RESO CC-2511-087 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A DONATION FROM CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP Page No. 1
RESOLUTION NO. CC-2511-087
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING A DONATION
IN THE AMOUNT OF $38,400 FROM CALIFORNIA WATER
SERVICE GROUP AND AUTHORIZING A 2025–2026 FISCAL
YEAR BUDGET MODIFICATION TO APPROPRIATE THE
DONATION TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OPERATING BUDGET
TO PARTIALLY FUND THE COST OF COGNITIVE
PERFORMANCE COACHING SERVICES
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach (“City Council”) to review the adopted budget from time to time; WHEREAS, on October 4, 2016, the City Council adopted the City of Redondo Beach Donation Policy (“Donation Policy”) to establish uniform procedures for the acceptance, rejection, accounting, and expenditure of donations made to the City of Redondo Beach (“City”); WHEREAS, under the Donation Policy, the City Manager or designee may accept or reject donations with a value of up to $35,000, and the City Council must formally accept by resolution any donation exceeding $35,000, ensuring proper approval and public transparency; WHEREAS, the City Fire Department applied for and received a donation from California Water Service Group (“Cal Water”) to support the City’s employee wellness and cognitive performance program;
WHEREAS, the City Fire Department received notification of the donation award following finalization of the FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget; WHEREAS, Cal Water has provided a donation in the amount of Thirty Eight Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($38,400) to partially fund cognitive performance coaching services for Fire Department personnel;
WHEREAS, the City has an existing agreement with Sharp Performance, Inc. to provide such cognitive performance coaching services designed to improve decision-making, focus, and wellness for public safety staff; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the Donation Policy, the City desires to accept the donation and authorize a budget modification to appropriate the funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby accepts a donation in the amount of Thirty Eight Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($38,400) from California Water Service Group in accordance with the City’s Donation Policy adopted on October 4, 2016, for the stated public purpose of supporting the Fire Department’s employee wellness and cognitive performance coaching program.
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SECTION 2. That conditions have arisen during the 2025-2026 budget year that require budget modifications and, upon recommendation of the City Manager, the budget as adopted for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 is modified as follows:
Thirty Eight Thousand Four Hundred Dollars ($38,400) is hereby appropriated to the Fire Department’s 2025–2026 Fiscal Year Operating Budget, Training Contracts/Professional Services Account reflecting funding received from California Water Service Group.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to Section 11(f) of the City Charter, the City Clerk is hereby directed to correct the budget records of said City for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 in accordance with the above modification.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and shall enter the same in the Book of Original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of November, 2025. ________________________________
James A. Light, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
_______________________________ ________________________________ Joy A. Ford, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESO CC-2511-087 ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING A DONATION FROM CALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP Page No. 3
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. CC-2511-087 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 18 th day of November,
2025, and thereafter signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_______________________
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk