11/9/1959MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
9 November 1959
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Rolling Hills was held at 7:30 P.m. Monday, 9 November
1959, in the City Hall,
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by
Mayor Tourtelot,
ROLL CALL
Present:, Councilmen Goodman, Horn, Nielsen
and Mayor Tourtelot
Absent: Councilman Roach
Also Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, Deputy City Clerk
Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney William
Kinley, Messrs. George Fenn, James Elliott,
Arthur Chase, John Whitehead, Fred Allen,
Ralph Blakey and Dr. Arthur Sperry.
MINUTES
- MEETING OF 14 SEPTEMBER 1959
On
motion of Councilman Horn, seconded by Councilman
Nielsen
and unanimously carried9 the minutes of the meeting
held 14
September 1959 were approved as written.
CORRESPONDENCE
The
City Clerk.read correspondence, as follows:
a,
letter dated November 59 1959 from Gabriel Allen
of the Ocean Water Pipeline Corporation regarding
conversion of saline water to potable water. The
manager was instructed to request further information.
b.
letter dated November 5, 1959 from the Board of
Supervisors of Los Angeles County regarding a
meeting to be held Monday, 23 November, for the
purpose of reviewing the County -wide rubbish
removal program. "Mayor Tourtelot and Councilman
Goodman were requested to represent the City at
the meeting. It was then moved by Councilman Goodman
that the representatives from the City of Rolling
Hills be instructed to take a stand that any arrange-
ment for trash collection be on a voluntary basis
for each city rather than being financed out of the
County General Fund. The motion was seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and -unanimously carried.
C.
Resolutions from the Cities of South Gate and
Montebello, protesting the elimination of the "Tax
Rate Schedule" from the County tax bill and
requesting the Board of Supervisors to cause same
to be printed on all County tax bills,
d. Notice of Inter -City Councilmen's Committee Meeting
to be held November 19, 1959 at the Plush Horse
Restaurant in Redondo Beach at 6:30 p.m. Councilman
Goodman said that he had been attending the meetings
but would be unable to be present on the nineteenth.
He suggested that Councilman Nielsen represent the
City at meetings of this group.
e. letter dated October 27, 1959 from George D.
Lyon, president of the'County of Los Angeles
Committee on Aging, regarding services for
senior citizens.
Total to be paid from General Fund - $577,02
Demand No. 509 Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department - $2,450.00
Total to be paid from In Lieu Fund - $2,450.00
FIRST READING .AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE N0. _ _ _. _ _2q_
Proposed Ordinance No. 29 entitled "An Ordinance of
the City of Rolling Hills Amending Ordinance No. 16 of
the City of Rolling Hills" was introduced by Councilman
Horn who read the title thereof and moved that the reading
of the ordinance in full be waived. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Goodman and unanimously carried.
.._.. .. _ ._ _..... .. .. .... ._SSION
POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING OF PLANNING COIVTMI _
The City Clerk read a letter dated November 4,. 1959
written by Thomas M. Murphy, chairman of the Planning
Commission of the City of Rolling Hills, which had been
sent to all owners of property in the City, announcing
that the public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance
scheduled for November 18, 1959 was postponed until further
notice. The City Clerk further stated that the Planning
Commission had requested comments and suggestions on the
proposed ordinance and would continue its deliberations.
f.. letter dated October 26, 1959 from Walter Hahn,
administrative officer of the City of Inglewood,
enclosing a draft of the Joint Powers Agreement
which would provide for reciprocal use of various
types of equipment owned by municipalities in the
area. The City Manager -stated that this proposal
evolved from a series of meetings of the South
Bay City Managers' group. He further stated that
he had discussed the matter with several City
Managers who were agreeable to the participation
of Rolling Hills in the Agreement, although we had
no equipment with which to reciprocate. The City
Attorney requested that the City's insurance
carrier be consulted regarding the insurance
aspects of such a program, and'the Manager was
instructed to do so.
CITY BILLS
4 .
The City Manager presented the register of bills to
be -'allowed. On motion of Councilman Nielsen, seconded by
Councilman Horn, and on roll call vote by the City Clerk
unanimously carried, Demands 502 through 508 were approved
for payment from the General Fund andDemand509 was approved
for payment from the In Lieu Fund, as follows:
Demand No. 502 Palos Verdes Water Company $24.65
Demand No. 503 Pacific Telephone 13.21
Demand No. 504 City Copier Service 26.89
Demand No. 505 Los Angeles County Health Dept. 3.00
Demand No. 506 City of Inglewood 42.71
Demand No. 507 International Business Machines 444.61
Demand No. 508 Raymond M. Tong 21.95
Total to be paid from General Fund - $577,02
Demand No. 509 Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department - $2,450.00
Total to be paid from In Lieu Fund - $2,450.00
FIRST READING .AND INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE N0. _ _ _. _ _2q_
Proposed Ordinance No. 29 entitled "An Ordinance of
the City of Rolling Hills Amending Ordinance No. 16 of
the City of Rolling Hills" was introduced by Councilman
Horn who read the title thereof and moved that the reading
of the ordinance in full be waived. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Goodman and unanimously carried.
.._.. .. _ ._ _..... .. .. .... ._SSION
POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING OF PLANNING COIVTMI _
The City Clerk read a letter dated November 4,. 1959
written by Thomas M. Murphy, chairman of the Planning
Commission of the City of Rolling Hills, which had been
sent to all owners of property in the City, announcing
that the public hearing on the proposed zoning ordinance
scheduled for November 18, 1959 was postponed until further
notice. The City Clerk further stated that the Planning
Commission had requested comments and suggestions on the
proposed ordinance and would continue its deliberations.
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INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF THE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
Councilman Goodman read the title of proposed Ordinance
No. 30, "An Ordinance of the City of Rolling Hills Regulating
and Controlling the Design and Improvement of Subdivisions
and Other Divisions of 'Property", and moved that Section 5.01
thereof be amended. The motion was seconded by Councilman
Horn and unanimously carried. Councilman Goodman then intro-
duced the ordinance as amended and moved that the reading in
full be waived. The motion was seconded by Councilman Horn
and unanimously carried.
Mr. James Elliott inquired if a public hearing would be
held by the Council on this ordinance. The City Attorney
stated that according to State Law the Council was not
required to hold a public hearing on a subdivision ordinance
but that any citizen could attend any of the Council meetings
and participate in any discussion thereon. Mr. George Fenn
stated that he believed an ordinance of such importance to
the community should be given a great amount of public
exposure prior to adoption.
PALOS VERDES WATER COMPANY APPLICATION FOR RATE INCREASE
The City Attorney reported that he had made an appoint-
ment to discuss the rat6oincrease application with Mr. Stewart
Warner of the Public Utilities Commission. He further stated
that the Public Utilities Commission advised that it would
make a thorough investigation of the Water Companyts figures.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. U-18 - EXTENSION OF TIME FOR
PREPARATION OF ZONING ORDINANCE
Proposed Ordinance No. U-18 entitled "An Ordinance
of the City of Rolling Hills Amending Ordinance No. U-10
of the City of Rolling Hills" was read in full by
Councilman Goodman; Thereupon, on motion made by
Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Nielsen, and
on roll call vote by the City Clerk, said Ordinance No. U-18
was unanimously adopted. Ordinance No. U-18 is set forth
in full in the Book of Ordinances.
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. U-19 - EXTENSION OF INTERIM
ZONING ORDINANCE
Proposed Ordinance No. U-19 entitled "An Ordinance
of the City of Rolling Hills Amending Ordinance No. U-11
of the City of Rolling Hills" was ' read in full by
Councilman Horn. Thereupon, on motion made by Councilman
Horn and seconded by Councilman Nielsen, said Ordinance
No. U-19 was, on roll call vote by the City Clerk, unani-
mously adopted. Ordinance No. U-19 is set forth in full
in the Book of Ordinances.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
meeting, it was moved by Councilman Nielsen, seconded by
Councilman -Horn and unanimously carried that the meeting
be adjourned at 9:10 p.m.
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. City Clerk.-
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