Rancho Palos Verdes — 2024-08-06

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION\nGC 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,\nwhich facts and circumstances concern the city's potential liability for\nremediation of contamination at the BKK landfill in West Covina.

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - PENDING LITIGATION\nGC SECTION 54956.9(c), (d)(2), and (e)(3)\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d)\n(2), and (e)(3) 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 22 cases: Donald Schmid; Negar "Nikki" Noushkam: David R.\nand Shelley Roth; Dennis Jaconi; Patty Perkinson; Frank and Karen\nKostrencich; Sarah and Matthew Stelwagen; Robin Pierson; Frank Matura;\nMichael K. Bible; Steve Morenberg; Christine and Lawrence Williams; Junichi\nKasuga and Yuko Kasuga (co-trustees of Kasuga Family Trust); Mark L.\nYoung; David G. French; Mohammadreza Tahmasebi, Delbar Tahmasebi,\nShaghayegh Tahmasebi, Shayan Tahmasebi; Paul Galletti (Trustee of Paul C.\nGalletti Living Trust); Deirdre A. Heimer and Christopher H. Heimer; Michele\nSmith; Lawrence Stewart Paul and Julie W. Paul; Gregory C. Montgomery and\nSandra L. Montgomery,(Trustees of the Gregory and Santra Montgomery\nTrust, dated December 28, 2005 Amended October 4, 2011); and, Vincent J.\nIacono and Theresa Iacono. These claims are available for public inspection at\nthe City Clerk's office.

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -PENDING LITIGATION\nGC SECTION 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\none case, where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to\nlitigation are believed to be unknown to the putative plaintiff(s).

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL -INITIATION OF LITIGATION\nGC SECTION 54956.9(c), (d)(4)\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c) and\n(d)(4), because the City Council has decided or is deciding whether to initiate\nlitigation.

A. Approval of Minutes (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Approve the Minutes of July 16, 2024 (Regular Meeting)\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 - City\nRegister of Demands - IA

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

D. Consideration and possible action to designate voting delegate alternates for\nthe upcoming Cal Cities Annual Business Meeting. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Designate Mayor Cruikshank as the voting delegate with\nCouncilmember Bradley and City Manager Mihranian as the first and second\nvoting delegate alternates for the Cal Cities Annual Business Meeting\nscheduled for October 18, 2024.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to execute the First\nAmendment to the Memorandum of Understanding between the City and Los\nAngeles Gateway Regional Water Management Joint Powers Authority.\n(Hevener)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Mayor to execute the First Amendment to\nthe Memorandum of Understanding between member cities, including Rancho\nPalos Verdes, and the Gateway Water Management Joint Powers Authority for\nadministration and cost sharing for the implementation of the coordinated\ncompliance, monitoring, and reporting plan for the Dominguez Channel and\nLos Angeles and Long Beach Harbors Waters Toxic Pollutants total maximum\ndaily loads.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe Transfer Agreement for the Measure W Safe Clean Water Program.\n(Hevener)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Mayor to execute the Transfer Agreement\nbetween the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the City for the\nMeasure W Safe Clean Water Program through Fiscal Year 2027-28.\nAgenda Report

G. 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

H. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by\nEdwina Matharu. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nEdwina Matharu.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on changes to\nlabor codes impacting goat herders (Assembly Bill 1066) for fuel modification\nservices. (Hevener)\nRecommendation: Receive and file a status report on changes to labor codes\nimpacting goat herders (Assembly Bill 1066) for fuel modification services.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action to approve a restated license agreement\nbetween the City and Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership for continued\noperation of a wireless telecommunications facility at the Ken Dyda Civic\nCenter. (City Attorney’s Office)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve a restated license agreement between the City\nand Los Angeles SMSA Limited Partnership (DBA Verizon Wireless) for\nmaintenance, minor upgrades, and continued operation of a wireless\ntelecommunications facility at the Ken Dyda Civic Center located at 30940\nHawthorne Boulevard; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute\nthe License Agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

K. Consideration and possible action to award a Public Works Agreement for the\nCitywide roadway maintenance for Fiscal Years 2024-2025 through 2028-29 to\nHardy & Harper, Inc. (Hernandez)\nRecommendation: 1) Award a multi-year Public Works Agreement to Hardy\nand Harper, Inc. for Citywide roadway maintenance services in the amount of\n$400,087 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 at a total agreement amount of\n$2,000,435, with a 10% contingency, over a five-year period plus annual\nConsumer Price Index (CPI) increases; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City\nClerk to execute the agreement, in forms approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nLynn Bridgman and Jo-Ann Aguiar\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration and possible action to receive a report on the greater\nPortuguese Bend Landslide Complex. (Jun/Forbes/Awwad/Gerli) (2 hours 30\nmins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nTHEREBY CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION BY 60\nDAYS UNTIL OCTOBER 5, 2024 AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO.\n2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023; AND EXTENDED BY\nRESOLUTION NO. 2023-56 ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 14, 2023,\nRESOLUTION NO. 2023-61 ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 19, 2023,\nRESOLUTION NO. 2024-05 ADOPTED ON FEBRUARY 6, 2024,\nRESOLUTION NO. 2024-13 ADOPTED ON MARCH 19, 2024, RESOLUTION\nNO. 2024-20 ADOPTED ON MAY 7, 2024, AND RESOLUTION NO. 2024-44\nADOPTED ON JULY 2, 2024; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES ESTABLISHING A LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION BASED\nON A SUDDEN AND SEVERE ENERGY SHORTAGE; 3) Ratify a letter signed\nand sent by the City Manager to CalOES and FEMA requesting individual\nassistance for residents impacted by the accelerated movement in the\nLandslide Complex; 4) Ratify a letter signed and sent by the City Manager to\nthe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) seeking financial assistance for\nthe City to fund repairs to a portion of Palos Verdes Drive South located within\nthe Landslide Complex; 5) Receive and file a report on the status of utilities\n(including SoCalGas, SCE, CalWater, LA County Public Works, and\nCommunications); 6) Receive and file a report on resource assistance\navailable to residents impacted by land movement; and, 7) Receive and file a\nreport on the process the City's Building and Safety Department will implement\nto inspect structures within the greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex\nfor structural stress.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to receive a report from Southern California\nEdison (SCE) providing a status update on the frequency of power outages\nand long-term measures to mitigate frequent and prolonged power outages in\nthe Grandview Estates neighborhood. (Jun) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status report from Southern\nCalifornia Edison (SCE) regarding power outages and mitigation measures in\nthe Grandview Estates neighborhood; and, 2) If deemed acceptable, consider\nSCE's request to provide a detailed progress report regarding power outages\nand mitigation measures in the Grandview Estates Neighborhood to the City\nCouncil in August 2025 with monthly updates to the City Manager.\nAgenda Report