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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting
February 17, 1976
The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:40 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 Ryan, and Mayor
Marilyn Ryan
ABSENT: Councilman F. D. Ruth
11/ Councilman Ruth arrived at 8:40 p.m. and was present for the
remainder of the meeting.
Also present were City Manager Leonard G. Wood, City Attorney Pat Coughlan,
Planning Director Sharon Hightower, Administrative Services Officer George
Wunderlin, Community Services Officer Tom Bandy, Public Works Director Dennis
Pikus, and Deputy City Clerk Dee Krebs.
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS - Mr. Rein Kuhr, owner of a lot at 30549 Ocean-
GRADING PERMIT aire, requested Council take action on his
(201 x 1801) application for a grading permit and expressed
dissatisfaction with staff's approach to his
application. After hearing comments from
Mr. Kuhr and the staff concerning the length of time the application had been
under consideration and the methods used to compute the figures, Council referred
the matter to the Planning Commission with the recommendation that the matter be
resolved as expeditiously as possible.
GUARDRAIL Mr. John Zaccaro, 28531 Palos Verdes Drive
P.V. DRIVE EAST East, presented a petition to install a guard
(1404 x 1503) rail on the curve in the vicinity of Bronco
and Palos Verdes Drive East. Following a
heated discussion between Mr. Zaccaro and
Councilman Ryan, Mr. Zaccaro left the chambers. Council agreed to put the item
on the agenda for further consideration later in the meeting.
FLOOD CONTROL Mr. Fred Gebhart of the County Flood Control
(604) District briefed Council on the District's
history, funding, and jurisdiction. In an-
swer to Council questions concerning the
Miraleste Drain, Mr. Gebhart indicated that the District might be able to finance
a small portion of the project.
WAIVER OF FULL READING OF It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS Councilman Ryan, and carried unanimously to
waive further reading in full of all ordi-
nances and resolutions adopted at this meet-
ing with consent to the waiver of reading deemed to be given by all Council
members after reading of the title, unless specific request was made at that time
for the reading of such ordinance or resolution.
CONSENT CALENDAR Council asked that Item 2 be removed from
the Consent Calendar. Whereupon, on motion
of Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman
Buerk, and carried unanimously, action on the Consent Calendar was as follows:
MINUTES Approved, as presented, Minutes of meeting
of February 3, 1976.
HIGHPOINT ROAD Received and filed withdrawal of request for
(1503) a no-stopping zone.
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ITEM REMOVED FROM THE It was moved by Councilman Buerk, seconded
CONSENT CALENDAR: by Councilman Ryan, and carried to approve
Recreation Agreement with the recreation agreement with the Palos Verdes
P.V.P. Unified School District Unified School District, and on motion of
(1401 x 1201) Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Buerk,
and carried, Council asked staff to draft a
letter for Council review requesting school
district advise each school that agreement should be uniformly applied.
ORD. 82 ORDINANCE NO. 82 OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
ADOPTING COUNTY BUILDING VERDES ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE LOS ANGELES
CODE, ELECTRICAL CODE, COUNTY BUILDING CODE, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PLUMBING & MECHANICAL CODES ELECTRICAL CODE, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
(201) PLUMBING CODE, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MECHANICAL
CODE, CONTAINED IN THE 1975 EDITION OF LOS
ANGELES COUNTY UNIFORM BUILDING LAWS PUBLISHED
BY THE BUILDING NEWS, INC. , AS AMENDED, AND AMENDING THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
MUNICIPAL CODE, was introduced by title and passed to second reading on motion of
Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and carried. Following discussion
of whether the fees charged to administer the codes covered costs, it was moved
by Councilman Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, to have staff prepare a review
of adequacy of fee structure for presentation concurrently with proposed budget.
RES. NO. 76-11 Planning Director briefed Council concerning
NIKE SITE ACQUISITION application to BOR for acquisition of Nike
(1109) Site and identified the necessary revisions,
primarily the applications for use of the Upper
Nike Site.
It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried unani-
mously to receive and certify that the final EIR was completed in compliance with
CEQA and the state guidelines and that the Council reviewed and considered the
contents of the report. Whereupon, it was moved by Councilman Ruth, seconded by
Councilman Buerk, and carried unanimously to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 76-11 OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES MAKING APPLICATION TO THE SECRETARY
OF THE INTERIOR FOR ACQUISITION OF SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO ACT ON BEHALF OF CITY IN SAID ACQUISITION. On motion of
Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and carried unanimously, Council
directed staff to complete the application with appropriate revisions and submit
it to BOR by March 1, 1976; and it was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by
Councilman Ryan, and unaimously carried, to authorize the Mayor to sign a letter
to GSA authorizing the City Manager to negotiate purchase.
APPEAL OF PAC DECISION RE: Council agreed to defer consideration of ap-
SETBACK MODIFICATION #44 peal of Manuel Real of PAC decision con-
Appellant: Manuel Real et al cerning Setback Modification #44 and Second
(1803) Story Construction Permit #14, and continue
the matter at the meeting of March 16, 1976,
pending further information from the City
Attorney.
CITY MAPPING SYSTEM It was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by
(1203) Councilman Dyda, to authorize Mayor to sign
letter agreement with American Aerial Survey
for $43,571 for City mapping system and
authorize expenditure not to exceed $1,300 for purchase of set of tract and par-
cel maps from Los Angeles County. Motion carried on following roll call vote:
AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan, M. Ryan
NOES: None
SLIDE AREA - Portuguese Bend Council received and filed report on expendi-
(1404) tures for maintenance of road in Portuguese
Bend slide area.
SUBSIDENCE - Hightide Drive It was the consensus of Council to continue
this matter to the meeting of March 9, 1976.
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GUARD RAIL - P.V. DRIVE EAST It was moved by Mayor Ryan, seconded by
(1404) Councilman Dyda, to expend up to $5,000 for
installation of guard rail in vicinity of
Bronco Road and Palos Verdes Drive East with
Public Works Director authorized to implement the necessary change orders.
RECESS At 9:23 p.m. the Mayor declared a recess and
the meeting reconvened at 9:39 p.m. with the
same members present.
JOINT WORK SESSION The Chairman of the Planning Commission con-
SPECIFIC PLAN versed the Commission with all members present,
(701) and Planning Director explained the joint work
11/ session was called to consider the general ap-
proach to take on the coastal specific plan.
Staff gave a background briefing and reviewed schedule study and the issues in-
volved. Following lengthy discussion by Council and Planning Commission, the fol-
lowing consensus was reached: RPV Coastal Study - identify policies proposed in
California Coastal Plan that are compatible with City's plan, making sure there
is justification at local level for City's policies; Commercial facility study -
not to be undertaken; Agriculture - staff to look at alternatives with City
Attorney to research and document current law; Residential - residential density
identified as primary concern of re-evaluation study; Corridor theme - consensus
was there should be a theme developed and various aspects of landscaping and ar-
chitectural control studied.
At 11:35 p.m. , on motion of Mr. Rosenberg, seconded by Mr. McTaggart, and carried,
Planning Commission adjourned.
MARYMOUNT TENNIS CLUB It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by
(1804) Councilman Ryan, and carried, to refer to the
Planning Commission the matter concerning
residents' requests that grape stake fencing
not be erected at Marymount Tennis Club.
RES. NO. 76-10 It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by
REGISTER OF DEMANDS Councilman Ryan, to adopt RESOLUTION NO. 76-10
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND DEMANDS IN
THE SUM OF $32,199.05, DEMAND NUMBERS 1971 THROUGH 2014, on the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan, M. Ryan
NOES: None
LEGISLATION AFFECTING CITIES It was moved by Councilman Ryan, seconded by
AB 1938 Councilman Dyda, and carried unanimously to
SB 1384 oppose AB 1938 regarding mandatory continua-
tion of solid waste service, and to support,
on motion of Councilman Ryan, seconded by
Councilman Dyda, and carried, SB 1384 concerning beverage container reuse and re-
cycling, with staff to take appropriate action to inform legislators.
HOUSE NUMBERING Following discussion, it was moved by Council-
CHANGES - La Vista Verde man Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, to
(1406) tentatively set March 16 as public hearing to
consider house numbering changes on La Vista
Verde Drive.
REAPPOINTMENT OF COMMISSION Council asked staff to determine schedule and
AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS procedure for reappointing members to commit-
(307) tees and commissions following the Councilmanic
election.
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ADJOURNMENT At 12:10 a.m. , it was moved by Councilman Dyda,
seconded by Councilman Ryan, and carried to
adjourn the meeting.
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LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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