City Council - Regular Meeting

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

The Manhattan Beach City Council held an adjourned regular meeting on August 4, 2026. The meeting included the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, approval of the agenda, and a brief public comment period before the Council moved into a closed session to discuss existing litigation.

About this meeting

Government Body: City Council
Meeting Type: City Council
Location: Manhattan Beach, CA
Meeting Date: August 4, 2026

13 sections

0:03 – 0:19•Speaker 4

Okay, great. Thank you. Well, good afternoon. Welcome to the City Council adjourned regular meeting for Tuesday, August 4th, 2026 at 5 p.m. Can we have someone volunteer to lead the pledge?

0:19•Speaker 2

I'd like to.

0:20•Speaker 4

We've got...

0:21•Speaker 2

Put your right hand over your heart. Face the flag. Begin.

0:40 – 0:52•Speaker 4

Do you have a pen? Yes. Yeah. It's done very well. I don't know. I got excited. We'll contact your teacher. Okay. And roll call, please.

0:53•Speaker 3

Council Member Sherrillian. Here. Council Member Howard. Here. Council Member Lesser.

0:57•Speaker 4

Here.

0:57•Speaker 3

Mayor Pro Tem Tarnay. Here. Mayor Franklin.

1:00 – 1:18•Speaker 4

Here. And I need a motion to approve the agenda. So moved by Mayor Pro Tem Tarney and City Council Member Sherrillian. Can I have a vote, please?

1:19•Speaker 3

Motion passes 5-0.

1:22 – 1:39•Speaker 4

Okay, move on to E, public comments. Seeing no one in the chambers. Is there anyone online? No request on Zoom. Okay, so we'll close public comments. And we will enter into closed session with an announcement. An open session of items to be discussed in the session.

1:41 – 1:54•Speaker 1

Thank you, Mayor. We have one closed session this afternoon. It's a piece of existing litigation identified on the agenda pursuant to government code section 54956.9D1.

1:54•Speaker 4

Okay, so we will recess into closed session.

This transcript was automatically generated from the official public meeting video and is presented unedited. It reflects remarks made on the public record by elected officials, staff, and public commenters. Transcript accuracy may vary; view the original recording for reference.