City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingManhattan Beach, CA · December 4, 2018
Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, December 4, 2018
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers
Mayor Steve Napolitano
Mayor Pro Tem Nancy Hersman
Councilmember Richard Montgomery
Councilmember David Lesser
Councilmember Amy Howorth
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 December 4, 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, November 28, 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
Leilani Tran, Robinson Elementary School
B. ROLL CALL
C. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
1. Recognition of Bob Roy and the Bob Roy Salon for Providing 56 Years of 18-0499
Invaluable Service to the Manhattan Beach Community.
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: 18-0500
This Item Contains Minutes of the Following City Council Meeting(s):
a) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of October 16, 2018
b) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2018
c) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2018
(City Clerk Tamura).
APPROVE
Attachments: City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes of October 16, 2018
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of November 6, 2018
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of November 20, 2018
3. Financial Reports: 18-0497
a) Schedule of Demands: October 25, 2018
b) Investment Portfolio for the Month Ending October 31, 2018
c) Month End Report for October 31, 2018
(Finance Director Charelian).
ACCEPT REPORTS AND DEMANDS
Attachments: Schedules of Demands for October 25, 2018
Investment Portfolio for the Month Ending October 31, 2018
Month End Report for October 31, 2018
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4. Resolution No. 18-0159 Awarding Bid #1185-19 to Merrimac Energy 18-0487
Group for a Three-Year Bulk Fuel Contract with an Estimated Value of
$290,000 (Finance Director Charelian).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0159
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0159
Agreement - Merrimac Energy Group
Bid #1185-19 Comparison for Bulk Fuel
5. Budgeted Purchase of Proposition A Transportation Funds from the City of 18-0469
Diamond Bar (Finance Director Charelian).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0163
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0163
Agreement - City of Diamond Bar
6. Donation of One Surplus Vehicle to the Manhattan Beach Community 18-0484
Emergency Response Team Association (Acting Fire Chief Abell).
APPROVE
Attachments: Agreement - MBCERTA
Donation Request Letter from MBCERTA
7. Request from the Library Commission to Discuss Adding Three New 18-0510
Library Commission Items to the Commission’s Work Plan (Parks and
Recreation Director Leyman).
APPROVE
Attachments: Memo – Library Commission Request
Library Commission Minutes October 9, 2018
8. Resolution No. 18-0160 Approving an Updated Agreement Between the 18-0492
City of Manhattan Beach and the Oceanographic Teaching Station to
Occupy and Operate the Roundhouse Aquarium at the End of the
Manhattan Beach Pier (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0160
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0160
Agreement - Oceanographic Teaching Station (Final)
Agreement - Oceanographic Teaching Station (Redline)
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9. Resolution No. 18-0161: 1) Awarding a Construction Contract to Elecnor 18-0509
Belco Electric Inc. (Belco) for $263,572 for the Pedestrian Safety
Improvements Project on Highland Avenue at 34th, 35th and 36th Streets,
and on Manhattan Beach Blvd at Morningside Drive; 2) Authorizing the City
Manager to Approve Additional Work, if Necessary, for up to $26,428; 3)
Approving the Plans and Specifications for the Pedestrian Safety
Improvements Project, and 4) Approving the Re-Appropriation of $40,000
from the FY 14/15 Non-Motorized Transportation Crosswalks & Bike Lanes
Project; 5) Approving the Re-appropriation of $110,000 from the FY 15/16
Annual Curb, Gutter and Ramp Replacement Project, and 6) Approving the
Re-appropriation of $140,000 from the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) Transition Plan Within Public Rights of Way Project (Public Works
Director Katsouleas).
a) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 18-0161
b) RE-APPROPRIATE FUNDS
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0161
Agreement – Elecnor Belco Electric Inc.
Bid Proposal
Budget and Expenditures
Location Map
Plans and Specifications
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. Ordinance No. 18-0024 (1) Amending the Manhattan Beach Municipal 18-0472
Code to Regulate Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) - Second Units on Lots
with Single Family Residences, Amend Current Code Provisions regarding
Accessory Structures, and Revise the Definition of “Kitchen; and (2) Making
a Determination of Exemption under CEQA (Community Development
Director McIntosh).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 18-0024
Attachments: Draft Ordinance No. 18-0024
Legislative Digest
Planning Commission Resolution No. 18-17
Planning Commission Staff Report and Attachments- November 14, 2018
Planning Commission Draft Minutes- November 14, 2018
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J. GENERAL BUSINESS
Each speaker may speak for up to 2 minutes on each general business item.
