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CL_AGN_260209_CC_AgendaPacket_F_A1 City Council Monday, February 9, 2026, 7:00 PM Regular Meeting City of Rolling Hills The meeting agenda is available on the City’s website. The City Council meeting will be live-streamed on the City’s website. View both the agenda and the live-streamed video. Members of the public may submit written comments by emailing the City Clerk’s office at CityClerk@cityofrh.net. Your comments will become part of the official meeting record if received before 3pm on the meeting day. You must provide your full name, but please do not provide any other personal information that you do not want to be published. View recordings to City Council meetings online. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Presentations/Proclamations/Announcements 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 Page 1 of 328 2 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. 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 February 9, 2026 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 January 26, 2026: City Council Regular Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented. 8.D. Payment of Bills RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented 9. Excluded Consent Calendar Items 10. Commission Items 11. Public Hearings 11.A. Site plan review for new construction, non-exempt grading and related improvements; variances for a detached garage within front and side yard area, detached pool house within rear yard area, deck exceeding 12”, import of soil, and to exceed 40 percent disturbance; Conditional Use Permit to exceed 200 square feet for accessory structures, and finding the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act for location at 10 Saddleback Road (Birkett) (Lot 17-2- RH) RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 1403 and Find the Project Exempt from CEQA 12. Discussion Items 12.A. Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Report RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Report Page 2 of 328 3 12.B. Discussion of Contract Performance and Potential Expansion of the City's Outdoor Emergency Warning System RECOMMENDATION: Part One Recommendations: Staff seeks City Council direction on the following: 1. Process payment of the remaining balance owed to HQE Systems for work performed under the Professional Services Agreement. 2. Contract Posture: select either Option 1 (Amend PSA to establish a more attainable performance framework) or Option 2 (Issue a formal notice of non-performance) as a standalone action. 3. Close out the HQE Professional Services Agreement. Note: Selection of Option 1 allows the report to proceed to Discussion Part 2 and selection of Option 2 concludes Council consideration of this item for the meeting. No expansion decisions, funding authorizations, or design selections are included in this action. Part Two Recommendations: Staff seeks City Council direction on the following: 1. Bring back an amendment to the contract for the Upper Blackwater siren installation; and Authorize staff to proceed with obtaining all necessary permits and related coordination in order to implement the Upper Blackwater installation 2. Direct staff to proceed with community engagement (regarding the Chesterfield and Ringbit areas); and 3. Instruct staff to return at a later date with a separate staff report requesting Council consideration and approval of proposed siren locations in the Chesterfield and Ringbit areas. 13. Matters From the City Council 13.A. Consideration of taking a position on Supervisor Mitchell's proposed temporary five-year 1/2 cent sales tax measure to replace the state and federal funds lost due to the passage of H.R. 1 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff. 13.B. Reconsideration of directing staff to draft a Legislative and Policy Platform RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff. 14. Matters From Staff 14.A. Receive a report on the current Coyote Management Program RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file and provide direction to staff 14.B. Receive and file a verbal update on the Tennis Court ADA project RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Page 3 of 328 4 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. (1 case) Name of case: Connie Andersen, et al. V. California Water Company, et al. (Seaview case) Case No.: 24STCV20953 16. Reconvene to Open Session 17. Adjournment Next regular meeting: Monday, February 23, 2026 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. Documents pertaining to an agenda item received after the posting of the agenda are available for review in the City Clerk's office or at the meeting at which the item will be considered. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting due to your disability, please contact the City Clerk at (310) 377-1521 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting to enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility and accommodation for your review of this agenda and attendance at this meeting. Page 4 of 328 Item: 6.A. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: For Blue Folder Documents approved at the City Council Meeting Background: Discussion: Fiscal Impact: Recommendation: Receive and file. Attachments: 1. CL_AGN_260209_CC_Item12B 2. CL_AGN_260209_CC_Item13A 3. CL_AGN_260209_CC_Item14A Page 5 of 328 BLUE FOLDER ITEM (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. CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2026 12B. Discussion of Contract Performance and Potential Expansion of the City's Outdoor Emergency Warning System From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk CL_AGN_260209_CC_Item12B_PublicComment01_Redacted.pdf Page 6 of 328 BLUE FOLDER ITEM (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. CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2026 13A. Consideration of taking a position on Supervisor Mitchell's proposed temporary five-year 1/2 cent sales tax measure to replace the state and federal funds lost due to the passage of H.R. 1 From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk CL_AGN_260209_CC_PVE_OppositionLetter.pdf CL_AGN_260209_CC_RPV_OppositionLetter.pdf Page 7 of 328 BLUE FOLDER ITEM (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. CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 9, 2026 14A. Receive a report on the current Coyote Management Program From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk CL_AGN_260209_CC_Item14A_PublicComment01_Redacted.pdf Page 8 of 328 Item: 8.A. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Approve Affidavit of Posting for the City Council Regular Meeting of February 9, 2026 Background: None. Discussion: None. Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendation: Approve. Attachments: 1. CL_AGN_260209_CC_AffidavitofPosting Page 9 of 328 Administrative Report 8.A., File # 2026-11 Meeting Date:2/9/2026 To: MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL From: Christian Horvath, City Clerk TITLE APPROVE AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 9, 2026 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ) AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING In compliance with the Brown Act, the following materials have been posted at the locations below. Legislative Body City Council Posting Type Regular Meeting Agenda Posting Location 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 City Hall Window City Website: https://www.rolling-hills.org/government/agendas_meetings.php https://rollinghillsca.portal.civicclerk.com/ Meeting Date & Time FEBRUARY 9, 2026 7:00pm Open Session As City Clerk of the City of Rolling Hills, I declare under penalty of perjury, the document noted above was posted at the date displayed below. Christian Horvath, City Clerk Date: February 6, 2026 Page 10 of 328 Item: 8.C. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Approve the following Minutes of January 26, 2026: City Council Regular Meeting Background: None. Discussion: None. Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendation: Approve as presented. Attachments: 1. CL_MIN_260126_CC_F Page 11 of 328 MINUTES – CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 26, 2026 Page 1 Minutes Rolling Hills City Council Monday, January 26, 2026 Regular Meeting 7:00 p.m. 1. Call To Order The City Council of the City of Rolling Hills met in person on the above date at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Pieper presiding. 2. Roll Call Councilmembers Present: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer Councilmembers Absent: Black Staff Present: Karina Bañales, City Manager Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Benjamin Johnson, Code Compliance Office / Planning Technician Nicolas Papajohn, City Attorney 3. Pledge Of Allegiance – Councilmember Wilson 4. Presentations / Proclamations / Announcements – None 5. Approve Order of the Agenda Motion by Councilmember Wilson, seconded by Councilmember Pieper to approve the order of the agenda. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote: AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer NOES: None ABSENT: Black 6. Blue Folder Items (Supplemental) – None 7. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items Public Comment: Lisa Tun, Sandy Cobb Motion by Councilmember Pieper, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to receive and file submitted images from Ms. Tun. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote: AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer NOES: None ABSENT: Black 8. Consent Calendar 8.A. Approve Affidavit of Posting for the City Council Regular Meeting of January 26, 2026 8.B. Approve Motion to Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading of All Ordinances and Resolutions Listed on the Agenda Page 12 of 328 MINUTES – CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 26, 2026 Page 2 8.C. Approve the following Minutes of January 12, 2026: City Council Regular Meeting 8.D. Payment of Bills 8.E. Republic Services Recycling Tonnage and Complaint Reports for December 2025 8.F. Pulled by Councilmember Mirsch Motion by Councilmember Wilson, seconded by Councilmember Pieper to approve the Consent Calendar except for Item 8E, and with minor correction to the Minutes in Item 8C. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote: AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer NOES: None ABSENT: Black 9. Excluded Consent Calendar Items 8.F. Adopt Resolution No. 1402 authorizing a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Modification to increase Appropriations by $111,150 in Fund 40-949 from a transfer of General Fund Reserves for providing Construction Services on the City Hall Emergency Backup Dual-Fuel Generator Project Motion by Councilmember Mirsch, seconded by Councilmember Pieper to Adopt Resolution 1402. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote: AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer NOES: None ABSENT: Black 10. Commission Items – None 11. Public Hearings – None 12. Discussion Items – None 13. Matters From the City Council Mayor Dieringer notified the City Council of a potential proposed LA County temporary sales tax measure and requested it be agendized for discussion. She also requested agendizing a discussion on potential legislative policies. Councilmember Pieper opined that he would prefer the City wait to take action until the other Peninsula or South Bay Cities took a collective position on potential legislative issues. 13.A. Discussion on potential reconsideration of allowing Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority's Dial-A-Ride services as a future option for Rolling Hills residents Presentation by City Manager Bañales Motion by Councilmember Pieper, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to receive and file and take no action. Motion carried with the following vote: Page 13 of 328 MINUTES – CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 26, 2026 Page 3 AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer NOES: None ABSENT: Black 14. Matters From Staff 14.A. Receive and file the Code Compliance Quarterly Report for the Fourth Quarter of 2025 (October 1 - December 31) Presentation by Code Compliance Office / Planning Technician Johnson Motion by Councilmember Pieper, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to receive and file. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote: AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer NOES: None ABSENT: Black 14.B. Receive and file an update on recent legislative changes impacting key Brown Act provisions under Senate Bill 707 Presentation by Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Horvath Motion by Councilmember Pieper, seconded by Councilmember Wilson to receive and file. Motion carried unanimously with the following vote: AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper, Mayor Dieringer NOES: None ABSENT: Black 14.C. Consideration of a 2026 City Council Strategic Planning Workshop Presentation by City Manager Bañales Public Comment: Jim Aichele Motion by Mayor Dieringer to hold a Strategic Planning Workshop for up to two hours in length. Motion failed for lack of a second. Motion by Councilmember Pieper, seconded by Councilmember Mirsch to return with this item in six months. Motion carried with the following vote: AYES: Mirsch, Wilson, Pieper NOES: Mayor Dieringer ABSENT: Black 14.D. Consideration of a Civic Engagement Program for Rolling Hills Presentation by City Manager Bañales Public Comment: Jim Aichele The City Council provided direction to staff on limited ways to potentially create an engagement program. Page 14 of 328 MINUTES – CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 26, 2026 Page 4 15. Recess To Closed Session – None 16. Reconvene To Open Session – None 17. Adjournment: 8:47 p.m. The meeting was adjourned at 8:47 p.m. on January 26, 2026. The next regular meeting of the City Council is scheduled to be held on Monday, February 9, 2026 beginning at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at City Hall, 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California. It will also be available via City’s website link at: https://www.rolling-hills.org/government/agenda/index.php All written comments submitted are included in the record and available for public review on the City website. Respectfully submitted, ____________________________________ Christian Horvath, City Clerk Approved, ____________________________________ Bea Dieringer, Mayor Page 15 of 328 Item: 8.D. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Payment of Bills Background: None Discussion: None Fiscal Impact: None Recommendation: Approve as presented Attachments: 1. CL_AGN_260209_CC_PaymentOfBills_E Page 16 of 328 Page 17 of 328 Page 18 of 328 Item: 11.A. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Reina Schaetzl, Wildan Principal Planner Thru: Michael Ervin, Assistant City Attorney, Nicolas Papajohn, City Attorney, Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Site plan review for new construction, non-exempt grading and related improvements; variances for a detached garage within front and side yard area, detached pool house within rear yard area, deck exceeding 12”, import of soil, and to exceed 40 percent disturbance; Conditional Use Permit to exceed 200 square feet for accessory structures, and finding the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act for location at 10 Saddleback Road (Birkett) (Lot 17-2-RH) Background: At the January 12, 2026 meeting, City Council received the staff report and deliberated on the merits of the Project. The City Council directed staff and the applicant to address the following: Resolution Findings pertaining to Site Plan Review (SPR) Ensure that the findings and supporting analysis for SPR entitlements in the resolution are consistent with the City’s pertinent zoning standards for Structural and Flatwork Coverages (Rolling Hills Municipal Code (“RHMC”) Section 17.16.070.A). City Council directed staff and the applicant to revise the plans and update the resolution. Resolution Findings pertaining to Variances: Ensure that the findings and supporting analysis for the variance entitlements in the resolution are consistent with the City’s pertinent zoning standards for Lot --Disturbance (RHMC Section 17.16.070.B). City Council directed staff and the applicant to revise the plans and update the resolution. Additionally, the City Council expressed concern about the appearance of the proposed detached garage within the 50-foot front yard setback. At the January 12 meeting, the City Council requested that the item be continued to the February 9 meeting to allow for a new public notice and hearing to review the project, including a morning field trip. Applicant Request On September 12, 2025, an application was duly filed by Deborah Richie-Bray, agent for Stephen and Elizabeth Birkett, requesting approval of the following proposed improvements (collectively referred to as the “Project”): Page 19 of 328 • 786 square-foot, three-car, detached garage; • 800 square-foot, detached pool house; • 800 square-foot attached deck over 12” • 450 sf stable area • 550 sf corral area In addition to the above structures, the Project also includes a new driveway with emergency access for fire truck turnaround, walkways, landscaping, and other related site work improvements. Additional features, such as a service yard and other hardscape elements, are proposed but are not subject to discretionary review. Zoning, Location, and Lot Description The property is zoned RAS-1. The subject property is located just east of Portuguese Bend Road with frontage on Saddleback Road. The rear of the property also abuts Palos Verdes Drive North (PVDN). It is an irregular-shaped lot. The lot size is 1.07 acres and 36,590 square feet net, as calculated for development purposes. The site includes a 25-foot-wide roadway easement along Saddleback Road and a 100-foot-wide roadway easement along PVDN. There are two building pads. Staff worked with the applicant to revise the plans since January 12, 2026, and to accurately reflect lot coverage and lot disturbance. The first residential building pad is 9,098 square feet and contains the existing house and garage. The second pad is 6,318 square feet, and includes the existing pool, deck areas and corral and stable area in the rear yard. The topography of the land is such that the rear building pad is set above the grade of PVDN and includes the large roadway easement making much of the rear of the property unavailable for development. Additionally, the front of the property narrows towards Saddleback Road which further hinders development in the front yard area. Discussion: The Project must be analyzed and weighted against the required findings for the various entitlements for the project as detailed in the draft resolution. The City Council is limited to the record and evidence before it in analyzing the merits of the project. A decision must be based on the explicit RHMC findings and supported by evidence in the record. This discussion is geared towards the issues raised at the January 12, 2026, City Council meeting for the site plan review and variances, in chronological order as each appears in the RHMC and discussed below: Site Plan Review RHMC Section 17.16.070(A) limits the lot coverage to 35% of the net lot area. The applicant and staff revised the plans and resolution (see Section 8.A and Section 11.H of Draft Resolution No. 1403) to reflect that the project meets these site development requirements for a total of 34% lot coverage. Variances RHMC Section 17.16.070(B) limits the lot disturbed area to 40% of the net lot area. The applicant and staff revised the plans and resolution (see Section 11.K of Draft Resolution No. 1403) to reflect that the proposal exceeds the total disturbance by 11% for a total of 51% disturbance. Given the topography of the rear yard, the irregular shape of the property, the large roadway easement off PVDN, and the narrowing of the lot towards the front or Saddleback Road, a Variance is warranted. RHMC Section 17.16.110 requires a 50’ front yard setback, and RHMC Section 17.16.120 requires a 20’ side yard setback for detached accessory structures. The applicant is requesting to construct the Page 20 of 328 detached garage approximately 40’ from the front yard setback line and 10’ from the side yard setback line. This request has not changed, although concern was expressed at the January 12 meeting about the appearance of the garage from Saddleback Road. Given the irregular shape of the lot and its narrowing towards the front on Saddleback Road, a Variance is warranted. Neighbor Concerns There have been no responses to the public hearing notices mailed on January 28, 2026, as of the writing of this report. Environmental Review The Project has been determined to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines pursuant to Section 15303, Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which exempts the construction and location of a limited number of new, small facilities or structures, including single family residence and accessory structures, including but not limited to garages, carports, patios, swimming pools and fences. Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendation: Adopt Resolution No. 1403 and Find the Project Exempt from CEQA Attachments: 1. PL_ADR_260205_10Saddleback_ZC25-101_RadiusMap 2. PL_ADR_10 SaddlebackRd_ZC25-101_Vicinity Map 3. 10 SaddlebackRd_ZC25-101 (SPR, CUP & VAR)_DevelopmentTable_2.5.26 4. ResolutionNo1403_10Saddleback_ZC25-101_F 5. PL_ADR_10SaddlebackRD_ZC25-101_Plans 2-4-26 6. CL_PBN_260209_PH_CC_10SaddlebackRd_Affidavit Page 21 of 328 Page 22 of 328 VICINITY MAP City of Rolling Hills TITLE VICINITY MAP CASE NO. Zoning Case No. 25-101 Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit & Variances OWNER Birkett ADDRESS 10 Saddleback Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Page 23 of 328 Development Table Zoning Case No. 25-101 ADDRESS: 10 Saddleback Road Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit & Variance EXISTING PROPOSED TOTAL RA-S- 1 Zone SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, POOL, DECK AND ATTACHED 4-CAR CARAGE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE, DECK, POOL HOUSE AND DETACHED GARAGE Net Lot Area 36,590 SF 0 SF 36,590 SF Residence 3,783 SF 0 SF 3,783 SF Garage 0 SF 786 SF 786 SF Swimming Pools/Spa 762 SF 0 SF 762 SF Pool Equipment 98 SF 0 SF 98 SF Pool House 0 SF 800 SF 800 SF Stable (450 SF Min. setaside) 450 SF 0 SF 450 SF Corral (550 SF Min. setaside) 550 SF 0 SF 550 SF Attached Covered Porches 1,147 SF 0 SF 1,147 SF Raised Deck + Water Feature + Fire Pit +BBQ *allowed deduction 7 SF 862 SF 869 SF Service Yard 110 SF -2 SF 108 SF Primary Driveway 3,691 SF -1,001 SF 2,690 SF Paved walkways/Patio Areas/Courtyards 670 SF -154 SF 517 SF Pool Decking 1,782 SF -89 SF 1,693 SF Grading (balanced onsite, 20% Max) 94 CY CUT 231 CY FILL 325 CY TOTAL Structural Lot Coverage (20% Max.) 5,900 SF (16%) 1,585 SF (4%) 7,485 SF (20%) Flatwork Lot Coverage (15% Max.) 6,144 SF (17%) -1,244 SF (-3%) 4,900 SF (14%) Total Lot Coverage Structures and Flatwork (35% Max.) 12,051 SF (33%) 294 SF (1%) 12,345 SF (34%) Building Pad 1 Coverage Existing Pad Area: 9,098 SF 4,933 SF (63%) 738 SF (8%) 5,671 SF (71%) Building Pad 2 Coverage Existing Pad Area: 6,318 SF 859 SF (14%) 800 SF (13%) 1,659 SF (27%) Total Disturbed Area (40% Max.) 13,602 SF (37%) 4,972 SF (14%) 18,574 SF (51%) Building Heights (21 FT Max.) 19 FT 8 IN -5 FT 2 IN 14 FT 6 IN Page 24 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 1 RESOLUTION NO. 1403 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA GRANTING APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, NON-EXEMPT GRADING AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS; VARIANCES FOR A DETACHED GARAGE WITHIN FRONT AND SIDE YARD AREA, DETACHED POOL HOUSE WITHIN REAR YARD AREA, DECK EXCEEDING 12”, IMPORT OF SOIL, AND TO EXCEED 40 PERCENT DISTURBANCE; CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED 200 SQUARE FEET FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AND FINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (LOT 17-2-RH) (BIRKETT) THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. On September 12, 2025, an application was duly filed by Deborah Richie- Bray, agent with respect to real property located at 10 Saddleback Road, Rolling Hills (Lot 36- FT) requesting a Site Plan Review for new construction including a new detached garage and detached pool house, non-exempt grading and related improvements; Variances for construction of the detached garage within the front and side yard areas, construction of the detached pool house within the rear yard area, deck exceeding 12”, import of soil and to exceed 40 percent disturbance; and a Conditional Use Permit to exceed the 200 square feet allowable area for both accessory structures. Section 2. The property is zoned RAS-1 and is 1.07 acres gross and 36,590 square feet net, as calculated for development purposes. The property is located east of Portuguese Bend Road on Saddleback Road. There are two street frontages for the property. The shorter street frontage is along Saddleback Road and the longer street frontage, or rear of the property, abuts Palos Verdes Drive North (PVDN). The property is irregularly shaped and the topography is above grade off PVDN and becomes sloped within the interior of the lot towards Saddleback Road. There is a 25-foot-wide roadway easement along Saddleback Road and 100-foot-wide roadway easement along PVDN. Section 3. The Planning Commission conducted duly noticed public hearings to consider the application at its field trip meeting and regular meeting on December 2, 2025. Neighbors within a 1,000-foot radius were notified of the public hearings and a notice was published in the Daily Breeze on November 8, 2025. The applicants and their agent were notified of the public hearings in writing by first class mail and the agent was in attendance at the hearings. Evidence was heard and presented from all persons interested in affecting said proposal. Section 4. The Planning Commission found that the project qualifies as a Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which exempts the construction and location of a limited number of new, small facilities or structures, including accessory structures, including Page 25 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 2 but not limited to garages, carports, patios, swimming pools and fences. Here, the proposed Project is the construction of two small structures, a detached garage and pool house, and is therefore categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. Section 5. The Planning Commission at their December 2, 2025 meeting adopted a Resolution approving the project. Following Planning Commission approval of the project, the City Council at their January 12, 2026 took jurisdiction of the project. Pursuant to Section 17.54.015 of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code, a review hearing for cases taken under jurisdiction by the City Council shall be conducted as de novo hearings. Section 6. The City Council conducted duly noticed public hearings to consider the application on February 9, 2026, in the field and at their regularly scheduled meeting on February 9, 2026. Neighbors within 1,000-foot radius were notified of the public hearings and a notice was posted in three public places pursuant to Government Code Section 65090 on January 28, 2026. The applicants were notified of the public hearings in writing by first class mail. Evidence was heard and presented from all persons interested in affecting said proposal. Section 7. The City Council finds that the project qualifies as a Class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures), which exempts the construction and location of a limited number of new, small facilities or structures, including accessory structures, including but not limited to garages, carports, patios, swimming pools and fences. Here, the proposed Project is the construction of two small structures, a detached garage and pool house, and is therefore categorically exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act. Section 8. Site Plan Review Findings. Site Plan Review is required for construction of any new structure pursuant to RHMC Section 17.46.020. With respect to the Site Plan Review for the proposed development, the City Council hereby makes the following findings: A. The project complies with and is consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan and all requirements of the zoning ordinance. The proposed development is compatible with the General Plan, the Zoning Ordinance and surrounding uses because the proposed structures comply with the General Plan requirement of low profile, low-density residential development with sufficient open space between surrounding structures. The project conforms to Zoning Code setback requirements with the Variance approved by this Resolution. The lot is 1.07 acres net and 36,590 square feet net, as calculated for development purposes. The size of the existing and proposed structures will be 7,485 square feet, which constitutes 20% of the net lot area, and the flatwork and driveways will be 4,900 square feet which equals 14% of the net lot, and the total structural and flatwork is 12,345 square feet or 34% which is within the 35% maximum overall lot coverage permitted pursuant to RHMC Section 17.16.070(A). The proposed project is screened from the road so as to reduce the visual impact of the development. B. The project substantially preserves the natural and undeveloped state of the lot by minimizing building coverage. Lot coverage requirements are regarded as maximums, and the actual amount of lot coverage permitted depends upon the existing buildable area of the lot. Page 26 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 3 The project substantially preserves the natural and undeveloped state of the lot by minimizing building coverage. The topography and the configuration of the lot, has been considered, and it was determined that the proposed development will not adversely affect or be materially detrimental to adjacent uses, buildings, or structures because the proposed construction will be constructed on an existing building pad, will be the least intrusive to surrounding properties, will be screened and landscaped with mature trees and shrubs, is of sufficient distance from nearby residences so that it will not impact the view or privacy of surrounding neighbors, and will permit the owners to enjoy their property without deleterious infringement on the rights of surrounding property owners. C. The project is harmonious in scale and mass with the site, the natural terrain and surrounding residences. The proposed development, as conditioned, is harmonious in scale and mass with the site, and is consistent with the scale of the neighborhood when compared to properties in the vicinity. The proposed garage will follow the pattern and style of the original residence. D. The project preserves and integrates into the site design, to the greatest extent possible, existing topographic features of the site, including surrounding native vegetation, mature trees, drainage courses and land forms (such as hillsides and knolls). The development plan incorporates existing trees and native vegetation to the maximum extent feasible. Specifically, the development plan will supplement the existing vegetation with landscaping that is compatible with and enhances the rural character of the community. E. Grading has been designed to follow natural contours of the site and to minimize the amount of grading required to create the building area. The development plan substantially preserves the natural and undeveloped state of the lot by minimizing building coverage because the new structure will not cause the lot to look overdeveloped. The proposed detached pool house will not be visible from PVDN or Saddleback Road. Additionally, the proposed detached garage will be screened from Saddleback Road with enhanced landscape. F. Grading will not modify existing drainage channels nor redirect drainage flow, unless such flow is redirected into an existing drainage course. The property will still maintain the existing terrain and existing drainage will remain as there will be no proposed grading. Drainage will continue to flow in the existing drainage course. G. The project preserves surrounding native vegetation and mature trees and supplements these elements with drought-tolerant landscaping which is compatible with and enhances the rural character of the community, and landscaping provides a buffer or transition area between private and public areas. Landscaping will meet the requirements of the water efficient landscape ordinance and incorporate low impact development practices. Surrounding native vegetation and mature trees Page 27 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 4 will not be affected and new landscaping will be considerate of the environment and will enhance the rural character of the community. H. The project is sensitive and not detrimental to the convenience and safety of circulation for pedestrians and vehicles. The proposed development is sensitive and not detrimental to the convenience and safety of circulation for pedestrians and vehicles because the proposed project will not change the existing circulation pattern and will utilize an existing driveway. I. The project conforms to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act. Section 9. Conditional Use Permits Findings. Section 17.16.030(Q) permits detached garages and similar accessory structures not to exceed two hundred square feet, subject to the requirements of Section 17.16.200(L). The applicant is requesting to construct a new 786 square foot detached garage and 800 square foot detached pool house. These structures will require a Conditional Use Permit, pursuant to RHMC Section 17.16.210(A)(4) (detached garage) and RHMC Section 17.16.210(A)(5) (guest house). With respect to this request for a Conditional Use Permit, the Planning Commission finds as follows: A. That the proposed conditional use is consistent with the General Plan. The granting of a Conditional Use Permit for the construction of a detached garage and detached pool house would be consistent with the purposes and objectives of the Zoning Ordinance and General Plan and because the use is consistent with similar uses in the community. The area proposed for the detached garage and detached pool house are in areas on the property where impervious surface already exists and will not change the existing configuration of structures on the lot. B. The nature, condition and development of adjacent uses, buildings and structures have been considered, and that the use will not adversely affect or be materially detrimental to these adjacent uses, building or structures. The nature, condition, and development of adjacent uses, buildings, and structures have been considered, and the construction of a detached garage and detached pool house will not adversely affect or be materially detrimental to these adjacent uses, buildings, or structures because the proposed garage will not impact the view or privacy of surrounding neighbors. C. That the site for the proposed conditional use is of adequate size and shape to accommodate the use and buildings proposed. The project is harmonious in scale and mass with the site, the natural terrain, and surrounding residences because the detached garage and pool house will comply with the low profile residential development pattern of the community. Page 28 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 5 D. That the proposed conditional use complies with all applicable development standards of the zone district. The proposed conditional use complies with all applicable development standards of the zone district because the 786 square foot size of the detached garage and 800 square foot pool house are permitted under the Municipal Code, with the Conditional Use Permit as approved in this Resolution. E. That the proposed use is consistent with the portions of the Los Angeles County Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities. The proposed conditional use is consistent with the portions of the Los Angeles County Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities because the project site is not listed on the current State of California Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites List. F. That the proposed conditional use observes the spirit and intent of this title. The proposed conditional use observes the spirit and intent of Title 17 of the Zoning Code because it will not be visible from the road or neighboring properties. An area for a future stable and corral has been set aside on the site. Section 10. Variance Findings. RHMC Section 17.16.110 requires a 50’ front and rear yard setback for all structures including accessory structures. RHMC Section 17.16.120 requires a 20’ side yard setback for all structures, including accessory structures. Further, RHMC Section 17.16.210(A)(4)(a) of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code permits approval of a detached garages and pool houses under certain conditions, provided a Variance to deviate from any of the conditions is approved by the Planning Commission or City Council. The applicant is requesting to construct the detached garage approximately 40’ from the front yard setback line and 10’ from the side yard setback line. Additionally, the applicant is requesting to construct the detached pool house in the rear yard approximately 27’ from the rear yard setback line. RHMC Section 17.12.040 defines a deck as any platform elevated above the ground by means of pylons and further restricts the height to not exceed one foot above ground. The applicant is requesting a deck at 2.41 feet in height. Finally, RHMC Section 17.16.230 requires the import and export of soil be balanced on site. The Project requires 136.7 cubic yards (CY) of soil to be imported in order to construct the proposed deck attached to the house. With respect to the request for the Variances mentioned above, the City Council finds as follows: A. That there are exceptional or extraordinary circumstances or conditions applicable to the property that do not apply generally to other properties in the same vicinity and zone. Page 29 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 6 There are exceptional and extraordinary circumstances and conditions applicable to the property that do not apply generally to the other property or class of use in the same zone. The property is zoned RAS-1. The subject property is located just east of Portuguese Bend Road with frontage on Saddleback Road. The rear of the property also abuts Palos Verdes Drive North (PVDN). It is an irregular shaped lot. The lot size is 1.07 acres and 36,590 square feet net, as calculated for development purposes. The site includes a 25-foot-wide roadway easement along Saddleback Road and 100-foot-wide roadway easement along PVDN. There are two building pads. The first residential building pad is 9,098 square feet and contains the existing house and garage. The second pad is 6,318 square feet, and includes the existing pool and deck areas. The topography of the land is such that the rear building pad is set above the grade of the PVDN and includes the large roadway easement making much of the rear of the property unavailable for development. Additionally, the front of the property narrows towards Saddleback Road which further hinders development in the front yard area. B. That such variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of substantial property rights possessed by other properties in the same vicinity and zone but which is denied the property in question. The Variance is necessary for the preservation and enjoyment of a substantial property right possessed by other property in the same vicinity and zone, but which is denied to the property in question. The Variance is necessary because the existing terrain and development on the lot creates a difficulty in placing the garage or pool house elsewhere on the property. Additionally, given the terrain of building pad 2, the import of 136.7 cubic yards of soil is necessary to construct portions of the deck at the rear. The increase in height of the deck is also necessary to maintain the level of the deck, given the topography of rear of the property. Ultimately, given the topography of the rear yard, the irregular shape of the property, the large roadway easement off PVDN, and the narrowing of the lot towards the front or Saddleback Road, a Variance is warranted for the proposed Project. C. That the granting of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. The granting of the Variance would not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in such vicinity and zone in which the property is located. The proposed pool house, garage and deck will be constructed on existing building pads, will be the least intrusive to surrounding properties, will be screened and landscaped with mature trees and shrubs, are of sufficient distance from nearby residences so that they will not impact the view or privacy of surrounding neighbors, and will permit the owners to enjoy their property without deleterious infringement on the rights of surrounding property owners. D. That in granting the variance, the spirit and intent of this title will be observed. The granting of the variances will allow for development that is harmonious in scale and mass with the site, the natural terrain, and surrounding residences and will not give the property an over-built look. The garage, pool house and deck will improve the Page 30 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 7 appearance of the property by providing required parking in the front and accessory structures in the rear of the property to enhance its livability. E. That the variance does not grant special privilege to the applicant. The variance does not grant special privileges for the Applicant, as the proposed detached garage expansion will provide more covered parking opportunities, and will results in a common amenity enjoyed by many other properties throughout the City. Strict application of the Zoning Code would deny the Applicant the same rights as other nearby homes as the Applicant would have less parking and enhancements than the neighboring properties. The project, together with the variance, will be compatible with the objectives, policies, general land uses, and programs specified in the General Plan. F. That the variance is consistent with the portions of the County of Los Angeles Hazardous Waste Management Plan relating to siting and siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities. Granting variances for the project will be consistent with the applicable portions of the Los Angeles County Hazardous Waste Management Plan related to siting criteria for hazardous waste facilities. The project site is not listed on the current State of California Hazardous Waste and Substances Sites List. G. That the variance request is consistent with the General Plan of the City of Rolling Hills. The proposed development is compatible with the General Plan, the Zoning Ordinance and surrounding uses because the proposed structures comply with the General Plan requirement of low profile, low-density residential development with sufficient open space between surrounding structures. Section 11. Based upon the foregoing findings, and the evidence in the record, the City Council hereby approves Zoning Case No. 25-101 subject to the following conditions: A. The Site Plan, Conditional Use Permit, and Variance approvals shall expire within two years from the effective date of approval as defined in RHMC Sections 17.46.080, 17.42.070, and 17.38.070 of the Zoning Ordinance unless otherwise extended pursuant to the requirements of these sections. B. If any condition of this resolution is violated, the entitlement granted by this resolution shall be suspended and the privileges granted hereunder shall lapse and upon receipt of written notice from the City, all construction work being performed on the subject property shall immediately cease, other than work determined by the City Manager or his/her designee required to cure the violation. The suspension and stop work order will be lifted once the Applicant cures the violation to the satisfaction of the City Manager or his/her designee. In the event that the Applicant disputes the City Manager or his/her designee’s determination that a violation exists or disputes how the violation must be cured, the Applicant may request a hearing before the City Council. The hearing shall be scheduled at the next regular meeting of the City Council for which the agenda has not yet been posted; the Applicant shall be provided written Page 31 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 8 notice of the hearing. The stop work order shall remain in effect during the pendency of the hearing. The City Council shall make a determination as to whether a violation of this Resolution has occurred. If the Council determines that a violation has not occurred or has been cured by the time of the hearing, the Council will lift the suspension and the stop work order. If the Council determines that a violation has occurred and has not yet been cured, the Council shall provide the Applicant with a deadline to cure the violation; no construction work shall be performed on the property until and unless the violation is cured by the deadline, other than work designated by the Council to accomplish the cure. If the violation is not cured by the deadline, the Council may either extend the deadline at the Applicant’s request or schedule a hearing for the revocation of the entitlements granted by this Resolution pursuant to Chapter 17.58 of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code (RHMC). C. All requirements of the Building and Construction Ordinance, the Zoning ordinance, and of the zone in which the subject property is located must be complied with unless otherwise a variance to such requirement has been approved. D. The lot shall be developed and maintained in substantial conformance with the site plan on file at City Hall and approved by the City Council on February 9, 2026 except as otherwise provided in these conditions. The working drawings submitted to the Department of Building and Safety for plan check review shall conform to the approved development plan. All conditions of the Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit, and Variance approvals shall be incorporated into the building permit working drawings, and where applicable complied with prior to issuance of a grading or building permit from the building department. The conditions of approval of this Resolution shall be printed onto a separate sheet and included in the building plans submitted to the Building Department for review and shall be kept on site at all times. Any proposed modifications and/or changes to the approved project, including resulting from field conditions, shall be discussed with staff so that staff can determine whether the modification is minor or major in nature. Minor modifications are subject to approval by the City Manager or his or her designee. Major modifications are subject to approval by the Planning Commissioner after a public hearing. Applicant shall not implement modifications or changes to the approved project without the appropriate approval from the City Manager or designee or the Planning Commission, as required. E. Prior to submittal of final working drawings to Building and Safety Department for issuance of building and grading permits, the plans for the project shall be submitted to City staff for verification that the final plans are in compliance with the plans approved by the Planning Commission. F. A licensed professional preparing construction plans for this project for Building Department review shall execute a Certificate affirming that the plans conform in all respects to this Resolution approving this project and all of the conditions set forth herein and the City’s Building Code and Zoning Ordinance. Page 32 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 9 Further, the person obtaining a building and/or grading permit for this project shall execute a Certificate of Construction stating that the project will be constructed according to this Resolution and any plans approved therewith. G. The person obtaining a building and/ or grading permit for this project shall execute a Certificate of Construction stating that the project will be constructed according to this Resolution and any plans approved therewith. H. Structural lot coverage of the lot shall not exceed 20% (7,485 square feet) of the net lot area. Flatwork lot coverage shall not exceed 14% (4,900 square feet). The total lot coverage proposed, including structures and flatwork, shall not exceed 34% (12,345 square feet) of the net lot area. I. The project must be reviewed and approved by the Rolling Hills Community Association (“RHCA”). J. The applicant shall comply with all requirements of the Lighting Ordinance of the City of Rolling Hills (RHMC 17.16.190(E)), pertaining to lighting on said property. K. The disturbance of the net lot shall not exceed 18,574 square feet of surface area or 51% of the net lot area. L. Prior to any further grading activity, the Applicant shall inform the City and RHCA staff of the date and time of this activity. Workers shall implement Best Management Practices to assure that streets and adjacent properties are not impacted. M. Prior to issuance of a grading permit a detailed landscaping plan shall be submitted to City staff for review. The landscaping plan shall utilize to the maximum extent feasible, plants that are native to the area, are water-wise and are consistent with the rural character of the community. A final inspection shall not be granted unless the slopes are vegetated. N. The graded areas shall be landscaped and continually maintained in good condition. Any trees and shrubs used in the landscaping scheme for this project shall be planted in a way that will not result in a hedge like screening and will not impair views from neighboring properties. O. If applicable, the Applicant shall be required to conform to the City of Rolling Hills Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (RHMC Chapter 13.18). P. Pursuant to RHMC Chapter 8.30, the property shall at all times be maintained free of dead trees and vegetation. Q. Perimeter easements, including roadway easements and trails, if any, shall remain free and clear of any improvements to advance equestrian use and emergency preparedness for evacuation within the City. Where Rolling Hills Community Association (RHCA) has demonstrated authority over the easement, the City’s Planning Director may grant relief from this condition upon satisfactory proof of permission from RHCA and a legitimate showing that there is no need for the condition to advance equestrian uses and emergency preparedness. Page 33 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 10 R. The Applicant shall submit a detailed drainage plan to the City’s drainage engineer. This project shall meet the requirements of the City’s Low Impact Development portion of the Storm Water Management and Pollution Control ordinance, if applicable. The applicant shall comply with grading requirements relative to submittal of grading and construction reports as required by the Building Official. In order to prevent sediments and water run-off from reaching the canyon from the disturbed slopes and an erosion control plan shall be submitted to the Building Department and implemented, even if grading permits have not been issued by that time. S. The Applicant shall secure all permits from the Department of Building and Safety prior to commencing any work. If applicable, the applicable shall consult with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for additional requirements. T. Minimum of 65% of the construction material spoils shall be recycled and diverted from landfills. The hauler shall obtain a Construction and Demolition permit from the City and provide proof of recycling. U. Prior to demolition of any existing structures, an investigation shall be conducted for the presence of hazardous chemicals, lead-based paints or products, mercury and asbestos- containing materials (ACMs). If hazardous chemicals, lead-based paints or products, mercury or ACMs are identified, remediation shall be undertaken in compliance with California environmental regulations and policies. V. There shall be no discarding of any debris, trash, soil and construction spoils or any other material into the canyon or deposited anywhere on the property, including easements. No grading, planting, structures, drainage devices or hardscape, including driveways, or storage of any objects including building materials shall take place in the easements, unless approved by the RHCA. W. The City or the Building Department may require a construction fence for the duration of the grading for this project. Such fence shall not be located in any easement or cross over trails or natural drainage course and shall be removed immediately upon completion of the grading work. X. In addition, any construction facility, such as a construction trailer/office or portable toilets, to a maximum extent practicable, shall be located in a manner not visible from the street, and be in a location satisfactory to City staff. Y. Prior to construction, an on-site inspection and site walk-through, including through all existing structures as needed, shall be scheduled with City Staff and the applicant. Z. During construction, the property owners shall be required to schedule and regulate construction and related traffic noise throughout the day between the hours of 7 AM and 6 PM, Monday through Saturday only, when construction and mechanical equipment noise is permitted, so as not to interfere with the quiet residential environment of the City of Rolling Hills. Page 34 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 11 AA. Construction vehicles or equipment, employees’ vehicles, delivery trucks shall not impede any traffic lanes to maximum extend practical; if traffic must be blocked in order to aid in the construction, no more than a single lane may be blocked for a short period of time and flagmen utilized on both sides of the impeded area to direct traffic. AB. During construction, to the extent feasible, all parking shall take place on the project site, on the new driveway and, if necessary, any overflow parking may take place within the unimproved roadway easements along adjacent streets, and shall not obstruct neighboring driveways, visibility at intersections or pedestrian and equestrian passage. During construction, to the maximum extent feasible, employees of the contractor shall car-pool into the City. To the extent feasible, a minimum of 4’ wide path, from the edge of the roadway pavement, for pedestrian and equestrian passage shall be available and be clear of vehicles, construction materials and equipment at all times. AC. During construction, the property owners shall be required to schedule and regulate construction and relate traffic noise throughout the day between the hours of 7 AM and 6 PM, Monday through Saturday only, when construction and mechanical equipment noise is permitted, so as not to interfere with the quiet residential environment of the City of Rolling Hills. AD. During construction, dust control measures shall be used to stabilize the soil from wind erosion and reduce dust and objectionable odors generated by construction activities in accordance with South Coast Air Quality Management District, Los Angeles County and local ordinances and engineering practices. AE. During construction, an Erosion Control Plan containing the elements set forth in Section 7010 of the 2022 County of Los Angeles Uniform Building Code shall be followed to minimize erosion and to protect slopes and channels to control storm water pollution. AF. The property owners shall be required to conform to the Regional Water Quality Control Board and County Health Department requirements for the installation and maintenance of storm water drainage facilities and septic tank. AG. The applicant shall pay all of the applicable Building and Safety and Public Works Department fees and Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District fees, if any. AH. Prior to final inspection of the project, “as graded” and “as constructed” plans and certifications shall be provided to the Planning Department and the Building Department to ascertain that the completed project is in compliance with the Planning Commission approved plans. In addition, any modifications made to the project during construction, shall be depicted on the “as built/as graded” plan. AI. The applicants shall execute an Affidavit of Acceptance of all conditions of the Conditional Use Permit and Variance approvals, or the approvals shall not be effective. AJ. All conditions of this Resolution, when applicable, must be complied with prior to the issuance of a grading or building permit from the Building and Safety Department. Page 35 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 12 AK. Any action challenging the final decision of the City made as a result of the public hearing on this application must be filed within the time limits set forth in Section 17.54.070 of the Rolling Hills Municipal Code and Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6. AL. To the extent permitted by law, Permittee shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless the City of Rolling Hills, its City Council, its officers, employees and agents (the “indemnified parties”) from and against any claim, action, or proceeding brought by a third party against the indemnified parties and the applicant to attack, set aside, or void any permit or approval for this project authorized by the City, including (without limitation) reimbursing the City its actual attorney’s fees and costs in defense of the litigation. The City may, in its sole discretion, elect to defend any such action with attorneys of its choice. The permittee shall reimburse the City for any court and attorney's fees which the City may be required to pay as a result of any claim or action brought against the City because of this permit. Although the permittee is the real party in interest in an action, the City may, at its sole discretion, participate at its own expense in the defense of the action, but such participation shall not relieve the permittee of any obligation under this condition. AM. The future stable and corral shall comply with all requirements in RHMC Sections 17.18.060 and 17.18.090, unless otherwise approved herein. AN. New landscaping in the RHCA easement is prohibited unless previously approved by RHCA. Landscaping not approved by RHCA in the easement shall be removed from the final landscape plan. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 2026 ______________________________ BEA DIERINGER MAYOR ATTEST: ___________________________ CHRISTIAN HORVATH CITY CLERK Page 36 of 328 Resolution No. 1403 13 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §§ CITY OF ROLLING HILLS ) The foregoing Resolution No. 1403 entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA GRANTING APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, NON-EXEMPT GRADING AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS; VARIANCES FOR A DETACHED GARAGE WITHIN FRONT AND SIDE YARD AREA, DETACHED POOL HOUSE WITHIN REAR YARD AREA, DECK EXCEEDING 12”, IMPORT OF SOIL, AND TO EXCEED 40 PERCENT DISTURBANCE; CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED 200 SQUARE FEET FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AND FINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (LOT 17-2-RH) (BIRKETT) was approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 9th day of February 2026, by the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ___________________________ CHRISTIAN HORVATH CITY CLERK Page 37 of 328 COVER BIRKETT RESIDENCE 10 SADDLEBACK RD ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 APN : 7569-002-017 TRACT #: 28172 LOT: 1 PROPOSED SITE PLAN1/16" = 1'-0"L-2.1 03-05-2024 09-26-2025 BIRKETT RESIDENCE 10 SADDLEBACK RD, ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 DWG. NO.SCALE DESCRIPTIONSDATEREV. DATE SCOPE OF WORK: PROJECT INFORMATION : OWNER MAILING ADDRESS PROJECT ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER : ELIZABETH AND STEPHEN BIRKETT : 10 SADDLEBACK RD, ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 : LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT MAILING ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER EMAIL : RICHIE-BRAY, INC. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE : 904 SILVER SPUR ROAD #395, ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA 90274 : (310) 377-5868 OFFICE, (310) 995-8825 CELL : DEB@RICHIE-BRAY.COM VICINITY MAP SCALE: NTS COVER SHEETN/AL-0 09-06-2024 SITE AERIAL VIEW SCALE: NTS LIST OF BMPS (BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES) 1. CA1 DEWATERING OPERATIONS - REMOVE SEDIMENTS FROM GROUND WATER 2. CA2 PAVING OPERATIONS - REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS FROM PAVING OPERATIONS 3. CA3 STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION AND PAINTING - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE FROM CONSTRUCTION SITES & PAINTING PROJECTS 4. CA10 MATERIAL DELIVERY AND STORAGE - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER FROM MATERIAL DELIVERY & STORAGE 5. CA11 MATERIAL USE - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER FROM MATERIAL USE 6. CA12 SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTROL - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANT TO STORM WATER SYSTEMS WITH GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 7. CA20 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER SYSTEMS FROM SOLID WASTE OR CONSTRUCTION 8. CA21 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER FROM TOXIC MATERIALS 9. CA22 CONTAMINATED SOIL MANAGEMENT - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER CONTAMINATED SOIL 10. CA23 CONCRETE WASTE MANAGEMENT - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER FROM CONCRETE WASTE 11. CA24 SANITARY/SEPTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STROM WATER FROM SANITARY & SEPTIC SYSTEMS 12. CA30 VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT CLEANING - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER FROM CLEANING OF VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT 13. CA31 VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT FUELING - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER FROM FUELING OF VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT 14. CA32 VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE - PREVENT & REDUCE DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS TO STORM WATER FROM MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT 15. CA40 EMPLOYEE/SUBCONTRACTOR TRAINING -SWPPP STORM WATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN 16. ESC1 SCHEDULING - SEQUENCING THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SOIL EXPOSED TO EROSION 17. ESC2 PRESERVATION OF EXISTING VEGETATION - MINIMIZE DAMAGE AND EROSION BY PRESERVING THE EXISTING VEGETATION 18. ESC10 SEEDING AND PLANTING - MINIMIZE EROSION WITH SEEDING AND PLANTING 19. ESC11 MULCHING - FOR STABILIZING CLEARED AND FRESHLY SEEDED AREAS 20. ESC20 GEOTEXTILES AND MATS - FOR STABILIZATION OF SOILS 21. ESC21 DUST CONTROLS - REDUCE DUST AND SOIL EROSION 22. ESC22 TEMPORARY STREAM CROSSING - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INSTALLING A TEMPORARY CULVER, FORD OR BRIDGE 23. ESC23 CONSTRUCTION ROAD STABILIZATION - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DUST AND EROSION CONTROL 24. ESC24 STABILIZED CONSTRUCTION ENTRANCE - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DUST, SEDIMENT AND EROSION CONTROL FOR PUBLIC STREETS 25. ESC30 EARTH DIKE - TEMPORARY BERM OR RIDGE OF COMPACTED SOIL 26. ESC31 TEMPORARY DRAINS AND SWALES - TO DIVERT OFF-SITE RUNOFF AROUND A CONSTRUCTION SITE 27. ESC32 SLOPE DRAIN - TEMPORARY PIPE TO DIVERT RUNOFF FROM THE TOP OF A SLOPE TO THE BOTTOM WITHOUT CAUSING EROSION 28. ESC40 OUTLET PROTECTION - INSTALL RIP-RAP TO REDUCE SEDIMENT IN THE SOIL 29. ESC41 CHECK DAMS - REDUCES VELOCITY OF CONCENTRATED STORM WATER FLOWS AND REDUCES EROSION 30. ESC42 SLOPE ROUGHENING/TERRACING - CREATES MICROCLIMATES FOR ESTABLISHING VEGETATION 31. ESC50 FOR SEDIMENTATION CONTROL 32. ESC51 STRAW BALE BARRIERS - FOR SEDIMENTATION CONTROL 33. ESC52 SAND BAG BARRIER - FOR SEDIMENTATION CONTROL 34. ESC53 BRUSH OR ROCK FILTER - FOR SEDIMENTATION CONTROL AND VELOCITY REDUCTION 35. ESC54 STORM DRAIN INLET PROTECTION - DEVICES WHICH DETAIN SEDIMENT LADEN RUNOFF 36. ESC55 SEDIMENT TRAP - SMALL EXCAVATED OR BERMED AREA FOR SEDIMENTATION 37. ESC56 SEDIMENT BASIN - POND CREATED TO ALLOW EXCESSIVE SEDIMENT TO SETTLE LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS : 1. AN AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER OR IRRIGATION SYSTEM SHALL BE INSTALLED AND PERMANENTLY MAINTAINED IN WORKING ORDER. 2. ALL LANDSCAPING SHALL BE PERMANENTLY MAINTAINED. 3. LAWN AND GROUND COVERS SHALL BE MOWED OR TRIMMED REGULARLY. ALL PLANTED AREAS SHALL BE KEPT FREE OF WEEDS AND DEBRIS. 4. ALL PLANTINGS SHALL BE KEPT IN A HEALTHY AND GROWING CONDITION. ADJUSTMENTS, REPLACEMENTS, REPAIRS AND CLEANING SHALL BE A PART OF THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. 5. STAKES, GUYS AND TIES ON TREES SHALL BE CHECKED REGULARLY FOR CORRECT FUNCTION. TIES SHALL BE ADJUSTED TO AVOID CREATING ABRASION OR GIRDING ON TRUNKS OR BRANCHES. MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS 12. CONTRACTOR TO ASCERTAIN ALL REQUIRED SWIMMING POOL FENCING TO BE MAINTAINED DURING CONSTRUCTION OR THE POOL SHALL BE EMPTIED. 8. PER LOCAL REQUIREMENTS, THE WORKING HOURS ARE BETWEEN 7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY; 7:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ON FRIDAY AND 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM ON SATURDAY WITH NO WORK ON SUNDAYS OR HOLIDAYS. THE ABOVE LIMITS ARE FOR REFERENCE ONLY AND CONTRACTOR ARE RESPONSIBLE TO ASCERTAIN THE WORKING HOUR LIMIT FROM RELEVANT CITY REQUIREMENTS. GENERAL NOTES : 1. ANY YARD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE INSPECTED AND CERTIFIED BY THE ENGINEER OF RECORD PRIOR TO FINAL APPROVAL. 2. ANY DRAINAGE DIRECTED TO THE STREET THROUGH PIPING SHALL BE DRAWN UP BY A LICENSED CIVIL ENGINEER AND SUBMITTED TO THE CITY ENGINEER FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO OBTAINING A PUBLIC WORKS PERMIT FOR CURB CORING. 3. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY LOCATIONS OF SMOKE DETECTORS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS IN NEW WORK PER SECTIONS R314 & R315 OF THE CRC RESPECTIVELY. 4. ALL CONSTRUCTION WASTE AND DEBRIS MUST BE CONTAINERIZED AT ALL TIMES & MUST BE ATHENS DUMPSTERS ONLY (CALL 1-888-336-6100) 5. A RE-INSPECTION FEE MAY BE CHARGED BY THE CITY FOR AN INSPECTION WHICH IS NOT ACCESSIBLE, OR APPROVED PLANS ARE NOT ON SITE, OR JOB IS NOT READY AND ALL COSTS SHALL BE BORNE BY THE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAID WORK. 6. ANY AND ALL DEVIATIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVED PLANS REQUIRE THAT REVISED PLANS BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL. 7. ALL GENERAL CONTRACTORS, SUB-CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS & ENGINEERS CONDUCTING BUSINESS WITHIN THE CITY ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A CURRENT CITY BUSINESS LICENSE AS DESCRIBED IN THE MUNICIPAL CODE ORDINANCE NO. 092-559 AND RESLOLUTION NO. R92-72. NOTES : 1. ANY PLANTING OR HARDSCAPE ON CITY RIGHT OF WAY WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY. 2. ALL PLANTING THAT GROWS TO A HEIGHT THAT BECOMES A VIEW OBSTRUCTION, WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE TRIMMED. 3. VERIFY ALL DIMENSIONS ON SITE AND NOTIFY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT OF ANY DISCREPANCIES PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORKS. 4. WRITTEN DIMENSIONS TAKE PRECEDENCE OVER SCALED DIMENSIONS. 5. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MEANS OR METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION. 6. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPOSED OR EXISTING CONDITIONS. 7. ALL DIMENSIONS ARE TO FINISHED SURFACES. 8. SEE ENGINEER'S DRAWINGS FOR ALL DETAILS & REQUIREMENTS OF CONCRETE, CMU WALLS, REBARS, ETC. 9. ALL EXPOSED GALV. STEEL PARTS TO BE PAINTED W/ PRIMER & 2 COATS OF POLYURETHANE PAINT. 10. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL EQUIPMENT SIZES, UTILITY REQUIREMENTS ETC. PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. 11. CONTRACTOR TO SUBMIT ALL MATERIAL & COLOR SAMPLES FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANY WORK COMMENCES. 12. SURVEY INFORMATION WERE OBTAINED FROM OTHER'S RECORDS AND EXISTING SITE CONDITIONS. CONTRACTOR TO VERIFY ALL CONDITIONS PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION. 13. PRIOR TO ANY DEMOLITION/GRADING WORK COMMENCES, A PRE-DEMO/GRADING MEETING SHALL BE ARRANGED WITH CITY BUILDING OFFICIALS, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE, SOIL ENGINEER, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT AND/OR GRADING CONTRACTOR. 14. CONTRACTOR TO INSTALL ALL NECESSARY EROSION CONTROL AND SEDIMENT RETENTION PROVISIONS ACCORDING TO PLAN OR AS NECESSARY. 15. DETACHED PATIO COVERS, CARPORTS, ARBORS, OPEN LATTICE WORK & SUN SHADES MAY BE CONSTRUCTED OF ANY MATERIALS ALLOWED BY CODE. 13. SURVEY PREPARED BY OTHERS: 14. SHOULD EXISTING CONDITIONS DIFFER FROM THIS LAYOUT, CONTRACTOR ARE TO INFORM LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT FOR VERIFICATION PRIOR TO WORK COMMENCES. 