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ANCHOALOS ERDES
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 19, 2002
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED BROWN ACT
CHECKLIST FOR DETAILS.
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
FLAG SALUTE:
NEXT RESOL. NO. 2002-08
NEXT ORD. NO. 374
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 December 18, 2001 and February 5, 2002. (Purcell)
Recommendation:
Approve the minutes.
3. Household Hazardous Waste Round-Up Siting Liability Agreement with Los
Angeles County. (Ramezani)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute the
attached Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program Siting Liability
Agreement with the County of Los Angeles and County Sanitation District No. 2
of Los Angeles County.
4. Funding Request for Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Cleanup Activities
for Fiscal Year 2001-2002 and Fiscal Year 2002-2003. (Ramezani)
Recommendation:
(1) Authorize the submittal of the funding request form to
the Department of Conservation’s Division of Recycling for funding programs
related to beverage container recycling and litter cleanup activities for Fiscal
Year 2002-2002 and Fiscal Year 2002-2003. (2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO.
2002-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS TO
EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY FORMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING
PAYMENTS, AND IMPLEMENTING AND CARRYING OUT THE PROGRAMS.
5. Notice of Completion for Pipe Repairs Near Palos Verdes Drive South and
Peppertree Drive. (Massetti)
Recommendation:
(1) Accept the work as complete. (2) Authorize the City
Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with the County Recorder.
6. Award of contract for services to prepare an Environmental Impact Report for
proposed improvements to Marymount College (30800 Palos Verdes Drive
East). (Mihranian)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign a
professional service agreement in an amount not to exceed $134,905 with RBF
Consulting, to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Marymount
College Facilities expansion project at 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East.
7. Ordinance No. 373 – Ordinance Establishing New Regulations Applicable to the
Issuance of Business Permits and the Regulations of Massage Establishments
and Massage Technicians Operating in the City. (Evans)
Recommendation:
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 373, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING BY REFENSE DIVISION 1 OF
TITLE 7 (GENERAL LICENSING PROCEDURES) AND CHAPTER 7.54 OF
DIVISION 2 OF TITLE 7 (MASSAGE) OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE
AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE. (This
ordinance was re-introduced at the February 7th Meeting.)
8. Employee Service Recognition Program. (Petru)
Recommendation:
Adopt City Council Policy No. 11 regarding the Employee
Recognition Program.
9. Code Enforcement Case No. COD2001-00025: Status Report on Non-Permitted
Commercial Antennae at 5905 Mossbank Drive. (Neth)
Recommendation:
Receive and file, and provide further direction to staff.
10. Register of Demands. (McLean)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ALLOWING
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CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH
THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.
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PUBLIC HEARING:
11. Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Conditional Approval of Conditional Use
Permit No. 230, requesting elimination of certain conditions imposed by the
Planning Commission for the use of Commercial Antennae Within a Residential
Zone. (Applicant/Appellant: Schmitz & Associates, representing James A. Kay,
Jr., property owner at 26708 Indian Peak Road). (Fox)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MODIFYING CERTAIN CONDITIONS AS RECOMMENDED BY STAFF,
DENYING THE APPEAL, AND CONDITIONALLY APPROVING CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT NO. 230.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
12. Traffic Calming on Via Rivera. (Allison)
Recommendation:
(1) Approve the installation of a series of speed humps
along Via Rivera Avenue between Rue De La Pierre and Via Del Mar in
accordance with the City’s Traffic Calming Program. (2) Authorize the
expenditure of up to $40,000 for the engineering and construction of speed
humps, signs and pavement markings along Via Rivera. (3) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2002-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION 2001-43, THE
BUDGET RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002 FOR A BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY’S GENERAL FUND.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
(at approximately 8:40 P.M.)
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments on items NOT on the agenda.)
13. Abalone Cove Beach Improvement Project. (Petru)
Recommendation:
Direct staff to work with the Coastal Commission staff to
modify the design of the Abalone Cove Beach Improvement Program to
eliminate the proposed lower parking lot and redesign the access driveway to
minimize and/or eliminate the Coastal Commission staff’s concerns regarding the
biologic (terrestrial) and geologic impacts of the project.
14. California Redemption Value Payments by Ivy Rubbish Disposal (Ramezani)
Recommendation:
Direct staff to prepare a contract amendment which allows
Ivy Rubbish Disposal to defer payment of California Redemption Value revenues
due the City for the period of July 1, 2000 though January 1, 2002, until the
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period July 1, 2002 through January 1, 2004.
15. Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response Committee. (Petru)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER
RESPONSE COMMITTEE AND DIRECT STAFF TO BRING BACK A BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT TO PROVIDE STAFFING AND FUNDING FOR THIS NEW
COMMITTEE.
16. San Ramon Drainage and Landslide Stabilization Project. (Allison)
Recommendation:
(1) A mend the professional service contract to AMEC earth
and Environmental, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $104,109 for geotechnical
inspection services for the San Ramon Drainage and Landslide Stabilization
Project for a total contract amount of $383,134. (2) Amend the professional
service contract to Helix Environmental Planning for an amount not to exceed
$68,600 for mitigation monitoring services for the San Ramon Drainage and
Landslide Stabilization Project for a total contract amount of $147,900. (3)
Amend the professional service contract to DMc Engineering, Inc. for an amount
not to exceed $36,630 for engineering services for the San Ramon Drainage and
Landslide Stabilization Project for a total contract amount of $177,240. (4)
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS APPROVING A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT BUDGET FOR THE
SAN RAMON DRAINAGE AND LANDSLIDE STABILIZATION PROJECT BY
$210,000, FROM $3,194,650 TO $3,404.650.
