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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 2. 1986
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Hinchliffe at the
Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard. After the Pledge
of Allegiance to the Flag, roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: HUGHES, RYAN, BACHARACH, McTAGGART AND MAYOR HINCHLIFFE
Also present were City Manager Dennis McDuffie, City Attorney Steve Dorsey,
Director of Environmental Services Robert Benard, City Clerk Jo Purcell,
Finance Director Kevin N. Smith. and Public Works Director George Wentz.
CEREMONIAL EVENT Mayor Hinchliffe presented a ceremo-
(304) nial plaque to Leah Jeffreys , Field
Deputy to Los Angeles County Super-
visor Deane Dana, in appreciation
for her assistance over the past
year and in particular for her help
in getting the Special District
Funding for the Peninsula Library
District.
WAIVER OF FULL READING OF Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Councilman Ryan and carried, to
waive reading in full of all ordi-
nances and resolution adopted at
this meeting with consent to 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 The City Clerk announced the follow-
ing additions: Peninsula Youth on
Parade (Bacharach) , Neighborhood
Vandalism (McTaggart) , and City
Newsletter mailing (Hinchliffe).
Additionally, the City Clerk presented Mr. David Leeper's request to con-
tinue his matter until January 6, 1987. It was the consensus-.to discuss
that matter in a closed session. The agenda as amended was approved on mo-
tion of Councilwoman Bacharach, seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried.
CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar was approved as
follows on motion of Councilwoman
Bacharach, seconded by Councilman
Ryan.
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PARCEL MAP NO. 17161 (1) Accepted drainage and storm
(1410 X 1801) drain easements as indicated by the
City Engineer and a 30 foot wide
slope easement paralleling Palos
Verdes Drive South along the fron-
tage of Lot No. 2. (2) Authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to sign the
appropriate certificates acknowledging acceptance of these dedications.
(3) Instructed the Director of Environmental Services not to accept the map
for signing until Lot No. 1 is shown as being offered to the Agency.
EASEMENT FROM ST. PAUL'S Approved securing a 15 foot wide
CHURCH (450 X 604) easement for storm drain maintenance
from S t. Paul's Lutheran Church,
contingent upon improvements by the
developer, approval by the Church' s
congregation and review by the City
Attorney.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER Approved funding one Community Ser-
(1201) vice Officer position on a trial ba-
sis between January 1 and June 30,
1987.
RESOLUTION NO. 86-81 - ADOPTED RESOLUTION N0. 86-81 ALLOW-
REGISTER
LLOW-
REGISTER OF DEMANDS ING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AND
SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME
ARE TO BE PAID,
WAIVER OF FEE FOR SENIOR Approved Alternative No. 1 and waiv-
CITIZENS (1201) ed the $3 parking fee for persons
fifty-five years of age and older at
Abalone Cove Beach Parking Lot dur-
ing the thirty-nine week winter sea-
son from Labor Day through Memorial
Day.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll
call vote:
AYES: HUGHES, RYAN, BACHARACH, McTAGGART, AND MAYOR HINCHLIFFE
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: MAYOR HINCHLIFFE ON TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP 17161
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PUBLIC HEARING
RESOLUTION NO. 86-82 - CONDITIONAL Mayor Hinchliffe opened the public
USE PERMIT N0. 105 (1804) hearing on this approval for CUP
No. 105. The City Clerk reported
that notice had been given and no
written protests had been received.
City Manager McDuff ie presented the
staff memorandum of December 2, 1986
and recommended adoption of the pro-
posed resolution.
There being no response to the Mayor's call for public testimony, Council-
man Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Hughes to close the public hearing.
The motion carried.
RESOLUTION NO. 86-82 AMENDING CONDITION NO. 22 OF EXHIBIT "A" OF THE PLAN-
NING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 86-23 APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT N0. 105,
VARIANCE PERMIT N0. 134 AND GRADING PERMIT NO. 875 was presented by title
and ADOPTED on motion of Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman McTaggart
and carried,
ORDINANCE NO. 212U - REPEALING City Manager McDuffie presented the
ORDINANCE NO. 20OU - SPECIFIC staff memorandum of December 2, 1986
PLAN NO. 111 (701) and recommended that Council adopt
the proposed urgency ordinance which
would remove the moratorium on ac-
cepting and/or processing commercial
development applications in Specific
Plan Area III, 29505-29701 South
Western Avenue.
ORDINANCE NO, 212U REPEALING ORDINANCE N0, 20OU AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF was presented by title and ADOPTED on motion of Councilman Hughes,
seconded by Councilman McTaggart. The motion carried unanimously.
COUNCIL REORGANIZATION Mayor Hinchliffe moved, seconded by
(306) Councilman : McTaggart to nominate
Mayor Pro Tem Melvin W. Hughes to
serve as Mayor. The motion carried
unanimously. Mayor Hinchliffe then
made some brief comments regarding
his tenure as Mayor and thanked the
members of the Council and the staff
for their assistance during that
period.
Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach to nominate
Councilman Ryan as Mayor Pro Tem. The motion carried unanimously.
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APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION AND COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN: (106)
Planning Commission (1203) - -Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by
Councilman Ryan and carried to appoint Joan Ortolano as Chairwoman of the
Planning Commission,
Traffic Committee (1502) - Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Coun-
cilman McTaggart to nominate Richard Mills as Chairman of the Traffic Com-
mittee. The motion carried unanimously,
Transit Advisory Committee (1505) - Councilman McTaggart moved, seconded by
Councilman Ryan to re-appoint Arvid Von Nordenflycht as Chairman of the
Transit Advisory Committee,
Financial Advisory Committee on Taxation (602) - It was the consensus of
the Council to wait until the January 6, 1987 meeting to appoint a Chairman
for this Committee.
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS:
Post Office EIR - Alluding to the Environmental Impact Report prepared by
the Post Office regarding the impact of their enlarged facilities , Council-
woman Bacharach recommended that there were several issues in the report
that should be commented upon by the City, It was the consensus that staff
should prepare a letter commenting on these issues,
HERMAN - Commuter Bus Service (1505) - Summarizing the commuter bus service
jointly funded by Hermosa Beach and Manhattan Beach and the fact that Man-
hattan Beach has now decided to withdraw from the service, Councilwoman
Bacharach recommended that the Council approve in concept the City's par-
ticipation in a study to determine the feasibility of expanding the routes
to serve the City and proportionately sharing in the cost, She then so
moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart and carried,
Peninsula Youth on Parade - It was the consensus that Council would par-
ticipate in the parade and that Councilman Hinchliffe would be responsible
for getting a vehicle for such participation,
Neighborhood Vandalism - Referring to recent vandalism in certain neigh-
borhoods and the fact that windshields were being shot out
by bee-bee guns, Councilman McTaggart suggested that if the public had any
knowledge of these incidents to contact the Sheriff's Department,
City Newsletter Mailing Dates - Reporting on the subcommittee's meeting
where Newsletter articles and the mailing date were discussed, Councilman
Hinchliffe said that it was the consensus of that the subcommittee that
Newsletter be mailed at a later date. Since both the Traffic Committee
vacancy and the Cable TV Advisory Board were being advertised in the News-
letter it was the consensus that the deadline date on these two committees
would be extended to January 20, 1987.
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CITY MANAGER REPORTS
Contract Cities Legislative Conference in Sacramento - Since this confer-
ence conflicts with the January 20, 1987 City Council meeting, City Manager
McDuffie recommended that the Council consider holding the January meeting
either on the 19th or the 22nd. It was the consensus that a decision on
this matter would be made at the January 6 Council meeting, however, Janu-
ary 19, 1987 was tentatively set as the date for the second meeting in Jan-
uary.
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION At 9:35 P.M. the meeting recessed to
AND RECONVENE a closed session to discuss the cur-
rent status of the Horan case and
matters of pending litigation. The
motion was made by Councilman McTag-
gart. At 10:30 P.M. the meeting re-
convened and immediately adjourned.
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