Lomita — 2025-01-21

City Council

#a Consent Agenda
a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and That They be Read in Title Only.\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve motion.
#b Consent Agenda
b. Warrants/Payroll Register\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register
#c Consent Agenda
c. Monthly Report for the Administrative Services Department\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
#d Consent Agenda
d. Monthly Report for the City Manager's Department\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
#e Consent Agenda
e. Monthly Report for the Community and Economic Development Department\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
#f Consent Agenda
f. Monthly Report for the Parks and Recreation Department\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
#g Consent Agenda
g. Monthly Report for the Public Works Department\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report.
#h Consent Agenda
h. December 2024 Treasury and Investment Report\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the Treasury and Investment Report.
#i Consent Agenda
i. Fiscal Year (FY) 2024/25 Quarterly Financial Report\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/25 Quarterly\nFinancial Report Second Quarter Ending December 31, 2024.
#j Consent Agenda
j. Amendment to Compensation Plan for Non-Represented Employees and the Part-time\nand Temporary Employment Policy and Compensation Plan and Revise the Full-time\nEmployee List and Salary Schedule\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-01 amending the City’s\ncompensation plan for non-represented employees as described; adopt Resolution No.\n2025-02 amending the City’s Part-time and Temporary Employment and Compensation\nPlan as described; and appropriate an additional $65,650 to the FY 24-26 Adopted\nBudget from the corresponding Fund available balance sources to reflect the proposed\nchanges as described.\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-01 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING A COMPENSATION PLAN FOR\nNONREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022-23 THROUGH 2024-\n25 AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2023-25\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-02 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE PART-TIME AND TEMPORARY\nEMPLOYMENT POLICY AND COMPENSATION PLAN, ADOPTED IN RESOLUTION\nNO. 2015-34, AND ESTABLISHING AUTHORIZED POSITIONS AND A SALARY\nSCHEDULE FOR PART-TIME AND TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES FOR FISCAL YEAR\nCOMMENCING JULY 1, 2024 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026
#k Consent Agenda
k. Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Approving Zoning Text Amendment\nNo. 2024-07 Updating the Lomita Municipal Code Regarding Definitions, Residential\nLand Uses and Residential Development Standards For In-House Clean Up\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Ordinance No. 868 and find the action to be\nCategorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, (CEQA).\nORDINANCE NO. 868 – AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nLOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDING SECTIONS 11-1.15, 11-1.30.01,\n11-1.30.02, 11-1.30.03, 11-1.30.04 AND 11-1.30.05 OF CHAPTER 1 (ZONING) OF\nTITLE XI (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE, AND\nFINDING THE ACTION TO BE CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
#l Consent Agenda
l. Resolution No. 2025-03 Authorizing the Los Angeles County Measure A Grant\nApplication\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-03 authorizing the City to file\napplication(s) for grant funds from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open\nSpace District for Measure A funding for projects and programs.\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-03 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LOMITA, CALFORNIA APPROVING THE BLANKET AUTHORITY TO FILE\nAPPLICATIONS FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY\nREGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT FOR MEASURE A FUNDING FOR\nPROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
#m Consent Agenda
m. Approval of a Professional Services Agreement with Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz &\nAssociates (FM3) to Conduct a Community Priority Survey\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve a Professional Services Agreement with\nFairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz and Associates (FM3) in an amount not to exceed\n$33,250 to conduct a resident budget and priority survey, and appropriate $33,250 to\nthe City Manager’s Department from General Fund Available Balance.
#n Consent Agenda
n. Installation of a Parking Time Limit at 25600-25616 Pennsylvania Avenue\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the installation of a two-hour parking time limit\nfrom 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily, directly in front of Hathway Park located along the\neast side of 25600-25616 Pennsylvania Avenue.
#o Consent Agenda
o. Approve funds for Emergency Sidewalk Repair\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve funds in the amount not to exceed $5,000 for\nemergency sidewalk repair with Rojas Construction.
#a Scheduled Items
a. UPDATE ON THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES WATERFRONT RED RAILCAR LOAN\nTO THE CITY OF LOMITA AND APPOINTMENT OF AD HOC COMMITTEE\nMEMBERS\nPresented by Andrew Vialpando, City Manager\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Appoint two members of the City Council to a Red Car Ad\nHoc Committee for a term expiring on June 30, 2025.
#b Scheduled Items
b. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-04\nAMENDING THE CITY’S ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY ON TRAVEL AND\nREIMBURSEMENTS\nPresented by Susan Kamada, Administrative Services Director\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Resolution No. 2025-04 adopting the City’s\nAdministrative Policy related to Travel and Reimbursements.\nRESOLUTION NO. 2025-04 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING TRAVEL POLICY AND REPEALING\nAND RESCINDING ANY PREVIOUS POLICIES OR ADMINISTRATIVE\nMEMORANDA RELATED TO TRAVEL
#c Scheduled Items
c. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION TO APPROVE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS\nFOR THE DOWNTOWN LOMITA STREETSCAPE ENHANCEMENTS\nPresented by Lina Hernandez, Deputy City Manager/Public Works Director\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve an appropriation for an additional $230,000 from\nthe General Fund available balance toward the procurement, installation, and\nconstruction of Downtown Lomita Streetscape Upgrades as described.