CC AGD 20100615
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 15, 2010
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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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.
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
(20 mins)
ROLL CALL:NEXT RESOL. NO. 2010-44
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 511
FLAG SALUTE:
CEREMONIAL:
Presentation of Proclamation to Ann Shaw for Older Americans
Recognition Day
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Edison’s SmartConnect Meter Roll-Out – Marvin
Jackmon, SCE
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:
Updates on Los Serenos de Pointe Vicente Service to the
Community
NEW BUSINESS:
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5208 / Fax (310) 544-5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(5 mins)
1. 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.
2. Annual Appropriation Limit for FY10-11 (Downs)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
ESTABLISHING THE CITY’S APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR FY10-11.
3. City Investment Policy – FY10-11 (Downs)
Recommendation:
Adopt and file the FY10-11 investment policy for the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes.
4. 2010 Five-Year Financial Model (Downs)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the 2010 Five-Year Financial Model (2010
Model); and, 2) Determine that the utility users’ tax (UUT) rate of 3% continues to
be a necessary General Fund revenue source, and that the current rate of 3%
should be maintained.
5. Contract Addendum Nos. 1 and 2 for the Annenberg Project Environmental
Impact Report (Mihranian)
Recommendation:
Approve Contract Addendum Nos. 1 and 2 to the Agreement
for Consulting Services between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and Rincon
Consultants for the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report for the
Annenberg Project, in the amount of $10,450.
6. Award a Three-Year As-Needed Maintenance Contract to Fire Grazers, Inc. for
FY10-11 to FY12-13 (Blanco)
Recommendation:
1) Approve project specifications for fuel modification for
grazing; 2) Award a three-year maintenance agreement contract to Fire Grazers,
Inc. with an option to renew for three one-year extensions by mutual agreement;
and, 3) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the maintenance
agreement contract with Fire Grazers, Inc.
7. Used Oil Collection Program (Ramezani)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-___, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A USED OIL COLLECTION PROGRAM
APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES
RECYCLING AND RECOVERY, AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF
PUBLIC WORKS TO EXECUTE ANY AGREEMENTS, CONTRACTS, AND
REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT AS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE
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PROGRAM, UNTIL RESCINDED.
8. Resolution for Cherry Hill Lane Tax-Defaulted Property Purchase (Petru)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-___, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF TAX-DEFAULTED PROPERTY FROM
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR LOCATED AT 43 CHERRY
HILL LANE IDENTIFIED AS APN 7572-004-022, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 8
AGREEMENT NO. 2637.
9. Inclusion of Rancho Palos Verdes Residents in the Los Angeles County Energy
Program/Citywide (Mikhail)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, THEREBY
AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ENERGY
PROGRAM AND DIRECT THE CITY CLERK TO DELIVER A CERTIFIED COPY
OF THE ADOPTED RESOLUTION TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY OFFICE
OF SUSTAINABILITY.
10. 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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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
11. Adoption of City Budget and Employee Salary Ranges for FY 2010-2011
(15 mins)
(Downs)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
APPROVING A BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND ADOPTING THE
OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET FOR FY10-11;
2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ESTABLISHING
SALARY AND HOURLY RANGES FOR ALL COMPETITIVE, MANAGEMENT
AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEE JOB CLASSIFICATIONS; and, 3) Approve the
framework for a Performance-Based Employee Compensation Plan for FY10-11.
12. Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District (Huey)
(5 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Conduct a public hearing on the proposed levy and
collection of assessments within the Citywide Landscaping and Lighting
Maintenance District for Fiscal Year 2010-11 and the Engineer’s Report
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prepared in connection therewith; and, 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__,
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND CONFIRMING A DIAGRAM AND
ASSESSMENT FOR THE 2010-11 FISCAL YEAR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING MAINTENANCE DISTRICT
PURSUANT TO THE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2
OF DIVISION 15 OF THE CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE.
13. Abalone Cove Sewer Maintenance Fee (Dragoo)
(5 mins)
Recommendation:
1)Conduct the public hearing on the proposed levy of the
annual sewer service charge for the Abalone Cove Sewer System for Fiscal Year
2010-11; and, 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO 2010- ___, A RESOLUTION OF
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING A
REPORT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEWER SERVICE CHARGE
ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 13.06 OF THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH
CHARGE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010-11, AND ORDERING THAT SUCH
CHARGE BE COLLECTED ON THE TAX ROLL.
PAUSE TO CONSIDER THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA:
REGULAR NEW BUSINESS:
14. A Report on the Initiative Measure for the Marymount College Facilities
(45 mins)
Expansion Project (30800 Palos Verdes Drive East), Including a Comparison of
the Proposed Initiative with the Project that was Approved by the City Council
(Mihranian/Lynch)
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
15. Certification of Petition – Marymount College (Morreale)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Receive and file the City Clerk’s Certification that the
Petition titled “Adoption of a Specific Plan for Development of the Marymount
College Campus at 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East in the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes and Related General Plan and Zoning Ordinance Amendments” has
qualified for a Special Municipal Election to be placed on the November 2, 2010
Statewide General Election Ballot; and, 2) Either adopt the ordinance, as
proposed, or place the ordinance on the November 2, 2010 Statewide General
Election.
16. November 2, 2010 Special Municipal Election (Morreale/Lynch)
(15 mins)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALLING FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW
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CITIES FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS A QUESTION REGARDING
THE ADOPTION OF A SPECIFIC PLAN TO GOVERN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE MARYMOUNT COLLEGE CAMPUS; 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO.
2010-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION OF SAID CITY TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 2, 2010 WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE PURSUANT
TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE; 3) ADOPT RESOLUTION
NO. 2010-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING
A WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING AN INITIATIVE MEASURE AND
DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS;
and, 4) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2010-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR INITIATIVE
MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
17. Permissible Actions by the City Council Concerning the Initiative Petition
(15 mins)
Regarding Marymount College Expansion (Lynch/Mihranian)
Recommendation:
Receive and file this Staff report.
18. Amendment to Municipal Code Section 8.24.060 Making a Minor Amendment to
(15 mins)
the Regulations for the Storage of Trash Containers on Private Property
(Peterson)
Recommendation:
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING CHAPTER
8.24.060(A)(2) OF TITLE 8 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING THE STORAGE OF TRASH CONTAINERS ON PRIVATE
PROPERTY.
19. Planning Case No. ZON2007-00377 (Code Amendment, Zone Change &
(5 mins)
Environmental Assessment): Residential Development Standards Steering
Committee Code Amendment and Zone Change (Fox)
Recommendation:
Reintroduce Ordinance No. 510, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ADOPTING MISCELLANEOUS
AMENDMENTS TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE CITY’S
MUNICIPAL CODE AND THE CITY’S ZONING MAP TO ENACT THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
STEERING COMMITTEE.
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.)
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ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to Tuesday, June 29, 2010,at 7:00 P.M. at Hesse Park for
an Adjourned Regular Meeting regarding possible City Charter Status and Civic Center
Financing Options.
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