Torrance — 2024-11-19

10A. Finance - Accept and File Forensic Review of Financial Processes Report. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council accept and file the forensic review of the City’s\nfinancial processes report.

10B. City Clerk – Discuss and Consider Amending Torrance Municipal Code Regarding Changes to Commission\nCompensation. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council:\n1. Discuss and consider amending the Torrance Municipal Code regarding changes to Commission\nCompensation; and\n2. Discuss and Consider directing the City Clerk to bring back an ORDINANCE amending Torrance\nMunicipal Code Sections 13.1.1, 13.2.1, 13.3.1, 13.4.1, 13.5.1, 13.9.1, 13.10.1, 13.11.1, 13.15.1,\n13.16.1, 13.18.1, 13.20.010 and 13.21.020 all titled “Created, Composition, Compensation, and\nQualifications”; and\n3. Determine that the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSections 15378 and 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines.

10C. Community Services – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nSections 15378 and 15061(b)(3) and Discuss and Consider Adopting an Ordinance Amending the Torrance\nMunicipal Code Pertaining to Public Art Murals and Adopt a RESOLUTION Relating to Mural Policy.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a categorical exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under\nSections 15378 and 15061(b)(3); and\n2. Discuss and consider adopting an ordinance amending Chapter 11 of Division 9 entitled Signs\na. Amending Article 11, 911.2.260 entitled “Original Art Display”; and\nb. Renumbering existing Article 10 entitled Enforcement to be Article 11; and\nc. Adding Article 11, 911.10.010 entitled “Mural Policy”; and\n3. Approve an ordinance summary for publication; and\n4. Adopt a RESOLUTION for the City’s mural policy.

13A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\n(California Government Code § 54957(b)(1)):\nTitle: City Manager

13B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):\n1. City of Redondo Beach, a California Charter City, et al. v. Rob Bonta, in his Official Capacity as\nCalifornia Attorney-General, et al.\nCourt of Appeals Case No. B338990\n2. Michael Ward v. City of Torrance, LASC Case No. 23TRCV001837\n3. Christy Andrews v. City of Lomita, City of Torrance, et al., LASC Case No. 23TRCV00029

13C. 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

6A. PROCLAMATION declaring November 30, 2024 through December 07, 2024 as Torrance Small Business\nWeek in the City of Torrance.

6B. City Manager and Fire – Accept and Appropriate Donation for the Community Emergency Response Team\n(CERT). Expenditure: None.

8A. Public Works – Adopt RESOLUTION Approving Program Supplement, and Appropriate Funds for Design of\nCitywide Traffic Signal Improvements, T-171. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a RESOLUTION approving Program Supplement No. F019 to Administering Agency-State\nAgreement for Federal Aid Projects No. 07-5249F15 for the design of the Citywide Traffic Signal\nImprovements, T-171, CRPL-5249(035); and\n2. Appropriate Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) grant funds in the amount of $88,530 to the Citywide\nTraffic Signal Improvements, T-171, thereby increasing the T-171 project budget from $1,793,000 to\n$1,881,530.\nTorranceCA.Gov | Facebook | X (Formerly Twitter) | Instagram\nPage 3 of 8

8B. Public Works – Approve First Amendment to Goldsworthy Desalter Ground Lease Agreement with Water\nReplenishment District of Southern California (WRD) and Adopt RESOLUTION Determining Portion of\nCertain City-Owned Property Not Required for City Purposes and that Leasing the Property is in the Public\nInterest. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a first amendment to the site lease agreement with the Water Replenishment District of\nSouthern California (WRD) of Lakewood, CA (C2021-164) for the Goldsworthy Desalter at the City\nServices Facilities (City Yard) located at 20500 Madrona Avenue to provide approximately 16,591\nsquare feet of additional leased land for the expansion of the Goldsworthy Desalter; and\n2. Adopt a RESOLUTION determining a portion of certain City-owned property is not required for City\npurposes and that leasing the property is in the public interest.

8C. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Pursuant to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Setting Forth\nHours, Wages, and Working Conditions for Torrance Police Commanders’ Association (TPCA). Expenditure:\n$971,568 (General Fund: Approximately $485,784 Annually).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION pursuant to the memorandum\nof understanding (MOU) setting forth the hours, wages, and working conditions for employees represented\nby the Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA) for the period beginning January 1, 2024, and\nending December 31, 2025.

8D. City Clerk – SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3939.\nSecond and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3939 amending Chapter 11, Article 6 of Division 9, by\namending Section 911.6.100 pertaining to Prohibited Signs; Repealing Article 10 – Enforcement; Adding\nArticle 10 – Electronic/Digital Billboards; and Adding Article 11 – Enforcement and approve an Ordinance\nSummary for publication. This item is for consideration of adoption of the ordinance only.\nThe item was previously discussed, and action was taken at a prior council meeting.

8E. Public Works – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Sections\n15269(a) and 15269(b) and Authorize Payment for Emergency Slope Repairs Between Vista Montana and\nVista Largo. Expenditure: $424,928.66 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption, pursuant to Guidelines\nSection 15269(a) and 15269(b) for emergency slope repairs between Vista Montana and Vista Largo;\nand\n2. Authorize direct payment to Ford Foundation Drilling, Inc. of Azusa, CA in the amount of $378,543.66\nfor emergency retaining wall construction performed on Vista Montana in May and June 2024; and\n3. Authorize direct payment to Clarke Contracting Corporation of Lawndale, CA in the amount of\n$46,385.00 for emergency roadway repairs performed on Vista Montana in June and July 2024.

8F. City Manager – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section\n15301 and Approve Fourth Amendment to Lease for Portion of City-Owned Property Located at\n1520 Greenwood Avenue within Greenwood Park. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Guideline\nSection 15301 (Existing Facilities); and\n2. Approve a fourth amendment to Lease by and between the City of Torrance (City) and KinderCare\nEducation LLC (C2000-101), to utilize a portion of City-owned property to continue operation of a\nday care facility at 1520 Greenwood Avenue within Greenwood Park.\nTorranceCA.Gov | Facebook | X (Formerly Twitter) | Instagram\nPage 4 of 8

8G. Public Works and General Services – Authorize Purchase Order for Six (6) 2026 Autocar/Heil ACX64\nCompressed Natural Gas (CNG) Refuse Trucks as a Cooperative Purchase with Sourcewell. Expenditure\n$3,363,305.37 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director and General Services Director that City Council authorize a\npurchase order with Velocity Truck Centers, LLC of Fontana, CA in the amount of $3,363,305.37, for six (6)\n2026 Autocar/Heil ACX64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Refuse Trucks as a cooperative purchase with\nSourcewell.

8H. General Services and Fire – Appropriate Funds and Authorize Purchase Order for Two (2) 2024 Ford F-450\nMedix Metro Express 153 Type I Ambulances as a Cooperative Purchase with Houston-Galveston Area\nCouncil (H-GAC). Expenditure: $640,976.41 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the General Services Director and Fire Chief that City Council:\n1. Appropriate $640,976.41 from the Fleet Vehicle Replacement Fund’s fund balance to the Fleet\nVehicle Replacement Fund’s fiscal year 2024-25 operating budget; and\n2. Authorize a purchase order with Republic EVS of Huntington Beach, CA in the amount of\n$640,976.41, including sales tax, for two (2) 2024 Ford F-450 Medix Metro Express 153 Type I\nambulances as a cooperative purchase with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC).

8I. City Manager – Approve Request to Set Closed Hearing Date to Consider Employee Termination Appeal.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve request to set a date of Tuesday,\nJanuary 14, 2025 to conduct a closed hearing to consider an appeal of the Civil Service Commission’s\ndecision sustaining the termination of a Police Officer (11).

8J. Traffic Commission and Public Works – Accept and File Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Traffic Commission Annual\nReport. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Traffic Commission and Public Works Director that City Council accept and file the\nFY2023-24 Traffic Commission Annual Report.

8K. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Examination to Fill Finance Director Position.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve\nthe examination to fill the position of Finance Director on an open basis.

8L. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of September 2024. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month\nof September 2024.

8M. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Reclassification of 1.0 Full-Time Employee\n(FTE) Fire Battalion Chief. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve\nthe reclassification of 1.0 full-time employee (FTE) Fire Battalion Chief position to the classification of 1.0 FTE\nDeputy Fire Chief position.

8N. General Services – Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to\nSection 15301 and Approve Contract Services Agreements for On-Call Roofing Services at Various City\nFacilities. Expenditure: $4,500,000 (General Fund: Not-to-Exceed $500,000 Annually Per Contract).\nRecommendation of the General Services Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section\n15301 (Existing Facilities); and\n2. Approve a contract services agreement with Rainy Day Roofing, Inc of Rancho Cucamonga, CA in\nthe amount of $1,500,000 for on-call roofing services for a period beginning November 19, 2024\nand ending June 30, 2027; and\n3. Approve a contract services agreement with Bazan Roofing, Inc. of Azusa, CA in the amount of\n$1,500,000 for on-call roofing services for a period beginning November 19, 2024 and ending\nJune 30, 2027; and\n4. Approve a contract services agreement with Rite-Way Roofing Corp. of Fontana, CA in the amount\nof $1,500,000 for on-call roofing services for a period beginning November 19, 2024 and ending\nJune 30, 2027.

8O. General Services – Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to\nSection 15301 and Approve Contract Services Agreements for On-Call Job Order Contract General\nContractor Services Through Sourcewell. Expenditure: $4,500,000 (General Fund: Not-to-Exceed $750,000\nAnnually Per Contract).\nRecommendation of the General Services Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section\n15301 (Existing Facilities); and\n2. Approve a contract services agreement with Harry H. Joh Construction, Inc of Paramount, CA in the\namount of $2,250,000 for on-call services through Sourcewell for a period beginning\nNovember 19, 2024 and ending June 30, 2027; and\n3. Approve a contract services agreement with MDJ Management, LLC of El Segundo, CA in the amount\nof $2,250,000 for on-call services through Sourcewell for a period beginning November 19, 2024 and\nending June 30, 2027.

8P. City Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of October 08, 2024,\nOctober 22, 2024 and October 29, 2024.

9A. Public Works and Water Commission - Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt RESOLUTION Approving\nProposed Series of Annual Increases of Municipal Water Rates Over a Five-Year Period Beginning\nJanuary 1, 2025 and Ending December 31, 2029.\nRecommendation of the Water Commission and Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing on a series of annual rate increases; and\n2. Adopt a RESOLUTION approving a proposed series of annual rate increases of Torrance Municipal\nWater rates for a five-year period beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2029; and\n3. Maintain the discount rate for low-income senior and disabled customers.\nTorranceCA.Gov | Facebook | X (Formerly Twitter) | Instagram\nPage 6 of 8

9B. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing, Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Adopt Pipeline Franchise ORDINANCE Replacing Pipeline\nFranchise Ordinance No. 3474 Zenith Energy West Coast Terminals LLC. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Conduct a Public Hearing to consider replacing expired Pipeline Franchise Ordinance No. 3474 with\nZenith Energy West Coast Terminals LLC; and\n2. Adopt a Categorical Exemption under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSection 15301 (existing facilities) of the Guidelines implementing CEQA; and\n3. Adopt a Pipeline Franchise ORDINANCE with Zenith Energy West Coast Terminals LLC for a\nten-year term, with one ten-year option to extend; and\n4. Approve an Ordinance Summary for Publication.

9C. Community Development - Conduct Public Hearing on Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI)\nand Approve Final AI. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing and take public testimony on the Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing\nChoice (AI) covering the period July 1, 2024-June 30, 2028; and\n2. Approve Final AI.

9D. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Consolidated Annual\nPerformance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) and Appropriate FY 2023-24 and\n2024-25 Project Expenditure Budgets. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Conduct a public hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Consolidated Plan Annual Performance and\nEvaluation Report (CAPER) to the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and\n2. Appropriate the full amount of the FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25 HOME Investment Partnerships Program\n(HOME) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) awards to a newly created grant project.