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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
July 15, 1999
The meeting was called to order at 4:10 P.M. by Mayor Pro Tem Byrd at Fred Hesse
Community Park, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard. After the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call
was answered as follows:
PRESENT: Byrd, Ferraro, and McTaggart
ABSENT: Lyon and Mayor Hollingsworth (excused)
Also present were City Manager Les Evans; Assistant City Manager Carolynn Petru;
City Attorney Carol Lynch (arrived at 4:20 P.M.); Director of Planning, Building & Code
Enforcement Joel Rojas; Director of Public Works Dean Allison; Director of Finance
Dennis McLean; City Clerk/Administrative Services Director Jo Purcell; Associate
Planner Ara Mihranian and, Recording Secretary Jackie Drasco.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
It was suggested that the Closed Session be postponed until the arrival of City Attorney
Lynch who was delayed in traffic, and that the items concerning appointment of View
Restoration Commission Chair. City logos for Sheriff cars, and support letters for waste
and recycling issues be heard immediately after approval of the Consent Calendar.
Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by Councilwoman Ferraro, to approve the
agenda as amended. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by Councilwoman Ferraro, to approve the
Consent Calendar as follows:
Motion to waive full reading
Adopted a motion to waive reading in full of all ordinances presented at this meeting
with consent of the waiver of reading deemed to be given by all council members after
the reading of the title.
Agreement for telecommunications consulting services (I 101)
Authorized the Mayor and the City Clerk to execute an agreement with De Long &
Associates for telecommunications consulting services.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Byrd, Ferraro, and McTaggart
NOES: None
ABSENT: Lyon and Mayor Hollingsworth
REGULAR BUSINESS:
Appointment of Chair to the View Restoration Commission (106 x 301 x 1806)
City Clerk Purcell presented the staff report of July 15, 1999 and the recommendation
to
(1) Accept the resignation of Marianne Kipper from the View Restoration Commission
and appoint a new Chair to serve until December 1999. (2) Appoint one of the present
alternate members to regular member status. (3) Defer recruitment of a new
Commission alternate until the regular recruitment for commission and committee
members is conducted at the end of this year.
Council consensus was to continue this item to July 20,1999.
Four Cities logo for Sheriff's Patrol Cars (301 x 305 x 1206)
City Clerk Purcell presented the staff report of July 15, 1999 and the recommendation
to consider whether to use the proposed "four cities" log0 for the Sheriff's Patrol Cars.
Council consensus was to continue this item to August 3, 1999.
Solid wastes and recycling issues — Letters of Support (1204 x 1301)
Director Allison presented the staff report of July 15, 1999 and the recommendation to
authorize the Mayor to sign support letters to the California Integrated Waste
Management Board (CIWMB) and state legislators, recommending actions to be taken
on various solid waste and recycling issues.
After a discussion of the various legislative bills, Councilman McTaggart moved,
seconded by Councilwoman Ferraro, to have the Mayor send letters to the California
Integrated Waste Management Board and legislators supporting SB676 and AB75.
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Recess and Reconvene: At 4:29 P.M., Mayor Hollingsworth declared a recess for the
Closed Session. The meeting reconvened at 4:45 P.M.
REGULAR BUSINESS:
Appeal of Planning Commission's approval of Tentative Parcel Map No. 24679
(1203 x 1410)
Associate Planner Mihranian presented the staff report of July 15, 1999 and the
recommendation to (1) adopt the proposed resolution denying Tentative Parcel Map
No. 24679 without prejudice; or (2) continue the matter to a date certain to conduct a
public hearing.
Ron Florance, 5251 Rolling Ridge Road, read from the July 5, 1999 letter from his
attorney, Jonathan C. Curtis, which stated, in part, that division of the subject property
into two equal parcels was not logical because of the configuration of the land but he
said he would agreed to enter into a covenant which would grant the City the
subdivision rights to insure that the lot would not be divided again. (Said letter is on file
in the City Clerk's Office.)
William Slagg 5087 Rolling Ridge Road, said that the lot split would create more traffic
and that there had already been major accidents caused by cars exceeding the speed
limits, when traveling down the steep slope of the road.
Douglas Trowbridge, 5333 Rolling Ridge Road, urged the Council to adopt the
proposed resolution and deny another public hearing.
Richard Johnson, 5383 Rolling Ridge Road, said that he wished to keep the beautiful
country road and not allow more than one house on the subject property.
Deborah Pole, 5241 Rolling Ridge Road, stated that she understood that on July 6,
1999, the Council had voted unanimously to uphold the appeal; to deny the
subdivision; to continue the item only because the Council wanted commentary on the
zoning issue; and, she did not understand that the public hearing was to be re- opened
or that the previous decision was tentative. She said she was not speaking for all the
neighbors but that she personally was opposed to considering any modification of the
subdivision and did not see the need for another public hearing.
Mr. Florance, speaking in rebuttal, said that he disagreed with methods by which staff
analyzed the lots in the neighborhood and said that the slope of the land must
considered as well.
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Helen Graux, 5317 Rolling Ridge Road, opposed to the lot split, said that she wished to
keep the privacy of the rural atmosphere.
Deborah Pole explained that she had one home on three lots and she was opposed to
the subject property being split to potentially allow three homes on the lots created from
the one current lot. She cited the Development Code in reference to replacement
structures and asked that her comments from the July 6 meeting be incorporated into
these minutes by reference.
City Attorney Lynch opined that the Development Code required only that the new
homes were compatible with the neighborhood in style, mass, bulk, number of stories
and that the features of any proposed home would be considered at that time; that
traffic safety was not addressed by the Map Act unless there was a threat to public
safety and she did not believe building two homes where there was one previously
would create a public safety problem; that as long as the resolution was not adopted,
the Council had the option to reconsider the issue with another public hearing to
discuss the modification from Mr. Florance regarding the covenant to prevent another
division of the lot; and, that this covenant granting the City the right to subdivide would
run with the land, regardless of zoning, and that the lot could not be split by a future
owner of the property.
Council consensus was to reconsider this option and to receive public testimony at a
new public hearing on August 17, 1999.
Councilwoman Ferraro so moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart. Motion
carried.
In response to Ms. Lynch's inquiry, Mr. Florance stated his agreement with the
statements made by his attorney regarding the covenant and the continuation date to
August 17.
Consideration of adoption of an urgency ordinance placing a moratorium on
future subdivisions in a certain area of the City (1203)
Mr. Mihranian presented the staff report of July 15, 1999 and the recommendation to
adopt the proposed ordinance placing a moratorium on all subdivision applications
while staff analyzes the possibility of a zone change for the area located north of
Rolling Ridge Road, south of Via Campesina, west of Palos Verdes Drive North and
east of the Grandview Park.
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Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by Councilwoman Ferraro, to continue this
item to August 17, 1999. Motion carried.
REPORT ON CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Lynch reported that no action was taken.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS:
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Road, complimented Councilman MCTaggart on his letters
in the Palos Verdes Peninsula News, asked for clarification of statements made by Mr.
Ron Florance to Director Joel Rojas, and commented on the Ocean Trails landslide
and Abalone Cove development.
ADJOURNMENT:
Adjourned at 5:30 P.M. to Monday, July 19, 1999, at 9:00 A.M. for a View Restoration
ad hoc Committee Workshop on motion of Mayor pro tem Byrd.
ATTEST:
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