09/12/2026
Wave Pool? 🏄♀️
Thank you Mayor Jim Light on your clear description of the Sea Side Lagoon and a proposed wave pool.
SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON UPCOMING SEASIDE LAGOON RELATED MEETINGS
I am seeing lots of misinformation flying around on social media and on email related to upcoming Seaside Lagoon meetings.
Harbor Commission - Monday 14 September
Harbor Commission agendized a briefing from Allen Sanford on his wave pool concept. The Harbor Commission will not be able to approve a wave pool at Seaside Lagoon. The most they can do is recommend the Council consider a wave pool at the park.
Some folks have been questioning whether the Commission could agendize this item. Since it is in their purview and the agenda item did not require any staff effort, they were certainly allowed to ask for it to be agendized.
City Council - Tuesday 15 September
The City Council will decide whether or not to direct staff to submit the city’s current plan for Seaside Lagoon for entitlements. The Council will consider any recommendations from the Harbor Commission in their deliberation. What the Council cannot do is approve a wave pool at the meeting - it is not agendized, and there is insufficient detail by which to make any decision..
Other misinformation:
“The Harbor Commission illegally allowed Allen to make a presentation on a wave pool and engaged in an improper debate on an unagendized topic. “ - No, Allen spoke on public input during the 3 minutes any member of the public is allotted. The Commission did not engage him on his concept, nor did they debate a wave pool. They did the right thing and asked for an agenda item to hear more about the Wavepool proposal. The Harbor Commission does not have the power to do anything except recommend that the City Council consider a wave pool.
“The city is in negotiations with Allen for a Wave Pool at Seaside Lagoon.”. Nope. No such negotiation. The city could not sole source a concession for a wave pool in Seaside Lagoon regional park. It would have to be competed. The City cannot approve development of any project at Seaside Lagoon. Seaside Lagoon is in the tidelands where the Coastal Commission retains its jurisdiction and has not delegated authority to Redondo. The most the City can do is approve an application to the Coastal Commission for a project in Seaside Lagoon park.
Redondo Beach Mayor, Jim Light