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Rancho Palos Verdes City Council Unfinished Business

Meeting of June 19, 2007
1. Channel 33 Business Plan and Operating Policies (City Manager)
Modified to “RPV TV Channel 33 – Future Plans” and tentatively scheduled for May 6, 2008.

Meeting of August 21, 2007
1. Outsourcing of RPV City Information Technology System and Services (Councilman Gardiner)
Tabled the item until the Organization-Wide Management Assessment is complete to see if an RFP for Information Technology is advised by the consultant.

Meeting of December 18, 2007
1. West Basin Municipal Water District’s “It’s Time to Get Serious” Conservation and Water Use Initiative (Gyves)
Removed from the agenda; to be placed on a future agenda for a presentation by the West Basin Municipal Water District.

Meeting of January 16, 2008
1. Adoption of Revised State Building Codes and the Los Angeles County Fire Code
 (Rojas)
Directed staff to agendize for Council discussion the issue of drainage modifications and improvements on developed lots.  This item is tentatively scheduled for April 15, 2008.

2. Revision “LL” to the Trump National Golf Course Project –– Extension to the
Opening of the Driving Range (Pfost)
Allowed an Extension to the Operation of the Driving Range to July 18, 2008.

Meeting of February 19, 2008
1.  Extension to Lease Agreement with Verizon Wireless Associated with the Monopole at City Hall (Petru)
Directed staff to bring back an amendment to the Lease Agreement with AT&T Wireless prior to August 31, 2008 to extend the term of the agreement to June 30, 2009.

2. Water Quality and Flood Protection Program – Scope and Purpose of Oversight Committee (McLean)
Adopted Minority Report provisions with direction to staff to return with a recommendation on staffing needs so that no projects are delayed and the Oversight Committee has the ability to examine the reasonableness and the priority of projects not yet in the planning stage effective with the process rate hearing in 2009.

Meeting of March 4, 2008
1. Extension to the Trump National Development Agreement (Pfost)
Adopted Urgency Ordinance No. 470U which extends the Development Agreement
through July 8, 2008.

Meeting of March 18, 2008
1.  Appeal of View Restoration Permit No. 2007-00019 [Applicant/Appellant: Dr. and
Mrs. Ralph Allman, 5335 Rolling Ridge Road; Foliage Owner/Appellant: Mr. and Mrs.
Doug Trowbridge, 5333 Rolling Ridge Road] (Alvarez)
Denied the appellants appeals and affirmed the Planning Commission decision with an amendment to add a condition for Tree No. 13 to be trimmed.  Staff to place a resolution commemorating the decision on the March 24, 2008 agenda.

2. Appeal of a Height Variation, Grading Permit, Site Plan Review and Extreme Slope Permit (Case No. ZON2007-00179) [5329 Bayridge Road] (Kim)
Continued the public hearing to the April 15, 2008 meeting.

3. Establishment of an Audit Committee (McLean)
Decided to form an ad-hoc committee consisting of two Council members to serve as the Audit Committee beginning the FY08-09 audit.  Staff has tentatively scheduled an item on the May 6, 2008 agenda regarding the Mayor’s appointment of the ad-hoc committee members.

4. Memorial for LAPD SWAT Officer Randal Simmons (Petru)
Directed staff to begin the process for the naming of the pedestrian bridge in Sunset Point Park the “Officer Randal Simmons Memorial Bridge.”  Staff to return to Council with a budget adjustment to install appropriate signage in the park, place a plaque at the bridge, and host a dedication ceremony.

5. Palos Verdes Nature Preserve – Public Use Master Plan (PUMP) Preserve Trails Plan (PTP) (Mihranian)
1) Reviewed the PUMP Committee’s recommended trail routes and trail uses for the Forrestal Reserve as identified in the proposed Public Trails Plan, and affirmed the PUMP Committee’s recommendation with an amendment that the Cristo Que Viento Trail be for pedestrian use only; and, 2) Continued the remaining items to a future agenda, tentatively scheduled for April 15, 2008.