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ANCHOALOS ERDES
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
SEPTEMBER 16, 2003
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION. SEE ATTACHED BROWN ACT CHECKLIST
FOR DETAILS.
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
FLAG SALUTE:
NEXT RESOL. NO. 2003-76
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 399
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
CEREMONIAL MATTERS
: (1) Presentation by Mayor Stern to Eagle Scout Greg
Winkler and other members of Scout Troop 783. (2) Presentation by Amy McPeak on
the results of her award winning trash recycling project. (3) Presentation by the Water
Replenishment District. (4) Presentation by the SBCCOG re I-405 Arterial
Improvements Initiative.
RECYCLE DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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
given by all council members after the reading of the title.
2. Minutes of August 5 and August 19, 2003. (Purcell)
Recommendation:
Approve the minutes.
3. Commercial Refuse and Collection Agreement with JJK Roll-Offs, Inc.
(Ramezani)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a
nonexclusive franchise agreement for commercial refuse collection and disposal
services with JJK Roll-Offs, Inc., to be effective through December 31, 2003.
4. Parkland Dedication Fees For Final Parcel Map No. 26692.
(Landowner/Applicant: Mahmood Forouzesh; Address: 7455 Via Lorado).
(Luckert)
Recommendation:
Accept the Quimby parkland dedication fee for Final
Parcel Map No. 26692 pursuant to the City’s parkland dedication fee formula in
the amount of $41,135.50.
5. Traffic Monitor Services For 2003-2004 School Year: Amendment No. 12 to the
All City Management Services Contract. (Petru)
Recommendation:
(1)Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute
Amendment No. 12 to the agreement with All City Management Services, Inc.
(All City), for an amount not to exceed $11,491.20 to provide traffic monitoring
services at Vista Grande Elementary School for the 2003-2004 School Year.
6. 2002-2003 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Rancho
Palos Verdes General Plan. (Yu)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to forward the City’s 2002-2003 Annual Report
on the Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan to the State
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, and to the Department of Housing
and Community Development regarding the current status of the General Plan
and the progress on its implementation during the 2002-2003 fiscal year.
7. Award of contracts for on call professional services. (Allison)
Recommendation:
(1) Award a three-year contract for on call professional
services to Jon Cicchetti and Associates, John M. Cruickshank, Inc., Group Delta
Consultants, Willdan and Associates, Inc., Helix Environmental, Inc., Cotton
Shires Associates, Inc., Harris and Associates, Inc., Trans Tech, Inc., GeoSyntec
Consultants, SA Associates, Shirley Bennett, Vandermost Consultants, CBM
Consultants, and Zeiser Kling; (2) Authorize the expenditure of up to $60,000
with each of these firms, for the not-to-exceed amount of $25,000 for a single
project, and; (3) Authorize the expenditure of up to $ 275,000 for ‘on-call’
services for Fiscal Year 2003-04 and the amount included in the adopted budget
for FY 2004–2005 and FY 2005–2006.
8. Award of professional services contracts for engineering services for the Storm
Water Quality Program. (Allison)
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Recommendation:
(1) Award a three-year contract to Hunter-Kennedy and
Associates, Inc., for engineering services for the Storm Water Quality Program and
authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute contract documents; (2) Award a
one-year contract to Kathleen McGowan, P.E., for engineering services for the
Storm Water Quality Program, and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to
execute contract documents; and (3) Authorize the expenditure of up to $80,000 for
engineering services for the Storm Water Quality Program for FY 2003-04.
9. Register of Demands. (McLean)
Recommendation
: ADOPT RESOL. NO. 2003- , 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:
10. Extension of Conditional Large Domestic Animal Permit No. 5 (Case NO. ZON2003-
00198), for the Portuguese Bend Pony Club. (Blumenthal)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2003-__, APPROVING A TWO
YEAR EXTENSION AND AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF HORSES
ALLOWED TO BE KEPT UNDER CONDITIONAL LARGE DOMESTIC ANIMAL
PERMIT NO. 5, (CASE NO. ZON2003-00198), AND GRANTING A FEE
WAIVER FOR A GRADING PERMIT FOR THE PORTUGUESE BEND PONY
CLUB.
11. Use Of Federal and State funding for supplemental police services – CORE
Police Team. (Petru)
Recommendation:
Approve the continued use of LLEBG (Local Law
Enforcement Block Grant) and COPS (Citizen Option for Police Services) funds
in FY 03-04 to pay for the CORE Police Team to perform enforcement and crime
prevention duties at the schools and commercial areas in the Region and in the
parks and open space areas adjacent to and south of Crest Road.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
12. Award professional services agreements for final plan preparation of the Point
Vicente Interpretive Center Expansion Project. (Allison)
Recommendation:
(1) Award a Professional Services Agreement to Ron Yeo
Architects, Inc. in the amount of $16,540 for plan revision, plan check and code
update and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Agreement; (2)
Award a Professional Services Agreement to Harris and Associates in the
amount of $8,000 for construction and bidding review of the expansion plans and
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authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Agreement; (3) Award a
Professional Services Agreement to Merit Civil Engineering, in the amount of
$5,000 for Professional Engineering Services and authorize the Mayor and the
City Clerk to execute the Agreement; (4) Award a Professional Services
Agreement to Group Delta Consultants in the amount of $2,000 for Geotechnical
and Geological consulting services and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to
execute the Agreement; (5) Award a Professional Services Agreement to The
Source Group, Inc., in the amount of $7,500 for environmental monitoring and
consulting services and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the
Agreement; and, (6) Award a Professional Services Agreement to Jon Ciccetti
Landscape Architects, in the amount of $3,000 for landscape irrigation consulting
services and authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the Agreement.
13. Award of Contract for Storm Drain System Video Inspection. (Kau)
Recommendation:
(1) Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute a
contract for video inspection services of the Storm Drain System with National
Plant Services, Inc., for a not-to-exceed amount of $25,000; and (2) ADOPT
RESOL. NO. 2003- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOL. NO. 2003-42, THE
BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-04, FOR A BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY’S INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM (CIP FUND).
14. Staffing in the Public WorksDepartment. (Allison)
Recommendation:
(1) Authorize the City Manager to recruit a limited term full-
time employee to meet the current staffing needs in the Public Works
Department; (2) ADOPT RESOLUTION 2003 - ; A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING
RESOLUTION 2003–43 , AND CREATING A SALARY RANGE FOR THE NEW
POSITION OF PROJECT MANAGER; and (3) ADOPT RESOLUTION 2003 - ;
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION 2003–42, THE BUDGET
APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003-04, FOR A BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY’S GENERAL FUND.
15. Commission/Committee Appointments. (Mayor Stern)
Recommendation:
(1) Accept applications for the various City Commissions
and Committees immediately after the November election and make new
appointments in late December or early January; and (2) Direct staff to prepare a
City Council Policy to memorialize the process for accepting applications for
Commissions and Committees.
16. Recycled water for golf courses. (Councilman Gardiner)
Recommendation:
Consider whether to direct staff to arrange for testimony by
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experts regarding the safety and advisability of utilizing reclaimed water in
various applications.
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS: (At approximately 8:30 P.M.)
(This section of the agenda is designated to oral reports from council members to report
on their Council assignments.)
PUBLIC COMMENTS: (At approximately 8:40 P.M.)
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items NOT on the agenda.)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
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ADJOURNMENT
: Adjourn to 7:00 P.M. September 30for a joint workshop with the
Traffic Committee.
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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.
The agenda and staff reports can also be viewed on the City’s website www.palosverdes.com/rpv.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5
(All Statutory References are to California Government
Code Sections)
CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR
G.C. 54956.8
The City Council wishes to meet in closed session to give instructions to its negotiators
about the terms of an amendment to the City’s franchise agreement with Cox
Communications.
Property:
City’s Street rights-of-way.
Negotiating Parties: Representatives from Cox Communications.
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City Negotiators: Gabriella Holt, Ted Vegvari, Council Members
Gardiner and McTaggart, City Manager Evans and
City Attorney Lynch.
Under Negotiation: Terms of franchise agreement with the City.
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