9. ALL WORKS SHALL CONFORM TO ALL RELEVANT CURRENT CODES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO : - 2022 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE - 2022 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE - 2022 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE - 2022 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE - 2022 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE - THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS OF THE ENERGY - COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FIRE CODE 10. DUST CONTROL MEASURES SHALL BE MAINTAINED THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE PROJECT. 11. SEPARATE PUBLIC WORKS PERMIT SHALL BE REQUIRED FOR ANY APPROACH TO PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS, SEWER LATERALS, CURBS, CURB CORES, STEEET IMPROVEMENTS OR ANY WORK IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY OR PARKWAYS. : 10 SADDLEBACK RD, ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 NORTHNORTHNORTH NORTHNORTHNORTH HARDSCAPE PLAN - FRONT1/8" = 1'-0"L-4 03-05-2024 09-26-2025 PROJECT TITLE SHEET TITLE CHECKED: DRAWN BY: DATE: REVISIONS PROJECT NO. SHEET N0. XREF FILE: SCALE: E-mail: deb@richie-bray.com 904 Silver Spur Road #395 Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274 (310) 377-5868 Richie-Bray, Inc. LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Zoning Case # 25-101 09-06-2024 N/A L-0 01-26-2026 THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR THIS EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: EXISTING RESIDENCE WITH UPDATED HARDSCAPE AND PLANTING DEMOLITION: FRONT ·DRIVEWAY ·PLANTER WALL SIDE ·WALKWAYS PROPOSED: FRONT ·DRIVEWAY ·GARAGE & GATE HOUSE 786 SQ.FT. ·WALK/STAIRS SIDE ·TRASH YARD ·DG ACCESS TO CORRAL REAR ·ENLARGE DECK ·BBQ ·POOL HOUSE 800 SQ.FT. ·WALKS AND STAIRS ·BOULDER & PEBBLE STAIR AT GRADE REAR PHASE 2 ·CORRAL 550 SQ.FT. AND STABLE 450 SQ.FT. 04-28-2025 SECTION1/8" = 1'-0"L-6 03-05-2024 09-26-2025 PLANTING - FRONT1/8" = 1'-0"LP-1 08-11-2025 09-26-2025 GARAGE & POOL HOUSE SUBMITTAL SITE IMAGES - REARN/AL-1.1 03-05-2024 08-14-2024 SITE IMAGES - FRONTN/AL-1 03-05-2024 08-14-2024 HARDSCAPE PLAN - REAR1/8" = 1'-0"L-5 03-05-2024 09-26-2025 GARAGE1/4" = 1'-0"A 1.1 ------ POOL HOUSE AND ROOF PLAN1/4" = 1'-0"A 2.1 ------ APPROVED: RHCA APPROVED ON 06/05/2025 CITY APPROVED ON 06/20/2025 REAR ·NEW POOL PATIO ·SPA ·STAIRS ·PLANTERS ·FIRE PIT REAR PHASE 2 ·CORRAL 675 SF AND STABLE 450 SF ARCHITECT MAILING ADDRESS PHONE NUMBER EMAIL : RUSSELL E. BARTO ARCHITECT : 3628 VIA PALOMINO, PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA 90274 : (310) 378-1355 OFFICE : RUSSBARTO@EARTHLINK.NET EXISTING SITE PLAN1/16" = 1'-0"L-2 03-05-2024 04-28-2025 PLANTING - REAR1/8" = 1'-0"LP-2 08-11-2025 09-26-2025 GRADING AND SLOPE ANALYSIS1/16" = 1'-0"L-3.1 06-30-2025 09-26-2025 06-24-2025 FLOOR PLAN - 1ST FLOOR3/16" = 1'-0"5 OF 12 01-31-2024 --- FLOOR PLAN - 2ND FLOOR3/16" = 1'-0"6 OF 12 01-31-2024 --- SECTIONS3/16" = 1'-0"11 OF 12 01-31-2024 --- EXTERIOR ELEVATIONS3/16" = 1'-0"12 OF 12 01-31-2024 --- NEW MAIN FLOOR PLANNOT TO SCALEA-2.0 12-08-2024 --- 11-04-2025 11-17-2025 01-26-2026 NOTE: LOT COVERAGE BREAKDOWN SEE SHEET L-0.1 LOT COVERAGE BREAKDOWNN/AL-0.1 03-05-2024 01-26-2026 VICINITY PLAN SCALE: NTS SADDLEBACK RD Page 38 of 328 PROPERTY LINEEASEMENT SETBACKSSETBACKSNET LOT AREA36590 SQ.FTATTACHED COVERED PORCHESENTRYWAY / PORTE COCHEREPAVED WALKS, PATIO AREAS,COURTYARDS(E) COVERED PATIO(E) COVERED DECK(E) COVERED DECKDRIVEWAYPERVIOUS SURFACESPOOL / SPAFRONT YARD SETBACK AREASIDE YARD SETBACK AREA12345678WALKWALKWALKWALKWALK(N) WALK(E) POOL PATIO/DECKINGWALKGHIDETACHED STRUCTURE(N) TRASH YARD(N) BBQ*(E) FIRE PIT*(E) POOL EQUIP(N) FOUNTAIN*(N) RAISED DECK**MET CRITERIA FOR LOT COVERAGEDEDUCTIONABCDEFPROJECT TITLESHEET TITLECHECKED:DRAWN BY:DATE:REVISIONSPROJECT NO.SHEET N0.XREF FILE:SCALE:E-mail: deb@richie-bray.com904 Silver Spur Road #395Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274(310) 377-5868Richie-Bray, Inc.LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREZoning Case # 25-101LOT COVERAGEBREAKDOWNL-0.1AS SHOWN03-05-24BIRKETT RESIDENCE10 SADDLEBACK RDROLLING HILLS, CA 90274APN : 7569-002-017TRACT #: 28172LOT: 1NORTHNORTHNORTHDRIVEWAYRESIDENCE(E) POOLFUTURE CORRAL550 SF(E) POOL PATIO 1693.3 (N)WALK(N) GARAGE786 SF(E) SPA(N)RAISEDDECK 777.491(N) TRASH YARD 108.709-04-2509-26-2536'-6"44'-5"NOTE:NEIGHBORINGSTRUCTURE/HOUSEOUTLINE ACQUIRED FROMLOS ANGELES COUNTYOFFICE OF THE ASSESSOR12 SADDLEBACK RDROLLING HILLS, CA 90274ASSESSOR'S ID: 7569-002-0186 SADDLEBACK RDROLLING HILLS, CA 90274ASSESSOR'S ID: 7569-003-00116 SADDLEBACK RDROLLING HILLS, CA 90274ASSESSOR'S ID: 7569-002-00850'-5 3/4"35'-1 1/2"29'-10"101'-10 1/2"101'-1 1/4"77'-4 3 / 4 " 67'-9 3 / 4 "85'-11"128'-2 3/4"97'-8 1/2"11-17-25FUTURESTABLE450 SF(N) POOLHOUSELOT COVERAGE BREAKDOWNSCALE: 1" = 30'DISTURBED AREASCALE: 1" = 40'PAD #1 AND PAD #2SCALE: 1" = 40'2F345678BCDEGHILEGENDPAD #1/ BUILDABLE AREANOT IN THE SETBACKS THATHAS AN AVERAGE SLOPE OFTEN PERCENT (10%) OR LESSPAD #2/ BUILDABLE AREANOT IN THE SETBACKS THATHAS AN AVERAGE SLOPE OFTEN PERCENT (10%) OR LESSLEGEND9098.4 SQ.FT.6317.6 SQ.FT.(E) ROOF LINEEXISTING DISTURBED AREA13602.41 SQ.FTPROPOSED DISTURBED AREA4972.32 SQ.FTNET LOT AREA36590 SQ.FTLEGENDEXISTINGPROPOSEDTOTALSQ.FT.PERCENTAGE13602.414972.3218574.7337%14%51%01-26-26Page 39 of 328 48048549049550013.3670°480485490495500475490495500505510480485490495500475PROJECT TITLESHEET TITLECHECKED:DRAWN BY:DATE:REVISIONSPROJECT NO.SHEET N0.XREF FILE:SCALE:E-mail: deb@richie-bray.com904 Silver Spur Road #395Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274(310) 377-5868Richie-Bray, Inc.LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREZoning Case # 25-101SECTIONSL-603-05-24BIRKETT RESIDENCE10 SADDLEBACK RDROLLING HILLS, CA 90274APN : 7569-002-017TRACT #: 28172LOT: 1FS 484.28TW 485.52PALAWN1.6%TW 490.5FS 492.7(N) DECK 18"TW 488.28(E) GRADE(E) POOL(E) GRADE(E) FENCE(E) BLDGPAPROPERTY LINE(E) POOL(N) POOL HOUSESEE ARCHITECT'S PLAN(E) FENCEFS 484.28FS 484.27(E) POOL PATIOPLANTING AREA(E) GRADE PROPERTY LINE FRONT YARD SECTIONSCALE: 1/8" = 1'- 0"(E) BLDGFS (497.21)FS 496.2FS 498.7FS 501.2PROPERTY LINE FS 500.2(E) GRADE(N) FRONT PORCH(N) DRIVEWAY 29" 24"(N) 42"H GUARD RAILBW 488.0(N) GRADEELEV = 491.25(N) PLANTER WALL(E) SPAWATER FALL2'-6"(E 18"H 36"DIA.FIRE PIT(N) 8'W DG DRIVE/ATV ACCESS(N) PLANTERBEHIND WALLFG = 499.5PLANTINGAREAA.C. PAVEMENT(N) LOW WALLBORDERING PROPOSEDDRIVEWAY(E) WALL SLOPED ALONGSTAIRS IN THE BACKGROUNDTW 485.52(E) PLANTER24% SLOPE(E) SPA(E) PLANTER BEHIND SPATW 484.77(E) 6"H WALL05-15-2506-24-25(N) PLANTER WALLAS SHOWN(E) COVEREDDECK29"PROPOSEDGRADE01-07-2507-21-25(E) GRADE(N) GATE HOUSE(N)PLANTER WALL(N)PLANTER WALLTW 493.0(N) BBQ COUNTERELEV=495.78FG 492.7FS 492.7(E) RAILING(E) COVEREDDECK(E) COVEREDDECK(N) WOODEN STAIRTS=495.19(N) HANDRAIL(N) DECK(N) STAIR 29" 37"TW 492.163'-11"34.9%PLANTER35"TW 491.0(N) GRADE(E) GRADEAREAR YARD SECTIONSCALE: 1/8" = 1'- 0"BREAR YARD SECTIONSCALE: 1/8" = 1'- 0"CREAR YARD SECTIONSCALE: 1/8" = 1'- 0"DPage 40 of 328 E X I S T I N G O N E - S T O R Y B U I L D I N GD E C K(E) P O O L36"T36"T36"T12"TVFWFWFVFWFOHDWIREVF36"T18"T24"T24"T24"T30"T20"T36"T6"T10"T10"T5"T8"T20"T20"T14"T24"T36"T20"T30"T24"T24"T16"T14"T20"T20"TSADDLEBACK ROADWFPLPLPLPLPLFHMBX4"T8"T8"T16"T18"TROWROWROWEPEPEPP A L O S V E R D E S D R I V E N O R T HΔ=28°12'16"L=73.84'R=150.00'N48°4 1 ' 1 1 " E 186.11 'N42°53'10"W150.00'102.04'N14°13'20"E300.00'N49°33'40"W283.13'N20°28'55"E 10'-0"10'-0"MATCH LINEMATCH LINE 2 4DFS487488486489(491)(492)(493)(494)(501)(496)(497)(498)(499)(502 ) (503 ) (504 ) ( 4 9 6 )PROJECT TITLESHEET TITLECHECKED:DRAWN BY:DATE:REVISIONSPROJECT NO.SHEET N0.XREF FILE:SCALE:E-mail: deb@richie-bray.com904 Silver Spur Road #395Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274(310) 377-5868Richie-Bray, Inc.LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREEXISTING SITE PLANL-21/16" = 1'-0"03-05-24BIRKETT RESIDENCE10 SADDLEBACK RDROLLING HILLS, CA 90274APN : 7569-002-017TRACT #: 28172LOT: 1NORTHNORTHNORTH0'0'20'10'30'TREE KEY(E) TREE TO BE REMOVED(E) TREE TO REMAIN(N) POOLEQUIP.(E)(E) DRIVEWAYFUTURE CORRAL675 SFFUTURESTABLE450 SF(E) WOOD FENCE(E) WOOD FENCE(E) WOOD FENCE(E) WOOD FENCE(E) FENCE(E) SEEPAGE PIT(E) SEPTIC TANK ACCESS08-14-24(N) SPA(N) STAIRS W/ HANDRAIL50'-0" BLDG.SETBACK 50'-0" BLD G . SETBACK 10'-0" EASEMENT 10'-0"EASEMENT 10'-0"PUBLIC UTILITYEASEMENT25'-0"10'-0"10'-0" 30'-0" B L D G . SETBA C K 25'-0"ROAD W A Y 01-17-255'-0" E A S E M E N T 03-28-25(N) PLANTER(N) POOL PATIO04-28-25(E) FENCE/GATE(E) DECK (E) W A L K (E) WALK(E) DRIVEWAY(E) DRIVEWAYAPPROACH(E) COVEREDPORCHPage 41 of 328 E X I S T I N G O N E - S T O R Y B U I L D I N GD E C K(E) P O O L36"T36"T36"T12"TC O N CVFWFWFWFVFWFOHDWIREVF36"T18"T24"T24"T24"T30"T20"T36"T6"T10"T10"T8"T20"T20"T14"T24"T36"T20"T30"T24"T24"T16"T14"T20"T20"TB R I C KSADDLEBACK ROADWFPLPLPLPLPLFHMBX4"T8"T8"T16"T18"TROWROWROWEPEPEPP A L O S V E R D E S D R I V E N O R T HΔ=28°12'16"L=73.84'R=150.00'N48°4 1 ' 1 1 " E 186.11 'N42°53'10"W150.00'102.04'N14°13'20"E300.00'N49°33'40"W283.13'N20°28'55"E 10'-0"10'-0"MATCH LINE 2 4DFS487488486489(491)(492)(493)(494) 5 0 0 5 0 1 5 0 2 5 0 3 504503(501)(496)(497)(498)(499)(502 ) (503 ) (504 )(504)502(5 0 2 ) ( 5 0 1 ) (499 ) ( 4 9 8 ) ( 4 9 7 ) ( 4 9 7 ) ( 4 9 8 ) ( 4 9 6 )504499496498497 494493492491490489488486487(501 )(488)(487)(488)(488)(488)495MATCH LINEPROJECT TITLESHEET TITLECHECKED:DRAWN BY:DATE:REVISIONSPROJECT NO.SHEET N0.XREF FILE:SCALE:E-mail: deb@richie-bray.com904 Silver Spur Road #395Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274(310) 377-5868Richie-Bray, Inc.LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREZoning Case # 25-101PROPOSED SITE PLANL-2.11/16" = 1'-0"03-05-24BIRKETT RESIDENCE10 SADDLEBACK RDROLLING HILLS, CA 90274APN : 7569-002-017TRACT #: 28172LOT: 1NORTHNORTHNORTH0'0'20'10'30'TREE KEY(E) TREE TO BE REMOVED(E) TREE TO REMAIN(N) POOL HOUSESEE ARCHPLAN A 2.1(E) POOLEQUIP.(E) POOL PATIO(N) LAWN(N) PATIO(E) ENLARGED DECK(N)ENTRY PATIO(E) APRON(N) DRIVEWAYDEMO (E) CONCDRIVE(N) COLUMNSREMOVE (E) PATIOFUTURE CORRAL550 SFFUTURESTABLE450 SF(E) WOOD FENCE(E) WOOD FENCE(E) WOOD FENCE(E) WOOD FENCEDEMO (E) FENCE(N) WATER FEATURETBD(E) SEEPAGE PIT(E) SEPTIC TANK ACCESSFILTER ON SITE(N) GARAGESEE ARCHPLAN A 1.1(E) DECKDEMO (E) PLANTER08-14-24(E) SPA21'-5"14'-4"(E) STAIRS W/ HANDRAIL ONBOTH SIDE OF THE PLANTER17'-6"20'-3 3/4"PROPOSED GRADE(N) WALK/STAIR TOFRONT ENTRANCE50'-0" BLDG.SETBACK 50'-0" BLD G . SETBACK 10'-0" EASEMENT 10'-0"EASEMENT 10'-0"PUBLIC UTILITYEASEMENT25'-0"10'-0"10'-0" 30'-0" B L D G . SETBA C K 25'-0"ROAD W A Y (N) TRASH AREA7'-0"13'-0"(N) 8'W DG ACCESS(N) BBQ AREAREMOVE WALK(N) WALK(N) GATES AT ATVACCESS AND WALK(N) DECORATIVE STONEWALL(N) 36"W DG ACCESS01-17-255'-0" E A S E M E N T 03-28-2506-02-2506-24-25(N) BOULDER WALLS 39'-3 1/4" 39'-3 1/4" 48 ' - 9 3 / 4 "10'-0"16'-8"26'-2"20'-0"31'-6 3/4" 27'-8 3/4"(N) COVERED WALK(N) DRY-STACK STONE WALL(N) WALL(N) DECK AND STAIRS(N) STAIRS(N) PA(N) PA(N) PA(N) PA(N) PA(E)PA(E) PA(N) PA(N) PA(N) PA(N) PA8'-0"MAILBOX(N) GATE/FENCE(N) DG WALKPage 42 of 328 l I -, . ; -��,...,.,.�_,,.,.,......--"�"''�'"' -m,�"'""''"'•"' <;:�o•--,,,_ ..... �.-�.,_, . .__ \ \l EAST ELEVAT!tON I I J,0 I ' i I ' - I \j D ' !\\ ,\ w· 'I ,, !, 1/4''=1'-0" ' : ' I I : ' I I . i SOUTH•-ELEV�Tl01N 1 /4'1 =1 '�o· ' □ □ ' !\\ [ I - I I 'i'I ELEVATl'ON 1/4"=1 '-0"-'I----= I �I ' ' �i aara11:e gatehouse '!>':o• ·-------·----------------------------=------------------------------,!'- FLO-OR PLAN 1/4"=1'-0"I I I Page 43 of 328 Page 44 of 328 AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING PUBLIC HEARING AND FIELD TRIP NOTICE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA I, Christian Horvath, the City Clerk for the City of Rolling Hills, CA, hereby state under penalty of perjury that I posted the attached notice on February 2, 2026 at the following locations: 1. Rolling Hills City Hall – 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, CA 90274; 2. Rolling Hills Community Association – 1 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, CA 90274; 3. Portuguese Bend Road Guard Gate – 1 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 ______________________ Christian Horvath City of Rolling Hills City Clerk Page 45 of 328 City of Rolling Hills INCORPORATED JANUARY 24, 1957 2 PORTUGUESE BEND ROAD ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 (310) 377-1521 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills will conduct a public hearing field trip visit starting at 7:30 AM on Monday, February 9, 2026, at the following property for the purpose of receiving public input regarding the following: FIELD TRIP 7:30 AM 10 SADDLEBACK ROAD, ROLLING HILLS, CA 90274 (LOT 17-2-RH) ZONING CASE NO. 25-101: SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION, NONEXEMPT GRADING AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS; VARIANCES FOR A DETACHED GARAGE WITHIN FRONT AND SIDE YARD AREA, DETACHED POOL HOUSE WITHIN REAR YARD AREA, IMPORT OF SOIL, AND TO EXCEED 40 PERCENT DISTURBANCE; CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXCEED 200 SQUARE FEET FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, AND FINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (BIRKETT) The project has been determined to be categorically exempt (Class 3) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15303. The purpose of this field trip is to hold a public hearing on the site of the project to familiarize members of the City Council and interested parties with the location, topography, size, and scope of the project. Following the field trip, the City Council will reconvene to discuss the project at a public hearing to be held on Monday, February 9, 2026, beginning at 7:00 PM in the Council Chambers of City Hall, located at 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills CA 90274. Members of the public are invited to provide comments in-person during the morning field trip and/or the evening public hearing. Remote comments will not be accepted during the field trip or the evening hearing. Members of the public may also submit written public comments by sending an email to cityclerk@cityofrh.net no later than 3:00 PM the day of the meeting. Indicate which project you are commenting on. Your comments will become part of the official meeting record. You may provide your full name, but please do not provide any other personal information (i.e. phone numbers, addresses, etc.) that you do not want to be published. A live audio of the City Council’s evening meeting will be available on the City’s website (http://www.rolling-hills.org/). The meeting agenda is on the City’s website (https://www.rolling- hills.org/government/agenda/index.php) and is physically posted in at least three public locations. If you challenge the approval or denial of the above project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearings, or to issues addressed in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the public hearings described in this notice. For additional information, contact the Planning Department at (310) 377-1521. Page 46 of 328 Item: 12.A. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Robert Samario, Finance Operations Lead Consultant Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Report Background: At mid-year, City finance staff prepare a report on the status of revenues and expenditures versus budgeted amounts. The purpose of the report and related analysis is to evaluate the progress of expenditures throughout the year to identify any unusual trends that may require action to mitigate or address the fiscal impacts. Most of the focus is on the General Fund, the City's primary and largest operating fund. However, this report also includes most of the restricted funds and the Refuse Fund. With six months of activity now in place, the mid-year report is important since it is the first real opportunity to determine how the City's revenues and expenditures are performing relative to their respective budgeted amounts. The mid-year report is also important as it provides useful information as the City begins to develop the budget for the next fiscal year. Discussion: Please refer to Attachment A for a detailed written analysis of the status of revenues and expenditures for the General Fund and restricted funds. Attachments B through E present the financial status of all funds through mid-year. Attachment F provides a summary of budget amendments from July 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Fiscal Impact: None Recommendation: Receive and file the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Report Attachments: Page 47 of 328 1. Attachment A - CL_AGN_260209_CC_GFNarrative 2. Attachment B - CL_AGN_260209_CC_GFSummary 3. Attachment C - CL_AGN_260209_CC_GFRevenues 4. Attachment D - CL_AGN_260209_CC_GFExpenditures 5. Attachment E - CL_AGN_260209_CC_RestrictedFunds 6. CL_AGN_260209_CC_FY25-26_MidYear_PowerPoint Page 48 of 328 Attachment A CITY OF ROLLING HILLS Fiscal Year 2024/25 Six Months Ended December 31, 2025 OVERVIEW The analysis in this report provides a comparison of actual revenues and expenditures to the amended budget through the six months ended December 31, 202 5. Although there are still another six months left in the fiscal year and the current trends can change, it is still a valuable exercise to evaluate where the City’s finances stand half way through the fiscal year to identify any unexpected trends, both favorable and unfavorable, that may affect the year-end results and, thus, the expectations reflected in the amended budget. The largest and most important fund is the General Fund, which is where the City of Rolling Hills’ primary and ongoing services provided to the community are accounted for, including public safety, building/planning, emergency preparedness, and city administration. The City also has a number of other funds that account for important activities, programs, and services. Most of these funds account for monies that are restricted to a specific purpose and, therefore, are required to be accounted for separately. The City also accounts for large capital projects separately, including projects funded from federal and state grants. Lastly, the City provides refuse collection and disposal services by contract. This operation is accounted for in an enterprise fund. Each of the City’s funds are discussed below in the context of the mid -year review. GENERAL FUND General Fund Revenues A summary of General Fund revenues is provided in the table below, which shows that the adopted fiscal year 2025-26 revenues total $2,679,259. Staff has added a column for the “Seasonal/Pro-Rated” budget through December 31, 2025, which for most revenues represents 50% (6 out of 12 months) of the annual budget to enable a more meaningful evaluation of revenues realized through half of the fiscal year. The two exceptions to using 50% of the budget for comparison purposes are property taxes and motor vehicle license (VLF) fees. These revenues do not come in evenly throughout the year. For property taxes, over the last five fiscal years, revenues through mid-year averaged 44.3% of the annual total realized by fiscal year-end. As such, the annual budget has been “seasonally adjusted” by using 44.3% of the adopted budget to compare to actuals through December 31, 202 5. For VLF fees, 100% of the revenues are collected in January of each year, so the seasonally adjusted budget at December 31, 2025 is set to $0. Page 49 of 328 2 As shown in the table below, revenues through December 31, 2025, from all sources totaled $1,342,197 resulting in a favorable variance of $233,285. Note that almost half of this favorable variance is due to an unbudgeted payment from the Rolling Hills Community Association (RHCA) representing a partial contribution towards the Tennis Court ADA Improvements of which the RHCA agreed to pay half of the costs. This is further discussed below in the analysis of Miscellaneous Revenues. An analysis of each key revenue is provided below. Property Taxes. At mid-year, property tax revenues totaled $696,684. This is $31,522 above the seasonally adjusted budget of $665,162. Note that the adopted budget reflects only a 1.3% growth from fiscal year 2024/25 final revenues, as shown in the table to the left. Thus, while it is generally difficult to predict final revenues, staff does anticipate the actual growth in property tax revenues at fiscal year-end will exceed the budgeted 1.3% growth. Seasonal/Actuals Variance Adopted Pro-Rated Thru Favorable Budget Budget 12/31/25 (Unfav) 401 Property Taxes 1,501,494$ 665,162 696,684$ 31,522$ 405 Sales Taxes 15,000 7,500 3,779 (3,721) 410 Property Transfer Tax 62,400 31,200 16,506 (14,694) 420 Motor Vehicle In Lieu 290,265 - - - 440 Building & Other Permits 450,000 225,000 334,888 109,888 441 C&D Permits 10,000 5,000 3,300 (1,700) 450 Variance, Planning & Zoning 30,000 15,000 10,850 (4,150) 455 Animal Control Fees 300 150 115 (35) 460 Franchise Fees 13,000 6,500 3,465 (3,035) 480 Fines & Traffic Violations 4,000 2,000 2,713 713 482 Cost Recoivery - Publications 3,000 1,500 1,500 - 600 RHCA Lease Revenue 69,000 34,500 28,746 (5,754) 650 Public Safety Aug Fund 1,800 900 518 (382) 670 Interest on Investments 160,000 80,000 76,927 (3,073) 671 PARS Earnings 44,000 22,000 33,879 11,879 675 Miscellaneous Revenue 1,000 500 116,327 115,827 699 Transfers In - Refuse Fund 24,000 12,000 12,000 - TOTALS 2,679,259$ 1,108,912$ 1,342,197$ 233,285$ CITY OF ROLLING HILLS Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Review General Fund Revenues Through 12/31/2025 Page 50 of 328 3 At a more macro level, however, the 3.3% growth last fiscal year was an historic low when excluding the impacts on revenues during COVID-19. As staff has discussed with Council over the last year, the landslide in the Palos Verdes Peninsula last year, which caused major shutdown in utilities and damages to public and private properties, has likely impacted home sales. This is likely the cause for the below average growth this past year. Moreover, the effects of the land movement along the peninsula are likely to continue through at least the current fiscal year. As such, staff does not believe the actual growth for fiscal year 2025- 26 will exceed 3.5% as we saw last fiscal year and may also be muted in fiscal year 2026-27. Please refer to the discussion below for Real Property Transfer Tax for further discussion of the impacts the land movement has had. Real Property Transfer Tax (RPTT). RPTT, also referred as a documentary tax, is assessed when a property is sold. The tax is $1.10 per thousand dollars in sales value. Revenues collected by County are shared 50-50 with the city where the property is located so that cities effectively receive $0.55 per thousand dollars of sales value. Revenues are driven, first, by the number of properties sold and, second, the sales price. The accompanying table presents a five-year history of RPTT revenues for the City of Rolling Hills starting with fiscal year 2021. After a spike in fiscal year 2021 during which RPTT reached almost $133,000, revenues declined over a two- year period to $49,160 in fiscal year 2023. Revenues increased to $63,040 in fiscal year 2024, which was the basis for the estimate used in the fiscal year 2026 adopted revenue budget, but fell back to $43,833 last fiscal year. At mid-year, revenues are only $16,506 compared to a budget of $62,400. Note the adopted revenue budget was largely tied to the fiscal year 2023-24 results when revenues reached $63,040. As noted above in the discussion of property taxes, the decline in RPTT is likely due the result of fewer home sales caused by the land movement last fiscal year. The weak results through mid-year are troubling as RPTT revenues serves as a leading indicator of the growth in property taxes in the following year. As such, the City may see a very moderated growth next fiscal year in property taxes. Fiscal Total Year Revenues 2021 132,888$ Actual 2022 80,719 Actual 2023 49,160 Actual 2024 63,040 Actual 2025 43,833 Actual 2026 62,400 Budget Real Property Transfer Taxes Page 51 of 328 4 Building and Other Permits. Revenues from this category are the General Fund’s second-largest revenue, with budgeted revenues of $450,000. The revenues are generated through two independent contractors providing building and planning services, one with the Los Angeles County Public Works Department (LACPWD) and the other with a private engineering and consulting firm, The Willdan Group. Last year we saw a dramatic shift in both the revenues generated by LACPWD and the fees charged to the City of Rolling Hills. As shown in the table to the right, in fiscal year 2025 revenues declined by approximately $150,000 from fiscal year 2024, while the County’s fees charged the City increased by over $100,000. This unprecedented dynamic is still being investigated and has not been resolved. Some of this may be the result of the action taken in October 2024 by the County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors, which waived fire department inspection fees, and the City Council’s subsequent decision to waive permit fees for projects on properties affected by land movement. These fees were not thought initially to be significant, but this will become clearer once the investigation is complete. In the current fiscal year through December 31, 2025, revenues generated by LACPWD and their fees seem to have normalized (refer to the preceding table). Note that the current year revenues and expenses only reflect four months of activity. Interestingly, revenues generated through Willdan totaled $191,219 through December 31, 2025, exceeding the total they generated in all of last fiscal year. Together, building revenues to reached $334,888 at mid-year, well above expectations. If this trend continues, total revenues could well exceed the overall budget of $450.000. Interest on Investments. Investment earnings through mid-year totaled $76,927 versus the pro- rated budget of $80,000. Although more volatile, investment returns in the City’s Section 115 Pension Trust of $33,879 are tracking ahead of the pro-rated budget of $22,000 through mid- year. Miscellaneous Revenues. This accounts for small and/or one-time revenues that may be received by the City of Rolling Hills during the fiscal year. The total annual budget is just $1,000 and typically in line with the level of income derived annually. However, the City of Rollin g Hills and the Rolling Hills Community Association (RHCA) entered into an agreement whereby the RHCA would cover half of the cost to complete the ADA improvements to the City’s tennis courts that is being managed by the City. The City sent its first invoice to RHCA in the first half of the current fiscal year totaling approximately $115,000. Additional invoices will be sent to RHCA in the next few months as the project nears completion. These reimbursements were unbudgeted. As such, staff will eventually bring to the City Council a proposed budget amendment to reflect the estimated revenues to be collected from RHCA as their contribution to the project. Fiscal City County Year Revenues Fees Net 2022 241,947$ 206,177$ 35,770$ 2023 198,166 156,678 41,488 2024 398,898 347,115 51,783 2025 242,422 450,911 (208,489) 2026 (Mid-Year)143,668 107,280 36,389 Page 52 of 328 5 General Fund Expenditures The originally adopted budget for fiscal year 2025-26 totaled $2,620,019. Since there were n appropriation carryovers and budget amendments approved between July 1 and December 31, 2025 to the operating budget, the amended budget also totals $2,620,019. Excluding capital transfers, operating expenditures through December 31, 2025, totaled $1,266,640, resulting in a modest favorable variance of $43,369. A discussion of the key variances at the department level is provided below. • City Administrator/Manager Department The $52,556 unfavorable variance was essentially the result of two accounts. The first are the payments totaling $54,086 made to CalPERS towards the City’s unfunded pension liability. The payments are not budgeted since we plan on having it paid for from a drawdown on t he City’s Section 115 Trust. The second account is tied to legal costs from its contracted attorney related to CPUC matters and matters associated with the recent land movements in the peninsula. Through December 31, 2025, these costs have totaled $35,074 and were also not budgeted. • Finance Department Adopted Amended Prop-Rate Actuals Department Budget Budget Budget at 12/31/25 Variance City Administrator 875,874$ 875,874$ 437,937$ 490,493$ (52,556)$ Finance 160,000 160,000 80,000 44,994 35,006 Planning & Development 894,681 894,681 447,341 429,118 18,222 Public Safety 339,324 339,324 169,662 138,021 31,641 Non-Departmental 149,600 149,600 74,800 62,320 12,480 City Properties 200,540 200,540 100,270 101,694 (1,424) Total Operations 2,620,019$ 2,620,019$ 1,310,009$ 1,266,640$ 43,369$ CITY OF ROLLING HILLS General Fund Expenditures by Department Through December 31, 2025 Page 53 of 328 6 The Finance Department Budget totals $160,000, consisting of three accounts: Dues and Subscriptions ($4,500), Annual Audit ($35,000), and Consulting Fees (120,500). All three accounts ended the year with combined savings totaling $35,006. About half of the savings is attributable to Consulting Fees where the costs for contracted finance staff are charged. Contracted staff have made a concerted effort to keep costs down, which was possible given the progress made over the last few years in streamline operations and refining the accounting processes. The balance of the savings is the result of the audit, for which no invoices have been received as of December 31, 2025. • Planning Department Overall, expenditures are fairly in line with expectations, with a modest favorable variance of $49,264 through the first half of the fiscal year. A discussion of the more significant variances is provided below. • 01-15-705 Temporary Salaries – The City hired contracted planning staff to backfill the vacant Planning Director/Planning Manager position, which cost $101,214 through December 31, 2025. Even though these costs were not budgeted , these costs were effectively funded from savings in all other payroll accounts stemming from the unfilled positions. • 01-15-878 Building Services – LA County – The $17,720 favorable variance is due to the fact that only four months of invoices have been received as of December 31, 2025. Given that the corresponding revenues are tracking ahead of the budget, we expect the expense side will also exceed the budgeted amount but still result in net gain to the City. • 01-15-881 Storm Water Management – This account is over budget by $16,756 at mid- year. However, this is largely due to the full payment of $36,706 to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for the City of Rolling Hills share of FY 2025-26 Coordinated Integrated Monitoring Program. Not only does this front-loaded cost skew the comparison to the adjusted budget set at 50% of the amended budget, it is also possible that some of these costs, as well as other costs charged to this account, will be allocated to the Measure W Fund at fiscal year-end. • 01-15-886 Code Enforcement – This account totaling $62,880 has realized $11,970 in costs through mid-year. This is due to the City’s decision to bring code enforcement in- house. Thus, all costs for code enforcement going forward will be included in the permanent salary and benefit accounts. • Public Safety The Public Safety Department budget is largely allocated to the contracted public safety services provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. The savings of $26,702 in this account is due entirely to the fact that only five invoices have been received and paid through December 31, 2025. Page 54 of 328 7 • Non-Departmental The “Non-Departmental” department accounts for costs that do not fit into a traditional department and generally are of a Citywide nature. As shown below, there are two accounts that have large variances. The first is 895- Insurance & Bond Expense. The unfavorable variance of $17,787 is simply a timing variance due to the fact that premiums are paid in July of each year. By fiscal year-end, it appears there will be a small savings in this account. Recall that we increased the budget for insurance based on notification from the California Joint Powers Insurance Authority, from whom the City secures its insurance coverage. In contrast, costs related to emergency preparedness are trending below budget. This is consistent with the prior year; however, the budget was kept the same since these costs can vary from year to year. RESTRICTED FUNDS Transit/Transportation Funds The City of Rolling Hills receives an allocation each month from the County pursuant to several special sales tax measures approved by Los Angeles County voters over the last several decades that are restricted to transit and transportation programs and projects. The measures include Proposition A, Proposition C, Measure R, and Measure M. Since the City of Rolling Hills does not own and operate a transit system and, in fact, has no transit service provided within the City limits; nor does the City own and maintain any public roads, the funds received pursuant to the four tax measures are either gifted to other agencies or exchanged for unrestricted monies with other agencies who can utilize the funds in accordance with restrictions applicable to the revenues. Revenues received within these transit/transportation funds through December 31, 2025, are once again tracking below budgeted expectations as we saw in the last two fiscal years. Revenues last year ended the fiscal year between 5-10% and the adopted budget was only slightly reduced Page 55 of 328 8 based on the assumption the decline last fiscal year was anomaly. At this point, it appears these lower revenues may be the new normal. Citizens Option for Public Safety (COPS) Fund The City also maintains a COPs Fund for monies received from the County’s Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund created in 2009 through an increase to statewide to vehicle license fees. The revenues can only be used for supplemental law enforcement services. Total revenues through December 31 are $185,723 versus the pro-rated budget of $86,000. Revenues are normally received in their entirety by mid -year. However, allocated costs for supplemental law enforcement services were only $59,706 at mid-year primarily due to delayed billings from LA County. Measure W Fund The City of Rolling Hills receives an allocation of the countywide special parcel tax pursuant to Measure W (The Safe, Clean Water Act) for parcels located within the Los Angeles County Flood Control District. These revenues are intended for storm water recycling and water quality improvement projects and programs. The City receives a single payment each year for the full annual allocation. In December 2025, the City received $104,439, which is very close to the $106,000 total budget. ENTERPRISE FUND Refuse Fund The Refuse Fund is the City’s only enterprise fund. Enterprise funds are typically used to account for utilities owned and operated by governments, such as water, wastewater, electricity, and refuse, and other operations that are similar to those provided by the private sector, such as airports and golf courses. The Refuse Fund accounts for the contracted waste collection and disposal for all City of Rolling Hills residents. The fees charged to City residents are processed as a “Direct Assessment” through the County Assessor’s Office, which means the annual assessment is added to the property tax bill sent to property owners by the County, which is payable in two installments. Thus, the payments the City receives from the County for refuse services coincide with the payments the City receive for regular property taxes. Through mid-year, half of the costs have been incurred. Revenues, budgeted at $1,055,603, are intended to cover the refuse contract and $24,000 paid to the General Fund for administrative support. Through mid-year, revenues are $448,522, about $79,000 below the pro-rated budget. Page 56 of 328 9 However, since revenues in the second half of the year are typically higher than the first half, revenues should be in line with budget by fiscal year end. Page 57 of 328 ATTACHMENT B Seasonal/Variance Adopted Amended Prop-Rated Actuals at Favorable Budget Budget Budget 12/31/2025 Unfavorable Operating Revenues 2,679,259$ 2,679,259$ 1,108,912$ 1,342,197$ 233,285$ Operating Expenditures 2,620,019 2,620,019 1,310,009 1,266,640 43,369 Operating Surplus (Deficit)59,240 59,240 (201,098) 75,556 276,654 Capital Transfers - (1,180,515) 590,258 - (590,258) Surplus (Deficit) - Total 59,240$ (1,121,275)$ 389,160$ 75,556$ (313,603)$ CITY OF ROLLINGS HILLS Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget Summary General Fund Page 58 of 328 ATTACHMENT C Seasonal/Actuals Variance Adopted Pro-Rated Thru Favorable Budget Budget 12/31/25 (Unfav) 401 Property Taxes 1,501,494$ 665,162 696,684$ 31,522$ 405 Sales Taxes 15,000 7,500 3,779 (3,721) 410 Property Transfer Tax 62,400 31,200 16,506 (14,694) 420 Motor Vehicle In Lieu 290,265 - - - 440 Building & Other Permits 450,000 225,000 334,888 109,888 441 C&D Permits 10,000 5,000 3,300 (1,700) 450 Variance, Planning & Zoning 30,000 15,000 10,850 (4,150) 455 Animal Control Fees 300 150 115 (35) 460 Franchise Fees 13,000 6,500 3,465 (3,035) 480 Fines & Traffic Violations 4,000 2,000 2,713 713 482 Cost Recovery - Publications 3,000 1,500 1,500 - 600 RHCA Lease Revenue 69,000 34,500 28,746 (5,754) 650 Public Safety Aug Fund 1,800 900 518 (382) 670 Interest on Investments 160,000 80,000 76,927 (3,073) 671 PARS Earnings 44,000 22,000 33,879 11,879 675 Miscellaneous Revenue 1,000 500 116,327 115,827 699 Transfers In - Refuse Fund 24,000 12,000 12,000 - TOTALS 2,679,259$ 1,108,912$ 1,342,197$ 233,285$ CITY OF ROLLING HILLS Fiscal Year 2025-26 Mid-Year Review General Fund Revenues Through 12/31/2025 Page 59 of 328 ATTACHMENT D Actuals Variance Adopted Amended Pro-Rated Thru Favorable Budget Budget Budget 12/31/25 (Unfav) 01 - CITY ADMINISTRATOR 702 Salaries -Full Time 453,862$ 453,862$ 226,931$ 220,486$ 6,445$ 705 Temporary Salaries 7,000 7,000 3,500 - 3,500 710 Retirement CalPERS-Employer 37,204 37,204 18,602 15,612 2,990 712 CalPERS Unfunded Liability - - - 54,086 (54,086) 715 Workers Compensation Insurance 9,100 9,100 4,550 8,296 (3,746) 716 Group Insurance 92,036 92,036 46,018 50,787 (4,769) 717 Retiree Medical 40,000 40,000 20,000 21,643 (1,643) 718 Employer Payroll Taxes 35,309 35,309 17,655 16,025 1,629 719 Deferred Compensation 4,141 4,141 2,071 2,124 (54) 720 Auto Allowance 3,600 3,600 1,800 1,800 - 721 Phone Allowance 2,400 2,400 1,200 1,200 - 740 Office Supplies 8,000 8,000 4,000 2,318 1,682 745 Equipment Leasing Costs 10,000 10,000 5,000 3,032 1,968 750 Dues & Subscriptions 14,822 14,822 7,411 13,695 (6,284) 755 Conference Expense 1,500 1,500 750 1,143 (393) 757 Meetings Expense 2,100 2,100 1,050 312 738 759 Training & Education 4,000 4,000 2,000 - 2,000 761 Auto Mileage 700 700 350 515 (165) 765 Postage 18,500 18,500 9,250 5,562 3,689 775 City Council Expense 7,500 7,500 3,750 1,524 2,226 776 Miscellaneous Expenses 1,500 1,500 750 269 481 780 Comm./Newsletters & Outreach 3,500 3,500 1,750 - 1,750 785 Codification 3,000 3,000 1,500 1,817 (317) 790 Advertising 2,000 2,000 1,000 - 1,000 795 Other Gen Admin Expense 3,300 3,300 1,650 1,422 228 801 City Attorney 90,000 90,000 45,000 27,840 17,160 802 Legal Expense - Other 3,000 3,000 1,500 - 1,500 804 Legal Expense -CPUC - - - 35,074 (35,074) 820 Website 3,900 3,900 1,950 - 1,950 890 Consulting Fees 10,000 10,000 5,000 289 4,711 891 Records Management 3,900 3,900 1,950 3,622 (1,672) Total City Administrator 875,874 875,874 437,937 490,493 (52,556) Department/Object Account CITY OF ROLLING HILLS FY 2025-26 Mid-Year Review GENERAL FUND 1 Page: 1 Page 60 of 328 ATTACHMENT D Actuals Variance Adopted Amended Pro-Rated Thru Favorable Budget Budget Budget 12/31/25 (Unfav)Department/Object Account 05 - Finance 750 Dues & Subscriptions 4,500 4,500 2,250 1,888 362 810 Annual Audit 35,000 35,000 17,500 - 17,500 890 Consulting Fees 120,500 120,500 60,250 43,106 17,144 Total Finance 160,000 160,000 80,000 44,994 35,006 15- PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT 702 Salaries 232,520 232,520 116,260 41,099 75,161 703 Salaries - Part-Time 26,889 26,889 13,445 - 13,445 705 Temporary Salaries - - - 101,214 (101,214) 710 Retirement CalPERS-Employer 19,234 19,234 9,617 3,156 6,461 715 Workers Comp. Insurance 3,900 3,900 1,950 3,556 (1,606) 716 Group Insurance 42,977 42,977 21,489 17,280 4,209 718 Employer Payroll Taxes 20,000 20,000 10,000 3,076 6,924 719 Deferred Comp 4,681 4,681 2,341 - 2,341 720 Auto Allowance 1,200 1,200 600 - 600 721 Phone Allowance 600 600 300 - 300 750 Dues & Subscription 15,000 15,000 7,500 9,930 (2,430) 755 Conference Expense 3,000 3,000 1,500 - 1,500 759 Training & Education 1,000 1,000 500 - 500 761 Auto Mileage 300 300 150 30 120 776 Miscellaneous Expenses 2,000 2,000 1,000 - 1,000 790 Publication/Advertising/Noticing 10,000 10,000 5,000 6,795 (1,795) 802 Legal Expenses-Other 10,000 10,000 5,000 7,958 (2,958) 872 Property Development-Legal Exp 37,000 37,000 18,500 21,869 (3,369) 875 Willdan Building 45,000 45,000 22,500 30,700 (8,200) 878 Build Inspect. LA County 250,000 250,000 125,000 107,280 17,720 881 Storm Water Management 88,000 88,000 44,000 60,756 (16,756) 884 Special Project Study & Consult.5,000 5,000 2,500 - 2,500 886 Code Enforcement 62,880 62,880 31,440 11,970 19,470 890 Consulting Fees (Onward)7,500 7,500 3,750 - 3,750 928 Traffic Engineering 6,000 6,000 3,000 2,450 550 Total Planning & Development 894,681 894,681 447,341 429,118 18,222 2 Page: 2 Page 61 of 328 ATTACHMENT D Actuals Variance Adopted Amended Pro-Rated Thru Favorable Budget Budget Budget 12/31/25 (Unfav)Department/Object Account 25 - Public Safety 830 Law Enforcement 320,424 320,424 160,212 133,510 26,702 831 Traffic Enforcement - - - 682 (682) 833 Other Law Enforcement Exp 2,400 2,400 1,200 709 491 837 Wild Life Mgmt & Pest Control 10,000 10,000 5,000 342 4,658 838 Animal Control Expense 6,500 6,500 3,250 2,779 471 Total Public Safety 339,324 339,324 169,662 138,021 31,641 65 - NON-DEPARTMENTAL 895 Insurance & Bond Expense 55,000 55,000 27,500 45,287 (17,787) 901 South Bay Comm. Organization 17,600 17,600 8,800 - 8,800 915 Community Recognition 8,000 8,000 4,000 3,463 537 917 Emergency Preparedness 69,000 69,000 34,500 13,569 20,931 Total Non-Departmental 149,600 149,600 74,800 62,320 12,480 75 - CITY PROPERTIES 892 IT Services 72,000 72,000 36,000 39,565 (3,565) 893 Granicus Services 6,600 6,600 3,300 6,570 (3,270) 894 Computer Hardware Fund 5,000 5,000 2,500 4,183 (1,683) 925 Utilities 65,000 65,000 32,500 34,307 (1,807) 930 Repairs & Maintenance 21,200 21,200 10,600 9,497 1,103 932 Area Landscaping 13,740 13,740 6,870 7,572 (702) 946 Buildings & Equipment 15,000 15,000 7,500 - 7,500 947 Non-Building Improvements 2,000 2,000 1,000 - 1,000 Total City Properties 200,540 200,540 100,270 101,694 (1,424) TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES 2,620,019 2,620,019 1,310,009 1,266,640 43,369 CAPITAL TRANSFERS Capital Projects Fund (40)- 783,848 391,924 - 391,924 Capital Grants Fund (16)- 396,667 198,334 - 198,334 - 1,180,515 590,258 - 590,258 GRAND TOTALS 2,620,019$ 3,800,534$ 1,900,267$ 1,266,640$ 633,627$ 3 Page: 3 Page 62 of 328 ATTACHMENT D Adopted Amended Pro-Rated Actuals Variance Budget Carryovers Amendments Budget Budget Thru 12/31/25 Fav (Unfav) 10 - COPS FUND Revenues 570 COPS Allocation 172,000.00$ -$ -$ 172,000.00$ 86,000.00$ 185,722.64$ 99,722.64$ Expenditures 840 COPS Program Expenditures 172,000.00 - 172,000.00 86,000.00 59,706.04 26,293.96 Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 126,016.60$ 126,016.60$ 16 - CAPITAL GRANT FUND Revenues 588 Crest Road FEMA Grant - 4434-526-112R -$ 526,502.25$ -$ 526,502.25$ 263,251.13$ -$ (263,251.13)$ 591 Eastfield FEMA DR-4382-177-7R-CA - 928,088.25 - 928,088.25 464,044.13 646,241.19 182,197.07 XXX Rule 20A Credits/Transfers In - Crest Road 175,500.75 - 175,500.75 87,750.38 - (87,750.38) XXX Rule 20A Credits/Transfers In - Eastfiled Dr 309,362.75 - 309,362.75 154,681.38 - (154,681.38) Total Revenues - 1,939,454.00 - 1,939,454.00 969,727.00 646,241.19 (323,485.81) Expenditures 957 Crest Road East Project - 4434-526-112R - 702,003.00 702,003.00 351,001.50 - (351,001.50) 960 Eastfield Drive Utility U.G. - 4382-177-7R - 1,237,451.00 1,237,451.00 618,725.50 10,714.00 (608,011.50) Total Expenditures - 1,939,454.00 - 1,939,454.00 969,727.00 10,714.00 (959,013.00) Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 635,527.19$ 635,527.19$ CITY OF ROLLING HILLS Restricted Funds and Refuse Fund Revenues and Expenditures Through December 31, 2025 1 Page 63 of 328 ATTACHMENT D Adopted Amended Pro-Rated Actuals Variance Budget Carryovers Amendments Budget Budget Thru 12/31/25 Fav (Unfav) 22 - SB 1383 FUND Revenues Cal Recycle Grant -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Expenditures 776 Misc Expense - - - - - 17,641.59 (17,641.59) Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ (17,641.59)$ (17,641.59)$ 25 - PROPOSITION A FUND Revenues 500 Grant Revenues 52,750.00$ -$ -$ 52,750.00$ 26,375.00$ 22,066.54$ (4,308.46)$ 670 Interest Earned 300.00 - - 300.00 150.00 - (150.00) Total Revenues 53,050.00 - - 53,050.00 26,525.00 22,066.54 (4,458.46) Expenditures 620 Prop A Exchange - - - - - - - Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures 53,050.00$ -$ -$ 53,050.00$ 26,525.00$ 22,066.54$ (4,458.46)$ 26 - PROPOSITION C Revenues 501 Grant Revenue-Prop C 43,750.00$ -$ -$ 43,750.00$ 21,875.00$ 18,303.53$ (3,571.47)$ 670 Interest Earned 250.00 - - 250.00 125.00 - (125.00) Total Revenues 44,000.00$ - - 44,000.00 22,000.00 18,303.53$ (3,696.47) Expenditures 906 Prop C Gifted - - - - - - Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures 44,000.00$ -$ -$ 44,000.00$ 22,000.00$ 18,303.53$ (3,696.47)$ 2 Page 64 of 328 ATTACHMENT D Adopted Amended Pro-Rated Actuals Variance Budget Carryovers Amendments Budget Budget Thru 12/31/25 Fav (Unfav) 27- MEASURE R TRANSIT Revenues 502 Measure R Grant Revenues 29,000.00$ -$ -$ 29,000.00$ 14,500.00$ 13,725.48$ (774.52)$ 670 Interest Earned 250.00 - - 250.00 125.00 - (125.00) Total Revenues 29,250.00 - - 29,250.00 14,625.00 13,725.48 (899.52) Expenditures 907 Measure R Gifted - - - - - - - Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures 29,250.00$ -$ -$ 29,250.00$ 14,625.00$ 13,725.48$ (899.52)$ 29 - MEASURE M Revenues 507 Measure M Local Return 33,000.00$ -$ -$ 33,000.00$ 16,500.00$ 15,557.89$ (942.11)$ 670 Interest Earned 250.00 - - 250.00 125.00 - (125.00) Total Revenues 33,250.00 - - 33,250.00 16,625.00 15,557.89 (1,067.11) Expenditures XXX Measure M Gifted - - - - - - - Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures 33,250.00$ -$ -$ 33,250.00$ 16,625.00$ 15,557.89$ (1,067.11)$ 30 - MEASURE W Revenues 508 Grant Revenues 106,000.00$ -$ -$ 106,000.00$ 53,000.00$ 104,439.12$ 51,439.12$ 670 Interest Earned 500.00 - - 500.00 250.00 - (250.00) Total Revenues 106,500.00 - - 106,500.00 53,250.00 104,439.12 51,189.12 3 Page 65 of 328 ATTACHMENT D Adopted Amended Pro-Rated Actuals Variance Budget Carryovers Amendments Budget Budget Thru 12/31/25 Fav (Unfav) Expenditures 913 Storm Water Management - 30%31,950.00 - - 31,950.00 15,975.00 - 15,975.00 914 Storm Water Management - 70%74,550.00 - - 74,550.00 37,275.00 15,114.70 22,160.30 106,500.00 - - 106,500.00 53,250.00 15,114.70 38,135.30 Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 89,324.42$ 89,324.42$ 40 - CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND Revenues Transfers from General Fund -$ 524,939.00$ 158,679.00$ 683,618.00$ 341,809.00$ -$ (341,809.00)$ - 524,939.00 158,679.00 683,618.00 341,809.00 - (341,809.00) Expenditures 899 Outdoor Siren System - Design & Constr - 44,238.75 - 44,238.75 22,119.38 - 22,119.38 935 Tennis Court ADA Improvenments - 279,136.75 158,679.00 437,815.75 218,907.88 630,808.75 (411,900.88) 948 City Hall ADA Improvements - 82.50 - 82.50 41.25 82.50 (41.25) 949 CH Emergency Back-Up Dual-Fuel Generator - 182,719.00 - 182,719.00 91,359.50 9,395.01 81,964.49 962 Phase 1 Bifurcated 8" Sewer Main Engineering - 18,762.00 - 18,762.00 9,381.00 - 9,381.00 Total Expenditures - 524,939.00 158,679.00 683,618.00 341,809.00 640,286.26 (298,477.26) Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ (640,286.26)$ 640,286.26$ 50 - REFUSE FUND Revenues 665 Service Charges 1,055,603.00$ -$ -$ 1,055,603.00$ 527,801.50$ 448,521.72$ (79,279.78)$ Total Revenues 1,055,603.00 - - 1,055,603.00 527,801.50 448,521.72 (79,279.78) Expenditures 815 Refuse Service Contract 1,031,603.00 - - 1,031,603.00 515,801.50 517,279.68 (1,478.18) 999 Transfers Out 24,000.00 - - 24,000.00 12,000.00 12,000.00 - Total Expenditures 1,055,603.00 - - 1,055,603.00 527,801.50 529,279.68 (1,478.18) Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ (80,757.96)$ (80,757.96)$ 4 Page 66 of 328 CITY OF ROLLING HILLS MID -YEAR REPORT SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2025 Page 67 of 328 INTRODUCTION ▪This report covers the first half of fiscal year 2025/26 (“Mid-Year Report”) ▪Mid-Year Report is the first real opportunity to see how revenues and expenditures are performing against budget ▪Most of the focus is on the General Fund ▪Attachment A covers all funds Page 68 of 328 CONTEXT AND FRAMEWORK ▪The General Fund adopted budget is structurally balanced ▪Property taxes, which historically grow at 3-5% annually, have been impacted by land movement of last year ▪Building revenues are stronger than expected after unexplained decline last fiscal year (along with significant increase in LAC costs) ▪As budget gets more and more precise, we expect to see only minimal deviation from budget (short of a major financial event) Page 69 of 328 GENERAL FUND REVENUES Through December 31, 2025 Page 70 of 328 General Fund Revenues Seasonal/Actuals Variance Adopted Pro-Rated Thru Favorable Budget Budget 12/31/25 (Unfav) Property Taxes 1,501,494$ 665,162 696,684$ 31,522$ Sales Taxes 15,000 7,500 3,779 (3,721) Property Transfer Tax 62,400 31,200 16,506 (14,694) Motor Vehicle In Lieu 290,265 - - - Building & Other Permits 450,000 225,000 334,888 109,888 C&D Permits 10,000 5,000 3,300 (1,700) Variance, Planning & Zoning 30,000 15,000 10,850 (4,150) Animal Control Fees 300 150 115 (35) Franchise Fees 13,000 6,500 3,465 (3,035) Fines & Traffic Violations 4,000 2,000 2,713 713 Cost Recovery - Publications 3,000 1,500 1,500 - RHCA Lease Revenue 69,000 34,500 28,746 (5,754) Public Safety Aug Fund 1,800 900 518 (382) Interest on Investments 160,000 80,000 76,927 (3,073) PARS Earnings 44,000 22,000 33,879 11,879 Miscellaneous Revenue 1,000 500 116,327 115,827 Transfers In - Refuse Fund 24,000 12,000 12,000 - TOTALS 2,679,259$ 1,108,912$ 1,342,197$ 233,285$ Page 71 of 328 ▪3.3% growth in FY 2024-25 was an historic low (excluding COVID years) ▪Likely the impact of land movements (fewer sales) ▪The FY 2025-26 budget assumed a 3.5% growth ▪Actual results for FY 24-25 were better than assumed, so only need 1.5% growth to meet budget ▪Expect P/T revenues to slightly exceed budget PROPERTY TAXES Page 72 of 328 ▪FY 24-25 revenues were ~$150k down from FY 23-24; and LAC charges were up by ~$100k (still unresolved) ▪Revenues and charges from LAC appear to have returned to “normal” ▪Chart does not include revenues collected by Willdan from their expedited building/planning services ▪They have collected $191,219 through 12/31/2025. ▪FY 24-25 total was $107k ▪Expect to well exceed $450k budget by FYE Building Revenues Page 73 of 328 ▪City has received approximately $115,000 from RHCA for their share of the Tennis Courts ADA Improvement Project ▪Remaining payments will be received before fiscal year end ▪Once the full project costs are known along with their share (50%), staff will bring to CC a recommended budget amendment to: 1.Increase the project budget to the full cost (vs just City share) 2.Add the funding from RCHA to the revenue budget Miscellaneous Revenues Page 74 of 328 GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES Through December 31, 2025 Page 75 of 328 General Fund Expenditures by Department Adopted Amended Prop-Rate Actuals Department Budget Budget Budget at 12/31/25 Variance City Administrator 875,874$ 875,874$ 437,937$ 490,493$ (52,556)$ Finance 160,000 160,000 80,000 44,994 35,006 Planning & Development 894,681 894,681 447,341 429,118 18,222 Public Safety 339,324 339,324 169,662 138,021 31,641 Non-Departmental 149,600 149,600 74,800 62,320 12,480 City Properties 200,540 200,540 100,270 101,694 (1,424) Total Operations 2,620,019$ 2,620,019$ 1,310,009$ 1,266,640$ 43,369$ Page 76 of 328 CITY ADMINISTRATION BUDGET ▪Unfavorable variance of $52,556 ▪Two reasons: ▪Unbudgeted payments of $54,086 to CalPERS for Unfunded Pension Liability (will be reimbursed by Section 115 Trust) ▪Legal costs related to land movement totaling $35,074 Page 77 of 328 FINANCE BUDGET ▪$160,000 budget consists of 3 accounts ▪Dues & Subscriptions ($4,500) for financial management system ▪Annual Audit ($35,000) ▪Finance Department contracted staff ($120,000) ▪Details of contract for Finance services ▪$120,000 budget has not increased in over 10 years ▪Includes 4 part-time staff (FD, Payroll Clerk, Accounts Payable Clerk, and Sr. Accountant) ▪$17,144 favorable variance through mid-year ▪Audit also under budget –no payments made through 12/31/2025 Page 78 of 328 PLANNING DEPARTMENT ▪In total $18,222 under budget ▪Notable variances at the account level ▪Temporary Salaries –Contracted planning staff costs of $101,214 (unbudgeted) ▪Funded from savings of $108,000 from staff vacancies ▪Building Services (LACDPW) –Savings of $17,720 due to only 4 invoices received ▪Code Enforcement –Savings of $62,880 due to function being brought in- house Page 79 of 328 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT ▪Of the total $339,324 budget, $320,424 allocated to law enforcement services ▪$26,702 savings in this account due to only 5 invoices being received and paid Page 80 of 328 Conclusion ▪Expect revenues to exceed budget due to: ▪Conservative budget for property taxes even though growth is still muted ▪Strong revenues from expedited building/planning services ▪General Fund budget remains structurally balanced and is expected to remain so for next fiscal year Page 81 of 328 QUESTIONS/DISCUSSION Page 82 of 328 Item: 12.B. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Samantha Crew, Management Analyst Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Discussion of Contract Performance and Potential Expansion of the City's Outdoor Emergency Warning System Background: On January 12, staff presented a report (Attachment A) addressing payment of the remaining balance under the 2023 Professional Services Agreement (PSA), contingent upon City Council’s selected course of action. The report then outlined the contract performance discrepancies related to the system’s inability to achieve the 70 dB sound threshold at every property. To address these issues, staff presented three options for Council consideration: (1) City funding of equipment costs to support system expansion; (2) issuance of a formal notice of non-performance to HQE; or (3) a hybrid approach in which the City would fund equipment costs in exchange for credits or offsets from HQE for ongoing maintenance or future system enhancements. Finally, the report requested Council acknowledgment of the Rolling Hills Community Association’s (RHCA) approval of the Easement License for the Upper Blackwater siren site. One Council Member was absent from the January 12 meeting. Accordingly, the Council voted to table the item to allow for full Council participation and additional time for staff to gather information to support Council’s decision-making. This report includes supplemental information, including estimated costs per siren pole. This staff report is structured in two distinct parts. Part One addresses payment of the remaining contract balance and summarizes the scope of work performed under the 2023 Professional Services Agreement (PSA). It also examines the challenges associated with meeting the PSA’s requirement to achieve a 70 dB outdoor sound threshold at every residence within Rolling Hills and reviews the contractual language that established that standard. Part One presents the basis for reconsidering and potentially amending the PSA to reflect a more attainable, industry-standard performance framework. City Council direction in Part One will establish the City’s contract posture, including whether to amend the PSA or pursue non-performance remedies, and will determine whether the report proceeds to Part Two. Part Two of the report is contingent upon City Council’s determination in Part One. Part Two Page 83 of 328 addresses cost-allocation responsibilities between the City and HQE, summarizes system testing results and performance findings, and outlines proposed expansion locations and configuration options. Part Two also includes authorization considerations for the RHCA-approved Upper Blackwater siren installation, review of alternative expansion scenarios for the Chesterfield and Ringbit areas, associated fiscal impacts, and recommended next steps for community engagement. In addition, Part Two provides an update on the SAFE Network as a complementary alerting tool and identifies HQE’s value-added contributions offered at no cost to the City. Discussion: PART ONE Remaining Contract Balance Under the 2023 PSA The 2023 Professional Services Agreement (PSA) remains substantially complete, with the primary system components installed and operational. Payment of the remaining contract balance would fulfill the City’s outstanding financial obligation under the original agreement and formally acknowledge completion of the initial scope of work. Council consideration of this payment is tied to clarification of the City’s contract position and determination of how to proceed with any potential future system modifications or expansion. Project Cost $261,000 Remaining Balance $13,050 Recommendation Staff seeks City Council direction to process payment of the remaining balance owed to HQE Systems for work performed under the Professional Services Agreement. Scope of Work Performed HQE Systems has completed the work outlined in the Professional Services Agreement (PSA), with the exception of achieving the required 70 dB sound level at every residence. Under the PSA, HQE was responsible for delivering a turnkey emergency communications system consisting of three 50- foot speaker towers (two directional and one omni-directional) with intelligible voice and tone capability at the Fire Station, East Gate, and City Hall locations. The scope also included speaker and audio components capable of producing the specified sound pressure levels, remote system management and activation through an Advanced Communication Module (ACM), and reasonable efforts toward integration with regional alert systems. Three siren poles were installed in September 2024. Outdoor sirens are designed to provide outdoor coverage. The original comprehensive system concept, which included nine siren poles, was intended to deliver approximately 85 dB outdoor coverage, with the anticipated benefit that indoor sound levels could reach approximately 70 dB within residences. Mindful of fiscal constraints, the City Council approved a reduced configuration of three siren poles as the most cost-effective approach. At the time, HQE indicated that the reduced system could still meet contract performance standards. Professional Services Agreement Language On June 26, 2023, staff presented proposed Professional Services Agreement (PSA) language to the City Council outlining the scope of work for an emergency outdoor siren system. While the initial draft Page 84 of 328 did not specify a sound-level performance standard, the Council approved the PSA with HQE Systems, Inc. and directed that additional language be incorporated requiring a minimum of 70 dB outdoor sound coverage for all City residences. At Council’s direction, the City Attorney at the time drafted the following language, which was subsequently incorporated into and executed as part of the current PSA: CONSULTANT shall perform all work necessary to complete in a manner satisfactory to CITY the services set forth in the attached Exhibit A. The end result of the services shall include a turnkey emergency communications system which includes, but is not limited to; (i) three, 50 foot speaker towers (two directional and one omni-directional) equipped with intelligible voice and tone capability at the three locations identified in Exhibit A and referred to as the First Station Tower, Easter Gate Tower and City Hall Tower which shall result in a system that, at a minimum, produces the specified Sound Pressure Level identified by the Original Equipment Manufacturer to ensure proper coverage. Outside of extraordinary circumstances on a property (e.g. loud generator, wall of 100' trees covering the perimeter of a property, etc.), CONSULTANT warrants that the system is designed to reach 70 dB at each residence in the City; (ii) speaker/audio system that can provide the-listed decibel levels throughout the City as described in Exhibit A; (iii) system that can be managed and activated via an Advanced Communication Module (ACM) to remotely access, control and activate via a secure portal; (iv) reasonable efforts such that the system may be integrated with other regional alert systems which may require additional costs (collectively referred to as "SERVICES"). Following the City Council’s direction to include language requiring 70 dB at every residence, HQE raised concerns regarding the feasibility of that standard. As reflected in correspondence between staff and HQE (Attachment B), HQE advised that specifying a fixed decibel level at each residence is inconsistent with industry practice and difficult to achieve under real-world conditions. HQE proposed revising the language to reflect the industry standard approach, under which sirens are required to produce the sound pressure levels specified by the original equipment manufacturer to ensure proper coverage. This approach accounts for factors beyond system control, such as on-site generators or dense vegetation, and reduces potential liability exposure for the City. Challenges with the performance of 70db Achieving a uniform outdoor sound level of 70 dB at every individual residence cannot be reliably guaranteed due to factors such as terrain, vegetation, and changing meteorological conditions. Requiring that level of precision would be cost-prohibitive. By way of example, staff consulted with the Public Works/Town Engineer for the Town of Paradise, who noted that field measurements using a sound level meter can vary significantly based on conditions. He observed sound levels fluctuate from approximately 75 dB to as low as 25 dB during wind gusts, illustrating the inherent variability of outdoor sound propagation. Following installation of the three siren poles, operational testing was conducted in fall 2024 to evaluate system performance. While the sirens were functional, testing indicated that sound levels in certain areas of the City were below the contractually specified 70 dB threshold. To allow additional time for evaluation and coordination, the City approved a contract amendment in December 2024 extending the project timeline. The system configuration under consideration, including additional installations in the Upper Blackwater, Chesterfield, and Ringbit areas, represents a good-faith effort to meet industry standards for outdoor warning sirens and aligns with FEMA guidance. The system, after expansion, is designed to provide audible and intelligible alerts, incorporate redundancy, be equitably sited, integrate with complementary alerting tools, and be supported by ongoing public education. Page 85 of 328 The expectation should not be perfect coverage, but rather improved and equitable coverage across the City. This expansion effort represents a meaningful step forward in enhancing overall system performance and strengthening citywide emergency alerting capability. Contract Posture The January 12 staff report presented three potential paths forward: Option 1, City funding of equipment costs for additional siren poles; Option 2, issuance of a formal notice of non-performance; and Option 3, a hybrid approach under which the City would fund equipment costs while receiving contractual credits or offsets. To reduce complexity and simplify the decision before Council, staff recommend that the Council select an overall approach this evening based on the following options: Option 1: Amend the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to establish a more attainable performance framework by removing the following language: "Outside of extraordinary circumstances on a property (e.g. loud generator, wall of 100' trees covering the perimeter of a property, etc.), CONSULTANT warrants that the system is designed to reach 70 dB at each residence in the City..." This action would not authorize system expansion but would establish a contractual foundation that could support future expansion should Council elect to proceed with additional siren poles. Option 2: Issue a formal notice of non-performance. Recommendation: Staff seeks City Council consideration and direction to: 1. On the City’s contract posture. Select either Option 1 or Option 2 as a standalone action. • The selection of Option 1 allows the report to proceed to the Discussion Part 2. • Selection of Option 2 concludes Council consideration of this item for the meeting. No expansion decisions, funding authorizations, or design selections are included in this action. Consideration of Contract Closeout with HQE City Council has the option to close out the current professional services contract with HQE, which would result in the City retaining the existing three siren poles as the final project configuration. Should City Council direct staff to proceed with closing out the contract, staff will return to City Council with a final staff report summarizing the work completed, outlining the remaining administrative closeout steps, and formally concluding the project. Recommendation: Staff seeks City Council consideration and direction to: 1. Close out the HQE Professional Services Agreement. PART TWO Allocation of Costs for System Expansion At the January 27, 2025 City Council meeting, Council discussed siren testing results and concerns that sound propagation was not meeting expectations. During that discussion, Charles West, HQE’s project manager at the time, advised that once testing was complete, any identified coverage gaps outside the 70 dB target could be addressed through the addition of smaller siren poles, which would Page 86 of 328 likely be installed at HQE’s expense. When asked why system expansion was being discussed prior to the completion of additional sound testing, Mr. West explained that early testing had already revealed areas where adjustments would likely be needed and that preliminary planning for potential modifications, including targeted system refinements, was appropriate at that stage. Mr. West emphasized HQE’s commitment to the success of the project, noting that the system is a life-safety measure for the Rolling Hills community. HQE conducted system tests on March 4, 2025. The results, summarized in Attachment C, confirm that the siren system is fully operational and performing within factory-rated sound output standards, providing broad outdoor coverage throughout Rolling Hills. Sound pressure level (SPL) variations were observed and are attributable to terrain conditions and City-directed installation constraints, including reduced pole height at the Fire Station location. The report says that these variations are consistent with expected acoustic behavior and do not indicate system malfunction. Resident feedback and test data showed that approximately 75 percent of residents heard the siren during testing. HQE identified system expansion to further optimize coverage. In early 2025, City Council provided direction for staff to continue engaging with HQE to explore potential pathways toward meeting the system’s performance objectives, while also considering how the SAFE Network could serve as a complementary alerting tool. On May 12, 2025, HQE proposed a revised cost-sharing approach under which the City would fund the equipment and materials for three additional 50-foot sirens, with HQE covering labor and related project costs. This proposal represented a shift from the City’s earlier understanding that system expansion would not require additional City funding, as the system had not achieved the original 70 dB performance standard. HQE identified the City’s complex topography as a contributing factor affecting system performance and acknowledged that it was incurring financial losses on the project. If Council elects to proceed with expansion, a funding strategy must be identified that aligns with the City’s fiscal limitations and clearly defines future contractual obligations. While Council has not approved funding for additional sirens, staff were directed to continue coordinating with HQE to evaluate potential expansion sites, balancing sound coverage objectives with aesthetic impacts to surrounding neighborhoods. The three siren poles were installed in September 2024. From September 2024 through January 2026, approximately 16 months, HQE performed ongoing system maintenance during installation and continues to provide maintenance services at no cost to the City. In addition, HQE representatives have visited the City on multiple occasions for City Council discussions, site reconnaissance, and Dig Alert staking. HQE has also hosted a public webinar for residents, participated in numerous coordination meetings with City staff, evaluated more than 50 potential siren locations, and met with the Rolling Hills Community Association regarding siren locations and proposed installations. Recently RHCA-Approved Upper Blackwater On October 30, 2025, the City formally requested authorization from the Rolling Hills Community Association (RHCA) to place a 50-foot outdoor emergency siren within the Garden Triangle area near Upper Blackwater Canyon Road and Portuguese Bend Road, as part of the proposed expansion of the City’s emergency alert system. After conducting a site inspection and evaluating the request, the RHCA Board considered the application and approved the easement license by a 3–1 vote, with one board member not present for the vote. With RHCA licensing approved for the Upper Blackwater and Portuguese Bend (Garden Triangle) location, HQE is ready to proceed with planning and permitting once updated contractual terms are in Page 87 of 328 place. Among the remaining locations, Upper Blackwater presents the most straightforward path forward, with a single 50-foot siren pole meeting the coverage needs for the area. HQE identified Upper Blackwater as a key location through detailed sound modeling, terrain analysis, and propagation mapping, which showed that this site is necessary to close remaining coverage gaps following installation of the initial three sirens. Together with the Chesterfield and Ringbit Road West locations, Upper Blackwater represents one of the final installations needed to achieve consistent outdoor warning coverage citywide. Site evaluations, sound-map reviews, utility coordination, neighborhood outreach, pole mock-ups, and the RHCA licensing process have all been completed to validate this location as the preferred option with minimal visual and community impact. Fiscal Impacts - Upper Blackwater Siren Pole Part Equipment Description Quantity Price SiRcom: LAS-4-120 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-120 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set with 50' Class II Wood Pole 1 $44,469.08 HQE Wood Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole, 50' 1 $3,866.88 Total Equipment Cost $48,335.96 *HQE Systems will be responsible for all labor and other direct project costs and has requested that the City assume responsibility for equipment costs only. Recommendation: Staff seeks City Council consideration and direction to: 1. Bring back an amendment to the contract for the Upper Blackwater siren installation; and 2. Authorize staff to proceed with obtaining all necessary permits and related coordination in order to implement the Upper Blackwater installation Chesterfield and Ringbit Locations In advance of the September 22, 2025 City Council meeting, staff coordinated and arranged an on- site demonstration at the proposed Chesterfield cul-de-sac siren locations, which Council members were invited to attend. A mock-up siren pole was installed to illustrate the proposed configuration. During the September 22 Council meeting, concerns were raised that a 50-foot siren pole could negatively affect residential views. Similar view-related concerns had also been expressed by residents in the Ringbit area, where the originally proposed siren location generated community pushback. At the September 22 meeting, Council discussed whether reducing pole height could mitigate view impacts at both the Chesterfield and Ringbit locations. HQE advised that lowering pole height would reduce sound propagation and diminish effective coverage in those areas. Following discussion, Council directed staff to evaluate alternatives involving two 30-foot siren poles in or around the Chesterfield sound propagation area and to proceed with Dig Alert staking at the Southfield/Ringbit Road West intersection, the Southfield/Flying Mane intersection, and within the Flying Triangle on Portuguese Bend Road just north of Ranchero Road, with consideration given to installing two 30-foot poles in the Ringbit area in lieu of a single 50-foot pole in the Ringbit cul-de-sac. Under Review - Chesterfield Area Page 88 of 328 The City Council previously directed staff to explore reducing the originally proposed 50-foot siren pole in the Chesterfield cul-de-sac to 30 feet, prompting the need to identify a secondary supporting location. The following candidate sites were reviewed: • 33.76077 N, -118.33959 W – Near 2 Chesterfield on Chuckwagon • 33.76165 N, -118.34022 W – Near 40 Chuckwagon • 33.75880 N, -118.33855 W – Near 15 Chuckwagon • 33.765092 N, -118.342866 W – Near the riding arena on Poppy Trail HQE determined that the side easement at Chuckwagon and Bowie provides the best complementary coverage for the Chesterfield/Chuckwagon area, selected not only for its sound-coverage benefits but also for utility and practical installation considerations. Under Review - Ringbit Rd W Area Due to view impacts associated with a 50-foot siren at the Ringbit Road West cul-de-sac, Council directed staff to evaluate alternatives. HQE re-examined the area and identified the following options: Option A: Install a 30-foot pole at the Ringbit cul-de-sac and pair it with a second pole in the Flying Triangle turnout area above Ranchero Road. Option B: Relocate the proposed 50-foot Ringbit pole toward the Ringbit/Southfield intersection, with negligible impact on projected coverage. Variations on both sides of the intersection remain feasible. Option C: Move forward with the original design and place a 50-foot pole in the Ringbit cul-de-sac. Chesterfield and Ringbit Fiscal Impacts: One Pole Option: Part Equipment Description Quantity & Height Price SiRcom: LAS-4-120 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-120 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set with Class II Wood Pole 1 $ 44,469.08 HQE-Wood-Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole 1 x 50' $ 3,866.88 Total Equipment Cost $ 48,335.96 Two-Pole Option: Part Equipment Description Quantity and Height Price SiRcom: LAS- 4-060 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-60 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set 2 x 30' 2 x $ 28,273.44 = $56,546.88 HQE-Wood- Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole, 30' 2 x 30' 2 x $ 2,458.56 = $4,917.12 Total Equipment Cost $61,464.00 *HQE Systems will be responsible for all labor and other direct project costs and has requested that the City assume responsibility for equipment costs only. Page 89 of 328 Recommendation: Staff seeks City Council consideration and direction to: 1. Proceed with community engagement; and 2. Instruct staff to return at a later date with a separate staff report requesting Council consideration and approval of proposed siren locations in the Chesterfield and Ringbit areas. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION HQE Value-Added Contributions (Provided at No Cost to the City) HQE has acknowledged the challenges inherent in this project and has expressed a clear commitment to delivering the most effective emergency alerting system possible within the constraints imposed by the City’s complex topography and available funding. HQE has emphasized that public safety remains their highest priority, and that system design, performance, and reliability during an emergency continue to guide their approach to the project. In furtherance of this commitment, HQE has offered the following contributions at no cost to the City to help enhance overall system performance, reliability and redundancy: SAFE Grant / SAFE Network System • Open market value: Over $30,000 • Estimated $105,231 in potential community savings if all 2,100 SAFE home units are purchased (offered at cost) • Estimated total system cost exceeding $135,000, offset through grant participation and negotiated pricing Alert and Warning Software Package • Use of software supporting up to 100,000 alerts • Estimated value: $5,000 Emergency Management Operations Planning Support • Development assistance and technical support • Estimated value: $15,000 Maintenance Fee Waiver • No system maintenance fees charged during the past year, while full system handoff has been delayed LTE / SIM Service Package (April 25 Offer) Two-year LTE/SIM service package for three additional locations, provided at no costExploratory Expansion and Planning Support (1 year - all provided without additional charges to the City)Multiple system design concepts Exploratory site visits Utility staking coordination Technical research Attendance and participation in City Council meetings Proposal development and preparation Communication and responses to staff requests for information Page 90 of 328 Safe Units The SAFE Network is a resilient, standalone public-safety communications platform that operates independently of cellular networks, Internet service, and commercial power, allowing emergency alerts and information to be transmitted even when traditional infrastructure is compromised during major events such as power outages or disasters. Unlike the outdoor emergency siren system, which delivers broad, outdoor warnings to alert the community of imminent danger, the SAFE Network creates a redundant and mesh-enabled communications layer that supports indoor notifications, real- time alerts, and bidirectional messaging directly to residents’ units via a network of battery-powered nodes that communicate with one another so that messages continue to propagate even if individual nodes fail. This system enhances the City’s emergency communications strategy by providing deeper reach and maintaining contact with residents when sirens alone may not be heard indoors or in isolated areas. In 2024, HQE awarded the City a SAFE Network grant, and in 2026 the grant was amended to include an additional 1,400 indoor SAFE Units offered to residents at cost to better align with the City’s larger average home sizes (Attachment D). Each SAFE Unit is designed to provide reliable coverage for approximately 3,500 square feet. HQE is currently preparing to install SAFE Network gateways throughout Rolling Hills, which are required to support system functionality. In parallel, HQE has launched a public-facing website that will allow residents to directly order SAFE Units as the program is rolled out citywide. Staff spoke with the Public Works Director/Town Engineer in the Town of Paradise, who clarified that installation of the SAFE Network in their town remains unfinished and is taking longer than anticipated. This underscores that, as a fully separate and more complex communications infrastructure, SAFE Network deployment in Rolling Hills will also be phased and incremental. The SAFE Network’s effectiveness increases as more residents adopt indoor units and as additional gateway and mesh nodes become operational; this network-effect phenomenon means coverage and redundancy improve over time with broader participation and unit activation. Educating residents on the benefits of owning SAFE units and securing buy-in will be a critical part of implementation. As such, it is anticipated that achieving a fully effective SAFE Network system will take time and sustained community engagement. HQE visited the City on January 26–27 to perform maintenance on the existing three siren poles and captured comprehensive equipment data. This information is essential for HQE’s engineering team to finalize the SAFE Network gateway installation plan and facilitate subsequent phases of deployment. Comparison of Emergency Alerting and Notification Systems Feature Outdoor Emergency Siren System SAFE Network Alert SouthBay Primary Purpose Provide immediate, area- wide outdoor warning of imminent danger Deliver resilient, indoor emergency notifications and maintain communications during infrastructure disruptions Distribute official emergency information and advisories via traditional communications channels Audience Reach Community-wide, outdoor listeners (residents, visitors, motorists) Individual households with installed SAFE units Registered users (residents, businesses, visitors) Page 91 of 328 Alert Method Audible siren tones and voice announcements broadcast from fixed poles Indoor audio/visual alerts transmitted through SAFE units SMS text messages, emails, voice calls, and mobile app notifications Power & Connectivity Fixed infrastructure with backup power Operates independently of cellular networks, internet, and commercial power Relies on cellular networks, internet service, and user devices Coverage Type Broad, outdoor sound propagation Incremental, network-based indoor coverage Digital, user-based distribution Effectiveness Indoors Limited; varies by distance, terrain, and building construction Designed specifically for indoor notification High, provided users have power, connectivity, and functioning devices System Architecture Standalone siren poles with defined coverage radius Mesh/relay network where gateways and units communicate and extend coverage as participation grows Centralized mass notification platform Scalability Fixed once installed Improves over time as more residents purchase and activate units Expands as more users voluntarily register User Action Required None Residents must purchase and install SAFE units Users must opt in and keep contact information current Role in Redundancy Strategy Primary outdoor alerting layer Resilient, infrastructure- independent backup and enhancement layer Primary digital communications and information- sharing tool Implementation Timeline Immediate once installed Phased; dependent on infrastructure build-out and resident adoption Already operational; effectiveness depends on registration levels Conclusion This siren project was initiated by the City’s Block Captains with the shared goal of strengthening community safety, preparedness, and overall resiliency. Their advocacy reflects a clear community- driven desire to improve emergency notification capabilities and ensure residents receive timely, reliable alerts during critical incidents. As the project has progressed, it has become evident that there are difficult but necessary decisions before the City Council. Foremost among these is the need to address and resolve the contractual discrepancy related to the unachievable 70 dB performance threshold. Clarifying and reconciling this issue is a critical foundational step and will provide the City with a clear, defensible framework moving forward. Page 92 of 328 Once this matter is resolved, the City Council will be positioned to determine whether to proceed with an expansion of the siren system. That decision should be guided by the overarching objective that motivated this effort from the outset: strengthening the ability to alert residents during emergencies and ensuring the outdoor warning system functions as a reliable, effective tool for public safety, consistent with the original community-led intent of the project. Fiscal Impact: Part One: Payment of the remaining balance under the 2023 Professional Services Agreement (PSA) would fulfill the City’s existing contractual obligation for the original scope of work. No additional funds beyond those previously appropriated are required for this action. Project Cost = $261,000 Remaining Balance = $13,050 Part Two: If City Council elects to consider system expansion, fiscal impacts would be limited to equipment costs only, consistent with HQE’s proposal (Attachment E). HQE would be responsible for all labor and related project costs. Any funding for expansion would require separate Council authorization. Single 50-foot siren pole (Upper Blackwater, Chesterfield, or Ringbit): Total project cost: $93,610.21 City responsibility (equipment): $48,335.96 HQE responsibility (labor and other costs): $45,274.25 Two 30-foot siren poles (Chesterfield or Ringbit alternative): Total project cost: $105,886.32 City responsibility (equipment): $61,464.00 HQE responsibility (labor and other costs): $44,422.32 Recommendation: Part One Recommendations: Staff seeks City Council direction on the following: 1. Process payment of the remaining balance owed to HQE Systems for work performed under the Professional Services Agreement. 2. Contract Posture: select either Option 1 (Amend PSA to establish a more attainable performance framework) or Option 2 (Issue a formal notice of non-performance) as a standalone action. 3. Close out the HQE Professional Services Agreement. Note: Selection of Option 1 allows the report to proceed to Discussion Part 2 and selection of Option 2 concludes Council consideration of this item for the meeting. No expansion decisions, funding authorizations, or design selections are included in this action. Part Two Recommendations: Staff seeks City Council direction on the following: 1. Bring back an amendment to the contract for the Upper Blackwater siren installation; and Authorize staff to proceed with obtaining all necessary permits and related coordination in order to implement the Upper Blackwater installation 2. Direct staff to proceed with community engagement (regarding the Chesterfield and Ringbit areas); and Page 93 of 328 3. Instruct staff to return at a later date with a separate staff report requesting Council consideration and approval of proposed siren locations in the Chesterfield and Ringbit areas. Attachments: 1. Attachement A - CL_AGN_CC_260112_SirenUpdate 2. Attachment B - CL_AGN_260209_HQE-Staff Correspondance_Redacted 3. Attachment C - CL_AGN_260209_HQE Operational Test (Mar 4,2025) 4. Attachment D - CL_AGN_260209_HQE-SAFE Grant 2024 & 2026 5. Attachment E - CL_AGN_260209_CC_HQEProposal 6. CL_AGN_260209_CC_Item12B_PublicComment01_Redacted Page 94 of 328 Item: 12.A. Meeting Date: 1/12/2026 To: City Council From: Samantha Crew, Management Analyst Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Consideration and Discussion of the City’s Outdoor Emergency Warning System Contractual Framework Background: Contractual Framework The City entered into an agreement with HQE Systems on June 23, 2023, for a turnkey emergency communications system, including three 50-foot outdoor sirens capable of producing intelligible voice and tone alerts, with a minimum of 70 dB outdoor coverage at all Rolling Hills properties under normal conditions. Three poles were installed in September 2024 at: 1. City Hall 2. Fire Station 56 (Crest Road West) 3. Crest Road East Gate Initial system testing occurred on October 16, 2024. On December 11, 2024, the City executed a First Amendment extending the contract term to allow HQE to continue working toward full completion of the scope. Although all three siren poles were installed and operational at that time, the system had not yet achieved the 70 dB minimum coverage in all areas of the City. On January 27, 2025, Council directed staff to continue working with HQE to meet the contractual sound-coverage obligations while simultaneously preparing for the future implementation of the SAFE Network as an augmented communication layer. On May 12, 2025, HQE proposed a funding shift in which the City would cover the cost of equipment and materials for three additional 50-foot sirens, while HQE would provide labor and other direct costs. The City had previously understood that no additional costs would be incurred for the system expansion because the original agreement’s 70 dB performance requirement had not been met. HQE conceded that the topography of Rolling Hills presented unexpected challenges in meeting the original terms of the contract and that HQE would be operating at a loss on this particular project. As a result, should the City Council elect to proceed with system expansion, the City must determine an Page 95 of 328 appropriate funding approach that reflects its limited resources, supports project completion, and establishes clear contractual terms moving forward. RHCA Easement License Determination On October 30, 2025, the City submitted an Easement License Application to the Rolling Hills Community Association (RHCA) for installation of a 50-foot outdoor emergency siren at the Garden Triangle near Upper Blackwater Canyon Road and Portuguese Bend Road as part of the City’s proposed siren expansion project. Following a site visit and review, the RHCA Board voted 3-1, with one member absent, to approve the request. Discussion: Contract and Funding Obligations While the original proposal envisioned installation of 12 outdoor sirens, the City Council, mindful of fiscal limitations, approved installation of three as the most cost-effective path. HQE committed that this reduced configuration could still achieve contract performance standards, a position that both parties now recognize was overly optimistic. As noted above, HQE has requested that the City cover the equipment costs for installing additional poles. To advance the expansion, revisiting and updating the contractual terms is now the necessary next step. The expansion research phase, completed at no cost to the City, has concluded, and HQE is prepared to proceed once an amendment to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) is executed, and funding and licensing approvals are in place. Moving forward with these actions will position this important public-safety initiative to better alert all Rolling Hills residents in the event of an emergency or evacuation, establishing a clear path toward completing the siren project. Below are three viable paths forward for City Council consideration. Option 1 – City Funds the Equipment Costs of Additional Poles Under this option, the City would agree to fund the equipment portion of the remaining poles, contingent upon HQE providing written confirmation that they will: • Install a turnkey emergency communications system equipped with intelligible voice and tone capability, managed and activated through a secure Advanced Communication Module (ACM). • Complete installation of the SAFE Network and provide a complimentary alert-and-warning software package capable of supporting up to 100,000 emergency notifications. • Provide documentation, field testing, and final sound-coverage mapping demonstrating equitable, reliable, and consistent citywide outdoor-warning performance that meets the City’s emergency-notification needs. Pros: • Ensures timely completion of the expansion project. • Maintains a strong working relationship with HQE. • Offers dependable, community-wide outdoor-warning coverage that improves the City’s overall emergency-notification capabilities. Cons: • City assumes additional unplanned costs. Page 96 of 328 Option 2 – City Issues Formal Notice of Non-Performance Under this approach, the City would formally notify HQE that they are not meeting contractual obligations, placing responsibility for any additional poles or system modifications solely on the vendor. Pros: • Holds the vendor fully accountable for contract performance. • Avoids additional cost to the City. • Demonstrates to the public that the City enforces contract compliance. Cons: • May significantly strain the relationship with HQE. • Could delay project timelines. • May escalate to mediation or arbitration. Option 3 – Hybrid Approach (City Funds Equipment Costs but Receives Credits/Offsets) In this option, the City would fund the equipment costs for the remaining poles but negotiate compensatory value from HQE, such as: • Extended warranties. • Reduced or capped future maintenance costs. • Additional discounts on SAFE Network units for residents. • Reduced fees for future siren integration or software upgrades. • Annual data usage for Satellite and Cellular Communications. Pros: • Preserves collaboration while recapturing significant value. • Avoids conflict and supports project momentum. • Provides an opportunity to clarify ambiguities in current contract terms (e.g., the 70 dB standard). Cons: • City still incurs upfront costs. HQE Grant-Supported Enhancements To help enhance the City’s existing three-siren system, which did not fully achieve the promised 70 dB citywide coverage, HQE offered Rolling Hills the Community SAFE Grant. This grant provides the City with a no-cost installation of the SAFE Network System (valued at over $30,000), a resilient emergency communication platform designed to operate independently of cellular or AC power. It also offers residents up to 2,100 Indoor SAFE Units at deeply discounted, at-cost pricing, generating more than $105,231,000 in potential community savings if all units were purchased. In addition, HQE has provided a complimentary alert-and-warning software package capable of supporting up to Page 97 of 328 100,000 emergency notifications (valued at $5,000), as well as Emergency Management Operations Plans Development Support valued at $15,000. Overall, the donated commitments offered through the City’s siren vendor, HQE, represent more than $155,231.00 in public-safety enhancements at no cost to the City. System Coverage While the original commitment of achieving 70 dB outdoor coverage at every individual residence cannot be guaranteed due to terrain, vegetation, and meteorological variability, an expansion strategy, which the City Council has previously discussed, would be considered at a separate City Council meeting and would provide an equitable and reliable improvement to the City’s outdoor- warning coverage. The expectation should not be perfection, as achieving that level of precision would be cost-prohibitive. Instead, this expansion effort would represent a meaningful step forward, significantly enhancing system performance and improving citywide coverage. Continued enhancements over time may provide the most practical and sustainable path for the City. It is important to note that the approach under consideration by the City Council meets industry standards for outdoor siren systems and is consistent with FEMA guidance. The system provides audible and intelligible alerts, incorporates redundancy, is equitably sited, integrates with complementary alerting and notification tools, and is supported by ongoing public education. Accordingly, the outdoor siren system remains an essential component of the City’s multi-layered emergency-alerting framework and supports rapid public notification during critical life-safety events. Upper Blackwater Location The City’s siren vendor, HQE Systems, determined, through extensive acoustic modeling, topographic analysis, and sound-propagation mapping, that the Upper Blackwater location is a significant component in addressing the remaining sound coverage gaps identified after installation of the initial three poles. Along with the Chesterfield and Ringbit Rd W locations, this site is one of the three remaining installations needed to achieve consistent citywide outdoor-warning performance. HQE and staff conducted sound-map reviews, site visits, utility assessments, neighborhood meetings, pole mock-ups, and the RHCA easement licensing process to confirm this site as the preferred placement with minimal view and community impact. To move forward with the Upper Blackwater siren installation, amended contractual terms must first be finalized. Staff anticipates returning to the City Council in the near future to present HQE’s cost proposal and scope of work for this location under a separate agenda item. Conclusion This evening, staff request that the City Council provide direction on the following items: 1. Determine the City’s preferred course of action regarding the contractual discrepancy with HQE Systems by selecting one of the following options: Option 1: City funds the equipment costs of additional poles; Option 2: City issues a formal notice of non-performance; or Option 3: A hybrid approach in which the City funds equipment costs but receives credits or offsets. 2. Payment of Outstanding Balance (If Applicable).If the City Council selects Option 1 or Option 3, direct staff to authorize payment of the remaining balance due under the original Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to compensate HQE for work already performed. If Option 2 is selected, Page 98 of 328 no payment of the remaining balance would be authorized, and staff would proceed consistent with a notice of non-performance. 3. Acknowledge the RHCA approval of the Easement License for the Upper Blackwater siren site. Fiscal Impact: Under the June 2023 PSA Scope of Work: • Invoiced to Date: Two Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Fifty Dollars ($247,950.00) • Remaining Balance: Thirteen Thousand Fifty Dollars ($13,050.00) The invoiced amount includes all expenses associated with performance of the work, as outlined in the June 2023 PSA, including delivery of a turnkey emergency communications system comprising the following components: • Design, procurement, and installation of three (3) speaker towers, at the locations identified in Exhibit A and referred to as the Fire Station Tower, (Crest Rd) East Gate Tower, and City Hall Tower. • Configuration of intelligible voice and tone capability for each tower, designed to produce, at a minimum, the Sound Pressure Levels specified by the Original Equipment Manufacturer to support effective system coverage. • Implementation of system management and activation functionality through an Advanced Communication Module (ACM), enabling secure remote access, control, and activation via a protected portal. • Reasonable efforts to design the system to allow for integration with other regional alerting systems, recognizing that such integration may require additional scope and cost. Staff will return at a later date to present the costs associated with installation of the Upper Blackwater siren pole, along with location and cost comparisons evaluating a single 50-foot pole versus two 30-foot poles for the Chesterfield and Ringbit areas. Recommendation: 1. Staff recommends that the City Council review the information provided in this report and select one of the following options regarding the City’s outdoor emergency warning system contractual framework with HQE Systems. Option 1 – City Funds the Equipment Costs of Additional Poles Option 2 – City Issues Formal Notice of Non-Performance Option 3 – Hybrid Approach (City Funds Equipment Costs with Credits/Offsets) 2. Payment of Outstanding Balance (If Applicable).If the City Council selects Option 1 or Option 3, direct staff to authorize payment of the remaining balance due under the original Professional Services Agreement (PSA) to compensate HQE for work already performed. If Option 2 is selected, no payment of the remaining balance would be authorized, and staff would proceed consistent with a notice of non-performance. 3. Acknowledge the RHCA approval of the Easement License for the Upper Blackwater siren site. Attachments: Page 99 of 328 None Page 100 of 328 Hi Christian, Our team approves of the updated verbiage. Thank you! Respectfully, Desiree Carr | Administrative Director O 760.516.7056 | 27419 Via Industria, Temecula, CA 92590 www.HQESystems.com On Fri, Jun 30, 2023 at 11:23 AM Christian Horvath <chorvath@cityofrh.net> wrote: Good morning, As a result of the City Council’s motion the City Attorney is doing his best to thread this needle. The 30 day change is not an issue. Here is his attempt regarding the 70db based on your last revision. Please look at and let us know: (i) three, 50 foot speaker towers (two directional and one omnidirectional) equipped with intelligible voice and tone capability at the three locations identified in Exhibit A and referred to as the First Station Tower, Easter Gate Tower and City Hall Tower which shall result in a system that, at a minimum, produces the specified Sound Pressure Level identified by the Original Equipment Manufacturer to ensure proper coverage. Outside of extraordinary circumstances on a property (e.g. loud generator, wall of 100’ trees covering the perimeter of a property, etc.), CONSULTANT warrants that the system is designed to reach 70 dB at each residence in the City.” With gratitude, Christian Horvath City Clerk / Executive Assistant to the City Manager City of Rolling Hills 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills CA 90274 o: 310.377.1521 | c: 213.925.9490 | f: 310.377.7288 e: chorvath@cityofrh.net This is a transmission from the City of Rolling Hills. The information contained in this email pertains to City business and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is Page 101 of 328 not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient and you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The CITY OF ROLLING HILLS accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. From: Desiree Carr <> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2023 8:53:14 AM To: Christian Horvath <chorvath@cityofrh.net> Cc: Jamie Warner Qais Alkurdi ; Alan Palermo Subject: Re: RH agreement for your signature Good Morning Christian, Following up on the status of this contract. Please let me know if you need any assistance from our side. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Respectfully, Desiree Carr | Administrative Director O 760.516.7056 | 27419 Via Industria, Temecula, CA 92590 www.HQESystems.com On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 12:03 PM Desiree Carr wrote: Hello Christian, After reviewing the contract, we are requesting modifications on the following: "CONSULTANT shall be reimbursed no earlier than (30 days) of submitting an invoice to CITY for SERVICES." Our Thoughts: As written, the City could if it chooses to pay anytime in the future after the 30 days and it would be ideal for us to get paid with NET 30 Terms from invoice submission. Would it be feasible to change this to "CONSULTANT shall be reimbursed no later than (30 days) of submitting an invoice to City for SERVICES? (i) three, 50 foot speaker towers (two directional and one omnidirectional) equipped with intelligible voice and tone capability at the three locations identified in Exhibit A and referred to as the First Station Tower, Easter Gate Tower and City Hall Tower which shall result in a system that, at a minimum, reaches 70 dB at each residence in the City Page 102 of 328 Could we replace the added "70dB" wording to state the following industry standard: ".... at a minimum, the sirens are to produce the specified Sound Pressure Level specified by the Original Equipment Manufacturer to ensure proper coverage." This ensures that if a resident is say "using a loud generator at their home or has built up 100' trees all the way around his property that we would never be able to get that 70dB at that home. You will be surprised but people will do funny stuff. So over the years, the industry has figured out that we can only promise to push out the sound that would provide the 70dB at the speakers. This way the City is not liable either in case a resident tries to state that they didn't have 70dB at their home. Please let me know if you have any questions about the requested modifications. Thank you. Respectfully, Desiree Carr | Administrative Director O 760.516.7056 | 27419 Via Industria, Temecula, CA 92590 www.HQESystems.com On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 3:46 PM Desiree Carr wrote: Hi Christian, Thank you for getting this back to me so quickly, our team will review the updated contract and get back to you. Respectfully, Desiree Carr | Administrative Director O 760.516.7056 | 27419 Via Industria, Temecula, CA 92590 www.HQESystems.com On Tue, Jun 27, 2023 at 2:50 PM Christian Horvath <chorvath@cityofrh.net> wrote: Desiree, Page 103 of 328 I have an updated agreement to include your proposed changes. The City Attorney highlighted a deal point the City Council changed during last night’s meeting and approval of the agreement regarding their desire to ensure 70 dB at each residence in the City. Please let me know if any concerns or issues. With gratitude, Christian Horvath City Clerk / Executive Assistant to the City Manager City of Rolling Hills 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills CA 90274 o: 310.377.1521 | c: 213.925.9490 | f: 310.377.7288 e: chorvath@cityofrh.net This is a transmission from the City of Rolling Hills. The information contained in this email pertains to City business and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient and you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The CITY OF ROLLING HILLS accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. From: Desiree Carr Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2023 9:59 AM To: Christian Horvath <chorvath@cityofrh.net> Cc: Jamie Warner Qais Alkurdi Subject: Re: RH agreement for your signature Page 104 of 328 Hi Christian, Thank you for the opportunity to provide life safety solutions to the City of Rolling Hills. Our Team has reviewed the contract and we are requesting some revisions, please see the following: Original: (iii) system that can be managed and activated via the VHF radios system with an option for cellular capability for City officials to remotely access, control and activate via a secure portal; Rewrite: (iii) system that can be managed and activated via an Advanced Communication Module (ACM) to remotely access, control and activate via a secure portal. Original: 4. METHOD OF PAYMENT Consultant shall be reimbursed no earlier than ninety (90) days of submitting an invoice to City for the SERVICES. CONSULTANT shall submit invoices electronically to the City Manager of the CITY and shall also provide a courtesy copy by U.S. Mail addressed to the CITY Manager of the CITY. Rewrite: Original: 4. METHOD OF PAYMENT Consultant shall be reimbursed no earlier than (30 days) of submitting an invoice to City for SERVICES. CONSULTANT shall submit invoices per the approved project milestones. Milestones include 50% upon parts on order. 40% upon installation. Final 10% upon full test and acceptance by the CITY. CONSULTANT shall submit invoices electronically to the City Manager of the CITY and shall also provide a courtesy copy by U.S. Mail addressed to the City Manager of the CITY. Original: (i) three, 50 foot directional speaker towers equipped with intelligible voice and tone capability at the three locations identified in Exhibit A and referred to as the First Station Tower, Easter Gate Tower and City Hall Tower Page 105 of 328 Rewrite: (i) three, 50 foot speaker towers (two directional and one omnidirectional) equipped with intelligible voice and tone capability at the three locations identified in Exhibit A and referred to as the First Station Tower, Easter Gate Tower and City Hall Tower Will the City please review our requested updates and provide feedback for our team? We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Respectfully, Desiree Carr | Administrative Director O 760.516.7056 | 27419 Via Industria, Temecula, CA 92590 www.HQESystems.com On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 1:30 PM Qais Alkurdi > wrote: Christian, Thank you for trusting HQE Systems, a Veteran Owned Small business with this project! We are grateful for the opportunity and look forward to serinvg you and the City of Rolling Hills! I've included our contracts team to this email. They will review the contract and return it to you as soon as possible. Page 106 of 328 Thanks again! Looking forward to working with you! Respectfully, Qais Alkurdi | CEO O 760-516-7052 | M | 27419 Via Industria, Temecula, CA 92590 Veteran Owned Small Business On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 1:01 PM Christian Horvath <chorvath@cityofrh.net> wrote: Qais, Please see the attached. Let me know if any issues – and if not – please sign and send back a scan of the document. With gratitude, Christian Horvath City Clerk / Executive Assistant to the City Manager City of Rolling Hills 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills CA 90274 o: 310.377.1521 | c: 213.925.9490 | f: 310.377.7288 e: chorvath@cityofrh.net Page 107 of 328 This is a transmission from the City of Rolling Hills. 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If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. HQE Systems has performed a self-assessment in accordance with NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology and has submitted the results to the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this email message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or privileged information and may be legally protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or their agent, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply email and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, copying, or storage of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. HQE Systems has performed a self-assessment in accordance with NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology and has submitted the results to the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS). Page 108 of 328 City of Rolling Hills - Rolling Hills SPL Survey Results Date of Test: March 7, 2024 Test Conducted by: HQE Systems, Inc. Prepared for: City Manager, City of Rolling Hills 1. Introduction This report provides a comprehensive technical analysis of the Sound Pressure Level (SPL) performance validation test conducted by HQE Systems, Inc. on March 4, 2025, in the City of Rolling Hills. The purpose of this test was to: ● Validate the outdoor warning sirens' sound output against factory specifications under real-world conditions. ● Assess the influence of Rolling Hills’ complex terrain and environmental factors on sound propagation. ● Identify potential coverage variations due to terrain, vegetation, or placement constraints. ● Confirm that the siren system is fully operational and capable of delivering effective outdoor notification. The post-installation SPL verification test was conducted from 8:30 AM to 11:00 AM, with three sirens activated sequentially to measure sound pressure levels at multiple locations across the city. This test was executed using precision-calibrated ANSI Type 1 Sound Level Meters, ensuring an accuracy range of ±0.7 dB. Each test location was carefully selected to capture variations due to elevation shifts, acoustic reflections, and environmental attenuation factors. The results confirm that the HQE sirens are performing within factory specifications, achieving intended SPL outputs in all areas without significant system deficiencies. Any identified reductions in SPL are attributable to physical obstructions such as terrain elevations, dense vegetation, or installation placement adjustments requested by the City. This quality control (QC) test serves as an engineering validation to verify system integrity and baseline performance before a final acceptance test. HQE’s analysis indicates that additional sound reinforcement in select locations may be considered to optimize performance in lower dB areas further, particularly where sirens were installed at reduced heights for aesthetic considerations. As part of this review, HQE Systems will: ● Provide data-backed recommendations to maximize SPL uniformity. ● Offer guidance on potential adjustments to enhance propagation in terrain-affected areas. ● Support the city in selecting standardized Alarm Tones and messaging for resident familiarization. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 1 Page 109 of 328 2. Summary of Sound Pressure Level (SPL) Test Data and Resident Feedback The SPL validation test included measurements at 13 distinct locations for the City Hall siren, with SPL readings recorded at varying distances and terrain features. The collected data reflects: ● SPL readings confirm that the City Hall siren is performing at factory-rated levels, averaging 75 dB across all locations. The maximum SPL recorded was 90 dB at 21 Saddleback Rd, demonstrating strong sound projection. ● The minimum SPL recorded was 67 dB at 11 Roadrunner Rd, where topographical interference caused minor attenuation. ● Terrain influences (elevated ridgelines, foliage, and valleys) create natural SPL deviations but do not indicate system malfunction. The following table presents the detailed SPL measurements for the City Hall siren, including GPS coordinates, measured dB levels, and environmental observations. City Hall Siren SPL Measurements Test Site Latitude, Longitude Measured SPL (dBC) Distance from Siren (m) Environmental Observations 1-1 33.774844, -118.349002 78 400 Direct line-of-sight, strong propagation, minor tree reflections 2-1 33.771848, -118.350611 81 650 Elevated terrain aids projection, minor diffraction 3-1 33.769851, -118.353111 74 900 Slight attenuation from mild terrain obstruction 4-1 33.769203, -118.354537 70 1100 Partial acoustic shadowing near the ridgeline 5-1 33.769203, -118.354537 76 1200 SPL retention remains strong despite increased distance 6-1 33.772207, -118.342013 90 300 Maximum SPL recorded; direct line-of-sight location 7-1 33.769591, -118.337001 76 800 Topography supports high SPL retention 8-1 33.769638, -118.335004 67 950 Lowest SPL reading due to diffraction and minor valley shielding HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 2 Page 110 of 328 9-1 33.767046, -118.342547 74 1100 The sound path follows an open corridor with consistent projection 10-1 33.763666, -118.340239 72 1200 Environmental noise influences perception of siren audibility 11-1 33.760068, -118.344962 74 1250 Retains expected propagation range with minimal decay 12-1 33.778543, -118.348422 71 1400 Gradual SPL reduction due to terrain 13-1 33.768532, -118.347457 75 1300 Strong SPL presence, meets expected thresholds SPL Performance Metrics Value Average SPL 75 dBC Maximum SPL 90 dBC Minimum SPL 67 dBC Key Engineering Observations ● System Performance Validation: ○ The City Hall siren meets factory output expectations, demonstrating consistent SPL delivery within its intended coverage range. ○ Peak levels of 90 dB confirm that the siren is functioning at optimal sound power levels as per factory specifications. ● Influence of Environmental and Topographical Factors: ○ SPL variations between 67-90 dB are entirely attributable to natural terrain and not to any system malfunction. ○ Acoustic shadowing occurs in low-lying terrain depressions, which is expected based on the geographic modeling of Rolling Hills. ○ Elevated ridgelines at specific test sites support enhanced SPL projection, aligning with the anticipated sound propagation model. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 3 Page 111 of 328 ● Confirmation of Outdoor Warning System Functionality: ○ 75% of surveyed residents reported clear siren audibility during the test. ○ Indoor attenuation was consistent with standard sound absorption principles for modern construction materials. ○ No performance issues were detected in areas where terrain does not obstruct propagation. The City Hall siren demonstrated strong acoustic performance, achieving SPL levels of 70 dB at distances up to 1400 meters, confirming its ability to project sound effectively across its designated coverage area. The average measured SPL was 75 dB, aligning with factory-rated performance expectations. The lowest recorded SPL of 67 dB occurred at the eastern end of Roadrunner Road (Site 3), where terrain elevation partially obstructed the direct sound path from the siren, resulting in localized attenuation. Notably, a measurement taken just 800 feet west of Site 3 registered at 76 dB, reinforcing the conclusion that terrain fluctuations—not system deficiencies—are the primary cause of minor SPL variations in this area. One resident in this northeastern region provided feedback indicating that the alarm and message tones were perceived as too low. However, supplementary SPL readings taken at surrounding sites (1, 2, and 4) consistently measured above 74 dB, demonstrating that the system is producing expected sound levels across the broader area. The East Gate siren demonstrated strong performance, with an average SPL of 74 dB across all tested locations. The highest recorded SPL was 90 dB at 92 Crest Rd E (Site 10-1), indicating optimal sound projection in unobstructed areas. The lowest SPL reading of 66 dB occurred at Site 9 (5-9 Eastfield Dr), which is located within a low valley approximately 1400 meters from the East Gate siren. This topographical shielding naturally attenuates sound propagation, which explains the localized reduction in SPL. A resident at 1 Hummingbird Lane reported that the siren was not audible indoors. However, on-site outdoor measurements at Site 9 confirmed an SPL of 66 dB, with both the siren tone and voice messages remaining clearly detectable outdoors. This aligns with expectations, as standard outdoor warning systems are optimized for external notification, with indoor audibility naturally affected by building insulation, window materials, and ambient indoor noise. Additional block captain feedback supported the measurement data, with a positive report from the Junction of Caballero and Maverick, where residents described the siren level as "very good" outdoors. The SPL measurement at nearby Site 9-1 (1 Caballeros Rd) recorded a level of 70 dB, confirming consistent outdoor coverage in that vicinity. Given the unique topography of the Eastfield Gate area, where valley shielding results in localized SPL reductions, HQE recommends exploring potential system expansion options to reinforce coverage if approved by the City. This could include additional siren placement or directional speaker deployment to mitigate terrain-based attenuation effects. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 4 Page 112 of 328 East Gate Siren SPL Measurements Test Site Latitude, Longitude Measured SPL (dBC) Dominant Siren Approximate Address Test 1 - Site 9-1 33.751746, -118.342862 70 East Gate 1 Caballeros Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 1 - Site 10-1 33.748002, -118.337083 90 East Gate 92 Crest Rd E, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 1 - Site 11-1 33.750313, -118.338977 72 East Gate 79 Eastfield Dr, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 1 - Site 12-1 33.751788, -118.338241 76 East Gate 67 Eastfield Dr, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 1 - Site 13-1 33.75388, -118.33724 70 East Gate 57 Eastfield Dr, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 9 33.759779, -118.332747 66 East Gate 5-9 Eastfield Dr, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 10 33.754752, -118.335069 72 East Gate 37 Eastfield Dr, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 SPL Performance Metrics Value Average SPL 74 dBC Maximum SPL 90 dBC Minimum SPL 66 dBC Technical Analysis of East Gate Siren Performance The East Gate siren exhibited strong performance, delivering an average SPL of 74 dB across all measured locations. The system reached its maximum SPL of 90 dB at 92 Crest Rd E (Site 10-1), demonstrating excellent sound propagation under optimal conditions. The lowest recorded SPL of 66 dB occurred at Site 9 (5-9 Eastfield Dr.), which is located in a low valley approximately 1400 meters from the East Gate siren. This topographical shielding naturally attenuates sound propagation due to terrain-induced diffraction and absorption effects. Despite this, outdoor sound levels remained within the expected functional range. One resident at 1 Hummingbird Lane reported that the siren was not audible indoors. However, on-site outdoor SPL readings at Site 9 confirmed an SPL of 66 dB, with both siren tones and voice messages HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 5 Page 113 of 328 clearly perceptible in an open-air environment. This aligns with established acoustic propagation principles, as outdoor warning sirens are optimized for external coverage, and indoor attenuation is influenced by factors such as building insulation, window thickness, and ambient indoor noise levels. Block Captain Feedback & Corroborating SPL Readings Independent feedback from block captains in the test region corroborates the SPL data findings. Residents reported that the siren levels were “very good” outdoors at the Junction of Caballero and Maverick. This aligns with SPL readings taken at Site 9-1 (1 Caballeros Rd), where the measured level was 70 dB. Fire Station Siren SPL Measurements Test Site Latitude, Longitude Measured SPL (dBC) Dominant Siren Approximate Address Test 2 - Site 6 33.763768, -118.349343 67 City Hall Portuguese Bend Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 8 33.758015, -118.340928 67 Fire Station 11 Bowie Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 1 - Site 6-1 33.758062, -118.349074 67 Fire Station 42 Portuguese Bend Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 1 - Site 7-1 33.757146, -118.354258 91 Fire Station 12 Crest Rd W, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 1 - Site 8-1 33.755427, -118.347531 53 Fire Station 2 Georgeff Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 14 33.764826, -118.356489 67 Fire Station 98-76 Buggy Whip Dr, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 15 33.765718, -118.351752 67 Fire Station 18-16 Upper Blackwater Canyon Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 17 33.748354, -118.345176 65 Fire Station 10-4 Southfield Dr, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 18 33.748128, -118.352508 67 Fire Station 70 Portuguese Bend Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 19 33.751844, -118.350305 59 Fire Station 56 Portuguese Bend Rd, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 6 Page 114 of 328 Test 2 - Site 11 33.762097, -118.365369 73 Fire Station (New Speaker) 52-48 Crest Rd W, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 Test 2 - Site 12 33.76466, -118.35887 73 Fire Station (New Speaker) Rolling Hills, California Test 2 - Site 13 33.766401, -118.364148 66 Fire Station (New Speaker) 35-1 Morgan Ln, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 SPL Performance Metrics Value Average SPL 68 dBC Maximum SPL 91 dBC Minimum SPL 53 dBC Technical Analysis of Fire Station Siren Performance The Fire Station siren exhibited expected sound propagation, given its adjusted placement. The average SPL across all test locations was 68 dB, with the highest recorded level reaching 91 dB at Site 7-1 (12 Crest Rd W). The lowest SPL was recorded at Site 8-1 (2 Georgeff Rd), measuring 53 dB, attributed to terrain obstructions and installation height constraints. The original installation plan positioned the siren on the shoulder of Crest Road at a height designed to optimize acoustic coverage. However, at the City ’s request, the siren pole was lowered by approximately 20 feet to reduce its visual impact, which negatively affected its ability to project sound effectively into the southern portion of the coverage area. This height reduction and tree cover have resulted in attenuation effects, particularly in the southern ‘Flying Triangle’ area. The SPL results demonstrate that the siren’s sound waves are blocked by surrounding terrain and vegetation, preventing the system's full power from reaching downhill locations. A new speaker was installed on the siren pole and oriented along Crest Road to the west, improving coverage in that direction. Sites 11 and 12 (52-48 Crest Rd W and Rolling Hills, CA) both recorded 73 dB, confirming that the new speaker is effectively reinforcing sound propagation along the roadway. Resident Feedback and Corroboration with SPL Measurements ● A block captain at 19 Southfield Dr. reported that the siren was faint in their area, aligning with the measured SPL of 65 dB at Site 17. ● A resident at 33 Portuguese Bend Rd. noted that the siren became “clearer and easier to hear ” when they opened a sliding glass door, confirming that indoor sound attenuation is a contributing factor. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 7 Page 115 of 328 Key Findings and Technical Analysis 1. Resident Survey Findings A total of 80 residents participated in the Test Day survey, providing valuable insight into the perceived audibility and effectiveness of the siren system. Key findings include: ● 75% (61 residents) confirmed hearing the alarms and messages during the test. This demonstrates that the siren system is effectively reaching a majority of the community. ● 71% of respondents were indoors at the time of testing, which aligns with known attenuation effects for outdoor warning sirens when heard from inside a structure. ● Only 32% of residents reported having received or read the Outdoor Warning Sirens FAQs, while 68% were unaware of their existence. ● 56% of respondents requested a copy of the FAQs, indicating a need for improved resident education and distribution of emergency alert information. ● 31 residents expressed willingness to support system expansion on their property, reflecting a community-driven interest in improving coverage in lower dB areas. These findings confirm that while the current siren system is functioning effectively outdoors, resident education remains a critical component of overall emergency preparedness. 2. Topographical Impact on Sound Propagation The complex terrain of Rolling Hills presents natural acoustic challenges, particularly in regions where elevation variance and terrain shadowing impact sound wave propagation. The following areas were identified as having SPL reductions due to natural obstructions: ● The southeastern corner of Rolling Hills at the end of Roadrunner Rd. – This area experiences partial acoustic shadowing, leading to lower measured SPL levels. ● At the easternmost end of Eastfield Drive, similar sound attenuation effects were observed due to terrain interference. ● North and south of the Fire Station siren – SPL measurements were 3 to 5 dB lower than expected, directly correlated to the siren’s adjusted placement, which reduced its overall height and subjected its sound path to obstructions from hills and tree cover. These findings do not indicate system deficiencies, but rather highlight the expected acoustic behavior in areas where terrain diffraction and absorption naturally reduce sound energy. 3. Indoor Attenuation and Building Characteristics As anticipated, indoor audibility was lower than outdoor levels, particularly in areas where the siren system registered SPL readings between 60-68 dB outside. ● Indoor attenuation is consistent with expected values; materials such as modern insulation, double-pane windows, and structural barriers absorb and reduce external noise penetration. ● Ambient indoor noise further masked the siren’s tones, meaning that background sounds inside homes (HVAC systems, household activities, and appliances) contributed to reduced perception of the alert tones in some locations. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 8 Page 116 of 328 These observations align with industry expectations for outdoor warning systems, which are engineered to prioritize external notification rather than indoor coverage. 4. Ambient Community Noise Levels Additional ambient noise sources within Rolling Hills were observed to contribute to situational sound masking in specific test locations. ● High-traffic and work-related noise levels (e.g., landscaping equipment, leaf blowers, and chainsaws) measured between 85-90 dB in some locations, temporarily masking siren tones for individuals positioned within close proximity to the noise sources. ● As distance from the noise sources increased, siren tones became clearly perceptible again. The sirens remained distinguishable and effective in areas where background noise levels were measured between 60-70 dB. This confirms that while short-term noise interference may occur in isolated conditions, the siren system retains a strong outdoor presence across the majority of its coverage area. Recommendations for Enhanced Coverage To further optimize system performance and ensure maximum reach, HQE recommends the following enhancements: 1. Strategic System Expansion ○ Additional sirens or directional speaker reinforcement could be installed in terrain-affected “shadow zones” to support sound propagation in lower dB areas further. ○ Mobile speaker testing should be conducted to identify the most effective expansion points. 2. Vegetation Management for Unobstructed Sound Paths ○ Tree pruning and vegetation clearing in key obstruction zones will help reduce sound absorption and improve propagation efficiency near impacted siren locations. 3. Implementation of Parallel Alerting Channels ○ Expanding HQE’s SiSA platform to integrate SMS notifications, SAFE network devices, and additional communication pathways will ensure that residents in lower dB areas receive critical emergency alerts through multiple channels. 4. Resident Education & Monthly Testing Awareness ○ An enhanced public education campaign should be implemented to ensure that residents understand: ■ The outdoor design intent of the system. ■ Expected variations in indoor audibility. ■ Proper emergency response actions when sirens are activated. ○ Monthly testing should include pre-announced siren drills to increase resident awareness and familiarity with the system. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 9 Page 117 of 328 5. Publication and Distribution of FAQs ○ Since 68% of residents were unaware of the siren system’s FAQs, HQE recommends a wider distribution strategy, including digital access via the City’s website, social media, and printed copies available at community centers. Conclusion March 4, 2025, siren system test confirms that HQE’s Outdoor Warning Siren System is fully operational and performing within factory-rated sound output expectations. The system successfully provides broad outdoor coverage across Rolling Hills, with measured SPL readings aligning with the designed performance standards. The only identified SPL variations are directly correlated to natural terrain influences and the city-directed installation adjustments, particularly at the Fire Station siren, where aesthetic placement constraints reduced the overall height of the siren pole, resulting in localized sound attenuation. Despite these environmental influences, the siren system remains a highly effective outdoor emergency notification solution. The test data and resident survey feedback confirm the following: ● 75% of residents heard the siren system during the test, reinforcing its effectiveness as an outdoor alerting mechanism. ● All SPL reductions align with known acoustic behaviors influenced by terrain, building materials, and vegetation rather than system malfunction. ● Residents have demonstrated interest in system expansion, with 31 willing to support additional siren installations on their properties to enhance coverage. To further refine and optimize coverage, HQE has outlined technical recommendations, including strategic system expansion, vegetation management, multi-channel alerting, and expanded resident education initiatives. These enhancements, if implemented, will ensure that the Rolling Hills siren system continues to provide maximum safety and awareness for the community. HQE remains fully committed to the City of Rolling Hills in delivering a world-class outdoor warning system and is actively preparing to conduct further acoustic evaluations and expansion studies to ensure that all residents are optimally covered in future activation scenarios. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise 10 Page 118 of 328 2024 Community SAFE Grant (CSG)Award Presented by HQE Systems,Inc. “Thank You For Supporting The Veteran Community!” Dear Members of the City Council and Leadership of Rolling Hills, On behalf of HQE Systems,Inc.,we are honored to present the City of Rolling Hills with the 2024 Community SAFE Grant (CSG).This grant represents our commitment as a veteran-owned organization to strengthening local life-saving capabilities for communities that exemplify unwavering support for U.S. veterans.The residents,Block Captains,City management,and leadership of Rolling Hills have been steadfast allies to HQE Systems,a California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE).Your collective efforts to build a safer,stronger community inspire us,and we are excited to partner with you in advancing public safety. The Community SAFE Grant is an initiative created by the veterans of HQE Systems.Each year,we select one community to receive cutting-edge technology aimed at enhancing life-saving capabilities and resilience.For 2024,we are privileged to award this grant to Rolling Hills,a city that has stood out for its remarkable dedication to its residents and veterans alike. What the CSG Includes: 1.SAFE Network System The cornerstone of the CSG package is the installation of the SAFE Network System,a revolutionary public safety communications network designed to operate independently of cellular or AC power.This system ensures uninterrupted communication between the City ’s leadership,emergency management team,and residents,even during catastrophic events when traditional communication methods fail. The SAFE Network operates through a decentralized,self-sustaining framework that uses advanced radio frequency technology to maintain reliable communication.It is specifically designed to provide seamless connectivity during disasters,empowering emergency responders and city leaders to make critical decisions and keep residents informed when it matters most. ●HQE’s Equipment Cost:$9,278.52 ●HQE’s Total Cost (including labor and other direct costs):$21,374.35 ●Open Market Value:Over $30,000+ The SAFE Network provides unmatched reliability and resilience,delivering $30,000+in public safety communication technology to Rolling Hills—at no cost to the City. 2.Indoor SAFE Units for Homes As part of the CSG,HQE is offering at-cost pricing for up to 700 Indoor SAFE Units,allowing residents to benefit from this advanced safety technology at significantly reduced costs. HQE Systems,Inc.|A California Minority Owned,Disabled Veteran Business Advanced Providing Life Saving Technology. Page 119 of 328 SAFE Units are compact,easy-to-install devices designed to provide emergency alerts and critical information directly to residents’homes.These units serve as a vital link in the communication chain, ensuring that even during widespread outages or disasters,households remain informed and connected to city leadership and emergency services. ●MSRP Per Unit:$142.95 (excluding shipping,handling,and tax) ●At-Cost Price Per Unit:$92.84 (excluding shipping,handling,and tax) ●Potential Savings for the Community:$35,077 (if all 700 units are purchased) These units empower families with vital communication tools during emergencies,ensuring no household is left unprotected. Total Grant Value The Community SAFE Grant delivers a total value of over $65,000 in public safety enhancements: ●$30,000 SAFE Network System at no cost. ●$35,077 in discounts for Indoor SAFE Units for residents. Why HQE Selected Rolling Hills HQE Systems’mission is deeply rooted in supporting communities that support veterans.Rolling Hills’ leadership and residents have continually demonstrated an exceptional commitment to HQE Systems and our veteran workforce.Your city’s values align with our vision to create safer,more resilient communities.By awarding the Community SAFE Grant to Rolling Hills,we are not only expressing our gratitude but also investing in the safety and well-being of a community that inspires us. Our Commitment to Your Community As a veteran-owned company,HQE Systems believes in going beyond business to make a meaningful impact.The Community SAFE Grant is a testament to this belief.We are excited to see how this partnership will enhance public safety in Rolling Hills and set a precedent for community resilience. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your community.We look forward to working together to implement these life-saving technologies. Very Respectfully, Qais Alkurdi CEO,HQE Systems,Inc. Disabled -Retired Veteran HQE Systems,Inc.|A California Minority Owned,Disabled Veteran Business Advanced Providing Life Saving Technology. Page 120 of 328 2026 Community SAFE Grant (CSG) Award Presented by HQE Systems, Inc. “Thank You For Supporting The Veteran Community!” Dear Members of the City Council and Leadership of Rolling Hills, On behalf of HQE Systems, Inc., we are honored to present the City of Rolling Hills with the 2026 Community SAFE Grant (CSG). This grant represents our commitment as a veteran-owned organization to strengthening local life-saving capabilities for communities that exemplify unwavering support for U.S. veterans. The residents, Block Captains, City management, and leadership of Rolling Hills have been steadfast allies to HQE Systems, a California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE). Your collective efforts to build a safer, stronger community inspire us, and we are excited to partner with you in advancing public safety. The Community SAFE Grant is an initiative created by the veterans of HQE Systems. Each year, we select one community to receive cutting-edge technology aimed at enhancing life-saving capabilities and resilience. For 2026, we are privileged to award this grant to Rolling Hills, a city that has stood out for its remarkable dedication to its residents and veterans alike. What the CSG Includes: 1. SAFE Network System The cornerstone of the CSG package is the installation of the SAFE Network System, a revolutionary public safety communications network designed to operate independently of cellular or AC power. This system ensures uninterrupted communication between the City ’s leadership, emergency management team, and residents, even during catastrophic events when traditional communication methods fail. The SAFE Network operates through a decentralized, self-sustaining framework that uses advanced radio frequency technology to maintain reliable communication. It is specifically designed to provide seamless connectivity during disasters, empowering emergency responders and city leaders to make critical decisions and keep residents informed when it matters most. ● HQE’s Equipment Cost: $9,278.52 ● HQE’s Total Cost (including labor and other direct costs): $21,374.35 ● Open Market Value: Over $30,000+ The SAFE Network provides unmatched reliability and resilience, delivering $30,000+ in public safety communication technology to Rolling Hills—at no cost to the City. 2. Indoor SAFE Units for Homes As part of the CSG, HQE is offering at-cost pricing for up to 2100 Indoor SAFE Units, allowing residents to benefit from this advanced safety technology at significantly reduced costs. HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned, Disabled Veteran Business Advanced Providing Life Saving Technology. Page 121 of 328 SAFE Units are compact, easy-to-install devices designed to provide emergency alerts and critical information directly to residents’ homes. These units serve as a vital link in the communication chain, ensuring that even during widespread outages or disasters, households remain informed and connected to city leadership and emergency services. ● MSRP Per Unit: $142.95 (excluding shipping, handling, and tax) ● At-Cost Price Per Unit: $92.84 (excluding shipping, handling, and tax) ● Potential Savings for the Community: $105,231.00 (if all 2100 units are purchased) These units empower families with vital communication tools during emergencies, ensuring no household is left unprotected. Total Grant Value The Community SAFE Grant delivers a total value of over $135,000.00 in public safety enhancements: ● $30,000 SAFE Network System at no cost. ● $ 105,231.00 in discounts for Indoor SAFE Units for residents. Why HQE Selected Rolling Hills HQE Systems’ mission is deeply rooted in supporting communities that support veterans. Rolling Hills’ leadership and residents have continually demonstrated an exceptional commitment to HQE Systems and our veteran workforce. Your city’s values align with our vision to create safer, more resilient communities. By awarding the Community SAFE Grant to Rolling Hills, we are not only expressing our gratitude but also investing in the safety and well-being of a community that inspires us. Our Commitment to Your Community As a veteran-owned company, HQE Systems believes in going beyond business to make a meaningful impact. The Community SAFE Grant is a testament to this belief. We are excited to see how this partnership will enhance public safety in Rolling Hills and set a precedent for community resilience. Thank you for the opportunity to serve your community. We look forward to working together to implement these life-saving technologies. Very Respectfully, Qais Alkurdi CEO, HQE Systems, Inc. Disabled - Retired Veteran HQE Systems, Inc. | A California Minority Owned, Disabled Veteran Business Advanced Providing Life Saving Technology. Page 122 of 328 ESTIMATE FOR: City of Rolling Hills Siren Options (Estimate: 006cw00000GrmTW) Date Submitted: January 13, 2026 Proposal Prepared For: Proposal Approved By: City of Rolling Hills HQE Systems Inc. 2 Portuguese Bend Rd 27348 Via Industria Rolling Hills, CA, 9027 Temecula, CA 92590 POC: Ms. Karina Banales POC: Mr. Qais Alkurdi Title: City Manager Title: Chief Executive Officer Email: KBanales@cityofrh.net Email: Contracts@HQESystems.com Tel: (310) 377-1521 Tel: (800) 967-3036 X1102 This proposal contains trade secrets and confidential business or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed—in whole or in part—for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of—or in connection with—the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government’s right to use the information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in this proposal and all attachments. All product names, logos, and brands are the property of their respective owners. All company, product, and service names used in this proposal are for identification purposes only. Using these names, logos, and brands do not imply endorsement. Page 123 of 328 Summary HQE Systems, Inc., a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), is pleased to provide the below cost for outdoor emergency sirens at Upper Blackwater, Chesterfield, and Ringbit Road. Offer is valid for 90 days. This estimate is in response to the customer ’s request for: ● Upper Blackwater Fiscal Impacts ○ Cost breakdown including HQE and Rolling Hills responsibilities ● Chesterfield Fiscal Impacts ○ Cost breakdown including HQE and Rolling Hills responsibilities ○ Cost breakdown, including single 50' siren pole in Chesterfield cul-de-sac vs cost of two 30' siren poles (Chesterfield cul-de-sac and Chuckwagon/Bowie Side Easement) ● Ringbit / Flying Triangle Fiscal Impacts ○ Cost breakdown including HQE and RH responsibilities ○ Cost breakdown including cost of single 50' siren pole on or near Ringbit cul-de-sac vs cost of two 30' siren poles (Ringbit and Flying Triangle) Please submit any resulting purchase order or contract to contracts@hqesystems.com HQE SYSTEMS, INC. | A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 124 of 328 Upper Blackwater - One (1) 50ft LAS-4-120 # Budget Summary Estimate 1 Total Labor (HQE Responsibility) $ 21,875.71 2 Other Direct Costs (HQE Responsibility) $ 23,398.54 3 Equipment (Rolling Hills Responsibility) $ 48,335.96 Total Estimate $ 93,610.21 # Labor Category Hours Rate Total 1 Program Management 13 $ 120.87 $ 1,571.31 2 Project Management 30 $ 102.35 $ 3,070.50 3 Field Engineer 113 $ 72.24 $ 8,163.12 4 Electronics Technician III 73 $ 63.86 $ 4,661.78 5 Electronics Technician II 73 $ 57.09 $ 4,167.57 6 Trainer (Preparation & Instructions) 1 $ 51.73 $ 51.73 7 Autocad/Drafter 2 $ 94.85 $ 189.70 Total Hours 305 Total Labor $ 21,875.71 # Travel & ODC's QTY Unit Price Total 1 Travel, including lodging, flights & meals 1 $ 5,561.50 $ 5,561.50 2 Rental Vehicles & Gas 1 $ 1,674.13 $ 1,674.13 3 Shipping 1 $ 1,699.57 $ 1,699.57 4 Bucket Truck, Daily 7 $ 509.62 $ 3,567.34 5 Line Truck, Daily 3 $ 3,632.00 $ 10,896.00 Total ODC's $ 23,398.54 # Part # Equipment Descriptions QTY Unit Price Total 1 SiRcom: LAS-4-120 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-120 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set with 50' Class II Wood Pole 1 $ 44,469.08 $ 44,469.08 2 HQE-Wood-Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole, 50' 1 $ 3,866.88 $ 3,866.88 Total Equipment $ 48,335.96 HQE SYSTEMS, INC. | A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 125 of 328 Chesterfield cul-de-sac and Chuckwagon/Bowie Side Easement Option 1 - One (1) 50ft LAS-4-120 # Budget Summary Estimate 1 Total Labor (HQE Responsibility) $ 21,875.71 2 Other Direct Costs (HQE Responsibility) $ 23,398.54 3 Equipment (Rolling Hills Responsibility) $ 48,335.96 Total Estimate $ 93,610.21 # Labor Category Hours Rate Total 1 Program Management 13 $ 120.87 $ 1,571.31 2 Project Management 30 $ 102.35 $ 3,070.50 3 Field Engineer 113 $ 72.24 $ 8,163.12 4 Electronics Technician III 73 $ 63.86 $ 4,661.78 5 Electronics Technician II 73 $ 57.09 $ 4,167.57 6 Trainer (Preparation & Instructions) 1 $ 51.73 $ 51.73 7 Autocad/Drafter 2 $ 94.85 $ 189.70 Total Hours 305 Total Labor $ 21,875.71 # Travel & ODC's QTY Unit Price Total 1 Travel, including lodging, flights & meals 1 $ 5,561.50 $ 5,561.50 2 Rental Vehicles & Gas 1 $ 1,674.13 $ 1,674.13 3 Shipping 1 $ 1,699.57 $ 1,699.57 4 Bucket Truck, Daily 7 $ 509.62 $ 3,567.34 5 Line Truck, Daily 3 $ 3,632.00 $ 10,896.00 Total ODC's $ 23,398.54 # Part # Equipment Descriptions QTY Unit Price Total 1 SiRcom: LAS-4-120 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-120 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set with 50' Class II Wood Pole 1 $ 44,469.08 $ 44,469.08 2 HQE-Wood-Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole, 50' 1 $ 3,866.88 $ 3,866.88 Total Equipment $ 48,335.96 HQE SYSTEMS, INC. | A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 126 of 328 Option 2 - Two (2) 30ft LAS-4-060 # Budget Summary Estimate 1 Total Labor (HQE Responsibility) $ 24,565.49 2 Other Direct Costs (HQE Responsibility) $ 19,856.83 3 Equipment (Rolling Hills Responsibility) $ 61,464.00 Total Estimate $ 105,886.32 # Labor Category Hours Rate Total 1 Program Management 8 $ 120.87 $ 966.96 2 Project Management 28 $ 102.35 $ 2,865.80 3 Field Engineer 119 $ 72.24 $ 8,596.56 4 Electronics Technician III 96 $ 63.86 $ 6,130.56 5 Electronics Technician II 96 $ 57.09 $ 5,480.64 6 Estimator 2 $ 46.92 $ 93.84 Total Hours 354 Total Labor $ 24,565.49 # Travel & ODC's QTY Unit Price Total 1 Travel, including lodging, flights & meals 1 $ 6,197.10 $ 6,197.10 2 Rental Vehicles & Gas 1 $ 1,855.73 $ 1,855.73 3 Shipping 1 $ 908.00 $ 908.00 4 Bucket Truck, Daily 10 $ 340.50 $ 3,405.00 5 Line Truck, Daily 3 $ 2,497.00 $ 7,491.00 Total ODC's $ 19,856.83 # Part # Equipment Descriptions QTY Unit Price Total 1 SiRcom: LAS-4-060 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-60 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set 2 $ 28,273.44 $ 56,546.88 2 HQE-Wood-Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole, 30' 2 $ 2,458.56 $ 4,917.12 Total Equipment $ 61,464.00 HQE SYSTEMS, INC. | A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 127 of 328 Ringbit / Flying Triangle Option 1 - One (1) 50ft LAS-4-120 # Budget Summary Estimate 1 Total Labor (HQE Responsibility) $ 21,875.71 2 Other Direct Costs (HQE Responsibility) $ 23,398.54 3 Equipment (Rolling Hills Responsibility) $ 48,335.96 Total Estimate $ 93,610.21 # Labor Category Hours Rate Total 1 Program Management 13 $ 120.87 $ 1,571.31 2 Project Management 30 $ 102.35 $ 3,070.50 3 Field Engineer 113 $ 72.24 $ 8,163.12 4 Electronics Technician III 73 $ 63.86 $ 4,661.78 5 Electronics Technician II 73 $ 57.09 $ 4,167.57 6 Trainer (Preparation & Instructions) 1 $ 51.73 $ 51.73 7 Autocad/Drafter 2 $ 94.85 $ 189.70 Total Hours 305 Total Labor $ 21,875.71 # Travel & ODC's QTY Unit Price Total 1 Travel, including lodging, flights & meals 1 $ 5,561.50 $ 5,561.50 2 Rental Vehicles & Gas 1 $ 1,674.13 $ 1,674.13 3 Shipping 1 $ 1,699.57 $ 1,699.57 4 Bucket Truck, Daily 7 $ 509.62 $ 3,567.34 5 Line Truck, Daily 3 $ 3,632.00 $ 10,896.00 Total ODC's $ 23,398.54 # Part # Equipment Descriptions QTY Unit Price Total 1 SiRcom: LAS-4-120 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-120 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set with 50' Class II Wood Pole 1 $ 44,469.08 $ 44,469.08 2 HQE-Wood-Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole, 50' 1 $ 3,866.88 $ 3,866.88 Total Equipment $ 48,335.96 HQE SYSTEMS, INC. | A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 128 of 328 Option 2 - Two (2) 30ft LAS-4-060 # Budget Summary Estimate 1 Total Labor (HQE Responsibility) $ 24,565.49 2 Other Direct Costs (HQE Responsibility) $ 19,856.83 3 Equipment (Rolling Hills Responsibility) $ 61,464.00 Total Estimate $ 105,886.32 # Labor Category Hours Rate Total 1 Program Management 8 $ 120.87 $ 966.96 2 Project Management 28 $ 102.35 $ 2,865.80 3 Field Engineer 119 $ 72.24 $ 8,596.56 4 Electronics Technician III 96 $ 63.86 $ 6,130.56 5 Electronics Technician II 96 $ 57.09 $ 5,480.64 6 Estimator 2 $ 46.92 $ 93.84 Total Hours 354 Total Labor $ 24,565.49 # Travel & ODC's QTY Unit Price Total 1 Travel, including lodging, flights & meals 1 $ 6,197.10 $ 6,197.10 2 Rental Vehicles & Gas 1 $ 1,855.73 $ 1,855.73 3 Shipping 1 $ 908.00 $ 908.00 4 Bucket Truck, Daily 10 $ 340.50 $ 3,405.00 5 Line Truck, Daily 3 $ 2,497.00 $ 7,491.00 Total ODC's $ 19,856.83 # Part # Equipment Descriptions QTY Unit Price Total 1 SiRcom: LAS-4-060 SLA, Digital, 4 LAS-60 Line Arrays, PA-11D, Complete Set 2 $ 28,273.44 $ 56,546.88 2 HQE-Wood-Pole Direct Burial Wood Pole, 30' 2 $ 2,458.56 $ 4,917.12 Total Equipment $ 61,464.00 HQE SYSTEMS, INC. | A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 129 of 328 End of Estimate “Our goal at HQE is to continue to serve our veterans through our ‘Hire Veterans Policy HQE-2015-2025’. We appreciate our current and past customers who have helped us meet our goals of hiring veterans throughout the years. Your support in HQE is directly impacting the support of our incredible veterans. Thank you for your consideration and support of Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)!” Thank You from the team of HQE Systems Inc. Qais Alkurdi CEO, Disabled Veteran / Retired HQE SYSTEMS, INC. | A Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal. Page 130 of 328 From:Bill and Tannia To:Bea Dieringer; Jim Black; Patrick Wilson; Leah Mirsch; Jeff Pieper; Karina Banales; Christian Horvath; Samantha Crew Cc:Bill and Tannia Dilfer Subject:Comments on proposed Siren Pole on Chesterfield Date:Monday, February 9, 2026 4:55:54 AM To Rolling Hills City Council and Staff We would like to voice and register our opposition to the 50 - foot siren pole at the Chesterfield cul-de-sac and would like to address several aspects of proposed siren project. Unfortunately we are traveling and will not be able to attend this evenings council meeting. 1. Living at 25 Chuckwagon Rd, our entire back yard and the back of our house looks directly at this pole and siren, sticking up in and floating in the sky. There is no way to camouflage the siren, and it permanently damages our open view and significantly affects our property value and enjoyment of our back yard. I have attached a couple of pictures as reference. We understand the power poles in the city, but there is the opportunity in the future to move the power lines underground which is the right approach. The siren will be a permanent. 2. There are potentially other locations which would provide similar coverage and do not affect the views or enjoyment of one’s back yard. We were told at a previous meeting that we would be given access to the data used to determine that this location was the only viable location for the tower, but that information or access to the information has not been provided, so I assume the testing has not been done or there are other locations but the contractor wants to move forward with this location because of the sunk costs already incurred in this location. 3. I believe that although not desirable, the option of putting several 30 - foot poles might be more acceptable to the neighborhood while still providing the desired coverage. This would require the site selection process to be renewed but would be a better investment for the city. 4. It is clear that a serious effort was made in the placement of the initial 3 siren poles to avoid any disruption of view and insure they were in “Industrial” sections of the city and somewhat hidden. These were efforts that went along with the general philosophy of the city and its residents that preserving the character and beauty of our city and everyone’s views are important. However, now that there needs to be additional sirens, those goals and that philosophy seems to be gone and has been replaced by expediency and potential disregard for the affect these additional sirens have on the local neighbors. 5. One must ask if that over the years of the planning and execution of this siren system; hasn’t the technologies changed such that there are better and more effective and longer-term ways to communicate emergency situations? I believe the vendor has a radio broadcast system they were going to start to install and test in November which would provide a much better solution. How have the tests gone and have the results been published? 6. Also, perhaps a better use of the cities funding of the siren project would be to subsidize the installation of additional cell phone towers so that cell phone alerts and alarms could replace the need for the sirens. We all get alerts all the time and the reality is that everyone today and looking into the future will continue to Page 131 of 328 have cell phones near them. This investment would give us the ability to implement even more specific alerts and grow the system into the future. Plus, the additional cell coverage would be a significant benefit and value add to all the residents and a huge safety improvement for the city. 7. Siren systems might have their place in some areas, but they do not seem well suited for our city and the normal location of the residents. In areas such as beach communities, there can be large amount of visitors on the beach from all over the world and most likely significantly more people outside their homes than within their homes. So, a siren system seems to make sense. Also, while at the beach there is a likelihood that people may not have their cell phones available. However, in Rolling Hills this is not the case. We do not have large number of outdoor visitors and the visitors we do have are typically engaged in what is going on around the area and would be alerted by other individuals leaving the area of a pending or potential event worth preparing to leave. 8. One final question, when are we as residents most vulnerable to a disastrous event? I would suggest at night, when we are either asleep, engaged with our computers or watching TV. The siren system does not help in these situations and residents would need to be alerted by other residents of an event and what actions to take. These factors drive the value of the radio system and/or the improvement in the cell towers. Thank you for considering how this proposed solution personally affects us, our views, enjoyment of our property and value of our property as well as our general thoughts on the siren solution as an option. Sincerely William and Tannia Dilfer 25 Chuckwagon Rd Page 132 of 328 Page 133 of 328 Page 134 of 328 Page 135 of 328 Item: 13.A. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Consideration of taking a position on Supervisor Mitchell's proposed temporary five- year 1/2 cent sales tax measure to replace the state and federal funds lost due to the passage of H.R. 1 Background: Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell is seeking a two-thirds vote of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (BOS) to place a temporary ½ cent sales tax measure on the June 2, 2026, primary ballot that would remain in effect until October 2031. The item is scheduled for consideration by the BOS on February 10, 2026. The motion calls for a general sales tax (requiring just a majority vote to be enacted by the voters) and includes intent language to use the estimated $1 billion in annual revenues generated from this tax for health and social services to replace the state and federal funds lost due to the passage of H.R. 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” However, this intent language is non-binding. These funds would actually go into the County’s general fund and the County would be allowed to use them for any purpose. There is a method by which sales tax revenue could be legally earmarked for this specified use, but such a ballot measure would require a two-thirds vote of the electorate. This sales tax would not be likely to succeed if this higher margin is required at the ballot but is expected to succeed if a simple majority vote is required. The sales tax would preempt cities who have the ability and incentive to do so, from passing their own sales tax measures. Consequently, the County is concurrently working on legislation in Sacramento that would exempt this proposed sales tax from the current state cap on local sales taxes, but that bill is not yet in print. The Cal Cities Los Angeles County Division Board met on January 28, 2026, and is closely monitoring this issue, as well as the California Contract Cities Association (Attachment C). Both are encouraging city officials to reach out to the respective County Supervisors with their feedback on this proposal. Page 136 of 328 A summary of Supervisor Mitchell’s motion is provided below, and the full motion and resolution are included as Attachment A. In addition, to provide a broader fiscal and legislative context, an Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 prepared by the Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) is included as Attachment B. The LAO presentation summarizes significant statewide impacts to health care, food assistance, higher education, tax policy, and clean energy programs, and identifies areas where costs may shift to states and local governments. Supervisor Mitchell’s motion has four main components: 1. Adopt a resolution calling for a special election on June 2, 2026. 2. Approve details of the new general sales tax ordinance, entitled the “Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County.” 3. Direct the County Chief Executive Office (CEO) to seek passage of state legislation to exempt this measure from the current sales tax caps. 4. Adopt a spending plan expressing the Board’s intent to allocate the funds collected to offset the cuts implemented by the passage of H.R. 1 As drafted, the “Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County” is a general sales tax measure and, if approved by a majority of county voters, would: 1. Impose a ½ percent (0.5 %) general sales tax until October 1, 2031, generating approximately $1 billion annually. 2. Establish a nine-member citizens’ oversight committee to provide transparency and ensure fiscal accountability as to any revenues raised by the measure. 3. Require a report be filed with the Board of Supervisors each year until funding is exhausted. In her motion and resolution, Supervisor Mitchell points to the implementation of H.R. 1 and the federal funding cuts to Medicaid (Medi-Cal) as the reason this measure is necessary. As the primary revenue source of the County Department of Health Services (DHS), the loss of federal funding for Medi-Cal has resulted in a loss of more than $1 billion to DHS’s annual budget. The base sales and use tax rate in Los Angeles County is currently 9.75%. Since the City of Rolling Hills does not have its own city sales tax, this is the current rate applicable for our city. If this measure passes, the applicable sales tax rate would be 10.25%. Discussion: Supervisor Mitchell’s proposal places the City Council in a policy position that is not merely informational, but requires consideration of whether the City of Rolling Hills should formally support, oppose, or remain neutral on a countywide general sales tax measure. Although the measure is framed as a response to federal and state funding losses related to H.R. 1, the proposed ordinance would establish a general tax. As such, any revenues generated would be deposited into the County’s general fund, and the spending priorities outlined in the motion would be non-binding. Future Boards of Supervisors would retain full discretion over how these funds are ultimately allocated. As mentioned, the proposed ½ cent sales tax would increase the base sales tax rate in Los Angeles County to 10.25%, which would apply to Rolling Hills residents and visitors. While Rolling Hills would not directly receive a dedicated share of the proceeds, City residents would contribute to the tax. Some residents may benefit indirectly through regional health and social service programs. Page 137 of 328 The measure includes some accountability features, such as a nine-member citizens’ oversight committee and annual independent audits. However, this committee would serve in an advisory capacity only and would not have any authority over the future spending decisions by the Board of Supervisors that utilize the funds generated by this additional sales tax. In addition, the County is pursuing state legislation to exempt this measure from the statutory cap on local sales taxes. That legislation has not yet been introduced, creating uncertainty about the measure and whether it can legally take effect as drafted. This evening, Council direction is requested on whether to: • Support the measure and communicate that position to the County; • Oppose the measure based on concerns regarding taxation levels, local impacts, governance structure and other factors; • Take no position at this time and monitor the outcome of the Board of Supervisors’ action and any related state legislation; or • Provide alternative direction. Based on this evening’s discussion, staff will pass along the Council’s decision to Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office. Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendation: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff. Attachments: 1. Attachment A - CL_AGN_260209_CC_LACo_ProposedTempSalesTax_AgendaItem 2. Attachment B - CL_AGN_260209_CC_LegAnalystOffice_MajorImpacts_HR1 3. Attachment C - CL_AGN 260209_CCCA Action Alert 4. CL_AGN_260209_CC_PVE_OppositionLetter 5. CL_AGN_260209_CC_RPV_OppositionLetter Page 138 of 328 PAGE 1 OF 2 Kathryn Barger Fifth District Janice Hahn Fourth District BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Hilda L. Solis First District Holly J. Mitchell Second District Lindsey P. Horvath Third District n DATE: January 28, 2026 TIME: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. MEETING CHAIR: Jazmine Garcia-Delgadillo, 1ST Supervisorial District CEO MEETING FACILITATOR: Kieu-Anh King THIS MEETING IS HELD UNDER THE GUIDELINES OF BOARD POLICY 3.055 To participate in the meeting in-person, the meeting location is: Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, California 90012 Room 140 To participate in the meeting virtually, please call teleconference number: 1 (323) 776-6996 and enter the following: 330 628 704# or Click here to join the meeting For Spanish Interpretation, the Public should send emails within 48 hours in advance of the meeting to ClusterAccommodationRequest@bos.lacounty.gov Members of the Public may address the Health and Mental Health Services Meeting on any agenda item. Two (2) minutes are allowed for each item. THIS TELECONFERENCE WILL BE MUTED FOR ALL CALLERS. PLEASE DIAL *6 TO UNMUTE YOUR PHONE WHEN IT IS YOUR TIME TO SPEAK. I. Call to order II. Board Motion a. SD2: Securing Funding to Preserve Critical County Services Cut by H.R.1 III. Information Item (Any Information Item is subject to discussion and/or presentation at the request of two or more Board offices): a. DMH: Approval to Amend Existing Legal Entity and 24-Hour Residential Treatment Contracts to Increase Their Maximum Contract Amounts for Board of Supervisors Hilda L. Solis First District Holly J. Mitchell Second District Lindsey P. Horvath Third District Janice Hahn Fourth District Kathryn Barger Fifth District Board of Supervisors Health and Mental Health Cluster Agenda Review Meeting Page 139 of 328 PAGE 2 OF 2 Fiscal Year 2025-26 for The Continuous Provision and Expansion of Specialty Mental Health Services IV. Items Continued from a Previous Meeting of the Board of Supervisors or from the Previous Agenda Review Meeting V. Items not on the posted agenda for matters requiring immediate action because of an emergency situation, or where the need to take immediate action came to the attention of the Department subsequent to the posting of the agenda. VI. Public Comment VII. Adjournment IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL A COMMENT ON AN ITEM ON THE HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CLUSTER AGENDA, PLEASE USE THE FOLLOWING EMAIL AND INCLUDE THE AGENDA NUMBER YOU ARE COMMENTING ON: HEALTH_AND_MENTAL_HEALTH_SERVICES@CEO.LACOUNTY.GOV Page 140 of 328 - MORE - MOTION MITCHELL ___________________________ HORVATH ___________________________ HAHN ___________________________ BARGER ___________________________ SOLIS ___________________________ AGN. NO. MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Securing Funding to Preserve Critical County Services Cut by H.R.1 The federal budget bill, H.R.1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, proposed and signed into law by President Donald Trump, includes massive funding cuts. In Los Angeles County (County), these cuts most severely impact the County’s health care system. H.R.1 cuts billions in federal Medicaid funding to California and imposes new eligibility requirements and copays, resulting in reduced care for patients. The County has 3.3 million residents who rely on Medi-Cal. That is 1 in 3 County residents, including nearly one million children. Hundreds of thousands of them could face loss of coverage and reduced access to care. The implications of these cuts are on track to result in overcrowding of emergency rooms when residents are unable to access health care until they are experiencing a life-threatening crisis. After accounting for H.R.1, recent Executive Orders from the Trump Administration on grant oversight, and new federal Terms & Conditions restrictions, the County’s most impacted departments face projected losses totaling $2.4 billion over the next three years. Due to funding losses, County officials have already initiated hiring freezes and are contemplating service consolidations, potential layoffs of 5,000 staff, and facility closures in the coming years. Federal funding cuts will affect public health services such as chronic disease prevention, disease tracking and water safety, as well as the health care provided at the County’s public hospitals and numerous clinics. The President’s bill, H.R.1, and other reductions in health and public health funding by the Trump Administration Page 141 of 328 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Page 2 disproportionately affect low-income families and several of the proposed cuts specifically target health care and public health providers. The Department of Health Services (DHS) plays a pivotal role in protecting the health and wellness of County residents. In 2024, DHS medical teams provided immediate and comprehensive care to 600,000 specialty care patients, handled 260,905 emergency room visits, 192,502 urgent care visits, and performed 36,295 surgeries. The system also served 193,241 people at food distribution clinics, secured permanent supportive housing for 22,239 individuals, and distributed 413,074 Narcan doses. These DHS medical teams work across four County hospitals — Los Angeles General Medical Center, Olive View Medical Center, Rancho Los Amigos and Harbor-UCLA Medical Center — as well as 23 clinic sites and various mobile and community-based sites. The cuts in H.R.1 will result in unprecedented and catastrophic impacts on residents and on health care and social service providers. The reductions at both the federal and state levels significantly affect Medicaid (Medi-Cal), which is a primary revenue source for DHS. In just four months following H.R.1's signing, the County lost an average of 1,000 people per day from Medi-Cal enrollment — over 120,000 people between July and November 2025. During the same four-month period, more than 27,000 children under age 18 lost their Medi-Cal coverage, equating to nearly 200 children per day. In that same four-month period following H.R. 1's passage, the County also lost over 70,000 CalFresh enrollees receiving food assistance, including approximately 27,000 who were children under age 18. This funding and coverage loss poses a serious threat to the long-term sustainability of critical safety-net services relied upon by County residents, as the County health care system faces more than $1 billion in cuts. DHS alone, for example, must absorb a projected federal revenue loss exceeding $700 million per year. Additionally, the Department of Public Health (DPH) projects a loss of $200-300 million in federal and state funds. DPH is also forecasting a minimum $42 million deficit this fiscal year, requiring various clinic closures, service reductions, personnel reassignments and possible terminations. This deficit will likely worsen given cuts to federal revenue. Page 142 of 328 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Page 3 The County health departments have been diligently examining every option to reduce expenditures and create efficiencies to avoid any health care service cuts to County residents. For example, DPH and DHS are limiting overtime to only essential clinical activities and those needed to respond to public health emergencies. Both departments are also restricting the distribution of County-issued cell phones, reducing lease and facility costs, lowering employee expenses by eliminating contract staff positions, implementing a soft hiring freeze, consolidating clinic services, and limiting travel and training expenses. In addition to eliminating expenses, DHS is innovating ways to increase revenue. Although the great majority of their patients are Medi-Cal recipients, DHS is creating a new patient accounting/revenue cycle system to maximize opportunities to bill private health insurance companies. DHS has also set aside an emergency reserve, called the DHS Enterprise Fund, to use in times of crisis. That emergency reserve funding and these efficiency efforts, however, are not enough to prevent large service cuts, layoffs and hospital closures starting next year. Seventy percent (70%) of DHS's budget comes from federal funding, and only 6% comes from local revenue. When the federal government withdraws that support, there is no ongoing backup funding. There is nothing left to cut without closing hospitals and clinics. H.R.1 cuts extend beyond the County-operated health care facilities and also impact other non-profit hospital and clinic providers that substantially contribute to the safety net for uninsured and low-income residents. Nonprofit community health centers, for example, are a critical component of the County’s health care safety net, providing medical, dental, and behavioral health care to over 2 million County residents at more than 450 full time sites Countywide. Each year, these health centers serve 1 in 5 County residents, 1 in 3 County residents enrolled in Medi-Cal, and nearly 80,000 people experiencing homelessness. These private health centers disproportionately serve Medi- Cal enrollees, people experiencing homelessness, immigrants, and patients with complex medical and behavioral health needs—populations most likely to be harmed by federal and State policy changes. The County and the nonprofit community health centers have closely partnered for over 30 years to create a system of care for the uninsured and under- Page 143 of 328 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Page 4 resourced residents of our community. These public-private partnerships have improved access to care for hundreds of thousands of residents. The Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County projects that H.R.1 will have a disastrous impact on the health centers, forcing up to 1.5 million County residents off coverage, reducing covered benefits, and increasing the administrative burden required to keep people covered. Without local funding, health centers will also need to consider widespread service reductions and clinic closures as uncompensated care rises. Underfunding community-based primary care will shift patients into emergency departments and DHS facilities, increasing County uncompensated care and system strain. Stable clinic funding keeps care in lower-cost, preventative care settings. In order to meet the urgent health care needs of the County’s residents and combat the looming potential closure of hospitals, clinics and the emergency room overcrowding crisis caused by H.R. 1, this Board must place a temporary 0.5% sales tax on the ballot at the next available election to be held June 2, 2026. This measure includes taxpayer oversight, audits and accountability measures that ensure the public will know how the funding is spent by the County. Preliminary polling shows 58% of County residents would support a temporary ½ cent sales tax increase to preserve health care services. What is at stake should not be lost on anyone. Without this measure, the County will be forced to limit critical public health services and close hospitals and clinics in communities that depend on them, leaving neighborhoods without essential, life-saving care. Maternity wards will shut down. Children who have lost their Medi-Cal coverage will have nowhere to go when they are sick except overcrowded emergency rooms, driving up costs for everyone and leaving families with medical bills they cannot pay. Essential public safety protections that ensure mitigation of communicable diseases, clean water, and health services for the most vulnerable will be severely curtailed or eliminated, resulting in grave danger for all County residents. This Board will continue to pursue any other options to prevent the collapse of the County’s health care and social services safety net. Unfortunately, after exhausting every existing alternative, this temporary emergency measure is the only option that can be implemented quickly enough to prevent hospital closures and the loss of health care Page 144 of 328 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Page 5 access for at least hundreds of thousands of residents. This proposed measure would keep the County’s health care system positioned to meet the demand it currently faces and prevent the potential closure of our public hospitals. H.R.1 has created the largest federal health care cuts in U.S. history. These cuts are going to have both an immediate and generational impact. The unfortunate truth is that the blatant disinvestment in health care by our federal government requires strengthening local investments in the County. The County is authorized to impose a general retail transactions and use (sales) tax within both incorporated and unincorporated areas of the County to generate revenue dedicated to preserving and restoring health care services and other critical local services. I THEREFORE MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS: 1. Adopt the attached resolution ordering, calling and giving notice of a special election to implement a countywide general retail transactions and use (sales) tax measure to be placed on the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election to be held in the County of Los Angeles on June 2, 2026. 2. Approve the general sales tax ordinance (attached as Exhibit A to the Resolution), which, subject to majority approval by the voters, would: a. Impose a ½ percent (0.5 %) general sales tax until October 1, 2031; b. Establish a nine-member citizens’ oversight committee to provide transparency and ensure fiscal accountability as to any revenues raised by the measure by: i. Reviewing the receipt and expenditures of the revenue from the sales tax, including the County’s annual independent audit; ii. Making recommendations to the Board on how to allocate the general fund revenue generated by the sales tax; iii. Producing an annual oral or written report which shall be considered by the Board of Supervisors (Board) at a public meeting; and iv. The committee’s responsibilities shall not include decision- making on spending priorities, financing plans or tax rate Page 145 of 328 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Page 6 projections or assumptions and the committee shall have no authority to direct, nor shall it direct, County staff or officials. The Board shall give special consideration to organizational representatives most impacted by H.R.1 in making appointments to the citizens' oversight committee. Committee members must either reside or work in Los Angeles County. Citizens’ oversight committee members shall serve a three-year term and are eligible to be reappointed by the Board, at its discretion. c. Require the Auditor-Controller to cause a report to be prepared by an independent auditor and filed with the Board no later than December 31st of each year until all funds are expended, stating: (i) the amount of general sales tax proceeds collected and expended in such year; and (ii) the status of any projects or description of any services or programs funded from proceeds of the general sales tax. 3. Direct the Chief Executive Office’s Legislative Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Branch to support any legislative or administrative relief necessary to immediately implement the measure upon passage, including any needed exemptions from sales tax caps. 4. Adopt a spending plan expressing the Board's intent to allocate new general fund revenues generated by the general sales tax, if approved by the voters, in the following manner, subject to the County's annual budgeting process: a. Up to forty-seven percent (47%) of revenue generated shall be used by the Department of Health Services (DHS) to fund a program under which a limited network of non-profit providers shall furnish no-cost or reduced cost care to low-income residents of Los Angeles County who do not have health insurance. Services available through the program shall include, to the extent funding is available, outpatient medical, dental, mild-to-moderate behavioral health, diagnostic, pharmaceuticals, and medical supplies; Page 146 of 328 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Page 7 b. Five percent (5%) shall be used for school-based health needs and programs as determined by the governing board of L.A. Care Health Plan; c. Ten percent (10%) shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health to support core public health functions and the awarding of grants to support health equity; d. Five percent (5%) shall be allocated to the Department of Public Social Services to support Medicaid outreach and enrollment activities as well as work and volunteer programs; e. Two -and-a-half percent (2.5%) shall be allocated to support Correctional Health Services; f. Twenty-two percent (22%) shall provide financial support to DHS to safeguard its public hospital and clinic services. g. Five percent (5%) shall be allocated to support non-profit safety net hospitals in Los Angeles County, as determined by meeting one of the following criteria: i. A critical access hospital in Los Angeles County; or ii. Non-profit hospitals that meet all of the following criteria: 1. At least 40% of the local population within a 5-mile radius around the hospital is living below 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL); 2. The hospital’s location is listed under Los Angeles County’s Concentrated Disadvantage Index; 3. The hospital’s service area is listed in the highest two tiers of Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Vulnerability and Recovery Index; 4. The hospital’s service area is listed in the highest need quartile of the California Healthy Places Index (HPI) compiled by the Public Health Alliance; Page 147 of 328 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL February 10, 2026 Page 8 5. The hospital’s service area is listed in the highest need quartile of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Social Vulnerability Index; 6. The hospital provides at least 75,000 emergency room visits per year to Medi-Cal and uninsured, Medi-Cal patients make up at least 70% of its total patients each year, and the hospital is not affiliated with a larger hospital or health care system; 7. The hospital’s service area is federally designated as a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). h. Two -and-a-half percent (2.5%) for in-home supportive services (IHSS) for the elderly and those living with disabilities with a priority on enhancing wages and benefits for IHSS providers; i. One percent (1%) to provide financial support to the City of Pasadena Public Health Department and the City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services to safeguard their public services, to be divided between the cities proportionately based on what each city spent on core public health services over the past five fiscal years; j. Unless otherwise specified, all non-County hospital funds shall be distributed in a needs-based manner that is primarily based on Medicaid Emergency Department volume. (YV/EA/VG) # # # Page 148 of 328 HOA.105763538.7 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF AN ELECTION ON A GENERAL COUNTYWIDE TRANSACTIONS AND USE (SALES) TAX MEASURE TO BE HELD IN THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ON JUNE 2, 2026, AND CONSOLIDATING THE SPECIAL ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 2, 2026 WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles (County) relies on federal funding to support the delivery of vital services to the public, including health care, food assistance, social services, public health programs, child welfare services, housing, public safety, and other services critical for the health and safety of the public. WHEREAS, 3.3 million County residents (one in three) rely on Medi-Cal for healthcare coverage and almost 1.5 million County residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (called CalFresh in California). WHEREAS, on July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", was signed into federal law. This law imposes, among other cuts to public services, extensive reductions in federal support for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and may cause hundreds of thousands of County residents who rely on Medi-Cal to lose coverage and face reduced access to care. It could result in overcrowding of emergency rooms when residents are unable to get any health care until they are experiencing a life-threatening crisis. WHEREAS, the cumulative fiscal impact of federal laws and policies imposed since January 20, 2025, including H.R. 1, Executive Orders on grant oversight, and new federal terms and conditions restrictions, has led the County’s most impacted departments to project revenue losses totaling $2.4 billion over the next three years, which may result in hiring freezes, service reductions, potential layoffs of 5,000 staff, and facility closures in the coming years. WHEREAS, federal funding cuts could affect public health services like chronic disease prevention, disease tracking, and water safety, as well as the health care provided at the County’s four public hospitals, numerous clinics, partner non-profit safety net hospitals and community health centers, and these cuts will disproportionately affect low-income families and target health care and public health providers. WHEREAS, proposed reductions at both the federal and State levels are expected to significantly affect Medicaid (Medi-Cal), which is a primary revenue source for the Department of Health Services (DHS). In just four months following H.R. 1's signing, the County lost an average of 1,000 people per day from Medi-Cal enrollment — over 120,000 people between July and November 2025. During the same four-month period, more than 27,000 children under 18 lost their Medi-Cal coverage, equating to nearly 200 children per day. WHEREAS, from July 2025 to November 2025, since H.R.1’s signing, over 70,000 County residents were dropped from CalFresh enrollment – including almost 27,000 children under 18. Page 149 of 328 HOA.105763538.7 WHEREAS, this funding and coverage loss will cause a serious threat to the long-term sustainability of critical safety net services relied upon by County residents. DHS, for example, needs to absorb a projected federal revenue loss exceeding $700 million per year. WHEREAS, the Department of Public Health (DPH) is projecting a $200-300 million loss in federal and state funds. DPH is forecasting a minimum $42 million deficit in fiscal year 2025-26, requiring various clinic closures, service reductions, personnel reassignments and possible terminations. This deficit will likely worsen given cuts to federal revenue. WHEREAS, Medicaid is the single largest source of revenue for Los Angeles County's health departments, including the twenty-three health centers and four acute care hospitals run by the County and many non-profit safety-net facilities that provide irreplaceable lifesaving services for residents of Los Angeles County. WHEREAS, many key provisions of H.R. 1 took effect immediately, including the prohibition on new provider taxes, which effectively negates Proposition 35 that voters approved in November 2024 and that would have extended the State's managed care organization (MCO) tax and provided needed support to the Medi-Cal program while also providing dedicated funding to public hospitals which was assumed in the current State and County budgets for the current fiscal year. WHEREAS, H.R. 1 immediately freezes supplemental Medicaid funding and prevents the Los Angeles County health departments from being able to draw down expected and needed supplemental Medicaid payments causing a significant negative impact on the County budget immediately and escalating over time. WHEREAS, the County will be required to offset the losses to health care and human services funding with revenue from the County's General Fund which will directly impact the County's ability to provide other vital services to County residents, including but not limited to social services, supportive services for unhoused residents, and public safety. WHEREAS, pursuant to Parts 1.6 and 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the County is authorized to impose a retail transactions and use (sales) tax in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County for general purposes, including health care and human services, at a rate of one-half percent (0.5%). WHEREAS, section 2 of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, sections 53721- 53724 of the California Government Code, and Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code authorize the County of Los Angeles to levy, increase, or extend a general sales tax upon two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors and a majority vote of the electorate. WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors desires to levy a general sales tax at the rate of 0.5 percent, effective as of October 1, 2026, to continue for a period of five years. Page 150 of 328 HOA.105763538.7 WHEREAS, pursuant to Article XIII C, section 2(b) of the Constitution and California Government Code section 53724(c), an election for the approval of a temporary general sales tax must be consolidated with a regularly scheduled general election for members of the governing body of the local government; WHEREAS, the County’s regularly scheduled elections are held on the same day as the statewide primary election in each even-numbered year, and the next regularly scheduled election for members of the Board of Supervisors and the next statewide primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 2, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors deems it necessary, essential, and in the public interest to submit the sales tax measure to the qualified voters within the County at an election to be held on June 2, 2026, and to consolidate such election with the other elections to be held on that date. WHEREAS, the tax revenues from this general sales tax levy would partly offset reductions in federal support imposed by H.R. 1 and help the County to continue to provide vital services including health care and human services to the public. WHEREAS, voter approval of this ordinance will not affect the County's existing sales taxes, which will continue to be levied. WHEREAS, to promote accountability and transparency, this ordinance provides for the creation of a citizens' oversight committee that will review the receipt and expenditures of the revenues from the general sales tax and provide annual reporting of the committee's review at a public meeting. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles as follows: Section 1. Call of the Election and Purpose. An election shall be held and the same is hereby called and ordered to be held in the County on the 2nd day of June, 2026, for the purpose of submitting to the voters: (1) the ordinance attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein (Ordinance) by this reference, which was approved by two-thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors. The Ordinance shall become effective if a majority of the qualified voters of the County of Los Angeles voting on the Ordinance measure set forth in Section 2, below, vote in favor of the measure. Section 2. Ballot Measure. Pursuant to Elections Code section 10403, the measure shall appear on the ballot substantially as follows: Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County General Sales Tax Measure Shall the measure to help our community address severe federal cuts enacted by the President and Congress; reduce the loss of essential services, including healthcare for county residents; reduce the risk of closing the Yes Page 151 of 328 HOA.105763538.7 county’s four public hospitals and numerous clinics, and significant healthcare provider layoffs and other service cuts by enacting a 1/2¢ (0.5%) general sales tax for 5 years, generating approximately $1 billion annually, with independent audits, be adopted? No Section 3. Proclamation. Pursuant to section 12001 of the Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles hereby PROCLAIMS that an election shall be held in the County on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, to vote upon the measure. Section 4. Election Procedure. All qualified voters residing within the County shall be permitted to vote in the election and in all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the elections shall be held as nearly as practicable in conformity with the Elections Code of the State of California. The votes cast for and against the measure shall be separately counted, and if the measure receives a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors voting on the measure, the general sales tax in the amount stated in the Ordinance shall be effective and ratified. Should another proposed measure with conflicting provisions appear on the same ballot, and each proposed measure receives a majority of votes, the proposed measure with the highest number of affirmative votes shall prevail, in conformity with section 9123 of the Elections Code. Section 5. Sample Ballot. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is instructed to print the entire proposed Ordinance in the sample ballot. Section 6. Consolidation. The election called by this Resolution shall be consolidated with the other elections conducted by the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to be held in the County of Los Angeles on June 2, 2026, and the measure shall be placed on the same ballot in the order set forth in this Resolution. The precincts, polling places, vote centers, precinct board members, election workers, and facilities shall be the same as provided for the June 2, 2026 statewide primary election. Section 7. Authority. This Resolution is adopted pursuant to sections 10403 and 12001 of the Elections Code and section 25201 of the Government Code. The Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board of Supervisors is ordered to file a copy of this Resolution with the Registrar- Recorder/County Clerk at least eighty-eight (88) days prior to the day of the election. The Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to prepare any documents and take any additional actions that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election. Section 8. California Environment Quality Act. Based upon all of the facts before it on this matter, the Board of Supervisors finds that the submission of the measure to the voters is not subject to, or is exempt from, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Submission of the measure is not a project as defined by California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 15378(b)(4) because it relates to the creation of government funding mechanisms, which do not involve commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment. Page 152 of 328 HOA.105763538.7 The foregoing resolution was on the ___ day of _____ 2026, adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles and ex officio the governing body of all other special assessment and taxing districts, agencies, and authorities for which said Board so acts. EDWARD YEN, Executive Officer-Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles By: __________________________ APPROVED AS TO FORM: DAWYN R. HARRISON County Counsel By: _________________________ Senior Deputy County Counsel Eva Chu Page 153 of 328 1 HOA.105763530.4 ANALYSIS This ordinance amends Title 4 – Revenue and Finance, of the Los Angeles County Code, by adding Chapter 4.70, the Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County General Retail Transactions and Use Tax, to impose a general countywide tax of 0.5 percent on all retail sales consummated at the retailer’s place of business, and on the storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property. Revenues generated from the retail transactions and use tax will be placed in the County general fund and may be used for any County services. The ordinance will become effective only after approval by a two-thirds vote of the County Board of Supervisors and a majority of the qualified voters voting in an election on the issue. DAWYN R. HARRISON County Counsel By _________________________ MICHAEL S. BUENNAGEL Senior Deputy County Counsel Government Services Division MSB:eg Requested: 01/16/2026 Revised: 01/21/2026 Page 154 of 328 2 HOA.105763530.4 ORDINANCE NO. An ordinance amending Title 4, Revenue and Finance of the Los Angeles County Code, to add Chapter 4.70 ‒ Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County General Retail Transactions and Use Tax, relating to a general county-wide retail transactions and use tax. WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles (County) relies on federal funding to support the delivery of vital services to the public, including health care, food assistance, social services, public health programs, child welfare services, housing, public safety, and other services critical for the health and safety of the public. WHEREAS, 3.3 million County residents (one in three) rely on Medi-Cal for healthcare coverage and almost 1.5 million County residents rely on the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (called CalFresh in California). WHEREAS, on July 4, 2025, H.R. 1, also known as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", was signed into federal law. This law imposes, among other cuts to public services, extensive reductions in federal support for Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and may cause hundreds of thousands of County residents who rely on Medi-Cal to lose coverage and face reduced access to care. It could result in overcrowding of emergency rooms when residents are unable to get any health care until they are experiencing a life-threatening crisis. WHEREAS, the cumulative fiscal impact of federal laws and policies imposed since January 20, 2025, including H.R. 1, Executive Orders on grant oversight, and new federal terms and conditions restrictions, has led the County’s most impacted departments to project revenue losses totaling $2.4 billion over the next three years, which may result in hiring freezes, service reductions, potential layoffs of 5,000 staff, and facility closures in the coming years. WHEREAS, federal funding cuts could affect public health services like chronic disease prevention, disease tracking and water safety, as well as the health care provided at the County’s four public hospitals numerous clinics, partner non-profit safety net hospitals and community Page 155 of 328 3 HOA.105763530.4 health centers, and these cuts will disproportionately affect low-income families and target health care and public health providers. WHEREAS, proposed reductions at both the federal and State levels are expected to significantly affect Medicaid (Medi-Cal), which is a primary revenue source for the Department of Health Services (DHS). In just four months following H.R. 1's signing, the County lost an average of 1,000 people per day from Medi-Cal enrollment — over 120,000 people between July and November 2025. During the same four-month period, more than 27,000 children under 18 lost their Medi-Cal coverage, equating to nearly 200 children per day. WHEREAS, from July 2025 to November 2025, since H.R.1’s signing, over 70,000 County residents dropped from CalFresh enrollment – including almost 27,000 children under 18. WHEREAS, this funding and coverage loss will cause a serious threat to the long-term sustainability of critical safety net services relied upon by County residents. DHS, for example, needs to absorb a projected federal revenue loss exceeding $700 million per year. WHEREAS, the Department of Public Health (DPH) is projecting a $200-300 million loss in federal and state funds. DPH is forecasting a minimum $42 million deficit in fiscal year 2025- 26, requiring various clinic closures, service reductions, personnel reassignments and possible terminations. This deficit will likely worsen given cuts to federal revenue. WHEREAS, Medicaid is the single largest source of revenue for Los Angeles County's health departments, including the twenty-three health centers and four acute care hospitals run by the County, and many non-profit safety net facilities that provide irreplaceable lifesaving services for residents of Los Angeles County. WHEREAS, many key provisions of H.R. 1 took effect immediately, including the prohibition on new provider taxes, which effectively negates Proposition 35 that voters approved in November 2024 and that would have extended the State's managed care organization (MCO) tax and provided needed support to the Medi-Cal program while also providing dedicated funding Page 156 of 328 4 HOA.105763530.4 to public hospitals which was assumed in the current State and County budgets for the current fiscal year. WHEREAS, H.R. 1 immediately freezes supplemental Medicaid funding and prevents the Los Angeles County health departments from being able to draw down expected and needed supplemental Medicaid payments causing a significant negative impact on the County budget immediately and escalating over time. WHEREAS, the County will be required to offset the losses to health care and human services funding with revenue from the County's General Fund which will directly impact the County's ability to provide other vital services to County residents, including but not limited to social services, supportive services for unhoused residents, and public safety. WHEREAS, pursuant to Parts 1.6 and 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the County is authorized to impose a retail transactions and use (sales) tax in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County for general purposes, including health care and human services, at a rate of one-half percent (0.5%). WHEREAS, section 2 of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution, sections 53721-53724 of the California Government Code, and Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code authorize the County of Los Angeles to levy, increase, or extend a general sales tax upon two thirds vote of the Board of Supervisors and a majority vote of the electorate. WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors desires to levy a general sales tax at the rate of 0.5 percent, effective as of October 1, 2026, to continue for a period of five years. WHEREAS, the tax revenues from this general sales tax levy would partly offset reductions in federal support imposed by H.R. 1 and help the County to continue to provide vital services including health care and human services to the public. WHEREAS, voter approval of this ordinance will not affect the County's existing sales taxes, which will continue to be levied. Page 157 of 328 5 HOA.105763530.4 WHEREAS, to promote accountability and transparency, this ordinance provides for the creation of a citizens' oversight committee that will review the receipt and expenditures of the revenues from the general sales tax and provide annual reporting of the committee's review at a public meeting. The people of the County of Los Angeles ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 4.70 is hereby added to read as follows: CHAPTER 4.70 ESSENTIAL SERVICES RESTORATION ACT FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY GENERAL RETAIL TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX SECTIONS: 4.70.010 Title. 4.70.020 General Tax. 4.70.030 Operative Date. 4.70.040 Purpose. 4.70.050 Contract with State. 4.70.060 Transactions Tax Rate. 4.70.070 Place of Sale. 4.70.080 Use Tax Rate. 4.70.090 Adoption of Provisions of State Law. 4.70.100 Limitations on Adoption of State Law and Collection of Use Taxes. 4.70.110 Permit Not Required. 4.70.120 Exemptions and Exclusions. 4.70.130 Amendments. 4.70.140 Enjoining Collection Forbidden. 4.70.150 Citizens' Oversight Committee and Annual Audit. 4.70.160 Annual Report. Page 158 of 328 6 HOA.105763530.4 4.70.170 Severability. 4.70.180 Effective Date. 4.70.190 Execution. 4.70.200 Termination Date. 4.70.010 Title. This Chapter shall be known as the "Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County General Retail Transactions and Use Tax" ordinance. The County of Los Angeles hereinafter shall be called "County." This ordinance shall be applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County. 4.70.020 General Tax. The Essential Services Restoration Act for Los Angeles County General Retail Transactions and Use Tax hereby adopted is enacted solely for general governmental purposes for the County and not for specific purposes. All of the proceeds from the tax imposed by this ordinance shall be placed in the County's general fund and used for purposes consistent with general fund expenditures of the County. 4.70.030 Operative Date. The "Operative Date" means the first day of the first calendar quarter commencing more than 110 days after the adoption of this ordinance, the date of such adoption being as set forth below. 4.70.040 Purpose. This ordinance is adopted to achieve the following, among other purposes, and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in order to accomplish those purposes: A. To impose a retail transactions and use tax in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and section 7285 of Part 1.7 of Division 2, which authorizes the County to adopt this tax ordinance Page 159 of 328 7 HOA.105763530.4 and shall be operative if a majority of the electors voting on the measure vote to approve the imposition of the tax at an election called for that purpose. B. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that incorporates provisions identical to those of the Sales and Use Tax Law of the State of California insofar as those provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements and limitations contained in Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, including adoption by reference of the provisions of sections 7261 and 7262 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as now in effect or as later amended. C. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that imposes a tax and provides a measure therefor that can be administered and collected by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in a manner that adapts itself as fully as practicable to, and requires the least possible deviation from, the existing statutory and administrative procedures followed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration in administering and collecting the California State Sales and Use Taxes. D. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that can be administered in a manner that will be, to the greatest degree possible, consistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, minimize the cost of collecting the retail transactions and use taxes, and at the same time, minimize the burden of record keeping upon persons subject to taxation under the provisions of this ordinance. 4.70.050 Contract with State. Prior to the Operative Date, the County shall contract with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of this retail transactions and use tax ordinance; provided, that if the County shall not have contracted with the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration prior to the Operative Date, it shall nevertheless so contract and in such a case the Operative Date shall be the first day of the first calendar quarter following the execution of such a contract. Page 160 of 328 8 HOA.105763530.4 4.70.060 Transactions Tax Rate. For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County at the rate of 0.5 percent of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in said territory on and after the Operative Date of this ordinance. 4.70.070 Place of Sale. For the purposes of this ordinance, all retail sales are consummated at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his agent to an out-of-state destination or to a common carrier for delivery to an out-of-state destination. The gross receipts from such sales shall include delivery charges, when such charges are subject to the State sales and use tax, regardless of the place to which delivery is made. In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business in the State or has more than one place of business, the place or places at which the retail sales are consummated shall be determined under rules and regulations to be prescribed and adopted by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. 4.70.080 Use Tax Rate. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in the County of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer on and after the Operative Date of this ordinance for storage, use or other consumption in said territory at the rate of 0.5 percent of the sales price of the property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to State sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made. 4.70.090 Adoption of Provisions of State Law. Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance and except insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all of the provisions Page 161 of 328 9 HOA.105763530.4 of Part 1 (commencing with section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code are hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth herein. 4.70.100 Limitations on Adoption of State Law and Collection of Use Taxes. In adopting the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code: A. Wherever the State of California is named or referred to as the taxing agency, the name of this County shall be substituted therefor. However, the substitution shall not be made when: 1. The word "State" is used as a part of the title of the State Controller, State Treasurer, State Board of Equalization, State Treasury, or the Constitution of the State of California; 2. The result of that substitution would require action to be taken by or against this County or any agency, officer, or employee thereof rather than by or against the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, in performing the functions incident to the administration or operation of this ordinance. 3. In those sections, including, but not necessarily limited to sections referring to the exterior boundaries of the State of California, where the result of the substitution would be to: a. Provide an exemption from this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not otherwise be exempt from this tax while such sales, storage, use or other consumption remain subject to tax by the State under the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or; b. Impose this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not be subject to tax by the State under the said provision of that code. Page 162 of 328 10 HOA.105763530.4 4. In sections 6701, 6702 (except in the last sentence thereof), 6711, 6715, 6737, 6797 or 6828 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. B. The word "County" shall be substituted for the word "State" in the phrase "retailer engaged in business in this State" in section 6203 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and in the definition of that phrase in section 6203. 1. "A retailer engaged in business in the County" shall also include any retailer that, in the preceding calendar year or the current calendar year, has total combined sales of tangible personal property in this State or for delivery in the State by the retailer and all persons related to the retailer that exceeds five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). For purposes of this Section, a person is related to another person if both persons are related to each other pursuant to section 267(b) of Title 26 of the United States Code and the regulations thereunder. 4.70.110 Permit Not Required. If a seller's permit has been issued to a retailer under section 6067 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, an additional transactor's permit shall not be required by this ordinance. 4.70.120 Exemptions and Exclusions. A. There shall be excluded from the measure of the transactions tax and the use tax the amount of any sales tax or use tax imposed by the State of California or by any city, city and county, or county pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law or the amount of any state-administered transactions or use tax. B. There are exempted from the computation of the amount of transactions tax the gross receipts from: 1. Sales of tangible personal property, other than fuel or petroleum products, to operators of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the County in which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the authority of the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government. Page 163 of 328 11 HOA.105763530.4 2. Sales of property to be used outside the County which is shipped to a point outside the County, pursuant to the contract of sale, by delivery to such point by the retailer or his agent, or by delivery by the retailer to a carrier for shipment to a consignee at such point. For the purposes of this paragraph, delivery to a point outside the County shall be satisfied: a. With respect to vehicles (other than commercial vehicles) subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft licensed in compliance with section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, and undocumented vessels registered under Division 3.5 (commencing with section 9840) of the Vehicle Code by registration to an out-of-County address and by a declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, stating that such address is, in fact, his or her principal place of residence; and b. With respect to commercial vehicles, by registration to a place of business out-of-County and declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, that the vehicle will be operated from that address. 3. The sale of tangible personal property if the seller is obligated to furnish the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the Operative Date of this ordinance. 4. A lease of tangible personal property which is a continuing sale of such property, for any period of time for which the lessor is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by the lease prior to the Operative Date of this ordinance. 5. For the purposes of subparagraphs 3 and 4 of this Section, the sale or lease of tangible personal property shall be deemed not to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised. C. There are exempted from the use tax imposed by this ordinance, the storage, use or other consumption in this County of tangible personal property: Page 164 of 328 12 HOA.105763530.4 1. The gross receipts from the sale of which have been subject to a transactions tax under any state-administered transactions and use tax ordinance. 2. Other than fuel or petroleum products purchased by operators of aircraft and used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for hire or compensation under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government. This exemption is in addition to the exemptions provided in sections 6366 and 6366.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. 3. If the purchaser is obligated to purchase the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the Operative Date of this ordinance. 4. If the possession of, or the exercise of any right or power over, the tangible personal property arises under a lease which is a continuing purchase of such property for any period of time for which the lessee is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by a lease prior to the Operative Date of this ordinance. 5. For the purposes of subparagraphs 3 and 4 of this Section, storage, use, or other consumption, or possession of, or exercise of any right or power over, tangible personal property shall be deemed not to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised. 6. Except as provided in subparagraph 7, a retailer engaged in business in the County shall not be required to collect use tax from the purchaser of tangible personal property, unless the retailer ships or delivers the property into the County or participates within the County in making the sale of the property, including, but not limited to, soliciting or receiving the order, either directly or indirectly, at a place of business of the retailer in the County or through any representative, agent, canvasser, solicitor, subsidiary, or person in the County under the authority of the retailer. Page 165 of 328 13 HOA.105763530.4 7. "A retailer engaged in business in the County" shall also include any retailer of any of the following: vehicles subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft licensed in compliance with section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, or undocumented vessels registered under Division 3.5 (commencing with section 9840) of the Vehicle Code. That retailer shall be required to collect use tax from any purchaser who registers or licenses the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft at an address in the County. D. Any person subject to use tax under this ordinance may credit against that tax any transactions tax or reimbursement for transactions tax paid to a County imposing, or retailer liable for a transactions tax pursuant to Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to the sale to the person of the property the storage, use or other consumption of which is subject to the use tax. 4.70.130 Amendments. A. All amendments subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance to Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code relating to sales and use taxes and which are not inconsistent with Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and all amendments to Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall automatically become a part of this ordinance, provided however, that no such amendment shall operate so as to affect the rate of tax imposed by this ordinance. B. The Board of Supervisors may repeal this ordinance or amend it in a manner which does not result in an increase in the tax imposed herein, without further voter approval. The Board of Supervisors may likewise by ordinance adopt and add additional provisions to Chapter 4.70, or amend any existing provisions of Chapter 4.70, as they may already relate to this ordinance in any manner which does not result in an increase in the tax imposed herein, without further voter approval. If the Board of Supervisors repeals this ordinance or any provision of Chapter 4.70, it may subsequently reenact it without voter Page 166 of 328 14 HOA.105763530.4 approval, as long as the re-enacted ordinance or section does not result in an increase in the tax imposed herein. 4.70.140 Enjoining Collection Forbidden. No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action or proceeding in any court against the State or the County, or against any officer of the State or the County, to prevent or enjoin the collection under this ordinance, or Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected. 4.70.150 Citizens’ Oversight Committee and Annual Audit. A. The Board of Supervisors shall establish a citizens’ oversight committee advisory to the Board of Supervisors to provide transparency and ensure fiscal accountability of the retail transactions and use tax. The committee shall review the receipt and expenditure of the revenue from the transactions and use tax, including the County’s annual independent audit. This advisory committee shall make recommendations to the Board on how to allocate the County’s revenue generated by the retail transactions and use general funds. The committee’s review shall be completed in conjunction with the County’s budget process. The committee shall produce an annual oral or written report on its review which shall be considered by the Board at a public meeting. Any final written report shall be a public record. To preserve the integrity and independence of the oversight process, the committee’s responsibilities shall not include decision-making on spending priorities, financing plans or tax rate projections or assumptions and the committee shall have no authority to direct, nor shall it direct, County staff or officials. B. The Board of Supervisors shall appoint nine (9) members to the citizens’ oversight committee with special consideration given to organizational representatives most impacted by H.R. 1. Committee members must either reside in or work in Los Angeles County. Citizens’ oversight committee members shall serve a three-year term and are eligible to be reappointed by the Board of Supervisors, at their discretion. Page 167 of 328 15 HOA.105763530.4 C. For so long as any proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax remain unexpended, the Auditor-Controller shall cause a report to be prepared by an independent auditor and filed with the Board of Supervisors no later than December 31st of each year, stating: (i) the amount of retail transactions and use tax proceeds collected and expended in such year; and (ii) the status of any projects or description of any services or programs funded from proceeds of the retail transactions and use tax. 4.70.160 Annual Report. In order to ensure public fiscal accountability, the County shall provide a public report summarizing all expenditures of funds raised pursuant to the retail transactions and use tax on an annual basis and shall subject the funds to independent audit/oversight by the citizens' oversight committee created pursuant to this ordinance or in a manner otherwise directed by the Board of Supervisors. 4.70.170 Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. 4.70.180 Effective Date. This ordinance relates to the levying and collecting of the County's retail transactions and use tax and shall take effect immediately upon approval by a majority of the electorate voting in an election on this ordinance. 4.70.190 Execution. The Chair of the Board of Supervisors is authorized to attest to the adoption of this ordinance by the voters of the County. 4.70.200 Termination Date. The authority to levy the tax imposed by this ordinance shall terminate on October 1, 2031. Page 168 of 328 16 HOA.105763530.4 SECTION 2. This Ordinance, and all the provisions thereof, shall become effective only upon affirmative passage by a majority of the eligible voters of this County pursuant to Article XIIIC, Section 2 of the California Constitution and applicable provisions of the Revenue and Taxation Code. SECTION 3. The purpose of this Ordinance is to establish a government funding mechanism for general County purposes and the County is not committing to a course of action with respect to the tax revenue and therefore the ordinance is not a "project" subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15378, subdivision (b)(4), of the CEQA Guidelines. I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the people of the County of Los Angeles voting on the 2nd day of June 2026. ______________________________ Chair of the Board of Supervisors [CH470ECCC] Page 169 of 328 Essential Services Restoration Act Protecting Safety Net Access in L A County JANUARY 28, 2026 MOTION BY SUPERVISOR HOLLY J. MITCHELL Page 170 of 328 Impact H.R.1* County Impact H.R.1 cuts billions in federal Medicaid funding to California and imposes new eligibility requirements and copays. 1 in 3 County residents depend on Medi-Cal for healthcare. The County has already implemented hiring freezes and DHS contemplating serv ice consolidations, potential layoffs of 5,000 staff, and facility closures in the coming years. Unprecedented cuts to safety net $2.4 B Projected Losses Over next 3 years to County depar tments $700 M DHS Projected Annual Federal Revenue Losses When HR1 Fully Implemented $42 M DPH Fiscal Year Deficit H.R.1 has created the largest federal health care cuts in U.S. history. These cuts are going to have both an immediate and generational impact. The unfor tunate truth is that the blatant disinvestment in health care by our federal government requires strengthening local investments in the County. 135,000 Residents disenrolled from MediCal since July 2025 80,000 Residents disenrolled from CalFresh since July 2025 29,000 Children disenrolled from MediCal since July 2025 31,000 Children disenrolled from CalFresh since July 2025 * and other federal changes Page 171 of 328 Depar tment of Healt h Serv ices Depar tment of Public Health Mandatory work requirements could eliminate coverage for 700,000 County residents (20% of recipients) 47,000 lawful immigrants may lose full Medi-Cal benefits, reduced to emergency-only care 6-month recertification requirement increases County workload CalAIM 1115 waiver expiration, if not renewed, could eliminate coverage for justice-involved individuals and funding for uninsured individuals Projected $95M-$300M in funding losses $200-300M projected loss in federal and state funding $42M deficit this fiscal year requiring immediate cuts Clinic closures and consolidations already being planned across the County Service reductions in chronic disease prevention, disease tracking, and public education and outreach Staff reassignments and potential terminations Deficit will worsen as additional federal cuts take effect Both DHS and DPH are implementing cost-cutting measures—over time restrictions, hiring freezes, facility consolidations—but these effor ts cannot offset losses of this magnitude. Depar tment Specific Impact H.R.1* County Impact Healt h Depar tment Specific Impacts 4 hospitals | 23 clinics | 600,000+ patients annually 2026-2027 Projected Impacts Protecting 10 million+ County residents * and other federal changes Page 172 of 328 Community healt h centers serve over 2 million L A County residents across 192 organizations and 557 sites. These patients are dispropor tionately low-income, with 69-81% living under 200% of the Federal Pover ty Level. Percentage of Medi-Cal Revenue Source Medi-Cal Revenue % SD1 SD2 SD3 SD4 SD50 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 Community Clinic Association of L A County, 2023 Community Health Center Patients Patients SD1 SD2 SD3 SD4 SD50 200000 400000 600000 800000 Community Clinic Association of L A County, 2023 Community Health Center Sites Sites SD1 SD2 SD3 SD4 SD50 50 100 150 200 Community Clinic Association of L A County, 2023 Impact on Community Clinics Page 173 of 328 Community Demands Protection for Most Vulnerable Serve low-income families, seniors, people with disabilities, and communities dispropor tionately affected by federal cuts Accountability Built In Prov ide independent citizens' oversight committee and audits to ensure transparency in how funds are spent Temporary Emergency Measure Enact a half-cent sales tax with clear expiration date of October 1, 2031. Suppor t Essential Serv ices Dedicate funding to suppor t essential serv ices, especially the healt h care safety net. In response to the dramatic cuts resulting from HR, this motion would place a general ½ cent retail sales tax on the June 2026 ballot for County essential serv ices. This motion also moves that the Board exercise its authority to adopt a spending plan to save health care serv ice access for hundreds of thousands of residents. Board Action 58% of County residents would suppor t a temporary ½ cent sales tax increase to preserve essential serv ices. Preliminary Polling County Response Page 174 of 328 Allocations 47% Non-Profit Prov ider Network 22% DHS Hospitals and Clinics 10% Core Public Health Functions 5% School-Based Health Programs 5% Safety Net Hospitals 5% Outreach and Enrollment 2.5% Correctional Health Services 2.5% IHSS 1% Pasadena/Long Beach Public Health Page 175 of 328 Other Initiatives Filed for November 2026 ballot Imposes a special 5-cent parcel County tax Projected $330M annual revenue “To ensure access for premature infants, infants, children, and teenagers to critical medical and health serv ices at acute care hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare prov iders in the County.” Allocations: 60% of revenue raised to be administered to five private hospitals: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Memorial Care Miller Children's & Women's Hospital UCL A Mattel Children’s Hospital in Westwood Nor thridge Valley Presbyterian 40% would go into a Countywide Pediatric Access Subaccount controlled by the County Board of Superv isors Access to Children’s Critical Healthcare Ordinance Filed for November 2026 ballot Imposes a State-wide one-time 5% tax on Californians with net wor th over $1B Projected to raise $100 billion one-time “To protect access to high-quality, equitable health care, and to suppor t funding for kindergar ten through grade four teen public education and food assistance programs, by raising revenue from a one-time tax on billionaire wealth.” State Allocations: 90% of revenue to health care to protect or enhance Medi-Cal and other health coverage programs for low- and moderate-income indiv iduals 10% to education and food assistance programs 2026 Billionaire Tax Act Page 176 of 328 Questions? Page 177 of 328 BOARD LETTER/MEMO CLUSTER FACT SHEET Board Letter Board Memo Other CLUSTER AGENDA REVIEW DATE 1/28/2026 BOARD MEETING DATE 3/3/2026 SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT AFFECTED All 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th DEPARTMENT(S) Mental Health (DMH) SUBJECT Approval to Amend Existing Legal Entity (LE) and 24-Hour Residential Treatment Contracts to Increase Their Maximum Contract Amounts (MCA) for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the Continuous Provision and Expansion of Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) PROGRAM DMH Various Programs – LE and 24 HR Contractors AUTHORIZES DELEGATED AUTHORITY TO DEPT Yes No SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT Yes No If Yes, please explain why: SB 1439 SUPPLEMENTAL DECLARATION FORM REVIEW COMPLETED BY EXEC OFFICE Yes No – Not Applicable If unsure whether a matter is subject to the Levine Act, email your packet to EOLevineAct@bos.lacounty.gov to avoid delays in scheduling your Board Letter. DEADLINES/ TIME CONSTRAINTS 3/3/26 COST & FUNDING Total cost: $3 mil for LE contracts and $283,630 for one 24-HR Residential Treatment contract for FY 2025-26. Funding source: Federal Financial Participation, federal, State, Mental Health Services Act, and 2011 Realignment local revenues. TERMS (if applicable): FY 2025-26 Explanation: To increase the MCA for FY 2025-26 for the continuous expansion of SMHS. PURPOSE OF REQUEST Amend existing LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts to increase MCA for the continued provision and expansion of SMHS due to the LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts reached their previously Board-approved 25 percent delegated authority for FY 2025-26. BACKGROUND (include internal/external issues that may exist including any related motions) On May 7, 2024, the Board authorized the Director to extend the term of the LE contracts through June 30, 2026. The same Board Letter also delegated authority to DMH to amend the LE Contracts up to 25 percent of their approved MCA. As such, using the authority delegated, DMH amended LE Contracts attached to this Board Letter up to the allowed 25 percent and is now returning to the Board for authority to further amend the contracts to increase their MCAs for FY 2025-26. Additionally, On May 3, 2022, the Board authorized the Director to execute 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts through June 30, 2026. The same Board letter also delegated authority to DMH to amend the 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts to increase their MCAs to 25 percent of their approved MCAs. A 24-Hour Residential Treatment contract has reached its 25 percent delegated authority for FY 2025-26 and is seeking the Board’s authority to amend this contract to increase its MCA for FY 2025-26. EQUITY INDEX OR LENS WAS UTILIZED Yes No If Yes, please explain how: Intervene Early and Emphasize Long Term Prevention. The SMHS to be provided through this request, seek to address and reduce the negative impact of mental illness of children, youth, adults, and families. The request will allow for the continued provision and expansion of mental health services to racially diverse underserved populations throughout the County, including prevention and early intervention services, with a goal of increasing positive outcomes for those being served, for their families and communities. SUPPORTS ONE OF THE NINE BOARD PRIORITIES Yes No If Yes, please state which one(s) and explain how: Priority 1 Child Protection; Priority 3 Care First, Jails Last; Priority 4 Homeless Initiative; and Priority 8 Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion. These Priorities allows DMH to provide specialty mental health and support to vulnerable populations, including children Page 178 of 328 and youth; families; residents experiencing mental health crisis; residents experiencing homelessness and/or at risk of becoming homeless; and residents involved in/at-risk of becoming involved with the justice system. DEPARTMENTAL CONTACTS Name, Title, Phone # & Email: DMH: Joo Yoon, Acting Deputy Director, (213) 943-8898, jyoon@dmh.lacounty.gov Senior Deputy County Counsel: Rachel Kleinberg, (213) 974-7735, RKleinberg@counsel.lacounty.gov Page 179 of 328 510 S. VERMONT AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90020 | DMH.LACOUNTY.GOV | (800) 854-7771 Rimmi Hundal, M.A. Chief Deputy Director DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH LISA H. WONG, Psy.D. Director Curley L. Bonds, M.D. Chief Medical Officer March 3, 2026 The Honorable Board of Supervisors County of Los Angeles 383 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street Los Angeles, CA 90012 Dear Supervisors: APPROVAL TO AMEND EXISTING LEGAL ENTITY AND 24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CONTRACTS TO INCREASE THEIR MAXIMUM CONTRACT AMOUNTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 FOR THE CONTINUOUS PROVISION AND EXPANSION OF SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICTS 1, 2, and 3) (3 VOTES) SUBJECT Request approval to amend existing Department of Mental Health Legal Entity and 24- Hour Residential Treatment contracts to increase their Maximum Contract Amounts for Fiscal Year 2025-26 for the continuous provision and expansion of specialty mental health services. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOUR BOARD: 1. Approve and authorize the Director of Mental Health (Director), or designee, to prepare, sign, and execute amendments similar to Attachment I to existing Department of Mental Health (DMH) Legal Entity (LE) contracts as identified on Attachment III, to increase and reset the Maximum Contract Amounts (MCAs) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. The amendments will be effective upon Board approval; and the total increase is estimated to be $3 million, fully funded by Federal Financial Participation (FFP), State, Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), and 2011 Realignment and local revenues. 2. Approve and authorize the Director, or designee, to prepare, sign, and execute an amendment similar to Attachment II to the existing DMH 24-Hour Residential Page 180 of 328 The Honorable Board of Supervisors March 3, 2026 Page 2 Treatment contract as identified on Attachment III, to increase and reset the MCA for FY 2025-26. The amendment will be effective upon Board approval; and the total increase is $283,630, fully funded by federal, State, and MHSAMental Health Services Act (MHSA) revenues. 3. Delegate authority to the Director, or designee, to prepare, sign, and execute future amendments to the LE and/or 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts in Recommendations 1 and 2 to revise the boilerplate language; revise the annual MCAs; add, delete, modify, or replace the Service Exhibit(s) and/or Statement(s) of Work; and/or reflect federal, State, and County regulatory and/or policy changes provided that: 1) any increase to the Board-approved MCA in Recommendations 1 and 2 will not exceed 25 percent, and 2) sufficient funds are available. The amendments will be subject to prior review and approval as to form by County Counsel, with written notice to the Board and the Chief Executive Office (CEO). 4. Delegate authority to the Director, or designee, to make non-material modifications to the LE and/or 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts in Recommendations 1 and 2 through administrative amendments or change notices for the following and other similar reasons, as appropriate: change the contractors’ business name and/or headquarter address; change, revise, add, or delete the contractors’ provider site address(es), site number(s), site name(s), and/or services for an existing or new provider site; make technical corrections; revise County and Contractor Administration Exhibits; and/or shift funds between currently contracted funded programs, so long as such shift(s) will not cause an increase in the MCA. 5. Delegate authority to the Director, or designee, to terminate the contracts described in Recommendations 1 and 2 in accordance with the termination provisions of the contracts, including Termination for Convenience. The Director, or designee, will provide written notification to your Board and CEO of such termination action. PURPOSE/JUSTIFICATION OF RECOMMENDED ACTIONS Board approval of Recommendation 1 will allow DMH to amend the existing LE contracts identified in Attachment III to increase the MCAs to provide Specialty Mental Health (SMH) Day Treatment Intensive (DTI) Program services and to support contractors’ capacity in expanding services to new and existing beneficiaries since the LE contracts have reached their previously Board-approved delegated authority for FY 2025-26. Board approval of Recommendation 2 will allow DMH to amend the existing 24-Hour Residential Treatment contract identified on Attachment III to increase its MCA for the continuous delivery of sub-acute psychiatric residential services for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and/or uninsured clients since the 24-Hour Residential Treatment contract Page 181 of 328 The Honorable Board of Supervisors March 3, 2026 Page 3 has reached its previously Board-approved 25 percent delegated authority for FY 2025- 26. Board approval of Recommendations 3 and 4 will allow DMH to amend the contracts in Recommendations 1 and 2 in a timely manner, as necessary, for the continuous provision and expansion of Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and administrative corrections without interruption to clients in need of these services. Board approval of Recommendation 5 will allow DMH to terminate the contracts in accordance with the contracts' termination provisions, including Termination for Convenience, in a timely manner, as necessary. Implementation of Strategic Plan Goals The recommended actions are consistent with the County's Strategic Plan North Star 1, Make Investments that Transform Lives, specifically Focus Area Goal A. Healthy Individuals and Families; and North Star 3. Realize Tomorrow’s Government Today, specifically Focus Area Goal E. Data Driven Decision Making. FISCAL IMPACT/FINANCING The total increase for the LE contracts is estimated to be $3 million for FY 2025-26, fully funded by FFP, MHSA, and 2011 Realignment local revenues. The total increase for the 24-Hour Residential Treatment contract for FY 2025-26 is $283,630, fully funded by federal, State, and MHSA revenues. Funding for future fiscal years will be requested through DMH’s annual budget process. There is no net County cost impact associated with the recommended actions. FACTS AND PROVISIONS/LEGAL REQUIREMENTS On May 7, 2024, your Board authorized the Director to extend the term of LE contracts, including contractors listed on Attachment III. The same Board letter also delegated authority to DMH to amend the LE contracts to increase their MCAs up to 25 percent of their approved MCAs. As such, using the authority delegated, DMH amended these LE contracts up to the allowed 25 percent and is now returning to your Board for authority to further amend the contracts to increase their MCAs for FY 2025-26. The increase of funds is for the provision of SMH DTI Program services including assessments, treatment planning, therapy and psychosocial rehabilitation. Page 182 of 328 The Honorable Board of Supervisors March 3, 2026 Page 4 On May 3, 2022, your Board authorized the Director to execute 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts, which included the contractor listed on Attachment III. The same Board letter also delegated authority to DMH to amend the 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts to increase their MCAs up to 25 percent of their approved MCAs. The contract listed on Attachment III has reached its 25 percent delegated authority for FY 2025-26 and DMH is seeking your Board’s authority to amend this contract to increase its MCA for that fiscal year. Additional funding is necessary to sustain the clinical and programmatic services and allow the contractor to maintain full capacity service levels. On February TBD, 2026, DMH requested exemption to Board Policy No. 5.120 (Authority to Approve Increases to Board-Approved Contract Amounts) (Attachment IV) from your Board for Medi-Cal funding in DMH’s LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts, and, in accordance with the Policy, DMH considers this request approved, as no objections were received from the Board offices. Under Board Policy No. 5.100 (Sole Source Contracts and Amendments), DMH is required to notify your Board six months in advance of amendments to existing contracts when DMH does not have delegated authority to increase the maximum amount of the current contracts. On May 7, 2024, your Board adopted a Board letter exempting DMH LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts from Board Policy No. 5.100 as these contracts provide federal entitlement services to Medi-Cal members. This exemption will allow DMH to meet the federal requirement under the Parity Rule and allow DMH to amend the LE contracts in a timely manner for the continuous provision and expansion of mental health services without interruption to clients who need the services/programs. The amendment formats (Attachments I and II) have been approved as to form by County Counsel. Attachment III lists the LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contractors, along with their headquarter addresses, Supervisorial District(s), Service Area(s), and current MCAs. As mandated by your Board, the performance of all contractors is evaluated by DMH on an annual basis to ensure compliance with all contract terms and performance standards. IMPACT ON CURRENT SERVICES OR PROJECTS Board approval of the recommended actions will allow the LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contractors to provide ongoing SMHS services and allow DMH to make revisions/updates to the work provided by the contractors in a timely manner. Page 183 of 328 The Honorable Board of Supervisors March 3, 2026 Page 5 Respectfully submitted, Lisa H. Wong, Psy.D. Director LHW:RH:KN: SK:DO:atm Attachments (4) c: Executive Office, Board of Supervisors Chief Executive Office County Counsel Page 184 of 328 Attachment I CONTRACT NO. MH122 AMENDMENT NO. THIS AMENDMENT is made and entered into this day of , 2026, by and between the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (hereafter “County”), and (hereafter “Contractor”). WHEREAS reference is made to that certain document entitled “Department of Mental Health (DMH) Legal Entity Contract”, dated July 1, 2021, and further identified as County Contract No. MH122 , and all prior amendments (hereafter collectively “Contract”); and WHEREAS, on month xx, 2026, the County Board of Supervisors delegated authority to the Director of Mental Health, or designee, to execute amendments to the Contract to revise Maximum Contract Amount (MCA), and make other certain designated changes; and WHEREAS, said Contract provides that changes may be made in the form of a written amendment which is formally approved and executed by the parties; and WHEREAS, County and Contractor intend to amend this Contract only as described hereunder; and WHEREAS, County and Contractor intend to amend the Contract to increase DMH Mental Health Services Medi-Cal Funded Program funds and make other hereinafter designated changes; and Page 185 of 328 2 WHEREAS, as a result of the above change in Funded Program funds the MCA will increase; and WHEREAS, Contractor warrants that it continues to possess the competence, expertise, and personnel necessary to provide services consistent with the requirements of the Contract, and consistent with the professional standard of care for these services. NOW, THEREFORE, the County and Contractor agree as follows: 1. This amendment is hereby incorporated into the original Contract, and all its terms and conditions, including capitalized terms defined therein, will be given full force and effect as if fully set forth herein. 2. This amendment is effective upon execution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. 3. For FY 2025-26, DMH Mental Health Services Medi-Cal Funded Program funds are increased by $ , from $ to $ . 4. For FY 2025-26, the MCA is increased by $ , from $ to $ . 5. Exhibit A (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS), Paragraph C (REIMBURSEMENT IF CONTRACT IS AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED AND EXTENDED), subparagraph (4), is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows: “(4) Reimbursement for Second Extension Period: The MCA for the second extension of the Contract as described in Paragraph 4 (TERM OF Contract) of the Contract shall not exceed DOLLARS ($ ) and shall consist of Funded Programs as shown in Exhibit B – .” 6. Financial Summary (Exhibit B – ) for FY 2025-26 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Financial Summary (Exhibit B – ) for FY 2025-26, attached hereto and incorporated by reference. All references in the Contract to "Financial Summary (Exhibit B – ) for FY 2025-26", shall be deemed amended to state “Financial Summary (Exhibit B – ) for FY 2025-26.” Page 186 of 328 3 7. Contractor shall provide services in accordance with Contractor’s FY 2025-26 Service Delivery Plan for the Contract, and any addenda thereto approved in writing by the County’s Director of Mental Health or designee. 8. Except as provided in this amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Contract will remain in full force and effect. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Page 187 of 328 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles has caused this amendment to be subscribed by County’s Director of Mental Health, or designee, and Contractor has caused this amendment to be subscribed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer, on the day, month, and year first above written. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES By LISA H. WONG, Psy.D., Director County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health CONTRACTOR By Name Title (AFFIX CORPORATE SEAL HERE) TEMPLATE APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL By: RACHEL KLEINBERG Senior Deputy County Counsel BL_Over_DA_SRF#180_Amd format_LE_Contract_DTI_Svcs_FY 2025-26 Page 188 of 328 CONTRACT NO. MH570011 AMENDMENT NO. 15 THIS AMENDMENT is made and entered into this day of , 2026, by and between the COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES (hereafter “County”), and Homes for Life Foundation (hereafter “Contractor”). WHEREAS reference is made to that certain document entitled “Department of Mental Health (DMH) 24-Hour Residential Treatment Contract”, dated July 1, 2022, and further identified as County Contract No. MH570011, and all prior amendments (hereafter collectively “Contract”); and WHEREAS, on Month XX, 2026, the County Board of Supervisors delegated authority to the Director of Mental Health, or designee, to execute amendments to the Contract to revise the Maximum Contract Amount (MCA), and make other certain designated changes; and WHEREAS, said Contract provides that changes may be made in the form of a written amendment which is formally approved and executed by the parties; and WHEREAS, County and Contractor intend to amend the Contract to increase Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Alternative Crisis Services (ACS) Invoice Funded Program funds and make other hereinafter designated changes; and WHEREAS, as a result of the above change in Funded Program funds the MCA will increase; and Attachment II Page 189 of 328 2 WHEREAS, Contractor warrants that it continues to possess the competence, expertise, and personnel necessary to provide services consistent with the requirements of the Contract, and consistent with the professional standard of care for these services. NOW, THEREFORE, the County and Contractor agree as follows: 1. This amendment is hereby incorporated into the original Contract, and all its terms and conditions, including capitalized terms defined therein, will be given full force and effect as if fully set forth herein. 2. This amendment is effective upon execution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. 3. For FY 2025-26, MHSA ACS Invoice Funded Program funds are increased by $283,630, from $435,453 to $719,083. 4. For FY 2025-26, the MCA is increased by $283,630, from $970,600 to $1,254,230. 5. Exhibit A (FINANCIAL PROVISIONS), Paragraph D (REIMBURSEMENT IF CONTRACT IS AUTOMATICALLY RENEWED), subparagraph (3) is deleted in its entirety and replaced as follows: “(3) Reimbursement For Third Automatic Renewal Period: The MCA for the Third Automatic Renewal Period of the Contract as described in Paragraph 4 (TERM OF CONTRACT) of the Contract shall not exceed ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FOUR THOUSAND, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS ($1,254,230) and shall consist of Funded Programs as shown in Exhibit B – 15, Financial Summary.” 6. Financial Summary (Exhibit B – 13) for FY 2025-26 is deleted in its entirety and replaced with Financial Summary (Exhibit B – 15) for FY 2025-26, attached hereto and incorporated by reference. All references in the Contract to Financial Page 190 of 328 3 Summary (Exhibit B – 13) for FY 2025-26, shall be deemed amended to state “Financial Summary (Exhibit B – 15) for FY 2025-26.” 7. Contractor shall provide services in accordance with Contractor’s FY 2025-26 Service Delivery Plan for the Contract, and any addenda thereto approved in writing by the County’s Director of Mental Health, or designee. 8. Except as provided in this amendment, all other terms and conditions of the Contract will remain in full force and effect. / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Page 191 of 328 4 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles has caused this amendment to be subscribed by County’s Director of Mental Health, or designee, and Contractor has caused this amendment to be subscribed on its behalf by its duly authorized officer, on the day, month, and year first above written. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES By LISA H. WONG, Psy.D., Director County of Los Angeles Department of Mental Health Homes for Life Foundation CONTRACTOR By Name Carol Liess Title Executive Director (AFFIX CORPORATE SEAL HERE) APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COUNSEL By: RACHEL KLEINBERG Senior Deputy County Counsel JN:AH:HFL_SRF#269_Inc MHSA ASC Invoice_BL_1.8.26 Page 192 of 328 Attachment III Legal Entity Contractor Name/DBA (if applicable)Headquarters Address Service Provider Supervisorial District(s) Service Provider Service Area(s) FY 25-26 Current MCA FY 25-26 Total Increase FY 25-26 Revised MCA 1 ASC Treatment Group 2457 Endicott Street, Los Angeles, CA 90032 1 4 $1,054,236 $1,997,739 $3,051,975 2 Hillsides 940 Avenue 64, Pasadena, CA 91105 1 4 $33,943,746 $614,970 $34,558,716 3 The Help Group Child and Family Center 13130 Burbank Blvd., Sherman Oaks, CA 91401 3 2 $21,862,040 $372,787 $22,234,827 $56,860,022 $2,985,496 24-Hour Residential Treatment Contractor Name Headquarters Address Service Provider Supervisorial District(s) Service Provider Service Area(s) FY 25-26 Current MCA FY 25-26 Total Increase FY 25-26 Revised MCA Homes for Life Foundation 8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 460, Los Angeles, CA 90045 2 5 $970,600 $283,630 $1,254,230 $970,600 $283,630 Legal Entity Contracts - Fiscal Year 2025-26 24-Hour Residential Treatment Contract - Fiscal Year 2025-26 Page 193 of 328 Attachment IV 510 S. VERMONT AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA 90020 | DMH.LACOUNTY.GOV | (800) 854-7771 Rimmi Hundal, M.A. Chief Deputy Director DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH LISA H. WONG, Psy.D. Director Curley L. Bonds, M.D. Chief Medical Officer February 2, 2026 TO: Supervisor Hilda L. Solis, Chair Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Chair Pro Tem Supervisor Lindsey P. Horvath Supervisor Janice Hahn Supervisor Kathryn Barger FROM: Lisa H. Wong, Psy.D. Director SUBJECT: NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST DELEGATED AUTHORITY FOR A PERCENTAGE INCREASE EXCEEDING TEN PERCENT OF THE MAXIMUM CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH’S LEGAL ENTITY AND 24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CONTRACTS In accordance with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors’ (Board) Policy No. 5.120 (Authority To Approve Increases To Board-Approved Contract Amounts), the Department of Mental Health (DMH) is notifying your Board of our Department’s intent to request delegated authority for a percentage increase exceeding ten percent of the Maximum Contract Amount (MCA) for certain existing Legal Entity (LE) and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts. DMH will request delegated authority for a 25 percent increase of their MCAs for the existing LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26. JUSTIFICATION DMH will present your Board a letter for approval to amend the LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts for FY 2025-26 to increase their MCAs as the contractors have reached their previously Board-approved 25 percent delegated authority. The total increase for the LE contracts is estimated to be $3 million, fully funded by Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Medi-Cal, StateState Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), and 2011 Realignment State, , and local revenues. Page 194 of 328 Each Supervisor February 2, 2026 Page 2 The total increase for the 24-Hour Residential Treatment contract is $283,630 for FY 2025-26, fully funded by federal, State, and Mental Health Services Act MHSA revenues. The authority to increase the percentage exceeding ten percent allows DMH to amend the LE and 24-Hour Residential Treatment contracts in a timely manner for the provision and expansion of s pecialty mental health services without interruption to clients who need these services. NOTIFICATION TIMELINE Board Policy No. 5.120 requires departments to provide written notice to your Board, with a copy to the Chief Executive Office, at least two weeks prior to the Board Meeting at which the request to exceed ten percent of the MCA will be presented. In compliance with this policy, DMH is notifying your Board of our intent to request delegated authority for up to 25 percent of the MCA through a Board letter to be presented on March 3, 2026. If you have any questions, or require additional information, please contact me at LWong@dmh.lacounty.gov or (213) 947-6670, or your staff may contact Stella Krikorian, Division Manager, Contracts Development and Administration Division, at SKrikorian@dmh.lacounty.gov or (213) 943-9146. LHW:RH:KN SK:DO:atm c: Executive Office, Board of Supervisors Chief Executive Office County Counsel Page 195 of 328 Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 on Accountability and Oversight Hon. Gregg Hart, Chair PRESENTED TO: LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act AUGUST 20, 2025 Page 196 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 1 Presentation’s Focus Highlights major impacts to state activities. Reflects early understanding of the legislation’s changes. Describes first order effects and actions for the legislature. Does not outline possible state responses to mitigate impacts. Page 197 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 2 What Are the Major Areas of Focus? Health Care Coverage and Financing. Limits states’ ability to tax Medicaid services in order to draw down federal funding. Limits certain payments to Medicaid providers. Requires many able-bodied adults in Medicaid to work, study, or complete community service. Increases frequency of eligibility redeterminations for childless adults. Food Assistance. Limits CalFresh eligibility, increases states’ share of cost for administration, and shifts a portion of benefit costs to states (depending on error rate). Higher Education. Expands Pell Grant eligibility to students enrolled in accredited short-term workforce training programs. Places new caps on annual and aggregate federal student loans for all borrowers but undergraduate students. Replaces several existing student loan repayment plans with two new plans. Establishes new accountability earnings test for academic programs to retain federal loan eligibility. Personal and Corporation Taxes. Extends the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA, 2017), which largely reduced taxes for most individuals and businesses. Creates several new temporary deductions for seniors, overtime pay, tips, and auto loan interest, as well as increases the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction. Makes permanent a number of business provisions, including bonus depreciation and full expensing for short-lived Research and Development (R&D) investment permanent. Clean Energy and Electric Vehicle Credits. Phases out various renewable energy, energy efficiency, and electric vehicle-related tax credits. Rescinds unobligated Inflation Reduction Act funding for various energy and natural resources-related programs. Page 198 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 3 When Do the Impacts Occur? Health Care Coverage and Financing Food Assistance Upon Enactment (Immediate, Pending Federal Guidance): —Expands work requirements for able-bodied adults with dependents. —Limits eligibility for non-citizens. —Limits allowable utility and internet deductions. October 1, 2026: Increases the state and county shares of administrative costs. October 1, 2027: Increases the state share of benefit costs (depending on error rate). Summary of Major Health Changes Topic Description Starting Date Medi-Cal Providers Provider tax rates Limits states’ ability to disproportionally tax Medicaid services and draw down federal funding. July 2025 a Abortion providers Prohibits federal Medicaid payments for family planning services to certain abortion providers. July 2025 Rural Health Transformation Program Provides funds ($50 billion over five years) to states to support rural hospitals and providers. October 2025 Provider payment limit Reduces payment limit to providers in managed care system.January 2028 Provider tax revenue limit Reduces revenue limit over time.October 2028 Adults in Medi-Cal Community engagement Requires most able-bodied adults to work, study, or complete community service. End of 2026b Redetermination frequency Increases frequency of eligibility redeterminations for childless adults. End of 2026 Cost Sharing Requires states to impose cost sharing on higher-income childless adults.October 2028 People With Unsatisfactory Immigration Status in Medi-Cal Medicaid eligibility Narrows eligibility for noncitizens.October 2026 Federal match Reduces federal match on emergency services.October 2026 People in Covered California Premium tax credits Narrows eligibility for noncitizens.January 2027 Automatic re-enrollment Eliminates automatic re-enrollment for premium and cost-sharing subsidies.January 2028 a Secretary of Health and Human Services can grant states up to three years.b Secretary of Health and Human Services can grant states option to delay up to two years. Page 199 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 4 (Continued) Higher Education July 1, 2026. Changes implemented relating to short-term workforce Pell Grants, student loan caps, and loan repayments for new borrowers. 2028. Existing borrowers with certain types of federal student loans have until 2028 to switch into other plans, including the two new plans. Schools can lose eligibility for federal student loans as a result of failing the accountability earnings test beginning in 2028. Personal and Corporation Taxes 2025: Increases in the SALT, other new individual deductions, and full expensing for R&D are effective this tax year. 2026: Most other provisions (including making TCJA provisions permanent) effective next tax year. Clean Energy and Electric Vehicle Credits September 30, 2025: Elimination of electric vehicle tax credit. December 31, 2025: Elimination of residential solar and energy efficiency improvement tax credits. June 30, 2026: Elimination of electric vehicle charger tax credit. July 4, 2026: Utility-scale wind and solar projects must either begin construction by July 4, 2026 or be placed in service by December 31, 2027 to be eligible for tax credits. When Do the Impacts Occur? Page 200 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 5 Which Changes Require Further Federal Guidance? Health Care Coverage and Financing Several of the major changes impacting Medi-Cal will require additional federal guidance before implementation. For example, the Secretary of Health and Human Services will be required to promulgate guidelines for the implementation of community engagement requirements by June 2026. Additionally, the new rural health transformation program will require federal guidance on how funds will be distributed and specific requirements on program eligibility. Food Assistance Changes to work requirements and eligibility (which likely cannot be implemented until guidance is issued). Federal government likely to issue further guidance on the remaining changes, although the impacts of those changes are relatively clear based on the legislation. Higher Education Nearly all changes require further federal guidance. Beginning in July 2025, the federal government began rolling out new guidance, with further guidance expected over the next year or two. Personal and Corporation Taxes Several provisions, especially the new deductions, will require additional Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and regulations. In particular, guidance is needed to clarify eligibility requirements and lay out claiming instructions. The IRS anticipates releasing guidance starting in the fall. Clean Energy and Electric Vehicle Credits Limited, but guidance is expected on the definition of “beginning construction” as well as restrictions around the amount of assistance provided by certain foreign entities. Page 201 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 6 Which Changes Could Require Implementing State Legislation? Health Care Coverage and Financing Extent of Statutory Changes Needed Unclear at This Time. Until the state receives further federal guidance, the extent of statutory changes is unknown. We anticipate at least some changes will be required. Many Administrative Actions Likely. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and counties—who administer Medi-Cal—will need to take a variety of steps to implement the federal changes. For example, DHCS likely will need to update regulations and could need to submit Medicaid State Plan Amendments. Counties will need to implement conforming changes and update processes for changes to redeterminations and eligibility. Food Assistance Potential Changes Related to Eligibility. Possible that some changes related to eligibility will require statutory changes to facilitate implementation, pending federal guidance. Potential Impacts to the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP). The CFAP provides benefits to certain individuals not eligible for CalFresh due to their immigration status. The changes to federal CalFresh eligibility may mean the Legislature will want to consider how the rules of CFAP compare to the new federal rules. Page 202 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 7 What Changes Could Require State Action in the Current Year? Health Care Coverage and Financing Potentially Restructuring the Managed Care Organization (MCO) Tax and Addressing Financing Shortfall. —While changes to provider taxes take effect immediately, the Secretary of Health and Human Services has discretion to grant three-year extensions. If the state is unable to secure an extension, DHCS would need to restructure the tax to comply with the new rules. Due to the constraints under Proposition 35 (2024), the new tax could be significantly smaller than the current version, effectively eliminating budgeted state savings. —The most recent spending plan includes General Fund savings of $4.2 billion in 2025-26 and $2.8 billion in 2026-27 from the existing version of the MCO tax. Absent this financing mechanism, the state would need to identify ways to backfill these funds or reduce costs. Potentially Restructuring the Hospital Quality Assurance Fee (HQAF). If the federal government does not approve the state’s recently submitted HQAF, DHCS would need to restructure the fee to comply with the new rules. The fiscal impact to the state would depend on how the state restructures the fee. Food Assistance Eligibility Changes. Once federal guidance is issued, the state will have greater clarity as to whether statutory changes or other actions are required to effectuate the new requirements. The Legislature also may wish to consider implications for CFAP. Others. While not immediately required, the Legislature likely will want to start considering approaches for mitigating state costs in CalFresh due to federal changes (such as reducing the error rate). Page 203 of 328 LEGISLATIVE ANALYST’S OFFICE 8 What Changes Could Require Action in the Budget Year? Based on our current understanding of the bill and its implementation, there are a few steps the Legislature likely will want to consider. As additional guidance and information is released, there may be additional steps the state will be required to take. We also recommend the Legislature ask the administration for regular updates on new guidance as it is released, as well as any initial steps departments may be taking. Health Care Coverage and Financing Prepare for Implementation of Eligibility Rules. Food Assistance Develop Approaches for Reducing Error Rate. Consider Options for Improving Efficiency in Program Administration. Page 204 of 328 Outlook CCCA Action Aler t From California Contract Cities Association <info@contractcities.org> Date Tue 2/3/2026 12:43 PM To Karina Banales <kbanales@cityofrh.net> CCCA Regional Update & Action Alert CCCA Members - Last week, LA County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell introduced a motion (p.3) that calls for a temporary ½ cent general sales tax measure to be put on the June primary ballot. Here is some quick background on why the motion was introduced: Supervisor Mitchell states that the measure is necessary to combat an expected, county-wide health services crisis caused by the passage of HR 1. LA County's Department of Health Services (DHS) is faced with a $1 billion cut to their annual budget. DHS expects the budget cut to result in hospital closures as well as clinics and emergency room overcrowding unless another funding source is put in place. Here is what the general sales tax measure would do and how revenue would be utilized: The revenue would replace the lost DHS funds, generating approximately $1 billion annually until 2031. The revenue would go into the County's general fund and be used to finance various healthcare services across LA County. A nine-member citizens’ oversight committee would be established to ensure fiscal accountability. Page 205 of 328 A report would be filed with the Board of Supervisors each year until funding is exhausted. The motion is headed for a vote at the LA County Board of Supervisors on February 10. If the motion is approved by a 2/3 vote at the meeting, the County will: Adopt a resolution calling for a special election during the June primary, where the measure will need a majority vote to become law. Direct the CEO's office to work with legislators to advance a state bill that exempts the measure from the current state cap on local sales taxes. Assembly Member Isaac Bryan & Senator Maria Elena Durazo have already committed to driving such legislation forward. Adopt a spending plan for the measure. Right now, we are encouraging Member Cities to work with your City Managers to: ACTION 1: Send us your feedback on the motion ASAP. You can send the information to: Marcel Rodarte, Marcel@contractcities.org Jorge Morales, Jorge@contractcities.org Lindsey Skolnik, Lindsey@contractcities.org ACTION 2: Reach out to your County Supervisor about your feedback on the motion before February 10. Below is the contact information for each LA County Supervisor: 1st District, Supervisor Hilda L. Solis: 213-974-4111 or FirstDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov 2nd District, Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell: 213-974-2222 or HollyJMitchell@bos.lacounty.gov 3rd District, Supervisor Lindsey Horvath: 213-974-3333 or ThirdDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov 4th District, Supervisor Janica Hahn: 213-974-4444 or FourthDistrict@bos.lacounty.gov 5th District, Supervisor Kathryn Barger: 213-974-5555 or Kathryn@bos.lacounty.gov If you’re unsure who your supervisor is, you can find out here: https://www.lavote.gov/apps/precinctsmaps ACTION 3: Reach out to your state representatives about your feedback on the motion. If the motion passes, legislators could eventually vote on the state bill that exempts the sales tax measure from the current state cap on local sales taxes. If you're unsure who your state representatives are, you can find out here: https://findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov/ Below are brief talking points you can use in your outreach to raise general concerns about the measure: Page 206 of 328 The County is considering placing a temporary half-cent (0.5%) countywide sales tax on the June 2026 ballot to address funding cuts to health and safety net services under HR1 - the Big Beautiful Bill. It is estimated to generate approximately $1 billion annually. The measure will be structured as a General Sales Tax, not a special tax. This means the revenue collected will go into the County’s General Fund. It also means the measure will only require a majority vote on the ballot to pass, rather than a 2/3 vote. The motion states the tax will be temporary, effective from October 1, 2026 to October 1, 2031. However, Measure H was also meant to be temporary. The LA County Board of Supervisors retains authority to reduce or repeal the tax early if conditions improve…but will they? There are always other needs, and since the revenue is going into the General Fund, it could be reallocated. Several cities have been actively evaluating their own local sales tax measures and a countywide half-cent would consume remaining capacity, effectively foreclosing city options to raise funds for their respective communities. Questions? Contact Lindsey@contractcities.org or Jorge@contractcities.org. California Contract Cities Association | 17315 Studebaker Road Suite #210 | Cerritos, CA 90703 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice Page 207 of 328 Page 208 of 328 Page 209 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Paul Seo, Mayor Stephen Perestam, Mayor Pro Tem David L. Bradley, Councilmember Barbara Ferraro, Councilmember George Lewis, Councilmember 30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. / RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5207 / FAX (310) 544-5291 / WWW.RPVCA.GOV January 29, 2026 Honorable Members of the Board of Supervisors Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration 500 West Temple Street, Suite 383 Los Angeles, CA 90012 OPPOSE – Motion Securing Funding to Preserve Critical County Services Cut by H.R.1 Honorable Members of the Board of Supervisors: On behalf of the City Council and residents of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, I write to respectfully express our strong opposition to the Board Motion - Securing Funding to Preserve Critical County Services Cut by H.R.1 by Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, which would require a special election on June 2, 2026 to implement a countywide general retail transaction and use (sales) tax increase measure that would impose an additional ½ percent (0.5%) general tax on the residents of Los Angeles County. While the City of Rancho Palos Verdes recognizes the serious fiscal challenges facing Los Angeles County, this measure would increase the sales tax burden on our residents and local businesses without providing cities any guaranteed benefit or revenue sharing to fund essential local services. This measure further increases the State and Local Tax burden on our county residence without any guarantee that the funds would be spent efficiently or equitably. Furthermore, this measure would eliminate or put at risk any future measures for local tax capacity, potentially eliminating any city’s ability to pursue future voter-approved revenue measures that would directly benefit local residents. Rancho Palos Verdes is already facing significant economic challenges due to the lack of adequate state and federal funding to address ongoing landslide risks to public infrastructure and homes. These challenges have strained City resources and further underscore the importance of preserving local revenue sources rather than introducing new general use taxes that would financially burden residents without any direct benefit and could be redirected towards other inefficient County programs with Page 210 of 328 no direct benefit to local communities. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes respectfully urges the Board to pursue alternative strategies to explore funding solutions that do not undermine local government’s ability to retain existing local revenue sources. We appreciate your consideration. Sincerely, Paul Seo Mayor Page 211 of 328 Item: 13.B. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Reconsideration of directing staff to draft a Legislative and Policy Platform Background: During the January 26, 2026 City Council meeting, Mayor Dieringer requested agendizing a discussion regarding a formal legislative and policy platform. Staff had previously presented consideration of this on November 11, 2024 at the request of then Mayor Mirsch (Attachment A). The City of Rolling Hills and individual Councilmembers periodically monitor state legislation and take positions of support or opposition on bills that may affect the City, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, or the South Bay region. In recent sessions, the City Council has taken positions on topics including housing and local land use, local control, public safety, and retail theft. Discussion: Some cities and regional organizations adopt a Legislative Platform or set Policies and Procedures that consolidate policy statements on issues likely to arise in a given legislative session. Such platforms guide staff in monitoring bills, preparing draft correspondence, and coordinating advocacy with legislative partners and organizations, including the League of California Cities, the California Contract Cities Association, and the South Bay Cities Council of Governments. Existing Models For City Council consideration and discussion, staff is presenting the following legislative engagement models used by the three Peninsula cities. City of Rolling Hills Estates (RHE) Each May, RHE presents an informational item to the City Council summarizing the “hot bills” identified and supported by the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) for the current legislative session (Attachment B). This update allows the Council to review key legislation being monitored by Cal Cities and to provide direction to staff on submitting letters of support or opposition for bills that may directly impact the City. When timing does not allow for Council consideration at a regular meeting, the City Manager or Mayor may sign letters or state the City’s position on behalf of the City. Page 212 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes (RPV) RPV takes a different but complementary approach by annually adopting a Citywide Legislative Platform through a City Council resolution (Attachment C). The Platform: • Outlines high-level policy positions in key areas such as Housing and Local Land Use, Public Safety, Community Services, Environmental Quality, and Government Transparency and Efficacy. • Guides staff in monitoring and responding to legislation, programs, and funding opportunities that may affect Rancho Palos Verdes, the Peninsula, or the surrounding region. • Provides the basis for preparing letters of support or opposition and helps focus legislative advocacy and grant efforts on identified priority projects. Additionally, RPV has City Council Policy No. 29, which formalizes this process by directing staff to monitor regional, county, state, and federal legislative matters, provide periodic updates, and use the adopted Legislative Platform to present items for Council consideration. When the Council takes a majority position on a bill, staff prepares correspondence for the Mayor’s signature, and all letters are posted on the City’s website. RPV also has a Legislative Subcommittee composed of two City Council Members, an Administrative Analyst from the City Manager’s Office who focuses on legislative affairs, and support from a contracted federal lobbyist. Lastly, Rancho Palos Verdes recently amended its Legislative Platform to include a new priority for the upcoming 2026 Platform (Attachment D). The amendment focuses on ensuring that grocery store patrons in Rancho Palos Verdes continue to have access to paper coupons or, alternatively, receive digital coupon pricing. This effort is intended to support residents who may lack reliable internet access or face other barriers to using digital coupons available on manufacturer websites or grocery store apps. City of Palos Verdes Estates (PVE) Currently, the City of PVE does not have a formal platform or framework for establishing official positions. However, the City does take positions when requested by League of California Cities, the California Contract Cities Association, or other municipalities. CONCLUSION A Legislative and Policy Platform could serve as a central reference summarizing prior Council positions, outlining City priorities for legislative and advocacy efforts, and providing a framework for timely responses to proposed legislation that may affect local or contract cities. This evening, staff seeks City Council direction on one of the following options: 1. Direct staff to continue addressing individual policy issues as they arise on a case by case basis. 2. Direct staff to incorporate an annual summary of League of California Cities priority bills (e.g., in May), using that update as a standing vehicle for Council discussion and direction on specific legislation. 3. Direct staff to prepare a draft City Legislative and Policy Platform for future Council consideration, modeled on a neighboring city's legislative platform but tailored to the City's needs and priorities. 4. Provide an alternative option. Page 213 of 328 Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendation: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff. Attachments: 1. Attachment A - CL_AGN_241111_CC_Item14A_LegPolicyPlatform 2. Attachment B - CL_AGN_250610_RHE_2025LegislativeUpdate 3. Attachment C - CL_AGN_260120_RPV_LegislativePlatform 4. Attachment D - CL_AGN_260203_RPV_AmendedLegislativePlatform Page 214 of 328 Agenda Item No.: 14.A Mtg. Date: 11/11/2024 TO:HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM:CHRISTIAN HORVATH, CITY CLERK / EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT TO CITY MANAGER THRU:KARINA BAÑALES, CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF DIRECTING STAFF TO DRAFT A LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY PLATFORM (MAYOR MIRSCH) DATE:November 11, 2024 BACKGROUND: The City of Rolling Hills and Councilmembers at times monitor bills under consideration by the state, and will take a position on a bill, depending on its potential impact to the City, Peninsula or South Bay. Over recent legislative sessions, the City Council has taken positions of support or opposition on matters including land use, local control, public safety, and retail theft. The City Council has also advocated to the California Public Utilities Commission and the County of Los Angeles on matters of concern. Tonight, staff presents a discussion item, at the request of Mayor Mirsch, seeking direction as to whether the City Council would want a specific legislative and policy platform that could allow staff, in collaboration with the Mayor, to draft and send letters advocating in support or opposition based on said platform. DISCUSSION: Many cities and organizations that frequently take positions on federal and state legislation adopt an annual legislative platform. This platform outlines policy statements on legislative and regulatory issues relevant to the organization and likely to arise during the legislative session. A Legislative Platform for the City could include policies on topics such as: Housing and Local Land Use Public Safety Community Services Environmental Quality Government Transparency and Effectiveness 129 Page 215 of 328 The platform would consolidate any positions the Council has taken on various bills, providing guidance to City Staff and the City’s federal and/or state legislative delegation on legislative and regulatory issues of interest. It would also inform advocacy organizations active in Washington and Sacramento—such as the League of California Cities, California Contract Cities Association, and the South Bay Cities Council of Governments—of the City Council’s legislative priorities. Additionally, the platform would assist Staff in communicating on these issues and enable prompt action if a matter directly impacting the City requires immediate attention. The primary purpose of a Legislative Platform would be to guide Staff in monitoring bills of interest to the City. Staff intends to bring all relevant bills before the City Council for a formal position. If a bill requires immediate action, the City Council would be notified, and the City Manager would send a letter expressing the City’s proposed position. This bill would then be presented to the City Council at its next scheduled meeting for formal adoption of a position, reflected in a letter signed by the Mayor. For reference, Staff has attached samples of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ legislative platforms from 2021 and 2022. FISCAL IMPACT: None. RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff. ATTACHMENTS: CL_AGN_241111_CC_Item14A_RPV_LegPlatform2021.pdf CL_AGN_241111_CC_Item14A_RPV_LegPlatform2023.pdf 130 Page 216 of 328 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2022 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DATE ADOPTED: Resolution No. 2021-__ on November 2, 2021. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2022 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues which directly or indirectly impact the City. This Platform serves as a guideline to actively pursue pending legislation through monitoring and communications activities and is primarily based upon positions previously adopted by the City Council. The City looks forward to working with regional, state, and federal partners to best serve residents. The statements outlined in the Platform represent the City’s general position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest and concern. 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE A. Oppose legislation that usurps local control and erodes the City’s authority to control its own affairs. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. The City’s Housing and Local Land Use Legislative Platform is incorporated herein by reference (see Appendix A). B. Support policies or programs that allow city and state collaboration on housing production, alongside sustainable transportation, broadband deployment, and other key infrastructure areas to support our communities. Support state grants or programs which provide funds to cities and/or developers to encourage affordable housing development. C. Oppose legislation that penalizes a city or local government if the units identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. D. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights -of-way including the appearance and aesthetics of equipment placed within them. E. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in public rights-of-way. F. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions to process permits and enforce building codes or mandates the manner of enforcement. B-1 CITYOF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 131 Page 217 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page 2 G. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. H. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect the ability for a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around a local government’s jurisdiction. I. Support legislation and administrative actions that provide state and federal funding for major public works projects such as the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY A. Support legislation that enhances emergency preparedness, resiliency and public safety. B. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes. C. Support measures that provide funding to local agencies for training, effective disaster preparedness, sheriff’s station infrastructure, fire department infrastructure, and emergency planning. D. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions ensuring all cities, including contract cities, have equal access to public safety funding. E. Support legislation which maintains law enforcement’s ability to utilize automatic license plate reading (ALPR) cameras as an investigatory tool. F. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including undergrounding of utility equipment that ensures reliable utility service and public safety and prevents the use of public safety power shutoffs. 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES A. Support legislation and local, state and federal programs that employ evidence- based best practice strategies to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness by preventing homelessness for those at risk; providing emergency and transitional housing; expanding permanent affordable housing ; and promoting self-empowerment through counseling, job training, and other supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness by promoting mental health and substanc e abuse services; providing emergency and transitional housing; expanding permanent affordable/supportive housing; and promoting self-empowerment B-2 132 Page 218 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page 3 through counseling, job training, and other supportive services for those who suffer from mental health issues and/or substance abuse. 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and other chemicals in coastal waters, especially near Santa Catalina Island and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. B. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives that encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping and energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by the state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention of existing local revenue sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, etc. C. Support legislation that will enhance revenue for cities. D. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to continue holding hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency. Hybrid meetings increase access to public meetings and encourage greater transparency. E. Support legislation or public health orders that consider regional factors when determining public health needs within Los Angeles County. F. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services. B-3 133 Page 219 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page A-1 APPENDIX A: CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DATE ADOPTED: Resolution No. 2021-31 on July 6, 2021. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In response to the housing crisis and recent legislation proposed by the California Legislature: • The City of Rancho Palos Verdes opposes proposed planning and zoning legislation that usurps local control and imposes unfunded mandates. • The City supports actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. • The City would support housing policies which include funded mandates or create funded programs such as Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) and Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) to assist local planning efforts. • The City would support policies that provide incentives to cities such as additional tax revenue or tax breaks and policies which grant concessions to existing policies for adoption of pro-housing policies. • The City would support policies or grants directed toward developers to incentivize the creation of affordable housing. • The City would support policies which expand programs such as Project Homekey, which repurpose existing buildings into an affordable housing option. • The City would support policies and programs which provide social services and mental health services to help unhoused persons be eligible for, acquire, and maintain affordable housing. • The City would support policies or programs that allow city and state collaboration on housing production, alongside sustainable transportation, broadband deployment, and other key infrastructure areas to support our communities. BACKGROUND The City of Rancho Palos Verdes is located on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in Los Angeles County, California, and incorporated in 1973. The City is primarily comprised of residential zones and open space, is nearly entirely located within a Cal Fire-designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ), and is partially located in the state- B-4 134 Page 220 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page A-2 designated coastal zone. Moreover, approximately 1,200 acres of the City is within the Portuguese Bend Landslide complex, the largest and fastest moving landslide in North America. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes recognizes that California is in the middle of a housing crisis. Housing stock cannot meet present demand and lack of affordable housing makes existing stock cost prohibitive. The Legislature has an apparent focus on passing laws which aim to mitigate the housing crisis through rescission of local land use authority and oversight to streamline the process of constructing additional units. These laws create a one-size-fits-all approach that fail to consider local authority and essential local oversight, including constraints faced by local agencies such as infrastructure limitations. The City is committed to maintaining and enhancing a high quality of life and safety for all residents as reflected in its General Plan, updated as of 2018. Local land use authority is essential to ensuring that all new developments are suitable and safe for our community, and to allow the City and developers to work together to find the most mutually beneficial arrangement for all residents in the City. Development within the City faces a number of unique challenges. Despite this, the City has a vibrant and well-planned mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses. There are 8,274 acres of land within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. The City has determined that 1,710 acres (or 20%) of land are not suitable for development. These include Natural Environment/Hazard Areas which are lands designated as “Hazard,” “Open Space Hillside” and “Open Space Preserve” by the Land Use Element. The areas designated “Hazard” possess extreme physical constraints, such as active landslide1, sea cliff erosion hazard, and extreme slopes of 35 percent and greater. The areas designated “Open Space Hillside” are subject to extreme physical constraints and are maintained as open space, with very light -intensity uses permitted, such as landscaping, agriculture, passive recreational activities, and very minor structures, for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare. The areas designated “Open Space Preserve” encompass the City’s Palos Verdes Nature Preserve, which is approximately 1,400 acres of permanent open space. The City’s Preserve is enrolled in the State’s Natural Communities Conservation Plan and the Federal Habitat Conservation Plan (NCCP/HCP) and is encumbered with restrictions, held in perpetuity, for the preservation and protection of natural resources and habitat. 1 The Portuguese Bend Landslide is one of the largest and most active landslides in the country and encompasses over two of the City's roughly 14 square miles, moves at a rate between hundredths of an inch per year and tens of feet per year. This movement is especially noticed by motorists, cyclists and pedestrians who travel along Palos Verdes Drive South. The City continuously maintains a safe roadway through the area at a cost of about a half million dollars per year. An above-ground sewer trunk line is in jeopardy of failing with land movement that has the potential to cause a significant environmental catastrophe due to its close proximity to the Pacific Ocean. B-5 135 Page 221 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page A-3 Residential activities are the major land use in the City , with existing and proposed residential uses encompassing approximately 5,500 acres (66.5% of the total land area). The predominance of residential use and related density ranges is based on several factors: the ability of residential activity to produce low environmental stress, the geographic location of the community with no major transportation facilities, the geology of the site, lack of market potential for any major commercial development, and need for support facilities to meet the community’s demand. As such, it is vital that local control be maintained to ensure public health and safety. One- size-fits-all legislation with ministerial review requirements cannot take into account the unique geographic, geologic, and infrastructure constraints required for a project to be successful and to maintain or enhance public safety. RECENT LEGISLATIVE POSITIONS On August 4, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-46 expressing opposition to proposed planning and zoning legislation that usurps local control and imposes unfunded mandates and expressing support for actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. It furthermore declares that, should the state continue to pass legislation that attacks local municipal authority, control and revenue, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes will support actions such as a ballot measure that would limit the state’s ability to control local activities and strengthen local democracy and authority. The City has registered its strong opposition to the current practice of the Legislature of proposing and passing multitudes of bills that directly impact and interfere with the ability of cities to control their own destiny through use of zoning authority that has been granted to them. While the City appreciates the work of the Legislature to propose policies intended to mitigate the housing crisis, sweeping and ministerial measures cannot properly assess their impact on individual communities and their general plans. Streamlined ministerial approval may be a preferred housing solution for the Legislature, but such development may have significantly detrimental effects on public health and safety. The City is concerned that increasing density by-right will not allow sufficient oversight of infrastructure to ensure that capacities can meet increased residential populations. In local land use planning and zoning, many factors must be considered. The City must maintain its local land use authority to ensure that all developments meet all safety standards and that related traffic changes do not have undue influence on egress paths in the event of an evacuation, particularly within the VHFHSZ and the Portuguese Bend Landslide complex, and with considerations for limitations on existing infrastructure. B-6 136 Page 222 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page A-4 In general, the City has supported housing legislation which seeks to increase local oversight and flexibility, such as Assemblymember Muratsuchi’s Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 7 which would amend the State Constitution to require certain local la nd use controls and zoning regulations remain within incorporated communities when in conflict with general laws. The City has opposed legislation that erodes local land use authority, such as Senator Atkins’ SB 9, which would require ministerial approval of lot splits and duplexes in single- family residential zoned areas. The City is deeply concerned that bills such as SB 9, which would potentially quadruple density in single-family zoning by-right would have detrimental effects on the City’s infrastructure capacity, particularly in the event of an emergency. Increasing density without the ability for the City to properly plan for it will negatively impact public safety in a community like Rancho Palos Verdes, and its residents’ quality of life. One-size-fits all laws inherently fail to consider the needs of individual communities and their general plans. Furthermore, the current practice of mandating streamlined local processes does nothing to address encouraging actual affordable development of those properties. The Legislature should consider bills that incentivize affordable developments and provide local agencies the ability to zone for such developments. The tone of recent bills, such as making it easier to build an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on a property, does not guarantee that it will be sold below market rate , thereby affordable. In fact, it appears ADU’s are being rented above market rates throughout Los Angeles or being used for other uses than housing (i.e. gyms, studios, pool cabanas, etc. because of State- mandated relaxed zoning laws). Upzoning parcels is likely to increase the value of the underlying land, which then makes new construction unnecessarily more expensive and over time, raises the values and rents throughout the neighborhoods, making affordable housing even less likely to be built. The current legislative preference for by-right approvals in favor of increasing density, fails to consider the nuances in individual communities, potentially risking public safety, and does nothing to inherently promote affordable housing, which is vital to recover from the housing crisis and is the purported aim of this approach. POTENTIAL LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS The City is supportive of legislation which seeks to preserve local land use authority and flexibility, giving choices and incentives to cities. Ultimately, the City would support legislation which would allow local governments to adopt proposed legislation if the requirements are suitable in their individual jurisdictions. Local planning departments have the knowledge and skills to prepare creative solutions to the housing crisis that best serve their communities. By-right zoning legislation undermines their ability to exercise the city’s local land use authority and problem-solve based on their city’s unique geographic, geologic, and infrastructure constraints, but with state support, they have the capacity to help alleviate the housing crisis. B-7 137 Page 223 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page A-5 The City would additionally continue to support legislation that provides financial assistance to implement new directives, or programs similar to Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) and Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) that provide funding to help cities accelerate housing production. The City would also support legislation that provides incentives to cities, such as additional tax revenue or tax breaks. Unfunded mandates are a financial burden to cities which make them difficult to implement successfully. The Legislature may also consider adopting policies which grant concessions to cities based on adoption of pro-housing policies. For example, if a city were to utilize their local land use authority to upzone a certain amount of land in a commercial corridor, they could be exempt from policies such as requiring ministerial app roval of ADUs. This will further local land use flexibility and grants additional incentives to local governments to adopt pro-housing policies. The City is supportive of legislation that increases land use flexibility such as regional trust and/or trade policies, similar to Senator Allen’s SB 809. The City would also support legislation aimed at developers to encourage sustainable, cost-effective development of affordable housing in safe locations across the state . Legislation which seeks to expand existing programs such as Project Homekey, or similar programs that repurpose existing buildings or underutilized commercial property (i.e. surface parking lots or single-story shopping centers) into affordable housing are also viable solutions. Additionally, the Legislature should consider policies and programs which provide social services and mental health resources to help unhoused persons be eligible for, acquire, and maintain affordable housing. Cities have the tools, knowledge, and policies in place to continue to plan and develop innovative solutions to mitigate the housing crisis: solutions that best serve the city and the residents. If, for example, a city observes that there seems to be a surplus of parking spaces in shopping centers, they could re-zone the land to be mixed-use residential. The city may also determine that they could lower their parking requirements in certain areas due to traffic patterns and/or location of transit. When cities are allowed to keep their local land use authority, they will continue to plan and develop new solutions that address their specific constraints, and the state could reward cities for taking such actions with additional tax revenue or tax breaks or policy concessions. Regional housing needs and legislation increasing density must be balanced by local capacity assessments including traffic conditions, sewer conditions, school district capacity, ingress/egress capacity, and water supply, among others. Legislation should re- focus efforts toward developing programs for cities and state collaboration on housing production, alongside sustainable transportation, broadband deployment, and other key infrastructure areas that can support our communities. CONCLUSION During recent legislative sessions, the City has opposed planning and zoning legislation that usurps local control and imposes unfunded mandates. The City was founded to protect local authority and to preserve the character of Rancho Palos Verdes. Local B-8 138 Page 224 of 328 2022 Legislative Platform Page A-6 oversight of planning and zoning is essential to ensure that every development is suitable and safe for the community, to protect the health and safety of all residents. The City is supportive of policies which strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. The City would additionally consider supporting policies which include funded mandates, legislation aimed at developers to encourage creation of affordable housing, the expansion of programs such as Project Homekey, and the creation of programs to improve social and mental health services for unhoused persons. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes looks forward to working with the Legislature to have an open dialogue about viable solutions to the state’s housing crisis, while maintaining all residents’ high quality of life. B-9 139 Page 225 of 328 20232 Legislative Platform Page A-1 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 20232 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DATE ADOPTED: Resolution No. 20221-__ on November December 202, 20221. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 20232 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues which directly or indirectly impact the City. This Platform serves as a guideline to actively pursue pending legislation through monitoring and communications activities, with City Council approval and is primarily based upon positions previously adopted by the City Council. The City looks forward to working with regional, state, and federal partners to best serve residents. The statements outlined in the Platform represent the City’s general position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest and concern. PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS Through the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is supportive of legislation, policies, programs, or administrative actions that would assist in funding these projects. A. Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project Total Cost: $33 million Status: Environmental analysis and documentation Funds Committed: $2.3 million The Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex (PBLC) is the largest active landslide in the continental United States, encompassing two of the City’s roughly 14 square miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South, a major arterial street providing transportation for the wider region , including neighboring cities of Palos Verdes Estates and the City of Los Angeles (San Pedro). Continued land movement poses a catastrophic environmental threat to the California coastline due to an above- ground sewer trunk line located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean at severe risk of rupture. The project seeks to protect life, public health, safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the PBLC area. 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE A. Oppose legislation that usurps local control and erodes the City’s authority to control its own affairs. B. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. B-1 140 Page 226 of 328 20232 Legislative Platform Page A-2 C. Support policies or programs that allow city and state collaboration on housing production, alongside sustainable transportation, broadband deployment, and other key infrastructure areas to support our communities. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which provide funds to cities and/or developers to encourage sustainable and affordable housing development. Support policies or grants which encourage the development of regional housing trusts. D. Oppose legislation that penalizes a city or local government if the units identif ied in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. E. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights -of-way including the appearance and aesthetics of equipment placed within them. F. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in public rights-of-way. G. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions to process permits and enforce building codes or mandates the manner of enforcement. H. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. I. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect the ability for a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around a local government’s jurisdiction. J. Support legislation and administrative actions that provide state and federal funding for major public works projects such as the Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project. o Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative 2. PUBLIC SAFETY A. Support legislation that enhances emergency preparedness, resiliency, and public safety. B. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes. B-2 141 Page 227 of 328 20232 Legislative Platform Page A-3 C. Support measures that provide funding to local agencies for training, effective disaster preparedness, sheriff’s station infrastructure, fire department infrastructure, and emergency planning. D. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions ensuring all cities, including contract cities, have equal access to public safety funding. E. Support legislation which maintains law enforcement’s ability to utilize automatic license plate reading (ALPR) cameras as an investigatory tool. F. Support legislation that provides tools to deter catalytic converter theft. E.G. Support legislation that provides tools to deter organized and serial retail theft. H. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including undergrounding of utility equipment that ensures reliable utility service and public safety and prevents the use of public safety power shutoffs. F.I. Support legislation that protects insurance coverage for properties within very high fire zones. O Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), PV Cities 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence- based best practice strategies to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness by preventing homelessness for those at risk; promoting mental health and substance abuse services; providing emergency and transitional housing; expanding permanent affordable housing; and promoting self - empowerment through counseling, job training, and other supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness by promoting mental health and substance abuse services; providing emergency and transitional housing; expanding permanent affordable/supportive housing; and promoting self-empowerment through counseling, job training, and other supportive services for those who suffer from mental health issues and/or substance abuse. C.B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs which seek to provide mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care. B-3 142 Page 228 of 328 20232 Legislative Platform Page A-4 o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, PV Cities, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and other chemicals in coastal waters, especially near Santa Catalina Island and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. B. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives that encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping and energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, PV Cities, coastal cities 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by the state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention of existing local revenue sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, etc. Support legislation that will enhance revenue for cities. C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to continue holding hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency. Hybrid meetings increase access to public meetings and encourage greater transparency. D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations or public health orders that consider regional factors when determining public health needs within Los Angeles County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relationship to public health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional importance. E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, PV Cities B-4 143 Page 229 of 328 2023 Legislative Platform Page A-1 CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2023 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM DATE ADOPTED: Resolution No. 2022-__ on December 20, 2022. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2023 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues which directly or indirectly impact the City. This Platform serves as a guideline to actively pursue pending legislation, with City Council approval. The City looks forward to working with regional, state, and federal partners to best serve residents. The statements outlined in the Platform represent the City’s general position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest and concern. PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS Through the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is supportive of legislation, policies, programs, or administrative actions that would assist in funding these projects. A. Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project Total Cost: $33 million Status: Environmental analysis and documentation Funds Committed: $2.3 million The Portuguese Bend Landslide Complex (PBLC) is the largest active landslide in the continental United States, encompassing two of the City’s roughly 14 square miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South, a major arterial street providing transportation for the wider region , including neighboring cities of Palos Verdes Estates and the City of Los Angeles (San Pedro). Continued land movement poses a catastrophic environmental threat to the California coastline due to an above - ground sewer trunk line located adjacent to the Pacific Ocean at severe risk of rupture. The project seeks to protect life, public health, safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the PBLC area. 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE A. Oppose legislation that usurps local control and erodes the City’s authority to control its own affairs. B. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. C-1 144 Page 230 of 328 2023 Legislative Platform Page A-2 C. Support policies or programs that allow city and state collaboration on housing production, alongside sustainable transportation, broadband deployment, and other key infrastructure areas to support our communities. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which encourage sustainable and affordable housing development. Support policies or grants which encourage the development of regional housing trusts. D. Oppose legislation that penalizes a city or local government if the units identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. E. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights -of-way including the appearance and aesthetics of equipment placed within them. F. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in public rights-of-way. G. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions to process permits and enforce building codes or mandates the manner of enforcement. H. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. I. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect the ability for a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around a local government’s jurisdiction. o Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative 2. PUBLIC SAFETY A. Support legislation that enhances emergency preparedness, resiliency, and public safety. B. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes. C. Support measures that provide funding to local agencies for training, effective disaster preparedness, sheriff’s station infrastructure, fire department infrastructure, and emergency planning. D. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions ensuring all cities, including contract cities, have equal access to public safety funding. C-2 145 Page 231 of 328 2023 Legislative Platform Page A-3 E. Support legislation which maintains law enforcement’s ability to utilize automatic license plate reading (ALPR) cameras as an investigatory tool. F. Support legislation that provides tools to deter catalytic converter theft. G. Support legislation that provides tools to deter organized and serial retail theft. H. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including undergrounding of utility equipment that ensures reliable utility service and public safety and prevents the use of public safety power shutoffs. I. Support legislation that protects insurance coverage for properties within very high fire zones. O Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), PV Cities 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence- based best practice strategies to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness by preventing homelessness for those at risk; promoting mental health and substance abuse services; providing emergency and transitional housing; expanding permanent affordable housing; and promoting self - empowerment through counseling, job training, and other supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs which seek to provide mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, PV Cities, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY A. Support legislation, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and other chemicals in coastal waters, especially near Santa Catalina Island and the Palos Verdes Peninsula. B. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives that encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping and energy efficiency and renewable energy systems. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, PV Cities, coastal cities C-3 146 Page 232 of 328 2023 Legislative Platform Page A-4 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by the state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention of existing local revenue sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, etc. Support legislation that will enhance revenue for cities. C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to continue holding hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency. Hybrid meetings increase access to public meetings and encourage greater transparency. D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations within Los Angeles County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relationship to public health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional importance. E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, PV Cities C-4 147 Page 233 of 328 CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER: 29 DATE ADOPTED/AMENDED: 08/01/95 (amended 02/19/02, 03/04/14, and 04/20/21, and 12/20/22) SUBJECT: City Council Position on Legislative Items POLICY: It shall be the policy of the City that staff shall monitor regional, County, State and Federal legislative matters and initiatives, and consider the potential impact(s) such legislative initiatives on the City or the region, in line with the City Council’s annually adopted Legislative Platform. Thereafter, staff shall prepare and present periodic updates on such legislative matters for the City Council to consider whether to take a position(s) on the same and, if so, what position(s) to take. The legislation monitored will include both those issues that the City Council determines either to support or oppose and those that the City Council may choose to identify as issues of concern, but not take a position on. The determination of what position to take on pending legislation shall be solely that of the City Council. Staff will periodically, at the request of a Council member or in accordance with the Legislative Platform, place matters of pending legislation on the City Council agenda for consideration. Staff will provide regular updates on the status of any legislative action affecting any issues of concern to the City Council through the Weekly Administrative Report. If the majority of the Council votes to take a position on a certain legislation, staff shall prepare the appropriate correspondence, for the Mayor’s signature, to the relevant Federal, State, County and/or regional legislative representative(s) expressing the position of the City, and copies provided to the City Council. Such correspondence shall be posted on the City’s website under the Legislation Corner homepage. Individual Council members may wish to support or oppose a specific piece of legislation irrespective of whether the City Council has or has not taken a position on such legislation. Any legislative activity by an individual Council member, including preparing legislative correspondence, may be conducted by any Council member, who shall state that he or she is not acting on behalf of the City and is representing his or her own personal views. However, staff shall not assist in any legislative activity of an individual Council member, including the preparation of legislative correspondence, unless the legislative item has appeared on a Council agenda and has received a majority vote of the Council. D-1 148 Page 234 of 328 Summaries and updates on legislation that staff monitors and/or that the City Council has taken a position on The League of California Cities’ “Legislative Bulletin” and any appropriate publication that summarizes legislation shall be provided as part of the City Manager’s Weekly Administrative Report to each member of the Council for review. BACKGROUND: The City Council initially adopted a policy for Council involvement in Federal and State legislative advocacy in 1995. Although the policy seems to have worked adequately over the first seven years, by 2002 it was thought that it did not allow the City to respond rapidly to requests to support or oppose legislation that may be before a committee or on the floor or the Assembly or before Congress and needs immediate action on the part of supporters or opponents. Therefore, the policy was amended in 2002 to address these perceived deficiencies. In 2014, the policy was amended again to revise the procedure for monitoring legislation, and to explicitly include legislative issues at the County and regional level. In 2021, the policy was amended to reflect updated Staff processes. In 2022, it was amended to reflect the City’s adoption of an annual Legislative Platform. The City Council’s revised legislative policy establishes an internal process for identifying, tracking and advocating its position on pending legislation synchronized to the fast-paced “legislation time clock.” Through this proactive policy, the City Council hopes to have a stronger “voice” in the Peninsula/South Bay region, Los Angeles County, Sacramento and Washington, DC. D-2 149 Page 235 of 328 CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER: 29 DATE ADOPTED/AMENDED: 08/01/95 (amended 02/19/02, 03/04/14 and 04/20/21) SUBJECT: City Council Position on Legislative Items POLICY: It shall be the policy of the City that staff shall monitor regional, County, State and Federal legislative matters and initiatives, and consider the potential impact(s) such legislative initiatives on the City or the region. Thereafter, staff shall prepare and present periodic updates on such legislative matters for the City Council to consider whether to take a position(s) on the same and, if so, what position(s) to take. The legislation monitored will include both those issues that the City Council determines either to support or oppose and those that the City Council may choose to identify as issues of concern, but not take a position on. The determination of what position to take on pending legislation shall be solely that of the City Council. Staff will periodically, at the request of a Council member, place matters of pending legislation on the City Council agenda for consideration. Staff will provide regular updates on the status of any legislative action affecting any issues of concern to the City Council through the Weekly Administrative Report. If the majority of the Council votes to take a position on a certain legislation, staff shall prepare the appropriate correspondence , for the Mayor’s signature, to the relevant Federal, State, County and/or regional legislative representative(s) expressing the position of the City, and copies provided to the City Council. Such correspondence shall be posted on the City’s website under the Legislation Corner homepage. Individual Council members may wish to support or oppose a specific piece of legislation irrespective of whether the City Council has or has not taken a position on such legislation. Any legislative activity by an individual Council member, including preparing legislative correspondence, may be conducted by a ny Council member, who shall state that he or she is not acting on behalf of the City and is representing his or her own personal views. However, staff shall not assist in any legislative activity of an individual Council member, including the preparation of legislative correspondence, unless the legislative item has appeared on a Council agenda and has received a majority vote of the Council. E-1 150 Page 236 of 328 The League of California Cities’ “Legislative Bulletin” and any appropriate publication that summarizes legislation shall be provided as part of the City Manager’s Weekly Administrative Report to each member of the Council for review. BACKGROUND: The City Council initially adopted a policy for Council involvement in Federal and State legislative advocacy in 1995. Although the policy seems to have worked adequately over the first seven years, by 2002 it was thought that it did not allow the City to respond rapidly to requests to support or oppose legislation that may be before a committee or on the floor or the Assembly or before Congress and needs immediate action on the part of supporters or opponents. Therefore, the policy was amended in 2002 to address these perceived deficiencies. In 2014, the policy was amended again to revise the procedure for monitoring legislation, and to explicitly include legislative issues at the County and regional level. The City Council’s revised legislative policy establishes an internal process for identifying, tracking and advocating its position on pending legislation synchronized to the fast-paced “legislation time clock.” Through this proactive policy, the City Council hopes to have a stronger “voice” in the Peninsula/South Bay region, Los Angeles County, Sacramento and Washington, DC. E-2 151 Page 237 of 328 City Council Staff Report – June 10, 2025 City of Rolling Hills Estates – 2025 Legislative Update 1 STAFF REPORT DATE: JUNE 10, 2025 TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: GREG GRAMMER, CITY MANAGER JESSICA SLAWSON, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER SUBJECT: 2025 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE OVERVIEW Attached is a list of bills being monitored by the League of California Cities (Cal Cities) for the current legislative session. BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS The League of California Cities (Cal Cities) advocates on issues that impact the state’s 482 towns and cities. Cal Cities sponsor, draft, and support legislative and regulatory measures that promote local decision-making, and lobby against policy that erodes local control. The organization also takes positions on hundreds of bills each year. The attached Legislative Update is prepared by Cal Cities staff each year and covers bills addressing such topics as land use and zoning, housing, transportation, energy, and public safety (Attachment A). Throughout the legislative session, Cal Cities will often send out “action alerts,” and identifies “Hot Bills” requesting cities to submit letters of support or opposition to specific pieces of legislation. Frequently, these requests come on short notice as the bills move through the legislative process, leaving little or no time to place the item on a City Council agenda for action. It has been the City’s long-standing policy to support these requests for position letters, particularly when the proposed legislation would have a direct impact on the City. The Cal Cities list does include two bills that the City Council has previously taken action on: -Senate Bill 79 (Wiener) – Housing development: transit-oriented development: California Environmental Quality Act: public transit agency land. *City Council approved a letter of opposition at its April 8, 2025 meeting. -Assembly Bill 650 (Papan) – Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. *City Council approved a letter of support at its April 22, 2025 meeting. CC AGENDA JUNE 10, 2025 ITEM NO. 8C Page 238 of 328 City Council Staff Report – June 10, 2025 City of Rolling Hills Estates – 2025 Legislative Update 2 RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council receive and file the Cal Cities Legislative Update and authorize the Mayor or City Manager to communicate the City’s support for or opposition to these bills, as requested, when it is in the City’s interest to do so. Attachments: A. California League of Cities Priority / Hot Bills Page 239 of 328 LEAGUE HOT BILLS AB 1 (Connolly D) Residential property insurance: wildfire risk. (Introduced: 12/2/2024) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law generally regulates classes of insurance, including property and fire insurance. Existing law creates the Department of Insurance, headed by the Insurance Commissioner, and prescribes the department’s powers and duties. Existing department regulations prohibit an insurer from using a rating plan that does not take into account and reflect specified wildfire risk mitigation, including property-level building hardening measures. This bill would require the department, on or before January 1, 2030, and every 5 years thereafter, to consider whether or not to update its regulations to include additional building hardening measures for property-level mitigation efforts and communitywide wildfire mitigation programs. As part of this consideration, the bill would require the department to consult with specified agencies to identify additional building hardening measures to consider, as well as to develop and implement a public participation process during the evaluation. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Support Hot Page 240 of 328 AB 262 (Caloza D) California Individual Assistance Act. (Amended: 5/23/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law, the California Disaster Assistance Act, requires the Director of Emergency Services to provide financial assistance to local agencies for their personnel costs, equipment costs, and the cost of supplies and materials used during disaster response activities, incurred as a result of a state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor, subject to specified criteria. The act continuously appropriates moneys in the Disaster Assistance Fund and its subsidiary account, the Earthquake Emergency Investigations Account, without regard to fiscal year, for purposes of the act. This bill would enact the California Individual Assistance Act to establish a grant program to provide financial assistance, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to local agencies, community- based organizations, and individuals for specified costs related to a disaster, as prescribed. The bill would require the director to allocate from the fund, subject to specified conditions, funds to meet the cost of expenses for those purposes. The bill would require the director, in administering the California Individual Assistance Act, to prioritize recipients that are not eligible for federal funding, pursuant to specified regulation, due to the inability to meet minimum damage thresholds. This bill would require the director to adopt regulations, as determined to be necessary, to govern the administration of the program. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 241 of 328 AB 339 (Ortega D) Local public employee organizations: notice requirements. (Amended: 5/23/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, contains various provisions that govern collective bargaining of local represented employees and delegates jurisdiction to the Public Employment Relations Board to resolve disputes and enforce the statutory duties and rights of local public agency employers and employees. Existing law requires the governing body of a public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of recognized employee organizations. Existing law requires the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body, to give reasonable written notice, except in cases of emergency, as specified, to each recognized employee organization affected of any ordinance, rule, resolution, or regulation directly relating to matters within the scope of representation proposed to be adopted by the governing body or the designated boards and commissions. This bill would require the governing body of a public agency, and boards and commissions designated by law or by the governing body of a public agency, to give the recognized employee organization no less than 120 days’ written notice before issuing a request for proposals, request for quotes, or renewing or extending an existing contract to perform services that are within the scope of work of the job classifications represented by the recognized employee organization. The bill would require the notice to include specified information, including the anticipated duration of the contract. The bill would also require the public agency, if an emergency or other exigent circumstance prevents the public agency from providing the written notice described above, to provide as much advance notice as is practicable under the circumstances. If the recognized employee organization demands to meet and confer after receiving the written notice, the bill would require the public agency and recognized employee organization to meet and confer in good faith within a reasonable time, as specified. By imposing new duties on local public agencies, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Oppose Hot Page 242 of 328 AB 340 (Ahrens D) Employer-employee relations: confidential communications. (Amended: 3/5/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. Location: 6/3/2025-S. DESK Summary: Existing law that governs the labor relations of public employees and employers, including, among others, the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, the Ralph C. Dills Act, provisions relating to public schools, and provisions relating to higher education, prohibits employers from taking certain actions relating to employee organization, including imposing or threatening to impose reprisals on employees, discriminating or threatening to discriminate against employees, or otherwise interfering with, restraining, or coercing employees because of their exercise of their guaranteed rights. Those provisions of existing law further prohibit denying to employee organizations the rights guaranteed to them by existing law. This bill would prohibit a public employer from questioning a public employee, a representative of a recognized employee organization, or an exclusive representative regarding communications made in confidence between an employee and an employee representative in connection with representation relating to any matter within the scope of the recognized employee organization’s representation. The bill would also prohibit a public employer from compelling a public employee, a representative of a recognized employee organization, or an exclusive representative to disclose those confidential communications to a third party. The bill would not apply to a criminal investigation or when a public safety officer is under investigation and certain circumstances exist. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Oppose Hot Page 243 of 328 AB 379 (Schultz D) Crimes: prostitution. (Amended: 5/8/2025) Status: 5/28/2025-Referred to Com. on PUB. S. Location: 5/28/2025-S. PUB. S. Summary: Current existing law, a person who solicits, or who agrees to engage in, or who engages in, any act of prostitution is guilty of disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor. Under existing law, if the person solicited was under 16 years of age, or if the person solicited was under 18 years of age at the time of the offense and the person solicited was a victim of human trafficking, the offense is punishable as a misdemeanor by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year and a fine not to exceed $10,000 or as a felony by imprisonment in the county jail for 16 months or 2 or 3 years. This bill would additionally make that increased punishment applicable if the solicited minor was more than 3 years younger than the defendant at the time of the offense. The bill would require a defendant subject to that increased punishment, if granted probation, to successfully complete an education program on human trafficking and the exploitation of children, as specified. The bill would make it a misdemeanor for any person to loiter in any public place with the intent to purchase commercial sex, as specified. The bill would make any person who violates that crime or who commits prostitution in exchange for providing compensation, money, or anything of value to the other person subject to an additional fine of $1,000, and would establish the Survivor Support Fund and require that additional fine be deposited in the fund. The bill would require the California Victim Compensation Board to establish a grant program to provide grants to community-based organizations that provide direct services and outreach to victims of sex trafficking and exploitation, and would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, authorize moneys in the Survivor Support Fund to be used for the purposes of that grant program. By creating a new crime and increasing the punishment of a crime, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Support Hot Page 244 of 328 AB 424 (Davies R) Alcohol and other drug programs: complaints (Amended: 3/19/2025) Status: 5/28/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 5/28/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities serving adults by the State Department of Health Care Services, as prescribed. Existing law prohibits the operation, establishment, management, conduct, or maintenance of an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license. This bill would, when the department receives a complaint against a licensed alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, or a complaint alleging that a facility is unlawfully operating without a license, from a member of the public, require the department to provide, within 30 10 days of the date of the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been received and to provide, upon closing the complaint, notice to the person filing the complaint that the complaint has been closed and whether the department found the facility to be in violation of the provisions governing facility licensure and regulation. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 245 of 328 AB 476 (González, Mark D) Metal theft. (Amended: 5/1/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. Location: 6/3/2025-S. DESK Summary: Existing law governs the business of buying, selling, and dealing in secondhand and used machinery and all ferrous and nonferrous scrap metals and alloys, also known as “junk.” Existing law requires junk dealers and recyclers to keep a written record of all sales and purchases made in the course of their business, including the place and date of each sale or purchase of junk and a description of the item or items, as specified. Existing law requires the written record to include a statement indicating either that the seller of the junk is the owner of it, or the name of the person they obtained the junk from, as shown on a signed transfer document. Existing law prohibits a junk dealer or recycler from providing payment for nonferrous materials until the junk dealer or recycler obtains a copy of a valid driver’s license of the seller or other specified identification. Existing law requires a junk dealer or recycler to preserve the written record for at least 2 years. Existing law makes a violation of the recordkeeping requirements a misdemeanor. This bill would require junk dealers and recyclers to include additional information in the written record, including the time and amount paid for each sale or purchase of junk made, and the name of the employee handling the transaction. The bill would revise the type of information required to be included in the description of the item or items of junk purchased or sold, as specified. The bill would require the statement referenced above indicating ownership or the name of the person from whom the seller obtained the junk from to be signed and would require the statement to include specified information, including the legal name, date of birth, and place of residence of the seller. The bill would prohibit a junk dealer or recycler from purchasing nonferrous metals from a person under 18 years of age. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Co-sponsor Hot Page 246 of 328 AB 492 (Valencia D) Alcohol and drug programs: licensing. (Introduced: 2/10/2025) Status: 5/14/2025-Referred to Com. on HEALTH. Location: 5/14/2025-S. HEALTH Summary: Under existing law, the State Department of Health Care Services is responsible for administering prevention, treatment, and recovery services for alcohol and drug abuse and problem gambling. Existing law authorizes the department to issue a license to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility upon receipt of a completed written application, fire clearance, and licensing fee, as specified. This bill would require the department, whenever it issues a license to operate an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility, to concurrently provide written notification of the issuance of the license to the city or county in which the facility is located. The bill would require the notice to include the name and mailing address of the licensee and the location of the facility. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 247 of 328 AB 620 (Jackson D) Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program: rental vehicles. (Introduced: 2/13/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law establishes the Air Quality Improvement Program that is administered by the State Air Resources Board for purposes of funding projects related to, among other things, the reduction of criteria air pollutants and improvement of air quality. Existing law establishes the Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Fleet Purchasing Assistance Program (program) within the Air Quality Improvement Program to make financing tools and nonfinancial supports available to operators of medium- and heavy-duty vehicle fleets to enable those operators to transition their fleets to zero-emission vehicles. This bill, for any regulation adopted to develop or implement the program, or other regulations that are regarding the procurement or use of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles by a public or private fleet, would require the state board to consider specified things, including, among other things, the environmental and supply chain benefits of renting medium- and heavy-duty zero- emission vehicles compared to procuring them. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Support Hot Page 248 of 328 AB 650 (Papan D) Planning and zoning: housing element: regional housing needs allocation. (Amended: 4/24/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, which includes, among other mandatory elements, a housing element. Existing law requires a public agency to administer its programs and activities relating to housing and community development in a manner to affirmatively further fair housing, and take no action that is materially inconsistent with its obligation to affirmatively further fair housing. Existing law defines “affirmatively furthering fair housing,” as provided. The Planning and Zoning Law requires that a housing element include, among other things, a program that sets forth a schedule of actions during the planning period. Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to develop a standardized reporting format for programs and actions taken pursuant to the requirement to affirmatively further fair housing. This bill would require the department to develop the above-described standardized reporting format on or before December 31, 2026. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 249 of 328 AB 735 (Carrillo D) Planning and zoning: logistics use: truck routes. (Amended: 4/24/2025) Status: 5/15/2025-Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Location: 5/15/2025-A. THIRD READING Summary: Existing law, beginning January 1, 2026, prescribes various statewide warehouse design and build standards for any proposed new or expanded logistics use developments, as specified, including, among other things, standards for building design and location, parking, truck loading bays, landscaping buffers, entry gates, and signage. Existing law defines various terms, including “21st century warehouse,” and “tier 1 21st century warehouse,” for purposes of those provisions as logistics uses that, among other things, comply with specified building and energy efficiency standards, including requirements related to the availability of conduits and electrical hookups to power climate control equipment at loading bays, as specified. Existing law, subject to specified exceptions, defines “logistics use” for these purposes to mean a building in which cargo, goods, or products are moved or stored for later distribution to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. This bill would clarify that a 21st century warehouse and a tier 1 21st century warehouse are required to comply with those standards as are in effect at the time that the building permit for a development of a 21st century warehouse is issued and make other clarifying changes relating to permissibility of use of conduits and electrical hookups at loading bays at those locations. The bill would revise the definition of “logistics use” for these purposes to instead mean a building that is primarily used as a warehouse for the movement or the storage of cargo, goods, or products that are moved to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. The bill would make various other technical and conforming changes to the provisions governing logistics use development. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Seeking Amendments Hot Page 250 of 328 AB 736 (Wicks D) The Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026. (Amended: 4/10/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. Location: 6/3/2025-S. DESK Summary: Under existing law, there are programs providing assistance for, among other things, emergency housing, multifamily housing, farmworker housing, home ownership for very low and low-income households, and downpayment assistance for first-time home buyers. Existing law also authorizes the issuance of bonds in specified amounts pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law and requires that proceeds from the sale of these bonds be used to finance various existing housing programs, capital outlay related to infill development, brownfield cleanup that promotes infill development, and housing- related parks. This bill would enact the Affordable Housing Bond Act of 2026, which, if adopted, would authorize the issuance of bonds in the amount of $10,000,000,000 pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law. Proceeds from the sale of these bonds would be used to finance programs to fund affordable rental housing and home ownership programs, including, among others, the Multifamily Housing Program, the CalHome Program, and the Joe Serna, Jr. Farmworker Housing Grant Program. This bill contains other related provisions. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Support Hot Page 251 of 328 AB 846 (Connolly D) Endangered species: incidental take: wildfire preparedness activities. (Amended: 5/23/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: The California Endangered Species Act prohibits the taking of an endangered, threatened, or candidate species, except as specified. Under the act, the Department of Fish and Wildlife (department) may authorize the take of listed species by certain entities through permits or memorandums of understanding for specified purposes. Existing law requires the State Fire Marshal to identify areas in the state as moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones based on consistent statewide criteria and based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail in those areas. Existing law requires a local agency to designate, by ordinance, moderate, high, and very high fire hazard severity zones in its jurisdiction within 120 days of receiving recommendations from the State Fire Marshal, as provided. This bill would authorize a city, county, city and county, special district, or other local agency to submit to the department a wildfire preparedness plan to conduct wildfire preparedness activities on land designated as a fire hazard severity zone, as defined, that minimizes impacts to wildlife and habitat for candidate, threatened, and endangered species. The bill would require the wildfire preparedness plan to include, among other things, a brief description of the planned wildfire preparedness activities, the approximate dates for the activities, and a description of the candidate, endangered, and threatened species within the plan area. The bill would authorize the department to impose a fee on a local agency for the cost of reviewing a wildfire preparedness plan submitted by that local agency, as specified. The bill would require the department, if sufficient information is included in the wildfire preparedness plan for the department to determine if an incidental take permit is required, to notify the local agency within 90 days of receipt of the wildfire preparedness plan if an incidental take permit or other permit is needed, or if there are other considerations, exemptions, or streamlined pathways that the wildfire preparedness activities qualify for, including, but not limited to, the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s California Vegetation Treatment Program. The bill would require the department to provide the local agency, in its notification, with guidance that includes, among other things, a description of the candidate, endangered, and threatened species within the plan area and measures to avoid, minimize, and fully mitigate the take of the candidate, threatened, and endangered species, as provided. The bill would require the department, on or before July 1, 2026, to make a standard wildfire preparedness plan submission form publicly available on its internet website. The bill also would require the department, commencing January 1, 2027, to annually post on its internet website a Page 252 of 328 summary of the wildfire preparedness plans submitted and include specified information in that summary. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 253 of 328 AB 911 (Carrillo D) Emergency telecommunications medium- and heavy-duty zero- emission vehicles. (Introduced: 2/19/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Under existing law, the State Air Resources Board has adopted the Advanced Clean Fleets Regulations, which imposes various requirements for transitioning local, state, and federal government fleets of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, other high -priority fleets of medium- and heavy-duty trucks, and drayage trucks to zero-emission vehicles, as provided. This bill would exempt emergency telecommunications vehicles owned or purchased by emergency telecommunications service providers that are used to participate in the federal Emergency Alert System, to provide access to 911 emergency services, or to provide wireless connectivity during service outages from specified requirements in the above-described regulations. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Support Hot Page 254 of 328 AB 996 (Pellerin D) Public Resources: sea level rise plans. (Amended: 5/23/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 6/3/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law requires local governments lying in whole or in part within the coastal zone or within the jurisdiction of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission to, on or before January 1, 2034, develop a sea level rise plan with specified required content as part of a local coastal program that is subject to approval by the California Coastal Commission or the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission. This bill would authorize the applicable commission, when approving a local coastal plan or an amendment to a local coastal plan, to deem existing sea level rise information or plans prepared by a local government to satisfy the content requirements for a sea level rise plan. The bill would provide that local governments are encouraged, on or before January 1, 2029, to consult with the California Coastal Commission, in a voluntary early consultation, regarding sea level rise plans in the preparation of a local coastal program or an amendment to a local coastal program. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 255 of 328 AB 1109 (Kalra D) Evidentiary privileges: union agent-represented worker privilege. (Introduced: 2/20/2025) Status: 5/13/2025-In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. Location: 5/13/2025-S. RLS. Summary: Existing law governs the admissibility of evidence in court proceedings and generally provides a privilege as to communications made in the course of certain relations, including the attorney-client, physician-patient, and psychotherapist-patient relationship, as specified. Under existing law, the right of any person to claim those evidentiary privileges is waived with respect to a communication protected by the privilege if any holder of the privilege, without coercion, has disclosed a significant part of the communication or has consented to a disclosure. This bill would establish a privilege between a union agent, as defined, and a represented employee or represented former employee to refuse to disclose any confidential communication between the employee or former employee and the union agent made while the union agent was acting in the union agent’s representative capacity, except as specified. The bill would permit a represented employee or represented former employee to prevent another person from disclosing a privileged communication, except as specified. The bill would further provide that this privilege may be waived in accordance with existing law and does not apply in criminal proceedings. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Oppose Hot Page 256 of 328 AB 1313 (Papan D) Water quality: permits. (Amended: 5/27/2025) Status: 5/27/2025-Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Read third time and amended. Ordered to third reading. Location: 5/27/2025-A. THIRD READING Summary: Under existing law, the State Water Resources Control Board and the 9 California regional water quality control boards regulate water quality and prescribe waste discharge requirements in accordance with the federal national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) permit program established by the federal Clean Water Act and the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act. Existing law requires each regional board to formulate and adopt water quality control plans for all areas within the region, as provided. The bill would require the state board, after making the necessary residual designation authority findings, to establish a statewide commercial, industrial, and institutional NPDES order for properties with 5 acres or more of impervious surface, as provided. The bill would require the state board to publish a draft order of the statewide order for public comment on or before December 31, 2028, or 18 months after the reissuance of a specified statewide permit, as specified. The bill would require the state board to contemporaneously establish rules for offsite compliance agreements to issue with the publication of the draft statewide order for public comment that details the necessary components of an agreement between commercial, industrial, and institutional permittees and local municipalities for achieving offsite stormwater capture and use within the adopted final statewide commercial, industrial, and institutional NPDES order. The bill would require the NPDES order to include multiple compliance options for discharges to select and comply with to be deemed in compliance with applicable water quality based effluent limitations, including, but not limited to, compliance options incentivizing green infrastructure onsite or offsite stormwater capture and use. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Oppose Unless Amended Hot Page 257 of 328 SB 16 (Blakespear D) Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program: housing element: unsheltered and chronic homelessness: assessment and financing plan. (Amended: 4/24/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 1.) Ordered to the Assembly. Location: 6/3/2025-A. DESK Summary: The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for land use development that includes, among other things, a housing element. Existing law requires the housing element to consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing. Existing law requires the housing element to include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints that are relevant to meeting these needs. Existing law establishes the Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program (HHAP) for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges, as specified. For a local government that does not receive funding pursuant to HHAP, this bill would require the assessment to include, among other things, the most up-to-date data on the number of individuals who are unhoused and a description of key actions that will be taken to reduce the number of individuals who are unhoused based on the data. By imposing additional duties on local governments, this bill would impose a state- mandated local program. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Oppose Unless Amended Hot Page 258 of 328 SB 35 (Umberg D) Alcohol and drug programs. (Amended: 5/1/2025) Status: 5/29/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Summary: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of adult alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department of Public Health and prohibits the operation of one of those facilities without a current valid license. Existing law requires the department, if a facility is alleged to be in violation of that prohibition, to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation. Existing law requires, if the department’s employee or agent finds evidence that the facility is providing services without a license, the employee or agent to take specified actions, including, among others, submitting the findings of the investigation to the department and issuing a written notice to the facility that includes the date by which the facility is required to cease providing services. Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services and under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services, through fee-for-service or managed care delivery systems. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law establishes the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program (Drug Medi- Cal) and authorizes the department to enter into a Drug Medi-Cal contract with each county for the provision of alcohol and drug use services within the county service area. This bill would require the department, if it determines it has jurisdiction over the allegation, to initiate that investigation within 10 days of receiving the allegation and, except as specified, complete the investigation within 60 days of initiating the investigation. The bill would require the employee or agent to provide the notice described above within 10 days of the employee or agency submitting their findings to the department and to conduct a followup site visit to determine whether the facility has ceased providing services by the date specified in the notice. This bill would require, in counties that elect to administer the Drug Medi-Cal organized delivery system and that provide optional recovery housing services, the county behavioral health agency to conduct a site visit of a recovery residence that is alleged to be operating without a license, upon request of the department. The bill would permit the department to make that request in certain circumstances, including that the department has sufficient evidence to substantiate the allegation. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 259 of 328 SB 74 (Seyarto R) Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Infrastructure Gap- Fund Program. (Amended: 4/7/2025) Status: 5/29/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Location: 5/29/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governor’s office for the purpose of serving the Governor and the Governor’s cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law authorizes a local agency to finance infrastructure projects through various means, including by authorizing a city or county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the district or the surrounding community. This bill would require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide grants to local agencies for the development and construction of infrastructure projects, as defined, facing unforeseen costs after starting construction. The bill would authorize the office to provide funding for up to 20% of a project’s additional projected cost, as defined, after the project has started construction, subject to specified conditions, including, among other things, that the local agency has allocated existing local tax revenue for at least 45% of the initially budgeted total cost of the infrastructure project. When applying to the program, the bill would require the local agency to demonstrate challenges with completing the project on time and on budget and how the infrastructure project helps meet state and local goals, as specified. The bill would require the office to develop guidelines to implement the program that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2030. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Co-sponsor Hot Page 260 of 328 SB 79 (Wiener D) Housing development: transit-oriented development: California Environmental Quality Act: public transit agency land. (Amended: 5/29/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 21. Noes 13.) Ordered to the Assembly. Location: 6/3/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires each county and city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the county or city, and specified land outside its boundaries, that contains certain mandatory elements, including a land use element and a housing element. Existing law requires that the land use element designate the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of the land, as specified. Existing law requires that the housing element consist of an identification and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing, as specified. Existing law requires that the housing element include, among other things, an assessment of housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints that are relevant to the meeting of these needs, including an inventory of land suitable for residential development, as provided. Existing law, for the 4th and subsequent revisions of the housing element, requires the Department of Housing and Community Development to determine the existing and projected need for housing for each region, as specified, and requires the appropriate council of local governments, or the department for cities and counties without a council of governments, to adopt a final regional housing need plan that allocates a share of the regional housing need to each locality in the region. This bill would require that a housing development project, as defined, proposed within a specified distance of a transit- oriented development (TOD) stop, as defined, be an allowed use on any site zoned for residential, mixed, or commercial development, if the development complies with applicable requirements, as specified. The bill would establish requirements concerning height limits, density, and floor area ratio in accordance with a development’s proximity to specified tiers of TOD stops, as provided. The bill would provide that, for the purposes of the Housing Accountability Act, a proposed development consistent with the applicable standards of these provisions shall be deemed consistent, compliant, and in conformity with prescribed requirements, as specified. The bill would provide that a local government that denies a project meeting the requirements of these provisions located in a high-resource area, as defined, would be presumed in violation of the Housing Accountability Act, as specified, and immediately liable for penalties, as provided. The bill would specify that a development proposed pursuant to these provisions is eligible Page 261 of 328 for streamlined, ministerial approval pursuant to specified law, except that the bill would exempt a project under these provisions from specified requirements, and would specify that the project is required to comply with certain affordability requirements, under that law. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Oppose Hot Page 262 of 328 SB 239 (Arreguín D) Open meetings: teleconferencing: subsidiary body. (Amended: 4/7/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-Ordered to inactive file on request of Senator Arreguín. Location: 6/3/2025-S. INACTIVE FILE Summary: Existing law, the Ralph M. Brown Act, requires, with specified exceptions, that all meetings of a legislative body, as defined, of a local agency be open and public and that all persons be permitted to attend and participate. The act generally requires for teleconferencing that the legislative body of a local agency that elects to use teleconferencing post agendas at all teleconference locations, identify each teleconference location in the notice and agenda of the meeting or proceeding, and have each teleconference location be accessible to the public. Existing law also requires that, during the teleconference, at least a quorum of the members of the legislative body participate from locations within the boundaries of the territory over which the local agency exercises jurisdiction, except as specified. Existing law, until January 1, 2026, authorizes specified neighborhood city councils to use alternate teleconferencing provisions related to notice, agenda, and public participation, as prescribed, if, among other requirements, the city council has adopted an authorizing resolution and 2/3 of the neighborhood city council votes to use alternate teleconference provisions, as specified This bill would authorize a subsidiary body, as defined, to use alternative teleconferencing provisions and would impose requirements for notice, agenda, and public participation, as prescribed. The bill would require the subsidiary body to post the agenda at each physical meeting location designated by the subsidiary body, as specified. The bill would require the members of the subsidiary body to visibly appear on camera during the open portion of a meeting that is publicly accessible via the internet or other online platform, as specified. The bill would also require the subsidiary body to list a member of the subsidiary body who participates in a teleconference meeting from a remote location in the minutes of the meeting. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 263 of 328 SB 329 (Blakespear D) Alcohol and drug recovery or treatment facilities: investigations. (Amended: 3/28/2025) Status: 5/29/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Location: 5/29/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law provides for the licensure and regulation of alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facilities by the State Department of Health Care Services. Existing law prohibits operating an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to provide recovery, treatment, or detoxification services within this state without first obtaining a current valid license. If a facility is alleged to be providing those services without a license, existing law requires the department to conduct a site visit to investigate the allegation. Existing law also authorizes the department to conduct announced or unannounced site visits to licensed facilities for the purpose of reviewing them for compliance, as specified. This bill would require the department to assign a complaint under its jurisdiction regarding an alcohol or other drug recovery or treatment facility to an analyst for investigation within 10 days of receiving the complaint. If the department receives a complaint that does not fall under its jurisdiction, the bill would require the department to notify the complainant, in writing, that it does not investigate that type of complaint. The bill would require the department to complete an investigation into a complaint regarding a facility within 60 days of assigning the complaint unless the department requires additional resources, as specified, to complete the investigation. If the department is not able to complete an investigation within 60 days, the bill would require the department to notify the complainant, in writing, of the reason for the delay. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 264 of 328 SB 346 (Durazo D) Local agencies: transient occupancy taxes: short-term rental facilitator. (Amended: 5/8/2025) Status: 5/28/2025-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Location: 5/27/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law authorizes a local authority, by ordinance or resolution, to regulate the occupancy of a room or rooms, or other living space, in a hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, or other lodging for a period of less than 30 days. This bill would authorize a local agency, defined to mean a city, county, or city and county, to enact an ordinance to require a short-term rental facilitator, as defined, to report, in the form and manner prescribed by the local agency, the physical address, including 9-digit ZIP Code, of each short-term rental, as defined, during the reporting period, as well as any additional information necessary to identify the property as may be required by the local agency. The bill would authorize the local agency to impose an administrative fine or penalty for failure to file the report, and would authorize the local agency to initiate an audit of a short-term rental facilitator, as described. The bill would require a short-term rental facilitator, in a jurisdiction that has adopted an ordinance, to include in the listing of a short-term rental any applicable local license number associated with the short- term rental and any transient occupancy tax certification issued by a local agency. The bill would state these provisions do not preempt a local agency from adopting an ordinance that regulates short-term rentals, short-term rental facilitators, or the payment and collection of transient occupancy taxes in a manner that differs from those described in the bill. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot Page 265 of 328 SB 415 (Reyes D) Planning and zoning: logistics use: truck routes. (Amended: 4/24/2025) Status: 6/3/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 38. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. Location: 6/3/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law, beginning January 1, 2026, prescribes various statewide warehouse design and build standards for any proposed new or expanded logistics use developments, as specified, including, among other things, standards for building design and location, parking, truck loading bays, landscaping buffers, entry gates, and signage. Existing law defines various terms, including “21st century warehouse,” and “tier 1 21st century warehouse,” for purposes of those provisions as logistics uses that, among other things, comply with specified building and energy efficiency standards, including requirements related to the availability of conduits and electrical hookups to power climate control equipment at loading bays, as specified. Existing law, subject to specified exceptions, defines “logistics use” for these purposes to mean a building in which cargo, goods, or products are moved or stored for later distribution to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. This bill would clarify that a 21st century warehouse and a tier 1 21st century warehouse are required to comply with those standards as are in effect at the time that the building permit for a development of a 21st century warehouse is issued and make other clarifying changes relating to permissibility of use of conduits and electrical hookups at loading bays at those locations. The bill would revise the definition of “logistics use” for these purposes to instead mean a building that is primarily used as a warehouse for the movement or the storage of cargo, goods, or products that are moved to business or retail customers, or both, that does not predominantly serve retail customers for onsite purchases, and heavy-duty trucks are primarily involved in the movement of the cargo, goods, or products. The bill would make various other technical and conforming changes to the provisions governing logistics use development. This bill contains other related provisions and other existing laws. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Seeking Amendments Hot Page 266 of 328 SB 445 (Wiener D) Transportation: planning: complete streets facilities: sustainable transportation projects. (Amended: 4/10/2025) Status: 5/28/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 34. Noes 1.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Location: 5/28/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law requires the Department of Transportation to improve and maintain the state’s highways. Existing law authorizes the department to issue encroachment permits and requires the department to either approve or deny an application from an applicant for an encroachment permit within 60 days of receiving a completed application, as provided. Existing law also requires the department, on or before January 1, 2027, to develop and adopt a project intake, evaluation, and encroachment permit review process for complete streets facilities that are sponsored by a local jurisdiction or a transit agency. This bill would instead require the department to develop and adopt the above-described project intake, evaluation, and encroachment review process on or before February 1, 2027. The bill would also state the intent of the Legislature to amend this bill with legislation that accelerates and makes more reliable third-party permits and approvals for preconstruction and construction activities on sustainable transportation projects. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Concerns Hot Page 267 of 328 SB 454 (McNerney D) State Water Resources Control Board: PFAS Mitigation Program. (Amended: 5/23/2025) Status: 5/28/2025-Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 37. Noes 0.) Ordered to the Assembly. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Location: 5/28/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law designates the State Water Resources Control Board as the agency responsible for administering specific programs related to drinking water, including, among others, the California Safe Drinking Water Act and the Emerging Contaminants for Small or Disadvantaged Communities Funding Program. This bill, which would become operative upon an appropriation by the Legislature, would enact a PFAS mitigation program. As part of that program, the bill would create the PFAS Mitigation Fund in the State Treasury and would authorize certain moneys in the fund to be expended by the state board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to seek out and deposit nonstate, federal, and private funds, require those funds to be deposited into the PFAS Mitigation Fund, and continuously appropriate the nonstate, federal, and private funds in the fund to the state board for specified purposes. The bill would authorize the state board to establish accounts within the PFAS Mitigation Fund. The bill would authorize the state board to expend moneys from the fund in the form of a grant, loan, or contract, or to provide assistance services to water suppliers and sewer system providers, as those terms are defined, for multiple purposes, including, among other things, to cover or reduce the costs for water suppliers associated with treating drinking water to meet the applicable state and federal maximum perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminant levels. The bill would require a water supplier or sewer system provider to include a clear and definite purpose for how the funds will be used to provide public benefits to their community related to safe drinking water, recycled water, or treated wastewater in order to be eligible to receive funds. The bill would require the state board to adopt guidelines to implement these provisions, as provided. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Sponsor Hot SB 456 (Ashby D) Contractors: exemptions: muralists. (Amended: 4/2/2025) Page 268 of 328 Status: 6/3/2025-In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. Location: 6/2/2025-A. DESK Summary: Existing law, the Contractors State License Law, establishes the Contractors State License Board within the Department of Consumer Affairs and sets forth its powers and duties relating to the licensure and regulation of contractors. Existing law makes it a misdemeanor for a person to engage in the business, or act in the capacity, of a contractor without a license, unless exempted. Existing law exempts from the Contractors State License Law, among other things, a nonprofit corporation providing assistance to an owner, as specified. This bill would exempt from that law an artist who draws, paints, applies, executes, restores, or conserves a mural, as defined, pursuant to an agreement with a person who could legally authorize the work. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Co-sponsor Hot Page 269 of 328 SB 569(Blakespear D) Department of Transportation: homeless encampments. (Amended: 4/21/2025) Status: 5/23/2025-From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (May 23). Read second time. Ordered to third reading. Location: 5/23/2025-S. THIRD READING Summary: Existing law vests the Department of Transportation with full possession and control of the state highway system, including associated property, and authorizes the department to require the removal of any encroachment in, under, or over any state highway. Existing law authorizes the department to establish maintenance programs related to highway cleanup, as specified. This bill would require the department to establish a dedicated liaison to, among other things, facilitate communication with local governments and relevant state agencies with regard to addressing homeless encampments within the state highway system and to oversee the development and implementation of delegated maintenance agreements between local agencies and the department in which both work together to reduce and remove homeless encampments within the department’s jurisdiction. The bill would authorize the department to grant a single general entry permit for the duration of a delegated maintenance agreement to conduct activities authorized by the bill. The bill would require the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature summarizing specified information and recommendations regarding homeless encampments. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Co-sponsor Hot Page 270 of 328 SB 710 (Blakespear D) Property taxation: active solar energy systems: extension. (Amended: 5/23/2025) Status: 6/2/2025-Ordered to special consent calendar. Location: 6/2/2025-S. CONSENT CALENDAR Summary: The California Constitution generally limits the maximum rate of ad valorem tax on real property to 1% of the full cash value of the property and defines “full cash value” for these purposes as the appraised value of real property when purchased, newly constructed, or a change in ownership has occurred after the 1975 assessment. Pursuant to constitutional authorization, existing property tax law excludes from the definition of “newly constructed” for these purposes the construction or addition of any active solar energy system, as defined, through the 2025–26 fiscal year. Under existing property tax law, this exclusion remains in effect only until there is a subsequent change in ownership, but an active solar energy system that qualifies for the exclusion before January 1, 2027, continues to receive the exclusion until there is a subsequent change in ownership. Existing law repeals these exclusion provisions on January 1, 2027. This bill would, beginning with lien dates occurring on or after January 1, 2026, extend the exclusion indefinitely, and would limit the exclusion to qualified active solar energy systems, as defined. The bill would also remove the repeal of the existing active solar energy system exclusion. Cal Cities Position Hot/Priority Seeking Amendments Hot Page 271 of 328 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 01/20/2026 AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Regular Business AGENDA TITLE: Consider adopting the City’s 2026 Legislative Platform. RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: (1) Adopt Resolution No. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE CITY’S 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM. FISCAL IMPACT: None Amount Budgeted: N/A Additional Appropriation: N/A Account Number(s): N/A ORIGINATED BY: Catherine Jun, Deputy City Manager REVIEWED BY: Same as below APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: A. Resolution 2026-XX – 2026 Legislative Platform (Page A-1) B. Draft 2026 Legislative Platform (clean copy) (Page B-1) C. Draft 2026 Legislative Platform (redlined copy) (Page C-1) D. City Council Policy No. 29 (Page D-1) BACKGROUND: Consistent with City Council Policy No. 29 (Attachment D), the City monitors and acts upon legislation, programs, and funding opportunities that may have an impact on Rancho Palos Verdes, the Palos Verdes Peninsula, and the surrounding region . Since 2021, the City Council has adopted an annual Legislative Platform that identifies the most salient issues in a given year, in order to focus much of the City’s advocacy and grant application efforts on those areas. The Legislative Platform may also be used to prepare letters of support or opposition for Council consideration and guide legislative advocacy visits to Sacramento and Washington D.C. 1 Page 272 of 328 DISCUSSION: The 2026 Legislative Platform (Attachments B ((Clean)) and C ((Redlines)) has been developed in collaboration with Legislative Subcommittee Members Mayor Paul Seo and Councilmember David Bradley. The draft largely builds upon the prior year’s Platform, which continues to support the following legislation and programs: • Housing and Local Land Use legislation that improves housing affordability while still preserving local control over their development. • Public Safety policies that strengthen the City’s ability to protect its residents and promote emergency preparedness and resilience. • Community Services that enhance community well-being by expanding access to mental health services, education, and recreational resources. • Environmental Quality policies that safeguard the City’s natural resources and promote sustainability • Government transparency and efficacy through accountable decision making and modernized public engagement practices. The Platform also pinpoints key stakeholders and coalition partnerships that can help advance the City’s efforts. Lastly, it includes a list of Priority Projects – Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation and Civic Center Master Plan - to focus the City’s resources on and to identify necessary grant funds for. This collaborative approach ensures the development of a comprehensive and strategic legislative agenda in the upcoming year. A draft clean and redline version of the proposed 2026 Legislative Platform (Attachments B and C) are attached for consideration. Some of the major changes include: • Priority Projects: Updated the Greater Portuguese Bend Landslide Remediation Project with updated construction costs and added new costs for annual maintenance of dewatering wells, reconstruction of Palos Verdes Drive South, and the continuation of the Voluntary Property Buyout Program . The project also emphasizes the importance of identifying outside funds to support these costs. • Housing and Local Land Use: Added two priorities to oppose legislation that imposes unfunded infrastructure mandates and to support affordable housing policies that will create the economic conditions needed to support housing development without imposing unaffordable infrastructure overhead borne by the public. • Public Safety: Placed an emphasis on supporting advocacy efforts to improve wireless connectivity throughout the City to improve communications during emergencies. • Added overarching position statements for each major priority that summarizes their purpose and goals, as recommended by Mayor Pro Tem Perestam. 2 Page 273 of 328 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: If adopted this evening, the 2026 Legislative Platform, as well as the bills the City monitors will be available on the City’s website at www.rpvca.gov/LegislationCorner. CONCLUSION: Staff recommends the City Council approve the 2026 Legislative Platform by adopting the attached resolution. ALTERNATIVES: In addition to the Staff recommendation, the following alternative action are available for the City Council’s consideration: 1. Do not adopt the attached draft resolution and provide direction to staff on suggested modifications. 2. Take other action, as deemed appropriate. 3 Page 274 of 328 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE CITY’S 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM WHEREAS, the City Council has an interest in providing position statements on a variety of state, federal, and regional legislative issues that impact the City and its residents; and WHEREAS, the Council annually takes action on numerous legislative proposals brought forward throughout the year; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is committed to maintaining and enhancing a high quality of life and safety for all residents; and WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2020-46, expressing opposition to proposed planning and zoning legislation that usurps local control and imposes unfunded mandates, and expressing support for actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control; and WHEREAS, on July 6, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2021-31, adopting the City’s Housing and Local Land Use Legislative Platform; and WHEREAS, since November 2, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has annually adopted a Citywide Legislative Platform reflecting the City Council’s position on a wide range of issues affecting City operations; and WHEREAS, the City Council continues to take an active advocacy role on a variety of issues, including housing and local land use legislative policies proposed by the State Legislature. . NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby resolve as follows: Section 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference. Section 2: The City Council hereby adopts and approves the City’s 202 6 Legislative Platform (Attachment A) and incorporated herein by this reference as the official legislative policy of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Section 3: The 2026 Legislative Platform will be used to guide legislative advocacy including position letters on proposed legislation and to seek outside funding to support priority projects and needs. A-1 Page 275 of 328 Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED the 20th day of January 2026. __________________________ Paul Seo, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2026-__ was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on January 20, 2026. ________________________ Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk A-2 Page 276 of 328 B-1 Page 277 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 2 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM Adopted by Resolution No. 2026-XX on January 20, 2026. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2026 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues that impact the City. This Platform serves as a guide to actively engage with pending legislation and funding opportunities at the federal, state, county, and local levels, with City Council approval. The City looks forward to working with partners on all levels of government to best serve its residents. The statements outlined throughout the Platform represent the City’s overarching position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest. PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS Through the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is in support of legislation, policies, programs, or administrative actions that would provide funding to realize these priority projects. A. Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex Remediation Project Total Cost: - $150 million for project construction (Dewatering Extraction Wells and Water Intrusion Prevention Implementation) - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned infrastructure - $300 million for the current and at-risk voluntary property buyout program funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant program - $50 million to relevel, relocate, build new road bed, and reconstruct portions of Palos Verdes Drive South (PVDS) impacted by the landslide - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned landslide mitigation infrastructure (i.e. deep dewatering wells, hydraugers, canyon/watershed linings, and drainage control projects) Status: Various stages. Several dewatering wells have been constructed; repairs to PVDS are ongoing; and the first round of property buyouts are underway. However, the funding stated above include an increase or addition to such work, and those are in the planning stages at this time. Description: The Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex is the largest active landslide in North America, encompassing two of the City’s roughly 14 square B-2 Page 278 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 3 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South (a major arterial) and a Sanitation District trunk line – both of which serve neighboring cities and thousands of residents and visitors daily. The project seeks to protect life, public health, safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the landslide complex area. Funding Opportunities: • County Funded Capital and O&M projects (including County Sanitation District, County Flood Control District, as well as County Capital improvement projects) • State Funded Capital and O&M projects (including State budget earmarks, State Office of Emergency Services Support, as well as other state funded projects) • Federally funded capital improvement projects via Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of the Interior, and Congressional earmarks. B. Civic Center Campus Master Plan Total Cost: $150 million Status: Updated, preliminary conceptual site plan complete. Of greatest urgency, however, is the development of a 9.5-acre Emergency Zone on the east end of the campus. FEMA-approved plans for this Zone include an emergency operations center, incident management command center, helipad, helopod, evacuation area, and emergency supply storage and staging area. FEMA has indicated that the Emergency Zone must be developed within four years or approximately Summer 2028. Otherwise, the parcel may revert to Federal control and become subject to sale. The City is currently in the process of requesting the federal government to lift those deed restrictions altogether, in order to provide more time to fund and flexibility to develop the site. As such, the City’s current priority is the funding and development of this Emergency Zone. Description: The development of the approximately 19-acre Ken Dyda Civic Center Campus into a modern and functional community hub has been a long-standing goal of the city. The project’s current preliminary conceptual site plan, as of June 2024, includes a new City Hall, parking improvements, a Council Chambers, improved site amenities including an amphitheater, village green, public plaza, and parking and access enhancements. Secondly, partner with Wayfarers Chapel to consider the feasibility of relocating to the Civic Center site as a preferred alternate location. During Summer 2024, the Chapel was significantly damaged by landslide movement in Portuguese Bend and has since been dismantled and stored off site to preserve the remainder of the historic structure until it can be restored in another location. B-3 Page 279 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 4 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform The approved financial plan for the overall project includes a maximum amount of $45.4 million, which is a combination of both cash on hand and a long-term loan. Additional funding sources are critical to building out the site per the Master Plan and FEMA’s requirements. Funding Opportunities • State budget earmarks • State of California GoBIZ iBank Zero to Low Interest Loans • Congressional Directed Spending • Federal Grants PRIORITY POLICY AREAS 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE Support housing and land use legislation that advances affordability while preserving local control, fiscal responsibility, and public safety. A. Oppose legislation that infringes on local control and erodes the City’s authority to manage its own affairs. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. B. Oppose legislation that imposes “unfunded” infrastructure mandates that result from state-imposed housing laws or statutes. C. Support economically sound affordable housing policies and programs that will create economic conditions to support housing development, without imposing unaffordable public borne infrastructure overhead. D. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which encourage sustainable and affordable housing development. Support policies or grants that facilitate the development of regional housing trusts. E. Oppose legislation that penalizes cities or local governments if the units identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. Oppose RHNA legislation that requires high density housing in cities with fire hazard severity zones and other vulnerabilities that may put residents at risk in the event of a natural disaster. F. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights-of-way including the aesthetics of infrastructure placed within them. G. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure within public rights-of-way. B-4 Page 280 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 5 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform H. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions in processing permits, enforcing building codes, or mandating the manner of enforcement. I. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. J. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around their jurisdiction. K. Support legislation efforts that allow for local land use and zoning decisions and oppose efforts that strip a local government’s authority to make decisions regarding parking requirements. o Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative, California Cities for Local Control (CCLC) and other similar local control-focused organizations. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY Support public safety policies that strengthen the City’s ability to protect its residents and promote emergency preparedness and resilience. A. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes, including those that are victims of hate crimes or hate incidents. B. Support legislation and other measures that enhance and provide equal access to public safety funding for municipal public safety divisions, including training, effective emergency preparedness and planning, resiliency, law enforcement and fire department infrastructure, and public safety. C. Support legislation that will accelerate the installation of reliable small wireless facilities in order to maintain and enhance wireless communication in times of emergencies or natural disasters while still allowing local municipalities to execute the proper placement and implementation of those said small wireless facilities. D. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including the undergrounding of utility equipment to ensure reliable utility service and public safety and thereby reduces the need for public safety power shutoffs. B-5 Page 281 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 6 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform E. Support legislation or other methods that protect insurance coverage for properties within and adjacent to very high fire zones and geologic hazard abatement districts. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Department of Insurance, State Controller, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), Los Angeles County Fire Department, PV Cities 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES Support policies that enhance community well-being by expanding access to mental health services, education, and recreational resources through local, state, and federal partnerships. A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence- based strategies to reduce the number of unhoused people or individuals with housing insecurity; promote mental health and substance abuse services; provide emergency and transitional housing; and promote self-empowerment through counseling, job training, and other wrap around supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that aim to provide mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care. C. Support increased and sustainable funding for the construction and maintenance of community park facilities; preservation of open space and trails, proactive maintenance for brush clearance to help reduce wildfire risks, and recreation programs. D. Support legislation that equitably reallocates state funding to support local school districts based on performance and does not impart financial incentive for lack of scholastic performance and improvement. E. Continue working with Federal representatives and agencies to transfer or enter into a joint use agreement for the Point Vicente Lighthouse and Battery Barnes bunker properties that are currently owned and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. o Potential Coalition Partners: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles County, CARE Court, Allcove and South Bay Health District, PV Cities, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, U.S. Coast Guard 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Support environmental policies that safeguard natural resources, promote sustainability, and strengthen community resilience. B-6 Page 282 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 7 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform A. Support legislation that recognizes landslides as a disaster that constitutes a state or local emergency under the Emergency Services Act B. Support legislation, funding, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and PFAS in coastal waters, especially on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. C. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives to encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping, and energy efficiency, including renewable energy systems. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, Los Angeles County, PV Cities, coastal cities 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICACY Support government transparency and through fair funding, accountable decision- making, and modernized public engagement practices. A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention or increase of existing local revenue sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, development and other operating fees etc. C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to hold hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency, thus increasing access to public meetings and promoting greater transparency. D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations within Los Angeles County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relation to public health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional significance. E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, PV Cities B-7 Page 283 of 328 C-1 Page 284 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 2 of 8 2026 Legislative Platform CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM Adopted by Resolution No. 2026-XX on January 20, 2026. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2026 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues that impact the City. This Platform serves as a guide to actively engage with pending legislation and funding opportunities at the federal, state, county, and local levels, with City Council approval. The City looks forward to working with partners on all levels of government to best serve its residents. The statements outlined throughout the Platform represent the City’s overarching position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest. PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS Through the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is in support of legislation, policies, programs, or administrative actions that would provide funding to realize these priority projects. A. Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex Remediation Project Total Cost: - $150 million for project construction (Dewatering Extraction Wells and Water Intrusion Prevention Implementation) - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned infrastructure - $300250 million for the current and at-risk voluntary property buyout program funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant program - $50 million to relevel, relocate, build new road bed, and reconstruct portions of Palos Verdes Drive South (PVDS) impacted by the landslide - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned landslide mitigation infrastructure (i.e. deep dewatering wells, hydraugers, canyon/watershed linings, and drainage control projects) Status: Various stages. ConstructionSeveral dewatering wells have been constructed; repairs to PVDS are ongoing; and the first round of property buyouts are underway. However, the funding stated above include an increase or addition to such work, and those are in the planning stages at this time. Description: The Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex is the largest active landslide in North America, encompassing two of the City’s roughly 14 square C-2 Page 285 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 3 of 8 2026 Legislative Platform miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South (a major arterial) and a Sanitation District trunk line – both of which serve neighboring cities and thousands of residents and visitors daily. The project seeks to protect life, public health, safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the landslide complex area. Funding Opportunities: • County Funded Capital and O&M projects (including County Sanitation District, County Flood Control District, as well as County Capital improvement projects) • State Funded Capital and O&M projects (including State budget earmarks, State Office of Emergency Services Support, as well as other state funded projects) • Federally funded capital improvement projects via Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of the Interior, and Congressional earmarks. B. Civic Center Campus Master Plan Total Cost: $150 million Status: Updated, preliminary conceptual site plan complete. Moving on to the selection of a project management firm and the Master Plan and Design Development Stage. Of greatest urgency, however, is the development of a 9.5-acre Emergency Zone on the east end of the campus. FEMA-approved plans for this Zone include an emergency operations center, incident management command center, helipad, helopod, evacuation area, and emergency supply storage and staging area. FEMA has indicated that the Emergency Zone must be developed within four years or approximately Summer 2028. Otherwise, the parcel may revert to Federal control and become subject to sale. The City is currently in the process of requesting the federal government to restricliftt those deed restrictions altogether, in order to provide more time to fund and flexibility to develop the site. As such, the City’s current priority is the funding and development of this Emergency Zone. Description: The development of the approximately 19-acre Ken Dyda Civic Center Campus into a modern and functional community hub has been a long-standing goal of the city. The project’s current preliminary conceptual site plan, as of June 2024, includes a new City Hall, parking improvements, a Council Chambers, improved site amenities including an amphitheater, village green, public plaza, and parking and access enhancements. Of greatest urgency, however, is the development of a 9.5-acre Emergency Zone on the east end of the campus. FEMA- approved plans for this Zone include an emergency operations center, incident management command center, helipad, helopod, evacuation area, and emergency C-3 Page 286 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 4 of 8 2026 Legislative Platform supply storage and staging area. FEMA has indicated that the Emergency Zone must be developed within four years or approximately Summer 2028. Otherwise, the parcel may revert to Federal control and become subject to sale. As such, the City’s current priority is the funding and development of this Emergency Zone. Secondly, partner with Wayfarers Chapel to consider the feasibility of relocating to the Civic Center site as a preferred alternate location. During Summer 2024, the Chapel was significantly damaged by landslide movement in Portuguese Bend and has since been dismantled and stored off site to preserve the remainder of the historic structure until it can be restored in another location. The approved financial plan for the overall project includes a maximum amount of $45.4 million, which is a combination of both cash on hand and a long-term loan. Additional funding sources are critical to building out the site per the Master Plan and FEMA’s requirements. Funding Opportunities • State budget earmarks • State of California GoBIZ iBank Zero to Low Interest Loans • Congressional Directed Spending • Federal Grants PRIORITY POLICY AREAS 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE Support housing and land use legislation that advances affordability while preserving local control, fiscal responsibility, and public safety. A. Oppose legislation that infringes on local control and erodes the City’s authority to manage its own affairs. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. B. Oppose legislation that imposes “unfunded” infrastructure mandates that result from state-imposed housing laws or statutes. C. Support economically sound affordable housing policies and programs that will create economic conditions to support housing development, without imposing unaffordable public borne infrastructure overhead. B.D. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which encourage sustainable and affordable housing development. Support policies or grants that facilitate the development of regional housing trusts. C-4 Page 287 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 5 of 8 2026 Legislative Platform C.E. Oppose legislation that penalizes cities or local governments if the units identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. Oppose RHNA legislation that requires high density housing in cities with fire hazard severity zones and other vulnerabilities that may put residents at risk in the event of a natural disaster. D.F. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights-of-way including the aesthetics of infrastructure placed within them. E.G. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure within public rights-of-way. F.H. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions in processing permits, enforcing building codes, or mandating the manner of enforcement. G.I. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. H.J. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around their jurisdiction. I.K. Support legislation efforts that allow for local land use and zoning decisions and oppose efforts that strip a local government’s authority to make decisions regarding parking requirements. o Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative, California Cities for Local Control (CCLC) and other similar local control-focused organizations. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY Support public safety policies that strengthens the City’s ability to protect its residents and promote emergency preparedness and resilience. A. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes, including those that are victims of hate crimes or hate incidents. B. Support legislation and other measures that enhance and provide equal access to public safety funding for municipal public safety divisions, including training, effective emergency preparedness and planning, resiliency, law enforcement and fire department infrastructure, and public safety. C-5 Page 288 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 6 of 8 2026 Legislative Platform C. Support legislation that will accelerate the installation of reliable small wireless facilities in order to maintain and enhance wireless communication in times of emergencies or natural disasters while still allowing local municipalities to execute the proper placement and implementation of those said small wireless facilities. C. Support the implementation of Proposition 36 that imposes tougher penalties for serial retail theft and drug possession. Support legislation that increases public awareness of the fentanyl crisis and provides treatment and resources to rehabilitate those with addictions. D. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including the undergrounding of utility equipment to ensure reliable utility service and public safety and thereby reduces the need for public safety power shutoffs. E. Support legislation or other methods that protect insurance coverage for properties within and adjacent to very high fire zones and geologic hazard abatement districts. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Department of Insurance, State Controller, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), Los Angeles County Fire Department, PV Cities 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES Support policies that enhance community well-being by expanding access to mental health services, education, and recreational resources through local, state, and federal partnerships. A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence- based strategies to reduce the number of unhoused people or individuals with housing insecurity; promote mental health and substance abuse services; provide emergency and transitional housing; expand permanent affordable housing; and promote self-empowerment through counseling, job training, and other wrap around supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that aim to provide mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care. C. Support increased and sustainable funding for the construction and maintenance of community park facilities; preservation of open space and trails, proactive maintenance for brush clearance to help reduce wildfire risks, and recreation programs. C-6 Page 289 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 7 of 8 2026 Legislative Platform D. Support legislation that equitably reallocates state funding to support local school districts based on performance and does not impart financial incentive for lack of scholastic performance and improvement. E. Continue working with Federal representatives and agencies to transfer or enter into a joint use agreement for the Point Vicente Lighthouse and Battery Barnes bunker properties that are currently owned and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. o Potential Coalition Partners: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles County, CARE Court, Allcove and South Bay Health District, PV Cities, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, U.S. Coast Guard 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Support environmental policies that safeguard natural resources, promote sustainability, and strengthen community resilience. A. Support legislation that recognizes landslides as a disaster that constitutes a state or local emergency under the Emergency Services Act B. Support legislation, funding, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and PFAS in coastal waters, especially on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. C. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives to encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping, and energy efficiency, including renewable energy systems. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, Los Angeles County, PV Cities, coastal cities 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICACY Support government transparency and through fair funding, accountable decision- making, and modernized public engagement practices. A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention or increase of existing local revenue sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, development and other operating fees etc. C-7 Page 290 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 8 of 8 2026 Legislative Platform C. Support legislation that requires State legislature to be held to the same Brown Act requirements that cities and counties must adhere to. D.C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to hold hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency, thus increasing access to public meetings and promoting greater transparency. E.D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations within Los Angeles County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relation to public health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional significance. F.E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, PV Cities C-8 Page 291 of 328 CITY COUNCIL POLICY NUMBER: 29 DATE ADOPTED/AMENDED: 08/01/95 (amended 02/19/02, 03/04/14, 04/20/21, and 12/20/22) SUBJECT: City Council Position on Legislative Items POLICY: It shall be the policy of the City that staff shall monitor regional, County, State and Federal legislative matters and initiatives, and consider the potential impact(s) such legislative initiatives on the City or the region, in line with the City Council’s annually adopted Legislative Platform. Thereafter, staff shall prepare and present periodic updates on such legislative matters for the City Council to consider whether to take a position(s) on the same and, if so, what position(s) to take. The legislation monitored will include both those issues that the City Counci l determines either to support or oppose and those that the City Council may choose to identify as issues of concern, but not take a position on. The determination of what position to take on pending legislation shall be solely that of the City Council. Staff will periodically, at the request of a Council member or in accordance with the Legislative Platform, place matters of pending legislation on the City Council agenda for consideration. Staff will provide regular updates on the status of any legislative action affecting any issues of concern to the City Council through the Weekly Administrative Report. If the majority of the Council votes to take a position on a certain legislation, staff shall prepare the appropriate correspondence, for the Mayor’s signature, to the relevant Federal, State, County and/or regional legislative representative(s) expressing the position of the City, and copies provided to the City Council. Such correspondence shall be posted on the City’s website under the Legislation Corner homepage. Individual Council members may wish to support or oppose a specific piece of legislation irrespective of whether the City Council has or has not taken a position on such legislation. Any legislative activity by an individual Council member, including preparing legislative correspondence, may be conducted by any Council member, who shall state that he or she is not acting on behalf of the City and is representing his or her own personal views. However, staff shall not assist in any legislative activity of an individual Council member, including the preparation of legislative correspondence, unless the legislative item has appeared on a Council agenda and has received a majority vote of the Council. D-1 Page 292 of 328 Summaries and updates on legislation that staff monitors and/or that the City Council has taken a position on shall be provided as part of the City Manager’s Weekly Administrative Report to each member of the Council for review. BACKGROUND: The City Council initially adopted a policy for Council involvement in Federal and State legislative advocacy in 1995. Although the policy seems to have worked adequately over the first seven years, by 2002 it was thought that it did not allow the City to respond rapidly to requests to support or oppose legislation that may be before a committee or on the floor or the Assembly or before Congress and needs immediate action on the part of supporters or opponents. Therefore, the policy was amended in 2002 to address these perceived deficiencies. In 2014, the policy was amended again to revise the procedure for monitoring legislation, and to explicitly include legislative issues at the County and regional level. In 2021, the policy was amended to reflect updated Staff processes. In 2022, it was amended to reflect the City’s adoption of an annual Legislative Platform. The City Council’s revised legislative policy establishes an internal process for identifying, tracking and advocating its position on pending legislation synchronized to the fast-paced “legislation time clock.” Through this proactive policy, the City Council hopes to have a stronger “voice” in the Peninsula/South Bay region, Los Angeles County, Sacramento and Washington, DC. D-2 Page 293 of 328 CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 02/03/2026 AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar AGENDA TITLE: Consider amending the City’s 2026 Legislative Platform to add a legislative priority to continue the availability of paper coupons or extend digital coupon pricing to shoppers at grocery stores throughout California. RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: 1) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE CITY’S 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM TO ADD CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF PAPER COUPONS OR EXTEND DIGITAL COUPON PRICING TO SHOPPERS AT GROCERY STORES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AS A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY AS PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 21, 2025. FISCAL IMPACT: None Amount Budgeted: N/A Additional Appropriation: N/A Account Number(s): N/A ORIGINATED BY: Irantzu Pujadas, Administrative Analyst, IP REVIEWED BY: Catherine Jun, Deputy City Manager CJ APPROVED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, City Manager ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: A. Draft Resolution 2026-__ – Amended 2026 Legislative Platform (Page A-1) B. Draft 2026 Legislative Platform (clean copy) (Page B-1) C. Draft 2026 Legislative Platform (redlined copy) (Page C-1) D. October 21, 2025 staff report on paper coupons (Linked) E. January 20, 2026 staff report to adopt the 2026 Legislative Platform (Linked) F. Outreach Letters to Grocers (Page F-1) 1 Page 294 of 328 BACKGROUND: On October 21, 2025, the City Council directed staff to include a new legislative priority in the upcoming 2026 Legislative Platform (Platform), focused on ensuring the continued availability of paper coupons or extending digital coupon pricing to grocery store patrons in Rancho Palos Verdes (Attachment D). This priority would benefit residents who may lack internet connectivity or face other barriers that limit their access to digital coupons on manufacturer’s websites or grocery store apps. City Council also directed staff to work with State legislators to explore opportunities for introducing or supporting legislation on this matter, while also connecting with local grocers, Ralphs and Smart and Final, to determine how to extend digital pricing or provide paper coupons to those who request it. DISCUSSION: On January 20, 2026, the City Council approved the 2026 Legislative Platform that identifies the City’s priority issues for the upcoming year (Attachment E). However, Staff inadvertently omitted the legislative priority on paper coupons and digital coupon pricing from the Platform. To correct this error, Staff requests City Council to adopt the attached Resolution (Attachment A) amending the 2026 Legislative Platform to include this legislative priority, as directed by the City Council on October 21, 2025 (see clean and redlined drafts under Attachments B and C). This priority has been inserted under the Community Services section of the amended Platform. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Since October 2025, Staff has sent letters to Kroger (the parent company of Ralphs) and Smart & Final requesting information about each company’s approach to balancing digital promotions with more traditional formats such as paper coupons (Attachment F). Staff has also spoken with the managers of both grocery stores to determine how they extend digital pricing to provide paper coupons upon request, particularly for senior citizens . Their response was that they honor both forms of coupons. The Ralphs grocery store manager further specified that paper coupons are placed at the entrance of the store for easy access. Staff is currently awaiting responses from the corporate offices of Kroger and Smart & Final and will reach out to our state representatives to explore further opportunities for introducing or supporting legislation in 2026. CONCLUSION: The City Council is requested to adopt the attached Resolution amending the 2026 Legislative Platform to add the availability of paper coupons or extend digital coupon pricing at grocery stores as a legislative priority. ALTERNATIVES: In addition to Staff’s Recommendations, the following alternative actions are available for the City Council’s consideration: 2 Page 295 of 328 1) Do not approve the amendment to the 2026 Legislative Platform to include the continued availability of paper coupons as an alternative to digital-only promotions as a legislative priority. 2) Take other action as deemed appropriate. 3 Page 296 of 328 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE CITY’S 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM TO ADD CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF PAPER COUPONS OR EXTEND DIGITAL COUPON PRICING TO SHOPPERS AT GROCERY STORES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA AS A LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY AS PREVIOUSLY DIRECTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 21, 2025 WHEREAS, the City Council has an interest in providing position statements on a variety of state, federal, and regional legislative issues that impact the City and its residents; and WHEREAS, the Council annually takes action on numerous legislative proposals brought forward throughout the year; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is committed to maintaining and enhancing a high quality of life and safety for all residents; and WHEREAS, on August 4, 2020, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2020-46, expressing opposition to proposed planning and zoning legislation that usurps local control and imposes unfunded mandates, and expressing support for actions to further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control; and WHEREAS, on July 6, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted Resolution No. 2021-31, adopting the City’s Housing and Local Land Use Legislative Platform; and WHEREAS, since November 2, 2021, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has annually adopted a Citywide Legislative Platform reflecting the City Council’s position on a wide range of issues affecting City operations; and WHEREAS, most recently on January 20, 2026, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2026-04 to approve the 2026 Legislative Platform; and WHEREAS, the 2026 Legislative Platform omitted one legislative priority that the City Council had previously approved for inclusion on October 21, 2025 regarding support for State legislation or programs that will ensure the continuance of paper coupons or extension of digital coupon pricing to grocery store patrons, particularly for those with limited internet connectivity or access to digital apps; and A-1 Page 297 of 328 WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend the 2026 Legislative Platform to include the continuance of paper coupon availability to patrons as a legislative priority. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does hereby resolve as follows: Section 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference. Section 2: The City Council hereby adopts and approves the City’s amended 2026 Legislative Platform (Exhibit A) and incorporated herein by this reference as the official legislative policy of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Section 3: The 2026 Legislative Platform will be used to guide legislative advocacy including position letters on proposed legislation and to seek outside funding to support priority projects and needs. Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED the 3rd day of February 2026. __________________________ Paul Seo, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________ Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2026-__ was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on February 3, 2026. ________________________ Teresa Takaoka, City Clerk A-2 Page 298 of 328 B-1 Page 299 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 2 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM Adopted by Resolution No. 2026-XX on February 3, 2026. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2026 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues that impact the City. This Platform serves as a guide to actively engage with pending legislation and funding opportunities at the federal, state, county, and local levels, with City Council approval. The City looks forward to working with partners on all levels of government to best serve its residents. The statements outlined throughout the Platform represent the City’s overarching position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest. PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS Through the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is in support of legislation, policies, programs, or administrative actions that would provide funding to realize these priority projects. A. Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex Remediation Project Total Cost: - $150 million for project construction (Dewatering Extraction Wells and Water Intrusion Prevention Implementation) - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned infrastructure - $300 million for the current and at-risk voluntary property buyout program funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant program - $50 million to relevel, relocate, build new road bed, and reconstruct portions of Palos Verdes Drive South (PVDS) impacted by the landslide - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned landslide mitigation infrastructure (i.e. deep dewatering wells, hydraugers, canyon/watershed linings, and drainage control projects) Status: Various stages. Several dewatering wells have been constructed; repairs to PVDS are ongoing; and the first round of property buyouts are underway. However, the funding stated above include an increase or addition to such work, and those are in the planning stages at this time. Description: The Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex is the largest active landslide in North America, encompassing two of the City’s roughly 14 square B-2 Page 300 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 3 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South (a major arterial) and a Sanitation District trunk line – both of which serve neighboring cities and thousands of residents and visitors daily. The project seeks to protect life, public health, safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the landslide complex area. Funding Opportunities: • County Funded Capital and O&M projects (including County Sanitation District, County Flood Control District, as well as County Capital improvement projects) • State Funded Capital and O&M projects (including State budget earmarks, State Office of Emergency Services Support, as well as other state funded projects) • Federally funded capital improvement projects via Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of the Interior, and Congressional earmarks. B. Civic Center Campus Master Plan Total Cost: $150 million Status: Updated, preliminary conceptual site plan complete. Of greatest urgency, however, is the development of a 9.5-acre Emergency Zone on the east end of the campus. FEMA-approved plans for this Zone include an emergency operations center, incident management command center, helipad, helopod, evacuation area, and emergency supply storage and staging area. FEMA has indicated that the Emergency Zone must be developed within four years or approximately Summer 2028. Otherwise, the parcel may revert to Federal control and become subject to sale. The City is currently in the process of requesting the federal government to lift those deed restrictions altogether, in order to provide more time to fund and flexibility to develop the site. As such, the City’s current priority is the funding and development of this Emergency Zone. Description: The development of the approximately 19-acre Ken Dyda Civic Center Campus into a modern and functional community hub has been a long-standing goal of the city. The project’s current preliminary conceptual site plan, as of June 2024, includes a new City Hall, parking improvements, a Council Chambers, improved site amenities including an amphitheater, village green, public plaza, and parking and access enhancements. Secondly, partner with Wayfarers Chapel to consider the feasibility of relocating to the Civic Center site as a preferred alternate location. During Summer 2024, the Chapel was significantly damaged by landslide movement in Portuguese Bend and has since been dismantled and stored off site to preserve the remainder of the historic structure until it can be restored in another location. B-3 Page 301 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 4 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform The approved financial plan for the overall project includes a maximum amount of $45.4 million, which is a combination of both cash on hand and a long-term loan. Additional funding sources are critical to building out the site per the Master Plan and FEMA’s requirements. Funding Opportunities • State budget earmarks • State of California GoBIZ iBank Zero to Low Interest Loans • Congressional Directed Spending • Federal Grants PRIORITY POLICY AREAS 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE Support housing and land use legislation that advances affordability while preserving local control, fiscal responsibility, and public safety. A. Support economically sound affordable housing policies and programs that will create economic conditions to support housing development, without imposing unaffordable public borne infrastructure overhead. B. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which encourage sustainable and affordable housing development. Support policies or grants that facilitate the development of regional housing trusts. C. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure within public rights-of-way. D. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights-of-way including the aesthetics of infrastructure placed within them. E. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around their jurisdiction. F. Support legislation efforts that allow for local land use and zoning decisions and oppose efforts that strip a local government’s authority to make decisions regarding parking requirements. G. Oppose legislation that infringes on local control and erodes the City’s authority to manage its own affairs. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. H. Oppose legislation that imposes “unfunded” infrastructure mandates that result from state-imposed housing laws or statutes. B-4 Page 302 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 5 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform I. Oppose legislation that penalizes cities or local governments if the units identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. Oppose RHNA legislation that requires high density housing in cities with fire hazard severity zones and other vulnerabilities that may put residents at risk in the event of a natural disaster. J. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions in processing permits, enforcing building codes, or mandating the manner of enforcement. K. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. o Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative, California Cities for Local Control (CCLC) and other similar local control-focused organizations. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY Support public safety policies that strengthen the City’s ability to protect its residents and promote emergency preparedness and resilience. A. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes, including those that are victims of hate crimes or hate incidents. B. Support legislation and other measures that enhance and provide equal access to public safety funding for municipal public safety divisions, including training, effective emergency preparedness and planning, resiliency, law enforcement and fire department infrastructure, and public safety. C. Support legislation that will accelerate the installation of reliable small wireless facilities in order to maintain and enhance wireless communication in times of emergencies or natural disasters while still allowing local municipalities to execute the proper placement and implementation of those said small wireless facilities. D. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including the undergrounding of utility equipment to ensure reliable utility service and public safety and thereby reduces the need for public safety power shutoffs. E. Support legislation or other methods that protect insurance coverage for properties within and adjacent to very high fire zones and geologic hazard abatement districts. B-5 Page 303 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 6 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Department of Insurance, State Controller, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), Los Angeles County Fire Department, PV Cities 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES Support policies that enhance community well-being by expanding access to mental health services, education, and recreational resources through local, state, and federal partnerships. A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence- based strategies to reduce the number of unhoused people or individuals with housing insecurity; promote mental health and substance abuse services; provide emergency and transitional housing; and promote self-empowerment through counseling, job training, and other wrap around supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that aim to provide mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care. C. Support increased and sustainable funding for the construction and maintenance of community park facilities; preservation of open space and trails, proactive maintenance for brush clearance to help reduce wildfire risks, and recreation programs. D. Support legislation that equitably reallocates state funding to support local school districts based on performance and does not impart financial incentive for lack of scholastic performance and improvement. E. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that ensure the continued availability of paper coupons or extend digital online pricing to all grocery store patrons throughout California. F. Continue working with Federal representatives and agencies to transfer or enter into a joint use agreement for the Point Vicente Lighthouse and Battery Barnes bunker properties that are currently owned and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. o Potential Coalition Partners: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles County, CARE Court, Allcove and South Bay Health District, PV Cities, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, U.S. Coast Guard 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Support environmental policies that safeguard natural resources, promote sustainability, and strengthen community resilience. B-6 Page 304 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 7 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform A. Support legislation that recognizes landslides as a disaster that constitutes a state or local emergency under the Emergency Services Act B. Support legislation, funding, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and PFAS in coastal waters, especially on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. C. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives to encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping, and energy efficiency, including renewable energy systems. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, Los Angeles County, PV Cities, coastal cities 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICACY Support government transparency and through fair funding, accountable decision- making, and modernized public engagement practices. A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention or increase of existing local revenue sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, development and other operating fees etc. C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to hold hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency, thus increasing access to public meetings and promoting greater transparency. D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations within Los Angeles County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relation to public health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional significance. E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, PV Cities B-7 Page 305 of 328 C-1 Page 306 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 2 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES 2026 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM Adopted by Resolution No. 2026-XX on February 3, 2026. PURPOSE The City of Rancho Palos Verdes’ 2026 Legislative Platform (Platform) outlines the policy positions of the City Council on current issues that impact the City. This Platform serves as a guide to actively engage with pending legislation and funding opportunities at the federal, state, county, and local levels, with City Council approval. The City looks forward to working with partners on all levels of government to best serve its residents. The statements outlined throughout the Platform represent the City’s overarching position on legislative and regulatory issues of interest. PRIORITY CITY PROJECTS Through the City’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), major projects are planned for a period of five years. The list below includes important projects of regional significance listed within the CIP that do not have sufficient funding. The City is in support of legislation, policies, programs, or administrative actions that would provide funding to realize these priority projects. A. Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex Remediation Project Total Cost: - $150 million for project construction (Dewatering Extraction Wells and Water Intrusion Prevention Implementation) - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned infrastructure - $300 million for the current and at-risk voluntary property buyout program funded through the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant program - $50 million to relevel, relocate, build new road bed, and reconstruct portions of Palos Verdes Drive South (PVDS) impacted by the landslide - $20 million for annual operations and maintenance of planned landslide mitigation infrastructure (i.e. deep dewatering wells, hydraugers, canyon/watershed linings, and drainage control projects) Status: Various stages. Several dewatering wells have been constructed; repairs to PVDS are ongoing; and the first round of property buyouts are underway. However, the funding stated above include an increase or addition to such work, and those are in the planning stages at this time. Description: The Greater Portuguese Bend-Landslide Complex is the largest active landslide in North America, encompassing two of the City’s roughly 14 square C-2 Page 307 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 3 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform miles, directly impacting Palos Verdes Drive South (a major arterial) and a Sanitation District trunk line – both of which serve neighboring cities and thousands of residents and visitors daily. The project seeks to protect life, public health, safety, and the environment through mitigation of land movement in the landslide complex area. Funding Opportunities: • County Funded Capital and O&M projects (including County Sanitation District, County Flood Control District, as well as County Capital improvement projects) • State Funded Capital and O&M projects (including State budget earmarks, State Office of Emergency Services Support, as well as other state funded projects) • Federally funded capital improvement projects via Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of the Interior, and Congressional earmarks. B. Civic Center Campus Master Plan Total Cost: $150 million Status: Updated, preliminary conceptual site plan complete. Of greatest urgency, however, is the development of a 9.5-acre Emergency Zone on the east end of the campus. FEMA-approved plans for this Zone include an emergency operations center, incident management command center, helipad, helopod, evacuation area, and emergency supply storage and staging area. FEMA has indicated that the Emergency Zone must be developed within four years or approximately Summer 2028. Otherwise, the parcel may revert to Federal control and become subject to sale. The City is currently in the process of requesting the federal government to lift those deed restrictions altogether, in order to provide more time to fund and flexibility to develop the site. As such, the City’s current priority is the funding and development of this Emergency Zone. Description: The development of the approximately 19-acre Ken Dyda Civic Center Campus into a modern and functional community hub has been a long-standing goal of the city. The project’s current preliminary conceptual site plan, as of June 2024, includes a new City Hall, parking improvements, a Council Chambers, improved site amenities including an amphitheater, village green, public plaza, and parking and access enhancements. Secondly, partner with Wayfarers Chapel to consider the feasibility of relocating to the Civic Center site as a preferred alternate location. During Summer 2024, the Chapel was significantly damaged by landslide movement in Portuguese Bend and has since been dismantled and stored off site to preserve the remainder of the historic structure until it can be restored in another location. C-3 Page 308 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 4 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform The approved financial plan for the overall project includes a maximum amount of $45.4 million, which is a combination of both cash on hand and a long-term loan. Additional funding sources are critical to building out the site per the Master Plan and FEMA’s requirements. Funding Opportunities • State budget earmarks • State of California GoBIZ iBank Zero to Low Interest Loans • Congressional Directed Spending • Federal Grants PRIORITY POLICY AREAS 1. HOUSING AND LOCAL LAND USE Support housing and land use legislation that advances affordability while preserving local control, fiscal responsibility, and public safety. A. Support economically sound affordable housing policies and programs that will create economic conditions to support housing development, without imposing unaffordable public borne infrastructure overhead. B. Support state grants, legislation, or programs which encourage sustainable and affordable housing development. Support policies or grants that facilitate the development of regional housing trusts. C. Support legislation that preserves local authority to manage public rights-of-way including the aesthetics of infrastructure placed within them. D. Support legislation that preserves local authority to zone and plan for the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure within public rights-of-way. E. Support legislation and administrative actions that protect a local jurisdiction to preserve open space in and around their jurisdiction. F. Support legislation efforts that allow for local land use and zoning decisions and oppose efforts that strip a local government’s authority to make decisions regarding parking requirements. G. Oppose legislation that infringes on local control and erodes the City’s authority to manage its own affairs. Support actions which further strengthen local democracy, authority, and control. H. Oppose legislation that imposes “unfunded” infrastructure mandates that result from state-imposed housing laws or statutes. C-4 Page 309 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 5 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform I. Oppose legislation that penalizes cities or local governments if the units identified in the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) are not constructed. Oppose legislation that proposes to convert RHNA from a planning process to a production standard. Oppose RHNA legislation that requires high density housing in cities with fire hazard severity zones and other vulnerabilities that may put residents at risk in the event of a natural disaster. J. Oppose legislation that diminishes the authority of local jurisdictions in processing permits, enforcing building codes, or mandating the manner of enforcement. K. Oppose legislation that seeks to limit or eliminate municipal authority to regulate street or sidewalk vendors. L. Potential Coalition Partners: League of California Cities (Cal Cities), South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG), California Contract Cities Association (CCCA), Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG), Palos Verdes Peninsula Cities (PV Cities), Our Neighborhood Voices Initiative, California Cities for Local Control (CCLC) and other similar local control-focused organizations. 2. PUBLIC SAFETY Support public safety policies that strengthen the City’s ability to protect its residents and promote emergency preparedness and resilience. A. Support legislation that strengthens and enforces legal protections for all individuals who are victims of crimes, including those that are victims of hate crimes or hate incidents. B. Support legislation and other measures that enhance and provide equal access to public safety funding for municipal public safety divisions, including training, effective emergency preparedness and planning, resiliency, law enforcement and fire department infrastructure, and public safety. C. Support legislation that will accelerate the installation of reliable small wireless facilities in order to maintain and enhance wireless communication in times of emergencies or natural disasters while still allowing local municipalities to execute the proper placement and implementation of those said small wireless facilities. D. Support legislation to accelerate the development and implementation of enhanced electrical utility infrastructure, including the undergrounding of utility equipment to ensure reliable utility service and public safety and thereby reduces the need for public safety power shutoffs. E. Support legislation or other methods that protect insurance coverage for properties within and adjacent to very high fire zones and geologic hazard abatement districts. C-5 Page 310 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 6 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Department of Insurance, State Controller, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), Los Angeles County Fire Department, PV Cities 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES Support policies that enhance community well-being by expanding access to mental health services, education, and recreational resources through local, state, and federal partnerships. A. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that employ evidence- based strategies to reduce the number of unhoused people or individuals with housing insecurity; promote mental health and substance abuse services; provide emergency and transitional housing; and promote self-empowerment through counseling, job training, and other wrap around supportive services. B. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that aim to provide mental health services, including youth and young adult programs, community resource centers, and education in accessing mental health care. C. Support increased and sustainable funding for the construction and maintenance of community park facilities; preservation of open space and trails, proactive maintenance for brush clearance to help reduce wildfire risks, and recreation programs. D. Support legislation that equitably reallocates state funding to support local school districts based on performance and does not impart financial incentive for lack of scholastic performance and improvement. E. Support legislation and local, state, and federal programs that ensure the continued availability of paper coupons or extend digital online pricing to all grocery store patrons throughout California. F. Continue working with Federal representatives and agencies to transfer or enter into a joint use agreement for the Point Vicente Lighthouse and Battery Barnes bunker properties that are currently owned and operated by the U.S. Coast Guard. o Potential Coalition Partners: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy, Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles County, CARE Court, Allcove and South Bay Health District, PV Cities, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, U.S. Coast Guard 4. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Support environmental policies that safeguard natural resources, promote sustainability, and strengthen community resilience. C-6 Page 311 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Page 7 of 7 2026 Legislative Platform A. Support legislation that recognizes landslides as a disaster that constitutes a state or local emergency under the Emergency Services Act B. Support legislation, funding, regulations, or administrative actions to remediate the harmful effects of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) and PFAS in coastal waters, especially on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. C. Support legislation that provides rebate programs, tax credits, and other financial incentives to encourage property owners to invest in water efficient systems and landscaping, and energy efficiency, including renewable energy systems. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, Los Angeles County, PV Cities, coastal cities 5. GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY AND EFFICACY Support government transparency and through fair funding, accountable decision- making, and modernized public engagement practices. A. Support legislation that grants full cost reimbursement to local agencies by state and federal government for all mandated programs. B. Support legislation that ensures the retention or increase of existing local revenue sources, including the City’s share of property taxes, sales and use taxes, transient occupancy taxes, development and other operating fees etc. C. Support legislation modernizing the methods by which a local agency may comply with the Brown Act. Support legislation that allows for the continued use of teleconferencing platforms to hold hybrid public meetings outside of a declared state of emergency, thus increasing access to public meetings and promoting greater transparency. D. Support legislation which allows for regional considerations within Los Angeles County, particularly at the council of governments (COG) level, in relation to public health, homelessness, and sustainability, among other areas of regional significance. E. Oppose legislation that would prohibit or limit local governments’ ability to contract out for the provision of services. o Potential Coalition Partners: Cal Cities, SBCCOG, CCCA, PV Cities C-7 Page 312 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Paul Seo, Mayor Stephen Perestam, Mayor Pro Tem David L. Bradley, Councilmember Barbara Ferraro, Councilmember George Lewis, Councilmember 30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. / RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5207 / FAX (310) 544-5291 / WWW.RPVCA.GOV January 22, 2026 Eleanor Hong Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer Smart & Final 600 Citadel Dr. Commerce, CA 90040 As part of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ongoing efforts to promote equity and inclusion, we are exploring ways to ensure that all patrons can benefit from grocers deals and discounts. While digital platforms have become a common method for distributing promotions, it presents concerns for those who may have limited access to smartphones, the internet, and digital literacy. Reliance on digital coupons can be particularly impactful to a subset of residents, such as older adults, who may lack internet connectivity, digital literacy, or face other barriers that limit their access to digital coupons. Studies show that 25% of olde r adults lack internet connectivity, and 39% are without a mobile phone. This data point resonates in Rancho Palos Verdes, which has a relatively high percentage of older adults 65 years or older 27% to 30% compared to a statewide average of 16.2%. Furthermore, there are some households in Rancho Palos Verdes with language barriers and data privacy concerns that may limit their use of smartphone apps. Lastly, given the rise in inflation and food costs, facilitating access to coupons may be critical for these households. The City is particularly interested in learning more about your company’s approach to balancing digital promotions with more traditional formats such as paper coupons. Specifically, we would appreciate some insights on the following: • Does your company continues to offer paper coupons or printed promotions in- store or by mail? • Are there accommodations in place for seniors, individuals with language barriers, or those without smartphones or internet access to access the same deals available digitally? F-1 Page 313 of 328 Paper Coupons Access January 22, 2026 Page 2 • Have you implemented any programs or partnerships aimed at improving access to discounts for underserved populations? Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your service to the Rancho Palos Verdes community. We look forward to your response and to the opportunity to collaborate with you in supporting the needs of our community. Sincerely, Paul Seo Mayor CC: Rancho Palos Verdes City Council City Manager, Ara Mihranian F-2 Page 314 of 328 City of Rancho Palos Verdes Paul Seo, Mayor Stephen Perestam, Mayor Pro Tem David L. Bradley, Councilmember Barbara Ferraro, Councilmember George Lewis, Councilmember 30940 HAWTHORNE BLVD. / RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA 90275-5391 / (310) 544-5207 / FAX (310) 544-5291 / WWW.RPVCA.GOV January 22, 2026 Holly Smith Communications and Public Affairs The Kroger Co. 1014 Vine Street Cincinnati, OH 45202-1100 As part of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes ongoing efforts to promote equity and inclusion, we are exploring ways to ensure that all patrons can benefit from grocers deals and discounts. While digital platforms have become a common method for distributing promotions, it presents concerns for those who may have limited access to smartphones, the internet, and digital literacy. Reliance on digital coupons can be particularly impactful to a subset of residents, such as older adults, who may lack internet connectivity, digital literacy, or face other barriers that limit their access to digital coupons. Studies show that 25% of olde r adults lack internet connectivity, and 39% are without a mobile phone. This data point resonates in Rancho Palos Verdes, which has a relatively high percentage of older adults 65 years or older 27% to 30% compared to a statewide average of 16.2%. Furthermore, there are some households in Rancho Palos Verdes with language barriers and data privacy concerns that may limit their use of smartphone apps. Lastly, given the rise in inflation and food costs, facilitating access to coupons may be critical for these households. The City is particularly interested in learning more about your company’s approach to balancing digital promotions with more traditional formats such as paper coupons. Specifically, we would appreciate some insights on the following: • Does your company continues to offer paper coupons or printed promotions in- store or by mail? • Are there accommodations in place for seniors, individuals with language barriers, or those without smartphones or internet access to access the same deals available digitally? F-3 Page 315 of 328 Paper Coupons Access January 22, 2026 Page 2 • Have you implemented any programs or partnerships aimed at improving access to discounts for underserved populations? Thank you for your attention to this matter and for your service to the Rancho Palos Verdes community. We look forward to your response and to the opportunity to collaborate with you in supporting the needs of our community. Sincerely, Paul Seo Mayor CC: Rancho Palos Verdes City Council City Manager, Ara Mihranian F-4 Page 316 of 328 Item: 14.A. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Karina Bañales, City Manager Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Receive a report on the current Coyote Management Program Background: The City of Rolling Hills continues to address resident concerns regarding coyote activity, particularly during the fall and winter months when young coyotes disperse and establish new territories. The City currently contracts with the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures Department (LACWM) for coyote-related pest control services, including public education, site evaluations, and abatement when necessary. The City renewed its contract with LACWM in June 2025 for a not-to-exceed amount of $25,000 on a pay-as-you-go basis, under which the City is charged only when specific services such as trapping or abatement are performed. Funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025–26 was reduced relative to prior years due to limited use of the contract and the City’s efforts to maintain fiscal responsibility through targeted budget savings. This staff report will provide a status update on LACWM services and next steps for City Council consideration. Discussion: The City’s program is based on the LACWM Integrated Pest Management (IPM) model, which establishes a tiered response that emphasizes education, hazing, removal of attractants, and changes in neighborhood practices before any lethal control is considered. LACWM Integrated Pest Management Framework Under the LACWM IPM framework, most coyote activity is classified as normal wildlife behavior and does not warrant removal. Coyotes that are seen passing through an area, resting, or heard vocalizing are treated as sightings or observations and are addressed through resident education and hazing. When coyotes enter yards, approach pets, or display non-aggressive proximity to people, the prescribed response includes a yard audit, removal of attractants (such as outdoor pet food, unsecured trash, or fallen fruit), reinforcement of pet-safety practices, and consistent hazing. These Page 317 of 328 encounters, by themselves, do not automatically qualify for trapping or abatement. Only when a coyote exhibits threatening or aggressive behavior, such as stalking, lunging, injuring pets, or biting a person, does the response escalate to a public safety level at which trapping or removal may be warranted. An attack on a person is treated as an emergency and must be reported immediately to 911, LACWM, and City staff for coordination with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. This tiered classification system reflects the County’s philosophy that coexistence, prevention, and non-lethal management are the primary tools, with lethal or removal actions reserved solely for verified threats to human safety. The City’s reporting protocols, resident education materials, and internal response workflow are aligned with this standard. Recent LACWM Program Status For some time now, LACWM has focused on addressing staffing vacancies and conducting employee training, which temporarily affected its capacity to provide trapping and removal services. During this period, LACWM paused the trapping and removal phase of its program while it conducted a safety review of its current coyote mitigation program. Throughout this pause, LACWM continued to provide public education, staff training, and on-site evaluations within the City. As part of its review, the agency committed to implementing enhanced safety protocols and additional training and testing requirements for its personnel. LACWM has indicated it will notify the City once these new measures are finalized and full operations resume. In late January 2026, LACWM received approval to conduct mitigation efforts in the City. During the week of February 9–13, LACWM surveyed potential locations to identify the most suitable site for conducting mitigation services. This is based on resident reports provided to the City and LACWM. Regional Coordination and Alternative Service Provider The four Peninsula cities have met with LACWM staff and Supervisor Janice Hahn’s office to discuss LACWM’s staffing challenges and service limitations. The limited and inconsistent contract capacity has hindered the cities’ ability to provide timely mitigation services in response to community concerns. In response, the City of Palos Verdes Estates researched alternative providers and identified Animal Pest Management Services, Inc. (APMS) as a firm that meets regulatory requirements for wildlife and pest management services. The City of Rolling Hills Estates is also evaluating a potential agreement with APMS as a backup provider when LACWM is unavailable or for emergency situations only. The City of Rolling Hills has contacted and met with APMS representatives to discuss available services and response capabilities. APMS is based in Chino and maintains offices in Carlsbad and Indio, and the firm has previously provided supplemental services to private Rolling Hills residences directly between 2014 and 2021. Staff contacted other agencies that have used APMS to confirm performance, regulatory compliance, and qualifications, and APMS has provided a proposal for Rolling Hills’ consideration. APMS’s service fees are higher than those under the existing LACWM contract. To help reduce potential costs, staff are discussing the feasibility of a joint or regional agreement with the other Peninsula cities so that any contingency services could be shared across jurisdictions. It is important to note that residents are not required to wait for a City agreement; they may engage APMS directly for private services as was previously done, and staff have been sharing APMS Page 318 of 328 contact information with residents. This information will also be included in the upcoming Blue Newsletter to increase awareness of available private options. The purpose of the City entering into an agreement with APMS would be to ensure continuity of service when County resources are unavailable and to provide a defined option for emergency situations only. LACWM would remain the City’s primary provider, as the County program is fully established and meets all applicable legal and regulatory requirements. Professional Services Agreement Entering into a formal agreement with APMS would provide the City with a contingency option to ensure service continuity during times when an emergency arises, and LACWM staff or resources are unavailable. However, LACWM remains the City’s preferred provider, as its program is fully established and compliant with all state and local regulations. Should the City Council consider the APMS proposal, staff can work with the City Attorney on drafting a Professional Services Agreement for the City Council's consideration at the next City Council meeting. Recommendation Staff seeks City Council direction regarding the following: 1. Direct staff to continue working with the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights & Measures Department as they conclude the appropriate hiring and training to resume services and reinstitute Supervisor Hahn's supplemental peninsula-wide mitigation program; 2. Provide direction regarding entering into a professional services agreement with Animal Pest Management Services, Inc. for emergency coyote mitigation services only, in an amount not to exceed $10,000; and Direct staff to return with the proposed agreement and necessary budget appropriation for Council consideration; and/or 3. Direct staff to officially provide residents with contact information for Animal Pest Management Services, Inc., as was done between 2014 and 2021. 4. Provide an alternative option(s) for staff. Fiscal Impact: The FY 2025–26 budget includes $10,000 for LACWM services. To date, the remaining balance is approximately $8,916. Should the City Council direct staff to enter into a contract with APMS for emergency services not to exceed $10,000, staff will return to the Council with a Professional Services Agreement, and a budget adjustment request to allocate the necessary funds. Recommendation: Receive and file and provide direction to staff Attachments: 1. CE_ANM_COY_260202_CoyoteBehaviorsGraphic 2. CE_ANM_260109_COY_APM_TSA_Estimate 3. CL_AGN_260209_CC_Item14A_PublicComment01_Redacted Page 319 of 328 COYOTE BEHAVIOR, BEHAVIOR CLASSIFICATION, AND RECOMMENDED RESPONSE Coyote Action Classification Response Coyote heard Observation Note sighting –tracked as normal coyote behavior. Coyote seen moving in an area Sighting Note sighting. Learn proper hazing techniques. Tracked as normal coyote behavior. Coyote seen resting in an area Sighting If area frequented by people, learn proper hazing techniques to encourage animal to leave. Look for and eliminate attractants Coyote following or approaching a person and a pet Sighting -Encounter Know and exercise proper hazing techniques and pet management – pets should be kept on leash. Do not turn your back; face the coyote and carefully back away slowly. Coyote following or approaching a person without a pet (stalking) Encounter Know and exercise proper hazing techniques. Do not turn your back; face the coyote and carefully back away slowly. Coyote entering a yard Encounter Complete a yard audit and remove attractants. Know and understand proper hazing techniques. If you have pets, review pet management for their safety. Coyote entering yard and injuring or killing pet Incident Work with neighbors to aggressively haze coyotes, gather info on specific animals involved, report on circumstances, conduct yard and neighborhood audits, remove coyote attractants in yard and neighborhood, encourage pet safety for all in neighborhood. Coyote biting or injuring pet on leash Incident Gather info on specific animals involved, report circumstances, conduct yard and neighborhood audits, remove coyote attractants in yard and neighborhood, encourage pet safety for all in neighborhood. Trapping may be necessary. Coyote aggressive showing teeth, back fur raised, lunging, nipping without contact Threat Gather info on situation, report circumstances, conduct yard and neighborhood audits, remove coyote attractants in yard and neighborhood, encourage pet safety for all in neighborhood. Trapping may be necessary. Coyote biting or injuring person Attack IN PROCESS ATTACK – REPORT TO 911 Identify and gather information on specific animal involved. Report circumstance to County Department and City staff. City will inform the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Trapping may be necessary. City of Rolling Hills 2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, CA 90274 (310)377-1521 www.rolling-hills.org Report Coyote encounters, incidents and attacks: Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner/Weights and Measures Department – Pest Management Division at (626) 575-5462. or Rolling Hills City Hall at (310)377-1521 Page 320 of 328 Page 321 of 328 From: Alfred Visco Sent: Saturday, February 7, 2026 2:34 PM To: Karina Banales <kbanales@cityofrh.net>; Bea Dieringer <bdieringer@cityofrh.net>; Jeff Pieper <jpieper@cityofrh.net>; Leah Mirsch <lmirsch@cityofrh.net>; Patrick Wilson <pwilson@cityofrh.net>; Jim Black <jblack@cityofrh.net> Subject: Re: Coyotes Karina Thank you for your prompt response and offer to discuss further. I have reviewed the report on RH Coyote management program (item 14A on 2/9/26 Agenda). My position has not changed as set forth below. Has RH contacted Torrance as they are the only jurisdiction that I am aware of that is conducting a culling program to see who they are using for same? By the way a more recent study has concluded, contrary to the believe of some, that the so-called rebound effect is not due to compensatory reproduction but primarily to immigration from neighboring areas.https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jwmg.21329 Another point concerning cost benefit analysis of long term intensive culling as part of a coyote management plan which is not taken into consideration is the mental well- being of our residents. When risks include physical injury to humans, repeated mauling and killing of pets and chronic fear affecting daily behavior (children, seniors, pet owners)- the question is not whether culling is “cost-effective,” but whether it is necessary and proportionate to prevent harm. Wildlife management in urban environments must recognize that humans are not merely stakeholders — they are the protected population. Any coyote management plan must acknowledge the following documented and experiential harms: acute psychological trauma from witnessing a pet being mauled or killed; prolonged grief responses comparable to loss of a family member; anxiety and hyper vigilance during routine outdoor activities; loss of companionship and emotional support when residents stop keeping pets; restricted mobility for seniors and families with small children; erosion of perceived safety in parks, neighborhoods, and trails. These impacts are not ancillary — they directly affect community health, social cohesion, and quality of life. Management success must therefore include reductions in fear, vigilance fatigue, and behavioral avoidance, not just reductions in reported attacks. Please present this email chain as my response to Item 14 A on the 2/9/26 Agenda as part of the Council package. Alfred Visco From: Karina Banales Sent: Monday, February 02, 2026 8:16 AM To: Alfred Visco ; Bea Dieringer ; Jeff Pieper ; Leah Mirsch ; Patrick Wilson ; Jim Black Subject: Re: Coyotes Good morning, Mr. Visco, The neighboring agencies include Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills Estates, and Palos Verdes Estates. Please let me know if you'd like to connect and discuss further Sincerely, Karina Karina Bañales City Manager This is a transmission from the City of Rolling Hills. The information contained in this email pertains to City business and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient and you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The CITY OF ROLLING HILLS accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. Page 322 of 328 From: Alfred Visco Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2026 10:48 AM To: Karina Banales <kbanales@cityofrh.net>; Bea Dieringer <bdieringer@cityofrh.net>; Jeff Pieper <jpieper@cityofrh.net>; Leah Mirsch <lmirsch@cityofrh.net>; Patrick Wilson <pwilson@cityofrh.net>; Jim Black <jblack@cityofrh.net> Subject: Re: Coyotes Which neighboring agencies? From: Karina Banales Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2026 10:18 AM To: Alfred Visco ; Bea Dieringer ; Jeff Pieper ; Leah Mirsch ; Patrick Wilson ; Jim Black Subject: Re: Coyotes Good morning Mr. Visco, My apologies for not responding sooner. The City has been working closely with our three neighboring agencies and with Supervisor Hahn’s office to address the coyote activity we have been experiencing. Staff has been developing a draft Coyote Management Plan that aligns with the approaches being considered by the surrounding cities to ensure consistency across the Peninsula. At this time, all four Peninsula cities are evaluating alternative options, as the private trapper previously used by the agencies is no longer in business. We are coordinating regionally to identify safe, effective, and legally compliant solutions, as this issue needs to be considered holistically rather than by any single agency. City staff will also be bringing an item before the City Council to provide a status update and discuss next steps on this issue. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we continue this work. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Karina Karina Bañales City Manager This is a transmission from the City of Rolling Hills. The information contained in this email pertains to City business and is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If the reader of this message is not an intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient and you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted by e-mail. The recipient should check this e-mail and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The CITY OF ROLLING HILLS accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this e-mail. Page 323 of 328 From: Alfred Visco Sent: Friday, January 30, 2026 9:53 PM To: Bea Dieringer <bdieringer@cityofrh.net>; Jeff Pieper <jpieper@cityofrh.net>; Leah Mirsch <lmirsch@cityofrh.net>; Patrick Wilson <pwilson@cityofrh.net>; Jim Black <jblack@cityofrh.net> Cc: Karina Banales <kbanales@cityofrh.net> Subject: Re: Coyotes Following up on below. Recommendation: Adopt an integrated urban coyote management program that includes long-term, intensive population reduction (culling) as a primary management tool, supported by nonlethal measures, public education, and public health surveillance, to reduce human-coyote conflicts, protect public safety, and address community well-being. Approve funding and authorization for the Integrated Urban Coyote Management Program and direct staff to implement immediately with annual review. Background: Urban coyote populations have expanded in density and behavioral boldness, resulting in: Increasing pet maulings and killings Heightened risk to children, seniors, and vulnerable residents Chronic fear, stress, and loss of outdoor use by residents. Increased exposure risk to zoonotic diseases, including Echinococcus multilocularis. Previous reliance on coexistence-only or reactive management has not achieved sustained reductions in conflict in urban settings. Scientific Basis Peer-reviewed research demonstrates that: High density urban coyote populations persist through high reproductive output and immigration. Non-lethal measures alone do not reliably reduce human–coyote spatial overlap once habituation occurs. Sustained, coordinated, long-term population reduction is required to meaningfully lower density and conflict rates. Short-term or sporadic removals fail due to rapid population rebound. Policy Rationale This policy is justified on the basis of: 1. Public Safety: Preventing escalation toward human injury. 2. Mental Well-Being: Reducing fear, trauma, and chronic vigilance experienced by residents. 3. Public Health: Lowering environmental pathogen load and disease exposure risk. Effectiveness: Evidence shows population suppression reduces conflict probability. Governance Duty: Municipal obligation to manage wildlife impacts, not merely observe them Traditional cost-benefit analysis is insufficient because it excludes non-market harms such as psychological trauma, loss of quality of life, and community trust erosion. Program Components: Long-term, intensive, professionally conducted culling across the urban management zone Annual population monitoring and adaptive targets Targeted removal of aggressive individuals Public education and attractant reduction Disease surveillance in coordination with public health agencies Transparent public reporting and oversight. Executive Summary: This policy establishes a lawful, science-based, and proportionate response to persistent urban coyote conflict through long-term intensive population management, integrated with non-lethal measures and public health oversight. Extensive research demonstrates that in urban environments, coyotes rapidly habituate to humans, maintain high reproductive success, and generate repeated conflict when population pressure is not reduced. Non- lethal methods alone have repeatedly failed to produce durable reductions in human–coyote interactions once this threshold is crossed. The policy recognizes public safety and mental well-being as legitimate governmental interests, including: The trauma and grief caused by violent pet loss. Chronic fear restricting residents’ use of yards, parks, and sidewalks. Heightened vigilance around children, seniors, and pets. Psychological stress consistent with living under ongoing threat. Additionally, urban coyotes are known carriers of zoonotic pathogens, including Echinococcus multilocularis, presenting a documented public health concern amplified by high population density. The program does not seek eradication. It seeks density reduction to levels compatible with safe urban living, using humane, regulated methods and continuous monitoring. This policy is rationally related to legitimate governmental interests Supported by peer-reviewed science Proportionate and adaptive. Consistent with wildlife management best Page 324 of 328 practices Accordingly, the program meets legal standards for reasonableness, necessity, and public purpose. Side-by-Side Rebuttal to Common Anti-Culling Arguments: Argument: “Culling doesn’t work — coyotes just rebound.” Response: Short-term or sporadic culling does not work. Sustained, long-term, intensive removal does. Population models show rebound occurs only when removal pressure drops below population growth rates. This policy explicitly avoids episodic control. Argument: “Non-lethal coexistence is sufficient.” Response: Non-lethal tools are most effective before habituation occurs. In urban systems with established bold behavior, studies show non-lethal measures alone do not reduce encounters. This policy integrates non-lethal tools as support, not substitutes. Argument: “This is cruel and unnecessary.” Response: The policy mandates professional, humane, regulated methods. Allowing preventable pet maulings, disease exposure, and chronic human distress is neither humane nor responsible governance. Argument: “Humans moved into coyote habitat.” Response: Regardless of origin, municipalities have a duty to manage current risk. Governance is not about historical blame but present safety and quality of life. Argument: “There’s no proof coyotes are dangerous to people.” Response: Public safety policy is preventative, not reactive. Pet attacks, habituation, disease transmission, and bold behavior are recognized precursors to human injury. Argument: “Education and Hazing is enough.” Response: Education can somewhat reduce fear but does not reduce population pressure. Hazing fails when animals are numerous, habituated, and food-conditioned — exactly the conditions present in urban areas. Argument: “This is just fear-based policymaking.” Response: Fear, trauma, and behavioral restriction are documented harms with real health and social consequences. Addressing them is evidence-based, not emotional. Alfred Visco From: Alfred Visco Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2026 5:58 PM To: Bea Dieringer ; Jeff Pieper ; Leah Mirsch ; Pat Wilson ; Jim Black MD Cc: Karina Banales Subject: Re: Coyotes Hmm for some reason the ling at item 4 does not work. Here is is again. https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.70339 Alfred Visco From: Alfred Visco Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2026 5:53 PM To: Bea Dieringer ; Jeff Pieper ; Leah Mirsch ; Pat Wilson ; Jim Black MD Cc: Karina Banales Subject: Coyotes Hope all is well. I know this is probably surprising that the first communication I am having with the City after a long hiatus is concerning the Coyote issue but I have been monitoring and engaging on Next Door concerning this issue for approx 4 months. I have also been doing research regarding same so I thought I would supply my thoughts, etc. 1.My first thought is to stop relying on LA County to do anything to help us manage this issue. The City should adopt a formal Coyote management plan and hire private firms to implement same. 2.Although we do not need more justification for controlling the Coyote population one issue that is rarely discussed is the fact that Coyotes carry several diseases. A quick goggle search will confirm the numerous diseases that they carry. One that is starting to gain serious concern and study is set forth in attached links: https://kawarthanow.com/2024/11/26/parasitic-tapeworm-spread-by-coyotes-and-foxes-found-in-peterborough-dog- for-the-first-time/ and https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4273702/ and https://www.dvm360.com/view/tracking- the-spread-of-a-deadly-parasite-in-north-america 3.Here is a link to the most recent paper concerning lethal removal and non-lethal hazing of problem coyotes. It also discusses other issues such as culling to reduce coyote population. The so called rebound effect. Also non-lethal hazing to try to condition the non-problem coyote. They also have recommendations.Well worth reading. https://www.academia.edu/52769345/Evaluating_Lethal_and_Non_Lethal_Management_Options_for_Urban_Coyotes? email_work_card=view-paper. 4.Addressing those that are repeating the talking point that culling is not effective in reducing the coyote population. I spent an excruciating amount of time reviewing the latest scientific paper on this issue. Here is the link: https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecs2.70339 Page 325 of 328 I am not going to question their model and/or the data they used to reach their results. I will let the real scientist address those issues. What I am going to address is some of the interpretations that are showing up on the internet which in essence state this study confirms the believe that culling does not work. The simplest way to do so is to quote the study: “While our study suggests that sustained, high intensity coyote removal can potentially lower coyote densities, the costs associated with this effort are impractical for most land managers at the scale of individual properties and even less practical on a large scale (e.g., statewide). For our own study area (~1% of South Carolina), we estimate yearly coyote removals would cost US$30,000 to $50,000 based on current rates in the local area. Given these costs, most managers of southeastern game species likely cannot rely on coyote removal as a long term solution to declining game populations. Instead, managers may adjust harvest regulations to explicitly account for the continued presence of coyotes on the landscape (Chitwood et al., 2015; Robinson et al., 2014), either by lowering harvest limits or improving habitat quality to promote robust game species populations.” What jumps out is not that culling is ineffective but it is too expensive if the agencies are trying to reduce the coyote population to protect game species. I would strongly suggest that whether or not to spend money on long term culling should not be based on some cost benefit analysis when it comes to public health and safety i.e. protecting our residences property such as their domestic animals and their own physical well being. Boy can not wait for the comments on how heartless I am, that coyote have the right to live and we should learn to coexist with them and so on and so forth. Nothing I am espousing is meant to suggest that people and coyotes cannot coexist to some extent. But "coexist" does not mean tolerating coyotes attacking and eating pets, attacking people especially children and fragile seniors, roaming around our homes, yards and streets so our friends and neighbors are afraid to be in their own yards with or without their pets and walk,with or without their pets, in their own neighborhoods. Another unsurprising fact discussed in said study was that if one stopped the high intensity coyote removal the coyote population rebounded. Wow what a stunning surprise. For those that take everything literally that Wow part of the foregoing is sarcasm. 5.Also I am not suggesting a culling of the coyote to reduce them so low that they reach the level of concerned ecological status. I believe that a combination of strict enforcement of the law against feeding wildlife (all wildlife - see the ND chain where some opossum lovers stated that they were feeding same) with real substantial penalties, removing the problem coyote, using non-lethal hazing on the non-problem coyote and reducing the general coyote population will bring the problem to a manageable level. The devil of course is in the detail i.e. what is the definition of a problem coyote, how are they going to be identified and how are they going to be eliminated; how and who is going to perform the non-lethal hazing; and what level should the general coyote population be reduced to i.e.; 75 %, 50%, or ?? and how should it be done. Under current law the only way a coyote can be removed is to kill it. Although outside the City’s control an interesting question is should the law be changed so that they can be trapped, sterilized, collared and released in another area that has a geofence so they will not try to return? Also another point is that no one has actually done a survey of the actual coyote population in the area to my knowledge. Therefore we do not know what is the real coyote density. I recognize and have recognized that what is being done now can either overestimate or underestimate the coyote population but unfortunately that is the only data we have. Hope this helps. Alfred Visco Page 326 of 328 Item: 14.B. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Christian Horvath, Assistant to the City Manager / City Clerk Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: Receive and file a verbal update on the Tennis Court ADA project Background: None. Discussion: None. Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendation: Receive and file. Attachments: None Page 327 of 328 Item: 15.A. Meeting Date: 2/9/2026 To: City Council From: Nicolas Papajohn, City Attorney Thru: Karina Bañales, City Manager Subject: 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. (1 case) Name of case: Connie Andersen, et al. V. California Water Company, et al. (Seaview case) Case No.: 24STCV20953 Background: None. Discussion: None. Fiscal Impact: None. Recommendation: None. Attachments: None Page 328 of 328