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CC MINS 19800805 MINUTES RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AUGUST 5, 1980 The meeting was called to order at 7:40 P.M. by Mayor Barbara Hein at the Palos Verdes Unified School District Building, 30942 Hawthorne Boulevard. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was answered as follows: PRESENT: SHAW, BACHARACH, DYDA & MAYOR HEIN LATE ARRIVAL: RYAN @ 7:52 P.M. Also present were City Attorney Patrick Coughlan, Acting City Manager Sharon W. Hightower, Administrative Assistant Julie Christensen, Director of Public Works Charles Abbott, Director of Community Services Tom Bandy, Director of Parks & Recreation Maynard Law, Administrative Services Officer George Wunderlin and Deputy City Clerk Mary Jo Lof thus. CEREMONIAL MATTER: Mayor Hein presented a commemorative proclamation to Michael Gould for his commitment and civic dedication as a member of the Traffic Committee from April 18, 1978 through June 4, 1980. She also presented a proclamation to Jerry Marani in appreciation of his term of office on the Parks and Recreation Committee from April 18, 1978 through June 4, 1980. APPROVAL OF AGENDA By Council consensus, Item No. 15 (Street Cracks) was placed under the "Continued Business" portion of the Agenda. The following items were added to the agenda: Palos Verdes Landfill (Dyda) , RPV Park Irrigation Study (Dyda) , SCAG Survey (Bacharach) , League Meeting in October (Shaw) , and Council committees (Mayor Hein) . Councilman Dyda moved, seconded by Council- woman Bacharach and unanimously carried to approve the amended agenda. WAIVER OF FULL READING OF Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Council- ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS women Bacharach and carried to waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions adopted at this meeting with consent to the waiver of reading to be deemed to be given by all councilmembers after the reading of the title, unless specific request was made at that time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. # # it If # # It it CONSENT CALENDAR After removal of the minutes of July 1st, 8th, and 15th, the remainder of the Consent Calendar was approved as follows on motion of Council- II/ man Dyda, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw. MINUTES Approved as distributed the minutes of July 10th and 19th. RESOLUTION NO. 80-57 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 80-57 OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGISTER OF DEMANDS OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $723,036.52, DEMAND NUMBER 8228 THROUGH 8319. TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE Authorized the Mayor to renew the contract CONTRACT - SUPERIOR SIGNAL with Superior Signal Service Corporation for (1405) one year beginning July 1, 1980. CLAIM OF KATHLEEN WILLIAMSON Rejected the claim and amendment to the claim AGAINST THE CITY as provided in Government Code Section 912.6. (303) CLAIM OF DAVID PUSZTAI Rejected the claim as provided in Government AGAINST THE CITY Code Section 912.6. (303) RESOLUTION 80-58 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 80-58 OF THE CITY APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES UNDER ROBERTI-Z'BERG APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS (1201) UNDER THE ROBERTI-Z'BERG URBAN OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION PROGRAM (SB-174) . The motion to approve the amended Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: SHAW, BACHARACH, DYDA & MAYOR HEIN NOES: NONE ABSENT: RYAN STREET CRACKS IN THE Following a brief report by Councilman NEIGHBORHOOD OF DAUNTLESS Dyda on the data collected by staff con- DRIVE cerning the street cracks in the Dauntless (1801) Drive area, he moved, seconded by Council- woman Shaw, to authorize staff to retain Robert Stone & Associates to take the data gathered by staff and evaluate it for its content and impact, and bring back recommendations with alternatives to the City Council at a cost not to exceed $1,500. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: SHAW, BACHARACH, DYDA & MAYOR HEIN NOES: NONE ABSENT: RYAN (At 7:52 P.M. Councilman Ryan arrived and was present for the remainder of the meeting.) BERRY HILL UNDERGROUNDING The staff report dated August 5th, 1980 (901) was presented by Director Abbott who re- ported on the bids received. Due to an oversight, the low bidder, Hood Corporation, requested that their bid be withdrawn; since the remainder of the bids were in excess of fifteen percent of the Engineer's estimate, staff recommended that all the bids be rejected and Hood Corporation be allowed to withdraw their bid. Staff will then readvertise and accept new bids on the project. At the recommendation of the County Engineer, he suggested considering financing this project under the provisions of the 1913 Bond Act. Councilman Dyda moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach to adopt the staff recommen- dation with the addition that staff bring back some information as to what the risks are in using the 1913 Bond Act approach. The motion carried unanimously. REGIONAL SHERIFF'S AGREEMENT Following an explanation of revised page (1206) numbers 4 and 7 to this proposed agreement, Acting City Manager Hightower suggested the following addition to Page 5, Paragraph No. 8: ". . .thereof, except as provided in that certain agreement, Assumption of Liability Agreement, dated November 14; 1977." Councilwoman Bacharach moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried unanimously, to adopt this agreement as amended and authorize the Mayor to sign. PUBLIC HEARING: VACATION OF WHITLEY COLLINS Mayor Hein opened this public hearing which DRIVE had been continued from the July 1st meeting (1408) to allow additional time for the preparation of Environmental documentation. Director Abbott reported that this documentation has now been completed, but the appeal period does not end until August 8, 1980. Consequently, he recommended that this hearing be continued until August 19, 1980. City Council -2- 8/5/80 There being no response to the Mayor's call for public testimony, she declared the hearing be continued to August 19, 1980. Councilman Dyda so moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and unanimously carried. DEL CERRO HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION Acting City Manager Hightower referred to REQUEST FOR DEL CERRO PARK DEVELOPMENT the July 21st letter from the Del Cerro's (808 x 1201) Homeowners Association and reminded Council that the Parks Capital Improvement budget authorized no money for development of this park; Council had decided to allocate the funds for Del Cerro to Hesse Park. It was the consensus of Council that unless it could be shown that significant savings could be realized by developing that park at this time, it would be best to stay with their decision to allocate the funds for Hesse Park development. Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to receive and file this letter. The motion carried unanimously. DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT- The Acting City Manager told Council that INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN 1980-81 she had received a request from the City of BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM Lomita regarding their use of this City's (601 x 1203) funds and requested that the matter be continued to August 19, 1980. Councilwoman Shaw so moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried unanimously. OCEAN TERRACE HOMEOWNERS In response to Council's request,Elaine Fitz, ASSOCIATION - REQUEST FOR STREET 3200 La Rotunda Drive explained the need for LIGHT AND LEFT TURN POCKET a street light at the intersection of Paseo (1503) Del Mar and Forrestal Drive and Palos Verdes Drive South and for a left turn pocket on the westbound lane of Palos Verdes Dr. South at the intersection with La Rotunda Drive. After comments by Council, she indicated her willingness to consider other methods for illuminating and delineating this intersection. . Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilman Dyda to refer this letter to the Traffic Committee for recommendations and possible alternatives. The motion carried unanimously. (At 8:22 P.M. City Attorney Coughlan was excused from the meeting on motion of Council- man Ryan, seconded by Councilman Dyda and carried.) RECESS: At 8:22 P.M. Mayor Hein declared a brief recess. The meeting reconvened at 8:25 P.M. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE As a result of Councilwoman Bacharach's (310) report on her visit to South Lake Tahoe and inquiry on the background of the request from the Mayor of San Jose for the formation of a national refuge in this area, Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Dyda to receive and file the latest communication on this matter and rescind the previous Council action in support of a national refuge at South Lake Tahoe. The motion carried on a four - one vote with Councilwoman Shaw voting in opposition. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE Following an explanation and summarization - 1/2Q SALES TAX MEASURE by Councilwoman Bacharach of the proposed use (1505) of revenue from the 1/2Q sales tax for im- proved transportation systems, Council pro- ceeded to discuss the pros and cons of this measure: if there would be co-mingling of the maintenance funds for previously constructed systems, if this is an appropriate ballot measure and if there really was enough information available on the measure at this time so Council could take a position on it. Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach that the Council go on record in support of placing the l/2 transportation Sales tax measure on the November ballot. The motion carried on a three - two vote with Councilmembers Hein and Dyda voting in opposition. STATUS REPORT ON ABALONE COVE Councilman Dyda gave a brief report on the BEACH PARK (1201) status of negotiations with the County for City control of Abalone Cove Park Beach. USE OF PARKING LOT BARRIERS Citing the vandalism taking place at Rancho AT CITY PARKS DURING OFF HOURS Palos Verdes Park, Councilman Dyda moved, (1201) seconded by Councilman Ryan and unanimously City Council -3- 8/5/80 carried to authorize staff to investigate the costs of installing heavy chain barriers to close parking lots to City parks during non-operating hours to improve surveillance, control unauthorized access and reduce the opportunity for vandalism. Councilman Ryan moved, that the motion be amended to request the City Attorney in- vestigate means to enforce tresspassing laws during closed hours. The amendment was seconded by Councilman Dyda and carried unanimously. The main motion carried unanimously. RECESS: At 9:05 P.M. Mayor Hein declared a recess. The meeting reconvened at 9:15 P.M. JOINT POWERS INSURANCE Councilman Dyda briefly reported on the AUTHORITY - ELECTION OF election of officers to the Executive OFFICERS Committee of the Joint Powers Insurance Authority. OFF SHORE DRILLING - Mayor Hein referred to the material pre- TESTIMONY BEFORE PACIFIC OCS sented identifying the major issues and (309) alternatives for the Proposed Outer Con- tinental Shelf Oil & Gas Lease Sale No. 68. Since the OCS is still in the process of preparing an environmental impact report she felt it was appropriate for Council to present their input for that process. She then moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan and unanimously carried that the Mayor go on record testifying to the fact that Rancho Palos Verdes has a fragile coastline, that it has difficult access and urge that the best technology be used to avoid oil spills. PLAQUE DISTRIBUTION Councilman Dyda distributed the subcommittee's RECOMMENDATIONS (306) memorandum of August 5, 1980 which outlined the guidelines for preparation and distribu- tion of City plaques and proclamations: City plaques shall be prepared for distribution to councilmembers upon retirement from the City Council, Outgoing President of Contract Cities annually, Marilyn Ryan as councilmember and Mayor and-to to the offices of the 51st Assembly District,27th Senatorial. District,4th SupervisorialDistrict and. the League of. California Cities. Commemorative proclamations shall be prepared from the City Council and signed by the Mayor as follows:outgoing Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, outgoing commission and committee chairpersons, outgoing commission and committee members and community leaders and outstanding citizens making a contribu- tion to the City. The Mayor shall prepare commemorative proclamations to honor special occasions and celebrations and recognize efforts or events of community groups or other agencies., He then moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw to adopt the recommended guide- lines for distributing City plaques and proclamations. Councilman Ryan moved to amend the motion to include the 52nd Assembly District that includes San Pedro and also a portion of Rancho Palos Verdes. The amendment was seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and unanimously carried. Councilwoman Bacharach moved to strike the suggestion that the outgoing Mayor Pro Tem receive a plaque. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Shaw, but failed on a four - one vote with only Councilwoman Bacharach voting in favor. The main motion as amended carried unanimously LEGISLATION - AB 2853 (Roos) Councilwoman Shaw summarized the legislative (306) history of this bill and the reasons why the League was now willing to support it in its present form. She then moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach to support the current State League position in supporting AB 2853 (Ross Bill)as set forth in the July 25th communication from the League of California Cities. Council then commented that this bill would set down in law that the housing guidelines are advisory. Concern was also expressed that this bill would be sanctioning those guidelines. The motion to support this bill carried on a three - two vote with Councilmemebers Dyda and Hein voting in opposition. City Council -4- 8/5/80 PALOS VERDES LANDFILL Councilman Dyda expressed his concern (1402) about the toxic waste disposal taking place at Palos Verdes Landfill and moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan that we send a communication to County Supervisor Burke and ask that she take a strong stand in stopping the dumping of toxic waste material in the Palos Verdes landfill. Council discussion then centered on why the dumping at the Palos Verdes landfill has been increased, how closely the toxic materials are monitored, the reasons for closing the Calabasas landfill and if consideration has been given to the geologic problems that exist in the Palos Verdes Landfill area. Mayor Hein proposed a substitute motion that during her attendance at the Sanitation District meeting on Wednesday, August 6th that she express the Council's concerns whether the Palos Verdes Landfill differs from Calabasas; if we should have a moratorium and what is happening with the Palos Verdes Landfill in that we are doubling the amount of toxic material being dumped. The substitute motion carried on a three- two vote with councilmembers Ryan and Dyda voting in opposition. IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOR RANCHO Councilman Dyda reported on the sub-committee's PALOS VERDES PARK findings as a result of their inspection of (1201) the Park's irrigation system. He then moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan that the staff engage Mr. Pagano to take the information available on that system and prepare a recommendation at a cost not to exceed $500 on how to make that system operate. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: RYAN, SHAW, BACHARACH, DYDA & MAYOR HEIN NOES: NONE SCAG QUESTIONNAIRE Councilwoman Bacharach referred to the SCAG (1102) questionnaire regarding the impact of im- migration in Southern California communities. She then moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw to ask staff to fill out this questionnaire. Councilman Dyda proposed a substitute motion,seconded by Councilman Ryan to have copies made of this questionnaire and route to the Council for review. The Substitute motion carried unanimously. LEAGUE MEETING IN OCTOBER Since she will be on a committee and will (1102 x 1202) be participating in meetings until late in the evening, Councilwoman Shaw inquired if there was enough money in the Council's budget to pay for staying overnight in downtown Los Angeles for the League meeting in October. Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw to amend the appropriate policy to allow for staff and Council to have overnight lodging in downtown Los Angeles during the League conference. The motion carried unanimously. COUNCIL COMMITTEES Explaining that she intended members of the (306) subcommittees and ad hoc committees to be II/ equal, however she felt it was necessary to have one member responsible for getting reports back to Council and expediting matters, Mayor Hein moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw to change the Council policy so that standing, ad hoc and sub-committees have a chairman and member. The motion failed on a four - one vote with only Mayor Hein voting in support of the motion. CEREMONIAL MATTER Mayor Hein presented a commemorative proclama- tion to Dr. Sue Soldoff in appreciation of her term as Chairwoman on the Parks and Recreation Committee from May 15, 1979 through June 4, 1980. RADAR SPEED STUDIES Council next heard a review of the report of RESOLUTION NO. 80-59 August 5, 1980 by Director Abbott concerning (1502) the Traffic Committee's recommendation to approve the consultant's report and adopt the proposed resolution establishing speed limits on various streets within the City. City Council -5- 8/5/80 Traffic Committee member Bill Bartz, told the Council that the Committee was mainly concerned about adopting this report so that the speed limits on Palos Verdes Drive East can be enforced by radar. It was the majority opinion of the Traffic Committee that the consultant was able to justify his recommendations regarding the suggested speed limits. Council discussion followed regarding the proposed 30 MPH speed limit for Ganado and Palos Verdes Drive South and if this was a realistic speed for that area. Traffic Committee member Russ Maguire, said he felt the speed limits were being set at a lower percentile rather than the 85 percentile which is the recommended criteria used in establishing speed limits. RESOLUTION NO. 80-59 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMITS ON VARIOUS STREETS WITHIN THE CITY was read by title and ADOPTED on motion of Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman Dyda. The motion carried unanimously. FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT MEASURE Following a brief discussion of the July 14 FOR NOVEMBER 4TH BALLOT letter from the Los Angeles County Flood (604) Control District concerning their placement of a bond measure on the November 4th ballot Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Dyda to authroize the Mayor to send a letter to the Board of Supervisors supporting this measure. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR: MINUTES OF JULY 1st Hesse Park, Page 4, second line, ". . . adjacent to Rancho Palos Verdes Park. . . ." Councilwoman Bacharach so moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried. The clerk was requested to listen to the tape of that meeting to clarify Mr. Dave Alger's comments to the Council regarding the vacation of Whitley Collins. Councilman Dyda so moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach and carried. MINUTES OF JULY 8th Coastal Commission, Page 1, third line amend as follows: ". . .prepare letters by Councilman Ryan for mailing to other. . . ." Mayor Hein so moved, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach and carried. The minutes were adopted as amended on motion of Councilwoman Shaw, seconded by Councilwoman Bacharach and carried. MINUTES OF JULY 15th Berry Hill Undergrounding, Page 3, second paragraph, third line amended as follows: '7. . .will be necessary to notify the Berry Hill residents before going ahead with the project." Councilwoman Bacharach so moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw. The minutes as amended were adopted on motion of Councilman Dyda seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried. ADJOURNMENT At 10:55 P.M. the meeting adjourned to 8:00 A.M. Saturday morning, August 9th for discussion of personnel matters. Council- man Dyda so moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried. MAYOR SHARON W. HIGHTOWER, ACTING CITY CLERK & EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL /I �O' IP 1'TY CL ' City Council -6- 8/5/80