Rancho Palos Verdes — 2024-01-16

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION

A. Approval of Minutes (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Approve the Minutes of December 19, 2023, Regular\nMeeting.\nDraft Minutes

B. Registers of Demands (Mata)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, 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.\nRegister of Demands

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

D. Consideration and possible action to approve the revised Investment Policy for\nFiscal Year (FY) 2023-24. (Loya)\nRecommendation: Approve the FY 2023-24 Investment Policy applicable to\nthe City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes Successor Agency to\nthe Redevelopment Agency, and Rancho Palos Verdes Improvement Authority\nas revised to extend the maximum maturity for government sponsored agency\nbonds from three years out to five years when deemed favorable for the City’s\ninvestment portfolio.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to establish the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget\nDevelopment Calendar. (Ramos)\nRecommendation: Review and approve the FY 2024-25 Budget\nDevelopment Calendar.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to award Neighborhood Beautification\nGrants. (Hevener)\nRecommendation: Approve awarding five grants for the Neighborhood\nBeautification Grant Program Cycle 21, totaling $20,883.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration and possible action to extend the term of the professional\nservices agreement with Griffin Structures for project and construction\nmanagement services for the Ladera Linda Community Park Project. (O’Neill)\nRecommendation: Ratify a change order executed by the City Manager\nextending the term of the professional services agreement with Griffin\nStructures for project and construction management services for the Ladera\nLinda Community Park Project, at no additional cost to the City, until January\n31, 2024.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration and possible action to receive the annual valuations for City\npension plans from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System\n(CalPERS). (Loya)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the actuarial valuations as of June 30,\n2022.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action to approve a request to nominate the state\nhistoric designation of Hatano Farm for a 2024 Los Angeles Conservancy\nPreservation Award. (Barnes)\nRecommendation: Retroactively approve Historic Resources Group’s request\nto nominate the successful state historic designation of Hatano Farm for a\n2024 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 2 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with HR Green Pacific, Inc. for Interim\nPrincipal Engineer services. (Awwad)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services\nAgreement with HR Green Pacific, Inc. in the amount of $68,000, thereby\nincreasing the agreement amount from $128,000 to $196,000 for Interim\nPrincipal Engineer services in the Public Works Department until April 30,\n2024 as the City undergoes the recruitment process to fill the vacant position;\nand, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a\nform approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

K. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 2 to the\nMemorandum of Understanding between the four Peninsula cities and Palos\nVerdes Peninsula Unified School District to share costs for School Resource\nOfficers. (Hunter)\nRecommendation: Approve Amendment No. 2 of the Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) between the four Peninsula cities and the Palos Verdes\nPeninsula Unified School District (PVPUSD) to continue funding shared\nSchool Resource Officers for a three-year term of service concluding on\nAugust 25, 2026 at an annual City cost not to exceed $97,500.\nAgenda Report

L. Consideration and possible action to amend the appointment of the City\nCouncil liaison to the Peninsula Public Safety Committee and Regional\nContract Law Committee. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: 1) Amend the appointment of Mayor Pro Tem Alegria with\nCouncilmember Seo to the Peninsula Public Safety Committee and Regional\nContract Law Committee; 2) Appoint Councilman Bradley to serve as the City\nCouncil liaison to the Public Safety Strike Force Team Subcomittee; and, 3)\nAuthorize Staff to notify the appropriate agencies of the amendments to the\nCity Council committee and liaison appointments.\nAgenda Report

M. Consideration and possible action to appoint members to the City’s Youth\nAdvisory Committee. (Hunter)\nRecommendation: 1) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint four\nmembers to the Youth Advisory Committee with terms of office ending August\n2024, and nine members to the Youth Advisory Committee with terms of office\nending in August 2025 as recommended by the Council Subcommittee; and,2)\nSelect the Chair and Vice-chair of the Youth Advisory Committee as\nrecommended by the Council Subcommittee.\nAgenda Report

N. Consideration and possible action to ratify payments and file a Notice of\nCompletion for the October 2022 emergency water damage restoration work\nat the Point Vicente Interpretive Center. (Copp)\nRecommendation: 1) Ratify payment in the amount of $32,947.20 to National\nConstruction Rentals, Inc. and $56,793.62 to Servpro Industries, LLC for\nemergency water damage restoration at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center\nrendered between November 4, 2022 and April 21, 2023; 2) Accept the\nrestoration work performed by ATI Restorations, LLC for the October 27, 2022\nwater damage event as complete; 3) Authorize the City Manager to sign and\nthe City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the remediation work\nperformed by ATI Restorations, LLC with the Los Angeles County Registrar-\nRecorder's Office; and, 4) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the\nconstruction retention payment to ATI Restorations, LLC 35 days after\nrecordation of the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles County Registrar-\nRecorder's Office.\nAgenda Report

O. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement\nto BKF Engineers for engineering and support services for the Storm Drain\nImprovements at Peacock Ridge Road Project. (Sunwoo)\nRecommendation: 1) Award professional services agreement to BKF\nEngineers for engineering and support services for the Storm Drain\nImprovements at Peacock Ridge Road Project in the amount of $37,048 with a\n15% contingency of $5,557; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the\nagreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

P. Consideration and possible action to approve amendments to professional\nservices agreements for City Staff recruiting services. (Jacinto)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services\nAgreement with Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc. to increase the contract sum\nby $44,050, thereby increasing the not-to-exceed total agreement amount\nfrom $40,000 to $84,050 and extending the term by six months for recruitment\nservices for the Principal Engineer and Human Resources Manager; 2)\nApprove Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with\nMosaic Public Partners LLC to increase the contract sum by $24,950, thereby\nincreasing the not-to-exceed total agreement amount from $24,990 to $49,940\nfor recruitment of the Deputy City Manager position; and, 3) Authorize the\nMayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the\nCity Attorney.\nAgenda Report

1. Consideration and possible action to approve installing left-turn signal arrows\nfor Hawthorne Boulevard at the intersection with Eddinghill Drive/Seamount\nDrive. (Casil) (45 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve the installation of left-turn signal arrows for\nHawthorne Boulevard at the intersection with Eddinghill Drive/Seamount Drive,\nyellow reflective backplates to the signal heads on Hawthorne Boulevard, and\nspeed limit signs on the northbound and southbound approaches of\nHawthorne Boulevard; and, 2) Direct Staff to include the left-turn signal arrows\nin the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Capital Improvement Program.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to implement traffic calming measures for\nMiraleste Drive and Palos Verdes Drive East. (Casil) (45 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve the following short-term traffic calming\nmeasures for Miraleste Drive and Palos Verdes Drive East: A. Redesigned\nstreet cross-sections with narrower lanes as detailed in the General\nTechnologies and Solutions traffic study; B. High-visibility crosswalks at six\nlocations as described within the General Technologies and Solutions traffic\nstudy; C. Rapid flashing beacon on Palos Verdes Drive East directly south of\nMarion Drive; D. Advisory traffic signs as determined by the Public Works\nDirector; and E. Continued traffic law enforcement; and, 2) Direct Staff to\nassess the effectiveness of the short-term traffic calming measures after\nimplementation and, if warranted, to return to the City Council to consider\nadditional long-term traffic calming measures.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to consider the California Public Interest\nResearch Group’s (CALPIRG) request to oppose income graduated fixed rate\nincrease advocated by Southern California Edison (SCE). (Villalpando) (30\nmins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a presentation from CALPIRG\nrepresentatives on SCE’s request to establish income graduated fixed rates;\nand, 2) If deemed acceptable, authorize the Mayor to sign a letter opposing\nincome graduated fixed rates.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to receive biannual reports from various\nCity advisory boards and the Planning Commission. (Sisson) (45 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file biannual reports and work plans from the\nCity’s Advisory Boards and Planning Commission.\nAgenda Report