CC SR 20180821 01 - Trump
PUBLIC HEARING
Date: August 21, 2018
Subject: Consideration and possible action to accept offers to dedicate certain open space lots
to the City, to approve certain grant deeds, to accept certain easement rights, and to
amend the Public Amenities Plan to remove the identification of an unofficial trail
associated with the approval of the Final Vesting Tract Map No. 50666 for the Trump
National Golf Club property, located at 1 Trump National Drive.
Subject Property/Location: 1 Trump National Drive
1. Report of Notice Given: City Clerk
2. Declare Public Hearing Open: Mayor Brooks
3. Request for Staff Report: Mayor Brooks
4. Staff Report & Recommendation: So Kim, Deputy Director of Community Development
5. Council Questions of Staff (factual and without bias):
6. Public Testimony:
Principal Parties 10 Minutes Each. The appellant or their representative speaks first and will generally be allowed ten minutes. If the
applicant is different from the appellant, the applicant or their representative will speak following the appellant and will also be
allowed ten minutes to make a presentation.
A. Applicant(s): Trump Organization
i. Mayor Brooks invites the Applicant(s) to speak. (10 mins. TOTAL)
ii. Council Questions of Applicant(s). (factual and without bias)
Property Owners: VH Properties and VHPS LLC
7. Testimony from members of the public:
The normal time limit for each speaker is three (3) minutes. The Presiding Officer may grant additional time to a representative speaking
for an entire group. The Mayor also may adjust the time limit for individual speakers depending upon the number of speakers who
intend to speak.
7. Declare Hearing Closed/or Continue the Public Hearing to a later date: Mayor Brooks
8. Council Deliberation:
The Council may ask staff to address questions raised by the testimony, or to clarify matters. Staff and/or Council may also answer
questions posed by speakers during their testimony. The Council will then debate and/or make motions on the matter.
9. Council Action:
The Council may: vote on the item; offer amendments or substitute motions to decide the matter; reopen the hearing for additional
testimony; continue the matter to a later date for a decision.
RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: 08/21/2018
AGENDA REPORT AGENDA HEADING: Public Hearing
AGENDA DESCRIPTION:
Consideration and possible action to accept offers to dedicate certain open space lots to
the City, to approve certain grant deeds, to accept certain easement rights, and to
amend the Public Amenities Plan to remove the identification of an unofficial trail
associated with the approval of the Final Vesting Tract Map No. 50666 for the Trump
National Golf Club property, located at 1 Trump National Drive.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-__, ACCEPTING THE DEVELOPER’S OFFER TO
DEDICATE FEE TITLE CERTAIN OPEN SPACE LOTS TO THE CITY AND
CERTAIN EASEMENTS TO THE CITY OVER THE DEVELOPER’S PROPERTY
WHERE PARKS, OPEN SPACE, STREETS, AND PUBLIC TRAILS ARE
LOCATED;
2) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-__, ACCEPTING A GRANT DEED FOR THE
PROPERTY LOCATED AROUND THE FLAG POLE ON DEVELOPER’S
PROPERTY AND SEPARATELY GRANTING THE DEVELOPER WITH
CERTAIN EASEMENT RIGHTS OVER THE FLAG POLE PROPERTY IN
ORDER TO PERFORM ITS MAINTENANCE OBLIGATIONS WITH RESPECT
TO THE FLAG POLE AND SURROUNDING AREA; AND ACCEPTING AN
EASEMENT OVER THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB PROPERTY IN
ORDER TO ALLOW THE CITY TO ACCESS THE FLAG POLE PURSUANT TO
AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT;
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-__, TRANSFERRING LOT H (FOUNDER’S PARK)
AND THE PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE “ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF SETBACK
AREA” FOR TRACT NO. 50667 TO THE DEVELOPER BY A QUITCLAIM DEED
AND REACCEPTING LOT H AND THE “ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF SETBACK
AREA” FOR TRACT NO. 50667 WITH UPDATED BOUNDARY LINES FOR LOT
H PURSUANT TO A GRANT DEED; AND GRANTING AN EASEMENT TO THE
DEVELOPER FOR THE “ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF SETBACK AREA”
LOCATED WITHIN LOT K OF TRACT NO. 50666 PURSUANT TO AN
EASEMENT AGREEMENT AS REQUIRED BY A 1995 SETTLEMENT
AGREEMENT THE CITY IS A PARTY TO; and,
4) Adopt Resolution No. 2018-__, AMENDING THE PUBLIC AMENITIES PLAN TO
REMOVE THE IDENTIFICATION OF AN UNOFFICIAL TRAIL AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE PROPERTY.
FISCAL IMPACT: None
Amount Budgeted: N/A
Additional Appropriation: N/A
Account Number(s): N/A
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ORIGINATED BY: So Kim, AICP, Deputy Director/Planning Manager
REVIEWED BY: Ara Mihranian, AICP, Director of Community Development
APPROVED BY: Doug Willmore, City Manager
ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
A. Resolution No. 2018-__ with Certificate of Acceptance – Open Space Lots
to City and Certificate of Acceptance – Easements to City (page A-1)
B. Resolution No. 2018-__ with Grant Deed for Flagpole Lot and Easement
to City for access to the Flagpole Lot (page B-1)
C. Resolution No. 2018-__ with Quitclaim Deed for Lot H & Setback Areas,
Grant Deed for Lot H & Setback Areas, and Easement to Developer for
Setback Areas (page C-1)
D. Resolution No. 2018-__ with Public Amenities Plan (page D-1)
E. Public Comments (page E-1)
BACKGROUND:
On June 1, 1992, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 92-53, certifying
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) No. 36, and adopted Resolution Nos. 92-54, 92-55,
92-56, 92-57, thereby conditionally approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map Nos. 50666
and 50667, Tentative Parcel Map Nos. 20970 and 23004, Conditional Use Permit
Nos. 162 and 163, Coastal Development Permit (CDP) No. 103, and Grading Permit
No. 1541 for a Residential Planned Development (RPD) consisting of a total of 83
single-family dwelling units (which has been reduced over the years to 59 units),
infrastructure improvements (including public streets serving the project), an 18-hole
public golf course, and public open space on 261.4 acres at what is now known as
Trump National Golf Club. Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50666 covers the westerly
half of the property and Vesting Tract Map No. 50667 covers the easterly half of the
property as shown in the map on Page 4 of this report. Over the years, the City Council
has approved various revisions to the project and various revisions to its Conditions of
Approval, and extended the expiration date of Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50666
and the original Development Agreement (initially approved in 1997).
In addition, on April 15, 1993, the California Coastal Commission approved, with
Conditions of Approval, Coastal Development Permit No. 103, which has also been
amended on multiple occasions over the years.
In 1999, Vesting Tract Map No. 50667 was recorded with the County of Los Angeles
and the individual residential lots began to be sold and developed by the Developer
and/or other private property owners. These lots are located at the east end of the
project site, in the vicinity of Palos Verdes Dr. S. and La Rotonda Dr.
The City’s and Coastal Commission’s Conditions of Approval require the Developer to
dedicate fee title and easement rights to portions of the Developer’s property for open
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space, park areas, trails, habitat areas, streets, and parking (among other things). Such
offers of dedication were made by the Developer’s predecessor-in-interest (Zuckerman
Entities), pursuant to an offer of dedication of fee title and an offer of dedication for
easement rights, which offers expire on December 21, 2018 and must be accepted by
the City prior to such expiration date.
