11/23/19594
MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS,:CALIFORNIA
23 November 1959
The regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Rolling Hills was held at 7:30 p.m. Monday, 23 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, Roach
and Mayor Tourtelot
ce letter dated November 17, 1959 from James Waller.,
owner of Lot 106B of Rolling Hills, requesting a
variance from Ordinance No. U-14 which requires
a 4" fire hydrant on a 4" line within 500 feet
of any new residence. Mr. Waller stated that
there was a fire hydrant approximately 22072 feet
from his proposed dwelling site by way of the road.
The Council discussed the request and it was moved
by Councilman Nielsen, seconded by Councilman Horn
and carried that the matter be held over for the
next meeting.
d. letter dated November 18, 1959?rom Sam'Rayb'urri,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, acknowledging
receipt of Resolution No. 88 of the City of Rolling
Hills.
e. letter dated November 17, 1959 from Agnes'R. Platt,
City Clerk of the City of Huntington Park, trans-
mitting a copy of Resolution No. 4403 of that City,
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.
Also Present: City Clerk Gilbert Myers, Deputy City Clerk
Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney William
Kinley, Mrs. B. R.,Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Davidson, Miss Mardo C. Crane, Dr. Godfrey
Pernell, Mr. and Mrs. John Heater,
Messrs. Fritz Ripley, George Fenn and Richard
Nall, Mrs..Paul Jernstrom,.Mrs. F. L. Smith,
Eugene Chace, Arthur B. Chase, C. W. Beck,
Robert Merrill, Mrs. J. M..Boyer
,CORRESPONDENCE
4 The City Clerk read correspondence, as follows:
a. letter dated November 19, 1959 from F. C. Ripley, Jr.
of 21 Crest Road East, commenting upon the proposed
zoning and subdivision ordinances.
b. letter dated November 16, 1959 from Mardo C. Crane
of 10 Southfield Drive, expressing her views on
the proposed subdivision and zoning ordinances.
ce letter dated November 17, 1959 from James Waller.,
owner of Lot 106B of Rolling Hills, requesting a
variance from Ordinance No. U-14 which requires
a 4" fire hydrant on a 4" line within 500 feet
of any new residence. Mr. Waller stated that
there was a fire hydrant approximately 22072 feet
from his proposed dwelling site by way of the road.
The Council discussed the request and it was moved
by Councilman Nielsen, seconded by Councilman Horn
and carried that the matter be held over for the
next meeting.
d. letter dated November 18, 1959?rom Sam'Rayb'urri,
Speaker of the House of Representatives, acknowledging
receipt of Resolution No. 88 of the City of Rolling
Hills.
e. letter dated November 17, 1959 from Agnes'R. Platt,
City Clerk of the City of Huntington Park, trans-
mitting a copy of Resolution No. 4403 of that City,
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.
f. letter dated November 9, 1959 from Mr. Lloyd
Steffgen of the architectural firm of Verge and
Clatworthy, requesting permission to grade and
pave a driveway for the Novitiate to be built for
the Daughters of Mary and Joseph near the City
boundary and a portion of which driveway would be
inside the City. It was moved -by Councilman Goodman
that the City Council approve the plan and grant
permission for the driveway provided that a
recordable written agreement be -obtained stating
that the driveway would'not be connected to the
Rolling Hills road system or dedicated as a public
road. The motion was seconded by Councilman Horn
and unanimously carried. The City Attorney was
instructed to reply to Mr. Steffgen, outlining the
Cityls decision in the matter.
CITY BILLS
The City Manager presented the register of bills to be.
allowed. On motion of -Councilman Goodman, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and,,on.roll call vote by the City Clerk,
unanimously carried, Demands 510 -through 518 were approved
for payment from the General Fund, as follows:
Demand
No..510
Gilbert B. Myers
$563.40
Demand
No.
511
Phyllis.S. Stockdale
326.20
Demand
No.
512
William Kinley
200.00
Demand
No.
513
California Bank
125.40
Demand
No.
514
Anchor 'Press
13.27
Demand
No..
515
_Zellerbach Paper Company
429-51 .
Demand
No.
516,
Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. 130'75
Demand
No.
517
State Compensation Insurance
15;00
Demand
No.
518
General Telephone Company
0.2
Total
to be paid from General Fund -
$1;369.78
PALOS VERDES WATER COMPANY APPLICATION FOR RATE INCREASE
Councilman Nielsen reported that he had discussed the
Water Companyt s application with -'a representative of the
Grandview Home Owners Association who had -informed him
that, there would be a meeting of twenty-thr_-ee home owners
associations November 23, 1959 to consider joining forces
to register their objection to the application, and'further
stated that he would report upon that meeting.later.
POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC HEARING OF PLANNING COMMISSION
A letter dated November 3, 1959 from the Board of
Directors of the Rolling Hills Community Association to
Mayor Tourtelot was read by the manager, requesting that .
the public hearing of the Planning Commission scheduled
for November 18, 1959 be continued ninety days from said
date. Mayor Tourtelotts letter dated November 102 1959
was:,,read, stating that.the Planning Commission had already
continued the hearing.. It was then' moved, by Mayor Tourtelot
that the Planning Commission be requested to postpone its
proposed public hearing at least ninety days from.'-
November
rom. -November 18, 1959. The motion was seconded by Councilor an
Nielsen and carried.
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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT RE RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT
The City Manager reported that he had submitted the
Joint Powers Agreement providing for reciprocal use of
various types of equipment owned by municipalities in
the South Bay area to the Corinth -Company, insurance
carrier for the City, and had not yet received an opinion
regarding the Cityts liability in connection with said
agreement.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
meeting, it was moved by Councilman Nielsen; seconded by
Councilman Goodman and unanimously carried that the
meeting be adjourned at 9:30 .m.
APPROVED: City Clerk
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Mayor
PROPOSED SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE
Councilman Goodman reported that he had given a
copy'of the proposed subdivision ordinance to Mr. Arthur
Will, City -County Coordinator, to have it checked by
the County experts for technical aspects and that he
had not yet received a report on it. It was then moved
by Councilman Horn, seconded by Councilman Roach and
unanimously carried that the matter be tabled until the
next meeting.
Mr. George Fenn stated that he believed it was
important to maintain a four acre minimum lot size in
the.City of Rolling Hills. He further stated that he
believed that it -was important that a public hearing
be held on the subdivision ordinance as well as the
zoning ordinance, although he understood that such a
hearing was not required by State Law. Mayor Tourtelot
stated that, while a public hearing as such would not
be held, the Council might hold several meetings at
Dapplegray School in order to permit more residents to
attend the Council meetings and hear the discussion on
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the ordinance.
SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 29
Councilman Goodman read in full the title of pro-
posed Ordinance No. 29, "An Ordinance of the City of
Rolling Hills Amending Ordinance No. 16 of the City of
Rolling Hills" and moved that the reading of the pro-
posed ordinance in full be waived. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried.
Thereupon, on motion of Cowicilman Goodman, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen, said Ordinance No. 29 was, on roll
call vote by the City Clerk -unanimously adopted.
Ordinance No. 29 is set forth in full in the Book of
Ordinances.
JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT RE RENTAL OF EQUIPMENT
The City Manager reported that he had submitted the
Joint Powers Agreement providing for reciprocal use of
various types of equipment owned by municipalities in
the South Bay area to the Corinth -Company, insurance
carrier for the City, and had not yet received an opinion
regarding the Cityts liability in connection with said
agreement.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
meeting, it was moved by Councilman Nielsen; seconded by
Councilman Goodman and unanimously carried that the
meeting be adjourned at 9:30 .m.
APPROVED: City Clerk
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Mayor