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AGENDA
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING
AND IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING
MAY 6, 2025
FRED HESSE COMMUNITY PARK, MCTAGGART HALL
29301 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD, RANCHO PALOS VERDES 90275
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
7:00 P.M. REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
The Regular Meeting of May 6, 2025, will take place in accordance with the requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Section 54950 et seq. of the Government Code. Remote participation by any Councilmember shall be in accordance with Subdivisions (b)(3) or (f) of Government Code Section 54953. The meetings are held at Hesse Park, McTaggart Hall, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard and via teleconference for staff/consultants/participants using the Zoom platform and broadcast live on the City's website at rpvca.gov/agendas and on PVPtv channels Cox 35 and Frontier FiberOptic 39. Public participation will be in person and using the virtual platform. Please see separate cover for virtual public participation options.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
Public Participation Options
LATE CORRESPONDENCE
Late Correspondence
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. 2025-22
NEXT ORDINANCE NO. 690
NEXT RESOLUTION NO. IA 2025-01
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Bradley
ROLL CALL:
Councilmember Ferraro
Councilmember Lewis
Councilmember Perestam
Mayor Pro Tem Seo
Mayor Bradley
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION:
This section is intended to provide members of the public with the opportunity to comment on listed Closed Session items. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to address the City Council should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate CLOSED SESSION ITEM(S):
All Statutory References are to California Government Code Sections. Please be advised that, pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, “a person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present in a Closed Session . . . to a person not entitled to receive it, unless the legislative body authorizes disclosure of that confidential information.” (Gov. Code § 54963(a).) “[C]onfidential information’ means a communication made in a Closed Session that is specifically related to the basis for the legislative body of a local agency to meet[] lawfully in Closed Session . . . .” (Gov. Code § 54963(a).) Please be further advised that any “[v]iolation of [Government Code § 54963] may be addressed by the use of such remedies as are currently available by law, including, but not limited to: (1) injunctive relief to prevent the disclosure of confidential information prohibited by this section; (2) disciplinary action against an [public or city official] who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of this section; (3) referral of a member of a legislative body who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of this section to a grand jury.” (Gov. Code § 54963(c).) Additionally, per Subsection (b) (Confidentiality) of Section 3.6 (Closed Session Meetings) of Chapter 3 (Types of Meetings) of the City Council Rules of Procedure is amended to read as follows: Confidentiality. No person attending a closed session shall publicly discuss or otherwise reveal the discussion, content, and/or proceedings of the closed session unless such disclosure has been approved by the vote of the Council taken during the closed session or as otherwise required by law. Violation of this rule may subject the violator to various penalties including (i) censure by the Council as provided in Article 9.0 herein, (ii) criminal penalties as the willful failure to perform a duty under Government Code Section 1222, or other statute, (iii) referral to the grand jury, or (iv) civil actions, including issuance of an injunction.
1. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54957.6, with the City Manager, Deputy City Manager, and City Attorney, acting as its negotiators, regarding labor negotiations with the Rancho Palos Verdes Employee Association (RPVEA) and American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees District Council 36 (AFSME DC36).
2. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(d)(2) or (d)(3) and (e)(1) because there is a significant exposure to litigation in one case where the facts and circumstances giving rise to an exposure to litigation are not known to plaintiff(s).
3. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - ANTICIPATED LITIGATION A closed session will be held pursuant to Government Code § 54956.9(e) because the City is considering whether to initiate litigation in two cases.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (FIRESIDE ROOM):
RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING:
7:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor
ROLL CALL:
Councilmember Ferraro
Councilmember Lewis
Councilmember Perestam
Mayor Pro Tem Seo
Mayor Bradley
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: To be announced
CLOSED SESSION REPORT:
MAYOR’S ANNOUNCEMENTS:
BY AFFIRMATION MOVE APPROVAL OF RECYCLE AND EMERGENCY PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS KIT DRAWING WINNERS:
Marc Izzo and Vicki Hanger
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR NON-AGENDA ITEMS:
During Public Comments any person may address the Council, provided that the item is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council and is not otherwise on the agenda. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to address the City Council should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate.
CITY MANAGER REPORT:
PowerPoint Presentation
CONSENT CALENDAR:
Items listed under the Consent Calendar consists of routine items and will be approved in one motion. Any member of the Council may pull an item for discussion or clarification. Items pulled from the Consent Calendar by a Councilmember will be heard after the Regular Business section of the agenda, unless otherwise directed by the City Council. If a member of the public has requested to speak on a Consent Calendar item, it will be pulled and heard immediately after the Consent Calendar. Those wishing to speak on any Consent Calendar item(s) will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to address the City Council should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate A.
Approval of Minutes (Zweizig/Takaoka)
Recommendation:
Approve the Minutes of April 15 (Regular), April 17 (Adjourned Regular Budget Workshop) and April 29 (Adjourned Regular Meeting CIP Workshop).
Draft Minutes - April 15 (Regular)
Draft Minutes - April 17 (Adjourned Regular Budget Workshop) Draft Minutes - April 29 (Adjourned Regular Meeting CIP Workshop) B.
Registers of Demands (Anguiano)
Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID (check run 20250404); and, Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID (check run 20250418).
Register of Demands - City (Check Run - 20250404)
Register of Demands - City (Check Run - 20250418)
C.
Consideration to affirm position letters on pending state legislation for Assembly Bill (AB) 647 (Gonzalez), Senate Bill (SB) 79 (Wiener), AB 986 (Muratsuchi) and AB 262 (Caloza). (Jun) Recommendation:
Affirm authorizing the Mayor’s signing of the following position letters regarding pending state legislation that have been sent to the State Legislature for consideration based on the City Council-adopted 2025 Legislative Platform:
a)
Oppose AB 647 (Gonzalez ? Housing Density and Development in Single-Family Zoning Districts); b)
Oppose SB 79 (Wiener ? Housing Density Along High Transit Corridors); c)
Support AB 986 (Muratsuchi ? Landslide and Climate Events); and/or d)
Support AB 262 (Caloza ? Authorizing Individual Assistance for State Emergencies) Agenda Report
D.
Consideration to approve a Professional Service Agreement with Black and Veatch for consultant services related to updating the General Plan?s Safety Element. (Seeraty) Recommendation:
1) Approve a Professional Service Agreement (PSA) with Black and Veatch in the not to exceed amount of $165,402 for a term of one year from the date of approval for consultant services related to updating the General Plan’s Safety Element; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute the PSA, in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Agenda Report
E.
Consideration of a claim against the City by Joseph Anthony Mercado.(Zweizig) Recommendation:
Reject the claim and direct Staff to notify the claimant, Joseph Anthony Mercado.
Agenda Report
F.
Consideration to receive the March 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer?s Report. (Lin) Recommendation:
Receive and file the March 2025 Cash Balances/Monthly Treasurer’s Report for the City and the Improvement Authority.
Agenda Report
G.
Consideration to continue the emergency justification for work and emergency contracting for the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Emergency Project (Copp) Recommendation:
1) Reconfirm, by a four-fifths vote, there is a need to continue the work on the Vertical Deep Dewatering Emergency Project declared by Council-adopted Resolution No. 2024-20 on May 7, 2024, finding an emergency exists requiring immediate action in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex to seek to mitigate the movement of the landslide; and, 2) Direct the City Clerk to confirm the same in the minutes of this City Council meeting, via Minute Order, reflecting this action.
Agenda Report
H.
Consideration to support South Coast Air Quality Management District?s draft Proposed Amended Rules 1111 and 1121 (Jun) Recommendation:
Authorize the Mayor to sign a letter of support for South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (AQMD) draft Proposed Amended Rules (PAR) 1111 and 1121 to require zero-emission standards for residential furnaces and water heaters.
Agenda Report
I.
