October 14, 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 - Led by Girl Scout Troop No. 70203
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MAYOR’S REPORT - MATTERS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Late Correspondence
CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1 - 4)
All items under this heading are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a Councilmember or staff requests that an item be removed for separate discussion. Any item removed from the Consent Agenda will be considered immediately following the motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
1. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the October 14, 2025, Warrant Register.
Warrants
2. CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the minutes for the following meetings: June 2, 2025, July 1, 2025, September 18, 2025, and September 23, 2025.
Minutes
3. PARKLANDS COMMITTEE ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Parklands Committee Action Minutes of the September 11, 2025, Regular Meeting.
Minutes
4. CONSIDERATION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN AUDIO VISUAL & SECURITY FOR THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AUDIO-VISUAL UPGRADE PROJECT Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Approve an agreement with Western Audio Visual & Security in the amount of $34,991.84 for the upgrade of the Council Chambers audio-visual system.
2. Appropriate $34,991.84 from the General Fund (Fund 01) in unassigned and assigned (capital projects) funding indicated in the approved Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Improvement Program.
3. Authorize the City Manager to execute all contract documents Staff Report
Attachment A
NEW BUSINESS
5. INTRODUCTION ON FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 770 AMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ENERGY, GREEN BUILDING, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE, HISTORICAL BUILDING AND EXISTING BUILDING CODES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS, THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE; THE 2024 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 8.12 (FIRE CODE) OF TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE, RATIFYING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE BUILDING STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THAT CODE, AND DELEGATING ENFORCEMENT OF THE FIRE CODE IN THE CITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 13.14 ("SANITARY SEWER AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE") TO TITLE 13 (PUBLIC SERVICES) OF THE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE (TITLE 20, DIVISION 2 - LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE) Recommendation: Introduce and conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 770 entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALOS VERDES ESTATES AMENDING TITLE 15 (BUILDINGS AND CONSTRUCTION) OF THE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING, RESIDENTIAL, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, ENERGY, GREEN BUILDING, WILDLAND-URBAN INTERFACE, HISTORICAL BUILDING AND EXISTING BUILDING CODES; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS, THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE; THE 2024 UNIFORM SWIMMING POOL, SPA, AND HOT TUB CODE; AMENDING CHAPTER 8.12 (FIRE CODE) OF TITLE 8 (HEALTH AND SAFETY) OF THE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE CODE, RATIFYING THE MORE RESTRICTIVE BUILDING STANDARDS CONTAINED IN THAT CODE, AND DELEGATING ENFORCEMENT OF THE FIRE CODE IN THE CITY TO THE FIRE CHIEF; AND AMENDING CHAPTER 13.14 ("SANITARY SEWER AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE") TO TITLE 13 (PUBLIC SERVICES) OF THE PALOS VERDES ESTATES MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SANITARY SEWERS AND INDUSTRIAL WASTE ORDINANCE (TITLE 20, DIVISION 2 - LOS ANGELES COUNTY CODE) Staff Report
Attachment A
6. CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON POSSIBLE ELIMINATION OF USE OF HERBICIDES WITHIN THE CITYWIDE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE CONTRACT WITH BENNETT LANDSCAPE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council discuss and provide direction on the possible elimination of the use of herbicides within the Citywide Landscape Maintenance Contract with Bennett Landscape (Bennett).
Staff Report
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
Correspondence
7. DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION REGARDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANNING EFFORTS, INCLUDING RECOMMENDATION TO HOLD A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) WORKSHOP Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council (1) Receive and discuss this report summarizing recent efforts to identify citywide capital needs, (2) Provide direction to staff regarding CIP priorities and planning; and (3) Direct staff to schedule a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Workshop to establish priorities for the next 5-10 years.
Staff Report
Attachment A
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, OCTOBER 28, 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 the 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 9th day of October 2025. Tameka Cook, City Clerk