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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MARCH 17, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 P.M. by Mayor Knight at Fred Hesse
Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION:
At 6:29 P.M. the meeting was recessed into Closed Session, with all Council Members
present.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION FOR A STUDY SESSION:
At 6:52 P.M., Mayor Knight reconvened the meeting to Regular Session for a City
Council Study Session.
City Council roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: Brooks, Campbell*, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
ABSENT: None
*Councilman Campbell arrived at 6:55 P.M.
Also present were Doug Willmore, City Manager; Carolynn Petru, Deputy City Manager;
Carol Lynch, City Attorney; Joel Rojas, Community Development Director; Michael
Throne, Director of Public Works; Cory Linder, Director of Recreation and Parks;
Kathryn Downs, Acting Director of Finance; Dan Landon, Information Technology
Manager; Sean Robinson, Human Resources Manager; Teresa Takaoka, Deputy City
Clerk; and, Carla Morreale, City Clerk.
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR ITEMS LISTED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE STUDY
SESSION:
None.
DISCUSSION TOPICS:
Review of Tentative Agendas and 2014 City Council Goals and Priorities
Discussion ensued among Council Members, City Attorney Lynch, and staff regarding
items on the upcoming Council Meeting agendas as listed on the Tentative Agendas.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich, to approve the
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Tentative Agendas, as amended.
Without objection, Mayor Knight so ordered.
RECESS AND RECONVENE:
Mayor Knight called a brief recess from 7:15 P.M. to 7:19 P.M.
REGULAR SESSION:
City Council roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
ABSENT: None
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; Dan Landon, Information Technology
Manager; Tracy Bonano, Senior Administrative Analyst; Sean Robinson, Human
Resources Manager; Mona Dill, Recreation Program Supervisor II; Teresa Takaoka,
Deputy City Clerk; and, Carla Morreale, City Clerk.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by student Matthew Tang.
CEREMONIAL:
Mayor Knight recognized and thanked outgoing committee members, and presented
each with a City tile commemorating his years of service on the following City Advisory
Boards: Bryan Klatt for his service on the Traffic Safety Commission; and Lowell
Wedemeyer for his service on the Storm Drain User Fee Oversight Committee. Other
committee members recognized for their service but unable to be present to receive
City tiles were the following: Tuan Ho, Gregory O'Brien, and John Curtis for their
service on the Finance Advisory Committee.
Mayor Knight thanked Diana McIntyre for her 32 years of service as the docent
coordinator for the City. He presented her with a City Tile and congratulated her on her
well-deserved retirement.
Recreation Program Supervisor Dill introduced Mary Cunningham, the first Vice
President of Los Serenos de Pt. Vicente. Ms. Cunnigham recognized students and
faculty at the three middle schools in the Palos Verdes Unified School District who
participated in the Whale of a Day poster contest; thanked the judges of the contest;
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and announced the Whale of a Day Poster Contest for 2015. She noted that the
posters would be on display at Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center during the Whale of a Day
event on April 4, 2015.
MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
None.
RECYCLE DRAWING:
Mayor Knight announced Recyclers of the Month from the March 3, 2015 City Council
meeting: Nai-po Lin and Mary J. Combatalade. 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.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks suggested that Item No. 2 (Installation of a Closed Circuit
Television Video Camera System at the Intersection of Palos Verdes Drive South and
La Rotonda Drive) be removed from the agenda and continued to the next Regular
Meeting.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to approve the
agenda, as amended.
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)
Lowell Wedemeyer, Chair, Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC)
commented on a letter received from Sunshine, noting that the question she posed at a
recent IMAC meeting was not able to be addressed at the meeting due to the limitations
of the Brown Act. He added that he was committed to fielding this type of question
regarding the purpose of the IMAC and the goal to develop a system to identify
infrastructure projects and details.
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
City Manager Willmore provided comments regarding the new City website which was
launched on March 16, 2015, to add more transparency and offer more accessible
information for the residents.
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Dan Landon, Information Technology Manager, provided a brief overview and
PowerPoint presentation regarding the City new website and noted the City also
migrated to a new domain of"rpvca.gov."
NEW BUSINESS:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Councilman Duhovic requested that Item E (Letter to State Controller's Office
Regarding Employee Compensation Analysis) be removed from the Consent Calendar
for separate consideration.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to approve the
Consent Calendar, as amended.
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 17, 2015 Regular Meeting.
Register of Demands
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2015-17, 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.
Notice of Completion for Ryan Park Southern Entrance Realignment and Parking
Lot Expansion Project (Supports City Council Goal, Public Infrastructure)
1) Accepted the project as complete; 2) Authorized the City Clerk to file a Notice of
Completion for the project with the County Recorder; and if no claims are filed within 35
days after recordation, authorized the release of the Performance Bond; and,
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3) Authorized the Director of Public Works to release the project retention to Tobo
Construction 35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion by the County
Recorder contingent upon no claims being filed on the project bond.
Letter to State Controller's Office Regarding Employee Compensation Analysis
(Supports City Council Goal of Government Efficiency, Accountability, Fiscal
Control, Transparency and Oversight)
This item was removed from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.
Notice of Completion for Salvation Army Trail Improvement Project(Supports
City Council Goal, Public Infrastructure)
1) Accepted the project as complete; 2) Authorized the City Clerk to file a Notice of
Completion for the project with the County Recorder, and if no claims are filed within 35
days after recordation, authorized the release of the Performance Bond; and,
3) Authorized the Director of Public Works to release the project retention, 35 days after
recordation of the Notice of Completion by the County Recorder contingent upon no
claims being filed on the project bond.