Consideration to approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement with Transtech Engineers, Inc. for Building and Safety services. (Garrett) Recommendation:
1) Approve Amendment No. 2 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Transtech Engineers, Inc. to exercise a two-year extension and extend the PSA by one additional year and increase the contract sum by $780,000 resulting in an annual not-to-exceed contract agreement of $380,000 for Building and Safety services through June 30, 2028; and, 2) Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute Amendment No. 2 in a form approved by the City Attorney.
Agenda Report
J.
Consideration to approve certain new or amended City employment Class Specifications. (Godinez) Recommendation:
1) Review revised Class Specifications for Accounting Clerk and Senior Staff Assistant; 2) Review new Class Specifications for Public Safety Field Training Officer, Open Space and Trails Worker, Open Space and Trails Crew Lead; and, 3) If acceptable, adopt Resolution No. 2025-___-RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING, APPROVING AND ADOPTING REVISED CLASS SPECIFICATIONS FOR ACCOUNTING CLERK AND SENIOR STAFF ASSISTANT, AND NEW CLASS SPECIFICATIONS OF PUBLIC SAFETY FIELD TRAINING OFFICER, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS WORKER, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS CREW LEAD.
Agenda Report
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) PULLED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT:
This section is for item(s) that have been pulled from the Consent Calendar, and a member of the public has requested to speak to that item. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to address the City should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate PUBLIC HEARINGS:
This section is for hearings that have been noticed, published, and/or mailed to property owners as required by law. The Mayor will provide an opportunity to members of the public to testify in support of or opposition to the matter being heard. Each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to address the City should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate.
For appeal hearings, the appellant or their representative speaks first and will generally be allowed ten (10) minutes. If the applicant is different from the appellant, the applicant or their representative will speak following the appellant and will also be allowed ten (10) minutes.
1. Consideration of an appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision of an incomplete development application for 3015 Crest Road (Case No. PLHV2018-0003). (Nemeth) (45 mins) Recommendation:
Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES THEREBY DENYING AN APPEAL AND UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION’S DECISION TO UPHOLD THE DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT’S DETERMINATION OF AN INCOMPLETE DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION FOR PROPOSED REVISIONS TO A PLANNING COMMISSION-APPROVED PROJECT AT 3015 CREST ROAD (CASE NO. PLHV2018-0003).
Agenda Report
PowerPoint Presentation
2. Consideration to receive a 2024 report on the City’s Vacancies and Recruitment and Retention Efforts per Assembly Bill 2561 and Government Code § 3502.3 (Jacinto) (15 mins) Recommendation:
Receive and file an annual report on the 2024 City’s vacancies and recruitment and retention efforts, in compliance with new legal obligations under Assembly Bill (AB) 2561/Government Code § 3502.3.
Agenda Report
PowerPoint Presentation
REGULAR BUSINESS:
This section contains items of general business. Prior to the vote of an item, each speaker will be limited to three (3) minutes to address the City Council. Those wishing to address the City should refer to the separate cover for public participation options or visit www.rpvca.gov/participate.
3. Consideration to review the 2025 Peafowl Census Report and reinstate limited trapping. (Silva/Zoren) (15 mins) Recommendation:
1) Receive and file a Peafowl Trapping Summary Report between 2015 and 2024; 2) Receive and file the 2025 Peafowl Census Report; 3) Direct Staff to reinstate the Peafowl Trapping and Relocation Program for 2025 in the Portuguese Bend and Vista Grande neighborhoods; and, 4) Approve Amendment No. 1 to the Professional Services Agreement with Raptor Events, LLC. to exercise a one-year extension option.
Agenda Report
PowerPoint Presentation
4. Consideration to receive updates on the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex. (Awwad) (60 mins) Recommendation:
1) Receive and file an update on current activities and conditions in the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex; 2) Approve an additional appropriation of $500,000 from the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Fund for additional operations and maintenance costs associated with the Deep Dewatering Well (DDW) Program through June 30, 2025; 3) Consider additional data collection options for measuring the impact of the DDWs and provide direction to Staff; 4) Award a professional services agreement to Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. for a Landslide Drainage Study in the amount of $398,600 with a 15% contingency for a total amount of up to $458,400; approve an additional appropriation of $458,400 from the CIP Fund for the Landslide Drainage Study, and authorize the Mayor to execute the agreement in a form approved by the City Attorney; 5) Receive and file an update on City expenditures for emergency protective and stabilization measures in response to the acceleration of the Greater Portuguese Bend-Ancient Altamira Landslide Complex; 6) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-___, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING FOR A TERM OF 60 DAYS THE TEMPORARY PROHIBITION ON TRAVEL BY UNICYCLES, BICYCLES, MOTORCYCLES, AND OTHER ONE- OR TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES ON PALOS VERDES DRIVE SOUTH WITHIN THE LANDSLIDE COMPLEX DUE TO CONTINUED ROADWAY CONDITIONS; 7) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONTINUING THE LOCAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NO. 2023-47 ADOPTED ON OCTOBER 3, 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAY PERIOD; and, 8) Adopt Resolution No. 2025-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, EXTENDING THE STATE OF LOCAL EMERGENCY WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE PORTUGUESE BEND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, PORTUGUESE BEND BEACH CLUB, AND SEAVIEW NEIGHBORHOODS BASED ON SUDDEN ENERGY SHORTAGES, PLANNED DEENERGIZING EVENTS, AND INTERNET SERVICE SHUT OFFS AS ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION NOS. 2024-52 AND 2024-57 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 60 DAYS.
Agenda Report
PowerPoint Presentation (Public Works)
PowerPoint Presentation (Finance)
5. Consideration to receive a status report on wireless telecommunications coverage throughout the City. (Mesker/Seeraty) (15 mins) Recommendation:
1) Receive and file a status report on wireless telecommunications coverage on private property and in the public right-of-way throughout the City; 2) Receive and file a status report on the City Council’s request for the carriers to provide a Master Plan Coverage Map; and, 3) Direct Staff to continue their efforts with the various carriers and the telecommunication’s lobbying firm, Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA), to investigate potential amendments to Chapters 12.18 wireless facilities on public rights-of-way) and 17.76 (wireless facilities on private property) of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code (RPVMC) that would incentivize carriers to improve wireless telecommunications coverage throughout the City.
Agenda Report
CONSENT CALENDAR ITEM(S) PULLED BY A COUNCIL MEMBER:
This section is for item(s) that have been removed from the Consent Calendar by a member of Council for discussion or clarification.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
This section is designated for individual Council Members to request that an item be placed on a future City Council meeting agenda. 5 minutes has been allotted for this section.
CITY COUNCIL ORAL REPORTS:
This section is designated for oral reports from Council Members, as elected officials of the City, to report action taken at intergovernmental organizations, committee, or association meetings. Council Members are required to provide a brief oral report on their attendance at any meetings where City funds have been expended. Detailed reports should be made in writing and will be posted on the City’s website. 10 minutes has been allotted for this section.
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourn to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, for a Closed Session meeting followed by a 7:00 P.M. Regular meeting.
City Council Agendas and Staff Reports:
The agenda and staff reports are available on the City’s website at www.rpvca.gov/agendas
no later than 72 hours before the meeting.
Materials related to an item on an agenda submitted after distribution of the agenda packet are available on the City’s website at www.rpvca.gov/agendas
by clicking the link titled “Late Correspondence” at the top of the agenda.
Ordinances:
Government Code 36934 provides, except when, after reading the title, further reading is waived by regular motion adopted by majority vote all ordinances shall be read in full either at the time of introduction or passage; provided, however, that a reading of the title or ordinance shall not be required if the title is included on the published agenda and a copy of the full ordinance is made available to the public online and in print at the meeting prior to the introduction or passage.
Public Correspondence:
We highly encourage written materials regarding City Council Agenda items be submitted no later than 4:00 P.M. the Monday prior to a City Council meeting to allow the Council Members ample time to review and consider the issues raised prior to making decisions at the Council meeting. Please keep in mind that it is difficult for Council Members to carefully review materials submitted after that deadline or at the meeting. Written materials, including emails, submitted to the City are public records and may be posted on the City’s website. Accordingly, you may wish to omit personal information from your written materials or oral presentation as it may become part of the public record regarding an agenda item. In addition, City meetings may be televised and may be accessed through the City's website at www.rpvca.gov/agendas
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Public Participation:
Participants must speak from the podium using the lectern microphone; comments are to be directed to the City Council and not to the staff or the public; repetition should be avoided; and reading a submission that has been copied or contained in the agenda will be discouraged. Virtual participation is also offered please visit www.rpvca.gov/participate
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Public Comments:
The City Council may limit the public input on any item based on the number of people requesting to speak, the length of the agenda, or the business of the Council.
Members of the public who require language assistance are welcome to bring their own interpreter. If you plan to attend with an interpreter, we kindly ask that you notify the City Clerk’s Office in advance so we can help accommodate seating and meeting logistics. For questions or to provide notice, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310)544-5217 or via email at [email protected]
. You will be allowed twice the allotted speaking time to facilitate the translation.
Conduct at the Council Meeting:
Pursuant to GC 54957.95: (a)(1) In addition to authority exercised pursuant to Sections 54954.3 and 54957.9, the presiding member of the legislative body conducting a meeting or their designee may remove, or cause the removal of, an individual for disrupting the meeting. (2) Prior to removing an individual, the presiding member or their designee shall warn the individual that their behavior is disrupting the meeting and that their failure to cease their behavior may result in their removal. The presiding member or their designee may then remove the individual if they do not promptly cease their disruptive behavior. This paragraph does not apply to any behavior described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b)(1) means engaging in behavior during a meeting of a legislative body that actually disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or renders infeasible the orderly conduct of the meeting and includes, but is not limited to, one of the following: (A) A failure to comply with reasonable and lawful regulations adopted by a legislative body pursuant to Section 54954.3 or any other law. (B) Engaging in behavior that constitutes use of force or a true threat of force.(2) “True threat of force” means a threat that has sufficient indicia of intent and seriousness, that a reasonable observer would perceive it to be an actual threat to use force by the person making the threat.
Time Estimates:
The time noted next to an agenda item is only an estimate of the amount of time that will be spent during the meeting on that particular item. Accordingly, these estimates should not be relied on in determining when a matter will be heard, especially since agenda items are often re-ordered during a meeting and may be discussed at any time.
Continuation of Meeting:
The City Council will adjourn its meetings on or before 11:00 p.m. and will not consider new business items after 10:15 p.m., unless a majority of the Council members who are present affirmatively vote either to extend the meeting after 11:00 p.m. or to consider new business after 10:15 p.m. If the meeting ends before all items listed on the agenda are completed, any unfinished business will be continued to the next succeeding day that is not a holiday, at a location to be determined.
Closed Session:
Please be advised that, pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act, “a person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present in a Closed Session . . . to a person not entitled to receive it, unless the legislative body authorizes disclosure of that confidential information.” (Gov. Code § 54963(a).) “[C]onfidential information’ means a communication made in a Closed Session that is specifically related to the basis for the legislative body of a local agency to meet[] lawfully in Closed Session . . . .” (Gov. Code § 54963(a).) Please be further advised that any “[v]iolation of [Government Code § 54963] may be addressed by the use of such remedies as are currently available by law, including, but not limited to: (1) injunctive relief to prevent the disclosure of confidential information prohibited by this section; (2) disciplinary action against an [public or city official] who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of this section; (3) referral of a member of a legislative body who has willfully disclosed confidential information in violation of this section to a grand jury.” (Gov. Code § 54963(c).) American with Disabilities Act:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you require an accommodation to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office prior to the meeting at:
[email protected]
; by phone at 310-544-5217; or mail 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275. The City’s reasonable accommodation policy is available for review on the City’s website (see City Council Policy 58)
. Please note that for accommodations that are not readily available, you should make your request as soon as you can prior to the time of the meeting.
CEQA Compliance (Changes as of 11/7/22):
Unless stated otherwise on the agenda, every item on the agenda is exempt from CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c), 15061(b)(3), 15273, 15378, 15301, 15323 and/or Public Resources Code Section 21065.