Rancho Palos Verdes
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| June 17, 2025 | CS Report | 1 | CLOSED SESSION REPORT: | June 17, 2025 CS Report # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae011 |
| June 17, 2025 | City Manager Reports | 1 | CITY MANAGER REPORT: | June 17, 2025 City Manager Reports # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae012 |
| June 17, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 1 | 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d) (2), and (e)(2) because a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council, on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and circumstances there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in the following 5 cases: Regional Board threatened litigation Claim 9589071052700684926334, settlement offer R4-2024-0014; Claim No. 9589071052700684926273, settlement offer R4-2024-0013; Claim 9589071052700684926518, settlement offer R4-2024-0020; Claim 9589071052700684926457, settlement offer R4-2024-0018; Claim 9589071052700684926242, settlement offer R4-2024-0012. | June 17, 2025 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae00d |
| June 17, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 2 | 2. 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 17, 2025 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae00f |
| June 17, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 3 | 3. 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: Verdes Estates, Inc. v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, LASC Case No. 25STCV14553 | June 17, 2025 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae00e |
| June 17, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 4 | 4. 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 17, 2025 Closed Session Item # 4 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae00a |
| June 17, 2025 | Closed Session Item | 5 | 5. 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 two cases. | June 17, 2025 Closed Session Item # 5 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae007 |
| June 17, 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 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # B | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae014 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | C | C. Consideration regarding a claim against the City by Janet M. Joe. (Zweizig) Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Janet M. Joe. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # C | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae013 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | D | D. Consider renaming and expanding the roles of the City Council Labor Unit Negotiations Subcommittee and Audit Subcommittee into the Fiscal Sustainability Subcommittee. (Jun) Recommendation: Rename and expand the role of the City Council Labor Unit Negotiations Subcommittee and Audit Subcommittee into the Fiscal Sustainability Subcommittee to include addressing matters related to the City’s fiscal sustainability and maintain Mayor Bradley and Councilmember Lewis as Subcommittee Members. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # D | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae017 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | E | E. Consideration to establish the City’s appropriation limit for Fiscal Year 202526. (Moya) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2025-26 APPROPRIATION LIMIT AT $41,067,843 FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # E | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae016 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | F | F. 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 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # F | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae01a |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | G | G. Consideration to approve projects proposed to be funded by Senate Bill No. 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (Cloke) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # G | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae01b |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | H | H. Consideration to award a Professional Services Agreement to John L. Hunter & Associates, Inc., for stormwater quality consulting services (Hevener/Fraley) Recommendation: 1) Award a Professional Services Agreement to John L. Hunter and Associates, Inc., for stormwater quality consulting and related services, in a not-to-exceed amount of $627,280 plus a 15% contingency for a three-year term expiring on June 30, 2028, with an optional three-year extension; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # H | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae009 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | I | I. Consideration to review the first biannual 2025 Border Issues report. (Barnes) Recommendation: Receive and file the first biannual report on the status of Border Issues for 2025. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # I | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae008 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | J | J. Consideration to amend the existing Professional Services Agreement with Michael Baker International, Inc. for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administrative services. (Sunwoo) Recommendation: 1) Award Amendment No. 7 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Michael Baker International, Inc. for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) administration services in the amount of $15,000 to ratify the services provided in FY 2024-25 and in the amount of $67,225 for FY 2025-26, thereby changing the PSA amount from $226,546 to $308,771 and extending the services to June 30, 2026; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # J | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae005 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | K | K. Consideration to approve professional service agreements, amendments, and purchase orders which exceed $25,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (O’Neill) Recommendation: 1) Approve 13 amendments to existing professional service agreements for Fiscal Year 2025-26; 2) Award 4 new professional service agreements for Fiscal Year 2025-26; 3) Approve 15 Purchase Orders for FY 2025-26 that exceed $25,000 for various City Departments; 4) Authorize the Mayor to execute 13 amendments to existing professional services agreements approved as to form by the City Attorney; and, 5) Authorize the Mayor to execute two agreements for professional services and two agreements for class instruction approved as to form by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # K | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae006 |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | L | L. Consideration to initiate proceedings for the annual levy and collection of assessments of the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (LLMD) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Hevener) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES INITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS AND ORDERING AN ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, CODIFIED AS PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE, AND APPOINTING A TIME AND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # L | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae00b |
| June 17, 2025 | Consent Calendar Item | M | M. Consideration to approve Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement for Class Instruction with Kathleen Borgida for Recreation and Parks programming (Berg) Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement for Class Instruction with Kathleen Borgida setting the final compensation amount of $28,577; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1 to the FY 2024-25 Agreement for Class Instruction by Kathleen Borgida in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Consent Calendar Item # M | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae00c |
| June 17, 2025 | Mayor's Announcements | 1 | MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: BY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: Agatha Felactu and Daniela Saxa-Kaneko APPROVAL OF AGENDA: | June 17, 2025 Mayor's Announcements # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae010 |
| June 17, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 1 | 1. Consideration to adopt the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Budget for all City funds, Five-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and Improvement Authorities (IA). (Moya) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1) Conduct a public hearing on the FY 2025-26 Budget of all City funds, the Five-Year CIP, and IA; 2) If deemed acceptable, adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING A BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND ADOPTING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26; 3) Adopt Resolution No. IA 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES JOINT POWERS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY ADOPTING THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26; and, 4) Affirm a proposed plan to track and evaluate spending on the financial status of each landslide-related project as part of the 60-day progress report to consider containing spending, if warranted, at approximately $4.5 million, which is 50% of the projected deficit spending of $9 million identified in the FY 2025-26 CIP Fund Budget accepted by the City Council at its June 3, 2025 meeting. Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae018 |
| June 17, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 2 | 2. Consider the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CalFire) Updated 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map (Mohammad) (30 mins) Recommendation: 1) Consider CalFire’s proposed 2025 updates to the City’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map; and, 2) If the updated maps are deemed acceptable, introduce Ordinance No. __ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING UPDATED FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51178 AND AMENDING SECTION 8.08.060 (VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP) OF TITLE 8 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae01c |
| June 17, 2025 | Pulled Consent Item | 3 | 3. Consideration to approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department Service Level Authorization for public safety services and receive a Public Safety Division status update. (Schmid) (30 mins) Recommendation: 1) Authorize the City Manager to sign the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Service Level Authorization (Annual Form 575) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 at a total City annual cost of $8,583,899; and, 2) Receive and file a status update on the implementation of the Public Safety Division including its current initiatives and future objectives Agenda Report | June 17, 2025 Pulled Consent Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 684ccbef6f3d676a5eeae019 |