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. 2026-45
Next Ordinance No. 898
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2026
6:00 PM
In-Person Participation
Members of the public who wish to speak are requested to complete a speaker card and submit it to the City Clerk prior to the consideration of the item. Speaker cards are available at the entrance to the Council Chamber.
Remote Participation (Zoom Webinar)
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Join by Phone: (669) 900 6833
To provide live comment, click the “Raise Hand” feature in Zoom (or press *9 if participating by phone) when the mayor announces the public comment period. When recognized, speakers will be unmuted and should state their name for the record before beginning their comments.
Public Comment Procedures
General Public Comment: Public comments on Consent Agenda Items or matters not listed on the agenda will be heard during Oral Communications.
Agenda Items: Public comment will be invited at the time each agenda item is considered.
Order of Speakers: Speakers participating in person and remotely will be called in the order requests are received.
Time Limits
Public comments are limited to three (3) minutes per speaker. A timer will be used to monitor each speaker’s allotted time.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda August 18, 2026
Accessibility and Accommodations
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require a disability-related modification or accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at least 48 hours in advance at 310-325-7110.
Technical Issues
If a disruption occurs that prevents public participation via Zoom, the City may recess the meeting until service is restored or take other actions consistent with applicable law.
City Council Meetings are streamed online at https://lomitacity.com/agendas-minutes/ No meeting of the Lomita Public Financing Authority will be held on this date.
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda August 18, 2026
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation – Mayor Pro Tem Waite
d. Roll Call
e. Closed Session Report – Trevor Rusin, City Attorney
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-7h 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 June 16, 2026 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
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c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. d. July 2026 Treasury and Investment Report
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the Treasury and Investment Report. e. Professional Services Agreements for On-Call Construction Management and Construction Inspection Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Professional Services Agreements between the City of Lomita and LAE Associates, Inc., Berg & Associates, Inc., Sunbeam Solar Technologies Inc., and Z & K Consultants, Inc. for On-Call Construction Management and Construction Inspection Services for three-year terms, with the option to extend for two additional one-year terms, in an amount not to exceed $500,000 over three years for each agreement; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreements. f. Memorandum of Agreement for the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program and Watershed Management Program for the Dominguez Channel Watershed Management Area
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the City of Lomita and the Cities of Los Angeles, Carson, Segundo, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, the Los Angeles County Flood Control District, the County of Los Angeles, and the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (collectively “Dominguez Channel Watershed Management Area”) regarding the administration and cost sharing for implementing the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP) and Watershed Management Program (WMP) for the Dominguez Channel Watershed Management Area; authorize the Mayor to sign the MOA; authorize Lomita’s estimated share of the funding, $505,720 over five years; and appropriate $103,493 for Lomita‘s FY 26-27 share of the funding.
g. Notice of Completion for the Lomita Park Playground Equipment and Rubberized Surface Removal and Replacement Project
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Notice of Completion accepting the work performed by Micon Construction, Inc. for the Lomita Playground Equipment and Rubberized Surface Removal and Replacement Project; authorize the City Clerk to file the notice of Completion (NOC) with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office; and authorize the Public Works Director to sign the NOC and release the 5% retention payment to Micon Construction, Inc. 35 calendar days after recordation of the NOC by the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no claims being filed on the project.
h. Notice of Completion for the Street Reconstruction Project Zone G – Phase 2 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Notice of Completion (NOC) accepting the work performed by Hardy & Harper, Inc., for the Street Reconstruction Project Zone G – Phase 2; authorize the City Clerk to file the NOC with the Los Angeles County Recorder’s Office and if no claims are filed within 35 calendar days after recordation, send a notice to the surety company to exonerate the Performance Bond; and authorize the Public Works Director to sign the NOC and release the 5% retention payment in the amount of $94,135.54 to Hardy & Harper, Inc., 35 calendar days after recordation of the NOC, Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda August 18, 2026
contingent upon no claims being filed on the project, and the contractor providing an acceptable warranty bond with the City.
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. RESOLUTION APPOINTING CANDIDATES FOR DISTRICTS 1, 3, AND 5 CITY
COUNCIL SEATS AND CANCELING THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2026
Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt a resolution appointing Mark A. Waronek as member of the City Council for District 1,Cindy Segawa as member of the City Council for District 3, Jon Harry Bayouth as member of the City Council for District 5, each for four-year terms ending in 2030; cancel the General Municipal Election scheduled for November 3, 2026; direct the City Clerk to present Certificates of Appointment In Lieu of Election to the appointees; and direct the City Clerk to swear the appointees into office, with terms officially beginning after the November 3, 2026, General Municipal Election.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-45 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE OFFICE OF MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS TO BE ELECTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, FOR DISTRICTS 1, 3, AND 5; AND CANCELING THE ELECTION b. LOMITA SHERIFF’S STATION QUARTERLY CRIME REPORT (NO STAFF REPORT) Presented by Presented by Kimberly Guerrero, Lomita Sheriff’s Station Captain RECOMMENDED ACTION: Information only.
c. AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED WITH PARTIAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE
WATERFRONT RED TROLLEY CAR (RED CAR) EXHIBIT AT THE LOMITA RAILROAD MUSEUM POCKET PARK AND APPROPRIATE $71,500 FROM THE
GENERAL FUND AVAILABLE BALANCE
Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize staff to proceed with partial construction (Option 2) of the Waterfront Red Trolley Car exhibit site at the Lomita Railroad Museum Annex Pocket Park following full execution of the MOU between the City of Lomita and the City of Los Angeles Harbor Department; and, appropriate $71,500 from the General Fund available balance in the FY 2026-27 Adopted Budget.
d. CAL CITIES (FORMERLY LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES) RESOLUTION TO BE
CONSIDERED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS ANNUAL CONFERENCE Presented by Lina Hernandez, Assistant City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Determine the City’s position on the Cal Cities Resolution being considered by the Cal Cities General Assembly at its Annual Conference meeting; Confirm and restate Mayor Pro Tem Waite as the City’s Cal Cities Voting Delegate; and, Appoint an Alternate Voting Delegate.
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9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT USE OF
POTABLE WATER IN NONFUNCTIONAL TURF AREAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS (ASSEMBLY BILL 1572)
Presented by Robert Heaney, Recreation Coordinator
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 water conservation and prohibiting the use of potable water for the irrigation of nonfunctional turf, waive further reading, and schedule the ordinance for second reading and adoption at a subsequent City Council meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 898 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING PART 3 TO TITLE XII, CHAPTER 4 OF THE LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO WATER CONSERVATION AND PROHIBITING
THE USE OF POTABLE WATER FOR THE IRRIGATION OF NONFUNCTIONAL TURF
AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTALLY QUALITY ACT
b. ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE II, CHAPTER II OF THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE
UPDATING ACTIVITIES AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO PARKS AND
RECREATION FACILITIES
Presented by Emma Kelley, Parks and Recreation Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: After conducting a public hearing and after the City Attorney reads the Ordinance by title only, introduce on first reading an Ordinance to amend and add sections to the Lomita Municipal Code related to prohibited and unpermitted activities at Parks and Recreation facilities.
ORDINANCE NO. 899 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 11 OF TITLE II OF THE LOMITA
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITIES
REGULATIONS AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
c. AMENDING THE OVERSIZED VEHICLE PERMIT PROGRAM AND ADOPTION OF
CORRESPONDING FEES
Presented by Will Lawson, Community Safety Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: After conducting a public hearing, and after the City Attorney reads the title, introduce on first reading an ordinance amending Lomita Municipal Code Title VIII (Motor Vehicles and Traffic), Chapter 10 (Oversized Vehicle Permits), Sections 8-10.01 through 8-10.04, and adding Section 8-10.05, to restructure the Oversized Vehicle Permit Program, waive further reading, and schedule the ordinance for second reading and adoption at a subsequent City Council meeting; and adopt a resolution, amending the Master Fee Schedule to establish registration and permit fees for City staff to process Oversized Vehicle Permits, and establishing fines and program parameters for the Oversized Vehicle Permit Program.
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ORDINANCE NO. 900 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE VIII (MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC), CHAPTER 10 (OVERSIZED VEHICLE PERMITS), SECTIONS 8-10.01 THROUGH 8-10.04, AND ADDING SECTION 8-10.05, TO AMEND
THE OVERSIZED VEHICLE PERMIT PROGRAM
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-46 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO INCLUDE
APPLICATION FEES FOR CITY STAFF TO PROCESS OVERSIZED VEHICLE
PERMITS, ESTABLISH PENALTIES AND PROGRAM PARAMETERS FOR THE
OVERSIZED VEHICLE PERMIT PROGRAM, AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
10. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on September 1, 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: August 13, 2026
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Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk