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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 20, 2025
N.2 DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING APPROVAL OF THE CITY’S COYOTE
MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE PLAN
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2505-030, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE COYOTE
MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE PLAN AND MAKING A DETERMINATION FOR
EXEMPTION UNDER CEQA
PURSUANT TO THE PLAN, DIRECT STAFF TO PROCURE ON-CALL (AS NEEDED)
TRAPPING SERVICES
CONTACT: JANE CHUNG, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
• REVISED PRESENTATION
• PUBLIC COMMENT
City Manager’s Office
May 20, 2025
Coyote Management
and Response Plan
OUTLINE
1. Background
2. Plan Overview
3. Coyote Management and Response Matrix
4. CEQA Exemption
5. On-Call Trapping Services
6. Recommendations
2 BACKGROUND • 2024: approximately 120
coyote sightings reported • First known coyote den in
Redondo Beach
• 2025 YTD: 35 coyote sightings
reported
• No city has effectively
eliminated or reduced coyote
populations
3 BACKGROUND
• Certain coyote-human response
actions are legally prohibited
• CA Dept of Fish & Wildlife rarely
allows relocation due to risks
• Captured coyotes must be
released on site or euthanized
within 24 hours
4 BACKGROUND • Coyotes generally fear humans;
attacks are rare
• LA County reports fewer than 10
coyote attacks per year; none documented in South Bay
• Only two recorded fatal coyote
attacks in the U.S. and Canada • Only U.S. fatality occurred in 1981
5 PLAN OVERVIEW
Balance wildlife preservation with
public safety
Four-pronged approach:
1. Ensure safe community spaces
2. Enhance deterrence efforts
3. Foster public education
4. Actively monitor coyote activity
6 COYOTE INCIDENT
& RESPONSE MATRIX
• Tiered response framework
• Response based on encounter
type
• Goal to minimize interactions and
ensure public safety
7 INTERNAL PLANNING
• Staff developed an internal
response workflow map
• Roles and Responsibilities matrix
• Enhanced efficiency and
consistency
• Clear response
8 • Adoption of the Coyote
Management and Response Plan
is exempt from CEQA
• Exemption under Sections
15061(b)(3) and 15308 of the CEQA
Guideline
CEQA EXEMPTION
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• City consults with the CA Dept
of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) for
necessary trapping
• CDFW leads investigations
• CDFW has limited resources
to trap when necessary
• It is recommended City
engage a certified on-call
trapper
• Estimated cost: $1,500 per
coyote
ON-CALL TRAPPING SERVICES
10 RECOMMENDATIONS
• Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. CC 2505-030 that formally enacts the Coyote Management and Response Plan and affirms its exemption from CEQA pursuant to Sections 15061 (b)(3) and 15308 of the CEQA Guidelines (14 [California Code of Regulations] CCR §§15000 et seq).
• Direct staff to procure on-call (as needed) trapping services 11