AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2026 - 6:00 P.M.
REDONDO BEACH COUNCIL CHAMBERS
415 DIAMOND STREET
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
AND RULES OF CONDUCT
HOW TO PARTICIPATE – The City of Redondo Beach welcomes and encourages public participation in public city meeting. Members of the public are invited to participate in public meetings in person, via Zoom, by ecomments, and by email. All public meetings provide the public the ability to comment on Non-Agenda items and on agenda items being deliberated by the City Council.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS – Each agenda includes an agenda item for “Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items”. During this agenda item, the public may speak on any matter so long as the matter is:
1. Under the jurisdiction of the City Council; and,
2. Is not a matter already agendized during the same meeting.
Each speaker is allotted three minutes to speak under Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items. Each speaker may only speak once. And the time allocated to Public Participation on Non-Agenda Items is limited to 30 minutes.
The Mayor will recognize speakers by alternating, speaker-by-speaker, between (i) members of the public attending in person (with speakers who have submitted written speaking cards to be recognized first, followed by members of the public attending in person who have not submitted written speaking cards), on the one hand, and (ii) members of the public attending via Zoom on the other hand.
Pursuant to provisions of the Brown Act, the body is prohibited from deliberating and taking action on a matter unless it is listed on the agenda, or unless certain emergency or special circumstances exist. The body may make a “Referral to Staff” related to public comment during that agenda item.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON AGENDA ITEMS – For each agendized matter deliberated by the City Council, the Mayor will invite public comment at the appropriate time. Any member of the public may speak to the matter under discussion during this period provided the comments directly address the agenda item. Each speaker is allotted three minutes to speak to each agenda item. Each speaker may only speak once on each agenda item.
The Mayor will recognize speakers by alternating, speaker-by-speaker, between (i) members of the public attending in person (with speakers who have submitted written speaking cards to be recognized first, followed by members of the public attending in person who have not submitted written speaking cards), on the one hand, and (ii) members of the public attending via Zoom on the other hand.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION RULES OF CONDUCT AND DECORUM – The City of Redondo Beach recognizes and respects the right of freedom of speech, but rules of conduct and decorum must be observed so that attendees can be heard, and the City Council can conduct its meeting and deliberate and address items before the Council. Any person or group that engages in disorderly or disruptive conduct that impedes the meeting may be asked to leave, or be removed, and the Mayor may clear the room and continue without an audience, or the City Council may adjourn the meeting.
1. Speakers shall restrict their comments to the specific agenda item that they are speaking on or, on NonAgenda Items, to matters within the Body’s subject matter jurisdiction. Speakers should confine their remarks to those which are relevant to the subject under consideration. Speakers who do not follow these rules will be asked to cease, and if they do not comply, they will be ruled out of order on the grounds of relevancy and asked to leave the podium and possibly the meeting.
2. All comments should be addressed to the Body and not to other speakers or the audience.
3. Meeting attendees should act with dignity and respect and refrain from the use of profanity and obscenities in speech, on signs, and on clothing.
4. Meeting attendees shall be seated, when seating is available, unless recognized by the Mayor as a speaker or unless entering or leaving, or moving to and from a location within, the Council Chambers in a manner that does not seek to intimidate other attendees or block views of the proceedings. Meeting attendees shall strive to remain quiet during the proceedings and shall not hold up placards or signs that block the views of other attendees. Attendees may show support or opposition by silently raising and waving both hands for support (as opposed to clapping or cheering) or showing a “thumbs down” in opposition (as opposed to booing).
5. Disruptive and/or disorderly actions and behaviors by members of the public that may result in removal from the meeting are those that actually disrupt, disturb, impede or render infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and include, but are not limited to:
a. Refusal to leave the podium after the allotted time is exceeded. b. Refusal to leave the podium after the Mayor has determined that the comments are beyond the jurisdiction of the City Council and/or do not pertain to the matter under consideration in an agenda item.
c. Blocking the view or access of other attendees by standing, occupying the aisles, or by holding up a card a sign or placard that blocks the views of other members of the public, or by other obstruction of public views.
