Rancho Palos Verdes — 2024-06-04

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION GC\nSECTION 54956.9(c), (d)(2), and (e)(2)\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d)\n(2), and (e)(2) because a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the\nCity Council, on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and\ncircumstances there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in\nthe following 5 cases: Regional Board threatened litigation Claim\n9589071052700684926334, settlement offer R4-2024-0014; Claim No.\n9589071052700684926273, settlement offer R4-2024-0013; Claim\n9589071052700684926518, settlement offer R4-2024-0020; Claim\n9589071052700684926457, settlement offer R4-2024-0018; Claim\n9589071052700684926242, settlement offer R4-2024-0012.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION GC\nSECTION 54956.9(c), (d)(2), and (e)(1)\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d)\n(2), and (e)(1) because a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the\nCity Council, on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and\ncircumstances there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in 1\ncase, where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to litigation\nare believed to be unknown to the putative plaintiffs.

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION GC\nSECTION 54956.9(c), (d)(1)\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c) and\n(d)(1) regarding the class-action case of City of Lancaster v. LASD, LA County\nSuperior Court Case No.24STCV08840.

A. Approval of Minutes (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Approve the Minutes of May 21, 2024 (Regular/Special\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; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. IA\n2024-__, 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 adopt resolutions pertaining to the City’s\nNovember 5, 2024, General Municipal Election. (Takaoka)\nRecommendation: 1) Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 2024-\n__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER\n5, 2024, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY\nTHE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA\nRELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES; 2) Waive further reading and adopt\nResolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE\nBOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO\nCONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON\nTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2024, WITH THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND\nLIBRARY DISTRICT ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT\nTO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE; and, 3) Waive further\nreading and adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE\nPERTAINING TO CANDIDATES’ STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE\nVOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,\n2024.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration and possible action to receive the April 2024 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Reports. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the April 2024 Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.\nTreasurer Report- CC\nTreasurer Report- IA

E. Consideration and possible action to extend the lease agreement with the Los\nAngeles County Sanitation Districts for the Eastview Park property for an\nadditional five-year term. (Trautner)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Director of Recreation and Parks to sign a\nletter to the Los Angeles County Sanitation Districts exercising the second of\nfour optional five-year term extensions for the lease agreement for the City’s\nuse of the Eastview Park property.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to enter into a new Memorandum of\nUnderstanding between the City and the Seagate Villas Owners Association to\nreplace an existing storm drain pipe system. (Copp)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of\nUnderstanding (MOU) between the City and the Seagate Villas Owners\nAssociation to share costs for the replacement of an existing storm drain pipe\nsystem located at 6629 Ocean Crest Drive.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration and possible action to award professional services agreements\nfor pre-qualified on-call civil engineering professional services. (Sunwoo)\nRecommendation: 1) Award professional services agreements to BKF\nEngineers; Harris & Associates; NV5, Inc; and Tait & Associates for on-call\ngeneral civil engineering professional services on an as-needed basis for\nthree-year terms, with additional optional three-year term extensions, in an\namount not to exceed $500,000 for each contract, subject to City Council\napproved appropriated project budgets; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City\nClerk to execute the contracts, in forms approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration and possible action to take positions on certain labor bill\nlegislation being considered by state law makers. (Hunter)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign position letters in opposition\nof Senate Bill (SB) 1116 (Unemployment Insurance); Assembly Bill (AB) 2404\n(Labor Relations: Strikes); and Assembly Bill (AB) 2561 (Local Public\nEmployees: Vacant Positions).\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action to reconfirm continuing the emergency\njustification for work and contract bidding on the Portuguese Bend Landslide\nEmergency Hydraugers Project. (Copp)\nRecommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to\ncontinue the work on the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency Hydraugers\nProject declared by Council-adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024,\nfinding an emergency exists requiring immediate action to install hydraugers in\nthe Portuguese Bend Landslide to seek to mitigate the movement of the\nlandslide; and, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of\nthis City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of\nCompletion for the Retaining Wall Repairs at 3001 Crest Road Project. (Copp)\nRecommendation: 1) Accept the Retaining Wall Repairs at 3001 Crest Road\nProject as complete; 2) Authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion\nfor the project with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and if\nno claims are filed within 35 days after recordation, send a notice to the surety\ncompany to exonerate the Performance Bond; and, 3) Authorize the Director\nof Public Works to release the 5% construction retention payment to Ace\nCapital Engineering, 35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion by\nthe Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no\nclaims being filed on the project, and the contractor posting an acceptable\nwarranty bond with the City.\nAgenda Report

K. Consideration and possible action to approve a purchase order for the\nequipment and services provided by TelVue for RPVtv broadcasting.\n(Buchwald)\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager, as the City’s purchasing\nagent, to approve a purchase order for the equipment and services provided\nby TelVue in the amount of $35,000 for new upgraded hardware for RPVtv\nbroadcasting.\nAgenda Report

L. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 2 to the\nProfessional Services Agreement with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. to\nimplement the Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring\nProgram. (Hevener)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services\nAgreement (PSA) with Geosyntec Consultants, Inc., to implement the Palos\nVerdes Peninsula Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP) for\nstormwater quality monitoring, reporting, and related services: a. Retroactively\nincreasing the PSA amount for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 by $58,242 to\n$422,516 for new compliance monitoring requirements; b. Increasing the PSA\namount by $914,169 for FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26; and c. Extending the\nterm by two years to June 30, 2026 with a new total of $2,114,620 plus 15%\ncontingency over a five-year period; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City\nClerk to execute Amendment No. 2 to the PSA in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: Jose Comandante and Sherrill Walker-\nHalliday\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration and possible action to adopt additional amendments to Title 17\nof the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to further effectuate the City’s\nRevised Final 2021-2029 Housing Element. (Silva/Bobbett) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Ordinance No.__U, “AN URGENCY\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nAMENDING CHAPTER 17.47 (MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUOD)),\nCHAPTER 17.48 (RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD)), CHAPTER\n17.10 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENT, AND CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS)\nOF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL\nCODE, TO EFFECTUATE THE REVISED FINAL 2021-2029 HOUSING\nELEMENT”; and, 2) Introduce Ordinance No.___, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER\n17.47 (MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT (MUOD)), CHAPTER 17.48\n(RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD)), CHAPTER 17.10 ACCESSORY\nDWELLING UNIT AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT\nDEVELOPMENT, AND CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS) OF TITLE 17\n(ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, TO\nEFFECTUATE THE REVISED FINAL 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT.”\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to introduce a replacement ordinance for\nwireless telecommunication facilities on private property (Case No.\nPLCA2022-0008). (Seeraty) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: Introduce Ordinance No.___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES REPEALING §17.76.020 (ANTENNAS)\nOF CHAPTER 17.76 (MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS AND STANDARDS) OF\nTITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE\nAND REPLACING IT WITH CHAPTER 17.73 (WIRELESS\nTELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY).\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to determine whether to take a protest\nposition regarding proposed increases to the tax assessments for Fiscal Year\n(FY) 2024-25 and to accept the terms of a financial assistance package for the\nKlondike Canyon Landslide Abatement District (KCLAD) and Abalone Cove\nLandslide Abatement District (ACLAD). (Ramos/Luck) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Review the proposed increase to the FY 2024-25\nassessments by ACLAD and KCLAD based on each entities assessment\nformula established at formation as outlined in their respective engineer's\nreport; 2) Provide Staff direction on whether the City, as a property owner\nwithin ACLAD, should cast a protest vote on the proposed $378,252 property\nassessments for FY 2024-25 at its June 10, 2024 elections; 3) Provide Staff\ndirection on whether the City, as a property owner within KCLAD, should cast\na protest vote on the proposed $335,826 property assessment for FY 2024-25\nat its June 17, 2024 elections; 4) If the proposed property assessments are\nacceptable, approve an increase of $488,000 in the FY 2024-25 Draft Budget\nusing prior year's unallocated fund balance; 5) Review the proposed terms\nand conditions of the financial assistance package for each ACLAD and\nKCLAD, which include a 12-year term and a 2.5% interest rate; 6) If deemed\nacceptable, approve an additional appropriation of $1,917,500 (KCLAD) and\n$1,500,000 (ACLAD) from the Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) Fund, and,\n7) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign each financial assistance\nagreement pursuant to a form approved by the City Attorney's Office.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24\nyear-end estimates and the FY 2024-25 Preliminary Citywide Budget. (Ramos/\nLoya) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Review the FY 2023-24 year-end estimates and\napprove Budget Adjustments in the General Fund by reducing the budget in\nthe amount of $808,700 in Non-Personnel and by $200,000 in Transfers-Out\nbased on the third quarter year-end estimates; (2) Review the Preliminary FY\n2024-25 Budget for the General Fund and affirm the changes since the April\n18 Budget Workshop: • Increase the General Fund Revenues by $230,600. •\nIncrease the General Fund Non-Personnel Expenditure by $80,000. • Adjust\nTransfers-Out: i. Decrease Transfers-Out by $30,000. ii. Increase Capital\nInfrastructure Program (CIP) by $1,400,000 from FY 2022-23 available\nunallocated fund balance as affirmed by the City Council at the April 18 Budget\nWorkshop. iii. Retain the estimated FY 2024-25 unallocated balance of\n$266,650 instead of transferring it to the CIP Fund. (3) Review and approve\nthe FY 2024-25 Preliminary Citywide Budget consisting of the Capital\nInfrastructure Program (CIP) Fund and program list, Special Revenue Funds,\nPermanent Funds, and Internal Service Funds; and, (4) Direct staff to return\non June 18, 2024 for the budget public hearing and budget adoption\nconsideration.\nAgenda Report

5. Consideration and possible action to receive the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25\nFinancial Model. (Loya) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the FY 2024-25 Financial Model.\nAgenda Report

6. Consideration and possible action to receive a quarterly status report on Fiscal\nYear (FY) 2023-24 City Council Goals and to approve FY 2024-25 City Council\nGoals. (Sisson) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: (1) Receive and file a fourth-quarter status report on the\nFY 2023-24 City Council Goals; and (2) Approve the FY 2024-25 City Council\nGoals.\nAgenda Report