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Stephen Perestam

Mayor Pro Tem2024-12-11 – 2028-12-01 (seated at the December 11, 2024 council special meeting per City of Rancho Palos Verdes minutes ['Swearing in and Seating of Newly Elected Council Members George Lewis and Stephen Perestam']; month-level end: December 2028 per four-year term from the Dec 2024 seating [History of RPV Council Members PDF: elections moved to even years])

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At a glance

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Term ending Dec 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
25
Total speaking time
2:56:37
Avg per meeting
7:04
Segments
2926

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Top issues during term (10)(Development)

high↓Apr 2026[5]

Pontevedra Drive height variation appeal to City Council

No city fiscal impact, but both parties are carrying architect and construction-delay costs while the appeal drags on.

medium↓Feb 2026[3]

Trump National Golf Club maintenance review frequency

City collected roughly $11,000 in doubled after-the-fact permit fees per municipal code.

medium↓Feb 2026[3]

Civic Center Campus Master Plan

The EOC would be the most expensive component and depends on congressional earmarks or other funds.

high↓Mar 2026[3]

Wayfarers Chapel rebuilding at the civic center site

An appraisal will set the price — and the city has said repeatedly it has no money to buy the property.

high↓May 2026[2]

Status of the civic center "master plan"

The city cannot afford the originally envisioned plan; any rebuild depends on donations or new funding.

low↓Jul 2026[2]

Starstone Drive height variation application withdrawn

high↓Feb 2026[1]

South Bay Regional Housing Trust

No dues for now — about $1.4 million in state administrative funding covers roughly the first years of operations.

high↓Feb 2026[1]

Canterbury retirement community renovation

medium↓May 2026[1]

Second-story ADU addition at 6917 Starstone Drive

No direct cost to the city beyond staff review time; the homeowner faces possible redesign and reapplication costs.

high↓Aug 2025[0]

landslide zone construction ban

Expect property values and development plans in the slide zones to take a hit, while the city may see less construction-related revenue and higher long-term liability-management costs.

Decisions during term (3)

Recorded while Perestam was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.

Voting record (0)(Development)

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