2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, California 90755-3799
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
WELCOMES YOU TO A SPECIAL
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
December 05, 2023
The City of Signal Hill appreciates your attendance. Citizen interest provides the Council and Agency with valuable information regarding issues of the community. Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month.
Meetings begin at 6:00 pm with the conduct of any business permitted to be conducted in closed session by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54950, et seq.), if any, and with the public portion of the meeting beginning at 7:00 pm. There is a period for public comment on closed session matters at 6:00 pm prior to the closed session. In the event there is no business to be conducted in closed session, the regular meeting shall begin at 7:00 pm.
There is a public comment period at the beginning of the regular meeting. Any person wishing to comment shall be allotted three minutes per distinct item. Any meeting may be adjourned to a time and place stated in the order of adjournment.
The agenda is posted 72 hours prior to each meeting on the City’s website and outside of City Hall. The agenda and related reports are also available for review online at www.cityofsignalhill.org.
To view the meeting live at 6:00 p.m.:
• City of Signal Hill website at www.cityofsignalhill.org, select the City Council Meetings Link from the home page.
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To participate during the regular meeting at 6:00 p.m.:
• In-person Participation: Council Chamber of City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California.
• To make a general public comment or comment on a specific agenda item, you may also submit your comment, limited to 250 words or less, to the City Clerk at [email protected] not later than 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Tuesday, December 5, 2023. Written comments will be provided electronically to City Council and attached to the meeting minutes. Written comments will not be read into the record.
City Council Special December 5, 2023
City Council Members are compensated $722.18 per month. City Clerk and City Treasurer are compensated $438.22 per month.
(1) CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 P.M.
(2) ROLL CALL
MAYOR HANSEN
VICE MAYOR WOODS
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
(3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
(4) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA (SPEAKERS WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES FOR EACH DISTINCT ITEM) (5) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. PRESENTATION - CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN PRELIMINARY DESIGN
OPTIONS
Summary:
On July 25, 2023, the City hired John Kaliski Architects, Incorporated (JKA) to prepare the Civic Center Master Plan. Work began in August 2023, and a series of community engagement efforts have taken place to date; including regular social media and website postings and updates; two on-line surveys; pop-up events at summer concert; Halloween festival and tree lighting; three-day design workshop and community meeting in October; and several
Commission/Committee meetings (Sustainable City Committee - October 3, 2023; Planning Commission - October 17, 2023; Parks and Recreation Commission- October 18, 2023; and Diversity Coalition Committee- October 19, 2023). Additional stakeholder meetings have also taken place with City staff, and community groups such as the Long Beach Symphony. Following the community and stakeholder input efforts, JKA prepared three preliminary design options for City Council review and input with the goal of selecting one preferred design alternative. Staff will make a final presentation on the selected design and updated costs and schedule during the first quarter of 2024.
Strategic Plan Goal(s):
Goal No. 3 Economy: Improve the local economy, support local businesses, and create a vibrant downtown core.
Goal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical infrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.
Goal No. 5 High-Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication,
City Council Special December 5, 2023
recruitment, retention, systems and processes to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of City services.
Recommendation:
Staff requests the City Council review and provide feedback regarding the preliminary design options, select preferred design elements, and provide direction to staff regarding a proposed phasing and funding model. (6) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
COUNCIL MEMBER WILSON
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
VICE MAYOR WOODS
MAYOR HANSEN
(7) ADJOURNMENT
Tonight’s meeting will be adjourned to the next regular meeting of the Signal Hill City Council to be held on Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755.
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
Routine matters are handled most quickly and efficiently if contact is made with the City department directly concerned. However, if you would like to request that a matter be presented for City Council consideration, you may do so by writing to the City Council, City Clerk, or City Manager. The deadline for agenda items is 12 noon on the Tuesday preceding the Council and Agency meetings. The complete agenda, including back up materials is available on the City website on the Friday preceding the meeting.
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