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Redondo Beach city manager seeks commission input as budget pressures mount
Summary
City Manager Mike Wazanski asked the Public Works and Sustainability Commission for feedback as staff prepares the FY 2025–26 budget, citing pension costs, harbor fund pressures and a large capital program; commissioners asked about EV charging revenue, crossing guard funding and training dollars.
City Manager Mike Wazanski told the Redondo Beach Public Works and Sustainability Commission that staff is seeking commission input for the fiscal year 2025–26 budget and expects to deliver a charter‑required presentation to City Council in mid‑May.
Wazanski said the city will largely absorb routine cost increases but faces specific pressure points, including a supplemental unfunded accrued liability from CalPERS that he estimated at about $4,200,000 for the year and continuing support for harbor uplands and tidelands enterprise funds that have required general‑fund supplements. He also described a large capital program—“I think we’re up to about 120 active projects” —and said staff typically builds 20–25 projects a year while…
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