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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 21, 2008
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
(15 mins) CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
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MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 480
PUBLIC COMMENTS: (This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items NOT on the
agenda.)
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
(5 mins) APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
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
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given by all Council Members after the reading of the title.
2. Approval of the Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the May 10, 2008 Adjourned Regular
Meeting /Budget Workshop; May 20, 2008 Regular Meeting; and,
June 3, 2008 Regular Meeting.
3. Neighborhood Beautification Grant Awards (Cycle 19) (Bell)
Recommendation: 1) Approve forty -two grant applications for the Neighborhood
Beautification Program Cycle 19 totaling $157,650; 2) Deny one grant application
from Pacific View HOA for reasons that the requested landscaping improvements
at Lower Hesse Park do not fall under the scope of "Neighborhood
Beautification," where the improvements can be seen from the Public Right of
Way by Rancho Palos Verdes residents; 3) Deny second grant application from
Rolling Hills Riviera HOA for reasons that their project from Cycle 18 has not
been completed; and, 4) Request City Council to extend recognition to the five
outstanding participants in the Cycle 18 Neighborhood Beautification Grants.
4. Authorize Granting an Easement to the Sanitation District of Los Angeles County
for Sewer Facilities (Dragoo)
Recommendation: 1) Grant an Easement to the Sanitation District of Los
Angeles County; and, 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 5 OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY TO RECORD SAID EASEMENT WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY RECORDER.
5. Amendments to City Council Rules of Procedure (Lynch)
Recommendation: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
MODIFYING RULES 3.2, 5.2 AND 8 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE TO
ENSURE EFFECTIVE DECISION - MAKING AND IMPROVE PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.
6. City Council Meeting Schedule (Petru)
Recommendation: Reschedule the interview of advisory board candidates
previously scheduled at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 4, 2008 to 6:00 P.M.
on Tuesday, December 2, 2008 in the Fireside Room at Hesse Park.
7. Health Insurance Contributions (Petru)
Recommendation: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, 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.
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8. Adjustment to Arterial Roads Rehabilitation Program (Vaish)
Recommendation: 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
AMENDING RESOLUTION 2008 -47, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR
FY08 -09, FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT INCREASE OF $1.2 MILLION IN THE
CITY'S STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM IN THE CIP FUND AND THE
PROPOSITION C ( "PROP C ") FUND, WHICH HAS AN ACCUMULATED AND
UN- APPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE THAT IS OTHERWISE NOT USED IN
FY08 -09; 2) Amend the professional services contract with Willdan Engineering
to extend the scope of services and increase the existing
FY08 -09 design contract in the amount of $55,332 by a maximum additional
amount of $59,250 for a total contract of $114,572; and, 3) Authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to sign the amendment to the professional services contract with
Willdan Engineering.
9. Acceptance of Open Space Lots (Trump National Golf Course Project) (Pfost)
Recommendation: 1) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the
Indemnity Agreement between the City and V.H. Property Corporation pertaining
to the City's acceptance of "Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park" (Lot A of VTTM No.
50666) and the "Bluff -top Lot" (Lot G of VTTM No. 50666); and, 2) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ACCEPTING CERTAIN OPEN SPACE
LOTS WITHIN THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB PROJECT.
10. Register of Demands (McLean)
Recommendation: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, 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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
(30 mins) 11. Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 68796, General Plan Amendment, Zone
Change, Conditional Use Permit, Grading Permit, Density Bonus and
Environmental Assessment (Planning Case Nos. SUB2007 -00003 & ZON2007-
00072): Highridge Condominiums, 28220 Highridge Road [Continued from
September 16, 2008] (Fox)
Recommendation: 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
THEREBY CERTIFYING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR
THE PLANNING COMMISSION - RECOMMENDED PROJECT; and, 2) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, THEREBY CONDITIONALLY
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APPROVING THE REQUESTED VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO.
68796, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGE, CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT, GRADING PERMIT AND DENSITY BONUS FOR THE 28 -UNIT
RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM PROJECT AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
PLANNING COMMISSION ON AUGUST 12, 2008.
(10 mins) 12. Code Amendment (Case No. ZON2007- 00598), a Request to Amend Title 15
(Building Code) and Title 17 (Development Code) of the City's Municipal Code to
encourage "Green Building" Construction (Rojas)
Recommendation: Continue the public hearing to the November 6, 2008
meeting.
(30 mins) 13. Revision "PP" to the Trump National Golf Course Project (Pfost)
Recommendation: 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
ADOPTING ADDENDUM 37 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36;
2) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. _, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION TO THE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO JANUARY 22, 2009; 3) Authorize the Mayor
and the City Clerk to Execute the Documents on Behalf of the City; 4) Extend
Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50666 consistent with the term of the
Development Agreement; and, (5) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2008 -_, A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, AMENDING GRADING PERMIT NO. 1541 TO ALLOW AN
EXTENSION TO THE OPERATION OF THE DRIVING RANGE TO JANUARY
22, 2009.
PAUSE TO CONSIDER THE REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA:
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(15 mins) 14. Consider Council Position on Proposition 1A (Safe, Reliable High -Speed
Passenger Train Bond Act) and Measure R (Traffic Relief and Rail Expansion
Ordinance) (Lehr)
Recommendation: 1) Consider the background information provided on
the following: a) Proposition 1 A Safe, Reliable High -Speed Passenger Train
Bond Act; and, b) Measure R Traffic Relief and Rail Expansion Ordinance;
and, 2) Decide whether to take a public position on the statewide ballot
measures scheduled for the November 4, 2008 General Election.
(15 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:
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ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to Monday, October 27, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at Hesse Park for
an Adjourned Regular Meeting /TSC Joint Workshop.
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