TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
MAY 10, 2022
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, 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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CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA
Revised City Council Agenda 05-10-22
*Denotes the item was added or modified 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. Torrance Municipal Employees/AFSCME Local 1117 AFL-CIO
2. Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA)
3. Torrance Police Officers Association
*The following item was modified on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
4. Engineers and Torrance Fiscal Employees Association
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.REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and LA Galaxy Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease 2) Property: 2700 Skypark Avenue, Torrance, CA 90505 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and LDC Skypark, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
3) Property: 3141 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Dish Wireless, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
4) Property: Parcels 7532-011-900 and 7532-011-901 (formerly 4730 Via Corona), Torrance, CA 90505 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Jill S. David, Esq. (Jason Oldenburg and Flavia Fontolan) Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
*The following item was added on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
14D.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)):
1) City of Torrance v. Hi-Shear Corporation USDC Case No. 2:17-cv-07732-DSF-JPR
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)
RECONVENED IN PUBLIC SESSION
2. FLAG SALUTE: Councilmember Griffiths
NON SECTARIAN INVOCATION: Councilmember Kalani
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, May, 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
10. HEARINGS
10A.Community Development – Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration, and Approval of Conditional Use Permit to Allow Construction of Five Light Industrial Buildings, in Conjunction with Division of Lot to Allow Subdivision into Five Parcels, on Property Located in the M-2 Zone Bounded to the North by 190th Street, to the East by Western Avenue, to the South by 195th Street, and to the West by Gramercy Place (APNs 7352- 016-040, 7352-016-042, and 7352-016-044). The Request is Referred to as the “Torrance Gateway Project.” EAS21-00002, CUP21-00022, DIV21-00010: Patrick Russell (T.I. Commerce Center, LLC). Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission and the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Deny the appeal; and
2) Adopt a RESOLUTION adopting a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Torrance Gateway Project in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act; and 3) Adopt RESOLUTIONS approving a Conditional Use Permit to allow construction of five light industrial buildings, in conjunction with a Division of Lot to allow a subdivision into five parcels, on property located in the M-2 Zone bounded to the north by 190th Street, to the east by Western Avenue, to the south by 195th Street, and to the west by Gramercy Place (APNs 7352-016-040, 7352-016-042, and 7352-016-044). 10A - STAFF REPORT
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
6A. City Manager – Appoint Torrance Representative to South Bay Workforce Investment Board. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council appoint Paul Russell as representative to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board for the City of Torrance. 6A - STAFF REPORT
6B. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-40 honoring Neerja Verma of the Community Services Department upon her retirement from the City of Torrance after thirty-one years of service. (For Adoption Only)
6B - STAFF REPORT
6C. PROCLAMATION declaring May 2022 as National Tennis Month in the City of Torrance.
6C - STAFF REPORT
6D. PROCLAMATION declaring May 2022 as Older Americans Month in the City of Torrance.
6D - STAFF REPORT
6E. PROCLAMATION declaring May 2022 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the City of Torrance.
6E - STAFF REPORT
6F. PROCLAMATION declaring May 9-15, 2022 as Salvation Army Week in the City of Torrance.
6F - STAFF REPORT
*The following item was added on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
6H. PROCLAMATION declaring May 21, 2022 for Observance of Armed Forces Day and Torrance’s Salute to the U.S. Military.
6H - STAFF REPORT
6G. Commission on Aging and Community Services – Recognize 2022 Older Americans Award Recipients. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Commission on Aging and the Community Services Director that City Council recognize Jean Adelsman, Mary Hoffman, and Fern Ruiz as the 2022 Older Americans Award recipients.
6G - STAFF REPORT
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
PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED BETWEEN 2:00 P.M. AND 10:27 P.M.
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 April 12, 2022.
8B. Police – Appropriate Asset Forfeiture Funds and Authorize Purchase Order for Personal Protective Equipment for Special Weapons and Tactics and Tactical Emergency Medical Support Personnel. Expenditure: $134,993.79 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council:
1) Appropriate $134,993.79 of asset forfeiture funds for the purchase of personal protective equipment for Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) personnel to a newly created Facilities, Equipment, Automation Plan (FEAP); and
2) Authorize a purchase order with Aardvark Tactical Corporation of La Verne, CA in the amount of $134,993.79 for the purchase of ballistic entry vests and hard armor plates. 8B - STAFF REPORT
8B - SUPPLEMENTAL
8C. General Services – Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for Roof Replacement at Fire Station 4. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $2,628.37 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the General Services Director that City Council approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with Commercial Waterproofing Systems, Inc. dba ERC Roofing and Waterproofing of Santa Ana, CA (C2021-105) in the amount of $2,628.37, for a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $102,851.37, including the previous contingency of $4,773 for Roof Replacement at Fire Station 4. 8C - STAFF REPORT
8D. Public Works – Award Consulting Services Agreement for Residential and Arterial Pavement Improvement, I-159/I-139. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $177,131.50 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council award a consulting services agreement to Z&K Consultants, Inc. of Orange, CA (B2022-08) in an amount not-to-exceed $177,131.50 to perform construction inspection services for the Residential and Arterial Pavement Improvement, I-159/I-139 project for a one-year period beginning May 10, 2022 and ending on May 9, 2023.
8D - STAFF REPORT
8E. Parks and Recreation Commission and Community Services – Approve Change in Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Start Time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Community Services Director that City Council approve a change in the Parks and Recreation Commission start time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
8E - STAFF REPORT
8F. Torrance Youth Council and Community Services – Appropriate Funds and Approve Up to Six 2022 “Beat the Odds” Scholarships. Expenditure: $6,000 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Torrance Youth Council and the Community Services Director that City Council:
1) Appropriate funding in the amount of $6,000 from the Youth Council Donation Account; and
2) Approve up to six (6) 2022 “Beat the Odds” scholarships to be issued in the amount of $1,000 each.
8F - STAFF REPORT
8G. Community Development – Approve Final Tract Map No. 83162. Expenditure:
None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Approve Final Tract Map No. 83162; and
2) Determine that approval of Final Tract Map No. 83162 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15332, Class 32 – In-Fill Development Projects. The Final Tract Map (Attachment A) allows for a fifteen-unit condominium development on a one lot subdivision. This project, subdivided by Ennio Schiappa Homes, is located at 18419 Western Avenue, and substantially conforms to and meets all conditions of approval of the Tentative Map. 8G - STAFF REPORT
8H. Finance – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of February 2022.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Finance Director that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month of February 2022.
8H - STAFF REPORT
8H - SUPPLEMENTAL
8I. Transit – Award Contract Services Agreement for Purchase of Analytics Software System that Collects, Analyzes, and Displays Automatic Vehicle Location Data.
Expenditure: $458,820 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council approve a contract services agreement with Swiftly, Inc. of San Francisco, CA (RFP B2022-10) in the amount of $458,820, to design and build a software solution to collect and analyze automatic vehicle location data for operations for a three-year period beginning May 10, 2022 and ending May 9, 2025.
8I - STAFF REPORT
8I - SUPPLEMENTAL
9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
9A. City Attorney – Appropriate Funding and Approve Third Amendment to Fee Agreement with Rutan & Tucker, LLP to Provide Legal Services. Expenditure:
$650,000 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Attorney that City Council:
1) Appropriate $650,000 from Airport Fund Balance; and
2) Approve a third amendment to fee agreement with the law firm of Rutan & Tucker, LLP of Costa Mesa, CA (C2020-038) in the amount of $650,000 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,765,000 to provide legal services relating to the 2020 Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board Order/Hi-Shear Litigation. 9A - STAFF REPORT
9B. Community Development – Accept and Appropriate Grant Awards from Los Angeles County Development Authority’s Emergency Solutions Grant-CARES Act and Measure H Funding to Torrance Temporary Housing Program, FEAP 1121 and Authorize City Manager to Sign Agreements. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Accept and appropriate a grant award of $450,000 from the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) Emergency Solutions Grant-CARES Act (ESG-CV) to Torrance Temporary Housing Program, FEAP 1121, for temporary housing unit purchase and installation; and
2) Accept and appropriate a grant award of $27,000 from LACDA ESG-CV to FEAP 1121 for ESG-CV program administration; and
3) Accept and appropriate $450,000 in LACDA Measure H funding to FEAP 1121 for temporary housing program site improvements; and
4) Authorize the City Manager as the City’s signatory for the LACDA ESG-CV and Measure H funding agreements and to execute all documents necessary for participation on behalf of the City of Torrance.
9B - STAFF REPORT
9C. Community Services – Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement to Increase Funding for Artificial Turf Field at LA Galaxy Sports Complex. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $87,617 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with Sprinturf, LLC, of Daniel Island, SC (C2022-023) to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $87,617, for a new not-to-exceed total amount of $1,229,367, to provide logo inlays at the new LA Galaxy Sports Complex artificial turf field.
9C - STAFF REPORT
9D. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending Resolution No. 2019-89 for Executive and Management Employees to Add Positions of Human Resources Director and Deputy Finance Director. 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 positions of Human Resources Director and Deputy Finance Director.
9D - STAFF REPORT
9E. City Manager – Provide City’s Policy and Practice on Use of Photographs That Include Elected Officials. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1) Accept and file informal policy when photographing elected officials or candidates for office during the official election season; or
2) Instruct staff to return with a formal policy when photographing elected officials or candidates for office during the official election season. 9E - STAFF REPORT
9F. City Manager – Adopt ORDINANCE Allowing Leases of City Property of Up to Ninety-Nine Years. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council
1) Approve an ORDINANCE allowing for leases of city property for up to ninety-nine years; and
2) Determine that this action does not constitute a “project” within the meaning of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and does not require further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21065 and CEQA Guidelines section 15378; and
3) Approve an Ordinance summary for publication.
9F - STAFF REPORT
*The following items were added on Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.
9G. City Attorney and City Manager - Review and Determine Need to Extend Local Emergency Related to COVID-19. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Attorney and City Manager that City Council: 1) Review the need for extending the local emergency related to COVID-19 that was proclaimed on March 12, 2020; and 2) Approve a RESOLUTION extending the local emergency. 9G - STAFF REPORT
9H. Transit - Adopt ORDINANCE Relating to Parking, Vehicles, and Other Matters at Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council: 1) Adopt an ORDINANCE relating to parking, vehicles, and other matters at the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center; and 2) Approve an Ordinance Summary for publication. 9H - STAFF REPORT
9H - ATTACHMENTS A AND B
RECESS
RECONVENE
10. HEARINGS
10B.City Manager and Finance – Conduct First Public Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan. Expenditure:
None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Finance Director that City Council conduct the first public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2022-23 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan.
10B - STAFF REPORT
10B - SUPPLEMENTAL
10B - PRESENTATION
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES
12A.Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3899 amending Division 4 by amending Section 45.6.6.
12A - STAFF REPORT
13. CITY COUNCIL ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited to a 15 minute period) Council Order ? Kalani, Mattucci, Walser, Ashcraft, Chen, Griffiths, 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.
15. ADJOURNMENT
15A.Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. for closed session, with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. Pursuant to Assembly Bill 361, 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, May 17, 2022 is a Council Dark Night.
15A - STAFF REPORT