CC MINS 19950103M I N U T E S
REGULAR MEETING
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 31 1995
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Lee Byrd
at the Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard.
Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was
answered as follows:
PRESENT: LYON, McTAGGART, BROOKS & MAYOR BYRD
ABSENT: NONE
Also present were City Manager Paul Bussey, Planning Director Bret
Bernard, Public Works Director Trent Pulliam, City Clerk Jo
Purcell, and City Attorney Carol Lynch,
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Councilwoman Brooks moved, seconded by
Councilman McTaggart, to approve the agenda as presented.
Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR: Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded
by Councilwoman Brooks, to approve the Consent Calendar as follows:
WAIVER OF FULL READING
Adopted a motion to waive reading in full of all ordinances and
resolutions adopted at this meeting with consent to the waiver of
reading deemed to be given by all councilmembers after the reading
of the title .
MINUTES ( 301)
Approved the minutes of December 19, 19940
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: LYON, MCTAGGART, BROOKS & MAYOR BYRD
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
CITY COUNCIL VACANCY (301 X 306)
Tina Bothamley, 30714 Via La Cresta, urged the Council to appoint
Tom Hollingsworth to the City Council.
City Clerk Purcell presented the staff memorandum of January 3 and
the recommendation that Council make an appointment to fill the
vacancy on the City Council , said term of of f ice until November 7 ,
1995; or direct staff to make preparations to call a special
election for June 6, 19950
After discussion of the various candidates and their
qualifications, or method of voting to pick a candidate, e.g.,
whether they had run in previous elections, the amount of time and
service already given to the City, or if the Council could agree to
pick a list of six or seven to choose from, Council was unable-to
reach agreement on who to appoint. Councilwoman Lyon inquired if
Council was going to take a vote on the matter. No vote was taken.
Comments next centered on holding a special election to fill the
vacancy. After a brief explanation by the City Manager of the law
requiring such a special election and the possible consequences of
not holding one, the comment was made that this election was yet
another unfunded state mandate. Nonetheless, staff indicated that
they would prepare the necessary election documents for Council
consideration at the next meeting.
Councilwoman Lyon moved, seconded by Councilwoman Brooks to not
make an appointment to the Council. The motion failed on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: LYON & BROOKS
NOES: McTAGGART & MAYOR BYRD
With no agreement having been reached, it was the consensus that
staff should prepare the necessary documents for calling a special
election on June 6, 19950
AUDIENCE COMMENTS:
Marineland (18 04 ) Responding to Audience Comments for items not on
the agenda was Erica Stuart, 80 Narcissa Drive, representing the
Monaghan Company. Ms. Stuart summarized her letter to the Editor
of the Daily Breeze Newspaper which had just published an article
on the now defunct Marineland. Her letter countered several
statements in the news article expecially that which implied that
the site had been abandoned by the owners. (Ms. Stuart's letter is
on file with the City Clerk's Off ice . )
A brief Council discussion ensued
the site and it was the consensus
update on the status of Marineland
relative to the unlit tower at
that staff should prepare an
for the next agenda.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
JANUARY 3, 1995
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Adjournment: At 7:45 P.M. the meeting adjourned on motion of
Councilwoman Lyon,,
ATTEST:
ITY CLERK
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