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Meeting Name: City Council Regular Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 1/20/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers and Zoom
Regular Meeting
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26-0001 11.Consent - Staff ReportCity Council Minutes: This Item Contains Minutes of the Following City Council Meeting(s): a) City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes of December 9, 2025 b) City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2025 c) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of December 16, 2025 (No Budget Impact) (City Clerk Tamura). APPROVE   Not available Not available
26-0048 12.Consent - Staff ReportFinancial Report: a) Schedule of Demands for the Month Ending November 30, 2025 b) Investment Portfolio for the Month Ending November 30, 2025 c) Month End Report for the Month of November 30, 2025 (No Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer). ACCEPT REPORT AND DEMANDS   Not available Not available
26-0002 13.Consent - Staff ReportDeclaration of Proclamations for the Following: a) January 6, 2026, as National Technology Day b) January 9, 2026, as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day c) January 2026, as National Blood Donor Month PROCLAIM   Not available Not available
26-0042 14.Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of a Vacancy on the Planning Commission and Direction to the City Clerk to Defer Appointment Until the 2026 Annual Boards and Commissions Interview and Appointment Process (Budgeted) (City Clerk Tamura). A) DECLARE VACANCY ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION B) DEFER APPOINTMENT UNTIL 2026 ANNUAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INTERVIEW AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS   Not available Not available
26-0007 15.Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of a Resolution Approving Amendments to the Compensation for Part-Time Unrepresented Employees (No Budget Impact) (Human Resources Director Jenkins). ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0001   Not available Not available
26-0008 16.Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of a Resolution Approving a Comprehensive Citywide Salary Schedule for all City Positions and Adjustments to Salary Ranges (No Budget Impact) (Human Resources Director Jenkins). ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0002   Not available Not available
26-0026 17.Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Pacific Advanced Civil Engineering, Inc. for $165,000 for the Voorhees Sewer Lift Station Improvements Project and the Pacific Sewer Lift Station Conversion to Gravity Line Project for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $791,358 and Re-Appropriating $75,000 in the Sewer Fund to the Voorhees Sewer Lift Station Improvements Project (No Budget Impact) (Interim Public Works Director DeFrancesco). A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0004 B) APPROVE CIP BUDGET RE-APPROPRIATION   Not available Not available
26-0027 18.Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of a Resolution Approving a Professional Services Agreement with Raftelis Financial Consultants, Inc. for Comprehensive Water and Sewer Rate Study Services at a Cost Not-to-Exceed $108,023 and Appropriating $54,011.50 from the Water Fund and $54,011.50 from the Sewer Fund for the Project (Unbudgeted) (Interim Public Works Director DeFrancesco). A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0005 B) APPROVE APPROPRIATION   Not available Not available
26-0028 19.Public Hearing - Staff ReportConduct a Public Hearing Regarding the Proposed Use of Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG) for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 as Required by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Consideration of a Resolution Authorizing the Allocation of CDBG Funds; and Appropriation and Matching Revenue Adjustment of $129,538 from the Grants Fund for the Allocated CDBG Funding for the Cycle 5 Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Ramps Project (Partially Budgeted) (Interim Public Works Director DeFrancesco). (Estimated Time: 15 Mins.) A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0006 C) APPROVE AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS   Not available Not available
26-0060 110.Public Hearing - Staff ReportConduct a Public Hearing to Consider Temporarily Allowing Short-Term Rentals Outside of the Coastal Zone During the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Not Budgeted) (Community Development Director Alkire). (Estimated Time: 1 Hr.) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 26-0001   Not available Not available
26-0010 111.Gen. Bus. - Staff ReportConsideration of a Resolution for a One-Year Film LA Agreement to Facilitate the City’s Film Permitting Process, and Consideration of Revised Film Permit Fees, and Filming Limitations (No Budget Impact) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). (Estimated Time: 30 Mins.) A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0007 B) APPROVE   Not available Not available
26-0037 112.Gen. Bus. - Staff ReportPresentation of the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (No Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer). (Estimated Time: 30 Mins.) RECEIVE AND FILE   Not available Not available
26-0011 113.Gen. Bus. - Staff ReportProject Pulse Status Update Related to the Public Engagement Program and Redevelopment Options for City-Owned Properties Located at 400 Manhattan Beach Boulevard (Former US Bank Building) and 1155 Morningside Drive (Parking Lot 3) (No Immediate Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire). (Estimated Time: 1 Hr. 30 Mins.) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION   Not available Not available
26-0023 114.Gen. Bus. - Staff ReportConsideration of the Reintroduction of the Manhattan Beach Unified School District (MBUSD) Schools to the City Council Assignments (No Budget Impact) (City Clerk Tamura). (Estimated Time: 15 Mins.) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION   Not available Not available
26-0024 115.Info. Only - Staff ReportCity Council AB 1234 Reports. RECEIVE AND FILE   Not available Not available
26-0030 116.Info. Only - Staff ReportConsideration of a Request by Mayor Pro Tem Franklin and Councilmember Howorth to Discuss Polliwog Pond Water Quality Enhancements (City Manager Mirzakhanian). DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION   Not available Not available
26-0031 117.Info. Only - Staff ReportConsideration of a Request by Mayor Pro Tem Franklin and Councilmember Tarnay to Discuss a Review of the City’s Current Coyote Procedures (City Manager Mirzakhanian). DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION   Not available Not available
26-0032 118.Info. Only - Staff ReportConsideration of a Request by Mayor Lesser and Councilmember Howorth to Discuss a Community Tree Planting Event Around Earth Day (City Manager Mirzakhanian). DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION   Not available Not available
26-0003 119.Info. Only - Staff ReportAgenda Forecast (City Clerk Tamura). INFORMATION ITEM ONLY   Not available Not available