Beverly Hills public meetings in 2021
10 substantive meetings from 2021, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Open BH - Design and Operating Standards Subcommittee Ad Hoc Committee
The Open BH Design and Operating Standards Ad Hoc Subcommittee is considering a resolution to authorize future public meetings via teleconferencing. This action follows new legislation (AB 361) regarding remote meetings during a declared state of emergency.
- Resolution to authorize public meetings via teleconferencing pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)
- Discussion of Open BH Conversion Design and Operating Standards Subcommittee Meeting #1
Community Charitable Foundation
The Beverly Hills Community Charitable Foundation is holding a special meeting to consider a resolution allowing continued teleconference meetings under AB 361 due to the COVID-19 emergency, and to review and approve financial reports including donations totaling $89,674.10. The agenda also includes a conflict of interest code report and routine items like swearing in new board members and electing officers.
- Resolution to authorize teleconference meetings under Government Code Section 54953(e) due to COVID-19
- Approval of donations totaling $89,674.10 received through November 22, 2021
- Schedule of donations to be transferred to the City
- 2021 Biennial Conflict of Interest Code Report
- Election of chair and vice chairperson
Elections Ad Hoc Committee
The Beverly Hills City Council Liaison/Elections Ad Hoc Committee will meet to consider a resolution allowing continued teleconferenced public meetings under AB 361 during the COVID-19 emergency, and to discuss the city's voluntary campaign expenditure limit and contribution maximums ahead of the June 2022 municipal election. The agenda includes public comment and a staff report on campaign finance rules.
- Resolution to authorize teleconference meetings under Government Code Section 54953(e) and AB 361
- Discussion of voluntary campaign expenditure limit of $80,000 and contribution maximums ($450 per person/entity if limit accepted, $125 if not)
- Public comment opportunity
Open BH - Design and Operating Standards Subcommittee Ad Hoc Committee
The Open BH Design and Operating Standards Subcommittee Ad Hoc Committee will consider a resolution to authorize continued remote meetings due to COVID-19 safety concerns. The committee will also hold its first meeting regarding conversion design and operating standards.
- Resolution authorizing public meetings via teleconferencing pursuant to Government Code Section 54953(e)
- Open BH Conversion Design and Operating Standards Subcommittee Meeting #1
Sunshine Task Force
The Beverly Hills Sunshine Task Force will discuss proposals to revise commission rules, including removing the reconsideration option and restricting continuances, following a March 11 Planning Commission vote reversal on a project at 331 North Oakhurst. The committee will also review priorities and consider a subcommittee on AB 1199, a state bill on corporate transparency.
- Proposal to remove reconsideration option from commission rules (Section 12(d))
- Proposal to restrict continuances, including fees for major design changes
- Discussion of AB 1199 and creation of a subcommittee for a local ordinance
- Priority setting for existing and future Sunshine Task Force initiatives
- Reference to March 11 Planning Commission vote reversal on 331 North Oakhurst
Sunshine Task Force
The Beverly Hills Sunshine Task Force discussed creating a subcommittee to refine a draft ordinance regulating registered legislative advocates, with input from advocates and city staff. They also agreed to discuss a draft revocation ordinance alongside the advocate ordinance. The committee supported posting agendas as soon as meetings are scheduled, with a 'tentative' label.
- Creation of a subcommittee to discuss the legislative advocate ordinance
- Agreement to discuss draft revocation ordinance at subcommittee meeting
- Support for posting agendas as soon as meetings are calendared
- Concerns raised about lobbyist registration database failures
- No public comments were made
Sunshine Task Force
The Beverly Hills Sunshine Task Force Committee will hold a special meeting to discuss and potentially recommend a revised legislative advocate (lobbyist) registration ordinance and next steps for a draft permit revocation ordinance. They will also consider establishing a subcommittee for the lobbyist ordinance and address public meeting noticing and comment time limits during the COVID-19 era. The meeting follows a February 22 session where these items were postponed for further input from registered lobbyists.
- Discussion and recommendation on revised Legislative Advocate Ordinance, including registration requirements and $500 penalty per violation
- Next steps with draft revocation ordinance
- Proposal to establish a subcommittee for the lobbyist ordinance
- Public meeting noticing in COVID-19 era (new item by Steve Mayer)
- Time limits for public comments on non-agendized items (new item by Steve Mayer)
Sunshine Task Force
The Beverly Hills Sunshine Task Force Committee will hold a special meeting to discuss public access to building plans, a proposed revised Legislative Advocate Ordinance, and public comment procedures at commission meetings. The agenda also includes several new items from Steve Mayer on commissioner recusal, stop work orders, public meeting noticing during COVID-19, and agenda report standards. The meeting is a telephonic/video conference due to the pandemic.
- Discussion on public access to building plans (subcommittee report)
- Special meeting for proposed revised Legislative Advocate Ordinance and revocation of permit ordinance
- Public comment at commission meetings that don't hold hearings
- Commissioner recusal procedure (new item)
- Stop work orders public availability on CitySmart and OBC
City Council Policy Manual Ad Hoc Committee
The City Council Policy Manual Ad Hoc Committee met via teleconference and reviewed proposed changes to the City Council Policy & Operations Manual, including a $545,000 reallocation to new marketing initiatives. The committee also reviewed 2021-2022 CVB summer/fall/holiday destination campaign creative, with no public comment received. No formal decisions or votes were recorded; the meeting was informational and procedural.
- Reviewed $545K reallocation to marketing initiatives including 'As You Wish' and 'Visit California' campaigns
- Reviewed 2021-22 CVB campaign creative for Summer 'Far From Ordinary' and Fall 'Cooler Than Fall'
- No public comment received
- CVB to return quarterly for project discussions
Technology Committee
The Beverly Hills City Council Liaison / Technology Committee meeting scheduled for January 21, 2021, was cancelled due to a lack of quorum. No business was conducted or discussed.
- Meeting cancelled due to lack of quorum