20110906 Late CorrespondenceGarage Sale Permits/Affidavits
Request for Garage Sale Permits/Affidavits to be required and that only one garage sale per
street address per individual may be allowed per 12 month period.
For more than 7 continuous weeks Garage Sales have been occurring on both Saturdays and/or
Sundays at RPV, CA 90275.
The neighbors have been disturbed from their sleep by the associated noise, cars have been
double parked, cars have been parked on the wrong side of the road, and the area looks like the
inner-city. While the vast majority of Peninsula residents respect their neighbors and do not
subject them to on-going garage sales, this is that one in 100,000 resident that does not seem to
have the capacity to realize that they are infringing on their neighbors. Based upon this situation
we are hereby requesting that the RPV City Council enact a Garage Sale Permit/Affidavit system
and we hereby submit a proposed Garage Sale Permit/Affidavit document.
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Name:
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Phone Number:
Date of Garage Sale:
I certify that I will be holding a garage sale on the date shown above. I understand that all
merchandise for sale must be my own personal property, and that I am limited to one (1) garage
sale in any twelve (12) month period; one garage sale per year per address per individual. I also
understand that I may only place signs on the property where the sale is occurring. Yard sale
signs must be a minimum of ten (10) feet from the roadway or curb and that banners are not
allowed. No signs shall be placed on public property or attached to telephone poles, trees or other
existing signs.
My Relationship to Property: Owner Renter.
Signature:
Date:
This form and a $25.00 non-refundable fee must be submitted at least five (5) business days
(Monday — Friday, excluding holidays) before the date of the Garage sale. The fees may be made
out to the City of Rancho Palos Verdes.
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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY CLERK
DATE: SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
SUBJECT: ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO
AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material presented
for tonight's meeting:
Item No. Description of Material
D Staff's response to email from Sharon Yarber
F Emails from: Staff; Patti Johnson; Lynn Swank; Phyllis Weissman;
Jennifer Chappell; Cindy Blindbury; Beth Winkopp; Hannah Jackson;
Pippa Davies; Elisa Tarlow; Ellen November; Mary Casaburi; Lenee Bilski
2 Questions posed by Mayor Long
Respectfully submitted,
Carla Morreale
MAGENDA\2011 Additions Revisions to agendas\20110906 additions revisions to agenda.doc
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From:
sharon yarber [momofyago@gmail.com]
Sent:
Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:08 PM
To:
Carolyn Lehr
Cc:
cc@rpv.com
Subject: Grant Consultant
Hi Carolyn,
In anticipation of tonight's meeting, do you have any figures available that show what we have
paid for the consultant during the last two years, and how much we have obtained in grant
monies as a result of the consultant's efforts? A cost/benefit analysis seems warranted and is not
a part of the staff report.
Please provide that information as soon as you can if it is available.
Thank you.
Sharon Yarber
9/6/2011 , �—b
B ais &Assad tes
professional grant management
Rancho Palos Verdes Grant Activity Summary
April 8. 2009 — September 1, 2011
(2 years, 5 months)
• Total grants developed/applied for: $37,876,267
• Total grants pending: $29,686,657
• Total grants awarded: $ 731,000
L. Competitive Grants Awarded
1.1 Highway Safety Improvement Program Signal Synchronization on Hawthorne Blvd. $707,000
1.2 Hazard Mitigation Grant Program Update the 2004 Hazard Mitigation Plan $24,000
Total Competitive Funding Awarded $731,000
2. Grants Pending (submitted and waitine for funding decision or currently under development
2.1
*Water Resources Development Act
San Ramon Canyon Project
$9,750,000
2.2
*SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization
San Ramon Canyon Project
$9,500,000
2.3
Prop 1E: Stormwater Flood Mgmt Grant
Reduce flooding at San Ramon Canyon
$9,464,728
2.4
Safe Routes to Schools Grant Program
Miraleste Intermediate School
$561,099
2.5
**Land and Water Conservation Program
Amenities at Abalone Cove Shoreline
$310,830
2.6
***SCAG Compass Blueprint Demonstration Develop Western Avenue
$100,000
Total Grant Proposals Pending
$29,686,657
*B&A completed all grant application materials with Federal Advocates advancing.
**State recommended portion of project for funding; City developing application materials internally.
***Project did not make first cut; may still be funded in second or third cut.
3.
Grants Denied (some may be resubmitted in next cvclei
3.1
*Nature Education Facilities Program
Abalone Cove Shoreline Park
$7,000,000
3.2
Safe Routes to School
Miraleste Intermediate School
$308,610
3.3
Sustainable Communities Grant and
To develop a Trails Master Plan
$100,000
Incentives
3.4
Baseball for Tomorrow Grant
Upgrade Hess Park
$50,000
Total Grant Proposals Denied
$7,458,610
*City staff wrote application. B&A provided editing services.
4.
Other Activities
4.1
Develop monthly Grant Activity Reports
4.4 Prepare reports as requested (PVDE and PVDS Roadway
and conduct monthly grant conference
Stabilization Project; San Ramon Canyon Stabilization and
calls to ensure executive management
Restoration Project; WRDA application).
and designated staff are current on all
open grant solicitations.
4.2
Prepared EECBG final reports and PAGE
4.5 Assist Federal advocate with Reauthorization of SAFETEA-
reports. Completed all grant
LU and completing annual appropriations forms.
administration and reporting.
4.3
Track weekly federal and state funding
4.6 Prepare Annual Grant Reports.
announcements and developed Fact
Sheets for staff's consideration.
STAFF NOTE • To date the Cit has
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paid Blais
& Associates a,' --total of $136,271.9Vfor their
professional services.
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From: Katie Howe [katieh@rpv.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 12:48 PM
To: 'Carla Morreale'
Subject: Late Correspondance - Phone Calls
Hello Carla,
This email is to let you know that we've received approximately 80 phone calls from individuals wishing to voice their opinion on
whether dogs should be allowed on the beach below Trump National Golf Course, and of these, numerous calls (over half)
allude to residents wishing there was an off -leash area for dogs on the Peninsula (not necessarily a beach), and two specifically
request an off -leash dog park in addition to an off -leash dog beach.
Thank you,
Katie Howe
Administrative Analyst
Recreation and Parks Dept.
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
9/6/2011
From: Patti Johnson [ppjpve@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 8:50 AM
To: CC@rpv.com
Subject: Dog beach and park
Dear Council Members,
I am in favor of allowing off -leash dogs on the beach near the Trump golf course. This
relatively small area would be a wonderful space for the many dogs and their owners on the
Peninsula. I am in favor also of a separate dog park on the Peninsula. I hope you will
continue to try to work that into the overall plan for the city.
Thank you,
Mrs. Patti Johnson
Palos Verdes Estates
From: LYNN SWANK [lynn.swank@cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 9:50 AM
To: cc@rpv.com
Subject: CC Agenda Skate/Dog Parks
Importance: High
RPV City Council Members:
Why?
We know some RPV residents want a skate park.
We know some RPV residents want a dog park.
The recommended consultant has heard this in previous workshops. Residents have voiced
their wants in these workshops.
Staff already knows that some residents want a skate park or dog park.
Staff knows that there are limited sites available to accommodate these uses. There are
other uses that should be considered at the same time, such as swimming and softball. If
this study is necessary, why limit it to just a skate or dog park? Are these 2 uses now
the first recreation priority in RPV?
The General Plan, deed restrictions, etc. provide the framework for the broader issue of
land use for active recreation and the city has few options available.
RPV cannot provide all recreation uses that we want and this proposed study only delays
the difficult decision of active park use. We need to tell residents up front that we
can't do this in RPV even though we may want to.
$24,400 of consultant fees should not be used to placate residents who hope for uses that
we cannot meet or to delay a decision that requires major policy changes.
Please consider these options:
a. Leave the money in the General Fund.
b. Use the money for Abalone Cove improvements. Residents have voiced their desire for
some inexpensive improvements such as signage and surveillance cameras and we have worked
with staff to this end. I think we are first in line for this $24,000 because we started
long ago with specific plans.
C. Tell RPV residents that building a skate or dog park in RPV is the Number 1 priority
in RPV and that all available monies will be spent for this purpose.
Please spend our money wisely on a tangible project that residents can see or use now.
Lynn Swank
RPV Resident
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From: Carolyn Lehr [clehr@rpv.com]
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:49 AM
To: 'Tom Odom ; 'Katie Howe'
Subject: FW: Yes for dog park
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Blue
Thank you,
C"o4ywLem
City Manager
W City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
clehr@rpv.com - (310) 544-5202
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From: Phyllis Weissman [mailto:phyllisweissman@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, August 22, 20119:46 AM
To: CC@rpv.com
Subject: Yes for dog park
It would be great to have the dog park. It would be even greater to have a separate area for large dogs and another
for small dogs.
Thank you,
Phyllis B. Weissman
rld
9/6/2011
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From: Carolyn Lehr [clehr@rpv.com]
Sent: Monday, August 22, 2011 9:41 AM
To: 'Tom Odom ; 'Katie Howe'
Subject: FW: Dog Beach at Trump
Thank you,
Ccw-aLyyytw Ldw°
City Manager
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
clehr@rpv.com - (310) 544-5202
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please notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.
From: Jennifer Chappell [mailto:jchapSS@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 20118:24 AM
To: cc@rpv.com
Subject: Dog Beach at Trump
I am writing in support of changing existing City policy to allow dogs off -leash at Trump Beach. I believe this is a
terrific alternative to a local dog park for a few reasons.
1. Changing the regulations at Trump Beach is an inexpensive way to have a "dog park" which will hopefully free
up City resources to focus on another proposed project I think our growing families need - a skate park.
2. Trump beach has unofficially been used in this way for several years, so it wouldn't be a huge transition to
make it official.
3. If it means the difference between a "yes" or "no" vote, I would be in favor of having specific days or hours set
aside to allow dogs off -leash. It is a better alternative than no space/time at all, and I believe this is something
our community is lacking.
Thanks for your consideration,
Jennifer Chappell
1808 Paseo Del Mar
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
310-418-8280
9/6/2011
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From: Carolyn Lehr [clehr@rpv.com]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 20116:27 PM
To: 'Tom Odom ; 'Katie Howe'
Subject: FW: Keep the Beach Dog Friendly
Thank you,
Carolyn Lehr
City Manager
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
clehr@rpv.com - (310) 544-5202
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-----Original Message -----
From: Cindy Blindbury [mailto:cblindbury@cox.net]
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:48 PM
To: cc@rpv.com
Subject: Keep the Beach Dog Friendly
Dear City Council Members,
As a 32 year resident of the peninsula I have been taking my German Shorthair Pointer dogs
to the beach below the Trump National Golf Club for at least 25 of those years (well
before the development of the property).
In all that time I have not encountered an aggressive dog or a dog fight or any complaints
from other beach goers about my dogs being off leash. Most of the people I meet there are
other responsible dog owners who mind their dogs an pick up after them. Dogs need
socialization and exercise and a place where they can expend some energy leash free.
Spend some time down there to see for yourselves how much the dogs enjoy running, romping,
swimming and playing together. I think the dog owners, myself included, have as much fun
as the dogs do. Since there is no dog park on the Hill and the closest leash free beach
is The Cone Zone in south Long Beach, I would very much like to see this area remain "dog
friendly".
In closing, I would like to add that frequently after our play time at the beach, we stop
for a bite to eat at the outdoor grill at Trump or other eatery at Golden Cove. It's a
win win - the dogs have their off leash romp, I have a great time watching their
exuberance, and I patronize a local establishment that I may otherwise skip.
Thank you for time and consideration with this matter
Sincerely,
Cindy
310-541-7514
cblindbury@cox
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From: Carolyn Lehr [clehr@rpv.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 2:45 PM
To: 'Tom Odom'; 'Katie Howe'
Subject: FW: Dog Beach Proposal
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Blue
Thank you,
Caro-byw Ltw
City Manager
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
clehr _ rpv.com - (310) 544-5202
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please notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your assistance and cooperation.
From: elizabeth.winkopp@us.redbull.com [mailto:elizabeth.winkopp@us.redbull.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 20119:11 AM
To: CC@RPV.com
Subject: Dog Beach Proposal
To the RPV City Council -
I would like to start out by stating that I myself am a resident of Rancho Palos Verdes, CA and have frequented the Donald
Trump Golf Coarse beach with my dog during the summer months.
Although there are many cons to a dog beach, we can also make this a positive experience for everyone! My original home
town, Hollywood FL, has recently opened a dog beach that would be ideal for RPV. The Florida beach offers "Dog friendly
hours" which each person can only bring dogs between the hours of 4 -sundown of every day. During those hours, there is a
park ranger that charges each dog a small fee to enter the park. Yearly passes are available and a small discount to city
members is also provided. The park ranger offers fresh water, cleanup bags, and checks to make sure all of the dogs are up to
date on all shots. (Rabies tags are mandatory in the state of Florida on all pets)
I do not think that taking away the rights of all dog owners to share a spot with their pets off leash in this area is right. The
closest dog park to RPV is in North Redondo, and that area is usually hard to get to on a weekend morning or after work. I think
that if you take away our dog beach, the dog owners should have a place on the hill to have off leash access. Too many dog
owners will want to take the dogs to the equine trails that I also frequent with my horse, which I think would be a huge issue that
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could arise and has happened were aggressive dogs have attacked horses and riders.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope you all have wonderful days!
Thanks,
Beth Winkopp
Rancho Palos Verdes Resident
310.266.7179
9/6/2011 -1, off- '2-
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From: Hannah Jackson [hjackson@kuboaa.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 2:33 PM
To: cc@rpv.com; parks@rpv.com
Subject: Access to Beach Below Trump Golf Course
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Blue
Dear RPV Council,
I am emailing to express my support to keep the beach below Trump golf course open to leash free dog walking.
My family has lived in RPV for over 20 years, and it is very upsetting to me that over the years this city has become
less and less dog friendly. This is a beautiful area where we and others enjoy being outdoors WITH our dogs
and living a healthy active lifestyle. Bit by bit freedoms that we have enjoyed with our dogs have been removed due
to regulations imposed by the city and other non -pet owners.
I urge you to think about the dog -owners side of this matter and understand that there are no areas around here today
(not that I can think of) where we can enjoy letting our pets experience a little bit of freedom and interract with other
dogs and play in the ocean. Is there not one little spot of the coastline here that we can have access to enjoy with our
dogs? There are so many other cities (although none around here) that understand the joys and benefits to being pet
friendly. It's upsetting that the place where we love to live has become increasingly inflexible and less tolerant of
dogs, who also deserve some place to run and be free. It's natural and healthy for them and it encourages us to keep a
healthy and active lifestyle, which I think you will all agree is important. For any of you on the council who are not
dog owners, I'd like to explain to you that giving a dog an opportunity to be free and play in the water is like watching
children running around with friends on a playground... or at the beach. It's a pleasure, a treat and a joy to be able to
give that to them.
Please please please don't take away the only area that we have left to experience the joy of letting our dogs be
free .... and where we can just let them enjoy being dogs.
