CC AGD 20111115
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 15, 2011
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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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. 2011-88
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 530
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
.)
the agenda
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
AMCAL Presentation regarding Mirandela Project
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(5 mins)
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5208 / Fax (310) 544-5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
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 November 1, 2011 Regular
Meeting.
C. Notice of Completion for the FY2010-2011 Annual Sidewalk Repair Program
(Jules)
Recommendation:
1) Accept the work as complete; 2) Authorize the City Clerk
to file a Notice of Completion with the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder Office
and if no claims are filed within 35 days after recordation, and upon the
contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond, notice the surety company to
exonerate the Payment and Performance bonds; and, 3) Authorize the Director
of Public Works to release the 10% retention payment in the amount of
$9,495.12 to Rafael 26 Construction, Inc. 35 days after recordation of the
Notice of Completion by the L.A. County Recorder contingent upon no claims
being filed on the project, and the contractor posting an acceptable warranty
bond.
D. Adoption of Ordinance No. 529 - Code Amendment – Minor Miscellaneous
Amendments to Title 17 (Zoning) of the City’s Development Code (Case No.
ZON2011-00023) (Mikhail)
Recommendation:
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 529, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ADOPTING ADDENDUM NO. 2 TO A
PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND APPROVING
MISCELLANEOUS “CLEAN-UP” CODE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17
(ZONING) OF THE CITY’S DEVELOPMENT CODE WHICH CLARIFY CODE
LANGUAGE, REMOVE CODE LANGUAGE DISCREPANCIES, AND CODIFY
EXISTING POLICY PROCEDURES AND/OR APPLICATION
REQUIREMENTS.
E. Renewal of Animal Control Services Contract (Pfost)
Recommendation:
Authorize execution of the 5-year renewal contract with the
County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control for animal
control services.
F.Register of Demands (McLean)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2011-__, 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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G. Award Construction and Construction Management/Inspection Services
Contracts for the Crest Road at Whitley Collins Drive Pedestrian Crossing
Project (Jules)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the construction plans and contract documents
on file at the Public Works Department for the Crest Road at Whitley Collins
Drive Pedestrian Crossing Project; 2) Award a construction contract to Traffic
Development Services in the amount of $41,244 for the project; 3) Award a
professional services contract to Willdan Engineering in the amount of $16,160
for project construction management and inspection services; 4) Authorize staff
to utilize an additional 10% ($5,740.40) for contingency; and, 5) Authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreements.
H. Agreement Amendment: Skate Park and Dog Park Community Outreach and
Site Analysis (Howe)
Recommendation:
Amend the term of the City’s current agreement with Mia
Lehrer & Associates for public outreach and site analysis to consider both a
skate park and a dog park on the Peninsula to extend the date from
February 28, 2012 to April 30, 2012.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. Request to Extend Conditional Large Domestic Animal Permit No. 005 for an
(20 mins)
Additional Period of Five Years (Case No. ZON2011-00201) (Mikhail)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2011-__, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
THEREBY GRANTING A 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF CONDITIONAL LARGE
DOMESTIC ANIMAL PERMIT NO. 005, THUS ALLOWING THE PONY CLUB,
A REGISTERED 501(C)3 CORPORATION, TO CONTINUE TO KEEP 17
HORSES AT A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 WEST POMEGRANATE IN
ORDER TO PROVIDE ITS MEMBERS WITH RIDING LESSONS, TRAINING
AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS THROUGH THE YEAR 2016; and, 2) Provide
Staff with direction on whether the City Council would like future extension
requests to be acted upon solely by the City Council with no Planning
Commission advisory review.
REGULAR NEW BUSINESS:
2. Request for Waiver of the Application Fees for a Conditional Use Permit
(10 mins)
Revision, Variance Revision and Site Plan Review for the Property Located at
5504 Crestridge Road (Palos Verdes Art Center) (Mikhail)
Recommendation:
1)Approve the Palos Verdes Art Center’s request to waive
$7,102 in planning application fees related to proposed revisions to their
previously approved renovation plans; and, 2) Determine whether to grant the
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Palos Verdes Art Center’s request for a waiver of fees up to $25,000, inclusive
of the $7,102 fee waiver mentioned above, for any future planning application
fees.
3. Employee Incentive Program Results for FY 10-11 (Downs)
(15 mins)
Recommendation:
1)Receive and file the Analysis of Accepted Suggestions
prepared by attorney Mark Meyerhoff of Liebert Cassidy Whitmore dated
October 20, 2011; and, 2) Authorize the City Manager to distribute, at her
discretion, employee incentive payments from the FY10-11 merit program, as a
result of employees identifying a total of $553,729 of new revenue and cost
savings.
4. Professional/Technical Services Agreement for Services Regarding the
(15 mins)
Information Technology System (McLean)
Recommendation:
Approve the Professional/Technical Services Agreement
for services regarding the Information Technology System between the City and
Palos Verdes on the Net.
5. Appointment of Board Members to the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement
(10 mins)
District (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Appoint up to three members, each to a full four-year term
of office, to the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District Board until
November 2015.
6. Conservation Easements in Favor of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land
(10 mins)
Conservancy that are to be Recorded Against City-Owned Properties within the
Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Lynch/Rojas)
Recommendation:
Approve the form of the Conservation Easement and
authorize the Mayor to execute the Conservation Easement on behalf of the
City.
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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Potential Initiation of Litigation:
G.C. 54956.9(c)
The City Council is meeting to decide whether to initiate litigation regarding alteration
of a City park site.
Number of Potential Cases (1)
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