The Developer is now requesting that the City Council consider approving: (i) the
acceptance of the offer of dedication for fee title to portions of the Developer’s property
and the transfer of certain portions of the Developer’s property to the City for the
public’s benefit as set forth in the Conditions of Approval for the project, (ii) the
acceptance of the offer of dedication of easement rights to the trails located on the
Developer’s property and the transfer of certain access easements in favor of the City
as required under the Conditions of Approval for the project, (iii) the transfer of certain
access easements in favor of the Developer in order to allow it to perform its
maintenance and management obligations with respect to such property as set forth in
the Conditions of Approval, and (iv) an update to the Public Amenities Plan to reflect
comments received by the Wildlife Agencies and the Coastal Commission regarding a
trail that was added to the Plan at the City Council’s June 19, 2018, meeting.
DISCUSSION:
While the final map for Tract Map No. 50667 that covers the easterly half of the property
was previously recorded, Vesting Tentative Tract Map No. 50666 that covers the
westerly half of the property has yet to be recorded. This is because not all of the
Conditions of Approval tied to the map have been met by the Developer. The items
listed below for the City Council’s consideration this evening will bring the Developer
one step closer to authorizing the recordation of a final map for Vesting Tentative Tract
Map No. 50666, which is scheduled to be presented to the City Council on September
4, 2018, before the map expires on September 21, 2018.
1) Accept the Developer’s offer to dedicate fee title certain open space lots to the City
and certain easements to the City over the Developer’s property where parks, open
space, streets, and public trails are located.
Resolution No. 2018-39, Condition No. V.2 reads as follows:
The developer shall dedicate to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and record on
the Final Map [50666] Lots A, E, F, G, H, I and K, as public open space. Lot A
(West Vista Park) [Marilyn Ryan Sunset Park] shall be a minimum of 1.5 acres in
size. Lot E (West Bluff Preserve) shall be a minimum of 7 acres in size. Lot F
(Halfway Point Preserve) shall be a minimum of 3.3 acres in size. Lot G (Coastal
Bluff Dedication) shall be a minimum of 24.4 acres in size. Lot H (Halfway Point
Park) [Founder’s Park] shall be a minimum of 5.1 acres in size. Lot I (Bluff Top
Wildlife Corridor) shall be a minimum of 1.0 acre in size. Lot K (Bluff Top Public
Access Corridor) shall be a minimum of 8.9 acres in size.
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Resolution No. 2004-31, Condition No. P.3 reads as follows:
The developer shall dedicate to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and record on
the Final Map [50667] Lots D, G, I, K and the La Rotonda parking lot as public
open space. Lot D (East Vista Park) shall be a minimum of 1.2 acres in size. Lot
G (East Bluff Preserve) shall be a minimum of 7.7 acres in size. Lot I (Coastal
Bluff Dedication) shall be a minimum of 10.1 acres in size. Lot K (Bluff Top Activity
Corridor) shall be a minimum of 4.5 acres in size. The La Rotonda parking lot
shall be a minimum of 0.2 acres in size.
The Conditions of Approval for Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667 required that the
Developer record an offer of dedication for certain portions of the Project site and
easement rights in favor of the City to ensure public access to such areas in
perpetuity. These Conditions of Approval are also required by the Coastal
Commission pursuant to CDP No. 103. The Developer’s predecessor-in-interest has
already recorded the required offers to dedicate the property and easement rights as
required under the Conditions of Approval. These offers to dedicate expire on
December 21, 2018, and must be accepted by the City prior to such expiration date.
Thus, in order to comply with certain deadlines required by the Coastal Commission
for the City’s acceptance of the property, Certificates of Acceptance (Attachment A)
have been prepared by the Coastal Commission and the City Attorney for the City
Council to authorize the execution and recordation to accept these lots (shown in
gray) and easement rights (shown in red), as shown on the map below, in advance
of such expiration date.
A separate Grant Deed has also been prepared for Lots H and K (Attachment C),
which are described in more detail below. The Developer shall be required to
maintain and manage all of the lots dedicated to the City and the public amenities
thereon, as required pursuant to Condition No. E.12 below as well as under an
Amended and Restated Declaration of Restrictions (also known as the “Maintenance
Agreement”). The Maintenance Agreement is proposed to amend and restate the
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Developer’s maintenance and management responsibilities for all portions of the
project site that have been, or will be, dedicated or deeded to the City, which will be
presented to the City Council on September 4, 2018, for consideration. Such
maintenance and management obligations are already required pursuant to the
existing Declaration of Restrictions, recorded against the property, but the
Maintenance Agreement will include updates to the original Declaration of
Restrictions to reflect the changes to the project that have occurred over the years
as well as the changes to the Conditions of Approval imposed on the project by the
City Council, along with the Developer’s maintenance obligations with respect to the
property dedicated to the City.
E.12 The owners of the golf course parcels, and any successors in interest, shall
maintain to the City's reasonable satisfaction all public parks, trails and open
space areas (Lots A, B, C, D, E, G, H, and J). PRIOR TO RECORDATION OF
EITHER FINAL MAP NO. 50666 OR NO. 50667, subject to review and approval
by the City Attorney and the Director of Community Development, a Declaration
of Restrictions to this effect shall be recorded against the golf course parcels of
the tract. In addition, a maintenance bond in an amount satisfactory to the City
shall be provided to ensure that the owners of the golf course parcels, and any
successors in interest, maintain to the City’s reasonable satisfaction until such time
as the 18 hole golf course opens to the public and becomes fully operational and
is able to undertake said maintenance.
Resolution No. 2018-39, Condition No. E10 and Y25 reads as follows:
E.10 The developer shall be responsible for the construction of all public trails
specified in Conditions K.4 through K .19 and shall provide a bond, or other
money surety for the construction of such public trails in an amount to be
determined by the Director of Public Works. Construction of said trails shall
coincide with the rough grading activity within each workable phase and shall
be completed upon acceptance of all street improvements by the City.
Dedication of the public trails shall occur at the time the Final Map is recorded.
Y.25 Dedication of the public trails and open space lots shall occur at the time any
Final Map is recorded.
There are certain lots that will be conveyed to the City while other lots will remain
under the Developer’s ownership. The public trails throughout the property will be
located over both City-owned and Developer-owned properties. As a result, the
Developer is required to dedicate public trail easements to the City over the trails
located on the properties that will remain under the Developer’s ownership. A
Certificate of Acceptance (Attachment A) has been prepared for the City Council to
accept these easement dedications for public trails over the Developer’s property.
The Developer is also required to maintain these trails, which is required pursuant to
Condition No. E.12, and will be memorialized in the Maintenance Agreement to be
considered by the City Council at its September 4, 2018, meeting.
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2) Accept a Grant Deed for the property located around the flag pole on Developer’s
property and separately granting the Developer with certain easement rights over
the flag pole property in order to perform its maintenance obligations with respect to
the flag pole and surrounding area; and accept an easement over the Developer’s
property in order to allow the City to access the flag pole pursuant to an easement
agreement.
Resolution No. 2018-39, Condition Nos. M2, M3, M5, and M6 requires the following:
M2 Developer shall dedicate 25ft² (5' x 5') of property around the existing flag
pole base to the City. Upon recordation, the City will henceforth be the owner
of said property and the amenities located thereon.
M3 Record a Grant Deed that dedicates the 25ft² property beneath the flag pole
to the City.
M5 Developer shall enter into a Reciprocal Easement Agreement that would
allow the Trump Organization to access the flag pole site for maintenance
activities while also providing an easement over golf course property to allow
the City to access the flag pole site.
M6 Developer shall enter into an Indemnification Agreement that indemnifies
the City against any action associated with the Developer's
installation/construction of the amenities located on the 25ft² property, as well
as the maintenance and all other activities related to the flag and flag pole.
To comply with these conditions, a Grant Deed (Attachment B) has been prepared
for the City Council to accept ownership of approximately 25ft² of area surrounding
the flag pole and any improvements thereon. The Developer would retain ownership
of the flag and the flagpole. The Grant Deed also grants an easement to the
Developer for access purposes, to maintain, repair, manage, and use the flag and all
improvements thereon, and allows for retrieval of golf balls.
In order for the City to access the portion around the flag pole that will be conveyed
to the City, the City must traverse onto portions of the Developer’s property. In
connection with the maintenance, repair, use, and enjoyment of the flag pole, an
Easement Agreement (Attachment B) has been prepared for the City Council to
allow the City to have ingress/egress over portions of the Developer’s property to
reach the flag pole area.
3) Transfer Lot H (Founder’s Park) and the property known as the “additional non-golf
setback area” for Tract No. 50667 to the Developer by a Quitclaim Deed and
reaccept Lot H and the “additional non-golf setback area” for Tract No. 50667 with
updated boundary lines for Lot H pursuant to a Grant Deed; and grant an easement
to the Developer for the “additional non-golf setback area” located within Lot K of
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Tract No. 50666 pursuant to an easement agreement as required by a 1995
Settlement Agreement the City is a party to.
As part of the Developer’s requirement to dedicate certain lots, including Lot H
(Founder’s Park) to the City as public open space, in 2006, a Grant Deed was
recorded that conveyed Lot H to the City. Over the years, a significant portion of the
project has been developed. Based on the existing improvements along the easterly
boundary line of Lot H, the Developer desires to make minor adjustments to the
boundary lines to more accurately reflect the site improvements, as shown below. In
accordance to Condition No. V.2 which requires Lot H to be 5.1 acres (minimum) in
size, no change will occur to the lot size. In order to accomplish this request, a
Quitclaim Deed to convey Lot H back to the Developer and a Grant Deed to convey
Lot H with adjusted boundary lines (Attachment C) back to the City have been
prepared for the City Council’s authorization to execute and record.
Previous Boundary Line for Lot H Proposed Boundary Line for Lot H
Lot K is one of the lots required to be dedicated to the City. In order for the
Developer to install, and maintain improvements thereon (e.g., trails, golf cart paths,
landscaping, etc.), retrieve golf balls resulting from golfing activities on the golf
course, replace utilities, and conduct up to 6 temporary events per year, an
Easement Agreement (Attachment C) has been prepared for the City Council to
authorize. The easement rights under the Easement Agreement in favor of the
Developer are required under a 1995 Settlement Agreement that the City is a party
to.
4) Amend the Public Amenities Plan to remove the identification of an unofficial trail at
the southwest corner of the property.
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At the June 19, 2018, meeting, in considering Staff’s proposed updates to the City
Council-approved Public Amenities Plan for the Trump National project, a resident
requested that the Plan officially include a path used to access the beach at the
southwest corner of the property (identified with a yellow arrow in the map
below). That evening, Staff indicated that this path, albeit an unsafe path to the
beach, could be added to the Public Amenities Plan making it an authorized trail. As
a result, the City Council amended the Public Amenities Plan to include this path as
an authorized trail.
Subsequently, Staff learned that the Coastal Commission and the Wildlife Agencies
would not approve this as a formal trail because it traverses a protected habitat area
designated by the City Council-approved Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) for the
project site. This path was unofficially created by the public and the Developer has
the responsibility to close the path and revegetate the impacted area in accordance
to the HCP. Furthermore, this path does not comply with the City Council-approved
Conditions of Approval requiring public trails in this area to be set back a minimum of
32’ from the property line. In light of this, Staff is proposing that the City Council
amend the Public Amenities Plan by removing the path (Attachment D).
In response to the public notice simply stating “Amend the Public Amenities Plan to
eliminate the Beach access trail at the southwest corner of the property”, Staff
received several emails (Attachment E) and phone calls requesting clarification and
expressing opposition to any removal of beach access trails. In corresponding with
the interested parties, Staff realized that the public thought that the trail being
removed was one of the official beach access trails originating at Founder’s Park
and that the public was largely unaware that this unofficial path existed. It should be
noted that there are four existing coastal access trails from the Trump National Golf
Club site that will remain in place (identified with red arrows in the map on the
previous page). The proposed path to be removed is identified with a yellow arrow
in the map above.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
The items on tonight’s agenda are essentially the first part of the process to approve the
recordation of Final Vesting Tract Map No. 50666 and are intended to ensure that all
open space, trails, parks, streets, habitat, and other public amenities that have been
previously offered for dedication to the City are formally and finally accepted prior to the
expiration of such offer in order to ensure the City, and its residents and visitors, will
have continued use of, and access to, such areas. The remaining components to
record the map, as summarized below, will be presented for the City Council’s
consideration at its September 4, 2018, meeting.
• Adopt an ordinance amending and restating the Development Agreement.
• Approve an Amended and Restated Declaration of Restrictions (Maintenance
Agreement) to clarify the maintenance responsibilities of the Developer for the
trails, open space, parks, streets, habitat, and other public amenities on both the
project site and City-owned properties.
• Approve a License Agreement to allow the Developer access across portions of
the City-owned Switchbacks and other property to maintain trails, open space,
parks, habitat, and other public amenities as required under the City’s and
Coastal Commission’s Conditions of Approval and under the Habitat
Conservation Plan for the project.
• Approve an amendment to the Shoreline Park License Agreement to extend the
term in perpetuity to allow the Developer access to the Shoreline Park to perform
its habitat maintenance and management obligations under the City’s and
Coastal Commission’s Conditions of Approval and under the Habitat
Conservation Plan for the project.
• Authorize the recordation of Final Vesting Tract Map No. 50666.
In addition to the above, the Developer has been diligently working with the City to meet
all Conditions of Approval tied to the project, some of which require Staff’s
consideration. Below is a list of outstanding items subject to Staff’s consideration that
will need to be completed before the September 4, 2018, City Council meeting.
• Fire Department approval of the Vesting Tract Map No. 50666
• Fencing Plan for Vesting Tract Map No. 50666
• Landscape Plan for Lot D
• Lot Line Adjustments at 4048 Palos Verdes Drive South, 4101 Sea Horse Ln.,
and 4105 Maritime Rd.
Of all the items listed above, the Amended and Restated Development Agreement is
required to first be reviewed by the Planning Commission in an advisory role, which was
scheduled to occur on August 14, 2018. If the Planning Commission’s recommendation
is acceptable, the City Council will approve the Development Agreement via ordinance,
which will require a second reading before it goes into effect. Should the City Council
approve the Amended and Restated Development Agreement at its September 4, 2018
meeting, the second reading will occur on September 18, 2018.
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ALTERNATIVES:
In addition to the Staff recommendations, the following alternative action is available for
the City Council’s consideration:
1. Identify any issues of concern, provide Staff and/or the Developer with
direction and continue the public hearing to September 4, 2018.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING EXISTING OFFERS OF
DEDICATION FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES OF PROPERTY AND
EASEMENT RIGHTS LOCATED ON THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF
CLUB PROJECT SITE.
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes (the "City") adopted Resolution No. 92-53, certifying Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) No. 36 and adopted Resolution Nos. 92-54, 92-55, 92-56, 92-57,
approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667, Tentative Parcel Map
Nos. 20970 and 23004, Conditional Use Permit Nos. 162 and 163 (the "CUPs"), Coastal
Development Permit No. 103 (the "CDP"), and Grading Permit No. 1541 for a
Residential Planned Development, an 18-hole public golf course, and public open space
on an approximately 261.4 acre property located in the City (the "Property") for what is
now known as the Trump National Golf Club Project (the “Project”), owned by VH
Property Corp. (the "Developer") and VHPS, LLC (the "Owner"), who each succeeded
to the interest of the prior developer and owner of the Property, Ocean Trails, L.P. (the
"Original Developer"); and,
WHEREAS, as a condition to the development of the Project under the
Conditions of Approval of the CUPs and the CDP, Original Developer was obligated to
execute and record certain irrevocable offer of dedication to the City of certain property
and easement rights located on the Property pursuant to Government Code § 7050;
and,
WHEREAS, Original Developer made such irrevocable offers of dedication to the
City as shown in the documents attached hereto as Exhibits “A” and "B" (the "Offers")
which consisted of (i) a fee simple interest in certain portions of the Property for the
purpose of parks, public access, recreational use, habitat enhancement, trail, public
parking, street purposes, and managed fire break and flood control purposes, and (ii)
easement rights for public pedestrian and bicycle access and recreational use of certain
trails and paths located on certain portions of the Property; and,
WHEREAS, Developer and Owner are the owners of the Property and are
subject to the terms and conditions of the Offers; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 7050, the City’s City Council
may accept all or any portion of an irrevocable offer of dedication at any time; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to accept the Offers at this time for the
public purposes stated therein.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated into this Resolution as set forth herein.
Section 2: The City Council hereby accepts the Offers for (i) for the purpose of
parks, public access, passive recreational use, habitat enhancement, trail, public
parking, street purposes, and managed fire break and flood control purposes, and (ii)
easement rights for public pedestrian and bicycle access and recreational use of certain
trails and paths located on certain portions of the Property.
Section 3: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause this
acceptance to be recorded on behalf of the City in the Office of the Los Angeles County
Recorder, and to certify the adoption of this Resolution. The Mayor, City Manager, and
City Clerk are hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all other documents
as may be necessary to effect the recordation and enforcement of this acceptance.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21st day of August 2018.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2018-__, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 21, 2018.
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CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING (1) THE ACQUISITION
OF FEE TITLE TO PROPERTY SURROUNDING AN EXISTING FLAG
POLE LOCATED AT THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF CLUB PROJECT
SITE PURSUANT TO A GRANT DEED MADE BY THE OWNER OF THE
PROPERTY, AND (2) THE ACQUISITION OF EASEMENT RIGHTS FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY OVER THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF
CLUB IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE EXISTING FLAGPOLE LOCATED
THEREON PURSUANT TO AN EASEMENT AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes (the "City") adopted Resolution No. 92-53, certifying Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) No. 36 and adopted Resolution Nos. 92-54, 92-55, 92-56, 92-57,
approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667, Tentative Parcel Map
Nos. 20970 and 23004, Conditional Use Permit Nos. 162 and 163, Coastal
Development Permit No. 103 (the "CDP"), and Grading Permit No. 1541 for a
Residential Planned Development, an 18-hole public golf course, and public open space
on an approximately 261.4 acre property located in the City (the "Property") for what is
now known as the Trump National Golf Club Project (the “Project”), owned by VH
Property Corp. (the "Developer") and VHPS, LLC (the "Owner"); and,
WHEREAS, the City Council approved subsequent revisions to the Project as
memorialized by the resolutions approving such revisions, the most recent of which
occurred on June 19, 2018 for Revision FFF (Resolution No. 2018-39); and,
WHEREAS, the conditions of approval to the development of the Project
(Conditions M2 and M3 as described in the exhibit to Resolution No. 2018-39) obligated
the Developer to dedicate to the City a 25ft² (5' x 5') piece of property around the
existing flag pole located on the Property to the City (the "Flagpole Lot"); and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Grant Deed for the Flagpole Lot, attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Grant Deed"), the Developer shall retain certain access and easement
rights to the Flagpole Lot in order to perform its maintenance, repair, and management
obligations with respect to the flag and the flagpole located on the Flagpole Lot, as more
particularly set forth in the Grant Deed; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Easement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B,
the City and members of the public shall be granted certain easement rights to access
the Flagpole Lot located on the Developer's Property as required by Condition M5 of the
Conditions of Approval imposed on the Project by the City (such Conditions of Approval
are shown in Resolution No. 2018-39); and,
WHEREAS, in order to allow the Developer to comply with the conditions of
approval for the Project, and in order for the City to have the benefit of ownership of and
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access to the Flagpole Lot as well as ensure continued maintenance by the Developer
and its successors in perpetuity to raise and lower the flag, maintain the flag, rigging
and flag pole and tend the landscaping within the dedication area, the City Council has
determined that it is in the best interest of the City and for the common benefit of
residents and visitors, for the Grant Deed and Easement Agreement to be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated into this Resolution as set forth herein.
Section 2: The City Council hereby approves the acceptance of the Grant Deed
for the Flagpole Lot attached hereto as Exhibit A and approves the acceptance of the
easements granted to the City for access to the Flagpole Lot pursuant to the Easement
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.
Section 3: The Mayor, City Manager, and City Clerk or their designees, are
authorized and directed to take such actions and execute such documents as may be
necessary to implement and affect this Resolution, including the Grant Deed and
Easement Agreement on behalf of the City, and to cause such documents to be
recorded on behalf of the City in the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder, and to
certify the adoption of this Resolution. The Mayor, City Manager, and City Clerk are
hereby authorized and directed to execute any and all other documents as may be
necessary to effect the recordation and enforcement of this acceptance.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21st day of August 2018.
_______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2018-__, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 21, 2018.
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CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT "A"
Grant Deed
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY,
AND WHEN RECORDED, MAIL TO:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
Attn: City Clerk
___________________________________________________________________________
(Space Above for Recorder's Use)
Exempt from recording fees per
Govt. Code § 27383
Exempt from documentary
transfer tax under
Rev. & Tax. Code § 11922
GRANT DEED
(Flagpole Lot)
FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, VH
PROPERTY CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Grantor”) hereby grants to CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, a California municipal corporation (“Grantee”) a fee interest in and to that
certain real property located in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, consisting of approximately
twenty-five (25) square feet encompassing and surrounding a flag pole currently located on
property owned by Grantor (the “Flag Pole”), as described on Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”).
SUBJECT TO AND RESERVING UNTO GRANTOR, its successors and assigns, together
with the right to grant and transfer all or a portion of the following described interests and
rights in and to the Property in accordance with the terms and conditions under that certain
Amended and Restated Development Agreement (“Development Agreement”), by and
among Grantor, Grantee, and VHPS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VHPS”),
which shall be recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County ("Official Records")
after the execution and recordation of this Grant Deed, as follows (the “Reserved Rights
and Interests”):
1. A non-exclusive easement, upon, over and across the Property for pedestrian
access, ingress and egress to the Flag Pole for the erection, maintenance,
repair, management, use, and enjoyment of the Flag Pole and any other
improvements located on the Property, and landscaping located on the
Property and to perform it obligations under Condition M of the Conditions
of Approval issued by the City (“Conditions of Approval”) and under that
certain Amended and Restated Declaration of Restrictions, among the
Grantee, Grantor, and VHPS to be recorded in the Official Records following
the execution and recordation of this Grant Deed, in connection with the
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Grantor’s development of that certain project currently known as the Trump
National Golf Club Project, as described under the Development Agreement.
2. Ownership of the existing Flag Pole and any improvements located on the
Property.
3. Easements upon, over and across the Property for the encroachment and
retrieval of golf balls resulting from golfing activities on the golf course in the
immediate vicinity of the Property (except that no retrieval shall occur within
restricted areas as designated by appropriate signage).
4. All other covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights-of-
way and easements of record as well as any such matters that are apparent,
including, without limitation, the conditions of approval imposed by the
California Coastal Commission or by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes on the
development of the property owned by Grantor, including without limitation,
the Conditions of Approval.
[SIGNATURE APPEARS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Grant Deed to be executed by its
authorized representatives on this _____ day of _____________, 2018.
VH PROPERTY CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of the Property
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CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE
(California Government Code Section 27281)
This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the attached “Grant Deed”
from V.H. Property Corp. to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is hereby accepted by the
undersigned agent on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes pursuant to the authority
conferred by Resolution No. 2018-________ of the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, adopted on ____________, 2018, and the City as “Grantee” consents to the
recordation thereof by its duly authorized agent.
Dated as of ______________, 2018
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
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Douglas Willmore, City Manager
ATTEST:
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Emily Colborn, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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William Wynder, City Attorney
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On ____________________, 2018 before me, ________________, personally appeared _____________________,
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized
capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _____________________________________
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that
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EXHIBIT "B"
Easement Agreement
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY,
AND WHEN RECORDED, MAIL TO:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
Attn: City Clerk
___________________________________________________________________________
(Space Above for Recorder's Use)
Exempt from recording fees per
Govt. Code § 27383
Exempt from documentary
transfer tax under
Rev. & Tax. Code § 11922
GRANT DEED
(Flagpole Lot)
FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, VH
PROPERTY CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Grantor”) hereby grants to CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, a California municipal corporation (“Grantee”) a fee interest in and to that
certain real property located in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, consisting of approximately
twenty-five (25) square feet encompassing and surrounding a flag pole currently located on
property owned by Grantor (the “Flag Pole”), as described on Exhibit A attached hereto and
incorporated herein by this reference (the “Property”).
SUBJECT TO AND RESERVING UNTO GRANTOR, its successors and assigns, together
with the right to grant and transfer all or a portion of the following described interests and
rights in and to the Property in accordance with the terms and conditions under that certain
Amended and Restated Development Agreement (“Development Agreement”), by and
among Grantor, Grantee, and VHPS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VHPS”),
which shall be recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County ("Official Records")
after the execution and recordation of this Grant Deed, as follows (the “Reserved Rights
and Interests”):
5. A non-exclusive easement, upon, over and across the Property for pedestrian
access, ingress and egress to the Flag Pole for the erection, maintenance,
repair, management, use, and enjoyment of the Flag Pole and any other
improvements located on the Property, and landscaping located on the
Property and to perform it obligations under Condition M of the Conditions
of Approval issued by the City (“Conditions of Approval”) and under that
certain Amended and Restated Declaration of Restrictions, among the
Grantee, Grantor, and VHPS to be recorded in the Official Records following
the execution and recordation of this Grant Deed, in connection with the
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Grantor’s development of that certain project currently known as the Trump
National Golf Club Project, as described under the Development Agreement.
6. Ownership of the existing Flag Pole and any improvements located on the
Property.
7. Easements upon, over and across the Property for the encroachment and
retrieval of golf balls resulting from golfing activities on the golf course in the
immediate vicinity of the Property (except that no retrieval shall occur within
restricted areas as designated by appropriate signage).
8. All other covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights-of-
way and easements of record as well as any such matters that are apparent,
including, without limitation, the conditions of approval imposed by the
California Coastal Commission or by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes on the
development of the property owned by Grantor, including without limitation,
the Conditions of Approval.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Grant Deed to be executed by its
authorized representatives on this _____ day of _____________, 2018.
VH PROPERTY CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of the Property
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CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE
(California Government Code Section 27281)
This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the attached “Grant Deed”
from V.H. Property Corp. to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is hereby accepted by the
undersigned agent on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes pursuant to the authority
conferred by Resolution No. 2018-________ of the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, adopted on ____________, 2018, and the City as “Grantee” consents to the
recordation thereof by its duly authorized agent.
Dated as of ______________, 2018
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
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Douglas Willmore, City Manager
ATTEST:
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Emily Colborn, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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William Wynder, City Attorney
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On ____________________, 2018 before me, ________________, personally appeared _____________________,
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized
capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _____________________________________
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING (1) THE TRANSFER OF
CERTAIN PROPERTY (KNOWN AS LOT "H" AND THE "ADDITIONAL
NON-GOLF SETBACKS") PREVIOUSLY DEEDED TO THE CITY BY
THE DEVELOPER OF THE TRUMP NATIONAL GOLF COURSE
PROJECT, PURSUANT TO A QUITCLAIM DEED AND THE
SUBSEQUENT REACCEPTANCE OF SUCH PROPERTY WITH
CERTAIN MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS PURSUANT TO A
GRANT DEED IN FAVOR OF THE CITY, AND (2) THE TRANSFER OF
CERTAIN EASEMENT RIGHTS OVER THE ADDITIONAL NON-GOLF
SETBACKS LOCATED ON VESTING TENTATIVE TRACT MAP NO.
50666.
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes (the "City") adopted Resolution No. 92-53, certifying Environmental Impact
Report (EIR) No. 36 and adopted Resolution Nos. 92-54, 92-55, 92-56, 92-57,
approving Vesting Tentative Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667, Tentative Parcel Map
Nos. 20970 and 23004, Conditional Use Permit Nos. 162 and 163, Coastal
Development Permit No. 103, and Grading Permit No. 1541 for a Residential Planned
Development, an 18-hole public golf course, and public open space on an
approximately 261.4 acre property located in the City (the "Property") for what is now
known as the Trump National Golf Club Project (the “Project”), owned by VH Property
Corp. (the "Developer") and VHPS, LLC (the "Owner"); and,
WHEREAS, the City Council approved subsequent revisions to the Project and
imposed certain conditions of approval on the Project (the "Conditions of Approval") as
memorialized by the resolutions approving such revisions and conditions, the most
recent of which occurred on June 19, 2018 for Revision FFF (Resolution No. 2018-39);
and,
WHEREAS, the Conditions of Approval to the development of the Project
required the Developer to transfer certain portions of the Property to the City for public
purposes, including the property known as Lot "H" and the "Additional Non-Golf
Setbacks", which transfer was effectuated on February 8, 2006 pursuant to a Grant
Deed recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County as Instrument No. 06-
0295376 (the "Original Grant Deed"), and,
WHEREAS, the Original Grant Deed’s legal description of Lot "H" states: "The
above described parcel of land and Lot "H" as shown on the map of Tract No. 50666
are intended to be the same. However, as of this date said map has not been filed for
record by the local governing agency. Therefore should revisions to the boundaries of
said Lot "H" occur prior to recordation of said map, Grantor reserves the right to amend
the above described description to coincide with the boundaries of [future] Lot "H"
shown on the recorded map of said Tract No. 50666;" and,
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WHEREAS, the Developer has proposed to make minor adjustments to the
boundaries of future Lot "H" to reflect the existing improvements located along the
easterly boundary line of Lot "H" in connection with the impending recordation of the
final map for Tract No. 50666; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City has determined that it is in the best
interest of the City to accomplish the amendment of the legal description for Lot H by
the City's interim transfer of its interest in such property back to the Developer, pursuant
to the Quitclaim Deed attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Quitclaim Deed"), to be
recorded immediately prior to recordation of a new grant deed with the modified legal
description signed by the Developer and accepted by the City pursuant to the Grant
Deed attached hereto as Exhibit B; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution 2018-___, the City Council of the City has
approved the acquisition of additional portions of the Property for the purposes of parks,
public access, recreational use, habitat enhancement, trail, public parking, and street
purposes ("Dedicated Property") pursuant to a Certificate of Acceptance for such
Dedicated Property; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain unrecorded Settlement Agreement, dated
May, 1995, by and among the Sierra Club, the California Native Plant Society, Coastal
Conservation Coalition, Save our Coastline 2000, and Andrew Sargent, Palos Verdes
Land Holdings Company, Palos Verdes Land Holdings Company, Inc., and Zuckerman
Building Co. (collectively, the "Real Parties in Interest"), the City, and the California
Coastal Commission, the Developer, as successor-in-interest to one or more of the Real
Parties in Interest, is entitled to retain certain easement and access rights to the golf
tees and tee boxes located on portions of the Dedicated Property; and,
WHEREAS, the Easement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C, will enable
the City to comply with the terms and provisions set forth in the Settlement Agreement,
by granting the Developer easement rights to certain portions of the Dedicated Property
for the purposes of maintaining, operating, accessing, and using of the golf tees and
portions of the golf course currently located on a portion of the Property; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the
City for the Easement Agreement to be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated into this Resolution as set forth herein.
Section 2: The City Council hereby approves the Quitclaim Deed attached
hereto as Exhibit A, the Grant Deed attached hereto as Exhibit B, and the Easement
Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C.
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Section 3: The Mayor, City Manager, and City Clerk or their designees, are
authorized and directed to take such actions and execute such documents as may be
necessary to implement and affect this Resolution, including the Quitclaim Deed, Grant
Deed and Easement Agreement on behalf of the City, and to cause such documents to
be recorded on behalf of the City in the Office of the Los Angeles County Recorder, and
to certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21st day of August 2018.
_______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that
the above Resolution No. 2018-__, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 21, 2018.
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CITY CLERK
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EXHIBIT "A"
Quitclaim Deed
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY,
AND WHEN RECORDED, MAIL TO:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
Attn: City Clerk
___________________________________________________________________________
(Space Above for Recorder's Use)
Exempt from filing fees per
Govt. Code § 27383
QUITCLAIM DEED
FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a California municipal corporation (“Grantor” or “City”)
hereby remises, releases and forever quitclaims to VH PROPERTY CORP., a Delaware
corporation (“Grantee”), any and all of Grantor’s right, title and interest in and to that
certain real property located in the County of Los Angeles (“County”), State of California,
intended to comprise Lot “H” of Vesting Tentative Tract No. 50666, described on Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (“Lot H”), and that certain real
property located in the County, State of California, intended to comprise the property
known as the Additional Non-Golf Setback Parcel, described on Exhibit B attached hereto
and incorporated herein by reference (the “Setbacks Parcel”, together with Lot H,
collectively, the “Property”).
R E C I T A L S
A. Pursuant to that certain Grant Deed, made by Grantee in favor of Grantor,
which was recorded in the Official Records of County on February 8, 2006 as Instrument No.
06-0295376, and that certain Certificate of Acceptance attached to such Grant Deed, which
was executed by the City, the City acquired the Property.
B. The Grant Deed’s Legal Description of the Park (as defined in the Grant Deed)
states: “The above described parcel of land and Lot “H” as shown on the map of Tract No.
50666 are intended to be the same. However, as of this date said map has not been filed
for record by the local governing agency. Therefore should revisions to the boundaries of
said Lot “H” occur prior to recordation of said map, Grantor reserves the right to amend the
above described description to coincide with the boundaries of [future] Lot “H” shown on
the recorded map of said Tract No. 50666.”
C. The boundaries of future Lot “H” are being adjusted slightly in connection
with the impending recordation of the final map for Tract No. 50666 in order to correlate
with existing Grantee improvements on future Lot “26” thereof.
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D. The City and the California Coastal Commission have each reviewed the
boundary adjustments and determined that no further Coastal Commission approval is
necessary.
E. Grantor and Grantee have agreed, pursuant to that certain Amended and
Restated Development Agreement dated as of September ___, 2018, by and among
Grantor, Grantee, and VHPS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VHPS”) to
accomplish the amendment of Lot H’s legal description by Grantor’s interim transfer of its
interest in the Property back to Grantee, pursuant to this Quitclaim Deed, to be recorded
immediately prior to recordation of a new grant deed with the modified legal description
signed by Grantee and accepted by Grantor.
F. The City is authorized to execute and convey this Quitclaim Deed to Grantee
in connection with the boundary adjustments as set forth herein for the common good
pursuant to Government Code Section 37350 and City Ordinance No. 2018-_____.
NOW, THEREFORE, Grantor quitclaims and conveys the Property to Grantee subject
to all easements, rights-of-way, covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, and all
other matters of record, including but not limited to Sections 1-9 of the existing Grant Deed.
The Recitals set forth above are an integral part of this Quitclaim Deed and set forth the
intentions of the parties and are hereby incorporated herein.
[SIGNATURES APPEAR ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Quitclaim Deed to be executed by
its authorized representative on this _____ day of _____________, 2018.
GRANTOR:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
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Susan M. Brooks, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Emily Colborn, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
_________________________________
William W. Wynder, City Attorney
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On ________________, 2018 before me, ________________, personally appeared _____________________,
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized
capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _____________________________________
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of Lot H
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EXHIBIT B
Legal Description of the Setbacks Parcel
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EXHIBIT "B"
Grant Deed
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY,
AND WHEN RECORDED, MAIL TO:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
Attn: City Clerk
___________________________________________________________________________
(Space Above for Recorder's Use)
Exempt from recording fees per
Govt. Code § 27383
Exempt from documentary
transfer tax under
Rev. & Tax. Code § 11922
GRANT DEED
(Lot H & Setback Parcel)
FOR VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, VH
PROPERTY CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Grantor”) hereby grants to CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, a California municipal corporation (“Grantee”) a fee interest in and to (i)
that certain real property located in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, State of California,
intended to comprise Lot “H” of Vesting Tentative Tract No. 50666, described on Exhibit A
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Park”), and (ii) that certain real
property located in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, State of California, intended to
comprise the property known as the Additional Non-Golf Setback Parcel under Tract Map
No. 50667, described on Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference
(the “Setback Parcel”, together with the Park, collectively, the “Property”).
SUBJECT TO AND RESERVING UNTO GRANTOR, its successors and assigns, together
with the right to grant and transfer all or a portion of the following described interests and
rights in and to the Property in accordance with the terms and conditions under that certain
Amended and Restated Development Agreement (“Development Agreement”), by and
among Grantor, Grantee, and VHPS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“VHPS”),
which shall be recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles County ("Official Records")
after the execution and recordation of this Grant Deed, as follows:
1. The right to locate, use, maintain, repair and operate any portion of the
Property in a manner consistent with and contemplated by that certain
unrecorded Settlement Agreement, dated May, 1995, by and among the
Sierra Club, the California Native Plant Society, Coastal Conservation
Coalition, Save our Coastline 2000, and Andrew Sargent (collectively, the
“Plaintiffs”), Palos Verdes Land Holdings Company, Palos Verdes Land
Holdings Company, Inc., and Zuckerman Building Co. (collectively, the “Real
Parties in Interest”) Grantee, and the California Coastal Commission.
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2. An easement upon, over and across the Property to access that certain trunk
sewer located on the Property, together with the right to grant such
easement to any third party, including but not limited to the Los Angeles
County Sanitation District.
3. Easements upon, over and across the Park for the installation, maintenance,
repair, use, operation and replacement of trails, landscaping, park
improvements and other public improvements, and an easement for ingress
and egress over the Park to the extent reasonably necessary to effect any
such installation, maintenance, repair, use, operation or replacement, as set
forth under and in accordance with the Development Agreement.
4. Easements upon, over and across the Property for the encroachment and
retrieval of golf balls resulting from golfing activities on the golf course in the
immediate vicinity of the Property (except that no retrieval shall occur within
restricted areas as designated by appropriate signage).
5. Easements, upon, over and across the Property, and rights as set forth in that
certain Amended Buildover and Sewer Relocation Agreement recorded on
February 25, 2005 as Instrument No. 050438026 in the Official Records .
6. Easements, upon, over and across the Property for the construction,
maintenance, repair, use, operation and replacement of golf cart paths over
the Property, and an ingress and egress easement over the Property to the
extent reasonably necessary to effect any such construction, maintenance,
repair, use, operation or replacement of such golf cart paths.
7. Easements upon, over and across the Setback Parcel for the construction,
maintenance, repair, use, operation and replacement of three tee boxes for
tee numbers __, ___ and __over the Property, and an ingress and egress
easement over the Setback Parcel to the extent reasonably necessary to
effect such construction, maintenance, repair, use, operation or replacement
of those tee boxes.
8. Easements for the installation, maintenance, repair, use, operation and
replacement of utilities under and through the Park, and an ingress and
egress easement over, through and under the Park to the extent reasonably
necessary to effect any such installation, maintenance, repair, use, operation
and replacement thereof.
9. Easements for the conducting of up to six (6) temporary events per year
within the Park, including without limitation, filming events, that close off any
portion of the Park, provided that (i) all public parking spaces shall be
available to the public on all summer holiday weekends and on the Fourth of
July, (ii) no more than two (2) such events shall take place in the summer
(after Memorial Day and before Labor Day) of any year, (iii) no event shall
have a duration of more than four (4) days, (iv) all events shall leave three (3)
accessways from Palos Verdes Drive South to the bluff top corridor open to
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the public, (v) all of the bluff-top trails and the bluff edge of the Park shall
remain open to the public, (vi) all events shall retain no fewer than fifty (50)
parking spaces open to the public free of charge, and (vii) Grantor (or its
agents or representatives) obtains any required permits from Grantee or any
other applicable governmental agency for such event, such as a special use
permit.
10. All other covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, rights, rights-of-
way and easements of record as well as any such matters that are apparent,
including, without limitation, the conditions of approval imposed by the
California Coastal Commission or by the City of Rancho Palos Verdes on the
development of the property owned by Grantor and the project currently
known as the Trump National Golf Course Project, as described in the
Development Agreement.
[SIGNATURE APPEARS ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Grant Deed to be executed by its
authorized representatives on this _____ day of _____________, 2018.
VH PROPERTY CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of the Park
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EXHIBIT B
Legal Description of the Setback Parcel
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CERTIFICATE OF ACCEPTANCE
(California Government Code Section 27281)
This is to certify that the interest in real property conveyed by the attached “Grant Deed”
from V.H. Property Corp. to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes is hereby accepted by the
undersigned agent on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes pursuant to the authority
conferred by Resolution No. 2018-________ of the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes, adopted on ____________, 2018, and the City as “Grantee” consents to the
recordation thereof by its duly authorized agent.
Dated as of ______________, 2018
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
________________________________
Douglas Willmore, City Manager
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Emily Colborn, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________________
William Wynder, City Attorney
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On ____________________, 2018 before me, ________________, personally appeared _____________________,
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the
within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized
capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of
which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _____________________________________
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that
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EXHIBIT "B"
Easement Agreement
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY,
AND WHEN RECORDED, MAIL TO:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
Attn: City Clerk
___________________________________________________________________________
(Space Above for Recorder's Use)
Exempt from recording fees per
Govt. Code § 27383
Exempt from documentary
transfer tax under
Rev. & Tax. Code § 11922
EASEMENT AGREEMENT
(Lot K of Tract Map No. 50666)
THIS EASEMENT AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made as of ________________,
2018, by the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a California municipal corporation ("City"),
and VH PROPERTY CORP., a Delaware corporation ("VH"), with reference to the following
recitals:
RECITALS
A. City is the owner of that certain real property located in the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes, State of California, intended to comprise Lot “K” of Vesting Tentative Tract No.
50666, as depicted and described on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference ('Property"), which Property was dedicated to the City prior to the date hereof
pursuant to that certain Irrevocable Offer to Dedicate Fee Title executed by Ocean Trails,
L.P. (VH's predecessor-in-interest to the Property) and recorded on December 19, 1997 as
Instrument Number 97-1999961 of the Official Records of Los Angeles County, as amended
on October 17, 2000 and October 23, 2000 by documents recorded as Instrument Nos.
2000-1613039 and 00-1649980, respectively.
B. In connection with that certain unrecorded Settlement Agreement, dated
May, 1995, by and among the Sierra Club, the California Native Plant Society, Coastal
Conservation Coalition, Save our Coastline 2000, and Andrew Sargent (collectively, the
"Plaintiffs"), Palos Verdes Land Holdings Company, Palos Verdes Land Holdings Company,
Inc., and Zuckerman Building Co. (collectively, the "Real Parties in Interest") Grantee, and
the California Coastal Commission, VH, as a successor in interest to one or more of the Real
Parties in Interest, is entitled to retain certain easement and access rights to the golf tees
and tee boxes located on the Property (the "Golf Tees").
C. City desires to grant to VH an easement for access to certain portions of the
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Property, as described on Exhibit B attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference
(the "Easement Areas") for the purposes of maintaining, operating, accessing, and using of
the Golf Tees and portions of the golf course currently located on a portion of the Property
known as the Trump National Golf Club ("Golf Course"), as more particularly described
below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants
and agreements set forth below, and other good and valuable consideration, receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged and confirmed by City and VH, City and VH
hereby agree as follows:
1. Grant of Easement. City hereby grants to the VH, and its agents, officers,
employees, contractors, licensees, permittees, guests, and successors and assigns (i) a
non-exclusive surface easement and right-of-way on, over and across the Easement
Areas for the purpose of access, ingress and egress, and for maintenance, repair, use,
and enjoyment of the Golf Tees, (ii) the right to locate, use, maintain, repair and
operate any portion of the Easement Areas in a manner consistent with and
contemplated by the Settlement Agreement, (iii) easements upon, over and across the
Easement Areas for the encroachment and retrieval of golf balls resulting from golfing
activities on the golf course in the immediate vicinity of the Easement Areas (except
that no retrieval shall occur within restricted areas as designated by appropriate
signage), (iv) easements upon, over and across the Easement Areas for the
construction, maintenance, repair, use, operation and replacement of golf cart paths
over the Easement Areas, and an ingress and egress easement over the Easement Areas
to the extent reasonably necessary to effect any such construction, maintenance,
repair, use, operation or replacement of such golf cart paths, and (v) easements upon,
over and across the Easement Areas for the construction, maintenance, repair, use,
operation and replacement of the tee boxes for tee located on the Easement Areas, and
an ingress and egress easement over the Easement Areas to the extent reasonably
necessary to effect such construction, maintenance, repair, use, operation or
replacement of those tee boxes (the "Easement Rights").
2. Term. The Easement Rights granted herein shall commence upon the
recordation of this Agreement, and shall continue so long as the Golf Tees and/or
portions of the Golf Course remain on the Property.
3. Conditions and Covenants With Respect to the Easement. The rights
conferred under this Agreement are subject to the following conditions and covenants:
(a) All covenants, conditions, restrictions, reservations, encumbrances, liens,
rights, rights-of-way and easements of record as well as any such matters
that are apparent, including, without limitation, the conditions of approval
imposed by the California Coastal Commission or by the City on the
development of the property currently owned by VH (including, without
limitation, the Golf Course).
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4. Indemnity. VH hereby indemnifies and holds City, its officers, agents,
employees, partners, representatives, members of its City Council and any commission,
harmless from and against all liability, loss, damage, costs, or expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs) arising from or as a result of the death of any
person or any accident, injury, loss, or damage whatsoever caused to any person or to the
property of any person, which shall occur on or about the Easement Areas, which shall be
directly or indirectly caused by any acts done thereon or any errors or omissions of VH or its
employees, agents, and invitees on the Easement Areas.
5. Entire Agreement; Amendments; and Severability. This Agreement contains
the entire agreement between the parties relating to the Easement Rights. Any oral
representations or modifications concerning this Agreement shall be of no force and effect,
and this Agreement may not be amended, modified, supplemented or altered except by a
writing executed by VH and the City and recorded in the Official Records of Los Angeles
County, California. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, the same
shall not affect in any respect whatsoever the validity of the remainder of this Agreement.
6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of California without regard to conflict of law
principles.
7. Attorneys' Fees. In the event of any controversy, claim or dispute arising out
of or relating to this Agreement or any breach thereof, the prevailing party shall be entitled
to recover from the other party or parties all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred by the prevailing party in any such dispute (whether
or not such dispute is prosecuted to a final judgment or other final determination), together
with all costs of enforcement and/or collection of any judgment. Attorneys' fees shall
include attorneys' fees on any appeal, and in addition a party entitled to attorney’s fees
shall be entitled to all other reasonable costs for investigation of such action, including the
conducting of discovery.
8. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,
each of which counterparts shall, for all purposes, be deemed an original and all such
counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
9. Authority. The persons executing this Agreement on behalf of the parties
hereto warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized
to execute and deliver this Agreement on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this
Agreement, such party is formally bound to the provisions of this Agreement, and (iv) the
entering into this Agreement does not violate any provision of any other Agreement to
which said party is bound.
10. Recitals. The recitals above are hereby incorporated herein and made a part
of this Agreement.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
CITY:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
________________________________
Susan M. Brooks, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Emily Colborn, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
_________________________________
William W. Wynder, City Attorney
VH PROPERTY CORP.,
a Delaware corporation
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
By: _________________________________
Name:
Title:
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On __________, 2018 before me, ________________, personally appeared ________________, proved to me on
the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument
and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _____________________________________
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual
who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or
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EXHIBIT A
Legal Description of the Property
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EXHIBIT B
Legal Description of the Easement Areas
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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, CONDITIONALLY APPROVING AN
AMENDMENT TO THE 1997 PUBLIC AMENITIES PLAN, ELIMINATING
AN INFORMAL PATH (CASE NO. PLCU2018-0006).
WHEREAS, on June 1, 1992, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes
(the "City") adopted Resolution No. 92-53, certifying Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
No. 36 and adopted Resolution Nos. 92-54, 92-55, 92-56, 92-57, approving Vesting
Tentative Tract Map Nos. 50666 and 50667, Tentative Parcel Map Nos. 20970 and
23004, Conditional Use Permit Nos. 162 and 163, Coastal Development Permit No. 103,
and Grading Permit No. 1541 for a Residential Planned Development, an 18-hole public
golf course, and public open space on an approximately 261.4 acre property located in
the City (the "Property") for what is now known as the Trump National Golf Club Project
(the “Project”), owned by VH Property Corp. (the "Developer") and VHPS, LLC (the
"Owner"), who each succeeded to the interest of the prior developer and owner of the
Property, Ocean Trails, L.P. (the "Original Developer"); and,
WHEREAS, as a condition to the development of the Project under the Conditions
of Approval of the CUPs and the CDP, Original Developer was required to submit a
detailed Public Amenities Plan for approval by the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, on July 20, 1999, the City Council approved a document titled “Ocean
Trails Conceptual Public Amenities and Coastal Access Program, Rancho Palos Verdes
Subregion No. 7” as the final Public Amenities Plan, subject to various Conditions of
Approval; and,
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2000, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2000-27
approving Addendum No. 10 to Environmental Impact Report No. 36 and adopted
Resolution No. 2000-28, approving Revision “K” to revise the Final Public Amenities Plan;
approve a portion of the golf course to open for play before all of the required public
amenities were completed due to delays caused by the failure of Landslide C on June 2,
1999; move the maintenance building; impose sewer monitoring requirements for
Landslide A; and impose a monitoring program recommended by the City Geologist with
respect to Landslide A; and,
WHEREAS, on June 19, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2018-39,
which among other things, approved the updated Public Amenities Map with a
modification that an informal trail at the southwest corner of the Trump National Golf
Club property be included as an official trail; and,
WHEREAS, City Staff learned that the Coastal Commission and the Wildlife
Agencies would not approve the informal trail as an official trail because it traverses a
protected habitat area designated by the City Council-approved Habitat Conservation
Plan (HCP) for the project site; and,
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WHEREAS, on August 2, 2018, a public notice was mailed to all property owners
within a 500’ radius of the project site, published in the Peninsula News, and a list-serve
message was sent to all subscribers informing them of the public hearing and availability
of the public notice on the City’s webpage; and,
WHEREAS, on August 21, 2018, after notice issued pursuant to the provisions of
the Development Code, the City Council held a public hearing to consider the updated
2018 Public Amenities Map, at which time all interested parties were given an opportunity
to be heard and present evidence.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated
into this Resolution as set forth herein.
Section 2: The approved 2018 Public Amenities Plan reflects the current
configurations and locations of the existing trails and public amenities with no proposed
changes to the types and widths of the original trails reflected in the 1997 Public Amenities
Plan.
Section 3: The City Council has determined that the proposed 2018 Public
Amenities Plan reflects the current alignment of existing trails and public amenities based
on finished topography and the removal of the unofficial trail is necessary as it was
unofficially created by the public and the Developer has the responsibility to close the
path and revegetate the impacted area in accordance to the HCP. Furthermore, the
unofficial trail does not comply with the City Council-approved Conditions of Approval
requiring public trails in this area to be set back a minimum of 32’ from the property line.
Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of
this Resolution, and shall cause this Resolution and her certification to be entered in the
Book of Resolutions of the City Council.
Section 5: The time within which judicial review of the decision reflected in this
Resolution must be sought is governed by Section 1094.6 of the California Code of Civil
Procedure or other applicable short periods of limitation.
Section 6: For the foregoing reasons and based on the information and findings
included in the Staff Report, Minutes and other records of proceedings, the City Council
of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes hereby adopts this Resolution No 2018-__, approving
the 2018 Public Amenities Plan, which is attached as Exhibit ‘A’ (PLGR2018-0008).
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 21st day of August 2018.
_______________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
____________________________
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2018-__, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on August 21, 2018.
__________________________________
CITY CLERK
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2018 Public Amenities Plan
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