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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/12/84 MINUTESw � MINUTES OF THE REGULAR-MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, held on Tuesday, June 12, 1984 at the hour of 7:30 P.M. CLOSED SESSION 6:30 P.M. All present -PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Councilman DeBellis ROLL CALL Present: Barks, Cioffi, DeBellis, Wood, Mayor Brutsch .Absent: None 1. CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION - To approve the Consent Calendar, items (a) through (n), with the exception of items (m) and (n) pulled by Councilman Wood and noting NO votes on item (i )- by Council- man Wood and item (j) by Councilman DeBellis. (a) Approval of Minutes: Regular meeting of the City Council held on May 2Z, 1984. ACTION - To approve minutes (b) Demands &.Warrants: June 12, 1984. ACTION - To approve Demands and Warrants Nos. 13878 through 14030 inclusive noting voided warrants 13890,'13942, 14011 and 14017. (c) City Treasurer'-s• Report: April, 1984.. ACTION -:To receive and file. (d) Award of Contract for Publication o1 City Advertising (Legal) and Displays, Period u Y � through g June 30, 1985. ACTION - To award the contract for City Advertising (Legal) and Display Advertising to the EASY READER as the low bidder on each type of advertising. Contract to be for the period of,July 1, 1984 through June 30, 1985. (e) Approval of Final Ma #42874: 7-unit-condominium located PP P at 100-112 Monterey Boulevard.- ACTION To approve Final Map #42874 and adopt Resolution No. 84-4713 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, GRANTING FINAL APPROVAL OF PARCEL MAP NO. 42874 FOR A 7-UN.IT CONDOQVIINIUM PROJECT LOCATED AT 100-112 MONTEREY BOULEVARD, HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA." .1, hm -1- Minutes 6-12-84 to I (f) Claim for -Damages The Tushery, Pauline Barilla., Owner, Hermosa venue, filed May 30, 1984. ACTION - To deny claim and refer to this City's insurance carrier, (g) -Claim for Damages: Pacific National Insurance Company, ox , Santa Ana, CA 92702 (Ocean Body Shop), .906-910 Hermosa Avenue, filed May 16, 1984. . ACTION - To deny claim and refer to this City'"s insurance carrier. (h) Award of Bid: Workers Compensation Insurance 1984-85. ACTION - To award the 1984-85 Excess Workers Compensation Insurance through the Cal-Surance Group to Employers Reinsurance Company ($100,000 self-insured retention, statutory limit) for a deposit premium of $4',792. (1) Retention of Robert Hacker, Petroleum Engineer, to study Hydrocarbon'Quantities and otential'Drainage'at the City"Yard,Drilling,Site; with Recommendation to Appropriate, Monies'from'Prospective'Expenditures Fund. Letter from Richards, Watson, Dreyfuss and Gershon dated June 8, 1984. ACTION- To retain Petroleum Geologist Robert Hacker ($80/hour consultation, $640/day evaluation), not,to exceed $3,000�to perform the necessary reservoir analysis regarding further oil at the City Yard; the necessary monies to be appropriated from Prospective Expenditures. (Noting a NO vote by .Councilman Wood.) (j)- Request for'Removal of Red Zone North Curb of 2nd Street 1051 to'128' est of acific Coast Highway. memorandum from Director of Public Works Charles Clark dated June 7,' 1984. ACTION To eliminate the red zone on the North curb off Second Street commencing at a point 105' West of Pacific Coast Highway to a point 128' West of Pacific Coast Highway and to adopt Resolution No.•84-4717 entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING PARKING RESOLUTION NS 2435, ELIMINATING A "NO PARKING" ZONE AS HEREINAFTER. -SET FORTH." (Noting a NO vote by Councilman DeBellis. {k) City Manager Activity Report. Memorandum fromCi.ty Manager Gregory T. Meyer dated June 8, 1984. ! ACTION To receive and file. ; -2- Minutes 6-12-84 if (1) Tentative Future Agenda Items. ACTION - To receive and file. (m) Police Department Detective Division Status Report: May, To be discussed under item 12 (meeting of 6-18-84). (n) 1st Quarter SWITERS Report Review from Police Department. To be discussed under item 12 (meeting of 6-18-84). 2. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC Letter from Lance Widman dated June 12, 1984. ACTION - To refer to agenda item 3. Motion Wood, second Barks. So ordered. Packet of Letters from the Hermosa Beach Homeowners and Residents Association re the Proposed Hotel. ACTION - To refer to agenda item 3. Motion Wood, second Barks. So ordered. Petition on Moratorium on Merged Parcels (235 signatures and the City Clerk just received 2.9 additional signatures). ACTION - To refer to agenda item 7. Motion Wood, second Barks. So ordered. Two additional applications for the Planning Commission (James Parker and Walter Schulte). ACTION To refer to agenda item 16a. Motion Wood, second Barks. So ordered. PUBLIC HEARINGS 3 HERMOSA BEACH-BI'LTMORE HOTEL PROPOSAL (DEVELOPERS GREENWOOD L �. :.._ , D ;. AND APPtAJ_ OF -PLANNING MMISSION RECKA4MENDAT IONS. Supplemental information - e er rom Donald and Audrey Louth dated June 6, 1984 in favor of the hotel. a. Request for `additional meetings Memorandum from City. Manager Gregory -T. Meyer dated June 8, 1984. City Manager Meyer presented the staff report. ACTION - To convene a Special Meeting' of. the City Council to discuss the proposed Development Agreement for the Biltmore Hotel to be held at 7:30 P.M. on Monday, June 25.. Motion Wood, second Mayor Brutsch -3-. Minutes 6-12-84 AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION - To schedule the Special Meeting to discuss the proposed Development Agreement for the Biltmore Hote.l on June 18 at 7:30 P.M.'rather than June 25 and to schedule the Goals and Objectives meeting for June 25 at 7:30 P.M. Motion Barks and accepted by both the maker of the motion and the second. So ordered. b. Staff presentation re Specific Plan, Coastal Plan and Conditional Use Permits. Memorandum from Planning Director Pamela Sapetto dated June 6, 1984. When questioned by Council regarding the use of the railroad right -of -sway and the City Hall area for paid parking, Ms. Sapetto advised that the Local Coastal Plan did not address the issue of free parking, only the permit parking. Corrections to the proposed ordinance were requested as follows Page -1 Line 4 - public hearing date changed to June 12. Page 2 - Line 7 - "four and.one half stories" changed to read ."five stories". Page 3 Line 24 "should" changed to "will". Mayor Brutsch opened the Public Hearing asking those wanting to address Council limit their speech to three minutes. Speaking were: Joe Langlois, Greenwood & Langlois, 71726 San Vincente Boulevard, Los Angeles, who thanked the people who 'came out in large numbers this evening 'to voice their approval of the hotel *He stated they had held six Public Hearings, a BZA hearing, a meeting at Clark Stadium, met 11 times with various neighbors of the project, met with local clubs and groups in individual homes. He presented..a history of the hotel development to date. Mr. Langlois stated that the hotel -is 45 feet high plus a nine-fo-ot mansard roof. Speaking in favor the hotel we.re: Edie Webber, 2207 Pacific Coast Highway, submitted petitions with 36 signatures of H6-r1mosa Beach merchants and residents. Audrey Louth, 25 - 18th Street, submitted a petition with 20 signatures Betty Ryan, 588 - 20th Street Floyd Ayers, 1292 Bonnie Brea, 40 -year resident Mike Es.calante, 17,30 Manhattan Avenue -- - - ., 4 � ".. - minutes' 6- 12 84 Q Those favoring hotel concept (continued) Paul Shank, 1838 Strand Ellen Goetz, 33 - 4th Street, on Biltmore Blue Ribbon Committee, submitted three letters, and stated that the Blue Ribbon Committee had never considered a 150 -room hotel feeling it was too small to be economically feasible Vivian Hoffman, 30.02 Hermosa Avenue, submitted petitions John Wolfe, 1212 - 3rd Street Barbara Adams Don Louth, 25 - 18th Street, submitted petitions Wilma Burt, 1152 - 7th Street Pat Fuehring 21 - 21st Street Joyce Bickelmeier, Bickelmeier Insurance Agenue, Hermosa Beach Tom Hall, 1241 - 19th Street Bill Fowler, Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce Joel Compton, AIA, 200 Pier Avenue (showed viewgraphs of City Revenue Comparison Graphs) Laticia Hall, 1241 - 19th Street Rachel Wilkins, 712 Strand (40 -year resident) Dorothy Canning, 36 - 19th Street Pat Galante, 1730 Manhattan Avenue Jerry Holman, 29 - 18th Street (member of the Biltmore Blue Ribbon Committee) Gary Frost, 2900 Tennyson Street (proprietor of Coast Drugs) Jim Rosenberger, 1123 Bayview - Impartial Speaking in opposition to the hotel were: Parker Herriott, Appellant, 224 - 24th Street, who read a. letter to the editor he had written to the DAILY BREEZE. Mr. Heriott referred to approximately 1,500 signatures he had gathered in opposition to the hotel asking that this issue be put before the electorate. He advised Council that should they vote in favor of the Specific Plan this evening, he would start action for a referendum. Mr. - Herriott stated his - main concern was for the residents of Hermosa Beach. .Pat Riggs, 1424 Manhattan Avenue - feels hotel will over- shadow everything else on the Strand, and have a negative impact. Joe Langlois returned to the~podium to stress the beautiful beach setting of Hermosa Beach and asked the residents to weigh„the benefits against the costs. This portion of the Public .Hearing was closed but the re- mainder was continued until June 18 at 7:30 P.M. 5_ ... Minutes 6-12-84 ACTION.- To approve the Specific Plan, Modification of the Local Coastal Plan to allow construction of the hotel as proposed; move approval of the various Conditional Use Permits to incorporate all of the items of the proposed ordinance with the exception of the mansard roof; and all of the findings of the "Statement of Overriding Considera- tions" dated May 22, 1984 with the exception of number 6 which deals with the -additional levels added to.the parking structure associated with the proposed hotel. Motion Wood, second Barks AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION - To waive -full readin -and g introduce Ordinance No. 84-751 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH WHICH'ADOPTS A SPECIFIC PLAN TO REGULATE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA BETWEEN 15TH AND 13TH STREETS AND THE STRAND AND HERMOSA AVENUE AS INDICATED ON EXHIBIT'l MAP AND LEGALLY DESCRIBED IN EXHIBIT 2." Motion Wood with the concurrence of the second FURTHER AMEND TO THE MOTION - To amend.line 24 of page 3' of the proposed ordinance to change the word "should" to "will", line 4 on page 1 to read "June 12, 1984" rather. than May 8, 1984. and line 7 on page 2 to read "five stories" rather than "four and one-half".— Motion DeBellis with the concurrence of the maker of the motion and the second.- AYES econd:AYES - Barks, Cioffi, DeBellis, Wood, Mayor Brutsch NOES = None Y FURTHER ACTION - To approve the mansard roof as proposed in -the Specific Plan, the height not to exceed nine feet, for the purpose of mitigating the potential negative effect of the air conditioners, parapet, stairway,towers and - elevator towers. Motion,Wood, second Barks AYES Barks, Cioffi, Wood, Mayor Brutsch NOES DeBe 1 l mi s A recesswas called at 9:15 P.M. The meeting reconvened at 9:35 P.M. c. Questions from City Councilmembes ACTION - To take staff recommendation (c) and consider it as item 10 under Municipal Matters. Motion Wood, second Mayor Brutsch. So ordered. d. Public*Hearing: 1. Public testimony .2. Continue hearing re Development Agreement -6- Minutes 6-12-84 y • 4. 