CC RES 2007-118 RESOLUTION NO. 2007-118
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING ADDENDUM NO.30 TO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36 IN CONNECTION
WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE TRUMP NATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT TO EXTEND SUCH
DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT FOR 90 DAYS.
WHEREAS, an application package was filed by the Zuckerman Building Company and
Palos Verdes Land Holdings Company requesting approval of tentative parcel maps, vesting
tentative tract maps, conditional use permits, a coastal permit and a grading permit to allow the
construction of a Residential Planned Development of 120 single family dwelling units and for
development of an 18-hole golf course, a clubhouse and parking facilities on a 258 acre site
bounded by Palos Verdes Drive South on the north, Portuguese Bend Club and Community
Association on the west,the Pacific Ocean on the south and Los Angeles County Shoreline Park on
the east; and,
WHEREAS,a Draft Environmental Impact Report(DEIR)was prepared and circulated for45
days from June 7, 1991 through July 22, 1991 in order to receive written comments on the adequacy
of the document from responsible agencies and the public; and,
WHEREAS, subsequent to the circulation of the Draft Environmental Impact Report and
preparation of written responses, the applicant revised the scope of the project and reduced the
number of proposed single family residences to 40 units in Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50666
and 43 in Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50667, and an 18 hole golf course with related facilities
within the boundaries of both Vesting Tentative Tract Maps,and,due to the changes in the project,
an Addendum to the Draft Environmental Impact Report (AEIR)was prepared; and,
WHEREAS, based on review of the Addendum to the Draft Environmental Impact Report,
the City determined that the information submitted in the AEIR cited potential additional significant
environmental impacts that would be caused by the revised project, and directed preparation of a
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report(SEIR). The SEIR,which incorporates information and
findings set forth in the Addendum to the Draft Environmental Impact Report, was prepared and
circulated for 45 days from March 19, 1992 through May 4, 1992, during which time all interested
parties were notified of the circulation period and invited to present written comments to the
information contained in the SEIR, in conformance with the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act; and,
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1992 the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 92-53 certifying Environmental Impact Report No. 36, in connection with Vesting
Tentative Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667, Tentative Parcel Map Nos. 20970 and 23004,
Conditional Use Permit Nos. 162 and 163, Coastal Permit No. 103,and Grading Permit No. 1541 for
an 83 lot Residential Planned Development, public open space, and an 18 hole public golf course
with clubhouse and related facilities on 261.4 acres in Coastal Subregions 7 and 8; and,
WHEREAS, on December 7, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
adopted Resolution No. 92-115 approving an Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No.36,in
connection with approving Revisions to the Ocean Trails project applications described above, in
order to address concerns expressed by the California Coastal Commission with regard to adequate
provisions for public open space, public access and habitat preservation; and,
WHEREAS, on October 5, 1993, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
adopted Resolution No. 93-89 approving a second Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No.
36, in connection with re-approval of the Ocean Trails project applications described above,in order
to comply with a Court mandate to provide affordable housing in conjunction with the project,
pursuant to Government Code Section 65590; and,
WHEREAS, on September 6, 1994, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
adopted Resolution No. 94-71 approving a third Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No.36,
in connection with approval of Revision"A"to the Ocean Trails project applications described above,
in order to incorporate changes to the project made by the California Coastal Commission in April
1993,and (based on additional geologic information)relocate the golf course clubhouse,reduce the
number of single family lots from 83 to 75 and approve a location for the golf course maintenance
facility and on-site affordable housing units; and,
WHEREAS, on March 11, 1996, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
adopted Resolution No. 96-15 approving the fourth Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No.
36, in connection with approval of Revision "B"to the Ocean Trails project applications described
above, in order to incorporate changes to the project made by the California Coastal Commission in
January 1995 regarding the relocation of the golf course clubhouse, Paseo Del Mar roadway and
public trails to accommodate a reconfiguration of the public parking facilities, as well as additional
modifications to the public trails in order to provide clarification or to be consistent with the California
Coastal Commission's approval and to include an 8.5 acre vacant property owned by the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Unified School District into the golf course.
