Rancho Palos Verdes
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| April 16, 2024 | CS Report | 1 | CLOSED SESSION REPORT: | April 16, 2024 CS Report # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba213e |
| April 16, 2024 | City Manager Reports | 1 | CITY MANAGER REPORT: | April 16, 2024 City Manager Reports # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba213d |
| April 16, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 1 | 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to § 54956.9(b), (c), (d)(2): (5 potential cases): Regional Board threatened litigation Claim 9589071052700684926334, settlement offer R4-2024-0014; Claim No. 9589071052700684926273, settlement offer R4-2024-0013; Claim 9589071052700684926518, settlement offer R4-2024-0020; Claim 9589071052700684926457, settlement offer R4-2024-0018; Claim 9589071052700684926242, settlement offer R4-2024-0012. | April 16, 2024 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2138 |
| April 16, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 2 | 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION GC SECTION 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1) A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in three (3) cases where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to litigation are believed to be unknown to the putative plaintiff(s). | April 16, 2024 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba213c |
| April 16, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 3 | 3. PENDING LITIGATION - POTENTIAL LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY GC 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1) A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in one (1) case. | April 16, 2024 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2139 |
| April 16, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 4 | 4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(2) & (e)(5), because based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation. The relevant facts and circumstances are 2 emails sent from Sherri Hastings to the City Council and the City Manager on March 27, 2024, threatening a class action lawsuit against the City in the matter of the City's handling of the landslide in the Landslide Complex. The emails are available for inspection at the City Clerk's Office. | April 16, 2024 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2135 |
| April 16, 2024 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(1), regarding the existing case of Cherryhill Lane LLC v City of Rancho Palos Verdes Case No. 24STCP00330. | April 16, 2024 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2134 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | A | A. Approval of Minutes (Sisson) Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of March 13 (Goals Workshop) and March 19, 2024, Special/Adjourned Regular Meetings. Draft Minutes March 13, 2024 (Goals Workshop) Draft Minutes March 19, 2024 Special/Adjourned Regular Meetings | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # A | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2147 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | B | B. Registers of Demands (Mata) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, 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 03/15/2024); 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, 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 03/29/2024) and, 3) Adopt Resolution No. IA 2024-__, 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 (Check Run - 20240315) Register of Demands - City (Check Run - 20240329) Register of Demands - IA | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # B | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba214b |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | C | C. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Suzanne Maurizio. (Sisson) Recommendation: 1) Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Suzanne Maurizio. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # C | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2148 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | D | D. Consideration and possible action to receive the January 2024 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin) Recommendation: Receive and file the January 2024 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority. Agenda Report - City Agenda Report - IA | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # D | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2145 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | E | E. Consideration and possible action to receive the February 2024 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin) Recommendation: Receive and file the February 2024 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority. Agenda Report - City Agenda Report - IA | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # E | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2142 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | F | F. Consideration and possible action to adopt an ordinance recodifying the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC). (Takaoka) Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 677, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ENACTING A NEW CODE FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA; PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THEREIN; PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF AMENDING SUCH CODE; AND PROVIDING WHEN SUCH CODE AND THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # F | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2140 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | G | G. Consideration and possible action to waive after-the-fact planning and penalty fees for unpermitted construction on the property at 29740 Knoll View Drive (PLGR No. 2023-0052). (Bobbett) Recommendation: Approve, via Minute Order, waiving only the after-the-fact (ATF) penalty fee portion of the requested fee waiver in the amount of $3,241 to legalize unpermitted construction on the property at 29740 Knoll View Drive Review (PLGR No. 2023-0052). Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # G | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2141 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | H | H. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Ardurra Group, Inc. for Citywide telecommunication permit processing services. (Mesker) Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the professional services agreement with Ardurra Group, Inc., which increases the not-to-exceed contract amount by $99,800 from $25,000 to $124,800 for Citywide telecommunications permit services and allows services to continue beyond April 16, 2024, to January 31, 2025; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1, in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # H | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2137 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | I | I. Consideration and possible action to accept Gifts for Parks donations. (Hirsch) Recommendation: Accept Gifts for Parks donations and direct Staff to prepare donor letters of appreciation for the Mayor’s signature. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # I | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2136 |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | J | J. Consideration and possible action to oppose Assembly Bill (AB) No. 2560 (Density Bonus Law: California Coastal Act of 1976). (Hunter) Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition to AB 2560, which aims to apply Density Bonus Law to the California Coastal Act without limitation restrictions. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # J | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba213a |
| April 16, 2024 | Consent Calendar Item | K | K. Consideration and possible action to support Senate Bill (SB) No. 1461 (State of emergency and local emergency: landslide). (Hunter) Recommendation: Authorize Mayor Cruikshank to sign a letter in support of SB 1461 which would add "landslide" as a condition constituting a state of emergency or local emergency in the Emergency Services Act (ESA). Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Consent Calendar Item # K | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba213b |
| April 16, 2024 | Mayor's Announcements | 1 | MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: BY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: John Shook; Carmen DiBernardo; Tomoko Akazawa and Niels Staehr (4 winners as meeting of 4/2/24 was cancelled) APPROVAL OF AGENDA: | April 16, 2024 Mayor's Announcements # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba213f |
| April 16, 2024 | Pulled Consent Item | 1 | 1. Consideration and possible action to conduct the 2023 annual review of Trump National Golf Club’s compliance with its maintenance obligations relating to trails and open space (Case No. PLMH2024-0001). (Seeraty) (15 mins) Recommendation: Receive and file the 2023 annual review of Trump National Golf Club’s compliance with its maintenance obligations relating to trails and open space pursuant to the 2018 City Council-approved Amended and Restated Declaration of Restrictions. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Pulled Consent Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2146 |
| April 16, 2024 | Pulled Consent Item | 2 | 2. Consideration and possible action to approve the Revised 2021-2029 Final Housing Element and Housing Programs (Case Nos. PLGP2022-0001, PLGP2024-001, PLZC2024-001, PLCA2024-001 & PLCA 2024-002). (Silva/Bobbett) (90 mins) Recommendation: 1) Review the Revised 2021-2029 Final Housing Element and Housing Programs Addendum; and if acceptable; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DETERMINING THE HOUSING ELEMENT PROJECT WAS ADEQUATELY ASSESSED IN THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION ADOPTED ON AUGUST 11, 2022, AS AMENDED BY ADDENDUM NO. 1, ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT (CASE NO. PLGP2022-0001), AS REVISED MARCH 15, 2024, APPROVING RELATED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS OF THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND LAND USE MAP, AND APPROVING RELATED LOCAL COASTAL PLAN (COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN) AMENDMENTS TO EFFECTUATE THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT"; 3) Adopt Ordinance No.___-U, "AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 17 (ZONING) BY ADDING CHAPTERS 17.47 (MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUOD)), 17.48 (RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD)), AMENDING CHAPTER 17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, TO EFFECT THE REVISED FINAL 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT"; 4) Adopt Resolution No. 2024- , "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, FORWARDING TO THE COASTAL COMMISSION THE AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL COASTAL PROGRAM (LCP), COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING MAP RELATED TO THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT ACTIONS IN THE COASTAL ZONE, CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW"; 5) Direct Staff to submit the Final Draft Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review; 6) Initiate code amendment proceedings related to amendments to Chapter 17.40 (Overlay Control Districts), Chapter 17.96 (Definitions), Chapter 17.76 (Miscellaneous Permits and Standards), Chapter 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards) and other code sections as applicable of Title 17 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Pulled Consent Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba214a |
| April 16, 2024 | Pulled Consent Item | 3 | 3. Consideration and possible action to approve emergency work and funding in response to accelerated land movement within the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide complex. (Awwad) (90 mins) Forthcoming *Please note the staff report will be posted no later than Friday, April 12* Recommendation: 1) Approve the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency Hydraugers Project construction plans, subject to modifications by the Engineer-of-Record; 2) Award a task-order construction contract to Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc. for the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency Hydraugers Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $9,000,000; 3) Award a professional services agreement to Geo-Logic Associates, Inc. for engineering and associated services during construction for the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency Hydraugers Project in the not- to-exceed amount of $350,000; 4) Award a professional services agreement to Hout Construction Services, Inc. DBA Hout Engineering for construction management, inspection, and associated services for the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency Hydraugers Project in the not-to-exceed amount of $260,000; 5) Approve an additional appropriation of $6,747,400 from the Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) Fund; 6) Approve reallocating $2,862,600 from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Fund to the CIP Fund consisting of $500,000 from the Roadway Asset Management Program (Crenshaw Boulevard) and $2,362,600 from the Western Avenue Beautification project for the emergency hydraugers in the Portuguese Bend Landslide; 7) Approve a loan to the Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement District (KCLAD) in the amount of $1,917,500 with an interest rate of zero, a re-payment term of 20 years, with required payments starting in in July 2027; 8) Approve an additional appropriation of $1,917,500 in loan assistance for KCLAD from the CIP Fund; and, 9) Authorize the Mayor to execute the construction contract, professional services agreement, and loan agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney. | April 16, 2024 Pulled Consent Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2149 |
| April 16, 2024 | Pulled Consent Item | 4 | 4. Consideration and possible action to review assessment rate options for the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2024- 25. (Hevener) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1) Review and select the preferred option for setting the annual assessment rate for the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2024-25; 2) Direct staff to prepare the Engineer's Report for the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for FY 2024-25; and, 3) Direct staff to return at a later date with the appropriate resolutions memorializing the Council's directive for future consideration at a duly noticed public hearing. Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Pulled Consent Item # 4 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2144 |
| April 16, 2024 | Pulled Consent Item | 5 | 5. Consideration and possible action to introduce an ordinance establishing permissible uses of the official seal of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. (Takaoka) (15 mins) Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 1.20 (CITY SEAL) TO TITLE 1 (GENERAL) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING PERMISSIBLE USES OF THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES Agenda Report | April 16, 2024 Pulled Consent Item # 5 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 66231152801201720cba2143 |