City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingManhattan Beach, CA · September 1, 2020
Agenda
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
4:30 PM
City Council Chambers
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Richard Montgomery
Mayor Pro Tem Suzanne Hadley
Councilmember Hildy Stern
Councilmember Steve Napolitano
Councilmember Nancy Hersman
City Treasurer Tim Lilligren
EXECUTIVE TEAM
City Manager Bruce Moe
City Attorney Quinn Barrow
City Clerk Liza Tamura Information Technology Director Terry Hackleman
Community Development Director Carrie Tai Parks and Recreation Director Mark Leyman
Finance Director Steve Charelian Police Chief Derrick Abell
Interim Fire Chief Wolfgang Knobe Public Works Director Stephanie Katsouleas
Human Resources Director Lisa Jenkins
MISSION STATEMENT:
Our mission is to provide excellent municipal services,
preserve our small beach town character, and enhance the quality of life for our
residents, businesses and visitors.
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda Final September 1, 2020
MANHATTAN BEACH’S CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU!
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.
Meetings are broadcast live through Manhattan Beach Local Community Cable, Channel 8 (Chapter Spectrum),
Channel 35 (Frontier Communications), and live streaming via the City's website.
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). The
City also provides closed captioning of all its Regular City Council Meetings for the hearing impaired.
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, August 26, 2020, on the City's Website and on the bulletin boards of
City Hall, Joslyn Community Center and Manhattan Heights.
BELOW ARE THE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED.
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
B. ROLL CALL
C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND WAIVER OF FULL READING OF ORDINANCES
This is the time for the City Council to: (a) notify the public of any changes to the agenda and (b) rearrange the
order of the agenda.
MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA AND WAIVE FULL READING
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D. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON)
Speakers may provide public comments on any matter that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City
Council, including items on the agenda. 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.
Pursuant to Governor Newsom’s Executive Orders No. N-25-20 and No. N-29-20, City Council Chambers is not
open to the public. In the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing, the City Council encourages the
public to participate by submitting comments in advance of the meeting, no later than 4:00 PM, September 1, 2020
(the day of the meeting), via:
1) eComment at http://www.citymb.info/ecomment;
2) email to cityclerk@citymb.info; or
3) telephone message recorded at (310) 802-5030.
All of your comments provided by the deadlines above will be available to the City Council and the public prior to
the meeting.
In addition, you may participate by joining Zoom during the meeting:
If you wish to speak on any item on the agenda, please register in advance by clicking the following link:
https://citymb.seamlessdocs.com/f/publiccomment
1) Join Zoom Meeting via the internet:
Direct URL: https://comb.zoom.us/j/98365682559, Meeting ID: 983-6568-2559
During the meeting you will need to use the “raise hand” button through Zoom at the time the Mayor invites the
public to provide comments.
2) Join Zoom Meeting via Phone Conference (Voice Only):
Phone Number: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 983-6568-2559
During the meeting you will need to enter *9 on the phone’s dial pad at the time the Mayor invites the public to
provide comments.
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E. PUBLIC HEARINGS
At the discretion of the Mayor, each speaker may speak for up to 3 minutes on each public hearing item.
1. Public Hearing to Consider Peter Gordon’s Appeal of the Police Chief’s Vicious 20-0275
Animal Determination (Police Chief Abell).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) DETERMINE THAT DOG IS VICIOUS WITHIN THE MEANING OF
MANHATTAN BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 5.01
Attachments: Exhibit A: Manhattan Beach Police Department Animal Control Division
Incident Report No. DR20-0001651 (852020)
Exhibit B: Written Complaint of City Residents Loralie Ogden and Dexter
Taylor
Exhibit C: Written Complaint of City Resident Sylvia Rayner
Exhibit D: Written Complaint of City Resident Jennifer Williams
Exhibit E: Notice of Determination of Vicious Animal and Public
Nuisance
Exhibit F: Notice of Public Hearing on Appeal of Determination of Vicious
Animal
Exhibit G: Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Chapter 5.01
Exhibit H: Manhattan Beach Police Department Dog On Dog Incident
Report for Case No. 18-1900 (6282018)
F. CLOSED SESSION
I. ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED
SESSION
a) CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
(Government Code Section 54957.6)
Agency Negotiators:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
Lisa Jenkins, Human Resources Director
Employee Groups:
Manhattan Beach Firefighters' Association
Manhattan Beach Fire Management Association
Manhattan Beach Police Officers Association
Manhattan Beach Police Management Association
Manhattan Beach Mid-Management Employee Association
Manhattan Beach Part-Time Employees' Association
Unrepresented (Executive, Management and Confidential)
Teamsters Local 911
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b) CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL (EXISTING LITIGATION)
(Government Code Section54956.9(d)(1))
Name of Case: Darby T. Keen (Trustee) v City of Manhattan Beach
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Case No: 19STCP02984
This is the case where a property owner sued the City to be allowed to rent
his residentially zoned property in the Coastal Zone on a short-term basis.
II. RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION
III. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION
IV. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION
G. ADJOURNMENT
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