CC RES 1974-004 RESOLUTION NO. 74-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA TO ACCEPT ON BEHALF OF SAID DISTRICT A TRANS-
FER AND CONVEYANCE OF STORM DRAIN IMPROVEMENTS AND DRAIN-
AGE SYSTEM KNOWN AS PRIVATE DRAIN NO. 1062 , IN THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES FOR FUTURE OPERATION, MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT, AND AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER AND
CONVEYANCE THEREOF
WHEREAS, there have been dedicated unto, or the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes has otherwise acquired, the storm drain improvements and
drainage system known as Private Drain No. 1062 , described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is authorized and empowered
to transfer and convey unto the Los Angeles County Flood Control District
any storm drain improvements and drainage systems for future operation,
maintenance, repair and improvement; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the Los Angeles County Flood
Control District is authorized and empowered under Section 13-3/4 of
the Los Angeles County Flood Control Act, as amended, to accept on
behalf of said District a transfer and conveyance of storm drain improve-
ments and drainage systems lying within the territorial boundaries of
said District whenever the governing body of any public agency owning or
having jurisdiction over such storm drain improvements and drainage systems
by resolution requests said Flood Control District to accept such improve-
ments and systems , except that such Flood Control District shall not
assume or be liable for any bonded indebtedness that may be against such
storm drains or drainage systems ; and
WHEREAS, the best public interest will be served by transfer and
conveyance of the storm drain improvements and drainage system described
in Exhibit A, attached hereto, from the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to
the Los Angeles County Flood Control District for future operation,
maintenance , repair and improvement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
by and through its City Council does hereby request that the Los Angeles
County Flood Control District accept the transfer and conveyance to said
Los Angeles County Flood Control District of the storm drain improvements
and drainage system described in said Exhibit A.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, subject to the acceptance thereof by
resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles ,
the ex-officio governing body of said Los Angeles County Flood Control
District, the City Engineer of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is directed
and ordered to prepare all necessary instruments and documents , includ-
ing deed, to effectuate said transfer and conveyance and to obtain the
approval thereof of the Chief Engineer of said District, and that the
Mayor, acting on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes , is authorized
and instructed to execute said deed and other instruments and documents .
District shall have no obligation or responsibility to maintain said
storm drain, improvements and drainage until all rights of way for said
drain now vested in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and all other neces-
sary rights of way therefore have been conveyed to and accepted by
District. Notwithstanding the foregoing, District may at its sole dis-
cretion maintain said improvements and drainage system upon written
request by city prior to conveyance of said rights of way.
Said transfer is limited to the drainage structure proper and
does not include transfer of responsibility for the repair of paving
resulting from backfill failure in public streets. The City of Rancho
Palos Verdes shall defend the County of Los Angeles and the Los Angeles
County Flood Control District and hold each of said agencies free and
harmless from any liability created by the construction of the facility
so transferred herein.
Reference is hereby made to District Drawing No. 275-558-F29 ;
the plan and profile of said storm drain improvements and drainage system
on file in the office of the City Engineer and on file in the Office of
the Chief Engineer of said District for further data as to the exact
location, extent and description of said storm drain improvements and
drainage system.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of January, 1974 , by the
following vote:
AYES : Buerk, Dyda, Ruth, R. Ryan, M. Ryan
NOES: None
ABSENT : None
MAYO
LEONARD G. WOOD, City Clerk and
Ex Officio Clerk of the Council
By
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of Resolution No. 74-4 approved and adopted by the City Council
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes at a meeting thereof held on the
15th day of January, 1974.
LEONARD G. WOOD, City Clerk and
Ex Officio Clerk of the Council
By 1 I a4 Y _
Deputy
Page 2 Res. 74-4
EXHIBIT A
PRIVATE DRAIN NO. 1062
A reinforced concrete pipe conduit and appurtenant structures in Tract
No. 29300 , filed in Book 814, pages 77 to 79 inclusive of Maps , records
of the County of Los Angeles, described as follows :
Commencing in a natural drainage course, thence southerly in a 20-foot
and 10-foot-wide easement, terminating in a catch basin at the inter-
section of Island View Drive and Ocean Crest Drive. A distance of 276
feet more or less.
All as shown on District Drawing No. 275-558-F29.
Exhibit A to Res . 74-4