CC AGD 20180306
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018
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. 2018-11 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 606
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Brooks
ROLL CALL:
Councilman Alegria
Councilman Cruikshank
Councilman Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Duhovic
Mayor Brooks
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
INITIATION OF LITIGATION BY CITY
1.
GC 54956.9(d)(4)
Two (2) Potential Cases. Based on existing facts and circumstances, the legislative
body of the local agency has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate
litigation. Two (2) items.
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
2.
GC 54957
Title: City Attorney (Specialty position)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION ():
FIRESIDE ROOM
ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING:
(MCTAGGART HALL)
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Brooks
ROLL CALL:
Councilman Alegria
Councilman Cruikshank
Councilman Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Duhovic
Mayor Brooks
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
To be announced
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
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.
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.
City Council Agenda
March 6, 2018
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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 February 6, 2018, Special City
Council meeting (Planning Commission Interviews).
C. Register of Demands (Cullen)
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2018-__, 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 approve an agreement for $34,989.25 with
ECS Imaging, Inc. to implement a mirror appliance for the City’s existing California
“Trusted Systems” document backup system. (Landon)
Recommendation:
Approve entering into an agreement with ECS Imaging, Inc.
E. Consideration and possible action regarding the January 2018 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the January 2018 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report.
F. Consideration and possible action to receive and file design changes for 8 of the 12
locations on the FY17-18 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Project.
(Flannigan)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the design changes for the FY17-18 CDBG
Project.
G. Consideration and possible action to approve an agreement with Green Hills
Memorial Park to contribute to the City $315,000 to the $515,000 settlement paid to
the Vista Verde homeowners, reducing the City’s contribution to $200,000. (Aleshire)
Recommendation:
Approve the Letter Agreement settlement with Green Hills
Memorial Park.
H. Report on closed session action taken by the City Council on February 20, 2018,
and ratified regarding representation of former Mayor Brian Campbell in a deposition
by Green Hills in the matter of Sharon Loveys v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, Case
No. BC629637. (Aleshire)
Recommendation:
The Council decided by unanimous vote on February 20, 2018,
and affirms that providing a defense for former Mayor Brian Campbell to represent
him as he is deposed by Green Hills in the matter of Sharon Loveys v. City of
Rancho Palos Verdes, Case No. BC629637, between Green Hills and the Vista
Verde homeowners is not in the public interest.
City Council Agenda
March 6, 2018
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I. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of
Completion for the Pedestrian Safe Bus Stop Linkage on Hawthorne Boulevard
Project No. 018515; Federal Project No. CML-5413(013). (Carrasco)
Recommendation:
(1) Accept the work as complete; (2) Authorize the City Clerk to
file a Notice of Completion with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office
and, if no claims are filed within 35 days after recordation, and upon the contractor
posting an acceptable warranty bond, notice the surety company to exonerate the
Performance Bond; and, (3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the
retention payment to California Landscape & Design, 35 days after recordation of
the Notice of Completion, contingent upon no claims being filed on the project and
the contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond.
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.
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
This section is for hearings that have been noticed, published, and/or mailed to property owners as required by law. The Mayor will
provide an opportunity to members of the public to testify in support of or opposition to the matter being heard. 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.
For appeal hearings, the appellant or their representative speaks first and will generally be allowed ten (10) minutes. If the applicant
is different from the appellant, the applicant or their representative will speak following the appellant and will also be allowed ten (10)
minutes to make a presentation. Normally, the applicants and appellants will be limited to a three (3) minute rebuttal (if requested).
None.
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 and file the FY16-17 Comprehensive
Annual Financial Report (CAFR) of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. (Ramos) (30 mins.)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the FY16-17 Comprehensive Annual Financial
Report (CAFR) of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; and Statements on Auditing
Standards (SAS) 114 Letter from Independent Auditors to Those Charged with
Governance.
2. Consideration regarding the FY 2017-18 Mid-year Financial Report and year-end
estimates (Kaufman) (30 mins.)
Recommendation:
Receive and file the FY 2017-18 Mid-year Financial Report.
3. Consideration and possible action to forward the 2017 Annual Report on the
implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element to the appropriate
State agencies. (Silva) (15 mins.)
Recommendation:
(1) Direct Staff to forward the City’s Annual Report on the
implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes Housing Element during the 2017
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calendar year to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and, (2) Direct Staff to
return at a later date with a report to consider initiated code amendment proceedings
for certain sections of Title 17 (Zoning) of the City’s Municipal Code based on the
State’s Housing Package at it relates to the Housing Element.
4. Consideration and possible action to forward the 2017 Annual Report on the
implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan to the appropriate State
agencies. (Silva) (10 mins.)
Recommendation:
Direct Staff to forward the City’s Annual Report on the status of
the implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan during the 2017
calendar year to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the
Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
5. Consideration and possible action to take positions regarding Proposition 68 (“Parks,
Environment and Water Bond”) and Proposition 69 (“Transportation Taxes and Fees
Lockbox and Appropriations Limit Exemption Amendment”) on the June 5, 2018,
statewide ballot; and the possible repeal of SB 1 (“Road Repair and Accountability
Act of 2017”) on the November 6, 2018, statewide ballot. (Fox) (10 mins.)
Recommendation:
(1) Consider whether or not to take a position on Proposition 68;
(2) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 69, THE
“TRANSPORTATION TAXES AND FEES LOCKBOX AND APPROPRIATIONS
LIMIT EXEMPTION AMENDMENT”; and, (3) Consider whether or not to take a
position on the repeal of SB 1.
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 6:00 P.M. on March 20, 2018 for a Closed Session meeting and 7:00 P.M.
for a Regular meeting.
City Council Agenda
March 6, 2018
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requesting to speak, the length of the agenda, or the business of the Council.
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Council Meeting:
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toward the Council or any member thereof, tending to interrupt the due and orderly course of
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meeting.
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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 OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
AFFIDAVIT OF AGENDA POSTING
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 and Regular Meetings
of the City Council; Successor Agency for the Redevelopment Agency and the
Improvement Authority for March 6, 2018, 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.
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Dated: March 6, 2018 413111W
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