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CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS

Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

July 5, 2016

7:00 PM
 
 
 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE



A.
ROLL CALL



B.
PRESENTATIONS

1.
PRESENTATION  - Beverly Hills Ambassador Program wins U.S. Conference of Mayors 2016 City Livability Award

2.
KEY TO THE CITY PRESENTATION to Former Mayor Thomas S. Levyn

3.
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

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.
 

FISCAL IMPACT REPORT



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 June 21, 2016.
Demands Paid

2.
REVIEW OF BUDGETED DEMANDS PAID, report dated June 11 – 24, 2016.


3.
PAYROLL DISBURSEMENT REPORT, report dated July 5, 2016.
Other Business


ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS:

4.
AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MINIMUM NUMBER OF OPERATING TAXICABS PER FRANCHISEE.  Second Reading - For Adoption.

Comment: The adoption of an ordinance amending the Beverly Hills Municipal Code as it relates to the minimum number of taxicabs each Taxicab Franchisee must have in operation. The proposed amendment to the ordinance will modify the requirement from 25 to a number determined by the Transportation Official.


RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS:

5.
DESIGNATING THE CITY’S VOTING DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE FOR THE 2016 LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE. 

Comment: This item designates two City Council representatives as a voting delegate and an alternate at the Annual Business Meeting that takes place during the annual conference of the 2016 League of California Cities which will take place on October 5-7 in Long Beach, California.


APPROVAL OF:

6.
AGREEMENT WITH ALLSTAR FIRE EQUIPMENT INC. TO FURNISH LABOR AND MATERIALS FOR THE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT;

APPROPRIATION OF $111,000 FROM AVAILABLE GENERAL FUND BALANCE FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS EQUIPMENT; AND

AUTHORIZING A PURCHASE ORDER IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $588,725.02 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS EQUIPMENT.

Comment: The Beverly Hills Fire Department (BHFD) needs to replace its Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) from its current inventory. Staff recommends that the City Council move to approve an agreement with AllStar Fire Equipment Inc. for the purchase of the Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), approve a purchase order in an amount not-to-exceed $588,725.02 for this purchase, and appropriate $111,000 from the available General Fund Balance to the Equipment Replacement Fund. During its study session on April 5, 2016, the City Council earmarked funds of $111,000 from the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014/15 available year-end General Fund balance for the replacement of the SCBA.

7.
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AN AGREEMENT WITH OSTASHAY & ASSOCIATES FOR ON-CALL HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTING SERVICES PAID BY THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND, AND

APPROVAL OF A CHANGE ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,000 FOR A TOTAL NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $125,000.

Comment: This amendment allows Ostashay & Associates to continue its on-call historic preservation consulting services with the City of Beverly Hills. Funding for this agreement is included in the existing budget.



E.
PUBLIC HEARING


TO SET:

None
 

TO CONSIDER:

None
 


F.
CONTINUED AND NEW BUSINESS

1.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS ESTABLISHING PREFERENTIAL PARKING PERMIT ZONE "BT" ON THE 500 BLOCK OF NORTH CANON DRIVE BETWEEN PARK WAY AND CARMELITA AVENUE.

Comment: Traffic & Parking Commission recommendation establishing a new permit zone with a "2-Hour Parking, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and No Parking, 8 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., Daily" except by permit regulation.



G.
COMMISSION SYNOPSIS

1.
RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION - Special Meeting of May 24, 2016
RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of May 24, 2016
TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of June 2, 2016
DESIGN REVIEW COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of June 2, 2016
CHARITABLE SOLICITATIONS COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of June 8, 2016
ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of June 15, 2016
TRAFFIC AND PARKING COMMISSION - Special Meeting of June 20, 2016
PLANNING COMMISSION - Regular Meeting of June 23, 2016




H.
OTHER BUSINESS



I.
ADJOURNMENT

The next City Council meeting will be held on July 19, 2016.
 

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. This program will be rebroadcast on Wednesday, July 6 at 8pm, and Friday, July 8, 2016 at 3pm.

City Council meetings are also now available via live webcast through the City's website at www.beverlyhills.org.