Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-09-19

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 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.\nRegister of Demands

C. Consideration and possible action to receive the July 2023 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\nRecommendation: (1) Receive and file the July 2023 Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurer’s Reports for the City and the Improvement Authority.\nAgenda Report - CC\nAgenda Report - IA

D. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with Kosmont Financial Services (KFS) for\nmunicipal advisory and financial consulting services. (Ramos)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the original Professional\nServices Agreement with KFS in the amount of $50,000, thereby increasing\nthe agreement amount from $25,000 to $75,000 for a one-year term\nconcluding on June 29, 2024; and, (2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to\nexecute the amendment in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with HR Green Pacific, Inc. for Interim\nDeputy Director of Public Works. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional\nServices Agreement with HR Green Pacific, Inc. in the amount of $103,000,\nthereby increasing the agreement amount from $25,000 to $128,000 for\nInterim Deputy Director of Public Works services until December 31, 2023 as\nthe City undergoes the recruitment process; and, (2) Authorize the Mayor and\nCity Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to to ratify a letter signed by the City\nManager in opposition for Assembly Bill (AB) No. 825 (Bicycles on Sidewalks).\n(Hunter)\n9/15/23, 2:52 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2388\nRecommendation: Ratify a letter signed by the City Manager in opposition to\nAB 825.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Ashley\nIbarra. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: 1) Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nAshley Ibarra.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration and possible action to approve construction for the Retaining\nWall Repairs at 3001 Crest Road Project. (Wieske)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve the plans, specifications, and construction\ndocuments for the Retaining Wall Repairs at 3001 Crest Road Project; (2)\nApprove an additional appropriation of $250,000, from the City’s Capital\nImprovement Fund for the Retaining Wall Repairs at 3001 Crest Road Project;\n(3) Award a construction contract for the Retaining Wall Repairs at 3001 Crest\nRoad Project to Ace Capital Engineering, in the amount of $398,820, with a\ncontingency of 10% or $39,882, for a total amount of $438,702; and (4)\nAuthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the construction contract, in a\nform approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action to approve professional services\nagreements for the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project final\nengineering and associated services. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: (1) Award a professional services agreement to Geo-Logic\nAssociates, Inc. for the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation project final\nengineering and associated services in the amount of $1,460,000, plus a 15%\ncontingency of $219,000, for a total cost of $1,679,000; (2) Award Amendment\nNo. 1 to the professional services agreement with LSA Associates, Inc. for the\nPortuguese Bend Landslide Remediation project Environmental Impact Report\n(EIR) in the amount of $141,917 plus a 15% contingency of $21,288, for a total\ncost of $163,205;(3) Award a professional services agreement to Hout\nConstruction Services, Inc. DBA Hout Engineering for the Portuguese Bend\nLandslide Remediation project management, peer review, and associated\nservices, in the amount of $393,784, plus a 15% contingency of $59,067, for a\ntotal cost of $452,851; (4) Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreements in a\nform approved by the City Attorney; and, (5) Approve an additional\nappropriation of $925,289, from the City’s Capital Infrastructure (CIP) Fund for\nthe professional services associated with the Portuguese Bend Landslide\nproject.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action to accept, approve and adopt the\nMemorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the American\nFederation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 36\n9/15/23, 2:52 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2388\n(AFSCME DC36) part-time employees association and approve salary range\nchanges for part-time employees. (Tanner/Jacinto)\nRecommendation: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-_____, A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nSTATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING, APPROVING, AND ADOPTING THE\nMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY\nAND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES DISTRICT COUNCIL 36 FOR THE PERIOD\nOF JULY 1, 2023 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2025. (2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-\n_____, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING, RESTATING, AND\nSUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 2023-31 TO REFLECT NEW SALARY\nRANGES FOR ALL PART-TIME EMPLOYEES IN CITY SERVICE,\nEFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 23, 2023.\nAgenda Report

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

1. Consideration and possible action to approve Revision “III” to the Trump\nNational Golf Club Project Conditional Use Permit amending the Conditions of\nApproval to allow Planning Entitlements to be processed for after-the-fact\n(ATF) grading and construction on Lot No. 34 of Tract No. 50667 located at\n31925 Emerald View Drive (Case No. PLCU2023-0004). (Silva) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 50 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT\nNO. 36 IN CONNECTION WITH REVISION “III” TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL\nGOLF CLUB PROJECT; and, (2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES APPROVING REVISION “III” TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF\nCLUB PROJECT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ADD CONDITION OF\nAPPROVAL NO. Z.14(e) TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO APPLY\nFOR A MAJOR GRADING PERMIT AND MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR\nAFTER-THE-FACT GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION OVER AN EXISTING\n2:1 SLOPE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY YARD AREAS OF\nLOT NO. 34 OF TRACT NO. 50667 LOCATED AT 31925 EMERALD VIEW\nDRIVE (PLCU2023-0004).\n9/15/23, 2:52 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2388\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to receive a report from Cal Water and\nSouthern California Gas Company regarding their response and mitigation\nefforts to the Portuguese Bend Landslide. (Awwad) (45 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Receive a report from Cal Water regarding their\nresponse and mitigation efforts to the Portuguese Bend Landslide as it relates\nwater pipelines; (2) Receive a report from Southern California Gas Company\nregarding their response and mitigation efforts to the Portuguese Bend\nLandslide as it relates to the gas pipelines; (3) If desired, direct Staff to return\nat a future City Council meeting to consider an additional appropriation to fund\nengineering review, collaboration, and coordination with utility companies on\ntheir plans for response and mitigation efforts; and,(4) If warranted, request\nthe utility companies to return on a specific date with updated information on a\nshort-term and long-term action plan and timeline for addressing mitigation\nefforts within the Portuguese Bend Landslide.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to receive a quarterly status report on Fiscal\nYear 2023-24 City Council Goals. (Bañales) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Receive and file a first-quarter status report on the FY\n2023-24 City Council Goals.\nAgenda Report