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File #: 25-0058    Version: 1
Type: Gen. Bus. - Staff Report Status: Agenda Ready
In control: City Council Regular Meeting
On agenda: 6/3/2025 Final action:
Title: Consideration of Potential Updates to the Refuse Enclosure Ordinance and the Status of the LiveOak Tavern, LLC Deposit Regarding Refuse Enclosure Non-Compliance (Potential Budget Impact) (Public Works Director Lee). (Estimated Time: 1 Hr.) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Attachments: 1. Presentation (January Business Community Meetings), 2. Presentation (March Business Community Meetings), 3. Summary of Feedback from Business Community Meetings, 4. MBMC Section 9.01.080 - Fire Sprinkler Requirements, 5. Agreement - LiveOak Tavern, LLC., 6. PowerPoint Presentation
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TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council

THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager

FROM:
Erick Lee, Public Works Director
Jeff Page, Utilities Manager
Anna Luke-Jones, Solid Waste Administrator

SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Potential Updates to the Refuse Enclosure Ordinance and the Status of the LiveOak Tavern, LLC Deposit Regarding Refuse Enclosure Non-Compliance (Potential Budget Impact) (Public Works Director Lee).
(Estimated Time: 1 Hr.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Provide direction on potential updates to the Refuse Enclosure Ordinance; and

2. Provide further direction on the status of the LiveOak Tavern, LLC deposit related to refuse enclosure non-compliance from the tenant improvements performed at Brewco Social without a permit.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Potential Updates to the Refuse Enclosure Ordinance
There is no fiscal implication immediately related to this item.

LiveOak Tavern, LLC Deposit
There is a fiscal implication immediately related to this item. LiveOak Tavern, LLC (LiveOak), deposited $100,000 to ensure LiveOak's construction of improvements in compliance with the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC), including the refuse enclosure, before December 31, 2024. At the direction of the City Council, the deadline was extended to March 31, 2025. If the City Council extends the deadline for compliance or relieves LiveOak of its obligations under the agreement, this deposit could be refunded.

BACKGROUND:
September 3, 2024 City Council Meeting
City Council directed staff to return with a report to discuss deferring the enforcement of the refuse enclosure ordinance until further direction.
November 19, 2024 City Council Meeting
Based on the direction from City Council at its September 3, 2024 meeting, staff provided a report on the evolution of refuse enclosures in the business districts, refuse industry...

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