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RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
Adjourned Regular Meeting
March 9, 1976
The meeting was called to order at 7:45 p.m. at the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified
School District Building, notice having been given with affidavit thereto on file.
Roll call was answered as follows:
PRESENT: Councilmen Gunther Buerk, Ken Dyda, F. D. Ruth, Robert Ryan
and Mayor Marilyn Ryan
ABSENT: None
Also present were City Manager Leonard G. Wood, Administrative Services Officer
George Wunderlin, and Deputy City Clerk Dee Krebs.
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 ord-
inances and resolutions adopted at this
meeting 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.
RES. NO. 76-12 City Manager pointed out that a portion of
DECLARING RESULTS Section 7 of Resolution No. 76-12 should be
OF MUNICIPAL ELECTION deleted, whereupon it was moved by Council-
(501) man Ryan, seconded by Councilman Ruth, and
carried unanimously to adopt, as amended,
RESOLUTION NO. 76-12 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES RECITING THE FACT OF THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD IN SAID CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1976,
DECLARING THE RESULT THEREOF AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS ARE PROVIDED BY LAW.
CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION City Clerk presented Certificates of
& OATH OF OFFICE Election to the newly elected Council and
(501) administered the Oath of Office.
CALL TO ORDER OF The City Clerk called the newly elected
NEWLY ELECTED COUNCIL Council to order and it was moved by Council-
man Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and
unanimously carried to nominate Marilyn Ryan
as temporary chairperson to preside over nominations for Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.
ELECTION OF MAYOR It was moved by Councilwoman Ryan, seconded
& MAYOR PRO TEM by Councilman Dyda, to nominate Councilman
(306) Buerk as Mayor of the City of Rancho Palos
11/ Verdes. Councilwoman Ryan moved nomina-
tions be closed. The motion to elect Councilman Buerk as Mayor carried with
Mr. Buerk abstaining.
It was moved by Councilman Ruth, seconded by Mayor Buerk, to nominate Councilman
Ryan as Mayor Pro Tempore. Councilman Ruth moved nominations be closed. Council-
man Ryan was elected Mayor Pro Tempore by unanimous vote.
On motion of Mayor Buerk, seconded by Councilman Dyda, and carried, staff was
asked to prepare resolutions commending Councilwoman Ryan and Councilman Ruth for
their dedicated service to the City in their respective capacities as Mayor and
Mayor Pro Tempore.
APPOINTMENT OF It was moved by Councilwoman Ryan, seconded
CITY ATTORNEY by Councilman Dyda, and unanimously carried,
(103) to appoint Patrick C. Coughlan as City
Attorney.
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APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO It was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by
PLANNING COMMISSION Mayor Buerk, to defer consideration of ap-
(1212) pointments to Planning Commission, Traffic
Committee and Parks and Recreation Committee
until March 16 and change the Commission
membership to seven persons. Following discussion, the motion failed with Council
members R. Ryan, M. Ryan, and Ruth voting in opposition. It was then moved by
Councilman Ryan, seconded by Councilwoman Ryan, to reappoint the current members
of the Planning Commission, and retain the current chairperson. Motion carried
unanimously.
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO It was moved by Councilman Ruth, seconded by
TRAFFIC COMMITTEE AND Councilman Ryan, to defer consideration of
PARKS & RECREATION COMMITTEE appointment of Committee members until
March 16. Following discussion, the motion
was withdrawn with consent of second. Where-
upon, it was moved by Councilman Dyda, seconded by Councilman Ryan, to reappoint
the current members of the Traffic Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commit-
tee and retain the current chairpersons. Motion carried unanimously.
Council asked that staff arrange in the near future to have work sessions between
the Council, the Planning Commission, Traffic Committee, and Parks and Recreation
Committee.
COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL Council discussed Council representation to
ASSIGNMENTS organizations outside the City and it was
(306) agreed that the Mayor would be the desig-
nated representative to the Committee of
Mayors, League of California Cities, and
Sanitation District, with the Mayor Pro Tempore designated as the alternate for
the two latter organizations. It was moved by Councilwoman Ryan, seconded by
Councilman Dyda, and carried to have staff prepare a resolution designating Mayor
Buerk as member and Mayor Pro Tempore Ryan as alternate to the City Selection
Committee. Consideration of all other Council assignments was deferred until the
meeting of March 16, 1976.
ADJOURNMENT At 8:30 p.m. , it was moved by Councilman
Ryan, seconded by Councilman Ruth, and
carried to adjourn the meeting.
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MAYOR
LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
By
eputy
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