CC AGD 20221101
*HYBRID CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The meeting of November 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 .
MEETING AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
CITY COUNCIL AND IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2022-59 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 669
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. IA 2022-11
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bradley
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Alegria
Councilmember Cruikshank
Councilmember Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Ferraro
Mayor Bradley
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 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 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 t o 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 disc losure
has been approved by the vote of the Council taken during the closed session or as otherw ise required by law. Violation of this 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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with the City
Manager, Deputy City Manager, and City Attorney, acting as its negotiators, regarding
labor negotiations with the 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 Bradley
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Alegria
Councilmember Cruikshank
Councilmember Dyda
Mayor Pro Tem Ferraro
Mayor Bradley
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING:
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
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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 October 18, 2022, Regular Meeting.
C. 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; 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.
D. Consideration and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 667 amending Sections
17.56.030 (Outdoor lighting for residential uses) and 17.56.040 (Outdoor lighting for
nonresidential uses) of Chapter 17.56 (Environmental protection) of Article IV (Use and
development standards), and Chapter 17.96 (Definitions) of Article VIII (Administration)
of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code related to the
measurement of light sources and light standard/pole height (Case No. PLCA2022 -
0002). (Giang/Silva)
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 667, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTIONS 17.56.030 (OUTDOOR
LIGHTING FOR RESIDENTIAL USES) AND 17.56.040 (OUTDOOR LIGHTING FOR
NONRESIDENTIAL USES) OF CHAPTER 17.56 (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION)
OF ARTICLE IV (USE AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS), AND CHAPTER 17.96
(DEFINITIONS) OF ARTICLE VIII (ADMINISTRATION), OF TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF
THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO THE
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MEASUREMENT OF LIGHT SOURCES AND LIGHT STANDARD/POLE HEIGHT
(CASE NO. PLCA2022-0002).
E. Consideration and possible action to receive and file the September 2022 Cash
Balances/Monthly Treasurers’ Reports. (Lin)
Recommendation: Receive and file the September 2022 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.
F. Consideration and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 666 adding Chapter 17.79
(City Projects) of Article VII (Development Application and Review); and amending
Chapter 17.96 (Definitions) of Article VIII (Administration) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code designated the Planning Commission’s role as
advisory to the City Council for City projects and associated updates for consistency
with new code provisions (Case No. PLCA2022-0003). (Giang/Silva)
Recommendation: Adopt Ordinance No. 666, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADDING CHAPTER 17.79 (CITY PROJECTS) OF
ARTICLE VII (DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION AND REVIEW); AND AMENDING
CHAPTER 17.96 (DEFINITIONS) OF ARTICLE VIII (ADMINISTRATION) OF TITLE 17
(ZONING) OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE DESIGNATING
THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S ROLE AS ADVISORY TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FOR CITY PROJECTS INVOLVING DISCRETIONARY DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATIONS AND ASSOCIATED UPDATES FOR CONSISTENCY WITH NEW
CODE PROVISIONS. (CASE NO. PLCA2022-0003).
G. Consideration and possible action to modify the professional services agreement
template. (Wynder)
Recommendation: Approve modifications to Sections 2.2 “Method of Compensation,”
and 3.2 “Schedule of Performance” to the City’s template for professional services
agreements.
H. Consideration and possible action to commit connecting the new Ladera Linda
Community Park to the South Bay Fiber Network. (Buchwald)
Recommendation: 1) Authorize the City Manager to sign and send to the South Bay
Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) a Letter of Commitment to connect the new
Ladera Linda Community Park to the South Bay Fiber Network at a minimum service
level of at least 2 GB at $2,000 per month for a three year term; and, 2) Direct staff to
return at a later date with an addendum to the final SBCCOG contract with American
Dark Fiber memorializing the expanded broadband services.
I. Consideration and possible action to appropriate additional funds for construction of a
right-turn lane on northbound Western Avenue approaching Westmont
Drive/Delasonde Drive. (Awwad)
Recommendation: 1) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a revised
Cooperative Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), to
be provided by Caltrans at a future date, revising only the funding amount for design
and construction of a right-turn lane for northbound Western Avenue approaching
Westmont Drive/Delasonde Drive in a form approved by the City Attorney; and, 2)
Appropriate an additional $51,000 in Proposition C Funds for the Western Avenue
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Traffic Flow Improvements Project specifically for constructing a right -turn lane on
northbound Western Avenue approaching Westmont Drive/Delasonde Drive as part of
the Caltrans Western Avenue Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project.
J. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Integrated Media Systems for the design of audio/video systems at Hesse Park.
(Buchwald)
Recommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Integrated Media
Systems for the design phase of audio/video system upgrades and improvements at
Hesse Park in an amount not to exceed $28,950; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.
K. Consideration and possible action to award professional services agreements for pre-
qualified on-call construction management and inspection services. (O’Neill)
Recommendation: 1) Award professional services agreements to Integrated
Engineering Management, Z&K Consultants, Inc., Transtech Engineers, Inc. and
Sunbeam Consulting, Inc. for on-call construction management and inspection services
on an as-needed basis for three-year terms, with additional optional two-year terms, in
an amount not to exceed $500,000 annually for each contract, subject to City Council
approved appropriated project budgets; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute the contracts, in forms approved by the City Attorney.
L. Consideration and possible action to increase the City’s contribution toward the
employee health savings account. (Bañales)
Recommendation: 1) Authorize Staff to increase the City’s contribution to the
employee health savings accounts (HSA) to $3,850 for individuals and $7,750 for family
plans for the 2023 High Deductible PPO+HSA medical plan ; and, 2) Direct Staff to
return with a resolution memorializing this authorization which thereby would be
included in the 2022-2025 Rancho Palos Verdes Employee Association Memorandum
of Understanding.
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 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.
1. Consideration and possible action to authorize the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Department to enforce provisions of the California Vehicle Code (CVC) on the private
roads owned and maintained by the Portuguese Bend Community Association (PBCA).
(Bright) (45 mins)
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Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. ___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, APPLYING
TRAFFIC AND PARKING PROVISIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE TO
CERTAIN PRIVATELY OWNED AND MAINTAINED ROADS WITHIN THE
PORTUGUESE BEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
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 evaluate the City’s membership in the League of
California Cities (Cal Cities). (Bright) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Receive a summary report and staff’s observations on the action
and result of the Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative Petitioned Resolution at the 2022
General Assembly in Long Beach; 2) Review the services provided by Cal Cities as it
compares to membership in other organizations, and provide Staff with direction on the
City’s future membership with Cal Cities; and, 3) If directed to remain in Cal Cities,
authorize the Mayor to sign a letter to the Cal Cities President, CEO, and Regional
Public Affairs Manager, requesting the General Assembly be held earlier during the
annual conference, additional voting methods be considered, and expressing the need
for Cal Cities to reaffirm its commitment to local control.
3. Consideration and possible action to introduce an ordinance adopting the 2022
California Building Standards Code. (Rasor) (15 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Introduce ORDINANCE NO.__, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2022 CALIFORNIA
BUILDING STANDARDS CODE WHICH INCLUDES THE 2022 EDITION OF THE
CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS,
PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL CODES, WHICH ARE CODIFIED IN
TITLE 24 OF THE CALIFORNIA CODE OF REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 7A OF TITLE
26 OF THE CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE; THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE
ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS 1997 EDITION; THE UNIFORM
HOUSING CODE 1997 EDITION; AND THE INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY
MAINTENANCE CODE, 2018 EDITION, WITH APPENDICES AND AMENDMENTS
THERETO; AMENDING TITLE 15 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL
CODE; AND ADOPTING THE 2020 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE TITLE 32;
and, 2) Continue this matter to a duly noticed public hearing on November 15, 2022 for
adoption of the draft ordinance.
4. Consideration and possible action to select a wayfinding sign design for the South Bay
Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) Local Travel Network. (Bañales) (15 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Review and select one out of the three wayfinding sign design
options provided by SBCCOG for the Local Travel Network project as the City Council’s
preferred option: Option 1: Multimodal; Option 2: Wordmark; Option 3: Rolling turtle;
and, 2) Direct Staff to provide the City Council’s preferred wayfinding design option to
the SBCCOG for consideration by its Board of Directors at its upcoming November 17,
2022 meeting.
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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 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 November 15, 2022, 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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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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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 agenda for the Regular Meeting of the City Council/
Improvement Authority for November 1, 2022, was 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: October 26, 2022
City Clerk
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