MINUTES OF THE
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
Waite
c. Invocation – Mayor Pro Tem Segawa
d. Roll Call
PRESENT: Councilmember Barry Waite, Councilmember Bill Uphoff, Councilmember Jim Gazeley, Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Segawa, Mayor Mark Waronek
ABSENT: None
STAFF PRESENT: City Clerk Kathleen Gregory, City Attorney Trevor Rusin, City Manager Andrew Vialpando
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS FROM THE CITY
COUNCIL
Barry
State of the City
Local governmental services committee
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Uphoff
SCAG
Gazeley
la county vector control meeting
Segawa
Veterans Day
State of the City
Sheriff’s 50th Anniversary
Waronek
5th Contact Cites
6 SCAG
6 Lomita Chamber
7th Lomita Magnet STEAM Day
Veterans Day
12 Liability Trust Fund
State of the CIty
Communities Child Volunteer Event
14th Boys and GIrls Club
14th Lomita Sheriff 50th
SBACC Installation
17th Cornhole meeting
announced Cornhole event on December 13 and wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
6. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
Update the Council on projects related to the Red Car Trolly. Checked out site and looked options, rached out the Port and confirmed that they will come out to see other options.
Navy Fields with the reopening of the federal government, the land transfer agreement will be in the works. two major street projects, Narbonne South and Zone G phase II; upcoming holiday events, santa’s mailbox; Emma announced that santa’s mailbox will run from December 1 to December 23 and that all kids will receive a response from Santa. Andrew thanked Council and Mayor for state of the city event. Welcomed Patrick Connell.
Councilmember Gazeley asked for an update on the Cypress water facility. CM Vialpando, mentioned the installation of the new well pump and that the CIty is working with the State Water Board on the permit 30 to 45 days away. ALl apparatice and equipment is ready to go.
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 Lomita City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
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the request of any Councilmember or staff.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That Consent Agenda Items 7a-7f 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 Meetings of October 7, 2025, and October 21, 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register d. October 2025 Treasury and Investment Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the Treasury and Investment Report. e. Agreement with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments for Community Engagement Services for the Local Travel Network Project RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Professional Services Agreement with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) for community engagement services for the City of Lomita’s Local Travel Network Project, in the amount of $40,000, plus a 15% contingency amount of $6,000, for a total not to exceed amount of $46,000; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
f. Amendment No. 1 to Agreement No. 2022-53 with Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc. for Laboratory Testing for Water Quality RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the First Amendment to Agreement No. 2022-53 with Clinical Laboratory of San Bernardino, Inc. for laboratory testing for water quality.
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
None scheduled.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING
A PROGRAM TO ADDRESS VACANT AND ABANDONED NUISANCE PROPERTIES Lomita City Council Regular Meeting Minutes
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Presented by Adrian Fernandez, Community and Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct public hearing and after the City Attorney reads the title, introduce on first reading an ordinance to add Lomita Municipal Code (LMC) Title III (Public Safety) Chapter 18 Vacant Building and Abandoned Property and Chapter 19 Fencing Abandoned Property and find the action to be categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and, schedule the second reading and adoption of the ordinance for the December 2, 2025 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 877 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE (LMC) TITLE III (PUBLIC SAFETY) CHAPTER 18 (VACANT BUILDING AND ABANDONED PROPERTY) AND CHAPTER 19 (FENCING ABANDONED PROPERTY) AND
FINDING THE ACTION TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Director Fernandez presented the staff report per the agenda material. He presented the PowerPoint.
Uphoff asked about the requirement for abandonment – Fernandez stated 30 days, vacant for more than 30 days code enforcement will ask the property owner to register.
Opened the public hearing at 6:33 p.m.
George Kivett spoke
Closed the public hearing 6:35 p.m.
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE RENEWING FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND USE AN OIL PIPELINE TO PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE, LLC AND PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
Presented by Lina Hernandez, Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: After conducting a public hearing, and after the City Attorney reads the title, introduce on first reading an ordinance renewing a franchise to Phillips 66 Pipeline, LLC and Phillips 66 Company to access and maintain underground petroleum pipelines within the City of Lomita.
ORDINANCE NO. 878 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING RENEWAL OF AN EXISTING FRANCHISE TO CONSTRUCT AND USE AN OIL PIPELINE TO PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE, LLC AND PHILLIPS 66 COMPANY
Assistant City Manager Hernandez introduced the item and introduced Analyst Montse and she presented the staff report per the agenda material.
Q – Mayor Waronek, no way to add
Gazeley – asked where the pipelines located
10. ADJOURNMENT
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Respectfully Submitted,
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Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk
Adopted: