file in the Office of the City Clerk for public inspection. Any person who has any question concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk's office at (310) 802 5056. In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 802 5056 (voice) or (310) 546 3501 (TDD). Notification 36 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City also provides closed captioning of all its Regular City Council Meetings for the hearing impaired. BELOW ARE THE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED. A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG C. ROLL CALL D. CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING I, Liza Tamura, City Clerk of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, state under penalty of perjury that this notice/agenda was posted on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, on the City's Website and on the bulletin boards of City Hall, Joslyn Community Center and Manhattan Heights. E. PUBLIC COMMENTS (2 MINUTES PER PERSON FOR ONE ITEM, A MAXIMUM OF 5 MINUTES IF A SPEAKER WANTS TO COMMENT ON MORE THAN ONE ITEM) THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA THAT IS NOT A PUBLIC HEARING, AS WELL AS ANY ITEM THAT IS WITHIN THE SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL. The Mayor may determine whether an item is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow City Council to take action on any item not on the Agenda. Please complete the "Request to Address the City Council" card by filling out your name, city of residence, the item(s) you would like to offer public comment, and returning it to the City Clerk. City of Manhattan Beach Page 2 Printed on 3/30/2016 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda Final April 7, 2016 F. COUNCIL ITEMS 1. Meeting Management 2. Board and Commissions Appointment Process 3. City Council and Staff Behaviors for a High Performing City Council 4. City Council Matters G. ADJOURNMENT City of Manhattan Beach Page 3 Printed on 3/30/2016

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