City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting

City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Monday, November 24, 2025 6:00 PM City Council Chambers and Zoom ELECTED OFFICIALS Mayor David Lesser Mayor Pro Tem Joe Franklin Councilmember Nina Trieu Tarnay Councilmember Steve S. Charelian Councilmember Amy Thomas Howorth EXECUTIVE TEAM City Manager Talyn Mirzakhanian City Attorney Quinn Barrow City Clerk Liza Tamura Fire Chief Jesse Alexander Finance Director Libby Bretthauer Community Development Director Masa Alkire Human Resources Director Lisa Jenkins Interim Public Works Director Toufic Semaan Parks and Recreation Director Mark Leyman Information Technology Director Miguel Guardado Police Chief Rachel Johnson MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to provide excellent municipal services, preserve our small beach town character, and enhance the quality of life for our residents, businesses and visitors. City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda Final November 24, 2025 MANHATTAN BEACH’S CITY COUNCIL WELCOMES YOU! Meetings are broadcast live through Manhattan Beach Local Community Cable, Channel 8 (Spectrum), Channel 35 (Frontier), live streaming via the City's website, and via Zoom (Direct URL: https://www.zoomgov.com/j/1601321409, Meeting ID: 160 132 1409). The City continues to offer an opportunity to participate in City Council meetings via Zoom and in-person. City Council encourages the public to participate by submitting comments in advance of the meeting, no later than 12:00 PM, the day of the meeting, via: 1) eComment at http://www.manhattanbeach.gov/ecomment or 2) Email to cityclerk@manhattanbeach.gov All of your comments provided by the deadlines above will be available to the City Council and the public prior to the meeting. Copies of staff reports or other written documentation relating to each item of business referred to on this agenda are available for review on the City's website at www.manhattanbeach.gov, the Police Department located at 420 15th Street, and are also on file in the Office of the City Clerk for public inspection. Any person who has any question concerning any agenda item may call the City Clerk's office at (310) 802-5056. In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the Office of the City Clerk at (310) 802-5056 (voice) or (310) 546-3501 (TDD) or email cityclerk@manhattanbeach.gov. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. The City also provides closed captioning of all its Regular City Council Meetings for the hearing impaired. CERTIFICATION OF MEETING NOTICE AND AGENDA POSTING I, Liza Tamura, City Clerk of the City of Manhattan Beach, California, state under penalty of perjury that this notice/agenda was posted on Thursday, November 20, 2025, on the City's Website and on the bulletin boards of City Hall, Joslyn Community Center and Manhattan Heights. BELOW ARE THE AGENDA ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED. A. CALL MEETING TO ORDER B. PLEDGE TO THE FLAG C. ROLL CALL D. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA This is the time for the City Council to: (a) notify the public of any changes to the agenda; or (b) rearrange the order of the agenda. MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA City of Manhattan Beach Page 2 Printed on 11/20/2025 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda Final November 24, 2025 E. PUBLIC COMMENTS (3 MINUTES PER PERSON) Speakers may provide public comments on any matter that is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council, including items on the agenda. The Mayor may determine whether an item is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the City Council. While all comments are welcome, the Brown Act does not allow City Council to take action on any item not on the agenda. The City Council encourages the public to participate by submitting comments in advance of the meeting, no later than 12:00 PM, the day of the meeting, via: 1) eComment at http://www.manhattanbeach.gov/ecomment or 2) Email to cityclerk@manhattanbeach.gov All of your comments provided by the deadlines above will be available to the City Council and the public prior to the meeting. IN PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Please complete the "Request to Address the City Council" card by filling out your name, city of residence, the item(s) you would like to offer public comment, and returning it to the City Clerk. 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City of Manhattan Beach Page 3 Printed on 11/20/2025 City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda Final November 24, 2025 F. CLOSED SESSION I. ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION OF ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (Government Code Section 54957) Title: City Manager II. RECESS INTO CLOSED SESSION III. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION IV. CLOSED SESSION ANNOUNCEMENT IN OPEN SESSION G. ADJOURNMENT City of Manhattan Beach Page 4 Printed on 11/20/2025