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7/23/19628, MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY'OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA July 23, 1962 The regular meeting.of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to,.order by.Ma.yor.O'Flaherty at 7:30 P.M., Monday, July 23, 1962 in -the City Hall. Present: Councilmen Amberg, Goodman, Tourtelot, Van Note and Mayor O'Flaherty Absent: None Others Present: APPROVAL OF MINUTES City Attorney William Kinley City Clerk Phyllis Stockdale Deputy City Clerk=Mary Louise Powers City,T,reasurer. Marion Welch.. , Mrs'. Vernon ,Fay. . Chef. Byron, Robinson, . County. Fire Dept.. Lieutepant, Ba4gher, County Sheriff's Dept. Edward L. Pearson On motion of Councilman Van Note, seconded by. Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried, the.minutes of the meeting held July 9,',1962,were approved as written,. PERSONAL APPEARANCES 1) Chief Byron Robinson, Counter Fire Department The Chief informed the Council that as a fire prevention measure he was instituting a house to house inspection program for every house in the City, at ,which time -the firemen will make recommendations for -fire protection as well as - fire prevention. He further advised the Council-that.Mouth-t'-o- Mouth resuscitation instruction was available to the residents by..contacting the local station .two.weeks in.advance .to`make an appointment fora group.of ten people at a -local pool. The Manager_ was .directed to give notice of= the the program:iri the next -issue of the NEWSLETTER. 2) Edward L. Pearson -Re Request for Interpretation of`Sec. 3.02 of Ord. 33 Mr. Pearson appeared before the Council -and requested an:interpretation of Section 3.02. of Ordinance No. 33 as -to whether the acreage' requirements specified in that ordinance , permitted A .subdivider to include within a lot to be.subdivided the entire area within the boundaries of road and per=imeter easements. 1 [1 1 July 23, 1962 Councilman Goodman stated that as the author of the Subdivision Ordinance it wast --his intention that the lot boundary line should extendLto the center line of the easement. After further discussion, it was moved by Councilman Goodman, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and I nanimously carried that the matter be referred to the City Attorney for a written opinion. RE -LOCATION OF RADIO TRANSMITTER TOWER The City Clerk read a letter dated July 23, 1962 from the Los Angeles County Department of Real Estate Management, requesting approval to locate Microwave Auxiliary Receiving Equipment on the fire station property at 12 Crest Road West, which equipment will be housed in a 10' x 14' structure and will require a 20' antenna located on a CQ 50' tubular -pole. C The matter was referred to the Planning Commission. PRESENTATION OF RESOLUTION COMMENDING MRS. VERNON FAY Mayor O'Flaherty presented to Mrs. Fay a framed resolution of appreciation for services to the City. REPORTS FROM CITY DEPARTMENTS 1) Traffic enforcement and crime rate report from County Sheriff's Department for the first months of 1962. 2) Traffic Accident Report - June 1962. 3) Fire Department Report - June 1962. The above reports were ordered received and filed. SUBDIVISION NO. 7 - FINAL MAP - LOT 174C OF MISCELLANEOUS EDWARD L. PEARSON, OWNER PARCELS The City Clerk read a letter dated June 28, 1962 from the Planning Commission which advised the Council that the final map for the subdivision of the above numbered complies with all of the requirements of Ordinance No. 32 and recommended approval of the final map. ` Thereafter, Councilman Goodman moved the approval of the Final Map of Subdivision No. 7, upon the condition that all new easements be conveyed to the Assoc- iation or the City on an instrument approved by the City Attorney and delivered!to the City Clerk. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried. CORRESPONDENCE The City Clerk read the following: a) Letter dated July 12, 1962 from "Los Caballeros", enclosing their check for $350.00 to repay the City for emergency repairs on the horse trails. In 5 0, July .23, 1962 It was moved by Councilman Goodman that the $350.00 check be accepted by the Council as.a donation. The motion -was seconded :by Councilman Amberg and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Amberg, Goodman, Tourtelot, Van NOte and. Mayor O'Flaherty NOES: None ABSENT: None TENTATIVE BUDGET FOR FISCAL..YEAR 1962-63 .Councilman Amberg recommended that the City Council decide `on the total amount to be expended for the cost of. gate operation for the fiscal year.1962-63, and further recommended that the Main and Eastfield Gates be manned.24 hours and the Crenshaw Gate 16 hours daily as it is presently manned at a cost of approximately $43,000.00. Councilman Goodman recommended that the Main, East- field and Crenshaw.Gates be manned 24 hours at a cost of approximately $46,000.00 as' a police measure. .'Thereafter, it was moved:by Councilman Amberg that the City Attorney be instructed to draw up a contract for the fiscal year 1962-63 providing for the Main and Eastfield Gates to be manned 24 hours and the Crenshaw Gate 16 hours at a total cost -of $43,000.00 upon the'.condition that the contract could be amended to increase the manning of Crenshaw Gate later in the year. The motion was seconded by.Councilman Tourtelot. Councilman Goodman moved to amend the motion to provide that the Main, Eastfield and Crenshaw Gates be manned 24 hours., starting_ September 1, 1962 at a cost of $3,800.00 per month. The amendment was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and lost by the following vote: AYES: Councilman Goodman NOES: Councilmen Amberg, Tourtelot, Van,Note and Mayor O'Flaherty ABSENT: -None The Mayor then called for a vote on the main motion, which was carried by the following vote:. AYES: Councilmen Amberg, Goodman, Tourtelot, Van Note and Mayor O'Flaherty NOES: None ABSENT: None [I f� u �I July 23; 1962 PURCHASE OF MULTILITH DUPLICATOR The City Manager reported that she had compared various offset duplicating machines and recommended the purchase of the Model 80 Multilith Offset Duplicator for the following reasons: 1. The machine, manufactured by Addressograph- Multigraph Corporation, is $300-$500 cheaper than other machines on the market with comp- arable'capacity; 2. The Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation provides free instruction for the use of the machine as. part of the purchase price; 3. The Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation has an office in Long Beach to provide service for the machine quickly and economically; 4. The machine has a greater life expectancy than any competitive model. For the above reasons the City Manager advised the Council that the Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation was the only vendor supplying a duplicating machine that meets.the City's requirements. Thereafter, it was moved by Councilman Amberg that the City Purchasing Officer be authorized to purchase a Model 80 Multilith Offset Duplicator at a cost of $1,371.10, less $10.00 for trade-in of the old machine, in accordance with Section 3 of Ordinance No. 18. The motion was seconded by Councilman Van Note and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Amberg, Goodman, Tourtelot, Van Note and Mayor O'Flaherty NOES: None ABSENT: None INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF PROPOSED.ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PRESENTATION, APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL AND PAYMENT OF CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY Councilman Goodman read in full the title of the proposed ordinance entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Rolling Hills, California, Providing for the Presentation, Approval or Disapproval and Payment of Claims Against the City of Rolling Hills" and moved that the reading in full of the proposed ordinance be waived. The motion was seconded -by Councilman Tourtelot and carried by the following vote: 'AYES: Councilmen Amberg, Mayor O'Flaherty NOES: None ABSENT: None Goodman, Tourtelot, Van Note and July 23, 1962 UNPROTECTED ELECTRIC FENCES The matter was ordered tabled. PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS The City Clerk presented the register of bills to be allowed for payment.- It was moved by Councilman Goodman that Demands 1152 through 1162 be approved for.payment from the General Fund.- The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and carried by the following roll call vote: AYES: _Councilmen Amberg, Goodman, Tourtelot, Van Note and Mayor -O'Flaherty NOES: None ABSENT: None The demands approved for payment are as follows: Demand No. 1152 International Business Machines' Demand No. 1153 General Telephone Co. Demand No. 1154 Paralta Equipment Co. Demand No. 1155 Floyd Stationery Co. Demand No. 1156 .Columbia Ribbon & Carbon Demand No. 1157 The Corinth Company Demand No. 1158 L. A. Co. Health Dept. Demand.No. 1159 Rolling Hills Comm. Assn. Demand No. 1160 Phyllis Stockdale Demand No. 1161 William Kinley Demand No. -1162 Mary Louise Powers TOTAL TO BE PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND PURCHASE OF LAND ADJACENT TO GATEHOUSES $ 7.59 70.06 12..68 56.17 16.92 456.35 1.00 3,396.38 537.03 250.00 313.70 $5,117.88 The City Attorney reported that as yet he has been unable to -obtain the preliminary title reports. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE REgUIRING SUBDIVIDER TO SHOW PROPOSED SUBDIVISION ON MAP OF CITY The Manager reported that she had purchased the brown line map of the City, showing all approved divisions of property. REMOVAL OF DAMAGED RESIDENCE - LOT 12, CHESTERFIELD RANCHOS -A The City Clerk reported that since May 1, 1962 when Mr.. Arthur Pinner, owner of lot 12, CRA, was. given notice to remove the unsafe portion of his building within ninety days, the salvage crew had removed all but the foundation and the chimney. The City,Clerk reported that.the ninety -day period would expire on August 1, 1962. After discussing the matter of deed restrictions, the City Clerk was directed to place the item on the agenda of the next meeting of the Council and to refer.the matter to the Board of Directors of the Rolling Hills Community Association. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was moved by Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by Councilman Van Note and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned at 9:35 P .M. CL APPROVED: City Clerk mayor 1 1 1