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CC MINS 19901002M I N U T E S RANCHO PALLS VERDES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING OCTOBER 2, 1990 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Hughes at the Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard and was immediately recessed to a closed session. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was answered as follows. PRESENT: McTAGGART, HINCHLIFFE, RYAN, BACHARACH AND MAYOR HUGHES Also present were City Manager Paul D. Bussey, Deputy City Manager Mark Rohloff, Environmental Services Director Robert Benard, Public Works Director George Wentz., City Attorney Carol Lynch and City Clerk Jo Purcell. WAIVER OF FULL READINGS Councilwoman Bacharach moved, ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried 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 reading of the title of such ordinance or resolution. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilman MeTaggart moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe to add the Closing of the Recycling Center on Crenshaw Boulevard as an urgency item since the meeting to discuss its closure would occur on October 9th and that was prior to any scheduled City Council meeting. The motion carried unanimously. The amended agenda was approved on motion of Councilwoman Bacharach, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried, CONSENT CALENDAR Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine .4 Road, inquired about the Redevelopment Agency minutes of September 4th and about the expenditure of the Horan funds. Additionally, she requested that the Council.consider granting the fee waiver requested by the Unitarian Church. The Consent Calendar was approved as follows by Councilman Hinchliffe, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach, MINUTES Approved the minutes of September 4 and 18, 1990. CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY - DAMON WHITSITT (303) WAIVER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES DEPT. PERMIT FEES - UNITARIAN CHURCH (1203) Rejected the claim and directed the City Clerk to notify the claimant. Denied the request to waive Planning and Building fees. P.V. TRANSIT AMENDMENT - Authorized the Mayor and the A.T.E. MANAGEMENT (1585) City Clerk to sign a I n amendment with A.T.E. Management to continue to operate and manage P.V. Transit on a month -to- month basis commencing July 1, 1990 under a fixed - variable rate contract. RESOLUTION NO. 90 -77 Adopted RESOLUTION No. 90 -77 REGISTER OF DEMANDS ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. The motion to approve the consent calendar carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: McTAGGART, HINCHLIFFE, RYAN, BACHARACH AND MAYOR HUGHES NOES: NONE # RECYCLE LOTTERY The winner for the month of (1301) October was Councilman John McTaggart and accepting on his behalf was his grandson Douglas. Two more cards were drawn for the upcoming month. SEA RAVEN DRIVE - Director Wentz presented the VACATION (1488) staff memorandum of October 2nd and the recommendation to continue the item until November 7, 1990. Councilwoman Bacharach so moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried. RECYCLING GRANT (1381) Assistant to the City Manager Pam Weaver presented the October 2nd memorandum and the recommendation to affirm the award of $1500 to the Palos Verdes Panorama Owners Association (PVPOA) for the project submitted. -2- OCTOBER 2, 1990 Representing that organization was Raleigh C. Steinbach, 30646 Calle de Suenos, who thanked the Council for this $1,500 but requested that the Council consider giving the total requested amount of $3,000. He based his request upon the fact that this project would be seen by many residents who drive through that area. Also speaking in support of the $3,000 grant was Renee Cartwright, the Treasurer of the Homeowners Association, who said that there are approximately 400 homes in that area and this entry serves all of those homes. Mr. Steinbach further explained the role that his Homeowners Association plays in the maintenance of the Point Vicente walk-way. A brief discussion then followed regarding the adjacent Homeowners Association, Monte Verde, and the fact that perhaps that association should be contacted to see if they were willing to join in the request for this additional funding. Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to sustain the appropriation of $1,500 to the Palos Verdes Panorama Owners Association. The motion carried on the following roll call vote. AYES: McTAGGART, HINCHLIFFE, RYAN, BACHARACH AND MAYOR HUGHES GENERAL PLAN INITIATION Director of Environmental REQUEST (701) Services presented the October 2nd memorandum and the recommendation to deny the proposed General Plan Amendment Initiation request., Representing Marymount College was Sister Antoine Marie, who gave a brief background on the purchase of the Marymount property and the relationship that the college has with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. She explained that the college is desirous of purchasing this property at some future date but at the present time financial circumstances don't allow that. Also representing the college was Jim Reeves, Dean of Administration & Finance, who said they have made overtures to the Archdiocese to purchase the land but the price has been too high. Earl Casler, 3324 Narino Drive, told the Council that he favored consideration of other alternatives and was concerned that a zone change might preclude the ability of the college to mitigate its impact on the neighborhood. -3- OCTOBER 2. 1990 He felt that the land could be used to provide additional parking for the college and he objected to consideration of denser zoning for the property; instead, he would like to see If it remain open space. Representing S.D.Z. Land Company was their attorney David Belasco, who requested that the Council consider this request for an amendment to re-designate the property from institutional to residential. He stated that although the hearing was not to address the merits of the project he felt that residential would be more compatible with the character of the area. He said that the project could be designed to lessen the parking impacts of the college. Keith Reynolds, representing the E-1 Prado Homeowners Association, 30745 Tarapaca Road, said his association has no objection to the General Plan Initiation Request. Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd., said she was a former administrator at Marymount and past president of the local ACLU chapter and was concerned about possible violation of the Fourteenth Amendment which calls for due process. She said she could not understand why staff was making the recommendation for denial since initiation of a request was granted to another applicant, Susan Brooks, 3914 Corinna Drive, speaking as an individual, announced that she is Planning Commissioner, that she lives in the general locality of this property, outside of the 300 ft. radius but within the 2500 ft. radius, and that a decision on this request would have no financial impact on her property. She suggested that the Council consider all of the alternatives and not only single family residential or institution zoning, Larry Clark, 3354 Corinna Drive, said that he would like to see this area maintained as open space; that he did not agree with the staff analysis, and alluded to the concern for the traffic and noise created by the college. He requested that the Council give consideration to open space. Council then inquired about the performance of Marymount insofar as their conditional use permit transit requirements were concerned; the amount of staff time and effort required to investigate all of the alternatives available for this property- the effects of Proposition "B" should it be approved by the voters on November 6th; if an initiation to the General Plan could be delayed pending that election; if Y the City is indeed planning on buying this property; and, generally, the pros and cons of delaying this initiation request, -4- OCTOBER 2. 1990 For the record, Mayor Hughes announced that his son is a graduate and a student at Marymount College and that the City Attorney had previously issued an opinion indicating that no conflict existed with the Mayor acting on issues dealing with the college. Additional Council discussion centered on the following: the fact that this was one area that is open space and if homes are built there they will impact the area between the college and the subject property; if there was a real need to deal with a zone change in this area at the present time- if the City should send a message to the Archdiocese that the City is not interested in having homes on this location; the legalities of delaying this until after the election,, and, what the residents of that area really feel. about the use of this property. Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to deny without prejudice the request. Additional discussion resulted and centered on the legitimacy of the City limiting the number of applications based upon water conservation efforts- r the scope of the impact that occurred when Marymount changed from a high school to a college; and, how it has grown since that change. The motion carried on the following roll call vote, AYES: McTAGGARTy HINCHLIFFEr BACHARACH AND MAYOR HUGHES 0 NOES. RYAN AD HOC PUBLIC ARTS Staff recommended COMMITTEE (106 X 1201) that the City Council appoint eleven members and to appoint a chair for this committee* After the first round of voting (see attached Exhibit "A") the following residents were elected to the Public Art Ad Hoc Committee: Nick Agid, Vincent Beggs, Nancy Comaford, Constance Constant, Sonja Pedersen Hayes, Tom Hollingsworth, Pat Hinz, Catherine Kwan, Elaine La Fleur, Laura Lin, and Florence Marshall. Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to appoint Elaine La Fleur as chairwoman of this committee. Motion carried unanimously* AUDIENCE QUESTIONS* Responding to the Mayor's call for audience questions for items not on the agenda was Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd., who cited Senate Bill 2011 and its low cost housing requirements. Ms Larue also inquired about the accidents that are reported to the Sheriff's Department and whether all accidents were reported or only those resulting in bodily -5- OCTOBER 2, 1990 injury. She questioned the standards used for imposing the speed limits and suggested that a citizens' committee work with staff on these traffic items. Staff responded that the standards used are those mandated by the State of California and that the Traffic Committee studies and reviews traffic issues. Council briefly discussed what accidents are reported to the Sheriff's Dept. and if all accidents are reported or just those accidents resulting in bodily injury. It was the consensus that a report would be prepared on this matter* HEIGHT VARIATION Me 652 Director Benard presented APPEAL - (1804) the memorandum of October 2nd and the recommendation to** (1) overturn the Planning Commission's denial of the project, thereby approving the revised design. (2) Adopt a resolution approving the appeal of Height Variation No. 652 thereby approving the project at 4048 Admirable* A lengthy discussion followed about the plans presented to Council and the fact that they were substantially different from those considered by the Planning Commissions Another point of concern was the length of time it had taken to process this application since it had been delayed by the transition for Prop M. The lack of consistency in the code in dealing with height variation versus other development applications was also another concern expressed by Council* Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to send this application to the Planning Commission for their comment and decision; additionally, that staff consider making the review process for height variations consistent with other parts of the code. Dick Hampikian, 4048 Admirable Drive, the applicant in this matter, told the Council that he submitted his application fourteen months ago and he explained all of the effort put into complying with the process before, during, and after the adoption of Prop M. Dr. Anthony George, 4104 Exultant Drive, said that he was concerned that this application would be rushed through and not get the full review process. He said that this was an entirely new design and it should go through the full process. Scheduling this matter for a Planning Commission hearing was the next item of discussion and it was determined that the -6- OCTOBER 2, 1990 application would have to be readvertised as a public hearing* The motion carried on the following roll call vote* AYES, McTAGGARTy BACHARACH AND MAYOR HUGHES NOES: HINCHLIFFE AND RYAN COMMUNITY HELPLINE Deputy City Manager Rohloff CONTRIBUTION (305 X 602) presented the October 2nd memorandum and the recommendation to deny the request from Community Helpline for a $2,500 grant for fiscal year 1990-91 due to unavailable fundinge The notification to community organizations for the budget process was briefly discussed by Council* Representing the Community Helpline was Gertrude Baraby who told the Council that the Community Helpline is celebrating its 20th year and she explained the services provided to the community by the organization. Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd., urged City Council to support the Community Helpline. In response to Council inquiry, Ms. Barab told the Council that they did not get any support from the cities of Rolling Hills or Palos Verdes Estates. Councilwoman Bacharach moved,, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe to grant the Helpline request for funding in the amount of $2,500- F to send a letter to the school district suggesting that they contribute perhaps by way of reduced or no rent to the Community Helpline, also, to point out to the School District the benefits derived by the district from-. the efforts of the Community Helpline. It was the consensus that a copy of this letter should go to the cities of Rolling Hills and Palos Verdes Estates* The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: McTAGGARTF HINCHLIFFEr RYAN, BACHARACH AND MAYOR HUGHES BUDGET ADJUSTMENT - REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY SUPPORT (602 X 1801) be continued to the October Attorney's opinion regarding the agenda* The City Manager presented the October 2nd staff memorandum and the recommendation that this matter 16th meeting when the City conflict of interest would be on OCTOBER 2, 1990 Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried to continue the matter. It was the consensus that staff would prepare a report regarding the re- payment provisions and the mechanism for such payments. CITY COUNCIL BENEFITS City Manager Bussey presented (346 X 902) the October 2nd staff memorandum and the recommendation from the Ad -hoc Salary /Benefits Sub committee for authorization of an expenditure, not to exceed $8,500 from the City's General Fund Contingency (130 -95), for the City Council members medical benefits and life insurance coverage to match city employee benefits, and further recommended that a City Council salary not be established at this time. Discussion centered on the following: the fact that policy was similar to that adopted by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Trustees; the cost to the City would be $8,500 only if every member of the Council decided to participate in these benefits; if $150 should be paid to the Council as income with the councilmembers turning in actual expenses; the fact that other cities provide this benefit to councilmembers; and, that the Government Code allows Councilmembers a salary of $400 per month. Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Mayor Hughes to adopt the sub - committee's recommendation. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: McTAGGART, RYAN AND MAYOR HUGHES NOES: HINCHLIFFE AND BACHARACH COUNCIL DIRECTIVES: The City Manager updated the Council on the status of these directives and in particular reported that on the issue of school traffic safety there would be a report for the Council on October 16th, DECEMBER COUNCIL MEETINGS It was the consensus that with (307) the National League of Cities Conference occurring the first week in December that no Council meeting would be scheduled for December 4. If it was found necessary to have another meeting in December, it would be decided at a later date. CLOSURE OF THE PALOS VERDES Citing the notice from the City RECYCLING CENTER (1301) of Rolling Hills Estates regarding the closure of the -8- OCTOBER 2, 1990 Palos Verdes Recycling Center on Crenshaw Blvd., the recycling sub-committee (Bacharach/Ryan) requested Council's permission to attend the October 9 meeting and request that Rolling Hills Estates continue it to a later date so this City could be brought up speed on why such action was being contemplated. It was the consensus that the sub-committee should attend that meeting and report back to the City Council at the October 16th meeting* ADJOURNMENT* At 11:19 A.M. the meeting adjourned to 60 #00 P.M. on October 16th for a pre-screening workshop with the Planning Commissions MAYOR ATTRRT! 100290 -9- OCTOBER 2, 1990