On July 19 at a regular City Council Meeting, the City of Redondo Beach City Council voted to appoint a new District 1 Council Member to fill the vacancy left when Jeff Ginsburg resigned on June 30 citing family reasons. Martha Barbee was sworn in after a unanimous vote.
The applications for residents seeking appointment for Redondo Beach’s vacant City Council District 1 seat included sixteen eligible applications
Of the two applicants declared ineligible, one was found to have been registered to vote in District 4; the second was registered in Hermosa Beach.
The applicants were:
Martha Barbee, current Redondo Beach Historical Commissioner
Tom Bauer, real estate manager
Ray Benning, Jr., former Redondo Beach Planning Commissioner
Thomas Conroy, former Redondo Beach Planning Commissioner
Susan Couig, Los Angeles City Prosecutor
Devin Daly, business owner
Dave Goodman, current Redondo Beach Planning Commissioner
Martin Holmes, Rescue Our Waterfront co-founder
Michael Huffman, business owner
Randall Kimose, former Redondo Beach Chamber of Commerce President
Ben Morse, current Redondo Beach Public Safety Commissioner
Nils Nehrenheim, Rescue Our Waterfront co-founder
Gary Shammas, retired engineer
Rolf Strutzenberg, retired engineer
Charlie Szymanski, South Bay Parkland Conservancy
Reggie Thomas, current Redondo Beach Parks and Recreation Commissioner
