“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.”LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAMDecember 2, 2025 2CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” •Award Program recognizes businesses with long-term, continuous service in a commercial location•Eligibility requires meeting specific qualifications •Program is coordinated by the Finance Department and City Clerk’s Office•Upon request, City also supports the Chamber of Commerce at ribbon cuttings and other business milestone recognition events Program Overview
DECEMBER 2, 2025LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM 3CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” •Milestone years have expanded over timeºOn May 1, 2018, City Council updated the Award Program by identifying five milestones: 10, 25, 30, 40, and 50 yearsºOn September 9, 2021, City Council expanded the Award Program by adding three more milestones: 5, 15 and 20 years Previous Program Updates
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4CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” Current Program Milestones
DECEMBER 2, 2025LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM Delivery MethodAward TypeYears By MailCertificate5 yearsBy MailCertificate10 yearsBy MailCertificate15 yearsPresented at City Council meetingPlaque20 yearsPresented at City Council meetingPlaque25 yearsPresented at City Council meetingPlaque30 yearsPresented at City Council meetingPlaque40 yearsPresented at City Council meetingPlaque50 years 5CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” •Certificates are issued at 5, 10, 15 years•Plaques are issued at 20, 25, 30, 40, and 50 years•Business that receive a plaque award are invited to City Council meeting (about half typically attend)•Businesses unable to attend asked to pick up plaques at City Hall, however, not all do after several contacts Current Business Recognition
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6CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” •Operational costs and staff time involved with the Award Program have risen due to milestone expansion, supply cost and inflation•Supply costs for Award Program have steadily increased since FY 2021 Program Costs
DECEMBER 2, 2025LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM % Increase/ DecreaseSupply Costs# of Award RecipientsYear-$1,38752FY 2018-19-6%$1,30467FY 2019-2029%$1,67764FY 2020-2111%$1,868122FY 2021-22*17%$2,183150FY 2022-2322%$2,670144FY 2023-2420%$3,214166FY 2024-2524%$4,000157FY 2025-26*** In September of 2021, the City expanded the Award milestones.** FY 2025-26 costs are based on the available budget. 7CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” •Distributing plaques to businesses that do not claim awards•Mailing plaques is too costly due to weight and packaging needs•Hand delivery of plaques was attempted in past, yet requires significant staff resources•Expanded program has increased workload due to lower tier milestones increasing eligibility for more businesses Program Challenges
DECEMBER 2, 2025LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM •Extensive staff resources are required from October through January of each year to:•Develop/finalize list of award recipients•Order plaque awards•Generate certificates and route for signatures•Coordinate outreach •Mail awards to businesses 8CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” Step 1: Simplify Plaque Awards that are Presented at City Council Meetings•Change plaque tiers to 25, 50, 75 and 100 years onlyºAdds new milestones tiers for 75 and 100-year businessesºChanges 20, 30 and 40 year plaques to certificates•Impact:By adding 75 and 100-year milestones, we would recognize:ºThree businesses that fall between 75-80 years in the 2025 ceremony ºOne business would be recognized for their 100th year in 2027ºAdding new plaque tiers at 75 and 100 years has minimal budget impactºLimiting plaque awards to 25, 50, 75, 100 years streamlines award ceremony and reduces program costs New Program Recommendations
DECEMBER 2, 2025LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM 9CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” Step 2: Streamline Certificate Awards that are Signed and Mailed to Businesses•Set certificate tiers in 10-year increments (10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, 80, 90) excluding 50 and 100, which would receive plaques•Eliminate 5 and 15-year recognition tiersºReducing the number of 2025 award recipients by 61ºA total of 39 businesses reaching 20, 30 and 40-year milestones would receive certificates instead of plaques•Impact: Eliminating the 5 and 15-year awards while also adding 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, 80, 90-year awards would allow the City to:ºExpand the award program for businesses over 50 yearsºReduce the overall number of plaques and associated costs ºStreamline the award ceremony New Program Recommendations
DECEMBER 2, 2025LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM 10CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” Under Proposed Tiers, City would recognize:•22 plaques (25, 50, 75, 100 years)•79 Certificates (10, 20, 30, 40, 60, 70, 80, 90 years)•12 Tiers - 101 Awards TotalIf Program Remains Unchanged, City would recognize:•58 plaques (20, 25, 30, 40, 50 years)•99 Certificates (5, 10, 15 years)•8 Tiers - 157 Awards Total Proposed Program Award Tiers
DECEMBER 2, 2025LONGSTANDING LOCAL BUSINESS AWARD PROGRAM Delivery MethodAward TypeRecipients*MilestoneCouncil MeetingPlaque-100 yearsBy MailCertificate-90 yearsBy MailCertificate-80 yearsCouncil MeetingPlaque375 yearsBy MailCertificate-70 yearsBy MailCertificate260 yearsCouncil MeetingPlaque250 yearsBy MailCertificate740 yearsBy MailCertificate1030 yearsCouncil MeetingPlaque1725 yearsBy MailCertificate2220 years--2115 yearsBy MailCertificate3810 years--405 years*Subject to change after eligibility validation 11CITY OFMANHATTAN BEACH“Note: This PowerPoint presentation is intended solely as a visual aid to an oral staff presentation of an agenda report topic. In the event of any differences between the presentation and the agenda report, the information in the agenda report prevails.” •Staff recommends City Council discuss Award Program options and provide direction to maximize the usage of City resources while achieving the City’s business recognition goals•Next Steps:ºStaff will return to City Council on January 20, 2026 to present the 2025 Longstanding Local Business Awards Recommendation
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