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RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY CLERK
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 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
5 Addendums to Microsoft Volume License and Enterprise Agreements
Respectfully submitted,
Carla Morreale
** PLEASE NOTE: Materials attached after the color page were submitted through
Monday, October 31, 2011**.
VUAGENEW2011 Additions Revisions to agendasM111101 additional additions revisions to agenda.doc
Program Signature Form
MBAIMBSA number
Agreement number 01E69633
Note: Enter the applicable active numbers associated
with the documents below. Microsoft requires the
associated active number be indicated here, or listed
below as new.
Micrpsoft- I Volume Licensing
SGN- Proposal ID
For the purposes of this form, "Customer" can mean the signing entity, Enrolled Affiliate, Government
Partner, institution, or other party entering into a volume licensing program agreement.
This signature form and all contract documents identified in the table below are entered into between the
Customer and the Microsoft Affiliate signing, as of the effective date identified below.
Contract Document
<Choose A reement>
Number.. -
Document Number or Code
<Choose A reement>
Document Number or Code
<Choose A reement>
Document Number or Code
<Choose A reement>
Document Number or Code
<Choose A reement>
Document Number or Code
Enterprise Enrollment
X20-01112
<Choose Enroliment/Affiliate Registration Form>
Document Number or Code
<Choose Enrollment/Affiliate Registration Form>
Document Number or Code
Enrollment for Education Solutions
Document Number or Code
Enterprise Enrollment Amendment
W16 (new)
Supplemental EA Terms & Conditions
none
Document Description
Document Number or Code
Document Descri tion
Document Number or Code
Document Description
Document Number or Code
By signing below, Customer and the Microsoft Affiliate agree that both parties (1) have received, read and
understand the above contract documents, including any websites or documents incorporated by
reference and any amendments and (2) agree to be bound by the terms of all such documents.
Customer Microsoft
Name of Entity (must be legal entity name) Microsoft Licensing, GP
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Signature
Signature *
Printed Name * Tom Long Printed Name
Printed Title * City Mayor Printed Title
Signature Date * Signature Date
(date Microsoft Affiliate countersigns)
ProgramSignForm(MSSign)(NA)(ENG)(Oct2010) Page 1 of 2
Tax ID Effective Date
(may be different than Microsoft's signature date)
indicates required freld
Optional 2"d Customer signature or Outsourcer Signature (if applicable)
Name of Entity (must be legal entity name) * I Name of Entity (must be legal entity name) *
Signature *
Printed Name
Printed Title *
Signature Date
Signature *
Printed Name
Printed Title *
Signature Date
If Customer requires physical media, additional contacts, or is reporting multiple previous Enrollments,
include the appropriate form(s) with this signature form. if no media form is included, no physical media
will be sent.
After this signature form is signed by the Customer, send it and the Contract Documents to Customer's
channel partner or Microsoft account manager, who must submit them to the following address. When
the signature form is fully executed by Microsoft, Customer will receive a confirmation copy.
Microsoft Licensing, GP
Dept. 551, Volume Licensing
5100 Neil Road, Suite 210
Reno. Nevada 8.95111137
USA
Prepared By: Bruce Valentin
bvalenti@compucom.com
ProgramSignForm(MSSign)(NA)(ENG)(Oct2010) Page 2 of 2
Miicr+Qsoft I Volume Licensing
Enterprise Enrollment State and Local
Supplemental Enterprise Agreement Terms and Conditions
The following terms are required to update and supplement your license agreement to make it consistent
with the current version of the Enterprise Agreement program and to allow for additional features and
benefits which may or not have been available on the effective date of your license agreement.
For example, these terms address the following:
your option to license some Client Access Licenses ("CALs") on a per user basis ("user -
based CALs"), rather than on a per device basis, and some rights and obligations associated
with user -based CALs;
• terms relating to ordering and use of online services;
• your right to order "step-up" licenses; and
• your ability, in some jurisdictions, to arrange for customized payment terms.
These terms and conditions amend your license agreement as it applies to this enrollment and any
subsequent enrollments you or an enrolled affiliate enters into under it. It does not affect any prior
enrollment already in existence. In the case of any conflict between these terms and conditions and the
terms and conditions of your license agreement, these terms control.
1. Definitions.
If your license agreement does not already include a definition for "qualified users," the following definition
of "qualified users" is added. In addition, if any references appear in your license agreement to the "Core
User CAL" or "Care CAL," those references will be deemed to refer to any user -based CALs.
'online services" means the Microsoft -hosted services identified in the online services section of the
Product Use Rights.
`qualified user' means a person who (1) is a user of a qualified desktop or (2) accesses any server
software or online services licensed within an enrolled affiliate's enterprise. It does not include a person
who accesses the server software or online services solely under a license identified in the qualified user
exemptions in the product list.
2. Terms relating to user -based CALs.
a. Price levels where user -based CALs are ordered. When user -based CALs are ordered as
an enterprise product, other than as part of the "platform," the price level for any enterprise
products or additional products ordered from the server pool will be set based on the enrolled
affiliate's initial number of qualified users, rather than its initial number of qualified desktops.
Similarly, upon any renewal, if user -based CALs are renewed, other than as part of the
"platform," the renewal price level for the server pool will be reset based on the number of the
enrolled affiliate's qualified users at the time of renewal, rather than its number of qualified
desktops.
b. True -ups and update statements where user -based CALs are ordered. The section of
your license agreement that addresses the obligation to place true -up orders and submit
update statements is hereby modified to require that, where user -based CALs are ordered as
an enterprise product, the enrolled affiliate must determine the number of qualified users in its
enterprise and, where that number has increased, submit a true -up order for L&SA for its
user -based CALs covering those additional qualified users. If the number of qualified users
has not increased, the enrolled affiliate must confirm this fact on its update statement_
EA(EADTTandCs)(uS)SLG(ENG)(Oct2010) Page 1 of 2
At each anniversary, enrolled affiliate must submit either a true -up order or an update
statement. This annual true -up order or update statement must be submitted between 60
days prior to, or 15 days following, the anniversary of the effective date of the enrollment to
meet the annual true -up requirement. The third -year anniversary true -up order or update
statement is due prior to, or upon the expiration date of, the enrollment term. While this
annual true -up order or update statement are required to be submitted at the anniversary and
upon enrollment expiration, an Enrolled Affiliate may also true -up more frequently and at any
time during the term of the Enrollment.
Our commitment to work with the enrolled affiliate in good faith to accommodate changes in
the number of its qualified desktops by more than ten percent as a result of mergers,
acquisitions or divestitures will also apply, if user -based LALs are ordered as an enterprise
product, in cases where the number of its qualified users changes by more than ten percent.
c. License grant for user -based CALs. The following clarifications are made to the section of
your license agreement titled "License grant — what your enrolled affiliates are licensed to
run," to account for user -based CALs:
For CALs, your license grant is as follows: during the term, each qualified desktop (if device -
based CALs have been ordered) or qualified user (if user -based CALs have been ordered)
covered by the enrollment may access and use the associated server software.
Regarding the number of perpetual licenses received for user -based CALs: When user -based
CALs have been ordered as an enterprise product, and once the enrolled affiliate qualifies for
perpetual licenses, the number of the enrolled affiliate's perpetual licenses for such CALs will
be equal to the number of qualified users covered by the enrollment, rather than the number
of qualified desktops.
d. Placing renewal orders for user -based CALs. Upon renewal of an enrollment, if user -
based CALs were ordered as an enterprise product, the renewal order must include Software
Assurance for such user -based CALs for the number of qualified users covered by the
enrollment as of the date of renewal.
At renewal, where applicable, the enrolled affiliate can elect to exchange user -based CALs
for device -based CALs or vice versa. In that event, the enrolled affiliate's renewal order must
include L&SA for the number of qualified users or qualified desktops in excess of its current
count. See the Product List for more information.
$. Online services.
Online services are provided as subscription services and are subject to the unique terms set forth in the
Product Use Rights and the Product List.
4. Right to order "step-up" Licenses.
If an already ordered product has multiple editions, an enrolled affiliate may migrate to the higher edition
by ordering the applicable step-up. if step up details are included in an initial enrollment order, then the
enrolled affiliate may step-up in accordance with the true -up process. If the step-up details are not
included in the initial enrollment order, the enrolled affiliate may step-up by placing an order in the month
the step-up is first run in accordance with the process set out for adding new additional products not
previously ordered.
EA(EADTTandCs)(US)SLG(ENG)(Oct2010) Page 2 of 2
Microsoft -I Volume Licensing
Enterprise Enrollment. State and Local
Enterprise Enrollment number Proposal la
(Microsoft to complete)
Previous Enrollment number Earliest expiring previous
Enrollment end date
(Reseffer to complete)
1
If consolidating from multiple previous Enrollments with Software Assurance, complete the multiple previous Enrollment form and attach it to this
Enrollment. Enterprise Products can only be renewed from a Qualifying Enrollment. Additional Products can be renewed from any previous
Enrollment with Software Assurance.
This Enrollment must be attached to a signature form to be valid.
This Microsoft Enterprise Enrollment is entered into between the entities as of the effective date identified
in the signature form. Customer represents and warrants that it is the same Customer, or an Affiliate of
the Customer, that entered into the Enterprise Agreement identified above.
This Enrollment consists of (1) this document, (2) the terms of the Enterprise Agreement identified on the
signature form, and (3) any supplemental contact information form or multiple previous enrollment form
that may be required. If Customer's Enterprise Agreement is a version 6.4 or earlier, the Desktop Terms
and Conditions are incorporated by reference.
All terms used but not defined are located at http://microsoft.com/licensina/contracts_. In the event of any
conflict the terms of this agreement control.
Effective date. if Customer is renewing Software Assurance from one or more previous Qualifying
Enrollments, then the effective date will be the day after the first Enrollment expires. Otherwise the
effective date will be the date this Enrollment is accepted by Microsoft.
If renewing Software Assurance, the Reseller will need to insert the previous Enrollment number and end
date in the respective boxes above.
Term. This Enrollment will expire 36 full calendar months from the effective date. It could be terminated
earlier or renewed as provided in the Microsoft Enterprise Agreement. Microsoft will advise Customer of
the renewal options before it expires.
Product order. The Reseller will provide Customer with Customer's Product pricing and order. Prices
and billing terms for all Products ordered will be determined by agreement between Customer and the
Reseller. The Reseller will provide Microsoft with the order separately From this Enrollment.
Qualifying systems Licenses. All desktop operating system Licenses provided under this program are
upgrade Licenses. No full operating system Licenses are available under this program. ]f Customer
selects the Desktop Platform or the Windows Desktop Operating System Upgrade & Software Assurance,
all Qualified Desktops on which the Windows Desktop Operating System Upgrade must be licensed to
run one of the qualifying operating systems identified in the Product List at
http:l/microsoft.com/licensing/contracts. Note that the list of operating systems that qualify for the
Windows Desktop Operating System Upgrade varies with the circumstances of the order. That list is
more extensive at the time of the initial order than it is for some subsequent true -ups and system
refreshes during the term of this Enrollment.
For example, Windows XP Nome Edition or successor Products are not qualifying operating systems.
EA2009EnrGov(AOC)(US)SLG(ENG)(Jul2o10) Page 1 of 4
Document x24-01112
1. Contact information.
Each parry will notify the other in writing if any of the information in the following contact information
page(s) changes. The asterisks (*) indicate required fields. By providing contact information, Customer
consents to its use for purposes of administering this Enrollment by Microsoft, its Affiliates, and other
parties that help administer this Enrollment. The personal information provided in connection with this
Enrollment will be used and protected in accordance with the privacy statement available at
http:i/Iicensing.microsoft.com.
a. Primary contact information: The Customer of this Enrollment must identify an individual
from inside its organization to serve as the primary contact. This contact is the default
administrator for this Enrollment and receives all notices unless Microsoft is provided written
notice of a change. The administrator may appoint other administrators and grant others
access to online information.
Name of entity (must be legal entity name)* City of Rancho Palos Verdes
Contact name* First Dennis Last McLean
Contact email address* dennism@rpv.com
Street address* 30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
City* Rancho Palos Verdes State * CA Postal code* 90275
Country* USA
Phone* 310-544-5212 Fax
Tax ID (if applicable)
b. Notices and online administrator: This individual receives online administrator
permissions and thus may grant online access to others. This contact also receives all
notices.
❑ Same as primary contact
Name of entity (must be legal entity name)* CompuCom Systems, Inc.
Contact name* First Bruce Last Valentin
Contact email address* CompuCom Systems, Inc.
Street address* 7171 Forest Lane
City* Dallas State * TX Postal code* 75230
Country* USA
Phone* 972-856-4617 Fax
0 This contact is a third party (not the Customer). Warning: This contact receives
personally identifiable information of the Customer.
c. Language preference: Select the language for notices. English
d. Microsoft account manager: Provide the Microsoft account manager contact for this
Customer.
Microsoft account manager name: Mark Starr
Microsoft account manager email address: Mark. Starr@microsoft.com
e. If Customer requires a separate contact for any of the following, attach the Supplemental
Contact Information form. Otherwise, the notices contact remains the default.
• Additional notices contact
• Software Assurance manager
• Subscription manager
• Online Services manager
• Customer Support Manager (CSM) contact
f. Is a purchase Under this Enrollment being financed through MS Financing? ❑ Yes, ® No.
EA2009EnrGov(AOC)(US)SLG(ENG)(Jul2010) Page 2 or 4
Document X20-01112
g. Reseller information
Reseller company name* CompuCom Systems, Inc.
Street address (PO boxes will not be accepted)* 7171 Forest Lane
City* Dallas 'State * TX Postal code* 75230
Country* USA
Contact name * Bruce Valentin
Phone* 972-856-4617
Fax
Contact email address* bvalenti@compucom.com
The undersigned confirms that the information is correct.
Name of Reseller* CompuCom. Systems, Inc.
Signature*
Printed name* Bruce E. Valentin
Printed title* Microsoft Licensing Specialist
Date*
Changing a Reseller. If Microsoft or the Reseller chooses to discontinue doing business
with one another, Customer must choose a replacement. If Customer intends to change the
Reseller, it must notify Microsoft and the former Reseller, in writing on a form provided at
least 90 days prior to the date on which the change is to take effect. The change will take
effect 90 days from the date of Customer's signature.
2. Defining your Enterprise.
Use this section to identify which Affiliates are included in the Enterprise. Customer's Enterprise must
consist of entire government agencies, departments or legal jurisdictions, not partial government
agencies, departments, or legal jurisdictions. (Check only one box in this section.)
F1 Only you (and no other affiliates) will be participating
0 Customer and all Affiliates are included (excluding new Affiliates with which you consolidate in the
future)
F] The following Affiliates are excluded
3. Establishing Customer price level.
The price level indicated in this section will be the price level for the initial Enrollment term for all
Enterprise Products ordered and for any Additional Products in the same pool(s). The price level for any
other Additional Products will be level "D".
Qualified Desktops: Customer represents that the total number of Qualified
Desktops in its Enterprise is, or will be increased to, this number during the initial
term of this Enrollment (This number must be equal to at least 250 desktops).
EA2009EnrGov(AOC)(US)SLG(ENG)(Ju12010) Page 3 of 4
Document X2a-01112
Qualified Users: Customer represents that the total number of Qualified Users in
its Enterprise is, or will be increased to, this number during the initial term of this 65
Enrollment (This number must be equal to at least 250 users).
4. Enterprise Product orders.
which Qualified qualified
Desktop
Price level (for pools in User
Customer orders an Enterprise
Product) D D
Price level (for pcols in which
Customer does not order an -
Enterprise Product),
Customer must select a desktop platform or any individual Enterprise Product before it can order
Additional Products. The CAL selection must be the same across the Enterprise. The components of the
current versions of any Enterprise Product are identified in the Product List.
Please choose the Enrolled Affiliate's desktop option (Select l)-.
Z Enterprise Desktop with MDOP ❑ Enterprise Desktop
❑ Professional Desktop with MDOP ❑ Professional Desktop
❑ Custom Desktop or Individual Enterprise Product Component(s):
Select at least I component. (For full platform, Windows desktop, Office, and Client Access
License components must all be selected.)
❑ Windows Desktop (includes Windows Desktop Operating System Upgrade
and Windows VDA): <Select One>
❑ Office: Office Professional Plus
❑ Client Access License: <Select One>
For any Client Access Licenses, please indicate whether licensing by Desktop or User: User
Unless stated/indicated otherwise, Microsoft will invoice Customer's Reseller in 3 equal annual
installments. The first instailment will be invoiced upon Microsoft's acceptance of this Enrollment and
thereafter on the anniversary of the Enrollment. All subsequent new Additional Products and true -ups are
billed in full.
EA2009EnrGov(AOC)(US)SLG(ENG)(Jul2G'I0) Page 4 of 4
Document X24-01112
haftmsolt• I Volume Licensing
Enterprise Enrollment — State and Local
Amendment ID W16
Proposal ID
On the first page of the Enrollment, the following is added after the second paragraph:
By entering into this Enrollment, the Enrolled Affiliate agrees that (1) it also has 250 or more Qualified
Desktops; or (2) as a condition of entering into this Enrollment with 25-249 Qualified Desktops, Enrolled
Affiliate has elected not to receive CD ROMs as part of the Enrollment and therefore no CD ROMs will
automatically be shipped. If Enrolled Affiliate is enrolling with 25-249 Qualified Desktops and it would like
to receive CD ROM Kits and updates, Enrolled Affiliate may order these through its Reseller for a fee.
2. The section entitled "Establishing Customer price level," is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety with the following:
Establishing Customer price level.
The price level indicated in this section will be Customer's price level for the initial Enrollment term for all
Enterprise Products Enrolled Affiliate orders and for any Additional Products in the same pool(s).
Customer's price level for any other Additional Products will be level "D".
Qualified Desktops: Enrolled Affiliate represents that the total number of Qualified
Price level
Desktops in its Enterprise is, or will be increased to, this number during the initial
2,400 to 5,999
term of this Enrollment (This number may be less than 250 desktops, but must be at
6,000 to 14,999
least 25 desktops).
15,000 and above
Qualified Users: Enrolled Affiliate represents that the total number of Qualified
Users in its Enterprise is, or will be increased to, this number during the initial term
65
of this Enrollment (This number may be less than 250 users, but must be at least 25
users).
Number of
desktops/users
1 to 2,399
Price level
2,400 to 5,999
6,000 to 14,999
15,000 and above
Price level (for pools in which Qualified Qualified
Customer orders an Enterprise Desktop User
Product): D D
Price level (for pools in which
Customer does not order an Enterprise Price level "D"
Product):
3 Software Assurance addition and migration.
Renewing Software Assurance: If customer will be renewing Enterprise Products
Software Assurance coverage from a separate agreement, check this box. 1 11 1
By checking the above box, a new section is added to the Enrollment entitled "Software Assurance
addition and migration.":
Customer is permitted to and will include in its initial order under this Enrollment the Software Assurance
quantities identified in the table below (the 'New Software Assurance"), even though Customer is not
otherwise eligible to order such Software Assurance without simultaneously ordering a License.
EAEnrAmend (NA) (EN G)(J u n 2009) Sub 250 Enterprise Enrollment W
W16 Pagel of 2
On behalf of Customer and its Affiliates, Customer agrees that any perpetual Licenses received through
the New Software Assurance shall supersede and replace the underlying Licenses, and the underlying
Licenses are not to be transferred separately from any Licenses received through the New Software
Assurance. Any remaining payment obligations with respect to the underlying Licenses shall continue in
effect.
New Software Assurance replacing Underlying Licenses
Only the Products listed above shall be orderable as Software Assurance. Any copies in excess
of those quantities listed in the table above must be ordered as L&SA.
This amendment must be attached to a signature form to be valid.
EAEnrAmend(NA)(ENG)(Jun2009) Sub 250 Enterprise Enrollment W
W16 Page 2 of 2
LAk -, ,
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY CLERK
DATE: NOVEMBER 1, 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 Emails from: Valerie Blitz and Murray Blitz; Len6e Bilski
K Revised Resolution
1 Letter from Chip and Pat Zelt
3 Emails from: Donald M. Davis; Jim Gordon; Mark Wells
4 Email from Yvetta Williams with letter from John Nieto; Emails from: Gail
J. Worth; Lisa Wolf, Laura and Jeff Feldman
Respectfully submitted,.
Carla Morreale
** PLEASE NOTE: Materials attached after the color page were submitted through
Monday, October 31, 2011**.
WAAGENCIN2011 Additions Revisions to agendas120111101 additions revisions to agenda.doc
Front: Murray Blitz & Associates [murrayblitzassoc@cox.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 12:46 PM
To: cc@rpv.com; pc@rpv.com
Subject: re: Ordinance Number 528
Hello City Council Members,
Prior to approving, the above -referenced ordinance, we ask that you modify the Digital Zoning
Map to make it consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map, as required by law, and
consistent with any applicable deed restrictions as well. Please clarify the Digital Zoning Map
to show passive or active on public parklands and parks, as shown on the 1975 General Plan
Land Use Map. Please take Item D off the Consent Calendar to make these corrections prior to
considering approval.
Thank you
Valerie Blitz
Murray Blitz
11/1/2011
From: L. Bilski [Idb910@intergate.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 3:17 PM
To: CC@rpv.com
Cc: cariam@rpv.com; 1db910
Subject: Digital Zoning Map on CC Consent Calendar 11101/2011
Importance: High
Nov. 1, 2011
Re: Digital Zoning Map consistency
Dear Mayor and Council members,
Please remove the DIGITAL ZONING MAP from the Consent Calendar for further discussion of
consistency with the General Plan Land Use Map as there appears to be an ommission of
specific parkland designations.
The map should include the designations of the Recreational areas as
either "active" or "passive" instead of just a non-specific "OR"
just as the Residential areas are not designated simply as Residential, but specifically
designated as to use: how many units per
acre(R-1,R-2,R-3, etc.). Why not be specific about parklands? "OR -a"
and "OR -p" as per the General Plan Map.
Since the State law that requires Zoning maps and Ordinances to be consistent with the
General Plan Map and since other changes have been made to this map already, it seems
appropriate to make this small addition now to the Digital Zoning Map rather than later by
simply adding a "p', or "a" after OR and one extra line on the Map Legend.
Then this new map would be
The classification lettering on all public parklands and parks should indicate "passive"
or "active," as specified on the 1975 General Plan Land Use Map to avoid confusion in the
future. It would also make it consistent with the General Plan Map as required by law.
Thank you for your efforts for RPV!
Lenee Bilski
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Leza Mikhail
From:
Leza Mikhail [LezaM@rpv.com]
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011 10:19 AM
To:
'Carla Morreale'
Cc:
'Teri Takaoka'
Subject: Revised Resolution for 6530 La Garita
Attachments: Resolution 111 �1,11.doc
Mayor Long and Council Members,
In addition to the changes that were made and delivered to the City Council yesterday regarding
the Resolution approving a new second story addition at 6530 La Garita, Staff has made the
following changes:
1) A change to Section 6 of the Resolution was made to correct the addresses used to
conduct a cumulative view impairment analysis. The correct addresses are 6538 La
Garita, 6524 La Garita, 6525 Certa and 28073 Acana..
2) A change to Section 5 and Condition No, 2-L)f the Resolution was made to clarify the
language used to determine the point at which the height of the second story addition is
measured from. Instead of using language which states that the height of the structure
shall be measured from the highest existing grade adjacent to the structure to the highest
point of the structure, staff has modified the language to read: "...as measured from the
preconstruction (existing) grade at the highest elevation of the existing building pad area
covered by the structure ...the highest point of the new second floor addition."
The revised resolution reflecting these changes are attached to this email.
Thank you,
Leza Mikhail
Associate Planner
City of Rancho Faros Verdes
Planning Department
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
www.oalosverdes.r-om/mv/E)Iannin2/i)[anninp--zoninp-/index.cfm
(310) 544-5228 — (310) 544-5293 f
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11/1/2011
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING AN APPEAL AND
OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION
AND APPROVING SITE PLAN REVIEW AND HEIGHT
VARIATION (PLANNING CASE NO. ZON2010-00331) TO
CONSTRUCT A 131 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE STORY
ADDITION AND A 1,139 SQUARE FOOT SECOND STORY
ADDITION AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6530 LA GARITA.
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2010, the property owners, Mr. and Mrs. Magalnic,
submitted a Height Variation and Site Plan Review Permit application to the Community
Development Department for review and processing requesting approval to construct a 131
square foot first -floor addition and a 1,467 square foot second story addition. On September 29,
2010, Staff completed the initial review of the application, at which time the application was
deemed incomplete due to missing information on the project plans; and,
WHEREAS, after the submittal of multiple revisions to the project, Staff deemed the
application complete on December 16, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public
Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq. ("CEQA"), the State's CEQA Guidelines, California
Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq., the City's Local CEQA Guidelines, and
Government Code Section 65962.5(f) (Hazardous Waste and Substances Statement), Staff
found no evidence that the approval of the requested Height Variation and Site Plan Review
applications would have a significant effect on the environment and, therefore, the proposed
project has been found to be categorically exempt (Section 15303(e)(2)); and,
WHEREAS, On February 8, 2011, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public
hearing to consider the submitted application, at which time all interested parties were given an
opportunity to be heard and present evidence. Based on the design originally presented to the
Planning Commission, Staff was recommending denial of the project due to bulk and mass
issues, view impairment to nearby residents along Santona Drive and potential privacy impacts
to the abutting neighbors to the east and west of the subject property. Staff indicated that some
minor modifications to the design of the project would likely mitigate the compatibility, view and
privacy impacts to a less than significant level. The Planning Commission agreed with Staff's
analysis, and continued the public hearing to April 26, 2011 to allow the applicant additional time
to re -design the project; and,
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2011, a revised design was presented to the Planning
Commission based on direction from the Planning Commission on February 8, 2011 to lowerthe
roofline 4'-0", reduce the second story setback from the front, sides and rear, and reduce
potential privacy impacts to adjacent neighbors. Staff presented the revised design to the
Planning Commission with a recommendation of approval. After considering the revised design
and additional information presented by neighbors at the April 26, 2011 meeting, the Planning
Commission voted to deny the project on a 4-1-1 vote (with Chairman Tomblin dissenting,
Commissioner Gerstner abstaining and Commissioner Knight absent) and directed Staff to
return to the May 10, 2011 Planning Commission meeting with the appropriate resolution; and,
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WHEREAS, on May 10, 2011, the Planning Commission adopted P.C. Resolution No.
