Council continues budget and CIP public hearing after wide-ranging public input and staff presentation

At its June 10 meeting the Redondo Beach City Council conducted a comprehensive public hearing on the proposed fiscal year 2025–26 budget and the five-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP). Staff presented highlights of the CIP and the budget position; council and the public then raised a range of priorities before the council continued the hearing for further deliberation.

What staff presented: City Manager Mike Wazanski and Capital Projects Manager Jesse Reyes summarized the proposed CIP: roughly $94 million across a five-year program, with $29.7 million recommended for next-year appropriations and about $64.3 million in projected carryover from previously appropriated projects. Staff noted continuing emphasis on street repairs, park and waterfront projects, regional stormwater capture projects, and several grant-funded transportation projects. Staff called out specific projects on the horizon: residential street rehabilitation phases, Riviera Village multimodal enhancements (a Metro-funded pre-design), the North Redondo Beach bikeway…