CC AGD 20260509 SPC (Interviews)
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
https://rpvca.zoom.us/j/81973489719
The Special Meeting of May 9, 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)(1) as
amended of Government Code Section 54953.4 (b) (1). The meeting will be held at the
Ken Dyda Civic Center/City Hall at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Community Room and
via teleconference for staff/consultants/participants using the Zoom platform. 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
SPECIAL MEETING
KEN DYDA CIVIC CENTER (CITY HALL), COMMUNITY ROOM
30940 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
MAY 9, 2026
12:00 P.M. – SPECIAL 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:
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.
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1. Interview applicants for the Commission and Committees as listed below. (Takaoka)
Recommendation: Conduct interviews as scheduled.
Note: interview times are approximate and the City Council may call for occasional
brief recess in between interview groups.
List of applicants:
Planning Commission
12:05 p.m. Tina Funiciello (Zoom)
12:10 p.m. Aisha Gul Irfan
12:15 p.m. Wioletta Malolepsza
12:20 p.m. Mark Crossman
12:25 p.m. Tyler Murphy (Zoom)
12:30 p.m. Elizabeth Peterson
12:35 p.m. Claire Leon
12:40 p.m. Philip de Souza
12:45 p.m. Eric Chang (Zoom)
Emergency Preparedness Committee
1:00 p.m. Wouter van Biene
1:05 p.m. Diane Robinson
1:10 p.m. Don Campbell
1:15 p.m. Nikki Noushkam
Finance Advisory Committee
1:25 p.m. Emily Colville
1:30 p.m. Greg Barber
1:35 p.m. Kwi Yong Lee
1:40 p.m. Daniel Hess (Zoom)
1:45 p.m. Jonathan Jung (Zoom)
1:50 p.m. Mark Harding
1:55 p.m. Totran Radke
Civic Center Advisory Committee
2:05 p.m. George O’Brien
2:10 p.m. Golnar Borougei
2:15 p.m. Paul Klose
Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee
2:20 p.m. Peter Shaw
2:25 p.m. Michael LaNovara
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2:30 p.m. Brian Haig
Traffic Safety Committee
2:35 p.m. John Howland
2:40 p.m. John Tye
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 6:00 P.M. on May 19, 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
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.
Members of the public who require language assistance are welcome to bring their own interpreter. If you
plan to attend with an interpreter, we kindly ask that you notify the City Clerk’s Office in advance so we
can help accommodate seating and meeting logistics. For questions or to provide notice, please contact
the City Clerk’s Office at (310)544-5217 or cityclerk@rpvca.gov. You will be allowed twice the allotted
speaking time to facilitate the translation.
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
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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.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES)
AFFIDAVIT OF GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL
MEETING (INTERVIEWS)
I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk, hereby certify that the Notice and Call of the Special Meeting to conduct
interviews for the Planning Commission and various City Committees with the Rancho Palos Verdes City
Council on May 9, 2026, a copy of which is attached hereto, was given by email to each member of the
City Council and was also sent by email to each newspaper of general circulation that has requested
such notice in writing on May 5, 2026, by 5:00 P.M.
DAVID BRADLEY
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
Email: david.bradley@rpvca.gov
BARBARA FERRARO
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
Email: barbara.ferraro@rpvca.gov
GEORGE LEWIS
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
Email: george.lewis@rpvca.gov
STEPHEN PERESTAM
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
Email: stephen.perestam@rpvca.gov
PAUL SEO
30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275
Email: paul.seo@rpvca.gov
LOS ANGELES TIMES
2300 E. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY
EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
Email: tips@latimes.com
PALOS VERDES NEWS
609 DEEP VALLEY DRIVE, SUITE 200
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA 90274
Email: chaire@scng.com
DAILY BREEZE, EDITOR
2615 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY #329
HERMOSA BEACH, CA 90254
Email: tbray@scng.com
WILLIAM WYNDER, CITY ATTORNEY
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
1 Park Plaza, SUITE 1000
IRVINE, CA 92614
Email: william.wynder@rpvca.gov
Dated: May 5, 2026 ______________
Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk