Tuesday, January 14, 2025
4:00 PM
City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
City Council Chambers and Zoom
City Council Special Meeting
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Boards and Commissions Interviews
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor Amy Thomas Howorth
Mayor Pro Tem David Lesser
Councilmember Joe Franklin
Councilmember Nina Trieu Tarnay
Councilmember Steve S. Charelian
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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.
Mayor Howorth led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ROLL CALLC.
Roll Call led by City Clerk Liza Tamura.
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:
E. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON PER ITEM)
Mayor Howorth opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Howorth closed the floor to public comments.
Present: 5 - Mayor Howorth, Mayor Pro Tem Lesser, Councilmember Franklin, ___Councilmember Tarnay and Councilmember Charelian
Aye: 5 - Howorth, Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay and Charelian Nay: 0
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Joseph Melville
Dave Jones
Jacquelyn Chou
Steve Berardino
Amber Roller
Jonathan Nichols
Courtney Hill
Dana Torrey
Dana Bagdasarian
Ira Goldstone
At 4:59 PM, the City Council recessed and reconvened at 5:04 PM with all City Councilmembers present.
The interviews continued with the following individuals:
Justin Hong
John Ankwicz
Lazaros Papademetropoulos
William McCleish
Amy Ferris
Fred Taylor
Dan Higgins
Richard Farber
Gita O’Neill
Daniel Kurz
Heather Kim
Timothy Hogan
Tony Gonzales
Kerry Thelen
Salim Ahmed
Bob Siemak
Gary Scalabrini
Stefan Kampe
F. GENERAL BUSIINESS
Ellen Seiden
Karen Miller
Philip Guidry
Ellen Rosenberg
Brooke Muschott
Tom Williams
The City Council conducted interviews with the following individuals:
1. Conduct Boards and Commissions Interviews (City Clerk Tamura).
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Breana Contreras
Recording Secretary
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Amy Thomas Howorth
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Liza Tamura
City Clerk
G. ADJOURNMENT
At 6:06 PM, Mayor Howorth adjourned the meeting.
Jim Yang
Jill Schecter
Jake Jevitz
Christopher Coye
Andrew Chang
Louis Balla
The following individuals were unable to attend the interviews but requested
the City Council’s consideration for appointment: