8/8/1994MINUTES OF A
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 8, 1994
CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to order by Mayor
Heinsheimer at 7:35 p.m., on Monday, August 8, 1994, in the City Council Chambers at City Hall,
2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California.
ROLL CALL
Councilmembers Present: Hill, Lay, Murdock, Mayor Pro Tem Pernell and Mayor
Heinsheimer.
Councilmembers Absent: None.
Others Present: Craig R. Nealis, City Manager.
Michael Jenkins, City Attorney.
Lola Ungar, Principal Planner.
Nan Huang, Senior Accountant.
Marilyn Kern, Deputy City Clerk.
Melinda Schoen, Clerk Typist/Receptionist.
Steve Aryan, Administrative Intern.
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF FORMER CITY COUNCILMEMBERS AND
MAYORS GINNY LEEUWENBURGH AND GORDANA SWANSON.
Mayor Heinsheimer called upon representatives in attendance from the Federal Government, State
Legislature, neighboring Cities, and various non-profit and community organizations to make
presentations to Ginny Leeuwenburgh and Gordana Swanson for their dedicated public service.
RECESS TO RECEPTION
Mayor Heinsheimer announced at 8:40 p.m. that a reception will be held in the lobby of City Hall
in honor of former Mayors and Councilmembers Ginny Leeuwenburgh and Gordana Swanson.
RECONVENE
Mayor Heinsheimer reconvened the meeting at 9:25 p.m.
CONSENT CALENDAR
Matters which may be acted upon by the City Council in a single motion. Any
Councilmember may request removal of any item from the Consent Calendar causing it to
be considered under Council Actions.
a. Minutes - Regular Meeting of July 25, 1994.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
b. Minutes - Adjourned Regular Meeting of July 29, 1994.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
C. Payment of Bills.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
d. Report regarding FY 93-94 Budget Category Expenses.
RECOMMENDATION: Approve as presented.
e. Status report regarding G.P.S. Positioner.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file.
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f. Correspondence from California State Senator Charles M. Calderon requesting
support for SB 995, a measure which allows cities and counties to levy benefit
assessments to support law enforcement activities.
RECOMMENDATION: Receive and file/provide direction.
Councilmember Hill moved approval of the recommendations contained in the Consent Calendar.
Mayor Pro Tem Pernell seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS
None.
TRAFFIC COMMISSION ITEMS
None.
Hearing no objection, Mayor Heinsheimer requested that the public hearing regarding fee
adjustments for nuisance wildlife traps be discussed later on the agenda.
PUBLIC HEARINGS - Continued
ZONING CASE NO. 512. SUBDIVISION NO. 82. TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP NO.
21400: A REQUEST FOR A THREE (3) LOT SUBDIVISION OF LAND AT LOT 85-
RH, AND CURRENTLY, 10 PINE TREE LANE, ROLLING HILLS, CA, AN EXISTING
LOT THAT HAS ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT, TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY MR. AND
MRS. WILLIAM HASSOLDT. LOT 85-RH CONSISTS OF 7.826 ACRES GROSS TO BE
DIVIDED INTO THREE LOTS AS FOLLOWS: LOT 1 - 2.95 ACRES GROSS, 2.40
ACRES NET; LOT 2 - 2.46 ACRES GROSS, 2.02 ACRES NET; AND, LOT 3 - 2.43
ACRES GROSS, 2.04 ACRES NET. (PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS
APPROVAL)
City Manager Nealis presented the staff report and noted the receipt of a letter dated August 8,
1994, from the applicant's attorney relative to Councilmember Lay's participation in Council
deliberations in Zoning Case No. 512. Mayor Heinsheimer opened the continued public hearing
and called for testimony.
• Mr. Dick Anderson, Los Angeles County Planning Advisor, stated his opinion that the plans
of August 4, 1994, before the Council this evening, appear to meet the City's requirements
relative to radial lot lines.
Councilmembers discussed the proposed subdivision relative to concerns about grading, radial lines
on the frontage and the undergrounding of the utility poles raised by Councilmembers during
previous public hearing deliberations and concurred that the present proposal seems to address
these concerns. Mayor Pro Tem Pernell suggested that the utility poles adjacent to and on the
proposed subdivision be identified in the Resolution of Approval for the benefit of the applicants.
Further discussion ensued regarding conditions to be included in the Resolution of Approval.
Councilmembers concurred that the utility poles to be undergrounded adjacent to and on the
property should be specifically identified in the Resolution. Councilmember Lay indicated that a
provision to ensure that the plans reviewed by the City Council this evening are tied to the
Resolution.
• Mr. and Mrs. William Hassoldt, applicants, stated that they agree that the utility poles to
be undergounded should be specifically identified in the Resolution and agreed to a
continuance to the public hearing to allow for staff to prepared a draft Resolution of
Approval. Mrs. Hassoldt expressed concern that this process has taken seven years to
complete.
Hearing no further comments, Mayor Heinsheimer closed the public hearing. Hearing no
objection, Mayor Heinsheimer continued this item to the next regularly scheduled meeting of the
City Council and directed staff to prepare a Resolution of Approval for a three lot Subdivision of
land at 10 Pine Tree Lane (Lot 85-RH) reflecting the concerns raised by Councilmembers relative
to the conditions for underground utilities. Staff was also directed to review the conditions of the
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Resolution of Approval to ensure their correlation with the plans for Tentative Parcel Map No.
21400 stamped received by the City on August 4, 1994 and reviewed by the City Council this
evening.
