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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
FEBRUARY 7 , 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: HINCHLIFFE, McTAGGART, HUGHES, RYAN AND MAYOR BACHARACH
LATE ARRIVAL: RYAN @ 8:00 P.M.
ABSENT: NONE
Also present were City Manager Donald F. Guluzzy, Environmental Services Director
Sharon Hightower, City Clerk Jo Lofthus, Administrative Services Director Kiti
Laisure, Community Services Director Tom Bandy, Public Works Director Charles
Abbott, and Deputy Public Works Director Gordon Siebert.
CEREMONIAL MATTER San Pedro Peninsula Chamber of Commerce President
Jess Robinson presented a plaque commemorating the
City's 10th Anniversary.
WAIVER OF FULL READING OF Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Councilman
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS 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 addition:
Resolution adopting building code fees.
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
item had been removed from the Consent Calendar:
Resolution regarding permit parking. The Consent
Calendar was approved as follows on motion of Councilman Hinchliffe, seconded
by Councilman Hughes.
MINUTES Approved minutes of January 11 and 23, 1984.
PORTUGUESE BEND SOCCER (1) Accepted the Portuguese Bend Soccer field
FIELD Project as complete. (2) Released the retention.
(1201) (3) Retained $1,126.25 until the outstanding Stop
Notice is resolved. (4) Released Faithful Per-
formance Bond No. YS853 -5584 in the amount of
$42,640 and directed the City Clerk to notify the
Surety and contractor.
TRACT N0. 34834 -
RELEASE OF SURETY BOND
(1411)
TRACT N0. 38512 -
ACCEPTANCE OF
SANITARY SEWERS
(1411)
CLAIM AGAINST THE
CITY BY LOU DIAFERIO
(303 )
CLAIM AGAINST THE
CITY BY DAYTON REALTY CO.
(303)
Approved the work and exonerated Surety Bond
No. 009202.
Approved the work as completed. Accepted for
public use said sanitary sewers and exonerate
faithful performance Bond No. 3 SM 5650460
Council rejected the claim and directed the City
Clerk to notify claimant.
Council rejected the claim and directed the City
Clerk to notify claimant*
1984 MINORITY BUSINESS (1) City Council adopted Fiscal Year 1984 goal of
ENTERPRISE GOALS 10% MBE and 1% WBE participation in Federally
(601) funded projects. (2) City Council directed the
City Clerk to advertise these goals for comment
and post them at City Hall for a period of 30 days.
1984 TRANSPORTATION (1) City Council authorized the City Manager to
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM apply for $1,165,267 in FAU funding. (2) City
(1404) Council authorized the City Manager to encumber
$57,000 of City trust funds for PVDS road improve-
ment use.
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RESOLUTION NO. 84 -9 - RESOLUTION N0.84 -9 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
REGISTER OF DEMANDS OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $12 0 , 9 5 4.31, DEMAND NUMBERS
4882 THROUGH 4958, 11705 THROUGH 11716, 26199
THROUGH 26252, AND 252460
STREET TREE REMOVAL - Reviewed the notice and authorized the Public
(1407) Works Department to use this letter as the
standard tree removal notice.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call
vote:
AYES: HINCHLIFFE, McTAGGART, HUGHES, RYAN AND MAYOR BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: RYAN
HAWTHORNE BOULEVARD Traffic Committee Chairman Bill Bartz reported on
STRIPING the special meeting held by that Committee to
(1404) discuss the striping on the section of Hawthorne
Boulevard currently being widened. The Committee
recommended against 3 lanes and was in favor of
signal coordination to facilitate efficient traffic flow. Because of safety
factors involved the Committee felt that three lanes were not advisable.
Council then discussed the usage of the bike lane on Hawthorne Boulevard, the
transition that will occur at Silver Spur and Hawthorne Boulevard, if slower
traffic will block the flow of traffic in the case of only 2 lanes, and whether
parking will be permitted on Hawthorne Boulevard close to the High School.
Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried to adopt
the staff recommendations: (1) Retain Hawthorne Boulevard striping as two lanes
with an unmarked emergency parking /bike lane. (2) Direct staff to negotiate a
contract for signal coordination design. (3) Post signs on both sides of
Hawthorne Boulevard indicating that slower traffic keep to the right. (4)
Install "No Parking" signs on both sides of the street. (5) Include passenger
loading zone for northbound traffic just north of Silver Spur. Additional
discussion ensued regarding the High School parking in that area and it was the
consensus that the Traffic Committee should study the matter of encouraging the
School District to put some temporary parking on the lower site of the High
School.
