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Minutes
Redondo Beach City Council
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Closed Session – Adjourned Regular Meeting 4:30 p.m.
Open Session – Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m.
4:30 PM - CLOSED SESSION – ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
An Adjourned Regular Meeting of the Redondo Beach City Council was called to order at 4:30 p.m. by Mayor Light in the City Hall Council Chambers, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California.
B. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Waller, Castle, Kaluderovic, Behrendt, Obagi, Mayor Light
Councilmembers Absent: None
Officials Present: Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Joy Ford, City Attorney
Melissa Villa, Analyst/Liaison
C. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION - None
D. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS – ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS - None E. PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS AND NONAGENDA ITEMS Analyst Villa reported no eComments and no one on Zoom.
F. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION – 4:36 P.M.
F.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - The Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
Name of case:
Daniel Mendoza-Conner v. City of Redondo Beach, et al.
Case Number: 23TRCV00481
F.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - The
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Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
Name of case:
Jeffrey Pailet v. City of Redondo Beach, and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive Case Number: 25STCV22128
F.3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - The Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
JAMS Arbitration Case Reference No. 5220006179 [Hon. Candace Cooper [Ret.]] Harry Stuver, et. al v. Redondo Beach Police Department and City of Redondo Beach
F.4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Section 54956.8.
AGENCY NEGOTIATOR:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Greg Kapovich, Waterfront & Economic Development Director PROPERTY:
230 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(a portion of APN: 7503-029-903)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
John Warner, Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, a non-profit corporation
UNDER NEGOTIATION:
Terms
F.5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Section 54956.8.
AGENCY NEGOTIATOR:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Greg Kapovich, Waterfront & Economic Development Director PROPERTY:
230 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(a portion of APN: 7503-029-903)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
Allen Sanford, Sanford Ventures, Inc.
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UNDER NEGOTIATION:
Terms
F.6. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Section 54956.8.
AGENCY NEGOTIATOR:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Greg Kapovich, Waterfront & Economic Development Director PROPERTY:
Portions of the Redondo Beach Marina Parking Lot, Seaside Lagoon, and California Surf Club
239 & 245 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(portions of APN #s: 7503-029-900 and 7503-029-903)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
Allen Sanford, BeachLife Festival
UNDER NEGOTIATION:
Price and Terms
F.7. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Sec. 54956.8.
AGENCY NEGOTIATORS:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Luke Smude, Assistant to the City Manager
PROPERTY:
3007 Vail Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(a portion of APN: 415-001-7931)
Parking Lot at the Corner of Felton Ln. and 182nd St., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(APN: 415-803-3900)
715 Julia Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(portion of parcels APN: 750-702-0900 and APN: 750-702-1900) 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(APN: 404-900-8903)
807 Inglewood Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(a Portion of APN: 408-302-4900)
200 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(a portion of APN: 750-500-9902)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
Dr. Nicole Wesley, Superintendent
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Redondo Beach Unified School District
UNDER NEGOTIATION:
Both Price and Terms
F.8. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED POTENTIAL LITIGATION - The Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4).
Two potential cases
Analyst Villa read titles to items that would be covered in Closed Session.
City Manager Witzansky announced the following would be participating in Closed Session: City Manager Mike Witzansky, City Attorney Joy Ford, Assistant City Attorney Cheryl Park, Outside Legal Counsel Josh Dale, Outside Legal Counsel Phil Toomey, Human Resources Director Diane Strickfaden, and Waterfront and Economic Development Director Greg Kapovich.
Motion by Councilmember Waller, seconded by Councilmember Obagi, to recess to Closed Session.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
G. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
Mayor Light reconvened to Open Session at 6:07 p.m.
H. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Waller, Castle, Kaluderovic, Obagi, Behrendt, Mayor Light
Councilmembers Absent: None
Officials Present: Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Joy Ford, City Attorney
Laura Diaz, Records Mgmt. Coordinator/Sr. Deputy
City Clerk
I. ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS
City Manager Witzansky announced they were joined by Outside Legal Counsel Lee Smith for items F.1 and F.3, and the City Council unanimously authorized the City Attorney to defend the City in the case for F.2.
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J. ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Castle, to adjourn to the Regular Meeting at 6:08 p.m.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
6:00 PM – OPEN SESSION – REGULAR MEETING
A. CALL TO ORDER
A Regular Meeting of the Redondo Beach City Council was called to order at 6:01 p.m. by Mayor Light in the City Hall Council Chambers, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California.
B. ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Waller, Castle, Kaluderovic, Obagi, Behrendt, Mayor Light
Councilmembers Absent: None
Officials Present: Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Joy Ford, City Attorney
Laura Diaz, Records Mgmt. Coordinator/Sr. Deputy
City Clerk
C. SALUTE TO THE FLAG AND INVOCATION
Mayor Light recognized any veterans and active-duty military for their service.
Nivin, 7th grader at Adams Middle School, led in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mayor Light asked all to remain standing for a moment of silent invocation.
D. PRESENTATIONS/PROCLAMATIONS/ANNOUNCEMENTS/AB 1234 TRAVEL D.1. MAYOR’S COMMENDATION TO THE ORGANIZERS OF THE FIRST GEORGE
FREETH WATER POLO TOURNAMENT
Mayor Light spoke of the historic open-water water polo event held in the King Harbor; wanted to recognize the people that organized the event: Jordan Thompson, Vedran
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Kaluderovic, and Grant Currie; provided some background and information on George Freeth; explained the efforts in planning the event which included acquiring the courts, the referees, the players, submitting applications, get the endorsement of USA Water Polo, etc. and the final outcome was 15 teams and a successful event; presented on behalf of the citizens of Redondo Beach, the City Council, and as Mayor Certificates of Commendation to each of the organizers.
D.2. MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION OF THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF
CALIFORNIA’S STATEHOOD
Mayor Light introduced Sky Connors, representative from Gavin Newsom’s office; spoke of the significance of the 1948 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and of California joining the Union as a free state in 1950; presented Skye Connors with the Proclamation for the 175th Anniversary of California’s statehood.
Skye Connors accepted the award and spoke of the many contributions Redondo Beach has made to the State of California; thanked the City for their partnership.
D.3. MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION OF OCTOBER 13, 2025 AS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY
Mayor Light noted that the City of Redondo Beach is the ancestral land of the Tongva Gabrielino people and on October 13th would like to recognize and proclaim the day in honor of the Tongvan people; provided background about the Tongva people and the significance of their presence in the City today; proclaimed October 13, 2025, Indigenous People Day in Redondo Beach.
Councilmember Waller reported attending the Beryl Heights Elementary’s 100th Anniversary celebration, the water polo event, the celebration for the volunteers of the City, the BizFed Freshman Policymakers event at the Grammy Museum with Councilmember Kaluderovich, the Perry Park Teen Center Grand Opening, the Clean Power Alliance Annual retreat, Coffee with a Cop on Sunday (instead of the normal weekday), and the South Bay Area Chambers of Commerce mixer.
Councilmember Castle attended the water polo event, the Beryl Heights centennial anniversary celebration, the groundbreaking at the new park on Herondo and PCH in District 2 and noted that it is under discussion to name the park after the late Mayor Bill Brand; mentioned meeting with the Waterfront Economic Development group for a potential boat ramp; attended the volunteer ceremony and mentioned he had his Community Meeting; noted he would stop by the Coastal Commission meeting in the morning before going to Long Beach for the Cal Cities Conference for the week.
Councilmember Kaluderovic stated she represented their region on the Executive Committee for Regional Homelessness Alignment, which is creating a plan and spending Measure A tax dollars; attended Space Force’s birthday and discussed military housing needs with the South Bay Aerospace Alliance; attended the Redondo Beach Rotary Club
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dedication at Franklin Park for their 100 years of volunteering and dedication to the community; announced the District 3 Community Meeting would be on October 18th at 9:00 a.m. on Zoom.
Councilmember Obagi mentioned the District 4 Community Meeting was at the North Branch Library and Library Director Dana Vinke was a guest speaker; noted all the great events the library offers and asked to receive and file with the City Clerk the flyers for the events.
