Rancho Palos Verdes — 2024-12-17

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

B. Registers of Demands (Anguiano)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING\nCERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM\nWHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID (check date 20241115); Adopt\nResolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND\nDEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO\nBE PAID (check date 20241127); and Adopt Resolution IA 2024-__ A\nRESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES IMPROVEMENT\nAUTHORITY ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND\nSPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.\nRegister of Demands - City (Check Run - 20241115)\nRegister of Demands - City (Check Run - 20241127)\nRegister of Demands - IA

C. Consideration and possible action to amend the existing Professional Services\nAgreement with Michael Baker International, Inc. to continue additional\ntemporary planning services. (Garrett)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Professional Services\nAgreement with Michael Baker International, Inc., to continue to provide on-\ncall planning contract services in the Community Development Department\nthrough June 30, 2026 and increase the agreement sum by $70,000, thereby\nincreasing the not-to-exceed total agreement amount from $115,000 to\n$185,000; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the\namendment in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration and possible action to cancel the January 7, 2025 City Council\nmeeting.(Takaoka)\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the cancellation of the January 7,\n2025 City Council meeting.\nAgenda Report

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

F. Consideration and possible action approve a Professional Services Agreement\nwith T & M Construction to provide demolition services for a public nuisance\nabatement action. (Silva)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with\nT & M Construction to provide demolition services for a public nuisance\nabatement action at 4361 Exultant Drive in the amount of $55,000 plus\nadditional costs for asbestos and other hazardous abatement, if needed; and,\n2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the PSA with T & M\nConstruction in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration and possible action review the 2024 Border Issues report.\n(Barnes)\nRecommendation: Receive and file a report on the status of Border Issues\nfor 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). (Moya)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the actuarial valuations for City pension\nplans from the CalPERS as of June 30, 2023.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration and possible action to designate the City’s management\nrepresentatives for labor negotiations. (Jun)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nDESIGNATING THE CITY’S MANAGEMENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR\nLABOR NEGOTIATIONS PURSUANT TO ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTION\nNO. 2-20 FOR PURPOSES OF COMPLYING WITH THE MYERS-MILIAS-\nBROWN ACT, GOVERNMENT CODE §§ 3500 ET SEQ. AS LEAD\nNEGOTIATOR PAM LEE OF ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP; CITY MANAGER,\nARA MIHRANIAN; DEPUTY CITY MANAGER, CATHERINE JUN; FINANCE\nDIRECTOR, VINA RAMOS; AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER,\nVANESSA GODINEZ.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration and possible action regarding the Fiscal Year 2024-25 First\nQuarter Financial Report for General Fund and year-to-date report for ARPA\nFund. (Moya)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file the FY 2024-25 First Quarter Financial\nReport for the General Fund; 2) Receive and file the year-to-date financial\nreport for ARPA Fund and approve the following: a. Carry forward budget\nappropriations balance of $1,100,000 from FY 2023-24 to FY 2024-25 and\nincrease the FY 2024-25 Adopted for the Portuguese Bend Landslide\nComplex.\nAgenda Report

K. Consideration and possible action to reconfirm continuing the emergency\njustification for work and emergency contract for the Greater Portuguese\nBend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Emergency Project. (Copp)\nRecommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to\ncontinue the work on the Deep Vertical Dewatering Emergency Project\ndeclared by Council-adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding\nan emergency exists requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese\nBend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex to seek to mitigate the movement of\nthe landslide; and, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes\nof this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action.\nAgenda Report

L. Consideration and possible action to appoint City Councilmembers to\nintergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for\n2025. (Takaoka)\nRecommendation: 1) Appoint the members of the City Council to the various\nintergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for\n2025; and, 2) Direct Staff to notify the various agencies of the City Council’s\ndecision.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: Kasra Ferasat; Robert and Jean Markl;\nVirginia Cologne; and Jose Valverde.\nKasra Ferasat; Robert and Jean Markl; Virginia Cologne; and Jose Valverde.\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration and possible action on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient\nAltamira Landslide Complex.(Awwad/Ramos/Forbes/Lozano/Wynder) (60\nmins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on current activities and\nconditions in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex; 2) Receive and file an update on FEMA's Voluntary Property\nAcquisition Buyout Program; 3) Receive and file an update on City\nexpenditures for emergency protective and stabilization measures in response\nto the acceleration of the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex; 4) Approve an additional appropriation of $1.1 million, allocated from\nthe Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) Fund, for the maintenance of the\nexisting deep dewatering well program through March 31, 2025; 5) Adopt\nResolution No. 2024-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A\nTERM OF 90 DAYS THE TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY\nBICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, UNICYCLES AND OTHER SIMILAR\nWHEELED VEHICLES ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE\nLANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE TO CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS\nASSOCIATED WITH THE ON-GOING LAND MOVEMENT; 6) Adopt\nResolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE\nLOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION\nNO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60\nDAY PERIOD; and, 7) Adopt Resolution No. 2024-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN\nTHE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND\nCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB, AND\nSEAVIEW NEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN ENERGY\nSHORTAGES, PLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET\nSERVICE SHUT OFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52\nAND 2024-57 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action to receive a status update on the City’s\nPano AI Camera for Peninsula-wide wildfire detection services. (Mohammad)\n(15 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file a status update on the installation and\nperformance of the City’s Pano AI Camera.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration and possible action to authorize a delegation of City\nrepresentatives to visit sister city, Sakura City, Japan, to celebrate their 20th\nAnniversary as a municipality. (Jun) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Authorize sending a delegation of City Council\nMembers and up to two City Staff to conduct an official sister city visit to\nSakura City in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan between March 24 and 31, 2025 to\ncelebrate their 20th Anniversary as a municipality; and, 2) Select up to five City\nCouncil Members plus the City Manager and possibly an additional staff\nmembers to represent the City as its delegation.\nAgenda Report