City Council
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Closed Session 7:00 p.m.
Open Session 7:30 p.m.
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1. ROLL CALL
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION
3. CLOSED SESSION
3.A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL- EXISTING LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1)
Sheffield, Sherri vs. City of Gardena, et. al. Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 23STCV15351
RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION ROLL CALL
CITY ATTORNEY REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. INVOCATION
Pastor Les Higgins - True Way Missionary Baptist Church
6. PRESENTATIONS
6.A. Gardena Police Department Patrol Car Graphics: Then & Now
Presentation by Chief Todd Fox
6.B. Boards & Commissions Presentation - Recreation Commission
6.C. Gardena Events Video Presentation
7. PROCLAMATIONS
8. APPOINTMENTS
Council Appointments to Commissions, Committees, Councils and Boards (Appointees to be Ratified and Sworn In)
8.A. Gardena Youth Commission - Kyle Chin (Appointed by Youth Commission)
8.B. Rent Mediation Board - April Pamplin (Appointed by Council Member Love)
8.C. Gardena Beautification Commission - Giovanny Rivera (Appointed by Council Member Love)
9. 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. Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on this Agenda and that they be Read by Title Only PUBLIC COMMENT ON CONSENT CALENDAR
9.A. Waiver of Reading in Full of All Ordinances Listed on this Agenda and that they be Read by Title Only
CONTACT: CITY CLERK
9.B. Approve Minutes - Regular Meeting of the City Council, July 8, 2025
CONTACT: CITY CLERK
9.C. Receive and File Minutes: Regular Meeting of the City Council, May 6, 2025
CONTACT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
9.D. Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, July 22, 2025
CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
9.E. Approval of Warrants/Payroll Register, August 12, 2025
CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
9.F. Monthly Investment Report, June 2025
CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
9.G. Personnel Report P-2025 08-12-2025
CONTACT: ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
9.H. Acceptance and Notice of Completion for the Western Avenue and Normandie Avenue Railroad Crossing Rehabilitation Projects, JN 537 and JN 540
CONTACT: PUBLIC WORKS
9.I. Resolution No. 6710 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for the Elderly Nutrition Program
CONTACT: RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
9.J. Resolution No. 6711 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement for the Supportive Services Program
CONTACT: RECREATION AND HUMAN SERVICES
9.K. Approve Paratransit Service Agreement with the City of Hawthorne
CONTACT: TRANSPORTATION
10. EXCLUDED CONSENT CALENDAR
11. PLANNING & ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION ACTION SHEET
11.A. AUGUST 5, 2025, MEETING - Meeting Cancelled
12. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (LIMITED TO A 30-MINUTES 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.A. Public Comment
13. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
13.A. Approval of Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
Staff Recommendation: Approve Blanket Purchase Orders for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
14. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
15. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - ELECTED & CITY MANAGER'S OFFICES
16. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - POLICE
17. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - PUBLIC WORKS
17.A. Award Construction Contract for the Nakaoka Community Center Electrical System and Civic Center Outdoor Lighting Upgrades Project, JN 528, to Waisman Construction Inc., in the amount of $1,387,000.00, Approve the Project Plans and Specifications, Budget Appropriation, Project Contingency, and Declare California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption.
Staff Recommendation: - Approve Construction Contract to Waisman Construction Inc., in the amount of $1,387,000.00 - Approve the Project Plans & Specifications - Approve Budget Appropriation and Project Contingency - Declare CEQA Exemption
17.B. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1885, Amending Chapter 10.32 Special Speed Zones of the Gardena Municipal Code and Declare California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption.
Staff Recommendation: -Open the public hearing -Receive testimony from the public; allow (3) minutes for each speaker -Close the public hearing Staff Recommendation for Motion: -Introduce Ordinance No. 1885; -Find the action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to the Common Sense Exemption of CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)
17.C. Authorize a contract and payment to Southern California Edison for inspections and new electrical service for the Gardena Community Aquatic and Senior Center facilities, JN 978, in the amount of $58,256.04.
Staff Recommendation: Authorize Contract and Payment to Southern California Edison
18. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - RECREATION & HUMAN SERVICES
18.A. Approval of Agreement with South Bay Parkland Conservancy (SBPC) for Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve
Staff Recommendation: Approve Agreement
19. DEPARTMENTAL ITEMS - TRANSPORTATION
19.A. Approve Contract for the Retrofit of Driver Protection Systems at a Cost of $53,280 and a Project Total of $63,936
Staff Recommendation: Approve Contract and Project Total
19.B. Approve Contract with Remix for Transit Planning Software at a Cost of $120,900 and a Project Total of $132,990
Staff Recommendation: Approve Contract
20. COUNCIL ITEMS
20.A. RESOLUTION NO. 6709, Discuss and Consider Adopting Resolution No. 6709 Censuring Council Member Love for Unprofessional Behavior Towards City Staff
Staff Recommendation: Discuss and Consider Adopting Resolution No. 6709
21. COUNCIL DIRECTIVES
22. CITY MANAGER REMARKS RE: DIRECTIVES / COUNCIL ITEMS
23. COUNCIL REMARKS
1. COUNCIL MEMBER LOVE 2. COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCIS 3. MAYOR PRO TEM HENDERSON 4. MAYOR CERDA 5. COUNCIL MEMBER TANAKA
24. ANNOUNCEMENT(S)
25. REMEMBERANCES
Ms. Vikki Bradford; sister of Senator Steven Bradford and a beloved longtime resident of Gardena for 56 years. She attended local schools and had a deep love for music and spent her youth singing and dancing with childhood friends. She was a devoted mother of two and would’ve celebrated her 66th birthday on the same day as a Gardena jazz festival.
26. ADJOURNMENT
The Gardena City Council will adjourn to the Closed Session portion of the City Council Meeting at 7:00pm followed by the Regular City Council Meeting at 7:30pm on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
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.
/s/ MINA SEMENZA
MINA SEMENZA, City Clerk
Date Posted: August 8, 2025