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5/27/19631 MINUTES OF REGULAR.MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA May 27, 1963 .The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rolling Hills was called to order at 7:30 P.M., on Monday; May -27, 1963, in the City Hall by Mayor pro tempore Goodman. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmen Goodman, Tourtelot, O'Flaherty Absent: Mayor Amberg, Councilman Van Note Others Present: City Manager Clerk, Phyllis Stockdale City Secretaries, Dana York - Charlyne Couch City Attorney, William Kinley City Treasurer, Marion Welch Sgt. Brown Mr. W. G.'Horn Gloria. Seelye Gus Ghormley APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion of Mayor pro tempore Goodman, seconded by Councilman's Tburtelot and unanimously carried,,the minutes of the -regular meeting held May 13, 1963, were approved as written. CORRESPONDENCE The -City Clerk read the following: a) Accounting dated May 14, 1963, from Los Angeles County, Department of County Engineer showing excess of building -permit fees collected over expenses for the -period Jan- uary 1 to March 31, 1963 for the City of .tolling Hills was $376°,172 and stating that check would be forwarded in the near future. b) Letter from Feather River Project Association inviting the City of Rolling Hills to become a member of the :statewide Feather River Project Association. c) Letter from the Automobile Club of Southern California stating that support would be withdrawn from Senate Bill 344 if proposed amendments were included'to author- ize counties to levy a local vehicle license fee to subsidize rapid transit. 1 `5 7 May 27, 1963 d) Letter from the Los'Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority.inviting the Mayor; City Council and City - Manager to attend the presentation by the Alweg Mono- rail Corporation of California of a firm proposal to construct and finance, solely from private capital, a mass rapid transit system to serve the -Los -Angeles area., to be held at 2 p.m. June 4, 1963, in Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors' Hearing Room, 383 Hall of Administration, Temple and Hill Streets, Los Angeles. e) Regional Planning, Commission, Tentative Tract Map No. 27625 for a proposed subdivision on.Knollview Drive west of Palos Verdes Drive East. f) Letter from The Resources Agency of California enclosing the Background and Essential Provisions of Legislature AB 3025, a bill which relates to the statewide activities of California in the field of water quality. The foregoing letters were ordered received and filed. g) Letter from City of Baldwin Park enclosing. Resolution. No. 63-63 expressing strong opposition to any increase in the tax rate to be levied by the County of Los Angeles for the 1963-64 fiscal year. The City Att,otney was directed to prepare a similar resolution.. h) Letter from City of Rolling Hills Planning Commission advising the City Council of their unanimous vote to recommend the appointment of a chairman pro tempore'to preside in the absence of the chairma;n., The.,City . Attorney advised that such an appointment could be,made by the Planning Commission Chairman.and was directed to so inform the Planning Commission. i) Zoning Case No. 4526-(4) for a change of Zone from R1-9;000 to R-3 on a 29 ac -Fe -parcel located o.n.High- ridge Road between Hawthorne & Crest Road. It was moved by Mayor Pro tempore Goodman that City Attorney Kinley prepare a letter of objection to this rezoning, seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unanimously carried. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 52 Mayor pro tempore Goodman read the title of Ordinance No. 52 entitled "An Ordinance of the City of Rolling Hills,, California, Amending Ordinance No. 33 entitled 'An Ordinance of the City of Rolling Hills, California, Providing for Zoning in Said Gity" and moved that the reading.of the Ordinance in full be waived. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unani- mously carried. The adoption of Ordinance No. 52 was then moved by Mayor pro tempore Goodman and seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and carried by the following -vote: -2- L7 cc X 11 May 27, 1963 AYES: Mayor pro tempore Goodman, Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty. NOES: Nonel, ABSENT: Mayor Amberg, Councilman Van Note' .SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION�CENTER The matter was ordered tabled until next meeting. ..RESOLUTION OF'APPREGIATION TO CHIEF KLINGER, The matter was ordered tabled until the next meeting. REPORTS. OF CITY -DEPARTMENTS The City�Clerk presented the Fire Department Activity Report for the month of April, 1963, and the report of the Sheriff's Department for the months of -Marchand April, 1963. PAYMENT OF CITY"BIL.LS- . The-.CityClerk presented the register of bills to be -allowed for payment.It.was-moved by Councilman Tourtelot that Demands 1383 through -1395 be approved for payment from the General Fund. The motion was seconded by Councilman O'Flaherty and carried by the following vote.: AYES:' Mayor.pro tempore Goodman, Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty. -NOES: None ABSENT: Mayor Amberg, Councilman Van Note. The -demands approved--for-payment are as follows: Demand,No..1383-Palos Verdes Water Co. 1384 General Telephone Co. 1385 Sparkletts Drinking Water Corp. 1386 Los Angeles