201121; thereby formally denying, without prejudice, Height Variation and Site Plan Review
(Case No. ZON2010-00331) to construct a 1,250 square foot second story addition and 131
square foot first story addition to the existing single -story residence on a 2-0-2 vote (with
Commissioners Gerstner and Knight abstaining, and Commissioners Emenhiser, Leon and
Lewis absent); and,
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2011, a representative far the property owner at 6530 La Garita,
David Moss, submitted a timely appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to deny the
proposed second story addition. The appeal letter stated the grounds of the appeal; and,
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2011 Staff mailed notices for a City Council appeal hearing to
107 property owners within a 500 -foot radius from the subject property, providing a 30 -day time
period for the submittal of comments and concerns. In addition, a Public Notice was published in
the Peninsula News on July 14, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2011, the City Council opened the public hearing and
approved the Appellant's request to continue the public hearing to October 18, 2011; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY 'FIND, DETERMINE AND
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Height Variation is warranted since the applicant has complied with
the Early Neighbor Consultation process established by the City by obtaining signatures from a
minimum of 70% (72% obtained) of the property owners within a 100 foot radius and the
signatures from a minimum of 25% (29% obtained) of the property owners within a 500 foot
radius.
Section 2: The Height Variation is warranted since the proposed two-story residence,
which exceeds sixteen feet in height, does not significantly impair a view from public property
(parks, major thoroughfares, bike ways, walkways or equestrian trails), which have been
identified in the City's General Pian or Coastal Specific Plan, as City -designated viewing areas.
No City -designated viewing areas overlook the subject property due to the topography in the
area and the location of the subject property.
Section 3: The Height Variation is warranted since the proposed two-story addition
that exceeds sixteen feet in height is not located on a ridge or promontory. The subject property
is located within a fully developed single-family residential neighborhood, on an existing pad lot
and does not overlook any other single-family residences. The residence is not located on a
ridge or a promontory, as defined in the Municipal Code.
Section 4: The Height Variation is warranted because the portions of the new
residence which exceed sixteen feet in height, when considered exclusive of existing foliage, do
not significantly impair views of the Pacific Ocean, coastline views, distant mountain views or
distant city light views from the viewing area of another parcel due to the location of the
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proposed residence, orientation of the neighboring homes and topography in the surrounding
neighborhood. Furthermore, the proposed revised project does not cause a significant view
impairment to the property located at 6517 Certa Drive. A view analysis was conducted from a
standing position in the primary viewing area of the residence (the dining room) just inside the
sliding glass doors, facing the direction of the ocean, and the ocean was not easily visible. More
specifically, the evidence presented in the record regarding an alleged view impairment as seen
from the'viewing area' was not easily discernable because the ocean could only be seen when
standing in the far corner of the dining room and turning one's head 90 degrees to the left to
catch a glimpse of the ocean view.
Section 5: The Height Variation is warranted because the proposed project that is
above 16-0" in height is designed in a manner as to reasonably minimize the impairment of a
view. Specifically, the properties located at 28070 and 28063 Santona incurred view impairment
as a result of the originally designed project presented at the February 8, 2011 Planning
Commission meeting, albeit not significant. The applicant redesigned the project by reducing the
overall height from 25'-0" to 21'-0", as measured from the preconstruction (existing) grade at the
highest elevation of the existing building pad area covered by the structure to the highest point
of the structure, to further reduce the insignificant view impairment caused by the project.
Section 6: The Height Variation is warranted because no significant cumulative view
impairment would be caused by granting the application. More specifically, an analysis was
conducted assessing the amount of cumulative view impairment that would be caused to
neighboring properties if a similar addition, such as the proposed project, were constructed on
the following adjacent properties: 6538 La Garita, 6524 La Garita, 6525 Certa and 28073 Acana.
It was determined that an addition to one of the other residences listed above (in addition to the
project proposed at the subject property) would create some minor view impairment. However,
the impairment would not be significant because the additions would be located at the lower
portion of the view frame and would not project above the horizon line which allows a majority of
the ocean view to remain unobstructed. As such, the cumulative impairment would not be
significant.
Section 7: The Height Variation is warranted as the proposed addition complies with
all other Code requirements, including the RS -4 zoning district development standards with
respect to lot coverage and setbacks, and the off-street parking requirements for single-family
residences. Furthermore, due to the fact that the applicant is not proposing to demolish more
than 50% of the existing interior and exteriorwalls, the existing 14'-8" front yard setback may be
maintained.
Section 8: The Height Variation is warranted because, as redesigned, the proposed
facade treatments, structure height, open space between structures, roof design, and
appearance of bulk and mass of the second story is compatible with the surrounding
neighborhood. While a majority of the homes located within the immediate neighborhood are
single -story, there is one existing 3,497 square foot, two-story home located within the 20
closest analyzed homes, at 28070 Ella Road. With respect to the proposed second story
addition, the applicant has reduced the square footage of the structure and provided a number
of setbacks along the second story fagade to provide articulation from all sides of the structure,
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thereby increasing the open space between structures and reducing the appearance of bulk and
mass.
Section 9: The Height Variation is warranted because the proposed structure that is
above 16'-0" in height does not result in an unreasonable infringement of the privacy of the
occupants of abutting residences. More specifically, windows are not proposed along the
second -story east facing fagade; one transparent clerestory window is proposed along the west
facing fagade, the windows along south facing fagade will have a transparent clerestory window
with a "hopper" tilt -in opening on the top portion of the window, and a fixed and opaque pane on
the bottom portion of the window. To ensure reasonable protection of the privacy of abutting
neighbors, a Condition of Approval was added to require the bottom of the transparent
clerestory windows along the south and west second -story facades to be a minimum of 5'-6", as
measured from the bottom of the window to the adjacent finished second floor. In addition, the
sliding windows that are required for emergency egress will be opaque and will face the interior
of the project as opposed to the rear yard of the subject property, thereby limiting the visibility
into neighboring properties if the windows were open.
Section 10: The requested Site Plan Review application for 131 square feet of first
floor addition meets the appropriate development code standards related to lot coverage,
building height and setbacks for the RS -2 zoning district.
Section 11: 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 and other applicable short periods of limitation.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 1s1 day of November 2011.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City or Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2011-_ was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on October 18, 2011.
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City Clerk
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EXHIBIT'A'
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR
PLANNING CASE NO. ZON2010-00331
(Magalnic, 6530 La Garita)
General Conditions:
Prior to the submittal of plans into Building and Safety plan check, the applicant and the
property owner shall submit to the City a statement, in writing, that they have read,
understand and agree to all conditions of approval listed below. Failure to provide said
written statement within ninety (90) days following the date of this approval shall render
this approval null and void.
2. Prior to any construction work in the Public Right -of -Way, such as for curb cuts,
dumpsters, temporary improvements and/or permanent improvements, the applicant
shall obtain an encroachment permit from the Director of Public Works.
3. Approval of this permit shall not be construed as a waiver of applicable and appropriate
zoning regulations, or any Federal, State, County and/or City laws and regulations.
Unless otherwise expressly specified, all other requirements of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code shall apply.
4. The Community Development Director is authorized to make minor modifications to the
approved plans and any of the conditions of approval if such modifications will achieve
substantially the same results as would strict compliance with the approved plans and
conditions. Otherwise, any substantive change to the project shall require approval of a
revision by the final body that approved the original project, which may require new and
separate environmental review.
5. The project development on the site shall conform to the specific standards contained in
these conditions of approval or, if not addressed herein, shall conform to the residential
development standards of the City's Municipal Code, including but not limited to height,
setback and lot coverage standards.
6. Failure to comply with and adhere to all of these conditions of approval may be cause to
revoke the approval of the project pursuant to the revocation procedures contained in
Section 17.86.060 of the City's Municipal Code.
7. If the applicant has not submitted an application for a building permit for the approved
project or not commenced the approved project as described in Section 17.86.070 of the
City's Municipal Code within one year of the final effective date of the Notice of Decision,
approval of the project shall expire and be of no further effect unless, prior to expiration,
a written request for extension is filed with the Community Development Director and
approved by the Director.
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8. In the event that any of these conditions conflict with the recommendations and/or
requirements of another permitting agency or City department, the stricter standard shall
apply.
9. Unless otherwise designated in these conditions, all construction shall be completed in
substantial conformance with the plans stamped APPROVED by the City with the
effective date of the Notice of Decision.
10. This approval is only for the items described within these conditions and identified on the
stamped APPROVED plans and is not an approval of any existing illegal or legal non-
conforming structures on the property, unless the approval of such illegal or legal non-
conforming structure is specifically identified within these conditions or the stamped
APPROVED plans.
11. The construction site and adjacent public and private properties and streets shall be kept
free of all loose materials resembling trash and debris in excess of that material used for
immediate construction purposes. Such excess material may include, but not be limited
to: the accumulation of debris, garbage, lumber, scrap metal, concrete asphalt, piles of
earth, salvage materials, abandoned or discarded furniture, appliances or other
household fixtures.
12. No more than 50% of any existing interior and exterior walls or existing square footage
may be removed or demolished. Residential buildings that are remodeled or renovated
such that 50% or greater of any existing interior or exterior walls or existing square
footage is demolished or removed within a two-year period shall be considered a new
residence and shall then conform to all current development standards for that zoning
district and the most recently adopted version of the Uniform Building Code,
13. Permitted hours and days for construction activity are 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday
through Saturday, with no construction activity permitted on Sundays or on the legal
holidays specified in Section 17.96.920 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code.
Trucks shall not park, queue and/or idle at the project site or in the adjoining public
rights-of-way before 7:00 AM, Monday through Saturday, in accordance with the
permitted hours of construction stated in this condition.
14. Unless modified by the approval of future planning applications, the approved project
shall maintain a maximum of 50% lot coverage (39% proposed) and the following
setbacks from the applicable property lines:
First Floor Setbacks
Front 20'-0" feet (14'-8" existing, no change)
East Side 5'-0" feet (8 '- 6 "existing, no change)
West Side 5'-0" feet (7'-0" existing, no change)
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Rear 15'-0" feet (40'-3" existing, no change)
Second Floor Setbacks
Front 42'-7
East Side 10'-6"
West Side 9'-O" (south half of 2nd story facade); and
11'-1" (north half of 2„d story facade)
Rear 40'-3"
BUILDING SETBACK CERTIFICATION REQUIRED, to be provided by licensed land
surveyor or civil engineer prior to foundation forms inspection.
15. Maximum hardscape coverage within the 20 -foot front -yard setback area shall not
exceed 50%.
16. A minimum 2 -car garage shall be provided, with each required parking space being
individually accessible and maintaining minimum unobstructed dimensions of 9 feet in
width and 20 feet in depth, with a minimum of 7 feet of vertical clearance.
17. Exterior residential lighting shall be in compliance with the standards of Section
17.56.030 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code. No outdoor lighting is
permitted where the light source is directed toward or results in direct illumination of a
parcel of property or properties other than that upon which such light source is physically
located.
18. All landscaping and construction activities shall exercise effective dust control
techniques, either through screening and/or watering.
19. All construction sites shall be maintained in a secure, safe, neat and orderly manner.
Temporary portable bathrooms shall be provided on a construction site if required by the
City's Building Official. Said portable bathrooms shall be subject to the approval of the
City's Building Official and shall be placed in a location that will minimize disturbance to
the surrounding property owners.
20. All applicable permits required by the Building and Safety Division shall be obtained by
the applicant prior to the commencement of construction.
21. Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall demonstrate the project's
compliance with the South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 445 and the City
Municipal code requirements regarding wood -burning devices.
Height Variation Conditions_
22. This approval is for the construction of a 131 square foot first floor addition and a 1,139
square foot second floor addition to the existing 1,807 square foot single -story residence
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and garage. Upon completion of the proposed addition, the square footage of the
residence would be 3,077 square feet, including the garage.
BUILDING AREA CERTIFICATION REQUIRED, to be provided by a licensed land
surveyor or civil engineer prior to building permit final.
23. The new residence shall maintain a maximum height of 21'-4", as measured from the
preconstruction (existing) grade at the highest elevation of the existing building pad area
covered by the structure (elevation 99`-8") to the highest point of the new second floor
addition.
BUILDING HEIGHT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. A LICENSED CIVIL ENGINEER
OR SURVEYOR SHALL PREPARE THE CERTIFICATION. CERTIFICATION SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY'S BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR REVIEW AND
APPROVAL PRIOR TO ROOF FRAMINGISHEETING INSPECTION.
24. The chimney shall not exceed the minimum height required for compliance with the
Uniform Building Code.
25. The east side of the second story shall not have windows.
26. The one (1) window that is proposed along the west side of the second story shall be
clerestory with a "hopper" tilt -in opening. The bottom of the clerestory window shall not
be less than 5'-6" as measured from the interior second story floor.
27. The second story windows located along the south facing facade of the second story
shall be fixed and opaque. Directly above each fixed window, a clerestory windowwith a
"hopper" tilt -in opening is permitted. The bottom of the clerestory windows shall not be
less than 5'-6" as measured from the interior second story interior floor.
28. The windows required for emergency egress near the south side of the residence shall
face the interior of the residence, as depicted on the plans that were presented to and
approved by the City Council.
