CC AGD 20170404 ADJ
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 4, 2017
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, 29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD
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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. 2017-10
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 596
CLOSED SESSION: SEE ATTACHED BROWN ACT CHECK LIST FOR DETAILS –
5:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ANNOUNCED:
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
(This section of the agenda is for audience comments for items on
the Closed Session.)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION:
RECONVENE TO ADJOURNED REGULAR SESSION – INTERVIEWS
(See Adjourned Regular Meeting Interviews Agenda–Emergency Preparedness
Committee)
6:30 P.M.
RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION – 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Tile Presentation David Kramer; Earth Day
Announcement
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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:
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 (Takaoka/Colborn)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the Adjourned Regular Meetings of
January 31, 2017 and February 21, 2017.
C. Register of Demands (Cullen)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2017-__, 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. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding a Claim Against the City by Randy
and Megan Gomez (Takaoka)
Recommendation:
Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimants.
E. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding a Claim Against the City by Cherry
Ilias (Takaoka)
Recommendation:
Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant.
F. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding a Claim Against the City by James C.
Randall (Takaoka)
Recommendation:
Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant.
G. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt a Social Host Liability Ordinance (Yap)
Recommendation:
Adopt Ordinance No. 595, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDING CHAPTER 9.26 (SOCIAL HOST LIABILITY
FOR PARTIES AT WHICH UNDERAGE DRINKING OCCURS) OF TITLE 9 OF
THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE TO IMPOSE LIABILITY ON ADULTS FOR
PROVIDING ALCOHOL TO UNDERAGE PERSONS AND/OR ALLOWING
UNDERAGE DRINKING.
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H. Consideration and Possible Action to Forward the 2016 Annual Report on the
Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan to the Appropriate State
Agencies (Silva)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to Forward the City’s Annual Progress Report on
the implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan during the 2016
calendar year to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
I. Consideration and Possible Action to Forward the 2016 Annual Report on the
Implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element to the Appropriate
State Agencies (Silva)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to forward the City’s Annual Progress Report on the
implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element during the 2016
calendar year to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
J. Consideration and Possible Action to Amend the Rancho Palos Verdes
Administrative Citation Fine Schedule to Include, as a Second Tier Fine, Violations
of the City’s Municipal Code for the Advertisement of Short-term Rentals in the
City’s Single-family and Multi-family Residential Zoning Districts (Peterson)
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2017-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING THE
SCHEDULE OF PENALTIES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS BY AMENDING
THE SECOND TIER OF FINES FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, AND RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2017-09.
K. Consideration and Possible Action to Authorize the City Clerk to File a Notice of
Completion for the Abalone Cove Sewer System Cleaning, Inspection, and
Reporting FY16-17 Project (Carrasco)
Recommendation:
1) Accept the work as complete; and, 2) Authorize the City
Clerk to file a Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Registrar-
Recorder’s Office.
L. Consideration and Possible Action Authorizing a Change Order to Increase the
Contract Limit with Hardy and Harper, Inc. for FY16-17 and Appropriate Funds to
Cover Expenditures Incurred from the Recent Winter Storms (Carrasco)
Recommendation:
Authorize an increase of $137,000 to the Roadway
Maintenance Contract FY16-17 with Hardy & Harper, Inc. to accommodate the
additional work associated with recent winter storms.
M. Consideration and Possible Action to Adopt an Authorizing Resolution for the
Outdoor Environmental Education Facilities Grant Program to Fund Palos Verdes
Nature Preserve Entry Signage (Lozano)
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Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2017-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING THE
APPLICATION FOR OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION FACILITIES
GRANT FUNDS.
N. Consideration and Possible Action Regarding the Proposed Palos Verdes Reef
Restoration Project (Fox/Mihranian)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter to the California State
Lands Commission expressing the City Council’s opposition to the granting of an
off-shore lease for the proposed Palos Verdes Reef Restoration Project.
PUBLIC HEARING:
1. Consideration and Possible Action to Amend the Master Schedule of Fees and
Charges to Add a Fee for a Minor Modification Request and to Designate a
Reduced Minor Modification Appeal Fee (Silva) (10 mins)
Recommendation:
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2017-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING THE
MASTER SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES FOR CITY SERVICES TO ADD
A NEW MINOR MODIFICATION REQUEST FEE AND DESIGNATING A
REDUCED MINOR MODIFICATION APPEAL FEE.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
2. Consideration and Possible Action to Receive Information Regarding the CalPERS
Annual Actuarial Reports and Other Information Related to the CalPERS Pension
and Benefit Program for the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (Cullen) (30 mins)
Recommendation:
Receive and file.
