Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-08-01

1. 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: City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et\nal. v. Bonta, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 22STCP02369.\n7/28/23, 12:53 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2423

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 approve Amendment No. 3 to the Lease\nAgreement with Portuguese Bend Cooperative Nursery School for the use of\nthe beach school property (Waters)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Lease Agreement\nwith Portuguese Bend Cooperative Nursery School, extending the term for use\nof the beach school property for an additional five years until June 30, 2028.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 672 amending the\nRancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to clarify numerical section headings in\nChapter 15.18 (Administrative Code) of Title 15 (Buildings and Construction) of\nthe Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (Brown)\nRecommendation: (1) Adopt Ordinance No. 672, AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CLARIFYING NUMERICAL SECTION\nHEADINGS IN CHAPTER 15.18 (ADMINISTRATIVE CODE) OF TITLE 15\n(BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nMUNICIPAL CODE.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to execute a five-year agreement with\nAMS.NET to provide cloud-based phone service (Buchwald)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve a five-year subscription and professional\nservices order form with AMS.Net to purchase, implement and configure Cisco\nWebex Calling for a total agreement cost of $193,406; and,(2) Authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the AMS.NET order forms (collectively\nreferred to as the agreement) utilizing Fast-Open Contracts Utilization\nServices (FOCUS) cooperative agreement in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to Consideration and possible action to\nreceive the June 2023 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the June 2023 Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurers' Reports for the City and the Improvement Authority.\n7/28/23, 12:53 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2423\nAgenda Report (City)\nAgenda Report (IA)

G. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with Davis Farr LLP for finance management\nservices (Bañales)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional\nServices Agreement with Davis Farr LLP in the amount of $20,000, thereby\nincreasing the agreement amount from $25,000 to $45,000; and, (2) Authorize\nthe Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney.\nAgenda Report

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

1. Consideration and possible action to review the conceptual design for the\nWestern Avenue Beautification Project (Hevener) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Receive and file an update on the Western Avenue\nBeautification Project; (2) Review and provide input on the conceptual design\nand project scope at the revised preliminary cost estimate; and, (3) Direct staff\nto proceed with final design plans and to continue exploring cost sharing\nopportunities with the City of Los Angeles.\nAgenda Report\n7/28/23, 12:53 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2423

2. 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: (1) Receive and file a status report from SCE on its action\nplan and timeline for correcting power outage issues in the Grandview Estates\nneighborhood; and (2) Request SCE return on October 3, 2023, with a\nprogress update for correcting the power outage issues in the Grandview\nEstates neighborhood.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to fund the reactivation of four City-owned\ndewatering wells within the jurisdiction of the Abalone Cove Landslide\nAbatement District (ACLAD) (Awwad) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve an additional appropriation of $520,000 to\nfund the reactivation of four City-owned dewatering wells within the jurisdiction\nof the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District (ACLAD); and (2) Direct\nStaff to explore how the City can transfer financial responsibility of all City-\nowned dewatering wells within Abalone Cove to ACLAD.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to review Additional Discretionary Payments\n(ADPs) toward the City’s Unfunded Accrued Liability (UAL) and revisions to\nthe Pension Plan Guidelines (Loya) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Review and, if acceptable, adopt the Finance\nAdvisory Committee’s (FAC) recommendation to:\na. Implement ADP Scenario 5 as a funding strategy with all conditions\nas specified by the FAC to mitigate costs associated with the City’s\nUAL; and\nb. Direct Staff to return to the City Council following the year-end\nclosing process with a recommended ADP amount limited to 50%\nof the FY 2022-23 General Fund unallocated balance.\n(2) Review and, if acceptable, approve the FAC’s following recommended\nrevisions to the Pension Plan Guidelines:\na. Updating the employee contribution rate for Tier 3;\nb. Adding “schedule of amortization bases” to definitions;\nc. Clarifying the ending fiscal year for the 10-year goal;\nd. Incorporating ADP contributions and usage options; and\n7/28/23, 12:53 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2423\ne. Updating the term for Annual Comprehensive Financial Report\n(ACFR).\nAgenda Report

5. Consideration and possible action to initiate code amendment proceedings to\nChapter 17.02.040 (View Preservation and Restoration) of Title 17 (Zoning) of\nthe Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to provide clarification on method of\nheight measurement for residential buildings (Bobbett) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Initiate code amendment proceedings to Chapter\n17.02.040 (View Preservation and Restoration) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the\nRancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to provide clarification on the\nmeasurement of building height.\nAgenda Report