20210216 Late CorrespondenceTO:
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CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
CITY CLERK
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material presented
for tonight's meeting.
Item No.
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Description of Material
Corrected Recommendation #7 (pg. 1.)
Email exchange between: Senior Analyst Lozano and: Susan Shultz;
Sharon Yarber
Emails from: David Walbeck; Adela Barnett
Re~mitted,
Emily Colborn
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Enyssa Momoli
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Good Morning,
Katie Lozano
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:45AM
CityCierk
Typo Corrected in Regular Business Item #1
Staff would like to correct a typo in the Feb. 16 City Council agenda item on Preserve parking and access via late
correspondence.
On pg. 1 in the "Recommended Council Action" section of the staff report there is a typo in the dollar amount of
Recommendation #7. Recommendation #7 should read:
"(7) Approve the Preserve Pilot Shuttle program including shuttle stop locations and associated amenities and
appropriate $5,000 to complete improvements; and,"
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation and Parks Department
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
katiel@rpvca.gov
To limit public contact and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, City Hall is temporarily closed to the public,
but services are available by telephone, email, online and limited curbside service. Some employees are
working on rotation and may be working remotely. Please note that our response to your inquiry could be
delayed. For a list of department phone numbers, visit the Staff Directory on the City website.
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Enyssa Momoli
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Hello Ms. Shultz,
Katie Lozano
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:21AM
Susan Shultz
CC; CityCierk
FW: Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Parking Mitigation Status Report
Thank you for your email. You are correct that the shuttle hub will be at the Civic Center. The Civic
Center is also the location of Alta Vicente Reserve. The other shuttle stops are located at the Point
Vicente Interpretive Center, the existing Abalone Cove bus stop, and the area formerly known as
Gateway Park which provides access to the lower Portuguese Bend Reserve. The most convenient
parking will be at the Civic Center. It is possible that the public may park at the Point Vicente
Interpretive Center, in one of the existing parking areas. However, there is not much convenient or
close parking near the Abalone Cove shuttle stop, nor the Gateway Park shuttle stop. We do not
anticipate hikers parking at the three shuttle stop locations. We anticipate they will chose to park at
the most convenient location: the shuttle hub at the Civic Center. However, this will be a pilot
program that the City will be evaluating and making changes to as necessary.
Please feel free to contact me directly if I can provide additional information.
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation and Parks Department
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
katiel@rpvca.gov
To limit public contact and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, City Hall is temporarily closed to the public,
but services are available by telephone, email, online and limited curbside service. Some employees are
working on rotation and may be working remotely. Please note that our response to your inquiry could be
delayed. For a list of department phone numbers, visit the Staff Directory on the City website.
From: Susan Shultz <sjshultz3@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2021 9:59AM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gQY>
Subject: Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Parking Mitigation Status Report
Good morning-
My name is Susan Shultz and I live at 16 Calle Viento, RPV. My property is directly below RPV City Hall and adjacent to
PVIC.
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I have a question about the proposed shuttle program: Where do you anticipate that hikers will park in order to catch
and ride the shuttle? If the assumption is that hikers would park at Upper Point Vicente/Civic Center and then ride the
shuttle to other sites, how would you assure that? What would stop hikers from parking at any of the other
shuttle stops and moving on from there?
I see that a shuttle stop is proposed for PVIC, yet all parking lots there are completely full on weekends and holidays. If
hikers want to park there and then catch the shuttle to other locations, parking would be even more impacted. The
same is true of the other shuttle stop sites.
I understand that the goal is to disperse the hikers throughout the area and to lessen the impact on overcrowded trails,
but I'm not clear how you will discourage parking at the smaller shuttle stop areas which are already very full. My fear is
that any overflow will spill out into neighborhoods where we are already facing increased trash, crime, and traffic issues.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Susan Shultz
7. Approve shuttle program, shuttle stop locations, improvements, and amenities
On December 15, 2020, the City Council approved a 90-day pilot shuttle program to connect and
provide access to key Preserve areas. The City is in the process of entering into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority (PVPTA) to operate shuttle
services on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between certain parking areas and major
access points to the Preserve. The City will pay a total cost not to exceed $20,000 for the initial pilot
program with the option to extend the term of the program for an additional nine months at an
additional cost of $60,000. If the Pilot Program is successful, the annual cost of the Pilot Program will
be $80,000. Costs associated with the operation of the shuttle will be funded through Proposition A,
from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Local Return Program. The draft
MOU will be reviewed and approved by the PVPTA Board of Directors by the end of February and
returned for City Council approval at the March 16 City Council meeting.
The City will work in cooperation with PVPTA to designate shuttle stop locations, route, and
scheduling. The maps below show the proposed shuttle route and stop locations.
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Enyssa Momoli
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Teresa Takaoka
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:47AM
CityCierk
FW: Request for comment for February 16 City Council meeting
From: DAVID WALBECK <davewalbeck1@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 8:44AM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Request for comment for February 16 City Council meeting
Ms. Lozano,
I would like to have the following comment presented to the City Council at the meeting tonight, regarding the
proposed revisions to the resident parking program at the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve:
My name is David Walbeck and I am a resident of Rancho PV. I hike regularly at the nature preserve and take
advantage of the resident parking on Park Place. I am in favor of moving this resident parking out onto
Crenshaw, where there are fewer spaces, as typically the lot on Park Place is not close to full with resident
vehicles. But most of the time when I go there, it is a decision I make within an hour or less of leaving. I believe
many residents have the same experience. Please consider removing the reservation system requirement for
this resident parking, and waiting to see if the 10 spots in the proposed area on Crenshaw are frequently full,
before implementing it. Thank you.
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Enyssa Momoli
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Sharon Yarber <sharon@sharonyarber.com>
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 1:06 PM
To: Katie Lozano
Cc: CityCierk; CC
Subject: RE: Preserve parking agenda item
I hope the solutions firm exercises that flexibility!
Sent from my Verizon Motorola Droid
On Feb 16, 202111:58 AM, Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov> wrote:
Hello Ms. Yarber,
Thank you for your email. The parking solutions firm, ParkMobile has the flexibility within their system to accommodate
horse trailer parking. The City has had an additional request to accommodate horse trailers in this area. Yes, this can be
done.
Thank you for reaching out on behalf of many equestrians who use the Preserve.
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation and Parks Department
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
katiel@rpvca.gov
To limit public contact and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, City Hall is temporarily closed to the public,
but services are available by telephone, email, online and limited curbside service. Some employees are
working on rotation and may be working remotely. Please note that our response to your inquiry could be
delayed. For a list of department phone numbers, visit the Staff Directory on the City website.
From: Sharon Yarber <sharon@sharonyarber.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 202111:47 AM
To: Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov>
Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Preserve parking agenda item
Katie,
On behalf of the Palos Verdes Peninsula Horsemen's Association I would like the staff and Council to consider
designating a portion of Crenshaw Boulevard which is now painted red as horse trailer parking only. The Preserve should
be accessible to horse riders and include those who may not live in close enough proximity to ride into the Preserve
from their barns. There is no means for horsemen and women to enjoy the Preserve by trailering their horses. Please
consider an exclusive area to accommodate horse trailers.
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Teresa Takaoka
Tuesday, February 16,2021 2:28PM
Enyssa Memoli
FW: City Council Tues. Meeting -Parking on Crenshaw S. of Crest Road
From: adelabarnett@verizon.net <adelabarnett@verizon.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 2:26 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: City Council Tues. Meeting -Parking on Crenshaw S. of Crest Road
Dear RPV City Council,
Thank you for the opportunity for giving feed back on the proposal for discussion tonight on parking on Crenshaw Blvd.,
South of Crest Road.
Based on my observations as a hiker (during the past 7 months, now that people are back to work) the weekdays from 7
am to 11:30 am, are not crowded with cars or people. Therefore I would like to suggest allowing free non reservation
parking on weekdays from 7 am to 11:30 am, at a minimum.
The visitors quickly walk to and from their cars to the trails and the trails have very few people on them. I hiked in the
preserve for 2 hours this morning and only passed 6 people.
Having easy access to this preserve is important to me as a way to experience the beauty and the nature of this open
space on the peninsula. I have donated to the PVLC and volunteered for restoration and in the nursery over many years
to help conserve and allow this area to be available for the public to enjoy and appreciate natural areas.
Thank you for considering my suggestion to allow free non reservation parking on the weekdays from 7 am to 11:30 am,
since the usage is light during these times.
Adela Barnett
,?delabarnett@verizon. net
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR & CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS
FROM: CITY CLERK
DATE: FEBRUARY 15, 2021
SUBJECT: ADDITIONS/REVISIONS AND AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA
_____________________________________________________________________
Attached are revisions/additions and/or amendments to the agenda material received through
Monday afternoon for the Tuesday, February 16, 2021 City Council meeting:
Item No. Description of Material
F Attachment A (Lease Amendment with Verizon Wireless)
1 Updated Attachments B & C (Resolutions)
Letters from Recreation & Parks Director Linder to: Camira Carter
(Community Nature Connection); Shelley Luce (Heal the Bay); Tori Kjer
(Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust); Luis Villa (Latino Outdoors);
Belinda Faustinos (Nature for All); Joseph Mouzon (Outdoor Afro)
Emails from: Sunshine; Robert Moore; Gary Randall; Mickey Rodich;
Donald Bell; Kathy Edgerton; Herb Stark; Luis Villa; Romas Jarasunas;
Bryce Lowe-White; Susan Shutlz; Christine Kunzang
Respectfully submitted,
__________________
Emily Colborn
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SEVENTH AMENDMENT
TO BUILDING LEASE AGREEMENT
THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO THE BUILDING LEASE AGREEMENT
("Amendment") by and between the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a municipal
corporation ("Lessor") and LOS ANGELES SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, DBA
VERIZON WIRELESS, a California limited partnership ("Lessee") is entered into as of the latter
signature date hereof ("Commencement Date") and such terms are effective as of the 1st day of
July, 2019 ("Effective Date").
RECITALS
A. On February 16, 1988, Lessor and Lessee entered into that certain "Building Lease
Agreement" ("Agreement") whereby Lessor agreed to lease to Lessee a portion (the "Leased
Premises") of that certain real property owned by Lessor located at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard
in the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (the "Property") and to grant an irrevocable, non-exclusive
easement to Lessee in connection therewith for an initial term of ten (1 0) years in exchange for
payment by Lessee.
B. Also on February 16, 1988, Lessor and Lessee executed an "Addendum to Building
Lease Agreement," (the "Addendum") which, among other things, added a holdover provision to
the Agreement (as Subsection D of Article 3, i.e. Section 3.D), and added a provision to the
Agreement granting Lessor the right to require Lessee to relocate the Leased Premises, including
Lessee's equipment thereon and access rights thereto, in the event the City undertakes construction
of a new Civic Center on the Property, which the City plans to do.
C. On January 17, 1995, Lessor and Lessee executed a "Second Amendment to Lease
Agreement," which replaced Exhibit "A2" of the Agreement to change the depiction of the
Property and the Leased Premises, and which amended Section 3.A of the Agreement to adjust
and provide an updated statement of the annual rent due under the Agreement.
D. On February 19, 2008, Lessor and Lessee executed a "Third Amendment to Lease
Agreement," which extended the term of the Agreement from February 28, 2008 to June 30, 2009.
E. On June 16, 2009, Lessor and Lessee executed a "Fourth Amendment to Building
Lease Agreement," which extended the term of the Agreement for an additional extension term of
five years, to June 30, 2014.
F. On November 4, 2015, after a holdover period, Lessor and Lessee executed the
Fifth Amendment to the Agreement, which extended the term of the Agreement by two (2) years
(retroactive to June 30, 2014) until June 30, 2016, and changed Lessee's notice address set forth
in the Agreement.
G. Effective July 1, 2016, Lessor and Lessee executed the Sixth Amendment to the
Agreement, which extended the term ofthe Agreement until June 30,2019.
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H. Lessor and Lessee now desire to amend the Agreement to, among other things: (i)
extend its term, retroactive to July 1, 2019, until June 30, 2022, or until Rancho Palos Verdes City
Hall, located at 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, is reconstructed (as
defined below), whichever occurs first; (ii) provide for the annual base rent to be increased to One
Hundred Eight Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($108,000.00) as of the Rent Commencement Date
(as described herein) of this Amendment, and to thereafter increase by five percent (5%) annually,
irrespective of CPI; and (iii) provide Lessor with the right to terminate the Agreement for
convenience upon 180 days' notice to Lessee.
I. Lessor and Lessee hereby ratify and reaffirm the continuous and uninterrupted term
of the Agreement from its initial commencement date through the Commencement Date of this
Amendment.
TERMS
1. Recitals. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein by
reference.
2. Extension of Term. With respect to Article 3 (Term and Rent) of the Agreement,
the term of the Agreement is hereby extended until either June 30, 2022, or until Rancho Palos
Verdes City Hall, located at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275,
undergoes reconstruction, whichever occurs first. For the purposes of this Amendment,
"reconstruction" includes any discretionary or necessary construction, demolition, repair,
remodeling, or retrofitting activity that interferes with Lessee's use of its wireless
telecommunications facilities or any accessory equipment on the Leased Premises such that the
facilities or equipment require removal or replacement. The decision to engage in such
reconstruction shall be in the sole discretion of the Lessor, and Lessor shall provide Lessee at least
sixty (60) days' notice of commencement of such reconstruction, at which commencement the
term of the Agreement shall terminate.
3. Base Rent Increase. Effective July 1, 2020 (the "Rent Commencement Date"), the
Annual Rent (as defined in the Agreement) for the Leased Premises pursuant to Article 3 of the
Agreement, which rent includes all prior adjustments and an additional adjustment of Sixty-Two
Thousand Five Hundred Nineteen and 3 5/100 Dollars ($62,519 .3 5) as consideration for this
Amendment, is One Hundred Eighty Thousand and No/1 00 Dollars ($1 08,000.00). Thus, effective
as of July 1, 2020, the number "Twenty-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-Six and 93/100's
Dollars ($25,826.93)" in Section 3.A of the Agreement is amended to read "One Hundred Eight
Thousand Dollars ($108,000.00)." Any and all back rent due to Lessor pursuant to this section
upon execution of this Amendment (in addition to any unpaid rent already outstanding pursuant to
Article 3 of the Agreement and any back rent due to Lessor pursuant to effectiveness of Section 4
of this Amendment) shall be paid by Lessee to Lessor within 30 days of the date of the
Commencement Date of this Amendment. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is a rent schedule
showing the applicable rental rates, amounts paid, and amounts owed/outstanding pursuant to the
Agreement for the three years leading up to the Commencement Date of this Amendment, and
showing the adjusted rent amounts due and payable pursuant to this Amendment for the remaining
term of the Agreement, as extended by this Amendment.
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4. Annual Rent Adjustments. Effective July 1, 2021, notwithstanding any provision
of Section 3.C of the Agreement to the contrary and in lieu ofthe annual rent adjustments provided
for therein, the annual rent for the Leased Premises shall increase by five percent (5%) on July 1
of each calendar year for the remainder of the term of the Agreement. The first such five percent
(5%) increase shall take effect on July 1, 2021. Any and all back rent due to Lessor pursuant to
this section upon execution of this Amendment (in addition to any unpaid rent already outstanding
pursuant to Article 3 of the Agreement and any back rent due to Lessor pursuant to effectiveness
of Section 3 of this Amendment) shall be paid by Lessee to Lessor within 30 days of the
Commencement Date of this Amendment, as shown in Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
5. Holdover Provision. Subsection D of Article 3 (Term and Rent) of the Agreement
is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"If, at the end of the Term, this Lease has not been terminated by either party hereto
in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Lease Agreement, this Lease
Agreement shall continue in full force and effect upon the same covenants, terms and
conditions for a further term of one (1) year, and for subsequent one (1) year terms
thereafter until terminated by either party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this
Lease Agreement."
6. Aesthetics. Subpart (C)(2) of Article 4 (Use of the Property) of the Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows (additions shown in bold italics):
"LESSOR and LESSEE have discussed at length the LESSOR's interest in making
LESSEE's cellular telephone service available to the public while at the same time
preserving the aesthetics of the Civic Center area. Therefore, LESSEE agrees that it shall
cooperate at LESSEE's sole cost and expense with any reasonable requests by LESSOR to
camouflage LESSEE's antenna in the initial installation thereof on the Property, to the end
that its impact on the aesthetics of the Civic Center shall be minimized. LESSEE and
LESSOR also agree that after the first five (5) years of the term, LESSEE's conditional use
permit may be reviewed annually by LESSOR for the purpose of determining whether
advances in technology since the commencement of the Lease, or since the last review of
LESSEE's conditional use permit, as the case may be, would enable LESSEE to construct
or renovate an antenna or pole of or with a different style or size that would have less
impact on the aesthetics of the Civic Center area, including (without limitation) by
improved camouflaging, without degradation in the quality of LESSEE's service. If so,
LESSEE agrees to install a new or renovated antenna or pole of the design requested by
LESSOR pursuant to such review within a reasonable amount of time thereafter.
7. Painting and Maintenance of Poles, Wires and Cables. A new subpart (C)(3) is
hereby added to Article 4 (Use ofthe Property) ofthe Agreement, to read in its entirety as follows:
"LESSEE agrees that all cables and wires on the Property shall be kept clipped,
neatly stored, and out of public view, and that all poles and cables on the Property shall be
painted or re-painted, in accordance with this subpart (without limiting the applicability of
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any other provision of this Lease Agreement). Within 60 days of the date of full execution
of Amendment No. 7 to this Lease Agreement, LESSEE shall: (i) organize the existing
cables and wires on the Property such that they are clipped, neatly stored, and out of public
view; and (ii) repaint the existing pole and cables on the Property using a color that
camouflages them with the surrounding environment, which color shall be pre-approved
by the City Manager. Thereafter, LESSEE shall be responsible for maintaining all cables
and wires on the Property in the above-described condition and for maintaining the paint
on all poles and cables on the Property in good condition at all times for the remainder of
the term of this Lease Agreement. LESSEE shall be responsible for subsequent repainting
of the existing pole and cables and for painting of any future pole and cables as necessary
to ensure ongoing compliance with this subpart, provided that: (i) no repainting of the
existing pole and cables shall be required absent a written request from the City Manager
based on a reasonable determination that the paint is no longer in good condition (e.g., due
to chipping, peeling, discoloration, or deterioration); (ii) LESSEE shall be afforded at least
60 days to complete the painting or repainting work from the date of receipt of the request
from the City Manager; and (iii) LESSEE shall not be required to paint or repaint any given
pole or cable more than once annually, provided the previous painting or repainting was in
accordance with this subpart.
LESSOR AND LESSEE agree that: (i) it is impracticable or extremely difficult to
determine what the actual damages to LESSOR would be for a violation of this subpart by
LESSEE, and how those damages might be calculated; (ii) they have made a reasonable
endeavor to estimate fair compensation for such a violation; and (iii) upon doing so, they
have concluded that $100 per day represents a fair and reasonable estimate of such
damages. Accordingly, and without limiting the applicability of any other provision of this
Lease Agreement, LESSOR AND LESSEE agree that LESSEE shall be liable for payment
of liquidated damages to LESSOR in the amount of $100 for each day that a violation of
this subpart by LESSEE exists (i.e., until the violation has been satisfactorily addressed by
LESSEE as determined by LESSOR's City Manager in his or her sole discretion)."
8. City Termination for Convenience. Article 5 (Termination) of the Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows (additions shown in bold italics, deletions in
strikethrough):
"A Notwithstanding any other provision of this Lease Agreement, LESSOR
shall have the right to terminate this Lease Agreement (including any holdover term) at
any time,for any reason or no reason, upon a minimum of 180 days' advance notice to
LESSEE. Such notice shall be given to LESSEE by certified mail, return receipt
requested, and shall be effective on the date set forth therein, subject to compliance with
this paragraph. By the effective date of such notice, LESSEE shall deliver to LESSOR a
recordable Quitclaim Deed releasing all of LESSEE's interest(s) in LESSOR's Property.
On the effective date of such notice, this Lease Agreement shall terminate, and such
termination shall relieve both parties of any further obligations under this Lease
Agreement, although each shall continue to have any and all remedies for any breach
of a lease obligation which occurred prior to the date of termination.
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A B. Notice of LESSEE's exercise of its right to terminate this Lease Agreement
pursuant to Section 4B, above, shall be given to LESSOR in writing by certified mail,
return receipt requested, and shall be effective upon receipt of such notice by LESSOR.
Such notice of termination shall be accompanied by a recordable Quitclaim Deed releasing
all of LESSEE's interest(s) in LESSOR's Property.
1. Upon LESSOR's receipt of such a termination notice, this Lease
Agreement shall terminate, and such termination shall relieve both parties of any further
obligations under this Lease Agreement although each shall continue to have any and all
remedies for any breach of a lease obligation which occurred prior to the date of
termination .
.g C. LESSEE, upon the expiration or termination of this Lease Agreement, shall,
within a sixty (60) -day period, remove its personal property and fixtures and restore the
property to its original condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted. At LESSOR's option,
when this Lease Agreement expires or is terminated and upon advance written notice to
LESSEE, LESSEE shall leave LESSEE's improvements, other than its personal property
and fixtures, to become the property of LESSOR. LESSOR may retain any advance rent
until such removal and restoration have been completed to LESSOR's reasonable
satisfaction, but LESSOR shall immediately thereafter refund any unearned rent (i.e., rent
unearned on the date such removal and restoration are completed) to LESSEE."
9. Future Colocations. Lessor and Lessee acknowledge the possibility that one or
more third parties may, currently or in the future, be interested in obtaining the approval,
authorization, and/or agreement of Lessor and/or Lessee to co locate or otherwise place or install
telecommunications equipment or facilities on or within the Leased Premises. Lessee agrees and
warrants that it will not, at any time or under any circumstances, take, or attempt or threaten to
take, any action to interfere with, obstruct, or limit any effort of Lessor to: (1) freely and
independently communicate with such third party(ies) for any purpose or at any time; (2) require
that such third party(ies) obtain any City permits or approvals that City, in its sole discretion,
deems necessary or required for the proposed project or activity; or (3) require, negotiate, procure,
or enter into any separate lease or license agreement with any such third party related to
authorization of such third party to use, occupy, access or traverse the Property or any portion
thereof, irrespective of the rate or amount of rents, license fees, or other compensation to City or
any other term or provision that may be contemplated, contained, or provided for in such
agreement.
10. Continuing Effect of Agreement. Except as amended by this Amendment, all
provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect. From and after
the date of this Amendment, whenever the term "Agreement" appears in the Agreement, it shall
mean the Agreement, as amended by this Amendment to the Agreement.
11. Affirmation of Agreement; Warranty Re Absence of Defaults. Lessor and
Lessee each ratify and reaffirm each and every one of the respective rights and obligations arising
under the Agreement. Each party represents and warrants to the other that there have been no
written or oral modifications to the Agreement other than as provided herein. Each party represents
and warrants to the other that the Agreement is currently an effective, valid, and binding obligation.
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Lessee represents and warrants to Lessor that, as of the date of this Amendment, Lessor is
not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no events that, with
the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default under the
Agreement.
Lessor represents and warrants to Lessee that, as of the date of this Amendment, Lessee is
not in default of any material term of the Agreement and that there have been no events that, with
the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a material default under the
Agreement.
12. Adequate Consideration. The parties hereto irrevocably stipulate and agree that
they have each received adequate and independent consideration for the performance of the
obligations they have undertaken pursuant to this Amendment.
13. Authority. The persons executing this Amendment on behalf ofthe parties hereto
warrant that (i) such party is duly organized and existing, (ii) they are duly authorized to execute
and deliver this Amendment on behalf of said party, (iii) by so executing this Amendment, such
party is formally bound to the provisions of this Amendment, and (iv) the entering into this
Amendment does not violate any provision of any other agreement to which said party is bound.
14. ATC Sublease. Lessee and/or its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and other parties
identified therein, entered into a sublease agreement (the "ATC Sublease") with California Tower,
Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and/or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries ("American Tower"),
pursuant to which American Tower subleases, manages, operates, and maintains, as applicable,
the Leased Premises, all as more particularly described therein. Lessee hereby acknowledges that
the A TC Sublease is in full force and effect. Lessor consents to the sublease effectuated by the
ATC Sublease for purposes of the written consent requirement set forth in Section 6.A of the
Agreement (notwithstanding the requirement of prior written consent) and no other purpose, and
only to the extent the ATC Sublease does not otherwise conflict with the provisions of the
Agreement, and subject to the following provisions of this paragraph. Pursuant to Section 6.A of
the Agreement, which provides that "any assignee or sublessee shall expressly assume the
obligations of this lease, and no such assignment or subletting shall be deemed to release the
original Lessee from its obligations under this lease," Lessee acknowledges, agrees, represents,
and warrants that American Tower has expressly assumed the obligations of the Agreement in
connection with entering into the A TC Sublease, and that Lessee has not been and is not hereby
released from its obligations under the Agreement by virtue of the ATC Sublease or the consent
set forth in this paragraph. In connection with the responsibilities of American Tower pursuant to
the A TC Sublease, Lessee has also granted American Tower a limited power of attorney (the
"POA") to, among other things, prepare, negotiate, execute, deliver, record and/or file certain
documents on behalf of Lessee, all as more particularly set forth in the PO A.
15. Memorandum of Amendment for Recordation. Neither party shall record this
Amendment. Notice of this Amendment shall be placed in the public record at the expense of
Lessee by recordation of a "Memorandum of Amended Lease" in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit "A." Such document shall be executed by Lessor with an attest, and executed by Lessee
with a notary acknowledgment, at the time this Amendment is executed, and shall be recorded
with the Los Angeles County Recorder's Office within a reasonable time after the execution of
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this Amendment. Upon the expiration or termination of the Lease (as amended), Lessee shall,
immediately on Lessor's request, execute and deliver to Lessor a quitclaim deed to the Property,
in recordable form, designating Lessor as transferee.
16. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, and
by the respective parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when executed shall be
deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the
dates set forth below, with express intent that this Agreement be effective as of July 1, 2019.
ATTEST:
Emily Colborn, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALESHIRE & WYNDER, LLP
William W. Wynder, City Attorney
LESSOR:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
Eric Alegria, Mayor
Date: -------------------
LESSEE:
LOS ANGELES SMSA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a California limited
partnership, dba Verizon Wireless
By: California Tower, Inc., a Delaware
corporation
Its: Attorney-In-Fact
Name: -------------------------Title: --------------------------
Date: --------------------------
NOTE: LESSEE'S SIGNATURES SHALL BE DULY NOTARIZED, AND APPROPRIATE
ATTESTATIONS SHALL BE INCLUDED AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY THE PARTNERSHIP
FORMATION DOCUMENTS OR OTHER RULES OR REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO LESSEE'S
BUSINESS ENTITY.
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that document.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On , 2021 before me, , personally appeared , proved to me on the
basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
I certifY under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _______________ _
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EXHIBIT "A"
RENT SCHEDULE-ADJUSTED COMMENCING JULY 1, 2020
TERM TERM ~MOUNT OWED AMOUNT PAID ~MOUNT ANNUAL RENT
START END monthly/annual) (monthly/annual) pUTSTANDING INCREASE
(annual)
7/1/2016 6/30/2017 $3,499.01/ $3,499.01/ $0
$41,988.12 $41,988.12
7/1/2017 6/30/2018 $3,582.99/ $3,499.01/ $1,007.71 2.4% (CPI)
$42,995.83 $41,988.12
7/1/2018 6/30/2019 $3,668.98/ $3,499.01/ $2,039.61 2.4% (CPI)
~44,027.73 $41,988.12
7/1/2019 6/30/2020 $3,790.05/ $3,499.01/ $3,492.53 3.3% (CPI)
~45,480.65
$41,988.12
7/1/2020 6/30/2021 $9,000/ $3,499.01/ $33,005.94 2 $62,519.35 [Base
~108,000 $20,994.06 1
rent increase per
t:>ection 3 of this
Amendment]
7/1/2021 6/30/2022 $9,450/ N/A N/A 5.00%
$113,400
Total N/A N/A N/A $39,545.79 N/A
1 Figure represents six {6) months of paid rent-July through December of 2020.
2 Figure represents six {6) months of rent due -July through December of 2020 -less rent paid for said time period.
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RECORDING REQUESTED BY AND WHEN
RECORDED RETURN TO:
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
30940 Hawthorne Blvd.
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Attn.: William Wynder, City Attorney
[SPACE ABOVE FOR RECORDER'S USE ONLY]
The undersigned declares that this Memorandum of Amended Lease is exempt from Recording
Fees pursuant to California Government Code Section 27383 and exempt from Documentary
Transfer Tax pursuant to California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 11922.
MEMORANDUM OF AMENDED LEASE
THIS MEMORANDUM OF AMENDED LEASE (this "Memorandum") is dated as of the
_day of , 2021, and is executed by the CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
California municipal corporation ("Lessor"), and LOS ANGELES SMSA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a California limited partnership, dba Verizon Wireless ("Lessee").
RECITALS
A. Lessor and Lessee previously recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder's
Office a Memorandum of Lease Agreement as document number 88-1290381, regarding that
certain Building Lease Agreement and Addendum to Building Lease Agreement, each dated
February 16, 1988 (collectively the "Original Lease"), whereby Lessor agreed to lease to Lessee a
portion of that certain real property owned by Lessor located at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard in
the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for an original term often (10) years in exchange for payment by
Lessee.
B. Lessor and Lessee amended the Original Lease by that certain Second Amendment
to Lease Agreement dated January 17, 1995, that certain Third Amendment to Lease Agreement
dated February 19,2008, that certain Fourth Amendment to Building Lease Agreement dated June
16, 2009, that certain Fifth Amendment to Building Lease Agreement dated November 4, 2015,
and that certain Sixth Amendment to Building Lease Agreement dated July 1, 2016 (Original Lease
as amended, the "Lease").
C. Lessor and Lessee have further amended the Lease by that certain Seventh
Amendment to Building Lease Agreement, effective July 1, 2019 ("Seventh Amendment"),
pursuant to which the parties have agreed, among other things, to extend the term of the Lease
from July 1, 2019 until June 30, 2022, or until Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall, located at 30940
Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275, undergoes reconstruction (as
defined in the amended Lease), whichever occurs first, to adjust the base rent and rent adjustment
provisions of the Lease, and to provide Lessor with the right to terminate the Lease at any time
and for any reason or no reason upon 180 days' notice to Lessee.
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D. Lessor and Lessee now desire to enter into this Memorandum to provide record
notice of the Seventh Amendment to comply with Section 37393 of the Government Code.
OPERATIVE PROVISIONS
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, Lessor and Lessee agree as
follows:
Lease. Pursuant to the Seventh Amendment, the parties have, among other things: (1)
extended the term of the Lease until June 30, 2022, or until Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall, located
at 30940 Hawthorne Boulevard, Rancho Palos Verdes, California 90275, undergoes reconstruction
(as defined in the amended Lease), whichever occurs first, at the rental and upon the other terms
and conditions set forth in the Lease; (2) adjusted the base rent and rent adjustment provisions of
the Lease; and (3) provided Lessor with the right to terminate the Lease at any time and for any
reason or no reason upon 180 days' notice to Lessee. The terms and conditions of the Lease, as
amended by the Seventh Amendment, are incorporated herein by this reference.
American Tower. Lessee and/or its parent, affiliates, subsidiaries and other parties
identified therein, entered into a sublease agreement with California Tower, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and/or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries ("American Tower"), pursuant to which
American Tower subleases, manages, operates and maintains, as applicable, the Lessee's leased
premises, all as more particularly described in said sublease. In connection with these
responsibilities, Lessee has also granted American Tower a limited power of attorney (the "POA")
to, among other things, prepare, negotiate, execute, deliver, record and/or file certain documents
on behalf of Lessee, all as more particularly set forth in the POA.
Purpose. This Memorandum is prepared for the purposes of recordation only and in no way
modifies the terms and conditions of the amended Lease. In the event any provision of this
Memorandum is inconsistent with any term or condition of the amended Lease, the term or
condition of the amended Lease shall prevail.
Counterparts. This Memorandum may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which, when executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, taken
together, shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Memorandum of
Amended Lease as of the date first written above.
ATTEST:
Emily Colborn, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William W. Wynder, City Attorney
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LESSOR:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES, a
municipal corporation
Eric Alegria, Mayor
LESSEE:
LOS ANGELES SMSA LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, a California limited
partnership, dba Verizon Wireless
By: California Tower, Inc., a Delaware
corporation
Its: Attorney-In-Fact
Name: -------------------------
Title: -------------------------
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed
the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy or validity of that document.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
On , 2021 before me, , personally appeared , proved to me on the
basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person(s) whose names(s) is/are subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted,
executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true
and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Signature: _______________ _
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-x
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, ESTABLISHING FINES FOR
PARKING VIOLATIONS WITHIN THE CITY AND UPDATING THE
BAIL SCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY
WHEREAS, Chapter 10.32 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
authorizes the City to issue and/or process parking citations and notices of
delinquent parking violations; and
WHEREAS, Section 10.32.060 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code allows the City Council to set, by resolution, fines for parking violations;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council established and approved the Rancho Palos
Verdes General Municipal Bail Schedule in March 201 0; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to revise the fines for parking
violations within the City and update the Rancho Palos Verdes General Municipal
Bail Schedule accordingly.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Any resolution or ordinance in conflict herewith is
superseded and repealed as of the effective date of this resolution.
Section 2. Pursuant to Section 10.32.060 of the Rancho Palos Verdes
Municipal Code, the City's schedule of parking penalties is hereby repealed and
replaced with the following:
Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Violations
Violation Violation Description Violation
Code Fine Amt.
10.20.130 Permit Parking Zone -Residential $110
10.20.130 Permit Parking Zone -Recreational $110
10.36.050 On-street Parking for Oversize $110
Vehicles
10.40.070 Metered Parking Zone $110
Section 3. The City Council approves the revised Rancho Palos Verdes
General Municipal Bail Schedule attached hereto as Attachment "A". This Bail
Schedule sets forth the dollar amount of the fine to be paid by a person issued a
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citation or a notice to appear for violating Chapters 1 0.04, 1 0.32, and 12.16 of the
· Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ___ day of 2021.
Eric Alegria, Mayor
Attest:
Emily Colborn,_ City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby
certify that the above Resolution No. 2021-x was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on
---------' 2021.
City Clerk
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-X
ATTACHMENT "A"
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES GENERAL BAIL SCHEDULE
REGARDING VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER 10.02, 10.40, AND 12.16 OF
THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE
The Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Section 1.08 provides that any violation of the
Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code ("Code") may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor,
as an infraction or as a civil administrative action. Pursuant to California Government
Code Section 36900(b), every violation of the Code determined to be a misdemeanor is
punishable by a fine of not more than One Thousand ($1 ,000.00) Dollars, or by
imprisonment for a period of not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Further, every violation of the Code determined to be an infraction is
punishable by: (1) a fine not exceeding One Hundred dollars ($1 00) for a first violation;
(2) a fine not exceeding Two Hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same
Code provision within one year; (3) a fine not exceeding Five Hundred dollars ($500) for
each additional violation of the same Code provision within one year. The City officer who
issues the citation shall indicate the Code section or provision that was violated. For
repeated offenses of the same Code section or provision within one calendar year, the
officer will indicate the repeated offense by adding the number of repeated offenses in
parentheses after the Code Section number.
Note: Unless otherwise provided by City Council, bail for any violation of the Code for
which no provision is made in this schedule shall be in the amount of One Hundred
($100.00) Dollars for a first violation; Two Hundred ($200.00) for a second violation of the
same code provision within a twelve month period; and Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars
for each additional violation of the same code provision within a twelve month period.
MISDEMEANORS
Code Section Description of Code Section Violations
12.16.045 Aircraft
12.16.070 Fires
INFRACTIONS
Code Description of Code Bail-Bail-Bail-
Section Section Violations First Second Third
Offense Offense Offense
10.04.100 Taxicabs $50.00 $100.00 $150.00
12.16.010 Protection of flora, fauna and $50.00 $100.00 $200.00
public buildings and
structures
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12.16.020 Motorized vehicles $50.00
12.16.030 Hours of o_Q_eration $50.00
12.16.040 Motorized or radio-$50.00
controlled models
12.16.050 Dogs and Pets $50.00
12.16.060 Littering $50.00
12.16.080 Use of city parks, nature $50.00
preserves and recreational
facilities
12.16.090 Closed areas $50.00
12.16.100 Nudity $50.00
12.16.110 Hunting prohibited $50.00
12.16.120 Skateboards, roller skates, $50.00
inline skates, scooters and
similar
wheeled devices prohibited
on
public property
12.16.130 Reckless use of trails within $100.00
the Palos Verdes nature
preserve
12.16.140 Overnight Camping $50.00
12.16.150 Abandonment of Animals $50.00
PARKING VIOLATIONS
Code Section Description of Code Section
Violations
10.20.130 Permit Parking Zone-Residential
10.20.130 Permit Parking Zone -
Recreational
10.36.050 On-street Parking for Oversize
Vehicles
10.40.070 Metered Parking Zone
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$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
$200.00 $500.00
$100.00 $200.00
$100.00 $200.00
Fine
$110
$110
$110
$110
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-x
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, REVISING THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES RESIDENT RECREATION PARKING PERMIT
PROGRAM AND RESCINDING AND REPLACING RESOLUTION
NO. 2019-02.
WHEREAS, Chapter 10.20 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code
authorizes the City Council to establish permit parking in areas in the City by
resolution pursuant to the authority provided by California Vehicle Code Section
22507.
WHEREAS, pursuant to its authority under Vehicle Code 22507, on July 21,
2015, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes adopted City Council
Resolution No. 2015-72, establishing the RPV Resident Recreational Parking
Permit Program, which reserved 10 parking spaces on Crenshaw Boulevard to
City residents who wish to visit the nearby Del Cerro Park and the Palos Verdes
Nature Preserve for recreational purposes.
WHEREAS, on January 15, 2019, the City Council adopted City Council
Resolution No. 2019-02, which superseded Resolution No. 2015-72, and revised
the RPV Resident Recreational Parking Permit Program. Resolution No. 2019-02
established 16 reserved parking spaces on Park Place for City residents in place
of the 10 parking spaces on Crenshaw Boulevard.
WHEREAS, the City Council established the RPV Resident Recreational
Parking Permit Program because nonresident visitors fully utilized all available
public parking for the very popular Del Cerro Park and the Palos Verdes Nature
Preserve for extended periods of time. These parked vehicles were precluding
residents of the City from being able to park and enjoy the public amenities, which
constituted a deterioration of their residential quality of life.
WHEREAS, the City Council received positive feedback on the RPV
Resident Recreational Parking Permit Program and wants to continue to ensure
residents are able to access these popular facilities.
WHEREAS, the City wants to ensure convenient Del Cerro Park parking
closest to the Del Cerro Park facility.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that moving the Resident Recreational
Parking Permit Program from the 16 parking spaces on Park Place to the 1 0
spaces on Crenshaw Boulevard will achieve its goal of easing resident access to
the amenities, providing convenient access to Del Cerro Park, and will reduce the
traffic issues surrounding the Preserve.
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WHEREAS, the 16 parking spaces on Park Place will revert to free, public
parking spaces pursuant to provisions set forth in Ordinance No._.
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that establishing a 1 0-spot permit
parking program for residents would not result in significant environmental effects
because the result of the program will not significantly alter existing conditions.
Therefore, in accordance to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the
City Council finds that establishment of the permit parking program is considered
a Categorical Exemption from CEQA based on Section 15301(c) of Article 19,
which states that operation, repair, maintenance, permitting, leasing, licensing or
minor alteration of existing public or private structures, facilities, mechanical
equipment, or topographic features involving negligible or no expansion of use
beyond that existing at the time of the lead agency's determination.
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals.
The City Council finds that the recitals above are material to the adoption of
this resolution, and incorporate them by reference.
Section. 2. Required Findings.
The City Council finds that the establishment of a recreation parking permit
program for City residents who desire to park on Crenshaw Boulevard for the
enjoyment of Del Cerro Park and the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve continues to
be necessary to mitigate the adverse parking impacts caused by parking of
vehicles belonging to nonresident visitors to the very popular public amenities.
These adverse impacts have resulted in deterioration of the quality of life for City
residents, and are detrimental to property values. For these reasons, the City
Council finds that the establishment of a designated permit parking area, for the
portion of the street listed in Section 3 of this Resolution, is necessary to mitigate
these adverse impacts and to provide reasonably available and convenient parking
for the benefit of City residents who wish to access Del Cerro Park and the Palos
Verdes Nature Preserve.
Section 3. Designation of Permit Parking Area.
Based upon the findings in Section 2, the following areas are designated for
resident recreation permit parking only:
Crenshaw Boulevard 10 existing non-ADA parking spaces, as more
specifically articulated in Zone Bin Attachment "A"
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Section 4. Designation of Parking Restrictions. Pursuant to Section
22507 of the Vehicle Code, the permit parking restrictions on the portions of the
streets listed in Section 2 above on Park Place shall be as follows:
Resident recreation parking shall be by permit only. Recreational parking permits
are available to all residents of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes. Between 7 a.m.
and one hour after sunset. Citywide parking limitations shall apply. Residents are
required to secure a reservation through the City's reservation system.
Vehicles parked in violation of these provisions may be cited and/or towed at the
vehicle owner's sole expense.
Section 5. Posting of Signs. The parking prohibitions contained in
Section 3 of this Resolution shall not become effective until signs have been
posted giving adequate notice of the parking restrictions imposed by this
resolution. The Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to erect such signs.
Vehicles that are parked without displaying the required permit may be towed
pursuant Vehicle Code Section 22651 (n).
Section 6: Resolution No. 2019-02 is hereby rescinded and replaced by this
Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ___ day of ____ 2021.
Eric Alegria, Mayor
Attest:
Emily Colborn,_City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby
certify that the above Resolution No. 2021-x was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on __
__ 2021.
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CITY OF
February 11, 2021
Ms. Camira Carter
Director of Operations
Community Nature Connection
570 W. Ave 26
Los Angeles, CA 90065
Dear Ms. Carter:
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Via Email
I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks
Department to explore experience and insight Community Nature Connection has with
resolving access challenges in natural open space areas containing trail systems.
As background, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes began efforts to establish the 1,400-
acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Preserve) in 1996. The Preserve satisfies the
City's habitat and species conservation requirements under our Natural Communities
Conservation/Habitat Conservation (NCCP/HCP) permit. The primary purpose of the
Preserve is habitat conservation and protection and furtherance of four sensitive animal
species and six sensitive plant species. Public access is conditionally allowed in the
Preserve as long as public access is managed in a way to prevent negative impacts to
the primary conservation goals .
The Preserve contains 33 miles of trails, most of which immerse trail users in native
habitat, boast sweeping ocean views, and provide one of the few expansive outdoor
natural experiences in Los Angeles County. Comparable experiences include Griffith
Park , Malibu recreational areas, and the Angeles National Forrest. The Preserve has
become regionally popular for passive recreation and nature appreciation. As you know,
this experience and opportunity for exercise and activity has become increasingly
popular and needed during the pandemic, largely resulting from widespread closures of
other recreational and entertainment opportunities available to the public.
However, with the increase in visitors , the City is struggling with traffic and parking
challenges associated with points of access to the Preserve. When access and parking
areas for the Preserve were formally established in 2008, they were designed to
maintain current use levels and provide opportunity for more moderate expansion.
Parking and access were never planned for the level of use the Preserve sees today,
and the City attributes this surge in use over years largely due to the popularization of
trails on social media, and more recently, the need for recreational and entertainment
opportunities during pandemic-related restrictions. The Preserve is broken into 12
individual reserves , and the most popular areas rely on street parking adjacent to
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residential neighborhoods. Residents who neighbor the Preserve are experiencing
quality-of-life issues including negative traffic impacts, noise (including early morning
and late night), and concern about afterhours use of the Preserve.
The California Coastal Commission. which helped fund the purchase of the Preserve.
has indicated that your agency may have experience with similar parking and access
challenges. and may have constructive feedback on some solutions that you have seen
work. The City would greatly appreciate the opportunity to coordinate with Community
Nature Connection on solutions you may have implemented or seen successfully
implemented in other natural open space areas to balance public access, safe traffic
and parking opportunities, natural resource protection, and preserving neighboring
residents' quality of life.
Some of the efforts the City is currently undertaking to improve the parking and access
conditions include carrying out a capacity study with our Habitat Manager (Palos Verdes
Peninsula Land Conservancy), traffic studies, a social media and search engine
optimization campaign, a new shuttle service, a paid parking reservation system at our
busiest access point, and dispersing use away from our busiest reserve access point to
our other reserves with more available parking and public amenities. The City is also
coordinating with the Los Angeles Countywide Trails Task Force, made up of trail
managers from various agencies, several of which are also experiencing parking and
access challenges. We are looking forward to working with our community partners to
find some effective solutions and strategies.
Katie Lozano with our Open Space Management Division will be reaching out to you by
phone as well. Her contact information is 310-544-5267 or katiel@rpvca.gov .
Thank you,
Cory Linder
Director, Recreation and Parks Department
31 0-544-5259
coryl@rpvca.gov
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
CITY OF
February 11, 2021
Ms. Shelley Luce
President and Chief Executive Officer
Heal the Bay
1444 91h Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401
Dear Ms. Luce:
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Via Email
I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks
Department to explore experience and insight Heal the Bay has with resolving access
challenges in natural open space areas containing trail systems.
As background, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes began efforts to establish the 1,400-
acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Preserve) in 1996. The Preserve satisfies the
City's habitat and species conservation requirements under our Natural Communities
Conservation/Habitat Conservation (NCCP/HCP) permit. The primary purpose of the
Preserve is habitat conservation and protection and furtherance of four sensitive animal
species and six sensitive plant species. Public access is conditionally allowed in the
Preserve as long as public access is managed in a way to prevent negative impacts to
the primary conservation goals.
The Preserve contains 33 miles of trails, most of which immerse trail users in native
habitat, boast sweeping ocean views, and provide one of the few expansive outdoor
natural experiences in Los Angeles County. Comparable experiences include Griffith
Park, Malibu recreational areas, and the Angeles National Forest. The Preserve has
become regionally popular for passive recreation and nature appreciation. As you know,
this experience and opportunity for exercise and activity has become increasingly
popular and needed during the pandemic, largely resulting from widespread closures of
other recreational and entertainment opportunities available to the public.
However, with the increase in visitors, the City is struggling with traffic and parking
challenges associated with points of access to the Preserve. When access and parking
areas for the Preserve were formally established in 2008, they were designed to
maintain current use levels and provide opportunity for more moderate expansion.
Parking and access were never planned for the level of use the Preserve sees today,
and the City attributes this surge in use over years largely due to the popularization of
trails on social media, and more recently, the need for recreational and entertainment
opportunities during pandemic-related restrictions. The Preserve is broken into 12
individual reserves, and the most popular areas rely on street parking adjacent to
residential neighborhoods. Residents who neighbor the Preserve are experiencing
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 /.
quality-of-life issues including negative traffic impacts, noise (including early morning
and late night), and concern about afterhours use of the Preserve.
The California Coastal Commission. which helped fund the purchase of the Preserve.
has indicated that your agency may have experience with similar parking and access
challenges. and may have constructive feedback on some solutions that you have seen
work. The City would greatly appreciate the opportunity to coordinate with Heal the Bay
on solutions you may have implemented or seen successfully implemented in other
natural open space areas to balance public access, safe traffic and parking
opportunities, natural resource protection, and preserving neighboring residents' quality
of life.
Some of the efforts the City is currently undertaking to improve the parking and access
conditions include carrying out a capacity study with our Habitat Manager (Palos Verdes
Peninsula Land Conservancy), traffic studies, a social media and search engine
optimization campaign, a new shuttle service, a paid parking reservation system at our
busiest access point, and dispersing use away from our busiest reserve access point to
our other reserves with more available parking and public amenities. The City is also
coordinating with the Los Angeles Countywide Trails Task Force, made up of trail
managers from various agencies, several of which are also experiencing parking and
access challenges. We are looking forward to working with our community partners to
find some effective solutions and strategies.
Katie Lozano with our Open Space Management Division will be reaching out to you by
phone as well. Her contact information is 310-544-5267 or katiel@rpvca.gov .
Thank you,
Cory Linder
Director, Recreation and Parks Department
31 0-544-5259
coryl@rpvca.gov
30940 Hawthorne Blvd . I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
February 11, 2021
Ms. Tori Kjer, PLA
Executive Director
CITY OF
Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
1689 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
Dear Ms. Kjer:
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Via Email
I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks
Department to explore experience and insight Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust
has with resolving access challenges in natural open space areas containing trail
systems.
As background, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes began efforts to establish the 1,400-
acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Preserve) in 1996. The Preserve satisfies the
City's habitat and species conservation requirements under our Natural Communities
Conservation/Habitat Conservation (NCCP/HCP) permit. The primary purpose of the
Preserve is habitat conservation and protection and furtherance of four sensitive animal
species and six sensitive plant species. Public access is conditionally allowed in the
Preserve as long as public access is managed in a way to prevent negative impacts to
the primary conservation goals.
The Preserve contains 33 miles of trails, most of which immerse trail users in native
habitat, boast sweeping ocean views, and provide one of the few expansive outdoor
natural experiences in Los Angeles County. Comparable experiences include Griffith
Park, Malibu recreational areas, and the Angeles National Forest. The Preserve has
become regionally popular for passive recreation and nature appreciation. As you know,
this experience and opportunity for exercise and activity has become increasingly
popular and needed during the pandemic, largely resulting from widespread closures of
other recreational and entertainment opportunities available to the public.
However, with the increase in visitors, the City is struggling with traffic and parking
challenges associated with points of access to the Preserve. When access and parking
areas for the Preserve were formally established in 2008, they were designed to
maintain current use levels and provide opportunity for more moderate expansion.
Parking and access were never planned for the level of use the Preserve sees today,
and the City attributes this surge in use over years largely due to the popularization of
trails on social media, and more recently, the need for recreational and entertainment
opportunities during pandemic-related restrictions. The Preserve is broken into 12
individual reserves, and the most popular areas rely on street parking adjacent to
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 -5391 !.
residential neighborhoods. Residents who neighbor the Preserve are experiencing
quality-of-life issues including negative traffic impacts, noise (including early morning
and late night), and concern about afterhours use of the Preserve.
The California Coastal Commission. which helped fund the purchase of the Preserve.
has indicated that your agency may have experience with similar parking and access
challenges. and may have constructive feedback on some solutions that you have seen
work. The City would greatly appreciate the opportunity to coordinate with Los Angeles
Neighborhood Land Trust on solutions you may have implemented or seen successfully
implemented in other natural open space areas to balance public access, safe traffic
and parking opportunities, natural resource protection, and preserving neighboring
residents' quality of life.
Some of the efforts the City is currently undertaking to improve the parking and access
conditions include carrying out a capacity study with our Habitat Manager (Palos Verdes
Peninsula Land Conservancy), traffic studies, a social media and search engine
optimization campaign, a new shuttle service, a paid parking reservation system at our
busiest access point, and dispersing use away from our busiest reserve access point to
our other reserves with more available parking and public amenities. The City is also
coordinating with the Los Angeles Countywide Trails Task Force, made up of trail
managers from various agencies, several of which are also experiencing parking and
access challenges. We are looking forward to working with our community partners to
find some effective solutions and strategies.
Katie Lozano with our Open Space Management Division will be reaching out to you by
phone as well. Her contact information is 310-544-5267 or katiel@rpvca.gov .
Thank you,
Cory Linder
Director, Recreation and Parks Department
31 0-544-5259
coryl@rpvca.gov
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
February 11, 2021
Mr. Luis Villa
Executive Director
Latino Outdoors
1000 Broadway, Ste. 480
Oakland, CA 94607
Dear Mr. Villa:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Via Email
I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks
Department to explore experience and insight Latino Outdoors has with resolving
access challenges in natural open space areas containing trail systems .
As background, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes began efforts to establish the 1,400-
acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Preserve) in 1996. The Preserve satisfies the
City's habitat and species conservation requirements under our Natural Communities
Conservation/Habitat Conservation (NCCP/HCP) permit. The primary purpose of the
Preserve is habitat conservation and protection and furtherance of four sensitive animal
species and six sensitive plant species. Public access is conditionally allowed in the
Preserve as long as public access is managed in a way to prevent negative impacts to
the primary conservation goals.
The Preserve contains 33 miles of trails, most of which immerse trail users in native
habitat, boast sweeping ocean views, and provide one of the few expansive outdoor
natural experiences in Los Angeles County. Comparable experiences include Griffith
Park, Malibu recreational areas, and the Angeles National Forest. The Preserve has
become regionally popular for passive recreation and nature appreciation. As you know,
this experience and opportunity for exercise and activity has become increasingly
popular and needed during the pandemic, largely resulting from widespread closures of
other recreational and entertainment opportunities available to the public.
However, with the increase in visitors, the City is struggling with traffic and parking
challenges associated with points of access to the Preserve. When access and parking
areas for the Preserve were formally established in 2008, they were designed to
maintain current use levels and provide opportunity for more moderate expansion.
Parking and access were never planned for the level of use the Preserve sees today,
and the City attributes this surge in use over years largely due to the popularization of
trails on social media, and more recently, the need for recreational and entertainment
opportunities during pandemic-related restrictions . The Preserve is broken into 12
individual reserves, and the most popular areas rely on street parking adjacent to
residential neighborhoods. Residents who neighbor the Preserve are experiencing
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275 -5391
quality-of-life issues including negative traffic impacts, noise (including early morning
and late night), and concern about afterhours use of the Preserve.
The California Coastal Commission. which helped fund the purchase of the Preserve.
has indicated that your agency may have experience with similar parking and access
challenges. and may have constructive feedback on some solutions that you have seen
work. The City would greatly appreciate the opportunity to coordinate with Latino
Outdoors on solutions you may have implemented or seen successfully implemented in
other natural open space areas to balance public access, safe traffic and parking
opportunities, natural resource protection, and preserving neighboring residents' quality
of life.
Some of the efforts the City is currently undertaking to improve the parking and access
conditions include carrying out a capacity study with our Habitat Manager (Palos Verdes
Peninsula Land Conservancy), traffic studies, a social media and search engine
optimization campaign, a new shuttle service, a paid parking reservation system at our
busiest access point, and dispersing use away from our busiest reserve access point to
our other reserves with more available parking and public amenities. The City is also
coordinating with the Los Angeles Countywide Trails Task Force, made up of trail
managers from various agencies, several of which are also experiencing parking and
access challenges. We are looking forward to working with our community partners to
find some effective solutions and strategies.
Katie Lozano with our Open Space Management Division will be reaching out to you by
phone as well. Her contact information is 310-544-5267 or katiel@rpvca .gov .
Thank you,
Cory Linder
Director, Recreation and Parks Department
31 0-544-5259
coryl@rpvca .gov
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
February 11, 2021
Ms. Belinda Faustinos
Executive Director
Nature for All
CITY OF
201 W. Garvey Avenue, Ste. 102-503
Monterey Park, CA 91754
Dear Ms. Faustinos:
RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Via Email
I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks
Department to explore experience and insight Nature for All has with resolving access
challenges in natural open space areas containing trail systems.
As background, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes began efforts to establish the 1,400-
acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Preserve) in 1996. The Preserve satisfies the
City's habitat and species conservation requirements under our Natural Communities
Conservation/Habitat Conservation (NCCP/HCP) permit. The primary purpose of the
Preserve is habitat conservation and protection and furtherance of four sensitive animal
species and six sensitive plant species. Public access is conditionally allowed in the
Preserve as long as public access is managed in a way to prevent negative impacts to
the primary conservation goals.
The Preserve contains 33 miles of trails , most of which immerse trail users in native
habitat, boast sweeping ocean views, and provide one of the few expansive outdoor
natural experiences in Los Angeles County. Comparable experiences include Griffith
Park, Malibu recreational areas, and the Angeles National Forrest. The Preserve has
become regionally popular for passive recreation and nature appreciation. As you know,
this experience and opportunity for exercise and activity has become increasingly
popular and needed during the pandemic, largely resulting from widespread closures of
other recreational and entertainment opportunities available to the public.
However, with the increase in visitors, the City is struggling with traffic and parking
challenges associated with points of access to the Preserve. When access and parking
areas for the Preserve were formally established in 2008, they were designed to
maintain current use levels and provide opportunity for more moderate expansion.
Parking and access were never planned for the level of use the Preserve sees today,
and the City attributes this surge in use over years largely due to the popularization of
trails on social media, and more recently, the need for recreational and entertainment
opportunities during pandemic-related restrictions. The Preserve is broken into 12
individual reserves, and the most popular areas rely on street parking adjacent to
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 /.
residential neighborhoods. Residents who neighbor the Preserve are experiencing
quality-of-life issues including negative traffic impacts, noise (including early morning
and late night), and concern about afterhours use of the Preserve.
The California Coastal Commission . which helped fund the purchase of the Preserve,
has indicated that your agency may have experience with similar parking and access
challenges. and may have constructive feedback on some solutions that you have seen
work. The City would greatly appreciate the opportunity to coordinate with Nature for All
on solutions you may have implemented or seen successfully implemented in other
natural open space areas to balance public access, safe traffic and parking
opportunities, natural resource protection, and preserving neighboring residents' quality
of life.
Some of the efforts the City is currently undertaking to improve the parking and access
conditions include carrying out a capacity study with our Habitat Manager (Palos Verdes
Peninsula Land Conservancy), traffic studies, a social media and search engine
optimization campaign, a new shuttle service, a paid parking reservation system at our
busiest access point, and dispersing use away from our busiest reserve access point to
our other reserves with more available parking and public amenities. The City is also
coordinating with the Los Angeles Countywide Trails Task Force, made up of trail
managers from various agencies, several of which are also experiencing parking and
access challenges. We are looking forward to working with our community partners to
find some effective solutions and strategies.
Katie Lozano with our Open Space Management Division will be reaching out to you by
phone as well. Her contact information is 310-544-5267 or katiel@rpvca.gov .
Thank you,
Cory Linder
Director, Recreation and Parks Department
31 0-544-5259
coryl@rpvca.gov
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
February 11, 2021
Mr. Joseph Mouzon
Chief Operating Officer
Outdoor Afro
2323 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
Dear Mr. Mouzon:
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
Via Email
I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks
Department to explore experience and insight Outdoor Afro has with resolving access
challenges in natural open space areas containing trail systems.
As background, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes began efforts to establish the 1,400-
acre Palos Verdes Nature Preserve (Preserve) in 1996. The Preserve satisfies the
City's habitat and species conservation requirements under our Natural Communities
Conservation/Habitat Conservation (NCCP/HCP) permit. The primary purpose of the
Preserve is habitat conservation and protection and furtherance of four sensitive animal
species and six sensitive plant species. Public access is conditionally allowed in the
Preserve as long as public access is managed in a way to prevent negative impacts to
the primary conservation goals.
The Preserve contains 33 miles of trails, most of which immerse trail users in native
habitat, boast sweeping ocean views, and provide one of the few expansive outdoor
natural experiences in Los Angeles County. Comparable experiences include Griffith
Park, Malibu recreational areas, and the Angeles National Forest. The Preserve has
become regionally popular for passive recreation and nature appreciation. As you know,
this experience and opportunity for exercise and activity has become increasingly
popular and needed during the pandemic, largely resulting from widespread closures of
other recreational and entertainment opportunities available to the public.
However, with the increase in visitors, the City is struggling with traffic and parking
challenges associated with points of access to the Preserve. When access and parking
areas for the Preserve were formally established in 2008, they were designed to
maintain current use levels and provide opportunity for more moderate expansion.
Parking and access were never planned for the level of use the Preserve sees today,
and the City attributes this surge in use over years largely due to the popularization of
trails on social media, and more recently, the need for recreational and entertainment
opportunities during pandemic-related restrictions. The Preserve is broken into 12
individual reserves, and the most popular areas rely on street parking adjacent to
residential neighborhoods. Residents who neighbor the Preserve are experiencing
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391 I
quality-of-life issues including negative traffic impacts, noise (including early morning
and late night), and concern about afterhours use of the Preserve.
The California Coastal Commission. which helped fund the purchase of the Preserve,
has indicated that your agency may have experience with similar parking and access
challenges. and may have constructive feedback on some solutions that you have seen
work. The City would greatly appreciate the opportunity to coordinate with Outdoor Afro
on solutions you may have implemented or seen successfully implemented in other
natural open space areas to balance public access, safe traffic and parking
opportunities, natural resource protection, and preserving neighboring residents' quality
of life.
Some of the efforts the City is currently undertaking to improve the parking and access
conditions include carrying out a capacity study with our Habitat Manager (Palos Verdes
Peninsula Land Conservancy), traffic studies, a social media and search engine
optimization campaign, a new shuttle service, a paid parking reservation system at our
busiest access point, and dispersing use away from our busiest reserve access point to
our other reserves with more available parking and public amenities. The City is also
coordinating with the Los Angeles Countywide Trails Task Force, made up of trail
managers from various agencies, several of which are also experiencing parking and
access challenges. We are looking forward to working with our community partners to
find some effective solutions and strategies.
Katie Lozano with our Open Space Management Division will be reaching out to you by
phone as well. Her contact information is 310-544-5267 or katiel@rpvca.gov.
Thank you,
Cory Linder
Director, Recreation and Parks Department
31 0-544-5259
coryl@rpvca.gov
30940 Hawthorne Blvd. I Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275-5391
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SUNSHINE <sunshinerpv@aol.com>
Monday, February 15, 2021 2:48PM
CC; CityCierk
Toward a holistic solution to the Preserve problems. Feb. 16, Council Item 1
Dear Mr. Mayor and Council Members.
We need a Citizen Task Force charged with working out the differences between the implementation
of the General Plan and the NCCP. We have lots of qualified volunteers.
The City does have a "theme park" and the question on the table is ... What is the "theme" supposed
to be? The answer is somewhere between "only Biologists allowed access to open space" and "all
well informed and well accommodated humans allowed access to open space". Jerks have never
been welcome, anywhere.
I am not going to send the following to Herb Stark. (I trust you have already read his email to you
about this.) He already knows. It is the 60 percent of the respondents to the RPV Citizen Satisfaction
Survey who have not had any interaction with the City's Staff in the past year, who need to join the
effort to get our City Council an opportunity to discuss, with all of us, the balance between our City's
General Plan and our Natural Communities Conservation Plan. Both are City-wide.
Public comments in response to individual and clusters of Staff Recommendations are not having any
impact on deciding toward which extreme our public funding is to be spent. You do not have the time
nor the information upon which to make a decision, yet. (The PUMP only covered inside the
preserve. The TNP addresses trailheads.)
Give the people a chance.
SUNSHINE
1 /. RPV
Hi Herb,
Thank you for speaking up. Seems to me it was the first time the City Council got to hear Staffs
solution to the Del Cerro problem i.e. paint curbs red, that someone brought up the strings attached to
the grant. Staff and the City Attorney were not familiar with the specifics. They said ... We'll get back
to you. From what I see in the subsequent Staff Reports, they have not.
However, under other Agenda Items and the occasional Weekly Administrative Report, it has been
disclosed that Staff has been walking something of a "tightrope" between all sorts of Laws,
Restrictions, Policies and good business practices.
I have been expecting the day when someone would bring up your solution to all the problems the
nature preserve management has caused. Think about it. The City Council did not invite the hoards
of ignorant, thoughtless and arrogantly stupid visitors, the PVPLC did. Before they did, PVPLC and
our Staff spent something like 10 years actively avoiding any sort of infrastructure planning in a
holistic and public manner. Of course the habitat, the neighbors and the long time visitors are being
impacted.
Your note to those who have supported your effort to "scale down" the Ladera Linda Project is a
perfectly scripted "scare tactic" in support of eventually eliminating all public access to the majority of
the PV Preserve. Access to "nature" in the RPV Coastal Zone has already been reduced to exhibits
and "trails between velvet ropes".
I resigned from being a Los Serenos Docent when I discovered that their proposal for a hands-on
"Living History Museum" was really a "smoke screen" to preclude active recreation facilities at Lower
Point Vicente Park. I did not support "structured" recreation facilities on City property in our Coastal
Zone then, and I still don't. I also do not support reducing education about nature and history to
"structured" lectures.
This needs to be a bigger conversation than between the two of us. . .. S
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Subject: City Council Meeting Feb 16 Regular Business Item 1
Date: 2/15/2021 10:53:48 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: pt17stearman@gmail.com
To: cc@rpvca.gov, cityclerk@rpvca.gov
Bee: sunshinerpv@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
REGULAR BUSINESS
Item 1: Consideration and possible action regarding the City Council-adopted directives to
address parking and access issues for the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve.
I would like to bring to the attention of the City Council that I believe that they are in
violation of State and County laws as well as the grant restrictions relating to the Preserve
by allowing unrestricted public access.
The majority of the grant funding came with stipulations and/or restrictions on how the
land is managed. Some of these stipulations include keeping the area open for public
use, so long as the public use does not interfere with conservation requirements of
the NCCP/HCP.
Up to now it has been the policy of the Parks and Recreation not to restrict access but to
encourage visitors through social media, portable signs offering alternate access points
and now a free shuttle service. In fact it was stated that the preserve can accommodate
more visitors, all we need to do is find a way to park them.
Evidence is now becoming clear that this increased visitation, since March of 2020, is
impacting the wildlife and therefore damaging the habitat.
I have lived in the Ladera Linda area for over 40 years and in that time I have never had a
coyote or a rabbit in my backyard. Since March of last year rabbits have been appearing
in the backyard along with coyotes. My neighbors have also seen an increase in coyote
activity. In walking through the Seaview area I have seen rabbits on the lawns. This can
only mean that there is a migration of animals out of the preserve followed by their
predators. What other animals have been impacted?
Over access is damaging the preserve's ecology and thus the habitat, with reports of
unleashed dogs, off trail use and trash.
Rather than instituting actions that will encourage more visitors the council should shut
down access, or at least restrict it, stopping all new trailhead development until an
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independent study can be performed as to the damage sustained due to unrestricted
public access along with a mitigation plan including limiting access to the preserve.
Herb Stark
Rancho Palos Verdes
Subject: At some level, what is not happening at Ladera Linda must be a crime. Re: January 2020 Crime Report
Date: 2/3/2021 6:30:29 PM Pacific Standard Time
From: sunshinerpv@aol.com
To: pt17stearman@gmail.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
Hi Herb,
Thank you for sharing this with me and thank you for encouraging people to learn how to defend
themselves should they care to bother. It is not the size of the proposed building at Ladera Linda nor
the fact that the City has created a "nature preserve". The damage being done to our quality of life is
being caused by a lack of knowledge. You are welcome to share any and all of the following. It is
about what is not being done to preserve and enhance what the people agreed were the features that
make RPV "Paradise". Nobody seems to have noticed what is really missing ... Citizen oversight.
Unfortunately, there is nothing more that anyone can write or say to the Planning Commission or the
City Council specifically about the Ladera Linda Project. Like several other "projects", Staff has
isolated this one into separate battles among the neighbors, the facility users and the higher-level
Government Agency Policies.
In combination, the General Plan, the Coastal Specific Plan (CSP), the Parks Master Plan (PMP) and
the Trails Network Plan (TNP) spell out the over-riding objectives which need to be sorted out in
relation to every proposed change in our City's infrastructure and amenities. There should be no City-
wide unforeseen consequences. But Staff has fixed it so that all of the different consequences which
the Plans and the public bring up, are "glossed over". Citizen Committees/Task Forces no longer
work out the details based on the Council's clearly defined objectives for considering such changes.
Nobody is in a position to say NO and have it mean anything.
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Between 25 and 20 years ago, a special interest group managed to pack the RPV City Council, slip in
some major policy changes and left Staff with the authority to implement them. Even Conditional Use
Permits for private developments no longer have to comply with the General Plan, CSP, PNP and
TNP unless Staff has a reason to impose a condition.
Ladera Linda, the PV Nature Preserve, the Civic Center, the PB Landslide Mitigation Project, the PV
Drive East Roadway Safety Project, Western Avenue, Realigning PV Drive South, Updating the Trails
Network Plan and every other Capital Improvement Project in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)
have all been designed by Staff, in bits and pieces.
Ladera Linda is the first time that a City initiated project has been exposed to the CUP Process.
According to Staff, the Planning Commission can "make all of the Findings". A Systematic Planning
exercise has not been accomplished so there is no documentation of Staff's discretionary decisions.
It turns out that Staff's directions to our hired Consultants are not Public Records even after the
contract is completed.
There just doesn't seem to be a way to get back to defining all of these projects via citizen committee
work as opposed to "the people voted for Plan A as opposed to Plan 8". I am a Facilities Designer
and my Plan C never saw the light of day. Among other things, it addressed Ladera Linda as a pit
stop on the Palos Verdes Loop Trail. It also questioned the safety of the current entrance location.
Sorry. These issues will not be a part of what the Planning Commission asked the Staff to provide.at
the continued Public Hearing.
Having let the place fall apart is no reason to let Staff waste more time and money on the
"manipulation process". While some folks are pro the proposed building and some are against it, how
many people would just love it if the Ladera Linda site, both park and soccer fields got scraped clean,
planted with native plants and declared "no humans allowed"??? That is where this is headed .... S
Subject: January 2020 Crime Report
Date: 2/3/2021 9:59:41 AM Pacific Standard Time
From: pt17stearman@gmail.com
Bee: sunshinerpv@aol.com
Sent from the Internet (Details)
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First let me thank you for your support in trying to scale down the Ladera Linda Park
project. We still have two battles to go, the upcoming Planning Commission meeting on
the 23rd and the City Council meeting where the final decision will be made. The
Planning Commission will approve the conditional use permit.
They have recognized the traffic and parking problems but glossed over the size of the
facility. We need to increase our efforts at the next meeting by having everyone send in
more letters and presenting at the meeting. One of the negative unintended
consequences of a large facility with a museum is that the park could become the defacto
information center for the preserve bringing in more people and with them crime and
traffic. If you know any of the city council you need to start talking to them. We need
three votes.
I am copying you on a crime report that I put out each month. If you would like to continue
receiving it please let me know.
This month we have seen a slight drop in both vehicle and residential crimes but the
trends are still up. See the attached report for January. Two residential Burglaries
occurred in our area, one on the 3400 blk of Palo Vista Dr. and one on the 32500 Blk of
Seacliff Dr. both right off of PV Dr. South. The one Vehicle crime was on the 3200 Blk of
PV Dr. South right near Schooner Dr.
I suspect that the reason for the low residential crime rate is that most people are at home
due to the Covid-19 lockdown and the criminal elements know that the penalty for a
residential crime, when someone is home, is higher. But the lockdown has been lifted so
we need to be more vigilant.
With all the negative changes in the law, the potential for crime is higher.
The best recommendation to prevent a crime is to follow these simple guidelines:
1. Keep your car in a locked garage or at a minimum make sure your car doors are
locked with nothing inside that can be seen from the outside. Even an empty bag will
get you a broken window.
2. Make sure that the perimeter of your house is secure at all times even when you
are home. When you are away, set up your lights so that the house looks occupied.
3. Have a locked mailbox
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4. Do not provide any personal information over the phone or internet from
unsolicited requests
5. Know when a package is to be delivered and if not available have someone there
to receive it.
6. Do not provide money in support of a friend or family member without
independently checking it out.
The City has seen a large influx of visitors to the preserve and beaches. This has created
heavy traffic on PV Dr. South, parking in the residential areas and the potential for
increases in crime. The City encourages you to call the Lomita Sheriff's Station at 310-
539-1661 if you see suspicious persons or activities.
Herb
The following views expressed are my own and not sanctioned by the LLHOA. If you
would not like to receive these notices please send me an email and you will be removed
from future mailings.
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Thank you for your email. It will be included as late correspondence with the February 16 City Council agenda
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City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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Subject: Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Parking Mitigation Status Report
Dear Council,
As you consider changes to the unbearable neighborhood parking situation on Crenshaw Blvd. at th e Burma
Trail trailhead , PLEASE maintain the red curb where the street narrows as it approaches Del Cerro Park.
This area is noted as "Zone B" on the staff report. This has been a traffic chokepoint ever since the popularity
of the trails turned our neighborhood into a Disneyland-like parking lot. The Council's smart action on red
curbing this area provided immediate relief to the daily traffic and safety issues plaguing this portion of the
rode way. Turning this chokepoint area back into parking spots will return us to the daily issue of swerving (or
being forced to travel into the opposing lane) to avoid cars stopping at the end of the road , cars leaving their
doors open into the street , cars making sudden u-turns into traffic , and pedestrians walking on the street or
suddenly popping out out between cars .
Thank you for your consideration of street safety and our neighborhood's quality of life.
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Best regards,
Robert Moore
Del Cerro Resident
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Hello Mr. Randall,
Thank you for your email. It will be included as late correspondence with the February 16 City Council agenda
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Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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Subject: February 16 CC meeting, Regular Business Item 1 Comments (parking and access issues for the Palos Verdes
Nature Preserve)
Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers:
My name is Gary Randall and I am a 48 year resident of RPV . I write to you today exasperated at the City of RPV for
allowing and continuing to encourage (both actively and passively) increased visitation to our preserve and coastline
areas, to the detriment of and complete disregard for RPV residents and the local environment and ecosystems.
I have enjoyed living in RPV almost my entire life, moving only briefly to Lomita for 5 years . The quiet, serene
environment I enjoyed for many years growing up attracted me to return after my short time away. Unfortunately, the
serene environment and quality of life RPV was once known for is slipping away at an alarming rate. Traffic
congestion and hazards are increasing, visitors are inundating our area, and along with that crime, trash, and other
problems have been rising.
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I have attended or remotely watched a number of council meetings over the recent years, and typically when this
subject comes up, the problems are conveniently blamed on II social media," coupled with the suggestion that there is 11
nothing we can do about that." I respectfully beg to differ.
The staff report for tonight's regular business agenda item 1 is, for the most part, going about this all wrong. While it
is true that they are proposing more restrictions on parking near Del Cerro (reserved parking, parking enforcement, etc),
which is in itself generally a step in the right direction for the specific problems at Del Cerro, there seems to be a desire
on the part of staff to increase opportunities for visitation and entrance to the preserves through alternate
locations. This is manifested by staff's recommendation of improved and increased access thru Alta Vista, as well as
implementation (at RPV taxpayer cost!) of a shuttle system so that a whole new crowd of people can park at city hall and
then shuttle to various trailhead locations (including many that will use it as a way to get to sea cliff I caves along the
coast). Some may even start hiking one-way, starting at city hall and going out to further areas, then picking up a shuttle
to return. I recently already have noticed electronic billboard signs on Hawthorne Blvd. as I enter RPV prominently
telling motorists that additional trailhead parking is available at City Hall. .. staff is preconditioning visitors to start heading
for city hall in preparation for the proposed shuttle system! This will not divert crowds from Del Cerro .... just attract new
ones.
This seems to be the modus operandi of late in this city .... advertise and broadcast to all visitors where to find more
places to park and hike, without considering the ramifications to local residents or to the sensitive habitat.
The proposed development at Ladera Linda Park is another example of how the city is attempting to encourage
increased visitation. Staff continues to push for a very open, all glass building with expansive coastline views. They
attempt to justify the need for 5 rooms by showing an activity usage schedule that, if implemented, will bring in a
marked increase in users, many coming from nearby San Pedro. Features such as an amphitheater are clearly designed
to attract people to the park for all day usage and sunset viewing. Concern about increased traffic on Forrestal Drive is
dismissed by staff as negligible, without proper traffic studies and/or modeling. And even when a clear majority of local
residents object to the project as presented, we are categorized as a small 11 minority" of the most vocal residents.
As mentioned above, I believe the city is taking the wrong approach to all of this. Instead of creating more parking,
alternative parking locations, a shuttle system, etc., the city should continue to place parking restrictions where needed
(red lining curbs in residential areas and/or problem areas, permit only parking, higher parking enforcement along
turnouts and viewpoints). Limited available parking will reduce crowds. They should couple that with a "backcountry"
permit system for users of preserve trails, limiting the number of permits issued. Rangers can randomly enforce this
"backcountry permit system" by asking visitors in the preserves to show their permit... .fines for lack of permit should be
steep to ensure compliance. Fines and/or a nominal permit fee should be established to offset the cost of
enforcement. This also would eliminate the need for constructing ugly fences, gates, turnstiles, etc. at trailhead
entrances. RPV should definitely not be providing a free (or even paid) shuttle system, as that just encourages more
users, many of a different type than may be currently visiting.
In summary, I see no benefit to the City of RPV to attracting more and more visitors to trample and trash the trails,
preserves, and beaches. One might try to argue that increased tax revenue is generated thru spending at local
businesses, but I would venture to say that the vast majority of the sales and business tax benefits is going to the City of
RHE (Peninsula Center) and to San Pedro, as most visitors will spend their money at these locations and not within RPV
City limits.
I implore you, as our city leaders, to immediately look for serious and drastic solutions to curtail over-visitation (some
of which I have offered above), not just accept staff recommended alternative ways to cram more visitors into our
city. People move to RPV for the beauty, quality of life, and peaceful surroundings. RPV is admittedly not for
everyone ..... those who like a lot of people around move to Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, or Santa Monica so they
can be near crowds of people. Residents of RPV live here because we want to get away from crowds of people!
My closing question is this: Will you listen to the residents when you make your decision?
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Thanks
Gary
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Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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Subject: Preserve Parking at Del Cerro and Other Recommendations
I am asking you, our City Council , to listen to the residents from Ladera Linda. I don't think our staff is doing
a good enough job oflistening to our residents at Ladera Linda. Staff has spent months of 'trial and error' in an
attempt to improve the traffic fiasco around Del Cerro. We residents from Ladera Linda feel that all that is
happening is an attempt to transfer the problem from Del Cerro to Ladera Linda. Staff does not have answers to
the City Council's questions and does not look into how other Preserves solved their problems for ideas.
Why are we spending so much time and effort on this issue with no meaningful results? Why are we trying to
make parking accommodations for the visitors flocking to our City to use the Preserves? I suggested, some time
ago, to look into the parking available at the 1400 acre ~o lza Chica Preserve , where there are only a total of 60 I •
parking places available. Why are 60 parking spaces not adequate for our Preserves? Why are we spending so
much time trying to direct people to the City Hall parking lot to use shuttle buses, in a sightseeing fashion, to
transport them all around our coastline? We are only asking for more crowds of people to come to RPV. Why
do we use social media to attract them to RPV City Hall? We seem to keep making accommodations for many
more visitors to come to RPV. RPV is a unique city because it is a bedroom community and not a beach city
like Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach or Redondo Beach and we would like to nkeep it that way.
Also, the Coastal Commission filed a complaint against RPV because we were violating our own NCCP,
which included the Preserves. Remember RPV wrote it's own NCCP. At that time when residents were not in
favor of approving a NCCP, the staff did not listen and went ahead with a very restrictive plan and the City
Council approved it. I think we were the 2nd city in California to approve an NCCP and I remember articles in
the "PVP Watch Newsletter" detailing the pitfalls we were heading into if we approved this recommended
NCCP and no one listened. We now pay the price for our own misgivings.
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issues for the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve)
Thank you for your email. It will be included as late correspondence with the February 16 City Council agenda
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Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
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From: Donald Bell [mai lto:dwbrpv @ gmail.com ]
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 12:44 PM
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Subject: February 16 CC meeting, Regular Business Item 1 Comments (parking and access issues for the Palos Verdes
Nature Preserve)
Mayor and City Council:
I am a resident of our City and have enjoyed life here since 1979 until recently. I apologize for being direct but do you
actually understand how much our city has changed s ince last spring?
It is time something is done to take bold and drastic action before all the reasons why we decided to live here is lost.
Months have been and will continue to be wasted as Staff is instructed to further refine and study ways to find Preserve
parking or redistribute visitors. I was shocked to hear the admission that more than $1 million had been spent on the Del
Cerro Problem! That could easily be the first dip in the bucket if you are to offer a parking service, shuttle service, and
enhanced parking decor .
It must be too difficult to understand by all responsible that you have a problem with too many visitors. Yes they want to
visit because our city is beautiful now and will be even more in a few weeks as our hills green from the rains.
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To keep on doing what you are doing to accommodate more of the millions who live on the other side of the hill will
destroy my reason for living here. I want to stay for I am now 80, have been fortunate to receive my two Pfizer shots, and
am less afraid of the unmasked visitors. But my neighbors, children, and you remain at covid risk. It definitely is far
beyond the ability or interest of the Open Space resource to enforce the Trails mask requirement. Or the dog leash rule.
Or the keep on trails rule. Or no trash rule.
I also frequently drive Forrestal, PVDS, Harthorne, and Crest and witness the morning, afternoon, and sunset traffic
explosion from the visitors. There are times, particularly on weekends, that are increasingly dangerous at numerous
visitor concentrations.
You have to decide to stop accommodating the visitors -they are not happy now that there is insufficient parking and you
will never make them happy.
Start a visitor mitigation plan by doing these things:
Change the park hours. If necessary, close the parks before sunset and definitely keep them closed until 7:00am.
Reduce the number of people admitted into the preserve to equal some preliminary number (maybe the number oflegal
parking spaces plus a 100% overage to give local resident access).
Require all including residents using a simple App to obtain a low cost or free permit/pass to be in the preserve. A tiered
penalty for failure to have the permit and pennanent ban could be considered.
Stop all advertising of city park events, trim the city website of mentions of views, trails, and other things that attract
visitors.
Give your voice to staff to demand they protect the residents in favor of visitors.
Get PVPLC to become actively involved in finding solutions to the problems caused by the Preserve.
I realize you are challenged by what is developing. Please help the residents! We need consideration before you waste
more time and money on visitor accommodation. Just limit their numbers by a permit system and once the initial outcry,
learning process and bad habits are corrected we may have a calmer life here.
Don Bell
Ladera Linda Resident
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Hello Ms. Edgerton,
Thank you for your letter and continued coordination. Your letter will be included as late correspondence
with the February 16 City Council agenda item on Preserve parking and access.
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
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From: Del Cerro HOA <De iCerro HOA@hotmail.com >
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2021 8:22 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov >
Subject: Feb 16, 2021 City Council Meeting Agenda Item #1, Preserve Parking and Access Issues
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
The Del Cerro HOA submits the attached comments regarding Item #1 on the City Council meeting agenda for
February 16, 2021, for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Kathy Edgerton
President
Del Cerro HOA
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To: RPV City Council
Subject: Feb 16, 2021 City Council Meeting Agenda Item #1, Preserve Parking and Access Issues
Dear Mayor and City Council Members,
Thank you for your continuing efforts in addressing quality of life issues that residents near the
Burma Rd. and Rattlesnake trailheads are experiencing.
As always, Staff has provided a thoughtful and thorough analysis of the issues and
recommended solutions. Following are Del Cerro HOA's comments:
• We support establishing five reservation zones (excluding the segment currently
designated as Zone B), as doing so will discourage some of the most unsafe maneuvers
we are encountering on Crenshaw. Visitors often drive the entire length of Crenshaw
Blvd. south of Crest Rd. looking for the closest spot. If they drive past the closest spot,
they will often make a U-turn across the southbound traffic lane and proceed back
(northbound) to the closest spot and then make another U-turn across the opposing
lane of traffic to reach it. Or occasionally drivers will just drive in reverse to get to an
open spot they have already passed. Both actions endanger the safety of residents and
visitors who are traveling through the area. Creating zones where drivers can see all the
parking spots within their zone will let visitors know at the beginning of their assigned
zone whether closer spaces are available within their zone, reducing unsafe maneuvers
by eliminating the motivation to continue farther along Crenshaw in pursuit of a better
parking place and then having to reverse course when one is not found.
• We also support Staff's shortening the blocks oftime by 15 minutes to allow more time
for visitors to enter and exit parking places, potentially spreading out the movement of
cars in and out of parking spaces over a longer period of time.
• We request that Zone B, the 10-space segment of Crenshaw between Rattlesnake
Trailhead and Park Place, be red-curbed permanently. Crenshaw narrows significantly
through that area. The temporary red-curbing has greatly improved traffic safety and
traffic flow in that area. Effective enforcement of the red-curbing will enable 2-way
traffic to pass through the area safely and will reduce the volume of U-turns from
parking spaces in that narrowing section of the street where residents are exiting from
Park Place and Del Cerro with limited line of sight as they enter traffic on Crenshaw.
In addition, if Zone A (Park Place) is more fully utilized by allowing general public
parking, some of the Zone B spaces should be eliminated to provide better visibility of
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oncoming traffic for drivers exiting Park Place. Sufficient visibility is often blocked by
high-profile vehicles parked in the first few spaces of Zone B.
As a minimum, that area in Zone B should continue to be red-curbed until a
comprehensive traffic analysis and recommendations are completed this summer-
including ways to prevent the many unsafe U-turns that are made along Crenshaw from
the Island View entrance to Seacrest Drive. We expect that implementation of the zones
discussed above will help to reduce U-turns, but we believe that further actions, along
with full-time enforcement, will need to be taken to fully eliminate them.
The 13-space segment of Crenshaw that is currently designated Zone C could be used
for permit parking for RPV residents.
• Del Cerro strongly supports increasing parking enforcement to 7 days a week for the
entire time that the parking reservation system is in effect and parking is allowed on
Crenshaw. The parking spaces on Crenshaw are fully utilized 7 days a week. Anything
less than enforcement during the entire time the system is in effect will significantly
reduce compliance, and the overall effectiveness of the reservation system in improving
traffic conditions will be diminished.
• Del Cerro supports increasing fines for parking without a permit in neighborhoods that
require a parking permit to $110 to discourage parking within the neighborhood by
drivers without reservations in the designated areas of Crenshaw and Park Place.
• We appreciate the City's approval of a pilot shuttle program to provide better access to
the preserve from PV Drive South. We hope that the City will plan to make it available
from 8 am to at least 5 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Thank you for your consideration of these comments.
Sincerely,
The Del Cerro HOA Board
Kathy & AI Edgerton
Miriam & Pete Varend
Gregory MacDonald
Dian Hatch
Bharathi Singh
Mark Kernen
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Thank you for your email. It will be included as late correspondence with the February 16 City Council agenda
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Thank you,
Katie Lozano
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Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
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From: Herb Stark <pt17stearman@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 202110:53 AM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>; CityCierk <CityCierk@rpvca.gov>
Subject: City Council Meeting Feb 16 Regular Business Item 1
REGULAR BUSINESS
Item 1: Consideration and possible action regarding the City Council-adopted directives to address parking
and access issues for the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve.
I would like to bring to the attention of the City Council that I believe that they are in violation of State and
County laws as well as the grant restrictions relating to the Preserve by allowing unrestricted public access .
The majority of the grant funding came with stipulations and/or restrictions on how the land is managed. Some
of these stipulations include keeping the area open for public use, so long as the public use does not
interfere with conservation requirements of the NCCP/HCP.
Up to now it has been the policy of the Parks and Recreation not to restrict access but to encourage visitors
through social media, portable signs offering alternate access points and now a free shuttle service. In fact it
was stated that the preserve can accommodate more v~sitors, all we need to do is find a way to park them. I •
Evidence is now becoming clear that this increased visitation, since March of 2020, is impacting the wildlife
and therefore damaging the habitat.
I have lived in the Ladera Linda area for over 40 years and in that time I have never had a coyote or a rabbit in
my backyard. Since March of last year rabbits have been appearing in the backyard along with coyotes. My
neighbors have also seen an increase in coyote activity. In walking through the Seaview area I have seen
rabbits on the lawns. This can only mean that there is a migration of animals out of the preserve followed by
their predators. What other animals have been impacted?
Over access is damaging the preserve's ecology and thus the habitat, with reports of unleashed dogs, off trail
use and trash.
Rather than instituting actions that will encourage more visitors the council should shut down access, or at
least restrict it, stopping all new trailhead development until an independent study can be performed as to the
damage sustained due to unrestricted public access along with a mitigation plan including limiting access to
the preserve.
Herb Stark
Rancho Palos Verdes
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Katie Lozano
Katie Lozano
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Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
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From: Luis Villa <luisvilla@latinooutdoors.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2021 6:25 PM
To: Katie Lozano
Cc: Cory Linder
Subject: Re: Coordination on Public Access Issues
Hi Katie and Cory,
I hope you are well.
Thank you for reaching out.
Latino Outdoors does not manage any nature preserves or open spaces and therefore any advice we
may be able to offer is limited in scope and also by bandwidth limitations, as we receive numerous
requests for our engagement on various matters and issues, and our small staff is unable to field
them all.
From your letter, it sounds like you are already looking at various possible solutions that will hopefully
result in addressing the various challenges you've outlined in a balanced manner.
I'm not sure how much more I can offer, other than:
• Please continue to keep in mind how challenging this pandemic has been for everyone and
particularly for communities without equitable access to green and open space that serves as
a healthy escape from the hardship.
• Consider investing in a comprehensive community outreach campaign that builds public
awareness for the ecological importance of the preserve complex, being considerate to
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neighboring residents, and being understanding of the public's increased desire to connect
with the outdoors in general, and especially during these challenging times.
• Reach out to the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust or other Los Angeles -area
organizations like it for their advice and expertise, offering to compensate them for their
time. I'm sure they would appreciate it as a nonprofit that likely faces bandwidth and funding
challenges like many of us do.
I grew up in Lynwood, not too far from the Palos Verdes Peninsula . However, I moved away before
the Palos Verdes Nature Preserve was established. In fact, I just learned about its existence from
you. As a youth, I recall the air of exclusivity around Rancho Palos Verdes. I don't know if this was
subjective on my part or not. In any case, I think it's wonderful that the city now includes this preserve
complex that, although created with the primary objective of natural resource protection, also offers
much needed green space for the public.
Many thanks and all the best,
-Luis
Luis Villa
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On Thu, Feb 11, 2021 at 12:01 PM Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca .go v> wrote:
Hello Mr. Villa,
I am reaching out on behalf of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes to seek coordination on open space
management matters. Please find the attached letter. The City would greatly appreciate the
opportunity to coordinate with Latino Outdoors on solutions you may have implemented or seen
successfully implemented in other natural open space areas to balance public access, safe traffic
and parking opportunities, natural resource protection, and preserving neighboring residents' quality
of life .
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation and Parks Department
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
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katiel@rpvca.gov
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Late correspondence.
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
To limit public contact and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, City Hall is temporarily closed to the public,
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From: Romas Jarasunas <jarasunas@cox .net>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2021 9:29AM
To: CC; Katie Lozano
Cc: Romas Jarasunas; Denise Girardi; Barry Rodgveller
Subject: Tues RPVCC Agenda -Parking Solutions in Del Cerro Neighborhood
Honorable Mayor and City Council members,
Thank you for your continued support of this serious traffic matter.
Our HOA supports:
1} More red-curbing on Crenshaw by St. John Fisher.
2} Keep the red-curbing permanent on Crenshaw currently in place before entrance to Park Place, where
street narrows before Del Cerro.
Sincerely,
Romas Jarasunas
Burrell/Park Place HOA President
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From: Katie Lozano <Katiel@rpvca.gov >
Subject: Re: Tues RPVCC Agenda -Parking Solutions in Del Cerro
Neighborhood
Date: December 14, 2020 7:26:56 PM PST
To: "jarasunas@cox.net" <jarasunas@cox.net>
Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov >, CityCierk <CityCierk@rpvca.gov >
Hello Mr. Jarasunas,
Thank you for your continued coordination and your email. Your email will be included as late
correspondence with the December 15th City Council agenda item on Preserve parking and access .
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310 -544-5267
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From: Romas Jarasunas <jarasunas@cox.net>
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2020 2:43 PM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov >
Cc: Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov >; Romas Jarasunas <jarasunas@cox.net >
Subject: Tues RPVCC Agenda -Parking Solutions in Del Cerro Neighborhood
Honorable Mayor and City Council members,
Thank you for your consideration in this serious traffic matter on Crenshaw. We appreciate this is a
difficult issue that the City Council is tasked to resolve. It would appear that the potential for resolution
is fairly simple and straightforward. Our HOA members reviewed all of the potential solutions and the
following do resonate :
1. Del Cerro Park conversion to a parking lot -we strongly oppose, so please remove any such option
as it still promotes Crenshaw as the bottleneck, and works against the holistic solution to distribute
the parking to other entrances of the Preserve. The justification to remove this idea goes back to our
conversations with RPVCC back in 2015 . The neighborhood park footprint is invaluable for the
community and visitors to enjoy the green lawn . It has a history of an important staging area in case of
fires for helicopters to land and units to mobilize in case of emergency. The recreational and strategic
use of this park should be very important to the City Council.
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2. Crenshaw temporary red striping-please continue to extend as long as possible. This is the least
costly solution and no police enforcement is needed. It has already minimized the number of cars per
week, and improved safety and liability issues. This would also help the situation on Park Place as fewer
cars would randomly enter that street and make u-turns; same would be true on the Crenshaw
extension, safer for pedestrians and fewer u-turns. It was observed by several members that the
additional white curb for loading and unloading has been confusing to visitors who believe it's ok to park
there-some parking enforcement tickets were noticed but rarely throughout the week.
3. Rattlesnake trailhead gate -please implement soon to complement the Burma Road solution. The
two gates need to work together to minimize the parking situation.
4. Parking reservation system -please continue with consultant. A consideration is that some
members of our HOA believe that traffic may not improve much due to queuing. Lack of enforcement
and cost could be significant factors, but still be worthwhile to examine further.
We have compared notes with several other neighboring HOAs and believe we are united in
implementing immediate solutions.
Sincerely,
Romas Jarasunas
Burrell/Park Place HOA President
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Katie Lozano
Friday, February 12, 2021 4:30 PM
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· FW: RPV Beach I Nature Preserve in crisis
From: Bryce Lowe-White <brycelw@mac.com>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2021 2:48PM
To: Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov>
Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Re: RPV Beach I Nature Preserve in crisis
Thank you for your dedication to these issues.
Access is definitely the hard part. But poorly managed human waste can't be ignored either. That is why I mention
composting toilets as an alternative to porta-potties that The City could try, and further their commitment to sustainable
solutions and conservation efforts.
