Rancho Palos Verdes — 2025-11-04

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\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 titles of such litigations are as follows Andersen at al. v. City of\nRancho Palos Verdes et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\n24STCV20953; Roth et al., v City of Rancho Palos Verdes et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 24STCV00543; Chip Assets v. City of Rancho Palos\nVerdes et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 24STCV04790; Buesing v.\nCity of Rancho Palos Verdes et al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No.\n24STCV10840; Geffner v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes et al., Los Angeles\nSuperior Court Case No. 24STCV29479.

2.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(4)\nbecause the City is considering whether to join as amicus curia in a petition to\nthe California Supreme Court seeking review of the decision of the Second\nAppellate District in that certain case styled New Commune DTLA LLC v. City\nof Redondo Beach, Second Appellate District Appeal No. B336042.

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 September 2025 Preliminary Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the September 2025 Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement\nAuthority.\nAgenda Report - City\nAgenda Report - IA

D.\nConsider an amendment to the Agreement with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP for\nindependent financial audit services for Fiscal Years (FY) 2025-26 and 202627. (O’Neill)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 3 to the Agreement for\nContractual Services with CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP for independent financial\naudit services for FY 2025-26 in the amount of $76,500 and FY 2026-27 in the\namount of $79,100; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 3,\napproved as to form by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

E.\nConsider authorizing the Public Works Director to execute California\nDepartment of Transportation agreements and amendments to claim Federal\nand/or State funding for City Council approved projects. (Cloke)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nAUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR TO EXECUTE\nAGREEMENTS\nWITH\nTHE\nCALIFORNIA\nDEPARTMENT\nOF\nTRANSPORTATION.\nAgenda Report

F.\nConsider the Fiscal Year 2025-26 First Quarter Financial Report for the\nGeneral Fund. (O’Neill)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 First\nQuarter Financial Report for the General Fund.\nAgenda Report

G.\nConsider amending City Council Policy No. 50 (Fraud, Waste and Abuse\nReporting Process) to implement an in-house reporting system to report fraud,\nwaste, and abuse. (Godinez)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve the amendments, as shown in track changes,\nto City Council Policy No. 50 to implement an in-house reporting system, in\nlieu of a system under contract with Navex, to confidentially report alleged\nfraud, waste, and abuse by City employees, contractors, volunteers, and\nCommittee/Commission members, effective January 1, 2026; and, 2) Issue a\nnotice of cancellation to Navex, which currently hosts the City’s fraud, waste,\nand abuse reporting system, effective December 31, 2025.\nAgenda Report

H.\nConsider continuing 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 requiring\nimmediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex (Landslide Complex) to seek to mitigate the movement of the\nlandslide; and, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of\nthis City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action\nAgenda Report

I.\nConsider adopting a City Council Policy to implement new Brown Act\namendments regarding meeting disruption procedures pursuant to Senate Bill\n707. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Adopt City Council Policy No. 60 to incorporate new\nBrown Act amendments regarding meeting disruption procedures for two-way\nremote attendance pursuant to Senate Bill 707.\nAgenda Report

J.\nConsider increasing the City’s contribution toward eligible employee health\nsavings accounts (HSA) to align with new IRS HSA contribution limits effective\nJanuary 1, 2026. (Godinez)\nRecommendation: 1) Authorize increasing the City’s contribution to full-time\nemployee health savings accounts (HSA) to $4,400 for individuals and $8,750\nfor family plans under the High-Deductible PPO+HSA medical plan to align\nwith new IRS 2026 HSA contribution limits effective January 1, 2026; 2)\nApprove Resolution No. 2025-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, INCREASING\nTHE CITY’S HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNT CONTRIBUTION FOR ALL\nELIGIBLE FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026; and, 3)\nApprove Resolution No. 2025-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING,\nADOPTING, AND IMPLEMENTING, AND THEREBY AUTHORIZING THE\nCITY MANAGER TO SIGN A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CITY’S\nMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 2025\nTHROUGH JUNE 30, 2028, INCREASING THE CITY’S CONTRIBUTION TO\nELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN 2026.\nAgenda Report

K.\nConsider the approval of the Fifth Amended and Restated Joint Powers\nAgreement for the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. (Pujadas)\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Fifth\nAmended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) of South Bay Cities\nCouncil of Governments (SBCCOG), which allows the City of Los Angeles to\ndesignate a non-elected senior staff member as an alternate to the SBCCOG\nGoverning Board Representative.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nWayne Okamoto and Marilyn Falcon\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsideration to approve Revision “JJJ” to the Trump National Golf Club\nProject Conditional Use Permit’s (CUP) Conditions of Approval to allow asbuilt ancillary site improvements within the required side yard setback, and the\nrelocation of the existing Open Space Hazard (OH) boundary line of Lot No.\n35 of Tract No. 50667 located at 31909 Emerald View Drive (Case No.\nPLCU2025-0005). (Seeraty) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 51 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT\nNO. 36 IN CONNECTION WITH REVISION “JJJ” TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL\nGOLF CLUB PROJECT; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES APPROVING REVISION “JJJ” TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF\nCLUB PROJECT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO AMEND CONDITION OF\nAPPROVAL NO. Z.32 TO ALLOW AN AS-BUILT FIREPIT AND AN AS-BUILT\nOUTDOOR KITCHEN/BBQ STRUCTURE TO REMAIN WITHIN THE\nWESTERN 20-FOOT-SIDE-YARD SETBACK; AND APPROVING THE OPENSPACE HAZARD ZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARY INTERPRETATION\nREQUEST TO ADJUST THE EXISTING OPEN-SPACE HAZARD (OH)\nZONING DISTRICT BOUNDARY LINE BY THREE FEET TO THE\nNORTHWEST OF ITS EXISTING LOCATION; ON LOT NO. 35 OF TRACT\nNO. 50667 LOCATED AT 31909 EMERALD VIEW DRIVE.\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsider updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex and revise the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 budget.\n(Awwad/Ramos/Forbes/Lozano) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on the Greater Portuguese\nBend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex (Landslide Complex) conditions,\nactivities, and financials; 2) Approve amending the $1,917,500 loan agreement\nto Klondike Canyon Geologic Hazard Abatement District (KCLAD), approved\non July 2, 2024, by extending the first loan payment from December 1, 2025 to\nDecember 1, 2026; 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60 DAYS THE TEMPORARY\nPROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES, BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES,\nAND OTHER ONE- OR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES ON PALOS VERDES\nDRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE TO CONTINUED\nROADWAY CONDITIONS; 4) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, CONTINUING 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

3.\nConsider receiving a status update on the implementation of the Public Safety\nDivision, including current initiatives and future objectives. (Schmid) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file a status update on the implementation of\nthe Public Safety Division including its current initiatives and future objectives.\nAgenda Report