Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-02-04

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with\nthe members of the City Council acting as the City's representatives, regarding\nlabor negotiations with one unrepresented employee - City Manager.

3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with\nthe City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and City Attorney, acting as its\nnegotiators, regarding labor negotiations with the Rancho Palos Verdes\nEmployee Association (RPVEA) and American Federation of State, County,\nand Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36).

4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957, to\nconduct an employee performance evaluation for the position of the City\nManager

B. Registers of Demands (Anguiano)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, 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 (20250110).\nRegister of Demands

C. Consideration and possible action to receive the December 2024 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the December 2024 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement\nAuthority.\nCC- Treasurer Report\nIA- Treasurer Report

D. Consideration and possible action to award a public works construction\ncontract for the Hesse Park Roof Replacement Project. (O’Neill/Copp)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve the plans, specifications, and construction\ndocuments for the Hesse Park Roof Replacement Project (CIP Project No.\n8509); 2) Award a construction contract for the Hesse Park Roof Replacement\nProject to Chapman Coast Roof Co., in the amount of $421,940, with a\ncontingency of 10%, or $42,194, for a total amount of up to $464,134; and, 3)\nAuthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract, in a form approved\nby the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration and possible action to approve a letter of support for former\nMayor and Councilmember John Cruikshank to fill a vacancy on the West\nBasin Municipal Water District’s Basin Board of Directors. (Jun)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign and transmit a letter of\nsupport for former Mayor and Councilmember John Cruikshank to fill a\nvacancy on the Municipal Water District’s West Basin Board of Directors for\nDivision 1\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration and possible action to award Neighborhood Beautification\nGrants.(Hevener)\nRecommendation: Approve awarding two grants for the Neighborhood\nBeautification Grant Program Cycle 22 (FY 2024-25), totaling $7,980.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement\nto Watearth, Inc. for engineering and support services for the Sidewalk\nManagement Program. (Ascensio)\nRecommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Watearth,\nInc. for engineering and support services for Phase 2 Design of the Sidewalk\nManagement Program (Capital Improvement Project No. 8861), in the amount\nof $84,277 with a 15% contingency of $12,642, for a total amount of up to\n$96,919; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report (Updated 20250130)

H. 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

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nRussel Persinger and Corrine Speltz\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration and possible action to appoint one member to the Finance\nAdvisory Committee and appoint a new Chair. (Sisson) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint one\nmember to the Finance Advisory Committee, with a term of office ending June\n2026; and, 2) Appoint a Chair for the current period through June 2025.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration and possible action on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient\nAltamira Landslide Complex. (Awwad) (60 mins)- FORTHCOMING\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 the Abalone Cove Landslide Hazard Abatement\nDistrict's (ACLAD) deep dewatering well plan that they will install, operate, and\nmaintain; 3) Affirm use of the loan in the amount of $1.6 million approved by\nthe City Council on July 2, 2024 for ACLAD to implement their deep\ndewatering well plan; 4) Appropriate $100,000 from the Capital Improvement\nFund for in-kind project and construction management services provided by\nthe City to assist the Abalone Cove Landslide Hazard Abatement District with\nimplementation of their deep dewatering wells plan without waiving ACLAD's\nresponsibilities as identified in the Plan of Control; 5) Adopt Resolution No.\n2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nRANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60\nDAYS THE TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES,\nBICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER ONE- OR TWO-WHEELED\nVEHICLES ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE LANDSLIDE\nCOMPLEX DUE TO CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS; 6) Adopt\nResolution No. 2025-__, 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. 2025-__, 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.

3. Consideration and possible action to receive a status update on the Public\nSafety Division. (Schmid) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status update on the implementation\nof the Public Safety Division including its current initiatives and future\nobjectives; 2) Authorize Staff to issue a Public Safety Community Survey in\nMarch 2025 per City Council Policy No. 2; and, 3) Approve converting the\nclassification of one part-time, non-sworn Public Safety Liaison to a part-time,\nnon-sworn Public Safety Field Training Officer in the Public Safety Division,\nand direct Staff to return with the job classification at a future meeting.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration and possible action to adopt the City’s 2025 Legislative\nPlatform (Jun) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE CITY’S 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.\nAgenda Report