CC AGD 20260420 ADJ (Budget Workshop - General Fund)
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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The Adjourned Regular meeting of April 20, 2026, 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 54954.3. 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
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
APRIL 20, 2026
6:00 P.M. – ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2026-28 NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 698
6:00 P.M. – ADJOURNED 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
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
City Council Adjourned Regular Meeting Agenda
Budget Workshop (General Fund)
April 20, 2026
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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 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.
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 receiving a report on the City’s financials, Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 -26 year-
end estimates, and review of the preliminary budget assumptions for developing the
FY 2026-27 General Fund budget. (Moya/O’Neill) (2 hours)
Recommendation:
1. Receive and file the City’s Statement of Activities for all funds (similar to Income
Statement) for the past five years;
2. Receive and file the City’s Fund Balance for Governmental Funds for the past
five years;
3. Receive and file the FY 2025-26 General Fund year-end estimates;
4. Review the budget assumptions to develop the FY 2026-27 General Fund
Budget, and provide direction on the following:
• Affirm Revenues of $42.5 million:
I. Revenue projections of $42.5 million with continuation of the same
rate of 3% for Utility User Tax.
• Affirm Annual Transfers-In of $320,000, which include:
I. $240,000 from Public Safety Grant Fund
II. $80,000 from Measure A Los Angeles Open Space Grant
• Affirm Expenditures of $38.0 million:
i. Personnel costs of $16.3 million, which include:
a. All existing and approved positions in competitive (full-time),
part-time, confidential, and management groups, and stipends
for elected officials;
b. Assumptions based on current labor agreements for cost-of-
living adjustment (COLA), performance merits, and benefits;
c. Underfilling the Accounting Supervisor (Finance);
d. Freezing the Executive Assistant (City Manager); and
e. Freezing the GIS Coordinator (Community Development).
ii. Non-Personnel costs of $21.7 million, which include:
a. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Annual Contract for $8.9 million;
b. Legal Services for $1.3 million; and
c. Operations and Maintenance for $11.5 million.
• Affirm Annual (using FY 2026-27 sources) Transfers-Out of approximately
$3.8 million, which include:
a. $3.4 million to the CIP Fund for capital maintenance and
improvements;
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Budget Workshop (General Fund)
April 20, 2026
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b. $215,000 to the Habitat Restoration Fund
c. $55,000 to the Sub-region One Fund
d. $50,000 to the Abalone Cove Sewer Fund
e. $15,000 to the Improvement Authority for Portuguese Bend
• Affirm Additional Transfers-Out of $1.1 million to the CIP Fund based on FY
2026-27 projected revenues exceeding expenditures and annual transfers ;
• Affirm Additional Transfers-Out of $2.6 million, from the FY 2025-26
unallocated balance, in accordance with the City Council Reserve Policy No.
41, as follows:
a. $1.3 million to the CIP Fund for capital maintenance and
improvements;
b. $889,500 to the CIP Fund equivalent to the Ladera Linda
Community Park loan payment;
c. $400,000 to the Employee Pension Service Fund, in
accordance with the Pension Guidelines;
5. Receive and file FY 2026-27 Projected General Fund Balance Summary; and,
6. Receive and file the Finance Advisory Committee’s (FAC) feedback and
recommendations.
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 6:00 P.M. on April 21, 2025, for a for a Closed Session meeting followed by a
7:00 P.M. Regular meeting.
City Council
Agendas and Staff
Reports:
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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.
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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.
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and consider the issues raised prior to making decisions at the Council meeting. Please keep in mind that
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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
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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.
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April 20, 2026
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Council Meeting:
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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
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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
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intent and seriousness, that a reasonable observer would perceive it to be an actual threat to use force by
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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):
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Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code Section
21065.
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 Adjourned Regular Meeting — Budget
Workshop (General Fund) of the City Council for April 20, 2026, 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: April 15, 2026
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