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RANCHO PALOS VE RDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
JUNE 17, 1986
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Hinchliffe at the
Fred Hesse Community Park Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard. Following the
pledge of allegiance to the Flag, roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: HUGHES, RYAN, BACHARACH, McTAGGART & MAYOR HINCHLIFFE
ABSENT: NONE
Also present were City Manager Donald F. Guluzzy, City Attorney Steve Dor-
sey, Acting Director of Environmental Services Ann Negendank, City Clerk Jo
Purcell, Public Works Director George Wentz, and Associate Planner Steve
Rubin,
WAIVER OF FULL READING OF Councilwoman Bacharach moved, sec -
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS onded by Councilman Hughes and car-
ried, to waive reading in full of
all ordinances and resolutions
adopted at this meeting with consent
to 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 resolu-
tion.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The City Clerk announced the follow-
ing additions to the Agenda: Coast-
al Commission, Monaco Homeowners
Letter, Newspaper Clippings in Coun-
cil Office, JPIA and CDBG. The
agenda as amended was approved on
motion of Councilman Ryan, seconded
by Councilman Hughes and carried.
CONSENT CALENDAR
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The Consent Calendar was approved as
follows on motion of Councilwoman
Bacharach, seconded by Councilman
Ryan,
MINUTES
CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY BY
CHERYL RITTGER ( 303 )
CLAIM AGAINST THE CITY BY
NORMAN & EVELYN BYER ( 303 )
RESOLUTION NO. 86 -38 DESIG-
NATING CERTAIN ROADS AS
FAU ROUTES (1404 )
Approved the minutes of April 29,
May 6 Adjourned Meeting, May 27, May
21, and June 4.
Rejected the claim and directed the
City Clerk to notify the claimant.
Rejected the claim and directed the
City Clerk to notify the claimant.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 86 -38 DESIG-
NATING CERTAIN ROADS AS FAU ROUTES.
ACCEPTANCE OF COMPLETED (1) Accepted completed work and ap-
SHOREVIEW DRIVE (1404 ) proved final payment in the amount
of $31,303,30, ($34,781.45 less l0%
retention of $3,478.15.) (2) Di-
rected the City Clerk to file a No-
tice of Completion, notify the sure-
ty and to exonerate contract bonds and retention 30 days after said notice
is recorded if no claims are filed against the contractor during that per-
iod,
ACQUATICS PROGRAM AGREEMENT
WITH PALOS VERDES PENINSULA
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
(1201)
COMMUNITY RECREATION PROGRAM
AGREEMENT WITH THE PALOS
VERDES PENINSULA UNIFIED
SCHOOL (1201)
MONTERE INA DRIVE /AVENIDA
ESTUDIANTE RECONSTRUCTION
(1404 )
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Approved and authorized the Mayor
and City Clerk to sign the agree-
ment between the City and the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Unified school Dis-
trict to cover the five -year period
from July 1, 1986 through June 30,
1990.
Approved and authorized the Mayor
and City Clerk to execute the agree-
ment between the City and the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Unified School Dis-
trict to cover the two -year period
from July 1, 1986 through June 30,
1988.
Approved award of the Montereina
Drive /Avenida Estudiante reconstruc-
tion project to Vernon Paving Com-
pany for an amount not to exceed
$89,875*
RESOLUTION N0. 86 -39 - ADOPTED THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION NO.
DENYING THE PROJECT 86 -39 OVERRULING THE DECISION OF THE
(1804) PLANNING COMMISSION ON THE APPEAL OF
HEIGHT VARIATION NO, 426 THEREBY DE-
NYING THE PROJECT AT 2112 CRESTWOOD
STREET.
RESOLUTION NO. 86 -40 - ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 86 -40 ALLOW -
REG1STER OF DEMANDS ING 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: HUGHES, RYAN, BACHARACH , McTAGGART , AND MAYOR HINCHLIFFE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
SPECIAL PRESENTATION - CARL Representing Carl Warren & Assoc i-
WARREN & ASSOCIATES - ates was Wayne Mouland who made a
CLAIM PROCESS special presentation on the organi-
zation of the Southern California
Joint Powers Insurance Authority.
