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CC MINS 19880608M I N U T E S RANCHO PALMS VERDES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JUNE 8r 1988 The meeting was called to o.-.1rder a'.--. 7:40 P.M. by Mayor Robert E. Ryan at Hesse Park Community Center, .2.0-301 Hawthorne Blvd. After the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was answered as follows: PRESENT.* BACHARACH, McTAGGART, HUGHES, HINCHLIFFE AND MAYOR RYAN Also vresent.. were City Manager Dennis McDuf f ie , City Attorney Dick Rudell, Director of Environmental Services Robert Renard, Public Works Director George Wentz, City Clerk Jo Purcell and Finance Director Kevin Smith. WAIVER OF FULL READINGS Councilman Hughes moved ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS seconded by Councilman Hinchliff e and carri=ed, to waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions adopted at this meeting with consent "Co the waiver of reading deemed to be given by all Councilmembers after reading of the title, unless specific request was made at that time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. APPROVAL OF AGENDA After addition of several items under the City Council Reporto the agenda was approved on motion of Councilman Hinchliffe seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach and carried. 4 T "1 4 # CONSENT CALENDAR The consent calendar was amended to move the report on the Agreement with Transit Contractors to the end of the agenda. Staff removed the Design contract for sanitary sewers for the Roc'Kinghorse Sewer Assessment District. The consent calendar was approved as follows on motion of Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried. MIENUTES Approved the minutes of May 17, 1988. RESOL. 88-30 1988-89 FISCAL Adopted RES. 88-30 ESTABLISHING YEAR APPROPRIATION LIMIT THE 1988-89 FISCAL YEAR (602) APPROPRIATION LIMIT FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES. PV TRANSIT AGREEMENTS WITH THE CITIES OF P.V. EST., ROLLING LLING HILLS EST. AND THE COUNTY OF L.A. (1505) Authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with the Cities o' Palos Verdes Est., 'L Rolling Hills Est., and L.A. County for P.V. Transit Services for Fiscal Year 1988-89. TRANSFER OF ASSETS IN ICMA Authorized the Mayor to sign an RETIREMENT agreement transferring assets 1202: currently held in trust by the International City Managers' Association (ICMA) Retirement Corporation in the name of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and Queta Colleen Laisure to Cathedral City and Queta- Colleen Laisure. LEGISLATION Adopted the following positions (306) on proposed legislation-. Oppose: AB 4431 (.Ferguson): Support: HR 4127 (Udall); SE 267 (mills); Cable Immunity Legislation, - Request co-sponsorhip and an amendment; Natural Estuaries Program, - Letter of support. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Authorized 41--.he City Manager to BLOCK GRANT FUNDS enter into an agreement with the 14TH YEAR 601) Community Development Commission for 14th year CDBG funds. RESOL. 88-.31 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 88-31 REGISTER OF DEMANDS ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID. 1 -1 l 1 ) PARCEL MAP NO. 1.6748 k Accepted Parcel Map 16748 IBAYEND/KNICKERBOCKER & improvements as Complete and BARSAM) RELEASE OF (.2) released the faithful SECURITIES. (1410) performance securities. TRA(ZT 37060 (HAWTHORNE (1) The City Council accepted BLVD. & CREST RD/LA the water improvements and storm SOT .WANA CORP.) RELEASE OF drain improvements for tract WATER AND STORM DRAIN "1''-7060 as complete. (2) Released (1411) the Faithful performance es and directed the f"y securi ti . 1_# L i'�­. Cler to notify the developer and the surety. TUNE 8, 1988 L; L .A. 4.1 -o AGREEMENT WITH URBAN WEST Author�--Ped the City Manager 4L. COMMUNITIES (303x1411x1804) execute the agreement and proceed to complete the terms of the -agreement. The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call vote: AYES.- BACHARACC.H. MAYOR RYAN NOES.* NONE 4 Tr PUBLIC HEARINGS: McTAGGART, HUGHES, HINCHLIFFE AND Ji. it -a OPERATING AND CIP BUDGET Mayor Ryan opened the Public FOR 1988-89 Hearing on this matter and the City Clerk reported that noticed had been duly published. The City Manager presented. the June 8, 1988 staff memorandum which reported that as a result of the failure of Proposition H on the June 7th ballot that adjustments had to be made to the budget resolution originally proposeA.... by Staff. Of major concern to City Council was the r4_,prioritization of Capital Improvement Pro' $_? ti.L 312- t s . After a brier': discussion of- funding available for projects and the scheduling of rebuilding of Montemalaga versus scheduling other street J_ L 61-t repairs, it was the Consensus of Council to hold a budget work session on June 20, 1988 at 7:30 P.M. Coun-C-.9ilwoman Bacharach so moved, Seconded by 1.2ounci-1man Hughes and carried.. P14 RESOLUTION 88-32 (APPROVING The Mayor opened the Publi%_. L his ma -t- ter and THE ENGINEER'S REPORT) AND Hearing on this J_ RESOLUTION 8833 (DECLARING the City Clerk reported that -ice had been duly- published THE INTENTION TO ASSESS A no 4% J 16J LEVY) - LANDSCAPE AND OPEN The City Manager presented SPACE MAINTENANCE DIST. 1 ',-..he staff recommendation to (901) approve the Engineer's report and to declare the City's intention to levy and collect assessments for Fiscal Year nt 1988-89es Responding to the Mayor's call for public testimony was Cat resident of the district, Mr. Lee Gintz, 769 Alta Vista, who .1 -41 - questioned the boundary of the district, the frequency of watering and +,.,,,he amoT...,,.nt of assessment proposed by the staff. After discussion of the amount assessed for-the last fiscal yz-ar and th'e far.-.t that it was in a deficit position at that 3 *TUNE 8. 11.988 - time, Coun,.---qilma-n Hughes moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to reduce the amount of the assessment to $85.00 per parcel for a total assessment of $4,420.00. The motion carried. RESOLUTION No. 88-32 APPROVING THE EN(37INEER'S REPORT wa .-. introduced by title and adopted on motion of Councilwoman Bacharach, seconded by Councilman McTaggart and carried as amended. RESOLUTION NO. 88-33 CONFIRMING THE DIAGRAM AND ASSESSMENT (LANDSCAPE AND OPEN SPACE MAITNTENANCE DIST RIO T NO. 1) was introduced by tit le .A_ and ADOPTED on motion of Councilwoman Bacharach, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried. RESOLUTION 88-34 (APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT) AND RESOLUTION 88-35 (DECLARING THE CITIES INTENTION TO ASSESS A LEVY) -MAINTENANCE DISTRICT NO. 2. ( 9 0'1 ) C and to dec' are the City I s i x J_ L L Assessments for Fiscal Year The Mayor opened the Public Hearing and the City Cler-k reported that notice had been duly published. The City Manager presented the staff report and the recommendation to approve the Engineer's report retention to Levy and Collect 1988-89. Responding to the Mayor's call for public testimony was Sunshine, 6 Limetree Lane, who stated that the condition of '.--.he trail in that district is not up to the Trails Network standard. she questioned whether the Network standard was too stringent for that trail. It was the consensus of Council that staff should meet and discuss these standards, to see if indeed they were too stringent for this particular trail. RESOLUTION NO. 88-34 APPROVING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT was IN- TRODUCED by title and ADOPTED on motion of Councilwoman Bacharach, seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried. RESOLUTION NO. 88-35 DECLARING THE CITY'S INTENTION TO LEVY T AND COLLECT ASSESSMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1988-89 was INTRODUCED by title and ADOPTED on motion of Councilman Hinchliffe, seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried. It was the consensus of Council '..-.hat staff should prepare a synopsis of the charges for these districts for the annual hearings. DEVELOPMENT CODE AMEND- The Mayor opened the Public MENT NO. 26 - ORDINANCE Hearing on this amendment to NO. 234 (MODIFICATION TO enact relevant provisions of the COMMERCIAL REC-.1REATI*C_1;NAL CR District, . to clarify DISTRICT STANDARDS). permitted. uses, revise (1801) development standards for the CR �4- JUNE 8, 1988 district and to -L=-vise the language of the development code governing the procedure for processing applications for commercial development in any commercial zoning district. The City Clerk reported that notice of th published. Responding to the Mayor's call for public Warren Sweetnam, 7 Top Rail, representing Verdes Council of Homeowner's Association Association's concern about this proposed is hearing had been testimony was the Rancho Palos who expressed that amendment. Director Benard clarified Mr. Sweetnam's Interpretation of this change and explained that this revision eliminated.the need for a variance if heights exceed 30 ft. but did not reduce the public hearing process or the examination at the Planning Commission level. He further explained that this process was more stringent and reduced only the amount of red tape. Council went on to explain that this is simply clarifying some of the language of the existing code and stated that the conditional use permit process and controls were not being changed. John ohn Corcoran, representing the Monaghan Company, told the Council that he has been work-ing with the staf f on this item finds it to be stringent however supports the amendment. Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried to close the Public Hearing. RECESS AND RECONVENE At 9-010 P.M. the Mayor declared a recess. At 9:212 P.M. the meeting reconvened. Expanding further on Planning Commission discussion of this - item, Director Benard explained that 4 commission had the L C-1 agreed to set the minimum lots size at twenty acres. Through the conditional use permit process and with appropriate findings that minimum can only be reduced as determined by the Planning Commission. ORDINANCE NO. 234 of the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDE IMPLEMENTING DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENTS NO. 26 AMENDING CHAPTERS 16.04, 17.16 AND 17,24 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES DEVELOPMENT CODE was introduced by title. Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Hughes to waive further reading and INTRODUCE ORDINANCE No. 23 4. The motion carried. IMM5- JUNE 8 f 1988 AUDIENCE QUESTIONS: I. John Kolin, 30750 Cartier Drive, who inquired about the status of the view initiative. He explained that he bought 1_# initiative Z CL his home within the past year and that one of his neighbors had planted trees which he now fears will eventually block his view. 11 2. Dr. David Bray, 6661 Crest Road, explained to the Council the encumbrance on his property because it is partially zoned in an open hazard Lane. It was the consensus of Council that this is an extraordinary case and that the matter should be reviewed by the Environmental Services Dept. 3. Richard Bara, 1 Peppertree, stated his concerns about the loss of open space within the City and about the various pro- posals that are pending for development. In particular he was concerned about the bluff Trail and the public's access to that trail. Staff explained to Mr. Bara that indeed the public would have access to the Bluff trail and there would be no development between the trail and the coastline, 4. Tim Burrell, 401.1.8 Exultant Dr., explained to the council his problem with ;submittal of coastal permits for each of the properties located at Tract no. 40640. He questioned the fact that each home in the area would have to apply for a permit when the time came for '.:hem to build decks or patios. It was the consensus that the Director of Environmental Services should review this situation with the City Attorney and prepare an agenda report for future date. NUISANCE ABATEMENT AT 3527 HEROIC DR. (1701) ..n.ad been learned that existed as to whether neutered. goat The City Manager presented a re- vised staff report stating that since the preparation of the published recommendation that it the goat is neutered. Some question or not the City's code applied to a The applicant in this matter Ms. Buegel, explained to the Council how she cares for this go-at and how it does not create any odor. Protesting the maintenance of this goat was her neighbor Steve MacNamara, 35519 Heroic Dr. , who said it' s like living next door to a zoo because of all the animals that MS.. Buegel has . Also protesting the presence of the 14 goat was Hal Ballatin, 3535 Heroic Dr. Associate Planner Greg Fuz explained that Ms . Buegel has a -6- UTUNE 8, 1988 -rooster, rabb't, and that the goat is tethered on a 315 loot .6 L %-. &.J L Ct L line. Council then discussed- the process that a special animal ; 4 permit-, would take through the Planning Commission level and the length of time it would take for that process. Councilman Hughes moved., seconded by Mayor Ryan to proceeu with the Nuisance Abatement at 3527 Heroic Dr. if the cause Ir I the nuisance 'maintaining a ma."Le goat, approximately 3 months old) has not be eliminated by the property owner within in the time specified. The motion carried. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS: APPOINTMENT TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY WEST MOSOUITO ABATEMENT DIEST. (3061 X (801) STREET TREE POLICY contains six provi s ions and overlay districtE. concept. The Mayor stated that he would be serving on this board and would See what the Darameters of this committee 'S duties are. The Mayor presented 1--.he sub- commit tee l.s (Ryan/Huahes. street tree policy based on view ---e-1 ay districts. The po'l icy listed the rationale for the view Speaking about the preservation of views were Ismail and 18749 Covecrest Dr., and Mr. Francis Lire Oumayma Pwonwala., . Catanz arite 2 8 8 0 5 rCovecreSID t who was also concerned C-Lbo,L,It I the loss of view. Additionally, Mr. Ca",,.-.anzarite questioned the maintenance of Can easement adjacent to his property. it was the consensus that staff should look at this easement to determine whose responsibility it was for maintaining ilt.. it was the consensus that the proposed tree policy be placed on the June 21st agenda. SOUTH BAY CORRIDOR STEERING Councilman Bacharach reported '-IOMMTTTE7 that this committee at one time A.4 1505. did a report on traffic in the south Bay, that to maintain the viability of the commit tee g 1C.,hey will be asking for a ',1100 contribution from each participating c-i-t[I-y. She a.1so reported that the sub- committee will be making a matrix of the rules which govern cab companies in the South Bay area . All of this is being done in an effort to standardize city regulations on these companies. She also reported that the SCJIPA has advised the Joint Powers Transit A,,.-.ithori'L'-.y that they are not coverer.511. 1by thle S11C.07PIA insurance policy. The JPA11 is now going to reque-st the various C..,ities protest the JPIA interpretation. TUNE 8v 1988 7- ;J I RTD BUS FARE INCREASE Explaining that the RTD has (1505) raised the fares as of July 1, Councilwoman Bacharach requested teat staff investigate the possibility of selling tickets at ar y halls plr-%- sites and r arious public agencies, ci t the libraries on the Peninsula. Staff was also requested to investigate the bonding that may be required for the handling 0f these ti,1---,.tket sales. SUBSTANCE ABUSE Councilman McTaggart reported on his attendance at the June 2. 1988 meeting of the Substance Abuse Committee where one of the items di,---,Icussr--"d was the pOsSibilil---y of getting the Cities more involved in the dissemination of information on Subs Lance Abu ,---)e and the profess Lonal help that is available for families that may have such a problem. He suggested that an article be prepared for the City's NEWSLETTER and a letter be prepared for distribution at the park sites. It was the consensus that the staff should contact Beth Ann Lundy, the Substance Abuse Coordinator, regarding such an article. APPLICATION OF ORDINANCES Citing the case of a resident who had made an application almost two years ago, Councilman McTaggart inquired whether that application would be subject to the new policy of double fees for violation. It was the consensus that staff would investigate this particular matter. C(D)MMITTEE APPOINTMENTS Mayor Ryan 3 0 6- councilman the Public -ubcomm*4-tee and Councilwoman Bacharach McTa-ggai--t t,-..o serve as the sub-commit--tee services review . appointed himself and Hughes to serve on Works contract and Councilman for +,.-.he City Attorney POST OF 47. '-TL'CE (6 01) Ma7ror Ryan reported on the sub- committee 'Ryan/Hughes) meeting k with members of the Post Office. At that-. meeting thev ..-earned that the cancellation of the Penin.-::)ula post of f ice ias a result of the Gramm Rudman Bill but however the Post ,A Office was now being planned for the 1989 budget. Council also reported on the zip code situation and the fact that the been updated to reflect the zip code directories had not three z io code is within the City. Council requested that the Poo t Of f ice S. end -a letter to the community explaining this situation. councilman Hughes reported on the reduced hours now experienced a4s,--. the Post office on Western Avenue. Apparently that Post Office may be opened on Saturday mornings for a limited number of hours. CABLE TV Mayor Ryan requested that ILI:he Council vJ-ew the cable TV relay -,-d in f-t-ont of - resident's home. Him bo -'--.hat had been plat--.= I- CL JUNE 8-1f '.11-988 cited the resident'- .objection to this large relay box and requested that the remainder of the Council visit the site. PALOS VERDES LAND CONSERVANCY attend the June 18, 1988 CITY MANAGER RE-PORTS: It was the consensus that Councilman Hughes and/or Counc.411.1man McTaggart would meeting of this organization. STATUS OF COUNCIL DIRECTIVES Council briefly discussed the procedure that would be followed 4_1 on items on this status report and it was the consensus that for closure of i+C-emS_5 they would be placed on the C,_.ity Council Acrenda. EMPLOYEE/AGENT AUTO The City manager presented the INSURANCE (1202) staff report- which detailed the City's presen"L­ policy whereby City employees and agents use their own vehicles on City business and are covered primarily under their own insurance policies. It was the consensus of Council that staff prepare an evaluation of the use of the Ci;-.y car. CHARLES ABBOTT CONTRAIC24T The City Manager presented the (1204) staff memorandum of May 17th and the recommendation that the City employ a pro fessiona-1 consultant from the League of California Cities Public Service skills to Study and report to the City Manager Manager and the Council findinqs and recommendations on the structure and administration of the City's professional engineering contract. Secondly, that 4or Fiscal Year 88-89 the City Council authorized a request for proposal (RFP) be Prepared and the City seek bids and proposals from all interested pi-o-Fes-4onal eng4neQr4ng firms. C'ouncil br-ie'-ly discussed some of the listed on the items %_ 46. t- - t 4 lengthy report on this contr act adm his tI a lon. Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by 1%_".oun;1'-.ilwoman Baf_-1harach to adopt the staff recommendation. The mot".ion carried. ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR.* AGREEMENT WITH TRANSIT Councilwoman Bacharae.7h moved CONTRACTORS k 11505) seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried the addition of a provision to the contract which would delay payment to Transit, ContraclCor.S unless they provide the City W-i"E"h accurate and col-rect-ly formatted informa.ion Councilwoman JUNE 8j 1988 Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe to approve the agreement as amended with Transit Contractors for the P -rovision of P.V. Transit Service for Fiscal Year 1988-89. ADJOURNMENT: At 12:10 the meeting ad3ourned on motion of Councilman McTaggart, seconded by Councilman Hughes. Said meeting was ad3ourned to June 210, 1988 a4L-. 7.-30 P.M. for a Budget Work Session to be held at the City officles. MAY)5 AM 10- JUNE 8, 1988