CC AGD 20150303 AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 3, 2015
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.
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2015-15
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 564
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION: SEE ATTACHED BROWN ACT CHECK LIST FOR
DETAILS.
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: (15 mins)
ROLL CALL:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS: In Memoriam - Gunther W. Buerk
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: (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.
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B. Approval of Minutes (Morreale)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the February 3, 2015 Regular Meeting.
C. Register of Demands (Downs)
Recommendation: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2015-_, 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.
D. January 2015 Monthly Report of Cash Balances (Downs)
Recommendation: Receive and file the January 2015 Monthly Report of Cash
Balances for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
E. FY14-15 Midyear Financial Report (Downs)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the FY14-15 Midyear Financial Report; and,
2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2015-_, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING RESOLUTION 2014-
41, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FY14-15, TO ADJUST THE BUDGET
IN VARIOUS FUNDS OF THE CITY.
F. 2014 Employee Compensation and Benefits Analysis (Downs)
Recommendation: Authorize Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP (VTD), the City's
independent financial statement auditor, to complete Agreed Upon Procedures
(AUP) for the calendar year 2014 Employee Compensation and Benefits Analysis
("Analysis"), for a fee of$5,000.
G. Continue Additional Compensation to be Paid to the Deputy City Manager through
the End of the 2014-15 Fiscal Year (Lynch)
Recommendation: Approve continuing the additional compensation that has been
paid to the Deputy City Manager in the amount of$1,000 per month, which is
allocated between a temporary salary increase of$650 and an increase to her
automobile allowance in the amount of$350, through the end of the City's fiscal
year (June 30, 2015).
H. Computerized Maintenance Management System Overview (Landon)
Recommendation: Authorize the City to begin negotiations for an agreement with
Azteca Systems "CityWorks" Computerized Maintenance Management System
(CMMS) and Miller Spatial Services for the CityWorks system implementation.
I. Copier Maintenance and Supplies Allocation Increase (Landon)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to: 1) Issue a Purchase Order in
the amount of$20,000 to Canon Business Solutions for the maintenance and
supplies for four centralized Canon copiers, and, 2) Sign the appropriate
maintenance agreements.
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J. Letter in Opposition to Proposed Redevelopment Dissolution "Clean-Up" Language
in the Governor's 2015-16 State Budget Proposal (Fox)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to sign a letter expressing the City's
opposition to proposed redevelopment dissolution "clean-up" language in the
Governor's 2015-16 State budget proposal, as requested by the League of
California Cities.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
1. Appointment of Chairs to Five City Advisory Boards (10 mins) (Morreale)
Recommendation: Appoint Chairs for five of the six City Advisory Boards
(Emergency Preparedness Committee, Finance Advisory Committee, Planning
Commission, Storm Drain User Fee Oversight Committee, and Traffic Safety
Committee).
2. FY13-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (10 mins) (Downs)
Recommendation: Receive and file the following: 1) FY13-14 Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; and, 2) Letter
from Independent Auditors regarding Significant Audit Findings.
3. Code Amendment Initiation Request to Amend the City's Landslide Moratorium
Ordinance (Chapter 15.20) to Create a New Moratorium Exception Category that
would Allow Vacant Undeveloped Parcels in Zone 1 to be Developed with Single
Family Residences (45 mins) (Rojas)
Recommendation: Direct Staff to initiate the proposed code amendment so that
notification of the proposal can be provided to the surrounding property owners and
the issues associated with the proposal can be vetted by the City Council through
duly noticed public Council meetings.
4. Citywide Street Lighting Audit (20 mins) (Jules)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the results of the Citywide Streetlight Audit;
and, 2) Direct staff to proceed with initiating a pilot program to upgrade all City-
owned lighting fixtures from High Pressure Sodium (HPS) to Light Emitting Diode
(LED).
5. Final Classification and Compensation Study (30 mins) (Robinson)
Recommendation: Receive and file the final Classification and Compensation
Study.
6. Imposition of Regulations on Taxicabs (20 mins) (Lynch)
Recommendation: 1) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. , AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ESTABLISHING TAXICAB PARKING
RESTRICTIONS AND PROHIBITING FALSE ADVERTISING ON TAXICABS; and,
2) Direct staff to return with a resolution establishing citation penalty amounts for
violations.
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FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: (5 mins) (This section of the agenda is designated for individual
Council Members to request that an item be placed on a future City Council meeting agenda.)
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS: (10 mins) (This section of the agenda is designated for
oral reports from Council Members, as elected officials of the City, to report action taken at
intergovernmental organizations, committee, or association meetings. Council Members are
required to provide a brief oral report on their attendance at any meetings where City funds have
been expended. Detailed reports should be made in writing and will be posted on the City's
website.)
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to 6:00 P.M. on March 17, 2015 for an Adjourned Regular
Meeting to conduct interviews of new applicants to fill the vacancy on the Infrastructure
Management Advisory Committee.
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)
A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the legislative body of the local agency
on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a
significant exposure to litigation against the local agency, based on a threat of litigation
from Mr. Ed Miller of Glenmont Cal Coast RPV, LLC made to Acting City Manager
Carolynn Petru in a letter date stamped September 18, 2014, by the City upon receipt.
Also, a copy of an email from City Attorney Lynch memorializing an oral threat of litigation
from Cal Coast's attorney, Lisa Kranitz, on October 13, 2014, is on file in the City Clerk's
office.
Number of Potential Cases (1)
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CITY OF RANCHO 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:
That I am the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes;
that I hereby affirm that copies of the agendas for the Regular Meeting of the City
Council; Successor Agency for the Redevelopment Agency; and, Improvement
Authority for March 3, 2015 were 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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Dated: February 26, 2015
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