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
August 11, 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.):
• In-person Participation: Council Chamber of City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, California.
• Remote Participation also available at: 42 Baka Rd., Madison, Maine 04950 • 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, August 11, 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 August 11, 2026
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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. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957
b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(2)
c. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(2)
(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
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(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
(11) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. YOUTH OUTREACH AND STUDENT COUNCIL DISCUSSION
Recommendation:
Discuss the potential establishment of a formal youth group or committee to provide input on programs and services and provide staff with direction as desired.
b. FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT
Recommendations:
1. Approve the Fourth Amendment to the Employment Agreement for 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, APPROVING AND ADOPTING A CITY-WIDE PAY
SCHEDULE AS REQUIRED BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’
RETIREMENT SYSTEM (CALPERS), AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR
RESOLUTIONS
3. Adopt a Resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND ADOPTING SALARIES AND BENEFITS
FOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL, AND REPEALING ALL PRIOR
RESOLUTIONS.
(12) 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. CONTRACT AMENDMENT REGISTER DATED AUGUST 11, 2026
Recommendation:
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Authorize the Contract Amendment Register dated August 11, 2026. b. MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH CROWN FACILITY
SOLUTIONS, INCORPORATED FOR CUSTODIAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES Recommendations:
1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Maintenance Services Agreement with Crown Facility Solutions, Incorporated to provide citywide custodial maintenance services, in a form approved by the City Attorney, with a ten-month contract amount of $251,811.20 and allowing up to a maximum of three optional one-year term extensions.
2. Authorize the Public Works Director to utilize contingency of up to 3.40% ($8,558.80) to accommodate additional services required for special events and any unforeseen work for a total contract agreement budget of $260,370.00.
3. Adopt a Resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL
HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND
AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27.
c. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACT WITH RUIZ CONCRETE AND PAVING, INCORPORATED FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027 ANNUAL SIDEWALK REPAIR PROJECT (90.27007)
Recommendations:
1. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Public Works Contract with Ruiz Concrete and Paving, Incorporated, for construction of the FY 2026-27 Annual Sidewalk Repair Project (Project No 90.27007), for a term of 30 working days, a not-to-exceed contract amount of $58,251.50, and in a form approved by the City Attorney.
2. Authorize a project contingency of $21,748.50 and up to a 30-working-day term extension to be utilized by the Public Works Director for additional scope of work to be performed on adjacent streets during construction. d. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL,
CALIFORNIA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO TRANSITION FROM
AT-LARGE TO BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10010 AND SETTING FORTH THE PROCESS
FOR TRANSITIONING TO DISTRICT ELECTIONS
e. VEHICLE BUDGET CARRYOVER
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.
f. WARRANT REGISTER DATED AUGUST 11, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize payment of the Warrant Register presented August 11, 2026. g. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes of the July 28, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting (13) COUNCIL AGENDA--NEW BUSINESS
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, August 25, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall, 2175 Cherry Avenue, Signal Hill, CA 90755.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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