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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 16, 1980
The meeting was called to order at 7:35 P.M. by Mayor Pro Tem 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: SHAW, RYAN, & MAYOR PRO TEM BACHARACH
ABSENT: DYDA & MAYOR HEIN
Also present were City Attorney Patrick Coughlan, City Manager Donald F. Guluzzy,
Director of Planning Sharon W. Hightower, Director of Public Works Charles Abbott,
Associate Planner Richard Thompson, Associate Civil Engineer Gordon Siebert, Community
Services Director Tom Bandy, Administrative Services Officer George Wunderlin, and
Deputy City Clerk Mary Jo Lof thus.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA The City Manager requested that
authorization of expenditure of
$2,400 for preparation of a legal
description of the proposed Landslide Abatement District be added to the agenda. Council-
man Ryan moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bacharach and carried to approve the agenda
as amended.
WAIVER OF FULL READING OF Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS Councilman Ryan' 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 members of Council after reading of the title unless specific request was
made at that time for reading of such ordinance or resolution.
CONSENT CALENDAR After removal of Item No. A -4, the
remainder of the Consent Calendar was
approved as follows on motion of Council-
man Ryan, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw.
MINUTES Approved as presented the minutes of the
Adjourned Regular Meeting of November 18,
and Adjourned Regular Meeting of December 2nd.
Approved the minutes of the October 30th Work Session, Regular Meeting of November 18th,
and Regular Meeting of December 2nd with the following amendments:
October 30, 1980 - Page 2, eleventh paragraph, third line, amend to read: "approval
has been given. This data could be used by the Committee as a guideline."
November 18, 1980 - Page 2, Fourth paragraph, first line, amend to read: it . .spoke
in favor of other park sites. . . ." Page 2, Audience Questions, second paragraph,
second line, amend to read: ". . .Traffic Committee for study and. . . ."
December 2, 1980 - Page 3, last paragraph, amend as follows: ". . at 7:30 P.M. to
review the Sedwick Cook study which establishes guidelines for development in Subregions
1 and 7 of the coastal area.". Page 4, ninth paragraph, last line, amend as follows:
it . they will be required to put their signs. . . ."
Because he was absent from the Regular Meeting of November 18th and December 2nd,
Councilman Ryan indicated his abstention from voting on the minutes of those meetings.
RESOLUTION NO. 80 -77 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 80 -77 OF THE
REGISTER OF DEMANDS CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS
IN THE SUM OF $303,901.98, DEMAND NUMBERS
8904 THROUGH 8946.
RELEASE OF BOND -
PARCEL MAP NO. 7153
(1410 )
RESOLUTION NO. 80 -78
SOLID WASTE GRANT FUNDS APPLICATION
(1402)
CLAIM OF ROBERT AND DONNA
SEPKE AGAINST THE CITY
(303)
RESOLUTION NO. 80 -79
COUNTY AID TO CITIES
(1404)
Released Bond No. 51251 issued by
Fremont Indemnity Company.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 80 -78 OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES APPROVING THE APPLICA-
TION FOR GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE SOLID
WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT OF 19800
Rejected the claim as provided in
Government Code Section 912.6.
ADOPTED RESOLUTION N0. 80 -79 OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES REQUESTING AN ALLOCATION
AND PAYMENT OF COUNTY AID TO CITIES
FUNDS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SELECT
SYSTEM STREETS.
PT. VICENTE - REQUEST FOR FUNDS Approved the installation of land -
TO LANDSCAPE s cap ing on the lower half of the
(1404) Pt. Vicente Walkway for a cost not to
exceed $1,500. Funds to be appropriated
from the General Fund Contingency
Account.
COUNCIL /MANAGER RETREAT
(1101)
Account and added to 1980 -81 Council budget.
Appropriated $2,600 for a Council/
Manager retreat. Funds to be appro-
priated from General Fund Contingency
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: SHAW, RYAN AND MAYOR PRO TEM BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: DYDA & MAYOR HEIN
REOPEN AGENDA
that the agenda be reopened to
moved, seconded by Councilman
by Councilman Ryan and carried
item of business,
Indicating that she received a request
to speak about Miraleste Drive Safety
Study, Mayor Pro Tem Bacharach requested
consider placement of this matter. Councilwoman Shaw so
Ryan and carried. Mayor Pro Tem Bacharach moved, seconded
to consider the Miraleste Drive Traffic Study as the next
MIRALESTE DRIVE SAFETY STUDY Associate Civil Engineer Siebert
(1404) presented the staff memorandum of
December 16, 1980 which described the
engineering report presented to the
Traffic Committee recommending in-
stallation of a guardrail, improved signing and striping, raised pavement markers,
installation and construction of left turn pockets and increased traffic enforcement
to alleviate some of the traffic problems along Miraleste Drive.
The striping and pavement markers will be installed using Federal PMS funds; guardrail
installation and signing will be eligible for 90% Federal funding under the HES program.
The estimated cost for HES- funded projects is $20,500 which means that the City's share
would be $2,000. Staff recommended that the Council accept the Traffic Committee's
recommendation to proceed with preliminary engineering and specifications upon approval
of Federal funding and allocate $2 , 000 to cover the City's 10% matching share for this
project.
Mr.& Mrs. Stanley Walsh, 4215 Miraleste Drive, spoke against the installation of a guard-
rail fearing that it would cause cars to ricochet across the street. They requested that
it be removed from the proposal.
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Speaking on behalf of the Miraleste Parks & Recreation District was Michael Gray,
4125 Miraleste Drive, who requested that the guardrail be placed farther down the
embankment to prevent the possibility of ricocheting. He also requested that a study
be done to see if additional access down the hill from the Miraleste area was feasible.
Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw to accept the Traffic Committee's
recommendation to proceed with preliminary engineering and specifications upon approval
of Federal funding and allocate $2,000 to cover the City's 10% matching share for this
project with the understanding that staff will examine the trade -offs involved in
installing a guardrail. The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: SHAW, RYAN & MAYOR PRO TEM BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: DYDA & MAYOR HEIN
ORDINANCE NO. 137 ORDINANCE NO. 137 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
TRUCK ROUTES PALOS VERDES REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 129
(1502) AND RESTRICTING THE USE OF CERTAIN STREETS
AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE was presented for adoption,
first reading having taken place on December 2, 1980. Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by
Councilwoman Shaw to waive further reading and ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 137. The motion carried
on the following roll call vote:
AYES: SHAW, RYAN & MAYOR PRO TEM BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: DYDA & MAYOR HEIN
MONTEMALAGA MEDIAN - Director Abbott presented the staff memo -
AWARD OF DESIGN CONTRACT randum of December 16, 1980 which listed
(1502) the proposals submitted to the City for
design of this median. He recommended
that Council authorize the Mayor to execute
an agreement with Alderman, Swift & Lewis to provide engineering services for the preparation
of plans and specifications for the construction of raised median islands on Montemalaga
Drive. Councilman Ryan so moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried.
CITY -WIDE HOUSING ELEMENT Director Hightower presented the staff
(1203) memorandum of December 16, 1980 which
summarized the program of resources,
steps to address mixed use criteria, elements of getting sufficient data to begin
addressing city -wide housing element, and a definition of approach to affordable housing
concept,
Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried that staff consider
Council's direction that the City will definitely do a revision of the housing elements
as demanded by law and start as soon as feasible. Also, that a request for additional
staffing be brought to the Council in January.
Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried that the City Attorney
formalize his mixed use housing guidelines and present to the Council.
SEAVIEW LANDSLIDE AREA - Director Abbott summarized the staff
CONCRETE REPAIRS report of December 16th which contained
(1801) the recommendation that the Council
appropriate $5,680 to repair (1) curb
and gutter and related sidewalks and driveway aprons ($3,580), and (2) the concrete swale
at such time as the homeowners have begun construction of the drainage ditch ($2,000).
Funds to be appropriated from General Fund Contingency Account.
Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to adopt the staff recommendation.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: SHAW, RYAN, MAYOR PRO TEM BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: DYDA & MAYOR HEIN
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PUBLIC HEARING Mayor Pro Tem Bacharach opened the
TENTATIVE TRACT-MAP N0. 38512 - public hearing on this tentative
RESOLUTION 80 -80 tract and the Clerk reported that
(1411) notice of the hearing had been given,
with evidence on file, and no written
protests were received.
Associate Planner Richard Thompson summarized this request for approval to subdivide
a 2.14 acre, two parcel site, into six lots for the future construction of single -
family homes. The map provides for the construction of a public cul -de -sac street,
drainage system, rough site preparation, sewers and undergrounding of utilities. The
applicant has requested that the amount of street improvements required be reduced.
Staff recommended that the Council approve this tentative tract map subject to the
conditions listed in Exhibit "A" of the draft resolution.
The applicant, Mrs. Dorothy Tielens, 3 Wrangler Road, Rolling Hills, requested that
Council delete the requirement for improvement of Palos Verdes Drive South adjacent
to the property.
Speaking on behalf of the Palos Verdes South Homeowners Association was Art Maier,
3711 Vigilance Drive, who expressed concern about the use of street lights in the
tract.
There being no response to the Mayor Pro Tem's call for additional public testimony,
she declared the hearing closed.
Council then discussed the pros and cons of public versus private streets.
Speaking on behalf of the Planning Commission was Chairman Harvey Brown who told the
Council that the Commission was in favor of keeping the road public.
RESOLUTION NO. 80 -80 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING
TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO. 38512 was read by title and ADOPTED on motion of Councilwoman
Shaw, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Bacharach and carried.
(At 8:50 P.M. the City Attorney was excused from the meeting.)
DIAL -A -RIDE Mayor Pro Tem Bahcarach reported that
(1201) an administrator has now been hired for
this program which will start on
January 5th and that tickets will be
sold at City Hall.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
COMMISSION
(306 x 1505)
LANDSLIDE ABATEMENT DISTRICT -
REQUEST FOR FUNDS TO PREPARE
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
(1801)
Mayor Pro Tem Bacharach moved, seconded
by Councilwoman Shaw and carried to
endorse John C. VanDoren from the City
of Duarte as alternate to the LACTC.
The City Manager requested approval of
an expenditure of $2,400 for preparation
of a legal description of the Landslide
Abatement District. Councilwoman Shaw
so moved, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem
Bacharach and carried on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: RYAN, SHAW, & MAYOR PRO TEM BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: DYDA & MAYOR HEIN
Funds for this project to be appropriated from the General Fund Contingency Account.
COUNCIL WORK SHOP It was the consensus of Council to hold
a Work Session on January 13th to dis-
cuss the Long Range Financial Plan and,
if time allows, the Alternative Financ-
ing Report,
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ADJOURNMENT
DONALD F. GULUZZY, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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At 8:55 P.M. Council adjourned on
motion of Councilwoman Shaw, seconded
by Councilman Ryan and carried.
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