12/11/1961MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
December 11, 1961
The regular meeting. of.the City Council of the City
of Rolling Hills was called to order by Mayor Roach at 7:30 P.M.,
Monday, December 11, 1961 in the City Hall.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen Horn (arrived at 8 P.M.), Nielsen,
O'Flaherty, Tourtelot and Mayor Roach
Absent:
Also
Present:
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
None
City Attorney William Kinley
City Treasurer Marion Welch
Deputy City Clerk Mary Louise Powers
Lt. J. N. Hamilton, L. A. Co. Sheriff Dept.
Capt. J. Gilman, L. A. Co. Sheriff Dept.
Mr. Robert Minckler, Great Lakes Properties
Mr. Ron Swearenger, Nortronics Counsel
Mr. William Lund, Economics Research Assoc,
Mr. George Denbo
Mr. Robert Irwin (arrived at 8:30 P.M)
On motion of Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried, the minutes of
the meeting held November 27, 1961 were approved as written.
PERSONAL APPEARANCES
CAPT . J. GILMAN and LT. J. N. HAMILTON of the Lennox
Station, Los Angeles County Sheriff Dept. appeared before the
Council to ask whom they should contact regarding police matters
of an urgent nature. The Mayor stated that until a new City
Manager is appointed Mrs. Powers, the Deputy City Clerk, should
be contacted.
CORRESPONDENCE
The Deputy City Clerk read the following:
a) Letter dated November 14, 1961 from the Mayor
of the City of Monrovia regarding Assembly Bill
2728. After discussing the proposed bill which
provides for grouping cities into districts,
thus forming another taxing agency, Mr. Kinley
was instructed to write a letter to the League
of California Cities to advise them that the
Council was opposed to the provisions of the
Bill.
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b) Letter dated November 28, 1961 from the Los Angeles
County Medical Association announcing a mass polio
immunization program in January 1962.
c) Letter dated November 27,-1961 from the City of
South E1 Monte and enclosing a Resolution of that
city supporting Federal Leadership in Civil Defense
to the President of the United States.
d) Letter dated November 20, 1961 from the State of
California Department of Public Health indicating
counties which are rabies areas. Los Angeles -County
was shown on the list.
e)• Letter dated December 5, 1961 from Mr. George
Scharffenberger thanking the Council for the action
taken on November 27, 1961 regarding a water line
to Lot 106B, Rolling Hills.
r-; ZONING FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AREA
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Mr. Robert Minckler, Manager of Commercial Develop-
ment of Great Lakes Properties, appeared before the Council
.�.: to request.a review of its recent decision to oppose -the zone
modification to allow light manufacturing in the REsearch
and Development Center at Crest and Hawthorne.
Mr. Minckler introduced Mr. Ron'Swearenger, legal
counsel for Nortronics,.the only firm now located in the
Research Park, who spoke in favor of the zone modification,
and Mr. William Lund of Economics Research Associates, who
presented copies of two surveys conducted by his company
dealing with the amount of floor space used in similar
research parks and the number of persons employed in such
companies.
After discussion, the matter was ordered tabled
for further study.
SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 2, 3, 4 and 5, ROLLING HILLS TRACT
The City Attorney reported that atits meeting
held November 21, 1961 the Planning Commission voted to
recommend.to the City Council the approval of the subdivision
of Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Rolling Hills.
After discussion,. it was moved'by Councilman
O'Flaherty that the City Council approve the subdivision
of Lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, Rolling Hills, on the following
conditions:
1) That the final map of Lot 5 shall provide
for an easement 10 feet in.width.along
the boundary dividing proposed Lots -5A and
5B; and
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2) That the final map of Lots 3 and 4 shall provide
for a 10 ft. easement along the new easterly and.
westerly line of said lots, a distance of 177.33
feet at the extreme southerly end of said line.
The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and -
unanimously carried.
APPOINTMENT OF TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF PLANNING COMMISSION
It was moved by Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried that Mr. Manley
Natland be appointed temporary chairman of the Planning Commission.
GATE PROPERTIES
The Mayor ordered the item removed from the agenda
until such time as there is anew report on the matter of the
purchase of the Gate Properties.
TAPE RECORDER SERVICE
The Deputy City Clerk reported that the Secretarial
Service was unable to transcribe satisfactorily the minutes of
the November 21, 1961 Planning Commission meeting.
TRAFFIC COMMISSION REPORT ON
RE -LOCATION OF.FLYING MANE STREET.SIGN
Mr. Robert Irwin, Chairman of the Traffic Commission,
appeared before the City Council regarding Mr. Albion,Spear's
request to re -locate for better visibility at night the existing
street sign indicating Flying Mane Lane, and recommended that
two signs 11Flying Mane Road" and "Flying Mane Lane" be placed
on the right hand side of Southfield Drive opposite the entrance
to Flying Mane Road with arrows pointing to the left.
Mr. Irwin further recommended that:
1) Two separate signs "Caballeros Road" pointing to the
left and "Southfield Drive" pointing to the right
be placed on the south side of Crest Road between
the stop sign at that intersection and the telephone
pole at the corner of Southfield Drive.
2) The Council consider conducting an over-all survey
of the night visibility of the existing street signs.
3) Reflectors be placed on the uphill side of the
existing posts on the curve on Portuguese Bend Road
just south of Crest Road.
It was moved by Councilman Nielsen, seconded by
Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried that the Deputy City
Clerk have the signs and reflectors installed as recommended
by the Traffic Commission.
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ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was moved by Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried that the meeting
be adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
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PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The Deputy City Clerk presented
the register of
bills to be allowed for. payment. On motion of Councilman
O'Flaherty, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and on roll call
vote by the Deputy City Clerk unanimously
carried, Demands
988 through 997 were approved for payment
from the General
Fund as follows:
Demand No. 988 United California Bank
$ 146.40
Demand No. 989 General Telephone Co.
86.27
Demand No. 990 Pacific Telephone
13.04
Demand No. 991 Floyd Stationery Co.
15.85
Demand No. 992 State Comp. Ins. Fund
15.00
Demand No. 993 Zellerbach Paper Co.
42.12
Demand No. 994 Rabun Bronze Foundry
85.28
Demand No. 995 West Publishing Co.
18.54
Demand No. 996 Addressograph-Multigraph
4.51
Demand No. 997 Rolling Hills Comm. Assn.
6,510.73
TOTAL TO BE PAID FROM GENERAL FUND
$6,937.74
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DATE OF NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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The Mayor stated that the next regular meeting of
the Council will be held on Tuesday, December 26, 1961.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was moved by Councilman Horn, seconded by
Councilman Nielsen and unanimously carried that the meeting
be adjourned at 9:45 P.M.
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