Motion by Councilmember Waller, seconded by Councilmember Kaluderovic, to receive and file Councilmember Obagi’s flyers.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
Councilmember Obagi thanked Community Services and Public Works for their efforts in the Perry Park Teen Center; voiced his excitement over the final Teen Center product.
Councilmember Behrendt announced Councilmember Castle and himself met with the Harbor Patrol and Fire Station 3 personnel; mentioned they went out on the water with the Fireboat Captain, a firefighter paramedic, and the Harbor Master and spoke about the experience.
Mayor Light mentioned a Mayors’ convening called by Holly Mitchell, County Supervisor, at Mayor Bass’ house; noted the topic was homelessness and Redondo Beach was highlighted for achieving functional zero and their homeless court; reported that the Olympic subcommittee met to discuss changes to the video and the webpage and it would be rolled out soon; spoke with the Harbor Association regarding events that they are trying to put together; announced he would be at the Cal Cities Conference for the rest of the week and then will be on vacation for two weeks.
Councilmember Obagi commended all the members of City Council, the Mayor and the City Attorney for being at all the groundbreaking events for Wilderness Park, Herondo Park and Perry Park.
More discussion followed.
E. APPROVE ORDER OF AGENDA
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Castle, to approve the order of the agenda as published.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
F. AGENCY RECESS – 6:34 P.M.
F.1. REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMUNITY FINANCING AUTHORITY
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CONTACT: STEPHANIE MEYER, FINANCE DIRECTOR
Motion by Councilmember Waller, seconded by Councilmember Kaluderovic, to recess to the Regular Meeting of the CFA.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
F.2. PARKING AUTHORITY - REGULAR MEETING - CANCELLED
CONTACT: GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING FROM AGENCY MEETING – 6:38 P.M.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Waller, Castle, Kaluderovic, Obagi, Behrendt, Mayor Light
Councilmembers Absent: None
Officials Present: Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Joy Ford, City Attorney
Laura Diaz, Records Mgmt. Coordinator/ Sr. Deputy
City Clerk
G. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS - ADDITIONAL BACK UP MATERIALS
G.1. For Blue Folder Documents Approved at the City Council Meeting City Clerk Manzano reported four Blue Folder items: H.19, H.22, J.1 and N.1 which have public comment communications.
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Castle, to receive and file the Blue Folder items.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
H. CONSENT CALENDAR
H.1. APPROVE AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED AND REGULAR MEETING OF OCTOBER 7, 2025
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CONTACT: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
H.2. APPROVE MOTION TO READ BY TITLE ONLY AND WAIVE FURTHER
READING OF ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS LISTED ON THE AGENDA
CONTACT: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
H.3. APPROVE THE FOLLOWING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES:
A. SEPTEMBER 9, 2025 ADJOURNED AND REGULAR MEETING
B. SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 ADJOURNED AND REGULAR MEETING
CONTACT: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
H.4. PAYROLL DEMANDS
CHECKS 30401-30414 IN THE AMOUNT OF $23,320.06, PD. 9/26/25 DIRECT DEPOSIT 301074-301721 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,382,549.98, PD. 9/26/25
EFT/ACH $9,065.19, PD. 9/12/25 (PP2519)
EFT/ACH $478,460.87, PD. 9/22/25 (PP2518)
EFT/ACH $465,879.40, PD. 10/6/25 (PP2519)
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE DEMANDS
CHECKS 121640-121840 IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,009,737.32
EFT CALPERS MEDICAL INSURANCE $523,799.59
DIRECT DEPOSIT 100009799-100009888 IN THE AMOUNT OF $100,867.79, PD.10/1/25
REPLACEMENT DEMANDS 121636-121639
CONTACT: STEPHANIE MEYER, FINANCE DIRECTOR
H.5. APPROVE CONTRACTS UNDER $35,000:
1. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE KENNEL CLUB OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. DBA KENNEL CLUB LAX, FOR PERIODIC HOUSING OF
POLICE DEPARTMENT CANINE SERVICE ANIMALS FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $34,999 AND THE TERM OCTOBER 7, 2025 TO OCTOBER 6, 2027
CONTACT: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
H.6. EXCUSED ABSENCES FROM VARIOUS COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
CONTACT: ELEANOR MANZANO, CITY CLERK
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H.7. APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH SOUTHSTAR ENGINEERING & CONSULTING, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR THE KINGSDALE AVENUE
RESURFACING (BETWEEN GRANT AVENUE AND 182ND STREET)
PROJECT, JOB NO. 40880, INCREASING THE AMOUNT BY $145,600 FOR A NEW NOT TO EXCEED TOTAL OF $418,226
CONTACT: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
H.8. APPROVE THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CITYWIDE SLURRY SEAL PROJECT WORK IDENTIFIED IN THE 2023 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT REPORT, JOB NO. 41140, AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY CLERK TO
ADVERTISE THE PROJECT FOR COMPETITIVE BIDS
CONTACT: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
H.9. APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH MACKAY METERS, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF 43 PARKING METERS TO BE INSTALLED ON
HERONDO STREET BETWEEN NORTH FRANCISCA AVENUE AND NORTH
PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY, AND RELATED MONTHLY METER HOSTING CONNECTIVITY FEES, FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $54,608, FOR THE EXISTING TERM OF THE AGREEMENT THROUGH NOVEMBER 30, 2029
ADOPT A DECLARATION THAT THE METER INSTALLATION WORK IS
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
CONTACT: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
H.10. APPROVE A GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF
TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) FOR SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
PROGRAM (STEP) FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $179,000 FOR THE TERM OCTOBER 1, 2025 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY, RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510-069 A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY (OTS) SELECTIVE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP) GRANT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE OTS AND THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON
BEHALF OF THE CITY
ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND TITLE ONLY, RESOLUTION NO CC- 2510-070
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET
MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE $179,000 IN STATE OFFICE OF TRAFFIC
SAFETY (OTS) GRANT FUNDS FOR THE SELECTIVE TRAFFIC
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ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM (STEP) TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
GRANTS FUND
CONTACT: JOE HOFFMAN, CHIEF OF POLICE
H.11. APPROVE A FULFILLMENT AGREEMENT FOR SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM-LOCAL FUNDS WITH THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE
AVIATION BOULEVARD RESURFACING - ARTESIA BOULEVARD TO
MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD PROJECT, JOB NO. 41440
ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510-071,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET
MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE $1,747,973 OF PROPOSITION C FUNDS
FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION
AUTHORITY TO THE AVIATION BOULEVARD RESURFACING ARTESIA BOULEVARD TO MANHATTAN BEACH BOULEVARD PROJECT, JOB NO. 41440
CONTACT: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
H.12. APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF 10 REPLACEMENT SETS OF FIRE
DEPARTMENT PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FROM MUNICIPAL EMERGENCY SERVICES, INC., UTILIZING A COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
AGREEMENT WITH NATIONAL PURCHASING PARTNERS, FOR AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $50,518
CONTACT: PATRICK BUTLER, FIRE CHIEF
H.13. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510-072 A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FY 2025-26 GRANT AGREEMENT FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF DOCK INFRASTRUCTURE IN BASIN III AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE THE
AGREEMENT AND ANY RELATED DOCUMENTS
ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510- 073 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET MODIFICATION TO ALLOCATE $1,466,279 FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
REPLACEMENT OF DOCK INFRASTRUCTURE IN BASIN III
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CONTACT: GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
H.14. ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510-074 A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA APPROVING THE FY 2025-26 LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
GRANT AGREEMENT FROM THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION TO
FUND A SEA LEVEL RISE ASSESSMENT FOR ALL PROPERTIES WITH A COASTAL ZONING DESIGNATION AS REQUIRED BY SENATE BILL 272 AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE
APPLICATIONS, CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND AMENDMENTS
NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE GRANT
ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510- 075 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET MODIFICATION TO ALLOCATE $500,000 FROM THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION FOR LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM ASSISTANCE
CONTACT: GREG KAPOVICH, WATERFRONT & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
DIRECTOR
H.15. APPROVE AN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH AND MISSIONSQUARE RETIREMENT FOR THE
ADOPTION OF A GOVERNMENTAL TAX QUALIFIED MONEY PURCHASE PLAN (401A PLAN) UNDER SECTION 401A OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE
CONTACT: DIANE STRICKFADEN, DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES H.16. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE FOR GRANT FUNDING IN AN AMOUNT UP TO $250,000 TO FUND ELECTRIC CHARGING
INFRASTRUCTURE OR THE PURCHASE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES
ADOPT BY 4/5THS VOTE AND TITLE ONLY, RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510-076,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A 2025-2026 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET
MODIFICATION TO APPRIOPRIATE $250,000 IN CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANT FUNDS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS
INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS FUND
CONTACT: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
H.17. INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE 3298-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 1 SECTIONS 2-9.100, 2-9.101, 2-
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9.102, 2-9.103, 2-9.106, 2-9.107, AND SECTION 2-9.109 AND ADDING SECTIONS 2-9.110 AND 2-9.111 AND DELETING IN ITS ENTIRETY SECTION 2-9.108 PERTAINING TO THE UNIFORM REGULATIONS OF COMMISSIONS.
FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE 3299-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 4, SECTIONS 2-9.401, 2-9.402, AND 2-9.403 PERTAINING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS, SAFETY, AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION. FOR
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE 3300-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 7, SECTION 2-9.702 AND AMENDING SECTIONS 2-9.704, AND 2-9.709, AND RENUMBERING TO 2-
9.703 AND 2-9.704, RESPECTIVELY, AND DELETING SECTIONS 2-9.705, 2-
9.706, 2-9.707, 2-9.708, 2-9.709, 2-9.712 AND 2-9.714; AND RENUMBERING SECTIONS 2-9.710 TO 2-9.705; AND 2-9.711 TO 2-9.706 PERTAINING TO THE HARBOR COMMISSION. FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE 3301-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 10, SECTIONS 2-9.1002 AND 2-9.1003 PERTAINING TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE 3302-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 13, SECTIONS 2-9.1301 AND 2-
9.1302 PERTAINING TO THE BUDGET AND FINANCE COMMISSION. FOR
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY
ORDINANCE 3303-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 14, SECTIONS 2-9.1402 AND 2-9.1403 PERTAINING TO THE CULTURAL ARTS COMMISSION. FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE 3304-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE 15, SECTIONS 2-9.1502 AND 2-
9.1503 PERTAINING TO THE PUBLIC AMENITIES COMMISSION. FOR
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE 3305-25, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING TITLE 10, CHAPTER 4, ARTICLES 1, 3, 4, 5 AND 6, SECTIONS 10-
4.104, 10-4.302, 10-4.304, 10-4.307, 10-4.308, 10-4.309, 10-4.310, 10-4.404, 10-
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4.501 AND 10-4.601 PERTAINING TO HISTORIC RESOURCES
PRESERVATION. FOR INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
CONTACT: JAMES A. LIGHT, MAYOR
LUKE SMUDE, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
H.18. APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH HERO COMMUNITY SERVICES AS A CONSULTANT TO CLEAR’S ALTERNATIVE CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM AND TO IMPLEMENT A 12-WEEK WEEKEND
PILOT PROGRAM TO RESPOND TO WEEKEND CALLS AND COLLECT
IMPERATIVE DATA FOR THE SUCCESS AND LONGEVITY OF THE ACR PROGRAM FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $149,994.28 FOR THE TERM OF OCTOBER 8, 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2026
CONTACT: JOY A. FORD, CITY ATTORNEY
H.19. APPROVE THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SOUTH
BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO ACCEPT ALLOCATED
COUNTY LOCAL SOLUTIONS FUNDS AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY FUNDS FOR HOMELESS
COURT AND MOTEL AND SINGLE-ROOM OCCUPANCY (SRO) BEDS IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $339,150 FOR THE TERM AUGUST 13, 2025 TO JUNE 30, 2031
ADOPT BY 4/5 VOTE AND BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2510-077,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 BUDGET
MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE $339,150 FROM THE SOUTH BAY CITIES
COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS
FUND FOR HOMELESS COURT AND MOTEL AND SINGLE ROOM
OCCUPANCY (SRO) BEDS
CONTACT: JOY A. FORD, CITY ATTORNEY
H.20. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH HARBOR INTERFAITH SERVICES FOR
STREET OUTREACH AND HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $261,000 FOR THE TERM SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 2027
CONTACT: JOY A. FORD, CITY ATTORNEY
H.21. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH COMMUNITY COUNTERPART SERVICES
CORP TO PROVIDE ON-CALL PROFESSIONAL PLANNING AND STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026 FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $35,000
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CONTACT: MARC WIENER, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
H.22. Councilmembers Obagi and Behrendt pulled item H.22.
Motion by Councilmember Waller, seconded by Councilmember Castle, to approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of H.22.
Mayor Light invited the public to speak on items H.1 through H.21.
City Clerk Manzano reported no one online and three eComments: one for H.10 in support, H.12 in support, and one for H.17 opposed.
City Attorney Ford asked if the representative from Hero Community Services wanted to come and introduce himself regarding item H.18.
Joshua, Hero Community Services, stated he was contacted by the City in regard to doing consulting work, if approved by Council, for the City’s alternative crisis response that has been created with Clear.
Councilmember Kaluderovic explained that the alternative crisis response is targeted towards mental health for all residents in the City’s community and that Hero Community Services would be a part of that team; noted it is not only for homelessness but for all the residents needing mental health assistance in the community through Public Safety.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
City Clerk Manzano read titles to: item H.10 adopt by title only Resolution No. CC-2510- 069, adopt by 4/5ths vote and title only, Resolution No CC- 2510-070, item H.11 adopt by 4/5ths vote and title only Resolution No. CC-2510-071, item H.13 adopt by title only Resolution No. CC-2510-072, adopt by 4/5ths vote and by title only Resolution No. CC2510-073, item H.14 adopt by title only Resolution No. CC-2510-074, adopt by 4/5ths vote and by title only Resolution No. CC-2510-075, item H.16 adopt by 4/5ths vote and title only, Resolution No. CC-2510-076, item H.17 introduce by title only Ordinance 3298- 25, introduce by title only Ordinance 3299-25, introduce by title only Ordinance 3300-25, introduce by title only Ordinance 3301-25, for introduction and first reading introduce by title only Ordinance 3303-25, for introduction and first reading introduce by title only Ordinance 3304-25, introduce by title only Ordinance 3305-25, all for introduction and first reading, and item H.19 adopt by 4/5 vote and by title only Resolution No. CC-2510-077.
I. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
H.22. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH COAST LAW
GROUP, LLP
CONTACT: JOY A. FORD, CITY ATTORNEY
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Councilmember Behrendt stated he would be abstaining from the vote and not participate; turned the floor over to Councilmember Obagi.
Councilmember Obagi explained to the audience the topic is regarding the Metro expansion through Redondo Beach; reported the attorney hired to represent the City on the environmental aspect of the Metro final EIR had to withdraw due to personal reasons; thanked the City Attorney for researching and bringing in the Coast Law Group which is the agreement before them that evening; reported he had spoken to the mayor of Lawndale and councilmembers from Lawndale to discuss whether they should team up and share the same counsel and costs associated with the project; mentioned they expressed interest but that this Council has not discussed it yet nor has the City Attorney confirmed there are no conflicts to team up; hoped that both Lawndale and Redondo Beach Councils could explore the option separately but in the meantime wanted to make a motion to approve the agreement for legal services with Coast Law Group but stop work until a final decision is made on the partnership with Lawndale; noted that Lawndale’s legal counsel is Aleshire & Wynder.
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Kaluderovic, to approve the agreement with Coast Law Group so they have legal counsel in place but provide direction to stop work until a decision has been made on whether or not to share counsel with the City of Lawndale and then make a decision on what role Coast Law Group can play in representing Redondo Beach’s interest.
Councilmember Castle asked Councilmember Obagi how long he would give Lawndale to make a decision.
Councilmember Obagi stated it is his understanding that the Metro board is not meeting on the item in October so felt two weeks or till the end of October would be sufficient time for Lawndale to make a decision; noted they also need to discuss in Closed Session and make a decision.
Councilmember Waller asked if the City anticipates the need for litigation or attorney advice in the next month.
City Attorney Ford stated the litigation doesn’t start until the Board makes a decision on the project but there will be preparation for it and can ask the attorney to hold off until they have a definitive answer.
More discussion followed regarding work that is being done on the environmental aspect of the project and developing the case, noted that the attorney has been following the details, and the need to be prepared and not wait.
Mayor Light invited public comment.
Niki Negrete-Mitchell, District 3, stated she is a Right-of-Way stakeholder in the trench zone for the hybrid option; felt the advantage is that Lawndale is prepared and supported
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the option; mentioned she had comments but felt it would be more appropriate during Non-Agenda Items; reported Lawndale’s meeting after October 23rd would be December 4 th
.
Kevin Mitchel, Right-of-Way stakeholder, spoke of a new letter written by TORC (Torrance Oil Refinery Corp.) to Metro and was in the EIR that day; recommended that the City speak directly to them because they have some very important concerns about what the DEIR was doing and felt they may have some insights into how to proceed.
Mark Nelson (via Zoom), District 3, stated it seemed there are two needs: 1) for the FEIR and 2) in the decision making process and wasn’t sure if that required two separate law firms or two separate interests; supported working with Lawndale to share resources; wanted to point out that there’s an environmental issue separate from the business issue and hoped whatever law firms the City engages would be capable of looking into that.
Kyle Johnson (via Zoom), District 1, voiced his disappointment in the City for gearing up to sue Metro over the decision when so many people claimed support for public transit in the South Bay; opposed taking on this legal counsel.
Mayor Light clarified that the City doesn’t oppose extension of the Metro, they just want it to go in a place that doesn’t impact their residents so much.
City Clerk Manzano reported that concluded the eComments and Zoom.
Motion carried 4-1 by voice vote. Councilmember Behrendt abstained from the vote.
J. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
J.1. For eComments and Emails Received from the Public
Vicki Castaldi, District 2, stated she is an Airbnb host and started listing her extra bedrooms on Airbnb 12 years ago; explained how the extra income has helped her through financial hardships; reported she received a letter from the RBPD stating she could no longer offer short-term rentals; stated she understands that her area is only zoned for residential but wanted Council to consider her situation; provided a map with pins of where all her guests have come from to visit Redondo Beach.
Councilmember Obagi asked if Vicki Castaldi could offset her mortgage costs with stays of 30 days or longer.
Vicki Castaldi responded that there is not as much interest in longer term stays and that it blocks the calendar for shorter-term stays.
Laurie Armer, 17 year resident in District 3, reported she also received a notice to cease her Airbnb; explained that she is a retired teacher, newly divorced, and Airbnb supplements her income; stated she understands asking non-resident homes to cease
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short-term rentals but felt for hosts that live in the same house there should be a local approach to allow responsible hosts to operate; asked the Council to consider a regulated short-term rental program for residents who let out rooms in their permanent residence; noted they could include mandatory rules such as 24-hour contact and registration which would preserve the public safety of neighbors and generate local revenue; offered her assistance to help pilot the program, provide a one-page proposal, meet staff, and neighbors to refine the program.
Councilmember Obagi clarified that she is operating the residence as a shared occupancy and she is living in the same residence during the short-term stay.
Laurie Armer responded yes.
Lisa Happee-Cates requested to submit material to be received and filed.
Motion by Councilmember Waller, seconded by Councilmember Kaluderovic, to receive and file the material Lisa Happee-Cates submitted.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
Lisa Happee-Cates, 18 year resident of District 1 and President of Keep the Esplanade Beautiful, read the organization’s mission statement; reported she has a master’s in environmental economics; noted one of their goals is to inspire others to join them by their monthly sweeps on the first Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at Avenue I and stated they report how much is collected to the City, and they have an annual community mixer and noted their next one is on October 22nd; reported they have their first two candidates for their high school scholarship program.
Otis Schlaff, 4th grader at Jefferson Elementary School, reported he rides his bike to school every day; noted it is his favorite way to start the morning and that he has built up the strength to ride up all the hills in town, not using an e-bike; explained that he understands the dangers of riding in traffic and stated the scariest place is the intersection at Ford and Aviation; reported that he has witnessed several dangerous incidents in that intersection but it is on his route to school; noted that there are 27 crossing guards of which four are assigned to Jefferson and asked the Council if they would consider moving one of those crossing guards to the intersection of Ford and Aviation.
Councilmember Kaluderovic asked Otis Schlaff if he could find out how many students cross that light daily and email her that information. Otis responded yes.
Holly Osborne, District 5, pointed to her visual aid and said that she gave it to Lawndale the night before; mentioned it is one of the FEIR things regarding the Metro item and that they are reporting that the width is 81 ft but it is only 75 ft; reported she called them out on their mistake and they changed it on some of their material but not on all of it and wanted to show Council what she meant; used the drawings she created to explain the issues she has with the project; mentioned that any civil engineer that sign drawings that
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they know are wrong can lose their license and whoever signed the drawing on the previous appendix knew they were doing it wrong.
Jim Mueller stated the Council praised the NRBBA for their two Dine-Around-Artesia events; noted they were very successful at getting crowds for two evenings out of 365 and stated a weekly professionally managed farmer-style market could do that 52 times a year but a startup is needed; mentioned he asked people on Next Door, and on the Redondo Facebook page, if they would like a farmer’s market on Artesia Blvd and reported receiving over a 100 positive responses; understood the Council is hoping the AACAP would revitalize the corridor but felt the farmer’s market idea would be quicker and cheaper to jumpstart revitalization; explained other reasons why the farmer’s market would be a good idea to consider; hoped the Council would take part in getting it started.
Niki Negrete-Mitchell, District 3, mentioned there are five industry professionals that are relevant to the fuel corridor; stated it is completely incompatible for that corridor to be running human commuters; noted in the FEIR among all the responses to the DEIR was a seven page long letter from the Torrance Refinery Company on their letterhead; read an excerpt from the letter that stated, “the proposed project would cause significant adverse safety, security, access, and other impacts to our employees, operations, contractors, and surrounding community and environment that have not been adequately reviewed and addressed in the DEIR” and went on to read more concerns the Torrance Refinery Company wrote regarding passengers riding the lines; expressed the seriousness of the situation and noted the impacts of living in the trench zone.
Kevin Mitchell, District 3, spoke of a hybrid option that was introduced after the DEIR and explained it is tunneling under 182nd and 170th Street which will be in their backyard; noted everyone wanted Metro in the South Bay but the location chosen is not what was expected and has become a problem; hoped the City would support them and do what is best for everyone in Redondo.
Jerome, owner of Sandbox Smoke Shop, spoke of being a good business owner and that he is trying to get out of the business and has already sold his other two smoke shops; stated the smoke shop has been on the market since April and understands the grandfather rule but wanted to know how he needs to proceed to sell the place; reported his shop has been burglarized six times already; spoke about the ordinance and asked how he is supposed to proceed to get out of the business.
Councilmember Obagi stated they can’t discuss it there but that he can send him an email.
Mark Nelson (via Zoom) felt Otis Schlaff did a great job and supported having RBUSD hire an incremental crossing guard for their own use; spoke on the Airbnb issue and did not understand why the City would restrict renting out rooms in an on-site owner-occupied home but did support not allowing dwellings that were not owner-occupied to be allowed for short-term stays; felt the City should work with owners that have situations such as the two speakers and allow them to rent out their rooms; mentioned he forwarded to the Council a letter from Darryl Boyd regarding the 500-600 North Prospect frontage road
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traffic noise and safety issues; mentioned Mr. Boyd’s points are valid, facts that noise can damage health, and that Metro’s FEIR draft acknowledges noise can damage health but that they don’t have a solution for it; hoped that the City would take a look at all the noise issues in the City and see what they can do; stated he supports Mr. Boyd’s efforts.
Mayor Light reported that the 30 minutes for Non-Agenda Items was concluded.
K. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS - None
L. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
M. ITEMS CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS AGENDAS - None
N. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION PRIOR TO ACTION
N.1. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A TEMPORARY
PREFERENTIAL PARKING PROGRAM TO ADDRESS HOLIDAY TRAFFIC
AND PARKING IMPACTS IN THE MASSENA AND AVENUE H
NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL STRATEGIES THAT COULD
BE EMPLOYED TO CONTROL VEHICULAR TRAFFIC BETWEEN
THANKSGIVING AND THE NEW YEARS HOLIDAY
INTRODUCE BY TITLE ONLY ORDINANCE NO. 3297-25, AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 7, ARTICLE 3 OF THE REDONDO BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PREFERENTIAL PARKING TO ADD SECTION 3-7.1707
REGARDING A PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY SEASONAL
PREFERENTIAL PARKING
CONTACT: ANDREW WINJE, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Public Works Director Andy Winje explained they are there to update the City’s preferential parking permit program which was driven by the Avenue H neighborhood holiday light issues; noted the direction staff was given by Council was to return with a short-term solution for part of the ordinance so they have brought forward a proposed ordinance for a temporary preferential parking program as well as other traffic strategies related to the request from the City of Torrance.
Traffic Engineer Ryan Liu went into more detail about the traffic issues they experience during the holiday season with the Christmas lights in Torrance; noted there are limited entry points and efforts to alleviate the traffic have not been successful enough; stated they are proposing a new section of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code that creates a two-year pilot proposed temporary zone (TSPP); explained that it will be a resident-only parking permit between Thanksgiving and New Year and went into more detail regarding the hours, locations of use, and potential allowed permits per residence; provided a slide showing the affected streets that would be subject to the temporary restrictions;
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mentioned they have discussed some concerns from the Police Department and residents regarding invited guests during the season, spillover traffic and parking, and the enforcement of the TSPP and they are trying to keep it simple and are focusing on restricting entry into the area; stated the second part of the discussion was on the annual traffic mitigations that they implement at the Torrance border; mentioned it is a yearly item that comes before the Council as a Consent item; explained they have used various signage to discourage entry into that neighborhood, help direct people to the holiday lights, and warn of road closures; noted they even created a temporary traffic circle and provided trash cans; reported Torrance came to the City with a request to allow egress from the Torrance side into Redondo Beach and explained the City would forego installing the two bollards westbound on Avenue H; noted they are not sure of the enforcement strategy from Torrance and would like a MOU from Torrance; concluded the presentation and welcomed public comment before making the decision on the TSPP, whether to approve the ordinance tonight and return for a second reading or if it needs modification or if they prefer not to establish the permit parking zone this year; added staff would like direction on any fee, if any, for the parking permit zone and on approving the modified Avenue H closure plan for this holiday period.
Public Works Director Winje reiterated that this is a two-year pilot program and that there are still a lot of uncertainties with the new solutions; noted the response to what they did last year was positive but that the PWSC felt more could be done to help out with congestion; stated the recommendations are to find out what the neighbors would really like to do and approve the ordinance as they have written it or make modifications; pointed out the draft ordinance in the packet for the Council that evening has no fee assigned to the permit or a waived fee for the permit unless Council directed staff to come back with a resolution establishing a fee for a future date.
Mayor Light asked if the permit was a hang tag or a sticker.
Public Works Director Winje responded that due to time and to keep it simple they would have an 8 ½ x 11 sheet of paper with the license plate number and have it place on the windshield of the car.
Mayor Light asked if Torrance has agreed to any of the requests Redondo Beach has made in regards to traffic.
Public Works Director Winje reported they have been in contact with the Public Works Department for Torrance and have communicated the type of signage they would like to see to change some of the truck routes or at least alert the truck drivers that the route ends at the City boundary; mentioned they were amenable and confirmed one sign was installed today; noted they would like another route shut down at PV and Sepulveda Blvd before truckers make the turn onto PV Blvd to the southwest.
More discussion followed on accommodations Torrance should make for the City since Redondo Beach has agreed to a lot of their requests.
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Councilmember Waller mentioned he hand delivered the letters that went out to the residents of District 1 and spoke directly to several of them; stated the opinions varied; spoke in favor of not charging for the temporary parking permits and not limiting per residence.
Councilmember Behrendt referenced the administrative burden noted in the presentation and the Administrative Report and asked the City Manager what department would be burdened and is there any way to alleviate the burden if the Council were to move forward with it.
City Manager Witzansky spoke of the daily installation/removal of the bollards, the modification, and the installation of the temporary traffic matters will have little impact and added effort on the City staff since they have been addressing the issues for several years already; stated that the Police Department would get the largest share of the work regarding the creation and enforcement of the temporary parking permit program and went into more detail of what that requires; spoke of keeping it simple for the pilot program including not charging a fee; noted there is uncertainty with the program and they don’t know exactly how Torrance will comply.
More discussion followed.
Councilmember Kaluderovic gave deference to Councilmember Waller since it is in his district but asked about the paper permits or if another type of permit would be administered for the TSPP.
City Manager Witzansky spoke about creating a standardized placard and issuing three per residence to all of the households in that neighborhood.
Mayor Light asked how those permits are registered to their respective houses.
City Manager Witzansky noted it would be simpler to have the households use them at their leisure but if they want them to be registered to the household more administrative work will be added; felt more discussion would be needed to work out the pros and cons.
Councilmember Kaluderovic stated she wanted to avoid passes being sold and felt that residents should provide their registrations in order to obtain their permits; regarding alleviating traffic for Torrance, suggested Councilmember Waller and/or another Councilmember speak to the council in Torrance to iron out and discuss Redondo’s requests before agreeing to what Torrance is requesting.
More discussion followed regarding speaking with the Torrance council and on next steps regarding the preferential parking permit program.
Motion by Councilmember Waller, seconded by Councilmember Castle, to give direction to staff to move forward with the plan as modified by his discussion points.
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Mayor Light invited public comment.
Amy Chaffin, resident of Massena Ave, thanked the City for the efforts last year and felt it helped tremendously; opined removing the blockade, even as a one-way exit, would be a big mistake and endanger the people walking around the area; felt that last year’s plan worked well and they do not need permits; stated the only issue she noticed last year were the vendors started to move into their area since Torrance cracked down on them and asked that be monitored; felt the two-year pilot program is too long and should be shortened to one year; noted a permit program would cause problems for visitors during the holiday season and for their nanny who’s car is not registered to their home.
Chris, resident of Circle and Massena, stated he does not support the egress idea and explained that it would worsen the problems; felt Torrance will not supervise the area 100% and there will be issues of people trying to go in and out of one side; spoke in support of the TSPP but felt that tickets should be issued or else no one will abide by the permit process; recommended more trash cans and signage indicating violators will be ticketed.
Zara Cartlage, resident of Circle Dr, voiced concerns over taking down the blockade and allowing one-way to exit; stated it will cause more problems and traffic issues; mentioned her friend has had her car hit multiple times because of people going down that street and trying to U-turn to get out; felt neutral about the parking permit program and felt a trial period of one year would be sufficient.
Teri Clemens, resident of Avenue H, spoke of Torrance residents as well as Redondo Beach residents parking at Tulita; felt changing the blockade would cause problems and consistency would be better; noted it is not just Torrance residents but that social media has brought in many out of town visitors to the area; opined the parking permit will not solve any problems and will make it more difficult for the residents entertaining guests at their home; felt the City adding more solutions or changes each year is just confusing.
Keith, resident on Avenue H, felt Torrance is blackmailing Redondo Beach and they are giving up their parking just so Torrance can solve their problems; explained that Torrance has caused all these issues because they have eliminated parking on their side which caused more issues in Redondo Beach; felt the parking permit program will just push the problem further down Prospect; mentioned that the Police Department already has to deal with the vendors, the parking and traffic and the hit and runs on residents’ cars; reported he is a retired Torrance police officer and knows Torrance does not assign anyone to that location and explained how they handle that assignment; felt it does not make sense to change what has been working there.
Chris Roberts, resident of Avenue H, spoke of the huge difference it made having the bollards go up and felt it would be a bad idea to remove it; felt the permits will not make a huge difference but could live with it if needed and felt it would impact visitors coming in for the holidays.
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Christian Gammill, resident of Massena, supported not removing the bollards; stated that the parking permits miss the point of traffic being the problem and not parking; noted that taking down the bollards will make traffic disastrous and didn’t understand what the permits would accomplish; felt, if they go with the permits, residents should have the discretion on how they use them; agreed with the comments made about out of town guests; felt last year’s improvements were great and now it’s being overthought; stated he does not like his neighborhood being used as a bargaining chip with Torrance.
City Clerk Manzano reported no more online and no eComments.
Councilmember Waller spoke of the tradeoff of using the District 1 neighborhood as a “bargaining chip” with Torrance being worth it if it keeps more of the trucks off Palos Verde Blvd during the year as opposed to the neighborhood being affected for two to three weeks out of the year; noted it would potentially be only one year of inconvenience for the neighborhood but solve the truck route issue indefinitely and explained why.
Councilmember Behrendt stated he would support whatever Councilmember Waller felt was best for his district.
Councilmember Obagi suggested a friendly amendment to Councilmember Waller’s motion to require a written MOU with Torrance that requires they put a human on the oneway street and includes the agreement with the truck routes and includes a provision that if a person does not show up, the bollard will be put up to completely block the street; stated he does not want to cater to Torrance, noted that Torrance has never entertained Redondo’s requests for assistance, and that their City has always made efforts to work with Torrance on items that affect their city; felt it is time for Torrance to start working with them and they need to do what is best to serve the City’s residents.
Councilmember Waller accepted the friendly amendment.
Councilmember Castle accepted the friendly amendment.
Mayor Light asked the Chief of Police to provide his perspective on the subject.
Police Chief Hoffman stated he has dealt with a lot of scenarios over the past few years and last year they made some different adjustments based on vendors being pushed out, an increase in code enforcement, and issued more citations than before; felt they made some positive improvements; stated TSPP enforcement will be challenging, time consuming, and expensive since the police officers will need to inspect each vehicle for the paper or hanger permit in the car; stated it can be done but it will require them to take services away from other areas of the City and require rescheduling; stated the bollard issue would be very challenging; suggested if they do an MOU, they should not state put a human being there because they will put a security guard or the equivalent of one but it needs to be a police officer and noted it will be a significant expense; felt the bollard removal would make the traffic situation worse and provided examples of potential negative situations; mentioned without the cooperation with Torrance the solutions being
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suggested would be very challenging and require more effort with staffing.
Mayor Light asked what Chief Hoffman would recommend.
Police Chief Hoffman stated it is a policy call for the Council and just wanted to provide his unique perspective as a police officer but felt that opening up the traffic pattern will create unknown burden on enforcement and make emergency response even more difficult; suggested specific signage would be helpful.
Councilmember Waller asked Chief Hoffman, if they do obtain the agreement with Torrance so that Palos Verdes Blvd is never a truck route, would it offset the efforts needed for the holiday lights traffic issues and new recommendations.
Police Chief Hoffman stated they provide more enforcement on Palos Verdes Blvd corridor than any other street in the entire City; stated the agreement with Torrance would not change the need for law enforcement in that area, it would just allow them to write more citations.
More discussion followed about types of signage needed for the area.
Councilmember Kaluderovic asked Councilmember Waller when he was speaking with residents were they indifferent to the preferential parking permits; felt from what they have heard tonight residents are happy with what was done last year.
Councilmember Waller stated residents of Avenue H were indifferent to the need for preferential parking permits and against the removal of the bollards; stated the residents of Massena and Circle preferred the preferential parking permits and had moderate acceptance of the bollard removal.
Councilmember Kaluderovic offered a substitute motion to provide preferential parking permits to residents only, use of proper signage, keep the bollards up this year, and have a discussion with Torrance on how to move forward.
Councilmember Obagi seconded the substitute motion.
Assistant City Attorney Cheryl Park noted that with both motions it appeared they would like to amend the subsection E of the ordinance to say that Council is giving staff latitude on how the preferential parking permits will be issued and to come up with a process; felt that is a substantive change to the ordinance such that it cannot be introduced tonight, the ordinance would need to be amended and come back; mentioned initially the Mayor asked that they just delete subsection E3 related to providing a maximum of three preferential permits per address which would have been fine but what they are suggesting changes the entire permitting scheme and is a substantive change and would need to come back for first reading at the next meeting.
Councilmember Castle felt they could delete the number of parking permits per residence
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and allow residents to decide how many parking passes they need during the one month period since speakers have said parking is not the issue; stated the risk of selling the permits is low since they are temporary permits.
Councilmember Kaluderovic stated she is open to that idea and felt if there was an issue with it they would hear from residents about it; amended her motion to accept the ordinance as written but moving the numerical number of parking permits.
Assistant City Attorney Park stated that would be subsection E3, which currently states “a maximum of three preferential parking permits shall be issued for each address located in the TSPP zone”, would be deleted.
Councilmember Waller asked if it would be non-substantive to remove subsection E4 which associated the permit with the license plate.
City Manager Witzansky suggested they get the Council’s comments and come back with re-introduction next week which won’t add extra time; wondered, if they are not removing the bollards, would having a preferential permit program be needed; noted that the intent of the program was to mitigate potential impacts of allowing through traffic coming westbound through Avenue H; opined the program would not be needed if they are not removing the bollards and from what they have heard tonight from the residents is that parking is not a problem.
More discussion followed.
Councilmember Kaluderovic felt not taking down the bollards this year and having a discussion with Torrance was important; amended her motion to leave the bollards up this year and not implement the TSPP.
Councilmember Obagi felt they should direct staff to work on an MOU for next year regarding the truck routes and other issues discussed.
Councilmember Kaluderovic disagreed with adding that at this time and preferred a discussion with Torrance take place first.
Councilmember Obagi seconded the amended motion.
More discussion followed on the amended motion reflecting last year’s solution to the holiday lights with the addition of more social media posts warning people visiting.
City Manager Witzansky mentioned another option would be to try out the bollard removal two nights during the week which may open up the conversation with Torrance regarding the truck routes; stated the truck routes are a severe issue for their City.
More discussion followed regarding conversations Councilmember Waller has had with the City of Torrance councilmembers.
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City Manager Witzansky noted they can table the conversation for tonight, go back to Torrance with what transpired that evening and see how Torrance responds.
Councilmember Obagi offered a substitute motion to the substitute motion to table the discussion for one week, reach out to Torrance for a response on agreements they discussed tonight.
Councilmember Waller seconded the substitute to the substitute motion.
City Manager Witzansky stated he understands the residents of that neighborhood have been suffering for many years and that Torrance has been frustrated since the bollards had been deployed since it impacts their neighborhoods as well but pointed out it is Torrance’s holiday light show; noted it will only work if Torrance is fully onboard and commits the resources that are essential to make it work.
Mayor Light referenced what Chief Hoffman said about the costs and asked if it would be fair to ask Torrance to fund the delta if they opened up the bollards as requested.
City Manager Witzansky responded that if Torrance does not man that area then it does not work and the bollards go back up.
More discussion ensued regarding added enforcement needed even if Torrance mans that station and to ask Torrance to fund the added costs.
Mayor Light felt it is Torrance’s light show and they get the benefits but Redondo Beach is suffering with the added traffic, parking issues, and increased costs of enforcement.
Mayor Light called for the vote on the substitute motion to the substitute motion made by Councilmember Obagi.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
N.2. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING A CONCESSIONAIRE AGREEMENT WITH MBM HOSPITALITY, INC. FOR USE OF THE VETERANS
PARK HISTORIC LIBRARY FACILITY
APPROVE THE PROPOSED CONCESSIONAIRE AGREEMENT WITH MBM
HOSPITALITY, INC.
CONTACT: ELIZABETH HAUSE, COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Community Services Director Hause provided some background on the item, mentioned it has been in the works for three years, and provided some of the history regarding the facility; noted that Spectrum Holding Company was awarded the catering and management contract in 1996, renewed in 2013, and expired in 2020 but not renewed; reported due to the pandemic no RFPs were released until 2022 when restrictions were
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lifted; noted that, prior to release of the RFP, staff was directed by Council to make the space more accessible to the public, directed to do community outreach, and after receiving all the feedback staff updated the RFP which Council approved for release; reported two proposals were received which were presented to Council in 2023; stated Council gave staff the green light to begin negotiations with Made by Meg and tonight they have the proposed agreement ready to present; reviewed the terms of the proposed agreement which included: term length (total of 20 years), café, exterior use, City use of Facility, cultural commitments, a parking management plan, facility improvements (MBM will invest $866,000 into improvements), concessionaire improvement credit (up to $325,000 across the first two years), facility upkeep and maintenance (will receive $3500 monthly credit), ongoing facility improvement fund, and marketing; explained the rent paid by MBM, noted it is paid quarterly in two installments with a minimum annual rent plus percentage rent; provided an example of how rent is paid quarterly; went over improvements MBM would be doing to the historic library and improvements the City has done and are currently doing; mentioned they are hoping the facility improvements will be completed by June 30, 2026 and within six months of the completion MBM will organize an opening day celebration for the community; stated that, in terms of fiscal impact, funding for the City’s improvements were captured in the CIP program and some HUD funding and Measure A will fund the ADA improvements; stated, in terms of revenue, over the initial 10-year term it will be about $2.2 million plus whatever percentage rent they are able to generate; stated their recommendation is to approve the proposed concessionaire agreement with Made by Meg for the Veterans Historic Library facility.
Councilmember Behrendt thanked staff for all the work and the MBM team; asked if the MBM team wanted to come up and speak.
Meg Walker, owner of Made by Meg Catering, introduced herself and stated what an honor it would be to work in a venue such as the Veterans Historic Library; mentioned they are a local company headquartered in Torrance, opened in 2007, mentioned awards they have recently received, and spoke of their vision for the library; stated as operators they will handle all the fiscal responsibilities required, will invest immediately in renovations, and will plan for ongoing improvements; mentioned the social media platforms they can be found on.
Discussion followed.
Motion by Councilmember Kaluderovic, seconded by Councilmember Obagi, to approve the proposed Concessionaire Agreement with MBM Hospitality Inc. for use of the Veteran’s Park Historic Library facility.
Councilmember Obagi thanked staff and MBM for all the work they have done to get to this point; spoke about the quality of MBM and voiced his excitement for the agreement.
Councilmember Waller voiced his support for the item.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
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N.3. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING UPDATING THE CITY
FLAG WITH THE NEW LOGO AND INCORPORATING THE NEW LOGO ON
OTHER CITY MAINTAINED FLAGS AND PENNANTS
CONTACT: JANE CHUNG, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
Assistant to the City Manager Jane Chung introduced the item; outlined the presentation to include: overview, estimated cost breakdown, design options, and recommendations; mentioned the current flag was introduced in 1999 through a Citywide contest, reported the City maintains 10 other flags and 22 colored pennants along International Boardwalk; reported on July 2024 the City adopted a new logo through a Citywide competition and added the item to the 2025 Strategic Plan and appropriated $10,000 in the FY 2025-26 budget.
Mayor Light clarified that the 10 other flags mentioned are not Redondo Beach flags but flag poles with the American flag, California flag, and City flag.
Assistant to the City Manager Chung provided an estimated cost breakdown from the lowest priced vendor which totaled $8,285; mentioned with this updated estimate all updates to City flags and pennants could be completed within the approved budget; provided a slide with three design options; recommended Council provide direction to staff on the number of flags and/or pennants to replace with the new City logo and select a design.
Some discussion followed.
Mayor Light stated his preference would be for the colored option on the blue background and mentioned that Councilmember Kaluderovic (who left the chambers during the presentation) opined that the pennants get a third color.
Councilmember Kaluderovic returned to the dais at 9:16 p.m.
Councilmember Obagi asked an AI application what constituted a good City flag and it responded that it is a simple, child drawable design, meaningful symbolism, two to three basic colors, no lettering or seals, distinctive; provided examples from AI, feedback he received from a post he made on social media, and feedback he received from Jordis Small; stated he liked the blue background and wanted a big circle for the logo.
Councilmember Waller stated he would defer to Jordis Small since she designed the logo and understands what is needed; noted he liked option three the best except that the logo is too small but would follow direction from the professionals.
Councilmember Castle spoke in favor of option three for the City flag and blue and gold for the pennants at International Boardwalk; mentioned that he felt the circle had to be a certain proportion to the size of the flag and said they should ask the designer her opinion.
Councilmember Behrendt felt keeping the lettering on the logo is important.
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Motion by Councilmember Obagi to approve option three but explore a larger circle that allows the lettering to be more visible and explore alternative backgrounds for the pennants in blue and yellow coloring.
City Manager Witzansky confirmed that they would be allowed to go back to Jordis Small for her professional opinion on what was discussed, purchase the 22 pennants and 10 City flags.
Councilmember Waller seconded the motion.
Kyle Johnson (via Zoom), District 1, spoke in support of the flag without the text.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
N.4. DISCUSSION REGARDING AN UPDATE ON THE CITY’S ENHANCED
RESPONSE TO HOMELESSNESS PROGRAM
CONTACT: JOY A. FORD, CITY ATTORNEY
City Attorney Ford provided a high level update of the City’s homeless response with the goal to give the new members and residents some background and history of their efforts in homelessness; noted that Stephanie Johnson is their new Quality of Life prosecutor and has done an amazing job; mentioned Stephanie Johnson had the three items passed on Consent and turned the floor over to her.
Senior Deputy City Prosecutor Johnson stated she oversees the quality of life issues within the City including homelessness and housing project initiatives; provided a presentation regarding the City’s Enhanced Response to Homelessness Program; explained the history behind the program which produced the Homeless Task Force, a Quality of Life Officer and Prosecutor, collaborations with Harbor Interfaith and Beach Cities Housing, and the Enhanced Response to Homelessness; provided a detailed explanation of the Enhanced Response to Homelessness which included homeless court, the pallet shelter, bridge housing, City Net, employing a Homeless Housing Navigator, and achieving functional zero; provided a visual of the continuum of care they strive to achieve from the initial call all the way to the permanent housing of the individual; stated all the programs are made possible through the support of people and funding sources; reported the City received $2.9 million in grant funding this fiscal year and explained where the grant funding is being applied; reported the Los Angeles County annual point in time count tracks the success of homeless efforts and Redondo Beach has participated in the count since 2013; went over the data on her slides regarding the County Point in Time (PIT); recommended that the Council receive and file her report.
Mayor Light felt the numbers are skewed since they count vans and RV’s as possible dwellings for homeless individuals; mentioned vacationers that park and move on during some seasons; asked when the additional pallet shelters would be installed.
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City Attorney Ford responded by March.
City Manager Witzansky added bid advertising would begin next week, bid opening dates would be early to mid-November, and 45 days is normally when they award the contract.
More discussion followed regarding the scope of the additional pallet shelters.
Councilmember Obagi disagreed with the Mayor on the numbers being inaccurate; mentioned hearing at the COG the Measure A funding, now that the tax has been implemented by the County, is funding permanent supportive housing and asked if that is correct.
City Attorney Ford stated that is not correct and they are still getting funding for their bridge housing; noted they have not asked the COG for funding for the pallet shelter and they still have the PLHA and county funds for that.
