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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR ADJOURNED MEETING
MAY 30, 1978
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Dyda at 7:40 P.M. at the Palos Verdes
Unified School District Building at 30942 Hawthorne Boulevard, notice having
been given with affidavit thereto on file:
11/ PRESENT: SHAW, BUERK, HEIN AND MAYOR DYDA
LATE ARRIVAL: RYAN (7:45 P.M.)
Also present were City Manager Len Wood, Administrative Services Officer George
Wunderlin, Environmental Services Director Sharon Hightower, Community Services
Officer Tom Bandy, Director of Parks and Recreation Maynard Law, Public Works
Director Dennis Pikus and Administrative Assistant Trish Hanelin.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA Items regarding the Golden Cove Merchants
Association request for waiver of sign
permit fee, and the Coastal Commission
meeting on the City's request to post "No Parking" signs were added to the beginning
of the agenda.
GOLDEN COVE MERCHANTS It was moved by Councilman Buerk and
ASSOCIATION -REQUEST seconded by Councilwoman Hein to waive
FOR SIGN PERMIT FEE the $20 sign permit fee and to send a
WAIVER letter to the Merchants Association
(1203) indicating that both the permit and
payment of the permit fee would be
required in the future. The motion
carried on a 3 - 2 vote.
Mayor Dyda requested that Staff prepare a report on the possibility of allowing
the Merchants Association to submit an annual sign program. The report is to be
prepared for the June 20th meeting.
COASTAL COMMISSION Councilman Ryan reported that, on a 5 - 2
(109 x 309) straw vote, the Commission had rejected
the City's request to post "No Parking"
signs in the vicinity of Abalone Cove.
After discussion of the matter, the Council agreed to the following action steps:
1. Staff was requested to prepare a written rebuttal to the objections raised by
the Coastal Commission;
2. The Councilmembers would each make personal contact with several members of
the Coastal Commission to explain to them the City's position.
3. The City Attorney would be asked to communicate with the Attorney General's
representative regarding legal ramifications.
Mayor Dyda clarified that no decision was made regarding possible action that could
be taken by the Council following the Coastal Commission's formal vote on the matter
on June 5th.
BUDGET The Council continued its previous
(602) discussion of the proposed budget
for Fiscal Year 1978-79.
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BUDGET (continued) The following actions were taken:
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It was moved by Mayor Dyda and seconded
by Councilwoman Shaw to include money
in the City Council budget for purchase of a voting machine. The motion carried
on a 3 - 2 vote.
It was agreed that Mayor Dyda and City Manager Wood would return to the Council
with suggestions on how to reduce the amount of time spent by the City Attorney
at City Council meetings.
It was moved by Councilman Buerk and seconded by Councilman Ryan to delete the
$25,000 budgeted for a subterranean mapping system unless it could later be
found justified by a cost-benefit analysis. The motion carried unanimously.
At 9:30 P.M. , it was moved by Councilwoman Hein and seconded by Councilman Ryan
to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 P.M. The motion carried unanimously.
It was agreed that, because of the election, the June 6th meeting would be ad-
journed at 11:00 P.M. Any unfinished items would be carried over to the June 7th
meeting which would start at 9:00 P.M.
ADJOURNMENT Pursuant to the earlier motion at
10:30 P.M. , the meeting was adjourned
to the next regular City Council meeting.
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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