20250617 Late CorrespondenceTO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
JUNE 16, 2025
ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material received
through Monday afternoon for the Tuesday, June 17, 2025, City Council meeting:
Item No.
K
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Description of Material
Attachment C (Signed Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for
Professional Services with Jeff Koven); Attachment D (Signed
Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement for Professional Services with
Maria Serrao); Updated Attachment J (Signed Amendment No. 2 to
Agreement for Professional Services with LSA Associates, Inc);
Attachment K (Signed Amendment No. 2 to Agreement for Professional
Services with Willdan Engineering); Updated Attachment N (Signed
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement for Professional Services with Black
Knight Patrol, LLC)
Emails from: Gwen Butterfield and Jim Maclellan; George and Susan
Kettel
Respectfully submitted,
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Tereafakaoka
L:ILATE CORRESPONDENCE\2025\2025 Coversheets\20250617 additions revisions to agenda thru Monday.docx
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Catherine Jun
Sunday, June 15, 2025 9:28 PM
CityClerk
Late Communications -2 Contract Amendments for RPVtv
Koven -Amendment No 1.pdf; Serrao -Amendment No 1.pdf
(bee: City Council)
Dear City Council,
Please accept this late communications which includes 2 contract amendments for RPVtv contractors, Maria
Serrao and Jeff Koven. Their amendments are part of C~sen1-Calendacltem K (approve amendments,
agreements, and purchase orders exceeding $25K for FY25-26) and extend both contracts for a year and adds
funding. Thank you.
Catherine Jun
Deputy City Manager
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(310) 544-5203
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT to that certain AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES ("Amendment No. 1") by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
("City") and JEFF KOVEN, an individual ("Consultant") is effective as of June 17, 2025.
RECITALS
A. City and Consultant entered into that certain Agreement for Professional Services
dated August 16, 2022 ("Agreement") whereby Consultant agreed to provide professional
television production services (the "Services") for three years for a Contract Sum of $120,000.
B. City and Consultant now desire to amend the Agreement ("Amendment No.1 ") to
extend the Term of the Agreement by one year and 15 days through August 31, 2026, update
hourly rates, and increase the Contract Sum by $40,000 for a maximum Contract Sum of
$160,000.
TERMS
1. Contract Changes. The Agreement is amended as provided herein. Deleted text is
indicated in strikethrough and added text in bold italics.
(a) Section 2.1, Contract Sum, is hereby amended to read:
Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, City agrees to pay Consultant
the amounts specified in the "Schedule of Compensation"
attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein by this reference.
The total compensation, including reimbursement for actual expenses, shall
not exceed $120,000 (One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars)
$160,000 (One Hundred Sixty Thousand Dollars) (the "Contract Sum"),
unless additional compensation is approved pursuant to Section 1.9.
(b) Section 3.4, Term, is hereby amended to read:
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement,
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of
the services but not exceeding three (3) years from the date hereof August 31,
2026, except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of Performance (Exhibit
"D").
(c) Section I of Exhibit "C" Schedule of Compensation shall be amended to include:
I. Consultant shall perform the following professional services at the
following rates:
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• Scheduled Video Coverage/ Programming -$6-2-$85 per hour for the first 8 hours
1.vithin a 24 hour period and $75 per hour for every HOUR BEYOND 8 HOURS
IN /\ 24 HOUR PERIOD
• Non-Emergency Phone or Remote Consulting Services-$6± $85 per hour
• Emergency and After-Hours Consulting Services -$~ $85 per hour
A. Mileage. There will be no charge for mileage to/from City Hall with the exception of
immediately after filming for the purpose of dropping off equipment or footage or
editing after filming. Mileage to other locations at the standard IRS rate.
B. Telephone calls no charge unless it is a phone consult exceeding 15 minutes
C. Postage no charge
D. Overnight delivery at cost
2. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by Amendment No. 1, all
provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. From and after
the date of this Amendment No. 1, whenever the term "Agreement" appears in the Agreement, it
shall mean the Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1.
