Rancho Palos Verdes — 2026-02-17

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1.\nCONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION\nA closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(e)\nbecause the City is considering whether to intervene in and object to Southern\nCalifornia Gas Company Application No. A.25/03-011, before the Public\nUtilities Commission.

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 the denial, by the California Supreme\nCourt, of the City's amicus curia petition to the California Supreme Court,\nCase No. S294028, seeking review of the decision of the Second Appellate\nDistrict in that certain case styled New Commune DTLA LLC v. City of\nRedondo Beach, Second Appellate District Appeal No. B336042.

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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.\nRegister of Demands

C.\nConsider reallocating special revenue funding for two capital improvement\nprojects. (Cloke)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve a budget reallocation of $400,000 in Measure\nR Funds from the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project Roadway\nManagement Program - Palos Verdes Drive East (Project 8858) to the Palos\nDrive South Landslide Repair (Project 8302) to avoid restricted funds from\nlapsing; and, 2) Approve a budget reallocation of $400,000 in Gas Tax (SB-1)\nFund from the Palos Verdes Drive South Landslide Repair (Project 8302) to\nthe Palos Verdes Drive East (Project 8858).\nAgenda Report

D.\nConsider Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Stay\nGreen, Inc. for fuel modification services through hand-operated machinery.\n(Hevener)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services\nAgreement (PSA) with Stay Green, Inc. for fuel modification services through\nhand-operated machinery extending the original three-year term by two\nadditional years from March 3, 2026 to March 3, 2028 and increasing the\noriginal contract sum of $1,124,117, consisting of $774,117 and a contingency\nof $350,000, by $525,182 and a 15% contingency of $78,777 for a new total\nnot-to-exceed cost of $1,728,076; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk\nto execute Amendment No. 1 approved in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

E.\nConsideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Sean\nFontenot (Sisson)\nRecommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,\nSean Fontenot.\nAgenda Report

F.\nConsider the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 Mid-Year Financial Report. (Moya)\nRecommendation: 1) Receive and file the FY 2025-26 Mid-Year Financial\nReport for the General Fund, and Mid-Year Expenditure Report for the Capital\nInfrastructure Projects (CIP) Fund, Special Revenue Funds, and Other Funds.\n2) Approve an additional appropriation of $11,700 in the State Grant Fund for\nthe Pano AI Wildfire Detection Camera Program.\nAgenda Report

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

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nGlenn Choi and Edward Murphy\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1.\nConsider adopting a Tentative Agreement for a successor Memorandum of\nUnderstanding with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal\nEmployees, District Council 36 (AFSCME). (Godinez) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: 1)Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF\nTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,\nCALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING, APPROVING, AND ADOPTING THE TENTATIVE\nAGREEMENT FOR A SUCCESSOR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING\nBETWEEN THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND THE AMERICAN\nFEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES\nDISTRICT COUNCIL 36 FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH\nJUNE 30, 2028; and, 2) Waive Administrative Instruction No. 2-20, which\nrequires the City Council to take action on a Tentative Agreement only after it\nhas been placed on a City Council agenda for a minimum of two City Council\nmeetings that are held at least two weeks apart; the waiver would enable the\nCouncil to adopt the attached Resolution during the February 17, 2026 City\nCouncil meeting.\nAgenda Report

2.\nConsider revisions to the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code pertaining to\nwireless telecommunication facilities in the public right-of-way and on private\nproperty. (Mesker/Seeraty) (45 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) Review proposed amendments to Chapter 12.18 -\nWireless Telecommunication Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way of the\nRancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, provide feedback to Staff, and direct\nStaff to return with a draft revised ordinance for City Council consideration at a\nfuture date; and, 2) Review and provide feedback on proposed text\namendments to Chapter 17.73 - Wireless Telecommunications Facilities on\nPrivate Property, and if deemed acceptable, initiate code amendment\nproceedings pursuant to Chapter 17.68 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal\nCode by seeking the Planning Commission's recommendations.\nAgenda Report

3.\nConsider reaffirming City Council Policy No. 60 to implement new Brown Act\namendments regarding meeting disruption procedures pursuant to Senate Bill\n707 (Sisson) (5 mins)\nRecommendation: Reaffirm 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