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CC AGD 20251216 CITY COUNCIL MEETING The Regular meeting of December 16, 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 DECEMBER 16, 2025 6:00 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION 7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-87 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 697 6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Seo ROLL CALL: Councilmember Bradley Councilmember Ferraro Councilmember Lewis Mayor Pro Tem Perestam Mayor Seo 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 Regular City Council December 16, 2025 Page 2 of 8 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 LABOR NEGOTIATOR GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 54957.6 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 American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSCME DC36). RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM): RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING: 7:00 P.M. – REGULAR MEETING CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Seo ROLL CALL: Councilmember Bradley Councilmember Ferraro Councilmember Lewis Mayor Pro Tem Perestam Mayor Seo PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced CLOSED SESSION REPORT: MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS: BY ACCLAMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS: Barbara Hertler and Ann Chaffey APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Regular City Council December 16, 2025 Page 3 of 8 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 December 2, 2025 (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. Consider the second biannual 2025 Border Issues report.(Barnes) Recommendation: Receive and file the second biannual report on the status of Border Issues for 2025. D. Consider a claim against the City by Ivory Guzman. (Sisson) Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Ivory Guzman. E. Consider an updated Abalone Cove Sewer Service Charge Engineer’s Report regarding a red-tagged structure (Mesker/Fraley) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__ , A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY, VIA NUNC PRO TUNC, UPDATING THE ABALONE COVE SEWER SERVICE CHARGE ENGINEER’S REPORT TO REMOVE ONE RED TAGGED STRUCTURE INADVERTENTLY INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL REPORT. F. Consider Amendment No. 7 to the Employment Agreement with City Manager Ara Mihranian. (Jun) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AMENDMENT NO. 7 TO CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. Regular City Council December 16, 2025 Page 4 of 8 G. Consider setting a new minimum wage for part-time employees to reflect the State of California’s new minimum wage increase for the 2026 calendar year. (Godinez) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING, RESTATING, AND SUPERSEDING RESOLUTION NO. 2025-58 TO REFLECT AN UPDATED SALARY AND HOURLY COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR ALL CITY EMPLOYEES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026. H. Consider continuing the emergency justification for work and emergency contracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Emergency Project. (Copp/Awwad) Recommendation: 1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to continue the work on the 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 (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. I. Consider a Notice of Completion for the Wildlife Corridor Encroachment Removal Project with Ramco General Engineering Contractors Inc. (Wolterding) Recommendation: 1) Accept the construction contract with Ramco General Engineering Contractors for the Wildlife Corridor Encroachment Removal Project (Capital Improvement Program Project No. 8427) as complete; 2) Authorize the City Manager to sign and the City Clerk to file a Notice of Completion for the project with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office; and if no claims are filed within 35 days after recordation, send a notice to the surety company to exonerate the Performance Bond; and, 3) Authorize the Contract Officer to release the 5% construction retention payment to RAMCO General Engineering Contractors Inc., 35 days after recordation of the Notice of Completion by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder’s Office, contingent upon no claims being filed on the project, and the contractor posting an acceptable warranty bond with the City. J. Consider a Professional Service Agreement with MIG, Inc. to prepare amendments to the General Plan’s Conservation and Open Space Element. (Bobbett) Recommendation: 1) Approve a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with MIG, Inc. in the not-to-exceed amount of $197,500, for a term of up to 1.5 years, to update the Conservation and Open Space Element of the City’s General Plan; and, 2) authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the PSA, in form approved by the City Attorney. K. Consider a claim against the City by Newmeyer & Dillion LLP, on behalf of Peacock Flats, LCC, Charles S. Krolikowski. (Sisson) Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Newmeyer & Dillion LLP, on behalf of Peacock Flats, LCC, Charles S. Krolikowski. L. Consider purchasing two vehicles to support Open Space and Trails and Public Safety Divisions. (Wolterding/Schmid) Regular City Council December 16, 2025 Page 5 of 8 Recommendation: 1) Authorize a purchase contract with South Bay Toyota for one 2026 Toyota Tundra truck for the Open Space and Trails Division for a total not -to- exceed amount of $75,000; 2) Authorize the purchase and installation of additional decals, a toolbox, and miscellaneous accessories necessary for the intended operation of the Toyota Tundra truck in a total amount not-to-exceed $5,000; 3) Authorize a purchase contract with AutoNation Cerritos Toyota for one 2025 Toyota Tacoma truck for the Public Safety Division for a total not-to-exceed amount of $50,000; and, 4) Authorize the purchase and installation of vehicle upfitting and miscellaneous accessories necessary for the intended operation of the Toyota Tacoma truck with Emergency Vehicle Specialties, Inc. for a total amount not-to- exceed $20,000. M. Consider appointing City Councilmembers to intergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for 2026. (Sisson) Recommendation: 1) Appoint members of the City Council to various intergovernmental organizations, associations, and City subcommittees for 2026; and, 2) Direct Staff to notify the various agencies of the City Council’s decision. N. Consider an agreement with VectorUSA to purchase and install Verkada security cameras at City Hall and five park facilities. (Buchwald) Recommendation: 1) Approve an agreement with VectorUSA to purchase, install, and maintain nine Verkada security cameras with a 5-year video storage and support services subscription for $46,673 plus a 15% contingency for a total not-to-exceed amount of $53,673; and, 2) Approve a budget appropriation of $53,67 3 from the Equipment Replacement Fund. 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 spea k 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. Consider commemorative merchandise for the 100th anniversary of the Point Vicente Lighthouse. (Waters) (15 mins) Regular City Council December 16, 2025 Page 6 of 8 Recommendation: 1) Approve the commemorative logo design for the 100th anniversary of the Point Vicente Lighthouse for promoting the event and related merchandise; and, 2) Authorize staff to produce and sell merchandise commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Point Vicente Lighthouse with all net proceeds (less costs and staff resources) from the sales to be donated to the Friends of the Lighthouse for restoration projects. 2. Consider updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex. (Awwad/Ramos/Forbes/Lozano) (60 mins) Recommendation:. 1) Receive and file an update on the Greater Portuguese Bend- Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex (Landslide Complex) conditions, activities, and financials; 2) 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; 3) 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, 4) 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 ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS. 3. Consider adopting an updated Emergency Operations Plan for Rancho Palos Verdes. (Mohammad) (15 mins) Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING THE UPDATED RANCHO PALOS VERDES EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN CONSISTENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THE FEDERAL NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. 4. Consider the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Year-End Draft Financial Report. (Moya) (15 mins) Recommendation: 1) Receive and file the FY 2024-25 Year-End Draft Financial Report; 2) Approve the Purchase Order Carryover Schedule for previously approved projects in the amount of $4,465,585 from FY 2024-25 to FY 2025-26, thereby approving the following: a. Decreasing FY 2024-25 Budget for the following: $1,188,698 (General Fund), $4,845 (Gas Tax-SB-1), $703,277 (1911 Act Street Lighting), $145,720 (Proposition C), $86,704 (Measure R), $359,123 (Measure M), Regular City Council December 16, 2025 Page 7 of 8 $31,595 (Abalone Cove Sewer District), $691,871 (CIP), $2,900 (Federal Grants), $775,766 (State Grants), $336 (Measure W), $474,750 (Equipment Replacement); and b. Increasing FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget for the same amounts listed in 2(a). 3) Approve Continuing Appropriations for previously approved projects of $4,551,548 from FY 2024-25 to FY 2025-26, thereby, approving the following: a. Decreasing FY 2024-25 Budget for the following: $958,850 (General Fund), $460,000 (Gas Tax-SB-1), $171,867 (1911 Act Street Lighting), $70,000 (Public Safety Grant), $4,800 (Habitat Restoration), $150,000 (CDBG), $2,209,708 (Capital Infrastructure Project), $92,500 (State Grants), $226,323 (Quimby Park Development), $115,000 (Bicycle/Pedestrian Access), $60,000 (Measure W), $32,500 (Equipment Replacement); and, b. Increasing FY 2025-26 Adopted Budget for the same amounts listed in 3(a). 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, January 20, 2026, for a Closed Session meeting followed by a 7:00 P.M. Regular meeting. City Council Agendas and Staff Reports: The agenda and staff reports are available on the City’s website at https://www.rpvca.gov/agendas no later than 72 hours before the meeting. Materials related to an item on an agenda submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available on the City’s website at https://www.rpvca.gov/agendas by clicking the link titled “Late Correspondence” at the top of the agenda. 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 Regular City Council December 16, 2025 Page 8 of 8 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 Cl osed 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. 01203.0001/851364.1 ...— A Lst CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ) 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 City Council Regular Meeting for December 16, 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. 411Wlet 4 !V Time: )%‘"(0 fo'l Dated: December 11, 2025 Cizt_3,-4---isevierA,QA__,) Cry Clerk 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard/Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 /(310) 544-5217/Fax(310)544-5291 www.rpvca.gov