5. i ACTION - To continue this item to the meeting of June 18. Motion Wood, second Mayor Brutsch. _So ordered. THE 1985-1989 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN. Memorandum from Tanning Director Pamela Sapetto dated June 6, 1984. The staff report was presented by Planning birector Pamela Sapetto. Upon questioning of Council, Ms. Sapetto stated that the adoption of this Short Range Transit Plan does not obligate the City to make application for funds nor does it obligate the City to provide any type of transit system during the period 1985-1989. Also that .this is a.reporting document exempt from CEQA. Councilman DeBellis recommended that in the future a "WHEREAS" be included in resolutions addressing this. The Public Hearing was opened. No one coming forward, the Public Hearing was closed. ACTION - To adopt Resolution No. 84-4714 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE 1985-1989 SHORT RANGE TRANSIT PLAN." Motion Barks, second Mayor Brutsch AYES - Barks,. Cioffi, DeBellis, Mayor Brutsch NOES - Wood Prior to the vote on the above action, City Manager Meyer was asked about Federal Government money owed the City and he.advised Council that one of the staff priorities of work is to get prompt reimbursement of all of the funds from ULMTA, the State or Community Block Grant Funds,. 1ST PUBLIC.HEARING RE GENERAL REVENUE SHARING 1984-1985. . Memorandum from City Manager Gregory T. Meyer dated May 23, 1984. City Manager Meyer presented a comprehensive view of the 1984-1985 General Revenue Sharing noting that the alloca- tion had been reduced to $73,000 from $80,000. This $7,000 would be taken from the Cable T.V. Contract and Fire Department Remodel. The Public Hearing was opened. Suggestions from Council were as follows: -7 Minutes 6-12-84 Wood - safety vests and fire hose rather than cable TV contract DeBellis - air conditioning the City Council Chamber or money to Clark Stadium Cioffi - quarterly newsletter to residents Barks - supports cable TV contract ACTION -,To 'continue this Public Hearing open to June 26, 1984. Motion Wood, second DeBellis. So ordered. 6. 1ST, PUBLIC HEARING RE 1984-1985.BUDGET. Continued to Regular Adjourned Meeting of June 18, 1984. MUNICIPAL MATTERS 7. PETITION AND PROPOSED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE DECLARING A MORATORIUM ON SEPARATION OF OOMBINED LOTS. Memorandum from Building and Safety Director William Grove dated June 6, .1984.. City Manager Meyer stated that he had directed the Building Department, from 4:00 P.M. on Thursday until Wednesday morning, June 13, not to issue any building -related permits on said potential merger of substandard lots pending the discussion of the City Council and their action. City Attorney Post advised Council that it was permissible for the City Manager to put a hold on all Building Permits pending the hearing of this issue before Council. He stated there is case law on this and the underlying princi- pal that is stated often in land use law is that building should occur according to the current standards, the current standards being the standards Council is considering` this evening. The staff report was presented by Building Director Grove. When asked by Council about the number of affected lots, Mr. Grove stated that his predecessor had made a Of guesstimate" of 1500-2000. City Attorney Post stated that this 8mergency- Ordinance would require unanimous vote on the waiver of full reading of the ordinance and -four affirmative votes on the adoption of the ordinance. He-aiso.advised that the two projects awaiting building.;permits would be ineligible to receive these permits if this moratorium is enacted - they would have no vested right to proceed. When questioned by Council, Mr. Post also advised that the City has the right to withhold demolition permits during period of this Emergency Ordinance. -8- Minutes, 6-12-84 a r Mr. Post stated that the rationale for, withholding demolition permits is that it could lead to a use which would be inconsistent with the proposal to merge the lots. During the interim period, if it could be determined that the purpose for the demolition was not inconsistent with the merger of*the lots, an exception could be made for that purpose. He also noted that ownership is determined at the time notices are sent out of the intent to merge. Any transfer occuring after that time is not recognized. Speaking from the audience were: In favor - Bob Fleck, 620 - 24th Place, spoke on behalf of over 300 Hermosa Beach residents who ask for a moratorium on separation of combined lots. He read a statement into the record including highlights of sections of the General Plan and the California Government Code. Councilman Wood advised that he has hada fiduciary. relationship with the next speaker and requested a ruling from the City Attorney as to a conflict of interest. City Attorney Post stated that what Council is considering affects the general public and, therefore, does not constitute a financial interest. Speaking against the emergency ordinance: Mark Cavanaugh, 944 14th Place, stated he felt that this issue has no affect on the public safety, health or welfare. He presented a map of the City to the Council with potential lots marked. He noted there were approximately 200 lots available of which 70% have existing houses on them worth more than the lots. Speaking on behalf of Mr. Fred Kasner,. one of the individuals who was denied a building permit because of the proposed moratorium, was`Steve Kaplan. He requested a special exception for Mr. Kasner's project. ACTION - To adopt Resolution No. 8474715 entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, INDICATING ITS INTENT TO CONSIDER AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO'LIMIT DEVELOPMENTS OF SUBSTANDARD LOTS BY IMPLEMENTING THE REQUIREMENTS OF ARTICLES 1.5 AND 1.7 OF CHAPTER 3, DIVISION 2 -'OF TITLE 7 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE RELATING TO MERGER OF CONTIGUOUS PARCELS HELD UNDER THE SAME OWNERSHIP." Motion Barks, second Cioffi AYES - Barks, Cioffi, DeBellis, Wood, Mayor Brutsch NOES — None r -9_ Minutes 6-12-84 ' a 8. FURTHER ACTION - To waive full reading of Emergency Ordinance No. 84-752 entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 65858 OF THE CALIFORNIA GOVERN- MENT CODE, PROHIBITING INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT OF LOTS LESS THAN FOUR THOUSAND FEET IN AREA WHEN SUCH LOTS CONTIGUOUS TO LOTS HELD BY THE SAME OWNER, FOR A PERIOD OF.FORTY-FIVE DAYS." Motion Barks, second Cioffi AYES - Barks, Cioffi, DeBellis, Wood, Mayor Brutsch NOES - None FINAL ACTION - To adopt Emergency Ordinance No. 84-752. Motion Barks, second Cioffi AYES - Barks, Cioffi, DeBellis, Mayor Brutsch NOES - Wood NEIGHBORHOOD•REQUEST `TO -CEASE STREET %LIGHTING PROJECT A 0 emm oran ufrom Public Works i'rector Charles Cl5rk dated June 8, 1984. The staff report was presented by Public Works Director Clark who showed slides of the affected area. Coming forward to speak were: Lynn Weinberg, 2909 Hermosa View Drive - 16 -year resident - feels it will violate view corridor and stated that there was unanimous agreement among the residents involved that the absence of light was no problem. Rene Doublier, 2915 Hermosa View Drive-, thanked Mr. Clark for his professional handling of this matter. He recom-nends termination of the project. PROPOSED ACTION -,To continue the lighting project.on Ardmore to completion. Motion Wood, second DeBellis AYES - DeBellis,:Wood NOES - Barks, Cioffi, Mayor Brutsch Motion fails ACTION - To terminate the street lighting project on Ardmore Avenue between Gould Avenue and Thirtieth Street. The poles that are currently installed are to be exempt. Motion Cioffi, second Barks AYES - Barks, Cioffi, Mayor,Brutsch NOES DeBellis, Wood "Y RESOLUTION OF.,INTENTION,OF,THE CITY COUNCIL OF HERMOSA BEACH O:VACA 1. Memorandum from Public Works Director ar es Clark ddted June 6, 1984. -l0- Minutes 6-12-84 Public Works Director