GARDENA CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Notice and Agenda
Council Chamber at City Hall
1700 West 162
nd
Street, Gardena, California
Website:
www.cityofgardena.org
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Closed Session 7:00 p.m.
Open Session 7:30 p.m.
TASHA CERDA
,
Mayor
RODNEY G. TANAKA
,
Mayor Pro Tem
MARK E. HENDERSON
,
Council Member
PAULETTE C. FRANCIS
,
Council Member
WANDA LOVE
,
Council Member
MINA SEMENZA
,
City Clerk
GUY H. MATO,
City Treasurer
CLINT OSORIO
, City Manager
CARMEN VASQUEZ
,
City Attorney
LISA KRANITZ
,
Assistant City Attorney
ROSEMARY KOO
,
Assistant City Attorney
If you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options:
1 .
VIEW THE MEETING live on SPECTRUM CHANNEL 22 or ONLINE at youtube.com/CityofGardena
2 .
PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING
by emailing the Deputy City Clerk at
[email protected]
by 5:00p.m. on the day of the meeting and write
"Public Comment" in the subject line.
3 .
ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON
PUBLIC COMMENT
:
The City Council will hear from the public on any item on the agenda or any item of interest that is not on the agenda at the following times:
Agenda Items – At the time the City Council considers the item or during Oral Communications
Non-agenda Items – During Oral Communications
Public Hearings – At the time for Public Hearings listed on the Agenda If you wish to address the Council, please complete a “Speaker Request” form and present it to the City Clerk or Sergeant of Arms. You will be called to the podium by name when it is your turn to address the Council. The City Council cannot legally take action on any item not scheduled on the Agenda. Such items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future Agenda. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council will be given three (3) minutes to speak. 4 .
The City of Gardena, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk's Office by phone (310) 217-9565 or email
[email protected]
at least 24 business
hours prior to the scheduled general meeting to ensure assistance is provided. Assistive listening devices are available. 1
1. ROLL CALL
2. CLOSED SESSION
2.A
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
Significant exposure to litigation, pu
rsuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government
Code Section 54956.9
One Potential Case
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. INVOCATION
Associate Pastor Stanley A. White
Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.A
Boards & Commissions Presentation - Rent Mediation Board
5.B
Certificate of Recognition to Barbara Phillips in appreciation of her service to the community as a Member of the Gardena Beautification Commission
Recog-outgoing Commissioner - B. Phillips
5.C
Certificates of Commendation presented to the members of the Fourth Gardena Police Department Community Academy
Certificates of Commendation
5.D
Gardena Police Department Fireworks Enforcement Plan 2025
5.E
Gardena Events Video Presentation
6. PROCLAMATIONS
STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS Treat everyone courteously;
Listen to others respectfully;
Exercise self-control;
Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints;
Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions Thank you for your attendance and cooperation
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
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APPOINTMENTS
7.A
Council Appointments to Commissions, Committees, Councils and Boards (Appointees to be Ratified and Sworn In)
Gardena Economic Business Advisory Commission (GEBAC) - Donald Penegar (Appointed by Council Member Love)
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
- Roll Call Vote Required On The Consent Calendar
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless a Council Member requests Council discussion, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately following this portion of the agenda.
PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR
8.A
Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on this Agenda and that they be Read by Title Only
CONTACT: CITY CLERK
8.B
Approve Minutes
Regular Meeting of the City Council, June 10, 2025
CONTACT: CITY CLERK
06102025 CC MEETING - FINAL.pdf
8.C
Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, June 24, 2025
CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
Warrant-Payroll Register 06-24-25.pdf
8.D
Monthly Investment Portfolio, May 2025
CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
May 2025 Investment Report.pdf
8.E
Personnel Report P-2025-11 06-24-25
CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
PERS RPT P-2025-11 06-24-25.pdf
8.F
Ratification of the City Council's May 13, 2025, Approval of the Authorization to Purchase a 2025 Ford Transit - 350 MR Passenger XL RWD Vehicle CONTACT: RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
05-13-2025 Certified Minutes Excerpt for REC Item 17.B Authorization to Purchase a 2025 Ford Transit - 350 MR Passenger XL RWD Vehicle in the amount of $64,357.90.pdf
Central Ford_Revised Quote_69,234.62.pdf
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Ratification of the City Council's May 13, 2025, Approval of the Authorization to Purchase a 2024 Chrysler Pacifica Touring ADA Commercial Mini Van with Folding Ramp
CONTACT: RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
invoice 75316 for 71551.06.pdf
05-13-2025 Certified Minutes Excerpt for REC Item 17.C Authorization to Purchase a 2024 Chrysler Pacifica Touring ADA Mini Van from Mobility Works-Amount $71,551.06.docx.pdf
United Access Invoice
8.H
Approval of an Annual Bingo Permit - Gardena Buddhist Church CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Application.pdf
Planning Memo.pdf
Gardena Police Dept Memo.pdf
LA CO Fire Memo.pdf
9. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR
10. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET
10.A
JUNE 3, 2025 MEETING
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Meeting Cancelled
2025_06_03 CANCELLATION.pdf
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JUNE 17, 2025, MEETING
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT #15-24, CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT #5-24, SITE PLAN REVIEW #3-24, AND TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP #1-24
The Planning and Environmental Quality Commission considered staff's request to open and continue the public hearing to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Environmental Quality Commission on July 15, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber.
