Torrance — 2025-02-25

10A. Mayor – Approve Consolidation of the State and Federal Legislative Advocacy Committees into a\nNewly Formed City Council Legislative Advocacy Special Standing Committee and Concur with\nCommittee Appointments. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Mayor that City Council:\n1. Approve the consolidation of the State and Federal Legislative Advocacy Committees into a newly\nformed City Council Legislative Advocacy Special Standing Committee; and\n2. Concur with the appointments of Mayor Chen as Chair, and Councilmembers Jon Kaji and Aurelio\nMattucci as members of the City Council Legislative Advocacy Special Standing Committee.

13A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE\n(California Government Code § 54957)

13B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Significant Exposure to Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code\n§ 54956.9(d)(2)):\nTwo cases

13C. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4)):\nOne case

13D. 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 March 7, 2025 as the 25th Anniversary of the Torrance Theatre Company.

6B. Recognition of Torrance Panther Cheer Team.

8A. Community Services – Approve 2025 4th of July Fireworks Show and Event Enhancements.\nExpenditure: $43,460 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council approve holding the 2025 4th of July\nFireworks Show and associated event enhancements.

8B. Transit –- Authorize Purchase Order to Provide for New and Remanufactured Cummins Engines and\nParts. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $1,770,000 (Non-General Fund: Approximately $ 590,000 Annually).\nRecommendation of the Transit Director that City Council authorize a purchase order to Cummins, Inc. (dba\nCummins Sales and Service) of Irvine, California for an amount not-to-exceed $1,770,000 (approximately\n$590,000 annually) for new and remanufactured Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Cummins engines\nand parts on an as needed basis for a three-year period beginning February 5, 2025 and ending February 4,\n2028.

8C. Transit – Authorize Purchase Order for New and Re-manufactured Bus Repair Parts. Expenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed $1,800,000 (Non-General Fund: Transit Enterprise Fund Operating Budget: $600,000\nAnnually).\nRecommendation of the Transit Director that City Council authorize a sole-source purchase order to\nAftermarket Parts CO LLC DBA New Flyer Parts of Manitoba, Canada, for an amount not-to-exceed of\n$1,800,000 ($600,000 annually), to furnish new and re-manufactured bus parts and components on an as\nneeded basis for a three-year period beginning February 21, 2025 and ending February 20, 2028.

8D. Planning Commission and Community Development – Accept and File Planning Commission Annual\nReport 2024. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that City Council\naccept and file the Planning Commission Annual Report 2024.

8E. Community Development – Accept and File 2024 Historic Preservation Commission Annual Report.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission and Community Development Director that City\nCouncil accept and file the 2024 Historic Preservation Annual Report.

8F. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of December 2024. Expenditure\nNone.\nRecommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month\nof December 2024.

8G. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Revised Class Specification for Park\nServices Manager. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council approve\nthe revised class specification for Park Services Manager.

8H. City Manager – Approve Request to Set Closed Hearing Date to Consider Employee Termination\nAppeal. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve request to set a date of Tuesday,\nMarch 18, 2025 to conduct a closed hearing to consider an appeal of the Civil Service Commission’s decision\nsustaining the termination of a Police Officer (8).

8I. City Attorney – Approve Fourth Amendment to Fee Agreement for Legal Services. Expenditure:\n$35,000 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Attorney that City Council approve a fourth amendment to the fee agreement\nwith law firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore of Los Angeles,CA (C2023-115) in the amount of $35,000, for a new\nnot-to-exceed amount of $355,000, to provide the City with legal services pertaining to Civil Service Appeal\nMatter #A23-000790.

9A. Community Development – Conduct Public Hearing to Consider Appeal of Planning Commission’s\nApproval of a Precise Plan of Development (PRE24-00012) to Allow One and Two-Story Additions to\nan Existing One-Story Single-Family Residence, in Conjunction with a Waiver (WAV24-00007) of the\nSetback Requirements, on Property Located within the Hillside Overlay in the R-1 Zone at 671 Calle\nMiramar (APN 7514-019-013), Adopt RESOLUTIONS and Determine a Categorical Exemption from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Conduct public hearing; and\n2. Deny the appeal; and\n3. Adopt a RESOLUTION approving a Precise Plan of Development as provided for in Division 9,\nChapter 1, Article 41 of the Torrance Municipal Code to allow one and two-story additions to an\nexisting one-story single-family residence on property located within the Hillside Overlay in the R-1\nZone at 671 Calle Miramar; and\n4. Adopt a RESOLUTION approving a Waiver as provided for in Division 9, Chapter 4, Article 2 of the\nTorrance Municipal Code to allow a reduction of the setback requirements on property located within\nthe Hillside Overlay in the R-1 Zone at 671 Calle Miramar; and\n5. Determine a Categorical Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); Article\n19, Sections 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15305 (Minor Alterations).