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REVISED
TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Tuesday, April 07, 2026
CLOSED SESSION
5:00 P.M.
REGULAR MEETING
6:30 P.M.
LeROY J. JACKSON COUNCIL CHAMBER
3031 TORRANCE BLVD.
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The revised agenda was posted on the Public Notice Board at 3031 Torrance Blvd and on the City’s Website on Thursday, April 2, 2026 /s/ Rebecca Poirier.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The City Council meeting begins with Closed Session at 5:00 p.m. and then regular session at 6:30 p.m. The City Council may take action on any item listed on the agenda.
*Denotes that an agenda item was added on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
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2. FLAG SALUTE/NON-SECTARIAN INVOCATION
Flag Salute – Councilmember Kalani
Invocation – Councilmember Mattucci
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
4. MOTION TO WAIVE FURTHER READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES AFTER
NUMBER AND TITLE
5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Torrance Refining Company
Monthly Community Alert Siren Testing
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.
For more information contact (310) 212-1852
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
6A. Recognition of Friends of the Library Board Member Ron Kimmel.
6B. Proclamation declaring the month of April 2026 as DMV/Donate Life Month in the City of Torrance.
7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 30-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 2 minutes 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.
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 pulled 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 March 3, 2026.
8B. Planning Commission and Community Development – Accept and File the 2025 Planning Commission Annual Report. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that City Council accept and file the 2025 Planning Commission Annual Report.
8C. General Services and Public Works – Authorize Purchase Order for Two (2) Spray Dump Trucks and One (1) Elliott 1870 Boom Truck as a Cooperative Purchase with Sourcewell. Expenditure:
Not-to-Exceed $995,262.15 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the General Services Director and Public Works Director that City Council authorize a purchase order with Nixon-Elgi Co. of Ontario, CA, in the amount of $947,868.72, plus a 5% contingency in the amount of $47,393.44, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $995,262.15, for two (2) Spray Dump Trucks mounted on Ford F650’s and one (1) Elliott 1870 Boom Truck mounted on a Ford F750 as a cooperative purchase with Sourcewell.
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8D. City Manager and Community Services – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Approve License Agreement for Use of City-Owned Property for Operation of a Mobile Coffee Cart at Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Plaza. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director that City Council:
1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) categorical exemption pursuant to guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and
2. Approve a license agreement with ICAN California Abilities Network, for use of a portion of City-owned property at Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Plaza for the operation of a mobile coffee cart, for a one-year (1) period beginning April 7, 2026 and ending April 6, 2027.
8E. Community Development – Award Consulting Services Agreement to Provide Professional Design Services for the Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi-Use Active Transportation Trail Project. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $650,000 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council award a consulting services agreement to RRM Design Group of San Juan Capistrano, CA (RFP No. B2025-24), for an amount not-to-exceed $650,000, to provide professional design and environmental analysis services for the Multi-Use Active Transit Trail Project (I-194) for the period beginning April 7, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
8F. Community Services – Approve Design-Build Agreement for Alta Loma Park Playground Replacement as a Cooperative Purchase with Sourcewell and Adopt Categorical Exemption Pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301 – Existing Facilities and Section 15302 – Replacement or Reconstruction. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $923,347.97 (General Fund and Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:
1. Approve a design-build agreement with Landscape Structures, Inc. of Delano, MN, in the amount of $879,379.02 and authorize a 5% contingency in the amount of $43,968.95, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $923,347.97, for the Alta Loma Park Playground Replacement project beginning April 7, 2026 and ending September 30, 2026 as a cooperative purchase with Sourcewell; and
2. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301 – Existing Facilities and Section 15302 – Replacement or Reconstruction.
8G. City Manager – Approve Third Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for Torrance Regional Transit Center Soil Management Plan. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $357,500 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1. Approve a third amendment to the consulting services agreement with GSI Environmental, Inc. of Houston, Texas (C2023-023), in the amount of $325,000, plus a 10% contingency in the amount of $32,500, for total amount of $357,500 and a new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $816,200 for the Torrance Regional Transit Center Soil Management Plan and extend the contract term by one (1) additional year through February 28, 2027; and
2. Appropriate $341,000 to the Remediate Soil at RTC Site project (OP41-4030-OP0001).
8H. Finance – Award Consulting Services Agreement for External Auditing Services. Expenditure:
Not-to-Exceed $304,215 (General Fund: Approximately $101,405 Annually).
Recommendation of the Finance Director that City Council award a consulting services agreement to Eide Bailly, LLP of Ontario, CA (B2026-30), for an amount not-to-exceed $304,215, to provide external auditing services for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, 2027 and 2028 for a three-year (3) period, beginning April 7, 2026 and ending April 6, 2029 with two annual options for renewal.
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8I. City Manager – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301 and Adopt RESOLUTIONS Approving Grant of Easement on Portion of City-Owned Property Located North on Del Amo Boulevard and Maple Avenue and License Agreement for Portion of a Public Right-of-Way on Prairie Avenue. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and
2. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute, and the City Clerk to attest to a Grant of Easement to the benefit of Torrance Black Beauty, LLC for drive-way apron and ancillary improvements on portion of city-owned property located north of Del Amo Boulevard and Maple Avenue (APN: 7352-015-900); and
3. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute to a Public Right-of-Way License Agreement to the benefit of Torrance Black Beauty, LLC for a portion of a public right-of-way along Prairie Avenue.
8J. Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for Deputy Information Technology Director/Chief Information Security Officer. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Human Resources Director that City Council approve the proposed class specification for Deputy Information Technology Director/Chief Information Security Officer.
8K. City Manager and Finance – Adopt RESOLUTIONS Setting Forth Hours, Wages, and Working Conditions for Certain Full-time Employees and Executive and Management Employees and Approve Program Modification. Expenditure: Approximately $273,564 Annually (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager and Finance Director that City Council:
1. Adopt a RESOLUTION setting forth the hours, wages, and working conditions for Certain Full-Time and Salaried Employees; and
2. Repeal Resolution No. 2026-21 in its entirety; and
3. Adopt a RESOLUTION amending Resolution 2026-19 setting forth hours, wages and working conditions for Executive and Management Employees; and
4. Approve the proposed program modification in the fiscal year 2025-26 expenditure budget in the amount of $273,564 in the Information Technology Department.
*The following item was added on Thursday, April 2, 2026.
*8L. Information Technology – Authorize Agreement for Teams Cloud Voice Transformation Implementation Services and Appropriate Funds. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $305,140 (General Fund)
Recommendation of the Information Technology Director that City Council:
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with AT&T DW Holdings Inc. of Dallas, TX, for the implementation of Cloud Voice for Microsoft Teams, including equipment rentals and set up fees, for an amount not-to-exceed $305,140, for the period beginning April 7, 2026, and ending December 1, 2026; and
2. Appropriate $305,140 from the Capital Improvement Fund – General Fund to a newly created project.
9. HEARINGS – None Scheduled.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS – None Scheduled.
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
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12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 30-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 2 minutes 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.
13. CLOSED SESSION
13A. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code § 54956.8):
1. Property: 2655 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505 (APN: 7377-005-906) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan
Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Schwartz Investment Company Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
2. 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
3. Property: Southwest Corner of Santa Fe and Andreo Avenues (APN: 7357-008-900) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan
Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Abigail and Roxanne Young Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of acquisition of property
13B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):
1. Michael Herrera v. City of Torrance
LASC Case No. 25TRCV01075
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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 Employee Organization
17. Torrance Professional & Supervisory Association
18. Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization
19. City Treasurer
20. City Attorney
21. City Manager
14. ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, April 14, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. for Closed Session in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber.