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MINUTES OF
PUBLIC HEARING AND
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
AUGUST 14, 1961
The regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Rolling Hills was called to order by Mayor Roach
at 7:15 P.M., Monday, August 14, 1961 in -,the City Hall.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Horn, Nielsen, O'Flaherty,
Tourtelot and Mayor Roach
Absent: None
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Present: City Clerk Gilbert B. Myers
City Attorney William Kinley-
Deputy City Clerk Mary Louise Powers
C. W. Beck, 17 Crest East
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Richards, 4 Bowie Road
Mr. and Mrs. R. Y. Irwin, 7 Portuguese Bend
William E. Greer, 6 Chesterfield Road
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wallace, 10 Bowie Road
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pinner, 15 Bowie Road
Mr. Theodore Robinson, 12 Bowie Road
Dr. Chesley Houske, 3 Spur Lane
Mrs. E. J. Horkey, 2 Meadowlark Lane
PUBLIC HEARING ON RESOLUTION NO. 6 OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION -
CHANGE OF ZONE OF LOT 1 CHESTERFIELD RANCHOS -A
The Mayor stated that this public hearing was
held to consider Resolution No. 6 of the Planning Commission,
recommending the enactment of an amendment to Ordinance No. 33
of the City of Rolling Hills providing for zoning, which would
change the zone of Lot 1 of Chesterfield Ranchos -A from Zone
RAS -2 to Zone RAS -1.
The Mayor further stated that notices of the
public hearing were sent to owners of all property located
within five hundred (500),feet of the exterior boundaries
of said above parcel. He further stated that a notice of
the date, time and place of this public hearing was
published in the "Palos Verdes News" as required by
Ordinance No. 33.
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The Mayor asked if anyone wished to speak in favor
of the proposed change of zone.
Mr. Robert Irwin; owner of Lot 1, Chesterfield
Ranchos -A, stated that such change is warrante=d because
geographically the lot is more properly a part of the
RAS -one acre zone surrounding it than it is of the RAS -two
acre zone of which it is now a part. Mr. Irwin further
stated that access can only be accomplished through an
RAS -one acre area by way of Eastfield Drive, Chuckwagon
and Bowie Roads, and that the lot does have two building
sites of at least one acre each.
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The Mayor then asked if there was anyone present who
desired to speak against the proposed change of zone.
Mr. Paul Wallace; owner of Lot 4, Chesterfield
Ranchos -A, stated that he had appeared at the Public Hearing
held by the Planning Commission of the City of Rolling Hills
on July 18, 1961 and opposed the re -zoning. Mr. Wallace
further stated that if any change of zone were considered for
the area, he would recommend that the entire Bowie Road area
should be upgraded to Zone RAS -2 from Zone RAS -1.
Mr. C. W: Richards, owner of Lot 2, Chesterfield
Ranthos-A, stated that he was opposed to establishing a
precedent of dividing property into smaller lots. Mr. Richards
further stated that in the original division of the lots in
the Chesterfield Ranchos area the developers attempted to
divide the area into as many lots as possible and at that time
it was decided that there should be only one building site on
Lot 1. Mr. Richards stated that he could see no reason for
changing the zone.
Mr. Arthur Pinner, owner of Lot 12, Chesterfield
Ranchos -A, stated that he had recently purchased property
here in order to have more room and would like to see the
area remain the same.
Mr. William E. Greer, owner of Lot 5, Chesterfield
Ranchos -A, who lives at 6 Chesterfield RcEd, stated that he
was one of the developers,of the area and is the owner of the
lot adjoining Lot 1. Mr. Greer further stated that he did
not wish to go on record as,opposing the proposed change of
zone but did feel that if Mr. Irwin were granted two building
sites'on Lot 1 that he too should have two building sites on
Lot 5. Mr. -Greer referred to the Zoning Map of the City of
Rolling Hills and designated other lots in .this area on which
it would be possible to build two residences.
Mr: Theodore Robinson, owner of Lot 6, Chesterfield
Ranchos -A, stated that he designed the original tract and if
there had been two building sites on Lot 1, there would have
been a provision for them.
The Mayor then asked Mr. Robinson if the change of
zone were approved by the Council, would such change in his
opinion detract from the property values of other properties
in the area, Mr. -Robinson stated that if the property was
put into a one -acre zone that it would detract,from the value
of all other property in the area.
After a general discussion in which all Councilmen
participated, it was moved by Councilman Tourtelot, seconded
by Councilman Horn and unanimously carried that the City
Council take under consideration the natter of the proposed
change of zorie.and report its findings at the regular meeting
of the City Council on.September 11, 1961.
The Mayor then asked i-f:anyone else desired to speak
on the matter, and receiving a negative reply concluded the
hearing at 7:55 P.M.