Sincerely,
Hannah Jackson
310-200-2789
9/6/2011
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From: carolyn.lehr@att.blackberry.net
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 2:23 PM
To: Tom Odom; Katie Howe
Subject: Fw: The Beach at Trumps
Sent via B1ackBerry by AT&T
From: Pippa Davies <pdavies@kuboaa.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:12:21 -0700
To: <cc@rpv.com>; <parks@rpv.com>
Subject: The Beach at Trumps
I am writing in support of the use of Trump Golf Course beach for leash free dog walking. My family and I have
enjoyed over 25 years of walking our dogs on the beach and letting them swim and play with other dogs there. It is
the only place left in our area where we have that privelege and to take that away would be devastating to us and
many other people. Dogs need freedom to run and interact with other dogs and the back yard is simply not enough to
keep them happy, healthy and well -adjusted. Please dont take away their only playground left in RPV.
With respect
Pippa Davies
310-377-3985
9/6/2011
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From: Elisa Tarlow [elisaelisa@yahoo.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 7:20 PM
To: cc@rpv.com; parks@rpv.com
Subject: Beach by Trump Golf Course
Dear City of RPV,
I just heard that the city may shut down the dog friendly activities of this beach.
I grew up in Palos Verdes and when I was young we would take our dog everywhere without a word, the cliffs, the
beach, trails, etc. Now, there are very few places where dogs and their families can enjoy themselves together.
Everyone I have seen at the beach is friendly and thoughtful. The area is not close to houses where it might disturb
someone. Please do not take away the dog friendly nature of this beach.
Thank you for your consideration,
Elisa Tarlow
9/6/2011
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From: Ellen November [ellen.november@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 8:59 AM
To: Ellen November
Subject: Upper Hesse Park
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Red
Attachments: Upper Hesse Overlay.jpg
Spohn Ranch, skatepark design and development company, was kind enough to give us a rendering/concept drawing
of what a skate plaza would look like at Upper Hesse next to the baseball and soccer fields. Any picnic tables and
BBQs displaced by the plaza could be relocated to the new renovation at Lower Hesse. Any trees that may need to be
displaced can be moved adjacent to the plaza. This rendering represents 10,000 square feet.
I made a trip to Upper Hesse on both Sat. and Sun. of last week and observed the activity level and noise levels from
a concurrent soccer game, baseball game and picnics with music. It appears that only a few houses are within ear shot
of that noise. Since noise travels up, and since there is a berm which blocks off Upper Hesse from houses below, this
appears to be an acceptable location for active recreation.
Please feel free to pass this drawing and information on to any vested stakeholders.
My best,
Ellen November
President, Skatepark PV, Inc.
Ellen November
mobile: 310-384-6912
9/6/2011
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Katie Howe
From: Ellen November [ellen.november@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 8:17 AM
To: Tom Odom; Katie Howe; Carolyn Paddock; Cat Spydell; Charles Crouse; Chris Strong; Jim Parker; Julie Turner;
Kelly Parker; Kodiak Spydell; Lauren Perelmuter; Liz Cotton; Paul Galleberg; Shannon Hartman; Susan Seamans;
Vince Onel
Subject: New Skate Plaza in Long Beach
http:HsDohnranch. com/Wordpress/2011 /O8/spohn-ranch-breaks-ground-on-long-beach-califomia's-first-Public-skate-
Ellen November
mobile: 310-384-6912
9/6/2011
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Construction of Spohn Ranch's Fifth Skatepark for the City of Long Beach is Underway at McBride Park
Since skateboarding first made its way to Long Beach In the 1970s, local youth have consistently earned a
reputation for approaching skateboarding with an unmistakable level of passion and commitment. Taking a
stand against the social and economic issues that challenged their daily lives, the skaters of Long Beach have
wholeheartedly embraced skateboarding - both as a vehicle for bringing people together and as a way to
maintain a positive, healthy lifestyle.
