LOMITA CITY HALL James1Special Gazeley, Mayor COUNCIL CHAMBERS Mark Waronek, Mayor Pro Tem 24300 Narbonne Avenue Henry Sanchez, Jr., Council Member o~.".::.:~w ► Lomita, CA 90717 Michael Savidan, Council Member Phone: (310) 325-7110 Cindy Segawa, Council Member ~ Fax: (310) 325-4024 Next Resolution No. 2020-24 Next Ordinance No. 815 AGENDA REGULAR MEETING OF THE LOMITA CITY COUNCIL TUESDAY, JULY 21, 2020 6:00 P.M. VARIOUS TELECONFERENCE LOCATIONS SPECIAL NOTICE: Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Orders N-25-20 and N-29-20, this meeting will be held via teleconference only and no physical location from which members of the public may observe the meeting and offer public comment will be provided. Access to the meeting will be available via URL: uberconference.com/lomitacity or by phone at 424-208-2491. In order to effectively accommodate public participation, participants are asked to provide their comments via e-mail before 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, 2020, to [email protected]. Please include the agenda item in the subject line. All comments submitted will be read into the record until the time limit of five minutes has been reached. All votes taken during this teleconference meeting will be by roll call vote, and the vote will be publicly reported. 1. OPENING CEREMONIES a. Call Meeting to Order b. Invocation – Council Member Segawa c. Roll Call 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 3. PRESENTATIONS None Page 1 of 5 Reg CC Mtg., July 21, 2020, Page # 1 Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 21, 2020 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Persons wishing to speak on Consent Agenda items or subjects other than those scheduled are requested to do so at this time. In order to conduct a timely meeting, a five-minute time limit per person has been established. Government Code Section 54954.2 prohibits the Council from discussing or taking action on a specific item unless it appears on a posted agenda. 5. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AND MEETING ATTENDANCE REPORTS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL The City Council may discuss and act upon items described under Council comments; however, items which are not on the agenda will be limited to Council reports, announcements, requests for clarification or factual information, or placement of matters on the agenda for a future meeting. 6. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT (information only) 7. CONSENT AGENDA All items under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Council to be routine and will be enacted by one motion in the form listed below. There may be separate discussions of these items prior to the time the Council votes on the motion. Specific items may be removed from the Consent Agenda at the request of any Council Member or staff. RECOMMENDED ACTION: That Consent Calendar Items 7 a-k be approved. a. Motion to Waive Full Reading of Ordinances and that they be Read in Title Only RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Motion. b. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of June 2, 2020 RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Minutes. c. Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and file Warrants/Payroll Register. d. Monthly Report for the Administrative Services Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report. e. Monthly Report for the City Manager’s Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report. Page 2 of 5 Reg CC Mtg., July 21, 2020, Page # 2 Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 21, 2020 f. Monthly Report for the Community and Economic Development Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report. g. Monthly Report for the Recreation and Facilities Division RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report. h. Monthly Report for the Public Works Department RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report. i. May 2020 Treasury & Investment Report RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive and file the report. j. Award a Professional Services Agreement to AKM Consulting Engineers for Cypress Water Production Facility Upgrade Project RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Award a Professional Services Agreement to AKM Consulting Engineers for a constructability review, construction management, construction inspection, construction administration and testing services for the Cypress Water Production Facility (CWPF) Upgrade Project in the amount of $413,240 plus a 15% contingency amount of $61,986; and 2) Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the agreement. k. Authorize Rejection of Hathaway Park Restroom Upgrade Project Bid RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Reject the bid for Hathaway Park Restroom Upgrade Project; and 2) Authorize staff to re-bid the project. SCHEDULED ITEMS 8. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING SIDEWALK VENDING Presented by Alicia Velasco, Community and Economic Development Director RECOMMENDED ACTION: Discuss, and if desired, provide further direction. Page 3 of 5 Reg CC Mtg., July 21, 2020, Page # 3 Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 21, 2020 PUBLIC HEARINGS 9. DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION PLACING AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A ¾ CENT GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER 4, 2020, GENERAL ELECTION FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE VOTERS OF THE CITY OF LOMITA Presented by Ryan Smoot, City Manager RECOMMENDED ACTION: 1) Approve a Resolution Placing on the Ballot at the November 3, 2020, General Municipal Election a Proposed Ordinance to Establish a Three-Quarter Percent (3/4%) General Transactions and Use (Sales) Tax; directing the City Attorney to prepare and file an Impartial Analysis of the Ballot Measure and; authorizing and setting deadlines for the filing of arguments in the office of the City Clerk for and against the ballot measure; and 2) Approve an Ordinance Adding Chapter 6 to the Lomita Municipal Code Establishing a Transaction and Use Tax Administered by the CA Dept. of Tax and Fee Administration by Ordering the Submittal of Said Ordinance to the Voters at Said Election. RESO 2020-24 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, PLACING ON THE BALLOT AT THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION A PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A THREE- QUARTERS CENT (3/4¢) GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX; DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AND FILE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE BALLOT MEASURE; AND AUTHORIZING AND SETTING PRIORITIES FOR THE FILING OF ARGUMENTS IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FOR AND AGAINST THE BALLOT MEASURE ORD NO. 815 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF LOMITA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 6 (TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX) TO ARTICLE VII OF THE LOMITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A THREE-QUARTERS CENT (3/4¢) GENERAL TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX, TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TAX AND FEE ADMINISTRATION 10. ADJOURNMENT The next regular meeting of the Lomita City Council will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting at the following locations: Lomita City Hall lobby and outside bulletin board, Lomita Parks and Recreation, and uploaded to the City of Lomita website http://www.lomita.com/cityhall/city_agendas/. Date Posted: July 17, 2020 _________________________________ Kathleen Horn Gregory CMC, City Clerk Page 4 of 5 Reg CC Mtg., July 21, 2020, Page # 4 Lomita City Council Meeting Agenda July 21, 2020 Written materials distributed to the City Council within 72 hours of the City Council meeting are available for public inspection immediately upon distribution via the City of Lomita website or by contacting the City Clerk at [email protected]. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, you should contact the office of the City Clerk at (310) 325-7110 (voice) or the California Relay Service. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to assure accessibility to this meeting. As a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the City is under a state of local emergency, as well as states of emergency that have been declared in the County of Los Angeles, state of California, and a federal emergency declared by the President of the United States. At the direction of the Governor, starting March 19, 2020, the entire state is subject to stay-at-home orders. These measures are imposed to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19. To comply with these emergency measures, the City Council meeting will be open and public but conducted via teleconference only. This way the public, the staff, and the Council will not be physically in the same place. The City is endeavoring to employ technology that will allow the public to view the meeting live and participate. The members of the public are encouraged to submit written correspondence to [email protected] for any item on which they would like to comment. Page 5 of 5 Reg CC Mtg., July 21, 2020, Page # 5 PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Reg CC Mtg., July 21, 2020, Page # 6 Item No. CC 7b MINUTES OF THE LOMITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020 NOTE THAT THIS MEETING WAS HELD TELEPHONICALLY PURSUANT TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA EXECUTIVE ORDER N-29-20 ISSUED ON MARCH 17, 2020. ACCORDINGLY, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PUBLIC WERE PROVIDED WITH A CONFERENCE CALL NUMBER AND NO PHYSICAL LOCATION FROM WHICH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD OBSERVE THE MEETING AND OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT WAS PROVIDED. ACCESS TO THE MEETING WAS MADE AVAILABLE VIA URL: UBERCONFERENCE.COM/LOMITACITY OR BY PHONE AT 424-208-2491. 1. OPENING CEREMONIES a. Call Meeting to Order The regular meeting of the Lomita City Council was called to order at 6:02 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.