1 City Council
Monday, August 25, 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. Recognize partners and organizations for their donations, contributions and assistance to Rolling Hills residents in the affected utility shut-off areas during 2024 and 2025
RECOMMENDATION: Present Certificates of Recognition from the Mayor and City Council
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.
6.A. For Blue Folder Documents approved at the City Council Meeting RECOMMENDATION: 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 7.A. Supplemental Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
RECOMMENDATION:
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 25, 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 August 11, 2025: City Council Regular Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
8.D. Payment of Bills
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
8.E. Republic Services Recycling Tonnage and Complaint Reports for July 2025 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
9. Excluded Consent Calendar Items
10. Commission Items
10.A. Zoning Case No. 25-029: Site Plan Review for construction of a new single-family residence with basement, attached garage, five-foot-high retaining walls, nonexempt grading, and related improvements; conditional use permit to construct an accessory structure over 200 square feet; variances to exceed 40% disturbance and for construction of walls over three feet in the setback and finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality act for location at 1 Georgeff Road (Yang) (Lot 57-A-1-MS)
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
10.B. Zoning Case No. 24-121: Site Plan Review for a Residential Addition with a new attached garage, non-exempt grading, walls to exceed 3 feet maximum height, and other improvements; and Conditional Use Permit for a detached accessory structure greater than 200 square feet and finding the same exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act located at 6 Quail Ridge Road North (Schimmel) (LOT 107-RH)
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
11. Public Hearings
3 12. Discussion Items
13. Matters From the City Council
13.A. Consideration of authorizing the Mayor to sign a joint Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities letter to Governor Newsom regarding the expansion of Executive Order N-32- 25 and suspension of SB9 applications within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented and authorize the Mayor to sign.
13.B. Consideration of creating a limited Ad Hoc Committee to discuss potential Red Flag Warning Municipal Code changes related to parking and potential prohibition on high-risk outdoor activities; and appointment of two Council members RECOMMENDATION: Create a limited Ad Hoc Committee to discuss potential Red Flag Warning Municipal Code changes related to parking and potential prohibition on high-risk outdoor activities and appoint two members.
14. Matters From Staff
14.A. Receive and file a Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Update RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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 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, September 8, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Rolling Hills City Hall, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California, 90274.
Notice:
Public Comment is welcome on any item prior to City Council action on the item.
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