With a background story this inspiring, Spohn Ranch is proud to honor the spirit of Long Beach skateboarding
with the design and construction of the City's most vibrant and well-rounded facility to date. The project was
also chosen as the Tony Hawk Foundation's spotlight project of the year, with a "Stand Up For Skateparks" event
held in October to raise additional funds for the park.
As we approached the design phase of the project, our goal was to create Long Beach's first true skate plaza.
More than just another place to ride, we wanted to create an engaging public space that would resemble an
urban streetscape and give local skaters a sense of place and community. Putting ourselves in the mind of an
average Long Beach skater, we asked ourselves, "What would it take to create a park that would keep me
excited to come back here every single day?".
A close up view of the park's entrance
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ramps, bowls and half -pipes and allocates more space towards features one would find in a common urban
setting - benches, stairs, handrails, etc. A few of the main attributes of this design include:
• ADA accessible entrance
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The famed Belmont Planters during their last days
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allow them to rise up out of the park! With a sculptural quality not found in any other skatepark, these letters
singlehandedly elevate this skatepark to iconic proportions.
A close up view of the park's 'LBC" letters
When this skatepark appears in professional magazines, videos and local user YouTube videos, these letters will
become an instantly recognizable symbol of Long Beach's dedication to quality skateboarding facilities.
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Devin Stewart
August 3rd, 2011 - 19:25
When is the grand opening party?!
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From: Ellen November [ellen.november@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 4:05 PM
To: Douglas Stern; Anthony Misetich; Brian Campbell; Steve Wolowicz; tom.long@rpv.com
Cc: clehr@rpv.com; Tom Odom; Katie Howe; Susan Seamans; Chris Strong
Subject: For Your Review
Councilmen and Staff:
Here is a link to a video montage, four minutes, that we put together showing various skate park opening day
messages. It is four minutes worth watching.
hap://www.youtube.com/watch?v--k7ugKAGuIPM
I want to thank all of you for taking the skatepark project to the point it is now at. I understand that you will be
approving the funding for the Mia Lehrer study.
We also understand that the next step will be a bus trip to view every possible location along with the cities of RHE,
PVE and the PVPUSD, all stakeholders and all with suitable land,
With RPV having two-thirds of the Hill's population and land, it does make sense that RPV would be the most
appropriate city for the use of pubic land for a park/plaza.
I have given staff a list of all possible locations and the criteria by which a skatepark site would be judged. One
example is that landfill is not appropriate. You cannot pour cement on unstable land, it would not be prudent.
Again, thank you for your direction on this project and for your awareness of the diverse ages and interests of our
population. Today, I can do almost any popular sport in the City of RPV, safely and legally. Skateboarding, the third
most popular sport for youth today, is not a sport I can practice safely or legally today,
In appreciation,
Ellen November
President, Skatepark PV, Inc.
Ellen November
mobile: 310-384-6912
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From: mjcasaburi@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:39 PM
To: cc@rpv.com; carolynn@rpv.com; staff@rpv.com
Subject: Dog & Skate Parks on Tonight's Agenda 9/6/11
Dear Council and City Staff,
I attended the recent meeting at Ladera Linda featuring City Manager Carolyn Lehr, and 2 of her Parks
and Recreation people, regarding Ladera Linda's future. The impression that I left with was that there
were no real plans for anything particular in Ladera Linda's future, but that both a skate park and/or a
dog park were really not appropriate uses of the land.
Both require accessibility ... Ladera Linda is rather remote from most of the RPV population. The idea of
driving a vehicle from far points of the peninsula solely to walk one's dog seems like an expensive (gas)
waste of time for the majority of RPV residents. People living nearby -can already walk their dogs in and
around the area (and reportedly do a lousy job of cleaning up after their dogs!). There was discussion of
the very successful Dog Park in Redondo Beach (along 190th) ... a location that thousands of people
pass several times a day & hundreds have easy walking access to (not just Redondo Beach residents). It
is always seems full of dogs. It is also located on sort of an island formed by streets on all four sides and
power lines overhead ... it does not encroach on wild lands, homes or a possible (if they would come
back) Montessori School.
As for a skate park ... again, it is much too remote a location. It is not near any kind of a gathering spot
for youngsters (who would use it the most). It was pointed out that most successful skate parks are
located in somewhat commercial areas (where kids congregate and can get drinks, etc), or near schools.
Most kids who would use a skate park are too young to drive ... the nearest intermediate school is
Miraleste which is approximately 5 miles away (up or down the switchbacks). And, as I pointed out,
Forrestal Dr. is much too tempting a ride for skateboarders ... and would absolutely be deadly sooner or
later. An example of a very well-run, popular skate park is that of Hermosa Beach, located just off Pier
Ave one block ocean ward of PCH. It is very centrally located, safe and well -staffed.
Thank you for your attention,
Mary Casaburi
3941 Palos Verdes Dr. So.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
310 544-6014
9/6/2011
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From: L. Bilski [Idb91O@intergate.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:58 PM
To: CC@rpv.com
Cc: Carolynn Petru; Idb910
Subject: CC 9/06 Agenda -Skate/Dog Parks Study -Consent Calendar item F
Importance: High
Sept. 6, 2011
Consent Calendar Item F
To Mayor Long and City Councilmen Campbell, Misetich, Stern, Wolowicz:
I am opposed to an expenditure of $24,4000 of city funds for a skate park/dog park study
when the city/public already has most of the answers.
Is this study necessary?
Why limit this to just skate/dog parks use?
RPV already had community outreach meetings for Lower Hesse Park and Grandview Park and
heard from the community and city staff about skate and dog parks.
Ladera Linda Community Center does not meet the criteria for skate park use according to
Tom Odom's statement at the Aug. 15th LLCC Outreach mtg. Knowing all this, is a $24,400
study needed to "study"
LLCC as a dog park site???,
An unnecessary expense since the Council has already allocated CIP funds for a Master
Plan for the Ladera Linda site.
Please keep this $24,400 in the General Fund and Do Not Approve the staff recommendation
to fund this agreement with Mia Lehrer & Assoc.
"If the Council does not wish to pursue a skate park or dog park within the City, then
there is no need for this contract." is misleading.
What is wished for is not necessarily what is feasible.
Perhaps the Council needs to acknowledge to all that not all
recreational use requests can be accommodated within the city limits.
RPV only has so much unrestricted public land. There are 3 other cities and LA County
land on the Palos Verdes Peninsula. RPV should not pay for a recreational study for land
use in other jurisdictions as indicated in this agreement.
(ref. staff report pg. F-22, F-23 of 25 Tasks 1.2, 4.3)
Please do not spend the city's money on this study.
Thank you.
Len6e Bilski
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From: Carolynn Petru [carolynn@rpv.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 3:29 PM
To: 'Carla Morreale'
Subject: FW: League Of Cities Resolution on the Death Penalty
From: Tom Long [mailto:tom_longrpv@msn.com]
Sent: Monday, September 05, 201112:42 PM
To: Carolyn Lehr; Carolynn Petru
Subject: League Of Cities Resolution on the Death Penalty
In preparation for this issue I have the following questions I ask staff to research and
include the answers in late correspondence to all councilmembers:
(1) What has been the cost of the death penalty in California since its restoration? In
particular to what degree does that cost exceed life imprisonment costs? I have heard
figures of as much as $4 billion in the press.
(2) How many people on death row die of natural causes and suicide versus execution? I
have heard the figure is about 75% for natural causes and suicide versus execution.
(3) What is the average time to execution after sentencing? And how effective do studies
show the death penalty has been as a deterrent?
(4) What is the official position of the Roman Catholic Church on the death penalty? I
support of it a sin? A mortal sin? How does one redeem one's self? Please provide any
official pronouncements of the Church on the death penalty. What about other major
religions in our society? Islam? Protestant? Jewish? What are their positions on the death
penalty?
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