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Votes at a glance

- Consent calendar (multiple items): Approved unanimously. Staff said no individual consent items were pulled for separate discussion. The consent calendar included routine items and earlier notices.

- Public works contract — Kingsdale Avenue resurfacing (H‑9): Adopted by title only; Resolution CCDash2506DashO31 awarding a public works contract to Sequel Construction Constructors Inc. in the amount of $1,151,000 for Kingsdale Avenue resurfacing between Grant Avenue and 180 Second Street (Job No. 40880). Motion passed unanimously.

- Street Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District (L‑1): Resolution CCDash2506DashO32 confirming diagram and assessments for FY 2025–26 and authorizing collection on the County tax roll; adopted unanimously after public hearing.

- Athens refuse rate (L‑2): Resolution CCDash2506DashO33 establishing contractor charges and ordering annual refuse charges on the County tax roll for FY 2025–26; adopted unanimously (3.6% rate adjustment under the contract methodology).

- Beach Cities Transit operator award (N‑1): Council awarded the six‑year BCT operations contract to Transportation Concepts by unanimous vote; staff will finalize the contract and return with executed documents.

Procedural notes: The council continued the FY 2025–26 budget public hearing to June 10 to allow staff to produce supplemental Budget Response Reports and follow‑up materials. Several informational and procedural matters — including proclamations and public comments — were heard but do not appear in this action list.

Full transcripts and staff reports are available on the city web site for detailed minutes and line‑by‑line votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","REDONDO BEACH CITY COUNCIL MEETING - June 3, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A short roundup of formal votes taken during the June 3 Redondo Beach City Council meeting, including consent calendar, public works contract, assessment confirmation and refuse‑rate adoption.","taxTitle","Redondo Beach City, Los Angeles County, California","taxId",4669,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533890,"Council opens budget hearing, hears department priorities and continues fiscal‑year review",5455,12035000,17490000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d&start=12035&end=17490","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d/thumbnail_12035000.jpg","/articles/6533890/Redondo-Beach-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-opens-budget-hearing-hears-department-priorities-and-continues-fiscalyear-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533890-41cd64d019e64819fb44e6894c1595cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770390862&Signature=VEhJHiNCESaLQ3eojWX3WE9NYUmOY8iF5TKpocxuvOdC7FTUJnH2pPH3HQWLTPb6qLB5HMsdL7zcEIAtyFrLhHTkU-QiejICRT4LDfyMChUS~typfgZAGeCYHjlqzjSR5YXH-uNUCe-mSxOecUuPUOOOFZsUCW1-paMYwtrnLV88VtKVpprwZAztlZmUgR4ZpKgJy3DTabhIXlZpj3cCCrHsPWYTiubBGT4FoaFRkp8P1GBCfrV4TD2hxXpFIah~kNGUI0OCnIhiKvNhsIFDg-jNdsHDJckpEFLKAsz915S7re6g~C5CuXA42Jk9vU3CzqMbE0wrkWE0FMermic8gw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City Council opened the public hearing on the proposed FY 2025–26 operating budget and received extended presentations from department directors on priority decision packages and operational needs. The council continued the hearing to June 10 to allow time for supplemental materials and further review.

Highlights from departmental presentations:
- Police: Chief Joe Hoffman outlined decision packages to move technology (drones, license‑plate readers, data consolidation) from one‑time to ongoing funding and to convert a part‑time social media coordinator to full time. The police department asked to continue funding an expanded wellness program and requested ongoing support for 27 crossing‑guard locations, noting that full staffing would cost more than current core funding. Chief Hoffman said drones had an FAA waiver and that the department is testing fully autonomous flights under controlled conditions.
- Public Works: Director Andy Wingee reviewed several items, including a recommendation to rehabilitate the city’s fuel island pumps, a reclassification of park and engineering positions to match evolving duties, and a significant tree‑trimming contract that cycles city trees on a four‑year grid. Wingee outlined the current tree‑trimming contract spending pattern and explained why the city has been using one‑time appropriations to keep pace with the contract’s actual cost. He also flagged the 2025–26 funding gap for the Landscape & Lighting Assessment District.
- Community Development: Director Mark Weiner proposed outsourcing approximately 70% of building plan checks to third‑party consultants using the city’s permit portal to reduce review times from months to weeks; staff said this model would likely cost roughly $200,000 annually but would be cheaper and more flexible than hiring equivalent in‑house plan check capacity.

Budget status and next steps: The city manager said the proposed budget is balanced as presented but relies heavily on conservative revenue estimates and a transfer from the CalPERS reserve to cover $3.5 million of the unfunded accrued liability in FY 2025–26. The council asked for more detailed BRRs (Budget Response Reports) on several items: crossing guards, tree trimming, Artesia/Harbor parking meter proposals, and CIP items for Prospect Avenue and other neighborhood requests. The council unanimously agreed to continue the public hearing to June 10 to consider the supplemental BRRs and departmental follow‑ups.

