City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingManhattan Beach, CA · August 21, 2018
Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
Mayor Amy Howorth
Mayor Pro Tem Steve Napolitano
Councilmember Nancy Hersman
Councilmember Richard Montgomery
Councilmember David Lesser
Executive Team
Bruce Moe, City Manager
Quinn Barrow, City Attorney
Derrick Abell, Police Chief Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Derrick Abell, Acting Fire Chief Liza Tamura, City Clerk
Steve Charelian, Interim Finance Director Sanford Taylor, Information Technology Director
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director Teresia Zadroga-Haase, Human Resources Director
Mark Leyman, Parks & Recreation Director
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 Regular Meeting Agenda Final August 21, 2018
MANHATTAN BEACH’S CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU!
Your presence and participation contribute to good city government.
By your presence in the City Council Chambers, 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 matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City
Council, including items on the agenda.
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 (Spectrum), Channel 35
(Frontier), 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).
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.
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 15, 2018, 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. THE RECOMMENDED
COUNCIL ACTION IS LISTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TITLE OF EACH ITEM IN
BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.
A. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
B. ROLL CALL
C. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
1. Recognition of the Environmental Sustainability Task Force. 18-0374
PRESENT
D. 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; (b) remove items from
the consent calendar for individual consideration; or (c) rearrange the order of the agenda.
MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA AND WAIVE FULL READING
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E. CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCEMENTS OF
UPCOMING EVENTS (1 MINUTE PER PERSON)
City Councilmembers and community organization representatives may inform the public about upcoming events.
F. 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.
Each speaker may speak for up to 3 minutes. This is also the time for speakers to comment on items on the
consent calendar that have not been previously removed by the City Council during approval of the agenda for
individual consideration. For public hearings, speakers are encouraged to speak during the public hearing, if they
want their comments to be included in the record for the public hearing.
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.
G. CONSENT CALENDAR (APPROVE)
Items on the Consent Calendar are routine and customary items and are enacted by a single motion with the
exception of items previously removed by a member of the City Council during "Approval of the Agenda" for
individual consideration. Any items removed shall be individually considered immediately after taking action on the
Consent Calendar.
2. City Council Minutes: 18-0304
This Item Contains Minutes of the Following City Council Meeting(s):
a) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of May 15, 2018
b) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of July 17, 2018
c) City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes (Closed Session) of
August 7, 2018
d) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of August 7, 2018
(City Clerk Tamura).
APPROVE
Attachments: City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of May 15, 2018
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of July 17, 2018
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes (Closed Session) of
August 7, 2018
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of August 7, 2018
3. Financial Report: 18-0362
Schedule of Demands: July 19, 2018 (Interim Finance Director Charelian).
ACCEPT REPORT AND DEMANDS
Attachments: Schedules of Demands for July 19, 2018
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4. Resolution No. 18-0122 Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Existing 18-0382
Agreement with Richards, Watson, & Gershon for Legal Services Provided
in Connection with Matters Reimbursed by Applicants for Land Use
Permits; Property Owners and Developers Seeking Entitlements; and Other
Third Parties (City Manager Moe).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0122
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0122
Amendment No. 2 - Richards, Watson & Gershon
Agreement and Amendment - Richards, Watson & Gershon
5. Resolution No. 18-0118 Awarding RFP No. 1159-18 to Main Street Tours, 18-0353
Inc. for a Three-Year Contract for Charter Bus Services with an Estimated
Annual Value of $100,000 (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0118
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0118
Agreement - Main Street Tours Inc.
Vendor Comparison
6. Update on the Sustainability Task Force and Formation of the Sustainability 18-0333
Youth Council (Community Development Director McIntosh).
a) RECEIVE AND FILE
b) APPROVE
Attachments: Manhattan Beach Environmental Accomplishments Report
Plastic Free MB Educational Guide
Sustainability Youth Council Application
Sustainability Youth Council Guidelines
7. Resolution No. 18-0119 Awarding a Professional Design Services 18-0365
Agreement to NV5 for Assessment Engineering Services for Proposed
Underground Utility Assessment Districts 12 and 14 for $83,735, and
Appropriating $123,735 from the Unreserved General Fund Balance as
Follows: $40,885 for UUAD 12, $42,850 for UUAD 14 and $40,000 for
Future District 4 (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
a) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0119
b) APPROVE APPROPRIATION
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0119
Agreement - NV5, Inc.
Boundary Map - Proposed UUADs 4, 12 and 14
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8. Resolution No. 18-0120 Approving Amendment No. 5 for $279,710 to HDR 18-0363
Engineering, Inc.’s Existing Professional Services Agreement for Continued
Land Acquisition Support Services and Other Technical Support for the
Sepulveda Bridge Widening Project. (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0120
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0120
Amendment No. 5 – HDR Engineering, Inc.
Agreement and Amendments – HDR Engineering, Inc.
Budget and Expenditure Report
9. Resolution No. 18-0121 Ratifying Agreements with Vector Resources for 18-0361
Temporary Network Administrator (Information Technology Director Taylor).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0121
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0121
Agreement – Vector Resources (Fiscal Year 2018-2019)
Agreement – Vector Resources (Fiscal Year 2017-2018)
H. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Each speaker may speak for up to 2 minutes on each item pulled from the agenda.
I. PUBLIC HEARINGS
At the discretion of the Mayor, each speaker may speak for up to 3 minutes on each public hearing item.
