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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 16, 2026
J.1 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
• Public Comments
From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail)
To: Joy Ford; CityClerk; Mike Witzansky; [email protected]; CityClerk; Phillip Valverde; Lewis, Bridgett; info; [email protected]; Holly J. Mitchell Cc: TRAO News
Subject: Public Comment all agencies - Fwd: CPRA - Shadowing for Proposed Sunrise Project into Torrance Neighborhoods
Date: Friday, June 12, 2026 1:09:55 PM
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See the attached response. BCHD has moved the entire project to the south and east edge of the campus. No shading studies were conducted at those location. Additionally, no noise or privacy impacts of the 90-150 feet above the surrounding Torrance neighborhoods on the south or east were conducted. WSP offers a conclusion without any analysis according to the letter from BCHD.
Based on review of the FEIR and overt absence of shadowing, noise and privacy analysis from ANY construction moved from the prior EIR north side of the site to the east and south sides, I conclude that the City of Torrance residents require reopening the EIR for their environmental health and safety.
Since BCHD and its consultant refuse to provide any direct evidence of the relevant analysis having been conducted in the FEIR, that is a de facto default. We are all aware that when evidence exists, it is provided promptly to formal requests, and BCHD has provide no evidence, nor did its consultant.
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From: PRR <[email protected]>
Date: Fri, Jun 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Subject: RE: CPRA - Shadowing for Proposed Sunrise Project To: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail) <[email protected]>
Cc: PRR <[email protected]>
Dear Mr. Nelson,
Please see below (in red) for the District’s response to your public records requests received 6/2/26 that reads:
Provide shadowing studies for 60-foot tall structures on the Flagler side of the campus, especially near Towers St. The prior EIR did not have any structures in that location, thus, shadowing was not studied nor self-certified by BCHD in the FEIR.
Please see attached responsive record that was included in the May 27, 2026 Board Packet.
If you believe we have not correctly interpreted your request, please resubmit your request with a description of the identifiable record or records that you are seeking.
Please note that if records you are seeking do not exist, BCHD has no obligation to create new records, or to obtain records from other sources, unless those sources are considered “prepared, owned, used by, or retained by” by the District.
Please note that the District may not respond to questions or comments included with your request that are not themselves requests for identifiable public records under the California Public Records Act. The lack of response by the District to any such questions or comments, including follow-up questions and comments, is not an indication of the District’s position on any topic or item, and should not be presented as such to any person.
From: Mark Nelson (Home Gmail) <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 2, 2026 4:53 PM
To: PRR <[email protected]>
Cc: Marc Wiener <[email protected]>; Paige Kaluderovic <[email protected]>; Eleanor Manzano <[email protected]>; Sean Scully <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: CPRA - Shadowing for Proposed Sunrise Project
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Provide shadowing studies for 60-foot tall structures on the Flagler side of the campus, especially near Towers St. The prior EIR did not have any structures in that location, thus, shadowing was not studied nor self-certified by BCHD in the FEIR.
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Beach Cities Health District
Technical Memorandum Addressing the Consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project Page | 1 - Submitted Via Email -
May 18, 2026
Mr. Tom Bakaly
Beach Cities Health District
514 North Prospect Avenue
Redondo Beach, California 90277
[email protected]
Re: Technical Memorandum Addressing the Consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project with the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) Healthy Living Campus Master Plan (State Clearinghouse [SCH] No. 2019060258) WSP USA Inc. (WSP) is pleased to submit this technical memorandum addressing the consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project with the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Beach Cities Health District (BCHD) Healthy Living Campus Master Plan (State Clearinghouse [SCH] No. 2019060258).
We have reviewed the materials provided by BCHD, including the revised development proposal for the Sunrise Senior Living Project, and compared against the previously certified Final EIR as well as the previously adopted Project (Revised Access and Circulation Alternative [Alternative 3], with the minor modification to the step-backs, necessary to incorporate the reduction in height required by Mitigation Measure [MM] VIS-1).
