Torrance — 2024-02-06

10A. City Manager - Conduct Closed Hearing on the Appeal of the Civil Service\nCommission Decision Sustaining the Termination of a Police Services Officer.\nConsideration of Public Employee Discipline will be Conducted in Closed\nSession per California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1), unless the\nEmployee Requests to have the Appeal Conducted in Public Session. The\nDeliberation of this Matter by the City Council will occur in Closed Session.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council conduct a closed hearing to\nconsider an appeal of the Civil Service Commission's decision sustaining the termination\nof a Police Services Officer, unless the employee requests to have the hearing in public\nsession and that the City Council's deliberation of this matter shall occur in closed session.\n11. AGENCY AGENDAS - None Scheduled.\n12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES

12A. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3929 amending the Torrance\nMunicipal Code Regulating Touch (and Stop) and Go, Full Stop-Taxi Back and\nLow Approaches at the Torrance Municipal Airport and Adopt California\nEnvironmental Quality Act Exemption and approve an Ordinance Summary for\npublication.\n13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)\nCouncil Order - Griffiths, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Mayor Chen

14A. 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)\n15. Torrance Police Officers Association\n16.Torrance Professional Parks & Recreation Employees Organization\n17.Torrance Professional & Supervisory Association\n18.Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization\n19. City Treasurer\n20.City Clerk\n21.City Attorney\n22.City Manager

14B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAURELEASE\n(California Government Code §54957)\n\n14C. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(California Government Code §54957(b)(1)):\nTitle: City Attorney\n\n14D. REAL PROPERTY-CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54956.8) :\n1) Property: 2800 Skypark Drive, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and South End Racquet and Health Club, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation : Price and terms and conditions of lease\n2) Property: 1520 Greenwood Avenue , Torrance, CA 90503\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and KinderCare Education, LLC\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n14E. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1 )):\n1) Eric Hickman v. City of Torrance\nLASC Case No. 19STCV37386

6A. PROCLAMATION declaring February 2024 as Black History Month in the City of\nTorrance.\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\nJanuary 23, 2024.

8B. Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission and Community\nDevelopment - Approve Change in Environmental Quality and Energy\nConservation Commission Meeting Start Time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission and\nCommunity Development Director that City Council approve a change in start time for the\ncommission meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

8C. State Legislative Advocacy Committee - Accept and File January 24, 2024\nMeeting Minutes and Concur with Committee's Recommendation on a State\nDelegation Trip. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the State Legislative Advocacy Committee that City Council:\n1) Accept and file January 24, 2024 State Legislative Advocacy Committee Meeting\nMinutes; and\n2) Concur with the Committee's recommendation on a State Delegation Trip.\n9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

9A. Community Development - Adopt RESOLUTION Approving Appeal of Planning\nCommission Denial of Planning Commission Review to Allow Construction of a\nNew Two-Unit Residential Development, in Conjunction with Demolition of a\nContributing Structure, and Adopt RESOLUTION Denying Appeal of Planning\nCommission Denial of a Conditional Use Permit to Allow Development that\nExceeds a 0.65 Floor Area Ratio, on Property Located within the Torrance Tract\nOverlay in the R-2 Zone at 1724 Arlington Avenue. The Project is Categorically\nExempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guidelines\nSection 15303 - New Construction and Statutorily Exempt per Guidelines\nSection 15270 - Projects Which Are Disapproved. PCR21-00001, CUP21-00010:\nShaunt Nazarian. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Adopt a RESOLUTION approving the appeal and approving a Planning Commission\nReview to allow the construction of a new two-unit residential development, in\nconjunction with the demolition of a contributing single-family residence on property\nlocated within the Torrance Tract Overlay in the R-2 Zone at 1724 Arlington Avenue; and\n2) 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.

9B. Community Development - Discuss and Provide Direction on Potential\nExpansion of Existing Noise Monitoring System at Torrance Municipal Airport.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council discuss and\nprovide direction on the potential expansion of the existing noise monitoring system at the\nTorrance Municipal Airport based on a noise study completed by Casper Airport Solutions.

9C. City Manager - Adopt RESOLUTION Setting Forth Changes to Hours, Wages,\nand Working Conditions for Fire Recruit. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending\nResolution No. 2023-06 setting forth changes to the hours, wages, and working conditions\nfor Fire Recruit regarding pay ranges and health insurance contributions.

9D. City Manager - Adopt RESOLUTION Setting Forth Changes to Hours, Wages,\nand Working Conditions for Certain Part-Time Hourly Employees. Expenditure:\n$7,908 Annually (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending\nResolution No. 2022-145 setting forth changes to the hours, wages, and working conditions\nfor Certain Part-Time Hourly Employees in the amount of $7,908 per year to comply with\nthe State's minimum wage laws.

9E. Community Development-Approve Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Funding\nAgreement for Transportation Open Space Corridor Multi-Use Trail Project and\nAccept and Appropriate $650,000 Grant Award. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Approve Measure M Multi-Year Subregional Funding Agreement #9200000000M460107\nwith the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) for the\nTransportation Open Space Corridor Multi-Use Trails Project; and\n2) Upon execution of funding agreement #9200000000M460107, accept and appropriate\na grant program award in the amount of $650,000 to the Transportation Open Space\nCorridor Multi-Use Trails Project.

9F. City Manager - Discuss and Determine Action on Councilmember Sheikh's\nRequest for Excused Absences. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council discuss and determine action on\nCouncilmember Sheikh's request for excused absences for February 6, 2024,\nFebruary 27, 2024 and March 12, 2024 Council Meetings.

9G. General Services, Fire, and Transit - Authorize Purchase Orders for Gasoline\nand Diesel Fuel. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $5,300,000 (General Fund and\nNon-General Funds: Approximately $1,766,667 Annually).\nRecommendation of the General Services Director, Fire Chief, and Transit Director that City\nCouncil authorize purchase orders with Pinnacle Petroleum, Inc. of Huntington Beach, CA\n(B2023-45) for an amount not-to-exceed $5,300,000, including taxes and fees, to provide\nunleaded gasoline and renewable diesel for a three-year period beginning March 1, 2024\nand ending February 28, 2027.

9H. Police - Appropriate Funds, Approve Master Equity Lease Agreement for the\nLease of (54) Unmarked Police Vehicles as a Cooperative Purchase with\nSourcewell and Authorize City Manager to Execute and Administer Agreement.\nExpenditure: Approximately $2,611,611.32 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council:\n1) Appropriate $1,100,000 from the Fleet Vehicle Replacement Fund's fund balance to\nthe Fleet Vehicle Replacement Fund's fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget; and\n2) Approve a master equity lease agreement with Enterprise Fleet Management, Inc. of\nAnaheim, CA in the amount of approximately $2,611,611.32 for the lease of (54)\nunmarked police vehicles as a cooperative purchase with Sourcewell; and\n3) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute and administer the master equity\nlease agreement on behalf of the City of Torrance; and\n4) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute and administer the open-end (equity)\nlease schedules for individual motor vehicles, and to implement and manage ongoing\nfleet management program options for designated unmarked police vehicles; and\n5) Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute and administer automatic lease\nrenewals for designated unmarked police vehicles.

9I. Community Development - Discuss and Provide Direction on Potential Gateway\nEntry Signage for Downtown Torrance. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council discuss and\nprovide direction on potential gateway entry signage for Downtown Torrance.

9J. Armed Forces Day Special Standing Committee - Accept and File Committee\nMeeting Minutes, Provide Direction and Approve Committee's Recommendations\nfor the 2024 Armed Forces Day Parade and Celebration. Expenditure: $500\n(General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Armed Forces Day Special Standing Committee that City Council:\n1) Accept and file the February 1, 2024 Committee meeting minutes; and\n2) Provide direction on eliminating the Friday afternoon military band concert; and\n3) Approve the Committee's recommendation to designate the 2024 Armed Forces Day\nParade and Celebration as a special exhibit under Section 46.8.10 of the Torrance\nMunicipal Code which exempts such events from aircraft noise regulations; and\n4) Approve the Committee's recommendation to subsidize landing fees for aircraft\nflyovers in the amount of $500.\n10. HEARINGS