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1/11/1960 � � a� MINUTES OF REGULAR ME�TING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ` � � OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA 11 January 1960 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to order at 7:30 P.M. by Mayor Tourtelot: � ROLL CALL � Present: Councilme�n Goodman, Horn, Roach and � Mayor Tourtelot Absent: Councilman Nielsen , Also �Present.: City Cler� Gilbert Myers, Deputy City Clerk Phyllis Stockdale, City Attorney William Kinley, Mr: , and Mrs. Ch�rles ,�ylesbury, Messrs. F. C. Ripley; Jr. , J. L. Elliott, Clif'ton A. Hix, John *°�' Heater and Fraser MacMinn. ar . �` MINUTES .- 11�T ING OF 26 OCT OBER 1959 � � � {t � On motion. of Councilman Goodman, seconded by Council- � man Roach and unanimously carried, the minutes of the meeting held 26 October 1959 were approved as written. CORRES�'ONDENCE The City Clerk presented correspondence, as follows: a, lett.er dated January 6, 1960 from Thomas M. Murphy, chairman of the Planning Commisaion of the City of Rolling Hills, advising the Council that the cost of the contract planning staff would probably exceed the budgeted figure of �2,000.00 b, letter dated December 15, 1959 from the Ci�y Clerk of the Ci�y of Torrance enclosing a � resolution of that city pro�esting .the spend- ing of municipal and�or county funds by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors to conduct a rubbish disposal survey of the entire city � of Los Angeles and the County of Los Angeles. c , letter dated December 16; 1959 from W. H. Kessenick, Jr, of the South Bay Engineering Company reporting on the progress of the work . on the design of the storm drains included in Project No. 570. d. letter dated December, 29, 1959 from H. A. McCarter of 3 Quail Ridge Road North request- ing that another sign be placed at the inter- section Qf Rolling Hills Road and Crenshaw Boulevard on the West side of Crenshaw to ' indicate the turn t.o the Ci�ty of Rolling Hi11s. It was moved by Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Horn and unanimously carried that permission be requested of the City of Torrance to install such a sign at the location mentioned. L�! ��. It was also moved by Councilman Horn that the City of Torrance be requested to mark Crenshaw Boulevard to indicate the narrowing of the road at Rolling Hills Road to safeguard persons waiting to make a left turn onto Rolling Hills Road. The motion was seconded by . ; Councilman Goodman arid unanimously carried. APPLICATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COM'PANY FOR R1�TE � INCREASE ` � , . � The City Manager reported that he had been informed , that the Southern California Gas Company would on January 159 1960 f31e an application before the Public Utilities Commission requesting an S�fO rate increase. It was moved by Councilman Goodman that the matter be tabled until the next meetirig pending information as to whether or not tYie proposed increase would be countywide:� qr - local. The motion was seconded by Councilman Horn and carried. . PROPOSED CONSOLIDATION OF NlUNICIPAL COURT JUDICIAL DISTRICTS , The City� Manager reported that the County of Los ` Angeles was considering a recommendation to consolidate the twenty-six municipal court judicial districts into one� district. � � TRAFFIC SIGNS The City Manager reported that the stop sign located at Eastfield Drive and 0utrider Road had been removed by persons unkno�wn. Councilman Goodman suggested that the next Association Newsletter advise the residents of the penalty for defacing or removing traffic signs or signals. CITY BILLS � ' The City Manager presented the register of bills to be allowed for payment. On motion of Mayor Tourtelot, seconded by Councilman Horn and unanimously. carried, Council- . man Roach was designated Finance Officer, pro tempore, On motion of Councilman Goodman, seconded by Mayor Tourtelot, , and on roll call vote by the City Clerk unanimously carried, Demands 537 through 51�5 were approved for payment from the General Fund, and Demand 546 was approved for payment from the In Lieu Fund, as f ollows: Demand No. 537 State Empl.oyees � Retirement � � System � 60. 