Torrance — 2026-06-23

10A.City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk – Approve Changes to City\nCouncil Meeting Procedures and Adopt RESOLUTION Amending City\nCouncil Rules of Order. Expenditure: $16,210.00 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk that\nCity Council:\n1. Approve changes to City Council Meeting Procedures to\nincorporate changes to the Brown Act pursuant to Senate Bill\nNumber 707; and\n2. Adopt a RESOLUTION amending the City Council Rules of Order.

10B.Community Services – Approve Purchase of Tickets for 2026\nTorrance Galaxy Night, Authorize the Purchase of Additional Tickets\nBased on Demand, and Provide Direction on Ticket Resale to\nTorrance Community Members. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $17,325\n(General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Approve the purchase of 300 tickets to the Saturday, August 1,\n2026, Los Angeles Galaxy game for a total of $10,395; and\n2. Authorize the purchase of 200 additional tickets based on interest\nand demand for an additional $6,930; and\n3. Provide direction on ticket resale to Torrance community members\nat cost.

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

13B.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

8A.City Clerk – Approve City Council Minutes. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Clerk that City Council approve the City\nCouncil minutes of May 19, 2026.

8B.SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3967\nSecond and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3967 repealing Ordinance\nNumber 3499 and granting to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., a franchise\nto construct, lay, operate, test, maintain, use, renew, repair, replace, move,\nchange the size and number of, and remove or abandon in place a system\nof pipelines and appurtenances, for the purpose of conducting, transporting,\nconveying and carrying hydrogen on, along, in, under and across public\nthe Ordinance Summary for publication. This item is for consideration of\nadoption of the ordinance only. The item was previously discussed, and\naction was taken at a prior council meeting.

8C.SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3968\nSecond and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3968 amending,\nsuperseding, and extending the term of Franchise Ordinance Number 3800\nand continuing to grant to Torrance Basin Pipeline Company, LLC a\nfranchise to construct, lay, operate, test, maintain, use, renew, repair,\nreplace, move, change the size and number of, and remove or abandon in\nplace a system of pipelines and appurtenances, for the purpose of\nconducting, transporting, conveying and carrying gas, oil, petroleum\nproducts and water, on, along, in, under and across public streets, ways,\nSummary for publication. This item is for consideration of adoption of the\nordinance only. The item was previously discussed, and action was taken at\na prior council meeting.

8D.SECOND AND FINAL READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 3969\nSecond and Final Reading of ORDINANCE NO. 3969 approving a first\nGable House Development LLC related to a development at 22501\nHawthorne Boulevard, Torrance, California (assessor’s parcel number\n7368-001-015) and approval of the Ordinance Summary for publication.\nThis item is for consideration of adoption of the ordinance only. The item\nwas previously discussed, and action was taken at a prior council meeting.

8E.City Manager – Authorize Mayor as Signatory for Single Room\nOccupancy (SRO) Unit Lease Agreements, Authorize the City Manager\nto Enter Into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the South\nBay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) for the Administration of\nMeasure A Local Solutions Fund for Fiscal Year 2026-27, and Accept\nand Appropriate Grant Award. Expenditure:\nNot-to-Exceed $69,372 (Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Authorize the Mayor as the City’s signatory for the lease agreements\nfor 6 SRO units with\nSunshine 11 LP, subject to the prescribed terms; and\n2. Authorize the City Manager to enter into a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) with the South Bay Cities Council of\nGovernments (SBCCOG) to administer the City’s Measure A Local\nSolutions Funding allocation for 2026-27 including the SRO beds;\nand\n3. Upon execution of the MOU, accept and appropriate grant award to\na newly created Grant Project for a not-to-exceed amount of\n$69,372.

8F.City Manager and Community Services – Approve Facility Branding\nand Use Agreement for Roller Rink Facility at Charles H. Wilson Park\nand Adopt Categorical Exemption Pursuant to California Environmental\nQuality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing\nFacilities) and Section 15302 (Class 2 – Replacement or\nReconstruction). Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director\nthat City Council:\n1. Approve a Facility Branding and Use Agreement with Anschutz\nL.A. Soccer, Inc. and The Los Angeles Kings Hockey Club, L.P. for\nthe roller rink facility at Charles H. Wilson Park for a\nfive-year (5) term beginning June 1, 2026 and ending May 31,\n2031; and\n2. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301\n(Class 1 – Existing Facilities) and Section 15302 (Class 2 –\nReplacement or Reconstruction).

8G.Finance – Approve Annual Premium Renewal of Property Insurance\nCoverage and Authorize Finance Director to Execute the Insurance\nBinder. Expenditure: Not-to-Exceed $1,029,004.16\n(Non-General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council:\n1. Approve annual premium renewal of property insurance coverage\nfrom Alliant Property Insurance Program (APIP) through Alliant\nInsurance Services Inc. of Irvine, CA, in the amount of\n$935,458.33, plus a 10% contingency fee, for a total not-to-exceed\namount of $1,029,004.16, for a one-year (1) period beginning July\n1, 2026, and ending July 1, 2027; and\n2. Authorize Finance Director to execute the insurance binder.

8H.Finance – Approve the Repayment of an Existing Park and Recreation\nFacilities Fund Loan to the General Fund. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council approve the\nrepayment of a $600,000 loan previously made from the Park and\nRecreation Facilities Fund to the General Fund.

8I.Information Technology – Approve First Amendment to Master Software\nand Services Agreement for Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) System to\nAdd Records Management System (RMS). Expenditure: Approximately\n$5,667,471 (General Fund: Approximately $566,747.10 Annually).\nRecommendation of the Information Technology Director that City Council\napprove a first amendment to the Master Software and Services Agreement\nand related service schedules with Versaterm Public Safety US, Inc of\nDelaware (C2025-285), in the amount of approximately $5,667,471, for a\nnew contract total of approximately $13,272,463, for the acquisition,\nimplementation, and annual subscription of a Records Management System\n(RMS), for a ten-year (10) period beginning December 3, 2025, and ending\nDecember 31, 2035.

8J.Finance – Approve Discontinuation of Special-Purpose State Asset\nForfeiture Funds and Appropriate State Asset Forfeiture Funds.\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Finance Director that City Council:\n1. Approve the discontinuation of the Special Programs and General\nComputers special-purpose State Asset Forfeiture funds and return\ntheir respective fund balances to the general State Asset Forfeiture\nfund; and\n2. Appropriate State Asset Forfeiture funds in the amount of\n$795,541.55 to the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD)\nImplementation project (OP50-OP0014).

8K.Community Services – Approve Third Amendment to Lease Agreement\nfor Use of Senior Baseball Field at Entradero Park and Adopt\nCategorical Exemption Pursuant to California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301 (Class 1 – Existing Facilities).\nExpenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:\n1. Approve a third amendment to the lease agreement with West\nTorrance Field Restoration, Inc. of Torrance, CA (C2016-086), for the\nuse of the senior baseball field at Entradero Park for an additional\nfive-year (5) period beginning July 1, 2026 and ending June 30,\n2031; and\n2. Adopt a finding of categorical exemption pursuant to California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15301\n(Class 1 – Existing Facilities).

8L.Public Works – Approve Fifth Amendment to Tri-Party Agreement for\nUsage of Recycled Water at the Torrance Refinery. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a\nTorrance (City), the Torrance Refining Company, LLC (TORC), and the\nWest Basin Municipal Water District (WBMWD) to extend the continued use\nof recycled water at the TORC Refinery for an additional five-month period\nbeginning July 1, 2026, and ending November 30, 2026.

8M.Public Works – Approve Fifth Amendment to Consulting Services\nAgreement for Machado Lake Stormwater Quality Monitoring and\nReporting. Expenditure: $49,734 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a\nfifth amendment to the consulting services agreement with Northgate\nEnvironmental Management, Inc. (NEM) of Laguna Hills, CA (C2017-015),\nin the amount of $49,734, for a new not-to-exceed amount of $1,258,992,\nfor Machado Lake stormwater quality monitoring and reporting services.

8N.Community Development – Adopt RESOLUTIONS to Uphold the Appeal\nand Denial of a Series of Entitlements to Allow the Construction of a\nNew Mixed-Use Development Comprised of 20 Senior Residential\nApartments and 1,608 Square Feet of Commercial Space on Property\nLocated on the East Side of Hawthorne Boulevard, Approximately 200\nFeet North of Rollings Hills Road\n(APNs: 7547-004-040 through 7547-004-046) and Determine a Statutory\nExemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).\nExpenditure: None.\nBased on City Council’s direction at their meeting date of May 19, 2026, it is\nthe recommendation of the Community Development Director that City\nCouncil:\n1. Adopt RESOLUTIONS to uphold the appeal and deny Conditional\nUse Permit(CUP21-00018) in conjunction with a Density Bonus,\nDevelopment Permit(DVP21-00001), Precise Plan of Development\n(PRE21-00009), and Division of Lot (DIV21-00009) to allow the\nconstruction of a new mixed-use development comprised of 20\nsenior citizen residential apartments and 1,608 square feet of\ncommercial space on property located on the east side of\nHawthorne Boulevard; and\n2. Determine the project is statutorily exempt from California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA State\nGuidelines, Section 15270(a) - Projects Which Are Disapproved.

8O.City Manager – Reappoint Torrance Representative to the South Bay\nWorkforce Investment Board. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council reappoint Ms.\nCatherine Holdbrook-Smith as representative to the South Bay Workforce

8P.City Manager – Adopt RESOLUTION Setting Forth Changes Regarding\nEmployment Compensation for Executive and Management\nEmployees. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council adopt a\nRESOLUTION setting forth changes regarding employment compensation\nfor Executive and Management employees.

8Q.Civil Service Commission and Human Resources – Approve Revised\nClass Specification for Assistant City Attorney. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Civil Service Commission and Human Resources\nDirector that City Council approve the revised class specification for\nAssistant City Attorney.

8R.Police – Approve Second Amendment to Contract Services Agreement\nfor Crossing Guard Services. Expenditure: $410,112 (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the Chief of Police that City Council approve a second\namendment to the contract services agreement with All City Management\nServices, Inc. (ACMS) (C2023-134), in the amount of $410,112, for a new\nnot-to-exceed amount of $1,504,167, for crossing guard services and to\nexercise an option to extend the term for a one-year (1) period through\nJune 30, 2027.

9A.Public Works – Conduct Public Hearing and Adopt RESOLUTIONS\nApproving the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and Water\nShortage Contingency Plan and Filing Plans with the California\nDepartment of Water Resources. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Conduct a Public Hearing on the 2025 Urban Water Management\nPlan (UWMP) and\nthe Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSCP); and\n2. Adopt a RESOLUTION approving the 2025 UWMP and filing the\nplan with California Department of Water Resources (DWR); and\n3. Adopt a RESOLUTION approving the WSCP and filing the plan\nwith the California DWR.