Seal Beach, California
January 30, 2024
The City Council met in a special meeting session at 9:00 a.m. at Fire Station #48 Community Room at 3131 North Gate Road in Seal Beach.
Mayor Sustarsic opened the Strategic Planning Workshop by welcoming staff and the public.
ROLL CALL
Present: Mayor Sustarsic
Council Members: Kalmick, Landau, Steele, Moore
City Staff: Nicholas Ghirelli, City Attorney
Jill R. Ingram, City Manager
Patrick Gallegos, Assistant City Manager
Michael Henderson, Chief of Police
Joe Bailey, Chief, Marine Safety Department
Iris Lee, Director of Public Works
Alexa Smittle, Director of Community Development
Barbara Arenado, Director of Finance/City Treasurer
Craig Covey, Orange County Fire Authority, Fire Division Chief Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk
Shaun Temple, Planning Director
Katheryne Cho, Deputy Director of Public Works
Mike Ezroj, Support Services Captain
Lauren Barich, Management Analyst
Deb Machen, Executive Assistant
Facilitators: Steve Alexander, Special Advisor, Baker Tilly Carol Jacobs, Managing Director, Baker Tilly
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Sustarsic opened oral communications. Speakers: None. Mayor Sustarsic closed oral communications.
City Manager Ingram welcomed Carol Jacobs and Steve Alexander with Baker Tilly and thanked them for being there. She also thanked both current and previous Councils, as well as the City's Executive Team for their continued investment in the strategic planning process and understanding how important it is.
City Manager Ingram introduced Baker Tilly's Special Advisor, Steve Alexander, and Managing Director, Carol Jacobs. She noted that Steve and Carol have an incredible amount of expertise. She also noted that Steve and Carol are retired city managers and understand the dynamics of working with council members and know the partnership required to work with the executive management team.
City Manager Ingram also recognized and thanked City Support Staff Captain Mike Ezroj, Lieutenant Nick Bolin, Deputy Director of Public Works/City Engineer Kathryne Cho, and Management Analyst Lauren Barich. She noted that Planning Manager Shaun Temple will be arriving later in the day.
City Manager Ingram acknowledged Matthew Hogan and Tim Stansbury from SBTV-3 and indicated that the audio from the meeting would be uploaded to the City's website.
Lastly, City Manager Ingram acknowledged and thanked Executive Assistant to the City Manager Deb Machen for all her hard work leading up to the workshop and today.
Facilitator Carol Jacobs noted that this workshop is a study session and that nothing will be voted on and gave a brief overview of the agenda for the day and mentioned that staff comments and concerns will be anonymously addressed at the meeting.
Facilitator Carol Jacobs continued with the overview of the agenda and announced the ground rules before proceeding with the workshop.
Workshop Objectives:
• Welcome and Call the Meeting to Order
• Public Comments
• Comments from Mayor Schelly Sustarsic
• Comments from City Manager Jill Ingram
• Review Today's Agenda
• Review Key Accomplishments and Challenges
• Introduction and Context for Priority Setting Discussions • Discuss and Establish Council's Top Priorities for FY 2024-25 • Wrap up and next steps
Steve Alexander and Carol Jacobs facilitated the Strategic Planning Workshop and discussions between the Council and staff, that resulted in the establishment of top priorities for FY 2024-25.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Sustarsic adjourned the meeting at 3.05 p.m.
Gloria D. Harper, ity Clerk
1 Approved:
Attested:
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Schelly Sustarsic, Mayor
-Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk