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CC MINS 19750819 M I NUT E S RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL Regular Meeting August 19, 1975 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Pro Tem Ruth at 7:38 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, F. D. Ruth and Robert E. Ryan ABSENT: Mayor Marilyn Ryan Also present were City Manager Leonard G. Wood, City Attorney Pat Coughlan, Planning Director Sharon Hightower, Administrative Services Officer George Wunderlin, Com- munity Services Officer Tom Bandy, Public Works Director Dennis Pikus, and Deputy City Clerk Dee Krebs. AUDIENCE QUESTIONS - Lois Smith, 2723 San Ramon, asked City to CROSSING GUARD consider assigning a crossing guard at (1206) Palos Verdes Drive East and Crest Road ad- jacent to San Ramon. Council directed Traffic Engineer to study situation and re- port back at meeting of September 2. CONSENT CALENDAR Councilman Buerk requested that the Minutes of August 5 be removed from the Consent Calendar. Councilman Buerk moved, seconded by Councilman Dyda and carried, to approve the recommended action for items on the Consent Calendar as presented except for Minutes of August 5. MINUTES Approved Minutes of July 22, 24 and August 4, 1975 as presented. ENV. ASSESSMENT APPEAL #207 Granted extension of time until Regular 2546 Rockinghorse Road Meeting of September 2. (1803) WATER SYSTEM Approved water system for Tract 30583 (Paseo (1409) del Mar and La Rotunda Drive.) DAYTON REALTY Denied the appeal from Dayton Realty regard- (1501) ing reimbursement of environmental excise tax. ITEM REMOVED FROM CONSENT CALENDAR: Corrections to the Minutes were as follows: Minutes of August 5, 1975 under the heading "General Plan Distribution" in sentence 6 change "moved" to "suggested" and strike "the motion died for lack of second". In sentence 7, the motion was amended to read as follows: "It was moved by Councilman Dyda, that the motion to authorize staff to print 500 copies of the General Plan be amended to read 1,000 copies with Councilman Buerk's suggestion to incorporate a letter acknowledging the work of the Goals Committee included in the General Plan with copies of the Plan to be distributed to the Goals Committee free of charge." SPECIAL PRESENTATION - Mr. Dick Fitzgerald of the County Beach L.A. COUNTY DEPT. OF BEACHES Department commented on County services at (109) the beach and furnished Council with statis- tics relating to parking and the usage of Abalone Cove Beach Park by residents and non-residents. Council 373 August 19, 1975 Mr. Robert Pelton, 2 Packet Road, voiced concern regarding trespassing, and both he and Mr. Douglas Hinchliff, 131 Yacht Harbor Drive, sought clarification on ex- pansion of beach facilities. Council discussion included preservation of tidepools and traffic and safety fac- tors. It was pointed out that a traffic study is underway with particular con- sideration being paid to problems entering and exiting the park plus turning con- siderations with results of the traffic study to be presented to Council at the next Regular Meeting. RECESS At 9:22 p.m. , the Mayor Pro Tem declared a brief recess. Council reconvened at 9:32 p.m. with Councilman Ryan absent from the chambers. APPEAL OF EAC DENIAL OF At applicant's request, Council agreed to NEGATIVE DECLARATION continue this matter until the meeting of (7165 Avenida Altisima) September 16. Councilman Ryan returned to the chambers at 9:34 p.m. and was present for the re- mainder of the meeting. PUBLIC HEARING - Mayor Pro Tem Ruth declared the hearing C.U.P. #9 open regarding issuance of a Conditional (Marymount College) Use Permit to allow operation of a college (1804) in a RA-1 zone. Planning Director re- ported notice was given with affidavit on file. Planning Director reported the Planning Advisory Committee recommended approval of the conditional use permit subject to specific conditions. Dr. Thomas Wood, representing the applicant, said the college wanted to keep the use of the tennis courts and it was their desire to close the service road at the entrance and egress of Palos Verdes Drive East but keep it open internally for faculty and staff. Council heard supportive comments from Mrs. Lois Smith, 2723 San Ramon, who cited the need for recreational facilities in the area. Mrs. Keith Knight, 2810 San Ramon, asked that the road be closed entirely and fencing removed from tennis court #3 and practice court. Mr. Ross Burnett, 2803 San Ramon, spoke in opposition to the courts, and Mr. Ery Upton, 2750 San Ramon, cited concern for lack of privacy, and Mrs. Blance Vance, 2844 San Ramon, urged closing of the road. There being no further call for testimony, the hearing was closed. Council discussion included court use by organizations, other than the school, vehicle access and parking, fencing, noise, lighting, and landscaping. It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Buerk, to refer the matter to staff to bring back to the meeting of September 2, with the conditions listed in the draft resolution modified to include the possibility of moving Court #3 and a practice court so as not to intrude on a buffer area as defined by the other tennis courts; recreation provided for organized community groups as part of the college program to be limited to the hours from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ; and consider- ation given to a planted buffer zone between the service road and adjacent lots on San Ramon. PUBLIC HEARING - Report of notice having been given with ORD. 75 - Zoning Amendment affidavit on file, Mayor Pro Tem opened (1801) the hearing to consider an ordinance al- lowing restoration of damaged or partially destroyed non-conforming structures. There being no response to the call for testimony, the hearing was closed. It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried unanimously, to waive further reading and introduce ORDINANCE NO. 75 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATING TO NON-CONFORMING USES AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE. Council 374 August 19, 1975 ORD. 70 ORDINANCE NO. 70 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO NUISANCE ABATEMENT PALOS VERDES SETTING FORTH THE PROCEDURES (1701) TO ABATE NUISANCES AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE was presented by title for second reading, first reading having been given June 17, 1975. It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried unani- mously, to waive further reading and adopt the ordinance. On roll call vote: AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan NOES: None ABSENT: M. Ryan COUNCIL PROCEDURES TO APPOINT COMMITTEES Council considered a resolution establish- ing rules and procedures for the appoint- AND COMMISSIONS ment of committees and commissions. (307) Councilman Dyda's motion to establish 7- member commissions died for lack of second. Following discussion, Council directed staff to prepare separate resolutions for procedures establishing committees and commissions and bring back to meeting of August 26. RES. NO. 75-59 RESOLUTION NO. 75-59 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FIXING TAX RATES FOR THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES FIXING THE RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICTS TAX RATES FOR AND LEVYING RECREATION AND (1501 x 1201) PARK DISTRICT TAXES UPON THE TAXABLE PROPER- TY WITHIN SUCH DISTRICTS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1975-76 was read by title. It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried unanimously, to waive further reading and adopt the resolution. On roll call vote: AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan NOES: None ABSENT: M. Ryan MAPPING ESTIMATES On motion of Councilman Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, Council received and filed estimate of costs and schedule for compre- hensive mapping system for City. ORD. NO. 76 Following questions and comments by Council, Adoption of County ORDINANCE NO. 76 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO Building Laws PALOS VERDES ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS (201) ANGELES COUNTY BUILDING CODE, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY ELECTRICAL CODE, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY PLUMBING CODE, AND THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MECHANICAL CODE, CONTAINED IN THE 1975 EDITION OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY UNIFORM BUILDING LAWS PUBLISHED BY THE BUILDING NEWS, INC. , MAKING AMENDMENTS TO SAID CODES, AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE was read by title. It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried unani- mously, to waive further reading and introduce Ordinance No. 76. RES. 75-60 RESOLUTION NO. 75-60 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF REGISTER OF DEMANDS THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $1,289,199.43, DEMAND NUMBERS 1412 THROUGH 1414, AND 1416 THROUGH 1457 was read by title. It was moved by Councilman Buerk, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried unanimously, to waive further reading and adopt the resolution. On roll call vote: AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan NOES: None ABSENT: M. Ryan Council 375 August 19, 1975 P.V.P. YOUTH Following a report by Councilman Dyda on the COMMISSION thumb taxi service provided by the Youth (1705) Commission, it was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman Buerk, and carried to appropriate $800.00 to the Youth Commission for general purposes. On roll call vote: AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan NOES: None ABSENT: M. Ryan SOUTH BAY COUNTY Councilman Buerk gave a report on progress FORMATION regarding formation of a separate county in the South Bay area. NIKE SITE Council discussed plans for utilization (1109) of the Nike Site and agreed upon Plan A as the preferred plan. EXECUTIVE At 12:15 a.m. , Council recessed to Execu- SESSION tive Session on motion of Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried. Council reconvened at 1:43 a.m. , with the same members present. GENERAL PLAN LITIGATION City Attorney reported that he was contacted (701) on August 19 by the attorney for Palos Verdes Properties, who requested a meeting concerning litigation over the General Plan. Council authorized the City Attorney and two Council members to meet with repre- sentatives of Palos Verdes Properties. ADJOURNMENT At 1:45 a.m. , it was moved by Councilman Ruth, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and carried to adjourn the meeting to August 26, 7:30 p.m. , at Council Chambers for a public hearing on an improvement district. YOR LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL By _ Deputy Council 376 August 19, 1975