January 28, 2025
6:30
PM
Council Chambers of City Hall
340 Palos Verdes Drive West
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
AGENDA
OF A REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CALIFORNIA 90274
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CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MAYOR’S REPORT - MATTERS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1-9)
1. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
Recommendation: Review and Approve Warrant Register of January 28, 2025 Warrants
2. CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the minutes for the following meeting: January 15, 2025.
Minutes
3. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of January 21, 2025.
Minutes
Revised Minutes
4. PARKLANDS COMMITTEE MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Parklands Committee Action Minutes for the following meeting: January 9, 2025.
Minutes
5. APPROVAL OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL PARKLANDS COMMITTEE ACTION MINUTES FOR THE SPECIAL NOVEMBER 21, 2024 MEETING AND ADOPT RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendation: That the City Council approve the Supplemental Parklands Committee Action Minutes of the Special November 21, 2024 Meeting and adopt all recommendations of the Committee.
Minutes
6. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH LA-RICS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with the Los Angeles Regional Interoperability Communications System (LA-RICS) for a period of ten years, which includes a not-to-exceed amount of $150,000.00 over the course of those ten years.
Staff Report
7. ADOPTION AND SECOND READING OF ZTA-004-34: ZONING TEXT AMENDING PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.45 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) TO COMPLY WITH RECENT CHANGES IN STATE LAW REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADUs) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADUs); AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. City Council adopt Ordinance No. 765, entitled: "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PALOS VERDES STATES MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.45 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU) AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (JADU) AND FINDING THE ORDINANCE TO BE EXEMPT FROM CEQA."
2. Find that the adoption of the proposed ordinances are statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") under Public Resources Code section 21080.17.
Staff Report
8. AUTHORIZATION OF A LETTER EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR JOHN CRUIKSHANK TO FILL THE WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT VACANCY Recommendation: The City Council should authorize the Mayor to sign and submit the attached letter expressing support for John Cruikshank to fill the vacant West Basin Municipal Water District seat.
Staff Report
9. SPECIAL EVENT APPLICATION FOR LUNADA BAY AND PALOS VERDES LITTLE LEAGUES ANNUAL OPENING DAY PARADES SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025
Recommendation: Staff Recommends that the City Council approve the Special Event Applications for the Lunada Bay Little League and Palos Verdes Little Leagues Annual Opening Day Parades to be held on Saturday, February 22, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., and waive reimbursement of staff overtime costs for hours worked outside their regular schedule consistent with past practice Staff Report
PUBLIC HEARING
10. PC-577-24; DE NOVO HEARING FOR AN APPLICATION TO REMOVE SIX PERUVIAN PEPPER TREES LOCATED IN THE PARKWAYS ON EPPING ROAD ADJACENT TO 2100 PASEO DEL MAR AND 2101 CHELSEA ROAD Recommendation: Options available to the City Council:
1. Uphold the recommendations of the Parklands Committee to approve the removal of the four Peruvian Pepper trees located in the parkway on Epping Road adjacent to 2100 Paseo Del Mar and approve the Conditions of Approval contained in the original staff report.
2. Deny the recommendation of the Parklands Committee.
3. Provide alternative directions.
Staff Report
NEW BUSINESS
11. FIRE SAFETY - WEED ABATEMENT
Recommendation: That the City Council provide direction to staff on concepts related to preemptive weed abatement in response to recent fires around the southland and resident requests.
Staff Report
12. DISCUSS E-BIKES, MOTOR-DRIVEN CYCLES AND RELATED LAWS Recommendation: That the City Council discuss e-bikes, Motor-Driven Cycles and community safety to provide staff direction on drafting new ordinances regulating the use of such vehicles.
Staff Report
MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
This portion of the agenda is reserved for the Mayor and Councilmembers to provide comments, reports on community activities, ad hoc committees, and propose topics to be calendared on a future Council agenda.
TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Tentative Future Agenda Items
ADJOURNMENT TO TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2025 AT 6:30 P.M.
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the foregoing agenda was posted on the City Hall Bulletin Boards located by front door located at 340 Palos Verdes Drive West, Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274, and on the City’s Website (pvestates.org) not less than 72 hours prior to the meeting in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2. Dated this 23rd day of January 2025. Tameka Cook, City Clerk