Rancho Palos Verdes — 2026-07-21
City Council
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City Manager Reports
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
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Consent Calendar Item
A. Approval of Minutes (Zweizig)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of July 7, 2026 (Regular Meeting).
Draft Minutes
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Consent Calendar Item
B. Registers of Demands (Anguiano)
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM
WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.
Register of Demands
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Consent Calendar Item
C. Consider continuing the emergency justification for work and emergency
contracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide
Emergency Project. (Bryden)
Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to
continue the work on the Landslide Emergency Project declared by Council-
adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists
requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira
Landslide Complex (Landslide Complex) to seek to mitigate the movement of
the landslide; and, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes
of this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action.
Agenda Report
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Consent Calendar Item
D. Consider a claim against the City by Ginger Barba. (Godinez)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant,
Ginger Barba.
Agenda Report
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Consent Calendar Item
E. Consider continuing the City Council’s review of the Unmanned Aerial System
Drone Program for the Lomita Sheriff’s Station. (Schmid)
Recommendation: Continue, to a date uncertain, the City Council’s review of
the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Cities of
Rancho Palos Verdes, Lomita, Rolling Hills Estates, and Rolling Hills for the
procurement of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Drones for the Lomita
Sheriff’s Station.
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Consent Calendar Item
F. Consider ratifying payments and approve an amendment to the Public Works
Agreement for emergency work to the backup power system at the Point
Vicente Interpretive Center. (Rodriguez)
Recommendation: 1) Ratify additional emergency work, in the amount of
$8,530, performed by L.U. Electric, Inc. to restore the emergency backup
power system at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center (PVIC) between May 11,
2026 and May 22, 2026; 2) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Public Works
Agreement with L.U. Electric, Inc., to include the additional emergency work
performed to restore the emergency backup power system at a cost of $8,530
and to complete the required weatherproofing to the electrical enclosure at the
PVIC at a cost of $10,376 thereby increasing the not-to-exceed amount by
$18,906 from $21,044 to $39,950 while maintaining a 10% contingency and
extending the contract term by 70 days, and, 3) Authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Agenda Report
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Mayor's Announcements
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL
PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:
Carlos Fausto and John Austin
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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Pulled Consent Item
1. Consider an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision conditionally
approving a Height Variation Permit and Site Plan Review at 28337
Pontevedra Drive (Case No. PLHV2025-0002). (Kim) (45 mins)
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
THE DECISION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND DENYING THE
APPEAL THEREBY CONDITIONALLY APPROVING A HEIGHT VARIATION
PERMIT AND SITE PLAN REVIEW ALLOWING THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AN 812 FT2 TWO-STORY ADDITION CONSISTING OF AN 800 FT2
SECOND-STORY ADDITION AND 12 FT2 FIRST-STORY ENTRYWAY
ADDITION TO THE EXISTING 2,106 FT2 SINGLE-STORY RESIDENCE FOR
A NEW TOTAL STRUCTURE SIZE OF 2,918 FT2 (GARAGE INCLUDED) ON
PROPERTY LOCATED AT 28337 PONTEVEDRA DRIVE (CASE NO.
PLHV2025-0002).
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Pulled Consent Item
2. Consider adjusting the existing annual sewer service charge for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2026-27 for the Abalone Cove Sewer System (Mesker) (15 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Conduct a public hearing on the proposed levy of the
annual FY 2026-27 sewer service charge for the Abalone Cove Sewer
System; and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
AN ENGINEER’S REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER SERVICE
CHARGE ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 13.06 OF THE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, DETERMINING THE
AMOUNT OF SUCH CHARGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 AND ORDERING
THAT SUCH CHARGE BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX ROLL.
Agenda Report