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, OCTOBER 03, 2023
6:00 PM
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Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda October 03, 2023
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation – Council Member Segawa
d. Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONSPRESENTATION BY CONGRESSMAN TED LIEU
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-d be approved. a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and that They be Read in Title Only RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
b. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of September 19, 2023 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda October 03, 2023
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. d. Resolution Approving and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute the Transfer Agreement with the California Department of Transportation RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-19, approving and authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant for Lomita’s Citywide School Loading Zone Study for Vision Zero Neighborhood Planning Initiatives & Infrastructure with the California Department of Transportation in a form approved by the City Attorney.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-19 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING GRANT – LOMITA’S CITYWIDE SCHOOL LOADING ZONE STUDY FOR VISION
ZERO NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING INITIATIVES & INFRASTRUCTURE
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF THE TRAFFIC CALMING TOOLKIT Presented by Carla Dillon, P.E., Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Receive and file the Traffic Calming Toolkit; 2) direct staff to implement recommendations for 262nd Street, Walnut Street, and Pennsylvania Avenue; and 3) direct staff to begin the formation of a Capital Improvement Project to make improvements on Eshelman Avenue to incorporate traffic calming measures.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING
CITYWIDE COMPREHENSIVE USER FEES AND CHARGES
Presented by Gary Sugano, Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the attached resolution implementing the fee schedule effective December 4, 2023.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-20 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING CERTAIN FEES,
RATES AND CHARGES FOR VARIOUS CITY SERVICES
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 5 (ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND PENALTIES) OF TITLE I OF THE LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALIGN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION APPEAL METHOD
WITH THE PARKING CITATION APPEAL METHOD
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda October 03, 2023
Presented by Brianna Rindge, AICP, Community and Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: After the City Attorney reads the title, introduce on first reading Ordinance No. 858 amending Chapter 5 (Administrative Citations and Penalties) of Title I of the Lomita Municipal Code (LMC) to an amendment to Lomita Municipal Code Title I (General Provisions),Chapter 5 (Administrative Citations and Penalties) to align the administrative citation appeal method with the parking citation appeal method; and Find the action to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.
ORDINANCE NO. 858 - 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 THE ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION APPEAL
METHOD WITH THE PARKING CITATION APPEAL METHOD AND FINDING THE
SAME EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
10. ADJOURNMENT
The Lomita City Council adjourns in memory of Steve Dever, husband of former Mayor and Council Member Susie Dever.
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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/.