Torrance — 2024-09-24

12A. Second and Final reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3937 amending Section 95.1.6(c)\nentitled “Final Determination and Findings” of Chapter 5 “Conditional Use\nPermits”, of Article 1 “General”, of Division 9 “Land Use”, of the Torrance\nMunicipal Code relating to the mitigation of project-related adverse impacts and\napprove the ordinance summary for publication. This item is for consideration\nof adoption of the ordinance only.\n13. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #2 (Limited up to a 15-minute period)\nCouncil Order\n~ Kaji, Kalani, Lewis, Mattucci, Sheikh, Gerson, Mayor Chen

14A. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code §54957.6):\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nEmployee Organization/Association:\nCertain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees\nCertain Part-Time Hourly Employees\nCrossing Guards\nElected Officiais\nEngineers and Torrance Fiscal Employees Association\nExecutive & Management Employees\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 Attorney\n21.City Manager

6A. PROCLAMATION declaring September 15, 2024 through October 15, 2024 as\nHispanic Heritage Month in the City of Torrance.

6B. Recognition of the Seaside Heroes Park Volunteers’ 10 Year Anniversary.

8A. City Manager — Approve Side Letter Agreements Regarding Implementation of\nTorrance Police Department Enhanced Recruitment and Retention Incentive\nPilot Program. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1) Approve a side letter agreement between the Torrance City Employees\nAssociation (TCEA) and Management to implement Enhanced Recruitment and\nRetention Pilot Program; and\n2) Approve a side letter agreement between the Torrance Police Commanders\nAssociation (TPCA) and Management to implement Enhanced Recruitment and\nRetention Pilot Program; and\n3) Approve a side letter agreement between the Torrance Professional and\nSupervisory Association (TPSA) and Management to implement Enhanced\nRecruitment and Retention Pilot Program.

8B. City Treasurer — Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of July 2024.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment\nReport for the month of July 2024.

8C. Community Services — Accept and File Update on Torrance Public Library\nSummer Reading Program. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council accept and file\nupdate on the Torrance Public Library Summer Reading Program.

8D. Public Works — Authorize Sole Source Purchase Order to Furnish Water\nTreatment Chemicals for North Torrance Well Field Facility. Expenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed $400,000. (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council authorize a sole source\npurchase order with Carus Corporation of Peru, Illinois for a total not-to-exceed amount of\n$400,000 to furnish water treatment chemicals for the North Torrance Well Field Facility for\na one-year period beginning October 1, 2024 and ending September 30, 2025.

8E. City Manager — Approve Side Letter Agreement Between Torrance Municipal\nEmployees-AFSCME Local 1117 (TME-AFSCME) and Management Regarding\nTemporary Parks Maintenance Contractors. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve the side letter agreement\nbetween TME-AFSCME and Management regarding temporary parks maintenance\ncontractors.

8F. Community Services — Accept and File Updates on Coyote Management Plan\nand Coyote Abatement Services. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council accept and file\nupdates on the Coyote Management Plan and coyote abatement services.\n9. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

9A. Community Services — Accept and File Update on Pickleball Facilities and\nProvide Direction Regarding Wilson Park and Sur La Brea Park Pickleball\nFacilities. Expenditure: Approximately $16,000 (General Fund, Pending City\nCouncil Approval).\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1) Accept and file an update regarding Park pickleball facilities; and\n2) Provide direction for restriping a tennis court at Wilson Park for pickleball and the\nrestoration of the Sur La Brea tennis courts; and\n3) Provide direction for the hours of piay at Sur La Brea Park tennis & pickleball courts; and\n4) Provide direction for staffing at the Sur La Brea Park tennis & pickleball courts.

9B. City Clerk — Adopt RESOLUTION Amending City of Torrance Conflict of Interest\nCode and Repeal Resolution No. 2023-71. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending the\nCity of Torrance Conflict of Interest Code and repeal Resolution No. 2023-71 in its entirety.

9C. Water Commission and Public Works — Approve Request to Set Date for Public\nHearing on Proposed Series of Annual Increases in Municipal Water Rates Over\nFive-Year Period of 2025 Through 2029. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Water Commission and Public Works Director that City Council\napprove a request to set a date of November 19, 2024, for a public hearing on a proposed\nseries of annual increases in municipal water rates over five-year period of 2025 through 2029.

9D. Public Works — Approve Measure M Funding Agreements and Appropriate\nFunds to Torrance Fiber Network and Traffic Signal Optimization, T-195 and\nHawthorne Boulevard Right-Turn Lanes at Lomita Boulevard and 182nd Street,\nT-196. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1) Approve Measure M Funding Agreement #9200000000M550211 with the Los Angeles\nCounty Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to accept grant funding in the\namount of $1,050,000 for Torrance Fiber Network and Traffic Signal Optimization,\nT-195; and\n2) Upon approval of Funding Agreement #9200000000M550211, appropriate $1,050,000\nof South Bay Measure M MSP Funds to the Torrance Fiber Network and Traffic Signal\nOptimization, T-195; and\n3) Approve Measure M Funding Agreement #9200000000M550715 with the Los Angeles\nCounty Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) to accept grant funding in the\namount of $1,000,000 for Hawthorne Boulevard Right-Turn Lanes at Lomita Boulevard\nand 182nd Street, T-196; and\n4) Upon approval of Funding Agreement #9200000000M550715, appropriate $1,000,000\nof South Bay Measure M MSP Funds to the Hawthorne Boulevard Right-Turn Lanes\nat Lomita Boulevard and 182nd Street, T-196.

9E. Community Services -— Consider and Approve Public Art Mural Policy.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council consider and\napprove a mural policy for the City of Torrance to govern murals proposed and displayed\nas public art on public and private properties.

9F. City Manager — Discuss and Provide Direction on Designs for District Gateways,\nDigital, and Parks Signage. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council discuss and provide\ndirection on design concepts for district gateways, digital, and parks signage.

9G. City Manager — Accept and File Update from Office of Economic Development.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council accept and file the Economic\nDevelopment update.

9H. Citizen Development and Enrichment Committee - Discuss and Provide\nDirection on Appropriated Resource Contributions for the Neighborhood\nCoordinated Seaside Ranchos Holiday Lights Display, Discuss and Consider\nAdopting an ORDINANCE Amending the Torrance Municipal Code Pertaining to\n“Cottage Food”, and Accept and File Meeting Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Citizen Development and Enrichment Committee that City\nCouncil:\n1) Discuss and provide direction on the appropriated resource contributions to the\nneighborhood coordinated Seaside Ranchos Holiday Lights Display; and\n2) Discuss and consider amending the Cottage Food Ordinance; and\n3) Adopt an ORDINANCE amending Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) Section\n415.1.040(b) “Operating Standards” and Repealing Section 415.1.050 “Pilot Program”\nof Division 4 “Public Health and Welfare”, Chapter 15 “Cottage Food”; and\n4) Approve an ordinance summary for publication; and\n5) Accept and file the Citizen Development and Enrichment Committee meeting minutes\nfrom May 15, 2024.

9I. City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk — Accept and File Update on New\nAgenda and Meeting Management System, Approve Changes to City Council\nMeeting Procedures, and Adopt RESOLUTION Amending City Council Rules of\nOrder. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager, City Attorney and City Clerk that City Council:\n1) Accept and file update on the new agenda and meeting management system,\nOneMeeting;\n2) Approve changes to City Council Meeting Procedures regarding consent calendar,\norder of agenda items, public comment in advance of meetings, and use of electronic\nspeaker cards; and\n3) Adopt RESOLUTION amending Sections 2.7 and 2.12(d) of the City Council Rules of\nOrder.