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 25, 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.
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.
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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.
• 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 25, 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.
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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. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.8
PROPERTY: APPROXIMATELY 4.92 ACRE PRIVATELY OWNED PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3201 WALNUT AVENUE IN SIGNAL HILL
APNS: 7148-015-009, 7148-015-010, 7148-015-011, 7148-015-012, 7148-015-013 AND 7148-015-014
AGENCY-DESIGNATED NEGOTIATORS: MAYOR AND CITY MANAGER
NEGOTIATING PARTIES: CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, 3201 WALNUT XC, LLC, AND THEIR AUTHORIZED AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES.
UNDER NEGOTIATION: PRICE AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
b. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
SIGNIFICANT EXPOSURE TO LITIGATION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54956.9(D)(2)
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NUMBER OF POTENTIAL CASES: 1
(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
(11) CITY MANAGER REPORTS
a. SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR DESIGN SERVICES WITH W.G. ZIMMERMAN ENGINEERING, INCORPORATED FOR THE EAST
BURNETT STREET HISTORICAL DISTRICT PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE
ENHANCEMENT PROJECT
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Design Services with W.G. Zimmerman Engineering, Inc. for the East Burnett Street Historical District Pedestrian and Bike Enhancement Project, increasing compensation by $55,139.25, from $245,372.70 to a revised not-to-exceed amount of $300,691.95, and extending the agreement term through June 30, 2027, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
(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. SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANT SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH ASSOCIATED SOILS ENGINEERING, INCORPORATED Recommendation:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the Professional Consultant Services Agreement with Associated Soils Engineering, Inc., increasing the agreement compensation by $185,000, from $300,000 to a revised not-to-exceed amount of $485,000 over the agreement term to continue the material testing and onsite inspection for the
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Amphitheater Construction and Gundry Roof Reservoir Rehabilitation projects, in a form approved by the City Attorney; and
2. Find pursuant to Signal Hill Municipal Code Section 3.20.120(I), that approval of the Second Amendment without conducting a new procurement is in the best interest of the City and the public health, safety, and welfare. b. RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2025 MILITARY EQUIPMENT ANNUAL REPORT AND RENEWING ORDINANCE NO 2022-06-1535
Recommendation:
Adopt a resolution, entitled:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 2025 MILITARY EQUIPMENT ANNUAL REPORT AND RENEWING ORDINANCE NO. 2022-06-1535, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH ASSEMBLY BILL 481
c. WARRANT REGISTER DATED AUGUST 25, 2026
Recommendation:
Authorize payment of the Warrant Registers presented August 25, 2026. d. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
Recommendation:
Approve the meeting minutes of the June 23, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting, August 14, 2026 Special City Council Meeting and August 19, 2026 Special 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, September 8, 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,
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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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