Co. Health Dept. 1387 Palos Verdes Newspapers, Inc. .138$.: Rolling Hills Community Assn. 1389 Calif. Contract Cities Assn. 1390,,.City Copier Service 1391 William "Kinley 1392 Dana D. York 1393 Phyllis Stockdale 1394 L..A.. Co. Auditor -Controller 1395 'United California Bank -3- TOTAL 6.50 131.53 3.75 1.00 100'.00 3,426.43 100.00 11.22 30MO -294.41 533-70 90.84 175.80 $5,'175-18 BS 0' 'A May 27, 1963 PROPOSED FLAG LOT AMENDMENT The matter was ordered tabled. CONDEMNATION OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Mr. Kinley stated that he had contacted a representative of Palos Verdes -Properties and had learned that the asking price for the -Administration Building property is $75,000.00. Mr. Kinley .further stated that he had advised the representative of Palos Verdes: -Properties that he considered $32,000.00 to $35,000.00 a fair selling price.' The matter was held for further report later. ROILING HILLS COMMUNITY:ASSOCIATION-COST'OF GATE OPERATION The City Clerk presented the bill for the cost. of Gate - Operation for the month of May, 1963, and stated that the,,i ll exceeded the Contract price in the amount of $351.15. The bill for the Cost of Gate Operation for the month of May, 1963, in.the amount of $3,'694.28, was unanimously approved for paymeat.by the following vote: AYES: Mayor pro tempore Goodman, Councilmen Tourtelot, O'Flaherty. NOES: None, ABSENT: Mayor Amberg, Councilman Van Note. THREE LANE GATE.AT EASTFIELD Councilman O'Flaherty reported -that there had been an accident at Eastfield Gate on,May 21, 1963 at 4 p.m. An Anthony Pools, Inc. truck crashed into the gate and destroyed the-Parcoa Electric Gate mechanism. The City Clerk reported that the insur- ance company had been notified and that ,the gate had been repaired. COMPREHENSIVE LIABILITY INSURANCE�SPECIF.ICATIONS The City Attorney presented specifications for comprehensive liability insurance coverage that he had prepared. It was then moved by Councilman O'Flaherty that the City advertise for written sealed bids for comprehensive liability insurance in accordance with the specifications, to be opened at the Council meeting June 24, 1963. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and carried unanimously. ACCEPTANCE OF BONDS -MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEMPORE The official bonds of Roland L. Amberg as Mayor and Owen F. Goodman as Mayor pro tempore in the amount of $10,000.00 each, were presented to the Council. After approval by the City Attorney as to form, on motion made by Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by Councilman. O'Flaherty and unanimously carried, the bonds were approved and accepted and ordered filed with the City Clerk. -4- 11 ,; 1 J 1 !6 ..1. May 27, 1963 RUBBISH COLLECTION Mr. Perkins who operates a -weed cutting and rubbish removal service in the City appeared before the Council. Mr. Perkins stated that he had conducted.his-services of rubbish rem"oval in the area for a period of seven or eight years and now was able to offer weed cutting service... It -was suggested that Mr. Perkins present a bid on roadside weed removal. Councilman-Tourtelot suggested that an article be"placed in the next Newsletter to the effect that the City was in no way - connected with the weed cutting and rubbish removal service furn- ished by Mr. Perkins. The matter was held over on the agenda. O INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SUB -DIVISION ORDINANCE. GO Councilman -Goodman read in full the title of the proposed ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Rolling Hills, California-, Amending Ordinance No. 32 Entitled 'An Ordinance Of The City Of Rolling Hills Regulating And Con trolling The Design And Improvement Of Subdivisions And Other Divisions Of Property"' and moved that the'rea'ding of the proposed ordinance in full be waived. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tourtelot and unani- mously carried. REPORT ON PURCHASE OF TAPE RECORDER The City Attorney reported that he had obtained information on a Bell & Howell Tape Recorder with three microphones, and that the 'cosf.-would be approximately $405.00. He further stated that he would also obtain prices on other manufacturer's models. STATE"OF CALIFORNIA -CALIFORNIA DISASTER OFFICE Mrs. Stockdale°reported that the California. Disaster Office had informed her that Resolution No. 134 authorizing her to sign for and accept Surplus -Federal Property does not meet'with the requirements of the Federal Civil Defense Office. -The-California Disaster Office suggested that a new resolution be adopted which would enable the City to share in the Surplus Property Program. The suggested resolution was referred to the City Attorney for study. NEW CITY SECRETARY .Mrs. Stockdale announced that Dana York, City Secretary, was leaving the City's employ June 1st, 1963, and introduced Charlyn.e Couch and asked that she be appointed as the -new City Secretary° Councilman Tourtelot made a motion that Charlyne . Couch be employed at a monthly .salary of $375.00, effective as of this date. The motion was seconded by Councilman 0` Flaherty and was carried unanimously. -5m 162 May 27, '1963 ADJOURNMENT There being no further business.to come before the meeting, it was moved by Councilman,Tourtelot, seconded by Councilman O'Flaherty and unanimously carried that.the meeting adjourn at 8:23 P.M. City Clerk APPROVED: Mayor M� 1 I