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 24, 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 24, 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 24, 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 – 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. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
PROPERTY: APPROX. 59,916 SQ. FT. VACANT LOT, LOCATED WITHIN THE BORDERS OF 2730 CHERRY AVENUE AND2701 ST. LOUIS AVENUE, SIGNAL HILL; ASSESSOR’S PARCEL NOS.: 7212-014-900, 7212-014-901, 7212-014-902, 7212-014-903, 7212-014-904, 7212-014-905, 7212-014-906, 7212-014-907, 7212-014-908, 7212-014-909, 7212-014-910.
AGENCY-DESIGNATED NEGOTIATORS: MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, THE KENNEY COMPANY,
RED MOUNTAIN GROUP AND THEIR AUTHORIZED AGENTS OR
REPRESENTATIVES.
UNDER NEGOTIATION: PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
b. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
PROPERTY: APPROXIMATELY 1.9 ACRES OF CITY-OWNED LAND
LOCATED AT THE 2400 BLOCK OF GARDENA AVENUE; HERITAGE
SQUARE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT SPECIFIC PLAN;
APNS: 7214-005-900, 7214-005-901, 7214-005-902, 7214-005-903 AND 7214-005-904
AGENCY NEGOTIATORS: MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: CITY OF SIGNAL HILL; AVANT REAL ESTATE; SIGNAL HILL PETROLEUM; AND THEIR AUTHORIZED AGENTS OR
REPRESENTATIVES
UNDER NEGOTIATION: PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
City Council Regular - Final March 24, 2026
(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
a. MAYOR'S MINUTE
b. PRESENTATION - OUTSTANDING OLDER AMERICAN AWARD
c. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING HOMELESS SERVICES LIAISON ADRIANA
LOPEZ FOR HER WORK ON HOMELESS PREVENTION EFFORTS IN
SIGNAL HILL
(11) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. UPDATE ON THE CITY'S EFFORTS AND INITIATIVES TO DELIVER
HOMELESS OUTREACH AND PREVENTION SERVICES
Recommendation:
Receive and file this report regarding the City of Signal Hill’s ongoing efforts to address homelessness through prevention, outreach, regional coordination, and connection to supportive services.
b. SOLE SOURCE PUBLIC WORKS PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH
AQUA-METRIC SALES COMPANY FOR THE AUTOMATED METER READING
SYSTEM EQUIPMENT
Recommendations:
1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Public Works Purchase Agreement with Aqua-Metric Sales Company, for a term of 150 calendar days in the amount of $656,708.13, for the Automated Meter Reading System Equipment.
2. Authorize the sole-source purchase of goods consistent with the findings required pursuant to Signal Hill Municipal Code section 3.20.120(3)(J). (12) CONSENT CALENDAR
City Council Regular - Final March 24, 2026
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. PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH JOHN
KENNEDY DBA ALASKA WATER PRODUCTS, INCORPORATED TO
PROVIDE TEMPORARY WATER CHIEF DISTRIBUTION OPERATOR
SERVICES
Recommendation:
1. Receive and ratify the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with John Kennedy dba Alaska Water Products, Incorporated for the provision of services as the Temporary Chief Distribution Officer for the Water Division, effective as of December 1, 2025, for a term of six months and total compensation not-to-exceed $50,000, as executed by the City Manager in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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 FISCAL YEAR 2025-26.
b. CONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED MARCH 24, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize the Contract Amendment Register dated March 24, 2026. c. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS AND MONTHLY TRANSACTION REPORT Recommendation:
Receive and file.
d. WARRANT REGISTER PRESENTED MARCH 24, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize payment of the Warrant Registers presented March 24, 2026. e. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES - MARCH 10, 2026 CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes of the March 10, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting.
(13) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
City Council Regular - Final March 24, 2026
COUNCIL MEMBER WOODS
COUNCIL MEMBER JONES
COUNCIL MEMBER COPELAND
VICE MAYOR HONEYCUTT
MAYOR HANSEN
(14) ADJOURNMENT
Tonight’s meeting will be adjourned to the next Regular meeting of the Signal Hill City Council to be held on Tuesday, April 14, 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.