CC AGD 20230307 AMENDED
*HYBRID CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Regular Meeting of March 7, 2023, will take place in accordance with the requirements
of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Section 54950 et seq. of the Government Code. Remote
participation by any Committee/Commission member shall be in accordance with
Subdivisions (b)(3) or (f) of Government Code Section 54953. The meetings are held at
Hesse Park, McTaggart Hall, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard and/or via teleconference for
staff/consultants/participants 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.
**AMENDED MEETING AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL AND IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
MARCH 7, 2023
5:30 P.M. – SPECIAL MEETING for ADVISORY BOARD INTERVIEWS
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
** AMENDED TO INCLUDE COUNCILMAN BRADLEY’S REMOTE PARTICIPATION
FOR JUST CAUSE, PURSUANT TO GC 54353 (f), (j)(2)(B)
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2023-09 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 671
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. IA 2023-02
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
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
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. Approval of Minutes (Momoli)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of February 21, 2023, Regular and Special
Meeting.
B. Registers of Demands (Mata)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-__, 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 2023-__, 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.
C. Consideration and possible action to approve increasing the Citywide blanket
purchase order for Southern California News Group (Daily Breeze and Palos Verdes
Peninsula News) for Fiscal Year 2022-23 for advertising and publication services.
(Garrett)
Recommendation: Approve increasing the Citywide blanket purchase order for
Southern California News Group (Daily Breeze and Palos Verdes Peninsula News) for
FY 2022-23 by $21,000 from $49,000 to $70,000 for advertisement and publication
services in the Community Development Department.
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D. Consideration and possible action to reconfirm continuing emergency repair work for
the storm sewer drainpipe and roadway at Hawthorne Boulevard near Seamount
Drive/Eddinghill Drive. (Dragoo)
Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to continue the
emergency repair work identified by Council-adopted Resolution No. 2023-07 on
February 21, 2023, finding an emergency exists requiring immediate repairs to the
storm sewer drainpipe and roadway at Hawthorne Boulevard near Seamount
Drive/Eddinghill Drive; and, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes
of this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action.
E. Consideration and possible action to approve contract class service payments to
Matsumoto Music LLC. (Matsumoto) for Recreation and Parks programming. (Waters)
Recommendation: 1) Approve an increase to the blanket purchase order to
Matsumoto Music LLC., DBA Niko Niko Music, from $25,000 to $49,000; 2) Approve
an additional appropriation of $24,000 in the professional services account for the
remainder of the fiscal year; and, 3) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the
2023 Agreement for Class Instruction by Matsumoto in a form approved by the City
Attorney.
F. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to Stay
Green, Inc. for fuel modification services through hand-operated machinery.
(O’Neill/Lo)
Recommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Stay Green, Inc.
for hand-operated machinery fuel modification services in the amount of $774,117, for
three years, with a contingency of up to $350,000, for a total contract sum of
$1,124,117; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the agreement in a
form approved by the City Attorney.
G. Consideration and possible action to approve the construction plans and agreement
for the Redondela Drive Area Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Improvements
Project. (Awwad)
Recommendation: 1) Approve the plans, specifications, and construction documents
for the Redondela Drive Area ADA Improvements Project; 2) Award a Public Works
Services Agreement for the Redondela Drive Area ADA Improvements Project to
CT&T Concrete Paving, Inc., in the amount of $242,088, with a contingency of 10%,
or $24,209, for a total sum of $266,297; and, 3) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to
execute the contracts, in forms approved by the City Attorney.
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 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.
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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 appoint members to fill vacancies on the City’s
Advisory Committees and the Planning Commission.(Takaoka) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint three
members to the Emergency Preparedness Committee; three members to the Finance
Advisory Committee; four members to the Infrastructure Management Advisory
Committee; and two members to the Traffic Safety Committee, with terms of office
ending in June 2026; 2) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint two
members to fill special vacancies on the Civic Center Advisory Committee with terms
of office ending in June 2024 and June 2026, respectively; and 3) By majority vote of
the entire City Council, appoint one member to fill a special vacancy on the Planning
Commission with a term of office ending in June 2026.
2. Consideration and possible action to receive a status report on the City’s 6th Cycle
Housing Element Update. (Silva) (30 mins)
Recommendation: Receive and file a status report on completing the City’s 6th Cycle
Housing Element Update.
3. Consideration and possible action to request the purchase of a tax-defaulted property
in the Portuguese Bend Landslide area (APN 7572-004-033). (Barnes) (15 mins)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign a Request to Purchase Tax-
Defaulted Property from the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector for a
vacant lot in the Portuguese Bend Landslide area (APN 7572-004-033).
4. Consideration and possible action to authorize proceeding with the necessary steps to
form a City nonprofit foundation. (Bañales) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Affirm that the City’s nonprofit foundation is to be a public
benefit foundation; 2) Affirm that the City Council is to serve as the board of directors
for the foundation; 3) Authorize Staff and the City Attorney to prepare and file the
necessary organizing documents to form the nonprofit foundation; and, 4) Select a
name for the City’s future nonprofit foundation.
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.
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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 w riting 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 21, 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 no later than 72 hours before 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 on 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, and electronically on the
City’s website at https://www.rpvca.gov/agendas.
Ordinances: Government Code 36934 provides, except when, after reading the title, further reading is waived by regular
motion adopted by majority vote all ordinances shall be read in full either at the time of introduction or
passage; provided, however, that a reading of the title or ordinance shall not be required if the title is included
on the published agenda and a copy of the full ordinance is made available to the public online and in print
at the meeting prior to the introduction or passage.
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 agenda item. In addition, City
meetings may be televised and may be accessed through the City's website at
https://www.rpvca.gov/agendas.
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. Virtual participation is also offered
please visit https://www.rpvca.gov/participate.
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:
Pursuant to GC 54957.95: (a)(1) In addition to authority exercised pursuant to Sections 54954.3 and
54957.9, the presiding member of the legislative body conducting a meeting or their designee may
remove, or cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting. (2) Prior to removing an
individual, the presiding member or their designee shall warn the individual that their behavior is disrupting
the meeting and that their failure to cease their behavior may result in their removal. The presiding
member or their designee may then remove the individual if they do not promptly cease their disruptive
behavior. This paragraph does not apply to any behavior described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)
of subdivision (b)(1) means engaging in behavior during a meeting of a legislative body that actually
disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and includes, but is
not limited to, one of the following: (A)A failure to comply with reasonable and lawful regulations adopted by
a legislative body pursuant to Section 54954.3 or any other law. (B) Engaging in behavior that constitutes
use of force or a true threat of force.(2) “True threat of force” means a threat that has sufficient indicia of
intent and seriousness, that a reasonable observer would perceive it to be an actual threat to use force by
the person making the threat.
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 a 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 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
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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 an accommodation to participate in
this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office prior to the meeting at: cityclerk@rpvca.gov; by phone
at 310-544-5217; or mail 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. The City’s
reasonable accommodation policy is available for review on the City’s website (see City Council Policy
58). Please note that for accommodations that are not readily available, you should make your request as
soon as you can prior to the time of the meeting.
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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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 AMENDED meeting agendas for the Special and Regular
Meeting of the City Council for March 7, 2023, 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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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 Special and Regular Meeting of the City
Council for March 7, 2023, 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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