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By the City Council
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MINUTES
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
SEPTEMBER 19, 1973
CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order at 7:43 P.M. by Mayor Ryan.
FLAG SALUTE Mayor Ryan led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
ROLL CALL City Clerk Cortina called the roll:
Present: Councilmen: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, Ryan and
Ryan.
Also present: Assistant City Attorney Winfield and Acting City
Manager Weber.
MINUTES APPROVAL The Minutes of the Meeting of September 7, 1973, were APPROVED
9/7/73 & 9/12/73 as presented, on motion of Dyda, seconded by Ryan and unanimously
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carried. The Minutes of the Meeting of September 12, 1973, were
APPROVED as presented, on motion of Dyda, seconded by Ryan and
unanimously carried.
PRESENTATIONS Mr. Burnie) Swartzmiller, Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
Marymount Palos Verdes College, addressed the Council offering the
campus of the College for use by the City.
Item 5. Robert Moller, Regional Engineer for Los Angeles County, Palos
Verdes Centinela Valley Regional Office, addressed Council,
Los Angeles County reporting that the purpose of this presentation is to bring information
Eng ineer/Contract to the Council on zoning matters in process and stages of subdivision
Services within the City. Mr. Moller introduced members of his staff present:
Jim Emerson, Subdivision-Tentative Maps; Dick Anderson, Planning
Advisor; and Bob Crawford of the Planning Department.
Bob Crawford addressed the Council indicating that there are sixty-
plus matters pending and pointing out certain areas of activity within
the City.
Jim Emerson, addressed Council outlining the procedures involved in
the planning process to the point of approval of a tentative map and
citing conditions which could be placed thereon.
Mr. R. DeJernett, Office Manager, South Bay Engineering Corp.
addressed Council requesting that those projects being considered for
zone variance be included in the review recommended to be made by
the City Attorney and Acting City Manager on recommendation of th o
City Attorney.
Dick Anderson, Regional Planner out of the Lomita office of the
County Engineer, addressed Council stating that his office is responsi
ble for land division processing and outlining the process to the
Council. He advised that he has office hours available to the genera
public and, in addition, has set aside City Hall time between the hot
of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. daily on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesda
and Thursday.
RESOLUTION NO. 37 Resolution No. 37, entitled:
1203 x 308
Item 6. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES REGARDING CONTRACT FOR
Contract for Planning PLANNING SERVICES OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Services/LA County REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION"
Regional Planning Commission
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By the City Council
73-017
WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, on motion of
Dyda, seconded by Ruth and unanimously carried.
Item 7. Zoning - Minor Variance Request. The Agenda was amended to provide
that Item 7 be heard after Item 8 has been considered, on motion of
Dyda, seconded by Buerk and unanimously carried.
Item 8. Procedure for Processing Minor Variances. Planning Advisor Anderson
1804 reported to Council on provisions of the zoning ordinance which providh
for administrative decision of minor variances, if Council wishes.
These are referred to as variances of a minor nature and may be
concerned with set-back requirements, fence height requirements, etc.
Mr. Anderson recommended that the Staff be instructed to accept appli-
cations for variances of a minor nature and approve same based upon
guidance from the Council and the City Manager.
City Attorney Winfield suggested that Mr. Anderson bring in such
applications for variances for Council review, together with his
recommendation and report on these items. Councilman Dyda supported
this recommendation and Mr. Anderson was instructed to proceed in this
manner by Mayor Ryan. Approved by consensus of the Council.
Item 7. Request for Minor Zoning Variance - Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bentley,
1804 6009 Scotmist Drive. Planning Advisor Anderson stated the content of
this application and recommended that Council approve the variance
to allow 6" to 8" height increase in fencing, all as contained on
Plot Plan No. 1.
Councilman Dyda moved to accept the Staff recommendation and grant a
minor variance to extend the rear fencing as indicated on Plot Plan
No. 1, seconded by Ryan and unanimously carried.
Mr. DeJernett of South Bay Engineering Corp. requested Council allow
the "minor certificate of exception rule" previously used by the
County relating to minor land swap between neighbors. Mr. Anderson
reported on this procedure and recommended that this type of item be
held in abeyance until Council has had an opportunity to review the
land division ordinance.
RESOLUTION NO. 38 Resolution No. 38, entitled:
Item 9. "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
901 VERDES GRANTING CONSENT AND JURISDICTION TO THE COUNTY OF LOS
Granting Consent ANGELES IN THE MATTER OF COUNTY IMPROVEMENT NO. 2534 BARKENTINE
and Jurisdiction ROAD AND OTHER RIGHTS OF WAY"
to County Imp. #
2534/Barkentine Rd. WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED, on motion of
Ryan, seconded by Buerk.
RECESS Mayor Ryan declared the meeting in RECESS at 9:20 P.M. , in order to
give members of the Council time to examine the maps and other data
relative to proposed Improvement No. 2534.
RECONVENE The meeting RECONVENED at 9:27 P.M. with all members present.
Resolution No. 38 The motion adopting Resolution No. 38 unanimously carried.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5 Ordinance No. 5, entitled:
1501
Item 10. "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES IMPOSING A SALES AND USE TAX TO BE ADMI N-
I mposi ng State Sales I STE RED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION AND
and Use Tax PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS"
SECOND WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY and ADOPTED, with further reading
READING WAIVED, on motion of Dyda, seconded by Ryan and carried by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCI LMEN: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, Ryan and
Ryan.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: None.
ORDINANCE NO. 6 Ordinance No. 6, entitled:
1501
Imposing a Real Property "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
Transfer Tax and amending VERDES IMPOSING A REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX ON
the Municipal Code THE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND AMENDING THE
RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE AND
Item 11. DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF"
URGENCY WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY, INTRODUCED with further reading
WAIVED and ADOPTED as an URGENCY ORDINANCE, on motion
of Dyda, seconded by Ruth and carried by the following roll call
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, Ryan and
Ryan.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
Item 12. City Attorney's Report. Assistant City Attorney Winfield reported or
the procedural steps to be followed in changing the name of a
City Name Change general law city, Government Code Sections 34502 - 34508.
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Item 13. Letter Requests Directed to the City Council.
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A. Brusco Construction Co. concerning conversion of rental
apartment units to condominiums;
B. Palos Verdes Seaview Homes concerning the issuance of
building permits on platted, subdivided and improved resi-
dential property whose lot size falls below the 20,000 sq. ft.
size specified in Ordinance No. 3;
C. South Bay Engineering Corp. concerning the processing of
subdivisions;
D. South Bay Engineering Corp. concerning request that Council
consider the adoption of hillside lot averaging system; and
E. Don Wilson Builders request to make a presentation to the
City Council.
Mr. Kenter of Seaview Homes and Mr. Huffsteder of South Bay
Engineering addressed Council re their proposals.
Assistant City Attorney Winfield advised Council that it would not
be appropriate for the City Council to take action on these matters
at this time.
Documents on Items A,through E were RECEIVED and FILED, on
motion of Dyda, seconded by Ryan and unanimously carried.
Councilman Buerk commented that when the procedures are establish
ed, these items would again be brought to the Council's attention.
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Item 14. Councilman Report - Post Office
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Councilman Ruth reported to the Council that after further investi-
gation with the Post Office, the conclusion was that the name
designation and zip code numbers used in the past, would have to
continue to be used for the time being. This matter is being
investigated further and a decision changing the procedure could
not be made at the local level.
Item 15. Acting City Manager Reports
Acting City Manager Weber reported that he was opening City mail
addressed to the members of the Council; that in the future the
press would receive Agenda folders in the same form as distributed to
Council members.
Mayor Ryan recommended that those persons desiring a copy of the
Agenda in advance of the meeting, send their request together with
self-addressed, stamped envelopes therefor, to the City Hall .
Item 16. Other Business
Sanitation District Mayor Ryan reported that a formal Council action is required desig-
Alternate nating an alternate to the Sanitation District and advising that it is
306 customary that the Mayor Pro Tern serve as the alternate.
Councilman Dyda was designated as the Mayor's Alternate delegate
to the Sanitation District, on motion of Mayor Ryan, seconded by
Counci Iman Ryan and unanimously carried.
League of California Mayor Ryan reported on a League of California Cities meeting to be
Cities - Meeting held on Thursday evening in Palmdale and invited all Council
members to attend.
League-cif California Mayor Ryan reporting on the Annual League of California Cities
Cities - Annual conference being held October 21 through 24 in San Francisco and
Conference suggesting that all members of the Council attend. Discussion was
1102 held relative to reimbursement of monies expended by the Council.
No official action was taken, but Council, by consensus, agreed
that Council should be reimbursed for actual expenses of attendance
at the League Conference and further, Acting City Manager Weber
was directed to make the necessary attendance arrangements for
the Council and so advise the Council.
Proposed Expansion of Councilman Buerk inquired if this Council has additional information
Rolling Hills Estates regarding the proposed Bullocks and May Co. Stores construction.
Shopping Center Mayor Ryan advised that there is a public hearing scheduled to be
May Co. & Bullocks) held in November on a proposed road vacation relative to the
1408 shopping center and that an environmental impact report thereon is
being prepared, paid for by the developers. She suggested that this
City Council should be allowed to comment on the EI R.
Assistant City Attorney Winfield advised that it would be possible foi
this City to participate in the Rolling Hills Estates El R, that public
comment is a part of the report and that the report must contain
negative comments and that this City should review the draft report
and make comments on it.
Councilman Dyda requested that Mr. Anderson and Mr. Weber
gather technical data on this in order to have a data base upon
which to base such comment, to have this in a timely fashion to
make these comments in the El R.
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Councilman Buerk suggested that the Mayor and Council of Rolling
Hills Estates be approached and to make it known to them that this
Council considers that the impact of this project goes beyond Rolling
Hills Estates to the whole peninsula and to request an opportunity to
discuss this and to determine the future of this project with them.
Councilman Buerk moved that the Mayor be authorized to take this
position and notify the Staff of Rolling Hills Estates of our interest
in this matter, seconded by Ryan. Counci Iman Ruth requested the
motion be amended to state, such contact be made in time to
coordinate with all three of the other cities on the Peninsula and
further that a Council Committee of two members be appointed to
approach the Council of Rolling Hills Estates and the other peninsula
cities, seconded by Buerk. The maker and second concurred to the
amendment, and the motion, as amended, :unanimously carried.
Mass Rapid Transit Councilman Buerk commented on a meeting he attended regarding th
District Proposal Rapid Transit District System plans and requesting this Council take
1505 an action to request the District to amend their plans to ensure that
a proposed leg from the Los Angeles Airport be extended beyond
Del Amo Boulevard to the base of the peninsula. Councilman Buerk
moved that the Council take the position with regard to a Mass
Rapid Transit System that this City Council of Rancho Palos Verdes
considers it essential that the Palos Verdes Peninsula community be
connected to a Mass Rapid Transit System and the City Council will
make every effort to bring to the attention of the proper authorities
the need and desirability to connect the Palos Verdes Peninsula to a
future Mass Rapid Transit System, seconded by Ryan. The motion
failed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Buerk and Ryan.
NOES: COUNCILMEN: Dyda, Ruth and Mayor Ryan.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None.
Councilman Buerk reported that he will try to provide additional
information to the Council for their review.
Council Assignments Councilman Dyda opened discussion on extension of Council
306 assignments, stating alternates needed to be appointed to some of
the Committees, such as Fire Protection Committee. The members of
the Council indicated their preference as follows: Ruth and Ryan on
Franchises; Ryan and Buerk on Transit Corridor Study; Ruth as an
alternate on finance. Mayor Ryan indicated that these Council
committee assignments were not intended to be on a Chairman-
Alternate basis, but rather as Co-Chairmen.
Additional Council Councilman Dyda suggested the City may want to consider holding
Meetings. additional Council meetings beyond the once-a-week pattern for the
307 purpose of work session meetings, stating much needed to be accom-
plished relative to the planning process and development of a Master
Plan. Councilman Ruth suggested that a Planning Director and a
Commission be appointed as soon as possible.
Audience Discussion Councilman Ryan suggested that the Agenda be rearranged to have
307 audience participation at a specific time, perhaps at 9:00 P.M.
After discussion, Councilman Ryan moved to provide two places on
the Agenda for Oral Communications from the audience, one at the
beginning of the meeting, allowing 30 minutes for this first period
and the other at the end of the meeting, seconded by Ruth and
unanimously carried.
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Audience Questions R. K. Marohn, 3567 Heroic Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, addressed
Council on behalf of the Portuguese Bend Defense Committee
inquiring on developments regarding Great Lakes Properties. City
Attorney Winfield reported that he had appeared before the Coastal
Commission on behalf of this Council and had been advised that the
Executive Director of the Commission had determined that Great
Lakes Properties was in violation and they were being notified of this
this date.
Larry H. Nebel, 30323 Abrazo, Rancho Palos Verdes, inquiring of
Council what can be done to stop the development and will the
developers be permitted to leave a mess on the site.
RECESS The meeting was RECESSED to Executive Session at 11:27 P.M. for
Executive Session discussion on Personnel and Legal Matters.
RECONVENE The meeting RECONVENED at 1:09 A.M. with all members present.
City Clerk Proposal The proposal of Marilyn Cortina for performance of City Clerk
301 services for the balance of September was accepted, on motion of
Ruth, seconded by Ryan and unanimously carried.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting was ADJOURNED at 1:14 A.M. to a Regular Ad journed
Meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 26, 1973, at 7:30
P.M. in the Auditorium of Ridgecrest Intermediate School, 28915
Northbay Road, Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on motion of
Ryan, seconded by Buerk and unanimously carried.
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CITY CLERK
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