The project requests a Conditional Use Permit (CUP #5-24) to allow warehouse operations in the General Industrial (M-2) zone in accordance with Section
18.46.030.C.18 of the Gardena Municipal Code; Site Plan Review (SPR #3-24) to permit the demolition of an existing 233,634 sf single-tenant warehouse building and replace with four (4) new warehouse buildings containing 15 tenant spaces, totaling 223,509 sf, a new parking and circulation plan, lighting, fencing, and landscaping improvements; Tentative Parcel Map (TPM #1-24) to permit the merger of eight lot-tied parcels into one single parcel for the site development; and Environmental Assessment (EA #15-24) to consider the proposed project for a categorical exemption pursuant to CEQA Guidelines § 15302(b) Class 2, as a replacement or reconstruction of existing structures and facilities.
LOCATION: 1855 W. 139th Street, Gardena, CA 90249 (APN: 4061-025-130) APPLICANT: Terreno LLC
Commission Action:
The Planning and Environmental Quality Commission
approved the request, by 3-0 vote, to open and continue the public hearing on the project, to the regularly scheduled meeting of the Planning and Environmental Quality Commission on July 15, 2025, at 7:00 PM in the Council Chamber.
City Council Action:
No action needed.
10.C
JUNE 17, 2025, MEETING
RECEIVE BROWN ACT TRAINING FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Assistant City Attorney, Rosemary Koo, provided Brown Act training for the members of the Planning and Environmental Quality Commission.
Commission Action
: Received Brown Act training from the City Attorney's office.
City Council Action:
No action needed.
To view the complete Planning Commission agenda packet, CLICK HERE.
2025_06_17 PCAX
11. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (
LIMITED TO A 30-MINUTE PERIOD)
Oral Communications by the public will be heard for one-half hour at or before 8:30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the last agenda item commenced prior to 8:30 p.m. Oral Communications not concluded at that time shall be resumed at the end of the meeting after Council Reports. Speakers are to limit their remarks to three minutes, unless extended by the Mayor. An amber light will appear to alert the speaker when two minutes are complete, and a red light will appear
when three minutes are over. Your cooperation
is appreciated.
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DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
12.A
PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION NO. 6703
: Adopting the City of Gardena's
Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Proposed Amended Budget
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Open the public hearing;
Receive testimony from the public, allow three (3) minutes for each speaker Close the public hearing
Staff Recommendation for Motion:
Adopt Resolution No. 6703
Resolution No. 6703 - Adopting Amended Budget FY2025-26.pdf
Proposed Amended Budget FY 2025-2026.pdf
12.B
PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION NO. 6704
, Establishing the Appropriations Limit
for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 (GANN Limit)
Staff Recommendation: Staff respectfully recommends that the City Council:
Open the public hearing;
Receive testimony from the public, allow three (3) minutes for each speaker;
Close the public hearing
Staff Recommendation
Adopt Resolution No. 6704 which establishes the City's Appropriations Limit for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 at $153,171,077, as required by Article XIII (B) of the California Constitution.
Resolution No. 6704 - GANN Limit FY 25-26 with Exhibit A.pdf
12.C
RESOLUTION NO. 6705
, Acknowledging the Receipt and Filing of the Annual
Statement of Investment Policy for the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 6705
Reso. 6705 Investment Policy 2025-2026 with Exhibit A.pdf
12.D
Authorize the City Manager to Purchase and Bind Insurance Coverage in the amount of $119,570 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and $2,858,830 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for a total of $2,978,400
Staff Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to Purchase and Bind Insurance Coverage in the amount o
f $119,570 for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and
$2,858,830 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for a total of
$2,978,400
2025 - 2026 Insurance Coverages.pdf
13. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
14. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES
15. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - POLICE
16. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - PUBLIC WORKS
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DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES
17.A
RESOLUTION NO. 6707,
Amending the Naming of City-Owned Facilities Policy
Staff Recommendation: A
dopt Resolution No. 6707, amending the existing
policy for the naming and renaming of City-owned facilities, including parks, recreational facilities, public buildings, and rights-of-way
6707 Resolution_Signed.pdf
011112000 CC Mtg Agenda Item 9.B.(1).pdf
18. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - TRANSPORTATION
19. COUNCIL ITEMS
20. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES
21. CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS
22. COUNCIL REMARKS
1 .
COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON
2 .
MAYOR PRO TEM TANAKA
3 .
COUNCIL MEMBER LOVE
4 .
MAYOR CERDA
5 .
COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS
23. ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
24. REMEMBRANCES
25. ADJOURNMENT
The Gardena City Council will adjourn to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall lobby not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is available on our website at www.CityofGardena.org
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Dated this 20th day of June 2025
/s/ MINA SEMENZA
MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk
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