Who spoke: Directors Joe Hoffman, Andy Wingee, Mark Weiner and Community Services Director Elizabeth House gave presentations and answered questions. Multiple council members pressed on the costs, implementation timing, and alternatives to ongoing funding.","The council opened the public hearing on the FY 2025–26 operating budget, heard department presentations on public safety technology, wellness, crossing guards, parks and public works needs, and continued the hearing to June 10 for further deliberation and supplemental budget response reports.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533893,"Council confirms street lighting and landscaping assessment for 2025–26 amid talk of longer‑term funding options",1032,8956000,9988000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d&start=8956&end=9988","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d/thumbnail_8956000.jpg","/articles/6533893/Redondo-Beach-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-confirms-street-lighting-and-landscaping-assessment-for-202526-amid-talk-of-longerterm-funding-options","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533893-2346cfe307ba3ab05f187a080eb687a8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770390862&Signature=fVETu910vt3VJdZPP20rNMXEhOAzudI23Mg0cd3OfZu4GYzHvGoTNjA0LrlGQcH-04IHCpIJwzYLE9Wswvcs08WvPsIOujTojDgA0am5tSCxOWqlJ6~nR3CNjpRU5g1vm9NFh3~MU1M-bayWCJtktZA8UiUq77gUgegDXfhGhpozrDlK52-oOgLm10beSqz5NqMMfEGPSOxDG9~HooH~nlGvwvdObL-tNNl5LFv67ZRya6ezRh7vMXjNuoPqiVNpaPYYWh8gLPMP7I1RD5ThxhiEgDvz2nDiUEL3ZeWaTHh31-IqMA0zm3G5663P0mnyKlAD4gDhVJZYOO8EIz5qQA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Redondo Beach City Council held a public hearing and confirmed the Street Landscaping and Lighting Assessment District diagram and assessments for fiscal year 2025–26, adopting Resolution CCDash2506DashO32.

Staff presentation: Public Works Director Andy Wingie and City Engineer Lauren Sablan summarized the district’s engineer’s report, the annual projected expenditure (approximately $2.7 million) and the assessment framework. Under the existing Landscape & Lighting Act the maximum assessment the city may levy is about $1.5 million; the remaining $1.2 million is supported from the general fund.

Public comment and council questions: Members of the public asked about timing and repair schedules; council members probed the difference between reaffirming the existing assessment and conducting a supplemental Proposition 218 process to raise the assessment beyond the current maximum. Staff said a supplemental assessment to close the funding gap would require an engineer’s report, consultant work (staff estimated consultant scope at six-figure cost), and an affirmative, weighted property‑owner vote — a more arduous process than the majority‑protest process commonly used for other fees.

Action: After the hearing the council adopted the enabling resolution to confirm the diagram and assessments for FY 2025–26 and directed staff to continue reporting on options. Several council members requested cost estimates for any future Proposition 218 effort and asked staff to return with scenarios for supplemental assessments and for alternatives such as a parks or open space district.

Who spoke: Public Works Director Andy Wingee and City Engineer Lauren Sablan presented the staff report. Council members asked probing questions about Prop 218 pathways and likely costs. No majority protest was reported at the hearing.

Next steps: The adopted assessment will be collected on the Los Angeles County tax roll for July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026. Staff said it will return with cost estimates and methodology options should the council want to pursue a supplemental Prop 218 vote to close the district funding gap.","After a public hearing, the council confirmed the annual diagram and assessment for the city’s Street Landscaping & Lighting Assessment District for FY 2025–26, authorizing collection of the existing maximum assessment and noting that any supplemental increase would require a costly Proposition 218 process and an affirmative property‑owner vote.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533898,"Council adopts 3.6% Athens refuse rate increase for FY 2025–26",2113,10047000,12160000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d&start=10047&end=12160","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d/thumbnail_10047000.jpg","/articles/6533898/Redondo-Beach-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/Council-adopts-36-Athens-refuse-rate-increase-for-FY-202526","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533898-3fd558a4fdf8e85d2c9bf8c46fd0a797/orig.mp4?Expires=1770390862&Signature=HQNqQoJZpzdqp3VHEyZhOX8pn5~qui-M1D75SEXIFgSNI4~y452Ai795JMhg0nuyK0EawxWjt0WHCsL1xQ1lAdokL2wDRFd3elXdtcNhzH5PFwaWQib2UruS-V7BofIDgDy9le0~OP4yYCDNAM72f0VKDVR9f7DmQ4Z3j5OqgmR9ME2ljpSZx4TTN88dEzWCoqYmicC8u425P4GA~7OyMgi5~FfyCoeqc1ehPoAFyVhChiBEEsWcx5N25NvY~Zs8eCz1f9tUcXswg~mutuv4Jtt49pS9b6vVd0X4N14GdwSRBucRqEo-lWa-BhNGKY~lwSTHIe97kU0mVdKtF1MQug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The council approved the annual refuse‑rate adjustment required under the city’s Athens Services agreement, adopting a contract‑prescribed increase of 3.6% for fiscal year 2025–26.

