Redondo Beach opts for staff‑led, scaled strategic planning session March 31; waterfront director announces departure

The Redondo Beach City Council voted to proceed with a scaled, staff‑led update to the city’s strategic plan rather than hire an outside facilitator for this cycle.

Councilmembers said staff capacity and the large number of ongoing objectives argue for a focused update that identifies next milestones on objectives already marked as "done" and codifies follow‑on steps rather than launching a full, consultant‑facilitated retreat. By motion, the council set a strategic planning session for March 31 (library venue) at 2:00 p.m., asked staff to prepare draft next steps for objectives that require follow‑on work, and directed the clerk/administrative team to receive and file updates to the strategic plan as they are developed.

City management also announced a personnel change: Waterfront & Economic Development Director Greg Kapovich accepted a position in Signal Hill and will leave his role; the city manager said staff will prepare a transition plan and begin recruitment. Councilmembers praised Kapovich’s contributions to waterfront momentum and said they will work to ensure continuity while recruiting a successor.

Why it matters: Council indicated that this session will be more pragmatic and staff‑driven to avoid overburdening limited staffing resources; the council retained flexibility to reengage a consultant in a future cycle if desired.

Next steps: Staff will prepare prework (status of existing objectives and suggested next milestones), run the March 31 session, and return documentation of updated objectives and next steps for council review.