Rancho Palos Verdes — 2026-02-03

City Council

#1 CS Report
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
#1 City Manager Reports
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
#1 Closed Session Item
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).\n**2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - EXISTING LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(a), to\nconfer with legal counsel regarding pending litigation to which the City is a\nparty.  The title of such litigation is as follows: CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES v. SHAHZAD KHALIGH, an individual, RAY H. BARTLETT, trustee of\nTOUFER ARROWROOT TRUST, Los Angeles County Superior Case No.\n25TRCV03018
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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 and Adopt Resolution No. IA 2026-__, A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS\nVERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING\nFUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.\nRegister of Demands - City\nRegister of Demands - IA
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C.\nConsider receiving the December 2025 Preliminary Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)\n\nRecommendation:\n\n- Receive and file the December 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.\n\nAgenda Report - City\nAgenda Report - IA
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D.\nConsider a claim against the City by Allyson Feingold-Parrent. (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nAllyson Feingold-Parrent.\nAgenda Report
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E.\nConsider awarding a professional services agreement to RHA Landscape\nArchitects-Planners Inc. for design and support services for playground\nimprovements at Ryan Park. (Berg)\nRecommendation: 1) Award a Professional Services Agreement (PSA) in the\namount of $122,500 for a term of six months to RHA Landscape Architects-\nPlanners Inc. for Design and Engineering Services for playground\nimprovements at Ryan Park pursuant to Capital Improvement Project No.\n8426 – Park Playground Improvements; 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the\nagreement in a form approved by the City Attorney; 3) Approve use of existing\nallocated Measure A funds by authorizing staff to submit a grant application to\nthe Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for\nreimbursement in the amount of $122,500; and, 4) Approve a budget\nadjustment of $92,500 from Measure A Fund under Park Playground\nImprovements from Construction to Design and Engineering Services.\nAgenda Report
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F.\nConsider amending the City’s 2026 Legislative Platform to add a legislative\npriority to continue the availability of paper coupons or extend digital coupon\npricing to shoppers at grocery stores throughout California. (Pujadas)\nRecommendation: 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION\nOF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA AMENDING THE CITY’S 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM TO\nADD CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF PAPER COUPONS OR EXTEND\nDIGITAL COUPON PRICING TO SHOPPERS AT GROCERY STORES\nTHROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AS A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY\nAS PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 21, 2025.\nAgenda Report
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G.\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
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H.\nConsider an updated Citywide Landscaping and Lightning Maintenance\nDistrict (LLMD) Engineer’s Report regarding red-tagged structures.(Hevener/\nFraley)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nAPPROVING, NUNC PRO TUNC, AN UPDATED REPORT IN CONNECTION\nWITH THE LEVY FOR THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING\nMAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26\nAgenda Report
#1 Mayor's Announcements
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nMary Leedy and Araceli Tan\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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1.\nConsider approving Revision “LLL” (originally identified as Revision “KKK” in\nthe Public Notice dated January 15, 2026) to the Trump National Golf Club\nProject Conditional Use Permit’s (CUP) Conditions of Approval and a Site Plan\nReview Permit to allow construction of a new balustrade wall and after-the-fact\nfirepit on property located at 31917 Emerald View Drive (Case No. PLCU2025-\n0006). (Seeraty) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 52 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT\nNO. 36 IN CONNECTION WITH REVISION “LLL” TO THE TRUMP\nNATIONAL GOLF CLUB PROJECT THEREBY AMENDING CONDITION OF\nAPPROVAL NO. L.5 TO ALLOW CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 80.75-FOOT\nLONG, 3.5-FOOT-HIGH BALUSTRADE WALL WITHIN THE 35-FOOT\nFRONT-YARD SETBACK AND AMENDING CONDITION OF APPROVAL NO.\nZ.32, ALONG WITH APPROVING A SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT TO\nALLOW THE AFTER-THE-FACT CONSTRUCTION OF A FIREPIT WITHIN\nTHE 25-FOOT-REAR-YARD SETBACK ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT\n31917 EMERALD VIEW DRIVE (CASE NO. PLCU2025-0006); and, 2) Adopt\nResolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING REVISION “LLL” TO THE\nTRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB PROJECT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT\nTHEREBY AMENDING CONDITION OF APPROVAL NO. L.5 TO ALLOW\nCONSTRUCTION\nOF A\nNEW\n80.75-FOOT\nLONG,\n3.5-FOOT-HIGH\nBALUSTRADE WALL WITHIN THE 35-FOOT FRONT-YARD SETBACK AND\nAMENDING CONDITION OF APPROVAL NO. Z.32, ALONG WITH\nAPPROVING A SITE PLAN REVIEW PERMIT, TO ALLOW THE AFTER-THE-\nFACT CONSTRUCTION OF A FIREPIT WITHIN THE 25-FOOT REAR-YARD\nSETBACK ON THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 31917 EMERALD VIEW\nDRIVE (CASE NO. PLCU2025-0006).\nAgenda Report
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2.\nConsider recovering nuisance abatement costs on the property located at\n4361 Exultant Drive Case No. CBLD2023-0158). (Pena) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nCONFIRMING THE REPORT OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS AND\nAUTHORIZING A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT, IN THE FORM OF A LIEN, IN\nTHE AMOUNT OF $151,056.18 TO RECOVER ABATEMENT COSTS ON\nTHE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 4361 EXULTANT DRIVE (APN 7564-004-026)\n(CASE NO. CBLD2023-0158); and 2) Direct Staff to submit to the Los Angeles\nCounty Auditor/Controller for collection in the next applicable tax roll year the\nconfirmed demolition abatement costs in the amount of $151,056.18 and to\ndirect the City Attorney and the Finance Director to prepare and cause to be\nrecorded in the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder appropriate notices\nof liens which document the amount of nuisance abatement costs assessed\nfor the property located at 4361 Exultant Drive (APN: 7564-004-026).\nAgenda Report
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3.\nConsider a request to join the formation of the South Bay Regional Housing\nTrust Board of Directors (Forbes) (30 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Consider information on becoming a participating\nmember in the South Bay Regional Housing Trust including the Joint Powers\nAgreement; and, 2) If deemed acceptable, direct Staff to return to a future\nmeeting in March 2026 with the South Bay Regional Housing Trust's Joint\nPowers Agreement and to select a City-designated Board of Director Member.\nAgenda Report
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4.\nConsider updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide\nComplex. (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 an appropriation of $570,000 in the\nCapital Infrastructure Program Fund and General Fund, under Federal Grant\nRevenue for FEMA's Public Assistance Cost Recovery Program; 3) Adopt\nResolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE\nCITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A\nTERM OF 60 DAYS THE TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY\nUNICYCLES, BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER ONE- OR TWO-\nWHEELED VEHICLES ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE\nLANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE TO CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS; 4)\nAdopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF\nTHE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE\nLOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION\nNO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60\nDAY PERIOD; and, 5) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN\nTHE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND\nCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB, AND\nSEAVIEW\nNEIGHBORHOODS\nBASED\nON\nSUDDEN\nENERGY\nSHORTAGES, PLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET\nSERVICE SHUT OFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52\nAND 2024-57 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.\nAgenda Report
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5.\nConsider a report on the City’s procurement policies and vendor management\npractices for Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects. (Awwad) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file a report on the City's procurement\npolicies and vendor management practices for Capital Improvement Program\n(CIP) projects.\nAgenda Report