TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Tuesday, May 19, 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 agenda was posted on the Public Notice Board at 3031 Torrance Blvd and on the City’s Website on Wednesday, May 13, 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.
1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL
2. FLAG SALUTE/NON-SECTARIAN INVOCATION
Flag Salute – Councilmember Kalani
Invocation – Councilmember Lewis
3. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
Employee Relations and Public Safety Committee Meeting
Chair: Councilmember Sharon Kalani
Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber
Torrance Refining Company
Monthly Community Alert Siren Testing
Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 11:30 a.m.
For more information contact (310) 212-1852
4. MOTION TO WAIVE FURTHER READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES AFTER
NUMBER AND TITLE
5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
6A. Proclamation declaring May 21, 2026 as Bike to Work Day in the City of Torrance, California.
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 April 21, 2026.
8B. SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3965
Second and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3965 providing for a zone change, pursuant to Division 9, Chapter 6, Article 1 of the Torrance Municipal Code, from the Hawthorne Boulevard / Pacific Coast Highway Intersection area sub-district (H-PCH) to the general commercial district (C-2), in conjunction with an amendment to the boundary of the Hawthorne Boulevard corridor specific plan (HBCSP), for properties located at 3800, 3801, 3810, 3825, 3830, 3855, 3860, 3880 Pacific Coast Highway and 24051, 24055 Neece Avenue and approval of the Ordinance Summary for publication. This item is for consideration of adoption of the ordinance only. The item was previously discussed, and action was taken at a prior council meeting.
8C. SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3966
Second and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3966 amending Division 4, Chapter 20 entitled “Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations” of the Torrance Municipal Code and approval of the Ordinance Summary for publication. This item is for consideration of adoption of the ordinance only. The item was previously discussed, and action was taken at a prior council meeting.
8D. City Treasurer – Adopt RESOLUTION Establishing the 2026 Statement of Investment Policy.
Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION establishing the 2026 Statement of Investment Policy.
8E. Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission and Community Development – Accept and File the Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission (TEQECC) 2025 Annual Report. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission (TEQECC) and Community Development Director that City Council accept and file the 2025 Annual Report.
8F. Community Development – Approve Meadow Park Parking District Maintenance Fee and Authorize Fee Assessment for Fiscal Year 2026-27. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1. Approve the Meadow Park Parking District maintenance fee for fiscal year 2026-27 in the amount of $79.76 per parking space to cover parking lot maintenance costs; and
2. Authorize the assessment of the Meadow Park Parking District maintenance fee for fiscal year 2026-27.
8G. Community Development – Approve Final Parcel Map No. 83204 and Accept City Street Easement for Public Alley Widening. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1. Approve Final Parcel Map No. 83204; and
2. Accept a 10.04-foot-wide, 62.50-foot-long street easement at the southwest corner of the property along the public alley.
8H. City Manager – Authorize Recognition and Attornment Agreement for Sub-tenant of City Owned Property Known as Rolling Hills Plaza (C-053). Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council authorize a Recognition and Attornment Agreement by and among Rolling Hills Plaza, LLC, a California limited liability company, Nordstrom, Inc, dba Nordstrom Rack, a California corporation, and the City of Torrance with a regard to a sublease of City-owned property located at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Crenshaw Boulevard, also known as Rolling Hills Plaza (C-053).
8I. City Manager – Approve and Authorize the Mayor to Execute Ground Lessor's Consent, Estoppel Certificate and Agreement for Skypark Atrium, LLC for City-owned Property Located at 2790 Skypark Drive. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Ground Lessor’s Consent, Estoppel Certificate and Agreement with Skypark Atrium, LLC and Preferred Bank for the City-owned property located at 2790 Skypark Drive (C-2399).
8J. City Manager – Determine California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption, Adopt RESOLUTION of Intent to Consider a Petroleum Products Pipeline Franchise Application from Torrance Basin Pipeline Company, LLC, and Set Date for Public Hearing. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1. Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines; and
2. Adopt a RESOLUTION of Intent to consider an petroleum products pipeline franchise application from Torrance Basin Pipeline Company, LLC (Torrance Basin) for the transportation of petroleum products along the public right of way within the City of Torrance, in Van Ness Avenue between Del Amo Boulevard and 195th Street; and
3. Set the date of June 9, 2026 for a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. during the regular Council meeting to be held in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber at 3031 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503.
8K. City Manager – Determine California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption, Adopt RESOLUTION of Intent to Consider Hydrogen Pipeline Franchise Application from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., and Set Date for Public Hearing. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1. Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the CEQA Guidelines; and
2. Adopt a RESOLUTION of Intent to consider a hydrogen pipeline franchise application from Air Product and Chemicals, Inc. (Air Products) for the transportation of hydrogen along the public right of way within the City of Torrance, in 190th Street between Western Avenue and terminating 100 feet west of Van Ness Avenue; and
3. Set the date of June 9, 2026 for a public hearing at 6:30 PM during the regular Council meeting to be held in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber at 3031 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503.
8L. 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 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) and Section 15302 (Class 2 – Replacement or Reconstruction). Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $942,919.33 (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 $881,233.02 and authorize a 7% contingency in the amount of $61,686.31, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $942,919.33, for the Alta Loma Park Playground Replacement project beginning May 19, 2026 and ending October 31, 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 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities) and Section 15302 (Class 2 – Replacement or Reconstruction).
8M. City Manager and Finance – Adopt RESOLUTION Amending City Policy Number 3. Expenditure:
None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Finance Director that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending City Policy Number 3 to increase the City Manager’s purchasing authority from $250,000 to $1,500,000 for the period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, for specific purposes defined in the amended Policy.
9. HEARINGS
9A. City Manager and Finance – Conduct Second Public Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY 2026-27) Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager and Finance Director that City Council conduct the second public hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY 2026-27) Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan.
9B. Planning Commission and Community Development – Conduct a Public Hearing and Adopt RESOLUTIONS to Deny the Appeal and for the Approval of a Series of Entitlements to Allow the Construction of a New Mixed-Use Development Comprised of 20 Senior Residential Apartments and 1,608 Square Feet of Commercial Space on Property Located on the East Side of Hawthorne Boulevard, Approximately 200 Feet North of Rolling Hills Road (APNs: 7547-004-010 through 7547-004-046) and Determine a Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing; and
2. Deny the appeal; and
3. Adopt RESOLUTIONS for the approval of CUP21-00018 in conjunction with a Density Bonus, DVP21-00001, PRE21-00009, and DIV21-00009 to allow the construction a new mixed-use development comprised of 20 senior citizen residential apartments and 1,608 sq. ft. of commercial space, on property located within the R-H Overlay in the H-WT Zone, on the east side of Hawthorne Boulevard, approximately 200 feet north of Rolling Hills Road (APNs: 7547-004-010 through 7547-004-046); and
4. Determine a Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Article 19, Section 15332 (In-Fill Development) and Section 15315 (Minor Land Divisions).
9C. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing on Annual Action Plan Covering Fiscal Year 2026-27, Approve and Authorize Submission of Action Plan, Appropriate Funds to Projects, and Authorize City Manager to Execute Documents. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing and take public testimony on the Annual Action Plan covering the period July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027; and
2. Approve and authorize submission of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Action Plan to the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all appropriate and necessary documents to receive funding and implement approved uses; and
4. Upon execution of the grant agreements, appropriate FY 2026-27 HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) in the amount of $414,227.76 to the GRTCD0002 – HOME Investment Partnerships Program Project, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards in the amount of $202,187.20 to the GRTCD0001 – Community Development Block Grant Project, and CDBG awards in the amount of $758,748.80 to the I-135 – Sidewalk Improvement for Disabled Accessibility Project; and
5. Award Family Promise, as a public service agency, $10,000 in CDBG funds and authorize the City Manager to execute agreement.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
10A. City Manager – Discuss and Provide Direction on After Dark Tour LA 2026 Special Event on Saturday, October 24, 2026, and Associated Fees. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council discuss and provide direction on the After Dark Tour LA 2026 special event on Saturday, October 24, 2026 and associated fees for the Nike After Dark Tour Series.
10B. Community Development – Conduct a Workshop Regarding the Hillside and Local Coastal Hillside Overlay Zone and State Housing Legislation and Accept and File the Report on Hillside and Local Coastal Hillside Overlay Zone, Hillside Review Processes, and State Legislation. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1. Conduct a workshop regarding the Hillside and Local Coastal Hillside Overlay Zone and State Housing Legislation; and
2. Accept and file the report on Hillside and Local Coastal Hillside Overlay Zone, Hillside Review Processes, and State Legislation as it applies to residential development in the Hillside Overlay.
11. AGENCY AGENDAS – None Scheduled.
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. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):
1. Mark Steven Hassoldt v. City of Torrance, et al.
LASC Case No. 24STCV23710
2. Michael Herrera v. City of Torrance
LASC Case No. 25TRCV01075
3. City of Torrance v. Vigilant Insurance Company, et al.
LASC Case No. 25TRCV04354
13B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR (California Government Code § 54956.8):
1. Property: 5500 Towers Street, Torrance, CA 90503 (APN: 7520-015-900) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan
Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and West Torrance Field Restoration Inc.
Negotiation: Terms and conditions of lease
2. Property: 20780-20810 Madrona Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503 (APN: 7352-010-018) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan
Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and CDC Madrona, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease and/or acquisition
3. Property: APN: 7536-028-900 (Portion of Alta Loma Park) Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan
Negotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Mike Misera
Under Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of right-of-entry agreement.
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, June 09, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 and Tuesday, June 2, 2026 are City Council Dark Nights.