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MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 10, 2026
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
MAYOR ZERUNYAN called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Led by past president of Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary, Suzy Zimmerman.
3. ROLL CALL
City Council Members Present: Brown Schachter, Huff, Schmitz, Stegura, Zerunyan City Council Members Absent: None
City Staff Present: City Manager Greg Grammer
Assistant City Attorney Steve McEwen
Assistant City Manager Alexa Davis
City Clerk Lauren Pettit
Assistant to the City Manager Jessica Slawson
Public Works Manager Kirsten Graham
4. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
None.
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following routine matters will be acted upon by one vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown by a member prior to the roll call vote. (Items removed will be considered under New Business.) COUNCIL MEMBER STEGURA moved, seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER SCHMITZ, TO APPROVE CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS 5A-F AS FOLLOWS BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: Brown Schachter, Huff, Schmitz, Stegura, Zerunyan ABSENT: None
A. READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
APPROVED.
B. DEMANDS AND WARRANTS OF JANUARY 2026
APPROVED WARRANTS 69286 THROUGH 69343 IN THE AMOUNT OF
$1,000,049.27; AND SUPPLEMENTAL WARRANTS 011326 THROUGH 011426; IN THE AMOUNT OF $141,320.99 FOR A GRAND TOTAL AMOUNT OF $1,141,370.26 WITH PROPER AUDIT.
C. BUDGET AMENDMENTS FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
APPROVED THE BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026.
D. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 27, 2026
REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
E. PARK & ACTIVITIES COMMISSION MINUTES OF JANUARY 20, 2026 RECEIVED AND FILED.
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F. SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS' BOARD MEETING
HIGHLIGHTS
RECEIVED AND FILED.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
None.
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None.
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. RESOLUTION NO. 2617 TO AMEND AUTHORIZED POSITION PLAN Recommendation: That the City Council adopt a Resolution 2617 amending the City’s authorized position plan to remove one Administrative Analyst position from the Professional Employee Group and add one Administrative Assistant position to the Classified Employee Group to align staffing with current operational needs within the Community Development and Public Works Departments.
Assistant City Manager Davis provided a staff report (as per the agenda material).
Assistant City Manager Davis explained that this position would be overtime-eligible, in response to COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF.
Public comment was invited in-person in the Council Chamber, via email and via eComment.
No public testimony was received.
MAYOR PRO TEM SCHACHTER moved, seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF, TO APPROVE AS FOLLOWS BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE:
ADOPT RESOLUTION 2617 AMENDING THE CITY’S AUTHORIZED
POSITION PLAN TO REMOVE ONE ADMINISTRATIVE ANALYST POSITION
FROM THE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEE GROUP AND ADD ONE
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION TO THE CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE
GROUP TO ALIGN STAFFING WITH CURRENT OPERATIONAL NEEDS
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENTS.
AYES: Brown Schachter, Huff, Schmitz, Stegura, Zerunyan ABSENT: None
City Clerk Pettit read Resolution No. 2617 by title.
B. MASTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT AND TASK ORDER WITH ENGINEERS INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AND SOILS AND
MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES FOR THE GEORGE F CANYON NATURE
CENTER PROJECT
Recommendation: That the City Council approve: 1) a Master Professional Services Agreement (MPSA) with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for on-call project management, construction management, construction inspection, and specialized testing services; and 2) Task Order 2026-01, under the MPSA, in the not-to-exceed amount of $361,070.00 for construction inspection and soils and materials testing services for the George F Canyon Nature Center Project, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
Public Works Manager Graham provided a staff report (as per the agenda material).
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Public comment was invited in-person in the Council Chamber, via email and via eComment.
No public testimony was received.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEGURA moved, seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF, TO APPROVE AS FOLLOWS BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE:
APPROVE: 1) A MASTER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT
(MPSA) WITH TRANSTECH ENGINEERS, INC. FOR ON-CALL PROJECT
MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, CONSTRUCTION
INSPECTION, AND SPECIALIZED TESTING SERVICES; AND 2) TASK ORDER 2026-01, UNDER THE MPSA, IN THE NOT-TO-EXCEED AMOUNT OF $361,070.00 FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION AND SOILS AND
MATERIALS TESTING SERVICES FOR THE GEORGE F CANYON NATURE
CENTER PROJECT, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AS TO FORM BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.
AYES: Brown Schachter, Huff, Schmitz, Stegura, Zerunyan ABSENT: None
9. OLD BUSINESS
A. CONSIDERATION OF PETITION TO RECONSIDER RIGHT TURN ON RED
RESTRICTION AT PALOS VERDES DRIVE NORTH AND PALOS VERDES DRIVE EAST
Recommendation: That the City Council consider the petition and determine whether to reconsider the previously approved “No Right Turn on Red” restriction at a future City Council meeting.
Public Works Manager Graham provided a staff report (as per the agenda material).
Public comment was invited in-person in the Council Chamber, via email and via eComment.
No public testimony was received.
Discussion ensued about whether to reconsider the item in response to the 51 people who signed the petition received by the City.
COUNCIL MEMBER STEGURA moved, seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER SCHMITZ, TO APPROVE AS FOLLOWS BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE:
CONSENSUS OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER THIS ITEM AT A FUTURE MEETING.
AYES: Brown Schachter, Huff, Schmitz, Stegura, Zerunyan ABSENT: None
10. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS
None.
11. CITY COUNCIL / REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
COUNCIL MEMBER STEGURA attended the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) Board meeting last Thursday, where it was announced that CPA was ranked number one green power provider in the United States for a third year in a row.
COUNCIL MEMBER SCHMITZ reported on California Contract Cities Association’s Legislative Committee’s recent meetings, and the placement of a temporary ½ cent sales tax measure on the June 2026 ballot, as voted on by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF also reported that as the President of the Los Angeles Division of Cal Cities, the Division recently met with Supervisor Kathryn Barger regarding the sales tax CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 4
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measure, and that the Cal Cities State Board will be meeting next week to review this topic as well.
COUNCIL MEMBER HUFF also attended the Neighborhood Watch Leadership Group last week, as well as the Palos Verdes Peninsula Chamber of Commerce’s State of the Chamber Gathering and Board of Directors Installation along with Mayor Frank Zerunyan and Councilmember Debby Stegura.
MAYOR ZERUNYAN stated that he attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of Golf Theory.
12. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
A. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS 2026
COUNCIL MEMBER STEGURA moved, seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER SCHMITZ, TO APPROVE AS FOLLOWS BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE:
APPROVE CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AS PRESENTED.
AYES: Brown Schachter, Huff, Schmitz, Stegura, Zerunyan ABSENT: None
B. 2026 COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
COUNCIL MEMBER STEGURA moved, seconded by MAYOR PRO TEM
SCHACHTER, TO APPROVE AS FOLLOWS BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE:
APPOINT MINAL MONDKAR AND CYNTHIA FRIAS TO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND MARIE REICHERT TO
THE TRAFFIC & SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR A ONE-YEAR TERM, EXPIRING ON DECEMBER 31, 2026.
AYES: Brown Schachter, Huff, Schmitz, Stegura, Zerunyan ABSENT: None
13. CLOSED SESSION
None.
14. ADJOURNMENT
MAYOR ZERUNYAN adjourned the meeting to Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of a regular meeting.
Submitted by, Approved by,
Lauren Pettit, City Clerk Frank V. Zerunyan, Mayor