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CC 20161206 E Border Issues Status ReportRANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 12/06/2016 AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Consent Calendar AGENDA DESCRIPTION: Consideration and possible action to review the current status of Border Issues RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION: (1) Receive and file the current report on the status of Border Issues. FISCAL IMPACT: None Amount Budgeted: N/A Additional Appropriation: N/A Account Number(s): N/A ORIGINATED BY: Kit Fox, AICP, Senior Administrative Analysts` REVIEWED BY: Gabriella Yap, Deputy City Manager. APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager:/"Ij EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This month's report includes: • An update on the San Pedro Community Plan Update in Los Angeles (San Pedro); • An update on the County's construction of proposed "observation stations" in Friendship Park within Rancho Palos Verdes; and, • A final report on the proposed The Village/Merrill Gardens retail center and residential care facility for the elderly at 601 Silver Spur Road/600 Deep Valley Drive in Rolling Hills Estates. BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: The following is the regular bi-monthly report to the City Council on various "Border Issues" potentially affecting the residents of Rancho Palos Verdes. The complete text of the current status report is available for review on the City's website at: http://www.rpvca.gov/781 /Border -Issues -Status -Report Please note that, with the recent approval of changes to City Council Policy No. 34, the next Border Issues Status Report is expected to appear on the City Council agenda of June 6, 2017. 1 Current Border Issues San Pedro Community Plan Update, Los Angeles (San Pedro) On October 13, 2016, the City of Los Angeles City Planning Commission reviewed and approved the San Pedro Community Plan Update. The Los Angeles City Council's Planning and Land Use Management (PLUM) Committee is expected to review the plan late this year or early next year, followed by the review of the full Los Angeles City Council. Adoption of the final plan is expected in 2017. Staff will continue to monitor this project in future Border Issues reports. Friendship Park Observation Stations, Rancho Palos Verdes/Los Angeles (San Pedro) The construction of the second observation station is now complete. Funded by $252,000 in Measure A grant funds, the Friendship Park General Improvements Project, which includes additional fences and barriers to control unauthorized access to the park from Calle Aventura, 25th Street and other surrounding areas, began construction during the week of November 14, 2016. Staff will continue to monitor this project in future Border Issues reports. The Village/Merrill Gardens Project, Rolling Hills Estates As expected, the Rolling Hills Estates City Council approved The Village/Merrill Gardens project on September 27, 2016. Peninsula Seniors expect to relocate its facility at Point Vicente Park/Civic Center to the commercial potions of this project by July 2017. Staff will remove this project from future Border Issues reports. New Border Issues There are no new Border Issues on which to report at this time. 2