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
March 10, 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: 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 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
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 Regular - Final March 10, 2026
City Council Members are compensated $794.40 per month. City Clerk and City Treasurer are compensated $482.04 per month.
(1) CALL TO ORDER – 7:00 P.M.
(2) ROLL CALL
MAYOR HANSEN
VICE MAYOR HONEYCUTT
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
(3) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
(4) CLOSED SESSION REPORT
(5) PUBLIC BUSINESS FROM THE FLOOR ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA (SPEAKERS WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES FOR EACH DISTINCT ITEM) (6) PRESENTATIONS
a. CITY MANAGER CARLO TOMAINO WILL INTRODUCE COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, GREG KAPOVICH, WHO BEGAN FULL TIME SERVICE TO THE CITY ON MARCH 2, 2026.
(7) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION TO SCHEDULE A BIENNIAL BUDGET
WORKSHOP
Strategic Plan Goals:
Goal No. 1: Financial Stability: Ensure the City’s long-term financial stability and resilience.
Recommendation:
Select a date for the Biennial Budget Workshop for FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28.
b. LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CLEAR CHANNEL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION
AND OPERATION OF A DIGITAL BILLBOARD
c. RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION PLAN
Recommendation:
Staff recommends the City Council:
City Council Regular - Final March 10, 2026
1. Adopt a resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION
PLAN TO INCLUDE A WATER SYSTEMS SUPERVISOR
2. Approve the proposed salary range for the Water Systems Supervisor.
3. Assign the Water Systems Supervisor position to the Signal Hill Employees’ Association (SHEA) bargaining unit.
d. 2025 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
Recommendation:
Authorize staff to submit the Signal Hill GPAPR for calendar year 2025, the Housing Successor Annual Report (SB 341 report) to OPR and HCD. (8) 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. a. FUNDING AGREEMENT WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE WILLOW
STREET AND CHERRY AVENUE EFFICIENT CORRIDORS PROJECT;
MEASURE R FUNDING
Recommendation:
1. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a Funding Agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and execute all necessary documents and amendments to receive and expend the project funding for the Willow Street and Cherry Avenue Efficient Traffic Corridors Project.
2. Adopt a Resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.
b. RESOLUTION APPROVING A LIST OF PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE
SAFE, CLEAN WATER PROGRAM - MEASURE W FOR FISCAL YEAR
2026-27 AND AMENDING FISCAL YEAR 2025-26
Recommendations:
1. Adopt a resolution, entitled:
City Council Regular - Final March 10, 2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE LIST OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 TO BE FUNDED BY THE SAFE, CLEAN WATER
PROGRAM - MEASURE W FUNDS
2. Adopt a resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND AUTHORIZING BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.
c. RESOLUTION APPROVING A LIST OF PROJECTS FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1 - THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 TO BE FUNDED BY SB 1 - THE ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
d. WARRANT REGISTER PRESENTED MARCH 10, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize payment of the Warrant Registers presented March 10, 2026. e. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - FEBRUARY 24, 2026
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes of the February 24, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting.
(9) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
VICE MAYOR HONEYCUTT
MAYOR HANSEN
(10) ADJOURNMENT
Tonight’s meeting will be adjourned to the next Regular meeting of the Signal Hill City Council to be held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755.
City Council Regular - Final March 10, 2026
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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