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ANCHOALOS ERDES
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 6, 2006
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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5:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION: THE MAYOR HAS CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING
TO BEGIN THE CLOSED SESSION AT 5:00 P.M. SEE ATTACHED
BROWN ACT CHECK LIST FOR DETAILS.
7:00 P.MREGULAR SESSION
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CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:NEXT RESOL. NO. 2006-37
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 440
FLAG SALUTE:
CEREMONIAL:
Proclamation for Lois Knight LaRue
PRESENTATIONS:
1) Presentation from the Lomita Sheriff’s Station on fireworks
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enforcement during the July 4 holiday season; and 2)
Presentation from the Los Angeles County Fire Department on fire
protection services in the City.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RECYCLE DRAWING:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NOT
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items on the
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agenda
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.)
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard / Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5208 / Fax (310) 544-5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
OLD BUSINESS:
(For items previously discussed and continued to a future meeting go to the City’s
website at www.palosverdes.com/rpv)
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
A. EMERGENCY STORM DRAIN PROJECTS
1. Pontevedra Emergency Storm Drain Repairs (Holland)
Recommendation:
Review and reconfirm by a four/fifths (4/5) vote, the
Council’s previous action on December 6, 2005 to authorize staff to conduct an
informal bid process to repair the Pontevedra storm drain line.
B. OTHER CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS
2. 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.
3. Approval of the Minutes (Petru)
Recommendation:
Approve the minutes of November 15, 2005 and May 13,
2006.
4. Border Issues Status Report (Fox)
Recommendation:
Review and file the current status of border issues.
5. Request for Waiver of the Penalty Fee Related to an After-the-Fact Variance to
Legalize a Non-Permitted Detached Garage (Planning Case No. ZON2006-00078)
(Fox)
Recommendation:
Grant the requested penalty fee waiver in the amount of
$1,482.00.
6. EIR Preparation Contract Amendment for the Crestridge Estates Senior
Housing/Senior Center Project (Schonborn)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign an
amendment to the professional services agreement with RBF Consulting in an
amount not to exceed $35,337.50 to complete the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Crestridge Estates Senior
Housing/Senior Center Project on property located at the northwest corner of
Crestridge Road and Crenshaw Boulevard.
7. REACH Replacement Vehicles (Peterson)
Recommendation:
1) Authorize the Recreation & Parks Department to
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purchase two new replacement vehicles; funding for this purchase is available in
the adopted FY 05-06 Budget; 2) Authorize the Director of Recreation & Parks to
act as a City representative in entering into a purchase agreement with Don Kott
Auto Center, in the amount of $21,633.30 for a 12-passenger van; and, 3)
Authorize the Director of Recreation & Parks to act as a City representative in
entering into a purchase agreement with Creative Bus Sales, in the amount of
$53,031.51 for a Type II medium bus.
8. Award Contract for Landscape Maintenance of Parks (Still)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the Plans and Specifications for the Landscape
Maintenance of Ocean Front Estates (Subregion One), Point Vicente Interpretive
Center and the Fishing Access parking areas; 2) Award a Contract to Bennett
Landscape in the amount of $57,036 for the Landscape Maintenance Contract
for Parks Projects; and 3) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a
construction contract with Bennett Landscape for park maintenance services.
9. Award of Construction Contract for Residential Street Overlay and Slurry Seal
Project (Area 2) (Vaish)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the construction plans; 2) Award a contract for
the construction of the Residential Street Overlay and Slurry Seal Project to
Sequel Contractor Inc. for the contract bid amount of $2,126,226.60, and
authorize staff to spend up to an additional $180,910.40 for possible extra work
or unforeseen conditions, for a total authorization of $2,307,137; 3) Authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with Sequel Contractors, Inc.; 4)
Approve project Change Order No. 1 to Sequel Contractor Inc. to reduce the
scope of work by the amount of $319,607 to $1,806,619.60, see attachment; 5)
Award a contract to CBM Consulting, for the Contract Management, and
Inspection services in an amount not to exceed $100,000; 6) Authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute a contract with CBM Consulting; 7) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2006- , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO.
2005-53, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006,
FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE STREET MAINTENANCE AND CIP
FUND; and 8) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2006- , A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-53, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006, FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY’S
TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT (BIKEWAYS) FUND AND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS FUND.
10. City Maintenance Contract Extensions (Vaish)
Recommendation:
Approve a one-year extension for FY 2006-2007 to
Nationwide Environmental Services, Inc. for street sweeping services; TruGreen
Landcare for Park and Trail maintenance; TruGreen Landcare for Roadside
maintenance; Republic Electric for Traffic Signal maintenance; and Hardy and
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Harper for Roadway maintenance.
11 Gifts for Parks (Waters)
Recommendation:
Accept the Gifts for Parks donations and direct staff to
prepare letters for the Mayor’s signature expressing the Council’s thanks and
appreciation.
12. Claim Against the City by Carole Roberts and Elba Guenther (Park)
Recommendation:
Reject the claim and direct staff to notify the claimant.
13. Annual Appropriation Limit for FY06-07 (Lin)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2006-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ESTABLISHING THE CITY'S APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR FY06-07.
