CC AGD 20210202
*HYBRID CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL NOT BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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 February 2, 2021, will be
conducted through a *hybrid combination of in-person and/or all virtual attendance of the
five members of the City Council and invited staff at Hesse Park, McTaggart Hall, 29301
Hawthorne Boulevard and via teleconference using the Zoom platform and broadcast live
on the City's website at rpvca.gov/agendas and on PVPtv channels Cox 35 and Frontier
FiOS 39. Public participation will be limited to the virtual platform only. Please see separate
cover for public participation options.
MEETING AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
FEBRUARY 2, 2021
6:00 P.M. -CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-04 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 641
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Alegria
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Cruikshank
Councilmember Dyda
Councilmember Ferraro
Mayor Pro Tem Bradley
Mayor Alegria
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION:
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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 – EXISTING LITIGATION
GC SECTION 54956.9 (d)(1)
City of Rancho Palos Verdes v. Indian Peak Properties, LLC
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCV03781
4th Appellate District Case No. B303638 & B305068
Indian Peak Properties, LLC v. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Los Angeles Superior Court Case No. 18STCP02913
4th Appellate District Case No. B303325
Indian Peak Properties, LLC Petition for Declaratory Ruling
Federal Communications Commission CSR -O
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
GC SECTION 54956.9(d)(2) or (d)(3) and (e)(1)
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 one case
where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to litigation are not
known to plaintiff(s).
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM):
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING:
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Alegria
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Cruikshank
Councilmember Dyda
Councilmember Ferraro
Mayor Pro Tem Bradley
Mayor Alegria
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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 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 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 Coun cil
may pull an item for discussion or clarification. Items pulled from the Consent Calendar by a Councilmember will be heard aft er 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 s peak 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 January 19, 2021 (Special and Regular)
Meetings.
C. Registers of Demands (Amundson)
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2021-__, 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 receive and file the December 2020 Cash
Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)
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Recommendation: Receive and file the December 2020 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report.
E. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by PT Rigging
Productions, Inc. (Takaoka)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, PT
Rigging Productions, Inc.
F. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Darlene
Radell. (Takaoka)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Darlene
Radell.
G. Consideration and possible action to review and approve the Fiscal Year 2021-22
Budget Development Calendar. (Ramos)
Recommendation: Review and approve the FY 2021-22 Budget Development
Calendar.
H. Consideration and possible action to approve the CalPERS Pension Plan Guidelines.
(Browning/Ramos)
Recommendation: Approve the CalPERS Pension Plan Guidelines thereby
addressing a financial plan on the City’s pension liability.
I. Consideration and possible action to authorize Amendment No. 1 to the professional
services agreement with Shuster Advisory Group, LLC (formerly, SFG Retirement
Plan Consulting, LLC) for financial and retirement planning consulting services.
(Ramos)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 1
to the professional services agreement with Shuster Advisory Group, LLC to (a)
reflect the change in consultant’s name; (b) amend the Scope of Services; and (c)
amend the Schedule of Compensation to reflect that payment will now be a flat fee
rather than based on the value of plan assets.
J. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of
expectations to the League of California Cities. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of expectations to the
League of California Cities that it support legislation that fulfills its mission and oppose
all legislation that erodes local control in housing and planning and zoning decisions .
K. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to execute the Fifth Tolling
Agreement with the BKK Working Group related to the BKK Corporation Landfill in
West Covina. (Ramezani)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to execute the attached Fifth Tolling
Agreement between the BKK Working Group and the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
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L. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition
to SB9. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition to SB 9.
M. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition
to SB10. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition to SB 10.
N. Consideration and possible action to accept the Palos Verdes Peninsula -Wide Safe
Routes to School Plan. (Ramezani)
Recommendation: Accept the Palos Verdes Peninsula-Wide Safe Routes to School
Plan.
O. Consideration and possible action to exercise the second of three one-year extension
options available in an existing service agreement with Stay Green Inc. for Citywide
landscape services. (Hernandez)
Recommendation: 1) Award the Amended and Restated Agreement extending the
term of the service agreement with Stay Green Inc. for one-year, in a form approved
by the City Attorney's office, for Citywide landscape services.
2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the extension.
P. Consideration and possible action to approve the increase to the purchase orders for
RPVtv contractors Maria Serrao and Jeffrey Koven. (Buchwald)
Recommendation: Approve the increase to the purchase orders for RPVtv
contractors Maria Serrao at $45,000, and Jeffrey Koven at $40,000.
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 re quested).
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.
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1. Consideration and possible action to appoint members to the Finance Advisory
Committee, Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee, and the Los Angeles
County West Vector Control District. (Takaoka) (10 mins)
Recommendation: 1) By majority vote of the City Council, appoint members to the
following vacancies: Two members to the Finance Advisory Committee, with full terms
to expire on June 30, 2024;Four members to the Infrastructure Management Advisory
Committee, with three full terms to expire 6/30/2024 and one special vacancy with an
unexpired term ending in February 2023; and, One member to the Los Angeles
County West Vector Control District with a full term to expire on December 31, 2022.
2. Consideration and possible action to receive and file the biannual reports from various
City advisory boards and committees. (Bañales) (90 mins)
Recommendation: Receive and file biannual reports and work plans from the City’s
five advisory boards.
3. Receive and file a status report from the Ad Hoc City Council Subcommittees on
Requests for Proposals (Awwad) (15 mins)
Recommendation: Receive and file a status report from the Ad Hoc City Council
Subcommittee on Requests for Proposal.
4. Consideration and possible action to adopt an interim urgency ordinance to impose a
45-day moratorium on the acceptance or processing of applications, issuance of
permits, and the construction of treehouses. (Yoon) (10 mins)
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. __U, AN INTERIM URGENCY
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, TO
ESTABLISH A TEMPORARY 45-DAY MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE OR
PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS, ISSUANCE OF PERMITS, AND THE
CONSTRUCTION OF TREEHOUSES WITH OR WITHOUT VERTICAL SUPPORTS
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 February 16, 2021, 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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