10. Public Hearing for Coastal Development Permits and Approval of an 18-0360
Increase to Parking Meter Rates for On-Street and Parking Lot Meters for
the Appealable and Non-Appealable Zones (Interim Finance Director
Charelian).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 18-0113 AND 18-0114
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0113
Resolution No. 18-0114
Coastal Zone Area Map
PPIC Meeting Minutes of July 26, 2018
Stakeholder Group Letters
Meter Survey (Surrounding Cities)
PowerPoint Presentation
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J. GENERAL BUSINESS
Each speaker may speak for up to 2 minutes on each general business item.
11. Discussion Regarding Interim Options for Ambulance Services (Acting Fire 18-0298
Chief Abell).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
12. Consider Urgency Ordinance No. 18-0018-U and Ordinance No. 18-0018 18-0387
to Temporarily Prohibit Shared Mobility Devices from Being Placed in any
Public Right-of-Way or on Public Property, Operated in any Public
Right-of-Way or on Public Property, or Offered for Use Anywhere in the City
and Adopt Resolution No. 18-0124 Amending the Comprehensive Fee
Schedule to Specify that the City’s Existing Administrative Fees Related to
the Release of Impounded Vehicles Apply to Shared Mobility Devices (City
Manager Moe).
1) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 18-0018-U
2) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 18-0018
3) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0124
Attachments: Urgency Ordinance No. 18-0018-U
Ordinance No. 18-0018
Resolution No. 18-0124
MBPD Press Release
13. Letter of Opposition to the Bureau of Cannabis Control Proposed 18-0383
Regulations Regarding Removing Cities’ Ability to Ban Cannabis
Deliveries (Community Development Director McIntosh).
APPROVE LETTER OF OPPOSITION
Attachments: Proposed Letter of Opposition
Ordinance No. 17-0024
Ordinance No. 17-0025
14. Consideration of the City’s Draft Five-Year Plan to Address Homelessness 18-0306
in Our Community (City Manager Moe).
ADOPT PLAN
Attachments: Draft MB Five-Year Plan to Address Homelessness (Strikethrough
Version)
Draft MB Five-Year Plan to Address Homelessness (Clean Version)
Open City Hall Survey Results
Manhattan Beach Homeless Count Datasheet
SPA 8 Homeless Count Datasheet
PowerPoint Presentation
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15. Discuss the Impacts of Senate Bill 415 and the Possibility of Changing the 18-0305
General Municipal Election to Another Date (City Clerk Tamura).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: Senate Bill 415
Election Date Change Options (Graphical Format)
16. Preliminary Discussion of City’s Uniform Hotel/Motel Transient Occupancy 18-0376
Tax (Transient Occupancy Tax) (Interim Finance Director Charelian).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: Notification Letters to the Hotels/Motels
Transient Occupancy Tax Comparison and Survey
Five-Year Forcast (Fiscal Years 2018-2019 to 2022-2023)
March 2019 Ballot Measure Schedule
17. Report on City Support Provided to Leadership Manhattan Beach as 18-0368
Non-Profit Organization (City Clerk Tamura).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: Bylaws and Policies of LMB
K. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS AND REPORTS INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS
L. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmembers may request that items be placed on a future agenda with the concurrence of one other
Councilmember.
18. Agenda Forecast (City Clerk Tamura). 18-0375
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: August 15, 2018 Agenda Forecast
M. CITY MANAGER REPORT
N. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
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O. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
This section is for items that do not require City Council action.
19. This Item Includes the Finance Subcommittee Meeting Minutes of July 17, 18-0395
2018 (Interim Finance Director Charelian).
INFORMATION ITEM ONLY
Attachments: Finance Subcommittee Meeting Minutes of July 17, 2018
P. CLOSED SESSION
Q. ADJOURNMENT
R. FUTURE MEETINGS
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
September 4, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting (Reorganization)
September 7, 2018 - Friday -- 2:30 PM - Closed Session
September 18, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 2, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 9, 2018 - Tuesday -- 1:00 PM - IT Fiber Master Plan Study Session
October 16, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 6, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 20, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
December 4, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
December 18, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
January 2, 2019 - Wednesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting (Wednesday)
January 15, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
February 5, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
February 19, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
March 6, 2019 - Wednesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting (Wednesday)
March 19, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
August 22, 2018 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting (Cancelled)
August 23, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
August 28, 2018 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission
September 10, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Library Commission Meeting
September 12, 2018 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
September 17, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
September 24, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
September 26, 2018 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
September 27, 2018 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission
October 8, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Library Commission
October 10, 2018 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
October 15, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
October 22, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
October 24, 2018 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
October 25, 2018 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission
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S. CITY OFFICES CLOSED
CITY HOLIDAYS:
September 3, 2018 - Monday - Labor Day
October 8, 2018 – Monday – Columbus Day
November 12, 2018 – Monday – Veterans Day (Observance of November 11, 2018)
November 22-23, 2018 - Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 25, 2018 - Tuesday - Christmas Day Observed
January 1, 2019 – Tuesday – New Years Day Observed
January 21, 2019 – Monday – Martin Luther King Day
February 18, 2019 - Monday - Presidents Day
May 27, 2019 – Monday – Memorial Day
July 4, 2019 - Thursday - Independence Day
CITY OFFICES CLOSED ON FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE FRIDAYS:
August 31, 2018
September 14, 2018
September 28, 2018
October 12, 2018
October 26, 2018
November 9, 2018
November 23, 2018
December 7, 2018
December 21, 2018
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