CC AGD 20120904
**AMENDED AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 4, 2012
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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**AMENDED AGENDA – Item No. 1 continuation date corrected.
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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
CALL TO ORDER:
(10 mins)
ROLL CALL:NEXT RESOL. NO. 2012-62
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 538
FLAG SALUTE:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
NOT
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items on the
.)
agenda
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(5 mins)
A. 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.
B. Approval of Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the August 7, 2012 Regular Meeting.
C. Award a Contract for GPS Monitoring in the Landslide Area (Dragoo)
Recommendation:
1) Award a contract to McGee Surveying Consulting in the amount
of $50,585 to perform a GPS survey of all existing points within the Portuguese Bend/
Abalone Cove/Klondike Canyon Landslide areas and to prepare the associated report;
and, 2) Authorize the expenditure of $50,585 for the required survey and associated
report; and authorize the expenditure of up to $5,100 as a project contingency in the
event additional work is identified during the field surveys and is determined to be
required by the Director of Public Works.
(Supports 2012
D. Consider Adoption of Fair Political Practices Commission Form 806
Council Goal Regarding Governmental Transparency)
(Morreale)
Recommendation:
Adopt Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) Form 806,
which contains information regarding appointments of Council Members to outside
committees, boards, and associations for which compensation is paid. Direct the City
Clerk to update the document as necessary and post it on the City’s website as
mandated by the FPPC regulation.
E. July 2012 Monthly Report of Cash Balances (McLean)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the July 2012 Monthly Report of Cash Balances
for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
F. Proposition A Exchange and Gift of other Restricted Money from the City of Rolling
Hills (Downs)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the Proposition A assignment agreement; 2) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING RESOLUTION 2012-43, THE BUDGET
APPROPRIATION FOR FY12-13, TO ADJUST THE BUDGET IN THE CITY’S
GENERAL FUND AND BIKEWAYS FUND; and, 3) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO.
2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING FROM THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS,
CALIFORNIA, ITS AVAILABLE TRANSPORTATION DEVELOPMENT ACT ARTICLE
3 FUNDS.
G. Designation of City Representative to White Point Landslide Advisory Committee
(Waters)
Recommendation:
Designate Mayor Anthony Misetich as the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes’ official representative on the White Point Landslide Advisory Committee.
(Supports
H. Notice of Completion for the Vista Grande CDBG ADA Compliant Project
2012 City Council Goal #4, Public Infrastructure – Citywide Street Maintenance)
(Jules)
Recommendation:
1) Accept the work as complete; 2) Authorize the City Clerk to file
a Notice of Completion with the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder Office and if no claims
are filed within 35 days after recordation, and upon the contractor posting an
acceptable warranty bond, notice the surety company to exonerate the Payment bond;
and, 3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the 5% retention payment in
the amount of $1,740.40 to Mora’s Equipment & Construction 35 days after
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recordation of the Notice of Completion by the L.A. County Recorder contingent upon
no claims being filed on the project and the contractor posting an acceptable warranty
bond.
I. Budget Appropriation in Conjunction with the Proposed Acquisition of Open Space
(Rojas)
Recommendation:
1) Direct Staff to continue to work, in conjunction with the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC), with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
and State Wildlife Conservation Board on the possible acquisition of open space in
Malaga Canyon and Windport Canyon for preservation purposes; and, 2) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING A BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO
ADD $38,000 TO THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT’S BUDGET TO
FUND CERTAIN DUE DILIGENCE TASKS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE
PROPOSED ACQUISITION.
J. Biennial Update of the City’s Conflict of Interest Code (Morreale)
Recommendation:
1) Receive and file the 2012 Local Agency Biennial Notice for the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the Rancho Palos Verdes Improvement Authority
indicating that the Conflict of Interest Code for these agencies need to be amended; and,
2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CODE WHICH INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE THE STANDARD CONFLICT OF
INTEREST CODE PREPARED BY THE FAIR POLITICAL PRACTICES COMMISSION
AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2010-71.
K. Register of Demands (McLean)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, 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:
1. Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project - A Request to Extend the Time
(2.5 hrs)
Periods for Completion of Phases 1 and 2 for an Additional Year (Case No. ZON2003-
00317) / 30800 Palos Verdes Drive East [Continued from August 7, 2012] (Mihranian)
Recommendation:
1) Receive and file a status update on the construction of the
temporary and permanent parking lots on the College’s campus; 2) Extend the
planning entitlements and the construction completion deadline for Phase 1 of the
Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project from September 30, 2012 to
December 18, 2012, without prejudice to granting a further extension up to September
30, 2013; 3) Deny, without prejudice, the College’s one-year time extension request to
extend the planning entitlements and the construction completion deadline for Phase 2
from June 1, 2015 to June 1, 2016; and, 4) Authorize City Staff to execute a restricted
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use covenant pursuant to Condition No. 79 of Resolution No. 2010-42 that restricts
certain improvements within the designated Building Geologic Setback Area.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
2. Finance Advisory Committee 2012-13 Work Plan (Downs)
(15 mins)
Recommendation:
Approve the proposed Finance Advisory Committee (FAC) 2012-13
Work Plan.
3. Renaming Ocean Trails Drive as Trump National Drive (Lynch)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, RENAMING OCEAN
TRAILS DRIVE AS TRUMP NATIONAL DRIVE.
4. City Council Meeting Schedule (Morreale)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Consider rescheduling the November 6, 2012 Council
Meeting to the next evening, Wednesday, November 7, 2012, due to the
Presidential Election; and, 2) Schedule a Council Training Workshop for the
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Executive Training for either
Monday, September 10, 2012 or Tuesday, September 11, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. to be held in the Community Room at City Hall.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
(This section of the agenda is designated for individual Council
(5 mins)
Members to request that an item be placed on a future City Council meeting agenda.)
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS:
(This section of the agenda is designated for oral
(10 mins)
reports from Council Members to report action taken at outside committee and
association meetings.)
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 Legal Counsel
Existing Litigation:
G.C. 54956.9(a)
Name of Case: VH Property Corp. and VHPS LLC v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al.,
Los Angeles County Superior Court. Case No. BC404048.
Name of Case: People of the State of California; City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Richard
and Jean Otto; Los Angeles California Superior Court.
Case No. SB11C03360.
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