20131106 Late CorrespondenceCITY OF
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HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO
AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material received
through Tuesday afternoon for the Wednesday, November 6, 2013 City Council meeting:
Item No. Description of Materials
E Email exchange between Staff and Sunshine
2 Email from Jeff Lewis
Respectfully submitted,
~t-Garla Morreale 0
W:IAGENDA\2013 Additions Revisions to agendas\20131105 additions revisions to agenda through Tuesday afternoon.doc
This factoid/date needs to be on the documents you provide to the City Council and the
public. Things have certainly moved since the 2003 flyover which I have been getting
from PV on the Net. ... S
In a message dated 11/5/2013 9:21 :00 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, KitF@rpv.com writes :
Hi SUNSHINE:
The most recent aerial photos in the City's GIS were flown in 2011.
Kit Fox, AICP
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
(310)544-5226
ki t£@mv.com
From: SunshineRPV@aol.com [mailto:SunshineRPV@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 9:13 AM
To: Kit Fox
Cc: robert.cumby@cox.net; bubblezann@aol.com; mayyuwen@gmail.com; deeriley935@cox.net;
jcsmolley@cox.net
Subject: News about what is where. Re: Nov 6, RPV City Council meeting Agenda Item E.
Hi Kit,
Thank you for sharing . Given that this is a land flow, it is critical to know when the
aerial photo was taken . It is nice to know whose house is on whose property, when,
according to whom.
Did anyone expect to access Portuguese Canyon by grading through Jeanne Smolley's
barn? ... S
In a message dated 11/5/2013 8:00:03 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, KitF@rpv.com writes:
Dear SUNSHINE:
Thank you for your e-mail. Attached is an aerial photo depicting the current and pending ownership of
City and Successor Agency properties in the Cherry Hill Lane area. This exhibit will be available to the
City Council on a PowerPoint slide at tomorrow night's meeting. A substantially similar exhibit was
provided to the City Council in August 2013 when it authorized Staff to pursue the acquisition of two (2)
tax-defaulted properties in this area. In a related matter, we were informed by the LA County Treasurer
& Tax Collector yesterday that the owner of APN 7572-008-014 redeemed the property by paying the
back taxes. As such, the City will not be acquiring this property.
Sincerely,
Kit Fox, AICP
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
(310) 544-5226
kitf@rpv.com
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From: SunshineRPV@aol.com [mailto:SunshineRPV@aol.com]
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 7:01 PM
To: CC; Kit Fox; Ara Mihranian
Subject: Nov 6, RPV City Council meeting Agenda Item E.
MEMO from SUNSHINE
TO: RPV City Council, Staff and interested parties
RE: Nov 6, RPV City Council meeting Agenda Item E.
E. Budget Adjustment for Payment of Property Taxes and' Due Diligence" R eview to Accept the Donati on c
Lane Area (Fox)
Recommendation: Authorize the City Manager to accept the donation of a vacant property in the Cherry H
7572-004-002), subject to verification of an acceptable title and condition of the property; and, ADOPT RES
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, AMENDING l
BUDGET APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2013-14, TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE CURRENT PROPER
DILIGENCE" REVIEW FOR VACANT PROPERTY TO BE DONATED TO THE CITY FROM THE CIT
This should be a lovely example of how "due diligence" happens when someone offers to make a
donation ofreal property, an offer of an easement, an easement dedication or grant monies to the
City of Rancho Palos Verdes. I am the first one to recommend ... "Look a gift horse in the
mouth." You might not want to accept it. But, at least have a look.
Two concerns:
In the case of acquiring another "Cherry Hill area" property, consider the cumulative
effect. Why does the Staff Report not disclose which lots the City has already acquired and
which ones are still pending purchases? Why does the Staff Report not disclose what
infrastructure has "landslided" onto these properties? It is not just the kitchen end of my home
which is involved. People are paying storm drain fees when the City is not providing storm
drains.
There is a serious Information Technology (IT) problem with putting the County's property lines
on top of an aerial photograph. The earth is round. A tract map is not. My home has never
moved to the west. Legal property lines have never moved to the south.
In the case of accepting donations, why does no one except Kit Fox know how write a request
for a budget adjustment? This is all that is missing in order for the Council to consider donations
from the likes of the Palos Verdes Library District. Many opportunities are languishing because
doing things like including the design of the trail across Greenwood Canyon in with the design
for the storm drain "is not in the budget".
I can list several more instances. The one thing they all have in common is that Staff is not
bringing these offers and opportunities to the attention of the City Council. Why is it that a
donation of another lot on Cherry Hill warrants a Staff recommendation and the donation of
easements on the Palos Verdes Loop Trail do not?
Go ahead and authorize the purchase of another lot for which tax payers will get to pay
community association dues and weed abatement. Offers of trail easements do not require the
payment of back taxes.
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Mayor Brooks,
Jeffrey Lewis <jeff@broedlowlewis.com>
Thursday, October 31, 2013 3:24 PM
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PC Terms Limits
I am in support of staffs recommendation for term limits for planning commissioners as set forth in the Nov. 6
staff report.
Jeffrey Lewis
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