CC AGD 20120807
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 7, 2012
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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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. 2012-54
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 537
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
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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 July 17, 2012 Regular Meeting.
C. Claim Against the City by Eileen P. Darroll (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Reject the claim and direct staff to notify the claimant.
D. Border Issues Status Report (Fox)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the current report on the status of Border Issues.
E. June 2012 Monthly Report of Cash Balances (Lin)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the June 2012 Monthly Report of Cash Balances for
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
F. Notice of Completion for the Arterial Roads Rehabilitation Project, Palos Verdes Drive
(Supports 2012 City Council Goal for Public Infrastructure –
South, FY 2010-2011
Citywide Street Maintenance)
(Hendrickson)
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 and
Performance bonds; and, 3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the 10%
retention payment in the amount of $169,761.67 to Sequel Contractors, Inc. 35 days
after 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.
G. 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 (Mihranian)
Recommendation:
1) Continue the public hearing for consideration of the College’s
one-year time extension request for Phases 1 and 2 to the September 4, 2012 Council
meeting so the extension request can be considered after completion of a temporary
parking lot that is needed to help alleviate student street parking; 2) Affirm the
Director’s determination that because the Parking Management Strategies employed
by the College during the Fall 2011/Spring 2012 school terms were not effective in
reducing street parking, pursuant to Condition of Approval No. 158, direct the College
to provide an operational on-campus temporary parking lot to accommodate a
minimum of 90 parking spaces before commencement of the 2012 Fall term (August
27, 2012); and, 3) Affirm Staff’s interpretation that because said parking lot is
temporary in nature, minimal grading necessary to accommodate the temporary
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parking lot does not trigger the grading related Conditions of Approval associated with
the College’s 2010 approval.
2. Appeal of the Planning Commission’s Denial of an Application Request to Trim and/or
(30 mins)
Remove Foliage at 22 Narcissa Drive (Gerrard Property) and 24 Narcissa Drive
(Paulucci Property) in Order to Restore the View from 25 Narcissa Drive (Makhlouf
Property) (View Restoration Permit 2011-00064) (Seeraty)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, DENYING THE
APPEAL AND AFFIRMING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO DENY
VIEW RESTORATION PERMIT NO. 2011-00064.
3. Revision “BBB” to the Trump National Golf Course Project (Pfost)
(15 mins)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ADOPTING
ADDENDUM NO. 45 TO ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36; 2) ADOPT
URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. __U, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 14 TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, AUTHORIZING AN EXTENSION TO THE
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO SEPTEMBER 21, 2014, AND DECLARING THE
URGENCY THEREOF; 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. 2012-__, 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
SEPTEMBER 21, 2014.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
(15 mins) 4. League of California Cities 2012 Annual Conference Resolutions (Fox)
Recommendation: 1) Authorize the City Council’s Voting Delegate to support the
adoption of League of California Cities General Assembly Resolution No. 1 (Fines and
Forfeitures), No. 2 (Internet Crimes against Children) and No. 5 (Emergency
Management Mission for Cities); and, 2) Authorize the City Council’s Voting Delegate
to oppose the adoption of League of California Cities General Assembly Resolution
No. 3 (Desert Protection Act) and No. 4 (Global Warming).
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.)
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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.
Potential Litigation against the City:
GC 54956.9(b)(1)(A):
Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9(b)(1)(A), which is potential litigation against the City arising from facts and
circumstances that might result in litigation against the City but which the City believes are
not yet known to the potential plaintiff, but which facts and circumstances need not be
disclosed.
Potential Litigation against the City:
GC 54956.9(b)(3)(C)
Conference with Legal Council-Anticipated Litigation pursuant to Government Code Section
54956.9 arising from receipt of a claim against the City of Rancho Palos Verdes that was filed
by Eileen P. Darroll pursuant to the Government Tort Claims Act on December 19, 2011,
which is on file in the City Clerk’s Office.
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