He reviewed the process that claims
follow from the time they are sub-
mitted to the settlement process. He explained the difference between a
claim and a lawsuit, and reviewed the claim summary sheet submitted to the
City on a monthly basis,
PUBLIC HEARING
ORDINANCE NO* 185 - GOLDEN COVE - Mayor Hinchli f f e opened the cont inu-
RESOLUTION NO. 86 -41 - APPROVING ed public hearing on this matter,
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP N0. 44239 Associate Planner Steve Rubin pre -
(GOLDEN COVE) (701) sented the staff report and recom-
mended adoption of Ordinance No. 185
and adoption of the proposed resolu-
tion approving the addendum to the
final Environmental Impact Report.
The staff report addressed the issues of: corrections to the Environmental
Impact Report Addendum, left -turn pocket on Hawthorne Boulevard, affordable
housing, secondary exit to Palos Verdes Drive West, easement between the
Golden Cove offices, undergrounding utilities, site drainage during con-
struction, clarification of dirt hauling route, and the Safeway ramp. Mr.
Rubin went on to explain the church's concern about noise and traffic from
the easement adjacent to the church.
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In response to the Mayor's call for public testimony were Howard Adler,
2081 Business Center Drive, Irvine, California, who introduced Mr. Fred
Talarico, the housing specialist on the project, and Daniel Rainey, 17801
Cartwright Road, Irvine, California. Mr. Adler questioned whether his com-
pany should be responsible for bearing all of the cost of redesigning the
Safeway Ramp since use of that ramp would be by the Golden Cove Shopping
Center. He felt that some of the costs for this design should be borne by
the owners of the shopping center.
Discussion between Mr. Adler and the Council then centered on allocation of
the site development costs and the percentage that should be allocated to
the. 'affordable units, Carl DiStef ano , 561 Promotory Drive West, Newport
Beach, spoke to this issue and commented that the site development costs
had been allocated evenly among the forty -nine units.
Voicing concern about the easement adjacent to the church were the follow-
ing representatives of St. Paul's Lutheran Church: Reverend Thomas Cooper,
3914 Admirable Drive; Joseph Picarelli , 30311 Via Borica; Henry Moeller, 20
Portuguese Bend Road; Jay Luedde, 827 Deep Valley Drive; Carl Barth, 32709
Seagate Drive; William Messer, 1740 Palos Verdes Drive West; Margaret
Moody, 6570 Ocean Crest Drive; and Carol Ozark, 1468 Via Coronel. Their
concerns centered on the noise generated by cars using the easement, the
interference this would have with their worship, safety aspects of the
closeness of the easement to the Church's entrance, and maintenance of the
rolled curb used for the easement. Reference was made to an earlier agree-
ment between the church and Mr. Adler which permitted only emergency
vehicle use of this easement.
During additional discussion of this easement, it was revealed that an
earlier plan did call for use of another easement. However, during the
Planning Commission review of the project it was determined to use the
easement now proposed. Since an additional piece of park property is adja-
cent to the project, a driveway alongside of the property on the south side
of the Church was also discussed.
Discussion then centered on whether the Department of Interior would allow
development of this open area as a recreational site and whether the access
through the park site would create problems with public use of the park-
land.
Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Hughes to close the public
hearing. The motion carried on a 4 -1 vote with Councilman McTaggart voting
in opposition.
RECESS AND RECONVENE At 9 :41 P.M. the Mayor declared a
recess. The meeting reconvened at
9:50 P.M.
Council resumed its discussion of the Golden Cove project. Councilman
Hughes moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to abandon the concept of using
the proposed exit and return it to the intended use for emergency access
only in terms of dealing with this project. The motion carried unanimous-
ly.
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Discussion then centered on access to the Golden Cove Shopping Center from
the interior of this project and how this could be accomplished. Council-
woman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried to bond for
a secondary roadway improvement ( the amount of the bonding should be equal
to the reasonable value of the cost of the deleted access); send this item
to the Traffic Committee for their review; and, contact our Congressional
representative to guide this issue through the Department of Interior.
Mayor Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach to leave the af-
fordable housing component in this Project as proposed. The motion carried
on a roll call vote of 4 -1 with Councilman McTaggart voting in opposition.
Council next dealt with the issue of the Safeway ramp and the allocation of
the cost for its redesign. Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Coun-
cilman Hughes and carried to require a bond from Bredero for their portion
of the ramp improvement.
