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Meeting Name: City Council Regular Meeting Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/17/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: City Council Chambers and Zoom
Regular Meeting
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26-0182 11.*Ceremonial ItemPresentation of a Proclamation Declaring March 26, 2026, as Purple Day (Epilepsy Awareness). PROCLAIM   Not available Not available
26-0161 12.*Consent - Staff ReportCity Council Minutes: This Item Contains Minutes of the Following City Council Meeting(s): a) City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Minutes of February 24, 2026 b) City Council Regular Meeting Minutes of March 3, 2026 (No Budget Impact) (City Clerk Tamura). APPROVE   Not available Not available
26-0053 13.*Consent - Staff ReportFinancial Report: a) Schedule of Demands: January 2026 b) Investment Portfolio for the Month Ending January 31, 2026 c) Month End Report for January 2026 (No Budget Impact) (Finance Director Bretthauer). ACCEPT REPORT AND DEMANDS   Not available Not available
26-0167 14.*Consent - Staff ReportProclamation Declaring March 23-27, 2026, as Government Finance Professionals Week. PROCLAIM   Not available Not available
26-0096 15.*Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of: a) Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 26-0005, Amending Sections of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Chapter 6.01 Licensing Regulations; and b) Resolution No. 26-0022 Amending the Citywide User Fee Schedule to Include a Business License Appeal Fee of a $500 Deposit, Plus Actual Costs (Not Budgeted) (Finance Director Bretthauer). A) ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-0005 B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0022   Not available Not available
26-0152 16.*Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of Awarding Bid No. 1346-26 to Villa Ford for the Purchase of a Budgeted Ford F-250 for the Fire Department in the Amount of $75,089.07 (Budgeted) (Finance Director Bretthauer). APPROVE   Not available Not available
26-0159 17.*Gen. Bus. - Staff ReportConsideration of Leadership Manhattan Beach Service Project Proposal - Iron Rails to Green Trails on Veterans Parkway (No Budget Impact) (Interim Public Works Director DeFrancesco and Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). APPROVE   Not available Not available
26-0180 18.*Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of Awarding RFP No. 1347-26 and Adopting a Resolution Approving an Agreement with M. Arthur Gensler, Jr. & Associates, Inc. for Architectural and Public Engagement Services for Project Pulse: Downtown Manhattan Beach Redevelopment Projects for an Amount Not-to-Exceed $160,000 (Budgeted) (Community Development Director Alkire). ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0029   Not available Not available
26-0135 19.*Consent - Staff ReportReceive and File the 2025 Sixth Cycle Housing Element Annual Progress Report as Required by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire). RECEIVE AND FILE   Not available Not available
26-0171 110.*Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 26-0004, Amending Title 5 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code Related to Plastic Carryout Bag Regulations (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire). ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 26-0004   Not available Not available
26-0062 111.*Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of a Resolution Making a Determination that the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project 602745-24 Cycle 4 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Curb Ramp Project Qualifies for a Categorical Exemption Pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the State CEQA Guidelines, Approving Plans and Specifications, and Awarding a Construction Contract to Oppenheimer National for $140,996.56, Including Contingency (No Budget Impact) (Interim Public Works Director DeFrancesco). ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0023   Not available Not available
26-0105 112.*Consent - Staff ReportConsideration of a Resolution Approving Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Design Services Agreement with Geosyntec Consultants for $743,550 for the Manhattan Beach Dominguez Channel Stormwater Infiltration and TMDL Trash Capture Project for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,130,419 and Reappropriating $676,681 in the Storm Drain Fund to the Project (Partially Budgeted) (Interim Public Works Director DeFrancesco). A) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0024 B) REAPPROPRIATE FUNDS   Not available Not available
26-0093 113.*Public Hearing - Staff ReportConsideration of: a) A Coastal Development Permit and Temporary Use Permits for the 2026-2031 Manhattan Beach Open Volleyball Tournaments; Request from Association of Beach Volleyball Professionals, LLC DBA AVP, Including Finding the Project Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act; b) A Special Permit for Limited Alcoholic Beverage Use in the VIP Bleacher Seating Area and Concierge Deck Adjacent to Stadium Court; and c) An Agreement with Association of Beach Volleyball Professionals, LLC DBA AVP to Operate the Manhattan Beach Open for 2026-2028 (Budgeted) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). (Estimated Time: 30 Mins.) A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0026 APPROVING THE COASTAL DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AND TEMPORARY USE PERMITS C) APPROVE A SPECIAL PERMIT FOR LIMITED ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE USE D) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 26-0027 APPROVING AN AGREEMENT   Not available Not available
26-0188 115.*Gen. Bus. - Staff ReportDiscussion of Building Permit Discounts to Qualified Older Adults for Aging in Place Projects (Potential Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire). (Estimated Time: 15 Mins.) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION   Not available Not available
26-0126 116.*Gen. Bus. - Staff ReportConsideration of the City’s Plans to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary (Not Budgeted) (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). (Estimated Time: 30 Mins.) DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION   Not available Not available
26-0200 114.*Public Hearing - Staff ReportConsideration and Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Section 10.90.060 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code to Specify that Public Art Funds May Be Used for Performance Arts and Other Forms of Art (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Alkire). (Estimated Time: 15 Mins.) A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING B) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 26-0006   Not available Not available
26-0162 117.*Info. Only - Staff ReportAgenda Forecast (City Clerk Tamura). INFORMATION ITEM ONLY   Not available Not available
26-0163 118.*Info. Only - Staff ReportCommission Minutes: This Item Contains Minutes of the following City Commission Meetings: a) Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of December 22, 2025 (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman) b) Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes of January 26, 2026 (Parks and Recreation Director Leyman). INFORMATION ITEM ONLY   Not available Not available