CC RES 2013-018RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY
CLERK TO SIGN THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND EXECUTE THE
CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A 0.92 -
ACRE VACANT PARCEL ON CHERRY HILL LANE (ASSESSOR'S
PARCEL NOS. 7572- 007 -011 & 7572 - 007 -012) FROM THE NIEMEYER
LAND & FARMING PARTNERSHIP.
WHEREAS, on October 18, 2012, the managing partner of the Niemeyer Land ,&
Farming Partnership submitted an inquiry to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to
determine if the City was interested in acquiring a vacant lot that the Partnership owns
(Assessor's Parcel Nos. 7572 - 007 -011 & 7572 - 007 -012), located in the active landslide
area on Cherry Hill Lane in the Portuguese Bend community; and,
WHEREAS, on November 20, 2012, the City Council considered and accepted
Staffs recommendation to enter into negotiations to acquire the property from the
Partnership for landslide abatement and roadway maintenance purposes; and,
WHEREAS, on January 8, 2013, pursuant to Government Code Section
65402(a), the Rancho Palos Verdes Planning Commission considered the consistency
of the acquisiti =on of the Partnership's property with the goals and policies of the Rancho
Palos Verdes General Plan (Planning Case No. ZON2012- 00398), and subsequently
adopted P.C. Resolution No. 2013 -01 finding said acquisition consistent with the
Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, on January 11, 2013, the City's environmental consultant, the
Source Group, Inc., completed a Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment of the
property, which identified no recognized environmental conditions (RECs) on the
property to be acquired from the Partnership; and,
WHEREAS, on March 11, 2013, the City received a preliminary title report for the
property, which revealed no defects in the title of the property to be acquired from the
Partnership.
BE IT NOW, THEREFORE, RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES:
Section 1: The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager and City
Clerk to sign the Purchase Agreement and execute the Certificate of Acceptance for the
acquisition of a 0.92 -acre vacant parcel on Cherry Hill Lane (Assessor's Parcel
Nos. 7572 - 007 -011 & 7572- 007 -012) from the Niemeyer Land & Farming Partnership.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 30th day of April 2013.
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ATTEST.
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby, certify that the
above Resolution No. 2013 -18, was duly and regularly passed and. ,adopted by the said
City Council at regular meeting thereof held on April 30, 2013.
City Clerk
Resolution No. 2013 -18
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