[1:25:00] closed session. Thank you. I.
[1:27:30] I.
[1:27:33] Okay. Good evening. Um, I
[1:27:33] ll
[1:27:36] now reconvene our city council
[1:27:40] meeting at 631. And we are glad
[1:27:42] that you are all here. Um, I
[1:27:43] want to welcome you for joining
[1:27:45] the meeting tonight in Council
[1:27:46] Chamber, as well as those
[1:27:49] watching remotely. We have been
[1:27:51] in closed session. City
[1:27:52] manager, do we have any actions
[1:27:54] to report?
[1:27:55] Good evening, Your Honor. No
[1:27:57] action to report. Thank you.
[1:27:59] Thank you. And now we
[1:27:59] re moving
[1:28:01] on to item two, the flag salute
[1:28:03] and invocation. We honored
[1:28:05] those who make it possible for
[1:28:07] us to be here today. Is there
[1:28:09] anyone here in the audience who
[1:28:11] is on active duty or or a
[1:28:13] military veteran? Please stand
[1:28:15] or raise your hand so that we
[1:28:26] MAY recognize you. Thank you.
[1:28:28] Our flag salute tonight. If you
[1:28:30] remain standing, will be by
[1:28:31] Councilmember cartoonists in
[1:28:33] our non-sectarian invocation by
[1:28:35] Councilmember Lewis.
[1:28:36] All right. Please rise. If you
[1:28:37] have not already. Remove any
[1:28:39] caps. Face a flag over here and
[1:28:41] you MAY begin. I pledge.
[1:28:45] Allegiance to the our prayer
[1:28:47] and to the Republic for which
[1:28:50] it stands. One nation under GOD,
[1:28:52] indivisible, with liberty and
[1:28:55] justice for all. Thank you.
[1:28:57] Please remain standing.
[1:28:58] Gracious Lord, we come before
[1:29:00] you in gratitude for our city
[1:29:03] and its new leaders and
[1:29:05] continuing leaders. We ask for
[1:29:07] your guidance, your wisdom, and
[1:29:09] your peace. Unite our leaders
[1:29:11] and our city with a shared
[1:29:13] vision for the common good. And
[1:29:14] grant all of us with the
[1:29:15] strength to serve with
[1:29:17] integrity, humility and
[1:29:20] compassion. We also pray that
[1:29:22] you inspire all of us to work
[1:29:24] together for fairness and
[1:29:26] prosperity of our great city.
[1:29:27] MAY your love and light guide
[1:29:29] us forward. Amen.
[1:29:33] Amen.
[1:29:36] And now we have a special
[1:29:39] presentation and announcement.
[1:29:43] Um, we have a special person in
[1:29:46] our staff. Um, our city
[1:29:48] manager, MR. Rahm Ryan,
[1:29:52] celebrating 25 years.
[1:30:14] With us.
[1:30:18] Happy anniversary to you. Happy
[1:30:22] anniversary to you. Happy
[1:30:26] anniversary, dear MR. Chapin.
[1:30:42] Happy anniversary to you.
[1:30:50] Dave. Thank you.
[1:30:52] For coming. Hold on, hold on. I
[1:31:02] know I need for quite a while.
[1:31:04] Well, now.
[1:31:05] You folks can.
[1:31:10] Please. Know that.
[1:31:10] I
[1:31:18] m looking for protocol sake.
[1:31:20] Off the fire.
[1:31:21] 52 or 20.
[1:31:21] I wouldn
[1:31:23] t be here at 52.
[1:31:27] All right. That
[1:31:36] s fine.
[1:31:44] Smile.
[1:31:46] Thank you. Thank you so much.
[1:31:48] Very nice. Thank you. Sir.
[1:31:48] Thank you.
[1:31:51] Thank you. Thank you sir. Thank
[1:31:52] you.
[1:32:01] It was.
[1:32:09] Oh.
[1:32:10] Thank you for letting us do
[1:32:10] that. It
[1:32:12] s really important. We
[1:32:14] really appreciate you, sir. Um,
[1:32:14] so now we
[1:32:15] re moving on to item
[1:32:17] three. Announcements of
[1:32:19] withdrawal, deferred and or
[1:32:21] supplemental items.
[1:32:22] Where do I begin? Thank you,
[1:32:24] Your Honor. Mayor. Mayor and
[1:32:25] council, I truly appreciate
[1:32:28] your kind gesture. It was 25
[1:32:30] years ago on the JULY 16th,
[1:32:32] that I walked into City Hall as
[1:32:34] an intern. And, um, who would
[1:32:36] have thought 25 years later
[1:32:37] would be here celebrating? But
[1:32:40] I really appreciate all of you
[1:32:41] and the prior mayor and council
[1:32:44] members, including MR. Jackson
[1:32:45] and Mary Giordano, who were
[1:32:47] instrumental, and Kim Turner,
[1:32:48] who gave me my first big boy
[1:32:50] full time job. So thank you.
[1:32:51] With that, Your Honor, are no
[1:32:52] supplemental materials
[1:32:54] available on the city website?
[1:32:54] Thank you all.
[1:32:56] All right. Thank you. We
[1:32:56] ll go
[1:32:58] ahead and move on to item four.
[1:32:58] I
[1:32:59] ll take a motion to waive for
[1:33:02] the readings of resolutions and
[1:33:04] ordinances. After a number and
[1:33:09] title. If we have any.
[1:33:12] So moved.
[1:33:16] Second.
[1:33:24] Start voting, please. Are you
[1:33:28] having problems?
[1:33:32] I MAY need some assistant.
[1:33:33] Oh, you got to press your
[1:33:37] button. Your name first.
[1:33:40] Oh.
[1:33:41] Thank you.
[1:33:42] Thank you for. The help.
[1:33:46] Your Honor. That motion carried
[1:33:46] unanimously.
[1:33:48] Thank you very much. Um, moving
[1:33:53] on to item five. Council
[1:33:54] meeting minutes and staff
[1:33:56] announcements. I would like to
[1:33:57] invite Social Service
[1:34:00] Commission chair Karen prior to
[1:34:01] the podium to introduce the
[1:34:04] back to school supply drive.
[1:34:06] Good evening. Thank you. Mary.
[1:34:08] Mayor Kalani. Thank you. So
[1:34:09] awesome to say that, uh,
[1:34:11] members of city council and all
[1:34:12] you fabulous people up here. My
[1:34:14] name is Karen Pryor. I am the
[1:34:15] chair of the Social Services
[1:34:17] Commission, and we would like
[1:34:19] to encourage the community to
[1:34:21] participate in our annual back
[1:34:24] to school supply drive. This is
[1:34:25] held in partnership with
[1:34:27] Torrance Unified School
[1:34:29] District. Every donation helps
[1:34:30] provide students in the
[1:34:33] district who are in foster care
[1:34:35] or experiencing homelessness
[1:34:36] with the essential school
[1:34:37] supplies they need for a
[1:34:40] successful school year.
[1:34:42] Requested donations include,
[1:34:44] but are not limited to,
[1:34:45] backpacks, lunch bags,
[1:34:47] notebooks, folders, binders,
[1:34:49] umbrellas, hair products, and
[1:34:50] other essential school
[1:34:53] supplies. Collection boxes are
[1:34:54] currently located in the City
[1:34:56] Hall lobby. Permit center,
[1:34:58] while Library and North
[1:35:00] Torrance Library, the supply
[1:35:02] drive ends, it says. This
[1:35:03] Friday, JUNE 23rd, it
[1:35:04] s JUNE
[1:35:04] 24th. You know, we
[1:35:05] ll take them
[1:35:07] into next week. I think, uh, to
[1:35:09] view the complete list of
[1:35:11] requested items, please visit
[1:35:14] Torrance, ca for help others.
[1:35:16] And if you have any questions,
[1:35:22] please call 310 6185880 or
[1:35:23] email Social Services
[1:35:26] Commission at Torrance, ca gov.
[1:35:27] Thank you.
[1:35:28] Thank you Commissioner. Chair.
[1:35:33] Commissioner. Prior.
[1:35:36] To MAY. Thank you mayor. Good
[1:35:37] evening mayor and members of
[1:35:38] the city Council, David Dumais,
[1:35:39] fire chief, I would like to
[1:35:41] remind the community that the
[1:35:42] Torrance Refining Company will
[1:35:44] be conducting the monthly test
[1:35:46] of the community. Alert sirens
[1:35:48] on Wednesday, AUGUST 5th at
[1:35:49] 11:30 A.M.. That
[1:35:50] s two weeks
[1:35:51] from now. As a reminder, this
[1:35:53] is only a test. The test will
[1:35:55] include a one minute all clear
[1:35:57] chime, followed by a two minute
[1:35:59] siren tone and another minute
[1:36:01] of the all clear chimes. Total
[1:36:02] testing time will not exceed
[1:36:04] five minutes. It is important
[1:36:06] to note the siren tone MAY be
[1:36:08] heard farther than the chimes
[1:36:09] during an actual emergency. You
[1:36:11] will hear the sirens. We
[1:36:13] encourage the community to take
[1:36:14] action to shelter, shut and
[1:36:16] listen for instructions from
[1:36:18] the city. Shelter in place
[1:36:19] means if you are outside while
[1:36:21] at home, go inside. Close all
[1:36:22] windows, doors and vents and
[1:36:24] turn off air conditioning.
[1:36:25] Listen for instructions from
[1:36:27] local cable, radio, social
[1:36:28] media sites and through the
[1:36:31] Torrance Alert app. If driving
[1:36:32] continue to drive, close all
[1:36:34] windows and vents, set air
[1:36:36] conditioning to recirculate.
[1:36:39] Turn your radio to 16:20 A.M..
[1:36:40] City Sounds for local
[1:36:41] instructions. If you
[1:36:41] re in your
[1:36:43] car, do not start the engine.
[1:36:45] Close all windows and vents and
[1:36:47] turn your radio to 1620 city
[1:36:49] sounds for instructions. Listen
[1:36:50] for the chimes that signal the
[1:36:52] all clear message to signal the
[1:36:54] emergency has concluded. For
[1:36:55] additional information,
[1:36:57] residents MAY contact the
[1:36:58] Torrance Refining Company
[1:37:01] Community Relations at
[1:37:04] (310) 212-1852. That
[1:37:04] s
[1:37:08] (310) 212-1852. We also
[1:37:09] encourage Torrance residents
[1:37:11] and businesses to sign up for
[1:37:12] Torrance Alerts, which is
[1:37:13] Torrance
[1:37:13] s emergency
[1:37:14] notification and warning
[1:37:16] system. Torrance Alerts
[1:37:18] delivers early warning and real
[1:37:19] time updates during emergencies
[1:37:21] such as earthquakes, fire,
[1:37:23] fires or public health events.
[1:37:25] When action is needed, like
[1:37:27] evacuations of avoid or shelter
[1:37:28] in place, you
[1:37:29] ll receive alerts
[1:37:31] by phone or email, text or
[1:37:32] through the Torrance Alert app.
[1:37:34] For more information regarding
[1:37:35] Torrance Alerts, please go to
[1:37:35] the city
[1:37:39] s web page at. Forward
[1:37:41] for Torrance Alerts. Thank you,
[1:37:41] Your Honor.
[1:37:43] Thank you, chief to me. We
[1:37:43] re
[1:37:45] now moving on to Community
[1:37:48] Matters with six a. Our next
[1:37:50] item is a special recognition
[1:37:52] from our community services
[1:37:54] department. The city is proud
[1:37:55] to recognize the friends of the
[1:37:57] Torrance Theatre Company for
[1:38:01] their generous $35,000 donation
[1:38:02] to support this year
[1:38:03] s Torrance
[1:38:06] Theatre Company. 2026 Summer
[1:38:09] musical frozen. The friends of
[1:38:10] the Torrance Theatre Company
[1:38:11] have long supported the city
[1:38:12] s
[1:38:14] productions by funding the live
[1:38:16] orchestra each season. This
[1:38:16] year
[1:38:18] s contribution will also
[1:38:20] help offset the additional
[1:38:21] costs of bringing the
[1:38:23] spectacular production to life,
[1:38:26] including scenery, costumes and
[1:38:27] puppet building materials.
[1:38:30] Frozen opens Saturday, AUGUST
[1:38:33] 8th, 2026 and closes Saturday,
[1:38:36] AUGUST 22nd, 2026 at the James
[1:38:38] Armstrong Theatre, located at
[1:38:41] three 330 Civic Center Drive in
[1:38:43] Torrance. This production is
[1:38:46] directed by Jim Hormel,
[1:38:49] choreographed by Swan
[1:38:51] Drawbridge, with music and
[1:38:53] vocal direction by Bradley
[1:38:55] Hampton. The show is selling
[1:38:56] out fast, so you
[1:38:56] ll want to get
[1:39:00] your tickets right away at
[1:39:02] Torrance Theatre Company or at
[1:39:04] the James Armstrong Theatre box
[1:39:22] office by calling
[1:39:30] 31078171713107817171, along
[1:39:30] with tickets to the show, you
[1:39:31] can purchase vip packages at
[1:39:31] Torrance Theatre company.Com,
[1:39:32] including a royal coronation
[1:39:36] ceremony that Irwindale Welcome
[1:39:37] Station and let it snow. Family
[1:39:39] photo experiences. Now, I
[1:39:39] d
[1:39:42] like to ask Harry Jordan from
[1:39:43] the friends of the Torrance
[1:39:44] Theatre Company to say a few
[1:39:46] words and present the donation
[1:39:47] check, and we
[1:39:48] ll.
[1:39:49] Go now for a picture.
[1:39:50] Thank you. Mayor.
[1:39:50] Council.
[1:39:51] Everyone else up here. I
[1:39:53] appreciate the time. You
[1:39:53] ve
[1:39:54] just. You said it perfectly. No
[1:39:56] notes. Um, the, uh, we
[1:39:57] ve just
[1:39:58] continued to support the city
[1:40:01] by raising money to continue to
[1:40:03] bring quality live theater to
[1:40:05] the residents of the city and
[1:40:06] beyond. And so we
[1:40:07] re just happy
[1:40:09] and proud to be here to to, uh,
[1:40:12] present this $35,000 check to
[1:40:15] the city for frozen. And, uh,
[1:40:16] we appreciate all the
[1:40:17] information that you provided,
[1:40:18] because now I don
[1:40:18] t have
[1:40:19] anything else to say.
[1:40:20] Thank you.
[1:40:20] So we
[1:40:21] re going to come down for
[1:40:22] a great opportunity.
[1:40:38] Thank you. Side note. All
[1:40:42] right, boys, and. I
[1:40:43] m sure
[1:40:47] people here. And I don
[1:40:48] t have
[1:41:01] to worry about what side.
[1:41:03] Right here.
[1:41:07] Or do you want to.
[1:41:08] Or do you just want to before
[1:41:09] you be on the podcast, you
[1:41:09] re
[1:41:19] on the show.
[1:41:23] Keep making it perfect. Are we
[1:42:02] straight?
[1:42:03] Thank you. Thank you so much.
[1:42:04] Thank you so much.
[1:42:15] Thank you.
[1:42:33] Yeah.
[1:42:35] Okay. Moving on to six b from
[1:42:38] our city clerk.
[1:42:40] Thank you, Your Honor. Rebecca.
[1:42:42] City clerk. It is my
[1:42:43] recommendation that city
[1:42:45] council take action to fill
[1:42:47] vacancies on various
[1:42:48] commissions by appointing
[1:42:50] qualified applicants. All
[1:42:51] applicants have been verified
[1:42:53] as registered voters of the
[1:42:54] City of Torrance who have
[1:42:55] completed commission
[1:42:57] certification training. And if
[1:42:59] a current seated commissioner
[1:43:00] completed. Ethics ab one, two,
[1:43:03] three, four and non Supervisory
[1:43:04] harassment Prevention
[1:43:06] trainings. The appointment
[1:43:07] process will be as follows.
[1:43:09] Applicants and attendants will
[1:43:10] be asked to stand as their name
[1:43:12] is called. Then the mayor will
[1:43:14] allow members of the public to
[1:43:16] have an opportunity to speak.
[1:43:18] Mayor will call for nominations
[1:43:19] from council. If a council
[1:43:21] member wishes to nominate, they
[1:43:23] MAY request to speak and the
[1:43:25] mayor will acknowledge them.
[1:43:27] Council members MAY only
[1:43:30] nominate one applicant. Please
[1:43:31] speak into your microphone and
[1:43:33] state the name clearly. Once an
[1:43:35] applicant has been nominated,
[1:43:36] they do not need to be
[1:43:38] nominated a second time.
[1:43:39] Council members MAY choose to
[1:43:41] concur with the applicant that
[1:43:43] has already been nominated or
[1:43:45] remain silent. Council members
[1:43:47] MAY choose not to nominate an
[1:43:48] applicant as well. The
[1:43:50] nomination process should
[1:43:52] narrow the field of applicants
[1:43:55] for voting. After nominations
[1:43:57] are closed. Mayor will request
[1:43:59] a roll call vote. Council
[1:44:01] members were clearly state the
[1:44:03] name of the candidate they are
[1:44:05] voting for. Please speak into
[1:44:07] the microphone to be appointed,
[1:44:09] the applicant must receive a
[1:44:10] majority of votes from the City
[1:44:12] Council per council. Rules of
[1:44:15] order. Section 4.8. If there is
[1:44:17] a tie, a coin toss MAY be used
[1:44:20] to determine the terms. Your.
[1:44:21] Your honor, I will now call the
[1:44:23] applicants names. It should be
[1:44:26] noted that, um, applicant, Furi
[1:44:30] and applicant Pascal are unable
[1:44:33] to attend tonight. Russell
[1:44:43] Akiyama. Adam Bertino. Charles
[1:44:46] Diemer.
[1:44:51] Paul Fox.
[1:44:58] Judy. Gerber. Cameron. Henson.
[1:45:04] Phil Hong, mia. Kurt. Sonus.
[1:45:10] Kenneth. Lu. Stephen. Leis.
[1:45:13] Brennan. Mendez. Michelle.
[1:45:20] Pokhari. Adam. Mrazek. Gary.
[1:45:27] Safran. Aarohi. Sharma. Tyler.
[1:45:34] Stivers. Joy. Sun. Alex. Truman.
[1:45:37] Christopher. Truman. Tremaine.
[1:45:43] White and Tony. I now turn the
[1:45:46] process over to you. Mayor.
[1:45:49] Thank you very much. Uh, we
[1:45:51] will designate up to ten
[1:45:52] minutes for members of the
[1:45:54] public to comment. City clerk,
[1:45:56] has anyone signed up to speak
[1:45:58] prior to the start of the
[1:45:58] meeting?
[1:46:00] No one signed up for this item,
[1:46:03] your honor.
[1:46:03] I
[1:46:04] m so sorry, everyone. You can
[1:46:05] sit down.
[1:46:08] Thank you.
[1:46:11] Thank you. Council member Lewis.
[1:46:13] Does anyone from the public
[1:46:15] wish to be heard on the
[1:46:16] appointments? You have up to
[1:46:17] three minutes to address the
[1:46:25] council. Okay, I see no one
[1:46:27] will now take remote
[1:46:29] participants. Callers can press
[1:46:31] star nine to raise their hand.
[1:46:32] Staff, is there anyone that
[1:46:34] would like to speak?
[1:46:35] Your honor, there are no remote
[1:46:36] callers.
[1:46:38] Okay. Thank you very much. I
[1:46:40] will now start to accept
[1:46:43] nominations for the Planning
[1:46:45] Commission, and I think we
[1:46:45] ll
[1:46:47] go ahead and start to my left
[1:46:52] with Council Member Gerson.
[1:46:54] I would like to nominate Adam
[1:46:57] Razzak.
[1:47:00] I would like to nominate a
[1:47:02] Rohit Sharma.
[1:47:04] I would like to nominate Adam
[1:47:07] Bertino.
[1:47:11] Council member Sheikh.
[1:47:12] Might have been nominated.
[1:47:13] Thank you.
[1:47:14] Mine have been nominated
[1:47:34] already as well.
[1:47:36] Sorry, your honor, to clarify,
[1:47:39] the nominations were Adam
[1:47:41] Resnick, Adam Bertino, and was
[1:47:42] there a third one.
[1:47:43] Rohit Sharma?
[1:47:49] Okay. Thank you. My apologies.
[1:47:51] Was that are you closing the
[1:47:53] Nominations. Okay. Would you
[1:47:55] like me to start the voting?
[1:47:56] Yes, please. Okay. Please start
[1:47:58] the voting.
[1:47:59] Council member.
[1:48:01] Adam Razak.
[1:48:01] Oh. I
[1:48:11] m sorry. You picked two.
[1:48:13] Council member. Yes, please
[1:48:15] pick two.
[1:48:21] MISS Sharma and MR. Bertino.
[1:48:24] Council member Lewis.
[1:48:25] Patino and.
[1:48:28] Sharma.
[1:48:32] Council member Liu.
[1:48:38] Sharma and Adam Bertino.
[1:48:40] Council member Shaikh.
[1:48:46] MISS Sharma and Adam Razak.
[1:48:48] Mayor Kalani.
[1:48:53] Adam Bertino and Aarohi Sharma.
[1:48:55] Your honor, I have a Rohit
[1:48:58] Sharma with six votes and Adam
[1:49:00] Bertino with four. Um. That
[1:49:03] does ratify. You have met the
[1:49:05] council. Rules of order. I
[1:49:07] would suggest that since MISS
[1:49:09] Sharma got more votes, she get
[1:49:12] the longer term and MR. Bertino
[1:49:13] get the shorter term.
[1:49:15] Do you need a motion for that?
[1:49:16] No. We do one motion at the end
[1:49:17] of all the appointments.
[1:49:19] Okay.
[1:49:21] Mayor Kolody, can I interject
[1:49:22] one question? I
[1:49:22] m going to have
[1:49:25] to be recused from some of
[1:49:27] these. So when we do one motion
[1:49:30] at the end.
[1:49:31] Do we. We can.
[1:49:31] If you
[1:49:33] d like, I apologize.
[1:49:35] Council member. I forgot you
[1:49:36] will be recusing yourself. I
[1:49:36] m
[1:49:36] going to. Why don
[1:49:36] t we do a
[1:49:38] motion now for planning?
[1:49:39] Thank you. Guys, I
[1:49:39] m making.
[1:49:39] It more. Thank you. I
[1:49:40] d like to
[1:49:46] make a motion. CHAIRMAN, take
[1:49:47] the term. It
[1:49:49] s been expiring in
[1:49:51] 2030. And Adam Bertino to
[1:49:54] taking the term that expires in
[1:49:54] 2029.
[1:49:57] Second.
[1:50:02] Start voting, please. Your
[1:50:04] honor, that motion carried
[1:50:06] unanimously.
[1:50:09] Thank you. And congratulations
[1:50:09] to both.
[1:50:16] Of you.
[1:50:18] So correct me. Please correct
[1:50:18] me if I
[1:50:20] m wrong. Clerk. Boy,
[1:50:22] those please stay so that you
[1:50:22] can.
[1:50:25] Yes. Please stay at the end of
[1:50:26] all of the appointments. Those
[1:50:28] who are appointed will be asked
[1:50:29] to come forward and take the
[1:50:30] oath of office.
[1:50:31] Thank you. I
[1:50:33] ll now accept
[1:50:36] nominations for the Civil
[1:50:37] Service Commission, and we
[1:50:37] ll
[1:50:39] start to my right with Council
[1:50:41] Member.
[1:50:41] I
[1:50:44] m going to nominate MR. White.
[1:50:47] And that is all of our
[1:50:49] potential nominees for this
[1:50:50] commission.
[1:50:51] Well, we did have one other
[1:50:52] person who was on the list, but
[1:50:54] he got appointed to the
[1:50:54] previous one.
[1:50:55] That is.
[1:50:55] Correct.
[1:50:56] Sorry. That
[1:50:57] s why I was waiting
[1:51:01] for the.
[1:51:03] Is there anyone that would like
[1:51:04] to make a motion?
[1:51:08] I move that we, um, appoint
[1:51:10] Jermaine White to the Civil
[1:51:13] Service Commission ending in
[1:51:14] 2030.
[1:51:15] I second.
[1:51:16] That. Probably.
[1:51:18] No, wait. She said.
[1:51:21] It.
[1:51:22] Council member Lewis, did you
[1:51:25] second. That okay? Could you
[1:51:25] please click in.
[1:51:26] Please. I
[1:51:28] m stuck.
[1:51:29] Oh, Councilmember.
[1:51:29] Yeah.
[1:51:32] There you go. There we go. Okay.
[1:51:36] Start voting, please. Your
[1:51:37] honor, that motion carried
[1:51:38] unanimously.
[1:51:41] Thank you. Congratulations,
[1:51:49] sir. I will now accept
[1:51:50] nominations for the
[1:51:52] environmental quality and
[1:51:53] Energy Conservation Commission.
[1:51:54] We
[1:51:54] re going to start with
[1:51:57] Commissioner Liu.
[1:51:57] I
[1:51:59] d like to nominate Russell
[1:52:03] Akiyama and Brennan Mendez.
[1:52:05] You MAY only nominate one
[1:52:07] applicant.
[1:52:08] Oh.
[1:52:10] Do MR. Akiyama.
[1:52:13] First member.
[1:52:17] Paul Fox.
[1:52:18] Councilmember.
[1:52:23] Adam Razak.
[1:52:24] Member.
[1:52:26] Mine were nominated.
[1:52:28] Thank you. Nominated. And so
[1:52:33] far, my. Oh.
[1:52:35] Pardon me.
[1:52:39] I will nominate MR. Mendez.
[1:52:39] I
[1:52:40] m sorry, I couldn
[1:52:40] t hear you.
[1:52:41] Council member..
[1:52:42] Mendez.
[1:52:43] Mendez.
[1:52:49] Okay.
[1:52:50] Okay, we
[1:52:50] re ready for.
[1:52:52] A roll. Council member.
[1:52:55] Calzones, please vote for two.
[1:52:59] MR. Akiyama and MR. Fox.
[1:53:01] Council member Lewis, please
[1:53:02] vote for two.
[1:53:05] Akiyama and Fox.
[1:53:07] Council member Liu. Please vote
[1:53:08] for two.
[1:53:11] Akiyama and Mendez.
[1:53:14] Council member shake.
[1:53:18] Akiyama and Fox.
[1:53:21] Council member Gerson.
[1:53:24] Akiyama and Mendez.
[1:53:26] Mayor Kalani.
[1:53:28] Akiyama and Fox.
[1:53:31] Your honor, I have Akiyama with
[1:53:35] six votes and Fox with four.
[1:53:38] Both terms expire at the same
[1:53:41] time. Um, would you like to
[1:53:44] take a motion to confirm those?
[1:53:44] Yeah. Let
[1:53:46] s take a motion to
[1:53:49] confirm both. Russell Akiyama
[1:53:52] and Paul Fox onto the quality
[1:53:54] and energy. Environmental
[1:53:56] Quality and Energy Conservation
[1:53:57] Commission.
[1:53:58] So moved.
[1:54:02] Second.
[1:54:07] Start voting, please. Your
[1:54:09] honor, that motion carried
[1:54:19] unanimously.
[1:54:21] Congratulations, gentlemen. Uh,
[1:54:23] the next historic preservation,
[1:54:25] um, commission, we have one
[1:54:27] person for two seats. Do we
[1:54:29] want to take a motion to
[1:54:32] appoint MISS Hansen?
[1:54:33] I would like to make a motion
[1:54:35] to appoint Cammy Henson to
[1:54:38] historic preservation, to a
[1:54:41] term expiring in 2036.
[1:54:41] I
[1:54:41] ll second.
[1:54:41] That.
[1:54:47] You can.
[1:54:53] Start voting, please.
[1:54:53] Did you.
[1:54:56] Vote?
[1:54:57] Council member. Lou. Thank you,
[1:54:59] Your Honor. That motion carried
[1:55:00] unanimously.
[1:55:07] Congratulations, MISS Hansen.
[1:55:10] Okay, moving on to nominations
[1:55:12] for the airport commission.
[1:55:12] Let
[1:55:14] s quickly remove, uh.
[1:55:16] Mayor Kolody, I want to ask
[1:55:18] that I be recused for this
[1:55:21] item. As my wife is on the
[1:55:23] appointment list. And although
[1:55:24] the compensation to these
[1:55:26] positions is very low, it is a
[1:55:27] potential conflict of interest
[1:55:29] from financial standpoint. So
[1:55:30] I
[1:55:30] ll be right, and I
[1:55:30] ll be
[1:55:31] right behind that door.
[1:55:33] Thank you. And just confirming
[1:55:35] that everyone, um, that
[1:55:35] s on
[1:55:39] our commission list is still..
[1:55:40] Yes.
[1:55:41] Okay. So we
[1:55:42] re going to start
[1:55:43] with council members.
[1:55:45] Yeah, I know, I mean, uh, MR.
[1:55:49] Gary Saffron.
[1:55:52] I will go ahead and nominate
[1:55:55] Adam Razzak.
[1:55:58] Uh, mine are already taken.
[1:55:59] Council member Lynn.
[1:56:01] Mine are taking.
[1:56:02] Council member.
[1:56:02] I
[1:56:13] ll nominate me.
[1:56:14] Okay.
[1:56:15] Thank you, Your Honor. I
[1:56:15] m
[1:56:16] getting ready. I
[1:56:17] ve got to
[1:56:19] cross off names and do things
[1:56:22] down here. Um. Let
[1:56:23] s see. Did
[1:56:25] we have a motion? Oh, no. We
[1:56:25] re
[1:56:26] voting. Sorry. Council member.
[1:56:30] Lewis, pick two, please.
[1:56:33] Resnick and saffron.
[1:56:35] Council member Lou, pick two,
[1:56:36] please.
[1:56:39] Rise and saffron.
[1:56:40] Council member. Shake. Pick
[1:56:42] two, please.
[1:56:45] Red and saffron.
[1:56:46] Council member Gershon. Pick
[1:56:50] two, please.
[1:56:55] Rise and.
[1:56:55] I
[1:56:56] m sorry. What was your second
[1:57:00] choice? Okay. Thank you. Mayor
[1:57:01] Kalani.
[1:57:03] , Razzak and saffron.
[1:57:05] Your honor, they both got five
[1:57:08] votes, both terms. And in 2030.
[1:57:12] I move that we, um, appoint
[1:57:16] Adam Razzak and Gary Saffron to
[1:57:17] the airport Commission terms
[1:57:19] expiring in 2030.
[1:57:20] Second.
[1:57:27] Start voting please. Your
[1:57:28] honor, that motion carries with
[1:57:30] council member, cartoonist
[1:57:55] recused.
[1:57:57] Commissioner.
[1:58:00] Yeah.
[1:58:01] Council member Lewis wishes to
[1:58:04] speak.
[1:58:06] I would like to get council
[1:58:12] concurrence to, um, accept more
[1:58:14] applications for the Commission
[1:58:17] on Aging. Can I have a
[1:58:18] concurrence to accept further
[1:58:20] applications on the Commission
[1:58:26] of Aging?
[1:58:28] Do we have it?
[1:58:28] There
[1:58:29] s a request for
[1:58:31] concurrence to accept more
[1:58:33] applications for the Commission
[1:58:35] on Aging, whether rather than
[1:58:36] choosing this evening.
[1:58:37] Your honor, that would be to
[1:58:40] direct the city clerk to
[1:58:42] advertise and solicit more
[1:58:44] applications. Correct? Yes.
[1:58:47] Okay, let me revise that to,
[1:58:49] uh, direct the city clerk to re
[1:58:52] advertise, uh, to openings on
[1:58:54] the Commission for aging. Do we
[1:58:56] need a concurrence or do we
[1:58:58] need a vote?
[1:59:00] You could do either. Would you
[1:59:01] like to vote? You can make a
[1:59:03] motion.
[1:59:04] What do you prefer? Make the
[1:59:06] motion. Okay. I make a motion
[1:59:08] that we direct the city clerk
[1:59:11] to re advertise the openings on
[1:59:19] the Commission on Aging.
[1:59:19] I
[1:59:22] ll second.
[1:59:35] Start voting, please. Your
[1:59:38] honor, that motion fails with
[1:59:39] Council member Gerson Calzone
[1:59:41] as Lou and Shake voting no.
[1:59:44] Okay, so we have two seats with
[1:59:47] two applicants, Kenneth Lu and
[1:59:48] Christopher Truman. Is there a
[1:59:52] motion to, um, appoint. Them
[1:59:53] both to the commission?
[1:59:53] I
[1:59:55] d like to make a motion that
[1:59:57] we appoint Kenneth Liu and
[1:59:58] Christopher Truman to the
[2:00:00] Commission on Aging. Uh, both
[2:00:02] terms expire in 2030.
[2:00:07] I second.
[2:00:14] Start voting. Please. Your
[2:00:16] honor, that motion carries with
[2:00:20] Council Member Lewis abstaining.
[2:00:22] Okay. Thank you.
[2:00:28] Congratulations. We
[2:00:29] re moving
[2:00:29] on.
[2:00:31] Your honor, please pause so
[2:00:32] that I can update the grids.
[2:00:33] Thank you.
[2:00:33] Okay.
[2:01:32] Thank you.
[2:01:33] Thank you, Your Honor.
[2:01:33] I
[2:01:34] m ready.
[2:01:37] I appreciate that. Um, city
[2:01:38] clerk, would you please go down
[2:01:40] the list and tell us who is
[2:01:41] already on a commission now at
[2:01:42] this point?
[2:01:44] Um, so for cultural arts, the
[2:01:46] applicants that have not been
[2:01:47] appointed to any other
[2:01:51] commission so far, Alex Truman,
[2:01:55] Pesco Cardozo, Judith Gerber,
[2:01:58] Brennan Mendez, Tyler Stivers.
[2:01:59] Thank you. We
[2:02:01] ll go ahead and
[2:02:03] start again with Council Member
[2:02:05] Gibson.
[2:02:08] Thank you, mayor. Um, I
[2:02:09] d like
[2:02:12] to start with nominating Judith
[2:02:14] Gerber.
[2:02:16] Council member Lou.
[2:02:17] I
[2:02:18] d like to nominate a scout
[2:02:20] for those of.
[2:02:22] Council member Lewis.
[2:02:23] I
[2:02:27] d like to nominate. Brendan
[2:02:31] Mendez.
[2:02:35] Council member shake.
[2:02:35] I
[2:02:37] d like to nominate Alex
[2:02:39] Truman.
[2:02:42] Council member. Cartoons.
[2:02:45] I apologize. Um, city clerk,
[2:02:46] could you let us know who
[2:02:46] s
[2:02:47] nominated right now? I
[2:02:48] m sorry.
[2:02:48] Could you let us know who
[2:02:49] s
[2:02:51] nominated?
[2:02:54] Alex. Truman. Pascal Cardozo,
[2:02:56] Judith Gerber, and Brennan
[2:02:56] Mendez.
[2:02:58] Okay. All all my nominees are
[2:02:59] nominated for this commission.
[2:03:00] Thank you.
[2:03:01] I have no other nominees as
[2:03:06] well.
[2:03:09] There are three. Uh, open
[2:03:12] positions on this commission.
[2:03:12] So you
[2:03:15] ll be voting for three.
[2:03:16] Council member. Shake. Please
[2:03:18] vote for three.
[2:03:21] Thank you. Alex Truman. Pascal
[2:03:24] Cardozo, and Judith Gerber.
[2:03:26] Thank you. Council member
[2:03:28] garrison, please vote for
[2:03:29] three.
[2:03:33] Alex Truman, Judith Gerber,
[2:03:36] Brennan. Mendez.
[2:03:38] Council member Kurt Sonus.
[2:03:41] Please vote for three.
[2:03:45] Gerber, Cardozo, and Truman.
[2:03:47] You said Gerber, Cardozo and
[2:03:48] Truman.
[2:03:48] Yes, I did, thank.
[2:03:50] You, thank you. You went out of
[2:03:52] order, so I had to check.
[2:03:54] Apologize.
[2:03:55] Council member Lewis, please
[2:03:56] vote for three.
[2:04:04] Uh, Truman, Cardozo and Gerber.
[2:04:05] Council member Liu. Please vote
[2:04:06] for three.
[2:04:10] Alex. Truman, Pascal Cardozo,
[2:04:12] and Judith Gerber.
[2:04:14] Mayor colon, please vote for
[2:04:15] three.
[2:04:20] Truman. Cardozo, and Gerber.
[2:04:23] Your honor, I have Alex Truman
[2:04:25] and Judy Gerber with six votes
[2:04:28] and Pascal Cardozo with five
[2:04:30] votes. I would recommend the
[2:04:32] two with the six votes
[2:04:34] received, the two longer terms
[2:04:35] and the one with the lesser
[2:04:37] votes received the shorter
[2:04:38] term.
[2:04:41] I move that we nominate Alex.
[2:04:44] Alex, Truman and Judith Gerber
[2:04:45] to the Cultural Arts Commission.
[2:04:50] With terms expiring in 2030,
[2:04:53] and Pascal Cardozo to the
[2:04:54] Cultural Arts Commission
[2:04:56] expiring in 2028.
[2:04:56] I
[2:04:57] ll second that.
[2:05:00] Start voting, please. Your
[2:05:02] honor, that motion carried
[2:05:04] unanimously.
[2:05:12] Congratulations. Okay, moving
[2:05:14] on to the Library Commission.
[2:05:15] One moment, Your Honor.
[2:05:17] Sure. Thank you. Sorry about
[2:05:45] that.
[2:05:46] Thank you, Your Honor. I
[2:05:46] m
[2:05:48] ready now.
[2:05:50] Thank you. Could you please let
[2:05:53] us know what applicants are
[2:05:55] still available for the Library
[2:05:55] Commission?
[2:05:57] Yes. Your honor. Joyce son
[2:06:00] Steven Leis and Tyler Stivers.
[2:06:01] Thank you. We
[2:06:02] ll go ahead and
[2:06:04] start the nomination process
[2:06:12] with Councilmember cartoons.
[2:06:15] And we can come back to you.
[2:06:20] Council member, shake.
[2:06:20] I don
[2:06:22] t mean a joyous son.
[2:06:25] Please.
[2:06:27] Councilmember Lewis.
[2:06:30] Nominate Tyler Stivers.
[2:06:32] Council member. Lou.
[2:06:36] I nominate Stefan Laz.
[2:06:37] Okay, so that
[2:06:37] s everyone that
[2:06:38] s
[2:06:40] available. We can please go for
[2:06:42] roll call.
[2:06:44] There are two terms. Both end
[2:06:45] in 2030. You
[2:06:46] ll be voting for
[2:06:54] two. Council member Gerson.
[2:06:57] Steven Leis and Tyler Stivers.
[2:07:02] Council member. Calzones.
[2:07:05] Son and Stivers.
[2:07:08] Council member Lewis.
[2:07:10] Son and Stivers.
[2:07:13] Council member Lou.
[2:07:17] Joy. Son and Steven. Lays.
[2:07:19] Council member. Shake.
[2:07:24] MISS. Son and Tyler Stivers.
[2:07:26] Mayor. Kalani.
[2:07:29] Sun and Stivers.
[2:07:30] Okay. If my votes are correct,
[2:07:32] i have Joyce son and Tyler
[2:07:34] Stivers each receiving five
[2:07:35] votes.
[2:07:39] I make a motion that we appoint
[2:07:41] Joy, Son and Tyler Stivers to
[2:07:42] the Library Commission, both
[2:07:45] terms expiring in 2030.
[2:07:45] Second.
[2:07:46] Start voting.
[2:07:48] Please.
[2:07:50] Your honor, that motion carried
[2:07:52] unanimously.
[2:07:59] Congratulations. Okay, moving
[2:08:02] on to the Parks and RECs
[2:08:03] commission.
[2:08:04] Your honor.
[2:08:04] Pardon?
[2:08:05] I said one moment, Your Honor.
[2:08:06] Thank you.
[2:08:10] Thank you.
[2:08:11] Your honor, for Parks and Rec.
[2:08:13] You have two terms and only one
[2:08:19] candidate available.
[2:08:21] And the available candidate is
[2:08:21] MR..
[2:08:22] Steven Lane.
[2:08:24] Steven Lacey, can I make a
[2:08:26] motion to appoint Steven Leys
[2:08:28] to Parks and Rec commission
[2:08:29] expiring in 2030?
[2:08:31] I second that..
[2:08:34] Start voting, please. Your
[2:08:35] honor, that motion carried
[2:08:37] unanimously.
[2:08:43] Congratulations. Okay, moving
[2:08:45] on to the Social Services
[2:08:46] Commission. Could you please
[2:08:48] let us know what candidates are
[2:08:49] still available?
[2:08:50] One moment, Your.
[2:09:18] Honor. I don
[2:09:19] t have it. Oh,
[2:09:23] there it is.
[2:09:25] Somehow it only had one.
[2:09:33] Grid.
[2:09:35] Okay. Your Honor. Social
[2:09:37] services. There is one term and
[2:09:39] one applicant available.
[2:09:40] Brennan. Mendez.
[2:09:42] I make a motion that we appoint
[2:09:44] Brendan Mendez to the Social
[2:09:45] Services Commission. With one
[2:09:48] term ending 630, 20. 30.
[2:09:49] Second.
[2:09:51] Start voting, please. Your
[2:09:53] honor, that motion carried
[2:09:57] unanimously.
[2:10:02] Congratulations. And I
[2:10:02] m going
[2:10:04] to wait till the clerk tells me
[2:10:04] she
[2:10:06] s ready.
[2:10:06] Okay.
[2:10:10] Ready for traffic. Not next.
[2:10:11] I
[2:10:11] m sorry.
[2:10:12] Yes.
[2:10:15] Okay. Moving on to ssd.
[2:10:15] Should be last. It
[2:10:16] s a
[2:10:17] committee, not a commission.
[2:10:19] Moving on to the traffic
[2:10:21] commission. City clerk, can you
[2:10:21] tell us.
[2:10:22] Who is Killarney? I
[2:10:22] m gonna
[2:10:24] need to recuse myself. I
[2:10:26] apologize for the same reasons
[2:10:27] as before.
[2:10:27] We
[2:10:30] ll give a moment for council
[2:10:35] member to leave. If you could,
[2:10:36] please let us know who
[2:10:36] s still
[2:10:38] available.
[2:10:41] Yes. Your honor, Phil Hong and
[2:10:42] Mia Carson. And there are two
[2:10:44] terms.
[2:10:44] Thank you. We
[2:10:45] re going to start
[2:10:47] with council. Oh, no.
[2:10:47] They
[2:10:48] re just two people. Can I
[2:10:49] just make a motion?
[2:10:51] Yeah, please.
[2:10:53] All right, I move that we
[2:10:55] appoint Phil Hong and Mia
[2:10:56] cartoonist to the traffic
[2:10:58] Commission. Both terms expire
[2:11:06] in 2030.
[2:11:06] Yeah.
[2:11:08] I second.
[2:11:11] Start voting. Please. Your
[2:11:13] honor. That motion carries with
[2:11:22] council member Carson recused.
[2:11:28] Congratulations. And if my if
[2:11:31] my notes are correct, we have
[2:11:33] one seat with one available
[2:11:35] applicant for water. Is that
[2:11:35] correct?
[2:11:36] That is correct, Your Honor.
[2:11:37] So we
[2:11:38] ll take a motion.
[2:11:40] I make a motion to appoint
[2:11:42] Charles Deamer to the Water
[2:11:44] Commission, with a term
[2:11:45] expiring 630, 2030.
[2:11:46] I second.
[2:11:49] Start voting, please. Your
[2:11:51] honor, that motion carried
[2:11:54] unanimously.
[2:12:01] Congratulations. And our last
[2:12:03] one are sst Oversight
[2:12:05] Committee. We have three seats
[2:12:07] and three applicants.
[2:12:09] But one term expires in 29.
[2:12:11] Right. So how would you like us
[2:12:12] to handle it?
[2:12:12] We
[2:12:15] ll take, uh, vote for two.
[2:12:17] Do you want to do that? I
[2:12:17] m
[2:12:19] sorry. If we take a vote for
[2:12:20] two, then the person with the
[2:12:21] least number.
[2:12:22] I would recommend Michelle
[2:12:24] Pokhari. Since hers is a
[2:12:25] reappointment, that she gets
[2:12:28] one of the longer terms.
[2:12:29] Okay.
[2:12:30] Would you like me to make that
[2:12:35] motion or wait till the end?
[2:12:36] Either way, you would like.
[2:12:37] To do it. I still have one
[2:12:39] longer term and one shorter
[2:12:39] term.
[2:12:40] Correct.
[2:12:41] So do you want to take a vote
[2:12:45] on Furey or Truman for the
[2:12:48] longer vote, or the longer
[2:12:51] appointment? Go ahead please.
[2:12:51] I
[2:12:55] ll give a thumbs up.
[2:12:57] I told you, I make a motion for
[2:13:00] Furey for longer term.
[2:13:01] I
[2:13:02] ll second that.
[2:13:04] Please click in your motion.
[2:13:15] Please. Start voting. Please.
[2:13:17] Your honor, that motion carried
[2:13:21] unanimously.
[2:13:23] Any.
[2:13:25] Let me make it official then.
[2:13:26] Um, let me also a motion. A
[2:13:30] motion to nominate, um, Carrie.
[2:13:31] Also to the 2030 term.
[2:13:33] You could do one motion and do
[2:13:35] poll carry to 2030 and
[2:13:38] Christopher Truman to the 2029.
[2:13:40] I will add Chris Truman to the
[2:13:42] ssd Citizens Oversight
[2:13:43] Committee as well. With the
[2:13:46] term expiring in 2029.
[2:13:46] I
[2:13:48] ll second that.
[2:13:50] Start voting, please. Your
[2:13:52] honor, that motion carried
[2:13:53] unanimously.
[2:14:00] Congratulations.
[2:14:02] Your honor, that concludes the
[2:14:04] commission appointments. Thank
[2:14:06] you.
[2:14:08] Do you want to move on?
[2:14:14] Oh, yeah.
[2:14:15] For all of those appointed,
[2:14:17] please meet me up here at the
[2:14:32] podium.
[2:14:34] About three years ago. Gathered
[2:14:50] here around the podium.
[2:14:52] Raise your right hand. Repeat
[2:14:54] after me. I do solemnly swear.
[2:14:56] I do solemnly swear.
[2:14:58] That I will support and defend.
[2:14:59] That I will support and defend.
[2:15:01] The Constitution of.
[2:15:02] The Constitution.
[2:15:03] Of the United States of
[2:15:03] America.
[2:15:05] The United States of America.
[2:15:07] And the Constitution of.
[2:15:08] And the Constitution.
[2:15:09] Of the State of California.
[2:15:11] The State of California.
[2:15:12] Against all enemies.
[2:15:13] Against all enemies.
[2:15:14] Foreign and domestic.
[2:15:16] Foreign and domestic.
[2:15:17] I will bear true faith and
[2:15:17] allegiance.
[2:15:19] I will bear true faith and
[2:15:19] allegiance.
[2:15:21] To the Constitution of.
[2:15:22] To the Constitution.
[2:15:23] Of the United States of
[2:15:23] America.
[2:15:25] The United States of America.
[2:15:26] And the Constitution of.
[2:15:27] And the Constitution of.
[2:15:29] The State of California.
[2:15:30] The State of California.
[2:15:31] That I take this obligation
[2:15:32] freely.
[2:15:33] That I take this obligation
[2:15:33] freely.
[2:15:35] Without any mental reservation.
[2:15:37] Without any mental reservation.
[2:15:38] Or purpose of evasion.
[2:15:40] Or purpose of evasion.
[2:15:41] And I will faithfully
[2:15:42] discharge.
[2:15:43] And I will faithfully
[2:15:43] discharge.
[2:15:44] The duties upon.
[2:15:45] The duties upon.
[2:15:45] Which I
[2:15:46] m about to enter.
[2:15:48] Which I am allowed to answer.
[2:15:50] Congratulations. Please follow
[2:15:51] Theresa. She will give you your
[2:15:53] oaths to sign and your welcome
[2:15:54] packet.
[2:16:05] Thank you.
[2:16:07] I want to say thank you to
[2:16:09] everyone that applied. If you
[2:16:09] weren
[2:16:11] t appointed tonight, I
[2:16:12] encourage you to apply again.
[2:16:14] Torrance is very fortunate to
[2:16:16] have so many residents willing
[2:16:18] to volunteer on a commission.
[2:16:21] So thank you again. Okay. We
[2:16:21] re
[2:16:23] going to go ahead and move on
[2:16:25] to oral communications. Number
[2:16:27] one, this portion of the
[2:16:28] meeting is reserved for
[2:16:30] comments on items under the
[2:16:33] consent calendar or items that
[2:16:35] are not on the agenda under the
[2:16:37] Ralph and Brown Act. City
[2:16:39] Council cannot act on items
[2:16:40] raised during public comment,
[2:16:43] but MAY respond briefly to
[2:16:44] statements made or questions
[2:16:47] posed. Request clarification or
[2:16:49] refer the item to staff.
[2:16:50] Speakers under orals are
[2:16:51] limited to either oral
[2:16:53] communications number one or
[2:16:56] oral communications number two,
[2:16:58] and no longer than three
[2:17:00] minutes per speaker for
[2:17:02] in-person participants, the
[2:17:03] time starts when you step up to
[2:17:05] the microphone. If presenting
[2:17:07] handout materials. Time starts
[2:17:08] when you step up to the
[2:17:12] microphone and handouts should
[2:17:14] be provided. 11 copies to the
[2:17:15] City Clerk before speaking.
[2:17:17] Handouts will be distributed
[2:17:19] while you speak in accordance
[2:17:20] with California State Senate
[2:17:23] Bill 707, the city has
[2:17:25] implemented remote public
[2:17:27] participation through zoom to
[2:17:29] provide members of the public
[2:17:30] with an additional option to
[2:17:32] address the council during
[2:17:34] public comments, members of the
[2:17:36] public attending remotely MAY
[2:17:45] call by dialing 16694449171.
[2:17:49] Callers can press star nine to
[2:17:50] raise their hand if they would
[2:17:52] like to speak. When the last
[2:17:54] four digits of your number are
[2:17:56] called, you will be prompted to
[2:17:58] unmute telephone participants
[2:18:00] should press star six to unmute
[2:18:03] before speaking. City clerk has
[2:18:04] anyone signed up to speak?
[2:18:05] Yes, your honor, Charlie
[2:18:24] Salinas.
[2:18:28] Good evening, Honorable mayor,
[2:18:30] Killarney City Council. Uh,
[2:18:32] congratulations to the new
[2:18:34] council people. And, uh, Mayor
[2:18:36] Clowney. For those of us that
[2:18:38] assisted on your campaign, who
[2:18:39] are we? Glad that
[2:18:40] s over with.
[2:18:42] And we and we got what we
[2:18:44] wanted. But although now our
[2:18:46] work is over, yours is just
[2:18:48] beginning, and I think we have
[2:18:50] to give credit to, uh, Mayor
[2:18:53] Chen for turning over a
[2:18:56] well-functioning city. And, uh,
[2:18:58] we have chief Jim Wood. Your
[2:19:00] fire department keeps it a
[2:19:02] number one, top of the line
[2:19:04] fire department. Just like
[2:19:06] throughout its history, chief.
[2:19:08] Done. Coming on, putting his
[2:19:11] foot down. Strict. No fooling
[2:19:13] around in the in the respect of
[2:19:17] the police officers. And, uh, I
[2:19:19] think the community is behind
[2:19:22] you. I, for myself, you can
[2:19:26] count on me anytime, anywhere.
[2:19:32] Good evening.
[2:19:34] Thank you. Does any member of
[2:19:36] the public that did not sign up
[2:19:38] wish to be heard at this time?
[2:19:39] If so, please step up to the
[2:19:54] mic. You have three minutes.
[2:19:55] Greetings, mayor. Killarney
[2:19:57] City Council members, I, Daniel
[2:19:59] Johnson, invites you to the
[2:20:00] Torrance Art Museum to
[2:20:02] experience studio system from a
[2:20:04] Greek island culture. Ride. The
[2:20:06] exhibitions will be on display
[2:20:08] from AUGUST 1st through AUGUST
[2:20:10] 29th. In lieu of an opening
[2:20:11] reception, there will be a
[2:20:12] closing reception on Saturday,
[2:20:15] AUGUST 29th from 6 to 9 P.M..
[2:20:17] Studio system and experimental
[2:20:19] artist residency project
[2:20:20] transforms the main gallery
[2:20:22] into a studio. Visitors are
[2:20:23] encouraged to peek behind the
[2:20:25] curtain and engage with the
[2:20:26] artists while witnessing their
[2:20:28] process. And Gallery two from a
[2:20:30] Greek Isle showcases the fruit
[2:20:31] of Torrance art museums
[2:20:32] partnership with Cycladic Arts
[2:20:34] in their joint residency
[2:20:38] program from 2023 through 2025,
[2:20:40] as part of their residency,
[2:20:41] Southern California artists
[2:20:43] create work during their 25 day
[2:20:45] stay at an artist run space,
[2:20:48] and Alki Paris, Greece, and the
[2:20:49] darkroom culture right
[2:20:51] documents a motorcycle journey
[2:20:53] from Los Angeles to New York to
[2:20:54] Brooklyn and back, capturing
[2:20:56] conversations with folks in the
[2:20:58] art world about creativity,
[2:21:00] community and the arts world,
[2:21:01] and sustaining democracy in
[2:21:03] America. Nomad, Tryst and
[2:21:04] Odyssey will return to the
[2:21:06] dilemma. Crossing Nomad is a
[2:21:08] pop up fare for southern
[2:21:10] Southern California Artists
[2:21:11] Trust is the world
[2:21:11] s largest
[2:21:14] art fair dedicated exclusively
[2:21:16] to artist run initiatives,
[2:21:18] collectives and independent
[2:21:20] organizations. During these
[2:21:22] fairs, join Tama in the art in
[2:21:24] its odyssey to support the
[2:21:26] museum by donating $100 in
[2:21:28] exchange for art or treating
[2:21:30] yourself at the refreshment
[2:21:32] bar. The main event takes place
[2:21:34] on Saturday and Sunday, AUGUST
[2:21:36] 8th and ninth from noon to 6
[2:21:39] P.M.. A vip opening reception
[2:21:41] will be held on Friday, AUGUST
[2:21:43] 9th at noon, then at 3 P.M..
[2:21:45] Odyssey opens for Tama members.
[2:21:46] Friday
[2:21:47] s event will be open to
[2:21:48] the public at 4 P.M. And
[2:21:51] conclude at 6 P.M.. For more
[2:21:52] information about the museums
[2:21:54] and its projects, visit
[2:21:56] Torrance Art Museum. To become
[2:21:57] a member, especially to get in
[2:22:00] early on the Odyssey. Support
[2:22:02] the museum and enjoy old Tama
[2:22:04] talks. Check out Tam
[2:22:06] advocates.Com. Thank you and
[2:22:08] good night.
[2:22:13] Thank you. Thank you. Okay.
[2:22:13] Yeah.
[2:22:16] Good evening. Torrance city
[2:22:17] council. It
[2:22:18] s great to see all.
[2:22:20] Six of you, especially Mayor
[2:22:22] Kalani and my COUNCILMAN David.
[2:22:24] Calzones. My name is John
[2:22:26] Clifford, and I know that
[2:22:27] eventually we
[2:22:27] re going to have
[2:22:29] to have numbers set for the
[2:22:32] seventh seat unfilled. So I
[2:22:32] d
[2:22:33] like to know when they
[2:22:34] ll be
[2:22:37] considering. Um, candidates for
[2:22:39] either a special election or an
[2:22:40] appointment. I hope you
[2:22:40] ll do
[2:22:41] an appointment, because I would
[2:22:43] like to recommend someone whose
[2:22:43] family
[2:22:46] s been involved in the
[2:22:47] city of Torrance for many, many
[2:22:50] years. Many generations. And
[2:22:50] he
[2:22:51] s been involved with
[2:22:53] historical preservation. So I
[2:22:54] worked with the school
[2:22:55] district. So they bring with
[2:22:56] the experience there. It
[2:22:56] s a
[2:22:58] proud supporter of the Torrance
[2:22:59] Theatre Company. I think you
[2:23:00] MAY know who I
[2:23:01] m referring to,
[2:23:02] and I hope I
[2:23:03] ll be able to make
[2:23:04] a recommendation for him in the
[2:23:05] future.
[2:23:06] Thank you. Thank you. That
[2:23:06] s
[2:23:06] actually there
[2:23:07] s an item later
[2:23:08] on the agenda.
[2:23:10] For that. Okay.
[2:23:14] Thank you. Anyone else wishing
[2:23:15] to speak on oral
[2:23:21] communications? One in person.
[2:23:22] Okay. We
[2:23:24] ll now take remote
[2:23:25] participants. Callers can press
[2:23:27] star nine to raise their hand.
[2:23:29] Staff? Is anyone on the line
[2:23:31] that would wish to speak?
[2:23:32] Your honor, there are no
[2:23:33] callers.
[2:23:35] Okay. Thank you very much. Um,
[2:23:36] the time for public comment.
[2:23:37] Then we
[2:23:38] ll go ahead and end.
[2:23:38] And we
[2:23:39] re now moving on to the
[2:23:40] consent calendar. Do any
[2:23:42] council members wish to pull
[2:23:44] any items under the consent
[2:23:49] calendar? Council member Lewis.
[2:23:49] I
[2:23:53] d like to pull a e, please.
[2:23:53] That
[2:23:55] s eight e is an Edward.
[2:23:56] Yes, ma
[2:23:57] am. Eight e is an
[2:23:58] Edward.
[2:24:04] Anyone else?
[2:24:06] Okay, so item eight e was
[2:24:09] removed. And do I have a motion
[2:24:11] to approve the consent
[2:24:13] calendar? With the exception of
[2:24:14] eight e.
[2:24:16] You do? Mayor, you have a
[2:24:18] motion to approve all the
[2:24:20] consent calendar. Accept eight
[2:24:21] e.
[2:24:23] Second.
[2:24:27] Start voting. Please. Your
[2:24:28] honor, that motion carried
[2:24:29] unanimously.
[2:24:30] Thank you, Council Member
[2:24:33] Lewis, on item eight e, please.
[2:24:35] So this is a very exciting
[2:24:39] project. Um, to start with, our
[2:24:40] Torrance Regional Transit
[2:24:42] Center parking structure. And
[2:24:47] at a price tag of $32,000,662.
[2:24:51] And I can kick in the $154 if
[2:24:52] you want. It would be my
[2:24:54] contribution, but we wanted to
[2:24:55] go through the funding
[2:24:56] mechanisms of how that
[2:24:57] s up.
[2:24:58] Got it.
[2:24:58] Uh.
[2:24:59] Good evening. Your honorable
[2:25:00] mayor. Honourable members of
[2:25:01] the city council, and I
[2:25:01] m
[2:25:02] Milton Tanabe with the General
[2:25:04] Services Department. I did want
[2:25:05] to give kind of a brief
[2:25:06] overview of this project, since
[2:25:08] it is a bit large, as you
[2:25:09] mentioned. So before you
[2:25:11] tonight is a recommendation to
[2:25:13] award a design build agreement
[2:25:14] for the Torrance Regional
[2:25:15] Transit Center Parking
[2:25:17] Structure project and to
[2:25:18] approve a First Amendment to
[2:25:19] the owners, and Owners
[2:25:21] Representative Services
[2:25:23] agreement. So this was
[2:25:24] following a competitive design
[2:25:26] build procurement process, and
[2:25:27] staff recommends awarding the
[2:25:28] contract to McCarthy Building
[2:25:30] Companies, the highest ranked
[2:25:31] proposer, based on the
[2:25:32] technical qualifications,
[2:25:35] project approach and costs. In
[2:25:36] addition, staff is also
[2:25:37] recommending to approve and
[2:25:38] amend the Moca Systems
[2:25:40] Agreement to continue providing
[2:25:41] owners representative services
[2:25:43] throughout the construction
[2:25:45] phase. This project includes
[2:25:46] the construction of a four
[2:25:48] story, approximately 1000 space
[2:25:49] parking structure, along with
[2:25:51] the surrounding surface parking
[2:25:51] lot. I
[2:25:53] d also like to take this
[2:25:54] moment to recognize the
[2:25:55] collaborative efforts of the
[2:25:56] many city departments and staff
[2:25:57] whose dedication and
[2:25:58] partnership have been
[2:25:59] instrumental in bringing this
[2:26:01] project to this important
[2:26:03] milestone. Thank you
[2:26:04] specifically to community
[2:26:06] development and the fire team,
[2:26:10] as well as public works. So
[2:26:12] once this project is completed,
[2:26:13] um, this project will
[2:26:15] significantly expand parking
[2:26:17] capacity at the transit center,
[2:26:18] improve access and convenience
[2:26:20] for transit users, and support
[2:26:20] the city
[2:26:20] s long term
[2:26:22] transportation and mobility
[2:26:23] goals. Um, with that, we
[2:26:24] re
[2:26:25] available for any questions, if
[2:26:27] you have any. As far as the
[2:26:29] funding mechanisms go, this is
[2:26:32] funded through a measure. I
[2:26:32] want to say it
[2:26:33] s a metro funds
[2:26:34] that that was what was
[2:26:35] originally given to the city.
[2:26:37] The balance of it is to be
[2:26:40] still worked through. But, uh,
[2:26:41] some of it is going to be from
[2:26:43] the general fund, and the other
[2:26:44] portion will probably be from
[2:26:46] the Transit Enterprise Fund,
[2:26:48] depending on some splits that I
[2:26:49] think the finance team was
[2:26:50] working through.
[2:26:52] Your honor. And City manager,
[2:26:55] if I MAY chime in, the goal of
[2:26:57] this project is to be completed
[2:27:00] by la 28 Olympics, and as such,
[2:27:02] the award at this time will
[2:27:05] help us bridge that gap. Uh, in
[2:27:07] timing to to make sure that
[2:27:07] we
[2:27:09] re able to construct a
[2:27:11] surface lot and start the
[2:27:13] project. We will continue to
[2:27:14] work with our metro and
[2:27:16] regional, uh, any potential
[2:27:19] partners to identify external
[2:27:20] funding for the balance of the
[2:27:22] project. But we also do not
[2:27:24] want to compromise the number
[2:27:26] of parking stalls. Given
[2:27:26] Torrance
[2:27:28] s future. Uh, growth
[2:27:30] opportunities as a sports,
[2:27:31] entertainment tourism
[2:27:33] attraction hub. As such, we
[2:27:35] will recommend council approval
[2:27:36] at this time, and we
[2:27:37] ll return
[2:27:38] back to you with additional
[2:27:40] options. How to completely fund
[2:27:45] this project. Thank you.
[2:27:48] Councilmember Shek.
[2:27:49] Thank you. That was my
[2:27:50] question. I hope we complete
[2:27:52] this project by la 28 of
[2:27:54] Olympics. That will be
[2:27:56] wonderful. And also I think
[2:27:58] this project is just for the
[2:28:00] capital part of it. The
[2:28:01] operation when we
[2:28:02] re ready. So
[2:28:03] we should have something
[2:28:04] already in plan. What we
[2:28:04] re
[2:28:05] going to do to support the
[2:28:08] Olympics, and also from, I know
[2:28:09] from Torrance to Florence
[2:28:11] project and things like that.
[2:28:13] So we could help our community
[2:28:14] to park the cars and go a
[2:28:15] different operation.
[2:28:17] Including overnight parking. We
[2:28:18] will have a parking automated
[2:28:19] parking management plan,
[2:28:21] security plan, coordination
[2:28:23] with tpd to ensure that it
[2:28:23] s
[2:28:26] safe and secure. Um, and we
[2:28:26] ll
[2:28:28] make sure that again, it is
[2:28:29] incorporated in our planning
[2:28:30] for la 28.
[2:28:31] Thank you. Well thank you.
[2:28:32] Congratulations. Great job.
[2:28:33] Hopefully we
[2:28:33] re.
[2:28:35] Doing. Thank you.
[2:28:37] Council member calzones.
[2:28:38] Thank you very much. It
[2:28:38] s a
[2:28:41] very exciting project. I look
[2:28:43] forward to to seeing it built
[2:28:45] before the Olympics. Um, just
[2:29:07] the one one comment I had is
[2:29:08] that there is a comment in here
[2:29:10] about rooftop solar. Uh, I
[2:29:11] really hope that we find a
[2:29:13] to to maket Um, my
[2:29:15] understanding is that there are
[2:29:17] some grants that that MAY still
[2:29:18] be out there that MAY be
[2:29:19] expiring. So hopef we can
[2:29:22] expedite the thought processn
[2:29:23] that and move that forward,
[2:29:23] because I think this is a
[2:29:26] c opportunity
[2:29:27] to offset some of our, our
[2:29:29] energy expenses. But this
[2:29:31] just great. I
[2:29:31] m looking forward
[2:29:32] to it. Thank you.
[2:29:33] Thanks. Milton, star
[2:29:34] General Services again. It
[2:29:36] also emphasize t
[2:29:38] part of our project does have
[2:29:39] the infrastructure capability
[2:29:41] built in so t we could
[2:29:42] advance such an initiative in
[2:29:43] e. The city nager
[2:29:44] s office already passed
[2:29:47] every avenue to see
[2:29:48] if we c actually implement
[2:29:48] that. So we
[2:29:49] ll be continuing to
[2:29:51] ex a grant options that
[2:29:52] MAY become available in the
[2:29:55] near futureThank c mem Liu.
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[2:29:59] this Mariordanoransit
[2:30:02] Center going to be a gproject. I believe I
[2:30:04] vedthe trans qany
[2:30:05] timesow, and it
[2:30:06] s a
[2:30:07] wonderfu hor
[2:30:08] transportation, I can only
[2:30:11] see that it will better as
[2:30:12] mosra more and
[2:30:14] more when more
[2:30:15] people know about I
[2:30:19] encourage e to use this nderfu transit center. Um,
[2:30:21] and its is dedicated to a
[2:30:23] prior, uh, c
[2:30:25] ey, assistant City
[2:30:26] Mar Gio who
[2:30:27] ed hard this
[2:30:30] proj ago.
[2:30:31] S w it after
[2:30:34] her. You y Any other c
[2:30:37] comm? Okay..Or you take
[2:30:39] vote, mycere appreciation
[2:30:40] to everyone that worked on t
[2:30:44] proj With us Moca par nny Santana, financeector
[2:30:45] Kim Turner Goldfield, if I
[2:30:46] m
[2:30:48] forg anyone, my sincere
[2:30:49] iati thie
[2:30:51] Ruiz are And aga
[2:30:52] evert
[2:30:53] s still going to
[2:30:58] ensure that we g o trt parkistructure, whiorrance
[2:30:59] of for
[2:31:00] future. And all
[2:31:03] approvals behind the s.
[2:31:06] R to be exact.
[2:31:07] Thank you.
[2:31:08] Than y
[2:31:10] Thank you to everyonnd
[2:31:12] those t don know, I dt
[2:31:13] f a wantso talk
[2:31:15] the transit center.
[2:31:16] Um, it
[2:31:18] aor events.
[2:31:20] And t parking structu will
[2:31:21] port that as well.
[2:31:23] Yes. We are actively promoting
[2:31:24] tle service throu
[2:31:26] fifa. As you know, we
[2:31:28] transpor the fans well as
[2:31:31] ts to Hollywood Bowl. So
[2:31:34] Spo Center, Dodgers,
[2:31:38] the really becoming a
[2:31:41] wonderful alternative to iving and significantly less
[2:31:43] in parking fees compared to
[2:31:45] those facilities. So again,
[2:31:46] sincere thanks to the transit
[2:31:49] ops team for being able to
[2:31:50] manage and all of our bus
[2:31:52] operators, because you need
[2:31:54] people to drive these shuttles,
[2:31:56] as COUNCILMAN L experience
[2:31:57] and others. So my
[2:31:59] appreciation the entire
[2:32:00] tion.
[2:32:01] And to Mayor.
[2:32:01] And Counc
[2:32:03] For your.
[2:32:05] Thank you..
[2:32:06] And there
[2:32:08] s s there for
[2:32:10] events as well. Correct.
[2:32:11] Yes. We do have.
[2:32:13] Aderful state of the
[2:32:15] event space pleas
[2:32:18] Torrance, ca.Gov at the
[2:32:20] transit. Uh,r me on
[2:32:21] To gov and will connect
[2:32:24] you to the folks for bookings.
[2:32:27] Thank you. All right. There
[2:32:28] s no other comments.
[2:32:30] Uh is there a motion to approve
[2:32:32] item eight 80 is an Edward.
[2:32:34] I move teept the
[2:32:35] recommendation the General
[2:32:39] Se Director, that we a design bui agreement
[2:32:40] for the Torrance Regional
[2:32:42] Transit Center parking
[2:32:43] structure McCarthy
[2:32:44] Building Companies, Inc. Of
[2:32:47] Sacramento, California, in the
[2:32:52] amount of $32,662,154 and
[2:32:54] authorize a 10% contingency of
[2:32:59] 3,266,216. Sorry, 215 and $40,
[2:33:01] for a total not to exceed
[2:33:08] amount of $35,928,369.40 for athree year period beginning
[2:33:11] JULY 21st, 2026 and ending JULY
[2:33:14] 20th, 2029. And approve a First
[2:33:16] Amendment to contract services
[2:33:19] agreement with Moca Systems,
[2:33:20] Inc. For owner
[2:33:21] s representation
[2:33:22] services for the Torrance
[2:33:23] Regional Transit Center.
[2:33:26] Parking structure. As described.
[2:33:27] I second all.
[2:33:29] That staff voting please. That
[2:33:39] motion carried unanimously.
[2:33:41] Go ahead. Councilmember.
[2:33:42] Oh, I just missed that. I was
[2:33:44] going to ask which district was
[2:33:44] that in? I
[2:33:45] m just kidding. It
[2:33:46] s
[2:33:49] the three.
[2:33:50] Thank you.
[2:33:52] There are no hearings, so we
[2:33:52] re
[2:33:54] going to be moving ahead to
[2:33:56] administrative matters. Um, ten
[2:33:58] a to discuss and provide
[2:33:59] direction on filling the
[2:34:01] district for council member
[2:34:04] unscheduled vacant seat. Um, is
[2:34:06] there a staff presentation,
[2:34:07] please?
[2:34:08] Thank you, Your Honor. Rebecca.
[2:34:10] City clerk, it is my
[2:34:11] recommendation that the city
[2:34:13] council discuss and provide
[2:34:14] direction to the City clerk for
[2:34:15] filling the district for
[2:34:17] unscheduled, vacant council
[2:34:18] seat. With the term expiring
[2:34:21] MARCH 7th, 2028. Created by the
[2:34:23] election of district four
[2:34:24] Council member Sharon Kehlani
[2:34:27] to mayor on JUNE 2nd, 2026.
[2:34:29] Voters elected district four
[2:34:31] Council member Sharon Kalani as
[2:34:33] the mayor. She took office on
[2:34:36] JULY 14th. Government code 1099
[2:34:36] a state
[2:34:37] s a public officer,
[2:34:39] including but not limited to an
[2:34:41] appointed or elected member of
[2:34:42] a governmental board,
[2:34:43] commission, committee or other
[2:34:45] body shall not simultaneously
[2:34:47] hold two offices that are
[2:34:48] incompatible with Government
[2:34:50] Code. Section 1099 b states
[2:34:51] that when two public offices
[2:34:53] are incompatible, a public
[2:34:55] office or shall be deemed to
[2:34:56] have forfeited the first office
[2:34:59] upon acceding to the second.
[2:35:01] Under Torrance City Charter,
[2:35:04] section 603 a any council. I
[2:35:04] m
[2:35:04] sorry, I think it
[2:35:06] s 403. Any
[2:35:08] council? Um, sorry, it
[2:35:09] s 403. A
[2:35:11] um any council vacancies
[2:35:13] occurring and in any of the
[2:35:15] elective offices provided for
[2:35:17] this in the charter, with the
[2:35:18] exception. Um, I
[2:35:19] m sorry. We
[2:35:21] shall be a field by appointment
[2:35:23] by the city council. Torrance
[2:35:25] City Charter Section 403 b
[2:35:26] states the in the event that
[2:35:29] the city council fails to fill
[2:35:30] a vacancy by appointment within
[2:35:32] 60 days after such vacancy
[2:35:33] occurs, the city council must,
[2:35:35] immediately after the
[2:35:36] expiration, have said 60 days,
[2:35:38] cause an election to be held to
[2:35:40] fill such vacancy. The 60 days
[2:35:42] began the date of the
[2:35:44] installation of the new office
[2:35:48] and ends on SEPTEMBER 13th. The
[2:35:49] last City Council meeting
[2:35:50] scheduled that would meet this
[2:35:52] deadline is Tuesday, SEPTEMBER
[2:35:54] 8th. The City Council has the
[2:35:56] following options. Appointment
[2:35:58] based upon nominations from the
[2:36:00] City Council. Solicitation of
[2:36:02] applications. Interviews of
[2:36:03] applicants and appointment by
[2:36:05] City Council. Nomination and
[2:36:07] voting on those nominated upon
[2:36:09] expiration of the 60 Days Call.
[2:36:11] A special election per
[2:36:13] Government Code section 3006
[2:36:15] 512. The special election would
[2:36:17] not be held until Tuesday,
[2:36:20] March 2nd, 2027. If the council
[2:36:21] chooses to solicit
[2:36:22] applications, the prior
[2:36:24] practice has been for the City
[2:36:26] clerk to advertise by way of
[2:36:28] written notice in the Daily
[2:36:29] Breeze post on the city
[2:36:29] s
[2:36:31] website, post on the city
[2:36:32] s
[2:36:33] social media pages, make
[2:36:35] announcements at city council
[2:36:37] meetings, notify community
[2:36:39] organizations. Um. Previously,
[2:36:41] the council has requested that
[2:36:42] persons wishing to be
[2:36:43] considered for appointment
[2:36:44] complete an application form
[2:36:46] supplemental questionnaire and
[2:36:47] submit them to the City Clerk
[2:36:48] s
[2:36:51] office. Um, all the information
[2:36:52] and given deadlines are
[2:36:54] provided to Council below. The
[2:36:56] following dates are suggested
[2:36:57] if City Council direction is to
[2:37:00] solicit applications, website
[2:37:02] posting and email notices to
[2:37:04] public groups. Wednesday, JULY
[2:37:06] 22nd Daily Breeze Add
[2:37:09] publication would um. The Daily
[2:37:10] Breeze takes a couple of days
[2:37:11] once we submit a ad. So it
[2:37:12] would either come out on
[2:37:14] Friday, JULY 24th or Saturday,
[2:37:16] JULY 25th. Applications and
[2:37:17] supplemental questionnaires
[2:37:19] would be available, uh,
[2:37:20] beginning in the City Clerk
[2:37:20] s
[2:37:22] office, um, online or via
[2:37:26] email. Beginning tomorrow. And
[2:37:27] the deadline for receipt of
[2:37:29] applications would be delivered
[2:37:32] in person, email or us mail.
[2:37:34] Postmarks are not accepted.
[2:37:34] City clerk
[2:37:35] s office is not
[2:37:38] responsible for, um, email
[2:37:39] errors. Not getting there by
[2:37:42] the 5:00 deadline. Thursday,
[2:37:45] AUGUST 13th is the deadline by
[2:37:47] 5 P.M.. City Council action to
[2:37:49] appoint would take place on
[2:37:52] Tuesday, AUGUST 25th. The
[2:37:53] interim appointment would last
[2:37:54] from the date of the
[2:37:56] appointment. The installation
[2:37:58] of an elected successor after
[2:38:00] the MARCH 7th, 2028, election.
[2:38:02] If City Council fails to make
[2:38:03] the appointment by Tuesday,
[2:38:05] SEPTEMBER 13th, the special
[2:38:07] election must be called
[2:38:08] California Government Code
[2:38:11] Section 36512 states that an
[2:38:13] election to fill a vacancy must
[2:38:15] be held not less than 114 days
[2:38:16] after the date of the order of
[2:38:18] the election. Um, as I stated,
[2:38:20] the um Los Angeles County
[2:38:22] Register reporter, uh,
[2:38:24] conferred with me and MARCH
[2:38:26] 2nd, 2027 would be the election
[2:38:28] date. Um, they were unable to
[2:38:29] provide me a quote. They said
[2:38:30] it would take three weeks, so I
[2:38:32] was unable to get a quote for
[2:38:32] tonight
[2:38:35] s item. I request that
[2:38:37] your honorable body provide
[2:38:38] direction for the use of
[2:38:40] application process, or
[2:38:42] determine alternate methods as
[2:38:43] a special election would, is on
[2:38:45] budgeted and would occur.
[2:38:49] Additional um funding. Uh work
[2:38:51] to find the funding for that.
[2:38:53] If the application process is
[2:38:55] preferred. Uh the meeting prior
[2:38:56] to the end of the deadline is
[2:38:57] AUGUST 25th, and there is
[2:38:59] sufficient time to allow for
[2:39:01] interested parties to submit
[2:39:04] applications, and also for
[2:39:05] council to interview the
[2:39:07] applicants. And again, the
[2:39:08] appointed member would serve
[2:39:12] only until the MARCH 7th, 2028
[2:39:14] uh general municipal election
[2:39:15] results are certified and
[2:39:16] adopted by the City Council,
[2:39:19] which are usually, uh APRIL of
[2:39:21] APRIL of that year. With that,
[2:39:23] I am available for questions.
[2:39:24] Thank you, Your Honor.
[2:39:26] Thank you. Would you repeat
[2:39:26] that.
[2:39:27] Please? I
[2:39:31] m sorry.
[2:39:32] I said, would you repeat that,
[2:39:34] please?
[2:39:35] Seriously?
[2:39:36] Yeah. No. I
[2:39:37] m kidding. Okay.
[2:39:40] Thank you. Um, clerk.
[2:39:41] Has. Anyone signed up? Thank
[2:39:43] you for the presentation. And
[2:39:44] thank you for all your work.
[2:39:44] And I
[2:39:45] m going to jump back and
[2:39:46] say thank you for all your work
[2:39:48] on the commissioner
[2:39:48] appointment.
[2:39:48] Thank you.
[2:39:50] For us as well. Um, has anyone
[2:39:52] signed up to speak on this
[2:39:52] matter?
[2:39:54] Not prior to the start of the
[2:39:55] meeting, Your Honor.
[2:39:57] Thank you. Is there anyone in
[2:39:59] the public, um, who would like
[2:40:00] to speak that did not sign up?
[2:40:05] Please step up to the mic.
[2:40:07] Okay, I see none. We
[2:40:08] ll now
[2:40:10] take remote participants.
[2:40:13] Callers can press star nine to
[2:40:14] raise their hand. And staff, is
[2:40:16] there anyone who signed up to
[2:40:16] speak?
[2:40:17] There are no callers, your
[2:40:18] Honor.
[2:40:20] Thank you. Are there any
[2:40:21] questions from the council? I
[2:40:24] see Council member calzones.
[2:40:27] Thank you very much. Um, MR.
[2:40:28] City Clerk, I know you said
[2:40:29] there is no quote. I just want
[2:40:31] to clarify, I think based on
[2:40:33] previous, uh, quotes from them,
[2:40:34] we
[2:40:35] re talking in the hundreds
[2:40:37] of thousands of dollars for a
[2:40:37] special.
[2:40:39] It could potentially go that
[2:40:41] high. It depends. So how the
[2:40:43] county assesses costs of an
[2:40:44] election? It depends on how
[2:40:46] many cities are on that ballot
[2:40:48] and the costs are shared
[2:40:49] amongst the cities. The
[2:40:51] sanitation districts, the water
[2:40:54] boards. Um, at this time, um,
[2:40:56] from what I understand, if we
[2:40:57] were the only ones, we would
[2:40:59] bear the all the costs. So it
[2:41:03] would probably be higher.
[2:41:04] Thank you.
[2:41:06] Council Member Scheck.
[2:41:09] Thank you, MADAM Clerk. For the
[2:41:12] presentation. Uh, do you think
[2:41:12] there
[2:41:14] s a chance we could bring
[2:41:16] this in NOVEMBER? Elections?
[2:41:17] No. It
[2:41:18] s too late for the
[2:41:19] NOVEMBER election. Nominations
[2:41:21] period is already going on. For
[2:41:22] that election. We would have
[2:41:23] had to call that election by
[2:41:24] JULY 6th.
[2:41:26] And we missed that deadline.
[2:41:26] And we couldn
[2:41:27] t have called the
[2:41:29] election because Councilmember
[2:41:30] Colon had not vacated the seat
[2:41:31] to the mayor
[2:41:32] s office.
[2:41:33] Thank you for clarifying the
[2:41:34] reason I asked. A lot of people
[2:41:36] did question that to me. And
[2:41:38] thank you for clarifying that.
[2:41:41] Uh, thank you.
[2:41:44] Anyone else? Councilmember
[2:41:46] Carlson?
[2:41:46] Um, nobody
[2:41:48] s discussed it, but
[2:41:49] I.
[2:41:49] Would like.
[2:41:50] To go the.
[2:41:52] Direction of nomination. I
[2:41:52] think it
[2:41:55] s the most fiscally
[2:41:57] responsible. Um, and if
[2:41:59] council does will to go that
[2:42:01] way. I wanted to discuss the
[2:42:02] application a little bit. Would
[2:42:07] now be an appropriate time.
[2:42:15] Mayor. Yes.
[2:42:16] Um, I wanted to make some
[2:42:18] recommendations to the council
[2:42:21] on the questionnaire portion.
[2:42:24] Can we do that?
[2:42:26] Yes. It is up to council. The
[2:42:28] this application and these
[2:42:29] supplemental questions are what
[2:42:32] council has prior used prior.
[2:42:34] Historically they have not
[2:42:35] changed. No council has changed
[2:42:37] them since they the last time
[2:42:38] they were used. So if you would
[2:42:40] like to update them please feel
[2:42:40] free to.
[2:42:41] Council Member Lewis was
[2:42:42] appointed.
[2:42:45] Um, I believe she was last one.
[2:42:46] Yes.
[2:42:48] Um, to help everyone up here.
[2:42:48] Follow me. I
[2:42:49] ve created some
[2:42:51] copies of the changes I
[2:42:51] m going
[2:42:51] to ask, so I
[2:42:52] m going to pass
[2:42:53] these out. Would you please
[2:42:54] take one and pass them down?
[2:42:56] And City Clerk, I have a copy
[2:42:56] for you to make things easy.
[2:43:05] Thank you. Well.
[2:43:06] You can have my copy when I
[2:43:07] m
[2:43:12] done. Sorry, MR. Sullivan, I
[2:43:15] know I normally go to you, but
[2:43:17] the one that looked legal, I
[2:43:20] ignored it.
[2:43:22] Thank you.
[2:43:24] Um, the first one is a simple
[2:43:25] one. So when I looked at number
[2:43:27] one, I wanted to ask that we
[2:43:29] separate those two questions
[2:43:32] into two different numbers. So
[2:43:33] number one remains. Why do you
[2:43:34] want to be appointed to the
[2:43:36] city council? But number two
[2:43:38] becomes, why do you feel you
[2:43:38] are sorry? What do you feel you
[2:43:40] bring to this position. So I
[2:43:42] just wanted to split that up.
[2:43:45] Um, number three seemed a
[2:43:48] little weird to me. Um, asking
[2:43:51] about future plans of elected,
[2:43:52] you know, seeking for elected
[2:43:53] and appointed office at any
[2:43:55] level of government. Um, and I
[2:43:57] just wanted to keep it confined
[2:43:58] to something that might be
[2:43:59] useful to this council. So
[2:44:01] number three, I asked for it to
[2:44:03] be written to if appointed, do
[2:44:05] you intend to seek election to
[2:44:06] the city Council seat when this
[2:44:08] term expires? Please explain
[2:44:10] your current intentions. Um,
[2:44:11] based on what I
[2:44:11] ve heard, that
[2:44:13] could be an important
[2:44:15] distinction for some members of
[2:44:20] the community. Um. Skipping
[2:44:25] down to number nine on our
[2:44:26] list, I think it
[2:44:26] s number eight
[2:44:34] on. Let me make sure. Yes. Uh,
[2:44:37] number eight, changing that to
[2:44:39] what do you see as the biggest
[2:44:40] challenges facing the city and
[2:44:43] omitting next year? Um, just
[2:44:44] what are the biggest challenges
[2:44:46] facing the city and the work
[2:44:49] that we do rarely gets fixed in
[2:44:51] one year. So the changes we put
[2:44:52] into place are, um, just
[2:44:55] allowing a more long term look.
[2:44:58] Number ten is just switching
[2:45:00] three and top. So it says what
[2:45:01] are your top three priorities
[2:45:02] for the city rather than the
[2:45:06] three top priorities? Um, okay.
[2:45:08] Getting to the to the real one.
[2:45:11] Number 11 seemed like it was
[2:45:13] Is important at the time. The
[2:45:14] council member Lewis was
[2:45:16] appointed. Um. It says
[2:45:18] circumcised. Uh, sorry.
[2:45:19] Circumstances outside the
[2:45:19] city
[2:45:21] s control. And it talks
[2:45:23] about an impacted budget. But
[2:45:25] due to the passage of sst, our
[2:45:26] budget is actually in a very
[2:45:28] good position. And so I
[2:45:28] ve just
[2:45:29] asked that number 11 be
[2:45:33] stricken. Number 12 and 13 were
[2:45:35] both yes no questions. And I
[2:45:35] don
[2:45:38] t know how useful, um, that
[2:45:41] is. So rather than a yes no
[2:45:44] question, um, changing it to a
[2:45:45] more open ended question. So
[2:45:47] this was regarding the city
[2:45:49] budget based on your review of
[2:45:49] the city
[2:45:50] s current budget, what
[2:45:52] do you believe are the city
[2:45:52] s
[2:45:53] most significant fiscal
[2:45:56] opportunities or challenges, as
[2:45:57] opposed to have you seen the
[2:45:59] budget? Um, and number 13 was,
[2:46:00] you know, have you reviewed the
[2:46:00] city
[2:46:01] s general plan? Again,
[2:46:05] very generic. So, um, based on
[2:46:05] your review of the city
[2:46:06] s
[2:46:07] general plan, what goals or
[2:46:09] policies do you believe should
[2:46:11] receive the greatest attention
[2:46:12] during your tenure as a council
[2:46:15] member, and why? And then
[2:46:17] number 14 was a was a run on
[2:46:19] sentence. And even though I
[2:46:20] mostly taught math, I did teach
[2:46:22] some English. Um, and so I
[2:46:27] wanted to rewrite. Number 14,
[2:46:28] describe your involvement in
[2:46:30] the community, including civic
[2:46:31] organizations, volunteer
[2:46:32] activities, boards,
[2:46:33] commissions, neighborhood
[2:46:34] groups, or other public
[2:46:36] service. How have these
[2:46:37] experiences prepared you to
[2:46:40] serve on the city Council? So
[2:46:41] if you would entertain those
[2:46:41] changes, I
[2:46:46] d appreciate it.
[2:46:51] Council member.
[2:46:53] Uh, I
[2:46:55] d like to understand what
[2:46:58] that, uh, delayed the process
[2:47:00] for. Uh, if you make any of
[2:47:02] those changes, would that have
[2:47:03] any impact?
[2:47:04] We would have to make the
[2:47:06] applications available Thursday
[2:47:07] just so we had time to change
[2:47:09] this. Um, tomorrow. But if you
[2:47:11] vote on it tonight with these
[2:47:12] changes, we could change it
[2:47:13] tomorrow and have the
[2:47:15] application packets ready for
[2:47:17] Thursday morning.
[2:47:21] Uh, for our city attorney. Uh,
[2:47:24] even though the one that I
[2:47:25] think is number three, they
[2:47:25] re
[2:47:25] you
[2:47:26] re asking to strike the
[2:47:28] first part. What future plans
[2:47:30] do you have for seeking elected
[2:47:34] or appointed office? Uh, what
[2:47:36] happens if we if this person
[2:47:37] says no and then you decide to
[2:47:41] run for election? Is there any.
[2:47:41] It
[2:47:42] s you. The voters can hold
[2:47:43] them accountable, but there
[2:47:43] s
[2:47:45] nothing to prevent someone from
[2:47:45] saying I won
[2:47:46] t run for office.
[2:47:48] And then changing their mind.
[2:47:53] Do you see any any benefit of
[2:47:57] changing like this?
[2:47:57] It
[2:47:59] s truly up to the council. I
[2:48:02] know in the past, um, back
[2:48:04] when, um, Harvey Horwich was
[2:48:06] like our super sub for a while,
[2:48:07] he always said that he wasn
[2:48:07] t
[2:48:08] going to run. That meant
[2:48:09] something to some council
[2:48:10] people that they didn
[2:48:10] t want to
[2:48:12] have that person being able to
[2:48:15] run as an incumbent. But
[2:48:15] there
[2:48:16] s the city can
[2:48:16] t prevent
[2:48:19] someone from doing that, but
[2:48:22] they can ask if they want.
[2:48:24] Right.
[2:48:27] Uh, MADAM Clerk, are we doing
[2:48:28] any background investigation
[2:48:30] for this role?
[2:48:32] We do not do background
[2:48:34] investigation. The only part
[2:48:36] that the city clerk has is to
[2:48:37] check with the register
[2:48:38] recorder to make sure they are
[2:48:40] registered in the city of
[2:48:44] Torrance. That is as far as our
[2:48:47] investigative process would go.
[2:48:47] The city clerk doesn
[2:48:48] t have
[2:48:49] investigative authority, nor
[2:48:52] does it have, um, enforcement
[2:48:54] duties.
[2:48:55] Uh.
[2:48:56] I like to request that we
[2:48:57] should have some kind of
[2:48:59] background investigation for.
[2:49:01] Well, we do have a resolution
[2:49:04] coming back to council to have
[2:49:05] council and commissioners
[2:49:07] fingerprinted. That would be
[2:49:09] the extent of that. Okay. And
[2:49:10] once that resolution is
[2:49:11] adopted, whoever is appointed
[2:49:13] would have to comply with that.
[2:49:17] Perfect. Thank you.
[2:49:19] Council Member Lewis.
[2:49:23] Um, I like all of the changes
[2:49:25] that, uh, Council Member Gerson
[2:49:28] brought forward, except for
[2:49:31] number three. Um, and I
[2:49:31] m
[2:49:33] sorry, number two on the
[2:49:35] original number three on his,
[2:49:37] um, I think the question is
[2:49:38] good the way that it
[2:49:39] s listed
[2:49:41] because, uh, once you start to
[2:49:44] venture into this, you maybe
[2:49:45] don
[2:49:46] t know what your future
[2:49:48] plans are until you get into it
[2:49:50] to see what the job is really
[2:49:51] about and to make someone
[2:49:53] commit on an application and
[2:49:55] then later hold them
[2:49:56] accountable if they change
[2:49:58] their mind. Um, I don
[2:49:58] t think
[2:49:58] that that
[2:50:00] s where we want to
[2:50:02] go. This question allows that
[2:50:07] individual to, um, be able to,
[2:50:11] um, basically say, well, so for
[2:50:12] me, I never thought I would run
[2:50:16] for public office at all. Um,
[2:50:17] so I think I
[2:50:18] d like to see the
[2:50:20] question remain the way that it
[2:50:20] is, but I
[2:50:21] m okay with the rest
[2:50:24] of the changes.
[2:50:26] Can I read the two? Just back
[2:50:29] to back so we hear them as it
[2:50:33] is in the application. It says,
[2:50:34] what future plans do you have
[2:50:36] for seeking elected or
[2:50:37] appointed office at any level
[2:50:40] of government? And the changes
[2:50:41] if appointed, do you tend to
[2:50:42] seek election to the city
[2:50:43] Council seat when its term
[2:50:45] expires? Please explain your
[2:50:46] current intentions so all it
[2:50:48] does is kind of take out the
[2:50:49] higher levels of government.
[2:50:50] It
[2:50:51] s still kind of the same,
[2:50:52] but if you want to keep the
[2:50:55] same one and someone wants to
[2:50:56] go against, uh, well, they
[2:50:56] can
[2:50:57] t go in the primary, so
[2:50:57] they can
[2:50:59] t go against a sale or
[2:51:04] Erickson.
[2:51:04] Oh, I
[2:51:06] m sorry I missed the the
[2:51:07] last part.
[2:51:08] I was just naming some
[2:51:09] candidates who are going for
[2:51:10] state office, because when I
[2:51:11] think that
[2:51:12] s probably what
[2:51:14] their thinking state.
[2:51:15] But.
[2:51:16] I understand what you
[2:51:16] re
[2:51:16] saying, though.
[2:51:17] But we can keep it the same.
[2:51:17] And yeah.
[2:51:19] I would think going for county
[2:51:21] supervisor in the next
[2:51:22] election, then they might say
[2:51:22] that.
[2:51:23] That would that would be on
[2:51:25] them. But I wouldn
[2:51:26] t want to
[2:51:29] try to, uh, discourage anyone
[2:51:32] from applying if they, you
[2:51:34] know, if they don
[2:51:35] t want to do
[2:51:36] elected office. I mean, it
[2:51:38] could go either way. Um, it
[2:51:39] could be somebody that might
[2:51:41] want to or MAY want to come in
[2:51:42] and try out being a council
[2:51:44] member for short term and has
[2:51:46] no intent of running and could
[2:51:47] still contribute. I don
[2:51:47] t want
[2:51:49] to exclude those folks by
[2:51:51] saying, uh, explain your
[2:51:53] current intentions. Don
[2:51:54] t know
[2:51:55] until you get into the job. So
[2:51:57] I would I would think that
[2:51:59] number three basically does,
[2:52:01] uh, maybe we can take out, uh,
[2:52:03] any level of government, maybe
[2:52:05] as a compromise.
[2:52:07] We can strike the whole
[2:52:08] question and just not ask at
[2:52:10] all. And in an interview, if
[2:52:10] someone
[2:52:11] s interested, they can
[2:52:13] ask because we are going to
[2:52:14] have the opportunity to
[2:52:14] interview them.
[2:52:17] So we could do that as well.
[2:52:17] It
[2:52:18] s just a leftover from
[2:52:19] previous. And I didn
[2:52:19] t like the
[2:52:21] way it was written, and I was
[2:52:22] just trying to make it better.
[2:52:23] But we can strike the whole
[2:52:25] thing.
[2:52:25] Uh, I
[2:52:26] m okay with striking the
[2:52:27] whole thing.
[2:52:28] Okay.
[2:52:28] That
[2:52:29] s okay with me.
[2:52:31] To.
[2:52:31] I
[2:52:33] m okay with the, uh, keeping
[2:52:35] assist for the number three,
[2:52:36] but all other that you
[2:52:36] re
[2:52:37] recommending, I think they
[2:52:37] re
[2:52:41] pretty good for me. Thanks.
[2:52:43] Um, so on the.
[2:52:46] On the request to speak, I have
[2:52:51] Sheik still. Oh. Council
[2:52:52] member. Cartoonist.
[2:52:53] Thank you. I was just going to
[2:52:54] add that I
[2:52:55] m actually in favor
[2:52:57] of keeping three, either as it
[2:52:59] was or as it has been
[2:53:00] recommended. I
[2:53:00] m happy with.
[2:53:02] Either way. I think, um, it
[2:53:03] ll
[2:53:06] get an answer. Um, but I
[2:53:07] m I
[2:53:07] m
[2:53:08] in favor of keeping it, I
[2:53:09] think.
[2:53:10] So, to be clear, you
[2:53:10] re talking
[2:53:11] about number three on Council
[2:53:13] member page, not number three
[2:53:13] on.
[2:53:14] My page.
[2:53:16] Thank you. Yes, correct.
[2:53:16] That
[2:53:17] s important to know.
[2:53:17] Correct.
[2:53:23] Thank you.
[2:53:26] I would like clarification. So
[2:53:28] you you want to keep it the way
[2:53:31] it was or the way Councilmember
[2:53:34] Grissom has changed it.
[2:53:34] I
[2:53:36] m fine with it either way.
[2:53:37] Um, I don
[2:53:37] t know. I don
[2:53:37] t know
[2:53:38] how we
[2:53:41] re gonna parse that out.
[2:53:41] Um, but I
[2:53:42] m.
[2:53:42] I
[2:53:44] m kind of keeping track. So
[2:53:45] do you want. I like the way it
[2:53:52] was or the change.
[2:53:54] I like the updated version.
[2:53:56] Okay. Thank you. Councilmember.
[2:54:02] Do.
[2:54:04] I think that, um, instead of
[2:54:05] these broad questions that we
[2:54:10] have in the current draft, um,
[2:54:11] COUNCILMAN Garrison
[2:54:12] s edits are
[2:54:14] asking for more specific
[2:54:16] information. And I believe that
[2:54:18] the specific information would
[2:54:21] give us council members more
[2:54:23] information about the app, not
[2:54:24] just more information about the
[2:54:27] applicants, but perhaps even
[2:54:28] come up with some creative
[2:54:30] ideas of how to improve our
[2:54:32] city. So I would I would like
[2:54:35] to take, um, not Trustee
[2:54:40] Gershwin, Councilmember Gerson,
[2:54:42] uh, edits as it is.
[2:54:44] Okay. And I have a suggestion.
[2:54:47] I actually because of my
[2:54:49] financial background and and
[2:54:52] experience in, in, uh, an
[2:54:54] unexpected situations. I like
[2:54:57] number 12 because it talks
[2:54:59] about circumstances outside the
[2:54:59] city
[2:55:01] s control can and have
[2:55:03] impacted dramatically the
[2:55:03] city
[2:55:05] s budget. What approach
[2:55:06] would you take as a council
[2:55:07] member to balance the budget or
[2:55:09] address the issues? We don
[2:55:09] t
[2:55:11] have an issue right now, but
[2:55:13] another pandemic and we just
[2:55:15] might. So I would like to see
[2:55:18] that that left in personally.
[2:55:20] Otherwise I three doesn
[2:55:20] t
[2:55:21] matter one way or another
[2:55:23] because I can always ask the
[2:55:24] questions if I
[2:55:25] m interested.
[2:55:26] And if someone
[2:55:27] s seeking higher
[2:55:30] office. But I do like the more
[2:55:33] open questions of the balance
[2:55:34] of the changes. So thank you
[2:55:35] for taking the time to do that.
[2:55:40] Councilmember person.
[2:55:42] I have one go back.
[2:55:43] Thank you.
[2:55:45] I just wanted to remind my
[2:55:47] colleagues and for the public
[2:55:49] that these applications that we
[2:55:52] will be receiving are public
[2:55:53] record. So they
[2:55:54] re not just for
[2:55:56] our eyes. Only the public will
[2:56:00] be able to review all of the
[2:56:03] applications. So, um, as you as
[2:56:04] we continue to discuss that,
[2:56:06] this is a public record. So
[2:56:08] please keep this in mind.
[2:56:09] Thank you.
[2:56:11] So how would the council like
[2:56:14] to proceed? Um, are we making
[2:56:16] any changes to are we
[2:56:21] separating one and two?
[2:56:22] Are you going to take it one.
[2:56:23] Yeah.
[2:56:24] Should we take it one at a
[2:56:27] time? Uh, city clerk.
[2:56:29] That might be helpful because
[2:56:31] he renumbered them on his. And
[2:56:32] some of you talked about his
[2:56:34] numbers and some the other
[2:56:35] numbers.
[2:56:38] Should we separate on the
[2:56:40] current questionnaire item one
[2:56:42] into two questions. That
[2:56:42] s the
[2:56:43] first.
[2:56:46] Question.
[2:56:47] Do you want to take some kind
[2:56:48] of roll.
[2:56:49] Are we giving thumbs up for
[2:56:50] that or.
[2:56:51] We can do thumbs up.
[2:56:52] However council would like to
[2:56:54] do it. It can be a thumbs up.
[2:56:55] It can be a motion.
[2:56:56] Separating question one and
[2:56:58] two. So that
[2:57:01] s a six. So
[2:57:06] changing question three to
[2:57:07] Councilmember Grissom
[2:57:08] s
[2:57:11] recommendation thumbs up or.
[2:57:12] Not on mine. It
[2:57:14] s number two.
[2:57:17] Yeah okay. The current
[2:57:18] questionnaire. Number two
[2:57:21] changing it to Councilmember
[2:57:21] Grissom
[2:57:22] s recommendations or
[2:57:25] not.
[2:57:27] 2 or 3 I have three.
[2:57:27] It
[2:57:27] s it
[2:57:28] s three on
[2:57:29] Councilmember Kirsten
[2:57:31] s page.
[2:57:32] Number two on my page. I
[2:57:33] m
[2:57:34] trying to keep it clear so that
[2:57:34] I.
[2:57:35] Can the number.
[2:57:35] Two, it
[2:57:36] s the question about
[2:57:39] future plans.
[2:57:39] I
[2:57:41] d like to keep at six.
[2:57:43] Okay. So then so it
[2:57:44] s a three
[2:57:45] three. So it stays as.
[2:57:47] It is. Um.
[2:57:52] Um, question 11 on the existing
[2:57:56] questionnaire versus 12 on
[2:57:57] Councilmember Grissom
[2:57:57] s
[2:58:00] recommendation. Keep it as is
[2:58:02] or change it. Keep thumbs up to
[2:58:04] keep it as is.
[2:58:06] Versus striking it.
[2:58:07] Your honor, there wasn
[2:58:08] t one
[2:58:10] recommendation. A number
[2:58:11] current eight. What do you see
[2:58:12] as the biggest challenges
[2:58:14] facing the city? Strike out
[2:58:16] next year.
[2:58:17] Oh, yeah.
[2:58:20] Oh, that is correct. Thank you
[2:58:22] for keeping us straight. I
[2:58:23] m
[2:58:24] fine with striking out next
[2:58:25] year.
[2:58:29] Yes. Next year. Okay.
[2:58:31] Six oh.
[2:58:33] Do you want to take over city
[2:58:35] manager?
[2:58:36] Okay.
[2:58:40] So, um, en Councilmember
[2:58:40] Grissom
[2:58:43] s number ten. What are
[2:58:46] the your top three or your
[2:58:51] three? Top.
[2:58:51] Three.
[2:58:54] Okay. Looks top three.
[2:58:54] Top three.
[2:58:58] Top three is a six and a zero.
[2:59:00] Uh, number 11 on the existing
[2:59:02] questionnaires, circumstances
[2:59:03] outside the city
[2:59:04] s control can
[2:59:06] and have impacted dramatically
[2:59:06] the city
[2:59:07] s budget. What
[2:59:09] approach would you take as a
[2:59:11] council member to budget that,
[2:59:13] um, council Member Grissom
[2:59:20] suggested a total strike?
[2:59:21] Thumbs up to recommend to leave
[2:59:22] it as is.
[2:59:23] Can I just ask you to amend
[2:59:24] that that we spell
[2:59:26] councilmember correctly for our
[2:59:29] code?
[2:59:31] Amended.
[2:59:33] Okay.
[2:59:34] Leaving it, that
[2:59:34] s fine.
[2:59:36] Okay. It looks like it is a
[2:59:37] five. One.
[2:59:38] More information leave.
[2:59:38] Oh, it
[2:59:38] s.
[2:59:40] Fine to leave it as is five
[2:59:42] one. But correcting the
[2:59:47] spelling of council member.
[2:59:50] And that was number 111 on my
[2:59:52] sheet. Number 12 on garrison.
[2:59:53] Correct. Okay.
[2:59:58] So the next one is 12 on the
[3:00:03] existing and becomes 13. So it
[3:00:04] goes from a closed end in
[3:00:06] question to based on your
[3:00:07] review of the city
[3:00:07] s current
[3:00:09] budget, what do you believe are
[3:00:09] the city
[3:00:11] s most significant
[3:00:13] financial opportunities or
[3:00:16] challenges? Um, thumbs up to
[3:00:19] change it to the open ended
[3:00:27] question of Gerstle. Five one.
[3:00:30] Uh, Council member um, number
[3:00:34] 14 versus the existing 1313 is
[3:00:35] have you reviewed the city
[3:00:36] s
[3:00:37] general plan? That
[3:00:38] s a yes or
[3:00:40] no question. He changed it to
[3:00:42] based on your review of the
[3:00:42] city
[3:00:43] s general plan, what goals
[3:00:45] or policies do you believe
[3:00:47] should receive the greatest
[3:00:49] attention during your tenure as
[3:00:51] a council member, and why?
[3:00:55] Thumbs up to change. That
[3:00:56] s a
[3:01:02] six oh. And then finally, his
[3:01:06] number 14. Have you attended
[3:01:09] and or participated any civic
[3:01:10] meetings, and if so, which
[3:01:12] ones? And describe your
[3:01:15] participation, his change is on
[3:01:17] number 15. Describe your
[3:01:19] involvement in the community,
[3:01:21] including civic organizations,
[3:01:24] volunteer activities, boards,
[3:01:25] commissions, neighborhood
[3:01:26] groups or other public service.
[3:01:28] How have these experiences
[3:01:29] prepared you to serve on the
[3:01:31] council? Um, thumbs up to
[3:01:35] change it to persons. Okay. Six
[3:01:36] oh, did that work? Did that
[3:01:36] help?
[3:01:38] Yes. Thank you very much.
[3:01:41] All right.
[3:01:44] Any other questions? I still
[3:01:46] see Council Member Loos name.
[3:01:47] I spoke already.
[3:01:53] Okay. Thank you. Doctor.
[3:01:55] So after we speak. You don
[3:01:55] t.
[3:01:56] You know, we
[3:01:57] re trying.
[3:01:58] Oh.
[3:01:58] She
[3:01:58] s supposed.
[3:02:02] To do.
[3:02:03] She can remove it or I can
[3:02:05] remove it. Mayor Chen like to
[3:02:05] remove it, so I don
[3:02:06] t remove it
[3:02:09] until I give her a chance.
[3:02:10] Are you making.
[3:02:11] A move? Okay. Are we in a
[3:02:13] position to make a
[3:02:15] recommendation? A motion on
[3:02:16] item ten.
[3:02:19] A?
[3:02:23] Council member Liu.
[3:02:24] Okay.
[3:02:24] Councilmember.
[3:02:25] You can do it.
[3:02:26] Go ahead. Oh.
[3:02:27] Do you want to.
[3:02:27] Do.
[3:02:29] It? Okay, good.
[3:02:29] It
[3:02:30] s your edit.
[3:02:31] So yeah.
[3:02:33] Go ahead.
[3:02:40] All.
[3:02:43] Um, I will make a motion. I
[3:02:46] will make the motion that we,
[3:02:50] um, go the appointment route
[3:02:53] and that we alter the
[3:02:55] questionnaire portion of the
[3:02:56] application as we went through
[3:02:58] together. And the city clerk
[3:02:59] recorded.
[3:03:01] I second that.
[3:03:02] So to clarify.
[3:03:03] Because there was an
[3:03:04] appointment or an appointment
[3:03:06] by application, you are picking
[3:03:07] the appointment by application
[3:03:09] and supplemental questionnaire
[3:03:11] as changed by counsel.
[3:03:12] That sounds perfect.
[3:03:19] Thank you. Start voting please.
[3:03:21] Your honor, that motion carried
[3:03:23] unanimously.
[3:03:24] Thank you. And thank you for
[3:03:24] everyone
[3:03:26] s patience on that.
[3:03:27] Um, okay, we
[3:03:28] re moving on to
[3:03:31] Tenby. Um, to appoint members
[3:03:34] to outside regional boards and
[3:03:36] agencies. Is there a staff
[3:03:38] presentation, please?
[3:03:39] Yes, your honor, Carl
[3:03:39] s.
[3:03:41] With our management associate
[3:03:41] with the city manager
[3:03:42] s office
[3:03:44] item. Tenby is a recommendation
[3:03:46] of the mayor. The city Council
[3:03:48] concur with the appointments as
[3:03:50] voting delegates. And our
[3:03:51] members and alternates to the
[3:03:52] National League of Cities, the
[3:03:54] League of California cities,
[3:03:55] the sanitation districts of
[3:03:56] L.A. County, the Southern
[3:03:57] California Association of
[3:03:59] Governments, South Bay Cities
[3:04:00] Council of Governments,
[3:04:01] Independent Cities Association,
[3:04:03] U.S. Conference of Mayors, West
[3:04:04] Vector Control district of L.A.
[3:04:06] County, and the Torrance Sister
[3:04:08] Cities Association, and
[3:04:09] directing the City Clerk to
[3:04:11] updating them post form 806 on
[3:04:11] the city
[3:04:13] s website. Uh, due to
[3:04:14] the most recent Torrance
[3:04:15] municipal election, the City
[3:04:17] Council has gained council
[3:04:18] member Betty Liu and David
[3:04:20] Parsons, which is necessary for
[3:04:22] the mayor to appoint uh members
[3:04:24] to outside regional boards and
[3:04:24] agencies. It
[3:04:25] s been the policy
[3:04:26] of the city council that
[3:04:28] members are appointed by the
[3:04:29] mayor to the various regional
[3:04:31] boards and agencies. Uh, the
[3:04:32] mayor has made the following
[3:04:33] appointments to the outside
[3:04:35] boards and agencies for the
[3:04:37] Independent Cities Association.
[3:04:38] Uh, the primary member would be
[3:04:40] Mayor Sharon Kalani, with the
[3:04:41] alternate member being the
[3:04:43] mayor pro tem. The League of
[3:04:44] California Cities L.A. County
[3:04:46] chapter would be Mayor Sharon
[3:04:47] Kalani as the primary member,
[3:04:49] and then the mayor pro tem as
[3:04:51] alternate. National League of
[3:04:53] Cities is will also be mayor.
[3:04:54] Sharon Kalani as the primary,
[3:04:56] with the mayor pro tem serving
[3:04:59] as alternate um Southern
[3:05:00] California associations of
[3:05:02] government or skag also will be
[3:05:03] Mayor Sharon Kalani as the
[3:05:04] primary member, with the Mayor
[3:05:06] pro tem as the alternate. The
[3:05:08] us conference and mayor will be
[3:05:09] with Mayor Sharon Kalani also
[3:05:11] primary with Mayor Pro Tem as
[3:05:13] an alternate for the sanitation
[3:05:15] districts of la County also
[3:05:16] will be Mayor Sharon Kalani as
[3:05:19] a primary uh, but with Council
[3:05:20] member David Carson as the
[3:05:22] alternate member for the West
[3:05:23] Vector Control District of la
[3:05:25] County Council member Sam
[3:05:26] Sheikh will be serving as the
[3:05:28] primary member, with Doctor
[3:05:30] Jeremy Gerson serving as the
[3:05:33] alternate for the South Bay
[3:05:35] Cities Council of Governments
[3:05:36] board. Um Council member
[3:05:38] Bridgette Lewis will serve as a
[3:05:40] primary, and then all city
[3:05:41] council members have the option
[3:05:43] to serve as an alternate as
[3:05:45] available. Uh, for the South
[3:05:46] Bay Cities Council of
[3:05:48] Governments for the Housing
[3:05:50] Trust. Um, Council member David
[3:05:51] Carson as will serve as a
[3:05:53] primary with council member
[3:05:55] Aslam Sheikh serving as the
[3:05:56] alternate for the Twin Sister
[3:05:59] Cities Association. Doctor
[3:06:00] Jeremy Gerson will serve as a
[3:06:02] primary with Mayor Sharon
[3:06:04] Kalani serving as the alternate.
[3:06:06] Um, and then this is just going
[3:06:07] to be some legal jargon, but
[3:06:10] please bear with me. Um, fair
[3:06:12] Political Practices Commission
[3:06:14] fpc amended the California Code
[3:06:16] of Regulation, title two,
[3:06:20] section 18702.5, which
[3:06:21] authorizes public officials to
[3:06:22] vote on their own appointment
[3:06:24] in order to do so. Section
[3:06:27] 18702.5 requires a form 806 to
[3:06:28] be adopted by the public agency
[3:06:30] and then posted on its website.
[3:06:35] Uh. Uh form 806 requires public
[3:06:37] agencies to list following one
[3:06:39] each appointed position for
[3:06:40] which there is a material
[3:06:41] financial effect on the public,
[3:06:43] officials or officials.
[3:06:44] Immediate family personal
[3:06:47] finances of at least $250 and
[3:06:49] any 12 month period. Two the
[3:06:51] salary or stipend for each
[3:06:53] appointed position three the
[3:06:54] name of the public official, if
[3:06:55] any, who has been appointed as
[3:06:57] an alternate and for the term
[3:06:59] of the position. The City
[3:07:01] Council adopted the most recent
[3:07:06] form, um 806 um. This was back
[3:07:09] in, I believe, APRIL of 2024,
[3:07:11] and it is available on our
[3:07:11] city
[3:07:13] s website. We did release
[3:07:15] a new updated city website, so
[3:07:17] the url is correct on the staff
[3:07:20] report. Um, as such, city
[3:07:22] council members MAY vote on
[3:07:23] their own appointments to
[3:07:24] compensated positions on
[3:07:25] various types of boards of
[3:07:27] commissions. However, uh, just
[3:07:28] for awareness, there
[3:07:29] s no
[3:07:30] compensations for members that
[3:07:31] serve on the South Bay Cities
[3:07:33] of Council of Governments.
[3:07:34] Should your honorable body
[3:07:35] concur with the mayor
[3:07:35] s
[3:07:37] appointments, the city Manager
[3:07:38] recommends that your honorable
[3:07:40] body direct the City clerk to
[3:07:43] update the fpc. Form 806 to
[3:07:45] reflect the above appointments
[3:07:46] and to post the updated form on
[3:07:47] the city
[3:07:48] s website and cities
[3:07:50] of city staff is available for
[3:07:52] any questions.
[3:07:54] Thank you so much for your
[3:07:56] presentation. Um, city clerk,
[3:07:58] has anyone signed up to speak?
[3:07:59] No, your Honor.
[3:08:01] Do any members of the public
[3:08:01] who didn
[3:08:02] t sign up wish to
[3:08:04] speak at this time? Please step
[3:08:08] up to the microphone. Okay, I
[3:08:09] see none. We
[3:08:11] ll now take remote
[3:08:13] participants. Callers can press
[3:08:15] star nine to raise their hand.
[3:08:16] Staff. Has anyone signed up.
[3:08:17] To speak?
[3:08:18] There are no callers, Your
[3:08:19] Honor.
[3:08:19] Okay.
[3:08:26] Any questions from the council?
[3:08:29] I see none. Um, how would the
[3:08:30] council wish to proceed on this
[3:08:32] item?
[3:08:35] I would like to make a motion
[3:08:37] that we concur with the mayor
[3:08:37] s
[3:08:40] appointments and direct the
[3:08:42] city clerk to update fpc form
[3:08:44] 806 to reflect the above
[3:08:45] appointments, and to post the
[3:08:46] updated form on the city
[3:08:46] s
[3:08:50] website.
[3:08:52] A second.
[3:08:55] Start voting. Please. Your
[3:08:57] honor, that motion carried
[3:08:58] unanimously.
[3:09:00] Thank you so much, sir. Um,
[3:09:03] moving on to item ten, see,
[3:09:04] select and appoint chairs and
[3:09:06] members to the City Council
[3:09:08] committees. Is there a staff
[3:09:09] presentation?
[3:09:10] Yes, Your Honor. Again, Carlos
[3:09:11] Ruiz, our management associate
[3:09:12] with the city manager
[3:09:13] s office.
[3:09:14] Uh, item ten c is a
[3:09:15] recommendation of the city
[3:09:16] manager. That city council
[3:09:17] select and appoint chairs and
[3:09:18] members to the city council.
[3:09:20] Standing and special standing
[3:09:21] committees in accordance with
[3:09:23] the city council rules of
[3:09:24] order. It is a policy of the
[3:09:25] City Council that chairpersons
[3:09:27] and members are selected for
[3:09:28] the six City Council standing
[3:09:30] committees and three special
[3:09:31] standing committees. The
[3:09:32] current committee assignments
[3:09:34] were last selected appointed on
[3:09:36] APRIL 20th 3rd to 2024. This
[3:09:38] report provides an overview of
[3:09:39] the selection process for City
[3:09:41] Council. Ad hoc committee,
[3:09:42] special standing committees,
[3:09:43] and then standing committees as
[3:09:44] outlined in the Council Rules
[3:09:46] of Order. Um, we
[3:09:46] re going to be
[3:09:48] covering the ad hoc and then
[3:09:50] working groups. First section
[3:09:51] 9.3 of the Rules of Order
[3:09:53] provide that the mayor MAY form
[3:09:54] ad hoc committees and designate
[3:09:56] the chair of each, unless
[3:09:57] otherwise ordered by the City
[3:09:59] Council. At this time, the only
[3:10:01] active ad hoc body is ad hoc
[3:10:03] naming a public facility uh
[3:10:05] committee, the mayor has
[3:10:06] elected to eliminate this
[3:10:07] committee with intent to
[3:10:09] re-establish a in the future.
[3:10:11] If a if the city was to receive
[3:10:13] a new public facility renaming
[3:10:15] application in the future. Um,
[3:10:17] in 2022, the city Council
[3:10:18] directed staff to form an
[3:10:19] informal working group with the
[3:10:21] Torrington High School District
[3:10:23] to usd to establish a joint use
[3:10:24] agreement for shared public
[3:10:25] facilities and exchange
[3:10:29] services. Resolution 2020 355
[3:10:31] was subsequently approved on
[3:10:34] MAY 23rd, 2023, formalizing the
[3:10:35] agreement. While the agreement
[3:10:36] has been executed, the mayor
[3:10:38] wishes to continue this working
[3:10:39] group. The Tuesday Working
[3:10:40] Group will consist of four
[3:10:42] members total, two City Council
[3:10:44] members selected by the council
[3:10:45] to represent the city, and then
[3:10:47] two members selected by the
[3:10:47] Torrance Unified School
[3:10:49] District Board at their
[3:10:50] discretion to represent the
[3:10:53] school district. Um. Per the
[3:10:55] mayor selection. The following
[3:10:56] members from the City Council
[3:10:58] have been selected to be
[3:10:59] appointed to this working
[3:11:01] group. Uh, Doctor Jeremy Gerson
[3:11:04] and Council member Aslam Shaikh,
[3:11:05] uh, for special standing
[3:11:08] committees are uh established
[3:11:09] under section 9.4 of the Rules
[3:11:11] of Order. Uh, this includes
[3:11:14] armed Forces um Committee, as
[3:11:15] well as a federal and state
[3:11:16] legislative advocacy committee.
[3:11:18] Um, and these chairs and
[3:11:19] members are appointed by the
[3:11:21] mayor. Below are the proposed
[3:11:23] appointments from Mayor Colony
[3:11:26] for council. Confirmation for
[3:11:27] the Armed Forces Day Committee.
[3:11:28] Uh, Council Member Bridget
[3:11:29] Lewis will serve as chair.
[3:11:31] Council members Betty Lou and
[3:11:33] David Parsons will serve as
[3:11:34] members for the State
[3:11:36] Legislative Advocacy Committee.
[3:11:38] Uh, Mayor Sharon Kalani will
[3:11:40] serve as the chair, with
[3:11:42] council members Betty Lou and
[3:11:44] Sam Shaikh serving as members
[3:11:45] for the federal Legislative
[3:11:47] Advocacy Committee. Mayor
[3:11:48] Sharon Kalani will serve as the
[3:11:50] chair, with Doctor Jeremy
[3:11:51] Gerson. Uh, and Bridget Lewis
[3:11:55] serving as members for standing
[3:11:56] committees. The City Council
[3:11:57] selects the chairs and members
[3:11:59] of the six standing committees.
[3:12:01] Um, as established under
[3:12:03] section 9.2 of the Rules of
[3:12:05] Order. Uh. This is based on the
[3:12:06] rotational selection process
[3:12:09] that is based on seniority. One
[3:12:10] each council member, excluding
[3:12:12] the mayor, selects one standing
[3:12:14] committee on which to serve as
[3:12:16] chair in the order of seniority
[3:12:18] to each council member in
[3:12:19] reverse order of seniority,
[3:12:21] selects a second standing
[3:12:22] committee on which to serve as
[3:12:24] a member. Each council member,
[3:12:25] in the order of seniority then
[3:12:27] selects their third standing
[3:12:28] Committee, on which they will
[3:12:30] serve as a member. Uh section
[3:12:32] 10.3 of the Rules of Order
[3:12:33] establishes the length of
[3:12:34] continuous service and office,
[3:12:36] which determines the seniority
[3:12:38] where two or more members are
[3:12:39] elected or appointed at the
[3:12:40] same time, the member receiving
[3:12:41] the highest number of votes at
[3:12:42] their initial election holds
[3:12:45] greater seniority under section
[3:12:46] 9.6. The mayor serves as the
[3:12:47] permanent voting alternate
[3:12:48] members for all standing
[3:12:50] committees, and the absence of
[3:12:51] any member. The mayor MAY
[3:12:52] participate in the call of a
[3:12:54] committee meeting or act as a
[3:12:55] voting member at the meeting.
[3:12:57] Based on this criteria, the
[3:12:58] City Council
[3:12:58] s current
[3:13:00] seniority ranking, excluding
[3:13:01] the mayor, is as follows. One
[3:13:03] council member. Sam Shaikh. Two
[3:13:04] Council member Bridget Lewis.
[3:13:06] Three Council member Jeremy.
[3:13:08] Doctor Jeremy Curson. Four
[3:13:09] Council member Betty Lou. Five
[3:13:10] Council member David Garson.
[3:13:12] And then we have the vacancy.
[3:13:15] Number six. Um, as we have a
[3:13:17] new council, a new selection
[3:13:19] process is required. Um, but by
[3:13:20] providing each council member
[3:13:22] with an equal opportunity to
[3:13:23] select committee assignments
[3:13:24] based on their respective level
[3:13:26] of seniority, with the six
[3:13:28] total starting committees, each
[3:13:29] council member will serve on
[3:13:30] the total of three committees,
[3:13:31] one as chairing and two as
[3:13:33] members. Uh, so at this time,
[3:13:34] we will go ahead and proceed
[3:13:44] with the rotating process. All
[3:13:46] right. So for this first round,
[3:13:46] it.
[3:13:47] Would be.
[3:13:47] Please, there
[3:13:48] s a question from
[3:13:49] Council member.
[3:13:50] Lewis.
[3:13:52] Uh, Carlos, I have a quick
[3:13:55] question. So, um, according to
[3:13:58] the council rules of order, um,
[3:14:00] for section 9.1, standing
[3:14:02] committees, the Citizens
[3:14:03] Development and Enrichment
[3:14:05] Committee has the
[3:14:07] responsibility of assigning the
[3:14:09] school district liaison. And
[3:14:12] generally, in the past, whoever
[3:14:14] ended up on the committee would
[3:14:18] end up as the usd working Group
[3:14:20] board. Do we want to separate
[3:14:22] that out or change that?
[3:14:24] Because that would mean that,
[3:14:26] uh, either Jeremy or Assam
[3:14:29] would have to select that
[3:14:31] committee.
[3:14:31] Uh, if it
[3:14:32] s up to the councils,
[3:14:33] if that
[3:14:34] s what they decide, we
[3:14:36] can make that modifications to
[3:14:37] the rules of order.
[3:14:39] Yeah. To just to just strike it
[3:14:41] out of the rules of order and
[3:14:42] no longer be the school
[3:14:44] district liaison in the
[3:14:46] description.
[3:14:46] We
[3:14:47] d have to bring that back.
[3:14:50] But we could do that because
[3:14:51] the rules were adopted by
[3:14:52] Rizzo.
[3:14:54] Okay. Well, so that will leave
[3:14:58] us with an issue then.
[3:15:00] Unless we both wind up on the
[3:15:01] committee.
[3:15:03] What? All depends on how well
[3:15:05] all three of you would have to
[3:15:11] end up on the committee. So
[3:15:11] it
[3:15:14] s whoever. So whoever. Um,
[3:15:15] chooses that committee is
[3:15:18] chair. And then the other two
[3:15:21] would have to be, uh, you or
[3:15:22] Assam.
[3:15:23] Yeah.
[3:15:23] That
[3:15:24] s fine.
[3:15:25] So fine. Yeah.
[3:15:26] Okay.
[3:15:28] Um, well.
[3:15:28] Let
[3:15:30] s see how it turns out.
[3:15:31] We can see how it turns out
[3:15:34] that, uh, yeah, because the
[3:15:36] school board has only five, uh,
[3:15:38] trustees. Five school board
[3:15:40] members. They would only send
[3:15:41] two people out. Correct. I
[3:15:42] don
[3:15:42] t think that would be
[3:15:44] right. If we send three people
[3:15:46] out and they only send two.
[3:15:46] We only send two.
[3:15:48] Get two. And just two and two.
[3:15:49] Right? That
[3:15:52] s more fair. Okay.
[3:15:57] So I think the question is, um,
[3:15:59] does council member Doctor
[3:16:04] Grissom want to chair that
[3:16:04] committee?
[3:16:06] So you still have to do it by
[3:16:07] seniority, though, right.
[3:16:11] So what do you suggest? Um, MR.
[3:16:13] Sullivan?
[3:16:13] Really?
[3:16:14] Okay.
[3:16:15] I guess, like I said, if that
[3:16:16] s
[3:16:17] the way the rules are written,
[3:16:18] then we follow the rules.
[3:16:20] Unless you want to push this.
[3:16:22] Um, but I guess we can also
[3:16:25] revisit it. Um, or as I think
[3:16:26] Doctor Gerson said, we just see
[3:16:27] how it works out tonight.
[3:16:29] Okay. Just do that. And then if
[3:16:31] we need to, we can bring an
[3:16:33] amendment and then or separate
[3:16:35] the school board. The
[3:16:37] appointment that joined me
[3:16:38] committee. Until we bring that
[3:16:40] back as a separate item.
[3:16:40] Okay.
[3:16:41] So we
[3:16:41] re going to go ahead and
[3:16:43] move forward then with the
[3:16:44] standing committees and see
[3:16:45] what happens. Right.
[3:16:47] That works.
[3:16:49] So to be clear, if, uh,
[3:16:51] Patrick, if I want to be the
[3:16:53] chair for citizen development,
[3:16:53] it
[3:16:56] s okay. Yeah, exactly. All
[3:17:00] right. Thanks.
[3:17:02] Ready to proceed?
[3:17:03] Perfect.
[3:17:05] All right. So, based on the,
[3:17:06] uh, on the current seniority
[3:17:09] ranking. Councilmember shake,
[3:17:10] you go first.
[3:17:10] Okay, I
[3:17:12] ll go with the chair
[3:17:15] for citizen development and be
[3:17:18] the member for strategic and
[3:17:19] transportation.
[3:17:19] Uh.
[3:17:19] So we
[3:17:20] ll.
[3:17:21] Go first through the chairs
[3:17:22] first, and then we
[3:17:22] ll. It
[3:17:22] s
[3:17:24] going to be a three rotations.
[3:17:25] No problem. Citizen development
[3:17:26] as a chair.
[3:17:26] Okay.
[3:17:27] Thank you.
[3:17:28] Thank you. Council member
[3:17:29] Lewis.
[3:17:30] Employee relations and public
[3:17:32] safety.
[3:17:37] Doctor Gerson.
[3:17:39] Finance and governmental
[3:17:41] operations.
[3:17:46] Councilmember Liu.
[3:17:50] Strategic plan.
[3:17:51] And Councilmember Carson
[3:17:52] s.
[3:17:57] Community planning and design.
[3:17:59] And then we do have that one
[3:18:03] vacancy. Um, so, Patrick, can
[3:18:06] we can we designate the chair
[3:18:08] for the appointee or just leave
[3:18:09] it as vacant?
[3:18:09] That
[3:18:10] s the only position that
[3:18:11] would be open to them, unless
[3:18:12] they decide to redo it when
[3:18:13] they come on board. Right now,
[3:18:14] you can designate the district
[3:18:19] for. Okay.
[3:18:21] All right. All right. For the
[3:18:23] second round. Uh, Council
[3:18:26] member Carson.
[3:18:27] You got with me first.
[3:18:34] Um.
[3:18:36] Employee relations and public
[3:18:40] safety.
[3:18:48] Council member Lou.
[3:18:55] Transportation.
[3:18:56] Doctor.
[3:18:58] Citizens development and
[3:19:01] enrichment.
[3:19:04] Council member Louis.
[3:19:07] Citizen development. Enrichment.
[3:19:11] And council member. Shaikh.
[3:19:16] Strategic.
[3:19:17] All right, so this last round,
[3:19:18] we
[3:19:20] re going to go in order of
[3:19:21] seniority. Uh, Councilmember
[3:19:22] shake.
[3:19:26] Uh, transportation.
[3:19:30] Councilmember Lewis.
[3:19:32] Finance and government
[3:19:33] operations.
[3:19:34] Thank you.
[3:19:42] Uh, doctor Griffin.
[3:19:47] Strategic plan.
[3:19:55] Councilmember Lou.
[3:19:57] Finance and government
[3:19:59] operations.
[3:20:00] And Councilmember Carson
[3:20:03] s.
[3:20:05] We have a bit of an issue. We
[3:20:06] do.
[3:20:07] We have no numbers.
[3:20:07] For the.
[3:20:15] Design.
[3:20:16] How do we.
[3:20:18] Well, I mean, in the worst case
[3:20:19] scenario, the mayor can serve
[3:20:20] as a voting member.
[3:20:21] Anyone want to trade with.
[3:20:22] Me?
[3:20:22] You.,
[3:20:24] uh, go get some public safety?
[3:20:24] Yeah.
[3:20:25] Yeah, I was.
[3:20:25] Going to say no. I
[3:20:26] m already on
[3:20:27] that..
[3:20:29] On community planning. Are you
[3:20:29] already there, too?
[3:20:31] Is there anyone willing to make
[3:20:32] a change?
[3:20:32] Um.
[3:20:37] I can make a change.
[3:20:39] Uh, just for awareness. We
[3:20:39] don
[3:20:40] t have a chair for
[3:20:41] transportation, so that
[3:20:43] s. That
[3:20:47] MAY pose an issue. Um.
[3:20:47] It
[3:20:48] s district four.
[3:20:49] Unless we want it.
[3:20:50] For district four.
[3:20:51] Yeah.
[3:20:53] So how about I temporarily come
[3:20:56] off of finance and government
[3:21:00] relations and then go on to
[3:21:01] wherever you guys want to.
[3:21:01] Put community.
[3:21:03] You need planning.
[3:21:04] I can go to community and
[3:21:05] planning and design.
[3:21:07] Okay.
[3:21:08] All right. So.
[3:21:10] Uh, I take finance and.
[3:21:11] Yes.
[3:21:12] Okay.
[3:21:16] Yeah.
[3:21:18] Thank you, Councilmember Lewis.
[3:21:21] It works out perfect.
[3:21:25] Okay. And then. So that means,
[3:21:27] uh, for community planning and
[3:21:28] design, as well as for the
[3:21:29] employee relations and public
[3:21:32] safety will, uh, assign the
[3:21:34] district for appointee for
[3:21:36] those roles. That member role.
[3:21:37] That
[3:21:39] s what I have as well.
[3:21:40] All right. Uh, let me go ahead
[3:21:43] and just confirm for citizens
[3:21:45] development and enrichment. Uh,
[3:21:46] we have council member Sam
[3:21:47] Shaikh as the chair. Doctor
[3:21:49] Jeremy Gerson and council
[3:21:50] member Bridget Lewis as
[3:21:52] members. Committee planning and
[3:21:54] design. We have, um,
[3:21:55] Councilmember Carson
[3:21:56] s as chair
[3:21:58] and then, uh, council Member
[3:22:00] Lewis, and then, uh, future.
[3:22:03] Uh, district four appointee as
[3:22:04] a members employee relations
[3:22:06] and public safety. We have
[3:22:08] Councilmember Lewis chair and
[3:22:09] then Councilmember Carson, as
[3:22:12] in the district 4.8 as members.
[3:22:13] Finance and Governmental
[3:22:15] operations. Doctor Gerson as
[3:22:17] chair and then Councilmember
[3:22:21] Carson and Lou as members. Uh,
[3:22:23] Councilmember Liu as chair for
[3:22:25] the Strategic Plan with
[3:22:26] Councilmember Shake and Doctor
[3:22:29] Gerson as members. And then for
[3:22:30] the Transportation Committee
[3:22:32] would be the district four
[3:22:34] appointee with Council Member
[3:22:39] Liu and Shaikh as members.
[3:22:39] Very good.
[3:22:41] Thank you. All right.
[3:22:42] Um, if there
[3:22:43] s no other
[3:22:44] questions, how does the council
[3:22:45] wish to.
[3:22:45] Proceed?
[3:22:47] Oh, does that solve our. That
[3:22:50] solves our situation with the
[3:22:53] usd working group as well. Do
[3:22:54] you concur with.
[3:22:55] That.
[3:22:57] MR. Sullivan?
[3:22:58] Yes.
[3:23:01] Okay.
[3:23:02] What a team. What a team.
[3:23:02] I
[3:23:05] m very impressed. Okay. Do we
[3:23:09] have a motion?
[3:23:11] Alrighty. I move that we accept
[3:23:14] and file the select and
[3:23:17] appointed chairs and members of
[3:23:20] each committee. As we as has
[3:23:24] been spoken and chosen by.
[3:23:25] Us.
[3:23:28] I will second that.
[3:23:31] Start voting, please. Your
[3:23:33] honor, that motion carried
[3:23:34] unanimously.
[3:23:37] Thank you. Very impressed.
[3:23:39] Okay. Time to move on to oral
[3:23:40] communications. That actually
[3:23:43] completes our administrative
[3:23:45] items. Moving on to oral
[3:23:46] communications. Um, this
[3:23:48] portion of the meeting, number
[3:23:49] two, this portion of the
[3:23:51] meeting is reserved for
[3:23:53] comments on items that are not
[3:23:55] on the agenda under the Ralph
[3:23:57] and Brown Act. City Council
[3:23:59] cannot act on items raised
[3:24:01] during public comment, but MAY
[3:24:03] respond briefly to statements
[3:24:04] made or questions posed.
[3:24:06] Request clarification or refer
[3:24:08] the item to staff. Speakers
[3:24:10] under orals are limited to
[3:24:12] either oral communication one
[3:24:13] or oral communication number
[3:24:16] two, and no longer than three
[3:24:17] minutes per speaker. For
[3:24:21] in-person participants. Time
[3:24:22] starts I hear someone
[3:24:23] s phone.
[3:24:24] Time starts when you step up to
[3:24:27] the microphone. If presenting
[3:24:28] handout material to council,
[3:24:30] please provide 11 copies to the
[3:24:32] City Clerk before speaking.
[3:24:33] Handouts will be distributed
[3:24:36] while you speak in accordance
[3:24:38] with California Senate Bill
[3:24:41] 707. The city has implemented
[3:24:43] remote public participation
[3:24:45] through zoom to provide members
[3:24:46] of the public with an
[3:24:47] additional option to address
[3:24:48] the council during public
[3:24:50] comment. Members of the public
[3:24:52] attending remotely can call in
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[3:25:05] can press star nine to raise
[3:25:06] their hand if they
[3:25:06] d like to
[3:25:08] speak. When the last four
[3:25:09] digits of your number are
[3:25:11] called, you MAY be prompted to
[3:25:13] unmute telephone participants
[3:25:16] should press star six to unmute
[3:25:18] before speaking. City clerk has
[3:25:20] anyone signed up for orals?
[3:25:20] Number two?
[3:25:21] No, your Honor.
[3:25:22] Is there.
[3:25:23] Thank you.
[3:25:25] Does any member of the public
[3:25:26] that did not sign up wish to be
[3:25:28] heard at this time? If so,
[3:25:29] please step up to the mic. You
[3:25:33] have three minutes. Okay, I see
[3:25:34] no one. So we
[3:25:34] ll now take
[3:25:37] remote participants. Callers
[3:25:39] press star nine to raise their
[3:25:41] hand. Staff. Has anyone called
[3:25:41] in to speak?
[3:25:42] There are no callers, Your
[3:25:43] Honor.
[3:25:46] All right. Thank you. Um, so at
[3:25:48] this time, public comment has
[3:25:49] ended. We
[3:25:50] re going to go ahead
[3:25:51] and return to the council and
[3:25:53] council order to make any
[3:25:54] comments that they would like
[3:25:56] before we go back to closed
[3:25:57] session. And we are going to
[3:26:01] start with Council Member Lewis.
[3:26:04] i want to wish my
[3:26:06] granddaughter, Kehlani, a happy
[3:26:08] birthday. And yes, she
[3:26:08] s
[3:26:10] pointing because she was named
[3:26:14] after Sharon. Um, uh, a happy
[3:26:16] fourth birthday.
[3:26:18] Thank you very much. Council
[3:26:18] Member.
[3:26:21] Liu.
[3:26:24] Yes. Thank you, Mayor Kalani.
[3:26:26] Um, the hillside Overlay
[3:26:29] ordinance is an important issue
[3:26:31] for me and for many Torrance
[3:26:33] residents. The uncontrolled
[3:26:35] building of ADUs has far too
[3:26:37] often taken away people
[3:26:37] s
[3:26:40] properties. Right? To view air,
[3:26:43] light, and privacy. These
[3:26:45] rights are supposed to be
[3:26:46] protected by a Torrance
[3:26:49] Hillside Overlay ordinance that
[3:26:52] was enacted decades ago. Many
[3:26:55] of our residents purchased
[3:26:57] their properties in reliance of
[3:26:59] this city ordinance. Now, the
[3:27:02] excessive building of ADUs is
[3:27:03] taking away these property
[3:27:06] rights. I previously testified
[3:27:08] before the Planning Commission
[3:27:10] and the City Council about how
[3:27:12] unfair this is to our
[3:27:14] residents. I had argued for an
[3:27:16] ordinance for so long with
[3:27:18] stronger, more objective
[3:27:20] development standards. I want
[3:27:22] to thank city staff for making
[3:27:24] a presentation and public
[3:27:26] workshop on the Hillside
[3:27:28] Overlay Ordinance earlier this
[3:27:30] year. I understand that staff
[3:27:31] is now in the process of
[3:27:34] collecting input from residents
[3:27:35] by creating an internet page
[3:27:37] for people to comment about
[3:27:39] this ordinance. I want to let
[3:27:41] people know that the link to
[3:27:44] provide comments on this issue
[3:27:46] is on the front page of the
[3:27:49] Torrance City website, and it
[3:27:49] s
[3:27:50] towards the bottom of the front
[3:27:52] page. It is titled Single
[3:27:55] Family and Hillside and Coastal
[3:27:57] Overlay Zone. I encourage
[3:27:59] residents to submit comments
[3:28:02] and make your voices heard.
[3:28:04] That was my first oral
[3:28:08] communication comment. And my
[3:28:11] second one is I want to note
[3:28:14] that I attended the Riviera
[3:28:15] Homeowners Association meeting
[3:28:18] last night, and I want to thank
[3:28:20] our Torrance, our several
[3:28:22] Torrance Police Department
[3:28:23] officers for making their
[3:28:26] presentation on Riviera Crime
[3:28:27] Update. They covered recent
[3:28:29] crime trends and the presence
[3:28:31] of organized theft groups,
[3:28:33] practical steps that you can
[3:28:34] take to protect your home,
[3:28:37] family and property, and
[3:28:39] burglary prevention and
[3:28:41] personal safety handouts that
[3:28:43] were given out at the meeting.
[3:28:44] I just want to thank the
[3:28:45] Torrance police officers for
[3:28:47] doing that, and it was very
[3:28:48] informative and it was very
[3:28:52] well attended. Thank you.
[3:28:54] Thank you very much. We
[3:28:54] ll go
[3:28:57] to Council Member shake.
[3:28:59] Thank you. Mayor. Uh, first I
[3:28:59] d
[3:29:02] like to thank and congratulate
[3:29:05] all the commissioners. Uh,
[3:29:08] yeah. See you to keep us proud.
[3:29:10] Thank you for your service. I
[3:29:12] appreciate all your dedication
[3:29:15] to our city. Uh, additionally,
[3:29:16] we attended a lot of ribbon
[3:29:18] cutting ceremonies last week,
[3:29:22] and, uh, also, Rock Around the
[3:29:23] Block was one of the favorite
[3:29:25] events for our city. A lot of
[3:29:28] people were there. I saw my
[3:29:30] colleague. Did you win the
[3:29:32] contest? Pie by eating contest?
[3:29:33] No, but I did get some in my
[3:29:34] nose.
[3:29:34] Okay.
[3:29:37] Thank you. You got to share
[3:29:38] that photo. I have that if you
[3:29:38] don
[3:29:39] t, I
[3:29:40] m gonna blackmail you.
[3:29:42] And, uh, I want to thank the
[3:29:44] city for arranging that very
[3:29:46] safe. And, uh, family
[3:29:47] environment. And thank you for
[3:29:51] your participation. Thanks.
[3:29:52] Thank you.
[3:29:55] Council member Kirsten.
[3:29:56] You know me. I don
[3:29:56] t like to
[3:29:58] talk. But as council member Lou
[3:30:00] kind of made me feel like I
[3:30:02] need to say stuff. Um, no. Rock
[3:30:04] Around the Block was fun. Um,
[3:30:07] not only that, but I. I enjoyed
[3:30:09] having the opportunity to speak
[3:30:11] to some of our younger police
[3:30:12] officers, getting to know where
[3:30:14] they came from. Um, what
[3:30:16] brought them to Torrance? And,
[3:30:17] uh, hearing a little bit about
[3:30:19] their experience and then also
[3:30:21] the chief, um, setting up an
[3:30:22] opportunity for me to watch a
[3:30:24] briefing, and I hope to see
[3:30:27] more and, um, next week, have a
[3:30:31] ride along scheduled. So, um,
[3:30:33] enjoying learning even more
[3:30:34] deeply about our police
[3:30:36] department and with tonight
[3:30:36] s
[3:30:37] appointments, I
[3:30:38] m excited
[3:30:39] because, um, Council Member Liu
[3:30:42] will be able to represent us.
[3:30:44] Um, going to Sacramento and
[3:30:46] fighting for those rights that
[3:30:48] she was talking about. And, um,
[3:30:49] and, yeah, I
[3:30:50] m looking forward
[3:30:51] to actually getting to
[3:30:52] participate in legislative
[3:30:54] action now, is, uh, Mayor
[3:30:56] Kalani putting me on to the
[3:30:59] federal advocacy team, which
[3:30:59] I
[3:31:01] ve been wanting for years. So
[3:31:03] thank you. Thank you for being
[3:31:05] inclusive and letting us all
[3:31:08] participate.
[3:31:10] My pleasure. Thank you. Council
[3:31:12] member. Calzones.
[3:31:14] Thank you, Mayor Kalani. Um, I
[3:31:16] just want to congratulate
[3:31:18] again, MR. Chavarria and our
[3:31:21] city manager for 25 years. Uh,
[3:31:23] we appreciate you spending so
[3:31:25] much of your your life here in
[3:31:26] our beautiful city. Uh, you
[3:31:27] ve
[3:31:28] made it a better place by doing
[3:31:30] so. And we appreciate your
[3:31:31] commitment. Uh, we are lucky to
[3:31:33] have you. Uh, great. First
[3:31:34] meeting Mayor Kalani.
[3:31:35] Um.
[3:31:37] Uh, excited to be part of the
[3:31:39] team. Uh, I also attended Rock
[3:31:40] Around the Block. You heard a
[3:31:42] little bit about my fun pie
[3:31:44] eating experience. I also hula
[3:31:46] hoop and chewed gum. So that
[3:31:49] was. That was also fun. Um, I
[3:31:51] want to thank our city staff
[3:31:54] for their their very hard work.
[3:31:56] While we had the World Cup here
[3:31:59] in Los Angeles. I know everyone
[3:32:01] was working really hard from
[3:32:03] our watch parties, which were
[3:32:05] were a lot of fun. Uh, to
[3:32:08] actually several teams staying
[3:32:09] in the city of Torrance. I know
[3:32:11] it was not highly publicized
[3:32:13] for obvious reasons, but, um,
[3:32:14] for those who don
[3:32:15] t know,
[3:32:18] Paraguay, Canada, Belgium,
[3:32:20] Bosnia and Herzegovina, New
[3:32:22] Zealand and Turkey were all
[3:32:24] here in the city of Torrance
[3:32:27] and our, uh, our city staff and
[3:32:28] our police department kept them
[3:32:32] here with no issues. So really,
[3:32:33] really proud of everyone
[3:32:33] s hard
[3:32:37] work on that. Um, and, uh, and
[3:32:39] appreciate it. So thank you.
[3:32:41] Thank you. And I just have a
[3:32:44] few comments. Rock Around the
[3:32:46] Block was awesome. For those of
[3:32:47] you that don
[3:32:48] t know, we
[3:32:50] recognize the Torrance High
[3:32:54] School class of 1956, their
[3:32:57] 70th anniversary. There were
[3:33:00] all 88 years old and it was
[3:33:02] really special to have them
[3:33:03] there. A couple of them came
[3:33:05] and visited with us. Um, the
[3:33:07] staff thank you. Flawlessly
[3:33:10] executing fifa and our watch
[3:33:12] parties and our hosting and our
[3:33:15] hosting of the teams here. So,
[3:33:19] um, that was amazing. Um, I
[3:33:19] m
[3:33:20] so honored to be sitting with
[3:33:21] all of you. So now I
[3:33:22] m going to
[3:33:24] thank you each and every one of
[3:33:26] you individually. Um, so
[3:33:28] excited to be working with you.
[3:33:28] We
[3:33:30] ve had a wonderful time
[3:33:30] today. We
[3:33:31] ve got the city
[3:33:31] s
[3:33:33] business done, and we
[3:33:33] re here
[3:33:34] for you. So I want to wish you
[3:33:36] all a very good night. Um,
[3:33:36] we
[3:33:37] re going to go back into
[3:33:39] closed session and continue the
[3:33:40] work of our great city. So
[3:33:41] thank you for joining us.
[3:39:12] Tonight.
[4:24:05] I.
[5:27:20] I. I.
[5:34:17] We. You. Oh,
[6:11:21] I.
[6:13:36] Two.
[6:13:40] Okay, I will now reconvene our
[6:13:44] city Council meeting at 11:17
[6:13:48] P.M.. I do have one oral, if I
[6:13:50] MAY please, to all of you, as
[6:13:52] we begin this new chapter of
[6:13:53] this council body, I
[6:13:54] d like to
[6:13:55] recognize the opportunity we
[6:13:58] have before us to work together
[6:14:00] on behalf of the entire
[6:14:01] Torrance community. While each
[6:14:03] council member was elected to
[6:14:05] represent a specific district.
[6:14:09] We all look and took the same
[6:14:11] oath to serve the people of
[6:14:13] Torrance, our district
[6:14:14] elections ensure every
[6:14:16] neighborhood has a voice, but
[6:14:18] our responsibility is to make
[6:14:20] decisions that benefit the city
[6:14:23] as a whole. This is the essence
[6:14:25] of the one Torrance philosophy.
[6:14:27] While each council member
[6:14:28] represents a district, we
[6:14:31] govern as one council committed
[6:14:33] to the success and well-being
[6:14:35] of the entire community.
[6:14:36] Following the city
[6:14:37] s transition
[6:14:39] to district based municipal
[6:14:41] elections, the council has
[6:14:43] traditionally reaffirmed its
[6:14:45] commitment to governing as one
[6:14:47] body in service to the entire
[6:14:48] community. I
[6:14:49] d like to continue
[6:14:51] that transition by asking my
[6:14:53] colleagues to reaffirm our
[6:14:56] commitment to working together
[6:14:59] collaboratively, governing with
[6:15:01] one voice, and serving all the
[6:15:03] residents, businesses and
[6:15:05] stakeholders throughout our
[6:15:06] city. With that, I
[6:15:07] d like to
[6:15:09] ask each council for
[6:15:12] concurrence to direct staff to
[6:15:14] return with a resolution
[6:15:15] reaffirming the City Council
[6:15:15] s
[6:15:17] commitment to governing
[6:15:20] together and serving the entire
[6:15:22] city of Torrance. Do I have
[6:15:25] that concurrence? Okay. Thank
[6:15:28] you very much. That was six
[6:15:29] zero, and I
[6:15:31] ll take a motion to
[6:15:34] adjourn the meeting.
[6:15:36] Your honor, there was no update
[6:15:37] from closed session just.
[6:15:38] To oh, I apologize.
[6:15:38] You
[6:15:39] re welcome. No problem.
[6:15:44] Thank you. Thank you.
[6:15:47] Your honor, I move that we
[6:15:49] adjourn the council meeting to
[6:15:52] the council meeting of Tuesday,
[6:15:55] AUGUST 11th, 2026 at 5 P.M. For
[6:15:56] closed session with regular
[6:15:59] business commencing at 6:30
[6:16:00] P.M. In the Leroy j. Jackson
[6:16:04] Council Chamber with Tuesday,
[6:16:07] JULY 28th, 2026 and Tuesday,
[6:16:09] AUGUST 4th, 2026 being dark
[6:16:10] nights.
[6:16:12] Good job. A second.
[6:16:15] Start voting please. Your
[6:16:17] honor, that motion carries with