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. 2026-9
Next Ordinance No. 885
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 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. Speaker cards are located at the entrance of the Council Chambers. Once completed, please give it to the City Clerk and your name will be called when it is your turn to speak. All public comments are limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes unless an extension is granted. No action may be taken on items not on the agenda except as provided by law.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the office of the City Clerk at (310) 325-7110.
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 March 3, 2026
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute – Mayor Segawa
c. Invocation
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 January 20, 2026 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda March 3, 2026
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register d. Agreement with CommLine, Inc. for the Purchase and Installation of Handheld Radios and Related Communication Equipment to Support Field Operations Across Multiple City Departments
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve an Agreement with CommLine, Inc. for the purchase and implementation of handheld radios and related communication equipment to support Community Safety field operations, in an amount not to exceed $37,750, including contingency for unexpected work; and, appropriate the $37,750 from the General Fund available balance.
e. Appraisal and Administrative Fees for the Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro Facility (Lomita Sports Complex and Community Center)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve payment for the real estate property appraisal and associated administrative fees to the Department of the Navy Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Real Estate Division in an amount of $35,750 for the Defense Fuel Support Point San Pedro Facility (Lomita Sports Complex and Community Center).
f. Approval of the 2026-2028 Legislative Platform
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-09 approving the 2026-2028 Legislative Platform.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-09 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION DECLARING A FISCAL EMERGENCY PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION ARTICLE XIIIC, §2(B) AND
PLACEMENT OF A CITY OF LOMITA LOCAL CONTROL AND SERVICES MEASURE, A 0.25% (1/4 CENT) TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX ON THE JUNE 2, 2026, SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT
Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolutions No. 2026-10, 2026-11 and 2026-12 declaring a fiscal emergency pursuant to Article XIIIC Section 2(b) of the California Constitution and placing a City of Lomita Local Control and Services Measure 0.25% (1/4 cent) transactions and use (sales) tax on the June 2, 2026, Special Municipal Election ballot.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-10 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA CALLING FOR THE PLACEMENT OF A GENERAL TAX MEASURE ON THE BALLOT FOR THE JUNE 2, 2026, SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF AN Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda March 3, 2026
ORDINANCE TO ENACT A SUPPLEMENTAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX (SALES TAX) AT THE RATE OF ONE-QUARTER CENT (1/4¢)
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-11 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 2, 2026, WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10403
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-12 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF DIRECT AND
REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS AND SETTING RULES FOR THE FILING OF WRITTEN
ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED AT THE JUNE 2, 2026, SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
b. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) WITH THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES
HARBOR DEPARTMENT FOR THE WATERFRONT RED TROLLEY CAR
Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Los Angeles, Harbor Department for the Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Trolley Car; and authorize the City Manager to execute the MOU. c. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ADJOURNING THE MEETING TO TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2026, AND CANCELING THE MARCH 17, 2026, REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DUE TO LACK OF QUORUM (NO STAFF REPORT) Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Council consider a motion to adjourn tonight’s meeting to Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. and cancel the regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
None scheduled.
10. ADJOURNMENT
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/agendas-minutes.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda March 3, 2026
Date Posted: February 26, 2026
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Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk