TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Tuesday, July 14, 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 Tuesday, July 7, 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 Gerson
Invocation – Councilmember Kaji
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 ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS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
OUTGOING CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
6A. Proclamation Declaring the Month of July 2026 as “Parks Make Life Better! ®“ in the City of Torrance, California.
6B. City Clerk – Adopt RESOLUTION NO. 2026-66 Declaring Results of Votes Cast at June 2, 2026 General Municipal Election and Installation of Officers. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Clerk that City Council adopt RESOLUTION NO. 2026-66 declaring the results of the General Municipal Election consolidated by the County of Los Angeles with Statewide Direct Primary Election held on June 2, 2026.
The City Clerk is prepared to give the Oath of Office and present Certificates of Election to the elected officeholders.
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. For in person participants, 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.
In accordance with California Senate Bill 707, the City has implemented remote public participation through Zoom to provide members of the public with an additional option to address the Council during public comment.
Members of the public attending remotely may call in by dialing: +1(669)-444-9171. Callers can press *9 to raise their hand if they would like to speak. When the last 4 digits of your number are called you will be prompted to unmute. Telephone participants should press *6 to unmute before speaking.
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 June 9, 2026 and June 16, 2026.
8B. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of March 2026. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month of March 2026.
8C. City Manager – Approve Side Letter Agreements Between Management and Represented City of Torrance Employee Groups Regarding FIFA World Cup Overtime Assignments. Expenditure:
Approximately $94,000 (General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1. Approve Side Letter Agreement between Torrance City Employees Association (TCEA) and Management Regarding FIFA World Cup Overtime Assignments; and
2. Approve Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Municipal Employees AFSCME Local 1117 (TME-AFSCME) and Management Regarding FIFA World Cup Overtime Assignments; and
3. Approve Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Police Commanders Associations (TPCA) and Management Regarding FIFA World Cup Overtime Assignments; and
4. Approve Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Professional and Supervisory Association (TPSA) and Management Regarding FIFA World Cup Overtime Assignments.
8D. City Manager – Approve Side Letter Agreements Between Management and Represented City of Torrance Employee Groups Regarding Uniforms and Certified Tester Premium. Expenditure:
Approximately $19,000 (General Fund & Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council:
1. Approve Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Municipal Employees AFSCME Local 1117 (TME-AFSCME) and Management Regarding Credentialed California Air Resources Board (CARB) Tester Premium; and
2. Approve Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Municipal Employees AFSCME Local 1117 (TME-AFSCME) and Management Regarding Public Safety Dispatcher Uniforms; and
3. Approve Side Letter Agreement between Torrance Professional and Supervisory Association (TPSA) and Management Regarding Public Safety Communications Supervisor Uniforms.
8E. Community Development – Approve Final Parcel Map No. 84284 and Accept City Easements for Public Service Vehicular Access and Emergency Vehicular Access Purposes and Street and Highway Purposes and Determine a Statutory and Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:
1. Approve Final Parcel Map No. 84284; and
2. Accept various widths and lengths of city easement for public service vehicular access and emergency vehicular access purposes along the private driveways in Parcel 1 and Parcel 2; and
3. Accept a 6-foot-wide city easement for street and highway purposes at the southwest corner of the property to align with the back of the sidewalk and wheelchair ramp located at the northeast corner of Voyager Street and Mariner Avenue; and
4. Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines, including the statutory exemption for ministerial projects under Section 15268(b)(3) (Approval of Final Subdivision Maps), the categorical exemption under Section 15305 (Minor Land Divisions), and the commonsense exemption under Section 15061(b)(3).
8F. Finance – Accept and File Projected Capital Improvement Project Procurements for the Six-Month Period Beginning July 1, 2026, and Ending December 31, 2026. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Finance Director that City Council accept and file the projected Capital Improvement Project procurements for the six-month period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026.
8G. Transit – Award Contract Service Agreement to Remove, Dispose, and Replace a Transit Scissor Advantage Lift. Expenditure: $401,152.55 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Transit Director that City Council award a contract service agreement to Autolift Services, Incorporated of Los Alamitos, California (B2026-02), in the amount of $382,050.05, plus a 5% contingency in the amount of $19,102.50, for total amount of $401,152.55, to remove, dispose, and replace (1) inground Rotary V-Rex Scissor Advantage Lift, for a period beginning July 14, 2026 and ending December 31, 2026.
8H. Public Works – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Sections 15269(a) and 15269(b), and Authorize Payments for Emergency Slope Repairs and Water Main Design Services between Vista Montana and Vista Largo. Expenditure: $653,561.75 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15269 (a) and 15269 (b); and
2. Authorize direct payment to Clarke Contracting Corporation of Lawndale, CA (Clarke) in the amount of $614,699.75 for emergency slope repairs between Vista Montana and Vista Largo performed in September and October of 2024 and April and May of 2025; and
3. Authorize direct payment to BKF Engineers of Newport Beach, CA (BKF) in the amount of $38,862 for emergency design services performed between September 2024 and July 2025, and for future as-needed construction engineering support services during construction repair of water facilities damaged between Vista Montana and Vista Largo.
8I. Public Works – Adopt Categorical Exemption under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15269(b) and Authorize Payment for Emergency Storm Drain Repair at 226th Street and Maple Avenue. Expenditure: $348,205.28 (Non-General Fund).
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1. Adopt Categorical Exemption under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15269(b) of the guidelines for the Emergency Storm Drain Repair at 226th Street and Maple Avenue; and
2. Authorize direct payment to Clarke Contracting Corporation of Lawndale, CA (Clarke), in the amount of $348,205.28, for the emergency repairs performed in April 2026 to the storm drain at 226th Street and Maple Avenue.
9. HEARINGS
9A. Finance – Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt RESOLUTIONS Authorizing and Directing the Los Angeles County Assessor to Include Delinquent Solid Waste, Sewer Discharge, and Water Usage Fees as a Special Assessment. Expenditure: None.
Recommendation of the Finance Director that City Council:
1. Conduct a public hearing; and
2. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Los Angeles County Assessor to include delinquent solid waste fees as a special assessment to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes; and
3. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Los Angeles County Assessor to include delinquent sewer discharge fees as a special assessment to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes; and
4. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Los Angeles County Assessor to include delinquent water usage fees as a special assessment to be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes.
10. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
10A. Public Works – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301, and Authorize Execution of Relinquishment Agreement 07-5364 with the State of California Department of Transportation for the Relinquishment of the Porton of SR-107 (Hawthorne Boulevard) Within the City’s Jurisdiction. Expenditures: None.
Recommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:
1. Adopt a finding that the project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15301; and
2. Authorize execution of Relinquishment Agreement 07-5364 with the State of California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to relinquish the portion of State Route 107 (Hawthorne Blvd) within the City’s jurisdiction from Caltrans to the City of Torrance.
11. CLOSED SESSION
11A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION (California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):
1. Martin Hutto v. City of Torrance, et al.
LASC Case No. 23TRCV0121
RECESS
RECONVENE
INCOMING CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS
6. COMMUNITY MATTERS CONTINUED
6C. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-67 honoring Mayor George K. Chen for his many years of dedicated service to the Community.
6D. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-68 honoring Councilmember Aurelio Mattucci for his many years of dedicated service to the Community.
6E. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-69 honoring Councilmember Jon Kaji for his many years of dedicated service to the Community.
6F. RESOLUTION NO. 2026-70 honoring Treasurer Tim Goodrich for his many years of dedicated service to the Community.
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. For in person participants, 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.
In accordance with California Senate Bill 707, the City has implemented remote public participation through Zoom to provide members of the public with an additional option to address the Council during public comment.
Members of the public attending remotely may call in by dialing: +1(669)-444-9171. Callers can press *9 to raise their hand if they would like to speak. When the last 4 digits of your number are called you will be prompted to unmute. Telephone participants should press *6 to unmute before speaking.
13. ADJOURNMENT
Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, July 21, 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.