2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, California 90755-3799
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
SIGNAL HILL CITY COUNCIL
May 13, 2025
A Regular Meeting of the Signal Hill City Council was held in-person in the Council Chamber on May 13, 2025.
(1) CALL TO ORDER – 7:44 P.M.
(2) ROLL CALL
PRESENT: MAYOR KEIR JONES
VICE MAYOR TINA HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER ROBERT COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER CHARLIE HONEYCUTT
COUNCIL MEMBER LORI WOODS
ABSENT: NONE
(3) CLOSED SESSION
None.
(5) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA There was no public business from the floor.
(6) PRESENTATIONS
a. CITY CLERK DARITZA GONZALEZ WILL SWEAR IN THE NEWLY
APPOINTED CHIEF OF POLICE, BRAD KENNEALLY.
City Clerk Daritza Gonzalez swore in the new Chief of Police, Brad Kenneally.
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b. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE SIGNAL HILL
POLICE DEPARTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL POLICE WEEK, MAY 11-17, 2025.
Mayor Jones presented agenda item 6b.
c. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO CECILIA FIDORA
RECOGNIZING HER AS THE SIGNAL HILL OUTSTANDING OLDER
AMERICAN RECIPIENT FOR 2025.
Mayor Jones presented agenda item 6c.
d. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO THE PUBLIC
WORKS DEPARTMENT IN RECOGNITION OF PUBLIC WORKS WEEK, MAY 18-24, 2025.
Mayor Jones presented agenda item 6d.
e. MAYOR JONES WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION TO CITY CLERK
DARITZA GONZALEZ AND ASSISTANT CITY CLERK TINA KNAPP IN RECOGNITION OF THE 56TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL
CLERKS WEEK, MAY 4-10, 2025.
Mayor Jones presented agenda item 6e.
f. LIBRARIAN GELLI NOCON WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ABOUT SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING TO COMMEMORATE LGBTQ PRIDE MONTH.
City Librarian Charles Hughes presented agenda item 6f. g. THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL PROVIDE A PRESENTATION OF THE CITYWIDE STREET SIGN PROJECT.
Public Works Director/City Engineer Thomas Bekele and Associate Engineer Jesus Saldana presented agenda item 6g.
(7) PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. PUBLIC HEARING - AB 2561 VACANCY RATE REPORTING
Deputy City Manager/Parks, Recreation, and Library Services Director Yvette Aguilar and Human Resources Manager Patricia Ahumada provided a presentation on vacancies, recruitment, and retention efforts.
The public hearing was opened at 8:34 p.m.
Phyllis Thorne, Signal Hill Employees' Association, and Corporal Gregory Friend, representing the Signal Hill Police Officers' Association, spoke regarding the vacancy report.
The public hearing was closed at 8:39 p.m.
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It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS and seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER HONEYCUTT to receive and file the annual report on vacancy levels, recruitment, and retention efforts as required by Assembly Bill 2561.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER HONEYCUTT
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
(8) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. RESOLUTION DECLARING FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE EAST 20TH
STREET AND REDONDO AVENUE INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT
PROJECT (PROJECT NO. 90.20007) PURSUANT TO THE PUBLIC WORKS
CONTRACT WITH INTERNATIONAL LINE BUILDERS, INCORPORATED Public Works Director/City Engineer Bekele provided a presentation on this item.
It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND and seconded by VICE MAYOR HANSEN to adopt a Resolution declaring final acceptance of the East 20th Street and Redondo Avenue intersection improvement project (Project No.
90.20007).
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-05-6874, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING
WORK TO BE COMPLETED IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PLANS AND
SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE EAST 20TH STREET AND REDONDO AVENUE
INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
CONTRACT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL LINE BUILDERS, INCORPORATED AND THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER HONEYCUTT
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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(9) CONSENT CALENDAR
a. WAIVE THE READING OF ORDINANCES IN FULL AND AUTHORIZE
READING BY TITLE ONLY
b. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE 2025-04-1554 AMENDING CHAPTER 13.04.130 (RATE ESTABLISHMENT) OF THE SIGNAL
HILL MUNICIPAL CODE
c. POLICE DEPARTMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH TURBO DATA
SYSTEMS INCORPORATED FOR PARKING CITATION AND DATA
PROCESSING SERVICES
d. CONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED MAY 13, 2025
e. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
f. WARRANT REGISTER DATED MAY 13, 2025
It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND and seconded by VICE MAYOR HANSEN, to approve the Consent Calendar.
The following vote resulted:
AYES: MAYOR JONES
VICE MAYOR HANSEN
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER HONEYCUTT
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
(10) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
Council Member Honeycutt passed along a compliment to the Signal Hill Police Department that he received at a recent Chamber of Commerce event.
It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS and seconded by MAYOR JONES to agendize a discussion of potential farmer's market opportunities for a future City Council meeting.
It was moved by MAYOR JONES and seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS to agendize a discussion of the Signal Hill Committees to review the formation guidlines, staff resources required for each, budget requirements for each, and other similar details for a future City Council meeting.
Mayor Jones commented on his recent attendance at the SCAG General Assembly.
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(11) ADJOURNMENT
It was moved by COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS and seconded by COUNCIL MEMBER HONEYCUTT to adjourn tonight's meeting to the next Regular meeting of the City Council on May 27, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
MAYOR JONES adjourned the meeting at 8:58 p.m.
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KEIR JONES
MAYOR
Attest:
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DARITZA GONZALEZ
CITY CLERK
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