Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-12-05

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION

2. 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.

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2)\nor (d)(3) and (e)(1) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one\n(1) case where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to\nlitigation are believed not to be known to plaintiff(s).

4. 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 LLC, vs.\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES; United States District Court, Central\nDistrict of California, Case No. 2:23-cv-01420-SVW (PVCx).

5. **CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with\nthe Interim Finance Director, City Attorney, and City Council, its negotiators(s),\nregarding labor negotiations with one unrepresented employee: City Manager.

A. Approval of Minutes (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Approve the Minutes of November 14, 2023, Regular\nMeeting.\nDraft Minutes

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-CC\nRegister of Demands-IA

C. Consideration and possible action to cancel the January 2, 2024 City Council\nmeeting. (Takaoka)\nRecommendation: Approve the cancellation of the January 2, 2024 City\nCouncil meeting.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration and possible action to amend the City’s designation of City\nAttorney and Assistant City Attorney. (Gerli)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nAPPOINTING ELENA GERLI, OF THE LAW FIRM OF ALESHIRE &\nWYNDER, LLP, AS CITY ATTORNEY AND COUNSEL TO THE CITY OF\nRANCHO PALOS VERDES AND JOHN FOX AS ASSISTANT CITY\nATTORNEY EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 6, 2023.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to accept Gifts for Parks donations. (Hirsch)\nRecommendation: Accept Gifts for Parks donations and direct Staff to\nprepare donor letters of appreciation for the Mayor’s signature.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 676 to amend\nRancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Section 12.18.070 (Design and\nDevelopment Standards) to increase the maximum height permitted for any\nantenna above the existing height of a light pole. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 676, AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION\n12.18.070 (DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) OF CHAPTER\n12.18 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC\nRIGHT OF WAY) TO TITLE 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC\nPLACES) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO\nINCREASE THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT PERMITTED FOR ANY ANTENNA\nABOVE THE EXISTING HEIGHT OF A LIGHT POLE FROM FOUR FEET TO\nUP TO SIX FEET.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration and possible action to request a revised time extension\namendment to the conservation easement offers for Ocean Trails Reserve.\n(Forbes)\nRecommendation: Authorize the execution and recording of a Time\nExtension Amendment to the Conservation Easement Offers for the Ocean\nTrails Reserve thereby extending the deadline to record the Conservation\nEasements from December 16, 2023 to January 1, 2026, to ensure the\nCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife issues the City its permit pursuant\nto the Rancho Palos Verdes Natural Community Conservation Plan.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement\nto CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP for independent financial auditing services of the\nCity’s Measure W (Safe, Clean Water Program) Fund. (Hevener)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve an additional appropriation of $15,400 from\nMeasure W funds for independent audit services; 2) Award a professional\nservices agreement to CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP for financial auditing services of\nthe City’s Measure W Fund in an amount up to $22,050 with a 15%\ncontingency of $3,307 for a total contract amount of up to $25,400 and a term\nending on June 30, 2024 with an extension up to 90 days; and, 3) Authorize\nthe Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action regarding the annual Business License Tax\n(BLT) for calendar year 2024. (Loya)\nRecommendation: 1) Affirm continuing the BLT rates without applying a\nConsumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 3.2%; 2) Affirm continuing the BLT for\nhome occupancy businesses at zero ($0); and, 3) Affirm continuing the Small\nBusiness Financial Assistance Program.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action to receive the September 2023 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the September 2023 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement\nAuthority.\nTreasury Report-CC\nTreasury Report-IA

K. Consideration and possible action to approve an agreement with Dell\nTechnologies for a three-year Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (EA).\n(Buchwald)\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement\nwith Dell Technologies for a three-year Microsoft Enterprise Agreement\nthrough Riverside County, pursuant to Section 2.44.060 of the Rancho Palos\nVerdes Municipal Code, in the amount of $246,921 plus $5,000 per year of\ncontingency if additional licenses are required ($87,307 per year).\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nCEREMONIAL MATTERS:\n1. Presentation to Mayor Ferraro\n2. Remarks by invited Electeds/Representatives and Council Members\n3. Council Reorganization\na. Selection of Mayor Action Required: (1) City Clerk will ask for\nnominations for Mayor; and (2) City Council to elect by majority vote.\nb. Selection of Mayor Pro Tem Action Required: (1) Newly appointed Mayor\nwill ask for nominations for Mayor Pro Tem; and, (2) City Council to elect\nby majority vote.\nc. Comments by newly appointed Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and Council\nMembers.

1. Consideration and possible action to appoint one member to the Civic Center\nAdvisory Committee. (Sisson) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint one\nmember to the Civic Center Advisory Committee, with a term of office ending\nJune 2026.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to receive a report from Southern California\nEdison (SCE) regarding frequent power outages in the Grandview Estates\nneighborhood. (Villalpando) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a progress update from Southern\nCalifornia Edison (SCE) on addressing frequent power outages in the\nGrandview Estates neighborhood; and, 2) If deemed acceptable, consider\nSCE's request to defer their next detailed progress report to June 2024\ncontingent upon SCE's commitment to address any emergent issues promptly\nif they arise before the scheduled update and in coordination with the City\nManager.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on the City’s 6th\nCycle Housing Element Update. (Silva) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file a status report on completing the City’s\n6th Cycle Housing Element Update.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to amend the Preserve Trails Plan to\ninclude a new trail within the Lay Reserve and approve donor recognition trail\npilasters. (Lozano) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve “Plumtree Trail” as the official name of the new\ntrail traversing the Lay Reserve; 2) Approve the trail route and\npedestrian/equestrian user designation for the Plumtree Trail traversing the\nLay Reserve; and, 3) Approve the size, location, and design of four donor\nrecognition pilasters along Seascape, Golden Cove, Landslide Scarp, and\nLunada Canyon Trails within the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve to recognize\n$100,000-level donations received by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land\nConservancy (PVPLC).\nAgenda Report

5. Consideration and possible action to evaluate the City’s membership in the\nLeague of California Cities (Cal Cities). (Hunter) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Review the services provided by Cal Cities this past year,\nand if deemed acceptable, approve continued annual and ongoing\norganizational membership with Cal Cities.\nAgenda Report