29. The Applicant shall submit revised plans incorporating all of these conditions of approval
prior to submission of an application for a Building Permit.
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FW: SENT ON BEHALF OF DONALD M. DAVIS - Marymount College Comments on ... Page 1 of 1
Carla Morreale
From: Davis, Donald M. [DDavis@bwslaw.com]
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:56 PM
To: cc@rpv.com
Cc: Rodriguez, Irene J.; Michael Brophy; Carol W. Lynch
Subject: FW: SENT ON BEHALF OF DONALD M. DAVIS - Marymount College Comments on Agenda
Item No. 3
Attachments: Attached.pdf
Dear Councilmembers,
It appears that you were not copied on the original email transmittal to Mayor Long. Please see the
attached comment letter submitted on behalf of Marymount College with respect to Agenda Item No. 3 of
tomorrow night's meeting.
Regards,
Donald M. Davis
Partner
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
444 South Flower Street
Suite 2400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-236-0600 phone
213-236-2700 fax
213-236-2702 direct
www.bwslaw.com
From: Rodriguez, Irene 1.
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:14 PM
To; 'tom.long@rpv.com'
Cc; 'mbrophy@marymountpv.edu'; yreeves@maryrnountpv.edu; ']oelR@rpv.com'; 'tomo@rpv.com'; 'clynch@rwgiaw.com; Davis,
Donald M.
Subject: SENT ON BEHALF OF DONALD M. DAVIS - Letter to Tom Long
Re: Request to Stay the Proposed Improper Modifications to the Marymount College CUP
Regarding. Parking
<<Attached.pdf>>
10/31/2011
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October 31, 2911
VIA E-MAIL & OVERNIGHT DELIVERY
Tom Long, Mayor
Members of the City Council
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275
Re: REQUEST TO STAY THE PROPOSED IMPROPER MODIFICATIONS TO THE
MARYMOUNT COLLEGE CUP REGARDING PARKING
Dear Mayor Long and Councilmembers:
On behalf of Marymount College, we respectfully request that the City Council take no
action at its meeting of November 1, 2011 on agenda item No. 3 (Marymount College —
[Purported] Parking Management Strategies) because, as set forth below, (1) the proposed
action in fact seeks to modify the terms and conditions of Marymount's Conditional Use Permit
(CUP), (2) the proposed modifications have not been properly noticed in accordance with the
City's Municipal Code and also do not comport with applicable due process requirements, and
(3) there is a lack of substantial evidence to support to the proposed modifications to the CUP.
THE PROPOSED ACTION SEEKS TO MODIFY THE PARKING CONDITIONS OF
MARYMOUNT'S CUP.
Under agenda item No. 3, City staff is asking the City Council to "affirm" one or any
combination of three proposed measures "so that a minimum of 90 temporary parking spaces
are provided on the College campus by...January 9, 2012." (Staff Report at p.3.) Although
couched as "strategies" that the Community Development Director and Public Works Director
have the purported discretion to implement under the CUP, in reality, the proposed action seeks
to amend the terms and conditions of Marymount's CUP, which is readily apparent from a brief
review of the record that led to the Council's approval of Revision "E" to CUP No. 9 in 2010,
specifically as it pertains to Mitigation Measure TR -5 of the Final EIR (FEIR), which was
restated as CUP Condition No. 158.
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Marymount College Comments on Agenda Item No. 3
City Council Meeting of November 1, 2011
October 31, 2011
Page 2
Based on observed parking demand at the College, which has historically included legal
street parking on Palos Verdes Drive East, it was determined that at full enrollment (793
students), there would be a peak hour demand for 519 parking spaces. Because the College
was proposing to add 120 new spaces beyond the existing 343 spaces (463 spaces total) upon
completion of Phase I of its campus master plan, the FEIR parking analysis estimated that there
would be a potential deficiency of 56 spaces. (See attached FEIR Table 3.3-43.) In order to
address this potential deficiency at build out of the new parking areas, Mitigation Measure
TR -5 was recommended, which included parking management strategies in order to reduce
off-site parking demand following the completion of the additional on-site parking areas
in Phase 1.
It is abundantly clear from the parking analysis of the approved FEIR that the primary
intent behind the parking management strategies in Mitigation Measure TR -5 and the
percentage reductions in demand associated with student enrollment, which terms were
restated in Condition No. 158, was to reduce parking demand at or just prior to completion of the
expanded parking areas and not to eliminate all street parking during the interim two-year period
in which the College was permitted to complete Phase I under Condition No. 60. Accordingly,
the burdensome and premature "interim" actions that Staff is asking the Council to approve
must be viewed as a modification to the CUP. This is particularly true where, as here, the only
truly feasible manner to create the 90 additional parking spaces now being demanded without
impacting existing and approved campus operations is to create a 30,000 square foot temporary
parking lot on the site of the proposed new athletic field for which construction is scheduled to
start in less than six months. (See Comment No. 4 below regarding the details of this proposed
temporary parking lot.)
The City Council had the opportunity to preclude street parking and to require the
construction of a temporary parking lot when it approved Revision "E" to the CUP in 2010. The
Council chose not to do so at the time, and the CUP cannot now be amended without
evidentiary support for such a change or in compliance with all applicable due process notice
and hearing requirements.
2. THE PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO MARYMOUNT'S CUP HAVE NOT BEEN
PROPERLY NOTICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE AND
APPLICABLE DUE PROCESS REQUIREMENTS.
A CUP creates certain property rights that may not be modified arbitrarily without cause
or without proper notice and a hearing that comports with constitutional rights of due process.
(See Bauer v. City of San Diego (1999) 75 Cal.AppAth 1281; Malibu Mountains Recreation, Inc.
v. County of Los Angeles (1998) 67 Cal.AppAth 359; Community Development Com. v. City of
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Marymount College Comments on Agenda Item No. 3
City Council Meeting of November 1, 2011
October 31, 2011
Page 3
Fort Bragg (1988) 204 Cal.App.3d 1124; Garavatti v. Fairfax Planning Com. (1971) 22
Cal.App.3d 145; and City of San Marino v. Roman Catholic Archbishop (1960) 180 Cal.App.2d
657.) Staff, in its rush to modify the CUP not only tramples upon these well-established
constitutional principles, but ignores the applicable provisions of the City's own municipal code.
Under Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code sections 17.60.100 and 17.86.060, the
modification of any term of a CUP requires at least 10 -day's notice and a hearing. No such
notice was provided to Marymount, which only learned about the proposed City Council action
through a list -serve message that was sent by email after regular business hours on Thursday,
October 27, 2011 — less than five days prior to the proposed action item on the Council's
agenda, which is not a public hearing.
The proposed action to modify the CUP violates not only Marymount's due process
rights, but those of its neighbors as well who should have an opportunity to review and comment
on the grading and construction activities associated with the creation of the 30,000 square foot,
90-sp2ce temporary parking lot that staff is requesting the Council mandate construction of
within two month's time. (See Scott v. Indian Wells (1972) 6 Cal.3d 541 [neighbors entitled to
due process notice on CUP matters].)
Because the City has failed to comply with all applicable due process requirements
associated with the proposed action to modify Marymount's CUP, the matter may not be
considered at the November 1, 2011 meeting, and Marymount will not be sending any
representatives to participate in such an unlawful proceeding. This letter will preserve the
College's right to challenge any unlawful action that may knowingly and willfully be taken by the
City Council subsequent to this notice of the constitutional infirmities associated with the subject
agenda item.
3. THERE IS A LACK OF SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT TO THE
PROPOSED MODIFICATIONS TO THE CUP.
Equally as troubling as the deliberate avoidance of due process protections in this
agenda item is the utter absence of any evidentiary basis to support the proposed modification
of an existing condition/mitigation measure that seeks to "reduce" or "minimize" street parking to
one that essentially seeks the eliminate all such lawful street parking before the expanded
parking areas are even constructed. According to the staff report, staff has observed a
maximum of 70-90 cars parked on the street during peak hours. As the proposed CUP
modification would require the construction of a 90 -space temporary parking lot, it is clear that
the modifications seek to eliminate any such lawful overflow parking.
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Marymount College Comments on Agenda Item No. 3
City Council Meeting of November 1, 2011
October 31, 2011
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In order to modify or revoke a validly issued permit, there must be substantial evidence
to support such action. (See City of San Marino v. Roman Catholic Archbishop, supra, 180
Cal.App.2d 657, 669 [rejecting city interpretation of its own ordinance that a parking area must
be constructed before issuance of building permit for a new building].)
What then are the bases for the proposed modification to the CUP? According to the
staff report, there are none other than staffs erroneous and overly aggressive interpretation of
Condition No. 158 as requiring the elimination of any street parking prior to the construction of
the additional 120 parking spaces in Phase I of the College's master plan. Staff concedes that
there have been no complaints from any of the property owners abutting the public streets
where students and visitors to the campus are lawfully parking: "Neither the City nor the College
has received complaints form area residents regarding the street parking in front of homes or
related disturbances." (Staff Report at p.2.) Indeed, in accordance with CUP Condition No.
138, Marymount met at the end of September with the designated representatives of the
neighboring homeowner's associations along with City staff to discuss campus operations.
None of these HOA representatives called for the elimination of street parking near the
Marymount campus or demanded that the City take any special action with respect to street
parking particularly of the nature being proposed here by staff in their attempt to modify the
CUP.'
Staff's contention that the parking management strategies utilized to date by the College
have not been effective is equally untenable in light of the findings made the Council in the Final
EIR. As noted above, it was assumed that there would be a demand for 519 parking spaces
with full enrollment of 793 students, which would result in a deficiency of 176 spaces until the
120 additional parking spaces were constructed by September 2012. Marymount is at full
enrollment this semester, and yet the highest number of vehicles counted on the streets (90) is
about 50% less than forecast deficiency of spaces (176). While Marymount is continuing to
work towards reducing this number further (and Marymount believes current peak overflow is
more in the range of 50 vehicles), it cannot be said that what it has been done to date to reduce
parking demand has been ineffective, particularly where, as here, there is no evidence that the
situation is creating a public nuisance to the level that would justify the proposed elimination all
legal street parking. In the absence of such substantial evidence, the City Council must reject
the proposed modifications to the CUP.
' Although this meeting took place over one month ago, City staff, to Marymount's knowledge,
has never provided the City Council with a report on this meeting as required by Condition No.
138.
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R1JRK.E WILLV,MS L sorrrvstrv. LLP
Marymount College Comments on Agenda Item No. 3
City Council Meeting of November 1, 2011
October 31, 2011
Page 5
4. THE COUNCIL SHOULD REFRAIN FROM ANY SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATION TO
THE CUP PARKING CONDITIONS UNTIL IT IS CLEAR THAT THE COLLEGE IS
UNABLE TO TIMELY COMPLETE THE ADDITIONAL PARKING AREAS.
The staff report omits two key interactions between the College and City staff. On
September 28, 2011, Mr. Mihranian met with representatives of the College and was shown a
revised site plan that would allow the College to provide upwards of 500 spaces instead of the
463 currently proposed as part of Phase I, and was also informed that the College was
preparing to submit this modified plan to the City. On October 25, 2011, City staff and
representatives of the College had a conference call to explore additional parking management
strategies. Staff suggested that the College's faculty could be made to park in San Pedro and
take a shuttle to the campus, to which the College's representatives told staff in no uncertain
terms that such a measure was not feasible because the majority of the teaching staff are
adjunct faculty who teach at multiple campus and operate on very tight schedules. As such, the
only potentially feasible strategy to provide additional interim parking appeared to be the
creation of a temporary lot on the undeveloped portion of the campus.' The College's
representatives told City staff that the College would look into the temporary lot and get back to
staff at the earliest opportunity (not knowing that staff had already made up its mind to impose
several new conditions and was scheduling the matter for City Council action at this meeting).
On October 28, 2011, the College's project architect was advised by a civil engineering
firm that the construction of a temporary lot of approximately 30,000 square feet sufficient to
hold approximately 90 vehicles could potentially be constructed in the unimproved western area
of the campus where the new athletic field is to be located and would cost around $75,000 (not
including any permitting or processing fees or stormwater mitigation measures that could raise
the costs to upwards of $100,000). A good portion of this work (e.g., gravel, drainage, etc.)
would need to be removed and therefore would be wasted when the College proceeds with
Phase I of its campus master plan.
At this time, the College is working diligently towards the goal of proceeding with Phase I
next summer, which would include the construction of the expanded on-site parking areas. If
the College is unable to complete the work within the current CUP schedule (i.e., September
2012), and an extension is required, then the College would be prepared to accept as a
condition to such extension, the construction of a temporary parking area for up to 90 vehicles
before the start of the fall term next year (August 2012). This would avoid any potentially
Staff's suggestions to convert the existing athletic field or to convert its basketball and tennis
courts into parking lots were also deemed not feasible or desirable during the call because of
the negative impact on existing programs. The so-called "valet parking" strategy was not
mentioned by staff during the call, but as conceded in the letter sent to the College following day
(see letter dated 10126/11 at p.4), it cannot independently achieve staff's proposed modification
to the CUP to eliminate all street parking near the campus.
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BurQ-. wiLUAMS & SORENSEH. LLr
Marymount College Comments on Agenda Item No. 3
City Council Meeting of November 1, 2011
October 31, 2011
Page 6
wasteful expenditures and would be fully consistent with the two-year period to provide such
parking that was incorporated into the City Council's 2010 approval of the project.
In closing, Marymount is disappointed by the precipitous recommendation being made
by staff to modify Marymount's CUP in the manner proposed. For the reasons set forth above,
the College respectfully requests that the City Council refrain from such action.
Sincerely,
BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN, LLP
DONALD M. DAVIS
Attachment: Portion of Final EIR Parking Analysis (Page 3.3-42)
cc: (Via E -Mail only)
Dr. Michael Brophy
Vice President Jim Reeves
Joel Rojas, Community Development Director
Tom Odom, Public Works Director
Carol Lynch, City Attorney
ATTACHMENT
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Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project
Bachelor of Arts Degree Program
Environmental Impact Report Appendix D
Table 3.343
Mitigated Forecast Parking Demand Based on Observed Parking Ratio and RPVMC
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793 Students
- 543 AA Program students0.57 parked vehicles/student
310
- 250 BA Program students ' 0.57 parked vehicleststudent *
204
1.43 multiplier
5 Net New Student Seats (City Code:1 parking space per 5
1
student seats)z
Subtotal Forecast Parking Spaces Required
519
Mitigation Measure: Parking Management Strategy (11%
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Reduction applied to 519 demand)
Total Forecast Parking Spaces Required
462
Parking Spaces Provided (343 existing + 120 added by
463
proposed project)3
Parking 5urpluslDeficiency
+1
1 - Based on City of Rancho Palos Verdes Parking Code for Colleges and Universities for employee/faculty category.
2 - Based an City of Rancho Palos Verdes Parking Code for Colleges and Universities.
3 - Based on site plan Rasmussen and Associates, November 2005).
BA Program Existing Plus Project Parking Mitigation Measures:
TR -5 Prior to issuance of any Certificate of Occupancy, the Applicant shall institute, to the
satisfaction of the Director of Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement and the
Public Works Director, parking management strategies to reduce weekday College -
related parking demand by the following values:
• 11 percent or greater for student enrollment between 744 and 793;
• 6 percent or greater for student enrollment between 694 and 743;
• 0 percent or greater for student enrollment of 693 or less.
Potential parking management strategies may include, but are not limited to, the
following:
■ Provision of "carpool only" parking spaces;
• Implementation of parking pricing for campus parking permits;
• Utilization of remote parking;
• Provision of increased shuttle services;
• Offering financial Incentives;
■ Implementation of restrictions on parking allowed by residents of the Palos
Verdes North f=acility,
Public Review Draft - January 2010 3.3-42 Traffic and Circulation
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From: bubba32@cox.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 01; 2011 10:00 AM
To: Ara M
Cc: cc@rpv.com
Subject: 'Re: FW: SENT ON BEHALF OF DONALD M. DAVIS - Marymount College Comments on Agenda Item No. 3
Attachments: Marympount Google picture img221.jpg
Ara
Thank you for Donald Davis's "Late Correspondence". This response was not
unexpected by me. In my opinion, that communication is a Ply travesty of the
first order.
have a few preliminary comments and observations:
1.) The excuse presented by Davis/Marymount for not proceeding or
complying is simply that the City (Joel, et al), have exceeded their authority
under the COA.
2.) That the COA #158 does not supercede the College's "right" to continually
defer such requested new parking (temporary) until September 30, 2012. l
have already provided the documentation that Phase I is "Infeasible" as
presently written - due to the time it will take to implement these initial new
entitlements, and that the College, as a consequence, will necessarily have to
close the campus for an unacceptable extended period of time. (Another copy
of that analysis is available upon request)
3.) That the requested alternative of building a 30,000 sq. ft. new parking area
(on the proposed area of the new soccer field) is onerous and could cost
upwards of $100,000. The Tennis courts conversion would cost far less than
that.
4.) That the College is now at "Full enrollment", a code word that admits
(in my view) that their latest enrollment report is fictitious as it does not show
that result. This needs to be further explored to obtain a compliant report
under Condition # 146 as we have previously discussed. They are most likely
at well over 800 students now.
5.) The College is implicitly stating that they are willing - as a concession for
extension of their expiring entitlements - to construct just such a requested
parking lot for the Fall 2012 term - if a.) Their proposed Phase I is incomplete
or not started at that time, and b.) an extension is granted. Why not now?
6. The College has ruled out the remaining three other alternatives
summarily, without giving any detailed reasons other than "undesirable" or
infeasible. Construction and modification of the Tennis Courts area is entirely
feasible and beneficial to the College's own students (see my prior e-mail
1111/2011 1 0 / LP
data) and very cost-effective.
7.) Alternative arrangements can easily be made by the College to accommodate their
ongoing athletic programs that might be affected. Not commented on for obvious reasons.
8.) In the DER, Don Davis made unsubstantiated, erroneous and obviously false statements
and arguments against development of the College's PV North facility which have proven to
be without merit and which are documented in the Comment letters to have been misleading
and false at that time. (I wrote them). Nothing new from Davis here about misleading the City
again.
9.) Fact! The College has had no problem adding 100+ new residential beds at PV North to
date as well as adding 129 new parking spaces there. The College has therefore sacrificed
its own students' parking convenience by not proceeding with added parking at the PUDE
campus
10.) The FEIR referred to by Davis allows operation of a 4 -year program which the College is
now enjoying. That study envisioned an additional 120 space parking addition that the
College wishes nbow to defer until Fall 2012. That is the issue here as so stated by Davis.
The promise was to have one extra on -campus space (+1 in that table) for parking on
campus. That is assuredly a guarantee of no -on -street parking, not 70 - 90 parked
continually on adjacent streets.
11.) The alternative of converting the existing tennis courts (43,500 sq. ft. minimum) is
entirely feasible and cost-effective. The College and Davis have failed to deliver and
cogent or detailed reasons for rejecting this option out of hand. Why?
12.) Davis is contending that the College has a "right" to park on the streets notwithstanding
their acceptance of the COA.
13.) 1 believe that the College is in fact well over their enrollment limit at this time and that is
an Achilles heel issue for them to submit any further plans, etc. when fully explored.
14.) The Don Davis letter conveniently omits the latest 99 Seniors who would be allowed
to audit the College's programs per Dr. Brophy's latest offer. That offer - by definition of the
"full enrollment" situation, would obviously put the College over that limit. This is in need of
further review.
15.) The ADA requirements for Nlarymount with any additional enrollments would also need
to be included in any computation of extra parking. Such additions can easily be
accommodated by the proposed alternate of using the Tennis Courts area.
16.) The Davis Letter is simply a legalistic way of further snubbing the City and the
fundamental purpose of these agreements - not to mention the repeated promises by the
College to take parking off these same streets.
17.) There have been complaints daily - by our review of overflow parking - some of which
reports have been transmitted to the City from time to time.
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18.) Whether or not there has not yet been City action to close on -street parking to College
students is irrelevant and may now be an action that should be pursued. The College did not
use this argument to avoid their acceptance of those conditions to remove on -street parking.
19.) 1 am shocked at the lack of consideration by Davis and the College at wanting to
continue to inconvenience large numbers of their students with excessive additional transit
and travel distances to get to and from classes. The solution is readily at hand and there are
viable feasible alternatives to conversion of those Tennis Courts, etc.
20.) Contrary to Davis's contention that there have not been over 90 vehicles on the streets,
see last Thursday's count of 103 vehicles, and this does not include provision for the
proposed added 99 Seniors who would audit Marymount classes. Are Seniors supposed
to walk the extra distances as I have shown you in my last e-mail (average of an extra
1,684' (a third of a mile+)?
21.) 1 do not believe that it is in the College's best interests to pursue this case as might be
suggested by Davis's rather litigious and threatening letter. They have issues better left
unrevealed. There are a number of vulnerabilities by the College since we are talking about a
situation that is less than a year away from ultimate resolution (August 2012) by admission of
Davis's letter. The College is most likely vulnerable to now having excess enrollments that
are in fact over the limit which will be an issue in any contentious hearing and will support the
City's position to deny further extensions, etc. in the first place. Further, if this proves true,
the College will have been guilty of covering up this non-compliance.
22.) 1 believe that the City is actually in a position to obtain implementation of the alternative
on-site parking as demanded now in the Staff Report recommendations and that the College
is not in as strong a position to not comply as might otherwise seem the case superficially..
I have attached for your interest and reference a Google earth photo of the campus showing
at least 80 vehicles parked on city streets. Using Google's available tools, computations were
made as to the average distances from the mid -point of each of these streets to the front
entry of the Classroom building From the proposed alternative use of the tennis courts area
to that front entry is 262. From the weighted average of the on -street parking areas it is
1,104' to that same entryway, or an additional 842' (one way) for each and every on -street
parked student, or a total of 1,684' extra distance per each student, daily who parks off -
campus.
Where is the College's priority for its own students?
MA
---- Ara M Karam@rpv.com> wrote:
> FYI.
> This is late correspondence.
>
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> Ara Michael Mihranian
>
> Deputy Director of Community Development
>
> City of Rancho Palos Verdes
>
> 30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
>
> Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
>
> 310-544-5228 (telephone)
> 310-544-5293 (fax)
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> aram@rpv.com
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> www.palosverdes.com/rpv
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> P Do you really need to print this e-mail?
>
> This e-mail message contains information belonging to the City of Rancho
> Palos Verdes, which may be privileged, confidential and/or protected from
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> intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately. Thank you for your
> assistance and cooperation.
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>
> From: Davis, Donald M. [mailto:DDavis cc bwslaw.com]
• Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:56 PM
> To: cc@rpv.com
> Cc: Rodriguez, Irene J.; Michael Brophy; Carol W. Lynch
> Subject: FW: SENT ON BEHALF OF DONALD M. DAVIS - Marymount College Comments
> on Agenda Item No. 3
>
> Dear Councilmembers.
> It appears that you were not copied on the original email transmittal to
> Mayor Long. Please see the attached comment letter submitted on behalf of
> Marymount College with respect to Agenda Item No. 3 of tomorrow night's
> meeting.
>
> Regards,
>
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> Donald M. Davis
> Partner
11/1 /2011
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> Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP
> 444 South Flower Street
> Suite 2400
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> 213-236-0600 phone
> 213-236-2700 fax
> 213-236-2702 direct
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>
>
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> From: Rodriguez, Irene J.
> Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 4:14 PM
> To: 'tom.long@rpv.com'
> Cc: 'mbrophy@marymountpv.edu'; 'jreeves@marymountpv.edu';
> 'JoelR@rpv.com'; 'tomo@rpv.com'; 'clynch@rwglaw.com'; Davis, Donald M.
>
> Subject: SENT ON BEHALF OF DONALD M. DAVIS - Letter to Tom Long
> Re: Request to Stay the Proposed Improper Modifications to the Marymount
> College CUP Regarding Parking
>
> <<Attached.pdf>>
>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 12:29 PM
To: cram@rpv.com
Cc: cc@rpv.com
Subject: Dan Davis and Misinformation submitted to the City of RPV
Ara. et al
As mentioned to you in my preceding e-mail that commented on Don Davis's
questionable letter and misleading information regarding Staffs Parking
Recommendations slated for review by the City Council this evening, I am
submitting as follow-up documentation my referenced example of Attorney
Davis's misstatements of August 27, 2007 to the City of RPV. Those
misstatements relate to the proposed alternative use of the College's San
Pedro PV North site for additional residential and classroom facilities. Such
alternative uses have now been proven correct by the Colleges revelations of
their 50 & 20 year plans for this site to the City of Los Angeles.
According to the College, "The Palos Verdes Drive North San Pedro Master
Plan centers on developing a small college campus where students will live,
attend classes and study" said Dr. Brophy. "First steps will be include the
construction of an aesthetically pleasing parking lot (129 spaces) to curtail
street parking on Palos Verdes Drive North, as well as a maintenance facility,
and upgrading the existing townhomes to accommodate the growing need for
student housing."
Don Davis, in his letter of August 27, 2007 had stated that all this was not
feasible, making at least seven (7) specific points in denial: He disputed
1.) "The College was never consulted regarding this alternative" (Use of the
PV North property for additional residential accommodations, etc.) In point of
fact, "The College has been fully aware of the Alternative of a "Living
Campus/Academic Campus" since the initial scoping sessions of the original
Ei R (2002)"
2.) Davis's first (#1) point that "The site is outside the lead agency's
jurisdiction" and
3.) (#2) that "This site's land -use designation is inconsistent with the project"
have proven to be irrelevant, false and misleading per CEQA and given
present day events.
4.) His next controverted point (#4) was that "The site is not economically
viable;" which has proven to be just the opposite based on Marymounts' 20
year plan. In fact, this is the site of choice over the next few years whereas
the approved entitlements at the RPV campus have proven to be
econometrically daunting by comparison.
1111/2011 / p/ �-
5.) Davis's Point #5 that "The site is incompatible With Surrounding Land Uses" is laughable
in that Rolling Hills Preparatory School (RHP) - a compatible -use neighbor) was actually up
and running with a completely new campus under exactly the same deed conveyance
conditions as Marymount College was given - all within three years of their property transfer.
6.) Davis's next brilliant point (#6) was that "The site Presents Seismic Constraints"
seemingly contradicted and is not any problem at all given Marymount's planned uses as
detailed in their 20 year Plan submitted recently to the City of Los Angeles.
