El Segundo council adopts hazard plan, accepts Chevron grant and approves staff pay and benefit changes in unanimous votes

The El Segundo City Council voted unanimously on multiple items at its Sept. 16 meeting, approving a local hazard mitigation plan, accepting a $75,000 economic development grant from Chevron Products Company, adopting six employer contribution resolutions related to CalPERS medical premiums, and adopting revised classification specifications and salary ranges that reclassified four incumbents.

The actions were taken as a package of formal motions and resolutions during the regular session. Council members present were Councilmember Keldorf, Councilmember Giroux, Councilmember Boyles, Mayor Pro Tem Baldino and Mayor Pimentel; each roll call and recorded vote at the dais registered 5–0 on the items listed below.

Why it matters: The votes finalize administrative and budget-related measures that affect city staffing, benefit contribution levels, project readiness and economic-development funding. The CalPERS resolutions set the employer contribution amounts the city will report and implement for bargaining units. The classification changes create a clearer career series for administrative staff and reclassify four incumbents, with a modest fiscal impact the city said can be covered from salary savings.

Key details - Hazard mitigation plan: Council adopted the city’s 2025 local hazard mitigation plan after noting the document’s size and public posting method. The mayor urged staff to make the plan easily readable for the public rather than only as a long Laserfiche scroll.

- Chevron grant: The council authorized the city manager to accept a $75,000 grant from Chevron Products Company to support El Segundo’s economic-development program. Senior management analyst Christina Velez outlined Chevron’s multi-year support; Jessica Vincent and a Chevron representative described the grant process as an awarded sponsorship with an application review. Councilmember comments thanked Chevron for its ongoing multi-year contributions.

- CalPERS employer contributions: Staff presented six separate resolutions to set employer medical contributions under the Public Employees’ Medical and Hospital Care Act (PEMHCA) for the city’s bargaining units and unrepresented hourly employees. The director explained the action implements an agreed $50 monthly increase and required CalPERS timing; the council approved the resolutions 5–0.

- Classification and salary ranges: The council adopted updated classification specifications, new basic salary ranges, reclassified four incumbents and updated Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption designations for two executive assistant positions. Staff described a multi-year study of the administrative series begun in 2023 that consolidated some titles (office specialist 1/2 collapsed), created senior administrative specialist levels 1 and 2 to provide internal career progression, and removed an unnecessary college-credit prerequisite for one classification. The reclassifications have an estimated fiscal impact covered by salary savings.

- USA Surf recertification resolution: The council approved a resolution supporting USA Surf’s recertification as the national governing body for Olympic surfing. The motion passed 5–0 after councilmember remarks noting El Segundo’s local surf community and related stakeholders had requested city support.

- Other formal actions: The council selected delegate and alternate to the League of California Cities annual conference (names nominated and approved at the meeting), and the council moved to receive and file the city’s fiscal year 2024–25 third and fourth quarter financial report (unaudited figures). All recorded votes for these items were unanimous (5–0).

Votes at a glance - Resolution adopting the City of El Segundo 2025 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan — outcome: adopted (5–0). - Approval of delegate and alternate to the Cal Cities 2025 Annual Conference — outcome: approved (5–0). (Delegate and alternate identified during the meeting.) - Authorization for city manager to accept a $75,000 grant from Chevron Products Company (economic development) — outcome: authorized (5–0). - Six resolutions fixing employer contributions under PEMHCA for bargaining units and unrepresented hourly employees — outcome: adopted (5–0). - Resolution establishing revised classification specifications and basic salary ranges, reclassifying four incumbents and updating FLSA designations — outcome: adopted (5–0). - Resolution supporting USA Surf’s recertification as the national governing body for Olympic surfing — outcome: adopted (5–0). - Motion to receive and file the fiscal year 2024–25 third and fourth quarter financial report (unaudited) — outcome: received and filed.

What council said: Councilmembers repeatedly thanked Chevron for sustained support of the city’s economic development program and praised staff for completing a lengthy classification study. Staff cautioned that the financial figures are unaudited and will be finalized after the audit expected next month.

What’s next: Staff said the fiscal year numbers will be finalized in the October audit and presented again to council once audited. The classification changes and employer-contribution resolutions take effect per the dates shown in the adopted resolutions and the city will implement the Chevron grant in coordination with the economic development office.

Provenance: Meeting transcript contains presentations and votes on the items above (item 15 hazard mitigation plan; item 16 Chevron grant; item 17 CalPERS resolutions; item 18 classification study; item 19 financial report; USA Surf resolution; delegate selection).