TORRANCE CITY COUNCIL

AGENDA

 

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

 

 

 

CLOSED SESSION

5:00 P.M.

 

LeROY J. JACKSON COUNCIL CHAMBER

3031 TORRANCE BLVD.

 

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The agenda was posted on the Public Notice Board at 3031 Torrance Blvd and on the City’s Website on Wednesday, June 4, 2025 /s/ Rebecca Poirier

 

ORDER OF BUSINESS

 

The City Council meeting begins with Closed Session at 5:00 p.m. The City Council may take action on any item listed on the agenda.

 

1.

CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

 

2.

FLAG SALUTE/NON-SECTARIAN INVOCATION

 

Flag Salute – Councilmember Kaji

Invocation – Councilmember Kalani

 


 

3.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS #1 (Limited up to a 15 minute period)

This portion of the meeting is reserved for comment on items that are not on the agenda. Under the Ralph M. Brown Act, City Council cannot act on items raised during public comment but may respond briefly to statements made or questions posed; request clarification; or refer the item to staff. Speakers under Orals are limited to 1 minute. If presenting handout material to Council, please provide 11 copies to the City Clerk before speaking.

 

4.

HEARINGS

 

4A.

City Manager – Conduct Closed Hearing on the Appeal of the Civil Service Commission’s Decision Sustaining the Termination of a Police Officer (12). Confidential under Penal Code 832.7 and Copley Press v. Superior Court 39 Cal. 4th 1272 (2006). Consideration of public employee discipline will be conducted in closed session per California Government Code Section 54957(b)(1), unless the employee requests to have the appeal conducted in public session. The deliberation of this matter by the City Council will occur in closed session. Expenditure: None.

Recommendation of the City Manager that City Council conduct a closed hearing to consider an appeal of the Civil Service Commission’s decision sustaining the termination of a Police Officer (12), unless the employee requests to have the hearing in public session and that the City Council’s deliberation of this matter shall occur in closed session.

 

5.

CLOSED SESSION

 

5A.

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR

(California Government Code § 54957.6):

Agency Negotiator: Aram Chaparyan

Employee Organization/Association:

 

1. Certain Full-Time Salaried and Hourly Employees

2. Certain Part-Time Hourly Employees

3. Crossing Guards

4. Elected Officials

5. Engineers and Torrance Fiscal Employees Association

6. Executive & Management Employees

7. Police & Fire Trainees

8. Safety Management Employees

9. Torrance City Employees Association

10. Fire Safety Management

11. Torrance Fire Fighters Association

12. Torrance Library Employees Association

13. Torrance Municipal Employees/AFSCME Local 1117 AFL-CIO

14. Torrance Police Commanders Association (TPCA)

15. Torrance Police Officers Association

16. Torrance Professional Parks & Recreation Employee Organization

17. Torrance Professional & Supervisory Association

18. Torrance Recurrent Recreational Employees Organization

19. City Treasurer

20. City Attorney

21. City Manager

 

5B.

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE

(California Government Code § 54957)

 

6.

ADJOURNMENT

 

Adjournment of Closed Session meeting to Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. for closed session with regular business commencing at 6:30 p.m. in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber.