CC RES 2005-137RESOLUTION NO. 2005 -137
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE "PORTUGUESE BEND"
AND "AGUA AMARGA CANYON" PROPERTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE
CREATION OF A 1200 -ACRE NATURE PRESERVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE NATURAL COMMUNITIES CONSERVATION PLAN (NCCP) SUBAREA
PLAN.
WHEREAS, the Natural Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP) Act of 1991
provides for the preparation and implementation of large -scale natural resource
conservation plans that identify and provide for the protection and perpetuation of
natural wildlife diversity, while allowing for compatible and appropriate development and
growth, and providing comprehensive management and conservation of multiple
species; and,
WHEREAS, the City has entered into a NCCP agreement with the California
Department of Fish and Game and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
develop a NCCP subarea plan that would encompass the entire City; and,
WHEREAS, on August 31, 2004, the City Council certified the Environmental
Impact Report for and approved a NCCP Subarea Plan that will create a 1200 -acre
nature preserve that stretches roughly from the San Pedro border to Point Vicente; and,
WHEREAS, the nature preserve will be created primarily through the dedication
of City -owned lands and the acquisition of key privately held properties and will be
managed in partnership with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy ( "PVPLC ");
and,
WHEREAS, the City and PVPLC have been successful in raising over $17 million
to acquire 424 acres of privately held open space; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has entered into a purchase agreement with Palos
Verdes Portuguese Bend, LLC to purchase approximately 424 -acres in Portuguese
Bend (the "Portuguese Bend Property ") and approximately 39 acres in Agua Amarga
Canyon (the "Agua Amarga Canyon Property ") by the end of 2005; and,
WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code Section 65402, the Planning
Commission found that the proposed location, purpose and extent of the acquisition of
the Portuguese Bend and Agua Amarga Canyon Properties is in conformity with the
City's adopted General Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City's purchase and acceptance of the 424 -acre Portuguese
Bend Property and the 39 -acre Agua Amarga Canyon Property (collectively, the
"Properties "), which will be dedicated toward the creation of the 1200 -acre nature
preserve under the City's adopted NCCP Subarea Plan is hereby approved.
Section 2. The City Manager and the Director of Planning, Building and Code
Enforcement are authorized and directed to take all further actions necessary on behalf
of the City to complete the purchase and acquisition of the Properties, and the City
Clerk is directed to attest thereto.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and
shall cause this Resolution and her certification to be entered in the Book of Resolutions
of the Council of this City.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 20th day of December 2005.
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Mayor
Attest:
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State of California )
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carolynn Petru, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2005 -137 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting held on December 20, 2005.
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Resolution No. 2005- 137
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