CC AGD 20200818
HYBRID (IN-PERSON/VIRTUAL) CITY COUNCIL MEETING
THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED SEATING
Pursuant to Section 3 of Executive Order N-29-20, issued by Governor Newsom on
March 17, 2020, the regular meeting of the City Council for August 18, 2020, will be
conducted through a hybrid combination of in-person attendance with not less than three
members of the City Council, invited staff, and limited members of the public at Hesse
Park, McTaggart Hall, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard and via teleconference using the
Zoom platform and broadcast live on the City's website at http://www.rpvca.gov/agendas
and on RPVTV Channels 33 and Fios38. Please see separate cover for public
participation options.
AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION AND STUDY SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2020-47 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 637
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cruikshank
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Bradley
Councilmember Dyda
Councilmember Ferraro
Mayor Pro Tem Alegria
Mayor Cruikshank
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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 address the City Council should refer to the
separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate
CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S):
All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections. Please be advised that, pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act,
“a person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present in a Closed Session . . . to a person not
entitled to receive it, unless the legislative body authorizes disclosure of that confidential information.” (Gov. Code § 54963(a).)
“[C]onfidential information’ means a communication made in a Closed Session that is specifically related to the basis for the
legislative body of a local agency to meet[] lawfully in Closed Session . . . .” (Gov. Code § 54963(a).) Please be further advised that
any “[v]iolation of [Government Code § 54963] may be addressed by the use of such remedies as are currently available by law,
including, but not limited to: (1) injunctive relief to prevent the disclosure of confidential information prohibited by this section; (2)
disciplinary action against an [public or city official] who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of this section; (3)
referral of a member of a legislative body who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of this section to a grand
jury.” (Gov. Code § 54963(c).)
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – 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. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2) or
(d)(3) and (e)(1) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in two cases
where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to litigation are not
known to plaintiffs.
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 address the City Council should refer to the
separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate.
DISCUSSION TOPICS FOR STUDY SESSION:
SS1. Review of tentative agendas
Recommendation: Receive and file the tentative agendas.
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RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING:
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cruikshank
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Bradley
Councilmember Dyda
Councilmember Ferraro
Mayor Pro Tem Alegria
Mayor Cruikshank
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
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 address the City Council should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit
www.rpvca.gov/participate.
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 address the City
Council should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate
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.
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B. Approval of Minutes (Takaoka)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the July 21, 2020, Regular Meeting.
C. Registers of Demands (Amundson)
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2020-__, 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 regarding a claim against the City by Suzanne
Willoughby. (Takaoka)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant.
E. Consideration and possible action to authorize the execution of a Transfer
Agreement for the Safe Clean Water Program. (Eder)
Recommendation: (1) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Transfer
Agreement for the Safe Clean Water Program.
F. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 2 extending the
Lease Agreement with Portuguese Bend Cooperative Nursery School for use of the
beach school property. (Trautner)
Recommendation: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Lease Agreement thereby
extending the term for use of the beach school property for an additional three years
(September 1, 2020 to June 30, 2023) by the Portuguese Bend Cooperative Nursery
School.
G. Consideration and possible action to award a Contract and a Professional Services
Agreement for inspection services for the Annual Sidewalk Repair Program Project.
(Eder)
Recommendation: (1) Award a Construction Contract to Ruiz Concrete and
Paving, Inc., in the not-to-exceed amount of $157,610, for the removal and
replacement of sidewalks, driveway aprons, curbs and gutters; (2) Authorize the City
Manager or Director of Finance to execute change orders up to an additional 10% of
the value of Ruiz Concrete and Paving, Inc. contract (not to exceed $15,761) as
contingency funds for potential unforeseen conditions; (3) Award a Professional
Services Agreement to Southern California Electrical Firm, in the not-to-exceed
amount of $28,540 for construction inspection services; and, (4) Authorize the Mayor
and City Clerk to execute the contracts, in forms approved by the City Attorney.
H. Consideration and possible action to enter an Agreement with GoGov, Inc. to
provide Citywide Mobile Application services. (Buchwald)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to enter an Agreement with GoGov,
Inc. to provide Mobile Application services in amount not-to-exceed $16,800
annually.
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I. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of
opposition to AB 3182. (Barnes)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition to AB 3182,
which would bar homeowners associations from prohibiting home rentals.
J. Consideration and possible action to authorize sending a letter to residents to
“harden” their homes from potential wildfire. (Villalpando)
Recommendation: Authorize sending a letter, on behalf of the City Council, to
residents expressing the City’s commitment to risk reduction, and measures
residents can take to “harden” their home from a potential wildfire.
K. Consideration and possible action to grant amendments to the City Hall monopole
lease agreements with AT&T and Southern California Edison (Lee)
Recommendation: Approve the 3-year extensions of the lease agreements with
AT&T (formerly New Cingular Wireless Services) and Southern California Edison
(SCE) for their existing wireless telecommunications facilities on the monopole at
City Hall.
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. Those wishing to address the City should
refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate
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 address the City should refer to the separate cover for
public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate.
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 address the City should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit
www.rpvca.gov/participate.
1. Consideration and possible action to implement measures mitigating impacts to
residential neighborhoods adjacent to Del Cerro Park and Portuguese Bend
Reserve. (Trautner/Lozano) (60 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Review and provide input on the short-term solutions
implemented by Staff; (2) Direct Staff to pursue the following long-term solutions:
a. Establish a parking reservation program on Crenshaw Boulevard south of Crest
Road; and b. Establish a trailhead with parking at the toe of the Portuguese Bend
Reserve (formerly known as Gateway Park); and, (3) Review and provide direction
on alternative long-term solutions.
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2. Consideration and possible action to appoint persons nominated for Members of the
City Council and cancel the General Municipal Election scheduled for November 3,
2020. (Takaoka) (10 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Appoint to the office the persons nominated; (2) Cancel the
General Municipal Election scheduled for November 3, 2020 due to lack of
contested nominations; (3) Adopt Resolution No. 2020-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CANCELING THE
ELECTION THAT WAS TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020, AND PROVIDING
FOR THE APPOINTMENTS TO THE OFFICES OF THIS CITY THAT WERE TO BE
ELECTED AT THAT TIME; and, (4) Direct the City Clerk to not accept for filing any
statement of write-in candidate which is submitted after the appointments are made.
3. Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on relocating certain
utility poles at 3867 Crest Road. (Rukavina) (60 mins)
Recommendation: (1) Receive and file a status report on issuance of an
encroachment permit to relocate certain utility poles from 3867 Crest Road to across
the street and onto the City right-of-way along Crest Road, and; (2) Continue this
item to date uncertain, but no later than October 20, 2020.
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 September 1, 2020, for a Closed Session meeting and 7:00
P.M. for a Regular meeting.
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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; repetition 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 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
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.
Closed Session Please be advised that, pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, “a person may not disclose confidential
information that has been acquired by being present in a Closed Session . . . to a person not entitled to
receive it, unless the legislative body authorizes disclosure of that confidential information.” (Gov. Code
§ 54963(a).) “[C]onfidential information’ means a communication made in a Closed Session that is
specifically related to the basis for the legislative body of a local agency to meet[] lawfully in Closed
Session . . . .” (Gov. Code § 54963(a).)
Please be further advised that any “[v]iolation of [Government Code § 54963] may be addressed by the
use of such remedies as are currently available by law, including, but not limited to: (1) injunctive relief to
prevent the disclosure of confidential information prohibited by this section; (2) disciplinary action against
an [public or city official] who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of this section; (3)
referral of a member of a legislative body who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of
this section to a grand jury.” (Gov. Code § 54963(c).)
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 contact
the City Clerk’s Office at least 48 hours prior to the meeting at any of the following: cityclerk@rpvca.gov;
310-544-5217; 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275.
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020, was conspicuously posted on the City Hall Bulletin
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