CC RES 1993-026RESOLUTION NO. 93-26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES CONSENTING TO THE
RECORDING OF A PERMANENT OPEN SPACE
CONSERVATION EASEMENT OVER CERTAIN CITY -OWNED
PROPERTY AND DIRECTING THAT NECESSARY
AGREEMENTS BE PREPARED
WHEREAS, Palos Verdes Land Holdings Company and the
Zuckerman family (collectively, "applicants ") have filed an
application to develop a golf course and sin le -famil reside
in the City f Rancho Palos g y residences
Y Verdes in Coastal Subregion 7; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes has approved said development application; and
WHEREAS, the applicants have consulted with the City n
Plan to mitigate the
the development of a Habitat Enhancement y
displacement of coastal California gnatcatchers and cactus wrens,,
the removal of. coastal sage scrub habitat, and other
environmental .impacts associated with the proposed development;
and
WHEREAS, parts of those certain parcels of City -owned
property commonly known as the "switchback" area have been
identified as an excellent site for mitigation efforts due to
the
fact that gnatcatchers and cactus wrens have been observed
foraging in the cactus sage scrub habitat existing n the
property; and g
WHEREAS, the City -owned parcel's identified in this
Resolution as sites for mitigation efforts each lie wholly ithin
Hazard Area; and
both a Restricted Use Area and Flood Ha y
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is committed
to retaining the parcels identified in this Resolution in their
natural, open space condition in perpetuity in order to rotect
the coastal sage scrub habitat P
� and s o that the environmental
impacts of the proposed development may be mitigated;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1, The City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes consents to the recording of a permanent, open-space
conservation easement as defined in
, Chapter 4 of Part 2 of
Division 2 (commencing with Section 815) of the California Civil
Code, across those certain parcels of City -owned ro ert
identified as Lots 25 and 26 o p p y
f Tract 32574, consisting of 46.15
acres, and of 48.35 acres, respectively, for the purpose of
retaining the natural open -space condition of the property, so
that coastal sage scrub habitat
g may be protected and enhanced as
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part of the Habitat Enhancement Plan of the Ocean Trails
development proposal.
Section 2. The permanent, open -space conservation
easement shall take the form of a deed restriction recorded b
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes with y
the Registrar /Recorder of
Los Angeles County. The deed restriction shall rovide that
neither the City f p
y Rancho Palos Verdes nor any successive_ owner
of the property will undertake any action or use of the property
that would in an way adversely P p y
open-space •y• y y impact the property's natural,
• condition, or the conservation easement established b
this Resolution. y
Section 39 The City Manager and City Attorney re
directed to prepare the document y
documentation* necessary to record the
permanent open -space conservation easement, and to resent such
documents to the City ouncil p •
y for approval prior to recording.
Section 4. The City Manager and City Attorney re
further directed to negotiate y•
g an agreement with the applicants to
compensate the City for the property rightk the City ill
relinquish as a consequence y
open-space. .q of agreeing to record the permanent
conservation easement across its property, and to
present the agreement to the City Council for approval prior to
execution. P p
Section 5. The City Manager and City Attorney re
further directed to negotiate y •
g an agreement with the applicants
and any appropriate State or Federal
agenc y that p rovides for
the fundin g and p erf orma nce of both initial and
permanent habitat
improvement and maintenance on the site, and to present the
agreement to the City:-'Council for approval.
1993. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of March,
/S/ SUSAN BROOKS
MAYOR
ATTEST:
/S/ JO PURCELL
CITY CLERK
State of California �
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
I, JO PURCELL, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 93- 2 wa
duly and regularly adopted 6 s
g y p ed by the City Council of the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes at a regular meeting thereof held on
March 16, 19930
CITY CLERK
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
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