7.) Davis's final complaint submitted (his point #7) was that "There are Significant
Environmental Effects in Developing the Off -Site Location". The facts are that the College's
own Environmental report describes no such Significant Environmental effects, and in fact
states just the opposite with respect to Marymount's planned developments at that site. That
Reports states "No impacts directly associated with implementation of the proposed
action..were deemed to be significant."
Accordingly, and based on direct evidence of previous statements submitted to the City of
RPV by Attorney Davis, I find that his presentations, claims and arguments are significantly
misleading, false, improper and therefore should be received and dealt with as such.
believe that contained in Attorney Davis's latest submittal to the City of RPV (October 31,
2011) there are similar omissions, misstatements and allegations that are without merit and
that have been purposely or otherwise been included to deceive and misrepresent the
circumstances being considered by the City Council.
Jim Gordon
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From. bubba32@cox.net
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 1:09 PM
To: cram@rpv.com
Cc: cc@rpv.com
Subject: Parking Conditions of Approval, parts one and Two
Ara, et al
In his October 31, 2011 letter to the City, Attorney Davis apparently is
disputing Staffs Interpretation of part two of Condition #158 that "Prior to the
completion of Phase I...) . This rejection is based on the presumption that the
City is somehow seeking a modification of the terms of the COA.
Without further addressing that convoluted logic, there can be no such claim
made regarding the basic GOA #158 requirement - stated as an absolute -
that "The applicant shall construct and maintain no fewer than 463 on-site
parking spaces..."
This portion of COA #158 was modified on August 2, 2011 by a decision of
the City Council to "interpret" that portion of Condition #158 as being related
to the beginning of construction, rather than apply immediately. I believe that
decision should be re -visited in the event the College continues to seek
another 10 months of parking deferral.
The College has now admitted and conceded that they need to increase
parking capacity on a temporary basis at worse, that they are willing to
implement in August 2012. Why wait?
Please consider that the City Council - if necessary - has the ability to re -visit
their August 2, 2011 "interpretation" and fully require what the College
promised to do without any further time delay or qualification whatsoever.
Jim
11/1/2011
From: Mark R Wells jmtwellsa@pacbell.retj
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 10:15 AM
To: RPV City Council
Cc: Susan Brooks; Jerry Duhovic; Eric Alegria; Ken Dyda; Dave emenhiser, Jim Knight; Dora de la Rosa
Subject: Re: Regular New Business (Agenda Item 3) Marymount College — Parking Management Strategies f 30800 Palos
Verdes Drive East (Mihranian)
Council members and future council members;
Tonight, our City Council members may affirm Staff s current approach of utilizing Condition No. 158.
I strongly urge council members to do more than simply affirm Staff's report concerning whether
Marymount College officials are implementing the language within 'Condition No. 158.
I believe that there must be more than just 'good faith' measures from Marymount College officials if
reports from these individual are true and they want a much longer period of time to implement The
Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project's phasing and any increase in the student population
limits at Marymount's Rancho Palos Verdes Campus.
As part of any vote by the council tonight, regarding this item, some new language could be created in
any motion stating something similar to; As a demonstration by representatives of Marymount College
that they understand the need to follow all current conditions, especially successfully implementing
Condition No. 158, any council vote to allow any request to extend the overall period of time
to complete all phases of The Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project and any
vote to allow an increase in student population at Marymount's main campus be
contingent of the completion of the redevelopment of the main campus` parking lot by
September 30, 2012.
My thought on this addition to any motion made tonight is based on currently informal requests made by
some Marymount officials at a time when Staff has been attempting to deal with conditions where it has
be obvious some of those same Marymount officials have seemed to not take current conditions,
seriously enough.
Even though reports have stated that Marymount College officials allowed for the expenditures of over 7
million dollars on recent projects in San Pedro, little has been demonstrated in ways to deal adequately
with Condition No. 158, in Rancho Paios Verdes.
Marymount officials seem to be requesting what many feel are'major' changes in the time line of The
Marymount College Facilities Expansion Project, but it appears they are 'dragging their feet' on following
current guidelines.
It seems to set a bad example when an institution is seemingly not following current guidelines when they
are asking for more work by our Staff and more discussions, votes and agreements, and greater work by
our council members.
I feel it is time for Marymount officials to demonstrate more good faith gestures when they may soon be
requesting more from our city, its Staff and its residents.
Regards.
Mark Wells
Rancho Palos Verdes
11/1/2011
Chip and Pat Zelt
4100 Sea Horse Lane
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 40275
October 31, 2011
Attn: Gregory Pfost
Deputy Community Development Director
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
3094o Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Dear Greg:
Seems a future council will be hearing the same proposed revision for trees at the
end of the driving range. But since it is on the agenda would like to say a few
words:
We are not in favor of any proposed view -blocking wall of trees at the westerly
end of the driving range. For it serves no purpose but to block views.
I cannot see how any future council or current member can vote for a wall of trees
at the end of the driving range for it is in direct violation of Revision "W". And
the original conditions of approval of the driving range.
Please see Resolution No. 2005-62: MITIGATION MONITORING PROGRAM FOR
REVISION "W" — DRIVING RANG on Page 12 of 13, under Mitigation
Measures #10 A-1:
1110. aesthetics
A-1: Subject to review and approval by the Director of Planning, Building and
Code Enforcement, prior to issuance of any grading permits, the applicant shall
submit a landscape and irrigation plan that identifies the type of vegetation
proposed for the driving range and surrounding areas, specifically including the
southerly berm. The type of vegetation utilized shall be consistent with the
allowable vegetation permitted on the subject site, as defined in the project's
HCP, and shall not be of a type that would grow higher than the ridge elevation of
the southerly berm. Further, said vegetation shall be maintained to a height that
will not grow higher than the ridge elevation of the southerly berm."
Page 1 of 3
Chip and Pact Zelt
4100 Sea Horse Lane
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Also violates the original conditions of approval for the Driving Range, per
Resolution No. 2005-64 Page 9 of 15 section K #2-b:
"2. Prior to installation of the permanent landscaping for the golf course and
associated structures, including the driving range, the developer shall
submit a final landscape and irrigation plan to the Director of Planning,
Building and Code Enforcement for review and approval of the clubhouse,
golf course and appurtenant structures, driving range, parking lots, and all
open space areas within the boundaries of the parcel maps and/or tract
maps, roadway medians and public trails. The final landscape and
irrigation plans shall conform to California State Model Water Efficient
Landscape Ordinance (per State Assembly Bill 325) and shall include the
following:
a. A minimum of eighty percent (80%) drought tolerant plant materials
for all landscaped areas.
b. Landscaping within the project area shall be planted in such a
manner so that views from adjacent properties and any public right-
of-way are not affected.
A vote for this hedge is simple wrong. It is not an individual opinion you are
disagreeing with but actual conditions the entire community fought for when Mr.
Trump's organization wanted a driving range. He made a deal with the
community and now wants to break that deal. It's my hope that future Councils
will read Revision "W" and original conditions for the approval of the driving
Range, prior to voting for any westerly view blocking hedge.
Yes, Mr. Trump does do a lot of good for the community charity and fund raising
opportunities but does these things to generate interest and make money at his
clubhouse and golf course in return.
The Trump organization simply does not care about the usage conditions or
decisions that our City Council places on the driving range. Such as: not removing
as directed by the Council in early 2008 the ficus trees from his property for now
over 3 years. Need I mention the way he went about installing the trees in the
first place or the flag pole or taking out large areas of natural habitat to make the
golf course better in his view.
Certainly Trump makes it difficult for neighbors and the public by not complying
with these conditions.
I am aware that the Trump organization can ask the City Council for a revision to
the original conditions. But the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council imposed these
conditions when it approved the Trump Driving range in order to protect the
public and surrounding neighbors from further loss of their views. Also so far our
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Chip and Pat Zelt
4100 Sea Horse Lane
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
community has not heard a word from the Trump Organization seems the only
reach out they intend is for supporting candidates that would vote their way.
Would like to thank the current Mayor and City Council for their excellent service
to our community and wish that future Councils will be as fair in there
considerations that come before them.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Chip and Pat Zelt
Cc:
Thomas D. Long — Mayor.
Anthony M. Misetich, Mayor Pro Tem
Douglas W. Stern —Councilmember
Brian Campbell —Councilmember
Stefan Wolowicz —Councilmember
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From: Yvetta Williams [yvettawill@cox.netj
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 11:15 AM
To: cc@rpv.com
Subject; support for NCCP Preserve management.
We are in complete with support for NCCP Preserve management agreement. Please help this
become a reality. Thank you Richard and Yvetta Williams
PALOS VERDESISOUTH BAY AUDUBON SOCIETY
P.O. Box 2582
Palos Verdes peninsula, CA 90274
November 1, 2011
Rancho Palos Verdes City Council
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
Rancho Palos Verde, CA 90274
Re: Support NCCP Preserve Management Agreement
Dear Mayor Long and Members of the City Council,
The Palos Verdes/South Bay Audubon Society strongly supports the proposed Natural
Communities Conservation Plan (NCCP) Preserve Management Agreement before you and
urges its adoption. With this carefully considered agreement in place, there will be clear
guidelines for both the City and of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy to carry out
their duties as required by the NCCP. This agreement builds on local past experience to flesh out
the duties of each party clearly so that preserve management can be carried out with the least
questioning of who is to do what and when.
The NCCP is a large-scale Southern California conservation plan whose showcase example is
our own Palos Verdes Peninsula Plan. The several parcels of land acquired for our NCCP
preserve through governmental funding made available to protect our natural heritage, the
California gnatcatcher in particular, make up much of the open space in the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes. Thus, there is a clear need for all of us to honor the commitments made in those
acquisitions. The management agreement before you does this and will, once adopted, constitute
one more example of why the Palos Verdes Peninsula NCCP is so special.
Thank you for consideration of this matter,
Sincerely yours,
John Nieto
President
11/1/2011
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From: Gailataves@aol.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 2:26 PM
To: cc@rpv.com
Subject: Please approve new mgmt. agreement for PVPLC. thank -you!
Best Regards,
Gail J. Worth
76 Narcissa Dr.
RPV, CA 90275
11/1/2011
From: Laura Feldman [pbrcl@verizon.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 2:39 PM
To: cc@rpv.com
Subject. Nature Preserve Managemenet Agreement
Just wanted to weigh in that starting over with another organization to manage the preserve would cost
more time and money. Let's keep the organization we have in place, We are in favor of a new
management agreement with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy.
Lisa Wolf
Laura and Jeff Feldman
All residing at 40 Narcissa Dr. RPV, CA 90275
11/1/2011
LAk - ',
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY CLERK
DATE: OCTOBER 31, 2011
SUBJECT: ADDITIONSIREVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO
AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material received
through Monday afternoon for the Tuesday, November 1, 2011 City Council meeting:
Item No. Description of Material
D Email exchange between City Attorney Lynch and Sharon
Yarber; Email exchange between Staff and Sharon Yarber;
Email from Dena Friedson
K Revised Resolution
3 Email from Jim Gordon
4 Email from Pippa Davies, Jeremy Davies, Lisa Gladstone
and Dr. Milt Owens
6 Email from Lynn Swank
Respectfully submitted,
Carla Morreale
waAGENDA12011 Additions Revisions to agendas120111101 additions revisions to agenda through Monday aftemoon.doc
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From: Carol W. Lynch [CLynch@rwglaw.coml
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 8:08 AM
To: 'sharon yarber; cc@rpv.com; gpfost@rpv.com; Joel Rojas; 'Abigail Harwell'
Subject: RE: Digital Zoning Map - Agenda Item D on consent calendar for 11/1/11 mtg.
Good morning Sharon.
Your understanding is correct. The adoption of this ordinance converts the pre-existing zoning map,
which was depicted on paper, and adopts the digitized version as the City's official version instead.
Other than incorporating prior amendments to the zoning map, which had been adopted previously by
the City Council over the years at duly notice public hearings, no changes were made to the zoning map
as a result of the conversion of the official map from paper to the digital map.
The adoption of the digitized zoning map makes no change to the General Plan Land Use Map or to any
other provision of the General Plan.
I trust this answers your question.
Carol
From: Sharon yarber [mailto:momofyago@gmaiLcom]
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:35 PM
To: cc@rpv.com; gpfost@rpv.com; Carol W. Lynch, Joel Rojas
Subject: Digital Zoning Map - Agenda Item D on consent calendar for 11/1/11 mtg.
Would one or more of you be kind enough to confine that adoption of the digital zoning map as
the official zoning map does not in any way delete or alter the General Plan Land Use Map that
shows certain OR sites as passive and others as active recreation?
As I understand It, the zoning map simply shows the zoning - not the specific land use
designation as called for in the General Plan and its Land Use Map.
I am sure all of you realize I am concerned about the staffs recent attempt to amend the General
Plan to delete the distinctions between "active" and "passive', and simply designate all parks as
either "Park" or "Golf Course", to which effort I and a mmniber of others vehemently objected. Of
course, the first thing on my mind is Lower Point Vicente, but other parks would be affected as
well (Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, for example).
Assuming my understanding is correct, and that the adoption of this digital zoning map does not
affect the General Plan Land Use Map and in no way implements the elimination of tile
distinctions between active and passive, then I have no objection to this agenda item. However, I
want official confirination, especially from Carol Lynch, that my understanding is correct. If my
understanding is not correct, or Carol does not respond, then please consider this email a formal
objection to Item D on the agenda for this coming Tuesday.
