TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
APRIL 25, 2023
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 04-25-23
*Denotes the item was revised after posting of the agenda.
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
2. FLAG SALUTE: Councilmember Kalani
NON SECTARIAN INVOCATION: Councilmember Lewis
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 Friday, April 14, 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 ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS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
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
6A. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-33 honoring Kathleen Polliard of the City Manager’s Office upon her retirement from the City of Torrance after twenty-three years of service. (For Adoption Only)
6A - STAFF REPORT
6B. PROCLAMATION declaring May as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the City of Torrance.
6B - STAFF REPORT
6C. PROCLAMATION declaring April 9 – 15, 2023 as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week in the City of Torrance.
6C - STAFF REPORT
6D. PROCLAMATION declaring April 25 – May 5, 2023 as Paint the Town Purple Week in the City of Torrance.
6D - STAFF REPORT
6E. Recognition of Hometown Heroes Banner Recipients for 2023. 6E - PRESENTATION
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 microphone to speak. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 10 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED BETWEEN 5:30 P.M. ON 4/24/2023 AND BEFORE 1:08 A.M. ON 4/26/2023
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 Manager and Community Services – Approve Purchase of Additional Tickets to a 2023 LA Dodgers Baseball Game. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $15,000 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director that City Council:
1) Approve the purchase of up to 500 additional tickets to a LA Dodgers baseball game on June 25, 2023; and
2) Authorize staff to redistribute the tickets to the community at the existing sale price of $15.00 per ticket.
8A - STAFF REPORT
8B. Finance and Transit – Authorize Annual Membership Contribution for California Transit Indemnity Pool (CalTIP). Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $620,631 (Non- General Fund).
Recommendation of the Finance Director and Transit Director that City Council authorize the annual membership contribution for California Transit Indemnity Pool (CalTIP) for an amount not-to-exceed $620,631 for a one-year period beginning May 1, 2023 and ending May 1, 2024.
8B - STAFF REPORT
8C. Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for Lead Ranger.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve the proposed class specification for Lead Ranger. 8C - STAFF REPORT
8D. Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specifications for Information Technology Manager Positions. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council:
1) Approve the proposed class specification for Information Technology Manager – Applications and Analytics; and
2) Approve the proposed class specification for Information Technology Manager – Communications and Customer Service; and
3) Approve the proposed class specification for Information Technology Manager – Infrastructure and Cybersecurity.
8D - STAFF REPORT
8E. Torrance Youth Council and Community Services – Appropriate Funds and Approve Up to Six 2023 “Beat the Odds” Scholarships. Expenditure: $6,000 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Torrance Youth Council and 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) 2023 “Beat the Odds” scholarships to be issued in the amount of $1,000 each.
8E - STAFF REPORT
8F. Public Works – Award Consulting Services Agreement for Miscellaneous Water Main Replacements: 190th St. / Prairie Ave. Neighborhood. Expenditure: Not-to- Exceed $210,478.12 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council award a consulting services agreement to CWE of Fullerton, CA (B2022-40) for an amount not-to-exceed $210,478.12 to perform engineering design services for the for Miscellaneous Water Main Replacements, I- 153: 190th St./Prairie Ave. Neighborhood for a two-year period beginning April 25, 2023 and ending April 24, 2025.
8F - STAFF REPORT
8G. Finance – Approve Third Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for Employee Payroll Services. Expenditure: Approximately $1,380,000 (General Fund: Approximately $460,000 Annually).
Recommendation of the Finance Director that City Council approve the third amendment to the contract services agreement with ADP, LLC of Roseland, NJ (C2018-060) in the amount of $18.30 per employee per month, and to exercise the first of three options to extend the contract term for an additional three years through May 1, 2026. 8G - STAFF REPORT
8G - SUPPLEMENTAL
9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
9A. Community Services – Provide Direction Regarding Off-Leash Dog Park and Potential Park Locations for Off-Leash Facilities. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council provide direction regarding off-leash dog parks in the City and potential park locations for off-leash facilities. 9A - STAFF REPORT
9A - SUPPLEMENTAL
9B. Human Resources – Approve Reclassification of 1.0 Office Assistant Position to
1.0 Administrative Assistant Position. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve the reclassification of 1.0 Office Assistant position to the classification of
1.0 Administrative Assistant position in the City Clerk’s Office. 9B - STAFF REPORT
9C. City Manager – Determine City Council Dark Nights. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council declare the following Tuesdays as City Council Dark Nights from July 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023: July 4, July 18, August 1, August 15, August 29, September 5, September 19, October 3, October 10, October 31, November 7, November 21, December 5, and December 26, 2023. 9C - STAFF REPORT
9D. City Manager and Community Services – Provide Direction and Conceptual Approval of World War II Internment Camp Memorial, Approve Location, and Adopt RESOLUTION Certifying Grant Information Package. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director that City Council:
1) Provide direction to accept the California State Funding Grant and to proceed with a World War II Internment Camp Memorial; and
2) Approve Columbia Park as the location for the Memorial; and 3) Provide conceptual approval of the proposed Memorial layout plan and design; and 4) Adopt a Categorical Exemption per CEQA Guidelines Section 15301e(2) and 15323; and
5) Adopt a RESOLUTION certifying grant information package for the California Natural Resources Agency.
