CC AGD 20220301
*HYBRID CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The meeting of March 1, 2022, will take place remotely in accordance with Government
Code Section 54953(e) et seq. (AB 361), and pursuant to Resolution No. 2021-59, as
adopted by the City Council on November 16, 2021, and as renewed by subsequent
resolution(s) thereafter. The meeting 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 FiberOptic 39. Public participation will be in
person and using the virtual platform. Please see separate cover for virtual 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
MARCH 1, 2022
6:00 P.M. –CLOSED SESSION MEETING
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2022-11 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 658
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. IA 2022-02
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bradley
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Alegria
Councilmember Cruikshank
Councilmember Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Ferraro
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Mayor Bradley
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 A ct, “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 t o 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).) Additionally, per Subsection (b) (Confidentiality) of Section 3.6 (Closed Session Meetings) of Chapter 3 (Types of
Meetings) of the City Council Rules of Procedure is amended to read as follows: Confidentiality. No person attending a closed session
shall publicly discuss or otherwise reveal the discussion, content, and/or proceedings of the closed session unless such disclosure
has been approved by the vote of the Council taken during the closed session or as otherwise required by law. Violation of th is rule
may subject the violator to various penalties including (i) censure by the Council as provided in Article 9.0 herein, (ii) criminal penalties
as the willful failure to perform a duty under Government Code Section 1222, or other statute, (iii) referral to the grand jury, or (iv) civil
actions, including issuance of an injunction.
1. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.8, to enable
the City Council to consider the property acquisition currently under negotiations
with Mr. Jim York, with whom City is to give direction to the City Manager and City
Attorney, regarding that certain real property commonly known as the Lower
Filiorum and Plumtree properties, parcels as noted below. The City Council will
provide direction on the terms of the property acquisition including price.
Parcels: APN 7581023037, APN 7581023035, APN 7573003016, APN
7572012028, APN 7572012024, APN 7572012029 (6001 Palos Verdes Drive
South)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM):
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING:
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bradley
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Alegria
Councilmember Cruikshank
Councilmember Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Ferraro
Mayor Bradley
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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 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 February 15, 2022 (Regular Meeting).
C. Consideration and possible action to receive and file the January 2022 Cash
Balances/Monthly Treasurers’ Reports. (Lin)
Recommendation: Receive and file the January 2022 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.
D. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Guy Perry.
(Takaoka)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Guy Perry.
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E. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Edward J.
Shea. (Takaoka)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Edward J.
Shea.
F. Consideration and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 657 amending Section
17.76.030 (Fences, walls and hedges) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) requiring view assessments be conducted from
public roads and areas for new fences, walls and hedges (Case No. PLCA2021 -
0004). (Alvarez)
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 657, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTION 17.76.030 (FENCES, WALLS
AND HEDGES) OF SECTION 17.76 (MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS AND
STANDARDS) OF ARTICLE VII (DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND REVIEW) OF
TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE TO
ENSURE THAT NEW WALLS, FENCES, OR HEDGES DO NOT SIGNIFICANTLY
IMPAIR VEHICULAR VIEW CORRIDORS OR VIEWING STATIONS
G. Registers of Demands (Mata)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-__, 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 (Check Date 01/21/22); and, 2) Adopt Resolution No. IA
2022-__, 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.
H. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 2 to the contract
services agreement with Rigg Consulting. (Dragoo)
Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the contractual services
agreement with Rigg Consulting thereby extending the agreement through June 30,
2022, and increase the annual limit by $15,000 to $40,000 and a not -to-exceed
contract amount of $140,000 to provide on-call plan review and associated
engineering services; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the
Amendment No. 2, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
I. Consideration and possible action to approve Amendment No. 4 to the agreement for
contractual services with Sunbeam Solar Technologies, Inc. for public works
professional services. (Eder)
Recommendation: 1) Approve Amendment No. 4 to the agreement for contractual
services with Sunbeam Solar Technologies, Inc. thereby increasing the annual limit by
$50,000 to $130,000 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 and a not-to-exceed contract amount of
$560,000 for public works professional services; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute Amendment No. 4, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
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J. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Renne Public Policy Group (RPPG) for state lobbying services. (Bright)
Recommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement (PSA) to RPPG for
state lobbying services in the not-to-exceed amount of $56,000 for a period of one -
year from the effective date of this Agreement unless extended, at the sole discretion
of the City, up to two one-year terms; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and the City Clerk
to execute the PSA, in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
K. Consideration and possible action to initiate code amendment proceedings to Title 13
(Public Services) and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code.
(Giang/Silva)
Recommendation: Initiate code amendment proceedings for a comprehensive
update to Title 13 (Public Services) and Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code.
L. Consideration and possible action to file a Notice of Completion for the Hawthorne
Boulevard Median Beautification Project. (Dragoo)
Recommendation: 1) Accept the project as complete; 2) Authorize the City Clerk to
file a Notice 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; and, 3) Authorize
the Director of Public Works to release the remaining 2.5% construction retention
payment to Marina Landscape, 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 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 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
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 partici pation options or visit
www.rpvca.gov/participate.
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1. Consideration and possible action to approve the construction plans and contract for
the Ladera Linda Community Park Project. (Awwad) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Approve Ladera Linda Community Park plans, specifications,
and construction documents; 2) Award a construction contract to AMG & Associates
for a lump sum amount of $13,721,000, with a contingency of 7.5% or $1,029,075; 3)
Approve Amendment No. 5 to the professional services agreement with Johnson
Favaro for design support services during construction in the lump sum amount of
$333,941, with a contingency of 15% or $50,091; 4) Award a professional services
agreement to Smith Emery Laboratories for construction inspection and materials
testing services in the not-to-exceed amount of $213,818, with a contingency of 15%
or $32,072.70; 5) Award a professional services agreement to Associated Soils
Engineering, Inc for geotechnical engineering observation and testing services in the
not-to-exceed amount of $52,200, with a contingency of 15% or $7,830;6) Authorize
the Mayor to execute the contract, amendment, and agreements in a form approved
by the City Attorney; 7) Approve the project budget of $18,770,084; and, 8) Approve
an appropriation of $13,711,229.
2. Consideration and possible action to approve leases and agreements related to
financing the Ladera Linda Community Park Project. (Nguyen) (15 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING,
AUTHORIZING, AND DIRECTING AN EXECUTION OF A SITE LEASE, A
SUBLEASE, A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT AND CONSENTING TO AN
ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT, AND CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS TO FINANCE A
PORTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AT LADERA LINDA COMMUNITY PARK AND
DIRECTING CERTAIN RELATED ACTIONS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH; and, 2)
Authorize the Mayor and/or his designees to execute the following documents subject
to forms approved by the City Attorney: a. Site Lease, b. Sublease, c. Assignment
agreement, and d. Supplemental agreement.
3. Consideration and possible action to identify potential aesthetic improvements to the
traffic signal at the intersection of Palos Verdes Drive South and Palos Verdes Drive
East. (O’Neill) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file a report on traffic signal design requirements;
2) Review possible Palos Verdes Drive South (PVDS) and Palos Verdes Drive East
(PVDE) Traffic Signal Design Modifications, and if deemed acceptable, direct Staff to
proceed with final design of the modifications for City Council approval prior to the start
of construction; 3) If the proposed design modifications are acceptable, approve an
additional appropriation of $125,000; and, 4) Direct Staff to activate the signal, as
currently designed, into operation until the proposed design modifications are
implemented.
4. Consideration and possible action to amend Chapter 8.20 of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code related to solid waste to ensure compliance with Senate Bill No. 1383
(Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Act of 2016). (Ramezani) (30 mins)
Recommendation: Introduce Ordinance No. __, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND REPLACING
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CHAPTER 8.20 (SOLID WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL) OF TITLE 8
(HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO SOLID WASTE HANDLING, ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL
REDUCTION, AND EDIBLE FOOD RECOVERY.
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 March 15, 2022, for Interviews (Civic Center Advisory
Committee) and a Closed Session meeting; and 7:00 P.M. for an 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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AFFIDAVIT OF AGENDA POSTING
I, Teresa Takaoka, declare as follows:
That I am the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; that I hereby
affirm that a copy of the agendas for the Regular Meeting of the City Council for
March 1, 2022, 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.
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Dated: February 22, 2022
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