Redondo Beach mayor delivers final State of the City address
City Manager Bill Workman and Mayor Mike Gin, dressed for a roast that followed Gin’s State of the City speech last Thursday. Photo by Deidre Davidson Outgoing Mayor Mike Gin delivered his eighth and final State of the City address to intermittent bursts of applause on the evening of Thursday, March 28, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. “Tonight is a celebration of what all of us have been able to accomplish as a community,” he began, thanking all the people he has worked alongside during his two-term tenure as the mayor of Redondo Beach. Gin spoke of the successes and the challenges that marked his mayoral career, noting first that the city’s budget is presently balanced and even shows a moderate surplus thanks to the willingness of city staff to absorb a six percent salary reduction. “[That was a] tough decision but despite all of that, [city staff] continue to perform at amazingly high levels,” Gin said. He noted steady growth in property tax rates and transient occupancy taxes, owing to increasing hotel room rates, and a positive increase in construction fees. He spoke of the forthcoming economic development at the pier and along Harbor Drive, which will engender a “renaissance” of…
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