1.1 Project Location
The BCHD campus is located along the
eastern border of Redondo Beach,
adjacent to the western border of
Torrance (i.e., West Torrance) in Los
Angeles County, California. The campus
is generally bordered by North Prospect
Avenue to the southwest, Diamond
Street to the southeast, Flagler Lane and
Flagler Alley to the east, and Beryl Street
and existing commercial development
to the north and northwest. The campus
consists of two legal parcels:
• The existing 9.35-acre campus
(Assessor’s Identification Number
[AIN] 7502-017-903), which is
developed with the former South
Bay Hospital (currently operated
as the Beach Cities Health
Center), an attached
maintenance building, two
WSP USA Inc.
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The BCHD campus occupies approximately 10 acres in a
residential neighborhood at the boarder of Redondo
Beach and Torrance.
Beach Cities Health District
Technical Memorandum Addressing the Consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project Page | 2 privately operated medical office buildings with space that is individually leased from BCHD, and a parking structure. The majority of the campus is located within the City of Redondo Beach; however, eastern edge of the campus is partially located within City of Torrance right-of-way along Flagler Lane and Flagler Alley.
• A 0.43-acre lot owned by BCHD located on the northern edge of and adjacent to the existing campus at the southwest corner of Flagler Lane and Beryl Street (vacant Flagler Lot) (AIN 7502- 017-902). This lot was previously undeveloped and periodically leased by BCHD as a temporary construction staging area for surrounding developments. However, as discussed further below, it is being developed with a 9,400-square-foot (-sf) Youth Wellness Facility, that will serve as the permanent home for allcove Beach Cities.
The Project site is bordered to the north by the Redondo Village Shopping Center, a commercial shopping center, with one driveway from North Prospect Avenue into the Shell gas station at the western end of the shopping center and three driveways along Beryl Street. The Redondo Village Shopping Center, zoned C-2 (Commercial) by the City of Redondo Beach, is anchored by a Vons grocery store and also currently supports smaller commercial retail stores.
1.2 Project Background
In 2017, BCHD began investigating escalating maintenance costs and seismic-related structural issues associated with the former South Bay Hospital, originally constructed in 1958. Following initial public outreach with neighbors, residents, and community leaders in May 2017, BCHD formed a 20-person Community Working Group (CWG) to engage local participants in the planning of a modernized campus that would be integrated with the surrounding community including Redondo Beach and the Torrance. The CWG held 17 meetings to discuss various components of the proposed Healthy Living Campus Master Plan and was eventually dissolved in December 2020 following the conclusion of the preliminary planning and design phases for the proposed Healthy Living Campus Master Plan. BCHD staff also conducted outreach for the Healthy Living Campus Master Plan through study circles, Community Open Houses, and focused outreach meetings for participants to discuss and share insights on the proposed Healthy Living Campus Master Plan.
The BCHD Healthy Living Campus Master Plan proposed to redevelop the existing BCHD campus in two phases:
• Phase 1 – Preliminary Site Development Plan
o New Assisted Living Units (157 units)
o New PACE Services (14,000 sf)
o New Youth Wellness Center (9,100 sf)
o Relocation of Memory Care Units (60 units)
o Relocation of Community Services Space (6,270 sf)
o Demolition of the Beach Cities Health Center (158,000 sf) o Demolition of the Maintenance Building (3,200 sf)
• Phase 2 – Development Program
o New Wellness Pavilion (37,150 sf)
o New Aquatics Center (31,300 sf)
o Relocation of Center for Health and Fitness Back to the Campus (20,000 sf) In June 2019, BCHD published a Notice of Preparation (NOP) announcing the preparation of an EIR evaluating the physical environmental impacts of the BCHD Healthy Living Campus Master Plan. The Public Draft EIR was published in March 2021, and the Final EIR, including the response to comments, was certified in September 2021. In November 2021, BCHD adopted the CEQA Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations (SOCs) as well as the Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program Beach Cities Health District
Technical Memorandum Addressing the Consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project Page | 3 (MMRP) and approved the Healthy Living Campus Master Plan, designating the Revised Access and Circulation Alternative (Alternative 3) identified in the Final EIR as the Project, with the minor modification to the step-backs, necessary to incorporate the reduction in height required by MM VIS-1.
Following the filing of the Notice of Determination (NOD) in November 2021, BCHD began a search for a developer, operator, and design-build team; however, with the changes in the supply chain and lingering economic conditions following the COVID-19 pandemic, the financing related to the Project changed dramatically. Initial agreements with the selected developer, operator, and design-build team fell through, after which BCHD pursued an unsuccessful bond measure (Measure BC).
In an effort to continue advancing its Healthy Living Campus vision, the BCHD Board of Directors announced that it would release a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEOI) for potential partners to redevelop the former South Bay Hospital Site. The Board held a public study session regarding the RFEOI – the first step in soliciting new ideas from potential partners about how to redevelop the site and what kinds of health services could be offered where the former hospital building now stands. The Board issued the RFEOI on June 30, 2025 and received responses from prospective partners on August 7, 2025 as well as second responses from select partners on September 24, 2025.
Since that time, BCHD has begun
development of a Youth Wellness Center
on the vacant Flagler Lot. This facility will
serve as a permanent home for allcove
Beach Cities, which offers mental and
physical health services, education and
employment assistance, peer and family
support, and substance use prevention
programs for young people ages 12-25 in
the greater South Bay of Los Angeles
County.
Similarly, work has begun on the new
Program for All-Inclusive Care for the
Elderly (PACE) in Building 510, with more
work to start shortly on the new home of
the Center for Health and Fitness one
floor up from the PACE location.
1.3 Sunrise Senior Living Project
The selected proposal from Sunrise Senior
Living would include the development of
a senior living community facility
consisting of a mix of Independent Living units, Assisted Living units, and Memory Care units, totaling not more than 217 units, together with a community commons space, a community multi-use room and a pool (collectively a senior living community). The facility would be no more than 254,000 sf with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.84 and a maximum height of five stories.
Community Benefit Specific
Community benefits associated with the Sunrise Senior Living Project would include:
• Partnership with allcove Program and
Other Youth Organizations;
• Outdoor Space (Wellness Path, etc.);
• Aquatic Classes for Seniors;
• Community Multi-Use Room;
• Exercise and Wellness Programs; and
• Community Events for Seniors.
The alcove Beach Cities facility broke ground on May 16, 2026. This new 9,400-sf facility, which will open in Spring 2027, will be dedicated to supporting the health and wellbeing of young people in our community.
Beach Cities Health District
Technical Memorandum Addressing the Consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project Page | 4 Parking plan
The Sunrise Senior Living Project includes approximately 182 surface parking stalls to serve the senior living community facility. This parking ratio of approximately 1 stall per Independent Living unit and 0.6 stall per Assisted Living and Memory Care unit.
Construction
The first phase of construction would focus on hazardous material abatement within the existing Beach Cities Health Center and its associated central mechanical plant, followed by demolition of the existing structures. Upon completion of site preparation, construction of the new senior living community facility would commence. The facility would be delivered in a single phase, with Independent Living, Assisted Living, and Memory Care components opening concurrently. The structure is expected to be concrete on standard spread footings. Once the structural frame is complete, the building envelope would be installed, likely incorporating a combination of windows, storefronts, masonry or stone, and other exterior cladding. Following establishment of a weather-tight building, interior construction would proceed, including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and finishes. The final stage would consist of inspections and approvals, culminating in California licensing and resident occupancy.
Construction access would be provided from North Prospect Avenue, utilizing the existing signalized intersection to ensure safe and controlled movement of construction vehicles. This approach would minimize disruption to surrounding neighborhoods, maintain predictable traffic flow along North Prospect, and ensure overall site safety during the construction period. All access and haul routes would The Sunrise Senior Living Project would involve the construction of a 254,000-sf senior living community facility and ancillary amenities, including a nature trail/walking loop. The facility would be centrally located on the BCHD campus and surrounded by surface parking.
Beach Cities Health District
Technical Memorandum Addressing the Consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project Page | 5 comply with the mitigation measures outlined in the previously certified EIR, including traffic management protocols, noise and dust control, and restrictions on delivery hours.
Key strategies to minimize disruption to the adjacent medical office buildings and their associated parking facilities would include:
• Traffic Management: Construction traffic would be routed away from Building 510 and Building 520 and the existing parking garage. Public access from the signalized intersection on North Prospect would be closed. Traffic serving Building 520 would be diverted to the access road on the north side, while traffic to Building 510 and parking garage would be directed to the south entrance of Building 510. The garage entrance and exit adjacent to Building 514 would be closed for the duration of construction.
• Parking Controls: Construction-related parking would not be permitted in the existing parking garage or in surface spaces serving Building 510 and Building 520, preserving availability for patients, staff, and visitors.
• Vibration Monitoring and Compliance: Sunrise Senior Living would review any medical equipment used within Building 510 and Building 520 to assess potential sensitivity to construction-related vibrations. Monitoring would be conducted as needed, and mitigation measures implemented, to remain within EIR thresholds and prevent disruption to medical operations.
• Dust and Air Quality Control: During earth-moving and grading activities, enhanced dust suppression measures would be implemented in accordance with EIR standards to protect adjacent buildings and minimize impacts to staff and patients.
These measures would help ensure continuity of operations for the medical office buildings while maintaining safety, regulatory compliance, and minimal inconvenience to patients, staff, and visitors.
Schedule
The conceptual construction schedule has been estimated as follows:
• Q1 2028: Begin site preparation and carry out demolition activities. • Q2 2028 – Q1 2030: Full construction period with phased delivery of units and amenities. • Q1 2030: Project opening and commencement of operations.
1.4 Comparison to the Previously Adopted Project
Based on the review of the Sunrise Senior Living Project it conforms with, and is in fact reduced in comparison to, the development scenario that was analyzed in the previously certified EIR and the previously adopted Project (Revised Access and Circulation Alternative [Alternative 3], with the minor modification to the step-backs, necessary to incorporate the reduction in height required by MM VIS-1).
The previous EIR evaluated the demolition of the existing Beach Cities Health Center and the development of a 203,700-sf Residential Care for the Elderly (RCFE) Building including 157 assisted living units and 60 memory care units (replacing the existing Silverado Beach Cities Memory Care Community located within Beach Cities Health Center), 14,000 sf of space for the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), 6,270 sf of space for Community Services, and a 9,100-sf Youth Wellness Center. The long range development program under Phase 2, while less defined than the project-level preliminary site development plan under Phase 1, would provide a Wellness Pavilion of up to 37,150 sf, an Aquatics Center of up to 31,300 sf (including 24,000 sf of indoor space and 7,300 sf of outdoor space), and up to 20,000 sf of space for the Center for Health and Fitness (CHF), which would be relocated back to the campus. Parking would be provided in a parking structure with up to two subterranean levels and up to
8.5 above ground levels.
The Sunrise Senior Living Project would include the demolition of the Beach Cities Health Center consistent with what was evaluated in the previously certified EIR. However, the Beach Cities Health Beach Cities Health District
Technical Memorandum Addressing the Consistency of the Sunrise Senior Living Project Page | 6 Center would be demolished first in the construction sequence, prior to any development. This would allow for the construction of the senior living community facility more centrally within the BCHD campus, thereby reducing construction-related edge effects related to criteria pollutant air pollutant emissions and noise, as compared to those described in the EIR. Further, the proposed five-story senior living community facility would remain below the height limit described in MM VIS-1, 82.75 feet above existing campus ground level and 113.25 feet above the vacant Flagler Lot below. Given the reduced size of the proposed Project, the proposed Project would also result in a reduction in criteria pollutant air pollutant emissions, noise, and vehicle trip generation.
Finally, the Sunrise Senior Living Project would be required to comply with the requirements of the MMRP that was previously adopted by the BCHD Board of Directors.
1.5 Conclusion
Given the substantial reduction in the scale of development on the BCHD campus as well as the intensity of uses, the Sunrise Senior Living Project would be consistent with the development scenario that was analyzed in the previously certified EIR and the previously adopted Project (Revised Access and Circulation Alternative [Alternative 3], with the minor modification to the step-backs, necessary to incorporate the reduction in height required by MM VIS-1).
The Sunrise Senior Living Project does not appear to meet any of the criteria for a Subsequent EIR identified in CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 (Subsequent EIRs and Negative Declarations). Potential reductions in physical environmental impacts could be quantified further in an Addendum to the EIR consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15164 (Addendum to an EIR or Negative Declaration), which could be prepared following the development of more detailed site plans, staffing, and programming assumptions.
You don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important From: Eleanor Manzano
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Subject: FW: This trail will change millions of lives.
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 11:06:26 AM
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Date: June 15, 2026 at 7:10:31 PM PDT
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Paige Kaluderovic <[email protected]>, Scott Behrendt <[email protected]>, Mike Witzansky <[email protected]> Subject: Fwd: This trail will change millions of lives.
Dear City Leaders,
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In 1972 we discovered that there were horse trails in Palos Verdes and we were compelled to move there.
To make sure the equestrian lifestyle would always remain, we formed the Palos Verdes Peninsula Horsemen’s Association to protect and preserve trails and zoning.
From there, I was a founding member of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
When at a meeting of the Environmental Priorities Network, I heard about these amazing people in Redondo Beach who were planning to develop a beautiful Wetland Park at the AES site. It was known that the plant was obsolete, so activist leaders in the community formed the South Bay Parkland Conservancy to preserve the wetlands and create some green space.
I was so impressed, and thought that was the best idea ever.
It seems incredibly important to me to maintain natural open space and trails to bring our community outdoors, to enjoy the fresh air, and be able to go from one place to another through the South Bay on foot or bike.
So I’m sharing this video with you to validate the idea for us, here in Redondo Beach, to start laying the groundwork with organizations like the Trust for Public Land, Rails to Trails, and other conservancy organizations.
Thank You So Very Much For All You Do
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To: Barbara Epstein <[email protected]>
Subject: This trail will change millions of lives.
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From: Mark Nelson
To: CityClerk
Subject: Public comment mayor and council. New city logo looks awful on police vehicle vehicles.
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2026 7:16:25 PM
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I just had a Redondo Beach SUV go by. It had that giant triangle on the side that looks like a hazardous waste symbol on the door. It looks terrible. I don't know if it needs to be in color or if it needs to be much smaller but what we got ain't looking good.
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To: CityClerk; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; Holly J. Mitchell; info; Paige Kaluderovic; Lewis, Bridgett; [email protected]
Subject: Public Comment: Letter to the Editor - Why does BCHD lie ... and why should the Taxpaying Public trust any BCHD claims?
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 11:42:41 AM
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Why does BCHD feel that it's ok to LIE? "BCHD architect Sarah Meeker Jensen, of Avard Daniels Architects, who evaluated UCLA buildings after the Northridge earthquake, also considered the old South Bay Hospital." As noted during the meeting, the City of LA (no authority in Redondo Beach) also allowed ALL OF THOSE BUILDINGS 25 YEARS OF CONTINUED USE.
The CEO has lied about the height of the 4-story hospital. BCHD filed it with the City, it's
51.5-feet at the TOP OF THE PARAPET WALLS. The CEO published a height of 60-feet in an interview with ER News.
The CEO also perpetuates the claim that the hospital building doesn't meet seismic. If it didn't it would be RED TAGGED. It meets EVERY APPLICABLE SEISMIC CODE. It wasn't until he was tongue-lashed into submission a dozen times that he finally, finally relented and spoke the TRUTH - no law or code requires demolition or retrofit. NONE. His seismic consultant reported that FACT in WRITING in 2018.
The Board President lied about the "Hospital building" HAVING TO BE DEMOLISHED due to the state seismic law. Former RB Councilmember Horvath read her the code word-for-word that ALLOWED continued use for skilled nursing and memory care WITHOUT any upgrade.
The Board President also lied and tried to blame the Silverado families and Silverado for "missing the opportunity" to rebuild the 80,000-sf memory care on the 20,000-sf ALLCOVE lot that has a LEGAL MAXIMUM of a 10,000-sf building.
And a new favorite, the CEO claims NOT TO KNOW how tall the 4-story hospital is. "Is 51.5 feet correct for the wings? “I don’t know,” Bakaly said." Funny he's claimed publicly in ERNews articles that it's 60-feet tall. But he didn't know, or so he says. And he still doesn't know. In 2022, he filed an application for a permit at the City of Redondo with 51.5-feet as the architect drawing height of the 4-story building. Lie? I guess.