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RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 1, 1991
The meeting was called to order at 12 :31 A.M. at the Hesse Park
Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard, by Chairman
Hinchliffe.
PRESENT: BACHARACH, HUGHES, McTAGGART, RYAN, AND
CHAIR HINCHLIFFE
Also present were Acting Executive Director Mark Rohloff, Director
of Environmental Services Robert Benard, Public Works Director
Catherine Reed, Agency Attorney Carol Lynch, Director of Recreation
and Parks Mary Thomas and Agency Secretary Jo Purcell.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
The agenda was approved on motion of Member Bacharach, seconded by
Member Hughes.
CONSENT CALENDAR
The consent calendar was approved as follows on motion of Member
Bacharach, seconded by Member Hughes.
Adopted a motion to waive reading in full of all ordinances and
resolutions adopted at the meeting with consent to the waiver of
reading deemed to be given by all Board Members after the reading
of the title.
Speaking to the Register of Demands was Lois Larue, who expressed
her concern about the amount of billing from Charles Abbott
Associates.
RESOLUTION NO. RDA 91-22 - REGISTER OF DEMANDS
Adopted RESOLUTION NO. RDA 91-22 ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS SPECIFYING FUNDS FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE PAID.
The motion to approve the consent calendar carried on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: BACHARACH, HUGHES, McTAGGART, RYAN AND
CHAIR HINCHLIFFE
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: HINCHLIFFE (REGISTER OF DEMANDS EXHIBIT "B")
ABALONE COVE INVESTIGATIVE BORINGS (1900)
Director Reed presented the staff memorandum of October 1st and the
recommendation that the Board conceptually approve up to two
investigative borings and authorize staff to proceed with the
project. Ms. Reed explained that on July 25, 19 91 the Abalone Cove
panel of experts unanimously approved the drilling of two
investigative borings to obtain additional information on the
landslide. It was the panel's determination that the data
generated from these borings they would be better equipped to
determine if additional borings were needed and the best location
for those borings.
The Board then discussed whether these borings were to determine
where other borings were to be made.
Member Hughes moved, seconded by Member McTaggart to fund up to two
borings for the purpose of determining the priority of the work to
be done on the abatement projects that have been established for
the landslide; these borings were not to establish whether new
borings were to be made but were to be done in carrying out Judge
Chernow's order.
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd. , referred to a letter submitted by
Mr. Robert McJones a resident of the Landslide area in which Mr.
McJones disagreed with the opinion of the City Geologist Dr. Perry
Ehlig.
The motion to fund these borings up to $65,000 carried on the
following roll call vote:
AYES: BACHARACH, HUGHES, McTAGGART, RYAN, AND CHAIR
HINCHLIFFE
PORTUGUESE BEND LANDSLIDE MAINTENANCE (1900)
Chairman Hinchliffe excused himself from discussion of this matter
because of a conflict of interest.
Director Reed presented the October 1st staff memorandum and the
recommendation to authorize the expenditure of not to exceed
$12, 000 to Palos Verdes Maintenance for Portuguese Bend Landslide
Maintenance. Ms. Reed explained that the Portuguese Bend Landslide
area requires periodic maintenance to provide adequate drainage.
This maintenance is essential in order to prevent rainfall runoff
from entering the landslide and raising the water table.
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd. , objected to the expenditure of
$12, 000 to maintain Portuguese Bend Landslide area. She cited the
small pipes that currently exist in the area and said that they
were leaking.
Member Hughes moved, seconded by Member Bacharach to approve the
staff recommendation. The motion carried on the following roll
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call vote:
AYES: BACHARACH, McTAGGART AND HUGHES
NOES: RYAN
ABSTAIN: HINCHLIFFE
A brief discussion then ensued relative to the fact that this money
would come from the General Fund of the City, however $150, 000 had
been budgeted in the General Fund for the Portuguese Bend area.
RESETTING REMEASUREMENT OF SURVEY MONUMENTS - ABALONE COVE,
PORTUGUESE BEND AND KLONDIKE CANYON AREAS (1900)
Director Reed presented the October 1st staff memorandum and the
recommendation to authorize the Los Angeles County Department of
Public Works (Survey Division) to reset the monuments that were
removed for grading in Portuguese Bend and remeasure the monuments
in Portuguese Bend, Klondike Canyon and Abalone Cove. She reported
the cost of this work was not to exceed $14, 000.
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd. , spoke in opposition to this
recommendation.
Member McTaggart moved, seconded by Member Hughes to approve this
staff recommendation. The motion carried on the following roll
call vote.
AYES: BACHARACH, HUGHES, McTAGGART
NOES: RYAN
ABSTAIN: HINCHLIFFE
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Rd. , quoted sections from the
California Coastal Act, and cited what she felt were violations of
that Act by the City in approving the Kajima Project.
ADJOURNMENT
At 1: 00 A.M. the meeting adjourned on motion of Member McTaggart,
seconded by Member Hughes and carried.
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