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MEMORANDUM.
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
REVIEWED:
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
'oJ LES JONES, INTERIM DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS l"(S
JULY 16, 2013
PURCHASE OF A 0.4396 ACRE PORTION OF LAND
FROM JEFFERY J. RICHARDS AND SHERI E.
RICHARDS, TRUSTEES OF THE RICHARDS
REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST TO ALLOW FOR THE
PARTIAL FILLING AND MAINTENANCE OF SAN
RAMON CANYON AS PART OF THE SAN RAMON
CANYON PROJECT
CAROLYN LEHR, CITY MANAGER cfJ__
Project Manager: Ron Dragoo, Senior Engin~
RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute an agreement with Jeffery J. Richards
and Sheri E. Richards, Trustees of the Richards Revocable Family Trust for the
Purchase of 0.4396 acres of land for the purpose of filling a portion of the San Ramon
Canyon for the San Ramon Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Project.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The San Ramon Canyon Stormwater Flood Reduction Project design calls for the
partial filling of the San Ramon canyon from the upstream inlet structure in the canyon
to the downstream City Boundary for a distance of 1, 140-feet. Most of the canyon fill
will occupy City owned land; however there is a small portion of the fill that will occupy
private property owned by the Richards Revocable Family Trust. The City has been in
negotiations to acquire a portion of the property, with Jeff Richards, one of the trustees
of the Richards Revocable Family Trust, which owns the parcel of land at the end of
Tarapaca Road, known as APN 7561-039-002 that extends into the Canyon. The
majority of the Tarapaca Landslide is within this property.
An area of less than 1,000 square feet is required for the fill. Due to the topography, a
limited amount of maintenance is anticipated to be required to keep the rip-rap channel
of the newly elevated canyon bottom clear. This will require an additional area resulting
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in the need to acquire a total area of 19, 150 square feet. Jeff Richards has agreed to
sell to the City, a 35-foot wide strip of land along the entire length of the property
adjacent to the canyon for the amount of $18,700.
The Tarapaca landslide extends onto the property being acquired. Filling the canyon is
expected to buttress the toe of the landslide; however it is important to note that the
landslide is anticipated to continue to "weather" for some time until gravity and the
effects of the weathering stabilize it.
Pursuant to prior direction from the City Council, the City retained the Source Group to
perform a Phase 1 environmental site assessment with respect to the property. The
Source Group found as follows: "No recognized environmental conditions (REC's) were
identified during the Phase I assessment". The MND that was prepared for the San
Ramon Project already analyzed the environmental effects of the San Ramon Project,
including the placement of the fill in the canyon and on the subject property. So, the
City has complied with CEQA.
The City has obtained a preliminary title report to verify the condition of the title to the
Property.
We will provide the agreement to the agreement to the City Council at the meeting
Tuesday evening.
CONCLUSIONS
Adopting staff's recommendations will authorize the Mayor and City Clerk to execute
the attached Agreement for the purchase of 0.4396 acres of land from Jeffery J.
Richards and Sheri E. Richards, Trustees of the Richards Revocable Family Trust.
FISCAL IMPACT
Adopting staff's recommendation will incur a cost of $18,700 to the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes. A mid-year budget adjustment resolution will include the purchase price
and the cost to obtain the title report and Phase 1 assessment.
Attachments: A) Legal Description and Plat Map
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EXHIBIT "A''
LEGALOESCRIPTION
CITY OF' RANCHO PALOS VE;RPES
TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTiON EASEMENT
THAT PORTION OF LOT .8 OF TRACT NO. 20856, IN THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS SHOWN ON MAP
RECORDED IN BOOK 636,. PAG'E'.s 67 THROUGH 69, INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE
OF THE RECORD.ER OFSAID COUNTY, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
BEGINNING AT THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 8;
THENCE NO.RTH so•o2'4t' EAST ALONG THE NORTHERLY LINE OF $AID LOT 8. A
DlSTANC.E QF 35.01 FEET TO A LINE PARALLEL WITH ~D 35.0Q. FEET EASTERLY.
MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES, FROM THE MOST WESTERLYLlNE OF SAID LOTS;
THENCE SOVTH 11'02'12' EAST ALONG $AID PARALLEL LiNE. A DISTANCE OF 524.26
FEET TO THE EASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT \3;
THENCE $0UTH 25•47•40• WEST ALONG SAID EAS'i§RLY LINE. A DISTANCE OF 57.06
FEET TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 8;
THENCE NORTH 11•02•12• WEST ALONG THE MOST WESTERLY llNE OF SAID LOT 8, A
DISTANCE OF 570.00 FEET TO THE PolNT OF BEGINNING.
THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND CONTAINS 19.150 SQUARE FEET (0:4396
ACRES), MORE OR LESS.
ALL. AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT "B", ATTACHED HERETO ANO MADE A PART THEREOF.
THIS REAL PROPERTY OE!SCRIPTION HAS BEEN PREPARED BY ME, OR UNDEB MY
DIRECTION, IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR'S ACT.
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THIS DOCUMENT PRELIMINARY UNLESS SIGNED
APRIL 18, 2012
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