City Council

8G. City Manager – Approve Side Letter Agreements Between TME-AFSCME Local 1117 (TME-AFSCME)\nand Management and Torrance Professional and Supervisory Association (TPSA) and Management.\nExpenditure: Approximately $637,980 Annually (General Fund).\nRecommendation of the City Manager that City Council:\n1. Approve a side letter agreement between the Torrance Municipal Employees-AFSCME Local 1117\n(TME-AFSCME) and Management to implement General Services Storekeepers and Welders 4-10\nSchedule; and\n2. Approve a side letter agreement between Torrance Professional and Supervisory Association (TPSA)\nand Management regarding new IT Department classifications; and\n3. Approve a side letter agreement between Torrance Professional and Supervisory Association (TPSA)\nand Management regarding the Torrance Police Department Enhanced Recruitment and Incentive\nProgram.\n8H.\nCity Treasurer – Accept and File Investment Report for the Month of October 2025. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the City Treasurer that City Council accept and file the Investment Report for the month\nof October 2025.\n8I.\nItem number not used.\n8J.\nPublic Works – Adopt Categorical Exemption Under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)\nSection 15301(c) – Existing Facilities (Class 1), Approve Specifications, and Award Public Works\nAgreement for Sidewalk Improvements for Disabled Accessibility, I-135. Expenditure: $918,108\n(Non-General Funds).\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council:\n1. Adopt a finding that the project is categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality\nAct (CEQA) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c) – Existing Facilities (Class 1) and\nthat there are no features that distinguish this project from others in exempt class, and therefore,\nthere are no unusual circumstances; and\n2. Approve specifications for the Sidewalk Improvements for Disabled Accessibility, I-135 (B2025-17); and\n3. Award a public works agreement to Kalban, Inc. of Santa Clarita, CA (B2025-17), in the amount of\n$798,355 and authorize a 15% contingency in the amount of $119,753, for construction of the\nSidewalk Improvements for Disabled Accessibility, 1-135 for a two-year (2) period beginning\nJanuary 13, 2026 and ending January 12, 2028.\n8K.\nPublic Works – Approve Second Amendment to Consulting Services Agreement for Torrance Airport\nStormwater Basin Project, I-174. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a second amendment to the\nconsulting services agreement with Tetra Tech, Inc. of Irvine, CA (C2022-009), for the Torrance Airport\nStormwater Basin Project, I-174 and to extend the term for an additional two-year period beginning\nJanuary 25, 2026, and ending January 26, 2028.\n8L.\nPublic Works – Approve New Tri-Party Agreement for Usage of Recycled Water at the Torrance\nRefinery. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Public Works Director that City Council approve a new tri-party agreement between\nthe City, the Torrance Refining Company, LLC (TORC), and the West Basin Municipal Water District\n(WBMWD) for the continued use of recycled water at the Torrance Refinery for a five-year (5) period,\nbeginning February 1, 2026 and ending January 31, 2031, with one optional five-year renewal period.