In response to the applicant's statement that their Subdivision request has taken seven years,
Councilmember Murdock stated for the record that this case has not been before the City Council
for seven years and indicated that she feels that there should not be any reflection that this delay
was the fault of City Council actions.
ZONING CASE NO. 510A
MR. DAVID T. CHRISTENSEN, 9 OPEN BRAND ROAD (LOT 114 -EF)
APPEAL OF A PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL
USE PERMIT TO REPLACE A STABLE STRUCTURE WITH A GUEST
HOUSE AND A PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN
REVIEW APPROVAL FOR A GUEST HOUSE.
City Manager Nealis presented the staff report. Mayor Heinsheimer opened the continued public
hearing and called for testimony. Hearing none, Councilmembers discussed their concerns
regarding access to the proposed future stable and corral location and the suggestion that the
applicants consider building their guest house on the third level pad. City Manager Nealis reported
that the City has not heard from the applicants regarding this suggestion.
Councilmembers discussed their options including directing staff to prepare a Resolution of Denial,
remanding it back to the Planning Commission if the applicant were to revise their plans or
continuing the public hearing. It was suggested that the public hearing be continued to allow staff
to contact the applicants to determine if they are willing to entertain the option of placing the guest
house on the lower pad and allow them to be present at the public hearing.
Councilmember Lay moved that staff prepare a draft Resolution of Denial for City Council review
at the next regularly scheduled meeting. Councilmember Murdock seconded motion which carried
unanimously. City Manager Nealis reported that staff will contact the applicant and explain the
situation as it has been presented this evening.
Hearing no objection, Mayor Heinsheimer continued the public hearing to the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the City Council-.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
CONSIDERATION OF FEE ADJUSTMENTS FOR NUISANCE WILDLIFE TRAPS.
City Manager presented the staff report.
Mayor Heinsheimer opened the public hearing and called for testimony. Hearing no comments
from those in attendance, Mayor Heinsheimer closed the public hearing. Mayor Pro Tem Pernell
moved that the City Council approve the request from the SPCA to increase the fee for nuisance
wildlife traps from $10.00 to $15.00 and that staff be directed to prepare a new agreement between
the City and the SPCA for FY 94-95 and present it for City Council consideration at the next
regular meeting of the City Council. Councilmember Murdock seconded the motion which carried
unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS
ORDINANCE NO. 249: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS
REPEALING CHAPTER 8.32, OF THE ROLLING HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO ABATEMENT OF VIEW IMPAIRMENT.
Hearing no discussion regarding Ordinance No. 249, Mayor Heinsheimer called for a motion.
Councilmember Murdock moved that the City Council waive further reading and adopt Ordinance
No. 249. Mayor Pro Tem Pernell seconded the motion which carried unanimously.
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NEW BUSINESS
CONSIDERATION OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES MAYOR STEVEN KUYKENDALL REGARDING A PUBLIC/PRIVATE
COMPENSATION STUDY.
City Manager Nealis presented the staff report. Councilmembers discussed the request for the
City's participation in a Public/Private Compensation Study and concurred that they would like to
review the Orange County study and further investigate this request.
Mayor Heinsheimer directed staff to further investigate the existing Orange County study and
report back to the City Council as necessary.
OPEN AGENDA APPROXIMATELY 8:00 P.M. PUBLIC COMMENT WELCOME
• Allan Roberts, Planning Commission Chair, complimented the City-wide Newsletter.
MATTERS FROM MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
• Councilmember Murdock reported that an urgent item regarding support for Senate Bill
778, which will assist efforts to maximize the use of reclaimed water, was brought to her
attention by the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County. Since this information was
presented to her after agenda materials had been prepared, Councilmember Murdock
moved that this item be declared urgent and placed before the City Council for
consideration this evening. Councilmember Lay seconded the motion which carried
unanimously. After discussion and hearing no objection, Mayor Heinsheimer directed staff
to prepare a letter for his signature to Assemblywoman Betty Karnette indicating the City
Council's support for Senate Bill 778.
• Councilmember Hill reported that Rancho Palos Verdes Councilmember Lee Byrd had
offered to address the City Council and Planning Commission regarding potential uses of
a GPS positioner. Staff was directed to place this item on the Joint Study Session Agenda
of August 29, 1994. Councilmember Hill stated that he would contact Councilmember Byrd
regarding his availability for this meeting.
• Mayor Heinsheimer thanked Councilmember Murdock and staff for the preparation that
went into the special presentations to former City Councilmembers Ginny Leeuwenburgh
and Gordana Swanson.
MATTERS FROM STAFF
• City Manager Nealis reported that a memorandum had been received announcing that Brice
Stephenson, former interim City Manager of Rolling Hills passed away on August 7, 1994.
He also reported that a memorial tribute for George Voigt, former California Contract
Cities Director, who passed away on July 31, 1994 will be held on Sunday, August 21, 1994.
• City Manager Nealis reminded the City Council that the annual Sheriff's Bar-B-Que will be
held on August 17, 1994 and that a memorandum from the City of Lomita regarding
transportation to this event was placed before the Council this evening.
• City Manager Nealis reported on SB 1321 which would allow cities with populations under
25,000 to not comply with state mandated programs.
MATTERS FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY
None.
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ADJOURNMENT
Hearing no further business before the City Council, Mayor Heinsheimer adjourned the meeting
at 10:10 p.m. to Monday, August 22, 1994, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall,
2 Portuguese Bend Road, Rolling Hills, California.
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Respectfully -submitted,
Marily:L�ern
Deputy City Clerk