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. 2026-49
Next Ordinance No. 901
AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
LOMITA CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 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)
Members of the public may observe and participate in the meeting remotely by joining Zoom Webinar using the meeting link or dial-in information provided below. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81565553581?pwd=iLx4RjacZZngBr2yvVIig78eO6ZVPr.1 Webinar ID: 815 6555 3581 Passcode: 192195
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 October 6, 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.
1. OPENING CEREMONIES
a. Call Meeting to Order
b. Flag Salute
c. Invocation - Councilmember Uphoff
d. Roll Call
Mayor Pro Tem Waite – Participating by teleconference from Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Waikiki Beach, 120 Kaiulani Ave, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96815 pursuant to Government Code § 54953(b).
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PRESENTATIONS
CERTIFICATES OF PARTICIPATION PRESENTED TO THE E-BIKE RODEO
PARTICIPANTS
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)
Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda October 6, 2026
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-7g 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 September 1, 2026 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve minutes.
c. Warrants/Payroll Register
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. d. Agreement with AireSpring for Networking Services for Multiple City Locations RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the Master Service Order Agreement with AireSpring for networking services for a three-year term in an amount of not to exceed $110,000, which includes a 15 percent contingency of $14,127 for unexpected work; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement and all related documents. e. Professional Services Agreement with Lan Wan Enterprise for Citywide Security Camera Installations and Upgrades
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Professional Services Agreement with Lan Wan Enterprise in an amount not to exceed $132,000 for Security Camera Installations and Upgrades at various City-owned locations.
f. Consideration of a Resolution Opposing Proposition 43 - Limits Voters' Ability to Raise Revenues for Local Government Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-49 opposing Proposition 43, a constitutional amendment on the November 2026 statewide ballot that would limit voters’ ability to raise revenues for local government services.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-49 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING PROPOSITION 43 ON THE NOVEMBER 3, 2026 STATEWIDE BALLOT, WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE
VOTER APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN LOCALLY INITIATED
SPECIAL TAXES
g. Authorize Emergency Repair of the Cypress Reservoir Mixer RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-50 authorizing the emergency repair of the mixer at the Cypress Reservoir without competitive solicitation of bids, finding that emergency conditions exist, authorizing the City Manager to award a contract to repair and remediate the same, and finding the project statutorily and categorically exempt from environmental review under CEQA; Appropriate $238,921.50 Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda October 6, 2026
from the Water Capital Fund for the emergency work; Approve a Public Works Contract with Doane and Hartwig Water Systems, Inc. for the emergency work at the Cypress Reservoir in the amount of $199,101.25 plus a 20% contingency amount of $39,820.25 for unexpected costs, for a total not to exceed amount of $238,921.50; and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-50 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE EMERGENCY REPAIR OF
THE MIXER AT THE CYPRESS RESERVOIR WITHOUT COMPETITIVE
SOLICITATION OF BIDS, FINDING THAT EMERGENCY CONDITIONS EXIST,
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO REPAIR AND
REMEDIATE THE SAME, AND FINDING THE PROJECT STATUTORILY AND
CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW UNDER CEQA
8. SCHEDULED ITEMS
a. LAUSD BIANNUAL PRESENTATION (NO STAFF REPORT)
Presented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file.
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF INSTALLING A NEW CITY OF LOMITA
TIME CAPSULE
Presented by Emma Kelley, Parks and Recreation Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss and consider the installation of a new City of Lomita 50-Year Time Capsule.
c. APPROVE A TASK ORDER WITH Z AND K CONSULTANTS, INC. FOR
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION (CMCI) FOR THE
STEPHENSON CENTER MAINTENANCE PROJECT
Presented by Deanna Fraley, Public Works Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Task Order with Z and K Consultants, Inc. (Z&K) to provide Construction Management and Construction Inspection (CMCI) services for the Stephenson Center Maintenance Project in the amount of $148,336 plus a 20% contingency amount of $29,667, for a total task order amount not to exceed $178,003; and authorize the Public Works Director to execute the Task Order through their On-Call CMCI contract.
9. PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION HAULING
PERMIT, DEPOSIT FOR NON-CITY FRANCHISED WASTE HAULERS, RELATED
APPEAL FEE AND DEPOSIT AMOUNT
Presented by Adrian Fernandez, Community and Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce and adopt on first reading by title only draft Ordinance amending the Lomita Municipal Code (LMC) Title V (Sanitation and Health) Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda October 6, 2026
Chapter 5 (Construction and Demolition Waste Management), and schedule the second reading for the October 20, 2026, City Council meeting; and adopt draft Resolution establishing an appeal fee for the waste management plan and construction/demolition self-hauling permit and a refundable deposit for construction and demolition waste compliance, and finding the action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
ORDINANCE NO. 901 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 5 (CONSTRUCTION AND
DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT) OF TITLE V (SANITATION AND HEALTH)
OF THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A CONSTRUCTION AND
DEMOLITION HAULING PERMIT AND A DEPOSIT FOR NON-CITY-FRANCHISED
WASTE HAULERS, AND FINDING THE ACTION IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-51 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, TO AMEND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO
INCLUDE A WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN AND SELF-HAULING PERMIT APPEAL
FEE AND A SELF-HAULING PERMIT DEPOSIT FEE FOR APPLICABLE
CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION COMPLIANCE
10. ADJOURNMENT
The next regular City Council meeting will be held on October 20, 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/agendas-minutes.
Date Posted: October 2, 2026
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Kathleen Horn Gregory, MMC, City Clerk