Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-08-15

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - INITIATION OF LITIGATION.\nA closed session will be held pursuant to Gov't Code Section 54956.9(d)(4).\nBased on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative body of the local\nagency has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation in two\n(2) cases.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(2)\n8/11/23, 12:54 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2387\nor (d)(3) & (e)(1), because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one (1)\ncase and where the facts and circumstances giving rise to such litigation are\nbelieved to be unknown to the putative plaintiff(s).

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.\nRegister of Demands

C. Consideration and possible action to file a Notice of Completion for the\nPavement Management Program – Arterial Roadway Rehabilitation Silver\nSpur Road (North of Hawthorne Boulevard). (Awwad)\nRecommendation: (1) Accept the Pavement Management Program – Arterial\nRoadway Rehabilitation Silver Spur Road (North of Hawthorne Boulevard) as\ncomplete; (2) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the\nproject with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and if no\nclaims 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 Hardy &\nHarper, Inc., 35 days after the 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

D. Consideration and possible action to ratify an opposition letter regarding\nAssembly Bill (AB) No. 309 (Social Housing Act). (Hunter)\nRecommendation: (1) Ratify the opposition letter signed and sent to\nHonorable Anthony J. Portantino Chair of the Senate Appropriations\nCommittee by Mayor Ferraro on August 1, 2023 opposing AB 309 that would\ngrant the Department of General Services (DGS) the authority to make land\nuse and zoning decisions on state excess property.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to ratify the payment to Built Rite Fence\nCompany for emergency fence replacement services. (Traunter)\nRecommendation: 1) Ratify the payment of $61,870 to Built Rite Fence\nCompany for emergency fence replacement services rendered between June\n16, 2023 and June 28, 2023.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to enter into a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and Run for\nMyles for co-hosting the RPV’s Run for Myles nonprofit running event. (Bailiff)\nRecommendation: (1) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an\nMOU between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and Run for Myles for co-\nhosting the RPV’s Run for Myles nonprofit running event on September 9,\n2023, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

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

1. Consideration and possible action to adopt an Urgency Ordinance extending\nthe moratorium period for Urgency Ordinance No. 665U on the entitlement,\nestablishment, expansion, or modification of antennas governed pursuant to §\n17.76.020 (Antennas) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes\nMunicipal Code.( Berry) ( 15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Adopt Ordinance No. ___U, by a four-fifths vote of the\nentire City Council, AN URGENCY ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE\nMORATORIUM PERIOD ENACTED BY INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE\nNO. 665U AND URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 670U BY AN ADDITIONAL\nONE YEAR, TO ALLOW STAFF ADEQUATE TIME TO RESEARCH AND\nPREPARE CODE AMENDMENT PROCEEDINGS TO AMEND RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE § 17.76.020 (ANTENNAS).\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to recover nuisance abatement costs on\nproperty located at 28074 Braidwood Drive (Case No. CODE2021-0112).\n(Monroy) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nCONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS AND\nAUTHORIZING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, IN THE FORM OF A LIEN IN THE\nAMOUNT OF $11,005.92, TO RECOVER ABATEMENT COSTS ON\nPROPERTY LOCATED AT 28074 BRAIDWOOD DRIVE (APN 7584-016-016)\n(CASE NO. CODE2021-0112); and 2) Direct Staff to submit to the Los Angeles\nCounty Auditor/Controller for collection in the next applicable tax roll year the\nconfirmed nuisance abatement costs in the amount of $11,005.92 and to direct\nthe City Attorney and the Interim Finance Director to prepare and cause to be\nrecorded in the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder appropriate notices\nof liens which document the amount of nuisance abatement costs assessed\nfor the property located at 28074 Braidwood Drive (APN 7584-016-016).

3. Consideration and possible action to receive a status update on the\nPortuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project. (Awwad) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Receive and file a status report on the Portuguese\nBend Landslide Remediation Project; and (2) Direct Staff to return to the City\nCouncil with professional services agreements to proceed with final\nengineering plans while determining if the project can be modified to reduce\nthe footprint of the flow reduction area and drainage swales; maximize their\nability to support native habitat; and relocate hydrauger batteries to areas that\nminimize impacts on native habitat.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to approve the updated Landslide Complex\nMonitoring Program. (Awwad) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve the Landslide Complex Monitoring Program\nthat outlines how landslide movement will be surveyed and measured; (2)\nAward a professional services agreement to Hout Construction Services, Inc.\nDBA Hout Engineering for implementation of the Landslide Complex\nMonitoring Program in the amount of $739,894, plus a 15% contingency of\n$110,984, for a total cost of $850,878 through June 30, 2026; and, (3)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

5. Consideration and possible action to receive a report on the City’s RPV\nCommunity Foundation and Finance Advisory Committee’s recommendation\nof hiring a consultant to lead a capital campaign for the Civic Center. (Bañales)\n(15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Receive and file a status update on the formation and\nimplementation of the RPV Community Foundation; (2) Review the Finance\nAdvisory Committee’s (FAC) recommendation to on-board a development\nconsultant for the purposes of developing and leading a capital campaign to\nraise funds to pay for certain City projects; and, (3) If deemed acceptable,\ndirect the Staff to initiate the process of soliciting request for proposals (RFPs)\nfor a development consultant, following the recommendation made by the\nFAC, to conduct a feasibility study and lead the capital campaign for, among\nother City projects, the proposed Civic Center Master Plan.\nAgenda Report

6. Consideration and possible action to take a position on Assembly\nConstitutional Amendment 10 (ACA 10). (Wynder) ( 15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Direct Staff to work with the City Council Legislative\nSubcommittee and return on September 5, 2023 with a position letter on ACA\n10 to be sent to the California Assembly Appropriations Committee, the City’s\nAssembly representatives, and the City’s Senate representatives.\nAgenda Report