Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-07-01

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1.\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).

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 litigation to which the City is a\nparty. The title of such litigation is as follows: Ehlers v. City of Rancho Palos\nVerdes, LASC Case No. 24TRCV03701.

4.\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. 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 to adopt the California Department of Forestry and Fire\nProtection’s (CalFire) Updated 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map\n(Mohammad)\nRecommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 691 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY\nOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, TO ADOPT UPDATED FIRE\nHAZARD SEVERITY ZONES AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CALIFORNIA\nDEPARTMENT OF FORESTER, AND FIRE PROTECTION PURSUANT TO\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 51178, AND REPEAL AND REPLACE\nSECTION 8.08.060 (VERY HIGH FIRE HAZARD SEVERITY ZONE MAP) OF\nTITLE 8 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.\nAgenda Report

D. Consideration to approve the City’s Investment Policy for Fiscal Year (FY)\n2025-26. (Ramos)\nRecommendation: 1) Review Finance Advisory Committee’s recommended\nrevisions to the City’s FY 2025-26 Investment Policy; and 2) If deemed\nacceptable, approve the FY 2025-26 Investment Policy applicable to the City\nof Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Palos Verdes Successor Agency to the\nRedevelopment Agency, and Rancho Palos Verdes Improvement Authority.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration to approve survey questions for a public interest survey for\nrecreation classes and programs at parks. (Rodin)\nRecommendation: 1) Review the draft Adult and Youth Public Interest Survey\nquestions for recreation classes and programs; and 2) If deemed acceptable,\nauthorize staff to publish the surveys to the public.\nAgenda Report

F.\nConsideration to enter into an Agreement with CentralSquare Technologies,\nLLC. for the cloud-hosted Community Development permitting software.\n(Buchwald)\nRecommendation: 1) Authorize the Mayor to enter into a five-year agreement\nwith CentralSquare Technologies, LLC., for cloud-hosted Community\nDevelopment permitting software for a contract total of $431,000 for a period\nof five years; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration to receive the twice-yearly reports and approve the Fiscal Year\n(FY) 2025-26 work plans from the City’s advisory committees and\ncommission. (Jun)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the twice-yearly reports for the period\nbetween January and June for FY 2024-25 and approve the FY 2025-26\nworkplans from the City’s seven advisory committees and commission.\nAgenda Report

H. Consideration to extend and award contracts for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for\nemergency work 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 (Landslide Complex) to seek to\nmitigate the movement of the landslide; 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the\nsame in the minutes of this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting\nthis action; 3) Award a Professional Services Agreement to Cotton, Shires and\nAssociates, Inc. for landslide emergency stabilization geological, geotechnical\nengineering, peer review and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of\n$450,000, for a one-year term; 4) Award a Professional Services Agreement to\nGeologic Associates, Inc. for landslide emergency stabilization geological,\ngeotechnical engineering, design and related services in the not-to-exceed\namount of $575,000, for a one-year term; 5) Award a Professional Services\nAgreement to Hout Construction Services, Inc. for landslide emergency\nstabilization project management, construction management, inspection, and\nrelated services in the not-to-exceed amount of $300,000, for a one-year term;\n6) Award a Professional Services Agreement to Hout Construction Services,\nInc. for construction management and inspection services of landslide\nroadway repairs in the not-to-exceed amount of $100,000, for a one-year term;\n7) Award a Professional Services Agreement to LSA Associates, Inc. for\nlandslide emergency stabilization environmental compliance monitoring,\nreporting, permitting and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of\n$550,000, for a one-year term; 8) Award a Professional Services Agreement to\nMichael R. McGee (dba McGee Surveying Consulting) for landslide surveying\nand related services in the not-to-exceed amount of $320,000, for a one-year\nterm; 9) Award a Professional Services Agreement to Paul Hansen\nEngineering, LLC. for landslide emergency stabilization independent cost\nestimating and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of $75,000, for a\none-year term; 10) Award a Contract Services Agreement to Herc Rentals, Inc.\nfor providing and maintaining generators to continue powering the City’s Deep\nDewatering Wells within the Landslide Complex in the not-to-exceed amount\nof $422,000, for a one-year term; 11) Award a Contract Services Agreement to\nDion and Sons, Inc. for providing fueling services for generators to continue\npowering the City’s Deep Dewatering Wells within the Landslide Complex in\nthe no-to-exceed amount of $340,000, for a one-year term; 12) Award a Public\nWorks Agreement to Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc. for on-call landslide\nemergency stabilization construction, dewatering well drilling, winterization,\nand related services in the not-to-exceed amount of $2,500,000, for a oneyear term, for which the completed value of work under the Agreement\ncombined with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project\nbudget; 13) Award a Public Works Agreement to J&O Well Drilling, Inc. for\nlandslide emergency on-call dewatering well drilling and related services in the\nnot-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000, for a one-year term, for which the\ncompleted value of work under the Agreement combined with other related oncall contracts will not exceed the project budget; 14) Award a Public Works\nAgreement to J&H Drilling Company, Inc. (dba M-R Drilling) for landslide\nemergency on-call dewatering well drilling and related services in the not-toexceed amount of $1,500,000, for a one-year term, for which the completed\nvalue of work under the Agreement combined with other related on-call\ncontracts will not exceed the project budget; 15) Award a Public Works\nAgreement to Colich & Sons, L.P. for emergency on-call landslide stabilization\nconstruction services, storm drain repairs, sanitary sewer repairs and related\nwork in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000, for a one-year term, for\nwhich the completed value of work under the Agreement combined with other\nrelated on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget; 16) Award a Public\nWorks Agreement to Clarke Contracting Corporation for emergency on-call\nlandslide stabilization construction services, storm drain repairs, sanitary\nsewer repairs and related work in the not-to-exceed amount of $1,500,000, for\na one-year term, for which the completed value of work under the agreement\ncombined with other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project\nbudget; 17) Award a Public Works Agreement to Hardy and Harper, Inc. for\nemergency landslide roadway repair and related services in the not-to-exceed\namount of $2,200,000, for a one-year term; 18) Award a Public Works\nAgreement to Inland Engineering Services, Inc. for emergency landslide\nroadway repair and related services in the not-to-exceed amount of $200,000,\nfor a one-year term; 19) Award a Contract Services Agreement to Multi W\nSystems, Inc. for on-call landslide emergency lift station pump maintenance,\nrepairs and related services for the Abalone Cove Sanitary Sewer System in\nthe not-to-exceed amount of $100,000 for a one-year term, for which the\ncompleted value of work under the Agreement combined with other related oncall contracts will not exceed the project budget; 20) Award a Contract\nServices Agreement to Ocean Blue Environmental Services, Inc. for on-call\nlandslide emergency spill response and related services in the not-to-exceed\namount of $1,400,000 for a one-year term, for which the completed value of\nwork under the agreement combined with other related on-call contracts will\nnot exceed the project budget; 21) Award a Contract Services Agreement to\nMonaco Mechanical, Inc. (dba All Area Services) for landslide emergency oncall plumbing services in the not-to-exceed amount of $75,000, for a one-year\nterm, for which the completed value of work under the Agreement combined\nwith other related on-call contracts will not exceed the project budget; 22)\nAward a Public Works Agreement to Southwest Pipeline and Trenchless\nCorporation for landslide emergency on-call sanitary sewer and storm drain\nrepairs in the not-to-exceed amount of $50,000, for a one-year term, for which\nthe completed value of work under the Agreement combined with other related\non-call contracts will not exceed the project budget; 23) Award a Public Works\nAgreement to Performance Pipeline Technologies, Inc. for landslide\nemergency on-call sanitary sewer and storm drain inspections in the not-toexceed amount of $100,000, for a one-year term, for which the completed\nvalue of work under the Agreement combined with other related on-call\ncontracts will not exceed the project budget; 24) Award a Contract Services\nAgreement to Ferrelgas Partners, L.P. (dba Ferrelgas) for generator fueling\nand gas storage tank services for the Abalone Cove Sanitary Sewer System\nlift stations in the not-to-exceed amount of $100,000, for a one-year term; 25)\nAward a Contract Services Agreement to Genesis Electrical, Inc. for generator\nmaintenance and repair services for the Abalone Cove Sanitary Sewer System\nlift stations in the not-to-exceed amount of $25,000, for a one-year term; and,\n26) Authorize the Mayor to execute the above-listed Agreements in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nPeter Barrett and Joseph Gordon\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsideration to receive a status report on the Enhanced Traffic Enforcement\nProgram along the switchbacks section of Palos Verdes Drive East (PVDE)\n(Schmid) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status report on the Lomita Sheriff\nStation’s 10-day Supplemental Enhanced Traffic Enforcement Program along\nPVDE between Crest Road East and Palos Verdes Drive South.\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsideration to receive updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient\nAltamira Landslide Complex. (Awwad/Ramos/Forbes) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on current and emergency\nstabilization conditions and activities in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient\nAltamira Landslide Complex; 2) Receive and file a financial update on City\nexpenditures for emergency protective and stabilization measures in response\nto the acceleration of the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nEXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60 DAYS THE TEMPORARY PROHIBITION\nON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES, BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER\nONE- OR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH\nWITHIN THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE TO CONTINUED ROADWAY\nCONDITIONS; 4) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nCONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION AS\nESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3,\n2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD; and, 5) Adopt Resolution No.\n2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF\nRANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE STATE OF\nLOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE\nPORTUGUESE BEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND\nBEACH CLUB, AND SEAVIEW NEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN\nENERGY SHORTAGES, PLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND\nINTERNET SERVICE SHUT OFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION\nNOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.\nAgenda Report