RDA MINS 20001003 MINUTES
RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 3, 2000
The meeting was called to order at 8:25 P.M. by Chair Byrd at Fred Hesse Community Park,
29301 Hawthorne Boulevard.
PRESENT: Ferraro, Lyon, McTaggart, Stern, and Chair Byrd
ABSENT: None
Also present were Executive Director Les Evans; Assistant Executive Director Carolynn Petru;
Agency Attorney Carol Lynch; Planning, Building & Code Enforcement Director Joel Rojas;
Director of Public Works Dean Allison; Finance Director Dennis McLean; and Assistant Agency
Secretary/Recording Secretary Jackie Drasco.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Member Ferraro moved, seconded by Member McTaggart, to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Executive Director Evans reported that a request had been made to remove the Minutes from
the Consent Calendar.
Member Ferraro moved, seconded by Member McTaggart, to approve the amended Consent
Calendar as follows:
Resol. No. 2000-13 - Update to the Agency's Conflict of Interest Code —Amendment to
Designated Positions (301 x 2200 x 1202)
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. RDA 2000-13, A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADOPTING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE
CONTAINING DESIGNATION POSITIONS AND DISCLOSURE OF CATEGORIES AND
REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. RDA 99-05.
August 2000 Treasurer's Report (602 x 2200)
Received and filed.
Resolution No RDA 2000-14 - Register of Demands (602 x 2200)
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. RDA 2000-14, A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO PALOS
VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND
SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the followin g roll call vote:
AYES: Ferraro, Lyon, McTaggart, Stern and Chair Byrd
NOES: None
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Groundwater Analysis in Abalone Cove and Portuguese Bend (1204 x 2200)
Recommendation: (1) Receive a verbal update on the on-going groundwater investigation in
the Abalone Cove and Portuguese Bend project areas. (2) Authorize the expenditure of up to
$4,000 for studies to investigate storm flows in Alta Mira Canyon.
Director Allison introduced Dr. Robert Douglas who is associated with ACLAD, an agency which
has helped support research in respect to groundwater in the slide areas and which maintains
that the key to slide control is ground water.
Dr. Douglas said that Dr. Chris Hill would present a report on the effect of groundwater in the
City's slide areas.
RECESS & RECONVENE:
At 8:25 P.M., Chair Byrd declared a recess. The meeting reconvened at 8:30 P.M.
Dr. Robert Douglas introduced Dr. Chris Hill, who completed her doctoral dissertation the
previous summer, and he said that she had been a primary investigator for a groundwater
study. He distributed a summary of Dr. Hill's comments and two ACLAD newsletters. Dr.
Douglas said that he would provide comments and suggestions after Dr. Hill's presentation.
Dr. Chris Hill thanked the Board for the City's financial support and the opportunity to produce
the results which formed the basis for her doctoral thesis. She presented a summary of these
results. (A copy of Dr. Hill's presentation is on file with the City Clerk's Office.)
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After hearing Dr. Hill's presentation and further comments from Dr. Douglas, Member Stern
moved, seconded by Member McTaggart, to authorize the expenditure of up to $4,000 for
studies to investigate storm flows in Alta Mira Canyon.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Ferraro, Lyon, McTaggart, Stern, and Chair Byrd
NOES: None
Minutes of September 5, 2000 (301)
Executive Director Evans stated that Member Stern had submitted additions to the minutes.
Member Stern explained that he did not feel the minutes accurately reflected remarks he made
and that he was requesting that they include the detail he provided. He said that the item could
be continued to the next meeting if the Board desired.
Board discussion focused on whether or not the amount of detail submitted would be a
departure from the action minutes which have traditionally been prepared. It was argued by
Member Stern that it is important to have the minutes reflect as closely as possible not only
what the Board discussed but also some of the specific comments made in these discussions.
It was suggested that the subject of the general manner of the preparation of the minutes could
be held at a future time.
Member Stern moved to add the comments that he presented to the Minutes of September 5.
The motion died for lack of a second.
Member Stern asked that the details of his comments at the September 5 meeting be made a
part of the record for tonight's meeting. (A copy of Member Stern's comments is on file with the
City Clerk's Office.)
Member McTaggart moved, seconded by Member Ferraro, to approve the minutes of
September 5 as presented.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Ferraro, Lyon, McTaggart, and Chair Byrd
NOES: Stern
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 9:10 P.M. on the motion on Chair Byrd.
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