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APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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On motion of Councilman Nielsen, seconded by
Councilman Toutelot and unanimously carried, the minutes
of the meeting held July 24,'1961 were approved as
corrected.
CORRESPONDENCE
e) Letter dated July 25, 1961 from Los Angeles
County Boundary Commission re territory,
proposed to be annexed to the City of Torrance.
Area proposed to be annexed is located in
.the vicinity of Crenshaw and Lomita Blvds.
f) Letter dated July 27,'1961 from The Southern
California School of Anti -Communism sponsoring
classes at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on
August 28 through September 1, 1961 and .
requesting that the City of Rolling Hills
proclaim that week as ANTI -COMMUNISM WEEK.
PROCLAMATION - ANTI -COMMUNISM WEEK
Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Tourtelot
and seconded by Councilman Horn that the week of August 28
through September 1, 1961 be proclaimed by the Mayor to be
ANTI -COMMUNISM WEE K,in the City of Rolling Hills; the motion
was carried by the following vote.
AYES
William G. Horn
°T. B. Roach, Jr.
°V. G: Nielsen
Fred I. Tourtelot
The
City Clerk read the following:
a)
Copy of letter from Los Angeles County
Chief Administrative Off'cer dated
June 22, 1961 addressed/tie Los Angeles
County Board of Supervisors reporting on
Pooling of County Purchases with other
Governmental Agencies.
b)
Letter from Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors dated July 24, 1961 stating that
the Board of Supervisors approved the report
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of the Chief Administrative Officer relating
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to the pooling of County purchases with other
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governmental agencies.
c)
Resolution from Los Angeles County Division
of League of California Cities dated 9
August 3, 1961 opposing expenditure of County
Gas Tax Funds -for damage claims in unincorp-
orated areas from funds which may be used
for street construction within cities.
d)
Letter dated August 9, 1961 from Los Angeles
County Probation Department announcing Open
House at new branch office at 2123 Torrance
Blvd., Torrance on August 17, 1961.
e) Letter dated July 25, 1961 from Los Angeles
County Boundary Commission re territory,
proposed to be annexed to the City of Torrance.
Area proposed to be annexed is located in
.the vicinity of Crenshaw and Lomita Blvds.
f) Letter dated July 27,'1961 from The Southern
California School of Anti -Communism sponsoring
classes at the Los Angeles Sports Arena on
August 28 through September 1, 1961 and .
requesting that the City of Rolling Hills
proclaim that week as ANTI -COMMUNISM WEEK.
PROCLAMATION - ANTI -COMMUNISM WEEK
Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Tourtelot
and seconded by Councilman Horn that the week of August 28
through September 1, 1961 be proclaimed by the Mayor to be
ANTI -COMMUNISM WEE K,in the City of Rolling Hills; the motion
was carried by the following vote.
AYES
William G. Horn
°T. B. Roach, Jr.
°V. G: Nielsen
Fred I. Tourtelot
NOES
Joseph O'Flaherty
ABSENT
None
Thereupon, the Mayor proclaimed the week of August 28
through September 1, 1961 as ANTI -COMMUNISM WEEK in the City
of Rolling Hills and ordered the City Clerk to post -a copy of
said proclamation in the usual public places,
LOS ANGELES COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT NO. 570
The Manager read a letter dated August 7, 1961 from
South Bay Engineering Corporation. The Manager reported
that South Bay Engineering had submitted tracings for the
Rights of Way for Project No. 570 and that he had forwarded
these to the County Flood Control District. The remaining
work consists of hydraulic studies which are presently under
way.
APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT GRAY TO PLANNING COMMISSION
It was moved by Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried that Robert Gray,
6 Possum Ridge, be appointed to,the Planning Commission of
the City of Rolling Hills to serve the unexpired term of
Richard Learned, who resigned on July 19, 1961. The term
of office expires November, 1961.
The Manager was directed to write a letter to
Mr. Gray to notify him of his appointment.
BUDGET 1961-62
The Manager reported that he will receive from
the Los Angeles County Assessor the certified assessment
roll fixing the assessed valuation of all real and personal
property in the City of Rolling Hills on or before August 23,
1961. After that date, the City Council must fix the tax
rate and adopt the budget for the City for the fiscal year
1961-62.,
GATE CONTRACT RENEWAL
,The -City Attorney reported that the Board of
Directors of the Rolling Hills Community Association had
recommended the following amendment to the Gate Contract
executed by the Mayor and City Clerk on July 24, 1961:
That the first sentence of paragraph 2, page 1,
of the contract be changed to read "The said sum of
Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars shall include
any contemplated salary increase for the guards now
employed by the Association." instead of "That said
sum of Forty Thousand ($40,000.00) Dollars shall
include a five percent (5%) salary increase for the
guards now employed by the Association."
