Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-07-15

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: Valine v. City of Rancho Palos\nVerdes, LASC Case No. 25TRCP00177

2.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(c), (d)\n(1), to confer with legal counsel regarding existing litigation to which the City is\na party. The title of such litigation is as follows: Andersen at al. v. City of\nRancho Palos Verdes et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\n24STCV20953.

3.\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. 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 receive the May 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s\nReport. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the May 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.\nAgenda Report - City\nAgenda Report - IA

D. Consideration of a claim against the City by Scherman Singh. (Zweizig)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nSherman Singh.\nAgenda Report

E. Consideration to approve certain new or amended City employment Class\nSpecifications. (Godinez)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve a revised Class Specification for Part-time\nStaff Assistant; 2) Approve a new Class Specification for Open Space and\nTrails Coordinator; and 3) If acceptable, adopt Resolution No. 2025-___RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING, APPROVING AND\nADOPTING REVISED CLASS SPECIFICATION FOR PART-TIME STAFF\nASSISTANT AND NEW CLASS SPECIFICATION OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS\nCOORDINATOR.\nAgenda Report

F.\nConsideration to ratify a professional services agreement with Transtech\nEngineers, Inc. for public works permitting, plan review, and related services.\n(Fraley)\nRecommendation: Ratify the corrected Professional Services Agreement\n(PSA) with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for public works permitting, plan review,\nand related services to match the July 2, 2024 City Council action.\nAgenda Report

G. Consideration 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 Emergency Project declared by Council-adopted\nResolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists\nrequiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira\nLandslide Complex (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. Consideration to correct and amend the Salary Schedule for Rancho Palos\nVerdes Employee Association, Unrepresented Employees, and City Manager\neffective July 1, 2025. (Godinez)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-34 TO AMEND THE\nSALARY SCHEDULE 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 ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE\nPERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nKelly Chan and Aratani Family\nAND\nEMERGENCY\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsideration to adjust the existing annual sewer service charge for Fiscal\nYear (FY) 2025-26 for the Abalone Cove Sewer System. (Mesker/Fraley) (15\nmins)\nRecommendation: 1) Conduct a public hearing on the proposed levy of the\nannual FY 2025-26 sewer service charge for the Abalone Cove Sewer\nSystem; and 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY\nCOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING A\nREPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER SERVICE CHARGE\nESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 13.06 OF THE RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH\nCHARGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 AND ORDERING THAT SUCH\nCHARGE BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX ROLL.\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsideration to approve the annual levy and assessments of the Citywide\nLandscaping and Lighting Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2025-26.\n(Hevener) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Conduct a public hearing for the proposed levy and\ncollection of assessment of the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting\nMaintenance District for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and the Engineer’s Report\nprepared in connection therewith; 2) Approve an additional appropriation of\n$331,719 in the LLMD Fund (203) for Fiscal Year 2025-26; and 3) Adopt\nResolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES CONFIRMING THE ZONE DIAGRAMS\nAND ASSESSMENTS, ORDERING THE IMPROVEMENTS, AND ORDERING\nTHE LEVY FOR CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING DISTRICT FOR\nFISCAL YEAR 2025-26.\nAgenda Report

3.\nConsideration to approve permanently relocating a Southern California Edison\n(SCE) temporary power pole currently at the Ladera Linda Community Park.\n(Fraley) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Review the power pole relocation design options\nprepared by both City Staff and SCE; 2) Determine if SCE's design option is\nmost practical for a permanent solution, and if acceptable, authorize City Staff\nto coordinate with SCE to remove the temporary power pole located at the\nLadera Linda Community Park and permanently relocate it using SCE's\noverhead option and under the terms and conditions of the City-approved\nencroachment permit; and 3) Authorize the City Manager to approve the\nrequired easement on City land for the implementation of the overhead\nvariation of the City's preferred option to permanently relocate the temporary\npower pole located at the Ladera Linda Community Park.\nAgenda Report