TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
AUGUST 20, 2024
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 08-20-24
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
: Councilmembers Gerson, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, and Mayor Chen
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 Attorney
21. City Manager
14A - STAFF REPORT
14B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: 3511-3525 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505 Agency Negotiator:
Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and JAS Madison LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENED IN PUBLIC SESSION
2. FLAG SALUTE: Councilmember Lewis NON-SECTARIAN INVOCATION:
Councilmember Mattucci
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 Thursday, August 15, 2024 /s/ Rebecca Poirier
3 - AFFIDAVIT
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 ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS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. 2024-59 honoring Luz Fierro upon her retirement from the City of Torrance after twenty-one years of service. (For Presentation) 6A - STAFF REPORT
6A - SUPPLEMENTAL
6B. PROCLAMATION honoring Torrance Centenarian Joseph H. Gerson. 6B - STAFF REPORT
7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15-minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comments 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. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking. Handouts will be distributed while you speak.
PUBLIC COMMENT
PUBLIC COMMENT RECEIVED AFTER 5:30 P.M. ON 8/19/24 and before 11:04 p.m. on 8/20/24
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. Human Resources – Approve Proposed Job Description for Capital Projects Construction Superintendent. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Human Resources Director that City Council approve the proposed job description for the Capital Projects Construction Superintendent. 8A - STAFF REPORT
9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
9A. City Manager and Community Services – Adopt RESOLUTION Approving Deed Restriction for City-owned Property Located at 2001 Santa Fe Ave, Commonly Known as Torrance Park. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION approving a Deed Restriction to and for the benefit of California Natural Resources Agency for a 2018 Parks Bond Act Per Capita Grant Program Award on City-owned property located at 2001 Santa Fe Ave, commonly known as Torrance Park (APN: 7357-006-900).
9A - STAFF REPORT
9B. City Manager – Appoint City Manager, Finance Director, and Deputy Finance Director as Authorized Agents of the City of Torrance to Engage in Matters with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and Adopt RESOLUTION Appointing the City Manager, Finance Director, and Deputy Finance Director as Authorized Agents.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1) Appoint City Manager, Finance Director, and Deputy Finance Director as authorized agents of the City of Torrance to engage in matters with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; and 2) Adopt RESOLUTION appointing the City Manager, Finance Director, and Deputy Finance Director as authorized agents.
9B - STAFF REPORT
9B - SUPPLEMENTAL
9C. City Manager and Fire – Accept and File Update Regarding Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Long-Term Health Care Facilities Located in the City of Torrance.
Expenditure: None. In response to a follow-up request by Councilmember Bridgett Lewis, it is the recommendation of the City Manager and Fire Chief that City Council accept and file an update regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Long-Term Health Care Facilities located in the City of Torrance. 9C - STAFF REPORT
9C - STAFF PRESENTATION
9D. City Council Transportation Committee – Accept and File August 6, 2024 Meeting Minutes. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Council Transportation Committee that City Council accept and file August 6, 2024 City Council Transportation Committee Meeting Minutes. 9D - STAFF REPORT
9E. Transit – Approve Contract Services Agreement for Rubber Wheel Trolleys as a Cooperative Purchase. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $3,061,083.26. (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council approve a contract services agreement with Hometown Manufacturing Incorporated of Crandon, WI, as a cooperative purchase with the State of Georgia (agreement no. 99999-SPD-SPD0000212-0002) in the amount of $3,001,062.02 and authorize a 2% contingency in the amount of $60,021.24, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $3,061,083.26, for the purchase and delivery of (10) rubber wheel trolley buses for the period beginning August 20, 2024 and ending August 31, 2025. 9E - STAFF REPORT
9F. Transit – Authorize Submission of Fiscal Year 2023-24 Federal Transit Administration Grant Application and Appropriate Funds. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council:
1) Authorize the submission and execution of the Transit Department’s Fiscal Year 2023- 24 Federal Transit Administration, Urbanized Formula (Section 5307) grant application in the amount of $4,078,040; and
2) Appropriate $4,078,040 to a newly established grant project for the purchase of replacement buses.
9F - STAFF REPORT
9G. Transit – Approve Transit Department’s Submittal of Annual Claim for Transportation Development Act and State Transit Assistance Funds for Fiscal Year 2024-25. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council approve the Transit Department's submittal of the annual claim to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) for $8,742,281 in Transportation Development Act funds and $1,747,993 in State Transit Assistance funds for fiscal year 2024-25. 9G - STAFF REPORT
9H. Transit – Approve Contract Services Agreements for Compressed Natural Gas and Zero Emission Buses as a Cooperative Purchase. Expenditure: Not-to- Exceed $23,908,922.75 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council:
1) Approve a contract services agreement with New Flyer of America, Inc. of Manitoba, Canada as a cooperative purchase with the State of California (agreement no.1-19-23- 17B) in the amount of $5,754,362.78, and authorize a 5% contingency in the amount of $287,718.14, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $6,042,080.92, for the purchase and delivery of (2) battery electric buses and (2) hydrogen fuel cell buses for the period beginning August 20, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026; and 2) Approve a contract services agreement with New Flyer of America Inc. of Manitoba, Canada, as a cooperative purchase with the State of Washington (agreement no. 06719-01) in the amount of $17,016,039.84, and authorize a 5% contingency in the amount of $850,801.99, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $17,866,841.83, for the purchase and delivery of (20) compressed natural gas buses for the period beginning August 20, 2024 and ending December 31, 2026.
