CC AGD 20190115
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION AND STUDY SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2019-01 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 615
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Duhovic
ROLL CALL: Councilman Alegria
Councilwoman Brooks
Councilman Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Cruikshank
Mayor Duhovic
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
1. PENDING LITIGATION – EXISTING LITIGATION
GC SECTION 54956.9 (d)(1)
a. Name of case: Mark J. Doddy v. City of Palos Verdes [sic]; L.A. Superior Court,
Case No. YC072950
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b. Name of case: Cherie Townsend; Jalen Lapree Hamler v. City of Rancho Palos
Verdes; United States District Court Central District of California, Case No. 2:18-
cv-10011
c. Name of case: City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Indian Peak Properties, LLC, et
al., Superior Court Case No. 18STCV03781 (and a related complaint by Indian
Peak Properties)
d. Name of cases: Loveys v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et al., Los Angeles
Superior Court Case No. BS172886; Loveys v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes, et
al., Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. BS174859
2. PENDING LITIGATION – INITIATION OF LITIGATION BY CITY
GC SECTION 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 in one (1) case.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM):
RECONVENE TO STUDY SESSION (MCTAGGART HALL):
6:00 P.M. – STUDY SESSION
Immediately Following the Closed Session
The Study Session will commence immediately following the Closed Session. The primary purpose of the Study Session is to
provide an opportunity for the Council members to interact freely and informally, ask questions and discuss policy items that are
listed on the agenda for that specific Study Session. The City Council will also provide direction to Staff regarding upcoming agenda
items and tentative agendas, including prioritization of agenda items that are listed on the agenda for that specific study session. No
action shall be taken during any Study Session unless the agenda so provides.
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR STUDY SESSION:
This section is intended to provide members of the public with the opportunity to comment on Study Session items only. Each
speaker will be limited to one (1) minute 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.
DISCUSSION TOPICS FOR STUDY SESSION:
SS1. Review of Tentative Agendas and ongoing City Council Goals and Priorities
Recommendation: Receive and file the Tentative Agendas and City Council
Goals and Priorities.
ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING:
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7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Duhovic
ROLL CALL: Councilman Alegria
Councilwoman Brooks
Councilman Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Cruikshank
Mayor Duhovic
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
1. Recognition of Captain Beringer, Lomita Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department.
RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR 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.
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)
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Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the December 15, 2018, Special
meeting.
C. Register of Demands (Cullen)
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-__, 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 the annual Business License Tax.
(Browning)
Recommendation: Do not increase the City’s Business License Tax Rate for 2019.
E. Consideration and possible action to approve the proposed FY19-20 Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) project and budget. (Flannigan)
Recommendation: (1) Approve the proposed FY19-20 Community Development
project and budget; (2) Authorize the Director of Public Works to execute an
agreement for the FY19-20 CDBG project with the Los Angeles County Community
Development Commission (LACDC), subject to approval as to form by the City
Attorney; and (3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to adjust the project budget,
as necessary, to take into account the final CDBG allocations and any amounts
unexpended at the close of FY18-19.
F. Consideration and possible action to receive and file a report on the Preserve Permit
Reservation System. (Waters)
Recommendation: Receive and file an update on a Preserve Permit Reservation
System.
G. Consideration and possible action to award a Professional Service Agreement to
Alta Planning and Design to prepare the updated Trails Network Plan document.
(Anaya)
Recommendation: (1) Award a Professional Services Agreement in an amount not
to exceed $44,422 to Alta Planning and Design to prepare the updated Trails
Network Plan document; (2) Approve an additional appropriation in the amount of
$29,422 from the General Fund to the Planning Professional and Technical Services
program to cover unfunded costs to complete the updated Trails Network Plan; and,
(3) Authorize the City Manager or Director of Finance to approve a contingency for
an amount not to exceed 10% of the project budget ($4,442.20) in the event that
additional work is identified during the Trails Network Plan preparation process that
is determined to be required by the Director of Community Development
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.
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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).
1. Consideration and possible action to adopt an urgency ordinance amending
Chapters 17.02 (Single-Family Residential (RS) Districts) and 17.10 (Second Unit
Development Standards) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to require
Neighborhood Compatibility review for residential second units over 12’ in height and
to clarify the trigger that requires the Neighborhood Compatibility finding for
structures over 16’ in height (Case No. PLCA2018-0008). (Seeraty) (30 mins.)
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No.__U, AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING CHAPTERS 17.02
(SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS) DISTRICTS) AND 17.10 (SECOND UNIT
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO REQUIRE NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBILITY
REVIEW FOR RESIDENTIAL SECOND UNITS OVER 12’ IN HEIGHT AND TO
CLARIFY THE TRIGGER THAT REQUIRES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
COMPATIBILITY FINDING FOR STRUCTURES OVER 16’ IN HEIGHT
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.
2. Consideration and possible action to revise the existing Palos Verdes Nature
Preserve Night Hike Policy. (Lozano) (20 mins.)
Recommendation: Approve the revised Night Hike Policy for the Palos Verdes
Nature Preserve.
3. Consideration and possible action to implement certain measures to minimize
unauthorized uses and activities in the general area of the Rattlesnake Trail.
(Lozano) (15 mins.)
Recommendation: Approve the implementation of certain measures to minimize
unauthorized uses and activities in the general area of the Rattlesnake Trail.
4. Consideration and possible action regarding access and parking along Park Place at
Del Cerro Park. (Flannigan) (30 mins.)
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2019-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, REVISING THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES RESIDENT RECREATION PARKING PERMIT
PROGRAM AND RESCINDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION NO. 2015-72
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5. Consideration and possible action to adopt an urgency ordinance and introduce an
ordinance to repeal and replace Chapter 8.04 (Health Code) of Title 8 (Health and
Safety) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to implement Chapter 11.38 of
the Los Angeles County Health and Safety Code, as well as to execute a
Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Health as it relates to Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (Case No. PLCA2019-
0001). (Silva) (10 mins.)
Recommendation: (1) Adopt Ordinance No. ___ U, AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES TO REPEAL AND REPLACE MUNICIPAL
CODE SECTION 8.04.010 (ADOPTION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH AND
SAFETY CODE) TO IMPLEMENT CHAPTER 11.38 OF THE LOS ANGELES
COUNTY HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE RELATED TO ONSITE WASTEWATER
TREATMENT SYSTEMS (CASE NO. PLCA2019-0001); (2) Introduce Ordinance No.
___, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES TO REPEAL
AND REPLACE MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 8.04.010 (ADOPTION OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE) TO IMPLEMENT CHAPTER
11.38 OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE RELATED
TO ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS (CASE NO. PLCA2019-0001);
and, (3) Authorize the City Manager to execute a Local Agency Management Plan
Memorandum of Understanding with the Los Angeles County Department of Public
Health related to their review of onsite wastewater treatment systems on behalf of the
City.
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 January 29, 2019 for an Adjourned Regular meeting to conduct
advisory board interviews.
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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
Council Meeting:
The Mayor shall order removed from the Council Chambers any person(s) who commit the
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
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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
Meeting:
The City Council will adjourn its meetings on or before 11:00 p.m. and will not consider new
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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or services, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 310 544-5217 at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting.
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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 agenda for the Regular Meeting of the City Council for
January 15, 2019, was 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: 1:6° P.rf •
Dated: January 8, 2019
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