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, APRIL 04, 2023
6:00 PM
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS RESUMED PUBLIC MEETINGS IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
PARTICIPATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IS ONLY GUARANTEED VIA IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE.
AS A COURTESY, THE CITY MAY ALSO CHOOSE TO ALLOW PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
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THE MEETING WILL NOT BE CANCELLED NOR SUSPENDED IF TECHNICAL ISSUES PRECLUDE OR IMPACT THE ABILITY TO ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT OVER ZOOM.
SHOULD YOU WISH TO ENSURE YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS MEETING, OR
COMMENT ON AN ITEM ON THE AGENDA, YOU MUST SHOW UP IN PERSON AT THE MEETING.
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Your name and city of residency is requested, but not required.
No meeting of the Lomita Public Financing Authority will be held on this date.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 04, 2023
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation
d. Roll Call
e. Closed Session Announcement
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
• RECOGNITION OF OSAKA MARATHON PARTICIPANTS SERGEANT DAVID
DUARTE AND DEPUTY JOHN HONG ON BEHALF OF THE LOMITA SISTER CITY
ASSOCIATION AND SISTER CITY TAKAISHI
• PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING APRIL AS DONATE LIFE MONTH PRESENTED
TO ONELEGACY
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)
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-j be approved. a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and that They be Read in Title Only Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 04, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
b. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of March 7, 2023, and March 21, 2023 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. d. Proclamation Recognizing April 28, 2023, as Arbor Day RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Proclamation.
e. First Amendment to Agreement with AKM for Construction Management Services related to the Cypress Facility Upgrades
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the First Amendment to Agreement 2020-22 with AKM Consulting Engineers for construction management services related to Cypress Facility upgrades for a total not to exceed $513,826 inclusive of previously approved funding; and authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the Amendment. f. Accept Work and File Notice of Completion for the Street Reconstruction Project Zones C & F
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Accept the work performed by Sequel Contractors, Inc. for the construction of Street Reconstruction Project Zones C & F; authorize the Public Works Director to sign the Notice of Completion (NOC) and release the 5% retention payment in the amount of $104,910.14. to Sequel Contractors, Inc. 35 calendar days after recordation of the NOC by the County Recorder’s Office contingent upon no claims being filed on the project; and authorize the City Clerk to file the NOC with the County Recorder’s Office.
g. Agreement with Calgon Carbon Corporation for the Cypress Water Production Facility RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Calgon Carbon Corporation for granular activated carbon, in a form approved by the City Attorney, for an amount up to $520,000. h. Consideration of Settlement Agreements with Defendants Teva, Allergan, Walmart, Walgreens, and CVS who have Entered into the 2022 National Opioid Settlement Agreements
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Opt into settlement agreements with three pharmacy chains —CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart and direct the City Manager to execute any documents necessary to implement the action and, when possible, allocate the City’s designated share of settlement funds to the County of Los Angeles; and Opt into settlement agreements with two opioid manufacturers—Allergan and Teva and direct the City Manager to execute any documents necessary to implement the action and, when possible, allocate the City’s designated share of settlement funds to the County of Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 04, 2023
Los Angeles.
i. 2022 Annual Progress Report for the General Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the City’s 2022 Annual Progress Report on the General Plan. Review and submittal of the report is not a project requiring review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
j. Resolution of Public Convenience and Necessity Relative to Conditional Use Permit No. 307, for the Sale of Beer, Wine, and Distilled Spirits for Target Located at 2130 Pacific Coast Highway in the C-R (Commercial Retail) Zone RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution.
2023-06 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA,
CALIFORNIA, RESOLVING THE PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY OF AN
ABC LICENSE FOR THE SALE OF BEER, WINE, AND DISTILLED SPIRITS FOR OFF-SITE CONSUMPTION AT 2130 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. DISCUSSION REGARDING SAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS
Presented by Ryan Smoot, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive the information presented, discuss, and if desired, provide further direction.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE VI (BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND
TRADES), CHAPTER 8 (MASSAGE BUSINESSES AND PRACTITIONERS) TO CLARIFY LANGUAGE AND SPECIFY REGULATIONS (No staff report) Presented by Brianna Rindge, Community & Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Continue the item to the April 18, 2023, City Council meeting.
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2023- 02, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE XI (PLANNING
AND ZONING) TO MODIFY OFF-STREET PARKING RESTRICTIONS AND PERMIT
ADDITIONAL TYPES OF PARKING LOT SIGNS, TO ADD DEFINITIONS Presented by Laura MacMorran, Associate Planner
RECOMMENDED ACTION: After the City Attorney reads the title of the ordinance, accept the recommendation of the Planning Commission and introduce on first reading an ordinance amending Lomita’s Municipal Code Sections 11-1.15(D) and 11-1.15(S) (Definitions), Section 11-1.66.05 to modify off-street parking regulations and Article 67 Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda April 04, 2023
to modify sign regulations, find the project is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and direct staff to schedule the second reading and adoption of the ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 847 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT No. 2023-02 AND
AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE XI (PLANNING AND ZONING) ARTICLE 15 (DEFINITIONS), ARTICLE 66 (OFF-STREET PARKING, STORAGE AND LOADING), AND ARTICLE 67 (SIGNS) AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. INITIATED BY BRFI LOMITA II, LLC, 11611 SAN VINCENTE BOULEVARD, SUITE 900, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049 (APPLICANT)
10. ADJOURNMENT
The City Council adjourns this meeting in memory of Council Member Gazeley’s mother, Lomita resident Lorraine Frances Manfrass, and Lomita resident and former Commissioner Richard Emerson Colbary.
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 30, 2023
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Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk