CC AGD 20250204 AMENDED
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The **Amended Regular Meeting of February 4, 2025, 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 meetings are held at
Hesse Park, McTaggart Hall, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard and 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 REGULAR MEETING AND
IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
FEBRUARY 4, 2025
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-04 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 690
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. IA 2025-01
** AMENDED TO INCLUDE CLOSED SESSION ITEM NO. 4**
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bradley
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Ferraro
Councilmember Lewis
Councilmember Perestam
Mayor Pro Tem Seo
Mayor Bradley
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION:
Amended Regular City Council Agenda
February 4, 2025
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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 pers on 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 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 LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(c), (d)(2),
and (e)(2) because a point has been reached where, in the opinion of the City
Council, on the advice of the City Attorney, based on existing facts and
circumstances there is a significant exposure to litigation against the City in the
following 5 cases: Regional Board threatened litigation Claim
9589071052700684926334, settlement offer R4 -2024-0014; Claim No.
9589071052700684926273, settlement offer R4-2024-0013; Claim
9589071052700684926518, settlement offer R4 -2024-0020; Claim
9589071052700684926457, settlement offer R4 -2024-0018; Claim
9589071052700684926242, settlement offer R4 -2024-0012.
2. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with the
members of the City Council acting as the City’s representatives, regarding labor
negotiations with one unrepresented employee – City Manager.
3. 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 Employee Association
(RPVEA) and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36).
4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957, to conduct
an employee performance evaluation for the position of the City Manager
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM):
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February 4, 2025
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RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING:
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR/SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor
ROLL CALL: Councilmember Ferraro
Councilmember Lewis
Councilmember Perestam
Mayor Pro Tem Seo
Mayor Bradley
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL
PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: Russel Persinger and Corrine Speltz
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 aft er 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 s peak 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 (Sisson)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of January 21, 2025 (Regular/Special
Meeting)
B. Registers of Demands (Anguiano)
Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN
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February 4, 2025
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CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME
ARE TO BE PAID (20250110).
C. Consideration and possible action to receive the December 2024 Cash
Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report. (Lin)
Recommendation: Receive and file the December 2024 Cash Balances/Monthly
Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.
D. Consideration and possible action to award a public works construction contract for
the Hesse Park Roof Replacement Project. (O’Neill/Copp)
Recommendation: 1) Approve the plans, specifications, and construction
documents for the Hesse Park Roof Replacement Project (CIP Project No. 8509); 2)
Award a construction contract for the Hesse Park Roof Replacement Project to
Chapman Coast Roof Co., in the amount of $421,940, with a contingency of 10%, or
$42,194, for a total amount of up to $464,134; and, 3) Authorize the Mayor and City
Clerk to execute the contract, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
E. Consideration and possible action to approve a letter of support for former Mayor and
Councilmember John Cruikshank to fill a vacancy on the West Basin Municipal Water
District’s Basin Board of Directors. (Jun)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor to sign and transmit a letter of support for
former Mayor and Councilmember John Cruikshank to fill a vacancy on the
Municipal Water District’s West Basin Board of Directors for Division 1
F. Consideration and possible action to award Neighborhood Beautification Grants.
(Hevener)
Recommendation: Approve awarding two grants for the Neighborhood
Beautification Grant Program Cycle 22 (FY 2024-25), totaling $7,980.
G. Consideration and possible action to award a professional services agreement to
Watearth, Inc. for engineering and support services for the Sidewalk Management
Program. (Ascensio)
Recommendation: 1) Award a professional services agreement to Watearth, Inc.
for engineering and support services for Phase 2 Design of the Sidewalk
Management Program (Capital Improvement Project No. 8861), in the amount of
$84,277 with a 15% contingency of $12,642, for a total amount of up to $96,919;
and, 2) Authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the
City Attorney.
H. Consideration and possible action to reconfirm continuing the emergency justification
for work and emergency contract for the Greater Portuguese Bend -Ancient Altamira
Landslide Emergency Project. (Copp)
Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to continue
the work on the Deep Vertical Dewatering Emergency Project declared by Council-
adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists
requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira
Landslide Complex to seek to mitigate the movement of the landslide; and, 2) Direct
the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of this City Council meeting, via
Minute Order, reflecting this action.
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February 4, 2025
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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 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.
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 one member to the Finance Advisory
Committee and appoint a new Chair. (Sisson) (15 mins)
Recommendation: 1) By majority vote of the entire City Council, appoint one
member to the Finance Advisory Committee, with a term of office ending June 2026;
and, 2) Appoint a Chair for the current period through June 2025.
2. Consideration and possible action on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira
Landslide Complex. (Awwad) (60 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file an update on current activities and conditions
in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex; 2) Receive and
file the Abalone Cove Landslide Hazard Abatement District’s (ACLAD) deep
dewatering well plan that they will install, operate, and maintain; 3) Affirm use of the
loan in the amount of $1.6 million approved by the City Council on July 2, 2024 for
ACLAD to implement their deep dewatering well plan; 4) Appropriate $100,000 from
the Capital Improvement Fund for in-kind project and construction management
services provided by the City to assist the Abalone Cove Landslide Hazard
Abatement District with implementation of their deep dewatering wells plan without
waiving ACLAD’s responsibilities as identified in the Plan of Control; 5) Adopt
Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60
DAYS THE TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES, BICYCLES,
MOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER ONE- OR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES ON PALOS
VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE TO
CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS; 6) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION
AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3,
2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD; and, 7) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__,
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February 4, 2025
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY
WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB, AND SEAVIEW
NEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN ENERGY SHORTAGES, PLANNED
DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET SERVICE SHUT OFFS AS
ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57 FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.
3. Consideration and possible action to receive a status update on the Public Safety
Division. (Schmid) (30 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file a status update on the implementation of the
Public Safety Division including its current initiatives and future objectives; 2)
Authorize Staff to issue a Public Safety Community Survey in March 2025 per City
Council Policy No. 2; and, 3) Approve converting the classification of one part-time,
non-sworn Public Safety Liaison to a part-time, non-sworn Public Safety Field Training
Officer in the Public Safety Division, and direct Staff to return with the job
classification at a future meeting.
4. Consideration and possible action to adopt the City’s 2025 Legislative Platform
(Jun) (15 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
THE CITY’S 2025 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM.
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 Tuesday, February 18, 2025, for a Closed Session meeting
followed by a 7:00 P.M. Regular meeting.
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
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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
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.
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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
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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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 AMENDED agenda for the Regular Meeting of the City
Council and of the Improvement Authority for February 4, 2025, 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: January 29, 2025
City Clerk
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard/Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 /(310)544-5217/Fax(310) 544-5291
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