Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-05-20

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. **CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR\nGC SECTION 54957.6\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), American Federation of State, County, and\nMunicipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36) and Unrepresented\nEmployees (Confidential, Management, and Executive groups).

2. ** Removed:\nPUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION\nGC SECTION 54957\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957 to\nconduct an employee performance evaluation for the position of City Attorney.

3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\nGC SECTION 54957.6\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with\nthe City Council, City Manager, and Finance Director, acting as the City's\nnegotiators, regarding labor negotiations with Aleshire & Wynder, LLP, through\nWilliam W. Wynder, City Attorney.

4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\nGC SECTION 54956.9(c), (d)(1)\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d)\n(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding existing litigation to which the City is\na party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Community of Abalone Cove v.\nCity of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\n24TRCP00352.

5. **CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nGC SECTION 54956.9(d)(4)\nA closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(e)\nbecause the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in four three 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.\nRegister of Demands

C. **Consideration and possible action to accept, approve and adopt the\nTentative Agreement for a successor Memorandum of Understanding between\nthe City and the Rancho Palos Verdes Employee Association (RPVEA)\n(Godinez)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, COUNTY OF\nLOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING, APPROVING AND\nADOPTING THE TENTATIVE AGREEMENT FOR A SUCCESSOR\nMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES AND THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES EMPLOYEES\nASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30,\n2028\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration to receive the 2024 City Employee Compensation and Benefit\nAnalysis Report (Ramos)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the City Employee Compensation and\nBenefit Analysis Report for the calendar year ending December 31, 2024.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration to approve Amendment No. 1 to the professional services\nagreement with Yunex, LLC. for traffic signal maintenance. (Casil)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the professional services\nagreement (PSA) with Yunex, LLC. for traffic signal maintenance and related\nservices, increasing the not-to-exceed amount for the initial three-year term by\n$60,325 from $420,000 to $480,325 while maintaining a 15% contingency;2)\nAuthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1, in a form\napproved by the City Attorney; and, 3) Approve an additional appropriation of\n$60,325 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 from 1911 Street Lighting Act Fund.\nAgenda Report

F. 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\nof the landslide; and, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the\nminutes of this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration to file a Notice of Completion for the Storm Drain Improvements\nat Peacock Ridge Road (CIP 8723). (Sunwoo)\nRecommendation: 1) Accept the Storm Drain Improvements at Peacock\nRidge Road (CIP 8723) as complete; 2) Authorize the City Clerk to file a\nNotice of Completion for the project with the Los Angeles County Registrar-\nRecorder’s Office; and if no claims are filed within 35 days after recordation,\nsend a notice to the surety company to exonerate the Performance Bond; and,\n3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the 5% construction\nretention payment to ASAD Holdings (dba Orangeblue General Contractors),\n35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles\nCounty Registrar-Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no claims being filed on\nthe project, and the contractor posting an acceptable warrant bond with the\nCity.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration to award a professional services agreement to Express Sign &\nNeon for Preserve, California Coastal Trail, and City Entry Sign replacement\nand repairs. (Lozano)\nRecommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Express\nSign & Neon for the design, fabrication, repair, and installation of signs and\nrelated support services for the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Preserve),\nCalifornia Coastal Trail (CCT), and City entry signage in the amount of\n$38,500, 2) Find that pursuant to RPVMC § 2.44.070 (B) and (D), due to the\nnature of the service, supplies, and equipment, bidding is not likely to result in\nthe lowest price or greatest benefit to the City; and, 3) Authorize the Mayor to\nexecute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

I. Consideration to receive EDCO’s residential solid waste collection and\ndisposal services rate increase for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Hevener)\nRecommendation: Receive and file EDCO’s requested residential solid\nwaste collection and disposal rate increase of 4.93% for FY 2025-26.\nAgenda Report

J. Consider awarding a public works construction contract for the Wildlife\nCorridor Encroachment Removal Project. (Wolterding)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve the plans, specifications, and construction\ndocuments for the Wildlife Corridor Encroachment Removal Project (Capital\nImprovement Program ((CIP)) Project No. 8427); 2) Award a construction\ncontract for the Wildlife Corridor Encroachment Removal Project to RAMCO\nGeneral Engineering Contractors Inc., in the amount of $299,000, with a\ncontingency of 10%, or $29,900, for a total amount of up to $328,900; and, 3)\nAuthorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contracts, in forms\napproved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

K. Consideration to award a public works agreement to Built Rite Fence\nCompany to repair the Coastal Bluff Tail Fence along Calle Entradero\n(Mesker)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve the construction documents for the Coastal\nBluff Trail Fence Repairs Along Calle Entradero project; 2) Award a public\nworks agreement for the Coastal Bluff Trail Fence Repairs along Calle\nEntradero project to Built Rite Fence Company in the amount of $62,840, with\na contingency of 10%, or $6,284; for a total amount of up to $69,124; and, 3)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nHarriet Hart and David Alexander\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consideration of recommended traffic measures for Palos Verdes Drive East\nfrom Crest Road to Palos Verdes Drive South. (Casil) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nAPPROVING THE ENGINEERING TRAFFIC STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS\nAND ESTABLISHING A SPEED LIMIT OF 35 MILES PER HOUR FOR PALOS\nVERDES DRIVE EAST (PVDE) FROM CREST ROAD TO PALOS VERDES\nDRIVE SOUTH (PVDS); 2) Approve replacing the existing landscaping in the\nmedian between PVDE and the spur road with slow growing plantings that will\nbe maintained at a maximum height of 30 inches as measured from the top of\nthe median curb; 3) Approve moving the stop bar on Ganado Drive to the\nflowline of PVDE; 4) Direct Staff to upgrade the signs and pavement markings\non PVDE from Crest Road to PVDS based on the General Technologies and\nSolutions (GTS) Traffic Study with modifications as deemed appropriate by the\nPublic Works Director; 5) Approve 5 foot-wide bicycle lanes on PVDE from\nCrest Road to Vista Del Mar as part of the next PVDE roadway slurry\nsealing/re-paving CIP project; 6) Direct Staff to prioritize traffic law\nenforcement on PVDE between Crest Road and PVDS to the extent allowable\nby enforcement resources and competing priorities; and, 7) Direct staff to\nconduct an after action study at least one year after implementation of the\ntraffic measures and speed limit reductions for the City Council's review to\ndetermine whether additional measures should be implemented including\nfurther reducing speed limits.\nAgenda Report

2. Consideration to amend Chapter 5.28 (Vending on Public Property) of the\nRancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code for consistency with the Safe Sidewalk\nVending Act ("SB 946").(Zoren/Silva) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Introduce Ordinance No.___, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTIONS 5.28.010\n(PURPOSE), 5.28.030 (DEFINITIONS), 5.28.070 (VENDOR OPERATIONAL\nREQUIREMENTS), AND 5.28.080 (VIOLATIONS) OF CHAPTER 5.28\n(VENDING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY), OF TITLE 5 (BUSINESS TAXES,\nLICENSES AND REGULATIONS) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE SIDEWALK VENDING REQUIREMENTS\nFOR CONSISTENCY WITH SENATE BILL NO. 946".\nAgenda Report