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
July 14, 2026
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.
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To participate (closed session at 6:00 p.m. and regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.):
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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) TO CONDUCT PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
TITLES: DEPUTY CITY MANAGER/ DIRECTOR OF PARKS, RECREATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES; CHIEF OF POLICE; FINANCE 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)
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(10) PRESENTATIONS
a. MAYOR'S MINUTE
b. PARKS MAKE LIFE BETTER MONTH PRESENTATION
(11) PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 15 (BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION) TO
COMPLY WITH STATE LAW REGARDING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING
STATIONS
(12) ORDINANCES
a. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST 1ST READING OF ORDINANCES TO ADJUST
THE CITY COUNCIL, CITY CLERK, AND CITY TREASURER
COMPENSATION
Recommendation:
1. Introduce an ordinance, entitled
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL
HILL, CALIFORNIA ADJUSTING THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW
2. Introduce an ordinance, entitled
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL
HILL, CALIFORNIA ADJUSTING COMPENSATION FOR CITY CLERK
AND CITY TREASURER IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW
(13) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
Recommendation(s):
1. Adopt the proposed City of Signal Hill Legislative Platform incorporating any revisions provided by the City Council.
2. Direct staff to distribute the adopted Legislative Platform to the City's legislative advocate, federal and state legislative representatives, and regional partner agencies.
b. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE GUNDRY
RESERVOIR ROOF REPLACEMENT AND REHABILITATION PROJECT
Recommendation:
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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 2026-27.
c. FUNDING AGREEMENT AND AMENDMENT NO 1 TO THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR THE WILLOW STREET CORRIDOR
PROJECT
Recommendations:
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 Corridor - Walnut Avenue to Cherry Avenue Congestion Relief Project.
2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into Amendment No. 1 to the Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and execute all necessary documents and subsequent amendments to receive and expend the project funding for the Willow Street Corridor - Walnut Avenue to Cherry Avenue Congestion Relief Project.
3. 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 2026-27.
(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. a. COST SHARING AGREEMENT FOR MONITORING TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY
LOAD LIMITS FOR TOXIC POLLUTANTS WITHIN THE DOMINGUEZ
CHANNEL AND LOS ANGELES AND LONG BEACH HARBORS WATERS
Strategic Plan Goal:
Goal No. 4 Infrastructure: Maintain and improve the City’s physical infrastructure, water system, and recreational spaces.
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement between the City and the
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GWMA for continued administration and cost sharing for the implementation of the coordinated compliance, monitoring, and reporting plan for the Dominguez Channel and Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors Waters Toxic Pollutants TMDL.
b. CONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED JULY 14, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize the Contract Amendment Register dated July 14, 2026. c. BILLBOARD RELOCATION AGREEMENT WITH CLEAR CHANNEL FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION OF A DIGITAL BILLBOARD
Recommendation:
Approve the proposed Billboard Relocation Agreement between the City of Signal Hill and Clear Channel Outdoor, LLC. This action satisfies Caltrans regulatory requirements, clearing the path for state permit issuance, as well as demolition of the existing structure, and the subsequent installation, operation, and maintenance of the new modern digital billboard at 3100 California Avenue. d. WARRANT REGISTER DATED JULY 14, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize payment of the Warrant Register presented July 14, 2026. e. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes of the June 23, 2026, Regular City Council Meeting and the Special Meeting Minutes of July 8, 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, July 28, 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
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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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