CC AGD 20170905
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2017-52 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 598
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Campbell
ROLL CALL:
Councilwomen Brooks
Councilman Dyda
Councilman Misetich
Mayor Pro Tem Duhovic
Mayor Campbell
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION:
This section is intended to provide members of the public with the opportunity to comment on listed Closed Session items. Each
speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to speak are asked to complete a REQUEST
TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL form located on the table across from the entrance and submit it to the City Clerk. You will be
called at the appropriate time to make your remarks.
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ANNOUNCED:
Based on Government Code Section 54954.5. All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections
POTENTIAL LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY
1.
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 Former Assistant City Attorney Christina Burrows, and
a letter dated August 18, 2016 from Ted. K. Lippincott, legal counsel for Maria
Serrao, to Former Assistant City Attorney Christina Burrows. A copy of the letters
are on file in the City Clerk's Office
INITIATION OF LITIGATION (Green Hills Memorial Park)
2.
GC 54956.9(d)(4)
Based on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative body of the local agency
has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation against Green Hills
Memorial Park regarding indemnification for litigation in the following cases: Sharon
Loveys vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court. Case
No. BS166493; Sharon Loveys, et al. vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los
Angeles Superior Court. Case No. BS160652; Sharon Loveys, et al. vs. City of
Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los Angeles Superior Court. Case No. BC629637
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
3.
GC 54957(b)
Title: City Manager
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ():
FIRESIDE ROOM
ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING:
(MCTAGGART HALL)
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Campbell
ROLL CALL:
Councilwomen Brooks
Councilman Dyda
Councilman Misetich
Mayor Pro Tem Duhovic
Mayor Campbell
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
To be announced
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
During Public Comments any person may address the Council, provided that the item is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
Council and is not otherwise on the agenda. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those
wishing to speak are asked to complete a REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL form located on the table across from the
entrance and submit it to the City Clerk. You will be called at the appropriate time to make your remarks.
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September 5, 2017
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CITY MANAGER REPORT:
CONSENT CALENDAR
:
Items listed under the Consent Calendar consists of routine items and will be approved in one motion. Any member of the Council
may pull an item for discussion or clarification. Items pulled from the Consent Calendar by a Councilmember will be heard after the
Regular Business section of the agenda, unless otherwise directed by the City Council. If a member of the public has requested to
speak on a Consent Calendar item, it will be pulled and heard immediately after the Consent Calendar. Those wishing to speak on
any Consent Calendar item(s) will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to speak are asked to
complete a REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL form located on the table across from the entrance and submit it to the
City Clerk. You will be called at the appropriate time to make your remarks.
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 (Colborn)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of the April 10, 2017 Budget
Workshop; June 20, 2017 Adjourned Regular Meeting; July 18, 2017 Regular
City Council Meeting.
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 to approvethe FY17-18 work plan for the
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) (Ramezani)
Recommendation:
Approve the FY17-18 IMAC work plan.
E. Consideration and possible action to oppose (unless amended) Senate Bill No.
35 regarding streamlined permitting of multifamily housing (Fox)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter to the State Legislature
in opposition (unless amended) to Senate Bill No. 35 (SB 35) regarding
streamlined permitting of multifamily housing.
F. Consideration and possible action to extend the Agreement with Portuguese
Bend Cooperative Nursery School for use of the Beach School Property
(Trautner)
Recommendation:
Renew the agreement with Portuguese Bend Cooperative
Nursery School for use of the Beach School Property for a further three (3) years
(September 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020).
G. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Digiscura LLC to complete final design for two internal exhibits at the Point
Vicente Interpretive Center (Trautner)
Recommendation:
Award a Professional Services Agreement to Digiscura LLC,
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in a form approved by the City Attorney, to complete final design for two internal
exhibits at the Point Vicente Interpretive Center for the not-to-exceed amount of
$67,000.
H. Consideration and possible action to award on-call professional services for
Project Management and/or Design Services to: Alta Planning + Design, BKF
Engineers, Fugro USA Land, Inc., Group Delta Consultants, Hamilton and
Associates, Nobel Systems, Twining, Inc., Sunbeam Consulting, Inc. and
Willdan Group (Eder)
Recommendation:
1) Award contracts for on-call professional services for Project
Management and/or Design Services to: Alta Planning + Design, BKF Engineers,
Fugro USA Land, Inc., Group Delta Consultants, Hamilton and Associates, Nobel
Systems, Twining, Inc., Sunbeam Consulting, Inc., and Willdan Group; 2)
Authorize the expenditure of up to $60,000 to the first 7 consultants in
recommendation No. 1, and $100,000 each to Sunbeam Consulting, Inc. and
Willdan Group, in FY17-18, FY18-19, and FY19-20, with a not-to-exceed amount
of $25,000 for any single project; 3)Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute
the agreements, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
I. Consideration and possible action to authorize a project budget increase for the
Storm Drain Point Repair Project (Eder)
Recommendation:
Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute a change
order to the professional services contract with Interwest Consulting Group in the
amount of $32,250.
