Torrance — 2025-07-08

10A. City Manager and Community Development – Adopt Categorical Exemption 15301(a), Accept and\nAppropriate Community Project Funding for Community Resource and Response Center: Pathway\nTorrance, Authorize City Manager to Sign Grant Documents, Authorize Funding and Subrecipient\nAgreement, and Authorize City Manager as Signatory for County of Los Angeles Lease Agreement\nSubject to the Prescribed Terms. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $6,500,000 (Non-General Funds).\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption 15301 (a); and\n2. Accept and appropriate Community Project Funding Award for the Community Resource and\nResponse Center: Pathway Torrance (B-22-CP-CA-0156), in the amount of $1,000,000, to the\nGRANTCRRC - Community Resource and Response Center Project; and\n3. Authorize the City Manager as the City's signatory for all grant-related documents and to act on the\nCity's behalf with respect to the grant and all decisions in connection with the grant including grant\nsubmission; and\n4. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Funding and Subrecipient Agreement with the County of\nLos Angeles for the project; and\n5. Authorize the Mayor as the City’s signatory for the lease agreement for the project site with the County\nof Los Angeles subject to the prescribed terms.

10B. Public Works – Approve Contract Services Agreement for Solid Waste Disposal Services and\nAppropriate Funds. Expenditure Not-to-Exceed $29,480,000 (General Fund & Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a contract services agreement with Allied Waste Transfer Services of California, LLC, of\nWilmington, California, for an amount not-to-exceed $29,480,000, to provide solid waste disposal\nservices for the City’s residential and municipal waste streams for a five-year period beginning\nNovember 1, 2025, and ending October 31, 2030, with an annual consumer price index (CPI)\nadjustment with a 5% cap; and\n2. Appropriate $180,000 from the General Fund’s fund balance to the General Fund’s fiscal year\n2025-26 operating budget; and\n3. Appropriate $540,000 from the Sanitation Fund’s fund balance to the Sanitation Fund’s fiscal year\n2025-26 operating budget; and\n4. Appropriate $70,000 from the Water Fund’s fund balance to the Water Fund’s fiscal year 2025-26\noperating budget.

10C. Community Development – Discuss and Provide Direction Regarding Regulating the Use of Tarps,\nCanopies and Pop-up Structures on Private Properties. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council discuss and provide direction\nregarding regulating the use of tarps, canopies and pop-up structures on private property.

10D. Citizen Development and Enrichment Committee – Discuss and Provide Direction on Appropriated\nResource Contributions and Cottage Food Ordinance Related to the Neighborhood Coordinated\nSeaside Ranchos Holiday Lights Display, Discuss and Consider Adopting an ORDINANCE Amending\nthe Torrance Municipal Code Pertaining to Cottage Food, and Accept and File Meeting Minutes.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Citizen Development and Enrichment Committee that City Council:\n1. Discuss and provide direction on appropriated resource contributions and Cottage Food Ordinance\nrelated to the Neighborhood Coordinated Seaside Ranchos Holiday Lights Display; and\n2. Discuss and consider adopting an ORDINANCE amending Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) Section\n415.0.040(B) “Operating Standards” and repealing Section 415.1.050 “Pilot Program” of Division 4\n“Public Health and Welfare”, Chapter 15 “Cottage Food”; and\n3. Accept and file the March 26, 2025, meeting minutes; and\n4. Approve an ordinance summary for publication.

10E. Finance – Provide Direction to Reallocate Fiscal Year 2025-26 City Council Operating Budget to Police\nand Fire Department Budgets. Expenditure: None.\nIn response to an oral request by Councilwoman Kalani with City Council concurrence, it is the\nrecommendation of the Finance Director that the City Council provide direction to reallocate $16,560 to the\nPolice and $16,560 to the Fire Department fiscal year 2025-26 operating budgets from the fiscal year\n2025-26 City Council operating budget.

10F. Police – Adopt RESOLUTION Authorizing Donation of Police Service Dog Max to the City of Redondo\nBeach and Approve Donation and Release of Liability Agreement. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Acting Chief of Police that City Council:\n1. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing the donation of Police Service Dog Max to the City of Redondo\nBeach, Police Department; and\n2. Approve a Donation and Release of Liability Agreement with the City of Redondo Beach.

10G. City Manager – Discuss and Provide Direction on Financial Offsets for South Bay Beer & Wine Festival\nEvent for Southern California Historical Aviation Foundation at the Western Museum of Flight.\nExpenditure: Not-to-Exceed $15,838 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council discuss and provide direction on potential financial\noffsets of any event fees for the South Bay Beer & Wine Festival Event on September 27, 2025, for the\nSouthern California Historical Aviation Foundation at the Western Museum of Flight.

10H. City Manager – Discuss and Provide Direction on City Support of the 310 Baseball Torrance\nFriendship Games. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $30,000 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council discuss and provide direction on potential funding\nsupport for the 310 Baseball Torrance Friendship Games including expenses related to City staffing,\ntransportation, City reception, City and district facility rentals, umpires, and tournament equipment.

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

13B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code § 54956.8):\nProperty: 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 LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\n(Initiation of Litigation Pursuant to California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(4)):\nOne case.

13D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):\n1. City of Torrance v. Hi-Shear Corporation\nUSDC Case No. 2:17-cv-07732-DSF-JPR\n2. California Regional Water Quality Control Board\nOrder No. R4-2020-0003\nJune 13, 2020\n3. California Regional Water Quality Control Board\nOrder No. R4-2021-0079\nJune 18, 2021

13E. 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