Torrance — 2025-05-06

10A. City Manager and Community Development – Approve Consulting Services Agreement for 3290\nTemporary Housing Village Operations, Accept and Appropriate Grant Program Awards, Authorize\nSubmission of Permanent Local Housing Allocation Application, Authorize Memorandum of\nUnderstanding with the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, Authorize the City Manager to\nSign Agreements, and Accept and File Update on City’s Progress in Addressing Homelessness in\nTorrance. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $1,783,316.01 (Non-General Funds).\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a consulting services agreement with Harbor Interfaith Services, Inc. of San Pedro, CA, in\nthe amount of $1,783,316.01, for 3290 Temporary Housing Village Operations for a one-year period\nbeginning July 1, 2025 and ending June 30, 2026; and\n2. Accept and appropriate the Cities and Councils of Government Interim Housing Services Fund\n(CCOGIHS) grant award, in the amount of $1,284,800, to a newly created Grant Project; and\n3. Authorize submission of the Grant Year 2023 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program (PLHA)\nformula funding application and execution of standard agreement; and\n4. Upon execution of standard agreement, appropriate funds to a newly created Grant Project in the\namount of $291,992; and\n5. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South\nBay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) to administer the City’s Measure A Local Solutions\nFunding allocation; and\n6. Upon execution of MOU, appropriate funds to a newly created Grant Project in the amount of\n$310,000; and\n7. Authorize the City Manager as the City's signatory for all grant-related agreements and to act on\nthe City's behalf with respect to the agreements and all decisions in connection with the\nagreements; and\n8. Accept and file update on the City’s progress in addressing homelessness in Torrance.

10B. Human Resources – Accept and File Annual Report on the City’s Status of Vacant Positions.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Human Resources Director that City Council accept and file an annual report on\nthe City’s status of vacant positions.

10C. Police – Provide Direction on the Drafting of a Municipal Ordinance Specifically Regulating the\nOperation of Electric Bicycles (E-Bikes) within the City of Torrance. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council provide direction on the drafting of a municipal\nordinance specifically regulating the operation of electric bicycles (e-bikes) within the City of Torrance.

10D. Traffic Commission and Public Works – Adopt ORDINANCE Amending the Torrance Municipal Code\n(TMC) Modifying Parking Restrictions on the North Side of Maricopa Street. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Traffic Commission and Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt an ORDINANCE amending the Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) Division 6 Traffic, Chapter 1\nTraffic, Article 6 Stopping, Standing, and Parking - Section 61.6.33 modifying parking restrictions on\nthe north side of Maricopa Street in the City of Torrance; and\n2. Adopt an Ordinance Summary for publication.

10E. Public Works – Adopt RESOLUTIONS for the Levy and Collection of Assessments within the City of\nTorrance Lighting District No. 99-1 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 and Set Date for Public Hearing.\nExpenditure: $1,912,828 (General Fund and Non-General Funds).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a RESOLUTION initiating proceedings for the levy and collection of assessments within City\nof Torrance Lighting District No. 99-1 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26; and\n2. Adopt a RESOLUTION approving the Engineer’s Report in connection with the levy and collection\nof assessments within the City of Torrance Lighting District No. 99-1 for FY 2025-26; and\n3. Adopt a RESOLUTION declaring its intention to levy and collect assessments within City of Torrance\nLighting District No. 99-1 for FY 2025-26 and appointing the date of June 3, 2025, for a public hearing.

10F. Community Services – Approve Conceptual Float Design and Provide Direction for Funding Allocation\nfor Torrance Entry into the 2026 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Approve the conceptual float design as the City’s float entry in the Pasadena Tournament of Roses\nParade on January 1, 2026; and\n2. Provide direction on Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 funding allocation to the Torrance Rose Float\nAssociation for construction of the City’s float.

13A. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code § 54956.8):\n1. Property: 18301 Kingsdale Avenue, Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (APN: 4083-010-900)\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and SBBSRC South Bay Black Sheep RC, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease

13B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):\n1. Shereen Beshay v. City of Torrance, et al.\nLASC Case No. 24TRCV00524

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

13D. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code § 54957.6):\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nEmployee Organization/Association:\n1. Torrance Fire Fighters Association

6A. Proclamation declaring May 10, 2025 as Fire Service Day in the City of Torrance.

6B. Proclamation declaring the week of May 11 to 17, 2025 as Blue Ribbon Week in the City of Torrance.

6C. Proclamation declaring the week of May 17 to 23, 2025 as National Safe Boating Week in the City of\nTorrance.

6D. Proclamation declaring the month of May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage\nMonth in the City of Torrance.

6E. Proclamation declaring the month of May 2025 as Jewish American Heritage Month in the City of\nTorrance.

6F. Proclamation declaring the month of May 2025 as Older Americans Month in the City of Torrance.

6G. Commission on Aging and Community Services – Recognize the 2025 Older Americans Award\nRecipients. Expenditure: None.

6H. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-20 declaring May 16 through May 18, 2025 for Observance of the\n63rd Annual Armed Forces Day Parade and Celebration. (For Presentation)

6I. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-21 expressing appreciation to Lieutenant General Jonathan P. Braga as the\nGrand Marshal of the 63rd Annual Armed Forces Day Parade and Observance. (For Adoption only)

8A. City Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of April 15, 2025.

8B. Community Development – Approve Meadow Park Parking District Maintenance Fee and Authorize\nFee Assessment for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Approve the Meadow Park Parking District Maintenance Fee for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 in the\namount of $71.66 per parking space to cover parking lot maintenance costs; and\n2. Authorize the assessment of the Meadow Park Parking District Maintenance Fee for FY 2025-26.

8C. Finance – Approve Third Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for External Auditing\nServices. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $82,993 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council approve a third amendment to the consulting\nservices agreement with Vasquez & Company LLP of Glendale, CA (C2021-077) in the amount of $82,993,\nfor a new not-to-exceed contract amount of $424,739, to perform external auditing services and extend the\ncontract term for an additional one-year period beginning June 22, 2025 and ending June 21, 2026.

8D. City Manager – Determine City Council Dark Nights. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council declare the following Tuesdays as City Council\nDark Nights from July 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025: July 1, July 15, July 29, August 26,\nSeptember 2, September 30, October 28, November 11, November 25, December 23, and December 30.

8E. Public Works – Approve Second Amendment to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to Fund the\nBeach Cities Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program. Expenditure: $1,127,475 (General Fund:\nApproximately $375,825 Annually).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a second amendment to the\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Cities of Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hermosa\nBeach, and Torrance and the Los Angeles County Flood Control District (C2016-027), in the amount of\n$1,127,475, regarding administration and cost sharing for the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program\nand to extend the term for additional one-year period beginning December 28, 2025 and ending\nDecember 31, 2026, with two one-year options to extend.

8F. Public Works – Approve Plans and Specifications, Appropriate Funds, Award Public Works\nAgreement, and Award Consulting Services Agreements for the Beach Cities Green Streets Project,\nS-194. Expenditure: $8,442,166.00 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Approve the plans and specifications for the Beach Cities Green Streets Project, S-194 (B2025-04);\nand\n2. Appropriate an additional $33,149.98 of Measure W funds from Measure W – Interest Earnings to\nthe Beach Cities Green Streets Project, S-194; and\n3. Appropriate $328,285.56 in local matching contributions from Hermosa Beach, $289,808.77 in local\nmatching contributions from Manhattan Beach, and $404,274.69 in local matching contributions\nfrom Redondo Beach to the Beach Cities Green Streets Project, S-194; and\n4. Award a public works agreement to PALP, Inc. dba Excel Paving Co. of Long Beach, CA\n(B2025-04) in the amount of $7,738,584.00 and authorize a 5% contingency in the amount of\n$386,929.00 for construction of the Beach Cities Green Streets Project, S-194 for a two-year period\nbeginning May 6, 2025, and ending May 5, 2027; and\n5. Award a consulting services agreement to Z & K Consultants, Inc. of Riverside, CA (B2025-09), for\nan amount not-to-exceed $249,528.00, to perform construction inspection services for Beach Cities\nGreen Streets Project, S-194 for a two-year period beginning May 6, 2025, and ending\nMay 5, 2027; and\n6. Award a consulting services agreement to RMA Group, Inc. of Carson, CA (2025-0304), for an\namount not-to-exceed $67,125.00, to perform materials testing services for Beach Cities Green\nStreets Project, S-194 for a two-year period beginning May 6, 2025, and ending May 5, 2027.

8G. General Services – Approve Contract Services Agreements for As-Needed Job Order Contracting for\nGeneral Contractor Services Through Sourcewell and Adopt California Environmental Quality Act\n(CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to Section 15301. Expenditure: $5,000,000 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the General Services Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with Harry H. Joh Construction, Inc\nof Paramount, CA (C2024-262), in the amount of $1,250,000, for a new total amount of $2,000,000,\nfor on-call general contracting services through Sourcewell for a three-year period beginning\nNovember 19, 2024 and ending June 30, 2027; and\n2. Approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with MDJ Management, LLC of El\nSegundo, CA, (C2024-195), in the amount of $1,250,000, for a new total amount of $2,000,000, for\non call general contracting services through Sourcewell for a three-year period beginning\nNovember 19, 2024 and ending June 30, 2027; and\n3. Approve a contract services agreement with Mackone Development, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA, in the\namount of $1,000,000, for on-call general contracting services through Sourcewell for a three-year\nperiod beginning November 19, 2024 and ending June 30, 2027; and\n4. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section\n15301 (Existing Facilities).

8H. General Services – Approve Contract Services Agreement for Design/Build HVAC System\nReplacement Services Through Omnia as a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement and Adopt\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption Pursuant to Section 15301.\nExpenditure: $726,816.04 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the General Services Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a contract services agreement with Trane US, Inc of Brea, CA, in the amount of\n$726,816.04, for Design/Build HVAC System Replacement Services as a cooperative purchasing\nagreement with Omnia, for a one-year period beginning May 13, 2025, and ending May 12, 2026;\nand\n2. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section\n15301 (Existing Facilities).

8I. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for\nAccounting Supervisor. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council\napprove the proposed class specification for Accounting Supervisor.

8J. 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,\nJune 10, 2025, to conduct a closed hearing to consider an appeal of the Civil Service Commission’s\ndecision sustaining the termination of a Police Officer (12).

8K. SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3947.\nSecond and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3947 amending the Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) to\nrepeal Section 8 of Article 1 of Chapter 3 of Division 4.

9A. City Manager and Finance – Conduct First Public Hearing on Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-27\nOperating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Finance Director that City Council conduct the first public\nhearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-27 Operating Budget and Capital Improvement Plan.