3. Affirmation of Agreement; Warranty Re Absence of Defaults. City and
Consultant each ratify and reaffirm each and every one of the respective rights and obligations
arising under the Agreement. Each party represents and warrants to the other that there have been
no written or oral modifications to the Agreement other than as provided herein. Each party
represents and warrants to the other that the Agreement is currently an effective, valid, and binding
obligation.
Consultant represents and warrants to City that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 1,
City is not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no events
that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default
under the Agreement.
City represents and warrants to Consultant that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 1,
Consultant is not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no
events that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material
default under the Agreement.
4. Adequate Consideration. The parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that
they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the
obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment No. 1.
5. Authority. The persons executing this Amendment No. l on behalf of the parties
hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Amendment No. l on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this
Amendment No. 1, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Amendment No. 1, and
(iv) the entering into this Amendment No. 1 does not violate any provision of any other agreement
to which said party is bound.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date
and year first-above written.
ATTEST:
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
William W. Wynder, City Attorney
CITY:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
David L. Bradley, Mayor
CONSULTANT:
JEFFKOVEN
an Individual
By: -~ tl j~
Name: Jeff Koven J ....
Title: Koven Video Productions -Owner
Address:
Two corporate officer signatures required when Consultant is a corporation, with one signature required from
each of the following groups: 1) Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President; aud 2) ~retary. any
Assistant Secretary, Chief Flnamcial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer. CONSULTANT'S SIGNATURES
SHALL B.E DULY NOTARIZED, AND APPROPRIATE ATTESTATIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS
MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR OTHER RULES OR
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULT ANT'S BUSINESS ENTITI'.
CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the
document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that document.
ST A TE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On---~ 2024 before me, ------~ personally appeared _______ proved to me on the
basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies ), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _______________ _
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT to that certain AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES ("Amendment No. 1 ") by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
("City") and MARIA SERRAO, an individual ("Consultant") is effective as of June 17, 2025.
RECITALS
A. City and Consultant entered into that certain Agreement for Professional Services
dated August 16, 2022 (" Agreement") whereby Consultant agreed to provide professional
television production services (the "Services") for three years for a Contract Sum of $138,000.
B. City and Consultant now desire to amend the Agreement ("Amendment No. l ") to
extend the Term of the Agreement by one year and 15 days through August 31, 2026 and increase
the Contract Sum by $46,000 for a maximum Contract Sum of $184,000.
TERMS
1. Contract Changes. The Agreement is amended as provided herein. Deleted text is
indicated in strikethrough and added text in bold italics.
(a) Section 2.1, Contract Sum, is hereby amended to read:
Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, City agrees to pay
Consultant the amounts specified in the "Schedule of Compensation"
attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein by this reference.
The total compensation, including reimbursement for actual expenses, shall
not exceed ~138,000 (One Hundred Thirty Eight Thousand Dollars)
$184,000 (One Hundred Forty Thousand Dollars) (the "Contract Sum"),
unless additional compensation is approved pursuant to Section 1.9.
(b) Section 3.4, Term, is hereby amended to read:
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement,
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of
the services but not exceeding three (3) years from the date hereof August 31,
2026, except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of Performance (Exhibit
"D").
2. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by Amendment No. 1, all
provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. From and after
the date of this Amendment No. 1, whenever the term "Agreement" appears in the Agreement, it
shall mean the Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1.
3. Affirmation of Agreement; Warranty Re Absence of Defaults. City and
Consultant each ratify and reaffirm each and every one of the respective rights and obligations
arising under the Agreement. Each party represents and warrants to the other that there have been
no written or oral modifications to the Agreement other than as provided herein. Each party
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represents and warrants to the other that the Agreement is currently an effective, valid, and binding
obligation.
Consultant represents and warrants to City that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 1,
City is not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no events
that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default
under the Agreement.
City represents and warrants to Consultant that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 1,
Consultant is not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no
events that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material
default under the Agreement.
4. Adequate Consideration. The parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that
they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the
obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment No. 1.
5. Authority. The persons executing this Amendment No. 1 on behalf of the parties
hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Amendment No. 1 on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this
Amendment No. 1, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Amendment No. 1, and
(iv) the entering into this Amendment No. 1 does not violate any provision of any other agreement
to which said party is bound.
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, t, I tl1is Agreement on the date
I • I r ,10 lnvc cxccu ct • . IN WITNESS \VII EREOF. t 1c parties ic c • , ,
and year first-above written.
AITEST:
Teresa Takaoka. City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER. LLP
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William W. Wynder, City Attorm.·y
CITY:
CITY OF RANCIIO PALOS VERDES. a
municipal corporation
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CONSULTANT:
Maria Serrao
an individual J ,
By: ~Uf 1-:
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Name: Mafia Serrao
Title: Television Producer/Reporter
Address:
Two corpor.1te officer signatures required when Consultant is a corporation, with one signature required from
each of the following groups: I) Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President; and 2) Secretary, any
Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer. CONSULT ANT'S SIGNATURES
SHALL BE DULY NOTARIZED, AND APPROPRIATE A TT EST ATIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS MA y
BE REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR OTHER RULES OR
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS ENTITY.
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the
document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that document.
ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On ___ _, 2024 before me, ______ _, personally appeared ______ _, proved to me on the
basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies ), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct. •
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _______________ _
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Subject: FW: Signed Amendments for LC
Attachments: Amendment 2_Willdan Engineering_CA APPROVED_Presigned.pdf; Amendment No. 2_
2025_LSA ASSOC_CA Approved _Revised Presigned.pdf
From: James O'Neill <joneill@rpvca.gov>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 8:33 AM
To: CityClerk <CityClerk@rpvca.gov>
Cc: Robert Moya <rmoya@rpvca.gov>; Vina Ramos <Vramos@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Fw: Signed Amendments for LC
Please see the email below. The two attachments need to be included in Late Correspondence for the
$25k and over contracts staff report for next Tuesday.
James O'Neill
Senior Administrative
Analyst
Finance Department
joneill@Jpvca.gov
Phone -(310) 544-5205
Address:
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
90275
Website: www,rpvc__a._gov
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To: James O'Neill <joneill@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Signed Amendments for LC
James,
Here is the signed Amendments for Willan and LSA.
Note: The LSA Amendment is revised from what is posted. We had to incorporate their new rate
sheet.
Let me know if you have questions,
Thank you
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Lisa Garrett
Senior Administrative
Analyst
Community Development
lisag@rpvca.~O.Jl
Phone -(310) 544-5236
Address:
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes,CA 90275
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
("Amendment No. 2") by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES a California
municipal corporation (City) and LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. a California corporation,
("Consultant") and is effective as of July 1, 2025.
RECITALS
A. On July 1, 2022 City and Consultant entered into that certain Agreement for
Professional Services ("Agreement") whereby Consultant agreed to provide on-call environmental
consulting services for the Planning Division of the Community Development Department for a
Contract Sum of $30,000, for a Term of two years with an option to extend one additional year.
B. On July 1, 2024 City and Consultant amended the Agreement to exercise the option
to extend the Agreement one year without increasing the Contract Sum to continue to provide on-
call Consulting Services related to biological field surveys through June 30, 2025.
C. City and Consultant now desire to enter into Amendment No. 2 to extend the
Agreement two year without increasing the Contract Sum to continue to provide on-call Consulting
Services related to biological field surveys through June 30, 2027.
TERMS
1. Contract Changes. The Agreement is amended as provided herein. Deleted text is
indicated in strikethrough and added text in bold italics.
Section 3.4, Term:
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement, this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of the services
but not exceeding two years, from the date hereof, June 30, 2027 except as
otherwise provided in the Schedule of Performance (Exhibit "D"). The City may,
in its discretion, eKtend the Term by one additional one-ye-af--term-:
Exhibit "C-1" to the Agreement, as amended, is hereby replaced with the attached
"Hours Billing Rates Effective Through June, 2026" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference.
2. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by Amendment No. 2, all
provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. From and after
the date of this Amendment No. 2, whenever the term "Agreement" appears in the Agreement, it
shall mean the Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 2.
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3. Affirmation of Agreement; Warranty Re Absence of Defaults. City and
Consultant each ratify and reaffirm each and every one of the respective rights and obligations
arising under the Agreement. Each party represents and warrants to the other that there have been
no written or oral modifications to the Agreement other than as provided herein. Each party
represents and warrants to the other that the Agreement is cunently an effective, valid, and binding
obligation.
4. Compensation and Method of Payment. Consultant represents and warrants to
City that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 2, City is not in default of any material term of the
Agreement and that there have been no events that, with the passing of time or the giving ofnotice,
or both, would constitute a material default under the Agreement.
5. Adequate Consideration. The parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that
they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the
obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment No. 2.
6. Authority. The persons executing this Amendment No 2. on behalf of the parties
hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Amendment No. 2 on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this
Amendment No. 2, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Amendment No.2, and
(iv) the entering into this Amendment No. 2 does not violate any provision of any other agreement
to which said party is bound.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date
and year first-above written.
ATTEST:
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
William W. Wynder, City Attorney
CITY:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
David L. Bradley, Mayor
CONSULT ANT:
LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. is a California
corporation.
By: /411M~ L,~
Name: Anthoo Petros
Title: CEO
By:~~/Z'.__.,,_____
N3!,ue:'J us~ p--
Title: CFO
Address: 3210 El Camino Real, Suite 100
Irvine, CA 92602
Two corporate officer signatures required when Consultant is a corporation, with one signature required from
each of the following groups: 1) Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President; and 2) Secretary, any
Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer. CONSULTANT'S SIGNATURES
SHALL BE DULY NOTARIZED, AND APPROPRIATE ATTESTATIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS
MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR OTHER RULES OR
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS ENTITY.
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EXHIBIT-C1
RPV2001 RATES THROUGH JUNE 2026 SCHEDULE OF STANDARD CONTRACT PROVISIONS
AND BILLING RATES
HOURLY BILLING RATES EFFECTIVE THROUGH JUNE 2026
Job Classification
Environmental Cultural/ Hourly Rate
Planning Transportation Air/Noise Paleontological Biology GIS Range 1,2
Resources
Principal Principal Principal Principal Principal Principal $245-$350
Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate Associate $170-$290
Senior Biologist/
Senior Senior Air Quality/ Senior Archaeologist/ Botanist/Wildlife SeniorGIS Senior Planner Transportation Noise Specialist/ Architectural Historian/ Biol ogi st/Eco I og i st/ Specialist $110-$270
Planner /Engineer Noise Engineer Paleontologist Soil Scientist/
Herpetologist/ Arborist
Air Quality/ Biologist/Sota nist/
Transportation Noise Specialist/ Archaeologist/ Wildlife Biologist/ GIS Planner Planner/Engineer Noise Engineer/ Architectural Historian/ Ecologist/Soil Scientist/ Specialist $110-$180
Climate Change Paleontologist Herpetologist/ Arborist Specialist
Assistant Biologist/
Assistant Assistant Air Quality/ Field Archaeologist/ Botanist/Wildlife Assistant
Transportation Biologist/Ecologist/ GIS $95-$175 Planner Pia nner /Engineer Noise Analyst Paleontologist Soil Scientist/ Specialist
Herpetologist/ Arborist
Office Services
Marketing $0-$190
Office Assistant $110-$150
Project Accountant $110-$140
Document Management/Technical Editing/Graphics $115-$175
1 The hourly rate for work involving actual expenses in court (e.g,, giving depositions or similar expert testimony) will be billed at $400
per hour regardless of job classifications.
2 Hourly rates are subject to review at least annually, on or about December 1 of each year, and may be adjusted to reflect changing
labor costs at LSA's discretion at that time.
LSA IN-HOUSE DIRECT COSTS 1
Description Unit Cost Description Unit Cost
Reproduction (8.5 x 11) B/W $0.07 per page Total Station Surveying Instrument $50.00 per day
Reproduction (8.5 x 11) Color $0.40 per page Level (Laser or Optical) $25.00 per day
Reproduction (11 x 17) 8/W $0.10 per page Laser Rangefinder $25,00 per day
Reproduction (11 x 17) Color $0.75 per page Sound Meter $75,00 per day
CD Production $5.00 per CD Sound Meter with Velocity Transducer $85,00 per day
USB Flash Drive $5.00 per drive Aerial Photo Cost
Plotting $3,75 per sq ft GPS Unit $75.00 per day
Aerial Drone $200,00 per day Water Quality Meter $25,00 per day
Mileage On-Road Current federal rate Night Vision Goggles $50.00 per unit per night
Mileage Off-Road Current federal rate Wildlife Camera $25,00 per day
1 Direct costs shall be reimbursed at cost plus 10 percent.
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AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
("Amendment No. 2") by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES a California
municipal corporation (City) and WILLDAN ENGINEERING, a California corporation,
("Consultant") and is effective as of July 1, 2025.
RECITALS
A. City and Consultant entered into that certain Agreement for Professional Services
dated July 1, 2022 ("Agreement") whereby Consultant agreed to provide on-call plan check and
review services for the Planning Division of the Community Development Department for a
Contract Sum of $12,000 for the term of two years with an option to extend one additional year.
B. On July 1, 2024 City and Consultant amended the agreement and exercised the
option to extend the Agreement by one year without increasing the contract sum to continue to
provide on-call Consulting Services through June 30, 2025.
C. City and Consultant now desire to enter into Amendment No. 2 to extend the
Agreement two additional years and increase the contract sum by $30,000 for a total of $42,000
for on-call Consulting Services through June 30, 2027.
TERMS
1. Contract Changes. The Agreement is amended as provided herein. Deleted text
is indicated in strikethrough and added text in bold italics.
Section 3.4, Term is amended to read:
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement,
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until completion of
the services but not exceeding -fWe-yea:Fs-frem--thHa-te-hereef, June 30,
2027, except as otherwise provided in the Schedule of Perfonnance (Exhibit
"D"). The City may, in its discretion, extend the Term by one additional
one-year term.
a. Section 2.1 Contract Sum to read:
Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, City agrees to pay
Consultant the amounts specified in the "Schedule of Compensation"
attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and incorporate herein by this reference The
total compensation, including reimbursement for actual expenses, shall not
exceed $12,000 (Twelve Thet1sana---DellaFS) $42,000 (Forty-Two
Thousand Dollars) the "Contract Sum", unless additional compensation is
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approved pursuant to Section 1.9. A-HtH:t-al-oompens-atien--sha+l-ttot exceed
$6,000 (Six Theus-and-Bellar~
2. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by Amendment No. 2, all
provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. From and after
the date of this Amendment No. 2, whenever the tenn "Agreement" appears in the Agreement, it
shall mean the Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 2.
3. Affirmation of Agreement; Warranty Re Absence of Defaults. City and
Consultant each ratify and reaffirm each and every one of the respective rights and obligations
arising under the Agreement. Each party represents and wan-ants to the other that there have been
no written or oral modifications to the Agreement other than as provided herein. Each pa1iy
represents and warrants to the other that the Agreement is currently an effective, valid, and binding
obligation.
4. Compensation and Method of Payment. Consultant represents and warrants to
City that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 2, City is not in default of any material term of the
Agreement and that there have been no events that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice,
or both, would constitute a material default under the Agreement.
5. Adequate Consideration. The parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that
they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the
obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment No. 2.
6. Authority. The persons executing this Amendment No 2. on behalf of the parties
hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to
execute and deliver this Amendment No. 2 on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this
Amendment No. 2, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Amendment No.2, and
(iv) the entering into this Amendment No. 2 does not violate any provision of any other agreement
to which said party is bound.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date
and year first-above written.
