Torrance — 2023-01-24

10. HEARINGS - None Scheduled.

11. AGENCY AGENDAS - None Scheduled.

12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES

13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)\nCouncil Order- Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Griffiths, Kaji, Kalani, Mayor Chen

14. CLOSED SESSION

15.Torrance Police Officers Association

16.Torrance Professional Parks & Recreation Employees Organization

17.Torrance Professional & Supervisory Association

18.Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization

19.City Treasurer

20.City Attorney

3. REPORT OF THE CITY CLERK ON THE POSTING OF THE AGENDA\nThe agenda was posted on the Public Notice Board at 3031 Torrance Bl. and on the City's Website on\nTuesday, January 17, 2023 /s/ Rebecca Poirier\nMOTION TO WAIVE FURTHER READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES\nAFTER NUMBER & TITLE - See Council Rules of Order Section 2.11 (Resolution 2006-65)

4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS

5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\nFederal Legislative Advocacy Finance & Governmental Operations\nCommittee Meeting Committee Meeting\nDate: Tuesday, January 31 , 2023 Date: Tuesday, February 28 , 2023\nTime: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Time : 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.\nLocation: LeRoy J. Jackson Location : LeRoy J. Jackson\nCouncil Chamber Council Chamber\nTopic: Review Priority Project Topic: Fiscal Year 2022-23\nFY 2023 Appropriations and Recommend Mid-Year Budget Review\nDate for Potential Advocacy Trip Chair: Councilmember Jon Kaji\nChair: Mayor Chen

6. COMMUNITY MATTERS

7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)

8. CONSENT CALENDAR\nMatters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion and one vote. There\nwill be no separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed by a Councilmember from\nthe Consent Calendar and considered separately.

9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

12A. Second and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3912 adding Chapter 18 entitled\n"Shopping Cart Retrieval and Containment by Owners" to Division 4 of the\nTorrance Municipal Code.

14A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL-EXIS TING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)):\n1) City of Torrance v. Hi-Shear Corporation\nUSDC Case No. 2:17-cv-07732-DSF-JPR\n2) California Regional Water Quality Control Board\nOrder No. R4-2020-0003 June 13, 2020\n3) California Regional Water Quality Control Board\nOrder No. R4-2021-0079 June 18, 2021

14B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54957.6):\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nEmployee Organization/Assoc iation:\n1. Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees\n2. Certain Part-Time Hourly Employees\n3. Crossing Guards\n4. Elected Officials\n5. Engineers and Torrance Fiscal Employees Association\n6. Executive & Management Employees\n7. Police & Fire Trainees\n8. Safety Management Employees\n9. Torrance City Employees Association\n10.Fire Safety Management\n11. Torrance Fire Fighters Association\n12.Torrance Library Employees Association\n13. Torrance Municipal Employees/AFSCME Local 1117 AFL-CIO\n14.Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA)

6A. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-01 honoring Firefighter/Paramedic Mathew Rutan upon his\nretirement from the City of Torrance after twenty-one years of service. (For Adoption Only)

6B. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-02 honoring Eric Ngo of the Communication and Information\nTechnology Department upon his retirement from the City of Torrance after twenty-one\nyears of service. (For Adoption Only)

6C. Mayor - Recognition of Officers Working in the Marine Corps Recruiting\nCommand Office in Del Amo Fashion Center.

6D. Police - Introduction of the Chiefs Advisory Board.

6E. Police - Accept and Appropriate $10,000 Donation from Torrance Refining\nCompany for Torrance Police Department's John J. Neu Leadership Academy.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council accept and appropriate a $10,000\ndonation from the Torrance Refining Company LLC for the Torrance Police Department's\nJohn J. Neu Leadership Academy.

8B. Police -Accept and Appropriate Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Discretionary Funding\nfor Police Department Body Worn and In-Car Cameras. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Police Chief that City Council accept and appropriate Fiscal Year\n2023 Federal Discretionary Funding in the amount of $1,615,000 to a grant project,\nASSETFR10 - Body Worn and In-Car Cameras and Accessories.

8C. Police, Fire, and Communications & Information Technology - Authorize\nPayment for Annual Maintenance of Public Safety Information System.\nExpenditure: $157,893.21 {General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Police Chief, Fire Chief, and Communications & Information\nTechnology Director that City Council authorize payment with Motorola Solutions, Inc. of\nChicago, IL in the amount of $157,893.21 for annual maintenance of the Public Safety\nInformation System for a one-year period beginning February 1, 2023 and ending\nJanuary 31, 2024.

8D. Community Services - Accept and Appropriate Grant from California State\nLibrary for Torrance Public Library to Support Early Learning. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council accept and\nappropriate grant funding from the California State Library for the Torrance Public Library\nto support the Early Learning program in the amount of $176,100 for supplies and materials\nand $10,000 for support services.

8E. Community Services - Accept and Appropriate Donation from Torrance\nRefining Company for Torrance Public Library. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1) Accept and appropriate donation in the amount of $15,000 from the Torrance Refining\nCompany to support the North Torrance Library Homework Center, and\n2) Accept and appropriate donation in the amount of $2,500 from the Torrance Refining\nCompany to support Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Kits.

8F. Public Works - Approve Second Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for\nMachado Lake Stormwater Quality Monitoring and Reporting. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a second amendment\nto the consulting services agreement with Northgate Environmental Management, Inc. of\nLaguna Hills, CA (C2017-015) for Machado Lake stormwater quality monitoring and reporting\nservices to extend the term for one year through February 7, 2024.

8G. City Manager - Modify City Council Dark Nights. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council declare March 28, 2023 as a\nCity Council Dark Night.

9A. City Council Federal Legislative Advocacy Committee - Accept and File Report\nfrom December 7, 2022 Committee Meeting. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Federal Legislative Advocacy Committee that City Council accept\nand file the report from the December 7, 2022 Committee meeting.

9C. Community Development - Determine California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Exemption and Adopt RESOLUTION of Intent to Consider a Pipeline\nFranchise Application from Phillips 66 Company and Request to Set Date for\nPublic Hearing. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15301 (existing facilities) of the Guidelines implementing\nCEQA; and\n2) Adopt a RESOLUTION of Intent to consider a petroleum products pipeline franchise\napplication from Phillips 66 Company; and\n3) Set the date of February 28, 2023 for a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. during the regular\nCouncil meeting to be held in the City Council Chamber at 3031 Torrance Boulevard,\nTorrance CA 90503.

9D. City Clerk - Accept and File Information on Scheduling Joint City Council and\nCommission Meetings. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council accept and file information on\nscheduling Joint City Council and Commission meetings.

9E. Public Works - Adopt RESOLUTIONS Related to Grant Funding for Van Ness\nAvenue Water Wells and Transmission Main, 1-145. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1) Adopt a RESOLUTION adopting the 2017 Updated Greater Los Angeles County\nIntegrated Regional Water Management Plan as required to receive $1,300,000 in\ngrant funding; and\n2) Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing the Public Works Director to submit a grant\napplication and sign required documents to secure grant funding for the Van Ness\nAvenue Water Wells and Transmission Main, 1-145 through the Urban Community\nDrought Relief grant program.

9F. Public Works -Approve Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) and Award Public Works Agreement for Sidewalk Repair\nfor Disabled Accessibility (CDBG #602480-22), 1-135. Expenditure: $1,091,960\n(Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1) Determine that the approval of Sidewalk Repair for Disabled Accessibility\n(CD8G #602480-22), 1-135 is categorically exempt from environmental review\npursuant to Section 15301(c) of the Guidelines implementing California Environmental\nQuality Act ("CEQA"); and\n2) Approve the specifications for the Sidewalk Repair for Disabled Accessibility\n(CD8G #602480-22), 1-135 (82022-44); and\n3) Reject the apparent low bid from Doja Inc. of Ontario, CA as nonresponsive; and\n4) Award a public works agreement to Kalban, Inc. ("Kalban") of Santa Clarita, CA\n(82022-44) in the amount of $992,691 and authorize a 10% contingency of $99,269\nfor the construction of Sidewalk Repair for Disabled Accessibility (CD8G #602480-22),\n1-135, for a two-year period beginning January 24, 2023 and ending January 23, 2025.

9G. City Manager - Approve Side Letter Agreement Between Torrance Fire Fighters\nAssociation (TFFA) and Management Regarding 40 Hour Assignments.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a Side Letter Agreement\nbetween Torrance Fire Fighters Association (TFFA) and Management modifying 40 Hour\nAssignments.

9H. City Manager - Adopt RESOLUTION Pursuant to Memorandum of Understanding\nSetting Forth the Hours, Wages and Working Conditions for Police Trainees and\nFire Recruits. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION pursuant\nto Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting forth the hours, wages and working\nconditions for the Police Trainees and Fire Recruits effective January 29, 2023 and repeal\nResolution No. 2018-87 in its entirety.

9I. City Manager - Adopt RESOLUTIONS Approving Minimum Wage Increases\nto Comply with State of California Minimum Wage Requirements.\nExpenditure: $92,944 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1) Adopt a RESOLUTION pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)\namending Resolution No. 2019-37 setting forth changes regarding the hours, wages,\nand working conditions for Crossing Guard employees modifying the compensation for\nCrossing Guard; and\n2) Adopt a RESOLUTION pursuant to the MOU amending Resolution No. 2019-36 setting\nforth changes regarding the hours, wages, and working conditions for employees\nrepresented by Torrance Library Employees Association (TLEA) modifying the\ncompensation for Library Page and Senior Library Page; and\n3) Adopt a RESOLUTION pursuant to the MOU amending Resolution No. 2018-90 setting\nforth changes regarding the hours, wages, and working conditions for employees\nrepresented by Torrance Recurrent Recreation Employees Organization (TRREO)\nmodifying the compensation for Aquatics Instructor, Lifeguard, Pool Cashier - Clerk,\nPool Locker Room Attendant, and Program Leader.

9J. Finance - Accept and File Annual Comprehensive Financial Report and Report\non Communication with Those Charged with Governance for Fiscal Year\n2021-2022. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council accept and file the Annual\nComprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and Report on Communication with those\ncharged with Governance for the City of Torrance for fiscal year 2021-22.