Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-09-02

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS\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)(1),\nto confer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a\nparty. The title of such litigation is as follows: Ying Mou, an individual;\nChunxiao Zhang, an Individual vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, LASC No.\n25TRCP00361

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

D.\nConsideration to designate voting delegate alternates for the upcoming Cal\nCities Annual Business Meeting. (Takaoka)\nRecommendation: Designate Mayor Bradley as the voting delegate; Mayor\nPro Tem Seo as the voting alternate; and Councilman Perestam as the first\nvoting alternate for the Cal Cities Annual Business Meeting scheduled for\nOctober 10, 2025.\nAgenda Report

E.\nConsideration to amend City Council Policy No. 59 on Security Cameras and\nVideo Retention (Steffen)\nRecommendation: Approve amending City Council Policy No. 59 (Security\nCameras and Video Retention) to reduce the required video retention period\nfrom 180 to 60 days with exemptions.\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 Landslide Emergency Project declared by Counciladopted Resolution 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

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nJudy Jobes and Irma Rivera\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsideration to initiate code amendment proceedings to exempt the\nEquestrian Overlay District from Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) regulations in the Rancho\nPalos Verdes Municipal Code. (Forbes) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Initiate code amendment proceedings to amend Rancho\nPalos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) Chapter 16.40 (Urban Lot Splits) of\nTitle 16 (Subdivisions) and Chapter 17.09 (Second Units and Two-Unit\nDevelopments in Single-Family Zones) of Title 17 (Zoning) to exempt the\nEquestrian Overlay District (Q) from the applicability of these regulations\npursuant to Senate Bill 684 (SB 684).\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsideration to receive a report on the use of technology as potential speed\nsafety system and loud vehicle exhaust enforcement programs. (Schmid/Balbi)\n(15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a report on speed safety system\nprograms including legislation enacted by Assembly Bill 645 (AB 645) and\nSenate Bill 1297 (SB 1297) to use camera technology to enforce posted speed\nlimits; 2) Consider whether the City should pursue inclusion in the State of\nCalifornia’s Speed Safety System Pilot Program; 3) Affirm collecting data from\nthe speed feedback signs throughout the City to use for enforcement\noperations with the Lomita Station; and, 4) Receive and file a report on loud\nexhaust enforcement operations throughout the City and legislation enabling\ncities to use camera technology as an enforcement tool.\nAgenda Report

3.\nConsideration to hold 2025 Winter Holiday Celebrations events at the Ken\nDyda Civic Center (Rodin) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Affirm holding 2025 Winter Holiday Celebration events\nat Ken Dyda Civic Center; 2) If affirmed, identify one of the following as the\npreferred option for the 2025 Winter Holiday Celebration events: a. Tree\nLighting ceremony on December 5, 2025 and Menorah Lighting ceremony on\nDecember 15, 2025; b. Tree and Menorah Lighting ceremonies and a\nweekend Winter Festival between December 5 and December 7, 2025; c. Tree\nand Menorah Lighting ceremonies, and a series of winter-themed events\nthroughout the month of December 2025; and, 3) Direct Staff to begin planning\nand securing services for the selected preferred option.\nAgenda Report