CC AGD 20121107
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 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.
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
(10 mins)
ROLL CALL:NEXT RESOL. NO. 2012-79
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 539
FLAG SALUTE:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Global Entrepreneurship Week
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:
Status Report regarding Pumping Station on Western Avenue;
Highlights of the Eastview Park Improvements Project; Rancho Caninos Dog Park;
Clarification of Appropriate Use of City Vehicles by Employees
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.
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B. Approval of Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the October 2, 2012 Regular Meeting and
the October 2, 2012 Special Meeting.
C. Notice of Completion for Eastview Park Playground and Accessibility Improvements
(Supports 2012 City Council Goal No. 4, Public Infrastructure)
Project (Motahari)
Recommendation:
1) Accept the project as complete; 2) Authorize the City Clerk to
file a Notice of Completion for the project with the County Recorder; 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; 3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the 5%
retention payment in the amount of $10,962.44 to ZK Construction 35 days after
recordation of the Notice of Completion by the County Recorder contingent upon no
claims being filed on the project, and the contractor posting an acceptable warranty;
and, 4) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, TO ADOPT A YOUTH
EMPLOYMENT PLAN FOR THE REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
EXCESS FUNDS GRANT PROGRAM FOR EASTVIEW PARK PLAYGROUND &
ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
D. Rejection of Bids Received for Rancho Palos Verdes California Coastal Trail Project
(Supports 2012 City Council Goal No. 10 – City Trail System Enhancement)
(Motahari)
Recommendation:
1) Reject all bids received for the subject project on September
18, 2012; and, 2) Direct Staff to: a) Modify the scope of work without impacting the
essential elements of the project, with the goal of decreasing construction cost; and,
b) Upon preparation of the new bid documents, present revised plans, specifications
and construction cost estimate for the City Council’s review, at which point the Council
may consider rebidding the project and/or a possible increase in the City’s fund
contribution for this project.
E. September 2012 Monthly Report of Cash Balances (McLean)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the September 2012 Monthly Report of Cash
Balances for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
F. Claim Against the City by Cherine Medawar (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Reject the claim and direct staff to notify the claimant.
G. Introduction of Ordinance – Increased Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting
Act (UPCCAA) Limit for Level 1 Projects and Adding an Exception for Level 2 Projects
(Lynch)
Recommendation:
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING SECTION 2.42.050 OF THE
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE LIMIT FOR
LEVEL 1 PROJECTS AND ADD A NEW EXCEPTION TO LEVEL 2 PROJECTS.
H. Employee Health Insurance Premiums for 2013 (Larson)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING THE
CITY’S MAXIMUM MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION AMOUNTS FOR EMPLOYEE
HEALTH INSURANCE PREMIUMS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2013.
I. City Council Meeting Schedule (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Consider rescheduling the January 2, 2013 Council Meeting to
January 29, 2013, the fifth Tuesday of the month.
J. 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.
K. Pick Up Resolution for Employee Contributions to Pension Plan (Downs)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2012-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, PROVIDING FOR
DEDUCTIONS FROM EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION TO QUALIFY FOR PRE-TAX
TREATMENT BY DESIGNATING THE DEDUCTIONS AS “PICK-UP”
CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE CITY ON BEHALF OF EMPLOYEES TO THE
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM (PERS).
L. Introduction of Ordinance – Massage Establishments and Technicians Ordinance
(Lynch)
Recommendation:
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE REGULATION OF MASSAGE
ESTABLISHMENTS AND TECHNICIANS.
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PUBLIC HEARING:
1.Code Amendment to Establish a Procedure for Allowing Hedges Over 42” in Height
(30 mins)
within the Front Yard Setback of Private Residential Properties and to Simplify the
Existing Intersection Visibility Triangle Review Process (ZON2010-00293) [Continued
from October 16, 2012] (Kim)
Recommendation:
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, THEREBY AMENDING CHAPTERS 17.48.070
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(INTERSECTION VISIBILITY TRIANGLE) AND 17.76.030 (FENCES, WALLS AND
HEDGES) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ESTABLISH A NEW DISCRETIONARY PERMIT PROCESS TO ALLOW HEDGES
ABOVE 42” IN HEIGHT WITHIN THE FRONT YARD SETBACK OF PRIVATE
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND TO SIMPLIFY THE REVIEW PROCESS TO
ALLOW IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE INTERSECTION VISIBILITY TRIANGLE
AREA.
2. Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA) Hearing (Lynch)
(5 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Conduct the public hearing; and, 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO.
2012-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE
COMMUNITIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS,
SERIES 2012 (EPISCOPAL COMMUNITIES & SERVICES) IN AN AGGREGATE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $85,000,000 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
REFINANCING THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES FOR EPISCOPAL
COMMUNITIES & SERVICES AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
3. Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Zone 2 Landslide Moratorium
(1 hr)
Ordinance Revisions (Location: “Zone 2” of the City’s Landslide Moratorium Area)
(Schonborn)
Recommendation:
Conduct a public meeting for the sole purpose of obtaining
comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Zone 2
Landslide Moratorium Ordinance Revisions from the general public and from the City
Council.
4. Urgency Ordinance to Immediately Impose Regulations for Repairing/Replacing
(20 mins)
Original Tract Fences and Walls along Arterial Streets (ZON2012-00355) (Harwell)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. ___U, AN ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, IMPOSING A MORATORIUM ON THE
REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR OF PRIVATELY OWNED FENCES AND WALLS
ALONG ARTERIAL STREETS WITHIN THE CITY SO THE CITY CAN ADOPT AN
ORDINANCE THAT WILL REQUIRE SUCH FENCES AND WALLS TO BE
REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITH WALLS AND FENCES THAT ARE THE SAME
HEIGHT, LOCATION, MATERIALS AND COLORS AS THE PRE-EXISTING
UNIFORM FENCES OR WALLS; and, 2) Initiate a Code Amendment to amend
RPVMC Section 17.76.030(E) to require consistency between walls or fences that are
being repaired or replaced and the pre-existing wall or fence.
(Supports
5. Policy Direction Related to the Update of the City’s Trails Network Plan –
(45 mins)
2012 City Council Goal – Trail System Enhancement)
(Mihranian)
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Recommendation:
Provide Staff with policy direction on 4 of the 11 recommendations
made by the Open Space Planning Recreation and Parks Task Force related to the
forthcoming update of the City’s Trails Network Plan.
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6. City’s 40 Anniversary Plans (Lehr)
(20 mins)
Recommendation:
Receive and file and provide any additional directives to Staff.
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.)
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, November 12, 2012, for an Adjourned
Regular Meeting to be held at Fred Hesse Community Park.
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