CC AGD 20210406
*HYBRID CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITH VERY LIMITED
PUBLIC 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, and Improvement Authority for
April 6, 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 is highly encouraged using the
virtual platform as there will be very limited seating (with a combined total of 25 people
between two rooms) at Hesse Park. Please see separate cover for public participation
options.
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL AND IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
MEETING
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
APRIL 6, 2021
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-12 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 644
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. IA 2021-03
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Alegria
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Cruikshank
Councilmember Dyda
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Councilmember Ferraro
Mayor Pro Tem Bradley
Mayor Alegria
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 LABOR NEGOTIATORS
GC SECTION 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: Attorney William Wynder.; Ara Mihranian, City
Manager; Karina Bañales, Deputy City Manager, Trang Nguyen, Director of Finance
Employee Organization: Rancho Palos Verdes Employees Association
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
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: Upcoming Recycling Events
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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 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 aft er 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 March 2, 2021, Regular Meeting and the
March 2, 2021, Improvement Authority Meeting Minutes, respectively.
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; and, Adopt Resolution No. IA 2021 -__, A RESOLUTION OF THE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY, 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 February 2021 Cash
Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)
Recommendation: Receive and file the February 2021 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.
E. Consideration and possible action to receive and file a report on safe prescription
drug disposal. (Bright)
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Recommendation: Receive and file a report on safe prescription drug disposal.
F. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for
SB809. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for SB809.
G. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of opposition
to AB 377. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign both a joint Peninsula Cities and a
City letter of opposition to AB 377.
H. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter in support of
AB 1251. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter in support of AB 1251.
I. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for
ACA (Assembly Constitutional Amendment) No. 7. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for ACA No. 7.
J. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter in support of
Assembly Joint Resolution (AJR) No. 2. (Barnes)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter in support of AJR No. 2,
which calls on Congress and the EPA to take action on the rediscovered DDT waste
site off the coast of Catalina Island.
K. Consideration and possible action to approve the results of the performance audit of
the City’s exclusive residential solid waste hauler EDCO Disposal Corporation
(EDCO) for calendar years 2017, 2018, and 2019. (Ramezani)
Recommendation: Approve the results of the performance audit of the City’s
exclusive residential solid waste hauler EDCO between January 1, 2017 and
December 31, 2019.
L. Consideration and possible action to file a Notice of Completion for the Coastal Bluff
Fence Replacement Project at Vicente Bluffs Reserve. (Ramezani)
Recommendation: 1) Accept the Coastal Bluff Fence Replacement Project for Fiscal
Year (FY) 2019-20 at Vicente Bluffs Reserve as complete;2) Authorize the City Clerk
to file a Notice of Completion for the project with the Los Angeles County Reg istrar-
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; and, 3) Authorize
the Director of Public Works to release the 5% construction retention payment to
Golden Gate Construction, Inc., 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.
M. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Piasky Solutions to conduct a feasibility analysis of potential mixed-use development
opportunities along Western Avenue. (Yoon)
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Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services
agreement in an amount not to exceed $25,000 to Piasky Solutions to conduct a
feasibility analysis of potential mixed-use development opportunities for specific
properties along Western Avenue, subject to approval as to form by the City Attorney.
N. Consideration and possible action to authorize a Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) between the Palos Verdes Peninsula Water Management Group and approve
an MOU regarding the Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program. (Eder)
Recommendation: 1) Authorize the MOU between the Palos Verdes Peninsula
Water Management Group (WMG) regarding administration and cost sharing for
revisions to the Enhanced Management Program (EWMP) and Reasonable
Assurance Analysis (RAA); and,2) Approve the Second Amendment to the MOU for
cost-sharing between agencies in the Peninsula WMG to implement the Coordinated
Integrated Monitoring Program (CIMP).
O. Consideration and possible action to execute a Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Program Siting Liability Agreement between the City and the County of Los
Angeles and the County Sanitation District No. 2 of Los Angeles County. (Ramezani)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the attached
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program Siting Liability Agreement
P. Consideration and possible action to adopt an urgency ordinance and to introduce an
ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 15.42 (Floodplain Management) to update
the Municipal Code caused by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) map
modifications. (Eder)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Ordinance No. ____U, AN URGENCY ORDINANCE
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING CHAPTER 15.42
(FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT) OF TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION)
OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE; and, 2) Introduce
Ordinance No. ____ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 15.42 (FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT)
OF TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE, by title only, waive further reading and introduce the
ordinance.
Q. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a comment letter to
Assemblymember Muratsuchi regarding AB 1295. (Villalpando)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a comment letter to
Assemblymember Muratsuchi regarding AB 1295.
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:
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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 Mayor will
provide an opportunity to members of the public to testify in support of or opposition to the matter being heard. Each speake r 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 allow ed 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 consider an appeal of the Planning Commission -
approval for the Ladera Linda Community Center and Park project located at 32201
Forrestal Drive (Case No. PLCU2020-0007). (Silva) (2hr 30min)
Recommendation: 1) Review the Planning Commission-approved Conditional Use
Permit, Major Grading Permit, Variance and Site Plan Review application findings
(planning entitlements) and Conditions of Approval for the construction of the new
Ladera Linda Community Center and Park project; 2) Review responses to public
comments and recommendations adopted by the Planning Commission, via minute
order, to the proposed project; 3) Review Staff recommended modifications to the
Planning Commission-adopted Conditions of Approval; 4) If acceptable, adopt
Resolution No. 2021-__; A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION-
APPROVED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, MAJOR GRADING PERMIT, VARIANCE
AND SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR THE LADERA LINDA COMMUNITY CENTER AND
PARK PROJECT WITH MODIFICATIONS TO THE CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL;
and, 5) If acceptable, direct Staff to proceed with the completion of construction
documents and authorize advertisement of bids upon final completion of plans and
specifications for the Ladera Linda Community Center and Park project.
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 initiate the process to conduct a comprehensive
classification and compensation study and a organizational review for all full-time and
part-time personnel. (DeZiel) (30 mins)
Recommendation: Authorize Staff to issue a request for proposals (RFP) to seek
consultants to conduct a comprehensive classification and compensation study for all
full-time and part-time personnel and an organizational review.
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:
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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 April 12, 2021, for an Adjourned Regular Meeting (CIP
Workshop).
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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.
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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I, Teresa Takaoka, declare as follows:
That I am the Deputy City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; that
hereby affirm that a copy of the agenda for the Regular Meeting of the City Council
and Improvement Authority for April 6, 2021, were 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: 11) 4'skA 4404
Dated: March 30, 2021
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