I look forward to hearing from someone.
Thank you,
I
10/31/2011
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Sharon Yarber
NOTICE: This communication may contain privileged or other confidential information. If you are not
the intended recipient of this communication, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this
communication to the intended recipient, please advise the sender by reply email and immediately delete
the message and any attachments without copying or disclosing the contents. Thank you.
10/3 1 /2 0 11
Teri Takaoka
From: Greg Pfost [gregp@rpv,com]
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 9:35 AM
To: 'sharon yarber'
Cc: cc@rpv.com; 'Carol W. Lynch'; 'Joel Rojas; 'Carolyn Lehr
Subject: RE: Digital Zoning Map - Agenda Item D on consent calendar for 1111111 mtg.
Hi Sharon -
I received your email message regarding the Digital Zoning Map. You are correct that the
digital zoning map does not in any way delete or alter the General Plan Land Use Map and
in no way eliminates the distinctions between active and passive recreation on the General
Plan Land Use Map.
The Digital Zoning Map is simply converting our existing paper Zoning Map to a Digital
format and does not change any land uses on the Zoning Map or the General Plan Land Use
Map.
Please let me know if you have any further questions.
Thanks.
-Greg.
Sincerely,
Gregory Pfost, AICD
Deputy Community Development Director
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
(310) 544-5228
-----original Message -----
From: sharon yarber [mailto:momofyago@gmail.coml
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 12:37 PM
To: Greg Pfost
Subject: Fwd: Digital Zoning Map - Agenda Item D on consent calendar for
11/1/11 mtg.
I had the wrong email address for the first attempt.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: sharon yarber <momofyago@gmail.comn
Date: Sat, Oct 29, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Subject: Digital Zoning Map - Agenda Item D on consent calendar for 11/1/11 mtg.
To: cc@rpv.com, gpfost@rpv.com, "Carol W. Lynch" <clynch@rwglaw.com>, Joel Rojas
<joelr@rpv.coma
Would one or more of you be kind enough to confirm that adoption of the digital zoning map
as the official zoning map does not in any way delete or alter the General Plan Land Use
Map that shows certain OR sites as passive and others as active recreation?
As I understand it, the zoning map simply shows the zoning - not the specific land use
designation as called for in the General Plan and its Land Use Map.
I am sure all of you realize I am concerned about the staff's recent attempt to amend the
General Plan to delete the distinctions between "active" and "passive', and simply
designate all parks as either "Park" or "Golf Course", to which effort I and a number of
others vehemently objected. of course, the first thing on my mind is Lower Point Vicente,
but other parks would be affected as well (Abalone Cove Shoreline Park, for example).
Assuming my understanding is correct, and that the adoption of this digital zoning map
1 4�— Z D
does not affect the General Flan Land Use Map and in no way implements the elimination of
the distinctions between active and passive, then I have no objection to this agenda item.
However, I want official confirmation, especially from Carol Lynch, that my understanding
is correct.
If my understanding is not correct, or Carol does not respond, then please consider this
email a formal objection to Item D on the agenda for this coming 'Tuesday.
I look forward to hearing from someone.
Thank you,
Sharon Yarber
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From: dena friedson [difriedson@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 3:04 PM
To: cc@rpv.com; gregp@rpv.com; dlfriedson@gmaii.com
Subject: Ordinance Number 528
To: Mayor Tom Long and all Members of the City Council and Greg Pfost
From: Dena Friedson
Re: Ordinance 528
I apologize for not paying attention to the Digital Zoning Map and Ordinance Number 528 until
this past weekend. The Map is blurred and hard to read on my computer.
Revisions have been properly made to the Digital Zoning Map to reflect previous zone changes.
Before final approval is given for the above Ordinance, please take Item D off the Consent
Calendar and make another small but very important correction.
The classification lettering on all public parklands and parks should indicate "passive" or
"active," as shown on the 1975 General Plan Land Use Map. Simply add a "p" or an "a" after the
OR on each public recreational open space area and adjust the legend accordingly. This would
remove questions about permitted activities. It also would make the Digital Zoning Map
consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map, as required by State law, and with applicable
Federal and State deed restrictions.
(Within the limitations of the General Plan Map, the Zoning Map is supposed to be more specific
than the General Plan Map. In this case, with respect to recreation, the opposite is true. The
"OR" on the Zoning Map seems to allow all types of recreation, even golf, on the different
parklands and parks. This can be confusing to the general public.)
Your meeting on November 1 seems to be an appropriate time to correct the Digital Zoning. Map
and to provide the State -mandated designations. Hopefully, you will consider this matter
favorably.
10131x'2011 _
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPROVING AN APPEAL AND
OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION
AND APPROVING SITE PLAN REVIEW AND HEIGHT
VARIATION (PLANNING CASE NO. ZON2010-00331) TO
CONSTRUCT A 131 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE STORY
ADDITION AND A 1,139 SQUARE FOOT SECOND STORY
ADDITION AT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6530 LA GARITA.
WHEREAS, on September 20, 2010, the property owners, Mr. and Mrs. Magalnic,
submitted a Height Variation and Site Plan Review Permit application to the Community
Development Department for review and processing requesting approval to construct a 131
square foot first -floor addition and a 1,467 square foot second story addition. On September 29,
2010, Staff completed the initial review of the application, at which time the application was
deemed incomplete due to missing information on the project plans; and,
WHEREAS, after the submittal of multiple revisions to the project, Staff deemed the
application complete on December 16, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public
Resources Code Sections 21000 et. seq. ("CEQA"), the State's CEQA Guidelines, California
Code of Regulations, Title 14, Section 16000 et. seq., the City's Local CEQA Guidelines, and
Government Code Section 65962.5(f) (Hazardous Waste and Substances Statement), Staff
found no evidence that the approval of the requested Height Variation and Site Plan Review
applications would have a significant effect on the environment and, therefore, the proposed
project has been found to be categorically exempt (Section 15303(e)(2)); and,
WHEREAS, On February 8, 2011, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public
hearing to consider the submitted application, at which time all interested parties were given an
opportunity to be heard and present evidence. Based on the design originally presented to the
Planning Commission, Staff was recommending denial of the project due to bulk and mass
issues, view impairment to nearby residents along Santona Drive and potential privacy impacts
to the abutting neighbors to the east and west of the subject property. Staff indicated that some
minor modifications to the design of the project would likely mitigate the compatibility, view and
privacy impacts to a less than significant level. The Planning Commission agreed with Staff's
analysis, and continued the public hearing to April 26, 2011 to allow the applicant additional time
to re -design the project; and,
WHEREAS, on April 26, 2011, a revised design was presented to the Planning
Commission based on direction from the Planning Commission on February 8, 2011 to lower the
roofline 4'-0", reduce the second story setback from the front, sides and rear, and reduce
potential privacy impacts to adjacent neighbors. Staff presented the revised design to the
Planning Commission with a recommendation of approval. After considering the revised design
and additional information presented by neighbors at the April 26, 2011 meeting, the Planning
Commission voted to deny the project on a 4-1-1 vote (with Chairman Tomblin dissenting,
Commissioner Gerstner abstaining and Commissioner Knight absent) and directed Staff to
return to the May 10, 2011 Planning Commission meeting with the appropriate resolution; and,
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2091, the Planning Commission adopted P.C. Resolution No.
2011-21; thereby formally denying, without prejudice, Height Variation and Site Plan Review
(Case No. ZON2010-00331) to construct a 1,250 square foot second story addition and 131
square foot first story addition to the existing single -story residence on a 2-0-2 vote (with
Commissioners Gerstner and Knight abstaining, and Commissioners Emenhiser, Leon and
Lewis absent); and,
WHEREAS, on May 24, 2011, a representative for the property owner at 6530 La Garita,
David Moss, submitted a timely appeal of the Planning Commission's decision to deny the
proposed second story addition. The appeal letter stated the grounds of the appeal; and,
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2011 Staff mailed notices for a City Council appeal hearing to
107 property owners within a 500 -foot radius from the subject property, providing a 30 -day time
period for the submittal of comments and concerns. In addition, a Public Notice was published in
the Peninsula News on July 14, 2011; and,
WHEREAS, on August 16, 2011, the City Council opened the public hearing and
approved the Appellant's request to continue the public hearing to October 18, 2011; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Height Variation is warranted since the applicant has complied with
the Early Neighbor Consultation process established by the City by obtaining signatures from a
minimum of 70% (72% obtained) of the property owners within a 100 foot radius and the
signatures from a minimum of 25% (29% obtained) of the property owners within a 500 foot
radius.
Section 2: The Height Variation is warranted since the proposed two-story residence,
which exceeds sixteen feet in height, does not significantly impair a view from public property
(parks, major thoroughfares, bike ways, walkways or equestrian trails), which have been
identified in the City's General Plan or Coastal Specific Plan, as City -designated viewing areas.
No City -designated viewing areas overlook the subject property due to the topography in the
area and the location of the subject property.
Section 3: The Height Variation is warranted since the proposed two-story addition
that exceeds sixteen feet in height is not located on a ridge or promontory. The subject property
is located within a fully developed single-family residential neighborhood, on an existing pad lot
and does not overlook any other single-family residences. The residence is not located on a
ridge or a promontory, as defined in the Municipal Code.
Section 4: The Height Variation is warranted because the portions of the new
residence which exceed sixteen feet in height, when considered exclusive of existing foliage, do
not significantly impair views of the Pacific Ocean, coastline views, distant mountain views or
distant city light views from the viewing area of another parcel due to the location of the
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proposed residence, orientation of the neighboring homes and topography in the surrounding
neighborhood. Furthermore, the proposed revised project does not cause a significant view
impairment to the property located at 6517 Certa Drive. A view analysis was conducted from a
standing position in the primary viewing area of the residence (the dining room) just inside the
sliding glass doors, facing the direction of the ocean, and the ocean was not easily visible. More
specifically, the evidence presented in the record regarding an alleged view impairment as seen
from the `viewing area' was not easily discernable because the ocean could only be seen when
standing in the far corner of the dining room and turning one's head 90 degrees to the left to
catch a glimpse of the ocean view.
Section 5: The Height Variation is warranted because the proposed project that is
above 16'-0" in height is designed in a manner as to reasonably minimize the impairment of a
view. Specifically, the properties located at 28070 and 28063 Santona incurred view impairment
as a result of the originally designed project presented at the February 8, 2011 Planning
Commission meeting, albeit not significant. The applicant redesigned the project by reducing the
overall height from 25'-0" to 21'-0", as measured from highest existing grade adjacent to the
foundation/slab to the highest point of the structure, to further reduce the insignificant view
impairment caused by the project.
Section 6: The Height Variation is warranted because no significant cumulative view
impairment would be caused by granting the application. More specifically, an analysis was
conducted assessing the amount of cumulative view impairment that would be caused to
neighboring properties if a similar addition, such as the proposed project, were constructed on
the following adjacent properties: 6538 La Garita, 6529 La Garita, 6525 La Garita and 28073
Acana. It was determined that an addition to one of the other residences listed above (in
addition to the project proposed at the subject property) would create some minor view
impairment. However, the impairment would not be significant because the additions would be
located at the lower portion of the view frame and would not project above the horizon line which
allows a majority of the ocean view to remain unobstructed. As such, the cumulative impairment
would not be significant.
Section 7: The Height Variation is warranted as the proposed addition complies with
all other Code requirements, including the RS -4 zoning district development standards with
respect to lot coverage and setbacks, and the off-street parking requirements for single-family
residences. Furthermore, due to the fact that the applicant is not proposing to demolish more
than 50% of the existing interior and exterior walls, the existing 14'-8" front yard setback may be
maintained.
Section 8: The Height Variation is warranted because, as redesigned, the proposed
facade treatments, structure height, open space between structures, roof design, and
appearance of bulk and mass of the second story is compatible with the surrounding
neighborhood. While a majority of the homes located within the immediate neighborhood are
single -story, there is one existing 3,497 square foot, two-story home located within the 20
closest analyzed homes, at 28070 Ella Road. With respect to the proposed second story
addition, the applicant has reduced the square footage of the structure and provided a number
of setbacks along the second story fagade to provide articulation from all sides of the structure,
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thereby increasing the open space between structures and reducing the appearance of bulk and
mass.
Section 9: The Height Variation is warranted because the proposed structure that is
above 16'-0" in height does not result in an unreasonable infringement of the privacy of the
occupants of abutting residences. More specifically, windows are not proposed along the
second --story east facing fagade; one transparent clerestory window is proposed along the west
facing fagade; the windows along south facing fagade will have a transparent clerestory window
with a "hopper" tilt -in opening on the top portion of the window, and a fixed and opaque pane on
the bottom portion of the window. To ensure reasonable protection of the privacy of abutting
neighbors, a Condition of Approval was added to require the bottom of the transparent
clerestory windows along the south and west second -story facades to be a minimum of 5`-6", as
measured from the bottom of the window to the adjacent finished second floor. In addition, the
sliding windows that are required for emergency egress will be opaque and will face the interior
of the project as opposed to the rear yard of the subject property, thereby limiting the visibility
into neighboring properties if the windows were open.
Section 10: The requested Site Plan Review application for 131 square feet of first
floor addition meets the appropriate development code standards related to lot coverage,
building height and setbacks for the RS -2 zoning district.