9D - STAFF REPORT
9E. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending Resolution No. 2023-12 Setting Forth Changes Regarding Hours, Wages, and Working Conditions for the Executive and Management Employees. Expenditure: $62,095 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 2023-12 setting forth changes regarding hours, wages, and working conditions for the Executive and Management Employees in the amount of $62,095 which increases the car allowance, updates the positions that receive the car allowance, and modifies premium pay assigned to Deputy City Attorney II and Deputy City Attorney III. 9E - STAFF REPORT
9F. Employee Relations and Public Safety Committee – Accept and File Committee Meeting Reports and Meeting Minutes. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Employee Relations and Public Safety Committee that City Council:
1) Accept and File the Torrance Fire Department Annual Quality Improvement Update Report; and
2) Accept and File Emergency Medical Services Transportation Program 2022 Annual Update; and
3) Accept and File Torrance Fire Department Community Driven Strategic Plan 2023- 2028; and
4) Accept and File Meeting Minutes from the February 15, 2023 Employee Relations and Public Safety Committee.
9F - STAFF REPORT
*The following item was added on Thursday, April 20, 2023.
9G. City Manager – Approve Side Letter Agreement Between Torrance Fire Fighters Association and Management Regarding Longevity Pay and Vacation Accruals.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Fire Fighters Association and Management modifying Longevity Pay and Vacation accrual eligibility for Fire Fighters that previously separated from the Torrance Fire Department.
9G - STAFF REPORT
10. HEARINGS
10A. Community Development – Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Approval of a Precise Plan of Development to Allow One-Story Additions, a Remodel, and New Roof to an Existing One-Story Single-Family Residence, on Property Located Within the Hillside Overlay District in the R-1 Zone at 22216 Redbeam Avenue. The Project is Categorically Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Per Guidelines Section 15301 – Existing Facilities. PRE22- 00013: Johnny and Betty Liu. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Deny the appeal; and
2) Adopt a RESOLUTION approving a Precise Plan of Development to allow one-story additions, a remodel, and a new roof to an existing one-story single-family residence, on property located within the Hillside Overlay District in the R-1 Zone at 22216 Redbeam Avenue.
10A - STAFF REPORT
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL
10A - PRESENTATION
PUBLIC COMMENT received after 5:30 p.m. on 4/24/23 and before 1:08 a.m. on 4/25/23
10B. City Manager and Finance – Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt RESOLUTION Approving User & Regulatory Fees. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Finance Director that City Council:
1) Conduct a public hearing on modified user and regulatory fees; and 2) Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing the actions setting user fees indexed to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners & Clerical Workers (CPI-W) May to May for certain City-wide Services.
10B - STAFF REPORT
10B - PRESENTATION
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES – None Scheduled.
13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15 minute period) Council Order – Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Griffiths, Kaji, Kalani, 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 microphone to speak. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 10 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
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 Clerk
21. City Attorney
22. City Manager
14A - STAFF REPORT
14B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: 20770 Madrona Avenue (APN: 7352-010-018) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and CDC Madrona LLC Under Negotiation: Acquisition of Real Property
2) Property: City Hall Lattice Telecommunication Tower, 3141 Torrance Boulevard (APN:
7353-001-903) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and T-Mobile West Tower LLC (Michael Blackwell, TMUS Partners) Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
3) Property: Sea-Aire Golf Course, 22780 Lupine Drive (APN: 7527-020-900) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and T-Mobile West Tower LLC (CCTMO LLC) Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
15. ADJOURNMENT
15A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session, with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Tuesday, May 2, 2023, is a Council Dark Night. 15A - STAFF REPORT