Rancho Palos Verdes — 2026-06-02

CLOSED SESSION REPORT:

CITY MANAGER REPORT:

1. CONFERENCE 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 initiate litigation in one (1) case.

A. Approval of Minutes (Zweizig/Sisson)

B. Registers 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. Consider the March and April 2026 Preliminary Cash Balances/Monthly\nTreasurer’s Reports. (Lin)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the March and April Cash\nBalances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement\nAuthority.\nAgenda Report - City (March)\nAgenda Report - City (April)\nAgenda Report - IA (March)\nAgenda Report - IA (April)

D. Consider Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement for Class Instruction with Joanne\nBradford for Recreation and Parks programming. (Berg)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 to an Agreement for Class\nInstruction with Joanne Bradford setting the final compensation amount of\n$26,795; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment\nNo. 1 to the FY 2025-26 Agreement for Class Instruction by Joanne Bradford\nin a form approved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

E. Consider approving Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement\nwith Black & Veatch Corporation for consultant services related to updating the\nGeneral Plan’s Safety Element. (Garrett/Seeraty)\nRecommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 1 of a Professional Services\nAgreement (PSA) with Black & Veatch Corporation, to extend the duration of\nthe agreement by an additional 12 months to May 6, 2027, without increasing\nthe contract sum, to allow additional time to complete services related to\nupdating the General Plan’s Safety Element; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and\nCity Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1 for a time extension only, in a form\napproved by the City Attorney.\nAgenda Report

F. Consider 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 Landslide Emergency Project declared by Council-\nadopted 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

G. Consider issuing a Purchase Order to CDW Government for Arctic Wolf\nNetworks’ cybersecurity services for Fiscal Year 2026-27. (Buchwald)\nRecommendation: Authorize the City Manager to issue a Purchase Order to\nCDW Government for Arctic Wolf Networks’ (AWN) Managed Detection and\nResponse and Managed Security Awareness cybersecurity services in the\namount of $30,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-27 in a form approved by the City\nAttorney.\nAgenda Report

H. Consider amending the Salary Schedule for Fiscal Year 2026-27 to reflect a\ncost-of-living adjustment for certain affected employment classifications.\n(Godinez)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING,\nRESTATING, AND SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 2026-27 THAT SETS\nTHE SALARY SCHEDULE FOR THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES\nEMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, UNREPRESENTED EMPLOYEES, AND THE\nCITY MANAGER TO REFLECT A THREE PERCENT COST OF LIVING\nADJUSTMENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2026\nAgenda Report

I. Consider the 2025 City Employee Compensation and Benefit Analysis Report.\n(Moya)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the City Employee Compensation and\nBenefit Analysis Report for the calendar year ending December 31, 2025.\nAgenda Report

J. Consider authorizing the purchase of two new replacement City vehicles using\nAir Quality Management Funds. (Garrett/Hernandez)\nRecommendation: 1) Authorize the purchase of two (2) Toyota RAV4 Plug-in\nHybrids Electric Vehicles (PHEV) with a local Toyota dealership in an amount\nnot-to-exceed $110,000 ($55,000 per vehicle); 2) Approve the use and\nadditional appropriations of $110,000 from the Air Quality Management Fund\n(AQMD) pursuant to Assembly Bill 2766; and, 3) Authorize City staff to retire\nand sell two 2013 Chevrolet Equinox vehicles that have reached the end of\ntheir useful life.\nAgenda Report

MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:\nBY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL\nPREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:\nVartan Zerounian and John Saroyan\nAPPROVAL OF AGENDA:

1. Consider amending the Restated Declaration of Restrictions (Maintenance\nAgreement) related to the Trump National Golf Club (Case No. PLMH2026-\n0002). (Seeraty) (15 mins)\nRecommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE\nCITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,\nAPPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE 2018 RESTATED DECLARATION\nOF RESTRICTIONS (“MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT”) BETWEEN THE\nAPPLICANT (VH PROPERTY CORP. AND VPHS, LLC) AND THE CITY OF\nRANCHO PALOS VERDES TO MODIFY THE REQUIRED CITY COUNCIL\nREVIEW PERIOD FROM ANNUALLY TO BIENNIALLY (CASE NO.\nPLMH2026-0002).\nAgenda Report

