Torrance — 2024-03-26

10A. Community Development -— Conduct Public Hearing on Land Use Study\n24-00002 Regarding Proposed Amendments to Torrance Municipal Code\nPertaining to Electronic/Digital Billboards, Determine California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Exemption, and Adopt ORDINANCE Amending Torrance\nMunicipal Code. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Conduct a public hearing on Land Use Study 24-00002 regarding proposed\namendments to the Torrance Municipal Code pertaining to Electronic/Digital\nBillboards; and\n2) Determine that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines; and\n3) Adopt an ORDINANCE amending Torrance Municipal Code Section 911.6.100 entitled\n“Prohibited Signs” of Chapter 11, Article 6, Division 9; repealing Article 10 entitled\n“Enforcement” of Chapter 11, Division 9; adding Article 10 entitled “Electronic/Digital\nBillboards” to Chapter 11, Division 9; adding Article 11 entitled “Enforcement” to\nChapter 11, Division 9; and\n4) Approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.\n11. AGENCY AGENDAS — None Scheduled.\n12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES

12A. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3931 amending Section\n91.37.3(a) of Chapter 1 of Article 37 of Division 9 of the Torrance Municipal Code\nto regulate the approval process and placement of pickleball courts in the P-U\n(Public Use) Zone and approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.\n13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15-minute period)\nCouncil Order — Mattucci, Sheikh, Griffiths, Kaji, Kalani, Lewis and Mayor Chen

14A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL — EXISTING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code §54956.9(d)(1)):\n1) Jose Alberto Hilario Hernandez v. City of Torrance, et al.\nLASC Case No. 22TRCV01593\n2) Eric Hickman v. City of Torrance\nLASC Case No. 19STCV37386\n3) Glen Allen v. City of Torrance, et al.\nLASC Case No. 24LBCV00305\n4) Junior Moananu v. Torrance Police Department, et al.\nLASC Case No. 24TRCV00461

14B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE\n(California Government Code §54957):

14C. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(California Government Code §54957(b)(1)):\nTitle: City Attorney

14D. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54957.6):\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nEmployee Organization/Association:\nCertain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees Certain Part-Time Hourly Employees\nCrossing Guards\nElected Officials\nEngineers and Torrance Fiscal Employees Association Executive & Management Empioyees\nPolice & Fire Trainees\nSafety Management Employees\nTorrance 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\n14E. REAL PROPERTY — CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n{California Gavernment Cade §54956.\n8},:\n1) 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\n4) Property: 1345 Post Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501\nAgency Negotiator. Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Torrance Historical Society\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n3) Property: 17498 Hawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90504\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Roasalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation\n(Matthews Real Estate invesiment Services, inc)\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of jease\n4}, Property: 2600 Skypark Drive, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Hi-Shear Corporation\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease

8A. City Clerk — Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of\nFebruary 27, 2024.

8B. Community Development — Approve Final Parcel Map No. 83607, Accept\nAdditional Street Easements, Abandon Two Public Utility and Planting\nEasements, and Determine that Approval of Final Parcel Map No. 83607\nis Categorically Exempt from California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Pursuant to Section 15268(b) of the CEQA Guidelines.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Approve Final Parcel Map No. 83607; and\n2) Accept additional street and highway easements at the following locations:\na. along the west side of Western Avenue\nb. atthe southwest corner of 190th Street and Western Avenue\nc. atthe southeast corner of 190th Street and Gramercy Place\nd. atvarious locations along the east side of Gramercy Place; and\n3) Abandon two unneeded Public Utility and Planting easements along the north side of\n195th Street; and\n4) Determine that approval of Final Parcel Map No. 83607 is categorically exempt from\nthe California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15268(b) of the\nCEQA Guidelines.

8C. Community Development — Accept and File 2023 Housing Element Annual\nProgress Report and Authorize Submission to California Department of Housing\nand Community Development and Governor's Office of Planning and Research.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1) Accept and file the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report; and\n2) Authorize staff to submit the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the\nCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development; and\n3) Authorize staff to submit the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the\nGovernor's Office of Planning and Research.

8D. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources — Approve Proposed Class\nSpecification for Fire Prevention Supervisor. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that\nCity Council approve the proposed class specification for Fire Prevention Supervisor.

8E. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources — Approve Revised Class\nSpecification for Human Resources Technician. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that\nCity Council approve the revised class specification for Human Resources Technician.\n9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

9A. City Manager — Appropriate Funds and Award Contract Services Agreement for\nAudio Visual & Control System Upgrades. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed\n$578,092.60 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1) Appropriate $237,092.60 from the Public, Educational, and Governmental Access\nFund’s fund balance to the Public, Educational, and Governmental Access Fund’s\nfiscal year 2023-24 operating budget; and\n2) Appropriate $578,092.60 from the Public, Educational, and Governmental Access\nFund's fiscal year 2023-24 operating budget to Facility, Equipment, and Automation\nPlan (FEAP) 950 — City Council TV Production Control Room, Cameras, Robotics\nproject; and\n3) Award a contract services agreement to Triton Technology Solutions, Inc. of\nSan Juan Capistrano, CA (RFP B2023-44) for an amount not-to-exceed $578,092.60\nto provide audio visual and control system upgrades in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council\nChamber\nfor a one-year period beginning March 26, 2024, and ending March 25, 2025.

9B. City Manager\n— Approve One-Time Exemption to Torrance Municipal Code (TMC)\nSection 46.5.3b Regarding Hours for Amplified Sound and Approve Amplified\nSound Permit for Islamic Center of South Bay Event at Charles H. Wilson Park.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1) Approve a one-time exemption to Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) section 46.5.3b\nregarding hours for Amplified Sound; and\n2) Approve an Amplified Sound Permit for the Islamic Center of South Bay-Lomita for prayer\nservices to be held on April 10, 2024 at Charles H. Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Boulevard.

9C. City Manager — Review and Concur with Provisions of the Downtown Torrance\nBusiness Improvement District Management District (BID) Plan, Provide\nDirection on Assessment Obligations, and Authorize City Manager to Submit\nAffirmative Petitions for Establishment of Downtown Torrance Business\nImprovement District. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1) Review and concur with the provisions of the Downtown Torrance Business\nImprovement District (BID) Management District Plan; and\n2) Provide direction on assessment obligations for City owned properties; and\n3) Authorize the City Manager to submit affirmative petitions supporting the establishment\nof a Downtown Torrance Business Improvement District.

9D. City Attorney — Approve Seventh Amendment to Fee Agreement for Legal\nServices. Expenditure: $1,758,371.70 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Attorney that City Council approve a seventh amendment to\nthe fee agreement with law firm Rutan & Tucker, LLP of Costa Mesa, CA (C2020-038) in\nthe amount of $1,758,371.70, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $7,973,371.70, to cover\ncosts and provide legal services relating to the 2020 Los Angeles Regional Water Quality\nControl Board Order/Hi-Shear litigation.

9E. City Manager and Communications and Information Technology — Receive\nUpdate and Provide Direction on Potential Installation of Live Webcam in\nTorrance. Expenditure: None.\nIn response to an oral request by Councilmember Aurelio Mattucci, it is the\nrecommendation of the City Manager and Communications and Information Technology\nDirector that City Council receive an update and provide direction on the potential\ninstallation of a live webcam in Torrance as a means of promoting the City in a visual\nmedium.

9F. City Manager — Adopt Findings Declaring Exempt Surplus Land Under the\nCalifornia Surplus Land Act and Adopt RESOLUTIONS Authorizing Grant of\nEasement and Settlement and Release Agreement for Portions of City-Owned\nVacant Properties. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1) Adopt findings that portions of city-owned vacant properties (7532-011-900\nand 7532-011-901) are exempt surplus land under the California Surplus Land\nAct as defined by California Government Code, Section 54221; and\n2) Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute and the\nCity Clerk to attest to grant of easement entitled Easement Agreement with\nCovenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for portions of city-owned vacant\nproperties (7532-011-900 and 7532-011-901); and\n3) Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute and the\nCity Clerk to attest to a Settlement and Release Agreement between the City\nof Torrance and the property owners of 4805 Paseo de las Tortugas to cure an\nencroachment dispute.

9G. City Clerk - Adopt ORDINANCE Amending the Torrance Municipal Code\nRegarding Changes to Commission Appointments and Terms, and Filling of\nVacancies and Determine California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nExemption and Discuss and Provide Direction Regarding Commission Meeting\nTimes and Combining or Disbanding Commissions. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council:\n1) Discuss and consider amending the Torrance Municipal Code to consider changes to\nCommission appointments and terms of members and filling of vacancies; and\n2) Adopt an ORDINANCE amending Torrance Municipal Code Sections 13.1.2, 13.2.2,\n13.3.2, 13.4.2, 13.5.2, 13.9.2, 13.10.2, 13.11.2, 13.15.2, 13.16.2, 13.18.2, 13.20.020\nand 13.21.030 all titled “Appointment and Terms of Members” and Sections 13.1.3,\n13.2.3, 13.3.3, 13.5.3, 13.9.3, 13.15.3, 13.16.3, 13.18.3, 13.20.030 and 13.21.040 all\ntitled “Filling of Vacancies; and\n3) Determine the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\npursuant to Sections 15378 and 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines; and\n4) Approve an Ordinance Summary for publication; and\n5) Discuss and provide direction regarding meeting times and combining or disbanding\nCommissions.

9H. City Manager, General Services, and Public Works — Receive Update and\nProvide Direction on Potential Installation of New Electronic Message Board.\nExpenditure: None.\nIn response to an oral request by Councilmember Mike Griffiths with City Council\nconcurrence, it is the recommendation of the City Manager, General Services Director, and\nPublic Works Director that City Council receive an update and provide direction on the\npotential installation of a new electronic message board near the southwest corner of\nHawthorne Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway intersection.\n10. HEARINGS