CC RES 1993-001RESOLUTION NO 93 -1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CONSENTING TO
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PORTION OF HAWTHORNS
BOULEVARD FROM 244TH STREET TO PALOS VERDES
DRIVE WEST WITHIN SAID CITY AS A PART OF THE
SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS OF THE COUNTY OF LOS
ANGELES
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors did on November 24, 1992 duly adopt a
Resolution declaring the portion of Hawthorne Boulevard from Imperial Highway to Manhattan
Beach Boulevard and from 244th Street to Palos Verdes Drive West, within the Cities of
Hawthorne, Lawndale, Torrance, Rancho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates, to be a part
of the System of Highways of the County of Los Angeles, as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704
inclusive of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, said Board of Supervisors by said Resolution requested this Council
to give its consent to allow the County to synchronize traffic signals and perform appurtenant
work within said portion of Hawthorne Boulevard in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes described
above; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 15301, Class 1 (c), of the State Guidelines for
Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, the Secretary of Resources
designated this type of project as categorically exempt.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes does
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Consent to Inclusion in County, Highway System. This City
Council does hereby consent to the establishment of that portion of Hawthorne Boulevard from
244th Street to Palos Verdes Drive West, within the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, as part of the
System of Highway of the County of Los Angeles as provided in Sections 1700 to 1704 inclusive
of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California. Said consent is for the purpose of
synchronizing traffic signals and performing appurtenant work as may be necessary by the
County of Los Angeles.
SECTION 2. Cooperation with Nei hborinp, Jurisdictions. This City Council
does hereb y consent to cooperate with neighboring jurisdiction to implement coordinated traffic
signal control across jurisdictional boundaries.
SECTION 3. Maintenance and Operation. This City Council does hereby consent
to maintain and operate and to finance its jurisdictional share of the maintenance and operation
costs of the improvements installed with this project. In order to maintain full effectiveness of
these improvements, should the City determine that a change in signal operation for any of the
intersections within the project limits within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes is necessary, the City will coordinate with the County of Los Angeles to ensure
that the overall effectiveness of the system is maintained.
SECTION 4. Indemnification. This City Council does hereby consent to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless the County of Los Angeles and its officers and employees from
any liability imposed for injury occurring by reason of any acts or omissions on the part of the
Cit y of Rancho Palos Verdes under or in connection with any work performed with this project.
SECTION 5. Finding of Categorical Exemption. This City Council does hereby
find that pursuant to Governmental Code, Section 65402 (b), the aforesaid street improvements
are of a minor nature and that, therefore, the provisions of said Section requiring the submission
-to and report upon said project by the City Planning Agency do no apply.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 11th DAY OF JANUARY, 1993.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
State of California )
County of Los Angeles )ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the above
Resolution No. 93 -1 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on January 11, 1993.
City Cl k
City of ancho Palos Verdes
RESOL. NO. 93 -1