Lawsuit threats make Redondo Beach City Council pause
After NoPowerPlant.com and Building a Better Redondo (BBR) submitted 7,468 valid signatures required to get the AES power plant zoning initiative on the ballot, the City Council decided to postpone their decision about how to proceed after the City received an email at around noon on Tuesday from NoPowerPlant.com lawyers Strumwasser & Woocher threatening a potential lawsuit if the initiative is not put on the ballot. In response, at 4:07 p.m. the City also received a letter from AES Southland President Eric Pendergraft also implying a potential lawsuit if the initiative is put on the ballot. Both cited City Charter article 27, which was approved by the voters in 2008 as Measure DD and governs major changes in allowable land use in Redondo Beach. However, each party interpreted the Charter in different ways. “I came here ready to put it on the March ballot,” said Councilmen Steve Aspel. “… I just want this over and done with. It’s going to cost a fortune in legal fees no matter what.” The Redondo Beach City Council discussed the potential lawsuits involving rezoining the AES Power Plant site at last Tuesday’s meeting. Photo Pendergraft wrote in his letter that Article 27 is…
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