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, JULY 18, 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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Telephone Option: (669)-900-6833 Meeting ID: 833 0657 6837
THE COUNCIL MAY SUSPEND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION VIA ZOOM AT ANY TIME, AND
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 July 18, 2023
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation – Mayor Pro Tem Uphoff
d. Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
• CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO THE FLEMING MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRL’S SOCCER TEAM
• LOMITA EMERGENCY RESPONSE UPDATE
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-o be approved. a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and that They be Read in Title Only Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 18, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
b. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of February 21, 2023, April 18, 2023, June 20, 2023, and the Special City Council Meeting of June 5, 2023 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. d. Monthly Report for the Administrative Services Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
e. Monthly Report for the City Manager’s Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
f. Monthly Report for the Community and Economic Development Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
g. Monthly Report for the Recreation and Facilities Division RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
h. Monthly Report for the Public Works Department
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
i. May and June 2023 Treasury & Investment Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
j. Professional Services Agreement with Psomas for the Sanitary Sewer System Master Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Psomas for the completion of the Sanitary Sewer System Master Plan in the amount of $125,040 plus a 10% contingency amount of $12,504; appropriate $22,544 from the Sewer Replacement Fund; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. k. Confirmation of South Bay Workforce Investment Board Nominee RECOMMENDED ACTION: Confirm the appointment of the Lomita Chamber of Commerce nominee, Nayeem Khan as the Lomita business representative to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board for a term beginning July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027.
l. First Amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with Kiley & Associates for Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 18, 2023
Federal Legislative Advocacy Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a First Amendment to the agreement with Kiley and Associates and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. m. Bus Loading Zone on Eshelman Avenue
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Establish a bus loading zone from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on school days on the east side of Eshelman Avenue between a point 65 feet and a point 125 feet south of 255th Street and between a point 150 feet and a point 305 feet south of 255th Street; post bus loading signage; and install 30 feet of red curb on the east side of Eshelman Avenue, at its intersection with 255th Street as shown on attached drawings.
n. Professional Services Agreement with Onward Engineering for the Design of Water Main Replacements in Zone G
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Onward Engineering for engineering design services for water main replacements in Zone G in the amount of $175,755 plus a 15% contingency amount of $26,363; reappropriate $1,156,000 from FY22-23 to FY23-24; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
o. Los Angeles City Permit Fee for 247th Area Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize payment for Los Angeles City Permit Fee for the 247th Area Project for approximately $320,000; and appropriate $260,000 from the Water Capital Fund to the 247th Area Project
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ESTABLISHING A 60th ANNIVERSARY
AD HOC COMMITTEE
Presented by Lina Hernandez, Senior Management Analyst
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss the possibility of establishing an ad hoc committee for Lomita’s 60-year Anniversary celebration. b. DISCUSSION OF LANE STRIPING ON NARBONNE AVENUE SOUTH OF PACIFIC
COAST HIGHWAY
Presented by Carla Dillon, P.E., Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discussion only.
c. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POSSIBLE RELOCATION AND
IMPROVEMENTS TO THE LOMITA CIRCLE OF HONOR PROGRAM AND
CONSIDERATION OF THE NOMINATION OF BEN TRAINA
Presented by Lina Hernandez, Senior Management Analyst
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 18, 2023
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and provide direction regarding options for relocation and improvements to the Circle of Honor monument and discuss and consider the nomination of Ben Traina for the Circle of Honor. d. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF CANCELLING THE AUGUST 1, 2023, CITY COUNCIL MEETING(No staff report)
Presented by Ryan Smoot, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Cancel the meeting due to National Night Out.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF FINAL TRACT MAP NO. 78233 (26016
OAK STREET)
Presented by Laura MacMorran, Associate Planner
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution approving Final Tract Map No. 78233 and find the request exempt from the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA).
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-15 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CA, APPROVING TRACT MAP NO. 78233 FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NINE CONDOMINIUM RESIDENTIAL UNITS ON A 7,500- SQUARE-FOOT LOT, LOCATED AT 26016 OAK STREET IN THE RESIDENTIAL VARIABLE DENSITY 2500 ZONE (RVD-2500) FILED BY GRANVIA INVESTMENTS INC., 1981 ARTESIA BLVD. #8, REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA
10. ADJOURNMENT
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.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the office of the City Clerk at (310) 325-7110. Notification at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements.
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/.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 18, 2023
Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk