Bill Uphoff, Mayor
Mark A. Waronek, Mayor Pro Tem
James Gazeley, Council Member
Cindy Segawa, Council Member
Barry Waite, Council Member
LOMITA CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
24300 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita, CA 90717
Phone: (310) 325-7110
Fax: (310) 325-4024
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2023
6:00 PM
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COMMENT ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU MUST SHOW UP IN PERSON AT THE MEETING.
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No meeting of the Lomita Public Financing Authority will be held on this date.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda March 21, 2023
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation
d. Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Persons wishing to speak on Consent Agenda items or subjects other than those scheduled are requested to do so at this time. In order to conduct a timely meeting, a three (3) minute time limit per person has been established. Government Code Section 54954.2 prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on a specific item unless it appears on a posted agenda.
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL
The City Council may discuss and act upon items described under Council comments; however, items which are not on the agenda will be limited to Council reports, announcements, requests for clarification or factual information, or placement of matters on the agenda for a future meeting.
6. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT (information only)
3. PRESENTATIONS
• RECOGNITION OF HOUSING AUTHORITY COMMISSIONERS
• RECOGNITION OF OSAKA MARATHON PARTICIPANTS SERGEANT DAVID
DUARTE AND DEPUTY JOHN HONG ON BEHALF OF THE LOMITA SISTER CITY
ASSOCIATION AND SISTER CITY TAKAISHI
7. CONSENT AGENDA
All items under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There may be separate discussions of these items prior to the time the Council votes on the motion. Specific items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any Council Member or staff.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That Consent Agenda Items 7a-n be approved.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda March 21, 2023
a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and that They be Read in Title Only RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
b. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. c. Monthly Report for the Administrative Services Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
d. Monthly Report for the City Manager’s Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
e. Monthly Report for the Community and Economic Development Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
f. Monthly Report for the Recreation and Facilities Division RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
g. Monthly Report for the Public Works Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
h. January 2023 Treasury & Investment Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
i. Quarterly Financial Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
j. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 845 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2023-01 Amending Lomita Municipal Code Title XI (Planning and Zoning) to Ensure Consistency with State Law
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 845 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT 2023-01
AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE XI (PLANNING AND ZONING) TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW REGARDING SUPPORTIVE, TRANSITIONAL, AND EMPLOYEE HOUSING, LOWBARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, COVERED
PARKING, SENIOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS, EMERGENCY SHELTERS,
AND SUBSTANDARD LIVING CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS THE STRIKING OF Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda March 21, 2023
UNUSED EXISTING ZONING DISTRICTS, AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
k. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 846 to Amend Chapter 5 (Administrative Citations and Penalties) of Title I of the Lomita Municipal Code to Alter the Provisions and Procedures Related to Administrative Citations RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 846 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE I OF THE LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALIGN WITH NEW REGULATIONS IN ENFORCING
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS TO ACHIEVE COMPLIANCE AND FINDING THE
SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT l. Purchase of Electric Vehicle for Public Works Water Division RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize purchase of a Chevy Bolt EV. m. 2022 Annual Housing Element Progress Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the City’s 2022 Annual Housing Element Progress Report.
n. Geographic Information System (GIS) Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Authorize participation in LARIAC; 2) Approve the Services for ESRI to provide ArcGIS Subscriptions; 3) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute an agreement for GIS consulting services, in a form approved by the
City Attorney, for an amount less than $20,000; and 4) Appropriate $30,337 for GISrelated services in FY22-23.
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ALLOWING MURALS ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY
Presented by Brianna Rindge, Community & Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and, if desired, provide staff direction to return with an ordinance further permitting and regulating murals on private property within the City.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. PUBLIC HEARING #3 TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON DRAFT MAPS AND
THE TRANSITION TO DISTRICT-BASED ELECTIONS UNDER THE CALIFORNIA
VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Presented by Trevor Rusin, City Attorney, and Ryan Smoot, City Manager Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda March 21, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Receive the staff report and presentation on the Draft Maps; 2) Conduct the third Public Hearing to obtain public input and provide direction to staff on recommended changes to the Draft Maps, if any; and 3) Approve the Draft Maps for circulation to the public for comment.
10. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourns in memory of Vivian Peightal, long-time member of the Lomita Historical Society.
Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are available for public inspection via the City’s website and copies are available for public inspection beginning the next regular business day in the City Clerk’s Office, 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita.
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I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting at the following locations: Lomita City Hall, Lomita Park, and uploaded to the City of Lomita website http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/city_agendas/.
Date Posted: March 16, 2023
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Linda E. Abbott, CMC, Deputy City Clerk