Rancho Palos Verdes
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| June 03, 2025 | CS Report | 1 | CLOSED SESSION REPORT: | June 03, 2025 CS Report # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f4 |
| June 03, 2025 | City Manager Reports | 1 | CITY MANAGER REPORT: | June 03, 2025 City Manager Reports # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f3 |
| June 03, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 1 | 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATIONS A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigations to which the City is a party. The title of such litigations are as follows: Andersen, et al. v. California Water Service Co., et al., LASC Case No. 24STCV20953; Roth, et al. v. California Water Service Co., et al., LASC Case No. 25STCV00543; Chip Assets, et al. v. California Water Service Co., et al., LASC Case No. 25STCV04790; Buesing, et al. v. California Water Service Co., et al., LASC Case No. 25STCV10840 | June 03, 2025 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f8 |
| June 03, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 2 | 2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and City Attorney, acting as its negotiators, regarding labor negotiations with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36). | June 03, 2025 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32fa |
| June 03, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 3 | 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(e) because the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in one case. | June 03, 2025 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f9 |
| June 03, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 4 | 4. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2) or (d)(3) and (e)(1) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one case where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to litigation are not known to plaintiff(s). | June 03, 2025 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32fc |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | B | B. Registers of Demands (Anguiano) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. Register of Demands | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # B | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f0 |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | C | C. Consideration and possible action to receive the April 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin) Recommendation: Receive and file the April 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority. Agenda Report - City Agenda Report - IA | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # C | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f1 |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | D | D. Consideration to appoint Chairpersons to the Planning Commission and various City advisory boards. (Zweizig) Recommendation: Appoint a Chair to the Planning Commission and five City advisory boards: Civic Center Advisory Committee, Emergency Preparedness Committee, Finance Advisory Committee, Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee, and Traffic Safety Committee. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # D | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32ec |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | E | E. Consideration to amend Chapter 5.28 (Vending on Public Property) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code for consistency with the Safe Sidewalk Vending Act (“SB 946”).(Zoren/Silva) Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 690, “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTIONS 5.28.010 (PURPOSE), 5.28.030 (DEFINITIONS), 5.28.070 (VENDOR OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS), AND 5.28.080 (VIOLATIONS) OF CHAPTER 5.28 (VENDING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY), OF TITLE 5 (BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO UPDATE SIDEWALK VENDING REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH SENATE BILL NO. 946”. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # E | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32ed |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | F | F. Consideration to approve Amendment No. 3 to the Contract Services Agreement for City Attorney Legal Services with Aleshire & Wynder, LLP. (Jun) Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Contract Services Agreement for City Attorney Legal Services with Aleshire & Wynder, LLP, amending the hourly rates for legal services effective July 1, 2025, with annual adjustments based on the CPI-U for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim by the annual CPI-U or four percent (4%), whichever is less, for the preceding twelve month period measured March to March; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the amendment in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # F | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32ef |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | G | G. Consideration to continue the emergency justification for work and emergency contracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Emergency Project. (Copp) Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to continue the work on the Vertical Deep Dewatering Emergency Project declared by Council-adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex to seek to mitigate the movement of the landslide; and 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # G | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32ee |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | H | H. Consideration to approve Amendment No. 6 to the Employment Agreement with City Manager Ara Mihranian effective July 1, 2025. (Godinez) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND ARA MICHAEL MIHRANIAN, AICP, THEREBY APPLYING AN ANNUAL COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT, NOT TO EXCEED 3% OF HIS ANNUAL SALARY, BASED ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # H | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f6 |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | I | I. Consideration to authorize purchasing Information Technology cloud backup and disaster recovery services. (Buchwald) Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to issue a purchase order for Information Technology cloud backup and disaster recovery services for $35,100 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25, and $33,600 each in FY 2025-26 and FY 2026-27. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # I | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f7 |
| June 03, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | J | J. Consideration to amend compensation and benefits for the City’s Unrepresented Employees and to update the Salary Schedule for Rancho Palos Verdes Employee Association, Unrepresented Employees, and City Manager effective July 1, 2025. (Godinez) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING, APPROVING, AND ADOPTING AMENDED COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR THE UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES (MANAGEMENT AND CONFIDENTIAL) FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2028; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING, RESTATING, AND SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-03 THAT SETS THE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, AND THE CITY MANAGER, TO REFLECT A THREE PERCENT COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2025. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # J | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32f5 |
| June 03, 2025 | Mayor's Announcements | 1 | MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: BY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: Bette Gregorio and James Ueda APPROVAL OF AGENDA: | June 03, 2025 Mayor's Announcements # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32fb |
| June 03, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 1 | 1. Consideration to revise the City Council-adopted Housing Element to remove Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19 from the Housing Sites Inventory. (Forbes) (60 mins) Recommendation: 1) Review the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) formal review letter of the proposed draft revisions to the City Council-adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element to remove Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19 from the Housing Sites Inventory; 2) Review the potential zoning build-out scenarios for Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19 if: a. Restoring the sites’ original designation; or b. Retaining the current Housing Element’s designation, 3) Based on HCD’s letter and the zoning build-out scenarios determine whether to retain the existing Housing Element zoning adopted by the City Council on April 16, 2024 by Resolution No. 2024-16 or to restore the original zoning designation by initiating the public hearing proceedings to consider adopting the draft revised 2021-2029 Housing Element by removing Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19 and amending the General Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map to effectuate those revisions; and,4) If the City Council determines to retain the existing Housing Element Designation for Site No. 16, direct Staff to notify Coastal Commission to proceed with processing the LCP Amendment; or if the City Council determines to initiate the zone change proceedings to restore the original zoning designations, continue the public hearing to the June 17, 2025 meeting and direct staff to bring back a resolution to rescind the City’s request of the California Coastal Commission to consider the amendment to the Local Coastal Plan and Zoning Map. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32e6 |
| June 03, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 2 | 2. Consider adopting an updated Master Schedule of Fees for City services for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (O’Neill) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1) Review the updated Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Master Schedule of Fees for City Services and affirm the following: a) Applying the | June 03, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32e8 |
| June 03, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 3 | 3.0% increase from the March 2025 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U); b) Applying the 3.0% increase from March 2025 CPI-U to the Fully Burdened Hourly Rates primarily charged for reimbursed services and elective services; 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2024-19 THEREBY DETERMINING TO INCREASE FEES FOR CITY SERVICES IN FY 2025-26 BASED ON THE MARCH 2025 CPI-U, UPDATING FEES FOR THE COUNCIL-ADOPTED MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES, AND ESTABLISHING UPDATED FULLY BURDENED HOURLY RATES FOR CITY SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32e7 |
| June 03, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 4 | 4. Consideration to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 year-end estimates and the FY 2025-26 Preliminary Citywide Budget.(Moya/O’Neill/Copp) (30 mins) Recommendation: (1) Review the FY 2024-25 year-end estimates and approve Budget Adjustments in the General Fund by reducing the budget in the amount of $530,000 in Non-Personnel and increasing Transfers-Out by $100,000 based on year-end estimates; (2) Review the Preliminary FY 2025-26 Budget for the General Fund and affirm the changes since the April 17 Budget Workshop: a. Increase the General Fund Revenues by $130,000 (0.04%) b. Increase Transfers-In from the Public Safety Fund by $70,000 (28%) c. Decrease the General Fund Personnel Expenditure by $32,400 (-0.2%) d. Increase the General Fund Non-Personnel Expenditure by $401,900 (1.9%) based on the information received in May 2025 for the Los Angeles Sheriff Department Contract, City Attorney Contract, and required deductible insurance from the California Joint Power Insurance Authority e. Adjust General Fund Transfers-Out: i. Increase Habitat Restoration Fund by $70,000 ii. Decrease Subregion One Maintenance Fund by $20,000 iii. Decrease Abalone Cove Sewer District Fund by $50,000 iv. Decrease Improvement Authority Portuguese Bend Fund by $15,000 v. Add the additional transfer to the CIP Fund from $620,000 (affirmed on April 17, 2025) to $546,650, minus the potential increase of $150,000 of tax assessments from ACLAD/KCLAD. (3) Review and approve the FY 2025-26 Preliminary Citywide Budget consisting of the Capital Infrastructure Program (CIP) Fund and program list, Special Revenue Funds, and Permanent Funds and affirm the changes since the April 29 Budget Workshop: a. Adjust CIP Fund’s Transfers-In CIP from $620,000 (affirmed on April 17, 2025) to $546,650, minus the potential increase of $150,000 of tax assessments from ACLAD/KCLAD. b. Increase the Capital Improvement Program from $27.5 million to $28.6 million, based on the following adjustments: i. Increase overall budget for landslide to reflect approximately 33% year-over-year decrease in costs for landslide emergency stabilization measures as compared to a 50% year-over-year decrease presented during the CIP Budget Workshop. ii. Increase CIP Fund Expenditures by $1,055,000 as follows: • Increase by $210,000 to fund the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project Design (BRIC Phase 1) using only the CIP Fund rather than the BRIC grant and CIP match in the event that the BRIC grant Phase 1 awards are revoked. • Increase by $700,000 for the addition of a pilot program subsurface geophysical/hydrogeology assessment to the landslide surface drainage study. • Decrease Civic Center Campus Master Plan by $105,000 • Decrease Lift Station Improvements at Lower Point Vicente by $100,000 • Increase Roadway Maintenance (PVDE) by $350,000 iii. Decrease Gas Tax – HUTA Fund by $500,000 iv. Increase Gas Tax – SB1 Fund by $750,000 v. Increase Proposition C Fund by $150,000 vi. Decrease Measure R Funds by $400,000 vii. Decrease Federal Grant Fund by $1,436,277 viii. Increasing State Grant Fund by $1,495,000 (4) Review and approve the FY 2025-26 Preliminary Budget for Internal Service Fund: a. Equipment Replacement Fund includes $310,800 in annual charges for reserves and interest earnings, and $781,929 or 15% of the replacement value of equipment and depreciation. b. Employee Pension Service Fund includes $400,000 in Transfers-In and $662,000 in CalPERS payments, including $100,000 in proposed additional payment towards the City’s Unfunded Accrued Liability for CalPERS with no impact to the General Fund; and (5) Direct Staff to return on June 17, 2025 for the budget public hearing and budget adoption consideration. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 4 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32eb |
| June 03, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 5 | 5. Consideration to receive the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Financial Model. (Moya) (15 mins) Recommendation: Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Financial Model for the General Fund and all other Special Funds. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 5 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32ea |
| June 03, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 6 | 6. Consideration to receive the fourth quarter status update of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 City Council Goals and approve the FY 2025-26 City Council Goals. (Jun) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the fourth quarter status update of the FY 2024-25 City Council Goals; and, 2) Approve the FY 2025-26 City Council Goals considered during the March 17, 2025 Goals Workshop. Agenda Report | June 03, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 6 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 683e46e6bdb879edcafb32e9 |