4/24/1961MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
April 24, 1961
The regular meeting of the City Council of,the '
City of Rolling Hills was called to order by Mayor Horn at
7:30 P.M., Monday, April 24, 1961.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Nielsen, O'Flaherty, Roach-,
Tourtelot and Mayor Horn
Absent: None
Also
Present:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
City Attorney' William Kinley
City Manager Gilbert B. Myers
Deputy City Clerk.Mary Louise Powers
City Treasurer Lloyd Hully ,
On motion of Councilman'Nielsen, seconded by
Councilman Roach and unanimously carried, the minutes of
the meeting held April 10, 1961 were approved as written.
CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk read the following:
a) letter dated April 18, 1961 from Peter
Pitchess, Sheriff of Los Angeles County,
addressed to Gov. Pat Brown''regarding his
criticism of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's
Department.
The City Attorney was directed to write a
letter to Sheriff Pitchess to express
satisfaction with the efficiency of the
Lennox Station.
b) County City Services Budget Estimate for
1961-62. The information will be used in
formulating the City Budget.
MUNICIPAL COURT CONSOLIDATION,
The City Attorney reported that the consolidation
of municipal courts would not effect the City of Rolling
Hills. The local district would be called Southeast District
rather than the South Bay District. The area served by the
Southeast 'District Court would be larger . and the number of
judges sitting in that court would be ' increased from the
existing three to eight judges. The proposed consolidation
would make the districts for the Municipal Courts the same
as for the Superior Courts.
The City Attorney further reported that the existing
system is expensive and the proposed system might represent -
a saving to the taxpayer as it does away with all Justice
Courts.
After discussion) the matter was ordered tabled.
BUDGET 1961-62
The matter of the 1961-62 budget was tabled.
PENINSULA COORDINATING COUNCIL
Councilman Tourtelot was appointed to serve'as a
representative to the Palos°Verdes Peninsula Coordinating
Council.
RECREATION DISTRICT INFORMATION
The City Attorney reported that a Recreation District
could be formed in any one of the three cities on the Peninsula,
or all three cities could join together and form a Recreation
District. He further reported that to support and maintain
the Recreation District, a tax could be levied up to 15(,%
per $100.00 assessed valuation.
GATE OPERATION
After discussion of the operation of the gates
for the balance of the fiscal year, it was moved by Councilman
O'Flaherty, seconded by Councilman Roach and on roll call -
vote by the City Clerk unanimously carried that the City will
reimburse the Association for all monies expended by'them in
the operation of the gates in excess of the contract price of
$3,083.33 per month so long as said excess does not exceed the
sum of $150.00 per month for the months of May and June, 1961.
SWAFFIELD MEMORIAL
Since there was no meeting of the Swaffield Memorial
Committee, there was no report.
PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The City Clerk presented the register of bills to
be allowed for payment. On motion of Councilman Roach,
seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and on roll call vote by
the City Clerk unanimously carried Demands 851 through 856
were approved for payment from the General Fund, and Demand
857 was approved for payment from the Special In ]Lieu Fund
as follows:
Demand
No.
851
Southern California Edison Co.
$,
38.91
Demand
No.
852
L. A. County Health Dept.
1.00
Demand
No.
853
Rolling Hills Comm. Assn.
2)241.83
Demand
No.
854
Gilbert B. Myers
534.65
Demand
No.
855
William Kin.ley
250.00
Demand
No.
856
Mary Louise Powers
312.70
TOTAL
TO BE PAID FROM .THE GENERAL FUND
$
3,379.09
Demand
No.
857
L. A. Co. Sheriff Dept.
$
2,450.00
TOTAL
TO BE PAID FROM SPECIAL IN LIEU
FUND
$
2,450.00
FIRE REPORT
The City Clerk distributed copies of the report
on the water flow in some of the hydrants in the City of
Rolling Hills and reported that he had asked for a more
extensive report on fifty hydrants rather than only five
as shown in the report.
The matter was ordered tabled until such time
as the Councilmen had had an opportunity to study the
report.
REPORT ON _PURCHASE OF GATE PROPERTIES
The City Attorney reported that he had heard no
further word from the Palos Verdes Properties office.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was moved by Councilman Roach, seconded
by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried that the
meeting be adjourned at 8:30 P.M. , .
City Clerk
APPROVED:
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