I thought it was a wild, strange (and messy) concept myself, but looking into it further it has worked well in remote
recreational areas for decades, and with responsible maintenance I've learned that:
• its sanitary, odorless
• it can handle up to 40,000 uses per year (commercial system)
• removal is only required every 1-2 years (commercial system)
• has extremely high public acceptance in our National Parks & Forests
• eliminates the need for transportation of wastes for treatment/disposal
• keeps organic wastes productively cycling in the environment
• we have a free supply of organic compost material through existing preserve maintenance activity
• if proper com posting has taken place, the end-product is inoffensive and safe to handle
Maybe a pilot program could be a great first step. Anyways, I'm just hoping to help be part of the solution in anyway I
can. I'll continue to document my observations, take action and be in touch. Thank you.
Sources:
https://www.epa .gov/sites/production/files/2015-06/documents/comp.pdf
https ://www.nps.gov/articles/composting-toilets.htm
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On Feb 11, 2021, at 3:38 PM, Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov> wrote:
Hello Mr. Lowe-White,
Thank you for your email. We are looking into getting additional cans on the beach, increasing the
removal schedule, and more public education. RPV Beach is challenging in that, unlike South Bay
Beaches, there is no vehicle access to the beach. Unfortunately, we would not be able to service a
porta-potty on the beach, and the lack of vehicle access makes garbage removal trickier. But we are
absolutely working on solutions to this unacceptable problem.
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation and Parks Department
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
katiel@rpvca.gov
To limit public contact and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, City Hall is temporarily closed to the
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your inquiry could be delayed. For a list of department phone numbers, visit the Staff Directory on the
City website.
From: Bryce Lowe-White <brycelw@mac.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 202111:03 AM
To: Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov>
Cc: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>; Trails <trails@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Re: RPV Beach I Nature Preserve in crisis
Hi Katie,
Thank you for your reply and please allow me to reiterate some of my thoughts and observations.
I like the idea of pushing for better education, and increased garbage removal will help at RPV beach,
but the beach also needs a couple more cans. There is only 1 can at each of the trail heads. On a busy
weekend, those cans are filled up quickly from people bringing disposable to-go items with them. In a
contactless, take-out only world, there is a lot more trash to account for per visitor.
For context, the attached photo shows the amount of cans needed for proper waste management on
LA's South Bay beaches. The beaches are clean and trash free. Sure, all of those cans are not pretty but
each one serves a valid purpose. In the other photo, you see our City's approach ... 1 can for a crowded
beach leading to overflow and unnecessary liter. To most the Pack in I Pack out philosophy seems SO
obvious but this photo is proof that some people will drop their trash on the ground in front of a full
trashcan rather than pack it out.
I do not think public restroom signs at the bottom of the trail is enough. The beach is vast and as I have
shown in the photos people who visit would rather bring toilet paper with them than hike up the trail to
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use the public restroom. This is an issue that is only getting worse. Please consider the urgent need for a
porta-potty or similar alternative (com posting toilet) as a critical step in your holistic approach. Nobody
wants their children stumbling across human waste when exploring at the beach or the preserve ... a sign
will not do it.
I understand The City is not aiming to increase traffic deliberately. My point is that better planning for
parking and safe access should be secondary to the immediate need to solve the waste issues we're
facing. Waste management should be top priority, and relatively easy fixes in comparison.
We will continue to see unprecedented crowds at our preserves in the coming months, I'm asking The
City to please plan ahead and over prepare! If there is anything I can do to volunteer my time and help
The City's efforts, definitely let me know. Thanks again for your time.
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On Feb 8, 2021, at 4:52PM, Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov> wrote:
Hello Mr. Lowe-White,
I apologize for the delayed response. Thank you for forwarding these pictures and observations. They
were forwarded to our Park Rangers last week who increased their presence at RPV Beach. Staff is
looking into an increased garbage removal schedule, and exploring a "Pack it in/Pack it out" philosophy
used in other natural areas encouraging the public to take their litter out with them.
The City is seeing an increase in usage of our trails and beaches. Trail managers are seeing this
across the County in response to fewer available recreational and entertainment options due to
Pandemic-related closures and restrictions. We are working hard to protect our natural resources
and residents from this influx of visitors.
The City is engaged in a holistic approach to managing Nature Preserve access and parking. But
the primary purpose is not to increase usage. Rather the purpose is to balance public access,
safe parking and access, preserving neighbor quality of life, and protecting natural
resources. The emphasis is on better educating the public and better controlling access points.
Park Rangers are currently working with Trump National Staff to strengthen signage indicating
"no animal on the beach" to aid enforcement efforts. We will also speak with them about better
signage for the public restrooms.
Thank you again for your observations and suggestions.
Please feel free to contact me directly for more information, or to reach out directly to Park Rangers on
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our Preserve Info and Reporting Hotline at 310-491-5775.
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation, Parks, and Open Space
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
To limit public contact and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, City Hall is temporarily closed to
the public, but services are available by telephone, email, online and limited curbside
service. Some employees are working on rotation and may be working remotely. Please note that our
response to your inquiry could be delayed. For a list of department phone numbers, visit the Staff
Directory on the City website.
From: Bryce Lowe-White <brvcelw@mac.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 202112:12 PM
To: Katie Lozano; Parks
Cc: Eric Alegria; CC
Subject: RPV Beach I Nature Preserve in crisis
Hi there,
I'm voicing my concerns for what I have been witnessing at RPV Beach (Ocean Trails Nature
Preserve) over the past few weeks. I am a resident of the Portuguese Bend Club and have frequented
this beach often during my 31 years living in Portuguese Bend. Due to the influx of crowds, in an
amount we've never seen before, the preserve has been under siege with trash, human waste and
abuse. As much as I wish this area would continue to exist peacefully with little to no patrol needed and
remain as wild as we would like it to be, the situation has reached a crisis point where the city must step
in with swift, immediate action.
The priorities of the Council and Parks needs to shift. Conversations around parking, shuttle
services, renovating parks to accommodate more visitors ... it all needs to STOP until there is a plan in
place to address these foundational issues that face us right now and will grow in the future-Trash
and Human Waste.
I speak here for my local beach but I know these problems are growing substantially every day
across the entire preserve. I ask you to take a pause for one second on the other noise and focus in on
what is happening right in front of our eyes. Shift budgets, allocate resources, please do whatever it
takes to help us fix this as soon as possible.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
We need more trash cans down on the beach and more frequent emptying of the cans.
Right now the single trash can on the beach cannot handle the amount of trash people are
bringing down with them. A few weeks back I witnessed the trash can overflowing on a busy
Saturday morning, only to return Sunday morning to witness even more trash overflowed sprawled
around the can. A wind storm came that night, the can still not emptied. Over the course of the
following week my 4 year old son and I filled up 3 bags of trash off the beach. The litter was reminiscent
of my travels to 3rd world Indonesia, right in our backyard. This cannot be the sad reality we accept for
our future generations ...
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We need to find a solution for people to use the restroom at the beach (and all around the preserve). A
porta potty or a similar alternative is absolutely needed.
The public restroom at the golf course is doing nothing for the hundreds of people at the beach. I know
access is the trickiest part of this. If porta potties are not an option we need to implement and innovate
with adoption and education around com posting toilets. This has been proven and highly accepted in
inaccessible areas around the National Parks.
https://www.nps.gov/articles/composting-toilets.htm
https://www.go -gba .org/resources/green -building-methods/composting-toilets/
People have no where to go and they have been using canyons and bushes as their
bathroom, sometimes even in plain sight just off the trail. Human waste and toilet paper droppings
everywhere. As I teach my young son about our nature preserve and our privilege to explore, its
troubling that I have to worry about him stumbling across and avoiding human waste. We even came
across a mask someone wiped with and left behind right next to their pile! Atrocious. The fact that
people know to bring their own toilet paper with them to go in and around our NATURE PRESERVE is so
unacceptable. This is going to be a growing issue and threat to our health and ecosystem if not
addressed immediately. Its very ironic that the city prioritized blocking off a 30 year old beach access
trail nearby to "preserve wildlife and erosion" while just around the corner these images below were
taken ...
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Friday, February 12, 2021 1:15 PM
Nathan Zweizig
FW: Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Parking Mitigation Status Report
From: Susan Shultz <sjshultz3@gmail.com>
Sent: Friday, February 12, 2021 9:59AM
To: CC <CC@rpvca.gov>
Subject: Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Parking Mitigation Status Report
Good morning-
My name is Susan Shultz and I live at 16 Calle Viento, RPV. My property is directly below RPV City Hall and adjacent to
PVIC.
I have a question about the proposed shuttle program: Where do you anticipate that hikers will park in order to catch
and ride the shuttle? If the assumption is that hikers would park at Upper Point Vicente/Civic Center and then ride the
shuttle to other sites, how would you assure that? What would stop hikers from parking at any of the other
shuttle stops and moving on from there?
I see that a shuttle stop is proposed for PVIC, yet all parking lots there are completely full on weekends and holidays. If
hikers want to park there and then catch the shuttle to other locations, parking would be even more impacted. The
same is true of the other shuttle stop sites.
I understand that the goal is to disperse the hikers throughout the area and to lessen the impact on overcrowded trails,
but I'm not clear how you will discourage parking at the smaller shuttle stop areas which are already very full. My fear is
that any overflow will spill out into neighborhoods where we are already facing increased trash, crime, and traffic issues.
Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you. Please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Susan Shultz
7. Approve shuttle program, shuttle stop locations, improvements, and amenities
On December 15, 2020, the City Council approved a 90-day pilot shuttle program to connect and
provide access to key Preserve areas. The City is in the process of entering into a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the Palos Verdes Peninsula Transit Authority (PVPTA) to operate shuttle
services on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays between certain parking areas and major
access points to the Preserve. The City will pay a total cost not to exceed $20,000 for the initial pilot
program with the option to extend the term of the program for an additional nine months at an
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additional cost of $60,000. If the Pilot Program is successful, the annual cost of the Pilot Program will
be $80,000. Costs associated with the operation of the shuttle will be funded through Proposition A,
from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Local Return Program. The draft
MOU will be reviewed and approved by the PVPTA Board of Directors by the end of February and
returned for City Council approval at the March 16 City Council meeting.
The City will work in cooperation with PVPTA to designate shuttle stop locations, route, and
scheduling. The maps below show the proposed shuttle route and stop locations.
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Thursday, February 11, 2021 5:19PM
Nathan Zweizig
Subject: FW: Del Cerro Park Area Hiker Parking
From: Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov>
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2021 5:01 PM
To: CityCierk <CityCierk@rpvca.gov>
Subject: FW: Del Cerro Park Area Hiker Parking
Late correspondence.
From: Katie Lozano
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2021 5:01 PM
To: Christine Kunzang <christineellen@gmail.com>
Subject: RE: Del Cerro Park Area Hiker Parking
Hello Ms. Kunzang,
Thank you for your email. I am including a public notice below that you may find helpful. It just went out this
afternoon. City staff is recommending that the parking reservation system be put in place in March 2021, and the City
Council is considering on Ordinance at their February 16 City Council meeting to establish the program. How parking will
be handled on Park Place is also going to be considered at this meeting. Staff is recommending that the 16 parking
spaces on Park Place revert back to free public parking by reservation. Please let me know if I can provide any additional
information. The staff report linked below also has great detail on the current stage ofthe Holistic Preserve Parking and
Access efforts.
The City Council of Rancho Palos Verdes will conduct a meeting on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 7:00
p.m. to consider: Palos Verdes Nature Preserve Parking and Access
Please click here to view the City Council agenda and staff report.
Topics will include:
• Operational details of online parking app system to be utilized on portions of Crenshaw Boulevard, south
of Crest Road and associated parking permit costs
• Increased citation fees to $110 (Residential Parking by Permit, Failure to Obey, Passenger Loading Zone
Violations)
• Analysis of existing resident-only permit parking program on Park Place
• Cost analysis and additional details on improvements at Alta Vicente Reserve/Civic Center
• Details and cost analysis of pilot shuttle program including expenses related to shuttle hub at Point
Vicente Park/Civic Center and proposed shuttle stops
• Updated information on Preserve-related costs including parking-related costs
• Update and cost analysis on part-time parking enforcement
The February 16, 2021 City Council meeting will be conducted using the Zoom video conference platform. I
Visit rf2Vc;§JJ.Qvlparticipate for information on how to participate.
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All interested parties are invited to submit written comments and to attend and give testimony at the February 16,
2021 City Council Meeting. If you wish to submit written comments, please provide them to the Rancho Palos
Verdes City Council at CC@mvca .gov.
For more information , please direct all inquiries to Katie Lozano, Senior Administrative Analyst, at (310) 544 -5267
or via e-mail at trails@rpvca.gov
Thank you,
Katie Lozano
Senior Administrative Analyst
Recreation and Parks Department
City of Rancho Palos Verdes
310-544-5267
katiel@rpvca.gov
To limit public contact and help prevent the spread of COVID-19, City Hall is temporarily closed to the public,
but services are available by telephone, email, online and limited curbside service. Some employees are
working on rotation and may be working remotely. Please note that our response to your inquiry could be
delayed. For a list of department phone numbers, visit the Staff Directory on the City website.
From: Christine Kunzang <christineellen@gmail.com >
Sent: Thursday, February 11, 202110:14 AM
To: Katie Lozano <KatieL@rpvca.gov >
Subject: Del Cerro Park Area Hiker Parking
Hi Katie-
I think we spoke a few weeks ago, but I just wanted to clarify a few things.
When is the new meter system going to be installed for parking along Crenshaw near Del Cerro Park?
Also, when is the parking lot at the park going to switch back to general public parking (as opposed to RPV residents
only)? Will there be any restrictions on parking for the general public at Del Cerro? For example, will people be able to
camp out there for the entire day or will there be a time limit?
Thank you! It's funny--I grew up in RPV and back in the day even RPV residents often did not know about Del Cerro, but
now it's a totally different situation up there.
-Christine Kunzang
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