CC AGD 20210504
*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
May 4, 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
MAY 4, 2021
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2021-16 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 646
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. IA 2021-04
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 LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9 (d)(2) or (d )(3) &
(e)(1) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in two (2) cases where the City
believes that the facts and circumstances which could give rise to a significant exposure to
litigation are not know to the putative plaintiff(s).
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with the City
Manager, City Attorney and Ms. Julie DeZiel, the City’s negotiators, regarding labor
negotiations with the Rancho Palos Verdes Employee 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
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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 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 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 April 6, (Regular) April 12, Adjourned
Regular -CIP Workshop; and the April 20, 2021, Adjourned Regular Meeting (EPC
Interviews), 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.
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D. Consideration and possible action to receive and file the March 2021 Cash
Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)
Recommendation: Receive and file the March 2021 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.
E. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for
AB 1258. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for AB 1258.
F. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter in support of
AB 1053. (Bright)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter in support of AB 1 053.
G. Consideration and possible action to expand fuel modification services on City-owned
property. (O’Neill)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file a report on an updated Fuel Modification
Plan; and, 2) Authorize a contract amendment to Fire Grazers, Inc., in the amount of
$165,126, to expand fuel modification services on City-owned property through June
30, 2022.
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 spea k 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 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 to amend Chapter 17.70 (Site Plan Review) of
Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verde Municipal Code to add subsection
17.70.025 (Natural Communities Conservation Plan/Habitat Conservation Plan)
establishing Coastal Sage Scrub provisions. (Silva) (15 mins)
Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. __, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDING SUBSECTION 17.70.025 (NATURAL
COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLAN/HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN) TO
CHAPTER 17.70 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF COASTAL SAGE SCRUB (CASE NO. PLCA2021-0002)
2. Consideration and possible action to record a lien to recover City-incurred costs
associated with the nuisance abatement on property located at 13 Cayuse Lane.
(Monroy) (10 mins)
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Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2021-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES CONFIRMING THE
REPORT OF NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS AND AUTHORIZING A LIEN FOR
NUISANCE ABATEMENT COSTS TO BE PLACED ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY
LOCATED AT 13 CAYUSE LANE (APN 7568-017-025).
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.
3. Consideration and possible action to repeal and replace Subsection (A) of Chapter
5.10.020 and Chapter 5.28 (Peddlers) of the Municipal Code to conform with Senate
Bill No. 946. (Gerli) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Waive further reading and adopt by a four-fifths vote of the
entire City Council Urgency Ordinance No. _____, entitled “AN URGENCY
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES REPEALING AND
REPLACING SUBSECTION (A) OF CHAPTER 5.10.020 AND CHAPTER 5.28
(PEDDLERS) OF TITLE 5 (BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS)
OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE”; and, 2) Waive further
reading and introduce for first reading Ordinance No. _____, entitled “AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES REPEALING AND
REPLACING SUBSECTION (A) OF CHAPTER 5.10.020 AND CHAPTER 5.28
(PEDDLERS) OF TITLE 5 (BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS)
OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE”.
4. Consideration and possible action to accept the Engineering and Traffic Survey and
establish certain speed limits on various City streets. (Dragoo) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Accept the Engineering and Traffic Survey prepared by the
City’s Consulting Traffic Engineer, Willdan Engineering, dated April 2021; and, 2)
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING CERTAIN SPEED SURVEYS
AND ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE SURVEYS
ON VARIOUS STREETS WITHIN THE CITY.
5. Consideration and possible action to receive and file an informational report on
protecting public views. (Alvarez) (30 mins)
Recommendation: Receive and file an informational report on how the City protects
public views and the City's practice in applying view protection policies to development
projects.
6. Consideration and possible action to receive and file an update on the Sister City
Program with Sakura City. (Bañales) (15 mins)
Recommendation: Receive and file an update on the Sister City Program between
Rancho Palos Verdes and Sakura City, Japan.
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) PULLED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER:
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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 re port 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 May 18, 2021, for a Closed Session meeting and 7:00 P.M. for a
Adjourned 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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Improvement Authority for May 4, 2021, were conspicuously posted on the City
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