City Council on 2026-06-02 6:00 PM - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER Meeting Time: 06-02-26 18:00
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City Council on 2026-06-02 6:00 PM -
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER
06-02-26
18:00
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City Council on 2026-06-02 6:00 PM - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER 06-02-26 18:00
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L.2. 26-0587 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 PROPOSED BUDGET AND 2027-2031 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
PROCEDURES:
1. Open the Public Hearing;
2. Discuss the Proposed Budget (with a Focus on Operations);
3. Take testimony;
4. Receive and file Budget Response Reports; and,
5. Continue the Public Hearing to June 9, 2026
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P.1. 26-0604 DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A
RESOLUTION APPOINTING A NEW MAYOR PRO TEM, DELEGATES
AND ALTERNATES AS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY
FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND
APPOINTING A CITY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LA COUNTY
SANITATION MEETING FOR JUNE 3, 2026
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION CC-2606-036, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING A NEW MAYOR PRO TEM, DELEGATES
AND ALTERNATES AS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY
FOR A TERM COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND EXPIRING ON JUNE 30, 2027 AND APPOINTING A CITY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LA COUNTY SANITATION MEETING FOR JUNE 3, 2026
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Agenda Item: eComments for L.2. 26-0587 PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 PROPOSED BUDGET AND 2027-2031 FIVE-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
PROCEDURES:
1. Open the Public Hearing;
2. Discuss the Proposed Budget (with a Focus on Operations);
3. Take testimony;
4. Receive and file Budget Response Reports; and,
5. Continue the Public Hearing to June 9, 2026
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James Wagner
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Submitted At: 3:34pm 06-01-26
RB City Council and the Mayor don’t care much about kids’ safety – if things stand as is, nearly every Redondo school will lose at least 1 crossing guard in August, and some will lose 2 or 3. The standards for traveling safely to school should be rising, especially with the increase of e-bikes around town.
While other South Bay school districts like Hermosa and Manhattan have increased their budgets for crossing guards this year, RB City Council decided to remove 33% (27 to 18) of their crossing guards at the end of the school year in June to save a little money. If you combine Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, they have less students than Redondo, yet will have twice as many crossing guards next school year after the Redondo budget cut. RB City Council made this decision based limited data and with little to no any input from parents, the school district, or the community in general.
Crossing guards are staples within our community – they ensure that kids make it to school safely and that occasionally distracted drivers follow rules around schools and watch for pedestrians. They also do it with a smile and warm greeting and often know many kids by name. Without crossing guards in high traffic intersections around elementary and middle schools, the chances for serious injury, particularly during the morning rush, will go up considerably.
RB City Council cites “significant budget challenges” as the reason for cutting crossing guards, but managed to find a way to budget nearly $400k for an off year-election in 2027 instead of merging it with state and federal elections in 2028 (like most cities do) to save money. They also continue to make the RB City Attorney the highest paid elected City Attorney in the country and 4th highest paid elected official in all of California, making nearly $100k more than the CA Governor. Last year, they spent $50k on marketing to World Cup 2026 organizers and $134k on a new King Harbor sign that nobody asked for. I’m sure there’s more opportunities to reduce wasteful city spend if we need to shift $150k to balance the crossing guard budget. Let’s take funding from questionable items and move it back to keeping our crossing guards!
Mark Nelson
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Submitted At: 12:32am 05-30-26
I have proposed to capital projects along with indicative estimates for the improvement of the 500-600 N Prospect and 500-600 N Paulina neighborhoods. Because this cannot accept drawings, they ware submitted a blue folder items for L2. Even if only considered as $0 items for future years, the 500-600 blocks deserve safety and noise relief.
Agenda Item: eComments for P.1. 26-0604 DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION APPOINTING A
NEW MAYOR PRO TEM, DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES AS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND APPOINTING A CITY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LA COUNTY SANITATION MEETING FOR JUNE 3, 2026
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION CC-2606-036, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPOINTING A NEW MAYOR PRO TEM, DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES AS OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY FOR A TERM COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026 AND EXPIRING ON JUNE 30, 2027 AND APPOINTING A CITY REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE LA COUNTY SANITATION MEETING FOR JUNE 3, 2026 Overall Sentiment
Pat Healy
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Submitted At: 6:56pm 06-02-26
Termed Out, Representation, and Equal Treatment.
To the Mayor and Members of the City Council: I would like to raise a question regarding representation and the use of the phrase “termed out.” The City Charter states that each councilmember serves until their successor is elected and qualified. A councilmember therefore remains fully empowered throughout the entirety of their term.
Their voting authority, responsibilities, and obligation to represent their district do not diminish simply because they are serving a final term. Yet I have personally heard a councilmember tell constituents that because they were termed out, there was not much they could do to advance a matter. As a resident, I found this troubling. If a councilmember remains fully empowered until their successor is elected and qualified, why should constituents ever be told that their representative has diminished ability to advocate because they are “termed out”? I also respectfully ask the City Council to clarify whether all councilmembers are entitled to the same opportunities, recognition, constituent advocacy, and participation in long-standing practices throughout the entirety of their terms. Does a district lose representation because its councilmember is serving a final term, or does that district remain fully entitled to vigorous representation until the very last day of that term? Pat Healy, Redondo Beach District 1 Resident.