Torrance — 2025-12-02

10A. 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\nenforcement of the Airport Ordinance; and\n2. Determine the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Sections\n15378 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.

10B. Ad Hoc Naming of Public Facilities Committee and City Manager – Accept and File Ad Hoc Naming\nof Public Facilities Committee Meeting Minutes and Discuss and Provide Direction on Community\nOutreach Efforts for the Renaming of Columbia Park. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Council Ad Hoc Naming of Public Facilities Committee and City Manager that\nCity Council:\n1. Accept and file the September 2, 2025, Ad Hoc Naming of Public Facilities Committee meeting\nminutes; and\n2. Discuss and provide direction on community outreach efforts regarding the renaming of\nColumbia Park.

10C. Armed Forces Day Standing Committee, City Manager, and Police – Accept and File Committee\nMeeting Minutes and Provide Direction on Committee’s Recommendations Regarding 2026 Armed\nForces Day Parade and Celebration. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Armed Forces Day Special Standing Committee, City Manager, and Chief of Police\nthat City Council:\n1. Accept and file the July 1, 2025 Armed Forces Day Special Standing Committee meeting minutes;\nand\n2. Provide direction on preferred planning options for the 2026 Armed Forces Day Parade and\nCelebration.

10D. City Manager – Accept and File the Conceptual Report and Discuss and Provide Direction on\nCitywide Commemorative Programming. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Accept and file the conceptual report “Torrance Celebrates America’s 250th Birthday”; and\n2. Discuss and provide direction on proposed programming, legacy projects, and community\nengagement initiative to commemorate the United States Semiquincentennial in 2026.

10E. City Manager and Community Services – Discuss and Provide Direction on Funding Request from\nTorrance Rose Float Association for the 2027 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade Float Entry\nand Appropriate Funds. Expenditure: $60,000 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Discuss and provide direction on funding request from Torrance Rose Float Association for the\n2027 Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade float entry; and\n2. Appropriate $60,000 from the General Fund’s fund balance to the General Fund’s fiscal year\n2025-26 operating budget, if Council direction is to approve the funding request.

13A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):\n1. Martin Hutto v. City of Torrance\nLASC Case No. 23TRCV01212\n2. City of Torrance v. Hi-Shear Corporation\nUSDC Case No. 2:17-cv-07732-DSF-JPR\n3. California Regional Water Quality Control Board\nOrder No. R4-2020-0003 June 13, 2020\n4. California Regional Water Quality Control Board\nOrder No. R4-2021-0079 June 18, 2021

13B. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code § 54956.8):\n1. Property: 2901 Airport Drive, 2540 Skypark Drive, and 24747 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Robinson Helicopter Company, Inc.\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n2. Property: 1421 Cravens Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Safran Associates Investment Partnership (Coleman Court)\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n3. Property: 3851 226th Street, Torrance, CA 90505\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Safran Associates Investment Partnership (Ocean Terrance)\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n4. Property: 2655 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505 (APN: 7377-005-906)\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Schwartz Investment Company\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n5. Property: Wilson Park, 2200 Crenshaw Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90501\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and LA Galaxy\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n6. Property: 20500 Madrona Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Water Replenishment District.\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

6A. Recognition of Torrance Industries Honored as “Good Corporate Citizens” by the Los Angeles County\nSanitation Districts (LACSD).

6B. RESOLUTION NO. 2025-73 honoring Kenneth Evans upon his retirement from the City of Torrance after\nforty-three years of service (For Adoption Only).

6C. PROCLAMATION honoring Torrance Centenarian Ruth Kimiko Inadomi.

8A. City Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of November 4, 2025.

8B. City Manager – Approve Second Amendment to Property Use Agreement (C2006-232) Between the\nCity of Torrance and the West Basin Municipal Water District. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a second amendment to property use\nagreement (C2006-232) between the City of Torrance and West Basin Municipal District, extending the agreement through December 11, 2035.

8C. City Manager – Approve and Authorize the Mayor to Execute the Fifth Amended and Restated Joint\nPowers Agreement for the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Fifth Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) of the South Bay Cities Council of\nGovernments (SBCCOG), which allows the City of Los Angeles to designate a non-elected senior staff member as an alternate to the SBCCOG Governing Board representative.

8D. Parks and Recreation Commission and Community Services – Accept and File 2024-25 Parks and\nRecreation Commission Annual Report. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Parks and Recreation Commission and Community Services Director that City\nCouncil accept and file the 2024-25 Parks and Recreation Commission Annual Report.

8E. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of August 2025. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for themonth of August 2025.

8F. City Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of September 2025.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for themonth of September 2025.

8G. Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for\nInformation Technology Manager – Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources Director that City Council\napprove the proposed class specification for Information Technology Manager – Geographic Information\nSystems (GIS).

8H. City Clerk – Discuss and Consider Combining or Dissolving Commissions. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council discuss and consider amending the Torrance Municipal Code to consider changes to City Commissions by combining Commissions, disbanding them, or changing how often they meet.

8I. City Manager – Approve Second Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for Grant Writing\nServices. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council approve a second amendment to the contract\nservices agreement with Blais & Associates of Dallas, TX (C2022-177), to extend contract the term for an\nadditional two-year (2) period beginning November 8, 2025, and ending November 7, 2027.

8J. Fire – Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement to Provide Emergency Medical\nServices (EMS) Billing Services for the City of Torrance Fire Department. Expenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed $1,764,340 (General Fund: Approximately $352,868 Per Year).\nRecommendation of the Fire Chief that City Council:\n1. Approve a first amendment to the contract services agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC of\nRancho Cordova, CA (C2021-004), in the amount of $1,764,340, for a new not-to-exceed contract\ntotal of $2,957,303, to provide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) billing services for the City of Torrance Fire Department and exercise the option to extend the term for a five-year (5) period\nbeginning January 12, 2026 and ending January 11, 2031 with the same terms and conditions; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager as the City’s signatory for the agreement.

8K. Transit – Accept Federal Transit Administration Grant Awards and Appropriate Funds.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Transit Director that City Council:\n1. Accept the Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Grant Award for CA-2025-121 and\nappropriate $1,431,700 grant award and $380,579 local match funds to newly established or\nongoing grant projects; and\n2. Accept the Federal Transit Administration Section 5339B Grant Award for CA-2025-148 and\nappropriate $6,280,000 grant award and $1,570,000 local match funds to newly established or\nongoing grant projects; and\n3. Accept the Federal Transit Administration Urbanized Formula Section 5307 Grant Award for\nCA-2025-166 and appropriate $7,409,521 grant award and $379,130 local match funds to newly\nestablished or ongoing grant projects.

8L. Transit – Award Contract Service Agreement to Furnish and Install Decals. Expenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed $355,010 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Transit Director that City Council award a contract service agreement to Decals by\nDesign, Incorporated of Corona, California (B2025-18), in the amount of $355,010, to furnish and install\ndecals on the current transit fleet, for a one-year (1) period beginning December 2, 2025 and ending\nDecember 1, 2026.

8M. Information Technology – Appropriate Funds and Approve a Master Software and Services\nAgreement for Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) System. Expenditure: Approximately $7,604,992\n(General Fund & Non-General Fund: Approximately $760,499.20 Annually).\nRecommendation of the Information Technology Director that City Council:\n1. Appropriate $592,704 from the Capital Improvement Fund, $350,000 from the Measure SST Fund,\nand $1,142,955 from the Asset Forfeiture Fund to the Computer Aided Dispatch Implementation\nproject (OP50-OP0014); and\n2. Approve a master software and services agreement and related service schedules with Versaterm\nPublic Safety US, Inc of Delaware, for an amount of approximately $7,604,992, for the acquisition,\nimplementation, and annual subscription of a Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) System to support\nTorrance Public Safety, for a ten-year (10) period beginning December 3, 2025, and ending\nDecember 31, 2035.

8N. Transit – Approve First Amendment to Contract Services Agreement (C204-165) with Nomad Transit,\nLLC. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $1,451,546 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Transit Director that City Council approve a first amendment to the contract\nservices agreement (C204-165) with Nomad Transit, LLC, in the amount of $1,451,546, for a new\nnot-to-exceed-amount of $3,336,536, to operate Connect Torrance Microtransit and extend the contract\nterm for a one-year (1) period beginning December 10, 2025 and ending December 9, 2026, with an option\nto extend the agreement for a seven-month period through June 30, 2027.

9A. Community Development – Discuss and Consider Amendment to the Torrance Municipal Code,\nDetermine California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption, and Adopt an ORDINANCE\nAdding "Tarps, Canopies, and Pop-Up Structures on Private Property" to Division 9, Chapter 2,\nArticle 32 of the Municipal Code. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council:\n1. Discuss and consider amending the Torrance Municipal Code by establishing a Tarps, Canopies,\nand Pop-Up Structures on Private Property Ordinance; and\n2. Determine the project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to\nSections 15061(b)(3) and Section 15378 of the California Code of Regulations; and\n3. Adopt an ORDINANCE amending the Torrance Municipal Code to add Article 32 entitled\n"Tarps, Canopies, and Pop-Up Structures on Private Property” to Division 9, Chapter 2 of the\nTorrance Municipal Code; and\n4. Approve Ordinance Summaries for publication.