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RANCHO PALOS VE RDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING /JOINT MEETING WITH FACT COMMITTEE
JUNE 301 1987
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. at Hesse Park by Mayor
Melvin W. Hughes at 29301 Hawthorne Blvd. After the Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag, roll was as follows:
PRESENT: RYAN, BACHARACH, McTAGGART , HINCHLIFFE , & MAYOR HUGHES
Also present were the following members of the FACT Committee, Beaumont,
Bolton, Downing, Forman, McNulty (late arrival at 8:29 p.m.) Szu, Weiss and
Chairman Gleghorn. Absent: Bonetto, Pescetti and Roth.
Also present were City Manager Dennis McDuffie, Finance Director Kevin
Smith, City Clerk Jo Purcell, and Director of Public Works George Wentz,
The City Clerk announced that four items had been added to the agenda :
1. Upgrading , the Nuisance Ord inanc e ( McTaggar t) , letter to the Fair
Political Practices Commission regarding Dr. Harvey Brown. (Ryan), Marine -
land Ad Hoc Committee (Ryan) , and leaf blowers (Ryan) . The agenda has
amended was approved on motion of Councilwoman -= Bacharach, seconded by
Councilman McTaggart, and carried.
PARCEL TAX DISCUSSION:
City Manager McDuffie gave an over-
view of the intended focus of the
meeting to discuss the feasibility
of a parcel tax to replace the uti-
lity user tax as a funding source
for the City, structure of the tax,
revenue estimates , collection and
assessments, timeline for implemen-
tation, public reaction and election
strategy.
Discussion and comment between the Committee and the Council then ensued
and centered on the amount of revenue to be raised, the fact that the
Capital Improvement Program had now been extended to a ten -year program
instead of the initial three, the Gann restrictions the timeframe to adjust
a parcel tax, what would happen in case the Gann limitation was exceeded,
the mechanism used to reduce the parcel tax, and the increase in costs that
are taking place due to the delay of the Capital Improvement Projects.
Additional discussion took place on the staffing level that would be
necessary in order to perform the CIP Program at the three year level, and
the reasons why some delays have occurred in these projects. The Committee
and Council then discussed some of the pros and cons of the utility tax
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versus a parcel tax, the prospects of passage of a utility tax versus a
parcel tax, and the election date for putting such a measure on the ballot.
The discussion concluded with the consensus that at their next meeting the
FACT Committee should consider the rate of the tax, the appropriate date
for such an election, the type of tax, and generally, the best method for
publicizing such an election.
Responding to the Mayor's call for public testimony was Elza Cortes who
requested clarification of the Council's intent for the July 7th meeting.
At 10:26 the Mayor declared a recess and the FACT Committee adjourned.
At 10:40 the meeting resumed.
RENOVATION OF GREEN BUILDING City Manager McDuffie presented the
(1201) June 30th, staff memorandum and
recommended that staff be
authorized to renovate the green
building at a cost of $110,000.
Council discussion then centered on the asbestos removal from the building,
whether the building was seismically sound, and the length of time it would
take to prepare the building for occupancy. Councilman Ryan moved,
seconded by Councilman McTaggart carried, to authorize staff to get a
seismic study of the building at a cost not to exceed $5000. The motion
carried on a following roll call vote:
AYES: RYAN, BACHARACH, McTAGGART, HINCHLIFFE , & MAYOR HUGHES
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart and carried
to offer to the Cable TV Access Foundation the use of the Leisure Services
building for use as a studio should the renovation of the Green Building
appear possible.
Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by Ryan to adopt in concept the plan
presented by the staff for the renovation of the green building. The
motion carried unanimously.
CLOSURE OF CREST ROAD
(1502)
NUISANCE ABATEMENT
Councilwoman Bacharach moved,
seconded by Councilman McTaggart and
carried to approve the closure of
Crest Road to traffic from Ganado
from July 3rd at 4 p.m. I to July 5th
at 10 a.m. (Residents excepted).
Referring to the fact that the
City's Nuisance Ordinance is based
on health and safety factors,
Councilman McTaggart recommended
that aesthetic considerations be
incorporated into the ordinance.
Staff commented that such consideration was now under study and would
be presented at a later council meeting.
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LETTER TO FPPC
Councilman Ryan presented a draft of
(1202)
a letter to the Fair Political
Practices Commission requesting
that they allow Dr. Harvey Brown to
perform community services in lieu
of the $4000 fine.
Discussion then followed on how
the letter would be worded to address the
Commission's concern about a direct link between the volunteer service and
the reason for the fine. It was
the consensus that a paragraph be added to
the proposed letter, addressing
an identifiable link with the community.
Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded
by Councilman Ryan to add this item
to the agenda for consideration
at this meeting because of the urgency of
the matter. The motion carried
unanimously. It was the consensus that a
copy of this letter should go to
Senator Beverly.
MARINELAND AD HOC COMMITTEE
LEAF BLOWERS
(1801)
RECESS TO CLOSE SESSION
ATTEST:
Referring to the letter from Sedwa.y-
Cook regarding their request for a
meeting to discuss Marine land ,
Councilman Ryan inquired whether the
original committee which was set up
to deal with HBJ would also be
dealing with the development of
Marineland. It was the consensus
that this would be an item for
discussion at the City Manager's
Retreat.
Referring to the information sent to
the Council regarding leaf blowers,
Councilman Ryan inquired when this
item would be put on a City Council
agenda. It was the consensus that
the item would be set for a future
agenda.
At 11:31 the meeting adjourned on
motion of Councilman McTaggart
and carried.
Mayor
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