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Council restores limited funding to Chamber of Commerce, sets conditions and reduces leased parking
Summary
After presentations and public comment, the council approved funding the Chamber of Commerce at an intermediate ($75,000) tier for FY25–26 (above the $40,000 budgeted amount), asked for analytics and reporting, and directed staff to negotiate a five-year nominal lease and reduce dedicated parking stalls from four to two.
The City Council on Nov. 18 approved additional funding for the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce for FY25–26 and provided direction on a lease and parking spaces at city-owned office property.
Staff presented three funding tiers proposed by the Chamber: a budgeted priority-1 package of $40,000; a mid-level priority-2 package of $75,000; and a full priority-3 package of $85,000. The Chamber’s new executive director, Jill Lamkin, laid out priorities that included economic-development services, visitor-attraction/destination materials and a resident…
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