The City Attorney stated that the Board wanted to
give more than a five percent salary increase and would pay
the amount in excess of the $40,000.00 contract price, if
necessary.
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On a motion made by Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman O'Plaherty and on roll call vote by the City
Clerk the contract as'amended was unanimously approved and
execution authorized for the operation of the gates for the
fiscal year 1961-62.
SWAFFIELD MEMORIAL
There was no report on the Swaffield Memorial,
WATER LINE TO RIDING RING
There was no' report submitted on the matter of
running a water line to the Riding Ring, however,'the
Manager made an unofficial estimate of the cost of approx-
imately $1,000;00. '
FIRE FLOW TESTS
Councilman Tourtelot stated that he had had two
meetings with Mr, Louis:,Alexander, Vice -President of Southern
California Water Co., and had furnished him with a topo"
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graphical ma of the Cit and a ma of the water lines for
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v study. Councilman Tourtelot reported that Mr. Alexander
,T indicated that there was nothing wrong with the water
pressure, but recommended that each individual case and
house be studied.
Councilman O'Flaherty recommended that the budget
include an item to cover the cost of an independent'engineer
ing report on'water,pressures in the City of Rolling Hills.
OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS
The Manager presented a sketch submitted by
Merritt Morris, A.I.A. for improving the office space by
extending the west wall of the Council Chambers. Estimated
cost of the improvement was $740.00. No action was taken
on the matter.
The Manager reported that the Planning.Commission
had requested the purchase of a tape recorder, photo slides
of the City of Rolling Hills, and a projector and screen
for showing°the slides:
Councilman Nielsen stated that he has a tape
recorder which he will donate to the City.
It was moved by Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and on roll call vote by the City Clerk
unanimously carried that the purchases be made of the photo
slides, projector and screen.
PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The City Clerk presented the register of bills to
be allowed for payment. On motion of Councilman Tourtelot,
seconded by Councilman Horn and on roll call vote by the
City Clerk unanimously carried Demands 911 through 926 were
approved for payment from the General Fund as follows:
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Demand No. 911 California Bank
Demand No. 912 Southern California Edison Co.
Demand No, 913 Palos Verdes Water Co,
Demand No. 914 Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.
Demand No. 915 City Copier -Service ,.
Demand No. 916 South Bay Daily Breeze °
Demand No. 917 Void
Demand No. 918 Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inc.
Demand No. 919 Columbia Ribbon & Carbon
Demand No. 920 Floyd Stationery Co,
Demand No. 921 The Corinth Co.
Demand No. 922 Pacific Telephone
Demand No, 923 General Telephone Co.
Demand No. 924 Safeway Sign Co',
Demand No, 925 Rolling Hills Community Assn,
Demand No. 926 Rolling Hills Community Assn,
TOTAL TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL FUND
GATE PROPERTIES
61
145.40
33.75
8.20
13.94
69.47
5.39
15.76
16.89
10.60
60.00
14.61
86.00
33.30
3,231.07
147.20
$3,891.58
There was no new report on the matter of the purchase
of Gate Properties,
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
The report of the City Treasurer was submitted for
the month of July, 1961, which -stated that -as of July 31, 1961
the balance in the General Fund was $40,301.49; including
$24,844.54 in U. S. Treasury Bills; and in the In Lieu Fund
the balance was $14,101.60, including $12,000.00 face value
Treasury Bills. On motion made by Councilman Horn, secgnded
by Councilman O'Flaherty and unanimously carried, the report
was accepted and ordered filed.
MONTHLY FINANCIAL STATEMENT
A'.report was submitted showing the receipts and
disbursements for the month of July, 1961. The report was
-accepted and ordered filed.
APPROVAL AND ACCEPTANCE OF BONDS OF MAYOR AND TREASURER
The official bonds of T. B. Roach, Jr, as Mayor
in ..the amount of $1,000,00 and Marion Welch as Treasurer in
the amount of $10,000,00`were presented to the Council.
After approval by the City Attorney as to form, and*on motion
made by Councilman Nielsen, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot
and unanimously carried, the bonds were approved and accepted
and ordered filed with the'City Clerk.
SUBDIVISION•.NO. 1 - GREENHUT
After discussion of the Tentative Map Tract 26755
submitted to the Planning Commission by Dr. J. W. Greenhut
on July 11, 1961, which was recommended to the City Council
for approval by the Planning Commission at its meeting held
July 18, 1961, it was moved by Councilman Horn, seconded
by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried that the
Tentative Map Tract 26755 be approved.
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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 10:00 P.M.
City Clerk
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