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MEMORANDUM TO FILE:
MARCH 3, 2003
Dr. Dimitri Bizoumis
30 Portuguese Bend Road
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
Dr. Ray Walker
6 Wagon Lane
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
BRIEF HISTORY- DRAINAGE CONCERNS
Mrs. Tina Greenberg
32 Portuguese Bend Road
Rolling Hills, CA 90274
In early February, 2003, Roger Vink, the RHCA Inspector reported a complaint to me
from Dr. Bizoumis that there exists a drainage problem between 30 and 32 Portuguese
Bend Road, and that it may involve a County built drainage facility. The next day the
City Planner and the Building Official met with Mrs. Greenberg at 32 Portuguese Bend
Road and determined that there are no County built drainage pipes on the property and
that there appears to be a severed corrugated pipe located along the bank between 6
Wagon Lane and 32 Portuguese Bend Road. Mrs. Greenberg indicated that the direction
of the natural course was not altered recently and that it was always as it exists now. The
Building Official recommended that Mrs. Greenberg get together with Dr. Walker to
devise a plan to either cap off this pipe at the top of the bank and install a rip rap to
properly dissipate the runoff on the entire bank, or connect the pipe to an existing
drainage inlet located on Mrs. Greenberg's property past the turnout area.
City Planner determined that the drainage issue was a private matter between the property
owners and offered assistance in the processing of drainage review by the Building and
Safety Department, once the neighbors agree on plan of action.
Several weeks later, during a storm, Dr. Bizoumis called the City with a concern that the
runoff from 32 Portuguese Bend Road, flowing across the easements between the
properties is undermining the closed off trail behind his house, and indicated that this
problem started after Mrs. Greenberg constructed the turnout area.
City staff and the Building Official, together with Mrs. Greenberg and Dr. Bizoumis met
in the easement between 30 and 32 Portuguese Bend Road to evaluate the situation.
Large volume of water flowing from the area of the corrugated pipe across the easement
and behind Dr. Bizoumis' house was observed. However, it was determined that this is
the natural course of the water and that neither the County nor the City is responsible for
the runoff. The City Manager suggested that the owners cooperate in this matter and
jointly address the situation. In addition, the City Manager informed the property owners
that would research the location of County constructed pipes in the area, if any.
Later in the week we met with Dr. Walker and Dr. Bizoumis concerning the same matter.
Dr. Walker reported that the runoff that we saw in the field from the severed pipe on Mrs.
Greenberg's property is not coming from 6 Wagon Lane, as she capped off pipes from
her property that were carrying water onto 32 Portuguese Bend Road and re-routed the
runoff to her driveway and onto Wagon Lane. She indicated that there might be some
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county drains in the area, which could be broken and therefore contributing to the large
volume of runoff.
The City Manager assured the property owners that we are researching if there area any
county drains on the affected properties, and recommended that the neighbors jointly hire
an engineer, who can advise them of the best way to repair and solve the drainage
situation.
We have contacted the Los Angeles County Building and Safety Department, the Los
Angeles Flood Control District and the Los Angeles County Road Division and were
informed that there are no records, which would indicate a presence of any County drain
pipes or other drainage devices on or near the three properties in question or in the
easements. A Los Angeles County Road Department storm drain is located in the
roadway on Portuguese Bend Road north of 30 Portuguese Bend Road, but there are no
connections to the private properties.
Letter was sent on 3/3/03 informing the property owners of our findings from the County
and urging the owners to work together to resolve this.
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