City Council

City Council Monday, April 13, 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 1  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 April 13, 2025 RECOMMENDATION: Approve 8.B. Approve Motion to Read by Title Only and Waive Further Reading of All Ordinances and Resolutions Listed on the Agenda RECOMMENDATION: Approve. 8.C. Approve the following Minutes of March 23, 2026: City Council Regular Meeting RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented. 8.D. Payment of Bills RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented. 8.E. Republic Services Recycling Tonnage and Complaint Reports for February 2026 RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. 8.F. Adopt Resolution No. 1406 authorizing a Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Modification to increase Appropriations by $77,231 in Fund 40-949 from a transfer of General Fund Reserves for providing additional Southern California Gas Construction Services on the City Hall Emergency Backup Dual-Fuel Generator Project RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented. 9. Excluded Consent Calendar Items 10. Commission Items 11. Public Hearings 12. Discussion Items 12.A. Consideration and Possible Action on Entering into a Three-Year Professional Services Agreement with John L. Hunter & Associates for TMDL Trash Monitoring and Reporting RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve a three-year Professional Services Agreement with John L. Hunter & Associates for TMDL trash 2  monitoring and reporting required by the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board. 12.B. Consideration and possible action to adopt Resolution No. 1405 approving the award of an emergency construction contract to Pearce Concrete & Masonry, Inc. for the re-routing and repair of City Hall’s water main service line in an amount not- to-exceed $29,373, inclusive of a 5% contingency; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. RECOMMENDATION: Adopt Resolution No. 1405 approving the award of an emergency construction contract to Pearce Concrete & Masonry, Inc. for the re-routing and repair of City Hall’s water main service line in an amount not-to-exceed $29,373, inclusive of a 5% contingency; authorizing the City Manager to execute the agreement; and finding the project categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. 13. Matters From the City Council 13.A. Consideration of the Fiscal Year 26/27 South Bay Cities Council of Governments annual membership dues RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff. 13.B. Discussion and Direction on Structure Height Standards for Williamsburg Lane RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. Provide direction to staff. 14. Matters From Staff 14.A. Consideration of Establishing a Civic Engagement Series and Providing Direction for a 2026 Program RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to proceed with the development and implementation of the Rolling Hills Civic Engagement Series and authorize staff to launch the inaugural program in 2026. 14.B. Consideration of Authorizing the Mayor to Sign a Letter of Opposition for SB 866 (Blakespear) Regarding Housing Element Mandates specific to Homelessness RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council provide direction on whether to oppose SB 866 (Blakespear) and, if so, authorize the Mayor to sign and submit a letter of opposition on behalf of the City. 14.C. Update on City Council Chamber Audio/Visual and Functional Upgrades RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file. 15. Recess to Closed Session 16. Reconvene to Open Session 3 17. Adjournment Next regular meeting: Monday, April 27, 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. 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