2014 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes General
Plan
Directed Staff to forward the City's Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the
Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan in calendar year 2014 to the State Governor's Office
of Planning and Research and to the Department of Housing and Community
Development.
2014 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing
Element
Directed Staff to forward the City's Annual Progress Report on the implementation of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element for the 2014 calendar year to the Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the State Office of Planning and
Research (OPR).
Financial Institution Authorization
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2015-18, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OFFICIALS TO
CONDUCT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH MALAGA BANK.
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REGULAR BUSINESS:
Appointment of Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee Member to Fill a
Vacancy
City Clerk Morreale reported the Council would be making an appointment to fill a
vacancy on the Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) and distributed
ballots for the Council's use.
After one round of ballots Don Swanson was appointed to the vacancy on the
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee, said term of office until December
2016.
Installation of Closed Circuit Television Video Camera System at the Intersection
of Palos Verdes Drive South and La Rotonda Drive
This item was continued to the April 7, 2015 Council Meeting.
Expanding the Emergency Preparedness Committee Membership
Senior Administrative Analyst Bonano provided a brief staff report regarding the
expansion of membership of the Emergency Preparedness Committee, as requested by
the Council on January 6, 2015.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and staff.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich, to approve the staff
recommendation to: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2015-19, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, APPROVING
EXPANSION OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
COMMITTEE (EPC) FROM FIVE TO SEVEN MEMBERS.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Information Technology Services Request for Proposal Results (Satisfies a 2014
City Council Priority Goal on Government Efficiency, Accountability, Fiscal
Control, Transparency and Oversight)
Information Technology Manager Landon provided a staff report and PowerPoint
presentation regarding the results of the Information Technology Services Request for
Proposals.
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Discussion ensued among Council Members and staff.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to approve the staff
recommendation to: Authorize the City to begin negotiations with Prosum Technology
Services (Prosum) for an Information Technology Managed Services (IT Services)
agreement, with a total annual contract amount not to exceed $185,705, not including
transition costs and potential minor costs for out of scope system implementations and
special projects assistance. Negotiations will focus on possible further reduction in on-
site staffing in future years as efficiencies are realized.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Mayor Knight invited the representative from the Sheriffs Department to come to the
podium to introduce himself.
Sgt. Doug Shive, Lomita Station, Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department, introduced
himself, noting he was the head of the Community Resource (CORE) Team for the
Lomita Station. He added he has participated in the posse patrol, bicycle patrol, and fills
in teaching the Student and the Law class at Rancho del Mar High School, as
necessary.
RECESS AND RECONVENE:
Mayor Knight called a brief recess from 8:29 P.M. to 8:41 P.M.
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 late correspondence was distributed prior to the
meeting regarding this item.
City Attorney Lynch provided a brief staff report regarding this item.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich to approve the staff
recommendation.
Discussion ensued among Council Members, City Attorney Lynch, and staff.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks withdrew the motion on the floor.
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Councilman Campbell moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to make the
additional compensation to be paid to the Deputy City Manager solely in the form of an
auto allowance in the amount of$350 over the next twelve months.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Attorney Lynch noted that an amendment to the resolution setting the Deputy City
Manager's car allowance will be placed on the Consent Calendar of the next Council
meeting.
Negotiation Preparation
Human Resources Manager Robinson provided a brief staff report regarding the
selection of a date for a Closed Session Council meeting to discuss the topic of
preparation for the upcoming employee negotiations.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and staff.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, to select March 24,
2015 at 6:00 P.M. for the Adjourned Regular Meeting/Closed Session with the
negotiations team at City Hall Community Room/Administration Conference Room.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Adoption of Ord. No. 564— Imposition of Regulations on Taxicabs
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Duhovic, to waive the staff
report.
Without objection, Mayor Knight so ordered.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Campbell, to approve the staff
recommendation to: 1) ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 564, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ESTABLISHING TAXICAB PARKING RESTRICTIONS
AND PROHIBITING FALSE ADVERTISING ON TAXICABS; and, 2) ADOPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-20, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ESTABLISHING FINES FOR THE VIOLATION OF
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MUNICIPAL CODE PROVISIONS REGARDING TAXICABS OPERATING WITHIN THE
CITY.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Knight
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Letter to State Controller's Office Regarding Employee Compensation Analysis
(Supports City Council Goal of Government Efficiency, Accountability, Fiscal
Control, Transparency and Oversight)
City Clerk Morreale reported that this item was removed from the Consent Calendar by
Councilman Duhovic.
Councilman Duhovic stated that he had a few suggested modifications to the proposed
letter and requested that this item be continued to the next meeting.
Councilman Duhovic moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, that he and Mayor
Pro Tem Brooks be authorized to prepare modifications to the letter addressed to the
State Controller's Office suggesting that the state adopt the Rancho Palos Verdes
Employee Compensation & Benefits Analysis as the model for required reporting from
all local government agencies, with the item to be placed on the Consent Calendar of
the next Council meeting.
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 Increasing Film Permit Fees (Brooks)
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS:
Each Council Member present reported on his/her attendance at various organization
and association meetings since the last City Council Oral Reports were provided on
March 3, 2015.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
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City Attorney Lynch reported that with respect to the Public Employee Performance
Evaluation of the City Attorney, unanimous direction was given to the City Manager by
the City Council, with all Council Members present.
ADJOURNMENT:
At 9:21 P.M., Mayor Knight adjourned the meeting to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 24,
2015, for an Adjourned Regular Meeting for a Closed Session to be held at City Hall
Community Room/Administration Conference Room.
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