Rancho Palos Verdes — 2024-08-20

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

1. PENDING LITIGATION - POTENTIAL LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY\nGC SECTION 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\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.

A. Approval of Minutes (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Approve the Minutes of August 6, 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.\nRegister of Demands

C. Consideration and possible action to approve a purchase order for $74,300\nwith Southern California News Group (SCNG) for Citywide advertising. (Loya)\nRecommendation: Approve the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 purchase order with\nSCNG for an amount not to exceed $74,300 for Citywide advertising.\nAgenda Report

D. 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 there is a need to continue the work on the\nPortuguese Bend Landslide Emergency Hydraugers Project declared by\nCouncil-adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an\nemergency exists requiring immediate action to install hydraugers in the\nPortuguese Bend Landslide to seek to mitigate the movement of the landslide;\nand, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of this City\nCouncil meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to adopt the South Bay Cities Council of\nGovernments Good Neighbor Pledge relating to addressing homelessness in\nthe South Bay region. (Jun)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve the South Bay Cities Council of Governments\n(SBCCOG) Good Neighbor Pledge; 2) Authorize the Mayor to sign the Pledge\non the City Council’s behalf and participate in a signing ceremony hosted by\nthe SBCCOG; and, 3) Direct staff to ensure all appropriate stakeholders\nincluding City Staff and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are\nmade fully aware of all resources that are available to individuals experiencing\nhomelessness in order to make them more easily accessible.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement\nto Bucknam Infrastructure Group, Inc., for the City’s 2025 Roadway Asset\nManagement Program Triennial Update. (Sunwoo)\nRecommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Bucknam\nInfrastructure Group, Inc. for engineering services for the City’s 2025 Roadway\nAsset Management Program Triennial Update, in the not to exceed amount of\n$224,600 with a 15% contingency of $33,700 for a sum of $258,300; 2)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City\nAttorney; and, 3) Approve an additional appropriation of $63,300 from the SB-\n1 Fund for the Roadway Asset Management Program engineering services.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nLaurie Gray and Patrick Ford\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration and possible action to consider an appeal of the Planning\nCommission’s decision to approve a View Restoration Permit at 29624 S.\nTrotwood Drive (Case No. PLVR2022-0010). (Nemeth) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DENYING AN\nAPPEAL, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S\nDECISION BY CONDITIONALLY APPROVING, WITH AMENDED\nCONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, A VIEW RESTORATION PERMIT\nREQUIRING THE APPELLANT AT 29624 S. TROTWOOD DRIVE TO\nCROWN REDUCE A TOTAL OF 11 TREES TO THE HEIGHT LEVEL\nDEPICTED IN ATTACHMENT NO. 3D, WITH THE OPTION TO REMOVE\nAND REPLACE SPECIFIC TREES, AS DESCRIBED IN CONDITION OF\nAPPROVAL NOS. 3 TO 5, AND THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF\nONE PINE TREE ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2133 W. GENERAL\nSTREET, AND THE REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF ONE PALM TREE\nLOCATED AT 29623 S. TROTWOOD DRIVE IN ORDER TO RESTORE THE\nAPPLICANTS’ VIEWS FROM 29642 N. ENROSE AVE., 29648 N. ENROSE\nAVE., AND 29636 N. ENROSE AVE. (CASE NO. PLVR 2022-0010).\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to receive an update report on the\nPortuguese Bend Landslide and Emergency Hydraugers Project and a 10-day\nreport on the proposed extension of the Interim Urgency Ordinance. (Awwad)\n(60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on the Portuguese Bend\nLandslide Complex and the Emergency Hydraugers Project; 2) Authorize Staff\nto expand the scope of the Portuguese Bend Landslide Emergency\nHydraugers project to the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide\nComplex/Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex inclusive of the Abalone Cove,\nPortuguese Bend, Klondike Canyon, and Beach Club Landslides, and return\nwith professional services agreements to implement the expanded scope; 3)\nDirect Staff to provide in-kind services to the Abalone Cove Landslide\nAbatement District (ACLAD) and Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement\nDistrict (KCLAD) to include the Abalone Cove and the Klondike Canyon\nLandslides as part of a unified and coordinated strategy to manage the\nGreater Portuguese Bend/Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex; 4) Direct Staff\nto consider new alternatives, in addition to hydraugers, for managing the\nGreater Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex/Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex based on recent data collected from test boreholes; 5) Ratify the\nRight of Access Agreement between the City and the Portuguese Beach Club\nHomeowners Association (PBCHOA) to allow access via PBCHOA-owned\nproperty for test boreholes associated with the Portuguese Bend Landslide\nEmergency Hydraugers Project; and, 6) Receive and file the "10-day report"\nthat is required to be issued 10 days prior to the expiration or extension of an\ninterim urgency ordinance pursuant to California Government Code §\n65858(d).\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to take a position on the Palos Verdes\nPeninsula Unified School District Classroom Repair/Student Safety Bond\nMeasure. (Jun) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Discuss the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School\nDistrict (PVPUSD) Classroom Repair/Student Safety Bond Measure; and, 2) If\nthe City Council desires to take a support position on the Bond Measure,\nadopt Resolution No. 2024-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY EXPRESSING ITS\nSUPPORT WHICH MAY BE USED FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES.\nAgenda Report