TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS

FROM: DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, BUILDING & CODE ENFORCEMENT

DATE: NOVEMBER 7, 2006

SUBJECT: BORDER ISSUES STATUS REPORT

Staff Coordinator: Kit Fox, AICP, Associate Planner

RECOMMENDATION

Review the current status of border issues.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This month’s report includes:

• A brief report on the Ponte Vista Community Advisory Committee (PVCAC);
• A report of the release of the Draft Program EIR for the Peninsula Village Overlay Zone (PVOZ) in Rolling Hills Estates; and,
• A follow-up report on the Draft EIS/EIR for the Berth 97-109 Container Terminal Project (China Shipping) in the Port of Los Angeles.

BACKGROUND

The following is the regular monthly report to the City Council on various "border issues" potentially affecting the residents of Rancho Palos Verdes. The complete text of the current status report is available for review on the City’s website at:

http://palosverdes.com/rpv/planning/border_issues/2006/20061107_BorderIssues_StatusRpt.cfm

DISCUSSION

Current Border Issues

Ponte Vista Project at Former Navy Housing Site, Los Angeles (San Pedro)

The October 12, 2006, Ponte Vista Community Advisory Committee (PVCAC) meeting was canceled a few days before the meeting because the draft EIR for the project had not yet been released by the City of Los Angeles. The next PVCAC meeting is scheduled for November 9, 2006. Staff will continue to attend and report upon these meetings.

Peninsula Village Overlay Zone, Rolling Hills Estates

On October 20, 2006, the City received the attached Notice of Availability/Completion for the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (DPEIR) for the Peninsula Village Overlay Zone (PVOZ) in Rolling Hills Estates. According to the notice, the PVOZ would allow for a maximum of nine hundred (900) dwelling units within the zone. The City of Rolling Hills Estates has already entitled one hundred seventeen (117) units in the PVOZ project area, with another three hundred twelve (312) units pending (see table below).

Project	Address	Existing/ Former Use	Approved/ Proposed Use	No. of Units	Status
Rolling Hills Villas	901 Deep Valley Dr.	Parking lot	Senior condominium	41	Approved 8/3/2004
Silver Spur Court	981 Silver Spur Rd.	McDonald’s (demolished)	Mixed-use condominium	18	Approved 9/14/2004, under construction
Deep Valley Drive Condos	627 Deep Valley Dr.	Carwash	Mixed-use condominium	58	Approved 3/14/2006
Mediterranean Village	927 Deep Valley Dr.	Medical office building	Mixed-use condominium	120	Under Planning review
Unnamed Project	827 Deep Valley Dr.	Medical office building	Senior condominium adjacent to existing medical office building	16	Under Planning review
Unnamed Project by Laing Urban	Crenshaw & Indian Peak	Vacant (former buildings demolished by landslide)	Mixed-use condominium	176	Under Planning review
Total Dwelling Units Approved and/or Pending				429

A public meeting to accept comments on the DPEIR will be held on November 13, 2006, and the 60-day public comment period will end on December 18, 2006. Staff intends to prepare comments on the DPEIR for the City Council’s review at the December 5, 2006, City Council meeting.

Berth 97-109 Container Terminal Project, Port of Los Angeles

The City’s comments on the Draft EIS/EIR for the China Shipping project were faxed and mailed to the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) on October 4, 2006. ACOE acknowledged receipt of our comments via e-mail, but declined to extend the public comment period as we had requested. Also attached to tonight’s report is a copy of the comments submitted by the Port Community Advisory Committee (PCAC). Staff will continue to monitor this project as we await the release of the Final EIS/EIR.

New Border Issues

There are no new Border Issues on which to report at this time.

Respectfully submitted:

Joel Rojas, AICP, Director of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement

Reviewed by:

Les Evans, City Manager

Attachments:

Notice of Availability/Completion and Executive Summary for PVOZ DPEIR

RPV comments on China Shipping Draft EIS/EIR

ACOE acknowledgment of receipt of RPV comments

PCAC comments on China Shipping Draft EIS/EIR