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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 3, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Mayor Knight at Fred Hesse
Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, and was immediately recessed into
Closed Session. The meeting reconvened at 7:02 P.M.
City Council roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: Brooks, Campbell*, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
ABSENT: None
*Councilman Campbell arrived at 7:04 P.M.
Also present were Doug Willmore, City Manager; Carolynn Petru, Deputy City Manager;
Carol Lynch, City Attorney; Kathryn Downs, Acting Director of Finance; Joel Rojas,
Community Development Director; Michael Throne, Director of Public Works; Cory
Linder, Director of Recreation and Parks; Sean Robinson, Human Resources Manager;
and, Carla Morreale, City Clerk.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by City Manager Doug Willmore.
Councilman Campbell arrived at 7:04 P.M.
MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Mayor Knight welcomed new City Manager Doug Willmore.
Mayor Knight announced the recent passing of Gunther Buerk, one of the City's
founding Council Members/Mayors, and noted the meeting would be adjourned in his
memory.
RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:
Mayor Knight announced Recyclers of the Month from the February 17, 2015 City
Council meeting: Einar Larson and Della A. Weinhuff. He indicated that all winners
receive a check for $250 representing a year of free refuse service and urged everyone
to participate in the City's Recycling Program. He noted that in addition to winning the
Recycler Drawing, the two individuals had also won a Personal Emergency
Preparedness Kit from the City at a value of$60.00.
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APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to approve the
agenda, with Item No. 5 (Final Classification and Compensation Study) moved up to be
heard after Item No. 2.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS: (Audience Comments regarding Items Not on the Agenda)
Walt Ordway, Rancho Palos Verdes, commented on a recent Palos Verdes Peninsula
Newspaper article regarding the City's proposal to trap and remove peafowl from
specific neighborhoods, due to overpopulation. He stated that his neighborhood, near
upper Grayslake, has a peafowl problem and he would like it included in this program.
Kathy Berg, Co-President, Palos Verdes Peninsula (PVP) Coordinating Council,
Rancho Palos Verdes, announced a program called Prescription (or Rx) for Life, which
is a free medical recordkeeping program that could save lives in an emergency. She
explained that the program would supply important medical information to paramedics
or others who come to the home to perform emergency medical assistance, and noted
that the kits are available at the Peninsula Seniors office, PVP Chamber of Commerce
office, and Peninsula Fire Stations.
Minas Yerelian, provided comments regarding the different ways employers can
separate from the CaIPERS; read statistics regarding life expectancy; and suggested
the Council consider separation from CaIPERS due to the unfunded pension liability.
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Councilman Misetich suggested that Item E (FYI4-15 Midyear Financial Report) be
removed from the Consent Calendar and consolidated with Item No. 2 (FYI 3-14
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report).
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Councilman Duhovic requested that Item F (2014 Employee Compensation and
Benefits Analysis) be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Councilman Campbell requested that Item G (Continue Additional Compensation to be
paid to the Deputy City Manager through the End of the 2014-15 Fiscal Year) be
removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Councilman Misetich moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to approve the
Consent Calendar, as amended, with Item No. E (FYI4-15 Midyear Financial Report) to
be considered concurrently with Item No. 2 (FYI 3-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report); Item F (2014 Employee Compensation and Benefits Analysis) removed from
the Consent Calendar and to be heard immediately after the approval of the Consent
Calendar; and Item G (Continue Additional Compensation to be paid to the Deputy City
Manager through the End of the 2014-15 Fiscal Year) removed from the Consent
Calendar for separate consideration after Regular Business items.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Motion to Waive Full Reading
Adopted 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.
Approval of Minutes
Approved the Minutes of the February 3, 2015 Regular Meeting.
Register of Demands
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2015-15, 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.
January 2015 Monthly Report of Cash Balances
Received and filed the January 2015 Monthly Report of Cash Balances for the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes.
FY14-15 Midyear Financial Report
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This item was removed from the Consent Calendar to be considered concurrently with
Item No. 2 (FYI 3-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report).
2014 Employee Compensation and Benefits
This item was removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Continue Additional Compensation to be paid to the Deputy City Manager through
the End of the 2014-15 Fiscal Year
This item was removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Computerized Maintenance Management System Overview
Authorized 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.
