2175 Cherry Avenue • Signal Hill, California 90755-3799
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL
WELCOMES YOU TO A REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
January 13, 2026
Final
The City of Signal Hill appreciates your attendance. Public interest provides the Council and Agency with valuable information regarding issues of the community. Regular meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month.
Regular 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 7:00 p.m.:
• City of Signal Hill website at www.cityofsignalhill.org, select the City Council Meetings Link from the home page.
• Charter Spectrum Channel 74 or Frontier FiOS Channel 38.
To participate (closed session at 6:00 p.m. and regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.):
• In-person Participation:
Closed Session: Signal Hill Public Library, 1800 E. Hill Street, Signal Hill, CA Regular Session: Signal Hill Park Community Center, 1780 E. Hill Street, Signal Hill, CA
• 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 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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Written comments will be provided electronically to the City Council and attached to the meeting minutes. Written comments will not be read into the record.
City Council Members are compensated $794.40 per month. City Clerk and City Treasurer are compensated $482.04 per month.
(1) CALL TO ORDER – 6:00 P.M.
(2) ROLL CALL
MAYOR HANSEN
VICE MAYOR HONEYCUTT
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
(3) CLOSED SESSION
a. A CLOSED SESSION WILL BE HELD PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957(B)(1) REGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF ONE (1) PUBLIC EMPLOYEE.
TITLE: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
(4) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS (5) RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
(6) RECONVENE REGULAR MEETING – 7:00 P.M.
(7) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
(8) CLOSED SESSION REPORT
(9) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA (SPEAKERS WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES FOR EACH DISTINCT ITEM) (10) PRESENTATIONS
(13) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH VICTOR “VING” FUNG OF GREETINGS TOUR INCORPORATED. FOR THE DESIGN AND
INSTALLATION OF OUTDOOR PUBLIC ART IN SIGNAL HILL’S AT
HILLBROOK PARK
Recommendations:
Authorize the City Manager to execute the Contract Services Agreement with Victor “Ving” Fung of Greetings Tour Incorporated to design and install the final outdoor public art at Hillbrook Park, in an amount not-to-exceed $30,000, in a
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form approved by the City Attorney.
b. FARMERS MARKET RESEARCH UPDATE
Recommendation:
Provide staff with direction, as desired.
c. ANNUAL ADOPTION OF THE CITY'S INVESTMENT POLICY FOR PUBLIC
FUNDS AND RESOLUTIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE CALIFORNIA
FINANCE INTERGOVERNMENTAL TRUST (CALFIT) INVESTMENT POOL Recommendation:
City Council:
Adopt a resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ITS INVESTMENT POLICY FOR PUBLIC FUNDS Successor Agency:
Adopt a resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS SUCCESSOR AGENCY OF THE
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ITS INVESTMENT POLICY
FOR PUBLIC FUNDS
d. COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
Recommendation:
Adopt the resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-01-6857, CONFIRMING
THE APPOINTMENT OF DELEGATES AND ALTERNATES AS OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE CITY
Strategic Plan Goal(s):
Goal No. 5 High-Functioning Government: Strengthen internal communication, recruitment, retention, systems, and processes to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of City services.
(14) CONSENT CALENDAR
The following Consent Calendar items are expected to be routine and non-controversial. Items will be acted upon by the Council at one time without discussion. Any item may be removed by a Council Member for discussion.
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a. WAIVE THE READING OF ORDINANCES IN FULL AND AUTHORIZE
READING BY TITLE ONLY
Recommendation:
Waive the reading of all Ordinances. Wherein the titles appear on the public agenda; said titles shall be determined to have been read by title, and further reading is waived.
b. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN OMNIBUS ORDINANCE
AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE
TO CLARIFY REGULATIONS, CONFORM TO STATE LAW, AND UPDATE
PROVISIONS
Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council approve the proposed changes to the Signal Hill Municipal Code (“SHMC”) and adopt the Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SPECIFIED PROVISIONS OF TITLE 20
(ZONING) OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE AND OTHER SPECIFIED MUNICIPAL CODE PROVISIONS PURSUANT TO THE CITY’S ANNUAL
CODE UPDATE, TO CLARIFY REGULATIONS, BOLSTER EXISTING
ONES, REMOVE UNNECESSARY OR REDUNDANT PROVISIONS,
UPDATE REGULATIONS TO CONFORM TO STATE LAW AND
MODERNIZE SAME; AND FINDING SAID ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA c. 2025-2027 COMMUNICATION PLAN
Recommendation:
Approve and adopt the updated 2025-2027 Communications Plan substantially in the form presented.
d. ANNUAL REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2024-25
Strategic Plan Goals:
Goal No. 1 Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability and resilience.
Goal No. 3 Economic & Downtown Development: Improve the local economy, support local businesses, and create a vibrant downtown core.
Goal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical
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infrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.
Recommendation:
Receive and file the annual financial report findings relating to the Traffic Impact Fees, Park and Recreation Impact Fees, and the Water System Impact Fees required under the California Mitigation Act (AB 1600). e. WARRANT REGISTER PRESENTED JANUARY 13, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize payment of the Warrant Registers presented January 13, 2026. (15) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
VICE MAYOR HONEYCUTT
MAYOR HANSEN
(16) ADJOURNMENT
Tonight’s meeting will be adjourned to the next Regular meeting of the Signal Hill City Council to be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755.
PUBLIC 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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Please call the City Clerk's office at (562) 989-7305 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to inform us of your particular needs and to determine if accommodation is feasible.