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MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 13, 2024
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CALIFORNIA
CALL TO ORDER AT 6:32 P.M.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Pledge was led by Mayor Murdock
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Pro Tem Lozzi, Council Members Roos, Kemps, McGowan Mayor Murdock arrived into the Closed Session at 5:22 P.M.
ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Jeng, City Attorney Rusin, Acting Chief Hellinga, Community Development Director Brady, Public Works Director Seims, City Treasurer Greenberg
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The Mayor reported that the City Attorney informed her of the need to remove Item No. 11 from the Agenda due to improper initiation of the matter and that it will return to the next meeting agenda.
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Kemps to approve the Agenda items 1-14 excluding item 11. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Lozzi.
AYES: Murdock, Lozzi, Roos, Kemps, McGowan
NOES: None.
MAYOR'S REPORT - MATTERS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
The Mayor shared sad news of Redondo Beach Bill Brand's passing and requested a moment of remembrance. She also shared that tomorrow, the 14th, is the anniversary of the City's loss of two officers in the line of duty and that the annual memorial service would be held tomorrow at St. Francis Church. She also encouraged residents to consider applying for the open positions in our city government.
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1.Terminated the Professional Services with Michael Baker International (MBI), Inc.to fund professional planning services; and 2. Approved the Professional Services Agreement with MNS to fund professional contract planning services through June 30, 2024 by transferring the funds allocated to Michael Baker
CONSIDER A THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
AGREEMENT WITH CSG CONSULTANTS FOR SERVICES RELATING TO
THE HOUSING ELEMENT
Approved a third amendment to the Professional Services Agreement with CSG Consultants for $56,290 to continue to work on the City's Housing Element Items Pulled from Consent Agenda
APPROVE THE REPLACEMENT OF GREEN DIRECTIONAL SIGNS FOR LA
VENTA INN WITH BROWN DIRECTIONAL SIGNS
Councilmember Roos asked to clarify if there needed to be two signs given others in the city. Council provided direction.
There was no public comment.
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Roos and seconded by Council Member Kemps usingh fan and are see as is presentle igher signs i break round directing staff to create a policy associated with standardizing the color and font of street signage throughout the city.
AYES: Murdock, Lozzi, Roos, Kemps, McGowan
NOES: None.
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ACTION MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 16, 2024 MEETING
Mayor Murdock asked for clarification of what "evaluation" would be done as part of this effort. Public Works Director Seims reported it would be new modeling done by HR Green under already approved funds.
There was no public comment.
ACTION: Received and filed.
6. APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE
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Trotter, Marlene Breene, Lynne La Fleur, James Watson, and architect Keith Johnson.
Council discussed the materials presented and options.
ACTION: Moved by Council Member Roos and seconded by Council Member Kemps to approve the project as conditioned with the following changes:
1) Condition 30 shall state that all ridge heights shall be reduced 3 feet to 119.51,
2) Condition 31 is eliminated,
3) Condition 33 shall instead read the height of vegetation in the side and back yards shall not exceed 115 ft above sea level and
4) A new condition shall be added that the house shall be centered on the lot such that the distance between the first floor walls and the sideline property lines shall be equal.
AYES: Murdock, Lozzi, Roos, Kemps, McGowan
NOES: None.
Council took a break from 8:56 P.M. to 9:07 P.M.
11. INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 024-001 AMENDING CHAPTER
17.08 DEFINITIONS OF TITLE 17 ZONING PROCEDURES OF THE PALOS
VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A DEFINITION FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION AND REMODEL/ALTERATIONS CONSTRUCTION
This item was continued to a future meeting.
OLD BUSINESS
12. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Miller Kaplan and Forum Info Tech provided a presentation to Council who asked clarifying questions. Council expressed a need to understand the costs and timeline associated with the migration of the end-of-life servers. FIT shared their desire to migrate out of Equinix and into the cloud and committed to returning with a migration plan and budgetary impact within 45 days.
There was no public comment
13. ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPROPRIATE $69,000 IN UNENCUMBERED GENERAL FUNDS (FUND 01) FOR HR GREEN TO PERFORM PROJECT
MANAGEMENT AND INSPECTION SERVICES FOR CITYWIDE
LANDSCAPE SERVICES
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Council Member McGowan requested an item to discuss creating an ad hoc committee that would be responsible for creating a communication strategy regarding risks facing the city and all the work Council has already completed..
Council Member Kemps would like to know when we will see the Municipal Code for Police Chief agenda item. Was told it will be next meeting.
Mayor Murdock requested a notation of when the mid-year budget discussion will be and a plan for prioritization of recruiting and filling staff vacancies including a timeline.
City Manager Jeng indicated she didn't anticipate starting recruitment of internal positions until the start of the next fiscal year.
Mayor Pro Tem Lozzi asked for an audit update.
Council Member Roos asked for clarification of the Right-of-Way agenda item to ensure it covered all council member needs.
ADJOURNMENT TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2024, AT 6:30 P.M.
There being no additional business to conduct, the meeting adjourned at 10:44 P.M.
Respectfully submitted:
Janet ad, ily let
APPROVED:
Dawn Murdock
Dawn Murdock, Mayor
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