City Council Regular Meeting
Regular MeetingManhattan Beach, CA · March 7, 2023
Agenda
City Council Regular Meeting
Regular Meeting
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
6:00 PM
City Council Chambers and Zoom
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Steve Napolitano
Mayor Pro Tem Richard Montgomery
Councilmember Joe Franklin
Councilmember Amy Howorth
Councilmember David Lesser
City Treasurer Tim Lilligren
EXECUTIVE TEAM
City Manager Bruce Moe
City Attorney Quinn Barrow
City Clerk Liza Tamura Information Technology Director Terry Hackelman
Finance Director Steve Charelian Parks and Recreation Director Mark Leyman
Fire Chief Michael Lang Police Chief Rachel Johnson
Human Resources Director Lisa Jenkins Public Works Director Erick Lee
Acting Community Development Director Talyn
Mirzakhanian
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 March 7, 2023
MANHATTAN BEACH’S CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU!
The City offers an opportunity to participate in City Council meetings via Zoom and In-Person.
Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 933 7620 0363
Direct URL: https://citymb-info.zoom.us/j/93376200363
Via Phone Conference (Voice Only):
Phone Number: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 933 7620 0363
The City Council encourages the public to participate by submitting comments in advance of the meeting, no later
than 12:00 PM, March 7, 2023 (the day of the meeting), via:
1) eComment at http://www.manhattanbeach.gov/ecomment or
2) Email to cityclerk@manhattanbeach.gov 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.
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.manhattanbeach.gov, 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.
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 1, 2023, on the City's Website and on the bulletin boards of City
Hall, Joslyn Community Center and Manhattan Heights.
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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.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ACT ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE
AGENDA.
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
Jackson Zawacki, Mira Costa High School
C. ROLL CALL
D. CEREMONIAL CALENDAR
E. 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
F. 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.
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G. 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.
The City Council encourages the public to participate by submitting comments in advance of the meeting, no later
than 12:00 PM, March 7, 2023 (the day of the meeting), via:
1) eComment at http://www.manhattanbeach.gov/ecomment or
2) Email to cityclerk@manhattanbeach.gov 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 PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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.
ZOOM PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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, even when submitting this request you will need to use the
“raise hand” feature via Zoom during the presentation of that Agenda Item in order to confirm with the City Clerk’s
Office that you wish to provide comments.
1) Join Zoom Meeting via the internet:
Direct URL: https://citymb-info.zoom.us/j/93376200363, Meeting ID: 933 7620 0363
During the meeting you will need to use the “raise hand” button through Zoom at the time the Agenda Item is
being presented for City Council consideration.
2) Join Zoom Meeting via Phone Conference (Voice Only):
Phone Number: (669) 900-6833, Meeting ID: 933 7620 0363
During the meeting you will need to enter *9 on the phone’s dial pad at to activate the "raise hand" button at the
time the Agenda Item is being presented for City Council consideration.
Please note, the City is not responsible for the public’s use of Zoom as it relates to the software, configuration, and
setting on a personal device. The public is encouraged to visit the Zoom website for information on use of this
software. The City’s use of Zoom is consistent with the platform features and functions as described on the Zoom
website.
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H. 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.
1. City Council Minutes: 23-0025
This Item Contains Minutes of the Following City Council Meeting(s):
a) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of February 21, 2023
b) City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes of February 28, 2023
(City Clerk Tamura).
APPROVE
Attachments: City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of February 21, 2023
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes of February 28, 2023
2. Financial Reports: 23-0082
Schedule of Demands February 3, 2023, and February 10, 2023 (Finance
Director Charelian).
ACCEPT REPORTS AND DEMANDS
Attachments: Schedule of Demands February 3, 2023 and February 10, 2023
3. Receive and File the 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report as 23-0108
Required by the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (Acting Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
RECEIVE AND FILE
Attachments: 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report
4. Consideration of a Resolution Awarding a Construction Agreement to FS 23-0051
Contractors, Inc. for the Rowell Avenue Sidewalk Gap Closure Between 1st
Street and Curtis Avenue Project for $602,767 Including Contingency; and a
Determination Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act that the
Project is Categorically Exempt Pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the State
CEQA Guidelines (Public Works Director Lee).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0022
Attachments: Resolution No. 23-0022
Agreement - FS Contractors Inc.
Bid Proposal
Plans and Specifications (Web-Link Provided)
Budget and Expenditures Summary
Location Map
Grant of Easement and Agreement – 110 S. Rowell (MBUSD)
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I. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
Each speaker may speak for up to 2 minutes on each item pulled from the agenda.
J. PUBLIC HEARINGS
At the discretion of the Mayor, each speaker may speak for up to 3 minutes on each public hearing item.
5. Public Hearing to Consider Ordinance No. 23-0006 Amending: 23-0113
a) the Zoning Text in Title 10, Part III of the Manhattan Beach Municipal
Code and
b) the Zoning Map; and to Consider Resolution No. 23-0025 Amending the
Land Use Element of the Manhattan Beach General Plan, to Create a
Residential Overlay Zoning District for Certain Commercial Properties
(Acting Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 23-0006
C) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0025
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
Attachments: Draft Ordinance No. 23-0006
Draft Resolution No. 23-0025
Table 1 - Residential Overlay District Development Standards
Planning Commission Staff Report - February 22, 2023 (Web-Link
Provided)
Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element (Web-Link Provided)
HCD's Housing Element Compliance Incentives and Noncompliance
Consequences
PowerPoint Presentation
K. GENERAL BUSINESS
Each speaker may speak for up to 2 minutes on each general business item.
6. Consideration of Design Updates, Cost Estimates, Naming of the Senior 23-0032
and Scout Community Center, and Renegotiating the Memorandum of
Understanding (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) IF APPROVED, ALLOCATE $1,691,548
Attachments: Scout House Renderings
Senior Scout House Cost Estimate
Five Year Forecast - Scout House Funding Options
Senior and Scout House MOU with Attachments
PowerPoint Presentation
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7. Consideration of the City of Manhattan Beach Historical Collection Policy 23-0127
and Action Plan and a Polliwog Pavilion Concept to Improve Access to the
Historical Collection and Expand Eastside Library Services (Parks and
Recreation Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 45 Mins.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: Collections Assessment Report (January 2022)
Draft Collection Policy for the Historical Collection (March 2023)
PowerPoint Presentation (History Associates Incorporated)
PowerPoint Presentation
8. Consideration of a Revised Annual Work Plan for the Cultural Arts 23-0104
Commission (CAC) and Authorization for Requests for Proposals for Utility
Box Beautification, Murals, and Sculpture Garden (Parks and Recreation
Director Leyman).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: Velzy Plaque Proposal
PowerPoint Presentation
9. Review and Select the Design Option for Decorative Crosswalks in North 23-0072
Manhattan Beach and Adopt Resolution Nunc Pro Tunc No. 23-0024 for
Work to be Completed in Conjunction with the Biennial Slurry Seal Project
which Qualifies for a Categorical Exemption Pursuant to Section 15301
Class 1 of the State CEQA Guidelines (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
A) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NUNC PRO TUNC NO. 23-0024
Attachments: Resolution Nunc Pro Tunc No. 23-0024
PowerPoint Presentation
L. CITY COUNCIL REQUESTS AND REPORTS INCLUDING AB 1234 REPORTS
In addition to providing reports of meetings and conferences attended by Councilmembers in connection with their
official duties at City expense as required by AB 1234, Councilmembers requested at a previous City Council
meeting that the following item(s) be placed on the agenda for discussion.
M. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Councilmembers may request that items be placed on a future agenda with the concurrence of one other
Councilmember.
N. CITY MANAGER REPORT
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O. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
P. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
This section is for items that do not require City Council action.
