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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JULY 17, 1990
The meetin g was called to order at 6:30 P.M. by Mayor Hughes,
at Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard
and immediately recessed to a closed session.
The regular meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M.
The Y
he City Attorney announced that the City Council had held a
closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9
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(a)
and discussed Tumajian vs the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
and several other matters of potential litigation, and the
recently filed housing element case.
Followin g the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was
answered as follows:
PRESENT: HINCHLIFFE, RYAN AND MAYOR HUGHES
ABSENT: McTAGGART AND BACHARACH
A present resent were City Manager Paul D. Bussey, Deputy City
Manager Mark Rohloff, Environmental Services Director Robert
Benard, Public Works Director George Wentz, City Attorney
Steve Dorsey, and City Clerk Jo Purcell.
WAIVER OF FULL READINGS Councilman Ryan moved,
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS seconded by Councilman
Hinchliffe and carried to waive
reading eadin in full of all ordinances and resolutions adopted. at
this meeting with consent to the waiver of reading deemed to
be given b all councilmembers after reading of the title of
such ordinance or resolution.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved on
motion of Councilman
Hinchliffe, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried.
STREET VACATION OF After clarification of the
SEA RAVEN - RESOLUTION necessity to re- advertise
90 -58 (1408) this public hearing and the
action to be taken by the City
Council, Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman
Hinchliffe to adapt RESOLUTION NO. 90 -58 OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
VACATE SEA RAVEN DRIVE FROM HEROIC DRIVE TO THE CUL -DE -SAC
AND AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 90 -49. The motion carried.
SO. CALIF. EDISON CU. Departing area Manager Mike
REPRESENTATIVE Smith introduced Scott Goebel,
the new area Manager.
CONSENT CALENDAR The consent calendar was
modified to remove the item
pertaining to CDBG, Via Colinita Environmental Impact
determination, and the resolution denying the appeal of Site
Plan Review 5338. The amended consent calendar was approved
as follows on motion of Councilman Hinchliffe, seconded by
Councilman Ryan.
MINUTES Approved the minutes of July 3,
June 6, May 24, May 21
(adjourned regular), May 21 (special meeting), May 12, May 7
and May 5, 19900
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO.
46422 - ACCEPTANCE OF
DEDICATIONS (1411)
Accepted the dedications and
authorized the City Clerk to
sign the final map pending
completion of tentative map
requirements.
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -59 Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 90 -59
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: HINCHLIFFE, RYAN AND MAYOR HUGHES
ABSENT: McTAGGART AND BACHARACH
VIA COLINITA ENVIRONMENTAL Director Benard presented the
DETERMINATION (1502) staff memorandum of July 17th
and the recommendation to
direct staff to prepare a Request for Proposal for
Environmental Services in an amount not to exceed. $10,350,
such funds to be taken from the City's unappropriated General
Fund Reserves, in order to prepare a Focused Environmental
Impact Report to access the proposed street improvements
along Via Colinita.
The City Manager reported that during the preparation of this
Environmental Impact Report a scoping session would be held.
A brief Council discussion then ensued regarding the
necessity of such a meeting.
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Expressing their opinions about the preparation of an E.I.R.
were the following residents: John Beringer, 3412 Seaglen
Drive, representing the Rancho Palos Verdes Council of Home-
owners Associations; Jerry Gaines, 2101 West 37th Street,
representing the San Pedro and Peninsula Homeowners
Coalition; Brad Veek, 30523 Santa Luna Dr., representing the
El Prado Estates Homeowners Association; Daniel Weinstein,
3320 Starline Drive, representing the Crestmount Community
Association; Steve Nemeth, 3162 Crownview Drive, representing
the Miraleste Hills Homeowners Association; Edward Murphy,
6304 Via Ciega, Stan Heifetz, 2043 General Street; Keith
Reynolds, 30745 Tarapaca Road; Carol Donahue, 29679 Enrose
Avenue; Roger Noorthoek, 6432 Via Colznita, and Edward
Rawlinson, 29214 Trotwood Avenue. Their comments centered on
the following: the desire to see that the study be broadened
to determine the full effects of changing the traffic
patterns; objection to the amount of money being spent to
conduct the study, the necessity of having it done by an
outside party versus having the report prepared by staff;
and, the timeline for the public hearing on the adoption of
the report.
Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe
to adopt the staff recommendation. The motion carried on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Hinchliffe, Ryan and Mayor Hughes
ABSENT: Bacharach and McTaggart
STREET VACATION - The Mayor declared the hearing
TRACT NO. 33206 (1411) open and the City Clerk re-
ported that notice had been
duly published.
Director Benard presented the staff recommendation to accept
testimony and continue the public hearing to August 7, 1990.
Responding to the Mayor's call for public testimony was Karen
Perrault, 3845 Crest Road, expressed her concern for the
vacation of the streets and the resulting impact on parking
in her neighborhood.
Stanley Wong, 3825 Crest Road, who lives at the entrance to
the tract, said that because of these street vacations he was
concerned that the empty lot adjacent to his home would
become a parking lot for spectators of the view from that
location.
Councilman Hinchliffe moved,
continue this public hearing
carried unanimously.
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seconded by Councilman Ryan to
to August 7th. The motion
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C.U.P. No. 31 - TRACT NO. Director Benard presented the
33206 - (1411 x 1804) July 17th staff memorandum
and the recommendation to
initiate the reconsideration and notice the item for public
hearing at the August 7, 1990 meeting.
Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan
and carried to direct staff to notice this item for the
August 7th meeting.
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS:
Responding to the Mayor's call for audience questions for
items not on the agenda were the following: Lois Larue, 3136
Barkentine Rd., who directed Council's attention to what she
perceived as a dangerous traffic situation existing because
of the newly installed right -hand turn lane into the
Wayfarers' Chapel from Palos Verdes Dr. South.
It was the consensus that staff prepare a report on this
for the August 7th meeting.
Jerry Gaines, President of the San Pedro and Peninsula Home-
owners Coalition, presented a proposal for the formation of
a Regional Planning Task Force for the Western Avenue
corridor. (This proposal is on file with the City Clerk's
office) .
It was the consensus that staff would examine this proposal
and prepare a response.
Stephen Stewart, 4164 Maritime Road, representing the
residents of Tract No. 16540 (Portuguese Bend Club) requested
that the Council consider vacating a portion of Palos Verdes
Dr. South which is immediately adjacent to their gated.
community. He described the difficulty in coordinating
efforts insofar as financing, repair and street
beautification were concerned and how vacating the street
would facilitate those efforts.
It was the consensus that staff would investigate this issue.
Marianne Kipper, 5 Chaparral Lane, representing EPEC, told
the Council that the School District's EIR was published and
that EPEC had sent each of the Councilmembers a copy of this
report and encouraged them to read it.
Staff reported that this matter would be on the August 7th
agenda.
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -60 - The City Manager presented
CDBG FUNDING (601) the July 17th staff report
and the recommendation to adopt
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the proposed resolution.
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd., inquired whether the City
was complying with the publicly assisted housing aspect of
this grant program.
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -60 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS
ANGELES URBAN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
PROGRAM was presented by title and adopted on motion of
Councilman Hinchliffe, seconded by Mayor Hughes and carried
unanimously.
RESOLUTION NO. 9
SITE PLAN REVIEW
(1801)
clarification of
of his satellite
0 -61 - Roger Noorthoek, 6432 Via
NO. 5338 Colinita, the property owner
at the location of the site
plan review, requested
the location mandated for the installation
dish antenna.
Council directed staff to identify the location for Mr.
Noorthoek.
Councilman Ryan stated that for the record he abstained
from voting on this issue at the July 3, 1990 Council
meeting, however, since that time he had watched the tape of
the June 19th, 1990 City Council meeting and was now prepared
to vote on the proposed resolution.
RESOLUTION NO. 90 -61 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES DENYING AN APPEAL OF SITE PLAN REVIEW NO.
5338, THEREBY SUSTAINING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S
CONDITIONAL APPROVAL OF A GROUND MOUNTED SATELLITE DISH
ANTENNA AT 6432 VIA COLINITA was presented by title and
adopted on motion of Councilman Hinchliffe, seconded by
Councilman Ryan and carried unanimously.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
5TH TUESDAY MEETING It was the consensus of Council
that no meeting would be
scheduled for July 31, 1998.
CITY MANAGER REPORTS:
ROCK CRUSHER UPDATE Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine,
reported that she had
attended the Planning Commission meeting for the item of the
rock crusher at Tract No. 45667 and reported that during that
meeting Planning Commissioner Von Hagen announced that he had
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no conflict of interest in voting on the A&H Development. In
an item related to the same tract she quoted from the June 8,
1990 staff report and in particular that section dealing with
the determination as to whether or not the City should
determine that the rock crusher has an adverse impact.
ADJOURNMENT: At 9-007 P.M. the meeting
adjourned on motion of
Councilman Ryan, seconded by
Councilman Hinchliffe and
carried.
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