RDA RES 1986-021 RESOLUTION NO. RDA 86-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES
REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING A GRADING
AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITHIN
REDEVELOPMENT 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 En-
vironmental Impact Report (EIR) , attached hereto as Exhibit A,
for the proposed grading and drainage improvement project for
Redevelopment Project Area No. 1 was completed pursuant to the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and the
guidelines thereto and that the Agency held a public hearing on
the EIR on September 2, 1986, and has reviewed and considered the
contents of the EIR prior to deciding whether to approve the
project. With respect to the potential significant environmental
effects identified in the EIR, the Agency finds as follows :
A. The EIR identifies increased erosion potential
during earth redistribution and drainage channelization that
could result in habitat pollution and loss of topsoil as poten-
tial significant environmental impacts. Changes or alterations
have been required in, or incorporated into, the project which
avoid or lessen this effect. Careful review of design features
will be required before any construction or activity affecting
water runoff is undertaken, drainage and erosion control and silt
containment measures will be imposed, all grading shall be con-
sistent with the general criteria of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes Development Code and Chapter 70 of the Building Code, and
all grading shall be designed and accomplished in accordance with
accepted civil engineering, geotechnical engineering standards,
guidelines and practice.
B. The EIR identifies 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 by
requiring planting and replacement of vegetation after grading is
completed to minimize visual impacts and impacts on wildlife
habitats . 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. Responsible agencies, such as the
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State Department of Fish and Game, will be consulted prior to
commencement of this project . The Director of the Agency shall
request the City Council to consider placing a natural and urban
overlay zone over the project area after project completion. 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 are essential to the
elimination of geologic instability and blight in the J
ro 'ect
area.
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C. The EIR identifies the effect of earth redistribu-
tion within the project area on the stability of adjacent land as
a potential significant environmental impact . The Agency
geologist has determined that the proposed grading for the stabi-
lization of the Portuguese Bend Landslide is not expected to ad-
versely affect the stability of the adjacent areas. Specifi-
cally, the Agency geologist is unaware of any inter-connection
between the Portuguese Bend landslide and the adjacent Flying
Triangle Landslide with the exception of congestion of the
proposed Paintbrush Canyon drain that could be caused by debris
from the Flying Triangle landslide. In addition, changes or al-
terations have been required in, or incorporated into, the
project which further substantially lessens potential impact in
that all grading shall be consistent with the general criteria of
the Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code and Chapter 70 of the
Building Code. All grading and earth work shall be ro erl
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designed and accomplished in accordance with accepted civil and
geotechnical engineering standards, local guidelines, and prac-
tice . Ongoing monitoring of the adjacent Flying Triangle
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landslide shall continue before, during, and after the proposed osed
project. Created slope angles and heights shall be minimized.
Flow over graded slopes shall be avoided.
D. The EIR identifies the loss of cultural and ar-
cheological resources as a potential significant environmental
impact. Changes or alterations have been required in, or incor-
porated into, the project which avoid this effect, in that if
cultural or archaeological resources are discovered during g rad-
ing, any work that may affect these resources must cease until
the resources are removed and the find is evaluated by a
qualified archaeologist.
E . The EIR identifies loss of habitat areas for
Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher and a potential habitat for the Palos
Verdes Blue Butterfly as a potential significant environmental
impact. Changes or alterations have been required in, or are in-
corporated into, the project which avoid or lessen this effect in
that grading that would disturb Coastal Sage/Scrub/Chapparal
habitat shall not be allowed during the estimated nestin g period
of the Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher, March - August 15th. After
earth-moving activities are completed, disturbed
areas shall be
reseeded and/or replanted with Coastal Sage/Scrub/Chaparral and
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native grass varieties that would provide suitable habitat for
the Black-Tailed Gnatcatcher and the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly.
Where practical, existing plant material should be salvaged and
used for restoration of habitats . The social and economic goals
and objectives of the project cannot be achieved without some
temporary impact on the (potential) habitat areas of the Black-
tailed Gnatcatcher and the Palos Verdes Blue Butterfly because
grading in these areas is essential to elimination of the
geological instability and blight in the project area.
F. The EIR identifies the temporary loss of agri-
cultural land within the project area as a potential significant
environmental impact. Changes or alterations have been required
in, or incorporated into, the project which avoid or lessen this
impact. Topsoil will be removed, stored, and replaced as part of
the project. Existing agricultural uses shall be relocated to
another comparable site during project implementation. After
topsoil is replaced within the project and agricultural terraces
are created, the agricultural uses will be allowed to return to
the project area.
Section 2: The EIR has been prepared using the tiering
concept discussed in Section 15152 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
As a result, information provided by the Redevelopment Plan EIR
(SCH No. 840811511 ) relating to the overall redevelopment project
description, primary, secondary, and cumulative environmental
impacts; broad alternatives, and technical appendices, is incor-
porated into this EIR by reference.
Section 3 : The Agency finds that the social and
economic benefits of increasing geologic stability, and eliminat-
ing the blighted and deteriorated conditions and the danger to
human safety and property which result from the existing geologic
instability outweigh any unavoidable adverse environmental im-
pacts of the project.
Section 4: The Agency finds that the proposed project
is consistent with the landslide stabilization program in the
adopted Redevelopment Plan and Development Plan EIR, and
facilitates implementation of the General Plan.
Section 5 : A public hearing on the merits of the
project was held on October 21 , 1986.
Section 6 : Pursuant to consideration of the EIR, a
public hearing on the EIR, a public hearing on the merits of the
project and Agency discussion, the Agency hereby approves the
proposed grading and drainage improvement project within Project
Area No. 1 .
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED October 21 , 1986 ON THE
FOLLOWING ROLL CALL:
AYES: Hughes, Ryan, Bacharach and Mc Taggert
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: Chairman Hinchli f fe
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ATTEST:
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I - reby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. RDA 86-21 passed and adopted by Rancho Palos
Verdes Redevelopment Agency at a regular meeting thereof held on
October 7, 1986.
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