11. Discussion on the City’s Plastic Pollution Policy (Community Development 18-0459
Director McIntosh).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: San Jose Supermarket Tray Alternatives
2018 California Ocean Litter Strategy
MB and OPC Litter Analysis
12. Discussion of the Survey Results Regarding Changing the Name of 18-0441
Sepulveda Blvd. to Pacific Coast Highway (City Manager Moe).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: Business Survey Results
Community Survey Results
13. Resolution No. 18-0521, Placing a Ballot Measure on the March 5, 2019 18-0521
General Municipal Election to Adjust the City’s Hotel/Motel Transient
Occupancy Tax (TOT) by up to 4% and Resolution No. 18-0164, Providing
for the Filing of Rebuttal Arguments for City Measure (Finance Director
Charelian and City Clerk Tamura)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 18-0521 AND 18-0164
Attachments: Resolution No. 18-0521
Resolution No. 18-0164
14. Consideration of the City of Del Mar’s Request to Prepare and File an 18-0526
Amicus Brief Opposing the Coastal Commission’s Decision to Require
Short-Term Rentals in Del Mar’s Residential Districts, or as an Alternative,
Join in an Amicus Brief Prepared by Another Jurisdiction to Support Local
Control (Community Development Director McIntosh).
AUTHORIZE
Attachments: Request Letter from City of Del Mar
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.
15. Agenda Forecast (City Clerk Tamura). 18-0501
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: November 28, 2018 Agenda Forecast
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M. CITY MANAGER REPORT
N. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
O. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
This section is for items that do not require City Council action.
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16. Commission & Subcommittee Minutes: 18-0507
This Item Contains Minutes of the following City Commission and
Subcommittee Meetings:
a) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of December 18, 2017
(Parks and Recreation Director Leyman)
b) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2018 (Parks
and Recreation Director Leyman)
c) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2018 (Parks
and Recreation Director Leyman)
d) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2018 (Parks
and Recreation Director Leyman)
e) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2018 (Parks and
Recreation Director Leyman)
f) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2018 (Parks and
Recreation Director Leyman)
g) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of June 18, 2018 (Parks and
Recreation Director Leyman)
h) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2018 (Parks and
Recreation Director Leyman)
i) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2018 (Parks
and Recreation Director Leyman)
j) Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2018 (Parks
and Recreation Director Leyman)
k) Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of October 22,
2018 (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman)
l) Finance Subcommittee Meeting Minutes of November 5, 2018 (Finance
Director Charelian)
m) Planning Commission Action Meeting Minutes of November 14, 2018
(Community Development Director McIntosh).
INFORMATION ITEM ONLY
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Attachments: Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of December 18, 2017
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of January 10, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of February 26, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of March 19, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of April 16, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of May 21, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of June 18, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of July 16, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of August 20, 2018
Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Minutes of October 15, 2018
Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of October 22, 2018
Finance Subcommittee Meeting Minutes of November 5, 2018
Planning Commission Action Meeting Minutes of November 14, 2018
P. CLOSED SESSION
Q. ADJOURNMENT
R. FUTURE MEETINGS
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
December 18, 2018 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
January 2, 2019 - Wednesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
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
March 19, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting (Oath of Office)
April 2, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
April 16, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
April 20, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - Joint City Council/MBUSD Board Members Meeting
May 7, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
May 21, 2019 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
June 3, 2019 - Monday -- 6:00 PM - Joint City Council/Parks and Recreation Commission, Cultural Arts
Commission and Library Commission Meeting
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BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
December 10, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Library Commission Meeting
December 12, 2018 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
December 17, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
December 24, 2018 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
December 26, 2018 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
December 27, 2018 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission
January 9, 2019 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
January 14, 2019 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Library Commission Meeting
January 21, 2019 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
January 23, 2019 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
January 24, 2019 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission
January 28, 2019 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
February 11, 2019 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Library Commission Meeting
February 13, 2019 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
February 18, 2019 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
February 25, 2019 - Monday - 6:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
February 27, 2019 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
February 28, 2019 - Thursday - 6:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission
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S. CITY OFFICES CLOSED
CITY HOLIDAYS:
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
September 2, 2019 - Monday - Labor Day
October 7, 2019 – Monday – Columbus Day
November 11, 2019 – Monday – Veterans Day
November 28-29, 2019 - Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday
CITY OFFICES CLOSED ON FOLLOWING ALTERNATIVE FRIDAYS:
December 7, 2018
December 21, 2018
January 4, 2019
January 18, 2019
February 1, 2019
February 15, 2019
March 1, 2019
March 15, 2019
March 29, 2019
April 12, 2019
April 26, 2019
May 10, 2019
May 24, 2019
June 7, 2019
June 21, 2019
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