AGENDA CITY OF GARDENA Regular CITY COUNCIL MEETING Council Chamber at City Hall, 1700 W. 162 nd Street, Gardena, California Website: www.cityofgardena.org TASHA CERDA, Mayor DAN MEDINA, Mayor Pro Tem MARK E. HENDERSON, Council Member ART KASKANIAN, Council Member RODNEY G. TANAKA, Council Member MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk J. INGRID TSUKIYAMA, City Treasurer EDWARD MEDRANO, Acting City Manager PETER L. WALLIN, City Attorney September 12, 2017 Closed Session 7:00 p.m. Open Session 7:30 p.m. The City of Gardena, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk s Office by phone (310) 217-9565 or email msemenza@cityofgardena.org, at least two business days prior to the scheduled meeting to ensure assistance is provided. Assistive listening devices are available. PUBLIC COMMENT: The City Council will hear from the public on any item on the agenda or any item of interest that is not on the agenda. The City Council cannot legally take action on any item not scheduled on the agenda. Such items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future agenda. The public has the opportunity to address the City Council at the following times: Agenda Items - at the time the City Council considers the item or during Oral Communications Non-agenda Items - during Oral Communications Public Hearings - at the time for Public Hearings listed on the Agenda If you wish to address the Council, please complete a Speaker Request form and present it to the City Clerk. You will be called to the podium by name when it is your turn to address the Council. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 54953(b)(3), any member of the public wishing to address the legislative body directly pursuant to California Government Code Section 54954.3 may do so at each teleconference location at the time the item is considered. CELLPHONES AND OTHER DISTRACTIONS: Use of cell phones, pagers and other communication devices is prohibited while the Council Meeting is in session. Please turn all devices off or place on a silent alert and leave the Chambers to use. During the meeting, please refrain from applause or other actions that may be disruptive to the speakers and the conduct of City business. Thank you for your attendance and cooperation. Page 1 of 8
1. ROLL CALL 2. CLOSED SESSION A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Initiation of Litigation pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9 (One Matter) B. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION Government Code, Section 54957(b)(1) Title: Acting City Manager 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & INVOCATION A. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Darin, Dilan, and Dustin Baldemor Participants in the After School Program at Nakaoka Community Center, sponsored by the City of Gardena Recreation Division B. INVOCATION John C. Lewis Sr., Minister Gardena Valley Church of Christ 4. PRESENTATIONS, PROCLAMATIONS, & APPOINTMENTS A. PRESENTATIONS (1) Certificate of Commendation to Bus Operator Deborah Vallery in Special Recognition of her 26 years 6 months of City Service and her Retirement from the City of Gardena (To be accepted by Ms. Vallery) (2) Certificate of Appreciation to Ms. Barbara Rosales, in Recognition of her 4 years 2 months of service to the City of Gardena as a Member of the Senior Citizens Commission (To be accepted by Ms. Rosales) B. PROCLAMATIONS C. APPOINTMENTS (1) Council Appointments to Commissions, Committees, Board, and Council (Commission Appointees to be Ratified and Sworn in; Committees, Board and Council Appointees to be Ratified Only) (a) Human Services Commission (b) Planning and Environmental Quality Commission (c) Recreation and Parks Commission (d) Senior Citizens Commission (e) Gardena Youth Commission (f) Gardena Beautification Committee (g) Gardena Economic Development Committee (h) Gardena Rent Mediation Board, Landlord Representative Mr. Gerlin E. Muñoz (Mayor Pro Tem Medina) (i) Gardena Rent Mediation Board, Tenant Representative (j) Gardena Rent Mediation Board, At-Large Representative (k) Gardena Business Advisory Council Page 2 of 8
5. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC Roll Call Vote Required on Consent Calendar All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless a Council member requests Council discussion, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately following this portion of the agenda. A. Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on This Agenda and That They Be Read by Title Only B. CITY CLERK (1) Approval of Minutes (a) City Council Regular Meeting, July 25, 2017 (b) City Council Regular Meeting, August 8, 2017 (c) Planning & Environmental Quality Commission, August 1, 2017 (d) Planning & Environmental Quality Commission, August 15, 2017 (2) Affidavit of Posting Agenda on September 8, 2017 C. CITY TREASURER (1) Approval of Warrants / Payroll Register (a) August 22, 2017 (b) September 12, 2017 (2) Monthly Portfolio (a) June 2017 D. CITY MANAGER (1) Personnel Report No. P-2017-16 (2) New Entertainment Permit, Pursuant to G.M.C. Section 5.32.040 The following item has been noticed as a Public Hearing. If no objections are received, the City Council may act on this item under the Consent Calendar. If any objection is received, the item shall be excluded from the Consent Calendar and the Hearing held. Gaku 18022 South Western Avenue Gardena, CA 90248 Staff Recommendation: Approve Permit 6. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR Page 3 of 8
7. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET A. AUGUST 15, 2017, MEETING (1) General Plan Amendment #2-17 A resolution of the Planning and Environmental Quality Commission of the City of Gardena, California, recommending that the City Council amend the Circulation Element of the General Plan to eliminate West 165th Place between New Hampshire Avenue and Vermont Avenue. In addition, the Planning Commission will also be making findings of general plan consistency regarding the vacation of West 165th Place between New Hampshire Avenue and the Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way and disposal of adjacent City-owned property used as a parking lot located at an unaddressed property on South New Hampshire Avenue, one block south of West Gardena Boulevard Project Location: An unaddressed property on South New Hampshire Avenue, one block south of West Gardena Boulevard behind the Gardena Supermarket (APN: 6111-001-900) Applicant: City of Gardena Commission Action: Commission approved PC Resolution No. #15-17 to approve General Plan Amendment #2-17 Receive and File B. SEPTEMBER 5, 2017, MEETING (1) Resolution No. PC 16-17 A resolution of the Planning and Environmental Quality Commission recommending that the City Council make amendments to Chapter 18.66 of the Gardena Municipal Code relating to medical cannabis, adopting a permanent prohibition of all commercial marijuana activities in the City and imposing regulations for personal cultivation of marijuana and directing staff to file a notice of exemption as this Ordinance is exempt from CEQA. Additionally, adopting a permanent prohibition of all commercial marijuana activities in the city and imposing regulations for personal cultivation of marijuana is exempt pursuant to Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) under the General Rule that a project is exempt from CEQA where it can be seen with certainty that the activity will not have any significant effect on the environment. Project Location: Citywide Applicant: City of Gardena Commission Action: Commission approved PC Resolution No. #16-17 to approve Zone Code Amendment #3-17. Receive and File ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Oral Communications by the public will be heard for one-half hour at or before 8:30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the last agenda item commenced prior to 8:30 p.m. Oral Communications not concluded at that time shall be resumed at the end of the meeting after Council Reports. Speakers are to limit their remarks to three minutes, unless extended by the Mayor. An amber light will appear to alert the speaker when two minutes are complete and a red light will appear when three minutes are over. Your cooperation is appreciated. Page 4 of 8
8. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS A. ELECTED & ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES (1) Study Session regarding the Consolidation of Municipal Elections, pursuant to Senate Bills 415 and 568 Staff Recommendation: Discuss and give Staff direction (2) Ordinance No. 1780, Amending Chapter 2.60 of Title 2 of the Gardena Municipal Code Pertaining to the Purchasing System Staff Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. 1780 (3) Formation of One Economic Development Advisory Committee/Task Force by Merging the Current Economic Development Committee (EDC) and the Current Gardena Business Advisory Council (G-BAC) Staff Recommendation: Approve the Formation of an Economic Development Advisory Committee/Task Force (4) Approval of Budget for International Travel by the City of Gardena Official Delegation to Ichikawa, Japan, in Celebration of the 55 th Anniversary of the Gardena-Ichikawa Sister City Relationship, in an Amount not to Exceed $7,000 Staff Recommendation: Approve the International Travel (5) RESOLUTION NO. 6290, Amending City Council Meeting Agenda Policy No. 03-01 Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 6290 (6) Gardena Sumps Investigation (a) RESOLUTION NO. 6291, Determining that it is Necessary, and Consistent with State and Federal Law, to Pursue the Investigation and Clean-Up of a Release of Hazardous Material on, under, or from Blighted Properties Located at the Southwest Corner of Normandie Avenue and Artesia Boulevard (Assessors Parcel Numbers 6106-036-034 and 6106-036-035 and Adjacent Impacted Areas) which are Blighted Due to the Presence of Hazardous Materials (b) Authorize the Execution of Environmental Oversight Agreement with California Department of Toxic Substances Control ( DTSC ) (c) Authorize Staff to Provide Financial Assurances to DTSC in connection with Pilot Study Work Plan (d) Approve Agreement with EKI Environmental & Water, Inc. ( EKI ) for the Preparation of a Pilot Study Work Plan Staff Recommendation: Continue consideration of the Gardena Sumps Investigation to the September 26, 2017, City Council Meeting B. GENERAL SERVICES (1) Acceptance and Notice of Completion (a) Pedestrian Safety 2017, JN 918 (b) Sidewalk Replacement 2017, JN 915 FS Contractors, Inc. Staff Recommendation Accept Projects and Order the Recordation of Notice Page 5 of 8
8. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS (Continued) B. GENERAL SERVICES (Continued) (2) Approve Pavement Management Program Project for 2017-2018 Fiscal Year Capital Improvement Project Budget Staff Recommendation: Approve Pavement Management Program as an Additional Capital Improvement Project for Fiscal Year 2017-18 (3) PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION NO. 6286, Upholding the Decision of the Planning and Environmental Quality Commission to Approve Conditional Use Permit #8-17. Call for Review by Mayor Cerda of Commission Action on the Approval of Conditional Use Permit #8-17 To Operate an Indoor Recreation Center for Children s Bounce Houses and Party Space, Per Section 18.46.030(C)(3)(E) of The Gardena Municipal Code, in the Commercial/Mixed-Use Overlay/Parking (C-2/Mu/P) Zone. Staff Recommendation: Conduct Public Hearing (Note: Each speaker s comments to be limited to three (3) minutes); Adopt Resolution No. 6286 (4) PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION NO. 6287, Upholding the Decision of Planning and Environmental Quality Commission to Approve Conditional Use Permit #7-17. Call for Review by Councilmember Kaskanian of Commission Action on the Approval of Conditional Use Permit #7-17 to Continue to Operate an Existing Massage Establishment, per Section 18.54.035(A) of the Gardena Municipal Code, in the General Commercial (C-3) Zone. Staff Recommendation: Conduct Public Hearing (Note: Each speaker s comments to be limited to three (3) minutes); Adopt Resolution No. 6287 (5) Ratification of Agreement for Lariac5 Participant Agreement by and between the County of Los Angeles and Participating Entities for the Los Angeles Region Imagery Acquisition Consortium 5 ( Lariac5 ) Project Staff Recommendation: Ratify Agreement C. POLICE (1) Approval of the South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority Contract for the Purchase, Development and Support of a New Police Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) / Records Management System (RMS) Staff Recommendation: Approve Contract (2) Notification of Eligibility for Funding in the Amount of $21,009 under the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program, Fiscal Year 2017 Local Solicitation Staff Recommendation: Receive and File (3) Authorization to Purchase Patrol Vehicles from National Auto Fleet Group in the Amount of $269,550.42 and Expend Build-Out Costs in the Amount of $52,608.00. Staff Recommendation: Authorize Purchase and Build-out Costs Page 6 of 8
8. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS (Continued) D. RECREATION, HUMAN SERVICES, PARKS & FACILITIES (1) Authorize Award of a Five-Year Preventative Maintenance and Repair Services Contract for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems to Honeywell Building Solutions, in the Amount of $510,745.32 Staff Recommendation: Authorize Award and Execution of a Five-Year Contract E. TRANSPORTATION (1) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by and between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the City of Gardena for Measure M 20% Transit Operations Funds for a ten-year term, July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2027. Staff Recommendation: Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (2) RESOLUTION NO. 6288, Authorizing the Director of Transportation to Apply for FY 16-17 Proposition B Transit Security Funds. Staff Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 6288 (3) Approve Award of Contract to Tom s Truck Center North County, LLC, for Gasoline/Hybrid Remanufactured Transit Bus Engines Staff Recommendation: Approve Award of Contract 9. COUNCIL ITEMS, DIRECTIVES, & REMARKS A. COUNCIL ITEMS No Items B. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES C. CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS D. COUNCIL REMARKS (1) COUNCIL MEMBER HENDERSON (2) COUNCIL MEMBER KASKANIAN (3) COUNCIL MEMBER TANAKA (4) MAYOR CERDA (5) MAYOR PRO TEM MEDINA 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS 11. REMEMBRANCES Mrs. Carolyn Kerry Mizukami Hiraga, 71 years old, long-time resident of Gardena; and Mrs. Fumi Fujimo, 91 years of age, beloved mother of Mrs. Ellen Emerson Bartilet, former Administrative Assistant with the City of Gardena Human Services Division who retired in October 2007 after 37 years of City service. Page 7 of 8
12. ADJOURNMENT The Gardena City Council will adjourn to a Regular City Council Meeting, at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, September 26, 2017. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall lobby not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is on file in the Office of the City Clerk. Dated this 8 th day of September, 2017 /s/ MINA SEMENZA MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk Page 8 of 8