RDA MINS 19881004 M I N U T E S
RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
OCTOBER 4, 1988
The meeting was called to order at 7 : 30 P.M. by Chairwoman
Bacharach.
PRESENT: McTAGGART, HUGHES, HINCHLIFFE, RYAN AND
CHAIRWOMAN BACHARACH
Also present were Acting Executive Director Robert Benard,
Finance Director Kevin Smith, Agency Secretary Jo Purcell ,
Agency Attorney Steve Dorsey and Public Works Director George
Wentz .
APPROVAL OF AGENDA Member Hughes moved, seconded
by Chairwoman Bacharach to
approve the agenda as presented. The motion carried.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT The Consent Calendar was
CALENDAR amended to remove the
Portuguese Bend Toe Berm
Erosion Control item and the Charles Abbott Associates
Contract to the end of the RDA agenda. Member Hughes
moved, seconded by Member McTaggart to approve the Consent
Calendar as amended.
MINUTES Approved the minutes of
September 6 , 1988.
RESOLUTION NO. RDA 88-16 ADOPTED RESOLUTION RDA 88-16
REGISTER OF DEMANDS ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS AND
DEMANDS AND SPECIFYING FUNDS
FROM WHICH THE SAME ARE TO BE
PAID.
The motion to approve the Consent Calendar carried on the
following roll call vote:
I/ AYES: McTAGGART, HUGHES AND CHAIRWOMAN BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: HINCHLIFFE & RYAN
PORTUGUESE BEND TOE Public Works Director Wentz
BERM EROSION CONTROL (1801 ) presented the staff report
of October 4 , 1988 and the
recommendation to authorize additional funding not to exceed
$30, 000 for construction of gabions erosion control for the
Portuguese Bend toe berm contingent upon the City Council
approving transfer of these funds to the Redevelopment
Agency.
The Board inquired if this would be a new loan to the RDA and
if some parameters should be drawn up to determine the amount
of indebtedness that the City is willing to have with the
RDA.
Member Hughes moved, seconded by member McTaggart to approve
this construction contingent upon the City appropriating the
funds and also direct staff to prepare an analysis on the
debt level of the Agency to the City. The motion carried on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: HUGHES, McTAGGART AND CHAIRWOMAN BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: RYAN & HINCHLIFFE
CHARLES ABBOTT Acting Director Benard
ASSOC. CONTRACT FOR presented the sub-committee' s
FISCAL YEAR 1988-89 report of October 4th and their
( 1204 ) recommendation to: (A) Deleted
the 15% administrative fee on
all sub-contractors . (B) Cap the fee for the Director
of Public Works at $68 . 25/hour. (C) Deleted the finder' s
fee.
Member Ryan stated for the record that he had received an
opinion from the Agency Attorney that it was permissible for
both him and member Hinchliffe to vote on this contract since
it pertains to the entire agency and not just a particular
project.
A discussion then ensued regarding the Finder' s Fee, whether
this was a new provision, and how it applied to employees of
Charles Abbott Associates.
Member Hughes moved, seconded by Member Ryan to approve the
contract with Charles Abbott Associates in accordance with
the Subcommittee' s report of September 30 , 1988 and
additionally with the deletion of the Finder' s Fee.
The motion carried on the following roll call vote:
AYES: RYAN, HUGHES, HINCHLIFFE AND CHAIRWOMAN BACHARACH
I/
NOES: McTAGGART
STATUS OF DIRECTIVES The Board then discussed the
need for a Status of Board
Directives for the RDA. It was the consensus that staff
prepare such a report.
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AUDIENCE QUESTIONS: Responding to the Chairwoman' s
call for audience questions was
Jack Downhill , 20 Vanderlip
Drive, who presented his
analysis of the assessment formula used in the Abalone Cove
Landslide Abatement District and reiterated his opposition to
that formula.
SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT Chairwoman Bacharach reported
on the request from the
Portuguese Bend Community Association to have a meeting with
the Subcommittee (Bacharach/McTaggart) . No date was set for
the meeting.
ADJOURNMENT: At 8 : 00 P.M. the meeting
adjourned on motion of
Member Hughes, seconded by
Member McTaggart to November 1 ,
1988 @ 6: 30 P.M. for a closed
session.
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