CC AGD 20140729 ADJ
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
JULY 29, 2014
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
(15 mins)
ROLL CALL: NEXT RESOL. NO. 2014-46
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 561
FLAG SALUTE:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee
Recruitment
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items
NOT
on the agenda.)
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
Lomita Sheriff’s Station Blood Drive
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
(15 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 May 20, 2014 Regular Meeting;
June 19, 2014 Special Meeting; and July 4, 2014 Special Meeting.
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C. League of California Cities 2014 Annual Conference Resolutions (Fox)
Recommendation:
Authorize the City Council’s Voting Delegate to support the
adoption of League of California Cities General Assembly Resolution No. 1 (Illegal
Marijuana Grow Site).
D. Classification and Compensation Study - Professional Services Agreement - Koff
and Associates (Robinson)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the professional
services agreement with Koff & Associates to conduct the Citywide Classification
and Compensation Study for an amount not to exceed $44,688.
(Supports
E. Award Contract to Joe’s Sweeping, Inc. for Street Sweeping Services
2014 City Council Goal No. 4: Government Efficiency, Accountability, Fiscal
Control, Transparency and Oversight)
(Ortiz)
Recommendation:
1)Approve the agreement for Joe’s Sweeping, Inc., (dba
Nationwide Environmental Services) for street sweeping services effective July 30,
2014 through June 30, 2015, for an amount not-to-exceed $239,120; and,
2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement with Joe’s
Sweeping, Inc. for street sweeping services for FY 14-15.
F. Professional Services Agreement with NexLevel for Services regarding Forthcoming
(Supports 2014 City
Request for Proposal for Information Technology Services
Council Goal No. 4, Government Efficiency, Accountability, Fiscal Control,
Transparency and Oversight)
(Landon)
Recommendation:
Approve the Professional Services Agreement with NexLevel
Information Technology, Inc. (“NexLevel”) for advisory services, including the
preparation of technical documentation of the City’s Information Technology System
(“City Systems”) and the Request for Proposal documents to conduct a competitive
bid process for Information Technology (“IT”) services for an amount not to exceed
$40,000.
G. Authorization to Preserve the Rights to the Website Domain Name RPVCA.GOV
(Landon)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to sign the “.GOV Domain Registration
Request”, a form letter as provided to the City from the General Services
Administration (GSA) to preserve the City’s rights to the second level domain name
“RPVCA.GOV”.
PUBLIC HEARING:
1. Adoption of Ordinance No. 557- Adopting by Reference Title 10, Animals, of the Los
(5 mins)
Angeles County Code \[Continued from July 15, 2014\] (Lynch)
Recommendation:
ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 557, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 10,
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ANIMALS, OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE, AMENDING CERTAIN
SECTIONS THEREOF AND AMENDING CHAPTER 6.04 OF THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
2. West Vector Control District Update Report (Oral Report) (Sala)
(5 mins)
Recommendation:
Receive an update on the West Vector Control District from
the City’s representative, Elizabeth Sala.
3. Local Coastal Plan Amendment Initiation Request (Mihranian)
(5 mins)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to initiate an amendment to the City’s Local
Coastal Plan to allow flag poles to exceed 16-feet in height as a visual corridor
landmark on property owned or dedicated to the City in the City’s Coastal Zone.
4. City Manager Recruitment – Bulletin Approval (Robinson)
(10 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Approve the final City Manager Recruitment bulletin
prepared by Bob Murray & Associates; and, 2) Authorize Mr. Murray to open the
recruitment process and circulate the bulletin.
5. Point Vicente Park Skate Park Feasibility (Linder)
(90 mins)
Recommendation:
Direct staff to: 1) Complete the Parks Master Plan Update;
2) Initiate an update of the Coast Vision Plan; and, 3) Include Skatepark PV’s
proposal for a skate park at Point Vicente Park as part of these efforts.
6. Ordinance Reducing the Utility User Tax Rate from 3% to 2.75% and Modernizing
(30 mins)
the City’s Utility User Tax and Emergency Resolution Authorizing the City Council to
Call an Election on November 4, 2014 to Request the Voters to Approve the
Ordinance (Lynch)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
UNANIMOUSLY DECLARING AN EMERGENCY IN CONNECTION WITH THE
PLACEMENT OF A MEASURE THAT DECREASES THE RATE OF THE CITY’S
UTILITY USER TAX FROM 3% TO 2.75% AND MODERNIZES THE TAX ON THE
BALLOT FOR A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE CONSOLIDATED WITH
THE NOVEMBER 4, 2014 ELECTION; and, 2) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO.
___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, REDUCING THE RATE OF THE CITY’S UTILITY USER TAX FROM 3%
TO 2.75% AND MODERNIZING THE CITY’S UTILITY USER TAX.
7. November 4, 2014 Special Municipal Election (Morreale/Lynch)
(20 mins)
Recommendation:
1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__, A RESOLUTION OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,
CALLING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER 4, 2014, AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF
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THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES FOR
SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS A QUESTION RELATING TO A REDUCTION
AND MODERNIZATION OF THE CITY’S EXISTING 3% UTILITY USER TAX
RATE; 2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA,
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014 WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION 10403 OF THE ELECTIONS
CODE; 3) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, SETTING
PRIORITIES FOR FILING A WRITTEN ARGUMENT REGARDING A CITY
MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS; 4) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR
A CITY MEASURE SUBMITTED AT THE NOVEMBER 4, 2014 SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION; 5) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2014-__, A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 2014-41, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015, FOR A BUDGET ADJUSTMENT TO THE CITY’S
GENERAL FUND TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE NOVEMBER 4, 2014
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION; and, 6) Determine if the City should request a
specific letter designation for the City ballot measure; and if so, a) Select a first
choice, as well as two alternate choices in order of preference; and b) Select the
letter(s) designations that the jurisdiction does not want selected for its measure, in
stndrd
the event the 1, 2 or 3 choice is not available.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
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CITY OF HO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
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I, Carla Morreale, declare as follows:
I am the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; I
hereby affirm that a copy of the agenda for the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the
City Council, for Tuesday, July 29, 2014 was conspicuously posted on the City
Hall Bulletin Board, located at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes
California, at the time and date indicated below.
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