3. Consideration and Possible Action to Determine if Barking Dog Noise Complaints
Should Be Included in the Proposed Citywide Noise Control Ordinance (Case No.
ZON2017-00015) (Mikhail) (30 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Review Los Angeles County Animal Control’s process for
administering the City’s regulations pertaining to barking dog noise complaints
pursuant to RPVMC Section 6.04.060 (Animal Control - Disturbing the Peace
Prohibited); and, 2) Direct Staff to continue contracting with Los Angeles County
Animal Control for administration of the City’s Animal Ordinance, and do not include
barking dog noise complaints in the proposed Citywide Noise Control Ordinance.
4. Consideration and Possible Action to Appoint Two Members to the Emergency
Preparedness Committee (EPC) (Takaoka) (10 mins)
Recommendation:
Appoint two members to the Emergency Preparedness
Committee.
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April 4, 2017
Adjourned Regular Meeting
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5. Consideration and Possible Action to Introduce an Ordinance Amending Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code Chapter 2.08—City Manager (Aleshire) (10 mins)
Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance No. ____, Provide direction on the
proposed revisions to Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Chapter 2.08 – City
Manager.
6. Consideration and Possible Action to Amend City Council Policy No. 31 Regarding
Encroachments into the City’s Public Rights-of-Way (Fox) (10 mins)
Recommendation:
Approve additional amendments to City Council Policy No. 31
regarding encroachments into the City’s public rights-of-way.
7. Consideration and Possible Action to Appoint a City Council Member as the City
Representative to the Boards of Directors of the Abalone Cove Landslide
Abatement District (ACLAD) and the Klondike Canyon Geologic Hazard Abatement
District (KCGHAD) (Dragoo) (10 mins)
Recommendation:
1) Appoint a City Council Member to represent the City on the
ACLAD Board; and, 2) Appoint a City Council Member to represent the City on the
KCGHAD Board.
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.)
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 7:00 P.M. on April 10, 2017 for an Adjourned City Council
Meeting/Budget Workshop.
CLOSED SESSION AGENDA CHECKLIST
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5
(All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections)
Potential Litigation against the City:
GC 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3)
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 letter dated April 19,
2016 from Ted. K. Lippincott, legal counsel for Mark Doddy, to Deputy City Manager Yap,
a letter dated May 9, 2016 from Mr. Lippincott to City Manager Willmore, a letter dated July
21, 2016 from Ted. K. Lippincott, legal counsel for Rocco Sigona, to Assistant City
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Attorney Christina Burrows, and a letter dated August 18, 2016 from Ted. K. Lippincott,
legal counsel for Maria Serrao, to Assistant City Attorney Christina Burrows. A copy of the
letters are on file in the City Clerk's Office.
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – EXISTING LITIGATION
GC 54956.9(d)(1)
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9(d)(1), to confer with
legal counsel regarding existing litigation to which the City is a party. The titles of such
litigation are as follows:
Name of Case: Gardena v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, Orange County
Superior Court. Case No. 30-2016-00833722-CU-WM-CJC.
Name of Case: Duarte v. Regional Water Quality Control Board, Los Angeles
Superior Court. Case No. BS 156303.
Name of Case: Sharon Loveys vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los Angeles
Superior Court. Case No. BS166493
Name of Case: Sharon Loveys, et al. vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los
Angeles Superior Court. Case No. BS160652
Name of Case: Sharon Loveys, et al. vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los
Angeles Superior Court. Case No. BC629637
CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL--ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
G.C. 54956.9 (d)(2) & (e)(1)
1 case
CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
G.C. 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: Colin Tanner and Doug Willmore
Employee organization: Rancho Palos Verdes Employees Association.
Public Employee Performance Evaluation
G.C. 54957(b)
Personnel
Title: City Manager
Public Employee Performance Evaluation
G.C. 54957(b)
Personnel
Title: City Attorney
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I, Emily Colborn, declare as follows:
That I am the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; that I hereby
affirm that a copy of the agendas for the Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City
Council; Regular Meeting of the Successor Agency for the Redevelopment
Agency; Regular Meeting of the Improvement Authority; and, Adjourned Regular
Meeting (Interviews) for April 4, 2017, were conspicuously posted on the City Hall
Bulletin Board, located at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes
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