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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

AGENDA

Council Chambers


August 5, 2014

07:00 p.m.
 
 
 
A.
ROLL CALL

B.
PRESENTATIONS

1.
60 SECOND BUSINESS SHOUT-OUT - Beverly Hills Market & Deli

2.
TEXT BH -Text messages on any City-related topic may be sent to 310-596-4265. City staff will acknowledge receipt of the text message within one business day, however, resolution of issues may take longer.

C.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS

1.
TELEPHONE CALL-IN (310.285.1020)  (Members of the public are invited to place telephone calls to comment on issues that do not appear on the evening’s agenda.  The City Council will take up to three telephone calls per meeting.  Comments on the evening’s agenda must be made in person as the item comes before the City Council.)

2.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS.  Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter not on the agenda may do so at this time.  However, the State open meetings law (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) prohibits the City Council from providing a detailed response or acting upon any item not contained on the agenda posted 72 hours before a regular meeting and 24 hours before a special meeting.  If you wish to address the City Council at this time, please complete a speaker’s card and give it to the City Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting.  Please use the microphone provided, clearly stating your name for the official record and courteously limiting your remarks to three (3) minutes so others may have the opportunity to speak as well.

3.
REPORT FROM THE CITY MANAGER
* Social Media Update - Huma Ahmed, Community Outreach Manager/Ombudsperson

4.
CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND COMMITTEE REPORTS

D.
CITY COUNCIL CONSENT CALENDAR

Any item may be removed from the Consent Calendar by a member of the City Council or by a person in attendance, with the concurrence of the City Council.
 


MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA:

"I move the adoption of the Consent Agenda, as follows"
 


Minutes

1.
CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Regular Meeting of July 29, 2014.


Demands Paid

None
 


Other Business

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS:

2.
TO INCREASE RATES AND CHARGES FOR WATER SERVICES AND FACILITIES FURNISHED BY THE CITY.  Second Reading - For Adoption.

Comment: The City is proposing to increase water utility rates for FY 2014/15 so that it may continue providing a high quality and reliable water supply. The proposed water rate increases are necessary to adequately fund increasing O&M expenditures, continue investing in infrastructure maintenance and replacement, and maintain adequate operating reserves.


RESOLUTION:

None
 


APPROVAL OF:

3.
AGREEMENT WITH JLEE ENGINEERING, INC. TO PROVIDE PLAN REVIEW SERVICES AND OTHER AS-NEEDED CONSULTING SERVICES; AND

APPROVAL TO ISSUE TWO PURCHASE ORDERS IN THE AMOUNTS OF $575,000 AND $125,000 FOR A TOTAL PURCHASE ORDER AMOUNT OF $700,000 FOR THE SERVICES DESCRIBED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015.

Comment: Funds for these services have been approved as part of the Council approved budget for Community Development ($575,000) offset by plan review revenues and $125,000 will be paid by developers as they request expedited plan review services.


4.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AN AGREEMENT WITH NEW CINGULAR WIRELESS PLC, LLC (DBA AT&T MOBILITY) FOR ALTERATIONS TO AN EXISTING AT&T MACRO INSTALLATION ON OLYMPIC BOULEVARD AT PECK DRIVE.

Comment: In December 2013, AT&T submitted a request to the city to undertake modifications to their existing macro site on Olympic Boulevard at Peck Road. These modifications include removing and replacing the existing 2 foot diameter by 3 foot high radome with a 2.5 foot diameter by 5 foot high radome.










E.
PUBLIC HEARING

TO SET:

None
 


TO CONSIDER:

1.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS FINDING THE CITY TO BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AND ADOPTING THE CONGESTION MANAGEMENT PLAN LOCAL DEVELOPMENT REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65089.

Comment: Annual resolution and Local Development Report supporting compliance with the countywide Congestion Management Program requirement.


F.
CONTINUED AND NEW BUSINESS

1.
PERMIT APPLICATION FOR THE RELOCATION OF UNDERGROUND UTILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION.

Comment: This report recommends that the City Council authorize one of two options, either primarily nighttime or primarily daytime work hours for the relocation of underground utilities on and adjacent to Wilshire Boulevard associated with the Westside Subway Extension project.


2.
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH METRO FOR THE UTILITY RELOCATION PHASE OF THE WESTSIDE SUBWAY EXTENSION.

Comment: This report recommends that the City Council review the terms and conditions of the draft Agreement between the City and Metro for the Utility Relocation Phase of Westside Subway Extension and provide direction to staff to finalize the agreement.


G.
COMMISSION SYNOPSIS

1.
PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION - Special Meeting of July 7, 2014


H.
OTHER BUSINESS

I.
ADJOURNMENT

This program will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at 7pm, and Friday, August 8, 2014 at 3pm. City Council meetings are also now available via live webcast through the City's website at www.beverlyhills.org.
 


This meeting will be broadcast on live television, gavel to gavel, on CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT television access Channel BHTV10 Time Warner Cable.