CC AGD 20221220
*HYBRID CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The meeting of December 20, 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
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
DECEMBER 20, 2022
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2022-68 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 671
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Ferraro
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Alegria
Councilmember Bradley
Councilmember Seo
Mayor Pro Tem Cruikshank
Mayor Ferraro
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
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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).) 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 provid ed 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 American Federation of State, County, and Municipal
Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36).
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM):
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING:
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Ferraro
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Alegria
Councilmember Bradley
Councilmember Seo
Mayor Pro Tem Cruikshank
Mayor Ferraro
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 December 6, 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 (check run 11/23/2022); and, 2) 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 run 12/09/2022).
D. Consideration and possible action to continue implementing Assembly Bill No. 361
(AB 361) authorizing teleconferencing of meetings of legislative bodies for the month
of January 2023. (Zweizig)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, RE-
RATIFYING THE PROCLAMATION OF A STATE OF EMERGENCY BY
GOVERNOR NEWSOM ON MARCH 4, 2020, AND RE-AUTHORIZING REMOTE
TELECONFERENCE MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATIVE BODIES OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2023
THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2023, PURSUANT TO THE RALPH M. BROWN ACT AND
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 361; and, 2) Authorize Staff to continue conducting, as
warranted, City Council and Planning Commission public meetings using a
combination in-person/virtual (hybrid) platform and continue conducting virtual-only
meetings or a combination in-person/virtual (hybrid) platform, if warranted, for the
City’s five Committees (Civic Center Advisory, Emergency Preparedness, Finance
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Advisory, Infrastructure Management Advisory, Traffic Safety) subject to the Brown
Act in accordance with the requirements of AB 361; and return with extension
resolutions for the City Council’s consideration every 30 days as the same may be
warranted.
E. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Thomas
Olson. (Momoli)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Thomas
Olson.
F. Consideration and possible action regarding a claim against the City by Thomas
Olson. (Zweizig)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Thomas
Olson.
G. Consideration and possible action to review the second biannual 2022 Border Issues
report. (Barnes)
Recommendation: Receive and file the second biannual report on the status of
Border Issues for 2022.
H. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to Sky
Elements, LLC to perform a drone light show as part of the City’s Fourth of July
Celebration. (Trautner)
Recommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Sky Elements,
LLC., in an amount not-to-exceed $45,000, to design and perform a drone light show
at the Ken Dyda Civic Center on July 4, 2023; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute
the professional services agreement in a form acceptable to the City Attorney.
I. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Cotton, Shires and Associates, Inc., for Public Works and Recreation and Parks on -
call geological and geotechnical support services. (Dragoo)
Recommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Cotton, Shires
and Associates, Inc., for Public Works and Recreation and Parks on -call geological
and geotechnical support services on an as-needed basis for a five-year term, with an
additional one-year optional term, in the amount not to exceed $80,000 annually,
subject to appropriated budgets; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the
agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney.
J. Consideration and possible action to regarding the FY 2021-22 Year-end Unaudited
Financial Report and the FY 2022-23 First Quarter Report. (Loya/Ramos)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the FY 2021-22 Year-end Unaudited Financial
Report; 2) Approve the Purchase Order Carryover Schedule of $16,743,224 from FY
2021-22 to FY 2022-23, thus, approving the following: i. Decreasing FY 2021-22 Final
Budget for the following: $447,073 (General Fund), $12,405,026 (Capital
Infrastructure Program), $2,383,757 (Federal Grants – ARPA), $4,039 (Abalone Cove
Sewer), $142,502 (Gas Tax), $203,321 (Measure R), $31,337 (Measure W),
$286,608 (Proposition C), $612,129 (Quimby), $220,938 (St ate Grants), $4,194
Waste Reduction, and $2,300 (Equipment Replacement); and, ii. Increasing FY 2022-
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23 Budget for the following: $447,073 (General Fund), $12,405,026 (Capital
Infrastructure Program), $2,383,757 (Federal Grants – ARPA), $4,039 (Abalone Cove
Sewer), $142,502 (Gas Tax), $203,321 (Measure R), $31,337 (Measure W),
$286,608 (Proposition C), $612,129 (Quimby), $220,938 (State Grants), $4,194
Waste Reduction, and $2,300 (Equipment Replacement). 3) Approve Continuing
Appropriations of $5,255,573 from FY 2021-22 to FY 2022-23, thus, approving the
following: i. Decreasing FY 2021-22 Final Budget for the following: $1,272,000
(General Fund), $1,896,901 (Capital Infrastructure Program), $1,027,385 (Federal
Grants – ARPA), $505,000 (Gas Tax), $200,000 (Measure M), $95,000 (Measure R),
and $125,174 (Proposition C), $134,114. ii. Increasing FY 2022-23 Budget for the
following: $1,272,000 (General Fund), $1,896,901 (Capital Infrastructure Program),
$1,027,385 (Federal Grants – ARPA), $505,000 (Gas Tax), $200,000 (Measure M),
$95,000 (Measure R), and $125,174 (Proposition C), $134,114, 4) Receive and file
the FY 2022-23 First Quarter Financial Report; 5) Approve additional appropriation of
$220,000 for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) in FY 2022 -23 for the Ladera
Linda Community Park Project; and, 6) Approve allocating the available budget
balance of $220,000 in the CIP Fund for the Western Avenue Beautification Project.
