1 TO: City Council
FROM: Ryan Smoot, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Brianna Rindge, Community & Economic Development Director MEETING DATE: January 17, 2023
SUBJECT: Monthly Report for the Community & Economic Development Department
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file the Community & Economic Development Department monthly report.
DISCUSSION
Planning
• Erika Barbero, the City’s new Assistant Planner, began working with Lomita on January 9, 2023.
• Whitney Weisberg, the City’s new Planning Intern, began working part-time with Lomita on January 10, 2023.
• Director Brianna Rindge met with the State Department of Housing and Community Development on January 11, 2023, to discuss lessons learned from Lomita’s housing element process and best practices moving forward.
• The Planning Commission meeting scheduled for January 9, 2023, was cancelled due to no complete applications.
• Staff intends to present a draft RFP for the General Plan Update, Rezone (including upcoming Specific Plans), Objective Design Standards, and all related CEQA work at a City Council meeting in February.
• The 2022 Annual Progress Report on Lomita’s 31 Housing Element Programs and RHNA number count will be presented to City Council in March.
Item No. 7e
CITY OF LOMITA
CITY COUNCIL REPORT
2 • Several ordinance discussions will be on Planning Commission and City Council agendas later this year as triggered by observed trends, post-COVID interest, the certified Housing Element, and other State mandates. The draft 2023 spring schedule is as follows:
Topic Council
Discussion
Planning
Commission
Hearing
City
Council
Hearings
Low-Barrier Navigation Centers Dec 2022 Feb 2023 March 2023 Supportive housing Dec 2022 Feb 2023 March 2023
Religious Institution & Emergency
Shelter Parking Dec 2022 Feb 2023 March 2023
Enact SB35 Streamlining Dec 2022 Feb 2023 March 2023
Reasonable Accommodation Dec 2022 Feb 2023 March 2023
ADUs Dec 2022 April 2023 May 2023
Murals Feb 2023 April 2023 May 2023
Designated Parking, Signage March 2023 May 2023 June 2023 Code Enforcement
• City Council approved a Public Services Agreement with 4LEAF, Inc. on the December 20, 2022, for augmented code enforcement services. Jocelyn Rivera will begin working part-time in Lomita in mid-January.
• There are 120 open cases as of December 31, 2022, up 11 from November. Staff closed 17 cases and opened 23 new cases in December. Among the 24 rectified cases, the most common violations include illegal street vending, businesses operating without required certificates or licenses, unpermitted construction, and site maintenance.
• In December, graffiti was removed from 15 locations (up an additional 13 from November) and illegal dumping addressed at 15 locations (down 4 from November).
OPTIONS
None. Information only. Receive and file.
FISCAL IMPACT
None. Information only. Receive and file.
3 Reviewed by: Approved by:
Gary Y. Sugano Ryan Smoot
Assistant City Manager City Manager
Prepared by:
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Brianna Rindge
Community & Economic Development Director