CC AGD 20200915
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 September 15, 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, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION AND STUDY SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2020-51 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 – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
GC 54956.9 (d)(2) or (d)(3) & (e)(5)
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 (d)(2) or
(d)(3) & (e)(5) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one (1) case.
The claim of Jerry and Lucky Simmons is available from the Public Works
Department for inspection and copying and will be included in the agenda materials
for the City Council meeting.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
GC 54956.9 (d)(2) or (d)(3) & (e)(5)
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 (d)(2) or
(d)(3) & (e)(5) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one (1) case
from Mark Abrams. The written threat of litigation will be included in the agenda
materials for the City Council meeting.
3. POTENTIAL LITIGATION AGAINST THE CITY
GC 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(1)
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 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.
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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.
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:
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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.
B. Approval of Minutes (Takaoka)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of the August 18, 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 award a Professional Services Agreement for
inspection services for the Annual Sidewalk Repair Program Project. (Lopez)
Recommendation: 1) Award a Professional Services Agreement to Southern
California Electrical Firm, in the not-to-exceed amount of $28,540 for construction
inspection services; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the
contracts, in forms approved by the City Attorney.
E. Consideration and possible action to send a letter of acknowledgment to Senator
Mike McGuire thanking him for his legislation pertaining to utility undergrounding
wildfire mitigation. (Barnes)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter to Senator McGuire
thanking him for his legislation pertaining to utility undergrounding for wildfire
mitigation.
F. Consideration and possible action to formally sunset the Storm Drain User Fee
Oversight Committee. (Ramos)
Recommendation: 1) Sunset the Storm Drain User Fee Oversight Committee; and,
2) Authorize Staff to issue City Tiles to former Committee Members.
G. Consideration and possible action to record a Notice of Completion for the Fiscal
Year 2018-19 Retro-Reflectivity Sign Replacement Project. (O’Neill)
Recommendation: 1) Authorize Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services
Agreement with Sunbeam Consulting, to extend the deadline date retroactively for
services through July 15, 2020; 2) Accept the FY 2018-19 Retro-Reflectivity Sign
Replacement Project as complete; and, 3) Authorize the recordation of a Notice of
Completion for the project.
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H. Consideration and possible action to authorize the City Clerk to file a Notice of
Completion for the Western Avenue Corridor Automated License Plate Recognition
(ALPR) Project Phases 1 & 2. (Eder)
Recommendation: 1) Accept the Western Avenue Corridor Automated License
Plate Recognition (ALPR) Project Phases 1 & 2 as complete; 2) Authorize the City
Clerk to file Notices of Completion for the project with the Los Angeles County
Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and if no claims are filed within 35 days after
recordation, send a notice to the surety company to exonerate the Performance
Bond; 3) Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the 5% construction
retention payment to Southern California Electrical Firm, a California corporation, 35
days after recordation of the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles County
Registrar-Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no claims being filed on the project,
and the contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond with the City; and, 4)
Authorize the Director of Public Works to release the 5% construction retention
payment to Metro RF Services, Inc., a California corporation, 35 days after
recordation of the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles County Registrar-
Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no claims being filed on the project, and the
contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond with the City.
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).
1. Consideration and possible action for first reading and introduction of an ordinance
amending Chapters 17.02 (Single-Family Residential (RS) Districts), 17.04 (Multiple-
Family Residential (RM) Districts), and 17.96 (Definitions), and repealing and
replacing Chapter 17.10 (Accessory Dwelling Unit Development Standards) of Title
17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code to update the development
standards for accessory dwelling units and to create development standards for junior
accessory dwelling units. (Case No. PLCA2019-0006) (Seeraty) (45 mins)
Recommendation: First reading and introduction of Ordinance No.__, AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING
CHAPTERS 17.02 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RS) DISTRICTS), 17.04
(MULTIPLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (RM) DISTRICTS), AND 17.96 (DEFINITIONS),
AND REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 17.10 (ACCESSORY DWELLING
UNIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING
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UNITS AND TO CREATE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR JUNIOR
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS.
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.
2. Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on the Trails Network
Plan Update. (Lozano) (20 mins)
Recommendation: Receive and file a status report on staff’s update to the Trails
Network Plan.
3. Consideration and possible action to release a public survey on updating the City’s
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan and Self-Evaluation.
(Ramezani) (15 mins)
Recommendation: Review the draft public survey to assist the City with updating its
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan and Self-Evaluation, and if
acceptable, authorize staff to release the survey for public input.
4. Consideration and possible action to advise the City’s voting delegate on the City
Council’s positions regarding the League of California Cities’ 2020 Annual
Conference Resolutions. (Barnes) (10 mins)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Council’s voting delegate to take no position
on the adoption of League of California Cities General Assembly Resolution No. 1
(Amendment to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996)
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 October 6, 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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