Redondo Beach council, staff outline priorities: waterfront, Measure FP, economic vitality

Redondo Beach City Council and city staff met in a recessed strategic planning workshop at the Main Library on May 13, 2025, to review accomplishments, refine the city’s three‑year goals and direct staff on a set of near‑term objectives. The meeting consisted of introductions, an extensive review of departmental achievements over the prior 12 months, a SWOT discussion and a line‑by‑line conversation about proposed strategic goals and possible objectives.

The council identified economic vitality — including targeted work on the Artesia Boulevard corridor, the waterfront and the PCH corridor — as the leading area for near‑term action, followed by implementation of Measure FP to build or modernize police and fire facilities. Other recurring priorities were public safety operations and wellness programs, homelessness and mental‑health response, improvements to permitting and customer‑facing digital services, and infrastructure/asset management such as park and facility inventories.

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