CC AGD 20120417
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 17, 2012
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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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.
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. 2012-29
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 536
FLAG SALUTE:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Clean Bay Restaurant Recognition
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:
Information Technology Consultant Status Update
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(5 mins)
EMERGENCY SEWER REPAIR PROJECT:
A. Abalone Cove Sewer Pump Station Repairs (Dragoo)
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5208 / Fax (310) 544-5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
Recommendation:
Review and reconfirm by 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 March 14, 2012 Adjourned
Regular Meeting; March 15, 2012 Adjourned Regular Meeting; and, March 20,
2012 Regular Meeting.
D. Crossing Guard Services for 2012-2013 School Year: Amendment to Contract
with All City Management Services (Waters)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an
amendment to the agreement with All City Management Services, Inc. (ACMS),
for an amount not to exceed $17,260 to provide crossing guard services at
Miraleste Intermediate School and Silver Spur Elementary School for the 2012-
2013 School Year.
E. Award of Contract for Eastview Park Playground and Accessibility
Improvements Project (Supports 2012 City Council Goal No. 4 - Public
Infrastructure) (Motahari)
Recommendation:
1) Approve Plans and specifications for the subject project;
2) Award a construction contract for Eastview Park Playground and
Accessibility Improvements project to Z K Construction in the amount not to
exceed $200,798.70 for the base bid and authorize staff to spend an additional
10% contingency in the amount of $20,079.87 for unforeseen conditions for a
total authorization of $220,878.57; and, 3) Authorize the Mayor to execute the
construction contract with Z K Construction.
F. Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority Joint Powers Agreement – Revised
January 2012 (Huey)
Recommendation:
1) Re-affirm the approval of the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Transit Authority Joint Powers Agreement-Revised January 2012 that was
originally approved by the City Council on April 16, 1996; and, 2) Authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute the Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority
Joint Powers Agreement-Revised January 2012 on behalf of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes.
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G. 2011 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes
General Plan (Supports 2012 City Council Goals and Priorities as identified
under Additional Information) (Mikhail)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to forward the City’s Annual Progress Report
on the implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan in calendar
year 2011 to the State Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and to the
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
H. 2011 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Housing Element (Mikhail)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to forward the City’s Annual Progress Report
on the implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element for the
2011 calendar year to the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) and the State Office of Planning and Research (OPR).
I. Register of Demands (McLean)
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.
J. Award Contract for 2012 Storm Drain Lining Project (Supports 2012 City
Council Goal No. 4 - Public Infrastructure) (Winje)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the plans and specifications for the 2012 Storm
Drain Rehabilitation and Lining Project; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute a construction contract to Sancon Engineering Inc. in the
amount of $805,565, and authorize a construction contingency of $200,000
(~25%) for a total construction authorization of $1,005,565.
K. Adoption of Ordinance No. 535 – Code Amendment (Case No. ZON2012-
00036) to Amend Chapters 17.02, 17.04 and 17.96 to Regulate the Number of
Residential Garage Sales (Peterson)
Recommendation:
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 535, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO TITLE
17 (DEVELOPMENT CODE) OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE TO
RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF GARAGE SALES ON A RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY (ZON2012-00036).
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Marymount College – Parking Lot Expansion Project (Minor Modification to
(90 mins)
Planning Case No. ZON2003-00317) / 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East
(Mihranian)
City Council Agenda
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Recommendation:
Approve the proposed permanent Parking Lot Expansion
Project that provides 463 parking spaces on-campus, as a minor modification to
the 2010 Council approved project.
2. General Plan Amendment, Zone Change, Height Variation Permit, Grading
(5 mins)
Permit and Environmental Assessment, (Case No. ZON2010-00025) for a
Property Located at 10 Chaparral Lane (Supports 2012 City Council Goal – City
Trail Systems Enhancement) (Kim)
Recommendation:
Continue the public hearing on the proposed application
package to June 5, 2012, to allow the applicant an opportunity to address
geotechnical issues raised by the City Geologist related to the project’s
proposed septic system.
REGULAR NEW BUSINESS:
3. Appointment of Finance Advisory Committee Member to Fill a Vacancy
(10 mins)
(Morreale)
Recommendation:
Make an appointment to the Finance Advisory Committee
to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Joanna Kuo; said term of office until
December 18, 2012.
4. The Regulation of Door-to-Door Solicitation within the City (Lynch)
(30 mins)
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Council receive and file this
staff report and direct Staff to continue to provide information to the City’s
residents about the availability of the City’s “do not disturb” signs, and that it is
a misdemeanor for a person to disturb an individual who has posted such a
sign at his or her residence.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
(This section of the agenda is designated for individual Council
(5 mins)
Members to request that an item be placed on a future City Council meeting agenda. A
majority of the Members of the City Council must vote to place the item on a future agenda,
and if that action is taken, the City Council also may specify the meeting agenda upon which
the item shall be placed.)
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: only
Adjourn to a time and place certain if you wish to meet prior
to the next regular meeting.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5
(All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections)
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Conference with Legal Counsel
Potential Litigation against the City:
G.C. 54956.9(b)(3)(B)
Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated litigation, regarding potential litigation
against the City arising from the following facts and circumstances:
Based on a threat of litigation made by Chuck Michel in a Press Release received by
the City on March 29, 2011, and a letter dated April 5, 2012 from Dean Wallraff,
copies of which are on file in the City Clerk’s office.
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require a disability-related modification or accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting,
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agenda and staff reports can also be viewed at Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard
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City Council Agenda
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This agenda has been prepared to provide for the orderly progression of City business. Detailed
staff reports on specific items are posted in the hallway for public viewing. The City Council wants to
hear your comments; however, to run the meeting efficiently, please observe the following rules
when you participate in the meeting.
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you have submitted a request to speak, you will be called by the City Clerk at the appropriate time
and you may speak for up to three minutes. If action by the Council is necessary, the matter may be
Consent Calendar:
placed on a future agenda or referred to staff, as determined by Council. This
section consists of routine items which, unless a request has been received from the public, Council
or staff to remove a particular item for discussion, are enacted by one motion of the City Council. If
Public
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minutes to address Council and a three minute rebuttal, if requested. Although the normal time limit
for all other speakers is three minutes, the Mayor may grant additional time to a representative
speaking for an entire group; however, this should not discourage anyone from addressing the City
Regular Business:
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City Council Oral Reports:
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Continuation of Meeting:
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not consider new business items after 10:15 p.m., unless the majority of the Council Members who
are present affirmatively vote either to extend the meeting after 11:00 p.m. or to consider new
business after 10:15 p.m. If the meeting ends before all of the items listed on the agenda are
completed, any unfinished business will be continued to the next evening at a location to be
determined.
Conduct at the Council Meeting:
The City Council has adopted a set of rules for conduct during
City Council meetings. The following is an excerpt from the adopted Rules of Procedure:
Section 6.3:
The Mayor shall order removed from the Council Chambers any person(s) who
commit the following acts at a regular or special meeting of the City Council:
1. Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior toward the Council or any member thereof,
tending to interrupt the due and orderly course of said meeting.
2. A breach of the peace, boisterous conduct or violent disturbance, tending to interrupt the due
and orderly course of said meeting.
3. Disobedience of any lawful order of the Mayor, which shall include an order to be seated or to
refrain from addressing the Council from the audience.
4. Any other unlawful interference with the due and orderly course of the meeting.
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