Torrance — 2025-01-14

10A. Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission and Community Development – Review\nGuidelines for the Torrance Beautification Awards and Authorize Staff to Conduct Awards Annually.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Environmental Quality and Energy Conservation Commission and Community\nDevelopment Director that the City Council review the guidelines for the Torrance Beautification Awards and\nauthorize staff to conduct the awards annually, with the first one taking place in the Spring of 2025.

10B. Community Development – Discuss and Consider Amendment to the Torrance Municipal Airport\nOrdinance, Determine California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption, and Adopt an\nORDINANCE Amending the Torrance Municipal Code as Related to Enforcement of the Airport\nOrdinance. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Discuss and consider amending the Torrance Municipal Airport Ordinance as related to enforcement\nof the Airport Ordinance; and\n2. Determine the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to\nSections 15378 and 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations; and\n3. Adopt an ORDINANCE amending Torrance Municipal Code Article 7 “Enforcement” of Chapter 1,\nDivision 5; and\n4. Approve an Ordinance Summary for publication.

10C. Community Services – Review and Provide Direction on the Selection of Artworks to be Placed on\nSix Utility Boxes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council review and provide direction on the\nselection of artworks to be placed on six utility boxes.

10D. City Clerk – Discuss and Consider Amending Torrance Municipal Code Regarding Changes to\nCommission Compensation. 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.

10E. City Manager – Review and Provide Direction on External Lighting Policy for City Facilities.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council review and provide direction on the External Lighting\nPolicy for City Facilities.

10F. City Manager – Receive Update and Provide Direction on Annexation of El Camino Village.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council receive update and provide direction on the\nannexation of El Camino Village into the City of Torrance.

10G. Public Works – Identify Underground Utility District No. 21 and Set Hearing Date. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Identify the location of Underground Utility District No. 21 to remove existing poles, overhead wires,\nassociated overhead structures and to underground wires and facilities that provide electric,\ncommunication and similar services within the proposed district; and\n2. Set a date of March 25, 2025 for a public hearing regarding proposed Underground Utility District No.\n21; and\n3. Direct staff to notify all property owners, businesses and utility companies affected by the proposed\ndistrict.

10H. City Council State and Federal Legislative Advocacy Committee – Review and Provide Direction on\nthe 2025 Legislative Platform and Priority Projects, Accept and File Meeting Minutes, and Approve\n2025 Delegation Trips. Expenditure: Approximately $20,000 (General Fund)\nRecommendation of the State and Federal Legislative Advocacy Committee that City Council:\n1. Review and provide direction on the 2025 Legislative Platform and Priority Projects; and\n2. Accept and file the December 2, 2024 State Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting minutes; and\n3. Accept and file the December 3, 2024 Federal Legislative Advocacy Committee meeting minutes;\nand\n4. Approve the 2025 Delegation Trips to Washington D.C. and Sacramento, California.

10I. City Manager – Discuss and Provide Direction on Establishment of Designated Beer Garden Area(s)\nand City Fee and Services Offsets for the 2025 Irish Fair and Music Festival at Charles H. Wilson Park.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Discuss and provide direction on the establishment of a designated beer garden area(s) at Charles\nH. Wilson Park for the 2025 Irish Fair and Music Festival; and\n2. Discuss and provide direction on potential offset of any estimated city fees and/or allow for “in kind”\ncontribution of City services.

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

13B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code § 54956.8):\n1. Property: 3301 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503\n2200 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Cartozian Associates Real Estate, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n2. Property: 2365 Plaza Del Amo, Torrance, CA 90501\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Torrance Scouting Center, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n3. Property: 2600 Skypark Drive, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Lisi Aerospace\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n4. Property: 3511-3525 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and JAS Madison LLC\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease

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

8A. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Setting Forth Hours, Wages, and Working Conditions for Police\nTrainees and Fire Recruits. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Adopt a RESOLUTION setting forth the hours, wages, and working conditions for Police Trainees\nand Fire Recruits; and\n2. Repeal Resolution No. 2023-06 in its entirety.

8B. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Setting Forth the Hours, Wages, and Working Conditions for\nTorrance Fire Chief Officers Association and Fire Safety Management Employees. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION amending Torrance Fire Chief\nOfficers Association Resolution 2014-03 and Fire Safety Management Resolutions 2017-30, 2018-63, 2019-\n84, and 2024-68 setting forth the hours, wages, and working conditions for Fire Safety Management\nemployees.

8C. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Setting Forth Hours, Wages, and Working Conditions for Certain\nPart-Time Hourly Employees. Expenditure: $306,739 (General Fund: Approximately $76,685\nAnnually).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Adopt a RESOLUTION setting forth the hours, wages, and working conditions for Certain Part-Time\nHourly employees; and\n2. Repeal Resolution No. 2022-145 in its entirety.

8D. City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Pursuant to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Setting Forth\nHours, Wages, and Working Conditions for Torrance Recurrent Recreation Employees Organization\n(TRREO). Expenditure: $525,684 (General Fund: Approximately $131,421 Annually).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a RESOLUTION pursuant to memorandum of\nunderstanding (MOU) setting forth the hours, wages, and working conditions for employees represented by\nthe Torrance Recurrent Recreation Employees Organization (TRREO) for the period beginning January 1,\n2025 and ending June 30, 2028.

8E. General Services and Fire – Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical\nExemption Pursuant to Section 15301 and Approve Third Amendment to Contract Services\nAgreement for Fire Station 4 Renovation. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the General Services Director and Fire Chief that City Council:\n1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical exemption pursuant to Section\n15301 (Existing Facilities); and\n2. Approve a third amendment to the contract services agreement (C2022-097) with Harry H. Joh\nConstruction, Inc. for Fire Station 4 Renovation to extend the term for a one-year period beginning\nJanuary 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025.

8F. City Manager – Approve Amendment to City of Torrance PARS Retirement Enhancement Plan.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve amendment to the City of Torrance PARS\nRetirement Enhancement Plan.

8G. Public Works – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Enivornmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nSection 15302(c), Approve Plans and Specifications, and Award a Public Works Agreement for\nCitywide Traffic Engineering and Improvements, T-190 (2024 Arterial Roadway Striping). Expenditure:\n$396,348 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption per staff determination, pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the\nguidelines implementing California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for Citywide Traffic\nEngineering and Improvements, T-190 (2024 Arterial Roadway Striping); and\n2. Approve the plans and specifications for Citywide Traffic Engineering and Improvements, T-190\n(2024 Arterial Roadway Striping) (B2024-06) project; and\n3. Award a Public Works Agreement to WGJ Enterprises, Inc. dba PCI of Azusa, CA (B2024-06) in the\namount of $330,290 and authorize a 20% contingency in the amount of $66,058 for construction of\nCitywide Traffic Engineering and Improvements, T-190 (2024 Arterial Roadway Striping) for a two-\nyear period beginning January 14, 2025 and ending January 13, 2027.

8H. Community Development – Approve First Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for Airport\nNoise Monitoring System. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council approve a first amendment to a\nconsulting services agreement with Casper Airport Solutions of Berwyn, PA, (C2021-166) to extend the term\nfor a one-year period beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2025.

8I. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Title Change and Revised Class\nSpecification for Assistant Building Regulations Manager. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve\nthe title change and revised class specification for Assistant Building Regulations Manager.

8J. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for\nEngineering Services Manager. Expenditure: None\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve\nthe proposed class specification for Engineering Services Manager.

8K. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for Senior\nPlanner. Expenditure: None\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve\nthe proposed class specification for Senior Planner.

8L. Police – Approve Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)\nProgram Application. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Edward Byrne\nMemorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program application.

8M. City Manager - Approve Amendment to Grant of Easement for Water Facilities on a Portion of City-\nOwned Property Located at 20500 Madrona Avenue. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve an Amendment to Grant of Easement to\nCalifornia Water Service Company for new water facilities on a portion of city-owned property located at\n20500 Madrona Avenue.

8N. Police Department – Approve Third Amendment to Contract Services Agreement for Additional\nTASER Units and Enterprise Fusus Access. Expenditure: $233,584.65 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council approve a third amendment to the contract services\nagreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. of Scottsdale, AZ (C2022-184) in the amount of $233,584.65, for a new\nnot-to-exceed amount of $10,882,724.86 over a 10-year period beginning May 7, 2024 and ending May 6,\n2034 to provide additional TASER units and Enterprise Fusus access.

8O. Community Services – Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemptions\nand Approve Lease Agreements for Use of City - Owned Properties as Youth Baseball Fields.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a Categorical Exemption under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nGuideline Section 15301, Section 15304, and Section 15311; and\n2. Approve lease agreements with Riviera Little League, Torrance American Boys Baseball, Torrance\nLittle League, and West Torrance Little League, for use of City- owned properties as youth baseball\nfields for five (5) year terms beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2029.

9A. City Manager – Conduct Closed Hearing on the Appeal of the Civil Service Commission’s Decision\nSustaining the Termination of a Police Officer (11). Confidential under Penal Code 832.7 and Copley\nPress v. Superior Court 39 Cal. 4th 1272 (2006). Consideration of public employee discipline will be\nconducted in closed session per California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1), unless the\nemployee requests to have the appeal conducted in public session. The deliberation of this matter by\nthe City Council will occur in closed session. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council conduct a closed hearing to consider an appeal of\nthe Civil Service Commission’s decision sustaining the termination of a Police Officer (11), unless the\nemployee requests to have the hearing in public session and that the City Council’s deliberation of this matter\nshall occur in closed session.