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RESOLUTION N0. 84 -10 - Councilman Hughes reported on the results of the
BUILDING CODE FEES Subcommittee Meeting to readopt the fee structure
(201) in place as of January 1, 1983 that was being used
by the County on behalf of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes.
RESOLUTION N0. 84 -10 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
ADOPTING BUILDING, ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND PLUMBING CODE FEES was presented
by title and ADOPTED on motion of Councilman Hughes, seconded by Councilman
Hinchliffe and carried.
REQUEST FOR INITIATION Director Hightower presented the February 7, 1984
OF GENERAL PLAN staff memorandum on this request to initiate a
AMENDMENTS General Plan Amendment to: (1) change the designa-
LANDOWNER: MOBIL OIL CORP. tion from Residential 2 to 4 Dwelling Units Per
LOCATION: 28105 HAWTHORNE Acre to Commercial Retail. Staff recommended the
BOULEVARD request be denied commenting that when a change in
(701) use is proposed, that would be the appropriate
time to consider a change in zoning. Additionally,
staff recommended that the City Attorney provide a clear administrative
policy for non - conforming uses*
Representing the applicant was Robert Katherman, 15335 Morrison Street,
Sherman Oaks, California who told the Council that his client is not pro-
posing a change in use but since the area has a non - conforming use desig-
nation they were concerned about the legal status of the property. He
said his client would like to have a public hearing to determine what the
residents felt the best use of the area would be. At this time Mr. Katherman
was informed of several zoning violations that have occurred at that location
over the past few years*
Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by Councilman Hinchliffe and carried to
deny this request. Mr. Katherman was advised that he has six months to apply
for initiation of another General Plan Amendment.
REQUEST FOR INITIATION Director Hightower presented the February 7, 1984
OF GENERAL PLAN memorandum on this request to change the General
AMENDMENT Plan from Residential, 1 to 2 Dwelling Units per
APPLICANT: ZAMFIRESCU Acre to Residential, 2 to 4 Dwelling Units per
LOCATION: 5702 CREST RD. Acre. Staff recommended denial of this request.
(701)
Leon Zamfirescu, the applicant, told the Council
he would like to build three individual homes on this location.
Council briefly discussed the zoning that currently exists in the area, and the
fact that this property was once a gas station and is now presently a nonconform-
ing use. Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart and
carried to deny this request.
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HESSE PARK - Director Abbott presented the February 7, 1984
PLAY EQUIPMENT memorandum which explained that upon review of
CHANGE ORDER the installed playground equipment staff was
(1201) concerned about its safe usage. Staff recommended:
(1) That the Council ratify a Contract Change
Order for the grading, landscaping and adding of
sand in the playground areas for a cost not to exceed $2,400; (2) That the
Council approve the modification and /or relocation of playground equipment for
a cost not to exceed $3,700.
Discussion then followed on why it was necessary to change the location of the
play equipment, and the necessity of having a contractor do the rearranging.
Councilman Hinchliffe moved, seconded by Councilman Hughes to adopt the staff
recommendation and carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: HINCHLIFFE, McTAGGART, HUGHES, AND MAYOR BACHARACH
NOES: RYAN
ABSENT: NONE
CALIFORNIA CONTRACT Mayor Bacharach recommended opposing the amendment
CITIES - AMENDMENT to the fee structure for the California Contract
TO BY -LAUIS Cities By-Laws. She cited the fact that no informa-
(1102) tion was available on the reason for the increase.
Council then discussed when the Association would be acting on this increase.
Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman McTaggart and carried that the
Administrative Services Director should contact the Association and tell them
that since the City has no information on the reason for the increase that
action on this matter be postponed until the March meeting.
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
Responding to the Mayor's call for Audience Questions for items not on the Agenda
was Mr. John Andrews, 28603 Plainfield Drive. Mr. Andrews requested that the
sidewalk on Hawthorne Boulevard between Eddinghill and Granvia Altamira be
cleared of branches and weeds.
ITEM REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR
RESOLUTION REGARDING
PARKING PERMITS ON
CLIPPER ROAD
(1502)
Councilman Hughes said that he was concerned about
three separate parking permit procedures currently
in force in the Abalone Cove area. The Sheriff's
Department suggested uniform enforcement hours and
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a uniform parking permit for all three areas currently enforcing parking regula-
tions.
Council discussed the hours of enforcement required in one area versus the other
and while one neighborhood requires 24 hour parking enforcement, another one does
not require that amount of enforcement. Councilman Hughes moved, seconded by
Councilman McTaggart and carried that the Traffic Committee look at some kind of
uniform parking permit for use in the City.
ADJOURNMENT At 8:55 P.M. the Meeting adjourned to February 16,
at 7:30 P.M. for a Cable TV Workshop.
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