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RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
DECEMBER 6, 1994
The Rancho Palos Verdes Redevelopment Agency was called to order
immediately following the City Council meeting by Chairman Lee Byrd
in the Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard.
PRESENT: LYON, McTAGGART, BROOKS CHAIR BYRD
ABSENT: NONE
Also present were Executive Director Paul Bussey, Assistant
Executive Director Pamela Antil, Director of Public Works Trent
Pulliam, Director of Planning Bret Bernard, Agency Secretary Jo
Purcell and Agency Attorney Carol Lynch.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Member Brooks moved, seconded by Member
McTaggart, to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR:
Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine Road, spoke to several items on the
consent calendar: clarification of location of the drain to be
repaired; charges for the monitoring of the dewatering wells; and,
payment to Del Smith.
Member Brooks moved, seconded by Member McTaggart to approve the
Consent Calendar as follows:
WAIVER OF READING
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 Members after the reading of the
title.
MINUTES (1900 x 301)
Adopted the minutes of November 15, 1994.
PAINTBRUSH CANYON DEBRIS BASIN (1204 X 1900)
(1) AWARDED A CONTRACT TO RYCO ENGINEERING COMPANY FOR $26,760 AND
AUTHORIZED STAFF TO SPEND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $1,240 FOR
CONTINGENCIES FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION NOT TO EXCEED $28,000; AND,
(2) AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN AND AGENCY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE A
CONTRACT WITH RYCO ENGINEERING COMPANY FOR MODIFICATION OF A
DEBRIS BASIN IN PAINTBRUSH CANYON.
RELOCATION OF THE HALF ROUND DRAINAGE PIPE (1204 x 1900)
(1) AWARDED A CONTRACT TO EXCEL PAVING COMPANY FOR $ 19,944 AND
AUTHORIZED STAFF TO SPEND UP TO AN ADDITIONAL $ 1, 056 FOR
CONTINGENCIES FOR A TOTAL AUTHORIZATION NOT TO EXCEED $ 21, 000;
(2) AUTHORIZED THE CHAIRMAN AND AGENCY SECRETARY TO EXECUTE A
CONTRACT WITH EXCEL PAVING COMPANY FOR RELOCATION OF THE HALF ROUND
DRAINAGE PIPE; (3) ADOPTED RESOLUTION NO. RDA 94 - 15 OF THE
AGENCY BOARD OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
AMENDING THE BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994-95.
1993-94 FINANCIAL AUDIT (1900 x 602)
ORDERED RECEIVED AND FILED THE 1993-94 FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE RDA.
REGISTER OF DEMANDS RESOL. NO. 94-16 (1900 x 602)
ADOPTED RESOL. NO. RDA 94-16.
The motion to approve the consent calendar carried on the following
roll call vote:
AYES: LYON, McTAGGART, BROOKS & CHAIRMAN BYRD
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: BROOKS on the minutes of November 15, 1994.
ABSENT: NONE
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
RESOL. NO. RDA 94-17 - FIVE YEAR RDA IMPLEMENTATION PLAN (1900)
Chairman Byrd announced that this hearing had been continued from
the November 15, 1994 meeting.
Sandra Genis, of Genis Planning Resources, summarized her
background report entitled FIVE YEAR IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM, RANCHO
PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, dated November 18, 1994: On
November 20, 1984 the RDA established Project Area No. 1 and
adopted a Redevelopment Plan for the area. This 1,240 acre Project
Area is predominantly in single family residential use with small
amounts of institutional, recreational and agricultural uses. The
vast bulk of development occurred prior to 1962 . Included in the
area is Abalone Cove, Portuguese Bend and Klondike Canyon
landslides and adjoining areas and roughly corresponds to the
City's landslide moratorium area.
Continuing with her report, Ms. Genis said that continuous earth
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movement has resulted in blighted conditions in the area; Palos
Verdes Drive So. , the major road in the area, is in perpetual need
of repair, as is other infrastructure. The landform is fractured
with steep scarps and rifts, and homes are set at odd angles. It
was in response to these continuing conditions the Redevelopment
Project area was established.
Assembly Bill 1290 adopted in 1993 by the California Legislature
required that each redevelopment agency adopt an implementation
plan containing specific goals objectives for the project area, the
projects and expenditures anticipated for the next five years, an
explanation of how the projects and expenditures would eliminate
blight and respond to overall redevelopment goals and a five-year
housing plan. This required housing plan, she reported, must
include the number of housing units to be developed, destroyed,
price-restricted, rehabilitated, or otherwise assisted. In
addition to addressing replacement and inclusionary requirements,
the plan must describe how the agency intended to utilize the
twenty percent housing set aside funds for low and moderate income
housing.
Ms. Genis then referred to the specific sections of her report
which addressed the required legislation: Goals and Objectives,
Five Year Plan, and Housing Plan.
Responding to the Chairman's call for public testimony was Lois
Larue, who said the City did not maintain the drains and roads.
There being no further response to the Chair's call for testimony,
he ordered the public hearing closed.
Member McTaggart moved, seconded by Member Lyon to adopt RESOL. NO.
RDA 94-17 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY ADOPTING
AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR PROJECT AREA NO. 1. Motion carried.
CANYON EROSION CONTROL PROJECT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION
(1900 x 1203)
Chairman Byrd announced that this was a continued public hearing
from the November 15, 1994.
Senior Planner Rojas presented the staff report of December 6 and
the recommendation to adopt the proposed resolution adopting a
mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring program
for the proposed RDA Portuguese Canyon Erosion Control Project,
pursuant to CEQA. In summarizing his report, he stated that in
January 1992 the RDA submitted an Environmental Assessment
Application No. 608 to initiate the CEQA mandated environmental
review of a proposal to install a 48" corrugated metal pipe at the
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bottom of Portuguese Canyon, from Palos Verdes Dr. So. to a point
in the canyon approx'mately 1, 600 ft. north of Palos Verdes Dr. So.
Based on an Initial 8tudy of the proposed project, staff determined
that the project would not result in significant impacts to the
environment; and, as a result, a draft Mitigated Negative
Declaration (MND) was prepared and circulated to the public for
review and comment During the review period, a public hearing was
held on October 4, 1994 to provide an additional, non-required,
forum for the public to submit verbal comments on the draft MND.
Comments received from public resource agencies during the review
period indicated that because the project was located within an
existing "blueline" streambed, the RDA would have to secure State
and Federal permits prior to performing the proposed brush
clearance and grading. On November 15, 1994, the RDA Board
continued consideration of this item to the December 6 hearing date
to allow staff an opportunity to meet with public resource agency
officials and discuss their comments about the proposed project.
In meeting with the agency officials, it was staff's intent to
ensure that the resource agencies, particularly the California
Dept. of Fish & Game (DF&G) possessed a correct understanding of
the minor scope of the project and to seek a way to expedite or
perhaps be exempted from the permit process.
Continuing with his report, Mr. Rojas then described the project,
summarized the Environmental Review process and Mitigation
Monitoring Program and, lastly, the Schedule for this project.
Mr. Rojas, in conclusion, requested that the Board adopt the final
MND accompanying Mitigation Monitoring Program for the proposed
project.
Referring to a December 1, 1994 letter recently received from the
State of California Department of Fish and Game, Mr. Rojas stated
that if the Board wished, the language from that letter confirming
the lack of potential adverse project-related impact to the coastal
sage scrub habitat of Portuguese Canyon could be incorporated as a
part of proposed resolution.
In response to a question posed by Richard Bara, 1 Peppertree
Drive, regarding the means of protection for the coastal sage scrub
staff responded that the approved Mitigation Monitoring Program
included mitigation measures that would ensure that would ensure
that a biological monitor be present during project operations and
that a revegetation plan be prepared to ensure the replacement of
imported sage scrub to the satisfaction of State & federal
agencies.
Lois Larue stated her support for this program.
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There being no further response to the Chairman's call for public
testimony, he declared the hearing closed.
A brief discussion then ensued and the Agency Attorney proposed
minor amendments to the resolution to include the language from the
Fish & Game letter of October 14, 1994.
Member McTaggart moved, seconded by Member Lyon to adopt RESOL. NO.
RDA 94-18 AS AMENDED, THEREBY ADOPTING A MITIGATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM FOR THE RDA PROPOSED
PORTUGUESE CANYON EROSION CONTROL PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) . Motion carried.
RDA MEETINGS
Member Lyon requested that an item regarding a different meeting
schedule for the RDA be placed on the next agenda.
ADJOURNMENT: At 11:46 P.M. the meeting adjourned to Tuesday,
December 20 for a meeting to following the City Council meeting.
Motion made by Member McTaggart.
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