J. Consideration and possible action regarding the July 2017 Cash
Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report (Cullen)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the July 2017 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) PULLED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
This section is for item(s) that have been pulled from the Consent Calendar, and a member of the public has requested to speak to
that item. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
This section contains items of general business. Prior to the vote of an item, each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to
address the City Council. Those wishing to speak are asked to complete a REQUEST TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL form
located on the table across from the entrance and submit it to the City Clerk. You will be called at the appropriate time to make your
remarks.
1. Consideration and possible action to receive a presentation on the upcoming
Palos Verdes Peninsula Water Reliability Project from California Water Service
(CalWater) (Chan) (20 Mins)
Recommendation:
Receive a presentation from CalWater regarding the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Water Reliability Project.
2. Presentation by Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department regarding AB109
(Early Release Program) (Yap) (30 mins)
Recommendation:
Oral presentation.
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3. Consideration and possible action to introduce an ordinance amending Rancho
Palos Verdes Municipal Code Chapter 12.04 (Highway Permits) (Jules) (10 mins)
Recommendation:
Introduce Ordinance No. ___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING CHAPTER 12.04 (HIGHWAY
PERMITS) OF TITLE 12 OF THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE.
4. Consideration and possible action to introduce the proposed ordinance ratifying
and adopting the Los Angeles County Fire Protection District Fire Code along
with its more restrictive building standards (DeFazio) (15 mins.)
Recommendation:
(1) Review Staff responses to questions raised by City Council
at the June 6, 2017 and August 8, 2017 meetings; and, (2) Introduce Ordinance
No.___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ADOPTING BY REFERENCE TITLE 32, ENTITLED “FIRE CODE” OF THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY CODE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, WHICH IN TURN ADOPTS BY
REFERENCE, WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS, THE 2016
EDITION OF THE CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND THE 2015 EDITION OF THE
CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE AND THE 2015 EDITION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
FIRE CODE, AND RATIFYING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE BUILDING
STANDARDS CONTAINED IN TITLE 32, AND DELEGATING ENFORCEMENT
OF THE FIRE CODE IN THE CITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) PULLED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER:
This section is for item(s) that have been removed from the Consent Calendar by a member of Council for discussion or clarification.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
This section is designated for individual Council Members to request that an item be placed on a future City Council meeting
agenda. 5 minutes has been allotted for this section.
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS:
This section 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. 10 minutes has been allotted for this section.
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 5:30 P.M. on September 19, 2017 for a Closed Session meeting and Study
Session and 7:00 P.M. for a Regular meeting.
City Council Agendas and staff reports are available for public review within 72 hours of the meeting at City
Agendas and Staff
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dusk, Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 A.M. until dusk; and at the City’s website
www.rpvca.gov
Materials related to an item on an agenda submitted after distribution of the agenda packet
are available for public inspection at the front counter of the lobby of the City Hall
Administration Building at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes during normal
business hours.
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Correspondence:
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ample time to review and consider the issues raised prior to making decisions at the Council
meeting. Please keep in mind that it is difficult for Council Members to carefully review
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may become part of the public record regarding an agendized item. In addition, City
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reading a submission that has been copied or contained in the agenda will be discouraged.
Public Comments: The City Council may limit the public input on any item based on the number of people
requesting to speak, the length of the agenda, or the business of the Council.
Conduct at the The Mayor shall order removed from the Council Chambers any person(s) who commit the
Council Meeting:
following acts at a meeting of the City Council: Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior
toward the Council or any member thereof, tending to interrupt the due and orderly course of
said meeting; a breach of the peace, boisterous conduct or violent disturbance, tending to
interrupt the due and orderly course of said meeting; disobedience of any lawful order of the
Mayor, which shall include an order to be seated or to refrain from addressing the Council
from the audience; any other unlawful interference with the due and orderly course of the
meeting.
Time Estimates: The time noted next to an agenda item is only an estimate of the 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.
Continuation of The City Council will adjourn its meetings on or before 11:00 p.m. and will not consider new
Meeting:
business items after 10:15 p.m., unless the majority of the Council members who are present
affirmatively vote either to extend the meeting after 11:00 p.m. or to consider new business
after 10:15 p.m. If the meeting ends before all of the items listed on the agenda are
completed, any unfinished business will be continued to the next succeeding day that is not a
holiday, at a location to be determined.
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CITY OFSCI--IO PALOS VERDES
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
AFFIDAVIT OF AGENDA POSTING
I, Teresa Takaoka, declare as follows:
That I am the Deputy City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; that I
hereby affirm that a copy of the agendas for the Regular Meeting of the City
Council; Successor Agency for the Redevelopment Agency and the Improvement
Authority for September 5, 2017, 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.
Time: 6 :0 Art
Dated: August 29, 2017
Deputy City Clerk
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