CC MINS 19840123 ADJM I N U T E S
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
JANUARY 23, 1984
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Jacki Bacharach at the
Palos Verdes Unified School District Building, 30942 Hawthorne Boulevard.
After the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: MCTAGGART , HINCHL IFFE , HUGHES, RYAN, AND MAYOR BACHARACH
ABSENT: NONE
Also present were City Manager Donald F. Guluzzy, City Attorney Steve Dorsey,
Director of Environmental Services Sharon Hightower, City Clerk Jo Lofthus,
Administrative Services Director Kiti Laisure, Community Services Director Tom
Bandy, Director of Public Works Charles Abbott,Deputy Director Gordon Siebert,
and City Treasurer Greg Beaubien.
CEREMONIAL MATTER Mayor Bacharach presented plaques to former Parks
and Recreation Committee member Robert A. Gibson.
She also presented plaques to Councilmembers
Hinchliffe, Hughes, and McTaggart for their service on the Planning Commission
and a Proclamation to Councilman Ryan for his term as Mayor.
WAIVER OF FULL READING OF Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Council-
ORDINANCES &:RESOLUTIONS man Hughes and carried, to waive reading in full
of all ordinances and resolutions 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 following additions
to the Agenda: Western Avenue Sewer Hook -up,
Legislation SB1016, and three lanes on Hawthorne
Boulevard. The legislation dealing with fines and forfeitures was deleted.
The Agenda as amended was approved on motion of Councilman Hinchliffe, seconded
by Councilman Hughes and carried.
CONSENT CALENDAR The City Clerk announced that the following items
were deleted from the Consent Calendar: Revised
budget for Environmental Services, and Pt. Vicente
Park entrance. The resolution regarding map processing fees and the street
sweeping contract will be placed on a later agenda. The amended Consent Calendar
was approved as follows on motion of Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman
Hinchliffe.
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MINUTES Approved Minutes of December 20, 1983, and
January 7, 1984.
AWARD OF ANNUAL PAVING Awarded a contract to Vernon Paving Company
CONTRACT for street repair at a target price of $1.92
(1404) per square foot at a cost not to exceed $523,000.
ACCEPTANCE OF HES Council took the following action: (1) Accepted
PROJECT LO 26 HES Project LO 26 (10) as complete. (2) Released
(1404) the retention. (3) Released the Faithful Per -
formance Bond and directed the City Clerk to notify
the surety and contractor.
TRACT N0. 32991 Approved the work and exonerated Surety Bond
RELEASE OF SURETY BOND No. 009284, for the amount of $1,000.
(1411)
CLAIM BY BENITO A LUBES Rejected the claim and directed the City Clerk to
(303) - notify the claimant.
EXTENSION of CONSTRUCTION Approved a no cost time extension on the Roy
MANAGEMENT SERVICES Jorgensen Associates Inspection Services Contract
AGREEMENT FOR PT. VICENTE for Hesse, Pt. Vicente, and Clovercliff Parks
PARK until May 1, 1984.
(1204)
RE SOL. N0. 84 -6 - Adopted Resolution 84 -6 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
ESTABLISHING SPEED CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING SPEED
LIMITS LIMITS ON VARIOUS STREETS WITHIN THE CITY.
(1502)
ORDINANCE NO. 179 Adopted ORDINANCE N0. 179 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
DESIGNATING THE ADDRESS PLAOS VERDES DESIGNATING THE ADDRESS OF THE COUNCIL
OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS CHAMBERS AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
(307) MUNICIPAL CODE, first reading having taken place
on January 11, 1984.
CITY HALL UNDERGROUNDING Authorized the Mayor and City Clerk to sign subject
ELECTRICAL SERVICE easement for the Southern California Edison Company.
EASEMENT
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RESOL. NO. 84 -7 - ADOPTED RESOLUTION N0. 84 -7 OF THE CITY
REGISTER OF DEMANDS COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM
OF $317,662o37 DEMAND NUMBERS 4792 THROUGH 4881,
11693 THROUGH 11704 AND 26149 THROUGH 26197.
DEDICATION CEREMONIES Approved dates and general format for dedication
FOR CITY'S PARKS of new park facilities as outlined.
