1 City Council
Monday, August 11, 2025, 7:00 PM
Regular Meeting
City of Rolling Hills
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AGENDA
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Presentations/Proclamations/Announcements
4.A. Receive and file a presentation from the City of Rolling Hills Summer Interns on their respective projects
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
4.B. Receive and file a verbal update from the Los Angeles County Fire Department regarding the annual Defensible Space Inspections as conducted in June 2025 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
5. Approve Order of the Agenda
This is the appropriate time for the Mayor or Councilmembers to approve the agenda as is or reorder.
6. Blue Folder Items (Supplemental)
Blue folder (supplemental) items are additional back up materials to administrative reports, changes to the posted agenda packet, and/or public comments received after the printing and distribution of the agenda packet for receive and file.
7. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
This is the appropriate time for members of the public to make comments regarding items not listed on this agenda. Pursuant to the Brown Act, no action will take place on any items not on the agenda. 2 8. Consent Calendar
Business items, except those formally noticed for public hearing, or those pulled for discussion are assigned to the Consent Calendar. The Mayor or any Councilmember may request that any Consent Calendar item(s) be removed, discussed, and acted upon separately. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be taken up under the "Excluded Consent Calendar" section below. Those items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be approved in one motion. The Mayor will call on anyone wishing to address the City Council on any Consent Calendar item on the agenda, which has not been pulled by Councilmembers for discussion.
8.A. Approve Affidavit of Posting for the City Council Regular Meeting of August 11, 2025
RECOMMENDATION: Approve.
8.B. Approve Motion to Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading of All Ordinances and Resolutions Listed on the Agenda
RECOMMENDATION: Approve.
8.C. Approve the following Minutes of July 28, 2025: City Council Regular Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
8.D. Payment of Bills
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
8.E. Adopt Resolution No. 1396 authorizing a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Modification to increase Appropriations by $158,679 in Fund 40-935 from a transfer of General Fund Reserves for providing Construction Services on the Tennis Court ADA Improvement Project
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
8.F. Approve Sixth Amendment to a Professional Services Agreement with Alan Palermo for Project Management Services during Fiscal Year 2025-26 for an additional notto-exceed amount of $22,770 and authorize the City Manager to execute the amendment
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
9. Excluded Consent Calendar Items
10. Commission Items
11. Public Hearings
12. Discussion Items
12.A. Consideration and discussion regarding potential Rolling Hills Municipal Code changes related to National Weather Service Red Flag Warning Days as recommended by the Traffic Commission and City Staff
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff.
12.B. Review and discuss the three additional proposed Emergency Outdoor Siren locations identified by HQE Systems, resident feedback gathered to date, and provide direction on which sites should proceed to the RHCA for licensing consideration
3 RECOMMENDATION: Staff request direction regarding the following:
• Whether further exploration for additional siren locations is warranted. • Which locations, if any, should be submitted to the RHCA Board for consideration and licensing of necessary easements.
• Whether staff should return at a future meeting with finalized documentation for the approved sites and next steps for implementation.
• Direction on potential funding solutions for the addition of three new siren poles.
12.C. Consideration and approval of Adopting Resolution No. 1397 awarding a Construction Contract to Doty Bros., Equipment Company for providing Construction Services on the Rule 20B portion of the Eastfield Drive Electric Utility Undergrounding Mitigation Project in an amount not to exceed $3,287,796.85 funded by FEMA Hazard Mitigation Program #DR-4382-177-7R, authorize the Mayor to execute the Agreement, and finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15302(d)
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
13. Matters From the City Council
13.A. Consideration and approval of questions to be used for Traffic Commission appointment interviews during the August 25, 2025 City Council Special Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff regarding which questions will be used to interview candidates at the August 25, 2025 Special meeting.
14. Matters From Staff
14.A. Receive and file information regarding Electric Bicycle (E-Bike) regulations, prohibition and safety measures
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff.
14.B. Receive and file Code Enforcement Quarterly Report for the second quarter of 2025 (April 1 to June 30)
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
14.C. Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Support for Assemblymember Muratsuchi's AB 986, which seeks to expand the definition of disasters under the California Emergency Services Act to include landslides and conditions intensified by climate change, and send to the California State Senate Appropriations Committee
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented or provide direction to staff.
15. Recess to Closed Session
15.A. Conference with legal counsel - existing litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) the City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the city in the litigation. (3 cases) a.
Name of case: Connie Andersen, et al. V. California Water Company, et al. (Seaview 4 case) Case No.: 24STCV20953 b. Name of case: City of Rolling Hills v. SCE CPUC docket no. C.24-10-008 c. Name of case: City of Rolling Hills v. SoCalGas CPUC docket no. C.24-10-009
15.B. Conference with legal counsel - initiation of litigation a closed session will be held, pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c) and (d)(4) regarding the decision of whether to initiate litigation (1 case)
16. Reconvene to Open Session
17. Adjournment
Next regular meeting: Monday, August 25, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Rolling Hills City Hall, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California, 90274.
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