Meeting Time: September 09, 2021 at 6:00pm PDT
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1. 21-0180 City Council Reorganization: a) Public Comments on Reorganization b) Recognition of Outgoing Mayor Hadley c) Selection of Mayor d) Selection of Mayor Pro Tem (City Clerk Tamura). APPROVE

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    Michael Tauber over 2 years ago

    I would like to thank the Honorable Mayor Hadley for her service to our city. With her leadership skills, she provided a safe and prosperous community. I was taught as a boy scout you should leave an area better than you found it and Mayor Hadley certainly did. Serving the city’s youth, businesses and older adult contingent brought forward, a healthy lifestyle to our growing community. Thank you.
    Michael Tauber
    M B Boy Scout Troop 849
    Chairman Friends of Senior and Scout Community Center

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    Brenda OLeary over 2 years ago

    Welcome Mayor Hildy Stern!

    During this time of continued uncertainty around the pandemic, it's nice to have a Mayor who relies on science.

    During this time of heightened conflict and controversy amongst our neighbors, it's nice to have a Mayor who advocates for a peace pole.

    Hopefully your leadership will turn the page on a brighter chapter for our community.

    All the best,
    Brenda O'Leary

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    Lana Rizika over 2 years ago

    Thank you, Mayor Hadley, for your dedicated service. I appreciated your willingness to hear everyone's comments, even though we didn't always agree. I would like to extend a warm welcome and big congratulations to our new Mayor, Hildy Stern! I look forward to your leadership, as I have already seen your capacity for grace, patience, empathy, and thoughtfulness. Welcome, Mayor Stern!

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    Pamela Smith over 2 years ago

    Thank you Mayor Hadley for your unwavering service to our community. You came into office and a most difficult time for our small town. You worked to create a united atmosphere with grace under fire. I am proud to call you our Mayor. You have set the bar very high for your sucessor. Thank you.

    Sincerely,
    Pam Smith

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    James Myrtle over 2 years ago

    Grateful thanks to Mayor Hadley for her consistently thoughtful, community-focused leadership. Small city "mayorship" is where the rubber meets the road in the US, and she has led us through some unprecedented indeed historically difficult times. Congratulations for all you have done for us.

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    Christina Shivpuri over 2 years ago

    Welcome Hildy Stern as our new Mayor! My family and I support you and your vision for our city and community. Your recommendation to install a PEACE Pole in front of the Civic Center represents what all of us want for our city - a culture of care, respect and appreciation. We have the utmost confidence in your ability to serve as the Mayor of Manhattan Beach.

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    Fred Taylor over 2 years ago

    I want to give my thanks to Mayor Hadley for a superlative term as our Mayor. She entered the office with adverse political headwinds and yet served with grace, confidence and justice to each and every resident. Truth be told, she set the gold standard for leading our city with reason and prudence.

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    Glenn Goldstein over 2 years ago

    Welcome to Hildy Stern as our new Mayor. Thank you for your tireless efforts on behalf of all of the residents of our beloved Manhattan Beach! Best wishes as you navigate the many challenges ahead. We look forward to your wisdom and leadership.

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    D Berger over 2 years ago

    Congratulations to Hildy Stern! We are looking forward to this rotation and support your efforts! Great idea with the Peace Pole! Thank you Suzanne Hadley for your service.

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    Tad Thormodsgaard over 2 years ago

    Thank you Mayor Hadley for your amazing leadership. You have navigated some tough waters this year with a fair approach that listened to all sides. I appreciate your strong and thoughtful leadership to keep Manhattan Beach moving forward despite some unfair attacks from the far left. I appreciate your balanced viewpoint, your energy and your strong will to get things done for the good of our wonderful city. Welcome Mayor Hildy Stern to your new position.

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    Taylor Gamble over 2 years ago

    Thank you to Mayor Hadley for her service and congratulations to Mayor Hildy Stern on her mayoral rotation! We are so excited to have you as our lead representative on the City Council for the next 9 months. We are fortunate to have your intellect, calm resolve, empathy, and courageousness that will make you a strong and effective Manhattan Beach Mayor who is sure to represent us positively in the public arena. Welcome, Hildy!

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    Laura Kiely over 2 years ago

    Welcome to our new Mayor, Hildy Stern! Manhattan Beach is fortunate! You lead with reason, thoughtfulness, integrity, respect, and courage.
    Mayor Hadley, I appreciate your desire to serve, and your willingness to respond to my concerns. Thank you.

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    Jay Henneberry over 2 years ago

    I write to thank Mayor Hadley for her service and to welcome our new mayor Hildy Stern. I am a 26 year resident of Manhattan Beach and have known Hildy for over 25 of those years. I have always found her to be a person of great integrity, intellect and kindness, and a very caring friend one can always count on. I have been disheartened by the tenor of our community’s conversation lately and hope everyone will join me in welcoming her. She is a terrific person and will be an outstanding mayor.

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    Kim BrantLucich over 2 years ago

    Thank you Mayor Hadley for your service and for repeatedly welcoming and responding to public comments, even though we often do not agree. I also extend a heartfelt welcome and congratulations to incoming Mayor Hildy Stern. You have courageously stood up against divisive and tone deaf rhetoric, often standing alone. I look forward to your calm, compassionate and thoughtful leadership and your continued advocacy for social justice and a welcoming and inclusive Manhattan Beach.

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    Gary Henning over 2 years ago

    Thank you to Mayor Suzanne Hadley for her excellent work for the City of Manhattan Beach! We were fortunate to have your logic and common sense as Mayor during a very difficult time. I am certain you will continue to serve the City well!

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    stephen Packwood over 2 years ago

    Mayor Hadley
    We have enjoyed your strong and fair leadership for the last several months and wish you the best for your remaining term. We hope to see your name on the next ballot for City Council as you have wide support in the Community.
    Steve and Paula Packwood

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    Julie Birkel over 2 years ago

    Dear Mayor Stern,
    Congratulations! I’m looking forward to your wise and compassionate leadership. Keep doin’ what you’re doing!
    Mayor Hadley, thank you for your service to our community. While we didn’t often agree on issues, you were always gracious and responsive in communicating with me and I appreciate it!

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    Jim Quilliam over 2 years ago

    Mayor Hadley, thank you so much for your sound leadership and for setting the standard of professionalism, persistence and follow through on the issues facing our city/community and always being approachable and available to place constituents as a priority.
    Thanks Jim & Mary Kay Quilliam

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    Jen Dohner over 2 years ago

    A heartfelt Thank You to outgoing Mayor Hadley for her service...

    ... and a hearty Congratulations and Welcome to incoming Mayor Stern! Hildy I truly appreciate the kind, thoughtful, and honest way you approach public service as well as your careful consideration of the city constituency in it's entirety.

    I very much look forward to having you at the helm these next 9 months.

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    Huy Nguyen over 2 years ago

    Welcome Hildy Stern and looking forward to your fresh leadership. You have always been an avid leader and champion for equality and social justice. I can’t wait to see you implement changes for an even greater and more inclusive community. Thanks Hadley for your service.