CC AGD 20130402
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 2, 2013
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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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. 2013-14
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 545
FLAG SALUTE:
Environmental Protection Agency Letter to Rancho LPG
RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items
NOT
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.
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B. Approval of Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the March 19, 2013 Regular Council
Meeting.
C.February 2013 Monthly Report of Cash Balances (McLean)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the February 2013 Monthly Report of Cash
Balances for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
D. Notice of Completion for the Crest Road at Whitley Collins Pedestrian Crossing
Project (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 $1,738.50 to Traffic Development Services 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.
E. Border Issues Status Report (Fox)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the current report on the status of Border
Issues.
F. Support for State Assembly Bill 66 (AB 66) Establishing Mandatory Utility Outage
Reporting (Waters)
Authorize the Mayor to sign the draft letter in support of State
Recommendation:
Assembly Bill 66 (AB 66), which would require utility providers regulated by the
California Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to publish the frequency and duration
of power outages in their service areas.
G. EIR Contract Amendment for the Zone 2 Landslide Moratorium Ordinance
Revisions (ZON2009-00409) Landslide Moratorium
Area (Schonborn)
Recommendation:
1) Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk to sign Amendment
No. 1 to the professional services agreement with Rincon Consultants for an
additional amount not to exceed $40,750 to complete the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Zone 2 Landslide Moratorium Ordinance
Revisions (Planning Case No. ZON2009-00409); and, 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION
NO. 2013-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING THE FY 2012-13 GENERAL FUND
BUDGET FOR THE ADDITIONAL COST OF THE ZONE 2 EIR PREPARATION.
H. Approve the Second Amendment to Agreement with Nationwide Environmental
Street Sweeping Services
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(Supports 2013 City Council Goal: Review Existing Contracts/Consultants)
(Blanco)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the second amendment to the agreement with
Nationwide Environmental Services,
Sweeping Services at the annual rate of up to $170,000, extending the term for one
fiscal year, effective from July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014; and, 2) Authorize the
Mayor and City Clerk to execute the second amendment to the agreement with
Nationwide Environmental Services, Sweeping Inc., for Street
Sweeping Services.
I. Register of Demands (McLean)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2013-__, 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. Crestridge Senior Condominium Housing Project (ZON2012-00067 & SUB2012-
(2 mins)
00001) / Location: 5601 Crestridge Road [Continued from March 5, 2013]
(Schonborn)
Recommendation:
At the request of the applicant, continue the public hearing to
the May 21, 2013 City Council meeting.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
2. Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Status Update on the Project Plan related to the
(20 mins)
(Supports 2013 City Council
Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Award
Goals Increase Citizen Involvement)
(Mihranian)
Recommendation:
Receive and file a status update on the project plan being
developed for the Abalone Cove Shoreline Park Improvement Project pursuant to a
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State grant previously awarded to the
City.
(Supports
3. Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Adoption of the Public Use Master Plan
(30 mins)
2013 City Council Goal Trail System Enhancement)
(Mihranian)
Recommendation:
1) Approve, via minute order, the Public Use Master Plan
(PUMP) document for the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve
proposal for a quarterly public forum to obtain direct feedback from the public on all
the public use issues identified in the PUMP document, and if acceptable, direct
Staff to implement this approach beginning in May 2013 for a trial period of one
year.
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4.League of California Cities 2013 Bylaw Amendments (Fox)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
Review the two proposed amendments to the League of
California Cities Bylaws; decide how to vote on each of the proposed amendments;
and, authorize the Mayor to complete and sign the official ballot.
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:
Adjourn to Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 5:00 P.M. for an Adjourned
Regular Meeting to be held just east of the lower switchback on Palos Verdes Drive East
near San Ramon Canyon to conduct a ribbon cutting ceremony for the San Ramon
Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Project.
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: Monks v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County Superior
Court. Case No. YS010425.
Lisa Dennen Monks and Zone 2 Property Rights v. Superior Court of
Los Angeles County, California Court of Appeal. Case No. B224628.
Potential Initiation of Litigation:
G.C. 54956.9(c)
The City Council is meeting with Legal Counsel to determine whether to initiate litigation.
Number of Potential Cases (1)
Conference with Real Property Negotiators
G.C. 54956.8
Potential purchase of a portion of a lot located on Tarapaca Road near San Ramon
Canyon
Property: Lot 8 of Tract No. 20856 in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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City Negotiators: Senior Engineer Ron Dragoo, San Ramon Canyon Project Manager
Alan Braatvedt, and City Attorney Carol Lynch
Negotiating Parties: Jeffrey Richards and Sheri Richards on behalf of the Richards
Revocable Family Trust dated January 26, 1989
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment
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