CC MINS 19790710 ADJ MINUTES
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
JULY 10, 1979
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Ann Shaw in the Palos
Verdes Unified School Building, 30942 Hawthorne Boulevard, notice having been
given with affidavit thereto on file. Roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: HEIN, DYDA, RYAN, AND MAYOR SHAW
11/ ABSENT: BUERK
Also present were City Manager Leonard Wood, Administrative Assistant Trish Hanelin,
Administrative Services Officer George Wunderlin, Community Services Officer Tom
Bandy, Director of Public Works Dennis Pikus, Director of Parks & Recreation Maynard
Law, Director of Planning Sharon Hightower.
TIME CERTAIN FOR ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by
Councilman Ryan, and carried to set time certain
for adjournment at 10 p.m.
AGENDA The Mayor requested changes to the agenda.
Councilwoman Hein added an item to discuss ad-
ditional appropriation for the geologist's
dewatering tests. Mayor Shaw added an item
regarding the policy on handing out City documents.
It was agreed to change the order of the agenda to take the Sheriff and the Student
and the Law Program first.
SHERIFF'S BUDGET Captain Ed Douglas and Lt. Walt Thurner pre-
sented a report responding to questions raised
at previous work-sessions.
It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilwoman Hein and carried unanimously,
to request the Sheriff to prepare a recommendation for the Sheriff's budget excluding
the Eastview annexation area.
STUDENT AND THE LAW Council then discussed the Student and the Law
Program and directed staff to meet with the
staff from Rolling Hills Estates and Palos
Verdes Estates to look at the possibility of
cost sharing and of providing the Program in
all three Peninsula high schools.
CITY MANAGER BUDGET The Council then continued with the order of
the agenda. It was moved by Councilwoman Hein,
seconded by Councilman Dyda, and carried unani-
mously to request the City Manager to prepare
a report on the professional organizations to
which the staff belongs and how these organ-
izations benefit the City.
UNDERGROUNDING UTILITIES AT Staff was directed to review the proposed budget
PT. VICENTE PARK for undergrounding utilities at the Pt. Vicente
park site in the context of the proposed future
development of the site.
CITY HALL EXPANSION The Council then discussed the proposed budget
for expanding City Hall. It was moved by
Councilwoman Hein, seconded by Councilman Dyda
and carried, to instruct staff to prepare a request
for Proposal (RFP) for architectural services to
begin the planning for a permanent City office and
City Hall complex.
It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried unanimously
to delete the proposed budget item for expansion of City Hall.
EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT FUND Staff was directed to add a 6% inflation factor
to the Equipment Replacement Fund budget for
Fiscal Year 79-80.
ANNEXATION It was the concensus of the Council that staff
should prepare a Fiscal Year budget that does
not include the Eastview annexation area.
ADJOURNMENT It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by
Mayor Shaw and carried to reconsider time
certain for adjournment.
It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Mayor Shaw and carried to continue
with discussion of the agenda.
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION It was moved by Councilman Dyda and seconded
FOR GEOLOGIST STUDY by Councilman Ryan to appropriate an addition-
al $7,100 to the dewatering test contract
with the total cost of contract not to exceed
$23,500. Roll call vote was as follows:
AYES: HEIN, DYDA, RYAN, AND MAYOR SHAW
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: BUERK
It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Mayor Shaw and carried unanimously to
authorize the Mayor to send a letter to the Legislative Committee considering
SB1203 to explain the urgency of the situation.
Councilman Dyda and Councilwoman Hein agreed to prepare a news bulletin to residents
in the Portuguese Bend area to keep them informed as to the status of legislation,
the dewatering tests and Council action related to the landslide. An attempt will
be made to distribute news bulletins every two weeks.
MILEAGE REIMBURSEMENT It was agreed to gather additional information
about this subject.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES. OBJECTIVES The City Council discussed alternative objectives.
It was agreed to change the wording in Priority
#2 item #2 to read "alternative design concepts
for Coastal SR-1 and SR-7, including infrastruc-
ture.
It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilwoman Hein, and carried unanimously
to adopt alternative B with the revised wording of #2 and the deletion of #5.
It was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried unanimously
to adopt alternative C for Priority #3.
ADJOURNMENT At 11:25 p.m. , i t was moved by Councilman Ryan,
seconded by Councilman Dyda and carried to
adjourn.
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MAYOR
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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CITY COUNCIL -2- July 10, 1979