TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
JANUARY 11, 2022
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
5:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
6:30 P.M. - REGULAR BUSINESS BEGINS
IN COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 3031 TORRANCE BL. AND
VIA TELECONFERENCE OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS
THE COUNCIL CHAMBER WILL REMAIN CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC
Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, Governor Newsom?s Proclamation of a State of Emergency on
March, 4, 2020, and the Order of the Health Officer of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (revised January 5, 2022), the City Council and staff may participate in this meeting in person or via teleconference or other electronic means. The Council Chamber is closed to the public in the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing and in order to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. The public can view the meeting and participate in the meeting as outlined below.
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[email protected] and write ?Public Comment? in the subject line. In the body of the email include the item number and/or title of the item with your comments. All comments emailed by 2 p.m. on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 will be included as a ?Supplemental? on the City?s website prior to the meeting. Comments received after 2 p.m., but prior to the end of the meeting will be added to the record.
PARTICIPATE DURING THE MEETING by calling 310-618-2404.
CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA
Revised City Council Agenda 01-11-22
*Denotes the item was added after posting of the agenda.
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
14. CLOSED SESSION
14A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54957.6): Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Employee
Organization/Association:
1. Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees
2. Certain Part-Time Hourly Employees
3. Crossing Guards
4. Elected Officials
5. Engineers and Torrance Fiscal Employees Association
6. Executive & Management Employees
7. Police & Fire Trainees
8. Safety Management Employees
9. Torrance City Employees Association
10. Fire Safety Management
11. Torrance Fire Fighters Association
12. Torrance Library Employees Association
13. Torrance Municipal Employees/AFSCME Local 1117 AFL-CIO
14. Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA)
15. Torrance Police Officers Association
16. Torrance Professional Parks & Recreation Employees Organization
17. Torrance Professional & Supervisory Association
18. Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization
19. City Treasurer
20. City Attorney
21. City Manager
14A - REVISED STAFF REPORT
14B. THREAT TO PUBLIC SERVICES OR FACILITIES (California Government Code §54957): Consultation with: Torrance Police Department and Police Chief Office of City Attorney and City Attorney
14C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)):
1) Orange County Council of Governments, a Joint Powers Agency v. Gustavo Velasquez, Interim Director of Department of Housing and Community Development, et al. LASC Case No. 21STCP01970
2) Denise Schneider v. City of Torrance, et al. LASC Case No. 20STCV44929 3) Irma Villarreal v. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, et al.
LASC Case No. 21STCV19424
4) City of Torrance, a Charter City and Municipal Corporation, v. Southern California Edison Co., a California Corporation LASC Case No. 19STCV10249
* The following items were added on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 4:55 p.m. 5) Sheryln Haynes v. City of Torrance, et al. USDC Case No. 2:19-cv-01204-JAK (Ex) 6) Susan C. Morinaga v. City of Torrance, et al. LASC Case No. 21STCV42453
*The following was added Friday, January 7, 2022 at 4:45 p.m. 7) City of Torrance v. PBF Energy, et al LASC Case No. 21STC03883
14D. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: 2700 Skypark Avenue, Torrance, CA 90505 (APN: 7377-006-906) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and 2700 Skypark Partners, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease 2) Property: 25200-25202 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505 Agency Negotiator:
Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Atef Hanna and David Hanna Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)
RECONVENED IN PUBLIC SESSION
2. FLAG SALUTE: Councilmember Mattucci
NON SECTARIAN INVOCATION: Reverend Billy Song, St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church
3. REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK ON THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA The agenda was posted on the Public Notice Board at 3031 Torrance Bl. and on the City’s Website on Monday, January 3, 2022 /s/ Rebecca Poirier
MOTION TO WAIVE FURTHER READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES AFTER NUMBER & TITLE – See Council Rules of Order Section 2.11 (Resolution 2006-65)
4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS – None Scheduled.
7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited to a 15 minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the agenda. Under the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment, but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communication #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. Speakers please turn off the volume on any City Council meeting broadcast you may have in the background when speaking.
PUBLIC COMMENT
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
Matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed by a Councilmember from the Consent Calendar and considered separately..
8A. City Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of December 7, 2021 and December 14, 2021.
8B. City Manager/Human Resources – Approve Proposed Retitled and Revised Class Specification for Human Resources Senior Management Associate to Principal Human Resources Analyst. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Civil Service Commission and the City Manager that City Council approve the proposed retitled and revised class specification for Human Resources Senior Management Associate to Principal Human Resources Analyst. 8B - STAFF REPORT
8C. Planning Commission and Community Development – Approve Change in Planning Commission Meeting Start Time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission and the Community Development Director that City Council approve a change in the Planning Commission start time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
8C - STAFF REPORT
8D. Transit – Approve Submission of Transit Department’s Annual Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council approve the submission of the Transit Department’s Annual Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan as required by the Federal Transit Administration.
8D - STAFF REPORT
8E. Historic Preservation Commission and Community Development – Approve Change in Historic Preservation Commission Meeting Start Time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission and the Community Development Director that City Council approve a change in the Historic Preservation Commission start time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
8E - STAFF REPORT
8F. Finance – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of October 2021.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Finance Director that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the Month of October 2021.
