TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
REGULAR MEETING
5:00 P.M. - CLOSED SESSION
6:30 P.M. - REGULAR BUSINESS BEGINS
IN COUNCIL CHAMBER AT 3031 TORRANCE BL.
CITY COUNCIL MAY TAKE ACTION ON ANY ITEM LISTED ON THE AGENDA
Revised City Council Agenda 09-27-22
*Denotes the item was added after posting of the agenda.
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
14. CLOSED SESSION
14A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)):
1) Harold C. Branch III SII to Michelle L. Shirley v. City of Torrance, et al. LASC Case No.
BC655480
14A - REVISED STAFF REPORT
*The following item was added on Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 3:15 p.m. 2) Martin Vukotic v. City of Torrance, et al. LASC Case No. BC719562
14B. 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
14C. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: Elm Water Yard, 1001 Elm Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503 Agency Negotiator:
Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Douglas Maupin, Maupin Development Inc. Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease 2) Property: North High School, 3620 W. 182nd St, Torrance CA 90504 Property: South High School, 801 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance CA 90505 Property: Torrance High School, 2200 Carson St, Torrance CA 90501 Property: West High School, 20401 Victor St, Torrance CA 90503 Property: Arnold Elementary School, 4100 W. 227th Street, Torrance CA 90505 Property: Carr Elementary School, 3404 W. 168th Street, Torrance CA 90504 Property: Edison Elementary School, 3800 182nd Street, Torrance CA 90504 Property: Torrance Elementary School, 2125 Lincoln Avenue, Torrance CA 90501 Property: Victor Elementary School, 4800 Spencer Street, Torrance CA 90503 Property: Walteria Elementary School, 24456 Madison Street, Torrance CA 90505 Property:
Yukon Elementary School, 17815 Yukon Avenue, Torrance CA 90503 Property: Bert Lynn Middle School, 5038 Halison Street, Torrance CA 90503 Property: Casimir Middle School, 17220 Casimir Avenue, Torrance CA 90504 Property: Hull Middle School, 2080 W. 231st Place, Torrance CA 90505 Property: Jefferson Middle School, 21717 Talisman Street, Torrance CA 90503 Property: Madrona Middle School, 21364 Madrona Avenue, Torrance CA 90503 Property: Magruder Middle School, 4100 W. 185th Street, Torrance CA 90504 Property: Richardson Middle School, 23751 Nancy Lee Lane, Torrance CA 90505 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Torrance Unified School District Under Negotiation: Price, terms and conditions of Real Property
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 Kaji
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 Tuesday, September 20, 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
6F. City Clerk – Presentation of Certificate of Appointment for Councilmember Lewis.
6A. RESOLUTION NO. 2022-97 honoring Eleanor Barthe-Jones of the City Manager’s Office upon her retirement from the City of Torrance after thirty-two years of service. (For Adoption Only)
6A - STAFF REPORT
6B. PROCLAMATION honoring Lead Chaplain Dean Mayeda after thirty years of serving the Torrance Police Department and the Torrance Community. 6B - STAFF REPORT
6C. Recognition of Torrance Baseball Team as Finalist in the 2022 Babe Ruth Baseball World Series.
6D. City Clerk – Discuss and Provide Direction to City Clerk on an Annual Commission Recognition Luncheon. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Clerk that Mayor and City Council discuss and provide direction to the City Clerk on a Commission Recognition Luncheon. 6D - STAFF REPORT
6E. City Clerk and City Attorney – Discuss Commission Appointment Process and Consideration of Adoption of Ordinance. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Clerk and City Attorney that Mayor and City Council discuss the Commission Appointment process and consider adoption of an Ordinance changing and adding language to the Torrance Municipal Code for all Commissions. 6E - STAFF REPORT
6E - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
6E - SUPPLEMENTAL #2
7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up 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 or leave your cellular phone when you come to the podium to speak. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 10 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED BETWEEN 2:00 P.M. AND 1:05 A.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 August 31, 2022.
8B. Community Development – Appropriate Funds and Approve Second Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for Housing Element Update. Expenditure:
$41,209 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Appropriate $41,209 to the GRANT 06 Project – Housing Element Update; and 2) Approve a second amendment to the consulting services agreement with CityPlace Planning, Inc. of San Diego, CA (C2021-017) to increase the amount by $21,800 plus a 10% contingency of $19,409 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $213,499 to address items not covered in the original contract amount.
8B - STAFF REPORT
8C. Police – Accept 2023 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Grant Agreement and Appropriate Award for Traffic Safety Enforcement and Education.
Expenditure: $170,000 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Police Chief that City Council:
1) Accept the 2023 Selective Traffic Enforcement Program grant agreement; and 2) Appropriate the award in the amount of $170,000 for traffic safety enforcement, education and supplies; and
3) Authorize the City Manager as the City’s signatory for the agreement. 8C - STAFF REPORT
8D. City Manager — Approve Request for Subsidy for Torrance-Lomita Meals on Wheels Appreciation Event at Toyota Meeting Hall. Expenditure: $831 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve the request by Mayor Chen for subsidy of rental fees in the amount of $831 for the use of the Toyota Meeting Hall for the Torrance-Lomita Meals on Wheels Appreciation Event on January 19, 2023. 8D - STAFF REPORT
8E. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of July 2022.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month of July 2022.
8E - STAFF REPORT
8F. General Services – Approve First Amendment to Design Build Agreement for Automated Vehicle and Pedestrian Gates at City Hall. Expenditure: Not-to- Exceed $2,266 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the General Services Director that City Council approve a first amendment to the design build agreement with Izurieta Fence Company, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA (C2021-139) in the amount of $2,266 for a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $223,327.64 for construction of the automated vehicle and pedestrian gates at City Hall. 8F - STAFF REPORT
RECESS
RECONVENE
10. HEARINGS
10A. Community Development – Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of Precise Plan of Development to Allow Construction of New Two-Story Single- Family Residence on Property Located Within the Hillside Overlay District in the R-1 Zone at 139 Via Alameda. The Project is Categorically Exempt from CEQA per Guidelines Section 15303 – New Construction. PRE22-00006: ESTHER KIM (HWAN KIM). Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission that City Council:
1) Deny the appeal; and
2) Adopt a RESOLUTION denying without prejudice a Precise Plan of Development to allow the construction of a new two-story single-family residence on property located within the Hillside Overlay District in the R-1 Zone at 139 Via Alameda. -OR-
1) Uphold the appeal; and
2) Adopt a RESOLUTION approving a Precise Plan of Development to allow the construction of a new two-story single-family residence on property located within the Hillside Overlay District in the R-1 Zone at 139 Via Alameda. 10A - STAFF REPORT
10A - STAFF PRESENTATION
10A - APPELLANT PRESENTATION
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL #2
RECESS
RECONVENE
9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
9A. Transit – Approve Memorandum of Understanding for Proposition C 40% Discretionary Funds. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for Proposition C 40% Discretionary funds for a ten-year period beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2032.
9A - STAFF REPORT
9B. Transit – Authorize Submission of Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Federal Transit Administration Grant Application and Appropriate Funds. Expenditure:
$4,116,783 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council:
1) Authorize the submission and execution of the Transit Department’s Fiscal Year 2021- 22 Federal Transit Administration, Urbanized Formula (Section 5307) grant application in the amount of $4,116,783; and
2) Appropriate $4,116,783 for purchase of replacement bus, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, farebox upgrades, and facility remodel. 9B - STAFF REPORT
9B - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
9C. Transit – Approve Measure R Transit Investment Funding Agreements and Appropriate Funds. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council:
1) Approve Measure R Transit Investment Funding Agreement with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and appropriate $35,000,000 to Facility, Equipment, and Automation Plan (FEAP 764) for the Construction of a Multi- Level Parking Structure at the Mary K. Giordano Regional Transit Center; and 2) Approve Measure R Transit Investment Funding Agreement with Metro and appropriate $20,000,000 to a newly created FEAP for the purchase of twenty (20) Alternative-Fuel buses; and
3) Approve Measure R Transit Investment Funding Agreement with Metro and appropriate $4,500,000 to a newly created FEAP for the purchase of six (6) All-Electric, Rubber Wheel Trolleys.
9C- STAFF REPORT
9D. General Services and Fire – Authorize Purchase Order for Cooperative Purchase of Four (4) Ambulances. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $1,496,439.88 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the General Services Director and Interim Fire Chief that City Council authorize a purchase order with Republic EVS of Santa Fe Springs, CA for an amount not- to-exceed $1,496,439.88 (including sales tax) for four (4) 2023 Ford F-450 gas chassis with Medix Type I ME-153 ambulance bodies.?
9D - STAFF REPORT
9D - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
9E. Community Development – Award Consulting Services Agreement to Furnish Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for Torrance Port Logistics Project.
Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $163,667 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council award a consulting services agreement to Aspen Environmental Group of Agoura Hills, CA (RFP B2022-27) for an amount not-to-exceed $163,667 to furnish an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Torrance Port Logistics Project, for a two-year period beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2024.
9E - STAFF REPORT
9F. City Clerk – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending City of Torrance Conflict of Interest Code and Repeal Resolution No. 2020-111. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Clerk that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending the City of Torrance Conflict of Interest Code and repeal Resolution No. 2020-111. 9F - STAFF REPORT
9G. Community Development – Adopt RESOLUTION Terminating Agreements for Real Property at 23805 Hawthorne Boulevard. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION terminating the 1973 Covenant and Agreement by and between Thomas K.
Fitzpatrick, Sylvia F. Fitzpatrick, Victoria Station, Incorporated and the City of Torrance for Real Property at 23805 Hawthorne Boulevard.
9G - STAFF REPORT
9G - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
9H. Community Services – Accept and File Status Report on Coyote Management Plan and Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for City- Wide Coyote Trapping Services. Expenditure: $79,200 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:
1) Accept and file a status report on the City’s Coyote Management Plan; and 2) Provide Direction on Coyote Trapping Services for the next interval period; and 3) Approve first amendment to the contract services agreement with Coyotes, Wildlife and Pest Solutions, Inc. of Anaheim, CA (C2022-069) in the amount of $79,200 for a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $134,400 and to extend the term for one year through October 7, 2023; and
4) Appropriate $9,200 to the Community Services Coyote Management program expenditure budget.
9H - STAFF REPORT
9H - ATTACHMENTS E AND F
9H - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
9H - SUPPLEMENTAL #2
9H - SUPPLEMENTAL #3
9I. City Manager and Community Development – Consider Options for Permanent Outdoor Dining and Activity Program and Consider Extension of Temporary COVID-19 Related Land Use Entitlements. This Project is Categorically Exempt from CEQA per Guidelines Section 15304 – Minor Alterations to Land.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Adopt a RESOLUTION to ratify Public Order No. 2022-02 pertaining to COVID-19 related land use entitlements; and
2) Provide direction on a potential Permanent Outdoor Dining and Activity Program. 9I - STAFF REPORT
9I - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES – None Scheduled.
13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15 minute period) Council Order – Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Griffiths, Mayor Chen 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 or leave your cellular phone when you come to the podium to speak. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 10 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
15. ADJOURNMENT
15A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session, with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Tuesday, October 4, 2022 is a Council Dark Night. 15A - STAFF REPORT