Rancho Palos Verdes — 2026-01-20

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 - EXISTING 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 an\namicus curia in a petition to the California Supreme Court, Case No. S294028,\nseeking review of the decision of the Second Appellate District in that certain\ncase styled New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of Redondo Beach, Second\nAppellate District Appeal No. B336042.

3.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE\nPROCEEDING\nA closed session will be help, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(a), to\nconfer with legal counsel regarding pending administrative proceeding to\nwhich the City is a party.  The title of such proceeding is as follows: California\nRegional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles Region, Order Nos. R4-\n2012-0175, 13-TC-01 and 13-TC-02

B.\nRegisters of Demands (Anguiano)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, 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 (check run dated 20251212); and Adopt\nResolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND\nDEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO\nBE PAID (check run dated 20251219).\nRegister of Demands (Check Run - 20251212)\nRegister of Demands (Check Run - 20251219)

C.\nConsider accepting Gifts for Parks donations. (Fox)\nRecommendation: Accept Gifts for Parks donations, and direct Staff to\nprepare donor letters of appreciation for the Mayor’s signature.\nAgenda Report

D.\nConsider the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Budget Development Calendar.\n(O’Neill)\nRecommendation:\nReview\nand\napprove\nthe\nFY\n2026-27\nBudget\nDevelopment Calendar.\nAgenda Report

E.\nConsider a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Run for Myles\nnon-profit organization to co-host a rescheduled race event on January 31,\n2026. (Bailiff)\nRecommendation: 1) Authorize the Mayor to execute an MOU between the\nCity of Rancho Palos Verdes and the Run for Myles non-profit organization to\nco-host a Kids' Fun Run, 5k, and 10k race event on Saturday, January 31,\n2026, in a form approved by the City Attorney;\n2) Authorize waiving $2,897 in the following City fees:\na. Special Event Permit fee of $483\nb. Civic Center parking lot fee of $423\nc. Point Vicente Interpretive Center (PVIC) parking fee of $423\nd. PVIC lawn fee of $1,568 at $196 per hour for 8 hours and,\n3) Authorize the City Manager to accept donated proceeds from the event to\nbe used for parks and trails preservation and recorded in Fund 228 (Donor\nRestricted Fund).\nAgenda Report

F.\nConsider consolidating two existing part-time Staff Assistant positions into one\nnew full-time Staff Assistant position in the Administration Department.\n(Godinez)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING\nA STAFFING ADJUSTMENT TO CONSOLIDATE TWO EXISTING PART-TIME\nSTAFF ASSISTANT POSITIONS INTO ONE NEW FULL-TIME STAFF\nASSISTANT POSITION IN THE ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT.\nAgenda Report

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

H.\nConsider ratifying amendments to Public Works Agreements previously\napproved by the City Council. (Mesker/Fraley)\nRecommendation: 1) Ratify term extensions, initially approved by the Public\nWorks Department, for the following Public Works Agreements previously\napproved by the City Council with optional term extensions:\na. National Utility Locators, LLC. (utility locating and field marking) - extending\noriginal 1-year term by 2 years\nb. Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. (graffiti removal) - extending original 3-year\nterm by 3 years\nc. Permitech Solutions, formally Telecom Law Firm (wireless communications\nregulatory review) - extending original 3-year term by 2 years\nd. Fehr & Peers (transportation and traffic engineering) - extending original 4-\nyear term by 1 year\ne. General Technologies and Solutions, LLC (transportation and traffic\nengineering) - extending original 4-year term by 1 year\nf. Kittelson & Associates, Inc. (transportation and traffic engineering) -\nextending original 4-year term by 1 year;\n2) Approve an increase to the not-to-exceed limits to account for anticipated\nexpenditures with the extended working terms for the following two Public\nWorks Agreements:\na. National Utility Locators, LLC - Increase from $42,000 for the original 1-year\nterm to $126,000 to account for the additional 2-year term.\nb. Graffiti Protective Coating, Inc. - Increase from $216,000 for the original 3-\nyear term to $432,000 to account for the additional 3-year term.\nAgenda Report

I.\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

J.\nConsider a status update on the Western Avenue Traffic Flow Improvements\nProject and approve Amendment No. 2 to the Funding Agreement with Los\nAngeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). (Casil)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on the Western Avenue\nTraffic Flow Improvements Project; 2) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the\nFunding Agreement with LACMTA authorizing a total grant allocation of\n$4,980,000 in Measure M Funds for the construction phase of the Project;\nand, 3) Approve an additional appropriation of $2,076,900 from the Special\nRevenue Fund for Measure M; and, 4) Authorize the City Manager to execute\nthe Amendment, in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

K.\nConsider receiving the twice-yearly reports and Fiscal Year 2025-26 Work\nPlans from the City’s advisory committees and commission. (Pujadas)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the twice-yearly reports for the period\nbetween July and December 2025 and Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Work Plans\nfrom the City’s seven advisory committees and commission.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nArlen Osborne and Denyce Radov\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsider an update on establishing electric vehicle (EV) charging fees at\nLadera Linda Community Park. (Hevener) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status update on Level II and III EV\ncharging stations costs and options at Ladera Linda Community Park pursuant\nto Council direction at its April 1, 2025 meeting; 2) Establish a base fee of\n$0.63/kWh that recovers the full costs related to providing and operating seven\nLevel II EV charging stations at Ladera Linda Community Park, and direct\nStaff to return to the City Council at a duly noticed public hearing with a\nresolution to establish the EV charging fee; 3) Direct Staff to conduct an\nannual evaluation of the EV charging fee based on actual data, and propose\nfee changes (if any), as part of the annual Master Fee Schedule; 4) Accept\nand appropriate a $76,370 Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and\nConservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program Equipment Rebate Voucher\nProgram grant to procure and install seven Level II EV charging stations at\nLadera Linda Community Park; and, 5) Award a Professional Services\nAgreement to SWTCH Energy, Inc. in the amount of $54,812 to procure and\ninstall seven Level II EV charging stations, and authorize the Mayor to execute\nthe agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsider adopting the City’s 2026 Legislative Platform. (Jun) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA\nADOPTING THE CITY’S 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.\nAgenda Report

3.\nConsider a status update on the formation of the RPV Community Foundation.\n(Jun/Pujadas) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a status update on the formation of the\nRPV Community Foundation; 2) Direct staff to continue filing all remaining\nnecessary documents with the State to formalize the RPV Community\nFoundation; and, 3) Schedule the first RPV Community Foundation Board of\nDirectors meeting for March 17, 2026 at 5:30 p.m. in advance of the regular\nscheduled City Council meeting.\nAgenda Report