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CC MINS 19750617 M I N U T E S RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting June 17, 1975 The meeting was called to order at 7:41 p.m. 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: PRESENT: Councilmen Gunther Buerk, Ken Dyda, Robert E. Ryan, and Mayor Marilyn Ryan ABSENT: Councilman F. D. Ruth Councilman Ruth arrived at 8:20 p.m. and was present for the re- mainder of the meeting. Also present were City Manager Leonard G. Wood, Acting City Attorney Pat Coughlan, Planning Director Sharon Hightower, Administrative Services Officer George Wunderlin, Public Works Director Dennis Pikus, Community Services Officer Tom Bandy, and Deputy City Clerk Dee Krebs. MINUTES APPROVAL Council considered Minutes of June 3 and 5, 1975. Corrections to Minutes of June 3 were as follows: page 329, Audience Question section, delete: "to police protection"; page 330, second paragraph, delete "passed to second reading" and substitute "intro- duced". Corrections to the Minutes of June 5 were as follows: page 332, paragraph 6, change "20" to "200". It was moved by Councilman Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and carried to approve the Minutes of June 3 and the Minutes of June 5, 1975, as corrected. CONSENT CALENDAR On motion of Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Buerk, and unanimously carried, Council approved items on the Consent Calendar as follows: RES. 75-41 Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 75-41 OF THE CITY REVENUE SHARING CREDIT COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES FOR CO. FIRE PROTECTION PROVIDING REVENUE SHARING CREDIT FOR COUNTY TAXES FIRE PROTECTION TAXES PAID BY CITY PROPERTY (1501 x 603) OWNERS BY ELIMINATING EXISTING TAX AND ESTAB- LISHING A TAX IN PLACE THEREOF. SLURRY SEAL Awarded contract to Ted R. Jenkins Co. at (1404) $38.70/E.L.T. for slurry seal project. P.V. DR. WEST Received and filed progress report on Palos IMPROVEMENT Verdes Drive West improvement project. CA. SIGHTSEEING TOURS Received and filed California Sightseeing APP. TO PUC FOR RATE Tours' application to Public Utilities Com- INCREASE mission for increase of pupil transportation (605) rates. CLAIM - Rose Ridgeway (303) Denied claim of Rose Lee Ridgeway against the City. WATER SYSTEMS Found all work completed as required by the Tracts 30166 & 30167 Subdivision Water System Agreements, Form A-3, (1409) for the two tracts; directed release of Sub- division Water System Agreements between the City and the Subdivider, and the Bond for Faithful Performance. MASONRY WALL Approved work and directed cancellation of Tracts 30166 & 30167 faithful performance bond. (1409) TRANSFER OF ABC LICENSE Received and filed application for transfer 7-11 Store - 6118 P.V. Dr. So. of Alcoholic Beverage license for 7-11 store (102) at 6118 Palos Verdes Drive South. Council 339 June 17, 1975 CONSULTANT INVOICES Approved payment of consultant invoices as follows: David L. Peterson for work on Fiscal element of General Plan; EDAW, Inc. , fees for Task 2 and 3; E.R.A. , final billing for research and consulting services. PUBLIC HEARING - Hearing was opened on code amendment to allow CODE AMENDMENT (Marymount College) college use in the RA-1 District with a con- Ord. 69 ditional use permit. The Planning Director (1804) reported notice of hearing given with evidence on file. In response to a question from Mr. Keith Knight, 2810 San Ramon,. Planning Director. stated college enrollment could be regulated by the City through the conditional use permit. There being no response to the call for testimony, the hearing was closed. Whereuporr, ORDINANCE NO. 69 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES PROVIDING FOR CERTAIN LAND USES UNDER CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS IN RESIDENTIAL ZONES AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE was introduced by title, further reading waived, and passed to second reading on motion of Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried unanimously. ORD. 68 ORDINANCE NO. 68 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS EXEMPTION FROM VERDES REMOVING CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM THE MORATORIUM EXISTING MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN PERMITS AND (So. Bay Archery Club) MAPS AND AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 54 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES was read by title, first reading having been given June 3, 1975. It was moved by Councilman Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and unanimously carried to waive further reading and adopt the ordinance. On roll call vote: AYES: Buerk, Dyda, R. Ryan, M. Ryan NOES: None ABSENT: F. D. Ruth ORD. 70 City Manager reviewed proposed ordinance to PROCEDURES TO enable the City to enter onto private prop- ABATE NUISANCES erty to abate a nuisance which the property owner has failed to abate within a 30-day time period. City Manager then introduced by title ORDINANCE NO. 70 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES SETTING FORTH THE PROCEDURES TO ABATE NUISANCES AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE. Following Council discussion, it was moved by Councilman Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and unanimously carried, that further reading be waived and the ordinance be passed to second reading with the understanding that copies of the ordinance be dis- tributed to the homeowners' associations requesting their comments. ENV. ASSESS. APPEAL Council considered the appeal of the Environ- 2546 Rockinghorse Road mental Assessment Committee's denial concern- Applicant: Ron Hammerle Construction ing grading permit in connection with second- (1803) story addition to property located at 2546 Rockinghorse Road. Mr. Julius Johnson of the City staff reviewed the action of the Environmental Assess- ment Committee noting that the Committee believed the negative effect on the environ- ment to be such that an environmental impact report be performed on the proposed grading project. Mr. J. L. White, owner of the property, said the grading was initiated to widen drive- way to allow vehicle turnaround and requested the project be allowed to proceed because of safety factors. He indicated willingness to construct retaining wall on canyon ridge adjacent to waterway. Mr. Hammerle, the applicant, said he did not see what an EIR would accomplish. Following Council discussion of procedures involved in obtaining grading permit, ef- fects of retaining wall, and necessity of EIR, it was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and carried to table the matter until the meeting of July 15, 1975. Council 340 June 17, 1975 APPT. - South Bay It was the consensus of Council that committee Information & Referral of the Mayor and Councilman Ruth would make Center recommendations to Council regarding two ap- pointments to the Advisory Committee of the South Bay Information & Referral Center. SEWER CONNECTION It was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by AGREEMENT Councilman Dyda, and unanimously carried to (Private Contract No. 75-1) authorize the Mayor to accept the easement deed (1402) for the subject sewer system and authorize the Mayor to sign agreement between Meine Con- struction Company and the City, and an agreement between the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and City of Palos Verdes Estates, to enable sewer shown on Private Contract No. 75-1 to be connected to the sewer system of Palos Verdes Estates. RES. 75-40 Administrative Services Officer indicated REGISTER OF DEMANDS that Warrant No. 1281 was voided and replaced with Warrant No. 1287 in the amountof $636.80. Whereupon, it was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Buerk, and unani- mously carried, to waive further reading and adopt RESOLUTION NO. 75-40 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $195,295.75, DEMAND NUMBERS 1240 THROUGH 1280 AND DEMAND NUMBERS 1282 THROUGH 1285 AND 1287. On roll call vote: AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan, M. Ryan NOES: None ABSENT: None RECESS At 8:55 p.m. a brief recess was called and at 9:07 p.m. the meeting reconvened with the same members present. SEPARATE COUNTY FORMATION Councilman Buerk reported on a recent proposal by Los Angeles City Council to form a new county to include the City of Los Angeles and possible other cities. Following dis- cussion, it was the consensus of Council to try to obtain additional information re- garding the proposal and suggest at the next South Bay Cities Association meeting that a South Bay Cities committee be formed to look at the proposal as well as possibility of forming a county composed of South Bay area cities. COUNCIL PUBLIC Councilman Dyda indicated the Sheriff's Depart- SAFETY COMMITTEE ment was continuing investigation of the inci- (1206) dent that took place on May 18 and a report would be forth-coming. In regard to Sheriff's contract, the committee indicated talks were in progress and the City Manager said the contract would be brought to the Council at the June 26 meeting. Councilman Dyda proposed convening an ad hoc committee to define objectives, criteria and alternatives that could be included in a proposal for federal funding to do an in-depth analysis of alternatives, ranging from continuing contracts on an individual basis to consid- eration of a public safety department. Council was in agreement that the Public Safety committee prepare a written report regarding proposed membership of ad hoc committee and its functions. MIRALESTE City Manager reported on estimates for con- TENNIS COURTS struction of three tennis courts at Miraleste (1401 x 1201) High School and, following discussion, the motion was made by Councilman Ryan, seconded by Mayor Ryan, and carried unanimously, to find that it was in the public interest to give up to $30,000 to the school system for the purpose of constructing tennis courts and that such construction would serve both the City and the public interest. It was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman Buerk, and carried unanimously to allocate $30,000 to construct three tennis courts at Miraleste High School and to authorize the City Attorney to forward letter of intent to the school district. Council 341 June 17, 1975 MEDIAN STRIP City Manager reported Silver Spur Garden Club MAINTENANCE assessed work to be done and arrangements had Silver Spur been made to turn on water. He indicated the (1404) median strip committee will have their recom- mendations ready in the near future and subject will be considered during budget sessions. ZONING ORDINANCE Planning Director presented a flow chart and (1801) briefed Council on time schedule for adoption of zoning ordinance. Following questions and comments by Council, it was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ruth, and carried unanimously, to accept staff's recommendation to initiate adoption of the Los Angeles County zoning ordinance as the zoning ordinance for Rancho Palos Verdes to be used until the City adopts its own ordinance prior to December 31, 1975. EXECUTIVE SESSION On motion of Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried, the Council adjourned to executive session at 10:40 p.m. to discuss litigation matters. Council reconvened at 10:49 p.m. with no action taken. ADJOURNMENT At 11:00 p.m. , it was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Buerk, and carried to adjourn to June 19, 1975, 7:30 p.m. , for final public hearing on the General Plan. LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL By Deputy Council 342 June 17, 1975