January 27, 2026
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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The City Council welcomes and encourages public participation at the Council meetings; however, to allow for the orderly progression of business, each person wishing to comment or make a presentation shall be limited to up to three (3) minutes. Anyone wishing to address the City Council is requested to fill out a green speaker's card available at the entry of the meeting room. The card permits the City to identify persons for purposes of City Council minute preparation. Please see specific agenda sections below for any other requirements related to meeting participation. The City Council, at the direction of the Mayor with concurrence of the Council, may modify the order of items shown on the agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MAYOR’S REPORT - MATTERS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
CITY MANAGER’S REPORT
PRESENTATIONS - Mayor’s Report on January 17 PV Breakfast Club Presentation
COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
Correspondence
Late Correspondence
CONSENT AGENDA (ITEMS 1- 9)
1. APPROVAL OF WARRANTS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council review and approve January 27, 2026, Warrant Register.
Warrants
2. CITY COUNCIL MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the minutes for the January 14, 2026, Special and Regular Meetings.
Minutes
Revised Minutes
3. PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the minutes for the January 20, 2026, meeting.
Minutes
4. TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ACTION MINUTES
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Traffic Safety Committee Action Minutes of the January 7, 2026, Meeting Minutes
5. PARKLANDS COMMITTEE MEETING ACTIONS
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Parklands Committee Action Minutes of the January 8, 2026, Meeting.
Minutes
6. APPROVAL OF THE FIFTH AMENDMENT AND RESTATED JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR THE SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute the Fifth Amended and Restated Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) of the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), which allows the City of Los Angeles to designate a non-elected senior staff member as an alternate to the SBCCOG Governing Board representative.
Staff Report
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
7. CONTINUING THE EMERGENCY STORM DRAIN REPAIR AND EROSION CONTROL WORK AT 4425 LUCERA CIRCLE AND CITY BOUNDARY TRAIL Recommendation: Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 26-02, declaring that pursuant to the terms of Section 22050 of the California Public Contract Code, the City Council finds there is a need to continue the emergency storm drain repair and erosion control work at 4425 Lucera Circle and City Boundary Trail.
Staff Report
Attachment A
8. CONSIDER APPROVING THE UNCLAIMED PROPERTY POLICY
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Unclaimed Property Policy.
Staff Report
Attachment
9. RESOLUTION NO. 26-03 ESTABLISHING THE ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN CLASSIFICATION, JOB DESCRIPTION, AND PAY RANGE WITHIN THE PUBLIC SERVICE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE GROUP AND RESOLUTION NO. 26-04 AMENDING THE FY 25-26 SALARY SCHEDULE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 26-03, establishing the Accounting Technician classification, job description, and pay range within the Public Service Employee Association Group; and
2. Adopt Resolution No. 26-04 amending the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Salary Schedule.
Staff Report
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
NEW BUSINESS
10. COMPREHENSIVE WILDFIRE RISK MITIGATION STRATEGY
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council review the listed Wildfire Risk Mitigation Strategies and provide direction to staff.
Staff Report
Presentation
11. CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF POLICE SERVICE OFFICER OVER-HIRE Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to over-hire two Police Service Officers for the next twelve months, temporarily bringing the total number of authorized Police Service Officer positions to nine. Unless further council action is taken, after 12 months, when natural attrition occurs within the classification, the staffing level will return to the approved allocation of seven Police Service Officers.
Staff Report
Presentation
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 10, 2026, 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 22nd day of January 2026. Tameka Cook, City Clerk