CC MINS 20060513 ADJ MINUTES
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
COMMUNITY LEADERS' BREAKFAST
MAY 13, 2006
Mayor Wolowicz called the meeting to order at 9:16 A.M. in the Multi-Purpose Room at
Fred Hesse Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes,
notice having been given with affidavit thereto on file.
ROLL CALL:
Present: Clark, Gardiner, Stern and Mayor Wolowicz
Absent: Mayor pro tern Long (excused)
Also present were Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Petru and Assistant to the City
Manager Park.
FLAG SALUTE:
The salute to the flag was led by former RPV Mayor Marilyn Lyon.
MAYOR'S WELCOME:
Mayor Wolowicz introduced the members of the City Council present and introduced the
following members of the audience:
Tim O'Rourke, Log Angeles County Fire Department
Paul Wiedenhoeft, U.S. Coast Guard, Point Vicente Lighthouse
Kathryn Forte, Palos Verdes Library Board
Steve Kuykendall, former RPV Mayor, State Assemblyman and U.S. Congressman
Dr. Tom McFadden, President of Marymount College
Ann Shaw, former RPV Mayor
Ken Dyda, former RPV Mayor
Self-introductions by the other attendees followed.
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:
Councilman Clark moved, seconded by Councilman Stern, to approve the agenda.
There being no objection, Mayor Wolowicz so ordered.
APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR:
Councilman Stern moved, seconded by Councilman Gardiner, to approve the Consent
Calendar.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Clark, Gardiner, Stern and Mayor Wolowicz
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor pro tern Long
Pontevedra Emergency Storm Drain Repairs (604 x 1204)
Reviewed and reconfirmed by a four/fifths (4/5) vote the Council's previous action on
December 6, 2005, to authorize staff to conduct an informal bid process to repair the
Pontevedra storm drain line.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
Strategies to Gain Control of Your Energy Future (1601)
Mayor Wolowicz introduced Marilyn Lyon, Executive Director of the South Bay Energy
Savings Center.
Marilyn Lyon, South Bay Energy Savings Center, indicated that the Center was
administered through the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) and
largely funded by grants from the Edison Company. She described the services
provided by the Center, indicated that the South Bay Cities had recently launched a
program to increase the energy efficiency of the many vending machines located at city-
owned facilities, expressed hope that the program would soon be expanded to include
the local school districts and encouraged the public to contact the Center to learn about
ways to reduce their energy costs and receive rebates for buying new energy efficient
appliances.
Mayor Wolowicz introduced the guest speaker, Kurt Kammerer.
Kurt Kammerer, K.J. Kammerer&Associates, Inc., with the assistance of a Power Point
presentation, provided an overview of the country's current energy situation, noting that
supply and reliability are still a challenge, the United States continues to have a growing
dependency on foreign energy sources and that higher energy prices will continue in the
foreseeable future. Mr. Kammerer described opportunities for reducing residential
energy demands through conservation, upgrading aging appliances and other
household systems and incorporating self-generation systems in homes. He also
described ways local governments can increase energy efficiency and can reap cost
savings through such programs as lighting retrofits, the vending machine controller
purchasing initiative described earlier by Ms. Lyon, computer network energy
management, increasing energy efficiency building standards for new development,
supporting the California Solar Initiative by adjusting permitting fees, educating local
Building Officials and updating solar access laws and incorporating energy efficiency
goals into local General Plans and Housing Elements. He noted that some of the
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barriers to implementing these suggestions are a resistance to increased density and
aesthetics. He noted that the nation needs to find a way to incorporate energy
sustainability into our way of life in order to protect the future.
Mayor Wolowicz presented Ms. Lyon and Mr. Kammerer with a City pin in appreciation
of their presentations.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
Steve Kuykendall, Rancho Palos Verdes, asked if energy efficiency had been part of the
discussion when the City approved recent large-scale projects, such as the Terranea
Resort Hotel and the Trump National Golf Course.
Councilman Clark responded that the City had not required anything beyond
compliance with the standard Title 24 Uniform Building Code, but felt that the South Bay
Energy Savings Center could be a great help to these developers moving forward. He
also suggested that this was a good topic for the Planning Commission to study further.
Mayor Wolowicz noted that, although the City had already approved the projects
mentioned, the developers would be encouraged to be as energy efficient as possible.
At Mayor Wolowicz's request, Councilman Clark described the California Coastal
Commission, of which he is a member, its' scope and authority over California's 1,100
mile coastline and encouraged the public to attend a local meeting of the Commission.
ADJOURNMENT:
Councilman Stern moved, seconded by Councilman Clark to adjourn the meeting.
Mayor Wolowicz thanked the audience for attending and declared the meeting
adjourned at 10:46 AM.
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