CC AGD 20091006k2! 'NHO PALOS VERDES
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 6, 2009
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
(15 mins) CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
FLAG SALUTE:
MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RECYCLE DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
NEXT RESOL. NO. 2009 -74
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 501
PUBLIC COMMENTS: (This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items NOT on the
agenda.)
CITY MANAGER REPORT: Status of Closure of Portuguese Bend Burn Area;
Lia Protopapadakis, Santa Monica Bay Restoration Commission, Marine Life Protection
Act Presentation
NEW BUSINESS:
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 -5391 / (310) 544 -5208 / Fax (310) 544 -5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
(5 mins) APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
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. Approval of the Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the August 4, 2009, August 18,
2009, and September 1, 2009 Regular Meetings.
3. Border Issues Status Report (Fox)
Recommendation: Receive and file the current report on the status of border
issues.
4. Adoption of Ordinance No. 495 — Code Amendment to Chapter 17.11
"Affordable Housing" and Chapter 17.96 "Definitions" (Case No. ZON2009-
000125) (Schonborn)
Recommendation: ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 495, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING CHAPTER 17.11
(AFFORDABLE HOUSING) AND CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS) OF THE
CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONFORM TO STATE DENSITY BONUS LAW.
5. Adoption of Ordinance No. 496 - East Tract 16540 Portuguese Bend Club Zone
Change (Case No. ZON2009- 00053) (Mikhail)
Recommendation: ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 496, AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING A "CLEAN -UP"
ZONE CHANGE FOR EAST TRACT 16540 — PORTUGUESE BEND CLUB —
TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY WITH THE CITY'S LOCAL COASTAL
SPECIFIC PLAN AND TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF CERTAIN PORTIONS
OF SPECIFIC PROPERTIES THAT ARE ZONED SINGLE— FAMILY
RESIDENTIAL (RS -2) OR DUAL -ZONED SINGLE - FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
(RS -2 AND RS -5) TO SINGLE - FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS -5) WITH NO
CHANGES TO PORTIONS OF LOTS THAT ARE ZONED OPEN SPACE
HAZARD (OH).
6. Adoption of Ordinance No. 500 - City Council Salary In Lieu of the Current
Monthly Expense Reimbursement (Lynch)
Recommendation: ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 500, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CODIFYING THE COMPENSATION
POLICY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' EXPENSES
AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.
7. City Traffic Engineering Services Agreement (Jules)
City Council Agenda
October 6, 2009
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Recommendation: 1) Award a contract for City Traffic Engineering Services to
Willdan Engineers for Fiscal Years 2009 -2010 and authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute the agreement; and, 2) Authorize the expenditure of $55,000 for
City Traffic Engineering services for FY 09 -10.
8. Award a Contract for Landslide Monitoring at Abalone Cove and Portuguese
Bend (Dragoo)
Recommendation: 1) Award a contract to Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. in
the amount of $50,000, to perform a GPS survey of all existing points within the
Portuguese Bend /Abalone Cove Landslide area and to prepare the associated
report; and, 2) Authorize the expenditure of $50,000 for the required survey and
associated report, and authorize the expenditure of up to $1,500 (3 %) as a
project contingency in the event additional work is identified during the field
survey and is determined to be required by the Director of Public Works.
9. Amend the Professional Services Agreement with HF &H Requesting Additional
Funds for Further Evaluation of Proposals for Residential Solid Waste Services
(Ramezani)
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2009- _, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING
RESOLUTION 2009- 40, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FY 09 -10, TO
INCREASE THE BUDGET IN THE WASTE REDUCTION FUND; 2) Amend the
professional services contract with HF &H Consultants, LLC to extend the scope
of services for work regarding additional review and evaluation of proposers'
services, and increase their existing contract in the amount not to exceed
$165,500 by a maximum additional amount of $29,500, for a total contract not to
exceed $195,000; and, 3) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign
Amendment No. 2 to the professional services contract with HF &H Consultants,
LLC.
10. Award Construction Contract for Hesse Park Playground Improvements
(Motahari)
Recommendation: 1) Award a construction contract for Hesse Park Playground
Improvements to Green Giant Landscape, Inc. in the amount not to exceed
$186,913.50 and authorize staff to spend an additional 10% or $18,691.35 for
potential change orders which may result from unforeseen conditions for a total
authorization of $205,604.85; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute the construction contract with Green Giant Landscape, Inc.
11. Register of Demands (McLean)
Recommendation: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -_, 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.
City Council Agenda
October 6, 2009
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
(1 hour) 12. Appeal of Planning Case Nos. ZON2008 -00326 and SUB2008 -00004 (Coastal
Permit and Lot Line Adjustment): Request to Overturn the Planning
Commission's Denial of an Appeal of the Hearing Officer's Approval of a Coastal
Permit and Lot Line Adjustment Involving Properties Located at 3 Yacht Harbor
Drive and 4194 Maritime Road (Fox)
Recommendation: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2009 -_, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, THEREBY
DENYING THE APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S
ACTION UPHOLDING THE HEARINGS OFFICER'S CONDITIONAL
APPROVAL OF THE REQUESTED LOT LINE ADJUSTMENT AND COASTAL
PERMIT (PLANNING CASE NOS. ZON2008 -00326 & SUB2008- 00004).
PAUSE TO CONSIDER THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA:
REGULAR NEW BUSINESS:
(30 mins) 13. Planning Case No. ZON2009 -00314 (Code Amendment Initiation Request): A
Request to Consider Initiating a Code Amendment to Revise the City's Exotic
Animal Keeping Regulations (Fox)
Recommendation: Receive the staff report and provide direction as deemed
appropriate.
(5 miss) 14. Appointment of Board Members to the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement
District Board (Morreale)
Recommendation: Appoint Robert Douglas and Michael Barth to full four -year
terms of office on the Abalone Cove Landslide Abatement District Board until
September 2013.
(5 miss) 15. Appointment of Board Members to the Miraleste Recreation and Park District
Board (Morreale)
Recommendation: Appoint Peter Glusac and David Feldman to the Miraleste
Recreation and Park District Board until December 2013.
(10 mins) CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS: (This section of the agenda is designated for oral
reports from Council Members to report action taken at outside committee and
association meetings.)
(5 mins) COUNCIL DISCUSSION & SUGGESTION OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
City Council Agenda
October 6, 2009
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ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 9 :00 A.M. at Pt. Vicente
Interpretive Center for an Adjourned Regular Meeting /Community Leaders' Breakfast.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5
(All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections)
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.
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