CITY OF
ROLLING HILLS ESTATES
4045 PALOS VERDES DRIVE NORTH • ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA 90274 TELEPHONE 310.377.1577 • FAX 310.377.4468
CITY COUNCIL
www.RollingHillsEstatesCa.gov
Regular Meeting Agenda
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 7:00 PM Council Chambers/Teleconference *CLOSED SESSION WILL COMMENCE AT 6:30PM AND REGULAR AGENDA WILL COMMENCE AT 7:00PM
NOTE: PUBLIC PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
In accordance with Assembly Bill 361 (AB 361), City Council Resolution Nos. 2487, 2490, 2491, 2493, 2498, 2499, 2503, 2505, 2507, 2512, 2519, 2521, 2530 and proposed Resolution No. 2534, due to the continuing state of emergency, including masking and social distancing directives as a result of the threat of the COVID-19 virus, this meeting is being broadcast via teleconference. Members of the public may participate in-person in the Council Chambers, or virtually in the meeting in the following ways:
- Members of the public may listen to the meeting live by calling 1-669-900-6833 from any phone, Meeting ID: 869 7686 4391, Meeting Password: 066081. (Please note you will not have the ability to speak using the call in option from a phone line.)
- Public correspondence may be emailed to the City Clerk at [email protected]. Emails received before 3:00 p.m. prior to the start of the meeting will be forwarded to the City Council for their consideration and included as part of the record.
- Members of the public may also comment online using eComment on the “Meeting Agendas, Minutes & Videos” page of the City’s website (www.rhe.city/MeetingAgendas). Once the agenda is published, there will be an “eComment” button next to the linked agenda under "Upcoming Events". Follow this link to the City’s SpeakUp page. After you register, you may comment on any item on that particular agenda.
These comments can be seen by the public, will be considered by the Council and become part of the record.
- Members of the public who wish to speak during this meeting may join the Zoom meeting by accessing the Zoom app from a computer (downloaded at Zoom.com) or tablet or phone (downloaded in the App Store), by entering the following credentials: Meeting ID: 869 7686 4391, Meeting Password: 066081. Members of the public who join the Zoom meeting will not have video, and may request to speak using the following process: After joining the Zoom meeting, if you wish to speak, please select the "raise hand" option at the lower portion of your screen. The City Clerk will send you a chat message to identify which item on the agenda you would like to speak on and will unmute your mic at the appropriate time.
Agenda reports and other disclosable public records relating to each Open Session agenda item are available on the City's website under Meeting Agendas, Minutes & Videos at www.rhe.city.
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City Council Regular Meeting Agenda November 8, 2022
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER
2. SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Rolling Robots
3. ROLL CALL
4. CEREMONIAL ITEMS
A. PROCLAMATION: DECLARING NOVEMBER 26, 2022 AS "SMALL
BUSINESS SATURDAY"
Attachments: Proclamation
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following routine matters will be acted upon by one vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless good cause is shown by a member prior to the roll call vote. (Items removed for individual consideration will be voted on separately.) A. READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
Reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions presented for consideration to the City Council will be waived and all such ordinances and resolutions will be read by title only.
B. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES OF OCTOBER 11, 2022
Recommendation: Review and approve.
Attachments: Draft Minutes
C. DEMANDS AND WARRANTS OF OCTOBER 2022
Recommendation: Approve warrants 65600 through 65683 in the amount of $437,808.30; and Supplemental Warrants 100122 through 100522; in the amount of $198,962.07 for a grand total amount of $636,770.37 with proper audit.
Attachments: Demands & Warrants
D. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS REPORT OF SEPTEMBER 2022
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Attachments: Staff Report
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E. REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE REPORT OF SEPTEMBER 2022
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Attachments: Staff Report
F. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 3, 2022
Recommendation: Review and approve.
Attachments: Draft Minutes
G. PARK AND ACTIVITIES COMMISSION MINUTES OF OCTOBER 17, 2022 Recommendation: Review and approve.
Attachments: Draft Minutes
H. SOUTH BAY CITIES COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD MEETING HIGHLIGHTS OF OCTOBER 27, 2022
Recommendation: Review and approve.