Councilmember Kaluderovic stated there are two sides to Measure A: the infrastructure, which is LACAHSA, and local solutions funding; mentioned more money goes to permanent supportive housing in the Measure.
Councilmember Obagi asked if funding for the pallet shelter will be continuous so they do not need to worry about funding for it or is it drying up since they are focusing on permanent housing.
Councilmember Kaluderovic stated it is spelled out in the Measure how the funds need to be spent; opined the language has some gray areas and the county could push back on funding some things such as the homeless court; mentioned her goal is to be the local voice on that because it is a local solutions fund and explained discussions are being held on what funds need to be cut.
Councilmember Obagi went back to his question and restated asking if the City will be able to sustain the pallet shelters through funding sources or will it become a challenge.
City Attorney Ford stated they are coming back next week with the extension of the current 20 units for another six months because half of it is dependent upon the City’s PLHA funding and they will need to see how much funding they receive from that and the other half is paid through the County, which the shelter is run by the County so there is incentive for it to continue; stated they are in negotiations on how much it will cost after the expansion, noted there is money there but she can not give an exact amount of how much.
Councilmember Obagi asked if it would make sense to look at permanent housing solutions for that site in the future if they do run out of funding to run the pallet shelters.
City Attorney Ford stated the area is zones as industrial and the pallet shelters are there on a temporary basis based on the emergency order of the County; noted they would
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have to re-zone it, and it would depend on recommendations by Lila Omura and evaluations of what is needed.
Mayor Light recognized Councilmember Kaluderovic’s leadership on the legislative side of the homeless issues and mentioned the funding is in big part to her dedication.
Councilmember Waller asked for clarification on how they count the vehicles and numbers of individuals potentially living in them.
City Attorney Ford explained how the count is done through LACAHSA and they are just relying on the downward trend.
More discussion followed regarding the data, functional zero, and the by-name list.
Councilmember Kaluderovic felt that the ACR program will help them stay proactive instead of reactive; felt everyone understands the state of the budgets and mentioned programs that are being cut, specifically federal programs; spoke about the housing vouchers being cut and will no longer be issued or allowed; stated that even though efforts have been made with homelessness they will begin to feel pressure from outside factors.
More discussion followed on the need to understand what is needed for the future, that grant funding is done annually and needs to be constantly lobbied for.
Councilmember Castle wondered, if state and federal funding were to be cut, could they make up the difference and what the magnitude of that would be to the City.
Kyle Johnson (via Zoom), District 1, commended the City staff and Council on reducing homeless numbers significantly; suggested reducing or changing zones codes to allow for more housing in the form of ADU’s to be built and other dense housing to increase the housing supply and lower housing costs.
City Clerk Manzano reported no one else online and no eComments.
Motion by Councilmember Kaluderovic, seconded by Councilmember Waller, to receive and file.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
O. CITY MANAGER ITEMS
City Manager Witzansky mentioned there are City Council meetings the next two Tuesdays, dark on the 28th of October, meeting on November 4th, closed for Veteran’s Day on Tuesday, November 11th, and back on the 18th of November.
Mayor Light asked when the smoke shop ordinance would return.
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City Manager Witzansky stated it will return on the 21st of October and next week the parking regulation ordinance on Aviation and Artesia would be coming back to Council.
P. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS - None
Q. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REFERRALS TO STAFF
Councilmember Castle mentioned the Olympics and World Cup events will be coming and wanted to look at TOT, mentioned that LA, Manhattan Beach, and Hermosa all charge 14% and Redondo Beach only charges 12%, felt they should increase at least a percentage if not match the others.
City Manager Witzansky stated he and Finance Director Meyer are planning on bringing that item to November 4th agenda.
Discussion followed on whether it can be in place by World Cup, that a special election would be needed if Council was supportive, that the election would need to time up with the General Plan updates, and that no referral is needed since it was a budget motion.
Councilmember Kaluderovic requested a BRR for replacement schedules for PPE for Fire and auto pulse for all the vehicles.
Motion by Councilmember Obagi, seconded by Councilmember Behrendt, to have a discussion to rename the Herondo Park for Bill Brand, the exact name to be determined and alternative name to be suggested.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
Councilmember Obagi asked if RBPD can come back with an updated analysis of the crossing guard locations with the addition of the Aviation and Ford intersection for possible reallocation of crossing guards based on the data within two to three months.
City Manager Witzansky stated he will add it to the current analysis.
Motion by Councilmember Obagi to have a discussion by Council, in an effort to prevent new homelessness, to create an exception to the City’s short-term rental ban for shared short-term rentals
Councilmember Behrendt was against tackling that item until staff finish their work and analysis of the situation.
City Manager Witzansky noted the letters have gone out; noted they are more reminders that the prohibition has been in effect for decades but that they are now taking a proactive approach to the situation instead of reactive; stated more information will be learned over the next few months and staff will be able to provide an update in the future.
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More discussion followed. Motion died for lack of a second.
R. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION - None
R.1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - The Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
Name of case:
Daniel Mendoza-Conner v. City of Redondo Beach, et al.
Case Number: 23TRCV00481
R.2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - The Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
Name of case:
Jeffrey Pailet v. City of Redondo Beach, and DOES 1 through 25, inclusive Case Number: 25STCV22128
R.3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION - The Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1).
JAMS Arbitration Case Reference No. 5220006179 [Hon. Candace Cooper [Ret.]] Harry Stuver, et. al v. Redondo Beach Police Department and City of Redondo Beach
R.4. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Section 54956.8.
AGENCY NEGOTIATOR:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Greg Kapovich, Waterfront & Economic Development Director PROPERTY:
230 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(a portion of APN: 7503-029-903)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
John Warner, Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, a non-profit corporation
UNDER NEGOTIATION: Terms R.5. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Section 54956.8.
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AGENCY NEGOTIATOR:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Greg Kapovich, Waterfront & Economic Development Director PROPERTY:
230 Portofino Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(a portion of APN: 7503-029-903)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
Allen Sanford, Sanford Ventures, Inc.
UNDER NEGOTIATION:
Terms
R.6. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Section 54956.8.
AGENCY NEGOTIATOR:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Greg Kapovich, Waterfront & Economic Development Director PROPERTY:
Portions of the Redondo Beach Marina Parking Lot, Seaside Lagoon, and California Surf Club
239 & 245 N. Harbor Drive, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(portions of APN #s: 7503-029-900 and 7503-029-903)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
Allen Sanford, BeachLife Festival
UNDER NEGOTIATION:
Price and Terms
R.7. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR - The Closed Session is authorized by the Government Code Sec. 54956.8.
AGENCY NEGOTIATORS:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
Luke Smude, Assistant to the City Manager
PROPERTY:
3007 Vail Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(a portion of APN: 415-001-7931)
Parking Lot at the Corner of Felton Ln. and 182nd St., Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (APN: 415-803-3900)
715 Julia Ave, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(portion of parcels APN: 750-702-0900 and APN: 750-702-1900)
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1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(APN: 404-900-8903)
807 Inglewood Ave., Redondo Beach, CA 90278
(a Portion of APN: 408-302-4900)
200 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
(a portion of APN: 750-500-9902)
NEGOTIATING PARTIES:
Dr. Nicole Wesley, Superintendent Redondo Beach Unified School District UNDER NEGOTIATION:
Both Price and Terms
R.8. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED POTENTIAL LITIGATION - The Closed Session is authorized by the attorney-client privilege, Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(4).
Two potential cases
S. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION - None
T. ADJOURNMENT – 10:14 P.M.
T.1. ADJOURN IN MEMORY OF MARIE KASPARIAN MOTHER OF CITY
EMPLOYEE VICKY KASPARIAN
Motion by Councilmember Waller, seconded by Councilmember Castle, to adjourn the meeting in memory of Marie Kasparian.
Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
The next meeting of the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach will be an Adjourned Regular meeting to be held at 4:30 p.m. (Closed Session) and a Regular meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. (Open Session) on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in the Redondo Beach City Hall Council Chamber, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California Motion carried 5-0 by voice vote.
Respectfully submitted:
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk