TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
OCTOBER 8, 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
Agenda 10-08-24
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees
1. Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
: Councilmembers Gerson, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, and Mayor Chen
13. CLOSED SESSION
13A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)):
1) City of Torrance v. Hi-Shear Corporation USDC Case No. 2:17-cv-07732-DSF-JPR 2) California Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R4-2020-0003 June 13, 2020
3) California Regional Water Quality Control Board Order No. R4-2021-0079 June 18, 2021
4) Brandon James Correa v. City of Torrance, et al. USDC Case No. 2:24-cv-07879-CAS- SK
13A - STAFF REPORT
13B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: 2733 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Torrance Towne Center Associates, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease 2) Property: 3141 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Judicial Council of California Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of purchase
13C. 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
RECESSED TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE
ROLL CALL
2. FLAG SALUTE: Councilmember Gerson 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, October 01, 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. PROCLAMATION declaring October 6, 2024 through October 12, 2024 as Fire Prevention Week in the City of Torrance.
6A - STAFF REPORT
6B. Recognition of Torrance South High Students for Community Outreach Program.
7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15-minute period) This portion of the meeting is reserved for comments on 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.
7A-SUPPLEMENTAL
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 September 10, 2024.
8B. General Services and Public Works – Authorize Purchase Order for One (1) Reclaimer/Stabilizer as Cooperative Purchase. Expenditure: $290,922.50(Non- General Fund).
Recommendation of the General Services Director and Public Works Director that City Council authorize a purchase order with Asphalt Zipper of Pleasant Grove, UT as a cooperative purchase with Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), in the amount of $290,922.50, including sales tax, for one (1) Reclaimer/Stabilizer. 8B - STAFF REPORT
8C. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for Information Technology Manager – Public Safety. Expenditure:
None.
Recommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve the proposed class specification for the Information Technology Manager – Public Safety.
8C - STAFF REPORT
9. HEARINGS – None Scheduled
10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
10A. City Manager – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301, Approve New Lease Agreement Between City and Torrance Historical Society for City-Owned Building Located at 1345 Post Avenue and Adopt RESOLUTION Determining Portion of Certain City-Owned Property Not Required For City Purposes and that Leasing the Property is in the Public Interest. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1) Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to Guideline Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and
2) Approve a new lease agreement between City and Torrance Historical Society for City- owned building located at 1345 Post Avenue for an initial term of twenty (20) years, commencing October 15, 2024 and ending on October 14, 2044; and 3) Adopt RESOLUTION determining portion of City owned property at 1345 Post Avenue is not required for City purposes and that leasing the property is in the public interest. 10A - STAFF REPORT
10A - SUPPLEMENTAL
10B. City Manager – Determine City Council Dark Nights. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council declare the following Tuesdaysas City Council Dark Nights from January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025: January 7, January 21, February 4, February 18, March 4, March 18, April 1, April 15, April 29, May 13, May 27, June 10, and June 24.
10B - STAFF REPORT
10C. Public Works – Appropriate Funds and Approve Contract Services Agreement for Design-Build of a Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Scrubber System at the North Torrance Well Field. Expenditure: $1,242,583.10 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1) Appropriate $1,242,583.10 from the Water Enterprise Fund Balance to the North Torrance Well Field Project (I-108); and
2) Approve a contract services agreement with Pacific Hydrotech Corporation of Perris, CA as a special opportunity purchase, for a not-to-exceed amount of $1,129,621, and authorize a 10% contingency of $112,962.10, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $1,242,583.10, to provide design, permitting, and procurement services and install a hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas scrubber system at the North Torrance Well Field for a two- year period beginning October 8, 2024, and ending October 7, 2026. 10C - STAFF REPORT
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled
12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15-minute period) Council Order – Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Gerson, Kaji , 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.
14. ADJOURNMENT
14A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber. 14A - STAFF REPORT