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Staff presented consolidated recommendations for multiple bargaining units. Cindy Stafford and other HR staff summarized changes for the Teamsters (general and supervisory), the Police Management Group and the city's unrepresented professional and administrative employees. Key provisions include three-year terms from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028; annual 3% cost-of-living adjustments for many units; market adjustments to bring wages closer to median comparables; modest increases in shift differential and uniform allowances; adjustments to bilingual pay; changes in vacation accrual for long-tenured employees; and a shift in some benefits administration (cash-in-lieu for insurance options).

For the Police Officers Association (POA) bargaining unit, staff described a tentative agreement that included a 3% COLA for each year of the agreement, an 8% market adjustment effective July 1, 2025, an increase in life insurance coverage to $150,000, a $50/month deferred compensation contribution, a lateral hiring incentive to credit eligible prior service, increased vacation accruals to a 20-year maximum (200 hours), and new language around acting pay and comp time for fitness time worked directly before/after shifts. Staff estimated the total cost for negotiated POA changes over three years at about $2.163 million.

Staff estimated total fiscal impact for the non-POA groups presented earlier in the staff report to be just under $1.5 million across the three-year terms; staff said those costs will be included in the budget then carried forward into subsequent fiscal-year budgets.

Council discussion was brief and largely congratulatory to staff for the negotiations; no substantive amendments were made to the packages presented. The council voted to adopt the resolutions for each unit separately (items 17a through 17e); each vote carried (motions recorded by roll call). The adopted changes will be incorporated into the FY budgets and implemented per the MOUs.

What happens next: staff will include the adopted costs in the operating budget and complete administrative steps for implementation; staff identified follow-up items including continued labor/management meet-and-confer work on discipline language and insurance contributions for certain reopeners.
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Councilmember Michael Francois moved the measure after a lengthy staff presentation on the city's prior changes and extensive public comment for and against the proposal. \"I strongly support this,\" Francois said, arguing the change would expand access for people who cannot attend in person. Mayor Seaman, who seconded aspects of the amendment and emphasized safeguards, added that visual aids are intended only to illustrate public comments, not to supply determinative evidence for a council decision.

Staff explained the city had adopted the narrower rules in February 2024 (RES24-7414) following security issues, including a coordinated \"Zoom bombing\" attack that targeted a public comment period. City staff noted the state no longer requires remote participation absent specific circumstances, and the city's prior changes were discretionary. City Attorney Jason Baltimore advised the council that the First Amendment and the Brown Act limit how the city can regulate speech and anonymity, so staff will adopt procedures to screen visual aids and respond to inappropriate content.

Public presenters were divided. Several residents and longtime public speakers urged restoration of Zoom and longer comments to increase accessibility for parents, people with mobility issues and those unable to attend in person. Others, including councilmembers who opposed returning to broader virtual participation, cited the prior Zoom abuse and said agenda-only virtual participation reduces risk.

The motion passed on a roll-call vote. Clerk read the results: the amendment to RES24-7414 carried, with Mayor Pro Tem De Toit and Councilmember Ray Jackson recorded as the two no votes. The council preserved the second public comment period later in the agenda and added a new slot for informational items after that opportunity so routine reports can be published without formal action.

What happens next: the council directed staff to update council procedures and bring formal language back for adoption. The changes will take effect across city boards and commissions once the implementing resolution is finalized and adopted.","After hours of debate and public testimony, Hermosa Beach City Council on Aug. 26 voted to restore 3-minute general public comments, allow remote participation, drop the 30-minute cap and permit visual aids for agendized items (submitted 24 hours ahead). Two councilmembers voted no.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6804622,"Neighbors and owners spar over parking, historic-listing as council pulls Planning Commission item",8457,5279870,13737370,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5692058-5fa8e4b24dec16545e962e27ea4e310f&start=5279&end=13737","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5692058-5fa8e4b24dec16545e962e27ea4e310f/thumbnail_5279870.jpg","/articles/6804622/Hermosa-Beach-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Neighbors-and-owners-spar-over-parking-historic-listing-as-council-pulls-Planning-Commission-item","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6804622-745cbf7faa6d7c56bf37d37f7c3087f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773566284&Signature=azmgPzLkx8pv1X5Ip11B0C8OyOfVtb5vO7yh~aHHBLm711Nq9~CoIyhS6Oda7DIYMiQDM8YgSIod1cI~sob2NgHSVWq3zNYvFYRuUPtkwe4BTnBkt7T3Scge1bTsK5FmG4CJP1Xkrso8b856J-tf9UO6oi6MatiSJdsEDLGOhVHay7MUOCWlqz9RBEhi1V4m4b9gVOhA6vjmDI4U-j6Q56BvU8SJ92Wj~tX8kr-jIyLhOfm9KhLaWjcVtEy19JxGFqBxYXDtGdXYPz-iF8od6h6l-Fa2tpA6jfiUQd0UENngokmHebvn1-7dM~pUuj7omwI8dwxuqop1atVa3I2Ojw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Public commenters and property representatives clashed Aug. 26 over parking adequacy and a potential historic-resource designation affecting redevelopment downtown. Scott Hayes, speaking in public comment, urged the council to reconsider Planning Commission approval for a project at 54 Hermosa Avenue, arguing the commission's resolution (25-09) mischaracterized nearby land uses and that the project's three on-site parking spaces would not serve two residential units plus 1,000 square feet of commercial space if the commercial space were occupied by offices.

The property owner, Yvonne Bernard, and architect Charles Belicker told the council the lower level must be retail under current rules and that the team has revised plans repeatedly to conform to small-lot development standards; they said the project provides ADUs and added housing of a more affordable type. The owner noted the project will still require Coastal Commission review.

Council debated whether pulling item 15d from the consent calendar would reopen the Planning Commission hearing (creating a rehearing/appeal); the city attorney advised that a formal appeal or specialized agendized review would be required to overturn a ministerial planning decision based on objective criteria. The council ultimately pulled the minutes/7a item from consent for future agendized review and directed staff to place a review of the limited historic resources ordinance on an upcoming agenda. Staff clarified the city's ordinance currently lists three properties: the Bijou Theater, the Bank of America building (90 Pier Ave) and the Waterman's Building. The mayor sought support to consider removing the Bank of America property from that ordinance.

What happens next: Item 7a (Planning Commission minutes) is pulled and will be agendized later; staff was directed to prepare the historic-list review for the next feasible meeting or soonest practicable date and to advise on procedural requirements for appeals or rehearings.","Residents and applicants clashed over parking and historic-listing questions for a small-lot project at 54 Hermosa Ave. Council pulled the planning commission minutes item (7a/15d) for future agendized review and directed staff to prepare a review of the city's limited historic resources listing (three properties).","actionData","errors"]

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