MINUTES OF THE
SPECIAL MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2024
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
The special meeting of the Lomita City Council was called to order by Mayor Uphoff at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 7, 2024, in the upstairs assembly room at Lomita City Hall, 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, California.
b. Roll Call
PRESENT: Councilmembers Gazeley, Segawa, Waite (arrived after roll call at 2:01 p.m.), Mayor Pro Tem Waronek, and Mayor Uphoff
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Vialpando, Associate City Attorney Ornelas, Assistant City Manager Sugano, Administrative Services Director Kamada, Community and Economic Development Director Fernandez, Parks and Recreation Director Kelley, and City Clerk Gregory (via Zoom)
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Mayor Uphoff announced the time for public comments. As there were no requests to speak, he closed the public comment portion of the meeting.
3. STUDY SESSION
a. REVIEW OF SCHEDULED 60TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENTS
City Manager Vialpando introduced the agenda item stating that the 60th Anniversary Committee consisting of Councilmember Segawa and Mayor Pro Tem Waronek have been meeting throughout the year. In December of 2023, the Council voted to include additional special events in commemoration of the City's 60th anniversary and the purpose of the study session is to give a status update. Parks and Recreation Director Kelley presented an overview of budget for the scheduled events for FY 2023-24 which include included two concerts in the park, a Cornhole Tournament, the 60t Anniversary Parade (scheduled for 2025) and the two-day founder's day event. These events were budgeted at $230,000. The Mayor's Cup & Golf Classic Tournament was budgeted as a separate event at $20,000. The Lomita Monster Dash was canceled in August due to operational costs from the traffic study results. The non-60th anniversary events for fiscal year 2024-25 are budgeted at $95,900, with the increase costs due to the enhancement of the tree lighting event. The total projected costs for the 60t anniversary events for FY2024-25 is $323,929. Mayor Pro Tem Waronek Lomita City Council Special Meeting Minutes
October 7, 2024
made a motion to approve alternative number 2, which was to cancel the 60t anniversary parade and appropriate an additional $3,638.24 from the available General Fund balance to cover the remaining costs associated with the other events. There was discussion relative to the increased costs of the events, the parade, concerts in the park, tamily fun day, and the possibility of having a hoedown event. There were no requests to speak from the public.
It was the consensus of the Council to cancel the parade; appropriate additional funds in the amount of $12,252.58 to meet the costs of the budgeted events plus two additional concerts, and to bring an update back to the Council in December at the mid-cycle budget review.
There was additional conversation relative to a public safety appreciation event, National Night Out, the 5K event, and an ice cream social.
4. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Uphoff adjourned the meeting at 2:28 p.m. lathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk
Adopted: November 5, 2024