RDA RES 1984-011 RESOLUTION NO. RDA 84-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING A REDEVELOPMENT
II/ PLAN FOR PROJECT AREA NO. 1
THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES,
RESOLVES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Agency hereby certifies that the Environmental Impact
Report (the "EIR") , attached hereto as Exhibit A, on the proposed Redevelopment
Plan for Project Area No. 1 of the Agency was completed pursuant to the pro-
visions of the California Environmental Quality Act and the guidelines thereto
and that the Agency has reviewed and considered the contents of the EIR prior
to deciding whether to approve such Redevelopment Plan (the "project").
With respect to the potential significant environmental effects identified in
the EIR, the Agency finds as follows:
A. The EIR identifies the loss of open space due to the construction
of new housing which will be encouraged by the project as a
potential significant environmental impact. Changes or altera-
tions have been required in, or incorporated into, the project
which will substantially lessen this impact as recreation areas
will be provided pursuant to the City's General Plan and access
to open space-recreation areas will be increased as a result of
the project. The social and economic goals and objectives of
the project may not be achieved without the construction of such
new housing because there is a need for housing and the development
of new housing is an integral part of the plan to finance the
public works essential to eliminating the blighted conditions
due to the geologic instability of the project area.
B. The EIR identifies increased surface water runoff due to the
potential development of new housing and construction of necessary
infrastructure as a potential significant environmental impact.
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated
into, the project which avoid or lessen this effect as careful
review of design features will be required before any construc-
tion or activity affecting water runoff is undertaken and
drainage and erosion control and silt containment measures will
be imposed.
C. The EIR identifies the visual impact of new housing and public
work projects as a potential significant environmental impact.
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated
into, the project which substantially lessen this effect as only
low density development will be permitted and detailed review
and compliance with the City's Development Code, General Plan,
and grading ordinance will be required prior to construction of
any such improvements. The social and economic goals and
objectives of the project cannot be achieved without the construc-
tion of housing and public works projects because there is a
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need for housing and development of housing is an integral part
of the financing plan for the project. Public works projects,
such as improved and expanded roadways, are essential to the
development of housing, improved coastal access and the elimina-
tion of the blighted conditions and substandard infrastructure
caused by the geologic instability of the project area.
D. The EIR indentifies the disturbance of vegetation and topography
as a potential significant environmental impact. Changes or
alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the
project which substantially lessen this impact in that planting
and replacement of vegetation to minimize visual impacts and
impacts on wildlife habitats and compliance with the City's
grading ordinance and restrictions on recontouring and earth
moving activities will be required before any construction or
earth moving activities are permitted. Erosion control and silt
containment measures will be imposed to avoid damage to wildlife
habitat areas and earth moving activities will be restricted in
certain areas to avoid impacts on wildlife habitats. In addition
exhaustive site surveys by qualified biologists will be required
prior to construction activities and appropriate mitigation to
protect wildlife habitats will be imposed. The social and
economic goals and objectives of the project cannot be achieved
without impact on vegetation and topography because earth moving
and construction activities and essential to the elimination of
geologic instability and blight in the project area.
E. The EIR identifies soil erosion due to earth moving and construc-
tion activities as a potential significant environmental impact.
Changes or alterations have been required in, or incorporated
into, the project which avoid or substantially lessen this effect
as erosion control and silt containment measures will be imposed
before earth moving or construction activities are permitted.
F. The EIR identifies increased coastline visitors and inadequate
parking for such visitors as a potential significant environmental
impact. The improved and expanded roadways which are part of
the project will be adequate for visitor access and changes or
alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the
project which avoid or lessen this effect as additional parking
will be provided pursuant to the City's General Plan.
G. The EIR identifies loss of coastal resources as a result of
recontouring, earth movement, breakwaters and seawalls as a
potential significant environmental impact. Changes or altera-
tions have been required in, or incorporated into, the project
which substantially lessen this effect in that careful review
and compliance with the City's grading ordinance and General
Plan will be required before any such activities are undertaken
and coastal access and recreation areas will be provided pursuant
to that Plan. The social and economic goals and objectives of
the project cannot be achieved without the planning recontouring,
earth movement, breakwaters and sea walls because they are
essential to eliminating the geologic instability of the project
area.
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H. The EIR identifies the loss of cultural and archeological resources
as a potential significant environmental impact. changes or
alterations have been required in, or incorporated into, the
project which avoid this effect as archeological and palentological
II/ surveys will be required and measures to protect such resources
will be imposed before any earth moving or construciton activities
are permitted.
I. the EIR identifies loss of habitat areas for the Palos Verdes Blue
Butterfly as a potential significant environmental impact. Changes
or alterations have been required in, or are incorporated into,
the project which avoid or lessen this effect as surveys to
identify any such habitats and any colonies of or individual
Blue Butterflies will be required before earth moving construction
activities are permitted and relocation or other mitigation will
be required.
Section 2: The Agency finds that the social and economic benefits of
increasing geologic stability, providing housing, and eliminating the blighted
and deterioirated conditions and the danger to human safety and property which
result from the existing geologic instability outweigh the unavoidable adverse
environmental impacts of the project.
Section 3: The report required by California Health and Safety Code
Section 33352, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby approved.
Section 4: The proposed Redevelopment Plan for Project Area No. 1,
attached hereto as Exhibit B, is hereby approved.
Section 5: The Agency hereby recommends approval and adoption of
such proposed Redevelopment Plan by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes.
Section 6: Section 6.02 of such Redevelopment Plan provides that the
Agency may pay for all or part of the value of the land for, and the cost of
the installation or construction of certain buildings, facilities, structures
and other improvements which will be publicly owned. Each of such buildings,
facilities, structures or other improvements will benefit Project Area No. 1
in that they will assist the abatement or stabilization of landslide activity,
and, in the case of the relocation and reconstruction of Palos Verdes Drive
South, will provide needed improvements to the major thoroughfare in the
Project Area. The annual budget of the City does not include funds for the
installation and construction of buildings, facilities, structures and other
improvements to abate the landslide activity of the nature and scope contem-
plated by the Redevelopment Plan. In the case of the relocation or reconstruc-
tion of Palos Verdes Drive South, the City is currently spending disproportionate
amounts of City funds on constant repairs made neccessary by landslide
activity. The reconstruction or relocation of Palos Verdes Drive South is
not within the budget of the City. In light of the addition of Article
XIIIA to the California Constitution, the City is effectively precluded from
issuing its general obligation bonds to finance the above-described improvements.
The issuance of special assessment bonds by the City to finance the above-
described improvements is not feasible since it would place an unreasonable
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Financial burden on benfited property owners. Neither the general fund of
the City or the annual budget of the City could support debt service on
other types of bonds or obligations issued to finance the above-described
improvements. The Agency hereby finds and determines that the buildings,
facilities, structures and improvements described in Section 6.02 of the
Redevelopment Plan are of benefit to Project Area No. 1 and that no other
reasonable means of financing such buildings, facilities, structures, or
other improvements is available to the City.
Section .7 : The diagram set forth in the Redevelopment Plan regarding
dwelling units in the Project Area indicates that as many as five hundred
dwelling units may be developed in the Project Area. Such diagram should
not be construed as an indication that that or any number of dwelling units
will be developed in the Project Area. Development in the Project Area will
occur only in conformance with the General Plan and Development Code of the
City, and other applicable land use and zoning requirements of the City.
Section 8: The Agency may implement a project or projects in
accordance with the Redevelopment Plan following a public hearing thereon,
notice of which shall be mailed not less than ten days prior to the date of
such public hearing to the assessee of each parcel of real property in the
Project Area as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the County of
Los Angeles.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED November 20, 1984.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. RDA 84-11 passed and adopted by Rancho Palos Verdes Redevelopment
Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on November 20, 1984.
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