CC AGD 20140704 SPC
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2014 @ 10:00 A.M.
CITY HALL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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10:00 A.M. CLOSED SESSION: SEE ATTACHED BROWN ACT CHECK LIST FOR
DETAILS.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
PUBLIC COMMENTS
(On items listed on the Special Meeting Agenda):
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION:
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION
:
REGULAR BUSINESS:
1. Additional Agenda Item for the July 15, 2014 City Council Meeting Regarding the
(5 mins)
City’s Utility Users Tax (Lynch)
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Recommendation:
Direct Staff to place an item on the July 15 City Council
agenda so the City Council can determine whether to call a Special Election to be
held on November 4, 2014, regarding the reduction of the 3% rate and
modernization of the City’s Utility Users Tax.
2. Support Letter for Trump National Golf Club Flagpole (Fox)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor Pro Tem to sign a letter to the California
Coastal Commission, expressing the City Council’s support for the Trump National
Golf Club flagpole at its current height and location.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT: only
Adjourn to a time and place certain if you wish to meet prior to
the next regular meeting.
City Council Agenda
Special Meeting
July 4, 2014
Page 1 of 2
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5
(All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections)
Conference with Legal Counsel
Potential Litigation against the City:
GC 54956.9(d)(2)
Facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the local agency but which
the local agency believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which facts
and circumstances need not be disclosed.
Number of Potential Cases (1)
American with Disabilities Act: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, if you require
a disability-related modification or accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, including auxiliary
aids or services, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 310 544-5208 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
NOTE: Staff reports are available for inspection at City Hall, 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard during regular
business hours, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Monday – Thursday and 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Friday. The
agenda and staff reports can also be viewed at Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard during
regular business hours: Monday – Friday from 9:00 A.M. until dusk; Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 A.M.
until dusk.
Written materials, including emails, submitted to the City are public records and may be posted on the City’s
website. In addition, City meetings may be televised and may be accessed through the City's website.
Accordingly, you may wish to omit personal information from your oral presentation or written materials as it
may become part of the public record regarding an agendized item.
Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the City Council after distribution of the agenda
packet are available for public inspection at the front counter of the lobby of the City Hall Administration
Building at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes during normal business hours.
You can also view the agenda and staff reports at the City’s website www.palosverdes.com/RPV.
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City Council Agenda
Special Meeting
July 4, 2014
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) AFFIDAVIT OF GIVING NOTICE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss OF A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES) MEETING
The undersigned hereby certifies that the Notice and Call of a Special Meeting of
the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council, a copy of which is attached hereto, was given
by email to each member of the City Council and was also sent by email to each
newspaper of general circulation that has requested such notice in writing on
Wednesday, July 2, 2014, before 6:00 P.M.
SUSAN BROOKS LOS ANGELES TIMES
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. 202 W. 1St Street
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: susan.brooks@rpv.com g
Email: metrodeskCa�latimes.com (cut and paste)
BRIAN CAMPBELL PALOS VERDES NEWS
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. 609 DEEP VALLEY DRIVE, SUITE 200
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA 90274
Email: brian.campbell@rpv.com
Email: mscott@pvnews.com
JERRY DUHOVIC DAILY BREEZE, EDITOR
32415 NAUTILUS DRIVE 21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD. #170
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 TORRANCE, CA 90503
Email:jerry.duhovicaspv.com Email: frank.suraci@langnews.com
JIM KNIGHT CAROL LYNCH, CITY ATTORNEY/AGENCY ATTORNEY
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. RICHARDS, WATSON & GERSHON
RANCHO PALOS VERDES 355 S. GRAND AVENUE, 40TH FLOOR
Email:jim.knightrpv.com LOS ANGELES, CA 90071
ANTHONY MISETICH
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
Email: anthony.misetich@rpv.com
Dated: July 2, 2014
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City Clerk
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30940 Hawthorne Boulevard/Rancho Palos Verdes,CA 90275-5391 /(310)544-5208/Fax(310)544-5291
www.palosverdes.com/rpv
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NOTICE AND CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2014
CITY HALL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AND TO THE CITY CLERK:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special Meeting of the City Council is hereby
called to be held on Friday, July 4, 2014, commencing at 10:00 A.M. at the City Hall
Community Room, 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.
Said Special Meeting is to hold a Closed Session to discuss Potential Litigation
Against the City to be followed by a Regular Session to discuss two items:
1. Additional Agenda Item for the July 15, 2014 City Council Meeting Regarding the
City's Utility Users Tax
2. Support Letter for Trump National Golf Club Flagpole
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Dated: July 2, 2014
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