TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
OCTOBER 22, 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
Revised City Council Agenda 10-22-24
*Denotes the item was added or modified after posting of the agenda.
OPENING CEREMONIES
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
: Councilmembers Gerson, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, and Mayor Chen
13. CLOSED SESSION
*The following item was modified on October 17, 2024.
13A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (California Government Code §54957(b)(1)): Title: City Manager
13A - REVISED STAFF REPORT
13B. 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
13C. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code §54956.8):
1) Property: 1520 Greenwood Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503 Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and KinderCare Education, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
13D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4)):
One case.
13E. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)):
1) Claudette Leslie, et al. v. Meridian Management Associates, LLC, et al. LASC Case No. 21STCV42993
13D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4)):
13D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION (Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4)):
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
RECONVENE
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 Monday, October 14, 2024 /s/ Rebecca Poirier
3 - REVISED AFFIDAVIT
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 – None Scheduled.
6A-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
LATE PUBLIC COMMENT RECIEVED AFTER 5:30 P.M. ON 10/21/24 AND BEFORE 10:17 P.M. ON 10/22/24
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. City Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of September 17, 2024 and September 24, 2024.
8B. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of August 2024.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month of August 2024.
8B- STAFF REPORT
8C. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Reclassification of
1.0 Full-Time Employee (FTE) Administrative Assistant. Expenditure: $14,600 Annually (General Fund).
Recommendation of the Civil Service Commission and the Human Resources Director that City Council approve the reclassification of 1.0 full-time employee (FTE) Administrative Assistant position to the classification of 1.0 FTE Senior Administrative Assistant position in the amount of $14,600 per year.
8C - STAFF REPORT
9. HEARINGS
*The following item was modified on October 17, 2024.
9A. Planning Commission and Community Development - Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Denial of a Variance to Exempt a Proposed New Two-Story, Single- Family Residence from Enforcement of Article 41, Chapter 1, Division 9, of the Torrance Municipal Code, Hillside and Local Coastal Overlay Zone, on Property Located within the Hillside Overlay in the R-1 Zone at 417 Via Anita (APN 7512- 027-018). The Project is Statutorily Exempt from CEQA per Guidelines Section 15270. VAR22-00001: RUKHSANA MIR. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission and the Community Development Director that City Council:
1) Conduct Public Hearing; and
2) Adopt a RESOLUTION denying a Variance to exempt a proposed new two-story, single-family residence from enforcement of Article 41, Chapter 1, Division 9, of the Torrance Municipal Code, Hillside and Local Coastal Overlay Zone, on property located within the Hillside Overlay in the R-1 Zone at 417 Via Anita; and 3) Determine a Statutory Exemption for the Variance request in accordance with Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Article 18, Section 15270 (Projects Which Are Disapproved). 9A - REVISED STAFF REPORT PART 1
9A - REVISED STAFF REPORT PART 2
9A-SUPPLEMENTAL
10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
10D. Transit and Public Works - Discuss and Provide Direction on City of Inglewood’s Transit Connector Proposal to South Bay Cities Council of Governments.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Transit Director and Public Works Director that City Council discuss and provide direction on the City of Inglewood's Transit Connector Proposal to the South Bay Cities Council of Governments for Measure M funds.
10D - REVISED STAFF REPORT
10D- SUPPLEMENTAL #1
10D- SUPPLEMENTAL #2
10A. Finance, Community Development, Communications and Information Technology, and Police – Approve Fiscal Year 2024-25 Proposed Program Modifications. Expenditure: $189,697 (General Fund and General Fund-Measure SST Fund).
Recommendation of the Finance Director, Community Development Director, Communications and Information Technology Director, and Chief of Police that City Council:
1) Approve the proposed program modification in the Community Development Department’s fiscal year 2024-25 General Fund operating budget in the amount of ($13,712) per year; and
2) Approve the proposed program modification in the Police Department’s fiscal year 2024-25 General Fund-Measure SST Fund operating budget in the amount of $203,409 per year.
10A-STAFF REPORT
10B. Police – Renew Ordinance 3902 Approving Military Equipment Use Policy.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council:
1) Determine based on the Military Equipment 2023-24 Annual Report whether each type of equipment has complied with the standards for approval set forth in Government Code section 7071 (d); and
2) Renew Ordinance 3902 approving the Police Department’s military equipment use policy.
10B - STAFF REPORT
10B- SUPPLEMENTAL
10C. City Council State Legislative Advocacy Committee – Discuss and Consider Position on November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot Measures and Accept and File Meeting Minutes. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Council State Legislative Advocacy Committee that City Council:
1) Discuss and consider a position on November 5, 2024 General Election Ballot Measures; and
2) Accept and file the City Council State Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting minutes from October 9, 2024.
10C- STAFF REPORT
10C- STAFF PRESENTATION
*The following item was modified on October 17, 2024.
11. AGENCY AGENDAS ? None Scheduled.
12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15-minute period) Council Order – Mattucci, Sheikh, Gerson, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis and 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 CLOSE SESSION
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
14. ADJOURNMENT
14A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, October 29, 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.
14A - STAFF REPORT