Section 11: 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 and other applicable short periods of limitation.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15t day of November 2011.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City or Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, the City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify
that the above Resolution No. 2011-_ was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said
City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on October 18, 2011..
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City Clerk
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EXHIBIT'A'
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR
PLANNING CASE NO. ZON2010-00331
(Magainic, 6530 La Garita)
General Conditions:
1. Prior to the submittal of plans into Building and Safety plan check, the applicant and the
property owner shall submit to the City a statement, in writing, that they have read,
understand and agree to all conditions of approval listed below. Failure to provide said
written statement within ninety (90) days following the date of this approval shall render
this approval null and void.
2. Prior to any construction work in the Public Right -of -Way, such as for curb cuts,
dumpsters, temporary improvements and/or permanent improvements, the applicant
shall obtain an encroachment permit from the Director of Public Works.
3. Approval of this permit shall not be construed as a waiver of applicable and appropriate
zoning regulations, or any Federal, State, County and/or City laws and regulations.
Unless otherwise expressly specified, all other requirements of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes Municipal Code shall apply.
4. The Community Development Director is authorized to make minor modifications to the
approved plans and any of the conditions of approval if such modifications will achieve
substantially the same results as would strict compliance with the approved plans and
conditions. Otherwise, any substantive change to the project shall require approval of a
revision by the final body that approved the original project, which may require new and
separate environmental review.
4. The project development on the site shall conform to the specific standards contained in
these conditions of approval or, if not addressed herein, shall conform to the residential
development standards of the City's Municipal Code, including but not limited to height,
setback and lot coverage standards.
5. Failure to comply with and adhere to all of these conditions of approval may be cause to
revoke the approval of the project pursuant to the revocation procedures contained in
Section 17.86.060 of the City's Municipal Code.
6. if the applicant has not submitted an application for a building permit for the approved
project or not commenced the approved project as described in Section 17.86.070 of the
City's Municipal Code within one year of the final effective date of the Notice of Decision,
approval of the project shall expire and be of no further effect unless, prior to expiration,
a written request for extension is filed with the Community Development Director and
approved by the Director.
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7. In the event that any of these conditions conflict with the recommendations and/or
requirements of another permitting agency or City department, the stricter standard shall
apply.
8. Unless otherwise designated in these conditions, all construction shall be completed in
substantial conformance with the plans stamped APPROVED by the City with the
effective date of the Notice of Decision.
10. This approval is only for the items described within these conditions and identified on the
stamped APPROVED plans and is not an approval of any existing illegal or legal non-
conforming structures on the property, unless the approval of such illegal or legal non-
conforming structure is specifically identified within these conditions or the stamped
APPROVED plans.
9. The construction site and adjacent public and private properties and streets shall be kept
free of all loose materials resembling trash and debris in excess of that material used for
immediate construction purposes. Such excess material may include, but not be limited
to: the accumulation of debris, garbage, lumber, scrap metal, concrete asphalt, piles of
earth, salvage materials, abandoned or discarded furniture, appliances or other
household fixtures.
10. No more than 50% of any existing interior and exterior walls or existing square footage
may be removed or demolished. Residential buildings that are remodeled or renovated
such that 50% or greater of any existing interior or exterior walls or existing square
footage is demolished or removed within a two-year period shall be considered a new
residence and shall then conform to all current development standards for that zoning
district and the most recently adopted version of the Uniform Building Code.
10. Permitted hours and days for construction activity are 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, Monday
through Saturday, with no construction activity permitted on Sundays or on the legal
holidays specified in Section 17.96.920 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code.
Trucks shall not park, queue and/or idle at the project site or in the adjoining public
rights-of-way before 7:00 AM, Monday through Saturday, in accordance with the
permitted hours of construction stated in this condition.
11. Unless modified by the approval of future planning applications, the approved project
shall maintain a maximum of 50% lot coverage (39% proposed) and the following
setbacks from the applicable property lines:
First Floor Setbacks
Front 20'-0" feet (14'8" existing, no change)
East Side 5'O" feet (8' 6"existing, no change)
West Side 5'O" feet (7'-0" existing, no change)
Rear 15'-0" feet (36'7" existing, no change)
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Second Floor Setbacks
Front 42L7
East Side 10'6"
West Side 9'O" (south half of 2'd story facade); and
19 -I"(north half of 2nd story fagade)
Rear 40'X'
BUILDING SETBACK CERTIFICATION REQUIRED, to be provided by a licensed land
surveyor or civil engineer prior to foundation forms inspection.
12. Maximum hardscape coverage within the 20 -foot front -yard setback area shall not
exceed 50%.
13. A minimum 2 -car garage shall be provided, with each required parking space being
individually accessible and maintaining minimum unobstructed dimensions of 9 feet in
width and 20 feet in depth, with a minimum of 7 feet of vertical clearance.
14. Exterior residential lighting shall be in compliance with the standards of Section
17.56.030 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Development Code. No outdoor lighting is
permitted where the light source is directed toward or results in direct illumination of a
parcel of property or properties other than that upon which such light source is physically
located.
15. All landscaping and construction activities shall exercise effective dust control
techniques, either through screening and/or watering.
16. All construction sites shall be maintained in a secure, safe, neat and orderly manner.
Temporary portable bathrooms shall be provided on a construction site if required by the
City's Building Official. Said portable bathrooms shall be subject to the approval of the
City's Building Official and shall be placed in a location that will minimize disturbance to
the surrounding property owners.
17. All applicable permits required by the Building and Safety Division shall be obtained by
the applicant prior to the commencement of construction.
18. Prior to issuance of building permits, the applicant shall demonstrate the project's
compliance with the South Coast Air Quality Management District Rule 445 and the City
Municipal code requirements regarding wood -burning devices.
Height Variation Conditions:
19. This approval is for the construction of a 131 square foot first floor addition and a 1,139
square foot second floor addition to the existing 1,807 square foot single -story residence
and garage. Upon completion of the proposed addition, the square footage of the
residence would be 3,077 square feet, including the garage.
BUILDING AREA CERTIFICATION REQUIRED, to be provided by a licensed land
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surveyor or civil engineer prior to building permit final.
20. The new residence shall maintain a maximum height of 21'-4", as measured from the
highest existing grade (elevation 99'-8") adjacent to the structure to the highest ridgeline
of the new second floor addition.
BUILDING HEIGHT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED. A LICENSED CIVIL ENGINEER
OR SURVEYOR SHALL PREPARE THE CERTIFICATION. CERTIFICATION SHALL
BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY'S BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR REVIEW AND
APPROVAL PRIOR TO ROOF FRAMINGISHEETING INSPECTION.
21. The chimney shall not exceed the minimum height required for compliance with the
Uniform Building Code.
22. The east side of the second story shall not have windows.
23. The one (1) window that is proposed along the west side of the second story shall be
clerestory with a "hopper" tilt -in opening. The bottom of the clerestory window shall not
be less than 5'-6" as measured from the interior second story floor.
24. The second story windows located along the south facing facade of the second story
shall be fixed and opaque. Directly above each fixed window, a clerestory window with a
"hopper" tilt -in opening is permitted. The bottom of the clerestory windows shall not be
less than 5'-6" as measured from the interior second story interior floor.
25. The windows required for emergency egress near the south side of the residence shall
face the interior of the residence, as depicted on the plans that were presented to and
approved by the City Council.
26. The Applicant shall submit revised plans incorporating all of these conditions of approval
prior to submission of an application for a Building Permit.
Resolution No
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From: bubba32@cox.net
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 8:21 AM
To: cc@rpv.com
Subject: Fwd: New weekday record overflow: 103 vehicles on streets: Thursday October 27th, 2011
Attachments: photo.JPG; New weekday record overflow_ 103 vehicles on streets_ Thursday October 27th, 2011 (2).txt
To the City Council.-
Honorable
ouncil:
Honorable Mayor Long and Councilmembers:
Contrary to the views expressed by Marymount College in their belated
response letter of October 12, 2012, parking overflow has not diminished as
shown in this latest record count this Thursday. A day by day log has been
kept of the excessive and continuing parking overflows each College session
day, and the College continues to avoid a constructive resolution.
What this College is also not telling the Council with respect to additional
parking impacts, coming in the near future, is that a new program is being
implemented by the College that allows up to 99 RPV Seniors to "audit"
Marymount classes. Where will they park?
Will there be additional provisions for more ADA parking on -campus? While it
may be a great PR move to make such a program available to RPV Seniors,
parking considerations have been overlooked here.
Thankfully, the College does have options for additional - if temporary parking
facilities - as outlined in the current November 1, 2011 Staff Report. I urge
your consideration and affirmation of those constructive Recommendations,
look forward to a positive resolution of this parking overflow issue.
Jim Gordon
> Subject: New weekday record overflow: 103 vehicles on streets: Thursday
October 27th, 2011
> From: James <bubba32@cox.net>
> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:54:49 -0700
> Cc: aram@rpv.com, George Zugsmith <zuggie1@yahoo.com>,
Greg_Lash@Singaporeair.com.sg, Tom Redfield <tmredfield cz cox.net>
> To: jlkarp <jlkarp@cox.net>
> All
>
> At approximately 1:30 PM today there were 103 vehicles parked on the
streets (a new weekday record) neighboring Marymount College, as follows;
> f .
10/28/2011 to f
> Crest downhill: 19 (photo)
> PVDE to Casalina: 13
> Casalina area: 3
> PVDE to stoplight: 9
> PVDE stoplight to San Ramon: 11
> PVDE San Ramon to Calle Aventura: 31
> PVDE W to Crest:
> Crest uphill: 17
> Grand Total and new record weekday: 103
> Jim
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From:
Jeremy Davies Udavies@kuboaa.com]
Sent:
Monday, October 31, 2011 12:13 PM
To:
avona@pvplc.org; CC@rpv.com
Cc:
Cassie Jones
Subject: PVP Land Conservancy
Dear Members of the Conservancy Board and RPV City Council
As you finalize your Management Agreement we have the following suggestions:
The Conservancy Land is the result of public (taxpayer) and private donations enabling the investment. As
supporters of and contributors to the Conservancy, we would encourage members of the Conservancy
Board, staff and volunteers to be respectful to all users of the conservancy. This means not demonstrating a
certain arrogance and viewing the Conservancy land as though it is your "fiefdom". While there may be
occasions, hopefully a minimum, where it is necessary for a Conservancy Board Member, staff or volunteer
or a City vehicle to have to enter the Conservancy, we would request the driver to remember that their
vehicle is potentially a fire risk and a hazard to horses, their riders, dogs, cyclists and hikers and act
accordingly. Any Conservancy or City vehicle should be identified as such so that any unauthorized vehicle
can be reported. Finally we encourage the Conservancy and the City in developing its PUMP, respective
obligations and permissive projects to not ge overboard with oppressive regulations to the public use of the
Conservancy.
Respectfully,
Pippa Davies, Jeremy Davies, Lisa Gladstone. Dr Milt Owens
10/31/2011
I/
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From: Lynn Swank [lynn.swank@cox.net]
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2011 2:16 PM
To: cc@rpv.com
Cc: Carolyn Lehr; Carla Morreale
Subject: CC Agenda Item #6 - Naming Public Facilities
City Council Members,
As recently as September 2009 the City Council adopted policy #37 honoring residents, both elected and non-
elected, living or deceased, who have contributed in a myriad of ways to the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes. The policy resulted after a thorough discussion by city council, staff and residents and reflects a fair
resolution for honoring people in this city.
This policy was adopted precisely because the City did not want to have to deal with further requests on a
case by case basis. A policy allows everyone to know the criteria for consideration of this honor. This is
especially relevant where the naming of facilities is concerned. 5 years is a fair time to consider an
individual's contribution to our city because it allows residents to assess the contributions of an individual
and at the same time measure these contributions against other resident contributions, living or
dead. Indeed, the current policy states that the naming of City facilities in honor of individuals or
community organizations will be a rare event, and a period of 5 years... to allow perspective and an
appropriate period of reflection. For this reason the City Council in 2009 recognized that a 5 year period to
evaluate a deceased person's contribution was necessary. 5 Years also means that there may be turnover on
the city council, which allows for a broader base of opinion and will bring different thoughts to the resident's
contribution.
For future consideration I would recommend naming of facilities after individuals be stopped
completely. There are simply no new facilities at this time and use of the current policy would only mean
that a facility would be renamed, resulting in dishonoring the person whose name was given to the
facility. It could also require changing a name of a facility long established as a geographic location in the
city, such as Grandview Park, the Point Vicente Interpretive Center, and Abalone Cove Shoreline Park. Many
of these locations are named as destinations on regional and state maps, as well as the new digital
applications such as the (phone, auto GPS systems, etc.
In fact, the city has been very careful not to give a person's name to any facility or park along our coast such
as Ocean Trails Dr., the Nature Preserve, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Beach, Pelican Point, etc. Even
Founder's Park was named generically after the Founders, and the individual Founders were recognized as a
group. This practice limits the number sites available for naming purposes. This would be an injustice to
others in the city who should be honored in the future.
The idea of a Wall of Honor was and is a good one. This will allow deceased, current and future residents to
be honored for their contributions to the City.
Action Recommended: do not alter the current policy of waiting 5 years to 2 years to name a facility after an
individual.
Lynn Swank
RPV Resident
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