TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
JANUARY 10, 2023
ADJOURNED 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
City Council Agenda 01-10-23
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
14. CLOSED SESSION
14A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (California Government Code §54957(b)(1)): Title: City Manager
14A - STAFF REPORT
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)
9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
9A. Armed Forces Day Special Standing Committee – Discuss and Provide Direction on 2023 Armed Forces Day Parade and Celebration. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Armed Forces Day Special Standing Committee that City Council:
1) Accept and file the November 15, 2022 Committee meeting minutes; and 2) Discuss and provide direction on the program and events of the 2023 Armed Forces Day Parade and Celebration.
9A - STAFF REPORT
9B. City Manager/City Clerk – Approve Request for Subsidy for League of Women Voters Torrance Area for Use of Toyota Meeting Hall. Expenditure: $665 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager and City Clerk that City Council approve the request for subsidy of rental fees in the amount of $665 for the use of the Toyota Meeting Hall by the League of Women Voters Torrance Area to host an event “Racism in the South Bay” on February 23, 2023.
9B - STAFF REPORT
9B - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
9C. City Manager – Discuss and Provide Direction Regarding Call-In Option for Oral Communications. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council discuss and provide direction regarding a call-in option for Oral Communications.
9C- STAFF REPORT
9C - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
9E. City Manager – Discuss and Provide Direction on a Real Property Acquisition Policy. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council discuss and provide direction on a real property acquisition policy.
9E - STAFF REPORT
9D. City Manager – Approve Side Letter Agreements Between Torrance Police Officers Association (TPOA) and Management and Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA) and Management. Expenditure: Approximately $1,057,622 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1) Approve a Side Letter Agreement between the Torrance Police Officers Association (TPOA) and Management to include a recruitment and retention incentive pilot program; and
2) Approve a Side Letter Agreement between the Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA) and Management to include a recruitment and retention incentive pilot program and an administrative appeals procedure.
9D - STAFF REPORT
9D - MATERIALS AVAILABLE
9D - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
RECONVENED IN PUBLIC SESSION
2. FLAG SALUTE: Councilmember Kaji
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 Tuesday, January 3, 2023 /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
RECESS
RECONVENE
5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
6A. PROCLAMATION declaring January 2023 as Torrance SERVES: Service Leader Celebration Month in the City of Torrance.
6A - STAFF REPORT
6A - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
6B. Mayor – Recognition of Officers Working in Marine Corps Recruiting Command Office in Del Amo Fashion Center.
6C. City Manager and Fire – Accept and Appropriate Donation for Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Fire Chief that City Council accept and appropriate a $10,000 donation from Torrance Refining Company LLC for the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
6C - STAFF REPORT
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
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 6, 2022.
8B. Water Commission and Public Works – Accept and File 2021-2022 Water Commission Annual Report. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Water Commission and the Public Works Director that City Council accept and file the 2021-2022 Water Commission annual report. 8B - STAFF REPORT
8C. Community Development – Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for Vehicle Vanpool Leasing and Services. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with AVR Vanpool, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA (C2020-007) for an additional two-year period beginning February 1, 2023 and ending January 31, 2025, with an option to extend the term of the agreement by one additional year.
8C - STAFF REPORT
8D. Fire – Accept and Appropriate Grant Award from State of California and Approve Contract Services Agreement for Child Passenger Safety Program. Expenditure:
$128,703 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Fire Chief that City Council:
1) Accept and appropriate a grant award in the amount of $128,703 from the State of California – Office of Traffic Safety for the Child Passenger Safety Program for a one- year period beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023; and 2) Approve a contract services agreement with Safety Belt Safe U.S.A. of Altadena, CA in the amount of $128,703 to implement the Office of Traffic Safety Occupant Protection Grant for the Child Passenger Safety Program for a one-year period beginning October 1, 2022 and ending September 30, 2023.
8D - STAFF REPORT
RECESS
RECONVENE
10. HEARINGS
10A. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing, Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption, and Adopt ORDINANCE Amending Torrance Municipal Code by Establishing a Shopping Cart Retrieval and Containment By Owners Ordinance. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Conduct Public Hearing regarding establishing a Shopping Cart Retrieval and Containment by Owners Ordinance and consider any testimony received during the hearing; and
2) Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption per guidelines §15378 and §15061(b)(3); and
3) Adopt an ORDINANCE amending the Torrance Municipal Code by adding Chapter 18 entitled “Shopping Cart Retrieval And Containment By Owners” to Division 4 of the Torrance Municipal Code; and
4) Approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.
10A - STAFF REPORT
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL #1
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL #2
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES – None Scheduled.
13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15 minute period) Council Order – Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Griffiths, Kaji, 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.
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1)
RECONVENED IN PUBLIC SESSION
10A. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing, Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption, and Adopt ORDINANCE Amending Torrance Municipal Code by Establishing a Shopping Cart Retrieval and Containment By Owners Ordinance. Expenditure: None.
15. ADJOURNMENT
15A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Friday, January 20, 2023, at 10:50 a.m. for closed session. Tuesday, January 17, 2023 is a Council Dark Night. 15A - STAFF REPORT