9H - STAFF REPORT
9L. Transit – Approve Funding Agreement for Visionary Project Seed Funding, Appropriate Funds, Authorize Implementation of “Connect Torrance” MicroTransit Pilot Project, Approve Contract Services Agreement for “Connect Torrance” MicroTransit Pilot Demonstration, and Approve Consulting Services Agreement for Data Collection and Analysis. Expenditure: $2,005,390 (Non- General Fund).
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council:
1) Approve Measure M Grant Agreement #VSF2023001 for Visionary Project Seed Funding with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“LACMTA”); and
2) Appropriate Measure M Visionary Project Seed Funding grant award in the amount of $1,000,000 to a newly created Grant Project; and
3) Authorize the implementation of a one-year MicroTransit pilot project known as “Connect Torrance” to be administered by the City of Torrance Transit Department; and 4) Approve a contract services agreement with Nomad Transit, LLC of New York, NY to provide a turnkey pilot demonstration for an on-demand shared ride service for an amount not-to-exceed $1,884,990 following the mutually agreed upon launch date and is subject to extension by mutual agreement of the parties on terms to be agreed; and 5) Approve a consulting services agreement with CALSTART, Inc. of Pasadena, CA for the data collection and analysis of the Connect Torrance MicroTransit pilot project for an amount not-to-exceed $120,400 following the mutually agreed upon launch date and is subject to extension by mutual agreement of the parties on terms to be agreed; and 6) Appropriate $765,390 to the Transit Enterprise Fund’s fiscal year 2024-25 operating budget.
9L - STAFF REPORT
9L - STAFF PRESENTATION
9I. City Manager – Approve Side Letter Agreement Between Torrance Police Officers Association (TPOA) and Management. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a side letter agreement between the Torrance Police Officers Association (TPOA) and Management to implement Enhanced Recruitment and Retention Incentive Pilot Program. 9I - STAFF REPORT
9I - MATERIAL AVAILABLE
9J. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending Resolution No. 2023-144 for Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees to Add the Position of Capital Projects Construction Superintendent. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending Resolution No. 2023-144 for Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees to add the position of Capital Projects Construction Superintendent. 9J - STAFF REPORT
9K. Public Works – Approve Second Amendment to Tri-party Agreement for Usage of Recycled Water at Torrance Refinery. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $12,000,000 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a second amendment to a tri-party agreement with the Torrance Refining Company, LLC of Torrance, CA and West Basin Municipal Water District (C2021-027) for an additional amount not-to- exceed $12,000,000, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $40,000,000 for the usage of recycled water, and to extend the contract term for an additional one-year period beginning September 1, 2024 and ending August 31, 2025.
9K - STAFF REPORT
RECESS
RECONVENE
10. HEARINGS
10A. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing on Land Use Study 24-00002 Regarding Proposed Amendments to the Torrance Municipal Code Pertaining to Electronic/Digital Billboards, Determine California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption, and Adopt ORDINANCE Amending Torrance Municipal Code.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Conduct a public hearing on Land Use Study 24-00002 regarding proposed amendments to the Torrance Municipal Code pertaining to Electronic/Digital Billboards; and
2) Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines; and 3) Adopt an ORDINANCE amending Torrance Municipal Code Section 911.6.100 entitled “Prohibited Signs” of Chapter 11, Article 6, Division 9; repealing Article 10 entitled “Enforcement” of Chapter 11, Division 9; adding Article 10 entitled “Electronic/Digital Billboards” to Chapter 11, Division 9; adding Article 11 entitled “Enforcement” to Chapter 11, Division 9; and
4) Approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.
10A - STAFF REPORT PART 1
10A - STAFF REPORT PART 2
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL
10A - STAFF PRESENTATION
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES
12A. Second and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3933 amending Division 4 by amending section 45.6.6 of the Torrance Municipal Code prohibiting camping in public places, amending section 49.2.2 of the Torrance Municipal Code prohibiting fires in parks, adding section 45.3.33 to the Torrance Municipal Code prohibiting fires in public places, adding section 45.1.9 to the Torrance Municipal Code regulating shelters in public places, and adding section 45.1.10 to the Torrance Municipal Code prohibiting loitering at bus stop sites and approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.
12A - STAFF REPORT
12B. Second and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3934 approving a Development Agreement between the City of Torrance and Gable House Development, LLC related to a development at 22501 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, California (Assessor’s Parcel Number 7368-001-015) and approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.
12B - STAFF REPORT
13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15-minute period) Council Order – Mattucci, Sheikh, Gerson, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mayor Chen This portion of the meeting is reserved for comments 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. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking. Handouts will be distributed while you speak.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
15. ADJOURNMENT
15A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session, with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber. Tuesday, August 27, 2024 and Tuesday, September 3, 2024, are Council Dark Nights.
15A - STAFF REPORT