Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-02-07

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957 to\nconduct an employee performance evaluation for the position of City Manager.

2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957 to\nconduct an employee performance evaluation for the position of City Attorney.

B. Registers of Demands (Mata)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS\nFROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. IA\n2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nRANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS\nAND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.\nRegister of Demands- CC\nRegister of Demands- IA

C. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Salim\nHosseinzadeh. (Momoli)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nSalim Hosseinzadeh.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement\nto Sky Elements, LLC to perform a drone light show as part of the City’s 2023\nFourth of July Celebration. (Trautner)\nRecommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Sky\nElements, LLC., in an amount not to exceed $45,000, to design and perform a\ndrone light show at the Ken Dyda Civic Center on July 4, 2023; and, 2)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the professional services agreement in a form\nacceptable to the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to receive and file the November 2022 and\nDecember 2022 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurers’ Reports. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the November 2022 and December 2022\nCash Balances/Monthly Treasurers' Reports for the City and the Improvement\nAuthority.\nAgenda Report - CC (November)\nAgenda Report - CC (December)\nAgenda Report - IA (November)\nAgenda Report - IA (December)

F. Consideration and possible action to authorize Amendment No. 1 to the\nprofessional services agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for building\nand safety permit services. (Garrett)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional\nServices Agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. to increase the sum by\n$800,000 thereby increasing the not-to-exceed total agreement amount from\n$640,000 to $1,440,000 resulting in an annual not to exceed contract\nagreement of $360,000 for Building and Safety permit services; (2) Authorize\nthe Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney; and, (3) Approve an additional appropriation of $200,000 to the\nProfessional and Technical Services account for the Building & Safety Division\nwithin the Community Development Department's budget.\nAgenda Report

1. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter to\nstate officials asking they investigate the statewide spike of natural gas prices.\n(Bright) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter to state officials asking\nthey investigate the statewide spike of natural gas prices and requesting\nmeasures to harden and increase the resiliency of public utility infrastructure.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on the City’s\nparticipation in the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Community Noise\nRoundtable and the new FAA proposed departure procedures. (Nemeth) (30\nmins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status report on the City’s\nparticipation in the LAX Community Noise Roundtable; 2) Authorize the Mayor\nto sign a letter to FAA Western-Pacific Acting Regional Administrator Erik\nAmend opposing the FAA’s proposal to implement two new departure\nprocedures and mirroring the Los Angeles World Airports’ (LAWA)\nrecommended responses; 3) Direct Staff to transmit a copy of the above-\nreferenced letter to the mayors and city managers of El Segundo, Manhattan\nBeach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Torrance, Lomita, Palos Verdes\nEstates, Rolling Hills Estates and Rolling Hills; and, 4) Request the South Bay\nCities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) Board of Directors place an agenda\nitem on its next available meeting to oppose the FAA’s proposal to implement\ntwo new departure procedures and to mirror LAWA’s three recommendations.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to issue a Homelessness Prevention Plan\nCommunity Survey. (Bright) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: Authorize Staff to issue the proposed Homelessness\nPrevention Plan Community Survey to solicit public input on homelessness\nresponse in the City.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to pursue Blue City Network certification to\nHealthy Waterways and Oceans. (Bañales) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: Direct Staff to pursue the Blue City Network certification to\nHealthy Waterways and Oceans.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nRECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA: