Rancho Palos Verdes
| Date | Item Type | Item | Description | Info Location | County | City | Meeting Type | id |
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| September 15, 2026 | CS Report | 1 | CLOSED SESSION REPORT: | September 15, 2026 CS Report # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc92 |
| September 15, 2026 | City Manager Reports | 1 | CITY MANAGER REPORT: | September 15, 2026 City Manager Reports # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc97 |
| September 15, 2026 | Closed Session Item | 1 | 1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d) (2), and (e)(2) because a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council, on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and circumstances there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in the following: Regional Board Claims 7022 1670 0001 3465 7386, 7022 1670 0001 3465 7393 | September 15, 2026 Closed Session Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc9e |
| September 15, 2026 | Closed Session Item | 2 | 2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(e) because the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in one (1) case. | September 15, 2026 Closed Session Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc9c |
| September 15, 2026 | Closed Session Item | 3 | 3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d) (2), and (e)(2) because a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council, on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and circumstances there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in one (1) case. | September 15, 2026 Closed Session Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc9d |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | A | A. Approval of Minutes (Sisson) Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of September 1, 2026 (Regular Meeting). Draft Minutes | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # A | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc8e |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | B | B. Registers of Demands (Anguiano) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. Register of Demands | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # B | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc90 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | C | C. Consider the City Council’s position regarding the Cal Cities 2026 Annual Conference Resolution. (Pujadas) Recommendation: 1) Authorize the City Council’s voting delegate to support the adoption of Cal Cities General Assembly Resolution No. 1 calling for a working group to consider a state constitutional amendment or other form of initiative to ensure final local authority over housing and land use decisions. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # C | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc8f |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | D | D. Consider adopting Ordinance No. 701 to amend Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) Chapter 12.18 Wireless Telecommunication Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way. (Mesker/Pan) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Ordinance No. 701 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING CHAPTER 12.18 (WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT- OF-WAY) OF TITLE 12 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENCOURAGE WIRELESS DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE THE REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND STANDARDS FOR PERMITTING WIRELESS FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY’S PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL AND CALIFORNIA LAW. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # D | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc95 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | E | E. Consider awarding a professional services agreement to Carpe Diem 2024, LLC (DBA Scaife Protection Services) for security services at City facilities. (Rodin) Recommendation: 1) Award a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) to Carpe Diem 2024, LLC (DBA Scaife Protection Services (SPS) for unarmed security services at City facilities in the annual amount of $31,739 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-26 for a total not-to-exceed amount of $158,693 for a term of five years; and 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the PSA in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # E | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc94 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | F | F. Consider a claim against the City by Dragan Jovicic. (Godinez) Recommendation: 1) Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Dragan Jovicic. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # F | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc91 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | G | G. Consider a claim against the City by Robert and Patricia Penny. (Godinez) Recommendation: 1) Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimants, Robert and Patricia Penny. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # G | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc93 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | H | H. Consider a claim against the City by Samuel Romero Lopez. (Godinez) Recommendation: 1) Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the attorney representing claimant, Samuel Romero Lopez. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # H | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcca0 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | I | I. Consider the distribution of a Commercial Solid Waste Service Survey to solicit input from City businesses. (Hevener) Recommendation: 1) Review the proposed Commercial Solid Waste Survey prepared by Staff and its solid waste consultant MSW Consultants; and, 2) If deemed acceptable, authorize Staff to distribute the proposed Commercial Solid Waste Service Survey to solicit input from City businesses between September 16, 2026 and October 2, 2026. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # I | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc9f |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | J | J. Consider awarding a Public Works Agreement to United Storm Water, Inc. for the installation of full stormwater capture system devices in City-owned catch basins. (Hevener) Recommendation: 1) Award a Public Works Agreement (PWA) for the installation of 20 (Phase One) of the full stormwater capture system devices in City-owned catch basins to United Storm Water, Inc. in the amount of $56,020, with a contingency of 10% or $5,602, for a total amount of up to $61,622; and 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the PWA in a form approved by the City Attorney. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # J | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcca1 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | K | K. 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 | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # K | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcca2 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | L | L. Consider accepting Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP) funds in the amount of $1,423,000 for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program Project Roadway Maintenance Program - Palos Verdes Drive South and West. (Cloke) Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-___. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING ADMINISTERING AGENCY FEDERAL MASTER AGREEMENT NO. 07-5413F15 AND PROGRAM SUPPLEMENT AGREEMENT NO. F017 FOR $1,423,000 IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (STBGP) FUNDS FOR THE CITY’S ROADWAY MAINTENANCE PROGRAM - PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH AND WEST PROJECT (CIP PROJECT NO. 8855); 2) Authorize the Public Works Director (or designee) and City Clerk to execute the Agency Master Agreement No. 07- 5413F15; 3) Authorize the Public Works Director (or designee) and City Clerk to execute the Program Supplement Agreement No. F017; and, 4) Approve an additional appropriation of $91,000 under Fund 331 - Federal Grant Fund, Federal Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBGP). Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # L | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcca3 |
| September 15, 2026 | Consent Calendar Item | M | M. Consider approving a Memorandum of Understanding between the Cities of Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and Palos Verdes Estates to manage and fund the Pano AI Wildfire Detection Camera system. (Mohammad) Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Cities of Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and Palos Verdes Estates memorializing a formal agreement on how the Pano AI Wildfire Cameras will be managed and funded by the four participating Peninsula cities. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Consent Calendar Item # M | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcca4 |
| September 15, 2026 | Mayor's Announcements | 1 | MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: BY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: Suzanne Maurizio and Robert Zane APPROVAL OF AGENDA: | September 15, 2026 Mayor's Announcements # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc9b |
| September 15, 2026 | Pulled Consent Item | 1 | 1. Consider updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex (Copp/Ramos) (30 mins) Recommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex (Landslide Complex) conditions, activities, and financials; 2) Receive and file an update on the status of the City's preparation for the rainy season in relation to forecasted strong El Niño conditions; 3) Receive and file an update on the status of the grants related to the City's response to the Landslide Complex; 4) Adopt Resolution No. 2026- __, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60 DAYS THE TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES, BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER ONE-, TWO- AND THREE-WHEELED VEHICLES ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE TO CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS; 5) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD; and, 6) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB, AND SEAVIEW NEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN ENERGY SHORTAGES, PLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET SERVICE SHUT OFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Pulled Consent Item # 1 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc9a |
| September 15, 2026 | Pulled Consent Item | 2 | 2. Consider receiving a status report from Southern California Edison (SCE) regarding power outages and mitigation measures in certain City neighborhoods. (Pujadas) (15 mins) Recommendation: Receive and file a status report from Southern California Edison (SCE) providing a status update on the frequency of power outages and long-term measures to mitigate frequent and prolonged power outages in the Grandview Estates, Grandpoint Lane, and the Rolling Riviera neighborhoods. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Pulled Consent Item # 2 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc98 |
| September 15, 2026 | Pulled Consent Item | 3 | 3. Consider the potential establishment of Developer Impact Fees (DIFs) and whether to proceed with a Nexus Study. (O’Neill/Moya) (30 mins) Recommendation: 1) Receive and file Willdan Financial Services' (Willdan) Initial Impact Fee Evaluation regarding the potential establishment of DIFs; 2) Provide Staff direction regarding preparation of a Nexus Study for the potential establishment of DIFs, including: a. Consider the Finance Advisory Committee's (FAC) recommendation to defer preparation of the Nexus Study based on the City being largely built out, budget considerations, uncertain revenue potential, and ongoing administrative and funding requirements; or, b. Consider whether to proceed with the Nexus Study to position the City for potential future development, and if so, authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement (PSA) with Willdan, in a form approved by the City Attorney, in an amount not to exceed $50,000; 3) If authorized to proceed, direct Staff to work with Willdan and City Departments to identify potentially eligible capital improvements, refine development assumptions and fee categories, and return to the City Council with the completed Nexus Study and proposed DIFs for consideration. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Pulled Consent Item # 3 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc99 |
| September 15, 2026 | Pulled Consent Item | 4 | 4. Consider taking a position on Measure RS - the Rancho Palos Verdes Public Safety/City Services Measure. (Jun) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1) Consider taking a position on Measure RS, the Rancho Palos Verdes Public Safety/City Services Measure, that has been placed on the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election ballot for voter consideration; and, 2) If the City Council desires to take a support position on Measure RS, adopt Resolution No. 2026-_ , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY MEMORIALIZING ITS POSITION PUBLICLY. Agenda Report | September 15, 2026 Pulled Consent Item # 4 | LA County | Rancho Palos Verdes | City Council | 6ac4379d878302ed9befcc96 |