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Conduct At the Council Meeting: The City Council has adopted a set of rules for conduct during City Council meetings. The following is an excerpt from those adopted Rules of Procedure:
Section 6.3 The mayor shall order removed from the Council Chambers any person(s) who commit the following acts in respect to a regular or special meeting of the City Council:
1. Disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior toward the Council or any member thereof, tending to interrupt the due and orderly course of said meeting.
2. A breach of the peace, boisterous conduct or violent disturbance, tending to interrupt the due and orderly course of said meeting.
3. Disobedience of any lawful order of the Mayor which shall include an order to be seated or to refrain from addressing the Council.
6:00 P.M. CLOSED SESSION PER THE ATTACHED BROWN ACT CHECKLIST.
7:00 P.M. REGULAR SESSION
CALL TO ORDER:
ROLL CALL:
FLAG SALUTE: NEXT RESOL. NO. 96-28
NEXT ORD. NO. 315
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
1. Minutes of March 19 and April 2, 1996. (Purcell)
Recommendation: Approve the minutes.
2. Amended Joint Powers Agreement with Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority. (Lindsay)
Recommendation: Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the amended Joint Powers Agreement with Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority.
3. Claim against the City by Ivanica Lezaja. (Purcell)
Recommendation: Reject the claim and direct the City Clerk to notify the claimant.
4. Sign Permit No. 805, Shapell Industries, Inc., Rancho Palos Verdes Estates, Tract No. 33206 (Continued from March 19, 1996).
Recommendation: Receive and file the Staff Report because the applicant has revised the Sign Permit application and the signs are no longer within the public right-of-way and are subject to review by the Planning Commission.
5. Resol. No. 96- - Register of Demands. (O'Neil)
Recommendation: Adopt the proposed resolution.
6. Code Amendment No. 34 and Environmental Assessment No. 628-- Amendments to Titles 16 and 17 of the City's Municipal Code (Development Code Revisions)
Recommendation: 1) Proceed with the review of draft Chapter 17.76, as provided in the approved review schedule, and draft Chapters 17.60 and 17.80, as requested by the Council at the April 2nd meeting; and, 2) Continue consideration of the amended Development Code to May 7, 1996.
7. L. A. County Park, Beach & Recreation Act of 1996. (Rosenfeld)
Recommendation: If Council wishes to support the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy's application for acquisition of critical natural areas in the proposed Los Angeles County Park, Beach and Recreation Act of 1996, direct staff to draft a letter for the Mayor's signature.
8. Draft amendments to the encroachment permit policy. (Silverman/Allison)
Recommendation: Adopt the amended policy statement regarding encroachment permits to include guidelines for construction of observation booths and similar structures within the City's public right-of-way.
9. CALTRANS project along Western Avenue. (Allison)
Recommendation: Request that CALTRANS include the following items in their sidewalk reconstruction project along Western Avenue: (1) Replacement trees (25 ) adjacent to the residential properties on the easterly side of Western Avenue from Caddington Drive to approximately 150 feet northerly of Toscanini Drive. (2) No replacement trees (11) adjacent to the commercial properties on the westerly side of Western Avenue from Crestwood Street to Park Western Drive (4 trees) and on the easterly side of Western Avenue from 150 feet northerly of Toscanini Drive to Westmont Drive (7 trees).
10. Budget Policy Issues for Fiscal Year 1996-97.
Recommendation: Continue discussing the remaining budget policy issues and provide direction to staff regarding the inclusion of such items in the Fiscal Year 1996-97 Budget.
11. Revision of Budget Calendar. (Otto)
Recommendation: Select new dates in late May for City Council budget review workshops.
Oral City Council Reports: (This section designated to oral reports from councilmembers who wish/need to report on Council assignments.)
PUBLIC COMMENTS: (This section of the agenda is for audience comments on items NOT on the agenda; each speaker is limited to three minutes.)
ADJOURNMENT: Adjourn to a time and place certain only if you wish to meet prior to the next regular meeting.
The City Council/Agency finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the local agency in the litigation.
Existing Litigation:
G.C. 54956.9(a)
Name of Case: Earl Gantz & Sharon Gantz vs. City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Case No. or Claim No. YS003886
PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
G.C. 54957
Title: City Manager
Specify Position Title of Employee Being Reviewed