CC AGD 20240621 SPC (State of the City)
STATE OF THE CITY BREAKFAST MEETING
The State of the City Breakfast Meeting of June 21, 2024, 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 Councilmember shall be in accordance with
Subdivisions (b)(3) or (f) of Government Code Section 54953. The meeting will be held at
Ladera Linda Community Park, Activity Room, 32201 Forrestal Drive. This meeting will be
taped for later broadcasting. Public participation will be in person.
STATE OF THE CITY BREAKFAST MEETING
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
LADERA LINDA COMMUNITY PARK
ACTIVITY ROOM
32201 FORRESTAL DRIVE, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
JUNE 21, 2024
8:00 A.M. – STATE OF THE CITY BREAKFAST MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Cruikshank
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
Presentation on the State of the City (beginning at approximately 8:30 a.m.)
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 6:00 P.M. on July 2, 2024, for a Closed Session meeting followed by a 7:00
P.M. Regular Meeting.
City Council Special Meeting Agenda
State of the City Meeting
June 21, 2024
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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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June 21, 2024
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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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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 Adjourned Meeting (State of the City
Breakfast) of the City Council for June 21, 2024, 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: June 18, 2024
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CITY OF RA\CHO PALOS VERDES
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss AFFIDAVIT OF GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES) MEETING —STATE OF THE CITY BREAKFAST
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk, hereby certify that the Notice and Call of a Special Meeting of the Rancho
Palos Verdes City Council for the Special State of the City Breakfast Meeting of June 21, 2024, at 8 AM, a
copy of which is attached hereto, was given by email to each member of the City Council and was also
sent by email to each newspaper of general circulation that has requested such notice in writing on June
18, 2024, by 11:00 A.M.
ERIC ALEGRIA
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. LOS ANGELES TIMES
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 202 W. 1st Street
Email: eric.alegria@rpvca.gov Los Angeles, CA 90012
Email: newstips@latimes.com
DAVID BRADLEY
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. PALOS VERDES NEWS
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 609 DEEP VALLEY DRIVE, SUITE 200
Email: david.bradley@rpvca.gov ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA 90274
Email: magarcia@scng.com
JOHN CRUIKSHANK
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. DAILY BREEZE, EDITOR
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 21250 HAWTHORNE BLVD. #170
Email: john.cruikshank@rpvca.gov TORRANCE, CA 90503
Email: tbray@scng.com
PAUL SEO
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. ELENA Q. GERLI, CITY ATTORNEY
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275 ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
Email: paul.seo@rpvca.gov 3701 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 725
LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
BARBARA FERRARO Email: egerli@rpvca.gov
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
Email: barbara.ferraro@rpvca.gov
Dated:June 18, 2024
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard/Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 /(310)544-5208/Fax(310)544-5291
www.rpvca.gov