Rancho Palos Verdes
Date Item Type Item Description Info Location County City Meeting Type id
October 03, 2023 CS Report 1 CLOSED SESSION REPORT: October 03, 2023 CS Report # 1 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b75
October 03, 2023 City Manager Reports 1 CITY MANAGER REPORT: October 03, 2023 City Manager Reports # 1 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b79
October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item 1 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Limetree Estates v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, United States District Court Case No. 2:23-CV-1420. October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item # 1 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b81
October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item 2 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Conjunction Junction, LLC v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Et al.,Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. 23STCP02886. October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item # 2 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b7f
October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item 3 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 (d)(2) or (d)(3) & (e)(2) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one case. October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item # 3 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b7e
October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item 4 4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957 to conduct an employee performance evaluation for the position of City Attorney. October 03, 2023 Closed Session Item # 4 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b7d
October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item B B. Registers of Demands (Mata) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. IA 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. Register of Demands (City) Register of Demands (IA) October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # B LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b76
October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item C C. Consideration and possible action to approve the amended and restated agreement between Turbo Data Systems, Inc. and the cities of Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills, and Rancho Palos Verdes for processing parking citations. (Bañales) Recommendation: (1) Approve the amended and restated agreement between Turbo Data Systems, Inc. and the cities of Rolling Hills Estates, Rolling Hills, and Rancho Palos Verdes for processing of parking citations and identifying the three cities as the Palos Verdes Parking Authority; and (2) 9/29/23, 1:18 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2425 Authorize the Mayor to execute the amended and restated agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Agenda Report October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # C LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b77
October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item D D. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with John L. Hunter & Associates to incorporate stormwater studies at Averill Canyon and San Pedro Canyon. (Hevener) Recommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with John L. Hunter & Associates in the amount of $71,545, increasing the overall contract sum from $494,473 to $566,018 for stormwater studies at Averill Canyon and San Pedro Canyon; and (2) Authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 3 in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # D LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b73
October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item E E. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Dudek to establish the Mixed-Use Overlay Zoning District. (Bobbett) Recommendation: (1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Dudek authorizing a one-year term extension ending September 21, 2024, to establish a Mixed-Use Overlay Zoning District, develop related development standards, and prepare associated environmental documents, for an amount not to exceed $309,990; and, (2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report October 03, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # E LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b74
October 03, 2023 Mayor's Announcements 1 MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: 9/29/23, 1:18 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2425 RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING: APPROVAL OF AGENDA: October 03, 2023 Mayor's Announcements # 1 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b80
October 03, 2023 Pulled Consent Item 1 1. Consideration and possible action to consider declaring a local emergency and/or adopting an urgency ordinance prohibiting new construction within one or more of the various landslides within the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex. (Wynder) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1. Consider the "pros and cons" prepared by the Office of the City Attorney regarding whether to adopt a declaration of local emergency pursuant to Government Code §§ 8630 et seq., within one or more specific areas within the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex together with the necessary findings "conditions that threaten life, property, public order, or public safety"; 2. If warranted, adopt Resolution No. 2023-__ adopting a declaration, pursuant to Public Resources Code §§ 21080 et seq. and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines §§ 15269, 15300.2(d), and 15301(d), that the exemptions from CEQA for actions to mitigate an emergency apply to the City's actions because emergency conditions exist within (1) the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex, and/or (2) the Abalone Cove Landslide, and/or (3) Klondike Canyon Landslide, or all of the above, together with the necessary findings that "a sudden, unexpected occurrence, involving a clear and imminent danger, demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health, property, or essential public services" and "including soil or geologic movements" requiring immediate remediation; 3. If warranted, and in addition or in the alternative, adopt, by a four-fifths vote of the entire City Council, Interim Urgency Ordinance No. U___, pursuant to Government Code §§ 36937 and 65858 for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, prohibiting new construction within one or more of the various landslides, excepting therefrom actions necessary to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to, life, health, property, or essential public services" and "including soil or geologic movements" requiring immediate remedial action; and, 4. Direct Staff to provide support services to the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District (ACLAD) and the Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement District (KCLAD) which have the statutory authority and responsibility to address the landslide(s) occurring within their geographic boundaries to address the accelerating land movement, to expedite needed remedial actions. Agenda Report October 03, 2023 Pulled Consent Item # 1 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b7c
October 03, 2023 Pulled Consent Item 2 2. Consideration and possible action to approve traffic calming measures for Avenida Classica and Avenida Esplendida between Crest Road and Los Verdes Drive. (Awwad) (90 mins) Recommendation: (1) Approve the following traffic calming measures for Avenida Classica and Avenida Esplendida between Crest Road and Los Verdes Drive: a. Installing traffic diverters prohibiting southbound right-turns and northbound left-turns at the intersection of Avenida Classica and Los Verdes Drive and at the intersection of Avenida Esplendida at Los Verdes Drive; b. Installing a traffic signal at the intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and Los Verdes Drive; and, c. Installing corresponding wayfinding signage; (2) 9/29/23, 1:18 PM rpv.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=5&event_id=2425 Direct Staff to study a raised crosswalk across Los Verdes Drive at the intersection with Avenida Esplendida and return with a recommendation for future City Council consideration; and (3) Direct Staff to include the approved traffic calming measures in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) for prioritization and funding. Agenda Report October 03, 2023 Pulled Consent Item # 2 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b7b
October 03, 2023 Pulled Consent Item 3 3. Consideration and possible action to receive a report from Southern California Edison (SCE) regarding frequent power outages in the Grandview Estates neighborhood. (Bañales) (30 mins) Recommendation: (1) Receive and file a status report from SCE on its action plan and timeline for correcting power outage issues in the Grandview Estates neighborhood; and (2) Request SCE return on November 21, 2023 with a progress update for correcting the power outage issues in the Grandview Estates neighborhood. Agenda Report October 03, 2023 Pulled Consent Item # 3 LA County Rancho Palos Verdes City Council 6518c8728a894b9eaba90b7a