ATTEST:
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
William W. Wynder, City Attorney
CITY:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
David L. Bradley, Mayor
CONSULTANT:
WILLDAN ENGINEERING, a California
corporation.
By: "'Zt:t (y,,,:~~)
Name: Vanessa Munoz
Title: President
By: ~;f//{~,1--
Name: Kate Nguyen
Title: Secretary
Address: 2401 E. Katella Ave, Suite 300
Anaheim, CA 92806
Two corporate officer signatures required when Consultant is a corporation, with one
signature required from each of the following groups: 1) Chairman of the Board, President
or any Vice President; and 2) Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or
any Assistant Treasurer. CONSULTANT'S SIGNATURES SHALL BE DULY
NOTARIZED, AND APPROPRIATE ATTESTATIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS MAY
BE REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR OTHER
RULES OR REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS ENTITY.
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Subject: FW: WCA and Black Knight
Attachments: Complete_with_Docusign_Amendment_NO_2_Black_ Signed.pdf; Screenshot 2025-06-11
080359.png
From: James O'Neill <joneill@rpvca.gov>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 8:44 AM
To: CityClerk <CityClerk@rpvca.gov>
Cc: Robert Moya <rmoya@rpvca.gov>; Vina Ramos <Vramos@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Fw: WCA and Black Knight
Please see the email below. This too is to be included in Later Correspondence for the $25K and over
contracts staff report for next week's City Council meeting.
Please let me know if there is anything else you need from me related to this.
Thank you.
James O'Neill
Senior Administrative
Analyst
Finance Department
j_Qn e Hl@rp_vca ,g_o_v
Phone -(310) 544-5205
Address:
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
90275
Website: www. rp_yca_,go_y
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Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 8:04 AM
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Cc: Jennifer Grieco <jgrieco@rpvca.gov>
Subject: RE: WCA and Black Knight
James, please see the attached signed Amendment No. 2 for Black Knight.
Juan Hernandez, Superintendent
Department of Public Works
1 k
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
jhernandez@rpvca.gov
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Docusign Envelope ID: D3C0767C-CBE8-4C30-9F5A-1924A78B262D
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
THIS AMENDMENT to that certain AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES ("Amendment No. 2") by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
("City") and BLACK KNIGHT PATROL, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company
("Consultant"), is effective as of July 1, 2025
RECITALS
A. City and Consultant entered into that certain Agreement for Professional Services
dated July 1, 2021 ("Agreement") whereby Consultant agreed to provide City patrol services for
the Planning Division of the Community Development Depaiiment for a Contract Sum of
$112,000, with an annual compensation amount not to exceed $28,000, for a Term of three years
with an option to extend one additional year.
B. City and Consultant then executed Amendment No. l, exercising the City's option
to extend the Agreement for one year through June 30, 2025, for an annual cost of $34,000 for
Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and for a total Compensation Amount not to exceed $146,000.
C. City and Consultant now desire to further amend the Agreement and extend it for
one more year, through June 30, 2026, for an annual cost of $32,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026
and for a total Compensation Amount not to exceed $178,000.
TERMS
1. Contract Changes. The Agreement is amended as provided herein. Deleted text is
indicated in strikethrough and added text in bold italics.
Section 2.1, Contract Sum, is amended to read:
Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement, City agrees to pay Consultant
the amounts specified in the "Schedule of Compensation" attached hereto as
Exhibit "C" and incorporated herein by this reference. The total compensation,
including reimbursement for actual expenses, shall not exceed $146,000 (One
Hundred and Fourty SixThousand Dollars)$178,000 (One Hundred and Twelve
Thousand Dollars) (the "Contract Sum"), unless additional compensation is
approved pursuant to Section 1.9 Annual compensation shall not exceed $32,000
(Thirty Two Thousand Dollars) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and have a flat monthly
rate of $2,600(Two thousand six hundred)for services rendered.
Section 3.4, Term is amended to read:
Unless earlier terminated in accordance with Article 7 of this Agreement, this
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until June-30, 2025 completion of
the services but not exceeding June 30, 2026 from the date hereof, except as
otherwise provided in the Schedule of Performance (Exhibit "D"). The City may,
in its discretion, extend the Term by one additional l year term.
Docusign Envelope ID: O3C0767C-CBE8-4C30-9F5A-1924A788262D
2. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by this
Amendment No. 2, all provisions of the Agreement, as amended, shall remain unchanged
and in full force and effect. From and after the date of this Amendment No. 2, whenever
the term "Agreement" appears in the Agreement, it shall mean the Agreement, as amended
by this Amendment No. 2 to the Agreement.
3. Affirmation of Agreement; Warranty Re Absence of Defaults. City
and Consultant each ratify and reaffirm each and every one of the respective rights and
obligations arising under the Agreement as amended. Each party represents and warrants
to the other that there have been no written or oral modifications to the Agreement, as
amended, other than as provided herein. Each party represents and warrants to the other
that the Agreement is currently an effective, valid, and binding obligation.
Consultant represents and warrants to City that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 2,
City is not in default of any material term of the Agreement, as amended, and that there
have been no events that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would
constitute a material default under the Agreement, as amended.
City represents and wan-ants to Consultant that, as of the date of this Amendment No. 2,
Consultant is not in default of any material term of the Agreement, as amended, and that
there have been no events that, with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both,
would constitute a material default under the Agreement.
4. Adequate Consideration. The parties hereto irrevocably stipulate
and agree that they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the
perfonnance of the obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment No. 2.
5. Authority. The persons executing this Amendment No. 2 on behalf
of the parties hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are
duly authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 2on behalf of said party, (iii)
by so executing this Amendment No. 2, such party is formally bound to the provisions of
this Amendment No. 2, and (iv) the entering into this Amendment No. 2 does not violate
any provision of any other agreement to which said party is bound.
[SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]
Docusign Envelope ID: D3C0767C-CBE8-4C30-9F5A-1924A78B262D
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date
and year first-above written.
ATTEST:
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
William Wynder, City Attorney
CITY:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
David L. Bradley, Mayor
CONSUL TANT: Black Knight Patrol, LLC,
a California Limited Liability Corporation
By: Ef~-oe-dby~,~ ... ------
Name: Manuel Jimenez
Title: President/CEO
,;~goed:(j
By: ~;1,=1"---·~· -------
Name: Christopher Payne
Title: Chief Operating Officer
Address: 510 W Anaheim St,
Wilmington, California 90744
Two corporate officer signatures required when Consultant is a corporation, with one signature required from
each of the following groups: 1) Chairman of the Board, President or any Vice President; and 2) Secretary, any
Assistant Secretary, Chief Financial Officer or any Assistant Treasurer. CONSULTANT'S SIGNATURES
SHALL BE DULY NOTARIZED, AND APPROPRIATE ATTESTATIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS
MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE BYLAWS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION, OR OTHER RULES OR
REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO CONSULTANT'S BUSINESS ENTITY.
Docusign Envelope ID: D3C0767C-CBE8-4C30-9F5A-1924A78B262D
Outlook
FW: Public Comment for June 17, 2025 RPV City Council Meeting RE: CalFire updated Fire Hazard
Severity Zone map
From Teresa Takaoka <TeriT@rpvca.gov>
Date Wed 6/11/2025 2:20 PM
To CityClerk <CityClerk@rpvca.gov>
Late corr
From: Gwen Butterfield <gwen@butterfieldcommunications.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 2:19 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Cc: Ara Mihranian <AraM@rpvca.gov>; Luna Mohammad <lmohammad@rpvca.gov>;
gwen@butterfieldcommunications.com; Jim <jimmac1ellan714@aol.com>
Subject: Public Comment for June 17, 2025 RPV City Council Meeting RE: CalFire updated Fire Hazard Severity
Zone map
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RE: Regular Business Agenda Item #2 Cal Fire updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map
Dear Mayor Bradley and City Council members:
Please support the Staff Recommendation to approve the updated 2025 Cal Fire Hazard Severity Zone map as
drafted by Cal Fire.
My husband, Jim Maclellan and I both support the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council adopting the updated 2025
Cal Fire map which is based on more accurate data than the current map that dates back to 2008.
The updated map keeps the areas of Rancho Palos Verdes more susceptible to wildfires in the Very high fire zone.
We support the newly updated Fire Severity Zone map and we would oppose adding areas back into a fire hazard
zone.
We support all new construction following City of RPV codes to use Fire Safe materials, such as Class A roofing,
tempered glass windows, etcetera.
Again, we reiterate our support for you to adopt the Cal Fire updated 2025 Fire Hazard Severity Zone map as
drafted by Cal Fire with no changes.
Thank you,
Gwen Butterfield and Jim Maclellan
RPV Residents/Homeowners
From: Susan Kettel <susankettel@me .com>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 3:35 PM
To : CityClerk <CityClerk@rpvca.gov >; Octavio Silva <Octavio S@rpvca.gov>; Paul Seo
<paul.seo@rpvca .gov>
Subj ec t: March 24, 2025 updated Cal Fire Zone
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Hi,
With the updates from the March 24, 2025 survey on fire hazard locations, will our home and other
locations in Rancho Palos Verdes which are NOT in the fire zone and are actually shown on this map, to
be in a ZERO fire zone be updated too? Do you foresee insurance companies lowering their rates from
over charging and doubling their prices based on an outdated 2011 survey?
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Co mpare old and new FHSZ in LRA
Drag the yellow slid er In the middle of the map bad:: and forth to compare old (2007-201 ll
wirh new (202S) Aro Haza rd Seventy Zones (FHSZ) i n Local Rospons1b1ltly Aroa (LRA), as
recommended by the State Fire Marshal
Movmg the slider 10 the left w1H reveal t he new recommendations. Moving the slrder to the
right will re ¥eal the old recommendatmns. Add1 l 1onally, you may refer to the map leg end at
nght to d iffe ren tiate between old and new 1ecommendat1ons.
2025 Fire Hazard Se¥e rity Zones in l ocal
Res ponsi bility A rea, as Recomme nded by t h e St ate
Fire M arshal
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Moderate
The updated Cal Fire, fi re zone pe rformed March 24, 2025 by Cal Fire, shows our home, 5351 Bayridge
Road, Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275 is not in any fire zone. The older and last update from 2007 -2011,
is now incorrect and this fire zon e model was used by all insurance agencies to raise the prices of
homeowner fire insurance .
We expect this new, updated information to be incorporated into th e future cost and billing of our
homeowner insurance, clearly we are no t in a fire zone.
The web site is attached and screen shots of the area we live in show zero fire ri sk.
https://rpvca.gov/1832/Fire-Hazard -Severity-Zone -Updates
The zones on t hi s map are r ecommendation s by t he State Fire Ma rs hal. Pl ease contact your loc al
jurisdiction t o comment o n t he 202 5 recommendation s and to o bt ain t he fin al zone s
Current Status:
Cal Fire routinely updates the zones, with the last completed update occurring between 2007 -2011. On
March 24, 2025, Cal Fire published the recommended zone updates for local jurisdiction review. The
updates incorporate the new modeling methods Cal Fir e is using, which allows for hyperlocal
simulations. A 2 km grid of climate data covering the years 2003-2018 is being used in the update. The
previous model used stock weather inputs across the state to calculate wildland fire intensity scores. The
updated model will adjust fire intensity scores based on the most extreme fire weather at a given
location, considering temperature, humidity, and wind speed. In addition, ember transport is being
modeled based on local distributions of observed wind speed and direction values instead of using a
generic buffer distance for urban areas adjacent to wild lands.
Thank you,
George and Susan Kettel
310-902-7432
310-987-9562