(1201)
SIGN AMORTIZATION Authorized staff to proceed with abatement
(1801) enforcement of Mobile Station and Safeway signs
and to start enforcement of the last two signs
when their time is ended with appropriate letters.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call
vote:
AYES: McTAGGART, HINCHLIFFE, HUGHES, RYAN, AND MAYOR BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
CODE AMENDMENT N09 15 - Associate Planner Angus presented this January 23,
SECOND UNITS 1984 staff memorandum which reported on the
(18 01) September 13, 1983 Planning Commission adoption
of a resolution prohibiting second units. Further,
the staff report presented three options: (1)
schedule a public hearing to consider adoption of Code Amendment No. 15 as
recommended by the Planning Commission. (2) Refer the issue back to the
Planning Commission with Council policy direction. (3) Refer the issue back
to staff with Council policy direction for a draft code amendment. Staff
recommended Council discuss the issue of second units and direct staff as to
how to proceed on this matter.
In response to Council's question, City Attorney Dorsey summarized the legisla-
tion which mandates that if somebody applies for a permit to build a second
unit and that unit meets State standards, then the City must process a CUP
within 180 days.
Council then discussed the types of ordinances adopted by neighboring cities.
Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart to adopt option
Number One.
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RECESS TO EXECUTIVE
SESSION
(1801)
At 7:59 P.M. on motion of Councilman Ryan,
seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe, and carried
Council recessed to a Closed Session. The Meeting
reconvened at 8:14 P.M.
The City Attorney announced that the Council discussed potential litigation
from the various actions that may be taken on this matter. No decision was
made in the Closed Session.
Councilman Ryan moved a substitute motion,, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe
to send this matter back to the Planning Commission to consider other local
city ordinances, monitor the law and what is happening around the State for a
reasonable length of time, look at where the law is going, and bring back a
revised ordinance. The motion carried on a three-- two vote with Hughes and
McTaggart voting in opposition.
SEWER HOOK -UP Director Abbott presented the January 23, 1984
ON WESTERN AVENUE staff memorandum which referred to Council's
(1402) denial of this matter on November 1, 19839
Staff has had meetings with the developer and
reviewed the traffic engineering impacts on
Western Avenue and found them to be adequately
addressed. Staff recommended that Council approve the sewer connection
subject to posting of bonds for median improvement and execution of agreement
between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and the City of Los Angeles.
Council then discussed if enough was known about the density and traffic impact
of this project.
Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried to adopt
the staff recommendation.
COUNTY SANITATION Referring to the January 16, 1984 letter from the
DISTRICT REPRESENTATION County Sanitation District of Los Angeles County,
(306 ) City Attorney said that the City could indeed have
two alternatives to the District since the City is
represented on County Sanitation District No 5 and
on the South Bay City Sanitation District.
It was the consensus that Councilman McTaggart would be the alternative to
both Districts at this time.
LEGISLATION
AjR60 - Cable Television and HR4103 - Cable Tele-
(306) vision: Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by
Councilman Hughes and carried to adopt staff
recommendation to support a AJR 60 and oppose
HR4103. S B778 — Compulsory and Binding Arbitration: Councilman McTaggart
moved, seconded by Councilman Hughes and carried to reaffirm the City's
position of opposition to this Bill. It was the consensus of Council that
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Assemblyman Dave Elder be placed on the City's legislative mailing list.
Also, it was the consensus that a letter sent out on this Bill should be sent
to all the Committee members. SB1016 - Contractors License: Councilman
McTaggart moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried to oppose this
Bill as it is presently written.
TREE REPLACEMENT POLICY Councilman McTaggart said that trees in the
(1407) Eddinghill area had recently been removed.
Initially he received complaints about the tree
removal but then it appeared that a number of
residents were in favor of not replacing the trees. He moved, seconded by
Councilman Ryan and carried that staff develop a policy whereby if a tree is
removed and a homeowner does not wish the tree to be replaced that this will
be allowed by the City. Also, if at a later date the homeowner wants to
install a tree, then it must be of the approved species. If a species other
than the recommended type was used then the tree would be removed at the
homeowners expense.
It was the consensus that pending the development of such a policy that the
trees on Eddinghill would not be replaced. Council requested that this policy
be presented at the February 7th meeting.
COUNCIL COMMITTEES Mayor Bacharach appointed Councilman Hinchliffe
(306) to be the City's representative to the South
Bay Juvenile Diversion. Councilman Hughes will
be the alternate.
THREE CITIES CITIZEN Citing concerns about some of the trails being
EQUESTRIAN COMMITTEE closed off, Mayor Bacharach requested authoriza-
(701) tion to send out a letter to the cities of Rolling
Hills and Rolling Hills Estates informing them of
Council's approval of the concept of this committee
and requesting their comment on its formation. Councilman Ryan so moved, seconded
by Councilman Hughes and carried.
Evie Hunter,-18 Martingale, expressed her support for this committee.
SLIDE COMMITTEE REPORT Councilman Hinchliffe reported on the meeting with
a group of geologists who are studying ways and
means of stablizing and perhaps stopping the
Portuguese Bend landslide. He said that Director Abbott will be preparing a
report on this meeting and it will be distributed to Council within the next
week.
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AUDIENCE QUESTIONS:
Responding to the Mayor's call for questions from the audience for items not
on the Agenda were Mary Jane Bloomingdale, 16 Martingale, and Jean Longacre,
6 Martingale: these residents expressed concern for the work being done on
property owned by Mr. Don Thomas in the City of Rolling Hills. They were
especially concerned about a proposed dam in the George F. Canyon adjacent to
their property.
It was the consensus of Council that staff contact the City of Rolling Hills
to find out what they have approved to be done on his property.
SCHEDULE OF COUNCIL It was the consensus of Council to hold workshops
MEETINGS with the Committees and Commission for discussion
of objective after the Council Retreat. It was
the consensus of Council to hold the Town Hall
Meetings on March 14th at Dodson Junior High School and on March 29th at Hesse
Park. Staff was directed to issue an article in the upcoming Newsletter
publicizing these Town Hall meetings. February 16th was set for the Council -
staff Workshop on Cable TV, and staff was directed to invite the other Peninsula
cities to this meeting.
ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
REVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL After discussion of whether these conferences
SERVICES DEPT. BUDGET and seminars were covered in the original
(1203) Department budget, it was the consensus that if
additional funds were needed to cover staff and
Commission attendance that the City Manager has
authority to transfer funds from another fund.
PT. VICENTE PARK Council discussed whether this change to the Park
ENTRANCE entrance was an eligible cost under the grant
(1201) for this project, if there was some way to pre-
vent four wheel drive vehicles from entering the
park, and the fact that the City is responsible
for maintaining the road that goes through the Coast Guard easement. Councilman
Hughes moved, seconded by Councilman mcTaggart to authorize the improvements
to the Pt. Vicente Park entrance for a cost not to exceed $21,365. The motion
carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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McTAGGART, HINCHLIFFE, HUGHES, RYAN, AND MAYOR BACHARACH
NONE
NONE
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HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD - City Manager Guluzzy reported that he would be
THREE LANES meeting with the City Manager from Rolling Hills
(1404) Estates to discuss the three lanes on Hawthorne
Boulevard. Additionally, he will be meeting
with representatives from Rolling Hills High
School to discuss the scheduling of the work and how it will impact the
parking for the school.
After Council discussion of the paving schedule, and striping schedules, and
whether the Traffic Committee had reviewed this three lane proposal, it was
the consensus that the Traffic Committee should hold a special meeting to
discuss this three lane matter; if they have concerns about it then those
concerns should be presented to the Council at the February 7th meeting.
RECESS TO Council recessed to Closed Session at 9:31 P.M.
EXECUTIVE SESSION on motion of Councilman Hughes, seconded by
Councilman Hinchliffe.
RECONVENE The Meeting reconvened at 10:00 P.M.
DALADIER UNDERGROUNDING Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman
( 901) Hinchlif f e to authorize the City Attorney to
appeal the decision made on the Daladier Under -
grounding District. The motion carried
unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT At 10:05 P.M. Council adjourned to 7:00 P.M. on
January 31, 1984 on motion of Councilman McTaggart
and carried*
ATTEST:
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