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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
APRIL 28, 2018
CALL TO ORDER:
An Adjourned Regular meeting of the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council was called to
order by Mayor Brooks at 10:05 A.M. at Fred Hesse Community Park, McTaggart Hall,
29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, notice having been given with affidavit thereto on file.
City Council roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: Alegria, Cruikshank, Dyda, Duhovic, and Mayor Brooks
ABSENT: None
Also present were Doug Willmore, City Manager; Gabriella Yap, Deputy City Manager;
Ara Mihranian, Director of Community Development; Elias Sassoon, Director of Public
Works; Ron Dragoo, Principal Civil Engineer; Cory Linder, Director of Recreation and
Parks; Daniel Trautner, Deputy Director of Recreation and Parks; Deborah Cullen,
Director of Finance; Trang Nguyen, Deputy Director of Finance; Juan Hernandez,
Maintenance Superintendent; and Teresa Takaoka, Deputy City Clerk.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Lowell Wedemeyer.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Mayor Pro Tem Duhovic moved, seconded by Councilman Dyda, to approve the
agenda as presented.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Alegria, Cruikshank, Dyda, Duhovic, and Mayor Brooks
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
Deputy City Clerk Takaoka reported that there were no requests to speak.
City Manager Willmore introduced Juan Hernandez as the new Public Works
Maintenance Superintendent.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
1. Consideration and possible action regarding the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Proposed
Capital Improvement Program including discussion and possible direction
regarding the 5-year Capital Program Plan.
Deputy City Clerk Takaoka reported that late correspondence was received and
distributed prior to the meeting, and there were three requests to speak.
Noel Park expressed his support for the Lower Hesse Park item and noted the profound
improvements that benefit the residents. He also thanked Staff for their efforts.
Robert Craig expressed his support to have "Bubbles" (whale statue) restored noting he
spear headed the idea and would like a status update.
Lowell Wedemeyer shared his comments regarding the software database used to
create the list of CIP projects which were then ranked.
Deborah Cullen, Director of Finance, presented a staff report and PowerPoint
presentation.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and Staff.
Mayor Pro Tem Duhovic thanked Staff for the excellent spreadsheet and
comprehensive presentation.
Elias Sassoon, Director of Public Works, presented a staff report and PowerPoint
presentation.
City Manager Willmore expressed his appreciation for Lina Nguyen, the City's GIS
coordinator who worked on creating the imagery for the slides.
Councilmember Alegria inquired about extending the seven (7) year maintenance cycle
for street resurfacing as noted in Director Sassoon's presentation.
City Manager Willmore suggested that staff could conduct a study to look at extending
the cycle to eight (8) years. This was approved by acclamation.
Mayor Brooks called for a brief recess at 11:35 A.M. The meeting reconvened at 11:53
A.M.
Director Sassoon continued his presentation noting the bike lane project as proposed
along PVDS has requirements to comply with the grant standards which will cause the
center median to be narrowed to accommodate the bike lanes on each side of the
roadway.
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Mayor Pro Tern Duhovic expressed concern with the proposed narrowing of the median
and that the semi-rural effect of the roadway would diminish.
Member Dyda moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Duhovic to remove the Palos
Verdes Drive South bike like from the list of CIP projects.
The motion passed on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Alegria, Cruikshank, Dyda, Duhovic, and Mayor Brooks
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Council members recommended agendizing traffic safety measures to address
Indian Peak Road, Federal Grants and trail widening at a future date.
Councilmembers also recommended removing the allocated $100K for Lower Hesse
Park improvements and directed Staff to bring the item back as a future agenda item.
Mayor Brooks called for a brief recess at 1:21 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 1:41
P.M.
Director Elias along with Principal Civil Engineer Dragoo continued the presentations.
Mayor Pro Tern Duhovic asked Staff to look into concrete stamping or river rock to be
placed in the medians that are slated for demolition to remove the painted (green)
concrete.
Discussion ensued among Council Members and Staff.
Councilman Dyda asked that Staff consider straightaways and curves in the next traffic
count study along with road conditions and general use.
Director Sassoon concluded his presentation and thanked Finance and IT staff.
Mayor Brooks and Council expressed their appreciation to Staff as well as the
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) and Finance Advisory
Committee (FAC) for their assistance.
ADJOURNMENT:
At 2:12 P.M., Mayor Brooks adjourned to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, for a
Closed Session Meeting and 7:00 P.M. for a Regular Meeti .
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