Palos Verdes Estates — 2026-01-14

10.\nDISCUSSION ON OPTIONS FOR CHEMICAL USE FOLLOWING THE\nHERBICIDE PAUSE PERIOD WITHIN THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPE\nMAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH BENNETT LANDSCAPE\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss\noptions for chemical use following the herbicide pause period within the\nCitywide Landscape Maintenance Contract with Bennett Landscape\n(Bennett).\nStaff Report\nAttachment A\nAttachment B\nAttachment C

11.\nRECEIVE A REPORT FROM THE CITY’S INDEPENDENT AUDITOR AND\nRECEIVE AND FILE THE ANNUAL COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT\nAND AUDITOR COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE\n30, 2025\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council take the\nfollowing actions: 1. Receive and review the Annual Comprehensive\nFinancial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2025; 2.\nAccept the Fiscal Year 2025 audited financial statements for final\npreparation and publication.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A

12.\nREVIEW OF ROESSLER GAZEBO USE PERMIT PILOT PROGRAM\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council review a\nrecent Pilot Program to permit organized or commercial gatherings at\nthe Roessler Gazebo.\nStaff Report

2.\nRECEIVE AND FILE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE MONTHS\nENDING AUGUST 31, 2025; SEPTEMBER 30, 2025; AND OCTOBER 31,\n2025.\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and\nfile financial statements for the months ending August 31, 2025;\nSeptember 30, 2025; and October 31, 2025.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A\nAttachment B\nAttachment C

3.\nCITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTIONS\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the\nminutes for the December 9, 2025, Special and Regular meetings.\nMinutes

4.\nAPPROVE THE MAYOR’S PROPOSAL AND CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE\nASSIGNMENTS\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and\nfile the report.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A

5.\nCONTINUING THE EMERGENCY STORM DRAIN REPAIR AND EROSION\nCONTROL WORK AT 4425 LUCERA CIRCLE AND CITY BOUNDARY TRAIL\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt\nResolution No. R26-01, declaring that pursuant to the terms of Section\n22050 of the California Public Contract Code, the City Council finds there\nis a need to continue the emergency storm drain repair and erosion\ncontrol work at 4425 Lucera Circle and City Boundary Trail.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A

6.\nAUTHORIZATION TO THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A\nPROFFESIONAL SERVICES AGREMEENT WITH COMMUNICATIONS AND\nMEDIA MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the\nCity Manager to execute a Professional Services Agreement with\nCommunications and Media Management Consultants, to continue to\nplan, develop, and implement internal and external city communication\nstrategies and public relations activities.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A\nAttachment B\nAttachment C\nAttachment D

7.\nCONSIDERATION OF A LETTER TO THE CITY OF TORRANCE\nEXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT THE WALTERIA TERRACE GARDEN\nPROJECT (DVP21-00001)\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the\nMayor to sign the attached letter to the City of Torrance urging the\nTorrance City Council to preserve the limited remaining local control and\nto weigh the risks associated with a major development on the east side\nof Hawthorne Blvd, 200 feet north of Rolling Hills Road.\nStaff Report\nAttachment A

8.\nCONSIDERATION OF A PARTICIPANT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY\nOF LOS ANGELES FOR THE LOS ANGELES REGION  IMAGERY\nACQUISITION CONSORTIUM 8 ("LARIAC8")\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the\nCity Manager to execute an agreement with the County of Los Angeles to\nparticipate in the Los Angeles Region Imagery Acquisition Consortium 8\n("LARIAC8") project, in substantially the form as attached, and in such\nfinal form as approved by the City Attorney\nStaff Report\nAttachment A

9.\nZTA-002-25; AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS VERDES\nESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.45 (ACCESSORY DWELLING\nUNITS) TO COMPLY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW\nREGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs) AND JUNIOR\nACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADUs); AND FINDING THE ACTION TO\nBE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA\nRecommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:\n1.\nWaive full reading and adopt by title only Urgency Ordinance No. 770\nentilted:  “AN URGENCY ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS VERDES\nESTATES\nMUNICIPAL\nCODE\nCHAPTER\n18.45\n(ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNITS) REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS\n(ADU) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU) AND\nFINDING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA.”\n2.\nFind that the adoption of the proposed ordinances are statuorily exempt\nfrom review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”)\nunder Public Resources Code section 21080.17.\nStaff Report