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CC MINS 19780718 M I N U T E S RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING JULY 18, 1978 The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Ken Dyda at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Building, 30942 Hawthorne Boulevard. Following the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag, roll call was answered as follows: II/ PRESENT: BUERK, 7:I:IN AND MAYOR DYDA LATE ARRIVAL: RYAN @ Also present were City Manager Leonard Wood, Director of Planning Sharon Hightower, Director of Public Works Dennis Pikus, Director of Parks & Recreation Maynard Law, Administrative Services Officer George Wunderlin and Deputy City Clerk Mary Jo Lofthus. APPROVAL OF AGENDA After addition of Pt. Vicente Walkway (Shaw) and Council Legislative Action (Buerk) , the amended Agenda was approved on motion of Councilwoman Shaw, seconded by Councilwoman Hein. The motion carried unanimously. WAIVER OF FULL READING Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Council- OF ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS man Buerk, 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 members of Council after the reading of the title, unless specific request was made at the time for the reading of such ordinance or resolution. The motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. 100 ORDINANCE NO. 100 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEMS VERDES PROVIDING TERMS AND CONDITIONS TO BE (605) INCLUDED IN CABLE TELEVISION SYSTEM FRANCHISES HEREINAFTER GRANTED BY THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE was presented for adoption, first reading having taken place on July 5, 1978. Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilwoman Hein to waive further reading and ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. 100. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: SHAW, HEIN AND MAYOR DYDA NOES: BUERK ABSENT: RYAN Councilman Buerk moved to request Staff to prepare specifications for soliciting applications for franchising such systems within the City. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Shaw and carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: BUERK, SHAW, HEIN AND MAYOR DYDA NOES: NONE ABSENT: RYAN (At 7:40 P.M. Councilman Ryan arrived.) 901 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS After discussion of the recommendations (307) listed in the Staff memorandum of July 12th, it was the consensus of Council to adopt as follows: recommendations No. 1 and 2 were deleted; No. 5 was modified to set an approximate time limit for each agenda item: and, No. 12 was adopted with the provision that items removed from the Consent Calendar would be discussed at the end of the meeting. On motion of Councilman Buerk seconded by Mayor Dyda, the Consent Calendar was returned to the front of the agenda with the provision that items removed would be discussed at the end of the meeting. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: BUERK, DYDA AND HEIN NOES: RYAN AND SHAW Recommendation No. 13 (Public Hearings) was removed with the intent that redundant debate would be limited. Upon motion of Councilwoman Shaw, seconded by Councilman Buerk, the Staff re- commendations as amended were adopted. The motion carried unanimously. LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA Councilwoman Hein presented her report on CITIES the League Meeting held on July 7th and 8th (306) in Sacramento. This report dealt with the issues discussed at the workshop. This report noted that the City of Torrance had filed a suit asking for definition of Proposition 13 terms. Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw, not to join the City of Torrance in this suit. The motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTIONS PROPOSED BY THE Councilwoman Hein stated this questionnaire LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES had been distributed at the League meeting (306) and she was bringing it to Council for their action. Councilman Buerk moved to receive and file and request that Councilwoman Hein answer and return it to the League. The motion carried unanimously. PT. VICENTE WALKWAY Councilwoman Shaw reported that the City was (1404) now at a point to meet with an engineer for the design of this walkway. Director Pikus reported that the City had received a proposal from Weacco, Inc. , to design the grade and alignment for this walkway across the property at the corner of Hawthorne Boulevard and Via Rivera. Staff recommended that the City Council authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with Weacco, Inc. Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan, to authorize the Mayor to sign the contract so that the City could proceed with the Point Vicente Walkway. On roll call vote, the motion carried unanimously. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS Mr. Don Seal, 4883 Blackhorse Road, inquired INCORPORATION as to the status of the incorporation of the Western Avenue Area. Mayor Dyda responded that it was necessary to adopt the budget first, taking into consideration the effects of Proposition 13. After the adoption of the budget, the Council subcommittee would proceed with this study. (At this point in the meeting, the City Attorney arrived.) Council Meeting 902 July 18, 1978 GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS Director Hightower presented the Staff (701) Memorandum of July 18, 1978 which detailed these three requests to initiate General Plan Amendments. 57 Acre Parcel - Crest and Crenshaw: Mr. Don Owen, representing Caymen Development Company, reported to the Council on the meetings that his company held with the homeowners in the proposed area of change. It was his opinion that generally the residents of the area were not in favor of their proposed development. He said it was the intent of Cayman Development to design a project more consistent with the General Plan as it now exists. He requested that the Council take into consideration the time already spent processing this project through the City. Barbara Gleghorn, 28850 Crestridge Road, told the Council that residents in that area were concerned about the type of park that was suggested for the area. They were in favor of leaving the area in its natural state. Councilman Buerk moved to deny the application for an amendment to the General Plan and requested that Staff work with the applicant and develop a time schedule on the processing of the application, taking into favorable consideration the efforts which the developer has made in consulting with the City. The motion was seconded by Council- man Ryan and carried unanimously. Portuguese Bend Area Club Area: Director Hightower reported on this request for an amendment to the existing land use designation of this area. Staff recommended this request be denied. Mike Kochan, representing Palos Verdes Properties, expressed his concern about the delay in waiting for the Coastal Specific Plan to be approved before they could proceed starting this project. He requested that perhaps instead of a General Plan amendment that they be allowed to proceed on the basis of an informal application. It was the consensus of Council that submittal of this project to the Coastal Commission prior to the City submitting the Coastal Specific Plan would complicate matters. Mr. John McCarthy, 105 Spindrift Drive, one of the residents of the leased area, told the Council that the residents in that area are eager to own the property in that area and requested speedy consideration of an agreement between Palos Verdes Properties and the City. Councilman Buerk moved to deny the request for initiation of a General Plan amendment and directed Staff to work out an agreement with the applicant to start informal review of the application as soon as an agreement in principle has been reached between the leaseholders and the applicant. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ryan and carried unanimously. 24 Acre Parcel on Hawthorne Director Hightower summarized this request to between Via La Cresta & Via Rivera: change the existing land use designation of this parcel. With the use of topographical maps mounted for Council and audience viewing, Mike Kochan, explained what he felt would be the appropriate zoning for this area. Council discussed the zoning in the surrounding area and it was the majority feeling that clustering town house homes in this area would not be appropriate. Councilwoman Shaw said she would favor something higher than one unit per acre. Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilwoman Hein not to initiate a General Plan amendment. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: RYAN, BUERK, HEIN, AND MAYOR DYDA NOES: SHAW Council Meeting 903 July 18, 1978 RECESS: At 9:10 P.M. Mayor Dyda declared a brief recess. At 9:22 P.M. the meeting reconvened. (The City Attorney was not present for the remainder of the meeting.) CONSENT CALENDAR: On motion of Councilwoman Shaw, seconded by Councilman Buerk, the Consent Calendar was approved as follows: MINUTES Approved as presented the minutes of May 23rd, June 29th, and July 5th, 1978. RESOLUTION NO. 78-47 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 78-47 OF THE CITY REGISTER OF DEMANDS COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES (1504) ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $145,995.19, DEMAND NUMBERS 5109 THROUGH 5174. CLAIM FOR DAMAGES Denied claim for damage to personal property PATRICK J. CASEY from Patrick J. Casey. (303) RESOLUTION NO. 78-48 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 78-48 OF THE CITY COUNCIL TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES TEMPORARILY INDIAN PEAK ROAD CLOSING A PORTION OF INDIAN PEAK ROAD ON (305) AUGUST 6TH, 1978. RESOLUTION NO. 78-49 ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. 78-49 OF THE CITY COUNCIL REQUESTING ALLOCATION OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES REQUESTING AN OF COUNTY AID TO CITIES ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT OF COUNTY AID TO CITIES (1404) FUNDS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SELECT SYSTEM STREETS. EL PRADO RECREATION & Approved request for waiver of annual audit for PARK DISTRICT El Prado Recreation & Park District. (1201) The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the following roll call vote: AYES: RYAN, BUERK, SHAW AND MAYOR DYDA NOES: NONE .: ABSENT: HEIN # # # # # # # # (At 9:27 P.M. Councilwoman Hein rejoined the meeting.) 1978-79 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET City Manager distributed the proposed RESOLUTION NO. 78-51 Resolution which listed the operating (602) budget for the various City departments. Council then proceeded to act on each department as outlined in the City Manager's memorandum of July 7th, 1978. NONDEPARTMENTAL Office Expenses: Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to cut office expenses by 10%. The motion carried unanimously. Council Meeting 904 July 18, 1978 Auditing Services: Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilwoman Hein to reduce the auditing services to $1,800. The motion carried unanimously. Membership & Dues: Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan not to eliminate any of these memberships at this time. The motion carried unanimously. Contingency: Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilman Buerk to continue the amount designated for contingencies. The motion carried unanimously. Training & Education: Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to reduce the training and education budget to $1,000. The motion carried unanimously. Insurance: The Administrative Services Officer explained the necessity for the increase in the budget for insurance. Councilwoman Hein moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw to increase the insurance budget to $37,010. The motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC SAFETY The City Manager's memorandum noted that (1503) elimination of crossing guards would increase potential safety problems for school children and that elimination of these positions should be done only if provisions are made for substitute community volunteer service. Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilwoman Hein to leave the crossing guards in the budget, subject to a positive recommendation by the Traffic Committee. (This motion was later withdrawn.) Council then discussed how these positions would be filled; if it was the respon- sibility of the City to provide these guards; and, what length of time should be allowed for the Traffic Committee to make a study. With the consent of the second, Councilman Buerk amended his motion as follows: Retain the crossing guards pending a positive recommendation by the Traffic Committee within 90 days. The amended motion carried unanimously. Area "G": Councilwoman Shaw moved, seconded by Councilwoman Hein to reduce the budget for this item to $1,200. The motion carried unanimously. REGULATORY, INSPECTION & Animal Control: Councilman Ryan moved, MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES seconded by Councilwoman Hein to reduce (104) the budget for this department to $7,940. The motion carried unanimously. HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION Traffic & Lighting: Councilman Buerk moved, FUND seconded by Councilman Ryan, to reduce the Traffic & Lighting fund from $14,520 to $12,520. The motion carried unanimously. Substructure Maps: Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilwoman Hein to eliminate substructure maps. The motion carried unanimously. Maintenance - Curbs & Sidewalks: Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to retain the budget for this item. The motion carried unanimously. Street Sweeping: Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan, to review the street sweeping schedule and in areas that have high litter frequency sweep every week, in areas of low frequency sweep bi-weekly. The motion carried on the following roll call vote: (With the consent of the second, this motion was later withdrawn.) AYES: RYAN, BUERK, HEIN AND MAYOR DYDA NOES: SHAW Council Meeting 905 July 18, 1978 Councilman Buerk moved to reduce the street sweeping budget by $10,000. The motion was seconded by Councilman Ryan. Mayor Dyda moved, seconded by Councilwoman Shaw, for reconsideration of the original motion to allow a substitute motion for bi-weekly street sweeping. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Dyda moved, seconded by Councilman Buerk, to reduce the street sweeping to a frequency of bi-weekly. The motion carried unanimously. RECESS: At 10:27 P.M. the Mayor declared a brief recess. At 10:35 P.M. the meeting reconvened with the same members present. The Mayor noted that the Parks & Recreation Department Budget had been set out as a separate budget and the proposed resolution presented to Council indicated it was combined with the General Budget. Mayor Dyda moved, seconded by Councilman Ryan to recombine the Parks & Recreation Budget in the General Fund Budget. The motion carried unanimously. RESOLUTION NO. 78-51 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING AN EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1978-79 was read by title. Councilman Ryan moved that RESOLUTION NO. 78-51 BE ADOPTED. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Hein and carried unanimously, ADJOURNMENT: Councilman Ryan moved, seconded by Councilman Buerk to adjourn the meeting to Wednesday, July 26th, at 7:30 P.M. for a Work Session on the Coastal Plan. The motion carried unanimously. if I 4111i MAYOR ATTEST: LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL Age •Alr 'EPU r CI fCLE ' �. Council Meeting 906 July 18, 1978