Thursday, October 24, 2024
12:00 PM
City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
City Council Chambers and Zoom
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Amy Howorth
Mayor Pro Tem David Lesser
Councilmember Steve Napolitano
Councilmember Richard Montgomery
Councilmember Joe Franklin
Meeting Minutes - Draft
October 24, 2024City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Draft
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www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/city-clerk/city-council-meetings-agendas-and-minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDERA.
Mayor Howorth called the meeting to order.
PLEDGE TO THE FLAGB.
Councilmember Joe Franklin led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALLC.
Roll Call by City Clerk Liza Tamura.
Present: 4 - Mayor Howorth, Mayor Pro Tem Lesser , Councilmember Napolitano, APPROVAL OF THE AGENDAD.
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Lesser, seconded by Councilmember Franklin, to approve the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 4 - Howorth, Lesser, Napolitano, and Franklin
Nay: 0
Absent: 1 - Montgomery
Absent:
and Councilmember Franklin
1 - Councilmember Montgomery
October 24, 2024City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
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PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON)E.
Mayor Howorth opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Franklin closed the floor to public comments.
CLOSED SESSIONF.
City Attorney Quinn Barrow announced the following Closed Session:
ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN
CLOSED SESSION
I.
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
(Government Code Section 54957)
Title: City Manager
RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSIONII.
At 12:03 PM, the City Council recessed into Closed Session.
RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSIONIII.
At 12:53 PM, the City Council reconvened into Open Session with the exception of Councilmember Montgomery being absent.
October 24, 2024City Council Adjourned Regular
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CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSIONIV.
Mayor Howorth announced that the City Council went into Closed Session to discuss the items as listed on the agenda. She stated that the City Council is thrilled and proud to announce that we have directed our City Attorney to place on our next City Council meeting agenda, the appointment of Talyn Mirzakhanian as our next City Manager. Talyn has served the City in our Community Development Department since 2020 and has been our Acting City Manager since the retirement of City Manager Bruce Moe. The City Council have been impressed by her work ethic, responsiveness, out of the box thinking and collaboration. Talyn has demonstrated dedication to the community and the city team. We received over 50 resumes and interviewed several and Talyn clearly stood out as the best candidate. We have provided direction to the City Attorney to draft an employment agreement for City Council consideration at our next Regular City Council meeting.
ADJOURNMENTG.
At 12:54 PM, Mayor Howorth adjourned the meeting to the November 6, 2024, Adjourned Regular City Council Meeting at 5:00 PM.
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Jamie Morita
Recording Secretary
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Amy Howorth
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Liza Tamura
City Clerk
October 24, 2024City Council Adjourned Regular
Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Draft