Clark presented the staff report. ACTION - To approve Resolution of Intention No. 84-4716 entitled "A REOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,.CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO ORDER THE CLOSING UP, VACATING AND ABANDONMENT OF A PORTION OF FIFTEENTH STREET AS HEREIN PARTICULARLY DEFINED; IN SAID CITY. Motion Mayor Brutsch, second Barks AMENDMENT TO MOTION - To include a negative declaration of Environmental.Impact on the Resolution of Intention. Motion DeBellis - accepted by both the maker of the motion and the second. AYES - Barks, Cioffi, DeBellis, Wood, Mayor Brutsch NOES'- None Mayor Brutsch opened the Public Hearing on item 6 - 1ST PUBLIC HEARING RE 1984-85 BUDGET and continued said Public Hearing to the Regular Adjourned Meeting of June 18, 1984. ADJOURNMENT The City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, on a motion by Councilman Barks, adjourned at 11:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 12, 1984, to a Regular Adjourned Meeting to be held on Monday, June 18 at the hour of 7:30 P.M. to continue with'the remainder s of the items on this agenda (items 6, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16) and to discuss the Proposed Biltmore Hotel Development Agreement. -11- Minutes 6-12-84 June 7, 1984 Honorable Mayor and Members City Council Meeting of the City Council of June 12, 1984 CHP/SWITERS REPORT Attached is a copy of the CHP/SWITERS Report for the first quarter (Jan. - Mar.) of 1984 submitted by the Police Department. kR4 Gregry T. Z yer City Manager GTM/ld Attachment TO: CAPTAIN V. STRASER FROM: SGT. GUY WALTERS, TRAFFIC DIVISION SUPERVISOR SUBJECT: 1ST QUARTER SWITERS REPORT REVIEW DATE: MAY 29, 1984 I recently received our quarterly CHP/SWITERS Report for the first quarter 1-1-84 to 3-31-84. The following is an overview of the computations contained therein. Total accidents 79 fatal 0 injury 39 severe wounds 2 visible injury 14 complaint of pain 23 First quarter total 1983 96 First quarter total 1984 79 Reduction of accidents 17 Primary cause of accidents 1. Auto right-of-way 13 (16%) 2. Improper turns 11 (13%) 3. DUI/Drugs 8 (10%) 4. Signs/Signals 7 ( 8%) 5. Unsafe start/backing 7 ( 80) 6. Unsafe lane change 6 ( 70) 7. Unsafe speed 5 ( 6%) Total 47 (68%) Accidents by shift Day 0700-1500 31 (39%) Swing 1500-2300 34 (430) Graveyard 2300-0700 13 (16%) 1100-2300 52 (650) 1600-2400 33 (410) Accidents per street location PCH 17 (21%) Hermosa Av 11 (13%) Ardmore Av ._5 ( 6%) Monterey B1 5 ( 6%) Aviation B1 4 ( 5%) 51% of our accidents are occuring on the arterial roadways or major collector streets. 65% of the, accidents are occuring betty n 1�100-2300 hrs. SGT . GUY WALTERS SUPERVISOR -TRAFFIC DIVISION HERMOSA BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT GW/kh TO: CAPTAIN V. STRASER FROM: SGT. GUY WALTERS, OIC -TRAFFIC DIVISION SUBJECT: SPECIAL TRAFFIC REPORT 1983 DATE: MAY 29, 1984 I requested a special SWITERS run for Hermosa Beach targeting the major accident locations, Pacific Coast Hwy, and Aviation B1 in order to better analyze the city's accidnet trends. Below is an overview of the CHP/SWITERS computations. 1983 Major Accident Intersections 1. PCH and Aviation 11 Total 2. PCH and 15th St 11 if 3. Hermosa Av and 10th St 8 It 4. Hermosa Av and 6th St 6 " 5. PCH and 21st St 6 if 6. Aviation and Aubry (Alpha Beta) 5 " 7. PCH and 10th St 5 8. PCH and Pier .,Av 5 In 1983 PCH totaled 137 reportable accidents to CHP/SWITERS, Hermosa Av,61; and Aviation Bl, 43. The leading PCF on these roadways are auto right-of-way, speed, and DUI. These major arterial roadways and collector streets should be re-evaluated for traffic engineering deficiencies, which if corrected, should help in further reducing the accident profile for Hermosa Beach. I suggest the Traffic Division, City Traffic Engineering.and CalTrans meet and confer to revue the aforementioned problem areas.