Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-10-03

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

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: Limetree Estates v. City of\nRancho Palos Verdes, United States District Court Case No. 2:23-CV-1420.

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: Conjunction Junction, LLC v. City\nof Rancho Palos Verdes. Et al.,Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No.\n23STCP02886.

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 (d)(2)\nor (d)(3) & (e)(2) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one\ncase.

4. 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 (City)\nRegister of Demands (IA)

C. Consideration and possible action to approve the amended and restated\nagreement between Turbo Data Systems, Inc. and the cities of Rolling Hills\nEstates, Rolling Hills, and Rancho Palos Verdes for processing parking\ncitations. (Bañales)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve the amended and restated agreement\nbetween Turbo Data Systems, Inc. and the cities of Rolling Hills Estates,\nRolling Hills, and Rancho Palos Verdes for processing of parking citations and\nidentifying the three cities as the Palos Verdes Parking Authority; and (2)\n9/29/23, 1:18 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2425\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the amended and restated agreement in a\nform acceptable to the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 3 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with John L. Hunter & Associates to\nincorporate stormwater studies at Averill Canyon and San Pedro Canyon.\n(Hevener)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional\nServices Agreement with John L. Hunter & Associates in the amount of\n$71,545, increasing the overall contract sum from $494,473 to $566,018 for\nstormwater studies at Averill Canyon and San Pedro Canyon; and (2)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 3 in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with Dudek to establish the Mixed-Use\nOverlay Zoning District. (Bobbett)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional\nServices Agreement with Dudek authorizing a one-year term extension ending\nSeptember 21, 2024, to establish a Mixed-Use Overlay Zoning District,\ndevelop related development standards, and prepare associated\nenvironmental documents, for an amount not to exceed $309,990; and, (2)\nAuthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\n9/29/23, 1:18 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2425\nRECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration and possible action to consider declaring a local emergency\nand/or adopting an urgency ordinance prohibiting new construction within one\nor more of the various landslides within the greater Portuguese Bend\nLandslide Complex. (Wynder) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1. Consider the "pros and cons" prepared by the Office of\nthe City Attorney regarding whether to adopt a declaration of local emergency\npursuant to Government Code §§ 8630 et seq., within one or more specific\nareas within the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex together with\nthe necessary findings "conditions that threaten life, property, public order, or\npublic safety"; 2. If warranted, adopt Resolution No. 2023-__ adopting a\ndeclaration, pursuant to Public Resources Code §§ 21080 et seq. and\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines §§ 15269,\n15300.2(d), and 15301(d), that the exemptions from CEQA for actions to\nmitigate an emergency apply to the City's actions because emergency\nconditions exist within (1) the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex,\nand/or (2) the Abalone Cove Landslide, and/or (3) Klondike Canyon Landslide,\nor all of the above, together with the necessary findings that "a sudden,\nunexpected occurrence, involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding\nimmediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health,\nproperty, or essential public services" and "including soil or geologic\nmovements" requiring immediate remediation; 3. If warranted, and in addition\nor in the alternative, adopt, by a four-fifths vote of the entire City Council,\nInterim Urgency Ordinance No. U___, pursuant to Government Code §§\n36937 and 65858 for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health,\nand safety, prohibiting new construction within one or more of the various\nlandslides, excepting therefrom actions necessary to prevent or mitigate loss\nof, or damage to, life, health, property, or essential public services" and\n"including soil or geologic movements" requiring immediate remedial action;\nand, 4. Direct Staff to provide support services to the Abalone Cove Landslide\nAbatement District (ACLAD) and the Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement\nDistrict (KCLAD) which have the statutory authority and responsibility to\naddress the landslide(s) occurring within their geographic boundaries to\naddress the accelerating land movement, to expedite needed remedial\nactions.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to approve traffic calming measures for\nAvenida Classica and Avenida Esplendida between Crest Road and Los\nVerdes Drive. (Awwad) (90 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Approve the following traffic calming measures for\nAvenida Classica and Avenida Esplendida between Crest Road and Los\nVerdes Drive: a. Installing traffic diverters prohibiting southbound right-turns\nand northbound left-turns at the intersection of Avenida Classica and Los\nVerdes Drive and at the intersection of Avenida Esplendida at Los Verdes\nDrive; b. Installing a traffic signal at the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard\nand Los Verdes Drive; and, c. Installing corresponding wayfinding signage; (2)\n9/29/23, 1:18 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2425\nDirect Staff to study a raised crosswalk across Los Verdes Drive at the\nintersection with Avenida Esplendida and return with a recommendation for\nfuture City Council consideration; and (3) Direct Staff to include the approved\ntraffic calming measures in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital Improvement\nProgram (CIP) for prioritization and funding.\nAgenda Report

3. 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 November 21, 2023 with a\nprogress update for correcting the power outage issues in the Grandview\nEstates neighborhood.\nAgenda Report