INDEX
TORRANCE CITY COU NCIL -MARCH 18, 2025
SUBJECT
1. 2.
3. 4.
5. OPENING CEREMONIES
Call to Order/Roll Call
Flag Salute/Invocation
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
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2 At 9:04 p.m., the City Council adjourned to Tuesday, March 25 , 2025 , at 5:00 p.m. for closed session with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber.
Aleksander Alderete
Minutes Secretarv
City Council
March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025
MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Torrance City Council convened in a regular meeting on March 18, 2025, at 5:07 p.m . in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber, 3031 Torrance Blvd.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Absent:
Councilmembers Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, and Mayor Chen Councilmembers Gerson and Kaji
Present: City Manager Chaparyan, City Attorney Sullivan, City Clerk Rebecca Poirier and other staff representatives
2. FLAG SALUTE/ INVOCATION
The flag salute was led by Councilmember Kalani.
The non-sectarian invocation was given by Councilmember Lewis .
3. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
No members of the public spoke.
4. CLOSED SESSION
The City Council immediately recessed to closed session at 5:10 p.m. to confer with the City Manager and the City Attorney on agenda matters listed under 4A) Conference With Labor Negotiator, 48) Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release, 4C) Real Property -Conference With Real Property Negotiator and 40) Conference With Legal Counsel -Existing Litigation - Litigation pursuant to California Government Code §54957.6, California Government Code §54957, California Government Code §54956.8 and California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1 ).
Councilmember Sheikh left the City Council during closed session at 8:38 p.m.
The City Council reconvened in public session at 9:02 p.m. City Attorney Sullivan reported that the City Council voted 5-0 with Councilmembers Gerson and Kaji absent to uphold the termination of a Police Officer.
Aleksander Alderete
Minutes Secretary
City Council
March 18, 2025
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5. ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Councilmember Lewis moved to adjourn the City Council meeting at 9:04 p.m. to Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber. Councilmember Kalani seconded the motion. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0 with Councilmembers Gerson and Kaji absent. '--
Rebe ca Poirier
City Clerk of the City of Torrance
Aleksander Alderete
Minutes Secretarv
Mayorf the City of Torrance
Approved on April 8, 2025
2 City Council
March 18, 2025