8H
Date: January 27, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Aram Chaparyan, City Manager
By: Carlos Huizar, Management Associate | [email protected] Subject: Supplemental Material #1 for Agenda Item 8H
DISCUSSION
Staff is requesting a modification to tonight’s recommendation, as the City and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are continuing to finalize the master lease agreement for the Airport Traffic Control Tower (FAA Contract No. 690EG4-25-L-00135). Upon finalization of that agreement, staff will return to the City Council at a subsequent meeting with a separate agenda item for consideration.
At this time, staff is requesting City Council consideration to approve the master lease agreement for on-airport navigational aid equipment (FAA Contract No. 690EG4-18-L-00083). Accordingly, the updated recommendation is as follows:
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 Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption); and
2. Approve a new master lease agreement between the City of Torrance and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for on-airport navigation aid equipment (FAA Contract No. 690EG4-18-L-00083) for an initial term of twenty (20) years, retroactively beginning October 1, 2021 and ending September 30, 2041. 1