Cindy Segawa, Mayor
Barry Waite, Mayor Pro Tem
James Gazeley Councilmember
Bill Uphoff, Councilmember
Mark A. Waronek, Councilmember
LOMITA CITY HALL
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
24300 Narbonne Avenue
Lomita, CA 90717
Phone: (310) 325-7110
Fax: (310) 325-4024
Next Resolution No. 2026-7
Next Ordinance No. 885
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2026
6:00 PM
Welcome to a meeting of the Lomita City Council. Council meetings are held on the first and third Tuesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at Lomita City Hall, 24300 Narbonne, Avenue, Lomita, California. Meetings are conducted in person and streamed online at https://lomitacity.com/agendas-minutes/. Please note that in person attendance at this public meeting may result in the recording and broadcast of your image.
Comments, input, and interests from the public provide the City Council with valuable information regarding issues of the community. To address the Council, please fill out a speaker card indicating your desire to speak on either a specific agenda item or during oral communications.
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Notification at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements.
No meeting of the Lomita Public Financing Authority will be held on this date.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2026
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation – Councilmember Waronek
d. Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
None scheduled.
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 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 Meeting of December 16, 2025 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2026
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. d. January 2026 Treasury and Investment Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the Treasury and Investment Report. e. Zoning Text Amendment No. 2025-02 – An update to the Lomita Municipal Code Regarding Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units to Comply with Recent Changes in State Law
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 883 and direct the City Clerk to file a copy of the Ordinance with the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
ORDINANCE NO. 883 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 11-1.30.06 RELATING TO ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21080.17
f. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending the Lomita Municipal Code Granting Community Safety Officers Authority to Initiate Vehicle Tows and Establishing Vehicle Removal, Abatement, and Impound Procedures
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 884 amending Lomita Municipal Code Sections 8-1.05, 8-2.05, and 8-5.02 and adding Chapter 8-2.5 related to vehicle towing and abatement authority.
ORDINANCE NO. 884 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTIONS 8-1.05, 8-2.05, AND 8-5.02 OF TITLE 8 (VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC) OF THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADDING CHAPTER 8-2.5 RELATED TO VEHICLE ABATEMENT AND TOWING
AUTHORITY, AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SOUTH BAY REGIONAL
HOUSING TRUST BY THE SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approval of the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) authorizing the City to join the South Bay Regional Housing Trust (SBRHT); Authorize the Mayor to execute the Joint Powers Agreement (JPA); and, Appoint a member of the City Council to serve as the City’s Delegate to the 2026 SBRHT Board.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2026
b. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ACTON ARCHITECTURE FOR
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN AND PLANNING SERVICES
Presented by Ahmad Ansari, Interim Public Works Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Acton Architecture, Inc. (ACTON) for design services in an amount of $219,548, plus a contingency amount of $20,000 for unexpected work, for a total amount not to exceed $239,548; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Agreement. c. UPDATE ON WATERFRONT RED CAR OFFERED TO THE CITY ON LOAN BY THE
PORT OF LOS ANGELES
Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and consider options for Waterfront Red Car offered to the City on loan by the Port of Los Angeles.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 84865, SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 1223, MODIFICATION NO. 2, AND HEIGHT VARIATION PERMIT NO. 119 FOR A NEW
THREE-STORY, FOUR-UNIT TOWNHOME AND DEMOLITION OF EXISTING
BUILDINGS
Presented by Erika Barbero, Assistant Planner
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt resolution approving Tentative Parcel Map (TPM) No. 84865, Site Plan Review (SPR) No. 1223, Modification (MOD) No. 2, and Height Variation Permit (HVP) No. 119.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-07 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO. 84865, SITE PLAN REVIEW NO. 1223, MODIFICATION NO. 2 AND HEIGHT VARIATION PERMIT NO. 119 FOR THE DEMOLITION OF A 1,430 SQUARE FOOT
PRIMARY RESIDENCE AND TWO DETACHED ACCESSORY BUILDINGS AND
CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR, THREE-STORY TOWNHOMES AT THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 27 FEET, INCLUDING A TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP FOR A
CONDOMINIUM SUBDIVISION OF THE FOUR NEW TOWNHOME UNITS, A SITE PLAN REVIEW AND MODIFICATION FOR TWO CARPORTS, LOCATED AT 26205 OAK STREET IN THE RESIDENTIAL - MEDIUM DENSITY (R-2) ZONE AND FINDING
THE ACTION TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda February 17, 2026
b. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-08 TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PLAN LAND
USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS OF SEVERAL LOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY Presented by Adrian Fernandez, Community and Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution initiating a General Plan Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment to consider changing the General Plan land use and zoning designations of several lots throughout the City; and Direct the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing to provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding the subject item.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-08 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, TO INITIATE A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND
ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO CONSIDER CHANGING THE GENERAL PLAN
LAND USE AND ZONING DESIGNATIONS OF SEVERAL LOTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
10. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on March 3, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, California.
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 in the City Clerk’s Office, 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita.
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 https://lomitacity.com/agendasminutes.
Date Posted: February 12, 2026
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Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk