Torrance — 2026-04-07

13A. REAL PROPERTY – CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR\n(California Government Code § 54956.8):\n1. 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\n2. Property: 1520 Greenwood Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and KinderCare Education, LLC\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of lease\n3. Property: Southwest Corner of Santa Fe and Andreo Avenues (APN: 7357-008-900)\nAgency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan\nNegotiating Parties: City of Torrance and Abigail and Roxanne Young\nUnder Negotiation: Price and terms and conditions of acquisition of property

13B. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION\n(California Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1)):\n1. Michael Herrera v. City of Torrance\nLASC Case No. 25TRCV01075

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.\nRecognition of Friends of the Library Board Member Ron Kimmel.

6B.\nProclamation declaring the month of April 2026 as DMV/Donate Life Month in the City of Torrance.

8A.\nCity Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City Council minutes of March 3, 2026.

8B.\nPlanning Commission and Community Development – Accept and File the 2025 Planning\nCommission Annual Report. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that City Council\naccept and file the 2025 Planning Commission Annual Report.

8C.\nGeneral Services and Public Works – Authorize Purchase Order for Two (2) Spray Dump Trucks and\nOne (1) Elliott 1870 Boom Truck as a Cooperative Purchase with Sourcewell. Expenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed $995,262.15 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the General Services Director and Public Works Director that City Council authorize a\npurchase order with Nixon-Elgi Co. of Ontario, CA, in the amount of $947,868.72, plus a 5% contingency in\nthe amount of $47,393.44, for a total not-to-exceed amount of $995,262.15, for two (2) Spray Dump Trucks\nmounted on Ford F650’s and one (1) Elliott 1870 Boom Truck mounted on a Ford F750 as a cooperative\npurchase with Sourcewell.

8D.\nCity Manager and Community Services – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Approve License Agreement for Use of City-Owned Property\nfor Operation of a Mobile Coffee Cart at Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Plaza. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) categorical exemption pursuant to guidelines\nSection 15301 (Existing Facilities); and\n2. Approve a license agreement with ICAN California Abilities Network, for use of a portion of\nCity-owned property at Katy Geissert Civic Center Library Plaza for the operation of a mobile coffee\ncart, for a one-year (1) period beginning April 7, 2026 and ending April 6, 2027.

8E.\nCommunity Development – Award Consulting Services Agreement to Provide Professional Design\nServices for the Preliminary Design and Environmental Analysis of Multi-Use Active Transportation\nTrail Project. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $650,000 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Community Development Director that City Council award a consulting services\nagreement to RRM Design Group of San Juan Capistrano, CA (RFP No. B2025-24), for an amount\nnot-to-exceed $650,000, to provide professional design and environmental analysis services for the\nMulti-Use Active Transit Trail Project (I-194) for the period beginning April 7, 2026 through June 30, 2027.

8F.\nCommunity Services – Approve Design-Build Agreement for Alta Loma Park Playground\nReplacement as a Cooperative Purchase with Sourcewell and Adopt Categorical Exemption\nPursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301 – Existing\nFacilities and Section 15302 – Replacement or Reconstruction. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed\n$923,347.97 (General Fund and Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a design-build agreement with Landscape Structures, Inc. of Delano, MN, in the amount of\n$879,379.02 and authorize a 5% contingency in the amount of $43,968.95, for a total not-to-exceed\namount of $923,347.97, for the Alta Loma Park Playground Replacement project beginning\nApril 7, 2026 and ending September 30, 2026 as a cooperative purchase with Sourcewell; and\n2. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nGuidelines Section 15301 – Existing Facilities and Section 15302 – Replacement or\nReconstruction.

8G. City Manager – Approve Third Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for Torrance Regional\nTransit Center Soil Management Plan. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $357,500 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Approve a third amendment to the consulting services agreement with GSI Environmental, Inc. of\nHouston, Texas (C2023-023), in the amount of $325,000, plus a 10% contingency in the amount of\n$32,500, for total amount of $357,500 and a new total not-to-exceed contract amount of $816,200 for\nthe Torrance Regional Transit Center Soil Management Plan and extend the contract term by one (1)\nadditional year through February 28, 2027; and\n2. Appropriate $341,000 to the Remediate Soil at RTC Site project (OP41-4030-OP0001).

8H.\nFinance – Award Consulting Services Agreement for External Auditing Services. Expenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed $304,215 (General Fund: Approximately $101,405 Annually).\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council award a consulting services agreement to Eide\nBailly, LLP of Ontario, CA (B2026-30), for an amount not-to-exceed $304,215, to provide external auditing\nservices for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2026, 2027 and 2028 for a three-year (3) period, beginning\nApril 7, 2026 and ending April 6, 2029 with two annual options for renewal.

8I.\nCity Manager – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nSection 15301 and Adopt RESOLUTIONS Approving Grant of Easement on Portion of City-Owned\nProperty Located North on Del Amo Boulevard and Maple Avenue and License Agreement for\nPortion of a Public Right-of-Way on Prairie Avenue. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption pursuant to\nGuidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities); and\n2. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the Mayor to execute, and the City Clerk to attest\nto a Grant of Easement to the benefit of Torrance Black Beauty, LLC for drive-way apron and\nancillary improvements on portion of city-owned property located north of Del Amo Boulevard and\nMaple Avenue (APN: 7352-015-900); and\n3. Adopt a RESOLUTION authorizing and directing the City Manager to execute to a Public\nRight-of-Way License Agreement to the benefit of Torrance Black Beauty, LLC for a portion of a\npublic right-of-way along Prairie Avenue.

8J.\nHuman Resources – Approve Proposed Class Specification for Deputy Information Technology\nDirector/Chief Information Security Officer. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Human Resources Director that City Council approve the proposed class\nspecification for Deputy Information Technology Director/Chief Information Security Officer.

8K.\nCity Manager and Finance – Adopt RESOLUTIONS Setting Forth Hours, Wages, and Working\nConditions for Certain Full-time Employees and Executive and Management Employees and\nApprove Program Modification. Expenditure: Approximately $273,564 Annually (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Finance Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a RESOLUTION setting forth the hours, wages, and working conditions for Certain Full-Time\nand Salaried Employees; and\n2. Repeal Resolution No. 2026-21 in its entirety; and\n3. Adopt a RESOLUTION amending Resolution 2026-19 setting forth hours, wages and working\nconditions for Executive and Management Employees; and\n4. Approve the proposed program modification in the fiscal year 2025-26 expenditure budget in the\namount of $273,564 in the Information Technology Department.\n*The following item was added on Thursday, April 2, 2026.\n*8L.\nInformation Technology – Authorize Agreement for Teams Cloud Voice Transformation\nImplementation\nServices\nand\nAppropriate\nFunds.\nExpenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed\n$305,140\n(General Fund)\nRecommendation of the Information Technology Director that City Council:\n1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an agreement with AT&T DW Holdings Inc. of Dallas, TX, for\nthe implementation of Cloud Voice for Microsoft Teams, including equipment rentals and set up\nfees, for an amount not-to-exceed $305,140, for the period beginning April 7, 2026, and ending\nDecember 1, 2026; and\n2. Appropriate $305,140 from the Capital Improvement Fund – General Fund to a newly created\nproject.