Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-06-03

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATIONS\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1),\nto confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigations to which the City is a\nparty. The title of such litigations are as follows: Andersen, et al. v. California\nWater Service Co., et al., LASC Case No. 24STCV20953; Roth, et al. v.\nCalifornia Water Service Co., et al., LASC Case No. 25STCV00543; Chip\nAssets, et al. v. California Water Service Co., et al., LASC Case No.\n25STCV04790; Buesing, et al. v. California Water Service Co., et al., LASC\nCase No. 25STCV10840

2.\nCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR GOVERNMENT CODE\nSECTION 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 American Federation of\nState, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36).

3.\nCONFERENCE 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 one case.

4.\nCONFERENCE 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).

B.\nRegisters 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.\nConsideration and possible action to receive the April 2025 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the April 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.\nAgenda Report - City\nAgenda Report - IA

D.\nConsideration to appoint Chairpersons to the Planning Commission and\nvarious City advisory boards. (Zweizig)\nRecommendation: Appoint a Chair to the Planning Commission and five City\nadvisory boards: Civic Center Advisory Committee, Emergency Preparedness\nCommittee, Finance Advisory Committee, Infrastructure Management Advisory\nCommittee, and Traffic Safety Committee.\nAgenda Report

E.\nConsideration 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)\nRecommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 690, “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

F.\nConsideration to approve Amendment No. 3 to the Contract Services\nAgreement for City Attorney Legal Services with Aleshire & Wynder, LLP. (Jun)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Contract Services\nAgreement for City Attorney Legal Services with Aleshire & Wynder, LLP,\namending the hourly rates for legal services effective July 1, 2025, with annual\nadjustments based on the CPI-U for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim by\nthe annual CPI-U or four percent (4%), whichever is less, for the preceding\ntwelve month period measured March to March; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor\nand City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

G.\nConsideration 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.\nConsideration to approve Amendment No. 6 to the Employment Agreement\nwith City Manager Ara Mihranian effective July 1, 2025. (Godinez)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nAPPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT\nAGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND ARA\nMICHAEL MIHRANIAN, AICP, THEREBY APPLYING AN ANNUAL COST OF\nLIVING ADJUSTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED 3% OF HIS ANNUAL SALARY,\nBASED ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025.\nAgenda Report

I.\nConsideration to authorize purchasing Information Technology cloud backup\nand disaster recovery services. (Buchwald)\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order for\nInformation Technology cloud backup and disaster recovery services for\n$35,100 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25, and $33,600 each in FY 2025-26 and\nFY 2026-27.\nAgenda Report

J.\nConsideration to amend compensation and benefits for the City’s\nUnrepresented Employees and to update the Salary Schedule for Rancho\nPalos Verdes Employee Association, Unrepresented Employees, and City\nManager effective July 1, 2025. (Godinez)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING, APPROVING, AND ADOPTING AMENDED\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE UNREPRESENTED\nEMPLOYEES (MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL) FOR THE PERIOD OF\nJULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nPALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING, RESTATING, AND\nSUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-03 THAT SETS THE SALARY\nSCHEDULE FOR THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES EMPLOYEES\nASSOCIATION, UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, AND THE CITY\nMANAGER, TO REFLECT A THREE PERCENT COST OF LIVING\nADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nBette Gregorio and James Ueda\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsideration to revise the City Council-adopted Housing Element to remove\nSite Nos. 16, 18, and 19 from the Housing Sites Inventory. (Forbes) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Review the California Department of Housing and\nCommunity Development’s (HCD) formal review letter of the proposed draft\nrevisions to the City Council-adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element to remove\nSite Nos. 16, 18, and 19 from the Housing Sites Inventory; 2) Review the\npotential zoning build-out scenarios for Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19 if: a.\nRestoring the sites’ original designation; or b. Retaining the current Housing\nElement’s designation, 3) Based on HCD’s letter and the zoning build-out\nscenarios determine whether to retain the existing Housing Element zoning\nadopted by the City Council on April 16, 2024 by Resolution No. 2024-16 or to\nrestore the original zoning designation by initiating the public hearing\nproceedings to consider adopting the draft revised 2021-2029 Housing\nElement by removing Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19 and amending the General\nPlan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map to effectuate those revisions; and,4) If the\nCity Council determines to retain the existing Housing Element Designation for\nSite No. 16, direct Staff to notify Coastal Commission to proceed with\nprocessing the LCP Amendment; or if the City Council determines to initiate\nthe zone change proceedings to restore the original zoning designations,\ncontinue the public hearing to the June 17, 2025 meeting and direct staff to\nbring back a resolution to rescind the City’s request of the California Coastal\nCommission to consider the amendment to the Local Coastal Plan and Zoning\nMap.\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsider adopting an updated Master Schedule of Fees for City services for\nFiscal Year 2025-26. (O’Neill) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Review the updated Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Master\nSchedule of Fees for City Services and affirm the following: a) Applying the

3.0% increase from the March 2025 Consumer Price Index for All Urban\nConsumers (CPI-U); b) Applying the 3.0% increase from March 2025 CPI-U to\nthe Fully Burdened Hourly Rates primarily charged for reimbursed services\nand elective services; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nAMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-19 THEREBY DETERMINING TO\nINCREASE FEES FOR CITY SERVICES IN FY 2025-26 BASED ON THE\nMARCH 2025 CPI-U, UPDATING FEES FOR THE COUNCIL-ADOPTED\nMASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES, AND ESTABLISHING UPDATED FULLY\nBURDENED HOURLY RATES FOR CITY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR\n2025-26.\nAgenda Report

4.\nConsideration to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 year-end estimates and\nthe FY 2025-26 Preliminary Citywide Budget.(Moya/O’Neill/Copp) (30 mins)\nRecommendation:\n(1) Review the FY 2024-25 year-end estimates and approve Budget\nAdjustments in the General Fund by reducing the budget in the amount of\n$530,000 in Non-Personnel and increasing Transfers-Out by $100,000 based\non year-end estimates;\n(2) Review the Preliminary FY 2025-26 Budget for the General Fund and affirm\nthe changes since the April 17 Budget Workshop:\na.\nIncrease the General Fund Revenues by $130,000 (0.04%)\nb.\nIncrease Transfers-In from the Public Safety Fund by $70,000\n(28%)\nc.\nDecrease the General Fund Personnel Expenditure by $32,400\n(-0.2%)\nd.\nIncrease the General Fund Non-Personnel Expenditure by\n$401,900 (1.9%) based on the information received in May 2025\nfor the Los Angeles Sheriff Department Contract, City Attorney\nContract, and required deductible insurance from the California\nJoint Power Insurance Authority\ne.\nAdjust General Fund Transfers-Out:\ni.\nIncrease Habitat Restoration Fund by $70,000\nii.\nDecrease Subregion One Maintenance Fund by $20,000\niii.\nDecrease Abalone Cove Sewer District Fund by $50,000\niv.\nDecrease Improvement Authority Portuguese Bend Fund by\n$15,000\nv.\nAdd the additional transfer to the CIP Fund from $620,000\n(affirmed on April 17, 2025) to $546,650, minus the potential\nincrease of $150,000 of tax assessments from\nACLAD/KCLAD.\n(3) Review and approve the FY 2025-26 Preliminary Citywide Budget consisting\nof the Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) Fund and program list, Special\nRevenue Funds, and Permanent Funds and affirm the changes since the April\n29 Budget Workshop:\na.\nAdjust CIP Fund’s Transfers-In CIP from $620,000 (affirmed on\nApril 17, 2025) to $546,650, minus the potential increase of\n$150,000 of tax assessments from ACLAD/KCLAD.\nb.\nIncrease the Capital Improvement Program from $27.5 million to\n$28.6 million, based on the following adjustments:\ni.\nIncrease overall budget for landslide to reflect approximately\n33% year-over-year decrease in costs for landslide\nemergency stabilization measures as compared to a 50%\nyear-over-year decrease presented during the CIP Budget\nWorkshop.\nii.\nIncrease CIP Fund Expenditures by $1,055,000 as follows:\n• Increase by $210,000 to fund the Portuguese Bend Landslide\nRemediation Project Design (BRIC Phase 1) using only the\nCIP Fund rather than the BRIC grant and CIP match in the\nevent that the BRIC grant Phase 1 awards are revoked.\n• Increase by $700,000 for the addition of a pilot program subsurface geophysical/hydrogeology assessment to the landslide\nsurface drainage study.\n• Decrease Civic Center Campus Master Plan by $105,000\n• Decrease Lift Station Improvements at Lower Point Vicente\nby $100,000\n• Increase Roadway Maintenance (PVDE) by $350,000\niii.\nDecrease Gas Tax – HUTA Fund by $500,000\niv.\nIncrease Gas Tax – SB1 Fund by $750,000\nv.\nIncrease Proposition C Fund by $150,000\nvi.\nDecrease Measure R Funds by $400,000\nvii.\nDecrease Federal Grant Fund by $1,436,277\nviii. Increasing State Grant Fund by $1,495,000\n(4) Review and approve the FY 2025-26 Preliminary Budget for Internal Service\nFund:\na.\nEquipment Replacement Fund includes $310,800 in annual\ncharges for reserves and interest earnings, and $781,929 or 15%\nof the replacement value of equipment and depreciation.\nb.\nEmployee Pension Service Fund includes $400,000 in Transfers-In\nand $662,000 in CalPERS payments, including $100,000 in\nproposed additional payment towards the City’s Unfunded Accrued\nLiability for CalPERS with no impact to the General Fund; and\n(5) Direct Staff to return on June 17, 2025 for the budget public hearing and\nbudget adoption consideration.\nAgenda Report

5.\nConsideration to receive the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Financial Model. (Moya) (15\nmins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Financial Model\nfor the General Fund and all other Special Funds.\nAgenda Report

6.\nConsideration to receive the fourth quarter status update of the Fiscal Year\n(FY) 2024-25 City Council Goals and approve the FY 2025-26 City Council\nGoals. (Jun) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file the fourth quarter status update of the\nFY 2024-25 City Council Goals; and, 2) Approve the FY 2025-26 City Council\nGoals considered during the March 17, 2025 Goals Workshop.\nAgenda Report