Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-05-06

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. 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 (AFSME DC36).

2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2)\nor (d)(3) and (e)(1) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one\ncase where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to litigation\nare not known to plaintiff(s).

3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(e)\nbecause the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in two cases.

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 (check run 20250404); and, Adopt\nResolution No. 2025-__, 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 run 20250418).\nRegister of Demands - City (Check Run - 20250404)\nRegister of Demands - City (Check Run - 20250418)

C. Consideration to affirm position letters on pending state legislation for\nAssembly Bill (AB) 647 (Gonzalez), Senate Bill (SB) 79 (Wiener), AB 986\n(Muratsuchi) and AB 262 (Caloza). (Jun)\nRecommendation: Affirm authorizing the Mayor’s signing of the following\nposition letters regarding pending state legislation that have been sent to the\nState Legislature for consideration based on the City Council-adopted 2025\nLegislative Platform:\na) Oppose AB 647 (Gonzalez – Housing Density and Development in\nSingle-Family Zoning Districts);\nb) Oppose SB 79 (Wiener – Housing Density Along High Transit Corridors);\nc) Support AB 986 (Muratsuchi – Landslide and Climate Events); and/or\nd) Support AB 262 (Caloza – Authorizing Individual Assistance for State\nEmergencies)\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration to approve a Professional Service Agreement with Black and\nVeatch for consultant services related to updating the General Plan’s Safety\nElement. (Seeraty)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with\nBlack and Veatch in the not to exceed amount of $165,402 for a term of one\nyear from the date of approval for consultant services related to updating the\nGeneral Plan’s Safety Element; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to\nexecute the PSA, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration of a claim against the City by Joseph Anthony Mercado.\n(Zweizig)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nJoseph Anthony Mercado.\nAgenda Report

F. Consideration to receive the March 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s\nReport. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the March 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration to continue the emergency justification for work and emergency\ncontracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nEmergency Project (Copp)\nRecommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to\ncontinue the work on the Vertical Deep 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

H. Consideration to support South Coast Air Quality Management District’s draft\nProposed Amended Rules 1111 and 1121 (Jun)\nRecommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for South\nCoast Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) draft Proposed Amended\nRules (PAR) 1111 and 1121 to require zero-emission standards for residential\nfurnaces and water heaters.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services\nAgreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for Building and Safety services.\n(Garrett)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services\nAgreement (PSA) with Transtech Engineers, Inc. to exercise a two-year\nextension and extend the PSA by one additional year and increase the\ncontract sum by $780,000 resulting in an annual not-to-exceed contract\nagreement of $380,000 for Building and Safety services through June 30,\n2028; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 2\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

J. Consideration to approve certain new or amended City employment Class\nSpecifications. (Godinez)\nRecommendation: 1) Review revised Class Specifications for Accounting\nClerk and Senior Staff Assistant; 2) Review new Class Specifications for\nPublic Safety Field Training Officer, Open Space and Trails Worker, Open\nSpace and Trails Crew Lead; and, 3) If acceptable, adopt Resolution No.\n2025-___-RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nRANCHO PALOS VERDES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING,\nAPPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISED CLASS SPECIFICATIONS FOR\nACCOUNTING CLERK AND SENIOR STAFF ASSISTANT, AND NEW CLASS\nSPECIFICATIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, OPEN\nSPACE AND TRAILS WORKER, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS CREW LEAD.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nMarc Izzo and Vicki Hanger\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration of an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision of an\nincomplete development application for 3015 Crest Road (Case No.\nPLHV2018-0003). (Nemeth) (45 mins)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY\nDENYING AN APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S\nDECISION TO UPHOLD THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY\nDEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT’S DETERMINATION OF AN INCOMPLETE\nDEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO A\nPLANNING COMMISSION-APPROVED PROJECT AT 3015 CREST ROAD\n(CASE NO. PLHV2018-0003).\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration to receive a 2024 report on the City’s Vacancies and\nRecruitment and Retention Efforts per Assembly Bill 2561 and Government\nCode § 3502.3 (Jacinto) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file an annual report on the 2024 City’s\nvacancies and recruitment and retention efforts, in compliance with new legal\nobligations under Assembly Bill (AB) 2561/Government Code § 3502.3.\nAgenda Report

3. Consideration to review the 2025 Peafowl Census Report and reinstate limited\ntrapping. (Silva/Zoren) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a Peafowl Trapping Summary Report\nbetween 2015 and 2024; 2) Receive and file the 2025 Peafowl Census Report;\n3) Direct Staff to reinstate the Peafowl Trapping and Relocation Program for\n2025 in the Portuguese Bend and Vista Grande neighborhoods; and, 4)\nApprove Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with\nRaptor Events, LLC. to exercise a one-year extension option.\nAgenda Report

4. Consideration to receive updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient\nAltamira Landslide Complex. (Awwad) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on current activities and\nconditions in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex; 2) Approve an additional appropriation of $500,000 from the Capital\nImprovement Program (CIP) Fund for additional operations and maintenance\ncosts associated with the Deep Dewatering Well (DDW) Program through\nJune 30, 2025; 3) Consider additional data collection options for measuring\nthe impact of the DDWs and provide direction to Staff; 4) Award a professional\nservices agreement to Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. for a Landslide Drainage\nStudy in the amount of $398,600 with a 15% contingency for a total amount of\nup to $458,400; approve an additional appropriation of $458,400 from the CIP\nFund for the Landslide Drainage Study, and authorize the Mayor to execute\nthe agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney; 5) Receive and file an\nupdate on City expenditures for emergency protective and stabilization\nmeasures in response to the acceleration of the Greater Portuguese Bend-\nAncient Altamira Landslide Complex; 6) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60 DAYS THE\nTEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES, BICYCLES,\nMOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER ONE- OR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES ON\nPALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE\nTO CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS; 7) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__,\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY\nDECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47\nADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD;\nand, 8) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nEXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE\nGEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND COMMUNITY\nASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB, AND SEAVIEW\nNEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN ENERGY SHORTAGES,\nPLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET SERVICE SHUT\nOFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57\nFOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.\nAgenda Report

5. Consideration to receive a status report on wireless telecommunications\ncoverage throughout the City. (Mesker/Seeraty) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status report on wireless\ntelecommunications coverage on private property and in the public right-of-\nway throughout the City; 2) Receive and file a status report on the City\nCouncil’s request for the carriers to provide a Master Plan Coverage Map;\nand, 3) Direct Staff to continue their efforts with the various carriers and the\ntelecommunication’s lobbying firm, Cellular Telecommunications Industry\nAssociation (CTIA), to investigate potential amendments to Chapters 12.18\nwireless facilities on public rights-of-way) and 17.76 (wireless facilities on\nprivate property) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) that\nwould incentivize carriers to improve wireless telecommunications coverage\nthroughout the City.\nAgenda Report