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Council adopts consent items including short-term rental urgency ordinance and approves FIFA banner locations
Summary
Manhattan Beach's council adopted the consent calendar (without two pulled items), approved an urgency ordinance addressing short-term rentals on an urgency basis, and authorized FIFA and America 250 banner displays after staff outlined locations and overlap mitigation; votes were recorded 5-0 where taken.
At the May 19 meeting the Manhattan Beach City Council adopted its consent calendar, excluding items 5 and 16 which were pulled for separate discussion. The consent calendar (without the pulled items) was approved by a 5-0 vote.
City staff read two related ordinances addressing transient uses including short-term rentals: an urgency ordinance and a companion ordinance scheduled for first reading. Staff said the urgency ordinance was adopted as part of the consent calendar and the regular ordinance will return in two weeks for first reading.
Councilmember discussion on the pulled item 16 focused on FIFA World Cup banner locations and overlap with the city's America 250 anniversary banners. Staff said the council had authorized display of 120 FIFA banners and that a map in the packet shows where overlap could occur; one staff count of overlapping flags was cited as about 57 in some locations. Council members discussed timing and suggested coordinating installation dates (staff indicated FIFA banners would begin installation June 1 and that American flags were timed around early July). With no public opposition recorded online or in chambers, the council approved the banner plan; a recorded vote was 5-0.
The consent actions included the urgency short-term rental ordinance and authorization for banner displays; additional procedural steps such as ordinance first readings and map-based installations will follow staff permitting and scheduling.
