8I
Date: May 5, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Aram Chaparyan, City Manager
By: Jamie Le, Assistant to the City Manager | [email protected] Subject: City Manager - Materials Available for Agenda Item 8I
DISCUSSION
Please see the attached Side Letters Agreements that were not available at the time the City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Municipal Employees AFSCME Local 1117 (TME-AFSCME) and Management Regarding Lead Wireless Technician Training Premiums
2. Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Fire Fighters Association (TFFA) and Management Regarding Special Event Assignment Double-time
3. Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Fire Fighters Association (TFFA) and Management Regarding Holiday Pay
4. Torrance Police Officers Associations (TPOA) and Management Regarding Special Event Assignment Double-time
1 May 5, 2026
TO: Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk
FROM: Jamie Le, Assistant to the City Manager
RE: MANAGEMENT AND TORRANCE MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES - AFSCME LOCAL 1117 (TME - AFSCME LOCAL 1117) JOINT LETTER OF AGREEMENT REGARDING LEAD
WIRELESS TECHNICIANS
Management and Torrance Municipal Employees - AFSCME Local 1117 met and have reached an agreement as noted on the attached document. Section 14.8.14.b of the Torrance Municipal Code reads:
“If an agreement is reached by management and a recognized employee organization or recognized employee organization, on matters subject to approval by the City Council, they shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such understanding and present it to the City Council for determination. If an agreement is reached on matters not subject to approval by the City Council, those conferring shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such agreement which shall be filed with the City Clerk.”
Pursuant to the last sentence of the above paragraph, the City Manager’s Office is filing the attached agreement with your office.
Management Torrance Municipal Employees - AFSCME
Local 1117 (TME - AFSCME LOCAL 1117)
/s/ Shant Megerdichian
_____________________________________
/s/David Inez
_____________________________________
/s/ Jamie Le
_____________________________________
/s/Robert Castrellon
_____________________________________
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Joint Agreement between the City of Torrance and
Torrance Municipal Employees - AFSCME Local 1117 (TME - AFSCME)
TME - AFSCME and representatives of Management (“City”) have met and conferred regarding Lead Wireless Technicians
TME - AFSCME and City hereby agree to the Senior/Lead Wireless Technician Premium as follows Effective March 22, 2026.
Senior/Lead Wireless Technician Assignment Premium
An employee assigned as a Senior/Lead Wireless Technician is responsible for coordinating day-to-day activities and providing training and technical direction in areas including radio deployment, programming, vehicle upfitting, and system maintenance. This assignment may include performing advanced maintenance and troubleshooting, as well as supporting communications projects involving the installation and configuration of radios, vehicle lighting systems, communications equipment, public safety radio systems, microwave links, and other mission-critical equipment, as directed by the Information Technology Director.
Employees designated in this assignment shall receive a five percent (5%) premium above their base hourly rate for all hours worked while assigned. This premium is compensation for a special assignment, is paid only during the period of assignment, and shall not be considered part of base pay.
Lead Wireless Technician Training Premium
When an employee is formally assigned to train another employee in a higher classification, the employee shall receive a training premium of five percent (5%) above their base hourly rate. This premium shall be paid only for the actual hours the employee is performing training duties and shall not be considered part of the employee’s base pay.
Signed this 5th day of May 2026.
Management Torrance Municipal Employees - AFSCME Local
1117 (TME - AFSCME)
Shant Megerdichian
General Service Director
David Inez
President
Jamie Le
Assistant to the City Manager
Robert Castrellon
Vice President
3 May 5, 2026
TO: Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk
FROM: Jamie Le, Assistant to the City Manager
RE: MANAGEMENT and TORRANCE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (TFFA) JOINT
LETTER OF AGREEMENT REGARDING FIFA WORLD CUP VOLUNTARY OVERTIME
DOUBLE-TIME
Management and Torrance Firefighters Association met and have reached an agreement as noted on the attached document. Section 14.8.14.b of the Torrance Municipal Code reads:
“If an agreement is reached by management and a recognized employee organization or recognized employee organization, on matters subject to approval by the City Council, they shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such understanding and present it to the City Council for determination. If an agreement is reached on matters not subject to approval by the City Council, those conferring shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such agreement which shall be filed with the City Clerk.”
Pursuant to the last sentence of the above paragraph, the City Manager’s Office is filling the attached agreement with your office.
Management Torrance Firefighters Association (TFFA)
/s/ David Dumais
_____________________________________
/s/
_____________________________________
/s/ Jamie Le
_____________________________________
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Joint Agreement between the City of Torrance and TFFA
TFFA and representatives of Management (“City”) have met and conferred regarding FIFA World Cup Voluntary Overtime Double-time
Effective March 31, 2026 , TFFA and the City mutually agree to implement double-time for voluntary overtime hours worked in support of the FIFA World Cup until July 31, 2026 as follows:
FIFA World Cup Voluntary Overtime Double-time
1) Employees covered by this Agreement shall be compensated by pay at the rate of 2 times the employee's regular hourly rate including premiums, for overtime hours worked in support of the FIFA World Cup in excess of a regularly scheduled shift, or on a regularly scheduled day off. 2) Double overtime pay is for cash value only. Employees may elect to earn compensatory time (Comp and/or Vacation Comp) but will forego the double time rate and time will be accrued at the rate of 1.5 times the employee’s regular hourly rate including premiums for overtime hours worked in support of the FIFA World Cup in excess of a regularly scheduled shift, or on a regularly scheduled day off.
3) The Pilot Program will end on July 31, 2026.
Signed this 5th day of May 2026
Management Torrance Firefighters Association (TFFA)
David Dumais
Fire Chief
Ryan Mendivil
President
Jamie Le
Assistant to the City Manager
5 May 5, 2026
TO: Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk
FROM: Jamie Le, Assistant to the City Manager
RE: MANAGEMENT and TORRANCE FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION (TFFA) JOINT
LETTER OF AGREEMENT REGARDING HOLIDAY PAY
Management and Torrance Firefighters Association met and have reached an agreement as noted on the attached document. Section 14.8.14.b of the Torrance Municipal Code reads:
“If an agreement is reached by management and a recognized employee organization or recognized employee organization, on matters subject to approval by the City Council, they shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such understanding and present it to the City Council for determination. If an agreement is reached on matters not subject to approval by the City Council, those conferring shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such agreement which shall be filed with the City Clerk.”
Pursuant to the last sentence of the above paragraph, the City Manager’s Office is filling the attached agreement with your office.
Management Torrance Firefighters Association (TFFA)
/s/ David Dumais
_____________________________________
/s/
_____________________________________
/s/ Jamie Le
_____________________________________
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Joint Agreement between the City of Torrance and TFFA
TFFA and representatives of Management (“City”) have met and conferred regarding Holiday Pay
Effective January 15, 2015, TFFA and the City mutually agree to update as follows:
Section 4.3 entitled “Holidays” of Article 4 entitled “Overtime Provisions Section” is updated to read in its entirety as follows:
“ARTICLE – OVERTIME PROVISIONS
SECTION 4.3 HOLIDAYS
B. Member covered by this agreement shall accrue (into a holiday pay bank) 11.2 hours pay for each holiday. Such pay shall be considered earned income for retirement purposes.
Holiday pay accruals shall be inclusive of the following premiums:
• Longevity Pay
• Education Pay
• Paramedic Premium
• Hazmat Premium
• Staffer Assignment”
Signed this 5th day of May 2026
Management Torrance Firefighters Association (TFFA)
David Dumais
Fire Chief
Ryan Mendivil
President
Jamie Le
Assistant to the City Manager
7 May 5, 2026
TO: Rebecca Poirier, City Clerk
FROM: Jamie Le, Assistant to the City Manager
RE: MANAGEMENT and TORRANCE POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (TPOA) JOINT
LETTER OF AGREEMENT REGARDING FIFA WORLD CUP VOLUNTARY OVERTIME
DOUBLE-TIME
Management and Torrance Police Officers Association met and have reached an agreement as noted on the attached document. Section 14.8.14.b of the Torrance Municipal Code reads:
“If an agreement is reached by management and a recognized employee organization or recognized employee organization, on matters subject to approval by the City Council, they shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such understanding and present it to the City Council for determination. If an agreement is reached on matters not subject to approval by the City Council, those conferring shall jointly prepare a written and signed memorandum of such agreement which shall be filed with the City Clerk.”
Pursuant to the last sentence of the above paragraph, the City Manager’s Office is filling the attached agreement with your office.
Management Torrance Police Officers Association (TPOA)
/s/ Robert Dunn
_____________________________________
/s/
_____________________________________
/s/ Jamie Le
_____________________________________
/s/
_____________________________________
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Joint Agreement between the City of Torrance and TPOA
TPOA and representatives of Management (“City”) have met and conferred regarding FIFA World Cup Voluntary Overtime Double-time
Effective June 1, 2026, TPOA and City mutually agree to implement double-time for voluntary overtime hours worked in support of the FIFA World Cup until July 31, 2026. Accordingly, Section 5.1 F is revised as follows:
“SECTION 5.1 OVERTIME COMPENSATION
F) FIFA World Cup Voluntary Overtime Double-time
Employees covered by this Agreement shall be compensated by pay at the rate of 2 times the employee's regular hourly rate, based on a 40-hour work week schedule, for overtime hours worked in support of the FIFA World Cup in excess of a regularly scheduled watch, or on a regularly scheduled day off.
1) Overtime shall be computed for actual time worked during scheduled overtime and hold over patrol shifts.
2) Double overtime pay is for cash value only. Employees may elect to earn comp ensatory time (Comp and/or Vacation Comp) but will forego the double time rate and time will be accrued at the rate of 1.5 the employee's regular hourly rate, based on a 40-hour work week schedule, for overtime hours worked in support of the FIFA World Cup in excess of a regularly scheduled watch, or on a regularly scheduled day off.
3) When an employee elects to use comp time but needs to find a replacement, the replacement officer will earn overtime at the standard 1.5 rate.
4) The Pilot Program will end on July 31, 2026.”
Signed this 5th day of May 2026
Management Torrance Police Officers Association (TPOA)
Robert Dunn
Police Chief
Stephen Kim
President
Jamie Le
Assistant to the City Manager
Mike Guell
Director
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