Council then discussed the affordable housing issue, the number of units,
and the initial sales price for these units. Discussion centered on the
recommendations listed in the staff report: (1) income of $50,000 and ini-
tial sales price of $150,000; (2) 30 year resale control period; (3) owners
may be absent from unit no more than six consecutive months; (4) a state-
ment of assets under penalty of perjury to be furnished; and, ( 5 ) 50% of
the windfall profit would go to the City. Council discussed whether the
resale control could be extended beyond the 30 year period and the priori-
ties that could be set for sale of the affordable units. Councilman Ryan
moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach to direct the City Attorney to
research whether priority could be given to residents of Rancho Palos Ver-
des for the purchase of these affordable units. The motion carried unani-
mous lye
A lengthy discussion then took place on the price of these affordable units
and the number of units to be considered affordable. It was the consensus
that there should be ten units at an initial sales price of $135,000.
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to adopt staff
recommendations one as amended, two, three and four, and that item number
five be considered pending and be discussed at a later time. The motion
carried unanimously.
Council then proceeded to discuss the proposed resolution and minor amend-
ments and additions were made to the resolution. RESOLUTION NO. 86 -41 AP-
PROVING THE ADDENDUM TO FINAL EIR NO. 22 AND TENTATIVE TRACT MAP N0. 44239
was presented by title and ADOPTED on motion of Councilwoman Bacharach,
seconded by Councilman Ryan. The motion carried on a 4 -1 vote with Coun-
cilman McTaggart voting in opposition.
ORDINANCE N0. 185 APPROVING ZONE CHANGE N0, 12 CHANGING THE ZONING FROM
COMMERCIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO RESIDENTIAL MULTI- FAMILY, EIGHT DWELLING UNITS
PER ACRE ( RM -8 ) WAS PRESENTED FOR ADOPTION* (First reading of this ordi-
nance-was--on August 7, 1984.) Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Council-
woman Bacharach to waive further reading and ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 185. The
motion carried on a 4 -1 vote with Councilman McTaggart voting no.
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RECESS At 11:08 P.M. the Mayor declared a
brief recess. At 11:20 P.M. the
meeting reconvened.
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS In response to the Mayor's call for
audience questions was Sunshine 16
Limetree, who requested that Council
send a representative to the
June 26, 1986 meeting of the Palos
Verdes Peninsula Horsemens' Associa-
tion,
SIGN PERMIT N0, 282 Associate Planner Steve Rubin pre -
LOCATION - SILVER sented the June 17, 1986 staff mem-
SPUR ROAD (1801) orandum which contained an analysis
of this sign program for Home Feder-
al Savings located at 450 Silver
Spur Road. On February 25, 1986 the
Planning Commission approved a sign
program for that project. The approval was based on staff's recommendation
which was not in complete accordance with the program requested by the ap-
plicants. Subsequently, the applicant appealed the Planning Commission's
actions. The proposed sign program called for major identification signs
on�the southeast and north building frontages. The program also proposed a
monument sign for secondary tenants and a directional sign for the auto-
mated teller. The applicant was now requesting an identification sign for
the east side of the building.
Representing Home Federal Savings were architect Richard Kaufman, 625
Broadway, San Diego, California; Curt Bauer, 10845 Wheatland Avenue, San
Diego, California; and, Dr. James Claus, 10845 Wheatland, San Diego, Cali-
fornia. They made a slide presentation of the project and emphasized the
competition and the signage allowed for other buildings of a like nature in
the neighborhood.
Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried to af-
firm the appeal.
ORDINANCE N09 208 - REVISION
TO LANDSLIDE MORATORIUM
ORDINANCE (1801)
landslide ordinance. Without
obtain an exemption from the
review it initiates.
City Manager Guluzzy presented the
June 17 staff memorandum and the
recommendation that this ordinance
would add Redevelopment Agency pro-
jects and environmental reviews of
exceptions provided in the current
this exception the Agency will be required to
City Council for each project or environmental
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ORDINANCE N0. 208 AMENDING ORDINANCE N0, 108U, AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE
NOS. 118U, 120U, 123U, 128U, 130U, 131U, 139U, 140U, 143U3 148U AND 155U
was presented by title and INTRODUCED on motion of Councilwoman Bacharach,
seconded by Councilman McTaggart and carried..
WAIVER OF ROOF ORDINANCE City Manager Guluzzy presented the
(1804 ) June 17 staff memorandum and recom-
mended that the City Council grant a
waiver of the Fire Retardant Roofing
Ordinance for a portion of the roof
at 26631 Grayslake Road with the following provisions; (1) the garage roof
is to be treated with fire retardant spray of a type approved by Los Ange-
les City. Such treatment -is -to be accomplished within sixty days and the
materials to be pre- inspected by the City prior to application. (2) The
substandard new roofing replaced on the remainder of the house be removed.
(3) Except for this waiver for the garage only, the roofing for the house
is to conform to the code which requires a Class "C" or better roof.
The homeowner, Mr. Lawrence N. Baron, 26631 Grayslake told the Council that
he was replacing the roof with the kind of shake that was presently on the
house. He explained the efforts he has _gone - through in finding an accept -
able fire retardant spray to use on the shakes and he presented a copy of
literature dealing with the product being used to spray the shakes-. He
further described the test that he used to determine the fire retardancy of
the shake after it was treated.
Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried to
approve the staff recommendations and require the homeowner to do all of
the necessary maintenance
PENINSULA DIAL -A -RIDE City Manager Guluzzy presented the
(1505 ) June 17 staff memorandum and recom-
mended the following: (1) Approve
the consolidation of the administra-
tion of the Peninsula Dial -A -Ride
and the Palos Verdes Transit under the auspices of the City. (2) Authorize
the Mayor and City Clerk to sign an agreement with Charles Abbott Associ-
ates for the administration of the Peninsula Dial -A -Ride as submitted in
their proposal for a not to exceed amount of $7,500. (3) Approve the Pe-
insula Transportation Authority recommendation for this City to act as the
lead Agency for the Peninsula Dial -A -Ride. (4) Authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to sign an agreement with Wilmington Cab for the operation of
Peninsula Dial -A -Ride for Fiscal Year 86/87. (5) Authorize the Mayor and
City Clerk to sign an agreement with the Cities of Palos Verdes Estates,
Rolling Hills Estates and the County of Los -Angeles for the operation of
the Peninsula Dial -A -Ride fore Fiscal Year 86/8.7.
Council discussion then centered on the status of the current Joint Powers
Authority, and how it would continue in place but inactive. Also discussed
was the sharing of liability with Rolling Hills Estates and Palos Verdes
Estates and how this could be accomplished, and what percentage of the
liability they would share,
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Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Hughes to approve the
staff recommendation with the exception that Item No. 4 (the agreement with
Wilmington Cab) be subject to the approval and review by the City Attorney.
The motion carried unanimously.
PARKS MAINTENANCE CONTRACT City Manager Guluzzy presented the
FOR FISCAL YEAR 86/87 June 17 staff memorandum and recom-
(1201) mended that the Mayor and City Clerk
be authorized to sign a contract
with Bennett Enterprises to maintain
the Parks and Civic Center grounds
for Fiscal Year 86/87 at at total contract price of $116,015. Councilwoman
Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to approve the staff recommen-
dation. The motion carried on a unanimous roll call vote.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
Los Angeles City School Board Liaison Meeting - Councilwoman Bacharach re-
ported on the Local Government Advisory Committee meeting that she attended
and summarized some of the issues discussed at that meeting: the annexa-
tion of the Lomita Schools from the Los Angeles School District region, and
the possible effects of year round school on Parks and Recreation program-
ming.
Coastal Commission - Councilman Ryan summarized his attendance at a Coastal
Commission hearing and the possibility of renewed annual reporting enforce-
ment by the Commission. A public hearing will be held on this matter in
Los Angeles and he will be attending that hearing.
Letter From Monaco Homeowners Association - Councilwoman Bacharach moved,
seconded by Mayor Hinchliffe to discuss the letter from the Homeowners As-
sociation at the next City Council meeting.
Newspaper Clippings in City Council Office - It was the consensus that
clippings from the San Pedro News Pilot and the Daily Breeze be left in the
City Council Office in City Hall. Staff was requested to delete the clip-
pings from the Los Angeles Times.
LAFCO Hearings on E astview - A brief discussion followed regarding the
LAFCO hearing on the deannexation of a certain portion of the E astview
area. It was the consensus that staff should get a schedule of the LAFCO
hearing on this matter.
Southern California Joint Powers Insurance Authority (306) - Councilwoman
Bacharach moved, seconded by Mayor Hinchliffe and carried to nominate Coun-
cilman Hughes a candidate to the Board of the SCJPIA.
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (601)
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
AND ADJOURNMENT
ATTEST:
City Manager Guluzzy presented the
June 17 staff memorandum and re-
quested that he be authorized to
sign the Amendments No. 1 to the
CDBG program reimbursable contract.
Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by
Councilwoman Bacharach to approve
this amendment. The motion carried
unanimously.
At 12:45 P.M. the Council recessed
to a closed session for discussion
of personnel. The meeting recon-
vened at 1:00 A.M. with no action
taken. The meeting adjourned to
June 24, 1986 on motion of Council-
woman Bacharach and carried,
MAYOR 7
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