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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
MAY 181 1993
The meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Brooks at 6:30 P.M.
at Hesse Park Community Center, 39301 Hawthorne Boulevard and was immediately
recessed to a closed session.
The regular meeting of the City Council was called to order at 7 :00 P.M.
Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was answered as
follows:
PRESENT: KUYKENDALL, McTAGGART, BACHARACH AND MAYOR BROOKS
ABSENT: NONE
Also present were City Manager Paul Bussey, Assistant City Manager Pamela Antil,
Environmental Services Director Bret Bernard, Planning Administrator Carolynn
Petru, Public Works Director Trent Pulliam, City Attorney Carol Lynch, and City
Clerk Jo Purcell.
CLOSED SESSION:
City Attorney Lynch reported on the City Council closed session where the matter
of the Sierra Club v. the City; People v. Taylor, et al.; Horan, et al. v.
County, County of L.A. Sanitation District and City of R.P.V., et al. were
discussed. She reported that Councilman Kuykendall excused himself from
discussion of the Windport matter.
CEREMONIAL EVENTS:
Student of the Month - HENRY KIM: Mayor Brooks presented a Certificate of
Recognition to Henry Kim, recognition of his outstanding scholarship and
citizenship.
The Mayor then presented a proclamation to Mary Jo Mock, President of the
Miraleste Intermediate School PTSA and to Patrick Corwin, the principal of
Miraleste Intermediate School in recognition of the School's PTA group receiving
the Outstanding Unit Award for the State of California for the year 1992 -93.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Kuykendall to approve the
agenda as presented. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
The consent calendar was amended to remove the Conditional Use Permit No. 92 -
Revision "D" ( Salvation Army) to be discussed after the consent calendar. Added
to the agenda was the item regarding Community Development Block Grant Funds to
be discussed after the City Manager reports. The amended consent calendar was
approved as follows by Councilwoman Bacharach, seconded by Councilman Kuykendall.
Adopted a motion to waive full reading of all ordinances and resolutions adopted
at the meeting with consent to the waiver of reading deemed to be given by all
Councilmembers after the reading of the title.
MINUTES
Adopted the minutes of March 30, 19930
ORDINANCE NO. 289 RELATING TO GRAFFITI PREVENTION AND REMOVAL (1206 X 1405)
Adopted Ordinance No. 289 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES RELATING TO GRAFFITI
PREVENTION AND REMOVAL AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE.(This
ord. was introduced at the May 4th meeting.
ORDINANCE NO. 288 TO REGULATE SMOKING IN RESTAURANTS, BARS AND CITY FACILITIES.
(801)
Adopted Ordinance No. 288 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 8.28 TO REGULATE SMOKING IN
RESTAURANTS, BARS AND CITY FACILITIES. (This ord. was introduced at the May 4th
meeting.)
RESOLUTION NO. 93 -45 - PURCHASE OF VEHICLE FROM PENINSULA TRANSIT AUTHORITY. (602
x 1204 )
Adopted Resolution No. 93 -45 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING RESOL.
NO. 92 -99, THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FY 92 -93, FOR ADJUSTMENT TO THE INTERNAL
SERVICE FUND - VEHICLES.
PURCHASE OF MAINTENANCE VEHICLE FOR PUBLIC WORKS DEPT. (1204 x 602)
Approved the purchase of the 1993 Ford Ranger pick -up with a conversion to stake
bed and dual rear wheels for a total contract price of $13,098.25 from Airport
Marina Ford, 5880 Centinela Ave., Los Angeles, Ca. 90054 -1504.
RESOLUTION NO. 93 -40 LANDSLIDE MORATORIUM EXCEPTION NO. 5 - APPEAL. LOCATION 57
NARCISSA DRIVE. (1801)
Adopted RESOL. NO. 93 -40 LANDSLIDE MORATORIUM EXCEPTION NO. 5, THEREBY ALLOWING
A COMPLETE TEAR DOWN, REBUILD AND 300 SQ. FT. OF ADDITION TO AN EXISTING
RESIDENCE AT 57 NARCISSA DR.
FIVE YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE. (602 x 1204)
Authorize staff to award the work to Charles Abbott Associates to update the
City's five year program and provide a comprehensive extended capital project
list for an amount not to exceed $9,800.
RESOLUTION NO. 93 -41 REGISTER OF DEMANDS
Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 93 -41 ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING
FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.
FY 1992 -93 STREET OVERLAY PROJECT.
Award the FY 92 -93 Street Overlay Project to A.L. Chavez for $241,607.71.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried don the following roll call
vote:
AYES: KUYKENDALL, McTAGGART, BACHARACH AND MAYOR BROOKS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: KUYKENDALL ON WARRANT NOS. 17954 & 17955
RESOL, NO. 93 -42 - APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 92 - SALVATION ARMY.
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(1804)
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine, questioned if anybody was checking on the
architecture of this project.
Senior Planner Joel Rojas presented a supplemental staff report dated May 18
which contained modifications to the conditions of approval.
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Kuykendall to adopt as
modified by staff RESOL. NO. 93 -42 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES APPROVING THE APPEAL OF CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 92 - REVISION "D"
AND GRADING PERMIT NO. 1485 THEREBY OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DENIAL
OF AN EDUCATION /CONFERENCE CENTER AT 30840 HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD. (See Page 7
for further discussion of this item-)
PUBLIC HEARINGS:
PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO, 19 AND ZONE CHANGE NO. 20, HAWTHORNE AT CREST
RD. (701)
Mayor Brooks opened the public hearing on this proposed General Plan Amendment
No. 19, and Zone Change No. 20. The City Clerk reported that notice of the
public hearing had been duly published and that all protest letters were part of
the agenda packet.
Associate Planner Terry Silverman noted that there had been some confusion over
the location of this property and she clarified that this was not the property
known as Windport. That the property which was the subject of discussion at this
meeting was located approximately 1/2 mile south of the Windport site at the
northwest corner of Crest and Hawthorne. The subject property is currently
designated for commercial use and the applicant has requested a General Plan
Amendment and Zone Change to allow multi - family residential development on the
site.
Continuing with her report, Ms. Silverman stated that in September, 1992, the
Council had granted a request to initiate an amendment to the General Plan; that
applications were submitted and a draft Negative Declaration was prepared that
identified potential impacts to both public and private views that would be
caused by RM -12 structures with a maximum height of 30 ft. on this property.
Although there are also some biology and geology issues concerning this property,
these impacts would have to be addressed regardless of the type of development
that occurs on the property, and any impacts associated with the change in land
use were determined not to be significant with respect to biology and geology.
In determining the most appropriate use of the site, Ms. Silverman reported that
staff weighed the advantages and disadvantages of commercial versus multi - family
development and felt that ultimately residential development would be more
successful than commercial development and would provide both increased property
tax values and opportunities to fulfill low and moderate income housing
requirements. However the Planning Commission felt there was inadequate
information regarding view impairment, habitat, traffic, and geology to support
the project. The Planning Commission therefore forwarded a recommendation to the
Council that no action be taken on the Negative Declaration and that the General
Plan Amendment and Zone Change be denied.
Ms. Silverman then stated that if the Council was inclined to overturn the
Commission's recommendation, mitigation measures to address the view impairment
would be required to be enforced either through the establishment of a Specific
Plan District or preparation of Development Agreement between the City and the
landowner before adoption of any General Plan Amendment or Zone Change.
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In conclusion, Ms. Silverman stated that the Council has the choice to either
uphold the Planning Commission's recommendation; return the matter to them with
direction that they focus discussion specifically on determining the most
appropriate use of the property; or, the Council could override the Commission's
recommendation and direct the establishment of a Specific Plan District or
preparation of a Development Agreement.
The applicant and property owner in this matter, Shafigh Zadeh, 29620 Island
View, stated that the project he had proposed was the most appropriate use of the
land; that he wanted to accommodate everybody in the neighborhood; that the City
would have full control over all aspects of development of the property; that
some people are opposed to any kind of development of the property; and that he
has the right and entitlement to develop the land.
Representing the applicant was Phil Freeland, 3205 Manhattan Avenue, Hermosa
Beach, who stated that the issue was whether or not this property should be zoned
residential or commercial; that the City's land use plan zoning this area for
commercial purposes was adopted 18 years ago and that there is now no commercial
development that could be successful in that location; that this proposal for
townhomes was authorized by the Council; that future structures would be the
lowest height possible; that they are willing to limit the height of the project
to eliminate concern for excess height; that they will complete all studies
required by the City prior to filing a C.U.P. ; that they are willing to meet all
of the City's development standards; and, that this is a land use issue.
Speaking in opposition to the project were the following individuals: Chuck
McCormick, 6542 Ocean Crest Drive, President of the Seagate. Homeowners
Association; Stephen Kowalski, 6542 Ocean Crest Drive; Bob Shaftel, 6526 Ocean
Crest Drive; Sharon Creighton, 6526 Ocean Crest Drive; John Sharkey, 30320
Avenida deCalma, Shel Kaplan, 6542 Ocean Crest Drive; Elizabeth Kelly, 6611
Vallon Drive; John Beringer, 3412 Seaglen Drive, representing the Council of
Homeowners Association; Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine; Dr. David Bray, 6661 Crest
Road; Dr. W. Kulik, 30026 Avenida Tranquila, representing the Monte Verde
Property Owners Association; and, Maria Kowalski, 6542 Ocean Crest Drive. The
concerns of these residents focused on the following: view impairment and the
resultant decrease in property value; the questionable integrity of the geology
of the site; the proximity of the site to gnatcatcher habitat; the fact that this
site is adjacent to an open space hazard zone; that the project will block the
public view corridor; that an Environmental Impact Report needs to be issued on
the project; that the proposed project would have a strong impact on the
neighborhood; that the project had high density;and, that there was no public
support for the project. (Written statements were submitted by the Council of
Homeowners Associations and by John Sharkey, both of which are on file with the
City Clerk's Office,
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Kuykendall to close the
public hearing. Motion carried.
RECESS & RECONVENE:
At 8:30 P.M. the Mayor declared a recess. The meeting reconvened at 8 :44 P.M.
Council then began their deliberations of this proposed General Plan Amendment
and Request for Zone Change and discussed the following: that a residential
project would have less of an impact than commercial; that there are less people
living in the community than originally anticipated and that the success of a
commercial project was unlikely; that there was already a plethora of commercial
development on the Peninsula; that a residential project would generate revenue
for the City; that there was a lot of misunderstanding in the community about
this project, e.g.,, that the issue to be dealt with at this time was one of land
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use; that the Planning Commission focused on the impact of the development of the
site and not on land- use; that the issue was whether the property should be zoned
residential or commercial; that the Planning Commission asked the developer to
submit applications for the entire project, but it was mentioned that the City
Council could not accept such an application because it did not conform to Code;
the fact that there is more security in a development when it is zoned
residential where there is a twenty -four hour population as opposed to commercial
when it is populated only during business hours; that other commercial projects
have been proposed for this area but did not come to fruition because of the
questionable geology of the area; and, the fact that somebody has bought this
questionable land and now expects to make a profit from it by changing the
zoning.
Mayor Brooks moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to deny the General Plan
Amendment. The motion failed on a two - two vote with Councilmembers Bacharach
and Kuykendall voting in opposition.
Councilman Kuykendall moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach to approve
Alternative #2: Overturn the Planning Commission's recommendation and establish
A Specific Plan District with residential zoning. That motion also failed on a
two - two vote with Councilmembers Brooks and McTaggart voting in opposition.
This request for a General Plan Amendment and Zone Change was denied by reason
of failure to take action by a majority of the City Council.
RESOL. NO. 93- C.U.P. x`92 - SALVATION ARMY - REVISION "D" (1804)
Although this resolution had been adopted earlier in the meeting, the applicant
requested clarif ication of some of the condit ions of the Conditional Use Permit.
Representing the Salvation Army was Major Kenneth Gibson, who requested
clarification of the.cost sharing on the undergrounding of the utilities.
Relative to the restriction of use of the facility by outside groups, Major
Gibson pointed out that the way condition B7 was worded only outside groups
located or operating in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes were eligible to use the
conference center. Major Gibson suggested that the conference center be made
available to groups from the entire Palos Verdes Peninsula. With regard to
irrigation Major Gibson stated that he had received clarification from staff as
to the procedure and type of pipe that would be used for the irrigation system
called for in condition N5.
On the matter of the cost of undergrounding the facilities, staff reported that
the cost for this would range between $360,000 and $400,000.
Major Gibson acknowledged the cost and requested that he be given advance notice
of the undergrounding and that he wanted assurance that everybody else was
contributing their fair share.
Staff proceeded to summarize the changes to the proposed resolution as outlined
on the supplemental staff report of May 18, 1993. Councilwoman Bacharach moved,
seconded by Councilman Kuykendall to approve the amended conditions to Resolution
No. 93 -42. Motion carried.
TRACT NO. 40640 - AMENDMENT NO. 4, LOT 1, 11 MARGUERITE DR. (1411)
Mayor Brooks opened the public hearing on Tract No. 40640 - Amendment No. 4. The
City Clerk reported that notice of the public hearing had been duly published and
that protest letters received were part of the agenda packet.
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Planning Administrator Carolynn Petru presented the staff memorandum of May 18
and the recommendation to require any future development on Lot No. 1 not to
exceed 25% lot coverage on that portion of the lot from the front property line
to the top of the bluff,
The property owner and applicant, Lorna Burrell 1 Park Place, stated that it was
impossible to live with the 10 ft. ridge height restriction and explained how
their lot was surrounded by homes which were much higher than this 10 ft.
restriction. She explained that this lot has a long driveway and that this would
be included in the lot coverage. Then Kenneth Burrell explained the grading that
will have to take place to accommodate this 10 ft. restriction; that they will
have to grade down 6 ft and that this would result in approximately 2400 cu.
yards of grading export. He said that the view impairment would be minimal; that
if they stay 16 ft. above grade that the grading would not be excessive.
Council then inquired and commented on the following features of this project:
if staff had taken into consideration the lot coverage dedicated to the driveway;
how much grading was required on this lot since it is a sloping lot; whether the
lot coverage that staff was proposing was similar to other lots in the area; what
the dimensions of the flat area of this lot are; the fact that this house will
have more open space than the remainder of the homes in the area; and the size
of the home that could then be built on the lot.
There being no further public testimony, Mayor Brooks declared -the public hearing
closed.
Councilman Kuykendall moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to exclude the
driveway from the lot coverage calculations, set the height at 12 ft, keep the
RS 1 setback requirements, The motion failed on a two -two vote with Counc i lmember s
Brooks and Bacharach voting in opposition.
Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by Mayor Brooks to approve staff's
recommendation on lot coverage and raised the maximum ridge height to 12 feet.
The motion carried on a three - one vote, with Councilwoman Bacharach voting in
opposition.
RESOLUTIONS NOS. 93 -43 & 93 -44 FISCAL YEAR 1993 -93 BUDGET (602)
Mayor Brooks opened the public hearing on the 1993 -94 budget. The City Clerk
reported that notice of the public hearing had been duly published and that no
written protests had been received.
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine, requested clarification of the revenues versus
expenditure totals and voiced her objections to the expenditures on the
cablecasting and voice mail.
Maryls Kinnel, 308 Via Almar, Palos Verdes Estates, representing the Community
Helpline thanked the Council for the continued contribution to her organization.
She summarized the increase in the number of calls and ongoing training
requirements for their volunteers and stated that the City's contribution was a
significant part of their budget.
Representing the South Bay Free Clinic was Suzanna Rosemont, 1807 Manhattan Beach
Boulevard, who thanked the Council for their continued support. She stated that
they have approximately 33,000 client visits annually and that this is an
important contribution to the community.
Vicki Gausepohl, representing the Peninsula Seniors, also thanked the Council for
the City's continued support and stated that her organization is growing; that
they are running out of space and that they appreciate being able to have their
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activities at Hesse Park.
Elizabeth Kelly, 6611 Vallon Drive, requested that funding be put back into the
budget for the Student and the Law program.
There being no further public testimony, Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded
by Councilman Kuykendall to close the public hearing. Motion carried.
City Manager Bussey explained that to balance this budget certain accounts were
being drawn down: Proposition "C" account; Capital Improvement Program fund; Gas
Tax fund, Quimby and surplus fund. Also, that the budget reserve had been raised
from $750,000 to $900,000.
Asst. City Manager Antil presented the budget policy issue of increasing the City
Council Cablecast Appropriation as outlined in the May 18 staff memorandum.
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Mayor Brooks to approve installation
of a cycleroma and lights. The motion carried on a three - one vote with
Councilman Kuykendall voting in opposition.
After discussion of the quality of the transmission of Council meetings and if
a six month experiment should be tried, Mayor Brooks moved, seconded by
Councilwoman Bacharach to accept the proposal from Bob Linkroum as outlined in
his letter of May 13, 1993.
In response to Council's inquiry, Bob Linkroum then explained the type of
character generator he would use and the quality of that generator; and, he
explained some of the problems encountered with the camera equipment supplied to
the City by Dimension Cable.
It was the consensus that staff should contact Dimension Cable about replacing
this faulty equipment.
The discussion concluded with the consensus that this would be a 6 -month trial
period to begin upon the installation of the cycleroma and light and that staff
should report back at the end of that time.
The motion carried on a three - one vote with Councilman Kuykendall voting in
opposition.
The next budget issue to be discussed was the purchase of a Telephone Voice Mail
System as outlined in the May 18 staff memorandum. Options included: upgrading
the present AT &T phone system to include a voice mail system; seeking
competitive bids to replace the existing system by purchasing a new system with
voice mail; and, retaining the existing AT &T system without the addition of voice
mail.
Councilman Kuykendall 's motion to upgrade the existing system to include voice
mail and, at some time in the future, look at a new phone system, died for lack
of a second.
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Mayor Brooks to request bids from other
companies on the costs to purchase a new system as well as from AT &T to upgrade
the present system. Motion carried.
A discussion then ensued relative to the City's contribution to the Juvenile
Diversion and the fact that even though the City has reduced its contribution the
Diversion Project will continue to serve the young people from this community;
that perhaps the City should consider a program similar to the L. A. County
Sheriff's SANE program where children are introduced to drug abuse education at
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an earlier age; and, the fact that the PVPUSD already has such a program that is
conducted in all of the schools on the Peninsula and not just in the schools
within the City.
It was the consensus that staff should do an assessment of how students are
served in relation to drug abuse and vandalism and assess where the City's
funding can be best spent.
Councilman Kuykendall moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach to ADOPT RESOL.
NO. 93 -43 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING THE
1993 -94 FISCAL YEAR APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES. The
motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: KUYKENDALL, McTAGGART, BACHARACH & MAYOR BROOKS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Councilman Kuykendall moved, seconded by Mayor Brooks to ADOPT AS AMENDED RESOL.
NO. 93 -44 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING A
BUDGET APPROPRIATION AND ADOPTING THE OPERATING AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET
FOR FISCAL YEAR 1993 -94. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: KUYKENDALL, McTAGGART, BACHARACH & MAYOR BROOKS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
The City Manager stated that this budget assumes a loss of $450,000 in revenues
due to the State's finance problems.
CAT LICENSING (104)
Asst. City Manager Antil presented the staff memorandum of May 18 and the
following recommendations: (1) if the City Council decides to pursue cat
licensing, then direct staff to prepare the appropriate ordinance and amend the
current animal contract; or ( 2 ) if no licensing is desired receive and file this
report.
Speaking in opposition to licensing cats was Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine.
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Kuykendall to receive and
file the report. Motion carried.
Discussion ensured regarding the licensing and registration of horses; the
attendant health problems with horses that are not properly cared for; and, if
the City could work with equestrian groups to monitor horses using the City's
trails.
Because a report had been prepared about this same matter sometime within the
past twelve months, it was the consensus that staff should prepare an update on
the subject for the Friday report.
DEVELOPMENT OF ADOPT -A -ROAD (1402)
Sr. Administrative Analyst Dolleschel presented the staff memorandum of May 18
and the recommendation that if Council wished to begin an Adopt -A -Road Program
that staff should be instructed to initiate such a program through business
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contributions and to initially focus on litter removal.
Councilman Kuykendall moved, seconded by Mayor Brooks to go ahead and implement
a commercial adopt -a -road program, that the cost of staff overhead and set -up be
factored into the costs and fee schedule; and, to .increase the frequency of
cleaning the 22 miles of roadway identified in the staff report.
Council discussion then followed relative to the amount of staff time needed to
set up this program; the fact that there will be a one -time set up cost; and, the
suggestion was made that perhaps such a program could be implemented for the
trails system.
VERBAL CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Mayor Brooks reported on her appearance before various homeowner organizations
and she noted that people are interested in the state of the City and that there
is a lot of support for the City to solve its fiscal problems through the
implementation of a utility tax.
Mayor Pro Tem Kuykendall also reported that he has made presentations to several
groups regarding the status of development in the City and that people are
anxious to find out what is going on.
CITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Mayor Brooks summarized the report from both her and the Mayor Pro Tem relative
to the schedule of Town Hall meetings, the publication of the City's-NEWSLETTER,
development of a Questionnaire to get a sampling of public opinion re the City's
goals and objectives, the development of Focus Groups to discuss these goals and
objectives; and, finally the development of periodic Cable TV shows that could
be hosted by the Mayor.
After a discussion of how the results of these town hall meetings could be
announced to the public, Councilman Kuykendall moved, seconded by Mayor Brooks
to accept this outline with the addition that this effort end in a hearing that
could be factored into a City Council meeting.
REPORT ON THE NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT (NAFTA)
Mayor Brooks reported on her trip to Mexico City where she and other members of
SLAG met with Mexican officials to discuss the details of this agreement.
STATUS OF DIRECTIVES
Marine Preserve
City Manager Bussey reported that the City of Palos Verdes Estates has taken a
position against the proposed location of the Marine Preserve area which had been
recommended by the Department of Fish and Game under the mandate of the Marine
Resources Protection Act of 1990.
It was the consensus of Council to support the position of the City of Palos
Verdes Estates,
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS (601)
City Manager Bussey presented the staff report of May 18 and the recommendation
to approve the Community Development Block Grant Reimbursable Contract Amendment
No. 2 and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement.
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Councilman Kuykendall so moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach and carried.
AUDIENCE COMMENTS:
Mr. Robert Caron, 26564 Mazur Drive, stated his disagreement with the City's
current sidewalk repair policy. In particular he cited the fact that the City
does not require the removal of destructive trees prior to replacement of
sidewalks. It was his contention that problem trees should be replaced with less
invasive species.
It was the general agreement that staff should look into the matter and report
back to Council and to include in the report some of the history on this subject.
ADJOURNMENT:
At 12:00 midnight, the meeting adjourned to 7:00 P. M. on Monday, May 24 at
Soleado Intermediate School.
AT ST:
CITY CLERK
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