TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
DECEMBER 12, 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 12-12-23
*Denotes the item was added or modified after posting of the agenda.
OPENING CEREMONIES
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 Fire Fighters Association
2. Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA)
3. Torrance Police Officers Association
14A - STAFF REPORT
14B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: 2300 Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90501 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and County of Los Angeles 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 Griffiths
NON SECTARIAN INVOCATION: Councilmember Kaji
6E. Recognition of the Torrance High CIF Champion Football Team.
6D. PROCLAMATION honoring Craig Leach upon his retirement from Torrance Memorial Medical Center after thirty-nine years of dedicated service to the community. (For Presentation)
6D - STAFF REPORT
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
6A. Community Update from Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang. 6A - PRESENTATION
6B. Legislative Update from Senator Steven Bradford Serving the 35th State Senate District.
6B - STAFF REPORT
6C. City Manager - Accept and Appropriate $25,000 Donation for Capital Improvements at the Torrance Historical Museum. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council accept and appropriate a $25,000 donation from the Torrance Historical Society for capital improvements at the Torrance Historical Museum.
6C - STAFF REPORT
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, December 5, 2023 /s/ Rebecca Poirier AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
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 ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS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
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 Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. Time starts when you step up to the microphone.
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 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED AFTER 5:30 P.M. ON 12/11/23 and before 10:33 p.m. on 12/12/23
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 November 14, 2023.
8B. City Manager – Approve Request for Subsidy of Rental Fees for Use of the Ken Miller Recreation Center by County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health.
Expenditure: $1,825 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a request for subsidy in the amount of $1,825 for use of the Ken Miller Recreation Center by the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health for the Teen Mental Health Summit event to be held on January 20, 2024.
8B - STAFF REPORT
8C. Transit – Authorize Submission of Torrance Transit’s Agency Safety Plan to the Federal Transit Administration for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council authorize the submission of Torrance Transit’s Agency Safety Plan to the Federal Transit Administration for fiscal year 2023-24.
8C - STAFF REPORT
8D. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of October 2023. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month of October 2023.
8D - STAFF REPORT
8E. Public Works and General Services – Appropriate Funds and Authorize Purchase Order for Four (4) 2025 Ford F-650 Trucks and Two (2) 2024 F-350 Trucks as a Cooperative Purchase with BuyBoard. Expenditure: $736,383.78 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director and General Services Director that City Council:
1) Appropriate $736,383.78 from the Fleet Vehicle Replacement Fund’s fund balance to the Fleet Vehicle Replacement Fund’s fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget; and 2) Authorize a purchase order with Rush Truck Centers of Whittier, CA in the amount of $736,383.78, including sales tax, for four (4) 2025 Ford F-650 Trucks and two (2) 2024 F-350 Trucks as a cooperative purchase with BuyBoard.
8E - STAFF REPORT
8F. Fire – Authorize Purchase Order for Fifty (50) LIFEPAK CR2 Semi-Automatic Defibrillators as a Special Opportunity Purchase. Expenditure: $128,484.56 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the Fire Chief that City Council authorize a purchase order with Stryker Corporation of Kalamazoo, MI in the amount of $128,484.56, including sales tax, for fifty (50) LIFEPAK CR2 Semi-Automatic Defibrillators as a special opportunity purchase. 8F - STAFF REPORT
8G. General Services – Approve Modification to Local Government Partnership Program Contract (ML18069) for Procurement and Installation of Level II Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the General Services Director that City Council approve a modification to the Local Government Partnership Program contract (ML18069) with South Coast Air Quality Management District of Diamond Bar, CA (C2019-016) for the procurement and installation of Level II electric vehicle charging stations and to extend the term for an additional period beginning August 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2028. 8G - STAFF REPORT
8H. Water Commission and Public Works – Accept and File Fiscal Year 2022-23 Water Commission Annual Report. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Water Commission and Public Works Director that City Council accept and file the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Water Commission Annual Report. 8H - STAFF REPORT
8I. Fire – Designate Torrance Fire Department as the Local Implementing Agency Pertaining to the Development, Implementation, and Maintenance of an Integrated Community Alerting and Notification System for Petroleum Refinery Incidents. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Fire Chief that City Council designate the Torrance Fire Department as the local implementing agency for the City of Torrance as it pertains to the development, implementation, and maintenance of an integrated community alerting and notification system for petroleum refinery incidents in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Section 25532(d).
8I - STAFF REPORT
8J. Public Works – Approve Second Amendment to Public Works Agreement for Pacific Coast Highway at Hawthorne Boulevard Intersection Improvement, T-131.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a second amendment to the public works agreement with Griffith Company of Santa Fe Springs, CA (C2020-155) for the Pacific Coast Highway at Hawthorne Boulevard Intersection Improvement, T-131 to extend the term for an additional period beginning December 15, 2023 and ending June 14, 2024.
8J - STAFF REPORT
RECESS
RECONVENE
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..
9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
9A. Public Works and Community Services – Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for Citywide Tree Planting Program. Expenditure: $2,835,100 (General Fund and Non-General Fund: Approximately $723,855.32 Annually).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director and Community Services Director that City Council approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with West Coast Arborists, Inc. of Anaheim, CA (C2022-159) in the amount of $2,835,100, for a new not-to- exceed total of $3,960,100, for the Citywide Tree Planting Program and additional tree maintenance services from December 12, 2023 to October 10, 2027. 9A - STAFF REPORT
9B. City Manager – Approve Request to Set Closed Hearing Date to Consider Employee Termination Appeal. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve request to set a date of Tuesday, March 12, 2024 to conduct a closed hearing to consider an appeal of the Civil Service Commission’s decision sustaining the termination of a Police Officer. 9B - STAFF REPORT
9C. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Modifying the Wages, Hours, and Working Conditions for the City Treasurer. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 2018-110 modifying the wages, hours, and working conditions for the City Treasurer which removes language specifying "full time." 9C - STAFF REPORT
9C - MATERIALS AVAILABLE
9D. Public Works – Approve Plans and Specifications, Award Public Works Agreement, and Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301(c) – Existing Facilities (Class 1) for the Anza Avenue Rehabilitation Project (Sepulveda Blvd to Del Amo Blvd), I-144.
Expenditure: $4,090,711 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1) Approve the plans and specifications for the Anza Avenue Rehabilitation Project (Sepulveda Blvd to Del Amo Blvd), I-144; and
2) Award a public works agreement to All American Asphalt of Corona, CA (B2023-33) in the amount of $3,557,140 and authorize a 15% contingency in the amount of $533,571 for the Anza Avenue Rehabilitation Project (Sepulveda Blvd to Del Amo Blvd), I-144 for a two-year period beginning December 12, 2023 and ending December 11, 2025; and 3) Adopt a finding that the project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) – Existing Facilities (Class 1) and that there are no features that distinguish this project from others in exempt class, and therefore, there are no unusual circumstances.
9D - STAFF REPORT
*The following item was added on Friday, December 8, 2023.
Recess
RECONVENE
9D. Public Works – Approve Plans and Specifications, Award Public Works Agreement, and Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301(c) – Existing Facilities (Class 1) for the Anza Avenue Rehabilitation Project (Sepulveda Blvd to Del Amo Blvd), I-144. Expenditure: $4,090,711 (Non-General Fund).
10. HEARINGS
10A. Finance - Consider Appeal of Sling Pilot Academy Regarding Non-Renewal of Business License. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Finance Director that City Council deny the appeal filed by Sling Pilot Academy regarding the non-renewal of their business license. 10A - STAFF REPORT
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL
10A - APPELLANT PRESENTATION
10A - APPELLANT REPLY BRIEF
11. AGENCY AGENDAS
11A. Successor Agency (Separate Agenda)
11A - STAFF REPORT
1. ROLL CALL
2. REPORT OF THE AGENCY SECRETARY ON THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (Limited up to a 15-minute period)
4. CONSENT CALENDAR
4A. Approve Committee Minutes.
4A - STAFF REPORT
5. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
5A - Adopt RESOLUTION Approving Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) and Administrative Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and Last and Final ROPS.
Expenditure: None.
5A - STAFF REPORT
6. HEARINGS - None Scheduled.
7. REPORT OF DIRECTORS AND OTHER OFFICERS
8. ADDENDUM MATTERS - None Scheduled.
9. ADJOURNMENT
RECONVENE
12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES
12A. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3926 amending Article 15 entitled “Refuse And Rubbish Collection,” of Chapter 3, Division 3 and amending Article 1 entitled “Scavenging Prohibited,” of Chapter 3, Division 4, and amending Article 6 entitled “Commercial Solid Waste And Reporting,” of Chapter 3, Division 4, and amending Article 7 entitled “Waste Diversion, Recycling and Graffiti” of Chapter 3, Division 4 to establish new requirements for the Commercial Solid Waste Collection Business License Application to comply with SB 1383 and Chapter 3 of Division 7 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Relating to Organic Waste Disposal Reduction and approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.
12A - STAFF REPORT
12B. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3927 amending Torrance Municipal Code Section 51.2.30 entitled "Definition of Revenue Operations", Section 51.2.31 entitled "Fee For Revenue Operations" and repealing Section
51.2.32 entitled "Refusal For Clearance" and approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.
12B - STAFF REPORT
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 Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker. Time starts when you step up to the microphone. 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 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.
*The following item was modified on Friday, December 8, 2023.
15. ADJOURNMENT
15A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Monday, December 18, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. for closed session in the Council Chamber.
15A - REVISED STAFF REPORT