CC AGD 20120131 ADJ
**AMENDED AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 31, 2012
POINT VICENTE INTERPRETIVE CENTER, 31501 PALOS VERDES DRIVE WEST
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**AMENDED AGENDA – 1) REVISED STAFF REPORT REGARDING ITEM F;
2) ITEM NO. 1 REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA.
Time Estimates: The time noted next to an agenda item is only an estimate of
the amount of time that will be spent during the meeting on that particular item.
Accordingly, these estimates should not be relied on in determining when a
matter will be heard, especially since agenda items are often re-ordered during a
meeting and may be discussed at any time.
CLOSED SESSION (To be held at conclusion of Regular Session): SEE
ATTACHED BROWN ACT CHECK LIST FOR DETAILS
*7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
THE REGULAR SESSION WILL BEGIN UPON CONCLUSION OF THE
*
INTERVIEWS OF APPLICANTS FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION. STAFF
ANTICIPATES THAT THE REGULAR SESSION MAY NOT COMMENCE UNTIL
APPROXIMATELY 7:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
(15 mins)
ROLL CALL:NEXT RESOL. NO. 2012-07
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 531
FLAG SALUTE:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RECYCLE DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NOT
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items on
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the agenda
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CITY MANAGER REPORT:
RPV Business Recognition–SBCCOG/So. Bay Env.
Services Center (SBESC)
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(5 mins)
A. Motion to Waive Full Reading
Recommendation:
Adopt a motion to waive reading in full of all ordinances
presented at this meeting with consent of the waiver of reading deemed to be
given by all Council Members after the reading of the title.
B. Approval of Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the December 19, 2011 Regular
Meeting.
C. Notice of Completion – Via Canada Storm Drain PD-478 Inlet Improvements
Project (Winje)
Recommendation:
1) Accept the work as complete and authorize the City
Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the County Recorder; 2) Authorize the
Director of Public Works to release the 10% retention payment in the amount of
$4,573.20 to HYM Engineering, Inc. 35 days after recordation of the Notice of
Completion by the County Recorder, contingent upon no claims being filed on
the project, and the contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond; and,
3) Authorize staff to notice the surety company to exonerate the Payment and
Performance bonds following release of retention.
D. Mayor’s Appointment of City Council Member to West Basin Water Association
(Morreale)
Recommendation:
Appoint Councilwoman Brooks to the position of delegate
to the West Basin Water Association.
E. Agency Shop Agreement Between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the
Rancho Palos Verdes Employees Association (Mausser)
Recommendation: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
APPROVING AN AGENCY SHOP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION AND THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND PROVIDING FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION.
F. Revision “ZZ” to the Trump National Golf Course Project – Proposed Hedge on
[Revised Staff Report]
Driving Range (Pfost)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-03, A RESOLUTION
City Council Agenda (Amended)
Adjourned Regular Meeting
January 31, 2012
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OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
ADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 1 TO A MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE DRIVING RANGE; and, 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION
NO. 2012-04, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CONDITIONALLY APPROVING REVISION “ZZ”
TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF COURSE PROJECT ALLOWING A NEW
ZEALAND CHRISTMAS TREE HEDGE RANGING IN HEIGHT FROM 6’
TALL TO 9’-8” TALL TO BE PLANTED AT THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE
DRIVING RANGE.
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REGULAR NEW BUSINESS:
Item Removed From Agenda
1.
2. City Council Goal Setting Workshop: Short-Term and Long-Term City Council
(2 hrs)
Priorities (Misetich/Facilitator: Len Wood)
Recommendation:
1) Identify and prioritize short and long-term goals and
priorities identified at the January 3, 2012 workshop; 2) Consider taking action
on Mayor Pro Tem Campbell’s items regarding a) Disclosure of
Communications between City Manager and Council Members; and,
b) Confidential Employee Workplace Survey; and, 3) Provide further direction to
staff as deemed appropriate by the City Council.
3. 2012 Budget Process and Timeline (Downs)
(15 mins)
Recommendation:
Provide feedback and direction to Staff regarding the
hybrid Zero-Base Budget process, the impact of historical General Fund
expenditure variances, resources available for the 2012 process, sample
materials attached to this Staff Report, and the 2012 budget timeline.
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS:
(This section of the agenda is designated for oral
(10 mins)
reports from Council Members to report action taken at outside committee and
association meetings.)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION:
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5
(All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections)
Conference with Legal Counsel
Existing Litigation:
G.C. 54956.9(a)
City Council Agenda (Amended)
Adjourned Regular Meeting
January 31, 2012
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Name of Case: Monks v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County
Superior Court. Case No. YS010425.
Lisa Dennen Monks and Zone 2 Property Rights v. Superior Court
of Los Angeles County, California Court of Appeal. Case No.
B224628
Name of Case: VH Property Corp. and VHPS LLC v. City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court. Case No.
BC404048.
Name of Case: Andrea Joannou, Trustee of the Andrea Joannou Trust of 2004;
25 Oak, LLC, a California limited liability company v. Orphan
Homes at 40 and 41 Cherryhill Lane, Rancho Palos Verdes, et al.,
Los Angeles County Superior Court. Case No. BC445457.
Name of Case: Nancy Parsons v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los
Angeles County Superior Court. Case No. YS022974.
Potential Initiation of Litigation by the City:
G.C. 54956.9(c)
The City Council is meeting to decide whether to initiate litigation to compel removal of
two substandard structures located in the City.
Number of potential cases: (2)
RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION:
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 2, 2012 for an
Adjourned Regular Meeting to conduct an interview of the three newly elected City
Council Members for an RPV TV Channel 33 Program. This interview is to be held at
RPV TV Ch 33 located at the City’s Television Studio at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
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10:00 A.M. until dusk.
City Council Agenda (Amended)
Adjourned Regular Meeting
January 31, 2012
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January 31, 2012
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