14. April 2006 Treasurer’s Report (McLean)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the April 2006 Treasurer’s Report for the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
15. Register of Demands (McLean)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2006- , 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:
16. Adoption of the City Budget and Employee Salary Ranges for Fiscal Year 2006-
2007 (Petru)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2006- , A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
APPROVING THE CITY BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006; and 2)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2006- , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING SALARY AND
HOURLY RANGES FOR COMPETITIVE AND MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE
JOB CLASSIFICATIONS.
17. Appeal of View Preservation Permit No. 78; Appellants: Mr. and Mrs. Shelby
Jordan, 29208 Posey Way; Applicants: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Park, 6755 El
Rodeo Road (Dudman)
Recommendation:
Deny the appeal, thereby upholding the Planning
Commission’s decision to affirm the Director of Planning, Building and Code
Enforcement’s approval of View Preservation Permit No. 78, which would require
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the trimming of certain foliage located at 29208 Posey Way that is significantly
impairing the view from 7655 El Rodeo Road.
18. Residential Solid Waste and Recycling Rate Adjustments for Waste
Management of Los Angeles for FY 06-07 (Ramezani)
Recommendation:
1)Approve the maximum rate that Waste Management of
Los Angeles can charge single-family customers in FY 06-07; 2) Approve the
maximum rate that Waste Management of Los Angeles can charge multi-family
customers in FY 06-07; 3) Increase the City’s FY 06-07 Collector Fee by
$13,595; 4) Approve Waste Management of Los Angeles’s request for a one-
time extraordinary rate increase for fuel in the amount of $0.26 per month per
single-family customer, and $0.26 per month per multi-family account; 5)
Increase the City’s Collector fee, reflecting the one-time extraordinary rate
increase for fuel, in the amount of $165; and 6) Approve Universal Waste
Systems, Inc.’s (UWS) request to waive their annual rate adjustment; maintain
UWS’s FY 06-07 rates for single-family and multi-family and City Collector fee, at
the same level as in FY 05-06.
9:30 PAUSE TO CONSIDER REMAINDER OF THE AGENDA
REGULAR NEW BUSINESS:
19. Public Use Master Plan (PUMP) Committee(Rojas)
Recommendation:
Approve the selection of the 14 members and 1 Ex Officio
advisory member that are being proposed by City and PVPLC staff to make up
the Public Use Master Plan (PUMP) Committee that will advise Staff on the
preparation of the PUMP for the NCCP created Portuguese Bend Nature
Preserve.
20. Residential and Commercial Solid Waste and Recycling Services Policy Options
(Ramezani)
Recommendation:
1) Discuss the proposed policy options and Request For
Proposal (RFP) documents presented by staff; 2) Authorize staff to finalize the
RFP documents and circulate a RFP; and, 3) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2006-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION 2006- , THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION
FOR FY06-07, FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY'S WASTE
REDUCTION FUND.
21. Assignment to the Finance Advisory Committee – Analysis of Employee
Retirement Plan and Employee Benefit Plans (McLean)
Recommendation:
1) Provide Staff with direction regarding the assignment to
the Finance Advisory Committee regarding the analysis of the City’s employee
retirement plan and employee post-retirement health insurance; and 2) Authorize
an additional budget appropriation during FY05-06 of $25,000 for the retention of
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pension and benefit consultants to assist Staff and the FAC during the
preparation of the Analysis described in this report and ADOPT RESOLUTION
NO. 2006- , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2005-53, THE
BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FY05-06.
22. City Manager Recruitment (Evans)
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager to request proposals from
qualified firms to conduct a recruitment for City Manager.
COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS & SUGGESTION OF FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS:
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)
Conference with Real Property Negotiators
G.C. 54956.8
Property
: Assessor's Parcel Number 7573-004-026 (6359
Tarragon Road)
City Negotiators
: Steve Wolowicz, Mayor; Peter Gardiner, Councilman;
Les Evans, City Manager; Carol Lynch, City Attorney,
and Regina Danner, Special Counsel
Negotiating Parties:
Mr. Carmiel Cohen and his attorneys
Under Negotiation
: Price and Terms of Payment
Conference with Legal Counsel
The City Council/Agency finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in
open session will prejudice the position of the local agency in the litigation:
Existing Litigation
:
G.C. 54956.9(a)
Name of Case:People of the State of California v. Cheryl K.B. Fender and
John S. Fender, Los Angeles County Superior Court. Case
No. YC049164.
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Name of Case: Monks. V. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles
County Superior Court. Case No. YS010425.
A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City Council/Agency 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 Council/Agency:
Potential Litigation:
G.C. 54956.9(b)
Concerning the houses located at 40 and 41 Cherry Hill
Lane that have moved onto Redevelopment Agency
property located seaward of Palos Verdes Drive South.
Potential Number of Cases: 2
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services, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 310 544-5208 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
NOTE: Staff reports are available for inspection at City Hall, 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard during regular business
hours, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Monday – Thursday and 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Friday. The agenda and staff
reports can also be viewed at Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard during regular business hours:
Monday – Friday from 9:00 A.M. until dusk; Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 A.M. until dusk.
You can also view the agenda and staff reports at the City’s website www.palosverdes.com/RPV .
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