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June 7, 2016

Jordan Sanchez, Enforcement Of?cer Via Email and US. Mail
California Coastal Commission

South Coast Area Of?ce

200 Oceangate, Suite 1000

Long Beach, CA 90802-4302

RE: Letter of June 6,2016
Dear Mr. Sanchez:

As you are fully aware, the City of Palos Verdes Estates has been actively reviewing and
investigating the issues associated with the patio structure in Lunada Bay. Staff efforts in this
regard began before Coastal Commission staff's inquiry and before the lawsuit alleging Coastal
Act violations arising from the patio structure. The patio is apparently a very old structure and its
removal may threaten the stability of the adjacent bluff. The complexity of the situation has
presented no easy or immediate answer. In City staff?s conversations with you and through
meeting in your of?ce and at the site of the patio structure, both at the City?s request, we have
emphasized our commitment to resolving this matter as soon as reasonably possible. In these
meetings, we also appreciate that Coastal Commission staff has supported our efforts and, in turn,
served as a resource toward developing an appropriate plan. And as discussed, we are counting
on your continued involvement, in partnership, as we work toward a mutually acceptable
resolution.

City staff is evaluating alternatives for addressing the patio structure; a geotechnical overview is
underway to determine the options and speci?cations for removal of the patio structure. Final
decisions must await the results of this geotechnical overview. We estimate that September 2016
will be the soonest that recommendations for the patio structure will be presented to the City
Council for direction. With City Council direction in September, the permitting process for any
decision will follow; it will commence with a Planning Commission public hearing, potentially on
October 18, 2016. In the meantime, the City is also implementing a beach clean-up in the area.

We appreciate your support of our on?going efforts to preserve the pristine, natural condition of
the coastline that provides for public use and enjoyment of Lunada Bay, and we look forward to
continuing to work with you.

 

340 Palos Verdes Drive \Vest. Palos Verdes Estates. California 90274 510?378?0383

June 7, 2016
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