CC AGD 20250318
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Regular meeting of March 18, 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.
MEETING AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
MARCH 18, 2025
6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-15 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 690
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:
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):
Regular City Council Agenda
March 18, 2025
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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 § 549 63(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 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 LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION
A closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(e) because
the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in four cases.
2. 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).
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM):
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING:
7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bradley
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: Patricia Stenejem and Brandi Bourgon
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Regular City Council Agenda
March 18, 2025
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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 of 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 Council
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 requested 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 (Gomez)
Recommendation: Approve the Minutes of March 4 (Regular 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
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME
ARE TO BE PAID.
C. Consideration to submit the 2024 Annual General Plan Progress Report on
implementing the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan to the appropriate state
agencies. (Kim)
Recommendation: Authorize Staff to forward the City’s 2024 Annual General Plan
Progress Report on the status of the implementation of the Rancho Palos Verdes
General Plan during the 2024 calendar year to the Governor’s Office of Planning and
Research (OPR) and the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD).
D. Consideration to submit the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the
appropriate state agencies. (Kim)
Recommendation: Authorize Staff to forward the City’s 2024 Housing Element
Annual Progress Report on the 6th Cycle Housing Element’s status, and its
implementation progress during the 2024 calendar year, to the Governor’s Office of
Planning and Research (OPR) and the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD).
E. Consideration to receive the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Annual Comprehensive Financial
Report (ACFR) of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. (Ramos)
Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the FY 2023-24 ACFR of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes; 2) Receive and file the FY 2023-24 Statements on Auditing Standards
(SAS 114 Letter) from Independent Auditors to those Charged with Governance; and,
3) Receive and file the FY 2023-24 Independent Auditors’ Report on Internal Control
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March 18, 2025
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over Financial Reporting, Compliance, and other Matters in accordance with
Government Audit Standards (GAS Letter).
F. Consideration to approve professional service agreements for services related to the
Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Voluntary Buyback Program. (Garrett)
Recommendation: 1) Approve a Professional Service Agreement with Integra
Reality Resources in the amount of $34,800 for appraisal services with a not-to-
exceed cost of $2,900 per appraisal; 2) Approve a Professional Service Agreement
with The Property Science Group in the amount of $34,800 for appraisal services with
a not-to-exceed $2,900 per Appraisal; 3) Approve a Professional Service Agreement
with Fidelity National Title Company in the amount of $96,000 for title insurance
services; 4) Approve a Professional Service Agreement with Habor Lights Escrow Inc.
in the amount of $207,000 for Escrow Services with a not-to-exceed $4,500 per side;
and, 5) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the contracts, in forms
approved by the City Attorney.
G. Consideration to continue the emergency justification for work and emergency
contracting 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.
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.
1. Consideration to revise the City Council-adopted Housing Element to remove Site
Nos. 16, 18, and 19 from the Housing Sites Inventory. (Forbes/Bobbett) (45 mins)
Recommendation: 1) Review the California Department of Housing and Community
Development’s (HCD) formal review letter of the proposed draft revisions to the City
Council-adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element to remove Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19
from the Housing Sites Inventory; 2) If deemed acceptable, initiate the public hearing
proceedings to consider adopting the draft revised 2021-2029 Housing Element by
removing Site Nos. 16, 18, and 19 and amending the General Plan, Zoning Code, and
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March 18, 2025
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Zoning Map to effectuate those revisions; and, 3) Adopt Resolution No. 2025__- A
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-17, A REQUEST FOR CALIFORNIA COASTAL
COMMISSION TO CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE LOCAL COASTAL
PROGRAM (LCP) COASTAL SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING MAP RELATED TO
THE 6th CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT.
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 to receive updates 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 an update on the Abalone Cove Landslide Hazard Abatement District’s (ACLAD)
deep dewatering well plan implementation; 3) Approve amending the $1.6 million loan
agreement to ACLAD, approved on July 2, 2024, by extending the first loan payment
from December 1, 2025 to December 1, 2026, and updating the scope to include the
implementation of deep dewatering wells;4) Receive and file a 10-year historical
financial report, including sources and uses, for the Abalone Cove Landslide Hazard
Abatement District’s (ACLAD) and the Klondike Canyon Landslide Abatement district
(KCLAD); 5) Receive and file an update on City expenditures for emergency
protective and stabilization measures in response to the acceleration of the Greater
Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex; 6) Approve an additional
appropriation of $710,000 from the CIP Fund for repairs to the Abalone Cove Sanitary
Sewer System by: a. Reallocating $400,000 from the Measure R Fund to the CIP
Fund for landslide emergency road repairs, b. Reallocating $200,000 from the Gas
Tax Fund to the CIP Fund for landslide emergency road repairs, and, c. Appropriating
the remaining $110,000 from the CIP Fund; 7) 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; 8) 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, 9) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__,
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
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March 18, 2025
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ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57 FOR AN
ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.
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 Tuesday, April 1, 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
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)
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March 18, 2025
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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.
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 Regular Meeting of the City Council for
March 18, 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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