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Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Preservation of Open Spaces-- A Statement of Purpose The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy is a nonprofit, non-political, public-benefit corporation formed to preserve undeveloped land in perpetuity as open space for historical, educational, ecological, recreational and scenic purposes. A diverse group of volunteers from the South Bay makes up the PVPLC's managing Board of Directors and its adjunct advisory board. These private citizens have been drawn together by their belief that open space is crucial to the well-being of our community. Land acquisition by the PVPLC is through purchase and gift. In addition to the good will engendered by gift giving, landowners and others who donate land or funds to the PVPLC may realize significant tax benefits. Open Spaces A Newsletter Published by the Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy PO Box 3427 Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 Office Telephone: (310) 541-7613 Office Fax: (310) 541-7623 E-mail: info@pvplc.org Home Page: www.pvplc.org Noelle Collins has joined our staff as the new office manager. Noelle received her B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in Geography and is a recent graduate of the Vermont Law School with relevant course work in land use, nonprofits, income taxation, and environmental law. She worked for four years with the Trust for Public Land— three years as a public affairs associate and one as a land conservation intern. Noelle Collins Joins Staff First Quarter 2001, Page 2 Longtime Board Members Servis and Randall Depart Board Member and Vice President Ken Servis of Rolling Hills Estates and Eric Randall of Rancho Palos Verdes have departed our Board. Ken joined the Board in 1996 and became vice president in 1997. He was one of the principal negotiators in discussions which led to acquisition of the Forrestal property by Rancho Palos Verdes in 1996. Before joining our Board, Ken worked with the Conservancy as Mayor of Rolling Hills Estates and was instrumental in the 1993 acquisition of what is now the Linden H. Chandler Preserve. We will miss Ken’s good judgment and enthusiasm. Eric joined the Board in 1997 and played a key role in the evolution of the She was captain of the women’s basketball team at the Vermont Law School. Noelle’s family has some background on the Peninsula—her Mother was raised in Rolling Hills and attended Palos Verdes High School. “I’m very pleased to be joining the Conservancy,” she says. “I strongly support the land preservation work of nonprofits like the Conservancy. I’m looking forward to working at the ground level to preserve some great open space.” SOC II Proposes Preservation of City Hall Site Save Our Coastline II has proposed to the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council that natural areas around the 77-acre Rancho Palos Verdes City Hall site be maintained and enhanced for passive recreational purposes. The plan includes trails, restoration of native habitat, and exhibits profiling the Native American and military history of the site. The City Council directed that the proposed use of the site be included among the options discussed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Long Point site. The owners of Long Point Conservancy’s management plan for the Forrestal property in Rancho Palos Verdes. Eric also served as a Conservancy representative to the Rancho Palos Verdes Recreation and Parks Subcommittee working to draft a management plan for the property. We sincerely appreciate Eric’s assistance with the Forrestal property, his service as a walk leader for our Nature Walk program, his leadership with the Silver Spur Canyon acquisition effort, and his assistance in numerous other activities. Noel Park and Douglass Stewart also departed our Board late last year. While both served only a short time, we appreciate the perspective that these two businessmen brought to us and wish them well. have proposed to use a portion of the City Hall site for golf holes and a driving range. Information on the SOC II proposal can be found at their web site, www.palosverdes.com/socii or by calling Dena Friedson at (310) 378-2835. Printed versions of the Long Point EIR are available at Peninsula libraries and the Conservancy’s office. The EIR is also available at the Rancho Palos Verdes web site, www.palosverdes.com/rpv. The City is soliciting comments on the EIR from the public and public hearing on the document will be held later this year.
Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy First Quarter 2001, Page 3 Bruce Biesman-Simons Don Crocker Leah Marinkovich Bill Swank Board Elects Four New Members At its December meeting, the Conservancy’s Board of Directors elected four new members: Bruce Biesman-Simons of San Pedro, Don Crocker of Rolling Hills, Leah Marinkovich of Rancho Palos Verdes, and Bill Swank of Rancho Palos Verdes. The four replace outgoing Board members Douglass Stewart, Eric Randall, Ken Servis, and Noel Park. Bruce Biesman-Simons is an architect and principal at Biesman- Simons Architecture, where he has been involved in a number of projects throughout the United States. A San Pedro resident since 1981, Bruce is currently a Board member and vice president of the Palisades Residents Association. He was appointed in 2000 to serve on the White Point Nature Preserve Steering Committee. In this capacity, he has donated design services for the Master Plan for the 102-acre parcel. He has also provided volunteer consulting services for Richstone Family Center in Hawthorne. He attended the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and graduated from the Southern California Institute of Architecture. Leah Marinkovich is a 35-year Peninsula resident and graduate of San Pedro High School. She is a licensed realtor who has been very active in the community. Leah is vice president of the Rolling Hills Riviera Homeowners Association’s Board of Directors, and co-founder of the Friends of White Point, the community organization which advocated the preservation of that San Pedro parcel. Leah is currently a member of the White Point Steering Committee, which is charged with developing a master plan for the property; is parliamentarian for the Dapplegray Elementary School PTA, and serves on the School Site Committee for Dapplegray Elementary School. Stanford graduate and retired attorney Don Crocker was regional director of the Federal Savings and Loan Investment Corporation (FSLIC) and has worked for years dealing with issues related to raw land and troubled properties. Don served two terms on the Rolling Hills City Council and was mayor twice. He was president of the Los Angeles Council of Boy Scouts, president of Goodwill Industries of Southern California, and Chair of the Board of Visitors for the Stanford Law School. Since his retirement, he has taken an active interest in developing his plein air painting skills. Don’s interest in the Conservancy follows naturally from his love of the outdoors. “I have taken many trips to beautiful places with the Boy Scouts and Sierra Club. We have a unique and beautiful place right here. If we can preserve and enhance it, what a great thing for our community.” Bill Swank is an attorney and partner at Brobeck, Phleger and Harrison where he specializes in environmental and toxic tort litigation. Bill and his wife Lynn moved here from San Marino and have been Peninsula residents for 6 years—“relative newcomers,” he says. Bill became interested in the Conservancy after he met a number of people connected with the organization and found them to be a very interesting and diverse group. “ I live on the less developed side of the Peninsula, so I am particularly attuned to issues which affect the open space that remains. I particularly like the free market approach the Conservancy uses to preserve land.” Lynn is docent at the Pt. Vicente Interpretive Center and member of Las Candalistas. We are pleased to welcome Bruce, Leah, Bill and Don to the Board. Our community is truly fortunate that such fine individuals are willing to donate their time to open space preservation and management. Friendship Park Nature Center Construction Begins Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe hosted a Feb 8 event commemorating the groundbreaking for construction of the new nature center at Deane Dana Friendship Park. A model of the new building is shown in the picture. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2002.
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