CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING—STUDY SESSION AGENDA

Call and Notice of Special Meeting:
CLOSED SESSION & FY 2025-2026 BUDGET STUDY SESSION

Closed Session - 4:00 PM and Budget Study Session - 5:00 PM
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

Councilmember Jackson Teleconference Location:
Island Palms Best Western
2051 Shelter Island Drive
San Diego, CA 92106

 

CITY COUNCIL
Rob Saemann, Mayor
Mike Detoy, Mayor Pro Tem 
Ray Jackson, Councilmember 
Michael D. Keegan, Councilmember 
Dean Francois, Councilmember

David Pedersen, City Treasurer


APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Steve Napolitano, Interim City Manager 
Todd Leishman, Interim City Attorney 

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director
Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Alison Becker, Community Development Director
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Director
Landon Phillips, Police Chief 
Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director 


AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 

To comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Assistive Listening Devices (ALD) are available for check out at the meeting. If you require special assistance to participate in this meeting, you must call or submit your request in writing to the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 318-0204 or at [email protected] at least 48 hours before the meeting. 

 

PARTICIPATION AND VIEWING OPTIONS  

Hermosa Beach City Council meetings are open to the public and are being held in person in the City Hall Council Chambers located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 and via teleconference/Zoom at the Businesses Center at the Island Palms Best Western at 2051 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA 92106. Public comment is only guaranteed to be taken in person at City Hall during the meeting or prior to the meeting by submitting an eComment for an item on the agenda. As a courtesy only, the public may view and participate on action items listed on the agenda via the following: 

 

  • Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968207828? pwd=bXZmWS83dmxHWDZLbWRTK2RVaUxaUT092 
  • Phone: Toll Free: (833) 548 0276; Meeting ID: 899 6820 7828, then #; Passcode: 472825 
  • eComment: Submit an eComment no later than three (3) hours before the meeting start time.
  • Supplemental Email: Supplemental emails are available for agenda items only and must be sent to [email protected]. Supplemental emails should indicate the agenda item and meeting date in the subject line and must be received no later than three (3) hours before the meeting start time. Emails received after the deadline but before the meeting ends will be posted to the agenda the next business day. Emails received after the deadline but before the meeting ends will be posted to the agenda the next business day. Writings distributed to all, or majority of all, of the City Council after the agenda has been posted shall be available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office located at 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254 during regular business hours.

 

Please be advised that while the City will endeavor to ensure these remote participation methods are available, the City does not guarantee that they will be technically feasible or work all the time. Further, the City reserves the right to terminate these remote participation methods (subject to Brown Act restrictions) at any time and for whatever reason. Please attend in person or by submitting an eComment to ensure your public participation.  

 

Similarly, as a courtesy, the City will also plan to broadcast the meeting via the following listed mediums. However, these are done as a courtesy only and not guaranteed to be technically feasible. Thus, in order to guarantee live time viewing and/or public participation, members of the public shall attend in Council Chambers. 

 

If you experience technical difficulties while viewing a meeting on any of our digital platforms, please try another viewing option.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Mayor of the City of Hermosa Beach has called a Special Meeting of the City Council to take place at 4:00 PM on June 10, 2025, to consider and take action on only those matters set forth on the agenda below.

1.
CLOSED SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 4:00 PM

  

2.
ROLL CALL

  

3.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA

  

This Public Comment period is limited to Closed Session agenda items only. Public comment is limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.

4.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

  

4.a
Approval of Closed Session Minutes of May 27, 2025

  

4.b
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Workers Comp Litigation

  

Existing Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.
Name of Case: Matthew Rushton vs City of Hermosa Beach, administered by Athens Administrators
WCAB Case Number(s): ADJ not yet assigned
Athens Claim Number(s): 24021514
D.O.I.: 1/1/2024

4.c
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

  

Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiator: Cynthia Stafford, Human Resources
Employee Organizations: Hermosa Beach Police Officers' Association and Professional and Administrative Employee Group

5.
CALL TO ORDER—STUDY SESSION

  

6.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  

7.
ROLL CALL

  

8.
PUBLIC COMMENT

  

The public is invited to attend and provide public comment on the Study Session topic only. No general public comment will be taken during the Study Session. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per speaker may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council. Another period is reserved for public comment on the Study Session topic only during item 12.

No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment, except that the Council may take action to schedule issues raised during public comment for a future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City management or departmental operations are encouraged to submit those comments directly to the City Manager.

9.
OPENING REMARKS

  

10.
STUDY SESSION TOPIC

  

10.a
OVERVIEW OF 2025-2026 BUDGET

  

(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)

Link to Online Budget: 2025-2026 BUDGET

11.
COUNCIL QUESTIONS

  

12.
PUBLIC COMMENT

  

The public is invited to attend and provide public comment on the Study Session topic only. No general public comment will be taken during the Study Session. Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. The time allotted per speaker may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council. Another period is reserved for public comment on the Study Session topic only.

No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment, except that the Council may take action to schedule issues raised during public comment for a future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City management or departmental operations are encouraged to submit those comments directly to the City Manager.

13.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION

  

14.
ADJOURNMENT

  
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