d. Addressing the Council without being recognized by the Mayor. e. Yelling, screaming, making loud or unusual noises, or interrupting a recognized speaker. f. Interfering with another attendees’ ability to participate. g. Intimidating or threatening behavior.
h. Refusal to heed to a call to order.
i. Failure to cease and desist disruptions when requested by the Mayor. j. Entering a non-public area of the Council chambers without the permission of the Mayor. k. Failure to leave Council Chambers upon being ejected by the Mayor for violation of the Rules of Conduct.
l. Failure to clear the City Council Chamber upon order of the Mayor pursuant to Government Code 54957.9 or other applicable law.
m. Use of “Hate Speech” (i.e., statements whose sole purpose is to attack, demean, and denigrate an individual or group based on race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, or disability) that disrupts the meeting.
No person, other than City elected officials and staff, shall enter the non-public area of the Council Chambers (which is defined as the area of the dais (which includes the desks of the City elected officials and staff), the well of the dais (which includes the area immediately in front of, inside, and along the sides of, the dais), and the area in front of the podium), during, or immediately before or after, a meeting of the Body, without the consent of the Mayor.
Individuals or groups participating via Zoom or other electronic means that disrupt, disturb, impede, or render infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting, or who fail to follow the direction of the Mayor, may be silenced or removed from the meeting by the City Clerk or the City Clerk’s representative at the direction of the REGULAR MEETING OF THE REDONDO BEACH HOUSING AUTHORITY – 6:00 P.M.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
A. APPROVAL OF ORDER OF AGENDA
B. ADDITIONAL ITEMS FOR IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
B1. BLUE FOLDER ITEMS
Blue folder items are additional back up material to administrative reports and/or public comments received after the printing and distribution of the agenda packet for receive and file.
C. CONSENT CALENDAR #C1 through #C3
Business items, except those formally noticed for public hearing, or those pulled for discussion are assigned to the Consent Calendar. The Authority Members may request that any Consent Calendar item(s) be removed, discussed, and acted upon separately. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be taken up under the “Excluded Consent Calendar” section below. Those items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be approved in one motion following Oral Communications.
C1. APPROVAL OF AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING for the Regular Housing Authority meeting of September 1, 2026.
C2. APPROVAL OF MOTION TO READ BY TITLE ONLY and waive further reading of all Ordinances and Resolutions listed on the agenda.
C3. RECEIVE AND FILE QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT ON THE HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER (SECTION 8) PROGRAM
Contact: ELIZABETH HAUSE, HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR
D. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
E. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
This section is intended to provide members of the public with the opportunity to comment on any subject that does not appear on this agenda for action. This section is limited to 30 minutes. Each speaker will be afforded three minutes to address the Commission. Each speaker will be permitted to speak only once.
F. EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
This section is intended to allow all officials the opportunity to reveal any disclosure or ex parte communication about the following public hearings.
G. PUBLIC HEARINGS
H. OLD BUSINESS
AGENDA – REGULAR
HOUSING AUTHORITY
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
PAGE NO. 1
I. NEW BUSINESS
J. MEMBERS ITEMS AND REFERRALS TO STAFF
K. ADJOURNMENT
The next scheduled meeting of the Redondo Beach Housing Authority is a Regular meeting on Tuesday, December 1 , 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California.
It is the intention of the City of Redondo Beach to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in all respects. If, as an attendee or a participant of this meeting you will need special assistance beyond what is normally provided, the City will attempt to accommodate you in every reasonable manner. Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 318-0656 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible. Please advise us at that time if you will need accommodations to attend or participate in meetings on a regular basis.
An Agenda Packet is available 24 hours a day at www.redondo.org under the City Clerk and during City Hall hours. Agenda Packets are also available for review in the Office of the City Clerk.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the members of the Authority regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Counter at City Hall located at 415 Diamond Street during normal business hours.
AGENDA – REGULAR
HOUSING AUTHORITY
SEPTEMBER 1, 2026
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
In compliance with the Brown Act, the following materials have been posted at the locations indicated below.
Legislative Body Redondo Beach Housing Authority
Posting Type Agenda – September 1, 2026 Regular Meeting Posting Locations 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 City Hall Kiosk
City Clerk’s Counter, Door “1”
Meeting Date & Time September 1, 2026 6:00 p.m.
