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, SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
6:00 PM
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Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda September 19, 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
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)
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-k be approved. a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and that They be Read in Title Only RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
b. Warrants/Payroll Register
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda September 19, 2023
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. August 2023 Treasury & Investment Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
i. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 856 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2023-07 Amendment Lomita Municipal Code Title XI (Planning and Zoning) to Create Mixed-Use Overlay District Regulations for Four or Fewer Residential Unit Developments within the Downtown, Commercial (D-C) Zone RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the ordinance and find the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
ORDINANCE NO. 856 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT 2023-07
AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE XI (PLANNING AND
ZONING), CHAPTER 1 (ZONING), REVISING THE CITY’S REGULATIONS FOR MIXED-USE OVERLAY DISTRICT TO UPDATE STANDARDS; TO ALLOW MIXEDUSE DEVELOPMENTS CONTAINING FOUR OR FEWER UNITS WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN COMMERCIAL (D-C) ZONE; TO DEFINE A TERM AND A
DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
j. Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 857 Amending LMC Title V (Sanitation and Health), Chapter 3 (Integrated Waste Management), Section 5-3.20(e), Permitting the Collection of Delinquent Solid Waste Rates on the Property Tax Rolls RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the ordinance and find the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda September 19, 2023
ORDINANCE NO. 857 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE V (SANITATION AND HEALTH), CHAPTER 3 (INTEGRATED WASTE
MANAGEMENT), SECTION 5-3.20(e), PERMITTING THE COLLECTION OF
DELINQUENT SOLID WASTE RATES ON THE PROPERTY TAX ROLLS, AND A
DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
k. Professional Services Agreement with Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) to Conduct a Community Survey
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the City Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates (FM3) in an amount not to exceed $40,000.
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE SUNSTONE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CHALLENGE AT USC PRICE
Presented by Brianna Rindge, Community & Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO AUTHORIZE THE RELEASE OF A BID PACKAGE FOR THE 247TH STREET AREA WATER MAIN
REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Presented by Carla Dillon, P.E., Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to release the bid package for the 247th Street Area Water Main Replacement Project; and find the project categorically exempt from CEQA.
1. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None scheduled.
2. ADJOURNMENT
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Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda September 19, 2023
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