2. Consider the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 year-end estimates and the FY 2026-\n27 Preliminary Citywide Budget.(Moya/O’Neill/Copp) (60 mins)\nRecommendation: 1. Receive and file the FY 2025-26 General Fund year-\nend estimates;\n2. Review the FY 2026-27 Preliminary General Fund Budget and approve the\nfollowing:\n• Operating Revenues of $42.5 million:\ni. Revenue projections of $42.5 million with continuation of the same rate of\n3% for Utility Users Tax.\n• Operating Annual Transfers-In of $320,000, which include:\ni. $240,000 from Public Safety Grant Fund\nii. $80,000 from Measure A Los Angeles Open Space Grant\n• Operating Expenditures of $37.5 million:\ni. Personnel costs of $16.1 million, which include:\na. All existing and approved positions in competitive (full-time), part-time,\nconfidential, and management groups, and stipends for elected officials;\nb. Assumptions based on current labor and employment agreements for cost-\nof-living adjustment (COLA), performance merits, and benefits; c. Underfilling\nthe Accounting Supervisor (Finance);\nd. Freezing the Executive Assistant and deferring funding for one part-time\nPublic Safety Liaison (City Manager); and\ne. Freezing the GIS Coordinator, and deferring funding for one Assistant\nPlanner and one Senior Planner (Community Development).\nii. Non-Personnel costs of $21.4 million, which include:\na. Operations and Maintenance for $11.3 million;\nb. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Annual Contract for $8.9 million; and\nc. Legal Services for $1.25 million.\n• Operating Annual (using FY 2026-27 sources) Transfers-Out of\napproximately $3.8 million, which include:\na. $3.4 million to the Capital Infrastructure Projects (CIP) Fund for capital\nmaintenance and improvements;\nb. $215,000 to the Habitat Restoration Fund\nc. $55,000 to the Sub-region One Fund\nd. $50,000 to the Abalone Cove Sewer Fund\ne. $15,000 to the Improvement Authority for Portuguese Bend\n• Additional Transfers-Out of $1.1 million to the CIP Fund based on FY 2026-\n27 projected revenues exceeding expenditures and annual transfers;\n• Additional Transfers-Out of $5.1 million from the FY 2025-26 unallocated\nbalance in accordance with the City Council Reserve Policy No. 41, as follows:\na. $3.8 million to the CIP Fund for capital maintenance and improvements;\nb. $889,500 to the CIP Fund equivalent to the Ladera Linda Community Park\nloan payment;\nc. $400,000 to the Employee Pension Service Fund, in accordance with the\nPension Guidelines;

3. Review and approve the FY 2026-27 Preliminary Citywide Budget\nconsisting of the CIP Fund and program list, Special Revenue Funds, and\nPermanent Funds.

4. Review and approve the FY 2026-27 Preliminary Citywide Budget for\nInternal Service Fund:\n• Equipment Replacement Fund includes $197,700 in annual charges for\nreserves and interest earnings, and $401,922 in expenditures.\n• Employee Pension Service Fund includes $400,000 in Transfers-In and\n$781,000 in CalPERS payments, including $100,000 in proposed additional\npayment towards the City's Unfunded Accrued Liability for CalPERS with no\nimpact to the General Fund; and

5. Direct Staff to return on June 16, 2026 for the budget public hearing and\nbudget adoption consideration.\nAgenda Report\n3. Consider the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 Financial Model. (O’Neill/Moya/Ramos)\n(15 mins)\nRecommendation: Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Financial Model\nfor the General Fund and all other Special Funds.\nAgenda Report\n4. Consider appointing Chairpersons to the Planning Commission and the\nvarious City advisory boards. (Takaoka) (10 mins)\nRecommendation: 1) By majority vote of the City Council appoint a Chair to\nthe Civic Center Advisory Committee; and, 2) Appoint a Chair to the Planning\nCommission and four City advisory boards: Emergency Preparedness\nCommittee, Finance Advisory Committee, Infrastructure Management Advisory\nCommittee, and Traffic Safety Committee.\nAgenda Report