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. 2026-16
Next Ordinance No. 887
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MAY 5, 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.
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No meeting of the Lomita Public Financing Authority will be held on this date.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda May 5, 2026
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation – Mayor Segawa
d. Roll Call
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
• CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO FLEMING MIDDLE SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER TEAM CIF L.A. CITY CIF DIVISION 1 CHAMPIONS • CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION PRESENTED TO NARBONNE HIGH SCHOOL IN HONOR OF 100TH YEAR
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-7d be approved. a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and That They be Read in Title Only.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda May 5, 2026
b. Minutes of the Regular City Council Meetings of March 3, 2026, and April 7, 2026 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register d. Discussion and Consideration of a Resolution of Intent to Levy Annual Assessments for Landscape Maintenance District No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution and set the public hearing date for June 2, 2026.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-16 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE CITY OF LOMITA’S LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 CHARGES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND DECLARING THE INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO
LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE LOMITA LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 1 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2026, AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2027, AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING DATE OF JUNE 2, 2026
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. PUBLIC WORKS AGREEMENT WITH COLICH & SONS, L.P. FOR CITYWIDE
CONCRETE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT PROJECT
Presented by Deanna Fraley, Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Award a Public Works Agreement to Colich & Sons, L.P. for Citywide Concrete Removal and Replacement Project in the amount of $124,022.50, plus an additional 15% contingency of $18,603.38, for a total construction budget not to exceed $142,625.88; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement. b. “LOVE LOMITA” CITYWIDE VOLUNTEER DAY INITIATIVE
Presented by Montserrate Gastelum, Administrative Analyst RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
c. FOUNDERS DAY 2026 UPDATE AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENTS FOR EVENT
SERVICES
Presented by Emma Kelley, Parks and Recreation Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Agreements with James Production Inc. for Founders Day equipment rentals in an amount not to exceed $57,500 and Something Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda May 5, 2026
New LA LLC for carnival games in an amount not to exceed $29,688.99; and, Authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2026-02 – AN UPDATE TO THE LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING OFF-STREET PARKING
Presented by Adrian Fernandez, Community and Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Conduct a public hearing, after the City Attorney reads the title introducing the first reading of Ordinance No. 887 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2026-02 to amend Article 66 (Off-Street Parking, Storage and Loading) and Article 15 (Definitions) of Lomita Municipal Code (LMC) Title XI (Planning and Zoning) Chapter 1 (Zoning, find the action to be categorically exempt from the California Environmentally Quality Act (CEQA), and, schedule the second reading and adoption of the Ordinance for the May 19, 2026 City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 887 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 2026-02 TO AMEND ARTICLE 66 (OFF-STREET PARKING, STORAGE AND LOADING) AND ARTICLE 15 (DEFINITIONS) OF LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE (LMC) TITLE XI (PLANNING AND ZONING) CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) AND FIND THE ACTION TO BE
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTALLY
QUALITY ACT
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF
LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO REVISE REGULATIONS FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING
VIOLATIONS
Presented by Lina Hernandez, Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: After conducting a public hearing and after the City Attorney reads the Ordinance by title only, introduce on first reading an ordinance amending and adding sections to the Lomita Municipal Code related to illegal dumping, waive further reading, and schedule the ordinance for second reading and adoption at a subsequent City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 888 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE IV – PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS AND CONDUCT TO ADD CHAPTER 18 – ILLEGAL DUMPING AND REMOVE SECTION 4-1.08 – ILLEGAL DUMPING – AND FINDING THE ACTION
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
10. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on May 19, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers located at 24300 Narbonne Avenue, Lomita, California.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda May 5, 2026
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: May 1, 2026
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Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk