Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-06-06

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS GC SECTION 54957.6\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with\nthe City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and City Attorney, acting as its\nnegotiators, regarding labor negotiations with the Rancho Palos Verdes\nEmployees' Association and AFSCME District Council 36.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1),\nto confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a\nparty. The title of such litigation is as follows: Tansavatdi v. City of Rancho\nPalos Verdes, Los Angeles Superior Court Case Nos. BC633651/BC652435;\nSecond District Court of Appeal Case No. B293670; California Supreme Court\nCase No. S267453.

3. *CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION*\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1),\nto confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a\nparty. The title of such litigation is as follows: Limetree Estates, LLP v. City of\nRancho Palos Verdes, United State District Court for the Central District of\nCalifornia, Case No. 2:23-CV-01420-SVW-PVC

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 (City)\nRegister of Demands (IA)

C. Consideration and possible action to Consideration and possible action to\nreceive the March 2023 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the March 2023 Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurers' Reports for the City and the Improvement Authority.\nAgenda Report (City)\nAgenda Report (IA)

D. Consideration and possible action to cancel the July 5, 2023, City Council\nmeeting. (Takaoka)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve the cancellation of the July 5, 2023, City\nCouncil meeting.\n6/2/23, 2:08 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2421\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to appoint Chairpersons to the Planning\nCommission and the various City advisory boards. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: (1) Appoint a Chair to the Planning Commission and five\nCity advisory boards: Civic Center Advisory Committee, Emergency\nPreparedness Committee, Finance Advisory Committee, Infrastructure\nManagement Advisory Committee, and Traffic Safety Committee.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of\nCompletion for the Hawthorne Boulevard Sinkhole at Seamount\nDrive/Eddinghill Drive Project. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: (1) Accept the Hawthorne Boulevard Sinkhole at\nSeamount Drive/Eddinghill Drive Project as complete; (2) Authorize the City\nClerk to file a Notice of Completion for the project with the Los Angeles County\nRegistrar-Recorder's Office; and if no claims are filed within 35 days after\nrecordation, send a notice to the surety company to exonerate the\nPerformance Bond; (3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the\n5% construction retention payment to Clarke Contracting Corporation, 35 days\nafter recordation of the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles County\nRegistrar-Recorder's Office, contingent upon no claims being filed on the\nproject; and (4) Approve an appropriation of $75,000 in Measure R funds to\npay a portion of the project cost and reduce the use of Capital Improvement\nProgram (CIP) funds by the same amount.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of\nCompletion for the Rattlesnake Trailhead Gate and Fence Project. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: (1) Accept the Rattlesnake Trailhead Gate and Fence\nProject as complete; (2) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion\nfor the project with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and if\nno claims are filed within 35 days after recordation, send a notice to the surety\ncompany to exonerate the Performance Bond; and (3) Authorize the Director\nof Public Works to release the 5% construction retention payment to Coastal\nIron Works Corp., 35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion by the\nLos Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no claims\nbeing filed on the project, and the contractor posting an acceptable warranty\nbond with the City.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of\nCompletion for the Redondela Drive Area Americans with Disabilities Act\n(ADA) Improvements Project. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: (1) Accept the Redondela Drive Area ADA Improvements\nProject as complete; (2) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion\nfor the project with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and if\nno claims are filed within 35 days after recordation, send a notice to the surety\n6/2/23, 2:08 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2421\ncompany to exonerate the Performance Bond; and (3) Authorize the Director\nof Public Works to release the 5% construction retention payment to CT&T\nConcrete Paving, Inc., 35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion\nby the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no\nclaims being filed on the project, and the contractor posting an acceptable\nwarranty bond with the City.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with Express Sign and Neon to fabricate and\ninstall additional City entry gateway signs. (Waters)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional\nServices Agreement with Express Sign and Neon to increase the agreement\namount from $351,750 to $429,390, with a contingency of 10% or $42,939,\nand extending the term from June 7, 2023 to December 6, 2023, to fabricate\nand install three additional City entry gateway signs and remove and dispose\nof existing signage; and (2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute\nAmendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Express Sign\nand Neon in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action to affirm letters signed by the City Manager\nin support of Assembly Bill (AB) No. 584 (Coastal Development Emergency\nWaiver), Senate Bill (SB) No. 363 (Mental Health Database), and letters of\nopposition to AB 1484 (Temporary Public Employees), SB 4 (Housing\nDevelopment Higher Education), and SB 423 (Streamlined Multi-family\nHousing Developments). (Hunter)\nRecommendation: Affirm the position letters for AB 584, SB 363, AB 1484,\nSB4, and SB 423.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nRECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:\n6/2/23, 2:08 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2421

1. Consideration and possible action to adjust the existing annual sewer service\ncharge for Fiscal Year 2023-24 for the Abalone Cove Sewer System. (Awwad)\n(15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Conduct a public hearing on the proposed levy of the\nannual FY 2023-24 sewer service charge for the Abalone Cove Sewer\nSystem; and (2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING A\nREPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER SERVICE CHARGE\nESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 13.06 OF THE RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH\nCHARGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24, AND ORDERING THAT SUCH\nCHARGE BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX ROLL.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to renew Conditional Large Domestic\nAnimal Permit No. 5 for the Portuguese Bend Pony Club at 2 West\nPomegranate for an additional 10 years (CASE NO. PLDC2023-0001). (Berry)\n(15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023 - __, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nAPPROVING A REQUEST TO RENEW CONDITIONAL LARGE DOMESTIC\nANIMAL PERMIT NO. 5 FOR PORTUGUESE BEND PONY CLUB AT 2 WEST\nPOMEGRANATE ROAD FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 YEARS (CASE NO.\nPLDC2023-0001).\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to appoint two members to the Emergency\nPreparedness Committee. (Sisson) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint two\nmembers to the Emergency Preparedness Committee, with a term of office\nending June 2026.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to receive a report from Southern California\nEdison (SCE) regarding frequent power outages in the Grandview Estates\nneighborhood. (Bañales) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file a report from SCE on its short-term and\nlong-term action plan and timeline for correcting power outage issues in the\nGrandview Estates neighborhood.\nAgenda Report\n6/2/23, 2:08 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2421

5. Consideration and possible action regarding the Citywide Landscaping and\nLighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2023-24. (Hevener) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-___, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nDECLARING ITS INTENTION TO SET THE LEVY AT ZERO WITHIN THE\nCITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR\nFISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND\nLIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA\nSTREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE; and (2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-___, A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES, APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND DECLARING ITS\nINTENTION TO SET THE LEVY AT ZERO WITHIN THE CITYWIDE\nLANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2023-24 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT\nOF 1972, CODIFIED AS PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA\nSTREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE, AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE\nFOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO.\nAgenda Report