As Housing Administrator of the City of Redondo Beach, I declare, under penalty of perjury, the document noted above was posted on the date displayed below.
Elizabeth Hause, Housing Administrator
Date: August 28, 2026
Community Services Department 1922 Artesia Boulevard
Redondo Beach, California 90278
www.redondo.org
tel: 310 318-0610
fax: 310 798-8273
Administrative Report
Authority Action Date: September 1, 2026
To: CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY
From: ELIZABETH HAUSE, HOUSING ADMINISTRATOR
Subject: DISCUSSION REGARDING QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT ON THE
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM
URECOMMENDATION
Receive and file report on the Section 8 rental assistance program.
UEXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Redondo Beach Housing Authority (RBHA) receives federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. HCV is a rental assistance program that enables lowincome families to live in decent, safe and sanitary, privately-owned housing. This report includes information regarding the RBHA’s activity for the months of July, August, and September of 2026.
BACKGROUND
The RBHA is currently assisting approximately 423 households. Among those households, about 259 are led by elderly individuals, and 191 are led by individuals with disabilities. Approximately 9 HCV participant families transferred to other jurisdictions under portability and are being administered by the receiving Public Housing Agency (PHA). As part of the HCV program, there are 20 Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) at The Moonstone apartment complex.
Quarterly Spending
The RBHA received approximately $2,376,969 in Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) for the months of July, August, and September. This report was prepared in advance; therefore, the monthly disbursements and expenditures are estimates and are subject to change. HCV expenditures for this quarter are estimated as follows:
July $695,027
August $726,135
September $724,873
Total Estimated Expenditures: $2,146,035
Special Purpose Voucher Programs
The RBHA administers the following special purpose programs which have separate funding allocations specifically to provide housing assistance to specific vulnerable populations:
Administrative Report September 1, 2026
Quarterly Status Report
• The Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) are specifically for Veterans experiencing homelessness. The RBHA currently has 28 VASH participant families out of an allocation of 50.
• The Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program was funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to assist homeless families, at risk of homelessness, or fleeing from domestic violence. The RBHA administered 22 allocated EHVs. Of those, 16 residing in Redondo Beach were transitioned to the HCV program effective August 1, 2026. There were 6 EHV families that exercised portability and were being administered by the receiving PHA in other jurisdictions. Of those 6 families, 3 were absorbed by the receiving PHAs, meaning the PHAs have permanently assumed full financial and administrative responsibility for them. The remaining 3 families continue to receive EHV assistance from the receiving PHAs.
The EHV program is still scheduled to sunset at the end of calendar year 2026 due to the expiration of HUD funding. HUD has committed funds for the remaining EHV participants only through the end of the calendar year. To ensure continued housing assistance for the remaining 3 EHV families, the RBHA will offer them an HCV to return to Redondo Beach.
• Foster Youth to Independence Initiative (FYI) vouchers provide housing assistance to young adults (18 to 24 years old) that have been in foster care. The Department of Family and Children Services will begin providing referrals for the FYI program.
Waiting List
The RBHA waiting list established in 2015 continues to be closed to new applicants.
Currently, there are approximately 683 applicants. Staff is mailing out interest letters to applicants on the waiting list. Those applicants that do not respond are withdrawn from the waiting list. The RBHA will pull applicants from the waiting list once the Housing staffing levels return to normal.
The following statistics apply to the families on the waiting list:
Families with Children 321
Elderly Families 209
Families with Disabilities 314
Extremely Low Income 485
Very Low Income 160
Over Income Limit 31
Live or Work in Redondo Beach 2
Honorably Discharged Veterans 0
No Eligible Preferences 28
Administrative Report September 1, 2026
Quarterly Status Report
COORDINATION
This report was prepared by the Housing Division of the Community Services Department.
FISCAL IMPACT
Preparation of this report is part of the Department’s annual work plan and operating budget. There is no additional fiscal impact.
Submitted by: Approved for forwarding by:
Elizabeth Hause, Housing Administrator Mike Witzansky, City Manager Attachments: None.