Attachments: Staff Report
I. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CONTINUED USE OF
TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY PROCEDURES TO CONDUCT
PUBLIC MEETINGS PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361
Recommendation: That the City Council adopt Resolution 253 to authorize the City Manager to continue to implement and utilize teleconference accessibility procedures to conduct public meetings pursuant to Assembly Bill 361.
Attachments: Staff Report + Resolution No. 2534
J. 2022 HILLS ARE ALIVE RACE DEBRIEF
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Attachments: Staff Report
K. 2022 CITY CELEBRATION DEBRIEFING
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Attachments: Staff Report
6. PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS
This is the appropriate time for members of the public to make comments regarding items not listed on this agenda. If you would like to address the City Council in-person, please complete a speaker sheet and give to the City Clerk. If you would like to address the City Council virtually, please refer to page 1 of the agenda for instructions and options to participate in the meeting. Under the State's open meeting law - the Brown Act - no action may be taken on any item not on the agenda.
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City Council Regular Meeting Agenda November 8, 2022
A. WASTE MANAGEMENT "RECYCLING HERO" DRAWING FOR ONE YEAR
OF FREE RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REFUSE SERVICE - THIRD QUARTER 2022
B. BRANDY VILLANUEVA, DISASTER MANAGEMENT AREA
COORDINATOR, AREA G
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION FOR PLANNING
APPLICATION NO. 220241
APPLICANT: DAVE & HELEN SHAW
LOCATION: 19 BUCKSKIN LANE
Memorandum from Dean Flores, Associate Planner
Recommendation: 1. Open the Public Hearing; 2. Take Public Testimony; 3. Discuss the issues; 4. Close the Public Hearing; and 5. Approve Resolution No. 2532 upholding the Planning Commission’s decision to deny both Variance Application No. V-220243 and Neighborhood Compatibility Application No. NC-220242, requiring the applicant to demolish or relocate the unpermitted accessory structures to comply with code, and determining the disapproval of the applications to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act under CEQA Guidelines Section 15270(a).
Attachments: Staff Report
8. NEW BUSINESS
A. COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE LOCAL APPOINTMENT LIST AND
APPOINTMENT PROCESS FOR EXPIRING TERMS
Memorandum from Lauren Pettit, City Clerk
Recommendation: That the City Council review the Commission/Committee appointment process for expiring terms, and receive and file this report.
Attachments: Staff Report
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B. PA-220218: LOCAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING (LEAP) GRANT
PROGRAM - SB 743 IMPLEMENTATION ADOPTING A NEW CEQA
VEHICLE MILES TRAVELED (VMT) POLICY
Memorandum from David Wahba, Director of Community Development and Public Works
Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2533, adopting a policy to comply with SB 743 and CEQA requirements to establish vehicle miles traveled (VMT) as the metric used to determine the CEQA-related transportation impacts of new development and transportation projects, and determining that the adoption of the VMT policy is categorically exempt from CEQA.
Attachments: Staff Report
C. PENINSULA UTILITY WHITE PAPER ON DISASTER RESPONSE
Memorandum from Jessica Slawson, Management Analyst
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Attachments: Staff Report
9. OLD BUSINESS
A. UPDATE ON LOS ANGELES COUNTY SAFER AT HOME ORDER
(VERBAL REPORT)
10. CITY ATTORNEY ITEMS
11. CITY COUNCIL / REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPORTS
This item provides the opportunity for Members of the City Council to provide information and reports to other Members of the City Council and the public on any issues or activities of Council Committees, ad hoc committees, regional or state-wide governmental associations, special districts, joint powers authorities and the various committees on which Members of the City Council might serve or have an interest, which are not otherwise agendized.
12. MAYOR AND COUNCIL ITEMS
This item provides the opportunity for Members of the City Council to request information on currently pending projects and/or issues of public concern, direct that an item be agendized for future consideration and/or make announcements of interest to the public.
13. CLOSED SESSION
If you would like to address the City Council regarding an item on the Closed Session agenda, please contact the City Manager or City Clerk. Any reportable action taken in Closed Session will be reported in Open Session.
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City Council Regular Meeting Agenda November 8, 2022
A. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager 6:30pm (Quarterly Evaluation)
14. ADJOURNMENT IN MEMORY OF HERBERT TAN
Next meeting: Tuesday November 22, 2022
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