Gardena City Council

1 MINUTES Regular Meeting Notice Gardena City Council Tuesday, July 23, 2024 The Regular Meeting Notice and Agenda of the Gardena City Council of the City of Gardena, California, was called to order at 7:40 PM on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in the Council Chamber at City Hall 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Cerda; Mayor Pro Tem Henderson; Council Member Tanaka; Council Member Francis; and Council Member Love. Other City Staff present was City Manager Clint Osorio; City Attorney Carmen Vasquez; City Treasurer Guy H Mato; and Deputy City Clerk Becky Romero. City Clerk Mina Semenza was away on an excused absence. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION 2. CLOSED SESSION - None CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Yaresky Gonzalez and Angela Arredondo, who are both going into the 11 th grade at Gardena Senior High School. Yaresky is starting her third year in JROTC. She is an active member of the color Guard and the Battalion Staff. One of her goals after graduation is to become a Nurse in the U.S. Army. Angela is also a 3 rd year JROTC Cadet. She plans to become a medical doctor or a U.S. Army Chaplain. 4. INVOCATION Ruling Church Elder Sallie Cuaresma of First Presbyterian Church of Gardena, led the Invocation. 5. PRESENTATIONS 5.A Resolution Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Gardena-Huatabampo Sister City Relationship – was presented by Mayor Tasha Cerda 5.B Lexipol Policy Award 2023 – was presented by Theresa Maza 5.C Recognition of Members of the City of Gardena Police Explorer Post #142 for their 1st Place victory at the 2024 Central Valley Explorer Competition, in Ripon, CA - was presented by Police Chief Mike Saffell and accepted by members of the City of Gardena Police Explorer Post #142 5.D Boards & Commissions Presentation - Recreation Commission – was presented by Woods Woolwine 5.E Gardena Events Video PresentationDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

2 City Manager Osorio took a moment to announce and introduce Audra Lowe, our new Community Liaison Officer to Council. He read her bio, and she came up and said a few words. 6. PROCLAMATIONS 6.A Parks and Recreation Month - July 2024 – was accepted by Director of Recreation and Human Services Stephany Santin 7. APPOINTMENTS 7.A Oath of Office and Swearing in of Christyna Giles Washington, who was appointed to the GEBAC Commission at our June 25, 2024 Council Meeting - Appointed by Council Member Love – was sworn in by Deputy City Clerk Becky Romero 7.B Reorganization of the City Council - Selection of Mayor Pro Tem City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report. Mayor Cerda asked if anyone had asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. There were no public speakers. A motion was made by Mayor Cerda to nominate Council Member Tanaka to serve as the new Mayor Pro Tem from July 2024 to July 2025 It was moved by Mayor Cerda, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, and carried by the following roll call vote to Appoint Council Member Tanaka to serve as the new Mayor Pro Tem from July 2024 to July 2025: Ayes: Mayor Cerda, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Members Tanaka and Francis Noes: Council Member Love Absent: None 7.C Reorganization of Council Assignments of Delegates and Alternates to Outside/City Committees City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report. Mayor Cerda asked if anyone had asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. There were no public speakers. There was a discussion regarding current and alternate assignments to outside/city committees which included Mayor Cerda, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Tanaka and Council Member Francis. A motion was made to table the item until the next meeting.Docusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

3 It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, seconded by Council Member Francis, and carried by the following roll call vote to table this item, make corrections to the Council Assignments, and bring back to the 8/13/2024 Council Meeting: Ayes: Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Members Francis, Tanaka and Love, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None 8. CONSENT CALENDAR 8.A Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on this Agenda and that they be Read by Title Only CONTACT: CITY CLERK 8.B Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting of the City Council, June 25, 2024 CONTACT: CITY CLERK 8.C Receive and File Minutes: Planning and Environmental Quality Commission, June 18, 2024 CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 8.D Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 9, 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES July 9, 2024: Prepay: 176619-176621; Check Numbers: 176622-176845 for a total Warrants issued in the amount of $7,258,543.81; Total Payroll Issued for June 28, 2024: $2,425,246.33 8.E Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 23, 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES July 23, 2024: Wire Transfer 12736-12751; Prepay: 176846; Check Numbers: 176847-177028 for a total Warrants issued in the amount of $4,783,788.11; Total Payroll Issued for July 12, 2024: $1,894,725.98 8.F Monthly Investment Portfolio, June 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 8.G Personnel Report P-2024-12 7-23-24 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 8.H SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1874, Adding Chapter 15.64 to Title 15 of the Gardena Municipal Code relating to a Labor Transparency. CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

4 ORDINANCE NO. 1874 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GARDENA, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 15.64 TO TITLE 15 OF THE GARDENA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO A LABOR TRANSPARENCY 8.I Appointment of a Representative to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 8.J Acceptance and Notice of Completion for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements FY 2023-2024 - Sidewalk Trip Hazard Removal Phase, JN 527. CONTACT: PUBLIC WORKS 8.K Approve the Contract Services Agreement between the City of Lawndale and the City of Gardena for the Elderly Nutrition Program Services beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES 8.L Ratify Administrative Approval of the Elderly Nutrition Program Contract ENP242504 for FY24-25 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES 8.M Ratify Administrative Approval of the Supportive Services Program Contract SSP232403 Amendment Two which provides funding for FY 24-25 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES 8.N RESOLUTION NO. 6678, Authorizing the Filing of a Claim with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for Local Transportation Funds CONTACT: TRANSPORTATION RESOLUTION NO. 6678 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GARDENA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A CLAIM WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS 8.O Approve Purchase of On-Board Digital Storage for a Total of $84,955 and a Project Total of $93,450.50 CONTACT: TRANSPORTATION It was moved by Council Member Tanaka, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, and carried by the following roll call vote to Approve the Consent Calendar with the exception of Item 8.H: Ayes: Council Member Tanaka, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Members Francis and Love, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: NoneDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

5 9. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR 8.H COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1874, Adding Chapter 15.64 to Title 15 of the Gardena Municipal Code relating to a Labor Transparency – Item pulled by Council Member Francis Public Speaker: Salvador George, representative of the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters spoke in favor of the Ordinance. Questions and comments were made by Council Member Francis; Assistant City Attorney Lisa Kranitz and Community Development Director Greg Tsujiuchi answered all questions. It was moved by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Tanaka, and carried by the following roll call vote to Adopt Ordinance No. 1874: Ayes: Council Members Love and Tanaka, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Members Francis, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None 10. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET 10.A JULY 2, 2024 - Meeting Cancelled 10.B JULY 16, 2024 MEETING: 1818 W. REDONDO BEACH BLVD, THE TIRE HOUSE PROGRESS REPORT As requested by the Planning Commission at the April 16, 2024, meeting, staff presented an update report on the business known as the Tire House Inc. and their progress with meeting the requirements of Site Plan Review #4-15. Commission Action: The Planning Commission motioned that this item be continued and recommended that staff monitor the business for compliance with the conditions of approval for Site Plan Review #4-15, by a vote of 5-0. The Planning Commission directed staff to bring forward a report of the applicant's progress to the October 1, 2024, Planning Commission meeting. City Council Action: No action needed. 10.C JULY 16, 2024 MEETING: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TRAINING California's new SB 553 law requires all employers to establish a workplace violence prevention strategy and initiate training. A presentation was given by Risk Management Analyst, Tracy Jacobs-Strange. Commission Action: The Planning Commission was trained on SB553, a workplace violence prevention strategy, and initiated training, by Risk Management Analyst, Tracy Jacobs-Strange. City Council Action: No action needed.Docusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

6 11. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS 1) Chris Bennett, Block Club Captain of the Casimir Gatekeepers Network, came out to acknowledge and express gratitude to the Gardena Police Department for all their efforts and excellent work with the illegal fireworks seizure; 2) I’Lah Bennett, daughter of Chris Bennett, came out to thank the Gardena Police Department for a job well done for the illegal fireworks bust; 3) Ahraya Bennett, daughter of Chris Bennett, came out to thank the City Council for making improvements to the Gardena Direct App. 11.A. PUBLIC COMMENT 1) Deputy City Clerk Romero noted for the record that a Public Comment came in after the agenda had been posted, she indicated it had been distributed, filed and made part of the record. 12. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 12.A Approval of Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report. Mayor Cerda asked if anyone had asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. There were no public speakers. It was moved by Council Member Tanaka, seconded by Council Member Love, and carried by the following roll call vote to Approve Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2024-2025: Ayes: Council Members Tanaka and Love, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Francis, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None 12.B Approval of Side Letter between the City of Gardena and the Gardena Police Officers Association ("GPOA") City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report. Mayor Cerda asked if anyone had asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. There were no public speakers. Questions and comments were made by Council Member Francis. City Manager Osorio responded to her question. It was moved by Council Member Francis, seconded by Council Member Tanaka, and carried by the following roll call vote to Approve the Side Letter between the City of Gardena and the Gardena Police Officers Association ("GPOA"):Docusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

7 Ayes: Council Members Francis and Tanaka, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Love, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None 13. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 13.A PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION NO. 6676 , Certifying the Final EIR for the City of Gardena General Plan, Zoning Code and Zoning Map Amendment; RESOLUTION NO. 6677, Readopting the Update to the Land Use Plan implementing Alternative 2, including making findings required by CEQA and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and ORDINANCE NO. 1873, Readopting the zone changes for all the Inventory Sites, adopting the zone changes to eliminate the Parking zone on split-zoned properties, adopting a formal statement regarding the dividing line on split-zoned residential properties, and readopting the text changes to Title 18 with the amendments set forth in the Ordinance. Adoption of Ordinance No. 1873 includes making findings required by CEQA and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program RESOLUTION NO. 6676 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GARDENA, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT FOR THE CITY OF GARDENA GENERAL PLAN, ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENT PROJECT ORDINANCE NO. 1873 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GARDENA, CALIFORNIA, READOPTING THE ZONE CHANGES FOR ALL THE INVENTORY SITES, ADOPTING THE ZONE CHANGES TO ELIMINATE THE PARKING ZONE ON SPLIT-ZONED PROPERTIES, ADOPTING A FORMAL STATEMENT REGARDING THE DIVIDING LINE ON SPLIT-ZONED RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, AND READOPTING THE TEXT CHANGES TO TITLE 18 WITH THE AMENDMENTS SET FORTH IN THE ORDINANCE. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1873 INCLUDES MAKING FINDINGS REQUIRED BY CEQA AND ADOPTING A MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM City Manager Osorio announced that Item 13.A was a Public Hearing, and that there is a presentation. Community Development Manager, Amanda Acuna and DeNovo Consultant, Starla Barker, presented a PowerPoint presentation. Mayor Cerda asked if anyone had asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. She then opened the Public Hearing at 9:22p.m. Public Speaker: Brandon Smith, spoke in favor of the project and voiced his concerns.Docusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

8 Mayor Cerda read a statement regarding how the Council’s comments would be addressed on the project. Questions and comments were made by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson. Assistant City Attorney Kranitz answered all questions. Mayor Cerda closed the Public Hearing 9:27p.m. Staff Recommendation for Motion: Adopt Resolution Nos. 6676 and 6677 and Introduce Ordinance No. 1873. It was moved by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Tanaka, and carried by the following roll call vote to Adopt Resolution No. 6676: Ayes: Council Members Love and Tanaka, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Francis, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None It was moved by Council Member Tanaka, seconded by Council Member Love, and carried by the following roll call vote to Adopt Resolution No. 6677: Ayes: Council Members Tanaka and Love, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Francis, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None It was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, seconded by Council Member Tanaka, and carried by the following roll call vote to Introduce Ordinance No. 1873: Ayes: Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Members Tanaka, Francis and Love, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None Mayor Cerda noted that Mayor Pro Tem introduced Ordinance No. 1873. 14. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES - None 15. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - POLICE 15.A Approval of New Duty Weapon and Red Dot Aiming System for Police Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $128,452.28. City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report. Police Chief Mike Saffell introduced Sergeant John Francis who presented a PowerPoint presentation. Questions and comments were made by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Francis and Council Member Tanaka. Seargent Francis answered all questions.Docusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

9 It was moved by Council Member Tanaka, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, and carried by the following roll call vote to Authorize Purchase: Ayes: Council Member Tanaka, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Francis and Love, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None 16. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - PUBLIC WORKS 16.A Award Professional Services Contract for the Storm Drain Master Plan Project, JN 523, to Carollo Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $463,500. City Manager Osorio presented the Staff Report. Mayor Cerda asked if anyone had asked to speak on this item and if the Council had any comments or questions. There were no public speakers. Questions and comments were made by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Francis, Mayor Cerda, and Council Member Love. Public Works Director Allan Rigg answered all questions. It was moved by Council Member Francis, seconded by Council Member Tanaka, and carried by the following roll call vote to Approve Professional Services Contract: Ayes: Council Members Francis and Tanaka, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Love, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None 17. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES - None 18. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - TRANSPORTATION 18.A Approve Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal for Federal Fiscal Year 2025- 2027 Assistant Transportation Director, Dana Pynn presented a PowerPoint presentation. Questions and comments were made by Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Francis, and Council Member Love. Assistant Transportation Director, Dana Pynn answered all questions. It was moved by Council Member Love, seconded by Council Member Francis, and carried by the following roll call vote to Approval Goal and Methodology: Ayes: Council Members Love and Francis, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Tanaka, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: NoneDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

10 19. COUNCIL ITEMS 20. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES – None 21. CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS City Manager Osorio gave a verbal report of information to follow-up on matters that had been directed or requested by the Mayor and Members of Council. Those items were, as follows: 1) A memo update regarding the Wi-Fi in the Park project; 2) Wished our birthday recipients a very Happy Birthday; we are having cake after our meeting. 22. COUNCIL REMARKS 1) COUNCIL MEMBER TANAKA – Since the last meeting, he attended our COG Board meeting he would like to thank Council Member Cedric Hicks for his last one year of being a Board Chair for the COG; he did a really great job and he’s left big shoes for him to follow as he’s honored to have been elected as the 2024-2025 Chair of the COG. Along with his first vice chair Hawthorne Council Member Bernadette Suarez and second vice chair Lomita Mayor Bill Uphoff he looks forward to moving forward with the COG and bringing some really good things. He then had to do a COG video presentation to introduce himself. They did it in front of our own Gardena sign on the 162nd. He attended the COG Steering meeting, and he attended the COG Legislative briefing; where we were honored to have Congresswomen Waters and Senator Ben Allen who attended on Zoom, and the rest were field reps. The Congresswomen talked about the housing crisis, affordable housing, and 1.4 million in resources for voucher programs to assist homelessness and to strengthen our U.S. Postal service, which she informed us is in disarray right now. Congressman Lieu talked about coastal cities assistance especially with Abalone Cove and El Segundo pumping station. Senator Allen talked about climate resilience education and landslide assistance especially with the things that are happening on the other side of the hill, he talked about conservation in plastics, battery, and water issues. Senator Gibson talked about reckless driving impounds for vehicles and human trafficking and to enhance school safety. There were some other issues that were talked about, but I think those were the important ones. He attended Boys to Men workshop that was hosted and put on by our City, with Jennifer Harris but it was great to see Mayor Pro Tem Henderson leading the charge on the Boys to Men. That was a very good event. I attended the Boys and Girls Club Robotics competition at Rowley Park; he thanked the Boys and Girls Club, they took robotics kits and put them together and it’s amazing what these young people can do when they put their minds to it. He attended the Southern California Inka Lions Club installation of officers at Rafaello’s in San Pedro; congratulations to their new officers and we wish them luck. He attended the Huatabampo Sister City’s 50 th Anniversary welcome at Terranea; I don’t advise you taking the coastal route, it was devastating. However, it was a great event; they were really excited to be there. I attended Huatabampo Gardena Day where they were able to tour all of our City departments and get a tour of what we do and then Huatabampo Farewell dinner at the Gardena Elks where we fed them and had a really great time of dancing. He attended Coffee with a Cop at Aunties Café on Artesia, He thanked the ChiefDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

11 for always doing those things to keep everybody informed. He attended the Chase Bank groundbreaking; he thanked Congresswomen Waters for attending. He thanked Public Works Director Allan Rigg, because it is exciting and eventually it will be a really great project when done. Lastly, he was really saddened and his heart breaks and goes out to Linda and family about the passing of Deryl Lloyd who was an awesome employee for the City of Gardena, He did a lot of great things at Public Works and then came over to Recreation, he always did our Gardena Golf Tournament in Palm Springs. Just a solid guy with a big heart, always willing to do whatever it was to get done. 2) COUNCIL MEMBER LOVE – Since our last council meeting, she attended the Boys and Girls Club Robotics competition it was really great to see the kids take nothing and turn it into something. They were really competitive and excited. She thanked the Boys and Girls Club of Carson for coming to Gardena to offer that to our youth. She also attended Coffee with a Cop, that’s always a great event to come out and meet your local authorities and get to know them, it’s a good way to meet them before you need them. She attended the Park and Recreation month lunching with our Sister City. She also attended the tour of our departments with our Sister City, and she attended the 46th annual Hawaiian festival at Alondra park. Before she closed her remarks she wanted to make a statement; she’s not really happy to make but she will make it anyway. She wants to let three of her colleagues on Council know that she has no intentions on ever accepting the Mayor Pro Tem seat, not that they will ever give it to her, but due to the pettiness and the slights that are done on Council; she just wants the public to be totally aware that in order for the City to grow and compete and become like some of our sister cities we really need to look at our leadership and how we conduct ourselves on the Council. 3) COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS – Since the last council meeting, she attended the Metro State of the Agency that’s our local bus agency and they got a lot of great plans and some of it includes the City of Gardena. She also attended the Greater Los Angeles Vector Control District meeting. There is an increase in mosquito activity and if you need to have an inspection or need some assistance, if you call the agency they will come out and help you. She attended several of the sister city activities, a second time around Club, the ministerial luncheon, and also the soft groundbreaking for the new Rosecrans Community Center; this has been a long time coming. She is so glad and hopefully it won’t take another 10 to 15 years to get the building built, before I get too old. She mentioned that if anyone has any ideas about what we can do to make that happen please do. She thanked Congresswomen Maxine Waters for coming and the fact that she found earmarked a million dollars for that project so we can get that going. She mentioned they have started the demolition of the Chase building fence is going up, workers are there and so at least they’re going to knock it down. She said by the time we meet again school will have started again for hundreds of LA Unified School District, please be watchful for our young people because they will be walking our streets, they’re busy with their cell phones and not paying attention to traffic, so please be watchful. Lastly her sincere sympathy and condolences to the family of Deryl Lloyd and we thank him for his many years of service through our city. As she always says, stay faithful and just know better days are coming. 4) MAYOR CERDA – She attended the LA Sanitation Collective meeting and that’s where all the different directors from all the different cities meet in Whittier and discuss the union’s proposal for different things that they want to improve on their contract. We came to some agreement, and we had our committee vote and I believe at the end of the day everybody was very happy with that. She also attended the candlelight dinner that weDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

12 had here in the city. She attended Inglewood’s State of the City event that happened at the new Intuit Dome along with Mayor Pro Tem, what a great event, the Intuit Dome is amazing. The event was called an Economic Summit, they weren’t event calling it a state of the city, but it was really great. Later that week she attended Dr. Mike Romero’s fare well for his retirement event that was held in San Pedro. He was very happy that the City of Gardena had a certificate for him, for his many years of services as well as the different things that he has done. He’s really gotten our schools and principals really involved in a lot of our activities; he says even in his retirement he is still going to make sure that all of that continues. She also attended the annual 4 th of July celebration at Rowley Park and another great year, our residents were very happy with it, and just a quick side note she has had a lot of residence come up to me and say that they noticed that there was more policing of fireworks in the city and that they noticed it being a lot significantly quieter than it has been and that’s good to hear. In the past we hear so many complaints, there were still illegal fireworks going on, but it’s great to hear residents say they feel like it’s getting a little bit better, and I think that’s all due to the extra patrolling that we had on our fireworks detail; so Chief please share that, and she thanked the Chief and the Department. She also attended one of our residents in our community a 90 th birthday party that was at Rowley Park. She was very happy to get a certificate from the City of Gardena just recognizing her birthday, they had a great party for her with family. She also attended Southern California Gas hydrogen house that was in Downey, along with Director Rigg and a couple of members from our Community Development department and she had the opportunity to tour a hydrogen house and just look at all the great features and it was really exciting to see just some options that a City like ours could have in the future. She also went to Sacramento along with City Manager Osorio and the Chief Saffell to testify in the hearing for our card rooms on Assembly Bill 549 and unfortunately the vote did not go in our favor but there were a lot of people out there showing their support and why we should not let the tribes make some changes that could affect our card rooms and inadvertently affect the revenue that comes to our City. It was very disappointing that we did not get the vote that we wanted to, but she can say that our Assembly Member Tina McKinnor, gave us her word that she was going to vote in favor of the card rooms, and she did exactly what she said even though several of the other members voted other ways, either not in favor or not at all. The interesting part of this is that their newspaper articles have come out recently showing that all the people who did not vote in favor of this got sizeable donations from the tribe, so it’s kind of unfortunate to hear things like that. She also attended the July Home of the Month with Council Member Francis. She attended the Emerald Square homeowner’s association meeting there had been in the past a lot of conversations about the streets having uneven pavement. The areas that you’re referring to are not the Gardena side it’s the LA side and what we have found out was that there’s some parts of Gardena where we abut up against the City of LA and that part of the street is owned by LA so I was very happy that we requested representatives from Tim McAllister’s office which is an assembly member in LA, Council District 15 he sent representatives out, our Public Works Department printed out a really nice large map for us that showed what side of the street we have and what side of the street the City of LA had and we were able to get to the bottom of it and determine that those uneven streets that they were talking about were not our streets. So we gave a lot of the complaints to McAllister’s office and overall we had a great meeting but you know nevertheless she appreciates the staff for going through the extra effort in putting this map together, she knows that she sent a lot of detailed information over as far as what we need to have and it was exactly what weDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

13 needed just to make sure the residents know were Gardena started and ended because it is kind of tricky. She also learned a lot about the parts on the street that we have, and we don’t have. She also attended the ICA Summer conference; she thanked Mayor Pro Tem for his group doing an amazing job putting on a great seminar together it was from last Thursday to Monday. We talked about great things like how City’s can find revenues during tough budget times, all kinds of things like life after city council, getting your house in order, how to meet your City’s RHNA needs. The one that she enjoyed the most was our public speaking workshop where we all had the opportunity to do some media training, so that was a lot of fun. She attended her normal JPA card room meeting, where they discuss monthly what’s going on. She also attended a lot of the Huatabampo events. She thanked the staff for Parks and Rec’s Day for doing an amazing job. She always boasts about the fact that we’re doing close to a hundred events in our City, and she constantly keeps hearing people from other cities say they are coming from Redondo to come to you Gardena Event and she’s had a lady once tell her she came from Santa Ana to one of our candlelight dinners. That’s really impressive because this past weekend she had to drive to Santa Ana, and it took her 44 minutes to get there, so that’s not just around the corner. She attended her Sanitation meeting, Coffee with a Cop, ministerial lunch-in, the ground-breaking for Chase. She attended a nonprofit called the Joy of Others which was in Santa Ana, and she got to represent the City of Gardena and speak at their event encouraging more people to volunteer to help those in need and this organization was founded many years ago but they’ve really stepped up getting their youth to do more especially during covid. She also attended an organization called Kailasa Guru Purnima’s event that was in Montclair which was an hour and a half away on the same day. She gave them a proclamation recognizing their organization as well. She attended the Serra High School golf tournament, and she is proud to say that our Gardena POA team was playing in there and they actually won the tournament which was awesome. Her team might not have won but at least the Gardena POA team did win so that was great. 5) MAYOR PRO TEM HENDERSON – Since the last meeting he attended the Inglewood State of the City. He also attended the demo ribbon cutting for the Chase property, as well as hanging out with our Huatabampo Sister City at dinner and the LA Galaxy game. That was his very first soccer game, so that was a lot of fun. On behalf of our City, for participating in the Boys to Men conference that was our first one and it was a great thing, so we’re going to do more things just to kind of give some mentorship to the members in our community. He attended a seminar regarding driving financial equity in the community, so Mr. City Manager be prepared for that as we look to figure out what the City of Gardena is doing for financial equity for our community. He had a quick meeting with Dr. Reginald Sample who will be the incoming superintendent for LAUSD for our region. He’s very well respected in LAUSD he has worked a lot in district one he’s looking forward to partnering with us. He shared with him that Gardena has a great partnership with the schools in our area, so we want to make sure we continue that. In regard to leadership, congratulations Council Member Tanaka for being now the new Chair of the South Bay Council of Governments leading the 16 cities in our region again Mayor Cerda thank you for being the Chair of the Joint Powers Authority for all the gambling establishments in the state of California especially in our region so continue that good fight. He has been recently elected as the incoming President of Independent Cities Association which is a consortium of 40 cities within LA county, our theme this next go around in my term is going to continue cities helping cities, so we want to continue to do that, so in our seminars we’ll make sure that we have content that is relevant to our cities, new cities. We’re actually now expanding to Ventura County and Orange CountyDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

14 so we’re looking to go beyond LA county because as we all know a lot of cities have the same issues. Gave his condolences go out to the Lloyd Family, Deryl will be missed we had a lot of great golf stories at the Gardena Golf tournaments in Palm Springs, so that was saddening to hear. 23. ANNOUNCEMENT(S) Mayor Cerda announced: 1) Line G to Manhattan Beach – Free Service to the Beach running Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays from June 18-August 31, 2024; 2) Summer Country Bash on Saturday, July 27, 2024 from 5:00-7:00p.m. on the City Hall Lawn; 3) Gardena Police Department and City of Gardena’s Blood Drive, Wednesday, July 31, 2024 from 9:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at Rush Gym 4) Back to School Giveaway, on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 from 6:30-8:30p.m. at City Hall Complex 5) Summer Block Party in Celebration of National Night Out, Tuesday, August 6, 2024 from 6:30-8:30p.m. at the City Hall Complex; and 6) 21 st Annual City of Gardena Jazz Festival, Sunday, August 25, 2024 at Rowley Park. 24. REMEMBRANCES Mr. Joseph Huss, 69 years of age, beloved stepfather-in-law of Jose Espinoza, Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department. Mr. Deryl Lloyd, 74 years of age, retired from the City after almost 34 years of service. He worked in the Public Works Department as the Park Maintenance Superintendent, and then retired as the Recreation Program Administrator in 2017. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. 25. ADJOURNMENT At 10:37p.m. Mayor Cerda adjourned the Gardena City Council Meeting to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. and the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. MINA SEMENZA City Clerk of the City of Gardena and APPROVED: Ex-officio Clerk of the Council ______________________________ By:___________________________ Tasha Cerda, Mayor Becky Romero, Deputy City ClerkDocusign Envelope ID: F3E9406A-4640-4420-836F-B4F80BC36B91

GARDENA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Notice and Agenda Council Chamber at City Hall 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California Website: www.cityofgardena.org Tuesday, July 23, 2024 Open Session 7:30 p.m. TASHA CERDA, Mayor MARK E. HENDERSON, Mayor Pro Tem RODNEY G. TANAKA, Council Member PAULETTE C. FRANCIS, Council Member WANDA LOVE, Council Member MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk GUY H. MATO, City Treasurer CLINT OSORIO, City Manager CARMEN VASQUEZ, City Attorney LISA KRANITZ, Assistant City Attorney If you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options: 1. VIEW THE MEETING live on SPECTRUM CHANNEL 22 or ONLINE at youtube.com/CityofGardena 2. PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING by emailing the Deputy City Clerk at publiccomment@cityofgardena.org by 5:00p.m. on the day of the meeting and write "Public Comment" in the subject line. 3. ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT: The City Council will hear from the public on any item on the agenda or any item of interest that is not on the agenda at the following times: Agenda Items – At the time the City Council considers the item or during Oral Communications Non-agenda Items – During Oral Communications Public Hearings – At the time for Public Hearings listed on the Agenda If you wish to address the Council, please complete a “Speaker Request” form and present it to the City Clerk or Sergeant of Arms. You will be called to the podium by name when it is your turn to address the Council. The City Council cannot legally take action on any item not scheduled on the Agenda. Such items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future Agenda. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council will be given three (3) minutes to speak. 4. The City of Gardena, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk's Office by phone (310) 217-9565 or email cityclerk@cityofgardena.org at least 24 business hours prior to the scheduled general meeting to ensure assistance is provided. Assistive listening devices are available. 1

1. ROLL CALL 2. CLOSED SESSION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. INVOCATION Sallie Cuaresma First Presbyterian Church of Gardena 5. PRESENTATIONS 5.A Resolution Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Gardena-Huatabampo Sister City Relationship (To be presented by Mayor Tasha Cerda) Resolution of the 50th Anniversary of Gardena - Huatabampo Sister City Affiliation 5.B Lexipol Policy Award 2023 - presented by Theresa Maza 5.C Recognition of Members of the City of Gardena Police Explorer Post #142 for their 1st Place victory at the 2024 Central Valley Explorer Competition, in Ripon, CA - (to be presented by Police Chief Mike Saffell and accepted by members of the City of Gardena Police Explorer Post #142) Police Explorers Recognition Certificate 5.D Boards & Commissions Presentation - Recreation Commission 5.E Gardena Events Video Presentation 6. PROCLAMATIONS 6.A Parks and Recreation Month - July 2024 Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation 7. APPOINTMENTS STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS Treat everyone courteously; Listen to others respectfully; Exercise self-control; Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints; Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions Thank you for your attendance and cooperation PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION 2

7.A Oath of Office and Swearing in of Christyna Giles Washington, who was appointed to the GEBAC Commission at our June 25, 2024 Council Meeting - Appointed by Council Member Love 7.B Reorganization of the City Council - Selection of Mayor Pro Tem Select Mayor Pro Tem to serve from July 2024 to July 2025 COUNCIL BENCH SEATING POLICY-1997.pdf MAYOR PRO TEMPORE thru 7-2024.pdf 7.C Reorganization of Council Assignments of Delegates and Alternates to Outside/City Committees Approve Council Assignments to Outside / City Committees COUNCIL DELEGATES ALTERNATES - CURRENT.pdf 8. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC- Roll Call Vote Required On The Consent Calendar All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless a Council Member requests Council discussion, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately following this portion of the agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR 8.A Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on this Agenda and that they be Read by Title Only CONTACT: CITY CLERK 8.B Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting of the City Council, June 25, 2024 CONTACT: CITY CLERK 06252024 REGULAR Minutes CC Meeting - FINAL.pdf 8.C Receive and File Minutes: Planning and Environmental Quality Commission, June 18, 2024 CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 24_06_18 PCMIN.pdf 8.D Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 9, 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Warrant-Payroll Register 07-09-24.pdf 8.E Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 23, 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Warrant-Payroll Register 07-23-24.pdf 8.F Monthly Investment Portfolio, June 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES June 2024 Investment Report.pdf 3

8.G Personnel Report P-2024-12 7-23-24 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PERS RPT P-2024-12 7-23-24.pdf Classification and Compensation Schedule - effective June 23 2024 (2).pdf Transit Training and Safety Manager (TTSM).pdf 8.H SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1874, Adding Chapter 15.64 to Title 15 of the Gardena Municipal Code relating to a Labor Transparency. CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Ordinance No. 1874.pdf 8.I Appointment of a Representative to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SBWIB Nomination Letter.pdf SBWIB-GEBAC Nomination Request Letter.pdf Ameet Butala Bio.pdf 8.J Acceptance and Notice of Completion for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements FY 2023-2024 - Sidewalk Trip Hazard Removal Phase, JN 527. CONTACT: PUBLIC WORKS NOC_Concrete Remediation_JN 527.pdf 8.K Approve the Contract Services Agreement between the City of Lawndale and the City of Gardena for the Elderly Nutrition Program Services beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES CSA - Lawndale-Gardena ENP signed version.pdf 8.L Ratify Administrative Approval of the Elderly Nutrition Program Contract ENP242504 for FY24-25 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES Subaward No. ENP242504 (City of Gardena) - signed.pdf 8.M Ratify Administrative Approval of the Supportive Services Program Contract SSP232403 Amendment Two which provides funding for FY 24-25 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES FY 2024-25 SSP Amendment Two (City of Gardena) 8.N RESOLUTION NO. 6678, Authorizing the Filing of a Claim with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for Local Transportation Funds CONTACT: TRANSPORTATION Local Transportation Funds STA_TDA FY24-25 RESO No. 6678 7_23_24.pdf 8.O Approve Purchase of On-Board Digital Storage for a Total of $84,955 and a Project Total of $93,450.50 CONTACT: TRANSPORTATION Quote #A-0165101C Gardena CA 1 year Recording Storage 7_16_2024.pdf 9. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR 4

10. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET 10.A JULY 2, 2024 - Meeting Cancelled 2024_07_02 CANCELLATION.pdf 10.B JULY 16, 2024 MEETING: 1818 W. REDONDO BEACH BLVD, THE TIRE HOUSE PROGRESS REPORT As requested by the Planning Commission at the April 16, 2024, meeting, staff presented an update report on the business known as the Tire House Inc. and their progress with meeting the requirements of Site Plan Review #4-15. Commission Action: The Planning Commission motioned that this item be continued and recommended that staff monitor the business for compliance with the conditions of approval for Site Plan Review #4-15, by a vote of 5-0. The Planning Commission directed staff to bring forward a report of the applicant's progress to the October 1, 2024, Planning Commission meeting. City Council Action: No action needed. 10.C JULY 16, 2024 MEETING: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TRAINING California's new SB 553 law requires all employers to establish a workplace violence prevention strategy and initiate training. A presentation was given by Risk Management Analyst, Tracy Jacobs-Strange. Commission Action: The Planning Commission was trained on SB553, a workplace violence prevention strategy, and initiate training, by Risk Management Analyst, Tracy Jacobs-Strange. City Council Action: No action needed. To view the complete Planning Commission agenda packet CLICK HERE. 2024_07_16 PCAX.pdf 11. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (LIMITED TO A 30-MINUTE PERIOD) Oral Communications by the public will be heard for one-half hour at or before 8:30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the last agenda item commenced prior to 8:30 p.m. Oral Communications not concluded at that time shall be resumed at the end of the meeting after Council Reports. Speakers are to limit their remarks to three minutes, unless extended by the Mayor. An amber light will appear to alert the speaker when two minutes are complete, and a red light will appear when three minutes are over. Your cooperation is appreciated. 12. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 12.A Approval of Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Staff Recommendation: Approve Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Exhibit A.pdf 5

12.B Approval of Side Letter between the City of Gardena and the Gardena Police Officers Association ("GPOA") Staff Recommendation: Approve the Side Letter between the City of Gardena and the Gardena Police Officers Association ("GPOA") Holiday Side Letter - July 2024.pdf 13. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 13.A PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION NO. 6676 , Certifying the Final EIR for the City of Gardena General Plan, Zoning Code and Zoning Map Amendment; RESOLUTION NO. 6677, Readopting the Update to the Land Use Plan implementing Alternative 2, including making findings required by CEQA and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and ORDINANCE NO. 1873, Readopting the zone changes for all the Inventory Sites, adopting the zone changes to eliminate the Parking zone on split-zoned properties, adopting a formal statement regarding the dividing line on split-zoned residential properties, and readopting the text changes to Title 18 with the amendments set forth in the Ordinance. Adoption of Ordinance No. 1873 includes making findings required by CEQA and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Staff Recommendation: Open the public hearing, receive testimony from the public, allow three (3) minutes for each speaker, and close the public hearing. Staff Recommendation for Motion: Adopt Resolution Nos. 6676 and 6677, and Introduce Ordinance No. 1873. Staff Report 2021-2029 Housing Element GPA/ZTA/ZC (with Attachments 1-17) Planning Commission Resolution No. 14-24 (without Exhibits) Resolution No. 6676, certifying the Final EIR (with Exhibits) Resolution No. 6677, readopting the Update to the Land Use Plan and implementing changes under Modified Alternative 2 (with Exhibits) Ordinance No. 1873, readopting the Zone Changes and implementing changes under Modified Alternative 2 (with Exhibits) 14. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES 15. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - POLICE 15.A Approval of New Duty Weapon and Red Dot Aiming System for Police Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $128,452.28. Staff Recommendation: Authorize Purchase Arms Unlimited - Echelon Quote.pdf Arms Unlimited - Holster & Mag Pouch Quote.pdf Proforce Quote.pdf Springfield Quote.pdf 16. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - PUBLIC WORKS 6

16.A Award Professional Services Contract for the Storm Drain Master Plan Project, JN 523, to Carollo Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $463,500. Staff Recommendations: Approve Professional Services Contract Storm Drains - City Wide.pdf Carollo Consultant Agreement.pdf 17. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES 18. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - TRANSPORTATION 18.A Approve Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal for Federal Fiscal Year 2025- 2027 Staff Recommendation: Approval Goal and Methodology DBE Overall Goal & Methodology FFY 2025-2027 FINAL.pdf 19. COUNCIL ITEMS 20. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES 21. CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS 22. COUNCIL REMARKS 1. COUNCIL MEMBER TANAKA 2. COUNCIL MEMBER LOVE 3. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS 4. MAYOR CERDA 5. MAYOR PRO TEM HENDERSON 23. ANNOUNCEMENT(S) 24. REMEMBRANCES Mr. Joseph Huss, 69 years of age, beloved stepfather-in-law of Jose Espinoza, Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department. Mr. Deryl Lloyd, 74 years of age, retired from the City after almost 34 years of service. He worked in the Public Works Department as the Park Maintenance Superintendent, and then retired as the Recreation Program Administrator in 2017. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends. 7

25. ADJOURNMENT The Gardena City Council will adjourn to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall lobby not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is available on our website at www.CityofGardena.org. Dated this 19th day of July, 2024 /s/ MINA SEMENZA MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk 8

GARDENA CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting Notice and Agenda Council Chamber at City Hall 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California Website: www.cityofgardena.org Tuesday, July 23, 2024 Open Session 7:30 p.m. TASHA CERDA, Mayor MARK E. HENDERSON, Mayor Pro Tem RODNEY G. TANAKA, Council Member PAULETTE C. FRANCIS, Council Member WANDA LOVE, Council Member MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk GUY H. MATO, City Treasurer CLINT OSORIO, City Manager CARMEN VASQUEZ, City Attorney LISA KRANITZ, Assistant City Attorney If you would like to participate in this meeting, you can participate via the following options: 1. VIEW THE MEETING live on SPECTRUM CHANNEL 22 or ONLINE at youtube.com/CityofGardena 2. PARTICIPATE BEFORE THE MEETING by emailing the Deputy City Clerk at publiccomment@cityofgardena.org by 5:00p.m. on the day of the meeting and write "Public Comment" in the subject line. 3. ATTEND THE MEETING IN PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT: The City Council will hear from the public on any item on the agenda or any item of interest that is not on the agenda at the following times: Agenda Items – At the time the City Council considers the item or during Oral Communications Non-agenda Items – During Oral Communications Public Hearings – At the time for Public Hearings listed on the Agenda If you wish to address the Council, please complete a “Speaker Request” form and present it to the City Clerk or Sergeant of Arms. You will be called to the podium by name when it is your turn to address the Council. The City Council cannot legally take action on any item not scheduled on the Agenda. Such items may be referred for administrative action or scheduled on a future Agenda. Members of the public wishing to address the City Council will be given three (3) minutes to speak. 4. The City of Gardena, in complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend and/or participate in the City meeting due to disability, to please contact the City Clerk's Office by phone (310) 217-9565 or email cityclerk@cityofgardena.org at least 24 business hours prior to the scheduled general meeting to ensure assistance is provided. Assistive listening devices are available.

1. ROLL CALL 2. CLOSED SESSION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. INVOCATION Sallie Cuaresma First Presbyterian Church of Gardena 5. PRESENTATIONS 5.A Resolution Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Gardena-Huatabampo Sister City Relationship (To be presented by Mayor Tasha Cerda) Resolution of the 50th Anniversary of Gardena - Huatabampo Sister City Affiliation 5.B Lexipol Policy Award 2023 - presented by Theresa Maza 5.C Recognition of Members of the City of Gardena Police Explorer Post #142 for their 1st Place victory at the 2024 Central Valley Explorer Competition, in Ripon, CA - (to be presented by Police Chief Mike Saffell and accepted by members of the City of Gardena Police Explorer Post #142) Police Explorers Recognition Certificate 5.D Boards & Commissions Presentation - Recreation Commission 5.E Gardena Events Video Presentation 6. PROCLAMATIONS 6.A Parks and Recreation Month - July 2024 Parks and Recreation Month Proclamation 7. APPOINTMENTS STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR THAT PROMOTE CIVILITY AT ALL PUBLIC MEETINGS Treat everyone courteously; Listen to others respectfully; Exercise self-control; Give open-minded consideration to all viewpoints; Focus on the issues and avoid personalizing debate; and Embrace respectful disagreement and dissent as democratic rights, inherent components of an inclusive public process, and tools for forging sound decisions Thank you for your attendance and cooperation PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION

7.A Oath of Office and Swearing in of Christyna Giles Washington, who was appointed to the GEBAC Commission at our June 25, 2024 Council Meeting - Appointed by Council Member Love 7.B Reorganization of the City Council - Selection of Mayor Pro Tem Select Mayor Pro Tem to serve from July 2024 to July 2025 COUNCIL BENCH SEATING POLICY-1997.pdf MAYOR PRO TEMPORE thru 7-2024.pdf 7.C Reorganization of Council Assignments of Delegates and Alternates to Outside/City Committees Approve Council Assignments to Outside / City Committees COUNCIL DELEGATES ALTERNATES - CURRENT.pdf 8. CONSENT CALENDAR NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC- Roll Call Vote Required On The Consent Calendar All matters listed under the Consent Calendar will be enacted by one motion unless a Council Member requests Council discussion, in which case that item will be removed from the Consent Calendar and considered separately following this portion of the agenda. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR 8.A Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on this Agenda and that they be Read by Title Only CONTACT: CITY CLERK 8.B Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting of the City Council, June 25, 2024 CONTACT: CITY CLERK 06252024 REGULAR Minutes CC Meeting - FINAL.pdf 8.C Receive and File Minutes: Planning and Environmental Quality Commission, June 18, 2024 CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 24_06_18 PCMIN.pdf 8.D Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 9, 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Warrant-Payroll Register 07-09-24.pdf 8.E Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 23, 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Warrant-Payroll Register 07-23-24.pdf 8.F Monthly Investment Portfolio, June 2024 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES June 2024 Investment Report.pdf

8.G Personnel Report P-2024-12 7-23-24 CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES PERS RPT P-2024-12 7-23-24.pdf Classification and Compensation Schedule - effective June 23 2024 (2).pdf Transit Training and Safety Manager (TTSM).pdf 8.H SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1874, Adding Chapter 15.64 to Title 15 of the Gardena Municipal Code relating to a Labor Transparency. CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Ordinance No. 1874.pdf 8.I Appointment of a Representative to the South Bay Workforce Investment Board (SBWIB) CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SBWIB Nomination Letter.pdf SBWIB-GEBAC Nomination Request Letter.pdf Ameet Butala Bio.pdf 8.J Acceptance and Notice of Completion for the Pedestrian Safety Improvements FY 2023-2024 - Sidewalk Trip Hazard Removal Phase, JN 527. CONTACT: PUBLIC WORKS NOC_Concrete Remediation_JN 527.pdf 8.K Approve the Contract Services Agreement between the City of Lawndale and the City of Gardena for the Elderly Nutrition Program Services beginning July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES CSA - Lawndale-Gardena ENP signed version.pdf 8.L Ratify Administrative Approval of the Elderly Nutrition Program Contract ENP242504 for FY24-25 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES Subaward No. ENP242504 (City of Gardena) - signed.pdf 8.M Ratify Administrative Approval of the Supportive Services Program Contract SSP232403 Amendment Two which provides funding for FY 24-25 CONTACT: RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES FY 2024-25 SSP Amendment Two (City of Gardena) 8.N RESOLUTION NO. 6678, Authorizing the Filing of a Claim with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for Local Transportation Funds CONTACT: TRANSPORTATION Local Transportation Funds STA_TDA FY24-25 RESO No. 6678 7_23_24.pdf 8.O Approve Purchase of On-Board Digital Storage for a Total of $84,955 and a Project Total of $93,450.50 CONTACT: TRANSPORTATION Quote #A-0165101C Gardena CA 1 year Recording Storage 7_16_2024.pdf 9. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR

10. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET 10.A JULY 2, 2024 - Meeting Cancelled 2024_07_02 CANCELLATION.pdf 10.B JULY 16, 2024 MEETING: 1818 W. REDONDO BEACH BLVD, THE TIRE HOUSE PROGRESS REPORT As requested by the Planning Commission at the April 16, 2024, meeting, staff presented an update report on the business known as the Tire House Inc. and their progress with meeting the requirements of Site Plan Review #4-15. Commission Action: The Planning Commission motioned that this item be continued and recommended that staff monitor the business for compliance with the conditions of approval for Site Plan Review #4-15, by a vote of 5-0. The Planning Commission directed staff to bring forward a report of the applicant's progress to the October 1, 2024, Planning Commission meeting. City Council Action: No action needed. 10.C JULY 16, 2024 MEETING: WORKPLACE VIOLENCE TRAINING California's new SB 553 law requires all employers to establish a workplace violence prevention strategy and initiate training. A presentation was given by Risk Management Analyst, Tracy Jacobs-Strange. Commission Action: The Planning Commission was trained on SB553, a workplace violence prevention strategy, and initiate training, by Risk Management Analyst, Tracy Jacobs-Strange. City Council Action: No action needed. To view the complete Planning Commission agenda packet CLICK HERE. 2024_07_16 PCAX.pdf 11. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (LIMITED TO A 30-MINUTE PERIOD) Oral Communications by the public will be heard for one-half hour at or before 8:30 p.m. or at the conclusion of the last agenda item commenced prior to 8:30 p.m. Oral Communications not concluded at that time shall be resumed at the end of the meeting after Council Reports. Speakers are to limit their remarks to three minutes, unless extended by the Mayor. An amber light will appear to alert the speaker when two minutes are complete, and a red light will appear when three minutes are over. Your cooperation is appreciated. 12. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 12.A Approval of Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Staff Recommendation: Approve Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Exhibit A.pdf

12.B Approval of Side Letter between the City of Gardena and the Gardena Police Officers Association ("GPOA") Staff Recommendation: Approve the Side Letter between the City of Gardena and the Gardena Police Officers Association ("GPOA") Holiday Side Letter - July 2024.pdf 13. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 13.A PUBLIC HEARING: RESOLUTION NO. 6676 , Certifying the Final EIR for the City of Gardena General Plan, Zoning Code and Zoning Map Amendment; RESOLUTION NO. 6677, Readopting the Update to the Land Use Plan implementing Alternative 2, including making findings required by CEQA and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; and ORDINANCE NO. 1873, Readopting the zone changes for all the Inventory Sites, adopting the zone changes to eliminate the Parking zone on split-zoned properties, adopting a formal statement regarding the dividing line on split-zoned residential properties, and readopting the text changes to Title 18 with the amendments set forth in the Ordinance. Adoption of Ordinance No. 1873 includes making findings required by CEQA and adopting a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program Staff Recommendation: Open the public hearing, receive testimony from the public, allow three (3) minutes for each speaker, and close the public hearing. Staff Recommendation for Motion: Adopt Resolution Nos. 6676 and 6677, and Introduce Ordinance No. 1873. Staff Report 2021-2029 Housing Element GPA/ZTA/ZC (with Attachments 1-17) Planning Commission Resolution No. 14-24 (without Exhibits) Resolution No. 6676, certifying the Final EIR (with Exhibits) Resolution No. 6677, readopting the Update to the Land Use Plan and implementing changes under Modified Alternative 2 (with Exhibits) Ordinance No. 1873, readopting the Zone Changes and implementing changes under Modified Alternative 2 (with Exhibits) 14. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES 15. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - POLICE 15.A Approval of New Duty Weapon and Red Dot Aiming System for Police Department at a Cost Not to Exceed $128,452.28. Staff Recommendation: Authorize Purchase Arms Unlimited - Echelon Quote.pdf Arms Unlimited - Holster & Mag Pouch Quote.pdf Proforce Quote.pdf Springfield Quote.pdf 16. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - PUBLIC WORKS

16.A Award Professional Services Contract for the Storm Drain Master Plan Project, JN 523, to Carollo Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $463,500. Staff Recommendations: Approve Professional Services Contract Storm Drains - City Wide.pdf Carollo Consultant Agreement.pdf 17. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES 18. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - TRANSPORTATION 18.A Approve Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Goal for Federal Fiscal Year 2025- 2027 Staff Recommendation: Approval Goal and Methodology DBE Overall Goal & Methodology FFY 2025-2027 FINAL.pdf 19. COUNCIL ITEMS 20. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES 21. CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS 22. COUNCIL REMARKS 1. COUNCIL MEMBER TANAKA 2. COUNCIL MEMBER LOVE 3. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS 4. MAYOR CERDA 5. MAYOR PRO TEM HENDERSON 23. ANNOUNCEMENT(S) 24. REMEMBRANCES Mr. Joseph Huss, 69 years of age, beloved stepfather-in-law of Jose Espinoza, Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department. Mr. Deryl Lloyd, 74 years of age, retired from the City after almost 34 years of service. He worked in the Public Works Department as the Park Maintenance Superintendent, and then retired as the Recreation Program Administrator in 2017. He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

25. ADJOURNMENT The Gardena City Council will adjourn to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. followed by the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing agenda was posted in the City Hall lobby not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting. A copy of said Agenda is available on our website at www.CityofGardena.org. Dated this 19th day of July, 2024 /s/ MINA SEMENZA MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk

City of Gardena Gardena City Council Meeting AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY Agenda Item No. 7.B Section: APPOINTMENTS Meeting Date: July 23, 2024 TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE GARDENA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TITLE: Reorganization of the City Council - Selection of Mayor Pro Tem COUNCIL ACTION REQUIRED: Select Mayor Pro Tem to serve from July 2024 to July 2025 RECOMMENDATION AND STAFF SUMMARY: Mayor Pro Tem appointments are rotated annually. A list of the names of City of Gardena Councilmembers who have served in the position of Mayor Pro Tem from April 1956 to July 2024 is provided. The Councilmember selected to serve will be seated, as Mayor Pro Tem, at the August 13, 2024 City Council Meeting. A copy of the Council Policy No. 97-30, Council Bench Seating, is also attached for convenience. FINANCIAL IMPACT/COST: N/A ATTACHMENTS: COUNCIL BENCH SEATING POLICY-1997.pdf MAYOR PRO TEMPORE thru 7-2024.pdf

COUNCIL POLICY SUBJECT: COUNCIL BENCH SEATING NO. 97-30 REV. DATE April 22, 1997 Donald L. Dear MAYOR STATEMENT: It is the desire of the City Council to memorialize the traditional informal seating for Council members at the Council bench as follows: • Center Seat The Mayor • Seat to Right of Mayor The Mayor Pro Tem • Seat to Left of Mayor The Most Senior Member of Council by Years of Service • Seat to Far Right of Mayor The Next Senior Member of Council by Years of Service • Seat to Far Left of Mayor The Member of Council having the Least Seniority by Years of Service In the event that two or more seats on the Council would be vacated at one time, then seniority would be established by the number of votes received by the elected members, with the member having obtained the highest number of votes being declared the most senior member of the newly-elected council members.

MAYOR PRO TEMPORE CITY OF GARDENA (Incorporated – September 11, 1930) April 1956 – April 1958................... Adams W. Bolton April 1958 – April 1962....................... L. Pete Jensen April 1962 – April 1966................ Robert M. Firstman April 1966 – April 1967...................... Robert R. Kane April 1967 – April 1970............... Donald H. Davidson April 1970 – April 1971..................... Edmond J. Russ April 1971 – March 1974 .................... Donald L. Dear March 1974 – March 1975 .................. William L. Cox March 1975 – March 1976 ..........Masani (Mas) Fukai March 1976 – March 1977 ..............Charles A. Nader March 1977 – March 1978 ......... Vincent H. Okamoto March 1978 – March 1979 ..........Masani (Mas) Fukai March 1979 – April 1980 .................Charles A. Nader April 1980 – April 1981....................... Donald L. Dear April 1981 – April 1982..................Paul Y. Tsukahara April 1982 – April 1983................Masani (Mas) Fukai April 1983 – April 1984....................James W. Cragin April 1984 – April 1985............................ Gwen Duffy April 1985 – April 1986..................Paul Y. Tsukahara April 1986 – April 1987................Masani (Mas) Fukai April 1987 – April 1988....................James W. Cragin April 1988 – April 1989............................ Gwen Duffy April 1989 – April 1990..................Paul Y. Tsukahara April 1990 – April 1991................Masani (Mas) Fukai April 1991 – April 1992....................James W. Cragin April 1992 – April 1993............................ Gwen Duffy April 1993 – April 1994..................Paul Y. Tsukahara April 1994 – April 1995................Masani (Mas) Fukai April 1995 – April 1996 ................... James W. Cragin April 1996 – March 1997 ......................... Gwen Duffy April 1997 – March 1998 ............ Masani (Mas) Fukai March 1998 – March 1999 .......... Steven C. Bradford March 1999 – March 2000 ............. James W. Cragin March 2000 – March 2001 ................ Paul K. Tanaka March 2001 – April 2002 ............. Steven C. Bradford April 2002 – March 2003 ................ Grant J. Nakaoka March 2003 – April 2004 ................... Paul K. Tanaka April 2004 – March 2005 .................. Ronald K. Ikejiri March 2005 – March 2006 .......... Steven C. Bradford March 2006 – March 2007 ........... Oscar Medrano Jr. March 2007 – April 2008 ............. Rachel C. Johnson April 2008 – April 2009 ..................... Ronald K. Ikejiri April 2009 – Sept. 2009 ............... Steven C. Bradford Sept. 2009 – July 2010 ........................... Dan Medina July 2010 – April 2011 ........................... Tasha Cerda April 2011 – April 2012 ................ Rachel C. Johnson April 2012 – March 2013 .................. Ronald K. Ikejiri March 2013 – March 2014 ..................... Dan Medina March 2014 – April 2015 ...................... Tasha Cerda April 2015 – April 2016 ................. Terrence Terauchi April 2016 – April 2017 ................Mark E. Henderson April 2017 – April 2018 ........................... Dan Medina April 2018 – April 2019 ..................... Rodney Tanaka April 2019 – April 2020…………...……Art Kaskanian April 2020 – April 2021………….Mark E. Henderson April 2021 – July 2022……………Rodney Tanaka

July 2022 – July 2023 ..................Paulette C. Francis July 2023 – July 2024……………Mark E. Henderson

City of Gardena Gardena City Council Meeting AGENDA REPORT SUMMARY Agenda Item No. 7.C Section: APPOINTMENTS Meeting Date: July 23, 2024 TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE GARDENA CITY COUNCIL AGENDA TITLE: Reorganization of Council Assignments of Delegates and Alternates to Outside/City Committees COUNCIL ACTION REQUIRED: Approve Council Assignments to Outside / City Committees RECOMMENDATION AND STAFF SUMMARY: A list of current Council Delegate and Alternate Assignments to Outside / City Committees is provided for Council's consideration. FINANCIAL IMPACT/COST: N/A ATTACHMENTS: COUNCIL DELEGATES ALTERNATES - CURRENT.pdf

1 City of Gardena, California COUNCIL DELEGATES TO OUTSIDE / CITY COMMITTEES Current MAYOR TASHA CERDA County of Los Angeles Sanitation District No. 5 City Selection Committee, LAFCO, Coastal and Transportation Commission Los Angeles Metro Mayors Roundtable California Cities Gaming Authority Gardena Finance Committee COUNCILMEMBER PAULETTE C. FRANCIS Gardena Beautification Commission Greater Los Angeles Vector Control District West Basin Water Association COUNCILMEMBER MARK E. HENDERSON *Southern CA Association of Governments – Elected to be the District #28 Regional Council Representative Independent Cities Association COUNCILMEMBER WANDA LOVE Inglewood Fire Training Facility Authority Commission COUNCILMEMBER RODNEY G. TANAKA South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority South Bay Cities Council of Governments League of California Cities Gardena Finance Committee (See page 2 for Council Alternates Assignments)

2 City of Gardena, California COUNCIL ALTERNATES TO OUTSIDE COMMITTEES Current MAYOR TASHA CERDA South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority COUNCILMEMBER PAULETTE C. FRANCIS COUNCILMEMBER MARK E. HENDERSON West Basin Water Association Los Angeles Metro Mayors’ Roundtable County of Los Angeles Sanitation District No. 5 COUNCILMEMBER WANDA LOVE City Selection Committee, LAFCO, Coastal and Transportation Commission League of California Cities Southern California Association of Governments South Bay Cities Council of Governments COUNCILMEMBER RODNEY G. TANAKA California Cities Gaming Authority Independent Cities Association

1 MINUTES Regular Meeting Notice Gardena City Council Tuesday, June 25, 2024 The Regular Meeting Notice and Agenda of the Gardena City Council of the City of Gardena, California, was called to order at 7:40 PM on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, in the Council Chamber at City Hall 1700 West 162nd Street, Gardena, California, Mayor Cerda presiding. 1. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Tasha Cerda; Mayor Pro Tem Mark E. Henderson; Council Member Rodney G. Tanaka; Council Member Paulette C. Francis; and Council Member Wanda Love. Other City Officials present: City Manager Clint Osorio City Attorney Carmen Vasquez; City Clerk Mina Semenza, and Deputy City Clerk Becky Romero. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION – None 2. CLOSED SESSION – No Items CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Michelle Asai, 5 th grade at Park Western Place Elementary School in San Pedro, and Madeleine Osterberg, 3 rd grade at 153 rd Street Elementary School. Michelle is 9 years old and has been attending the Summer Day Camp here in Gardena for the past few years. She also comes out to join in on the fun at many of our City events. Madeleine is a cheerleader through Gardena Events and is a Girl Scout; and this is her first summer at Summer Day Camp. 4. INVOCATION Pastor Esteban Sanchez El Taller Iglesia Cristiana 5. PRESENTATIONS 5.A Boys & Girls Club of Carson Summer Robotics Camp - presented by Kim Richards, CEO, Director of Strategic Partnerships 5.B Gardena Police Department Fireworks Enforcement Plan 2024 – presented by Chief of Police Mike Saffell 5.C Boards & Commissions Presentation - Beautification Commission – Chair Paulette Francis came up and introduced their members and thanked Tiffany Alcaraz – a video was presented 5.D Gardena Events Video Presentation 6. PROCLAMATIONS - None

2 7. APPOINTMENTS 7.A Council Appointments to Commissions, Committees, Councils and Boards (Appointees to be Ratified and Sworn In) Gardena Economic Business Advisory Commission - Christyna Giles Washington - Appointed by Council Member Love It was stated that the Oath of Office would be performed at a later Council Meeting. It was moved by Council Member Love seconded by Council Member Francis, and carried by the following roll call vote to Approve the Appointment of Christyna Giles Washington to the Gardena Economic Business Advisory Commission (GEBAC): Ayes: Council Members Love and Francis, Mayor Pro Tem Henderson, Council Member Tanaka, and Mayor Cerda Noes: None Absent: None 8. CONSENT CALENDAR 8.A Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on this Agenda and that they be Read by Title Only CONTACT: CITY CLERK 8.B Approve Minutes: Regular Meeting of the City Council, June 11, 2024 CONTACT: CITY CLERK 8.C Receive and File of Minutes: Planning and Environmental Quality Commission, February 20, 2024 Planning and Environmen