8F - STAFF REPORT
9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
9A. City Manager – Provide COVID-19 Recovery Update and Determine Direction on Orders from the County of Los Angeles and the State of California Regarding COVID-19. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1) Receive COVID-19 Recovery Update (for Discussion Only); and 2) Determine whatever action deemed appropriate for responding to Orders from the County of Los Angeles and the State of California Regarding COVID-19. 9A - STAFF REPORT
9A - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
9A - SUPPLEMENTAL #2
9B. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending Resolution No. 2019-89 for Executive and Management Employees to Add the Position of Principal Human Resources Analyst. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 2019-89 for Executive and Management Employees to add the position of Principal Human Resources Analyst.
9B - STAFF REPORT
9B - SUPPLEMENTAL
9C. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending Resolution No. 2021-89 for Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees to Add the Position of Community Television Supervisor. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 2021-89 for Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees to add the position of Community Television Supervisor.
9C - STAFF REPORT
9D. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending Memorandum of Understanding for Employees Represented and Covered by Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization (TRREO). Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt RESOLUTION pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding amending Resolution No. 2018-90 setting forth changes regarding term and wages for employees represented by Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization (TRREO) by modifying the term and compensation sections. 9D - STAFF REPORT
9E. Public Works – Approve Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Award Agreements for Anza/Vista Montana/Pacific Coast Highway Intersection Improvements, T-154. Expenditure: $1,523,754 (Non- General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1) Adopt finding of a categorical exemption, pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the guidelines implementing CEQA for the Anza/Vista Montana/Pacific Coast Highway Intersection Improvements, T-154 (B2021-43); and
2) Approve the plans and specifications for the Anza/Vista Montana/Pacific Coast Highway Intersection Improvements, T-154 (B2021-43) project; and 3) Award a public works agreement to Palp, Inc. dba Excel Paving of Long Beach, CA (B2021-43) in the amount of $1,236,841 and authorize a 15% contingency in the amount of $185,525 for construction of the Anza/Vista Montana/Pacific Coast Highway Intersection Improvements, T-154 project for a two-year period beginning January 11, 2022 and ending January 10, 2024; and
4) Award a consulting services agreement to Z & K Consultants, Inc. of Orange, CA (B2021-49) in an amount not-to-exceed $101,388 to perform construction inspection services for the Anza/Vista Montana/Pacific Coast Highway Intersection Improvements, T-154 project for a two-year period beginning January 11, 2022 and ending January 10, 2024.
9E - STAFF REPORT
9F. City Attorney – Adopt RESOLUTION Related to Procedures for Appeals of Finance Director Decisions. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Attorney that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION establishing procedures for appeals of Finance Director decisions under Chapter 25 of Division 2 of the Torrance Municipal Code.
9F - STAFF REPORT
10. HEARINGS
10A. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt RESOLUTION Ordering Vacation of a Portion of 242nd Street West of Hawthorne Boulevard.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Conduct a Public Hearing; and
2) Adopt a RESOLUTION ordering the vacation of a portion of 242nd Street west of Hawthorne Boulevard.
10A - STAFF REPORT
10B. Public Works – Conduct Public Hearing, Approve Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Adopt RESOLUTION Authorizing Allocation and Appropriation of FY2022-23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1) Conduct a public hearing on the allocation and appropriation of FY2022-23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds; and
2) Determine that the approval of Sidewalk Repair for Disabled Accessibility, I-135 is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the Guidelines implementing California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and 3) Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing the allocation and appropriation of FY2022-23 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the amount of $787,029 to the Sidewalk Repair for Disabled Accessibility, I-135.
10B - STAFF REPORT
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES
12A. Second and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3896 amending Torrance Municipal Code Section 92.2.11 "Accessory Dwelling Units" pursuant to Assembly Bill 345 ("AB 345"), Section 91.7.9 "Land Area Per Dwelling Unit And Density" and Section 91.13.9 "Land Area Per Dwelling Unit And Density" pursuant to Senate Bill 478 ("SB 478"), and adding a new Section 92.29.34 entitled "Two-Unit Projects And Urban Lot Splits In The Single-Family Residential Zone Created Under Senate Bill 9 ("SB 9") – Housing Development: Approvals" as well as 92.29.35 entitled "Ministerial Approval Of Housing Development Containing Up To 10 Units Create Under Senate Bill 10 ("SB 10") – Planning And Zoning: Housing Development: Density."
12A - STAFF REPORT
13. CITY COUNCIL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited to a 15 minute period) Council Order – Walser, Ashcraft, Chen, Griffiths, Kalani, Mattucci, Mayor Furey This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment on items not on the agenda. Under the Ralph M.
Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment, but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communication #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. Speakers please turn off the volume on any City Council meeting broadcast you may have in the background when speaking.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
15. ADJOURNMENT
15A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session, with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, Governor Newsom’s Proclamation of a State of Emergency on March, 4, 2020, and the Order of the Health Officer of the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health (revised December 31, 2021), members of the Torrance City Council and staff may participate in this meeting in person or via teleconference or other electronic means. The Council Chamber is closed to the public in the interest of maintaining appropriate social distancing and in order to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. Members of the public are encouraged to watch the meeting via CitiCable Channel 3 (Spectrum) and Channel 31 (Frontier), streaming on TorranceCA.Gov, Facebook @ City of Torrance CA Government, and YouTube Channel TorranceCitiCABLE. The public is also encouraged to participate before the meeting by emailing
[email protected] or during the meeting by calling 310-618-2404. Tuesday, January 18, 2022 is a City Council Dark Night. 15A - STAFF REPORT
15A - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
15A - SUPPLEMENTAL #2