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8/14/19611 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 Als o 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. z 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. 420 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. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES nrM_ 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 �-+ of the Chief Administrative Officer relating ar: to the pooling of County purchases with other .�. 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. 1 1 1 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" df" graphical ma of the Cit and a ma of the water lines for u; g P P Y P 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: 0 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. 1 1 1 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 APPROVED: 700 r 1