00 Demand No . 538 �Internal Revenue Service 125.40 Demand No. 539 Rolling Hills C�ommunity ' � Association 2, 709.47 Demand No. 5l�0 Ancho•r �Press 10.9L} Demand No. 541 Pacific Telephone 13 . 08 Demand No. 51�2 League of Calif. Cities 137.50 �, Demand No. 51�3 �Bancroft-Whitney Company . 2,34 ' � Demand No. 5l�4 Postmaster I�O. 00 � Demand No. 5�.5 The Corinth Company 21.86 Total to be paid from General Fund � �3 ,120. 9 DemancT No. 51�6 Saf'eway Sign Co. 57. 72 � Total to be paid from In Lieu Fund � � 57• 72 , . , v , � � j� J_l, AUTHORIZATION FOR INVESTMENT OF SURPLUS FUNDS IN U. S. TREASURY BILLS On motion of Councilman Goodman, se:conded by Councilman Horn and unanimously carried, the City Treasurer was authorized to invest as �much of � the General Fund Bank �c'co.unt in 90-day U. S. Treasury Bills as he deemed .advisable and to report his de- cision at the next meeting. ' TEEN�,GE P,I�RTY PROCEDURE The Council `requested that copies o°f the pro- cedure for teenage parties be given' to all Council- men for study and that the matter be put on the next Council agenda. FINANCIAL PLANNING COMMITTE� REPORT � No report. Ordered held for a later meeting. � PROPOSED SUBDNISION ORDSNANC.E .. .�...r It was moved by Mayor Tourtelot, seconded by Couneilman Horn and unanimously carried that the consideration of the proposed subdivision ordinance . again be tabled until the next meeting. � � JOINT POVif�RS AGREEMENT RE RECIPROCAL USE OF EQUI�'MENT - � RESOLUTION .NO. 90 � .��, , The City Attorney advised the Council that the Cityt s Liability �'olicy would provide irisf�rance cover- age for use of. equipment rented or borrowed from other cities under the terms of th2s Joint Powers Agreement. � Thereupon, on motion made by Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Horn and after discussion in which all councilmen participated, ResolutionNo. 90 entitled •'tA Resolution of the City council of the City of Rolling Hills Authorizing: the Execution of a Joint Powers Agreement for Borrowing and Lending Equipment�� was, on roll call vote by the City Clerk, unanimously adopted. Resolution No. 90 is set forth in f ull in the Book of Resolutions. PALOS V�RDES V'JAT�R COMPANY APPLICATION FOR RAT� INCREASE The City .�ttorney advised the Council that the hearing of the Palos Verdes Water Company� s application for rate increase would be held UUednesday, February 3 , 1960 in the City Hall at Palos Verdes �states. It was moved by Councilman Goodman that Everett L. Clark, engineer, and Auten Bush, attorney, represent the City of Rolling Hills jointly with the cities of Palc�s Verdes Estates and Rolling Hills Estates in the pro= posed hearings regarding the apolication of the Palos Verdes Water Company f'or general rate increases before the Public Utilities Commission, provided that the Rolling Hills share of the cost not exceecl one-quarter (4) of' the amount paid _by the City of Palos Verdes Estates. ZThe motion was seconded by Councilman Horn and unanimously carried. The Clerk was instructed to so advise the City of Palos Verdes Estates. • o � �� TRAFFIC SAFETY � Councilman Horn re.ported that the. new stop sign on Southfield and Ringbit could not be seen until the driver was almost at the intersection. The Manager stated that a 1QStop Ahead�a sign would be installed. Mayor Tourtelot reported that he had receiv�d � . complaint�s; about the bump on Saddleback Road� near the. Gap. The Manager stated that this 'lbump« was a water diverter, rather than a traffic control device. CITY TR�ASURER� S REPORT � The City Treasurer submitted a report for the month of December, 1959 which stated that as. of Decem- ber 31, 1959 the balance:.in the General Fund was ' �10,835•753 in the In Lieu Fund the balance was 14,541.�3 . On motion: duly made by Councilman Good- man, seconded by Councilman Horn and unanimously carried, the report was .accepted and ordered filed;� ADJOURNNi�NT There being no f urther busineas to come before the meeting, it was moved by Co uncilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Roach and unanimously car'r.ied that the meeting be adjourned at 8:25 PoM. � 0 � City Clerk .�PPR OVED: � � � � ` � � � Mayor � r � e