Rancho Palos Verdes
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| November 14, 2023 | CS Report | 1 | CLOSED SESSION REPORT: | November 14, 2023 CS Report # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180274 |
| November 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 1 | 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(4) because the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in one case. | November 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18027a |
| November 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 2 | 2. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR Pursuant to California Government Code Section §54956.8., the City Council will hold a Closed Session for the purpose of Conference with Real Property Negotiator. Property Under Negotiation: Assessor's Parcel Numbers 7572- 004-015 Negotiating Parties: City Manager and City Attorney Parties Negotiating With: John C. Williams (DECD Trust) Under Negotiations: Price and terms of payment | November 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180278 |
| November 14, 2023 | Closed Session Item | 3 | 3. 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 LLC, vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes; United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 2:23-cv-01420-SVW (PVCx). | November 14, 2023 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180279 |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | A | A. Approval of Minutes (Zweizig) Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of October 17, 2023, Regular Meeting. Draft Minutes | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # A | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 65615c21da1497e2566bf6ad |
| November 14, 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(check run dated 20231013); and, 2) 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 (check run dated 20231027). Register of Demands (Check Run - 20231013) Register of Demands (Check Run - 20231027) | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # B | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180270 |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | C | C. Consideration and possible action to receive the August 2023 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin) Recommendation: (1) Receive and file the August 2023 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Reports for the City and the Improvement Authority. Agenda Report - City Agenda Report - IA | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # C | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180271 |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | D | D. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement with Environmental Sciences Associates for the reevaluation and as-needed augmentation of the previously adopted environmental analysis for the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element. (Bobbett) Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Environmental Sciences Associates (ESA) to increase the agreement amount by $25,350 with a contingency of $5,000 for a new contract sum of $318,439.48 and extend the agreement term to May 31, 2024, for the reevaluation and as-needed augmentation of the previously adopted environmental analysis for the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 3 to the PSA with ESA in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # D | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18026c |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | E | E. Consideration and possible action to authorize submittal of application(s) for CalRecycle grants. (Hevener) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF APPLICATIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES RECYCLING AND RECOVERY (CALRECYCLE) FOR ALL GRANTS AND PAYMENT PROGRAMS FOR WHICH THE CITY IS ELIGIBLE; AUTHORIZING AND EMPOWERING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, OR THEIR DESIGNEE, TO EXECUTE ALL GRANT DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO SECURE GRANT FUNDS AND IMPLEMENT APPROVED GRANT PROJECTS WITH CALRECYCLE; AND MAKING THESE AUTHORIZATIONS EFFECTIVE FOR FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ADOPTION. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # E | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18026d |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | F | F. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Charlene Kim. (Sisson) Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Charlene Kim. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # F | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18026f |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | G | G. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Emeric Rodich. (Sisson) Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Emeric Rodich. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # G | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18026e |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | H | H. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to Willdan Engineering for contract temporary code enforcement services. (Garrett) Recommendation: 1) Approve a professional services agreement with Willdan Engineering in the amount of $80,000 to provide temporary code enforcement services in the Community Development Department for up to six months during the recruitment process and authorizing the City Manager to extend the term an additional six months as deemed necessary; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # H | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180282 |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | I | I. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Emerald Isle Entertainment (Emerald) to operate a synthetic skating rink. (Waters) Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the original Professional Services Agreement with Emerald in the amount of $28,400, thereby increasing the agreement amount from $24,500 to $52,900 to install and operate a synthetic skating rink at the Ken Dyda Civic Center for a period of nine days in December 2023; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the amendment in a form acceptable to the City Attorney. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # I | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180283 |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | J | J. Consideration and possible action to extend the term of the professional services agreement with Griffin Structures for project management and construction management services for the Ladera Linda Community Park Project. (O’Neill) Recommendation: Ratify a change order executed by the City Manager thereby extending the term of the professional services agreement with Griffin Structures for project management and construction management services for the Ladera Linda Community Park Project, at no additional cost to the City, until December 31, 2023. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # J | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180281 |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | K | K. Consideration and possible action to request a time extension amendment to the conservation easement offers for Ocean Trails Reserve. (Forbes/Lozano) Recommendation: Authorize the execution and recording of a Time Extension Amendment to the Conservation Easement Offers for the Ocean Trails Reserve thereby extending the deadline to record the Conservation Easements from December 16, 2023, to January 1, 2026 to ensure the California Department of Fish and Wildlife issues the City its permit pursuant to the Rancho Palos Verdes Natural Community Conservation Plan. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # K | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180280 |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | L | L. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the City and Park Entry Monument Signs Project. (Waters) Recommendation: 1) Accept the City and Park Entry Monument Signs Project as complete; 2) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the project with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and, 3) Authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to release the construction retention payment to Express Sign & Neon Company 35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # L | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18027d |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | M | M. Consideration and possible action to approve construction of the Restroom Improvements at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center Project. (O’Neill) Recommendation: 1) Approve the plans, specifications, and construction documents for the Restroom Improvements at Point Vicente Interpretive Center Project;2) Find that 3M Construction Corporation’s bid for the Restroom Improvements at Point Vicente Interpretive Center Project is not responsive; 3) Waive the submission of the Non-Collusion Affidavit by the bid deadline as a non-material irregularity and accept the subsequently submitted Non-Collusion Affidavit from Ambit Construction & Design, Inc.; 4) Award a construction contract for the Restroom Improvements at Point Vicente Interpretive Center Project to Ambit Construction & Design, Inc., in the amount of $397,550, with a contingency of 10%, or approximately $39,800, for a total amount of $437,350; 5) Approve an additional appropriation of $51,750 in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund and reduce the same amount in the Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) Fund; and, 6) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # M | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18027c |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | N | N. Consideration and possible action to appropriate additional funds to reactivate four City-owned dewatering wells and repair a drainage culvert within the jurisdiction of the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District (ACLAD). (Awwad) Recommendation: 1) Approve an additional appropriation of $180,700 to fund the reactivation of four City-owned dewatering wells within the jurisdiction of the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District (ACLAD); and, 2) Approve an additional appropriation of $16,500 for repairs to the City portion of a drainage culvert under Palos Verdes Drive South for Altamira Canyon, subject to the Director of Public Works' verification of City ownership limits and acceptance of the repair method. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # N | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18027e |
| November 14, 2023 | Consent Calendar Item | O | O. Consideration and possible action to sign a First Amendment to the City’s Memorandum of Understanding with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36). (Jacinto) Recommendation: 1) Approve Resolution No. 2023-__ accepting, approving, adopting, and thereby authorizing the City Manager to sign a First Amendment to the City's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36) for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025 to increase the City's contribution to eligible employee health savings accounts for the 2024 plan year. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Consent Calendar Item # O | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18027f |
| November 14, 2023 | Mayor's Announcements | 1 | MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING: APPROVAL OF AGENDA: | November 14, 2023 Mayor's Announcements # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc18027b |
| November 14, 2023 | Pulled Consent Item | 1 | 1. Consideration and possible action to approve Revision “III” to the Trump National Golf Club Project Conditional Use Permit amending the Conditions of Approval to allow Planning Entitlements to be processed for after-the-fact (ATF) grading and construction on Lot No. 34 of Tract No. 50667 located at 31925 Emerald View Drive (Case No. PLCU2023-0004). (Silva) (30 mins) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 50 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36 IN CONNECTION WITH REVISION “III” TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB PROJECT; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING REVISION “III” TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB PROJECT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ADD CONDITION OF APPROVAL NO. Z.14(e) TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY OWNER TO APPLY FOR A MAJOR GRADING PERMIT AND MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR AFTER-THE-FACT GRADING AND CONSTRUCTION OVER AN EXISTING 2:1 SLOPE ALONG THE SOUTHERLY AND WESTERLY YARD AREAS OF LOT NO. 34 OF TRACT NO. 50667 LOCATED AT 31925 EMERALD VIEW DRIVE (PLCU2023-0004). Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Pulled Consent Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180277 |
| November 14, 2023 | Pulled Consent Item | 2 | 2. Consideration and possible action to extend Ride-to-Fly Therapeutic Riding Program’s Conditional Large Domestic Animal Permit No. 2 (Case No. PLDC2023-0002). (Kim) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1) Ratify the City Manager’s determination that the proposed project is exempt from Moratorium provisions pursuant to Section 2(D) of Ordinance No.674U; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2023 - __, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING A REQUEST TO RENEW AND REVISE CONDITIONAL LARGE DOMESTIC ANIMAL PERMIT NO. 2 FOR AN ADDITIONAL TEN (10) YEARS AND EXTEND THE DAYS OF OPERATION TO INCLUDE SUNDAY FOR THE FIRST FIVE (5) YEARS OF THE PERMIT RENEWAL PERIOD FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 50 NARCISSA DRIVE (CASE NO. PLDC2023-0002). Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Pulled Consent Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180275 |
| November 14, 2023 | Pulled Consent Item | 3 | 3. Consideration and possible action to conduct a public hearing on the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex. (Seeraty/Lozano/Villalpando) (60 mins) Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the "10-day report" that pursuant to California Government Code § 65858(d) is required to be issued 10 days prior to the expiration of the initial 45-day moratorium; 2) Adopt Urgency Ordinance No. __U AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OR PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS, ISSUANCE OF PERMITS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF ALL STRUCTURES WITHIN THE PORTUGUESE BEND LANDSLIDE COMPLEX ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE 647U FOR AN ADDITIONAL 10 MONTHS AND 15 DAYS, EXPIRING OCTOBER 2, 2024; 3) Review and ratify granted Exceptions to the building moratorium, as deemed necessary and consistent by the City Manager, pursuant to Section 2(D) of Ordinance No. 674U; 4) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-___A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD; and, 5) Receive and file report of the project activity in the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex related to the local emergency declaration established by Resolution No. 2023-47 adopted on October 3, 2023. Agenda Report Agenda Report (Updated 20231109 to Include Attachment B Resolution) | November 14, 2023 Pulled Consent Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180276 |
| November 14, 2023 | Pulled Consent Item | 4 | 4. Consideration and possible action to amend Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Section 12.18.070 (Design and Development Standards) of Chapter 12.18 (Wireless Telecommunications Facilities in the Public Right of Way) to increase the maximum height permitted for any antenna above the existing height of a light pole. (Awwad) (15 mins) Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. __, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 12.18.070 (DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) OF CHAPTER 12.18 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY) TO TITLE 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT PERMITTED FOR ANY ANTENNA ABOVE THE EXISTING HEIGHT OF A LIGHT POLE FROM FOUR FEET TO UP TO SIX FEET. Agenda Report | November 14, 2023 Pulled Consent Item # 4 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 655157cbc080e8fcbc180273 |