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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

AGENDA

Council Chambers


October 7, 2014

07:00 p.m.
 
 
 
A.
ROLL CALL

B.
PRESENTATIONS

1.
PRESENTATION - Beverly Hills Days Centennial Art Piece Unveiling

2.
RECOGNITION - Customer Service Week

3.
60 SECOND BUSINESS SHOUT-OUT - Toppings Yogurt

4.
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
* City's Municipal Election & Nomination Period - Byron Pope, City Clerk

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 Study Session of September 23, 2014.


2.
CONSIDERATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE MINUTES of the Regular Meeting of September 23, 2014.
Demands Paid

3.
REVIEW OF BUDGETED DEMANDS PAID, report dated September 13 - September 29, 2014.


4.
PAYROLL DISBURSEMENT REPORT, report dated October 7, 2014.
Other Business

ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS:

5.
AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE WATER CONSERVATION STAGES.  Second Reading - For Adoption.

Comment: This ordinance amends the municipal code to provide for an exemption for Tier 1 single family and multi-family users from the requirement to reduce water usage imposed by Stages B, C, and D of the City's water conservation plan, as well as the applicable penalty surcharges.


RESOLUTION:

None
 


APPROVAL OF:

6.
AGREEMENT WITH XEROX STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC. FOR PHOTO RED LIGHT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM SERVICES.

Comment: The agreement transitions the operation of the program to a new vendor with reduced costs and provides for system expansions.


7.
AN AGREEMENT WITH DAVID ZWIRNER INC., AS AGENT FOR CAROL BOVE, FOR THE CREATION, SALE AND ASSIGNMENT OF CERTAIN RIGHTS IN THE ARTISTIC WORK ENTITLED "IO," FROM THE WHITE STEEL GLYPH SERIES; AND,

APPROVAL OF A PURCHASE ORDER AND APPROPRIATION OF $235,000 FROM THE FINE ART FUND FOR THIS PURPOSE AND FOR INSTALLATION COSTS.

Comment: Provides for the purchase of "Io" by Carol Bove as recommended by the Fine Art Commission and approved by the City Council at the April 22, 2014 Study Session. Funding will come from the Fine Art fund which is reserved for art related expenses.


8.
AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT FOR POLICE AND CITY TOWING SERVICES, LIEN SALE PROCESSING SERVICES AND VEHICLE AUCTION SERVICES BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AND CLASSIC TOW, INC. DBA TIP TOP TOW SERVICE

Comment: Recommends an amended and restated agreement to authorize Vendor to provide heavy and medium tow services and establishes rates for the additional services.


9.
VARIOUS CITY PURCHASING AND BUDGET TRANSACTIONS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN:

ITEM A:  AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AGREEMENT WITH TOWN & COUNTRY EVENT RENTALS, INC. FOR SPECIAL EVENT SERVICES; AND,

APPROVAL OF A CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,000 TO THE PURCHASE ORDER TO TOWN & COUNTRY EVENT RENTALS, INC. FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $95,450.

Comment: This Amendment to the Agreement between the City of Beverly Hills and Town & Country Event Rentals, Inc. is for rental equipment for various City-wide special events.


E.
PUBLIC HEARING

TO SET:

None
 


TO CONSIDER:

None
 


F.
CONTINUED AND NEW BUSINESS

1.
A: AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS PROHIBITING TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH COMPENSATION IS PAID FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING A CHANGE IN THE OCCUPANCY OF A PUBLICLY OWNED PARKING SPACE, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF

B: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS PROHIBITING TRANSACTIONS IN WHICH COMPENSATION IS PAID FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING A CHANGE IN THE OCCUPANCY OF A PUBLICLY OWNED PARKING SPACE.  First Reading - For Introduction.

Comment: This ordinance prohibits the payment or receipt of compensation (whether monetary, in-kind, or in any other form) for reserving or vacating any public parking space in the City of Beverly Hills, and prohibits the facilitation of such transactions.


2.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS ADDING SECTION 5-6-604 TO THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT THAT TRANSMIT OR RECORD VISUAL IMAGES AND/OR AUDIO RECORDINGS OF PERSONS OR PRIVATE PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS. First Reading - For Introduction.

Comment: Moratorium prohibiting the use of private unmanned aircraft / drones within the City of Beverly Hills.


G.
COMMISSION SYNOPSIS

1.
PLANNING COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of September 11, 2014
PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION - Special Meeting of September 11, 2014
FINE ART COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of September 18, 2014
FINE ART COMMISSION - Special Meeting of September 18, 2014
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of September 18, 2014
RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION - Special Meeting of September 22, 2014
HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of September 22, 2014


H.
OTHER BUSINESS

I.
ADJOURNMENT

This program will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 8pm, and Friday, October 10, 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.