Meeting Schedule

Agendas, Minutes & Videos  |  2024 City Council Meeting Schedule

The City Council meets regularly on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in Council Chambers at City Hall, 1315 Valley Drive, at 6 p.m. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend! Special meetings and study sessions may also be scheduled and noticed as required by the Brown Act. Meeting agendas, minutes, and videos are available online.

 Closed captions are also available as of March 18, 2019--scroll down the Archived Videos section of the Agendas, Minutes and Videos page and select the “Captions” link for the desired meeting. 

City Council Meeting

A regular meeting of the Hermosa Beach City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, September 13, 2022. Open Session begins at 6:00 P.M. and Closed Session begins at 5:00 P.M.

Agenda

The agenda has been posted here.

Public Participation

This hybrid in-person/virtual meeting will be held pursuant to Assembly Bill 361. Any or all Councilmembers may attend and participate by teleconference/virtual meeting. Members of the public may also participate by teleconference/virtual meeting.

IN-PERSON:    Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach

ZOOM:           https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968207828?pwd=bXZmWS83dmxHWDZLbWRTK2RVaUxaUT09

OR PARTICIPATE BY PHONE:

• Toll-Free: 833-548-0276

• Meeting ID: 899 6820 7828, then #

• Passcode: 472825

ATTENDEES WILL BE MUTED UNTIL THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PERIOD IS OPENED. If you are joining by phone, press * 9 to raise your virtual hand and * 6 to unmute your line when asked to do so. Comments from the public are limited to 3 minutes per speaker.

Public Comment

If you would like to provide comments, you may do so on the same page (see e-comment instructions below) or by visiting speakuphermosa.org and selecting the item in which you would like to provide a comment. Please see the instructions on the posted agenda for information on how to join the virtual meeting and how to be added to the speaker list.

Submitting eComments through Speakup Hermosa!

Note: Your comments will become part of the official meeting record. You must provide your full name, but please do not provide any other personal information (i.e. phone numbers, addresses, etc) that you do not want to be published.

  1. Find the agenda item for which you would like to provide a comment and select the comment button.
  2. Sign in to your SpeakUp Hermosa Account or as a guest, enter your name and comment in the fields provided. If you have an account, you may attach files before submitting your comment.

eComments can be submitted as soon as the meeting materials are published, but will only be accepted until 3:00 p.m. on the date of the meeting to ensure Council and staff have the ability to review comments prior to the meeting.

Submitting Comments by Email

You may also email comments to cityclerk@hermosabeach.gov. If you opt to comment via email, please indicate which agenda item it corresponds with. Emailed comments and eComments will be attached to the corresponding agenda item after 3 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Please note that all eComments are immediately received by the City Council when submitted, and all emailed comments are forwarded to the City Council.

 

 

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About the City Council… 

 

Members of the City Council are elected at large for a four-year term. One Councilmember is chosen by fellow members to serve as Mayor and one Councilmember is chosen by fellow members to serve as Mayor Pro Tem. Both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem serve for a period of approximately 9.6 months.

Council responsibilities are to establish policy, secure revenues, adopt an annual budget, appoint a City Manager, City Attorney, City Prosecutor, and City Boards and Commissions members, and to rule on such matters prescribed by the laws of the State of California and the City of Hermosa Beach.

City Council Committee Appointments

Hermosa Beach City Councilmembers serve as representatives on various regional and local associations, boards, commissions, districts, groups and governing bodies as well as Council subcommittees dedicated to a specific area of interest, event or project. A primary delegate and alternate are generally appointed by Council on an annual basis with updates as needed.   

Statements of Economic Interests / Fair Political Practices Commission Filings

 

The City Councilmembers and the City Treasurer are elected officers identified in Government Code Section 87200 and file statements of economic interests with the City Clerk's office.  Copies of the statements of economic interests filed by these elected officers may be obtained by visiting the offices of the Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) or the City Clerk.  The physical address of the FPPC is 428 J Street, Suite 620, Sacramento, California 95814.  The physical address of the City Clerk's office is 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, California 90254 - call (310) 318-0204 for details.  The statements of economic interests for some State and local government agency elected officers may be available in electronic format on the FPPC's website at http://www.fppc.ca.gov. 

Form 806

State of the City Address Videos:  

City of Hermosa Beach - Final Strategic Plan for 2016-2017 

  1. Plan In Brief
  2. Performance Report 2015
  3. Strategic Plan 2016-2021-2031 - including Mission and Vision Statements
  4. Action Agenda
  5. Leadership Guide
  6. Decision-Making tool