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MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ROLLING HILLS, CALIFORNIA
July 8, 1963
The regular meeting of the City Council of the .City of Rolling
Hills was called to order at 7030 P.M. on Monday, July .8, 1963, in
the City- Mall by Mayor Amberg
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmen. Goodman, O'Flaherty, Tourtelot,,
Van. Note and Mayor Amberg
Absent: Mone
Also Presento City Manager -Clerk Phyllis Stockdale, City
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Attorney Wm. Kinley, City Treasurer Marion
O Welch, Captain Max E. Krukow, Lieutenant
Wattenbarger, Chief Byron Robinson; Robert
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Gray,. Robert Irwin, Mrs. Clark Jackson, et al.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Or.. motion of Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by Councilman
Goodman and unanimously carried, the minutes of the regular meeting
held Jun.e 24., 1963 were approved as corrected.
CORRESPONDENCE
The City Clerk read the following:
a) letter, dated June 27, 1963 from N.H. Templin, City Road
Commissioner, advising that the street improvements in
Tract 27124 have been satisfactorily completed and
recommending that the work be accepted and the bond of
$23,000 released.
The Mayor directed the City Attorney to learn whether any
mechanics liens were of record against the subdivision
before taking action on Mr. Templin.es letter.
'b) Resolution No. 9 of the Rolling Hills Planning Commission.
entitled "A Resolution of the Planning.Commission of the
City of Rolling Hills, California, Recommending to the
City Council of Said City an Amendment to Ordinance No.
33 Defining Blot Area Requirement". .
The City Attorney requested that the matter be held so
that he might rephrase the proposed amendment before
consideration, by the City Council. 'It was so ordered.
c) letter dated July S, 1963 from the Rolling Hills Community
Association Board of Directors recommending the establish-
ment of a boulevard stop on. Portuguese Bend Road at Balckm
water Canyon. Road, for downhill traffic, and the adoption
of a horse crossing below .the curve where it has been,
marked by the Association.
The letter was referred to the. Traffic Commission. for
recommendation..
d) letter dated July 8, 1963 from the Rolling, -Hills Planning
Commission recommending the approval of the tentative map
of the subdivision of Lot 240-B; Miscellaneous Parcels,
owned by John B'. Merritt, into two parcels of 2-.0' acres
and 2.4 acres`, respectively. The'Commission based its
approval upon the sub.divider's'agreement to provide ease
ments on all.sides of both parcels, and recommended ap-
proval because Parcel 2. is already developed with adequate
existing access to Crest Road and does not require 150`
foot road,frontage, while Parcel 1 has 237.6 foot frontage
on Crest Road.
Following a discussion concerning the lack of compliance
with the minimum lot width and minimum road frontage
requirements of the Subdivision Ordinance, the City
Attorney was directed to prepare a written opinion on
the legal effect upon the Planning Commission and the
City Council that the granting of this subdivision would
have.
Mr. Merritt gave his oral consent to the continuance on
his proposal until the next Council meeting. .
CITY TREASURER'S REPORT
The report of the City Treasurer was submitted for the
month of June, 1963 which stated that as of June 30, the balance
in the General Fund was $47,719.32, including $24,814.00 in U.S.
Treasury Bills; the balance in the Motor Vehicle In Lieu Fund was
$15,543.53.; including $9,929.26 in U.S. Treasury Bills; the balance
in the,.:Traffic Safety Fund was $584.27; and the balance in the
Special' -Deposits Fund was $474.69.
On motion of Councilman Van°Note, seconded by Councilman
Tourtelot and unanimously carried, the report was approved and
ordered filed.
REPORT OF TRAFFIC COMMISSION
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Robert Irwin, Traffic Commission Chairman, appeared
before the Council to report on the request -made by James -R. -
Ziegler, Zero Open Brand'Road, for traffic control on Eastfield
Drive near his home. Mr. Irwin stated that it was the opinion of
the Traffic Commission that there were -many instances -of excessive
speed in this area and that the Commission recommended the install-
ation of stop signs on Eastfield Drive at Open Brand Road,.for the
following reasons o .
1. to protect the children waiting for school busses at the
bus stop at that corner.
2. to afford a safe entry onto Eastfield Drive from Open
Brand Road.
3. to reduce driving speed'on Eastfield.Dr.ive.
On motion of -Councilman O'Flaherty, secon.ded by Councilman _.
Goodman and unanimously carried; the -City Attorney was instructed to
prepare an amendment to the Traffic Ordinance -No. 16 to provide for
stop sign on -Eastfield -Drive -at Open Brand Road, as recommended by' -
the Traffic Commission.
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PAYMENT OF CITY BILLS
The City Clerk presented the register of demands to be
allowed for payment.. It was moved by Councilman Van Note and
seconded -by 6uncilman Tourte.lot that Demands 1419 through 1426
and Demand I428.be'approved for payment -from the General Fund,
and that Demand 1427 . be approved for payment` from- th°e-- Special
Deposit.s'Fund to wit:
No.
. Made By
Amount,
1419
Rolling Hills. Community Association $
3,648.01
1420
Floyd Stationery Co.
26.45
1421
Doug Kilgour
7'.28
1422
Pacific Telephone Co.
21.11
1423
General.Te.lephone Co.
103.16
1424
So. Calif. Gas Co.
5.75
1425
County of Los Angeles
12.50
1426
Dept. of Finance, State of California.
190.00
1427
L.A. County Road Dept.
151.27
1428
Mary Louise Dray
108.42
The motion was carried by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmen O'Flaherty, Van Note, Tourtelot,
Goodman, and Mayor Amberg
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None
CONDEMNATION OF ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
The City Attorney reported that the complaint had been
served and that the attorney for Palos Verdes Properties had
reg0e-s%ted _-an :extension of .time until July 30, which he had
granted.
CONDEMNATION OF EASTFIELD.GATE..PROPERTY.,
The.City Attorney reported that . Title Insurance , and
Trust_ Company 'had not yet furnished the correct legal description
or the condemnation.policy for'the Eastfield Gate property.
There. -followed a discussion as to whether.the Board of
Directors ,of the Rolling. Hills, Community Association . ref -erred to
the. gatekeeper; s jodge sites -or the island sites in re.que.sting
that the two.Crest Road parcels be added to the-Eastfeld Gate
property acquisition. The City Attorney was requested to clarify
the matter
SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.CENTER
The matter was ordered tabled.
CONTRACT FOR GATE OPERATION 1963-64 FISCAL YEAR
Capt. Krukow, Commander of the Lennox Sheriffs' Station,
appeared with regard to.the,recom endations.he .had furnished the
Council -re: increased'law.enforcemen.t service, vs..increased guard
service and mechanical gate control vs. manned gate control. He
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stated that he had discovered that .the additional sheriff's service
he had recommended, i.e., one -1 -man combination law enforcement car
ona 56 -hour per week basis -for an.additional $20,843. per year, was
not available unless the City.first contracted for a 2 -man radio
patrol car-, He further stated that in view of this,.he recommended
that the -City keep,the present level of sheriff's service and man
all gates 24 hours per day.
There followed a discussion concerning the advantages
and costs of mannirig. the Crenshaw Gate on.a 24-hour basis.
The matter was ordered held until the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business to come before the
meeting, it was moved by'Councilman Tourtelot, seconded by Council-
man Goodman and unanimously carried that the meeting be adjourned
at 9:.35 P.M.
Cit 'Clerk
`APPROVED:
Mayor
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