Torrance — 2023-06-06

10. HEARINGS

11. AGENCY AGENDAS - None Scheduled.

12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES

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

14. CLOSED SESSION

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, May 30, 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 ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS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\nStrategic Plan Committee Meeting Torrance Refining Company\nDate: Monday, June 12, 2023 Monthly Community Alert Siren Testing\nTime: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Wednesday , June 7, 2023 at 11 :30 a.m.\nLocation: LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber For more information contact (310) 212-1852\nChair: Councilmember Bridgett Lewis

6. COMMUNITY MATTERS

7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)\nThis pot1ion of the meeting is rese,ved for comment on items under the Consent Calendar or items that are not on the\nagenda. Under the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment, but may respond\nbriefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff Speakers under Orals are\nlimited to either Oral Communications #1 or Oral Communications #2 and no longer than 1 minute per speaker\nSpeakers please turn off or leave your cellular phone when you come to the microphone to speak. If presenting handout\nmaterial to Council, please provide 10 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.

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

10A. Community Development - Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of\nSign Permit to Allow Replacement of Two Wall Signs and Refacing of Roof Sign\non Property Located in Downtown Torrance District, Commercial Sector at 2026\nTorrance Boulevard. The Project is Categorically Exempt from CEQA per\nGuidelines Section 15311- Accessory Structures. SGN23-00009: Mike Heffernan\n(SMBD Investments, LP). Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that\nCity Council:\n1) Deny the appeal; and\n2) Adopt a RESOLUTION denying the appeal and denying a Sign Permit to allow the\nreplacement of two walls signs and refacing of a roof sign on property located in the\nDowntown Torrance District at 2026 Torrance Boulevard.

10B. City Manager, Finance, and City Treasurer - Conduct Second Public Hearing on\nProposed Fiscal Year 2023-25 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan\nand Adopt RESOLUTIONS Establishing Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating Budget\nand Capital Improvement Plan Appropriations, Appropriations Limit and\nSelection of Annual Adjustment Factors, and Investment Policy. Expenditure:\nNone.\nRecommendation of the City Manager, Finance Director, and City Treasurer that City\nCouncil:\n1) Conduct the second public hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023-25 Operating\nBudget and Capital Improvement Plan; and\n2) Adopt the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement\nPlan; and\n3) Adopt a RESOLUTION establishing the annual appropriation for the Fiscal Year\n2023-24 Operating Budget; and\n4) Adopt a RESOLUTION establishing the annual appropriation for the Fiscal Year\n2023-24 Capital Improvement Plan; and\n5) Adopt a RESOLUTION establishing the appropriations limit and selection of annual\nadjustment factors for Fiscal Year 2023-24; and\n6) Adopt a RESOLUTION establishing the 2023 Statement of Investment Policy.

10C. Public Works - Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt RESOLUTION Approving\nProposed Series of Annual Increases for Refuse Collection Rates over a Five-Year\nPeriod beginning July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2028. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1) Conduct a public hearing on a series of annual rate increases; and\n2) Adopt a RESOLUTION approving a proposed series of annual rate increases in the\nCity of Torrance Refuse Collection rates for a five-year period beginning July 1, 2023\nthrough June 30, 2028; and\n3) Maintain the discount rate for low-income senior and disabled customers.

12A. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3917 amending Chapter 5 of\nDivision 4 of the Torrance Municipal Code to add a new section to Article 6\nprohibiting the unlawful possession of catalytic converters in the City.

12B. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3918 repealing Article 3 of\nChapter 2 of Division 6 of the Torrance Municipal Code relating to lost and\nunclaimed property, adding a new section to Article 9 of Chapter 1 of Division 1\nrelating to disposition of unclaimed property, money, and goods, and amending\nSection 21.2.3 of Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Division 2 to exempt certain firearms\nand ammunitions.

12C. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3919 amending Chapter 1,\nArticle 40 of Division 9 of the Torrance Municipal Code and adding a matrix of\npermissible uses and performance standards for the Downtown Torrance\nDistrict, Commercial Sector.

14A. REAL PROPERTY- CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54956.8):\n1) Property: La Romeria Park, 19501 S. Inglewood Ave. (APN: 7523-005-900)\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Water Replenishment District\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n2) Property Public Right-of-Way (Adjacent to 19840 Pioneer Avenue)\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties City of Torrance and Water Replenishment District\nUnder Negotiation Price and terms and conditions of lease

14B. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54957.6):\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nEmployee Organization/Association:\n1. Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees\n2. Executive & Management Employees\n3. Torrance City Employees Association\n4. Torrance Professional & Supervisory Association

15A. Adjournment of City Council meeting to Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. for a joint\nmeeting with the Torrance Social Services Commission in the West Annex Commission\nRoom, with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.

6A. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-58 honoring Anthony Robertson of the Transit Department\nupon his retirement from the City of Torrance after twenty-three years of service.\n(For Adoption Only)

6B. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-59 honoring Hector Estrada-Palencia of the Transit\nDepartment upon his retirement from the City of Torrance after twenty-six years of\nservice. (For Adoption Only)\nCity Council Meeting 06-06-23 1 of 6\n2

6C. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-60 honoring Tony Coleman of the Transit Department upon his\nretirement from the City of Torrance after twenty-nine years of service. (For Adoption Only)

6D. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-61 honoring Melanie Hearns of the Transit Department\nupon her retirement from the City of Torrance after forty years of service.

6E. PROCLAMATION Celebrating the 55 th Anniversary of AAUW Torrance.

6F. City Manager- Reappoint Torrance Representatives to the South Bay Workforce\nInvestment Board. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council reappoint Sanjay Murty and\nFran Fulton as representatives to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board for the City\nof Torrance.

6G. City Clerk - Appoint Members to Fill Commission Vacancies. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council review applications and appoint\nmembers to fill vacancies on various Commissions from a list of qualified applicants. The\nCity Clerk will administer the Oath of Office to the newly appointed commissioners present.

8B. Public Works - Accept and Appropriate SB1383 Local Assistance Grant\nProgram Award from Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council accept and appropriate\nthe SB1383 Local Assistance Grant Program award in the amount of $205,140 from the\nCalifornia Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) to\nGRANTOWR Project - Organize Waste Recycling Grant to assist in the implementation\nand compliance with California's Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Strategy.

8C. Police - Authorize Reallocation of FY 2021 Urban Area Security Initiative Grant\nFunds for Tactical and Investigative Equipment. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council authorize the reallocation of\nFY 2021 Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funds for tactical response and\ninvestigative equipment.

8D. Community Development - Approve Second Amendment to Consulting\nServices Agreement for Survey of At-Risk Buildings and Preparation of a\nSeismic Retrofit Ordinance. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council approve a\nsecond amendment to the consulting services agreement with Degenkolb Engineers of\nLos Angeles, CA (C2021-019) to extend the term for one year through June 30, 2024

8E. Community Services - Accept and File 2022-2023 Torrance Rose Float\nAssociation Annual Report and Financial Statement. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council accept and file\nthe 2022-2023 Torrance Rose Float Association's Annual Report and Financial\nStatement.

8F. City Treasurer - Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of April 2023.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment\nReport for the month of April 2023.

8G. Finance - Approve Renewal of Property Insurance Coverage and Authorize\nFinance Director to Execute Policy. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $669,363\n(Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council:\n1) Approve renewal of property insurance coverage from Alliant Property Insurance\nProgram (APIP) through Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. of Newport Beach, CA at an\namount not-to-exceed $669 ,363 plus taxes and fees for a one-year period beginning\nJuly 1, 2023 and ending July 1, 2024; and\n2) Authorize Finance Director or designee to execute the insurance binder

8H. Finance - Approve Renewal of Automobile Physical Damage Insurance\nCoverage and Authorize Finance Director to Execute the Policy. Expenditure:\n$240,687 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council\n1) Approve renewal of automobile physical damage insurance coverage from The\nHanover Insurance Group , Inc. through Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. of Newport\nBeach, CA at a premium in the amount of $240,687 plus taxes and fees for a one-year\nperiod beginning July 1, 2023 and ending July 1, 2024; and\n2) Authorize Finance Director or designee to execute the insurance binder.

9A. Community Development - Determine California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) · Exemption and Adopt RESOLUTIONS Terminating Covenant\nAgreements for Real Property Bounded to the North by 190th Street, to the East\nby Western Avenue, to the South by 195th Street, and to the West by Gramercy\nPlace. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Determine the action of terminating covenant agreements does not constitute a\n"project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and\ndoes not require further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code\nSection 21065 and CEQA Guidelines Section 15378; and\n2) Adopt RESOLUTIONS terminating covenant agreements by and between\nTI. Commerce Center, LLC, and the City of Torrance for Real Property bounded to the\nnorth by 190th Street, to the east by Western Avenue, to the south by 195th Street,\nand to the west by Gramercy Place.

9B. Community Development - Approve First Amendment to Consulting Services\nAgreement for Temporary Housing Program Operations, Accept and\nAppropriate Funds, and Authorize City Manager to Sign Agreements.\nExpenditure: Not-to-Exceed $1,740,871 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Approve the first amendment to the consulting services agreement with\nHarbor Interfaith Services, Inc. of San Pedro, CA (C2022-050) in the amount of\n$1,740,871 for a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $3,296,869 and extend the\ncontract term for an additional year through June 30, 2024; and\n2) Appropriate $339,161 from the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Grant to\nGRANTPLHA- Project for Temporary Housing Operating Grant; and\n3) Accept and appropriate $750,000 from the Fiscal Year 2023 Community Project\nFunding Economic Development Initiative to GRANTPLHA - Project for Temporary\nHousing Operating Grant; and\n4) Authorize the City Manager as the City's signatory for these agreements and to act on\nthe City's behalf with respect to the agreements and all decisions in connection with\nthe agreements

9C. City Manager - Review and Approve Policy for a Business Recruiter Program.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council review and approve a policy to\nestablish a Business Recruiter Program

9D. City Manager - Approve Side Letter Agreement Between Torrance Fire Fighters\nAssociation and Management Regarding Appointment Dates of 40-Hour\nAssignments. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a Side Letter Agreement\nbetween Torrance Fire Fighters Association and Management modifying provisions\nregarding appointment dates of 40-Hour Assignments