City of Manhattan Beach
1400 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
ELECTED OFFICIALS
Mayor David Lesser
Mayor Pro Tem Joe Franklin
Councilmember Nina Trieu Tarnay
Councilmember Steve S. Charelian
Councilmember Amy Thomas Howorth
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Monday, November 3, 2025
5:00 PM
Police/Fire Conference Room and Zoom
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting
November 3, 2025City Council Adjourned Regular
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www.manhattanbeach.gov/departments/city-clerk/city-council-meetings-agendas-and-minutes CALL MEETING TO ORDERA.
Mayor Lesser called the meeting to order.
PLEDGE TO THE FLAGB.
ROLL CALLC.
Mayor Lesser led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Roll Call led by City Clerk Liza Tamura.
City Staff: Present - City Manager Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Attorney Quinn Barrow, City Clerk Liza Tamura, Finance Director Libby Bretthauer, Community Development Director Masa Alkire, Police Chief Rachel Johnson, Interim Public Works Director Ted Semaan, Information Technology Director Miguel Guardado, Acting City Engineer Gilbert Gamboa, Planning Manager Adam Finestone, Traffic Engineer Erik Zandvliet, Senior Planner Jaehee Yoon, Assistant City Clerk Martha Alvarez, Revenue Services Supervisor Toni Page, Technology Specialist Ali Kazempoor, Deputy City Clerk Breana Contreras, Lead Community Services Officer Jason Sandoval and Police Detective Connor Hedde.
Mayor Lesser, Mayor Pro Tem Franklin, Councilmember Tarnay, Councilmember Charelian and Councilmember Howorth
Present: 5 -
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDAD.
A motion was made by Councilmember Howorth, seconded by Councilmember Tarnay, to approve the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
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PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON)E.
Mayor Lesser opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Lesser closed the floor to public comments.
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1. 25-0472Consideration of Approval of a City Parking Management Strategies and Toolkit Report, as Recommended by the Parking and Public Improvements Commission (Unbudgeted) (Community Development Director Alkire).
(Estimated Time: 3 Hr.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
Community Development Director Masa Alkire provided a brief statement and introduced Traffic Engineer Erik Zandvliet who provided the PowerPoint presentation.
Walker Consultants Principal/Director of Studies Steffen Turoff provided a brief statement and introduced Consultant Jeff Weckstein who continued with the PowerPoint presentation.
Consultant Weckstein and Traffic Engineer Zandvliet responded to City Council questions.
Walker Consultants Principal/Director of Studies Turoff continued with the PowerPoint presentation on Strategy 1: Parking Rate Structures and Time Limits.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet responded to City Council questions.
Walker Consultants Principal/Director of Studies Turoff continued with the PowerPoint presentation through Strategy 5.1: Shared Parking.
Walker Consultants Principal/Director of Studies Turoff and Traffic Engineer Zandvliet responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Lesser opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
Jim Burton
Kelly Stroman
JonathanTolkin
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Lesser closed the floor to public comments.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet, Consultant Weckstein and Walker Consultants Principal/Director of Studies Turoff responded to City Council questions.
See attached document for voting details on the Short-Term Parking Strategy Summary.
F. GENERAL BUSINESS
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Consultant Weckstein continued with the PowerPoint presentation on Strategy 6: Technology & Wayfinding through Strategy 8: Residential Parking Permit System.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet, Walker Consultants Principal/Director of Studies Turoff and Consultant Weckstein responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Lesser opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
Kelly Stroman
Jim Burton
Jill Lamkin
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Lesser closed the floor to public comments.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet and Finance Director Libby Bretthauer responded to City Council questions.
See attached document for voting details on the Long Term Parking Strategy Summary.
At 7:02 PM, the City Council recessed and reconvened at 7:16 PM with all City Councilmembers present.
ConsultantsTuroff and Weckstein continued with the PowerPoint presentation on Strategy 9 through Strategy 12: Passenger and Commercial Loading.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet, Senior Planner Jaehee Yoon, Police Chief Rachel Johnson, and City Manager Mirzakhanian responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Lesser opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
Kelly Stroman
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Lesser closed the floor to public comments.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet responded to City Council questions.
See attached document for voting details on the Enforcement, Dynamic Pricing, and Loading Strategy Summary.
Consultant Turoff continued with the PowerPoint presentation on Strategy 13: Parking Requirements through Strategy 16: Transportation Impact Fees.
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Consultant Turoff, Traffic Engineer Zandvliet and City Manager Mirzakhanian responded to City Council questions.
Mayor Lesser opened the floor to public comments.
Seeing no requests to speak, Mayor Lesser closed the floor to public comments.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet, City Manager Mirzakhanian and Planning Manager Adam Finestone responded to City Council questions.
See attached document for voting details on the Future Parking Supply & Funding Options Strategy Summary.
Consultant Turoff continued with the PowerPoint presentation on Strategy 17: Bicycle Parking through Strategy 22: Employee TDM Strategies.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet and City Manager Mirzakhanian responded to City Council questions.
At 8:28 PM, City Council recessed and reconvened at 8:33 PM with all City Councilmembers present.
Mayor Lesser opened the floor to public comments. The following individual(s) spoke:
Jill Lamkin
Seeing no further requests to speak, Mayor Lesser closed the floor to public comments.
Traffic Engineer Zandvliet and City Manager Mirzakhanian responded to City Council questions.
See attached document for voting details on the Bicycle Parking, Micromobility, and TDM Strategy Summary.
The City Council directed staff to return at a future meeting early next year with a summary list of all items approved during this meeting, and to allow City Council to determine priority items.
City Manager Mirzakhanian and Traffic Engineer Zandvliet responded to City Council questions.
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ADJOURNMENTG.
At 8:56 PM, Mayor Lesser adjourned the meeting.
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Breana Contreras
Recording Secretary
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David Lesser
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Liza Tamura
City Clerk
City Parking Management Strategies Voting Detail Summaries VOTE Direction:
1.1 Increase on-street rates relative to off-street, align with market conditions
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
1.2 Adjust/eliminate time limits for on-street parking, tiered/graduated rates
Aye: 0
Nay: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Failed
2.1 Modify off-street time limits Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
3.1 Implement mobile payment application for parkingAye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff to bring back information
indicating the current Wi-Fi signal strength and to
ensure that all related equipment is properly
calibrated.
3.2 Replace individual meters with multi-space kiosksAye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
4.1 Implement public on-street valet Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff not to rule out the future
implementation of public on-street valet in the North
End, contingent upon potential City Council support.
4.2 Implement public parking attendant parking large parking lots during peak hours
Aye: 1 - Tarnay
Nay: 4 - Lesser, Franklin, Charelian and Howorth Failed
5.1 Shared Parking Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
Short-Term Parking Strategy Summary
Strategy
City Parking Management Strategies Voting Detail Summaries VOTE Direction:
6.1 Update parking webpage Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
6.2 Evaluate ways to provide parking information including implementation of Citywide Wayfinding Program
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
6.3 Implement an app-based Automated Parking Guidance
System (APGS)
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
7.1 Implement a flexible employee parking pass or bundled daily passes. (FURTHER STUDY REQUIRED)
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff to conduct further study on the item and consider prioritizing it moving forward.
7.2 Increase merchant permit parking rates. (FURTHER STUDY
REQUIRED)
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff to phase in the increase of
merchant permit parking rates, subject to further
study.
8.1 Improve/expand the RPPP in consultation with stakeholdersAye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
Strategy
Long-Term Parking Strategy Summary
City Parking Management Strategies Voting Detail Summaries VOTE Direction:
9.1 Shift parking enforcement hours one hour later during the peak season.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
10.1 Adopt License Plate Reader (LPR) technology for
enforcement.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
10.2 Transition to virtual commercial, merchant, and residential permits and an online application process.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff to further explore transitioning to virtual commercial, merchant, and residential
permits, particularly for individuals who operate
multiple vehicles.
10.3 Implement smart parking software and real-time data.Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
11.1 Implement real-time or seasonal dynamic pricing of on-street parking.
Aye: 0
Nay: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Failed
12.1 Gather information on existing commercial delivery vehicle access and loading needs/challenges.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
12.2 Limit comm. deliveries/loading activity to early morning/ Sundays.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff to ensure appropriate
stakeholders are included in the task force.
12.3 Create additional Flexible Loading Zones (FLZs)Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
12.4 Implement a Smart Loading Zone Pilot for on-street loading areas.
Aye: 1 - Franklin
Nay: 4 - Lesser, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Failed
Strategy
Enforcement, Dynamic Pricing, and Loading Strategy Summary City Parking Management Strategies Voting Detail Summaries VOTE Direction:
13.1 Remove parking minimum requirements and establish
maximum parking requirements in the Commercial District.
Aye: 0
Nay: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Failed
13.2 Evaluate the parking-in-lieu fee program. Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
14.1 Review on-street parking supply. Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
14.2 Increase supply in parking garages and lots. Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
14.3 Construct new parking facilities in existing and new public properties.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff to bring this issue forward
along with the Project Pulse item in January, in order
to better understand the challenges such as timing,
financial impacts, and regulatory uncertainties,
associated with pursuing the short-term parking
option and its effect on maintaining project
momentum.
14.4 Pursue public-private partnerships to construct new parking supply on private property.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
15.1 Establish a Parking Benefit District and/or Parking Authority.Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
16.1 Implement a Transportation Impact Fee. Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
Strategy
Future Parking Supply & Funding Options Strategy Summary City Parking Management Strategies Voting Detail Summaries VOTE Direction:
17.1 Expand short- and long-term secure bicycle parking facilities.Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
17.2 Establish a bike valet service to provide secure parking for event attendees, residents, and visitors during seasonal peaks.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0
Passed - Directed staff to explore the feasibility of
implementing a bike valet service.
18.1 Implement a docked electric bicycle-share program to reduce vehicle parking demand.
Aye: 4 - Lesser, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth
Nay: 1 - Franklin
Passed - Directed staff to explore the feasibility of a docked electric bicycle-share program, including the
possibility of a pilot program and addressing any
associated concerns.
19.1 Recommend social media strategies and other marketing efforts to reduce parking demand.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
20.1 Evaluate the feasibility of on-demand microtransit to allow more local, short trips without a car.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
21.1 Identify remote public parking options and shuttle transportation services.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
22.1 Consider offering discounted employee rideshare services to reduce parking demand.
Aye: 5 - Lesser, Franklin, Tarnay, Charelian and Howorth Nay: 0 Passed
Strategy
Bicycle Parking, Micromobility, and TDM Strategy Summary