CC MINS 19751007 M I N U T E S
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting.
October 7, 1975
The meeting was called to order by the Mayor at 7:49 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, Robert E. Ryan
and Mayor Marilyn Ryan
ABSENT: None
Also present were Acting City Manager Sharon Hightower, City Attorney Pat Coughlan,
Administrative Services Officer George Wunderlin, Community Services Officer Tom
Bandy, Public Works Director Dennis Pikus, and Deputy City Clerk Dee Krebs.
CEREMONIAL MATTERS - The Mayor presented a proclamation to Martin
Proclamation to Ballhaus for his heroic action in stopping a
Martin Ballhaus runaway vehicle.
CONSENT CALENDAR With unanimous consent of Council, Agenda
Items 14, 15 and 18 were added to the Consent
Calendar, and recommended action for Consent
Calendar items were approved as follows on unanimous motion of Councilman Buerk,
seconded by Councilman Ryan:
MINUTES Approved Minutes of meetings of September 16
and 22, 1975.
P.V. Drive East Accepted work performed for subject project
Resurfacing and authorized payment of $58,055.18 to con-
(1404) tractor.
Paseo del Mar Accepted road deeds for Paseo del Mar and
Street Dedication authorized City Clerk to file them with
(1408) County Recorder.
Sewers Accepted easement deeds for sewers located
(1402) on Palos Verdes Drive East north of Crest
Road.
Dayton Realty Denied appeals from Dayton Realty regarding
(1501) reimbursement of environmental excise tax.
Driveway Encroachment Authorized Mayor to sign agreement regarding
Palos Verdes Drive East construction of driveway in the City right
(1403) of way on Palos Verdes Drive East.
League of California Cities Receive and file letter from League of
(1102)
Annexation - Kelford Property
California Cities regarding annual conference.
Receive and file letter from Board of Super-
to Rolling Hills Estates visors approving transfer of territory from
(105) Rancho Palos Verdes to Rolling Hills Estates.
Pacific Telephone Receive and file notice from Pacific Tele-
(1601) phone regarding proposed increase in rates
for private branch exchange system SG-1
Dial PBX.
Beekeeping Receive and file Community Services Officer
(305) report on beekeeping problem at 32353 Sea-
raven.
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PUBLIC HEARING - Report of notice given by the Clerk, the Mayor
House Numbering Changes opened the hearing to consider house numbering
Rockinghorse et al changes on Rockinghorse Road and adjacent
(1406) streets. Public Works Director stated the
proposed numbering system conformed to all
ordinary criteria but did not allow numbers
for any future lots and therefore he recommended the request be denied. Mr. John
Absmeier, 2357 Rockinghorse Road, representing the Lower Rockinghorse Road Homeowners
Association, stated the majority of the residents in the area were in favor of the
numbering changes. There being no further response to the call for testimony, the
hearing was declared closed.
It was moved by Councilman Buerk, seconded by Councilman Ruth, and unanimously car-
ried, to waive further reading and adopt RESOLUTION NO. 75-79 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES REVISING THE HOUSE NUMBERING SYSTEM ON ROCKINGHORSE
ROAD, TOPRAIL LANE, GOLDEN SPUR LANE, BRIDLE LANE, STIRRUP ROAD, STIRRUP LANE, AND
SADDLE ROAD.
CONTRACT AWARD It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded
RPV IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 by Councilman Ryan, and unanimously carried,
Forrestal Drive to accept the City Engineer's recommenda-
(901) tion and (1) award the contract, at the bid
price of $189,999.90, to Jack R. Sanders, Inc.
(dba Pacific Engineers) ; (2) reject all other
bids; (3) instruct the City Clerk to publish and record a notice of award of con-
tract; and (4) authorize the City Engineer to make any changes in the contract that
might become necessary after construction has begun as provided in Section 5236 of
the Streets and Highways Code.
AMBULANCE BILLING Administrative Services Officer reviewed
(801) procedure to collect unpaid bills from per-
sons receiving emergency ambulance service
within the City and stated the present
system does not produce optimum results and recommended City make additional efforts
to collect utilizing letters and collection agencies.
Following Council discussion, it was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Council-
man Ryan, and carried, to approve the recommended staff procedure and, at the same
time, investigate other cities approach to service alterternatives.
JPL UTILIZATION OF Community Services Officer reviewed request
LOWER NIKE SITE by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to use the
(1109) lower Nike Site Launcher Pad to conduct a
project to study applications for earthquake
predictions.
Following comments and questions by Council, it was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded
by Councilman Ryan, and unanimously carried, to enter into the license agreement sub-
ject to approval by the City Attorney and Corp of Engineers, with notice to residents
and notice to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory that the agreement be valid only as long
as City has jurisdiction over the property and the agreement could be cancelled at
any time.
OFF-SHORE OIL LEASING Following a brief summary by the Mayor con-
cerning the environmental impact statement
hearings on off-shore oil leasing, it was
moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, to initiate payment of
$1,027.38 previously authorized for City's share of independent studies concerning
off- htire oil and gas leasing. On roll call vote:
AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan, M. Ryan
NOES: None
BUS STOP AT Councilman Buerk gave further background in-
MARINELAND formation regarding a resident's letter re-
(1505) questing a bus stop at the Marineland entrance.
It was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by
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Councilman Dyda, and carried to indicate to the Community Relations Officer and the
General Manager at the Rapid Transit District as well as the resident, Sharon Cooper,
that Council supported installation of a bus stop at the Marineland entrance.
BIKEWAYS COMMITTEE It was the consensus of Council to consider
(112) the appointment of two residents to the
Bikeways Committee, as outlined in the letter
from Palos Verdes Peninsula Coordinating
Council, along with appointments to other committees and commissions.
RECESS At 8:58 p.m. , a brief recess was called, and
the Council reconvened at 9:02 p.m. with the
same members present.
PENINSULA MERCHANTS In response to a letter from the Peninsula
INTERNATIONAL DAYS Center Merchants Association requesting City
(305) participation in the International Days
Festival, Councilman Ryan indicated he would
represent the City to judge the costume con-
test and the City would issue a proclamation designating International Days.
RES. NO. 75-80 Following comments and questions by Council,
REGISTER OF DEMANDS it was moved by Councilman Buerk, seconded
by Councilman Dyda, and carried that the
Council Committee meet with staff and private
contractors regarding service problems with private contractors. On motion of
Councilman Dyda, seconded by Mayor Ryan, further reading was waived and RESOLUTION
NO. 75-80 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ALLOWING CERTAIN
CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN THE SUM OF $640,276.54, DEMAND NUMBERS 1567 THROUGH 1626 on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan, M. Ryan
NOES: None
SEPARATE COUNTY Councilman Buerk reported on the South Bay
FORMATION Cities Association meeting concerning forma-
tion of a separate county in the South Bay
area and stated that he would keep the
Council informed on this matter.
SO. BAY INFORMATION It was moved by Mayor Ryan, seconded by
& REFERRAL CENTER Councilman Dyda, and carried to appoint resi-
Appointments dents Mrs. Lora Hansen and Mrs. Florence
(305) Salyer to the program advisory committee for
the South Bay Information and Referral Center
for Older Adults.
NIKE SITE Following discussion of efforts to meet with
UTILIZATION Supervisor Hayes concerning the utilization
(1109) of Nike Site, Council directed staff to send
a letter to Supervisor Hayes requesting a
meeting with him prior to October 15.
CITY ATTORNEY REPORTS City Attorney reported that indications are
(103) the state is preparing to appeal the recent
name change decision by Judge Pacht. He also
reported that the Attorney for Palos Verdes
Properties had requested a meeting with Council representatives and the Council asked
Mr. Coughlan to arrange a meeting. It was agreed Councilmen Buerk and Ryan would
meet with the City Attorney to discuss the Verde Ridge Road project.
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EXECUTIVE At 10:25 p.m. , it was moved by Councilman
SESSION Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, to adjourn
to Executive Session to consider appointments
to commissions and committees. Council re-
convened at 11:05 p.m. with no action taken.
ADJOURNMENT At 11:07 p.m. , it was moved, seconded and
carried to adjourn the meeting to October 22,
1975, 7:30 p.m. , in the Council chambers.
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LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND
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