WHEREAS, on September 3, 1996, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
adopted Resolution No. 96-72 approving the fifth Addendum to Environmental Impact Report No.
36, in connection with approval of Revision "C"to the Ocean Trails project applications described
above, in order to relocate two single family residential lots in Vesting Tentative Tract Map No.
50667 from the end of Street"A"to the end of Street"C,"revise the boundaries of open space Lots
B, C, G and H, convert the split-level lots in Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50667 to single-level
lots, revise the golf course layout, revise the public trail system, combine parallel trail easements,
construct a paved fire access road west of the Ocean Terraces Condominiums and modify several
amendments to the Conditions of Approval and Mitigation Measures to change the required timing
for compliance; and,
WHEREAS, on August 18, 1998, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
adopted Resolution No. 98-76 approving Addendum No. 6 to Environmental Impact Report No. 36
and the proposed Revision"G"to the Ocean Trails project, which included: 1)an 18% increase in
the size of the clubhouse from 27,000 square feet to 32,927 square feet; 2)an increase in the size
of the maintenance facility from 6,000 square feet to 9,504 square feet;3) a two foot increase in the
upslope height of the maintenance facility building; and, 4) relocation of the maintenance building
and reconfiguration of the maintenance facility parking lot.
WHEREAS, on February 2, 1999, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
adopted Resolution No. 99-10 approving Addendum No. 7 to Environmental Impact Report No. 36
and the proposed Revision "H" to the Ocean Trails project, which included: changing 6 of the
residential lots within VTTM 50667 from flat pad lots to split level lots, lowering the overall pad
elevation for each lot, and lowering Street'B'within the subdivision,and lowering the pad elevation
for 6 other lots within the subdivision. Additionally, the approval included the modification of the
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project's mitigation measures and conditions of approval to allow the permitted construction hours
for the entire Ocean Trails project to be expanded to include Sundays through March 21, 1999.
WHEREAS, on May 4, 1999, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 99-29 approving Addendum No. 8 to Environmental Impact Report No. 35 and the
proposed Revision "I" to the Ocean Trails project, which included a change to the design of the
storm drain facilities of the Ocean Trails project from a tunneled pipe system to the existing on-site
canyons. Revision "I" only amended the drainage for the east side of the Ocean Trails project,
involving La Rotonda canyon; and,
WHEREAS, on July 20, 1999,the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 99-55 approving Addendum No. 9 to Environmental Impact Report No. 35 and the
proposed Revision "J" to the Ocean Trails project, which included 1), the conditions requiring the
establishment of a maintenance district be revised by eliminating the maintenance district and
having the golf course owner be the sole responsible entity for maintenance thereby excluding the
future residential homeowners; 2) withdrawn by applicant; 3), the timing of the installation of
ornamental fencing on each residential lot be delayed until prior to issuance of certificate of
occupancy;4),delay the construction of two trails within VTTM 50666 from the Second Stage to the
Third Stage of phasing within the Public Amenities Plan; 5), lower the approved residential building
pad elevations and create split-level pads in VTTM No. 50666; 6), delay the payment of traffic
impact fees to prior to Final Map No. 50666; 7), allow an increase in total building area of the
clubhouse by permitting a basement space; 8), withdrawn by applicant; and 9), revise the hours
permitted for golf course landscape gardening; and,
WHEREAS,on May 16,2000,the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 2000-27 approving Addendum No. 10 to Environmental Impact Report No. 36 and
the proposed Revision"K"to the Ocean Trails project,which allowed a portion of the golf course to
open for play before all of the required public amenities have been completed due to delays caused
by the failure of Landslide C on June 2, 1999; and,
WHEREAS,on June 21,2000,the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted
Resolution No. 2000-38 certifying a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report to
Environmental Impact Report No. 36, adopting a Mitigation Monitoring Program, adopting a
Statement of Overriding Considerations, and the proposed Revision"L"to the Ocean Trails project,
for the repair of Landslide C at Ocean Trails; and,
WHEREAS, on July 18, 2000, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved Revision M to the Ocean Trails Project,thereby approving an amendment to the Habitat
Conservation Plan (HCP),an amendment to the HCP Implementing Agreement,and approval of a
Conservation Easement over the lower portion of Shoreline Park; and,
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2000, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved Revision N to the Ocean Trails Project, thereby approving a Mitigated Negative
Declaration and amending the project to accommodate a change to the design of the storm drain
facilities of the Ocean Trails project from a tunneled pipe system to the existing on-site canyons.
Revision "N" only amended the drainage for the west side of the Ocean Trails project, involving
Forrestal Canyon; and,
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2001, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved Revision P to the Ocean Trails Project,thereby approving an amendment to allow Ocean
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Trails an extension of time to provide 4 on-site affordable housing units for rent from"prior to one
year of the opening of the clubhouse" to "prior to the opening of the 18-hole golf course"; and,
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2001, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved Revision Q to the Ocean Trails Project, thereby approving an amendment which allows
Ocean Trails to re-construct(instead of re-pave)La Rotonda Drive from Palos Verdes South to the
end of La Rotonda Drive, in lieu of re-paving Palos Verdes Drive South from La Rotonda Drive to the
eastern City limits; and,
WHEREAS, on September 21, 2001, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved Revision"R"to the Ocean Trails project to revise the Conditions of Approval for VTTM No.
50666 and VTTM No. 50667, so as to adjust Condition 1-3 allowing an extension to completing the
reconstruction of La Rotonda Drive from Palos Verdes Drive South to its end; and,
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2003, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
approved Amendment No. 2 to the Ocean Trails Development Agreement to clarify that the City
Council may extend any approved tentative tract not to exceed the term of the Development
Agreement and extend Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50666; and,
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2007, VH Property Corp., submitted a letter to the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes requesting an amendment to the Development Agreement to extend the life
of the Development Agreement an additional three months; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public
Resources Code Sections 21000 et.seq. ("CEQA"),the State CEQA Guidelines,California Code of
Regulations,Title 14, Sections 15000 et. seq.,the City's Local CEQA Guidelines,and Government
Code Section 65952.5(e)(Hazardous Waste and Substances Statement), on November 14,2007,
copies of the draft Addendum No. 30 to Environmental Impact Report No. 36 were distributed to the
City Council and prior to taking action on the proposed amendment to the Development Agreement
for the Trump National project, the City Council independently reviewed and considered the
information and findings contained in Addendum No. 30 to EIR No. 36; and,
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2007, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions of the
Development Code, the City Council held a public hearing to consider draft Addendum No. 30 to
Environmental Impact Report No. 36 and the proposed amendment to the Development Agreement
for the project,at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard and present
evidence; and,
NOW, THEREFORE,THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1:This request is for an amendment to the Development Agreement to allow a 1.10-
day extension to said Development Agreement while the City and the Developer develop a revised
Development Agreement that considers current conditions and issues associated with the project.
Therefore, pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15164 of the State CEQA Guidelines, approval of
Addendum No. 30 to the previously certified EIR, rather than the preparation of a subsequent or
supplemental EIR, is appropriate for the consideration of the proposed revisions to the Trump
National project, based on the following findings:
1. That subsequent changes proposed to the project do not require important revisions to the
previous EIR, since there are no new significant environmental impacts that have been
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identified, which were not considered in the previous EIR. This is so, since the proposed
changes identified in Section 1 and attached Exhibit "A" would not result in any new or
increased impacts to the environment that are not already analyzed within EIR No. 36,
because it merely extends the life of the Development Agreement for a 110-day period and
makes no other revisions to the Development Agreement.
2. That substantial changes to the project would not occur with respect to the circumstances
under which the project is undertaken, which would require important revisions to the
previous EIR, since, as noted in #1 above, there are no new significant environmental
impacts that were not considered in the previous EIR, Supplement and previous Addenda
thereto,and the project only changes the timing of the life of Development Agreement for the
project.
3. That there is no new information of substantial importance to the project which indicates that
these proposed changes will have one or more significant effects not discussed previously in
the EIR; that significant effects previously examined will not be substantially more severe
than shown in the EIR; that no mitigation measures or alternatives, previously found not to
be feasible, would now in fact be feasible and would substantially reduce one or more
significant effects of the project; or that no mitigation measures or alternatives which were
not previously considered in the EIR,would now substantially lessen one or more significant
effects of the environment, because this project is only to change in the life of the
Development Agreement for the project.
Section 2: In approving Addendum No. 30 to EIR No. 36,the City Council has reviewed and
considered the Addendum No. 30 document, attached hereto and made a part thereof as Exhibit
"A".
Section 3: The Addendum No. 30 to EIR No. 36 identifies no new potential significant
adverse environmental impacts to the areas listed below,beyond those already identified in the Final
EIR No. 36,the Supplement, Second Supplement,and Addenda Nos. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 10, 11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,21,22,23,24,25, 26, 27,28,29 and 30 to EIR No. 36,as a result
of the proposed revisions to the Trump National project:
1. Landform, Geology, and Soils
2. Hydrology and Drainage
3. Biological Resources
4. Cultural and Scientific Resources
5. Aesthetics
6. Land Use and Relevant Planning
7. Circulation and Traffic
8. Air Resources
9. Noise
10. Public Services and Utilities
11. Population, Employment and Housing
12. Fiscal Impacts
Section 4: That implementation of the proposed changes to the project would not require
additional mitigation measures or significant deletions/modifications to the mitigation measures
included in the Final EIR,as well as the Supplemental, Second Supplemental,and Addends Nos. 1,
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 and
30 to EIR No. 36. .
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Section 5: While the implementation of mitigation measures as discussed in Final EIR No.
36 and the Supplemental, and the Second Supplemental,and Addenda EIR Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5,6, 7,
8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29 and 30 to EIR 36 will
further reduce these impacts, it is not possible to entirely eliminate cumulative impacts to the areas
of concern listed in Section 1, above. Therefore, the Findings and Statement of Overriding
Considerations, as provided in Final EIR No. 36, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Section 6:All findings,attachments and Statement of Overriding Considerations contained in
Resolution Nos. 92-53, 92-115,93-89, 94-71 and 96-15,as adopted by the City Council on June 1,
1992, December 7, 1992, October 5, 1993, September 6, 1994, March 11, 1996 and September 3,
1996, respectively, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Section 7: The time within which the judicial review of the decision reflected in this
Resolution, if available, must be sought is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure or any other applicable short period of limitations.
Section 8: For the foregoing reasons and based on the information and findings contained in
the staff reports, minutes,and evidence presented at the public hearings,the City Council of the City
of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby approves Addendum No. 30 to Environmental Impact Report No.
36, based on the City Council's determination that the document was completed in compliance with
the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act and State and local guidelines with
respect thereto.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 20th day of Nov: b- .6
Mayor
Attest:
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City Clerk
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above
Resolution No. 2007-118 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a
regular meeting held on November 20, 2007.
City Clerk
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Resolution No. 2007-118
Exhibit "A"
ADDENDUM NO. 30
TO
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT NO. 36
The City Council has reviewed the proposed amendment to the Trump National
Development Agreement to extend such Development Agreement for 110 days, in
conjunction with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
as well as State and Local CEQA Guidelines, and find as follows:
That the proposed request would not result in any new or increased impacts to the
environment that are not already analyzed within EIR No. 36, because 1) it merely
amends the Development Agreement to extend the life of such Development Agreement
for 110 days and 2) there have been no substantial changes to the Project or to the
environment caused by the extension of the Development Agreement that would cause
the Project to significantly impact the environment, nor does the proposed extension of
the Development Agreement affect a change that would impact the environment in any
manner that was not previously considered and mitigated to the extent feasible.
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Exhibit A
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