February 11, 2025
6:45
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
CEREMONIAL/PRESENTATIONS
* Proclamation - CIF Champions (Palos Verdes High School) * Swearing In Ceremony - Sergeant Sean Crisfield, Sergeant Jesse Aguayo and Corporal Joseph Marino
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1-5)
1. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
Recommendation: Review and Approve Warrant Register of February 11, 2025.
Warrants
Revised Warrants
2. RECEIVE AND FILE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2024.
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive and file the financial statements for the month ending December 31, 2024.
Staff Report
3. CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the minutes for the following meetings: January 25, 2025 and January 28, 2025.
Minutes- Attachment 1
Minutes - Attachment 2
4. PALOS VERDES PENINSULA MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AGREEMENT Recommendation: For City Council consideration and approval is a Memorandum of Understanding Agreement between the four Palos Verdes Peninsula cities for the preparation of a Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan Update.
Staff Report
5. LUNADA BAY – BAMBOO REMEDIATION
Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council That the City Council approve entering into an agreement with Bennett Landscape to remove and dispose of a clump of bamboo at a cost not to exceed $30,444 in the form attached to this report and authorize the City Manager to make edits and execute all documents necessary to affect the arrangement.
Staff Report
NEW BUSINESS
6. CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. R25-02 APPROVING A HIRING INCENTIVE PROGRAM FOR LATERAL POLICE OFFICERS AND ACADEMY GRADUATES AND APPROPRIATING $22,500 FROM THE GENERAL UNENCUMBERED GENERAL FUND IN THIS FISCAL YEAR TO FUND THE PROGRAM Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council receive information and adopt Resolution No. R25-02 approving a Hiring Incentive Program for Lateral Police Officers and Academy Graduates, not to exceed four hires and make a budget amendment in the amount of $22,500.
Staff Report
7. CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS LANGUAGE FOR THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND REVISED CITY COUNCIL ACTION MINUTES FOR THE JANUARY 15, 2025, MEETING Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss:
1. The revised City Council Committee Assignments description of the Audit Committee; and
2. The revised January 15, 2025, meeting minutes in accordance with Council direction.
Staff Report
OLD BUSINESS
8. AWARD A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO WATRY DESIGN, INC. FOR THE DESIGN OF IMMEDIATE REPAIRS FOR CITY HALL AND PARKING STRUCTURE IN THE NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $251,378; AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL CONTRACT DOCUMENTS AND APPROVE A CONTINGENCY AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $25,000, WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 10% OF THE CONTRACT AMOUNT; Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Award a professional services agreement for design services to Watry Design, Inc. for the Immediate Repairs for City Hall and Parking Structure (PW-706-23) in the not to exceed amount of $251,378;
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute all contract documents and approve a contingency amount for unforeseen project expenditures not to exceed $25,000, which is approximately 10% of the contract amount; 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 25, 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 6TH day of February 2025. Tameka Cook, City Clerk