K. Consideration and possible action to modify the City’s Coronavirus Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) program. (Bright)
Recommendation: 1) Close the Agreement with the Los Angeles County
Development Authority (LACDA) for the Senior Activities CDBG-CV project thereby
reducing its budget to $0 and closing the project; 2) Authorize the City Manager or his
designee to execute a new Agreement with LACDA to fund the installation of an
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant wheelchair lift to the City shuttle bus
for the REACH Program and associated REACH administrative costs as a new
CDBG-CV project, in an amount not to exceed $86,499, subject to a form deemed
acceptable to the City Attorney; and, 3) Appropriate $86,499 of available CDBG -CV
funds from the Senior Activities project to a new REACH program project.
L. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Nuvis Landscape Architecture, Inc. for landscape architecture design and support
services for the Western Avenue Beautification Project. (Lo)
Recommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Nuvis Landscape
Architecture, Inc. for landscape architecture design and support services for the
Western Avenue Beautification Project, for a term of two years with a one-year
extension, in the not to exceed amount of $183,818 with a 15% contingency of
$27,573; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement in a
form approved by the City Attorney.
M. Consideration and possible action to appoint City Councilmembers to
intergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for 2023.
(Takaoka)
Recommendation: 1) Approve adding two ad hoc committee and City Council
Subcommittee and removing one ad hoc committee as noted in the Draft 2023 City
Council Assignments list; 2) Appoint the members of the City Council to the various
intergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for 2023; and,
3) Direct Staff to notify the various agencies of the City Council’s d ecision.
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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 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.
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.
1. Consideration and possible action to approve the second cycle of the Public Safety
Reimbursement Program. (Bright) (15 mins)
Recommendation: Approve the second cycle of the Public Safety Reimbursement
Program thereby providing ongoing reimbursements for all existing neighborhood
recipients of previous iterations of the program and opening the application window
for neighborhoods and individuals to apply for safety-enhancing technology such as
security cameras.
2. Consideration and possible action to adopt the City’s 2023 Legislative Platform.
(Bright) (15 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2022-__A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY APPROVING
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2023 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM; and, 2)
Approve amendments to City Council Policy No. 29 by adding clarifying language that
the City Council will adopt a legislative platform annually based on their position on
legislative items.
3. Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on the second quarter
Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 City Council Goals. (Bañales ) (30 mins)
Recommendation: Receive and file a status report on the second quarter FY 2022-
23 City Council Goals
4. Consideration and possible action to establish a program to accept and distribute
donation funds. (Bañales/Awwad/Linder/Nguyen) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Review the following options for the City to accept and
distribute donation funds: A. Authorizing Staff, working with the City Attorney’s Office,
to form a nonprofit foundation, meeting the qualifications for tax-exempt status under
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Internal Revenue Code § 501(c)(3) (Staff preferred option); B. Creating a new City
Council policy or amending existing City Council Policy No. 37, Naming of Public
Facilities and Placing of Monuments and Other Memorials, to include donation
guidelines; or C. Developing, as a stand-alone document, guidelines for donations;
and, 2) Select a preferred option and direct Staff to return at later date with detailed
information, inclusive of a fiscal impact, for City Council consideration .
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 January 17, 2023, for a Closed Session meeting followed by a
7:00 P.M. 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.
CEQA Compliance
(Changes as of
11/7/22):
Unless stated otherwise on the agenda, every item on the agenda is exempt from CEQA Guidelines
Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code Section
21065.
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
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 agenda for the Regular Meeting of the City Council for
December 20, 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.
Time: 8'(-R) ow
Dated: December 14, 2022
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