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MINUTES
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 6, 2015
The meeting was called to order at 6:05 P.M. by Mayor Knight at Fred Hesse
Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, notice having been given with affidavit
thereto on file.
City Council roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
ABSENT: None
Also present were Carolynn Petru, Acting City Manager; Michael Throne, Director of
Public Works; Kathryn Downs, Deputy Director of Finance; Nicole Jules, Deputy
Director of Public Works; Sean Robinson, Human Resources Manager; and, Carla
Morreale, City Clerk.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Councilman Campbell.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich, to approve the
agenda with Item No. 3 (Interviews of Applicants for the Traffic Safety Committee,
Oversight Committee for Water Quality and Flood Protection Program, and Emergency
Preparedness Committee) moved up on the agenda to be the first order of business,
and the Consent Calendar to be considered after the Interviews.
Without objection, Mayor Knight so ordered.
PUBLIC COMMENTS: (Audience Comments regarding Items Not on the Agenda)
None.
NEW BUSINESS:
REGULAR BUSINESS:
Interview Applicants for the Traffic Safety Committee
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Council Members conducted interviews with the following applicants for the Traffic
Safety Committee: Jonathan P. Fly, Joe Locascio, Henry Ott, and Tony Self.
During Mr. Locascio's interview, Mayor Pro Tem Brooks posed a question regarding his
attendance at a recent Traffic Safety Committee meeting.
Councilman Campbell moved to end the current line of questioning. The motion died for
a lack of a second and Mr. Locascio answered the question.
No action was taken.
Interview Applicants for the Oversight Committee for Water Quality & Flood
Protection Program
Council Members conducted interviews with the following applicants for the Oversight
Committee for Water Quality & Flood Protection Program: Charles "Steve" Cummins
and Emeric "Mickey" Rodich.
No action was taken.
Interview Applicants for the Emergency Preparedness Committee
City Clerk Morreale reported that staff received a call from Jennifer Boudreau earlier in
the day to offer her apology for not being able to make her interview due to illness, and
asked staff to inform the Council of her continued interest in serving on the EPC.
Council Members conducted interviews with the following applicants for the Emergency
Preparedness Committee (EPC): Keith Harter, Timothy Weiner, and Calvin Johnson.
No action was taken.
RECESS AND RECONVENE:
Mayor Knight called a brief recess from 7:31 P.M. to 7:45 P.M.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks, referencing earlier comments, noted that there should be more
respect among Council Members when each has the floor.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich, to approve the
Consent Calendar, as presented.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Brooks, Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich, and Mayor Knight
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NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Appointment of City Representative to the Los Angeles West Vector Control
District Board
1) Appointed Elizabeth Sala as the representative to the City on the Los Angeles
County West Vector Control District Board of Trustees for a new two-year term of office
beginning on January 1, 2015, which will end on December 31, 2016; and, 2) Directed
staff to notify the West Vector Control District of the Council's decision.
Acting City Treasurer Authorization
1) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2015-01, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OFFICIALS
TO CONDUCT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH VARIOUS FINANCIAL
INSTITUTIONS AND DESIGNATING THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AS THE
ACTING CITY TREASURER; 2) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2015-02, A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES,
DESIGNATING SIGNATORIES FOR ACCOUNTS WITH BANK OF THE WEST; and
3) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 2015-03, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, DESIGNATING SIGNATORIES FOR
THE CDARS PROGRAM WITH MALAGA BANK.
REGULAR BUSINESS: (continued)
Appointments to Three City Advisory Boards
As there was no request for a staff report, City Clerk Morreale distributed ballots for
Council's use for appointments to be made to the Traffic Safety Committee, Emergency
Preparedness Committee, and Oversight Committee for Water Quality & Flood
Protection Program.
After one round of ballots for each committee the Council made the following
appointments: 1) Henry Ott and Tony Self to the Traffic Safety Committee, each with a
four-year term of office; 2) Jennifer Boudreau, Keith Harter, and Timothy Weiner to the
Emergency Preparedness Committee (EPC), each with a four-year term of office; and,
3) Emeric "Mickey" Rodich to the Oversight Committee for Water Quality & Flood
Protection Program to fill a vacancy with a term of office ending January 16, 2018.
Mayor Pro Tem Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman Misetich, to: Direct staff to
agendize the consideration of expanding the membership of the EPC on an upcoming
agenda as a regular business item for discussion.
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Without objection, Mayor Knight so ordered.
Interview Schedule for the Finance Advisory Committee
There was no request for a staff report.
By acclamation, the Council selected February 3, 2015 as the date to conduct
interviews of the Finance Advisory Committee applicants, with interviews beginning at
6:00 P.M.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION:
At 8:01 P.M., the meeting was recessed to Closed Session.
City Clerk Morreale reported that the City Council was meeting in closed session with
Bob Murray to discuss resuming the search for a new City Manager.
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION:
At 8:46 P.M., the meeting was reconvened to Open Session.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
Mayor Knight reported that the Council directed Bob Murray to arrange for interviews of
additional candidates for the City Manager position, with all Council Members present.
ADJOURNMENT:
At 8:47 P.M., Mayor Knight adjourned the meeting to an Adjourned Regular Meeting to
be held on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the California State Capitol to
meet with Legislators.
Attest:
City Clerk
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Mayor
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