10. Agenda Forecast (City Clerk Tamura). 23-0112
INFORMATION ITEM ONLY
11. Recent Planning Commission Quasi-Judicial Decisions: 23-0109
Use Permit Amendment to Allow Alcohol Sales (the Sale of Beer and Wine
Only for On-Site Consumption) at an Existing “Eating and Drinking
Establishments” Use Located at 321 Manhattan Beach Boulevard in the
Downtown Commercial (CD) Zoning District. (Bluestone Lane Restaurant)
(Acting Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
INFORMATION ITEM ONLY
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12. Commission Minutes: 23-0114
This Item Contains Minutes of the following City Commission Meetings:
a) Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
August 25, 2022 (Acting Community Development Director Mirzakhanian)
b) Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
September 22, 2022 (Cancelled) (Acting Community Development Director
Mirzakhanian)
c) Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
October 27, 2022 (Cancelled) (Acting Community Development Director
Mirzakhanian)
d) Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
November 24, 2022 (Rescheduled) (Acting Community Development
Director Mirzakhanian)
e) Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
December 1, 2022 (Acting Community Development Director
Mirzakhanian)
f) Library Commission Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2022 (Parks and
Recreation Director Leyman)
g) Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2022 (Acting
Community Development Director Mirzakhanian)
h) Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
December 22, 2022 (Rescheduled) (Acting Community Development
Director Mirzakhanian)
i) Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2023 (Cancelled)
(Acting Community Development Director Mirzakhanian)
j) Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2023 (Cancelled)
(Acting Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
INFORMATION ITEM ONLY
Attachments: Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
August 25, 2022
Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
September 22, 2022 (Cancelled)
Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
October 27, 2022 (Cancelled)
Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
November 24, 2022 (Rescheduled)
Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
December 1, 2022
Library Commission Meeting Minutes of December 12, 2022
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of December 14, 2022
Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting Minutes of
December 22, 2022 (Rescheduled)
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of January 25, 2023 (Cancelled)
Planning Commission Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2023 (Cancelled)
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Q. CLOSED SESSION
R. ADJOURNMENT
S. FUTURE MEETINGS
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
March 14, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - Work Plan Meeting
March 21, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting (Reorganization)
April 4, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
April 18, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
April 25, 2023 - Tuesday -- TBD - Boards and Commissions Interviews
May 2, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
May 9, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - Budget Study Session
May 16, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
May 23, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - Budget Study Session
June 6, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
June 20, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
July 4, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting (Rescheduled to July 5, 2023)
July 5, 2023 - Wednesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting (Rescheduled from July 4, 2023)
July 18, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
August 1, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
August 15, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
September 5, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
September 19, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 3, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
October 17, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 7, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 21, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
December 5, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
December 19, 2023 - Tuesday -- 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
March 8, 2023 - Wednesday - 3:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
March 13, 2023 - Monday - 4:00 PM - Library Commission Meeting
March 20, 2023 - Monday - 4:00 PM - Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
March 22, 2023 - Wednesday - 3:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
March 23, 2023 - Thursday - 4:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting
March 27, 2023 - Monday - 4:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
April 10, 2023 - Monday - 4:00 PM - Library Commission Meeting
April 12, 2023 - Wednesday - 3:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
April 17, 2023 - Monday - 4:00 PM - Cultural Arts Commission Meeting
April 24, 2023 - Monday - 4:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting
April 26, 2023 - Wednesday - 3:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting
April 27, 2023 - Thursday - 4:00 PM - Parking and Public Improvements Commission Meeting
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T. CITY OFFICES CLOSED
CITY HOLIDAYS:
May 29, 2023 – Monday – Memorial Day
July 4, 2023 - Tuesday - Independence Day
September 4, 2023 - Monday - Labor Day
October 9, 2023 – Monday – Columbus Day
November 10, 2023 – Friday – Veterans Day (Observance of November 11, 2023)
November 23-24, 2023 - Thursday & Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 25, 2023 - Monday - Christmas Day Observed
January 1, 2024 – Monday – New Years Day Observed
January 15, 2024 – Monday – Martin Luther King Day
February 19, 2024 - Monday - Presidents Day
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