Rancho Palos Verdes — 2023-12-19

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

2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION/CONFERENCE WITH\nLABOR NEGOTIATORS\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957 and §\n54957.6, to conduct, respectively: (i) an employee performance evaluation for\nthe position of City Manager; and (ii) labor negotiation with unrepresented\nemployees (City Manager), with the Finance Director, City Attorney, and City\nCouncil, as the City's negotiators(s).

A. Approval of Minutes (Zweizig)\nRecommendation: Approve the Minutes of December 5, 2023, Regular\nMeeting and Special Meeting (Interviews).\nDraft Minutes 20231205 Regular Meeting\nDraft Minutes 20231205 Special Meeting (Interviews)

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.\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 (Check Run - 20231122)\nRegister of Demands (Check Run - 20231208)

C. Consideration and possible action to appoint City Councilmembers to\nintergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for\n2024. (Takaoka)\nRecommendation: Appoint the members of the City Council to the various\nintergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for\n2024; and, Direct Staff to notify the various agencies of the City Council’s\ndecision.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Soren\nPato. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nSoren Pato.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Edgar\nMendez. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nEdgar Mendez.\nAgenda Report

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

G. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 3 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with ParkMobile for app-based parking\nservice in the Del Cerro Park area. (Trautner/Waters)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services\nAgreement with ParkMobile, extending the term by six months to June 30,\n2024 and increasing the contract sum by $4,404 for a not-to-exceed total\ncontract sum of $43,392, for an app-based parking service in the Del Cerro\nPark area on Crenshaw Boulevard, south of Crest Road; and, 2) Authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 2 to the\nAgreement for Public Works services with Hardy & Harper, Inc. for roadway\nrepairs within the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement for Public\nWorks Services with Hardy & Harper, Inc., to increase the Agreement sum by\n$390,000 during Fiscal Year 2023-24, thereby increasing the not-to-exceed\ntotal agreement amount from $3,550,500 to $3,940,500 over a five-year\nperiod, to provide maintenance repairs on roads within landslide areas of the\nCity; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 2\nto the Public Works Services Agreement, in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action regarding the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23\nYear-End Draft (Unaudited) Financial Report and the FY 2023-24 First Quarter\nReport. (Loya)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file the FY 2022-23 Year-End Draft\n(Unaudited) Financial Report;\n2) Approve the Purchase Order Carryover Schedule of $6,685,959 from FY\n2022-23 to FY 2023-24, thereby, approving the following:\na. Decreasing FY 2022-23 Final Budget for the following: $747,442 (General\nFund), $19,557 (Gas Tax), $296,936 (Proposition C), $104,595 (Measure R),\n$383,163 (Measure M), $11,968 (Ab Cove Sewer), $4,399,781 (Capital\nInfrastructure Program), $126,973 (State Grant), $390,832 (Federal Grants -\nARPA), $203,402 (Quimby), $1,310 (Measure W); and\nb. Increasing FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget for the same amounts listed in 2(a).\n3) Approve Continuing Appropriations of $5,961,931 from FY 2022-23 to FY\na. Decreasing FY 2022-23 Final Budget for the following: $107,400 (General\nFund), $83,680 (Gas Tax), $240,00 (1911 Act), $203,382 (Prop C), $74,625\n(Measure R), $15,900 (Subregion One), $4,000 (Ab Cove Sewer), $120,513\n(CDBG), $2,386,802 (Capital Infrastructure Program), $2,479,095 (Federal\nGrants - ARPA), $224,533 (Quimby), $22,000 (IA Abalone Cove); and,\nb. Increasing FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget for the same amounts listed in 2(a).\n4) Receive and file the FY 2022-23 First Quarter Financial Report.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action to review the second biannual 2023 Border\nIssues report. (Barnes)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file the second biannual report on the\nstatus of Border Issues for 2023.\nAgenda Report

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

1. Consideration and possible action to receive an update report and to extend\nthe local emergency declaration for the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide\nComplex. (Awwad/Gerli/Lozano) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update report on current conditions\nfrom the City Geologist on the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex; 2)\nReceive and file a report on the current trail conditions impacted by the\nPortuguese Bend Landslide Complex within the Palos Verdes Nature\nPreserve; 3) Receive and file an update report on the project activities\nresponding to land movement within the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex;\n4) Approve an additional appropriation of $200,000 for project activities\nresponding to land movement within the Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex;\n5) Receive and file a report on the City Council’s Directive to contact the State\nController’s Office regarding the Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement\nDistrict; and, 6) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-___ thereby continuing the local\nemergency declaration by 60 days until February 10, 2024 as established by\nResolution No. 2023-47 adopted on October 3, 2023 and extended by\nResolution No. 2023-56 adopted on November 14, 2023.\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; 2) If deemed acceptable, consider SCE's\nrequest to defer their next detailed progress report to June 2024 contingent\nupon SCE's commitment to address any emergent issues promptly if they\narise before the scheduled update and in coordination with the City Manager:\nand, 3) Receive and file a presentation on SCE’s Government Advisory Panel\n(GAP) meeting on the utility’s 2023 implemented initiatives and strategies.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to receive a status update on Stage 2 of the\nCivic Center Campus Master Plan. (Waters) (45 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status update on Stage 2 of the Civic\nCenter Campus Master Plan and provide direction, as needed, on the\nfollowing items:\na. Stage 2: Master Plan Design Development\nb. Project delivery methods\nc. Estimated Stage 2 timeline\nd. Federal agencies update\ne. Funding sources update\nf. City Hall interim improvements update\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to receive a quarterly status report on Fiscal\nYear 2023-24 City Council Goals. (Sisson) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a second-quarter status report on the\nFY 2023-24 City Council Goals.\nAgenda Report

5. Consideration and possible action to adopt the City’s 2024 Legislative\n Platform. (Hunter) (15 mins)\n Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, a Resolution of the City\n Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, adopting the City’s 2024 legislative platform.