Why it matters: The Athens Services contract ties annual rate adjustments to a weighted index reflecting labor, fuel, equipment, disposal and other costs; for 2025–26 staff reported a 2.6% indices change plus the contract’s 1% fixed adjustment, yielding 3.6% across residential, multifamily and commercial categories.

Details: For a typical single‑family residence the monthly rate will rise to $30.77 (annualized to $357.36). Staff said Redondo Beach’s unlimited bulky‑item pickup, recycling and organics collection are reflected in the city’s current service level and were included in the comparative analysis with neighboring cities.

Process and discussion: City staff and Athens representatives presented the calculation steps and comparison data. Several council members asked about the contract’s weighting method (set in the first contract amendment and adjusted algorithmically each year), whether Athens’ detailed cost data is available, and alternatives to secure longer‑term cost relief (for example, conducting a Proposition 218 ballot process to supplement assessments). Staff said the currently adopted methodology was ratified in 2024 and that a supplemental Prop 218 process to increase assessments would require consultant work and an affirmative vote of property owners.

Vote and implementation: The council voted unanimously to adopt the resolution authorizing Athens’ 3.6% rate increase and ordered annual charges for collection to be placed on the Los Angeles County tax roll for FY 2025–26. Staff said Athens’ notice letter and the city’s public hearing notice were mailed and posted as required.

Who spoke: Andrea Dallaps (management analyst) presented the staff report. Council members asked follow‑up questions; Athens’ pro forma and weighting explanation were discussed by the city manager and consultant present at the hearing.

What happens next: The new rates take effect July 1, 2025. Staff also told the council the city will continue evaluating comparative contracts, and council members asked staff to request more detailed pro forma cost data from Athens if a future contract amendment is negotiated.","Following the methodology ratified under Prop 218, the council adopted an annual refuse rate increase of 3.6% for Athens Services to take effect July 1; staff said the formula and weighting are set in the current contract.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6533903,"City council reappoints Transportation Concepts to operate Beach Cities Transit",3081,10569000,13650000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d&start=10569&end=13650","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3648875-ec03a5955c4df033566f38e45701778d/thumbnail_10569000.jpg","/articles/6533903/Redondo-Beach-City/Los-Angeles-County/California/City-council-reappoints-Transportation-Concepts-to-operate-Beach-Cities-Transit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6533903-c97a56d39ba77a8dd67501d3b693beba/orig.mp4?Expires=1770390862&Signature=MdggTMsgXlXCuTf-4wkswy9jPaupdcKy9YWggwn3JSfrTeqiTzl6bjEhgW082pU0rFAo3OPJ3hTL-MdNJnRKA7-uF82NJTaoRfGs5mbBPArN1eWI4KMZf184GKmFjGpE56eigePe0HrUTXpeHBa~dvCWcfmzTUBMpC2-TQIHV~BDFXxg0l3dQdIBK89CDaH3QndFSMPZwa3lgYx0Hs7cDn-tcc3aRw6T8DupFLb8U8gsVu3ZQOmu1y~HJV0Jh2wltPbv0S~apryxW2o8hKqaDFicXPda37Uv1l5uLSgcN5SM1ByxNMNMMknEysoX3LudNadMPjdN~s92Qwn9Jc~pKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Redondo Beach City Council unanimously awarded a six‑year operations contract for Beach Cities Transit (BCT) to Transportation Concepts, the incumbent operator, after a multi‑firm selection and interview process.

Council members voted to approve staff’s recommendation at the June 3 meeting. The council’s selection followed written proposal evaluations and follow‑up interviews conducted by a four‑person panel that included transit professionals from neighboring agencies. City staff presented a cost comparison showing Transportation Concepts’ six‑year bid was the lowest of the final proposers.

Why it matters: BCT operates fixed‑route service between Redondo, Hermosa and Manhattan Beach and a dial‑a‑ride service for older and mobility‑limited riders. Council members cited the value of operational continuity, local relationships and vendor knowledge of the system’s requirements — including vehicle maintenance, CHP compliance and an anticipated zero‑emission transition plan — when endorsing the recommendation.

What the council decided: The contract award is for a six‑year term. Staff said the contract is written so the city can adjust route hours and service levels if funding or policy priorities change during the term. The council also heard that Transportation Concepts intends to raise driver pay and add modest management and technology investments as part of the new contract to improve on‑time performance and rider communications.

Who spoke: Transit manager Ty Gunn introduced the item and explained the RFP timeline. Dan Boyle, the independent transit consultant used by the city for evaluation, described the scoring and interview process. Representatives from Transportation Concepts — President David Mueller, Project Manager Brett Bohm and Operations Manager Christopher Lamp — answered council questions about local staffing, technology and contingency planning.

What comes next: City staff will negotiate final contract terms and return the fully executed agreement to the council as required by city procurement rules. Staff said the contract includes standard provisions allowing the city to reduce or reallocate service hours if funding declines.

Votes at the meeting: The motion to award the contract passed unanimously (4–0).","After a competitive RFP and interview process, the council unanimously awarded the Beach Cities Transit operations contract to incumbent Transportation Concepts for a six‑year term, citing continuity, local experience and a lower six‑year cost estimate.","actionData","errors"]

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