Copier Maintenance and Supplies Allocation Increase
Authorized 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.
Letter in Opposition to Proposed Redevelopment Dissolution "Clean-Up"
Language in the Governor's 2015-16 State Budget Proposal
Authorized 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.
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ITEM(S) REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:
2014 Employee Compensation and Benefits
City Clerk Morreale reported that this item was removed from the Consent Calendar by
Councilman Duhovic.
Councilman Duhovic inquired as to the cost of the proposal to audit the Agreed Upon
Procedures for the calendar year 2014 Employee Compensation and Benefits Analysis.
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Phil White, Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Co., LLP (VTD), provided an explanation regarding
the scope of work and associated cost in comparison to the scope of the initial project,
which was performed at a loss for VTD.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to approve the staff
recommendation to: 1) 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; and, 2) Direct staff to draft a cover letter for the Mayor's signature to
be sent to the State Controller with the 2014 Employee Compensation and Benefits
report as a prototype, with the letter placed on the next agenda for Council's approval.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
REGULAR BUSINESS:
Appointment of Chairs to Five City Advisory Boards
By acclamation, the City Council waived the staff report.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich, to make the
following Chair appointments: Diana Feinberg, Emergency Preparedness Committee;
John Stillo, Finance Advisory Committee; Bob Nelson, Planning Commission; Elizabeth
Sala, Storm Drain User Fee Oversight Committee; and Anthony Self, Traffic Safety
Committee.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
FY14-15 Midyear Financial Report
City Clerk Morreale reported that this item was removed from the Consent Calendar to
be considered concurrently with the FY13-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Acting Director of Finance Downs provided a brief report regarding this item.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and staff.
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Councilman Misetich moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to approve the staff
recommendation to: 1) Receive and file the FY14-15 Midyear Financial Report; and,
2) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2015-16, 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.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
FY13-14 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Acting Director of Finance Downs provided a brief staff report regarding this item.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to: 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.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Final Classification and Compensation Study
City Clerk Morreale reported that late correspondence was distributed prior to the
meeting regarding this item and there were no requests to speak.
Human Resources Manager Robinson provided introductory remarks regarding this
item and introduced Mr. Krammer.
Georg Krammer, Koff& Associates, provided a summary report regarding the updates
to the Final Classification and Compensation Study including calculations and data
requested by the City Council regarding the Tier 1 and Tier 2 formulas.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and Mr. Krammer.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich, to receive and file the
Final Classification and Compensation Study.
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The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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
City Clerk Morreale reported that late correspondence was distributed prior to the
meeting and there were four requests to speak regarding this item.
Richard Riordan, Rancho Palos Verdes, stated that he has requested to build one
residence on his Plumtree Property, with the understanding the lot could not be
subdivided.
Laura della Vedora, Legal representative for Mr. Riordan, stated that the staff report
contained the information for Council's consideration. She noted that according to the
geological report and statement from the City's geologist, it does not appear there is a
safety reason, as it applies to this parcel, which would necessitate the extensive grading
that the moratorium currently requires. She requested the amendment to the
moratorium to avoid unnecessary expense for the applicant and avoid unnecessary
noise and dirt issues for the neighbors.
Community Development Director Rojas provided a staff report and PowerPoint
presentation regarding the Initiation Request for Council's consideration.
Cassie Jones, Rancho Palos Verdes, stated that the development was going to be for a
home of 25,000 square feet and noted concerns with no Environmental Impact Report
(EIR) for Zone 2. She spoke in favor of an EIR for Zone 1 and noted there are
properties in Zone 2 that could be subdivided; and noted if remedial grading was
necessary for stability, the concerns with dust and dirt have to be accepted by the
properties surrounding the area. She added that water runoff and infiltration of water
into the landslide is another problem, not runoff onto the streets.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and staff, with staff noting the pad size of
the property was 25,000 square feet, not the size of the home.
Lowell Wedemeyer, Rancho Palos Verdes, stated that he was not present to discuss
specific merits of the project, but suggested a policy be considered that all geological
data and engineering be submitted in electronic format so that the raw data can be
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indexed through the City's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) system to help
contribute and build a City database.
Patricia Flanigan, stated that she was a broker on the Peninsula and sold many homes
in the Portuguese Bend area. She inquired why the development of a home would not
be allowed on this site, when there are homes in the nearby areas.
James Flanigan, stated that he was present as a character witness for Mr. Riordan.
RECESS AND RECONVENE:
Mayor Knight called a brief recess from 8:24 P.M. to 8:37 P.M.
Jim Lancaster, City Geologist, Kling Consulting Group, explained that the proposal is to
grade out landslide debris and bentonite from that location so that they can drill down to
bedrock, and recompact the soil in order to build the development, while proving that
they are not impacting the existing landslide conditions.
Discussion ensued among Council Members, Mr. Lancaster, staff, and City Attorney
Lynch.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to approve the staff
recommendation to: 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, with direction to incorporate the suggestions of Mr.
Wedemeyer to have geological data to be submitted electronically to help build the
City's GIS database.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Citywide Street Lighting Audit
City Clerk Morreale reported that late correspondence was distributed prior to the
meeting and there were no requests to speak regarding this item.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and staff.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to waive the staff
report and approve staff recommendation to: 1) Receive and file the results of the
Citywide Streetlight Audit; and, 2) Direct staff to proceed with initiating a pilot program to
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upgrade all City-owned lighting fixtures from High Pressure Sodium (HPS) to Light
Emitting Diode (LED).
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Imposition of Regulations on Taxicabs
City Clerk Morreale reported there were no requests to speak regarding this item.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to waive the staff
report.
Without objection, Mayor Knight so ordered.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and City Attorney Lynch.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to approve the staff
recommendation to: 1) INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 564, 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.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Continue Additional Compensation to be paid to the Deputy City Manager through
the End of the 2014-15 Fiscal Year
City Clerk Morreale reported that this item was removed from the Consent Calendar by
Councilman Campbell.
Councilman Campbell stated that the proposed additional compensation for the Deputy
City Manager should be paid as a bonus, not as a monthly increase in salary, which
CaIPERS may consider to be pensionable.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and City Attorney Lynch.
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Mayor Pro Tern Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to continue this item
to the March 17, 2015 City Council Meeting, with direction to the City Attorney to obtain
a clarification from CaIPERS regarding the impact of the increase to the employee's
pension.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
The following items were raised by Council Members as future agenda items:
Consideration of two additional Sheriff patrol cars to the Budget process with input from
Captain Bolin, and consideration of a Sheriffs Substation at the south side of the City, in
addition to three Volunteers on Patrol vehicles (Misetich); Annexation of the Navy Fuel
Depot property into the City to utilize the space as open space area in perpetuity
(Misetich)
Agendize a half-day meeting regarding Employee Compensation Negotiations
(Duhovic); Consideration of an Amendment to the Moratorium Ordinance to allow
additional non-habitable construction on existing developed lots (Duhovic);
Creation of a south side Sheriff Substation Task Force to include staff, City Council
Members, and representatives from the Sheriffs Dept., Fire Department, and
Ambulance Companies (Duhovic); Presence of a Sheriffs representative during the
entirety of the City Council meeting (Duhovic); Revisit Council Policy No. 37 regarding
Memorials on City property (Duhovic)
Ordinance prohibiting throw away publications which litter the streets, such as LA Times
Select (Brooks)
City Council Goals and Priorities (Knight)
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS:
Councilman Campbell stated that he had nothing to report. Each of the other Council
Members reported on his/her attendance at various organization and association
meetings since the last City Council Oral Reports were provided on February 17, 2015.
Councilman Campbell left the meeting at 9:59 P.M. and returned at 10:03 P.M.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
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City Attorney Lynch reported that with respect to the Potential Litigation against the City,
discussion occurred and the Council unanimously approved the Settlement Agreement
with Glenmont Cal Coast, regarding the Quimby fees that are owed by the organization,
and Mayor Knight would be signing the agreement. She reported that all Council
Members were present.
ADJOURNMENT:
At 10:08 P.M., Mayor Knight adjourned the meeting in the memory of former Council
Member and Mayor Gunther Buerk, to an Adjourned Regular Meeting to be held at 6:00
P.M. on March 17, 2015 to conduct interviews of new applicants for the vacancy on the
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee.
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