Manhattan Beach is set to finalize new paid parking regulations when the City Council meets Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 6 p.m.

Ordinance No. 26-0011, which rewrites the city's parking meter code and creates a new paid parking chapter in the municipal code, is on the consent calendar for its second reading and adoption. The council introduced the ordinance at its Sept. 15 meeting after the Parking and Public Improvements Commission reviewed the proposed code changes on Aug. 20. Meter rates also rose by $0.50 to $1 per hour on Aug. 1, according to MB Weekly.

The full text of the ordinance has not been made public in the agenda materials. The specific rules governing hours, affected streets and any exemptions are not yet clear.

Community Development Director Masa Alkire is also leading a discussion on launching an ad-hoc Housing Task Force tied to the city's next housing element cycle. Mayor Joe Franklin and Councilmember Steve Charelian requested a midyear update on the city's Sixth Cycle housing element at the Sept. 15 meeting. The Oct. 6 discussion would look ahead to the next cycle. Staff attachments include examples of housing advisory committees from Azusa, Carlsbad, Pasadena and Newport Beach. The council will discuss goals and a timeline, with potential budget implications.

A public hearing on Ordinance No. 26-0012 rounds out the land-use agenda. That measure would amend sections of the municipal code and the Local Coastal Program through what the city's agenda calls omnibus zone text amendments. Details of the changes were reviewed by the Planning Commission on July 8, but the scope is not spelled out in the agenda posting.

Finance Director Libby Bretthauer will present preliminary year-end financial results for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and request budget appropriations. No figures appear in the agenda materials. The city and MB News have offered different pictures of the budget this year. A city press release in July said the General Fund carried a $2.7 million operating surplus and AAA bond ratings from Standard & Poor's and Moody's. MB News reported the adopted FY 2026-27 budget included an $8.825 million use of fund balance when one-time transfers were counted, including $6 million to the Insurance Reserve Fund and $5 million for capital projects.

Charelian, a 35-year veteran of the city's finance department, told MB News in August that "the city has a history of budgeting conservatively. As long as it keeps spending controlled and aligns expenditures with revenue growth, our long-term financial outlook should remain stable."

The rest of the agenda includes a $53,000 state traffic safety grant presented by Police Chief Rachel Johnson, a $59,800 stormwater consulting contract with Geosyntec Consultants, a homelessness outreach update from City Manager Talyn Mirzakhanian, a discussion on creating a Poet Laureate program, and a fee waiver reconsideration for the North Manhattan Beach Holiday Stroll.

The council will also recognize Calista Yun, CEO of TuffCookieCo, who won the Chamber of Commerce Young Entrepreneurs Academy competition and placed third nationally.

Residents can submit comments by noon Oct. 6 at manhattanbeach.gov/ecomment or by email to [email protected]. The next council meeting is Oct. 20 at 6 p.m.