CC AGD 20101116
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 16, 2010
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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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:
(15 mins)
ROLL CALL:NEXT RESOL. NO. 2010-101
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 517
FLAG SALUTE:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Frank Zerunyan, Calif. Contract Cities Assn.
RECYCLE DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NOT
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items on the
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agenda
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(5 mins)
1. Motion to Waive Full Reading
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5208 / Fax (310) 544-5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
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.
2. Future Agenda Items – Status Update (Lehr)
Recommendation:
Receive and file; provide further direction to staff as may be
needed.
3. Register of Demands (McLean)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__, 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.
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REGULAR BUSINESS:
4. Conceptual Designs for Lower Hesse Park (Odom)
(60 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Give staff direction regarding the plan for Lower Hesse
Park, based on the conceptual designs developed by City consultant Mia Lehrer
& Associates; and, 2) Direct staff to prepare the initial study and the appropriate
level of environmental review required by the California Environmental Quality
Act (CEQA) to analyze the potential development of Lower Hesse Park once the
description of the project has been clarified by the City Council.
5. Processing Issues Related to the Proposed Annenberg Project at Lower Point
(60 mins)
Vicente (Mihranian)
Recommendation:
1) Receive a status update on the comments received from
the National Park Service (NPS) and State Office of Grants and Local Services
(OGALS) on the proposed project’s consistency with the Federal Program of
Utilization and Federal grant restrictions that apply to Lower Point Vicente and
affirm that a formal determination request as to the proposed project’s
consistency with the Program of Utilization should be submitted to the OGALS
and NPS at the conclusion of the City’s entitlement process; 2) Affirm that a
General Plan Amendment application is not necessary to be processed for the
proposed project; and, 3) Direct the Planning Commission to continue
processing the currently requested Conditional Use Permit, Grading and Coastal
Permit entitlement applications for the proposed Annenberg Project at Lower
Point Vicente.
PAUSE TO CONSIDER THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA:
6. City Response to Resident Letter/Petition regarding Abalone Cove Nature
(20 mins)
Education Grant Application (Singer)
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Recommendation:
Provide any comments or changes to the draft response
letter and direct staff to submit it to the California Department of Parks and
Recreation Office of Grants and Local Services.
7. Draft 2010 Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)/National
(5 mins)
Incident Management System (NIMS) Multi-Hazard Functional Emergency
Operations Plan (Petru/Bonano)
Recommendation:
1) Receive an introduction to the Draft City of Rancho Palos
Verdes 2010 SEMS/NIMS Multi-Hazard Functional Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP); and, 2) Continue the item to November 30, 2010 for final approval.
8. Municipal Area Express (MAX) (Raymond)
(20 mins)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to notify interested parties (e.g., riders and
agencies) that on November 30, 2010, the City will consider whether to continue
its participation in the commuter transportation transit service known as
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Municipal Area Express (MAX). Notification in advance of the November 30
City Council meeting would include signs posted on MAX bus stops, a press
release, Listserv messages and a notification on the City’s website.
9. Employee Health Insurance Premiums for 2011 (Mausser)
(20 mins)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-___, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
AMENDING THE CITY’S MAXIMUM MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS
FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR CALENDAR YEAR
2011.
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 Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. at Hesse
Park for an Adjourned Regular Meeting.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5
(All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections)
Potential Litigation:
G.C. 54956.9(b)
A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council on the advice of its
legal counsel, based on the below-described facts and circumstances, there is a
significant exposure to litigation against the City:
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Based on an implied threat of litigation by Attorney Scott Sommer in letters to
Community Development Director Joel Rojas dated April 16, 2010 and July 15, 2010.
Copies of the letters from the Mr. Sommer are on file in the City Clerk’s Office.
Number of Potential Cases (1)
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