17. General Plan Update. (Pfost)
Recommendation:
(1) Formulate a “General Plan Update Committee” to review
the General Plan Goals and Policies, as well as the technical updates identified
by staff and make a recommendation to the City Council as to scope of the
necessary General Plan amendments. (2) Direct staff to develop and implement
a public participation strategy.
18. Fiscal Year 2002-2002 Midyear Financial Report. (McLean)
Recommendation:
(1) Receive and file the attached midyear financial report.
(2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2001-43, THE BUDGET APROPRIATION FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2001-2002, TO INCREASE CERTAIN EXPENDITURE
APPROPRIATIONS IN THE GENERAL FUND, STREET MAINTENANCE (GAS
TAX) FUND, RECYCLING FUND, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (CIP)
FUND, CAPITAL PROJECTS – PARKS (MEASURE a) FUND, CAPITAL
PROJECTS – BIKEWAYS FUND, AND EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND.
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19. Fiscal Year 2001-2002 Arterial Rehabilitation Program. (Noble)
Recommendation:
(1) Approve Change Order Number Six to the Fiscal Year
2001-2002 Arterial Rehabilitation Program. (2) Authorize an additional Change
Order expenditure of up to $230,000 to complete the construction. (3) Approve a
contract amendment with DMc Engineering for additional Construction
Management Services. (4) Authorize an additional expenditure of $25,266 for
Construction Management Services. (5) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-__, A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION 2001-43, THE BUDGET
APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002, FOR A BUDGET
ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY’S CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT FUND.
20. Vallon Signal. (Jules)
Recommendation:
Consider decorative traffic signal equipment for the
Hawthorne Boulevard/Vallon Drive traffic signal.
21. Intersection of Hawthorne Boulevard and Highridge Road. (Allison)
Recommendation:
(1) Establish a new capital project to modify the traffic
signal, and length the westbound left turn lane at the intersection of Hawthorne
Boulevard and Highridge Road. (2) Authorize the expenditure of up to $60,000
for the engineering and construction of signal and intersection modifications for
Hawthorne Boulevard at Highridge Road. (3) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2002-
__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOLUTION 2001-43, THE BUDGET
RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2001-2002, FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT
TO THE CITY’S GENERAL FUND.
22. Legislative Policy and Guidelines. (Evans)
Recommendation:
(1) Adopt Legislative Guidelines for 2002. (2) Adopt revised
City Council Policy No. 29. (3) Consider support of Proposition 42.
23. Palos Verdes Drive South Roadway Repairs from La Rotondo to the easterly City
limits. (Allison)
Recommendation:
Receive an update on the status of roadway repairs.
24. Community Leaders Breakfast Schedule. (Purcell)
Recommendation:
Select two dates, one in the spring and one in the fall, for
the Community Leaders Breakfast meetings.
25. Status of Review of Geologic and Geotechnical Data for Zone II. (Evans)
Recommendation:
Set a date and time to receive the Cotton, Shires and
Associates technical review of the geological and geotechnical data for the
Abalone Cove landslide and Zone 2 areas.
26. Reschedule City Council Meeting. (Evans)
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Recommendation:
Consider rescheduling the regular Council meeting of March
6, 2002.
27. City Council and Staff Team Building Workshop. (Evans)
Recommendation:
Confirm a date and time for a City Council and Staff Team
Building Workshop.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
ORAL CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
(This section designated to oral reports from
councilmembers to report on Council assignments.)
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to Saturday, February 23, at 9:00 A.M. in the Fireside Room
at Hesse Park to interview Planning Commission and Finance Advisory Committee
applicants.
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
Potential purchase of open space.
Property: Filiorum 7572-012-024, 7572-012-028, 7572-012-029,
7573-003-016, 7581-023-031, 7581-023-029, 7572-002-022
City Negotiators: City Manager; City Attorney; and, Director of Planning,
Building and Code Enforcement, and Keith Lenard.
Negotiating Parties: York Long Point Associates
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
Property: APN 7564-005-001, 7572-001-001 TO 004, 06 AND 07, 7581-023-011
City Negotiators: City Manager, City Attorney, Director of Public Works,
Director of Planning Building and Code Enforcement, and
Keith Lenard.
Negotiating Parties: Barry Hon and Michael Walker.
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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Existing Litigation
:
G.C. 54956.9(a)
Name of Case: People of the State; City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Jim Dao
Case No: Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. YC 039523
Name of Case: People of the State; City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Mark J. Abrams
Case No: California Court of Appeal Case No. B151086
Name of Case: Mark J. Abrams v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Case No: United States District Court Case No. 00-09071 SVW (RNBx)
Anticipated Litigation:
(G.C 54956.9(b)
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 existing facts and
circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City
Council/Agency.
1___
(Number of Potential Cases)
Claim against the City by Chandler’s Palos Verdes Sand and Gravel Inc.
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