Torrance — 2023-10-24

City Council

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10. HEARINGS
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11. AGENCY AGENDAS - None Scheduled.\n"'The following item was added on Thursday, October 19, 2023.
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12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES
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13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)\nCouncil Order - Mattucci, Sheikh, Griffiths, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mayor Chen
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14. CLOSED SESSION
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15.Torrance Police Officers Association
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16.Torrance Professional Parks & Recreation Employees Organization
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17.Torrance Professional & Supervisory Association
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18.Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization
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19. City Treasurer
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20.City Clerk
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21.City Attorney\n22 .City Manager\n-A-"fhe following item was added on Thursday, October 19, 2023.\n14D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code §54956 .9(d)(4)):\nOne case
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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 Monday,\nOctober 16, 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)
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4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF WITHDRAWN, DEFERRED, AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL ITEMS
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5. COUNCIL COMMITTEE MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS\nTorrance Investment Torrance Refining Company\nAdvisory Committee Meeting Monthly Community Alert Siren Testing\nWednesday , October 25 , 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 01 , 2023 at 11 :30 a.m.\nFor information contact (310) 78 1-7612 For more information contact (310) 212-1852
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6. COMMUNITY MATTERS
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7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)
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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.
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9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
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10A. Community Development- Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of a\nPlanning Commission Review to Allow Construction of a New Two-Unit\nResidential Development, in Conjunction with Demolition of a Contributing\nStructure, and a Conditional Use Permit to Allow Development that Exceeds a 0.65\nFloor Area Ratio, on Property Located Within the Torrance Tract Overlay in the\nR-2 Zone at 1724 Arlington Avenue. The Project is Categorically Exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guidelines Section 15303- New\nConstruction. PCR21-00001, CUP21-00010: Shaunt Nazarian. 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 without prejudice a Planning\nCommission Review to allow the construction of a new two-unit residential\ndevelopment, in conjunction with the demolition of a contributing single-family\nresidence on property located within the Torrance Tract Overlay in the R-2 Zone at\n1724 Arlington Avenue; and\n3) Adopt a RESOLUTION denying the appeal and denying without prejudice a\nConditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a new two-unit residential\ndevelopment that exceeds a 0.65 floor area ratio on property located within the\nTorrance Tract Overlay in the R-2 Zone at 1724 Arlington Avenue.
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10B. Community Development - Conduct Public Hearing on Development of\nSubstantial Amendment to Five-Year Consolidated Plan Covering Fiscal Year\n(FY) 2023-27 and Annual Action Plan Covering FY 2024-25. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council conduct a public\nhearing and take public testimony on the development of a substantial amendment to the\nFive-Year Consolidated Plan covering the period July 1, 2023 and ending June 30, 2028,\nand the Annual Action Plan covering the period July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2025.
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12A. Second and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3924 amending Section 31.7.3\n"Approval of License Review Board" of Chapter 1 of Article 7 of Division 3 and\nArticle 5 entitled "Exhibitions, Contests, Amusement and Gambling Devices" of\nChapter 5 of Division 4, and adding Article 18 entitled "Charitable Gambling" to\nChapter 5 Of Division 4 of the Torrance Municipal Code and Approve an\nOrdinance Summary for Publication.
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14A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(California Government Code §54957(b)(1)):\nTitle: City Manager
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14B. REAL PROPERTY -CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54956.8):\n1) Property: 2300 Carson Street, Torrance, CA 90501\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and County of Los Angeles\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n"'The following items were added on Thursday, October 19, 2023.\n*2) Property: 3301 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503;\n2200 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501;\n1332 Post Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501;\n3855 W 242 nd Street, Torrance, CA 90505;\n18727 Prairie Avenue, Torrance, CA 90504; and\n17537 Yukon Avenue, Torrance, CA 90504\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Blink Network, LLC\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n*3) Property: 3301 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503;\n3301 Airport Drive, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Tesla, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n*4) Property: 25924 Rolling Hills Road, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and South Bay Tennis Center, LLC\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n*5) Property: 3481 Airport Drive, #200, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Torrance Flite Park, LLC\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n*6) Property: City-owned property located on the northwest corner of\nPacific Coast Highway and Crenshaw Boulevard known as\nTorrance Towne Center\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Norm Lacaze\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease
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14C. 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. 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)
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6A. RESOLUTION NO. 2023-103 honoring Fire Engineer Michael Enfield upon his\nretirement from the City of Torrance after thirty years of service.
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6B. PROCLAMATION declaring November 2023 as Torrance Education Foundation\nMonth in the City of Torrance .
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6C. PROCLAMATION declaring November 5-11, 2023 as Military Veterans Appreciation\nWeek in the City of Torrance.
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8B. Communications and Information Technology - Authorize Purchase Order for\nNetwork Security Software Maintenance and Support. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed\n$185,660.11 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Communications and Information Technology Director that City\nCouncil authorize a purchase order with ConvergeOne of Bloomington, MN for an amount\nnot-to-exceed $185,660.11 to provide CISCO SMARTnet network security software\nmaintenance and support for a one-year period beginning October 12, 2023 and ending\nOctober 13, 2024.
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9A. City Manager - Determine City Council Dark Nights. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that the City Council declare the following Tuesdays\nas City Council Dark Nights from January 1, 2024 through June 30, 2024: January 2,\nJanuary 16, January 30, February 13, February 20, March 5, March 19, April 2, April 16,\nApril 30, May 14, May 28, June 11, and June 25.
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9B. Transit-Approve Torrance Transit System Zero Emission Bus Rollout Plan and\nAuthorize Submission to the California Air Resources Board (CARB).\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Transit Director that City Council:\n1) Approve the Torrance Transit System Zero Emission Bus Rollout Plan; and\n2) Authorize submission of the Torrance Transit System Zero Emission Rollout Plan to\nthe California Air Reources Board (CARB).