RDA MINS 19891121 M I N U T E S
RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
REGULAR MEETING
NOVEMBER 21, 1989
At 7 : 30 P.M. the meeting was called to order by chair
Bacharach, at Hesse Park Community Center, 29301 Hawthorne
Boulevard.
PRESENT: McTAGGART, HUGHES, HINCHLIFFE, RYAN AND CHAIR
BACHARACH
Also present were Environmental Services Director Robert
Benard, Agency Secretary Jo Purcell , Agency Attorney Ariel
Pierre Calonne, Public Works Director George Wentz and Acting
Finance Director Linda Boer.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA The agenda was approved on
motion of Board Member Hughes
seconded by Chair Bacharach and
carried.
CONSENT CALENDAR After the removal of the
contract for the hydrology
study the remainder of the Consent Calendar was approved as
follows on motion of Member Hughes, seconded by Member
McTaggart.
RESOLUTION RDA NO. 89-25 Adopted RESOLUTION NO. 89-25
REGISTER OF DEMANDS ALLOWING CERTAIN CLAIMS 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.
AYES: McTAGGART, HUGHES AND CHAIR BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: HINCHLIFFE AND RYAN
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CONTRACT - HYDROLOGY STUDY Agency attorney Calonne,
(1801 ) summarized his November 20,
1989 opinion to the Board which was prepared in response to
the Agency' s November 8, 1989 request for advice on the
propriety of awarding a hydrology/drainage study contract for
the Altamira Canyon watershed to the consulting firm of
Robert Bein, William Frost and Associates . His opinion
concluded with the advice that " . . . it appeared reasonably
clear that if RBF were awarded the Altamira Canyon watershed
hydrology study contract, it would be disqualified from
participating in the contract by virtue of conflicts of
interest arising out of its income from Palos Verdes Land
Holdings/Hon. Even if, for some reason, RBF is not deemed to
be 'making or participating in the making' of a decision by
virtue of its contract participation, the appearance of
impropriety in this situation would lead him to recommend
that the Agency refrain from entering into the subject
contract with RBF. "
The Board then inquired if Sikand Engineering (the next
lowest bidder) could get Errors and Omission insurance to
enable them to accept this contract; and, why ASL engineering
(the third lowest bidder) would take longer to get this work
done.
Member Hughes then moved, seconded by Member Bacharach to
award the contract to ASL Consulting Engineers for a total
price of $38,500 and that the contingency of $3 ,800 be added
to the budget and not to the contract. The motion failed on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: HUGHES & CHAIR BACHARACH
NOES: McTAGGART
ABSTAIN: HINCHLIFFE & RYAN
Additionalinquiries by the Board dealt with the issue of the
amount of liability exposure to Sikand if they were awarded
this contract even though they did not have the Errors &
Omission insurance. A second motion was posed by Member
Hughes, seconded by Member McTaggart to award the contract
for $38 , 500 to ASL Consulting Engineers and that the
contingency of $3,800 be added to the budget and not to the
contract. The motion carried on the following roll call
vote:
AYES: HUGHES, McTAGGART & CHAIR BACHARACH
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: HINCHLIFFE & RYAN
AUDIENCE QUESTIONS: Lois Larue, 3136 Barkentine, suggested
that a low stone wall be installed at Portuguese Point rather
than the five foot fence that was recently built in the area.
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STATUS OF BOARD DIRECTIVES No action was taken on this
report.
ADJOURNMENT: AT 8 : 00 p.m. the meeting
adjourned on motion of Member
Hughes.
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