Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-06-17

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d)\n(2), and (e)(2) because a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the\nCity Council, on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and\ncircumstances there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in\nthe following 5 cases: Regional Board threatened litigation Claim\n9589071052700684926334, settlement offer R4-2024-0014; Claim No.\n9589071052700684926273,\nsettlement\noffer\nR4-2024-0013;\nClaim\n9589071052700684926518,\nsettlement\noffer\nR4-2024-0020;\nClaim\n9589071052700684926457,\nsettlement\noffer\nR4-2024-0018;\nClaim\n9589071052700684926242, settlement offer R4-2024-0012.

2.\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).

3.\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: Verdes Estates, Inc. v. City of\nRancho Palos Verdes, LASC Case No. 25STCV14553

4.\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).

5.\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 two cases.

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 regarding a claim against the City by Janet M. Joe. (Zweizig)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nJanet M. Joe.\nAgenda Report

D.\nConsider renaming and expanding the roles of the City Council Labor Unit\nNegotiations Subcommittee and Audit Subcommittee into the Fiscal\nSustainability Subcommittee. (Jun)\nRecommendation: Rename and expand the role of the City Council Labor\nUnit Negotiations Subcommittee and Audit Subcommittee into the Fiscal\nSustainability Subcommittee to include addressing matters related to the City’s\nfiscal sustainability and maintain Mayor Bradley and Councilmember Lewis as\nSubcommittee Members.\nAgenda Report

E.\nConsideration to establish the City’s appropriation limit for Fiscal Year 202526. (Moya)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nESTABLISHING THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2025-26 APPROPRIATION LIMIT\nAT $41,067,843 FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES.\nAgenda Report

F.\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

G.\nConsideration to approve projects proposed to be funded by Senate Bill No. 1,\nthe Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, for Fiscal Year 2025-26.\n(Cloke)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING A\nLIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FUNDED BY SENATE\nBILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017.\nAgenda Report

H.\nConsideration to award a Professional Services Agreement to John L. Hunter\n& Associates, Inc., for stormwater quality consulting services (Hevener/Fraley)\nRecommendation: 1) Award a Professional Services Agreement to John L.\nHunter and Associates, Inc., for stormwater quality consulting and related\nservices, in a not-to-exceed amount of $627,280 plus a 15% contingency for a\nthree-year term expiring on June 30, 2028, with an optional three-year\nextension; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contract,\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

I.\nConsideration to review the first biannual 2025 Border Issues report. (Barnes)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the first biannual report on the status of\nBorder Issues for 2025.\nAgenda Report

J.\nConsideration to amend the existing Professional Services Agreement with\nMichael Baker International, Inc. for Community Development Block Grant\n(CDBG) administrative services. (Sunwoo)\nRecommendation: 1) Award Amendment No. 7 to the Professional Services\nAgreement (PSA) with Michael Baker International, Inc. for Community\nDevelopment Block Grant (CDBG) administration services in the amount of\n$15,000 to ratify the services provided in FY 2024-25 and in the amount of\n$67,225 for FY 2025-26, thereby changing the PSA amount from $226,546 to\n$308,771 and extending the services to June 30, 2026; and, 2) Authorize the\nMayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

K.\nConsideration to approve professional service agreements, amendments, and\npurchase orders which exceed $25,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26. (O’Neill)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve 13 amendments to existing professional\nservice agreements for Fiscal Year 2025-26; 2) Award 4 new professional\nservice agreements for Fiscal Year 2025-26; 3) Approve 15 Purchase Orders\nfor FY 2025-26 that exceed $25,000 for various City Departments; 4)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute 13 amendments to existing professional\nservices agreements approved as to form by the City Attorney; and, 5)\nAuthorize the Mayor to execute two agreements for professional services and\ntwo agreements for class instruction approved as to form by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

L.\nConsideration to initiate proceedings for the annual levy and collection of\nassessments of the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District\n(LLMD) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 (Hevener)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nINITIATING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNUAL LEVY OF ASSESSMENTS\nAND ORDERING AN ENGINEER’S REPORT FOR THE CITYWIDE\nLANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL\nYEAR 2025-2026 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT\nOF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND\nHIGHWAYS CODE; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nAPPROVING THE ENGINEER’S REPORT AND DECLARING ITS\nINTENTION TO LEVY AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS WITHIN THE\nCITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR\nFISCAL YEAR 2025-26 PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND\nLIGHTING ACT OF 1972, CODIFIED AS PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE\nCALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE, AND APPOINTING A TIME\nAND PLACE FOR HEARING OBJECTIONS THERETO.\nAgenda Report

M.\nConsideration to approve Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement for Class\nInstruction with Kathleen Borgida for Recreation and Parks programming\n(Berg)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement for Class\nInstruction with Kathleen Borgida setting the final compensation amount of\n$28,577; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment\nNo. 1 to the FY 2024-25 Agreement for Class Instruction by Kathleen Borgida\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nAgatha Felactu and Daniela Saxa-Kaneko\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsideration to adopt the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Budget for all City funds,\nFive-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), and Improvement Authorities\n(IA). (Moya) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Conduct a public hearing on the FY 2025-26 Budget of\nall City funds, the Five-Year CIP, and IA; 2) If deemed acceptable, adopt\nResolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING A BUDGET\nAPPROPRIATION AND ADOPTING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL\nIMPROVEMENT BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26; 3) Adopt Resolution\nNo. IA 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES JOINT\nPOWERS IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY ADOPTING THE OPERATING\nBUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26; and, 4) Affirm a proposed plan to track\nand evaluate spending on the financial status of each landslide-related project\nas part of the 60-day progress report to consider containing spending, if\nwarranted, at approximately $4.5 million, which is 50% of the projected deficit\nspending of $9 million identified in the FY 2025-26 CIP Fund Budget accepted\nby the City Council at its June 3, 2025 meeting.\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsider the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s (CalFire)\nUpdated 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map (Mohammad) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Consider CalFire’s proposed 2025 updates to the City’s\nFire Hazard Severity Zone Map; and, 2) If the updated maps are deemed\nacceptable, introduce Ordinance No. __ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF\nRANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING UPDATED FIRE\nHAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CALIFORNIA\nDEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY AND FIRE PROTECTION PURSUANT TO\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51178 AND AMENDING SECTION\n8.08.060 (VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP) OF TITLE 8\nOF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE\nAgenda Report

3.\nConsideration to approve the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Los Angeles Sheriff’s\nDepartment Service Level Authorization for public safety services and receive\na Public Safety Division status update. (Schmid) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Authorize the City Manager to sign the Los Angeles\nCounty Sheriff’s Department Service Level Authorization (Annual Form 575)\nfor Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 at a total City annual cost of $8,583,899; and, 2)\nReceive and file a status update on the implementation of the Public Safety\nDivision including its current initiatives and future objectives\nAgenda Report