CC AGD 20120306
**AMENDED AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 6, 2012
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
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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.
** AMENDED AGENDA – Item No. 7 was removed from the Agenda.
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION: SEE ATTACHED BROWN ACT CHECK LIST FOR
DETAILS
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
(10 mins)
ROLL CALL:NEXT RESOL. NO. 2012-17
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 534
FLAG SALUTE:
CEREMONIAL:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mayor and City Manager Initiative: Support and
Participate in Sunshine Week, a National Initiative to Promote a Dialogue about the
Importance of Open Government and Freedom of Information.
RECYCLE DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NOT
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items on
.)
the agenda
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5208 / Fax (310) 544-5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(5 mins)
EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR PROJECT:
A. Abalone Cove Sewer Pump Station Repairs (Dragoo)
Recommendation:
Review and reconfirm by a four/fifths (4/5) vote, the City
Council’s previous action taken on February 21, 2012, authorizing staff to
continue with the actions taken to perform emergency repairs to the Abalone
Cove Sewer Pump Station located within the Abalone Cove Shoreline Park.
OTHER CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS:
B. 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.
C. Approval of Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the January 31, 2012 Adjourned
Regular Meeting.
D. Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection Program Site Liability
Agreement with County of Los Angeles (Ramezani)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the
Household Hazardous and Electronic Waste Collection Program Site Liability
Agreement with the County of Los Angeles and County Sanitation District No. 2
of Los Angeles County.
E. Adoption of Ordinance No. 533, Approving a Correction to an Amendment
made to Section 17.02.030(D)(4) (Roof Decks And Balconies) (Mikhail)
Recommendation:
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 533, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING A CORRECTION TO AN
AMENDMENT MADE TO SECTION 17.02.030(D)(4) (ROOF DECKS AND
BALCONIES) AS PART OF THE RECENT MINOR MISCELLANEOUS
“CLEAN-UP” AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE CITY’S
MUNICIPAL CODE VIA ORDINANCE NO. 529 (PLANNING CASE NO.
ZON2011-00023).
F. January 2012 Monthly Report of Cash Balances (McLean)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the January 2012 Monthly Report of Cash
Balances for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
G. Register of Demands (McLean)
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Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, 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.
H. Temporary Banner Backboards in the City’s Rights-Of-Way and Parks (Petru)
Recommendation:
1) Repaint the temporary banner backboards and support
poles in a non-reflective neutral color; 2) Replace the two backboards at Upper
Point Vicente Park/Civic Center with one, two-sided backboard; and, 3) Return the
item for Council review in four months to allow time for full utilization of the
program to develop.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Revision “AAA” to the Trump National Golf Course Project (Pfost)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
ADOPTING ADDENDUM 44 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36
IN CONNECTION WITH REVISION “AAA” TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF
COURSE PROJECT; 2) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. ___U, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING
AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION TO THE DEVELOPMENT
AGREEMENT TO SEPTEMBER 21, 2012, AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF; 3) Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the
documents on behalf of the City; 4) Extend Vesting Tentative Tract Map No.
50666 consistent with the term of the Development Agreement; and, 5) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING REVISIONS TO
GRADING PERMIT NO. 1541 IN CONJUNCTION WITH REVISION “AAA” TO
THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB LOCATED IN COASTAL SUBREGIONS
7 AND 8.
REGULAR NEW BUSINESS:
2. Consider Traffic Control Alternatives for the Crest Road at Whitley Collins
(25 mins)
Pedestrian Crossing (Jules)
Recommendation:
Consider traffic control alternatives for the Crest Road at
Whitley Collins pedestrian crossing with staff recommending Option F –
Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon System with advanced Rapid Flash Beacons.
3.Regulatory Framework for Operating City Businesses (Mihranian/Downs)
(30 mins)
Recommendation:
Receive and file a report on the current regulatory
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framework for operating a business in the City and provide Staff with direction
on whether to pursue any changes to the current regulatory framework.
4. Council Priorities/Budget Workshop
A. City Council Goals & Priorities (Petru)
(40 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Review the scored City Council Goals and
st
Priorities Matrix from the January 31 workshop; 2) Discuss and refine
the descriptions and scope of the top 13 goals in order to scale down the
list to 8 to 12 top goals and priorities; 3) Provide direction to staff, as
deemed appropriate; and, 4) Continue the item to March 20, 2012 for
further discussion and public input prior to adoption of the Council’s final
list of 2012 Goals and Priorities.
B. City Council Policy No. 41: Reserve Policy (Downs/Mills)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Direct Staff whether or not to prepare an analysis
leading to a recommendation regarding revisions to the City Council
Policy No. 41: Reserve Policy; and, 2) If the City Council elects to direct
Staff to conduct an analysis, provide Staff with objectives for any such
revisions.
C. Fiscal Year 2012-13 Budget Meeting No. 1 (Downs)
(40 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Identify programs, contracts, projects, or specific
expenditures that the City Council deems appropriate for analysis in
preparation for the FY12-13 Zero-Based Budgeting process; 2) Provide
Staff with feedback regarding any changes to the categorization of
expenditures and initial set of program metrics; and, 3) Receive and file
the update to the 2011 Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan.
5. Appointment of Chairs to Three City Advisory Boards (Morreale)
(15 mins)
Recommendation:
Appoint Chairs for the Planning Commission, Oversight
Committee for the Water Quality Flood Protection Program, and Emergency
Preparedness Committee.
6. Consider Request for Proposal – City Banking Relationship (McLean)
(15 mins)
Recommendation:
1)Direct staff to: a) Retain a consultant to perform a
comprehensive evaluation of the banking products, services and technology
currently provided to the City, as well as additional desirable cost-effective
services and products, leading to the preparation of a Request For Proposals
(“RFP”) for banking services; and, b) Upon completion of the RFP, conduct a
competitive process for banking services leading to a recommendation to the
City Council to enter into an agreement for banking services with one qualified
bank; 2) Separately develop a recommendation to the City Council to diversify
a portion of the City’s cash portfolio into the Certificates of Deposit Account
Registry Service (“CDARS”), ensuring opportunities for selecting a local
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gateway bank; and, 3) If the City Council elects to proceed with
Recommendations 1 and 2, direct the Finance Advisory Committee to provide
comments regarding the draft RFP document prepared in accordance with best
practices, as well as the planned selection process (e.g., review of financial
condition, scoring, etc.).
7. Item Removed from the Agenda.
8. Council Team Building Draft Agenda (Lehr)
(5 mins)
Recommendation:
Informational Item – Receive and file.
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.)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 20, 2012, for an
Adjourned Regular Meeting to interview applicants for Chair of the Finance Advisory
Committee and Traffic Safety Commission.
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)
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: Enstedt and the Portuguese Bend Alliance For Safety v. City of
Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Case No. BS123281
Potential Initiation of Litigation by the City:
G.C. 54956.9(c)
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The City Council is meeting to decide whether to initiate litigation against Southern
California Edison Company and its contractor, Henkels and McCoy, regarding the fire
that occurred in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes in 2009.
Number of potential cases: (1)
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