CC AGD 20190716 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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 agenda for the Regular Meeting of the City Council for
July 16, 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: A
Dated: July 9, 2019 410B
alp ity Clerk
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard/Rancho Palos Verdes,CA 90275-5391 /(310)377-0360/Fax(310)544-5291
www.rpvca.gov
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, JULY 16, 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. 2019-31 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 624
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 – 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.
2. POTENTIAL LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY
GC 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1)
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Based on facts and circumstances that might result in litigation against the City, but
which the City believes are not yet known to a potential plaintiff or plaintiffs, which
facts and circumstances need not be disclosed.
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 upcomi ng 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 Sess ion 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 Ongoing City
Council Goals and Priorities.
ADJOURN TO REGULAR MEETING:
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. Heroes Among Us Presentation to Retired United States Army Colonel Arthur W.
Fleming, M. D.
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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 o f 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 Coun cil
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 requeste d 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 June 4, 2019 and June 18, 2019
Regular City Council meetings.
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 (Check date:06/14/19); and 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 (Check date:06/28/19)
D. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Telecom Law Firm to perform technical and legal analysis of wireless projects
submitted to the City (Eder)
Recommendation: Award a professional services agreement to Telecom Law Firm
for a not-to-exceed amount of $200,000 for technical and legal analysis of wireless
projects submitted to the City
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E. Consideration and possible action to approve a donation of various surplus
information technology equipment to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School
District (Buchwald)
Recommendation: Approve a donation of various surplus information technology
equipment to the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District
F. Consideration and possible action to reject all bids for the Information Technology
Services and Support Request for Proposals (RFP) issued on April 23, 2019 and
approve entering into a new, four-year agreement with the current Managed IT
Services Provider, Prosum Inc. (Buchwald)
Recommendation: Reject all bids for the Information Technology Services and
Support RFP issued on April 23, 2019; and (2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk
to enter into a new four-year contract with Prosum, Inc. for Managed IT Services.
G. Consideration and possible action to amend chapter 5.04 (Business Licenses) of
the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (Browning)
Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. 623 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDING SECTION
5.04.015 (INTENT), AND AMENDING SECTIONS 5.04.050 (LICENSE AND TAX
PAYMENT REQUIRED), 5.04.070 (EVIDENCE OF DOING BUSINESS), 5.04.090
(EXEMPTIONS), AND 5.04.440 (ANNUAL CHANGE OF BUSINESS LICENSE
TAX) OF CHAPTER 5.04 (BUSINESS LICENSES) OF TITLE 5 (BUSINESS
TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS), RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE
TAXES.
H. Consideration and possible action to award a contract for construction of the
Access Improvements – Area 9 Project and a professional services agreement for
inspection services (Eder)
Recommendation: (1) Approve the construction plans and contract documents for
the ADA Improvements – Crosswalks in Area 9 Project, which are on file in the
Department of Public Works; (2) Award a construction contract to Hardy & Harper,
Inc. in the amount of $103,152; (3) Award a professional services contract for
construction management and inspection to Sunbeam Consultin g, Inc. in the
amount of $10,240; (4) Authorize the City Manager or Director of Finance to
execute an amendment for up to an additional 10% ($10,315) as a project
contingency for potential unforeseen conditions; and (5) Authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to execute the Construction Agreement, subject to approval as to form by
the City Attorney.
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:
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This section is for hearings that have been noticed, published, and/or mailed to property owners as required by law. The May or 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 approve setting at zero the annual levy and
assessments of the existing Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District
for Fiscal Year 2018-19 (Dragoo) (5 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Conduct the public hearing on the proposed levy of the
annual FY 19-20 Citywide Landscaping and Lighting Maintenance District; and (2)
Adopt Resolution No. 2019___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO SET THE
LEVY AT ZERO WITHIN THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING
MAINTENANCE DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020 PURSUANT TO THE
LANDSCAPING AND LIGHTING ACT OF 1972, PART 2 OF DIVISION 15 OF THE
CALIFORNIA STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE.
2. Consideration and possible action to adopt an adjustment to the existing annual
sewer service charge for the Abalone Cove Sewer System (Dragoo) (10 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Conduct the public hearing on the proposed levy of the
annual Fiscal Year 2019-20 sewer service charge for the Abalone Cove Sewer
System; and (2) Adopt Resolution No. 2019-__, a resolution of the City Council of the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes approving a report in connection with the sewer service
charge established pursuant to Chapter 13.06 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code, and ordering that such charge be collected on the tax roll.
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.
3. Consideration and possible action to receive and file a presentation on expanded
wildfire prevention efforts within City-owned properties, and authorization of additional
funding related to those additional efforts (O’Neil) (15 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Receive and file a presentation on a Fuel Modification Plan
for City-owned properties in order to expand wildfire prevention efforts on a regular
basis; (2) Approve an additional appropriation of $50,000 to fund monitoring of
protected flora and fauna by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy and/or a
City-approved biologist related to fuel modification; (3) Approve an amendment to the
Professional Services Agreement with Stay Green Inc. in a form approved by the City
Attorney’s office; (4) Approve an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement
with Hardy and Harper to scarify and compact the Burma Road Trail; (5) Approve an
additional appropriation of $24,700 to fund the additional services to be performed by
Hardy & Harper, Inc. for the related Burma Road Trail repairs; and (6) No action on a
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budget appropriation of $200,000 to expand the removal of non-native vegetation to
further reduce fuel load within the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve.
4. Consideration and possible action to receive a report on the City’s green building
and environmental programs and practices (Silva) (20 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Receive and file a report on the City’s green building and
environmental programs and practices available to the public; and (2) Initiate code
amendment proceedings to Chapter 17.83 (Green Building Construction) of Title 17
(Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to update the green building
standards and processing requirements
5. Consideration and possible action to introduce an ordinance revising the Special
Event Permit process (Waters) (15 mins)
Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. _________, AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND
REPLACING CHAPTER 12.20 (SPECIAL EVENT PERMITS) OF TITLE 12
(STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.
6. Consideration and possible action to introduce an ordinance and waive first reading
banning the possession and consumption of alcohol in City facilities, and the
consumption of alcohol in public places; and revise an ordinance to eliminate the
current language allowing smoking in designated areas in City facilities and expand
the City’s prohibition on smoking to in or within 20 feet of City facilities (Waters)
(15 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Introduce Ordinance No.____, AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDING SECTION 12.16.160 (POSSESSION
AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL PROHIBITED) TO CHAPTER 12.16
(STREETS, PARKS, AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES) OF TITLE 12 (STREETS,
SIDEWALKS AND PUBLIC PLACES) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PROHIBIT
OPEN CONTAINERS AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL IN ALL CITY
FACILITIES; and (2) Introduce Ordinance No.____, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTION 8.28.020 (SMOKING
PROHIBITED) OF CHAPTER 8.28 (SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS, BARS AND
CITY FACILITIES) OF TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE, TO PROHIBIT SMOKING IN OR WITHIN 20 FEET OF ALL CITY
FACILITIES
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.
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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:
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City Council
Agendas and Staff
Reports:
Agendas and staff reports are available for public review within 72 hours of the meeting at City
Hall, 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard during regular business hours, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Monday – Thursday and 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. on Friday; Hesse Community Park, 29301
Hawthorne Boulevard during regular business hours Monday – Friday from 9:00 A.M. until
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.
Public
Correspondence:
We highly encourage written materials regarding City Council Agenda items be submitted no
later than 4:00 P.M. the Monday prior to a City Council meeting to allow the Council Members
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
materials submitted after that deadline or at the meeting. Written materials, including emails,
submitted to the City are public records and may be posted on the City’s website. Accordingly,
you may wish to omit personal information from your written materials or oral presentation as it
may become part of the public record regarding an agendized item. In addition, City
meetings may be televised and may be accessed through the City's website.
Public
Participation:
Participants must speak from the podium using the lectern microphone; comments are to be
directed to the City Council and not to the staff or the public; repe tition should be avoided; and
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 beh avior
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
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.
American with
Disabilities Act:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require a disability -related
modification or accommodation to attend or participate in this meeting, including auxiliary aids
or services, please call the City Clerk’s Office at 310 544 -5217 at least 48 hours prior to the
meeting.