Torrance — 2023-12-12

11A. Successor Agency (Separate Agenda)\n12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES

12A. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3926 amending Article 15 entitled\n"Refuse And Rubbish Collection," of Chapter 3, Division 3 and amending Article 1\nentitled "Scavenging Prohibited," of Chapter 3, Division 4, and amending Article 6\nentitled "Commercial Solid Waste And Reporting," of Chapter 3, Division 4, and\namending Article 7 entitled "Waste Diversion, Recycling and Graffiti" of Chapter 3,\nDivision 4 to establish new requirements for the Commercial Solid Waste\nCollection Business License Application to comply with SB 1383 and Chapter 3 of\nDivision 7 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Relating to Organic\nWaste Disposal Reduction and approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.

12B. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3927 amending Torrance Municipal\nCode Section 51.2.30 entitled "Definition of Revenue Operations", Section 51.2.31\nentitled "Fee For Revenue Operations" and repealing Section 51.2.32 entitled\n"Refusal For Clearance" and approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.\n13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)\nCouncil Order - Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Griffiths, Mayor Chen

14A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54957.6):\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nEmployee Organization/Association:\n1. Torrance Fire Fighters Association\n2. Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA)\n3. Torrance Police Officers Association

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

6A. Community Update from Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang.

6B. Legislative Update from Senator Steven Bradford Serving the 35 th State Senate\nDistrict.

6C. City Manager-Accept and Appropriate $25,000 Donation for Capital Improvements\nat the Torrance Historical Museum. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council accept and appropriate a $25,000\ndonation from the Torrance Historical Society for capital improvements at the Torrance\nHistorical Museum.

6D. PROCLAMATION honoring Craig Leach upon his retirement from Torrance Memorial\nMedical Center after thirty-nine years of dedicated service to the community.\n(For Presentation)

6E. Recognition of the Torrance High CIF Champion Football Team.\n7. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)

8A. City Clerk - Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of\nNovember 14, 2023.

8B. City Manager - Approve Request for Subsidy of Rental Fees for Use of the Ken\nMiller Recreation Center by County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health.\nExpenditure: $1,825 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a request for subsidy in\nthe amount of $1,825 for use of the Ken Miller Recreation Center by the County of\nLos Angeles Department of Public Health for the Teen Mental Health Summit event to be\nheld on January 20, 2024.

8C. Transit- Authorize Submission of Torrance Transit's Agency Safety Plan to the\nFederal Transit Administration for Fiscal Year 2023-24. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Transit Director that City Council authorize the submission of Torrance\nTransit's Agency Safety Plan to the Federal Transit Administration for fiscal year 2023-24.

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

8E. Public Works and General Services - Appropriate Funds and Authorize\nPurchase Order for Four (4) 2025 Ford F-650 Trucks and Two (2) 2024 F-350\nTrucks as a Cooperative Purchase with BuyBoard. Expenditure: $736,383.78\n(Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director and General Services Director that City\nCouncil:\n1) Appropriate $736,383.78 from the Fleet Vehicle Replacement Fund's fund balance to\nthe Fleet Vehicle Replacement Fund's fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget; and\n2) Authorize a purchase order with Rush Truck Centers of Whittier, CA in the amount of\n$736,383.78, including sales tax, for four (4) 2025 Ford F-650 Trucks and two (2) 2024\nF-350 Trucks as a cooperative purchase with BuyBoard.

8F. Fire - Authorize Purchase Order for Fifty (50) LIFEPAK CR2 Semi-Automatic\nDefibrillators as a Special Opportunity Purchase. Expenditure: $128,484.56\n(General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Fire Chief that City Council authorize a purchase order with\nStryker Corporation of Kalamazoo, Ml in the amount of $128,484.56, including sales tax,\nfor fifty (50) LIFEPAK CR2 Semi-Automatic Defibrillators as a special opportunity purchase.

8G. General Services - Approve Modification to Local Government Partnership\nProgram Contract (ML 18069) for Procurement and Installation of Level II Electric\nVehicle Charging Stations. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the General Services Director that City Council approve a modification\nto the Local Government Partnership Program contract (ML 18069) with South Coast Air\nQuality Management District of Diamond Bar, CA (C2019-016) for the procurement and\ninstallation of Level II electric vehicle charging stations and to extend the term for an\nadditional period beginning August 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2028.

8H. Water Commission and Public Works - Accept and File Fiscal Year 2022-23\nWater Commission Annual Report. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Water Commission and Public Works Director that City Council\naccept and file the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Water Commission Annual Report.

8I. Fire - Designate Torrance Fire Department as the Local Implementing Agency\nPertaining to the Development, Implementation, and Maintenance of an\nIntegrated Community Alerting and Notification System for Petroleum Refinery\nIncidents. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Fire Chief that City Council designate the Torrance Fire\nDepartment as the local implementing agency for the City of Torrance as it pertains to the\ndevelopment, implementation, and maintenance of an integrated community alerting and\nnotification system for petroleum refinery incidents in accordance with California Health\nand Safety Code Section 25532(d).

8J. Public Works - Approve Second Amendment to Public Works Agreement for\nPacific Coast Highway at Hawthorne Boulevard Intersection Improvement,\nT-131. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a second amendment\nto the public works agreement with Griffith Company of Santa Fe Springs, CA (C2020-155) for\nthe Pacific Coast Highway at Hawthorne Boulevard Intersection Improvement, T-131 to extend\nthe term for an additional period beginning December 15, 2023 and ending June 14, 2024.\n9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

9A. Public Works and Community Services - Approve First Amendment to Contract\nServices Agreement for Citywide Tree Planting Program. Expenditure:\n$2,835,100 (General Fund and Non-General Fund: Approximately $723,855.32\nAnnually).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director and Community Services Director that City\nCouncil approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with West Coast\nArborists, Inc. of Anaheim, CA (C2022-159) in the amount of $2,835,100, for a new\nnot-to-exceed total of $3,960,100, for the Citywide Tree Planting Program and additional\ntree maintenance services from December 12, 2023 to October 10, 2027.

9B. City Manager - Approve Request to Set Closed Hearing Date to Consider\nEmployee Termination Appeal. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve request to set a date of\nTuesday, March 12, 2024 to conduct a closed hearing to consider an appeal of the Civil\nService Commission's decision sustaining the termination of a Police Officer.

9C. City Manager - Adopt RESOLUTION Modifying the Wages, Hours, and Working\nConditions for the City Treasurer. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending\nResolution No. 2018-110 modifying the wages, hours, and working conditions for the City\nTreasurer which removes language specifying "full time."

9D. Public Works - Approve Plans and Specifications, Award Public Works\nAgreement, and Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Section 15301(c) - Existing Facilities (Class 1) for the Anza\nAvenue Rehabilitation Project (Sepulveda Blvd to Del Amo Blvd), 1-144.\nExpenditure: $4,090,711 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1) Approve the plans and specifications for the Anza Avenue Rehabilitation Project\n(Sepulveda Blvd to Del Amo Blvd), 1-144; and\n2) Award a public works agreement to All American Asphalt of Corona, CA (82023-33) in\nthe amount of $3,557,140 and authorize a 15% contingency in the amount of $533,571\nfor the Anza Avenue Rehabilitation Project (Sepulveda Blvd to Del Amo Blvd), 1-144 for\na two-year period beginning December 12, 2023 and ending December 11, 2025; and\n3) Adopt a finding that the project is categorically exempt under the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section\n15301(c) - Existing Facilities (Class 1) and that there are no features that distinguish\nthis project from others in exempt class, and therefore, there are no unusual\ncircumstances.\n10. HEARINGS - None Scheduled.\n11. AGENCY AGENDAS